EP2764792A1 - Schmuckkomponente mit Auskleidung - Google Patents

Schmuckkomponente mit Auskleidung Download PDF

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EP2764792A1
EP2764792A1 EP13154844.8A EP13154844A EP2764792A1 EP 2764792 A1 EP2764792 A1 EP 2764792A1 EP 13154844 A EP13154844 A EP 13154844A EP 2764792 A1 EP2764792 A1 EP 2764792A1
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tubular element
hole
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supporting housing
ornamental component
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Lee Antony GRAY
Jean-Pierre SELBE
Weerasak WANNACHAI
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Pandora AS
Pandora Production Co Ltd
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Pandora Production Co Ltd
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Priority to EP13154844.8A priority Critical patent/EP2764792A1/de
Priority to PCT/DK2014/050023 priority patent/WO2014121797A1/en
Priority to EP14703766.7A priority patent/EP2953498B1/de
Priority to KR1020157024638A priority patent/KR20150119098A/ko
Priority to BR112015019010A priority patent/BR112015019010A2/pt
Priority to JP2015556396A priority patent/JP2016506798A/ja
Priority to NZ709902A priority patent/NZ709902A/en
Priority to CA2898104A priority patent/CA2898104A1/en
Priority to MX2015010330A priority patent/MX2015010330A/es
Priority to EP14703765.9A priority patent/EP2953497B1/de
Priority to PCT/DK2014/050024 priority patent/WO2014121798A1/en
Priority to EA201591372A priority patent/EA028731B9/ru
Priority to CA2898075A priority patent/CA2898075A1/en
Priority to ES14703766.7T priority patent/ES2632968T3/es
Publication of EP2764792A1 publication Critical patent/EP2764792A1/de
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C11/00—Watch chains; Ornamental chains
    • A44C11/002—Ornamental chains composed of pearls

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  • the present invention relates to an ornamental component for a bracelet or necklace, and to a method of manufacturing an ornamental component.
  • Jewellery such as necklaces and bracelets, often consists of a plurality of freely movable ornamental components e.g. beads strung on an elongated member e.g. chain, wire, or string.
  • the through holes of the ornamental components may be provided with a lining to improve their strength.
  • a metal lining is used.
  • the lining may additionally provide additional creative opportunities for jewellery designers as the lining itself may be decorated, e.g. a decorative pattern may be edged on the openings of the lining.
  • the metal lining may be inserted using a pressing method.
  • a metal tubular element is inserted into the through hole of the ornamental component.
  • the ornamental component is positioned in a press having two specially designed rams, wherein a first opening of the metal tubular element engages with a first ram, and a second opening of the metal tubular element engages with a second ram.
  • a press having two specially designed rams, wherein a first opening of the metal tubular element engages with a first ram, and a second opening of the metal tubular element engages with a second ram.
  • the invention relates to an ornamental component for a bracelet and / or a necklace, said ornamental component having a through hole allowing said ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace, said through hole defining a through hole axis; said ornamental component comprising:
  • the production costs may be lowered.
  • the gripping element may be more efficiently protected from damage.
  • An ornamental component may be any component that can be strung on a bracelet and / or necklace for ornamental purposes such as a bead.
  • An ornamental component according to the first aspect of the invention may be used to organize freely movable beads on a bracelet or necklace, e.g. two ornamental components may be pulled to a desired position on an elongated member of a bracelet or necklace and released, whereby they resiliently grip the elongated member. Consequently, the bracelet or necklace is divided into three distinct zones for freely movable beads. This may be used to prevent all the freely movable beads from grouping together.
  • the self-supporting housing may constitute the outer surface of the ornamental component or may be covered with another layer or element constituting the outer surface of the ornamental component.
  • the self-supporting housing may have any shape such as approximately spherical, cylindrical or cubical.
  • the self-supporting housing has a structural strength allowing it to be securely handled during the manufacturing process of the ornamental component.
  • the self-supporting housing may provide the primary structural strength of the ornamental component.
  • the self-supporting housing may be made of metal, glass, wood, plastic or a combination thereof.
  • the trough hole of the self-supporting housing may have a constant width or may have a varying width (measured in planes being perpendicular to the through hole axis), e.g.
  • the through hole of the self-supporting housing may be wider in the central part of self-supporting housing than at the first opening and the second opening.
