Abstract: An automatic rocking device including a container with a curved base and having accommodated therein a timepiece, a power supply device, a delay circuit and an automatic rocking mechanism. When the motor gets power supply, it drives the mechanism to reciprocate along the axis of gravity of the container to cause the container to lose equilibrium and rock.

Abstract: A modular watch collar capable of multipositional use is disclosed herein. A detachable modular base plugs into a watchband holder in a variety of positions, and depending on the plug position, the modular base permits the modular watch collar to be free-standing or to fit into a channel or groove located on a wall or display at any angle. A modular sign holder attachment plugs into the modular watch collar and is positionable at a variety of locations thereon.

Abstract: A programmable timing device for use in combination with an existing thermostat housing is set forth wherein the apparatus effects actuation selectively or in combination of an audible and visual display to alert an individual to a need in maintenance of an associated furnace air filter. The apparatus may be secured to a wall surface or optionally, adhesively secured to the existing thermostat housing by means of a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is provided with break-away orthogonally oriented grooves to accommodate the housing of the timing apparatus in regions of limited support wall surface area to accommodate the entire mounting bracket.

Abstract: An integral battery cover and adjustable stand for securing a battery and for providing a stand for a battery-powered display device comprises stand legs which, in one configuration, provide a stand such that the display device has a viewing angle of approximately 45 degrees with respect to the desk top surface. The battery cover/stand further comprises retaining ribs which cooperate with corresponding retaining grooves in the display device. The retaining ribs and grooves allow the battery cover/stand to be easily adaptable to one of three variations, each allowing the display device to have a different viewing angle.

Abstract: A table clock capable of changing its attitude in use.According to one embodiment of the invention, the table clock is attached with at least two pedestals which are slidably fitted on the outer periphery of the casing of the clock so that when in use, the clock can be placed on a table or desk at a desired angle of inclination according to the user's liking by moving the pedestals to desired positions, respectively.

Abstract: A clock assembly organization including a clock head removably mounted to a pedestal assembly enabling the clock to be mounted either onto a vertical or horizontal support surface by selective securement of the clock head to the pedestal assembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for timing the delivery of a speech comprises a rectangular case bearing a linear array of light emitting diodes arranged into three groups of different colors each corresponding to a portion of the speech. A microcontroller is configured to activate the LED's in sequence and adjustments are provided to control the rate at which LED's are activated within each group. The color of a presently activated LED informs the speaker at a glance which portion of the speech he should be delivering as well as the time remaining to complete such portion.

Abstract: An electric timepiece having a square dial with corners at the twelve, three, six and nine o'clock positions has a first array of twelve light sources at one to twelve o'clock positions, a second array of four light sources which are inwardly adjacent the light sources of the first array at the twelve, three, six and nine o'clock positions, and a centrally located light source. The color and/or intensity of radiation issuing from the centrally located light source changes at midnight and at noon, and all of the remaining light sources are used to indicate minutes. The light sources of the second array indicate single-minute periods, and the light sources of the first array indicate five-minute periods. In addition, the light sources of the first array are used to indicate hours in colors or hues other than those used to denote five-minute periods.

Abstract: A novelty watch construction which may be selectively used as a wrist watch, a bracelet, a jewelry ornament, or placed upon a horizontal surface to be used as a desk clock or the like. The novel construction employs a casing element adapted to either house the watch movement directly, or engage an existing watch case. The housing is provided with a threaded or contoured socket. In lieu of a watch strap, there is provided an elongated member having a flexible metal core capable of retaining an imparted shape, the casing being enclosed in a flexible cover of synthetic or natural rubber-like material. One end of the flexible member is provided with means engaging the socket in the housing.

Abstract: An alarm clock system is provided including a replica of a bugle mounted on a stand in a playing position. The bugle replica includes an alarm clock and an apparatus for generating an audible rendition of the tune "Reveille" when the clock indicates a predetermined time, thereby awakening a user.

Abstract: A table clock particularly adapted to be a portable clock for use, for example, as a travel clock. A stand member is affixed and supported at the top of the clock in a rotatable manner. The stand member can be rotated in any direction around the clock to provide a desired adjustable angle of inclination of the clock.

