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Patent GB-1479092-A (GB)
Title: Football board game
IPC: A63F3/00
Filed: 1976-05-20
Abstract: 1479092 Football board game J W EDE 20 May 1976 [28 Feb 1975] 8397/75 Heading A6H A football board game comprises a board having a continuous compartmented track, a points chart, a formation chart having two sections for indicating team formations for each player, a playing piece (in club colours) for moving over the track and one for moving over the points chart for each player, footballer pieces which can represent an active or a disabled player, (tokens having red and black faces), some of said board compartments specifying the change of capabilities of players, a random selector (two dice) and money tokens. The footballer pieces have 1 to 3 stars to denote ability. The formation charts having a 2-4-4 arrangement are marked in different colours on the board and have margins noted with attendance figures 10-80,000. A further playing piece is placed on the appropriate figure. The formation charts and the points chart may be on the main board or on separate boards. The attendance figures may be omitted.
Patent GB-492447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to storage tanks and the like
IPC: B65D88/02
Filed: 1937-03-22
Abstract: 492,447. Tanks; fermenting &c. beer. BORSARI TANK CORPORATION OF AMERICA. March 22, 1937, No. 8424. Convention date, March 20, 1936. [Class 69 (i)] [Also in Group VI] A tank comprises floor and ceiling slabs which at one end are horizontal or slightly inclined, and are twist ed about their longi tudinal axis so as to have a transverse inclination gradually increasing towards the other end, the side walls being of uniform height throughout their length. The liquid contents thus drain down to the lowest corner of the floor, and gases may be removed at the highest corner of the ceiling. A monolithic concrete structure for storing beer and comprising a number of such tanks is shown. The structure comprises an air-conditioning room 11, from which air is circulated throughout the building, fermentation tanks 12, 13, and storage tanks 14, 15, the front or service ends of which face towards work aisles 17. The slabs 19 separating the tanks are of uniform thickness, and are horizontal or slightly inclined at their rear ends 20 and twisted so that their transverse inclination increases towards the front 21. The lowest point of the floor thus occurs at one of the front corners, where the draw-off cock 22 is situated, and the highest point of the ceiling is diagonally opposite to it, a gas outlet or bung 23 being arranged at this point.
Patent GB-974859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to arrangements for use in carrying out electric tests onelectrical signalling equipment
IPC: H04M3/22
Filed: 1960-03-10
Abstract: 974,859. Two-part couplings. S.G.E. SIGNALS Ltd., and H. J. N. RIDDLE. March 1, 1961 [March 10, 1960], No. 8486/60. Heading H2E. An adapter to connect a piece of test equipment in series with the circuit to a railway signalling relay of the kind having resilient push-in connectors, comprises an insulating housing 3 with a spring contact 11 to receive the push-in connector 5 that is normally connected to the relay, and a flying lead 6 with a connector 7 to connect temporarily with the relay, the two leads being brought out at 8, 9 for connection to lamp, buzzer or meter.
Patent GB-383515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hydraulic brakes
IPC: B60T11/24
Filed: 1932-03-22
Abstract: 383,515. Fluid - pressure brakes. HOLMBERGS MEK. VERKSTADS AKTIEBOLAG, C., Lund, Sweden. March 22, 1932, No. 8535. Convention date, Feb. 9. [Class 103 (i).] Hydraulic brakes operating front and rear wheel brakes for instance, comprise a number of systems having cylinders connected by an equalizing channel 8 which the brake pistons are able to close during braking, in order to obtain braking effect in one system in case of leakage in another. If it is necessary for the piston 3a to take up more slack and thus have a longer stroke fluid flows through the channel 8 and valve 10 to the cylinder 2b. If the piston 3b takes up more slack fluid flows in the reverse direction through the valve 9. If there is considerable leakage in one cylinder the pistons move past the ends of the equalizing channel and close it. The brakes are operated through valves 5a, 5b and pipes 4a, 4b. Pistons 3a, 3b are operated by fluid-pressure pistons 14. In a modified form the apparatus is formed as a unit and the pistons 3a, 3b are operated by a single, double-acting, fluid-pressure piston. In a further unit arrangement the pistons 3a, 3b, Fig. 3, are coaxial and differential. When the pressures in the two chambers 21, 22 of the double-acting cylinder have equalized on charging, through a passage 24, the piston moves slightly to the left to cover this passage. The pressure in the chamber 21 is reduced to apply the brake.
