Time indicating device

Claim 2

A time indicating device comprising an endless indicating belt which carries non-digital indicating means thereon that define four equally spaced segments of said belt, means comprising a face plate with an elongated opening therein mounted adjacent said belt with said opening in superposed relationship to said non-digital indicating means so that from time to time said indicating means carried by said belt beneath said opening are visible through said opening as said belt is moved past said opening, said face plate carrying time period indicia on the top thereof adjacent said opening, the length of said opening substantially corresponding to the length of one of said segments and said non-digital indicating means being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the length of said opening so that when said belt is moved past said opening there will be a moment when one of said segments will appear over the entire length of said opening with two consecutive said non-digital indicating means appearing, one at each end of said opening, and means for moving said belt containing said non-digital indicating means past said opening.

Claim 3

A device as claimed in claim 1 in which said indicating means consist of four alternately colored segments.

Claim 4

A device as claimed in claim 1 comprising a plurality of said endless indicating belts, a corresponding number of elongated openings in said face plate through which the respective indicating means are visible and means for driving the respective belts at predetermined speeds with respect to one another.

Claim 5

A device as claimed in claim 3 in which there are three endless indicating belts disposed adjacent three elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in seconds, minutes and hours, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the seconds belt in 60 seconds, the minutes belt in 60 minutes and the hours belt in 12 hours.

Claim 6

A time indicating device comprising an endless indicating belt which carries non-digital indicating means thereon that define three or more equally spaced segments of said belt, means comprising a face plate with an elongated opening therein mounted adjacent said belt with said opening in superposed relationship to said non-digital indicating means so that from time to time said indicating means carried by said belt beneath said opening are visible through said opening as said belt is moved past said opening, said face plate carrying time period indicia on the top thereof adjacent said opening, the length of said opening substantially corresponding to the length of one of said segments and said non-digital indicating means being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the length of said opening so that when said belt is moved past said opening there will be a moment when one of said segments will appear over the entire length of said opening with two consecutive said non-digital indicating means appearing, one at each end of said opening, and means for moving said belt containing said non-digital indicating means past said opening, said time period indicia including at least some indicia which cover a period of 24 hours or longer.

Claim 7

A time indicating device comprising an endless indicating belt which carries non-digital indicating means thereon that define three or more equally spaced segments of said belt, means comprising a face plate with an elongated opening therein mounted adjacent said belt with said opening in superposed relationship to said non-digital indicating means so that from time to time said indicating means carried by said belt beneath said opening are visible through said opening as said belt is moved past said opening, said face plate carrying time period indicia on the top thereof adjacent said opening, the length of said opening substantially corresponding to the length of one of said segments and said non-digital indicating means being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the length of said opening so that when said belt is moved past said opening there will be a moment when one of said segments will appear over the entire length of said opening with two consecutive said non-digital indicating means appearing, one at each end of said opening, and means for moving said belt containing said non-digital indicating means past said opening, said time period indicia including at least some indicia which cover a period of 24 hours or longer.

Claim 8

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are three endless indicating belts disposed adjacent three elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in seconds, minutes and hours, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the seconds belt in 60 seconds, the minutes belt in 60 minutes and the hours belt in 24 hours.

Claim 9

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are four endless indicating belts disposed adjacent four elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in seconds, minutes, hours and days of the week, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each of said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the seconds belt in 60 seconds, the minutes belt in 60 minutes, the hours belt in 24 hours and the days belt in 7 days.

Claim 10

A device as claimed in claim 1 in which there is only a single endless indicating belt disposed adjacent a single elongated opening in said face plate.

Claim 11

A device as claimed in claim 3 in which there are two endless indicating belts disposed adjacent two elongated openings in said face plate.

Claim 12

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there is only a single endless indicating belt disposed adjacent a single elongated opening in said face plate, said opening containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in days and hours.

Claim 13

A device as claimed in claim 1 in which there is only a single endless indicating belt disposed adjacent a single elongated opening in said face plate, said opening containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in hours over a twelve hour period.

Claim 14

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there is only a single endless indicating belt disposed adjacent a single elongated opening in said face plate, said opening containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in hours over a 24 hour period.

Claim 15

A device as claimed in claim 1 in which there are two endless indicating belts disposed adjacent two elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in hours over a 12 hour period and minutes over a 60 minute period.

Claim 16

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are two endless indicating belts disposed adjacent two elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in hours over a 24 hour period and minutes over a 60 minute period.

Claim 17

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are two endless indicating belts disposed adjacent two elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in days of the week and hours of the day over a 24 hour period.

Claim 18

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are two endless indicating belts disposed adjacent two elongated openings, said openings containing indicia thereto calibrated in days of the week and hours of the day over a 12 hour period.

Claim 19

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are three indicating belts disposed adjacent three elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in days over a 7 day period, hours over a 12 hour period and minutes over a 60 minute period, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the days belt in 7 days, the hours belt in 12 hours and the minutes belt in 60 minutes.

Claim 20

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are three indicating belts disposed adjacent three elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in days over a seven day period, hours over a 24 hour period and minutes over a 60 minute period, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the days belt in 7 days, the hours belt in 24 hours and the minutes belt in 60 minutes.

Claim 21

A device as claimed in claim 5 in which there are four endless indicating belts disposed adjacent four elongated openings, said openings containing indicia adjacent thereto calibrated in seconds, minutes, hours and days of the week, respectively, and said driving means being operative to move one of said segments of each of said belt from one end to the other of its respective opening at the following speeds: the seconds belt in 60 seconds, the minutes belt in 60 minutes, the hours belt in 12 hours and the days belt in 7 days.