EP3122200B1 - Device for fastening a piece of jewellery, in particular an earring - Google Patents

Device for fastening a piece of jewellery, in particular an earring Download PDF

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EP3122200B1
EP3122200B1 EP15711145.1A EP15711145A EP3122200B1 EP 3122200 B1 EP3122200 B1 EP 3122200B1 EP 15711145 A EP15711145 A EP 15711145A EP 3122200 B1 EP3122200 B1 EP 3122200B1
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Sébastien BARIER
Daniel Abou Assi
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C7/00—Ear-rings; Devices for piercing the ear-lobes
    • A44C7/003—Ear-studs or their catch devices
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C15/00—Other forms of jewellery
    • A44C15/0035—Piercing type jewellery
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/41—Pierced earring fastener

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  • the invention is in the field of jewelry, including jewelry inserted through a piercing made in the body, particularly an earring.
  • the earrings generally have a unique size designed to fit, at best, all shapes and sizes of ears.
  • the ears can have shapes and dimensions that can vary significantly; thus, such earrings are rarely perfectly adapted, so that, for example, the jewel that adorns them, poorly maintained, can take an unsightly position.
  • the document WO2011 / 15790 discloses a piercing according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the object of the invention is in particular to provide a device for fixing a jewel through a hole in the body, including an earring device, adapted to provide an improved fit of the jewel on the ear.
  • this device further comprises means for reversibly locking the lock in its unlocked position.
  • the figures illustrate an earring device 1 comprising a rod 2, provided to pass through the ear of a wearer of the earring, and a lock 3, provided to retain the loop on the ear.
  • the figure 1 further illustrates a support 4 for a jewel 7, drawn separately, and adapted to be fixed to a fixing head 6 formed at the front of the rod 2.
  • the device 1 whatever its position, in particular an unlocked position or a locking position, is substantially symmetrical with respect to a plane P, which is that of the Figures 1 and 2 .
  • the latch 3 is arranged transversely to the rod, so that when the rod is passed through the ear, the latch disposed behind the ear, prevents the accidental removal of the loop equipped with the device 1.
  • An example of a jewel, adorning the earring, is schematized in dotted lines at the figure 1 ; fixed to the support 4, preferably by welding, it ensures, with lock, the maintenance of the loop on the ear, the ear being taken between the jewel 7 and the lock 3.
  • a polarizer 5 extending rearwardly support 4 is provided to engage a complementary shape 10 of the head 6; to ensure proper positioning of the jewel 7 relative to the device 1.
  • the head 6 of the rod 2 is equipped with a spring ring 8 provided to snap inside a housing 9 of the support 4, in order to fix the jewel 7 to the rod 2.
  • a flat bar 11 s 'extends from head to back, according to a direction X2.
  • the bar 11 comprises two faces 12 parallel to each other and to the plane of symmetry P; the bar forms an oblong window 13 which passes through the plate from one face 12 to the other face 12 and extends in the direction X2.
  • the rear end 14 of the bar 11, opposite to the head 6, has a circular shape, in the plane of the figure 1 .
  • An end slot 16 is formed in said end.
  • Five lateral notches 17 are formed in a left lateral edge (in the position of the Figures 1 and 2 ) of the bar 11. The side notches are closer to the head 6 than the rear end 14.
  • the notches are portions of cylinders.
  • the latch 3 extends longitudinally along an axis X3 substantially coincident with the direction X2 when the device is in its unlocked position. It has a substantially cylindrical outer shape of diameter D3.
  • the lock 3 includes a first part, right on the figure 1 forming a clevis 21 formed of two flanges 22 (see figure 3 ) between which the bar 11 is mounted slippery.
  • a journal 23 is carried by the yoke 21, at a distance from the longitudinal ends 24, 26 of the latch 3, in particular at a distance from a first longitudinal end 24 forming an end, free and open between the two flanges 22, of the yoke 21.
  • the lock 3 includes a second part, left on the figure 1 forming a cylindrical housing 27.
  • the housing 27 is closed on the side of the second longitudinal end 26, longitudinally opposite the first longitudinal end 24.
  • the second portion comprises a cylindrical passage 28 of smaller diameter than that of the housing 27; a frustoconical collar 29 connects the housing 27 and the passage 28.
  • the housing 27 contains a ball 32 and a helical spring 31 arranged to push the ball 32 towards the neck 29.
  • the lock 3 further comprises a ball 33, housed in the passage 28, and kept pressed against the rod 2 by the ball 32, under the action of the spring 31.
  • a bridge 36 connects the two flanges 22, near the first end 24 of the latch 3.
  • the bridge is provided to fit into a recess 37 formed in a straight edge of the rod, to abut there; thus, when the lock is in the unlocked position, the second part can not swing to the right, because of the abutment of the bridge 36 in the recess 37, but only to the left, that is to say in the position illustrated in the figure 1 .
  • the rotation can be continued until the lock is substantially perpendicular to the rod, then followed by a translation of the latch 3 along the rod 2 and towards the head 6, guided by the pin 33 in engagement in the window 13.
  • the ball 33 first engages with the rearmost of the lateral notches 17; if the translation is continued in the direction of the head 6, the ball engages with one then the other of the following lateral notches 17.
  • the ball escapes the notch with which is engaged, going up along a blank of this notch, thereby exerting a force against the action of the spring, pushing the ball 32 in direction of the second end 26 of the lock 3 until the ball 33 sort of notch.
  • the notch is chosen which allows the loop 1.7 to be best held on the ear, depending on the thickness of the ear, the desired aesthetics and comfort.
  • the latch 3 and the notches 16, 17 are designed so that during normal use of the earring, the ball always remains in engagement with the notch chosen, the effort required by the user of the buckle. ear to free the ball of a notch not to be excessive.
  • the rod and the lock are substantially inscribed in a cylinder of diameter D3 of 0.95 mm.
  • the yoke can be formed by the rod and the plate to be formed by the latch.
  • a device according to the invention is also particularly advantageous, since the lock remains integral with the rod and can not be lost.

