EP0217465A1 - Wrist watch comprising a strap made of elements connected together - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
- A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
- A44C5/00—Bracelets; Wrist-watch straps; Fastenings for bracelets or wrist-watch straps
- A44C5/02—Link constructions
- A44C5/10—Link constructions not extensible
- A44C5/102—Link constructions not extensible with links made of one piece with integral connecting means
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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
- G04B47/00—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece
- G04B47/04—Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece with attached ornaments or amusement apparatus
- G04B47/046—Changeable decorations and parts thereof, decorations for the case which change the external appearance of the clockwork
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- the present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a bracelet made up of elements removably assembled together.
- the elements, profiles and massifs have a profile such that they can hang on to each other in a certain position and that each connection is locked by the following element.
- the object of the present invention is to produce a wristwatch, the strap elements of which can be assembled at the option of the user, in particular by a child, without special tools and without experience.
- the elements must be simple in shape, easy to manufacture.
- the wristwatch according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the bracelet elements consist of plates, studs or bars having at least one hole and at least one mushroom-shaped projection, the maximum diameter is equal to or greater than the diameter of the hole so that the mushroom of a neighboring element can be forced into the hole.
- the bracelet elements are preferably in the form of rectangular plates having two parallel flat parts linked together by a short oblique part, the lowest flat part having at least two mushrooms, while the highest part have at least two holes. It is thus possible to assemble the elements together by superimposing the upper part of an element on the lower part of the neighboring element, so that the visible face of the bracelet is in the form of a succession of plates juxtaposed revealing the conical or spherical head of the mushrooms which constitute a decoration of the bracelet.
- the bracelet elements are preferably made of flexible synthetic material so as to allow a curvature of the bracelet around the wrist. This curvature can also be obtained by providing a clearance between the minimum diameter of the mushrooms and the diameter of the holes.
- the watch may also include a removable bezel fixed in the same way as the elements of the bracelet, on a fixed bezel of the watch case.
- the watch can be sold in the form of an assembly box comprising the watch box, a certain quantity of strap elements and a set of glasses. removable in different colors.
- the user in particular the child, can thus make his bracelet to the desired length and in the color, respectively the desired combination of colors.
- the elements are easily removable, so that the operation can be repeated several times and it is thus possible to modify the appearance of the bracelet by using all the possible combinations of colors.
- the wristwatch shown in the drawings comprises a watch 1, the case of which is provided with an annular fixed bezel 2 provided with twelve mushrooms 3 placed opposite the hour numbers.
- the box also has two rectangular flat surfaces 4 and 5 opposite six and twelve o'clock. These litters are respectively provided with three mushrooms 6 and 7 aligned.
- the mushrooms 3 of the fixed scope 2 are intended to receive the holes 8 of a removable scope 9.
- the bracelet is made up of elements 10 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. These elements consist of rectangular plates having two flat rectangular parts 11 and 12 parallel to each other but offset with respect to each other and connected by a short oblique part 13. The lowest part 11 is provided with a row of three mushrooms 14, while the highest part 12 has a row of three holes 15.
- the elements 10 are made of slightly flexible synthetic material and the diameter of the holes 15 is slightly less than the maximum diameter of the mushrooms 14 so that it is possible to pass the mushrooms 14 through the holes 15 by exerting a certain pressure. It is thus possible to assemble the elements 10 together as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the part 12 of an element being always superimposed on the part 11 of the neighboring element. Plan view ( Figure 1), the bracelet seems to be made up of juxtaposed bars.
- the first elements of each strand of the bracelet, on the side of the watch, are fixed on the mushrooms 6 and 7 in the same way as on neighboring elements.
- the clasp of the bracelet consists of a simple plate 16 provided with two rows of three holes 17 and 18 which are respectively fixed on the mushrooms at the two ends of the bracelet.
- the elements of the bracelet can of course have any other shape than that shown in the drawing.
- the bracelet could consist of plates provided with a single mushroom and a single hole. These plates could have a slight curvature so as to give the bracelet the necessary curvature, without the need to use flexible elements.
