Key-operated television channel selector

Claim 1

In combination with a television receiver housed in a cabinet and having control means including presettable tuning means and a plurality of operating members each of which may be moved to provide for switching to a corresponding frequency channel, means providing for preselection of the desired frequency channels and for selective actuation of said members to receive any preset channel, said presetting and actuating means including: door structure mounted upon said cabinet to life in the general plane of a wall thereof and to form a portion of such wall, said door structure being movable to an open position affording access to said control means for presetting purposes, said door structure being divided into a frame portion and a portion lying in the general plane of said frame portion and slotted to define a plurality of manually operable, generally parallel keys one end of each of which is formed integrally with said frame portion and the part extending from said one end is deflectable for movement to a position in which it is depressed with respect to the general plane of said door structure; the construction and disposition of said keys, with respect to said members, being such that deflection of any key to the last mentioned position moves a corresponding one of said members and switches said tuning means to a corresponding one of said channels preselected.