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Patent GB-2027114-A (GB)
Title: Door Hook
IPC: A47G25/06
Filed: 1979-08-08
Abstract: A door hook including a channel shaped formation defined by two substantially parallel spaced side walls interconnected by a transversely extending flange, the length of the flange being substantially equal to the cross sectional width of a door at its upper edge so that this edge can be received in the channel, and the cross sectional thickness of the flange being less than that of the gap defined between the upper edge of the door and its associated door frame when the door is in the closed position; and at least one hook formation integral with or secured to at least one of the side walls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2034006-A (GB)
Title: Over Pressure Protection of Pressure Vessels by Drogue
IPC: B01J19/00
Filed: 1979-09-26
Abstract: A fluid relief system for pressure vessels for use especially under emergency conditions comprises a collapsible drogue 6 which is made of plastics material, connected to the outlet of a pressure relief valve 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-795739-A (GB)
Abstract: 795,739. Fireplaces. BAXENDALE, R.. BAXENDALE, J., BAXENDALE, P. S.. and BAXENDALE, M. J. Feb. 8, 1957 [Nov. 11, 1955], No. 32275/55. Class 126 A domestic fireplace of the underfloor ventilated type has a firegrate a and an ashpan b arranged within a casing c to which air is admitted from outside the room through a duct h. Primary air is admitted to the space beneath the grate through a passage d controlled by a valve e activated by a vertical spindle f extending up to the front of the firegrate. Secondary air from the duct h flows over the casing c by which it is preheated and thence is directed over the top of the fire by a flap i. A lug k on the flap serves. as a handle and a screen m resting on shoulders below the valve prevents coal falling into the secondary air passage. Specification 727,268 is referred to.
Patent GB-2041246-A (GB)
Title: Improved protective layer
IPC: F01D5/28
Filed: 1980-01-29
Abstract: An article e.g. blades in gas turbine engines suitable for use all elevated temperature (up to 1600 DEG C and beyond) comprises a metallic substrate on which is deposited a first coating or layer comprising one or more of the platinum group metals or an alloy including one or more of the platinum group metals on which is deposited a second coating or layer comprising a thermal barrier layer.
Patent GB-2043571-A (GB)
Title: Stabilizing floating structures
IPC: B63B27/14
Filed: 1980-02-27
Abstract: To maintain the deck of a floating structure eg a landing pontoon 10 level, a weight (15) is suspended below it by lines (16) and the lines extend from a common point of attachment (17) on the balancing weight over rotatable leads (18, 20) on the floating structure to bottom anchors (22). When the floating structure is subjected to a heeling moment from a passing load (12), the distribution of the strains in the lines changes whereby the floating structure moves in parallel downwards to a new water level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2051337-A (GB)
Title: A tubular heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same
IPC: F28F1/24
Filed: 1980-03-04
Abstract: In a tubular heat exchanger comprising tubes 2 for liquid coolant flow and close-spaced lamellar baffles 1 having tube receiving apertures circumscribed by cylindrical collars 3 by which said baffles are mounted on said tubes for heat-exchanging interaction with a gaseous heat- conveying agent, the invention provides collars (3) which at their free ends remote from the baffles (1) mounted on the tubes (2) extend into tongues (4) directed generally radially of the tubes (2) and serving to increase the heat exchanger capacity of the baffles (1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2075039-A (GB)
Title: Process Aids for Heat Cured Silicone Rubber Compositions
IPC: C08L83/04
Filed: 1980-04-28
Abstract: Process aids for heat cured silicone rubber compositions are the reaction product of a cyclictrisiloxane, and water or an aliphatic alcohol, formed in the presence of a catalyst which may be selected from certain moderate to high strength organic acids, lithium hydroxide, ammonia, ammonium hydroxide and primary amines. The advantage of such a process aid is that it is considerably less expensive to produce in silicone manufacturing facilities than the process aids that have been used in the past.
