Patent ID: 7066644

Claim:
An apparel indicating thermometer, comprising: a dial board having a central aperture defined therethrough, a front face, a rear face, and a plurality spaced from each other of dial board tabs extending from a peripheral edge; a graduated temperature scale defined on the front face of the dial board, the scale having a plurality of color-coded segments corresponding to outdoor temperature ranges, each of the segments having depictions of articles of clothing appropriate for the temperature range represented by said segments; a frame, said frame comprising a circular base having a front, a rear, a central aperture defined therethrough and a peripheral wall extending around the base, said base further including a plurality spaced from each other of peripheral slots extending therethrough and located adjacent said peripheral wall; said dial board being mounted in the frame with said dial board rear face facing said front of said base and said dial board tabs extending into said peripheral slots of said base; a transparent cover, said transparent cover including a plurality spaced from each other of cover tabs extending from a peripheral edge thereof; said cover being mounted in the frame and extending over the front face of said dial board with said cover tabs extending into said peripheral slots of said base and above the dial board tabs; a dial thermometer having a thermometer movement mounted at the rear of the base, an arbor extending from said movement through the aperture of said base and said dial board central aperture, and a pointer mounted on the arbor above the front face of the dial board; whereby rotation of the arbor in response to a change in temperature moves the pointer to a position pointing to one of the color-coded segments in order to provide a visual indication of clothing appropriate for the outdoor temperature.