EP1731053B1 - Non-stretchable link bracelet - Google Patents

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EP1731053B1
EP1731053B1 EP05012126A EP05012126A EP1731053B1 EP 1731053 B1 EP1731053 B1 EP 1731053B1 EP 05012126 A EP05012126 A EP 05012126A EP 05012126 A EP05012126 A EP 05012126A EP 1731053 B1 EP1731053 B1 EP 1731053B1
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Sébastien Hostettler
Philippe Loetscher
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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
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    • A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
    • A44C5/105—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece and linked together by one connecting element

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  • the present invention relates to a non-extensible articulated bracelet.
  • a bracelet can constitute a jewel or serve for the wearing of a wrist watch.
  • a non-extensible articulated bracelet is known by the patent CH 663 136 .
  • Such a bracelet comprises a succession of articulated elements by means of hinges. Each element has on one side a median knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles between which comes to nest the middle knuckle of the neighboring element.
  • the assembly between the links is provided by spring loaded bars freely traversing the knuckles of the adjacent links.
  • These spring bars are held in place by stirrup-shaped parts whose branches engage on either side of the extreme camons and have holes in which the pins of the spring bars engage.
  • the stirrup-shaped parts have, in addition to a functional role of maintaining in place the spring bars, a decorative role insofar as, having a different appearance from that of the articulated elements, they mark the separation between these elements.
  • the object of the present invention is to remedy the problem mentioned above as well as to others by providing a non-extensible articulated bracelet whose aesthetic appearance is improved, in particular when the material of the knuckles is different from that of the stirrups arranged between two links. successive.
  • the present invention relates to a non-stretchable articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of links articulated one after the other, each of the links comprising on one side a male hinge element and on the other side a hinge element.
  • female the male hinge element of a link coming into the female hinge element of the adjacent link to form a hinge, said hinge elements being traversed by an axis forming the articulation of the hinge, a piece in the form of a stirrup which covers said hinge comprising branches which engage on either side of the hinge and which have holes in which the ends of the axis engage, said bracelet being characterized in that a cover extending between two adjacent links is disposed between the hinge and the stirrup.
  • the present invention provides a non-stretchable articulated link bracelet comprising a cover that hides the hinges both flat and in the curved position of the bracelet, thus substantially improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material hinges are different from stirrups.
  • the cover is an elastic blade whose transverse edges engage in respective housings provided in the two adjacent links.
  • the elastic nature of the blade thus allows to exert a certain restoring force of the links in the flat position of the bracelet.
  • the blade has an opening intended to cooperate with a lug provided on the lower surface of the stirrup to hold it in place.
  • each of the links comprises on one side a central knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles, the median knuckle of a link coming to nest between the two end knuckles of the neighboring link, said shafts being traversed by the hinge axis and the branches of the stirrup-shaped part engaging on either side of the extreme shafts.
  • the axis of articulation is a spring bar which has at its two ends pins to be engaged in the branches of the stirrup.
  • a cylindrical tube of the same length as the median knuckle is introduced into the latter, this tube locally having a narrowing of diameter, and the pin having at a location corresponding to its length a groove intended to cooperate with the narrowing of diameter of the tube for axial immobilization.
  • the present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea of providing a cover between two adjacent links of a non-extensible articulated bracelet to hide the hinge connecting two such links.
  • the hinges connecting the links between them remain invisible in view that the bracelet is flat or curved, which significantly improves its aesthetic appearance, especially when the material of the hinge is different from that of stirrups as in the case of two-tone bracelets.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective and exploded view of a hinge connecting two adjacent links of a bracelet according to the invention.
  • this hinge comprises a median knuckle 2 and two end knuckles 4 provided on the opposite sides of a bracelet link 6. These knuckles 2 and 4 are arranged so that the median knuckle 2 a link 6 comes to nest between the two end knuckles 4 'of the adjacent link 6'.
  • the shades are formed of tubes that can be welded to the links. According to a variant, they can also come from material with said links. It goes without saying that this example of hinge is given purely for illustrative purposes only and that other types of hinges comprising a male hinge element which comes to nest in a female hinge element can be envisaged.
  • a tube 8 whose outer diameter corresponds to the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle is introduced into the latter. It is immobilized axially by the fact that the diameter of the holes of the extreme shafts is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle.
  • This tube 8 has locally, preferably in the middle or at each of its ends, a narrowing diameter or throttling 10.
  • the cover 12 which extends between two adjacent links is disposed under the stirrup 14, between the shafts and said stirrup.
  • This cover has the function to hide the hinges formed by the knuckles and the pins as well flat as in the curved position of the bracelet, significantly improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material of the shafts is different from that of the stirrups.
  • the cover 12 For its immobilization, the cover 12 has an opening 24 intended to cooperate with a lug 26 provided on the lower surface of the stirrup 14.
  • the cover 12 is an elastic blade whose transverse edges 28 engage in respective housings 30 formed in the thickness of the two adjacent links.
  • the transverse edges 28 of the blade are undeformed.
  • the transverse edges 28 of the blade flex by deforming elastically, thereby exerting on the links a restoring force in the flat position of the bracelet.
  • the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 are engaged on either side of the extreme shafts and the pin 22 is threaded into the holes 18 pierced in the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 and in the extreme knuckles and median to ensure the connection between two adjacent links.
  • the pin 22 has at a location of its length, in this case in the middle, a groove 34 intended to cooperate with the throat 10 provided in the middle of the tube 8 for the axial immobilization of said pin 22.
  • the constriction 10 forms on the inner surface of the tube 8 a bead which engages in the groove 34 provided on the outer surface of the pin 22 (see FIG. 7).
  • the hinge axis may be a spring bar 36 as shown in Figure 6, the outer diameter of which corresponds to the internal diameter of the holes of the shafts and which passes freely them.
  • the pins 38 of the bar engage in the holes 18 drilled in the legs 16 of the stirrup 14.
  • the hinge axis could be a cotter pin, a knurled pin or any other means of known connection.

