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US 5,339,296 AGranted
Electric alarm clock with battery back-up
AssigneeGeneral Time Corporation
InventorJoel K. Davis
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Abstract
An electric alarm clock is disclosed which operates from a conventional external AC power source but is able to continue timekeeping in the event power from the external source is interrupted. A dial illumination feature is also operable during a power failure.
Claims4
An electric alarm clock comprising:
- a dial made from translucent material and having graphics thereon for indicating time;
- time and alarm indicating hands mounted on the dial;
- a first set of terminals adapted to be connected to a rechargeable battery;
- a second set of terminals adapted to be connected to an AC power source;
- a charge circuit coupled to said second set of terminals for converting an AC voltage to DC voltage in order to supply a recharging voltage to a battery connected to the first set of terminals;
- a quartz alarm movement supplied with DC power from the first set of terminals for driving the time indicating hands and performing an alarm function in accordance with the position of the alarm indicating hand;
- a dial illuminating DC lamp;
- a momentary ON-OFF switch coupling the first set of terminals to the DC lamp such that the DC lamp receives power from a rechargeable battery connected to the first set of terminals only when the switch is actuated;
- an AC lamp coupled to said second set of terminals for illuminating the dial only when supplied with power from said second set of terminals;
- and
- a molded light diffuser mounted behind said dial for piping and disbursing light rays from the AC and DC lamps through the dial.
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An electric alarm clock comprising:
- a dial made from translucent material and having graphics thereon for indicating time;
- time and alarm indicating hands mounted on the dial;
- a first set of terminals adapted to be connected to a rechargeable battery;
- a second set of terminals adapted to be connected to an AC power source;
- a charge circuit coupled to said second set of terminals for converting an AC voltage to DC voltage in order to supply a recharging voltage to a battery connected to the first set of battery terminals;
- a quartz alarm movement supplied with DC power from the first set of terminals for driving the time indicating hands and performing an alarm function in accordance with the position of the alarm indicating hand;
- a dial illuminating DC lamp;
- a momentary ON-OFF switch coupling the first set of terminals to the DC lamp such that the DC lamp receives power from a rechargeable battery connected to the first set of terminals only when the switch is actuated;
- an AC lamp coupled to the second set of terminals for illuminating the dial only when supplied with power from said second set of terminals;
- and
- a electroluminescent panel behind said dial for illuminating the dial with the AC and DC lamps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.