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Patent GB-2084185-A (GB)
Title: Alcoholic beverage containing cream
IPC: C12G3/04
Filed: 1980-09-15
Abstract: An alcoholic beverage comprising cream (preferably supplied as double cream), aqueous alcoholic spirit (e.g. Scotch whisky), and stabilizing agent comprising at least one of citric acid and its sodium and potassium salts. A preferred agent is trisodium citrate. The beverage preferably also contains emulsifier, sugar, and flavouring and colouring agents. The use of the specified stabilizing agent can impart a longer shelf life than exhibited by known alcoholic cream beverages.
Patent GB-2085830-A (GB)
Title: Conveyor systems with reduced speed of receptacles at loading stations
IPC: B07C3/08
Filed: 1980-10-25
Abstract: A conveyor system e.g. for a postal sorting office incorporates a speed reduction arrangement to enable manual loading of the conveyor with parcels or packages. The conveyor has a plurality of separate endless chain drives which are driven in synchronism by a common drive means (3). The drive chains are attached to trays which travel in sequence along a common sorting path (2) and the attachment of the drives is such that each is separately attached successively to every Nth tray (1) along the sorting path (2) where N is the number of separate drives. The chains, are arranged to be separated into N separate loading loops e.g. (4); (5); (6), and (7), where the trays (1) travel at reduced speed due to a slackening of the chain drive to bunch the trays; the chain drives being accelerated where they come together again on the sorting path. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2066352-A (GB)
Title: Reducing panel vibrations, e.g. panels of engine oil sumps
IPC: F16F15/02
Filed: 1980-11-25
Abstract: To minimise the vibration of a panel at one resonant frequency, the panel has a preformed unexcited configuration equivalent to the mode shape induced in the panel at the resonant frequency. To minimise the response of a panel at more than one resonant frequency, the panel has a preformed unexcited configuration equivalent to a weighted superposition of the mode shapes induced in the panel by a plurality of resonant frequencies.
Patent GB-2065276-A (GB)
Title: Ball valve
IPC: F16K5/06
Filed: 1980-12-11
Abstract: A floating ball valve has seat rings (102) disposed on diametrically opposite sides of the ball (C), a frusto- conical disc spring (104) mounted between each seat ring and an associated valve body shoulder to urge the seat rings into engagement with the ball and a reinforcing ring (100) disposed at the forward end of each seat ring to act as a rigid bearing surface. A groove may be formed in the rear face (122) of the seat ring (102) to facilitate flexure thereof when the seat ring is made of acetal resin, rather than PTFE. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2089939-A (GB)
Title: Pressure Regulator
IPC: G05D16/10
Filed: 1980-12-16
Abstract: The pressure regulator comprises a housing within which an inlet chamber 3 and an outlet chamber 5 are located. A control port 11 provides communication between the chambers and is defined between cooperating parts of the housing and a piston 15, the piston extending through both chambers and having portions 17, 19 of different diameters which are slidably received in complementary bores 21, 23 in the housing. The piston presents an increased surface area to the fluid within said outlet chamber 5 such that the fluid entering said chamber acts to urge the piston into a position to close the control port. Spring means act on the piston to oppose said fluid action to maintain the control port in an open condition consistent with the pressure required at the outlet of said chamber 5. Drain passages (29, 21) extend from the bores (21, 23) to pressure control means (33) for equalising the load due to the pressures on opposite ends of the piston (15) which result from leakage. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2062544-A (GB)
Title: Plastic binder with binder boards of paperboard and method of manufacturing the same
IPC: B42F13/00
Filed: 1980-04-21
Abstract: A binder of plastic with boards of paperboard, the fastening edges of which, to the back, are grasped essentially in a U-shape, in section, by the plastic fastening edges (3) of the back (2) and are securely anchored to the same by the binder board (1) fastening edges (6) having through-holes, in which the plastic forms pillar-shaped bridges (3a) joining the legs of the U. Preferably, the binder boards have along their free edges continuous edge protectors (4), essentially U-shaped in section and injection molded against said edges at the same time as the fastening edge, which are anchored to the binder boards by their free edges also having through-holes, in which the plastic forms pillar-shaped bridges (4a) joining the legs of the U. Likewise, a method of manufacturing such a binder, in which the two binder boards of paperboard are provided, at least along the edges which are to be fastened to the back, with a plurality of holes, and the binder boards are inserted into an injection molding machine against a molding tool, which, together with the fastening edges of the binder boards, forms the molding cavity for the binder back, fastening edges and possibly edge protectors as well. Thermoplastic material is then injected into the mold cavity, which is thereby filled up so that after hardening of the plastic it forms the binder's back, the fastening edges (3) grasping around the binder board fastening edges (6), and preferably also the edge protectors for the binder boards.
