Timing control system

Claim 1

IN AN AUTOMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DEVICES THROUGH A NUMBER OF OPERATIONS BY SEQUENCING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY ENERGIZING AND DE-ENERGIZING SAID ELECTRICALLY OPERATED DEVICES, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING: FIRST TIMING MEANS FOR TIMING A PLURALITY OF SEQUENTIAL OPERATIONS HAVING DRIVE MEANS FOR TIMING THE ADVANCE OF SAID SEQUENCING MEANS; ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVE MEANS TO ADVANCE THE SEQUENCING MEANS THROUGH A NUMBER OF OPERATIONS; SWITCH MEANS FOR OPENING AND CLOSING SAID ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY MEANS TO SUBSTANTIALLY IMMEDIATELY DE-ENERGIZE AND ENERGIZE SAID DRIVE MEANS; SECOND TIMING MEANS FOR TIMING AT LEAST A PORTION OF AN OPERATION HAVING TIME DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A CAPACITOR AND HAVING A FIRST ELECTRICAL CONDITION AND OPERABLE TO A SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION AFTER A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD; MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID TIME DELAY CIRCUIT MEANS AND MECHANICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SWITCH MEANS FOR MAINTAINING SAID ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY MEANS TO SAID DRIVE MEANS OF SAID FIRST TIMING MEANS DE-ENERGIZED THROUGHOUT SAID PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD OF SAID SECOND TIMING MEANS; AND ACTUATION MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID SECOND ELECTRICAL CONDITION OF SAID SECOND TIMING MEANS FOR ENERGIZING SAID DRIVE MEANS OF SAID FIRST TIMING MEANS.