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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 1979
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1977
Edward G Price, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Beehive International, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A solid state timer device useable for security purposes in homes, offices and other buildings. The device is engineered to plug into a conventional wall socket and to receive the inlet plugs of appliances such as lamps and radios. The device is programmed to connect intermittently, in the desired sequence and for desired periods, power from the wall plug to the electrical appliance in question so that the same will go on and off automatically over a period of time and then will remain off for another period of time before resuming the said subsequence of operation. Such switching of lamps and radios on and off, for example, will create the illusion of occupancy and is intended to discourage would-be burglars and prowlers.