| 摘要 |
A ring to be worn as an article of jewelry about a portion of a body of a person includes first and second arcuate sections pivotally interconnected at one end for permitting pivotal movement of the arcuate sections between opened and closed positions. Latching members are included on each arcuate section. The latching members on one arcuate section include an elongate tongue and a pair of locking extensions located on opposite sides of the tongue, each locking extension including male and female connecting sections. The latch members on the other arcuate section include a pair of locking extensions located on opposite sides of a central bridge section, and these locking extensions include male and female connecting sections for engaging with the male and female connecting sections of the one arcuate section. The other arcuate section includes a safety latch which automatically is pivoted into an overlapping position with a raised projection on the tongue when the ring is moved into a closed position, with a section of the tongue underlying both the bridge section and the safety latch, and with the locking extensions on the one arcuate section engaging corresponding locking extensions on the other arcuate sections.
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