Remote control system for television receiver

Claim 1

IN A REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A TELEVISION RECEIVER HAVING A POWER SUPPLY, A DRIVEN SELECTOR ELEMENT WITH A SHAFT ARRANGED TO BE DRIVEN STEP-BY-STEP THROUGH A PREDETERMINED PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED CONSECUTIVE POSITIONS BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR DEVICE UPON EACH SUCCESSIVE ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR DEVICE, AND MEANS FOR CONNECTING SAID MOTOR DEVICE TO AN ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE INCLUDING A CONTROL SWITCH OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A REMOTE CONTROL ACTION TO CAUSE ENERGIZATION OF SAID MOTOR DEVICE, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING: (A) A HIGH RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH AND A LOW RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH CONNECTED IN PARALLEL FOR ENERGIZING SAID RECEIVER POWER SUPPLY FROM SAID POWER SOURCE; (B) A NORMALLY CLOSED SWITCH MEANS IN SAID LOW RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH OPERABLE BY SAID MOTOR DEVICE TO INTERRUPT SAID LOW RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH WHEN SAID SHAFT IS AT A PARTICULAR ONE OF SAID SPACED POSITIONS; (C) FIRST AND SECOND NORMALLY SEPARATED SWITCH CONTACTS IN SAID HIGH RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH; (D) FIRST CURENT FLOW RESPONSIVE MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID RECEIVER POWER SUPPLY AND OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO ENERGIZATION OF SAID POWER SUPPLY TO MOVE SAID FIRST CONTACT TO A POSITION WHERE THE LATTER ENGAGES SAID SECOND CONTACT; (E) SECOND CURRENT FLOW RESPONSIVE MEANS IN SAID HIGH RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO A CURRENT FLOW THERETHROUGH OF THE ENTIRE CURRENT OF SAID RECEIVER POWER SUPPLY FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME DELAY INTERVAL TO MOVE SAID SECOND CONTACT OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST CONTACT; AND (F) THE RESISTANCE OF SAID LOW RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH RELATIVE TO THE RESISTANCE OF SAID HIGH RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH BEING SUCH THAT SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE CURRENT OF SAID RECEIVER POWER SUPPLY FLOWS THROUGH SAID LOW RESISTANCE CURRENT PATH WHILE SAID SWITCH MEANS ARE CLOSED.