EP0198801A1 - Einheit eines auf einem Textil oder einem dünnen synthetischen oder natürlichen Material befestigten Gehäuses - Google Patents

Einheit eines auf einem Textil oder einem dünnen synthetischen oder natürlichen Material befestigten Gehäuses Download PDF

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EP0198801A1
EP0198801A1 EP86810172A EP86810172A EP0198801A1 EP 0198801 A1 EP0198801 A1 EP 0198801A1 EP 86810172 A EP86810172 A EP 86810172A EP 86810172 A EP86810172 A EP 86810172A EP 0198801 A1 EP0198801 A1 EP 0198801A1
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François André Proellochs
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1486—Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • 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
    • G04B37/00—Cases
    • G04B37/14—Suspending devices, supports or stands for time-pieces insofar as they form part of the case
    • G04B37/1406—Means for fixing the clockwork pieces on other objects (possibly on walls)
    • G04B37/1433—Fixation on items of clothing, e.g. with clips

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  • the subject of the invention is an assembly comprising a flat housing fixed to a textile or a synthetic or natural thin material.
  • the flat case of the assembly is intended to receive a watch movement.
  • the main object of the invention is to provide the removable assembly of a watch and a textile support or of a synthetic or natural thin material. The watch can thus be fixed or clipped removably on the textile support or on the thin material.
  • a search carried out by the licensee has made it possible to find in the prior art an anteriority which consists of a watch contained in a plastic case, which is irremovably riveted on a wrist band arranged to be placed around a wrist with Velcro elements.
  • the watch is thus made integral with the textile band in an irremovable manner.
  • the object of the invention is to propose an assembly between a flat case and a textile allowing a removable fixing of the case on the textile, that is to say allowing the user to remove and replace the flat case on the textile.
  • the assembly according to the invention is characterized in that the textile or the synthetic or natural thin material comprises a ring crimped around the periphery of a hole previously made in the textile or the thin material at a predetermined location, the housing having a circular bottom introduced into the ring and substantially the same thickness as the latter, the housing and the ring having retaining means cooperating to ensure removable fixing of the housing on the textile.
  • the retaining means between the case and the ring include a circular rim provided on the inner periphery of the ring, and at least two tabs flexible extend parallel and adjacent to the circular bottom of the housing, the tabs having on their outer face a boss coming to be fixed under the circular edge of the ring.
  • a space may be provided between the circular bottom of the housing and the tabs, the space being intended to receive a locking ring arranged for press the tabs against the edge of the crimped ring on the textile or synthetic or natural thin material. Spacing ribs can be placed around the circumference of the circular bottom, so as to fill the space between the circular bottom and the ring on either side of the tongues.
  • the retaining means between the housing and the ring comprise a thread provided on the periphery of the circular bottom of the housing and cooperating with a corresponding thread provided inside a blocking ring coming to be inserted between the bottom circular of the case and the ring set on the textile or the synthetic or natural thin material.
  • the ring can be made of metal, in particular aluminum. However, it can also be made of a plastic material.
  • the case is intended to contain a watch movement.
  • it can also be provided to receive a compass or simply be provided with a waterproof cover so as to receive and retain small objects.
  • the housing can be made of plastic.
  • the textile can be an elastic wristband or a headband.
  • the assembly of the case can be carried out on any piece of clothing, for example near the waist of a pants, on the pocket or cuff of a shirt, etc.
  • the invention also relates to a method of manufacturing the assembly, in which a flexible counter-piece is applied to the textile or the thin material, the diameter of the counter-piece being slightly greater than the diameter of the ring which will be crimped later, the hole is drilled together to the diameter of the ring, heat treatment is applied to the edges of the hole and the ring is inserted and crimped.
  • the manufacturing process can be characterized in that the textile is pierced with the diameter of the ring and in that the ring is introduced and hot crimped.
  • the ring will generally be made of plastic and it can be either crimped or injected.
  • the drawing shows by way of example an embodiment of an assembly according to the invention.
  • the mode of execution of the assembly 1 represented in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 comprises a wrist band 2 on which is fixed a case 3 containing a watch movement 4 with dial and hands.
  • the wrist band 2 is made of cotton fabric containing woven elastics.
  • the strip On its inner face 5, the strip has a looped weft, so that the face of the strip in contact with the user's wrist is in the form of a terry cloth.
  • the headband 2 is made, as mentioned above, of cotton and the elastic weft is chosen and arranged so as to let the skin breathe and so as to avoid any allergy for the user.
  • a ring 6 crimped on the periphery of a hole 7 previously drilled on the said strip to the diameter of the ring 6.
  • the ring 6 is crimped on the periphery of the hole 7 after a counterpiece 8 has been previously applied against the inner surface of the strip and that the peripheral zone of the edge 7 has been heat treated so as to retain the elastic fibers of said strip after the hole has been cut.
  • the counterpiece 8 is either glued against the underside 5 of the strip 2, or applied by a hot treatment. In this case, it will present an adhesive or it will be carried out in a material capable of sticking against the face 5 during the application of the hot treatment.
  • the ring 6 has a circular rim 10 which will serve as a point of attachment to the housing 3 as explained below.
  • the housing 3 (fig. 2 and 3) comprises a circular bottom 11 and two tongues 12 and 13 extending parallel and adjacent on either side of the circular bottom 11.
  • the tongues 12 and 13 have on their outside face a boss 14 intended to come into engagement with the rim 10 of the ring 6, so as to retain the housing in place in the ring 6 (fig. 3).
  • An annular space is provided between the tongues 12 and 13 and the circular bottom 11 of the housing 3, this annular space being intended to receive a fixing ring 15 arranged to press the tongues 12 and 13 against the ring 6.
  • the ring 15 is simply pressed into the recess provided between the tongues 12 and 13 and the edge of the circular bottom 11 of the housing and is held in place by friction.
  • the ring 15 is removed and the housing 3 is separated from the textile 2 by a simple pressure of the thumb applied to the circular bottom 11 of the housing.
  • the circular bottom 11 of the housing also has spacing ribs 16 and 17 placed between the tongues 12 and 13. These ribs 16 and 17 are intended to prevent any lateral displacement of the housing relative to the ring 6.
  • the height of the ribs 16 and 17 is approximately half the height of the tongues 12 and 13, of so that the ring 15 can be put in place without abutting said ribs.
  • the rib 16 finally has a notch 18 making it possible to place the watch winder 19 (fig. 2).
  • the housing 11 has on its circumference a thread 20 cooperating with a corresponding thread 21 of a ring 22.
  • the housing 3 of the variant of FIG. 4 has exactly the same configuration as that of the previous embodiment.
  • the ring 6 crimped on the strip 2 and the counterpiece 8 also has the same configuration as the ring 6 of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 with its circular rim 10. The ring 22 is thus screwed onto the circular bottom 11 of the housing 3 after the latter has been introduced into the ring 6.
  • the ring 22 which has a rim 23 corresponding to the rim 10 of the ring 6, comes to bear on the latter and thus tighten the housing 3 against the said ring 6.
  • the ring 22 has on its outer periphery spikes 24 which will make it possible to carry out the 'operation of screwing and tightening the assembly.
  • the thickness of the upper part of the ring 22 fills as shown in the variant of FIG. 4, the space between the ring 6 and the circular bottom 11 of the housing 3 and thus prevents any lateral displacement of said housing 3 relative to the ring.
  • you want to separate the housing 3 from the textile 2 simply unscrew the ring 22 and take out the housing 3 from above.
  • the case also includes a watch movement 4 with its dial, its hands and its glass.
  • the housing 3 which has just been described with regard to the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3, as well as the variant of FIG. 4 is generally made of plastic, as is the clamping ring 15 or 22.
  • the ring 6 set on the fabric 2 is in the embodiment of FIGS. 1 to 3 and in the variant of FIG. 4 made of metal, in particular aluminum.
  • the use of metal, in particular aluminum makes it possible to obtain a solid and durable crimping of the ring on the edges of the textile 2 after it has undergone a heat treatment intended to fix the elastic fibers on the periphery of the hole where the ring will be crimped 6.
  • the ring 6 can also be made of plastic. In this case, it will either be hot-set after the textile has undergone a heat treatment, or injected into an adequate matrix.
  • the assembly which has just been described is carried out between a case containing a watch movement with its dial, its hands and its glass and a wrist band described in detail above. It is obvious to a person skilled in the art that such an assembly can be carried out with any textile or any thin or natural synthetic material.
  • the assembly offers the advantage of being able to separate the watch case from the textile on which it is mounted, for example for washing the textile. After washing, the housing 3 will be replaced on the textile.
  • the housing 3 can be fixed on a headband, or on any piece of clothing, for example on the pocket or the cuff of a shirt, on the pocket of pants, etc.
  • the case 3 containing a watch movement with its dial, its hands and its glass can be placed on any thin synthetic or natural material, for example an object pocket, a briefcase, a wallet, a purse, etc. whether these are made of synthetic material or a natural material, such as leather.
  • the advantage provided by the assembly which has just been described consists in the fact that the box can be removed and replaced in accordance with the wishes of the user.
  • the housing 3 is arranged to receive a good quality watch, for example a quartz watch with analog display, as shown in the fig. 1. It is also obvious to those skilled in the art that the housing 3 can also be made of metal.
  • the housing 3 can be arranged to contain other things than a watch movement, for example a compass, or be provided with a waterproof cover, so as to be able to receive small personal items.
  • the assembly which has just been described offers the advantage of proposing the removable and secure fixing of a housing to a textile piece, the housing and the textile having retaining means cooperating to ensure the removable fixing.
  • the assembly thus produced has no excess thickness, the thickness of the circular bottom of the housing being substantially equal to the thickness of the textile or of the thin material.

