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US3685284A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flexible, linked jewelry beads

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1970-11-10
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Granted: 1972-08-22
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Expires: 1990-11-10
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Abstract

Abstract Flexible series of linked jewelry beads include a plurality of large hollow bead members which are joined together by smaller shaped spacer links. The bead members have diametrally opposed holes which have a diameter of about 30 to 50 percent of the maximum diameter of the bead members. The spacer links include a central decorative spacer portion and a pair of enlarged head portions on opposite sides of the spacer portion which engage, through the holes, the inside surface of the bead members. The head portions are each joined to the spacer portion by a neck portion having a diameter of about 40 to 60 percent of the diameter of the spacer portion, thus making the spacer portion distinct. The beads are automatically manufactured, spaced and connected by forming a continuous series of joined spacer links from a tubular element, thereafter forming the large bead members around the spacer links, and then separating the spacer links and the large beads into a uniform series of large beads and smaller distinct spacer shapes.

Inventors

  • 👤 Valentine J Taubner Jr

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 15:53
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C11/00; A44C11/002; B; B21; B21L; B21L11/00; B21L11/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S59/00; Y10S59/90

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 197 words
Flexible linked beads suitable for jewelry purposes comprising a plurality of hollow bead members having diametrally opposed holes, the diameter of the holes being about 30 to 50 percent of the maximum diameter of the bead members, a plurality of spacer links, each spacer link including a central spacer portion intermediate with the ends of said link, a pair of head portions oppositely disposed about said spacer portion, and a pair of neck portions fixedly coupling said head portions respectively to said spacer portion, the central spacer portion having a maximum outside diameter equal to the diameter of the holes, the neck portions having a diameter which is smaller than the maximum diameter of the spacer portion which is about 40 to 60 percent of the diameter of the spacer portions, and the head portions having an outside diameter of about 120 to 150 percent of the diameter of the holes, and each spacer link movably coupling a successive pair of bead members, said spacer link extending through one of the holes in each of said pair of bead members and engaging at least part of the inner periphery of the bead member at its head portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 197 words
Flexible linked beads suitable for jewelry purposes comprising a plurality of hollow bead members having diametrally opposed holes, the diameter of the holes being about 30 to 50 percent of the maximum diameter of the bead members, a plurality of spacer links, each spacer link including a central spacer portion intermediate with the ends of said link, a pair of head portions oppositely disposed about said spacer portion, and a pair of neck portions fixedly coupling said head portions respectively to said spacer portion, the central spacer portion having a maximum outside diameter equal to the diameter of the holes, the neck portions having a diameter which is smaller than the maximum diameter of the spacer portion which is about 40 to 60 percent of the diameter of the spacer portions, and the head portions having an outside diameter of about 120 to 150 percent of the diameter of the holes, and each spacer link movably coupling a successive pair of bead members, said spacer link extending through one of the holes in each of said pair of bead members and engaging at least part of the inner periphery of the bead member at its head portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 1 wherein the bead members and the spacer portions are decoratively shaped.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 18 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 2 wherein the central spacer portions of the spacer links are diamond-shaped.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 18 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 2 wherein the central spacer portions of the spacer links are oval-shaped.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 19 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 2 wherein the central spacer portions of the spacer links are cylindrically shaped.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 2 wherein the central spacer portions of the spacer links are spherically shaped.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 21 words
Flexible linked beads according to claim 1 wherein the bead members have a seam communicating one hole with the other hole.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1975-08-22 1976-02-21 1976-08-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1979-08-22 1980-02-21 1980-08-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1983-08-22 1984-02-21 1984-08-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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