Patent ID: 7465085

Claim:
An activity timer, comprising: a hollow oval shaped housing; the housing having a frustoconical base including a flat bottom provided for resting the timer on a flat surface; a loudspeaker disposed at a top of the housing; a rotary volume dial having volume level indicia and being circumferentially disposed within a first radial channel located in a top section of the housing; a volume selection indicator being located between the loudspeaker and the volume dial; a rotary timer dial having time duration indicia and being circumferentially disposed within a second radial channel which is located in a mid section of the housing, axially below the rotary volume dial; a time selection indicator being located directly above the timer dial and longitudinally in line with the volume selection indicator; a rotary tone dial having a plurality of tone selection icons disposed along a circumference, while being circumferentially disposed within a third radial channel located in or near a horizontal plane that intersects the axial center of the housing; a rotary tone selection indicator located directly above the tone dial and longitudinally in line with the volume and time selection indicators; first logic and control circuitry disposed within the housing and responsive to the rotary tone volume dial whereby a selected volume controls the loudness of the activated selected tone; second logic and control circuitry disposed within the housing and responsive to the rotary timer dial whereby the selected tone is activated after a selected time duration has elapsed; third logic and control circuitry disposed within the housing and responsive to the rotary tone dial whereby a selected tone may be activated; an amplifier disposed within the housing having an output connected to the speaker and control and tone inputs connected to the first and third logic and control circuitry, respectively; wherein the selected activated tone is played through the loudspeaker at the selected volume to a user after the selected time duration has elapsed.