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Patent GB-2065458-A (GB)
Title: A cooking aid
IPC: A47J37/00
Filed: 1980-12-09
Abstract: A cooking aid (11) comprises a length of hollow tube (12) having open ends, at least one of which has an axially projecting tab or ear (13) constituting directing means for deflecting gas/radiant energy into the interior of the tube (12) when in use. The tube is adapted for insertion through food (10) to be cooked with both ends projecting therefrom, the tube (12) being formed of heat-resistant material, such as aluminium, or by a non-metallic material if a micro-wave oven is used. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2069300-A (GB)
Title: Radiant heating elements for smooth top cookers
IPC: H05B3/74
Filed: 1981-01-30
Abstract: An electric heater unit for "smooth top" cookers employs two or more heater elements in the same unit. It is known to use a thermal cut-out device extending over the heater unit where a single element is used, but design problems develop when two or more elements are employed in the same unit, of which at least one is independently energisable. According to the invention an elongate thermal cut-out device (16) extends across said one (central) element but is thermally isolated from the other (peripheral) element or elements. Thus, the device (16) operates only in response to the one element. Such thermal isolation can be accomplished by enclosing a portion (30) of the device (16) which extends across the other element or elements in a block (26) of thermal insulation material, or in a sheath of thermally conductive material which carries any heat from the other element or elements toaheat sink. In a third alternative, the effective length of the device terminates at the boundary (14) of the one element. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2069026-A (GB)
Title: Concealed wall safes
IPC: E05G1/02
Filed: 1981-02-12
Abstract: A wall safe is concealed behind a utility, preferably a dummy electric utility, such as a power socket. An otherwise conventional face plate (6) of an electric socket may be secured to conceal an otherwise conventional wall safe, or may afford a door to the wall safe. In such latter circumstance, locking mechanism may be operated by the insertion of a key (12) through one of the pin apertures (8) of the dummy socket, to operate the locking mechanism to lock the dummy socket in position, or to release the dummy socket to permit access to the contents of the safe. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2069672-A (GB)
Title: Furnace taphole
IPC: D01F9/08
Filed: 1981-02-16
Abstract: A furnace taphole comprising a central conduit(1) of carbon set in a mass(2) of refractory material, and an electrical conductor(3) which at least partially encircles the central conduit and is operable to cause heating of the conduit. The conductor (3) can be an induction coil, or it can be one electrode with the conduit being another. The conduit outlet preferably has a liquid-cooled jacket. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2074509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the coupling of contiguous structures
IPC: B63B35/38
Filed: 1981-04-10
Abstract: First (1) and second barges (2) are provided with coupling apparatus (3) comprising upper and lower staples (4) on the first barge, upper and lower hooks (5) on the second barge, operable to engage with the staples (4) and a lever (6) pivotally mounted on the first barge so that it can be moved towards the second barge and engage therewith by way of the upper hooks. Movement of the lever towards the second barge (2) results in the lever blocking release of the lower hook (5) from the lower staple (4). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2096884-A (GB)
Title: Perforated support panels
IPC: A47F5/08
Filed: 1981-04-22
Abstract: A metal perforated support panel has perforations (2) that each have a corresponding perimeter portion (3) deformed out of the plane of the panel to the same side of the panel, for co- operation with fittings intended for use with panels, such as hardboard pegboard, thicker than the thickness of the metal of the present panel. In a preferred form the remainder of the perimeter of each perforation (2) is un-deformed and serves for co- operation with fittings intended for support panels of the same thickness as the metal of the panel. In this case the panel can be used with both fittings intended for hardboard panels, and with fittings intended for thin metal panels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076344-A (GB)
Title: Motor-vehicle body
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 1981-04-27
Abstract: A motor-vehicle body comprises a bonnet 1 which extends between laterally located wings 3, from which it is separated by gaps 2. Flexible beads 4 mounted on edge regions of the bonnet overlap the gaps and edge regions of adjacent wings. The beads may be continued as flexible water-collecting channels in the region of side pillars framing the windscreen. The beads may be attached to the bonnet in readily detachable manner, for example by clip means. The beads protect pedestrians in the event of an accident. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076269-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing sheathed electric heating elements
IPC: H05B3/48
Filed: 1981-05-01
Abstract: A continuous method of manufacturing sheathed wire electric heating elements comprises the strip of bending a travelling strip (3) of ductile metal into tubular form, seam welding (4) the abutting edges of the strip together to form the sheath, introducing heating wire (6) and powdered electrically insulating material into the sheath through delivery tubes (9, 11) extending into the formed sheath (5) to a point beyond the region of the weld, providing between the weld region and said tubes (9, 11) a cooled thermally conducting member (19), compacting the powdered insulating material within the sheath, and cutting the latter into predetermined lengths to form individual heating elements. The use of the cooled thermally conducting member (19), which can be reciprocated to ensure that the same section does not remain continuously in the region of the weld, prevents the generation of localised hot spots on, and possible damage to, the wail of the delivery tube (11) used to convey the powdered insulating material into the sheath. The member (19) is cooled by argon (23, 24). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2076011-A (GB)
Title: Coated white diphenyl and stilbene fabric brighteners
IPC: D06L4/65
Filed: 1981-05-13
Abstract: Detergent additive compositions are disclosed comprising diphenyl and stilbene fabric brighteners that are normally coloured but which are rendered substantially white by mixture with hydroxyl- containing compounds and coating of the mixture with a normally solid water-soluble organic coating material.
