Pilfer-resistant arrangements for watch and jewelry boxes

Abstract

Watch and jewelry boxes including pilfer-resistant arrangements for securing watches and jewelry items are disclosed. Various embodiments include a fastening member received within the watch or jewelry box and an anchor/retaining member arranged to engage the fastening member. The fastening member and anchor/retaining member cooperate to secure the loop of a ring or a loop portion of a jewelry item within the box in a manner that is resistant to pilfering.

1 . A jewelry box comprising: 
 a bottom member including a central cavity or channel arranged to accommodate a jewelry item;    a fastening member arranged to extend through an opening in a first side of the bottom member, through a closed loop of the jewelry item and into a second side of the bottom member opposite the first side of the bottom member; and    an anchor member disposed in the second side of the bottom member and arranged to engage the fastening member so as to secure the fastening member in the jewelry box.    
   
   
       2 . The jewelry box of  claim 1 , wherein the fastening member is a screw.  
   
   
       3 . The jewelry box of  claim 2 , wherein the anchor member is a flap comprising a hole sized to engage threads of the screw.  
   
   
       4 . The jewelry box of  claim 1 , wherein the jewelry item is a watch, a bracelet or a ring.  
   
   
       5 . The jewelry box of  claim 1 , wherein: 
 the fastening member is a clip comprising a head portion and a pair of prongs extending from said head portion and terminating in hooked ends; and    the anchor member comprises a passage having ledges arranged to engage said hooked ends.    
   
   
       6 . A jewelry box comprising: 
 a bottom member including a central cavity or channel arranged to accommodate a jewelry item;    a fastening member comprising a head portion and a pair of prongs extending from said head portion and terminating in hooked ends, wherein said prongs are arranged to extend downward into said central cavity or channel so as to entrap a loop portion of the jewelry item; and    an anchor member disposed in the bottom member, said anchor member comprising a pair of longitudinally extending ledges bounding said central cavity or channel and arranged to engage said hooked ends.    
   
   
       7 . The jewelry box of  claim 6 , wherein the jewelry item is a watch, a bracelet or a ring.  
   
   
       8 . A jewelry box comprising: 
 a bottom member formed from a U-shaped inner wall and a U-shaped outer wall that is spaced from and connected to said U-shaped inner wall so as to define a hollow, U-shaped cross-section comprising first and second interior side channels and an interior bottom channel extending between said first and second interior side channels, said bottom member including a central exterior cavity or channel arranged to accommodate a jewelry item; and    a fastening member disposed within said first interior side channel and said interior bottom channel, wherein said fastening member is laterally movable between an open position and a closed position entrapping a loop portion of the jewelry item.    
   
   
       9 . The jewelry box of  claim 8 , wherein the fastening member comprises: 
 a vertically-extending segment;    a jewelry-trapping arm extending from a first end of the vertically-extending segment; and    a sliding arm extending from a second end of the vertically-extending segment; wherein 
 the sliding arm is laterally slidable within said first interior side channel and said interior bottom channel to effect movement of the fastening member between the open position and the closed position; and  
 the jewelry-trapping arm is arranged to slide laterally into and out of the central exterior cavity or channel via an opening in the inner wall upon sliding of the sliding arm, so as to entrap or release the jewelry item.  
   
   
   
       10 . The jewelry box of  claim 9 , comprising a false base enclosing the interior bottom channel, wherein the false base is removable to allow sliding operation of the sliding arm.  
   
   
       11 . The jewelry box of  claim 8 , comprising a false base enclosing the interior bottom channel, wherein the false base is removable to allow sliding operation of the fastening member.