Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Combined with disparate device
Reexamination Certificate
1998-11-02
2001-12-18
Roskoski, Bernard (Department: 2859)
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Combined with disparate device
C368S047000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06331965
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to portable devices carried about by users and transmitting/receiving systems including the portable devices.
One of conventional portable devices, for example, a wristwatch disclosed in Published Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Sho 59-31322 includes a watch body which has opposite concave ends engaged through spring rods to bands with one band extending through a case which contains a calling vibrator for reporting reception of a signal at a portable telephone by vibrations to a user.
Therefore, the case and the band add in thickness in the case area and the resulting total thickness is large. Thus, when the wristwatch is carried about by a user, it can interfere with another person or his or her belongings to hinder his or her behavior as well as the case can be damaged so that a device set within the case can malfunction.
In the area of the case, a back of the case which contacts with the user's wrist is raised toward the user's wrist relative to a back of the band which extends through the case. Thus, when the band is tightened around the user's wrist, the back of the case would press the user's wrist to give a feeling of discomfort to the user.
The bands are rolled up and thicker at one end than their other portions. Through those rolled-up ends the corresponding spring rods are inserted, so that the case cannot be disposed close to the watch body. Thus, a design which gives a feeling that the watch body and case are formed as a unit cannot be obtained, which places restrictions on design.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a portable device which suppreses an increase in its thickness in the case area and eliminates a feeling of discomfort given when the device is worn, and which improves the degree of freedom in design.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable device which has versatility, excellent fixing performance and an excellent feeling of wear.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to achieve the above objects, according to the present invention, there is provided a portable device including a wristwatch body carried about by a user, comprising:
putting-on means for putting the wristwatch body on the user;
an intervening member for engaging the putting-on means with the wristwatch body; and
function realizing means provided in the intervening member for realizing a predetermined function.
According to the present invention, since the intervening member is provided to engage the wearing means with the watch body, only the thickness of the intervening member itself acts as a quantity having a raising effect. Thus, a problem caused due to the raising effect of the intervening member is avoided as well as a feeling of discomfort which would otherwise be caused when the watch is worn on the user's wrist is avoided. The watch body can be disposed close to the intervening member without any limitation, so that a design which gives a feeling that the watch body and the intervening member which contains the device are formed as a unit can be provided.
In another aspect, the present invention provides a portable device comprising a body in which a display unit for displaying data is provided, comprising:
putting-on means for putting said device body on a user; and
a receiving unit provided on said putting-on means for receiving an external signal and for reporting to the user that there is a received external signal on the basis of the received external signal,
the device body and the putting-on means are arranged on the same smooth surface (
FIG. 2B
) which is brought into contact with the user for putting the device body on the user.
According to the present invention, the portable device which has a function of reporting reception of an external signal to the user gives no feeling of discomfort in an area containing the device body and the putting-on members when the device is put on around the user's wrist.
REFERENCES:
patent: 62-34842 (1987-02-01), None
patent: 09-224074 (1997-08-01), None
patent: 10-013960 (1998-01-01), None
Ito Osamu
Sato Yoshinori
Suzuki Katuo
Tokairin Yoshiichi
Casio Computer Co. Ltd.
Frishauf, Holtz Goodman, Langer & Chick, P.C.
Roskoski Bernard
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