Variable time missile safety timer

Abstract

1. A variable delay arming timer comprising A cylindrical housing, A motor and gearing contained within said housing, A shaft coupled to said gearing to be rotated thereby at a predetermined e, said shaft being coaxial with said cylindrical housing, Cam means mounted on said shaft for rotation therewith, Snap-action switch means carried by said housing and controlled by said cam means, said snap-action switch means having at least one spring biased actuating rod controlled between a retracted switch open position to an advanced switch-closed position by means of said cams, said rod being carried by said housing and being arranged in parallel relationship to said shaft and radially displaced from said shaft by a distance greater than the radius of said cylindrical housing, and Switch carrying discs surrounding said cylindrical housing in coaxial relation thereto, said discs carrying switch elements in position to be actuated by said actuating rods.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.