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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7313054 | Positioning and locking mechanism of display means in a portable electronic apparatus The invention concerns a portable electronic apparatus (50) including a dial (52) provided with at least one aperture (54), a support piece (1), fixed in relation to the dial, arranged for receiving display means (2). The support p... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7167689 | Crystal for a telephone watch The telephone watch includes a crystal (1) including a keyboard (2) formed in particular of a plurality of capacitive sensors (3) disposed under the crystal. This crystal includes a thick zone (4) at its center and a thinned zone (5 | 01/23/2007 |
| 7073227 | Bush A bush for holding first and second members includes a shaft portion having two ends, and a flange integrally formed on one of the two ends of the shaft portion to extend radially outwardly therefrom. The flange has at least one first pressing portion capable of def... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6917239 | Level shift circuit and semiconductor device A level shift circuit including a capacitor, a charge control circuit, and a limiting circuit. The charge control circuit is connected to the capacitor to provide the voltage of a high potential power supply to the capacitor and to control the charging of the capaci... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6781924 | Device for securing a dial in a watchcase The dial (3) is secured onto a lower element (10) of the case, preferably the casing ring. The lower element (10) includes at least two through passages (12) each having a first part (13) forming an orifice (14) on the dial ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6456569 | Mutual mounting of a crystal, a dial and a casing ring for a timepiece In order to angularly position and centre the crystal (5) with respect to the dial (4), the dial is provided with at least one lug (8) capable of being introduced precisely into a hollow (11) made in a collar (10) of the crystal (5). Thus, if the crystal ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6404704 | Dial including brilliants, appliques or other applied elements and method for securing such elements thereto The invention concerns a dial (1), in particular for a timepiece, including a plate having at least one recess defining a housing (6) in which a decorative element (8) or suchlike is secured, characterised in that the housing (6) includes a bottom (14) fo... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6278664 | Timepiece with interchangeable displays A timepiece includes interchangeable faces. The timepiece comprises a supportive structure, a face subassembly, and a clock mechanism. The face subassembly includes a backing with a front or outer surface and an inner surface, and a display with an inner ... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6092923 | Timepiece including fixation device for an element added to a frame The invention relates to a timepiece having a body or frame upon which an added element may be held, in a detachable manner. The invention also relates to a method of assembling this element on said body or frame. This timepiece is characterized in that the fi... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5754499 | Clock shell A clock shell including a frame, cut into a series of frame sections glued to a decorative covering layer, the frame sections being abutted against one another end by end and formed into a particular configuration, and a shell mounted within the frame sec... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5699324 | Device for securing a watch dial A retaining ring (17) which rests on the peripheral area of the dial (16), which is in turn bonded to a dial support (14). Several securing means (25) are on the one hand secured in the retaining ring (17) and on the other hand in a base element (13), suc... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5430694 | Timepiece The timepiece comprises a base part (1) of plastic material, at least one element (2) secured to said base part and securing means for said element onto said base part which comprise a stud (34) driven at one of its ends (40) into a through hole (32) in t... | 07/04/1995 |
| 4924452 | Watch provided with a dial A watch with a case, a glass, a case band, a back, a movement, hands, a dial and means for positioning the dial in the watch. The positioning means have a first part fixed and positioned axially, radially and angularly and a second part and associated with the... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4899324 | Clock with pendular element A clock, preferably for wall-mounting, comprising a support for a substantially flat dial, to the rear side of which there is secured a known clock mechanism for indicating hours, minutes and seconds and for causing a swinging arm to oscillate, to said sw... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4718773 | Clock A clock has a movement with protruding nested drive shafts. A housing member has a wall and a ridge which is forwardly offset from the wall. A planar dial rests against the ridge and is formed with an aperture in register with the aperture of the wall wit... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4711586 | Clock A clock includes a dial, a transparent cover plate spaced apart from the dial at a certain interval to define a space between the back face of the cover plate and the front face of the dial, and hands disposed in the space and driven to move relative to t... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4702616 | Clock A clock has a timepiece movement and a dial disposed on the front face of a base plate. A transparent cover plate having front and back faces is spaced apart from the dial to define a space between the back face of the cover plate and the front face of th... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4648722 | Plastic watch casing with plastic crystal and process for joining the crystal to the casing To simplify fitting and sealing the crystal (4) to the casing (2, 6, 8), assembly is effected by means of ultrasonic welding. The casing (2, 6, 8) and the crystal (4) are made of synthetic materials which are thermo-weldable to each other. The mating face... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4506993 | Rectangular framed advertising display clock A clock which is intended for use in soda fountains, restaurants, bars and other places of business as an advertising display, and which may be illuminated. The clock comprises a rectangular-shaped rigid frame, a translucent thin plastic panel constitutin... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4505596 | Composable wall-clock The clock comprises a usual clockwork, as well as a first annular component provided with a ring of pin-like projections parallel to one another; a second component which is also annular and can be coupled with the first component and provided with a ring... | 03/19/1985 |
| 4320483 | Attaching device of a dial on stationary parts of a timepiece movement To attach the dial to the timepiece movement it is proposed to use a magnc circuit comprising at least one permanent magnet which cooperates with a soft ferromagnetic material. The latter may be a component of the dial while the magnet is placed within t... | 03/16/1982 |
| 4291401 | Device for securing a watch dial to a watch-movement plate A cylindrical bearing segment of a preferably metal sleeve is positioned within a hole in a watch-movement plate. A portion of the sleeve intended to project inwardly beyond the plate is divided by a lengthwise slot into two claws which yield so that the ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4247926 | Watch movement A watch movement having a frame comprising a bottom plate with a peripheral rim portion, a dial secured to said rim portion, and a holding plate disposed between the bottom plate and the dial is described, wherein the holding plate is made of a thin sheet... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4213295 | Arrangement for securing a dial to a plate in a timepiece An arrangement for securing a timepiece dial having feet to a plate having bores for receiving the feet comprises attachment means each having a shank with a head, each shank being inserted in an additional bore in the plate substantially parallel to a bo... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4207735 | Dial and movement fixing structure A dial and movement fixing structure comprising a ring having legs that are held between a case ring of a watch case and a back cover, and a dial attached to the ring, wherein projections formed on the ring are introduced into a plurality of notched porti... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4183204 | Means for supporting clockwork elements of clocks A hollow generally cylindrical member is provided as a central support means for the clockwork of watches or clocks. The member has an outwardly extending annular flange portion against which may be abutted such clockwork elements as a dial carrier and a ... | 01/15/1980 |
