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Patent GB-436451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to slicing machines particularly for alimentary products
IPC: B26D1/06
Filed: 1934-04-06
Abstract: 436,451. Slicing-machines. HAGEN, W., 29, Thomõstrasse, Soest, Westphalia, Germany. April 6, 1934, No. 10509. [Class 5 (i)] A slicing-machine for alimentary products comprises a plurality of spaced knives reciprocable in paths parallel to their longitudinal axes, arranged one behind another and operating successively on the product, stationary guiding means being arranged intermediate the knives and in front of the first and after the last knife. Knives 1 .. 4, which may have straight or curved cutting edges, are mounted on inclined surfaces 15 on a frame 12 reciprocated manually in bearings 13 by means of a hand wheel 21, gearing 22, 23, Fig. 1, shaft 24, eccentric 25, frame 27, rocking shaft 28, Fig. 6, and rocking arm 29, Fig. 5, the arm 29 having a forked member 30 working between cushioned shoulders 31 on the knife frame. Guide surfaces 7 .. 11, the surfaces of which may be fluted and which have their rear edges 34 disposed below the cutting edges of succeeding knives, are carried by a frame 42 detachably mounted on the machine frame 14 by means of forked projections 56 engaging studs 54, serving as pivots for the frame 42, and conical pins 53 engaging apertures 52, the frame 42 being locked in position by means of spring-actuated pawls 50, operated for disengagement by means of press buttons 57. The guide surfaces 7 .. 11 are adjustable relatively to the knives 1 .. 4 by rotation of an eccentric shaft 36 upon which the surfaces 7 .. 11 are supported by feet 37, the surfaces being raised against the action of springs 8a: the shaft may be locked in its adjusted position by means of a pawl and ratchet. All knives but one may be thrown out of operation by rotation of a second eccentric shaft 40 which lifts the guiding surfaces 8.. 10 above the cutting edges of the knives 2 .. 4. The machine also comprises a stop 45 for the article being cut and a box for the cut slices, such box being provided with a removable slide which may be used as a scale pan for balances. In modifications, the knife frame' 12 slides on fixed guide rods, projections on opposite sides of the frame connecting with two rocking arms 29 on the shaft 28 ; the knife frame is reciprocated by an electric motor or by one or more electromagnets co-operating with other electromagnets or with springs ; the knife frame is replaced by two frames, the knives being secured to the frames alternately and being slotted to slide over studs on the other ; the eccentric shafts 36, 40 are replaced by bars having shoulders engaging the guides surfaces and reciprocated by eccentric or bevel gearing ; the guide surfaces are formed by slotting a plate which is raised and lowered to adjust the slice thickness.
Patent GB-105367-A (GB)
IPC: B28B5/08
Abstract: 105,367. Bertrams, and Gillespie, R. F. April 5, 1916. Rotary mould-table machines; feeding and measuring; moulds. - A press for moulding asbestos-cement slabs, tiles, &c. comprises a table 1 carried by a shaft 7 which is supported by a ball bearing 8 and spring 9 and is driven from a main shaft through worm and ratchet gearing 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 16. During pressing, the table rests upon supports 10. The moulds 2 are fitted with perforated plungers 3, Fig. 3, covered with felt, wire, &c. 4, and the plungers are supported by spring rods 5. Filling-pieces may be secured to the mould for producing special shapes. Pressure is applied by upper and lower presses 21, 22 actuated through a valve 24 controlled by a lever 25 operated from a disk 27 on the worm 14 through a link 26, slide 26<a>, and pin-and-slot connexion 25a. The table is arrested by a brake 17 operated from the tip ram 20 through a lever 19, rod 18, and spring 18<b>. The lower rams 22 are furnished with extensions 49 to eject the moulded articles. Measured quantities of material are fed to the moulds from feeding-devices 28, Fig. 6, fitted with` a vane-wheel 31 having an adjustable wall 41. The wheel 31 is operated by ratchet mechanism from the lever 11, Fig. 1. The feeding and pressing devices are duplicated.
