EP0157064B1 - Fermoir, notamment pour bracelet - Google Patents

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EP0157064B1
EP0157064B1 EP84810314A EP84810314A EP0157064B1 EP 0157064 B1 EP0157064 B1 EP 0157064B1 EP 84810314 A EP84810314 A EP 84810314A EP 84810314 A EP84810314 A EP 84810314A EP 0157064 B1 EP0157064 B1 EP 0157064B1
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Jean Paolini
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Fabrique Ebel SA
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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
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • 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
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/22—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps
    • A44C5/24—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for closed straps with folding devices
    • 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
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/21—Strap tighteners
    • Y10T24/2143—Strap-attached folding lever
    • Y10T24/2155—Jewelry-watch straps
    • 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
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/21—Strap tighteners
    • Y10T24/2166—Jewelry
    • 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
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/21—Strap tighteners
    • Y10T24/2192—Buckle type

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  • One of the most commonly used materials in making bracelets because one of the most elegant, is leather.
  • the most common way to ensure the closure of the bracelet at the same time as adjusting its length is to provide one of the strands with a buckle, with or without barbs, like a belt.
  • Such a device has the disadvantage of requiring several movements for closing.
  • the end of the strand which protrudes from the loop must generally be fixed by a flange, and the appearance of this protruding end is unattractive.
  • the advantage of this device is that it allows fairly easy length adjustment, although it must be done each time the bracelet is put on.
  • clasps formed by two arms have been proposed, for example, one end of each arm being pivotally fixed to one end of a strand, each arm being articulated at the other end to a tip of a third arm.
  • the third arm having a length double that of the other two arms, these fold back, by pivoting on the hinges, on the third arm against which they. apply and settle; the ends of the two strands thus meet in the middle of the third arm; the strands conceal the three arms, which are folded.
  • the drawback of such a device lies in the fact that the length of the strands is definitively adjusted and that it is only possible to shorten the bracelet by cutting the strands, and to lengthen it only by replacing them.
  • a similar device proposed in French patent application FR-A-2300518 (BARRUE), has the advantage of greater simplicity by eliminating the third arm.
  • the two arms are therefore articulated to one another by a hinge, the free end of each of the arms being fixed to one of the strands of the bracelet.
  • One of the arms has a longitudinal notch which has the shape of the second arm, so that this second arm, in the closed position, is inserted into the notch, thereby reducing the thickness of the assembly.
  • the first arm is fixed to the strand by means of a conventional bar, while the other strand is fixed to the second arm by means of screws.
  • such a device also has the disadvantage that the length of the strands is definitively adjusted; at the very least, if it is always possible to shorten, it is no longer possible to lengthen.
  • the present invention aims to provide a clasp according to the preamble of claim 1 (known from FR-A-2 300 518) which allows the adjustment of the length simply and without it being necessary to do it each time the wearer puts on the bracelet; the invention further aims to prevent the tip of the strand which projects beyond being visible, as is the case in conventional buckle clasps.
  • This object is achieved by a clasp having the characteristics defined in claim 1.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of a clasp according to the invention, in the open position, in which a single strand of the bracelet is partially shown.
  • Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same clasp, in the closed position, in which the two strands of the bracelet are partially shown.
  • the clasp comprises a loop 1, and two arms 2 and 3.
  • the two arms are connected together by a hinge 4.
  • the loop is fixed so as to be able to pivot on a cross member 9 which is integral with the first arm 2.
  • the second arm 3 has at its center a longitudinal notch 8, the shape of which corresponds to that of the first arm 2. In the closed position, the first arm 2 is housed entirely in this notch, so that the thickness of the two closed arms is minimal.
  • a first strand is fixed in the loop; its end 5 protrudes from the loop, in the direction of the second strand.
  • the second arm 3 has an opening 6.
  • the end 5 of the first strand attached to the loop is introduced into the opening 6.
  • the loop covers the opening 6 and is placed against the fixing of the second strand. In this way, the tip 5 is entirely concealed.
  • the clasp is easy to use: the bracelet can be closed with a single movement.
  • the length can be adjusted easily, and it is not necessary to adjust this each time the bracelet is put on the wrist.
  • the loop has no tongue. This gives the closed bracelet greater purity of line. However, nothing prevents the use of a barb.
  • the second strand is fixed by a bar, which it surrounds so that it is in contact with the loop in the closed position.
  • a bar which it surrounds so that it is in contact with the loop in the closed position.
  • other fixing means in which for example the strand would be trapped and therefore would not come into contact with the loop.
  • the clasp has two arms. However, it would be possible to use, for example, three arms.

