Watch supporting, protecting and insulating device

• US 4,862,521 A
• Filed: 12/09/1987
• Issued: 09/05/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 12/09/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kevin D. Mann
• Original Assignee: Kevin D. Mann
• Inventors: Mann, Kevin D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Schroeder, Werner H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CURRENT, SARA
• Application Number:
  US07/130,527
• Time in Patent Office: 636 Days
• Field of Search: 2/160, 224/152, 224/180, 224/903
• US Class Current: 2/160
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/002 with pockets
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 19/0027 Measuring instruments, e.g. watch, thermometer
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/1433 Fixation on items of clothing, e.g. with clips button watches G04B37/12; brooches, or the like A44C1/00; other similar fixation means, in general A45F5/02
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 224/903 Holder for timepiece not carried on wrist

Abstract

A watch supporting, protecting and insulating device, wherein, a glove has a pocket, which retains and protects a timepiece, permits viewing of the timepiece, and facilitates storage of other articles in the pocket.

Claims

1. A combination glove and timepiece holder, comprising:

an inner liner in the back of said glove;

an outer covering over the back of said glove;

said inner liner and said outer covering defining a compartment in the back of said glove;

said timepiece removably disposed in said compartment;

said outer covering having a slot therein for insertion and removal of the timepiece;

means for closing said slot;

means for viewing said timepiece, said viewing means including an aperture in said outer covering, said aperture covered by a sheet of translucent or transparent material;

means for securing said timepiece within said compartment, including resilient, compressible block shaped to fit snugly inside said compartment, said resilient, compressible block having a top surface and a lower surface, said resilient compressible block having a depression extending downwardly into said top surface, said depression shaped to conform to the side and lower edges of said timepiece, said resilient compressible block thereby securing said timepiece against movement inside said compartment; and

said resilient, compressible block has an uncompressed thickness greater than the internal height of said compartment, so that when said timepiece is set into said depression and inserted into said compartment, said resilient compressible block is compressed and exerts a continuous force against said timepiece and against said compartment, thereby securing said timepiece against motion within said compartment.

2. A combination glove and timepiece holder, comprising:

an inner liner in the back of said glove;

an outer covering over the back of said glove;

said inner liner and said outer covering defining a compartment in the back of said glove;

a middle liner divides said compartment into a first compartment for holding said timepiece and a second compartment for storage of other articles;

said timepiece removably disposed in said compartment;

said outer covering having a slot therein for insertion and removal of the timepiece;

means for closing said slot;

means for viewing said timepiece, said viewing means including an aperture in said outer covering, said aperture covered by a sheet of translucent or transparent material; and

means for securing said timepiece within said compartment, including resilient, compressible block shaped to fit snugly inside said compartment, said resilient, compressible block having a top surface and a lower surface, said resilient compressible block having a depression extending downwardly into said top surface, said depression shaped to conform to the side and lower edges of said timepiece, said resilient compressible block thereby securing said timepiece against movement inside said compartment.

3. A combination glove and timepiece holder, comprising:

an inner liner in the back of said glove;

an outer covering over the back of said glove;

said inner liner and said outer covering defining a compartment in the back of said glove;

said timepiece removably disposed in said compartment;

said outer covering having a slot therein for insertion and removal of the timepiece;

means for closing said slot;

means for viewing said timepiece, said viewing means including an aperture in said outer covering, said aperture covered by a sheet of translucent or transparent material;

means for securing said timepiece within said compartment, including resilient, compressible block shaped to fit snugly inside said compartment, said resilient, compressible block having a top surface and a lower surface, said resilient compressible block having a depression extending downwardly into said top surface, said depression shaped to conform to the side and lower edges of said timepiece, said resilient compressible block therapy securing said timepiece against movement inside said comprising; and

said outer covering includes a waterproof outer layer and an inner insulation layer;

said transparent or translucent material being waterproof;

said means for closing said slot being waterproof;

whereby said timepiece is protected from water and extreme temperatures in the environment.