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United States Patent Des. 241,061

Patented Aug. 17, 1976 EXPANSIBLE LINK CHAIN FOR A BRACELET OR SIMILAR ARTICLE Murray L. Cowan, Nor-wood, Mass., assignor to Textron Inc.

Filed Sept. 27, 1974, Ser. No. 510,066

Term of patent 14 years The term of this patent subsequent to July 20, 1990, has been disclaimed Int. Cl. D1l--01 US. Cl. D45-4 E FIGS 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, in the spaces between the ends of the bottom links and the wings of the I-shaped UNITED STATES PATENTS 7/l956 Kupchick 59-79 8/1944 Schmidt D45-4 E OTHER REFERENCES Jewelers Circular-Keystone, January 1972, p. 1l7, Seiko watchband.

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

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