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Battery-powered wristwatch

  • US 6,587,400 B1
  • Filed: 02/05/2002
  • Issued: 07/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A wristwatch comprising:

  • a rigid watchcase extending between a pair of opposite ends, the watchcase defining an interior case compartment, a watch movement within the case compartment, and means for displaying the time operatively connected to the watch movement;

    the watchcase defining a first pair of battery compartments in the case compartment adjacent one end of the watchcase and a second pair of battery compartments in the case compartment adjacent the other end of the watchcase, each battery compartment being configured to retain a battery for powering the watch movement;

    electrical connections in the case compartment extending from each battery compartment to the watch movement to transmit electrical power from a battery in the battery compartment to the watch movement when a battery is in the battery compartment;

    a pair of spaced apart lugs extending from each end of the watchcase, each pair of lugs configured to mount an end of a watchband to the watchcase; and

    each lug movably mounted on the exterior of the watchcase adjacent a respective battery compartment, the lug forming a battery compartment door and movable between a first position wherein the respective battery compartment is open for insertion or removal of a battery from the battery compartment and a second position wherein the respective battery compartment is closed to retain the battery in the battery compartment.

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