Supports – Watch and clock – Stands
Reexamination Certificate
1998-11-25
2001-04-03
King, Anita M. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Watch and clock
Stands
C206S301000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06209828
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The present invention relates to watch display stands, and more particularly to a universal watch display stand specifically designed for leather belt-type watch, wherein the universal watch display stand enables a leather belt-type watch of any size to be displayed 3-dimensionally likes a metal link wrist watch without the need to buckle up the leather belt.
BACKGROUND OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
Wristwatch basically is classified into two major kinds, namely the leather belt-type watch and the metal link-type watch.
The metal link-type watch comprises a watch body and an endless metal link circularly extending from one side of the watch body to another side of the watch body. The metal link contains a fast buckle for fastening the metal link-type watch on the user's wrist. To display the metal link-type watch, it is fastened on a cushion pad or rod, and supported in upright position. Moreover, it is easier to store the metal link-type watch in a box while fastening on the cushion pad or rod.
The leather belt-type watch also comprises a watch body and a first and a second belt piece connected to two sides of the watch body respectively. A buckle head is connected to a free end of the first belt piece while a plurality of fastening holes are provided along the second belt piece. To fasten the leather belt-type watch on the user's wrist, the first belt piece and the second belt piece must be buckled up together.
The best and most natural way to display a watch is to display it 3-dimensionally, as if it is worn on a user's wrist. Since the metal link-type watch is easy to fasten circularly on a cushion pad, it provides a potential customer a more reality of how it looks like after wearing on wrist. Of course, a leather belt can also be fastened on a cushion pad and displayed as if the metal link-type watch 3-dimensionally by buckling up the two belt pieces. However, the buckle head will leave a permanent pressed mark on the second belt piece. No body can accept to purchase a new watch with pressed mark thereon. Therefore, all the leather belt-type watches can be merely displayed or stored lying flat in a box or on table.
SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION
The main object of the present invention is to provide a universal watch display stand which enables a leather belt-type watch to display 3-dimensionally but will not leave any pressed mark on or damage the leather belt.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a universal watch display stand which can firmly hold a leather belt-type watch in circular shape without buckling up the two belt pieces.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a universal watch display stand which does not employ complicate structure and has minimized components, so as to minimize the manufacturing cost and assembly labor.
Accordingly, in order to accomplish the above objects, the present invention provides a universal watch display stand which comprises a base and a holder. The holder comprises at least a supporting rib upwardly extended from said base, and a plurality of holding wings spacedly and transversely supported by the supporting rib so as to define a plurality of holding slots between the holding wings respectively. In order to mount a leather belt-type watch on the universal watch display stand, first, place a watch body of the leather belt-type watch on a front side of the holder; second, rearwardly penetrate a first belt piece and a second belt piece of the leather belt-type watch through an upper holding slot and a lower holding slot of the holder respectively until two free ends of the first and second belt pieces reach a rear side of the holder; fourth, downwardly bend the free end of the first belt piece and insert the free end of the first belt piece into one of the holding slots positioned lower than the upper holding slot; and fifth, upwardly bend the free end of the second belt piece and insert the free end of the second belt piece into one of the holding slots positioned upper than the lower holding slot.
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Chan Raymond Y.
David and Raymond Patent Group
King Anita M.
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