US1702107A - Fastening device for watches and other articles of jewelry - Google Patents

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Feb. l2, 1929.

L. J. CARTIER FASTENING DEVICE* FOR WATCHES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELRY Filed July 6, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l Feb. 12, 1929. 1,702,107

l.. J. CARTIER FASTENING DEVICE FOR WATCHES AND OTHER ARTICLES OF JEWELRY Filed July e, 1927 2 sheets-sheet Y2 Deurs zr. CAETTER, E BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, AssieNoE To CARTIER, SOCIETE ANONYME, oEPAnrs, EEANCE.

EASTENING DEVICE Eon WATCHES AND oTHEnAnTicLEs oEJEwEEnY.

lApplicationl :filed July 6, 1.927 Serial No. 203,845fand in France October 21,1926.

My invention relatesto improvements in a device for pinning articles of adorninent to the clothing and y are, lirst, to :provide adevice of the character indicated in which the pin tongues are rotatable in a plane parallel to the article upon which the device is attached, second, to provio of Fig. 5;

vide means forreleasably locking thesaid pin tongues at' each 90 displacement there-V of,V and, third, to provide additional means Vfor locking said pin't-ongues at theirextremities when moved to closing position after having been inserted through' the material upon vwhich the device'is to beattache'd. I

Other objects of the invention will be obviousto those skilled in the art' to which the invention relates with reference to the following 'description whenS takenv in connection with the accompanying -drawing forming part of this specification and in which-f Fig.l l is a plan view whic'hthe device ismounted;

Fig. 2 is a front elevational view of Fig. 1,

showing my improved fastening means; Fig. 3 Vis a rear view ofFig. 1;'

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 showing the device in another position;

Fig. 5 is a section taken along the line 5-5 of Fig. 3;'

` Fig. 61s a section taken along the Vline 6-6 Fig. y'Tfs a rear view of my device provided with a modified form of fastening means;

Fig. 3 is a `front elevational View of Fig. 7 Fig. 9 is a plan view of -niy 'device applied lto anr articleof a'dorninent showing a 'modified form of fastening means; Fig. 10 is a section on the Fig. 9;

Fig. 11 is a' section onV the line -11-11. of Fig. 10; and 1 l Fig. y12 is a view looking from beneath in Fig.l 9. l

Referring to the drawing and more partie# line lO--lO of ularly to Figs.' l to 6, a'pair of pin tongues l e Y any articles of adornment conformable there-l is rigidly secured to a plate Q'by soldering or other .suitable expedient. The plate 2 is loosely mounted. on va stud screw 3 which extends clear throughy one end ofthe-watch cas-V ing3"and which is adapted to screw into the oppositewall of the said watch case 3a. The outer 1 are adapted to be lodgedin a groove 4 provided on the watch case 3.

I preferably provide the shaft 3 with'a the objects of the yinvention of a watch", upon' extremities of the said pin tongues 'a stud screw 3c.

square-sleeve loosely mounted thereon and fixed to the pla-te 2 as shown at 5 in Figs. 5 and 6. j Surrounding the said sleeve is preferably` an elongated slot 6 in which are disposed U-shaped springs `6 and 7 having intui'ned Vcurved extremities.v The slot 6 isV adapted to be closed by means of a plate 8 acting as bearing for vthe plate 2v and which is secured in position by means of screws 9 entering internally threaded collars 9a fir-,led in the bottom 3a of thesaid slot.

The pintongues l are adapted to bear against the top of the groove 4 with suiiicient 'friction to hold them in the desired position.

In's'ome cases` however, I may prefer to close one end of the groove 4 as shown at 8 (Figs. .7 and 8) and'provide the other Yend of the I said groove with a spring cat-ch Q forclosing vthe said other end.

Fromjthe foregoing it will be obvious that v'when it is desired" toattach the watch to the When the corners ofsaid sleeve slide over the springs't and 7 the turningl movement is retarded, that is; opposition is offered thereto. The turning movement takes place in two 90 stepsA 'which greatly facilitates attaching of the deviceto the clothing which may readily take place'withfonly one hand if necessary.

Once the pin tongues are in closing position soV in the groove47 the springs 6 and engaging the sides of sleeve 5 are suiicient to hold the said tongues from any ordinary displacing force and with the arrangement shown' in Figs. 7 and 8 displacement becomes prac tically impossible. A I

The device as beforestated isadaptable to retains the pinl tongues in closed position.

Astherein shown, a brooch l" is'provided at one end with a hollow collar`3l on whichy is supported in'precisely the saine manner as previously described a plateQb by'means of The said plate is provided Y io figures-ff Y 'L The other end of the brooch istprovided .With an upstanding'block vl0b 'provided vvith 'thej usual groove 4"` closed` at one'end as shovvnfat 8b, Y Longitudinally'o'f Ythe groove is vvith the usual .pin itongues 1 and thefslee've and` spring arrangement is" disposed; Within the collarh in precisely the saine Way as pre;l

viously described with theeXception that the andtherefore does not appear on these mounted aleaf spring l0 securedatlone end vbyfmeans of rivets 1 1 adj acenttheV closed 'end` of said groove andcarrying katthe opposite end Withacatch 9", adapted toclose the open i end of groove 4". rlChe said catch is provided with a sloping face against 'which the pin tongues come in Contact when rentering.` the groove 4". The spring l0 ismoved to a 'position'to uncoverv the endzof groove 4b^by means I `of a `lug l2 having a milled v surface disposed thereon 'at- `right angles While Ifhave shown". and described ivhatiI deem to be the preferable forms of mydevice Patent is i. im device @ftheiypeeeecfibeahaving ineanssupportin to permit said tonguesto be'rotated in aplane Y parallel to the surface ofthe lobject upon devicer is to beattached and -a "aplurality of lpin tongues, pivotally mounted which said gro'oved element for receiving the extremities means supporting said tonguesland'adapted'v to ,permit lsaid tongues to be Arotated in a plane parallel to the 'surface `of ofV said tongues.

