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Patent GB-699468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to bon-bons
IPC: A23G3/00
Filed: 1951-03-16
Abstract: 699,468. Bon-bons. RICKARBY, W. A. March 13, 1952 [March 16, 1951], No. 6360/51. Class 132 (i). A bon-bon has a central constriction 3 of low strength relative to adjoining wall portions which encompass token containing spaces 1 partly defined by the constriction. Preferably the spaces 1 are defined each by the constriction 3 and a second constriction 2 in a' crepe paper cylinder 5 having a liner 6 and stiffeners 7, 8. Decorative collars 9 may be applied round the waists 2, 3. A detonating strip 10 is anchored by strips 11 as shown.
Patent GB-512246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to photographic flashlight apparatus
IPC: G03B15/04
Filed: 1938-03-01
Abstract: 512,246. Flashlight photography. BURDEN, W. M. March 1, 1938, No. 6383. [Class 98 (i)] Apparatus for synchronizing the firing of a flash with the operation of a camera shutter comprises a spring-urged movable member which completes the circuit of a flash blub and also operates the camera shutter and an inertia device governing the movement of the movable member for controlling the time lag between the closing of the circuit and the shutter operation. In the form shown, the apparatus consists of a casing a containing a battery one pole of which is connected to the flash bulb and the other to a contact m engaged by a contact n carried by but insulated from a plate d mounted to slide in the casing under the action of springs d'. The plate d also carries a contact n<1> which engages a fixed contact n<2> on the casing when the plate moves to the right under the influence of the springs d', and a plunger o which engages the head o' of an antinous release for the shutter. The plate d is moved to tension the springs by a winding knob carrying a pinion f which meshes with a rack e on the plate and is held by a catch h which is released by pressure on the trigger k. An inertia device, e.g., a flywheel is mounted on the shaft of the pinion f. The plate d may be replaced by a rotary member and the trigger k may also be operated by an antinous release.
Patent GB-1294382-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for and method of controlling flow of fluids in a pipeline
Inventor: GLEDHILL ERIC GUY BRIAN
IPC: F17D5/02
Filed: 1970-02-10
Abstract: 1294382 Valves F W TALBOT & CO Ltd 19 April 1971 [10 Feb 1970] 6411/70 Heading F2V A main stop cock 1 in a supply pipe 5 to premises 7 is opened and closed by a device responsive to flow through a control valve 9. The latter has a cock 33 to connect the space 25 above a diaphragm 23 in the stop cock and the space above a similar diaphragm in the control valve to an outlet 21a, the spaces and the outlet being connected by tubing 13, 13a. The upper faces of the diaphragms are thus relieved of supply pressure acting through an aperture 27 to allow flow to the outlet 21a. A further control valve 11 operated by a float 35 may be included in the system. The cock 33 may be replaced by a screw-actuated jumper which holds the diaphragm against the outlet when the valve is closed. A screw actuated spindle may also be provided to close the diaphragm of the stop cock manually when desired. This diaphragm may also be spring biased towards or away from the closed position or be replaced by one with increased fluid loading to the closed position. In Fig. 5, an underground section of pipe 5 is isolated by a non-return valve 45 when the control valves are closed. A needle valve 55 may also be provided and be sited adjacent the entrance to premises, such as a school, to isolate the installation from the supply at night or during week-ends to minimize frost damage. A sight glass with or without a small float of plastics material may be attached to or incorporated in the supply pipe 5 to serve as a leakage indicator. Should a buried non-metallic supply 5 become frozen up, it may be thawed by passing an electric current through metal tubing 13. In an alternative arrangement, the main stop cock may be operated by a solenoid energized by a signal from the control valve.
Patent GB-512518-A (GB)
Title: A new or improved hair cutting and shaving instrument
IPC: B26B21/38
Filed: 1938-03-01
Abstract: 512,518. Hair clippers and shavers. NAEGELI, R. March 1, 1938, No. 6417. [Class 131] An instrument for cutting hair comprises reciprocating rough and fine cutters, the rough toothed cutter operating first so that on again passing the instrument over the same surface the fine razor blade cutter effects a closer shave. The fine cutter may be detached to enable the rough cutter to be used alone. A massage pad may be attached to the reciprocating cutter. A driving-motor in the handle of the instrument casing 5 drives air-vanes 37 and a crankpin 16 which reciprocates both a straight. edged fine cutter blade 7 and a rough toothed cutter 11 located on opposite sides of a stationary guide plate 1 having protective and cutting teeth 9 shaped as shown. Air-vanes may also be provided on the crank hub 17. The fine cutter 7 may be removed by lifting a spring loop catch 22 and a retaining-plate 19. Spring pressed balls 41 bear on the rough cutter 11, the spring tension being adjusted by turning a cam-shaped collar 43. The toothed cutter 11 may comprise two inter-engaging toothed plates 28, 29, Fig. 6. The protecting cover 24 and parts of the transmission may be formed wholly or in part of insulating material. The cutting-head may be disposed at an acute angle to the motor shaft 18, Fig. 3.