Patent GB-585598-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to walls for use in prefabricated building construction
IPC: E04B2/56
Filed: 1944-06-01
Abstract: 585,598. Walls. NORMAN, C. B. K. VAN. June 1, 1944, No. 10563. [Class 20 (iv)] In a wall of horizontally extending wood &c. boards mounted on studs having one or two dovetails extending along one side, each board has vertical grooves on one face, each of which grooves makes face to face contact with one side only of a dovetail on the stud. Fig. 2 shows boards 10, tongued and grooved along their top and bottom edges respectively, and having vertical grooves 21 with parallel sides, "L.H." and "R.H." indicating the direction of diagonal movement by which they are placed in position against the outsides of studs 3, 4, 5. Corner fillets 35 lock the boards in position. Boards in adjacent rows have their grooves sloped in opposite directions, and joins which are arranged to fall at a stud 3, between its pair of dovetails 16, are staggered. Studs which do not cover joins in the boards need have only one dovetail 16. Fig. 12 shows dovetails in the form of metal channels 27 co-operating with saw-cut grooves 30 and V-grooves 31. The wooden top plates of the walls may be grooved to take the tongues of the boards in the top row.
Patent GB-572756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in oil burning lamps for use with railway semaphore and like signals
IPC: B61L9/02
Filed: 1944-06-02
Abstract: 572,756. Railway signal lamps. LAMP MANUFACTURING & RAILWAY SUPPLIES, Ltd., and MINETT, C. F. June 2, 1944, No. 10628. [Class 75 (iv)] In a railway signal.lamp such as described in Specification 510,814 comprising an outer case or lantern and a removable interior unit consisting of an oil fount 3, burner 4, and reflector 5, the lower part of the wall 1 of the outer case is die-pressed to provide inclined surfaces 8 by which the oil fount is guided to rest on a seat plate 10 on the base plate 2 of the case with the flame and the reflector 5 accurately located relatively to the lens 6 in the case. The seat plate 10 is die-pressed to provide around its marginal portion a horse-shoe-shaped raised platform 12 between the ends of which is located an. aperture 11 for the passing of a bolt securing the outer case to its mounting. The edge 17 of the seat plate is.flanged to provide a shoulder which abuts and is welded to the lower edge of the wall 1 and to the base plate 2.
Patent GB-346160-A (GB)
Title: An improved binding or cover for periodicals and the like
IPC: B42F11/02
Filed: 1930-04-04
Abstract: 346,160. Loose-leaf binders; books. HULL, W., 31, Victoria Street, Blackburn. April 4, 1930, No. 10687. [Classes 16 and 146 (i).] Card files ; covers.-.Relates to temporary binders for periodicals and the like of the kind described in Specification 327,761, [Class 146 (i), Filing paper &c. sheets], in which tapes are pressed through holders on the binder and loops on the periodicals and tightened by wedges, and consists in adapting such binders for use as permanent binders. The covers A are connected to a flexible or rigid intermediate member B to which are secured metal spring clips having projections C. A metal plate D has turnedover edges and parts d<1> are cut and opened to enable the plate to be secured in the cover by means of the projections C. Other parts of the plate are cranked inwards and the turned-over edges are adapted to hold rings d<3>. The periodicals are secured in place by passing tapes F through the rings d<3> and through loops on the backs of the periodicals, the tapes being tightened by wedges G passed between the rings d<3> and loops in the tapes. The loops in the tapes are formed by making the tapes double and stitching a portion transversely, and, in order to facilitate the insertion of the wedges, the lower part of the tape may be wider than the upper part. Double buckles are attached to the back of the plate D at positions corresponding to the rings d<3>. After all the periodicals have been inserted, the wedges are removed, the plate D is removed from the cover, and the tapes are secured at the back of the plate by the buckles. The superfluous ends of the tapes can then be cut off, and the plate re-attached to the back. In modifications, the plate may be attached to the cover by hinges secured by pins which are clinched over after the plate is in position; the plate may be hinged to or adapted to slide into the cover, or may be finally secured in place by adhesive sheets; the tapeholders may be formed from the material of the plate, or may be secured in place by a bar at the back of the plate.
Patent GB-399238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to prime movers for aircraft
IPC: F02C3/08
Filed: 1932-04-14
Abstract: 399,238. Gas-turbine plant. AKTIEBOLAGET MILO, 32, Kungsgatan, Stockholm. April 14, 1932, No. 10725. Convention date, Nov. 23, 1931. [Class 110 (iii).] A motor installation for driving air-craft comprises a gas turbine 2, preferably of the radial-flow, oppositely-running rotor type, and air compressors 7, 8, gearing 11, propeller 10, and other driven parts arranged on the axis of the turbine. Air drawn in at 9 passes through the compressor wheels 8, 7 in series and is heated before admission to the turbine by burning oil in the chamber 17. The arrangement of the compressors may be modified, and two turbines may work in series, the gas being reheated between stages. Specification 382,547 is referred to.
