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US 10,945,496 B2Granted
Consumer product attachment systems having locking or expansion characteristics
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRyan C. Perkins, Michael J. Webb, Hsiang Hung Chen, Motohide Hatanaka
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a locking assembly for an attachment system of a consumer product. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an attachment unit that is configured to be inserted and removed from a housing of a consumer product. The attachment unit and/or the housing include an expansion component or other such locking assembly configured to releasably secure the attachment unit within the housing.
Claims14
A watch comprising:
- a housing forming:
- a channel for receiving a lug of a watch band;
- and
- a recess connected to the channel;
- and
- a button assembly at least partially within the recess and comprising:
- flanges extending toward the housing within the recess;
- a button for retracting the flanges toward each other and disengaging the flanges away from the housing;
- and
- a bottom portion for engaging the lug of the watch band within the channel.
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A watch comprising:
- a housing forming:
- a channel for receiving a lug of a watch band;
- and
- a recess connected to the channel;
- and
- a button assembly at least partially within the recess, wherein:
- in a locked state of the button assembly, flanges of the button assembly engage the housing within the recess and a bottom portion of the button assembly extends to the channel to engage the lug of the watch band;
- and
- in a released state of the button assembly, the flanges are retracted by a button of the button assembly to disengage from the housing and the bottom portion is disengaged from the lug.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.