Patent ID: 8882343

Claim:
A timer assembly comprising: a housing comprising a lid, a base, and a hinge rotatably connecting the lid and the base, wherein the lid includes an actuating pin, and wherein the base comprises a timer, a timer indicator, a sensor and a light; wherein the timer is configured to automatically control on and off times of at least one electrical component external to the housing; wherein the lid is movable via the hinge relative to the base between an open position and a closed position, and wherein the sensor monitors the open and closed position of the lid and the actuating pin of the lid contacts the sensor of the base when the lid is in the closed position; wherein the light is operated to be in an on condition when the lid is in the open position and in an off condition when the lid is in the closed position, and wherein the base and the light are configured to direct light onto the timer indicator when the lid is in the open position and the light is in the on condition.