Leach & Garner Company

Michael A Gayton

Dwarika P Agarwal

Ronald E Precourt, Jr

Edwin F Leach, Ii

Marinko Markic

Armand C Richard

Anthony F D'Ambra

An improved bangle closing mechanism (26) is adapted to releasably join two tubular arcuate bangle halves (11, 12). The improved closing mechanism has a keeper bar (28) provided with a proximal portion (29) adapted to be operatively engaged with the first bangle half (11), an intermediate portion (30) extending between the bangle halves and penetrating a narrowed opening (23) in the second bangle half (12), and an enlarged ball-like head portion (31) operatively arranged within the second bangle half. The projected diameter (d.sub.1) of the head portion is greater than the projected diameter (d.sub.2) of the narrowed opening. The head portion prevents the keeper bar from being withdrawn from the second bangle half, and facilitates sliding movement within the second bangle half as to the bangle halves are moved relatively toward or away from one another.

Bangle closing mechanism

A hollow precious metal earring post that has a notch in the wall thereof to receive a clutch is disclosed, which post has a solid gold solder metal interior from the radiused end to a point beyond the notch to rigify and support the post along the notched area.

Rigified earring post

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Sandwich, MA, United States of America

Michael A Gayton