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Patent GB-914870-A (GB)
Title: Methods and apparatus for making cushioned articles
IPC: B68G7/05
Filed: 1961-06-30
Abstract: 914,870. Cushions &c. UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. June 30, 1961 [Oct. 14, 1960; Feb. 8, 1961], No. 23719/61. Class 52 (4). Apparatus for making a cushion has a vacuum table member 11, an elastomeric diaphragm 14 held in a frame 15a, 15b by screws 15c and a raised member 12, a support part 16 of cardboard, wood or other stiff material being placed on member 12, the underside of part 16 having been coated with adhesive near its edges, and a core 17a of resilient padding such as foam latex and possibly a second layer 17b are placed on part 16 and a fabric covering 18 is applied over the core. The diaphragm 14 is lowered on to table 11 and air evacuated from the space between them through pipes 23, the diaphragm forcing the cover 18 into close contact with the adhesive coating to stretch it taut and bind it to part 16. If the adhesive is heat sensitive, e.g. a polyvinyl acetate water base adhesive, a heating element 24 may be provided or diaphragm 14 heated before being lowered. In a modification, Fig. 6, a heated platen 25 is provided. In one form of cushion, Fig. 3, the core has grooves 17c and cover 18 is vacuum formed to fit or sealed to material 17b prior to assembly. In another form, Fig. 4, the resilient material is replaced by springs 17a cemented to part 16 and covered by birlap and a thin layer of padding 17b such as curled hair &c. Specification 882,041 and U.S.A. Specification 2,918,442 are referred to.
Patent GB-759432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in electric batteries
IPC: H01M4/26
Filed: 1954-08-16
Abstract: 759,432. Batteries. ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CO. Aug. 16, 1954, No. 23742/54. Drawings to Specification. Class 53. Positive electrodes of a battery consist of an oxide of silver supported on a wire gauze or screen of silver or nickel and are made by pasting the gauze with a mixture of silver oxide, water and a wetting agent. The pasted plates may be grooved and are reduced to spongy silver by sintering at 880 ‹ F. or by drying the plates and passing them through a gas flame. The sintered plates are compressed to smooth out any irregularities and are then oxidized electrolytically against dummy plates in a solution of potassium hydroxide or by being assembled in a cell with negative plates pasted with zinc oxide. Plates of opposite polarity are separated by paper and the positive plates may be enclosed in synthetic fibre bags. Formation takes place in a 5 per cent potassium hydroxide solution, the current being passed through the cell for 12 to 24 hours. The cell is then discharged and again charged for two or three hours. The cell is washed out and the positive plates removed from their fibre bags, washed and dried. They may be given an additional formation against nickel dummies in a 10 per cent hot solution of potassium hydroxide after which they are again washed and dried. Before being assembled in a battery the edges of the positive plates are pressed to flatten jagged edges, protruding wires, &c. The negative plates of the battery may be of the kind described in Specification 761,320 in which spongy zinc is carried on a copper, bronze, or silver screen coated with a hard non-porous layer of zinc. Positive and negative plates are separated by paper, resin-impregnated' fabric, &c. and are immersed in an electrolyte consisting of a 31-33 per cent solution of potassium hydroxide which is added when the cell is required for use.
Patent GB-859832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to straightening machines
Inventor: FRITSCHE KURT
IPC: B21D1/02
Filed: 1957-07-26
Abstract: 859,832. Straightening. SCHWERMASCHINENBAU H. RAU WILDAU VEB. July 26, 1957, No. 23786/57. Class 83 (4). A machine for straightening metal plates includes a beam carrying rollers, which cooperate with other, staggered rollers to straighten plate fed therebetween, the beam being carried by housings each of which is located over a pillar on the machine frame, the housings accommodating means for adjusting the beam, a single driving unit being provided for the adjusting means of each pair of housings which are disposed one housing on each side of the central axis of the direction of feed of the plate being straightened, a separate driving unit being provided for each pair of housings, so that the upper beam may be swung or moved with a parallel displacement. A bottom beam 1 supports a row of lower straightening rollers which co-operate with a row of upper straightening rollers carried by an upper beam 9 to straighten plate fed therebetween. The upper beam 9 is adjustable relative to the lower beam 1 and is guided by lugs 3 engaging surfaces 2 on the beam 1. The beam 9 is supported at each of its four corners by housings 8, to which it is secured by bolts 5 and sliding blocks 6, adjustable vertically on threaded columns 19, mounted on upwardlyextending portions of the lower beam 1, by the rotation of a worm-wheel 10, threaded on the column 19, by a worm 13. The worm-wheel 10 also rotates by dogs 14, a ring 15 threaded on the column 19 to alter the compression of springs 16 between the ring 15 and a cap 18 adjustably secured to the housing 8, thus forming a balancing system to take-up play in the threads. A motor 21 drives, through a shaft 23, the worms 13 of a pair of housings 8 one on each side of the axis of feed of the plate and another motor 21a likewise drives the worms 13 of the other two housings 8. The bottom beam 1 may be likewise, alternatively or in addition, adjusted.
