Intermitently Repeating Alarm Mechanism

Summary: 

The alarm sounds for a brief period and stops, and about every two minutes it sounds for another brief period, until run down or shut off.

Patent Dates


Application Date: 

1972-04-05   

Issue Date: 

1973-02-13

Patent Numbers


Patent Number: 

3715879   

Serial Number: 

241285

Description: 

"Abstract: A spring wound alarm clock, an alarm mechanism which permits an intermittent sounding of the alarm. Such mechanism comprises a star wheel which causes the alarm clapper to repeatedly oscillate and strike the bell surface to sound the alarm. In keeping with the present invention, at least one tooth of the star wheel is deformed from the others and serves to arrest the slapper and thereby silence the alarm after a very brief alarm-sounding period; not more than a single revolution of the star wheel. Following about two minutes of silence, a continuously rotating cam wheel which is in engagement with a projection on the clapper member effectively removes the clapper from the star wheel arresting position and thereby frees the mechanism for a second brief alarm-sounding period. The above intermittent sequence of very brief alarm-sounding will continue up to approximately 50 minutes, or until the alarm mechanism is manually disabled."



Inventor Information: 

Inventor: Edward F. Cielaszyk, Oglesby, Ill. Asignee: General Time Corporation, Mesa, Ariz.

Patent Type: 

Utility

Patent Country: 

United States

Patent Category:

Alarm Mechanism for a Clock

Patent Companies


Assignee: 

General Time Corporation   

User: 

Westclox

Inventor: 

Cielaszyk, Edward

Patent URLs:

U.S. Patent Database; Google Patents

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Referenced in patent:

Alarm Delay Mechanism for Alarm Clocks