Light responsive off-peak utility switch

Claim 1

IN AN OFF-PEAK UTILITY TIME SWITCH, THE COMBINATION OF A SWITCH MEMBER ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION INTO A LOAD CIRCUIT, A ROTATABLE DISC, A FIRST CONTROL CIRCUIT INCLUDING A TIMING MOTOR GEARED TO TURN SAID DISC ONE REVOLUTION IN ABOUT TWENTY HOURS, A SECOND CONTROL CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PHOTOCONDUCTIVE CELL AND MEANS UNDER THE CONTROL OF SAID CELL TO EFFECT ENERGIZING OF THE MOTOR WHEN THE CELL IS NON-CONDUCTIVE AND TO DE-ENERGIZE THE MOTOR WHEN THE CELL IS CONDUCTIVE, ONE OF SAID CONTROL CIRCUITS INCLUDING SWITCH MEANS ACTUABLE TO RENDER THE CELL INEFFECTIVE TO DE-ENERGIZE THE MOTOR, SAID FIRST SWITCH MEMBER INCLUDING A TENSIONED ARM ACTUABLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE CIRCUIT INTO WHICH THE SWITCH MEMBER IS CONNECTED, A PIVOTALLY CONNECTED LEVER HAVING ONE END ENGAGING SAID TENSIONED ARM AND A CAM MOUNTED ADJACENT SAID DISC AND OPERABLE SO AS TO ROTATE SAID LEVER INTO A FIRST POSITION WHERE ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARM WILL CAUSE IT TO OPEN THE CIRCUIT AND INTO A SECOND POSITION WHERE ITS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE ARM WILL CAUSE THE ARM TO CLOSE THE CIRCUIT, A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ACTUATING MEANS ON THE ROTATABLE DISC, THE FIRST ACTUATING MEANS BEING LOCATED IN THE DISC TO ACTUATE SAID SWITCH MEANS AFTER THE INITIAL ENERGIZING OF THE MOTOR SO THAT SUBSEQUENT RENDERING CONDUCTIVE OF THE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE CELL WILL NOT STOP OPERATION OF THE MOTOR UNTIL THE DISC HAS COMPLETED A FULL REVOLUTION AND THE FIRST ACTUATING MEANS HAS BEEN RETURNED TO ITS STARTING POINT WHERE IT DEACTUATES THE SWITCH MEANS, THE SECOND ACTUATING MEANS BEING POSITIONED ON THE DISC WHERE IT WILL OPERATE THE CAM AFTER THE DISC HAS TURNED THROUGH A GIVEN ANGLE CAUSING THE CAM TO SHIFT SAID LEVER FROM ITS SECOND TO ITS FIRST POSITION, AND THE THIRD ACTUATING MEANS BEING ON THE DISC TO FOLLOW THE SECOND ACTUATING MEANS AS THE DISC IS TURNED AND SO AS TO SUBSEQUENTLY OPERATE THE CAM CAUSING THE CAM TO SHIFT THE LEVER ARM BACK TO ITS SECOND POSITION, AND THE SPACING OF SAID SECOND AND THIRD ACTUATING MEANS ON SAID DISC BEING ADJUSTABLE TO PERMIT SETTING THE TIME INTERVAL AND LENGTH THEREOF AT WHICH THE LOAD CIRCUIT WILL BE OPENED BY THE TIME SWITCH INTO WHICH IT IS CONNECTED.