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L'invention se situe dans le domaine des bijoux, notamment des bijoux s'insérant au travers d'un perçage réalisé dans le corps, particulièrement une boucle d'oreille.
Les boucles d'oreille ont généralement une taille unique prévues pour s'adapter, au mieux, à toutes les formes et dimensions d'oreilles. Cependant, les oreilles peuvent avoir des formes et des dimensions pouvant varier de façon importante ; ainsi, de telles boucles d'oreilles sont rarement parfaitement adaptées, de sorte que, par exemple, le bijou qui les orne, mal maintenu, peut prendre une position inesthétique. Le document WO2011/15790 divulgue un piercing selon le préambule de la revendication 1. Le but de l'invention est notamment de proposer un dispositif pour fixer un bijou au travers d'un orifice ménagé dans le corps, notamment un dispositif de boucle d'oreille, adapté à fournir un maintien amélioré du bijou sur l'oreille.The invention is in the field of jewelry, including jewelry inserted through a piercing made in the body, particularly an earring.
The earrings generally have a unique size designed to fit, at best, all shapes and sizes of ears. However, the ears can have shapes and dimensions that can vary significantly; thus, such earrings are rarely perfectly adapted, so that, for example, the jewel that adorns them, poorly maintained, can take an unsightly position. The document WO2011 / 15790 discloses a piercing according to the preamble of claim 1. The object of the invention is in particular to provide a device for fixing a jewel through a hole in the body, including an earring device, adapted to provide an improved fit of the jewel on the ear.

