Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Cases – With protection means
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-13
2001-08-28
Roskoski, Bernard (Department: 2859)
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Cases
With protection means
Reexamination Certificate
active
06282153
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a sealing element consisting of a flexible plate for sealing control buttons, which is made of rubber and is designed to equip and allow watches and other electronic or mechanical instruments to be exposed to adverse conditions, such as water, dust and being placed in very deep water, without any infiltration at all.
The format of the plate can be oval, circular, triangular, square, rectangular, etc., and it also varies in thickness depending on the type of use required.
The raw material used is rubber, preferably vegetable rubber (extracted from the rubber-tree), since it is more flexible, soft and resistant, which are properties that have been proven in products such as surgical gloves, condoms and elastic materials.
The function of this system is to isolate the mechanism of an instrument from the outside world (without altering the functioning thereof), thus making it totally impossible for dust particles or water to infiltrate and therefore prolonging the useful life of the instrument in question, even if it is used under very adverse conditions.
For this purpose, the abovemention plate element must be fixed by means of a suitable process to the inside of the watch mechanism at the exact point where the control buttons are situated. The elasticity of the material used for the sealing element allows the element to be deformed when the control button is moved forward. It is therefore possible to guarantee the activation of the mechanism and the functions of the watch by activating the external command buttons, while maintaining the aforementioned internal mechanism completely isolated.
Watches with some sort of sealing already exist, namely diving watches. However, the control buttons for these types of watches are high precision valves which, although they are sometimes fallible, are extremely sophisticated and very expensive, which therefore increases the price of the watch.
Thus, although it is possible to demonstrate the need for watches that are waterproof or can withstand other adverse conditions, they are still considered as a “luxury goods”.
With this new infallible system, it is now possible to produce a watch which is waterproof and can withstand other adverse conditions such as dust, etc. and which is good quality and cheap, meaning that wearers do not have to worry about taking the watch off for heavy-duty work, when they are having a bath, diving, having a shower, washing clothes, doing the washing-up, working near the cooker, etc.
Apart from the fact that it functions perfectly, the main advantage of this system for sealing controls, which does not allow any water to enter even when it is used under water, is the low cost thereof. This system can be used with sophisticated and luxury watches with a gold mechanism and case, as well as for very basic watches made of plastic, rubber, fiberglass, carbon or non-precious metal.
Everybody needs waterproof watches, irrespective of their sporting or professional activity. However, they are not accessible to everyone due to the fact that they are very expensive, in view of the aforementioned traditional control buttons. This new system transforms this situation once and for all in a practical, efficient and inexpensive way, as shown in the embodiments attached hereto.
For a clearer understanding of the description that follows, drawings of some of the possible embodiments of the invention are attached hereto, all relating to watches, which are of a non-restrictive nature and are simply intended as examples:
REFERENCES:
patent: 2582706 (1952-01-01), Kudelski
patent: 4170104 (1979-10-01), Yamagata
patent: 4203280 (1980-05-01), Ziegler et al.
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Roskoski Bernard
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