Remote control electrical switch and radio frequency actuating system therefor

Claim 1

FOR USE WITH A NORMALY OFF ELECTRICAL SWITCH IN AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT HAVING AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED DEVICE IN SERIES THEREWITH AND CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL, SAID ELECTRICAL SWITCH HAVING BARE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS, A REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE COMPRISING A SWITCH COVER PLATE HAVING BUS BARS IN ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH SAID BARE ELECTRICAL TERMINALS, TERMINAL JACKS IN SAID COVER PLATE IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID BUS BARS, A RELAY HAVING A COIL AND CONTACTS, SAID CONTACTS CONNECTED ACROSS THE TERMINAL JACKS, THE CONTACTS BEING BIASED TO A NORMALLY OPEN POSITION, RADIO FREQUENCY ACTUATED RECEIVING MEANS CONNECTED TO ACTUATE SAID RELAY COIL TO CLOSE THE CONTACTS OF SAID RELAY TO BY-PASS THE NORMALLY OFF ELECTRICAL SWITCH AND ENERGIZE THE ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED DEVICE, AND A PORTABLE REMOTE RADIO FREQUENCY TRANSITTER OPERABLE TO TRANSMIT A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL AT A FREQUENCY RECEIVABLE BY SAID RADIO FREQUENCY ACTUATED RECEIVING MEANS.