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Patent GB-161334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to means for transferring petrol or the like from the storage tins to the tanks of motor vehicles and the like
IPC: B62J35/00
Filed: 1920-01-22
Abstract: 161,334. Price, F. H., and Saveker, J. Jan. 22, 1920. Spouts; strainers.- A pouring-device for attachment to a petrolcan &c. has a shut-off cock 3 provided with a port 8 arranged to control a vent tube 6, 7. The lower end of the device is provided with a screwed-in ring 10 carrying a gauge disc 11, and a cylindrical wire gauze strainer 12 is arranged opposite holes 9. Supports 15 cast in one with the. tube 1 are adapted to rest on a petrol tank when emptying the can, the flow of petrol ceasing when the petrol in the tank covers the lower end of the tube 6, 7.
Patent GB-246514-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to traffic signals and like light projectors
IPC: F21S8/00
Filed: 1926-01-25
Abstract: 246,514. British Thomson-Houston. Co., Ltd., (Assignees of Halvorson, C. A. B.). Jan. 24, 1925, [Convention date]. Reflectors; mounting reflectors on lamp casings.-The front of a road traffic signal lamp or like projector is provided with a reflecting hood 4 having at its front end a group of longitudinal corrugations 5 and at its rear end a group of transverse corrugatiopns 6. The rays of light from a source 8 which strike the longitudinal corrugations 5 are spread laterally as at 9, whilst those which strike the transverse corrugations 6 are directed downwardly as at 7, so that the signal operations may be observed from points to one side of or close to the signal.
Patent GB-493736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to suspender buckles
IPC: A41F11/04
Filed: 1938-01-22
Abstract: 493,736. Hose &c. suspenders. PUGNIET, P. Jan. 22, 1938, No. 2178. Convention date, Jan. 22, 1937. [Class 44] In a suspender buckle of the kind having the stirrup and loop connected by a metallic member which also serves to constrain the tongue, the metallic member 1 is of U- form, one of the legs having an opening 2 from its free edge which widens to accommodate at its deeper part the two extremities 4 of the stirrup 3 which have been introduced successively through the narrower part 2a, such leg thereby holding the extremities of the stirrup without being set over them. After assembly of the stirrup 3 with the member 1, the plating, polishing, and drying operations are carried out. The assembly of the suspender buckle is then completed and the longer leg of the member 1 is folded down as shown in Fig. 5. The opening 2 may take various shapes having a wider base and a narrower entrance.
Patent GB-109210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Steering and Manoeuvring of Ships.
Inventor: YARROW HAROLD EDGAR
IPC: B63H25/12
Filed: 1917-02-14
Abstract: 109,210. Yarrow, H. E. Feb. 14, 1917. Rudders; steering-gear.-Consists of the provision of two rudders or sets of rudders which are not linked together and are placed in any desired position, with means for operating the rudders &c. from the same station, either independently or conjointly, so that all the rudders move through equal angles in the same or opposite directions. Figs. 2 and 3 show the rudders B, B<1> turned in unison and opposition respectively. Fig. 4 shows an example of hand-control gear in which the lever which actuates the rudders is controlled by shafting. The hand-wheels a, a' are connected to the shafts k, k<1> leading to the steering- engines by bevel-wheels, and the arrangement is such that, when the lever l is in the position 1, the wheels a, a<1> are clutched to turn in opposite directions with their corresponding rudders; when the lever assumes the position 2, the wheels a, a<1> are disconnected, and each wheel must be operated to control its set of rudders; and when the lever reaches the position 3, the clutch e engages the wheel f<4> keyed to the shaft b<1>, so that both wheels a, a<1> move together in the same direction and all the rudders can be controlled by the movement of the wheel a. Fig. 5 shows an example in which the power for actuating the rudder is controlled by fluid pressure, as for instance in telemotor gear, in which the two hand-control wheels are connected respectively by fluid contained in the pipes m, m<1> and n, n<1> to the gear for operating the two rudders or sets of rudders. The pipes m, m<1> are connected to the pipes n, n<1> by intermediate branched pipes o, o<1> connected as shown, the branches being fitted with plug cocks r, r<1> having handles t, t' linked to the rod u operated by the handle v. When the plugs s, s<1> are in the position shown, the two sets of steering-gear are independent. On moving the levers t, t<1> to the left, the rudders are moved in opposite directions, whereas when the levers are moved to the right, the rudders turn in the same direction.