Patent GB-1182758-A (GB)
Title: Positioning Structures
IPC: G05D1/02
Filed: 1968-05-20
Abstract: 1,182,758. Position-finding. TEXACO DEVELOPMENT CORP. 20 May, 1968 [14 Aug., 1967], No. 23825/68. Addition to 1,122,243. Heading H4D. [Also in Divisions El and G4] In a development of Specification 1,122,243, a floating vessel is positioned accurately with respect to a selected underwater location by transmitting an energy beam underwater, deriving signals indicating the distance and direction off-centre of a beam receiving device with respect to the beam axis, and using these signals to control a propulsion unit on the vessel to bring the beam axis and receiving device into alignment. In the embodiment of Fig. 8, transducer 13 is energized to transmit a relatively low frequency broad ultrasonic beam. Vessel 11 (e.g. a drilling barge) is manoeuvered until a maximum in received intensity indicates that the near centre of the beam is detected by a receiving pod comprising three transducers controlling propulsion devices 56, 57 58. Transducer 13 and wellhead transducers 27, 28 are then energized to transmit relatively high frequency narrow beams, whereby the pod locks on to the beam axis of transducer 13 by virtue of the above-mentioned derived signals. The vessel is swung so that receiving pods 47, 48 (on a bracket 46 carrying equipment to be lowered into well 23) similarly lock on to the beams from transducers 27, 28. To enable the vessel's heading to be changed (if the conditions of wind and sea so dictate) while maintaining the vessel on station, a plurality of transducers 13 may be arranged on a circle as in Fig. 6. and selectively energized in diametrically opposed pairs. Pods 24 each having three receiving transducers are used to locate and lock on to the beams from whichever pair of transducers is energized. By using a second circle of transducers 13, concentric with the first, and two pairs of twotransducer pods 24 (one pair for each circle), one circle can control the heading of the vessel and the other circle can control the radial location of the vessel. In various modifications the transducer 13 may transmit from the vessel to the sea-bed instead of vice versa, and one of the wellhead transducers may be used to provide the low frequency beam.
Patent GB-668885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the manufacture of hollow glassware
IPC: C03B9/32
Filed: 1949-09-16
Abstract: 668,885. Glass manufacture. BATESON, H. A., and BATESON BROS. (LIVERPOOL), Ltd. Aug. 15, 1950 [Sept. 16, 1949], No. 23871/49. Class 56. In the making of ar ink bottle having a V- shaped ridge in the bottom, the parison is formed in a mould having a base which is forked into two convergent cavities each of which is apertured to enable two streams oi molten glass to be sucked into the mould As shown, the parison mould 4 is associated with a neck mould 8 and plunger 8b, both moulds being in split halves The mould 4 has a base ridge 11 which separates the holes 4a, 4b througl which the glass is sucked, a knife 13 separating the glass in the mould from the supply The parison is retainec in the neck mould and transferred to the finishing mould 15 which has a base ridge 17. After retraction of the plunger 8b, the article is blown by pressure air supplied through the bore 8a.
Patent GB-1067122-A (GB)
Title: Force balance instruments
IPC: G01L1/08
Filed: 1964-06-09
Abstract: 1,067,122. Pressure gauges. GARRETT CORPORATION. June 9, 1964 [June 13, 1963(2); Aug.8, 1963], No.23893/64. Heading G1L. In a differential pressure gauge an air pressure is supplied through a duct 29 to the interior of a bellows 26 contained within an hermetically sealed casing 10 and the bellows 26 applies a turning force through a frame 30 and wire 32, to a pivotally mounted beam 16 against a spring 24. The end of the spring 24, remote from the beam 16, is attached to a forked link 48, pivotally mounted  at one end on side plates 62 of a pivotally mounted sector 56 and at the other end provided with roller bearings which seat against the edge cam surfaces 76 of fixed frame walls 14. The sector 56 is pivoted by a worm 88 and a worm segment 78 to vary an angle #of the spring 24 relative to the horizontal axis of the beam 16 to counterbalance the load applied by the bellows 26. The balance of the beam 16 is continuously and automatically maintained by operation of a feedback loop which includes a differential transformer 92, armature 94 fixed to beam 16, a servoamplifier 96 and a servomotor 98 which drives the worm 88. The output of the instrument is provided by a synchrotransmitter 100 and a potentiometer. In an alternative arrangement the spring 24 is replaced by a bellows.
