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Patent GB-2247833-A (GB)
Title: Power reclining device for seat
Inventor: KAWAKITA TADASHI
IPC: B60N2/22
Filed: 1991-08-29
Abstract: Base plates 16a,b are respectively secured to laterally opposed side rear portions of a seat cushion 12. Pivoting arms 18a,b are respectively secured to laterally opposed side lower portions of a seatback 14 and are rotatably connected to the base plate by respective rotating shafts 28a, b. The base plates, arms, and shafts constitute laterally spaced hinge units permitting the seatback to pivot about a common axis of the shaft. A connecting shaft 20 is interposed between and secured to the shaft 28a,b to constitute a shaft unit. One hinge unit incorporates a flat spiral spring 34 for biasing the arms 18a,b to pivot about the common axis in the rearward direction relative to the base plates 16a,b. The spring 34 is positioned between the hinge units and arranged to be disposed about the shaft unit. A spring-supporting bracket 36 is secured to the base plate 16a. An electric motor 22 is operatively connected to the shaft unit for rotating it. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2248724-A (GB)
Title: Thermally responsive controls
Inventor: O'NEILL ROBERT ANDREW
IPC: H01H37/00
Filed: 1991-09-12
Abstract: A thermally-responsive control having a bimetal 22 mounted in a thermally collapsible carrier 21, with the bimetal 22 arranged to effect a first-level control function in a sensed overtemperature situation and the thermally induced collapse of the carrier 21 arranged to effect a second-level control function, has the collapsible carrier 21 arranged to urge at least one spring conductor 58, 60 in the control into contact with an electric power supply terminal 28, 29, such contact being disrupted when the carrier 21 collapses, and furthermore has a member 101 which predetermines the cold-condition position of the thermally collapsible carrier 21 so that the control can be utilized in applications, such as in a hot air apparatus. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267041-A (GB)
Title: Self-Powered toy block.
Inventor: KU HAI-YUNG
IPC: A63H33/04
Filed: 1992-05-14
Abstract: A self-powered toy block is provided with studs 18 and corresponding holes 18a on the top and the bottom, respectively, as well as ribs 19 and corresponding grooves 20 at the lateral sides, and a central cylinder 11 installed therein with a power source. A series of blocks may be engaged with each other either in vertical or horizontal extensions and can be energized to emit light or sound as desired. Further, a selective moulded article may be mounted on the top to be used as a chesspiece. The power source may be a battery. Alternatively, the block may be connected to an external power source. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259007-A (GB)
Title: Electrically operated hand-held hair-drier
Inventor: OHLSEN HEINZ-JURGEN
IPC: A45D20/12
Filed: 1992-07-06
Abstract: An electrically operated hand-held hair-drier (10) with a housing (11) to accommodate a heater, an electric motor to drive an impeller, an inlet grid (13) at one end for indrawn air and an outlet grid (15) at the other end (49) through which heated air can emerge. An air guide nozzle (14) is provided in the form of a diffuser which by way of an articulation member (39) is rotatably connected to said other end (49) of the housing (11) of the hair-drier (10). The articulation member (39) is a one-piece hollow body having an inner end connectable to said other end (49) of the housing (11) of the hair-drier (10) and an outer end connectable to an inner end of the diffuser (30) by catch or snap-action means and has an outer end face preferably angled with respect to an inner end face thereof and opposite side walls (40 and 41) of different lengths so that rotation of the diffuser (14) with respect to the articulation member (39) causes angulation of the diffuser (14) with respect to the hair-drier housing (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2259149-A (GB)
Title: Making multiple use of a reference mark
Inventor: JUNDT WERNER
IPC: G01D5/244
Filed: 1992-08-21
Abstract: Multiple use is made of a reference mark 12 or 12' on a disc 10 coupled to an i.c. engine shaft 17, e.g. to detect the type of transmission present in a vehicle fitted with the engine. The disc 10 of Fig. 1 may be used in the case of a motor vehicle having manual transmission, the resultant pulse train being minus one pulse, whereas a disc as in Fig. 2 or 2a and producing an extended pulse as the reference mark is used with a motor vehicle having an automatic transmission. The reference mark is detected in the control unit 15 by measurements and comparison of pulse time intervals, and it is simultaneously evaluated whether the corresponding signal is of a high or low level. Alternatively, the same engine disc may be used in all vehicles, and electric inversion incorporated in or omitted from the pulse waveform generating circuitry in accordance with the type of transmission present. With the device described, it is possible also to differentiate other conditions, for example use of mechanical/electrical throttle control, leaded/unleaded fuel etc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270759-A (GB)
