U.S. patent application number 13/275601 was filed with the patent office on 2013-03-07 for watchband with visible pins.
The applicant listed for this patent is Wai-Ho Eddie Leung. Invention is credited to Wai-Ho Eddie Leung.
Application Number | 20130056507 13/275601 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46423582 |
Filed Date | 2013-03-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20130056507 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Leung; Wai-Ho Eddie |
March 7, 2013 |
Watchband with Visible Pins
Abstract
A watchband is made up of a number of links. Each link is formed
of light-transmissive plastics material and has transverse
apertures. Coloured pins pass through the apertures of adjacent
links to form the watchband. The pins are visible through the
links.
Inventors: |
Leung; Wai-Ho Eddie;
(Kowloon, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Leung; Wai-Ho Eddie |
Kowloon |
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CN |
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Family ID: |
46423582 |
Appl. No.: |
13/275601 |
Filed: |
October 18, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
224/164 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A44C 27/001 20130101;
A44C 5/105 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
224/164 |
International
Class: |
A44C 5/10 20060101
A44C005/10 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 1, 2011 |
HK |
11109273.6 |
Claims
1. A watchband comprising: a plurality of links, each link formed
of light-transmissive plastics material and having transverse
apertures therethrough; and a plurality of coloured pins, each
passing through aligned said apertures of adjacent links to form
the watchband, wherein the pins are visible through the links.
2. The watchband of claim 1, wherein the links are formed of
moulded polycarbonate material.
3. The watchband of claim 1, wherein the pins each have a bulbous
protrusion near one end to fit tightly within one of said
apertures.
4. The watchband of claim 1, wherein the pins are formed of moulded
polycarbonate material.
5. The watchband of claim 4, wherein the pins are reinforced with
glass fibre.
6. The watchband of claim 1, wherein the pins are of different
colour to one another.
7. The watchband of claim 1, wherein the links are transparent,
translucent or tinted.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to multi-linkage watchbands or
wristbands for wristwatches. The invention more particularly,
although not exclusively, relates to a watchband made up of links
having visible pins.
[0002] Multiple-linkage watchbands usually comprise metallic or
plastics links held together in articulated fashion by metallic
pins concealed from view by the links themselves.
SUMMARY
[0003] An alternative watchband link construction comprises visible
connecting pins. A watchband comprises an articulated plurality of
such links.
[0004] A watchband comprises: [0005] a plurality of links, each
link formed of light-transmissive plastics material and having
transverse apertures therethrough; and [0006] a plurality of
coloured pins, each passing through aligned said apertures of
adjacent links to form the watchband, wherein the pins are visible
through the links.
[0007] Preferably, the links are formed of moulded polycarbonate
material.
[0008] Preferably, the pins each have a bulbous protrusion near one
end to fit tightly within one of said apertures.
[0009] Preferably, the pins are formed of moulded polycarbonate
material.
[0010] Preferably, the pins are reinforced with glass fibre.
[0011] Preferably, the pins are of different colour to one
another.
[0012] Preferably, the links are transparent, translucent or
tinted.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0013] A preferred form of the present invention will now be
described by way of example with reference to the accompanying
drawings, wherein:
[0014] FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional plan view of a pair of
articulated watchband links and a connecting pin;
[0015] FIG. 2 is a schematic detailed partial plan illustration of
the detail identified at "II" in FIGS. 1; and
[0016] FIG. 3 is a schematic plan illustration of a watchband made
up of a plurality of the links.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0017] The accompanying drawings depict watchband links 10, each of
which is typically fabricated from a single piece of moulded
plastics material. Polycarbonate (PC) is a suitable material of
choice.
[0018] Each link is "see-through", being made of a
light-transmissive material. Moreover, the links could be
transparent, translucent or tinted.
[0019] Each link 10 comprises transverse apertures 13 and 14. The
apertures 13 align with an aperture 14 of an adjacent link 10.
[0020] Connecting pins 11 are inserted through the aligned
apertures 13 and 14 and press-fitted into place. To this end, one
end of each pin has a bulbous portion 12 to fit tightly within the
apertures 13 at one side of the link.
[0021] Each pin 11 is typically fabricated from a plastics
material. A suitable material of choice is polycarbonate with a 30%
fill of glass fibre reinforcing material. However, other materials
are also possible.
[0022] The pins 11 would typically be brightly coloured so as to be
visible through the links 10. Each pin could be the same colour or
multiple individual pins a different colour can be used in a single
watchband.
[0023] It should be appreciated that modifications and alterations
obvious to those skilled in the art are not to be considered as
beyond the scope of the present invention. For example, the
invention whilst described with reference to watchbands is equally
suited for other wristbands or bracelets.
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