Abstract: A plurality of structures, both alike and disalike, selectively and collectively comprising modular jewelry, may be arranged in various configurations as earrings, a pendant, a bracelet, necklace, belt, or the like. Such modular jewelry elements may be engaged and disengaged with one another without any substantial bending or flexing of attachment features thereof, while still providing a substantial freedom of movement for adjacent interconnected modular jewelry elements. Such modular jewelry is both functional and aesthetically acceptable. The disclosed structure shields from view the modularity of the jewelry, while providing modular elements which are readily reconfigured as desired but which do not become readily disassembled when not desired.

Abstract: In an ornamental chain, a multiplicity of teeth are arranged in two juxtaposed rows. Each of said teeth has a tooth portion directed toward the other row and arranged to extend between and to interengage with two adjacent teeth of the other row so as to interconnect the rows. Each of said teeth has an end portion on that side of the tooth portion which is remote from the other row. The end portion of each of said teeth of each row comprises two crosspieces, which are spaced apart along the row and extend transversely to a plane containing the chain when it lies on a flat support. A plurality of rings are provided, each of which surrounds two adjacent ones of said crosspieces of adjacent teeth of the same row. The crosspieces and the rings constitute the interconnecting means. Each of the rings connecting the teeth of each row is adapted to interengage with the tooth portion of a tooth of the other row to restrict the movement of the tooth portion transversely to the plane.

Abstract: A method for forming a garland chain is disclosed, wherein an original chain formed of either long links or of long and short links is worked to produce a garland chain. The garland chain is formed by sliding one link on another so that two attached links are positioned at one end of a long link, and deforming the long link to constrict the central or medial portion, thereby retaining the two attached links at the same end of the long link. Deformation may be applied in the form of crimping, bending or twisting of the links, or combinations of these methods. The deforming methods can be applied to every long link in a chain, or to selected sequences of long links, to create different garland chain effect.

Abstract: A flexible bracelet construction comprises at least one longitudinally extending row of transversely extending tubular link elements and a plurality of staple elements which extend inwardly into the link elements from the side edge portions of the bracelet for flexibly interconnecting the link elements in aligned side-by-side relation. The staple elements each comprise a head portion and a pair of leg portions which extend in spaced, substantially parallel relation from the head portion thereof. The head portions of the staple elements are positioned adjacent and end edges of the tubular link elements when the staple elements are assembled in the bracelet and the head portions are formed in enlarged dimensions to conceal the end edges of the link elements and to better retain the link elements on the bracelet when the bracelet is constructed with a plurality of rows of link elements.

Abstract: A bracelet for the jewelry and watch making industry, includes rectangular elements connected in a flexible manner by oval links to form several parallel rows adjacent each other. The elements of adjacent rows are also connected with each other by oval links. Each element includes an upper plate and a bottom plate having cutouts that receive the free ends of pillars protruding from the upper plate. The links are of a sufficient dimension to embrace one pillar each of adjacent elements with sufficient play in the longitudinal and transverse direction of the plate, a vertical play being assured by the height of an abutment that keeps the upper plate and the bottom plate at an appropriate distance from each other.

Abstract: The wristlet is primarily intended for watches and comprises a succession of links (10) hingedly connected to each other by connection elements (12) such as to enable the links (10) to pivot about the hinge axis (14). Each connecting element (12) comprises two parts (16, 18) secured, respectively, to two adjacent links, with each part having a pair of male members (22, 24; 34, 36) and a pair of female members (26, 28; 30, 32), said male and female members being interengaged with each other. The male members (22, 24) of one of the parts are generally cylindrical with their axis providing the hinge axis (14), while the male members (34, 36) of the other part are generally parallelepipedic. The bordering region between adjacent links is substantially co-planar with a line of contact between the male members of their connecting element.

Abstract: A mesh band includes a plurality of juxtaposed helical members, each of the helical members having end faces, and connecting pin members for connecting the helical members to form a mesh band, each of the pin members having a head and at least one pin body, the pin bodies being disposed within the helical members, the heads of the pin members being disposed juxtaposed to the end faces of the helical members, the pin members thereby connecting the helical members to form a unitary mesh band while the heads cover the ends of the helical coils as a protection when the mesh band is used.

