The present invention relates generally to the field of apparel apparatus and more specifically to devices to aid in fastening jewelry clasps.
In a wide variety of designs, latching type jewelry clasps with spring biased operating levers are used to join the ends of bracelets and necklaces. Fastening these jewelry clasps has always been a challenging and frustrating exercise for the wearer. For bracelets, the frustration stems from the need to use just one hand to insert a jewelry eyelet attached to one bracelet end into the clasp attached to the other end while simultaneously holding the operating lever against the bias spring force to keep the clasp open. For necklaces, while two hands may be available for the task, the frustration stems from having to perform the exercise blindly, typically either behind the wearer's neck or beneath the wearer's chin.
An opportunity exists, therefore, to relieve this frustration by providing a device to aid in the fastening of such jewelry clasps.
The opportunity described above is addressed, in one embodiment of the present invention, by an apparatus comprising: a handle; a clasp holder mechanically coupled to the handle and adapted for holding a jewelry clasp; an eyelet holder mechanically coupled to the handle and adapted for holding a jewelry eyelet; and a clasp operator mechanically coupled to the handle and adapted for operating an operating lever of the jewelry clasp, the handle being adapted for being deformed so as to operate the operating lever and to couple the jewelry clasp with the jewelry eyelet.
These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present invention will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:
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While only certain features of the invention have been illustrated and described herein, many modifications and changes will occur to those skilled in the art. It is, therefore, to be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and changes as fall within the true spirit of the invention.
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