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Patent GB-1005346-A (GB)
Title: Steel-capsuled mercury-vapour discharge vessels
IPC: H01J13/32
Filed: 1963-03-28
Abstract: 1,005,346. Discharge apparatus. BROWN, BOVERI & CO. Ltd. March 28, 1963 [March 30, 1962], No. 12274/63. Heading H1D. In a steel-capsuled mercury-vapour discharge vessel, the vapour pressure is regulated by an envelope 6 extending from anode 1 to cathode 2 so that no direct vapour flow can reach the vessel wall 4 from the cathode. The envelope is perforated, the size and distribution of the perforations being such that the pressure inside the screen remains nearly constant. The cathode may be either connected electrically to the wall, or insulated therefrom. The envelope may be connected to the wall through thermal insulator 10, or may be electrically insulated therefrom by ring 3. In another arrangement, the envelope is supported by a stay on the wall, Fig. 2 (not shown). In a multi-anode vessel, a single envelope extends from the cathode, a vapour dome, and all the anodes, Fig. 3 (not shown). The apertured envelope may comprise strip-formed surfaces 16 with cross-pieces 17, 18. Alternatively, the envelope shell may comprise a perforated plate, honeycomb plate, or wire gauge. The envelope may be used as a lead to an exciter anode 11. A de-ionizing grid 8 may be connected to the shell and supported thereby.
Patent GB-283395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to lathes for turning profiled articles
IPC: B23B3/18
Filed: 1927-05-07
Abstract: 283,395. Rapide Mecanique Co., Ltd. Feb. 18, 1927, [Convention date]. Addition to 271,069. Lathes; chucks.--The machine described in the parent Specification is modified to render the machine capable of operating continuously on bar stock 4 which is fed up to the back centre carried in the tailstock and is profiled by means of tools 9<1>, 9<11> carried in a head 9 on a sliding carriage 8 moving over graduated guideways 6. The tool-head carries a cutting-off adjunct comprising a pivoted arm 10 fitted with a parting- tool 12 and operated when required by means of a hand wheel 15 and worm and sector gear 13. After the cutting-off operation a centre hole is drilled in the end of the stock-bar by means of a drill 19 carried by a pivoted quadrant 17 which is swung into position against an abutment 20 by a handle 16. The carriage 8 is manually operated from a pilot wheel 21 for performing the centring-operaticn. The carriage feed for profiling is effected from a shaft 22 having a clutch 23 operated by a lever 24 coacting with a spring catch. A second lever 53 enables the power feed of the carriage to be disconnected when the hand feed from the wheel 21 is to be used. The bar feed and chucking mechanism, Figs. 6 and 7, are controlled through a lever 28 and rod 30, the latter being connected at its forward end to a conical member 40 coacting with the jaws 41 which grip the bar. The rear of the rod 30 carries a projection 31 which may engage a wheel 32 loose on a driven sleeve 34 and having teeth engaging worms 42, 42' mounted in a member 45 secured to the sleeve. The worms are connected to the stock feed rollers 49, 49<1> as shown in Fig. 7. When the projection 31 is disengaged the members 32, 45 rotate together and no feed is imparted, but when the member 32 is arrested the worms are driven to cause the feed of the stock bar up to the back centre. At the end of the feed movement the lever 28 is operated to close the chuck the work being then rotated by the sleeve 34. On completion of the profiling operation an adjustable stop 52 engages a stop on the lever 24 to disengage the carriage feed.
Patent GB-180183-A (GB)
Title: Improved bearings for weighing-scale levers
IPC: G01G21/00
Filed: 1921-04-29
Abstract: 180,183. Marks, E. C. R., (Toledo Scale Co.). April 29, 1921. Knife-edge bearings for weighing-scale levers. A pivot retainer 2, Figs. 2 and 5, formed with a kerf 7, and a groove 5 for the knife edge 6, is adapted to be driven into a bore extending through the lever. The retainer is locked against rotational adjustment by the engagement of the knife edge with a slot formed in the bore of the lever. The knife edge is clamped in position in the retainer by bolts 10, 11. The thrust bearing for the bearing-block of the knife-edge consists of hardened steel plates 12 secured to the lever. In a modification, the knife-edge is formed in two parts, and the thrust bearing consists of a rectangular block secured in a slot in the wall of the bore. In another arrangement, the knife-edge 6<a>, Fig. 6, and the bearing-blocks 12<a> are formed in two parts, the knife-edge being secured in position by notched bolts 10<a>, 11<a>. In a further modification, the bearing-blocks 12<c>, Fig. 10, engages with the knife-edge groove in the retainer and the slot in the bore in the lever. Fig. 12 shows a further arrangement in which the bearing-block 12d engages with a slot in the knifeedge.