Patent GB-1375344-A (GB)
IPC: B26D5/24
Filed: 1973-01-16
Abstract: 1375344 Cutting sheet materials WESTVACO CORP 16 Jan 1973 2249/73 Heading B4B Sheet cutting apparatus includes a sheet length adjustment and control arrangement comprising a pair of cone pulleys 38, 40, the pulleys being joined respectively to a feed roll 46 and cutter roll 19 and connected to each other by timing belts 43, 13, 39, the cone pulley connecting belt 39 being shiftable to adjust the timing between the feed and cutter rolls. The shift is produced by means responsive to signals from both of them to maintain sheet length between prescribed limits. A readily interchangeable timing pulley 49 permits changes of sheet length over wide limits. Adjustment of the belt 39 is achieved by rotation of a shaft 36 by a motor 34 to shift a belt guide 37 in response to signals 60 or 61 from a digital counter 25. The counter is set to the upper and lower limits which are shown at 27, 29 and the actual length being cut is shown at 28. Speed indicative signals 23, 31 and 47 are fed into the counter from the main drive motor 10, the cutter roll 19 and feed roll 46 respectively and signals which result in readings on 28 which fall outside the limits set on 27, 29, cause emission of a signal 60 or 61 to cause movement of the belt guide 37 in the appropriate direction. A warning light indicates out of limit conditions to the operator. The machine is arranged to be operated manually insofar that by pressing an appropriate button, the operator may cause the belt shifter to move the belt 39, and the machine changes from automatic to manual control after a predetermined time. The drive motor 10 feeds in a signal 31 from a tachometer 8 to ensure that the belt 39 will not be shifted until a practicable pulley speed is reached.
Patent GB-230231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in motor-car head-lights and like lamps
IPC: B60Q1/14
Filed: 1924-01-28
Abstract: 230,231. Piper, F. G. Jan. 28, 1924. Mounting electric lamps in lanterns.-In apparatus for enabling the axial portion of the lamp bulb of a vehicle or other lamp to be varied by means of wires and push rods from a position remote from the lamp, each wire 3 passes through the push rod 1 to the rear where it is accessible for adjusting its length or tautness. the other end of the wire or a sleeve thereon being provided with two spaced collars 31, 32. Fig. 2, for engaging a key-hole slot in the lamp holder 24. Fig. 1 shows means for simultaneously operating two lamp bulbs. The two push rods 3 are slidably mountd in tubular guides 13 secured to the dash and are attached to the flange 7 of the operating- handle 8 by means of nuts or screwed caps 10, each being recessed to allow a short piece of wire to project beyond the end of the rod. The wires are secured to the rods 3 by grub-screws and the slightly tapering inner ends of the guides 13 and the screw-threaded bosses 26, Fig. 2, on caps 25 on the guides 23 for the slidable lamp holders 24 are provided with saw cuts for enabling the tubular casings of the wires to be secured thereto by means of nuts. The guides 23 may be similarly secured to a boss 34 on the lamp casing 33.
Patent GB-466045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to ceiling and like ventilators
IPC: F24F7/04
Filed: 1936-01-24
Abstract: 466,045. Ventilators. CULLIS, A. A. Jan. 24, 1936, No. 2309. [Class 137] A ceiling ventilator comprises a short flue a extending through the ceiling to the space between the rafters d and secured to a flange f which supports a hood g with a central opening h. A dished baffle k is attached to the flange f by arms m, and the assembly is supported on a gas pipe n which passes through a hole o in the baffle and on which is screwed a nut p for supporting the ventilator. The pipe n may be replaced by a T-headed bolt q, the head of which rests on the ceiling laths r. The foul air may escape between the rafters to an air brick, or to a chimney stack, but pipes u, v of triangular section, and fitting into the angle between the floor and the wall or walls may be used.
Patent GB-138128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to coke ovens and the like
IPC: C10B5/10
Filed: 1920-01-24
Abstract: 138,128. American Coke & Chemical Co., (Assignees of Roberts, A.). Sept. 15, 1916, [Convention date]. Coke ovens. - A heating-wall of the kind described in Specification 1570/15 is built up of blocks notched on one face only, the courses of blocks being separated by spacing- bricks to form the network of intercommunicating passages. The notched blocks 16 are preferably laid in horizontal courses with the spacing- bricks 18 between their uncut end portions 19, 20. The recuperator walls 12 between the heating-walls 9, 10 of adjacent ovens may also be constructed in this manner.
