US288392A

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Publication number: US288392A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1883-11-13
Anticipated expiration: 1900-11-13

Description

W G. E. ADAMS.

BAR-FOR JEWELRY CHAINS. N0.'288',392. Patented Nov. 13, 1883.

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' i i A ITED STATES. PATENT FHQ GEORGE ADAMS, oE rRovInEnoE, RHODEISLANDQ BAR oe JEWELRY-CHAINS.

SPECIFIGATION"fOTIDl I Ig part of Letters Patent N0. 288,392, dated November 13,

Application filed March 26, 1883. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.

Be itknownthat LGEoReEE. ADAMS, ofthe city and county of Providence, in the State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Bars forAttachmenttoWatch Chains and other Articles of Jewelry, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to bars for chains, sleeve links, buttons, andother articles. The bar is composed of metal or other proper material. It maybe grooved or slotted from end to end,

y or from the center, or near the center, to one a end thereof, as desired. No end grooves or 2 slots are necessary. Preferably, two slots or grooves are made upon opposite sides of the a bar, in which an eye or catch is secured in such manner that it may be moved through the entireilength of the slots or grooves to or .near

the end of the bar, andturned parallel or nearly parallel therewith. Any other mechanical devices for the extension of the eye as aforesaid maybeused.

I eye in position. on the line as w of Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 are Figure l is a side View of the bar with the Fig. 2 is a transverse section similar sections illustrating modifications in the form of the bar and its attachments.

ends ofthe catch; E, the slots; to,

d y b, the spring. The bar may be a metal or other suitable material.

In the accompanying drawings, A is the bar 5 B, the ring; 0, the eye; D, the catch; D, the the grooves; composed of It is of any desired shape-preferably cylindrical or tubu- The sides of the bar may be struck up lar. from any suitable material in two or more parts or otherwise, asdesired. The slots or grooves T46 leaving between them, if desired, but anarrow n ot be extended to the end of the bar.

, the end of the g the slot.

may be produced directly opposite each other on opposite sides of the bar, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, or elsewhere upon the circumference,

strip of material, as in Fig. 4. The slotneed (See Fig. 1.) The eye, however, is of such a size and shape that it may easily be passed over bar when passedto the end of The spring is composed of steel or other suitable material, and may be secured to the slotted end of the bar and made to extend to or the spring may be fastened in any manner which will secure the pressure aforesaid.

After the slots have been produced and the spring secured as desired, the parts are fastened together by soldering or otherwise. If, when the sides of the bar are fastened together, apertures are left at theends, end pieces adapted for such use are fitted and fastened therein. d

The eye is held securely in its position in the center of the bar within notches or upward extensions of the slots. It is detached therefrom by taking the eye or ring between the thumb and finger and pressing the same down upon the spring. If grooves are used, slight depressions may be made in the ends thereof inthe center of the bar, designed to receive the ends D of the catch D. The catch,

being composed of steel or other suitable flexible material, is easily sprung in and out of the depressions. The eye and ring maybe integral, extending on the same line or plane. (See drawings.)

The chief point in my invention. consists in detaching an eye, ring, link, or other appendage of a jewelry-bar from its natural and proper position at or near the center of the bar,moving the same to or near the end, and extending the same beyond the end thereof, parallel or nearly parallel therewith,whether such result be secured by the use of grooves, slots,or other devices, excepting, however, the devices specified in Letters Patent of the United States No. 273,792. a

A jewelry-bar as thus constructed is much better adapted for most uses than those in ordinary use. It may be easily inserted in an aperture scarcely larger than the bar itself, while an ordinary bar requiresa much larger aperture. It is particularly adapted for link cuff-buttons, as its exposed surface is smooth and free from rings orbands or other contrive ances for securing the eye or ring, and is'sus= ceptible of a high degree of ,polish or ornamen: tation. It makes a more finished cuff-fastener than the link-buttons in ordinary use, as the small apertures in the cuffs designed for the reception of the buttons are covered and hidden thereby. I 5 I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- l. A jewelry-bar having a movable eye at-' tached at or near the center of said bar, and capable of being moved to or near the end 10 thereof and extended parallel or nearly parallel therewith, substantially as described.

2. The combinatiomvvith the barA, having slots E E, of the eye 0, arranged in said slots,

and capable of being moved through the same to or near the end of the bar, and the spring 12, I 5 secured within the bar, and adapted to hold the eye at or near the center of the bar by eX- erting a pressure against the under side of said eye, substantially as described.

' GEO. E: ADAMS.