Patent ID: 9658600
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G04B,G04C

Claim:
1. A timepiece comprising: a plurality of pins mounted along a circumferential direction on a face of the timepiece, each of the pins having a first end and a second end opposite the first end; and a pin mover configured to rotate along the circumferential direction of the timepiece, the pin mover being configured to engage the second ends of the pins to move the first ends of the pins away from the face of the timepiece, wherein each of the pins comprises at least one flange configured to keep the pins from being separated from the timepiece, wherein a plurality of openings are located on the face, wherein the pins are configured to move through the openings, and wherein the at least one flange comprises a first flange on the pin body at one side of the face and a second flange on the pin body at another side of the face, such that the first and second flanges prevent the pin from being separated from the timepiece.