Patent GB-698059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fluid dispensing apparatus
IPC: B67D7/40
Filed: 1951-05-28
Abstract: 698,059. Dispensing liquids. TURNER, W. May 28, 1952 [May 28, 1951]. No. 12498/51. Class 116. Fluid dispensing apparatus with automatically retractable hose has the hose normally enclosed within the tower and released through an aperture in a wall by opening a door in the wall, the shutting edge of the door when closed forming one edge of the aperture and anti-friction surfaces being provided on the wall and door for the hose. As shown the loop of hose 13 passes round a fixed pulley 21 and a movable pulley 23. By opening a door 19 in a side wall of the tower the hose can be withdrawn and inserted in an aperture 14 in the wall ready for dispensing. The hose passes between rollers 36-38 on the wall and a roller 39 on the shutting edge of the door. The pulley 21 is mounted on a bracket 22 mounted in a recess in a wall 16 having curved corners 17. The lower pulley 23 is mounted on a bracket 24, sliding on an upright 25 extending the length of the column. Springs 40 and 41 on the upright act as buffers at the limits of movement of the pulley 23. A number of loops of hose may pass round separate pulleys. The upper pulley support has a flange 28 to support the loop from the fluid supply line 11. The fluid may be water, fuel or oil. An air pipe line as described in Specification 660,871 may also be incorporated with a pressure gauge 42.
Patent GB-514168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to means for maintaining turf or the like edges
IPC: A01G3/06
Filed: 1938-04-27
Abstract: 514,168. Garden edging. CLARKE, E. A. April 27, 1938, No. 12552. [Class 6 (ii)] Turf edging comprises strips of metal &c, held in position by projections which are pressed horizontally into the turf. Adjacent strips may abut or overlap. The holding projections may be in the form of pegs which are passed through slots in the strips. The Figure shows a strip 1 held in position by pegs 3 which are pointed at their inner ends 4 and have heads 5 to engage countersunk slots in the strip. The pegs may be twisted or provided with lateral projections to hold them firmly in the turf.
Patent GB-163901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to envelopes
IPC: B65D27/06
Filed: 1920-05-07
Abstract: 163,901. Wareing, J. May 7, 1920. Envelopes.-A reply envelope of the kind formed from a blank with four parts C, A, F, G, the two outer parts C, G of which receive the initial and return addresses and act as initial and return closing flaps respectively, is provided with side flaps BB, DD on the upper two C, A of four rectangular parts and with perforations along the lines 1234 as shown, the remaining free edge E of the upper part C being reinforced. The parts A, F and flaps B form the pocket, and initially the flaps G is folded within this pocket, the flap's D being folded around the edges of the envelope and sealed down. The envelope is opened by tearing away the part C along the perforations and is re-closed by the gummed flap G.
Patent GB-840749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to ferromagnetic devices
IPC: G11C11/06
Filed: 1957-04-18
Abstract: 840,749. Magnetic storage devices; magnetic compositions. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES Ltd. April 18, 1957 [April 27, 1956], No. 12718/57. Class 38 (2). A magnetic device for storage or similar purposes comprises a magnetic core A 1  having a moderately rectangular hysteresis loop C 1  and a core A 2  having a "round" hysteresis loop C 4  which are associated with input windings n 1 , n 2  in series or parallel and output windings N 1 , N 2  in series opposition such that the combination exhibits a very square hysteresis loop C 2 . Over-compensation C 3  is also shown. The resultant loop is dependent upon the materials and dimensions of the cores, and the numbers of turns of the windings. The use of two cores having different temperature coefficients of inductance provides an arrangement wherein this coefficient for the combination is small. The core A 1  may be a ferrite containing oxides of Fe and some of the metals Mn, Cu, Al, and Ni, or a ferro-nickel alloy tape. The core A 2  may be a ferrite including oxides of metals from the group Mn, Zn and Ni and may be produced by grinding the mixture in distilled water, drying, shaping under a pressure of 1-10 tons/cm.<SP>2</SP> sintering at 1100-1400‹ C. and cooling in atmospheres of N 2 , O 2  or O 2  and N 2 .
