US1862710A - Jewelry construction - Google Patents

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June 14, 1932.

w. SILVERMAN ET AL 1,862,710

JEWELRY CONSTRUCTION Filed July 51, 1951 Patented June 14, 1 932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JEWELRY CON STRUG'IION Application filed July 31,

Our present invention relates to jewelry for personal use, and has particular reference tokthe construction of signet rings and the li e.

It has been found that signet rings, particularly of the type provided with settings for holding gems or other ornaments, require a large amount of precious metal when made solid, and are heavy. While rings have been made of hollow construction to remedy these disadvantages, their manufacture requires many different and expensive dies, and the designs cannot be changed or modified without expensive changes. Moreover, rings made of separate parts to facilitate assembly lack strength because proper support to withstand strains is difficult to provide.

Our invention therefore has for its objects the devising of a ring construction of hollow formation with will simulate the appearance of a solid massive ring, which utilizes parts that are easily struck or stamped into shape and assembled, which permits ready change in design without expensive or costly tool changes, and which is exceptionally strong and sturdy.

With these and other objects and advantageous features in view, our invention resides in a novel ring construction, in novel parts therefor, and in a novel method of assembly of these parts, more fully disclosed in the detailed description following, in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, and more particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a view of the novel ring in perspective;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the beze therefor;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the setting, partly broken away;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a hollow shoulder;

Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively perspective views of the bar section before and after flattening of the ends, preparatory to bending in arcuate form; and

Fig. 7 is a perspective View, partly broken away, of a modified form of bezel.

1931. Serial No. 554,178.

It has been found desirable to utilize a hollow construction for signet rings and the like, by securing the ends of an arcuate band of homogeneous metal to a tray-shaped bezel, the bezel having a setting secured to the top thereof, and securing hollow shoulders to the sides of the bezel and the ends of the arcuate band to form completely closed hollow chambers. This construction provides a perfect simulation of a solid ring, and is extremely strong and rigid; and the following detailed description discloses a preferred formation of parts and a preferred manufacturing assembly therefor.

' Referring to the drawing, the ring 10 includes a bezel 11 of generally tray-form, having two sides 12 of rectangular form and two sides 13 having straight upper edges and arcuate lower edges, an annular interior shoulder 14 being provided to present a smooth surface to the ring finger.

A setting 15, shown in Fig. 3, is provided, and includes a hollow rectangular base 16 having an upright flange 17, and a hollow rectangular stone or ornament support 18 which may be formed integral with the base, but preferably is stamped out of sheet metal and soldered to the base at the lower end of the flange 17.

An arcuate band 19, see Fig. 1, is formed by cutting metal stock into bars 20 of suitable length such as shown in Fig. 5, flattening the two ends to provide blanks having center portions 21 and substantially triangular end portions 22, joined to the center portions with sharp transverse ridges 23 between, and then bending the blanks into the arcuate band form shown in Fig. l.

The ends of the arcuate band being secured to the sides 12 of the bezel, as by soldering, hollow shoulders 24, see Fig. 4, are then secured to the bezel and band. These shoulders are stamped out of sheet metal with faces 25 of any suit-able design, the sides 26 being generally triangular, with the lower edges of the sides arcuat-e to fit the end portions 22 of the band. The shoulders are designed to cover the end portions and extend slightly over the ridges 23, the upper edges of the face and sides being secured as by soldering to the setting if desired, the bezel maybe Ofthe type indicated at 28 in Fig. 7, with the inner annular shoulder 29 provided with a vertical flange 30. v

Each element of the novel construction has been formed to ensure simplicity in'manufacture, strength, and rigidity. T hus,'the use of a-separate hollow rectrngu-lar ornament support 18 soldered to the setting base, facilitates manufacture, and provides greater strength by permitting use of supports of different widths. The band construction eliminates soldering of separate-band parts, and provides a very sturdy homogeneous finger like, a bezel, an arcuate band secured at its ends to the bezel ends, and shoulder pieces mounted at the junctions of said bezel and said band to form completely closed hollow chambers with said bezel and said band ends.

5. I11 a construction for a finger ring or the like, a bezel, an arcuate-band secured at its ends :to the bezel ends, and shoulder pieces having side walls and forming completely closed hollow chambers with said bezel and saidband ends.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

\VILLIAM SILVERMAN.

MAURICE CONSTANTINE.

band. The securing of the shoulder pieces I tothe bezel and the ends of the band provides a closed chamber construction of maximum strength and rigidity, and permits ready and inexpensive changes in design, as variation of design is obtained by substituting different shoulders.

While we have described preferred types of ringelements and a preferredmanner of assembly, such changesin form and arrangement of the parts and in the-manner of assembly may be used as are found desirable,

within the spirit and the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

' We claim:

1. In a construction for a finger ring or the like, a bezel member, an arcuate band member secured at'its ends to the bezel member, and

shoulders mounted at the junction of said members and secured to both said members, whereby completely closed hollow chambers are formed.

2; In a construction for a finger ring or the like, a bezel member, an arcuate band member having flattened endport-ions, said end portions being secured toopposite sides of said bezel member, and hollow shoulder pieces having their edges secured to saidopposite sides of said bezel member and to saidflat;

1 tened end por io 3: In a construction for a-fingerring or'the like, a bezel member, an arcuate band member "having flattened end portions, separated from f the remainder of the band by transverse ridges, said end portions being secured 'to opposite sides ofsaid bezel member, and hollow shoulder'pieces havlng their edges secured to and to the band member adjacent said ridges. l. Ina construction for a finger'rmg or the i said opposite sides ofsaid bezel-member and 1 tothe side edges ofsaid flattened end portions

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