IMPROVEMENTS IN Bows AND PENDANTS FOR WATCHES
Year: 1880

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for an Invention
of "IMPROVEMENTS IN Bows AND PENDANTS FOR WATCHES." A com-
munication from abroad by Charles S. Hirst, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
United States of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 14th December 1880.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent
Agents, Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN Bows AND
PENDANTS FOR WATCHES." [A communication from abroad by Charles S. Hirst,
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.]
This Invention relates to watches, and has for its object the secure or safe
attachment of the ring and pendant of a watch, whereby the separation of the
body of the latter and the ring by wrenching or other violence is prevented.
In carrying the said Invention into practice I form the pendant in two sections,
and provide on the inner face of each of these sections at opposite sides depressions,
cavities, or sockets, which are larger, wider, or deeper, or of greater diameter than
the side openings. Each of these side openings and the adjacent sockets are in
communication, and the ends of the bow are provided with bulbs, enlargements,
swells, or heads, which are adapted to enter the said sockets, the heads and sockets
being spherical, oval, angular, T-shaped, or of other desired shapes, the socket of
each section receiving one half of the head of the bow.
When the bow is placed in position on one section of the pendant the other
section of the latter is fitted on the ends of the bow and the first named section,
each pair of sockets forming a complete socket for one end of the bow, which is at
the inner termination of the side opening and within the body of the pendant.
The two sections are then soldered together or otherwise firmly connected, and
the ends of the bow which are embedded within the pendant, and are larger than
the side openings of the pendant, are rendered incapable of leaving the sockets, and
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page_text: consequently of displacement from the pendant, the usual swinging motions of
the bow not being prevented, and fastening screws, pins, or other devices being
dispensed with.
It will be understood that in this manner the bow is securely and reliably
attached to the pendant, and the separation of said parts by wrenching, as often
practised by pick-pockets, or by violence, as when chains are jerked or caught, is
prevented, the safety of the watch thus being ensured.
In lieu of forming the pendant in two longitudinal or vertical sections the same
may be so constructed that by removing a piece or portion, and drilling sockets on
the bottom of the cut-away piece and upper or exposed wall of the base of the
space, the bow may be applied in such a manner that its ends enter the sockets
on the said wall. The said bow is then retained by inserting the said piece, and
soldering or otherwise rigidly securing the latter to the body of the pendant.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th
June 1881.
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent
Agents, Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN Bows AND
PENDANTS FOR WATCHES." A communication from abroad by Charles S. Hirst,
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
This Invention has for its object the secure attachment of the ring and pendant
of a watch, whereby the separation of the body of the watch and the ring by
wrenching or other violence is prevented, the ends of the rings being so con-
structed that they will be retained within the pendant without affecting the usual
services of the ring or bow.
In the accompanying Drawing,
Figure 1 is an exterior view of a watch with my Invention applied to the same.
Figure 2 shews in section the portion thereof embodying the said Invention.
Figures 3 and 4 shew portions of the said Invention detached.
Figure 5 is a side view shewing the parts thereof separated.
Figure 6 is a similar view illustrating a modification of the said Invention.
Figure 7 represents a bow with cylindrical leads.
Figure 8 represents a bow with elliptical or lens-shaped heads.
Figure 9 represents in side elevation another modification, wherein the bow
with enlarged or bulbous ends or heads is sprung into sockets in the pendant,
and secured by rings or sleeves fitted on the bow and connected to the stem.
Figure 10 is a vertical section thereof.
Figure 11 shews the bow detached.
Figure 12 is a side elevation of the pendant without the bow.
Figure 13 is a vertical section on the line x, x, Figure 12.