Patent GB-541102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to machines for and methods of resistance butt-welding
IPC: B23K11/04
Filed: 1940-05-11
Abstract: 541,102. Annealing. BABCOCK & WIDCOX, Ltd. May 11, 1940, No. 8546. Convention date, June 3, 1939. Drawings to Specification. [Class 72] [Also in Group XXII] After resistance welding of parts, normalising clamps are closed and welding clamps opened and current applied to heat treat the parts to eliminate excessive residual streams due to Welding. A photo-electric cell responsive, to the temperature of the tube may be employed during normalising. A length of approximately 24 inches of each tube is previously cold swaged to improve the electric contact between the tube and electrode clamps.
Patent GB-947676-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing nodular cast iron from melted iron containing sulphur
IPC: C21C1/10
Filed: 1962-03-06
Abstract: In a process for the production of spheroidal graphite iron, the metal is first treated with sodium in vapour form to reduce the sulphur content to below 0.03% before the addition of the spheroidizing agent.  The process is preferably carried out in a crucible induction furnace but may be carried out in a ladle and 0.04% Mg or 0.02% Ce may be added as spheroidizing agent.
Patent GB-1003554-A (GB)
Title: Method of bonding a rubbery composition to a reinforcing element
IPC: C08G8/00
Filed: 1962-03-06
Abstract: The ability of reinforcing elements, e.g. tire cords, made from polyester resins to adhere to rubbery compositions is improved by treating them with a first adhesive composition comprising a dispersion of an epoxy resin, the components of a heat-convertible phenol/aldehyde resin and a diene rubber latex to deposit on them 0.5-10% by weight solids of the epoxy resin and 1-20% by weight solids of the phenol/aldehyde/diene rubber latex composition in which the ratio by weight of the phenol/aldehyde resin to diene rubber latex ranges from 1/10 to 2,5/10 , heating the adhesive composition at a temperature insufficient to cause a substantial reaction of the components of the adhesive composition but at a temperature sufficient to solidify the adhesive composition, the components remaining substantially unreacted because of the absence of an epoxy curing agent, applying a second adhesive composition comprising a heat-convertible phenol aldehyde resin and a diene rubber latex chemically reactive with the chemically reactive components of the first adhesive composition and then heating at a temperature of 350 DEG -410 DEG F. for 2-5 minutes to convert the components of both adhesive compositions to a homogeneous resinous mass.  After the application of the first adhesive composition the heating may be carried out at a temperature below 100 DEG F.  The diene rubber latex may be one prepared by the polymerization of butadiene-1, 3, 2-methyl-butadiene-1, 3, 2, 3-dimethylbutadiene-1, 3, pentadiene-1, 3 or 2-chlorobutadiene-1, 3 with vinyl pyridine, styrene, vinyl toluene, alpha methyl styrene, vinyl naphthalene, acrylic acid, methyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile or methacrylamide.  The epoxy resin may be the reaction product of glycerol and epichlorhydrin.  Treated cords may be used to reinforce tires by compounding them with rubber containing anti-oxidanto, loading agents, reinforcing agents, accelerators and vulcanizing agents and vulcanizing at temperature of from above 200 DEG F. up to 350 DEG F. for 5-60 minutes.
Patent GB-816769-A (GB)
Title: Hypergolic fuel containing mercaptals or mercaptols
IPC: C06B43/00
Filed: 1956-03-19
Abstract: A fuel for jet-propulsion engines or for starting a fire by auto-ignition when mixed with nitric acid consists of one or more of the group consisting of mercaptals and mercaptols containing 3 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule.  The fuel is passed with concentrated nitric acid into the combustion chamber of the engine to form an ignited propulsive charge.  A preferred composition contains about 75 per cent by weight of isopropylidene diethyl mercaptol and about 25 per cent by weight of ethylidene diethyl mercaptal.  Other suitable mercaptals and mercaptols may be made by reaction of butyraldehyde, crotonaldehyde, acetone, furfural, acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, methyl ethyl ketone, acrolein and benzaldehyde with methyl, ethyl, allyl, n-butyl and t.-butyl mercaptan.
Patent GB-1263753-A (GB)
Title: Process for controlling cultures of microorganisms, especially in the biological treatment of effluents
IPC: C02F3/00
Filed: 1969-02-17
Abstract: 1,263,753. Treating sewage. OMNIUM D'ASSAINISSEMENT. 17 Feb., 1969 [16 Feb., 1968], No. 8589/69. Heading C1C. The treatment of sewage is controlled in relation to the instantaneous variation in the metabolic rate of its micro-organisms. A number of ways of controlling the densities of the microorganisms are described. A method of measuring the instantaneous variation is described in Specification 1,263,754 (see Division B1).
