Atmosphere generator

Claim 1

AN ATMOSPHERE GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING: INTERMITTENTLY OPERABLE MEANS FOR GENERATING A GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE; CONTROL MEANS, INCLUDING AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, OPERABLE WHEN ACTIVATED TO CAUSE SAID GENERATING MEANS TO OPERATE TO GENERATE A GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE; A FIRST TIMING MEANS INCLUDING FIRST ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS CLOSABLE DURING A PREDETERMINED TIME PERIOD; AND AN ELECTRICAL SECOND TIMING MEANS CONNECTED IN CIRCUIT WITH SAID SWITCH MEANS TO BE ENERGIZED DURING SAID TIME PERIOD AND DEENERGIZED AT ALL OTHER TIMES AND INCLUDING SECOND ELECTRICAL SWITCH MEANS CLOSABLE DURING AT LEAST ONE PRESET PORTION OF SAID TIME PERIOD, SAID ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT INCLUDING SAID SECOND SWITCH MEANS SO AS TO BE ENERGIZED DURING SAID PRESET PORTION OF SAID TIME PERIOD TO ACTIVATE SAID CONTROL MEANS THEREBY CAUSING SAID GENERATING MENS TO OPERATE AND GENERATE SAID GASEOUS ATMOSPHERE, SAID GENERATING MEANS COMPRISING A GENERATOR OF THE COMBUSTION TYPE HAVING A BURNER FOR RECEIVING AND CONSUMING FUEL AND A PILOT ASSOCIATED WITH SAID BURNER FOR IGNITING FUEL RECEIVED BY SAID BURNER, SAID FIRST TIMING MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID PILOT DURING SAID TIME PERIOD AND FOR DEACTIVATING SAID PILOT AT ALL OTHER TIMES, SAID CONTROL MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR DIRECTING FUEL TO SAID BURNER AND SAID SECOND TIMING MEANS COMPRISING MEANS FOR ACTIVATING SAID DIRECTING MEANS DURING SAID PRESET PORTION OF SAID TIME PERIOD AND FOR DEACTIVATING SAID DIRECTING MEANS AT ALL OTHER TIMES.