  • the inner surface of the through hole of the self-supporting housing may be spaced apart from the insert assembly by another element or a fluid e.g. air.
  • At least a part of the self-supporting housing may be transparent or semi-transparent.
  • the individual element of the insert assembly may be permanently attached or non-permanently attached.
  • the insert assembly may be inserted into the through hole of the housing through the first opening of the housing, i.e. the insert assembly may have a size and shape allowing it to be insertable through the first opening of the self-supporting housing.
  • the first tubular element may have any outer shape such as round or rectangular.
  • the through hole of the first tubular element may have any shape such as round or rectangular.
  • the first tubular element may be integrally molded, i.e. made from a single mold.
  • the first tubular element may be made of metal and / or plastic.
  • the gripping element may be made of a material configured to establish a high frictional connection with an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace, e.g. a chain, band, or strand of a necklace or bracelet.
  • the gripping element may be made of a deformable material such as a silicone material.
  • said gripping element is made of a first material and said first tubular element is made of a second material, wherein said coefficient of friction of said first material is higher than said coefficient of friction of said second material relative to sterling silver.
  • the coefficient of friction of the first material may be at least 10%, 20%, 40% or 60% higher than the coefficient of friction of the second material relative to sterling silver.
  • the gripping element is positioned in a central part of the ornamental component and have a width along the through hole axis of less than 95%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% or 50% of the width of the self-supporting housing along the through hole axis.
  • said first tubular element comprises a first circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis
  • said gripping element comprises a first gripping portion for frictionally gripping said elongated member of said bracelet and / or necklace, wherein said first gripping part extends through said first circumferential opening
  • said gripping element comprises a tubular portion, said first gripping portion protrudes from an interior surface of said tubular portion, and wherein said tubular portion of said gripping element surrounds a part of said first tubular element.
  • tubular element may in an efficient manner secure said gripping element inside said through hole of said ornamental component.
  • the entire gripping element may be integrally molded, i.e. made from a single mold.
  • said first tubular element comprises a second circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis and said gripping element comprises a second gripping portion protruding from an interior surface of said tubular portion of said gripping element, wherein said second gripping portion extends through said second circumferential opening.
  • said first tubular element comprises a third circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis and said gripping element comprises a third gripping portion protruding from an interior surface of said tubular potion of said gripping element, and wherein said third gripping portion extends through said third circumferential opening.
  • the first circumferential opening, the second circumferential opening and / or the third circumferential opening have a width along the through hole axis of less than 95%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% or 50% of the width of the first tubular element along the through hole axis.
  • each of the first circumferential opening, the second circumferential opening and / or the third circumferential opening extends between 5% and 33% of the circumference of the first tubular element in a plane being perpendicular to the through hole axis.
  • the first tubular element comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the second potion has a lower widest width than the widest width of the first portion, and wherein the tubular portion of the gripping element is arranged to fit snugly around the second portion of the first tubular element, and abutting the first portion of the first tubular element whereby the gripping element is prevented from moving in a first direction along the through hole axis relative to the first tubular element.
  • the first tubular element further comprises a third portion, and wherein the second potion has a lower widest width than the widest width of the first portion and the third portion, and wherein the tubular portion of the gripping element further abuts the third portion of the first tubular element thereby preventing the gripping element from moving in any direction along the through hole axis relative to the first tubular element.
  • the widest width is measured in a plane being perpendicular to the through hole axis.
  • said tubular portion of said gripping element has a widest width approximately equal to the widest width of the first portion and /or third portion of the first tubular element.
  • the ornamental component further comprises a second tubular element, and wherein said first tubular element is positioned inside said second tubular element.
  • the second tubular element may additionally hide non-decorative elements of the ornamental component, when the self-supporting housing is transparent or semi-transparent.
  • the second tubular element may have a width along the through hole axis being approximately equal to the width of the self-supporting housing.
  • the second tubular element may be fully inserted into the through hole of the self-supporting housing.
  • said first tubular element of said insert assembly at a first end further comprises a collar, wherein said collar is positioned outside said self-supporting housing at the first opening of said self-supporting housing and comprises a surface abutting an outer surface of said self-supporting housing thereby preventing said first tubular element of said insert assembly from moving in a first direction along said through hole axis relative to said ornamental component.