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Abstract

Several links (6,6') hinged one after other, includes a male hinge element and female hinge element on the sides, such that the male hinge element of link (6) is inserted in female hinge element of next link (6') to form a hinge. An U-shaped portion (14) covers hinge including branches (16) engaged on side of hinge and holes (18) engaged with ends (20) of pin (22). The hinged bracelet comprises a cover (12) extending between adjacent links (6,6') and arranged between hinge and U-shaped portion.

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La présente invention concerne un bracelet articulé non extensible. Un tel bracelet peut constituer un bijou ou servir pour le port d'une montre au poignet.The present invention relates to a non-extensible articulated bracelet. Such a bracelet can constitute a jewel or serve for the wearing of a wrist watch.

Un bracelet articulé non extensible est connu par le brevet CH 663 136 . Un tel bracelet comprend une succession d'éléments articulés au moyen de charnières. Chaque élément comporte d'un côté un charnon médian et du côté opposé deux chamons extrêmes entre lesquels vient s'imbriquer le charnon médian de l'élément voisin. L'assemblage entre les maillons est assuré par des barrettes à ressort traversant librement les charnons des maillons adjacents. Ces barrettes à ressort sont maintenues en place par des pièces en forme d'étrier dont les branches s'engagent de part et d'autre des chamons extrêmes et présentent des trous dans lesquels s'engagent des tétons des barrettes à ressort. Les pièces en forme d'étrier ont, outre un rôle fonctionnel consistant à maintenir en place les barrettes à ressort, un rôle décoratif dans la mesure où, présentant un aspect différent de celui des éléments articulés, elles marquent la séparation entre ces éléments.A non-extensible articulated bracelet is known by the patent CH 663 136 . Such a bracelet comprises a succession of articulated elements by means of hinges. Each element has on one side a median knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles between which comes to nest the middle knuckle of the neighboring element. The assembly between the links is provided by spring loaded bars freely traversing the knuckles of the adjacent links. These spring bars are held in place by stirrup-shaped parts whose branches engage on either side of the extreme camons and have holes in which the pins of the spring bars engage. The stirrup-shaped parts have, in addition to a functional role of maintaining in place the spring bars, a decorative role insofar as, having a different appearance from that of the articulated elements, they mark the separation between these elements.

Lorsque le bracelet est à plat, les étriers masquent les chamons. En revanche, lorsque le bracelet est courbé pour épouser la forme du poignet, les chamons apparaissent, ce qui nuit à l'aspect esthétique du bracelet, notamment lorsque la matière des charnons est différente de celle des étriers, par exemple dans le cas de bracelets bicolores.When the bracelet is flat, the stirrups hide the shamans. However, when the bracelet is bent to fit the shape of the wrist, the shades appear, which affects the aesthetic appearance of the bracelet, especially when the material of the knuckles is different from that of stirrups, for example in the case of bracelets bicolored.