Abstract: A timepiece is supported at the distal end portion of a support pole. The support pole is turnable around the opposite proximal end portion thereof which is disposed on a flat surface to define an angle between the support pole and the flat surface. A support plate is slideable along the length of the support pole for supporting the support pole on the flat surface and for effecting adjustment of the angle between the support pole and flat surface so that the timepiece can be adjustably positioned at a desired height and attitude relative to the flat surface.

Abstract: A display device for wristwatches and wristbands which is capable of being supported on a horizontal, or nearly horizontal, surface, or a vertical or slanted surface.

Abstract: A table clock characterized in thata first pole member being electromagnetically driven is swingably supported at its middle portion by the back of a support body erecting one a base,the first pole member has at its lower end portion a bob and by the front side of its upper end portion is swingably supported a second pole member at the upper end portion thereof, andthe second pole member has a clock body secured to its lower end portion.

Abstract: The watch is mounted on the upper arm of a clip so as to be rotatable and removable. The circumference of the case of the watch is provided with ribs which co-operate with shoulders in the opening in the arm for receiving the watch. In a preferred embodiment, the ribs and the shoulders are disposed in such a manner that the watch may be removed in only one position. The watch is situated on the side of the clip which is pressed to open same.Such a watch with a clip may be worn secured to clothes or may be placed on a surface in different positions. Due to the fact that the watch with its face may be rotated, the indicating means is extremely legible in every position.

Abstract: An in-the-wall clock attachable to a preconstructed wall, and partially inserted into a hole in the wall, gives the appearance of having been inserted from the back of the wall prior to construction of the wall. This is effected by means of a ring, preferably a clock time ring, in conjunction with a back plate behind which the clock mechanism is placed. The back plate is surfaced in a similar manner to the wall. The face ring is positioned to mask the edge of the back plate, the combination of time ring and back plate concealing the wall hole. Thus the illusion is created that the clock mechanism was pre-built in the wall prior to final construction of the wall, and that the time ring was subsequently attached to the intact wall to delineate the clock face, or provide the clock numerals.

Abstract: A combination clock and stand wherein the clock includes a cylindrical clock body with outer circumferential cylinder coaxially surrounding the same. On an inner surface of the outer cylinder is a plurality of axially extending pairs of spaced-apart, parallel projections extending radially into a channel defined between the cylinder and the clock body. The clock body has a plurality of openings therein, each opening extending radially inwardly between one pair of parallel projections and being spaced inwardly of the back of the clock body. The stand includes base portion having a pair of parallel elastic latches thereon. Each of the latches has a front end and a rear end and is mounted at its rear end on the base portion. The latches are sized to flank one of the pairs of projections. A pair of flexible curved pieces are attached at their front ends to the front ends of one of the latches. The curved pieces and the latches are sized to fit slideably into the channel.

Abstract: The screws 8 which fix the printed circuit 1 to the plate 2 of the body of the movement extend through portions 4a of the copper layer 4 of the printed circuit located beneath openings 11 formed in the substrate 3 of the printed circuit. The portions 4a of the metallic layer 4 may be preformed into dished parts which engage in depressions 12 in the plate 2. As a result of this arrangement, the heads 8a of the screws 8 are recessed into the printed circuit board and countersunk into the thickness of the plate `, which avoids all risk of inadvertent contact with the negative pole of the battery 6 which supplies the movement or with the metal strip 7 in contact with this negative pole.

Abstract: A clock which comprises a clock face, a casing, and a clock mechanism positioned within the casing. In accordance with this invention the casing defines separable walls, and latch means for retaining the walls in an integral, casing-defining position, with the latch means being openable to allow separation of the walls. A striker member is operatively connected through a linkage to the latch means whereby striking of the striker member can open the latch means to permit the walls to move from their integral, casing-defining position to their separated positions.

Abstract: A timepiece drive assembly is adapted to be mounted in a timepiece housing, e.g., a small designer desk clock. The assembly includes a movement casing equipped with a removable battery-receiving member in which battery contact terminals are releasably arranged. The contact terminals are connected by means of flexible connecting lines with the circuit board of the movement. The movement casing may be arranged in a cylindrical part of the clock housing, while the battery-receiving member is located in a pedestal provided underneath the cylindrical part. It is only necessary to equip the pedestal with fastening means for the battery-receiving member and not with the more expensive individual fastening means for the holding and contacting of the battery. Thus, substantially flexibility is obtained in the design of the timepiece housing because the battery-receiving member can be connected to the movement casing or spaced therefrom.

