Clasp with unfolding buckle
AssigneeSMH Management Services AG
InventorMichel Champion
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Abstract
The bracelet clasp is of the type having an unfolding buckle including a base strip (1) onto which at least a first pivoting strip (2) is capable of folding down. A locking device blocks the strips one onto the other. The locking device consists in two tongues (4, 5) raised from the base strip (1) and a fork having the shape of a tuning fork made in the pivoting strip (2), this fork having two branches (7, 8) whose ends (9, 10) are bent, each of said ends being arranged to snap lock onto one of the tongues raised from the base strip when the clasp is in a closed position. The clasp can be advantageously used in connection with a wristwatch bracelet.
Claims7
A bracelet clasp of the type with an unfolding buckle including a base strip onto which at least a first pivoting strip is capable of folding down, said strips being attached to each other by one of their ends by means of a hinge, said strips including a snap fitting device allowing them to lock onto each other in a closed position, wherein the snap fitting device includes two tongues raised from the base strip and facing each other in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the clasp and a fork in the shape of a tuning fork made in the pivoting strip, this fork being directed in the longitudinal direction of the clasp and having two branches whose ends are bent, each of said ends being arranged to snap lock onto one of the tongues raised from the base strip when the clasp is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.