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Lockets

US5651274A · kind A · utility

5Cited by
1References
20Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 20, 1996
Grant dateJul 29, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 20, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA44C25/004
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A locket comprising a front cover and a back cover shaped to accommodate a leaf interposed between the covers when the locket is closed, wherein the leaf comprises an annular member having a central plane, a radially inner portion and a radially outer portion, the radially inner portion being thicker than the radially outer portion in a direction transverse to the central plane, such that the radially inner portion is thick enough to carry a photograph, picture etc whilst the radially outer portion is relatively thin thereby reducing the overall thickness of the locket.

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