Selon la revendication 1, un tel dispositif pour fixer un bijou au travers d'un orifice traversant ménagé dans un corps, notamment un dispositif de boucle d'oreille, est constitué :

  • d'une tige adaptée pour traverser l'orifice ;
  • d'un verrou articulé avec la tige, le verrou pouvant prendre une position déverrouillée, dans laquelle le verrou est aligné avec la tige et plusieurs positions de verrouillage le long de la tige, dans lesquelles le verrou est disposé transversalement à la tige ;
  • des moyens pour bloquer de façon réversible le verrou dans une des positions de verrouillage
According to claim 1, such a device for fixing a jewel through a through orifice formed in a body, in particular an earring device, consists of:
  • a rod adapted to cross the orifice;
  • an articulated latch with the shank, the latch being able to assume an unlocked position, wherein the latch is aligned with the shank and a plurality of locking positions along the rod, wherein the latch is disposed transversely to the rod;
  • means for reversibly locking the latch in one of the locking positions

Avantageusement, ce dispositif comprend en outre des moyens pour bloquer de façon réversible le verrou dans sa position déverrouillée.Advantageously, this device further comprises means for reversibly locking the lock in its unlocked position.

Le verrou comprend une targette et des moyens élastiques pour maintenir la targette en contact contre la tige, la tige peut comprendre des logements pour recevoir la targette, les moyens de blocage pouvant comprendre les logements, la targette et les moyens élastiques. Ainsi, lorsque la targette vient en prise dans un des logements, selon la position du logement sur la tige, le verrou est maintenu dans sa position déverrouillée ou dans une des positions de verrouillage correspondante. Un effort supérieur à un effort de blocage exercé sur la targette par les moyens élastiques permet de faire sortir la targette de son logement.
De préférence, la targette a la forme d'une bille maintenue en contact, de préférence roulant, contre la tige par les moyens élastiques. Les logements peuvent être des encoches transversales à un sens de déplacement de la targette le long de la tige.
Des modes de réalisation et des variantes seront décrits ci-après, à titre d'exemples non limitatifs, avec référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 est une vue schématique, partiellement en transparence d'un dispositif selon l'invention pour une boucle d'oreille, dans une position de verrouillage ;
  • la figure 2 est une vue schématique similaire à celle de la figure 1, du dispositif de la figure 1, dans sa position déverrouillée ; et,
  • la figure 3 est une vue selon III du dispositif dans sa position de la figure 2.
The lock comprises a bolt and resilient means for holding the bolt in contact against the rod, the rod may comprise housing for receiving the bolt, the locking means may comprise the housing, the bolt and the elastic means. Thus, when the bolt engages in one of the housings, depending on the position of the housing on the rod, the latch is maintained in its unlocked position or in one of the corresponding locking positions. A force greater than a blocking force exerted on the bolt by the resilient means makes it possible to release the bolt from its housing.
Preferably, the bolt is in the form of a ball held in contact, preferably rolling, against the rod by the elastic means. The housing may be notches transverse to a direction of movement of the bolt along the rod.
Embodiments and variants will be described hereinafter, by way of non-limiting examples, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • the figure 1 is a schematic view, partly in transparency of a device according to the invention for an earring, in a locking position;
  • the figure 2 is a schematic view similar to that of the figure 1 , of the device of the figure 1 in its unlocked position; and,
  • the figure 3 is a view along III of the device in its position of the figure 2 .

Les figures illustrent un dispositif 1 de boucle d'oreille comprenant une tige 2, prévue pour traverser l'oreille d'un porteur de la boucle d'oreille, et, un verrou 3, prévu pour retenir la boucle sur l'oreille. La figure 1 illustre en outre un support 4 pour un bijou 7, dessiné séparément, et prévu pour être fixé à une tête de fixation 6 formée à l'avant de la tige 2.The figures illustrate an earring device 1 comprising a rod 2, provided to pass through the ear of a wearer of the earring, and a lock 3, provided to retain the loop on the ear. The figure 1 further illustrates a support 4 for a jewel 7, drawn separately, and adapted to be fixed to a fixing head 6 formed at the front of the rod 2.

Le dispositif 1, quelle que soit sa position, notamment une position déverrouillée ou une position de verrouillage, est sensiblement symétrique par rapport à un plan P, qui est celui des figures 1 et 2.The device 1, whatever its position, in particular an unlocked position or a locking position, is substantially symmetrical with respect to a plane P, which is that of the Figures 1 and 2 .

