Christmas tree lighting control
First Claim
1. A light intensity control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination connector means for connecting said control to a power supply source, a plurality of electrical outlets for receiving therein one or more strings of Christmas tree lights, a plurality of electrical circuits respectively connecting said outlets with said connector, voltage dropping resistor means, respectively connected in each of said connector circuits, rectifier means respectively connecting in each of said connector circuits, motor means, contact means movable by said motor means to intermittently short out, in predetermined sequence, said resistor means and said rectifier means to alter in predetermined increments voltage applied from said connector to said outlets.
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Abstract
A Christmas tree lighting control wherein predetermined voltage changes and changes in the duty cycle of the A-C source is applied individually and in a predetermined sequential order to all the lights of a tree to produce a twinkling and shimmering effect heretofore unobtainable by any form or combination of conventional flasher apparatus.
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- 1. A light intensity control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination connector means for connecting said control to a power supply source, a plurality of electrical outlets for receiving therein one or more strings of Christmas tree lights, a plurality of electrical circuits respectively connecting said outlets with said connector, voltage dropping resistor means, respectively connected in each of said connector circuits, rectifier means respectively connecting in each of said connector circuits, motor means, contact means movable by said motor means to intermittently short out, in predetermined sequence, said resistor means and said rectifier means to alter in predetermined increments voltage applied from said connector to said outlets.
- 4. A light intensity control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination connector means for connecting said control to a power supply source, a plurality of electrical outlets for connecting to said control one or more strings of Christmas tree lights, individual circuit means connecting said outlets with said connector means, voltage dropping resistor means connected within each said individual circuits to said outlets, half wave rectifier means connected in each of said individual circuits to said outlet and electrically connected in series with said resistor means, a motor drive, means movable by said motor drive to intermittently short out, in predetermined timed sequence, said resistor means and said rectifier means connected within said individual outlet circuits to vary in predetermined fixed increments and in timed spaced relation the power characteristics to said outlets.
- 8. A light intensity control for Christmas tree lighting including in combination connector means for connecting said control to a power supply source, an electrical outlet electrically in circuit with said connector for connecting with the latter one or more strings of Christmas tree lights, voltage dropping resistor means connected in series between said connector and said outlet, half wave rectifier means connected in series with said resistor, a motor drive, cam means driven by said motor drive, contact members movable into and out of electrical engagement by movement of said cam means and connected to intermittently short out said resistor means, contact members movable into and out of electrical engagement by movement of said cam means and connected to intermittently short out said half wave rectifier means with the resistor and rectifier shorting operations occuring in predetermined sequential order to alter in predetermined fixed increments the light intensity output of a lighting string connected to said outlet.
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