Patent GB-748677-A (GB)
Title: Piston rings
IPC: F16J9/14
Filed: 1954-01-26
Abstract: 748,677. Piston packing. BERGERON, A. Jan. 26, 1954, No. 2325/54. Class 122(1) A compound piston-ring comprises an inner split ring-section 2 having an outwardly-extending rib 10 received in a groove in an outer split ring-section 4 and interengaging recesses and tongues on opposite ends of one of the ring-sections. A tongue 14 on the inner ring engages in a recess 12 at the joint of the ring, and a pair of tongues on each of the opposed ends of the outer - ring-section, Figs. 5, 6, form a joint with a key 16 attached to the rib 10 which is preferably tapered as illustrated. Alternatively, the inner ring joint may be provided by a key 48 attached to the outer ring, as in the modification of Figs. 9, 11. A wedge-shaped projection, as at 54 in Fig. 11, may also be provided on the lower limb 30, Fig. 8, of the outer section 24. The projection 54 engages a surface 56, Fig. 12, on the opposite end of the outer ring to one side of a key 52 fixed on the rib 32 of the inner ring 22. The keys also prevent relative rotation between the rings.
Patent GB-171328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in air springs
IPC: F16F9/04
Filed: 1921-01-18
Abstract: 171,328. Isler, J. J. Jan. 18, 1921. Pneuinatic springs. - In an air-spring comprising a cylinder 1 in which are a plunger 5 formed with a cylindrical recess 7 in its inner end and a cylindrical pneumatic cushion 8, the lower end of the cushion is secured by means, such as a disc 14, which expands it to contact with the inner surface of the cylinder wall. External threads 4 at the open end of the cylinder 1 engage internal threads on a casing 15 resting upon the base 2 of the cylinder 1. The plunger 5 has a stem 6 which passes through a longitudinal bore 17 in the casing 15. The upper end of the cushion 8 is secured in the recess 7 by rings 10, 11 and a packing-disc 9 formed with a projecting portion and a. stepped flange against which the edge of the cushion abuts. Air may be introduced to the cushion 8 through a port 12 cut through the plunger 5 and packing disc 9 and closed by a removable plug 13.
Patent GB-400906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to cameras
IPC: G03B7/085
Filed: 1932-01-27
Abstract: 400,906. Cameras. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd., Crown House, Aldwych, London.-(Assignees of Camilli, G. ; 123, Stratford Avenue, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) Jan. 27, 1932, No. 2519. Void [Abridged as open to inspection under Sect. 91 of the Acts, Feb. 1, 1932]. [Classes 97 (i) and 98 (i).] The diaphragm or other light-varying means of a camera is automatically controlled in accordance with the light action on a photoelectric device (e.g. photo-electric cell). As applied to a kinematograph camera, the conical opaque sector 6 of the shutter has a reflector 7 which reflects the light through the diaphragm 3 on to a cell 8 connected to the grid of a thermionic amplifier 9, the plate circuit of which includes an adjustable resistance 11 and a solenoid 10. The core 12 of the solenoid is fitted with a return spring 15 and a rack 14 which automatically regulates the diaphragm.
Patent GB-107987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels.
Inventor: HAYTER WILLIAM HARRY
IPC: B60B25/14
Filed: 1916-02-22
Abstract: 107,987. Hayter, W. H. Feb. 22, 1916. Tyre attachments to rims. -The tvre is held on to a central disk f by a fixed side plate b and a detachable plate or flange c which is secured by cam-headed levers d pivoted on crosspins c in the slotted ends of tubular bolts a. In the case of pneumatic tyres, the valve-stem is arranged to project at the side of the wheel.
Patent GB-113328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Dividing Dough.