page_text: Figure 14 is a side elevation partly in section of a further modification of the
said Invention.
I will first describe the said Invention with reference to Figures 1 to 8 of the
Drawing. In these Figures, A is a watch of the usual form and construction, and
B, C, are the pendant and ring or bow thereof.
The pendant is formed in sections, a a, on the inner face of each of which at
opposite sides are depressions, cavities, or sockets, b, which are larger, wider or
deeper, or of greater diameter than the side openings 61; each of these side openings
and the adjacent socket are in communication, and the ends of the bow Care
constructed with bulbs, enlargements, swells or heads c which are adapted to enter
the said sockets b, the heads and sockets being spherical, oval, angular, T shaped,
or otherwise formed, the socket of each section receiving one half of a head of the
bow.
When the bow is placed in position on one section of the pendant, the other
section of the latter is fitted on the ends of the bow and the first named section,
each pair of sockets forming a complete socket for one end of the bow, which, as
shewn, is at the inner termination of the side opening and within the body of the
pendant.
The two sections are then soldered or otherwise firmly united, and the ends of
the bow which are embedded within the pendant, and are larger than the side
openings of the same, are rendered incapable of leaving the sockets b, and con-
sequently of displacement from the pendant. The usual swinging motions of the
bow not being prevented, and fastening screws, pins, or other devices being dis-
pensed with, it will be seen that the bow is securely and reliably attached to the
pendant, and the separation of the said parts by wrenching, as often practised by
pick-pockets, or by violence, as when chains are jerked or caught, will be prevented,
the safety of the watch thus being ensured.
In lieu of forming the pendant in two longitudinal or vertical sections the same
may be so constructed that by removing a piece d, as in Figure 6, drilling sockets
in the bottom of the cut-away piece and the upper or exposed wall at the bottom
of the space, the bow may be applied in such a manner that its ends enter the
sockets in the said wall, the said piece d being then inserted and soldered or
otherwise rigidly secured to the body of the pendant.
In Figures 9 to 14 A represents a watch pendant, which is attached to the
watch at B, and C represents the bow thereof. On opposite sides of the pendant A..
are the sockets b, which may be hemispherical, cylindrical, or otherwise shaped,
and on the ends of the bow are the bulbs or heads c, which are shaped to accord
with the sockets b and fit the same, as above set forth.
Loosely fitted on the bow prior to the attachment or formation of the heads c
are rings, annuli, or sleeves D, the outer diameter of which is greater than the
diameter of the sockets b at the outer ends thereof, so that the said sleeves may
overlap the edges of the sockets, the inner diameter of the sleeves being less than
the diameters of the heads c.
The bow is sprung in position on the pendant, the heads c entering and
occupying the sockets b. The sleeves D are then slipped or moved into a position
against the pendant and soldered thereto, and as the said sleeves overlap the edges
of the sockets, and their inner diameter is less than the diameter of the heads c, it
is evident that the heads are secured within the sockets, and the bow is consequently
firmly and reliably connected to the pendant, and cannot be removed therefrom
except by actually wrenching or forcing off the sleeves or breaking the bow, either
of which operations it is difficult to perform.
Other modes than soldering may be practised for securing the sleeve to the
pendant. A portion of each sleeve may be contracted and screw threaded to enter
the outer end of the socket and screw into the wall thereof, the remaining portion
of the sleeve abutting against the face of the pendant surrounding the socket, see
Figure 14; or the entire sleeve may screw into the pendant; or (referring to the
dotted lines to the right of Figure 13), I may employ screws which pass through

page_text: the sleeves into the pendant and so connect the parts. But in either case the said
sleeves are securely attached to the pendant, and the heads of the bow are confined
in the sockets of the pendant by the sleeves, whereby the displacement of the bow
or its separation from the pendant will be prevented, the usual swinging motions
of the bow not being impeded.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
First. A watch bow formed with headed ends which are of greater diameter
than the side openings of the pendant.
Second. The watch pendant having within its body sockets which communicate
with the side openings, and are adapted to receive the headed ends of the watch
bow, substantially as set forth.
Third. The manner of securing the headed bow and socketed pendant of a watch,
consisting in forming the pendant in sections, fitting the headed ends of the bow
to one section, applying the other section, and uniting the two sections, whereby
the headed ends of the bow are entirely embedded within the body of the pendant
and thus secured without other fastenings, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Fourth. The bow formed with bulbous ends or heads, and having fitted on it
sleeves adapted to be secured to the pendant, and confine the heads of the bow in
the sockets of the pendant, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Fifth. The pendant with sockets in combination with the bow, having bulbous
ends or heads and sleeves, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Ninth day of June, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and eighty one.