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Timepiece having glass and glass-holding member removable as a unit from case band
 
   
Document Number
US Patent 7452124
Issued Date
November 18, 2008
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A timepiece has an annular case band having a front side end part that protrudes radially inwardly toward the inside of a case band and defines a front opening of the case band. A case back is detachably attached to a back side end part of the case band. An annular edge member seats on a front surface of the front side end part and has a tubular part removably inserted into the front opening of the case and, the tubular part having an annular attaching groove that opens to an outer periphery of the tubular part, and a glass is fixed to the edge member. An elastically deformable open-ended snap ring is detachably attached to the attaching groove in an elastically deformed state, and the snap ring abuts a back surface of the front side end part of the case band so that the front side end part is held between the edge member and the snap ring. The snap ring is detachable from the attaching groove when elastically expanded by a tool inserted from the back side of the case band to enable removal of the edge member and glass as a unit from the case band for repair or replacement.
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Published
November 18, 2008
Application Number
11/635,472
Filed
December 7, 2006
US Classification
368/294   368/309
Int'l Classification
G04B   37/00   (20060101)  
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Attorney/Law Firm
Priority Data
Dec 26, 2005 [JP] 2005-372821
USPTO Field of Search
368/294   368/295   368/296   368/291   368/286   368/294   368/295   368/296   968/368   968/373  
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