Alarm clock and alarm clock simulating indicator

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EP 1 059 575 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	07.03.2001 Bulletin 2001/10

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	13.12.2000 Bulletin 2000/50

(21)	Application number: 00111866.0

(22)	Date of filing: 08.06.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G04C 21/16, G04G 1/00, G04G 13/02

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

08.06.1999 JP 19796199
28.12.1999 JP 37552999

(71)	Applicant: Yumex Co., Ltd.
	Kobe-shi, Hyogo (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Masuda, Yoshihiro Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo (JP)

(74)	Representative: Reinhard - Skuhra - Weise & Partner
	Postfach 44 01 51 80750 München 80750 München (DE)

(54)	Alarm clock and alarm clock simulating indicator

(57) The present invention provides an analog alarm clock (10) including a dial plate (11) with time positions thereon, and an annular member (12) rotatably fitted around the dial plate (11). The annular member (12) has a front face, which displays thereon an initial position, and a REM sleep period (123) extending around the circumferential periphery of the annular member (12) with the initial position as a starting point in such a manner as to be comparable to the time positions on the dial plate (11).

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