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Patent GB-2106404-A (GB)
Title: Action toy
Inventor: HOLDEN JOHN E
IPC: A63H13/00
Filed: 1981-11-27
Abstract: An action toy has primary and secondary three-dimensional character elements detachably mounted in front of a character background to produce an amusing facial characterization on a supporting surface. A gear assembly operated with a crank handle communicates rotation to the primary elements to change the facial expression of the character in an amusing manner. As the primary elements rotate, the secondary elements ride on cams on the primary elements and thereby move up and down in front of the background to provide further amusing animation in the character. The primary elements, the secondary elements and the background are removably attached to the toy so that a child can use various different elements and backgrounds to construct various amusing funny faced characters for animation. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2089115-A (GB)
Title: Lead-in mount for discharge lamps
IPC: H01J61/36
Filed: 1981-12-07
Abstract: A sealing closure means or mount 18 for discharge lamps includes three lead-in wires 21, 23, 28 wherein two of the lead-in wires 21, 23 support an electron emissive electrode 26 therebetween and the third 28 supports a wire starting aid 30 having a length x substantially equal to the arc length of the lamps. The starting aid is internal of the lamp, and the closure mount 18 may seal an end of a straight or a circular fluorescent lamp. Instead of having a circular, disc-like shape as shown, the mount 18 may be of conventional flare and press configuration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2112051-A (GB)
Title: Worm drive clips
Inventor: RICHARDS CLEMENT JOHN
IPC: F16L33/08
Filed: 1981-12-19
Abstract: A worm drive clip has a housing 12 which journals and guides the load so that a gap 40 between two parts of the housing can be closed to give a visual indication of the torque load. The housing 12 is preferably formed separately from the band 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2097467-A (GB)
Title: Drive rod fittings for the frames of windows, doors and the like
IPC: E05C9/22
Filed: 1982-03-11
Abstract: A drive rod (3) which passes through a longitudinal slot (2) in the frame (1) of a door, window or the like has one or more downwardly cranked portions (8) which are provided with lateral recesses in the vicinity of the ribs (6). In this way, the drive rod itself constitutes the retaining means, the drive rod being perfectly guided by the parts of the drive rod which are disposed underneath the ribs.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2098098-A (GB)
Title: Centrifuge for cleaning working fluids of hydraulic systems
IPC: B04B3/00
Filed: 1982-04-08
Abstract: A centrifuge for cleaning working fluids of hydraulic systems comprises a sleeve 6 carrying a drum member 5 enclosed by a casing 7. The sleeve 6 is journalled in bearings 3, 4 on a vertical hollow axle 2 fixedly secured on a base 1 of the centrifuge. Tangentially arranged slots 11 are provided in the vertical hollow axle 2 to deliver under pressure a working fluid being cleaned into the drum 5 through ports 12 in the sleeve 6 arranged to face the slots 11. Mounted inside the drum member 5 concentrically therewith is a thin-wall perforated cylinder 21, a portion 23 of the wall of the cylinder 21 in the lower section thereof to face the slots 11 in the axle 2 being non-perforated. The clean fluid is discharged through tangentially converging ports 13 in the sleeve, slots 14 in the axle, a pipe 18 and an outlet 9. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2121461-A (GB)
Title: A pad for positioning under a railway rail and an assembly including the pad
Inventor: BROWN TREVOR PAUL
IPC: E01B9/68
Filed: 1982-06-10
Abstract: In a composite rail pad (2) for interposition between the bottom of a railway rail and a rail foundation upon which the rail stands, the pad is substantially rectangular with an upper major face thereof having a substantially rectangular central portion (19) of elastomeric material, e.g. rubber, bordered on only two opposite sides by a relatively hard material (20), e.g. of ethylene vinyl acetate. Two substantially rectangular locating recesses (21) can extend through the harder material right through the pad substantially at the centres of the opposite sides of the pad having the harder material. A railway rail and fastening assembly incorporating the pad is also described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2104813-A (GB)
Title: Rotary forging or riveting
Inventor: STANDRING PETER
IPC: B21J9/02
Filed: 1982-06-16
Abstract: In a method of rotary forging or riveting a workpiece, the axis of the conical die (3) of a rotary forging machine is progressively inclined during at least part of the forging or riveting operation away from the axis of rotation (5) of the workpiece (2). At the start of the forming cycle the die axis (4) is adjacent to, preferably coincident with the workpiece axis (5), the motion of the die axis during the forming cycle defining a single outward spiral. The force required to press the dies (1), (3) towards each other to effect forging is reduced using the method. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2108316-A (GB)
Title: Piezo-electric resonator
