The present invention relates to a time indicator, and more specifically to a time indicator which can indicate times in a multiple manner, thereby enabling a user to be aware of both an effective period and a period having elapsed after the effective period and to rapidly check whether the time indicator is operating.

A hollow body with attractive movement effects. The transparent hollow body is filled with a viscous transparent liquid (F). This body contains two types of small-part bodies used as floating bodies (S) and even smaller-sized bodies as drive bodies (K). The floating bodies (S) have an arbitrary average diameter and the drive elements (K) preferably have a significantly smaller diameter than the floating bodies (S). The density of the material of the floating bodies (S) is always less than that of the material of the drive bodies (K). The hollow body contains two perforated plate plates (3) spaced apart from one another, provided as horizontal intermediate walls, so that the hollow body forms a central sub-chamber as well as an upper and a lower sub-chamber (2) for the plurality of floating and drive bodies (S; K).

A hollow body with attractive movement effects. The transparent hollow body is filled with a viscous transparent liquid (F). This body contains two types of small-part bodies used as floating bodies (S) and even smaller-sized bodies as drive bodies (K). The floating bodies (S) have an arbitrary average diameter and the drive elements (K) preferably have a significantly smaller diameter than the floating bodies (S). The density of the material of the floating bodies (S) is always less than that of the material of the drive bodies (K). The hollow body contains two perforated plate plates (3) spaced apart from one another, provided as horizontal intermediate walls, so that the hollow body forms a central sub-chamber as well as an upper and a lower sub-chamber (2) for the plurality of floating and drive bodies (S; K).

Timers including an hourglass, a frame, and a trigger. The hourglass includes a top globe, a bottom globe, and a neck. The neck defines a sand passageway between the top globe and the bottom globe. The frame pivotally supports the hourglass at the neck. The trigger is pivotally coupled to the frame in a position to be engaged by the bottom globe when the hourglass pivots on the frame to a selected extent. The hourglass is configured to allow the sand to flow from the top globe to the bottom globe through the neck under the influence of gravity. The hourglass pivots on the frame in response to sand flowing from the top globe to the bottom globe. The selected extent the hourglass must pivot for the bottom globe to engage the trigger corresponds to a selected amount of time. Some examples further include a sonic device and/or a base.

A rigid material, preferably recycled plastic, Tubular Toothpaste Tube Stand with Brushing Timer is a countertop dental hygiene appliance. It is comprised of a vertically arranged, open top and open bottom, tubular toothpaste tube stand with an attached, stationary, sand/oil liquid timer hourglass to provide the user a visual gauge to determine elapsed brushing time. The appliance also assists with concentrating toothpaste, within the toothpaste tube, toward the tube's nozzle end. Also, the appliance can be made into various decorative shapes, and, can employ decorative graphics to attract users. It can be easily assembled as well.

A rigid material, preferably recycled plastic, Tubular Toothpaste Tube Stand with Brushing Timer is a countertop dental hygiene appliance. It is comprised of a vertically arranged, open top and open bottom, tubular toothpaste tube stand with an attached, stationary, sand/oil liquid timer hourglass to provide the user a visual gauge to determine elapsed brushing time. The appliance also assists with concentrating toothpaste, within the toothpaste tube, toward the tube's nozzle end. Also, the appliance can be made into various decorative shapes, and, can employ decorative graphics to attract users. It can be easily assembled as well.

The invention relates to a hollow body with attractive movement effects. The transparent hollow body is filled with a viscous transparent liquid (F). This body contains two types of small-part bodies used as floating bodies (S) and even smaller-sized bodies as drive bodies (K). The floating bodies (S) have an arbitrary average diameter and the drive elements (K) preferably have a significantly smaller diameter than the floating bodies (S). The density of the material of the floating bodies (S) is always less than that of the material of the drive bodies (K). The hollow body contains two perforated plate plates (3) spaced apart from one another, provided as horizontal intermediate walls, so that the hollow body forms a central sub-chamber as well as an upper and a lower sub-chamber (2) for the plurality of floating and drive bodies (S; K).

A control system includes a timing device to indicate an elapsed time from a time point at inversion of the timing device, and a computer including a transmitter to start transmission of a control signal according to a control scenario determined with a predetermined signal to a predetermined device other than the timing device if switching of the timing device to an operational mode is determined, and to transmit a signal indicating the end of the control for the predetermined device if switching of the timing device to a nonoperational mode is determined. The control system reduces the number of steps of managing tokens, archives, and token passwords by a terminal manager, and further improves the security level of the terminal.

A watertight and light-permeable housing defines a hollow interior to contain flowable media as any of a variety of fluids, including colored fluids, sand, other granules, gasses and the like, which are operative to visually transform imagery contained within the housing when acted upon by gravity. Namely, one or more internal visual elements are disposed within the hollow interior and arranged to span any width of the hollow interior. The one or more internal visual elements can take any form or shape and be placed in any number or arrangement within the housing as desired. The appearance of any internal visual elements is revealed or transformed within the housing when the flowable media moves within the housing. Housing and visual element materials may be selected to reduce the refraction of light within the visual timer in order to enhance the visual effect.

A watertight and light-permeable housing defines a hollow interior to contain flowable media as any of a variety of fluids, including colored fluids, sand, other granules, gasses and the like, which are operative to visually transform imagery contained within the housing when acted upon by gravity. Namely, one or more internal visual elements are disposed within the hollow interior and arranged to span any width of the hollow interior. The one or more internal visual elements can take any form or shape and be placed in any number or arrangement within the housing as desired. The appearance of any internal visual elements is revealed or transformed within the housing when the flowable media moves within the housing. Housing and visual element materials may be selected to reduce the refraction of light within the visual timer in order to enhance the visual effect.