disengagement of the hook member from the housing member application_number US 93427197 A description reference is made to fig1 5 in which a jewelry safety clasp generally indicated as 10 constructed in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention is provided jewelry safety clasp 10 is disposed between ends 12 14 of an opened circular jewelry piece such as an anklet bracelet necklace wristwatch or the like ends 12 14 are held together in a locked fashion closing the circle jewelry safety clasp 10 includes a hook member 20 and a housing member 40 which are selectively engageable to each other to hold ends 12 14 together and release from each other as shown in fig2 to allow separation of end 12 from end 14 hook member 20 is affixed to jewelry end 14 and includes a floor 21 a hook 22 is formed on floor 21 in a preferred embodiment hook 22 is rounded to allow pivoting within an opening as described below but hook 22 need not be rounded for operation of the invention a receiving portion 24 is formed on hook member 20 and includes sidewalls 26 extending from floor 21 and separated from each other across a gap a top piece 28 extends between sidewalls 26 to form a receiving space 30 between floor 21 sidewalls 26 and top piece 28 a clearance opening 35 is formed within top 28 a hole 35 is formed in floor 20 housing member 40 is attached to the opposite end 12 of the jewelry housing member 40 includes a casing 42 and a hole 44 is formed in the top surface a hook 62 is also provided extending from its top surface away.