2Q Ina device of the, type describedhaving a vplurality of pintongues,pivotally mounted .the object upon which said'device to be'attached, a. grooved element forlreceiving kthe, extremities of'said tongues and means `forfreleasal'ily con# fining said tongues in said'j gro-ove. Y

3; In a device ofthe ltype described having a' plurality of-pin tongues, pivotally in ounted A y .ineans supporting saidtongues and-adaptedk tofpermitsaid tongues .tohelrot'ated ina plane.l f parallel i' to vthe vsurface of,

which said device is ,to be attached incli'iding,V a iXeCl stud screw and a tlie object upon plate loosely mounted on said stud screwcarrying `saidtongues and.. .a grooved element :for receiving fthe eXtre1ni--' vties ofsaid tongues. v

4. In a device ofthe described having a plurality lo fpin tongues, afpivotally mount-A ed plate, c arrying said tongues and adapted s embodiment-fis Vsunky Within?the"` said tongues,meansforjreleasablyconfinto lie flush 'Witlifthetoip thereof' Va 'plurality' of pin tongues, pivotally mountplane `,parallel to thefeurfacel vof the f and extending Y i' through aslot in niember 10b.

elementi for receivingfthe .tongues,aiiXed stopat one-end ofsaidjgroove,

at releasable stop 'catchattheother' end'rof said .groove" for confining said tongues in Y said. groove and resilient means tendingfto g said tongues and 'adapted "parallelto the* surface of Ya lea-f spring'disposed'in said to v,permit rotatedein 'Y .i 1 plane parallel to the '-eurface lof "the objectA uponivhich said jdevice is to be'` attached, a

grooved element for Viecgiving the extremities -ingsaidtonguesinl saidV vgroove and resilienty Vv5. I na dev-ice ofthe type, describedfhaving ed plate carryingsaid tongues andadapted to permit said tongues to be rotatedfina e object; uponlwhiclifsaid device is .to b'eiattached, a grooved element Vfor receiving :the Y'extremiing 'to loppose, rotation ofisaid platefat v each quarter revolution tliereofQf` 'e 6. Ina device of the type described liavingplurality. vof j pin tongues, .pivotally mounted Y eens;supporting-saidV tongues and adaptedY element for receiving the extremities 4 of said #means tending to oppose rotatien-Y of said'- 'platea't'each quarter revolution "thereof S02l f ties Vof Said tongues and resilient ineansftendtogperinitfs'aidtonguestobe rotatedin a'p'lane 1 i" parallel v to the' surface of e.the object upongfV i .which saiddevice-istobeattached,.agroovedf iff wat tonguesfafixed stop at' one end of said-groove anda releasable stop catch'at the ntl-ierl *end of said groove forlconfiningnsaidtonguesin 7.',In'ra1device of having aplurality of pin parallelto 'the surfaceY which said idevicegisitofbe attached, a grooved VV tongues, a-pivo'tallymountfi; jed plate carryingsaidtongiies andra'claimedtoly` l permit saidtongues to be rotatedin' a plane 'k lof eea-@bee lupon s 10.0 Vextremitiesof 'said l oppose irotation lof saidplatefatfea'ch quarter Y revolution thereof.

Y e. in edev-iepfeie'iypeeseifibea-iiaviag` f ia plurality Vof pin tongues, pivotallyimounted lmeans support-ing said tongues and adapted to' permit said tongues to-berotatfedin ajplanel the' object iiponv `which said device isto be attached,1a"grooved element for receiving theextremitiesoffsaid tongues, a'fixedstopat oneend of s aidjgroove,`

`groove having one endfxed, at afpoint adjacent saidv stop, a catch lugdispose'd on the other end of` saidVV Springandadapted to normally 'close' the' open end of saidgroove, a slotferinedin AsaidV groove and' an operating lug: carried Zbyv'said spring andprojecting through said slo t. j Inla device of thetypervdescribed hav-1 ing *a plurality` of pinftongues, p ivotally lia;

,125 fY i' v mounted means supporting said tonguesjand- Y adapted-to lpermit said tonguesfto be `rotated yin afplane parallel upon which said cludi'ng aff-fixed stud scr-evvand apla'teloosely ,t0 the'surface of theobject;` ...i I' device v-is to be attachedwin-v mounted on saidstud screw carrying said tongues, a hollow supporting element for said screw and said plate, a sleeve carried by said plate extending into said supporting elementand springs 1n said supporting element asso-v ciated with said sleeve 'and adapted to oppose rotation of said sleeve at every quarter revolution ofv said plate. c, v

10. In a device of the type described having a plurality of pin tongues, Vpivotally` cluding a fixed stud screw and a plate loosely mounted on said stud screw carrying said tongues, a hollow supporting element for said screw and plate, a square sleeve fixed to said plate' and extending into said supporting ele.

menty and a substantially U-shaped spring disposed on each side of saidsleeve, said springs each having a lat portion disposed against the flat side of said sleeve and inturnedvcurved extremities ior the *purposey disclosed.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification.

LOUIS J. CARTIER.

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