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Patent GB-1506736-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for pressing garments
IPC: D06F71/16
Filed: 1975-03-21
Abstract: 1506736 Pressing garments M KANNEGlESSER 21 March 1975 [27 March 1974] 12021/75 Heading D1A An apparatus for pressing garments includes a shaping member 10, comprising an inflatable shirt 11 or the like made of a pressure-medium-tight material which is slipped over a support 12, which shaping member 10 can be inserted between and removed from between two heated pressing plates 16, 17, wherein movable supporting and expanding elements 13, 14 are disposed within shirt 11 and are operable to adapt the contour of the shoulders and/or the side parts of the inflatable shirt to that of a garment to be pressed fitted over the inflatable shirt. Member 10 is for pressing the bodies of closed, made up shirts. Elements 13, 14 support the shoulders of the sleeveless inflatable shirt 11. Elements 13, 14 are mounted on pivots 24, 25 for retraction between and extension from between two flat spaced apart walls of support 12. When extended, elements 13, 14 correspond to the smallest and largest shirt to be pressed. Compressed air inflates the space between the double walls of the shirt after movement of member 10 between plates 16, 17 and after the latter have been brought into engagement with member 10, locked to each other and the elements extended. Heated elements 18, 19 are mounted with hinges 20, 21 along side edges of plate 16 for movement in the direction of arrows 22, 23 and back again. In Figures 4, 5 (not shown) shaping member 26 is for pressing the bodies of closed made up shirts. Support 28 is flat with spaced apart walls defining slots into which elements 29 to 32 are mounted. Elements 29, 30 support the shoulders of inflatable shirt 27 and are formed with spaced apart parallel slots receiving parts of elements 31, 32 which expand the sides of shirt 27. The inflatable shirt may be attached to the elements at the shoulders by strings.
Patent GB-375924-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to cigarette packing machines
IPC: B65B19/02
Filed: 1931-04-23
Abstract: 375,924. Cigarette-packing machines. MOLINS, W. E., 2, Evelyn Street, Deptford, London. April 23, 1931, No. 12042. [Class 94 (i).] In a cigarette - packing machine having a conveyer carrying a series of packets or other receptacles past a plurality of filling stations, the stations are arranged in groups and are spaced apart a distance equal to the pitch of the packets on the conveyer, and the groups are separated by a distance equal to as many packet pitches as there are stations in a group. The object of the invention is to enable cigarettes to be removed from a hopper slowly, to avoid shock &c. without reducing the speed of the machine as a whole. The invention is shown applied to a machine for packing nine cigarettes in packets. The cigarettes are fed from a hopper having four outlets between vanes, on to a horizontal table by a pusher bar, the cigarettes which form the upper rows being turned so as to present printed matter uppermost by a device such as that described in Specification 352,201. An intermittently-operated conveyer carries receptacles holding packets past the filling stations, moving a distance of one packet pitch at a time. One packet is always positioned midway between the two groups, and into this central packet a card may be fed. Assuming that all the packets are empty and the conveyer is at a standstill, the first movement of the pusher bar will deliver four cigarettes to each of the two left-hand packets and five to the righthand packets and a card is simultaneously delivered to the central packet as shown in Fig. 2. The conveyer then moves one packet pitch to the right, and then a card only is delivered to packet No. 6. After the next move cigarettes and a card are fed, the packets and their contents being now as shown in Fig. 4. The next movements produce successively the results shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7. After the first three packets have passed the last filling station every packet will receive nine cigarettes and a card. Other arrangements may be worked out for different numbers of filling stations ; in some cases it may be necessary to deliver cigarettes from the various sets of vanes alternately. A plunger may be used for delivering cigarettes from the vanes.
Patent GB-1037518-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing cast iron resistant to heat growth
IPC: C21C1/10
Filed: 1963-03-28
Abstract: A casting in which at least some of the graphite is in nodular form is produced by tapping the iron, adding high-silicon material, inoculating with calcium carbide, magnesium and rare earth metals, the metal being at 2680 DEG - 2700 DEG F. at the commencement of inoculation and pouring.  An inert gas e.g. nitrogen is introduced with the inoculating agents, the gas flow being continued after inoculation is complete, while the addition of silicon must be completed prior to inoculation.  The inert gas may be used to inject the inoculating agents into the metal. Silicon may be added partly as ferrosilicon placed in the ladle into which the metal is tapped, and partly as an exothermic composition containing for example .Si.61% .Al.1.25% .Ca.0.5% .Mg.2.75% .NaNO3.13.5% .Fe.balance which is metered into the iron in the tapping spout  Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 970,065.
