Decorative piece with invisible setting

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10588386-B2
Application number	US-201314132129-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Priority date	Dec 21, 2012
Publication date	Mar 17, 2020
Grant date	Mar 17, 2020

Abstract

The invention relates to a decorative piece comprising a plurality of stones and a device for fixing the stones relative to each other, the fixing device comprises a single base made of a first material which makes it possible to attach all the stones relative to each other by one of their faces, the kites of stones are mounted edge to edge relative to each other so that said single base is masked, characterised in that the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy.
The invention likewise relates to the method for manufacturing such a piece.
The invention relates to the field of jewellery, gemstone articles or timepieces.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A decorative piece comprising:
a plurality of stones, each including faces and a kite, and
a single base made of a first material, the single base is fixed to all the stones and attaches the stones relative to each other by one of their faces, and kites of the stones are mounted edge to edge relative to each other so that said single base is masked, wherein
the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy.

2. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the faces of each of the stones include a culet, and the single base attaches all the stones relative to each other by their culet.

3. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the faces of each of the stones include a crown, and the single base attaches all the stones relative to each other by their crown.

4. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the faces of each of the stones include a culet and a crown, and the single base attaches the stones so that certain stones are fixed by their culet and certain stones are fixed by their crown.

5. The decorative piece according to claim 2 , wherein the single base covers a totality of the culets of said stones.

6. The decorative piece according to claim 2 , wherein the single base leaves a part of the culets of said stones uncovered.

7. The decorative piece according to claim 3 , wherein the single base covers a totality of the crowns of said stones.

8. The decorative piece according to claim 3 , wherein the single base leaves a part of the crowns of said stones uncovered.

9. The decorative piece according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one undercut produced in at least one of the stones at their culet so that the single base, of a shape corresponding at least partially to each culet, forms at least one hook for each of said at least one of the stones.

10. The decorative piece according to claim 3 , further comprising at least one undercut produced in at least one of the stones at their crown so that the single base, of a shape corresponding at least partially to each crown, forms at least one hook for each of said at least one of the stones.

11. The decorative piece according to claim 9 , wherein said at least one undercut forms two grooves in the culet.

12. The decorative piece according to claim 10 , wherein said at least one undercut forms two grooves in the crown.

13. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material is a totally amorphous metallic material.

14. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material comprises at least one element which is of a precious type, included in a list comprising gold, platinum, palladium, rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, iridium or osmium.

15. The decorative piece according to claim 13 , wherein the first material comprises at least one element which is of a precious type, included in a list comprising gold, platinum, palladium, rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, iridium or osmium.

16. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy having a glass transition temperature which is less than or equal to 450° C.

17. A timepiece, wherein it comprises, set-in, at least one of the decorative piece according to claim 1 .

18. A jewelry or gemstone article, wherein it comprises, set-in, at least one of the decorative piece according to claim 1 .

19. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material is structured in only one layer, and a thickness of the layer is less than half of a height of the stones.

20. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material is an at least partially amorphous metallic alloy that includes a solidification contraction of 0.5%.

21. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy having a glass transition temperature which is in a range of 100° C. to 450° C.

22. The decorative piece according to claim 1 , wherein the single base is structured in only one layer, and the only one layer is made of the first material.

23. A decorative piece comprising:
a plurality of stones, each including a crown, a culet, and a girdle between the crown and the culet, and
a single base made of a first material, the single base is fixed to all the stones and secures the stones relative to each other by either the crown or the culet, and the girdles of the stones abut so that said single base is masked, wherein
the single base is structured in only one layer, the only one layer is made of the first material, and the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy.

24. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the single base attaches all the stones relative to each other by their culet.

25. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the single base attaches all the stones relative to each other by their crown.

26. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the single base attaches the stones so that certain stones are fixed by their culet and certain stones are fixed by their crown.

27. The decorative piece according to claim 24 , wherein the single base covers a totality of the culets of said stones.

28. The decorative piece according to claim 24 , wherein the single base leaves a part of the culets of said stones uncovered.

29. The decorative piece according to claim 25 , wherein the single base covers a totality of the crowns of said stones.

30. The decorative piece according to claim 25 , wherein the single base leaves a part of the crowns of said stones uncovered.

31. The decorative piece according to claim 24 , further comprising at least one undercut produced in at least one of the stones at their culet so that the single base, of a shape corresponding at least partially to each culet, forms at least one hook for each of said at least one of the stones.

32. The decorative piece according to claim 25 , further comprising at least one undercut produced in at least one of the stones at their crown so that the single base, of a shape corresponding at least partially to each crown, forms at least one hook for each of said at least one of the stones.

33. The decorative piece according to claim 31 , wherein said at least one undercut forms two grooves in the culet.

34. The decorative piece according to claim 32 , wherein said at least one undercut forms two grooves in the crown.

35. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the first material is a totally amorphous metallic material.

36. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the first material comprises at least one element which is of a precious type, included in a list comprising gold, platinum, palladium, rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, iridium or osmium.

37. The decorative piece according to claim 35 , wherein the first material comprises at least one element which is of a precious type, included in a list comprising gold, platinum, palladium, rhenium, ruthenium, rhodium, silver, iridium or osmium.

38. The decorative piece according to claim 23 , wherein the first material is an at least partially amorphous alloy having

Assignees

• Omega Sa

Inventors

• Lauper Stephane
• Kissling Gregory
• Winkler Yves
• Dubach Alban
• Bourban Stewes
• Blaser Lionel

Classifications

• A44C17/02 Primary

  Settings for holding gems {or the like, e.g. for ornaments or decorations} · CPC title

• A44C17/04 Primary

  Setting gems in jewellery; Setting-tools · CPC title

• Y10T29/23

  Gem and jewel setting · CPC title

• A44C27/00 Primary

  Making jewellery or other personal adornments · CPC title

• A44C27/002

  Metallic materials (A44C27/006 takes precedence) · CPC title