Apple Watch Patented 3 Designs of Their Belts: Sport Band, Link Bracelete and Classic Buckle

The link bracelet is made up of over 100 pieces of stainless steel. A few days for the Apple Watch begins to reach the first users, the Patent Office reveals US documents containing 3 design straps Apple Watch: Sport Band, Link Bracelet (link bracelet) and Classic Buckle (strap with classic clasp). Thus, the Cupertino backs are covered against possible aftershocks, some aftershocks, as we could already see recently, it seems that are already underway.

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All patents are titled as “Band” and pick the design and mechanisms of the three straps that have ended up becoming what is known as Sport Band, link bracelet strap with classic clasp. Recently it was also possible to access the patent that gathered Modern Buckle or Modern strap buckle, which uses a completely symmetrical magnetic closure.

The steel link bracelet is possibly the most complex belt all that are available right now for the Apple Watch, not surprisingly, the price of $ 449 well attested. It consists of over 100 pieces of stainless steel, including an innovative butterfly clasp with spring, when closed, is at the same level as the other parts.

Unlike other steel bracelets market, Apple does not require specialized tools or go to a jewelry store to fit the size of your wrist. Thanks to tiny buttons that incorporates each individual piece, we can easily remove them to fit our measure, and all using nothing but your fingers.

The fluoroelastomer of Sport Band has been proven to not cause rashes or skin reactions

As for the Sport Band, sports strap Watch Apple has a locking system based on a pin, which allows us to adjust perfectly to your wrist and get a practically perfect fit. In addition, the fluoroelastomer with which is created has been proven to not cause any rash or skin reactions.

Appleinsider reported; Each of Apple’s three strap design patents were applied for in August of 2014 and credit a number of inventors, including SVP of Design Jony Ive, designer Marc Newson and longtime employees like Jody Akana, Duncan Robert Kerr and Christopher Stringer.

Strap with classic clasp is based on the traditional format of leather strap with the particularity of incorporating the magnetic mechanism at their ends to fit the Apple Watch. This is probably the most conventional belt we can choose for our smart watch. What do you think? Which of them you stay?

Via appleinsider