RATCHET ASSEMBLY DEVICE FORFITTING A BACK COVER AND/OR A BEZEL ONTO A WATCH CASE MIDDLE

Application 571/DEL/2005 published 2006-11-10, filed 2005-03-16
Elastic assembly means (3) joined to at least one side face of the members to be assembled (2,5,1) are engaged by elastic deformation with a ratchet fastening element (2a) fixedly connected to the other member to be assembled. These elastic assembly means are constituted by an elongated element (3). The assembly side face to which it is joined has an elongated receptacle (1a) for the reception thereof, this forming in the assembly side face a opening through which a side portion of its ratchet fastening element so as to allow coupling of this ratchet fastening element (2a), at least one of the faces of the latter being configured to hold the elongated element (3) under elastic strain and being orientated to resolve the force exerted upon it into a component which tends to hold the assembled members in place.

Applicant

1)ROLEX S.A.
:3-5-7 RUE FRANCOIS DUSSAUD, CH-1211 GENEVE, SWITZERLAND. Switzerland

Inventor

1)DUFOUR STEPHANE 2)MOENNE CLAUDE

International Info

Classification: B25B13/28

Priority Information

04405270.2 EUROPEAN UNION 2004-04-30