Patent GB-369393-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to blast furnaces
IPC: C22B7/02
Filed: 1931-03-20
Abstract: In a blast furnace, applicable for the manufacture of carbides, particularly of calcium and aluminium, and also for the production of phosphorus from phosphates, of the kind in which the blast contains a high percentage of oxygen and the top gas, after conversion of the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, is returned to the furnace, the returned carbon monoxide is divided into two unequal parts, of which the smaller part is fed, either cold or preheated, to the hearth, and the larger part is delivered, after considerable preheating, to the shaft at one or more points.ALSO:In a blast furnace, of the kind in which the blast contains a high percentage of oxygen and the top-gas, after conversion of the carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide, is returned to the furnace, the returned carbon monoxide is divided into two unequal parts, of which the smaller part is fed, either cold or preheated, to the hearth, and the larger part is delivered, after considerable preheating, to the shaft at one or more points.
Patent GB-183423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to devices for thermostatically controlling the flow of liquids in cooling systems for internal combustion engines
IPC: F01P7/16
Filed: 1922-03-24
Abstract: 183,423. Ernst, W. E. July 21, 1921, [Convention date]. Safety valves.-The temperature of the circulating fluid in the water-cooling system of an internal-combustion engine is controlled by regulating the rate of flow of the fluid by means of a valve comprising one or more rotary slides or discs co-operating with thermostatic elements of the bimetallic strip type. In the construction shown, two ported discs c<1>, c<2> are rotatably mounted on a spindle k in a casing a and adapted to be rotated in opposite directions by two thermostatic elements d', d<2>, the initial positions of which are adjustable by means of a rotary shaft s and bevel-wheel t<1> engaging a bevel-wheel t<2> attached to the element. The discs c<1>, c<2> are respectively pressed towards each other and against a collar h on the spindle k by a weak spr,ing g acting in the direction of the flow and by a strong spring i acting opposite to the direction of the flow. When excessive pressure arises in the casing the disc c<2> is forced away from the disc c<1> and collar h forming a free passage for the fluid between the discs. The ends m, n of the casing a are tubular to facilitate connection to a pipe line, and a recess is preferably formed in the casing for the reception of a thermometer f.
Patent GB-1285657-A (GB)
Title: Packaging machine
Inventor: FRANKLIN MAURICE G
IPC: B65B5/02
Filed: 1970-02-23
Abstract: 1285657 Packaging STONE CONTAINER CORP 23 Feb 1970 8645/70 Heading B8C A machine 10 for packaging goods in a box formed from a scored paperboard blank comprises a platen 18, movable between a raised position and a lowered position, having suction cups 20 for releasably retaining the blank 16, rods 22 and four blocks 24 for folding, as the platen descends, the flaps 44 and panels 34, 36 up around the goods placed on the panel 30, a plunger 50, Fig. 5, mounted below the plane of the lowest rods 22 and engageable with the partially erected blank for moving the blank from the platen 18 to a carriage 52, this carriage being movable between the plunger 50 and a box discharge point. The lowest of the rods 22b folds the cover panel 32 of the blank over the goods as the blank is moved by the plunger 50. Glue guns 108 apply glue to the flaps 42 which have been previously folded inwardly by the blocks 24 and then a pair of vertical plates 112, convergingly slanted towards the carriage 52, fold flaps 44, 46 over the glued flaps 42. The carriage 52 moves the partially erected blank enclosing the goods laterally to the direction it was moved by the plunger 50 such that glue may be applied by a glue gun (144, Fig. 8) to the front panel 36 of the blank, and the flap 48 may be engaged by a plough (145, Fig. 8) and secured to the panel 36. The closed box is then pushed into a vertical drying chamber (58, Fig. 10) by a vertically movable plunger 56 mounted above the chamber. The boxes are accumulated in the drying chamber until it is full, whereupon the lowermost box is ejected by a horizontally movable plunger (59, Fig. 10) to make room for the next box formed by the machine.
Patent GB-268786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to threshing machines
IPC: A01F12/40
Filed: 1927-03-30
Abstract: 268,786. Welger, Geb. March 30, 1926, [Convention date]. Thrashing-machines. - Two distributor rollers a, b, rotating in the same direction and provided with fangs or teeth are arranged in a casing o above the thrashing drum m. The casing o has a feed aperture l and is provided with two cooperating feed control rakes c, e, adjustable by a foot pedal n or a hand lever. If too much grain is fed in the rakes c, e, automatically close the feed aperture until the excess has been dealt with. The lower roller b preferably rotates at higher speed than the upper one a. A straw cutting or pulling mechanism k is fitted through an aperture in the casing o so that it can be removed and replaced while the machine is running. Some grain is removed from the straw while passing through the feeding and the cutting devices.
