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US5416953A
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Wrist watch and wrist watch strap
Assignee: E Gluck Corp
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Filing: 1993-03-03
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Granted: 1995-05-23
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Expires: 2013-03-03
Abstract
Abstract A wrist watch (1) and wrist watch strap combination (2, 3) includes a manually operable securing mechanism for securing the wrist watch to the wrist watch strap to allow easy removal and replacement of the strap. The mechanism may comprise links (4) on the wrist watch and on the strap which may be interlinked with one another.
Inventors
- 👤 Wah-Sang Hui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 02:01
CPC Classifications
A; A44; A44C; A44C5/00; A44C5/14; G; G04; G04B; G04B37/00; G04B37/14; G04B37/1486; G04B37/1493; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T24/00; Y10T24/47; Y10T24/4718; Y10T24/4782
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A wrist watch assembly, comprising: a wrist watch strap including an eye extending from the wrist watch strap; a watch case defining a groove sized to receive the eye of said wrist watch strap; and means for selectively connecting said wrist watch strap to said watch case comprising a pin captive to said watch case and slidable from a first lateral position within said groove to a second lateral position outside of said groove in order to selectively release said eye from said groove.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A wrist watch assembly, comprising: a wrist watch strap including an eye extending from the wrist watch strap; a watch case defining a groove sized to receive the eye of said wrist watch strap; and means for selectively connecting said wrist watch strap to said watch case comprising a pin captive to said watch case and slidable from a first lateral position within said groove to a second lateral position outside of said groove in order to selectively release said eye from said groove.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 1, wherein said pin includes a head and a shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 2, wherein said connecting means includes biasing means for biasing said shaft of said pin into said groove.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 3, wherein said biasing means is a helical spring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 3, wherein said shaft is sized to be received within said eye of said wrist watch strap.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 2, wherein said shaft includes a first end integral with said head and a second end having a flange.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 6, wherein said watch case includes a laterally extending bore sized to receive the shaft of said pin therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
50 words
The wrist watch assembly of claim 7, wherein the head of said pin abuts against the watch case proximate the bore when in the first lateral position, and the flange of the shaft of the pin abuts against the watch case proximate the bore when in the second lateral position.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of decoupling and coupling a wrist watch case and wrist watch strap, wherein said wrist watch strap includes an eye and said wrist watch case includes a groove sized to receive the eye of the wrist watch strap, and a pin having a head and a shaft and being captive to said wrist watch case and biased into said groove, said method comprising the steps of: displacing said pin, such that said shaft is not within said groove; removing a first said eye of a first said wrist watch strap from within said groove; inserting a second said eye of a second said wrist watch strap into said groove; and returning said pin to said biased position.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
119 words
A method of decoupling and coupling a wrist watch case and wrist watch strap, wherein said wrist watch strap includes an eye and said wrist watch case includes a groove sized to receive the eye of the wrist watch strap, and a pin having a head and a shaft and being captive to said wrist watch case and biased into said groove, said method comprising the steps of: displacing said pin, such that said shaft is not within said groove; removing a first said eye of a first said wrist watch strap from within said groove; inserting a second said eye of a second said wrist watch strap into said groove; and returning said pin to said biased position.
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