EP3718429B1 - Insert for a watch strap - Google Patents

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EP3718429B1
EP3718429B1 EP19167058.7A EP19167058A EP3718429B1 EP 3718429 B1 EP3718429 B1 EP 3718429B1 EP 19167058 A EP19167058 A EP 19167058A EP 3718429 B1 EP3718429 B1 EP 3718429B1
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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
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like
    • A44C5/145—Hooks
    • 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
    • A44C5/14—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps characterised by the way of fastening to a wrist-watch or the like

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  • the present invention relates to a device for fixing bracelet strands to a watch case making it possible to mount and disassemble said bracelet strands on the box without tools.
  • the document US2850783 describes a watch bracelet comprising extensible metal strands which are each provided, at one of their ends, with a system comprising a housing extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and provided with a transverse opening.
  • the housing is intended to receive a bracelet fixing bar extending between the interior faces of the lugs of a watch case.
  • the housing is equipped with a flap that can be moved between a locked position in which it closes the transverse opening of the housing and thus ensures that the bar is maintained in the housing and thereby secures the bracelet strand to the box and a position unlocked in which the flap is released from the transverse opening and which allows the wearer of the watch to release the bar from the housing and thus separate the bracelet strand from the case.
  • the shutter is locked using tabs folded at 90° coming from the material with the shutter and which ensure locking by friction on a rigid edge of the housing.
  • the friction forces involved are relatively weak given their small width and the small thickness of the edge against which they bear.
  • these tabs are likely to deform plastically and therefore no longer provide reliable locking or even in the most unfavorable case are likely to break and possibly lead to a fall or loss of the watch.
  • this system comprises three folded sheet metal parts which are quite complex, which makes the system difficult and expensive to produce.
  • the document CH707056 describes an insert for a strand of a watch strap according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for fixing bracelet strands on a watch case making it possible to mount and disassemble said bracelet strands on the box without tools.
  • the present invention also aims to provide a bracelet watch in which the bracelet strands are provided with a device allowing the manual locking and unlocking of the connection between the bars of the watch case and the strands of the watch bracelet , said system being simple and easy to produce, while guaranteeing secure locking.
  • the present invention also aims to provide an insert that can be integrated into a bracelet strand, said insert making it possible to mount and disassemble the bracelet strand on a bar of a watch case without tools.
  • the invention relates to an insert for a strand of a watch strap, the insert being intended to be fixed to the end of the strand.
  • the insert comprises a rigid body provided with a flat portion and a curved portion defining a housing for a bar of the watch case.
  • the housing extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and is provided with a transverse opening.
  • the curved portion is extended by a flat portion.
  • the insert further comprises a lock, preferably made of plastic, which is articulated relative to two arms secured to the flat portion of the rigid element to pivot around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand.
  • the lock comprises a closing wall of which at least one portion is formed by the wall of at least one elastic tongue.
  • the lock can pivot between two positions, a first so-called locking position in which the closing wall closes the housing, the edge of the hook-shaped portion penetrating a notch provided in the wall of the tongue. In a second so-called unlocking position, the edge of the hook-shaped portion is released from the notch provided in the wall of the tongue and the lock is free to pivot around its axis and thereby release the transverse opening housing.
  • the insert according to the invention comprises two main components, in particular the rigid element and the lock, the first of which is essentially a rigid plate extended by a curved portion and comprising two arms standing on the flat portion of the plate. Manufacturing this part in metal or other rigid material is simple and inexpensive.
  • the other component (the lock) is easily made from plastic material, also at a limited cost.
  • the locking by interlocking elements ensures that the connection between the watch case and the bracelet made by an insert according to the invention is ensured in all circumstances.
  • the insert shown in figures 1 and 2 firstly comprises a body 2 of rigid material which comprises a flat portion 3 extended by a hook-shaped end portion 4 which defines a housing 5 intended to receive a bar of a watch case (not shown).
  • the housing 5 extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and is provided with a transverse opening 5a.
