Riveted watch band

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10575603-B2
Application number	US-201816039834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2018
Priority date	Jul 24, 2017
Publication date	Mar 3, 2020
Grant date	Mar 3, 2020

Abstract

Watch band comprising lower and upper half band portions connected at a fold portion to surround a watch lug at the fold portion, each comprising a drilled hole for the passage of a double rivet comprising lower and upper bodies, either inserted one inside the other or each inserted into a common tube, the band including, at each double rivet, a snap means for ensuring a reversible axial stop for the lower body with respect to the upper body, comprising either a holding plate aligning lower and upper grooves of the lower and upper bodies, or two lower and upper clip lips of the common tube each clip fitted onto a complementary lower or upper lip of the lower or upper body.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A watch band or jewellery bracelet comprising:
at least one band or bracelet member which comprises a lower half band or bracelet portion connected adjacent at a fold portion to an upper half band or bracelet portion both arranged to together surround a watch or jewellery bar or lug at said fold portion and each including, in symmetry with respect to said fold portion, at least one drilled hole arranged for the passage of a double rivet, comprised in said band or bracelet, and which has a lower body with a head and an upper body with a head arranged to be inserted one inside the other coaxially, with their respective heads on either side of said band or bracelet member folded onto itself,
wherein said band or bracelet comprises, at each said double rivet, a snap means for ensuring a reversible axial stop for said lower body with respect to said upper body, said snap means comprising at least one elastic holding plate arranged to place in alignment a lower groove of said lower body and an upper groove of said upper body when said lower body and said upper body are arranged to be inserted one inside the other.

2. The band or bracelet according to claim 1 , wherein an outer body, which is whichever of said lower body and upper body surrounds the other, which is an inner body, comprises a through slot perpendicular to its axis and arranged to serve as a housing for said elastic holding plate, which comprises at least two lips arranged to surround, in a closed position of said double rivet, a first outer groove comprised in said inner body, to axially immobilise said inner body with respect to said holding plate, and wherein said first outer groove is not of rotational shape, and is arranged such that a relative rotation of said inner body with respect to said holding plate towards a release position moves sufficiently far apart said lips, resting on a shoulder comprised in said inner body in the plane of said holding plate, to allow the axial release of said inner body with respect to said holding plate in said release position.

3. The band or bracelet according to claim 2 , wherein said inner body comprises, in a first axial bore, a first driving means for rotational manipulation thereof by a tool inserted into said first bore.

4. The band or bracelet according to claim 2 , wherein said through slot of said outer body is not of rotational shape, and is arranged such that a relative rotation of said outer body with respect to said holding plate towards an open position moves said lips sufficiently far apart, in the plane of said holding plate, to allow the axial release of said outer body with respect to said holding plate in said open position.

5. The band or bracelet according to claim 2 , wherein said outer body comprises, in a second axial bore, a second driving means to allow rotational manipulation thereof by a tool inserted into said second bore.

6. The band or bracelet according to claim 2 , wherein said snap means comprises at least one additional elastic plate forming a means of return in the axial direction of said double rivet and arranged to press said holding plate into a second outer groove comprised in said outer body and into which said through slot opens.

7. A watch comprising the band according to claim 1 .

8. A piece of jewellery comprising the bracelet according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Swatch Group Res & Dev Ltd

Inventors

• Vuille Pierry
• Nicolas Cedric
• Ferri Yvan

Classifications

• G04B37/1486

  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) · CPC title

• A44C5/16 Primary

  by folding the strap · CPC title

• F16B2/22

  of resilient material, e.g. rubbery material {(F16B2/205 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• A44C5/0053

  Flexible straps · CPC title

• A44C11/00

  Watch chains; Ornamental chains {(fastening devices for watch or ornamental chains A44C5/18)} · CPC title