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EP86810172A 1985-04-15 1986-04-15 Einheit eines auf einem Textil oder einem dünnen synthetischen oder natürlichen Material befestigten Gehäuses Expired EP0198801B1 (de)

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GB2186181B (en) * 1986-02-10 1989-11-22 Seikosha Kk Wrist watch
FR2678812A1 (fr) * 1991-07-08 1993-01-15 Kh Creations Pochette de ceinture pour le transport de menus objets, destinee a etre portee au niveau de la taille.
CH685586GA3 (de) * 1993-07-14 1995-08-31 Andreas Ammann Schmuck-Zeitmessinstrument.
CH685904GA3 (de) * 1994-06-27 1995-11-15 Utc Service Ag Armbanduhr mit einem Dekorationsring.
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EP0294320B1 (de) * 1987-02-13 1992-08-26 Waprofa S.A. Einheit mit einem auf einen Träger befestigten Gehäuse
FR2678812A1 (fr) * 1991-07-08 1993-01-15 Kh Creations Pochette de ceinture pour le transport de menus objets, destinee a etre portee au niveau de la taille.
CH685586GA3 (de) * 1993-07-14 1995-08-31 Andreas Ammann Schmuck-Zeitmessinstrument.
CH685904GA3 (de) * 1994-06-27 1995-11-15 Utc Service Ag Armbanduhr mit einem Dekorationsring.
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