Jewelry clasp

Abstract

The present invention allows for a jewelry clasp that is engagable in multiple directions, minimizing the wearer's effort and time in properly securing the wearer's jewelry. The jewelry clasp has a complete internal engagement, eliminating external structures that may catch and snag on the wearer's hair and/or clothes.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A jewelry clasp comprising: 
 a housing having parallel side walls connected to the bottom of said housing, and having one end of said housing open and one groove in each of said parallel side walls nearest said open end;    a catch member with a top surface coplanar with the top of said parallel side walls and pivotally mounted in said housing and having a hook at its outer end;    a bias member for biasing the position of the catch member;    a latch member insertable into said housing and provided with a circular notch on at least one side of said latch member aligned to fit within said grooves and said latch member provided with two indentations, each separately engagable with said hook;    whereby said jewelry clasp is maintained in a closed position upon insertion of said latch member into said housing and is opened upon direct application of downward pressure to the top of said inner end of said catch member, thereby releasing said latch member.    
     
     
         2 . A jewelry clasp according to  claim 1  in which said bias member is a spring and said catch member is provided with a groove at the inner end of its top surface along the axis of said spring to facilitate the application of downward pressure to said spring.