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Patent GB-2167537-A (GB)
Title: Anti-personnel fragmentation liner
Inventor: CARUSO ANTHONY MARIO
IPC: F42B12/28
Filed: 1984-11-13
Abstract: In a fragmentation casing for a munition, especially a hand grenade, the size and distrubution pattern of the shrapnel is controlled by forming the casing from a stacked array of rings 10 in which angularly oriented inner and outer surface grooves 13, 14, 15 form apertures 17, 20 at the mutual intersections. The rings may be of anodised aluminium and may be flanged together. Shrapnel formation is enhanced by explosion occurring on both faces of the casing, due to explosive filling seeping through the apertures. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172208-A (GB)
Title: Games
Inventor: SIMS BRIAN
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 1985-03-12
Abstract: A cue ball is caused to roll along the upwardly inclined edges 18 of a block 14. As the ball moves along the block it passes over and deflects downwardly a succession of stops 20. Once the ball has passed over the stops 20 they return to the position shown and prevent the ball from rolling back down the block. The cue ball may come to rest against the end of any of the stops 20 in dependence upon the speed imparted to the ball when hit with a cue. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2172857-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing vehicles
Inventor: SELMAN ALAN
IPC: B60G15/06
Filed: 1985-03-27
Abstract: Independent front suspension (IFS) and front beam axle vehicle derivatives are built using shared facilities. Assembly of the beam axle derivative includes bolting leaf spring front bushes (18, 20) of a beam axle suspension to forward location points (14, 16) on a body structure; and assembly of the IFS derivative includes bolting a subframe (62) having mounting points (76) for longitudinal and transverse front wheel locating means (74) of a Macpherson strut type front suspension to common forward location points (14, 16) on a similar body structure to the beam axle body structure.
Patent GB-2158912-A (GB)
Title: Automatic clutch control system
Inventor: OSHIAGE KATSUNORI
IPC: B60W30/18
Filed: 1985-05-14
Abstract: An automatic clutch control system is disclosed where a first servo loop for controlling clutch actuating means when the engine is idling, a non-drive range (P,N of 20) of the transmission (14) having been selected when the vehicle is at standstill, includes means (1300) for storing an operating parameter related to the engine idle speed for example a target engine speed or the speed detector of an idle speed control system, and a second servo loop for controlling the clutch engagement to adjust the clutch transfer torque to a predetermined level. The second servo loop is effective when the engine is idling, a drive range (R,D,L of 20) having been selected when the vehicle is at standstill, and includes means (1300) for determining a target, for example an engine speed to give a creep torque, based on the stored operating parameter and means for controlling the clutch engagement to reduce the deviation of the parameter from the target. The control system may be used in conjunction with a transmission control system for a steplessly variable V-belt transmission, the inputs to the system being range selected (304), throttle opening (303), brake actuation (307), coolant temperature (306), engine speed (302) and shift reference (1298). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175044-A (GB)
Title: Letter plates
Inventor: SHARAM ANDREW JAMES
IPC: A47G29/126
Filed: 1985-05-18
Abstract: A letter plate comprising a frame 10, 13 and a flap 18 hingedly connected to the frame 10, 13 along one edge, to cover an opening 11 therein, and spring means in the form of a torsion bar 25 having tongues 26, 27 at opposite ends respectively the tongue 26 at one end being located in a slot in the flap 18 and the tongue at the other end engaging in an opening 16 in the frame, pretensioning of the torsion bar being arranged to bias the flap towards the closed position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2178376-A (GB)
Title: A folding wheel-barrow
Inventor: PARKES GERALD
IPC: B62B1/20
Filed: 1985-07-27
Abstract: The side members C of the barrow and base members B are pivotally interconnected so that they may fold inwardly and upwardly as shown in Figure 2 to collapse the barrow. Front and rear members are attached pivotally to members C to complete the load containing box and are foldable inwardly about a central hinge when members C move upwardly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2182146-A (GB)
Title: Spirit level
Inventor: SMITH NICHOLAS BAKER
IPC: G01C9/32
Filed: 1985-10-24