Patent GB-384636-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in method of making articles of resin bonded granular materials
IPC: C08J5/14
Filed: 1931-03-02
Abstract: A composition comprising granular material, e.g. abrasive grains, and a binder of artificial resin, e.g. phenol-aldehyde resin, is made by mixing powdered resin with the grains together with a small quantity of a neutral liquid adapted to wet the grains, to effect uniform distribution of the resin thereon, without having any solvent or chemical action on the resin. Suitable neutral liquids are xylol, creosote oil, kerosine, gasoline, &c.  A resin solvent or plasticizer, e.g. furfural or ethylene glycol, is also applied in small increments, e.g. by spraying on to the mass while it is in motion in a rotating barrel.  In a modification, the step of wetting the grains with a neutral liquid is omitted, the solvent or plasticizer, which may be diluted with a neutral liquid, being sprayed directly on to the tumbling dry mixture of resin and grains. Examples of suitable ingredients and proportions are: (1) 1000 grams of granular abrasive material, e.g. silicon carbide, 126 grams of phenolaldehyde resin, 6 c.c. of xylol and 20 c.c. of a mixture of 3 parts of xylol and 1 of furfural; (2) 90 lbs. of crystalline alumina, 135 c.c. of neutral creosote oil, 9 lbs. of phenol-formaldehyde resin, and 540 c.c. of furfural.
Patent GB-1416414-A (GB)
Title: Chains for supporting energy conduits
IPC: F16G13/16
Filed: 1974-02-13
Abstract: 1416414 Chains KABELSCHLEPP GmbH 13 Feb 1974 [21 Feb 1973] 06463/74 Heading F2Q  A chain for supporting energy conduits comprises a plurality of links of synthetic resin material, each link comprising a pair of opposed walls 1, 2 between which extend a pair of bars 3a, 3b, and at least one removable web 9 extending between the bars 3a, 3b to divide the space between the end walls 1, 2 laterally to define passages for receiving energy conduits 5. Each web 9 is snapped into engagement with the bars 3a, 3b at a variable position along the length of the bar. Each side wall 1, 2 is resilient and carries at one end a link pin 6, which is bevelled on one side, and a recess 7 is provided at the other end. Pivotal movement between adjacent chain links is limited by stops 8.
Patent GB-144794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fasteners for loose sheets of paper or other material
IPC: B42F13/12
Filed: 1919-03-17
Abstract: 144,794. Crocker, W. C. March 17, 1919. Cord files.-In a fastener for loose sheets of paper &c. of the type comprising a cord threaded through two disks or plates, the second disk or plate which is adjustable on the cord a is provided with a tapered slot c<1>, extending as shown either in Fig. 5 or Fig. 6 from the periphery to the centre, and with a cleat or clip d struck up from the disk.
Patent GB-1088823-A (GB)
Title: Ball joints
Inventor: BRIGGS WALTER HENRY
IPC: F16C11/06
Filed: 1965-02-16
Abstract: 1,088,823. Ball joints. BURMAN & SONS Ltd. Jan. 26, 1966 [Feb. 16, 1965], No.6596/65. Heading E2F. A ball joint comprises two members 10 and 11 each having an offset end portion 12 and 14 formed with a recess 13 and 15, a spherical ball 16 disposed between these members and projecting into the recesses therein, and a sleeve 17 acting on the end portions for preventing separation thereof. Each end portion is relieved adjacent to the recess to a V shaped or other configuration. The sleeve 17 is mounted on one end portion and is capable of axial movement relative thereto. A spring 19 acts on the sleeve to force it in the direction of the spherical ball. Two other embodiments in which the sleeve 17 and spring 19 are replaced are described, in one a sleeve is provided with an internal projection, formed in a leaf spring, which enters into a recess formed in the exterior of the end portion, in the other a stud in a cross-bore on the sleeve is resiliently urged in a radially inward direction by a spring clip.
