Elongate band, wristwatch comprising same and watchcase
AssigneeWing Hon Metal Manufactory Limited
InventorsChin Hung Eddy So, Chin Plng So
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Abstract
A band wearable by a user connectable or connected to a watchcase or a decorative item, comprising a plurality of separable units and means for releasably connecting at least some of the units together to form the band, wherein two adjacent said units are releasably lockable together, and wherein the releasable connection means comprises operable means manually actuable or depressible by a finger of the user to disconnect said adjacent units from each other.
Claims21
A band wearable by a user connectable or connected to a watchcase or a decorative item, comprising a plurality of separable units and releasable connection means for releasably connecting at least some of said units together to form said band, or for releasably connecting one of said units to a watchcase or a decorative item, a length of said band being user adjustable by adding or removing one or more of said units forming said band, wherein:
- a. a first of two adjacent units is provided with a protrusion and a second of said two adjacent units or a watchcase or a decorative item, is provided with a complementary recess defined between a first side member and a second side member and sized and shaped to accommodate said protrusion such that said protrusion is positionable between said first side member and said second side member, and wherein,
- b. said releasable connection means comprising first and second operable means manually actuable or depressible by a finger of a user so as to be movable relative to the first and second side members respectively, and two connection members movable into the first and second side members respectively, wherein movement of the first operable means in a first direction brings about movement of the second connection member in the first direction to a retracted position in the second side member, and movement of the second operable means in a second direction opposite to the first direction brings about movement of the first connection member in the second direction to a retracted position in the first side member, such that pushing of both operable means towards each other causes both connection members to move relatively away from each other to their respective retracted positions thereby releasing two adjacent units from each other whereby the length of said band is then adjusted by adding thereto or removing therefrom one or more said units.
A watchcase comprising at least two adjacent separable sub-units and means for releasably connecting said adjacent sub-units together to form said watchcase, wherein:
- a. a first of said adjacent sub-units is provided with a protrusion and a second of said two adjacent sub-units is provided with a complementary recess defined between a first side member and a second side member and sized and shaped to accommodate said protrusion such that said protrusion is positionable between said first side member and a second side member, and
- b. said releasable connection means comprising first and second operable means manually actuable or depressible by a finger of a user so as to be movable relative to the first and second side members respectively, and two connection members movable into the first and second side members respectively, wherein movement of the first operable means in a first direction brings about movement of the second connection member in the first direction to a retracted position in the second side member, and movement of the second operable means in a second direction opposite to the first direction brings about movement of the first connection member in the second direction to a retracted position in the first side member, such that pushing of both operable means towards each other causes both connection members to move relatively away from each other to their respective retracted positions thereby releasing said two units from each other.
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