Inventor: KAWASHIMA HIROFUMI
IPC: H03H9/02
Filed: 1982-06-30
Abstract: A piezo-electric resonator (30) which in operation vibrates in a plurality of coupled vibrational modes, the resonator (30) having electrodes (33, 34) which cover substantially the entire obverse and reverse sides of a vibrational portion (35) of the resonator (30), the electrode (34) on one side of the vibrational portion (35) having a substantially uniform thickness, and the electrode (33) on the other side of the vibrational portion (35) having electrode end portions (20, 21) which are thicker than a central portion (36) of the last-mentioned electrode (33). Various positions for the thicker electrode portions are described. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2104125-A (GB)
Title: Wall for squash courts
Inventor: COHEN PATRICK STANLEY
IPC: E04H3/14
Filed: 1982-07-01
Abstract: A wall, especially for a squash or racket ball court, has a playing surface 6 of compressed asbestos sheet material. Parallel to, and spaced from the asbestos sheet material, is a plurality of sheets 2 of a wood-based material supported on a wooden framework 1, 8. The space between the asbestos sheet material and the sheets of wood-based material is filled with a particulate material, e.g., dry sand. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2111877-A (GB)
Title: Curtain track
Inventor: SHERMAN STUART BASIL
IPC: B21D7/06
Filed: 1982-07-13
Abstract: A curtain track bending machine comprises a frame (15); a curved former (17) having a groove therein for containing a curtain track (10); a pair of blocks (28;29) disposed one each side of the former for engaging the opposite side of the track (10) and a mechanism to move the blocks in unison relative to the former to bend the curtain track around the curved working surface of the former. The mechanism comprises a lead screw (19) having a pair of spaced nuts (22,23) thereon and at least two sets of rigid link arms (25;26) connecting each block (28,29) to both of the nuts (22 23) whereby rotation of the lead screw causes the nuts to move linearly therealong which causes the blocks to move relative to the former to bend the curtain track. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2109706-A (GB)
Title: Packaging film
Inventor: HAQ ZIA
IPC: C08J7/043
Filed: 1982-11-10
Abstract: A packaging film comprises a base film of at least partially water-soluble plastics film, for example, polyvinyl alcohol, carrying on one side a protective layer of particulate inert plastics material, for example, polytetrafluoroethylene powder, having a high water repellency. The film is thus vulnerable to attack by aqueous media on one side and protected against such attack on the other. It may be used, with the protected side innermost, for unit packaging of detergent compositions, especially liquids containing bleach. In use in the washing machine, the unprotected surface is attacked by the wash liquor to release the contents; the protective layer prevents attack of the package by the contents during storage.
Patent GB-2126148-A (GB)
Title: Mould making
Inventor: BIRCH IVAN JOHN
IPC: B22C9/04
Filed: 1983-02-10
Abstract: A method of removing polystyrene foam from a composite polystyrene/wax pattern in a mould is described using superheated steam. The polystyrene foam shrinks on heating to allow expansion of the wax. The pattern shown in Figure 1 comprises large volume runners and risers 2, 4 which are made from expanded polystyrene foam while the pattern 6 requiring higher accuracy is made from wax. In an alternative embodiment a pattern comprises expanded polystyrene around which wax is injected in a die to form a coating. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116593-A (GB)
Title: Microcreping with surface diversion retarding
Inventor: WALTON RICHARD RHODES
IPC: D06C23/00
Filed: 1983-03-18
Abstract: A method and apparatus for longitudinal compressive treatment of a web (16) which employs a novel sheet-form retarding member (40). The working thereof is comprised of a sat of spaced-apart retarding ridges (46) distributed across the width of the portion of the web to be retarded. The ridges are arranged acutely to the longitudinal feeding direction (S) of the web, with initial portions disposed to apply resistance forces (FR) to corresponding portions of web that arrive at the ridges. The resistance force of each ridge resolves into a retarding force component (FS) that resists forward travel of the corresponding portion of web, and a diverting force component (FD) which at least temporarily diverts the path of travel of this portion of web to a direction acute to its original longitudinal direction of movement. The aggregate effect of the set of retarding ridges is to subject the overall web to a substantial retarding action. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2136674-A (GB)
Title: Hand warmer
Inventor: HINDMARSH GLYNN
IPC: A41D13/08
Filed: 1983-03-21
Abstract: A handwarming device comprising a body of heat insulating material which receives the two hands of a user in one or more internal compartments and which is of such a shape and weight as to be readily supported by the user's arms when in use, and a heat emitting body capable of providing heat for a continuous period, the heat emitting body being received and retained inside heat insulating body so as to warm the user's hands.