Patent GB-349522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to synthetic resins and coating compositions prepared therefrom
IPC: C08L61/10
Filed: 1930-02-27
Abstract: A synthetic resin is made by heating a phenol and a fatty oil, such as tung, linseed, perilla or soya bean oil, with hexamethylenetetramine at 190-200 DEG  C.  The hexamethylenetetramine may be used in sufficient quantity to combine with all the phenol, or other methylene-containing bodies such as formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde may be added.  Coating compositions are made by dissolving the resin in turpentine, petroleum distillates, toluene, xylene, cyclohexanol, or other solvents.  Driers such as cobalt, lead, or manganese resinates, tungates, or linoleates may be added. Suitable phenols are cresol, the complex tar acids boiling at 195-240 DEG  C., and the phenols with two or more benzene rings, such as parahydroxy-diphenyl.  Phenols containing coal tar may be used to form resins for black varnishes.  Specifications 267,736 and 293,453, [both in Class 95, Paints &c.], are referred to.ALSO:A synthetic resin is made by heating a phenol and a fatty oil such as tung, linseed, perilla, or soya-bean oil, with hexamethylene-tetramine at 190-200 DEG  C.  The quantity of hexamethylenetetramine may be sufficient to combine with all the phenol, or other methylene-containing bodies, such as formaldehyde or paraformaldehyde, may be added.  Suitable phenols are cresol, the complex tar acids boiling at 195-240 DEG  C., and the phenols with two or more benzene rings, such as parahydroxydiphenyl.  Phenols containing coal tar may be used to form resins for black varnishes. Specifications 267,736 and 293,453, [both in Class 2 (iii), Dyes &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-887486-A (GB)
Title: Heat-stable organosiloxane compositions of grease-like consistency
Filed: 1958-02-28
Abstract: A heat-stable lubricant of grease-like consistency consists essentially of a mixture of (1) a liquid organopolysiloxane of the formula <FORM:0887486/III/1> in which n has an average value of 1,9 to 3,0 and each R is a monovalent hydrocarbon or halo-hydrocarbon radical, and (2) 0,05 to 3,0% by weight of (1) of a polymeric fluorocarbon that is insoluble in silicone oils and contains more than 100 carbon atoms (see Group IV(a)).  The liquid siloxane may be a homo- or co-polymer or any mixture thereof.  The fluorocarbons specified are tetrafluorethylene, trifluoromonochlorethylene, perfluoropropylene and fluorochloropropylene polymers.  Optional additives are fillers, e.g. crushed quartz, diatomaceous earth, silicas (fume, areogel and xerogel) and surface-treated silicas as disclosed in Specification 699,759; solid lubricants, e.g. graphite and molybdenum disulphide; pigments, dyestuffs and oxidation inhibitors.  In a typical Example (2) fume silica was added to a homogeneous mixture of a dimethylsiloxane oil and an aqueous dispersion of P.T.F.E., and the resulting paste was milled on rollers until homogeneity was attained.  The subject matter of Specification 824,342 is disclaimed.ALSO:A heat-stable composition of grease-like consistency consists essentially of a mixture of (1) a liquid organopolysiloxane of the formula <FORM:0887486/IV (a)/1> in which n has an average value of 1,9 to 3,0 and each R is a monovalent hydrocarbon or halo-hydrocarbon radical, and (2) 0,05 to 3,0% by weight of (1), of a polymeric fluorocarbon that is insoluble in silicone oils and contains more than 100 carbon atoms.  The liquid siloxane may be a homo- or copolymer or any mixture thereof, the Si-bonded radicals being selected from alkyl, aryl, aralkyl, alkaryl, cycloalkyl and alkenyl, with or without halogen substituents.  The fluorocarbons specified are tetrafluorethylene, trifluoromonochlorethylene, perfluoropropylene and fluorochloropropylene polymers.  Optional additives are fillers, e.g. crushed quartz, diatomaceous earth, silicas (fume, aerogel and xerogel) and surface-treated silicas as disclosed in Specification 699,759; solid lubricants, e.g. graphite and molybdenum disulphide; pigments, dyestuffs and oxidation inhibitors.  In a typical Example (2) fume silica was added to a homogeneous mixture of a dimethylsiloxane oil and an aqueous dispersion of P.T.F.E. and the resulting paste was milled on rollers until homogeneity was attained. Uses: as lubricants and release agents.  The subject-matter of Specification 824,342 is disclaimed.
Patent GB-122654-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sparking-plugs.