La présente invention a pour but de remédier au problème susmentionné ainsi qu'à d'autres encore en procurant un bracelet articulé non extensible dont l'aspect esthétique est amélioré, notamment lorsque la matière des charnons est différente de celle des étriers disposés entre deux maillons successifs.The object of the present invention is to remedy the problem mentioned above as well as to others by providing a non-extensible articulated bracelet whose aesthetic appearance is improved, in particular when the material of the knuckles is different from that of the stirrups arranged between two links. successive.

A cet effet, la présente invention conceme un bracelet articulé non extensible comprenant une pluralité de maillons articulés les uns à la suite des autres, chacun des maillons comportant d'un côté un élément de charnière mâle et de l'autre côté un élément de charnière femelle, l'élément de charnière mâle d'un maillon venant s'imbriquer dans l'élément de charnière femelle du maillon voisin pour former une charnière, lesdits éléments de charnière étant traversés par un axe formant l'articulation de la charnière, une pièce en forme d'étrier qui recouvre ladite charnière comprenant des branches qui s'engagent de part et d'autre de la charnière et qui présentent des trous dans lesquels s'engagent les extrémités de l'axe, ledit bracelet étant caractérisé en ce qu'un cache s'étendant entre deux maillons adjacents est disposé entre la charnière et l'étrier.For this purpose, the present invention relates to a non-stretchable articulated bracelet comprising a plurality of links articulated one after the other, each of the links comprising on one side a male hinge element and on the other side a hinge element. female, the male hinge element of a link coming into the female hinge element of the adjacent link to form a hinge, said hinge elements being traversed by an axis forming the articulation of the hinge, a piece in the form of a stirrup which covers said hinge comprising branches which engage on either side of the hinge and which have holes in which the ends of the axis engage, said bracelet being characterized in that a cover extending between two adjacent links is disposed between the hinge and the stirrup.

Grâce à ces caractéristiques, la présente invention procure un bracelet à maillons articulés non extensible comprenant un cache qui masque les charnières aussi bien à plat que dans la position courbée du bracelet, améliorant ainsi sensiblement l'aspect esthétique de ce bracelet, notamment lorsque la matière des charnières est différente de celle des étriers.Thanks to these features, the present invention provides a non-stretchable articulated link bracelet comprising a cover that hides the hinges both flat and in the curved position of the bracelet, thus substantially improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material hinges are different from stirrups.

Selon une caractéristique complémentaire de l'invention, le cache est une lame élastique dont les bords transversaux s'engagent dans des logements respectifs prévus dans les deux maillons adjacents.According to a complementary feature of the invention, the cover is an elastic blade whose transverse edges engage in respective housings provided in the two adjacent links.

La nature élastique de la lame permet ainsi d'exercer une certaine force de rappel des maillons dans la position à plat du bracelet.The elastic nature of the blade thus allows to exert a certain restoring force of the links in the flat position of the bracelet.

Selon encore une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la lame présente une ouverture destinée à coopérer avec un ergot prévu à la surface inférieure de l'étrier afin de la maintenir en place.According to yet another characteristic of the invention, the blade has an opening intended to cooperate with a lug provided on the lower surface of the stirrup to hold it in place.

Selon un mode particulier de réalisation de l'invention, chacun des maillons comporte d'un côté un charnon médian et du côté opposé deux chamons extrêmes, le charnon médian d'un maillon venant s'imbriquer entre les deux charnons extrêmes du maillon voisin, lesdits chamons étant traversés par l'axe d'articulation et les branches de la pièce en forme d'étrier s'engageant de part et d'autre des chamons extrèmes.According to a particular embodiment of the invention, each of the links comprises on one side a central knuckle and on the opposite side two extreme knuckles, the median knuckle of a link coming to nest between the two end knuckles of the neighboring link, said shafts being traversed by the hinge axis and the branches of the stirrup-shaped part engaging on either side of the extreme shafts.

Selon une première variante, l'axe d'articulation est une barrette à ressort qui présente à ses deux extrémités des tétons destinés à être engagés dans les branches de l'étrier.According to a first variant, the axis of articulation is a spring bar which has at its two ends pins to be engaged in the branches of the stirrup.

