US 11,906,930 B2
Elastic retaining member for fixing a timepiece component on a support element
Ivan Hernandez, Cressier (CH); and Pierre Cusin, Villars-Burquin (CH)
Assigned to Nivarox-FAR S.A., Le Locle (CH)
Appl. No. 17/272,714
Filed by Nivarox-FAR S.A., Le Locle (CH)
PCT Filed Sep. 4, 2019, PCT No. PCT/EP2019/073513
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 2, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/057969, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 26, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 18196014 (EP), filed on Sep. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0216043 A1, Jul. 15, 2021
Int. Cl. G04B 17/34 (2006.01)
CPC G04B 17/34 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An elastic retaining member for fixing a timepiece component on a support element, comprising:
an opening configured to receive the support element; and
rigid arms and elastic arms defined between connection areas of the member, the rigid arms and the elastic arms being configured to ensure elastic clamping of the support element in the opening, and each of the rigid arms being provided with a single flat contact area and configured to cooperate with a corresponding convex contact portion of the support element, wherein
each of the elastic arms has a linear member with a first end connected to one of the rigid arms and a second end connected to another one of the rigid arms.