EP0974284A1 - Piece of jewellery, in particular bracelet, with improved spring locking device - Google Patents
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- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
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- A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
- A44C5/12—C-spring-type bracelets or wrist-watch holders
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- the present invention provides a piece of jewellery, such as a bracelet, a necklace or the like, consisting of two hinged arms or bars and spring means keeping the jewels in their locking position.
- the jewel is characterized by the particular configuration of these spring locking devices, which, besides being aesthetically preferable to the ones known in the art, have the considerable advantage of preventing the skin from being pinched or pricked when locking the jewel.
- the bracelet of the invention is provided with a spring member which, at one of its ends, is welded to the inside of one of the bars forming the bracelet, gets out of this bar a little before the hinge area and has the second end bent inwards and getting into a corresponding opening in the second bar.
- a cam member is integral with one of the bars, said cam member having such a configuration that, when the bracelet is opened, the spring acts on this cam member to return the bracelet into its locking position.
- the assembly has such dimensions that the bent end portion of the spring acts as a stop means to limit the excessive opening of the arms forming the jewel.
- jewels in particular bracelets, necklaces, earrings or the like, comprising two folded arms or bars being hinged with each other at one end and being subject to the action of elastic means which keep them in their locking position, by tightening each against the other.
- spring devices provide several advantages both for the manufacturer, who no longer needs clips or the like which imply functional problems and higher production costs, and for the user, for whom the jewel is much more practical since, to put it on or off, it is sufficient to open wide the arms which then are closed again due to the force from the spring.
- a known embodiment shown in figure 1, utilizes a spring located inside the arms, which are indicated with numerals 1 and 2 in figure 1.
- the arms are joined by a hinge 3 and a spring 4 is placed inside, said spring 4 tightening the arms each against the other.
- a further known embodiment is provided with a spring member, an end of which is fastened, by means of rivets or the like, to the outer surface of one of the arms.
- This spring member is then passed inside the bar, from which it gets out near the hinge to contact the second arm.
- the embodiment with the inner spring has the drawback that the two hinged arm ends tend to pinch the user's skin when the jewel is closed and they do not keep opened wide when the user opens the jewel to put it on.
- the second embodiment with the spring getting out of one of the bars to contact the second arm, is considerably complicated to assemble and it also has some drawbacks since, when the arms are opened, the spring end tends to move slightly away from the arm on which it rests, with the risk, when the jewel gets closed, of pinching or pricking the user's skin.
- the present invention falls within this field by providing a jewel with improved spring locking devices which can overcome the above mentioned drawbacks.
- a spring is used an end of which is welded inside one of the bars and gets out a little before the hinge, up to the other arm where the second, bent spring end gets into an opening in the arm wall.
- a cam is provided which engages the spring whereby, when opening the arms, the spring, by acting on the cam, tends to close the jewel.
- numeral 10 shows a jewel, specifically a bracelet, comprising a pair of arms or bars 12 and 13 joined by a hinge 14.
- a spring member 15 acts on the arms 12 and 13 to keep them in their locking position.
- an end of the spring member 15 is welded at numeral 16 to the inside of the two bars, it goes on inside the bar for a certain length and it gets out of the bar at an opening 17 near the hinge 14, to pass on said hinge and contact the second arm 13.
- the spring end 18 is bent inwards and it gets into a corresponding opening 19 in the wall of the bar 13.
- a cam member 20 being engaged by the spring 15 is integral with the bar 13.
- the cam member 20 has an outline with two opposedly sloping inclinations on which the the spring acts respectively in the opening and closing position, so that the force from the spring tends to keep the bracelet respectively open or closed.
- the spring tends to keep the bracelet in the opening or closing position by opposing the rotation of the arms 12 and 13 until the dead centre is passed, after which the spring opposes the motion in the opposite direction.
- This configuration has several advantages with respect to the known embodiments, both from an aesthetic point of view, since only a part of the spring gets out of the arms, and only in the hinge area, and because the risk of skin pinching is considerably reduced, since the spring no longer moves away from the bracelet with the risk of pinching the user's skin when closing the bracelet.
- jewels comprising a plurality of bars placed side by side a single pin may be provided which joins several bars, one or more of them receiving the springs which act on cams being integral with the pin and the second bar.
- the dimensions, as well as the materials being used, may change according to the needs.
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- The present invention provides a piece of jewellery, such as a bracelet, a necklace or the like, consisting of two hinged arms or bars and spring means keeping the jewels in their locking position.
