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US 2019/0053584 A1Published application
Consumer product attachment systems having a locking assembly
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRyan C. Perkins, Michael J. Webb, Stephen Dey, Osamu Yabe, Hsiang Hung Chen
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a locking assembly for an attachment system of an electronic device. More specifically, embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an attachment unit that is configured to be inserted and removed from a housing of a consumer product. The attachment unit and/or the housing includes a catch member or other such locking assembly configured to relaseably secure the attachment unit within the housing.
Claims20
A watch comprising:
- a housing having a channel and a recess;
- and
- a band having an attachment unit configured to be inserted within the channel, wherein the attachment unit comprises:
- a body portion insertable into the channel;
- and
- a catch member defining a terminal end of the attachment unit and being configured to pivot with respect to the body portion from a first position to a second position, wherein:
- while the catch member is in the first position, the attachment unit is permitted to slide within the channel;
- and
- while the catch member is in the second position with a portion of the catch member within the recess of the housing, the attachment unit is locked in place within the channel.
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A watch comprising:
- a housing having a channel and a locking mechanism movable from a first position and a second position;
- and
- a band having an attachment unit configured to be inserted within the channel, wherein the attachment unit comprises a recess defined at a terminal end of the attachment unit, wherein:
- while the locking mechanism is in the first position, the attachment unit is permitted to slide within the channel past the locking mechanism;
- and
- while the locking mechanism is in the second position with a portion of the locking mechanism within the recess of the attachment unit, the attachment unit is locked in place within the channel.
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A watch comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- a channel;
- a button recess;
- and
- a button movable within the button recess;
- and
- a band having an attachment unit comprising:
- a body portion insertable into the channel;
- a first bar latch portion;
- and
- a second bar latch portion pivotably coupled to the first bar latch portion, wherein the first and second bar latch portions are biased to extend into the button recess while the body portion is within the channel, and the button is moveable to urge the first and second bar latch portions out of the button recess.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.