Wristwatch and strap enclosing a removable pen and/or probe, and alarming the removal of same after a preset interval

Claim 1

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an elongate instrument removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 2

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an elongate instrument removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 6

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining at least two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house a watch and another, second, elongate one of which cavities is suitable to house a pen; a watch housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch including a count down timer responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an alarm responsive to the count down timer for producing an alarm after an expiration of a predetermined time interval; a pen housed within the elongate second cavity of the housing, the pen being capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the elongate second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the pen is present in the elongate second cavity or not; a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the count down timer of the watch; wherein the count down timer is responsive to the sensor, which is itself responsive to the presence of the pen within the elongate second cavity, to mark a time interval, after the expiration of which time interval an alarm will be produced.

Claim 7

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining at least two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house a watch and another, second, elongate one of which cavities is suitable to house a pen; a watch housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch including a count down timer responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an alarm responsive to the count down timer for producing an alarm after an expiration of a predetermined time interval; a pen housed within the elongate second cavity of the housing, the pen being capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the elongate second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the pen is present in the elongate second cavity or not; a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the count down timer of the watch; wherein the count down timer is responsive to the sensor, which is itself responsive to the presence of the pen within the elongate second cavity, to mark a time interval, after the expiration of which time interval an alarm will be produced.

Claim 8

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; a pen removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the pen capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the pen is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 9

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; a pen removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the pen capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the pen is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 11

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is a bore, open and threaded at both ends, suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an elongate instrument removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers, the elongate instrument comprising a cap screw capable of being screwed under force of the user's fingers to seal shut a selected one end of the bore, and a telescoping elongate body that is capable of being collapsed in length and then screwed under force of the user's fingers within the remaining end of the bore so as to be removably housed therein; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 12

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is a bore, open and threaded at both ends, suitable to house an elongate instrument suitable for one or more of writing, probing or pointing; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing, the watch works including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; an elongate instrument removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively withdrawn from and inserted into the second cavity by action of the user's fingers, the elongate instrument comprising a cap screw capable of being screwed under force of the user's fingers to seal shut a selected one end of the bore, and a telescoping elongate body that is capable of being collapsed in length and then screwed under force of the user's fingers within the remaining end of the bore so as to be removably housed therein; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 13

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is elongate; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; a collapsible elongate instrument telescoping in length and removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively collapsed to a shorter length so as to be inserted in the second cavity and thereafter withdrawn from the second cavity and telescoped to a greater length so as to thereafter be manipulated by the user's fingers; a band enraging the housing so as to hold it upon the user's wrist regardless of whether either or both the watch works and the collapsible elongate instrument are or are not within their respective cavities; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.

Claim 14

A device suitable to be worn upon the wrist of a user comprising: a housing having and defining two cavities a first one of which cavities is suitable to house works of a watch and the other, second, one of which cavities is elongate; a watch works for timekeeping housed within the first cavity of the housing including a time interval counter responsive to an electrical signal for marking a time interval; a collapsible elongate instrument telescoping in length and removably housed within the second cavity of the housing, the elongate instrument capable of being selectively collapsed to a shorter length so as to be inserted in the second cavity and thereafter withdrawn from the second cavity and telescoped to a greater length so as to thereafter be manipulated by the user's fingers; a band enraging the housing so as to hold it upon the user's wrist regardless of whether either or both the watch works and the collapsible elongate instrument are or are not within their respective cavities; a sensor, housed within the second cavity of the housing, for producing an electrical signal in response to sensing whether the instrument is present in the second cavity or not; and a wire for electrically connecting the electrical signal produced by the sensor to the watch works; wherein the time interval counter is responsive to the sensor to mark a time interval.