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Patent GB-2030242-A (GB)
Title: Friction lining
IPC: F16D69/00
Filed: 1979-09-11
Abstract: A friction lining 3, preferably for clutch discs of motor vehicle clutches, which is connected by rivets 5 with a lining carrier 2 and comprises a wear zone extending from the friction surface to the rivet head, and a remainder zone from the rivet head to the surface of support on the friction lining carrier. The friction lining 3 comprises lightening spaces 8, 10 in its remainder zone y. The two zones may be produced as separate layers joined by adhesive. Thus on the one hand the weight of the friction linings can be reduced, which especially involves a marked reduction of the inertia movement of a corresponding clutch disc, since the friction linings as is known are arranged in the radially outer region, and furthermore these lightening spaces can save friction material, which clearly reduces the purchase costs of a clutch disc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2061188-A (GB)
Title: Transferable flocked fiber design or material
IPC: D06N3/00
Filed: 1979-10-15
Abstract: A transferable flocked fiber design or sticker material which comprises fibers 7 releasably flocked at one end 7a to one surface of a support sheet 5 by means of a dry release adhesive layer 6; and a thermoplastic and pressure- sensitive synthetic resin layer 8 applied to the other end of the flocked fibers. The release adhesive is applied in a liquid state and has such a viscosity after drying that the fibres only partially penetrate layer 6 but are held upright. The entire area of the fiber-flocked surface of the release support sheet may be coloured or printed and the synthetic resin may be applied in a desired design or pattern; hot melt resin in the form of particles or pellets can be sprinkled over the synthetic resin. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2063196-A (GB)
Title: Boat drive-leg sealing arrangement
IPC: B63H5/07
Filed: 1979-11-13
Abstract: The invention refers to an arrangement by which the propellor and drive- leg of a small boat engine is sealed through the hull by use of a tubular member 9 forming an integral part of the hull 6, extending downward therefrom, which encloses the engine drive- leg. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2067637-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door and window seals
IPC: B60J10/00
Filed: 1980-01-10
Abstract: A system for sealing door and window openings on a motor vehicle body includes a sealing strip mounted on the vehicle body around the opening with a hollow tubular seal (16) made of soft material which extends at least partially around the opening and onto which the door and window glass closes. A tube (22) has one of its ends in communication with the interior of the tubular seal (16) and the other end mounted at the front of the vehicle and open to the atmosphere so that the motion of the vehicle forces air into the tube (22) to increase the air pressure within the tubular seal (16) and improve the sealing function at higher vehicle speeds. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2041914-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Applying Glaze to an Article
IPC: B28B11/04
Filed: 1980-01-24
Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for glazing articles, particularly holloware ceramic articles. A rotary turntable (36) conveys the articles (8) on a plurality of annular metal strips past nozzle arrangements, one for applying glaze on a waterfall principle (50) and the other on a fountain principle. Excess glaze may be blown off the tops of the articles by air passing through the nozzle (56). To prevent accummulation of glaze on the edges of the articles, the turntable (36) is vertically reciprocable and is subjected to abrupt braking in one direction to provide an inertia force. This is preferably achieved by providing the drive shaft (32) for the turntable (36) with an annular cam (64) which moves over a fixed abutment (66). The turntable (36) rotates within a structure (22) for recovering the excess glaze. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2045700-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to vehicle wheels and to methods and apparatus for their construction
IPC: B60B5/02
Filed: 1980-02-22
Abstract: Fiber-reinforced composite vehicle wheels and methods and apparatus for their construction are described in which the wheel comprises a disc portion having reinforcing fibers in substantially random orientation disposed predominantly in planes perpendicular to the wheel axis, and a rim portion having directional first reinforcing fibers substantially parallel to each other and oriented circumferentially of or substantially parallel to the wheel axis, or both, and second reinforcing fibers which are substantially randomly oriented circumferentially of the wheel axis. The methods include formation of separate rim and disc charges from sheet molding plastics resin compound and compression molding of the charges to form an integral composite rim and disc structure of essentially homogeneous resin reinforced by the fibers. Apparatus for molding the wheels features radially movable rim mold sections and axially reciprocable disc mold sections all having mold surface contours for forming a molded composite wheel of desired configuration. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2040141-A (GB)
