Timed Light Switch
First Claim
1. An electrical switch, comprising:
- a housing including circuitry for applying a load to an electrical circuit;
a rocker interconnected to said housing for movement between a first position, a neutral position, and a second position;
wherein movement of said rocker into said first position causes said circuitry to apply said load to said electrical circuit for a first predetermined period of time.
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Abstract
A switch including a housing, a face plate having a slot formed therethough, and a rocker that extends from housing for manually activating and controlling the load applied to an electrical circuit. The rocker is biased to be in a center or neutral position and when a user presses on side of the rocker, circuitry contained within the housing switches on the electrical load for a predetermined period of time. Manual movement of the rocker into the first position for a second time switches on the electrical load for a second predetermined period of time. Manual movement of the rocker into the second position turns off the electrical load. The switch also includes mechanisms allowing a user to adjust the first and second predetermined time periods.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrical switch, comprising:
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a housing including circuitry for applying a load to an electrical circuit;
a rocker interconnected to said housing for movement between a first position, a neutral position, and a second position;
wherein movement of said rocker into said first position causes said circuitry to apply said load to said electrical circuit for a first predetermined period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electrical switch, comprising:
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a housing including circuitry for applying a load to an electrical circuit, wherein said circuitry includes a first timer for measuring a first period of time;
a rocker interconnected to said housing for movement between a first position, a neutral position, and a second position, wherein movement of said rocker into said first position causes said circuitry to apply said load to said electrical circuit for said first period of time; and
means for adjusting said first period of time interconnected to said timer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An electrical switch, comprising:
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a housing including circuitry for selectively applying and removing a load to an electrical circuit, wherein said circuitry includes a first timer for measuring a first period of time and a second timer for measuring a second period of time;
a rocker interconnected to said housing for movement between a first position, a neutral position, and a second position;
a spring biasing said rocker into said neutral position;
wherein movement of said rocker into said first position causes said circuitry to apply said load to said electrical circuit for said first period of time; and
wherein movement of said rocker into said first position during said first period of time caused said circuitry to apply said load to said electrical circuit for said second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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