EP0050629B1 - Assemblage elastique, par exemple bracelet ou bague - Google Patents

Assemblage elastique, par exemple bracelet ou bague Download PDF

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EP0050629B1
EP0050629B1 EP81900985A EP81900985A EP0050629B1 EP 0050629 B1 EP0050629 B1 EP 0050629B1 EP 81900985 A EP81900985 A EP 81900985A EP 81900985 A EP81900985 A EP 81900985A EP 0050629 B1 EP0050629 B1 EP 0050629B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/107—Link constructions not extensible with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T403/00—Joints and connections
    • Y10T403/55—Member ends joined by inserted section

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  • the invention relates to the field of elastic assemblies, in particular to that of elastic bracelets and rings, more particularly metallic.
  • the present invention aims to allow the construction of such an assembly, easy to assemble and disassemble, and having an aesthetic appearance. It can be applied for example to the construction of a bracelet or a ring.
  • the assembly comprises rigid elements 1, which can be made in one piece or result from the assembly of several components.
  • Each rigid element has at least one cavity 3 open on the adjacent rigid element, which itself has at least one corresponding cavity.
  • the preferred and simplest embodiment of the invention is that of FIGS. 1 to 5, in which the cavity 3 crosses the rigid element from one edge to the other (claim 3), and has straight walls. In at least one of these side walls is made at least one hole 4.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which each wall has two holes (claim 7), while FIG. 6 shows an embodiment in which each wall has only one hole.
  • the cavity 3 is open in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 5 to 8; it is however possible to cover it so that it only opens laterally, towards the adjacent element (fig. 9).
  • the cavity 3 is shaped so as to receive, at least partially, at least one connecting element 2.
  • the connecting element 2 has the form of a flattened tube of the same approximate dimensions as the cavity 3, although slightly narrower, so as to be able to enter it.
  • the connecting element is formed, in this embodiment, of a flattened tube with thin walls, preferably made of metal.
  • the connecting element has at least one lateral opening 7 which faces the hole 4 when the connecting element is introduced into the cavity 3.
  • the tube forming the body of the connecting element has two lateral openings 7; at least one stud 5 emerges from these openings, fixed by means of elastic means 6 to the body of the connecting element ffig.1 to 5).
  • the opening 7 is made in the side wall of the cavity and the stud (s) fixed to the bottom of this opening, also by means of elastic means 6.
  • the elastic means are combined with the post in a single elastic piece or spring (claim 5). This part is preferably metallic, but it could also be made of an elastic synthetic material. In the preferred embodiment of Figs.
  • the connecting element comprises a spring, formed of four S-shaped arms, according to claims 9 and 20, the ends of each of these arms constituting the pins 5 and projecting in pairs from the two openings 7.
  • the studs are also the two ends of a spring, the central part of which is placed at the bottom of the opening 7, the two studs protruding into the cavity 3.
  • the pins project obliquely from the opening 7, so as to slide against the element to which they are not fixed, during the introduction of the connecting element into the cavity 3.
  • the tenons and the elastic means are made of a stamped or cut piece by chemical attack, which is easy to manufacture.
  • the S-shape of the spring arms gives it the necessary length to ensure sufficient flexibility.
  • the spring shown in Figs. 1 and 4 has in its center a small hole or depression 12. This depression is intended to allow the fixing of the spring in the connecting element by a depression of the wall of the tube in this depression. However, this is not essential: it seems sufficient to give the spring a width slightly greater than that of the interior of the tube, so that the spring is fixed by the force of the friction which it exerts on the internal wall of the tube forming the connecting element 2.
  • connection elements are joined together with the rigid elements very simply, by placing the connection element on the side of the cavity 3, in the same plane as the rigid element, and by pushing it into this cavity.
  • the pin or pins meet the edge 8 of the rigid element (in case the pin is fixed to the connecting element, fig. 1 to 6), or the edge 8 of the connecting element (in case the post is fixed to the rigid element, fig. 7).
  • the post placed obliquely, gives way thanks to the bending of the elastic means 6 and disappears in the opening 7.
  • the end of the post is in front of the hole 4, it will become lodged in this hole under the effect the relaxation of the elastic means, that is to say, in the embodiments shown here, of the spring.
  • the connecting elements are dimensioned so that they touch each other in the middle of the cavity 3.
  • the fixing of a connecting element to the rigid element must be done, if another element of connection is already fixed, by pushing this last element (fig. 4B).
  • the post When extending the assembly, for example a bracelet (fig. 3), the post is blocked by the stops 8 'and 9' respectively limiting the hole 4 and the opening 7.
  • the assembly which is the subject of the invention has great ease of dismantling. It is enough to push the connecting element in the same direction as during assembly (fig. 4B, claim 2).
