US433532A

US433532A - Watch-bow fastener

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Publication number: US433532A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1890-08-05
Anticipated expiration: 1907-08-05

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(No Model.)

I. MINK. WATCH BOW FASTENER.

No. 483,532. Patented Aug. 5, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRITZ MINK, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE KEY- STONE WATCH CASE COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

WATCH-BOW FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,532, dated August 5, 1890.

Application filed April 2,1890. Serial No. 346,267. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: I moved, the heads of the pins preventing them Be it known that I, FRITZ MINK, of the citybeing drawn through the apertures in the and county of Philadelphia, and State of sockets.

Pennsylvania, have invented an Improve- In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the pins 5 ment in Watch-Bow Fasteners, of which the are inserted from the outside through flanged following is a specification. portions of the bow ends into the metal of My invention has reference to watch-bow the pendant and are locked therein by the fasteners; and it consists of certain improvelocking-pins D. In this construction it will ments which are fully set forth in the followbe seen that the pins form journals for the IO ing specification, and shown in the accombow ends, the head holding the bow ends to panying drawings,which form a part thereof. the pendant.

The object of my invention is to construct While I prefer the details of construction a convenient and economical device for sewhich are here shown, I do not limit my incuring the ends of the bow to the pendant, vention thereto, as they may be modified I; while allowing the bow ends freedom of mowithout departing from the spirit of my intion therein. vention.

The details of my invention are more fully Having now described my invention, what disclosed in the drawings, in which Figure 1 I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letis a side elevation of a portion of a watchters Patent, is-

20 case, with part in section, illustrating the 1. The combination, with the pendant of a principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a simiwatch-case, of a watch-bow having its ends lar view illustrating a modification of the secured thereto by pins, and auxiliary locksame. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on ing-pins engaging with said pins to lock them the line we: of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a horizontal in place.

25 sectional View on the line y y of Fig. 2. 2. The combination, with the watch-pend- A is the watch-case pendant. ant, of a bow, pins extending through said B is the bow. bow into the metal of the pendant, forming C are pins extending through one of the journals for the bow ends, and auxiliary parts into the other for securing the bow to locking-pins to lock the ends of said pins ex- 30 the pendant, provided upon one end with tending into the pendant therein.

heads to hold them in place. 3. The combination of a pendant of a watch- 5 D are small auxiliary pins inserted through case, a watch-bow, pins provided with heads the metal either of the pendant or of the bow for securing the watch-bow to the pendant so as to engage with the pins C and lock carried by one of said parts and extending 35 them in place. into the other, and locking-pins arranged In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the transversely to said pins for securing the ends of the bow fit into sockets in the pendwatch-bow to the pendant and locking their ant, and pins are inserted from the inside of ends in place. I the pendant and extend outward into the Intestimonyof whichinventionIhavehere- 40 metal of the bow ends, while the locking-pins unto set my hand.

D are inserted through the metal of the bow, FRITZ MINK. locking pins C thereto. In this construction Witnesses: it will be seen that the pins are locked to the H. M. KAIN,-

bow ends and rotate with the bow when it is JOSEPH M. CANFIELD.