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Patent GB-2219987-A (GB)
Title: Winding/unwinding apparatus e.g. for indoor bowling mat
Inventor: PURDY WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: B65H16/06
Filed: 1989-06-23
Abstract: Winding/unwinding apparatus comprises a mobile structure having two upstanding opposed lateral support frames (10) spaced apart and secured together by longitudinal braces (14). Each frame (10) has ground-engaging castors (20) or the like. The frames (10) support on mountings (22) provided on each thereof at least one rotatable shaft (24) extending between the frames (10). The shaft (24) is rotatable on said mountings (22) and carries a roll (24) onto which material e.g. an indoor bowling mat can be wound while the frame is moved forward on its casters whereby little tensile force is applied to the material. The apparatus can accommodate three rolls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2221205-A (GB)
Title: Equipment for bundling slide fasteners
Inventor: RADEMACHER WERNER
IPC: B65B61/26
Filed: 1989-07-27
Abstract: Equipment for forming a predetermined number of slide fasteners into an open bundle, packing the same and marking the packing in which slide fasteners are separated at station 4 from a continuous strip and fed by an accelerating conveyor 5 onto a transverse feed conveyor 6 further comprises, a collecting trough 9 below the end of conveyor 6 for receiving a counted number of fasteners thus from packing, e.g. strapping, means 10 for forming bundles, a displacement trough 11 having ink jet marking means 12, a delivery or discharge trough 13, and a receptacle 14 for receiving a number of packed slide fastener bundles. The base of the collecting trough is disposed in an inclined plane descending towards an end-face of a reciprocable contact plate 15. The ink jet device acts through a window in the displacement trough on the packing of the bundles. A linear conveyor 17 is disposed above the collecting, displacement and delivery troughs and, with the contact plate lowered, is adapted to have one pivoting arm 18 introduced into the collecting trough and another pivoting arm 19 introduced into the displacement trough for transferring the fasteners through the troughs. 
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Patent GB-2231238-A (GB)
Title: Attenuating audio source during car telephone operation
Inventor: JOHAL BALDEV
IPC: H04B1/38
Filed: 1989-08-31
Abstract: Apparatus to be operatively connected between a cellular telephone installed within a vehicle and a radio or like speaker also installed within the vehicle, which includes means to attenuate the sound level from the speaker upon the receipt of a signal that the telephone is receiving or transmitting a call is arranged to increase the sound progressively at the end of the call to the level prevailing before the call so that the driver is not startled by a sudden loud noise. Attenuation may be switched series resistors R23-R27 or (Fig 2) a transistor variably shorting the loudspeaker. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230747-A (GB)
Title: Convertible, foldable, trolley
Inventor: WHATFORD TREVOR LYN
IPC: B62B1/12
Filed: 1990-01-24
Abstract: The trolley has a main frame A, a top frame B and a brace frame C. For carrying long items, the top frame A is braced at right angles to the main frame A, and in this position (Fig.1) the trolley may be used for sailboards, canoes etc. With the frames A and B locked in line (Fig.8) the brace frame C may be used to engage a bracket D4 on a box or basket to thereby enable lifting and transport of the box or basket. Various other modifications are described in which the trolley may be converted to use as a golf trolley or a sack barrow. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229838-A (GB)
Title: Text preparing device
Inventor: KANEKO NAOHISA
IPC: G06F17/21
Filed: 1990-03-29
Abstract: In a text preparing device for preparing a text including a plurality of characters and/or symbols, the initialize operations for the units in the device are divided into a plurality of groups, and the group which is minimum necessary at the time when a power source is turned on is executed first, and the others are sequentially executed. Thus, a rise time of the device for preparing a text can be shortened. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231643-A (GB)
Title: Pressure-compensated valve
Inventor: FRETWELL JAMES KEVIN
IPC: F16K35/14
Filed: 1990-04-03
Abstract: To compensate static fluid pressure difference across the closure member of a control valve a static fluid pressure tapping is taken within the housing adjacent to the seating (9) by means of a passageway (32) extending from the seating, through the wall of the housing, to an externally mounted subsidiary valve (33), and hence back through the wall of the housing to a chamber (22), which is isolated from the fluid flowing through the valve housing, and where it acts upon a piston or a diaphragm connected to the closure member stem. The valve (33) allows the pressure compensation to be switched off but in this closed position of the valve (33) a mechanical interlock (36) prevents operation of the control wheel (13) of the main valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232968-A (GB)