Patent GB-1353183-A (GB)
Title: Producing patterns upon flat textiles
IPC: D06C23/04
Filed: 1971-04-30
Abstract: 1353183 Pile fabrics TEXTILAUSRUSTUNGS-GES SCHROERS & CO 30 April 1971 [30 April 1970 26 Feb 1971] 12401/71 Heading D1K [Also in Division B6] A pattern is produced upon the pile side of pile fabrics and pile hosiery by covering with a template formed with apertures corresponding to the desired pattern, applying hot air from the side of the template away from the pile and then removing the covering. The pile side may comprise mixtures of polyamide and polyvinyl chloride fibres, or of mixtures of polyacrylonitrile fibres of different shrinkability. The fabric may be coloured before covering with the template. Fabrics consisting at least partially of synthetic fibres may be tinted after removing the template. The template may be heated to above the temperature of the hot air applied, or alternatively may be maintained at a temperature below that of the hot air. The fabric during the hot air treatment may be locally subjected to surface smoothing by the template bearing flat thereon; and optionally moved relative to the template during the flat contact. In a continuous treatment, the intensity of the hot air may vary with time. As shown in Fig. 4 the template consists of a rotatable cylinder 2 arranged above fabric 1 and provided with a circular aperture 4. Hot air issues from nozzle tube 8 stationarily arranged in the cylinder 2. Fabric 1 is arranged upon endless conveyor belt 7, adjusting devices being provided to adjust the distance from the cylinder barrel 3 to fabric 1 and the distance of nozzle tube 8 from the cylinder barrel 3. In another embodiment the template may be a perforated foil.
Patent GB-1495347-A (GB)
Title: Inflator for vehicle occupant restraint system
IPC: B60R21/26
Filed: 1975-03-25
Abstract: 1495347 Generating combustion gases under pressure EATON CORP 25 March 1975 [10 April 1974] 12438/75 Heading F1L [Also in Division B7] In a vehicle occupant restraint device in which a cushion is inflated rapidly, the inflator, 34 includes a source of inflating fluid, eg. compressed gas or, as shown, a combustible mixture 60, passing fluid to the cushion via discharge outlets 48 normally covered by a diffuser plate 50 which is deformably movable to a position 50a when the inflator is actuated to allow release and to effect diffusion of the fluid. As shown, the diffuser is a plane disc 50 fixed at its centre to the top of the inflator which includes a squib in a shield 62 to electrically ignite the combustible mixture 60 in response to a collision signal. A primer charge 68 is provided around the bottom circumference of the inflator to ensure uniform burning. Again, Fig. 6, (not shown), the diffuser plate may be bowed. The restraint device may be mounted on the steering wheel.
Patent GB-296800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in pumps more particularly intended for pumping viscous liquids
IPC: F04B1/12
Filed: 1927-05-10
Abstract: 296,800. Johnson, J. Y., (Wicaco Screw & Machine Works, Inc.). May 10, 1927. Cam-actuated pumps; stroke, varying; mountings; revolving-cylinder pumps.-A pump for viscous material comprises a rotor 2 provided with longitudinal bores 27 in which pistons 26 are reciprocated by an inclined disc 15 rotatably mounted in a member 8 which may be angularly adjusted by the screws 13, 14 to vary the angle of the disc and the strokes of the pistons. The pistons are connected to the disc by balls 25 engaging radial recesses 22 with flared openings 24 to the top of the disc. The disc carries a seat for a ball 18 which is pressed down by a plunger 19 engaged by a spring 19<a> and adjustable rod 21. The pump is pivotally mounted on the inlet and outlet pipes 35a, 36<a> arranged at one side of the pump, so that excessive pressure in the pump tilts the casing 1 and diser.- gages the driving worm from the worm wheel 5 on the rotor. Specifications 297,021 and 297,022 are referred to.
