US1927038A - Mounting for ornamental articles - Google Patents

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Sept. 19, 1933. F. M. KANE 927,038

MOUNTING FOR ORNAMENTAL ARTICLES Filed April 20, 1932 Patented Sept. 19, 1933 g I v UNITED STATES PATENT.- OFFIQE 1,927,038 MOUNTING Foe ORNAMENTAL ARTICLES Frank M. Kane, Providen'caRr I. 7 Application April 20,1932. Serial No. 606374; 7 Claims; (o1. 41-10) This inventionrelates to the manufacture of such as beads, pearls, ornamental brilliants and Ornamental articles such as pendants or the like thelike in clusters whereby to provide pendants for use with chains,,necklaces, earrings, brooches or charmsfor suspension from chains, necklaces, and. other articles of jewelry or adornment.- a ings, p nd t like- Th Clusters may j The invention is particularly concerned with have a general spherical shape or be of tapering an improved method of fabricating articles of the contourin simulation of an article of nature such type specified by mounting pearls, beads, faceted as a bunch of grapes. ,The beads or other objects stones or brilliants and other similar objects in are usually fastened to a central wire or support groups or clusters. havingradial arms projecting therefrom and the One object of the invention is to provide in an present improved mounting differs from this v article of the type specified a simple and inexpenpreviously used form in that the beads or other sive mounting for drilled beads, pearls or'faceted objects are strung ona wire or wires encircling brilliants whereby to provide a pendant or ornaa central core or'former shaped to the desired ment for application to articles of jewelry or for contour of the cluster. 1 ornamenting millinery. V Fig. 1 illustrates a plurality of objects such as Another object of the invention is to provide a Sphe beadfi P s grouped on the p mounting for the beads or other objects which ent'improved mounting in the form of a cluster may be readily assembled in permanent form simulating a bu ch o grapes and av g means without the use of solder or extraneous connectat a e a e as a pe da t to a Chain ing means. p .01" other support. Y

Anotherobject of the invention is to provide an 2 Sh W preferred fO 'Of OODStruOtion article of the type specified wherein the mechaniof the mounting wherein is employed 'a central cal mounting means are concealed from View by 0 Gore 2 Which in the p e t ustrathe pearls, beads or the like grouped in close tion of theinvention is pear-shaped or, more 1 association. v properlyyhasthe contour of' a spinning top or .Another object of the invention is to provide an p The former Core 2 y be 00 article of'the type specified which is more ornastructed of any suitable material, preferably bemental and pleasing in appearance besides being ing molded from glass in order that it may not less liable to disintegration or distortion in use. show through the tlaIlSparent vht-184018 C ered Further objects of the improvement are set therearound but have reflecting properties for forth in. the :following specification which 'dethe surroundingobj AS illuStrated in scribes a preferred embodiment of the invention the core'2 has a spherical topand a conical botand one modification in the construction thereof tomp r terminating in a p nt e core 2 as illustrated by the accompanying drawing. In is drilled axially at 3 to receive a central rod or 351 the drawing: 7 p wire 4 formed into a hook or ring 5 at its upper Fig. l is a View of the article constructed in the end for attachment to the chain or other article form of'a cluster of beads or pearls simulating the from which it is to be suspended. appearance of a bunch of grapes; The axial wire 4' is extended beyond'the lower Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the same point of the core 2 to adapt it to be impaled showing the method of mounting the beads or through the axial bore of a bead 6 or other simiornamental objects'in the cluster; lar object'forming the lowermost element in the Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View of the same group orpcluster. The lower end of the wire 4 taken on line 33 of Fig.2; is provided with a head or enlargement 8, or it Fig. 4 is a'similar View showing a variation in may have applied thereto a relatively small bead 45 the form of the objects grouped in the cluster which serves asa means for holding the lower as consisting of faceted brilliants; head 6 in place. The other ornamental objects Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing a difsuch as brilliants or beads 10 are assembled ferent arrangement of the beads or pearls in the around the central core or former 2 by means of cluster; and wires strung'through their axial bores. 50 Fig. 6 is a view showing the method of mount- In the embodiment of the invention shown in ing the b'eads'or pearls in accordance with the Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the beads 10 are arranged in arrangement of the same illustrated in Fig. 5 of rows of diminishing number from top to bottom the drawing; of the core 2. That is to say, the beads or objects It is common in the jewelry and kindred arts 10 are strung on wires 11in graduated number to mount spherical, globular and faceted objects to form annular rows of the objects as illustrated most clearly in Fig. 3. Starting at the bottom of the former 2 the first row of objects 10 will have the least number, being arranged to closely surround the projecting end of the wire 4 and resting on the lowermost head 6. Another row of a greater number of beads strung on a wire 11 is arranged above the bottom row and so on with the uppermostrow having the largest number of beads and surrounding that portion of the core 2 of greatest diameter. It will be under,- stood that the beads 10 are strung onto their wires 11 before being assembled around the core 2, the ends of the wire in each ring being twisted together or otherwise fastened as indicated at 12 in Fig. 3.

