Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Plural time zones
Patent
1991-12-03
1992-07-21
Miska, Vit W.
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Plural time zones
368 23, 434142, G04B 1922, G09B 2708
Patent
active
051329433
ABSTRACT:
An electrically driven, world globe displaying Greenwich time, clock time, week of the year, season of the year and daylight-nighttime of a particular geographic location and a particular time of day relative to the rest of the world comprising a globe displaying a geographic arrangement of the world, a Greenwich time zone dial fixedly attached to said globe displaying Greenwich time relative to longitudinal locations of the geographic arrangement of the world, said globe and said Greenwich time zone dial together rotating in a first direction one revolution every twenty-four hours, a clock time zone dial rotating in a second direction opposite to said first direction, rotating one revolution once every twenty-four hours, a stationary geographic zone dial indicating cities and countries of the world. Said zone dials being arranged as levels of a frusto-conical structure with the world globe on top thereof with a north-south pole axis aligned with the axis of the frusto-conical structure, and an electrical drive motor for rotating said globe, said Greenwich time zone dial and said clock time zone dial.
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Miska Vit W.
Saccocio Richard M.
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