Electromagnetic switch selector

Claim 1

SWITCHING APPARATUS COMPRISING: (1) A PANEL HAVING A WINDOW FOR DISPLAYING SYMBOLS; (2) A STATOR HAVING A FERROMAGNETIC ANNULAR CORE FOR ESTABLISHING ANY ONE OF A PLURALITY OF DISCRETELY ORIENTED MAGNETIC FIELDS, THE CORE HAVING A PLURALITY OF INWARDLY PROTRUDING RADIAL POLES, AND A PLURALITY OF WINDINGS, EACH WINDING BEING MOUNTED UPON A DIFFERENT RADIAL POLE AND BEING CONNECTED TO PERMIT THE WINDING TO BE SEPARATELY ENERGIZED BY AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL; (3) A PLURALITY OF SWITCHES DISPOSED OUTSIDE THE ANNULAR CORE AND FIXED IN AN ARRAY THAT CLOSELY ENCIRCLES THE ANNULAR CORE, THE SWITCHES BEING OF THE TYPE OPERATIVE BY MAGNETIC INDUCTION; AND (4) A ROTOR HAVING A MAGNET MOUNTED TO TURN WITHIN THE ENCLOSURE OF THE ANNULAR CORE THE MAGNET HAVING SALIENT POLES OF OPPOSITE MAGNETIC POLARITY WHEREBY THE MAGNET IS CONSTRAINED TO ROTATE INTO SUBSTANTIAL ALIGNMENT WITH THE MAGNETIC FIELD ESTABLISHED BY THE STATOR, THE ROTOR FURTHER INCLUDING A DRUM BEARING THE SYMBOLS TO BE DISPLAYED IN THE WINDOW, THE DRUM HAVING A SECOND MAGNET ATTACHED TO IT IN A POSITION WHERE ROTATION OF THE DRUM CARRIES THE SECOND MAGNET ABOUT A CIRCULAR PATH OUTSIDE THE ANNULAR CORE AN CLOSELY ADJACENT TO THE CIRCULAR ARRAY OF SWITCHES.