Watch with enclosed crown
OwnerDavid EARLinventor
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Abstract
A watch for keeping time that comprises a watchcase for housing the movement, the stem, and the crown. The watchcase comprises a lid having a crystal and a body configured to mate with the lid, the body comprising a floor that supports the movement and a wall surrounding the floor, wherein the wall has a notch into which the crown protrudes and wherein the watchcase formed by mating the lid with the body encloses the movement, the stem, and the crown on all sides. A method for setting the time on a watch with an enclosed crown.
Claims15
A watch for keeping time, the watch comprising:
- a movement;
- a stem connected to the movement;
- a crown connected to the stem;
- a watchcase for housing the movement, the stem, and the crown, the watchcase comprising:
- a lid having a crystal;
- and
- a body configured to mate with the lid, the body comprising:
- a floor that supports the movement;
- and
- a wall surrounding the floor, wherein the wall has a notch into which the crown protrudes;
- and
- wherein the watchcase formed by mating the lid with the body encloses the movement, the stem, and the crown on all sides.
A watch for keeping time, the watch comprising:
- a movement;
- a stem connected to the movement;
- a crown connected to the stem;
- a watchcase for housing the movement and the stem, the watchcase comprising:
- a lid having a crystal and a first set of threads,
- a back piece having a second set of threads and a floor that supports the movement, and
- a body configured to mate with the lid and the back piece, the body comprising:
- a wall configured to surround the floor, wherein the wall has a notch into which the stem protrudes;
- a third set of threads above a level of the movement;
- and
- a fourth set of threads below the level of the movement,
- wherein the first set of threads and the third set of threads enable the lid and the body to be mated by screwing the lid and the body together,
- wherein the second set of threads and the fourth set of threads enable the back piece and the body to be mated by screwing the back piece and the body together, and
- wherein the watchcase formed by mating the lid, the body, and the back piece encloses the movement on all sides.
A method for setting a time on a watch, wherein the watch comprises a watchcase that encloses a movement, a stem, a crown, a dial, and a plurality of hands, the watchcase comprising a body and a lid, the method comprising:
- unscrewing the body and the lid from each other;
- extending the crown away from the movement until the hands are disengaged from the movement;
- rotating the hands or the crown;
- moving the crown back towards the movement until the hands are re-engaged with the movement;
- and
- screwing the body and the lid together to form a water-resistant enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.