Title: A fuel level sender assembly
Inventor: SHORTIS STEVEN
IPC: G01F23/36
Filed: 1992-09-19
Abstract: A fuel level sender assembly for a vehicle comprises a housing 30 in which a resistor card 28 (e.g. a printed ceramic card) is inserted. A moving contact 34 is connected to a float arm 22 and moves over a track 38 on the card 28 to provide an indication of fuel level. The card 28 is assembled in the housing 30 by sliding it in through a slot 44 at one end of the housing and is thus inserted in a direction which minimises the risk of breaking the card. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2260848-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for assembling nuclear fuel assembly
Inventor: OHUCHI KATSUNORI
IPC: G21C3/334
Filed: 1992-10-07
Abstract: The present invention presents an apparatus to facilitate the loading of fuel rods 6 into the grid cells of the grids 4 of a fuel assembly. The loading apparatus utilizes respective air-pressure operated loading cylinders 21 to push out the fuel rods from a fuel rod magazine 20 into the corresponding grid cells. The loading apparatus includes a series of fuel rod support rollers 41, 42 adjacent the grids 4, roller 41 idling and rollers 42 being driven. The grids 4 are held in frames 30 and the fuel rods are inserted one horizontal row at a time, the support rollers being lowered after each insertion. After insertion of the fuel rods, guide thimbles are inserted and fixed to the grids by a bulging device 50. Pivot support 62 allows the assembly to then be moved to a vertical position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264607-A (GB)
Title: Automatic contrast correction
Inventor: KIM YOUNG GIL
IPC: H04N1/407
Filed: 1993-02-26
Abstract: An automatic contrast correction apparatus (30) comprises a plurality of fixed gain amplifiers (AMP1, AMP2, ..., AMPn). Each amplifier (AMP1, AMP2, ..., AMPn) is provided with respective input and output switches (SW1, SW2, ..., SWn, SW'1, SW'2, ..., SW'n). An effective picture screen extractor (31) extracts a region of a video image input into the apparatus, which is then applied to a microcomputer (34). The microcomputer (34) determines an average value for the extracted screen portion and compares this with a reference. The result of the comparison is used to selectively apply the input video signal to the appropriate amplifier (AMP1, AMP2, ..., AMPn). The present apparatus is advantageously employed in a colour video printer. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2275918-A (GB)
Title: Screw top opener
Inventor: POTTER ROBERT SAMUEL GEORGE
IPC: B67B7/18
Filed: 1993-03-08
Abstract: A bottle opener 20 comprises a pair of jaws 22 hinged to one another for gripping a screw threaded bottle top 14 and retaining means 30 on the jaws 22 for engaging the underside of a collar 16 projecting from the neck 12 of a bottle 10 to prevent the bottle top 14 and the bottle opener 20 from being forced off the bottle by the pressure within the bottle when the top is partially unscrewed. The retaining means may comprise individual claws or grooves 30, and the inner surfaces of the jaws may comprise inclined teeth. The opener may be of plastics and the jaws connected by a film hinge. A catch 32 may be provided to hold the jaws closed, and holes 36 may be provided to assist in the escape of gases. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277259-A (GB)
Title: Moulded floor covering with strips of fibrous tread surface
Inventor: REARDON ROY HAROLD
IPC: A47L23/26
Filed: 1993-04-24
Abstract: A floor covering mat (1) has a moulded support body layer (3) in which a plurality of tread strips (2) are embedded and bonded. The tread strips have fibrous tread surfaces (5). Recess regions between successive tread strips (2) each have single scraper rib (4) which is integral with the support body layer (3). The peaks of the ribs (4) lie at the same level but no higher than the upper surfaces of the tread strips. The support body layer (3) may be formed by moulding in situ over an inverted assembly of spaced apart tread strips (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2278092-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor belt/cutting head advance mechanism.
