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Patent GB-394203-A (GB)
Title: Instrument for registering "bridge" card game scores
IPC: A63F1/18
Filed: 1932-10-17
Abstract: 394,203. Calculating-apparatus. MECHANICAL SCORERS, Ltd., 160, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, Australia. Oct. 17, 1932, No. 29008. Convention date, Nov. 16, 1931. [Class 106 (i).] A card game points-adder and scoreindicator comprises a dial plate cover on a pan casing in which transmission gearing is housed, an arcuate slot or two arcuate slots through the dial plate near its rim, a scoring ring rotatably housed in the pan under the arcuate slot or slots and holed at regular intervals for engagement by means of a stylus, two groups of score figures inscribed on the dial plate beside the arcuate slot or slots, one group of the figures being in reverse order in relation to the other group, two groups of register windows symmetrically disposed respectively in the right hand and left hand portions of the dial plate, and two sets of decimal progression register mechanisms in the pan casing with the register discs thereof disposed behind the windows, the mechanisms being geared to the scoring ring through pawl drivers in such a way that rotation of the scoring ring clockwise transmits scoring movement to one of them, and its rotation anticlockwise transmits scoring movement to the other of them. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the operating ring 20 is rotatable in a pan-shaped dial case 21, and is supported therein either by lugs running in guide grooves in the rim of the case or by idler gears rotatable on studs fixed to the case back. The ring 20 is provided with holes 24 corresponding with internal gear teeth 23, which are engaged by light spring detents 25. The dial face 26 is slotted at 27 and provided with two ranges of figures 28, 29, in correspondence with the teeth 23 and the holes 24. The dial face has windows 30, 31 displaying the trick points registered on registers 32, 33. Fingers 34 on spur wheels 35 keyed to registers 32, 33 actuate tumblers 37 to display the number of games won through windows 38, 39. The tumblers may also be actuated manually by inserting the stylus in holes 43 and moving them in slots 44, which also serve'as resetting means. Resetting of the registers 32, 33 is effected by inserting the stylus in holes 40, 40A showing through semicircular slots 41, 42 in the dial plate. The trick scores are only transmitted to the registers 32, 33 on rotation of the ring 20 when a clutch operated by the button 45 is depressed. By means of pawls rotation of the ring 20 in either direction effects movement of only one or the other of the registers 32, 33 when button 45 is depressed. The registers 32, 33 may have reversing springs and detents releasable by a push-button to allow the springs to return the registers 32, 33 to zero. The total points are registered on registers 75, 76 (units), 77, 78 (tens), and 79, 80 (hundreds up to one thousand nine hundred). Decimal transmission) is employed between the registers, with a modified arrangement for Contract Bridge, and detents are provided to prevent accidental movement. The higher registers are independently movable, and means for zeroizing all the dials are provided.
Patent GB-422971-A (GB)
Title: An improved process and apparatus for cracking hydrocarbons
Filed: 1933-10-20
Abstract: In a process for cracking oils, coal tars, &c. the starting material is preheated under 10--100 atmospheres pressure without distillation to a temperature below the cracking point, the light ends are removed by expansion, and the heavy ends non-destructively distilled to remove pitch and the like, the distillate thus obtained being then cracked.  Light oil containing resinifying constituents, and benzene from distillation gases, may be mixed with the crude oil prior to the preheating.  Crude oil is supplied from a container 1 to a container 3 where it may be mixed with light oil from a container 2, and is fed by a pump 4 at a pressure of 11--16 atmospheres through a coil 5 in a furnace 6.  The oil at about 300--400 DEG  C. passes through a pressure-reducing valve 7 into a separator 8 from which the vaporizable constituents pass to a dephlegmator 9 from the upper part of which vapours pass to a condenser 10.  The crude benzine is separated in a vessel 11 from water which flows away at 33, and is collected in a receiver 12.  The condensate from column 9 passes through cooler 14 to collecting vessels 15, 15<1>. The non-volatile components are led from chamber 8 through a siphon vessel 16 to one of the stills 17<1>, 17<11> in which they are non-destructively distilled under vacuum produced by a pump 22.  Asphalt or pitch are run off to a collecting vessel 18.  The vapours are fed to a condenser <PICT:0422971/III/1> 19 and the condensate passes through containers 20, 21 to one of vessels 15, 15<1> from which it supplied to the cracking coils 24<1>, 24<11> in furnace 6 under a pressure of about 40--80 atmospheres by a pump 23.  The oil flows in coil 24<1> in the opposite direction to, and in coil 24<11> in the same direction as, the heating gases, and to maintain the conversion temperature in coil 24<11> additional heating may be provided or air or heating gases or a mixture of both may be supplied through openings 25.  The cracked products flow through a pressure reducing valve 26 into the separating chamber 8.  Valves 30, a cooler 31 and a collecting vessel 32 are provided for emptying the apparatus.
