Temperature control apparatus for multizoned buildings

Claim 1

IN TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A MULTIZONE DWELLING; TEMPERATURE CHANGING MEANS FOR CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE OF A MEDIUM, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID TEMPERATURE CHANGING MEANS TO EACH OF THE ZONES FOR DELIVERING A QUANTITY OF TEMPERATURE CONDITIONED MEDIUM TO SAID ZONES, FLOW CONTROL MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ZONE CONDUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE FLOW OF SAID MEDIUM TO SAID ZONES, SINGLE TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE CONTROL MEANS IN EACH ZONE RESPONSIVE TO THE TEMPERATURE IN ITS RESPECTIVE ZONE, MEANS CONNECTING SAID TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE MEANS OF EACH ZONE TO SAID FLOW CONTROL MEANS OF SAID RESPECTIVE ZONE TO A QUANTITY OF MEDIUM CAN BE DELIVERED TO EACH ZONE TO SATISFY SAID ZONE TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE MEANS, FIRST CONTROL MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID TEMPERATURE CHANGING MEANS WHENEVER ANY ONE OF SAID FLOW CONTROL MEANS IS IN A POSITION FOR CONDITIONED MEDIUM TO BE DELIVERED TO ITS ZONE, AND MANUALLY OPERATED SWITCH MEANS FOR CONNECTING ONE OF SAID TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE MEANS OF ONE OF SAID ZONES TO INDEPENDENTLY CONTROL SAID TEMPERATURE CHANGING MEANS, FOR DISCONNECTING SAID OND TEMPERATURE RESPONSIVE MEANS FROM SAID FLOW CONTROL MEANS OF SAID ONE ZONE FOR CAUSING SAID FLOW CONTROL MEANS OF SAID ONE ZONE TO OPEN FOR PROVIDING FOR MAXIMUM UNCONTROLLED FLOW OF MEDIUM TO SAID ONE ZONE, AND FOR RENDERING SAID FIRST CONTROL MEANS OF ALL ZONES INEFFECTIVE TO CONTROL SAID TEMPERATURE CHANGING MEANS.