Abstract: A spirit level has a lamp (16) arranged behind the bubble (12) in order to illuminate the latter, to facilitate use of the spirit level when the ambient level is low. A further lamp (18) illuminates the subsidiary bubble (14), both lamps (16, 18) being powered from batteries in the casing (10) of the spirit level. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2182198-A (GB)
Title: Ionisation detection chamber
Inventor: ELLWOOD STEPHEN HENRY
IPC: G08B17/113
Filed: 1985-10-31
Abstract: An ionisation detection chamber for detecting the presence of small particulate solids, such as smoke particles, carried in a gaseous stream comprises an electrically insulating base 1, a first, measuring, electrode 2 carried by the base, means for ionising gas associated with a central region of the measuring electrode, eg. radioactive source 14 in central recess 13, a second, negative, electrode 4 comprising a metal grid disposed over the base and together with the base defining the chamber and a third, positive, electrode 3 located in register with the ionisation means 14 and nearer to the measuring electrode 2 than to the negative electrode 4, wherein the third electrode 3 comprises at least one rod-like element 25 extending generally parallel with the measuring electrode and carried by an electrically insulating member 22 supported by the base 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2183950-A (GB)
Title: A device suitable for use in removing a shoe heel from the bottom of a shoe
Inventor: BARTLETT ARTHUR CHARLES
IPC: H05B6/04
Filed: 1985-11-16
Abstract: An induction heater has a tuned grid oscillator circuit (14) operating at a power output of about 1 DIVIDED 2 Kw. (The maximum power limit can be pre-set). The tuning of the grid (G) is by a feedback coil (FC) coupled with the induction coil (IC). The coupled induction and feedback coils project from the front of a housing (12) and are encased in a silicone rubber moulding (16) having a circular aperture (18) for receiving a shoe heel with the metallic fastening lying within the inductive field, while the shoe bottom remains substantially outside such field. For cooling the coil (IC), a gravity-fed coolant system (20,24,26) is provided. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2168607-A (GB)
Title: Trim cover assembly for a vehicle seat
Inventor: SAITO FUMITAKA
IPC: B68G7/05
Filed: 1985-11-20
Abstract: A trim cover assembly for a seat for use in a vehicle such as an automobile is disclosed in which a seat center cover portion, 10, seat lateral bolster cover portions (11, 11') and seat lateral wall cover portions (12, 12'), thereof are first knitted substantially in the same plane and are then connected to one another by linking or sewing the connecting portions of the respective portions to form a solid trim cover assembly so as to cover a cushion member of foam material. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2169588-A (GB)
Title: Bag stacking apparatus
Inventor: ATERIANUS JOHN S
IPC: B65H33/18
Filed: 1985-12-03
Abstract: Bags are fed from folder (22) to a vertically orbiting conveyor (30) having partitions (32) defining pockets to accumulate a stack. The partitions may be pivoted to the conveyor and arranged to splay as each pocket passes through the trajectory of bags from the folder (22), the widened pocket entrance helping incoming bags to stack one on top of the other. When a pre-selected number of bags have been stacked, the partitions close to direct incoming bags into the next pocket. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2171956-A (GB)
Title: Self adhesive covering material for a wall or the like and method of making same
Inventor: ROTHENBERG IRWIN P
IPC: D06N7/00
Filed: 1986-02-28
Abstract: A self-adhesive wall covering (10) easily removable from a wall, consists essentially of a laminate of a layer (12) of fabric optionally having a visible pattern (20) on one side and a barrier paper (14) adhesively fixed to the other side. A layer (16) of pressure sensitive adhesive is coated onto the barrier paper (14) and a layer (18) of release paper is secured to the pressure sensitive adhesive (16) as protection and to prevent inadvertent adhesion of the laminate wall covering to a surface. When the release paper (18) is removed, the pressure sensitive adhesive (16) is exposed and serves as the medium by which the wall covering adheres to the wall. Preferably, the barrier paper (14) is an acrylic-saturated paper and the pressure sensitive adhesive (16) is a polyvinyl acetate (PVA) adhesive. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2181076-A (GB)
Title: Surgical drilling implement
Inventor: BAKER JOHN W
IPC: A61B19/00
Filed: 1986-06-30