IPC: H01T13/56
Filed: 1917-05-10
Abstract: 122,654. Crosbee & Sons, T., Rogers, T. S., and Wilks, H. R. May 10, 1917. Sparking - plugs.-The surface of a porcelain or other insulator is ground so as to fit exactly within the plug casing. A packing- ring 18 of aluminium or other soft material is fitted between the insulator and the gland nut 21 or turnedin end of the casing, and may be of a material having a sufficiently high thermal coefficient of expansion to prevent the low co-efficient of the insulator from impairing the gastightness of the plug.
Patent GB-1244106-A (GB)
Title: Extendible boom
IPC: H01Q1/12
Filed: 1969-02-07
Abstract: 1,244,106. Space vehicles. WESTING- HOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. 7 Feb., 1969 [16 Feb., 1968], No. 6757/69. Heading B7W. [Also in Divisions F2 and H4] A self-erecting, thin wall, hollow boom 15, which can be extended for a considerable length without bending, e.g. as an aerial or for gravity-gradient stabilization in space, has a separable seam 29 with interengaged abutting edges biased together in extension helically around, and along, the boom, the latter being formed from an unrolled, notched edge spring strip 16 which is curled transversely into selfbiased interengaged abutment at its edges to form the seam 29. As shown, the strip 16, made, e.g. of beryllium copper, and stored on a reel 17, has notches 20 along its longitudinal edges to define tabs 19, 19 which overlap to form the helical seam 29 when the strip is unrolled to erect the boom, every other tab 19 on each, edge preferably having its leading edge bent inwardly to slide beneath an opposite non-bent tab. The seam 29 is produced by advancing one edge of the strip relative to the other as the strip unwinds from the reel 17, small degrees of offset being accomplished by passing the strip over a guide 34, and larger amounts, by prestressing the strip accordingly. The strip may have one edge advanced so that a tab (19a, 24a) on the edge engages an advanced tab (19b, 25b) of the other strip edge, Fig. 3, not shown.
Patent GB-130580-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Shaping Press Button Springs.
IPC: H02P5/68
Filed: 1919-03-18
Abstract: 130,580. Usines Bolide Soc. Anon., (Assignees cf Feutz, A., and Blumenstein, E.). July 29, 1918, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Angular bending; bending dies and formers.- An E-shaped spring, Fig, 6, for press-buttons is bent out of a wire blank as the sliding block c. Fig. 1, approaches the fixed block b. The plunger f first pushes in the die d so as to bend and grip the wire blank m in a vertical groove b<1> in the face of the block b. The wire m is next bent to the shape shown in Fig. 4 by cams b<4>, b<40>, which are geared together and are actuated by a tappet c<1> integral with the sliding block c. Finally a stamp surrounding the plunger moves forward and bends the ends of the wire against the outer surface of the die d.
Patent GB-495309-A (GB)
Title: Means for measuring or indicating the thrust of an aircraft propeller
IPC: G01L5/12
Filed: 1937-03-08
Abstract: 495,309. Thrust indicators for propellers. ALDERSON, H. J., and MILL, T. G. March 8, 1937, No. 6806. [Class 106 (ii)] Means for measuring the thrust of an aircraft propeller comprises making the propeller shaft slidable longitudinally, and in mounting upon it piston means which acts upon separate volumes of fluid, controlling separate pressure indicating devices, so that the thrust exerted on the shaft in either direction is indicated. A cylindrical non-rotatable casing 15 having annular fluid chambers 16, 17 at each end has a longitudinal bore for the propeller shaft 18. Annular pistons 21, 22 mounted on the shaft 18 are rigidly connected at the exterior of the casing 15 by rods 23, 24 which can be adjusted to ensure proper co-ordination of the pistons. The rods 23 24 pass through clearance holes in ftanges on the casing 15 to prevent the pistons rotating. The propeller shaft is fixed at one end to the propeller 27 and splined at the other end 28 to the engine shaft 29. The propeller shaft carries two thrust faces 25, 26 which are located adjacent the end face of pistons 21, 22, and impart thrust through the medium of balls 19, 20. Pipes 32, 33 connect chambers 17, 16 to pressure tanks 30, 31 carrying pressure gauges 34, 35. Branches 36, 37 may connect to recording devices.
