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US 5,206,841 AGranted
Wristwatch with case having an interchangeable cover
AssigneeBoucheron
InventorAlain Boucheron
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Abstract
Wristwatch comprising a case (1) enclosing the watchmaking components and provided with a dial (10), a flexible strap (2) provided with rigid reinforcing elements (3) at the ends interacting with two opposite sides (5a, 5b) of the case, and a removable cover (4) mounted by slipping over the case (1), the cover being provided with a window (15) for the dial of the case and elastic locking components (16a, 16b) interacting with the case and the reinforcing elements (3) of the flexible strap (2) for mounting the cover on the case.
Claims7
A wristwatch comprising:
- a flexible strap provided with rigid reinforcing elements at both ends,
- a case with an enclosed watch module, said case having an upper surface which is provided with a dial and is delimited by two lateral sides and two opposite sides, with two bores near the opposite sides and opened at the lateral sides for receiving in a removable manner the reinforcing elements of the strap, said case having two passages between the upper surface of the case and the bores,
- a cover removably mounted by slipping over the case and provided with a window for the dial of the case, said cover including two integral locking components passing through the passages of the case and cooperating inside the bores of the case with the reinforcing elements of the strap to secure the cover on the case, the cover having lateral sides each provided with an opening for the entry of one of the reinforcing elements of the strap during its assembly with the case.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.