  • the outer surface may be an outer surface of said self-supporting housing.
  • the collar may be an integral portion of the first tubular element or may be attached to the first tubular element.
  • said ornamental component further comprises a locking element having a through hole wherein said locking element comprises an engagement portion positioned inside said self-supporting housing and a collar positioned outside said self-supporting housing at the second opening of said self-supporting housing, wherein said engagement portion is attached to said first tubular element and said collar comprises a surface abutting an outer surface of said self-supporting housing thereby preventing said first tubular element of said insert assembly from moving in a second direction along said through hole axis relative to said ornamental component.
  • the insert assembly is in an effective manner secured to the self-supporting housing.
  • the outer surface may be an outer surface of said self-supporting housing.
  • the engagement portion and the collar of the locking element may be integrally formed.
  • the locking element may be attached to the first tubular element by the use of glue or a mechanical locking mechanism.
  • said engagement part of said locking element is inserted into said first tubular element whereby said through hole of said locking element and said through hole of said first tubular element together forms the through hole of said ornamental component.
  • said engagement portion is attached to said first tubular element by a male / female locking mechanism, wherein the male part comprises a protruding portion and the female part comprises a recess and / or opening.
  • the engagement portion may be the male part and the first tubular element may be the female part, i.e. the engagement portion may comprise a protruding portion configured to engage with recess and / or opening in the first tubular element.
  • the first tubular element may be the male part and the engagement portion may be the female part.
  • the male / female locking mechanism is of the snap lock type wherein a translation and / or rotation from a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part to a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part requires less force than a translation and / or rotation from a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part to a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part.
  • the male / female locking mechanism may be of the rotational lock type, wherein the female part (the engagement portion or the first tubular element) comprises a recess and / or opening configured to allow the protruding portion of the male part to translate inside the recess and / or opening along the through hole axis when the locking element is in a free rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element, and to be prevented from moving in at least a first direction along the through hole axis when the locking element is in a locked position relative to the first tubular element and the locking element is in a locked rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element.
  • the male part comprises a plurality of protruding portions and the female part comprises a plurality of recess and / or openings.
  • the locking element may be attached to the first tubular element by firstly rotationally orienting the locking element in the free rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element, next translating the first tubular element and / or the locking element along the through hole axis until the locking element is in the locked position relative to the first tubular element, and finally rotating the first tubular element and / or the locking element from the free rotational orientation to the locked rotational orientation.
  • the protruding portion of the male part and / or the recess and / or opening of the female part may be configured so that a rotation from the free rotational orientation to the locked rotational orientation requires less force than a rotation from the locked rotational orientation to the free rotational orientation.
  • the male part (the engagement portion or the first tubular element) comprises a flexible member configured to deform from a first shape to a second shape when the male part comes into contact with the female part, and further to snap back into approximately the first shape when the flexible member is aligned with the recess and / or opening of the female part, whereby the flexible member engages with the recess and / or opening and locks the male part to the female part, allowing the locking element to be attached to the first tubular element by a pure translation between the two.
  • the male part comprises two flexible members, and the female part comprises two recesses and / or openings.
  • the two flexible members may be arranged at opposite sides of the male part.
  • the two recesses and / or openings may be arranged at opposite sides of the female part.
  • the ornamental component has a length along the through hole axis between 2 mm and 5 cm.
  • the invention relates to a bracelet or a necklace comprising:
  • the elongated member may be any elongated member suitable for jewellery such as a metal chain, leather string, a fabric string, or an anchor type chain.
  • the particular force is higher than the maximum gravitational force gravity acting on the ornamental component.
  • the bracelet or necklace further comprises at least one freely movable ornamental component strung on said elongated member.
  • the bracelet or necklace further comprises a plurality of freely movable ornamental components strung on said elongated member.
  • the bracelet or necklace further comprises a second ornamental component as disclosed in relation to the first aspect of the invention strung on said elongated member; wherein the second ornamental component is configured so that the gripping element resiliently grips the elongated member to fix the second ornamental component along the elongated member until a particular force is acting on said second ornamental component, whereby the second ornamental component can be moved along the elongated member.
  • the invention relates to a method for manufacturing an ornamental component, said ornamental component having a through hole allowing said ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace, said through hole defining a through hole axis, comprising the steps of:
  • the insert assembly is inserted in said through hole of said self-supporting housing through said first opening of said self-supporting housing.
