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(LB. BISHOP. Bracelet.

No. 227,476. Patentd May 11, 18 80.

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CLEMENT B. BISHOP, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF, JOHN S. OABROW, OF PHILADELPHIA, PA., AND WM. D. CARROW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

BRACELET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 227,476, dated May 11, 1880.

' Application filed August 18, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CLEMENT B. BIsHoP, of New York city, New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in what are known as single-plate bracelets, the object of 'my improvements being .to make said braceletsin an economical manner and of a stronger and more durable character than usual. This object I attain in the manner which I will now proceed to describe, reference being had to the'accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bracelet embodying my invention; Fig. 2, a longitudinal section of the same; and Figs. 3, 4, 5, and

6, views illustrating the method of making the plate of which the bracelet is composed.

In carrying out my invention I take a flat plate, a, of sheet metal, as shown in Fig. 3, and, by striking up or otherwise, form near each edge of the plate a channel, I), bounded by the flange d, as shown in Fig. 4. Wires 6 are then placed in the channels I) and the flanges d turned down over the wires, as shown in Fig. 5, the edge of the flange being soldered to the body of the plate, if desired. The plates thus prepared maybe converted into bracelets by being properly bent and provided with hinges, catches, and ornamentation, as usual, or may be converted into rings, the wires 6 being allowed to remain if a heavy bracelet is desired, or being removed, as shown in Fig. 6, if the bracelet or ring is to be light.

It willbe seen that the finished plate has on each edge a rib, f, projecting on both sides of the plate, which is much stronger than if the rib were on one side only, as usual.

The catches, which are by preference arranged on the inside of the bracelet, are protected by shields m, which extend from rib to rib on each side of the joint, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

I do not desire to claim the formation of the ribs on a plate or ring by bending the edges of the same.

I claim as my invention- A single-plate bracelet. each half of which consists of a plate having on each edge a rib projecting equally from both sides of the said plate and forming part of the plate itself, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CLEMENT B. BISHOP.

Witnesses:

CHAS. F. TIE'rzE, HARRY SMITH.

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