Patent GB-2099490-A (GB)
Title: Steps
IPC: E06C1/397
Filed: 1981-06-02
Abstract: The invention provides steps having a frame, treads on the frame 4, wheels 16, 23 for moving the steps and means 14 engaging the ground in which at least one lower tread 12 is movable on the frame between an operative position for ascending the stairs and a non-operative position hindering ascent and means 20 are provided for ensuring that whenever the tread is moved to the operative position the steps are grounded and the movement of the steps over ground resisted. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2078307-A (GB)
Title: I.C. engine fuel feed device
IPC: F02N19/00
Filed: 1981-06-11
Abstract: The device comprises a fuel valve having inlets 19, 20 for fuel and air respectively through which an additional quantity of fuel can be injected during a starting operation into air inlets e.g. 3, which lead to the engine cylinders, and includes an accumulator formed by a retaining wall 14 which holds back some of said additional quantity of fuel, the quantity held back flowing under gravitational force through a bypass 18. The retaining wall 14 and by-pass 18 are located in a part of the inlet which is formed in the idle speed air duct 6. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2085572-A (GB)
Title: Heat Exchanger
IPC: F28F21/06
Filed: 1981-08-14
Abstract: A heat exchanger or an element therefore comprises two superposed sheets 19, preferably made of thin plastics material, joined along a plurality of parallel lines 20 to define channels and header means communicating with these channels. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2089512-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for Testing Fluids for Fouling
IPC: G01N33/18
Filed: 1981-09-25
Abstract: Deposition of scale 24 (fouling) from a fluid 16 is detected at various fluid flow rates by measuring the fluid temperature 8, with thermocouple 26, the surface temperature of a member 14 in the fluid flow having a heater element assigned at known rate. The fouling data, flow rate, & other data such as corrosion, pH & conductivity, are recorded & a computer generates therefrom a fouling factor which is time related to the other data. By introducing a quantity of antifoulant & monitoring its efficacy a final anti- foulant procedure may be derived. Flow rate may be measured as differential pressure across a venturi. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2089069-A (GB)
Title: Automatic control of speed
IPC: H02P23/00
Filed: 1981-10-06
Abstract: The signal from a first tacho pick-up (2) representing the rotation of a shaft is fed via limiting amplifier (4), differentiator (5) and sawtooth generator (6) to a comparator (7), whence a sawtooth signal offset from zero by an amount set by a d.c. reference (8) is supplied to an access-storage circuit (9). The value of the sawtooth voltage supplied to the circuit (9) is stored on the arrival of a pulse from a second tacho pick-up displaced in the direction of rotation of the shaft from the first, and is held constant until the arrival of a second pulse. The output voltage of the access-storage circuit (9) is supplied to the input of an amplifier (10) supplying the motor (1) driving the shaft. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2109768-A (GB)
Title: Form-fill-seal packaging machine
Inventor: BURLAND CHRISTOPER JOHN
IPC: B65B9/20
Filed: 1981-10-17
Abstract: In a form-fill-seal machine for packaging goods, e.g. coins, between opposed webs of plastics film (10, 26), two rolls (12, 28) of the film are provided one behind the other relative to a filling station so that one of the rolls is further from said station than the other, the film (26) from the further roll (28) being guided towards a nip with the film (10) from said one roll (12) by a hollow shoulder (30) through which the goods are fed between the films. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2107981-A (GB)