  • the ornamental component is an ornamental component as disclosed in relation to the first aspect of the invention.
  • said insert assembly is assembled before it is inserted into said through hole of said self-supporting housing.
  • said first tubular element comprises a first circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis
  • said gripping element comprises a first gripping portion, for frictionally gripping said elongated member of said bracelet and / or necklace, and a tubular portion, wherein said first gripping portion is protruding from an inner surface of said tubular portion
  • the step of assembling said insert assembly comprises pulling said gripping element around said first tubular element until said first gripping portion is aligned with said first circumferential opening, whereby said first gripping portion extends through said first circumferential opening and a part of said inner surface of said tubular portion rests upon a part of the outer surface of said first tubular element thereby securing said gripping element to said first tubular element.
  • said first tubular element further comprises a second circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis
  • said gripping element further comprises a second gripping portion for frictionally gripping said elongated member of said bracelet and / or necklace, wherein said second gripping portion is protruding from an inner surface of said tubular portion
  • the step of assembling said insert assembly comprises pulling said gripping element around said first tubular element until said first gripping portion is aligned with said firsts circumferential opening and said second gripping portion is aligned with said second circumferential opening, whereby said first gripping portion extends through said first circumferential opening, said second gripping portion extends through said second circumferential opening, and a part of said inner surface of said tubular portion rests upon a part of the outer surface of said first tubular element thereby attaching said gripping element to said first tubular element.
  • said first tubular element further comprises a third circumferential opening extending along the through hole axis
  • said gripping element further comprises a third gripping portion for frictionally gripping said elongated member of said bracelet and / or necklace, wherein said third gripping portion is protruding from an inner surface of said tubular portion
  • the step of assembling said insert assembly comprises pulling said gripping element around said first tubular element until said first gripping portion is aligned with said first circumferential opening, said second gripping portion is aligned with said second circumferential opening, and said third gripping portion is aligned with said third circumferential opening, whereby said first gripping portion extends through said first circumferential opening, said second gripping portion extends through said second circumferential opening, said third gripping portion extends through said third circumferential opening, and a part of said inner surface of said tubular portion rests upon a part of the outer surface of said first tubular element thereby attaching said gripping element to said first tubular element.
  • said ornamental component further comprises a locking element having a through hole, wherein said locking element comprises an engagement part for engaging with said insert assembly and a collar for being positioned outside said self-supporting housing, said method further comprising the step of:
  • said engagement part is attached to said insert assembly by a male / female locking mechanism.
  • the invention relates to a tubular element for securing a griping element, for gripping an elongated member of a bracelet and / necklace, in a through hole of an ornamental component, said tubular element having a through hole defining a tubular element through hole axis, wherein said tubular element comprises a first circumferential opening extending along the tubular element through hole axis for receiving a first gripping portion of said gripping element allowing said first gripping portion to extend through said first circumferential opening.
  • said tubular element further comprises a second circumferential opening extending along the tubular element through hole axis for receiving a second gripping portion of said gripping element allowing said second gripping portion to extend through said second circumferential opening.
  • said tubular element further comprises a third circumferential opening extending along the tubular element through hole axis for receiving a third gripping portion of said gripping element allowing said third gripping portion to extend through said third circumferential opening.
  • the first circumferential opening, the second circumferential opening and / or the third circumferential opening have a width along the tubular element through hole axis of less than 95%, 90%, 80%, 70%, 60% or 50% of the width of the tubular element along the tubular element through hole axis.
  • each of the first circumferential opening, the second circumferential opening and / or the third circumferential opening extends between 5% and 33% of the circumference of the tubular element in a plane being perpendicular to the tubular element through hole axis.
  • said tubular element is insertable in a through hole of a self-supporting housing of said ornamental component through a first opening of said through hole of said self-supporting housing.
  • the tubular element comprises a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is positioned next to the second portion, the second potion has a lower widest width than the widest width of the first portion measured in a plane being perpendicular to the tubular element through hole axis, and wherein the first circumferential opening is positioned at the second portion of the tubular element.
  • the second circumferential opening is positioned at the second portion of the tubular element.
  • the third circumferential opening is positioned at the second portion of the tubular element.
