US1779383A - Bracelet - Google Patents

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Patented Oct. 2l, 1930 UNITEDl VSTATES Pix'lENri ori-ICE CHARLES SPATSCHIL, OIE* JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR'TO SIMON MILLER @n CO., 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A COPARTNERSHIP COMPOSED OF SIMON MILLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., MORRIS MILLER, 0F EAST ORANGE, NEW JERSEY, AND

EMANUEL MILLER, or NEW YORK', N. Y.

BRAGEIQET" Application filed December 26, 1,929. Serial No. 416,324.

This invention relates to4 bracelets and has for its object to provide a bracelet of single piece joints united together and non-soldered to each other or in themselves soldered. Its

further object is to provide a vbracelet in pear; namely, at the pintles. The invention comprises structures fulfilling these objects and consists of links each formed from aV blank, and to the proper shape, and joined together at their edges by pintles having upset ends, without employing solder or similar material in the links themselves or in the joining of the links. Y

The invention will be hereinafter more fully described in relation to an embodiment thereof shown, in the accompanying drawings, and finally pointed out in the claims.

' In Vthe accompanying drawings Figurey 1 is a plan view of the initial blank of metal,

Figure 2 a perspective view of the same with certain parts thereof bent into position,

Figure 3 a perspective view of the same lank formed into the neXt stage of operation,

Figure l a plan view of a part ofthe bracelet showinga few links, oined together, and other parts broken away,

Figure 5 a. vertical, longitudinal section, broken on line 5 5 of Figure 4, and

Figure 6 a transverse, vertical section on line 6 6 of Figure 4.

Similar characters of reference correspond to like parts throughout the drawings.

In the drawings, there is shown in Figure 1, a blank of metal, which, of course, may be of any suitable metal, as silver, gold, platinum or inferior precious character, these blanks in the shape shown in this embodiment being readily stamped out in the shape there shown. A main body portion 11 to form the top of the link, has two lateral ears 13a, having openings 13, and a reduced portion 22 cut down at 20 which reduced portion 22 has an opening'19,H

and which intermediate portion 22 joins with the portion which is to form the bottom part. This bottom part 12 has lateral portions 16 at the forward ends of which inclined portions 17 are provided and at the rearward end of which openings 15 are provided. These porsubstantially at right angles to the part 12, so as to form side members to the link. The part 12 is provided with an opening-18, and both this opening as well as opening 19, are rather ornamental and can be dispensed withas far as the invention is concerned.v VVhile not essential it is preferable to form the blank with a slight offset 21 as shown in Figure 2, and not shown in Figure 1, as it adds to the nish of the completed article. After the ears 13av and side flaps 16 have been bent over the so formed blank appears as shown in` Figure 2. The blank so bent is then bent on itself so that the` upper portion 11 and lower portion 12 face each other as shown in Figure 3, the intermediate portion 22 forming the curved end of the link, and the top Aand bottom portions 22 Vof one link enters the open end of the other link and the hollow space enclosed by the intermediate portion 22, is brought into regis- Y tration with the registering openings 13 and 14, whereupon a pintle 25 vis passed therethrough. The free ends of the pintle 22 are' then upset as shown by26 in Figure 6, and

` these two links are thereby joined together without solder or any similar material. It

'"will be noted that the place where links of a bracelet receive vperhaps the greatest stress, the pintle is acted upon by a full face surface of the intermediate portion 22, and the double thickness of metal of the other link in the form of the overlapping ears 13 and 15, is provided, which two adjacent ears co-act at one side of the link with the pintle.

In Figure 5 is clearly shown the cooperation of the offset 21, with the adjacent end portion of the next link whereby the movement of the'links is controlled and the bracelet does not buckle reversely. The surface 11 or upper surface rests at the same time uponv the curved intermediate `portion of the adjacent link giving a freedom of movement and a guiding action to the respective parts.

tions 16 are adapted to be bent downwardly l with the usual hooks or other fastening means,

not shown, as Within the skill of the artisan.

My invention distinguishes fromthe priorart in that heretofore when a blank was used it formed only one surface layer, as in U. S. Patent No. 1.605,07? of November 2, 1926, whereas in my invention the blank is intended to form both top and bottom as Well as the intermediate surface. and instead of using a bent over part ot the blank, my invention utilizes pintles to strengthen the structure; while it has been proposed to do' Without 'the use of solder, this has been done again only with one layer or surface, as shown in U. S. Patent Aio. 1,735,384 of November 12, .1929. Nor does my invention require springsV as in U. 1,626,139 of April 26, 1927.

My invention distinguisl'i over the prior art in that each link is complete in itself and form of top` bottom and intermediate parts out of one blank, bent to shape, and simply` joined by pintles.

I have described an embodiment of my invention, representing the best form of my invention and the mode of applying it, but

an intermediate member joining the top andbottoni members and forming an end portion to the link.y and adapted to receive a pintle, and means on the top and bottom members adapted to receive a pintle.

3. In combination, a plurality of links, each consisting of a top, bottom and intermediate member integrally connected` the top and bottom members having means adapted to receive a pintle, the intermediate member having means adapted to receive a pintle, and a pintle engaging the said means of the top and bottom members of one link and the said means of the intermediate member of the other link.

S. Patent No.'

1l. A link for bracelets and the like consisting of a sheet metal blank having top and bottom portions of substantially equal area and an intermediate portion connecting said top and bottom portions at one of their ends, said bottom portion having side flanges disposed snbstantially at right angles to the plane of said portion and engaging the under side of the top portion'at its opposite' longitudinal edges, and said top and bottom portions being provided at their other ends With means to receive a pintle for connecting the linl' with an adjacent link and for retaining said top and bottom portions in parallel relation with each other.

5. A link for bracelets and the like consisting of a sheet metal blank having top and bottom portions of substantially equal area and an intermediate portion connecting said top and bottom portions at one of their ends, said bottom portion .havingside flanges disposed substantially at right angles to the plane of said portion and engaging the under side of the top portion at i s opposite longitudinal edges said flanges at one of their ends and said top portion at its corresponding` end having registering. apertured ears to receive a pintle for connecting the link with an adjacent link and for retaining' said top and bot tom portions of'the link member in parallel relation to each other.

6. A link of the character described comprising a single piece of metal bent into link formation and defining at one end of the link a curved surface adapted for engagement with a pintle, said link haring overlapping ears at the other end, which ears are formed with holes to receive a pintle and adapted to receive the curved pintle engaging portion of an adjacent link.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

CHARLES srirrsonn..

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