Selon une deuxième variante, un tube cylindrique de même longueur que le charnon médian est introduit dans ce demier, ce tube présentant localement un rétrécissement de diamètre, et la goupille présentant en un endroit correspondant de sa longueur une gorge destinée à coopérer avec le rétrécissement de diamètre du tube pour son immobilisation axiale.According to a second variant, a cylindrical tube of the same length as the median knuckle is introduced into the latter, this tube locally having a narrowing of diameter, and the pin having at a location corresponding to its length a groove intended to cooperate with the narrowing of diameter of the tube for axial immobilization.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de la présente invention ressortiront plus clairement de la description détaillée qui suit d'un mode de réalisation du bracelet selon l'invention, cet exemple étant donné à titre purement illustratif et non limitatif seulement en liaison avec le dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective et en éclaté d'une charnière reliant deux maillons adjacents d'un bracelet selon l'invention;
  • la figure 2 est une vue en coupe en position à plat de deux maillons adjacents reliés par une charnière;
  • la figure 3 est une vue analogue à celle de la figure 2, les maillons étant en position courbée;
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective de deux maillons adjacents en position à plat;
  • la figure 5 est une vue analogue à celle de la figure 4, les maillons étant en position courbée;
  • la figure 6 est une vue d'une barrette à ressort, et
  • la figure 7 est une vue en coupe d'un tube pour l'immobilisation axiale d'une goupille.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will emerge more clearly from the detailed description which follows of an embodiment of the bracelet according to the invention, this example being given purely by way of illustration and not limiting only in connection with the appended drawing. on which :
  • Figure 1 is a perspective and exploded view of a hinge connecting two adjacent links of a bracelet according to the invention;
  • Figure 2 is a sectional view in flat position of two adjacent links connected by a hinge;
  • Figure 3 is a view similar to that of Figure 2, the links being in the curved position;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective view of two adjacent links in flat position;
  • Figure 5 is a view similar to that of Figure 4, the links being in the curved position;
  • FIG. 6 is a view of a spring bar, and
  • Figure 7 is a sectional view of a tube for the axial immobilization of a pin.

La présente invention procède de l'idée générale inventive qui consiste à prévoir un cache entre deux maillons adjacents d'un bracelet articulé non extensible pour masquer la charnière qui relie deux tels maillons. De la sorte, les charnières reliant les maillons entre eux restent invisibles au regard que le bracelet soit à plat ou courbé, ce qui améliore sensiblement son aspect esthétique, notamment lorsque la matière de la charnière est différente de celle des étriers comme dans le cas de bracelets bicolores.The present invention proceeds from the general inventive idea of providing a cover between two adjacent links of a non-extensible articulated bracelet to hide the hinge connecting two such links. In this way, the hinges connecting the links between them remain invisible in view that the bracelet is flat or curved, which significantly improves its aesthetic appearance, especially when the material of the hinge is different from that of stirrups as in the case of two-tone bracelets.

La figure 1 est une vue en perspective et en éclaté d'une charnière reliant deux maillons adjacents d'un bracelet selon l'invention. Désignée dans son ensemble par la référence numérique générale 1, cette charnière comprend un charnon médian 2 et deux charnons extrêmes 4 prévus sur les côtés opposés d'un maillon de bracelet 6. Ces charnons 2 et 4 sont agencés de façon que le charnon médian 2 d'un maillon 6 vienne s'imbriquer entre les deux charnons extrêmes 4' du maillon adjacent 6'. Les chamons sont formés de tubes qui peuvent être soudés sur les maillons. Selon une variante, ils peuvent également venir de matière avec lesdits maillons. Il va de soi que cet exemple de charnière est donné à titre purement illustratif seulement et que d'autres types de charnières comprenant un élément de charnière mâle qui vient s'imbriquer dans un élément de charnière femelle peuvent être envisagés.Figure 1 is a perspective and exploded view of a hinge connecting two adjacent links of a bracelet according to the invention. Referred to as a whole by the general reference numeral 1, this hinge comprises a median knuckle 2 and two end knuckles 4 provided on the opposite sides of a bracelet link 6. These knuckles 2 and 4 are arranged so that the median knuckle 2 a link 6 comes to nest between the two end knuckles 4 'of the adjacent link 6'. The shades are formed of tubes that can be welded to the links. According to a variant, they can also come from material with said links. It goes without saying that this example of hinge is given purely for illustrative purposes only and that other types of hinges comprising a male hinge element which comes to nest in a female hinge element can be envisaged.

