Fold-over clasp for a bracelet
AssigneeRolex SA
InventorsJean-Sebastien Mace, Ludovic Zbylut
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Abstract
A bracelet clasp including first and second movable leaves pivoted about a central blade, that can occupy a first closed position suitable for holding a bracelet around the wrist of its wearer and a second open position suitable for removing the bracelet from the hand of its wearer. The two movable leaves include at least one element for interaction between them which acts on the second movable leaf when the first movable leaf is actuated, in the closing and/or opening phase of the clasp.
Claims21
A bracelet clasp comprising first and second movable leaves pivoted about a central blade,
- wherein the bracelet clasp can occupy a first closed position suitable for holding a bracelet around a wrist of a wearer and a second open position suitable for removing the bracelet from a hand of the wearer,
- wherein the second movable leaf comprises a locking device locking the second movable leaf to the central blade in a closed configuration of the clasp,
- wherein the first and second movable leaves comprise at least one interaction element between them,
- wherein the interaction element automatically performs at least one of (i) locking, (ii) unlocking, and (iii) setting in motion of the second movable leaf when the first movable leaf is actuated,
- wherein the first movable leaf comprises a first locking device locking the first movable leaf to the central blade in the closed configuration of the clasp, and the locking device of the second movable leaf is a second locking device locking the second movable leaf to the central blade in the closed configuration of the clasp,
- wherein the first movable leaf comprises the interaction element, and
- wherein the interaction element bears on a downward surface of the second movable leaf during the unlocking and the opening of the first movable leaf so as to automatically unlock the second movable leaf.
A bracelet clasp comprising first and second movable leaves pivoted about a central blade,
- wherein the bracelet clasp can occupy a first closed position suitable for holding a bracelet around a wrist of a wearer and a second open position suitable for removing the bracelet from a hand of the wearer,
- wherein the first and second movable leaves comprise at least one interaction element between them,
- wherein the interaction element automatically performs at least one of (i) setting in motion of the second movable leaf when the first movable leaf is set in motion, (ii) setting in motion of the second movable leaf when the first movable leaf is unlocked, and (iii) unlocking of the second movable leaf when the first movable leaf is set in motion,
- wherein the first movable leaf comprises a first locking device locking the first movable leaf to the central blade in the closed configuration of the clasp, and the second movable leaf comprises a second locking device locking the second movable leaf to the central blade in the closed configuration of the clasp,
- wherein the first movable leaf comprises the interaction element, and
- wherein the interaction element bears on a downward surface of the second movable leaf during the unlocking and the opening of the first movable leaf so as to automatically unlock the second movable leaf.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.