Alarm deactivation system employing timed manual switch operation

In an alarm clock system, alarm sounding means, movement-actuated switch means, alarm circuit means to normally energize the alarm sounding means responsive to operation of said movement-actuated switch means, normally-open alarm deactivate switch means in the clock, circuit means including the deactivate switch means to immediately open and to hold said alarm circuit means open responsive to the initial and continued operation of said alarm deactivate switch means, whereby said alarm sounding means is immediately deenergized, means to operate said alarm deactivate switch means responsive to the manual exertion of positive upward force by the user on at least a portion of the clock, and means to latch the alarm sounding means in a deenergized state responsive to the continuous exertion of said positive manual upward force for a predetermined period of time, visible indicating means, means to energize said visible indicating means continuously during said predetermined period of time, and means to deenergize said indicating means and remove its indication at the termination of said period to inform the user that said positive upward force can be discontinued, wherein the means to hold the alarm circuit means open comprises deactivate relay means with normally closed contacts included in said alarm circuit means, and means to energize said deactivate relay means responsive to operation of said alarm deactivate switch means, wherein said latching means comprises delay relay means having normally closed contacts forming part of said alarm circuit means, means to open said last-named contacts at the termination of said predetermined period, means to energize said delay relay means concurrently with the initial energization of said deactivate relay means, and means to latch the delay relay means in an energized state at the termination of said predetermined period.