EP 1651074 A4 20080723 - MAGNETIC JEWELRY CLASP WITH SAFETY CATCH
Title (en)
MAGNETIC JEWELRY CLASP WITH SAFETY CATCH
Title (de)
MAGNETISCHES SCHMUCKSCHLOSS MIT SPERRE
Title (fr)
FERMOIR DE BIJOUTERIE MAGNETIQUE PRESENTANT UNE ATTACHE DE SECURITE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2004023432 W 20040721
- US 62503003 A 20030722
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2005009167A2] A jewelry clasp having a pair of bodies at the free ends of a piece of jewelry affixed together by magnetic forces. Each body has a magnet means having north and south poles that are aligned along the longitudinal center line of the clasp with opposite poles abutting each other to hold those bodies in the affixed relationship. There is a safety catch on one of the bodies having a protrusion extending therefrom that overlaps the other body to hold the bodies together. As the protrusion is moved into its latched position, the other body is displaced along the longitudinal centerline to misalign the respective magnetic means, and when the protrusion seats in its latched position, the magnetic means realigns by the magnetic attraction between the magnetic means creating an click that can be heard and/or felt by the wearer to confirm that the bodies are properly affixed together.
IPC 8 full level
IPC 8 main group level
A44C (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A44C 5/2042 (2013.01); A44C 5/2071 (2013.01); A44D 2203/00 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] US 2003061689 A1 20030403 - FUHRMAN ESTHER [US]
- [XY] US 5197168 A 19930330 - LEVY DAVIDA [US]
- [XY] US 6477749 B1 20021112 - REITER HOWARD J [US]
- [X] US 5050276 A 19910924 - PEMBERTON J C [US]
- [A] US 3141216 A 19640721 - HASKELL ELIZABETH W
- See references of WO 2005009167A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2005009167 A2 20050203; WO 2005009167 A3 20050609; CA 2533217 A1 20050203; CA 2533217 C 20131001; EP 1651074 A2 20060503; EP 1651074 A4 20080723; JP 2006528037 A 20061214; JP 4740846 B2 20110803
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2004023432 W 20040721; CA 2533217 A 20040721; EP 04778785 A 20040721; JP 2006521207 A 20040721