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US 2003/0169645 A1Published application
Mysterious rotating bezel
AssigneeSwatch AG
InventorsLuciano Eleuterio, Sebastien Hostettler, Domenico Leo
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AssigneeSwatch AG
InventorsLuciano Eleuterio, Sebastien Hostettler, Domenico Leo
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The bezel (2) allows the same reading direction to be kept for the indications (20) carried by a ring (4) able to rotate freely on a base (6) to which it is affixed to bring a selected indication (20) opposite a determined marking of the base (6) or of a dial (3). The indications (20) are marked on the outer surface of studs (10) each kept free in rotation about their rotational axis (10a) in a housing (30) provided through the thickness of the ring (4) and opening onto the base (6). Each stud (10) includes in its lower part (9b) at least two stems (11, 13, 15) of different dimensions, offset by the same distance from the rotational axis (10a) of the studs (10), and having an angular offset of less than 180°, each stem (11, 13, 15) being guided during rotation of the bezel (2) by a circular groove (12, 14, 16) formed in the base (6) and having a cross-section adapted to the dimensions of each stem (11, 13, 15), a radius equal to that of the circle (18) described by the rotational axis of the studs, the centres (12a, 14a, 16a) of each groove (12, 14, 16) having, with respect to the centre of the dial, exactly the same arrangement as the stems (11, 13, 15) with respect to the rotational axis (10a) of the studs (10).
A rotating bezel allowing the same reading direction to be kept for the indications carried by a ring able to rotate freely on a base to which it is affixed to bring a selected indication opposite a determined marking of the base or of a dial, wherein the indications are marked on the outer surface of studs each kept free in rotation about their rotational axis in a housing provided through the thickness of the ring and opening onto the base, each stud including in its lower part at least two stems of different dimensions, offset by the same distance from the rotational axis of the studs, and having an angular offset of less than 180°, each stem being guided during rotation of the bezel by a circular groove formed in the base and having a cross-section adapted to the dimensions of each stem, a radius equal to that of the circle described by the rotational axis of the studs, the centres of each groove having, with respect to the centre of the dial, exactly the same arrangement as the stems with respect to the rotational axis of the studs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.