Watch band
OwnerRichard Arnold McMulleninventor
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Abstract
A fabric watch band formed of an elongated fabric strap or webbing having the full length opposed longitudinal edges enclosed within edge binding. The opposite ends of the bound strap are reversely bent and secured to the main portion of the strap and overlaid by complementary components of a pressure attachable material such as VELCRO. Watch mounting loops are fixed to the main body portion of the strap, either permanently as by stitching or releasably through interengaging snap fasteners.
Claims3
A fabric watch band comprising an elongated fabric strap having upper and lower sides, opposed longitudinal edges and first and second end portions, said first and second portions of the strap being reversely bent on the strap to the opposite sides thereof to form finished end edges, a pair of complementary pressure attachable components positioned to the opposite sides of said strap in overlying and concealing relation to the reversely bent end portions, and stitching securing each component and underlying reversely bent end portion to the strap, said pressure attachable components being formed of a fabric-like material incorporating releasably engageable hook-like elements on one component and loop-like elements on the second component and watch mounting means fixed to one side of the strap, said watch mounting means comprising a pair of loops, each loop comprising a length of material having the opposed ends positioned in generally overlying relation to each other, and means fixing the loop ends to the strap, said means fixing the loop ends to the strap comprising a pair of complementary fastener components, one fastener component being fixed to the strap and the second fastener component being fixed to one end of the loop, the second end of the loop having an aperture therethrough freely positionable in overlying relation to the strap about the strap mounted fastener component whereby the two fastener components can be interlocked with the apertured end of the loop trapped therebetween for a combined removable mounting of the loop on the strap and a closing of the loop for the retention of a watch.
A watch band comprising a elongated flexible strap, said strap having first and second ends mounting complementary fastener components selectively interlockable with each other, and watch mounting means fixed to said strap between the ends thereof, said watch mounting means comprising a pair of loops, each loop comprising a length of material having the opposed ends thereof positioned in generally overlying relation to each other, a pair of complementary snap fastener components associated with each loop, one of said components being fixed to the strap, the second of said components being fixed to one end of the length of material comprising the loop, the second end of the length of the material having an aperture therethrough freely positionable in overlying relation to the strap about the strap mounted component for a selective removal therefrom, a second aperture through the length of material, positioned along the length of the loop material between the first aperture and the snap fastener component fixed to the loop material, alignable with the first aperture upon a folding of said material, said components being interlockable through both apertures for a releasable retention of the apertured end of the length of material in conjunction with a fixing of the component mounting end of the length of material.
A self-mounting replaceable watch retaining loop member comprising an elongated length of flexible material having a single snap fastener component fixed thereto for cooperative releasable engagement with a complementary snap fastener component on a separate wrist encircling strap, said loop member further including an aperture defined therethrough in longitudinal alignment with the member component and sufficiently spaced therefrom to, upon a folding of the member, align with the member component and define a closed loop to one side thereof upon an engagement of the member component with the strap component through the aperture, said loop member further including a second aperture defined through the length of material and being positioned along the length of the loop member between the first aperture and the snap fastener component fixed to the loop member, said second aperture being alignable with the first aperture upon a folding of the material so as to enable a releasable engagement of the member component with the strap component through both apertures.
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