Patent ID: 7431484

Claim:
An instrument cluster comprising: a housing that forms a periphery of the instrument cluster; a pointer rotatably connected to said housing, said pointer having a needle portion and a hub portion; a backing material connected to said housing, said backing material having a front face visible within the instrument cluster, wherein said hub portion extends through said backing material and said needle portion rotates over said backing material; a plurality of fibers forming indicia that indicate a vehicle parameter, said plurality of fibers embroidered to said backing material, wherein a portion of said indicia is radially disposed about said pointer, said indicia are arranged to be descriptive of an increasing value of said vehicle parameter, wherein said pointer is operable to rotate and point to said indicia to indicate a value of said vehicle parameter; an illumination device connected to said housing and at least partially positioned in front of said front face, said illumination device illuminates at least one of said front face of said backing material and a portion of said indicia formed by said plurality of fibers on said front face.