Laundry chute clothes separator

Claim 1

A LAUNDRY CHUTE CLOTHES SEPARATOR COMPRISING A BASE, AN UPRIGHT LAUNDRY-RECEIVING RECEPTACLE SUPPORT DEVICE, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATION ON SAID BASE, A PLURALITY OF LAUNDRY-RECEIVING RECEPTACLES REMOVABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS, AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FIXED SECURED TO SAID BASE, SAID MOTOR INCLUDING A DRIVE SHAFT HAVING A WORM GEAR FIXEDLY SECURED THEREON, A GEAR HOUSING FIXEDLY SECURED ON SAID BASE, A GEAR DISPOSED WITHIN SAID HOUSING AND MESHING WITH SAID WORM GEAR IN DRIVING RELATION, AN UPRIGHT DRIVEN SHAFT HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID GEAR AND ITS OTHER END FIXEDLY CONNECTED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEANS WHEREBY ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR WILL EFFECT ROTATION OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS, AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SOURCE OF E.M.F., SAID MOTOR, A SELECTOR SWITCH AND A PLURALITY OF NORMALLY CLOSED LIMITING SWITCHES FOR LIMITING THE DURATION IN TIME OF THE ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR WHEREBY THE DEGREE OF ROTATION OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS IS ALSO LIMITED, SAID SELECTOR SWITCH BEING OPERABLE TO CONNECT THE SAME IN SERIES WITH ONE OF SAID LIMITING SWITCHES TO ENERGIZE SAID MOTOR, SAID LIMITING SWITCHES BEING CARRIED ON SAID BASE, AND MEANS ON SAID SUPPORT DEVICE ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID LIMIT SWITCHES TO EFFECT AN OPENING THEREOF.