US1676706A - Bracelet - Google Patents

Description

July 10, 1928.

J. A. PAVYETTE v BRACELET Filed April 9, 1927 m A WWW J0 A TTORNEYS.

' [UNITED STATES we:

Patented July 19, 1928.

teatime I JOSEPH A. FAYETTE, or ATTLniaono; MAssAoHusETTs; AssreNon To s. o. rena? COMPANY, or ATTLnBoRo, MASSACHUSETTS; A CORPORATION or;ivn ssnonus'nTTs.v

B ACELET? I Application filed 'April 9,

This inventionrelates to abraceletof the with the minimum amount A further object of flexible extension type; and hasior its object to provide in such a bracelet connected units each composed ofguide and slide'links of an improved construction-which maybe quickly manufactured and easily assembled of stock for the required strength; y a I the invention :is to provide a guide link having sidewalls with a connecting cross barat one endonly, the

opposite ends being secured against separating movement by means 'engaging =l a spring which is guided between the slde walls.

" A still furtheraobject (if the invention is movement between the'double thickness of invention consists "of certain novel features 1 I Figure; 11 is'a side elevation illustrating the stock forming the end wall of the slide link. y Y T With these and other'obje cts in view, the

of construction as will be more fullyi'de g .nates a guide link formed Off-Side walls'll.

each having inwardly extending flanges 12 i. v

scribed; and particularly-pointed out in the appended claims. I P 1 In the accompanyingdrawings:

Figure 1 is a perspectlve 'VIGW' with portions broken away showing'two units of the Figure 4 bracelet extended and connected togethenf i Figure? isaperspectiveyiew of the guide link.

- Figure 3 is a sectional view of the guide link with. a springmounted therein.

is a perspective view ofthe slide Figure 5 is" a central sectional view on Figure 7 is an end view thereof, Figure 8 is a central sectional view of two units connectedtogether; Figure 9 is a sectional vieW on line 9-9 of FigurelO, v T

Figure l0 is a sectional view at right angles to that shown in Figure 8. I

the manner of'dist orti'ng the'slide link in detaching the guide link therefrom. It is found desirable in the manufacturing roan-serial No. 182,291

of' fiexible bracelets :to I provide "a I series. of

units'which maybe detachably connected be easily and quickly formed with the minitogether and of a construction which may mum: amount of stock consistent with strength to resist" the strains inI'ordinary us g and in der to Provide a'bracelet; a

having these qualities, Ihave' formed a "guide link having channel shaped side walls connected at one end only by a crossbar iand provided with a spring substantially-rectangularr in cross section to fit a'n'd be guided in the channelsof the side walls with fingers v on the i:'ree ends of theside walls, bent into 3 i the spring to retain the same in position and a at the same time prevent 'a separating movemerit of the unconnected ends of'the channeled wa'lls'and'l have connected these guide vlinks together by slide links each having an end wall of double, thickness through which the'crossbarflofjthe guide link may be passed by resilient flexing of the slide link to detachably connect the units together tageous resultszinaybe accomplished: With reference tothe drawings, 10'Idesigforming the same channel shape 1n cross section and connected by a cross bar 13 at one end "only. :Within this guide-link 10 there is slidably mountedbetween the edges of the flanges 12 a slide link 14 which is suband the following isa detailed description of one construction by which these advan- Figure l, with'the lip l7\lyingin the 'dein the rearwa'll 20 of. the slide link so that the lip may be disposed in substantially the same plane asthe rear, wall to makethe back even in appearance The slide link1 45is prevented from' dispression-lSforniedby an offset, porti0n"1 9 i having right angularly' bent corner portions '22 to form the same substantially rectangularin cross section tofit snugly within'the channels 23 of the oppositeiside walls to be guidedtherein. Fingers 2e are "provided on the unconnected'*endsof thejj'side walls 11 of the guide link and are folded into the spring 21, as illustrated in Figure 3, to

retain the spring in the guide link and at the same time these fingers hold the unconnected ends of the guide link from separating vor spreading. When the bracelet is expanded the wall of the slide link brings up'against the spring 21, as illus- I 3 press them to contracted position, and