IPC: A21C5/00
Filed: 1917-02-22
Abstract: 113,328. Hunt, Ltd., A., and Dexter, J. Feb. 22, 1917. Rotary-mould-table machines; feeding and measuring.-Relates to dough-dividers of the type wherein dough is forced by a driven member into pockets &c. in a co-operating dividing-member, and consists in the provision of change-speed mechanism whereby the speed of the feed member, dividing-member, or both may be varied to obviate undesirable variation in the compression of the dough when the capacity or rate of delivery of the machine is varied. The invention is illustrated in connexion with the machine described in Specification 14962/14. As shown, the feed member 1. co-operating with the dividing-member 10, is driven through worm gear 6, 7, by a shaft 8 which is driven from the shaft a through changespeed gears b c, d e, controlled by a clutch f. Similar change-speed gearing is described in connexion with the member 10. The change-speed gear may be such as to give definite speeds or may be of a type which is variable within a given range and may be arranged in connexion with the means for adjusting the capacity of the dividing-chambers so as to be operable simultaneously therewith. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 5902/01, 27427/07, and 12667/13.
Patent GB-605914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to means for securing a pipe fitting to a plate, wall, or the like, such as a wall of an engine casing or of a barrel
IPC: F16L41/14
Filed: 1946-01-26
Abstract: 605,914. Cooling systems for engines. CALDWELL, P. G., and WALTON, L. W. HOPE-. Jan. 26, 1946, No. 2651. [Class 64(iii)] [Also in Groups XVII and XXVIII] The liquid in an engine cooling system comprising a radiator 21 connected by conduits 22, 23 to the jacket of an engine 20, is heated by an electric heater 25 of the flow-through type. Pipes 24 connect the conduit 22 to the inlet of the heater and the outlet to the jacket, the latter connection comprising a fitting (see Group XXVIII) applied to a core-hole in the engine cylinder.
Patent GB-524291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in cardboard containers
IPC: B65D5/52
Filed: 1939-01-26
Abstract: 524,291. Containers for disinfectants. KAY BROS., Ltd., and WILSON, G. T. Jan. 26, 1939, No. 2667. [Class 81 (i)] [Also in Group XVII] A cardboard container which can be used as a stand or support for its contents has an opening in one of its larger sides equal in area to one of its smaller sides so that a container article 3, such as a cake of disinfectant, may be removed from the container, turned through 90 degrees and inserted in the opening so as to rest on the large side opposite thereto. The opening may be covered by hinged triangular flaps 11, 12, or by a transparent paper covering.
Patent GB-489577-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to sight testing or like apparatus
IPC: A61B3/06
Filed: 1937-01-30
Abstract: 489,577. Sight-testing &c. apparatus. WOLINSKI, B. Jan. 30, 1937, No. 2745. [Class 97 (i)] Apparatus for observing pupillary reactions under the influence of incident light consists of two tubes A, A<1> meeting at an acute angle, the tube A containing a source of light J, an iris diaphragm B and a rotatable disc C carrying tinted lenses or glasses to control or modify the light from the source J, and the tube A<1> being provided with an eyepiece for observation of the pupil of an eye to which the junction H of the tubes is applied. The diaphragm is operated by a rod G and is provided with a pointer D to indicate the opening. The tube A' has a recess N to receive a magnifying lens.
Patent GB-563688-A (GB)
Title: Improved air cleaner
IPC: B01D50/00
Filed: 1943-02-19
Abstract: 563,688. Air cleaners. AC-SPHINX SPARKING PLUG CO., Ltd., BROWNE, D. B., and BUCKMAN, K. E. Feb. 19, 1943, No. 2757. [Class 8 (ii)] Dusty air flowing through an inlet passage 5 impinges on an oil &c. bath where it deposits dust and is moistened, and then passes up through a mass 3 of filter mesh material which traps the oil and dust. The oil flows back through the mass and falls into the bath, the reflux of oil is regularized by causing the flow of the uncleaned air prior to wetting to create a region of low pressure at the outer edge of the filter mass, e.g. by providing an annular deflector 7 around the bottom of the filter chamber 4, and making holes 4a in the lower edge of the chamber wall, which holes are shielded from the air flow by the deflector. In place of a deflector ring, separate deflector tongues may be formed by piercing the lower wall of the chamber, the tongues being bent outwardly and so forming the holes. In a modification, the inlet passage is formed with a venturi throat adjacent the holes to create the low-pressure region.
Patent GB-766853-A (GB)
Title: Metallic finish laminated sheet materials and process of making same
IPC: B32B15/08
Filed: 1955-01-31
Abstract: A heat-activatable adhesive contains a tripolymer of vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and maleic acid, polymethyl methacrylate, methyl ethyl ketone, and, if desired, di-(ethyl hexyl) phthalate. Specifications 561,800, 578,079 and 594,462, [all in Group IV], are referred to.