Un tube 8 dont le diamètre extérieur correspond au diamètre du trou du charnon médian est introduit dans ce demier. Il est immobilisé axialement par le fait que le diamètre des trous des chamons extrêmes est légèrement inférieur au diamètre du trou du charnon médian. Ce tube 8 présente localement, de préférence en son milieu ou encore à chacune de ses extrémités, un rétrécissement de diamètre ou étranglement 10. Une fois les charnons alignés, on dispose un cache 12 sous une pièce 14 en forme d'étrier dont les branches 16 s'engagent de part et d'autre des chamons extrêmes 4. Les branches 16 de l'étrier 14 sont percées de trous 18 dans lesquels s'engagent les extrémités 20 d'une goupille 22 décrite ci-après.A tube 8 whose outer diameter corresponds to the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle is introduced into the latter. It is immobilized axially by the fact that the diameter of the holes of the extreme shafts is slightly smaller than the diameter of the hole of the middle knuckle. This tube 8 has locally, preferably in the middle or at each of its ends, a narrowing diameter or throttling 10. Once the knuckles aligned, there is a cache 12 under a part 14 shaped stirrup whose branches 16 are engaged on either side of the extreme camons 4. The branches 16 of the stirrup 14 are pierced with holes 18 in which the ends 20 of a pin 22 described below are engaged.

Le cache 12 qui s'étend entre deux maillons adjacents est disposé sous l'étrier 14, entre les chamons et ledit étrier. Ce cache a pour fonction de masquer les charnières formées par les charnons et les goupilles aussi bien à plat que dans la position courbée du bracelet, améliorant sensiblement l'aspect esthétique de ce bracelet, notamment lorsque la matière des chamons est différente de celle des étriers.The cover 12 which extends between two adjacent links is disposed under the stirrup 14, between the shafts and said stirrup. This cover has the function to hide the hinges formed by the knuckles and the pins as well flat as in the curved position of the bracelet, significantly improving the aesthetic appearance of this bracelet, especially when the material of the shafts is different from that of the stirrups.

Pour son immobilisation, le cache 12 présente une ouverture 24 destinée à coopérer avec un ergot 26 prévu à la surface inférieure de l'étrier 14.For its immobilization, the cover 12 has an opening 24 intended to cooperate with a lug 26 provided on the lower surface of the stirrup 14.

Avantageusement, le cache 12 est une lame élastique dont les bords transversaux 28 s'engagent dans des logements respectifs 30 ménagés dans l'épaisseur des deux maillons adjacents. Lorsque le bracelet est à plat (voir figures 2 et 4), les bords transversaux 28 de la lame sont non déformés. Par contre, lorsque le bracelet est courbé pour s'adapter au poignet de son utilisateur (voir figures 3 et 5), les bords transversaux 28 de la lame fléchissent en se déformant élastiquement, exerçant de ce fait sur les maillons une force de rappel dans la position à plat du bracelet.Advantageously, the cover 12 is an elastic blade whose transverse edges 28 engage in respective housings 30 formed in the thickness of the two adjacent links. When the bracelet is flat (see Figures 2 and 4), the transverse edges 28 of the blade are undeformed. By cons, when the bracelet is bent to fit the wrist of his user (see Figures 3 and 5), the transverse edges 28 of the blade flex by deforming elastically, thereby exerting on the links a restoring force in the flat position of the bracelet.

Selon un mode particulier de réalisation de l'invention, les maillons présentent le long de leurs bords inférieurs opposés une surface de butée 32 par laquelle ils viennent en butée contre la surface de butée en regard 32' du maillon adjacent, ce qui limite leur débattement à une inclinaison de l'ordre de a = 30° par exemple par rapport à la position à plat du bracelet et empêche la lame élastique de sortir de ses logements. On peut également envisager que les maillons aient une plus grande liberté de débattement encore. Dans ce cas, on pourra bloquer la lame par tout moyen approprié tel que par exemple par vissage,According to a particular embodiment of the invention, the links present along their opposite lower edges an abutment surface 32 by which they abut against the opposite abutment surface 32 'of the adjacent link, which limits their deflection. at an inclination of the order of a = 30 ° for example with respect to the flat position of the bracelet and prevents the elastic blade out of its housing. It is also conceivable that the links have greater freedom of movement still. In this case, we can block the blade by any appropriate means such as for example by screwing,