To provide a finish forgthe top of the article or pendant a metal plate or ornamental device 13, shaped to concavo-convex form, is placed across the top of the core 2 to extend outwardly therebeyond above the uppermost row of beads 10. The plate or cap 13 is herein shown as being formed to simulate a spray of leaves radiating from the center of the cluster, but it is to be understood that the cap may be given any other ornamental configuration or design as desired. The plate orcap 13 is held in place against the top of the core 2 by inserting the axial wire 4 through a central hole therein before the end of the wire is bent into the hook or ring 5. With the beads strung on their circular wires 11 and assembled in close association about the central core 2 the forming of the hook or ring5 serves to connect all the parts together in a substantially integral structure.

It will be observed that the present improved mounting provides for grouping the ornamental objects together Without cementing the beads or brililants to wires or the like and also without the use of solder or other extraneous means for joining the parts of the mounting. It is to be further noted that the present mounting provides for assembling the beads or other ornamental objects in a cluster with very little hand Work and withoutrequiring especial skill or ,expertness on the part of the workman. Thus, the invention provides for more rapid and economical fabrication of the pendant or ornament from conventional types of beads or other like objects whereby to reduce the cost of manufacture of the article in quantity.

Fig. 4 illustrates a ring or circlet of polygonally-shaped or faceted brilliants 15 strung on a supporting wire 11 surrounding the core 2, it being understood. that the whole series grouped around the core maybe made of this shape and, likewise, other objects of different shapes and forms may be used in similar arrangement.

Fig. 5 of the drawing illustrates a modified form of construction of the mounting for the beads, brilliants or other ornamental objects. In this embodiment of the invention all of the beads 16 with the exception of the lowermost one 17 are strung on a continuous wire 18 which is coiled about the central core 2 in a spiral or helix. The spiral wire 13 is shown in expanded condition in Fig. 6, while Fig. 5 illustrates the completed article with the beads compacted in close association. While with this form of construction the beads assume a more or less spiral arrangement around the central core 2, the general appearance of the pendant is practically the same as that first described as will be apparent from a coinparison of Fig. 5 with Fig. 1. In the last described embodiment of the invention the lower end of the wire 18.may be secured on itself or to the axial wire 2 and the opposite end attached in any suitable manner to another'portion of the wire.

It will be observed from the foregoing that the present invention provides a particularly simple and ingenious means for assembling a plurality of ornamental objects such as beads or brilliants in a group or cluster while securing the same in place without danger of displacement thereof or disintegration of the whole. The improved mounting for the clustered objects lends itself to economical manufacture, being constructed principally of wire stock without preforming in tools or dies and being assembled by hand operations requiring little skill or expertness on the part of the workman.

While I have herein described and illustrated a preferred form of construction of the mounting the desired contour of the article, and ornamental objects strung on wire encircling the core in a plurality of loops to hold the objects in close association therewith. V

2. An article of the type specified comprising a central core, and a plurality of ornamental objects in the form of beads strung on wire encircling the core in a plurality of coils and held at the end to group the objects in close association in the form of a cluster.

3. A pendant in the form of a cluster of ornamental objects comprising a central core shaped to the desired contour of the cluster, and series of ornamental objects in the nature of beads strung on wire encircling the core. in a series of coils to hold the objects in contiguous relation to its sides and grouped thereabout in abutting relation to each other. a

a. An article of the type specified comprising a central core of predetermined form, an axially arranged wire projecting from one end of the core, an object in the nature of a bead strung on the projecting end of the wire, and a series of rows of like objects strung on wire encircling the core in a plurality of coils to hold theob jects in close association and contiguous to its sides. I v r I r 5. An article of the type specified comprising a generally spherical core, a wire extending axially through said core, an ornamental object in the form of a bead held on the lower extremity of the axial wire, and rows of similar objects strung on a wire which encircles the central core in a plurality of coils to secure the objects in close association contiguous to the sides of the core in the form of a cluster.

6. An article of the type specified comprising the ornaments in abutting relation to its sides and in contiguous relation to each other, and a cap surmounting the top of the core and extending laterally therefrom to overlie the uppermost row of ornaments assembled thereon.

FRANK M. KANE.

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