[1]11, 1923. 7 7 'Tt T-7 KT@INRTED 5- TATES PATENT OFFICE,, STTV-rsoN, C)F ITEW' YOPXL -N. Y. i:oF@oc-PSS Or, !FLAYITJFACTURING RINCTS. Applic',Ition To a7l ?,ohom it ii2a?/ corcei-n.. Be it ]@iaovvp- that i, MAX SIiliSoIq, a eit-zei Ui,,ii.-e-@l Slites, O:f at Ne-w Yoric ci co-,intv of NeN,,, Yor'-Ii: giicl State i-,ivelited cert'lli@ll IIA-IV ;ii Pj-ocesses o--@ of h;cla 1-1-@e w I is a si@@ icatioii. This iiii-Qiitic,-.,i rel.,ites @lfi, the proc@ess ci@ 10 nietho@L of rii)(-s aii;-l lias -i'Or it,-, ,)rincip,,Ll objeci-. th(@, mtliiiig of s,,icii riiip-s by a -.iovel series Olt' oper-a-cions of simplicity iiid In thei-@, m@,,iiufactui-e. 15 Oiie 6f the, object,-, of my is @LIlie ,,)i@ocess o-.tl t blanl,- to procli-ice Lw:o ,omple-Nvh' -n@e i -iCa3-y h,,tlves or icli wlien (.1101-nbin@cl, prodiice the, sl).,inl@: ,tnO. c,-own of so rino- 'V@llierein the @ge-@Ti Set,ill(l' Mt.)T be pl,i,ced. 2,,iiother object of my ip-i,-enti,)n is thL, I)roc-e.ss of manlifticturin@li,@,here'@n the sh,,i,nk aiic' fL cro-wn o -c.-,vo ;com25 -pleme-,itary sec'ions ,,re s@tan-ipeL't out o'L a blanl,-- in a'single, operation, sa-Ici cro@yn beinc, @'o f ormed -,).s to permit of- I -ts shapiiiz to r'- e_ cel@l-e a I)olv-- onal or other clesipn of gem settir@(, 9.s well ,,,s a-n insert as may ;01:10 'desired. In order to more fully understgnd the -orocess anci the stel)s b3, -whicli. the ,trticle. of manLLfactiLre i@s- produced, refereiiee is 1-iad to the accompanyin(y drawings 35 a. preierred embodiment oT- Day ii,@A7eiitio2i and wbere-@n: 9'igtire 1 is i front. view. Fi,(-@ure @O@ i-s 9, si(l.e view. ri igilre b' is a sectional view taken on the 40 i'tiie 3@-3 of Fiuiire 2. Figiii,e 4 is, ,i @D i)fan @,ieAi, w;tli tlie plt,,te oilsetting removecl. Figv,re 5 is a front view showing the ,15 blp,,.ik before the inscrt and tl-ie plate or setting i.s moiinted. Figure 6 is a plan sho",ing'thei blan@.- prelimina-ry to be--Lidin@, t,he respective seetions toward eaeb othe@ to@ pro-,Iuce the sh,,tnk a.nd crown of the ring. 5( FigLire 7 is an edge view in a partial plan o@ one,of the sections of the blank showing the crown bent. Fi-ure 8 is a modifieci forr-ri sl-iowing tiie blaiik when joined at the s;des' 55 Referen--e being had to Fig@tir-,s I and 6 of the di-av@7ings, @t metql biiiik is st@imp(@('[ lan'ELOl@Y P9, 1923- Seri@-I BTO- 615,709- out or cut so -ts to form two con-iiected shapl @@s r), 6, which are joined as. indicatecl at 51 61 is for] LI 7. Each sha--,-il7 mecl inteo-rally ivith its ei-oiirp, 8, 9, the oliter eoge of saicl 60 er(lwl, @ 1)@",Ir,Lly Clif, alvay as ijidictted tt ',,-O, I.!. -,@oi, a 1)ui,poQe presently to appear. Tjie croiviis 8, 9, of- tl3.e respective sections b ent al.ong a 1-ine dispose,-i. centra'ily ,iiicl iertic,,tl'37 thereof as indicated .tt 12@ 13, so 65 t'-qat the respectiie cro-wrls may be beiit outY@T arclly is ij-i@dicated at 14, 15, to form a seat oi, stipport lor the o@em plite or setil-ii-,g 16. Aft ei@ 'Llie blaiik 1-tas beeii ci@it accorcl-ing t", '(- ,he shape -,.nd design as inclicated bv 70 l'i,,- Lire 6, tlie shanlcs 5, 6, are broiigiht t@'- by beiidin,@,; the same so ti-ial' a burr o,, i)j@- olection 1.6,1 is forined on the oiiter end q -om of- the sl,,anlc. TI @i t tiie @iott 10 respecti.@-e sections of the ring ti,e solderecl to- 75 gether so os to procluce the slianlc -4 above i-ef-ei-red to and the burr 16a may be stiloseqi-@,-iiti-v cut LLway o@ bea'-eii out 'Tito the bOC[3T of I-,he shank of the rii-io- as the same 4is - %-,orJKed and formed ' T'iie ciit an@rcty so portioi-is of the sides of the crown form a seat to receiie the inserts 18, 19, -whici are soldered thereon preliminary to bending apcl '-- @ormino- the mounting to recei-,,-e, the gem settin(,;'16 above referred to. )Vh en the respective sections are brougb@L, together they are, left apart at the upper or crown portion of the ring and the said crowns 8, 9, are then bent outwardly irom the sl)- ,,Lpe @ts indi-cated by the dotted line go to the shape sbown in full lines, see Figtires 6 9-ncl 7, so ts to receive the ,)Ia@,e or ffem setti.,ig. Iii this maiiner, a, i-ery accurtle in(I precis-. f@,t can be hid. bet-vi,-Ien t,-,@e plate 16 ftnd t@te i-,,iserts 18. 19, prr@,liw..inar@, to gg solderiiig the siine anf-I conipletliig the foT.'- lylation of the rirg. C,oiiseq-Li-,iitly, vai@-ious size settings may thus be pl,,tced on the cro-vin. Of course both the inserts and the crown portions 8, 9, as -well ,is the ple,,e or loo gem setting may be carked or otherw;-se desi,-ned preliminary to solderirg the i-espeetive parts together to complete tl-ie manufacture of the article. In the modi-Lied for-t-.i, the sarn-e process 105 is carried otit b3T a different die in cuttina the, origingl blai-il,,, it beliqo, 6bserved that the @-hanks 5-a ' 6a ' are joi,-i at the side 7a iiisteacl of at the botlom. The crowns hoivever, of the respective sections are identical 110 ivith tl-iat describ,-d above --nd wl@-en ti-ie tnvo secti-ons i,re bro-Light 'togetl@-ier, the btirl,