- The jewel is characterized by the particular configuration of these spring locking devices, which, besides being aesthetically preferable to the ones known in the art, have the considerable advantage of preventing the skin from being pinched or pricked when locking the jewel.
- More particularly, the bracelet of the invention is provided with a spring member which, at one of its ends, is welded to the inside of one of the bars forming the bracelet, gets out of this bar a little before the hinge area and has the second end bent inwards and getting into a corresponding opening in the second bar.
- In the hinge area a cam member is integral with one of the bars, said cam member having such a configuration that, when the bracelet is opened, the spring acts on this cam member to return the bracelet into its locking position.
- The assembly has such dimensions that the bent end portion of the spring acts as a stop means to limit the excessive opening of the arms forming the jewel.
- Several kinds of jewels are known, in particular bracelets, necklaces, earrings or the like, comprising two folded arms or bars being hinged with each other at one end and being subject to the action of elastic means which keep them in their locking position, by tightening each against the other.
- The use of spring devices provides several advantages both for the manufacturer, who no longer needs clips or the like which imply functional problems and higher production costs, and for the user, for whom the jewel is much more practical since, to put it on or off, it is sufficient to open wide the arms which then are closed again due to the force from the spring.
- A known embodiment, shown in figure 1, utilizes a spring located inside the arms, which are indicated with
numerals - The arms are joined by a
hinge 3 and aspring 4 is placed inside, saidspring 4 tightening the arms each against the other. - A further known embodiment is provided with a spring member, an end of which is fastened, by means of rivets or the like, to the outer surface of one of the arms.
- This spring member is then passed inside the bar, from which it gets out near the hinge to contact the second arm.
- However, both known embodiments have several drawbacks.
- The embodiment with the inner spring has the drawback that the two hinged arm ends tend to pinch the user's skin when the jewel is closed and they do not keep opened wide when the user opens the jewel to put it on.
- The second embodiment, with the spring getting out of one of the bars to contact the second arm, is considerably complicated to assemble and it also has some drawbacks since, when the arms are opened, the spring end tends to move slightly away from the arm on which it rests, with the risk, when the jewel gets closed, of pinching or pricking the user's skin.
- The present invention falls within this field by providing a jewel with improved spring locking devices which can overcome the above mentioned drawbacks.
- In particular, according to the invention, a spring is used an end of which is welded inside one of the bars and gets out a little before the hinge, up to the other arm where the second, bent spring end gets into an opening in the arm wall.
- In the hinge area a cam is provided which engages the spring whereby, when opening the arms, the spring, by acting on the cam, tends to close the jewel.
- These and other features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description, provided by way of non restrictive example, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
- figure 2 schematically shows a bracelet according to the invention;
- figure 3 shows a detail of a partial cross-sectional view of the closed bracelet;
- figure 4 shows a detail of a partial cross-sectional view of the opened bracelet;
- figure 5 is a schematic perspective view of the two disassembled bars forming the bracelet.
- With reference to figure 2,
numeral 10 shows a jewel, specifically a bracelet, comprising a pair of arms orbars hinge 14. - According to the invention, a
spring member 15 acts on thearms - In particular an end of the
spring member 15 is welded atnumeral 16 to the inside of the two bars, it goes on inside the bar for a certain length and it gets out of the bar at anopening 17 near thehinge 14, to pass on said hinge and contact thesecond arm 13. - Here the
spring end 18 is bent inwards and it gets into acorresponding opening 19 in the wall of thebar 13. - A
cam member 20 being engaged by thespring 15 is integral with thebar 13. - The
cam member 20 has an outline with two opposedly sloping inclinations on which the the spring acts respectively in the opening and closing position, so that the force from the spring tends to keep the bracelet respectively open or closed. - When the
arms - Substantially, owing to the
cam 20, the spring tends to keep the bracelet in the opening or closing position by opposing the rotation of thearms - This configuration has several advantages with respect to the known embodiments, both from an aesthetic point of view, since only a part of the spring gets out of the arms, and only in the hinge area, and because the risk of skin pinching is considerably reduced, since the spring no longer moves away from the bracelet with the risk of pinching the user's skin when closing the bracelet.
- The invention has been described with specific reference to a bracelet, but clearly the same solution may be effectively applied to other jewels such as necklaces, ear-rings and the like. The same invention may then be carried out in several different ways.
