Patent ID: 7136327

Claim:
A device for teaching the reading of an analog timepiece comprising, a. an analog clock face ( 1 ) having two separate numerical scales ( 2 , 3 ) circumferentially and concentrically disposed thereon in spaced relationship to represent segments of time corresponding to the face of an analog clock; b. an hour hand having a shaft ( 5 ) with two opposite ends ( 4 , 6 ); one end of said shaft ( 6 ) being pivotally mounted and substantially centrally disposed proximate to the analog clock face ( 1 ); the other end of said shaft having a shape ( 4 ) attached; said shape being positioned to substantially maximize the duration that the correct hour numeral is within the boundaries of said shape for any given hour; c. a minute hand having a shaft ( 8 ) with two opposite ends ( 7 , 9 ); one end ( 9 ) of said shaft being pivotally mounted and substantially centrally on the analog clock face ( 1 ); the other end of said shaft having a shape ( 7 ) attached; said shape being positioned such that when said shaft is set in a typical minute hand position, the correct minute numeral is within the boundaries of said shape.