Time division signaling arrangement

Claim 1

A SIGNALING ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING: A TIME DIVISION POWER SUPPLY INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT TERMINAL PAIRS AND OPERATING TO PROVIDE SWITCHED SIGNAL POTENTIALS TO EACH SAID PAIR IN A CYCLIC MANNER DURING DISCRETE RECURRING TIME SLOTS; A PLURALITY OF RELAY-CAPACITANCE COMBINATIONS, EACH SAID CAPACITANCE BEING CONNECTED IN SHUNT RELATION TO ITS CORRESPONDING RELAY; A PLURALITY OF SWITCH MEANS; AND A SIGNALING CONDUCTOR COMMON TO SAID PLURALITY OF RELAY-CAPACITANCE COMBINATIONS AND TO SAID PLURALITY OF SWITCH MEANS, EACH SAID RELAY-CAPACITANCE COMBINATION BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN ONE END OF SAID COMMON SIGNALLING CONDUCTOR AND ONE TERMINAL OF THE RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PAIR, AND EACH SAID SWITCH MEANS BEING CONNECTED BETWEEN THE OTHER END OF SAID COMMON SIGNALING CONDUCTOR AND THE OTHER TERMINAL OF THE RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PAIR, EACH SAID CAPACITANCE UPON OPERATION OF THE RESPECTIVE SWITCH MEANS BEING CHARGED BY THE SIGNAL POTENTIALS ON THE RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PAIR OVER SAID COMMON SIGNALING CONDUCTOR DURING THE ASSOCIATED TIME SLOT AND BEING DISCHARGED THROUGH ITS CORRESPONDING RELAY DURING THE OTHER TIME SLOTS TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE VOLTAGE THAT IS SUFFICIENT TO OPERATE SAID RELAY.