Zero pass watch strap
OwnerMaxwell Mainventor
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Abstract
The invention provides, in some embodiments, watch straps and watches that preserve the aesthetic features of a “Nato” or military-style watch strap while avoiding the drawbacks associated with the Nato watch strap. The watch straps and watches provide the aesthetic feature of a Nato watch strap without having extra layers of the watch strap between the watch case and the wrist of the wearer.
Claims30
A watch strap configured to be worn about a member of a living body, wherein the watch strap comprises:
- a) a non-elastic flexible material having a top surface and a bottom surface and a first end and a second end, and
- b) a clasp attached to the first end of the flexible material, wherein the length of the watch strap is at least about 13 inches.
A watch strap configured to be worn about a member of a living body, wherein the watch strap comprises:
- a) a flexible material having:
- i) a top surface and a bottom surface, and
- ii) a first end and a second end;
- b) a clasp attached at the first end of the flexible material, wherein the clasp is oriented with the top surface of the flexible material;
- and
- c) at least a first keeper positioned on the flexible material, wherein the first keeper defines an aperture that is proximate to the bottom surface.
A watch comprising a watch body and a watch strap, wherein:
- a) the watch body comprises a top surface that comprises a watch face, and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- and
- b) the watch strap that comprises a flexible material having a first end and a second end, wherein the watch strap is attached to the watch body and is configured to be worn about a member of a living body,
- wherein neither the first end nor the second end of the flexible material is attached to the watch body and no portion of the flexible material passes between the bottom surface of the watch body and the member when the watch is worn on the living body.
A watch comprising a watch body and a watch strap, wherein:
- a) the watch body comprises a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface;
- b) a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism attached to the watch body;
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- c) the watch strap comprises a flexible material, wherein the flexible material passes through each of the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism and doubles back upon itself at each of the first and second attachment mechanisms, so that two layers of the flexible material extend away from the watch body at each of the first attachment mechanism and the second attachment mechanism;
- wherein when the watch is worn on a member of a living body, no portion of the flexible material passes between the bottom surface of the watch body and the member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.