Patent GB-2121650-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for receiving broadcast waves
Inventor: WATANABE KAZUO
IPC: H04B1/16
Filed: 1983-03-29
Abstract: A receiver that automatically retains the best signal reception by selecting a broadcasting station with maximum signal level or minimum noise level from among a plurality of stations that are putting the same program on the air is disclosed. This receiver has two tuners, a circuit for checking if the outputs from these tuners are the same or not, and a circuit for comparing the output levels of the respective tuners. The receiver supplies a tuner output having the greater output level.
Patent GB-2119001-A (GB)
Title: Trap door for a loft
Inventor: ROBERTS HENRY JOSEPH
IPC: E06B5/01
Filed: 1983-04-25
Abstract: The trap door comprises a frame formed from sheet metal and comprising upstanding side walls (1), a continuous outwardly directed flange (2) for abutting the ceiling around a loft opening and an internal flange (5) against which the lid or cover (6) abuts when closed. A catch (9, 10) is provided for securing the lid or cover in closed position. Preferably the lid or cover (6) is releasably hingedly secured to the frame. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2133537-A (GB)
Title: Position detector system
Inventor: BENNETT DAVID
IPC: G06F3/033
Filed: 1983-12-08
Abstract: A detection system for indicating the presence and/or position of an object within a designated area, e.g. to allow operation as a touch sensor for a video display unit. A number of LEDS 31, 33 are positioned to produce divergent signal paths to receivers 32, 34 to increase resolution. The detector outputs are amplified, converted into binary status and multiplexed using blocks 35, 36. The position is determined by processing which calculates the central object coordinates from a number of detection signals for sequential scans. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2135060-A (GB)
Title: Sensing rotation of a shaft electromagnetically
Inventor: HAMMOND JOHN ALLISON
IPC: E21B47/10
Filed: 1984-01-23
Abstract: A shaft (12), whose speed and sense of rotation is to be determined, is provided with encoding means, comprising two longitudinally displaced sets (22, 24), of magnetic "keys" which can be grooves, projections, insertions or flats, for example. A detector (14) comprises a primary coil for generating an alternating electromagnetic field, and two secondary coils for picking up the field and providing output signals. Rotation of the shaft moves the two sets of "keys" (22, 24) past the respective secondary coils, thereby modulating the amplitude of each of the alternating output signals in accordance with the speed of rotation of the shaft. The "keys" in the two sets (22, 24) are circumferentially offset so that the amplitude modulations of the two output signals are out of phase with one another, to permit determination of the sense of rotation. The shaft may be provided with an impeller (187), for determining the rate of flow of fluid in a conduit, e.g. a cased well bore-hole. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157008-A (GB)
Title: Weighting machines
Inventor: FELIPEM WANG
IPC: G01G3/02
Filed: 1984-04-07
Abstract: A weighing machine includes a movable frame 52 which is held and controlled by a spring assembly 55 and is movable in response to the weight of an object. The frame 52 is guided by two upstanding members 51 which are placed adjacent thereto and in rolling contact with balls 53. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141575-A (GB)
Title: Offshore waste disposal
Inventor: COPSON ALEXANDER GEORGE
IPC: G21F9/36
Filed: 1984-05-29
Abstract: A method according to the invention comprises drilling at least one bore hole from a bottom- supported drilling platform 12 at an offshore site, temporarily storing units 2 of waste material on the platform, transferring the units from storage 13 to the head 16 of a bored hole, disposing units one upon another in the bore hole and sealing the hole to contain the waste materials below the seabed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142776-A (GB)
Title: Strain sensor
Inventor: SAKAMOTO KOICHIRO
IPC: G01B7/16
Filed: 1984-06-08