Patent GB-2066401-A (GB)
Title: A slack-resisting bolt
IPC: F16B39/18
Filed: 1980-08-19
Abstract: A slack-resisting bolt comprises two parts 2, 3 which are separable at the clamping position of a nut 7. An internally threaded hole 4 is bored in the part 3 of the shank, and on externally threaded projection 5 is formed on the head part 2 and the projection 5 is screwed into the hole 4 so as to join the two shank parts together and form the complete shank. A screw driver slot or squared end portion 11 for rotating the part 3 is provided at the free end thereof. After the bolt is secured in position by the nut 7, the part 3 of the shank is turned in a direction so as to unscrew it from the body part 2 and thereby securely lock the nut 7 on the shank. The projection 5 may be formed in the separable part 3 and the bore 4 in the head part 2 (Figure 1 not shown). Two nuts may be used, the outer one being locked by the two-part shank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2084064-A (GB)
Title: Turning spheres
IPC: B23B5/40
Filed: 1980-09-22
Abstract: A lathe for producing curved articles e.g. spheres has a saddle 3 carrying a base plate 2 having a curved track 1. A tool carrier 5 is driven along the track by an electric motor 6 working through a pinion engaging a rack 4 of the track to move a tool in a smooth curved path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2062944-A (GB)
Title: Electric storage batteries
IPC: H01M50/541
Filed: 1980-10-08
Abstract: A recombinant multicell electric storage battery has two or more cells each containing a cell pack 14 comprising electrodes interleaved with separators of microfine glass fibre material and substantially no free unabsorbed electrolyte. Each cell pack is accommodated in a respective plastics bag 18, the material of which constitutes the intercell partitions. The plates of one polarity in each cell are connected to those of opposite polarity in an adjacent cell by a combined plate strap and intercell connector 22. The battery lid 24 is provided with depending wedge- shaped projections 28 which extend into the gaps between the ends of adjacent plate straps 22 thereby preventing internal short-circuits and restraining the cell packs from vibration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2064945-A (GB)
Title: A fastening device for fixing a small table, a desk-plate, an accessory or any object along a vertical upright member
IPC: A47B96/06
Filed: 1980-11-07
Abstract: The fastening device comprises a U shaped saddle 1 which can be engaged around a vertical upright member 2 or the like and the side arms 3 of which then project beyond the upright, and a bracket 4 which in side view comprises two arms 4a,4b which include an acute angle X and which are resiliently interconnected wherein the projecting arms of the saddle are provided with upper and lower notches 6 into which respective free ends of the bracket arms can relax subsequent to resilient separation of the arms during engagement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2065471-A (GB)
Title: Electrical hair-waving tongs
IPC: A45D1/06
Filed: 1980-12-02
Abstract: A heating tube support 1 of a hair-waving tongs supports two or more parallel heating wands 2, 3 of different lengths. At least one of the wands is provided with a hair depressing device 5 in the form of a pivotally mounted scoop which embraces the heating wand over most of its length. A handgrip sleeve 8 accommodates the heating tube support and contains a slip ring coupling member 15 which permits relative rotary movement between the supply cable 17 and the hair-waving tongs without the current supply being interrupted. The cable 17 is connected to the member 15 by plug contacts. The hair-waving tongs thus permits the consolidation of hair strands which extend alternately and selectively in the one and in the other direction of rotation, thus allowing airy hair-dos or special effects in hair-dos to be obtained. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2067063-A (GB)
Title: Harvesting machine
IPC: A01D43/08
Filed: 1980-12-23
Abstract: In a harvesting machine for harvesting long-stemmed crops, such as maize, comprising guide means (1,2) for the crop which protrude forwardly as seen in the direction of travel, and feed rolls (9,10) which are mounted at the rear end of the guide means and are rotatably driven in opposite directions of travel, both of these feed rolls having at their lower ends a cutter disc (11, 12) which is co-axial with the roll and which overlaps and serves as a counter cutter for the cutter disc secured to the other feed roll, the feed rolls being followed, as seen in the direction or travel, by a throwing device (3) housed in a blower housing (8) the throwing device (3) comprising a cutter blade set (5) rotatably driven in a vertical plane about shaft (6); the rear intersection (15) of the peripheries of the cutter discs is located immediately adjacent or behind the leading edge (16) of the housing (8). Moreover, the lower cutter disc (12) is located below the bottom of the blower housing (8), and the upper cutter disc (11) is extended through a cut-out (13) in this bottom so as to partly be located above and partly below the bottom. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2073907-A (GB)
Title: Photographic process and apparatus
IPC: G03B33/08
Filed: 1981-03-20
Abstract: Photoexposure of a direct reversal colour photographic film to an object is effected as three successive exposures through, in any order, red, green and blue filters, and the film is then developed to form a colour print. A camera for the process incorporates the three filters on a rotatable wheel mounted within the camera body and movable from outside the body.
