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Slap on watch

a watch and strap technology, applied in the field of watches or timepieces, can solve the problem that the process still takes a few seconds, and achieve the effect of quick securement and easy securemen

Inactive Publication Date: 2003-08-21
SWARTZENTRUBER VINCENT DALE
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0006] Accordingly several objects and advantages of my invention are:
0007] a) to provide a watch that can be quickly secured around the wrist;
0008] b) to provide a watch that is easy to secure around the wrist;
0009] c) to provide a watch that children and senior citizens can put on without trouble;
0010] d) to provide a watch that is used for a toy and is fun for children;
0011] e) to provide a watchband for sports watches that can be fastened to the wrist and taken off the wrist quickly;

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Even after the skill is developed, the process still takes a few seconds.

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[0038] A preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in FIG. 5 with a watch face or timepiece 22 attached to a slap on band 10. The slap on band 10 is sized in length to fit around and overlap a wrist, forearm or other body part. FIG. 1 shows the construction of a slap on band 10. The slap on band 10 is preferably made of a bistable metal spring body or band 12. Other materials could be used as alternatives to the metal. The bistable metal spring body 12 is concave when facing up as is in FIG. 1. The bistable metal spring body 12 is a bistable spring that has two positions of operation or two states of being. The first state is the elongated position as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. In this state the bistable metal spring body retains potential energy. This potential energy will cause the band to coil immediately when the bistable metal body 12 is struck against an object such as a person's wrist. The second state is the coiled state as shown in FIG. 6. The coiled shape in F...

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A Slap on Watch consists of a watch face or timepiece (22) that is attached to a slap on band (10). The slap on band includes the component of a bistable spring metal (12), which will coil when slapped against the appropriate object such as a human wrist. When slapped against the wrist, the Slap on Watch will automatically form to the wrist, securing the watch to the wrist. The slap on band exists in two states; the elongated state, and the coiled state. The watch face in this invention could consist of any combination or all of the following; a timepiece, cell phone, two-way radio, or wireless Internet device. The Slap on Watch provides a quick and easy method to transport these devices. The Slap on Watch also could be used as a toy for children.

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[0001] 1. Field of Invention[0002] This invention relates to watches or timepieces, specifically to an improved band for quick attachment to a person's wrist.[0003] 2. Background of the Invention[0004] Watchbands have been made to try to create a watch that is easy to put on and take off. Previously watchbands have been made in a way that takes time and skill to put on the watch. Inventors have come up with methods to try to ease and quicken this process. U.S. Pat. No. 4,675,955 presents a method in attempt to solve this problem. With this snap buckle method, a person must learn the skill to put on the watch in a timely fashion. Even after the skill is developed, the process still takes a few seconds. The present invention of the Slap on Watch can be put on in a split second. The use of a bistable spring band as a wrist band is known in prior art. The bistable spring band can exist in two states; the straight or elongated state, and the coiled state. These bistable spring bands have...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A44C5/00A44C5/12
CPCA44C5/12A44C5/0053
Inventor SWARTZENTRUBER, VINCENT DALE
Owner SWARTZENTRUBER VINCENT DALE
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