US1195244A - Nathan lidzbabsky - Google Patents

Description

N. LIDZBARSKY.

FINGER RING.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 1916.

' 1,195,244. v PatentedAug. 22,1916.

Knmifv glam k PM NATHAN LIDZBABSKY, 01 BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FINGER-RING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

Applicatlon'flledrebruary as, 1910. Serial No; saw.

f0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NATHAN Lmzaansxr, a subject of the Czarof Russia, whose,residenceand post-office is Jerome of New York, have invented v and useful Improvements in; Fmger-Rings,

fully described and represented-in the fol lowing specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.v

This invention relates to high grade finger rings, provided with a seat having a recess to receive a miniature or small'photograph in such a manner that said miniature is normally concealed when the ring is worn; and

so constructed that the will retain the same ornamental appearance as is found in ewel rings not provided with a miniature, of this character.

This invention will be understood by ref:

erence to the annexed drawing in which Figure 1 is a side view; Fig. 2 an enlarged edge view part1 in section with the lower portion of the shank broken away; and Fig. 3 is a plan of the recess containing theminiature, the head being removed.v Fig. 3* is a cross section taken on line 4-4 in Fig; 1.

A is theshank of the ring, preferably/of hollow construction as shown in the draw is the head or top; said head is secured to the shank of the ring by hinge a, b is a;

seat having a recess to receive miniature 0; thus the head is adapted to swing on the hinge a, and is provided with shoulder d" to: engage with the notch a on a spring d (termed-a snap-catch herein) when in a closed position. When the -headis closed it may be automatically opened by the pressure of the fingernail upon a stud projected from the spring snap-catch thus releasing the head an permitting the lifting-spring g to operate against the lug g and swing the head open, so as to expose the miniature. The bodies of the said spring snap-catch and lifting-spring are wholly inclosed within the hollow shank of the ring at opposite sides of the head and are practically invisible, either when the cap is open or closed. When the cap is closed the marginal edges k of the cap rest on edges 1 of the seat I) thus providing a firm support for the cap. it and h are removable ins provided to pass through one side of t e shank and to engage with the bent up end of the spring ins are not as the' engravinig on, the s ank wholly conceals .them.'f it will be street, Brooklyn, borough -ofQueensystate certain new..

seen-thatt e springsare removable, which is a most tial feature as it is generally necessary to heat faring in order to change its-size, (especially in" high grade 'rings made of platinum) and this-could not be donelwithout injuryto the springs were they not made removable;

It is common in a high -ewel'ring of this chara'cter to form the 'he'ad, for holding the jewels,' of thin metal inthe form of a hol low cap, in'my' construction one end of the said :cap is to-the shank of the ring and theopposite end is provided with 'a shoulder'toengage with the snap-catch, Y thus when the cap is closed the hollow on the under side of thecap allows room for the seat of the miniature, and when said cap is in such closed positionthe marginal edges of the cap. rest upon the outer edges A of the seat, said seat beingin the form of a bridge and forming lthe upper portion of fltheshanka Q I When a ring is providedwith a jewel setting it is common to 'make the head or cap which carries the setting'integral with the shan'kof the ring and the present construction secures such integral appearance of the ring, while it permits j the opening of the i jcap for exposin the miniature to view. To f producethis efiect upon the eye the curve line of the shank is connected with a reverse curve upon the ends of the cap as shown in Fig. 1; the'cap being formed at its opposite flen s with such reverse curves to maintain the usual pleasing appearance of the ring. i In this invention I have utilized the space under thehead to receive the receptacle or Seat which holds the miniature and by the utilization of such space I arn able to make a high grade ring of this character with the same outward appearance as rings not provided with this improvement, and I have thus efiected a greatiimprovement in the art, as it is. well known that in expensive rings the user is very'particular as to apfull artistic value of the ring. 7

I am aware that other rings of this style have been patented but have proven impractical for the reason that they have failed to retain their general ornamental appearance and are therefore wholly unpearance, and desirous of preserving the I salable. Unless an article of this kind, has equal ornamental qualities with other rings not having this improvement, it loses its value as a high class article.

In my construction I employ a head as is commonly used and so formed as to provide a cupped or concaved underside and I utilize this space for the reception of a miniature and by so employin the said head I am able to construct a ring that will present the least difference in character from other jewel rings.

Now having described my improvements I claim as my invention- A finger ring having a hollow shank, a seat for a miniature located on the upper portion of the shank, a; head in the form of a cap provided with a jewel setting, the

cap being hinged at one end to the shank and the marginal edges of the cap being adapted to rest upon the outer edges of the seat when the cap is closed, the shank of the ring provided with a spring snap-catch to engage with the opposite end of the cap and hold it in position when closed, and a lifting spring arranged and operated to raise the cap automatically when the snap-catch is pressed, the bodies of the lifting spring and the spring of the snap-catch being wholly inclosed within the hollow shank of the ring, and means for holding the said springs removably in position. v

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

NATHAN LIDZBARSKY.

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