Wearable band including magnets
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsRichard D. KOSOGLOW, Hao ZHU, James A. STRYKER
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Abstract
A wearable band may include a first strap portion including a loop, and a second strap portion positionable through the loop of the first strap portion. The second strap portion may include a multi-pole magnet assembly, the multi-pole magnet assembly including two or more magnets arranged in a multi-pole magnet structure and at least one discrete shunt positioned over a surface of the multi-pole magnet structure.
Claims20
A watch band for securing a housing of a watch to a wrist, the watch band comprising:
- magnet assemblies, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises:
- magnets arranged in a row and having an alternating pole arrangement along the row;
- a shunt assembly positioned across the magnets in the row;
- and
- an outer coating surrounding the magnets and the shunt assembly;
- a protective layer having portions separating adjacent pairs of the magnet assemblies;
- and
- one or more outer layers surrounding the magnet assemblies and the protective layer.
A watch band for securing a housing of a watch to a wrist, the watch band comprising:
- magnet assemblies, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises:
- magnets positioned in an alternating pole arrangement;
- and
- a shunt assembly overlapping the magnets and having a concave surface that surrounds a portion of each of the magnets on a side thereof;
- a first outer layer covering the magnets of the magnet assemblies;
- and
- a second outer layer covering each shunt assembly of the magnet assemblies.
A watch band for securing a housing of a watch to a wrist, the watch band comprising:
- magnet assemblies, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises:
- magnets arranged in a row and having an alternating pole arrangement along the row;
- and
- a shunt assembly positioned across the magnets in the row, wherein the shunt assembly comprises:
- shunts extending across portions of adjacent pairs of the magnets;
- and
- non-shunting components positioned between adjacent pairs of the shunts;
- and
- one or more outer layers surrounding the magnet assemblies.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.