Patent GB-449929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electrical connecting caps
IPC: H01C1/148
Filed: 1935-04-09
Abstract: 449,929. Electric couplings. FERRANTI, Ltd., and WRIGLEY, V., Hollinwood, Lancashire. April 9, 1935, No. 10997. [Class 38 (i)] Connection of wires with resistance rods, &c. is effected by soldering the wire to a loop b pressed out from the end of a cap c applied to the rod. In a modification, Fig. 4, the cap is formed by shaping a metal blank having a tang e to be bent down to form a loop.
Patent GB-117843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Treating Gases with Liquids.
IPC: B01D47/06
Filed: 1917-07-31
Abstract: 117,843. Wilton, N., and Chemical Eng ineering & Wilton's Patent Furnace Co. July 31, 1917. Gases, treating with liquids.-Relates to apparatus for treating gases with liquids, such as coal gas with water to remove ammonia, or oil to remove benzol. The apparatus comprises a number of chambers such as A<1> separated by partitions A having apertures A<2> at the top for the passage of the gas which enters at B from one chamber to the next, baffles A<3> being interposed. The liquid is supplied at the other end of the apparatus, flows in the opposite direction to the gas from one compartment to the next through overflow pipes E and escapes at D<1>. Liquid is also sprayed from pipes G into the chambers A<1> and on to contact surfaces F which may be plates separated by suitable distance-pieces and supported on a frame F', the sprayed liquid thus flowing in the same direction as the gas. The liquid for the spray is preferably obtained from the compartments A<1> by pipes G<1> and raised through pipes G<2> by means of pumps H preferably of the " air-lift " type and supplied with gas obtained from the apparatus by a compressor J. An oil-filter D<2> may be arranged on the inlet pipe when required.
Patent GB-851669-A (GB)
Title: Mechanical cutting device for machines used in mines, quarries or work-sites
IPC: E21C25/10
Filed: 1959-04-01
Abstract: 851,669. Mineral-mining machines. ALLIMANN, G. April 1, 1959 [April 10, 1958], No. 11046/59. Class 68(1). In the periphery of a rotatable cutter drum 1 of a mineral-mining machine are positioned pick-armed cutter discs 2, which may be driven by independent motors mounted within the drum or from a shaft 5 on which the drum is rotatably mounted through suitable gearing 2a, 5a within the drum. The drum may be a right cylinder or two truncated cones having a common genatrix at the cutting zone of the drum.
Patent GB-658217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to toy guns
Inventor: MACE ERIC ARTHUR ROY
IPC: A63H5/04
Filed: 1949-04-26
Abstract: 658,217. Toy guns. DIE CASTING MACHINE TOOLS, Ltd., and MILLS, A. R. April 26, 1949, No. 11100. [Class 132 (iii)] A toy gun of the piston-operated paper-bursting type is provided with means for retracting the cylinder away from the paper strip on initial movement of the trigger. The first part of the movement back of the trigger 25 causes roller 40 of member 36 to engage the underside of piston rod 34, piston 33 moving rearwards in the cylinder 20 which is thus allowed to be moved back by light springs 43 to the extent of slot 30. Paper strip 18 is thus free to move between grommet 19 and abutment 21 until, on moving the trigger further back, pin 29 engages the forward end of slot 30 in link 28, cylinder 20 thus being pushed forward and the paper strip again being clamped between grommet 19 and abutment 21. Completion of the rearward trigger movement fully compresses spring 36, roller 40 then moving down in cam tracks 45 and allowing the piston to be forced forward by the spring 36 and so bursting the paper strip. The paper is drawn through the gun by the claw action of feed fingers 37, 38 coacting with spring 22. Specification 658,224 is referred to.
Patent GB-1184441-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Coated Strand Materials
IPC: B29C48/153
Filed: 1967-03-09
Abstract: 1,184,441. Coated strand material. STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. 9 March, 1967 [13 April, 1966], No. 11142/67. Heading B2K. [Also in Division D11 A method of applying a plastic substance to a stranded material comprises continuously passing the plastics substance into an application zone, continuously passing the strand material through the zone to effect continuous application of the plastics substance thereto while continuously forming the strand material within the zone to a helical configuration and positively displacing forwardly out of the application zone each individual helix as formed. The method may be used for applying silicone rubber to electric wiring.