  • the tubular element further comprises a third portion positioned next to the second portion, and wherein the second portion has a lower widest width than the widest width of the first portion and the third portion, measured in a plane being perpendicular to the tubular element through hole axis.
  • the first circumferential opening extends approximately the entire length, along the tubular element through hole axis, of the second portion of the tubular element.
  • the second circumferential opening extends approximately the entire length, along the tubular element through hole axis, of the second portion of the tubular element.
  • the third circumferential opening extends approximately the entire length, along the tubular element through hole axis, of the second portion of the tubular element.
  • said tubular element further comprises a collar for being positioned outside said self-supporting housing said collar comprising a surface for abutting an outer surface of said self-supporting housing for preventing said tubular element from moving in a first direction along said tubular element through hole axis relative to said self-supporting housing.
  • the collar may be an integral portion of the first tubular element or may be attached to the first tubular element.
  • the collar may be arranged at a first opening of the through hole of the tubular element.
  • said engagement portion is attached to said first tubular element by a male / female locking mechanism, wherein the male part comprises a protruding portion and the female part comprises a recess and / or opening.
  • the engagement portion may be the male part and the first tubular element may be the female part, i.e. the engagement portion may comprise a protruding portion configured to engage with recess and / or opening in the first tubular element.
  • the first tubular element may be the male part and the engagement portion may be the female part.
  • the male / female locking mechanism is of the snap lock type wherein a translation and / or rotation from a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part to a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part requires less force than a translation and / or rotation from a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part to a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part.
  • the male / female locking mechanism may be of the rotational lock type, wherein the female part (locking element or the tubular element) comprises a recess and / or opening configured to allow the protruding portion of the male part to translate inside the recess and / or opening along the tubular element through hole axis when the locking element is in a free rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element, and to be prevented from moving in at least a first direction along the tubular element through hole axis when the locking element is in a locked position relative to the first tubular element and the locking element is in a locked rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element.
  • the male part comprises a plurality of protruding portions and the female part comprises a plurality of recesses and / or openings.
  • the protruding portion of the male part and / or the recess and / or opening of the female part may be configured so that a rotation from the free rotational orientation to the locked rotational orientation requires less force than a rotation from the locked rotational orientation to the free rotational orientation.
  • the tubular element has a length along the tubular element through hole axis between 2 mm and 3 cm.
  • the invention relates to an ornamental component for a bracelet and / or a necklace said ornamental component having a through hole allowing said ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace, said through hole defining a through hole axis; said ornamental component comprising:
  • the lining (the first tubular element and the locking element) may be attached to the bead without deforming it. This allows more complex insert elements to be used such as pre decorated linings and lining composed of a plurality of elements.
  • An ornamental component may be any component that can be strung on a bracelet and / or necklace for ornamental purposes such as a bead.
  • An ornamental component according to the fifth aspect of the invention may be an freely movable ornamental component or an ornamental component used to organize freely movable beads on a bracelet or necklace.
  • the self-supporting housing may constitute the outer surface of the ornamental component or may be covered with another layer or element constituting the outer surface of the ornamental component.
  • the self supporting housing may have any shape such as approximately spherical, cylindrical or cubical.
  • the self-supporting housing has a structural strength allowing it to be securely handled during the manufacturing process of the ornamental component.
  • the self-supporting housing may provide the primary structural strength of the ornamental component.
  • the self-supporting housing may be made of metal, glass, wood, plastic or a combination thereof.
  • the through hole of the self-supporting housing may have a constant width or may have a varying width (measured in planes being perpendicular to the through hole axis), e.g. the through hole of the self-supporting housing may be wider in the central part of self-supporting housing than at the first opening and the second opening.
  • the inner surface of the through hole of the self-supporting housing may be spaced apart from the insert assembly by another element or a fluid e.g. air. At least a part of the self-supporting housing may be transparent or semi-transparent.
  • the engagement portion and the first tubular element may be permanently attached or non-permanently attached.
  • the first tubular element may have any outer shape such as round or rectangular.
  • the through hole of the first tubular element may have any shape such as round or rectangular.
  • the first tubular element may be integrally molded, i.e. made from a single mold.
  • the first tubular element may be made of metal and / or plastic.
  • the engagement portion of the locking element may be attached to the first tubular element by the use of an adhesive or a mechanical locking mechanism.
  • said engagement portion is attached to said first tubular element by a male / female locking mechanism, wherein the male part comprises a protruding portion and the female part comprises a recess and / or opening.