Patent GB-637022-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to locomotive axle drives
IPC: B61C9/30
Filed: 1947-08-29
Abstract: 637,022. Locomotive driving-gear. WESTING- HOUSE ELECTRICAL INTERNATIONAL CO. Aug. 29, 1947, No. 23949. Convention date, Aug. 30, 1946. [Classes 79 (ii) and 79 (iii)] A locomotive axle gear drive comprises a pair of axles, a flexible gear secured to each axle and comprising a gear hub secured to one axle, a gear rim and resilient means interposed between the hub and the rim, cover plates attached to each flexible gear, gears for driving the axles through the flexible gears, and a gear case enclosing all the gears and supported by the cover plates. As shown applied to a turbine or other prime mover driven locomotive a longitudinal driving shaft 7 carries a bevel gear 8 driving a gear 9 which meshes with gears 14. Each gear 14 meshes with the rim 17 of the flexible gear 13 on one axle 10. The rim of each gear 13 is resiliently connected to the hub 16 by a rubber ring 18 between inner and outer metal rings 19, 20, the ring 19 being pressed on or keyed to the hub 16 and the rim pressed or keyed on the ring 20. The rubber ring 18 may either be a complete circle or may be divided into a plurality of segments as described in Specification 632,753, [Group XXIV]. Alternatively the hub 16 and rim 17 may be connected by other resilient members such as steel springs. Secured to each rim 17 are the cover plates 21 carrying bearings 23. Suitable seals can be provided between the plates and the axles. Mounted on the bearings 23 and thus carried by the flexible gears 13 is the gear case 15. The gear case may be retained in an upright position by links 26 connected to the locomotive frame 12 or by guide members disposed between the gear case and the frame in which the usual axle journal boxes are guided and sprung.
Patent GB-1024847-A (GB)
Title: Safety device for a power-operated machine tool
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: F16P3/04
Filed: 1963-06-17
Abstract: 1,024,847. Controlling presses by guards. HIGHWOOD ENGINEERING CO. Ltd. June 11. 1964 [June 17, 1963], No. 23968/63. Heading F2J. The guard 15 and clutch-operating rod 16 of a press are interlocked by a safety device so that either movement of rod 16 to engage the clutch locks the guard in a closed guarding position, or opening movement of the guard locks the rod 16 in a clutch-disengaged position, both movements being from a position where the clutch is disengaged and guard closed. The safety device comprises two outer discs 10 and 11, Fig. 4 (not shown), pivoted to the rod 16 and guard 15 respectively and pivoted either side of a fixed disc 12 having a hole 12b containing a protruding ball 13 engaging holes stopped off by outer plates 17 or recesses 10b, 11b in the outer discs 10, 11, aligned with hole 12b when the guard is closed and clutch disengaged. Movement of either one of the outer discs 10 or 11 moves ball 13 to jam the other outer disc with the fixed centre disc 12. The size of ball 13 prevents simultaneous movement of both guard 15 and rod 16. The rod 16 may operate a press-operating motor or switch.
Patent GB-473316-A (GB)
Title: Fountain pen and holder for the same
IPC: B43K31/00
Filed: 1936-09-02
Abstract: 473,316. Pen - stands. DEHN, F. B. (Parker Pen Co.) Sept. 2, 1936, No. 24085. [Class 146 (iii)] A fountain-pen and holder for the same comprises a specially modified cap 14 for the pen, and a metal snap socket 12 mounted on a base 10 and adapted foi frictional engagement with the cap, whereby, on application of a member 13 on the cap to the socket, the base and fountainpen are united and the pen may be withdrawn leaving the cap united to the base to constitute a socket for repeated insertion and removal of the pen. The member 13 is ball-shaped so that the cap is frictionally retained in any position, and the base 10 is in the form of a vacuum cup. The socket 12 is split to form resilient gripping flanges and is screwed on to a stud 11 set into the cup 10.
