Tuning selection system for uhf and vhf television bands

Claim 1

A TUNING SELECTOR SYSTEM FOR UHF AND VHF TELEVISION BANDS ADAPTABLE FOR CONNECTION WITH AN INPUT TRANSISTOR, SAID TUNING SELECTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING, A UHF CIRCUIT HAVING A VARIABLE CAPACITOR IN SERIES WITH A FIRST INDUCTOR COIL ADAPTED TO BE FIXEDLY CONNECTED ACROSS THE BASE TO COLLECTOR OF SAID INPUT TRANSISTOR, A COIL SELECTOR CIRCUIT HAVING PLURALITY OF ADDITIONAL COILS EACH OF WHICH CORRESPONDS TO A PARTICULAR FREQUENCY RANGE IN THE VHF BAND, AND SWITCHING MEANS FOR SELECTIVEY CONNECTING ONE OF SAID ADDITIONAL COILS IN PARALLEL WITH SAID UHF TUNING CIRCUIT TO PROVIDE A TANK TUNING CIRCUIT FOR EACH OF SAID CORRESPONDING FREQUENCY RANGES IN THE VHF BAND, SAID COIL SELECTOR CIRCUIT COMPRISING A SECOND INDUCTOR COIL, AND A THIRD INDUCTOR COIL HAVING ONE OF ITS ENDS CONNECTED TO ONE END OF SAID SECOND INDUCTOR COIL, AND DRIVE MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID INDUCTOR SWITCHING MEANS, SAID VARIABLE CAPACITOR BEING OF THE AIR-DIELECTRIC ROTARY PLATE TYPE, SAID DRIVE MEANS COMPRISING A FLYWHEEL DRIVE INCLUDING A GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, SAID GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEM HAVING A DRIVING GEAR, A FIRST GEAR COUPLED TO SAID DRIVING GEAR FOR ROTATING SAID VARIABLE PLATE CAPACITOR, AND A SECOND GEAR COUPLED TO SAID DRIVING GEAR FOR DRIVING SAID INDUCTOR SWITCHING MEANS.