Watch cases with pushbuttons
First Claim
1. A watch case comprising a case body housing a pushbutton mounted for movement relative to the case body, said case body having means for defining an interior chamber adapted to receive therein a watch movement, a rod rigidly connected to said pushbutton, said rod having a medial portion movable in a bore of said case body, said bore defining a radial direction perpendicular to the axis of the bore and having an innermost terminal end portion opening into said interior chamber said rod having a portion extending beyond the innermost terminal end portion of said bore in said radial direction, and means within said interior chamber defined by said case body spaced remote from said pushbutton and spaced outwardly in said radial direction from said bore. innermost terminal end portion for confiningly guiding the movement of said rod relative to said case body during the movement of the rod under the influence of the movement of the pushbutton.
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a watch case which includes a case body housing a movable element actuated by a slidably mounted pushbutton for effecting movement of the movable element through a rod connected to the pushbutton, the rod having a portion which transfers the sliding movement of the pushbutton to the movable element, and guide means in the form of grooves, bores or guide surfaces for guiding the movement of the rod relative to the case body during the movement of the rod under the influence of the sliding movement of the pushbutton.
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- 1. A watch case comprising a case body housing a pushbutton mounted for movement relative to the case body, said case body having means for defining an interior chamber adapted to receive therein a watch movement, a rod rigidly connected to said pushbutton, said rod having a medial portion movable in a bore of said case body, said bore defining a radial direction perpendicular to the axis of the bore and having an innermost terminal end portion opening into said interior chamber said rod having a portion extending beyond the innermost terminal end portion of said bore in said radial direction, and means within said interior chamber defined by said case body spaced remote from said pushbutton and spaced outwardly in said radial direction from said bore. innermost terminal end portion for confiningly guiding the movement of said rod relative to said case body during the movement of the rod under the influence of the movement of the pushbutton.
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