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Patent GB-689041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to roofs for motor vehicle bodies
IPC: B60J7/043
Filed: 1949-12-31
Abstract: 689,041. Sliding roofs for vehicles. WEATHERSHIELDS, Ltd., and BISHOP, W. H. Jan. 22, 1951 [Dec. 31, 1949], No. 33493/49. Class 108 (i). A sheet-metal roof for a saloon car is formed from three pressings comprising a centre deck and near and offside quarter pressings welded together at their edges, in which a raised rib or bead, preferably of inverted V or partcylindrical cross-section, is formed on each edge of the centre deck or on the inner edge of each quarter pressing and the adjacent edge of the other pressing, or pressings, is formed with an upwardly-curved or cranked lip which fits against and is welded to the adjacent wall of the rib or bead, and at the front end of the roof the centre deck is omitted or cut away to provide an opening, which is covered by a panel slidable longitudinally on guides on the roof between the ribs or beads. A rib 13 is formed as an inverted V-shape pressing at the inner extremity of each side quarter panel of the roof, the depending flange 16 being welded to the side flange 21 of a watercheck frame 20. This frame, which is fitted with an insert 25 for the attachment of a trim strip 26, carries an outwardly-directed flange 24 which fits within a felt-lined slide 24<1> secured to the sliding panel 28. The sliding panel may be locked in any position by laterally movable bars 33 each flanged down at its end and provided with a pad 36 of friction material which grips the outer edge of each flange 24 when the rods 33 are moved inwardly by a locking handle (not shown). The front edge of the panel 28 carries a sealing rubber strip which presses against an inclined front wall of the water-check frame when the panel is shut and the rear edge carries a flexible rubber strip which presses on the top surface of the centre roof panel. Further ribs, Fig. 1 (not shown), are pressed in the rear body panels to blend with the ribs in the roof panels and a method of mounting the rear light in rubber mouldings, Figs. 8 and 9 (not shown), between the ribs is described.
Patent GB-655650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to photo-electric colorimetry
IPC: G01N21/25
Filed: 1948-12-31
Abstract: 655,650. Photo-electric colorimeter. ROUY, A. L. M. A. Dec. 31, 1948, No. 33602. [Class 40 (iii)] In a photo-electric colorimeter the photo-cell is prevented from receiving heat from the transformer supplying the lamp by surrounding the transformer with a partition consisting of two spaced highlypolished walls and the casing of the instrument is provided with louvres in the top and apertures in the bottom to enable air to circulate by convection. As shown, light from a lamp 1 passes through a filter 2 mounted in a rotatable holder 20, so that any one of a number of filters may be inserted at will, through a tube 71<SP>1</SP>, mounted in a holder 3 and containing the solution under test, and on to a photo-cell 4, the output of which is indicated on a meter 5. The photo-cell is mounted on a shaft 56 and may be rotated by gearing 58 and a knob 60. The instrument housing is provided with louvres 33, 43 above the lamp and filter and holes 34, 42 below. The apparatus is supported on angle-iron 6 cut away as at 7 and 9 to allow air to circulate freely beneath the apparatus. A plate 37 with a window 40 stops heat from the lamp reaching the filter. The inside of the lamp compartment is highly polished. The photo-cell is situated in a separate compartment 35 within the main instrument housing and the walls of this compartment are blackened. Louvres 54 in the top of the cell compartment and holes 53 in the bottom allow air to circulate around the cell. The transformer 63 is situated inside two spaced polished walls 64, 46 and the inside of the transformer compartment is highly polished. The casing immediately above the transformer is provided with louvres and below it with holes.
Patent GB-1100075-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle steering assembly
IPC: B62D1/04
Filed: 1966-07-25
Abstract: 1,100,075. Securing steering wheels on shafts. IDEAS FOR AUTO & BIKE SPECIALTIES Inc. 27 July, 1966 [6 May, 1966], No. 33731/66. Heading F2U. [Also in Division B7] A plastic steering wheel is secured to a metal steering rod 26 having an end portion formed with two flats which passes through a correspondingly shaped bore 24 in a hub 22 of the wheel, and through correspondingly shaped bores in metal locking elements 42, 36 which are non-rotatably mounted in recesses at each side of the hub. The end of the steering rod is threaded, the steering wheel being located between an abutment nut 34 and a nut 52 which may be of the self-locking type, or a lockwasher may be interposed between the nut and the element 42. In a modification the abutment nut 34 is replaced by a shoulder formed on the rod 26.
