EP1731053B1 - Bracelet articulé non extensible - Google Patents

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EP1731053B1
EP1731053B1 EP05012126A EP05012126A EP1731053B1 EP 1731053 B1 EP1731053 B1 EP 1731053B1 EP 05012126 A EP05012126 A EP 05012126A EP 05012126 A EP05012126 A EP 05012126A EP 1731053 B1 EP1731053 B1 EP 1731053B1
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Sébastien Hostettler
Philippe Loetscher
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Swatch Group Management Services AG
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Priority to EP05012126A priority patent/EP1731053B1/fr
Priority to SG200603308A priority patent/SG127834A1/en
Priority to TW095117709A priority patent/TW200714224A/zh
Priority to JP2006151311A priority patent/JP4866662B2/ja
Priority to KR1020060049935A priority patent/KR20060127762A/ko
Priority to US11/422,160 priority patent/US7856805B2/en
Priority to CNB2006100879048A priority patent/CN100551293C/zh
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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
    • A44C5/105—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece and linked together by one connecting element

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  • the present invention relates to a non-extensible articulated bracelet.
  • a bracelet can constitute a jewel or serve for the wearing of a wrist watch.
  • a non-extensible articulated bracelet is known by the patent CH 663 136 .
  • Such a bracelet comprises a succession of articulated elements by means of hinges. Each element has on one side a median knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles between which comes to nest the middle knuckle of the neighboring element.
  • the assembly between the links is provided by spring loaded bars freely traversing the knuckles of the adjacent links.
  • These spring bars are held in place by stirrup-shaped parts whose branches engage on either side of the extreme camons and have holes in which the pins of the spring bars engage.
  • the stirrup-shaped parts have, in addition to a functional role of maintaining in place the spring bars, a decorative role insofar as, having a different appearance from that of the articulated elements, they mark the separation between these elements.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the problem mentioned above as well as to others by providing a non-extensible articulated bracelet whose aesthetic appearance is improved, in particular when the material of the knuckles is different from that of the stirrups arranged between two links. successive.
  • the present invention relates to a non-stretchable articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of links articulated one after the other, each of the links comprising on one side a male hinge element and on the other side a hinge element.
  • female the male hinge element of a link coming into the female hinge element of the adjacent link to form a hinge, said hinge elements being traversed by an axis forming the articulation of the hinge, a piece in the form of a stirrup which covers said hinge comprising branches which engage on either side of the hinge and which have holes in which the ends of the axis engage, said bracelet being characterized in that a cover extending between two adjacent links is disposed between the hinge and the stirrup.
  • the present invention provides a non-stretchable articulated link bracelet comprising a cover that hides the hinges both flat and in the curved position of the bracelet, thus substantially improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material hinges are different from stirrups.
  • the cover is an elastic blade whose transverse edges engage in respective housings provided in the two adjacent links.
  • the elastic nature of the blade thus allows to exert a certain restoring force of the links in the flat position of the bracelet.
  • the blade has an opening intended to cooperate with a lug provided on the lower surface of the stirrup to hold it in place.
  • each of the links comprises on one side a central knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles, the median knuckle of a link coming to nest between the two end knuckles of the neighboring link, said shafts being traversed by the hinge axis and the branches of the stirrup-shaped part engaging on either side of the extreme shafts.
  • the axis of articulation is a spring bar which has at its two ends pins to be engaged in the branches of the stirrup.
  • a cylindrical tube of the same length as the median knuckle is introduced into the latter, this tube locally having a narrowing of diameter, and the pin having at a location corresponding to its length a groove intended to cooperate with the narrowing of diameter of the tube for axial immobilization.
  • the present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea of providing a cover between two adjacent links of a non-extensible articulated bracelet to hide the hinge connecting two such links.
  • the hinges connecting the links between them remain invisible in view that the bracelet is flat or curved, which significantly improves its aesthetic appearance, especially when the material of the hinge is different from that of stirrups as in the case of two-tone bracelets.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective and exploded view of a hinge connecting two adjacent links of a bracelet according to the invention.
  • this hinge comprises a median knuckle 2 and two end knuckles 4 provided on the opposite sides of a bracelet link 6. These knuckles 2 and 4 are arranged so that the median knuckle 2 a link 6 comes to nest between the two end knuckles 4 'of the adjacent link 6'.
  • the shades are formed of tubes that can be welded to the links. According to a variant, they can also come from material with said links. It goes without saying that this example of hinge is given purely for illustrative purposes only and that other types of hinges comprising a male hinge element which comes to nest in a female hinge element can be envisaged.
  • a tube 8 whose outer diameter corresponds to the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle is introduced into the latter. It is immobilized axially by the fact that the diameter of the holes of the extreme shafts is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle.
  • This tube 8 has locally, preferably in the middle or at each of its ends, a narrowing diameter or throttling 10.
  • the cover 12 which extends between two adjacent links is disposed under the stirrup 14, between the shafts and said stirrup.
  • This cover has the function to hide the hinges formed by the knuckles and the pins as well flat as in the curved position of the bracelet, significantly improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material of the shafts is different from that of the stirrups.
  • the cover 12 For its immobilization, the cover 12 has an opening 24 intended to cooperate with a lug 26 provided on the lower surface of the stirrup 14.
  • the cover 12 is an elastic blade whose transverse edges 28 engage in respective housings 30 formed in the thickness of the two adjacent links.
  • the transverse edges 28 of the blade are undeformed.
  • the transverse edges 28 of the blade flex by deforming elastically, thereby exerting on the links a restoring force in the flat position of the bracelet.
  • the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 are engaged on either side of the extreme shafts and the pin 22 is threaded into the holes 18 pierced in the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 and in the extreme knuckles and median to ensure the connection between two adjacent links.
  • the pin 22 has at a location of its length, in this case in the middle, a groove 34 intended to cooperate with the throat 10 provided in the middle of the tube 8 for the axial immobilization of said pin 22.
  • the constriction 10 forms on the inner surface of the tube 8 a bead which engages in the groove 34 provided on the outer surface of the pin 22 (see FIG. 7).
  • the hinge axis may be a spring bar 36 as shown in Figure 6, the outer diameter of which corresponds to the internal diameter of the holes of the shafts and which passes freely them.
  • the pins 38 of the bar engage in the holes 18 drilled in the legs 16 of the stirrup 14.
  • the hinge axis could be a cotter pin, a knurled pin or any other means of known connection.

