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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
May. 01, 2018
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Webb, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Erik L. Wang, Redwood City, CA (US);
Daniele De Iuliis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Wayne Cowan, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 5/00 (2006.01); A44C 5/10 (2006.01); G04B 37/14 (2006.01); A45F 5/00 (2006.01); A44C 5/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A44C 5/0007 (2013.01); A44C 5/107 (2013.01); A44C 5/24 (2013.01); A45F 5/00 (2013.01); G04B 37/1486 (2013.01); A45F 2005/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wrist band for attaching a portable electronic device to a user includes articulating segments which may be releasably connected so as to provide the user the capability of sizing the wristband by adding or removing links as desired. A clasp is also disclosed for securing the wristband to a user. A manufacturing device and method are disclosed for machining complex surfaces on the segments and clasp.