Patent GB-1041169-A (GB)
Title: Rotable solid bowl centrifuge having a discharge worm
Inventor: SCHNEIDER FRITZ
IPC: B04B1/20
Filed: 1965-08-06
Abstract: 1,041,169. Centrifugal separators. BETEILIGUNGS-UND PATENTVERWALTUNGSGESELLSCHAFT. Aug. 6, 1965, No. 33772/65. Heading B2P. A rotatable drum-type centrifuge for separating the solid and liquid constituents of a suspension comprises an overflow weir 6 for the lighter liquid constituent, another overflow weir 4 for the heavier liquid constituent situated on the downstream side of the weir 6 and constituting one side of a channel which communicates with the centrifuge settling chamber having a discharge worm 9 for the solid constituent and has its base 3 spaced at a comparatively large radial distance from the axis of rotation of the centrifuge so that the surface layer of the heavier liquid lies outside the space swept by the worm 9. The suspension is fed through a pipe 11 and enters the settling chamber via openings 12 in a hollow shaft 10 carrying the worm 9 which rotates at a speed different from that of the drum 1. The solids are conveyed by the worm to an outlet 2. To assist separation, the inner surface of the wall of the drum may be provided with longitudinal or spiral grooves which serve to increase the friction between the solids and the drum and also provide flow channels for the heavier liquid constituent.
Patent GB-625923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to horticultural frames
IPC: A01G9/14
Filed: 1946-11-14
Abstract: 625,923. Horticultural and window frames; structural members. REDMAN, sen., T., REDMAN, jun., T., BATTLEY, A., METAL SECTIONS, Ltd., and BRYAN, E. Nov. 14, 1946, No. 33797. [Classes 20(i), 20(ii) and 20(iii)] Three sides 13, 14, Fig. 1 of a rectangular cold frame A in a frame assembly are formed of longitudinally slotted metal tubing to receive the edges of a sheet of glass, the fourth side consisting of a flat metal bar 16 underlying the glass sheet. Some or all of the tubular members may be provided with flanges 19, Figs. 1, 2, disposed so.as to cover the joint between the frame and a similar adjoining frame. As shown in Fig. 1, the assembly comprises four frames A, B, C, D, the three tubular members of each frame being connected together by mitred welded joints. The frames are each of a different type. Thus the side members 13 and top members 14 are plain tubes while side members 13a and top members 14a are flanged tubes. Frames A and B and C and D, respectively are hinged together in pairs along the centre line of the row of frames by means of brackets 22, Fig 3, welded to the underside of the tubes 13, 13a and hinged together at 23. The arrangement is such that when the paired frames are opened out until their top tubes 14, 14a abut, the frames A, B and C, D, respectively form shallow inverted Vs, in which position the frames are selfsupporting when their lower edges 16 are placed on the ground. The free edge of the glass sheet 18 which rests on the bar 16 is retained by means of grub screws 28 or by similar means. A single row of frames without brackets and hinges may be supported by means of the flanges 19 Figs. 9, 10 (not shown) of the top tubes 14a resting on the top of a low wall. The tubes which may have lipped slots and may be of polygonal section are preferably made from strip metal by cold rolling the strip so as to fold the strip longitudinally to form a double-walled flange (where required), to bend the flange over and to shape the remainder appropriately to form the tubular part.
Patent GB-301651-A (GB)
Title: Fodder and nutritive products and process for production of the same
IPC: A23C11/06
Filed: 1927-12-14
Abstract: 301,651. Nyrop, J. E. Dec. 14, 1927. Food preparations.-A milk-like, product is prepared by grinding soya-beans, maize or earth nuts with water or skimmed milk and an A vitamin containing fatty substance or oil is emulsified therein. The product is homogenized if necessary and then atomized into hot gases that act as a drying medium. Inactive, gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen are suitable. The atomization is effected at such a low temperature that the resulting powders may form milk-like products when mixed with water, skimmed milk or the like. The A-vitamin-containing oil may be prepared by adding to the oil an A-vitamin concentrate obtained by treating whale oil to a saponification process, the residue being deodorized and used as the concentrate. Whale oil may be used as the A-vitamin-containing oil after deodorization in the absence of air.