  • the post slides against a shoulder 10 facing the stop 8 ', on the other side of the hole 4.
  • a shoulder can be obtained by inserting into the tube forming the body of the connecting element a plate having the necessary notches (holes 4) for the introduction of the post.
  • the hole 4 and / or the opening 7, in the thickness of the rigid element and / or the connecting element a dimension slightly greater than that of the post: this allows a certain amount of travel of the post relative to the rigid element and / or to the connecting element.
  • Another means of ensuring this flexibility of the assembly, and which can be combined with the previous one, consists in giving the connecting element a certain curvature. Connecting elements having such a curvature are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 which show the combination of curved connecting elements and holes 4 oversized in the thickness of the rigid elements.
  • the rigid element can be constructed in various ways. For example, it can be cut, by milling and drilling, or partially stretched. Another possibility is to cut several plates, appropriately, and then weld them to each other. Finally, there are various possibilities of making this element by folding. If it is made of a solid element, the holes 4 can advantageously be made with an appropriately shaped punch on a pneumatic hammer.
  • Fig. 1 is a view of the rigid element and the connecting element 2, separated, in the preferred embodiment.
  • Fig. 2 is a plan view of these same elements, in the same embodiment, and also separated.
  • Fig. 3 is a plan view, in the same embodiment, of three rigid elements interconnected by two connecting elements.
  • the two rigid elements at the top of the figure touch each other and are therefore in the position corresponding to that of the assembly at rest, while the rigid element at the bottom is as far as possible from the previous element, which corresponds to the maximum extension of the assembly: the springs 6 are tensioned and the pins abut against the stops 8 'and 9'.
  • Fig. 4 is a plan view of a spring according to claims 9 and 20, of a particularly favorable and aesthetic form.
  • Fig. 5 is a plan view, in the same embodiment, of the phases of introduction and extraction of the connecting element in and of the rigid element.
  • the connecting element is pushed in the direction of the arrow.
  • Two pins 5, under the pressure of the edge 8 have partially disappeared in the body of the connecting element.
  • the connecting element has been pushed all the way: the studs, under the pressure of the shoulder 10, are erased again and come out of the holes 4, which makes it possible to extract the connecting element.
  • Fig. 6 is a plan view of two particular embodiments.
  • the connecting element comprises only two pins which are the two ends of an S-shaped spring.
  • the connecting element is fixed to one of the rigid elements by a bar, and to the other by a single stud.
  • Fig. 7 shows in plan an embodiment in which the tenons, which are, as in the other drawings, the two ends of a spring, are fixed in pairs in the side walls of the cavity.
  • the springs 6 here have a loop in their center.
  • a plate is inserted in the connecting element, in which is cut the shoulder 10 which allows the extraction of the connecting element.
  • Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section of some elements of a bracelet provided with curved connecting elements.
  • Fig. 9 is an identical section, in which the cavity 3 is covered with a plate 13.
  • Fig. 10 shows two springs according to claim 21, the tenons being connected in pairs.
  • Fig. 11 shows the two springs of FIG. 10 introduced into the tube forming the connecting element.
  • the two springs are pressed against each other, even when the assembly is at rest, due to the dimensions of the tube. It is a way to tighten the rigid elements more tightly.
  • the spring 6 is made according to the shape drawn in FIG. 4; it is cut by chemical attack in metal, preferably bronze-beryllium.
  • the connecting element 2 is cut in a stainless steel tube obtained by drawing.
  • the rigid element 1 is cut from a drawn stainless steel profile. This profile is a strip hollowed out on one side by the caivté 3.
  • the holes 4 are made with the aid of a punch which digs them into place.
  • the hammering is obtained with a conventional pneumatic device.
  • the assembly which is the subject of the invention can be used in particular for bracelets, curb chains, rings.

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JP (1) JPH0125565B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
KR (1) KR840002099B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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DE (1) DE3166788D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
GB (1) GB2087218B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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SG (1) SG6487G (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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DE3166788D1 (en) 1984-11-29
JPS57500543A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1982-04-01
SG6487G (en) 1991-01-18
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JPH0125565B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1989-05-18
GB2087218B (en) 1984-01-25
US4458478A (en) 1984-07-10
EP0050629A1 (fr) 1982-05-05
KR830004816A (ko) 1983-07-20
ATE9952T1 (de) 1984-11-15
WO1981002970A1 (fr) 1981-10-29

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