Title: Remote supervisory system
IPC: H04M11/04
Filed: 1979-07-19
Abstract: A remote supervisory system (10) operating in conjunction with a telephone company central office (12) to enable monitoring of telephone subscriber premises over existing telephone circuits (24). Auxiliary equipment (36) at the subscriber's premises is coupled to the subscriber's telephone circuit and includes sensors (38, 40) which monitor the condition of the premises. If an abnormal condition occurs at the premises, the condition is sensed by one of the sensors (38, 40) and the equipment (36), in response thereto, creates a temporary off-hook condition on the circuit (24), transmits to the central office (12) alarm report signals indicative of the abnormality, and then goes back on-hook. The central office (12) identifies the subscriber as it does in the case of a normal outgoing call, senses the transmitted alarm report signals and stores the signals and subscriber's identity in its memory (8). The central office (12) may be equipped to initiate a call to a predesignated action center (48) to report the subscriber's identity and nature of the alarm. The auxiliary equipment (36) may also be adapted to report periodically to the central office (12) rather than only in the case of abnormality, and may include receivers (20) and a recording unit (44) which receive commands and messages over the circuit (24).
Patent GB-2073299-A (GB)
Title: Automobile door locking mechanism
IPC: E05B65/24
Filed: 1980-03-27
Abstract: An automobile door child locking mechanism has an operating lever 10 overlying the locking pawl 7 of the bolt 5, the pawl and the lever having registering apertures 14, 13 respectively, these apertures being linked by a through pin 15 which may be slid along the slots by a mechanism shown in Fig. 3 to lie within a wider, lost-motion, region 13 of the lever slot, for decoupling. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2074260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Disc Bakes for Vehicles
IPC: F16D55/14
Filed: 1980-04-17
Abstract: An actuator for initiating the application of a disc brake by effecting angular movement of pressure plates having balls located in recesses comprises a cylinder and piston assembly. The assembly housing (1) is formed from a cylinder body (2) and an end plate (4). A hollow stepped piston (8) works in a cylinder bore (7) in the body (2) and acts through a part-spherical rocking thrust coupling (20, 21) to apply a pull to a pull-rod (23) to effect the angular movement of the pressure plates. The piston (8) acts on the pull-rod (23) through a sleeve (12) which extends with clearance (13) through a bore in the piston (8). The sleeve (12) is guided at two bearing locations comprising cylindrical surfaces (14, 15) of smaller diameter than that of the bore. Therefore the sleeve is slidably mounted independently of the cylinder bore (7) and piston (8) so that any transverse component of the brake-applying force is reacted against the housing through the sleeve (12) resulting in less damage of engaging surfaces of the piston and cylinder. In the embodiment of Figures 1 and 2 wear adjustment is effected by rotating a head (22) screwed to pull rod (23). Figures 3, 4 illustrate an alternative wear adjusting arrangement. Both embodiments disclose coupling of a handbrake cable to the sleeve for manual brake application. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2050582-A (GB)
Title: Ammunition clips
IPC: F41A9/84
Filed: 1980-05-16
Abstract: . The invention relates to a loading clip (1) for loading rifle magazines (2), particularly rod magazines on military weapons, of the kind having a hopper- shaped seat (6 to 10) for setting the loading clip on the magazine, and a guideway for the cartridges (5), adjoining the seat and open on the seat side, in which the cartridges are held, the cartridges being provided so that they may be introduced into the magazine by pressure on the cartridge lying further from the seat and/or on the loading clip. An object of the invention is to provide such a loading clip which can be stacked without difficulty. The invention is characterised in that the seat is constructed asymmetrically relative to the centre plane of the loading clip, with recesses corresponding to the hopper sections formed on one side lying opposite them on the other side. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2081990-A (GB)