Patent GB-1037370-A (GB)
Title: Motor vehicle clutch release mechanism
Inventor: ALMOSLINO EMIL
IPC: G05G7/04
Filed: 1965-07-09
Abstract: 1,037,370. Clutch control. FORD MOTOR CO. Ltd. July 9, 1965, No. 29143/65. Heading F2L. A clutch release mechanism comprises a pedal operated cross-shaft 9 carrying a cam 13 engaging a roller 21 on a recessed end fitting 17 on a link 15 connected to the release fork or to the piston of an hydraulic cylinder, the cam profile 25 being such that between the end position of the pedal in the clutch engaged position and the position of the pedal in the position of initiation of clutch disengagement the ratio of clutch pedal movement to link movement is substantially smaller than the ratio of clutch pedal movement to link movement between the initiation of clutch disengagement and completion of clutch disengagement, Fig. 3 (not shown). This arrangement provides for " soft " clutch operation without excessive pedal movement.
Patent GB-427484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to high speed steels
IPC: C21C7/00
Filed: 1933-10-21
Abstract: A high-speed steel is made by forming a charge containing one or more powdered carbides of a metal of the group consisting of tungsten, chromium, molybdenum, vanadium, titanium, tantalum, zirconium, uranium and niobium together with the remaining constituents required to form a high speed steel a ferrous constituent and tungsten and/or cobalt and/or molybdenum, always being present and melting the charge.  The carbide or carbides may be compressed into billets, the charge then being formed from the said billets and the remaining powdered constituents, with said billets preferably at the bottom of the charge.  The melting takes place under substantially non-oxidizing conditions and the melt produced may be cast.  In an example the high speed steel produced consisted of ,6 per cent of carbon, ,25 of silicon, ,12 of manganese, ,025 each of sulphur and phosphorus, 34,40 of tungsten, 4,0 of chromium, 1,0 of vanadium, 20,0 of cobalt, the balance being iron.
Patent GB-519996-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the treatment of bast fibres
IPC: D01C1/02
Filed: 1938-10-10
Abstract: 519,996. Liquid treatment of bass fibres. GROVES, W. W. Oct. 10, 1938, No. 29299. Convention date, Oct. 9, 1937. [Class 15 (i)] An adjustable lid 12, carrying a non-perforated shell 11 adapted to slide over the end of a perforated tubular member 2 disposed within an inner perforated wall 3 in a treatment vessel 1 through which liquid may be circulated radially through bass fibres contained therein, to cover perforations in the tubular member which may be left uncovered by shrinkage of the material under treatment, is constructed so that the shell or cap may extend telescopically while remaining fluid tight to deal with an especially large shrinkage. The adjustable lid 12 with shell 11 lies beneath an outer non-adjustable domed cover 23 secured by wing nuts to the vessel 1 and carries internally screwed bosses. through which project screwed spindles 6...9 carried by the lid 12. Handwheel 10 raises and lowers the lid 12 through pulleys on the spindles 6...9 and cords. A heating apparatus may be combined with the vessel 1.- Specification 488,923 is referred to.
Patent GB-1431429-A (GB)
Title: Non-dispersive infrared gas analyser
IPC: G01N21/37
Filed: 1974-07-02
Abstract: 1431429 Detectors for infrared gas analyzers H MAIHAK AG 2 July 1974 [2 July 1973] 29369/74 Heading G1A An infrared detector of the kind using two gaseous absorption chambers 7, 8, Fig. 1, connected to a capacitor 9 has an adjustable body 11 in the second chamber so that when the detector is used to measure the amount of a particular gas in a tube 4 the detector can be zeroed by equalizing the amplitude and phase response of the two chambers to incoming infrared pulses by adjusting the body 11. The apparatus of Fig. 1 is an infrared gas analyzer, radiation from source 1 being directed alternately through reference and test gases in tubes 4 by reflector 2 and chopper 3; the detector is also usable when no reference path'is provided. The body 11 has one or more fixed or foldable wings attached to a central portion which may be conical as in Fig. 1; by turning screw-threaded shaft 12, the body moves upwards in Fig. 1 to decrease the effective absorbing volume in chamber 8, thus changing its amplitude response. A position can also be found in which the wings are so placed that the speed with which the pressure pulse caused by infrared absorption propages is affected to equalize the phase response of chambers 7, 8. The adjustments thus allow the chamber responses to be equalized in the absence of a test gas so that the detector is zeroed.