Title: Floral display article
Inventor: MURPHY CHARLES
IPC: A47G7/06
Filed: 1981-10-21
Abstract: A floral display article with a preferably flat front wall 1 formed with an extensive aperture 4 having an edge providing a frame for flowers disposed between the walls and displayed in the aperture and a preferably shallowly dished rear wall 2 connected along its edge with the edge of the front wall to define below the aperture a cavity in which supporting means for flowers displayed in the aperture can be located. The cavity can be supplied with water to keep the displayed flowers fresh. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2106301-A (GB)
Title: Method and system of controlling sound and effects devices by a film strip
Inventor: ENGEBRETSON MARK EDWARD
IPC: G11B31/00
Filed: 1982-02-17
Abstract: The effective audio sensation in a theatre having a plurality of audio speakers (176) driven by a single program signal recorded on a motion picture film strip is controlled by creating a digital gain control signal for each of the speakers in response to a control signal recorded periodically on the film strip (72) at locations on the film strip determined by the desired volume of a given speaker at a given time, which digital gain control signal is converted by a converter (180) to an analog signal which is used for controlling the corresponding driving amplifier (172). A memory may store different groups of the digital gain control signals at different addresses which are selected by the control signals read from the film strip. Special effects generators are similarly controlled. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2125611-A (GB)
Title: Multicell electric storage batteries of recombination type
Inventor: GOODMAN SIDNEY
IPC: H01M50/114
Filed: 1982-08-18
Abstract: A multicell electric storage battery of recombination type includes a rectangular container 2 sealed by a lid 4 and having two or more cells each containing alternating planar positive and negative plates 22, 24 interleaved with microfine glass fibre separator material 26 and substantially no free unabsorbed electrolyte. Adjacent cells are separated by a respective planar intercell partition and the electrodes extend perpendicular to the adjacent intercell partitions. The electrodes each have an upstanding lug 28 and are arranged so that the lugs extend in lines of a single polarity each adjacent the end walls of the container and the intercell partition or partitions. Each pair of lines of lugs of opposite polarity adjacent the or each intercell partition are connected by a continuous elongate metal bar 30 extending through or over the intercell partition in the direction of its length over substantially its entire length. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2107721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in stabilisers for vinyl resins
Inventor: PEARSON DEREK GORDON
IPC: C08K3/32
Filed: 1982-10-05
Abstract: The fire hazard attending the use of dibasic lead phosphite as a stabiliser for vinyl resins is reduced by mixing with the dibasic lead phosphite an additive selected from hydroxides or hydrated oxides of aluminium, magnesium or antimony, stearates of barium or calcium, dibasic lead stearate and carbonates of calcium or magnesium.
Patent GB-2135096-A (GB)
Title: Coin storage assembly
Inventor: THOMAS KIM
IPC: G07F5/24
Filed: 1983-02-08
Abstract: A coin storage assembly has several containers (6) each for storing a stack (10) of coins. A sensor (52) is located at the top of a container (6) near an entry (42) which is so designed that coins can only pass through the entry (42) if they are travelling edge-first. When the container (6) is nearly full, the next coin to arrive is supported on the top of the stack (10) in a predetermined position in the entry, so that it is reliably detected by the sensor (52).
