# US 5,341,972 A · Wrist watch wallet

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- Number: US 5,341,972 A
- Document ID: US5341972A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 08/106,398
- Filed: 1993-08-12
- Granted: 1994-08-30
- Earliest claimed: 1993-08-12
- Inventors: R. Benton Jacks
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5341972A

## CPC

- A45C 1/04: Purses to be worn at the belt or bracelet; Money-belts
- A45C 11/32: Bags or wallets for holding keys {(key-holding inserts A45C13/023)}
- G04B 37/1486: {Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet (building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446)}
- G04B 47/00: Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece ({clockwork cases for special purposes G04B37/12; clocks with magnifying glass built in the face G04B39/00; time-pieces in which parts or cases produce special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects, G04B45/00, particularly with inscriptions or pictures moved by hand G04B45/003, with specially shaped cases or parts G04B45/0069; combination of} writing or drawing implements with devices for indicating time B43K29/087; combined with cameras, projectors, or photographic printing apparatus G03B29/00)
- A45C: PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
- G04B: MECHANICALLY-DRIVEN CLOCKS OR WATCHES; MECHANICAL PARTS OF CLOCKS OR WATCHES IN GENERAL; TIME PIECES USING THE POSITION OF THE SUN, MOON OR STARS (spring- or weight-driven mechanisms in general F03G; electromechanical clocks or watches G04C; electromechanical clocks with attached or built-in means operating any device at pre-selected times or after predetermined time intervals G04C23/00; clocks or watches with stop devices G04F7/08)

## Abstract

A wrist watch wallet is disclosed having a main band with a watch attached to the outer surface thereof. The main band is designed to conveniently store in a concealed manner such items as currency, keys, and event tickets. The main band is made of thin, flexible, fashionable material and has sufficient length so that it may be wrapped in an overlapping manner around the user's wrist. Attached to the opposite ends of the main band are complimentary primary hook and loop connector pads which are interconnected to hold the main band in place around the user's wrist. During manufacturing, a longitudinally aligned full length opening is formed on the rear surface of the main band which allows access to the full length, longitudinally aligned main pocket formed therein. One end of the main band is closed while the opposite end is opened thereby providing a transversely aligned opening into the main pocket. Attached along the closed end of the main band is a inward curved, rigid insert member which acts to improve the gripping strength of the primary hook and loop connector pads during use. Also manufactured inside the main band is an optional second pocket used to carry smaller objects. Key pockets are also provided for carrying keys.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A wrist watch wallet, comprising:
a. an elongated main band made of flexible material, said main band having a front panel with an outside surface and an inside surface, said main band having a first end and an opposite second end, said second end being closed to form a full-length main pocket inside said main band, said main band having a top rear flap and a bottom rear flap which converge to form a full-length longitudinally aligned opening into said main pocket, said first end of said main band being unattached thereby creating a transversely aligned opening into said main pocket;
b. a pair of primary hook and loop connector pads disposed on opposite sides of said main band near said first and second ends of said main band, each said connector pad having an upper and lower edge, said pair of primary hook and loop connector pads being capable of interconnecting when said main band is wrapped around a wrist of a user;
c. a timepiece attached to the front panel of said main band with a timepiece attachment means, said timepiece having a body with opposite pairs of lugs located thereon, and;
d. a rigid insert member disposed inside said main band along said second end, said insert member being capable of improving interconnection between said primary hook and loop connector pads.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 1, further comprising at least one slot manufactured on said front panel directly behind said connector pad attached to said front panel, said slot having a sufficient width to enable the shank of a key to be inserted therein.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 2, further comprising a channel formed in said connector pad attached to said front panel, said channel being capable of aligning said key in a traversely aligned position in said wrist watch wallet when inserted into said slot.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 3, further comprising openings formed along said upper and lower edges of said connector pad attached to said front surface which enable the end of a shank of a key to be extended therefrom.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 2, wherein said timepiece attachment means comprises a pair of U-shaped attachment clips that extend through said main band to engage said opposite pairs of lugs on said body of said timepiece, said U-shaped attachment clips being spaced apart and aligned so that movement of said timepiece over said main band is prevented.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 5, further including a second pocket formed inside said bottom flap.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 5, further including an auxiliary connector pad attached to said bottom rear flap adjacent to said primary connector pad attached near said second end of said main band, said auxiliary connector pad being capable of interconnecting with said primary connector pad on said front panel near said first end when said wrist watch wallet is attached to said wrist.

### Claim 8 (depends on 5)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 5, further including a pair of secondary hook and loop connector pads located along the first end of said main band and disposed between said front panel and said bottom flap, said secondary hook and loop connectors being capable of selectively closing said transversely aligned opening into said main pocket.

### Claim 9

A wrist watch wallet, comprising:
a. an elongated main band made of flexible material, said main band having a first panel with an outside surface and an inside surface, said main band having a first end and an opposite second end, said second end being closed to form a full-length main pocket inside said main band, said main band having a rear top flap and a rear bottom flap which converge to form a full-length, longitudinally aligned, opening into said main pocket, said first end of said main band being unattached thereby creating a transversely aligned opening into said main pocket;
b. a pair of primary connector pads disposed on opposite sides of said main band near said first and second ends of said main band, each pair of primary connector pads being capable of interconnecting when said second end of said main band is wrapped over said first end of said main band to attach said wrist watch wallet around a user's wrist;
c. a plurality of slots manufactured on said front panel directly behind said connector pad located on said front surface, said slots being capable of receiving a shank of a key thereby enabling said key to be stored on said wrist watch wallet;
d. a timepiece attached to said surface of said main body, said timepiece having a body with opposite pairs of lugs located thereon, said timepiece being attached using a pair of U-shaped attachment clips that extend through the main band to engage said opposite pairs of lugs on said body of said timepiece, and;
e. a rigid insert member disposed inside said main band along said second end, said insert member being sufficiently rigid to improve interconnection between said pair of primary connector pads.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 9, further including a second pocket formed on the inside surface of said main pocket.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 10, further comprising channels formed in said primary connector pad attached to said front surface, each said channel being capable of aligning said key in a traversely aligned position in said wrist watch wallet when inserted into said slot.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

A wrist watch wallet, as recited in claim 11, further including an auxiliary connector pad attached to said bottom rear flap adjacent to said primary connector pad attached near said second end of said main band, said auxiliary connector pad being capable of interconnecting with said primary connector pad attached to said front panel when said second end of said main band is wrapped over said first end of said main band when said wrist watch wallet is attached to a user's wrist.