Patent GB-494208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to secondary emission electron multipliers
IPC: H01J9/12
Filed: 1937-10-27
Abstract: 494,208. Electron multipliers. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Ltd., ALDOUS, W. H., and TRELOAR, L. R. G. Oct. 27, 1937, No. 29390. [Class 39 (i)] At least one of the secondary-electronemitting permeable grids consists of phosphorbronze which is oxidized and heated in caesium vapour preferably by the process described in Specification 492,055. All the grids or only the grids of the later stages may be formed in this way. A thermionic or photo-electric cathode may be used.
Patent GB-1438518-A (GB)
Title: Tunnelling shield
IPC: E21D9/06
Filed: 1973-06-21
Abstract: 1438518 Arrangements of hydraulic jacks GEWERKSCHAFT EISENHUTTE WESTFALIA 21 June 1973 [11 Aug 1972] 29489/73 Heading B8J [Also in Division E1] An hydraulic system for advancing a tunnelling shield comprises a plurality of hydraulic cylinders arranged in three groups, the cylinders in each group being interconnected and having a common pressure supply line separate from the pressure supply lines of the other groups. Each of a three groups I-III are provided with three double-acting jacks 14A-14C, respectively, the jacks being located between an anchoring frame 13 and an advancing frame (12), Fig. 1 (not shown). Pressurized fluid is supplied to either of the chambers (14<SP>1</SP>, 141<SP>1</SP>), Fig. 3 (not shown), of each jack of a particular group, e.g. I, via a supply line (21) and returned to the source 16A, including a pump (17), via a return line (23). A valve (22) located in the supply and return lines (21, 23) serves to either shut-off the fluid suuply or to supply fluid to one or the other of chambers (14<SP>1</SP>, 141<SP>1</SP>). A throttle valve (30) is provided in the return line (23), and is operable in dependence on the pressure in the supply line whereby, when a reduction in the resistance to the movement of the jacks occurs, a fall in pressure in the supply line results, and consequent throttling of the return line occurs to restore the resistance.
Patent GB-689922-A (GB)
Title: Electrical plug and socket connectors
IPC: H01R13/18
Filed: 1950-12-05
Abstract: 689,922. Two-part couplings. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., Ltd., GLEDHILL, H. B., and SYKES, N. A. Oct. 15, 1951 [Dec. 5, 1950], No. 29701/50. Class 38 (i). A socket contact comprises a pair of flat side members 1, 2 joined at one end to form a U-shaped portion with a depending tail, the free ends of the side members being bent to form lips 4, 5, and a U-shaped spring 6 inserted between the side members with its ends passed through holes 7 in the lips so as to urge them together, dimples 8 locating the spring in position. The side members may be separate, as shown, and welded or soldered together or they may be bent up from single strip. In a modification (Fig. 5, not shown), more than one spring 6 is provided and the lower portions of the side members are secured in a slotted brass stem. A number of socket contacts as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be secured in rectangular apertures 10, Fig. 3, in an insulating body 9 to form a multiple contact socket, the ends 12 of the depending tails of the contacts being passed through slots 11 in the bottoms of the apertures and twisted to prevent their removal. Fig. 4 shows an alternative mounting of the contacts whereon they are held captive between the parts 13, 14 of a two-part body, each having rectangular apertures therein, those in the part 13 having contact pin entry apertures 19.
