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WO2007033021A1
WO2007033021A1 PCT/US2006/035098 US2006035098W WO2007033021A1 WO 2007033021 A1 WO2007033021 A1 WO 2007033021A1 US 2006035098 W US2006035098 W US 2006035098W WO 2007033021 A1 WO2007033021 A1 WO 2007033021A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
    • A44C3/00—Medals; Badges
    • A44C3/004—Medals
    • A44C3/007—Medals which can be separated into parts, e.g. to be worn by two persons
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44D—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES OR SLIDE FASTENERS, AND TO JEWELLERY, BRACELETS OR OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS
    • A44D2203/00—Fastening by use of magnets
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T24/00—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc.
    • Y10T24/32—Buckles, buttons, clasps, etc. having magnetic fastener

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  • the present invention relates to a jewelry device and in particular a device that includes a sculpted interconnected split medallion to be worn as a necklace, pendent, bracelet, belt buckle or any other type jewelry in which an ornamental or sculpted medallion is made up of interconnected pieces for attachment and detachment from each other.
  • All types of jewelry are known in the prior art.
  • Sculptured pieces are known in the prior art in form of three dimensional pieces, cameos and the like.
  • Medallions and sculpted items can be made of all types of metal or may be carved from natural occurring material such a shell, as in cameos.
  • Another form of jewelry device comprises medallions in the form of coins which are placed into a frame and that are held within a frame by various means. These jewelry pieces are often formalized and do not allow free-flowing shapes to be included.
  • the sculpted medallion jewelry device of the present invention fulfills such a need. It would therefore be desirable and advantageous to provide a novel jewelry device providing versatility in fashion and pleasure to the wearer, practical to wear and which can be made in a variety of sculpted renditions. In addition, the device is easy to put on and take off.
  • the device according to the present invention of an interconnected split medallion comprises at least two members each having a complementary portion and wherein the members are provided with connecting means in one of at or proximate their complementary portion for connecting to and disconnecting from one another and wherein the connecting means are magnetic.
  • the magnetic connecting means are in the form of magnets that are received in recesses provided in each of the members, preferably in the complementary portion of each of the members.
  • the magnets are magnetic pieces that are cylindrically shaped.
  • the cylinders can have different length.
  • the magnets can also have a rectangular cross section.
  • each of the complementary portion include a side wall facing the opposite side wall of the complementary portion and having at least one recess for placing a magnet therein, so that each magnet is sitting within the recesses and wherein a center axis of the magnet is oriented in a horizontal plane.
  • the magnets are received in the recess and are flush with the side wall of the complementary portion.
  • the recesses for the magnets can also be placed on a reverse side of the medallion, that is, the central axis of the recess are oriented in a plane transverse to the horizontal plane. In some cases the magnet is placed on the obverse side of the medallion.
  • the recesses or pockets for the magnets can have a dimension larger than the magnets and at the mouth of the recess or the pocket can have a collar will prevent the escape of the magnet.
  • a collar can be made by extending the walls of the pocket outwardly into a neck and bending the metal of the neck towards the mouth of the recess or pocket to form the collar.
  • a separate collar can be placed at the mouth of the recess or pocket.
  • the device may be heart shaped so that the two members represent the two halves of the heart.
  • the heart shape can take on a great variety of configurations.
  • the heart shape can have the complementary portions meet along a linear line at the longitudinal center line of the heart.
  • the complementary portion of the two heart halves can be in a zigzag shape or can be curvilinear.
  • each of the two members may be sculpted in the shape of person's face and the two faces when connected are overlapping each other and appear in the shape of a heart or for that matter another shape.
  • the recess for the magnet is located on the reverse side of each of the members and the central axes of the magnets run transverse to the horizontal plane.
  • the magnets can be placed in a variety of ways but should preferably be invisible at the viewing side.
  • the magnets For a firm connection of the two members, the magnets have to be of a suitable strength. For example using the device for a belt buckle requires a larger more powerful magnet, than with a device used as a necklace. Depending on the weight and size of the medallion with more than one magnetic connection, a firmer connection will be realized.
  • the placement of the magnets into the recesses can be firm either by a frictional connection or by gluing the magnets into the recess. Any other connection which will hold the magnet firmly in the recess can also be employed. Floating magnets as afore-described can also be used.
  • connection will be invisible on the viewer.
  • the numbers of magnetic connections are dependent on the strength and the size of the magnets. Whereas in some cases one connection suffices, it is preferred to have two sets of magnets, that is, a double connection. Important is that the plus and minus magnets are aligned to each other so that the connection becomes firm. For example a magnet size of 3/16 x 1/16 inches might be a suitable size. However, the size depends on the size of the piece created. On a belt buckle the size of the recesses will be commensurate with the need for a suitably strong connection.
  • the recesses should be precisely aligned for the magnets to properly form a tight connection.
  • the recesses for the magnets have to be located both on the reverse side and the obverse of the medallion, so they are not seen by the viewer. This is realized by making the recesses in the face that comes to be underneath the other face suitably deep, such that the magnetic force is able to penetrate the remaining wall metal from the recess of the device and has the power to connect with the complementary magnet.
