Integrated process timer for automatic and manual control of dishwashers and the like

Claim 1

AN INTERGRATED PROCESS TIMER CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE WITH A WASHING MACHINE WHICH INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVEN OPERATING MEANS FOR PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE WASH CYCLE AND AT LEAST ONE OTHER ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED OPERATING MEANS FOR PERFORMING AT LEAST ONE OTHER CYCLE, SAID CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING A HOUSING WITH MEANS ADAPTING IT TO BE MOUNTED ON THE WASHING MACHINE AS A CONTROL UNIT THEREFOR, AND SAID CONTROL DEVICE FURTHER COMPRISING: CONTACTS IN SAID HOUSING PROVIDING A COMMON POWER INPUT, AND ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO POWER SOURCE FOR THE WASHING MACHINE AND SAID CONTROL DEVICE; OUTPUT CONTACTS IN SAID HOUSING WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID OTHER ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED OPERATING MEANS ON THE WASHING MACHINE; A MOTOR STARTER IN SAID HOUSING AND MEANS ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING SAID MOTOR STARTER TO SAID POWER INPUT CONTACTS, SAID MOTOR STARTER BEING ADAPTED TO BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO THE OPERATING MOTOR ON THE WASHING MACHINE; A TIMER AND RELATED SWITCH MEANS IN SAID HOUSING FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC CYCLICAL CONTROL AND SEQUENTIAL POWER SUPPLY TO SAID OUTPUT CONTACTS AND TO SAID MOTOR STARTER, RESPECTIVELY, SO THAT THE TIMER CONTROL DEVICE WILL EFFECT A SEQUENTIAL CONTROL OF THE MOTOR DRIVEN OPERATING MEANS AND THE OTHER OPERATING MEANS ON THE WASHING MACHINE; MANUALLY OPERABLE CONTROL MEANS IN PARALLEL WITH SAID TIMER AND SWITCH MEANS FOR MANUAL CONTROL OF THE POWER SUPPLY FORM SAID POWER INPUT CONTACTS TO SAID MOTOR STARTER AND SAID OUTPUT CONTACTS INDEPENDENTLY OF THE AUTOMATIC CYCLICAL CONTROL BY SAID TIMER AND SWITCH MEANS; AND A KEY-OPERATED LOCK AND SWITCH MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS WITH SAID POWER INPUT CONTACTS WHILE DISCONNECTING SAID TIMER AND SWITCH MEANS FROM SAID POWER INPUT CONTACTS, SO THAT SAID MANUALLY OPERABLE MEANS CAN BE OPERATED ONLY IN CONJUNCTION WITH SAID KEY-OPERATED LOCK AND SWITCH MEANS.