Patent ID: 6118735
Filing Date: 2000-09-12
Classification: G04B

Abstract:
A clock comprising:a housing having a rear wall with a central area, a surrounding wall extending forwardly from a periphery of said rear wall and in an axial direction to cooperate with said rear wall to confine a receiving space, and a slit extending along a portion of said surrounding wall in a plane to which said axial direction is normal;a clock mechanism having a casing fixed on said central area in said receiving space, and a spindle rotatable relative to and extending outwardly of said casing with an axis normal to said plane;an elongated positioning member includingan abutment portion which is disposed above said casing and which has a through hole for passage of said spindle therethrough along said axis so as to be adapted for mounting time indicating hands thereon, andan anchoring portion which extends from said abutment portion in a radial direction relative to said axis, and which has right and left lateral sides opposite to each other and parallel to said radial direction;at least one dial plate having an outer periphery of such a dimension so as to be insertable into said receiving space via said slit and along said plane, and an inner periphery extending inwardly and in said radial direction from said outer periphery to confine a notch with two inner edge portions opposite to each other and parallel to said radial direction so as to mate respectively with said right and left lateral sides of said anchoring portion;means for guiding said inner edge portions to engage slidingly and respectively said right and left lateral sides when said dial plate is brought to be inserted into said receiving space in said radial direction; andmeans for retaining said dial plate relative to said anchoring portion in said receiving space once said inner edges portions have engaged said right and left lateral sides, respectively.