US 12,329,252 B2
Article of jewelry with magnetic clasp assembly
Paul Jensen, St. George, UT (US); and Riley White, Hurricane, UT (US)
Assigned to ZL Holdings, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed by ZL Holdings, LLC, St. George, UT (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/352,139.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/377,786, filed on Sep. 30, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/368,442, filed on Jul. 14, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0016262 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. A44C 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC A44C 5/2066 (2013.01) [A44D 2203/00 (2013.01)] 5 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An article of jewelry, comprising:
a bracelet;
a slider charm configured to be slidable on the bracelet; and
a magnetic clasp assembly, comprising:
a first member configured to be removably attachable on a first end of the bracelet, the first member, comprising:
a first engagement area comprising a first magnet cavity,
a first magnet receivable within the first magnet cavity of the first engagement area,
a first protrusion extending perpendicularly to the first engagement area at a first end of the first engagement area,
a first receiving slot on a second, opposite end of the first engagement area,
a lever arm groove positioned on an underside of the first engagement area, opposite the first magnet cavity, and
a lever comprising a lever arm, a top end, and a raised end, the lever arm configured to selectively abut the lever arm groove via pivoting on a pin,
a bracelet cavity comprising a plurality of ridges, the plurality of ridges extending toward the top end of the lever in the bracelet cavity,
wherein in a first position, the lever arm is substantially perpendicular to the first engagement area and the top end is proximal to the ridges, allowing the first end of the bracelet to be inserted or removed into the bracelet cavity, and
in a second position, the lever arm abuts the lever arm groove and the raised end is proximal to the ridges, thereby interposing the first end of the bracelet between the raised end and plurality of ridges, thereby preventing withdrawal of the first end of the bracelet;
a second member on a second end of the bracelet, the second member, comprising:
a second engagement area configured to be complementary in size and shape to the first engagement area of the first member,
a second magnet cavity disposed in the second engagement area;
a second magnet receivable within the second magnet cavity,
a second protrusion extending horizontally from a first end of the second engagement area and configured to mate with the first receiving slot of the first member, and
a second receiving slot at a second end of the second engagement area and configured to mate with the first protrusion of the first member, and
a compartment for receiving the second end of the bracelet.