Package and article carriers – Carried by animate bearer – Convertible or combined
Utility Patent
1998-12-04
2001-01-02
Vidovich, Gregory M. (Department: 3727)
Package and article carriers
Carried by animate bearer
Convertible or combined
C024S2650WS, C224S164000, C224S165000, C224S167000, C224S170000, C224S173000, C224S174000
Utility Patent
active
06168055
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to the field of straps and cases, such as watch cases, intended to be worn on the wrist and capable of being combined with an accessory intended to be secured in a removable manner to the case, for example a watch case.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Interchangeable watch accessories have been known which are mounted on a watch case by tightening the said case onto its periphery. These accessories generally leave the watch face visible and may contain designs or decorations which are flat or three dimensional, decorative, colorful, etc. However, it has been seen that the mounting of these accessories is not satisfactory in so far as the way in which the accessory is secured to the watch periphery is not sufficiently solid to support an accessory which may be large, and is not reliable enough.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The aim of this invention is to remedy these problems by obtaining a reliable mounting onto the case.
The aim of this invention is a strap and case assembly destined to be worn on the wrist and a decorative item destined to cover the case at least partially.
The strap and case assembly, according to the invention, is destined to be worn on the wrist with the strap being secured in a removable manner by its respective ends joining with the connecting parts or portions of the case. At least one of the connecting parts or portions contains at least one hole or recess designed to accept a fastening member of a decorative item, with the corresponding end of the strap projecting into the hole to lock the said decorative item. The decorative item is therefore reliably secured onto the case.
In a construction method of the invention, the strap includes a body which has two ends secured to the case, with each end comprising a head which is connected to the body by an intermediate portion with the head being able to link up, in order to secure the strap, with a groove in the connecting portion of the case, the two lips of the groove being in contact with the intermediate portion of the strap. The body of the strap can include, for example, two parts fitted with a length adjusting system of even a single part made from an extendible material. Preferably, the hole or recess is connected to or communicates with the groove so that the head of the strap projects into the hole or recess while locking the decorative item in place inserted into the recess and of a shape in line with that of the recess and the head of the strap.
In a construction method of the invention, the groove of the case is closed on one side of the case and open on the other side of the case with the strap being secured to the case by a transverse movement engaging the head into the open side of the case groove and the intermediate portion between the lips of the groove.
In a construction method the invention, the head of the strap is semi-circular in shape and projects over one edge of the hole or recess. The hole or recess can be cleared (a through-hole) or closed.
The accessory, according to the invention, is destined to cover the case at least partially worn on the wrist, fitted on one side in contact with the case by projecting fastening means. The fastening means have on their lower end at least one projection on at least one side of the lower end and destined to be secured to the case by means of a locking device.
In a construction method of the invention, the accessory comprises two hook-shaped fastening devices, one lateral side of each of which is fitted with a longitudinal slot with the fastening device being able to project into the said slot. The decorative item can then be secured to a watch case.
With the invention, the accessory is discretely, reliably and efficiently mounted onto the case and the results obtained are uniform.
The invention will be better understood upon studying a construction method described as a non limiting example and illustrated by the attached drawings.
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Brevard Maerena W.
Notaro & Michalos P.C.
Vidovich Gregory M.
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