- For instance, with jewels comprising a plurality of bars placed side by side a single pin may be provided which joins several bars, one or more of them receiving the springs which act on cams being integral with the pin and the second bar.
- Likewise, the dimensions, as well as the materials being used, may change according to the needs.
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- A jewel comprising two arms being hinged at one of their ends, and spring means for tightening said arms, an end of said spring means being attached to one of said arms and the other end of said spring means engaging the second arm, characterized in that the ends of said spring means are placed respectively inside one and the other arm, from which they get out at the hinge area.
- The jewel of claim 1, characterized in that said spring means comprise a spring member an end of which is welded inside one of said arms, said spring member getting out of said arm at the hinge area and going beyond said hinge, the second end of said spring member being bent and getting into a corresponding opening in the second arm.
- The jewel of claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is provided with a cam member being integral with one of said arms, said cam member engaging said spring member to deform it when rotating the arms to open or close the jewel, the outline of said cam member having two opposedly sloping sides, whereby, when the bracelet is in the opening or closing position, said spring engages either side, keeping said arms in said opening or closing position.
- A jewel being characterized in that it comprises:a pair of hinged arms;a spring member an end of which is welded inside one of said arms, whereas the second end is bent towards said arms and is inserted into a corresponding opening in the second arm, a cam being integral with said second arm, said cam engaging and deforming said spring member when the arms are rotated to bring the jewel from its opening position to its closing position or vice versa.
- The jewel of claim 4, in which the bent end of the spring member engages the cam when the jewel is opened, acting as a travel end means to limit the arm opening out.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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ITVI980060 | 1998-07-20 | ||
IT1998VI000060U IT245459Y1 (en) | 1998-07-20 | 1998-07-20 | JEWELRY, IN PARTICULAR BRACELET, WITH SPRING CLOSING DEVICE. |
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EP0974284A1 true EP0974284A1 (en) | 2000-01-26 |
EP0974284B1 EP0974284B1 (en) | 2003-09-03 |
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EP99106859A Expired - Lifetime EP0974284B1 (en) | 1998-07-20 | 1999-04-07 | Piece of jewellery, in particular bracelet, with improved spring locking device |
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AT (1) | ATE248537T1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69910914D1 (en) |
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EP2636329A1 (en) * | 2012-03-07 | 2013-09-11 | De Grisogono S.A. | Ring-shaped jewel with adjustable inner diameter |
WO2021038395A1 (en) * | 2019-08-27 | 2021-03-04 | G. Et F. Châtelain, Succursale De Chanel Sarl | Article of jewellery |
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US2713863A (en) * | 1953-11-18 | 1955-07-26 | Philip C Handerson | Self-piercing earring |
US3805548A (en) * | 1972-11-07 | 1974-04-23 | J Matwijcow | Bracelet having two spring-pressed halves |
EP0375565A2 (en) * | 1988-12-23 | 1990-06-27 | Allan B. Creates | Openable ring with safety snap lock element |
US5816073A (en) * | 1997-02-11 | 1998-10-06 | Marquesa, Inc. | Hinged earring |
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US2713863A (en) * | 1953-11-18 | 1955-07-26 | Philip C Handerson | Self-piercing earring |
US3805548A (en) * | 1972-11-07 | 1974-04-23 | J Matwijcow | Bracelet having two spring-pressed halves |
EP0375565A2 (en) * | 1988-12-23 | 1990-06-27 | Allan B. Creates | Openable ring with safety snap lock element |
US5816073A (en) * | 1997-02-11 | 1998-10-06 | Marquesa, Inc. | Hinged earring |
Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP2636329A1 (en) * | 2012-03-07 | 2013-09-11 | De Grisogono S.A. | Ring-shaped jewel with adjustable inner diameter |
WO2013131982A1 (en) * | 2012-03-07 | 2013-09-12 | De Grisogono S.A. | Ring-shaped piece of jewelry having an adjustable inner diameter |
WO2021038395A1 (en) * | 2019-08-27 | 2021-03-04 | G. Et F. Châtelain, Succursale De Chanel Sarl | Article of jewellery |
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EP0974284B1 (en) | 2003-09-03 |
ATE248537T1 (en) | 2003-09-15 |
IT245459Y1 (en) | 2002-03-20 |
DE69910914D1 (en) | 2003-10-09 |
ITVI980060U1 (en) | 2000-01-20 |
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