Title: Storing articles
Inventor: NAKATSU NAOSHI
IPC: E04F19/08
Filed: 1990-05-14
Abstract: An apparatus for storing articles, comprises: a tower 1 connected to house A via an opening 2. The tower contains an endless chain mechanism running in the vertical direction and having two endless chains 3 running round chain wheels 3a, 3b. Storage compartments 4 are linked to the chains 3 so as to run up and down together with them, and a motor 5 drives the chains in response to a control signal so that a desired storage compartment can be selected and stopped at the opening 2. Switching devices 8, 8' lift the compartments 4 off the chains 3 just before they reach the drive wheels and transfer them horizontally to the opposite part of the endless chains. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244959-A (GB)
Title: Extendable vehicle body
Inventor: CRAWFORD BARRY OWEN
IPC: B60P3/32
Filed: 1990-06-01
Abstract: A van body 12 has a rearwardly extendable body structure 11 which is telescopically retractable into the van body 12. The vehicle may be a motor caravan, mobile office, ambulance, or exhibition vehicle. The body structure moves on wheels or rollers 23 on the floor 20 of the body 12. Seals are provided between the moving parts. Service units or other apparatus such as sinks, cookers, refrigerators, communications equipment, medical, rescue or repair equipment may be carried in the body structure. The vehicle may be based on a commercial van from which the rear pan has been removed and reused to serve as the rear part of the extendable body structure. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2237852-A (GB)
Title: Gear selector device for a vehicle gearbox
Inventor: ESTMAR GOERAN
IPC: F16H59/08
Filed: 1989-09-29
Abstract: A gear selector device (3) for a motor vehicle gearbox (2) of the type which is operated indirectly via a control unit (4) connected to the gear selector device has an operating lever (9) which is mounted pivotable (10, 11) in a first plane for setting of different function positions, and which is designed, in a second plane at right angles to the first plane, to be actuable (12, 13) for changing gear when driving forwards. The driver can thereby carry out all operating of the gear selector device by using the operating lever.
Patent GB-2247318-A (GB)
Title: A transmitter.
Inventor: PRICE TIMOTHY DAVID
IPC: G08C19/02
Filed: 1990-08-20
Abstract: A transmitter (1) is connected to a source of DC voltage via supply wires (55) and to a sensor (53) having definable characteristics for electrical measurement of a physical variable, the transmitter having a housing (3) having terminals (18) for connection to the supply wires and containing transmitter circuitry (14, 27, 29) operable to modulate current in the supply wires to thereby transmit a signal representative of the sensed value of the physical variable; the transmitter circuitry including a microprocessor (27) and a memory for containing data defining a transfer characteristic to be operated by the microprocessor so that the signal is representative of the sensed value or of a predetermined function of the sensed value for said characteristics of the sensor; the transmitter further including a communication means (17) for receiving signals relating to said data defining the transfer characteristic from an electronic programming device (20) and means to load said data into the memory in response to the signals received by the communication means, wherein the communication means comprises an inductive loop (17). The transmitter is insensitive to interference from electromagnetic radiation and spurious voltages induced on the supply wires.
Patent GB-2248240-A (GB)
Title: Novel lead-free fuel modification unit and process
Inventor: WOODS DARREN KEITH
IPC: F02M27/02
Filed: 1990-09-25
Abstract: A process for the modification of lead-free fuel comprises containing the fuel with tin alloy element(s) which have been housed in a glass container. Also disclosed is a glass unit for housing such.
Patent GB-2234810-A (GB)
Title: A heating and air conditioning system for a coach
Inventor: VIRTANEN KALERVO
IPC: B60H1/00
Filed: 1990-09-24
Abstract: The invention relates to a heating and air conditioning system for a coach or the like, comprising an air intake channel (1) with an air intake hole (2) at its one end opening outside the vehicle and feeding the intake air through a heat exchanger (3) of water circulation type inside the vehicle. The system comprises additionally a preliminary heat exchanger (5) in the air intake channel (1) between the air intake hole (2) and the heat exchanger (3), an exhaust air channel (4, 11) running from the inside through the preliminary heat exchanger (5) and opening outside the vehicle, and control means (7), through which the amount of intake air to be led from the air intake channel (1) into the heat exchanger (3) is restricted to compensate quick temperature changes, if necessary, and through which exhaust air from the exhaust air channel (4) is led in instead, correspondingly.