Patent GB-297301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in sewing machine rufflers
IPC: D05B35/08
Filed: 1928-04-28
Abstract: 297,301. Fairweather, H. G. C., (Greist Manufacturing Co.). April 28, 1928. Ruffling - attachments. -In an attachment substantially of the type described in Specification 113,936, two ratchet wheels with differing numbers of deep teeth are provided and the pawl 24 carried by the operating lever is laterally adjustable. The end of the pawl plate 23, which is pivoted on the operating lever 13, has four slots and the plate can be moved to bring any one of them over a finger 13b on the frame. In the first of the four positions of the plate the pawl is out of engagement with either wheel and operates the blade-carrying lever at each stitch, in the second and third, the pawl engages one or other of the two wheels and stitches are made at different intervals and in the fourth. the pawl is lifted out of operative position and plain sewing is effected. The pawl plate is provided with a volute spring about its pivot-pin. A plate 25 hinged to the stop-arm 14b may be turned to engage with the screw 13<c> and thereby the lost motion in the movement is reduced and broader ruffles are produced.
Patent GB-1383311-A (GB)
Title: Gas valve
IPC: F23N5/06
Filed: 1971-05-01
Abstract: 1383311 Valves UNITED GAS INDUSTRIES Ltd 14 April 1972 [1 May 1971] 12590/71 Heading F2V A thermostatically operated gas valve assembly comprises an isolating valve member 16 co-operating with a seat 18 of an inlet passage 11 and, in series, a thermostatically operated valve member 22 co-operating with a seat 20. The valve member 16 comprises a sleeve having a central gas passage and is urged upwardly towards a stop 48 by a spring 45. The valve member 22 is controlled by movements of a diaphragm unit 23 and is urged upwardly by a leaf spring 31. A manual control shaft 33 carries a cam 34, rotary movements of which move a piston 35 and a lever 38 pivoted at 39 to adjust the position of the diaphragm unit. With the shaft in the "off" position, both valves 16 and 22 are closed. On turning the shaft 33, firstly the isolating valve is lifted from its seat and abuts the stop 48 and then the desired temperature is selected by movement of the thermostatic valve above. A trimming screw 36 is provided for adjusting the central point of the thermostat. A by-pass (not shown) is provided across the thermostatic valve. Excess movement of the thermostatic valve on closure is taken up by the spring 45; however, the movement is never sufficient to shut off the isolating valve. In an alternative construction the capillary tube is connected to the diaphragm unit by a single coil and an S bend (53) (Fig. 2, not shown).
Patent GB-1425231-A (GB)
Title: Kneading and mixing machine
IPC: A21C1/14
Filed: 1973-03-15
Abstract: 1425231 Mixing apparatus K KEMPER 15 March 1973 [15 March 1972] 12601/73 Heading B1C A two speed mixing and kneading machine of the type having a rotary stirrer 3 projecting into a mixing bowl 1 has a guard grille 5 which when raised switches off the machine, two push button switches which operate to start the stirrer at one or other of the two speeds, and two time switches the first of which controls the time of operation of the machine at a first speed and the second of which is automatically brought into operation after the first times out to control a time of operation at an increased speed, the first push-button switch and time switch being in series with the second pushbutton switch and time switch, toggle switches also being provided in parallel with the time switches to switch the machine from timeswitch control to manual control if required during operation. When the machine has been switched off by raising of the guard grille 5 during time-switch controlled operation restarting of the machine is controlled by the push button switches and the machine may then either continue to run at the selected speed for the unexpired period set on the time switch or may operate for a period equal to the whole of the previously set time. The bowl may be driven at, at least two speeds. A reversing switch is provided for changing the direction of rotation of the bowl 1 and an inching switch for rotating the bowl through small angular increments at its lowest speed.
