Watch case and wrist watch device
AssigneeSuunto Oy
InventorsPanu Perko, Jukka Manni
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Abstract
The present invention is related to a watch case adapted to be integrated into a wrist watch device, the watch case comprising an inner volume for housing internal components of the wrist watch device and attachment elements for attaching at least one watch strap of the wrist watch device, wherein at least one portion of the inner volume of the watch case extends laterally (or longitudinally) beyond the points of attachment of the at least one watch strap. The present invention is also directed to a corresponding watch strap as well as to a wrist watch device comprising such a watch case.
Claims18
A watch case configured for use with a wristwatch device having a plurality of internal electronic components and first and second watch straps, the watch case having a first longitudinal dimension, the watch case comprising:
- a main body defining an inner volume, the main body configured to house the internal electronic components;
- a watch glass coupled to the main body, the watch glass defining a watch glass plane, the internal electronic components being positioned beneath the watch glass plane with none of the internal electronic components extending above the watch glass plane;
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- a plurality of strap attachment elements connected to the main body, the attachment elements including a first set of strap attachment points longitudinally spaced apart from a second set of strap attachment points, the first and second sets of strap attachment points configured for coupling the first and second watch straps to the main body, respectively, the first and second sets of strap attachment points defining first and second transverse lines, respectively, the first and second transverse lines defining a first plane, at least a portion of the inner volume of the main body and at least a portion of one of the internal electronic components longitudinally extending beyond at least one of the first and second transverse lines;
- and at least a portion of one of the internal electronic components extending below the first plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.