Jewelry clasps are a pain to use, especially for people with hand mobility issues. To combat this problem, we took inspiration from the screw-home mechanism in the human knee, to create a more accessible and secure clasp for jewelry.
The clasp mimics the screw-home mechanism, by interlocking the tibia component and the femur component. This happens by placing the femur component inside the tibia, and then twisting it to lock it in place.
We built our design using the ratios of an actual human tibia and femur, to ensure the locking mechanism will work. We created a comprehensive and rendered CAD model on Autodesk Inventor, and 3D printed the product in an upscaled size.
Our initial ideas for this concept did not work, and we ran through many ideas before we decided on the screw-home mechanism concept.
We utilized our knowledge of human anatomy and biomimicry to create an accessible solution that is used in our everyday lives.
The product development process is a tedious one, and to ensure that the design works, in the future we will ensure that we prototype earlier on to combat any issues.
With this new innovation, jewelry will be more inclusive to everyone. Using clasps may demotivate others from wanting to wear jewelry, preventing them from expressing themselves, or even creating their own!
Built With
- autodesk
- cad
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