Air conditioning monitoring device

Claim 1

An electric device for monitoring the usage of shared equipment, by each user, during a period of time selected by the user and outside a predetermined schedule, comprising, in operative combination: a. electric power source means having at least two output poles connected to said device; b. timing means including complementary normally closed and open relay means, said normally closed relay means having one relay contact connected to one pole of said source means and said normally open relay means having relay contacts connected to a suitable place on the circuit of said equipment to achieve equipment switching on and off, and both of said relay means being activated by said timing means; c. a plurality of normally open relay means including two contacts having one of their contacts commonly connected to the contacts of said normally open relay means and each of said normally open relay means including an activating coil including two ends having one of said ends connected to one of the poles of said source means; d. a plurality of elapsed time meters connected in parallel with said corresponding activating coils; and e. a plurality of switch means connected in series with the other end of said coil and elapsed time meter combination and the other end of said switch means being connected to the other contact of said normally closed relay means so that when any of said switch means is closed said corresponding elapsed time meter connected to said switch means is activated thereby measuring the time said equipment is used outside said predetermined schedule.