Abstract: A drill-type cranial perforator comprises a front drill head assembly made up of a leading inner drill (102) and a trailing outer drill (104) and a rear support and drive assembly adapted to drive both drills so long as the leading inner drill is encountering a resistive surface and to disable both drills when the leading inner drill stops encountering the resistive surface. The inner drill (102) has at least one, e.g. three, flute(s) with a forward cutting edge, the edge including a reentrant segment (113) spaced from its outer end 119. The drill centre has a forward pyramid shape. Cutting edges of the outer drill (104) are aligned with extending blades of the inner drill. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180629-A (GB)
Title: Safety valve
Inventor: GLADISCH MANFRED
IPC: F22G5/12
Filed: 1986-07-31
Abstract: An overflow safety valve for steam comprises a valve member (7) which is acted on by steam from below and is connected to a perforated cylinder (9) provided downstream of an associated valve seat (6). Above the valve member (7), a valve spindle (8) carrying the member (7) is surrounded by a guide element (13),which is displaceable axially against the force of a spring (19) and provided with a flow passage, preferably formed by longitudinal bores (16). One end of the flow passage is connected with a water feed (15) provided above the valve seat (6),whilst the other end is closable by way of water injection valve means (17). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2179516-A (GB)
Title: Analogue-to-digital conversion
Inventor: BLYTHE JOHN HOSKING
IPC: H03M1/00
Filed: 1986-08-21
Abstract: One known method of increasing the dynamic range of an A-D conversion is to effect the sampling at a much higher rate than that (minimum) required, and then to "average" out the results to give a series of numbers at the required rate. However, an average is not the best possible approximation to the actual analogue value at the moment of sampling (at the required rate), so the present invention determines the times that the analogue signal crosses quantisation levels to provide data to which is fitted a curve matching the signal. The signal values at the required sampling times are calculated from this curve. The process may give rise to energy in spectral regions where the input analogue waveform is known to lack it: such energy can be removed by the components shown in broken lines, used iteratively. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2182398-A (GB)
Title: Inflation pump
Inventor: WAIN ROBERT EDWIN
IPC: F04B53/12
Filed: 1986-10-29
Abstract: A pump (1) for inflating the lumbar support of a motor vehicle seat comprises a moulded plastics body (2) having a bore (6) in which is housed a double ended piston member (7) having cup seals 13. The piston member (7) is reciprocated by a motor (5) which has an eccentric pin (11) engaged in a yoke (10) of the piston member. Air enters the space between the seals via an aperture (14) and is forced by the reciprocating piston member through outlet valves (20,21) to an outlet chamber (19) for delivering to the lumbar support. If required a partition (24) may be provided to separate the outlets (22,23). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199994-A (GB)
Title: Rotary electrical machine having a flame proof electrically-insulated housing
Inventor: POMFRET BERNARD
IPC: H02K5/136
Filed: 1987-01-14
Abstract: A rotary electrical machine having a rotor which is mounted in an electrically-insulated bearing 2 and a housing 3 forming a flame-proof enclosure around the electrically-insulated bearing 2 and having an end wall 4 in which there is an aperture through which a shaft 1 of the rotor extends outboard of the electrically-insulated bearing 2. The wall 4 may include a ring 8 or a bush having an inner annular surface closely surrounding the shaft 1 and within which the shaft 1 is freely rotatable. The diameter of the cylindrical surface and its axial length being such that together they define a restricted flame-proof path around the shaft in accordance with a regulation appertaining to the environment in which the machine is to be operated. There is also an electrically insulating barrier 9 between the shaft 1 and the ring 8 extending across the whole axial length of the cylindrical surface. Ring 8 may be replaced by a flanged plug (Fig 2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2188287-A (GB)
Title: Imaged microcapsule-coated paper
Inventor: TOWNSEND LESLIE
IPC: B41M5/124
Filed: 1987-03-27
Abstract: Imaged microcapsule-coated paper, e.g. pressure-sensitive copying paper, is produced by imaging paper by means of laser energy and then applying a coating of microcapsules over the image. The image may be a manufacturer's name, logo or trademark, and may be applied at high speed on the paper machine on which the paper is produced or on the coating machine used to apply the microcapsule coating.
