Sequential timing device with timing movement independent from power shaft

Claim 1

IN A TIMING DEVICE FOR USE WITH A MULTIPLE STATION CONTROL DEVICE SUCH AS AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE INCLUDES PILOT VALVE OR THE LIKE WHEREIN THE TIMING DEVICE INCLUDES A POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS TO BE INTERCONNECTED WITH AND OPERATE THE CONTROL DEVICE; A PLURALITY OF STATIONARY TIMING UNITS FOR CONTROLLING TIMING PERIODS FOR THE VARIOUS STATIONS OF THE CONTROL DEVICE; ENGAGEMENT MEANS FOR ENGAGING PORTIONS OF SAID TIMING UNITS; AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY CONNECTING MOTOR MEANS WITH A SOURCE OF ELECTRICAL POTENTIAL IN RESPONSE TO ENGAGEMENT OF SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS WITH SAID TIMING UNITS, THE PROVISION OF: MOUNTING MEANS FOR ROTATIVELY MOUNTING SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS AND IN SPACED OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID TIMING UNITS; INDEXING DRIVE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS; TIMING DRIVE MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS; AND CONNECTING MEANS BETWEEN SAID INDEXING DRIVE MEANS AND SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ENGAGAEMENT MEANS WITH SAID MOUNTING MEANS AND POWER TRANSMISSION MEANS BY SAID INDEXING DRIVE MEANS DURING AN INDEXING PERIOD AND FOR ALLOWING LIMITED MOVEMENT OF SAID ENGAGEMENT MEANS INDEPENDENTLY OF SAID INDEXING MEANS AND SAID TRANSMISSION MEANS TO BE DRIVEN BY SAID TIMING DRIVE MEANS ON SAID MOUNTING MEANS DURING A TIMING PERIOD.