Abstract: A strain sensor includes an insulation layer (4-1) which is formed on a beam body (2), a plurality of strain gauge resistors (4-2 to 4-5) which are formed on this insulation layer (4-1), and a conductive pattern (4-10) which constitutes a bridge circuit by coupling these strain gauge resistors (4-2 to 4-5), the conductive pattern (4-10) includes a first layer and a second layer which is formed on this first layer and which is thinner than this first layer. The first layer may comprise copper, aluminium, nickel or alloys thereof, and the second layer may comprise gold, platinum, chrome, nickel- chrome or alloys thereof. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2148913-A (GB)
Title: Water-dilutable coating compositions
Inventor: NICKS DR PETER FRANCIS
IPC: C09D5/02
Filed: 1984-08-10
Abstract: Aqueous coating compositions comprise a polymer of defined molecular weight which contains either anionisiable or cationisable groups and also certain defined non-ionisable water-soluble moieties (derived for example from polyethylene glycol), water, optionally an organic coupling solvent and optionally either base or acid. The presence in the polymer of regularly distributed ionisable groups and non-ionisable water-soluble moieties enables the selection of aqueous polymer solutions for use in coating compositions which, on dilution, show a regular relationship between viscosity and solids content. The polymer solutions are particularly useful in the formation of paints.
Patent GB-2148512-A (GB)
Title: Measuring probe for the potentiometric determination of ion concentrations, processes for its manufacture and its application
Inventor: BRINKMANN HEINZ-JURGEN
IPC: C12M1/36
Filed: 1984-09-06
Abstract: In a measuring probe (2) the electrolyte (6) is in the form of a highly viscous gel produced in situ from an ion-permeable polymer and a neutral salt suspension. Homogenously suspended neutral salt particles in the gel cause the said gel to have a cloudy appearance which disappears progressively as the suspended neutral salt particles pass into solution, thus indicating at all times the state of ageing of the electrolyte. The salt may be finely divided particles of KCl in an aqueous or partly aqueous solution of KCl. The reference electrode shown includes a reference Ag/AgCl electrode (12) in internal electrolyte (14) which may be of the same composition as electrolyte (6) which latter contacts the sample solution via aperture (8). A water- vapour partial pressure depressant may be added. In alternative embodiments an elongated measuring probe is in the form of an assembly including an annular housing containing a reference electrode and electrolyte surrounding a chamber provided with an electrode and closed by a membrane. A reference electrode may be provided in a tube open at the top which is mounted in a housing containing the gelled electrolyte to provide an elongated diffusion path. …<IMAGE>…
Patent GB-2166720-A (GB)
Title: Article processing apparatus for vending machines
Inventor: COOPER DAVID ARTHUR
IPC: G07F9/00
Filed: 1984-09-15
Abstract: Article processing apparatus comprising; an enclosure having, mounted for pivotable movement therein, a pivotable or rotatable member 10, access by an article to an operative surface of the member 10 being gained via an article input aperture 16 in the enclosure, the member 10 having at least one article-receiving receptacle A, B, etc. therein and being movable under the influence of control means to at least two positions, a first position in which the receptacle is aligned with said aperture 16 and a second position in which the receptacle, and any article received therein, is aligned with a sensing station S having sensing means 18 to sense whether the article meets a desired criterion; selection means for accepting or rejecting said article according to whether said criterion is met; and anti-jamming means, eg. lid 32, cover 26 by virtue of which access to the receptacle(s) by a user of the apparatus is prevented. Accepted articles may he fed via channel T closable by shutter 20, whilst rejected articles are fed to a reject bin 28. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2151495-A (GB)
Title: Toy vehicle sound-generating means
Inventor: GRAHAM ALLAN
IPC: A63H17/34
Filed: 1984-12-14
Abstract: A toy vehicle (1) has a wheel (5), which is rotated on movement of the toy vehicle on the ground, a first sound-generating means (13) movable on rotation of the wheel (5) and second sound-generating means (10). One of the sound- generating means (e.g. 10) is movable between an operative position, in which it cooperates with the other sound generating means (e.g. 13), on rotation of the wheel (5), to generate sound and an inoperative position, in which no sound is generated on rotation of the wheel (5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2170173-A (GB)
