Clasp assembly for a watch bracelet
AssigneeYurman Design Inc.
InventorsDavid Yurman, Peter Roth
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Abstract
A clasp assembly for selectively connecting and disconnecting a pair of bands which define a watch bracelet is described. The clasp assembly includes a male coupling defined by a housing and a depending insert, and a female coupling having an inside wall which defines an opening that is sized to selectively receive the insert of the male coupling. The clasp assembly also includes a pair of tab members which overlie the insert for selectively engaging the female coupling member along the inside wall thereof. The clasp assembly further includes a spring which is operatively connected between the two tab members to enable the user to selectively lock and unlock the insert from the female coupling.
Claims17
A clasp assembly for selectively interconnecting a pair of band segments of a watch or jewelry bracelet assembly comprising:
- a male coupling comprising a drum and an insert depending therefrom;
- a female coupling having an inside wall defining an opening sized to selectively receive the insert of said male coupling;
- means for selectively locking said insert into the opening of said female coupling comprising at least one tab assembly at least partially overlying said insert and spring means for urging said at least one tab assembly to engage said female coupling along the inside wall thereof, said tab assembly comprising a head interengaged with said spring means, an outwardly extending spacer, and a finger transversely depending from said head and at least partially overlying said insert, said finger including a tab for selectively engages a annular lip running along said inside wall of said female coupling in response to said spring means;
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- means cooperating with said tab means for enabling selective unlocking of said insert from said female coupling.
A clasp assembly for selectively interconnecting a pair of bands of a watch or jewelry bracelet assembly comprising;
- a male coupling comprising a drum and an insert depending therefrom;
- a female coupling having an inside wall defining an opening sized to selectively receive the insert of said male coupling;
- means for selectively locking said insert into the opening of said female coupling comprising at least one tab means at least partially overlying said insert and spring means for urging said at least one tab means to engage said female coupling along the inside wall thereof;
- wherein said tab means includes at least one tab assembly comprising a head for engaging one end of said spring means, and a finger transversely depending from said head, at least partially overlying said insert and selectively engaging the inside wall of said female coupling;
- means for selectively compressing said spring means for selectively disengaging said finger of said at least one tab assembly from said inside wall of said female coupling;
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- means for maintaining said at least one tab means in position partially overlying said insert comprising annular collar means disposed over said head of said tab means and interengaging said drum of said male coupling.
A watch bracelet assembly comprising:
- A watch case;
- first and second watch band segments connected by first ends to opposite sides of said watch case and sized for wrapping around a wearer's wrist when interconnected at second ends thereof;
- first and second hinge means for pivotally connecting the first ends of said first and second watch band segments respectively to said watch case;
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- clasp means for selectively interconnecting said second ends of said first and second watch bands, said clasp means comprising a male coupling comprising a drum and a depending insert, a female coupling having an annular inside wall defining an opening sized to selectively receive the insert of said male coupling, means for selectively locking said insert into the opening of said female coupling comprising at least one tab means at least partially overlying said insert and spring means for urging said at least one tab means to engage said female coupling along the annular inside wall thereof;
- wherein the tab means includes at least one tab assembly comprising a head for engaging one of said spring means, and a finger transversely depending from said head, at least partially overlying said insert and adapted to selectively engage the annular inside wall of said coupling.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.