Patent GB-1200255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to methods and apparatus for treating fabrics
Inventor: SERBIN JACOB
IPC: D06B19/00
Filed: 1968-06-21
Abstract: 1,200,255. Treating textiles with steam. J. SERBIN. 21 June, 1968, No. 29861/68. Heading D1L. Dye is set on a narrow belt of nylon or polyester fabric in steam at 216-219‹F and 1.3-2.3 psig while the belt is passed under high tension, e.g. 400-500 psig, along a tortuous path. Five belts 22 may be treated in parallel (Figs. 3, 5 and 15) in an apparatus comprising a steam-treating inlet chamber 44, a steam-treating outlet chamber (46, Fig. 4A) and an intermediate indirect heating chamber 72, each belt being passed continuously under tension through an inlet seal 130, a series of nine pipes 70 (each passing through the intermediate chamber and connecting the inlet and outlet chambers) and an outlet seal (132) by means of vertical guiding bars 144 in the inlet chamber and similar rollers (74) and bars (134) in the outlet chamber. Each seal comprises one pair (Figs. 11-14) or two pairs (Figs. 4 and 7-10) of spring-loaded PTFE or nylon plates. In the latter case, there is formed a seal chamber to which air under pressure is supplied. Steam is supplied at the same pressure to the inlet chamber via a pipe 120 and to the outlet chamber via a similar pipe (98). Air heated by resistance elements 158 and circulated around tubes 70 by means of a plurality of fans 160 tends to prevent condensation of moisture within the tubes. Any moisture condensing flows to troughs (208) in the outlet chamber (46) and thence into a common collection conduit.
Patent GB-285994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in rotary gas meters
IPC: G01F5/00
Filed: 1926-11-25
Abstract: 285,994. Hodgson, J. L. Nov. 25, 1926. Impulse and reaction meters; regulating weight of moving parts, reducing; bearings arrangement of; replacement of internal parts, facilitating.-A rotary gas meter, shunted across an orifice or Venturi constriction in the gas main, comprises a turbine wheel 9, wholly or partially supported by a float 14, which drives a retarding fan 12 rotating in the turbine chamber. The float 14 is immersed in mercury contained in a removable cup 15 and is fitted with a jewel bearing 18 which rotates on a conical pin 19 carried by a casing bracket 20. The bearing 18 is mounted in a spring-pressed slide 17 to prevent damage. The upper bearing of the turbine wheel spindle 10 is provided with a jewel bearing 25. The counter wheel train is in part immersed in an oil bath and includes a magnetic coupling 26. At overload a valve closes the outlet from the wheel chamber. Cover plates 34 permit of access to the interior of the meter. The nozzles consist of tubes 37 removably mounted in nozzle plates 35 by means of a pin 38 engaging a bayonet slot in a tubular socket 36. Baffles 33 assist in the retarding action. Different orifices may be used for different maximum flows or an adjustable butterfly valve may be used.
Patent GB-617562-A (GB)
Title: Method of construction for laying down traffic surfaces
IPC: E01C5/10
Filed: 1946-10-07
Abstract: 617,562. Bolts ; nuts ; screw sockets. GUERRIER, H. A., and GOSONNAT, A. L. Oct. 7, 1946. Nos. 29869 and 29870. Convention dates, Oct. 5, 1945, and Sept. 25, 1946. [Class 89 (i)] [Also in Group X] For clamping slabs 1 to foundation blocks 4, a bolt having a hammer-shaped head 11 is passed through an elongated opening in such block and turned through a right angle so that the head is beneath the block. This bolt is internally screwed to receive a screw 15 which passes through a metal plate 14 seated in the recessed edges of the slabs. At the corner joints of the slabs the plates 14 are secured to a circular metal plate itself secured by a bolt to a screwed ferrule 10 attached to a grouted-in tube. In a modification, bolts 29 pass through the joint plate 28 and each slab, screwing into ferrules 33 on tubes 32 secured to an angle bar 30, which passes below each foundation block.
