Cranston, Rhode Island Patent of the Year – 2024/2025
Productive Collaboration LLC has been awarded the 2024/2025 Patent of the Year for its innovative jewelry clasp design. Their invention, detailed in U.S. Patent No. 11986070, titled ‘Necklace keeper’, introduces a user-friendly clasp that securely fastens necklaces and accommodates charms, enhancing both functionality and style.
This novel clasp features a support ring and a guide ring, each forming an incomplete circle to create respective gaps. A sliding lock pad, biased by a spring, engages with the top head piece of the support ring. In its locked position, the pad prevents rotation between the rings, securing the necklace. When released, it allows the rings to rotate, aligning their gaps for easy attachment or removal of the necklace and charms.
The design simplifies the process of fastening and unfastening necklaces, addressing common difficulties associated with traditional clasps. Its ability to hold charms adds a customizable element, allowing wearers to personalize their jewelry effortlessly.
By combining ease of use with aesthetic versatility, Productive Collaboration LLC’s necklace keeper offers a practical solution for jewelry enthusiasts seeking both security and personalization in their accessories.