Crown pulling device for watches

#The present invention relates to the field of watches, and in particular to devices for the protection of watch parts.

#A particularly delicate part of watches, and particularly wrist watches, is the crown, which can be easily damaged, for example as a result of a knock, or it can be accidentally moved by the user; furthermore, the crown is also one of the weak points of a watch in terms of waterproofing.

#To solve this problem, several crown protection devices are known, schematically shown in FIG. 3, which when applied to the watch case enable a crown cover to be screwed onto the crown to protect it from the above-mentioned possible accidents.

#FIG. 1 shows a cross-section schematic view of the device according to the invention.

#FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of the device according to the invention.

#FIG. 3 shows a schematic view of a known crown-covering device.

#A crown-covering device is described comprising a lever enabling the crown to be pulled out without acting directly on it.

#The present invention resolves the above-mentioned problem thanks to a crown-covering device comprising a lever enabling the crown to be pulled out without acting directly on it.

#As can be seen from FIG. 1, the crown-covering device according to the invention consists (like known devices) of an arm 10, one end of which is capable of rotating around a pin 11 firmly fixed to the watch case 12, or to a projection from it, while having at the end opposite the end fixed to the case a cap 13 inserted into a support element 14 (allowing rotation on itself), this support element also being able to rotate around a pin 15; if preferred, said cap 13 may contain an elastic shim 13′ that can help to compress the crown in its rest position.