Patent GB-2092528-A (GB)
Title: Life-saving vessels
IPC: B63C9/06
Filed: 1981-02-10
Abstract: A life saving vessel has the shape of a rigid closed cylinder 1 and is reversible. The cylinder 1 has a hermetically sealable door 20 in its sidewall 15 as well as portholes 22. It also has a rigid outer skin 10 made of aluminium, an inner skin 11 contiguous with the outer skin made of asbestos and a relatively thick layer 12 of foam material contiguous with the inner skin 11 to provide insulation and buoyancy. The interior of the vessel has two vertically spaced-apart circular rows of seats 14, 14' adjacent the side wall of the cylinder. The lower row 14 adjacent the floor 13' of the cylinder 1 is upside up and the upper row 14 is upside down so that, if the cylinder 1 is overturned in heavy seas, the upper row 14 will assume right side up position and vice-versa. To this end, the cylinder 1 is symmetrical about its middle horizontal plane. Ventilation apertures 16 are provided in the upper and lower surface of the cylinder respectively and a skeletal structure 6-9 of hollow metal tubing is also provided. A support structure 24 secured to the ship deck is also provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2073564-A (GB)
Title: Plough turn-over mechanism
IPC: A01B3/421
Filed: 1981-03-31
Abstract: The invention relates to a hydraulic turning mechanism for a two-way turn-over plough which can be attached to a tractor, having a double-acting piston-and-cylinder unit 5, 2 and a reversing device reacting to the operation of a tractor valve 28 with a control piston 10 which changes over depending on pressure and which has two active surfaces of different size. The control chamber 25 of the control piston is connected via a flow path which is constricted and can be controlled by a valve member 14, to the return, and the valve member holds the flow path open so long as a predetermined pressure in the control chamber or a predetermined pressure difference between control chamber and return is not exceeded. Thus assurance is provided that, after the double stroke of the piston-and-cylinder unit has been completed, the control piston moves back in a short time to its initial position, without any special controls of the tractor valve. The turning mechanism is therefore ready for a fresh turning after a short time, particularly when only the pressure supply line can be connected up and disconnected through the tractor valve and the return line is taken directly back into the tank. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2096055-A (GB)
Title: Anti-copying systems for copying machines
IPC: G03C5/08
Filed: 1981-04-07
Abstract: An anti-copying system or method of coloring an original document with pre-selected background and image colors which, in combination, inhibit or prevent intelligible reproduction on xerographic and electrostatic copying machines.
