EP0260048A1 - Médaillon - Google Patents
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- EP0260048A1 EP0260048A1 EP87307709A EP87307709A EP0260048A1 EP 0260048 A1 EP0260048 A1 EP 0260048A1 EP 87307709 A EP87307709 A EP 87307709A EP 87307709 A EP87307709 A EP 87307709A EP 0260048 A1 EP0260048 A1 EP 0260048A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- locket
- wings
- hinge
- pivot
- plane
- Prior art date
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A44C25/00—Miscellaneous fancy ware for personal wear, e.g. pendants, crosses, crucifixes, charms
- A44C25/001—Pendants
- A44C25/002—Pendants forming a container, e.g. for pictures
- A44C25/004—Pendants forming a container, e.g. for pictures with articulated faces
Definitions
- Lockets are well-known articles of jewellery which are normally worn at the breast hung from a chain round the neck.
- Conventional lockets consist of two dished wings one of which at its top has centrally fixed thereto an upwardly projecting ring the axis of which is horizontal and lies in the plane of the locket.
- the chain extends through the ring.
- the two wings are connected together by a hinge located at one lateral edge of the locket and having an upwardly extending pivot axis.
- the hinge consists of two thin leaves let into recesses in the rims of the respective dished wings and a pivot pin just outside the recesses.
- a snap latch and a thumb-nail unlatching undercut At the side of the locket opposite to the hinge is provided a snap latch and a thumb-nail unlatching undercut.
- the latch consists of a projection from the internal periphery of the rim of one dished wing engaging with a detent provided at the internal periphery of the rim of the other dished wing.
- the undercut is formed in one rim facing the other rim and thereby provides a thin recess for insertion of a thumb nail to force open the latch.
- the ring and the hinge detract from the appearance of the locket, particularly when the lateral parts of its outline are curved, as in the case of a heart-shaped locket or an oval locket, for example, where the laterally protruding hinge gives a particularly ugly appearance.
- the hinge consists of two eyes which are stamped out integrally with the wings and the axes of which are horizontal and perpendicular to the planes of the wings, and a tubular rivet in the eyelets.
- a ring is looped through the eyelet provided by the tubular rivet and serves to receive the chain.
- the bottoms of the rims of the wings are formed with a stop and a recess as opposed to a snap latch.
- the hanging and the hinging are provided by two separate means, namely the ring and the hinge, although interconnected at the hinge top.
- the omission of a snap latch renders the locket more liable to open accidentally.
- a locket comprising first and second wings, and a device at the top of the locket hingedly interconnecting the wings and including a tubular pivot the axis of which is substantially horizontal characterized in that the tubular pivot extends in substantially the plane of the locket and serves to receive an elongate member from which the locket is hung.
- the hanging and the hinging are provided by a single means, so simplifying the locket.
- the locket includes two dished wings 1 and 2 which are each of oval shape, but which may be of any other suitable, desired shape, for example heart-shaped.
- a device 3 which hingedly interconnects the wings 1 and 2 and provides an eyelet 4 for receiving a neck chain (not shown) from which the locket is hung.
- the device 3 comprises two eye rings 5 fixed by way of respective lugs 6 to the respective wings 1 and 2 and a tube 7 extending coaxially through the eye rings 5; at its ends, the tube 7 has been riveted - over into respective annular recesses in the axially outer surfaces of the eye rings 5, thereby to form a hinge with its axis lying substantially in the central plane of the wings and substantially tangential to those wings.
- the wings 1 and 2 of the locket are held closed in a conventional snap-manner by suitable shaping of the internal peripheries of the respective rims of the wings at the bottoms of the wings.
- the bottom of the wing 1 is slightly cut away adjacent the wing 2 to provide a thumb-nail entry 8 to enable the two wings to be snapped open to turn about the axis of hinging of the device 3.
- the provision of the device 3 incorporating both the locket hinge and the locket eyelet has the advantage of enabling the locket to be of a more perfect shape than with conventional lockets where the hinge and the eyelet are arranged spaced apart around the periphery of the locket, and also the advantage of reducing the cost of production of the locket.
