US20250098885A1

US20250098885A1 - Support Apparatus

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Publication number: US20250098885A1
Application number: US18/371,466
Authority: US
Inventors: Richard D. Hughes
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2023-09-22
Filing date: 2023-09-22
Publication date: 2025-03-27

Abstract

A support apparatus for displaying a wrist watch face upon a surface that is oriented to be easily viewed by an individual, the support apparatus includes a base section, a flexible cantilever arm, and a flexible extension element all together that form a flexible, sheet music base clef symbol type shape, wherein the support apparatus is disposed within the inside of the watch band and faces the watch case back, thus operationally giving the flexible watch band upward support on the surface to hold the watch face at an obtuse angle in relation to the surface for convenient viewing by the individual.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

There are no related applications.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to wristwatch supports and more particularly a surface-based wristwatch support.

DESCRIPTION OF THE RELATED ART

Traditional watch supports are typically for sales or retail display purposes to present the watch in a most aesthetic context for maximum appeal to the potential purchaser, the present invention is primarily for functional utility purposes to display the wristwatch on a surface to enable the user to conveniently view the watch face, while a conventional watch support could provide this functional utility, the present invention works to minimize the bulk and weight of the wristwatch support to simply maximize the visibility of the wrist watch, as the present invention practically disappears behind the watch face and band when looked at in a frontal view being as if the wristwatch was supporting itself on the surface, whereas conventional wristwatch retail displays focus on ancillary packaging as an attractive “house” or surroundings for the wristwatch to be displayed within.
Looking in particular at the wristwatch support prior art in United States Patent Application Publication Number US2022/0087449 to Kissling, disclosed is a support element for a wristwatch formed as a tubular block of material, with the internal diameter of the tubular block providing additional volume to house a further article in this normally unused volume.
Next, in the wristwatch support prior art in United States Patent Application Publication Number US2017/0036726 to Fitz, disclosed is a smartwatch holder for a bicycle utilizing a handlebar or steering stem mount to hold the smartwatch, however, being without the band, thus requiring wristwatch band removal to use.
Further, in the wristwatch support prior art in United States Patent Application Publication Number US2019/0317453 to Da Ros, discloses a wristwatch display box with a structure to support the wristwatch having pivotable movement and a prismatic joint to allow a high degree of different watch display positions within the display box for a high degree of wristwatch display aesthetics.
Continuing, in the wristwatch support prior art in United States Patent Application Publication Number US2019/0281937 to Kissling, discloses a wristwatch display case that for the wristwatch support uses a holder (Element 3—see FIG. 3 ) of an angular shape that forms a multiple flat sided tube type shape that supports the watch case and band, with the holder being typically much wider than the watch case and band for lateral stability, and as the holder is in a larger display case, the excessive width of the holder outside of the watch case and band is not that obvious as opposed to the present invention that appears to make the support invisible when looking at the wristwatch directly in front of the watch face so as to not distract from the appearance of the wristwatch.
This gives an idea of the current state of the art in the surface wristwatch support arts, wherein the references Kissling '449 and '937 have the conventional tube type shape and Da Ros has an adjustable structure, with Fitz having a bar mount clamp, all of which are highly visible in conjunction with the wristwatch support/display case being primarily for a retail attractive display. The present invention is designed to appear such that to make the support itself mostly invisible when looking at the wristwatch directly in front of the watch face so as to not distract from the appearance of the wristwatch and to have the wristwatch appear to be supporting itself upon the surface, such that the support has minimal visual impact in relation to the wristwatch.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Broadly, the present invention is a support apparatus for displaying a watch face bezel and crystal of a wristwatch, wherein the watch face bezel and crystal have an opposing watch case back, further the wristwatch has a band of links for removably engaging a user's wrist, wherein the band of links has an open state being removable from the user's wrist and a closed state being secured to the user's wrist. Wherein the support apparatus extends from resting on a desktop surface of a desk or any surface or a shelf, wherein the wristwatch face is displayed at an acute angle relative to the desktop surface or other surface to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at an obtuse angle near an optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to another surface or the shelf.
The support apparatus including a substantially planar base section that has a substantially planar base section lengthwise axis, the substantially planar base section is substantially parallel in operation to the surface of the desktop, the surface, or the shelf, the planar base section having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion with the substantially planar base section lengthwise axis spanning therebetween, the substantially planar base section having a substantially planar base section inner surface portion and an opposing substantially planar base section outer surface portion with a substantially planar base section short-wise axis positioned perpendicular to the lengthwise axis.
Further included in the support apparatus also includes a flexible cantilever arm having a flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and an opposing flexible cantilever arm distal end portion with an arm axis spanning therebetween, the flexible cantilever arm having a flexible cantilever arm inner surface portion and an opposing flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion with a flexible cantilever arm perpendicular axis positioned perpendicular to said arm axis, wherein the flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion is flexibly affixed to the planar base first end portion at a first acute angle defined by the substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and the arm axis at a first intersection point, with the flexible cantilever arm distal end portion terminating into a first free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end being suspended over a portion of the substantially planar base first end portion inner surface portion in a first plane.
Also included in the support apparatus is a flexible extension element having a flexible extension element proximal end portion and an opposing flexible extension element distal end portion with a flexible extension element axis spanning therebetween, the flexible extension element having a flexible extension element inner surface portion and an opposing flexible extension element outer surface portion with a flexible extension element radial-wise axis spanning therebetween. The flexible extension element proximal end portion is flexibly affixed at an interface to the planar base section second end portion, wherein the flexible extension element forms a dual radii arc that is suspended over a portion of the planar base second end portion inner surface portion in the first plane, wherein the flexible cantilever arm and the flexible extension element are positioned on a same side of the planar base portion, the flexible extension element arc is formed by a primary radius having a primary radius length and a smaller secondary radius having a smaller secondary radius length.
Wherein the primary and secondary radii have respective offset origins defined as a primary origin and a secondary origin. The primary origin is positioned at the primary radius length to be tangent at a primary tangent point disposed at the interface between the substantially planar base section and the flexible extension element with the planar base section second end portion, with the primary origin being within the first plane and substantially perpendicular to the substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and the substantially planar base section inner surface portion. The primary radius swings a primary arc within the first plane from the primary tangent point for approximately one-hundred thirty-five degrees moving away from the substantially planar base section terminating in a second tangent point, the secondary origin is positioned at the secondary radius length to be tangent at the secondary tangent point with the secondary origin extending inward in a substantially perpendicular manner to the primary arc at the secondary tangent point terminating at the secondary radius length.
The secondary radius swings a secondary arc within the first plane from the secondary tangent point for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees moving away from and then toward the substantially planar base section to form the dual radii arc, wherein the flexible extension element distal end portion terminates into a second free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end being suspended over a portion of the substantially planar base second end portion inner surface portion in the first plan.
Wherein operationally, a portion of the watch case back is placed adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm between the flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and the flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on the flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion, that results in the watch face resting at the first acute angle in relation to the surface of the desk or shelf, further the watch band with links being in the closed state is placed about said substantially planar base section and the flexible extension element via manually compressing the flexible cantilever arm and the flexible extension element resulting in the watch band with links being stretched over the substantially planar base section and the flexible extension element being in contact with the outer surface of both said substantially planar base section and the flexible extension element.
Wherein the substantially planar base section is placed upon the surface of the desktop or the shelf with the watch band with links being disposed between the substantially planar base section outer surface and the surface of the desktop or the shelf, resulting in the wrist watch face being displayed at an obtuse angle relative to the surface of the desktop or the shelf to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at the near optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf.
These and other objects of the present invention will become more readily appreciated and understood from a consideration of the following detailed description of the exemplary embodiments of the present invention when taken together with the accompanying drawings, in which;

