Combined switch and alarm actuating apparatus

Claim 1

IN AN ALARM CLOCK COMPRISING A SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AN ALARM MECHANISM HAVING A RESILIENT VIBRATOR ARM, AN ELECTRIC ALARM CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SWITCH, A TIMING MECHANNISM, A RELEASE MECHANISM OPERATED BY SAID TIMING MECHANISM FOR SOUNDING SAID ALARM AT A PRE-SET TIME, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MANUALLY ACTUATED MEANS FOR SHUTTING OFF THE ALARM AND CLOSING THE SWITCH FOR A PREDETERMINED SHORT-TIME INTERVAL COMPRISING, A CONTROL MEANS INTERCONNECTED WITH SAID RELEASE MECHANISM, A PIVOTALLY MOUNTED SECTOR GEAR FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL MEANS, SAID SECTOR GEAR BEING NORMALLY SPACED FROM SAID TIMING MEANS, A VERTICALLY RECIPROCATORY PUSH BUTTON LEVER SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND A CAM PROJECTION FORMED ON SAID PUSH BUTTON LEVER FOR PIVOTING SAID SECTOR GEAR TO SIMULTANEOUSLY CONNECT THE GEAR TO SAID TIMING MECHANISM AND MOVE SAID CONTROL MEANS TO TEMPORARILY SHUT OFF THE ALARM AND CLOSE THE SWITCH, SAID SECTOR GEAR COOPERATING WITH SAID CONTROL MEANS TO HOLD SAID VIBRATOR ARM IN THE ALARM OFF POSITION AND SAID SWITCH IN A CLOSED POSITION FOR A PREDETERMINED SHORT INTERVAL.