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US 8,893,938 B2Granted
System for adjusting the length of a bracelet or strap
AssigneeThe Swatch Group Research and Development Ltd
InventorsPascal Grossenbacher, Jean-François Dionne, Yves Winkler, Jean-Jacques Born, Erik Jan Frenkel
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a portable object (1). This portable object includes a case (2) to which a bracelet or strap (3) is fixed taking the form of two bracelet or strap strands. The portable object is characterized in that at least one of the bracelet or strap strands is moveably mounted to slide relative to the case so that the length of the bracelet or strap can be adjusted.
Claims15
A portable object comprising:
- (a) a case;
- (b) two pairs of horns directly mounted in the case;
- and
- (c) a bracelet or strap taking the form of, respectively, two bracelet strands or two strap strands,
- wherein the two bracelet or strap strands are fixed to the case via the two pairs of horns, wherein at least one of the two pairs of horns is moveably mounted to slide relative to the case so that the bracelet or strap length can be adjusted.
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A portable object comprising:
- (a) a case;
- (b) two pairs of horns directly mounted in the case;
- (c) a bracelet or strap taking the form of, respectively, two bracelet strands or two strap strands, wherein the two bracelet strands or two strap strands are fixed to the case via the two pairs of horns, wherein at least one of the two pairs of horns is moveably mounted to slide relative to the case so that the bracelet or strap length can be adjusted;
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- (d) a control unit that can be controlled by a user from outside the case of the portable object, wherein the control unit enables the user to adjust the bracelet or strap length by moving the bracelet or strap strands relative to the case of the portable object.
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A portable object comprising:
- (a) a case;
- (b) two pairs of horns directly mounted in the case;
- and
- (c) a bracelet or strap taking the form of, respectively, two bracelet strands or two strap strands,
- wherein the two bracelet strands or two strap strands are fixed to the case via the two pairs of horns, wherein at least one of the two pairs of horns is moveably mounted to slide relative to the case so that the bracelet or strap length can be adjusted, wherein the case includes orifices at the location of the horns so that the horns can slide into the case, and wherein each pair of horns includes at least one toothing so as to cooperate with a gear driven by a motor installed inside the case such that the horns penetrate the case to a greater or lesser extent, to tighten or loosen the bracelet or strap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.