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US4006587A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wrist-watch with wristlet end secured to top of case

Assignee: Ebauches Electroniques SA
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Filing: 1975-12-24
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Granted: 1977-02-08
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Expires: 1995-12-24
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Abstract

Abstract This wrist-watch is characterized by the fact that the display device is arranged on one of the lateral sides of the watch casing, thus leaving its upper surface free, the wristlet being secured to the casing by one of its ends and being applied, by its opposite end, onto the said upper surface of the casing to which it is removably secured.

Inventors

  • 👤 Freddy Huguenin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 09:50
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C5/00; A44C5/14; A44C5/147; A44C5/18; A44C5/20; G; G04; G04B; G04B19/00; G04G; G04G17/00; G04G17/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 64 words
Wrist-watch having a digital hour display, characterized by the fact that the display device is arranged on one of the lateral faces of the watch-casing, thus leaving its upper face free, the wristlet being secured to the casing by one of its ends and being applied, by its opposite end, onto the said upper face of the casing to which it is secured removably.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 64 words
Wrist-watch having a digital hour display, characterized by the fact that the display device is arranged on one of the lateral faces of the watch-casing, thus leaving its upper face free, the wristlet being secured to the casing by one of its ends and being applied, by its opposite end, onto the said upper face of the casing to which it is secured removably.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the hour display device is situated on the side of the casing along which is secured one of the ends of the wristlet.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 59 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 1, characterized by the fact that the upper face of the casing is provided with an elongated recess opening laterally on the face of the casing opposite to the secured one of the ends of the wristlet, the opposite end of the wristlet engaging in the said recess in which it is removably secured.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 161 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 3, characterized by the fact that the end of the wristlet which is removably secured to the casing carries a stirrup shaped element secured to the wristlet by the end of its arms, which are traversed, transversally, in the vicinity of the transversal portion of the stirrup, by an elastically deformable wire, the ends of which, at rest, go beyond the said arms on both sides thereof, for engaging transversal holes provided in the longitudinal walls of the said recess of the watch-casing, the stirrup carrying moreover a control element articulated between its arms by one of its ends and which is traversed, at its opposite end, by the said elastic wire, in such a way that, while lifting the said control element, one produces the bending of this wire the ends of which slide then in the arms of the stirrup that permits to engage them into the transversal holes and to remove them thereout.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 69 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 4, characterized by the fact that each longitudinal wall of the recess of the casing is provided with several transversal holes, the holes of the two walls being opposite to each other, by pairs, so as to permit to modify the length of the wristlet while engaging the ends of the elastic wire into one or the other of the said pairs of holes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 39 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 4, characterized by the fact that the elastic wire is forced into the control element so as not to be able to move with respect to this element when the control element is operated.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 155 words
Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 4, characterized by the fact that the control element is constituted by a small plate located between the arms of the stirrup, substantially at the level of the upper face of these arms, articulated on these arms in the vicinity of their end and which is provided, on its inner face, with a protrusion in which is provided a transversal hole situated, at rest, in the axis of the holes of the arms of the stirrup which are traversed by the elastic wire. 8. Wrist-watch as claimed in claim 7, characterized by the fact that the upper face of the transversal portion of the stirrup shaped element is situated back with respect to the upper face of its arms so that, the small plate bearing on the said upper face of the transversal portion, at rest, it remains substantially in the plane of the upper face of the said arms.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1980-02-08 1980-08-09 1981-02-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1984-02-08 1984-08-09 1985-02-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1988-02-08 1988-08-09 1989-02-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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