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US 6,160,767 AGranted
Clock
AssigneeLeona Lighting Design Ltd.
InventorWai Kwan Ho
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Abstract
A clock includes a base, a clock movement held by the base and having rotatable translucent hour and minute indicators, a cover coaxially connected to the base, and a light source supported between the cover and the indicators for shining light through the indicators to form respective images around the base on a wall behind the base for displaying time. The cover includes a light diffusible extended periphery having an inner surface with an integral visual element for illumination by the light source to appear visible on an outer surface of the periphery, opposite the inner surface.
Claims19
A clock comprising:
- a base,
- a clock movement held by the base and having rotatable translucent hour and minute indicators,
- a cover coaxially connected to and spaced from the base,
- a light source coaxial with the cover, located between the cover and the indicators, for shining light through the indicators to form respective images of the indicators around the base on a surface for displaying time, and
- a light diffusible ring extending peripherally from the cover, having an inner surface directed toward the clock movement and on which a visual element is integrated, and an outer surface, opposite the inner surface, the visual element becoming visible on the outer surface of the ring upon illumination of the cover by light from the light source.
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