Timepiece with movable case
View Patent ↗A timepiece may include a movable case that may rotate approximately 180 degrees with respect to a first link and a second link. The case may include a first pair of tracks and a second pair of tracks that may be provided on opposite sides of the case. A first link and a second link may each slidably engage both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks, so that the case may rotate 360 degrees about the first link and the second link.
1. A timepiece comprising:
a movable case provided to rotate through a first opening of a first link and rotate through a second opening of a second link, the moveable case including a first interior portion provided in a first side of the case and a second interior portion provided in a second side of the case, the first interior portion parallel to the second interior portion, and the first interior portion and the second interior portion equidistant from a center of the case;
at least one time indicator provided on the case to display a time;
a first pair of tracks provided in the first interior portion;
a second pair of tracks provided in the second interior portion;
a first link provided in an interlocking position with both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks, wherein a first pin of the first link and a second pin of the first link engage a first portion of an interior perimeter of the case, the first portion of the interior perimeter proximate the first link; and
a second link provided in the interlocking position with both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks, wherein a first pin of the second link and a second pin of the second link engage a second portion of the interior perimeter of the case, the second portion of the interior perimeter proximate the second link,
wherein the first portion of the interior perimeter of the case is parallel to the second portion of the interior perimeter of the case, and
wherein the first portion of the interior perimeter of the case and the second portion of the interior perimeter of the case are equidistant from the center of the case.
2. The timepiece of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first position in which both the first link and the second link are provided in the interlocking position.
3. The timepiece of claim 2 , further comprising:
a second position in which the case is rotated approximately 180 degrees with respect to the first position.
4. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein both the first link and the second link slidably engage both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks.
5. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein the first interior portion is provided within a first recessed area of the case, and the second interior portion is provided within a second recessed area of the case.
6. The timepiece of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of extension members, comprising:
one of the plurality of extension members interconnected with the first link through the first opening, wherein the case is parallel and proximate the first link, and wherein the first link is parallel and proximate the one of the plurality of extension members; and
a second one of the plurality of extension members interconnected with the second link through the second opening, wherein the case is parallel and proximate the second link, and wherein the second link is parallel and proximate the second one of the plurality of extension members.
7. The timepiece of claim 1 , wherein the case rotates approximately 360 degrees about both the first link and the second link, and wherein the case locks with both the first link and the second link with approximately each 180-degree rotation of the case.
8. A movable case, comprising:
a first link provided in an interlocking position with both a first pair of tracks and a second pair of tracks, the first link having a first pin and a second pin, wherein both the first pin and the second pin of the first link engage a first portion of an interior perimeter of the case, the first portion of the interior perimeter proximate the first link; and
a second link provided in the interlocking position with both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks, the second link having a first pin and a second pin, wherein both the first pin and the second pin of the second link engage a second portion of the interior perimeter of the case, the second portion of the interior perimeter proximate the second link,
wherein the first portion of the interior perimeter of the case is parallel to the second portion of the interior perimeter of the case,
wherein the first portion of the interior perimeter of the case and the second portion of the interior perimeter of the case are equidistant from a center of the case; and
wherein the case is provided to rotate through a first opening of the first link and rotate through a second opening of the second link.
9. The movable case of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first interior portion provided in a first side of the case, the first interior portion including the first pair of tracks; and
a second interior portion provided in a second side of the case, the second interior portion including the second pair of tracks,
wherein the first interior portion is parallel to the second interior portion, and the first interior portion and the second interior portion are equidistant from the center of the case.
10. The movable case of claim 8 , further comprising:
a first position in which both the first link and the second link are provided in the interlocking position.
11. The movable case of claim 10 , further comprising:
a second position in which the case is rotated approximately 180 degrees with respect to the first position.
12. The movable case of claim 8 , wherein the first link and the second link each slidably engage both the first pair of tracks and the second pair of tracks.
13. The movable case of claim 9 , wherein the first side of the case and the second side of the case are recessed.
14. The movable case of claim 8 , further comprising:
a plurality of extension members, comprising:
one of the plurality of extension members interconnected with the first link through the first opening, wherein the case is parallel and proximate the first link, and wherein the first link is parallel and proximate the one of the plurality of extension members; and
a second one of the plurality of extension members interconnected with the second link through the second opening, wherein the case is parallel and proximate the second link, and wherein the second link is parallel and proximate the second one of the plurality of extension members.
15. The movable case of claim 8 , wherein the case rotates approximately 360 degrees about both the first link and the second link, and wherein the case locks with both the first link and the second link with approximately each 180-degree rotation of the case.