IMPROVEMENTS IN WATCHES
Year: 1884

page_text: I REUBEN SQUIRE of 37 Myddelton Square in the County of Middlesex Watch-
maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
WATCHES to be as follows:-
(a) A special construction of case for both Keyless and Keywound Watches
which shall exclude damp and foreign matters, with this special feature among
others that such exclusion is effected at the pendant of Keyless Watches without
requiring the button or winder to be screwed into the pendant; (b) a provision
for the turning of the bow upon the axis of the winder to prevent being twisted
off by pickpockets or otherwise. The case of keywound watches may be opened
at both back and front. The case of keyless watches may open at the front only,
or at the back only, or at both back and front-preferably in the case of rocking
bar keyless arrangements it may open at the front only and in the case of the axis
of the button being supported at its inner end by the plate as is the case in Swiss
watches the case may open only at the back. The movement is kept in place in
this latter case by the insertion of two or more cylindrical blocks between the edge
of the movement and the edge of the case through the middle of which block
a screw is fitted the head of which screw rests upon the face of the plate and keeps
it rigid.
The sethands may be effected by a pushpiece at the side of the case as usual,
but with a different shape of pushpiece and a different mode of use. Instead of
being straight all its length from the shoulder it may be tapered a part or the
whole length from the shoulder towards either the inside or the outside of the
case; but when tapered towards the outside it may have a head attached to its
point by which it may be drawn into the pipe firmly and held in its place. When
tapered inwards it may have a square or other shape head on the outside to draw
it out by, that thereby its inner end may act upon a lever to effect the sethands or
be brought into position to effect the sethands by pushing inwards as usual. In
either casera complete closing is effected after being used by its being pushed into
the pipe from the outside or drawn outwards when its widest end is inside.
The pushpiece may be kept in its place in the pipe it fits into where it is tapered
outwards by a spring pressing against its inner end. This spring is fitted between
the two sides of the edge of the case and is kept in place by a cylindrical block
which is soldered to one of the sides through the centre of which block a screw
passes, the head of which presses upon the front face of the spring and keeps it

page_text: rigid. The sethands may also be effected by a portion of the rocking bar extending
through the edge of the case as far as the bevelled edge which the bezel is mounted
upon. This being pushed inwards causes the gearing with the motion wheels.
The sethands may also be preferably effected by a lever planted on the plate an
arm of which extends to the bevelled edge already described by moving which
lever to the left or the right the rocking bar is moved as required by an inner arm
of the lever.
The pendant may be composed of either one two or three parts. When com-
posed of two parts it is designed to allow of the top to which the button fits being
removed at will for the purpose of repair or replacement. When composed of three
parts it is designed to allow the middle part to which the bow is attached to turn
or swivel upon the axis when the bow is twisted, to prevent the bow being twisted
off by pickpockets or otherwise.
The meeting faces of the pendant when composed of two or three parts and of
the pendant and button where they act upon or against each other, may be
bevelled or coned, or concentric with the centre, or at right angles to the centre
preferably coned and bevelled so as to make a complete closing and readjustable
when by wear or otherwise an opening exists between the parts. A complete
closing between the parts may also be made by the insertion of a metal cylinder
into both meeting faces by cutting a narrow and deep opening into each face
concentric with the centre which openings shall be both filled in their width but
especially in their depth by the metal cylinder.
A complete closing may also be effected in any part of the case by the insertion
of rubber or other material between the acting or meeting faces, with this special
novelty that a band may be used to make a complete closing between the bezel
and the edge, or the back and the edge of the case, by being attached to the edge
of the case at the angle of the bevel which may be a little undercut, and the band
will remain in its place by its own tension without requiring to be cemented.
The bezel or back being mounted upon the bevelled edge will then press the said
band upon the under face of the edge and make a complete closing.
The pendant and button may be kept together by friction; or by the action of
a spring or other force upon, or against a shoulder of, the axis in the direction
of its inner end; or by the nut which keeps the button upon the axis; or by a
washer mounted upon and secured to the button inside acting against an inner
shoulder of the pendant; or by any other means which will allow the button to
swivel upon the pendant.
The special feature of this construction and arrangement of what may be called
a water tight pendant for keyless watches is that it effects the exclusion of damp
and foreign matters without the button being screwed into the pendant..

