GB1314785A - End attachment for watch straps - Google Patents

Abstract

1314785 Watch band TEXTRON Inc 12 Oct 1971 [23 April 1971] 47428/71 Heading A3H [Also in Division E2] An end attachment for a watch strap adapted to be mounted between spaced lugs of a wrist watch case comprises a generally tubular end member 20 having a slot 26 intermediate its ends and a plate member, means 25 for connecting the plate member to the remainder of the strap and a generally tubular insert member 30 disposed within said tubular end member, said insert member being longer than said tubular end member and comprising at least one inherently resilient tab 31 extending outwardly into said slot of the tubular end member, at least one of the sides of the or each tab comprising a ramp surface which is inclined towards the end of the tab whereby said insert member is detachably retained within said tubular end member by co-action between said tab or tabs and the sides of said slot and which is removable by moving the insert member axially in one direction whereupon action of the or one of the ramp surfaces of the or each tab against the adjacent side of said slot causes the end of the or each tab to be moved inwardly of the tubular insert member and out of the slot, freeing the insert member for further axial movement. In the construction shown the insert member has two tabs and both have inclined surfaces. The means for connecting the plate member to the remainder of the strap are tabs which are bent over.