Method of manufacturing a strap for a wearable device
AssigneeArmour Surveillance Security Equipment and Technology LTD
InventorsPatrick James Fawcett, Richard Dinan
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Abstract
A strap for a wearable device comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) located within said strap. The PCB comprises a first electronic component, coupled to a first flexible portion. The first electronic component is mounted to a cage, the cage comprising a cage pivot mount. The flexible portion is under tension and urges said first electronic component towards said cage pivot mount such that a pivotable connection is formed between said cage and said first electronic component. Also disclosed is a method of manufacture of the strap.
Claims12
A method of manufacturing a strap comprising:
- providing a mold for said strap, the strap comprising a first opening and a second opening;
- inserting a socket (602) for attaching to a watch housing, and a chassis into said mold such that the socket is protruding from the strap, wherein the socket and the chassis are reciprocally pivotally mounted and at least temporarily fixed relative to each other by an at least temporary fixing means,
- injecting a liquid applied structural component into said mold,
- removing said fixing means such that the socket and the chassis can pivot relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.