| 摘要 |
The invention provides a hinge construction, especially for items of jewellery, specifically earrings of the type known as "creole" earrings. Such earring shave a looped body (14) defining ends (20, 22) which are spaced to accommodate the ear lobe. A hinge bar (24) connects the ends (20, 22) by being hinged to one end (20) and being releasable clasped to the other end (22). The invention provides a new hinge arrangement which is easier to produce and is stronger that the conventional hinge. With this objective, the hinge bar (24) is a plate stamping and is Y shaped at one end, and the hinge pin (44) is formed as the cross bar (44) of an H shaped plate stamping, which is soldered to the earring body (14). To connect the bar (24) to the pin (44) the Y shaped end is located so that the arms (46, 48) of the Y lie to opposite sides of the pin (44), and then the arms (46, 48) are bent round the pin (44) completing the hinge. |