Patent GB-2242149-A (GB)
Title: Pressure-operated power wrench
Inventor: BEUKE KARL
IPC: B25B21/00
Filed: 1991-01-14
Abstract: The wrench has two pistons 38, 41 arranged within each other. The pistons 38, 41 abut against a pressure member 26 for pivoting a lever 18. The lever 18 is connected by an annular member 14 to the bolt head to be rotated. In a working stroke, the path of the first piston 38 is limited in that this piston impinges onto an abutment 46 white the second piston 41 continues. The larger part of the working stroke is performed exclusively by the second piston 41 and thus is effected with low hydraulic throughput. When the force of the second piston 41 is not sufficient the working strokes are performed by both pistons 38, 41 in common over the shorter piston path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251991-A (GB)
Title: Electrical safety system for de-energising a load in response to a plurality of simultaneous fault conditions
Inventor: PARTINGTON SIMON
IPC: G21D3/04
Filed: 1991-01-18
Abstract: In an electrical safety system primarily for controlling the insertion of absorber rods into a nuclear reactor core in response to a trip signal, two groups of switches (8, 9; 100, 104) are connected between a power supply (10) and the rod magnets (1). One group of switches (8, 9) is controlled by signal converters (54, 79, 81) which receive input signals from respective guardlines (A, B). The other group of switches (100, 104) is controlled by opto-isolator/ photo-detector links (120-131; 108-119) which also receive the input signals from the guardlines. if fault conditions in the reactor are sensed by more than one of a group of fault sensors (26, 31), the feeding of the input signals to the signal converters (54, 78-82) and the optical links is inhibited, and the switches open, thereby deenergising the magnets and causing the insertion of the absorber rods. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245147-A (GB)
Title: Wrist watch and band
Inventor: AKASAKA MASAYUKI
IPC: A44C5/14
Filed: 1991-03-26
Abstract: A wrist watch comprises a watch case (1) and a watch band (2). The watch case includes a pair of securing recesses (1C) on opposite sides of the case frame (1A) and a pair of attachment pins (5) mounted in the recesses. The watch band includes an attaching link (10) on each end thereof for engagement with the corresponding attachment pin. The watch case and the watch band are formed by casting, sintering or powder moulding. A securing plate (13) is secured to a lower surface (10A) of the attaching link (10) so that the respective attachment pin (5) is clamped between the securing plate (13) and the attachment link. The lower surface (10A) of each attaching link is provided with a pin groove (11) for receiving the respective attachment pin (5). A screw (14) is provided for fastening the securing plate to the attaching link (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254533-A (GB)
Title: Onboard handling of shellfish creels.
