Thermal time delay relay with precise time delay adjustment means

Claim 1

IN A TIME DELAY CONTROL DEVICE TO BE CONNECTED IN A CURRENT-CARRYING CIRCUIT, (A) A SUPPORT BASE, (B) A STIFF THERMALLY RESPONSIVE ACTUATING MEMBER CONNECTED AT ONE END TO SAID SUPPORT BASE AND DISPOSED IN THE CONTROL DEVICE TO PERMIT THE END REMOTE FROM THE CONNECTED END TO EXPAND AND CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SIGNALS FROM SAID CIRCUIT, (C) A CONTROL MEMBER OF AT LEAST EQUAL STIFNESS CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT BASE AT A SPACED DISTANCE FROM SAID ACTUATING MEMBER AND DIRECTLY TO THE END OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER REMOTE FROM THE CONNECTED END TO FORM A TRIANGULARLY-SHAPED STRUCTURE, (D) A MOVABLE MEMBER FLEXIBLY CONNECTED AT ONE END TO THE CONTROL MEMBER, (E) A CONTACT CONNECTED TO THE MOVABLE MEMBER REMOTE FROM THE CONNECTED END, (F) A FIXED CONTACT CONNECTED TO SAID SUPPORT BASE AND DISPOSED FOR ENGAGEMENT BY THE CONTACT ON THE MOVABLE MEMBER, (G) A RESILIENT ELEMENT IN SAID CONTROL DEVICE, (H) A ROD-LIKE MEANS DISPOSED TO BE FLEXIBLY CONNECTED BETWEEN SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT AND TO A POINT ON THE MOVABLE MEMBER INTERMEDIATE THE CONNECTED END AND THE CONTACT CARRYING END, (I) SAID RESILIENT ELEMENT DISPOSED IN ASSEMBLED POSITION TO BIAS SAID MOVABLE MEMBER TOWARDS SAID CONTROL MEMBER, (J) AND FULCRUM MEANS CONNECTED IN SAID CONTROL DEVICE OPERATIVELY COACTING WITH THE RESILIENT ELEMENT AND SAID ROD-LKE MEANS FOR COUNTER-BIASING SAID MOVABLE MEMBER TO BRING THE CONTACT THEREON INTO PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION WITH SAID FIXED CONTACT AND TO PROVIDE SUBSTANTIALLY POINT CONTACT WHEREBY ON EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF SAID ACTUATING MEMBER THE FLEXIBLY CONNECTED END OF SAID MOVABLE MEMBER WILL MOVE LATERALLY AND THE MOVABLE MEMBER WILL ROTATE ABOUT SAID FULCRUM MEANS TO BRING THE CONTACT AT THE REMOTE END OF THE MOVABLE MEMBER INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIXED CONTACT FOR THE DESIRED TIME DELAY PERIOD.