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Battery-containing crown for wristwatches

US4241440A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 1979
Grant dateDec 23, 1980
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Expiry dateJan 24, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04C10/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A voltage source is arranged within the stem control crown of a timekeeping watch. The crown is designed similar to a knob shell and forms a component of the electric circuit of the watch. This specific battery arrangement allows an easy exchange of batteries, even by unskilled persons, and makes furthermore feasible, a more compact arrangement and miniaturization of the individual watch components.

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