Device for adapting a wrist watch for wearing on a shoe

• US 7,471,593 B2
• Filed: 09/08/2006
• Issued: 12/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Charles Loring
• Original Assignee: Charles Loring
• Inventors: Loring, Charles
• Primary Examiner(s): Miska; Vit W
• Application Number:
  US11/517,934
• Publication Number:
  US 20080072356A1
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 368/10, 368/278, 36/1, 361/32, 363/61, 406/36
• US Class Current: 368/10
• 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

Abstract

A device for adapting a wrist watch for securing onto and wearing upon an upper portion of laced footwear is disclosed. The device, used in pairs, secures a wrist watch to the laces of a shoe, sneaker or other laced footwear. The device permits the time to be checked by simply glancing down at the shoe, and leaves the wrists of the wearer free. The device permits the wearer to check the time even when both hands are occupied on a task.

Claims

1. A device for mounting a watch to the laces of a laced shoe, the device comprising:

a watch pin receiving member having two opposing ends and a bore spanning therebetween, the bore sized to receive a watch spring pin therethrough;

a shoe lace receiving member having two opposing ends and bore spanning therebetween, the bore of the shore lace receiving member sized to receive the shoe lace therethrough; and

a coupling member secured on a first end to the watch pin receiving member, secured on a second end to the shoe lace receiving member, the coupling member for coupling the receiving members in a connected spaced relationship.

2. The device for mounting a watch to the laces of a laced shoe of claim 1, wherein the coupling member is substantially rigid;

and wherein the coupling member holds the receiving members in a fixed spaced parallel relationship.

3. The device for mounting a watch to the laces of a laced shoe of claim 2, wherein the coupling member and receiving members are formed of one piece injection molded plastic;

and the receiving members are in a fixed spaced parallel relationship.

4. The device for mounting a watch to the laces of a laced shoe of claim 1, wherein the coupling member comprises an elastic fabric material;

and wherein the receiving members comprise plastic.

5. The device for mounting a watch to the laces of a laced shoe of claim 1, wherein the coupling member and receiving members comprise elastic fabric, the receiving members formed as sewn fabric loops on opposing ends of the coupling member.

6. A device for mounting a watch to the laces of a shoe, the device comprising:

a first cylindrical member having a bore, the cylindrical member having an axis of symmetry, the bore through the cylindrical member along the axis of symmetry, the bore sized to receive a watch spring pin therethrough;

a second cylindrical member having a bore, the second cylindrical member having an axis of symmetry, the bore through the second cylindrical member along its axis of symmetry, the bore of the shoe lace receiving member sized to receive the shoe lace therethrough; and

a coupling member secured on a first end to the first cylindrical member, secured on a second end to the second cylindrical member, the coupling member holding the cylindrical members in a fix distally spaced relationship, wherein the cylindrical members and the coupling member comprise one piece molded plastic.

7. The device for mounting a watch of claim 6, wherein

the second cylindrical member has an outside diameter of 5/16 inch and a wall thickness of 1/16 inch;

the first cylindrical member has an outside diameter of 3/16 inch and a wall thickness of 1/16 inch; and

the coupling member has a web thickness of ⅛

inch and a length between outside wall of first and second cylindrical members of ⅛

inch, wherein the device has an overall length of ⅝

inch.