| US 11,744,334 B2 | ||
| Watch strap | ||
| Anna-Marja Suvilaakso, Kempele (FI); Olli Komulainen, Kempele (FI); Kaisa Lämsä, Kempele (FI); Katri Ervasti-Taskila, Kempele (FI); Marko Tuhkala, Kempele (FI); Seppo Korkala, Kempele (FI); and Veli-Pekka Putila, Kempele (FI) | ||
| Assigned to Polar Electro Oy, Kempele (FI) | ||
| Filed by Polar Electro Oy, Kempele (FI) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/980,422. | ||
| Application 17/980,422 is a division of application No. 16/686,102, filed on Nov. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,517,079, issued on Dec. 6, 2022. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 201821949516.0 (CN), filed on Nov. 23, 2018. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2023/0053068 A1, Feb. 16, 2023 | ||
| Int. Cl. A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A44B 11/00 (2006.01); G04B 37/14 (2006.01) | ||
| CPC A44C 5/0053 (2013.01) [A44B 11/00 (2013.01); G04B 37/1486 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
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1. A watch strap comprising:
a substantially inflexible main portion; a flexible auxiliary portion coupled to the substantially inflexible main portion; a tightener coupled to the flexible auxiliary portion wherein, when in use, the tightener is configured to maintain a selected tightness, and the flexible auxiliary portion is configured to be elastic; a stretch indicator configured to visualize a state of stretching of the flexible auxiliary portion and tension of the watch strap when worn, wherein the stretch indicator comprises scale markings on the flexible auxiliary portion arranged such that in a relaxed fit a first scale marking is visible while a second scale marking is hidden and in a stretched fit the second scale marking is visible. |