Patent GB-868313-A (GB)
Title: Truck mounted sand spreader
IPC: E01C19/20
Filed: 1958-04-09
Abstract: 868,313. Spreading sand. SMITH CO., T. L. April 9, 1958 [May 23, 1957], No. 11167/58. Class 6(1). A sand spreader for attachment to the rear end of a truck comprises a hopper 46 which receives sand from a drum on the truck and a rotatable spinner 66 driven by means of a hydraulic motor 50 for distributing the sand. The motor 50 also drives a spiral feed bar 58 which is mounted on the same shaft 52 as the spinner 66. The bottom opening of the hopper 46 is provided with adjustable shutters 60. The spreader is hooked on to bolts 39 and is secured by bolts 42 so that the spreader can be removed from the truck. The spreader is preferably attached to a truck mixer provided with a drum which can be rotated in one direction to mix the contents of the drum and may be rotated in the other direction to discharge the contents of the drum through a shoot 34.
Patent GB-1312392-A (GB)
Title: Basically substituted 4 3h-quinazolinone derivatives and process for their manufacture
IPC: C07D239/95
Filed: 1971-04-23
Abstract: 1312392 Basically substituted quinazolinones CASSELLA FARBWERKE MAINKUR AG 23 April 1971 [25 April 1970] 11177/71 Heading C2C Novel compounds I and their salts in which R<SP>1</SP> is a secondary aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or araliphatic amino radical with 2-10 C or a 5-, 6- or 7-membered heterocyclic amino radical, optionally containing an additional N, O or S heteroatom; R 1  is H, 1-4 C alkyl, pyridyl or a benzyl or phenyl radical optionally substituted by halo or 1-4 C alkyl or alkoxy; R 2  is H, Cl, NO 2 , NH 2 , CF 3 , or 1-4 C alkoxy; R 3  is 1-4 C alkoxy; m is 1-3 and n is 1-4; are prepared by (1) acylating compounds II in which R is as R<SP>1</SP> or where R<SP>1</SP> would contain an acyloxy radical III R may represent the radical of the corresponding hydroxy compound; or (2) cyclizing, in the presence of a dehydrating agent, compounds IV 2 - Nitro - 3,4,5 - trimethoxy - N - (γ - diethylamino - # - hydroxypropyl) - benzamide (A) is prepared by reacting 2-nitro-3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoyl chloride with γ - diethylamino - #- hydroxypropylamine. 2 - Nitro - 3,4,5 - trimethoxy - N - [γ - diethylamino - # - (3,4,5 - trimethoxybenzoyloxy)-propyl]-benzamide (B) is prepared by acylation of (A). 2-Amino-3,4,5-trimethoxy - N - [γ - diethylamino - # - (3,4,5 - trimethoxybenzoyloxy)-propyl]-benzamide is prepared by reduction of (B). Pharmaceutical compositions comprise a compound I and a suitable excipient and are useful as coronary dilators for oral or parenteral administration.
Patent GB-868253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to control and protective systems for electric generators
IPC: H02H7/06
Filed: 1958-04-09
Abstract: 868,253. Protective arrangements for generating systems. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION. April 9, 1958 [April 18, 1957], No. 11204/58. Drawings to Specification. Class 38 (4). A control and protective system for a generator particularly for aircraft comprises a number of static sensing circuits replacing sensitive mechanical relays which may operate spuriously due to mechanical shock. The circuits sense under and over voltage, low frequency, and asymmetry due to a single phase fault, each circuit being controlled by transistors which operate transistor bi-stable circuits through which the generator may be disconnected from the load and the excitation suppressed.
