US917604A - Article of jewelry. - Google Patents

Description

J. L. HERZOG.

ARTICLE 0F JEWELRY.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 11, 190e.

91 7,604. Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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JOSEPH L. HERZOG, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ARTICLE or JEWELRY.,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aprn c, 1909.

Application filed May 11, 1968. VSerial No. 432,283.

T o all whom it fri/lay conce-rn:`

Be it known that l, JOSEPH L. HERZOG, a citizen of the United States, land a resident ol' New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county ci New York and State ol' New York, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements in Articles of Jewelry,

ol' which t e following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in articles of jewelry, and more particularly to those comprising in part an initial letter or letters, monogram, or ornament, and which may be worn or used on ch'atelaine bags, leather goods, buckles, or as a brooch, watch fob or charm, and for other like purposes, the object of the invention being to provide individual letters so constructed that when assembled or properly arranged, they will have all the appearance of being cut or formed from one piece of metal.

A further object ofthe invention is to so construct or form these individual letters, ornaments, etc., that they'may be arranged or assembled in a horizontal or vertical line, in order that they may be worn or employed for the1 several different purposes above suggested. i A further object is to so construct and l'orin the letters that they will be interchangeable, in order that any combination of letters, or letters and ornaments, may be quickly and readily assembled to suit the ,taste or desire oi' the purchaser.

With these and other ends in view, the invention consists in certain novel features ci' construction and conibin tions oll parts, as will be hereinafter l'ully d scribed and pointed out in the claims. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view of several letters constructed in accordance with my inventionl and arranged in` a horizontalline. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one ol' the individual letters. Fig. 4 is a detached sectional view of a part of the hollow wire with the retaining cap anda part of one of the letters attached lthereto. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the retaining cap. Fig. 7 is a similar view of one end of the hollow slotted wire threadedto receive the retaining cap. Fig. 8 shows one ofthe hollow wires provided with a swinging ornament mounted thereon by which to suspend the article. Fig. 9 is a sectional view taken on the line 9 9 oi' Fig. 8, andhaving a pormetal.

tion oi one ci the letters attached thereto. Fig. 1() is a similar view oi' a modified form thereol', the letter being detached. Fig.l 11 is a perspective View 0I' that portion ci' the device shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of' an 'article wherein but one letter is employed, the supporting trame being made circular. Fig. 13 -isa view partly in section and partly in elevation ol a detached part oll the circular frame illustrated in Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a similar' view thereof having the retaining cap applied thereto. ol' the hollow retaining wire having a modi-` iied form of letter attached thereto. is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of the improvement as applied to a brooch. Fig. 17 shows a number of letters assembled in a vertical line. Fig. 18 isa view ol several letters and ornaments arranged to be used as a buckle, and Fig. 19 is an end view thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, 20 represent letters, each formed of any suitable metal and of any desired size or style, and' either plain or ornamented, but so shaped, how.- ever, that when assembled in a horizontal 1ine-,-as in Fig. 1, they will preferably touch cr contact at one or more points, `as illustratedat 21, whereby to give them a neat' 'and finished appearance, and whereby "to lend the impression that they are cut, stamped or formed Jfrom one piece of sheet Each of these letters, as Jillustrated in Fig. 3, is provided at its upper endv with the lug or projection 22 and at its lower end with a similar lug or projection 23, said lugs Fig. 15 is a sectional viewv Fig. 16

being each provided 0n its front and rear sides with a groove 24, whereby to securely hold the saine in the upper slotted hollow retaining wire 25, and the similar lower wire 26, these wires being formed, as illustrated' in Fig. 7, that is, with the slot 27 running the entire length of the wire and having its ends threaded as illustrated at '28'. These wires 25, 26, are preferably made of the same material as the letters 20, but if desircd may be made of other metal, in order to aii'ord a pleasing contrast, that is, the letters 20 may be made o'l' gold and the wires of silver, or vice versa. These retaining wires are preferably made of such length as to nicely contain the letters 20, the latter being retained in position therein by means of the retaining capsl 29, these caps being con-v structed as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6, that lll) contained within the Aend of the wires 27 and` prevent the latter from becoming bent, distorted or injured. As illustrated in Fig. 1,

- these bars may be somewhat lengthened and CAL spacing rings or sleeves 3l litted over the wires between the letters 20 and 'caps 29, whereby to keep said letters from shifting, and retainthem in close contact with each other. l

In assembling the several parts, the cap 29 is lirst screwed onto one end of each of the wires 25, 26. letters are then fitted into the hollow wires, the edges of the slot 27 in the wire itting in the groove 24, securely locking said letters to the wires and preventing their accidental disengagement therefrom. After the several letters 20 have been assembled with the wires 25, 26, the caps 29 are then screwed onto the opposite ends of the wires 25, 26, as