Patent GB-2135034-A (GB)
Title: Drying apparatus
Inventor: BENSTEAD RUSSEL
IPC: F26B23/00
Filed: 1983-02-14
Abstract: Material fed through chamber 10 is dried by contact with heating elements 13, in the form of fins or a screw arranged to transport the material through the chamber 10. Heating element 14 superheats vapour in the chamber 10. Vapour is withdrawn from the chamber by compressor 16, then fed back to the central pipe of the heating elements 14, while pressurized liquid is injected from line 18, so that the compressor output is de-superheated, and its latent heat of evaporation given off. Excess pressurized water from the pipe 14 may be flashed off via a throttle 20, trap 21, and line 22 to make up the vapour fed from the chamber 10 to the compressor 16. Heat exchanger 24 increases the temperature of the superheated vapour returned to the chamber 10. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2116069-A (GB)
Title: Air filter
Inventor: DAVIS MAURICE
IPC: B01D46/12
Filed: 1983-03-07
Abstract: An air filter has a main frame (2) supporting parallel rows of filter units (6) extending across the frame, and a wall (3) extending between the upstream face of one row and the downstream face of the next row. Each row, has an air guide (9) having diverging surfaces, one (11) being parallel with mean plane of the row, and the other (10) being an extension of the wall (3), the air guide serving to divert the gas smoothly to the filter units. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120025-A (GB)
Title: Branch-off
Inventor: FRANCKX JORIS RENE ISABELLA
IPC: H02G15/18
Filed: 1983-05-11
Abstract: A branch-off between elongate substrates, such as cables, is enclosed by a recoverable sleeve (5). A clip (9) is positioned over an edge portion of the conduits for the substrates. The clip (9) comprises a tubular body having circumferentially spaced apart slits (10), within which the end portions of he sleeve (5) is received.
Patent GB-2125791-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of substituted phenylaminobenzimidazoles
Inventor: BAMFIELD PETER
IPC: C07D235/18
Filed: 1983-06-09
Abstract: Process for the manufacture of substituted phenylaminobenzimidazoles which comprises reacting a 4- nitro, 4-sulpho or 4-amino 1,2- diaminobenzene optionally carrying an alkyl group or alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a chlorine or bromine atom with a source of p- aminobenzaldehyde optionally in an organic solvent, which is preferably nitrobenzene or pyridine.
Patent GB-2142477-A (GB)
Title: Electrical circuit assembly
Inventor: PHILLIPS IAN
IPC: H01R12/70
Filed: 1983-07-01
Abstract: An electrical circuit assembly comprises a mother board (1) and a plurality of printed circuit boards (2) which are mechanically and electrically connected to the mother board. The mother board (1) is provided with a plurality of sets of conductive areas (4) which are interconnected by printed conductors (40). Electrical connection between the printed circuit boards (2) and the corresponding set of conductive areas (4) is by way of elastomeric connectors (3) which press against the conductive areas (4) and the printed conductors on the circuit boards. The arrangement allows partial equipping of a system without the necessity of providing redundant printed circuit board connectors on the mother board. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126065-A (GB)
Title: Cutter bar
Inventor: SCHUMACHER GUSTAV
IPC: A01D34/13
Filed: 1983-07-29
Abstract: A finger-bar cutter for harvesting machines with a cutting knife moving to and fro comprises knife blades 7 which are arranged on a knife bar and which interact as counter cutters with the cutting fingers, the cutting fingers consisting of a finger bottom part and a finger top part with a knife gap located between them, these being fastened to the finger bar at one of their ends and being connected firmly to one another in front of the knife- blade gap at their other end, and the knife blades being provided in their fastening part with recesses 15 for cleaning the knife-blade gap. The recesses may be open up to the blade base plate (24, 26, Figures 5 and 6); alternatively the recesses may be formed by fastening the blades on the knife bar at a certain distance from one another (Figure 7). The recesses may be provided with sloping flanks. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2132101-A (GB)
Title: Flying toy
Inventor: ELIAS HILARY LIONEL
IPC: A63H33/18
Filed: 1983-11-24
Abstract: A flying toy has a carrier 26 with a body of generally disc-like shape suitable to maintain temporarily a sustained flight when projected and simultaneously spun about its axis, a projectile 30 for carrying by the carrier, and a supporting device 33 which releasably supports the projectile with respect to the carrier and which is operable to release the projectile from the carrier after a portion of the total flight duration of the carrier. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-834182-A (GB)
Abstract: 834,182. Cables. COMPAGNIE GENERALE D'ELECTRICITE. April 17, 1958 [May 3, 1957], No. 12198/58. Class 36. In a high-voltage cable having a grooved metal sheath 3 surrounding a conductor 1 insulated by impregnated paper 2, the spaces 4 between the sheath and the insulation are filled with a high-viscosity compound. The compound may be insulating or semi-conducting and is preferably based on a mineral oil similar to that used in the insulation. Thus the compound may be made up from (1) mineral oil 45-55%, bentonite or colloidal silica 1-8%, micro-talc or powdered mica 37-54%, or (2) mineral oil 65-75%, bentonite or colloidal silica 1-4%, acetylene or carbon black 21-34%. The mineral oil may be wholly or partly replaced by polybutene of molecular weight 1000 to 1500.