Inventor: KNIGHT PHILIP ARTHUR
IPC: A01K80/00
Filed: 1991-04-13
Abstract: The apparatus for onboard handling of shellfish creels comprises a hanger track (1) which is inclined downwards from one end to the other end (2), a bend (4) being provided in the track (1) near the one end and visible in plan, the bend (4) leaving a short substantially straight section (5) of the track extending to the one end (2) thereof, a plurality of hangers (12) movable individually along the track (1) and having shallow depending hooks (13) directed to the other end of the track (1), and a guide post (10) adjacent to the bend (6) in the track on the convex side of the bend (6). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245768-A (GB)
Title: Stepping motor stator phase adjustment
Inventor: FURUKI SHIGERU
IPC: H02K37/14
Filed: 1991-05-30
Abstract: In a stepping motor having a rotor integrally formed of a cylindrical magnet and ring-formed first and second stators (4, 5), which have the rotor inserted in the central cavity portion thereof and are fixedly joined together at the bottom face of one stator and the top face of the other stator, the pole teeth 7a, 9a of the stator cores of the stators are joined together at the bottom face of one and the top face of the other thereof and are disposed so as to have a phase difference (Q) between 30 and 80 degrees or between 100 and 150 degrees in electrical angle. This provides high starting torque with low torque at the time of settling if the number of steps for each motion is even. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258586-A (GB)
Title: Radio signal enhancer
Inventor: JOHNSON IAN THOMAS
IPC: H04B7/155
Filed: 1991-08-05
Abstract: An enhancer for radio signals transmitted over a radio telecommunications system comprises first and second antennas 1, 2 for transmitting and/or receiving radio signals and means 5, 6 defining within the enhancer a signal path between the two antennas. An amplifier 8 is connected in the signal path. The enhancer includes detector means 12, 13 for detecting a level of signal on the signal path above a predetermined threshold level, and control means 14 for preventing passage or amplification of the signal on the signal path 5, 6 or altering the gain of the amplifier 8 in the signal path in response to detection of a signal level above the threshold, indicator means 15, responsive to the level of signal on the signal path after action by the control means, indicates whether the above-threshold level of the signal was due to feedback between the two antennas 1, 2. The invention allows unskilled individuals to achieve a "good" installation (i.e. correct operation with little or no degradation in the performance of the telecommunications system) without intervention by the system operator. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247919-A (GB)
Title: I.c engine magnetic fuel conditioning device
Inventor: PASCALL BRIAN
IPC: F02M27/04
Filed: 1991-09-16
Abstract: A cylindrical mild steel housing 62 to be installed in a fuel supply line contains one or more tin alloy bodies 70, 76, 82 and separated from an anisotropic ferrite block permanent magnet 88 by a steel fuel distributor plate 90. The alloy bodies are characterised by a cross section including a mutually perpendicular backbone (42, Fig. 2) and central fin (44) both extending diametrically across the housing, and shorter fins (46) parallel to the central fin. Steel baffle plates 74, 80 separate adjacent alloy bodies which may be rotationally staggered. The magnet has pole faces (52, 54; 98, Figs. 3 and 7) directed outwardly towards the ferromagnetic steel sides of the housing across spaces (56; 96) which form substantially the entire fuel flow path past the magnet; and apertures (94) in the distributor plate ensure that the fuel is ducted into that path after washing across the tin alloy, which is shielded from the magnets field by the ferromagnetic distributor plate. A spring 59; 100 and lugs 92 on the distributor plate 90 hold the components together within the housing.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251655-A (GB)
Title: Rotary engine
Inventor: SEYMOUR-CHALK HUGH ANTHONY
IPC: F01C1/063
Filed: 1991-11-13
Abstract: An alternating velocity rotary engine including a pair of pistons (1, Fig 1) connected to main shaft 6 through an alternating velocity mechanism (5, Fig 2) in which the mechanism employs for each piston a rotary drive gear element 11 which cooperates with a further gear element (12, Fig 3) an eccentrically disposed drive element 15 on the rotary gear element 11 and means 4, 16 and 17 drivingly to connect the piston (1) to the drive element 15. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253529-A (GB)
Title: Friction-fit of terminal or pressure plate in connector
Inventor: MEE ROBERT JOHN
IPC: H01R4/44
Filed: 1992-02-28
Abstract: In an insulation piercing connector for effecting electrical connection between an insulated main electric conductor and an insulated supplementary electric conductor, each of the recesses 4 accommodating the contact blades of the connector, and each of the recesses 14 accommodating a pressure plate 24 associated with a clamping bolt 23, has protruding into the recess from its side walls at least two pairs of oppositely disposed ribs 6, 15 which extend downwardly the full depth of and are longitudinally spaced along the recess and between which a contact blade, or a pressure plate, is a force fit. Each of these recesses 4, 14 also has in the bottom wall of the recess at the foot of each rib 6, 15 a well 7, 16 for the collection of any slivers of insulating material that may be spliced from the rib when a contact blade, or pressure plate, is forced into the recess. Risk that a contact blade, or pressure plate, will not be forced fully home in a recess when forced into the recess is substantially reduced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267137-A (GB)
