Electric apparatus for controlling the charging and discharging of a capacitor

Claim 1

ELECTRIC APPARATUS COMPRISING, A LOW VOLTAGE TO HIGH VOLTAGE INVERTER HAVING A LOW VOLTAGE INPUT CIRCUIT AND A HIGH VOLTAGE OUTPUT CIRCUIT, SAID INPUT CIRCUIT BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A LOW MAGNITUDE SOURCE OF OPERATING VOLTAGE AND SAID OUTPUT CIRCUIT BEING ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO CAPACITIVE LOAD MEANS, RELAY MEANS HAVING SWITCH MEANS AND A PLURALITY OF WINDINGS, CIRCUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID SWITCH MEANS IN CONTROLLING RELATION TO SAID INVERTER, FIRST MEANS INCLUDING A FIRST WINDING OF SAID RELAY MEANS CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID INPUT CIRCUIT AND EFFECTIVE TO MAINTAIN SAID INVERTER OPERATIVE TO CHARGE THE LOAD MEANS SO LONG AS ELECTRICAL ENERGY IS REQUIRED TO CHARGE THE CAPACITIVE LOAD MEANS AND TO RENDER SAID INVERTER INOPERATIVE TO CHARGE THE LOAD MEANS UPON THE CAPACITIVE LOAD MEANS BEING CHARGED TO A GIVEN VALUE, AND SECOND MEANS INCLUDING TIMING MEANS AND A FURTHER WINDING OF SAID RELAY MEANS CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID OUTPUT CIRCUIT AND EFFECTIVE TO RENDER SAID INVERTER OPERATIVE TO AGAIN CHARGE THE LOAD MEANS A TIME PERIOD THEREAFTER.