US2503570A - Bracelet fastener - Google Patents

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April 1950 E. G. VOGEL 2,503,570

BRACELET FASTENER Filed July 13, 1948 INVENTOR. fawn/ a G: 1 0654.

BYQZZAKMLX ATTORNEYS.

Patented Apr. 11, 1950 UNITED STATES OFFICE 2,503,510. I

znnAcELE'r FASIENER G. Vog'el, Gincinnatiflfihio -Applicationilulyilli, 194s,,seria1',-No. 38392 j r I iZiGlziims. (01.;24-2013) iinvention irelates -'-to"ib1-acelets particularly uueful in connection with wr ist watchesflbut which could :havewther ap lications as will be apparent. This application is a continuationimpartvof my co-pendingiapplication SerialNo. 'bI'Zg645 filed September :20, :I945,'which hasbeen abandoned.

The object is to provide a secure fastening which is of a minimum bulkiness, andis securely held by means of a slider loop which, moves over the point where the locking takes place. 'Another object is simplicity of parts, and freedom from any moving parts except iorthe enclosing slider loop, thus permitting very simple assembly.

The materials may be plated to give the desired finish and the portions whichlmight receive wear due to locking and unlocking the bracelet are covered by the sliderloop during use, which is an additional advantage of the construction. v

I have illustrated one form of device according to my invention, it being understood that various forms may be employed and that the example chosen for illustration embodies the inventive features of my invention which will be set forth in the claims appended to this specification.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective showing the device in use with a wrist watch bracelet.

Figure 2 is a detail face view in elevation showing the slider in place ready for the two parts of the bracelet to be hooked together.

Figure 3 is a view of the two parts; hooked together with the slider loop ready to be slid'to,

locking position. I

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, showing the slider loop in its final position.

Figure 5 is a detail perspective yiew of the slider.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view .of the lefthand member of Figure 2, withthe slider loop removed.

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on the let section 2 has a matching 1 hook portion 5 formed therein.

It is evident that it would not be a practical :Qncrdtionto :attempt :liO :lock these illWD bracelet v(sections itoge'ther :bytmeans :of the hooks :becaus'e ml? :the rthinness of the lhooked portions which Elie an the iiilane for .are .simply :extensions :of the abracelet sections.

"The slider ,iloop .6, aasishown iirlFFig. '5 may ibe formed of a piece of metal simply bent into loop form as shown so as to snugly fit over the bracelet sections and slide thereon. Essential to this loop construction are flat tongue portions 1, 1a. In making the stamping for the loop the metal will preferably be cut so as to leave the two tongue portions unconnected when the loop is formed. While the loop is shown as not soldered or otherwise connected so as to close the slot between the two tongues, this may be done if desired. A somewhat tighter fit of the loop is possible with some spring to the construction, which is aided by leaving the edges of the formed up loop disconnected from each other.

The loop 6 is placed initially on the bracelet section I, so that when the loop is slid to a point near the end of the section the flat tongue portions 1 and 1a underlie the hook portion 4 on the bracelet section, as shown in Figure 2. With these tongues in place it is simple to manipulate the hook 5 on the bracelet section 2 and lay it in nesting engagement with the hook 4 where it is'backed up by the tongues 1 and 1a. The slider 6 is then moved over the juncture retaining it against jarring loose.

The tongues I and 1a will normally be on the inside of the bracelet and the outer face of the slider 6 may be adorned with any desired em- .blem, or the initials of the wearer, or what not. To release the latch, theslider 6 is simply moved away from the overlying two hooks, to the position of Figure 2.

It may be noted that the precise shape of the hooks and the precise form of the slider may be varied without departing from my invention. The slider. and hooked construction may be employed on a bracelet which is simply a curved loop of metal which is sprung around the wrist, with the slider serving as the decoration for the bracelet. The particular use, however, is to retain a wrist watch in place by metallic means which is light in weight, simple to' make and easy to operate without excessive bulkiness, and such that the interlocking mechanism is covered by a decorative slide loop.

It is a simple matterto latch the slider loop in position of retaining the hoods of the bracelet in interlocked engagement. One way of doing this is to form an inward depression 8 in the bracelet section I, as by providing the cuts 8a to leave the tongue 8b, which may then be bent to the shape best seen in Figure 7. Then a cutaway portion 9 is formed in the inside of the slider. When the slider is in its final position of embracing the hook portions the inward depression 8 is of a shape to snap into the hole in the slider, thus locating the slider by feel, in the correct position and incidentally acting to prevent dislodgment of the slider; from this position except upon a manipulation directed expressly to accomplishing it.

Modifications may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit of it;

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a bracelet construction two flat, thin.

relatively rigid portions, each having at its end a hook, a loop mounted as a slider on said construction, said slider having'a tongue projecting from one side thereof, arranged to underlie the hook of one of the bracelet portions while the hook on the other bracelet portion'isbeing engaged therewith, whereupon the slider may be moved to overlie both hooks, said one bracelet portion having an inwardly depressed, resilient portion beyond the hook thereon, said slider having a hole to snap over said resilient portion, the location of said last noted elements being such as to engage when the slider is in position to engage over both hooks.

2. The bracelet construction of claim 1 in which said slider comprises a flat loop with the meeting edges not connected, I

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REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of patent: V UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 1 I Name Date 922,263 Cole May 18, 1909 1,243,061 Hake Oct. 16, 1917 1,498,126 Smith June 17, 1924 2,315,414 Germany Mar. 30, 1943 I FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date Denmark 1 Apr. 10, 1922

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