Patent GB-536453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to time-base circuits
IPC: H03K4/12
Filed: 1939-11-14
Abstract: 536,453. Valve generating circuits. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES, Ltd., SHANNON, D. S. B., and CHATTERJEA, P. K. Nov. 14, 1939, No. 30036. [Class 40 (v)] In a time base circuit, the linearity of the output is improved by varying the potential of the earthy condenser plate with respect to earth, this potential falling at a decreasing rate as the potential of the other plate rises during the charging period. The relaxation condenser C1 is in series with an auxiliary condenser C2, these being connected as shown to the screen grid SG, control grid CG, and secondary emitter SE of a valve V1, having a screen S to block the direct path between the cathode C and the secondary emitter. In operation, as the condenser Cl charges over resistance R1, the potential on the screen-grid SG rises ; at a certain point secondary emission from SE commences and increases rapidly when SG attains a critical potential. SE rapidly becomes positive, so that a positive potential is applied over C2 to the control grid CG, whose potential rises rapidly. The process is cumulative and primary and secondary currents increase, until the increase in the primary current lowers the potential of the screen-grid SG to a point at which condenser C1 discharges, the voltage across C1 being reversed since SE is at this instant positive. As SG falls below the critical value, emission from SE suddenly ceases, causing its potential to fall. This potential change is applied over C2 to the control grid CG, causing it to become negative and stop the primary current through the valve, thereby allowing C1 to recharge over R1. The cycle then repeats. Fig. 2A shows the sawtooth voltage produced at the screen grid with respect to ground ; Fig. 2B shows the " square " voltage wave at the secondary emitter SE, this voltage being suitable for feeding an inductive load such as deflecting coils ; Fig. 2C shows the voltage at the cathode C, and Fig. 2D that at the control grid. The voltage at SE is added to the exponential voltage across C1 and thus produces the more linear voltage shown in Fig. 2A. The wave form shown in Fig. 2A may be taken off at terminals X and that of Fig. 2B at terminals Y. Specification 534,576 is referred to.
Patent GB-985155-A (GB)
Title: Upholstery panel
Inventor: FEINERMAN IRVING
IPC: A47C7/16
Filed: 1963-07-30
Abstract: 985,155. Upholstery. J. FEINERMAN. July 30, 1963, No. 30092/63. Heading A4M. An upholstery panel 10, for "biscuit" upholstery having adjacent pillows P1, P2, P3, comprises a backing 12, of burlap, to which is secured a panel 14 of muslin or upholstery fabric, cut to the pattern shown in Fig. 3 and preformed to provide pillows each having a front face 16 and depending side walls 18, 20, 22, 24 by stitching the side walls to each other at 28. The panel 14 is stitched to the backing at S along mounting borders 26 and between the pillows, openings being left for insertion of a nozzle N which is connected to a power blower and through which stuffing material in the form of shredded waste rubber, polyester fibre &c. is blown into the pillows. Staples 32 close the openings after the pillows have been filled. In a modification shown in Fig. 5 the pillows are contoured, the front panel providing side walls of different and varying heights, and being formed by a single sheet or three sheets each providing three aligned pillows. The front panel may be made of leather or other stiff upholstery material the stitching between the pillows being replaced by tacking at the corners of the pillows.
Patent GB-218558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the assembling of precious stones, beads and the like
IPC: A44C17/00
Filed: 1923-11-30
Abstract: 218,558. Soc. Boucheron et Radius. Oct. 22, 1023, [Convention date]. Beads, threading.-For the assembling of beads, precious stones, &c. of a geometric form to form necklaces, collars, tiaras, pendants, &c., the stones 1 are pierced with small holes adjacent their peripheries through which the threading material 3 connecting adjacent stones is passed without impairing the reflective and refractive effects of the individual stones. The portions of the threading material between adjacent stones may be parallel as shown, or crossed or twisted together.
Patent GB-230159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to bowden mechanism
IPC: F16C1/16
Filed: 1923-12-01
Abstract: 230,159. Brown, C., and Brown & Barlow, Ltd. Dec. 1, 1923. Control mechanism. - A rotatable hand-grip, which actuates Bowden transmission mechanism by displacing the outer incompressible member or casing thereof, comprises a sleeve or tubulus adapted to be mounted upon a carrier tube, such as the handle-bar of a motor cycle, so that it is co-axial therewith and axially immovable. The Bowden mechanism may be outside the carrier tube in which case the tubulus is not necessarily axially immovable. In the form shown, the end l of the Bowden casing q is seated in a slide j, being soldered or brazed thereto or retained in position by the reaction of the element to be operated, such as the slide valve of a carburettor. The slide j is actuated by a screw thread c formed on the forward end of the sleeve or tubulus a mounted on the handle-bar tube b. The tubulus is retained in position by a casing d carrying the slide j and enclosing the screw thread which is confined between a flange e and a sleeve or ring f secured together with the casing d, to the handle-bar by a pin or bolt g. The Bowden cable m is passed through longitudinal slots n, i, in the casing d and slide j respectively, a button p on its head o being anchored in a seating in the casing, enabling actuation to be effected by a thrust on the incompressible member q.