Patent GB-2153474-A (GB)
Title: Wall anchor
Inventor: ADAM IAN ROSS
IPC: E04F13/08
Filed: 1984-01-27
Abstract: A wall anchor, particularly for holding a cladding panel (2) against a vertical (or horizontal) wall (1) with an interposed layer of insulating material (3), is disposed at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to the vertical and sloping downwards so that any deterioration of the material (3) results in a downward movement of the panel (2) and extra compression of the material (3). The cross-sectional area of the wall anchor is reduced over at least that part (13) of its length where it leaves the hole (5) in the wall (1) so as to prevent undue bending stress in the event of such downward movement. Two such wall anchors may be joined at their outer ends to supports load from a horizontal wall. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2138613-A (GB)
Title: Inductive loop sensor
Inventor: JEFFERIS BRIAN
IPC: H03K17/95
Filed: 1984-03-14
Abstract: An inductive loop presence detector, more especially a vehicle detector, including a loop oscillator 12 having an inductive loop 11 connected as a frequency determining element of the oscillator, which inductive loop 11 may be buried in a roadway to sense the presence of vehicles, and sensing circuitry 13 to detect changes in the loop oscillator frequency due to vehicle movements in the vicinity of the loop 11, with a filter network 14 inserted between the output of the loop oscillator 12 and the sensing circuitry 13 to improve performance when cross- talk occurs due to mutual interference between a number of inductive loop detectors forming part of a total installation. The filter network 14 can be a phase-locked loop incorporating a low pass filter to attenuate high frequency components due to cross-talk. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2141625-A (GB)
Title: Shower installation including water pump
Inventor: GILLETTE NORMAN JAMES
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 1984-05-09
Abstract: A shower installation comprises a spray head and a pump unit having a first inlet 21 connected to a cold water supply, a second inlet 25 connected to a hot water supply, first and second outlets and impelling means 28 which is arranged to be rotated by a flow of cold water from the first inlet 21 to the first outlet 18 and to input hot water from the second inlet 25 to the second outlet as the impelling means is rotated. A part of the cold water flow is mixed by the impeller with the hot water flow to produce warm water. The spray head is connected to the second outlet. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2142420-A (GB)
Title: De-aeration of water
Inventor: EGGLESTONE FREDERICK
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 1984-05-30
Abstract: A steam generating system comprising a boiler and a de-aeration unit, the de-aeration unit comprising a reservoir 15 for de-aerated water adapted for connection at 19 to the boiler, a contact zone 16 connected to the reservoir and having an inlet 20 for a stripping gas and means 23 for dispersing water onto the contact zone whereby stripping gas and water flow countercurrently in the contact zone. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2144012-A (GB)
Title: A drill
Inventor: GROSSE-SCHARMANN FRANZ
IPC: A01C7/20
Filed: 1984-06-13
Abstract: A drill including a frame (4) and sowing coulters (1) which are disposed in a vertically adjustable manner thereon and which are individually connected to the frame (4) through the intermediary of resilient members (5) which act on the sowing coulters (1) in the direction of the ground (31) and have a tension which is adjustable by means of a central setting device (8) for the purpose of achieving a uniform depth (T) for the sowing coulters (1), a measuring means being disposed on the drill to measure the depth of the sowing coulters and being connected to the central setting device, wherein, in order to simplify and improve the measuring means and to utilise hydraulic control means which are available for conventional drills, the measuring means is hydraulic, has at least one hydraulic control valve (17) and directly controls the central setting device (8); a hydraulic control valve (17) being disposed between a sensor (11) and one sowing coulter (1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2143470-A (GB)
Title: Big bale baler for agricultural crop material
Inventor: CLOSTERMEYER GERHARD
IPC: A01F15/07
Filed: 1984-06-22
Abstract: A big bale baler 1 for forming rolled big bales from agricultural crop material, the baler having driven winding rollers 3 which define the baling chamber 2 at the periphery thereof, end closure walls 4, and binding apparatus 7 for winding binding twine or the like around the finished bale and/or means 9 for wrapping a single wide web around the finished bale, wherein a working platform 11 is provided at least at one side of the baler. <IMAGE>