Personal meter timing device

Claim 1

A portable parking meter timing device comprising: an electrical circuit having a plurality of electrical components including a power source, a timing duration programming means, a timing means, a time set and remaining display means, an audible warning means, and a power switch, the components interconnected to enable programming of a selected timing duration, timing said timing duration, and providing an audible warning signal when said timing duration is completed; a case providing a from and a rear opposing walls and a plurality of side walls interconnecting the front and rear walls and providing rigidity to the case and fully enclosing an interior space within the walls for holding the electrical circuit, an aperture in the rear wall for accepting coins for storage therein, the rear wall further providing, mounted pivotally thereon, a clip capable of attaching the case to a support element, and a window enabling observation of the display means, and an actuation means enabling the setting of a timing duration into the timing duration programming means, the silencing of the audible alarm means, and the turning of the timing device off and on.