Patent GB-2074969-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor
IPC: B65G47/26
Filed: 1981-04-29
Abstract: A conveyor for the transportation of production parts comprises a drive belt or chain (7) and a plurality of pallets (9) for carrying the production parts mounted on the belt or chain by means of rollers (8) which permit the belt or chain to move relative to the pallet so that the pallets build up into a stack when they encounter an obstruction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2104927-A (GB)
Title: Wire spooling
Inventor: GASKIN ROBIN FREDERICK
IPC: B65H75/28
Filed: 1981-07-28
Abstract: A method of spooling wire produced by a wire enamelling machine running at full production speed comprises engaging the leading end of the wire to be wound onto each fresh spool into a nip defined at one end of the spool and winding a number of turns of wire into the said nip before winding onto the spool proper. In this way, the leading end of the wire wound on each spool is left out and is tangle free. This is useful in that not only does it enable the amount of wire remaining on a spool feeding a coil winding machine for example to be determined thereby enabling coil winding to be interrupted before the spool runs out, but also it enables the end of one spool to be joined to the beginning of the next so enabling continuous coil winding.
Patent GB-2090132-A (GB)
Title: Multi-Purpose Rescue Utility Safety Equipment
IPC: A62B35/00
Filed: 1981-08-21
Abstract: Multi-purpose rescue utility safety equipment for conveying and securing persons and equipment of the kind incorporating a loop of flexible material connected to a snaphook which is connected to a length of line. In the invention the loop 1 and preferably lockable snaphook 2 are detachably connected or non- detachably connected by an eye 6, this snaphook being detachably connected to a length of line 3 wound on a spool 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2108826-A (GB)
Title: Release sheet for cake tin or the like
Inventor: JOHNSON WILLIAM NEVIL HEATON
IPC: A21B3/13
Filed: 1981-11-09
Abstract: A release sheet (10) for a cake tin or the like, is provided, within its periphery, with an area, smaller than the entire sheet, which is divided from the remainder of the sheet by a line or lines of perforation or weakening (12, 14) whereby said small area can be readily separated from the remainder of the sheet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2090876-A (GB)
Title: Aqueous Dispersions for Textile Dyeing
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 1981-12-21
Abstract: Aqueous dispersions of solids, especially dyestuffs and pigments, containing, as dispersing agent, a compound of the formula:  {R[Y-(C3H6O)m-(C2H4O)n-1-C2H4]q}p-XM< SB>r   (I> wherein R is an aryl or arylene group which is free from aliphatic substituents containing 6 or more carbon atoms;  Y is -O-, -CH2O- or -CO.O-;  m+n is from 3 to 30;  p is from 1 to 3;  q is 1 or 2;  X is SO4 and r is 2-p, or X is PO4 and r is 3-p;  and  M is H, NH4, a substituted ammonium radical or an alkali metal. The dispersions are suitable for the preparation of print pastes based upon synthetic or natural thickening agents. The dispersions containing disperse dyestuffs are also suitable for the continuous dyeing of cellulose/polyester blends in conjunction with vat or cellulose reactive dyestuffs.
