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Removable band for a watch body

Granted 18 May 2021 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: Fitbit · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Stephen Ronald Smilovitz, Junyong Park, Patrick James Markan, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher +6 · Examiner: Sheryl Lane · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application
29/727,222
filed 9 Mar 2020
Publication
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US D919619
granted 18 May 2021

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Description

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›This application is related to application Ser. No…

This application is related to application Ser. No. 29/635,224 filed Jan. 29, 2018, which is incorporated entirely by reference herein for all purposes.

FIG. 1 is a top, plan view of a first embodiment of a removable band for a watch body showing our new design

FIG. 2 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 6 is a front side elevation view of FIG. 1 .

FIG. 7 is a close-up side elevation view of the attachment surface of FIG. 6 .

FIG. 8 is an isometric view of FIG. 7 .

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 12 directionally upward.

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 12 directionally downward.

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 12 is a close up side elevation view with lines showing the location of the cross sectional views.

FIG. 13 is a top, plan view of a second embodiment of a removable band for a watch body showing our new design

FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 15 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 16 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 17 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 18 is a front side elevation view of FIG. 13 .

FIG. 19 is a close-up side elevation view of the attachment surface of FIG. 18 .

FIG. 20 is an isometric view of FIG. 19 .

FIG. 21 is a cross sectional view taken along line 21 - 21 of FIG. 24 directionally upward.

FIG. 22 is a cross sectional view taken along line 22 - 22 of FIG. 24 directionally downward.

FIG. 23 is a cross sectional view taken along line 23 - 24 of FIG. 24 .

FIG. 24 is a close up side elevation view with lines showing the location of the cross sectional views.

FIG. 25 is a top, plan view of a third embodiment of a removable band for a watch body showing our new design

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 25 .

FIG. 27 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 25 .

FIG. 28 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 25 .

FIG. 29 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 25 .

FIG. 30 is a front side elevation view of FIG. 25 .

FIG. 31 is a close-up side elevation view of the attachment surface of FIG. 30 .

FIG. 32 is an isometric view of FIG. 31 .

FIG. 33 is a cross sectional view taken along line 33 - 33 of FIG. 36 directionally upward.

FIG. 34 is a cross sectional view taken along line 34 - 34 of FIG. 36 directionally downward.

FIG. 35 is a cross sectional view taken along line 35 - 35 of FIG. 36 ; and,

FIG. 36 is a close up side elevation view with lines showing the location of the cross sectional views.

The features shown in broken lines in the drawing depict portion of the removable band for a watch body that form no part of the claimed design. The dash dot dash lines represent unclaimed borders.

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/344

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D857011-SS120 Aug 20199 Jan 2019grantedBand connector for a watch or a smart watch
USUS-D858516-SS13 Sep 201926 Sep 2018grantedPair of removable bands for a watch body
USUS-D858517-SS13 Sep 201926 Sep 2018grantedPair of removable attachment caps for the body of a smart watch
USUS-D858518-SS13 Sep 201926 Sep 2018grantedSet of removable bands for a body of a watch
USUS-D861679-SS11 Oct 201926 Sep 2018grantedSet of removable bands for a body of a watch
USUS-D878364-SS117 Mar 202026 Sep 2018grantedBody of smart watch with health monitor sensor
USUS-D887405-SS116 Jun 202025 Apr 2018grantedBody of smart watch with health monitor sensor
USthis patentUS-D919619-SS118 May 20219 Mar 2020grantedRemovable band for a watch body
›Other offices — 2 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-193174-SS30 Aug 202217 Aug 2018grantedWatch strap
CACA-193175-SS30 Aug 202217 Aug 2018grantedWatch strap

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