  • the body 2 is preferably a plate, one end of which is curved so as to form the housing.
  • the plate is made of metal.
  • the flat portion 3 includes notches 6 and an opening 7 which allow the insert 1 to be attached to one of the strands of a watch strap.
  • the notches 6 and the opening 7 are only examples of means for attaching the insert.
  • the precise shape of said means may depend on the shape and material of the strands.
  • the insert can be overmolded with a synthetic material from which the bracelet strand is formed.
  • the insert can be inserted and glued between two layers of material from which the strand is formed.
  • insert 1 of the figure 1 is suitable for being inserted into a leather strand 10.
  • the insert attachment means can nevertheless easily be adapted to other types and materials (ceramic, rubber, metal, etc.) of strands.
  • the lock 12 is a part made, preferably, of injected plastic and, for example, of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene). It is mounted pivoting around an axis 13 provided with two pins 14 inserted in the eyelets of the arms 11 defining a yoke.
  • at least one of the pins 14 is biased towards the outside by a spring arranged inside the axis 13 in the manner of a conventional spring bar, so as to be able to easily assemble and disassemble the axis between arms 11.
  • the lock 12 comprises a rear part 18 pierced with a longitudinal hole 19 to receive the axis 13 and whose length corresponds to the space between the arms 11.
  • the lock does not include a hole to receive an axis 13, but this lock is itself provided with pins or equivalents which allow the rotary mounting of the lock between the arms 11.
  • pins 14 inserted in eyelets other known pivot mechanisms can be used to achieve the articulation of the lock relative to the arms 11.
  • the lock 12 further comprises a closing wall 15 having a curved face and extending along the longitudinal direction of the housing 5, so as to produce a closed housing of substantially circular section when the lock 12 is closed.
  • the lock comprises a locking tab 16 able to deform elastically.
  • the tongue is formed in the middle part of the shutter wall 15 and on a portion thereof.
  • the front wall 21 of the tongue 16 therefore forms in this example a part of said shutter wall 15.
  • the tongue can extend over the entire length of the shutter wall.
  • the tongue 16 is intended to cooperate with the edge 17 of a corresponding central section of the hook-shaped portion 4 of the rigid body 2 via a longitudinal notch 22 provided in the upper part of the tongue.
  • the operation of the lock 12 is illustrated.
  • the bar 20 of a watch case is inserted into the housing formed by the hook-shaped end 4 of the rigid body 2.
  • the lock 12 is tilted towards its closed or locking position ( fig. 4b ).
  • the front wall 21 of the tongue 16 is curved so as to form a circular section housing for the bar 20 when the tongue is closed.
  • a longitudinal notch 22 is provided in the upper part of said wall 21, a longitudinal notch 22 is provided.
  • the dimensions of the lock 12 are such that by tilting the lock, the front wall 21 comes into contact with the edge 17.
  • the tongue 16 Due to the curved shape of the wall 21, the tongue 16 is held towards the rear by the edge 17 Then, when the user pushes the lock 12 towards its locking position, the elasticity of the tongue 16 allows the wall 21 to flex backwards then to return elastically towards the edge 17 so that the latter enters notch 22 ( fig. 4c ) and locks the lock in the locked position.
  • the user will push the tab 16 backwards until the edge 17 is released from the notch 22, and then tilt the lock 12 towards its open position.
  • the upper surface of the tab 16 is textured, for example with grooves 23, to increase friction with the user's finger.
  • the part of the edge 17 of the hook-shaped portion 4 which fits into the notch 22 is preferably pointed, in this way having a shape which corresponds to the internal shape of the notch 22. Other shapes corresponding notches and edges can nevertheless be considered.
  • the insert 1 is integrated into a leather strand 10.
  • the end of the strand 10 is folded around the exterior face of the hook-shaped part 4, and housed against a pair of rails 24 mounted on the parts of the edge which are on either side of the tongue 16 ( fig.2 ).
  • This structure is not limiting and the way in which the strand is attached to the insert can vary depending on the material of the strand for example.
  • the tongue 16 can vary in its longitudinal dimensions (in the longitudinal direction of the housing 5). According to one embodiment, the tongue extends over the complete length of the housing 5. According to another form, several tongues are provided over this length, for example two tongues located on either side of the central vertical plane of the housing 5. 'insert.
  • the clevis arms 11 can be made differently compared to the embodiment shown in the figures. Instead of cutting and folding parts of the flat portion 3, the arms 11 can be parts which are attached, for example welded to the flat portion 3.
  • the body of rigid material 2 is preferably a uniform piece formed of a single material. It is nevertheless also possible to manufacture the body 2 by assembling a flat portion 3 to a curved portion 4, said portions being made of the same material or of different materials.

