A jewelry clasp has first and second elongated legs with a receptor at one
end of one leg providing a pair of spaced side walls forming a
channel-shaped recess for receiving the adjacent end of the other leg. At
least one of the side walls has a portion projecting towards the other
side wall to provide a restriction in the channel-shaped recess to reduce
the width of the channel, and one of the side walls flexing as the other
leg is pressed against the projecting portion to allow the other leg to
pass thereby, to be retained in the channel by the projecting portion. The
flexing and snap action generally produce an audible click to allow the
user to conform that the leg is securely seated in the receptor.