trated in Figure 10, to limit its expanding movement. I

By providing a spring of the extreme The slide link is disconnected-from the guide link by first swinging the guide link up atsubstantially a right angle, bringing its cross bar13 up into position to slide past the upturned 'end portion 16 then to swing-forwardly to pry openfo'r separate the I .double walls'and then to slide down and out past the lip 17 all as. will be apparent from Figures 8-and 11, the reverse operation being followed for the attachment of the units one to'theother. r

widthot the guide link, the same not only serves to guide and prevent displacement of the slide link therein but also being of the largest size possible :for the-unit in which it is mounted serves". to better resist the strains of intermittent expansion" and contraction of 'the bracelet and retain its resiliency agre'ater length of-tim'ethan Jwhere aospring of smaller'diameteris used.

. From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a bracelet which has many advantages and .j1s of simple constructlon to be easily and quickly operated. l p I c z Tlie'foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to beunderstood that Ireserve the privilege-of resorting to' all the mechanical v changes to which-the. device is susceptible,

by the'terms ofthe appended claims. 1'

the invention being defined and limited only "I claim: r- 1.-A bracelet chaln comprismg a series of units connected together, each. comprising a ua-shaped guide link and a connecting slide link, a spring guided by said walls and'act- .i-ng between said links to press'themto conv tracted P.0S1L310l'l, and means engaging the spring for holding itbetween the side arms of the U linkand also preventing the free ends ofthe arms from separating.

*2; A bracelet chain comprising a series of 'unitstconnected' together, each comprising a U-shaped guide linkand aconneCtingsli'de link, said guide link having 'oppo'sitely"dis-- posed channel shaped side walls with a cross bar connecting one endo'nly, a springactring between said links [of ,a width. to ,ex-

' tend into the channels of said opposite walls tobe guided thereby,and means at the unconnected ends ofsaid walls toneng'age the spring and retain it within said channel it channelwalls from spreading.

walls and also prevent the 'free ends of the over the top of the inner one to be fingers on the unconnected ends of said walls folded into saidspring to retain the spring in position and at the same time prevent said walls from spreading outwardly.

4. A bracelet chain comprising a series of units connected together, each comprising a guide link and a connecting slide link, said guide link having oppositely disposed channel shaped side wallswith across bar connectingone end only, a spring-acting between said links of a width'to extend into i the channels of'said opposite walls to be guided'thereby, and fingerson the unconnected ends of'said-walls folded'intosaid spring to retain the spring inposition andat the same time, prevent said Walls from spreading outwardly.

5. A braceletchain comprising a series of units connected together, ,each comprismg a A guide link having channel shaped side Walls angles to the walls, a spring folded to have right angularly disposed portions and substantially rectangular in cross section to fit and extendbet'ween said channel walls and .be guided thereby, a slide linkflof a width substantially the width between the channel flanges and slidable therebetweenand guided with flanges extending at substantiallyfright Y against displacement from between said flanges by said spring.

6. A braceletchain comprising a series of units connected together, each comprising a guide link having trough shaped side walls, a spring folded to substantially fit the shape of the trough and of a width to extend into and between the troughs-and be guided -thereby, and aslide link guided in its sliding movement by the edges of the troughshapedside walls and prevented from displacement between the edges byvsaid spring. 7. A bracelet chain comprising a series of units connected together, each comprising a guide link having a cross bar at oneendand band shaped slide link slidable relative =theret0 with portions overlapping to Storm two parallel substantially" contiguous end walls; said slide link being resilient to permit it to be distorted and allow the cross bar to be moved between the parallel walls connected to or disconnected therefrom. I

8. A bracelet chain comprising aseries of units connected together, each comprising a guide, link having-a cross bar at oneend and a band-shaped slide link slidable relative thereto with portions overlapping and forming an end wall of double thickness of the next guide link to be detachably con with a lip extending along the rear wall, the nected thereto by movement between said portion of the rear wall over which the lip double thickness of end Wall andsbetween 10 4 extends being inwardly offset to permit the said lip and offset portion. I 5 lip to lie in substantially the same plane In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

with the rear wall, said slide link being sufficiently resilient to permit the cross bar JOSEPH A. FAYETTE.

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