Patent GB-2194192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to shear valves
Inventor: CORNELIUS RICHARD HENRY
IPC: B23D23/00
Filed: 1987-06-29
Abstract: A shear valve has a cylindrical body 11 through which a sensing member 16 passes diametrally and thence into a pressure vessel. A severing device 17 co-axially within the body is rotatable by an external handle. This device has a curved blade 20 with a helical cutting edge which when the device is rotated slices progressively through the sensing member adjacent the aperture 14 in the body wall through which the member passes. Immediately after the cut is made the trailing end of the blade is wedged over the aperture 14 to seal it, in an alternative embodiment, a blade (27, Fig. 6) cuts the member and a pivoted flnger (25) is moved into sealing position over an olive (23) through which the member enters the chamber by a edge element (28) on the severing device. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2209512-A (GB)
Title: Backing sheet and self adhesive label combination
Inventor: EVANS BRIAN ROBIN
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 1987-09-05
Abstract: A backing sheet (12) has a label (11) removably secured on a face (15) of the backing sheet (12), the backing sheet (12) being printed on the face (15) to which the label (11) is secured, and the face (15) having applied thereto a generally transparent layer (17) of protective material which prevents the adhesive of the label (11) directly contacting the printed face (15). The label (11) may be printed and the combination of label (11) and backing sheet (12) may be a puzzle, or part of a puzzle or game. A method of producing the label and backing sheet combination is disclosed. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2198032-A (GB)
Title: Support for cutlery and crockery in a dishwashing machine
Inventor: CRUSIUS WOLFGANG
IPC: A47L15/50
Filed: 1987-09-10
Abstract: A support 5 for cutlery mountable on a cutlery basket 1 is provided with openings 6 whereby items of cutlery may be suspended within the basket during washing in a dishwashing machine. The support may also be used in an inverted position in a crockery basket of the dishwashing machine as a support for small crockery parts. The support may be provided with a tiltable handle 8. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197004-A (GB)
Title: A dividing wall or partition for shower cubicles
Inventor: STOESSEL ROLF
IPC: A47K3/30
Filed: 1987-09-18
Abstract: A dividing wall or partition for shower cubicles comprising a plastics material plate (3) located in a bead-like plastics material clamping profile (2) defining a channel of generally U-shaped cross-section, the clamping profile (2) forming a clamping connection between the plate and a frame assembly formed from a plurality of metal profiles (1) the clamping profile (2) being retained in a channel (11) defined by the metal profile (1) wherein the plastics material from which the clamping profile is made is resilient, the side walls of the profile including portions (211, 212) which are freely resilient in a transverse direction said resilient portions engaging with the plastics material plate (3) and with the frame assembly (1) such that the plate (3) is clamped in position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210343-A (GB)
Title: Trailer ball hitch coupling security device
Inventor: STOKES GRAHAM
IPC: B60D1/60
Filed: 1987-09-30
Abstract: The device (17) comprises a housing (18) open at one end (19) to permit insertion therein of the trailer coupling member (11), a protrusion (24) extending upwardly from a lower wall of the housing (18), within the housing, to be received within a recess of the coupling member (11), and, a metal pin (27) carried by the housing (18) and slidable relative thereto between a first position wherein the coupling member can be inserted into the housing (18) and can be positioned with said protrusion (24) of the housing received within said recess of the coupling member (11), and a second position in which the pin (27) lies substantially wholly within the housing (18) and passes above the coupling member (11) to prevent movement of the coupling member (11) relative to the housing (18) in a direction to withdraw said protrusion (24) from said recess, the device further including a locking mechanism (25) which, when operative, effects cooperation between the pin (27) and the housing (18), within the confines of the housing, to prevent withdrawal of the pin (27) from its second position to its first position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2197117-A (GB)
Title: Hermetically sealed nonaqueous cell with positive terminal pin and perchlorate electrolyte
Inventor: TUCHOLSKI GARY RONALD
IPC: H01M6/16
Filed: 1987-10-28
Abstract: An electrochemical cell has a conductive housing that contains an anode and a cathode. The cathode is electrically isolated from the housing and the active anode material is electrically connected to the housing, thus making the housing the negative electrode terminal of the cell. The cell includes an electrically conductive pin that protrudes from the cell through an orifice in the cell housing and is electrically connected to the cathode to make the pin the positive electrode terminal of the cell. An electrically insulating member is disposed between the pin member and the wall of the orifice. The cell electrolyte comprises a metal perchlorate salt dissolved in a nonaqueous liquid. substantially preventing the build up of a conductive, corrosive deposit on the insulating member.