Patent GB-2099199-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for processing a plurality of like objects
IPC: G07D5/08
Filed: 1981-04-22
Abstract: An unordered flow of coins is arranged into an ordered flow by passing through an opening (5) onto a spinning disc (1) where they are moved by centrifugal forces to form an annular succession (14) around the perimeter of the disc (1), the succession feeding in single file into an outlet passageway (8). Linear electric induction motors (12, 13) are used to accelerate the coins (14) into the outlet passageway. The motors (12, 13) can also be used to rotate the disc. The spacing between the coins in the outlet passageway can be controlled by accelerating or decelerating the coins with a further linear motor. A technique is also disclosed for sorting coins of different physical characteristics, for example alloy content, by accelerating them into free flight by means of a linear motor, such that coins of different characteristics assume different trajectories, and providing spaced apart receptacles for the coins travelling along the different trajectories. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2075930-A (GB)
Title: Hydraulic locking unit for locking tippable driving cabs of lorries
IPC: B62D33/07
Filed: 1981-04-28
Abstract: In a hydraulic locking unit for locking tippable driving cabs an intermediate member (9) is installed between the shock absorber (2) and/or spring (8) arrangement for the driving cab (10) and the driving cab itself, thereby ensuring that, at the end of the spring travel, the driving cab cannot tip when a receiving member (11) fixed to the cab 10 receives a locking member (13) arranged on the member 9. The arrangement allows the cab to be locked from tipping without eliminating its spring suspension. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2099519-A (GB)
Title: A variable displacement pump or fluid motor
IPC: F04B1/07
Filed: 1981-06-02
Abstract: A variable displacement pump or fluid motor comprises an arrangement of sets of cylinders (8) and pistons (1, 2), each set comprising two cylinders and two pistons, the two cylinders being connected together exclusively by an individual connecting fluid chamber (7) forming, together with one piston accommodated in each cylinder, a single fluid space communicating with an external fluid system via flow control valves (3, 4) located in the wall of the fluid space. Variable displacement is obtained by causing the pistons to reciprocate at constant stroke length and equal frequency in a controllable variable phase relationship by a differential motion mechanism. A single pump may contain one set or a plurality of sets of cylinders and pistons. The pump is capable of functioning as a motor in response to reverse pressure applied at the inlet and outlet valves except at the extreme condition of zero displacement. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2079487-A (GB)
Title: A method and apparatus for scanning an object using light
IPC: H04N1/113
Filed: 1981-06-29
Abstract: A method and apparatus for scanning e.g. photosensitive material using a modulated light beam (B) or beams for use in a picture reproducing machine such as laser reproducing apparatus for plate making are disclosed. The photo sensitive material 2 mounted on the inner surface of a holder having a cylinder-like curvature is exposed by scanning the light beam B via prism 13 and focussing lens 14 onto fixed mirror 4 and rotary mirror 3 arranged on a rotating axis parallel with the holder's central axis, from the direction perpendicular thereto, scanning is accomplished by rotating the rotary mirror by motor 5 (vertical scan) and moving the light beam in the direction of the rotating axis of the rotary mirror (horizontal scan) by screw 23 driven by motor 25. Encoder 7 controls the modulation of the beam. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2084081-A (GB)
Title: Multiple-character-impressing stamps, and character-holding magazines for use with such stamps
IPC: B41K1/08
Filed: 1981-08-28
Abstract: A multiple-character-impressing stamp of the individually-insertable- and-removable-character kind is hand- operated and is equipped with a mechanism which, when operated, will eject any selected one of the characters from the stamp without the need to dismantle the stamping head. The mechanism comprises a pushrod (28) which is slidable into and out of the character-holding head (11) of the stamp and which works in combination with a member (25) slidable or rotatable across the stamp body. The character, electing end of the pushrod (28) is constrained to move with said member (25) in linear or curving motion back and forth across the stamping head (11). A spring.loaded detent means (D, CS) locates and holds the movable member (25) in each of a plurality of selectable positions across the stamping head (11). When the member is so held, the end of the rod (28) is positioned behind a selected character- bearing block (15) and the rod can be operated to eject that character from the stamping head. A magazine is also disclosed which co-operates with the stamp in such a way that any selected character can be ejected from the magazine and into a character-receiving space in the stamping head without the need to handle the character-bearing blocks (15). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2092715-A (GB)
Title: Radiator valve
IPC: F24D19/08
Filed: 1981-11-26
Abstract: A radiator valve, suitable for location at either the flow or return connections of a radiator incorporated into a circulation fluid central heating system, comprises a main valve body (1) enclosing a valve chamber (2). A control valve member (11) located in the chamber (2) acts in the closed position to prevent flow between an inlet and an outlet of the chamber and hence between the radiator and the circulatory system. The valve body (1) has a limb (4) perpendicular to a hollow portion (14) which is coaxial with another limb (3), so that the valve body is Tee-shaped. The main valve body (1) has an integral boss (25) perpendicular to the limbs and having an axial bore (20), open at its inner end to the chamber (2) and threaded to receive a drain valve member (29) which is retracted during draining of the radiator through a passage in the boss (25), during which a hose (35) is pushed over the boss. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2113203-A (GB)
Title: Ammonium salts of 4-hydroxy- 1,2-benzothiazine-1,1-dioxides and pharmaceutical preparations containing them
Inventor: SELE ALEX
IPC: C07D279/02
Filed: 1982-01-19
Abstract: Ammonium salts of substituted 3,4-dihydro-2H-1,2-benzothiazine- 1,1-dioxides of the formula I   <IMAGE>  in which     Ph represents an optionally substituted 1,2-phenylene radical,     R represents an optionally substituted heteroaryl radical, R1 represents hydrogen or an optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical of aliphatic character and AmH<(+)> represents the ammonium cation derived from a pharmaceutically acceptable di-lower alkyl-, di-(hydroxy-lower alkyl)- or tri- (hydroxy-lower alkyl)-amine, have substantial advantages compared with known salts of 4- hydroxy-2H-1,2-benzothiazine-3- carboxamide-1,1-dioxides. The novel salts are produced by reacting an acid of the formula I or a salt thereof with an amine Am (III) or with a salt thereof. The novel ammonium salts of the formula I can be used as active ingredients in anti-inflammatory pharmaceutical preparations.
