Clasp construction for bracelet

Claim 1

An adjustable clasp for interconnecting sections of a bracelet on the wrist of a wearer, comprising a clamp assembly for receiving one of the bracelet sections in slidable, adjustable relation and a coupling assembly secured to the other bracelet section and being engageable with said clamp assembly for interlocking the bracelet on the wrist of a wearer, said clamp assembly including a bottom wall and opposed side walls joined to said bottom wall in perpendicular relation thereto, a clamp plate mounted for pivotal movement on said side walls and being engageable with the bracelet section that is received in said clamp assembly, a lock plate pivotally mounted on said side walls and engageable with said clamp plate for locking said clamp plate to the bracelet section with which it is engageable, thereby fixing said clamp assembly in adjusted position thereon, a cross pin extending between said side walls and joined thereto, said coupling assembly including a frame having a bottom wall to which opposed side walls are joined, a hook shaped tongue joined to the bottom wall of said frame and extending outwardly therefrom to define an extension with respect thereto and being engageable with said cross pin for interconnecting said coupling assembly to said clamp assembly, a pin joined to the side walls of said coupling assembly and a cover member being mounted on said pin for pivotal movement with respect to said coupling assembly side walls, said cover member including an elongated curved plate to which side flanges are joined adjacent to the rear end thereof, aligned openings formed in said flanges through which said pin extends for mounting said cover member thereon, said cover member being movable into overlying relation with respect to said clamp assembly to conceal said clamp plate and lock plate after the tongue has been engaged with said cross pin, wherein said cover member is locaTed in the closed position.