Title: Output capacitor discharge circuit
IPC: G05F1/46
Filed: 1980-06-25
Abstract: A capacitor (c) is discharged through a transistor (Q1) connected as a negative resistance device so that the current through it increases as the voltage across the capacitor decreases. The transistor is biased to cut-off while the output voltage is being regulated at a selected value, but the bias is removed to permit the transistor to conduct and discharge the capacitor under certain conditions, such as when the voltage is programmed downward; when an over-voltage condition exists; or when the line voltage to which the power supply is connected fails or is turned off. In the latter situation, a capacitor (32) supplies operating power to the circuit for a time long enough to permit it to discharge the capacitor fully. The time during which the transistor is permitted to conduct is limited to permit more current to flow without damaging the transistor and thereby discharge the capacitor more quickly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2057080-A (GB)
Title: Anti-skid systems
IPC: B60T8/1755
Filed: 1980-08-13
Abstract: An anti-skid system is provided for a passenger vehicle which has split brakes (1a, 1b and 2a, 2b) on a first axle and two brake circuits (5a, 5b), one brake circuit including one compartment brake (1b, 2a) of each of the two wheels (1, 2) of one axle (Fig. 2) and optionally (Fig. 1) the brake (3a) of one wheel (3) of the second axle, and the other brake circuit including the remainder (1a, 2b, 4a) of the brakes. The four modulator valves (6, 7, 8, 9) of the anti-wheel-lock system are connected such that a first respective valve (6 or 8) in each brake circuit is associated with a brake (3a or 4a) of the second axle and a component brake (1b or 2b) of the first axle which is located at the same side of the vehicle, is in each case controlled in dependence upon the behaviour of that wheel of the wheels of the associated side of the vehicle at which the sensor (1c, 2c, 3c or 4c) is the first to indicate a tendency to lock (select low), and a second respective valve (7 or 9) in each brake circuit is associated with the other component brake (1a or 2a) and responds to the sensor at the wheel it controls. With this system only four valve arrangements are provided for regulating the pressures at six brakes or component brakes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2059735-A (GB)
Title: Ploughs
IPC: A01B13/00
Filed: 1980-09-04
Abstract: A plough comprising a frame that is provided with means (52) for attaching the plough to a three point hitch of a tractor and comprises at least two power driven turning devices (31) for turning furrow slices. 
<??>The two power driven turning devices (31) are arranged in the frame in such a way that they are working adjoining strips of ground and are postioned so that in side view they are in, or are almost in overlapping relation to each other. 
<??>The power driven turning devices (31) are turning the furrow slices during operation mainly about their longitudinal axis and are delivering said furrow slices at the rear of the devices onto the ground.
Patent GB-2083096-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to noise suppression
IPC: E04B1/82
Filed: 1980-09-05
Abstract: The invention relates to a method of suppressing the level of noise from a noise source, at least a portion of which noise arises from the utilisation of air by the noise source for ventilation and/or operation, comprising the use of an acoustic enclosure the walls 16, 18, 16', 18', 24 and 32, of which comprise at least two leaves having a cavity therebetween, providing a supply of air to the noise source contained within the enclosure and causing said air to pass between the leaves of the walls so as to partake of an indirect path through at least a portion of said cavity before emerging therefrom, adjacent the noise source. A second example (Figs. 6-10 not shown) is given of an enclosure which incorporates the method. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2066428-A (GB)
Title: Supply Control Apparatus
IPC: B29B7/80
Filed: 1980-12-16
Abstract: Apparatus suitable for controlling the supply of a reactant to a mixing chamber comprises a housing 21 having an inlet 23 for the reactant, an outlet 24 to the mixing chamber, an inlet 25 for a flushing medium, an outlet 26 for recirculation of the reactant and, within the housing, an axially rotatable cylindrical member 20. The cylindrical member comprises an arcuate duct 27 allowing connection of the reactant inlet 23 with either outlet independently and a circumferential groove 28 allowing connection of the flushing medium inlet 25 with the mixing chamber outlet 24 when the reactant inlet 23 and the recirculation outlet 26 are connected. The flushing medium inlet is blocked when the reactant inlet and the mixing chamber outlet are connected. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2069344-A (GB)