Inventor: HALL KEVIN
IPC: B65G21/14
Filed: 1993-05-20
Abstract: A conveyor belt/cutting head advancement mechanism (10) comprises a conveyor belt support structure (11) connected at one end to a conveyor belt gathering structure (12). The conveyor belt support structure (11) is typically interconnected at its forward end to a self advancing conveyor return end (not shown). Material removed from a mine face by the cutting implement is delivered to a conveyor belt supported by the support structure (11) which comprises a plurality of structural elements (18) pivotally interconnected in a scissor-like configuration. The mid points of elements (18) are pivotally interconnected at a point coinciding with the mounting location of a conveyor belt return roller (16). At the upper pivotally interconnected extremities of elements (18). The conveyor belt advancing rollers are supported. Mounted at a location nearby the lower ends of elements (18) are ground engaging wheels (17). The conveyor belt gathering structure (12) comprises a frame (19) within which is mounted a pair of gathering roller groups (21 and 22). One or both of the gathering roller groups may be mounted upon sub-frames which may longitudinally traverse frame (19). A winch or hydraulic ram (20) maybe employed to effect such longitudinal traverse. As roller groups (21 and 22) are caused to move apart, the length of the belt gathered thereby is many times greater than the distance through which the roller pairs (21 and 22) have separated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2280714-A (GB)
Title: Container with integral pressurising pump
Inventor: TYLER LUCAS JONATHAN
IPC: B05B9/08
Filed: 1993-06-25
Abstract: A container for dispensing liquid comprising a main chamber (3) for storing the liquid contents of the container, a dispensing chamber (4) in fluid communication with the main chamber for holding a volume of liquid to be dispensed and an integral pump for forcing air through a one-way valve (10) to pressurise the liquid held in the dispensing chamber. The contents of the dispensing chamber (4) are delivered by manual operation of a release valve mechanism (11). Re-filling of the dispensing chamber is achieved by inventing the container to enable liquid to flow thereinto through a one-way valve (5). In a second embodiment the dispensing chamber is divided into air and liquid chambers by a partition having a further one-way valve. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2277672-A (GB)
Title: Device for holding sweets with a handle
Inventor: FONTLLADOSA ENRIQUE BERNAT
IPC: B25G3/20
Filed: 1993-07-27
Abstract: A device for holding sweets which are provided with a handle, comprising a casing (1) in the form of a handgrip, inside which is mounted an axial tubular shaft (13) at one end of said casing, said shaft (13) being connected internally to a drive mechanism (9, 10, 11, 12) which includes an electric motor (8), whilst at one external end it faces an orifice (19) in the casing for receiving the handle (4) of the sweet (5). The tubular shaft includes an axially grooved collar (13) made of an elastically deformable material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2270492-A (GB)
Title: Segmented diamond compact
Inventor: FRAZEE RONALD L
IPC: E21B10/573
Filed: 1993-09-06
Abstract: A diamond compact comprises at least two interlocking segments 1, 2 of thermally stable, polycrystalline diamond which are prepared independently and are preferably comprised of diamond particles of a different average grain size to provide improvements in impact resistance and abrasion resistance in tools used for drilling and mining. These compacts are prepared by cutting two or more separately formed diamond clusters to provide complementary surfaces which are bonded together to form one composite compact. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2271311-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatically operated rammer
Inventor: MOTL ROBERT M
IPC: E01C19/36
Filed: 1993-09-22
Abstract: A pneumatically operated percussion apparatus for compacting soil, or other material. The apparatus includes a gear case 1 that supports a percussion unit 2 that is adapted to engage the soil to compact the same. A pneumatically operated motor 7 is mounted on the gear case 1 and air is supplied to the motor via a manually-operated "deadman" valve unit 8. A centrifugal clutch 69 connects the output shaft 65 of the motor 7 to the percussion unit 2. The air flow to the motor 7 is controlled by a governor 45 to obtain a substantially uniform rotational speed for the motor output shaft 65. Air is supplied to inlet 43 of governor 45 via a conduit 12 connected to valve unit 8. Governor 45 includes flyweights 57 and is connected to a rotor 47. Increased load or reduced air pressure reduces rotor speed whereby flyweight 57 pivot to shift valve 51 of governor 45 to recede from an inlet to increase air flow to the motor 7 to control rotational speed of shaft 65. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2272495-A (GB)
Title: A friction clutch
Inventor: SIMMONDS ROBERT ANTONY
IPC: F16D13/62
Filed: 1993-04-28
Abstract: A motor vehicle multiplate clutch utilises friction facings (14, 16) formed from carbon/carbon compositions. The facings (14, 16) have drive notches (34) on the inner or outer peripheries thereof. In order to improve the wear resistance of the notches (34) the drive surfaces (35, 36) of the notches are coated in a metallic layer (32), which is deposited by electroless plating techniques.
