Control system and control device therefor or the like

Claim 2

A fuel control system comprising a source of fuel, a burner means and a control device for interconnecting said source of fuel to said burner means, said control device having a valve seat means and a valve member means for controlling said valve seat means, movable selector means carried by said control device, and clutch means carried by said control device for interconnecting said selector means to said valve member means, said clutch means having means for automatically moving said valve member means from an ''''off'''' position thereof to a full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in one direction from its ''''off'''' position to a first position thereof for providing full fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means automatically keeping said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a second position thereof, said means of said clutch means automatically moving said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to a reduced ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said second position thereof to a third position thereof for providing reduced fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means automatically moving said valve member means from said reduced ''''on'''' position thereof to said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in a direction opposite to said one direction from said third position thereof to said second position thereof.

Claim 3

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said means of said clutch means automatically keeps said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said opposite direction from said second position thereof to said first position thereof.

Claim 4

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 2 wherein said means of said clutch means automatically moves said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to said ''''off'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said opposite direction from said first position thereof to said ''''off'''' position thereof.

Claim 5

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said selector means is rotatably mounted to said control device whereby said one direction and said opposite direction of movement thereof are rotational directions.

Claim 6

A fuel control system comprising a source of fuel, a burner means and a control device for interconnecting said source of fuel to said burner means, said control device having a valve seat means and a valve member means for controlling said valve seat means, movable selector means carried by said control device, and clutch means carried by said control device for interconnecting said selector means to said valve member means, said clutch means having means for moving said valve member means from an ''''off'''' position thereof to a full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in one direction from its ''''off'''' position to a first position thereof for providing full fuel flow from sAid source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means keeping said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof said said selector means is moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a second position thereof, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to a reduced ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said second position thereof to a third position thereof for providing reduced fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said reduced ''''on'''' position thereof to said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in a direction opposite to said one direction from said third position thereof to said second position thereof, said selector means being rotatably mounted to said control device whereby said one direction and said opposite direction of movement thereof are rotational directions, said selector means being movable in said directions without axial movement thereof.

Claim 7

A fuel control system comprising a source of fuel, a burner means and a control device for interconnecting said source of fuel to said burner means, said control device having a valve seat means and a valve member means for controlling said valve seat means, movable selector means carried by said control device, and clutch means carried by said control device for interconnecting said selector means to said valve member means, said clutch means having means for moving said valve member means from an ''''off'''' position thereof to a full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in one direction from its ''''off'''' position to a first position thereof for providing full fuel flow from sAid source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means keeping said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof said said selector means is moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a second position thereof, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to a reduced ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said second position thereof to a third position thereof for providing reduced fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said reduced ''''on'''' position thereof to said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in a direction opposite to said one direction from said third position thereof to said second position thereof, said selector means being rotatably mounted to said control device whereby said one direction and said opposite direction of movement thereof are rotational directions, said selector means being movable in said directions without axial movement thereof.

Claim 8

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said selector means is adapted to be set in any selected position between said first and second positions thereof to control the temperature output effect of said burner means at a temperature selected between said first and second positions thereof.

Claim 9

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said selector means is adapted to be set in any selected position between said second and third positions thereof to control the flame height at said burner means.

Claim 10

A fuel control system comprising a source of fuel, a burner means and a control device for interconnected said source of fuel to said burner means, said control device having a valve seat means and a valve member means for controlling said valve seat means, movable selector means carried by said control device, and clutch means carried by said control device for interconnecting said selector means to said valve member means, said clutch means having means for moving said valve member means from an ''''off'''' position thereof to a full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in one direction from its ''''off'''' position to a first position thereof for providing full fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means keeping said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a second position thereof, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to a reduced ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said second position thereof to a third position thereof for providing reduced fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said reduced ''''on'''' position thereof to said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in a direction opposite to said one direction from said third position thereof to said second position thereof, said valve member means having a tang means which when moved in said directions causes said valve member means to move relative to said valve seat means, said means of said clutch means comprising a cam member than engages said tang means to cause the same to move in unison therewith when said selector means moves between said ''''off'''' position thereof and said first position thereof and between said second position thereof and said third position thereof.

Claim 11

A fuel control system comprising a source of fuel, a burner means and a control device for interconnected said source of fuel to said burner means, said control device having a valve seat means and a valve member means for controlling said valve seat means, movable selector means carried by said control device, and clutch means carried by said control device for interconnecting said selector means to said valve member means, said clutch means having means for moving said valve member means from an ''''off'''' position thereof to a full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in one direction from its ''''off'''' position to a first position thereof for providing full fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means keeping said valve member means in said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said first position thereof to a second position thereof, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said full ''''on'''' position thereof to a reduced ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in said one direction from said second position thereof to a third position thereof for providing reduced fuel flow from said source to said burner means, said means of said clutch means moving said valve member means from said reduced ''''on'''' position thereof to said full ''''on'''' position thereof as said selector means is moved in a direction opposite to said one direction from said third position thereof to said second position thereof, said valve member means having a tang means which when moved in said directions causes said valve member means to move relative to said valve seat means, said means of said clutch means comprising a cam member than engages said tang means to cause the same to move in unison therewith when said selector means moves between said ''''off'''' position thereof and said first position thereof and between said second position thereof and said third position thereof.

Claim 12

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 8 wherein said clutch means includes a cam that cams said cam member out of operative engagement with said tang means as said selector means moves between said first and second positions thereof.

Claim 13

A fuel control system as set forth in claim 9 wherein said cam is stationary and said cam member moves relative thereto in unison with movement of said selector means in said directions of movement thereof.