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows an upper perspective view of the support apparatus that includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis, the arm axis, and the flexible extension element axis;

FIG. 2 shows a reverse upper perspective view from FIG. 1 of the support apparatus, wherein FIG. 2 includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis, the arm axis, and the flexible extension element axis;

FIG. 3 shows a side elevation view of the support apparatus that includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis, the arm axis, and the flexible extension element axis;

FIG. 4 shows a bottom view of the support apparatus with the base section primarily shown, however, including the outer edges of both the flexible cantilever arm and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis and the shortwise axis also shown;

FIG. 5 shows a top view of the support apparatus showing the base section, and including both the flexible cantilever arm and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis and the shortwise axis also shown;

FIG. 6 shows an end elevation view of the support apparatus showing the base section and the flexible extension element with the flexible extension element axis, the arm axis, and the shortwise axis are also shown;

FIG. 7 shows an opposing end elevation view related to FIG. 6 , wherein FIG. 7 shows the support apparatus showing the base section and the flexible extension element, and the flexible cantilever arm with the flexible extension element axis, the arm axis, and the shortwise axis are also shown;

FIG. 8 shows an upper perspective view of the stabilizing clip that includes the foot portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion, the retention shoulder portion, and the shovel ski tip;

FIG. 9 shows an opposing upper perspective view of the stabilizing clip in relation to FIG. 8 , wherein FIG. 9 shows the foot portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion, the retention shoulder portion, and the shovel ski tip;

FIG. 10 shows a side elevation view of the stabilizing clip that includes the foot portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion, the retention shoulder portion, and the shovel ski tip;

FIG. 11 shows a side elevation end view of the stabilizing clip that includes the foot portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion, the retention shoulder portion, and the shovel ski tip;

FIG. 12 shows an opposing side elevation end view of the stabilizing clip from FIG. 11 , wherein FIG. 12 shows the stabilizing flexible arc portion;

FIG. 13 shows a top view of the stabilizing clip that includes the foot portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion, the retention shoulder portion, and the shovel ski tip;

FIG. 14 shows a bottom view of the stabilizing clip that includes the foot portion and the long axis;

FIG. 15 shows an in use upper perspective view of the support apparatus that includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis, the arm axis, and the flexible extension element axis, further shown is the wristwatch being held up by the support apparatus upon the desk top surface wherein the watch face is positioned a first acute angle relative to the desktop surface for viewing by the user at a near optimal line of sight;

FIG. 16 shows an in use expanded upper perspective view of the support apparatus that includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element with the lengthwise axis, the arm axis, and the flexible extension element axis, further shown is the wristwatch being held up by the support apparatus upon the desk top surface wherein the watch face is positioned a first acute angle relative to the desktop surface for viewing by the user at a near optimal line of sight, also shown are the first and second fingers pinching the first and second finger rests respectively to manually bring together the first and second legs making it easier to position the watch and watch band about the support apparatus or to add or remove the watch and watch band to and from the support apparatus;

FIG. 17 shows an end side elevation view of the watch face and band as supported on the desk top surface, wherein the support apparatus is virtually invisible behind the watch face and watch band;

FIG. 18 shows another in use upper perspective view of the support apparatus that includes the base section and the flexible extension element being all that is shown in this view with the watch face and watch band being supported by the support apparatus;

FIG. 19 shows an in use rear upper perspective view of the support apparatus that includes the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element, further shown is the wristwatch being held up by the support apparatus upon the desk top surface, wherein the watch band is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip being utilized over the base section and flexible watch band to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band for the support apparatus to hold upright the watch face with the flexible watch band upon the desktop surface;

FIG. 20 shows an in use opposing rear upper perspective view of the support apparatus in relation to FIG. 19 , wherein FIG. 20 shows the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element, further shown is the wristwatch being held up by the support apparatus upon the desk top surface, wherein the watch band is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip being utilized over the base section and flexible watch band to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band for the support apparatus to hold upright the watch face with the flexible watch band upon the desktop surface;

FIG. 21 shows an in use bottom perspective view of the support apparatus that shows the flexible cantilever arm and the flexible extension element, further shown is the wristwatch with the watch face and flexible band being positioned about the support apparatus, wherein the watch band is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip being utilized over the base section (hidden) and flexible watch band to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band for the support apparatus to hold upright the watch face with the flexible watch band upon the desktop surface (not shown); and

FIG. 22 shows an in use bottom perspective view of the support apparatus that shows the base section, the flexible cantilever arm, and the flexible extension element, further shown is the wristwatch with the watch face and flexible band being positioned about the support apparatus, wherein the watch band is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip being utilized over the base section and flexible watch band to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band for the support apparatus to hold upright the watch face with the flexible watch band upon the desktop surface (not shown).