Abstract: A bracelet comprises a plurality of interengaging pivotally-connected flat links. Each link has an elliptical contour and a central diamond-shaped opening, a first channel in the upper face and a second channel in the lower face, the channels crossing each other so that the sides of the channels coincide with the pairs of opposed edges of the opening. One end of the first channel has a slot extending from the edge to the opening for the passage of another link during assembly. This other link is turned through 90.degree. to lie in the same plane after passing through the slot and the links are pivotally connected by pivot pins which pass through apexes of the diamond-shaped opening lying on the center line of the bracelet and are received in holes extending within the thickness of the links.

Abstract: A detachably interconnectable chain link and a chain comprising a plurality of the links in interconnected relation. The links are preferably of substantially figure 8-shaped configuration and comprise slightly resilient first and second substantially S-shaped link elements secured to each other in crossing relation so that they cooperate to define first and second substantially closed loops at the opposite extremities of the link with the adjacent terminal ends of the link elements in closely adjacent, but disconnected laterally offset relation. The links are interconnectable to form the chain by forcing the terminal ends of one link into interlocking engagement with the terminal ends of an adjacent link.

Abstract: A connection for a jewelry band including a male clasp member and a female clasp member. A resilient detent member in the form of a leaf spring having a long tongue section extending from said male clasp member at a first end thereof and a short tongue section from said long tongue section at a second end thereof. Said short tongue section normally maintains an angular posture but resiliently deflective to lie flatly against said long tongue section. Said female clasp member has at least one peripheral wall forming a hollow body and an end wall to define an insertion chamber in cooperation with said hollow body. Said end wall is formed with a slot extending to permit insertion of said long and short tongue sections while flatly lying against each other and to divide said end wall into an upper wall section and a lower section.

Abstract: An improved interlocking chain fastener system to attach multiple ornamental chains having any size or length. The chain fastener system is designed with at least two male portions and at least two female portions on alternate sides of the fastener. The device allows for attachment of multiple conventional ornamental chains to a single fastener and allows the chains to hang in a tangle-free concentric pattern.

Abstract: A fastener for jewelry and the like comprises a box-shaped structure made of foil and has, at both ends, two transverse seats which receive fastening elements of a chain or the like to which the fastener is attached. One end is formed by a half-open hook which is closed by a resiliently mounted tongue forming part of the box-shaped structure. The tongue is shaped to increase its stiffness so that the fastener will not become unfastened accidentally despite the fact that the foil is of soft metal such as gold.

Abstract: The bracelet is constituted by members of general U shape (1 to 5), with the same internal profile, engaged in staggered manner one in the other, the sides (2a,5a) comprising, on their inner face, a groove (6a,7b) together defining a passage for a pin (10) of corresponding shape, in particular circular shape. The clearance (13,18) between two adjacent members of the same row is less than the necessary movement of the members perpendicular to the pins for releasing it from the pin and from the associated member. Means such as a head or stud are provided for retaining the members transversely with respect to the bracelet. The members may be of uniform thickness, the grooves being formed by the curvature of the sides of these members.

Abstract: An improved jewelry chain loop element and method of assembly into single, double, triple, etc., chains in which the links are formed from soldered wire rings. One segment of each ring is crimped together so that the ring is formed into an approximate teardrop shape with one end having parallel wires and the other a loop. The loop may be flattened. Then an ornament, such as a bead, tube bezel, cup bezel or other ornament is formed or secured on the crimped end to form a combined fastening means and tip ornament. The crimped segment is bent upward at a 15-60 degree angle either before or after the bead or ornament is formed. The individual links are then assembled into the chain by placing the ornament of one link through the remaining loop of the next adjacent link and the loop crimped about the adjacent link's ornament. Alternatively, teardrop-shaped links may be cast as single links or as tandem (double, triple, etc.) links. A number of completed chains or single teardrop link elements may be connected (e.

Abstract: A jewelry clasp for a jewelry band having chain-link terminals comprises releasably interlockable male and female clasp members. Slip-on connection means are rigidly secured to the distal ends of the male and female members to provide a solderless arrangement for attaching the chain-link terminals of the clasp. Each slip-on connection means is formed from a helix having approximately 11/2 coiled turns so as to form an entrance opening into which the chain-link terminal can be inserted into linking engagement and secured without soldering or special tools. A rectangular blank for making the male clasp member includes an end notch for receiving the helix to be rigidly secured and a laterally projecting leg adjacent thereto adapted to become bulbous when heated and thus form the pin portion of a safety latch.

Abstract: A watchband is comprised of a plurality of interconnected segments of generally helical shape. The segments are formed of tubular metal rods which may be composed of a noble metal alloy, a copper alloy or stainless steel. The use of tubular metal rods as opposed to solid metal rods results in a reduction in materials costs and a lighter weight watchband. The watchband is manufactured by winding a tubular metal rod on a mandrel into a generally helical shape, cutting the helically-wound tubular metal rod to predetermined lengths, and connecting together the lengths in lengthwise juxtaposition so that the coils of one length partly overlie the coils of adjoining lengths to thereby form a watchband comprised of interconnected tubular metal rod segments. By using tubular as opposed to solid metal rods, the annealing process normally required in order to wind the rod into helical shape can be eliminated.

Abstract: This invention is related to a clasp used in jewelry. The clasp includes a first element having a main body and a jaw in the shape of a hook which is integrally formed with the main body; a second element, also having a main body and a jaw in the shape of a hook which is integrally formed with its main body. The jaws of both the first and second elements are tapered, one to the left and the other to the right, thereby mutually lapping each other. A rod and a spring are provided to pivot the bodies of the first and second elements relative to one another, such that the tapered surfaces of the jaws form contacting faces.

Abstract: Thermally expansive jewelry as bracelets, rings, wristwatch bands and the like are characterized by formation of the entirety or a component part thereof of an arcuate length of bimetallic strip, thereby to increase and decrease the effective diameter or bounded area of the jewelry to maintain comfort and fit of the jewelry as the body member such as a wrist or finger may swell or recede under varying temperature conditions.

Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an expansion band particularly adapted for use as a watch band, jewelry band, bracelet or the like in which a plurality of links are pivotally connected to each other by pins received in recesses, and means for locking adjacent links to each other with the adjacent links having size in contiguous relationship, and fin means projecting laterally from the side of one adjacent link for reception in recess means in the side of a second adjacent link whereby a gap between adjacent links is bridged by the fin means.

Abstract: The invention relates to jewelry chains by electro-forming wherein a jewelry chain as an original material is thickened by an electro-forming to obtain fattened chain links thereof such that the fattened chain links not only make the distance between interlinked pivotting points of each chain link of the chain relatively smaller to make the chain in a denser construction but also adapt the chain for subsequent various processes such as pressing, swaging and the like to obtain more novel chains in design and style. Further, it relates to an apparatus suitable for the electro-forming process.

Abstract: At one of the extremities of the bracelet, which is formed of two rows of rectangular side links (1,2) and of a middle row of rectangular wider links (3), is arranged an end piece (6) having the appearance of two side links and of a middle link. This piece (6) is fixed to a clasp (5) by the intermediary of a slide (7). The piece (6) presents a series of lateral holes and the slide a corresponding hole which one can bring, according to choice, face to face with one or the other of the holes of the piece (6) in order to exactly adapt the length of the bracelet to the wrist. A pin driven into the holes which coincide secures (6) and (7) with regard to one another. Thus finds itself made possible the precise adjusting of the length of bracelets with large rectangular links.

Abstract: A non-expansible linkage bracelet and method of manufacture thereof, wherein the bracelet includes: a set of laterally adjacent top links having channel-shaped sections with parallel side members joined by top members, one side member of each top link having at least one bendable locking lug protruding therefrom; and a set of laterally adjacent bottom links having channel-shaped sections inverted relative to the channel-shaped sections of the top links, the channel-shaped sections of the bottom links having parallel side members joined by bottom members with apertures therein. The side members of adjacent links of one set are arranged in a confronting relationship between the side members of individual links of the other set, with the locking lugs of the top links being received in the apertures in the bottom members of the bottom links.