Patent GB-1127269-A (GB)
Title: By-pass gas turbine engine having a compressor and fan exit guide vane assembly
IPC: F02K3/06
Filed: 1967-07-24
Abstract: 1,127,269. Jet propulsion plant; gas turbine stator blade mounting. UNITED AIRCRAFT CORP. July 24, 1967 [Sept. 1, 1966 ], No.33953/67. Headings F1J and FIT. In a by-pass gas turbine engine, a vane assembly comprises a row of vanes 7 divided by a splitter 10 into radially inner portions 12 forming compressor stator vanes, and radially outer portions 8 forming fan exit guide vanes. The vane assembly is secured to the compressor casing 4 by relative rotation therebetween to bring a number of circumferentiallyspaced tongues 28 into overlapping engagement with a number of circumferentially-spaced tongues 26; bolts 22 prevent subsequent disengagement. Lugs 47 on shroud 36 engage slots 48 in outer casing 2 to transmit the torque applied to the vane portions 8 to the outer casing. The vane portions 12 and the radially inner and outer parts of vane portions 8 have the same constant degree of twist.
Patent GB-1595207-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for calibrating a photometric measuring device
IPC: G01N21/49
Filed: 1977-10-18
Abstract: To calibrate a photometric measuring device for determining the concentration of particular substances in a sample to be examined, such as blood, a reference element (17) is used which has optical characteristics similar to those of blood. The reference element (17) is longitudinally movable in the piston chamber (13) of a housing (9), relative to the measuring end (21) of an optical catheter (12) in order to be able to bring the latter optionally into close contact with the reference element. The optical characteristics of the reference element (17) are determined by a multiplicity of light-disposing particles (36) which are uniformly dispersed in a non-compressible transparent medium having a ductile surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-1469583-A (GB)
Title: Positive-displacement rotary machine
IPC: F01C1/344
Filed: 1974-08-01
Abstract: 1469583 Rotary positive-displacement fluid-machines L S KARPISEK 1 Aug 1974 34081/74 Heading F1F In a double-acting axially-sliding vane machine, which can be used as a motor or a pump, a rectangular blade 7 slides in a slot 6 in a disc 5 fixed to a rotary shaft 4 and extending into an annular groove 19 in the housing 1, 2, the lateral edges of the blade engaging with annular cam surfaces 8, and each of the latter having a "peak" P touching the disc and separating inlet and outlet ports 11, 12. The blade also engages with a groove 19 in the shaft, Fig. 19. Each of the surfaces 8 may have three peaks, Figs. 5 and 6 (not shown). The ports may be extended circumferentially of the disc, Figs. 7 to 9 (not shown). An additional inlet port (11A), Fig. 11 (not shown), may be incorporated such that its position relative to the port 11 can be varied.  Several discs may be disposed in tandem on a common shaft, Fig. 13 (not shown). The chambers on opposite sides of the disc may be in series or parallel as regards the flow of working fluid, Figs. 15 and 16 (not shown). The machine may be adapted to operate as a two-stage compressor, Figs. 17 and 18 (not shown). As shown in Fig. 19 the disc may have a rim 24 and the blade have an extension 20, and possibly a further extension 21 too, the latter sliding in a groove 25, and both of the extensions engaging with seals 23. Several alternative blade shapes and constructions are described with reference to Figs. 20 to 28 and 45 to 50 (not shown), for details of which the Specification should be referred to. The machine may be adapted to operate as an I.C. engine with spark or compression ignition, Figs. 29 to 36 (not shown), or alternatively, with continuous combustion, Fig. 37 (not shown). The machine may be furnished with a plurality of blades, Figs. 38 to 43 (not shown). Lubricating oil may be distributed by way of radial passages in the disc, Fig. 44 (not shown).
Patent GB-1471457-A (GB)
Title: Roofing
IPC: E04D3/38
Filed: 1974-08-01
Abstract: 1471457 Roof construction COMPTOIR TUILIER DU NORD and ETERNIT INDUSTRIES 1 Aug 1974 [2 Aug 1973 11 Jan 1974] 34088/74 Headings E1B and E1W Channel section roofing tiles having a tongue on one side face and a groove on the other side face are secured to a supporting framework of contiguous or spaced corrugated sheets 13, 13a by the engagement of battens or clips with a lip 6b. The fourth side of the tile may be closed and apertures provided therethrough for fixing the tile. In an eaves tile the wall 5 is extended and returned to define a fascia and may be secured in position by a gutter forming member. The tiles are drawn in lengths of 0.5m to 1.5m from clay including small quantities of sodium lignosulphate, cement mortar, resinous mortar, asbestos cement or P.V.C. The tiles may be self coloured or coated with sand coloured by metal oxide. The outer face 7 may be ribbed on a small scale in addition to the ridge 8. The ridge of the roof is formed by semicylindrical or di-hedral tiles set in mortar or dry and overlapping. Weatherproofing of the ridge may be by cellular foamed material.
