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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156759 | Hinge and its application in jewelry making The present invention particularly relates to a novel type of hinge to be used for sequentially interconnecting different elemental jewelry units of a jewelry item. Type of hinge constructions used in jewelry making of prior art do not permit the jewelry item to ret... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8061160 | Adjustable fashion mechanism An adjustable fashion mechanism having various combinations of extension and adjuster pieces that can be formed to create a bracelet which allows for size variations to fit any size wrist, arm or ankle. The same or similar configuration may be sized and styled diffe... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7354330 | Connection for beads with locked and articulating engagement An assembly of two elements including a first element that has a cavity with an external opening connected to a first region defined by a sidewall that is a spherical segment and the diameter of the external opening is smaller than the diameter of the sidewall in th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7331197 | Decorative earring sleeve A decorative earring sleeve is disclosed, the decorative earring sleeve for slidable engagement with an earring of the type having an elongated, curved loop for insertion into a person's pierced ear. The decorative earring sleeve includes a plurality of decorative s... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306394 | Hinge device for attaching at least two bracelet links The hinging device (1) for pivotably attaching the links of a bracelet includes a bar (5) comprising at at least one of its ends (8) a hole (9) provided with an inner thread (10), and a screw (11) whose thread is engaged in ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7210313 | Release mechanism for a bangle A bangle includes first and second bangle members, each having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the first bangle member is pivotally connected to the distal end of the second bangle member to permit relative movement between the first and second ba... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7201020 | Watch band with cover member A band that may be utilized for a timepiece, such as a watch, is disclosed. The band may have a plurality of joined links, and each link includes a cover member, an extension element, a first springbar, and a second springbar. The extension element defines a first c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7107790 | Flexible band A band that may be utilized for a timepiece, such as a watch, is disclosed. The band may have a plurality of joined links, and each link includes a cover member, an extension element, a first springbar, and a second springbar. The extension element defines a first c... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7096690 | Bracelet and pendant A bracelet has a removable ornament that can also be worn as a necklace pendant. The bracelet includes a resilient wristband with opposed first and second ends with hooks at each end. The hooks are preferably transverse to the plane of the wristband and extend in op... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7040120 | Flexible piece of jewelry A flexible piece of jewelry, such as a charm bracelet or necklace, that utilizes non-continuous chain links that constitute the continuous chain of the piece of jewelry. This link design allows more non-continuous links to be added to the bracelet as the child grows... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7036338 | String of beads A string of beads with deformable connecting pieces which extend between each pair of adjacent beads and which are secured to the beads, wherein the connecting pieces are plastics threads or flexible wires. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017368 | Articulated open ring A ring of the type intended to be arranged on a body part of a wearer includes two rigid bent arms (10, 12) and an articulation (14) connecting them. The arms are mobile facing each other at the first (10a, 12a) of their two... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6913411 | Band coupling structure and method of manufacturing piece member therefor A coupling structure of a watch band in which a coupling member such as a coupling pin or a hair pin does not sup from a coupling hole even if a user practices strenuous sports or a rotation and a twist are always applied to the coupling portion due to use for years... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6799436 | Adjustable and linkable jewelry device A linkable jewelry device is provided having a male clasp section and a female clasp section at opposite ends of the device. The female clasp section is adjustably retainable by the male clasp section. A plurality of longitudinal inflexible sections are interleaved ... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6505763 | Circumferentially continuous arrangement which is to be worn preferably on the wrist and has a hinged closure A circumferentially continuous arrangement which is to be worn preferably on the wrist has a strap and a hinged closure which serves for changing the circumferential extent of the arrangement. The hinged closure has a central closure part and at least one... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6101842 | Bracelet A bracelet with decorative elements and support elements includes a front sections of the decorative elements with in one a semi-cylindrical hollow and in another a projection of corresponding dimensions to permit two juxtaposed decorative elements to be ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6085550 | Adjustable article of jewelry and related method An adjustable ring is provided which consists of pivotally linked sections. One section is made of two telescopically engaged parts. One of these parts includes holes. The other part includes an axially displaceable element mounted on a pivotal segment of... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6023946 | Decorative chain A decorative chain formed from small hollow balls engaged by connection segments (103) is transformed by subjecting the small balls of the chain to deformations by beating; the chain is then articulated. The main faces (101A) of the deformed small balls (... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5806343 | Bracelet A bracelet includes a set of linked bases, each base including a first body, a pair of parallel extended portions connected to opposite edges of the body, a projection positioned on a bottom of each extended portion for applying a finger pressure, a beam ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5746067 | Round bangle A round bangle (20) has an improved clevis-like hinge assembly (23) and an improved bangle closing mechanism (24). The hinge assembly is in the form of two end caps, which are operatively mounted on adjacent marginal end portions of the bangle halves. A c... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5651272 | Article of jewelry A herringbone chain necklace is divided into a plurality of segments of conventional flexible herringbone construction, with flat hinges positioned between adjacent segments. The segments pivot about hinge axes that are perpendicular to the plane of the c... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5623838 | Adjustable link for chain link bracelet An adjustable link (1) for a bracelet having a plurality of fixed links comprises a cap (6) into which a base (7) slides and a mechanism (8) with push-pieces (9, 10) which enables the length of the link to be extended to at least two different lengths so ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5584195 | Wrist writing instrument A wrist writing instrument which can be conveniently carried on a wrist like a bracelet and writes as a regular pen, comprises two major parts: First, a partially reinforced flexible barrel or a partially sectionalized barrel (34), with a plurality of rig... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5475989 | Foldable stiff metal chain necklace and bracelet According to the invention, a crimp and crease resistant metal chain necklace is provided which is composed of adjoining rigid metal chain segments preferably a flat stiff metal chain such as herringbone, serpentine or cobra chain made from a precious met... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5468220 | Carpal tunnel bracelet A bracelet-like appliance for the treatment or prevention of carpal tunnel syndrome includes a C-shaped member having a central portion located over the dorsal side of the wrist and two arms encircling the wrist. Each arm has a pad for engaging the palm n... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5343718 | Chain link for gems, and ornamental chain comprising such links, and a method for producing said chain The invention relates to a chain link for gems comprising a mounting portion, a linking element disposed on the mounting portion and a receiving element provided on the mounting portion for taking up and connecting a linking element of a further chain lin... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5339655 | Gem setting and method for assembling the same A gem setting comprised of a plurality of interconnected links. Each link has a male end at each end, an opening for receiving and holding a gem stone therein, and an apertured raised portion forming a platform for setting the base of the gem stone when a... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5115646 | Novelty bracelet Novelty bracelet in the form of a main body having the shape of a rectangular base from which extends an animal head and having hinged lateral arms that are movable from a first arm-embracing position to a second play or display position.... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4928504 | Articulated bracelet with composite elements An articulated bracelet with elements arranged relatively to one another in such a way as to form a chain, wherein the individual elements constituting each link of the bracelet are composed by unitary elements positioned side-by-side to one another in th... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4823562 | Band for watch An integral watch band is comprised of a plurality of beam portions adjacent to one another in the lengthwise direction of the band. Each beam portion has two major faces opposed to each other and two side faces disposed between the two major faces in opp... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4821532 | Bracelet comprising a flexible core A bracelet includes a core of non-extensible flexible material and a plurality of covering elements surrounding the core, each covering element comprising an upper and a lower part assembled to one another. Regular gaps are arranged between the covering e... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4642982 | Chain belt and method of manufacture A chain link belt includes a plurality of tube pairs, each pair comprising two tubes joined along their sides in a substantially parallel relation. A plurality of wires of predetermined lengths are used to join the tubes to form the belt links. The wires ... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4609786 | Band and the headphone utilizing the same A band comprising many beam portions and arcuate hinge portions formed integrally so as to be alternately arranged, a fitting force being obtained at least due to the returning force of the hinge portion so that the band can be expanded even with a small ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4269026 | Connector pin for link bracelets The invention provides an improved connector pin for use in connecting adjacent links of a bracelet, particularly a link watch band, together in releasable yet secure fashion so that one or more links can be readily removed with a simple cylindrical tool ... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4005588 | Spring bracelet construction using snap-fitted wings A bracelet having a pair of curved wing members pivotally connected by a hollow intermediate head. Tongues extend from the wing members into ends of the head and detents on the tongues are engaged by detents on spring means positioned within the head wher... | 02/01/1977 |