US3672154A - Electric time-piece - Google Patents

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US3672154A
US3672154A US166761A US3672154DA US3672154A US 3672154 A US3672154 A US 3672154A US 166761 A US166761 A US 166761A US 3672154D A US3672154D A US 3672154DA US 3672154 A US3672154 A US 3672154A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G04—HOROLOGY
    • G04C—ELECTROMECHANICAL CLOCKS OR WATCHES
    • G04C10/00—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces
    • G04C10/04—Arrangements of electric power supplies in time pieces with means for indicating the condition of the power supply
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    • 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
    • G04B47/003—Mounting in and combined with adjustable indicating means, e.g. date indicating means adjustable by hand, marks or counters

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  • This time-piece is characterized by the fact that one of the two elements, casing and plug, is provided with a scale and the other one with a mark,.so as when the plug is put in place, it can be adjusted in such an angular position that the mark indicates, at least approximately, with respect to said scale, the date at which the source of current has been put in place or the date at which this source must be replaced.
  • the drawing shows, by way of example, one embodiment of the object of the invention and one modification thereof;
  • FIG. 1 is a plan view, viewed from above, of a wrist-watch.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view, at an enlarged scale, along line II--II of FIG. 1, and
  • FIG. 3 is a plan view, viewed from the underside, of a modification.
  • the casing of the wrist-watch represented on FIG. 1 and 2 comprises a combinated middle and back 1 carrying a crystal 2.
  • This casing contains an electric battery 3 for supplying current to the clockwork,.not represented, which is electrically driven.
  • the portion of the middle and back 1 designated by la, constituting the back per se, is provided with an opening 4 which can be closed with a detachable plug 5, the latter being made for instance of plastic material, which allows the putting in its place and the removal of the battery 3.
  • the plug 5 is snap-fitted on the back 1a so as to be ajustable in any angular position. It carries a mark 6 which faces a scale 7 provided with 12 divisions numbered 1 to 12.
  • the watch user can set the plug 5, when replacing the battery 3, in such a position wherein the mark 6 indicates, with regard to scale 7, which month the battery replacement has been carried out or which month the battery should be next replaced, said indication being generally the same in both cases since electric watches are generally designed for having the batteries last one year before replacement or recharging is required.
  • a file-mark 8 is provided in the back la, adjacent to the opening 4, for taking off the plug by means of a blade.
  • FIG. 3 differs from the first embodiment by the fact that the mark 6 is carried by the back-cover 1a of the case whereas the scale 7 is carried by the plug 5.
  • Time-piece the case of which contains a source of current-ordinary-or storage-battery-housed in a space closed by means of a plug, characterized by the fact that one of the two elements, casing and plug, is provided with a scale and the other one with a mark, so as when the plug is put in place, it can be ajusted in such an angular position that the mark indicates, at least approximately, with respect to said scale, the
  • Time-piece as claimed in claim 1 characterized by the fact that said scale comprises 12 sections, numbered 1 to 12, corresponding to the twelve months of the year.
  • Time-piece as claimed in claim 1 characterized by the fact that the plug is snap-fitted to the element of the case on which it is set-up for having said plug being adjustable in any angular position wanted.
  • Time-piece as claimed in claim 3 characterized by the fact that said plug is carried by the back-cover of the watch case.

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US3945193A (en) * 1973-01-26 1976-03-23 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Battery holder
US3962859A (en) * 1971-08-20 1976-06-15 Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha Cell replacement indication device
US4166359A (en) * 1977-12-19 1979-09-04 Hughes Aircraft Company Watch battery hatch construction
US4182020A (en) * 1977-01-03 1980-01-08 Fairchild Camera And Instrument Corporation Method of manufacturing a battery cover for placement in an opening in a battery container
US5065084A (en) * 1989-08-08 1991-11-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic equipment having display device for displaying lifetime of power source
US5923622A (en) * 1998-02-09 1999-07-13 Leader International Watch Co., Ltd. Watch case back cover assembly
US20110315070A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-12-29 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Battery holder with expiration indicator
US8499628B2 (en) * 2004-03-29 2013-08-06 Lord Corporation Cover for protecting component from shear force

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GB2178561A (en) * 1985-07-26 1987-02-11 Peter Kwok Kuen Yu Improvements in or relating to a watch and a watch battery cover

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FR1508365A (fr) * 1966-11-25 1968-01-05 Lip Sa Avertisseur de changement de piles pour montre électrique
US3505804A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-04-14 Rca Corp Solid state clock
US3597913A (en) * 1969-01-10 1971-08-10 Suwa Seikosha Kk Battery-carrying means for electric or electronic timepiece

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FR33619E (fr) * 1927-05-30 1928-11-29 Appareil déportant la javelle dans les faucheuses

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FR1508365A (fr) * 1966-11-25 1968-01-05 Lip Sa Avertisseur de changement de piles pour montre électrique
US3505804A (en) * 1968-04-23 1970-04-14 Rca Corp Solid state clock
US3597913A (en) * 1969-01-10 1971-08-10 Suwa Seikosha Kk Battery-carrying means for electric or electronic timepiece

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3962859A (en) * 1971-08-20 1976-06-15 Kabushiki Kaisha Daini Seikosha Cell replacement indication device
US3945193A (en) * 1973-01-26 1976-03-23 Citizen Watch Co., Ltd. Battery holder
US4182020A (en) * 1977-01-03 1980-01-08 Fairchild Camera And Instrument Corporation Method of manufacturing a battery cover for placement in an opening in a battery container
US4166359A (en) * 1977-12-19 1979-09-04 Hughes Aircraft Company Watch battery hatch construction
US5065084A (en) * 1989-08-08 1991-11-12 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic equipment having display device for displaying lifetime of power source
US5923622A (en) * 1998-02-09 1999-07-13 Leader International Watch Co., Ltd. Watch case back cover assembly
US8499628B2 (en) * 2004-03-29 2013-08-06 Lord Corporation Cover for protecting component from shear force
US20110315070A1 (en) * 2010-06-23 2011-12-29 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Battery holder with expiration indicator
US8210117B2 (en) * 2010-06-23 2012-07-03 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Battery holder with expiration indicator

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