Non-contact point a. c. and d. c. relay having directional, time-limiting and forecasting properties

Claim 1

IN A NON-CONTACT ELECTRICAL RELAY THE COMBINATION COMPRISING SPACED MAGNETIC POLES, ELECTROCONDUCTIVE ROTARY SHAFT MEANS OPERATIVELY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID SPACED MAGNETIC POLES, SAID SHAFT MEANS INCLUDING ELECTRICAL TERMINAL CONNECTOR MEANS AND SEMICONDUCTOR PLATE MEANS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID SHAFT MEANS ON A ROTARY AXIS PERPENDICULAR TO FLUX LINES BETWEEN SAID SPACED MAGNETIC POLES, ROTARY COIL MEANS SECURED TO SAID SHAFT MEANS FOR ROTATION THEREWITH AND HAVING A PAIR OF ELECTRIC LEADS, SAID SEMICONDCUTOR PLATES MEANS COMPRISING A HOLLOW CYLINDIRCAL BODY DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF ARCUATE PORTIONS, EACH ARCUATE PORTION DEFINING A PAIR OF SPACED EDGE FACES, SAID ARCUATE PORTION BEING DISPOSED WITH THE EDGE FACE OF ONE ARCUATE PORTION BEING OPPOSED TO THE EDGE FACE OF AN ADJACENT ARCUATE PORTION, AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE TERMINAL MEMBER FOR EACH EDGE FACE OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR ARCUATE PORTIONS, AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE TERMINAL MEMBER ON ONE ARCUATE PORTION AND AN ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE TERMINAL MEMBER ON ANOTHER ARCUATE PORTION, ELECTRTICAL CONNECTION MEANS BETWEEN ONE ELECTRIC LEAD OF SAID ROTARY COIL MEANS AND ONE ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE TERMINAL MEMBER, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MEANS BETWEEN THE OTHER ELECTRIC LEAD OF SIAD ROTARY COIL MEANS AND ANOTHER ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE TERMINAL MEMBER.