REFERENCE NUMBERS IN DRAWINGS

- 50 Support apparatus
- 55 Wristwatch
- 60 Watch face
- 65 Watch bezel
- 70 Crystal of the wristwatch 55
- 75 Watch case back of the wristwatch 55
- 80 Band of links of the wristwatch 55
- 81 Soft flexible watch band of textile, leather, silicone, plastic, or equivalent
- 82 Open state of the soft flexible watch band 81 of the wristwatch 55
- 83 Closed state of the soft flexible watch band 81 of the wristwatch 55
- 85 Open state of the band of links 80 of the wristwatch 55
- 90 Closed state of the band of links 80 of the wristwatch 55
- 91 User
- 92 First finger of the user 91
- 93 Second finger of the user 91
- 100 Desk top surface or shelf
- 105 Support apparatus resting on the watch bands 80, 81 that rest on the desk top surface or shelf 100
- 110 First acute angle of the watch face 60 relative to the desk top surface 100
- 115 Near optimal line of sight toward the watch face 60 from the user perspective 120
- 120 User perspective for a near optimal line of sight 115 toward the watch face 60
- 125 Obtuse angle of the watch face 60 relative to the desk top surface 100 from the user perspective 120
- 130 Substantially planar base section of the support apparatus 50
- 135 First end portion of the substantially planar base section 130
- 140 Second end portion of the substantially planar base section 130
- 145 Inner surface portion of the substantially planar base section 130
- 150 Outer surface portion of the substantially planar base section 130
- 155 Short-wise axis of the substantially planar base section 130
- 160 Lengthwise axis of the substantially planar base section 130
- 165 Substantially parallel position of the substantially planar base section 130 to the desk top surface 100
- 170 Flexible cantilever arm
- 175 Proximal end portion of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 180 Distal end portion of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 185 Arm axis of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 190 Inner surface portion of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 195 Outer surface portion of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 200 Perpendicular axis of the flexible cantilever arm 170
- 205 Flexible affixed proximal end portion 175 to the first end portion 135
- 210 Second acute angle as between substantially planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and the arm axis 185 at a first intersection point 215
- 215 First intersection point as between the lengthwise axis 160 and the arm axis 185 at the second acute angle 210
- 220 First free moving flexible cantilever arm 170 cantilever end
- 225 Suspended cantilever end 220 over a portion of the substantially planar base section 130 first end portion 135 inner surface portion 145 in a first plane 230
- 230 First plane
- 235 Flexible extension element
- 240 Proximal end portion for the flexible extension element 235
- 245 Distal end portion for the flexible extension element 235
- 250 Flexible extension element axis for the flexible extension element 235
- 255 Inner surface portion for the flexible extension element 235
- 260 Outer surface portion for the flexible extension element 235
- 265 Radial wise axis for the flexible extension element 235
- 270 Flexibly affixed at an interface 275 of the proximal end portion 240 to the second end portion 140
- 275 Interface of the flexibly affixed 270
- 280 Dual radii arc that is suspended over a portion of the second end portion 140 inner surface portion 145 in the first plane 230
- 285 Arc of the flexible extension element 235 is formed by a primary radius 290 having a primary radius length 295 and a smaller secondary radius 320 having a smaller secondary radius length 325 wherein the primary 290 and secondary 320 radii respectively have offset origins defined as a primary origin 300 and a secondary 330 origin
- 290 Primary radius
- 295 Length of the primary radius
- 300 Primary radius origin is within the first plane 230 and substantially perpendicular 310 to the substantially planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and the inner surface 145
- 305 Primary tangent point disposed at the interface 275 between the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 with the substantially planar base section 130 second end portion 140
- 310 Substantially perpendicular position of the of the primary origin 300 within the first plane 230 to the planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and inner surface portion 145
- 315 Primary radius arc that is within the first plane 230 and is from the primary tangent point 305 for about one-hundred and thirty-five (135) degrees rotationally moving away from the substantially planar base section 130 terminating in a second tangent point 335
- 320 Secondary radius
- 325 Length of the secondary radius
- 330 Secondary radius origin is positioned at the secondary radius length 325 to be tangent at the secondary tangent point 335, with the secondary origin 330 extending inward in a substantially perpendicular manner 340 to the primary radius arc 315 at the secondary tangent point 335 terminating at the secondary radius length 325
- 335 Secondary tangent point
- 340 Substantially perpendicular position of the of the secondary origin 330 extending inward to the primary arc 315 at the secondary tangent point 335 terminating at the secondary radius length
- 345 Secondary arc of the secondary radius 320 within the first plane 230 from the secondary tangent point 335 for about one-hundred eighty (180) degrees moving away from and toward the substantially planar base section 130 to form the dual radii arc 280
- 350 Second end free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end that is suspended over a portion of the substantially planar base 130 second end portion 140 inner surface portion 145 in the first plane 230
- 355 Adjacent position of the watch case back 75 to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the proximal end portion 175 and the distal end portion 180 on the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195
- 360 Placing the watch band with links 80 in the closed state 90 about the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 via manually compressing the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 to stretch the band with links 80 in the closed state 90 over the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235, with the watch band with links 80 in the closed state 90 being in contact with the outer surfaces 150, 260
- 365 Placing the substantially planar base section 130 on the desktop surface or shelf 100 with the watch band links 80 being disposed as between the substantially planar base section 130 outer surface 150 and the desktop surface or shelf 100 resulting in the wristwatch face 60 being displayed a the obtuse angle 125 relative to the desktop surface or shelf 100 to facilitate the user having the near optimal line of sight 115 perspective 120 from the user 91 positioned at the desktop surface 100 or adjacent to the shelf 100
- 370 First finger 92 rest section
- 375 First leg of the first finger 370 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145
- 380 Second finger 93 rest section
- 385 Second leg of the second finger 380 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145
- 390 First 375 and second 385 legs being brought together towards one another
- 395 Stabilizing clip
- 400 Foot portion of the stabilizing clip 395
- 405 Proximal end portion of the foot portion 400
- 410 Distal end portion of the foot portion 400
- 415 Long axis of the stabilizing clip 395
- 420 Foot portion length defined as being along the long axis 415 and between the proximal 405 and distal 410 end portions
- 425 Stabilizing flexible arc portion of the stabilizing clip 395
- 430 Primary end portion of the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425
- 435 Secondary end portion of the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425
- 440 Affixed nature of the primary end portion 430 to the proximal end portion 405
- 445 Clip radius arc of the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425
- 450 Length of the clip radius 445
- 455 Stabilizing flexible arc junction
- 460 One-hundred eighty-degree swing away from the foot portion 400 terminating in the stabilizing flexible arc junction 455
- 465 Retention shoulder section
- 470 Proximal end portion of the retention shoulder section 465
- 475 Distal end portion of the retention shoulder section 465
- 480 Length of the retention shoulder section 465 defined as between the proximal 470 and distal 475 end portions
- 485 Affixed nature of the proximal end portion 470 to the stabilizing flexible arc junction 455
- 490 Mid-point of the foot portion length 420
- 495 Suspension distance between the retention shoulder length 480 and the mid-point of the foot portion length 490
- 500 Manually spreading apart the stabilizing clip 395 as between the foot portion 400 and the retention shoulder section 465 distal end portion 475
- 505 Movement of the stabilizing clip 395
- 510 Disposed nature of the spread apart 500 stabilizing clip 395 about the planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145 and the soft flexible watch band 81 with a stabilizing sliding clip 395 movement 505 to approximately center of the foot portion length 420
- 515 Substantially perpendicular nature of the planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and the stabilizing clip 395 long axis 415
- 520 Rests nature of the stabilizing clip 395 foot portion 400 as against the surface of the desktop 100
- 525 Added stability to the support apparatus 50 from the stabilizing clip 395 on the soft flexible watch band 81 as against the surface of the desktop 100
- 530 Shovel ski tip
- 535 Shovel radius of the shovel ski tip 530
- 540 Flat tip of the shovel ski tip 530
- 545 Radii corners of the shovel ski tip 530
- 550 First finger 92 rest section
- 555 First leg of the first finger rest section 550
- 560 First finger 92 support
- 565 Manually reducing the second acute angle 210 to make it easier to position the watch case back 75 to be adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195
- 570 Second finger 93 rest section
- 575 Second leg of the second finger rest section 570
- 580 Second finger 93 support
- 585 Manually moving the primary 300 and secondary 330 origins toward the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145 to make it easier to position the soft flexible watch band 81 to be adjacent to the flexible extension element 235 outer surface portion 260
- 590 Two fingers of the user 91 being the first finger 92 and the second finger 93 being on the first finger 92 rest section 550 and the second finger 93 rest section 570 respectively to manually bring together the first 555 and second 575 legs to reduce the second acute angle 210 and to move the primary 300 and secondary 330 origins toward the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145 to make it easier to position the watch case back 75 to be adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion 175 and the distal end portion 180 on the outer surface portion 195 and to make it easier to position the soft flexible watch band 81 to be adjacent to the flexible extension element 235 outer surface portion 260

