Patent ID: 7046123

Claim:
A parking time indicator key fob comprising: a) a housing in the shape of a parking meter having an oval upper section and a narrower main body member extending downwardly from said upper section; b) a timing device contained within said housing for counting down time set on a parking meter; c) a display in said oval upper section to for indicating time remaining on said timing device, said display in the shape of an arc with gradations of minutes and hours; d) a dial on an upper end of said main body member for setting said timing device to said time set on said parking meter said timing device being connected to an indicator pin which is positioned on said display to said time set on said parking meter, said indicator pin sweeping across said display as time elapses; e) an alarm mechanism connected to said timing device, wherein upon setting said dial to amount time set on said parking meter, said timing device is activated causing said timing device to count down from said time set value to a zero value, and upon reaching a predetermined value, said timing device causes said alarm mechanism to be activated thereby alerting a user that time remaining on said display is approaching said zero value; and f) a chain connected at one end to a lower end of said main body member, an opposite end of said chain being connected to a key ring.