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US 2010/0302913 A1Published application
Wrist Watch Including a Reversibility Device
OwnerDominique Loiseauinventor
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The invention relates to a reversible watch housing (1) against which is provided on both sides a removable member (2, 2′) including the horns (3) of said housing (1). Each member (2, 2′) is connected to the watch housing (1) by attachment means arranged so that said member (2, 2′) can be locked to the watch housing (1) respectively in a first and second stable position. The removable member (2, 2′) can also be actuated for pivoting about its centre by 180° along an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the watch housing (1) so as to move from one stable position to the other, each removable member (2, 2′) includes a bearing side (4), said bearing side (4) being maintained against a portion (5) located on the periphery of the watch housing (1), by an elastic member (6) provided inside the middle of said housing (1) and connected to the removable member (2, 2′) through an opening (7) located on the periphery of the watch housing (1). The opening (7) is formed so as to correspond with the rotation axis of the removable member (2, 2′). The removable member (2, 2′) can be released from one or the other stable positions in order to allow its rotation by 180° along the axis perpendicular to the central axis of the watch housing (1), the elastic member (6) acting on the removable member (2, 2′) in order to return the same into one or the other of its stable positions.
A reversible watch case (1) against which is located on either side a removable element (2, 2′) possessing the lugs (3) of said case (1), each element (2, 2′) being connected to the watch case (1) by fixing means arranged in such a way that said element (2, 2′) can be locked to the watch case (1) in a first stable position and a second stable position, the removable element (2, 2′) also being actuatable to pivot at its center through 180° about an axis perpendicular to the central axis of the watch case (1) in order to move from one of the stable positions to the other, which watch case is characterized in that each removable element (2, 2′) comprises a contact side (4), this contact side (4) being held against a part (5) situated on the perimeter of the watch case (1) by an elastic member (6) arranged inside the middle of said case (1) and connected to the removable element (2, 2′) through an opening (7) situated in the perimeter of the watch case (1), the opening (7) being arranged in line with the axis of rotation of the removable element (2, 2′), the removable element (2, 2′) being disengageable from either of its stable positions in order to allow its rotation through 180° about the axis perpendicular to the central axis of the watch case (1), and the elastic member (6) acting on the removable element (2, 2′) in order to return it to either of its stable positions.
A watch strap comprising the reversible watch case (1) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the ends of the strap are attached to the removable elements (2, 2′).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.