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US3248632A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Interval timer control circuit for a two speed motor

Assignee: Kingston Products Corp
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Filing: 1964-09-16
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Granted: 1966-04-26
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Expires: 1984-09-16
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Bowman Joe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 09:08
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P25/00; H02P25/16; H02P25/18; H02P25/20; G; G05; G05B; G05B19/00; G05B19/02

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 171 words
A CIRCUIT FOR A LAUNDARY MACHINE HAVING A DOOR, SAID CIRCUIT COMPRISING IN COMBINATION: A MOTOR HAVING A LOWSPEED CIRCUIT AND A HIGH-SPEED CIRCUIT; A MASTER TIMER CONNECTED TO BE NORMALLY CONTROLLING CURRENT FOR BOTH OF SAID MOTOR CIRCUITS AND OPERATIVE TO ENERGIZE ONLY ON OF THEM AT A TIME; A MASTER SWITCH ADAPTED TO BE OPENED IN RESPONSE TO OPENING OF THE MACHINE DOOR AND TO INTERRUPT CURRENT FLOW TO SAID MOTOR CIRCUITS IN RESPONSE TO SUCH DOOR OPENING; AND AN INTERVAL TIMER CONNECTED IN THE LAUNDRY MACHINE CIRCUIT BETWEEN SAID MASTER TIMER AND SAID MOTOR CIRCUITS, AND OPERATIVE, WHEN SAID MASTER TIMER IS CALLING FOR ENERGIZING ONLY SAID LOW-SPEED MOTOR CIRCUIT, TO EFFECT, IN RESPONSE TO SUCH DOOR OPENING, A CONNECTION WITH ONLY SAID HIGH-SPEED MOTOR CIRCUIT; SAID INTERVAL TIMER BEING OPERATIVE IN RESPONSE TO CLOSING OF THE MACHINE DOOR AND SAID MASTER SWITCH TO ENERGIZE SAID HIGHSPEED MOTOR CIRCUIT FOR A PREDETERMINED INTERVAL, AND THEREAFTER OPERATIVE TO RESTORE THE CONTROL OF SAID MOTOR CIRCUITS TO SAID MASTER TIMER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-04-25 1969-10-25 1970-04-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-04-25 1973-10-25 1974-04-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-04-25 1977-10-25 1978-04-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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