Title: Tethered ball assemblies
IPC: A63B43/00
Filed: 1981-02-18
Abstract: A tethered ball assembly for playing a game, e.g. wherein the ball is attached to a post by a cord and is struck alternately by competing players so as to rotate around the post, comprises a ball 1 of cellular foamed plastic within a tubular plastics net 2 which is drawn together and heat fused at 3 and extends in bundled form to produce a neck 4 which is passed through a sleeve 5 of heat shrinkable material. The neck forms a loop 6 at the end through which a tethering cord 7 passes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2105401-A (GB)
Title: Tag
Inventor: TAUNTON JOHN PAYNE
IPC: F16B2/26
Filed: 1981-09-08
Abstract: A weld tag for a wiring harness comprises a foot (2) by means of which the tag may be welded to a metal substrate and two arms (3, 4) extending from the foot, each arm including a slot and carrying a coating (10, 11) of plastics material which extends around the edges of the arm and the slot to protect the wiring harness from sharp edges or burrs on the arm. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2088598-A (GB)
Title: Method and means for establishing a rotating priority in a daisy chain
IPC: G06F13/00
Filed: 1981-11-03
Abstract: By providing status signals GRIN 6, GROUT 8 to the modules 1-4 in a daisy chain of modules contending for control of a commonly shared bus line 2, the daisy chain is made to have a rotating index of priority for the modules. Furthermore these status signals in conjunction with a bypass signal path 10 allow the priority scheme to operate even in the presence of a empty slots 12 in the daisy chain. Each module sends a forwardly propagating signal FIRST to the next following module to indicate to it that it is not the first module in a chain. That module which is the first switches to the loopback path 10 for the GRIN signals. Similarly, each module sends a reversely propagating signal to the next preceding module to indicate to it that it is not the last module in the chain. The last module switches to the loopback path for its GROUT signals. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2090000-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for measuring the instantaneous fuel consumption of a motor vehicle
IPC: G01F9/00
Filed: 1981-12-21
Abstract: Apparatus for measuring and indicating the instantaneous value of the fuel consumption of a motor vehicle comprises an electronic control unit having a performance- characteristic store which contains correlations, determined by measurement on the engine, existing between revolution speed, engine loading and quantity of fuel fed to the engine, means for supplying instantaneous speed and loading values to the said store and for supplying the consumption value associated with these speed and loading values to an indicating device as the consumption in relation to distance covered after multiplication by a factor proportional to the gear ratio or as the consumption per hour after multiplication by a factor proportional to speed. In the case of a mixture-compressing engine, means for supplying a value which characterises engine loading comprises a device sensing the position of the operating lever of a fuel-metering device or the vacuum in the induction passage of the engine. In the case of an air-compressing fuel- injection type of engine, means for supplying a value which characterises engine loading comprises a device sensing the position of a rod which controls the quantity of fuel injected.
Patent GB-2092885-A (GB)
Title: Underwater suction device for irradiated materials
IPC: G21F9/00
Filed: 1982-01-14
Abstract: An underwater suction device for collecting irradiated materials in a pool of water includes injection and suction tubes 16, 14 and a removable, disposable filter 23 for capturing irradiated materials 15'. Pressurized water is injected into the suction tube through a jet pump nozzle to establish a suction flow through the tube. The suction device is manoeuverable by pole 11, which is pivotally connected to the suction device by a latching mechanism 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2091641-A (GB)
Title: Damping and Inking in Printing Machines
IPC: B41F31/14
Filed: 1982-01-21
Abstract: An arrangement for metering the moistening agent for offset printing machines, which arrangement comprises a moistening mechanism, in use normally being inked up, which consists of at least two rollers 12, 14 and a metering roller 13 (or a pressure roller system) for the moistening agent, the ink film in the moistening mechanism, that is saturated with moistening agent, being subjected, between the two rollers 12, 14, to a shear gradient by means of positively induced different peripheral speeds (slip) between these two rollers. A blowing device can be arranged to the rear of the moistening-agent application zone but forwardly of the offset cylinder, and can be directed towards the stereo cylinder 6, as shown by arrow A. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2099233-A (GB)