- the flexibility of the bracelet can also be obtained by providing a clearance between the diameter of the holes and the minimum diameter of the mushrooms.
- the mushrooms could also have a shape other than that shown in the drawing. They could in particular have a head made up of two opposite cones or pyramids.
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La présente invention a pour objet une montre-bracelet comprenant un bracelet constitué d'éléments assemblés amoviblement entre eux.The present invention relates to a wristwatch comprising a bracelet made up of elements removably assembled together.
On connait de nombreuses exécutions de bracelet constitué d'éléments assemblés entre eux. L'exécution la plus connue consiste à relier des éléments au moyen d'axes ou de barrettes d'articulation. Dans d'autre exécution les éléments sont profilés et enfilés latéralement les uns dans les autres. Dans ce cas, il est nécessaire de prévoir des moyens auxiliaires d'arrêts pour empêcher les éléments de sortir l'un de l'autre.We know many executions of bracelet made up of elements assembled between them. The best known execution consists in connecting elements by means of axes or articulation bars. In another embodiment, the elements are profiled and threaded laterally into one another. In this case, it is necessary to provide auxiliary stop means to prevent the elements from leaving one another.
Dans une autre exécution, les éléments, profilés et massifs on un profil tel qu'ils peuvent s'accrocher les uns aux autres dans une certaine position et que chaque liaison est verrouillée par l'élément suivant.In another embodiment, the elements, profiles and massifs have a profile such that they can hang on to each other in a certain position and that each connection is locked by the following element.
Tous les modes d'assemblages connus nécessitent des éléments de forme relativement compliquée et leur montage, respectivement démontage nécessite un outillage spécial et une certaine dextérité.All known assembly methods require elements of relatively complicated shape and their assembly, respectively disassembly requires special tools and a certain dexterity.
La présente invention a pour but de réaliser une montre bracelet dont les éléments de bracelet peuvent être assemblés au gré de l'utilisateur, en particulier par un enfant, sans outil spécial et sans expérience. Les éléments doivent être de forme simple, facile à fabriquer.The object of the present invention is to produce a wristwatch, the strap elements of which can be assembled at the option of the user, in particular by a child, without special tools and without experience. The elements must be simple in shape, easy to manufacture.
La montre-bracelet selon l'invention est caractérisée par le fait que les éléments de bracelet sont constitués par des plaquettes, des plots ou des barrettes présentant au moins un trou et au moins une saillie en forme de champignon don le diamètre maxi est égal ou supérieur au diamètre du trou de manière que le champignon d'un élément voisin peut être introduit à force à travers le trou.The wristwatch according to the invention is characterized by the fact that the bracelet elements consist of plates, studs or bars having at least one hole and at least one mushroom-shaped projection, the maximum diameter is equal to or greater than the diameter of the hole so that the mushroom of a neighboring element can be forced into the hole.
Les éléments de bracelet se présentent de préférence sous la forme de plaquettes rectangulaires présentant deux parties planes parallèles reliées entre elles par une partie courte oblique, la partie plane la plus basse présentant au moins deux champignons, tandis que la partie la plus haute présentent au moins deux trous. Il est ainsi possible d'assembler les éléments entre eux en superposant la partie haute d'un élément à la partie basse de l'élément voisin, de telle sorte que la face visible du bracelet se présentent sous la forme d'une succession de plaquettes juxtaposées laissant apparaitre la tête conique ou sphérique des champignons qui constituent un décor du bracelet.The bracelet elements are preferably in the form of rectangular plates having two parallel flat parts linked together by a short oblique part, the lowest flat part having at least two mushrooms, while the highest part have at least two holes. It is thus possible to assemble the elements together by superimposing the upper part of an element on the lower part of the neighboring element, so that the visible face of the bracelet is in the form of a succession of plates juxtaposed revealing the conical or spherical head of the mushrooms which constitute a decoration of the bracelet.
Les éléments de bracelet sont de préférence en matière synthétique souple de manière à permettre une courbure du bracelet autour du poignet. Cette courbure peut également être obtenue en prévoyant un jeu entre le diamètre mini des champignons et le diamètre des trous.The bracelet elements are preferably made of flexible synthetic material so as to allow a curvature of the bracelet around the wrist. This curvature can also be obtained by providing a clearance between the minimum diameter of the mushrooms and the diameter of the holes.