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

With initial reference to FIG. 1 shown is the upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160, the arm axis 185, and the flexible extension element axis 250. Next, FIG. 2 shows a reverse upper perspective view from FIG. 1 of the support apparatus 50, wherein FIG. 2 includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160, the arm axis 185, and the flexible extension element axis 250.
Continuing, FIG. 3 shows a side elevation view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160, the arm axis 185, and the flexible extension element axis 250. Further, FIG. 4 shows a bottom view of the support apparatus 50 with the base section 130 primarily shown, however, including the outer edges of both the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160 and the shortwise axis 155 also shown.
Moving onward, FIG. 5 shows a top view of the support apparatus 50 showing the base section 130, and including both the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160 and the shortwise axis 155 also shown. Further, FIG. 6 shows an end elevation view of the support apparatus 50 showing the base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 with the flexible extension element axis 250, the arm axis 185, and the shortwise axis 155 are also shown.
Next, FIG. 7 shows an opposing end elevation view related to FIG. 6 , wherein FIG. 7 shows the support apparatus 50 showing the base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235, and the flexible cantilever arm 170 with the flexible extension element axis 250, the arm axis 185, and the shortwise axis 155 are also shown. Continuing, FIG. 8 shows an upper perspective view of the stabilizing clip 395 that includes the foot portion 400, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425, the retention shoulder section 465, and the shovel ski tip 530. Further, FIG. 9 shows an opposing upper perspective view of the stabilizing clip 395 in relation to FIG. 8 , wherein FIG. 9 shows the foot portion 400, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425, the retention shoulder section 465, and the shovel ski tip 530.
Moving onward, FIG. 10 shows a side elevation view of the stabilizing clip 395 that includes the foot portion 400, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425, the retention shoulder section 465, and the shovel ski tip 530. Next, FIG. 11 shows a side elevation end view of the stabilizing clip 395 that includes the foot portion 400, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425, the retention shoulder section 465, and the shovel ski tip 530. Further, FIG. 12 shows an opposing side elevation end view of the stabilizing clip 395 from FIG. 11 , wherein FIG. 12 shows the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425. Also, FIG. 13 shows a top view of the stabilizing clip 395 that includes the foot portion 400, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425, the retention shoulder section 465, and the shovel ski tip 530. In addition, FIG. 14 shows a bottom view of the stabilizing clip 395 that includes the foot portion 400 and the long axis 415.
Further, FIG. 15 shows an in use upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160, the arm axis 185, and the flexible extension element axis 250, further shown is the wristwatch 55 being held up by the support apparatus 50 upon the desk top surface 100 wherein the watch face 60 is positioned a first acute angle 110 relative to the desktop surface 100 for viewing by the user 91 at a near optimal line of sight 115.
Continuing, FIG. 16 shows an in use expanded upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235 with the lengthwise axis 160, the arm axis 185, and the flexible extension element axis 250, further shown is the wristwatch 55 being held up by the support apparatus 50 upon the desk top surface 100 wherein the watch face 60 is positioned a first acute angle 110 relative to the desktop surface 100 for viewing by the user 91 at a near optimal line of sight 115, also shown are the first 92 and second 93 fingers pinching the first 550 and second 570 finger rests respectively to manually bring together 590 the first 555 and second 575 legs making it easier to position the watch 55 and watch band 80 about the support apparatus 50 or to add or remove the watch 55 and watch band 80 to and from the support apparatus 50.
Further, FIG. 17 shows an end side elevation view of the watch face 60 and band 80 as supported on the desk top surface 100, wherein the support apparatus 50 is virtually invisible behind the watch face 60 and watch band 80. Next, FIG. 18 shows another in use upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 being all that is shown in this view with the watch face 60 and watch band 80 being supported by the support apparatus 50.
Moving onward, FIG. 19 shows an in use rear upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that includes the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235, further shown is the wristwatch 55 being held up by the support apparatus 50 upon the desk top surface 100, wherein the watch band 81 is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip 395 being utilized over the base section 130 and flexible watch band 81 to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band 81 for the support apparatus 50 to hold upright the watch face 60 with the flexible watch band 81 upon the desktop surface 100.
Next, FIG. 20 shows an in use opposing rear upper perspective view of the support apparatus 50 in relation to FIG. 19 , wherein FIG. 20 shows the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235, further shown is the wristwatch 55 being held up by the support apparatus 50 upon the desk top surface 100, wherein the watch band 81 is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip 395 being utilized over the base section 130 and flexible watch band 81 to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band 81 for the support apparatus 50 to hold upright the watch face 60 with the flexible watch band 81 upon the desktop surface 100.
Further, FIG. 21 shows an in use bottom perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that shows the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235, further shown is the wristwatch 55 with the watch face 60 and flexible band 81 being positioned about the support apparatus 50, wherein the watch band 81 is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip 395 being utilized over the base section 130 (hidden) and flexible watch band 81 to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band 81 for the support apparatus 50 to hold upright the watch face 60 with the flexible watch band 81 upon the desktop surface 100 (not shown).
Also, FIG. 22 shows an in use bottom perspective view of the support apparatus 50 that shows the base section 130, the flexible cantilever arm 170, and the flexible extension element 235, further shown is the wristwatch 55 with the watch face 60 and flexible band 81 being positioned about the support apparatus 50, wherein the watch band 81 is constructed of a soft flexible material (such as leather or textile) with the stabilizing clip 395 being utilized over the base section 130 and flexible watch band 81 to provide needed stability on the narrow side of the flexible watch band 81 for the support apparatus 50 to hold upright the watch face 60 with the flexible watch band 81 upon the desktop surface 100 (not shown).
