Removable bracelet for horology or jewellry
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsCedric Nicolas, Nicolas Francois
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Abstract
A removable bracelet for horology or jewellery, with a bracelet portion arranged to confine a watch or jewellery bar, including, at the end thereof a chamber arranged for housing the bar, the chamber including a lateral opening on a first side of the bracelet portion for the insertion or removal of the bar, the bracelet portion including a pusher controlling a tongue movable in a longitudinal direction against a spring, the pusher is movable in a transverse direction and includes a first profile arranged to cooperate with a second profile of the tongue to transform the transverse motion of the pusher into a longitudinal motion of the tongue, the bracelet includes a closure arranged on the first side for retaining the pusher in the depth of the bracelet portion.
Claims15
A timepiece or piece of jewellery comprising
- a first bar and a second bar;
- a removable bracelet or wristband including a first bracelet portion and a second bracelet portion each bracelet portion arranged to be assembled with a watch or jewellery bar;
- each bracelet portion having an end that includes a chamber arranged for housing one of said first bar and said second bar:
- said chamber including a lateral opening on a first side of said respective bracelet portion for the insertion or removal of said respective bar;
- each bracelet portion including
- a tongue movable against an elastic return in a longitudinal direction of said respective bracelet portion,
- a pusher that controls said tongue, said pusher being movable in a transverse direction of said respective bracelet portion, said transverse direction being perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, and
- said pusher including a first profile shaped to cooperate with a second profile of said tongue to transform a transverse motion of said pusher into a longitudinal motion of said tongue;
- and
- said respective bracelet portion including a closure arranged on said first side, said closure retaining said pusher in a depth of said respective bracelet portion,
- wherein said first bar has a first geometric shape and said second bar has a second geometric shape, said second geometric shape being different from said first geometric shape,
- wherein said chamber of said first bracelet portion is shaped to receive said first bar and, said chamber of said second bracelet portion is shaped to receive said second bar,
- wherein said first bar, said second bar, said chamber of said first bracelet portion, and said chamber of said second bracelet portion are respectively shaped such that;
- said second bar cannot be inserted into said chamber of said first bracelet portion, and said first bar cannot be inserted into said chamber of said second bracelet portion.
A timepiece or piece of jewellery comprising
- a first bar and a second bar;
- a removable bracelet or wristband including a first bracelet portion and a second bracelet portion, each bracelet portion arranged to be assembled with a watch or jewellery bar;
- each bracelet portion having an end that includes a chamber arranged for housing one of said first bar and said second bar;
- said chamber including a lateral opening on a first side of said respective bracelet portion for the insertion or removal of said respective bar;
- each bracelet portion including
- a tongue movable against an elastic return in a longitudinal direction of said respective bracelet portion,
- a pusher that controls said tongue, said pusher being movable in a transverse direction of said respective bracelet portion, said transverse direction being perpendicular to said longitudinal direction, and
- said pusher including a first profile shaped to cooperate with a second profile of said tongue to transform a transverse motion of said pusher into a longitudinal motion of said tongue;
- and
- said respective bracelet portion including a closure arranged on said first side, said closure retaining said pusher in a depth of said respective bracelet portion,
- wherein said first bar has a first geometric shape, and said second bar has a second geometric shape, said second geometric shape being different from said first geometric shape,
- wherein said chamber of said first bracelet portion is shaped to receive said first bar and said chamber of said second bracelet portion is shaped to receive said second bar,
- wherein said second bar cannot be inserted into said chamber of said first bracelet portion,
- wherein said first bar cannot be inserted into said chamber of said second bracelet portion, and
- wherein each said chamber includes at least one notch arranged in a flexible wall of said respective chamber or borne by a flexible lip delimiting one side of said respective chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.