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La présente invention concerne un dispositif de fixation de brins de bracelet sur une boite de montre permettant de monter et de démonter lesdits brins de bracelet sur la boîte sans outil.The present invention relates to a device for fixing bracelet strands to a watch case making it possible to mount and disassemble said bracelet strands on the box without tools.

État de la techniqueState of the art

Le document US2850783 décrit un bracelet de montre comprenant des brins métalliques extensibles qui sont chacun pourvus, à une de leurs extrémités, d'un système comprenant un logement s'étendant transversalement à la direction longitudinale du brin de bracelet et muni d'une ouverture transversale. Le logement est destiné à recevoir une barrette de fixation de bracelet s'étendant entre les faces intérieures de cornes d'une boîte de montre. Le logement est équipé d'un volet déplaçable entre une position verrouillée dans laquelle il obture l'ouverture transversale du logement et assure ainsi un maintien de la barrette dans le logement et par là même une fixation du brin de bracelet sur la boite et une position déverrouillée dans laquelle le volet est dégagé de l'ouverture transversale et qui permet au porteur de la montre de dégager la barrette du logement et ainsi séparer le brin de bracelet de la boite. Le verrouillage du volet est réalisé à l'aide de languettes repliées à 90° venant de matière avec le volet et qui viennent assurer le verrouillage par frottement sur un bord rigide du logement. Les forces de frottement en jeu sont relativement faibles compte tenu de leur faible largeur et de la faible épaisseur du bord contre lequel elles portent. En outre, après quelques cycles de verrouillage déverrouillage, ces languettes, sont susceptibles de se déformer plastiquement et donc de ne plus assurer un crantage fiable voire même dans le cas le plus défavorable sont susceptibles de rompre et de conduire le cas échéant à une chute ou une perte de la montre. On notera encore que ce système comporte trois parties en tôle pliée qui sont assez complexes, ce qui rend le système difficile et coûteux à produire. Le document CH707056 décrit un insert pour un brin d'un bracelet de montre selon le préambule de la revendication 1.The document US2850783 describes a watch bracelet comprising extensible metal strands which are each provided, at one of their ends, with a system comprising a housing extending transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and provided with a transverse opening. The housing is intended to receive a bracelet fixing bar extending between the interior faces of the lugs of a watch case. The housing is equipped with a flap that can be moved between a locked position in which it closes the transverse opening of the housing and thus ensures that the bar is maintained in the housing and thereby secures the bracelet strand to the box and a position unlocked in which the flap is released from the transverse opening and which allows the wearer of the watch to release the bar from the housing and thus separate the bracelet strand from the case. The shutter is locked using tabs folded at 90° coming from the material with the shutter and which ensure locking by friction on a rigid edge of the housing. The friction forces involved are relatively weak given their small width and the small thickness of the edge against which they bear. In addition, after a few locking and unlocking cycles, these tabs are likely to deform plastically and therefore no longer provide reliable locking or even in the most unfavorable case are likely to break and possibly lead to a fall or loss of the watch. It should also be noted that this system comprises three folded sheet metal parts which are quite complex, which makes the system difficult and expensive to produce. The document CH707056 describes an insert for a strand of a watch strap according to the preamble of claim 1.

Résumé de l'inventionSummary of the invention

La présente invention a pour but principal de fournir un dispositif de fixation de brins de bracelet sur une boite de montre permettant de monter et de démonter lesdits brins de bracelet sur la boîte sans outil.The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a device for fixing bracelet strands on a watch case making it possible to mount and disassemble said bracelet strands on the box without tools.

La présente invention a également pour but de fournir une montre bracelet dans laquelle les brins de bracelet sont pourvus d'un dispositif permettant le verrouillage et le déverrouillage manuel de la connexion entre les barrettes de la boîte de montre et les brins du bracelet de la montre, ledit système étant simple et facile à produire, tout en garantissant un verrouillage sûr.The present invention also aims to provide a bracelet watch in which the bracelet strands are provided with a device allowing the manual locking and unlocking of the connection between the bars of the watch case and the strands of the watch bracelet , said system being simple and easy to produce, while guaranteeing secure locking.