Une fois les bords transversaux 28 de la lame élastique engagés dans les logements respectifs des maillons et les charnons alignés, on engage les branches 16 de l'étrier 14 de part et d'autre des chamons extrêmes et on enfile la goupille 22 dans les trous 18 percés dans les branches 16 de l'étrier 14 et dans les charnons extrêmes et médian pour assurer la liaison entre deux maillons adjacents. La goupille 22 présente en un endroit de sa longueur, dans le cas présent en son milieu, une gorge 34 destinée à coopérer avec l'étranglement 10 prévu au milieu du tube 8 pour l'immobilisation axiale de ladite goupille 22. En effet, l'étranglement 10 forme sur la surface intérieure du tube 8 un bourrelet qui vient s'engager dans la gorge 34 prévue sur la surface extérieure de la goupille 22 (voir figure 7).Once the transverse edges 28 of the elastic blade engaged in the respective housings of the links and the lined knuckles, the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 are engaged on either side of the extreme shafts and the pin 22 is threaded into the holes 18 pierced in the branches 16 of the stirrup 14 and in the extreme knuckles and median to ensure the connection between two adjacent links. The pin 22 has at a location of its length, in this case in the middle, a groove 34 intended to cooperate with the throat 10 provided in the middle of the tube 8 for the axial immobilization of said pin 22. In fact, The constriction 10 forms on the inner surface of the tube 8 a bead which engages in the groove 34 provided on the outer surface of the pin 22 (see FIG. 7).

Il va de soi que la présente invention n'est pas limitée au mode de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit et que diverses modifications et variantes simples peuvent être envisagées par l'homme du métier sans sortir du cadre de la présente invention tel que défini par les revendications annexées. En particulier, l'axe d'articulation peut être une barrette à ressort 36 telle que représentée à la figure 6 dont le diamètre extérieur correspond au diamètre intérieur des trous des chamons et qui traverse librement ceux-ci. Les tétons 38 de la barrette s'engagent dans les trous 18 percés dans les branches 16 de l'étrier 14. Selon encore une autre variante, l'axe d'articulation pourrait être une goupille fendue, une goupille moletée ou tout autre moyen de liaison connu.It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment which has just been described and that various modifications and simple variants can be envisaged by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims. In particular, the hinge axis may be a spring bar 36 as shown in Figure 6, the outer diameter of which corresponds to the internal diameter of the holes of the shafts and which passes freely them. The pins 38 of the bar engage in the holes 18 drilled in the legs 16 of the stirrup 14. According to yet another variant, the hinge axis could be a cotter pin, a knurled pin or any other means of known connection.

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  1. Non-extending hinged bracelet including a plurality of links (6, 6') hinged one after the other, each of the links including on one side a male hinge element and on the other side a female hinge element, the male hinge element of one link (6) being inserted in the female hinge element of the next link (6') to form a hinge (1), said hinge elements being traversed by a pin forming the articulation of the hinge (1), a U-shaped part (14) which covers said hinge (1) including branches (16) which are engaged on either side of the hinge (1) and which have holes (18) in which the ends of the pin are engaged, said bracelet being characterized in that a cover (12) extending between two adjacent links (6, 6') is arranged between the hinge (1) and the U-shaped part (14).
  2. Bracelet according to claim 1, characterized in that the cover (12) is a resilient strip whose transverse edges (28) engage in respective housings (30) provided in the two adjacent links (6, 6').
  3. Bracelet according to any one of claims 1 or 2, characterized in that the cover (12) has an aperture (24) for cooperating with a lug (26) provided on the bottom surface of the U-shaped part (14) in order to hold the cover in place.
  4. Bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that each link includes on one side a median knuckle (2) and on the opposite side two end knuckles (4), the median knuckle (2) of one link (6) being inserted between the two end knuckles (4') of the next link (6').
  5. Bracelet according to claim 4, characterized in that a cylindrical tube (8) of the same length as the median knuckle (2) is introduced therein, said tube having locally a reduced diameter (10), and in that the hinge pin is a pin (22) having, at a corresponding place on the length thereof, a groove (34) for cooperating with the reduced diameter of the tube to immobilise said tube axially.
  6. Bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the hinge pin is a pushpin (36) which has at both of its ends pilot points (38) to be engaged in the branches (16) of the U-shaped part (14).
  7. Bracelet according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that the links have, along their lower edges, an abutment surface (32) via which they abut against the opposite abutment surface (32') of the adjacent link to limit the clearance freedom of said links.
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AT05012126T ATE366058T1 (en) 2005-06-06 2005-06-06 NON-EXPANDABLE LINK BRACELET
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