  • the engagement portion may be the male part and the first tubular element may be the female part, i.e. the engagement portion may comprise a protruding portion configured to engage with recess and / or opening in the first tubular element.
  • the first tubular element may be the male part and the engagement portion may be the female part.
  • the ornamental component further comprises a second tubular element, and wherein said first tubular element and said engagement portion of said locking element is positioned inside said second tubular element.
  • the second tubular element may additionally hide non-decorative elements of the ornamental component, when the self-supporting housing is transparent or semi-transparent.
  • the second tubular element may additionally protect the attachment between the first tubular element and the engagement portion.
  • the second tubular element may have a length along the through hole axis being approximately equal to the length of the self-supporting housing.
  • the second tubular element may be fully inserted into the through hole of the self-supporting housing.
  • the engagement portion of the locking element may be fully inserted into the second tubular element.
  • the male / female locking mechanism is of the snap lock type wherein a translation and / or rotation from a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part, to a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part, requires less force than a translation and / or rotation from a locked rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part to a free rotational orientation and / or position of the male and female part.
  • the male / female locking mechanism is of the rotational lock type, wherein the female part (the engagement portion or the first tubular element) comprises a recess and / or opening configured to allow the protruding portion of the male part to translate inside the recess and / or opening along the through hole axis when the locking element is in a free rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element, and to be prevented from moving in at least a first direction along the through hole axis when the locking element is in a locked position relative to the first tubular element and the locking element is in a locked rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element.
  • the male part comprises a plurality of protruding portions and the female part comprises a plurality of recesses and / or openings.
  • the locking element may be attached to the first tubular element by firstly rotationally orienting the locking element in the free rotational orientation relative to the first tubular element, next translating the first tubular element and / or the locking element along the through hole axis until the locking element is in the locked position relative to the first tubular element, and finally rotating the first tubular element and / or the locking element from the free rotational orientation to the locked rotational orientation.
  • the protruding portion of the male part and / or the recess and / or opening of the female part may be configured so that a rotation from the free rotational orientation to the locked rotational orientation requires less force than a rotation from the locked rotational orientation to the free rotational orientation.
  • the male part (the engagement portion or the first tubular element) comprises a flexible member configured to deform from a first shape to a second shape when the male part comes into contact with the female part, and further to snap back into approximately the first shape when the flexible member is aligned with the recess and / or opening of the female part, whereby the flexible member engages with the recess and / or opening and locks the male part to the female part, allowing the locking element to be attached to the first tubular element by a pure translation between the two.
  • the male part comprises two flexible members, and the female part comprises two recesses and / or openings.
  • the two flexible members may be arranged at opposite sides of the male part.
  • the two recesses and / or openings may be arranged at opposite sides of the female part.
  • said engagement part of said locking element is inserted into said first tubular element whereby said through hole of said locking element and said through hole of said first tubular element together forms the through hole of said ornamental component.
  • said first tubular element at a first end further comprises a collar, wherein said collar is positioned outside said self-supporting housing at the first opening of said self-supporting housing and comprises a surface abutting an outer surface of said self-supporting housing thereby preventing said first tubular element from moving in a first direction along said through hole axis relative to said ornamental component.
  • said locking element further comprises a collar positioned outside said self-supporting housing at the second opening of said self-supporting housing, said collar comprising a surface abutting an outer surface of said self-supporting housing thereby preventing said first tubular element from moving in a second direction along said through hole axis relative to said ornamental component.
  • the first tubular element is part of an insert assembly inserted in said through hole of said self-supporting housing through said first opening of said self-supporting housing, wherein said insert assembly is assembled from said first tubular element and a gripping element for frictionally gripping a part of said bracelet and / or necklace; wherein said first tubular element is configured to secure said gripping element inside said through hole of said ornamental component.
  • the invention relates to a method for manufacturing an ornamental component, said ornamental component having a through hole allowing said ornamental component to be strung on an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace, said through hole defining a through hole axis, the method comprising the steps of:
  • the lining (the first tubular element and the locking element) may be attached to the bead without deforming it. This allows more complex insert elements to be used such as pre decorated linings and linings composed of a plurality of elements.
  • the engagement portion is attached to said tubular element by a by a male / female locking mechanism.
