Classifications

• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
  • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
  • B44C1/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing decorative surface effects
  • B44C1/26—Inlaying with ornamental structures, e.g. niello work, tarsia work

Definitions

• Article comprising a support and a decorative motif element inlaid in the support and visible
• the present invention relates to the field of the ornamentation of articles or parts of any kind by the incrustation of decorative pattern elements on surface portions thereof forming support.
• the invention applies to any material capable of forming a support that is particularly rigid or flexible.
• the pattern element may be a stone, precious or not, a crimp or more generally any element likely to be embedded in a support material.
• connection mode is thus in some cases unsatisfactory.
• Another known means, when the support allows it, is mechanical and consists in producing a screwing or complementary element which is placed on the opposite face of the surface portion to be decorated and to screw or rivet the decorative pattern element. through the support.
• this connection mode is not suitable for a wide range of pattern elements. In particular the element must have a minimum size for the mechanical connection.
• the subject of the invention is a novel means for connecting a decorative motif element to a support which does not have the drawbacks of the prior art.
• An article comprising a support and at least one pattern element, such as decorative, inlaid in the support and visible, the support having at least one free surface portion, at least a first and a second material thickness underlying the surface portion, a housing for the pattern element being formed in the first and second thicknesses of the support and said pattern element being disposed in the housing.
• the article of the invention is characterized in that the pattern element comprises a first part, visible from the free surface portion of the support, and a lateral extension relative to the first part, said extension being covered by the first material thickness so as to prevent movement of the pattern element out of the housing.
• the article of the invention has the advantage of retaining the decorative element in a housing or a cavity formed in the thickness of the support, the holding means of the pattern element being ensured by a thickness of material immediately.
• the material constituting the support in which the pattern element is embedded is in a nonlimiting manner a flexible material such as a skin, a flexible synthetic resin, a rubber, a textile product, leather, a rigid or semi-rigid material such as as wood, tile, metal, glass, a rigid synthetic resin, but also can be based on cement, stone, plaster.
• the support can also be an assembly of these materials.
• the materials can be of any origin, vegetable, animal, mineral, synthetic natural or artificial.
• the decorative pattern element is advantageously a stone, precious or not, alone or embedded in a crimp, a textile element, an electronic component or any other element.
• said crimp comprises a body, provided with said extension, said body containing a stone.
• said body may comprise a pin on one side of said body opposite to that containing the stone.
• More generally said pattern element may be defined by any solid element, rigid or flexible, having a shape in which it is possible to distinguish a first part defining the visible part when it is mounted on the support and a second part forming a lateral extension by report to this first part.
• the lateral extension of the pattern element forms at least partly a flange.
• the housing in the holder comprises a first housing portion for the first visible portion and a second housing portion for lateral extension of the pattern member.
• the housing includes a neck housing the visible part of the decorative element.
• the support comprises at least two interconnected layers of material forming said first and second thicknesses.
• the support may comprise a larger number of layers and consist of a stack of layers bonded together by gluing or any other means, for example by sewing.
• the invention also relates to a method for making the above article. It includes the following steps:
• a housing for the pattern element in the support open on the free surface portion, the housing comprising a first portion in the first material thickness for the first portion of the pattern element and a second portion in the second thickness for lateral extension;
• the support comprising at least two layers: a first layer forming the first thickness and a second layer forming the second thickness, the two layers are interconnected to immobilize the pattern element in its housing.
• the product constituting the pattern element can be liquid when introduced into housing and made solid afterwards.
• it can be ice cubes. More generally, it may be food products.
• the invention is advantageously applied in the field of ready-to-wear, jewelery, leather goods, footwear, lingerie with support materials based on leather, fabrics, plastics, metal.
• the invention also applies to the decoration of buildings or furniture. It still applies to the automobile, aviation, navy.
• Figure 1 shows schematically in cross section an article of the invention according to a first embodiment
• Figure 2 shows schematically in cross section an article of the invention according to a second embodiment
• Figure 3 shows schematically in cross section an article of the invention according to a third embodiment
• Figure 4 shows schematically in cross section an article of the invention according to a fourth embodiment
• Figure 5 schematically shows the article seen from above with various forms of decorative pattern elements.
• Figure 6 shows exemplary embodiments with a rigid upper layer.
• Figure 7 shows an embodiment of a crimp of a pattern element according to the invention.
• FIG. 8 illustrates an alternative embodiment of FIG. 7.
• FIG. 1 we see, according to a first embodiment of the invention, the detail of an article comprising a support 10 and a decorative pattern element 1 10.
• the support is here formed three layers of material 1 1, 12, 13, for example a flexible material such as leather, in which is embedded the decorative element 1 10, for example a crimp which itself contains a stone.