Title: Waste disposal system
Inventor: BOUGHTON THOMAS T
IPC: B65F3/00
Filed: 1985-01-26
Abstract: The invention is concerned with a waste disposal system in which rubbish is packed into a container which is transported to a waste disposal site on a first vehicle and thereafter transferred to a second vehicle provided with a ram which engages an ejection blade in the container and can be operated to dump the rubbish through a door at the rear of the container. During transport the ejection blade (4) is locked in position in the container by latches (30). When the container is moved on to the second vehicle, the head of a ram (16) is engaged by latches (31) to connect the ram with the blade this engagement causing the latches (30) to disengage and free the blade for ejection of the rubbish. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2154274-A (GB)
Title: Multiple bolt locking mechanism
Inventor: LOGAS DUANE KEITH
IPC: E05C9/04
Filed: 1985-02-15
Abstract: A multiple bolt locking mechanism, particularly for use with sliding doors, comprises a upper main locking unit on the door narrow stile frame having a hook- type bolt (18) actuatable by a key mechanism (16) between an unbolted position and a dead-locked bolted position, a lower slave lock unit (20) on the door stile frame having a hook-type bolt (18a), and an upper slave header locking unit (24), having a longitudinally reciprocable bolt (30) for bolting engagement with door frame header keepers. The header bolt is spring biased towards a fully projected normal position for operatively entering a receiving opening of a header keeper when the door is in fully closed position or in a partially open position, but is movable against the basing spring to a retracted position upon failure of the bolt to enter the bolt receiving opening of an associated header keeper due to misalignment or upon engagement with an adjacent header surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2159834-A (GB)
Title: Substrate containing microorganisms which can degrade it
Inventor: THOMAS KEITH
IPC: B09B3/00
Filed: 1985-04-30
Abstract: More efficient biodegradation of many substrate materials may be achieved by the incorporation with the substrate material of a dormant form of a micro-organism which is capable of being activated to degrade the substrate when it is no longer required.
Patent GB-2177774-A (GB)
Title: Protecting pipe ends
Inventor: MUNN JOHN WILSON
IPC: B65D59/06
Filed: 1985-07-17
Abstract: A protective cover for the end of a drill pipe (10) or the like comprises a steel shell (14) and ring (16) welded to form an annular member (17), and a foamed polyurethane (18). In Figure 1 the polyurethane (18) is shaped to engage a screw-thread (12) of the pipe (10) to retain the cover. An alternative retaining means is also described (Fig. 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2164903-A (GB)
Title: Flat proof tyre with reusable core
Inventor: O'COIN BERNARD JOSEPH
IPC: B60C7/10
Filed: 1985-09-09
Abstract: A flat-proof tyre compnses a tyre casing 10 and a tyre core within the casing, characterised in that the tyre core comprises a plurality of separate concentric rings 11 to 14 of elastomeric material. The casing 10 may be within and normally spaced from an inflatable outer tyre casing. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2166210-A (GB)
Title: Branch connections to pipes
Inventor: TAYLOR ERIC
IPC: F16L41/16
Filed: 1985-10-24
Abstract: A service connection adapted to be fitted to a gas mains or pipe, whereby a branch pipe can be secured in communication with the gas mains through the intermediary of the service connection for the purpose, for example, of providing a gas supply from the gas mains to a domestic premises, comprises a tubular body providing a gas flow passage therethrough, the tubular body being adapted at one end to be inserted into a tapped hole in the gas mains and at another end to receive a branch or service pipe. A valve is disposed between the ends of and within the flow passage to control opening and closing of the latter, and a fluid-tight seal arrangement is provided at said one end of the tubular body to provide a positive fluid-tight seal between the service connection and the gas mains. <IMAGE>