Patent ID: 8699303
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G04B,G04G

Abstract:
1. A world dial, comprising: an inner circular dial showing minutes and hours; an outer ring coaxial and radially offset to said inner circular dial having a plurality of angularly offset geographical site markings thereon, indicative of predetermined time zones, wherein said geographical site markings are arranged over at least two concentric and radially offset circular stripes, each marking of one of said stripes being radially opposed to one marking of at least another of said stripes to define respective pairs of geographical sites, said sites of each of said pairs being selected for the time offset between their respective time zones to be twelve hours; wherein said inner circular dial comprises a first ring adapted to rotate about an axis of rotation and having a first series of digits on its exposed face showing minutes, and a second ring external to said first ring and adapted to rotate about said rotation axis, said second ring having a second series of digits on its exposed face showing hours, said second ring being divided into twelve angular sectors each bearing one digit of said hour series thereon, said outer ring defining a third ring external to said second ring, said third ring being stationary and independent from said first and second ring, said markings of said third ring being designed to be angularly aligned to the digits of said first and second series of digits for instant and simultaneous reading of the time in said geographical sites.