Dans la position de la figure 1, le verrou 3 est disposé transversalement à la tige, de sorte que lorsque la tige est passée au travers de l'oreille, le verrou disposé derrière l'oreille, empêche le retrait accidentel de la boucle équipée du dispositif 1.In the position of the figure 1 , the latch 3 is arranged transversely to the rod, so that when the rod is passed through the ear, the latch disposed behind the ear, prevents the accidental removal of the loop equipped with the device 1.

Un exemple de bijou, ornant la boucle d'oreille, est schématisé en traits mixtes à la figure 1 ; fixé au support 4, de préférence par soudure, il assure, avec verrou, le maintien de la boucle sur l'oreille, l'oreille étant prise entre le bijou 7 et le verrou 3. Un détrompeur 5 s'étendant vers l'arrière du support 4 est prévu pour venir en prise avec une forme complémentaire 10 de la tête 6 ; afin de s'assurer du bon positionnement du bijou 7 relativement au dispositif 1.An example of a jewel, adorning the earring, is schematized in dotted lines at the figure 1 ; fixed to the support 4, preferably by welding, it ensures, with lock, the maintenance of the loop on the ear, the ear being taken between the jewel 7 and the lock 3. A polarizer 5 extending rearwardly support 4 is provided to engage a complementary shape 10 of the head 6; to ensure proper positioning of the jewel 7 relative to the device 1.

La tête 6 de la tige 2 est équipée d'un anneau-ressort 8 prévu pour s'encliqueter à l'intérieur d'un logement 9 du support 4, afin de fixer le bijou 7 à la tige 2. Une barre plate 11 s'étend depuis la tête vers l'arrière, selon une direction X2. La barre 11 comprend deux faces 12 parallèles entre elles et au plan de symétrie P ; la barre forme une fenêtre oblongue 13 qui traverse la plaque d'une face 12 à l'autre face 12 et s'étend selon la direction X2. L'extrémité arrière 14 de la barre 11, opposée à la tête 6, a une forme circulaire, dans le plan de la figure 1. Une encoche d'extrémité 16 est formée dans ladite extrémité. Cinq encoches latérales 17 sont formées dans un bord latéral gauche (dans la position des figures 1 et 2) de la barre 11. Les encoches latérales sont plus près de la tête 6 que de l'extrémité arrière 14. Les encoches sont des portions de cylindres.The head 6 of the rod 2 is equipped with a spring ring 8 provided to snap inside a housing 9 of the support 4, in order to fix the jewel 7 to the rod 2. A flat bar 11 s 'extends from head to back, according to a direction X2. The bar 11 comprises two faces 12 parallel to each other and to the plane of symmetry P; the bar forms an oblong window 13 which passes through the plate from one face 12 to the other face 12 and extends in the direction X2. The rear end 14 of the bar 11, opposite to the head 6, has a circular shape, in the plane of the figure 1 . An end slot 16 is formed in said end. Five lateral notches 17 are formed in a left lateral edge (in the position of the Figures 1 and 2 ) of the bar 11. The side notches are closer to the head 6 than the rear end 14. The notches are portions of cylinders.

Le verrou 3 s'étend longitudinalement selon un axe X3, sensiblement confondu avec la direction X2 lorsque le dispositif est dans sa position déverrouillée. Il a une forme extérieure sensiblement cylindrique de diamètre D3.The latch 3 extends longitudinally along an axis X3 substantially coincident with the direction X2 when the device is in its unlocked position. It has a substantially cylindrical outer shape of diameter D3.

Le verrou 3 comprend une première partie, à droite sur la figure 1, formant une chape 21 formée de deux flasques 22 (voir figure 3) entre lesquels la barre 11 est montée glissante. Un tourillon 23 est porté par la chape 21, à distance des extrémités longitudinales 24, 26 du verrou 3, notamment à distance d'une première extrémité longitudinale 24 formant une extrémité, libre et ouverte entre les deux flasques 22, de la chape 21.The lock 3 includes a first part, right on the figure 1 forming a clevis 21 formed of two flanges 22 (see figure 3 ) between which the bar 11 is mounted slippery. A journal 23 is carried by the yoke 21, at a distance from the longitudinal ends 24, 26 of the latch 3, in particular at a distance from a first longitudinal end 24 forming an end, free and open between the two flanges 22, of the yoke 21.