• the element 1 10 is encrusted while being housed and retained in a housing made in the thickness of the support 10.
• the support comprises a surface portion with a visible outer face 11a.
• the pattern element 1 10 is shaped so as to have a first part 1 1 1 and a second part 1 12.
• the first part 1 1 1 is visible on the side of the surface portion 10a of the support. Here it protrudes slightly and forms a relief with respect to this face 10a.
• the second portion 1 12 forms a lateral extension relative to the first portion 1 1 1 and is not visible from the face 10a; it is covered by a material thickness of the support 10.
• the housing 10b of the support 10 comprises a first portion corresponding to the first portion 1 January 1 of the element 1 10.
• the housing 10b of the support comprises a second part in which is placed the element with its lateral extension 1 12.
• the support comprises a second thickness covering the opposite side of the element.
• This second thickness is formed here by the layer 13 opposite to the face 10a.
• the housing 10b is defined by a passage for the first part 1 1 1 of the pattern element 1 10, said passage being formed by the first material thickness, here defined by the two layers of material 1 1, 12 said housing 10b being furthermore formed by the second material thickness, here defined by the single layer of material 13, which closes said passage opposite said lateral extension 1 12.
• the layers 1 1, 12, 13 forming the thicknesses of the support are glued together. They can be linked in another way too.
• Figure 2 shows another embodiment of the invention.
• the pattern element 120 is a cut stone.
• the stone is formed of a first portion 121, visible, and a second portion 122 at its periphery forming lateral extension.
• the stone here is frustoconical on the side of the visible side and conical on the opposite side.
• the frustoconical face of the upper part constitutes the lateral extension 122 of the upper side and the surface at the base of the conical part constitutes the lateral extension of the opposite side.
• the support 20 comprises a stack of six layers, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 bonded together by bonding for example with a cavity forming an adjusted housing containing the stone 120. It is seen here that the upper layer 21 whose free face is the surface portion 20a. The upper layer 21 covers the lateral extension 122 of the pattern element 120. In this way, the upper layer on the one hand 21 partially overlaps the pattern element 120 and the underlying layers 22 on the other hand. 25 maintain the element 120 in the thickness of the support.
• Figure 3 illustrates another embodiment of the invention.
• the support 30 is formed of three layers 31, 32 and 33 superimposed and bonded together, with a visible surface portion 30a corresponding to the free face 31a of the upper layer 31.
• the pattern element 130 is disk-shaped with a first, visible, central portion 131 and a second peripheral portion; forming the lateral extension 132.
• the housing 30b of the support contains the element 130 and the upper layers 31 and 32 cover the lateral extension 132 on the side of the visible face 30a. The opposite side of the lateral extension 132 is covered by the layer 33.
• FIG. 4 illustrates a fourth embodiment with a support 40 formed of three layers 41, 42, 43 and a pattern element 140, in the housing 40b, which may for example be a crimp as in example 1.
• the element comprises a first part 141 visible through the face 40a of the support which corresponds to the visible face 41a of the upper layer 41.
• the first portion 141 is raised relative to the face 40a.
• the element 140 remains trapped by the lateral extension 142 between the layers 41 and 42.
• the opposite face comprises a central opening relative to the element 140.
• Figure 5 illustrates different forms of pattern element seen from above. It can be square round shape or others.
• Figure 6 shows two embodiments with a rigid upper layer.
• the upper layer may be for example wood.
• the decorative pattern element 150 rests on a layer 52, which may be rigid or flexible, in which a housing has been dug. It is held in place and immobilized by the upper layer 51 which is perforated to allow passage to the visible portion 151 of the element 150.
• the lateral extension 152 of the element 150 is sandwiched between the two layers 51 and 52.
• another element 160 in the form of a disk.
• Figure 7 shows an example of a pattern element 1 in the form of a crimp.
• the latter comprises a body 1 13, here in the form of a socket, in which a rock 1 14, in particular a gemstone or semi-precious stone is fixed, in particular crimped.
• Said body 1 13 comprises said extension 1 12 and forms with said stone 1 14 said first part 1 1 1 of the pattern element.
• said body 1 13 is provided with a pin 200, located on one side 202 of said body 1 13 opposite to that containing the rock 1 14, not shown.
• said extension January 12 is located between said pin 200 and the body portion 1 13 containing the stone 1 14. Said pin reinforces the strength of said pattern element in the support, particularly when the one is rigid in nature.
• the assembly of these elements comprises first cutting, for example punch, all or part of the various layers that will constitute the support with the housing conformed to the pattern elements that will be received.
• the housing 10b is cut in the two layers 1 1 and 12 then glue the two layers together to form a material thickness.
• the element 1 10 is slid into this housing by the face opposite to the free face 1 1 a of the layer January 1. Once the element 1 10 in place is covered together with the layer 13 that is glued.
• the lateral extension 1 12, at the periphery of the first part 1 1 of the element 1 10 is engaged by these two faces with the two thicknesses of material.
• the layers 22 to 25 it is possible, for example, to assemble the layers 22 to 25, to hollow out a cavity in order to house the conical tip of the element 120, in a preferably adjusted manner. Then, the upper layer 21, previously suitably cut in order to cover the peripheral zone 122, is placed.

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