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US 11,688,955 B2Granted
Fastening kit
AssigneeETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
InventorRaphaël Balmer
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Abstract
A fastening kit for a watch including at least one fastening device for fastening, according to a fastening method, at least one tube and for electrically connecting the at least one tube to a support.
Claims13
A fastening device for fastening at least one tube and for electrically connecting said at least one tube to at least one support;
- said fastening device comprising at least:
- one admission zone;
- said at least one admission zone being configured to admit said at least one tube;
- one fastening zone that is coplanar with the at least one admission zone;
- said one at least one fastening zone having a U or C shape;
- said at least one fastening zone being configured to fasten said at least one tube to said at least one support;
- one electrical conductor;
- said at least one electrical conductor being configured to electrically connect said at least one tube to said at least one support;
- and
- a securing member that secures the fastening device to said at least one support;
- said securing member being a lug projecting with respect to a plane of said at least one admission zone and of said at least one fastening zone;
- and said securing member being configured to cooperate with a securing zone of said at least one support to lock the fastening device in a radial position.
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A fastening kit comprising at least:
- a tube;
- a support;
- and
- a fastening device for fastening said tube and for electrically connecting said tube to said support;
- said fastening device comprising at least:
- an admission zone to admit said tube;
- a fastening zone that is coplanar with said admission zone;
- said fastening zone having a U or C shape;
- said fastening zone being configured to fasten said tube to said support;
- an electrical conductor configured to electrically connect said tube to said support;
- and
- a securing member that secures the fastening device to said support;
- said securing member being a lug projecting with respect to a plane of said admission zone and of said fastening zone;
- and said securing member being configured to cooperate with a securing zone of said support to lock the fastening device in a radial position.
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A fastening method for fastening and for electrically connecting at least one tube to at least one support with at least one fastening device:
- said fastening device comprising at least:
- one admission zone;
- said at least one admission zone being configured to admit said at least one tube;
- one fastening zone that is coplanar with the at least one admission zone;
- said one at least one fastening zone having a U or C shape;
- said at least one fastening zone being configured to fasten said at least one tube to said at least one support;
- one electrical conductor;
- said at least one electrical conductor being configured to electrically connect said at least one tube to said at least one support;
- and
- a securing member that secures the fastening device to said at least one support;
- said securing member being a lug projecting with respect to a plane of said at least one admission zone and of said at least one fastening zone;
- and said securing member being configured to cooperate with a securing zone of said at least one support to lock the fastening device in a radial position,
- said fastening method comprising:
- admitting said at least one tube into said at least one admission zone of said at least one fastening device;
- moving said at least one fastening device so that said at least one tube moves from said at least one admission zone to said at least one fastening zone;
- inserting said at least one tube into said at least one fastening zone;
- fastening said at least one tube to said at least one support such that said securing member cooperatues with the securing zone of said at least one support to lock the fastening device in a radial position;
- and,
- electrically connecting said at least one tube to said at least one support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.