- illustrated in Fig. 1, the-letters thus assembled contacting with each other and having all the appearance of being cut or formed from one piece of sheet metal. This article -may be used for various purposes, for instance, as illustrated in Fig. 8 of the drawings, it may have applied to the upper bar the ornament 32 provided with the ring 33, whereby to attach it to a watch chain, watch fob, or other article, said ornament being provided with the rings 34 fitting loosely around said wire 25 and allowing the article to-swing. If desired, however, these rings or sleeves 34 may be provided with the upwardly extending projection 35, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 10 and 11, the projection 35 fitting up through the slot 27 in the wire 25, whereby to hold the ornament 32 and wire 25 stationary with relation to each other and prevent one from swinging with relation to the other. i

illustrated in Fig. 15, the lugs-formed on the upper and lower ends of the letters or ornaments may be somewhat lengthened, as illustrated at 36, and-extended from one'wall of the wire to the other, `whereby to strengthen said wire and assist in preventing any bending thereof or injury thereto. These lugs are also made of sufficient width in order to prevent any twisting or turning of the letters after being properly assembled, and to assist in stiflening the completed article.

Instead of arranging a series ol' letters in a horizontal line, 4as above described, these letters maybe used individually as ornaments, for instance, in Fig. 12, l have shown the piece of hollow slotted wire bent into the form of a circle 37, the adjacent ends being upwardly bent and threaded as illustrated at 38. After the lugs on the letter 2l) have been The grooved lugs 22 23 of the 'oi' the hollow wires will have iitted thereon the sleeve 41, provided with the lug or eX- Atension42 to project up through the slot 27 in Lthe wire, in order to prevent the sleeve fromturning. On the sleeve 41 is provided the arm 43having attached thereto the pin 44, and on the opposite hollow wire is fitted the sleeve 45 formed with the projection 46 extending through the slot in the Wire to prevent its turning or twisting thereon. This sleeve 45v is formed with the hook 47, with which the iree end of the pin 44 engages. Again, these letters may be arranged in a vertical line, as illustrated in Fig. 17, thev hollow wires 48 being formed similar to those before referred to and provided with the retaining caps 49 to prevent the disengagement of the letters 20 therefrom. As illustrated in Figs. 18 and 19,` these letters may also be arranged to l'orm a buckle, the letters 20 being constructed and arranged as bel'ore described, and assembled upon the hollow wires 50 as above suggested, said buckle being constructed with the catch 51 as in ordinary cases. ln this as well as in other instances, it vmay be desired to combine ornaments with the letters in oider to give to the finished ,article its proper proportions and iinish, such as illustrated at 52, Fig. 18, these ornaments being provided with grooved lugs similar to those formed on or secured to the letters 20 and assembled with the hollow wires in the same way.

From the foregoing-'it will be understood that my invention is exceedingly simple; that from a stock of letters and ornaments and diierent lengths of hollow slotted wires, many varieties and forms of articles oi' jewelry may be constructed, the several parts being interchangeable and completely finished at the factory, and therefore requiring no litting or mechanical operations on the part ol' the retail dealer to assemble them in devising a particular article or combination ol' letters, or lettersand ornaments. Further'- inore, it will be understood that l have avoided the heating or soldering of the hollow wires to retain the parts 'in their proper places, 'and have so constructed and Jformed the several parts that they may be securely locked' in piace without the application of any heat te said wires, and thereby avoid the softening or weakening ci the latter, which ics einem;

wire is exposed to fire or soldering operations.

Having fully described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to Patent, is z- 1'. An` article of jewelry, comprising interg changeable outline letters, each of which contacts with the adjacent letters only at points on the side edges between its upper and lower ends when assembled in a horizontal line, and means associated with the end por- Q tions of said letters for holding them in their contacting' positions whereby the finished g article Ihas the appearance of being made from a single piece of metal, substantially as described.-

2. 'i he combination of interchangeable outline letters, each of which contacts with the adjacent letters only at points between its upper and lower ends when assembled in a horizontal line, each of said letters being provided at its enls with grooved lugs, and 5 means engaging said lugs for carrying said l letters, substantially as described.

3. The combination of interchangeable outi line letters, 'each of which contacts with the adjacent lettersonly at points between its upper and lower ends when assembled in a necessarily results when hollow gold or silver I l secure by Letters horizontal line, and upper and lower wires to which said letters are assembly secured, the two ends of each of said wires being free and suitably capped.

4. rlhe combination with a hollow slotted wire, of letters provided with lugs fitting in the slots in said wires, means for retaining said,y letters in position, and a'support attached to said wire and provided with means i also fitting in the slot in said wires whereby to hold said support and wire in their proper relative positions, substantially as described.

o. The combination with interchangeable letters each constructed to contact with the adjacent one when assembled in a horizontal line, and each provided with a lug at its upper and lower ends, of an up er and lower wire rovided with longitudina slots in which said ugs it, anda support attached to one of said wires and also provided with lugs 'fitting in said slots, substantially as described.

Signed at New York, borough of- Manhattan, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 8th day of May, A. D. 1908.

JOSEPH L. HERZOG. Vitnesses M. VAN NoRTwroK, JOHN B. WHITE.

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