Electronic transmitter device
First Claim
1. In a system for opening a garage door which includes a radio receiver responsive to a selected radio frequency, means actuated by said receiver for opening said door, and means for transmitting a radio signal of said frequency, the improvement in which said transmitting means includes a socket, a casing having a portion thereof which is insertable into said socket, a transmitter contained within said casing and tuned to said frequency, and means automatically operable when said portion is inserted to a predetermined position within said socket for energizing said transmitter.
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Abstract
A system for opening garage doors in which a radio receiver in the garage, upon receipt of a signal, operates to open the garage door and in which a casing containing a radio transmitter is adapted for insertion into the socket of a cigarette lighter in the driver'"'"'s compartment of a motor car. Switch means are provided for connecting this transmitter with a source of electrical power to actuate the transmitter and emit a radio signal at a frequency to which the receiver is receptive when the casing is inserted into the socket. The invention also contemplates a radio transmitting device in which a casing containing a radio transmitter is insertable into a socket of any type at any location together with means for energizing the transmitter to emit a signal when the casing has been inserted in the socket, for whatever purpose the signal may be utilized. Further, the invention may provide means for connecting the transmitter to electrical power when inserted into a socket to a predetermined position and means for urging the casing out of the position in which the transmitter is energized when the casing is not being pressed toward this position.
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- 1. In a system for opening a garage door which includes a radio receiver responsive to a selected radio frequency, means actuated by said receiver for opening said door, and means for transmitting a radio signal of said frequency, the improvement in which said transmitting means includes a socket, a casing having a portion thereof which is insertable into said socket, a transmitter contained within said casing and tuned to said frequency, and means automatically operable when said portion is inserted to a predetermined position within said socket for energizing said transmitter.
- 2. An electronic transmitting device comprising a socket, a casing having a portion which is extendable into said socket, a source of electrical potential outside said casing, an electronic transmitter contained within said casing, and means for automatically connecting said transmitter with said source when said portion is moved to a predetermined position within said socket to energize said transmitter and transmit a signal.
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