La présente invention à encore pour but de fournir un insert intégrable dans un brin de bracelet, ledit insert permettant de monter et de démonter le brin de bracelet sur une barrette d'une boîte de montre sans outil.The present invention also aims to provide an insert that can be integrated into a bracelet strand, said insert making it possible to mount and disassemble the bracelet strand on a bar of a watch case without tools.

Ce but est atteint par un insert, un brin de bracelet et une montre selon les revendications annexées.This goal is achieved by an insert, a bracelet strand and a watch according to the appended claims.

L'invention concerne un insert pour un brin d'un bracelet de montre, l'insert étant destiné à être fixé à l'extrémité du brin. L'insert comprend un corps rigide muni d'une portion plane et d'une portion courbée définissant un logement pour une barrette de la boîte de montre. Le logement s'étend transversalement à la direction longitudinale du brin de bracelet et est muni d'une ouverture transversale. La portion courbée est prolongée par une portion plane. L'insert comprend en outre un verrou, de préférence en plastique, qui est articulé par rapport à deux bras solidaires de la portion plane de l'élément rigide pour pivoter autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à la direction longitudinale du brin de bracelet. Le verrou comprend une paroi d'obturation dont au moins une portion est formée par la paroi d'au moins une languette élastique. Le verrou peut pivoter entre deux positions, une première position dite de verrouillage dans laquelle la paroi d'obturation ferme le logement, le bord de la portion en forme de crochet pénétrant dans une encoche prévue dans la paroi de la languette. Dans une deuxième position dite de déverrouillage, le bord de la portion en forme de crochet est dégagé de l'encoche prévue dans la paroi de la languette et le verrou est libre de pivoter autour de son axe et dégager par là même l'ouverture transversale du logement.The invention relates to an insert for a strand of a watch strap, the insert being intended to be fixed to the end of the strand. The insert comprises a rigid body provided with a flat portion and a curved portion defining a housing for a bar of the watch case. The housing extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and is provided with a transverse opening. The curved portion is extended by a flat portion. The insert further comprises a lock, preferably made of plastic, which is articulated relative to two arms secured to the flat portion of the rigid element to pivot around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand. The lock comprises a closing wall of which at least one portion is formed by the wall of at least one elastic tongue. The lock can pivot between two positions, a first so-called locking position in which the closing wall closes the housing, the edge of the hook-shaped portion penetrating a notch provided in the wall of the tongue. In a second so-called unlocking position, the edge of the hook-shaped portion is released from the notch provided in the wall of the tongue and the lock is free to pivot around its axis and thereby release the transverse opening housing.

L'insert selon l'invention comprend deux composants principaux, notamment l'élément rigide et le verrou, dont le premier est essentiellement une plaque rigide prolongée d'une portion courbée et comprenant deux bras se dressant sur la portion plane de la plaque. La fabrication de cette pièce en métal ou autre matériau rigide est simple et peu coûteuse. L'autre composant (le verrou) est facilement réalisable en matériau plastique, également à un coût limité. En outre, le verrouillage par des éléments qui s'imbriquent assure que la connexion entre la boîte de montre et le bracelet effectuée par un insert selon l'invention est assurée en toutes circonstances.The insert according to the invention comprises two main components, in particular the rigid element and the lock, the first of which is essentially a rigid plate extended by a curved portion and comprising two arms standing on the flat portion of the plate. Manufacturing this part in metal or other rigid material is simple and inexpensive. The other component (the lock) is easily made from plastic material, also at a limited cost. In addition, the locking by interlocking elements ensures that the connection between the watch case and the bracelet made by an insert according to the invention is ensured in all circumstances.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention apparaîtront dans la description suivante de modes de réalisation préférés, présentés à titre d'exemple non limitatif en référence aux dessins annexés.Other characteristics and advantages of the present invention will appear in the following description of preferred embodiments, presented by way of non-limiting example with reference to the appended drawings.