Patent GB-130478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sewing Machines.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: D05B35/02
Filed: 1918-08-09
Abstract: 130,478. Thompson, W. P., (Union Special Machine Co.). Aug. 9, 1918. Sewing-machines; foldding-devices.-A folding attachment made in two parts, separable at the will of the operator without stopping the stitching mechanism, in order to facilitate hemming tubular garments, is mounted on the work support so as to swing forwardly from the stitch-forming mechanism. The outer folding member 22 is adjustably fixed on a plate 14 and the inner folding member 21 is slidable in guides on the said plate 14, and is held close to the outer member by a spring-pressed rod 33. which co-acts with a projection on a lever 37 connected to a. treadle or knee-lever by means of which the two parts of the folder may be separated when the hem of a circular garment is nearly completed so as to allow the stitched hem to pass up to the needle. The front end of the folder has a guard lip 8<a> extending laterally across the meeting edges of the sections The device is carried on a brachet 13 pivoted on a clamp 9 for attachment to the frame of the machin. A spring 18, in co-operation with a cam surface, holds the device in or out of working position as required.
Patent GB-566616-A (GB)
Title: Improved process and apparatus for evacuating vessels of vacuum impregnating plant
IPC: F04F9/00
Filed: 1943-08-10
Abstract: 566,616. Impregnating-apparatus. TILLS, J. W., and LOVATT, J. B. Aug. 10, 1943, No. 12927. [Class 140] [Also in Group XXVIII] An impregnating vessel 13 is evacuated by a jet pump, Fig. 1, using as working fluid vapour of an impregnating liquid used in the plant and having a liquid connection to one of the vessels of the plant. The boiler 11 supplies vapour to a standpipe 17 and jet 20 in a condenser 21 cooled by a water jacket connected with a jacket 30 round the pipe 29 leading to a backing pump 37. A high vacuum connection 25 is provided on the condenser. Condensate flows round the standpipe to pipes 35, 33 leading through the boiler and to a storage vessel 39 with a drawoff valve. A liquid pipe 12 connects the boiler and impregnating vessel. The vessel 39 may be omitted, the pipe 33 then leading back to the impregnating vessel, and pipe 12 then having an interposed gear pump, the supply from which may be controlled by a floatactuated valve to feed the boiler.
Patent GB-992718-A (GB)
Title: Intermittent drive mechanism
IPC: F16H29/00
Filed: 1962-04-04
Abstract: 992,718. Ratchet mechanisms. CLARY CORPORATION. April 4, 1962 [April 12, 1961], No. 12950/62. Heading F2Q. Intermittent rotary drive mechanism for a tape feed sprocket 17 comprises a pawl 18 which is oscillated about a shaft 14 by an actuator 37 and carries at one end teeth 65 adapted to co-operate with teeth 66 on the sprocket and carries at the other end larger teeth 68 which are adapted to co-operate with teeth 67 on a cam 20 coaxially mounted on the shaft 14. For a forward direction of drive, the cam 20 is urged by a spring arm 72, Fig. 2, in the direction of an arrow C, Fig. 7, and on the initial movement of the pawl 18 it slides along teeth 67 of the cam 20 in the direction of an arrow F, the teeth 65 moving out of engagement with teeth 66 and into engagement with adjacent teeth 66 under the influence of a spring 70. On the return movement of the pawl 18 it is maintained in contact with the teeth 67 of the sprocket, by the combined effect of the cam 20 and the spring 70, thereby effecting one step of movement of the sprocket 17. The actuator 37 comprises a rocking lever 43, Fig. 5, carrying an eccentric roller 41 which is adapted to be driven by continuously rotating rolls 38, 40 when a brake 52 is released by an electromagnetic device 56, 58. The sprocket 17 is held resiliently in each position by rollers 34 carried by spring-pressed arms 27, Fig. 6. For reverse operation, a button 80 is pressed to effect spring-urging of the cam 20 in the opposite direction, shown by an arrow B in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-1287235-A (GB)
Title: Current control apparatus and methods of manufacture
IPC: H01R13/02
Filed: 1971-05-04
Abstract: 1287235 Electric couplings ESSEX INTERNATIONAL Inc 4 May 1971 [4 May 1970] 12953/71 Heading H2E [Also in Division H1] A connecting member, for use either as a switching device (see Division H1) or as means of making a permanent connection between conductors which need not be accurately aligned, comprises a unitary body having a first portion 1 formed of electrically non- conducting resilient material such as silicone rubber and one or more second parts 2 each formed of a similar material having a plurality of discrete, electrically conducting particles dispersed through it such that said second parts are conducting or may be rendered conducting by compressing them. The particles are of silver or gold or less expensive metals such as copper or iron coated with silver. In Fig. 4 such a body 5 is located between terminal pins 33, 35 in a two part coupling. The pins are carried by insulating members 28, 34 which are held together by a bayonet connection 40, 41 and a spring 43 which provides the force to render the parts 6 conductive if necessary. In Fig. 9 wire ends 48 are connected to a printed circuit board 45 by clamping a body 16 between them sufficiently tightly to render portions 12 conducting. Similarly connections can be made between two printed circuits (Fig. 11, not shown) or across a printed circuit (Fig. 13, not shown). In all cases the silicone rubber may have a greater coefficient of expansion than the particles whereby if the temperature is raised the particles are moved apart by the rubber. In this way the circuits are broken automatically if overheated or overloaded.
