Patent ID: 7956496

Claim:
An electrical timer that connects to a building's electrical system to control electrical current supplied to one or more electrical appliances, comprising: at least one electrical socket adapted to receive the electrical current from the electrical system and for plugging-in one electrical appliance; a time selector pushbutton switch for selecting one of a series of different preset time periods which is part of a display assembly that further comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LED's) that indicate which time period is selected and a circuit board to which the LED's and the switch are mounted; and a controller that makes an electrical circuit between the electrical system and said electrical socket for at least one preset time period upon actuation of said switch; wherein pressing and releasing said pushbutton switch causes said controller to make the electrical circuit for the series of different preset time periods based on how many times the switch is consecutively actuated, thereby sequentially selecting preset time periods and sequentially illuminating corresponding LED's each indicating a preset time period, until the LED indicating a desired time period is illuminated.