La montre peut en outre comporter une lunette amovible fixée de même manière que les éléments du bracelet, sur une lunette fixe de la boite de montre.The watch may also include a removable bezel fixed in the same way as the elements of the bracelet, on a fixed bezel of the watch case.
La montre peut être vendue sous forme de boite d'assemblage comprenant la boite de montre, une certaine quantité d'éléments de bracelet et un jeu de lunettes amovibles de différentes couleurs. L'utilisateur, en particulier l'enfant, peut ainsi réaliser son bracelet à la longueur désirée et dans la couleur, respectivement la combinaison de couleurs désirée. Les éléments sont facilement démontables, de sorte que l'opération peut être répétée plusieurs fois et qu'il est ainsi possible de modifier l'aspect du bracelet en utilisant toutes les combinaisons possibles de couleurs.The watch can be sold in the form of an assembly box comprising the watch box, a certain quantity of strap elements and a set of glasses. removable in different colors. The user, in particular the child, can thus make his bracelet to the desired length and in the color, respectively the desired combination of colors. The elements are easily removable, so that the operation can be repeated several times and it is thus possible to modify the appearance of the bracelet by using all the possible combinations of colors.
Le dessin annexé représente, à titre d'exemple, une forme d'exécution de l'invention.The accompanying drawing shows, by way of example, an embodiment of the invention.
- La figure 1 est une vue en plan d'une montre-bracelet partiellement assemblée.Figure 1 is a plan view of a partially assembled wristwatch.
- La figure 2 est une vue de profil d'une partie de bracelet, l'un des éléments, non assemblé, étant représenté en coupe.Figure 2 is a side view of a bracelet part, one of the elements, not assembled, being shown in section.
- La figure 3 est une en plan de la boite de montre nue.Figure 3 is a plan view of the bare watch case.
- La figure 4 est une vue en plan d'une lunette amovible destinée à être fixée sur la montre représentée à la figure 3.FIG. 4 is a plan view of a removable bezel intended to be fixed to the watch shown in FIG. 3.
La montre-bracelet représentée aux dessins comprend une montre 1 dont la boite est munie d'une lunette fixe annulaire 2 munie de douze champignons 3 placés en face des chiffres des heures. La boite présente en outre deux portées planes rectangulaires 4 et 5 en face de six et douze heures. Ces portées sont respectivement munies de trois champignons 6 et 7 alignés. Les champignons 3 de la lunette fixe 2 sont destinés à recevoir les trous 8 d'une lunette amovible 9 .The wristwatch shown in the drawings comprises a
Le bracelet est consituté d'éléments 10 tels que représentés aux figures 1 et 2. Ces éléments sont constitués par des plaquettes rectangulaires présentant deux parties planes rectangulaires 11 et 12 parallèles entre elles mais décalées l'une par rapport à l'autre et reliées par une courte partie oblique 13. La partie la plus basse 11 est munie d'une rangée de trois champignons 14, tandis que la partie la plus haute 12 présentent une rangée de trois trous 15. Les éléments 10 sont en matière synthétique légèrement souple et le diamètre des trous 15 est légèrement inférieur au diamètre maxi des champignons 14 de telle sorte qu'il est possible de faire passer les champignons 14 à travers les trous 15 en exerçant une une certaine pression. Il est ainsi possible d'assembler les éléments 10 entre eux comme représentés aux figures 1 et 2, la partie 12 d'un élément étant toujours superposée à la partie 11 de l'élément voisin. Vue en plan (figure 1), le bracelet semble être constitué de barrettes juxtaposées. Les premiers éléments de chaque brin du bracelet, du côté de la montre, viennent se fixer sur les champignons 6 et 7 de la même manière que sur des éléments voisins. Le fermoir du bracelet est constitué d'une simple plaquette 16 munie de deux rangées de trois trous 17 et 18 qui viennent respectivement se fixer sur les champignons des deux extrémités du bracelet.The bracelet is made up of
Les éléments du bracelet peuvent bien entendu avoir toute autre forme que celle représentée au dessin. Dans sa forme d'exécution la plus simple, le bracelet pourrait être constitué de plaquettes munies d'un seul champignon et d'un seul trou. Ces plaquettes pourraient présenter une légère courbure de manière à donner au bracelet la courbure nécessaire, sans qu'il soit indispensable d'utiliser des éléments souples.The elements of the bracelet can of course have any other shape than that shown in the drawing. In its simplest embodiment, the bracelet could consist of plates provided with a single mushroom and a single hole. These plates could have a slight curvature so as to give the bracelet the necessary curvature, without the need to use flexible elements.
