Patent ID: 6940784

Claim:
A hand held indicating device for indicating a lap count to a swimmer in the water of a swimming pool, said hand held indicating device being configured to be held by a user out of the water of the swimming pool and to be at least partially immersed in the water for viewing by a swimmer in the water of the swimming pool, said indicating device comprising: a casing having a front panel and a rear panel and a handle portion, said handle portion being configured for a user to hold said indicating device and to at least partially submerse said indicating device into the water; a digital display at said front panel of said casing, said digital display being operable to display a lap indicating number to the swimmer; a last lap indicator at said rear panel of said casing, said casing being movable by the user so that said last lap indicator is viewable by the swimmer; and at least one input device at said handle portion of said casing, said input device being operable at least to advance said lap indicating number of said digital display in response to an input to said input device by the user of said indicating device.