US3101418A
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Electric programmer
Assignee: Garden America Corp
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Filing: 1961-08-14
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Granted: 1963-08-20
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Expires: 1981-08-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles D Gould
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 22:34
CPC Classifications
G; G04; G04C; G04C23/00; G04C23/14; G04C23/26; G04C23/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
AN ELECTRICAL PROGRAMMER WHICH INCLUDES: MOUNTING MEANS, CLOCK MOTOR MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID MOUNTING MEANS, A GEAR DISC CONNECTED TO SAID CLOCK MOTOR MEANS SO AS TO BE ROTATED THEREBY, A GEAR SEGMENT ATTACHED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID GEAR DISC; A SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, ANOTHER GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT SO AS TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID GEAR SEGMENT DURING ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC IN ORDER TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN SAID SHAFT; MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT FOR PERIODIC ACTUATION OF A FIRST SWITCH, A FIRST SWITCH MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, SAID FIRST SWITCH INCLUDING AN ACTUATING ARM ARRANGED TO BE ACTUATED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS DURING ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT; ROTARY DISTRIBUTION SWITCH MEANS HAVING A DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL COACTING WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT TERMINALS, ONE OF SAID DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT TERMINALS BEING SECURED TO SAID SHAFT SO AS TO ROTATE THEREWITH, SAID COACTING PARTS BEING SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS; A PIN AFFIXED TO SAID GEAR DISC, A STAR WHEEL ATTACHED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR ROTATION WITH RESPECT THERETO, SAID STAR WHEEL BEING INTERMITTENTLY ROTATED BY SAID PIN AS SAID GEAR DISC ROTATES, A SECOND SWITCH MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, ACTUATING MEANS ON SAID STAR WHEEL TO ACTUATE SAID SECOND SWITCH SO THAT SAID SECOND SWITCH IS ACTUATED DURING ONE ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC AND IS NON-ACTUATED DURING ANOTHER ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC; ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER MEANS;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
AN ELECTRICAL PROGRAMMER WHICH INCLUDES: MOUNTING MEANS, CLOCK MOTOR MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID MOUNTING MEANS, A GEAR DISC CONNECTED TO SAID CLOCK MOTOR MEANS SO AS TO BE ROTATED THEREBY, A GEAR SEGMENT ATTACHED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID GEAR DISC; A SHAFT ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, ANOTHER GEAR MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT SO AS TO BE ENGAGED BY SAID GEAR SEGMENT DURING ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC IN ORDER TO INTERMITTENTLY TURN SAID SHAFT; MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT FOR PERIODIC ACTUATION OF A FIRST SWITCH, A FIRST SWITCH MOUNTED ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, SAID FIRST SWITCH INCLUDING AN ACTUATING ARM ARRANGED TO BE ACTUATED BY SAID SWITCH ACTUATING MEANS DURING ROTATION OF SAID SHAFT; ROTARY DISTRIBUTION SWITCH MEANS HAVING A DISTRIBUTION TERMINAL COACTING WITH A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT TERMINALS, ONE OF SAID DISTRIBUTION TERMINALS AND A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT TERMINALS BEING SECURED TO SAID SHAFT SO AS TO ROTATE THEREWITH, SAID COACTING PARTS BEING SECURED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS; A PIN AFFIXED TO SAID GEAR DISC, A STAR WHEEL ATTACHED TO SAID MOUNTING MEANS FOR ROTATION WITH RESPECT THERETO, SAID STAR WHEEL BEING INTERMITTENTLY ROTATED BY SAID PIN AS SAID GEAR DISC ROTATES, A SECOND SWITCH MOUNTED UPON SAID MOUNTING MEANS, ACTUATING MEANS ON SAID STAR WHEEL TO ACTUATE SAID SECOND SWITCH SO THAT SAID SECOND SWITCH IS ACTUATED DURING ONE ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC AND IS NON-ACTUATED DURING ANOTHER ROTATION OF SAID GEAR DISC; ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER MEANS;
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1970-08-19 | 1971-02-18 | 1971-08-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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