Abstract: A jewelry wristband is characterized by a flexible section adapted to conform to the wrist of the wearer with spring clips at each end to permit positive but releasable connection of jewelry or watch tips which are adapted to be placed at opposite ends of the watch. In addition, an intermediate expander section comprising arcuate plates hinged together is interposed in the flexible section to facilitate adjustment of the length of the flexible section to conform to the size of the wrist. The spring closure at each end of the flexible sections has a closed end of arcuate configuration and broad flat, generally rectangular leaf spring portions which diverge away from the connecting ends of the flexible section within the closed end, one spring portion being biased into a closed position within the return portion of the closed end so as to securely retain the ends of a watch tip or the like in place.

Abstract: A process for producing articles of jewelry, trinketry and the like, such as rings, necklaces, bracelets and the like starting from a composite tubular element made of different elements, characterized by the fact that it comprises the following steps of:Drawing a plurality of hollow tubular elements, each made of a metal of a different color or color tonality and each having an outer diameter slightly less than the inner diameter of another of said elements, while the element of the smallest outer diameter has a solid cross section;Inserting said tubular elements into each other in order to obtain a multi-layer composite tubular element having adjacent layers of different colors or color tonalities;Drawing said composite multi-layer element until the various adjacent tubular components perfectly adhere to each other;Cutting sections of the desired lengths from the composite elements obtained in preceding the step;Shaping each length of said composite element according to the desired configuration, optionally

Abstract: A magnetic ornament, such as a bracelet, a necklace or a chain belt, suitable for promoting good health and personal adornment is provided. The magnetic ornament is comprised of at least one capsule linked with at least one chain. The capsule has enclosed therein one or more pieces of a rare earth- cobalt permanent magnet having the magnetic poles formed on the peripheral surface. At least the surfaces of the capsule and the chain are made of non-magnetic corrosion-resistant metal.

Abstract: A bracelet type fastening device for releasably affixing the ends of a bracelet type item to each other to secure the item on a part of the body of a wearer comprises a first fastening member pivotally affixed to a first end of a bracelet type item and having a semicircular support part of predetermined diameter and a catch pin affixed to the support part and extending diametrically thereacross. A second fastening member is pivotally affixed to a second end of the bracelet type item and has a spherical hook member having a diameter smaller than the predetermined diameter and a slot formed radially therein for accommodating the pin of the first fastening member. The slot extends in a plane inclined at a predetermined angle with a central plane of the second fastening member and opens toward the item.

Abstract: A slide locking assembly for use with chain members of jewelry articles such as necklaces, bracelets and the like comprising a housing for receiving said chain members, said housing comprising inner and outer case sections, means for maintaining separation between the chain members, and spring means for urging portions of said chain members into contact with the housing to produce a frictional drag thereon, wherein the component parts of such an assembly may be easily hand assembled by snap-fit locking engagement of the mating case sections.

Abstract: A bracelet primarily for a watch incorporates at least one link which can be disconnected from a neighbouring link to allow a unit to be added to or removed from the bracelet to alter its length. The unit consists of a link and a pivot element which is pivotally attached by one end to one end of the link and the other end of which has a pair of pivot projections for attachment to another link, e.g. of a similar unit. The said one link has at one end a pair of sockets facing opposite sides of the bracelet and these sockets have slots at their sides remote from said one end to enable the said pair of pivot projections on the pivot element of the unit to be engaged in and disengaged from the sockets. The said one link has a release member pivoted to it for movement into and out of a position in which a portion of the link blocks the slots to prevent disengagement of the pivot projections from the sockets.

Abstract: A non-expansible linkage bracelet and method of manufacture thereof, wherein the bracelet includes: a set of laterally adjacent top links having channel-shaped sections with .Iadd.width dimensions defined by .Iaddend.parallel side members .Iadd.which are .Iaddend.joined by top members, .[.one side member.]. .Iadd.the channel-shaped sections .Iaddend.of each top link .Iadd.being separated by an intermediate decorative section, and each top link .Iaddend.having at least one bendable locking lug protruding .[.therefrom.]. .Iadd.exclusively from one side thereof, each of said decorative sections having at least one recess on the said one side located laterally within said width dimensions, and at least one projection on the side opposite to said one side extending laterally beyond said width dimension .Iaddend.