Aug. 21, 1928. 1,681,687 C. SCHRAYSSHUEN BAND BRACELET Filed Jan. 3, 1927 62/ Sea-z59%z/64.INVENTOR. "434-17624ATTORNEYS. Patented Aug. 21, 1928. - 1,681,687 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. CARL SCHRAYSSHUEN, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO SPEIDEL CHAIN Co., AFIRM COMPOSED OF FREDERICK SPEIDEL AND EUGEN SPEIDEL, BOTH OF PEORZHEIM, GERMANY, DOING BUSINESSAT PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, . BAND BRACELET. Application filed January 3, 1927. Serial No. 158,552. This invention relates to an improved con and showing one arrangement of rings and struction of band type of bracelet; and has ornaments by which these advantageous re for its object to provide such a bracelet Sults may be accomplished:- M formed of a master ring having a plurality With reference to the drawings, 10 desig S of ornaments fixed in spaced relation about nates the master ring which in this particul its periphery and having a plurality of Sep lar case is made of round wire into a con arate rings connected to said ornaments to tinuous band form and to the periphery of lie side by side with the master ring to this band I have attached a plurality of form when assembled a band bracelet. Ornaments 11. O With these and other objects in view, the These ornaments are herein shown as being invention consists of certain novel features of the box type of gem settings in which of construction, as will be more fully de large gems 12 of various shapes and colors ar scribed, and particularly pointed out in the are seated each on its shoulder 13 and retain appended claims. ed in the setting by the bending of the lip 5 In the accompanying drawings: 14 over the edge of the gem. In this con Figure 1 is a side elevation of my im struction, it will be seen that the central proved band bracelet. under portion 15 of the setting is hollow and () Figure 2 is an edge view of the band the peripheral edges 16 of the setting rests bracelet with one of the ornaments partly in upon the periphery of the master ring where 20 section. these edges are firmly secured by solder or Figure 3 is a side elevation of one of the otherwise, thereby permitting an arcuately rings detached. curved portion of the periphery of this 5 Figure 4 is an edge view showing a plu ring to extend up into the recess of the rality of ornaments as connected to the mas hollow portion of the setting. 25 ter ring with the other rings of the bracelet By this construction, it will be seen that removed. the separate or independent rings 17 in Figure 5 shows the ornaments as connected order to be positioned along side of the 8) to the master ring and a plurality of other master ring 10 must be Snapped beneath the rings positioned on either side thereof to side edges 18 of the gem setting, which side cooperate with the master ring, also show edges due to the engaged curved portion of ing the edge rings in position to be Snapped the ring serves to prevent these rings froll into place to engage and be held by the Or being inadvertently removed from engage namental members. ment with the settings and as many of these It is found of advantage in the construc separate rings maybe Snapped into these tion of an ornamental bracelet resembling gems on each side of the master ring as is somewhat the so-called “slave bracelet' type necessary to fill the space between the master having large Ornaments or settings for gens ring and the edges 18 of the setting, thus or other ornaments arranged about the providing a broad band made up of a multi () bracelet and to secure these Ornaments in plicity of these rings which may be assein 40 spaced relation about a master ring and also to provide a plurality of separaterings bled all in a single color or the band may be which may be of a variety of colors, such made up of rings of a variety of colors to as yellow gold, white gold and green gold, suit the tastes of the different wearers and which may be snapped or otherwise posi these different detachable rings may be made 45 tioned in engagement with these Ornaments interchangeable with different band brace on the master ring to cooperate with the lets so that they may be removed and the master ring to form a band member of a different wearers may exchange then one variety of different colors; also to connect for another, if desired to perform the func O ornaments of a variety of designs to this tion somewhat of a “friendship' bracelet. 50 master ring to provide a variety of designs My improved construction of bracelet is either as gem settings or other ornaments; very inexpensive to manufacture as the labor and the following is a detailed description of assembling the parts is reduced to the of the present embodiment of my invention minimum and by the use of rings of differ: 05 2 1,681,687 ent colors may be made up with a variety ling in spaced relation about its circumfer of different artistic effects and when con ence, the inner surface of said ornaments pleted is very handsome and attractive in being recessed, and a plurality of separate appearance. flexible rings arranged to have portions of The foregoing description is directed sole their peripheries Snap into the recesses in ly towards the construction illustrated, but said ornaments to for a when assembled with A desire it to be understood that reserve the the master ring a band bracelet. privilege of resorting to all the nechanical 4. A band bi'a celet comprising a master changes to which the device is susceptible, ring, a plurality of ornaments fixed to said () the invention being defined and limited only ring in spaced relation about its circumfer 40 by the terials of the appended claiians. ence, said ornaments being recessed in their claim: . inner surface, and a plurality of separate 1. A band bracelet comprising a naster flexible rings Snapped into engagement with ring, a plurality of ornaments fixed in said ornaments so that portions of their 5 spaced relation about said ring, means iii. peripheries will extend into the recessed 45 said ornainants for receiving ther S., anti portion thereof, and the narginal edges of a plurality of Separate rings of correspoint!- the ornalients about its recess serving to jing size received in said receiving ileans to reliiovably retain the rings therein to form lie side by side with said unaster ring to form when assembled a band bracelet. s when asseimbled a band bracelet. w 5. A band bracelet colipiising a master 2. A band bracelet co-prising a master :'ing, a plurality of cinatients fixed to said ring in spaced relation about its periphery, ring, a plurality of Ornalients fixed to said ring in spaced relation about its periphery said ornaments extending on either side of means in said Oi'ilaiheats for receiving othei said ling, and a plurality of separate rings rings and a plurality of separate rings ar releasably connected to said ornaments on 5: l'anged to Snap into engagement with said either side of the jilaster ring to jointly form receiving leans to form when asselibied a a band of extended width. band bracelet. in testimony whereof affix my signature. 3. A band bracelet comprising a jilaster 30 iing, a plurality of Ornanents fixed to sail CARLSCHRAYSSHUEN. .