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US 10,691,077 B2Granted
Watch comprising a magnetic clamping device
AssigneeETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
InventorPascal Lagorgette
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Abstract
A watch including a case containing a plate and an electronic module powered by a button cell battery, a conductor electrically connecting the button cell battery to the electronic module and a clamping device capable of ensuring an electrical connection between the button cell battery and the conductor, wherein the clamping device includes a magnet.
Claims20
A watch comprising:
- a case comprising a crystal and a middle part, the middle part containing a plate and an electronic watch movement positioned entirely within the plate and powered by a cylindrical battery positioned entirely within the plate;
- a conductor electrically connecting the battery to the electronic watch movement;
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- a clamping device capable of ensuring an electrical connection between the battery and the conductor, wherein the clamping device includes a first magnet and a second magnet, said first magnet being positioned entirely within the plate and directly over a top face of the battery and the conductor such that a magnetizing force between the first magnet and the battery ensures electrical conduction between the first magnet and the conductor, said second magnet being positioned directly under a bottom face of the battery.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.