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  • La figure 1 représente un insert selon une forme d'exécution de l'invention.There figure 1 represents an insert according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • La figure 2 est une vue éclatée représentant en détail les composants de l'insert de la figure 1.There figure 2 is an exploded view showing in detail the components of the insert of the figure 1 .
  • La figure 3 illustre la phase d'assemblage de l'insert de la figure 1 dans un brin de bracelet.There Figure 3 illustrates the assembly phase of the insert of the figure 1 in a bracelet strand.
  • Les figures 4a-4c représentent les trois étapes intervenant lors du verrouillage d'une barrette d'une boîte de montre à l'aide de l'insert de la figure 1.THE figures 4a-4c represent the three steps involved in locking a watch case bar using the insert of the watch case figure 1 .
Description détaillée de formes d'exécution de l'inventionDetailed description of embodiments of the invention

L'insert représenté aux figures 1 et 2 comporte d'abord un corps 2 en matériau rigide qui comprend une portion plane 3 prolongée par une portion d'extrémité en forme de crochet 4 qui définit un logement 5 destiné à recevoir une barrette d'une boîte de montre (non représentée). Le logement 5 s'étend transversalement à la direction longitudinale du brin de bracelet et est muni d'une ouverture transversale 5a. Le corps 2 est de préférence une plaque dont une extrémité est courbée de manière à former le logement. De préférence, la plaque est en métal.The insert shown in figures 1 and 2 firstly comprises a body 2 of rigid material which comprises a flat portion 3 extended by a hook-shaped end portion 4 which defines a housing 5 intended to receive a bar of a watch case (not shown). The housing 5 extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strand and is provided with a transverse opening 5a. The body 2 is preferably a plate, one end of which is curved so as to form the housing. Preferably, the plate is made of metal.

La portion plane 3 comprend des encoches 6 et une ouverture 7 qui permettent d'attacher l'insert 1 à un des brins d'un bracelet de montre. Les encoches 6 et l'ouverture 7 ne sont que des exemples de moyens pour attacher l'insert. La forme précise desdits moyens peut dépendre de la forme et du matériau des brins. A titre d'exemple l'insert peut être surmoulé par une matière synthétique dont le brin de bracelet est formé. Alternativement, l'insert peut être insérée et collé entre deux couches d'un matériau dont le brin est formé.The flat portion 3 includes notches 6 and an opening 7 which allow the insert 1 to be attached to one of the strands of a watch strap. The notches 6 and the opening 7 are only examples of means for attaching the insert. The precise shape of said means may depend on the shape and material of the strands. For example, the insert can be overmolded with a synthetic material from which the bracelet strand is formed. Alternatively, the insert can be inserted and glued between two layers of material from which the strand is formed.

A la figure 3, on voit que l'insert 1 de la figure 1 est apte à être inséré dans un brin en cuir 10. Les moyens d'attachement de l'insert peuvent néanmoins facilement être adaptés à d'autres types et matériaux (céramique, caoutchouc, métal, etc.) de brins.To the Figure 3 , we see that insert 1 of the figure 1 is suitable for being inserted into a leather strand 10. The insert attachment means can nevertheless easily be adapted to other types and materials (ceramic, rubber, metal, etc.) of strands.

Retournant aux figures 1 et 2, on voit que sur la portion plane 3 du corps rigide 2, deux ailes à oeillet 11 ont été découpées et dépliées par rapport au plan de ladite portion plane 3, de manière à former les deux bras 11 d'une chape disposée en regard de l'ouverture du logement 5, et sur laquelle est articulé un verrou 12 autour d'un axe perpendiculaire à la direction longitudinale du bracelet . Le verrou est agencé pour venir fermer l'ouverture du logement dans une position dite de verrouillage.Returning to figures 1 and 2 , we see that on the flat portion 3 of the rigid body 2, two wings with eyelets 11 have been cut out and unfolded relative to the plane of said flat portion 3, so as to form the two arms 11 of a yoke arranged facing the the opening of the housing 5, and on which a lock 12 is articulated around an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. The lock is arranged to close the opening of the housing in a so-called locking position.

