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Self-contained component for use in making watch bands

  • US 4,023,243 A
  • Filed: 04/28/1976
  • Issued: 05/17/1977
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/1976
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A self-contained component for making an end attachment for a watch band adapted to be mounted between spaced lugs of a wrist watch, comprising a generally tubular member formed from a strip of bendable material and devoid of any lateral projections,two pairs of tabs, one pair adjacent to one end of said strip and the other adjacent to the other end thereof,coiled compression spring means within said tubular member,a pair of generally tubular inserts adapted to slide within said generally tubular member, each insert being formed with a generally rectangular slot which has an open outer end and a substantially closed inner end, andthe ends of each of said pairs of tabs being bent inwardly about the opposite longitudinal edges of said generally rectangular slot of the associated generally tubular insert thereby to provide sliding engagement between their inner surfaces and the opposite longitudinal edges of said slot during longitudinal movement of the insert relative to the generally tubular member and to prevent skewing of the insert relative to the axis of the generally tubular member.

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