Patent GB-2091821-A (GB)
Title: A rolling bearing unit
IPC: B60B35/18
Filed: 1982-01-26
Abstract: A rolling bearing unit, for fitting a wheel to a vehicle, comprises relatively rotatable radially inner and outer members one of which (24) is to be secured to the vehicle and has a radially extending flange (25). The flange (25) has four separate bolt holes (27) lying at the four corners of a rectangle for securing that one member to the vehicle. The diagonals of the rectangle intersect at an angle (2 alpha ) of 60 DEG  +/- 5 DEG  and at a point lying on the axis of that one member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2114542-A (GB)
Title: Tool box trays
Inventor: JOHNS LEONARD THOMAS
IPC: B25H3/06
Filed: 1982-01-30
Abstract: A generally cuboid tray is formed from a single pre-finished flat steel blank by bending up side walls 22, 24 and end walls 26 from an oblong rectangular central portion. Tabs 30, 32 of the end walls are turned inwards to overlap the side walls on the inside and are gripped by folded-over top edge portions 38, 40 of the side walls. A one-piece pre-finished steel lid 42 is pivotally mounted by means of rivets passing through the end walls of the tray and overlying hinge flaps 44 of the lid. Alternatively the lid, and parallel-linkage links for coupling a set of trays in a cantilever tool box, can be secured by means of integral eyelets pressed out from the end walls. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2093421-A (GB)
Title: Storage Arrangement for Truck Conveyor Trolleys
IPC: E04H6/36
Filed: 1982-02-19
Abstract: The arrangement comprises a front trolley unit 4 and a rear trolley unit 8 supporting an article carrier 1 for receiving an article A to be conveyed, a running rail R for the front and rear trolley units storage rails R3, R4 at a storage location for storing the front and rear trolley units; transfer rails R1, R2 at the storage location, said transfer rails in a first position cooperating with the running rail to enable transfer of the front and rear trolley units between the running and the transfer rails, and in a second position cooperating with the storage rails to enable transfer of the front and rear trolley units between the transfer and the storage rails; means M1 for displacing the transfer rails between the first and second positions; and drive means M2 at the storage locations for transferring the front and rear trolley units between the storage rails and the transfer rails. In an alternative arrangement, the transfer rails act as storage rails and are replaced in the running rail by further rail sections. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2094307-A (GB)
Title: Amphoteric fatty acid-amino acid salts and their use in detergent compositions
IPC: C09K23/18
Filed: 1982-03-08
Abstract: Detergent compounds of the formula   <IMAGE> wherein R1 is alkyl or substituted alkyl containing from about 6 to 18 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof; R2 is alkyl containing from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms and mixtures thereof or alkyl amido of the formula   <IMAGE> wherein R3 is alkyl containing from about 8 to 18 carbon atoms; Z is H or lower alkyl containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and Y is alkylene containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 are the same or different and are  -[-CH2CH2-COOX]n  -[-CH2-COOX]n  -[-CH2CHOH-CH2SO3X]n or  -[-CH2-CHOH-CH2-OPO3X]n wherein X is a water soluble cation and n is 1 or 2 with the proviso that if only one of A1 and A2 are selected from the anionic salt moieties above, the other is alkyl or hydroxyalkyl with 1-4 C atoms. Detergent compositions comprise, as about 1-50% by weight of the total, at least one detergent compound as specified above.
