Timer with flare fittings and tactile dial

A gas control module for a controlling the flow of gas to a gas burner, the gas control module comprising:

• a valve body having a timer indicator mark;
• a gas valve disposed in the valve body, the gas valve for controlling gas passing therethrough;
• a timer attached to the valve body and in communication with the gas valve, the timer for controlling the gas valve;
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• a gas control dial comprising:
• a first segment notch, a plurality of level indicating segment notches and a blank segment notch wherein the first segment notch, the plurality of level indicating segment notches and the blank segment notch are spaced along a circumference of said gas control dial;
• said first segment notch including a first segment wall, forming three sides of said first segment notch, having an open side opposite said first segment wall and a first segment floor, said first segment floor having a first segment identifying mark on said first segment floor, said first segment identifying mark being the word OFF, wherein said first segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with the timer indicator mark on said gas control valve;
• each of said plurality of level indicating segment notches including a second segment wall, said second segment wall forming three sides of a second segment notch, said second segment notch having an open side opposite said second segment wall, said second segment notch having a second segment floor, said second segment floor having a second segment identifying mark on said second segment floor, wherein said second segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with the timer indicator mark to indicate consecutive levels of gas allowed through said gas control valve;
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• said blank segment notch includes a blank segment wall, forming three sides of said blank segment notch, having an open side opposite said blank segment wall and a blank segment floor, said blank segment floor having a blank segment identifying mark on said blank segment floor, said blank segment having no identifying mark and is rotationally enabled to align with the timer indicator mark on said gas control valve, wherein a user sets the time increment by rotating either the first segment notch, the plurality of level indicating segment notches or the blank segment notch.

A tactile dial for a control valve comprising:

• a first segment notch, a second segment notch, a third segment notch, a fourth segment notch, a fifth segment notch, a sixth segment notch, a seventh segment notch and an eighth segment notch wherein said first segment notch blank, said second segment notch, said third segment notch, said fourth segment notch, said fifth segment notch, said sixth segment notch, said seventh segment notch and said eighth segment notch are spaced along a circumference of said tactile dial;
• said first segment notch having a first segment wall and said first segment wall forming three sides of said first segment notch and said first segment notch having an open side opposite said first segment wall and said first segment notch having a first segment floor and said first segment floor having a first segment identifying mark on said first segment floor and said first segment identifying mark is the word OFF and said first segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with a timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said second segment notch having a second segment wall and said second segment wall forming three sides of said second segment notch and said second segment notch having an open side opposite said second segment wall and said second segment notch having a second segment floor and said second segment floor having a second segment identifying mark on said second segment floor and said second segment identifying mark is the number 10 and said second segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said third segment notch having a third segment wall and said third segment wall forming three sides of said third segment notch and said third segment notch having an open side opposite said third segment wall and said third segment notch having a third segment floor and said third segment floor having a third segment identifying mark on said third segment floor and said third segment identifying mark is the number 20 and said third segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said fourth segment notch having a fourth segment wall and said fourth segment wall forming three sides of said fourth segment notch and said fourth segment notch having an open side opposite said fourth segment wall and said fourth segment notch having a fourth segment floor and said fourth segment floor having a fourth segment identifying mark on said fourth segment floor and said fourth segment identifying mark is the number 30 and said fourth segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said fifth segment notch having a fifth segment wall and said fifth segment wall forming three sides of said fifth segment notch and said fifth segment notch having an open side opposite said fifth segment wall and said fifth segment notch having a fifth segment floor and said fifth segment floor having a fifth segment identifying mark on said fifth segment floor and said fifth segment identifying mark is the number 40 and said fifth segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said sixth segment notch having a sixth segment wall and said sixth segment wall forming three sides of said sixth segment notch and said sixth segment notch having an open side opposite said sixth segment wall and said sixth segment notch having a sixth segment floor and said sixth segment floor having a sixth segment identifying mark on said sixth segment floor and said sixth segment identifying mark is the number 50 and said sixth segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
• said seventh segment notch having a seventh segment wall and said seventh segment wall forming three sides of said seventh segment notch and said seventh segment notch having an open side opposite said seventh segment wall and said seventh segment notch having a seventh segment floor and said seventh segment floor having a seventh segment identifying mark on said seventh segment floor and said seventh segment identifying mark is the number 60 and said seventh segment identifying mark is rotationally enabled to align with said timer indicator mark on said control valve;
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• said eighth segment notch having an eighth segment wall and said eighth segment wall forming three sides of said eighth segment notch and said eighth segment notch having an open side opposite said eighth segment wall and said eighth segment notch having an eighth segment floor and said eighth segment floor having no segment identifying mark on said eighth segment floor,
• wherein a user sets the time increment by rotating either the first segment notch, second segment notch, third segment notch, fourth segment notch, fifth segment notch, sixth segment notch, seventh segment notch or the blank segment notch.