Patent GB-211998-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in switch mechanism for use in electric lighting installations
IPC: H01H3/26
Filed: 1922-12-14
Abstract: 211,998. Sugden, C. Dec. 14, 1922. Electric-motor actuation.- In operating lighting-circuit switches by an electric motor 2, the motor is set in action by a hand push button switch 12a in a circuit' of lower voltage, and acts continuously through gearing to rotate switch blades 7, 7<a> into and out of contact with stationary members 9<a> - - 9<d>. The switch may be actuated independently by a handle through a ratchet clutch.
Patent GB-1068469-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in floor treating machines
IPC: A47L11/30
Filed: 1965-08-10
Abstract: 1,068,469. Floor scrubbing machines. R. E. CAIN. Aug. 10, 1965 [Aug. 13, 1964], No. 34214/65. Heading A4F. A floor scrubbing machine comprises a manually propelled wheeled frame 10, 12 having at its forward end a scrubbing unit driven by a motor 27, a tank 19 for cleaning liquid to be fed to the floor through a valve controlled tube 28, a tank 11 for receiving used cleaning liquid withdrawn from the floor by a suction fan (not shown) through a suction squeegee 39 carried by an arm 37 pivotally connected by a universal joint 38 to a cross-frame member 36. During changes in direction of movement of the machine the arm 37 may pivot about a vertical axis; and when the squeegee is not in use the arm 37 may be pivoted upwardly and held by the engagement of an apertured lug 44 thereon with a catch 43.
Patent GB-1171029-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Damper Arrangement for Exhaust Ventilating Installation.
Inventor: SILVER ROBERT NORMAN
IPC: F24F7/02
Filed: 1967-07-26
Abstract: 1,171,029. Roof ventilators. SUPERVENTS Ltd. 1 Aug., 1968 [26 July, 1967], No. 34274/67. Heading F4V. In a roof ventilator having a main and a standby fan an automatic damper is provided comprising two outlets both of which are normally partly open, but when one fan is started the associated outlet is opened fully by the force of air and the other outlet is closed. The closure members 43, 44 are pivoted (or in some embodiments rigidly fixed) to a beam 39 pivoted at its mid-point to a bracket 40. The fans 36, 37 may be single or double inlet centrifugal fans or axial flow fans. When fan 37 is operated, member 44 swings fully open to the full line position and member 43 closes the other aperture. In other embodiments, the fans may both discharge upwardly (Fig. 2) or may be placed side by side (Fig. 10); the dampers may carry weights (Fig. 4) or may be shaped to facilitate the outflow of air (Fig. 6).
Patent GB-1352001-A (GB)
Title: Optical diffraction filters
IPC: G02B5/20
Filed: 1971-07-22
Abstract: 1352001 Optical filters BELZERS PATENT-UND BETEILIGUNGS AG 22 July 1971 [5 Aug 1970] 34335/71 Heading G2J Diffraction images, such as star effects in the photography of illuminated signs, are obtained by placing outside the image plane of the objective lens but within its focal length, a diffraction filter comprising a light-permeable substrate supporting an interference filter which is distributed in zones to form a diffraction grid. The interference filter may be produced from a plurality of layers of a di-electric and may be arranged as a series of parallel strips, e.g. as a diffraction grating or two or more gratings which cross one another or in the form of a series of concentric rings.
Patent GB-1004770-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to collapsible hoods for vehicles
IPC: B60J7/12
Filed: 1964-08-21
Abstract: 1,004,770. Hood linkages. DAIMLER-BENZ A.G. Aug. 21, 1964 [Aug. 28, 1963], No. 34339/64. Heading B7B. A hood linkage having main pillars 5, a hood frame 4 pivoted to them at 6 and an actuating link 10 pivoted at 12 to an extension 13 of the frame 4 has the control link 15 formed in two jointed parts 21, 22. The hood frame 4 is subdivided by a joint at 3 and when the hood is in the collapsed position indicated in single lines in Fig. 1, the joint 20 rests on a lateral extension 24 on the frame 4 so that when pressure is applied to the actuating link 10, the line of force acting on the part 14 of the hood frame 4 to erect it is at the more favourable angle instead of the angle #<SP>1</SP> which would apply if the link 15 was not jointed.
