US2529059A - Assembling strung bead necklaces - Google Patents

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7 Nov. 7, 1950 P. TELL ASSEMBLING STRUNG BEAD NECKLACES Filed Oct. 8, 1947 Patented Nov. 7, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ASSEMBLING STRUNG BEAD. NECKLACES.

Philip Tell, Madison, N. J

, Applicationoctober. 8, 1947, Serial No. 778,580

1 Claim.

This invention rela-tes'to' a novel method of and means for assembling-strung bead or pearl necklaces and clasps therefor, whereby theclasp elements are attached to the-necklace endsduring the bead or pearl stringing; operation.

The invention has for an object to provide a quick and easy method of assembling strungbead orpearl necklaces together with separable clasp elements therefor, whereby; to simplify the procedure, and'to do away with necessity forusevide a novel methodof assemblingstrung-bead or pearl necklaces as above stated, whereby proper end to end abutment of thestrungbeads or pearls, ascarriedby-astrand upon'which the same are mounted, is quickly and easily attained and thereaftermaintained.

Other objects of this invention, not at this time more particularly enumerated will be understood from the following detailed, description of the same.

Steps of the novel method according to this invention, and the novelclasp element structures utilized-in the practice of the-method, are shown inzthe accompanying drawings, in i which:

Fig. .1 is a:.plan view-and Fig-:2-isa side elevational view; of necklace-forming beads or pearls and clasp elements as initially assembled in connection with a carrying strand pursuant to the novel method according to this invention.

Fig. 3 is a plan view, with the clasp elements in horizontal section, showing a further step in the novel method of assembling the beads or pearls and clasp elements, whereby the strung beads or pearls and the clasp elements are brought into final end to end abutment upon the carrying strand by the act of making a first tie of a last terminal knot formation with which the strand is to be provided; and Fig. 4 is a similar view, substantially enlarged, showing completion of said last terminal knot formation by a final and looking tie.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view in part section showing the completed necklace with its ends coupled together by the joined cooperative clasp elements.

2f Similar characters of reference are employed inthe above described views to indicate corre-' sponding parts.

The novel clasp structure, which is-providedf for use in the practice of the method of assembling strung bead or'pearl necklaces according to this invention, comprises cooperative male and female clasp elements. The female clasp element" comprises a hollow body Ill having a slotted wall II at oneendthrough which the male clasp element may be inserted for coupled connection withsaid female clasp element. The oppositeend wall 12 of saidhollow body Ms-provided" with an outwardly projecting, inwardly openhol low seat forming member I3, which is preferably of semi-sphericalshape, and which isprovided with acentral aperture 1 4 leading outwardly from the interior thereof. comprises-a base platel5=- having an overlying;

and divergent resilient lock tongue 16 extendingfrom'its-outer end. Connected with the inner endof said base plate l5, to upstand therefrom;

is an inwardly open, hollow seat forming member}- H; which is also preferably; of semi-spherical shape, and which is provided with a central aperture- I 8 leading outwardly from the interior thereof.

Iii-performance of'the novelmethod ofproducing astrung bead or pearl necklace accord-' ing to this invention, a stringing member of 'flexible material suitable for carrying beads or pearls" is-threaded through the eye of a stringing needle- 20; and then doubledupon itself to provide par allel strand courses Zland 22; which should be of-length substantially in excess of the lengthy of the string ofbeads or'pearls desired to be formed; The free ends of said strand courses 2| and 22' are tied together to provide one terminal anchor knot 23.

The stringing members 2l-22 having been prepared as above stated, the stringing needle 20 is first passed into the body In of the female clasp element through the slotted end wall I I and then outwardly therefrom through the aperture M of the seat forming member l3, whereby to draw the stringing member 2I22 through the female clasp element until the terminal anchor knot 23 seats itself in and is stopped by said seat forming member [3. The stringing member 2l22 is now ready to have the beads or pearls 24 strung thereon, which is done by successively passing the latter over the stringing needle 20 and onto said stringing member, until the desired number of beads or pearls 24 have been mounted on the latter.

After the required number of beads or pearls The male clasp element are mounted on the stringing member 2 l-22, the stringing needle 20 is thereupon passed rearwardly through the aperture l8 f the seat forming member I! of the male clasp element, so that the stringing member extends a substantial distance beyond the latter (see Figs. 1 and 2).

The beads or pearls and the respective clasp elements having been mounted on the stringin member 2l22, the next step is to close these parts together in the required necklace forming end to end abutment, and then to secure the same in such condition. To accomplish this, the

loop of the courses 2| and 22, by which the stringing needle 20 is attached to the stringing member, is cut through close to said needle, as e. g. across the point indicated by the broken line .r:1: in Fig. 1. This operation removes the stringing needle and provides the respective courses 2| and 22 of the stringing member with the respective free end portions a and b. This having been done, said free end portions a and b are crossed and intertwined to form the first tie c of a square or similar knot. By its nature said first tie 0 permits the free end portions a and b to slip one relative to the other, when said end portions :1 and b are pulled outward. The efiect of this is to cause said first tie c to move inwardly along the stringing member, and consequently to draw the courses 2| and-22 outwardly through the beads or pearls 24 and the seat forming member I! of the male clasp element, whereby the beads or pearls are crowded together so as to be stopped against the female clasp element at one end of the stringing member, and stopped against the male clasp element at the other end of said stringing member, thus bringing all these parts into required end to'end abutting and necklace forming relation (see' Fig. 3).

The beads or pearls and clasp elements having been brought into necklace forming assembled relation on the stringing member as above described, these parts are secured, so as to be retained in such relation, by manipulating the end portions of the stringing member courses 2| and 22 in manner to form thereby the second or final tie d of asquare or similar knot, which tie locks the knot and at the same time seats it From the above it will be understood that a very quick, easy and eflicient method is provided for producing, during and by the head or pearl stringing operations, a complete clasp equipped necklace; and, furthermore, due to the novel construction of the male and female clasp elements, whereby the same are each formed to provide, as an integral part thereof, means for seating anchoring terminal knots of the stringing member, all necessity for using and applying independent tip elements at the respective ends of the bead or pearl carrying stringing member is avoided.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

The method of producing a clasp equipped strung bead necklace comprising the provision of cooperative clasp elements each having at an inner end thereof an apertured hollow seating means for a terminal anchor knot of a bead stringing member, and the provision of a flexible doubled bead stringing member having two parallel courses with a stringing needle attached to the looped end of its courses and the opposite free ends of said courses being tied together to form a first terminal anchor knot, passing the stringing needle and member through one clasp element so as to seat said first terminal anchor knot in the seating means thereof, then successively stringing beads upon the stringing member which extends from said clasp element, then passing the stringing needle and member inwardly through the seating means of the other clasp element, then cutting through the looped end of the stringing member courses to remov the stringing needle and separate said courses, then tying the resultant free end portions of said separated courses to form a first tie of a secondterminal anchor knot and by tightening said first tie bringing the assembly of strung beads and clasp elements into end to end abutting relation, and again tying said free end portion-s of said separated courses to form a second locking tie whereby to complete said second terminal anchor knot within the seating means of said last mentioned clasp element.

PHILIP TELL.

' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 856,606 Scanlon June 11, 1907 1,726,933 St. John Sept. 3, 1929 Fair July 20, 1937

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