US3436907A - Jewelry comprising a plurality of members connected together by swivel means - Google Patents

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US3436907A
US3436907A US646563A US3436907DA US3436907A US 3436907 A US3436907 A US 3436907A US 646563 A US646563 A US 646563A US 3436907D A US3436907D A US 3436907DA US 3436907 A US3436907 A US 3436907A
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C15/00—Other forms of jewellery
    • A44C15/001—Jewels transformable into other jewels, e.g. finger rings transformable into ear-rings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/02—Link constructions
    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/105—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece and linked together by one connecting element

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  • the invention relates to jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, clips, and the like, which comprise a plurality of members pivotally connected together like the links of a chain so as to impart thereto a certain flexibility, each member being permanently decorated as is conventional in the jewelry trade, that is to say, by selecting the materials according to their shape and contour, and possibly by the insertion of stones.
  • the object of this invention is to provide jewelry of this type, the appearance of which can be changed by modifying the appearance of each member individually.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a new article of manufacture which consists of a piece of jewelry essentially characterized by the fact that each joint between two successive members comprises mechanical means which not only pivotally connect the members to each other in a chain like manner, but also permit the individual members to rotate relative to each other about the longitudinal axis of the article, like a swivel, so as to make it possible to interchange arbitrarily the visible faces of certain selected members, all of said members being differently decorated on their two faces.
  • FIG. 1 is an elevational view of one part of the article, with one member shown in section;
  • FIG. 2 shows this part of the article in perspective.
  • the article of jewelry comprises, in a conventional manner, a series of members 1 each consisting of one or more components, preferably of precious metal, the nature and shape of which may be selected at will by the jeweler. These members 1 may also be sculptured or engraved in various decorative motifs, and may have precious stones set into them.
  • the characteristic feature of the piece of jewelry according to the invention resides in the fact that the two faces of each member 1 are decorated so as to present different appearances.
  • the two members 1, which may be identical or different in shape or appearance, are connected to each other by mechanical means which permit the members to swing relative to each other in a direction perpendicular to their principal faces, and in their own plane like the links of a chain, and which also permit each member to rotate independently of the others about the longitudinal axis of the chain composed of said members.
  • These mechanical means may take various forms but preferably comprise, as shown on the drawings, a projection 2 having a rivet head 3 at the bottom of a hole 4 in a link, while its other end comprises an eye 5 pivotally mounted between two ears 6 on an adjacent link which form a fork pierced by a pin 7.
  • This mechanical connection acts like a swivel.
  • the hole 4, into which the hole 8 leads, may be one of the seats which hold the precious stones when the members .1 comprise such stones, as is usually the case.
  • each member may pivot about the longitudinal axis of the chain, that is to say, about the projections 2 and the holes 8, and at the same time swing perpendicularly to these members about the axes 7. They may swing in their own plane or not, depending on whether more or less play is left in the connections.
  • the article of jewelry made in this manner which may be a necklace, a bracelet, or an earring, or any other decorative device, may thus be used in different Ways.
  • all the members 1 may be so arranged that those of their faces having corresponding decorative motifs are visible.
  • all the members may be turned over to expose their opposite faces.
  • each member may be individually oriented so as to exhibit combinations of the decorative motifs on the various members selected according to the taste and preference of the wearer.
  • the number of combinations available is almost unlimited, and changes in the appearance of the article may be effected almost instantaneously without having to take the article of jewelry oif.
  • a chain comprising a plurality of ornamental members, and swivel means connecting said members together in series, at least one of said members having opposed faces presenting a different appearance so that the appearance of the chain as a whole may be altered by rotating said at least one member relative to the other members.
  • each swivel means comprises a link pivotally attached to one of the two members which it connects and rotatably seated in the other of said two members.

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US3815280A (en) * 1973-05-14 1974-06-11 M Gilfillan Device in loop form having sides with relatively swivelable pivotable and slidable members
US20120073325A1 (en) * 2010-09-23 2012-03-29 Energi S.R.L. Ornamental article of jewelry
US8402734B1 (en) * 2011-09-29 2013-03-26 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Linkage assembly
US20170086537A1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-03-30 Apple Inc. Articulating links with virtual pivot
RU228077U1 (ru) * 2023-12-29 2024-08-15 Лариса Ивановна Хритова Фрагментарное украшение

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DE9204514U1 (de) * 1992-04-02 1992-06-25 Dr. Alex Wellendorff GmbH & Co, 7530 Pforzheim Arm- oder Halsband

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US1305909A (en) * 1919-06-03 Swivel connection
US1840681A (en) * 1930-03-21 1932-01-12 Seidman & Cohan Inc Link device
US2257579A (en) * 1941-02-11 1941-09-30 Fulford Mfg Co Chain

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US1305909A (en) * 1919-06-03 Swivel connection
US1840681A (en) * 1930-03-21 1932-01-12 Seidman & Cohan Inc Link device
US2257579A (en) * 1941-02-11 1941-09-30 Fulford Mfg Co Chain

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3815280A (en) * 1973-05-14 1974-06-11 M Gilfillan Device in loop form having sides with relatively swivelable pivotable and slidable members
US20120073325A1 (en) * 2010-09-23 2012-03-29 Energi S.R.L. Ornamental article of jewelry
US8402734B1 (en) * 2011-09-29 2013-03-26 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy Linkage assembly
US20130081372A1 (en) * 2011-09-29 2013-04-04 Nathan Johnnie Linkage assembly
US20170086537A1 (en) * 2015-09-28 2017-03-30 Apple Inc. Articulating links with virtual pivot
RU228077U1 (ru) * 2023-12-29 2024-08-15 Лариса Ивановна Хритова Фрагментарное украшение

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