Folding buckle clasp
AssigneeBulgari Horlogerie SA
InventorAlessandro Camilli
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Abstract
The invention relates to a folding buckle clasp for a strap (2) of a timepiece (3), which can take up a closed position for keeping the strap (2) around the wearer's wrist and an open position for removing the strap (2) from the wearer's hand, the clasp (1) being provided with a flexible locking member (4) comprising ends (5) that are mounted in a pivotable manner with first and second folding leaves (6a, 6b) attached in a hinged manner to first and second strands (7a, 7b), respectively, of the strap (2), said flexible member (4) being defined to keep the first and second leaves (6a, 6b) folded in a locked manner in the closed position of the clasp (1) by having two components (8a, 8b) connected together by an elastic connection (9).
Claims23
A folding buckle clasp for a bracelet of a timepiece, which can take up a closed position for keeping the bracelet around the wearer's wrist and an open position for removing the bracelet from the wearer's hand, the clasp comprising:
- a flexible locking member, and
- first and second blades,
- wherein ends of the flexible locking member are mounted in a pivotable manner at respective pivot axes with the first and second foldable blades and the first and second foldable blades are attached in a hinged manner to first and second strands, respectively, of the bracelet, and
- wherein the flexible locking member comprises two components connected together by an elastic link that applies an elastic force in a direction substantially perpendicular to said pivot axes such as to keep the first and second blades folded in a locked manner in the closed position of the clasp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.