| Examples of work hour patterns | 
If a shop operates from 08:00 to 17:00, Monday through Friday, each week, and is closed on Saturdays and Sundays, it has the following number of days in its pattern with corresponding begin and end times:
| Day of the pattern | Begin time | End time | 
| 1 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 
| 2 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 
| 3 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 
| 4 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 
| 5 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 
| 6 | 08:00 | 17:00 | 
| 7 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 
If a shop operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it has only one day in its pattern with begin and end times of 00:00 and 23:59:
| Day of the pattern | Begin time | End time | 
| 1 | 00:00 | 23:59 |