Untitled record

Application filed April 13,1897. Renewed March 4,1898. Serial No. 672,604. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Martin Peirson, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bristol, in the county of Hartford and State of Con• 5 necticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Watchcases; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which io it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to devices for holding watches; and it consists, essentially, in providing a part of the watchcase at the back with a screw-threaded opening to removably 15 fit a screw shank or stud carried by a plate supported within a pocket held on the body of the wearer.

The invention further consists of the details of construction and arrangement of 20 parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a watch-holding device, carried exteriorly of the clothing, to enable the ascertainment of the 25 hour without requiring the removal from a pocket or other concealed place and wherein the watch will be securely held against movement and accidental disengagement.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is 30 a perspective view of a device for holding watches shown applied and embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the watchcase and the plate held within the pocket, to which the same is attached. 35 Fig. 3 is a section on the line x x, Fig. 1, showing a part of the holding device with a portion of the watchcase therein.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference are employed to indi40 cate corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates a strap or band of leather or other suitable material having an enlarged or widened portion 2, which fits over the palm of the hand, and a reduced extend45 ing projection from one side thereof, as at 3, which is supplied with a securing device or devices 4. On the other side of the widened portion the strap or band is reduced in width by an inward curved depression 5 to fit around 50 and under the thumb of the wearer, and from this point the said strap or band gradually widens for the formation of a pocket 6,-which rests on the back of the hand of the wearer and has at its opposite side securing-straps 7 to engage the fastening device or devices here- 55 tofore set forth. An opening 8 is formed in the outer side of the pocket 6, and to one side the said pocket has a lateral projection, as at 9, and thereto is attached a wrist-strap 10, having a suitable fastening device in connec- 60 tion therewith and adapted to surround the wrist to hold the device securely in position on the hand. Within the pocket a plate 11 is primarily positioned and constructed of aluminium, and projecting from the center of 65 this plate is a screw stud or post 11', adapted to removably engage a screw-opening 12 in the back of the watch. By this means the watch is held inseparable in the supporting device on the hand of the wearer when it is 70 desired to carry the watch in this manner. The said watch can also be disconnected from the holding device when desired and attached to a chain or guard and carried in a pocket.

The device as set forth is especially useful 75 and convenient for motormen, drivers, bicycle-riders, and trainers of horses or other timekeepers, and the entire watchcase is preferably made of aluminium.

In arranging the band or strap 1 upon the 80 hand the widened portion 2 protects the palm of the hand, and said strap or band otherwise conforms to the shape thereof. The material of which the strap or band is constructed may be varied at will, and the device as a whole 85 provides a safe support for a watch, which is always held in convenient position for ascertaining the hour.

It is obviously apparent that many minor changes in the details of construction might 90 be made and substituted for those shown and described without in the least departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.