EP0085199B1 - Bracelet métallique en forme de ruban constitué d'éléments articulés entre eux - Google Patents

Bracelet métallique en forme de ruban constitué d'éléments articulés entre eux Download PDF

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EP0085199B1
EP0085199B1 EP82201505A EP82201505A EP0085199B1 EP 0085199 B1 EP0085199 B1 EP 0085199B1 EP 82201505 A EP82201505 A EP 82201505A EP 82201505 A EP82201505 A EP 82201505A EP 0085199 B1 EP0085199 B1 EP 0085199B1
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Jean-Pierre Gay
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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
    • A44C5/107—Link constructions not extensible with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements

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  • the subject of the present invention is a metallic bracelet in the form of a ribbon such as a watch bracelet or a fancy bracelet, consisting of elements hinged together, in the general shape of a U, with the same interior profile, arranged in at least two rows staggered in a staggered fashion. and opposed by the wings of the elements, so that the elements of the same row are fitted by their wings into the elements of the other row.
  • the present invention aims to obtain a metal bracelet made up of elements hinged together, making it easy to add or remove an element, but without it being necessary to pierce the elements, or to thread them axially. one inside the other, and capable of being executed by means of massive elements, that is to say without folded legs or the like.
  • the wings of the elements have, on their internal face, a groove defining, with the similar groove of the opposite wing of the adjacent element staggered, a passage for a hinge bar of corresponding shape, the clearance between two neighboring elements of the same row being less than the necessary displacement of the element perpendicular to the bar to release it from the bar and the associated element, means being provided for retaining the elements transversely to the bracelet.
  • the elements do not have any holes, they can be manufactured economically, that is to say by a rapid and easy to master process.
  • the bracelet is simply assembled by vertical superposition and interlocking of the elements. It is also without other possible to make a bracelet consisting of several visible rows arranged in staggered rows, which is not the case with elements threaded axially, and which makes it possible to obtain an infinity of variant designs.
  • the elements may be massive, of trapezoidal shape, with straight wings or of constant thickness, the grooves being, in this case, in an arc of a circle and formed by the curvature of the wings.
  • the bracelet shown in Figures 1 and 2 consists essentially of a first row of metal elements arranged side by side, such as 1, 2, 3, having a general U-shaped profile, and a second row of metal elements arranged side by side such as 4 and 5, also in the shape of a U, but turned over, staggered in relation to the elements 1, 2, 3 of the first row. All the elements have the same interior profile, in this case approximately rectangular and are nested one inside the other by their wings. Thus, the wings 1a and 2b of the elements 1 and 2 are fitted inside the element 4, while the wings 4b and 5a of the elements 4 and 5 are fitted into the element 2.
  • the wings of the elements On their inner face, the wings of the elements, for example the wings 2a and 5a, have grooves 6a, respectively 7b, of section in the form of an arc of a circle slightly less than 180 °, the inner face of the wings having a slight recess between its lower rectilinear part 8 and its upper rectilinear part 9.
  • the two grooves 6a and 7b together define a passage of circular section for a cylindrical bar 10 of the same radius as the grooves 6a and 7b.
  • the wings 2b and 4b identically have grooves 6b and 7a defining a housing of circular section for a cylindrical bar 11, and so on for the other elements.
  • the lower part 8 of the wing of the lower element is aligned with the flat upper part 12.
  • the clearance 13 between two neighboring elements such as 4 and 5 completely prevents the elements from dislodging which are thus locked by the bars 10 and 11.
  • This clearance 13 however allows a slight rotation of the elements relative to each other, that is to say a slight bending of the bracelet.
  • there is locking as soon as the clearance 13 is less than the arrow of the arc subtended by the plane perpendicular to the plane of the bracelet passing through the end of the outer edge of the groove 6a, for example.
  • the wings of the upper elements 4 and 5 have, externally, a first planar face 14 perpendicular to the plane of the element and defining the clearance 13, followed by a second planar face 15 converging oblique, giving the element a trapezoidal profile, the play between two neighboring elements 4 and 5 progressively increasing towards the ends of the wings.
  • the elements of the lower row, 1, 2, 3, have the opposite profile, that is to say a first flat divergent face 16 followed by a narrow flat face 17 perpendicular to the plane of the element and defining the clearance 18 between two items from the bottom row.
  • Figure 2 shows part of the same bracelet seen in plan.
  • the bars 10, 11, 21 and 22 are fixed by their ends in studs 23, 24, 25 and 26, with the same profile as the elements 4 and 5.
  • the bars can be fixed by riveting or welding.
  • the studs 23 to 26 transversely retain the elements of the bracelet.
  • FIG. 3 A second embodiment is shown in Figures 3 and 4.
  • the elements of the bracelet are identical and of uniform thickness. They have a flat part 27a continuing with two wings 27b and 27c curved in an arc of a circle so as to form housings of cylindrical surface similar to the grooves 6a and 7b of the first embodiment.
  • the wings, such as 27c and 29b of two staggered interlocking elements such as 27 and 29 thus define a cylindrical housing for a cylindrical bar 31.
  • the bending of the bracelet is limited by the value of the arc of the wings, the end of which abuts against the bottom of another element.
  • the ends of the bars could also be fixed in end studs as in the first embodiment, but, according to a simplified embodiment, the bars are provided with a head 33, 34 at one of their ends and riveted to their other ends 31, 32, as shown in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates the possibility of having several pairs of rows 35, 36, 37, 38, arranged side by side and in staggered rows, the elements of each pair of rows being assembled as shown in FIG. 1 and the row pairs also being joined together by the same bars 39, 40, 41, 42.
  • the bars can be screwed into end studs or be made in two parts, one having a threaded hole and the other consisting of a screw. It is even possible to use spring bars, as used to attach a watch strap to a watch, by using studs or end plates linked together or simply a U-shaped plate.
  • the wings of the profiles are of uniform thickness, with the exception of the cylindrical groove, and they are simply bent so as to be slightly divergent for the elements of the lower row and slightly converging for the elements of the upper row.
  • the grooves do not necessarily have to be of circular section but may have a section of different shape, for example oval, oblong or polygonal, the articulation of the elements between them being ensured by adequate play.

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AT82201505T ATE17916T1 (de) 1982-02-03 1982-11-26 Metallisches bandartiges armband, das aus miteinander angelenkten elementen besteht.

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CH65282A CH632653A5 (fr) 1982-02-03 1982-02-03 Bracelet metallique en forme de ruban constitue d'elements articules entre eux.
CH652/82 1982-02-03

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EP (1) EP0085199B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS58133201A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE17916T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH632653A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
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ATE17916T1 (de) 1986-02-15
JPS58133201A (ja) 1983-08-08
CH632653A5 (fr) 1982-10-29

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