  • the method further comprises the step of inserting a second tubular element into the through hole of the self-supporting housing, either through said first opening or said second opening of said self-supporting housing, wherein said first tubular element and said engagement portion of said locking element is inserted into said second tubular element.
  • the ornamental component is an ornamental component as disclosed in relation to the fifth aspect of the invention.
  • the different aspects of the present invention can be implemented in different ways including as ornamental components, bracelets or necklaces comprising ornamental components, tubular elements for ornamental components, and methods for manufacturing ornamental components described above and in the following, each yielding one or more of the benefits and advantages described in connection with at least one of the aspects described above, and each having one or more preferred embodiments corresponding to the preferred embodiments described in connection with at least one of the aspects described above and / or disclosed in the dependant claims.
  • aspects described in connection with one of the aspects described herein may equally be applied to the other aspects.
  • aspects of the first tubular element disclosed in relation to the first aspect of the invention may be applied to the tubular element disclosed in relation to the fourth aspect of the invention and vice versa.
  • aspects disclosed in relation to the ornamental component disclosed in relation to the first aspect of the invention may be applied to the method disclosed in relation to the third aspect of the invention and vice versa.
  • Further aspects disclosed in relation to the ornamental component disclosed in relation to the fifth aspect of the invention may be applied to the method disclosed in relation to the sixth aspect of the invention and vice versa.
  • Figs. 1a-c show an ornamental component 100 for a bracelet and / or a necklace having a through hole defining a through hole axis 104, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1a shows a side view
  • Fig. 1b shows a front view
  • Fig. 1c shows a cross-section along the line A shown in Fig. 1b .
  • the ornamental component 100 comprises a self-supporting housing 101 having a through hole 150 comprising a first opening at a first side of the self-supporting housing 151 and a second opening at a second side of the self-supporting housing 152, and an insert assembly 102 103 inserted in said through hole 150 of said self-supporting housing 101.
  • the insert assembly 102 103 comprises a first tubular element 102 and a gripping element 103 (only schematically shown).
  • the gripping element 103 is configured for frictionally gripping a part of a bracelet and / or necklace.
  • the first tubular element 102 has a through hole 140 which in this embodiment forms the full through hole of the ornamental component 100.
  • the through hole of the first tubular element 140 forms only a limited part of the through hole of the ornamental component 100.
  • the through hole of the ornamental component allows it to be strung on an elongated member of a bracelet and / or necklace.
  • the trough hole of the self-supporting housing 150 has a varying width (measured in planes being perpendicular to the through hole axis), i.e. the through hole of the self-supporting housing 150 is wider in the central part of self-supporting housing than at the first opening 151 and the second opening 152.
  • the inner surface of the through hole of the self-supporting housing 150 is spaced apart from the insert assembly 102 103 by a fluid e.g. air.
  • the first tubular element 102 is configured to secure said gripping element 103 inside the through hole 150 of said ornamental component. This may be achieved by attaching said gripping element 103 to the first tubular element 102 e.g.
  • the first tubular element 102 may alternatively secure the gripping element 103 inside the through hole 150 of said ornamental component by having a part of the gripping element wrapped around its outer surface as disclosed in relation to Figs. 3-5 .

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PCT/DK2014/050023 WO2014121797A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Ornamental component with lining
EP14703766.7A EP2953498B1 (de) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Schmuckkomponente mit auskleidung
KR1020157024638A KR20150119098A (ko) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 고정요소를 구비한 장식용 부품
BR112015019010A BR112015019010A2 (pt) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 componente ornamental para um bracelete e/ou um cordão, bracelete ou cordão, e método para fabricar um componente ornamental
JP2015556396A JP2016506798A (ja) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 グリップ部材を備えた装飾部品
NZ709902A NZ709902A (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Ornamental component with gripping element
CA2898104A CA2898104A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Ornamental component with lining
MX2015010330A MX2015010330A (es) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Componente de adorno con elemento de sujecion.
EP14703765.9A EP2953497B1 (de) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Schmuckkomponente mit auskleidung
PCT/DK2014/050024 WO2014121798A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Ornamental component with gripping element
EA201591372A EA028731B9 (ru) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Декоративный компонент, снабженный захватным элементом
CA2898075A CA2898075A1 (en) 2013-02-11 2014-02-03 Ornamental component with gripping element
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