Improvements in Fasteners for Bracelets and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1891.—Accepted, 15th Aug., 1891
COME INUTE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Fasteners for Bracelets and the like.
We CHARLES KLEYER, Patent Agent, of Karlsrub and EDWARD ROCK, Gold
Chain Manufacturer, of Pforzheim, Baden, both in the Empire of Germany 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 :-
Our invention has for its object to provide a perfectly safe fastener for a flexible
bracelet or the like. The fastener consists, essentially of two links secured to the
ends of the bracelet and each provided with a small loop or eye and one with
an opening, and of a spring hook attached to the bracelet by a safety chain.
In order to fasten the bracelet the whole or complete link is passed through the
opening in the other link and is turned sideways to engage with it and so that
the two loops or eyes come together; and the links are secured in this position
by the spring hook which is passed through the loops. A pin on one link is also
arranged to pass into a hole on the other when the one link is turned sideways to
engage the links..
Fig. 1. is a view shewing separately the two ends of a flexible bracelet provided
with a fastener constructed according to this invention.
Figs. 2 and 3 are views showing the manner in which the engagement of the
two ends is effected, and
Fig. 4 shows the two ends firmly secured together.
The link A firmly secured to one end of the bracelet has an opening cut out
from it large enough to admit the link B secured to the other end of the bracelet
to pass through. When passed through the link is turned sideways to bring it
in its engaged position as shown in Fig. 4. A pin on the link A will then
enter a small hole in the link B and the two small loops or eyes and e
Boldered on to the links A and B respectively will come close together; and the
spring hook í secured to the safety chain K is then passed through the two loops
and e and prevents the links A and B from coming apart. Only two motions of the
hand are required to effect a secure fastening of the bracelet.
The bracelet is unfastened by unhooking the spring hook and then turning the
link A sideways and drawing it out from the link B.
This fastener is applicable to all flexible or chain bracelets.
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
olaim is :-
1. A fastener for bracelets and the like consisting of two links secured to the
ends of the bracelet and each provided with a loop and one with an opening, and of
a spring hook attached to the bracelet, the whole arranged and operating sub-
stantially as described.
2. A fastener for bracelets and the like consisting of two links secured to the ends
of the bracelet and each provided with a loop and one with an opening, of a spring
hook-attached to the bracelet, and of a pin on one link and corresponding hole in
the other, the whole arranged and operating substantially as described.
3. The fasteners for bracelets and the like substantially as described with
reference to the drawings.