Time indicating device
OwnerJames R. Baileyinventor
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The invention provides a time indicating device which contains an endless indicating belt carrying indicating means thereon that define three or more equally spaced segments of said belt, the belt passing beneath a face plate with an elongated opening therein mounted adjacent the belt so that from time to time said indicating means carried by said belt are visible through said opening, the length of said opening substantially corresponding to the length of one of said segments so that when said belt is moved past said opening there will be a moment when one of said segments will appear over the entire length of said opening. The device is especially useful in clocks where a plurality of belts are employed which are driven at different speeds to indicate seconds, minutes, hours or, if desired, additional belts can be used to indicate days, weeks, months or other time periods.
A time indicating device comprising an endless indicating belt which carries non-digital indicating means thereon that define three or more equally spaced segments of said belt, means comprising a face plate with an elongated opening therein mounted adjacent said belt with said opening in superposed relationship to said non-digital indicating means so that from time to time said indicating means carried by said belt beneath said opening are visible through said opening as said belt is moved past said opening, said face plate carrying time period indicia on the top thereof adjacent said opening, the length of said opening substantially corresponding to the length of one of said segments and said non-digital indicating means being spaced apart a distance corresponding to the length of said opening so that when said belt is moved past said opening there will be a moment when one of said segments will appear over the entire length of said opening with two consecutive said non-digital indicating means appearing, one at each end of said opening, and means for moving said belt containing said non-digital indicating means past said opening.
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