Patent GB-1535096-A (GB)
Title: Fuel regulating linkage for an internal combustion engine
IPC: F02D1/10
Filed: 1976-06-10
Abstract: 1535096 Governor transmitting mechanism MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION FRIEDRICH SHAFEN GmbH 10 June 1976 [14 June 1975] 24089/76 Heading G3B A fuel regulating linkage between an internal combustion engine governor (11) Fig. 1 (not shown) and a fuel metering device 15 has a transmission lever 19 with a fixed pivot 20, the fuel control rod 14 being articulated to the lever by a link 21 and an arm 23 through a joint bolt (28) Fig. 3 (not shown) adjustable for distance from the pivot 20 and with provision for setting the arm at right angles to the connecting link at zero fuel setting, there being also a screw thread on arm 23 or other fine adjustment for the joint to pivot distance. As shown the lever 19 is slotted at 29 for the bolt (28) which is securable by a nut 30 and has a shoulder for a block 31 which carries the arm 23 by the fine adjustment thread thereon. To obtain the right angle setting between arm 23 and link 21 a pin (42) is passed through bores 39, (33) in the link and bolt respectively. By this linkage a variable full fuel setting can be made without substantially altering a previously made zero fuel setting.
Patent GB-337815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to ticket perforating, issuing, and checking apparatus.
Inventor: HENRY SHAW DANIEL
IPC: G07B11/05
Filed: 1929-08-08
Abstract: 337,815. Shaw, D. H. Aug. 8, 1929. Index tye-wheel machines; hammer-impression arrangements; line-spacing mechanism. - An apparatus for ticket printing, by the use of carbon paper, ticket impressing, or perforating comprises perforated blocks with raised figures u, v on opposite faces hinged laterally to a disc d which may be rotated and positioned relative to a table g over which passes a paper record strip f and which is provided with a guide h for the inserted ticket, the desired pressure being applied to the blocks by a suitable lever or levers k. The disc d is in one with an outer positioning drum a having corresponding markings to the perforated blocks and ' mounted on a fixed spindle c. A stop t locates the selected perforator block. When pressure is applied to the lever k, a rack q is forced down to rotate a ratchet wheel attached to a roller n. The foot of the rack also actuates a counter s. A spring j returns the lever when released, and a spring r returns the rack which now rotates the roller n to feed forward the paper strip drawn from the supply spool n. An additional punch i is provided on the ticket guide.
Patent GB-142390-A (GB)
Title: A new or improved ring device, applicable for use as a wristlet, armlet, key-ring or sleeve grip and for other useful purposes
IPC: A44B15/00
Filed: 1919-10-03
Abstract: 142,390. Arnesen, A. Oct. 3, 1919. Bracelets, garters, &c.-A ring device, applicable for use, for example, as an armlet, garter, sleeve grip, trouser clip;or key ring, comprises a wire spiral 1, with an end part 2 of reduced diameter, and tapered or conical. After twisting reversely, the end 2 is inserted in the opposite end of the length 1 and allowed to screw in. The centre portion may be made of other material.
Patent GB-584163-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in illuminated rotary switch handles
IPC: H01H19/02
Filed: 1944-12-04
Abstract: 584,163. Indicators for switches. SATCHWELL, L., WILSON, W. A., and CHINN, A. J. Dec. 4, 1944, No. 24239. [Class 38 (v)] Fig. 1 shows a rotary switch handle 6 provided with a small translucent surface 1 arranged to receive illumination from a fixed lamp 8 through a refractive or reflecting surface, e.g., a conical surface 2. The surfaces 1, 2 may be at opposite ends of a rod 3 of glass &c. In a modification, Fig. 2, the axially arranged translucent rod 5 has a bevelled surface 10 and rotates with the handle 6. Rotation of the handle 6 in either form varies the intensity of illumination of the surface 1, 11 and by interposing a fixed colourgraded screen 4, 13 between the lamp 8, 9 and the surface 2, 10 the colour of the latter may also be varied.
Patent GB-1454510-A (GB)
Title: Laying blood traces
IPC: G01N1/31
Filed: 1973-05-22
Abstract: 1454510 Microscopy TETRONICS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO Ltd 9 Aug 1974 [22 May 1973 19 June 1973] 24304/73 and 28923/73 Heading G2J A mechanized method of preparing a trace of blood 11 on the surface of a transparent film 7 comprises six steps, namely:- depositing a discrete quantity of blood 8 on the film 7; contacting the blood 8 with a blade 9 spaced from the film; causing relative movement between the film and the blade to form the trace 11; fixing and drying the trace; continuously preparing a stain and applying it to the trace; washing and drying the trace. Two apparatus for performing the method are described in the first, Figs. 6 to 8 (not shown), two overlapping turn-tables (6, 18) carry respectively the blood containers (21) and pins, for depositing blood on a film (23), and the blades 9, the turn-tables being rotated in synchronized step-wise motion, each pin after depositing its blood, being taken through washing and drying stages (C. . . E). The film is then fixed with methanol at (29), air dried at (30) and passed to the staining apparatus Fig. 8. In the second apparatus, Figs. 9 to 11 (not shown) the film (240) is passed through the depositing stage (239), shown in detail in (Figs. 10, 11), the fixing stage (210), drying chamber (242), to take-up spool (243). The film (240) is transferred to a spool (216) and led past the staining point (233), through drying chamber (242) to take-up spool (232).
