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Watchcase

Granted 30 Mar 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc. · originally Seiko Group Corporation

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Inventors: Juhei Ozawa, Takeshi Wada · Examiner: Nelson C. Holtje · AU 293 · TC 2900

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filed 8 Dec 1997
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US D407327
granted 30 Mar 1999

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…

FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a first variant of a watchcase showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a front elevational view of a second variant thereof;

FIG. 9 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 10 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 11 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 12 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 13 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 8;

FIG. 15 is a front elevational view of a third variant thereof;

FIG. 16 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 17 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 19 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 20 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 21 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 21--21 of FIG. 15;

FIG. 22 is a front elevational view of a fourth variant thereof;

FIG. 23 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 24 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 25 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 26 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 27 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 28 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 28--28 of FIG. 22;

FIG. 29 is a front elevational view of a fifth variant thereof;

FIG. 30 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 31 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 32 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 33 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 34 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 35 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof; taken along line 35--35 of FIG. 29;

FIG. 36 is a front elevational view of a sixth variant thereof;

FIG. 37 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 38 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 39 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 40 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 41 is a right elevational view thereof;

FIG. 42 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 42--42 of FIG. 36;

FIG. 43 is a front elevational view of a seventh variant thereof;

FIG. 44 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 45 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 46 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 47 is a left elevational view thereof;

FIG. 48 is a right elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 49 is a vertical cross-sectional view thereof; taken along line 49--49 of FIG. 43.

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