Patent GB-2115765-A (GB)
Title: Paper sheet bundling apparatus
Inventor: HASHIMOTO YOSHIRO
IPC: B65B27/08
Filed: 1982-03-19
Abstract: A paper sheet bundling apparatus winds thermally fusible bundling tape (19) around a paper sheet stack P held by clamping plates carried on a rotary head 16 of the apparatus. The plates are formed by parallel upper and lower clamp plates 27, 28 can be moved relatively between a clamp position at which the upper and lower clamp plates 27, 28 hold the paper sheet stack P clamped between them during the bundling operation, and a clear position at which the paper sheet stack P is released. A plate cam 61 causes relative movement of the upper and lower clamp plates 27, 28 between the clamp and clear positions. A support frame 52 guides the plates 27, 28 while maintaining the plates parallel to each other during the movement of the plates. Tension springs 57 urges the upper and lower clamp plates 27, 28 towards each other so that the clamp plates 27, 28 may be brought to the clamp position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2119627-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for conveying rod- like articles
Inventor: DYETT DEREK HENRY
IPC: A24C5/35
Filed: 1983-01-10
Abstract: An apparatus for conveying and combining streams of rod-like articles, such as filter tipped cigarettes, which are moving in opposite directions includes parallel opposed conveyors (104, not shown in Fig. 1, 116) which deliver streams of articles to a downwardly-extending junction (112) provided with retractable conveyor bands (138) which may extend across the junction of said conveyor bands to avoid misalignment of rod like articles during combination of flow streams to aid filling. The stream on one (116) of the opposed conveyors is delivered from a further parallel conveyor (102) by a rotary disc transfer conveyor (114) which turns articles through 180 DEG for delivery to the one conveyor (116). The apparatus is particularly useful for tip-turning of cigarettes at the exit of a filter cigarette assembling machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120285-A (GB)
Title: Presser foot device for a knitting machine
Inventor: BETTS MAX WILLIAM
IPC: D04B15/90
Filed: 1983-05-18
Abstract: A presser foot device for a knitting machine includes a blade-like support 20 which, when mounted in the knitting machine, extends downwardly with respect to the needles of the machine, a presser element 21, 22 carried by the support 20 near its lower edge, and a channel- like protective element 28 which enfolds the lower edge 25 of the blade-like support 20 to protect it. The channel-like protective element 28 may include two laminas 31, 32 one at each side of the blade-like support 20 and extending at least as low as the lower edge of the blade-like support 20, and at least one connecting member 33 joining the laminas 31, 32 and extending between them below the lower edge of the blade-like support 20. The element 28 may form extensions 37, 38. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124943-A (GB)
Title: Machining curved surfaces
Inventor: MOREL ALAIN
IPC: B24B13/06
Filed: 1983-06-14
Abstract: A machine for machining curved surfaces, in particular surfaces of optical lenses 42 having a toric or aspherical revolution shape, comprises in a housing a first support 35 of a rotating cutting tool 38. The support 35 is fixed to a second support 25 driven in rotation about an axis 55 borne by a third support 18 adapted to be displaced along two orthogonal axes, movement about the axis 55 and along the orthogonal axes being under numerical or digital control. The lens 42 to be ground is mounted on a head 44 so as to be movable between loading 59 and grinding positive. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127326-A (GB)
Title: Rinsing apparatus
Inventor: VUILLAUME ANDRE
IPC: B65G45/00
Filed: 1983-09-22
Abstract: A rinsing apparatus (1) projects a curtain of water (5), for example to clean a conveyor belt in the paper industry, with the thickness (9) of the curtain (5) being defined between a fixed lip (7) and a lip (8) on a movable bar (14). A preponderant pressure in a rear chamber (16) repels the movable bar (14) to bear against micrometric stop screws (19). When the pressure in the rear chamber (16) is relieved, the pressure of liquid in the front chamber (12) repels the movable bar (14) and enlarges the gap (9). Impurities are thus automatically removed. In another embodiment, the bar (14) is movably carried by piston stems slidable in the fixed lip and in the rear structure of the apparatus, fluid pressure being directed onto the ends of the stems to move the bar (14). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131231-A (GB)
Title: Electrical relay with thermal time delay
Inventor: CALENDA CIRO
IPC: H01H61/00
Filed: 1983-10-17
Abstract: A thermal relay, e.g. for use in starting monophase induction motors, comprises an actuator assembly of a preformed bimetal disc (4) and a heating tablet (10) preferably of material of positive coefficient of electrical resistivity, held together as a force fit between spaced terminals (2,3 and 5,6) in an insulating casing (1,11). A resilient leg (12) of terminal (2,3) presses against one face of the heating tablet (10), and bridge portion (13) of terminal (5,6) is adjustably abutted against the centre of the bimetal disc (4). A movable relay contact (9a) is carried by the bimetal disc and co-operates with a fixed contact (9) mounted on a third terminal (7,8) in the casing. The ends of the bimetal disc (4) lie in narrow spaces formed in the casing (1) which limit the stroke of the bimetal disc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130148-A (GB)
