CLASP OF NECKLACE OR THE LIKE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a user-friendly and convenient clasp of a necklace or the like, which is a small clasp of a necklace or the like and clasp used at each end of an annular chain or an annular strap 4, a male member 6 at one end can be easily guided and inserted through a large-diameter inlet of a female member 5 at the other end, both the members 5, 6 can be engaged/connected only by insertion of the male member and are easily separated only by pinching and pulling out the male member 6 with the fingers. SOLUTION: An end of releasable arms 2, 2 which are inserted through a large-diameter opening 1' toward a small-diameter opening 1" of a conical tube 1 is connected with openings 3', 3' of a V or U-shaped normally opening resilient body 3, opening/closing of the releasable arms 2, 2 opens or closes the openings 3', 3' of the resilient body 3, the openings 3', 3' are detachably attached to the small-diameter opening 1", one end of the annular chain or the annular strap 4 is connected with the conical tube 1 and the other end is connected with the releasable arms 2 in the clasp of a necklace or the like. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT