Timer switching mechanism

Claim 1

A CYCLE SWITCH MECHANISM COMPRISING A COMMON SHAFT MEANS, A PLURALITY OF CAM WHEELS MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT MEANS, CAM ELEMENTS MOUNTED IN SYNCHRONIZED RELATION ONE TO THE OTHER ON SAID CAM WHEELS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRIC SWITCHES MOUNTED IN OPPOSED BANKS ON OPPOSED SIDES OF SAID SHAFT MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE SELECTIVELY OPERATED BY THE RESPECTIVE CAM ELEMENTS, A STEPPING DEVICE FOR SAID SHAFT MEANS COMPRISING A RATCHET WHEEL MOUNTED ON SAID SHAFT MEANS, AT LEAST ONE ROCKER ARM AND PAWL MEANS ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID RATCHET WHEEL SO AS TO SELECTIVELY ADVANCE SAID WHEEL, SHAFT MEANS AND CAM ELEMENTS IN ONE OF A PLURALITY OF DIRECTIONS, SOLENOID MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY ACTUATING SAID ROCKER ARM AND PAWL MEANS AND ADJUSTABLE CAM MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PAWL MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID PAWL MEANS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID RATCHET WHEEL AND FOR DETERMINING THE NUMBER OF DEGREES WHICH SAID RATCHET WHEEL ROTATES EACH TIME SAID ROCKER ARM AND SAID PAWL MEANS ARE SELECTIVELY ACTUATED.