Patent GB-569636-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to building construction
IPC: E04B1/21
Filed: 1943-08-06
Abstract: 569,636. Building columns and beams. HAYES, H. G. Aug. 6; 1943, No. 12713. [Class 20 (iv)] Building uprights are socketed to interlock with complementarily ended horizontal or angularly-disposed beams, trusses and the like. The sockets may be provided in a girdle, Fig. 6, around a reduced portion of the column or around the pointed ends, Fig. 2, of aligned columns. In this construction cruciform concrete uprights 10 with reinforcing rods 11 are provided with steel ends 15 of smaller diameter. The ends 15 are slotted to engage over eyes on the ends of the rods 11. Transverse rods 23 secure the rods 11 and ends 15 together. The engaging surfaces 18 are inolined, and overlapping projections 21 leave a dovetailed recess 26 into which wedges are forced. These wedges consist of a pair of outer members between which a central member inclined on both faces is drawn by a nut and bolt. Girdle supporting splints 41 are shaped to lie between the arms of the column, their top surfaces being formed with a recess in which engages a projection on the underside of the girdle. Columns may be formed integrally with a cap having dovetailed sockets.
Patent GB-557829-A (GB)
Title: Means for influencing a load current in dependence on a control current
IPC: H02M7/06
Filed: 1942-09-10
Abstract: 557,829. Converting. ALLMANNA SVENSKA ELEKTRISKA AKTIEBOLAGET. Sept. 10, 1942, No. 12768. Convention date, Oct. 13, 1941. [Classes 38 (ii) and 38 (iv)] [Also in Group XXXIX] In a polyphase rectifying system of the Graetz type, each arm of the system comprises the winding of a transductor element, the core of which also carries a D.C. control winding. In the system shown in Fig. 1 for charging a battery 50, the control windings 41-46 are connected in series and inductances 51-56 are connected between the phases as shown to ensure that the current on the A.C. winding shall not fall to zero when the battery is fully charged. In a modification, Fig. 2 (not shown), the transductors have additional windings which are connected in series and traversed by the whole load current to increase the self magnetization. This may produce an unstable effect so that the impedance changes suddenly between high and low values. In another arrangement, Fig. 3, in which the self-magnetization is reduced, the control windings 71 ... 76 are connected together in pairs and each pair is connected to one of the phases so as to be traversed also by alternating current.
Patent GB-705410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to cooking plates for gas and electric cookers
IPC: F24C3/08
Filed: 1951-05-31
Abstract: 705,410. Hot-plates; gas burners. HOMANN, W., [trading as HOMANN-WERKE W. HOMANN]. May 31, 1951 (Oct. 1, 1948; Sept. 19, 1949], No. 12811/51. Classes 75 (1) and 126 A gas cooking unit has a dished sheet metal plate under which a gas supply pipe extends and which is located beneath one or more cooking positions defined by apertures in the hob-plate, ribs for supporting a utensil at each cooking position being secured within an aperture in the dished plate. The dished plate 14 is arranged below a hob-plate 20 and is provided with an aperture 15 through which passes a mixing channel 6 of the gas burner. The mixing channel 6 receives gas from a nozzle 4 of a gas supply pipe 3 and primary air from the space between the nozzle 4 and the mixing channel 6. Gas for combustion emerges from the burner through apertures 9 between the mixing channel 6 and a burner disc 8. The burner is surrounded by a cup 34 having vertical slots 37 which receive depending pins 33 of a cover disc 11 which also bears supporting ribs 30 for the container to be heated. The top surfaces of these supporting ribs 30 are level with ribs 19 stamped in the hob-plate 20.
Patent GB-638872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to knitting machines
IPC: D04B11/00
Filed: 1947-05-13
Abstract: 638,872. Knitting - machines. MELLOR, BROMLEY, & CO., Ltd., and SHORTLAND, A. May 13, 1947, No. 12846. [Class 74 (ii)] A member movable between stops of a knitting-machine is driven by another member through coupling mechanism which is releasable as the mechanism approaches a stop and locks positively on to the stop to hold the driving mechanism stationary. The coupling mechanism further unlocks from the stop upon reversal of traverse of the driving member to transmit the drive of the driving member in the reverse direction to the driven member. As described, each carrier bar is driven in one direction by one of a pair of latch members 8R, 8L, driven by the slur cock tie bar, which is adapted to engage a keeper 10 pivoted to the carrier bar. The keeper is locked in a central position by two detents 15, 16 pivoted to the carrier on either side of the keeper. At the end of each traverse of the carrier bar a lug 19, 20 on the detent, which is leading in the direction of traverse, engages a stop member 21, 22 so that the detent is rotated and frees the keeper 10 for rotation by the continued movement of the latch member 8R, 8L to disengage the latch member from the keeper. The carrier bar is retained at the end of its traverse by the lug 19, 20 engaging between a second member 24, 25 and the stop member 21, 22, and being held in position by a projection 23R, 23L on the keeper 10 engaging the detent. Towards the end of its traverse the operative latch member is lowered by a bar 30, having camways for projecting the latch members, being shogged in one direction by a quadrant 31R, 31L engaging a stop 34R, 34L to a neutral position wherein both of the latch members are in a lowered position. Further movement of the tie-bar may then engage the quadrant with a second stop 35R, 35L to further shog the cam bar 30 so that the second latch member 8L or 8R is now projected to engage the keeper in the reverse direction of movement. The latch members 8R, 8L are spaced apart and operated alternately so as to give the desired lead of the carrier over the slur cock. When it is desired to move the carrier to an inoperative position outside the needle row, alternate carrier stops 21 on the one side and the opposite intermediate stops on the other side are raised to an inoperative position so that the carrier rods are traversed until the detents 15, 16 engage a further stop 28R, 28L. At the same time the stops 35R, 35L for engaging the quadrant to project the latches in the next direction of movement are withdrawn, and the latches remain in the neutral lowered position and do not engage the carrier keeper 10 to effect a traverse of the carrier on the next draw. The distance between the latches for engaging plating carrier bars may be varied to give the necessary lead of the ground yarn carrier over the plating carrier.
Patent GB-574689-A (GB)
Title: Extraction of iron from titaniferous ores
IPC: C22B3/00
Filed: 1943-08-09
Abstract: 574,689. Treating titaniferous ores. BRITISH TITAN PRODUCTS CO., Ltd. Aug. 9, 1943, No. 12857. Convention date, Aug. 8, 1942: [Class 1 (iii)] In extracting iron from titaniferous ores by treatment thereof with strong hydrochloric acid at temperatures above 70‹C. the acid used is pretreated to remove 'sulphate ion, whereby iron extraction is improved. An alkaline-earth metal or compound thereof may be used to precipitate the corresponding sulphate which is filtered off, barium chloride being preferred. Mother liquors from the hydrolysis of titanium chloride solutions which contain sulphate ion used to coagulate the hydrous titanium oxide may be so treated and then employed for the iron extraction step.
Patent GB-151052-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to miners' head lamps
IPC: F21V17/10
Filed: 1919-11-11
Abstract: 151,052. Blahe, J. C., and McNaught, W. Nov. 11, 1919. Head lamps, personal; lanterns, glazing. - A miner's head-lamp comprises a two-part casing 1, 2 fitted with a translucent pane 3<a> and enclosing an electric lamp bulb 7a, the two parts 1, 2 being screwed together and secured by a lead rivet 14. The bulb 7a is mounted in a terminal carrier 8 screwing into the casing. A flexible cable passes from the terminal through a flametight gland 12 to a storage battery carried in a casa attached to the miner's belt. A gas-tight joint between the pane 3a and the parts 1, 2 is made by means of rubber or like washers 6, 6<a>, 6<b> and a screwed ring 5. The casing 1, 2 may be made of aluminium or aluminium alloy, and may be fitted with a hanger 3 for attachment to the miner's cap.
Patent GB-611392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to pulse generators
IPC: H03K7/00
Filed: 1946-04-30
Abstract: 611,392. Pulse modulation. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd. April 30, 1946, No. 13049. Convention date, Oct. 1944.- [Class 40 (v)] A squegging oscillator 1 produces short pulses of anode current, the mean recurrence frequency of which is set by the adjustable grid resistance 10, and the frequency of which is modulated bythe source 14 which varies the anode current of valve 15 flowing in the grid resistance 12 of valve 1. The pulse output is derived from a winding of the squegging transformer 6 and may modulate a carrier in circuit 20.