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Coupling assembly for coupling a wristworn device to a strap

  • US 10,285,474 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2017
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly for coupling a wristworn device to a first end of a strap, wherein the wristworn device comprises a first lug and a second lug spaced from the first lug, wherein the first lug includes a recess in an inner face thereof and the second lug includes a recess in an inner face thereof, and wherein the assembly is coupleable to the first end of the strap, wherein the assembly comprises:

  • a spring bar comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is dimensioned to be received in the recess in the inner face of the first lug, and the second end is dimensioned to be received in the recess in the inner face of the second lug, and a biasing member for permitting the first end of the spring bar to be biased towards and away from the second end of the spring bar; and

    a retractor, the retractor being removably coupled to the first end of the spring bar, the retractor being engagable for urging the first end of the spring bar towards the second end of the spring bar;

    whereby when the second end of the spring bar is positioned in the recess in the inner face of the second lug and the first end of the spring bar is positioned in the recess in the inner face of the first lug, engaging the retractor with a user'"'"'s finger(s) so as to urge the first end of the spring bar toward second end of the spring bar causes the first end of the spring bar out of the recess of the inner face of the first lug.

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