Abstract: A spring having three juxtaposed elastic blades connected to each other only at each end by two transversal portions. The central blade is cambered in a first direction and the two lateral or outside blades are cambered in an opposite second direction. The width of each blade diminishes to a minimum half-way between the middle of each end to equally distribute stresses applied to the spring, so that no lateral displacement of the spring will take place when it is compressed. The middle portion of the central blade has a protrusion adapted to make contact with an electrical component such as a battery. The two lateral blades each have a downwardly extending tongue at their center portion to bear against a bearing element, so there is electrical contact between the battery and the bearing element via the spring.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an indicator for the condition of a battery and more particularly for a battery with voltages between 1 and 3 Volts. The indicator comprises an electronic device in which a stable reference voltage is provided by a semi-conductor device compensated in temperature by the combination of a diode voltage with a multiple of the difference between two other diode voltages, and a positive feedback circuit which drives a passive display device according to the condition of the battery.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece includes an oscillating circuit for operating the timepiece. The oscillating circuit includes a capacitor having a value which determines the frequency of the oscillator and therefore the timepiece timing. The capacitor is removable and replaceable for repairing or adjusting the timepiece timing operation.

Abstract: A mechanical digital display device in which a pair of display screens is arranged within a display zone. The screens are secured to a respective pivot lever movable in two planes to move the screens in horizontal and vertical directions and thereby form numbers or the like to be displayed.

Abstract: A binary frequency-divider stage for an electronic wristwatch comprises a set of insulated-gate field-effect transistors (IGFETs) of one and the same conductivity type, one (T.sub.1) of these IGFETs and an associated series capacitor (C.sub.1) forming an amplifier located between one bus bar (M) of a d-c supply and a first one (11) of two a-c control leads carrying a pair of bipolar pulse trains (.PHI..sub.1, .PHI..sub.2) of opposite phase. An incoming pulse sequence (V.sub.E1), of a cadence to be halved, is in phase with the pulse train (.PHI..sub.2) on the other control lead (12) and may be derived directly therefrom (FIG. 5). The gate capacitance of the first IGFET (T.sub.1) can be charged in two steps by a first charging circuit including two IGFETs (T.sub.2, T.sub.3) which are alternately turned on by respective control pulses (.PHI..sub.1, .PHI..sub.2) applied to their gates. A normally blocked discharging circuit, including two other IGFETs (T.sub.4, T.sub.

Abstract: A digital display device in which the digits 0, 1, 2 . . . . . 9 are formed by the combination of electrically activated elements. This device is characterized by the fact that the digits are all formed from a diagonal surface element comprising at least two superimposed portions, the upper portion of which is constant and is activated for the display of all the digits while the lower portion is activated or not, depending on the digit displayed.

Abstract: A timepiece mechanism including an escapement or counting wheel. A balance wheel with two abutting members cooperates with the teeth of the escapement or counting wheel. The action of one abutting member causes the escapement or counting wheel to leave a rest position against the influence of a magnet; the action of the second abutting member furnishes driving energy to the balance wheel.

Abstract: A timepiece including a casing having a main part with an element in relief to receive the timepiece movement. The casing element supports at least a part of the shafts of the timepiece movement gearing. The element has at least one bridge of the movement frame to maintain the gearing with at least one other bearing surface for another element of the movement.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece including a time-keeping circuit having serially connected counters generating day, hour, minute and second signals; a four digit display connected to the counters; a selecting circuit coupled to the counters and having one mode for the display of two units of real time, and a plurality of other modes for the selection and display of each single unit of time for correction; a first switch connected to the selecting circuit and actuable to sequentially advance the selecting circuit from one mode to another; and a second switch coupled to the selecting circuit and the counters for causing the display of a different two units of real time when the selecting circuit is in the first mode, and for correcting each individually selected unit of time when the selecting circuit is in one of its other modes.

Abstract: A device for correcting running of an electronic watch comprises two contactors acting on respective bistable circuits in turn acting on a combinatory circuit controlling a counter which provides binary correction information to an inhibitor circuit. The latter is arranged to inhibit a number of pulses of a pulse generator having a predetermined nominal frequency above a given value, to set the frequency at said given value prior to division to provide accurate clock pulses fed to a device for indicating the time. Successive actuation of respective contactors corresponds to increasing or decreasing the number of inhibited pulses from an approximate number stored in a programmable memory.