Adjustable Bangle Bracelet

Abstract

A single-section, rolled band bangle bracelet configuration in which a squeezing force via the thumb of a wearer's hand on one end of the band and via a finger of a hand on the opposite end serves to receive, grasp, and thereafter release the bracelet in connection with its wearing.

Claims

1. A bangle bracelet forming a substantially rounded loop of a single-section rolled band configuration, the band when unrolled comprising a flexible, resilient metal having a post extending downwardly from an underside of the band adjacent a first end of the band, and two or more linearly spaced keyholes at an adjacent, second opposite end of the band with each keyhole being sized to receive and grasp the post when inserted thereinto.

2. The bangle bracelet of claim 1 wherein the band is constructed from a molded fabrication process.

3. The bangle bracelet of claim 2 wherein the band is characterized by a flexible, resilient metalization in affording releasability of the post from a keyhole by a one-handed applied squeezing force via the thumb of a wearer's hand on the first end of the band and via a finger of the hand on the second, opposite end of the band.

4. The bangle bracelet of claim 3 wherein each keyhole extends from the underside of the flexible, resilient metal band through to a top side thereof, the keyhole having a narrower portion facing toward said second, opposite end of the band than a wider portion facing toward said first end of the band.

5. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein the band of flexible, resilient metal includes three linearly spaced keyholes to receive and grasp the post insertable thereinto.

6. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein the band is composed of a flexible, resilient sterling silver.

7. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein the band is composed of a flexible, resilient brass.

8. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein the band is composed of a flexible, resilient brass overlain by one of a rose-gold plating, a yellow-gold plating, and a rhodium plating.

9. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein a top side of the band is etched with alphanumeric characters of memorialization.

10. The bangle bracelet of claim 4 wherein the band when rolled is of a width substantially 4/3 times its height.

11. The bangle bracelet of claim 10 wherein the band when rolled is of a 64 mm outer width and a 48 mm inner height.

12. The bangle bracelet of claim 10 wherein the band of flexible, resilient metal is of a 4 mm-7 mm thickness.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] These and other features of the present invention will be more clearly understood from a consideration of the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0015] FIGS. 1a and 1b illustrate two depictions of a preferred embodiment of the bangle bracelet of the invention;

[0016] FIG. 2 is an illustration of a top view of the one-hand, adjustable bangle bracelet construction in accordance with a preferred embodiment of;

[0017] FIGS. 3a and 3b illustrate two views of the bangle bracelet, one showing an alphanumeric type of memorial characterization along with the keyhole configurations for receiving the post employed in grasping the band of the bracelet in position; and

[0018] FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c respectively illustrate a top view, a bottom view, and a side view of the band when unrolled for an understanding of the construction of the preferred embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] The band of the bangle bracelet 10 is shown as 12 in the views of FIGS. 4a, 4b and 4c when unrolled, before being closed into the position shown for wearing in FIGS. 1a, 1b, 3a and 3b. The band 12, constructed from a molded fabrication process, includes a post 14 extending downwardly from an underside 16 of the band (FIGS. 4b, 4c), and two or more keyholes 18 sized to receive and grasp the post 14 when inserted into it. Three such keyholes 18 are shown in FIGS. 1b, 4a and 4b, with the post 14 inserted into one of the keyholes as shown in FIGS. 1a and 3b, where preferably three keyholes are provided for size adjustment in the wearing of the bracelet 10. As illustrated in FIGS. 1a, 1b, 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b, each keyhole extends from a topside 20 of the band 12 through the band to its underside, 16. FIG. 3b additionally shows an alphanumeric memorial characterization 22 that can be etched into the topside 20 of the band 12.

[0020] In preferred embodiments, the band 12 is composed of a flexible, resilient sterling silver, a flexible, resilient brass, or a flexible, resilient brass overlain by one of a rose-gold plating, a yellow-gold plating, and a rhodium plating. As shown in FIGS. 1a and 1b, the thickness 24 of the band can be selected of any desired sizesuch as 4 mm-7 mm. To allow an adjustment in the size of its wearing, the keyholes 18 are of a shape having a narrower portion 26 facing one end of the band (28) than a wider portion 30 facing towards a second, opposite end of the band (32). As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the wider portion 30 of the keyhole is sized to receive the post 14 of the band when inserted therein by the applied squeezing force between the thumb of the wearer's hand on the end 32 and a finger of the hand on the end 28. The flexibility of the band then effectively slides the post 14 back toward the narrower portion 26 of the keyhole when the squeezing force is released, where the post 14 is grasped in securement.

[0021] In such respect, FIG. 3a illustrates the post 14 being secured in a second keyhole of the linearly spaced keyholes, while in FIG. 3b, the post 14 is grasped in the first keyhole of the three illustrated. In FIGS. 1a and 1b, in like manner, the post 14 is grasped in the first keyhole of the three as well, to present the overall top view of the bracelet as that depicted in FIG. 2. There, the width of the band 12 W when worn (in accordance with one fabrication of the invention) may be selected to be some 4/3 times the height H of the band 12. Pressing upon the band with the thumb of the wearer's hand on the end 32 of the band while applying a like force with the second or third finger on the end 28 would effectively relocate the post 14 into the second, or third keyhole of the band, as the case may be.

[0022] An easy and convenient manner of adjusting the size of the bangle bracelet, and then releasing it from being worn is thus easily effected, by the adjustability feature of the invention.

[0023] While there have been described what are considered to be preferred embodiments of the invention, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the teachings herein. For at least such reason, therefor, resort should be had to the claims appended hereto for a true understanding of the invention.