Broadly, in looking at FIGS. 1 to 22 , the present invention is the support apparatus 50 for displaying the watch face 60 bezel 65 and crystal 70 of the wrist watch 55, wherein the watch face 60 bezel 65 and crystal 70 have an opposing watch case back 75, further the wrist watch 55 has a band of links 80 for removably engaging a user's 91 wrist, wherein the band of links 80 has an open state 85 being removable from the user's 91 wrist and a closed state 90 being secured to the user's 91 wrist. Wherein the support apparatus 50 extends from resting on a desktop surface 100 of a desk or a surface of a shelf, wherein the wrist watch face 60 is displayed at a first acute angle 110 relative to the desktop surface 100 to facilitate the user 91 viewing the watch face 60 at an obtuse angle 125 near an optimal line-of-sight 115 perspective from the user 91 positioned at the desk 100 or the user 91 positioned adjacent to the shelf 100, see in particular FIG. 15 .
The support apparatus 50 including the substantially planar base section 130 that has a substantially planar base section lengthwise axis 160, the substantially planar base section 130 is substantially parallel 165 in operation to the surface 100 of the desktop or shelf, the planar base section 130 having a first end portion 135 and an opposing second end portion 140 with the substantially planar base section lengthwise axis 160 spanning therebetween, the substantially planar base section 130 having a substantially planar base section inner surface portion 145 and an opposing substantially planar base section outer surface portion 150 with a substantially planar base section short-wise axis 155 positioned perpendicular to the lengthwise axis 160, see FIGS. 1 to 7 .
Further included in the support apparatus 50 also includes a flexible cantilever arm 170 having a flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion 175 and an opposing flexible cantilever arm distal end portion 180 with an arm axis 185 spanning therebetween, the flexible cantilever arm 170 having a flexible cantilever arm inner surface portion 190 and an opposing flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion 195 with a flexible cantilever arm perpendicular axis 200 positioned perpendicular to the arm axis 185. Wherein the flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion 175 is flexibly affixed 205 to the planar base first end portion 135 at a second acute angle 110 defined by the substantially planar base section lengthwise axis 160 and the arm axis 185 at a first intersection point 215, with the flexible cantilever arm distal end portion 180 terminating into a first free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end 220 being suspended 225 over a portion of the substantially planar base first end portion 135 inner surface portion 145 in a first plane 230, see in particular FIG. 3 .
Also included in the support apparatus 50 is a flexible extension element 235 having a flexible extension element proximal end portion 240 and an opposing flexible extension element distal end portion 245 with a flexible extension element axis 250 spanning therebetween, the flexible extension element 235 having a flexible extension element inner surface portion 255 and an opposing flexible extension element outer surface portion 260 with a flexible extension element radial-wise axis 265 spanning therebetween. The flexible extension element proximal end portion 240 is flexibly affixed 270 at an interface 275 to the planar base section second end portion 140, wherein the flexible extension element 235 forms a dual radii arc 280 that is suspended over a portion of the planar base second end portion 140 inner surface portion 145 in the first plane 230, wherein the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 are positioned on a same side of the planar base portion 130, the flexible extension element arc 285 is formed by a primary radius 290 having a primary radius length 205 and a smaller secondary radius 320 having a smaller secondary radius length 325.
Wherein the primary 290 and secondary radii 320 have respective offset origins defined as a primary origin 300 and a secondary origin 330. The primary origin 300 is positioned at the primary radius length 295 to be tangent at a primary tangent point 305 disposed at the interface 275 between the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 with the planar base section 130 second end portion 140, with the primary origin 300 being within the first plane 230 and substantially perpendicular 310 to the substantially planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145. The primary radius 290 swings a primary arc 315 within the first plane 230 from the primary tangent point 305 for approximately one-hundred thirty-five degrees moving away from the substantially planar base section 130 terminating in a second tangent point 335, the secondary origin 330 is positioned at the secondary radius length 325 to be tangent at the secondary tangent point 335 with the secondary origin 330 extending inward in a substantially perpendicular manner 340 to the primary arc 315 at the secondary tangent point 335 terminating at the secondary radius length 325.
The secondary radius 320 swings a secondary arc 345 within the first plane 230 from the secondary tangent point 335 for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees moving away from and then toward the substantially planar base section 130 to form the dual radii arc 280, wherein the flexible extension element 235 distal end portion 245 terminates into a second free moving flexible cantilever arm 350 cantilever end 350 being suspended over a portion of the substantially planar base 130 second end portion 140 inner surface portion 145 in the first plane 230. Wherein operationally, a portion of the watch case back 75 is placed adjacent 360 to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion 175 and the flexible cantilever arm distal end portion 180 on the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195. This results in the watch face 60 resting at the first acute angle 110 in relation to the surface 100 of the desk or shelf, further the watch band 80 with links being in the closed state 90 is placed about the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 via manually compressing 360 the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 resulting in the watch band 80 with links being stretched over the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 being in contact with the outer surfaces 150, 260 of both the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235, see FIGS. 15 to 18 .
Wherein the substantially planar base section 130 is placed upon the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf with the watch band 80 with links being disposed between the substantially planar base section 130 outer surface 150 and the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf, resulting in the wristwatch face 60 being displayed at the obtuse angle 125 relative to the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf to facilitate the user 91 viewing the watch face 60 at the near optimal line-of-sight 115 perspective 120 from the user 91 positioned at the desk 100 or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf, see in particular FIGS. 15, 17, and 18 .
As an alternative for the support apparatus 50, wherein the flexible cantilever arm 170 distal end portion 180 can further comprise a first finger rest section 370 that includes a first leg 375 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, wherein operationally the first leg 375 provides a finger 92 support to make it easier to manually reduce 390 the second acute angle 210 to make it easier to position the portion of the watch case back 75 to be adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the flexible cantilever arm 170 proximal end portion 175 and the flexible cantilever arm 170 distal end portion 180 on the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195, see in particular FIG. 16 .