Patent GB-2282057-A (GB)
Title: Display rack for merchandise
Inventor: ANDREWS CRAIG
IPC: A47F5/00
Filed: 1994-03-21
Abstract: Articles in boxes 14 are displayed in an inclined rack on shelf 46, and an opening is provided in the back of the rack, through which additional boxes of articles stored on the shelf behind the rack are movable for positioning and display on the rack. A pivoting retaining member 52 extends across the front of the rack and is releasably anchored in a position retaining the boxes of articles on the rack. The boxes have open tops and deep, wide openings in the sides extending from the open tops. When a plurality of boxes are positioned on the rack, the openings of the various boxes are in alignment (Fig. 1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2276369-A (GB)
Title: Splicing webs
Inventor: BORIANI SILVANO
IPC: B65H19/18
Filed: 1994-03-23
Abstract: Continuous strip materials supplied in rolls (4, 7) are spliced automatically at the moment of use by a series of steps in which the leading end (2) of the strip (3) decoiled from a new roll (4) is arranged initially on the locating and striking face (8) of a suction bar (23) capable of movement between an at-rest position and a splicing position, whereupon the trailing end (5) of the strip (6) decoiled from the depleted roll (7) is restrained against a fixed reference surface (10) coinciding with the splicing position by a movable clamp (13), a transverse cut (5a) made through the trailing end (5) of the depleted strip (6), and the leading end (2) of the new strip (3) brought into contact with the area of the trailing end (5) of the depleted strip (6) terminating in the cut (5a); finally, the joined ends (2, 5) are made secure by heat-sealing or by applying an adhesive (40, 44) or a double-sided sticker (16). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2292015-A (GB)
Title: Trimmable inductor structure
Inventor: PEDDER DAVID JOHN
IPC: H01F17/00
Filed: 1994-07-29
Abstract: To provide trimmable inductor structure for a multichip module, direct-chip-attach or surface mount assembly in which an inductive element is formed on or near a surface of the assembly, a planar chip of dielectric or ferrite material is mounted over the inductive element, this chip having on its upper surface a trmmable metallisation layer, which may for example be patterned in concentric rings or in a spiral. <MATH>
Patent GB-2306554-A (GB)
Title: A plastic clip for gripping paper sheets
Inventor: MORGAN DONALD ALBERT
IPC: B42F1/00
Filed: 1995-11-01
Abstract: A hand-operable clip for releasably securing together sheets of paper comprises a polypropylene base 2 and a clip part 3 of acetal resin (polyoxymethylene or aldehyde resin) pivotally-mounted at 6 to a projection 4 on the base. Bias is provided by a resiliently-deformable member 9, integrally-moulded with the clip part 3, having a projecting tongue 13 engaging a cam member 10 integrally-moulded with the base 2. The gripping surface 7 of the clip part 3 is serrated, and a pencil holder 11 is integrally-formed with the clip part 3. The clip may form part of an integrally-moulded clipboard.
Patent GB-2308841-A (GB)
Title: Dispensing mechanism for tissue processing cassettes
Inventor: HUGHES THOMAS FERGUS
IPC: B65G59/06
Filed: 1996-01-08
Abstract: A mechanism for dispensing tissue-processing cassettes comprises a rotatable member 1 mounted on a drive shaft 2 at the bottom of a holder 3 for retaining a packaged stack of cassettes 4. The rotatable member 1 has four platforms 5 which extend non-radially from the rotational axis 8 and are spaced equiangularly around the rotational path of the member 1 about the axis 8. Surface 6 of one of the platforms 5 supports the lowermost cassette 4 in the stack. When cassettes are required to be dispensed, the member 1 is rotated and the platform 5 supporting the lowermost cassette 4 moves out of engagement with the cassette which drops away from the stack. Simultaneously, the following platform moves to a position to support the cassette immediately above the dropped cassette. The cassettes are orientated within a packaging at a suitable angle to enable them to be dispensed directly from the packaging by the dispensing mechanism.
