US922451A - Bracelet. - Google Patents

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A. H. BLISS.

' BRACELET APPLIOATION FILED muss, 1907. RENEWED APR. 10, 1909.

922,451 Patented-May 25, 1909.

SlllfirTlllts ANTHONY H. BLISS, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO A. H. BLISS COMPANY, OF N ORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION OF MASSAOl-llj- SETTS.

BRACELET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed June 3, 1907, Serial No. 378,984. Renewed April 10, 1909. Serial No. 489,184.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AN'rnoNY H. Buss, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Attleboro, county of Bristol, Cemmonwealth of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bracelets, collars and the like, and particularly to flexible and cxpansible articles of this sort. The usual bracelet or collar of this type is made up of a plurality of units joined together in such a way that they may be separated slightly so that the article may be distended for the purpose of application to the wearer. In these devices it is desirable to have a considerable degree of flexibility and at the same time the possibility of a considerable degree of expansion, while the structure must remain simple and strong in its parts, cheap to make and easily assembled. lVith these features in mind I have devised my present device which consists of a plurality of units connected by members having sliding engagements with at least one of said units and resiliently attached thereto, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

In the specification which follows in which the structure of my invention is described, like reference numerals indicate correspond ing parts throughout and these same numerals are applied to the drawings which form a part of the specification in which drawings,

Figure 1 indicates a portion of a bracelet in contracted position. Fig. 2 a view of the same distended. Fig. 3 a rear view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 an enlarged sectional View on the line 44 Fig. Fig. 5 a View of one of the unit shells. F 1g. 6 a view of the spring for holding the units together. Fig. 7 a frame for containing a coupler, and, Fig. 8 a retaining pin.

1 are a plurality of unit shells having open ends 9 and back plates 2.

3 are hollow couplers or links for coupling the adjacent ends of the units.

4 is a frame mounted within the unit shells and having on opposite sides at one end a perforation 5 and a slot 6 for receiving the ends of a bent spring 7 which is contained within the hollow coupler or link 3 and en gages with its ends the frame 4.

8 is a retaining pin which is passed through one end of the link 3 for holding it within one of the units 1.

In assembling my device I place a plurality of shells 1 hollow side up in a row with their open ends 9 adjacent. I then insert within the hollow coupler or link 3 a spring 7 with its ends protruded from the side. The coupler or link is then placed within the frame 4 and one end of the spring 7 hooked into the hole 5 and the other end of the spring 7 forced into the slot 6 which is then closed by pressure to hold it in place. The link and frame are then inserted into one of the shells 1 and the link then is slightly pushed, against the action of the spring 7, until its end enters through the opening 9 of the adjacent shell in which it is held by the retaining pin 8 which is passed through it. In this manner each one of the unit shells 1 is attached to the next adjacent until all are united each to the next adjacent to form a strip or endless band as may be required. After the shells 1 are united each to the next adjacent and the backs 2 are put on and the edges of the shells 1 turned down to hold them in place.

The hollow coupler 3 may be made in various forms, but I find the link form illus trated to be very simple and satisfactory, as it can be flattened from tubing and makes an efficient retainer for the spring and an effective coupling means when combined for the retaining pin to give flexibility in the joints.

The frame 4 may be modified in form or may be dispensed with altogether, but I find it a useful element and one which greatly assists the assembling of the parts of the article. The spring 7 may be bent in various forms so. long as it has a resiliency in the direction of the expansion of the strip.

What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow link uniting said units and having a sliding engagement with one of said units, and means contained within said link for resiliently holding said link within said unit.

2. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow link positively engaging one unit and slidably engaging the other unit, a resilient member within said hollow link and having engagement with said second named unit.

3. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow link positively engaging one unit and slidably engaging the other unit, a resilient member passed through said hollow link and having its ends in engagement with said second named unit.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a bar in one unit, a hollow link engaging said bar and slidably engaging the other unit, a resilient member passed through said link and having its ends in engagement with said second named unit.

5. In a device of the class described, a

pair of units, a frame within one of said units and attached thereto, a hollow link slidably mounted in said frame, means within said link and engaging said frame for resiliently holding said link in said frame, and means for connecting said link to said other unit.

6. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a frame within one of said units and attached thereto, a link slidably mounted in said frame, a spring Within said link and having its ends engaging said frame for resiliently holding said link in said frame, and means for connecting said link to said other unit. 7

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ANTHONY H. BLISS. Vvitnesses NOAH W. HART, FRANK I-I. BLIss.

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