A further alternative for the support apparatus 50, wherein the flexible extension element 235 distal end portion 245 can further comprise a second finger rest section 380 that includes a second leg 385 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, wherein operationally the second leg 385 provides a finger 93 support to make it easier to manually move 585 both the primary 300 and secondary 330 origins toward the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145 to make it easier to position the watch band 80 to be adjacent to the flexible extension element 235 outer surface portion 260, see in particular FIG. 16 .
A further alternative for the support apparatus 50, wherein the flexible cantilever arm distal end portion can further comprise a first finger rest section 370 that includes a first leg 375 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, further the flexible extension element 235 distal end portion 245 can further comprise a second finger rest section 380 that includes a second leg 385 that partially extends towards the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, wherein operationally the first 555 and second 575 legs provide a two finger 92, 93 pinch support mechanism wherein the first 555 and second 575 legs are manually 590 brought towards one another to firstly reduce the second acute angle 210 and secondly to manually move both said primary 300 and secondary 330 origins toward the substantially planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, resulting in making it easier to position the portion of the watch case back 75 to be adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the flexible cantilever arm 170 proximal end portion 175 and the flexible cantilever arm 170 distal end portion 180 on the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195 and to make it easier to position the watch band 80 to be adjacent to the flexible extension element 235 outer surface portion 260, see in particular FIG. 16 .
Optionally, for the support apparatus 50, for displaying a watch face 60 bezel 65 and crystal 70 of the wrist watch 55, wherein the watch face bezel 65 and crystal 70 have an opposing watch case back 75, wherein the wrist watch 55 can have a soft flexible watch band 81 of textile, leather, silicone, or plastic for removably engaging a user's 91 wrist, wherein the soft flexible band 81 has an open state 82 being removable from the user's 91 wrist and a closed state 83 being secured to the user's 91 wrist, wherein the support apparatus 50 extends from resting on a desktop surface 100 of a desk or a surface of a shelf, wherein the wrist watch face 60 is displayed at a first acute angle 110 relative to the desktop surface 100 to facilitate the user 91 viewing the watch face 60 at an obtuse angle 125 near an optimal line-of-sight 115 perspective from the user 91 positioned at the desk 100 or the user 91 positioned adjacent to the shelf 100, see FIGS. 8 to 14 , and FIGS. 19 to 22 .
Another added option for the support apparatus 50, to accommodate the soft flexible watch band 81, is in looking at FIGS. 8 to 14 and FIGS. 19 to 22 , being for the stabilizing clip 395 that includes a foot portion having a foot portion 400 proximal end portion 405 and an opposing foot portion 400 distal end portion 410 with a stabilizing clip long axis 415 disposed therebetween, wherein a foot portion length 420 along the stabilizing clip long axis 415 is defined as being between the foot portion 400 proximal end portion 405 and the foot portion 400 distal end portion 410.
The stabilizing clip 395 also includes a stabilizing flexible arc portion 425 having a primary end portion 430 and an opposing secondary end portion 435, wherein the stabilizing flexible arc 425 primary end portion 430 is affixed to the foot portion 400 proximal end portion 405, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425 is formed by a clip radius 445 having a clip radius length 450 of less than the foot portion length 420, the stabilizing flexible arc portion 425 starts at the foot portion 400 proximal end portion 405 and swings a flexible arc portion 425 arc radius 445 for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees 460 away from the foot portion 400 terminating in a stabilizing flexible arc junction 455.
The stabilizing clip 395 further includes a retention shoulder section 465 having a retention shoulder section 465 proximal end portion 470 and an opposing retention shoulder section 465 distal end portion 475 with a retention shoulder 465 length 480 defined as between the retention shoulder 465 section proximal 470 and distal 475 end portions, the retention shoulder section 465 proximal end portion 470 is affixed 485 to the stabilizing flexible arc junction 425, wherein the retention shoulder 465 length 480 extends to be suspended over approximately at least a mid-point 490 of the foot portion 400 length 490 at a suspension distance 495 of approximately less than two times the clip radius 445 length, wherein operationally a portion of the watch case back 75 is placed adjacent to the flexible cantilever arm 170 between the flexible cantilever arm 170 proximal end portion 175 and the flexible cantilever arm 170 distal end portion 180 on the flexible cantilever arm 170 outer surface portion 195.
This results in the watch face 60 resting at the first acute angle 110 in relation to the surface 100 of the desk or shelf, further the soft flexible watch band 81 being in the closed state 83 is placed about the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 via manually compressing the flexible cantilever arm 170 and the flexible extension element 235 resulting in the soft flexible watch band 81 being stretched over the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235 being in contact with the outer surfaces 150, 260 of both the substantially planar base section 130 and the flexible extension element 235. Further the stabilizing clip 395 is manually spread apart 500 between the foot portion 400 and the retention shoulder section 465 distal end portion 475 to be disposed about the planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145 and the soft flexible watch band 81 with a stabilizing clip 395 sliding movement 505 to approximately center of the foot portion 400 length 420 in relation to the substantially planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160, wherein the substantially planar base section 130 lengthwise axis 160 and the stabilizing clip 395 long axis 415 are substantially perpendicular 515 to one another.
Wherein the stabilizing clip 395 foot portion 400 rests against the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf in conjunction with a portion of the substantially planar base section 130 with the soft flexible watch band 81 being disposed between the substantially planar base section 130 outer surface 150 and the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf to add stability to the support apparatus 50 from a lack of support due to the soft flexible watch band 81 on the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf, resulting in the wrist watch face 60 being displayed at an obtuse angle 125 relative to the surface 100 of the desktop or the shelf to facilitate a user 91 viewing the watch face 60 at the near optimal line-of-sight 115 perspective from the user 91 positioned at the desk 100 or the user 91 positioned adjacent to the shelf 100, see FIGS. 19 to 22 .
Optionally, for the support apparatus 50 stabilizing clip 395, the retention shoulder section 465 distal end portion 475 can further comprise a shovel ski tip 530 that provides a reduced friction guide via having a shovel radius 535 with a substantially flat tip 540 with radii corners 545 on the flat tip 530, wherein to operationally provide an easier stabilizing clip 395 sliding movement 505 over the planar base section 130 inner surface portion 145, see FIGS. 8 to 14 and FIGS. 19 to 22 .

