US 12,303,002 B1
Jewellery article
Kunal Doshi, Mumbai (IN)
Filed by Kunal Doshi, Mumbai (IN)
Filed on Jan. 31, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/428,144.
Int. Cl. A44C 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC A44C 5/2076 (2013.01) [A44C 5/2033 (2013.01); A44D 2203/00 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A jewellery article, comprising:
a first locking arrangement, the first locking arrangement formed by connecting a first free end of the jewellery article to a second free end of the jewellery article between a separated condition and a connected condition, the first free end having a first magnetically attractive surface formed by at least one magnet positioned on a lateral surface thereof, the second free end having a second magnetically attractive surface formed by at least one magnet positioned on a lateral surface thereof, the first and second magnetically attractive surfaces magnetically attract to the other in the connected condition when the lateral surfaces of the first and second free ends are parallel to each other, the first and second free ends configured to be moved into the separated condition in response to a pulling force applied thereby breaking the magnetic attraction between the first and second magnetically attractive surfaces;
an alignment mechanism, the alignment mechanism formed by engaging a projection defined on the lateral surface of the first magnetically attractive surface with a recess defined on the lateral surface of the second magnetically attractive surface thereby facilitating precise alignment of the first and second magnetically attractive surfaces, said projection configured to be positioned within said recess such that said first and second free ends are aligned thereby preventing twisting of the first and second free ends about a longitudinal axis thereof; and
a second locking arrangement facilitated by a safety catch, the safety catch pivotably connected to one of the first or second free ends, the safety catch having an arm member, the arm member having a hook element connected thereto, the first and second free ends have a slot in a bottom surface in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the jewellery article to accommodate the arm member, the safety catch having a catch element being located within the other of the first or second free ends, the arm member configured to be moved between a catch position and a release position such that the hook element and the catch element are engaged in the catch position thereby inserting the hook element into the catch element to mechanically releasably secure the first and second free ends together in the connected condition of the aligned first and second magnetically attractive surfaces.