page_text: I REUBEN SQUIRE of 37 Myddelton Square in the County of Middlesex
Watchmaker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATCHES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
A special construction of case for key wound and keyless watches which shall
exclude damp and foreign matter.
The Case of Key wound Watches may be opened at both back and front-The
Case of Keyless watches may open either at the front or the back only.
The Set hands may be effected by a pushpiece at the side of the Case as usual
but instead of being straight all its length it may be tapered a part or the whole
length towards either the inside or the outside of the Case When tapered inwards
it may have a head on the outside to draw it out by that thereby its inner end
may act upon a lever to effect the set hands or be brought into position to effect
the set hands by pushing inwards as usual In either case a complete closing is
effected after being used by the pushpiece being pushed into the pipe from the
outside by the operator or from the inside by a spring. The Sethands may also be
effected by a portion of the rocking bar extending through the edge of the Case as
far as the bevelled edge which the bezel is mounted upon This being pushed
inwards causes the gearing with the motion wheels.
The pendant may be composed of either one or two parts When composed of
two parts it is designed to allow of the top to which the button fits being removable
at will for the purpose of repair or replacement..
The meeting faces of the pendant when composed of two parts and of the
pendant and button where they act upon or against each other may be bevelled or
coned or cylindrical or at right angles to the centre preferably cylindrical and
bevelled so as to make a complete closing and be readjustable when by wear or
otherwise an opening exists between the parts A complete closing between the
parts may also be made by the insertion of a metal cylinder into both meeting
faces by cutting a narrow and deep opening into each face concentric with the
centre which openings shall be both felled in their width but specially in their
depth by the metal cylinder A complete closing may also be effected in any part
of the case by the insertion of rubber or other material between the acting or
meeting faces with this special novelty that a band may be used to make a complete
closing between the bezel and the edge or the back and the edge of the case by
being attached to the edge of the case at the angle of the bevel which may be a
little undercut and the band will remain in its place by its own tension without
requiring to be cemented The bezel or back being mounted upon the bevelled
edge will then press the said band upon the underface of the edge and make a
complete closing.
The pendant and button may be kept together by friction or by the action of a
spring or screw or other force upon or against a shoulder of the axis in the
direction of its inner end, or by the nut which keeps the button upon the axis, or
by a washer mounted upon and secured to the button inside acting against an
inner shoulder of the pendant, or by any other means which will allow the button
to swivel upon the pendant.
The special feature of novelty in this construction and arrangement of what may
be called a watertight pendant for Keyless watches is that the button may perform
its functions of winding et cetera without being removed from its position on the
pendant; and effects the exclusion of damp and foreign matters whilst it is being
turned for winding or other purposes as well as when at rest..
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DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
The Case of Keyless watches may open only at the back if desired. Fig 1
represents such a Case The back A is snapped upon the band B which band forms
one piece with the bezel into which is snapped the glass C.
The movement is put into the Case from the back and secured to the seat D by
dog screws in the usual way.
.
A perfect closing may be made between the meeting faces of the bezel or the
back and the edge of the Case by a band of rubber or other material as A Fig. 3
being attached to the snap of the edge and held there by its own tension, the snap
being a little undercut at the angle, the bezel or back when in its place presses hard
upon this flexible material and makes a complete closing. Rubber or other material
may also be inserted between the back and the dome as in Fig. 2 which shews the
back B. and dome D. only of a Key watch The wind holes C are closed by this
material A. being pressed upon them by the back B.
The button A of Keyless watches as in Figs 4. 5. 6. may be attached to the stem
or pinion B by a nut C Fig. 5 or screw D Fig 4 or screw E Fig 5 The nut C
Fig or screw D Fig 4 is tapered from the top downwards and the hole of the nut
does not go quite through A corresponding taper is made in the button in the
sink made to receive the nut or screw. The hole made in the button Fig 6 to
receive the stem does not go quite through.
The pendant as in Figs 7. 8. 9. 10. may be composed of two parts A. and B..
to allow of of A to which the button is fitted being removable for repairs &.
The part of B. to which A. is fitted may be conical or tapered plug shape to make
a perfect closing as e. in figures 7. 8. 9. the part A being fitted to the outside of B
as in figs 8. & 9 and 10 or to the inside as in fig. 7 When fitted as in Fig 8 the
part A may be kept in its place by a screw D to prevent the bow from separating
A from B In the case of Fig 7 or 9 A. may be kept in its place by friction only;
but in Fig 10 A turns or swivels upon B. the button being fitted friction tight
upon its outside and A is then kept in its place by a Collar e. which is fitted friction
tight to B.
In Figures 8 to 16 H is the button.
The meeting faces of the pendant and button where they act upon or against
each other may be coned or tapered plug shape as the faces i. in figures 8. 9. 10.
11. 12. 13. each being a counterpart of the other and making when together a
perfect closing The button in fig 9. fits to B. on the outside of i and also to the
coned face of A and i making a double closing the inside face of A. being undercut
cylindrical shape to allow the faces at i to meet perfectly and to wear without
derangement to a perfect closing. Similarly in Fig 13 the coned faces i. and the
right angle faces a meet making a double closing In Figs 8 and 11 the button is
fitted to the interior of the pendant and in fig 8 the button is kept in its place on
the pendant by a washer fitted to the end of the nose of the button inside the
pendant at a.
In Fig. 14 the meeting faces are concentric with
and coned at e and right angles to the centre at a
is inserted into both button and pendant and fills
especially, thereby making a perfect closing.
the centre or cylindrical at c
In Fig 15 a metal cylinder a.
the openings in their depth
The pendant and button may be kept close together by the action of a spiral
spring C Fig 25 or other kind of spring driving the pinion A towards the centre
of the case which pinion being secured by a nut D to the button H draws the
button with it or the pinion may rest against the end of the pendant at B. and
then the nut D would drive the button close to the pendant; or in the case of the
stem E Fig 1. being employed it may be made to draw the button downwards by
a screw H. acting upon a conical or inclined shoulder K. The screw being screwed
inwards draws the stem and with it the button downwards or a spring H.Figs 27.
29 and 30 having an incline plane E Figs 27 and 29 at one end which slides upon.

