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US 5,224,078 AGranted
Watch with changeable transparent face cover
OwnerMark Mallininventor
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Abstract
A watch is disclosed having a transparent member with decorative indicia thereon located between the interior of a removeable crystal member and the face of the watch. The transparent member is changeable to allow the appearance of the watch to be markedly changed, with the time being easily viewable through the transparent member. The invention is equally applicable to analog or digital watches, and to any configuration of watch case. In an alternate embodiment, the transparent member is installed for rotating movement driven by the watch movement.
Claims18
A watch, comprising:
- a watch case having a hollow interior, said watch case being open on a top side thereof;
- a watch movement located in said hollow interior of said watch case in recessed fashion, said watch movement having means for displaying the time located on a top side thereof, said top side of said watch movement being visible through said top side of said watch case;
- a shoulder located in said hollow interior of said watch case above said top side of said watch movement, said shoulder having a top side having a circular configuration;
- an easily replaceable transparent disc having decorative indicia fixedly located thereon, said transparent disc resting on said top side of said shoulder, which shoulder thereby supports said transparent disc above said watch movement in a spaced away relationship;
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- a watch crystal having an interior side, said watch crystal for easily removable installation onto said top side of said watch case with said interior side of said watch crystal facing said top side of said watch movement, said transparent disc being located intermediate said interior side of said watch crystal and said shoulder of said watch case, said means for displaying the time being visible through said watch crystal and said transparent disc.
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A method of making a watch, comprising:
- providing a watch case having a hollow interior, said watch case being open on a top side thereof;
- installing a watch movement in said hollow interior of said watch case in recessed fashion, said watch movement having means for displaying the time located on a top side thereof, said top side of said watch movement being visible through said top side of said watch case, a shoulder being located in said hollow interior of said watch case above said top side of said watch movement, said shoulder having a top side having a circular configuration;
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- securing a watch crystal having an interior side onto said top side of said watch case in an easily removable manner with said interior side of said watch crystal facing said top side of said watch movement, and with a replaceable transparent disc having decorative indicia fixedly located thereon located intermediate said interior side of said watch crystal and said shoulder of said watch case, said transparent disc resting on said top side of said shoulder, which shoulder thereby supports said transparent disc above said watch movement in a spaced away relationship, said means for displaying the time being visible through said watch crystal and said transparent disc.
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A watch, comprising:
- a watch case having a hollow interior, said hollow interior of said watch case being of circular configuration, said watch case being open on a top side thereof;
- a watch movement located in said hollow interior of said watch case in recessed fashion, said watch movement having means for displaying the time located on a top side thereof, said top side of said watch movement being visible through said top side of said watch case;
- a transparent disc having decorative indicia located thereon;
- a shoulder located in said hollow interior of said watch case above said top side of said watch movement, said shoulder having a top side for supporting said transparent disc above said watch movement in a spaced away relationship, said transparent disc resting on said top side of said shoulder;
- a watch crystal having an interior side, said watch crystal for installation onto said top side of said watch case with said interior side of said watch crystal facing said top side of said watch movement, a cylindrical projection extending from the bottom of said watch crystal, said cylindrical projection being located inside said hollow interior of said watch case when said watch crystal is installed onto said watch case, said cylindrical projection retaining said transparent disk in position on said shoulder, said transparent disc being located intermediate said cylindrical projection of said watch crystal and said shoulder of said watch case, said means for displaying the time being visible through said watch crystal and said transparent disc;
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- a pin extending from the bottom of said transparent disc near the edge of said transparent disc, said pin for engagement by one of a plurality of hands of said watch movement to rotate said transparent disc.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.