Fabric dryer controls

Claim 1

A CONTROL FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FABRIC DRYER HAVING A CHAMBER FOR RECEIVING FABRICS TO BE DRIED, MEANS FOR TUMBLING THE FABRICS, MEANS FOR DRYING THE FABRICS, AND RESISTANCE PROBING ELEMENTS POSITIONED IN SAID CHAMBER SO AS TO BE BRIDGED BY TUMBLING FABRICS, SAID FABRICS BRIDGING SAID ELEMENTS PRESENTING A RESISTANCE VARYING WITH THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN SAID FABRICS, SAID CONTROL COMPRISING: A CONTROL MEMBER INCLUDING RATCHET MEANS MANUALLY SETTABLE TO AN OPERATING POSITION AND HAVING AN OFF POSITION FOR TERMINATING THE OPERATION OF THE DRYER; A TIMER MOTOR; SWITCH MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID CONTROL MEMBER TO CAUSE THE TUMBLING MEANS, DRYING MEANS AND TIMER MOTOR TO BE ENERGIZED WHEN THE CONTROL MEMBER IS SET TO AN OPERATING POSITION AND TO BE TURNED OFF WHEN THE CONTROL MEMBER IS IN THE OFF POSITION; PAWL MEANS ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID RATCHET MEANS FOR MOVING SAID CONTROL MEMBER STOP BY STEP TO THE OFF POSITION FROM A SET OPERATING POSITION; SAID TIMER MOTOR COUPLED WITH AND DRIVING SAID PAWL MEANS; A CAPACITOR CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH THE RESISTANCE PROBING ELEMENTS AND A DIRECT CURRENT SOURCE SO AS TO BE CHARGED FROM SAID SOURCE; CONTROL MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE CHARGE ON SAID CAPACITOR FOR PROVIDING A PRESELECTED RUNOUT PERIOD OF OPERATION, CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A LOOK SWITCH CONNECTING SAID CAPACITOR, CURRENT SOURCE, AND RESISTANCE PROBING ELEMENTS IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID SWITCH AND CONTROL MEANS; AND MEANS ACTUATED BY SAID TIMER MOTOR FOR CLOSING AND OPENING SAID LOOK SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY TO PROVIDE A