US4682310A
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Article with electric timepiece
Assignee: Amity Leather Products Co
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Filing: 1985-05-14
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Granted: 1987-07-21
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Expires: 2005-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A timepiece that may be associated with a billfold in which the incorporation of the timepiece into the billfold does not significantly affect either the configuration or usage of the billfold. A battery-powered digital watch includes a printed circuitboard that is oversized to provide a flange that extends beyond the periphery of the watch cover. The wallet into which the timepiece is to be incorporated includes a cutout in its cover or a pocket sized to receive the cover member of the watch to permit viewing of the digital display, but to prevent the flange from passing therethrough. The timepiece is secured in place by an adhesive-bearing web overlying the backsides of both the flange and the wallet member through which the watch is viewed. Alternatively, or additionally, adhesive may be applied to the frontside of the flange that interfaces with the backside of the wallet member.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric W. Lund
- 👤 Raymond W. Young
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 05:04
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04B; G04B47/00; G04B47/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S224/00; Y10S224/903
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
A pocket-sized leather product having a timepiece integrally associated therewith comprising, in combination, a battery-powered watch mounted on an integral oversized, planar flange and having a cover member, the planar flange having a marginal edge portion extending beyond the edges of the cover member and comprising a printed circuit board of operating the battery-powered watch; a multi-layer leather product having a cutout in its outer layer sized to receive the cover member of the watch in substantially flush relationship to the outer layer; and means for securing the watch to the leather product by means of the oversized flange.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
99 words
A pocket-sized leather product having a timepiece integrally associated therewith comprising, in combination, a battery-powered watch mounted on an integral oversized, planar flange and having a cover member, the planar flange having a marginal edge portion extending beyond the edges of the cover member and comprising a printed circuit board of operating the battery-powered watch; a multi-layer leather product having a cutout in its outer layer sized to receive the cover member of the watch in substantially flush relationship to the outer layer; and means for securing the watch to the leather product by means of the oversized flange.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A billfold having a timepiece integrally associated therewith comprising, in combination, a battery-powered watch mounted on an integral oversized, planar flange and having a cover member, the planar flange having a marginal edge portion extending beyond the edges of the cover member and comprising a printed circuit board for operating the battery-powered watch; a billfold made of flexible, leather-like material and having a cutout therein sized to receive the cover member of the timepiece therethrough; means for securing the watch to the billfold by means of the oversized flange.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A billfold having a timepiece integrally associated therewith comprising, in combination, a battery-powered watch mounted on an integral oversized, planar flange and having a cover member, the planar flange having a marginal edge portion extending beyond the edges of the cover member and comprising a printed circuit board for operating the battery-powered watch; a billfold made of flexible, leather-like material and having a cutout therein sized to receive the cover member of the timepiece therethrough; means for securing the watch to the billfold by means of the oversized flange.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein the securing means comprises adhesive between the interfacing marginal edge portion of the flange and the billfold.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein the securing means comprises a web adhesively secured to the backside of the flange and the underside of the billfold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein the cover has tabs at the peripheral edges thereof and the flange has slots inward of its edge for receiving the tabs of the cover to secure said cover to the flange.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The combination of claim 2 wherein the marginal edge portion of the flange is approximately 3/16 in. in width.
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