US1169935A - Watch-face protector. - Google Patents

Description

G. DENNISON.

WATCH FACE PROTECTOR. APPLICATKON FILED MAR. 1. 1915.

Patented Feb. 1, 1916 \NVENTOR. 65mm WFTNESSES ATTORNEY.

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GILBERT DENNISON, OF HANDSWORTH, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND.

WATCH-FACE PROTECTOR.

To all whom it may concern Be it knownthat I, GILBERT DENNISON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and residing at Villa Road, Hanosworth, Birmingham, in the county of lVarwick, England. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVatch-F ace Protectors; and I do hereby declare that the following description of my said invention, taken in connection with the accompanying sheet of drawings, forms a full. clear, and exact specification, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in watch'face protectors and has for its object to provide an easily operable and simple protector.

Referring to the drawings :Figure 1 is a plan of the complete watch face protector.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the protector with the outer flanged cover removed, showing the segmental members. Fig. 3 is a plan of the flanged cover before fitting. Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a plan of the fixed ring forming part of the protector. F ig. 6 is a sectional-elevation on line XX of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a plan of the slotted movable ring. Fig. 8 is a section on line YY of Fig. 7. Fig. is a plan of one of the pivoted segmental members. Fig. 10 is a side elevation of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation of the face protector attached to a watch case.

In carrying this invention into practice as shown upon the accompanying drawings, the bezel of the watch easel which holds the watch glass 2 in position is provided with a small ridge 8 near its-outer edge onto'which the protector is attached by snapping on, screwing on, or otherwise securing same in position.

The outside portion of the protector takes the form of a cover 4 which is shown at Figs. 3 and 4 and is preferably stamped out of sheet metal and provided with a center aperture. The side of said cover 4 is formed with a rim 5 which is milled or chascd as desired for the purpose of assisting its rotation by the linger and thumb.

Arranged to operate inside the case 4 1s afixed ring 6 as shown at Figs. 5 and 6 which is provided with a sharp upstanding rim 7 near its edge on one side only which is adapted to embrace the small ridge 3 of the watch glass bezel, the other side of the ring ipecification of Letters Patent.

'Applica'tidn filed March 1, 1915. Serial No. 11,345.

Patented Feb. 1,1916.

' 6 being fiat. In said ring 6 is provided four or more holes 8 equally spaced apart for the purpose hereinafter explained.

A. movable ring 9 as shown in Figs. 7 and 8 18 provided with four or' more slots 10 to correspond with the holes 8 in the ring 6 and is secured by soldering or other suitable means to the inside of the cover 4.

Four or more segments 11 to correspond with the number of holes 8, as shown in Figs. 9 and 10 are cut out of hard sheetlnetal and are provided at their ends with small projections, the projections 12 are turned up at right-angles to the segments while the projections 13 are turned down at right-angles to the segments 11.

The aforedescribed parts are now assem bled in the following manner: The four segments 11 are pivoted by their downturned projections 13 into the holes 8 in the fixed ring 6. The segments are then interlaced and disposed as seen in Fig. 2. The cover 4 with the ring 9 inside is then placed over the segments 11 and the ring 6 so that the upturned projections 12 of the segments 11 engage with the slots 10 in the ring 9. The whole is then closed together by rolling the edge 14 of the cover 4 over the periphery of the fixed ring 6 carrying the segments 11 as shown in Fig. 11. y

The protector operates in the following manner: The projections 13 of the segments 11 are pivoted in the holes 8 of the stationary member or ring 6, this ring 6 is securely attached to the watch case 1 by means of the rim 7 engaging the bezel 3 of the watch case and is thereby held in position. The pro jections 12 of the segments 11 engage with the slots 1-0 in the ring 9. This ring 9 is secured to the outer cover 4 which revolves around the ring 6. lVhen the cover 4 is revolved the projections 12 are moved with it and thereby'the segments 11. Projections 13 on the other ends of the segments 11 are located in the holes 8 which act as a hearing. It will be seen from Figs. 1 and 2 that if the cover 4 is turned to the left the seg ments 11 will all move toward the ring 6 and if the cover 4 is turned far enough the segments 11 will lie on thesaid ring 6 and underneath the cover 4 clearing the aperture 15 and at the same time exposing the face of the watch. If the cover 4 is now 1 turned to the right the segments 11 will be -brought into the position as shown in Figs.

1 and 2 and will thereby block the aperture ments to four as more may be used if de- 15 and protect the face of the Watch from damage.

The segments 11 are preferably domed in their centers so as not to bear on the watch front. F

I do not Wish to limit the number of segsired. v

By thislnventlon I provide an exceedingly simple protector for the face of Watches,

more particularly for use with Wrist watches.

What I claim as my invention is 1. A watch face protect0r,. comprising in combination, a plurality ofpivotal segmental members, a fixed ring for supporting one end of each of said members, amorable ring for supporting the other end of each of said members, and a flanged cover .rig'idly secured to said movable ring; the poriphery of said flange being turned so as to engage With the eriphery of said fixed ring, said rings being rotatable relative to each other by means of said cover so as to cause the pivotal members to coiger or expose a Watch face.

2. A 'Watch face protector, comprising in combination, a plurality of interlaced pivotalsegmental members, afi-xed ring for supporting one end of each of'said members,

'a slotted movable ring for supporting the GILBERT DENNISON.

itnesses NORMAN S. HARLOW, Gnonon E. FOLKES.

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