Patent · US Expired

Fabric attachable timepiece

US5610877A · kind A · utility

26Cited by
9References
8Claims
0Family size

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 20, 1995
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 20, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG04B37/1433
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention is a timepiece mounted within a case with a separate flexible backing that has a plurality of outwardly projecting fingers with upwardly turned lips at the ends thereof. The case is placed on a piece of fabric such as the sleeve of a shirt. The backing is placed on the other side of the fabric with the stem of the timepiece outwardly projecting between the fingers of the base portion. By pressing the base portion and the timepiece case together grips the fabric to mount the timepiece on such fabric. The timepiece can be removed from the fabric by simply pressing at least part of the lips outwardly to disengage the same through the fabric from the case within the timepiece is mounted.

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