Patent GB-2107443-A (GB)
Title: Container ventilation
Inventor: JENKINS RONALD WILLIAM
IPC: B65D88/74
Filed: 1982-07-02
Abstract: A wall, especially for a transport container or van body has inner and outer surfaces spaced by the thickness of the wall. The thickness may be by reason of corrugation of sheet material, e.g. steel, or by provision of plane sheet, e.g. aluminium, on spaced uprights, or by use of a laminar 1, 2, 3 such as "G.R.P." or "F.R.P.". A ventilator structure is included within the thickness of the wall so as not to present any projection beyond the inner and outer surfaces. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2102809-A (GB)
Title: Reinforced cellular polyester resin sheets
Inventor: MAZZOLA MASSIMO
IPC: B29C44/12
Filed: 1982-07-08
Abstract: Flat or shaped covering sheets are essentially constituted of a low density cellular material reinforced with glass fibers, based on unsaturated polyester resins. The sheets are suitable for covering buildings and areas, and possess opaqueness, high thermal insulating capacity, resistance for long periods to atmospheric agents and high mechanical characteristics whereby they provide a walking surface. Processes for transforming foams based on unsaturated polyester resins into plane or shaped sheets, reinforced with glass fibers, and having a cellular structure are disclosed.
Patent GB-2103575-A (GB)
Title: Booms for cranes or the like
Inventor: THOMASSON WILLIAM ROY
IPC: B66C23/64
Filed: 1982-08-18
Abstract: A boom for a crane or the like comprises four longitudinal stiffening members 16 interconnected with four substantially flat longitudinal plates 17 in such a way that the boom has a substantially diamond shaped cross-section. As shown the members 16 are of rectangular hollow. section butt welded by welds 18 on the outside of the boom to the plates 17 while diaphragm plates 20 also interconnect the members 16 at spaced locations along the boom either by welds or by bolting flanges 22 to the members 16. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134066-A (GB)
Title: Stacking apparatus
Inventor: SMITH HAROLD
IPC: B65G57/06
Filed: 1983-01-18
Abstract: Stacking apparatus, e.g. for loading pallets 14 with prefilled sacks or other articles, includes an overhead carrier 21 having an openable floor 23 and which is movable in lateral and longitudinal directions and also rotatable about a vertical axis whereby the article may be positioned anywhere over the area of the pallet and also turned to give it the desired orientation relative to other articles already deposited. To enable successive layers of articles to be built up the pallet may be progressively lowered on a lift 17 operated by hoist mechanism (16) relative to the carrier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116459-A (GB)
Title: Tubular stem for electric hand soldering iron
Inventor: LOEWENTHAL ENRICO
IPC: B23K3/03
Filed: 1983-01-20
Abstract: A sheared plane blank (1) is provided with configurations (2) desired for reducing heat transmission and in addition, along its two opposite longitudinal edges (9), two or more complementary configurations (5, 6; 7, 8) provided with undercuts. The blank (1) is then wound to a tubular shape, and during this operation the complementary configuration 5, 6; 7, 8) are mutually coupled. Thus, a tubular stem is obtained whose production cost is equal to that of a stem having edges simply approached to one another, but in which the mutual engagement of the complementary configurations provided with undercuts positively acts to prevent the approached edges from moving away from one another, and thus allows supporting, without any deformation, stresses even directed from the inside to the outside of the tubular stem. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2134248-A (GB)
Title: Closed loop fibre-optic gyroscope
Inventor: BONE MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
IPC: G01C19/72
Filed: 1983-01-21
Abstract: A fibre-optic interferometer gyroscope includes means 16, 17 for applying a first phase modulation in the loop operated path at a frequency 1 DIVIDED 4 tau , where  tau  is the loop transit time, and means 18, 19 for synchronously applying a second phase nulling modulation at a frequency 1 DIVIDED 2 tau . In synchronism with the phase nulling modulation the output of the loop is sampled. The phase nulling modulation is controlled by a feedback signal from the gyroscope output. The gyroscope is thus operated in a phase nulled mode with the Sagnac signal cancelled. <IMAGE>