Automatic starting system for engines

Claim 1

IN A STARTING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY STARTING ENGINES, WHEREIN SAID ENGINE IS PROVIDED WITH AN ELECTRIC STARTER MOTOR, A STARTER MOTOR DRIVE OPERATIVE TO CRANK TO ENGINER, AN ELECTRICAL GENERATOR MEANS SUCH AS A GENERATOR OR ALTERNATOR, A RELAY ENERGIZED TO OPEN BY THE GENERATOR, TOGETHER WITH A CONVENTIONAL KEY-OPERATED SWITCH MEANS, AND A BATTERY CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE GROUND; (A) AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE STARTER MOTOR AND THE BATTERY CONTROLLED BY THE SWITCH MEANS AND THE RELAY, (B) A CLOCK OPERATED SWITCH BEING MANUALLY SETTABLE FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME AT WHICH TIME IT AUTOMATICALLY CLOSES THE CIRCUIT ASSOCIATED THEREWITH AND BEING CONNECTED IN SHUNT RELATION WIT THE STARTER SWITCH, (C) MEANSFOR DISENGAGING SAID STARTER DRIVE IN REPONSE TO ENGINE OPERATION, AND FOR REENGAGING THE STARTER DRIVE INCLUDING A SPEED RESPONSIVE SWITCH DRIVEN BY SAID STARTER MOTOR AND CONNECTED IN SAID CIRCUIT TO OPEN THE STARTER SWITCH, (D) A RELAY HAVING A COIL IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID ELECTRIC POWER MEANS, (E) SAID RELAY IN (D) HAVING THE CONTRACTS THEREOF IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID CIRCUIT IN (A) THROUGH SAID TIMER, (F) AN AMPERITE SWITCH IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID STARTER AND TIMER CIRCUIT OPERABLE BY THE FLOW OF CURRENT THERETHROUGH TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT (A) AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AFTER IT HAS RUN FOR A PREDETERMINED TIME, AND (G) AN ELECTRIC ENGINE PRIMER IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID STARTER AND TIMING CIRCUIT AUTOMATICALLY ENERGIZED UPON CLOSING OF SAID STARTING CIRCUIT AT SAID CLOCK OPERATED SWITCH.