Le verrou 12 est une pièce fabriquée, de préférence, en plastique injectée et, par exemple, en ABS (acrylonitrile butadiène styrène). Il est monté pivotant autour d'un axe 13 pourvu de deux tourillons 14 insérés dans les oeillets des bras 11 définissant une chape. De préférence, au moins un des tourillons 14 est rappelé vers l'extérieur par un ressort disposé à l'intérieur de l'axe 13 à la manière d'une barrette à ressort classique, de manière à pouvoir facilement monter et démonter l'axe entre les bras 11.The lock 12 is a part made, preferably, of injected plastic and, for example, of ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene). It is mounted pivoting around an axis 13 provided with two pins 14 inserted in the eyelets of the arms 11 defining a yoke. Preferably, at least one of the pins 14 is biased towards the outside by a spring arranged inside the axis 13 in the manner of a conventional spring bar, so as to be able to easily assemble and disassemble the axis between arms 11.

Le verrou 12 comprend une partie arrière 18 percée d'un trou longitudinal 19 pour recevoir l'axe 13 et dont la longueur correspond à l'espace entre les bras 11. Alternativement, le verrou ne comprend pas de trou pour recevoir un axe 13, mais ce verrou est pourvu lui-même de tourillons ou équivalents qui permettent le montage rotatif du verrou entre les bras 11. Au lieu de tourillons 14 insérés dans des oeillets, d'autres mécanismes de pivot connus sont utilisables pour réaliser l'articulation du verrou par rapport aux bras 11.The lock 12 comprises a rear part 18 pierced with a longitudinal hole 19 to receive the axis 13 and whose length corresponds to the space between the arms 11. Alternatively, the lock does not include a hole to receive an axis 13, but this lock is itself provided with pins or equivalents which allow the rotary mounting of the lock between the arms 11. Instead of pins 14 inserted in eyelets, other known pivot mechanisms can be used to achieve the articulation of the lock relative to the arms 11.

Le verrou 12 comprend en outre une paroi d'obturation 15 présentant une face courbe et s'étendant le long de la direction longitudinale du logement 5, de manière à réaliser un logement fermé de section sensiblement circulaire lorsque le verrou 12 est fermé. Le verrou comprend une languette de verrouillage 16 apte à se déformer élastiquement. Dans l'exemple illustré la languette est formée dans la partie médiane de la paroi d'obturation 15 et sur une portion de celle-ci. La paroi frontale 21 de la languette 16 forme donc dans cet exemple une partie de ladite paroi d'obturation 15. Selon une variante non représenté la languette peut s'étendre sur toute la longueur de la paroi d'obturation. La languette 16 est destinée à coopérer avec le bord 17 d'une section centrale correspondante de la portion en forme de crochet 4 du corps rigide 2 par l'intermédiaire d'une encoche longitudinale 22 prévu dans la partie supérieure de languette.The lock 12 further comprises a closing wall 15 having a curved face and extending along the longitudinal direction of the housing 5, so as to produce a closed housing of substantially circular section when the lock 12 is closed. The lock comprises a locking tab 16 able to deform elastically. In the example illustrated, the tongue is formed in the middle part of the shutter wall 15 and on a portion thereof. The front wall 21 of the tongue 16 therefore forms in this example a part of said shutter wall 15. According to a variant not shown, the tongue can extend over the entire length of the shutter wall. The tongue 16 is intended to cooperate with the edge 17 of a corresponding central section of the hook-shaped portion 4 of the rigid body 2 via a longitudinal notch 22 provided in the upper part of the tongue.

