WO2015054568A1 - Dispositif de protection de fermoir de bijouterie à coque - Google Patents

Dispositif de protection de fermoir de bijouterie à coque Download PDF

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WO2015054568A1
WO2015054568A1 PCT/US2014/060028 US2014060028W WO2015054568A1 WO 2015054568 A1 WO2015054568 A1 WO 2015054568A1 US 2014060028 W US2014060028 W US 2014060028W WO 2015054568 A1 WO2015054568 A1 WO 2015054568A1
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protection cap
jewelry clasp
clamshell
jewelry
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Raymond J. SNOW
Joanne M. SNOW
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Snow Joanne M
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C19/00—Devices for preventing pilfering of watches or jewellery
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C11/00—Watch chains; Ornamental chains
    • A44C11/005—Watch chains; Ornamental chains with friction boxes adjustments

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  • the present invention relates to jewelry, and more particularly to detachable
  • the present invention provides protection for the hair from entangling with the lock or clasp on the jewelry chains when the user is wearing the necklace.
  • the present invention also provides a solution to the problem of the jewelry wearer who wants to make the lock or clasp more pleasing or wants variety in the appearance of the chain.
  • a common type of lock used on necklaces to connect the two ends of the necklace is a lobster clasp, also known as a lobster hook.
  • the lock can be opened to attach a short link-chain or ring-like structure attached to the other end of the necklace.
  • the lobster clasp is opened or closed by holding a small lever, usually with a fingernail that is long enough to apply.
  • the lobster clasp is held in a closed position by a spring.
  • the necklaces The first is that when the lobster clasp is opened or closed, the clasp mechanism catches the user's hair around the back of neck area easily and makes it hard to remove the hair from entangling with the clasp and the necklace chain over time. These necklaces thus have the tendency to cause hair breakage when worn.
  • One other problem is the aesthetic deficiency presented by the lobster clasp. The necklace wearer tends to frequently rotate the jewelry chain to make the lobster clasp not visible from the front of the wearer. But even if the clasp is on the back of the neck, it still tends to look unattractive while the necklace is being worn.
  • U.S. Pat. No. 5,214,940 discloses a detachable dress cap for covering the lock of a jewelry chain, particularly a necklace or bracelet, so as to conceal the hook of the necklace.
  • the disclosed dress cap includes two hinged portions and a latch between the two hinged portions, wherein at least one of the portions includes a concave surface for encompassing the lock.
  • the two hinged portions are detachably secured to each other thereby securing the dress cap to the necklace chain.
  • This disclosed device still requires the frictional engagement of the male portion of the latch that extends into a slot on the other portion of the cap.
  • the disclosed latching structure is undesirable because the use of the latch may still cause the breakage of the user's hair. Also the aesthetic deficiency of the necklace chain is left unsolved due to the structure and design of the disclosed device.
  • the present invention is directed to necklace hook covers.
  • One object of this invention is to conceal the lock of a piece of chain jewelry inside a hollow jewelry clasp protection cap.
  • the hollow jewelry clasp protection cap fits over any necklace lock and prevents a person's hair from becoming tangled in the clasp and hinges.
  • the present invention comprises two halves of covering clamshells forming an oval shaped inner chamber to allow the necklace lock to easily fit into the oval shaped chamber.
  • the two halves of covering clamshells are connected through a spring-loaded hinge.
  • the covering clamshells can open and close with the spring-loaded hinge.
  • the two clamshell members have at least two smooth recesses in their edges to form apertures that allow the jewelry chain or chains to pass through the clamshell members. Different designs of the clamshell members can be provided to the jewelry wearer to match their different j e welry .
  • Fig. 1 A depicts a perspective view of one embodiment of the jewelry clasp
  • Fig. IB depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 1A in a half opened position.
  • Fig. 1C depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 1A in a closed position.
  • Fig. ID depicts a cross sectional view of the spring-loaded hinge connecting the two halves of the covering clamshell members of all embodiments of the present invention.
  • Fig. 2A depicts a perspective view of a second embodiment of the jewelry clasp protection cap in an opened position.
  • Fig. 2B depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 2A in a half opened position.
  • Fig. 2C depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 2A in a closed position.
  • Fig. 2D depicts a top-down view of one covering clamshell of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 2A.
  • Fig. 2E depicts a side perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig.
  • FIG. 3 A depicts a perspective view of a third embodiment of the jewelry clasp protection cap in an opened position.
  • Fig. 3B depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 3 A in a half opened position.
  • Fig. 3C depicts a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 3 A in a closed position.
  • Fig. 3D depicts a top-down view of one covering clamshell of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig. 3 A.
  • Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap of Fig.