La souplesse du bracelet peut également être obtenue en prévoyant un jeu entre le diamètre des trous et le diamètre mini des champignons.The flexibility of the bracelet can also be obtained by providing a clearance between the diameter of the holes and the minimum diameter of the mushrooms.
Les champignons pourraient également présenter une autre forme que celle représentée au dessin. Ils pourraient notamment avoir une tète constituée de deux cônes ou pyramides opposés.The mushrooms could also have a shape other than that shown in the drawing. They could in particular have a head made up of two opposite cones or pyramids.
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EP0247715A1 (en) * | 1986-05-12 | 1987-12-02 | Hattori Seiko Co. Ltd | Watch band |
FR2786281A1 (en) * | 1998-11-25 | 2000-05-26 | Michel Becker | Support for a housing for a watch or compass etc. where the support comprises two external protective faces that hinge on the housing, and that when closed, lock together |
WO2002084414A1 (en) | 2001-04-12 | 2002-10-24 | Yacht Diamond Watches Ltd. | Watch case equipped with a removable decorative bezel |
EP2674819A3 (en) * | 2012-04-13 | 2018-01-24 | ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse | Watch with multicolour components |
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US1554095A (en) * | 1922-10-20 | 1925-09-15 | Charles G Hultman | Flexible bracelet |
CH330906A (en) * | 1956-09-24 | 1958-06-30 | Monnier & Cie R | Wristwatch |
FR2187557A1 (en) * | 1972-06-09 | 1974-01-18 | Ferraris Lauren | |
FR2377057A1 (en) * | 1977-01-05 | 1978-08-04 | Pasquier Christine | Moulded plastics case for wrist-watch - has interchangeable glass piece with two spigots to fit in holes of base |
JPS541261U (en) * | 1977-06-06 | 1979-01-06 | ||
GB2002151A (en) * | 1977-08-08 | 1979-02-14 | Fairchild Camera Instr Co | Watch case and band |
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US1554095A (en) * | 1922-10-20 | 1925-09-15 | Charles G Hultman | Flexible bracelet |
CH330906A (en) * | 1956-09-24 | 1958-06-30 | Monnier & Cie R | Wristwatch |
FR2187557A1 (en) * | 1972-06-09 | 1974-01-18 | Ferraris Lauren | |
FR2377057A1 (en) * | 1977-01-05 | 1978-08-04 | Pasquier Christine | Moulded plastics case for wrist-watch - has interchangeable glass piece with two spigots to fit in holes of base |
JPS541261U (en) * | 1977-06-06 | 1979-01-06 | ||
GB2002151A (en) * | 1977-08-08 | 1979-02-14 | Fairchild Camera Instr Co | Watch case and band |
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EP0247715A1 (en) * | 1986-05-12 | 1987-12-02 | Hattori Seiko Co. Ltd | Watch band |
US4770008A (en) * | 1986-05-12 | 1988-09-13 | Hattori Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha | Plastic watchband |
FR2786281A1 (en) * | 1998-11-25 | 2000-05-26 | Michel Becker | Support for a housing for a watch or compass etc. where the support comprises two external protective faces that hinge on the housing, and that when closed, lock together |
WO2002084414A1 (en) | 2001-04-12 | 2002-10-24 | Yacht Diamond Watches Ltd. | Watch case equipped with a removable decorative bezel |
EP2674819A3 (en) * | 2012-04-13 | 2018-01-24 | ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse | Watch with multicolour components |
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