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US 4,942,755 AGranted
Watchcase support fashioned from a contoured strip
AssigneeETA SA Fabriques d'Ebauches
InventorPaul Gogniat
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Abstract
The watchcase support (1) of this invention is fashioned from a contoured strip (2) which includes a profile in relief elongated in the longitudinal direction of the strip. Such profile includes projections (3, 4) and recesses (5, 6) which form a decorative undulation. Other embodiments are described in which the profiles are functionally employed for example to attach the watchcase to the support.
Claims20
A method of making a wristwatch case support, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a contoured strip exhibiting a profile in relief, said profile in relief comprising repeating segments extending in the longitudinal direction of said strip;
- shaping said strip while leaving said profile in relief unchanged in at least one zone of each of said repeating segments, said shaping including at least the forming of at least one recess in said strip within each of said repeating segments configured to receive a wristwatch case, whereby each of said segments comprises a wristwatch case support;
- and,
- separating said repeating segments subsequent to said shaping,
- whereby said profile in relief is present in each of said supports after said separation.
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A method of making a wristwatch case support, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a contoured strip exhibiting a profile in relief, said profile in relief comprising repeating segments extending in the longitudinal direction of said strip;
- shaping said strip while leaving said profile in relief unchanged in at least one zone of each of said repeating segments, said shaping including at least the forming of two parallel recesses in said strip within each of said repeating segments configured to receive a wristwatch case, whereby each of said segments comprises a wristwatch case support;
- and,
- separating said repeating segments subsequent to said shaping,
- whereby said profile in relief is present in each of said supports after said separation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.