Patent GB-490917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in dobby mechanism for looms
IPC: D03C1/36
Filed: 1938-03-23
Abstract: 490,917. Dobbies. FIELDEN, F. March 23, 1938, No. 8879. [Class 142 (i)] The pattern barrels are mounted on shafts such as r, m<1>, each furnished with a single ratchet wheel s movable either the distance of one or of half a tooth by means of a double pawl t on an arm w or m operated by a reciprocating rod n. The pawl has a pushing tooth u and also a pulling tooth v spaced apart a distance of 1¢ ratchet teeth. The tooth v is held out of action during the second half of each rearward and first half of each forward movement of the rod n by means of a projection y resting thereon. Normally the tooth 'u drives the ratchet wheel the distance of one tooth at a time, but may be placed out of action by turning a shield z by pattern mechanism so that it engages a projection u<1> on the tooth u. The tooth v then rotates the ratchet wheel half a tooth, but does not rotate it further upon subsequent reciprocations of the rod n. The pattern barrel thus remains at rest until the shield is restored to its original position. The rod n may be reciprocated between limits determined by the engagement of lugs p, o, with an adjustable stop q by means of a give-way device d, i, e, and a rod c adjustably connected to the dobby side lever a.
Patent GB-1316239-A (GB)
Title: Mounting of flexible thin printing plates
IPC: B41F27/14
Filed: 1972-02-28
Abstract: 1316239 Printing plates W R GRACE & Co 28 Feb 1972 [5 March 1971] 9019/72 Heading B6C Flexible thin printing plates are secured to stereo printing cylinders through the intermediary of saddle members each saddle member carrying in longitudinal gaps in both end edges slidable plate securing and tensioning means. Such means comprise interengaging bar and slidable bar elements 12, 26, the bar 12 beinge movable in a direction horizontal to the saddl when in position on the printing cylinders whilst the bar element 26 is movable in a direction parallel to the cylinder axis. Each plate end 16 is bent and has slots 18 for engagement with studs 14 of the bar 12 the resiliancy necessary for tensioning being provided by the pin and slot connections between the bars 12 and 26. Such connections include pins 28 axed to the bar 12 and pins 32 mounted on one side wall of the associated longitudinal gap in the saddle these pins engaging slots in the bar 26 which are shaped to provide cantilever spring fingers 30 bearing on the pins.
Patent GB-125806-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Agricultural Ploughs.
Inventor: CRAWLEY CORNELIUS HENRY
IPC: A01B15/18
Filed: 1918-06-04
Abstract: 125,806. Crawley, C. H., Starkey, M. E., and Clarke, W. E. June 4, 1918. Ploughs. - In a combined skim and disk coulter, the two coulters are carried by a member which is pivoted on a vertical support between them and is free to swing about it through a limited angle, so that the combined coulter mav adjust itself to the line of work. The pivoted member comprises a forked arm C carrying the disk coulter A. It is mounted loosely on an adjustable cranked standard D and is held in place by a collar G fitting in a recessed boss C<1> and secured by a set-screw G<1>. Angular movement is limited by the engagement of the boss C' with an extension G<2> of the collar G, or by other means. The skim coulter H is carried by a bracket J adjustably attached to an extension of the boss C<1>.
Patent GB-1426162-A (GB)
Title: Rotary positive displacement motor and/or pump
IPC: F04C3/00
Filed: 1974-02-28
Abstract: 1426162 Pumps or motors of the nutating piston type K KEPLINGER and F EGGER 28 Feb 1974 [12 March 1973] 9190/74 Heading E1F A pump and/or motor of the nutating disc type comprises a hollow body having therein a rigidly fixed shaft (not shown in Fig. 1) upon which is rotatably mounted an inclined disc 4 and a rotor formed by two truncated cone parts of a right double cone with diametrically opposed radial vanes 11 therebetween. The outer edge of the disc 4 runs in a groove 7 on the inner surface of the body and the disc 4 has radial slots 15  through which the vanes pass, the slots having elongate seals rotatably mounted therein to seal these joints. Labyrinth seals 23 are provided between check plates 2, 3 and the rotor. The hollow body may have a cylindrical or part spherical inner surface. The machine may be used simultaneously as a pump and motor due to the symmetry, about the disc 4, of the working chambers, defined by the rotor and disc.
