Signal apparatus

Claim 1

A TRAFFIC SIGNALLING SYSTEM INCLUDING A VISIBLE SIGNAL HAVING AT LEAST TWO INDICATIONS AND AN AUDIBLE SIGNAL COMPRISED OF AT LEAST TWO TAPE RECORDED VERBAL MESSAGES CORRELATED TO THE VISIBLE SIGNAL COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A TAPE TRANSDUCER INCLUDING A SINGLE TAPE LOOP CARRYING THE RECORDED MESSAGES, A MOTOR FOR DRIVING THE TAPE LOOP, MEANS INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL POWER CIRCUIT FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO SAID MOTOR, A FIRST RELAY HAVING NORMALLY OPEN CONTACTS IN SAID ELECTRICAL POWER CIRCUIT, A FIRST CURRENT AMPLIFYING DEVICE HAVING A FIRST OUTPUT CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE WINDING OF SAID RELAY, FIRST CENTRAL ELECTRODES FOR SAID CURRENT AMPLIFYING DEVICE, A FIRST INPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID ELECTRODES, SAID FIRST INPUT CIRCUIT INCLUDING A FIRST START SWITCH FOR CLOSING SAID FIRST INPUT CIRCUIT AND A FIRST STOP SWITCH FOR SHUNTING SAID FIRST INPUT CIRCUIT, A SECOND CURRENT AMPLIFYING DEVICE, SECOND CONTROL ELECTRODES FOR SAID SECOND CURRENT AMPLIFYING DEVICE, A SECOND INPUT CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND ELECTRODES, SAID SECOND INPUT CIRCUIT INCLUDING A SECOND START SWITCH FOR CLOSING SAID SECOND INPUT CIRCUIT AND A SECOND STOP SWITCH FOR SHUNTING SAID SECOND INPUT CIRCUIT, A SECOND OUTPUT CIRCUIT FOR SAID SECOND CIRCUIT AMPLIFYING DEVICE, A SECOND RELAY IN SAID SECOND OUTPUT CIRCUIT, A SOURCE OF VOLTAGE CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND INPUT CIRCUIT, TIMED MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID VISIBLE SIGNAL FOR SEQUENTIALLY OPERATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND START SWITCHES, AND MEANS CARRIED BY SAID TAPE LOOP FOR SELECTIVELY OPERATING SAID STOP SWITCHES IN TIMED RELATION TO THE VISIBLE SIGNALS.