Dial Magnifiers Patents (Class 116/DIG39)
  • Indication display unit for a vehicle
    Patent number: 5161480
    Abstract: An indication display unit for a vehicle provides a driver with a circular meter indication by an analog meter having a scale disposed along with a circumference and an indication needle disposed inside the circumference, which is made in consideration not only from the function's point of view as is conventionally done, but also from the view point of the decorative design as well so as to produce many user's long-awaited new type of interesting meter indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1992
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshiyuki Furuya, Kunimutsu Aoki, Tadashi Iino
  • Cover for wall mounted thermostat including illumination means and magnifying means
    Patent number: 4895455
    Abstract: A replacement cover is provided for a wall mounted, circular thermostat. The replacement cover engages the rotatable sub-assembly of a wall mounted, circular thermostat and provides a transparent convex lens for enlarging the appearance of temperature indications. In a preferred embodiment a lamp is mounted in the replacement cover to illuminate the temperature indications for easier reading. The lighting circuit includes a battery, a lamp bulb and a normally open switch which can be closed by the operator/viewer of the thermostat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Inventor: David Horning
  • Wheel balancing tool
    Patent number: 4194399
    Abstract: A wheel balancing tool having a support cable that partially extends into a hollow shaft to a suspension point coincident with the tube axis, two wheel adapters threaded onto the tube, and an annular magnifying indicator attached to the cable juxtaposed an indicator plate attached to the tube, the suspension point adjustable within the tube by means of a rod having an end portion extending into the tube to define the suspension point and a stop means attached to the rod for adjusting entry of the rod into the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1980
    Inventor: E. Robert Wilson