Link assembly and a bracelet with such an assembly
US9066563B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 21, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG04B37/16
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A link assembly has a first link with an inner major surface and an opposite outer major surface, and a second link releasably engageable with the first link. The first link has two locking pins and two control pins, movable simultaneously with each other. When the first link engages the second link, the control pins move between locking and unlocked positions. When the control pins are in the locking positions, part of each locking pin is received within a respective hole of the second link to prevent disengagement of the first link from the second link. When the control pins are in the unlocked positions, the locking pins are clear of the holes to disengage the first link from the second link. Each control pin extends through a respective opening of the first link inner major surface. A spring biases the locking pins away from each other.
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