Horology: time measuring systems or devices – Displays or display device details – Dial or hand
Patent
1989-02-23
1989-12-05
Roskoski, Bernard
Horology: time measuring systems or devices
Displays or display device details
Dial or hand
368223, 368238, G04B 1904
Patent
active
048857319
ABSTRACT:
An analog timepiece face that contains a smaller hour portion (A) concentrically positioned within a larger minute portion (B). The hour portion has a hour hand (C) and hour division marks (F) marking each interval of time on the peripheral hour track (E). The minute portion has a minute hand (G) and minute division marks (J) marking each interval of time on the peripheral minute track (I). Hour numerals (D) and minute numerals (H) are provided on the respective hour and minute tracks of the timepiece. Spatial location, size, type font, and color are used to key the components of one portion together and to keep the hour and minute portions distinct from one another. The hour and minute hand are made to differ in spatial location, size, and color. The hour numerals and the minute numerals are made to differ in spatial location, size, and color. In addition, correlated visible cues of spatial location, size, and color are used to specify the correspondence between the hour hand and the hour numerals and the minute hand and the minute numerals. the proposed timepiece can also include a digital portion (M) placed near the center. The correspondence between the analog and the digital representations of time is highlighted by making the size, font, or color of the digital numbers the same as the size, font, or color of the corresponding numbers on the analog clock. In addition, an analog timepiece with a clockface with at least one elongated hand that is made translucent to preclude the occlusion of numerals on the clockface.
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