Patent ID: 8240860

Claim:
An instrument comprising: a dial with a plurality of indicia and a plurality of graduations on a first side of the dial, the graduations being outboard of the indicia; a plurality of protruding portions that protrude through the dial and from a second side of the dial each of the plurality of protruding portions being aligned with a respective one of the plurality of graduations; a light emitting diode that provides light into and through each of the protruding portions; a reflector case mounted to the dial to direct light from the light emitting diode into each of the protruding portions, a sheet dial including the plurality of indicia; and a molded ring on the first side of the dial and including the plurality of graduations and the protruding portions, wherein the sheet dial and the molded ring are attachable; and light directed into each of the protruding portions passes through each of the protruding portions, through each of the graduations, and out of each of the graduations to the first side of the dial.