Le verrou 3 comprend une deuxième partie, à gauche sur la figure 1, formant un logement cylindrique 27. Le logement 27 est fermé du côté de la deuxième extrémité longitudinale 26, longitudinalement opposée à la première extrémité longitudinale 24. De l'autre côté, du côté du tourillon 23, la deuxième partie comprend un passage cylindrique 28 de diamètre inférieur à celui du logement 27 ; un col 29 tronconique relie le logement 27 et le passage 28. Le logement 27 contient une boule 32 et un ressort hélicoïdal 31 disposé pour repousser la boule 32 en direction du col 29. Le verrou 3 comprend en outre une bille 33, logée dans le passage 28, et maintenue plaquée contre la tige 2 par la boule 32, sous l'action du ressort 31.The lock 3 includes a second part, left on the figure 1 forming a cylindrical housing 27. The housing 27 is closed on the side of the second longitudinal end 26, longitudinally opposite the first longitudinal end 24. On the other side, the side of the pin 23, the second portion comprises a cylindrical passage 28 of smaller diameter than that of the housing 27; a frustoconical collar 29 connects the housing 27 and the passage 28. The housing 27 contains a ball 32 and a helical spring 31 arranged to push the ball 32 towards the neck 29. The lock 3 further comprises a ball 33, housed in the passage 28, and kept pressed against the rod 2 by the ball 32, under the action of the spring 31.

Un pont 36 relie les deux flasques 22, à proximité de la première extrémité 24 du verrou 3. Le pont est prévu pour s'insérer dans un renfoncement 37 ménagé dans un bord droit de la tige, pour y venir en butée ; ainsi, lorsque le verrou est dans la position déverrouillée, la deuxième partie ne peut pas basculer vers la droite, du fait de la butée du pont 36 dans le renfoncement 37, mais seulement vers la gauche, c'est-à-dire dans la position illustrée à la figure 1.A bridge 36 connects the two flanges 22, near the first end 24 of the latch 3. The bridge is provided to fit into a recess 37 formed in a straight edge of the rod, to abut there; thus, when the lock is in the unlocked position, the second part can not swing to the right, because of the abutment of the bridge 36 in the recess 37, but only to the left, that is to say in the position illustrated in the figure 1 .

Lorsque le dispositif 1 est dans la position déverrouillée des figures 2 et 3, la bille en prise avec l'encoche arrière 16 ; elle y est maintenue par la boule 32, sous la pression exercée par le ressort 31, de sorte que le verrou reste naturellement aligné avec la tige, ce qui facilite la mise en place de la boucle d'oreille au travers de l'oreille. Une rotation du verrou vers la gauche, autour de l'extrémité arrière 14 de la tige et du tourillon 23 dans la fenêtre 13, oblige la bille à remonter le long d'un flan de l'encoche arrière 16, exerçant un effort à l'encontre de l'action du ressort, repoussant la boule 32 en direction de la deuxième extrémité 26 du verrou 3 jusqu'à ce que la bille 33 sorte de l'encoche 16.When the device 1 is in the unlocked position of the Figures 2 and 3 the ball engaged with the rear notch 16; it is held by the ball 32, under the pressure exerted by the spring 31, so that the latch naturally remains aligned with the rod, which facilitates the introduction of the earring through the ear. A rotation of the latch to the left, around the rear end 14 of the rod and the pin 23 in the window 13, forces the ball to go up along a blank of the rear notch 16, exerting a force to the against the action of the spring, pushing the ball 32 towards the second end 26 of the lock 3 until the ball 33 comes out of the notch 16.

