Improvements in Coiled Wire for Bracelets, and for other purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 8th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 16th May, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coiled Wire for Bracelets, and for other
purposes.
I, SAMUEL WILLIAM JOHNSON, of 1, Oxford Place, Clifton Road Aston,
Warwickshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of coiled wire made as herein-described for bracelets, and
for other purposes for which coiled wire is used. When wire is coiled in accordance
with this invention it is very flexible and has an ornamental appearance.
In carrying out this invention the wire is coiled into a spiral form but instead
of each of the coils being circular as is usual when formed by winding the wire
round a cylindrical spit, I make each coil of wire of an oval or elongated form the
longer axis of which is slightly inclined to the axes of the preceding and succeeding
coils so that the ends of each oval are slightly in advance of the ends of the
preceding oval and slightly behind the succeeding oval, thus the ends of the ovals,
when the whole coil is finished, impart to the whole coil the appearance of a
double spiral and give a very ornamental appearance and make the coil very
flexible.
Instead of making each coil or revolution of the wire of an oval or elongated form
I may make the same triangular or square or of other shape except round so as to
have about the same appearance as above described.
The wire of which the coil is formed may be round, triangular, square or other
shape in cross section.
Dated this 29th day of October 1895
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Coiled Wire for Bracelets, and for other
purposes.
I, SAMUEL WILLIAM JOHNSON, of 1, Oxford Place, Clifton Road, Aston,
Warwickshire, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention consists of coiled wire made as hereindescribed for bracelets, and
for other like articles such as serviette rings, finger rings, leg rings and scarf rings.
When wire is coiled in accordance with this invention it is very flexible and has an
ornamental appearance.
I will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawing on which
Fig. 1 represents a piece of my improved coiled wire formed into a bracelet;
Fig. 2 shews a portion of the same slightly extended ;

page_text: Fig. 3 is a side view and Fig. 4 is an end view of a short piece of the said coiled
wire on an enlarged scale and Fig 5 is an end view of a modified form of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures.
In carrying out this invention the wire is coiled into a spiral form but instead
of each of the coils a¹ a³ a³ at a etc. being circular as is usual when formed by
winding the wire round a cylindrical spit, I make each of the wire coils a' a² a³ at a³ etc.
of an oval or elongated form the longer axis of each coil.being slightly inclined to
the axes of the preceding and succeeding coils, so that the ends of each oval are
slightly in advance of the ends of the preceding oval and slightly behind the
succeeding oval. This will be rendered clear by an examination of the drawing
where it will be seen that the ends of for instance the oval coil a³ are slightly in
advance of the preceding oval coil a² and slightly behind the succeeding oval coil at.
Thus the ends of the ovals when the whole coil is finished impart to the whole coil
the appearance of a double spiral and give a very ornamental appearance and make
the coil very flexible.
When the said coiled wire is made up into a ring such as the bracelet Fig. 1,
I find it is advisable though not absolutely necessary to provide a fine endless wire
chain B threaded within the coiled wire this chain being made of the proper length
to prevent the coil being stretched beyond its limit of elasticity. After this chain has
been threaded through the coiled wire of the proper length to form the required
bracelet or other ring, the ends of the chain can readily be connected together before
soldering or otherwise fixing together the ends of the coiled wire to form the bracelet
or other ring.
Instead of making each coil or revolution of the wire of an oval or elongated
form as above described and shewn by Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4, 1 may make each coil or
revolution of a triangular shape as shewn for instance by Fig. 5 so as to have about
the same appearance as above described except that it will form a treble spiral.
The wire of which the coil is formed may be round, triangular, square or other shape
in cross section.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The improved coiled wire for bracelets, serviette rings, finger rings, leg rings,
and scarf rings, herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawing,
that is to say, coiled wire in which each coil. is made of an oval or triangular form
with its axis slightly in advance of the axis of the preceding coil and slightly
behind the succeeding coil, substantially as set forth.
2. A bracelet, serviette ring, finger ring, leg ring or scarf ring made of the
improved coiled wire herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying
drawing, that is coiled wire in which each coil is made of an oval or triangular
form with its axis slightly in advance of the axis of the preceding coil and slightly
behind the succeeding coil and either with or without the internal chain B to prevent
the wire coil being stretched too far, substantially as set forth.
Dated this 6th day of February 1896.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.