Patent GB-171205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to closed car bodies for motor and other vehicles
IPC: B60P3/42
Filed: 1920-08-20
Abstract: 171,205. Soriano, R. Aug. 20, 1920. Opening tops.-Closed bodies of motor vehicles are provided with upper portions capable of sliding backwardly, or simultaneously sliding backwardly and rising vertically, relatively to the fixed lower sections, so as to facilitate entry of passengers. The upper part c may either slide in horizontal guides or may rotate on levers e, f, g pivoted on the body a, the ends g carrying balance weights to facilitate operation. The parts a, c may be locked in closed position, and the part c may be completely removable. The part a may be of such height as to enable doors to be dispensed with.
Patent GB-1334138-A (GB)
Title: Immunological adjuvatns
IPC: A61K39/39
Filed: 1971-04-19
Abstract: 1334138 Immunological adjuvants DR KARL THOMAE GmbH 19 April 1971 [27 Feb 1970] 24359/71 Heading A5B Compositions for use as immunological adjuvants comprise as active ingredient a compound of formula  wherein Acyl represents an acyl group containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms, e.g. a stearoyl or palmitoyl group, in association with a pharmcaeutical carrier or excipient. The compositions may be administered orally or parenterally in the form of tablets, coated tablets, solutions or ampoules.
Patent GB-835805-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to shock absorbers
IPC: F16F9/504
Filed: 1957-08-01
Abstract: 835,805. Dashpots. RECHERCHES ETUDES PRODUCTION R.E.P. Aug. 1, 1957 [Aug. 1, 1956], No. 24374/57. Class 108(3) A dashpot comprises a chamber 1 subdivided by a diaphragm 4, on each side of which is disposed a series of interfitting thrust cages 8<SP>1</SP>, 8<SP>2</SP>, 8<SP>3</SP>, each having one or more peripheral orifices 9, and a mass 5 having a calibrated bore 7 movable against a spring 6. The dashpot may be disposed in a conduit leading between the bellows and an auxiliary chamber of pneumatic suspension. Specification 835,151 is referred to.
Patent GB-1406706-A (GB)
Title: Heated adhesive application devices
IPC: B05C5/02
Filed: 1972-05-24
Abstract: 1406706 Coating apparatus ROTHMANS INTERNATIONAL LTD 27 April 1973 24456/ 72 Heading B2L Adhesive passing from a bore 2 through a nozzle 3 is heated by a jet of air 14 from an outlet 13 as it contacts the substrate to be coated. The block 1 having the bore 2 is heated to melt the adhesive and air in chamber 11 is heated by conduction from the block 1 before exiting from nozzle 13. Air entering under the control of the coating apparatus, acts on a diaphragm 7 against the action of a spring 8 to control an outlet valve 6. Some of the air is passed through a variable by-pass valve 9 to enter chamber 11.
Patent GB-841618-A (GB)
Title: An apparatus for winding cross wound bobbins
Inventor: BRUETTING HANS
IPC: B65H54/02
Filed: 1956-08-09
Abstract: 841,618. Winding yarns. SPINN-UNDZWIRNEREIMASCHINENBAU KARLMARX-STADT VEB. Aug. 9,1956, No. 24476/56. Class 120(2). An apparatus for winding cross-wound bobbins comprises a carrier d for a yarn supply package e<SP>1</SP>, a spindle a adapted to receive a bobbin b to be wound, the spindle and the bobbin being co-axially mounted for rotation substantially within the supply package e<SP>1</SP>, a guide ring p mounted concentrically on the package and a cylindrical guide member d<SP>11</SP> mounted on the carrier concentrically withrespect to the bobbin, the guide member d1 having the form of a cylindric ungula with the oblique end adjacent the bobbin, whereby the point of contact of the yarn on the oblique end of the guide member and the point of take-off of the yarn from the supply package run concentrically with respect to one another. Preferably the bobbin or the guide member is movable axially during the winding.