Time indicating device

A device for indicating a time remaining for an occurrence, the device comprising:

• a clock for indicating time;
• informing means for setting a time for an occurrence;
• comparing means communicating with the clock and the informing means for continuously determining the difference between the indicated time of the clock and the time for the occurrence of the informing means, the comparing means dividing the difference into time increments remaining until the occurrence takes place;
• said informing means comprising a card having markings on a side of the card for indicating a time for an occurrence and means for reading the time for the occurrence and sending the time for the occurrence to the comparing means, said card having a clock-face-like appearance, and the markings comprising a plurality of hour positions, a plurality of minute positions, an a.m. position and a p.m. position, the informing means also including reading means for optically reading said markings on the card;
• displaying means communicating with the comparing means for displaying the time increments remaining until the time for the occurrence has been reached, the displaying means displaying a number of mutually spaced markings corresponding to a number of time increments remaining until the occurrence takes place, the displaying means further comprising a plurality of light emitting members, and including control means for controlling a switching on and a switching off of the light emitting members of the displaying means depending on the remaining time increments until the occurrence takes place, said control means being arranged to control the displaying means in order to activate a number of light emitting members corresponding to a number of time increments remaining until the occurrence takes place, said displaying means being adapted to continuously indicate the number of time increments remaining until said occurrence takes place, the displaying means performing a countdown each time a time increment expires;
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• a housing for containing the clock, informing means, comparing means and displaying means, the housing having means for receiving and retaining said card such that the markings on the side of the card are directed inwardly towards an interior of the housing and an other side of the card is directed outwardly from the housing, said other side being adapted to receive a symbol for representing said occurrence, said means for receiving and retaining said card comprising a recess in said housing for receiving, engaging and holding at least one end of said card, and a frame part movably mounted to said housing for holding an opposite end of said card in said recess in a first position of said frame part, and for releasing said opposite end of said card and moving said card out of said recess in a second position of said frame part.