Timer
AssigneeHunter Fan Company
InventorRobert E. Beasley, Jr.
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Abstract
A timer (10) is provided having a housing (11) sized and shaped to support a conventional lamp thereon. The timer (10) also has a storage chamber (16) extending from the peripheral side wall (14) and an electric circuit (21). The electric circuit (21) includes a conventional electric power cord (22) terminating at a male plug (23), a female electric plug receptacle (25) positioned to be accessed through the storage chamber (16), and a controller (26) which controls the electric current passing from the power cord (22) to the female receptacle (25). This construction allows a lamp to be placed directly upon the timer (10) to enable easy access to the power controlling timer (10).
Claims13
A timer to be used with a lamp having an electric cord with a male plug, said timer comprising,
- a housing having a floor, a top wall sized and shaped to receive a lamp thereon, and side wall extending between said floor and said top wall, said housing being adapted to support a lamp positioned upon the top wall, said housing also having internal walls partially defining a separate, externally accessible storage chamber sized and shaped to receive a length of the lamp electric cord,
- an electric cord extending from said housing having a male plug configured to be received in a conventional electric receptacle;
- a female electric receptacle extending into said housing configured to receive the male plug of a lamp;
- and
- programmable control means for automatically energizing at preselected time intervals said female electric receptacle with an electric current passing through said electric cord.
A timer for use with a conventional lamp having an elongated electric cord terminating with a male electric plug, the timer comprising,
- a housing sized and shaped to support a conventional lamp thereon, said housing also having internal walls partially defining a separate, externally accessible internal storage chamber, said storage chamber being sized and shaped to received a length of the lamp electric cord;
- an electric cord extending from said housing having a male plug configured to be received in a conventional electric receptacle;
- a female electric receptacle coupled to said housing configured to receive the male electric plug of a lamp;
- and
- programmable control means for automatically energizing at preselected time intervals said female electric receptacle with an electric current passing through said electric cord.
A timer to be used with a lamp having an electric cord with a male plug, said timer comprising,
- a housing having a floor, a top wall and side wall extending between said floor and said top wall, said top wall including a central portion and a peripheral lip extending upwardly from said central portion,
- an electric cord extending from said housing having a male plug configured to be received in a conventional electric receptacle;
- a female electric receptacle extending into said housing configured to receive the male plug of a lamp;
- and
- programmable control means for automatically energizing at preselected time intervals said female electric receptacle with an electric current passing through said electric cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.