Aux figures 4a-4c, le fonctionnement du verrou 12 est illustré. Dans la position ouverte ou de déverrouillage (fig. 4a), la barrette 20 d'une boîte de montre est insérée dans le logement formé par l'extrémité en forme de crochet 4 du corps rigide 2. Puis on fait basculer le verrou 12 vers sa position de fermeture ou de verrouillage (fig. 4b). La paroi frontale 21 de la languette 16 est courbée de manière à former un logement à section circulaire pour la barrette 20 quand la languette est fermée. Dans la partie supérieure de ladite paroi 21, une encoche longitudinale 22 est prévue. Les dimensions du verrou 12 sont telles qu'en faisant basculer le verrou, la paroi frontale 21 entre en contact avec le bord 17. De par la forme incurvée de la paroi 21, la languette 16 est maintenue vers l'arrière par le bord 17. Ensuite, lorsque l'utilisateur pousse le verrou 12 vers sa position de verrouillage, l'élasticité de la languette 16 permet à la paroi 21 de fléchir vers l'arrière puis de revenir élastiquement vers le bord 17 de manière à ce que ce dernier pénètre dans l'encoche 22 (fig. 4c) et verrouille le verrou en position de verrouillage.To figures 4a-4c , the operation of the lock 12 is illustrated. In the open or unlock position ( fig. 4a ), the bar 20 of a watch case is inserted into the housing formed by the hook-shaped end 4 of the rigid body 2. Then the lock 12 is tilted towards its closed or locking position ( fig. 4b ). The front wall 21 of the tongue 16 is curved so as to form a circular section housing for the bar 20 when the tongue is closed. In the upper part of said wall 21, a longitudinal notch 22 is provided. The dimensions of the lock 12 are such that by tilting the lock, the front wall 21 comes into contact with the edge 17. Due to the curved shape of the wall 21, the tongue 16 is held towards the rear by the edge 17 Then, when the user pushes the lock 12 towards its locking position, the elasticity of the tongue 16 allows the wall 21 to flex backwards then to return elastically towards the edge 17 so that the latter enters notch 22 ( fig. 4c ) and locks the lock in the locked position.

Pour ouvrir la languette, l'utilisateur va pousser la languette 16 vers l'arrière jusqu'à ce que le bord 17 soit dégagé hors de l'encoche 22, et ensuite basculer le verrou 12 vers sa position ouverte. De préférence, la surface supérieure de la languette 16 est texturée, par exemple avec des rainures 23, pour augmenter la friction avec le doigt de l'utilisateur. Comme montré en section dans les figures 4a-4c, la partie du bord 17 de la portion en forme de crochet 4 qui s'imbrique dans l'encoche 22 est de préférence pointue, ayant de cette manière une forme qui correspond à la forme interne de l'encoche 22. D'autres formes d'encoches et de bords correspondants peuvent néanmoins être envisagées.To open the tab, the user will push the tab 16 backwards until the edge 17 is released from the notch 22, and then tilt the lock 12 towards its open position. Preferably, the upper surface of the tab 16 is textured, for example with grooves 23, to increase friction with the user's finger. As shown in section in figures 4a-4c , the part of the edge 17 of the hook-shaped portion 4 which fits into the notch 22 is preferably pointed, in this way having a shape which corresponds to the internal shape of the notch 22. Other shapes corresponding notches and edges can nevertheless be considered.

Aux figures 3 et 4, on voit également la manière dont l'insert 1 est intégré dans un brin en cuir 10. L'extrémité du brin 10 est repliée autour de la face extérieure de la partie en forme de crochet 4, et logée contre une paire de rails 24 montés sur les parties du bord qui se trouvent de part et d'autre de la languette 16 (fig.2). Cette structure n'est pas limitative et la façon dont le brin est attaché à l'insert peut varier selon le matériau du brin par exemple. La languette 16 peut varier au niveau de ses dimensions longitudinales (en direction longitudinale du logement 5). Selon une forme d'exécution, la languette s'étend sur la longueur complète du logement 5. Selon une autre forme, plusieurs languettes sont prévues sur cette longueur, par exemple deux languettes situées de part et d'autre du plan vertical central de l'insert.To figures 3 And 4 , we also see the way in which the insert 1 is integrated into a leather strand 10. The end of the strand 10 is folded around the exterior face of the hook-shaped part 4, and housed against a pair of rails 24 mounted on the parts of the edge which are on either side of the tongue 16 ( fig.2 ). This structure is not limiting and the way in which the strand is attached to the insert can vary depending on the material of the strand for example. The tongue 16 can vary in its longitudinal dimensions (in the longitudinal direction of the housing 5). According to one embodiment, the tongue extends over the complete length of the housing 5. According to another form, several tongues are provided over this length, for example two tongues located on either side of the central vertical plane of the housing 5. 'insert.

