Capacitance-responsive control system

Claim 2

A capacitance-responsive control system comprising in combination: a pulse generator circuit which generates an electrical pulse when activated by human capacitance, which circuit comprises a silicon-controlled rectifier; a gate-controlled electronic switch for controlling a remote load; an electronic latching circuit which maintains the gatecontrolled electronic switch in an on position when an electrical pulse is generated by the pulse generator while said gate-controlled electronic switch is in an off position; and a shorting circuit comprising a silicon-controlled rectifier for switching the gate-controlled electronic switch from an on position to an off position when an electronic pulse is generated by the pulse generator circuit while said gatecontrolled electronic switch is in an on position.

Claim 3

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the pulse generator circuit also includes a neon bulb and the gate controlled electronic switch is a gate-controlled full wave AC silicon switch.

Claim 4

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the gate-controlled electronic switch is a triac.

Claim 5

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the system also includes a transient filter, comprising a capacitor, in parallel with the system.

Claim 6

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the electronic latching circuit comprises a circuit in series with the gate-controlled electronic switch for triggering said electronic switch and supplying power to said pulse generator.

Claim 7

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 5, in which the electronic latching circuit comprises a transformer low-impedance primary in parallel with two parallellEd diodes of opposite conduction polarity and a transformer high-impedance secondary.

Claim 8

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 5, in which the electronic latching circuit comprises a zener diode.

Claim 9

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the silicon-controlled rectifier of the shorting circuit is connected across a constant voltage source used to trigger the gate-controlled electronic switch and wherein means are present for delaying the voltage source to the silicon-controlled rectifier of the shorting circuit when the gate-controlled electronic switch is in an off position and an electronic pulse is generated by the pulse generator circuit.

Claim 10

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, wherein the pulse generator circuit also includes a neon bulb.

Claim 11

A capacitance-responsive control system as in claim 1, in which the pulse generator circuit is connected to a conductive plate.

Claim 12

A capacitance-responsive control system comprising in combination: a pulse generator circuit comprising a neon bulb and a silicon-controlled rectifier for generating an electrical pulse when activated by human capacitance; a gate-controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch for controlling a remote load; an electronic latching circuit comprising a circuit in series with the gate-controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch for triggering said electronic switch and supplying power to said pulse generator for maintaining the electronic switch in an on position when an electrical pulse is generated by the pulse generator while said electronic switch is in an off position; and a shorting circuit comprising a silicon-controlled rectifier for switching the gate controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch from an on position to an off position when an electronic pulse is generated by the pulse generator circuit while said electronic switch is in an on position.

Claim 13

A capacitance-responsive control system comprising in combination: a pulse generator circuit comprising a neon bulb and a silicon-controlled rectifier for generating an electrical pulse when activated by human capacitance; a gate-controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch for controlling a remote load; an electronic latching circuit comprising a circuit in series with the gate-controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch for triggering said electronic switch and supplying power to said pulse generator for maintaining the electronic switch in an on position when an electrical pulse is generated by the pulse generator while said electronic switch is in an off position; and a shorting circuit comprising a silicon-controlled rectifier for switching the gate controlled full wave AC silicon electronic switch from an on position to an off position when an electronic pulse is generated by the pulse generator circuit while said electronic switch is in an on position.