Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Staff and bearing details
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-09
2009-08-18
Miska, Vit W (Department: 2833)
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Staff and bearing details
C368S322000, C368S238000, C116S328000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07575369
ABSTRACT:
Assembly element (18) made in a plate of brittle material, including an aperture (32) provided for the axial insertion of an arbour (26). The inner wall (33) of the aperture (32) includes elastic structures (34), which are etched into the plate and which each include at least one support surface (36) for gripping the arbour (26) radially in order to secure the assembly element (18) relative to the arbour (26). The assembly element (18) includes a first series (S1) of elastic structures (34) etched in a top layer (39) of the plate and a second series (S2) of elastic structures (34) etched in a bottom layer (41) of the plate.A timepiece may be fitted with this assembly element.
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Bitterli Roland
Blondeau Fabien
Meister Pierre-Andre
Noell Wilfried
Paratte Lionel
ETA SA Manufacture Horlogére Suisse
Griffin & Szipl, P.C.
Kayes Sean
Miska Vit W
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