Les bras de chape 11 peuvent être réalisés de manière différente par rapport à la forme d'exécution représentée aux figures. Au lieu de découper et replier des parties de la portion plane 3, les bras 11 peuvent être des pièces qui sont attachées, par exemple soudées sur la portion plane 3.The clevis arms 11 can be made differently compared to the embodiment shown in the figures. Instead of cutting and folding parts of the flat portion 3, the arms 11 can be parts which are attached, for example welded to the flat portion 3.

Le corps en matériau rigide 2 est de préférence une pièce uniforme formée d'un seul matériau. Il est néanmoins également possible de fabriquer le corps 2 par assemblage d'une portion plane 3 à une portion courbée 4, lesdites portions étant réalisées dans un même matériau ou dans des matériaux différents.The body of rigid material 2 is preferably a uniform piece formed of a single material. It is nevertheless also possible to manufacture the body 2 by assembling a flat portion 3 to a curved portion 4, said portions being made of the same material or of different materials.

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  1. An insert (1) for a watch bracelet strand (10), allowing manual locking and unlocking of the connection between the strand (10) and a bar (20) of a watch case,
    the insert (1) having a body (2) made of rigid material and a bolt (12), the body (2) made of rigid material comprising a flat portion (3) extended by a hook-shaped portion (4) ending in an edge (17), said hook-shaped portion (4) forming a housing (5) for the bar (20), the housing comprising a transverse opening, the flat portion (3) being configured to be attached to one end of the strand (10), the flat portion (3) comprising means of articulating said bolt arranged facing the opening of the housing (5) in order to pivot the bolt about an axis of articulation parallel to the opening, said bolt (12) comprising a closure wall (15) capable of closing said housing (5), characterized in that said bolt (12) also comprises at least one tab (16) capable of elastic deformation, the tab (16) comprising a wall (21) which forms at least one part of the closure wall (15), and a notch (22) arranged in said wall (21), and wherein said wall (21) of the tab (16) and the notch (22) are configured such that:
    • when the bolt (12) is pivoted and pushed manually into a locking position in which the closure wall closes the transverse opening of the housing, the tab (16) deforms elastically until at least one part of the edge (17) of the hook-shaped portion (4) enters the notch (22) and
    • when the tab (16) is manually pulled in an opposite direction to the hook-shaped portion (4), said at least one part of the edge (17) of the hook-shaped portion (4) is released from the notch (22), the bolt (12) is free to pivot about its axis of articulation and clears the transverse opening of the housing thereby bringing the bolt (12) into a locking position.
  2. Insert (1) according to claim 1, comprising a single tab (16) whose wall (21) forms a central part of the closure wall (15).
  3. Insert (1) according to claim 2, wherein the edge (17) is provided with rails (24) on either side of the part of the edge (17) that interlocks with the notch (22) in the locked position of the bolt (12).
  4. Insert (1) according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the tab (16) is provided with a structured upper surface (23) facilitating the locking and unlocking of the bolt (12) by a user.
  5. Insert (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the body made of rigid material (2) is a uniform plate curved on one side to form the hook-shaped portion (4).
  6. Insert (1) according to claim 5, wherein the plate is made of metal.
  7. Insert (1) according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the articulation means are formed by a pair of arms (11) arranged in the flat portion (3) of the body (2) to form a clevis.
  8. Insert (1) according to claim 7, wherein the arms forming the clevis are formed by parts of the flat portion (3) which are cut and folded up with respect to the plane of the flat portion.
  9. Insert (1) according to any of the preceding claims, further comprising a pin (13) mounted between the clevis arms (11), and wherein the pin (13) is inserted into a hole (19) provided in the bolt (12), so that the bolt (12) is pivotably mounted with respect to the pin (13).
  10. Insert (1) according to claim 9, wherein the pin (13) is provided with trunnions (14) at both ends thereof, and wherein the clevis arms (11) are provided with eyelets shaped to receive said trunnions (14) of the pin (13).
  11. Watch bracelet strand (10) comprising at one end an insert (1) according to any of the preceding claims.
  12. Watch provided with a watch case and two strands (10) on either side of the case, the case being provided with two bars (20), and wherein the bars (20) of the case are attached to the strands (10) by two inserts (1) according to any of claims 1 to 10.
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