Bi-directionally operable, toolessly changeable, strap for a wearable display
First Claim
1. A strap for a wearable display for a device for a person using said device and display, said wearable display having on opposing sides both first and second attachment loops, said strap further comprising:
- a leading end;
an affixation means located on one side of the strap any of at, in, along, or close to the leading end;
connecting material joining the leading end to the trailing end;
all of which may be drawn through both first and second attachment loops; and
,at least one affixation zone located along the connecting material on the same side of the strap as the affixation means, to which the affixation means can be attached so as to releasably bind the strap to itself;
a trailing end; and
,a terminating stopper at the terminus of the trailing end which will fit any of at or onto, but not through, the first attachment loop.
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Abstract
Watchmakers have maintained a tidy, fiddling, monopoly on changing watch straps for a century even as customers have increasingly sought and asked for more readily-replaceable options, to let their expensive centerpiece display (whether mechanical or electronic) to be attached by fashion-responsive, inexpensive straps. This invention is of a strap for a variety of displays or equipment worn on the user'"'"'s wrist, limb, or body that is simpler to manufacture, sturdier, easy to use, and yet readily replaceable without any tool. This invention enables the strap itself to become a separable element for differing needs including those suitable for changing seasons, special events or situations, purely of fashion, or simply for expressing personal taste, feeling, preference, or opinion.
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11 Claims
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1. A strap for a wearable display for a device for a person using said device and display, said wearable display having on opposing sides both first and second attachment loops, said strap further comprising:
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a leading end; an affixation means located on one side of the strap any of at, in, along, or close to the leading end; connecting material joining the leading end to the trailing end; all of which may be drawn through both first and second attachment loops; and
,at least one affixation zone located along the connecting material on the same side of the strap as the affixation means, to which the affixation means can be attached so as to releasably bind the strap to itself; a trailing end; and
,a terminating stopper at the terminus of the trailing end which will fit any of at or onto, but not through, the first attachment loop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
such that when both the first and second complementary halves are fed through the respective attachment loops and pulled together the first half'"'"'s affixation means is attached together and with the second half'"'"'s affixation zone at that point where the terminating stoppers are each and both drawn to and against the respective attachment loops, securely holding the display to the user.
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11. At least one strap for a wearable display for a device for a person using said device and display, said wearable display incorporating at least a first and second, offset, attachment loops, said strap having a width and thickness that can be drawn through each of the first and second attachment loops and further comprising:
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a leading end having a width and thickness that can be drawn through each of the pair of contoured attachment loops; an affixation means located any of at, in, along, or close to the leading end and also having a width and thickness that can be drawn through each of the first and second attachment loops; a trailing end; connecting material of a flexible material allowing it to bend, twist, and curve but not to stretch under normal operating tension and having a width and thickness that can be drawn through each of the first and second attachment loops, joining the leading end and trailing end; at least one affixation zone located along the connecting material on the same side of the strap as the affixation means, to which the affixation means can be attached so as to releasably bind the strap to itself; a terminating stopper at the terminus of the trailing end shaped such that said terminating stopper will fit any of at or onto, but not through, the first attachment loop when the strap is drawn by the leading end through that first attachment loop, by physically jamming into, interlocking with, and not being able to pass through the empty space forming the interior void of the first attachment loop, and having a flat surface on its distal end; and
,a shank joining the trailing end to the terminating stopper, said shank further; shaped so as to slip into the empty space forming the interior void of the first attachment loop; and
,larger than and encompassing the entirety of the connecting material at the trailing end;
but also,sturdier and less flexible than the connecting material.
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