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Patented July 20, 1976 United States Patent EXPANSIBLE LINK CHAIN FOR A BRACELET OR SIMILAR ARTICLE Murray L. Cowan, Norwood, Mass, assignor to Textron Inc.

Filed Sept. 27, 1974, Ser. No. 509,792

Term of patent 14 years Int. Cl. Dll-OI U.S. CI. D45--4 E FiG.5

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of an expansible link chain for a bracelet showing my new design with the links in contracted position;

FIG. 2 is a view similar to FIG. 1 with the links in an expanded position, portion of the conventional appearing bottom links being visible between the expanded top links;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged top plan view of one of the longer top links of the expansible chain;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the top link shown in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged top plan view of one of the shorter top links of the expansible chain; and

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the top link shown in FIG. 5.

The characteristic features of the design reside in the ratio of the body length of the I-shaped top links to the width of the wings thereof and in the spaces between the ends of the bottom links, and the wings of the l-shaped links in their expanded positions.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 6/1965 Kammerer et al. 63-5 R 7/1956 Kupchick 59-79 OTHER REFERENCES Jewelers Circular-Keystone, January 1972, p. 117. Seiko Watch band.

JOEL STEARMAN, Primary Examiner L. S. ZARFAS, Assistant Examiner

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