Watch bezel/lens/rocker switch assembly

Claim 1

In a timepiece including a case and a module with time display means and switch contact means inside said case, the combination of: (a) a substantially flat platform on the top of said case including an aperture for viewing said time display means and a pair of spaced apart holes in said platform providing access to said switch contact means inside said case, said platform being defined by frame members extending along opposite sides thereof forming an open-ended platform recess therebetween, (b) a crystal member having a substantially flat side disposed over substantially the entire surface area of said platform between said frame members, said crystal having at least one opening therein surrounding said holes, thereby defining at least one crystal recess with said holes in the bottom thereof, (c) doubly coated adhesive gasket disposed in the area between the crystal and the platform attaching the same together and sealing against moisture entry into said case, (d) a manually-operable actuator bar, free from contact with said crystal member, disposed in and projecting through said crystal recess having an accessible top side by which said bar can be manually pressed and having a second side spaced from and facing the platform at the bottom of said recess, and having a pair of legs projecting from said second side through said holes, such that at least one leg is urged into direct contact with said switch contact means by pressing said bar without exerting force on said crystal member, (e) retaining means cooperating with each leg and said platform for retaining said bar in said crystal recess, and (f) resilient washer means disposed around each leg between the second side of said actuator bar and the platform at the bottom of said recess with portions of the washer means in contact with said second side and the platform in said recess bottom to provide sealing action and return-spring action for the actuator bar.