  • the remaining wall between the recess and the obverse side of the medallion might be 5 mm at an overall size of the sculpture of about 25 -28 mm width and about 22mm height. Of course the dimensions can be chosen in accordance with any desired size.
  • the medallion is hung from a chain attached to each member, preferably at the outer lateral portions of the two members.
  • the interconnected split medallion acts as a convenient front closure of the device.
  • the medallion jewelry device can be any combination of sculptural elements for example the head of a horse or pet and the face of a person, sport symbols, symbols of states, symbols of particular groups. There are endless varieties in which the device can be practiced.
  • FIG. 1 is a front (obverse) view of an exemplary representation of an interconnected split medallion jewelry device according to the present invention
  • FIG. 1a is a front view showing the second member partially in broken lines
  • FIG. 1b is a view from the reverse side of the two members of
  • FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic representation of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 1c is side elevational view of one of the members of FIG.
  • FIG. 1d is a perspective view of the reverse side of one of the members in FIG. 1 with the magnets in an exploded view;
  • FIG. 1 e is a top view of the device of FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 2 is a front (obverse) view of another example of the jewelry device;
  • FIG. 2a is a front view of the device in FIG. 2 with the two members shown apart;
  • FIG. 2b is a perspective view of the device in FIG. 2a showing the side walls of the complementary portion
  • FIG. 3. is a front (obverse) view of yet another example of the jewelry device.
  • FIG. 3a is a view from the reverse side of the embodiment of
  • FIG. 3
  • FIG. 3b is a view of the side wall in the embodiment in FIG. 3a with the magnets;
  • FIG. 3c is a view from the reverse side with the magnet in an exploded view
  • FIG. 4a shows the obverse side of yet another example of the jewelry device
  • FIG. 4b shows the reverse side of FIG. 4a;
  • FIG. 4c shows the obverse side of the different design of the device;
  • FIG. 4d shows the side wall of the embodiment of FIG. 4c
  • FIG. 4e shows the side wall of the right member of FIG. 4c
  • FIG. 5a shows the obverse side of yet another design of the jewelry device
  • FIG. 5b shows the members of FIG. 5a with magnets
  • FIG. 5c shows another example of a design of the device
  • FIG. 5d and 5e shows the respective side wall views of the members of FIG. 5c;
  • FIG. 6 shows an example of a recess with a "floating" magnet therein.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown an interconnected split medallion jewelry device with two members 1 and 2.
  • the two members 1 , 2 are shown as sculpted faces overlapping with each other and forming a heart shape.
  • the overlap is seen in FIG. 1a as a broken line.
  • FIG. 1b shows the same embodiment from the reverse side 30 with the magnets 3 visible in the recesses 5.
  • one of the members 1 , 2 in FIG. 1 is seen from an elevational side view showing the three-dimensional sculptural aspects of the device and in FIG. 1d, the member 1 of the device is shown in perspective view of the reverse side with the recesses 5 for the magnets 3 and the magnets 3 are shown in exploded view.
  • FIG. 1e shows the device of FIG. 1 from a top view where the two members 1 , 2 are overlapping and the magnetic connection 3 is also seen.
  • FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the device where the two members are connected side-by-side. Also shown is a neck- or bracelet chain 4 attached to each of the members 1 , 2.
  • FIG. 2a shows the two members 1 , 2 apart and the magnet 3 connection slightly visible.
  • Fig. 2b the side walls 10 and 20 of the complementary portion of the two members are shown with the recesses 5.
  • Magnets 3 are firmly attached in each one of the recesses 5.
  • the attachment for the magnet in the recess can be a glue attachment but any other attachment including a frictional attachment which will hold the magnet firmly in place will be suitable.
  • FIG. 3 shows another variation of the device where the two members 1 , 2 are connected side-by-side and the side walls 10, 20 are in complementary zigzag shapes as shown in FIG. 3b.
  • FIG 3a show the reverse side 30 of the device in FIG. 3 with the recesses 5 in the form of pockets extending outwardly from the otherwise flat reverse side 30. This particular recess 5 arrangement is more clearly shown in FIG. 3b.
  • FIG. 3c shows the magnet 3 for the recess 5 in an exploded view.
  • FIGS. 4a-e and 5a-e are shown different designs that can work with the device and respectively shows the obverse side of a device sculpted with heads of horses and a horse and the head of a girl.
  • FIGS. 4b, d and e and 5b, d and e show the reverse side and/ or the placement of the magnets respectively.
  • FIG. 6 a "floating" magnet 3 is seen in a recess 5 with a collar 7 at the mouth of the recess preventing the magnet 3 to escape from the recess 5 or pocket.

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L'invention concerne un médaillon fendu interconnecté sculpté, connecté d'une variété de manières grâce à des aimants qui sont placés dans des renfoncements où la connexion est invisible depuis l'extérieur.
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