Patent ID: 7206260

Claim:
An interval timer comprising: a polygonal shaped housing having a front side and another side; a time display screen mounted on said front side; a pressable activating button mounted on said front side; a mode selection switch mounted on the another side, said mode selection switch being movable between a usage position and a set position; a first pressable time increment button mounted on said another side, when said first pressable button is pressed and said mode selection switch is in said set position said time display screen will display a first numerical time value and continued pressing of said first pressable time increment button will increase value of said first numerical time value and when said first pressable time increment button is no longer being pressed a specific desired value will be displayed in said time display screen; a second pressable time increment button mounted on said another side, when said second pressable time increment button is pressed and said mode selection switch is in said set position said time display screen will display a second numerical time value and continued pressing of said second pressable time increment button will increase value of said second numerical time value and when said second pressable time increment button is no longer being pressed a specific desired value will be displayed in said time display screen; movement of said mode selection switch to said usage position will result in both said specific desired values to be displayed as a selected preset interval time; operation of said pressable activating button will result in said selected preset interval time to begin decreasing in minimum time increments toward a zero value; and electronics mounted within said housing for producing said selected preset interval time.