- the operations required to provide the wings 1 and 2 with the combined hinge-and-eyelet device 3 are simply to solder the respective brackets 6 to the respective wings 1 and 2, to pass the tube 7 through the eye rings 5, and to rivet-over the ends of that tube.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB8621073 | 1986-09-01 | ||
GB868621073A GB8621073D0 (en) | 1986-09-01 | 1986-09-01 | Locket |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP0260048A1 true EP0260048A1 (fr) | 1988-03-16 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP87307709A Withdrawn EP0260048A1 (fr) | 1986-09-01 | 1987-09-01 | Médaillon |
Country Status (3)
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EP (1) | EP0260048A1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS63106318U (fr) |
GB (1) | GB8621073D0 (fr) |
Cited By (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0540875A1 (fr) * | 1991-11-06 | 1993-05-12 | Abbeycrest Plc | Amélioration qui concerne des articles de bijouterie |
GB2356551A (en) * | 1999-11-27 | 2001-05-30 | Gold Connection Ltd The | Hinge construction of a locket |
DE202009017013U1 (de) * | 2009-12-16 | 2011-05-05 | Rosenberger, Martina | Schmuckanhänger |
US8240868B1 (en) * | 2010-03-25 | 2012-08-14 | Michelle Sims | Locket with illumination source |
CN109171131A (zh) * | 2018-10-08 | 2019-01-11 | 保定市千古意饰品设计有限公司 | 一种唐卡吊坠及其制作方法 |
US20210286402A1 (en) * | 2020-03-13 | 2021-09-16 | Interlokit Inc. | Accessory Attachment Apparatus And Methods Related Thereto |
US20220256985A1 (en) * | 2021-02-12 | 2022-08-18 | Darryl J. See | Wearable Article for Display of Precious Stones |
Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB190906604A (en) * | 1908-09-23 | 1909-05-27 | William Frederick Jennens | Improvements in the Construction of Lockets. |
GB191108730A (en) * | 1911-04-08 | 1912-01-25 | William Frederick Jennens | Improvements in Lockets and in the Manufacture of the same. |
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1986
- 1986-09-01 GB GB868621073A patent/GB8621073D0/en active Pending
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1987
- 1987-09-01 EP EP87307709A patent/EP0260048A1/fr not_active Withdrawn
- 1987-09-01 JP JP13232687U patent/JPS63106318U/ja active Pending
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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GB190906604A (en) * | 1908-09-23 | 1909-05-27 | William Frederick Jennens | Improvements in the Construction of Lockets. |
GB191108730A (en) * | 1911-04-08 | 1912-01-25 | William Frederick Jennens | Improvements in Lockets and in the Manufacture of the same. |
Cited By (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0540875A1 (fr) * | 1991-11-06 | 1993-05-12 | Abbeycrest Plc | Amélioration qui concerne des articles de bijouterie |
US5586452A (en) * | 1991-11-06 | 1996-12-24 | Abbeycrest Plc. | Jewelry with an integral hinge |
GB2356551A (en) * | 1999-11-27 | 2001-05-30 | Gold Connection Ltd The | Hinge construction of a locket |
GB2356551B (en) * | 1999-11-27 | 2003-05-21 | Gold Connection Ltd The | Locket |
DE202009017013U1 (de) * | 2009-12-16 | 2011-05-05 | Rosenberger, Martina | Schmuckanhänger |
US8240868B1 (en) * | 2010-03-25 | 2012-08-14 | Michelle Sims | Locket with illumination source |
CN109171131A (zh) * | 2018-10-08 | 2019-01-11 | 保定市千古意饰品设计有限公司 | 一种唐卡吊坠及其制作方法 |
US20210286402A1 (en) * | 2020-03-13 | 2021-09-16 | Interlokit Inc. | Accessory Attachment Apparatus And Methods Related Thereto |
US20220256985A1 (en) * | 2021-02-12 | 2022-08-18 | Darryl J. See | Wearable Article for Display of Precious Stones |
US11553768B2 (en) * | 2021-02-12 | 2023-01-17 | Darryl J. See | Wearable article for display of precious stones |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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JPS63106318U (fr) | 1988-07-09 |
GB8621073D0 (en) | 1986-10-08 |
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PUAI | Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase |
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18D | Application deemed to be withdrawn |
Effective date: 19880918 |
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RIN1 | Information on inventor provided before grant (corrected) |
Inventor name: NORTON, RAYMOND HENRY |