  • the invention is in the form of a flower shaped
  • FIG. 1A A first clamshell member 12 and a second clamshell member 14 are shown in Fig. 1A. Both clamshell members 12 and 14 are flower shaped and each have five petals 13 in the presented embodiment. The clamshell members 12 and 14 have smooth edges so that the protection cap will not cause hair breakage when the cap 10 encloses the hook or clasp of a necklace on the back of the wearer's neck.
  • Fig. ID depicts a cross sectional view of the spring-loaded hinge connecting the two halves of the covering clamshell members of all embodiments of the present invention.
  • the clamshell members 12 and 14 are pivotally connected to each other through a hinge member 16.
  • the hinge member 16 pivotably engages a first end of the first clamshell member 12 and a first end of the second clamshell member 14.
  • the structure of the hinge member 16 is detailed in Fig. ID as will be described.
  • the hinge member 16 allows the two halves 12 and 14 to move between a closed position around the hook or clasp of a necklace and an open position to allow a necklace hook to be inserted between clamshell members 12 and 14.
  • Fig. IB is a perspective view of the jewelry clasp protection cap 10 in a half
  • the upper clamshell member 12 and the lower clamshell member 14 both have concave configurations forming a chamber 17 (Fig. 1C) to hold a lobster hook of a necklace.
  • chamber 17 As shown in Fig. 1C, when the upper clamshell member 12 and the lower clamshell member 14 are in their closed position, chamber 17 is closed.
  • the slots 15 between each petal 13 of the upper and lower clamshell members 12 and 14 form slots 15 to allow the chain of the necklace to pass through chamber 17.
  • the range of widths of the slots 15 formed by the petals 13 in clamshell members 12 and 14 when in the closed position can vary according to the sizes of the petals 13 to fit any hook and chain sizes of the necklaces.
  • the bottom half 14 of the protection clasp 10 has a flat bottom with a ridged surface, while the top half 12 is vaulted.
  • the ridged surface is adapted to prevent the protection clasp 10 from sliding.
  • the flat bottom 18 is intended to be worn adjacent to the wearer's skin when used. This flat bottom has the advantage of contact with the wearer's skin, and to provide friction that assists in preventing the protection clasp 10 from moving forward.
  • the jewelry clasp protection cap 10 can thus be made to accommodate different chain designs from different necklaces. Having a plurality of petals 13 gives the protection cap 10 the ability to hold more chains in a multiple-chain array through different passages 15. This structure reduces the chance that chains from different necklaces will tangle together with each other.
  • the smooth edge of the petals 13 and all smooth surfaces of the clamshell members 12 and 14 protect the jewelry wearer's hair from breakage when the protection cap 10 is enclosed over the hook assembly of a necklace adjacent the rear of the neck of a wearer.
  • hinge member 16 illustrated in detail in Fig. ID,
  • the hinge member 16 has a first hinge side 20 and a second hinge side 22.
  • the first hinge side 20 and the second hinge side 22 are pivotally connected to each other through pivot 24.
  • the first hinge side 20 and the second hinge side 22 can rotate around the pivot 24 to enable the opening and closing of clamshell members 12 and 14.
  • the pivot 24 resistively engages the clamshell members 12 and 14 so the clamshell members 12 and 14 can stay in either their opened or closed positions.
  • the pivot 24 is an over-center mechanism, as is known in the art.
  • the pivot 24 applies a force to the clamshell members 12 and 14 to either force them opened or closed.
  • a stopper 18 is used to limit the maximum opening of the clamshell members 12 and 14. In the illustrated embodiment in Fig. ID, the stopper 18 is attached to the top clamshell member 24.
  • FIG. IB two ends 24, 26 of a single strand necklace are shown
  • a lobster clasp 28 or any other type of necklace clasp as are known in the art.
  • the strand ends 24, 26 extend outward through openings 30, 32 between the petals 13, respectively.
  • clamshell members 12, 14 are closed (Fig. 1C) over lobster clasp 28, the wearer's hair cannot become tangled with lobster clasp 28.
  • the rounded or beveled edges of petals 13 prevent the wearer's hair from becoming tangled on parts of the protection cap 10.
  • Magnets such as magnetic strips or stronger magnets can be used for the purpose of securing the closure of the protection clasp 10.
  • the opposite pole magnet elements can be applied at the far end of the clamshells 12 and 14 opposite the connecting hinge member 16, such as magnet 19 shown in Fig. 1A.
  • the magnet elements can also be applied inside the chamber 17 formed by the clamshells 12 and 14, such as magnet 21 shown in Fig. 1A.
  • the magnets 19, 21 can also secure the metal lobster hook 28 of the necklace to better prevent the hook from falling out of the protection clasp 10.
  • Figs. 2A-2D illustrate the embodiment of the present invention in a sea shell shaped design, as shown from the top-down view of the protection clasp in Fig. 2D. Similar to the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1A-1C, Figs. 2A-2C illustrate the jewelry clasp protection cap 200 in its opened position, half-opened position, and closed position, respectively.