Patent GB-474811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to machines adapted for use in the production of boot or shoe bottom units
IPC: A43D35/00
Filed: 1936-05-08
Abstract: 474,811. Machinery guards. BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CO., Ltd. (United Shoe Machinery Corporation) May 8, 1936, No. 13009. [Class 80 (iv)] [Also in Group VII] Shoe bottom units comprising soles reinforced by shank stiffeners are pressed or moulded by power, the press having gauging devices automatically removed as the press closes. To prevent one hand of the operator being between the moulds as they close, the rod 52 which must be depressed to start the machine, has at its upper end a block 54 pivoted to a hand lever 56 pivoted to a cross-bar 60. A second-hand lever 68 is formed with a step 62 and a face 64 co-operating with the upper and lower surfaces of the block, is urged clockwise by a spring 66, and is also pivoted to the bar 60. The sides of the block have teeth adapted to engage the corner of the face 64 unless the handle 58 is held to the left during the actuation of the lever 56. Thus, both hands of the operator are necessary to start the machine to close the moulds.
Patent GB-238629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to corsets
IPC: A41C1/00
Filed: 1924-05-27
Abstract: 238,629. Randall, H. W. May 27, 1924. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Corsets.-In garments made of india-rubber, serving as corsets and as flesh-reducing garments, reinforcing strips of woven or other relatively inextensible material are secured by vulcanization or bv rubber solution or other cement to the garment at the joints, seams, edges, and other parts where resistance to extension is required and where the busks, stiffeners, and hose suspenders are attached. As shown, busks k, l and stiffeners s are enclosed by casings formed of strips of satin or the like, and strips of rubberimpregnated woven fabric, preferably cut on the cross, are used for reinforcement. Strips of thin sheet rubber overlie the edges of the fabric to make a smooth inne surface to the corset. Hose suspenders t are secured to the woven strips. The corset may be in one piece, or in two parts laced together. In one construction, the corset is reinforced at the lower part of the back and verically by a piece of rubber-impregnated fabric.
Patent GB-131381-A (GB)
IPC: H04M1/05
Abstract: 131,381. Bloch, A. April 20, 1917, [Convention date]. Head sets; earpieces. - A listening-appliance for use in warfare, for medical and industrial purposes, &c. is provided with pneumatic cushions for isolating it from extraneous sounds. The cushions are applied to that part of the head most affected by the sound. In the construction shown the plugs 1 at the ends of tubes 2 are supported by cushions 3 adapted to be inflated through tubes 4. Other pads 5, 6 are fitted round the ear. The upper part of the face and the cranium are also covered with pads, and the whole are maintained in position by suitable bands 7, 8.
Patent GB-922378-A (GB)
Title: Thiolo- and selenolo-phosphoric, -thionophosphoric, -phosphonic and -thionophosphonic acid esters
IPC: C07F9/40
Filed: 1961-04-12
Abstract: A process for the production of thiolo- or selenolo-phosphoric, -thionophosphoric, -phosphoric or -thionophosphonic acid esters comprises reacting an aromatic, aliphatic, araliphatic or heterocyclic disulphide or diselenide with a salt of a phosphite or thiophosphite 0,0-diester or of a phosphonite or thiophosphonite 0-ester.  The salt may be formed in situ from the free acid and an acid binding agent.  A solvent may be used. Examples describe the preparation of the following compounds <FORM:0922378/IV(a)/1> Specification 691,267 is referred to.
Patent GB-132776-A (GB)
IPC: A41D15/00
Abstract: 132,776. Warm-O-Suit Corporation, (Assignees of Sollen, A.). Sept. 18, 1918, [Convention date]. Materials for wearing- apparel; coats; trousers; combinations. - A combination type of weatherproof garment in two parts is made of a three or more ply quilted fabric comprising a layer 1, Fig. 1, of khaki or other cloth, which may be waterproofed, a layer 2 of felt, paper, &c., and a lining 3. There may be two intermediate layers, one of felt and the other of paper. The garment, which is shaped loose-fitting, as shown in Fig. 1, to enable freedom of movement, comprises a coat part 5 having the sleeve junction 11 near the biceps of the wearer, a storm collar 19, a cloth strip 31 at the buttoning position, and a belt 34 for attaching to the trousers. The trousers have cuff-like lower parts b<4> drawn in by laces, and a waistband with buttons for engaging button-holes in the belt. Other means of attachment may be substituted for the buttons.
