Wall clock with dial illumination
First Claim
1. A wall clock of the analog type with hands to indicate the hour and minute;
- said wall clock comprising;
a housing;
a battery to supply power to the wall clock;
a dial disposed in the housing, said dial containing indicia for the hours, said dial being generally transparent;
an illumination module with generally planar front and rear surfaces, said illumination module of generally ovate shape with an enlarged end, said illumination module disposed in the housing with the front surface of said illumination module disposed behind and adjacently to the dial, said illumination module having a recess defined in the edge of the illumination module at the enlarged end; and
a light source comprising one or more light emitting diodes disposed in said recess to provide illumination into said illumination module;
said edge of the illumination module having light reflective properties, except in the recess, to reflect light about the interior of said illumination module and out the front surface of the illumination module and through said dial to provide illumination exterior to said clock.
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Abstract
A wall clock of the analog type with hands for indicating the time includes a battery, a housing, a dial with time indicia disposed in the housing and an illumination module disposed adjacently to the dial. The illumination module has one or more recesses defined in an edge with one or more light sources disposed in the recesses to provide illumination into the module. The illumination module has edges and a back surface with light reflective properties to reflect light in the interior of the module and out the front surface and through the dial to provide night lighting exterior to the clock. Preferably, the module has an ovate shape such that the recesses and light sources are disposed outside of the dial area. A light sensor senses the ambient lighting conditions and activates and deactivates the light source. The starting and ending times for illumination may also be programmed into the clock. A battery icon has a plurality of bars to indicate the remaining battery capacity. A dimmer control adjusts the desired level of illumination.
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15 Claims
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1. A wall clock of the analog type with hands to indicate the hour and minute;
- said wall clock comprising;
a housing; a battery to supply power to the wall clock; a dial disposed in the housing, said dial containing indicia for the hours, said dial being generally transparent; an illumination module with generally planar front and rear surfaces, said illumination module of generally ovate shape with an enlarged end, said illumination module disposed in the housing with the front surface of said illumination module disposed behind and adjacently to the dial, said illumination module having a recess defined in the edge of the illumination module at the enlarged end; and a light source comprising one or more light emitting diodes disposed in said recess to provide illumination into said illumination module; said edge of the illumination module having light reflective properties, except in the recess, to reflect light about the interior of said illumination module and out the front surface of the illumination module and through said dial to provide illumination exterior to said clock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- said wall clock comprising;
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