Patent ID: 6262653
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G08B

Abstract:
A switching apparatus for flashing a light fixture of a building, said light being connected by existing two-wire circuit to a source of a relatively high voltage AC current, said switching apparatus comprising:a switch housing mounted within a switch junction box within the interior of said building;a four-button control switch mounted to said housing, said switch having an ""on"" button, an ""off"" button, a ""fast flash"" button and a ""slow flash"" button, each of said buttons corresponding to a respective power state of said light;an electronic circuit mounted within said housing and electrically connected to said control switch, said electronic circuit being connected in series with said light, said electronic circuit providing a constant power state of said light upon selection of said ""on"" button, a no power state of said light upon selection of said ""off"" button, a fast on-and-off cycling power state of said light upon selection of said ""fast flash"" button, and a slow on-and-off cycling power state of said light upon selection of said ""slow flash"" button, said fast and slow on-and-off cycling power states having a first and a second predetermined high and low frequency respectively, selection of anyone of said buttons overwriting a previous selection, said electronic circuit enabling one of said four different power states of said light to be activated at a time upon selection of a corresponding one of said four buttons.