page_text: the inside edge of the band of the case at A fig 30 and is attached either to the
plate or to the case at its other end B figures 27 29 30 having a bridge shape
notch made in it at D figures 27 and 29 spans the pivot of the stem at P fig 28. and
when the incline at A fig 30 is made to slide down in front of the case at A by the
screw N it moves towards the plate F and carries with it the stem which it spans
at D and with the stem the button; or the button may be kept close to the pendant
by friction as in the case of Fig 10 as already described.
The set hands may be tapered plug shape as at A Figs 17 18 or as at A figs 20.
21. 22. 23. & 24 preferably as fig 20. When tapered inwards it may have a head
on the outside as at D fige 21. 22. 23. 24. to draw it out by, its inner end being
connected with a lever as at a. Figs 21 and 22 and when drawn outwards by the
head D the lever F is moved by the set hands and made to do the usual work of
the pushpiece Or the pushpiece when tapered inwards may be halved as in fig 24
at a. or have an arm attached to its inner end as a Fig 23 that when drawn out
and brought into position by turning the pushpiece round the arm a of Fig 23 and
the half a Fig 24 may effect the bringing of the Keyless work into gear with the
motion wheels for setting the hands.
The end of the lever F fig 21 will assume a perpendicular position with the
arm H as shown by the dotted lines and will thus block the rocking bar and keep
the keyless work in gear until released.
Similarly the V shaped arm K of the lever F fig. 22 is detained in the position
which the push piece has pulled it into by the notches of the spring P. until
released.
A perfect closing is again made by the pushpiece being pushed into the hole by
the operator when the pushpiece is tapered inwards, and by the spring K attached
to the inside of the case as at F fig. 25 which may either traverse the head of the
pushpiece as at F or press against its head.
A perfect closing may also be effected by the insertion of rubber or other
material between the meeting faces of either the pendant and button as at a,
F. 16. or between the pushpiece A, and pipe B, fig. 19.
The set hands may also be effected by an extension of the rocking bar to the
snap of the case as at A fig 26 a raised point a, allows the finger of the operator
to push the arm A inwards as far as necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
An impermeably closed watch as already described having the following
characteristics :
1st The indivisible bezel and band as in figure I, preferably when the movement
is of the Swiss model of keyless construction.
2nd A plug joint in which either of the two parts forms the plug, to obtain a
perfect closing (1st) between the two parts composing the pendant; (2nd) between
the button and pendant; (3rd) between the button and nut or screw-head at the
top of the button; (4th) between the pushpiece and the case the joint thus
formed being either a taper or conical joint, or a combined cylindrical and conical
joint, or a cylindrical joint formed by inserting a cylinder into the two parts as in
figure 15.
the drawings being intended to represent some of the various modes
of application of the principle.
3rd The construction of the pendant in two parts.
4th The use of a spring or screw or a lever to keep the pendant and button, or
the pushpiece and case, close together as shewn in figure 1, at H, in 27 at C,
and K, in 30 at H, and the mode of attaching the button to the pendant, as at 'a,
figure 8.
5 The lever arrangements F, figure 21, F, and P, figure 22, the arm a figure 23;
and the halved end of the pushpiece with the provision for its use at a, figure 24
to enable such a pushpiece to be used.

page_text: 6th The insertion of elastic material between any of the joints or at any of the
openings.
7th The extension of the rocking bar to the outside of the movement to render
a pushpiece unnecessary.
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Lastly, I claim to make a case that shall be impermeable in any one, or more,
or all, of the openings into the interior, by the means herein described, as may be
found necessary to meet the various requirements of the public.
Dated this 27th day or October 100%.
Witness,
A. MALBY.
REUBEN SQUIRE.