CONCLUSION

Accordingly, the present invention of a support apparatus has been described with some degree of particularity directed to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be appreciated, though; that the present invention is defined by the following claim construed in light of the prior art so modifications of the changes may be made to the exemplary embodiments of the present invention without departing from the inventive concepts contained therein.

Claims

1. A support apparatus for displaying a watch face bezel and crystal of a wrist watch, wherein the watch face bezel and crystal have an opposing watch case back, further the wrist watch has a band of links for removably engaging a user's wrist, wherein the band of links has an open state being removable from the user's wrist and a closed state being secured to the user's wrist, wherein said support apparatus extends from resting on a desktop surface of a desk or a surface, or a shelf, wherein the wrist watch face is displayed at a first acute angle relative to the desktop surface to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at an obtuse angle near an optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf, said support apparatus comprising:

(a) a substantially planar base section that has a substantially planar base section lengthwise axis, said substantially planar base section is substantially parallel in operation to the surface of the desktop or shelf, said planar base section having a first end portion and an opposing second end portion with said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis spanning therebetween, said substantially planar base section having a substantially planar base section inner surface portion and an opposing substantially planar base section outer surface portion with a substantially planar base section short-wise axis positioned perpendicular to said lengthwise axis;

(b) a flexible cantilever arm having a flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and an opposing flexible cantilever arm distal end portion with an arm axis spanning therebetween, said flexible cantilever arm having a flexible cantilever arm inner surface portion and an opposing flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion with a flexible cantilever arm perpendicular axis positioned perpendicular to said arm axis, wherein said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion is flexibly affixed to said planar base first end portion at a second acute angle defined by said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and said arm axis at a first intersection point, with said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion terminating into a first free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end being suspended over a portion of said substantially planar base first end portion inner surface portion in a first plane, and;

(c) a flexible extension element having a flexible extension element proximal end portion and an opposing flexible extension element distal end portion with a flexible extension element axis spanning therebetween, said flexible extension element having a flexible extension element inner surface portion and an opposing flexible extension element outer surface portion with a flexible extension element radial-wise axis spanning therebetween, said flexible extension element proximal end portion is flexibly affixed at an interface to said planar base section second end portion, wherein said flexible extension element forms a dual radii arc that is suspended over a portion of said planar base second end portion inner surface portion in said first plane, wherein said flexible cantilever arm and said flexible extension element are positioned on a same side of said planar base portion, said flexible extension element arc is formed by a primary radius having a primary radius length and a smaller secondary radius having a smaller secondary radius length, wherein said primary and secondary radii have respective offset origins defined as a primary origin and a secondary origin, said primary origin is positioned at said primary radius length to be tangent at a primary tangent point disposed at said interface between said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element with said planar base section second end portion, with said primary origin being within said first plane and substantially perpendicular to said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, said primary radius swings a primary arc within said first plane from said primary tangent point for approximately one-hundred thirty-five degrees moving away from said substantially planar base section terminating in a second tangent point, said secondary origin is positioned at said secondary radius length to be tangent at said secondary tangent point with said secondary origin extending inward in a substantially perpendicular manner to said primary arc at said secondary tangent point terminating at said secondary radius length, said secondary radius swings a secondary arc within said first plane from said secondary tangent point for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees moving away from and then toward said substantially planar base section to form said dual radii arc, wherein said flexible extension element distal end portion terminates into a second free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end being suspended over a portion of said substantially planar base second end portion inner surface portion in said first plane, wherein operationally a portion of the watch case back is placed adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion, that results in the watch face resting at said first acute angle in relation to the surface of the desk or shelf, further the watch band with links being in the closed state is placed about said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element via manually compressing said flexible cantilever arm and said flexible extension element resulting in the watch band with links being stretched over said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element being in contact with said outer surface of both said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element, wherein said substantially planar base section is placed upon the surface of the desktop or the shelf with the watch band with links being disposed between said substantially planar base section outer surface and the surface of the desktop or the shelf, resulting in the wrist watch face being displayed at an obtuse angle relative to the surface of the desktop or the shelf to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at the near optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf.

2. A support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion further comprises a first finger rest section that includes a first leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said first leg provides a finger support to make it easier to manually reduce said second acute angle to make it easier to position the portion of the watch case back to be adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion.

3. A support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said flexible extension element distal end portion further comprises a second finger rest section that includes a second leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said second leg provides a finger support to make it easier to manually move both said primary and secondary origins toward said substantially planar base section inner surface portion to make it easier to position the watch band to be adjacent to said flexible extension element outer surface portion.

4. A support apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion further comprises a first finger rest section that includes a first leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, further said flexible extension element distal end portion further comprises a second finger rest section that includes a second leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said first and second legs provide a two finger pinch support mechanism wherein said first and second legs are manually brought towards one another to firstly reduce said second acute angle and secondly to manually move both said primary and secondary origins toward said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, resulting in making it easier to position the portion of the watch case back to be adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion and to make it easier to position the watch band to be adjacent to said flexible extension element outer surface portion.