Title: Piggy-back pipework
Inventor: TYRER ANDREW C R
IPC: F16L3/22
Filed: 1992-05-19
Abstract: A piggy-back clamp assembly, comprises a saddle (10) adapted to be mounted on the pipeline of larger diameter and defining a channel (22) for receiving the pipeline of smaller diameter. A strap (12) extends around the pipeline of larger diameter. A tensioning means (14) for the strap comprises a single bolt (26) and a pair of toggles (28, 30). A saddle cover (16) is mounted on the saddle (10) so that the pipeline of smaller diameter is embraced between the saddle and the saddle cover, the saddle cover (16) being fixed to the saddle independently of the belt tensioning means (14). More than one (Fig. 4 not shown) pipeline of smaller diameter may be mounted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257040-A (GB)
Title: Trim strips for carpets
Inventor: HOLT SEVILLE RODNEY
IPC: A47G27/04
Filed: 1992-06-26
Abstract: A carpet trim strip 1 has a base member 2 for securing to the floor to extend beneath the edge of the carpet and a detachable cover member 3 releasably secured to the base member 2 to conceal the marginal edge of the carpet. The cover member 3 is a co-extrusion of a rigid plastics forming a top wall 10 overlying the carpet edge and an elastomer forming a dependent flange 11 that is received and retained in a longitudinal recess 5 of the base member 2. The flange 11 is resiliently deformable to facilitate assembly and disassembly of the trim strip 1 without damaging the base and/or cover members 2, 3. The cover member may be provided with a groove (14, see figure 2) for retaining a seal or insert. Also disclosed are carpet trim strips wherein the base member and the carpet edge concealing element (22, see figure 4; & 36, figure 5) are unitary. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265303-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning device for blackboard eraser
Inventor: TORREGROSA JUAN ALCOLEA
IPC: A47L25/00
Filed: 1992-08-19
Abstract: A blackboard erasing means comprising, in combination, a blackboard eraser 2 and a cleaning device 1 for removing chalk dust from the head 12 of the blackboard eraser 2, the cleaning device comprising a case 3 containing dust removing means 6, 7, wherein the case 3 is substantially closed but has an opening capable of receiving the eraser to permit access of the head to the dust removing means within the case, the eraser being a close fit within the opening. The dust removing means comprises a plurality of transverse partitions 6 slotted to provide flexible tabs 7 constituting scrapers. The removed dust is collected in a pull-out drawer 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259217-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for splitting video signal between two channels
Inventor: JOSEPH KURIACOSE
IPC: H04N7/26
Filed: 1992-08-21
Abstract: A video signal compression system provides 12 compressed video data in groups of frames and divides 14 the compressed video data between high 15A and low 15B priority channels according to a predetermined hierarchy of compressed video codeword types. The fraction of data to be applied to the respective channels is determined 18 on a frame by frame basis in accordance with the actual channel capacity remaining for the respective group of frames rather than by the ratio of the data handling capacity of the two channels. This capacity is determined by writing the video data alternately in ping-pong fashion in two buffers (150A, B, Fig 4) and accumulating the numbers of hierarchical codeword types. From this accumulation can be calculated the priority of the codeword type above which data is to be assigned to the high priority channel and a switch (153A, B) controlled to allocate read out data to the appropriate channel. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259275-A (GB)
Title: Restaurant stationery
Inventor: FAVARETTO ROBERTO
IPC: B42D15/00
Filed: 1992-08-26
Abstract: A single form of restaurant stationery (1) is adapted to perform a plurality of functions required in a restaurant, such as a customer menu (3), selection boxes (4), order totals (5), customers bill including price per item (6) and total cost (7), stocktaking sheet and stock ordering sheet. The stationery is adapted to be completed by a customer and is provided in triplicate for administration purposes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271730-A (GB)
Title: A spray nozzle
Inventor: SOCHON CLIFFORD K
IPC: B05B1/34
Filed: 1992-10-16
Abstract: A spray nozzle comprises a body 1 having a liquid supply conduit 11. A control valve 9 between the liquid supply 11 and a vortex chamber 2 in its open position allows liquid to flow through the vortex chamber into a swirl chamber 4 and out through a spray jet 6. The control valve is opened preferably by a pneumatically operated spring loaded piston 16 located in a cylinder 13 in the body 1 above the supply passage 11. Above the piston is an inlet 15 for connection to the pneumatic supply which operates the piston 16. A sealing diaphragm 24 is mounted between the cylinder 13 and the inlet 15 to prevent leakage of liquid to the pneumatic supply 13. <IMAGE>