Electric domestic appliance
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1. An electrical domestic appliance, comprising:
- a main switch for turning the current supply to the domestic appliance on and off;
said main switch having a predetermined turn-on actuation time period, during which time period said main switch must remain engaged by an operator in order for said main switch to be operatively shifted from its off-position to its on-position; and
an assembly for resetting said predetermined turn-on actuation time period wherein said main switch predetermined turn-on actuation time period is selectable and adjustable within predetermined limits by an operator in a post-manufacture environment.
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Abstract
An electrical domestic appliance containing a main switch for turning the current power supply to the electrical domestic appliance on and off. The main switch having a predetermined turn-on time period during which the main switch must be actuated in order to move from the off-position to the on-position. The main switch predetermined turn-on period can be selected and adjusted by the customer through predetermined time limits.
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26 Claims
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1. An electrical domestic appliance, comprising:
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a main switch for turning the current supply to the domestic appliance on and off; said main switch having a predetermined turn-on actuation time period, during which time period said main switch must remain engaged by an operator in order for said main switch to be operatively shifted from its off-position to its on-position; and an assembly for resetting said predetermined turn-on actuation time period wherein said main switch predetermined turn-on actuation time period is selectable and adjustable within predetermined limits by an operator in a post-manufacture environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for turning the current supply to an electrical domestic appliance on and off, comprising:
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providing a main switch for turning the current supply to the domestic appliance on and off; engaging said main switch, and maintaining said switch engagement for a predetermined turn-on actuation time period in order to operatively switch said main switch from its off-position to its on-position; and providing a predetermined turn-on actuation time period adjusting assembly for use by at least one operator of the domestic appliance in a post-manufacture environment for selecting and adjusting said main switch predetermined turn-on actuation time period within predetermined limits. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electrical domestic appliance, comprising:
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a main switch for turning the current supply to the domestic appliance on and off; said main switch being configured for a having a predetermined switch-on actuation time period during which time period said main switch must remain engaged by a person for operatively shifting said main switch from a turn-off position to a turn-on position; and means for adjusting the predetermined switch-on actuation time period by time duration adjustment in a post-manufacture environment by a user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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