Improvements in Dials for Indicating the Time at Different Parts of the World.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Feb., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1899 -Accepted, 22nd July, 1899
Improvements in Dials for Indicating the Time at Different Parts
of the World.
We, EUGENE RICHARD RIEDINGER, of 106, Rosebery Avenue, London, Sign
Writer, and ROBERT WILLIAM KENNETT, of 191, Richmond Road, Hackney,
London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in dials for indicating at a
glance the time at different parts of the world, the invention being applicable
either to a clock, watch, or like time piece, or to a simple indicator set by the
hand.
In applying the invention to a clock, watch, or the like we employ a dial
divided into twenty four equal parts each part representing one hour and being
marked from I to XII, and then from I to XII again making a total of twenty
four hours.
Each hour is further divided into any suitable number of divisions to represent
the minutes, say either sixty divisions or twelve divisions representing five
minutes each.
Each country, city, or place of which the time is to be indicated on the dial is
represented by a hand or pointer bearing the name of such country or the like.
No minute hands or pointers are requisite as the one hand serves for both
hours and minutes as the hand after passing the hour will point to the minutes
which are indicated by the divisions marked between the hours.
All the hands or pointers are either permanently joined together as by being
made in one piece and being set at the proper angles to each other or are rigidly
fixed to a centre spindle so that they move together and retain always the same
relation to each other. The lower half of the dial or of a surrounding part of
same from the hour of VI in the evening to the hour of VI in the morning will
represent night and may be suitably darkened, shaded, or decorated, and the
remaining or upper half will represent day and may be kept light or suitably
decorated.
The spindle carrying the hands may be worked by any suitable clock movement
adapted to make one revolution of an hour hand in twenty four hours.
In the case of a simple indicator for showing the times at a glance at different
places of the world it will be understood that the hands may be made in one piece
or suitably secured together and be set by knob handle or in other ways from
the back or front of the dial, the placing of one hand in the correct position to
an hour which is known causing all the others to occupy their proper positions.
It will also be obvious that in place of the hands a second movable card or dial
having parts either formed or cut away to serve as the indicating device may be
employed.
PHILIP M. JUSTICE,
55 and 56, Chancery Lane, London,
Chartered Patent Agent, for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Dials for Indicating the Time at Different Parts
of the World.
We, EUGENE RICHARD RIEDINGER, of 106, Rosebery Avenue, London, Sign
Writer, and ROBERT WILLIAM KENNETT, of 191, Richmond Road, Hackney,
London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to certain improvements in dials for indicating at a
glance the time at different parts of the world, the invention being applicable
either to a clock, watch; or like time piece, or to a simple indicator set by the
hand.
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In the accompanying drawing we have shewn one manner of carrying out our
invention the figure illustrating a dial with a surrounding treatment to represent
day and night.
The dial it will be seen is divided into twenty four equal parts each part
representing one hour and being marked from I to XII, and then from I to XII
again making a total of twenty four hours.
Each hour is further divided in the present case into twelve divisions represent-
ing five minutes each though other divisions may be employed.
Each country, city, or place of which the time is to be indicated on the dial
is represented by a hand or pointer a bearing the name of such country or the
like. In the present case one hand is marked "London" and others "Paris'
"Vienna" and so on.
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No minute hands or pointers are requisite as the one hand serves for both
hours and minutes as the hand after passing the hour will point to the minutes
which are indicated by the divisions marked between the hours.
All the hands or pointers may be permanently joined together by being made
in one piece as illustrated or they may be rigidly fixed to a centre spindle so
that they move together and retain always the same relation to each other. The
lower half of the dial (or as in the present case a surrounding part of same)
from the hour of VI in the evening to the hour of VI in the morning represent
night and is suitably darkened, shaded, or decorated, as shewn, and may bear
the word "NIGHT" and the remaining or upper half represents day and may
be kept light or suitably decorated and may bear the word "DAY.".
The spindle carrying the hands may be worked by any suitable clock movement
adapted to make one revolution of an hour hand in twenty four hours.
In the case of a simple indicator for showing the times at a glance at different
places of the world it will be understood that the hands may be made in one piece
or suitably secured together and be set by a knob, handle or in other ways from
the back or front of the dial, the placing of one hand in the correct position to
an hour which is known causing all the others to occupy their proper positions.
It will also be obvious that in place of the hands an indicator consisting of a
second movable superposed card or dial having parts either formed or cut away
to serve as the indicating device may be employed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
1. A dial for indicating the time at different parts of the world provided with

page_text: a number of hands or indicators bearing a fixed relation to each other and move-
able together around a centre substantially as and for the purpose described.
2. The improved indicator for shewing the time at different parts of the world
substantially as described and illustrated in the drawing.
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PHILIP. M. JUSTICE,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London.
Agent for Applicants.