  • the two halves of this embodiment 202 and 204 are shell shaped and are also connected with each other through a spring loaded hinge member 206.
  • the spring loaded hinge member 206 has the same or similar structure and operating function as the hinge member illustrated in Fig. ID.
  • the surfaces and edges of the clamshell members 202 and 204 are smooth to protect the chains and wearer's hair.
  • the clamshell members 202 and 204 also provide slots 208 for the necklace chains to pass through at the closed position illustrated in Fig. 2C.
  • the bottom 210 of the lower clamshell 204 is also flat and ridged, as illustrated in Fig. 2C.
  • the ridged surface is adapted to prevent the protection clasp 200 from sliding.
  • FIG. 2E In an alternate embodiment shown in Fig. 2E, the two halves of this embodiment 202 and 204 are connected with each other through a snap-together free hinge member 207.
  • This alternate embodiment comprising a hinge and the protrusion and groove snap lock can replace the spring-loaded resistive hinge member 16 shown in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1A - ID and the spring-loaded hinge member 306 shown in the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 3A - 3D and Fig. 4.
  • magnets such as magnetic strips or stronger magnets can be used for the purpose of securing the closure of the protection clasp instead of using the protrusion and groove to keep the two halves 202, 204 closed together.
  • the opposite pole magnet elements can be applied at the far end of the halves 202, 204 opposite the connecting free hinge member 207, such as magnet 219 shown in Fig. 2 A.
  • the magnet elements can also be applied inside the chamber 217 formed by the two halves 202, 204, such as magnet 221 shown in Fig. 2A.
  • the magnets 219, 221 can also secure the metal lobster hook of the necklace to better prevent the hook from falling out of the protection clasp.
  • Figs. 3A-3D illustrate a further embodiment of the present invention in a pearl shaped design, as shown from the top-down view of the protection cap 300 in Fig. 3D. Similar to previous illustrations, Figs. 3A-3C detail the jewelry clasp protection cap 300 in its opened position, half-opened position, and closed position, respectively.
  • the two halves 302 and 304 of this embodiment are pearl shaped and are also connected with each other through a spring loaded hinge member 306.
  • the spring loaded hinge member 306 has the same or similar structure and function as the hinge member illustrated in Fig. ID.
  • the surfaces and edges of the clamshell members 302 and 304 are smooth to protect the chains and wearer's hair.
  • the clamshell members 302 and 304 also include a plurality of slots 308 for the necklace chains to pass through as illustrated in Fig. 4.
  • the bottom 309 of the lower clamshell 204 can also be made flat and ridged, as illustrated in Fig. 3C. The ridged surface is adapted to prevent the protection clasp 300 from sliding.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the pearl shaped protection cap 300 in a partially open position, and having necklace chain ends 324 and 326 attached to each other by lobster clasp 328.
  • Each chain end 324, 326 extends through a respective slot 308, and an excess length of chain 330 also extends through a slot 308.
  • lobster clasp 328 is enclosed in chamber 317 of protection cap 300, preventing the user's hair from becoming entangled in clasp 328. Also, if desired, an additional jewelry item can be attached to excess chain length 330.
  • the present invention is designed and developed to fit any necklace clasp to
  • the weight of the protection cap can be relatively light to prevent the rotation of the necklace chain when worn around the neck.
  • the material used to make the present invention can be selected from metal material, plastic, composition, die-cut material, or a combination of the above mentioned materials.
  • the outer surfaces of the present invention come in various colors to compliment the necklace, such as silver, gold, black and rhinestone.
  • the protection caps 10, 200 and 300 each provide an aesthetically pleasing piece of jewelry when worn at the rear of a person's neck.

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L'invention concerne des coques de protection de fermoir de bijouterie comprenant deux demi-coques de couvercle formant une chambre intérieure ovale dans laquelle le fermoir de bijouterie peut s'adapter facilement. Dans un autre mode de réalisation, les deux demi-coques de couvercle sont reliées par l'intermédiaire d'une charnière à ressort de rappel. Les coques de couvercle peuvent s'ouvrir et se fermer au moyen de la charnière à ressort de rappel. Dans un dernier mode de réalisation, les deux demi-coques sont maintenues en position fermée par coopération entre une saillie sur une moitié et une rainure de coopération sur l'autre moitié. Les deux éléments de coque comprennent au moins deux évidements lisses ménagés dans leurs bords pour former des ouvertures qui permettent le passage d'une ou de plusieurs chaîne(s) de bijouterie à travers les éléments de coque. Différentes conceptions des éléments de coque peuvent être utilisées par le porteur de bijoux pour correspondre à ses différents bijoux.
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