EP0466656A1 - Armbandverschluss - Google Patents

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EP0466656A1
EP0466656A1 EP91810554A EP91810554A EP0466656A1 EP 0466656 A1 EP0466656 A1 EP 0466656A1 EP 91810554 A EP91810554 A EP 91810554A EP 91810554 A EP91810554 A EP 91810554A EP 0466656 A1 EP0466656 A1 EP 0466656A1
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Bertrand Voumard
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
    • A44C5/18—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/20—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like
    • A44C5/2071—Fasteners for straps, chains or the like for open straps, chains or the like with the two ends of the strap or chain overlapping each other and fastened by an action perpendicularly to the main plane of these two ends
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44B—BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES, SLIDE FASTENERS, OR THE LIKE
    • A44B11/00—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts
    • A44B11/20—Buckles; Similar fasteners for interconnecting straps or the like, e.g. for safety belts engaging holes or the like in strap
    • A44B11/22—Buckle with fixed prong
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44D—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES OR SLIDE FASTENERS, AND TO JEWELLERY, BRACELETS OR OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS
    • A44D2211/00—Accessories for fastening means
    • A44D2211/02—Sliding sleeve covering the fastened extremities
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/40—Buckles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/40—Buckles
    • Y10T24/4002—Harness
    • Y10T24/4028—Penetrating tongue
    • Y10T24/403—Guarded
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/40—Buckles
    • Y10T24/4002—Harness
    • Y10T24/4028—Penetrating tongue
    • Y10T24/4033—One-piece