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  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
EP84810314A 1984-02-23 1984-06-27 Fermoir, notamment pour bracelet Expired EP0157064B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT84810314T ATE30294T1 (de) 1984-02-23 1984-06-27 Verschluss, insbesondere fuer armband.
MYPI87000751A MY100728A (en) 1984-02-23 1987-06-02 Clasp, especially for bracelet

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CH891/84A CH656294A5 (fr) 1984-02-23 1984-02-23 Fermoir, notamment pour bracelet.
CH891/84 1984-02-23

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EP0157064A1 EP0157064A1 (fr) 1985-10-09
EP0157064B1 true EP0157064B1 (fr) 1987-10-21

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US (1) US4564982A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
EP (1) EP0157064B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS60176603A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
KR (1) KR860001107B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
AT (1) ATE30294T1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
BR (1) BR8403792A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH656294A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3466854D1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
HK (1) HK94289A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
MY (1) MY100728A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
SG (1) SG21689G (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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USD390803S (en) 1995-04-26 1998-02-17 Artime SA Wristwatch buckle
CH691028A5 (fr) * 1996-09-02 2001-04-12 Rolex Montres Fermoir pour bracelet.
KR20000070099A (ko) * 1997-01-13 2000-11-25 로버트 베링거, 스튜어트 비히트 3중 접철부를 갖춘 잠금부재
USD475935S1 (en) 2001-12-13 2003-06-17 Luxury Timepieces International Sa Watch
USD469378S1 (en) 2002-03-25 2003-01-28 Yip Chun Company Limited Buckle for wrist watch strap or bracelet
USD469377S1 (en) 2002-03-25 2003-01-28 Yip Chun Company Limited Buckle for wrist watch strap or bracelet
USD639201S1 (en) * 2009-05-11 2011-06-07 Cole Edward C Watch clasp
USD656845S1 (en) * 2010-05-31 2012-04-03 Bottega Veneta International S.A.R.L. Watch
USD790391S1 (en) * 2016-03-15 2017-06-27 Terence McMahon Clasp combined with links
JP1653806S (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 2019-03-11 2020-02-25

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US1612395A (en) * 1926-05-19 1926-12-28 Thomas M Osborne Buckle
US1689640A (en) * 1926-08-03 1928-10-30 A L Newman Company Fastening device for wrist-watch straps, bands, and bracelets
US1778313A (en) * 1929-07-25 1930-10-14 John P Schultheiss Wrist-watch strap
GB870760A (en) * 1958-10-01 1961-06-21 O D Guest Ltd Improvements relating to clasps
FR1462999A (fr) * 1965-07-16 1966-06-03 Jaeger Sa Dispositif de réglage des bracelets à boucle déployante
FR2300518A1 (fr) * 1975-02-13 1976-09-10 Barrue Jacques Bracelet-montre
CH576761A5 (en) * 1975-02-27 1976-06-30 Marchis Giorgio De Adjuster for flexible strap for wristwatch - one side of quick-action fastener has slot and peg for selected hole in strap end
CH596794A5 (en) * 1976-12-13 1978-03-31 Egon Kloetzl Snap action bracelet catch
FR2422353A1 (fr) * 1978-04-13 1979-11-09 Vendome Ets Fermoir de securite pour fixation souple et notamment bracelet-montre
JPS5610223Y2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1978-08-12 1981-03-06
EP0021063B1 (de) * 1979-06-23 1984-08-15 RODI & WIENENBERGER Aktiengesellschaft Verstellbarer Faltverschluss für Uhrarmbänder
JPS583537U (ja) * 1981-06-30 1983-01-11 松下電工株式会社 薄肉金属板インサ−ト軒樋

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MY100728A (en) 1991-01-31
DE3466854D1 (en) 1987-11-26
JPH0225601B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-06-05
BR8403792A (pt) 1986-03-04
HK94289A (en) 1989-12-08
JPS60176603A (ja) 1985-09-10
KR860001107B1 (ko) 1986-08-13
ATE30294T1 (de) 1987-11-15
SG21689G (en) 1989-09-22
EP0157064A1 (fr) 1985-10-09
CH656294A5 (fr) 1986-06-30
KR850005766A (ko) 1985-09-26
US4564982A (en) 1986-01-21

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