Patent GB-2295229-A (GB)
Title: Device for concentrating trace components in a liquid
Inventor: DAVISON WILLIAM
IPC: G01N1/40
Filed: 1994-08-12
Abstract: A probe device for use in measuring trace quantities of a component in a liquid environment comprises: (i) a membrane (2) which is permeable to the component; and (ii) a layer of material (4) capable of binding the component and arranged to receive material which has permeated through the membrane (2) from a face (6) thereof juxtaposed to the fluid environment. The membrane (2) may for example be a polyacrylamide gel and the material (4) an ion exchange resin. The device may be used, for example, for determining quantities of trace metals in an aqueous environment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2298079-A (GB)
Title: Multifunction disk chassis
Inventor: GLENN ROBERT SAMUEL
IPC: G11B33/12
Filed: 1996-02-07
Abstract: A dual bus, multi-function disk chassis 11, for use as an enclosure for hard disk drives that store audio or video, allows configuration of the disk drives for either one of two independent buses contained within the chassis without the need to re-cable any of the bus connections. These two buses are an audio bus 12 for transmitting audio material and a video bus 13 for transmitting video material. The chassis 11 also contains multiple sets of edge connector pairs 14, 15. Each of the edge connector pairs 14, 15 consists of a first edge connector 14 for connection to the video bus 13 and a second edge connector 15 for connection to the audio bus 12. This arrangement allows the disk drives to be configured for audio or video storage depending on the orientation of the drive at insertion.
Patent GB-2298446-A (GB)
Title: Frames for apertures in cavity walls
Inventor: HARDY TERENCE
IPC: E06B1/00
Filed: 1996-03-01
Abstract: An outer frame adapted to be mounted in a window or door opening in a cavity wall of a building or the like to receive a window or door assembly, comprises bottom and side frame members (10B, 10C, 10D) constructed from plastics material and incorporating means to close the wall cavity at least at the sides of the opening, and a top frame member (10A) constructed from metal, the frame including locking means engageable with complimentary locking means on a window or door frame to lock the respective frames together.
Patent GB-2312592-A (GB)
Title: Quality of service parameters
Inventor: ALDRED BARRY KEITH
IPC: H04L12/54
Filed: 1996-04-24
Abstract: A communications system may be used for transmitting and/or receiving data over a network. The communications system includes means responsive to requests for a desired quality of service specifying at least two quality of service parameters, such as bandwidth, latency, error rate, and so on, for determining whether or not the requested quality of service is available. The quality of service requests specify the desired quality of service in terms of logical expressions involving two or more of said at least two quality of service parameters. This allows, for example, a desired quality of service to accept a higher error rate if the available bandwidth is higher. In the preferred embodiment, each quality of service parameter is specified in terms of a range between minimum and a maximum acceptable values.
Patent GB-2312398-A (GB)
Title: Mitre joint guide
Inventor: ROONEY CHRISTOPHER JOHN
IPC: B27G5/02
Filed: 1996-04-25
Abstract: Apparatus for use in mitring an end of a workpiece 22 has a base 1 and an elongate plane guide member 5 hinged at one end to the base 1 and hinged at its other end to one end of an elongate support member 11. The end of the support member 11 remote from the guide member 5 is mounted in a slot extending along the base 1 towards the guide member 5, so that the angle which the guide member 5 makes with the base 1 can be adjusted by sliding the support member 11 along said slot 2. A channel is provided through the guide member 5 for receiving an end of a workpiece 22 supported by the base. The front surface of the guide member 5 is provided with a pair of longitudinally extending guide rails on either side of the channel arranged to receive a plane for reciprocating motion along the guide member 5.
Patent GB-2297989-A (GB)
Title: Water supply system for a mining machine
Inventor: CLAPHAM WILLIAM S
IPC: E21C27/24
Filed: 1994-11-16
Abstract: A water supply system for a mining machine (1) of the continuous miner type comprises at least one rotatable mineral cutting drum (5); at least one water supply arm (9) adapted, in use, to extend forwardly from the mining machine (1) and terminating in a ring (6), the internal periphery (10) of which ring (6) is in close proximity to a portion of the external or internal arcuate periphery (53, 52) of the cutting drum (5). A circumferential water supply chamber (44) is defined between the internal periphery (10) of the ring (6) and the portion of the drum; and water sealing means (32) extends between the ring (6) and the portion of the drum (5) to minimise water leakage from the chamber (44). A water delivery port (45) is provided in the or each water delivery arm (9) for supplying pressurized water from a remote supply source to the chamber (44); and a water distribution network (38-41) of the drum (5) is in water flow communication with the chamber (44). The invention also includes a mining machine (1) provided with such a water supply system.