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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7121587 | Wearable book A wearable book. A wearable book, comprising a plurality of pages and a loop adapted for encircling a body portion for attaching said pages to the body, is provided. The pages are preferably bound together at one edge and preferably are of substantially the same siz... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6991364 | Same-hand control of a multi-function device There is disclosed herein a limb-mounted device that is controlled by one or more inputs disposed within reach of the fingers of a user on the same hand that is associated with the limb. The inputs may be disposed upon a retractable or removable surface so that they... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6519207 | Outdoor glove watch An all-weather watch to be worn on the outside of one of the heavy-duty gloves of a glove wearer, such as a skier, snow boarder, hunter or motorcyclist, in cold and/or inclement weather. A length-adjustable elastic strap comprises a front strap portion wh... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6328188 | Adjustable linkage for a watchband A removable link for use in an arrangement comprising a plurality of interlocking links is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the removable link is used in a watchband and preferably comprises a link body having a first end and a second end; a hand port... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6168309 | Bracelet-watch including a device allowing adjustment of the length of the bracelet A bracelet (6, 7) includes a series of links (8) articulated via bars (9). The links and the bars are held together by a tie (10) passing through holes (13, 15). The end (2) of the bracelet (6) includes a special link (3) to which the tie (10) is fastened... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6053630 | Adjustable band An elongated annular element to be worn around a user's wrist includes an expandable band including a multitude of expansion links situated adjacent one another longitudinally of the band and resiliently movable apart. Two such expansion links are separat... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5899370 | Watchstrap An integrally formed watch band with a circular-shaped flexible harness having two strap portions extending from opposite ends therefrom. The harness has an a top opening through which a timepiece, when inserted, is made visible. The bottom of the harness... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5823409 | Expandable strap for a wrist instrument A wrist instrument has an expandable strap for use in securing the instrument about a wearer's wrist. The expandable strap has a strap casing or a sheath on each end and an interconnecting member attached to the strap casings. The interconnecting member i... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5779113 | Watch holder system The present invention relates to a watch holder system, which is worn on the back side of a hand, comprising a casing, an elastic cord, and a buckle. The casing is provided with two holes passing through from the front end to the back end and accommodatin... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5660308 | Connector for expansible watchband sections A connector is disclosed for joining two sections of an expansible watchband. The watchband sections have adjacent ends defined by endmost top and bottom links interconnected by pairs of mutually spaced staples. The connector comprises a unitary element h... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5639000 | Watch band assembly The watch band assembly includes a pair of buckle devices and a strap assembly. The buckle devices are fabricated to be a one piece structure which are adapted to be removably secured to opposite ends of a conventional watch. Extending outwardly from the ... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5479381 | Reversible watch A reversible timepiece is provided having at least two opposite faces and at least one movement. The timepiece includes and is attached to a bi-laterally flexible watchband adapted to permit its wearer to reverse the timepiece and change from one face to ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5441686 | Method of forming and assembling top shells onto the links of metallic watchbands A method of assembling top shells onto the links of a flexible linkage, the top shells being configured and dimensioned to overlie the links and having bendable end tabs. The method includes the steps of: forming an elongated framework which includes a pl... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5235567 | Quick release watchband A watch bezel including opposite side partial strap members pivotally secured thereto. A flexible band assembly including opposite end portions is provided and the opposite end portions of the band assembly are lengthwise slidably anchored relative to the... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5176301 | Non-expansible wrist band segment An elongate wrist band segment has a top row of links overlying a bottom row of links. U-shaped staples connect the links of the top row to the links of the bottom, and springs housed in the links coact with the staples to resiliently accommodate longitud... