Clock with a holder

US4362402A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• VDO Adolf Schindling AG · DE

Inventors

• Manfred Kallinke · Hofheim, DE
• Walter Bleuel · Hofheim, DE
• Wolfgang Hoehn · Liederbach, DE
• Kurt Heinrich · Sindelfingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 14, 1980
• Grant date: Dec 7, 1982
• Expiry date: Jul 14, 2000

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G04B37/1426
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A clock with a housing with quadratic or square cross-section in the plane of the dial plate and a holder for the detachable reception of the housing. At least one part of the holder is formed in the shape of a yoke having two spring arms between which the housing can be clampingly inserted, and at least the side surfaces of the housing and at least the free ends of the arms are provided with interengaging profiles for the detent connection of the holder and the housing.