Water softening apparatus and system

Claim 1

IN A WATER SOFTENER HAVING A SOFTENER TANK, A BRINE TANK, A HARD WATER SUPPLY LINE, A SERVICE LINE, A FIRST ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE MEANS IN THE SUPPLY LINE, A SECOND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE MEANS IN THE SERVICE LINE, SAID FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VALVE MEANS BEING DEENERGIZED IN NORMAL SERVICE POSITION, A DRAIN LINE, MEANS CONNECTING THE SUPPLY LINE TO THE TOP OF THE SOFTENER TANK, MEANS CONNECTING THE BOTTOM OF THE SOFTENER TANK TO THE SERVICE LINE, MEANS CONNECTING A PORTION OF THE SUPPLY LINE WITH SAID DRAIN LINE THROUGH SAID FIRST VALVE MEANS, MEANS CONNECTING A PORTION OF THE SERVICE LINE WITH THE DRAIN THROUGH SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS, AND MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS AND OPERABLE THEREWITH FOR CONDUCTING BRINE FROM SAID BRINE TANK AND INTRODUCING IT INTO SAID SOFTENER TANK AND SUPPLYING REPLACEMENT WATER TO SAID BRINE TANK, CONTROL APPARATUS FOR COMPLETING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS TO SAID VALVE MEANS FOR OPERATION OF THE SAME FOR BRINING AND RINSING THE SOFTENER TANK AND REPLACING WATER IN SAID BRINE TANK COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES FOR COMPLETING CIRCUITS RESPECTIVELY TO ACTUATE SAID VALVE MEANS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES BEING CONNECTED TO A POWER SOURCE AND RESPECTIVELY TO SAID FIRST AND SECOND VALVE MEANS, CLOSING OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES AND VALVE MEANS INITIATING A BRINING AND RINSING OPERATION THROUGH SAID SOFTENER TANK, A SECONDARY ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS FOR COMPLETING A SECONDARY CIRCUIT TO SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS, A LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS IN SAID BRINE TANK INDICATIVE OF LOW LEVEL, NORMAL LEVEL, HIGH LEVEL AND HIGHER LEVEL THEREIN, AND CONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES TO MOVE THEM TO OPEN POSITION IN RESPONSE TO LOW LEVEL CONDITION IN SAID BRINE TANK ON REMOVAL OF SAID BRINE AND CLOSED POSITION ON HIGH LEVEL POSITION OF SAID BRINE IN SAID BRINE TANK, SAID LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID SECONDARY ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS TO MOVE SAME INTO CLOSED POSITION IN RESPONSE TO LOW LEVEL IN SAID BRINE TANK, SAID SECONDARY SWITCH MEANS BEING CONNECTED TO THE POWER SOURCE AND PROVIDING A SECONDARY CIRCUIT TO SAID SECOND VALVE MEANS TO MAINTAIN SAME IN ACTIVATED POSITION AFTER SAID SECOND SWITCH HAS BEEN OPENED, SAID LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS MOVING TO NORMAL POSITION UPON SAID REPLACEMENT WATER ENTERING SAID BRINE TANK, SAID LAST NAMED MEANS ON RETURNING TO NORMAL LEVEL POSITION IN RESPONSE TO NORMAL LIQUID REPLACEMENT LEVEL INTERRUPTING SAID CLOSED SECONDARY CIRCUIT, SAID LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID FIRST AND SECOND SWITCHES TO CLOSE SAME UPON THE LIQUID LEVEL REACHING SAID HIGH LEVEL POSITION TO REINITIATE A BRINING AND RINSING OPERATION, AN EMERGENCY CUT OUT SWITCH CONNECTING SAID POWER SOURCE TO SAID OTHER SWITCHES TO INTERRUPT ALL POWER THERETO WHEN OPENED, AND MEANS ON SAID LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS AND OPERABLY CONNECTED WITH SAID EMERGENCY SWITCH TO OPEN THE SAME ON SAID LIQUID LEVEL RESPONSIVE MEANS RISING TO SAID HIGHER LEVEL POSITION WHEREBY SAID FIRST AND SECOND VALVE MEANS RETURN TO NORMAL SERVICE POSITION AND SAID BRINE TANK LEVEL IS LIMITED.