Title: A suspension for the electric motor of a washing machine
IPC: D06F37/20
Filed: 1982-05-14
Abstract: Washing machines comprise a tub 1 which supports a rotating drum into which the laundry to be washed is placed. The drum is rotated by an electric motor 5 by way of a belt transmission 2. The motor is supported by the tub by way of a substantially U-shaped support 15 welded to the tub. The motor is mounted in vibration- damping blocks 8, 9. These blocks are supported eccentrically in two housings 11, 12 supported by the support 15, one in a bore 14 in this latter and the other in a seat defined partly by the support itself and by a clamping stirrup 23 which, when slackened, enables the tension of the transmission belt to be adjusted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2099508-A (GB)
Title: Rotary positive-displacement fluid-machines
IPC: F04C15/00
Filed: 1982-05-28
Abstract: A gear pump 14 for a liquid e.g. lubricating oil, containing gases is provided with a vent pipe 26 for releasing the entrained gases, which would otherwise collect at the outlet side of the gears 25. The vent pipe terminates within the pump housing 21 at a zone which is out of the path of the liquid centrifuged by the gears and on the downstream side of the gears. An additional inlet pipe 27 which directs liquid across the main inlet 22 into the gap between the periphery of one of the gears and the housing may be provided to ensure adequate sealing and, thus, obviate depriming. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2124383-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle break efficiency meter
Inventor: SPENCER HENRY BRIAN
IPC: G01P15/12
Filed: 1982-07-26
Abstract: A vehicle brake efficiency meter 10 e.g. consists of a damped- pendulum transducer 12 coupled to a potentiometer 14. The analogue output of the potentiometer 14, following a braking test with the vehicle concerned, is sampled in a peak/trough detector 16. A micro- processor 18 comprising signal processing unit 20 and arithmetic unit 22 controls the sampling and sums, averages and displays the deceleration on a digital display 24. A suitably programmed small computer may be used in place of micro- processor 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126868-A (GB)
Title: Method of improving the shelf life of processed meat products
Inventor: MCAULEY BRIAN JOHN
IPC: A23L13/40
Filed: 1982-09-20
Abstract: The shelf life of processed meat products (especially sausages but also products such as meatballs, hamburgers or ham) can be significantly increased, even under adverse storage conditions, by immersing the product in a brine having a water activity not exceeding 0.95 and a pH of from 4.5 to 5.8. In addition to salt, the brine also contains a pH-reducing agent and sufficient of such additives as are present in the processed meat product such that the percentage loss or gain in weight of the said product after immersion in said brine for 14 days at ambient temperature does not exceed 10%.   The brine preferably has a salt content of 5-11.5% by weight.
Patent GB-2136415-A (GB)
Title: Insecticidal amine salts of benzimidazole
Inventor: O'DOHERTY GEORGE OLIVER PLUNKE
IPC: C07D235/10
Filed: 1983-01-19
Abstract: Novel salts of certain benzimidazole compounds are useful for the control of insects and have the formula   <IMAGE> wherein R<1> is bromo, chloro, -CF3, -CF2Br, or -CF2Cl; R<2> is perfluoroalkyl of C1-C3 alkyl or -CF2-CF2R<3> wherein R<3> is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl; R<4> is a substituted ammonium cation derived from an organic amine; and n is the valence of R<4>, the said salts having a Kow>150 in the system octanol/water.
Patent GB-2133781-A (GB)
Title: Magnetisable container closure and means for its removal
Inventor: BARRETT WILLIAM IAN
IPC: B65D51/00
Filed: 1983-01-20
Abstract: A container (1) has a closed lower end and an open upper end (2), is made of a non-magnetic material such as aluminium, and has a peripheral groove (3) spaced from the open end (2). A disc-like closure (5) is of magnetic material such as ferritic steel, has a pair of spring jaws (4) joined to the disc by a joining member (6) such that when the disc of the closure (5) is in position closing the open end (2) of the container (1), the jaws (4) engage in groove (3) and hold the closure (5) in position. To remove the closure, it is engaged by magnetic means (7) mounted for example on a wall (8) and having a step (9) such that when the container (1) is moved laterally away the closure (5) is retained by the magnetic means (7) aided by the step (9) and thereby the closure (5) becomes removed from the container (1). <IMAGE>