Patent GB-613936-A (GB)
Title: Safety control devices for internal combustion engines
IPC: F01L1/00
Filed: 1946-01-29
Abstract: 613,936. Emergency alarms. DACH, M. Jan. 29, 1946, No. 2816. [Classes 7 (ii) and 7 (vi)] Warning of unsuitable engine operating conditions is given by rendering operation of the throttle valve or accelerating pedal difficult. A lever 18 attached to a piston 16 is normally held away from the accelerator pedal 19 by engine suction acting through a pipe 12, but the closing of an electric circuit by a thermallyoperated valve 25, a speed control valve 30, or a switch 35 controlled by the level of liquid in the hydraulic system causes an electromagnetic valve 21 to close the pipe 12 and allow the spring 15 to force the lever 18 against the pedal 19. At starting, a thermally-operated valve 11 closes the pipe 12 until the engine temperature reaches a suitable value, and a further switch, operated when a door of the vehicle is left open, may be included in the circuit of the valve 21. In a modification, engine oil pressure acts on the piston 16 to force it back and allow free movement of the throttle pedal, the oil pressure being cut off at excessive speeds, temperature, or low level in the hydraulic system, by an electromagnetically-operated valve. In an alternative arrangement, the electric circuits are omitted, and a stop prevents operation of the accelerator pedal until oil pressure builds up. The electromagnet valve is omitted in a further modification, the piston 16 being controlled solely by the oil pressure.
Patent GB-223791-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in hot water systems including a circulating pump
IPC: F24D3/02
Filed: 1924-02-04
Abstract: 223,791. Kings Patent Agency, Ltd., (Aktiebolaget C. T. C.). Feb. 4, 1924. Valves closing with rush of fluid.-In hot water circulating-systems a valve 6, in the by-pass piping 4 of the circulating-pump 3, is arranged to be held on its seat 7 in a casing 5 against weight, spring or like action by the water pressure during the operation of the pump, and to move to the open position to allow of thermal circulation through the by-pass when the pump ceases to work. The valve may be connected to a damper 15 in the boiler furnace to reduce the draught when the valve is open.
Patent GB-927954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to plug-and-socket type electrical connectors
Inventor: PIDGEON JOHN ROSS
IPC: H01R13/08
Filed: 1961-01-26
Abstract: 927,954. Two-part couplings. PLESSEY CO. Ltd. Jan. 24, 1962 [Jan. 26, 1961], No. 3103/61. Class 38 (1). A connector for plug and socket type electric couplings comprises a moulded connector block 1 made of a resilient insulating material such as polyethylene, nylon or polypropylene and contact members 6 each of which can be pushfitted in bores formed in the connector block, each bore having a recess 4 which retains a coresponding retaining portion 10 formed between the stem 7 and the pin 11 of a contact member. A neck 5 is provided at the upper edge of the recess 4 and is distended by a tapered lead-in from the stem to the retaining portion when the contact is introduced rearwardly to the socket. This may be done by pulling the contact by a conductor soldered to the stem end. When the contact is in the position shown the resilient neck prevents its release. Where the retaining portion is spherical the bores are made sufficiently loose to make the contact self-aligning. In a multiple arrangement the thickness of the neck is non-uniform the thin portions being opposite adjacent bores so as to allow " give " when the contact member is inserted. A tool is also provided to eject contact members out of the bores.
Patent GB-1361588-A (GB)
Title: Metal alloy cardivascular implant device
IPC: C22C19/07
Filed: 1973-01-23
Abstract: 1361588 Cobalt base alloy prosthetic devices HOWMEDICA Inc 23 Jan 1973 3287/73 Heading C7A Prosthetic device for surgical implantation is made from an alloy comprising: - C 0À17-0À24% Cr 22-25% Fe 0À4-0À8% Mn 0À9-1À25% Mo 2À4-3% Ni 4À9-6% Si 0À5-1À2% and W 7-8%  the balance being Co. The alloy in use is non- thrombotic and substantially non-reactive with animal fluids and tissue. The alloy may be used in the as cast or heat-treated state and is preferable treated with a reducing acid (e.g. HCl) prior to implantation. Tubes and heart valves are devices which are described.