US1558418A - Adjustable finger ring - Google Patents

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Oct. 20, 1925.

' F. B. WENDEL ADJUSTABLE FINGER RING Filed April 22,. 1925 INVENTOR Patented Oct. 20, 1925.

,UNITED STATES 1,558,418 FATE-m 1 FRANS BERTIL W-ENDEL, or CRANFORD, NEwaEnsEY, AssIeNoa'ro HERCULES Nov- ELTY MFG; co; me, A CORPORATION 011 NEW JERSEY.

ADJUSTABLE FINGER RING.

, Application filed April 22, 1925. ,Ser iaI No. 25,061.

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resident of Cranford, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Adjustable Finger Ring, of which the following is a full. clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to finger rings and aims for an object to provide an improved means for rendering the ring subject to a wide range of adjustments whereby to fit fingers of various sizes.

The invention furthermore comprehends a finger ring in which the head and shank are constructed as separate elements thereby effecting economy in the manufacture of the ring.

As a still further object the invention contemplates a ring structure which is simple, inexpensive and efficient.

With the above recited and other objects in view, reference is had to the following specification and drawings in whichthere is xhibited one example or embodiment of the invention which is in no way intended as a limitation upon the scope of the appended claims as it is to be clearly understood that variations and modifications which properly fallwithin the scope of said claims may be resorted to when found expedient.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a collective perspective view illustrating thehead and shank elements of my improved ring in separated condition.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view illus trating the elements in connected relation for the maximum size of adjustment.

Fig. 8 is a similar view illustrating one of th smaller adjustments to which the ring is subject.

Referring to the drawings by characters of reference, 10 designates the head of the ring and 11 the shank, the former being provided with arcuate diametrically disposed wings or end portions 12 having a plurality or series of keeper openings 13 for receiving the outwardly. projecting locking terminals formed by outturned extremities 14 of the shank which shank is of substantially semicircular formation. The shank 11 is of a resilient material which normally effects a relative spreading separation of the outwardly projecting locking terminals 14 a greater distance than the distance between the wings 12 of the headlO so that thejter minals or extremitiesl iare maintained in positive engagement within the keeper openings when the shank is applied to the head. In order to provide means for further preventing rocking moveinent between the head and shank, th free ends of the wings 12 are provided with inwardly projecting spaced pairs of lugs 15 which snugly embrace the edges of the shank 11.

hen thehead and shank are manufactured, they are assembled'by springing the outturned terminals 141 of the shank between the wings 12 to bring the terminals 14: into registry with the keeper openings 13 where the inherent resiliency or springiness of the shank will tend to effect an engagement of the terminals 14: and a retention of the same in the openings 13. At the same time, the portions of the shank adjacent the terminals 14 will be embraced by the lugs 15. Adjustments of the ring size are accomplished by selective engagement of the terminals 14 in the keeper openings 13 so that the ring is capable of adjustment to practically any ordinary finger size required. It is furthermore obvious that the ring size may be re duced after the passage of the ring past the knuckle so that loss of the same is positively precluded.

I claim:

1. An adjustable finger ring comprising two cooperative arcuately curved sections, the end portions of one of said sections having longitudinally spaced series of keeper openings extending in said end portions from their inner faces toward the outer faces thereof, the second section having the extremities thereof turned out-Ward in opposite directions to produce locking terminals adapted to enter and engage with keeper openings of the first section to lock said sections together in adjusted position, said second section being'made of material possessing inherent resiliency and the ends thereof being sprung toward each other when the locking terminals of the second section are engaged with keeper openingsin the first section so that the spring action of the sec-.

ond section continuously urges the ends of the second section outward against the inner faces of the first section andtends to prevent retraction of the locking terminals of the second section from said keeper openings of the first section.

2. An adjustable finger ring comprising two cooperative arcuately curved sections, the end portions of one of said sections having longitudinally spaced series of keeper openings extending in said end portions from their inner faces toward the outer faces thereof, the second section having the extremities thereof turned outward in opposite directions to produce locking terminals adapted to enter and engag with keeper openings of the first section to lock said sections together in adjusted position, said second section being made of material possessing inherent resiliency and the ends thereof being sprung toward each other when the locking terminals of the second section are engaged with keeper openings in the first section so that the spring action of the second section continuously urges the ends of the second section outward against the inner faces of the first section and tends to prevent retraction of the locking terminals of the second section from said keeper openings of the first section, the nd portions of said first section having pairs of lugs at their extremities extending inwardly beyond the inner faces of said end portions of the first section for embracing the end portions of the second section to co-operate with the locking terminals of the second section and with walls of keeper openings of the first section to prevent relative swinging movement of the two sections of the ring.

FRA'NS BERTIL \VENDEL.

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