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4905879 | Expandable watchband An expandable watchband is described which is both simple and inexpensive to manufacture and simple to use. The watchband includes an outer flattened tubular member of flexible fabric material with one end of the tube folded into itself so that the length... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4855974 | Multiple configuration adjustable watch and band The invention relates to a device and method for configuring a watchband (10) such that it can be worn in a non-conventional fashion on the user's upper arm or conventionally on the user's wrist. The invention is comprised of a shorter elastic strap (16) ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4847729 | Electrically conductive wrist bracelet with removable clasping links and expansion band A spring-biased expansion band of metal bar members, attaches to a clasp member at one end and to a linear array of separately removeable and replaceable links at the other end to complete the bracelet. Each link has a pivot bar at one end and a complemen... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4770008 | Plastic watchband A plastic watchband made of individual links, having greater variety in design and secureness of fit is provided. The plastic watch band is joined of a plurality of separate links, each link having an engagement projection on one platform for engaging an ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4769656 | Expansion band antenna for a wrist instrument and method of making it An antenna for a wrist transmitter or receiver carried in a wrist instrument is made of a wire mesh enclosed in an elastic fabric sleeve. The antenna wire is composed of a tubular mesh of individual copper conductors which are loosely woven, twisted, or b... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4757926 | Decorative sleeve for wrist watchband A decorative sleeve for wrist watchbands is disclosed. The sleeve includes first and second elongated tubular elements, first ends of each of which are interconnected by a short segment of planar elastic material. The sleeve is positioned upon a watch suc... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4609786 | Band and the headphone utilizing the same A band comprising many beam portions and arcuate hinge portions formed integrally so as to be alternately arranged, a fitting force being obtained at least due to the returning force of the hinge portion so that the band can be expanded even with a small ... | 09/02/1986 |
| 4458478 | Elastic assembly, for example bracelet or ring Extensible metal assembly, for example bracelet or ring, comprising link members (1) and connecting members (2). Each link member has at its center a cavity (3) which goes right through in the longitudinal direction of the bracelet. The side walls of said... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4414714 | Expansible clasp and module for watch straps Disclosed are expansible clasp and module constructions for connecting the free ends of a watch strap together while at the same time providing adequate expansion along the length of the strap to permit removal of the strap over the hand of the wearer wit... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4358875 | Security buckle for wrist watch metal bracelets An improved security buckle for a wrist watch metal bracelet is disclosed which utilizes a first and second frame work, one mounted within the other, which are provided with a limited amount of relative sliding movement. A spur of the first frame work is ... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4357694 | Thermally responsive bimetallic jewelry Thermally expansive jewelry as bracelets, rings, wristwatch bands and the like are characterized by formation of the entirety or a component part thereof of an arcuate length of bimetallic strip, thereby to increase and decrease the effective diameter or ... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4300346 | Extensible strap An extensible watch strap is made up from tubular links which extend transverse to the length of the strap. The links are arranged in two rows with the links in one row offset from the links in the other row. Each link is connected to the two adjacent lin... | 11/17/1981 |
| 4237585 | Security buckle for wrist watch metal bracelets An improved security buckel for a wrist watch metal bracelet is disclosed which utilizes a first and second frame work, one mounted within the other, which are provided with a limited amount of relative sliding movement. A spur of the first frame work is ... | 12/09/1980 |
| 4178751 | Integrally molded watch casing and band An injection molded casing for an electronic time-keeping module includes integrally-molded wrist band and clasp portions adapted to fit over the wrist of a user. The watch casing and band are formed over a metal base strip which provides protection for t... | 12/18/1979 |
| 4096688 | Expansible linkage for wrist watch bracelets, identification bracelets and the like This disclosure is directed to expansible linkages for expansible wrist watch bracelets, identification bracelets and similar articles which permit the retail jeweler to quickly and easily adjust the length of a bracelet to fit different size wrists of cu... | 06/27/1978 |
| 3965670 | Expansion bracelet An expansion bracelet, particularly for wrist-watches, has a row of connected links. Each of these links has a plate member, a pair of solid outer members connected to said plate member at opposite lateral sides thereof, as seen with respect to the elonga... | 06/29/1976 |