Patent GB-747621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to indicating instruments
Inventor: JAN LOUIS ANDRE ROGER
IPC: G01C19/44
Filed: 1953-05-13
Abstract: 747,621. Gyroscopic apparatus. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., Ltd. April 23, 1954 [May 13, 1953], No. 13322/53. Class 97 (3). A gyroscopic indicating instrument has a housing with a transparent cover through which may be seen a member rotatable about an axis at right-angles to the cover, an insert such as a sleeve fixed as by cementing in a hole in the cover and having a bore of which the longitudinal axis coincides with the axis of the rotatable member, and a closely-fitting spindle or pivot located in the bore of the sleeve and extending into the housing from the cover to engage with a bearing on the rotatable member. As shown, a transparent plastic cover 1 is secured to the outer casing 2 of a gyro-horizon by means of clamping rings 3, 4 and a gasket ring 5. A sleeve 9 is pressed into the cover 1 and is accurately aligned therewith, and may be located by a shoulder. Before or after insertion a hole is bored in the sleeve to receive a pivot 6, which may also be shouldered. The end of the pivot comprises part of a thrust bearing for the gimbal of the gyroscope. The sleeve extends an appreciable distance from the cover 1 to give maximum cantilever support to the pivot. A sealing stud 10 may be pressed into the outer end of the sleeve to prevent entry of air.
Patent GB-214104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to brush-making machines
IPC: A46D3/04
Filed: 1923-05-18
Abstract: 214,104. Robinson, J. May 18, 1923. Brush-making machines.-A machine employing stapling mechanism to secure the bristle tufts is provided with a bent oscillating arm 17, Figs. 3 and 6, having a groove 18 at its inner end which is adapted to register with a groove 19 in the staple-guide 20 at the moment when a tuft of bristles is brought by a reciprocating tufter-bar 28 beneath the staple and the driving rod B, and just before the rod is driven downwardly. The arm 17, the upper part of which is circular, is slidably mounted in a hollow member I and is engaged by a spring 22 which acts to press the lower part of the arm against a guideway 24<a>. The member 1 is provided with an enlarged boss 2 to which is rigidly attached a rotatably-mounted shaft 3. This shaft, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, is provided with a lever 4 carrying a roller 6 which engages a cam-groove 7 in a cylindrical member mounted on a countershaft 9 driven from the main shaft of the machine. The cylindrical member is preferably in two parts c, d slidably mounted on the shaft 9 and adjusted by means of collars 19, 11, fitted, respectively, with adjusting screws 13, 12. The engagement of the roller 6 with the cam-groove 7 causes oscillation of the shaft 3 and hence of the arm 17.
Patent GB-133835-A (GB)
IPC: F16H7/18
Abstract: 133,835. Anderson, C. S., and Wood, R. Dec. 11, 1918. Pulleys &c. for use for instance as guide-rollers for carrying a hauling rope or chain, are formed in a number of separate sections 1 revolubly mounted with their hubs 4 in contact on a hollow spindle 5 containing oil fed to a hole 10, which is closed by a closely fitting nut, cover, or the like, so that oil passes by capillary action through wicks or the like 13 arranged in countersunk holes in the spindle to the bearings of the separate sections.
Patent GB-488990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in apparatus for harvesting potatoes and the like
IPC: A01D17/10
Filed: 1938-05-05
Abstract: 488,990. Harvesting root crops. CARTER, H. H. May 5, 1938, No. 13408. [Class 6 (iii)] A root-crop harvesting-machine of the type in which a digger or lifting device 2 is provided at the front of the machine adapted to discharge material on to rearwardly extending elevating means 3 has the frame 1 carrying the digger and elevator arranged close to one of the land wheels 6 but spaced a substantially greater distance from the other wheel 5, the drive for the elevating mechanism being taken from the wheel 5. The wheels are arranged a sufficient distance apart to travel at the bottom of troughs between the potato ridges and the wheel 5 is attached to a sleeve 9 enclosing the main wheel axle. The inner end of the sleeve terminates in a flange 10 carrying a gear-wheel 11 by which the elevating mechanism is driven.