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EP05012126A 2005-06-06 2005-06-06 Bracelet articulé non extensible Active EP1731053B1 (fr)

Priority Applications (10)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT05012126T ATE366058T1 (de) 2005-06-06 2005-06-06 Nichtausdehnbares gliedarmband
DE602005001558T DE602005001558T2 (de) 2005-06-06 2005-06-06 Nichtausdehnbares Gliedarmband
EP05012126A EP1731053B1 (fr) 2005-06-06 2005-06-06 Bracelet articulé non extensible
SG200603308A SG127834A1 (en) 2005-06-06 2006-05-16 Non-extending hinged bracelet
TW095117709A TW200714224A (en) 2005-06-06 2006-05-18 Non-extending hinged bracelet
JP2006151311A JP4866662B2 (ja) 2005-06-06 2006-05-31 非伸縮ヒンジ式ブレスレット
KR1020060049935A KR20060127762A (ko) 2005-06-06 2006-06-02 비-연장형 힌지 브레이슬릿
US11/422,160 US7856805B2 (en) 2005-06-06 2006-06-05 Non-extending hinged bracelet
CNB2006100879048A CN100551293C (zh) 2005-06-06 2006-06-06 不延伸的铰接手链
HK07102978.5A HK1095712A1 (en) 2005-06-06 2007-03-20 Non-extending hinged bracelet

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JP (1) JP4866662B2 (ja)
KR (1) KR20060127762A (ja)
CN (1) CN100551293C (ja)
AT (1) ATE366058T1 (ja)
DE (1) DE602005001558T2 (ja)
HK (1) HK1095712A1 (ja)
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ATE366058T1 (de) 2007-07-15
JP2006341091A (ja) 2006-12-21
CN100551293C (zh) 2009-10-21
US20060272354A1 (en) 2006-12-07
DE602005001558D1 (de) 2007-08-16
KR20060127762A (ko) 2006-12-13
JP4866662B2 (ja) 2012-02-01
EP1731053A1 (fr) 2006-12-13
CN1875806A (zh) 2006-12-13
US7856805B2 (en) 2010-12-28
HK1095712A1 (en) 2007-05-18
SG127834A1 (en) 2006-12-29
TW200714224A (en) 2007-04-16

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