Patent ID: 6366538
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G04B,H01Q

Abstract:
In a wristwatch having two case sections, including a lower case section attached to a watchband and an upper case section attached to the lower case section by a hinge, the upper case section having a rear surface and an opposing front surface, the front surface comprising a dial face, the upper case section operable to swing on the hinge between open and closed positions, the lower case section having an activation button that is exposed when the upper case section is in the open position, the rear surface of the upper case section disposed adjacent the activation button when the upper case section is in the closed position, the rear surface of the upper case section operable to move toward the activation button when pressure is applied to the dial face, the lower case section housing a wireless transmitter operable to be activated by the activation button when the rear surface of the upper case section presses the activation button, the wireless transmitter for transmitting a wireless emergency signal when activated,the combination of the wristwatch with a removable interference bracket disposed between the upper case section and the lower case section, the bracket for preventing the rear surface of the upper case section from pressing against the activation button when pressure is applied to the dial face, thereby preventing inadvertent activation of the wireless transmitter.