US2276604A - Wrist watch bracelet - Google Patents

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March 1-7, 1942. A. w. WOOD 2,276,604

WRIST WATCH BRACELET Filed June 25, 1941 Inventor jrilzurmod Attorney Patented Mar. 17, 1942 barren STATES remembrance WRIST WATCH BRACELET Arthur W. Wood, Miami, Fla.

Application June 25, 1941, Serial No. 399,692

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in wrist watch bracelets and has for its primary object to provide, in a manher as hereinafter set forth, an article of this character comprising novel connecting means.

Another very important object of the invention is to provide a wrist watch bracelet of the character described which is made entirely of wood, plastic or other suitable material.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a wrist watch bracelet of the aforementioned character which will be comparatively simple in construction, strong, durable, highly efficient and reliable in use, light in weight, attractive in appearance and which may be manufactured at low cost.

All of the foregoing and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a view in side elevation of a bracelet constructed in accordance with the present invention, showing said bracelet mounted on a watch with the straps connected.

Figure 2 is a View similar to Figure 1 but showing the straps comprising the bracelet disconnected.

Figure 3 is a plan view, showing the straps disconnected and the watch omitted.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the connecting means.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, it will be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a pair of straps which are designated generally by reference numeral I. The straps I are made of pivotally connected wooden links 2. The straps I have one end connected in the usual manner to a wrist watch 3.

The other ends of the straps l are adapted to be detachably secured together through a medium of a connector which is designated generally by reference numeral 4.

The connector 4 is also of wood and includes a male member 5 which is pivotally mounted on the free end of one of the straps I and which is engageable with a female member I5 which is pivotally mounted on the free end of the other of said straps I.

The male member 5 is formed to provide an inwardly facing hook 6 the purpose of which will be presently set forth. Projecting from the free end of the hook 6 is a tongue 1 of reduced width which terminates, at its free end, in an outwardly facing hook 8.

The female member I5 terminates, at its free end, in an outwardly facing hook 9 for interlocking engagement with the hook 6 of the male member 5. A longitudinal slot I0 is provided in the female member I5 adjacent the hook 9 for the reception of the tongue I of the male member 5. Adjacent the inner end of the slot II], the female member I5 is further provided, on its inner face, with a depression or socket II in which the hook 8 is engageable.

It is thought that the manner in which the connector functions will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. Briefly, the tongue I is inserted through the slot ID, the hook 8 is engaged in the socket I I and the hooks 6 and 9 are engaged with each other thereby securely connecting the straps I, as shown to advantage in Figure 4 of the drawing. When the bracelet is around the wrist, the tongue 1 is normally pressed outwardly against the female member I5 for maintaining the hook 8 properly engaged in the socket II, the construction and arrangement also being such as to maintain the hooks 6 and 9 in interlocking engagement. To open the bracelet it is only necessary to break the connector 4 inwardly thereby swinging the hook 9 out of engagement with the hook 6 and disengaging the hook 8 from the socket II for permitting withdrawal of the tongue 'I from the slot I0.

It is believed that the many advantages of a wrist watch bracelet constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood, and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In a wrist watch bracelet including a pair of straps adapted for attaching to a watch, means for detachably connecting the free ends of said straps, said means including a female member mounted on one of the straps and having a slot therein, said female member further having a socket in its inner face adjacent the slot, a male member mounted on the other strap and including a tongue engageable in the slot, a hook on the outer face of said tongue engageable in the socket, and interlocking hooks on said female and male members.

2. In a wrist watch bracelet of the character described including a pair of straps adapted for attaching to a watch, means for detachably connecting the free ends of said straps, said means including a female member comprising an outturned hook on its free end, said female member further having a longitudinal slot therein adjacent the hook and still further having a socket in its inner face adjacent the slot, a male member on the other strap, said male member including an inturned hook on its free end for interlocking engagement with the first-named hook, a tongue of reduced width on the male member engageable in the slot, and an outturned hook on the free end of said tongue engageable in the socket.

ARTHUR W. WOOD.

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