Patent GB-1352087-A (GB)
Title: Electroless copper plating
IPC: C23C18/40
Filed: 1972-02-29
Abstract: 1352087 Polyether acetylenes; copper plating baths SHIPLEY CO Inc 29 Feb 1972 [20 May 1971] 9304/72 Heading C3R [Also in Division C7] Aqueous, alkaline electroless copper plating solutions comprise a source of cupric ions (e.g. copper sulphate), formaldehyde or a formaldehyde precursor as a reducing agent, a complexing agent to maintain said cupric ions in solution (e.g. Rochelle salts), hydroxide radicals to provide the required solution pH (e.g. as provided by sodium hydroxide), and a stabilizer of the formula wherein R, R<SP>1</SP> and R<SP>11</SP> independently denote a C 1 -C 12  divalent alkylene, cycloalkylene, alkylene ether or arylene radical optionally substituted by polar groups such as -NH 2 , -SO 3 OH, -COOH, -NO 3 , -Cl, -Br, -I or -F, A denotes a C 2 -C 5  alkylene radical and n is an integer of from 1 to 100. The above polyether acetylenes are prepared by alkoxylation of alkyne alcohols of the formula HC # C-R-OH or HO-R<SP>1</SP>-C # C-R<SP>11</SP>-OH at 50 to 150 C. in presence of BCl 3  or a tertiary amine.
Patent GB-265038-A (GB)
Title: An electric illuminated advertising device
IPC: G09G3/00
Filed: 1926-04-09
Abstract: 265,038. Lindquist, H. K. T., and Madsen, C., V. April 9, 1926. Keyboard switches. - Electric circuits completed by a hand-operated keyboard are adapted to effect the completion of a second system of circuits illuminating lamps upon a board, the second system of circuits being moved by means of a machine so that the illuminated signs travel forward along fields of the lamp board. The key a when depressed against the influence of a spring d moves the contact plate c against contact springs e making the circuits of magnetic coils 3. These cause the lighting of lamps on a board 4 corresponding to the letter indicated by the depressed key. The coils 3 are carried on a fixed wall 6 and each has a pivoted armature 5 carried by a drum 10. Each armature acts as a catch for the head 15 of a spring-pressed spindle 13 arranged radially and carrying at the other end a spring contact 17 which slides against contact rails 18, 19 on a stationary inner drum 20. When a key is depressed the corresponding coil is energized and the spindle 13 released to engage rails 18, 19, contact being maintained until the spindle is returned by engagement with an arm on the drum 20. One rail 19 is ring formed while the other 18 is made up of interrupted contacts. Leads connect the rail 19 to the board and return from the board to the contacts of rail 18. The circuit of each field is completed through a rod 21 carried by the rotary drum which engages a spring contact 22 on the wall 6 and at the other end a spring 23 upon the stationary drum 20. The drum 10 is driven from a motor 9 through gear 11, 12.
Patent GB-1032690-A (GB)
Title: Production of ethylene by thermal cracking of hydrocarbons
Inventor: BUSCHMANN KARL
IPC: B01D51/10
Filed: 1965-03-05
Abstract: In the production of ethylene by thermal cracking of hydrocarbons at above 750 DEG  C., followed by indirect cooling in quench boilers, the gases are passed through the cooling tubes at a speed above 50 kg./m.2/sec., e.g. 60-70 kg./m.2/sec.  The temperature of the cooling tubes is preferably above 310 DEG C. maintained by a steam pressure of at least 100 atmospheres. The velocity of the gas in the inlet cone of the boiler should be above 20 kg./cu.m./sec.
Patent GB-817889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to portable tables
Inventor: BARCELO PASCUAL
IPC: A47B21/00
Filed: 1958-03-25
Abstract: 817,889. Stands; buffers and resilient supports for furniture. UNIFRUIT (LONDON) Ltd. March 25, 1958, No. 9516/58. Classes 52(1) and 52(3) A typewriter or like stand consists of upper and lower frames 1, 2 joined by vertical bars 3, the upper frame being of L-section with the typewriter resting on the horizontal flange and the lower frame having extensions 6 fitted with castor wheels 12. The stand can be taken apart, the bars 3 taking into sockets 5, 5<SP>1</SP> on frames 1, 2 and the castor wheels being carried by bolts 7 secured by nuts 8. To absorb vibration, the wheels are acted on by springs 11. A rubber cord 9 acting as a buffer is secured in a groove running round the extensions 6. A book support and a lamp may be screwed to the stand.