Abstract: A timepiece in the form of a miniature digital clock includes a front side with a window portion to receive a transparent window for viewing time display means disposed inside the clock housing and an actuator-receiving portion adjacent the window portion to receive slide switches, push switches or other switch means to control the functions of the clock. A multifunctional member is pivotably mounted on the housing and includes an open portion and adjacent cover portion. The multifunctional member is pivotable to a first position where the cover portion overlies the actuator means to prevent accidental actuation of the clock actuator means during travel and the open portion overlies the window portion of the clock to permit viewing of the time display means when the actuator means is covered. The member is also pivotable to a second position behind the clock housing such that the member functions as an adjustable stand means for supporting the timepiece on a table or the like.

Abstract: An electrical clock, particularly a quartz clock, with a movement case receiving a time-producing and time-indicating device, on the rear side of the movement case setting members being provided for the clock time and for an alarm device, and a mount in which the movement case is insertable in different relative positions relative to the mount. A viewing glass covers the time-indicating device. The movement case with the viewing glass form a self-contained unit. The mount is formed as a housing surrounding on all sides at least the rear side of the movement case and has an inner periphery which corresponds to the periphery of the movement case, the movement case being detachably catchably insertable within the inner periphery of the housing. The housing is formed at its outer periphery for connection to attachment means.

Abstract: Housing for measuring instruments comprising at least two interconnectable housing elements, at least one of which includes the viewing window, and a resilient stirrup clamp including shanks engaging two opposite wall surfaces of the housing, having recesses and/or projections provided on two opposite wall surfaces, which are formed by at least two housing elements, on each side of a separating line, which recesses or projections correspond with projections and/or recesses of intermediate elements on the wall surfaces, being engaged by the stirrup clamp under elastic pressure directed toward the two wall surfaces.

Abstract: An improved watch stand so that a wrist watch can serve as a night table clock when not being worn on a wrist, the stand including a triangular base around which the watch band is fitted, the base in one design including a pad that is screw adjustable to bear against a rear of the watch case, and the base in another design being compressible by having one triangular side outwardly arged by an internal compression spring.

Abstract: A suspension device is disclosed for a clock having a clockwork and a housing. The suspension device comprises a bracket which is mounted on a first section of the housing and protrudes, at least partially, into the clockwork-holding area. The suspension bracket carries the clockwork and also includes an opening for receiving a mounting hook for securing the clock to a wall or the like. This arrangement allows the production of a dimensionally symmetrical unit which can be inserted into a packing device in a pre-arranged upright position or even upside down.

Abstract: A molded plastic watch strap has an attachment end which includes a full loop adapted to be centrally positioned between the spaced lugs of a watch case and to receive a transverse connector bar for attachment to the lugs, upper loop extensions projecting toward the lugs from opposite sides of the central loop and defining lateral enclosures with open bottoms, and a pair of resilient legs attached to the wrist-side of the strap and terminating in auxiliary full loops adapted to be received at least partially in the lateral enclosures on opposite sides of the central loop. The auxiliary full loops receive the ends of the connector bar and can be moved inwardly or outwardly as a result of the resilience of the legs to adjust to different lug spacings. The auxiliary full loops are each sized so that there is some overlap relative to the upper loop extensions even when the auxiliary loops are extended to accommodate the maximum lug spacing, to thereby completely hide the connector bar from view.

Abstract: A watch movement having a frame comprising a bottom plate with a peripheral rim portion, a dial secured to said rim portion, and a holding plate disposed between the bottom plate and the dial is described, wherein the holding plate is made of a thin sheet of material and includes one or more positioning elements cooperating with the bottom plate and one or more raised support tongues cooperating with the dial.

Abstract: The Dual Timer invented makes use of two fluid-type timers arranged perpendicularly to each other in a simply designed hinged mechanism to measure and control playing time in concentration games such as Scrabble, chess and checkers. The mechanism has no moving mechanical parts and is manually operated.