Patent ID: 7773464
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G04F,G04G

Abstract:
1. An elapsed time and remaining time measuring device comprising: a display face; an annular ring of electronically generated graphic indicia visible around the display face; a digital numerical read-out display of elapsed times located on said display face; at least one electronic control element for setting a desired elapsed set time into said device, which desired elapsed set time is indicated both as a digital read-out display and as a complete ring or an arcuate section of an annular ring on the display face; an actuator for initiating progressive clockwise disappearing movement of said electronically generated graphic indicia so as to expose decreasing areas of the annular ring in a clockwise direction as time elapses until all graphic indicia disappears when the whole of the set time has elapsed; and said digital numerical display remaining synchronized with said graphic indicia so as to numerically display as well as graphically display remaining elapsed time.