Lobster clasp

{{Short description|Type of jewelry fastener}}

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A lobster clasp, also known as a lobster hook, lobster claw, trigger clasp, or bocklebee clasp, is a fastener that is held closed by a spring.{{cite book | last=Aristides | first=C. | last2=Irvine | first2=S. | title=Bejeweled: Beautiful Fashion Jewelry to Make and Wear Using Crystals, Beads, and Charms | publisher=St. Martin's Press | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-312-37277-4 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8lcwF9MaQBsC&pg=PA28 | access-date=2019-03-16 | page=28}}{{cite book | last=Gardiner | first=M. | title=Modern Chain Mail Jewelry: Chic Projects to Complete Your Look | publisher=Kalmbach Publishing Company, Books Division | year=2015 | isbn=978-1-62700-141-0 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pSy9CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA110 | access-date=2019-03-16 | page=110}} The lobster clasp is opened or closed by actuating a small lever, after which it is attached to (or removed from) a short link-chain or a ring-like structure. Lobster clasps are often used for necklaces, bracelets, and keychains.

Lobster clasps are named as such because of their "pinching" mechanism, and they are often shaped like a lobster's claw.