Patent 9301580 was granted and assigned to Alex and Ani on April, 2016 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Disclosed is a sliding element for use with jewelry including a plate body, a sliding flange extending from a first lateral edge of the plate body, and a crimping flange extending from a second lateral edge of the plate body. The plate body, the sliding flange, and the crimping flange can be stamped from a uniform flat metal sheet.