Wristwatch case including a back cover rising along the caseband

• US 5,233,574 A
• Filed: 06/10/1992
• Issued: 08/03/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/1991
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Montres Rado S.A.
• Original Assignee: Montres Rado S.A.
• Inventors: Walder, Pierre-Alain, Meister, Leonhard
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska, Vit W.
• Application Number:
  US07/896,390
• Time in Patent Office: 419 Days
• Field of Search: 368/88, 368/276, 368/280, 368/286, 368/294, 368/296, 368/309
• US Class Current: 368/276
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/0058 for shaped watches
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/116 for shaped watches
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/1486 Arrangements for fixing to a bracelet building watches into bracelets (montre marquise) G04B37/12; arrangements for hanging pocket- or other watches on chains G04B37/1446

Abstract

A wristwatch case includes a caseband (12) which receives a movement (2) surmounted by a dial (3). A crystal (5) and a back cover (6) are secured to the caseband as well as first (7) and second (8) bracelet strands. The back cover entirely covers over the underside of the caseband and includes first (9) and second (10) integrally formed wings. Such wings cover over entirely the outer sides (11) exhibited by the caseband and which are found situated between the bracelet strands. The back cover is preferably made of ceramic material.

Claims

1. A wristwatch case including a caseband arranged to receive a movement surmounted by a dial and hands for indicating the time, a crystal and a back cover secured to the caseband and forming therewith a sealed enclosure for said movement, and a bracelet including first and second strands attached to said caseband respectively at 6 o'"'"'clock and 12 o'"'"'clock, the back cover entirely covering over the caseband underside and including first and second integrally formed wings, said wings extending at least to cover over entirely the outer sides exhibited by the caseband and which are found situated between the bracelet strands.

2. A wristwatch case as set forth in claim 1 in which the caseband is of metal and the back cover is made of a material the hardness of which is equal to or greater than 1000 VPH.

3. A wristwatch case as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second wings are covered over by the crystal protruding beyond the caseband.

4. A wristwatch case as set forth in claim 1 wherein the first and second wings cover over the edges exhibited by the crystal, the edges of the crystal being situated flush with the outer edges of the caseband.

7. A wristwatch case as set forth in claim 1 wherein the crystal is secured to the caseband by glueing or by soldering.

5. A wrist watch case including a caseband arranged to receive a movement surmounted by a dial and hands for indicating the time, a crystal and a back cover secured to the caseband and a bracelet including first and second strands attached to said caseband respectively at 6 o'"'"'clock and 12 o'"'"'clock, the back cover entirely covering over the caseband underside and including first and second integrally formed wings, said wings extending at least to cover over entirely the outer sides exhibited by the caseband and which are found situated between the bracelet strands, said caseband having first and second extensions situated respectively at 6 o'"'"'clock and at 12 o'"'"'clock, said extensions extending in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet strands in order to serve as attachments of the strands to the caseband and wherein each of said extensions is at least partially covered over by an extension of the back cover, the remainder of said first and second extensions being covered over by an element in the form of a stirrup.

6. A wristwatch case as set forth in claim 5 wherein the back cover is secured to the caseband by screws traversing passages formed in the first and second extensions of the back cover, said screws being screwed into threadings formed in the first and second caseband extensions.

8. A wristwatch case including a caseband arranged to receive a movement surmounted by a dial and hands for indicating the time, a crystal and a back cover secured to the caseband and a bracelet including first and second strands attached to said caseband respectively at 6 o'"'"'clock and 12 o'"'"'clock, the back cover entirely covering over the caseband underside and including first and second integrally formed wings, said wings extending at least to cover over entirely the outer sides exhibited by the caseband and which are found situated between the bracelet strands, said casing ring being interposed between the movement and the caseband in order to carry the movement, a packing being compressed between the back cover and a housing formed in the ring as well as in the caseband and in which said caseband includes a flange integrally formed therewith, the dial bearing against said flange when the back cover is secured to the caseband.