Binary counter producing output signals by transmission of alternate input signals through a pre-conditioned gate, and multivibrator system for said counter

Claim 1

A BINARY COUNTER COMPRISING A BISTABLE MULTIVIBRATOR HAVING AN OUTPUT TERMINAL AND FIRST GATING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS FOR CONTROLLING THE CONDUCTION STATE OF SAID MULTIVIBRATOR; SECOND GATING MEANS HAVING FIRST AND SECOND INPUT TERMINALS AND AN OUTPUT TERMINAL; MEANS FOR SUPPLYING AN INPUT PULSE TO SAID FIRST INPUT TERMINALS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND GATING MEANS; TIMING MEANS COUPLING SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL OF SAID MULTIVIBRATOR TO SAID SECOND INPUT TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND GATING MEANS; MEANS DIRECTLY CONNECTING SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND GATING MEANS TO SAID SECOND INPUT TERMINAL OF SAID FIRST GATING MEANS; AND MEANS COUPLED TO SAID OUTPUT TERMINAL OF SAID SECOND GATING MEANS FOR DERIVING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL.