Christmas tree lighting control

Claim 2

A variable voltage control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination a multiple voltage power supply source having a multiplicity of differing fixed voltage outputs, a plurality of electrical outlets continually in circuit with said voltage outputs for electrically connecting thereto one or more strings of Christmas tree lights, driving means, a circuit control interposed between said voltage outputs and said electrical outlets and operative when driven by said driving means to intermittently route in a predetermined order the differing voltages from said outputs to differing said electrical outlets.

Claim 3

A variable voltage control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination a multiple voltage power supply source having differing fixed voltage outputs, a plurality of electrical outlets electrically connected to and continually in circuit with said outputs and for connecting thereto strings of Christmas tree lights, driving means, a circuit control interposed between said multiple voltage outputs and said electrical outlets and driven by said driving means to intermittently route in a predetermined order the differing voltages from said outputs to differing said electrical outlets and resistor meanS intermittently connected between said differing voltage outputs of said power supply source during routing of said differing voltages.

Claim 4

A variable voltage control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination a multiple voltage power supply source having differing fixed voltage outputs, a plurality of electrical outlets electrically connected to and continually in circuit with said outputs and for connecting thereto strings of Christmas tree lights, driving means, a circuit control interposed between said multiple voltage outputs and said electrical outlets and driven by said driving means to intermittently route in a predetermined order the differing voltages from said outputs to differing said electrical outlets and resistor meanS intermittently connected between said differing voltage outputs of said power supply source during routing of said differing voltages.

Claim 5

A control as claimed in claim 1 including a plurality of contact segments, means electrically connecting said contact segments to the multiple voltage outputs of said multiple voltage power supply source, pairs of contact members respectively connected as pairs to said electrical outlets and electrically engaging said contact segments said contact pairs operative upon relative movement between said contact pairs and said contact segments to pass voltages from said contact segments to said electrical outlets and resistor means electrically connected across the contacts of said contact pairs.

Claim 6

A control as claimed in claim 1 including a plurality of contact segments electrically connected to said multiple voltage outputs of said multiple voltage source, pairs of contact members electrically engaging said contact segments and connected as pairs respectively to said electrical outlets for passing voltages from said contact segments to said outlets when relative movement between said contact segments and said contact pairs is effected by said driving means and resistor means respectively connected between said contact pairs for partially absorbing voltage differences appearing between said contact pairs during relative movement between said contact pairs and said contact segments.

Claim 7

A device as claimed in claim 4 wherein an insulating enclinely elevated surface electrically separating said contact segments operates, upon said relative movement between said contact segments and said contact pairs, to cause snap-action connection of one contact of said contact pair with the approaching contact segment before movement of the other contact of said contact pairs move from its connection with the following contact segment.