Patent GB-770375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to spindle bearings
IPC: B23Q5/06
Filed: 1955-04-19
Abstract: 770,375. Roller bearings. ROESCH, A., [trading as WAGNER, F., [Firm of]]. April 19, 1955 [July 30, 1954], No. 11217/55. Class 12 (1). In a bearing for high speed spindles, particularly grinding spindles, the spindle is mounted at each bearing point between at least three rollers of a diameter considerably larger than that of the spindle and the trunnions of the rollers are supported in annular elements which have small projections extending radially outwards to support the elements within the housing of the bearing. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a spindle 36 is rotatably mounted between three sets of rollers 4, 5, 6 integral with shafts 7, 8, 9 which are supported at opposite ends on bearings 38. The bearings are supported by annular elements 10, 11, each element having three ears 13 with bores 12 therein to accommodate the bearings 38. The elements are made of highly resilient steel and are provided with projections 14 which engage the inner surface of the housing so that the rollers 4, 5, 6 when assembled exert pressure on the spindle 36. A key. 15 engages a groove in the housing and a corresponding groove in one of the projections 14 of each element to prevent the elements from turning. The element 10 at one end is pressed up against an end cover 2 and at the other end a plate spring 19 and a transparent disc 20 are interposed between the element 11 and an end cover ' 3 so that the rollers 4, 5, 6 are resiliently urged towards the left. The roller shafts have pulleys 33, which may be driven by a single belt. In the construction shown in Fig. 5, the spindle 136 carries a turbine wheel 137 driven by compressed air, and is rotatably mounted between two sets of bearing rollers 107. Each roller is mounted on trunnions 114 secured in the annular elements 110, 111. The rollers are held in place against the elements by shoulders 116, 117, the shoulder 116 being formed on a ring 120 slidable on the spindle 136 and pressed by one or two springs 122, and the shoulder 117 being formed, on the spindle 136. In a further construction, similar bearing arrangements are provided for a spindle which forms the central shaft of a squirrel-cage electric motor.
Patent GB-684461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to disc or ring valves for compressors
IPC: F04B39/10
Filed: 1951-05-15
Abstract: 684,461. Springs. HOERBIGER, M., and HOERBIGER, J. R., (trading as HOERBIGER & CO.). May 15, 1951 [June 12, 1950], No. 11324/51. Class 108 (iii). [Also in Group XXIX] Annular valve members 4, 5 of a compressor valve are loaded by spring rings 7, 8 of width corresponding to that of the valve members and formed with tongues 9, 10 bent out of the plane of the rings. The tongues taper in width from root to tip to correspond with the variation of bending moment along them. Some tongues may be bent to a lesser degree than others to obtain a damping effect. Also, alternate tongues may be bent to opposite sides of the plane of a ring. A valve member may be loaded by a number of spring rings assembled together, or, alternatively, by two rings arranged so that the tongues of one engage the valve member and the tongues of the other coact with the valve abutment plate 3.
Patent GB-238186-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to fuses for projectiles
IPC: F42C1/02
Filed: 1925-05-01
Abstract: 238,186. RÚmondy, L. E. Aug. 5, 1924, [Convention date]. Addition to 172,326. Projectile fuzes.-The sensitive combined direct and momentum action fuze described in the parent Specification is made of light stampings. In Fig. 1 a front stamping C formed with a firing-pin c is clinched over a rear stamping B containing the percussion cap D, and this assemblage is inserted in the mouth of the fuze body A over a ring of plastic material E, and is secured in place by the bent-over lip a on the fuze body. In modifications (1) a spring is interposed between the firing-pin and the percussion cap; (2) a washer is placed over the percussion cap and has ears projecting through slots in the surrounding part B; (3) the stampings 13, C are made in one piece; and (4) the function of the plastic ring E is performed by ears projecting from the stamping C and secured in notches in the fuze body A. In Fig. 6, the firing-pin c is bent out of the front part C on impact, the front part being in this case a disc covered by a plug of cork H.
Patent GB-700021-A (GB)
Title: An improved hair pomade
IPC: A61K8/97
Filed: 1951-05-16
Abstract: A hair pomade contains extracts or aqueous mashes of common nettles, burdock, yellow gentian and St. John's wort incorporated in an animal fat, preferably beef fat.  Roots, stems and leaves (except burdock) of new shoots are (a) ground with water and heated at 75 to 95 DEG C for 90 to 140 minutes (depending on condition of plants) to form a mash, (b) digested with water for 72 hours at 95 DEG C, filtered and the extract so formed concentrated, in vacuo if desired.  The pomade may contain 70 to 72 per cent extract, or 2 to 15 parts of mash (containing 95 to 99 per cent solids) to 10 parts of beef fat.  An emulsifier may be present.  Perfumes such as pine oil and conifer oil may be present.