Wristworn Device with a Releasable Locking Arrangement
AssigneeTimex Group USA, Inc.
InventorsFred Olsen, Bernhard Kaiser, Gerhard Stotz
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Abstract
A wristworn device having a releasable coupling mechanism for releasably coupling a first strap section and a second strap section about a user's wrist. The wristworn device includes an elongated member that is positioned within a channel of one of the strap sections and which has an actuation section that extends from the channel. A directional force upon the actuation section of the elongated member causes a slidable locking plate in the releasable coupling mechanism to move in a direction and disengage from a locking member, whereby separation of the sections of the releasable coupling mechanism is facilitated upon the disengagement of the slidable locking plate from the locking member.
Claims14
A wristworn device comprising:
- a wristworn device module;
- a first strap section having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a first end of the wristworn device module;
- a second strap section having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a second end of the wristworn device module, and wherein the second strap section further comprises a channel therein;
- a releasable coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the first strap section and the second strap section;
- wherein the second end of the first strap section is coupled to a first end of the releaseable coupling mechanism and the second end of the second strap section is coupled to a second end of the releaseable coupling mechanism;
- wherein the releasable coupling mechanism comprises:
- an inserting section comprising a locking member, and
- a receiving section comprising a slidable locking plate that releasably engages the locking member to releasably couple the inserting section of the releasable coupling mechanism and the receiving section of the releaseable coupling mechanism;
- an elongated member having a portion thereof positioned within the channel of the second strap section, wherein the elongated member comprises (i) a first end coupled to the slideable locking plate and (ii) an actuation section that extends from the channel of the second strap section;
- wherein a directional force upon the actuation section of the elongated member causes the slidable locking plate to move in a direction so as to disengage from the locking member;
- whereby separation of the inserting section of the releasable coupling mechanism from the receiving section of the releasable coupling mechanism is facilitated upon the disengagement of the slidable locking plate from the locking member.
A method of removing a wristworn device from a wrist of a user, wherein the wristworn device comprises a wristworn device module;
- a first strap section having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a first end of the wristworn device module;
- a second strap section having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a second end of the wristworn device module, and wherein the second strap section further comprises a channel therein;
- a releasable coupling mechanism for releasably coupling the first strap section and the second strap section;
- wherein the second end of the first strap section is coupled to a first end of the releaseable coupling mechanism and the second end of the second strap section is coupled to a second end of the releaseable coupling mechanism;
- wherein the releasable coupling mechanism comprises an inserting section comprising a locking member, and a receiving section comprising a slidable locking plate that releasably engages the locking member to releasably couple the inserting section of the releasable coupling mechanism and the receiving section of the releaseable coupling mechanism;
- an elongated member having a portion thereof positioned within the channel of the second strap section, wherein the elongated member comprises (i) a first end coupled to the slideable locking plate and (ii) an actuation section that extends from the channel of the second strap section;
- wherein the method comprises the steps of:
- applying a directional force upon the actuation section of the elongated member to cause the slidable locking plate to move in a direction so as to disengage from the locking member;
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- separating the inserting section of the releasable coupling mechanism from the receiving section of the releasable coupling mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.