La rotation peut être poursuivie jusqu'à ce que le verrou soit sensiblement perpendiculaire à la tige, puis, suivie d'une translation du verrou 3 le long de la tige 2 et en direction de la tête 6, guidé par le tourillon 33 en prise dans la fenêtre 13. Lors de cette translation, la bille 33 vient d'abord en prise avec la plus en arrière parmi les encoches latérales 17 ; si la translation est poursuivie en direction de la tête 6, la bille vient en prise avec l'une puis l'autre des encoches latérales 17 suivantes. Chaque fois, la bille échappe à l'encoche avec laquelle est en prise, en remontant le long d'un flan de cette encoche, exerçant de ce fait un effort à l'encontre de l'action du ressort, repoussant la boule 32 en direction de la deuxième extrémité 26 du verrou 3 jusqu'à ce que la bille 33 sorte de l'encoche. On choisit, parmi les encoches latérales 17, l'encoche qui permet le meilleur maintien de la boucle 1,7 sur l'oreille, en fonction de l'épaisseur de l'oreille, de l'esthétique et du confort souhaités.The rotation can be continued until the lock is substantially perpendicular to the rod, then followed by a translation of the latch 3 along the rod 2 and towards the head 6, guided by the pin 33 in engagement in the window 13. During this translation, the ball 33 first engages with the rearmost of the lateral notches 17; if the translation is continued in the direction of the head 6, the ball engages with one then the other of the following lateral notches 17. Each time, the ball escapes the notch with which is engaged, going up along a blank of this notch, thereby exerting a force against the action of the spring, pushing the ball 32 in direction of the second end 26 of the lock 3 until the ball 33 sort of notch. Among the side notches 17, the notch is chosen which allows the loop 1.7 to be best held on the ear, depending on the thickness of the ear, the desired aesthetics and comfort.

Le verrou 3 et les encoches 16, 17 sont conçus pour que lors d'une utilisation normale de la boucle d'oreille, la bille reste toujours en prise avec l'encoche choisie, l'effort nécessaire à l'utilisateur de la boucle d'oreille pour libérer la bille d'une encoche ne devant pas être excessif.The latch 3 and the notches 16, 17 are designed so that during normal use of the earring, the ball always remains in engagement with the notch chosen, the effort required by the user of the buckle. ear to free the ball of a notch not to be excessive.

Dans l'exemple illustré, dans la position déverrouillée des figures 2 et 3, la tige et le verrou sont sensiblement inscrits dans un cylindre de diamètre D3 de 0,95 mm.In the illustrated example, in the unlocked position of the Figures 2 and 3 , the rod and the lock are substantially inscribed in a cylinder of diameter D3 of 0.95 mm.

Bien sûr, l'invention n'est pas limitée aux exemples qui viennent d'être décrits.Of course, the invention is not limited to the examples which have just been described.

Ainsi, contrairement au mode de réalisation précédemment décrit, la chape peut être formée par la tige et le plat être formé par le verrou.Thus, unlike the embodiment previously described, the yoke can be formed by the rod and the plate to be formed by the latch.

Un dispositif selon l'invention est aussi particulièrement avantageux, puisque le verrou reste solidaire de la tige et ne peut donc pas être perdu.A device according to the invention is also particularly advantageous, since the lock remains integral with the rod and can not be lost.

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  1. Device (1) for attaching a piece of jewellery (7) via an orifice created in the body, particularly an earring device (1) characterised in that it comprises:
    - a shaft (2) suitable for passing through said orifice;
    - a catch (3) hinged with the shaft, the catch being suitable for adopting an unlocked position, wherein the catch is aligned with the shaft and a plurality of locking positions (17) along the shaft, wherein said catch is arranged transversely relative to said shaft;
    - means (17, 31, 32, 33) for reversibly locking the catch in one of the locking positions.
    characterised in that the catch comprises a bolt, preferably a bead (33), and elastic means (31, 32) for holding said bolt in contact against the shaft (2), said shaft comprising housings, preferably side notches (17) for engaging with said bolt, the locking means comprising the housings, the bolt and the elastic means.
  2. Device according to claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises means (16, 31, 32, 33) for reversibly locking the catch in the unlocked position.
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