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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Charles Agnoff, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Orbita Corporation, Wilmington, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 3/00 ; G09D 3/00 ; B01F 1/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G09B 3/00 ; G09D 3/00 ; B01F 1/100 ;
Abstract
An orbital watch-winding apparatus includes a base unit and a mandrel rotatably mounted to the base unit. The mandrel is inclined at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane. A watch is supported on the outer surface of the mandrel so that it is radially spaced from the axis of rotation. When activated, the watch moves in a circular path about the inclined axis of rotation. The orbital motion of the watch about the inclined axis causes the self-winding mechanism to swing back and forth to simulate the effect produced by normal arm movements when the watch is worn by a user.