Patent GB-1385036-A (GB)
Title: Flexible constructional units for vehicles and other goods containers
IPC: B65D90/08
Filed: 1972-02-15
Abstract: 1385036 Vehicle bodies WAGGONFABRIK TALBOT 15 Feb 1972 [18 Feb 1971] 6875/72 Headings B7L and B7B [Also in Division B8] A flexible constructional unit for forming a fixed or movable roof or side of a goods-handling container or vehicle coach work comprises a flexible textile and/or plastics sheet P stiffened by parallel support members T 5  which are connected to the sheet P by respective retaining members H 5 , the retaining members being secured to one face of the sheet by welding or other adhesive means and secured to the support members by interengaging grooves and projections. The support members are preferably of plastics and/or metal, and each retaining member H 5  has two grooves each including a re-entrant portion, to receive the "brim" of the "top hat" cross-section of its support member T 5 . The ends of the support and/or retaining members may be either constructed as or equipped with anchorage or guide mechanisms for the rigid or non-rigid mounting of the unit.
Patent GB-307879-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the electro-osmotic separation from solutions of anodic or cathodic travelling particles
IPC: B01D57/02
Filed: 1929-03-02
Abstract: 307,879. Siemens - Elektro Osmose Ges. March 15, 1928. [Convention date]. Right to Patent relinquished. Later. coagulating.-Particles are separated from a suspension thereof by electrnosmotic treatment in a cell divided by a diaphragm impenetrable by the particles into anode and cathode compartments. one of which is filled with suspension and the other with a badly conducting liquid such as transformer oil or glycerine. A direct current of high potential is employed. The particles are deposited on the diaphragm. In one apparatus, a central cathode is separated from anode chambers on either side by a pair of diaphragms. In the appartus shown in Fig. 3 the diaphragm b' is of bag shape and encloses the anode. The cathode consists of a wire net applied to the container f. The inner compartment is filled with badly conducting liquid and the outer with ammoniacal latex solution. The diaphragm may be of parchment or of powdered oxide of chromium. The apparatus may be used in processes in which the deposit is made to take place on the cathode by the addition of suitable colloids or of compounds having multivalent cations.
Patent GB-621944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to reserve tanks for hydraulic installations
IPC: F15B1/26
Filed: 1947-03-12
Abstract: 621,944. Tanks. BLACKBURN AIRCRAFT, Ltd., and WADE, S. March 12, 1947, No. 6938. [Class 69 (i)] A tank, in which is prevented the interruption of the liquid supply to the outlet when the tank is inverted or affected by negative " G," is divided into an upper and lower compartment 1, 2 by a partition 3. Liquid enters the compartment 2 through an inlet 5 first filling that compartment before any excess liquid enters the compartment 1 by a pipe 4 which extends nearly to the bottom of the compartment 2, whilst any entrapped gases escape to the compartment 1 through a vent 9. A valveless outlet 10 extends upwards to at least half the height of the compartment 2 so that, under conditions of negative " G," entering liquid, and the reserve of liquid normally in the lower portion of the compartment 2, is trapped in the top of compartment 2 and can still be withdrawn through the outlet 10, the end of which is covered. The reserve supply of liquid can, under normal conditions, be withdrawn through an outlet 11. Specification 562,085 is referred to.
Patent GB-896485-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to means for coupling a connector to the resistant armouring of flexible tubes
IPC: F16L33/01
Filed: 1961-02-24
Abstract: 896,485. Tube connections. PIRELLI, S.p.A. Feb. 24, 1961 [March 12, 1960], No. 6957/61. Class 99(1). In the connection of a hollow metallic connector 2 to a series of pairs of metallic cords 4, 5 forming the reinforcement of a high-pressure flexible tube, a wedge 7 holds each pair of cords in a cavity 6 formed in the connector. The wedge may be located between the cords, Fig. 2, or, as shown in Fig. 5, between one cord of a pair of superimposed cords and the adjacent wall of the cavity.
Patent GB-286650-A (GB)
IPC: H01J9/04
Filed: 1928-03-06
Abstract: 286,650. Allgemeine Elektricitõts- Ges. March 7, 1927, [Convention date]. Addition to 268,815. Vacuum tubes.-The. process of the parent Specification for producing metal coatings on oxide bases is modified by using metallic oxide such as iron, cobalt, nickel, or molybdenum oxide, instead of, or in addition to, powdered metal in the coating paste. A paste of metal oxide and viscous fluid, such as paraffin oil, sugar solution, or collodion, with or without powdered metal, is coated on the base and heated in a reducing atmosphere to a sufficient temperature to reduce the oxide in the paste to metal and to sinter this to the base. In forming oxide cathodes of electric discharge tubes, particularly indirectlyheated cathodes, electron-emitting material is mixed with the paste or applied to the metal coating as a separate coating.