Patent GB-1023846-A (GB)
Title: Additive for gluten-containing and other foodstuffs
IPC: A61K31/375
Filed: 1963-08-30
Abstract: 1,023,846. Food additives. P. ARLES. Aug. 30, 1963, No. 34368/63. Heading A2B and A2D. An additive for foodstuffs in the form of granules (2-6 mm. diameter) have a core or ascorbic acid and lactose, the core also including agglomerating agents comprising a fatty substance and saccharose, the granules being encased in a water-soluble coating e.g. starch. In an example granules are prepared from 30 parts ascorbic acid, 70 parts lactose, 3 parts castor oil (the fatty agglomerating substance) 6 parts saccharose enclosed in a coating of 41 parts starch. The additive is for use with glutencontaining foodstuffs, particularly products having a cereal base, such as cereals or biscuits; or it can be used as a preservative with foodstuffs, whether of animal or vegetable origin, such as jams, fatty food-substance and sauces, condiments, beers, syrups, sodas, non-alcoholic beverages, frozen eggs, concentrated milk and powdered milk.
Patent GB-457420-A (GB)
Title: Automatic brake shoe adjuster
IPC: F16D65/52
Filed: 1935-12-12
Abstract: 457,420. Adjusting internal brakes. BICHENO, A., 41, Walnut Tree Road, Heston, and HONESS, J. N., 868, Great West Road, Osterley, both in Middlesex. Dec. 12, 1935, No. 34464. [Class 103 (i)] In an internal-expanding brake the clearance between the shoe C and the oper. ating - cam H produced by automatic adjustment of the brake by the adjuster K is automatically taken up by sliding wedges E. F. con nected together by a spring 9 tending tc draw them together The block E is fixed to the shoe C. The adjuster K is con nected to the shoe C by a pin 0 having sufficient clearnace in a member P mounted on the shoe to allow normal operation of the brake. When wear occurs a spring plunger M is moved over a tooth on the ratchet L, fixed to the back plate and the return movement of the shoe is correspondingly shortened. A flat Q prevents further adjustment when the liners are worn out.
Patent GB-483544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in swivels for fishing tackle and the like
IPC: A01K91/03
Filed: 1937-12-14
Abstract: 483,544. Fishing-tackle. FRANZEN, H. Dec. 14, 1937, No. 34568. Convention date, Jan. 11. [Class 48] To prevent the twisting of fishing- lines when used with spinning tackle, the shackle has a centre 1 with inclined wings 2 tending to rotate the swivel in an opposite direction to that of the bait.
Patent GB-1157201-A (GB)
Title: Mould Cope Cleaning Device
Inventor: MOORE CHESTER LEVI
IPC: B22C23/02
Filed: 1966-08-02
Abstract: 1,157,201. Cleaning moulds. AMSTED INDUSTRIES Inc. 2 Aug., 1966, No. 34634/66. Heading B3F. Mould copes 14 are moved on a conveyer 16 to a cleaning station where a frame 34 of beams 36 and connecting members 40 is moved (by the piston 84 of a pneumatic cylinder 82) on guide rods 32 of a fixed frame 26, 28, 30 so that cleaner heads 42, 44 are moved into riser holes 20 in the cope to dislodge sand &c., e.g. from riser liners, for collection and conveyance. Instead of descending into the holes 20, the copes 14 may be oriented so that the heads 42, 44 may ascend into them or enter them horizontally or at an angle to the vertical. A central head 42 has cleaning fingers 50 for entering holes in a spider 21 in the hub riser of a railcarwheel mould. The outer heads 44 have radial blades 72, Fig. 2, and an annular cutting edge 78 and brush 64. The heads 42, 44 may be reciprocated in the holes 20 by the cylinder 82 or the outer heads 44 may be rotationally oscillated by a belt drive. Operation of the conveyer and the movable frame 34 is controlled by switches and other controls 86a-86g actuated by movement of the cope, frame &c.