5. A support apparatus for displaying a watch face bezel and crystal of a wrist watch, wherein the watch face bezel and crystal have an opposing watch case back, further the wrist watch has a soft flexible watch band of textile, leather, silicone, or plastic for removably engaging a user's wrist, wherein the soft flexible band has an open state being removable from the user's wrist and a closed state being secured to the user's wrist, wherein said support apparatus extends from resting on a desktop surface of a desk or a surface of a shelf, wherein the wrist watch face is displayed at a first acute angle relative to the desktop surface to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at an obtuse angle near an optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf, said support apparatus comprising:

(c) a flexible extension element having a flexible extension element proximal end portion and an opposing flexible extension element distal end portion with a flexible extension element axis spanning therebetween, said flexible extension element having a flexible extension element inner surface portion and an opposing flexible extension element outer surface portion with a flexible extension element radial-wise axis spanning therebetween, said flexible extension element proximal end portion is flexibly affixed at an interface to said planar base section second end portion, wherein said flexible extension element forms a dual radii arc that is suspended over a portion of said planar base second end portion inner surface portion in said first plane, wherein said flexible cantilever arm and said flexible extension element are positioned on a same side of said planar base portion, said flexible extension element arc is formed by a primary radius having a primary radius length and a smaller secondary radius having a smaller secondary radius length, wherein said primary and secondary radii have respective offset origins defined as a primary origin and a secondary origin, said primary origin is positioned at said primary radius length to be tangent at a primary tangent point disposed at said interface between said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element with said planar base section second end portion, with said primary origin being within said first plane and substantially perpendicular to said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, said primary radius swings a primary arc within said first plane from said primary tangent point for approximately one-hundred thirty-five degrees moving away from said substantially planar base section terminating in a second tangent point, said secondary origin is positioned at said secondary radius length to be tangent at said secondary tangent point with said secondary origin extending inward in a substantially perpendicular manner to said primary arc at said secondary tangent point terminating at said secondary radius length, said secondary radius swings a secondary arc within said first plane from said secondary tangent point for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees moving away from and then toward said substantially planar base section to form said dual radii arc, wherein said flexible extension element distal end portion terminates into a second free moving flexible cantilever arm cantilever end being suspended over a portion of said substantially planar base second end portion inner surface portion in said first plane; and

(d) a stabilizing clip that includes:

(d) (i) a foot portion having a foot portion proximal end portion and an opposing foot portion distal end portion with a stabilizing clip long axis disposed therebetween, wherein a foot portion length along said stabilizing clip long axis is defined as being between said foot portion proximal end portion and said foot portion distal end portion;

(d) (ii) a stabilizing flexible arc portion having a primary end portion and an opposing secondary end portion, wherein the stabilizing flexible arc primary end portion is affixed to the foot portion proximal end portion, the stabilizing flexible arc portion is formed by a clip radius having a clip radius length of less than the foot portion length, the stabilizing flexible arc portion starts at the foot portion proximal end portion and swings a flexible arc portion arc radius for approximately one-hundred eighty degrees away from the foot portion terminating in a stabilizing flexible arc junction; and

(d) (iii) a retention shoulder section having a retention shoulder section proximal end portion and an opposing retention shoulder section distal end portion with a retention shoulder length defined as between said retention shoulder section proximal and distal end portions, said retention shoulder section proximal end portion is affixed to said stabilizing flexible arc junction, wherein said retention shoulder length extends to be suspended over approximately at least a mid-point of said foot portion length at a suspension distance of approximately less than two times said clip radius length, wherein operationally a portion of the watch case back is placed adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion, that results in the watch face resting at said first acute angle in relation to the surface of the desk or shelf, further the soft flexible watch band being in the closed state is placed about said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element via manually compressing said flexible cantilever arm and said flexible extension element resulting in the soft flexible watch band being stretched over said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element being in contact with said outer surfaces of both said substantially planar base section and said flexible extension element, further said stabilizing clip is manually spread apart between said foot portion and said retention shoulder section distal end portion to be disposed about said planar base section inner surface portion and the soft flexible watch band with a stabilizing clip sliding movement to approximately center said foot portion length in relation to said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis, wherein said substantially planar base section lengthwise axis and said stabilizing clip long axis are substantially perpendicular to one another, wherein said stabilizing clip foot portion rests against the surface of the desktop or the shelf in conjunction with a portion of said substantially planar base section with the soft flexible watch band being disposed between said substantially planar base section outer surface and the surface of the desktop or the shelf to add stability to said support apparatus from a lack of support due to the soft flexible watch band on the surface of the desktop or the shelf, resulting in the wrist watch face being displayed at an obtuse angle relative to the surface of the desktop or the shelf to facilitate a user viewing the watch face at the near optimal line-of-sight perspective from the user positioned at the desk or the user positioned adjacent to the shelf.

6. A support apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said stabilizing clip retention shoulder section distal end portion further comprises a shovel ski tip that provides a reduced friction guide via having a shovel radius with a substantially flat tip with radii corners on said flat tip, wherein to operationally provide an easier said stabilizing clip sliding movement over said planar base section inner surface portion.

7. A support apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion further comprises a first finger rest section that includes a first leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said first leg provides a finger support to make it easier to manually reduce said first acute angle to make it easier to position the portion of the watch case back to be adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion.

8. A support apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said flexible extension element distal end portion further comprises a second finger rest section that includes a second leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said second leg provides a finger support to make it easier to manually move both said primary and secondary origins toward said substantially planar base section inner surface portion to make it easier to position the watch band to be adjacent to said flexible extension element outer surface portion.

9. A support apparatus according to claim 5 wherein said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion further comprises a first finger rest section that includes a first leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, further said flexible extension element distal end portion further comprises a second finger rest section that includes a second leg that partially extends towards said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, wherein operationally said first and second legs provide a two finger pinch support mechanism wherein said first and second legs are manually brought towards one another to firstly reduce said first acute angle and secondly to manually move both said primary and secondary origins toward said substantially planar base section inner surface portion, resulting in making it easier to position the portion of the watch case back to be adjacent to said flexible cantilever arm between said flexible cantilever arm proximal end portion and said flexible cantilever arm distal end portion on said flexible cantilever arm outer surface portion and to make it easier to position the watch band to be adjacent to said flexible extension element outer surface portion.