Clock apparatus

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1976-12-27

1978-03-07

Schaefer, Robert K.

58 2, 58144, G04F 100

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040771989

ABSTRACT:
A novel clock apparatus is provided which visually indicates attained time of day by the design of the placement order of free movable spheroids on a pivotable spheroid holder member effective to be sustained in a first stable position whereby spheroids can be loaded thereon to be positioned with reference to time related indicia numerals thereon until the number of such spheroids are then effective to cause pivoting of said holder member to a second stable position whereby loaded spheroids can be unloaded therefrom to place such unloaded spheroids into a closed or endless loop motion system whereby collecting means collect the unloading spheroids for reuse and time reference loading means reuse the unloaded spheroids against a predetermined time reference unit such as a minute by reloading the spheroids on to the holder member.

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patent: 2417641 (1947-03-01), Fischer
patent: 3522701 (1970-08-01), Perry
patent: 3672149 (1972-06-01), Howard
patent: 4024701 (1977-05-01), Corson
Collectors Dictionary of Clocks, H. Alan Lloyd, 1964, pp. 60,34,35.

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