Assembly and method for illuminating a watch
OwnerRobert Galliinventor
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Abstract
An assembly is provided that allows construction of a watch that includes multifunctional illumination options. The assembly of the present invention provides a means for illuminating the watch face, a high intensity flashlight and a watch locator beacon. The assembly overcomes the drawbacks associated with filament lamps by using LED lamps that provide greater brightness with less power consumption. Further, the present invention relies on a unique feature of LED's, whereby they are only illuminated by DC power at the right polarity to provide a compact assembly that utilized a minimum amount of space.
Claims12
A watch assembly comprising:
- a housing, said housing having a side wall, an interior compartment and channel extending through said sidewall from said interior compartment to the exterior of the housing;
- a first means for illumination in said interior compartment, wherein light from said first means for illumination is directed through said channel in a first direction to the exterior of the housing;
- a timepiece installed in said interior compartment, said timepiece having a face;
- a second means for illumination in said interior compartment, wherein light from said second means for illumination is directed through said channel in a second direction, opposite said first direction, and directly falls onto said face of said timepiece;
- at least one power source in said interior compartment, said at least one power source providing power for said timepiece, said first means for illumination and said second means for illumination;
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- a means for selectively and independently energizing said first and second means for illumination.
An illumination assembly for a watch, said watch having a housing, said housing having a side wall, an interior compartment, a channel extending through said sidewall from said interior compartment to the exterior of the housing and a timepiece installed in said interior compartment, said timepiece having a face, said illumination assembly comprising:
- a first means for illumination in said interior compartment, wherein light from said first means for illumination is directed through said channel in a first direction to the exterior of the housing;
- a second means for illumination in said interior compartment, wherein light from said second means for illumination is directed through said channel in a second direction, opposite said first direction, and directly falls onto said face of said timepiece;
- at least one power source in said interior compartment, said at least one power source providing power for said timepiece, said first means for illumination and said second means for illumination;
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- a means for selectively and independently energizing said first and second means for illumination.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.