ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR JEWELRY OR ORNAMENTS
Year: 1885

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I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the
Patent Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C.
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR
JEWELRY OR ORNAMENTS a communication to me from abroad by Heinrich
Gaensslen and Gotthilf Gaensslen, Jewelers of Esslingen in the Kingdom of
Wurtemburg German Empire to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to make jewelry and other ornaments when used
appear more visible and lustrous by making them revolve by means of special
mechanism or clockwork.
It consists of a train of wheels actuated by a spring so disposed as to show only
the rotating gem-star wheel or other device for instance in the case of a scarf pin
composed of two stars one above the other which by means of the mechanism hid
in the scarf are caused to rotate in opposite directions thus greatly increasing their
effect.

page_text: Improvements in Combining Actuating Mechanism with Articles
of Jewelry.
I LORENTZ ALBERT GROTH K.G.V. Civil Engineer and Proprietor of the
Patent Industrial and Financial Agency 30 Finsbury Pavement London E.C.
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COMBINING
ACTUATING MECHANISM WITH ARTICLES OF JEWELRY" a communication to me
from abroad by Heinrich Gaensslen and Gotthilf Gaensslen, Jewelers of Esslingen
in the Kingdom of Wurtenburg, German Empire, and in what manner the same
is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:-
The object of this invention is to make jewelry and other ornaments appear more
visible and lustrous by making them revolve by means of special mechanism or
clockwork.
It consists of a train of wheels actuated by a spring so disposed as to show only
the rotating gem, star, wheel or other device.
Fig. 1 shows a cravat or tie with an ornament consisting of two stars the front
one q having 8 rays of brilliants moveable to the right while the back star has
16 rays and rotates to the left The mechanism is so arranged that q rotates once.
every 5 seconds, and 8 simultaneously once every three seconds, of course any other
speed can be arranged.
Fig. 2 shows the actuating mechanism consisting of an ordinary train of wheels
moved by a spring (and controlled by a balance wheel g and escapement R) in
which the spring moves the toothed box a gearing with the spindle 6 of spur
wheel c which in turn gears with the spindle d of the wheels e and h. e by means
of the pinion m drives the balance wheel g controlled by the escapement R The
wheel h on the extended axle d drives the wheel n by means of pinion n¹ secured
to it and i Fig. 4 H. is the front plate.
Fig. 3. is a front view of the same.
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Fig. 4 shows wheels at the back of the back plate o.
The axle of the wheel m rests in a carriage on a small bridge v The wheel k also
gears with n
Instead of the escapement extra wheels might be inserted ending
with a flying pinion to produce a noiseless regulation.
Fig. 5 is an enrichment in which a wheel or disc is to revolve In w composed of
two arms in one of which is the extension P provided with a pin p¹. This pin fits
in the eccentric r fastened on the axle ml of the wheel m. On the part w a square
female screw engages with the part t secured to the cylinder This arrangement
enables the jewelry to be moved with more certainty than when placed direct on
the driving extension m.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The application of actuating mechanism to articles of jewelry, such as brooches,
carings, pins studs and so forth, consisting of a train of wheels actuated by a
spring, controlled by a suitable escapement or flying pinion, for causing the parts
to revolve (a) directly from the pin or axle of one of the wheels, or (b) indirectly
by means of an eccentric as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.
Dated the 23rd day of April 1885