Title: Seal
Inventor: AGNELLI FRANK J
IPC: F16L19/00
Filed: 1983-11-22
Abstract: A seal 10 for a gas coupling nut or the like comprises two identical housing portions 12, 12a, with cooperating male and female fasteners at their ends. The fasteners comprise a tongue 24 with a latch member 26 receivable in an aperture 30a of the cooperating member 28a. In order to ensure that the seal has not been broken open and replaced, a transparent window portion 38a is provided in the wall of the housing portion, so that a visual check can be made for the presence of the latch portion of the tongue 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2133774-A (GB)
Title: Container for dispensing measured volume of liquid
Inventor: DAVIS EUGENE EDWARD
IPC: G01F11/28
Filed: 1983-12-29
Abstract: A container for dispensing a measured volume of liquid has a flexible plastics container body (1) and a separately moulded dispensing receptacle (4) fitted in the container neck (2). A tube (8) connecting the interior of the container body (1) with the interior of the receptacle (4) has a laterally directed aperture (7) through which liquid enters the receptacle (4) from the container body (1) when the latter is squeezed. When the container body (1) is released, liquid in the receptacle (4) is sucked back through the tube (8) until the level of the liquid in the receptacle reaches the lower edge (14) of the aperture (7) after which air is sucked back into the container body (1). In this way, a predetermined volume of liquid is measured into the receptacle (4), which can then be dispensed by pouring. The level of the aperture (7) is determined by an integrally moulded projection (9) for locating and securing the top end portion of the tube (8). By manufacturing the receptacle (4) in a mould having interchangeable core pins, the position of the projection (9), and hence the size of the measured volume, can be varied without the need for a different mould. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154986-A (GB)
Title: Liquid flow control apparatus
Inventor: JOHNSTON WILLIAM
IPC: B67D1/12
Filed: 1984-03-03
Abstract: The flow of beer pumped from a keg (5) by a pump (3) to a tap (17) is controlled by a flow control unit (2) which incorporates a timer (22) and pressure switch (23). Under normal operation, the required quantity of beer is dispensed through the tap (17) in the requisite time. As the beer flows pressure in the line to the tap falls. This is detected by pressure switch (23) which operates to switch on the pump (3) until the requisite line pressure is reached when the switch operates to switch the pump off. If the pump (3) operates for longer than a certain time indicating a fault or empty keg (5), the timer operates to switch the pump off to prevent damage to the pump. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2137812-A (GB)
Title: Semiconductor Device for Producing Electromagnetic Radiation
Inventor: WILLIAMS FERD ELTON
IPC: H01S5/00
Filed: 1984-04-02
Abstract: The active layer 3 of a LED or laser comprises a matrix material 7, e.g. AlAs or AlP, interleaved with very thin layers 8 of a different semiconductor material, e.g. GaAs or GaP, at most 2 monomolecular layers thick. The matrix may comprise GaAs or GaP in which cases the thin layers 8 comprise InAs or GaSb, or, InP or GaN, respectively. The lateral extent of the layers 8 is at least one hundred times greater than their thickness. Preferably the band gap of the thin layer material is smaller than that of the matrix material. Quantizing effects occur and high stability excitons are produced in the thin layers enabling radiation emission to take place at a shorter wavelength than it would in bulk semiconductor material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138290-A (GB)
Title: Divisible polyacrylate-based tablet
Inventor: ZIERENBERG BERND
IPC: A61K9/26
Filed: 1984-04-17
Abstract: A novel divisible delayed release pharmaceutical tablet, wherein the rate of release of active ingredient is independent of the size and nature of the total surface area, and the fragments of which have the same characteristics of release of active ingredient as the undivided tablet.
Patent GB-2140943-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to computers
Inventor: PULLMAN BURKE COLE
IPC: G06F3/16
Filed: 1984-06-04
Abstract: A computer has a microprocessor (11), a speech processor (13) and a single memory device (12) in the form of a serial ROM programmed with a high level control code for the microprocessor and speech code for the speech processor. It is a plug-in chip, replaceable by others with different dual programs. The computer is operated from a key board (10) with a set of overlays with markings indicating key positions, but unique to a particular mode of operation of the computer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2160966-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioning and hot water supply system
Inventor: LIN FU-NAN
IPC: F02G5/00
Filed: 1984-06-26
Abstract: The system comprises an air conditioning system (A) operated by a water-cooled internal combustion engine (E), and a hot water supply reservoir (H) wherein a part of the water after cooling the engine (E) is diverted from the engine cooling system to the hot water supply reservoir (H). The system (A) includes a fan (F) for supplying cooled air to rooms to be air conditioned, a compressor (C), an evaporator (A2) and a condenser (L). The hot water system includes a heat exchanger (X) in which some of the water supplied to the reservoir is heated by the gas from exhaust pipe (E2). <IMAGE>