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  • the closure of a leather or synthetic strap, in particular for wristwatches, is generally done using a buckle and a barb fixed to a first strand of the bracelet, the barb being introduced into a hole made in the second strand of the bracelet.
  • This absolutely conventional closing device is generally supplemented with one or two loops responsible for maintaining the free end of the second bracelet strand.
  • a closure device has many drawbacks: first of all during manufacture, the bracelet strands not being identical, the two bracelet strands must be manufactured separately, which, in the case of bracelets made of synthetic material, requires two separate molds, and two separate cutters in the case of leather bracelets; on the other hand, it is necessary to fix the passers-by as well as the buckle and the barb on one of the bracelet strands, which is a relatively expensive operation; then in use this system also has some drawbacks, including in particular that of requiring significant folding of a strand of bracelet to introduce or remove the barb therefrom, which ultimately causes wear and deterioration of said strand.
  • bracelet moreover, in case the wristwatch is fixed around a small wrist, there remains a significant free length of bracelet, which decreases the aesthetics of said bracelet.
  • the device for closing a bracelet proposes to eliminate the mentioned drawbacks of the device according to the prior art, namely to simplify the manufacture of the bracelet strands by providing two absolutely identical bracelet strands, by providing a device requiring only a minimum of parts which it is not necessary to fix to one of the strands by an expensive operation, which leads to a significant reduction in the cost of production and which during use first of all allows precise length adjustment and reliable closure, without wear or deterioration of any of its constituents. It is obvious that to be successful, this closing device must be aesthetic.
  • the closure device according to the invention has the characteristics mentioned in the characterizing part of the claims.
  • FIG. 1 there is a perspective view of the first part 1 constituting the closure system according to the invention.
  • This part 1 consists of a flat base plate 10, shown here in oval shape, but which can be of any suitable shape.
  • one of the studs is longer than the other, as explained below.
  • Each of these tenons 11 and 12 has a slight bulge in the form of a transverse collar, respectively 11A and 12A, and the outside diameter of which is very slightly greater than that of the tenon.
  • the function and the axial position of these flanges will be explained later.
  • the top of each post is shown here as being hemispherical, but could just as easily be flat or pointed.
  • Figure 2 shows a perspective view of the second part 2 constituting the closure system according to the invention.
  • This part 2 is in the form of a tube, of rectangular section, the small inner side of which is very slightly greater than the thickness of the two strands of bracelet superimposed and the large inner side of which is very slightly greater than the width. bracelet strands, so that when this second part 2 is in place, it can slide freely over two superimposed bracelet strands.
  • the upper face 20 of said part 2 is provided with a longitudinal slot 21 separating the upper face 20 into two lips 20A and 20B capable of slightly deviating, the body of the part 2 acting as a spring.
  • a primer 22 is disposed at the start of the slot and a circular notch 23 is disposed approximately halfway along the slot.
  • the primer 22 has a suitable shape and dimensions so that when the stud 12 of the piece 1 is introduced perpendicularly therein, the two lips 20A and 20B move apart in order to allow passage to the said stud and so that it can be slid along the slot to the circular notch 23, which has the same diameter as the post 12, and remains pinched there, the two lips 20A and 20B tightening by the spring effect of the part 2.
  • the lower face 24 of the part 2 has another notch 25, having a shape adapted to receive a part of the base plate 10 of the part 1 when the two parts are connected. Since the lower face 24 is weakened by the presence of the notch 25, its width can be slightly increased, as shown in 24A, so that the solidity of the part 2 is guaranteed.
  • the complete fixing system of FIG. 3 shows the part 1 and the part 2 coming to fix two strands of bracelet 30 and 31 superimposed.
  • Each of these bracelet strands has, on its longitudinal axis, a series of holes 32, 33, through and equidistant.
  • the upper bracelet strand 30 is placed over the lower strand 31, the upper parts of the pins 11 and 12 being introduced into two of the holes 32 of this strand 30, so that the bracelet has the desired length. It then suffices to slide the part 2 in the direction of the tenon 12, to make the end of this tenon penetrate into the primer 22, then into the slot 21 and finally to come and lock the part 1 in the part 2 when the tenon 12 is pinched in the circular notch 23. It can therefore be seen that the length of the tenon 11 must be such that the top of said tenon does not protrude from the upper face of the strand 30, while the length of the tenon 12 must be such that said tenon protrudes from said upper face so that it can be pinched by part 2.
  • FIG. 4 is a view from above of the system of the preceding figure, clearly showing how the tenon 12 is engaged in the notch 23.
  • the extension 24A is also not necessary.
  • Another variant may consist in providing a slightly longer piece 2, the slot 21 of which comprises two circular notches 23 in order to pinch the two tenons 11 and 12 which are then of the same length and protrude from the upper surface of the strand 30. From more, the device according to the invention has been described with two pins inserted into two holes in each strand of the bracelet; it could equally well work with a single or more than two studs, introduced into the corresponding hole or holes of the strands of the bracelet.
  • the base plate 10 is of elongated shape and comprises one or more bulges 13 which can be located anywhere in said plate 10, for example at the two ends as shown in FIG. 6; a single bulge located in the middle of the length of the plate 10 would be just as well.
  • the two tenons 11 and 12 are the same length and do not exceed the upper surface of the upper strand 30.
  • the lower face 24 of the part 2 has a slot 26 with a primer 27 and a notch 28 for sliding the bulge 13 in order to lock the two parts as before. Since the upper face 20 of the part 2, the face which is visible, has no slit, this second embodiment of the system according to the invention is more aesthetic than the previous one.
  • FIG. 7 Another embodiment of the part 2 is visible in FIG. 7, derived from the first embodiment of Figure 2; in this case, the longitudinal slot 21 is not arranged over the entire width of the upper face of the part 2, but only over a portion of this width, so as not to weaken said part 2 too much.
  • two lateral slots 21A and 21B are arranged parallel to the slot 21, on either side of said slot so that the two sides of the central slot act as springs.
  • the central slot 21 is provided with a primer 22 as well as a notch 23.
  • Figure 8 shows yet another embodiment of part 2, also derived from the embodiment of Figure 2; as before, the longitudinal slot 21 is only fitted over a portion of the width of the upper face of the part 2, another slot portion 21C, perpendicular to the previous one and disposed at the end of the slot 21 opposite to that comprising the primer 22, is arranged over a portion of the length of the upper face of the part 2.
  • the device for closing a bracelet in particular a wristwatch bracelet
  • the manufacture of the bracelet strands is simplified insofar as each of the strands is absolutely identical and can be obtained by the same mold or the same cutter, no expensive assembly operation is necessary to arrange the fastening system on the bracelet , on the other hand in use, it is not necessary to fold one of the strands around the fixing, which leads to wear and deterioration of said strand and, since the fixing system according to invention can be placed anywhere on the bracelet where the holes of each strand overlap, it is very easy to arrange it so that the free strand is of minimum length, which makes it possible to eliminate the passers-by required with fixing device according prior art.
  • the aesthetic effect of the closure system according to the invention is favorable, especially since it can be made of any material having sufficient elasticity to obtain the spring effect mentioned, for example simple metals or precious or synthetic materials.
  • the closure device has been described applying to a watch strap; it is understood that it also applies perfectly to the closure of all other kinds of bracelet and more generally to the connection of two links in the form of bands, such as belts.

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