Bracelet

• US 6,101,842 A
• Filed: 03/30/1998
• Issued: 08/15/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Richemont International SA (Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA)
• Original Assignee: Conseils et Manufactures VLG SA
• Inventors: Delacretaz, Richard
• Primary Examiner(s): Melius, Terry Lee
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOP, ANDREA MARIE
• Application Number:
  US09/050,099
• Time in Patent Office: 869 Days
• Field of Search: 63/3, 63/3.1, 63/4, 63/9, 63/38, 59/78, 59/80, 59/82, 59/93, 24/265 B, 24/265 WS
• US Class Current: 63/4
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/107 with links made of more than two elements including connecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4718 Watch pintle connected
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 24/4782 Watch strap

Abstract

A bracelet with decorative elements and support elements includes a front sections of the decorative elements with in one a semi-cylindrical hollow and in another a projection of corresponding dimensions to permit two juxtaposed decorative elements to be maintained in position whilst permitting their articulation; the support elements have a shape inscribed within the recess of the decorative elements, an end of this support element has a coupling member formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface provided with a coaxial hole, the other end of this support element includes two laterally separated coupling members each formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface and provided with coaxial holes; and pins passing through the holes of two adjacent support members effect their coupling and permit their articulation.

Claims

1. A bracelet comprising:

decorative elements; and

support elements,

plural of said decorative elements having a lower surface, first and second front sections, and a recess opening on the lower surface and on the front sections,

the first front sections comprising a semi-cylindrical hollow and the second front sections comprising a semi-cylindrical projection of corresponding dimensions,

said support elements comprising a shape inscribed within the recess of said decorative elements,

a first end of said support element comprising a single first coupling member formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface provided with a first coaxial hole, said first coaxial hole having an axis,

a second end of said support element comprising two laterally separated second coupling members each formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface provided with second coaxial holes, said second coaxial holes having an axis, said recess having concave portions corresponding to said convex semi-cylindrical surfaces of said second end of said support element,

said support element being disposed in the recess of a corresponding decorative element, the axes of the first and second coaxial holes coinciding respectively with an axis of symmetry of the semi-cylindrical hollows and projections of the front sections of said decorative elements and respectively with the axes of the second and first coaxial holes of adjacent support elements,

wherein pins pass through the first and second coaxial holes of two adjacent support elements to effect coupling and permit articulation of the two adjacent support elements.

2. The bracelet of claim 1, wherein the semi-cylindrical surfaces comprise two holes, and a screw coacts with the holes of said semi-cylindrical surfaces and the first coaxial hole of a corresponding support element to permit closing the bracelet on itself.

3. The bracelet of claim 2, wherein the two holes of said semi-cylindrical surfaces comprise a blind hole and a tapping hole.

4. The bracelet of claim 1, further comprising:

end decorative elements with end element holes aligned in an assembled position with watch case holes located on horns of a watch case;

an end support element with an end support element hole; and

an end pin engaged in the end element holes, the end support element hole, and the watch case holes to connect one of the end decorative elements to the watch case.

5. The bracelet of claim 1, further comprising:

end links, each end link having a first front section provided with semi-cylindrical projections,

one of the semi-cylindrical projections of one of said end links being provided with an end hole and another of the semi-cylindrical projections of said one of said end links being provided with a concentric tapping; and

a screw coacting with the end hole and the concentric tapping and with a corresponding first coaxial hole of a corresponding support element of the bracelet.

6. The bracelet of claim 5, wherein a second front section of the end links is provided with coupling means for coupling to a clasp.

7. A bracelet comprising:

decorative elements;

support elements; and

end links,

each of said decorative elements having a lower surface, first and second front sections, and a recess opening on the lower surface and on the front sections,

the first front sections comprising a semi-cylindrical hollow and the second front sections comprising a semi-cylindrical projection of corresponding dimensions,

said support elements comprising a shape inscribed within the recess of said decorative elements,

a first end of said support element comprising a single first coupling member formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface provided with a first coaxial hole, said first coaxial hole having an axis,

a second end of said support element comprising two laterally separated second coupling members each formed by a convex semi-cylindrical surface provided with second coaxial holes, said second coaxial holes having an axis, said recess having concave portions corresponding to said convex semi-cylindrical surfaces of said second end of said support element,

said support element being disposed in the recess of a corresponding decorative element, the axes of the first and second coaxial holes coinciding respectively with an axis of symmetry of the semi-cylindrical hollows and projections of the front sections of said decorative elements and respectively with the axes of the second and first coaxial holes of adjacent support elements,

wherein pins passing through the first and second coaxial holes of two adjacent support elements effect coupling and permit articulation of the two adjacent support elements,

each end link having a first front section provided with semi-cylindrical projections,

one of the semi-cylindrical projections of one of said end links being provided with an end hole and another of the semi-cylindrical projections of said one of said end links being provided with a concentric tapping; and

a screw coacting with the end hole and the concentric tapping and with a corresponding first coaxial hole of a corresponding support element of the bracelet.

8. The bracelet of claim 7, wherein the semi-cylindrical surfaces comprise two holes, and a screw coacts with the holes of said semi-cylindrical surfaces and the first coaxial hole of a corresponding support element to permit closing the bracelet on itself.

9. The bracelet of claim 8, wherein the two holes of said semi-cylindrical surfaces comprise a blind hole and a tapping hole.

10. The bracelet of claim 7, further comprising:

end decorative elements with end element holes aligned in an assembled position with watch case holes located on horns of a watch case;

an end support element with an end support element hole; and

an end pin engaged in the end element holes, the end support element hole, and the watch case holes to connect one of the end decorative elements to the watch case.