USPatent applicationPatented

Band connector for a watch or a smart watch

Granted 20 Aug 2019 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Fitbit · originally Alphabet Inc.

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Inventors: Patrick James Markan, Derek Jenchia Loh, Stephen Ronald Smilovitz, Yu Chuan Kang +2 · Examiner: Barbara Fox · AU 2923 · TC 2900

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29/676,187
filed 9 Jan 2019
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Patent
US D857011
granted 20 Aug 2019

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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 band connector for a watch or a smart watch.

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 front side elevation view of FIG. 1 .

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

FIG. 7 is a close-up side elevation view of the attachment surface of FIG. 1 .

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

FIG. 9 is a cross sectional view taken along line 9 - 9 of FIG. 7 directionally upward.

FIG. 10 is a cross sectional view taken along line 10 - 10 of FIG. 7 directionally downward.

FIG. 11 is a cross sectional view taken along line 11 - 11 of FIG. 7 .

FIG. 12 is a top, right side isometric view of a pair of band connectors for a watch or a smart watch exploded off the body of a watch.

FIG. 13 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 14 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 15 front side elevation view of FIG. 12 , with band connectors displaced sideways for visibility.

FIG. 16 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 15 .

FIG. 17 is a top plan view of FIG. 15 .

FIG. 18 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15 .

FIG. 19 is a bottom, left side isometric view of FIG. 15 .

FIG. 20 is a front isometric view of one of the band connector of FIG. 12 .

FIG. 21 is a front elevation view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 22 is a back side elevation view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 23 is a left side elevation view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 24 is a right side elevation view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 25 is a top plan view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 26 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 27 is a front bottom isometric view of FIG. 20 .

FIG. 28 is a cross section taken along line 28 - 28 of FIG. 20 directionally upward.

FIG. 29 is a cross section taken along line 29 - 29 of FIG. 9 directionally downward; and,

FIG. 30 is a cross section taken along line 30 - 30 of FIG. 9 .

The features shown in broken lines in the drawing depict environmental subject matter only, and form no part of the claimed design. The dash dot dash lines represent unclaimed borders.

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D14/344D24/186

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