Patent GB-2214377-A (GB)
Title: Current amplifier circuit arrangement
Inventor: ARMSTRONG DESMOND ROSS
IPC: H03F3/343
Filed: 1987-12-24
Abstract: In a current amplifier arrangement comprising a pair of pnp transistors 1,2 having paralleled base-emitter paths and the collectors of which are connected to input 4 and output (5) terminals respectively, the feed to the commoned bases of the two transistors from the input terminal is via a long tail pair of npn transistors 8,9 to reduce the dependence of the gain of the arrangement on the absolute values of the relatively low current gains of the pnp transistors. Additionally, a lower power supply voltage is possible. Capacitors 11,12 may be added to increase the stability of the amplifier. Transistors 8,9 may be replaced by field effect transistors. The pnp transistors may be integrated as low-gain "internal" types whilst the npn transistors may be integrated as high gain "vertical" types. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2213708-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning apparatus
Inventor: PARKER ANDREW BENNETT
IPC: B44D3/00
Filed: 1988-09-28
Abstract: Apparatus for cleaning articles such as paintbrushes comprises a chamber 2 for receiving cleaning fluid, a lid 18 operable to close said chamber, holders 20 for holding the handles of the paintbrushes, and drive mechanism 8, 9, 10 for moving the chamber so as to agitate the cleaning fluid held therein. A wire basket 4 may be provided in chamber 2 to collect deposits of old paint so as to facilitate their subsequent removal from the chamber. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2218109-A (GB)
Title: Semi-bright plating of ornamental articles
Inventor: FUJIYU YASUHIKO
IPC: C25D7/00
Filed: 1989-04-25
Abstract: A metal-made ornamental article, e.g. a watchcase, of a copper alloy or zinc is provided with a semi-bright surface finish having a relative reflectivity of 4 to 7 [by plating] to give an old-fashioned or antique impression is produced by (a) providing a watchcase base body made of a copper alloy or zinc on the surface thereof with an underplating layer of nickel formed in a first electrolytic bath; and (b) forming a finishing plating layer of a noble metal selected from the group consisting of palladium, rhodium and gold or an alloy of gold on the surface of the underplating layer in a second electrolytic plating bath, either one or both of the first and second electrolytic plating baths containing a brightening agent in a concentration which is about a half of the concentration thereof conventionally used and the total thickness of the underplating layer and the finishing plating layer being in the range from 2 mu m to 5 mu m.
Patent GB-2232600-A (GB)
Title: Washable sanitary garments
Inventor: LEDERMAN RUTH
IPC: A61F13/56
Filed: 1989-06-13
Abstract: A sanitary garment for use by women during menstruation comprises a fluid absorbent pad having an inner layer of fluid absorbent material, an outer layer of a material which is impermeable to fluid, and one or more layers of fluid absorbent and retention material trapped between said inner and outer layers. Preferably two absorbent pads are joined together at one or more locations around their edges so that adjoining faces may separate for ease of laundering and drying. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2233238-A (GB)
Title: Portable drink/food container restrainer
Inventor: PALMER MARIE LOUISE
IPC: A47G23/02
Filed: 1989-06-21
Abstract: A container restrainer, which restrains a drink/food container from falling to the ground or leaving the vicinity that the user intends has a receptacle 10, consisting of a device that secures two separate stretchable bands, which are both stretched over the container to hold it firmly. A coiled flex 11 is joined 14 to the upper part of the band-securing device of the receptacle. This flex becomes partially extended so that a container, e.g. a baby's bottle can reach his/her mouth, yet when fully extended, the user can still retrieve the container. The flex's other end is joined 15 to an attaching device 12, which is attached to a receiving agent, e.g. a baby's buggy harness, a user's button hole etc. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2222739-A (GB)
Title: Image data compression system and facsimile machine employing the image data compression system
Inventor: MURAYAMA NOBORU
IPC: H04N1/413
Filed: 1989-08-07
Abstract: An image data compression system detects from an input image data a transition edge of a picture element on a scanning line where the picture element undergoes a transition from white to black or vice versa. A direction change quantity between a direction of a transition edge of a picture element on an object scanning line and a direction of a transition edge of a picture element on a reference scanning line which precedes the object scanning line is detected, and this direction change quality is coded into a directional change code which is output as a compressed image data of the input image data. <IMAGE>