Ornament lock with wide opening ornament clasp

Abstract

An ornament lock with a clasp for holding pendants or other jewelry is provided. A finger grasp is positioned on an arm of the clasp for opening the clasp arms. A biasing member positioned inside the ornament lock biases closed the clasp. The clasp may be opened to a wide open position to accommodate a thicker pendant or pendant ring and to make it easier and more convenient for the wearer to insert the jewelry into the clasp.

1 . An ornament lock, comprising:
 first and second, substantially symmetrical and juxtaposed ornament arms, each of said ornament arms having a respective distal end;   a lock body having a first portion and a second portion coupled to each other so as to rotate around a common rotation axis, said first ornament arm being integral with said first portion of said lock body and said second ornament arm being integral with said second portion of said lock body; and   wherein said first and second arms have a normal closed position defining a closed space for receipt therein of an ornament, said closed space being defined by said first and second ornament arms and said lock body, and an open position wherein said distal ends of said ornament arms are spaced apart in juxtaposition to one another.   
     
     
         2 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein each of said ornament arms is arcuately shaped, substantially in the form of an arc of a circle. 
     
     
         3 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein said lock body comprises internally thereof a spring that biases the ornament arms such that their distal ends are adjacent each other. 
     
     
         4 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein said first and second portions of said lock body are coupled to each other via a stem integral with one of said portions and a tubular opening located on the other of said portions, said tubular opening being sized to receive therein said stem. 
     
     
         5 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , further comprising a finger grasp protruding from one of the ornament arms. 
     
     
         6 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein each of said first and second portions of said lock body is disc shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , further comprising loop attached to one of said portions of said lock body for enabling the threading therethrough of a jewelry chain. 
     
     
         8 . The ornament lock of  claim 3 , wherein said spring is a spiral spring. 
     
     
         9 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein each of said portions has an exterior surface and said respective exterior surface contains a surface ornamentation thereon. 
     
     
         10 . The ornament lock of  claim 1 , wherein each of the arms has an exterior surface and comprises ornamental shapes formed on said exterior surface. 
     
     
         11 . The ornament lock of  claim 3 , wherein the spring is formed as a spiral spring made of spring wire with two distal ends. 
     
     
         12 . The ornament lock of  claim 11 , wherein the distal ends are juxtaposed to one another, and extend outside a winding of the spring. 
     
     
         13 . The ornament lock of  claim 11 , wherein the first and second distal ends are respectively secured to the first portion and the second portion of the lock body.