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Patent GB-1002747-A (GB)
Title: Prestressed composite pile
Inventor: BAITTINGER JACK RICHARD
IPC: E02D13/10
Filed: 1964-07-02
Abstract: 1,002,747. Piles. J. R. BAITTINGER and J. J. DOUGHERTY. July 2, 1964, No.27353/64. Heading E1H. A composite pile comprises a wooden lower section 12 and an upper concrete section 14 having a top portion 20, a bottom portion 22 shorter than the top portion, both portions each having a wire reinforcing cage embedded in the concrete, and an intermediate portion 24 composed of a solid round block of concrete having a central air tube 46 embedded in the concrete and extending vertically through the block with pairs of wires 48, 50 tangentially arranged on and welded to the tube at top and bottom ends thereof, being embedded in the concrete to serve as reinforcements, the portions 22, 14, 20 having aligned passages 54, 56, 52 adjacent the peripheries thereof with a cable 58 extending therethrough and anchored in position by concrete 66, and a metal bushing 60 embedded in the bottom end of the bottom portion 22.
Patent GB-394967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to impulse transmitters for automatic telephone systems
IPC: H04M1/274
Filed: 1931-10-02
Abstract: 394,967. Impulse transmitters. KARDORFF, L., 4, Kwartellaan, The Hague. Oct. 2, 1931, No. 27454. [Class 40 (iv).] In an impulse transmitter designed to transmit certain predetermined multidigit numbers as the result of a single setting-operation and in which a pair of contact springs 5 is slidable into association with any one of a series of discs to produce the appropriate pauses in a continuous train of impulses, each disc 4 is detachably mounted on the central spindle 1 by a slot 7 engaging the spindle 1 and a linked parallel spindle 3 and is held in position by a spring clip 8 sprung between studs 7<1> on the disc and adapted to project into the slot 7 so as to embrace the spindle 1.
Patent GB-339650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in cooling systems particularly applicable for cooling lubricating oil for aircraft engines
IPC: F01P3/22
Filed: 1929-09-10
Abstract: 339,650. Cave, T. R. Cave-Brown-. Sept. 10, 1929. Cooling liquids.-A cooling system for a liquid such as the lubricating oil in an internal-combustion engine comprises a coil 1 mounted in the oil tank 2 and charged with a liquid of lower boiling point than the oil, and the ends of the coil are connected directly, or through a separator, to a condenser open to the atmosphere. The ends may be connected to the upper and lower parts of a separator 3 which parts are also connected to a, condenser or radiator 4. The coil may be replaced by a group of Still tubes connected to top and bottom manifolds; the cooling-liquid may be carbon tetrachloride or ethyl-bromide. In a modification, the Still tubes are inserted in one of the pipes of the oil circuit; and a bye-pass valve may be used to relieve pressure caused by resistance to flow through the pipe when the oil is cold. Specification 260,376 is referred to.
Patent GB-303589-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to suspenders for socks, stockings, or the like
IPC: A41F11/02
Filed: 1927-10-18
Abstract: 303,589. Scarborough, J. T. Oct. 18, 1927. Stocking - suspender grips comprise a wire frame 1 on the lower end of which is pivoted a plate 3. The edge of the hose 5 is placed over the free end of the plate 3 which is then pressed through the frame to retain the hose frictionally. The plate 3 may be of rigid material such as metal and of slightly smaller dimensions than the frame or of flexible material such as rubber and of slightly larger dimensions than the frame. Return of the plate 3 through the frame may be positively prevented by a, pivoted plate 4 adapted to engage behind the upper end of plate 3, and itself having lugs 4<a> which prevent it from being pulled through the frame. In a modification, Fig. 5, the frame is pivoted to a plate 7 which itself serves as a stop to prevent return of the lower plate 9, and the plate 9 comprises two faces of metal having a protruding piece of rubber 10 clamped between them.
Patent GB-767346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to safety valves
IPC: C04B7/32
Filed: 1954-09-24
Abstract: 767,346. Fluid-actuated valves. SOC. PER AZIONI I.B.I. INVENZIONI BREVETTI INDUSTRIALI. Sept. 24, 1954 [Sept. 28, 1953], No. 27660/54. Class 135. A safety-valve comprises a closure member 2 loaded by at least one at least in part spherical reaction member 9 spring-pressed and guided perpendicular to the axis of the valve conduit to engage an inclined surface 8 in member 2, and means stopping the opening of the valve in a position from which it may be closed by its loading. One, two or three reaction members may be used. They may be spring-loaded balls acting on a coned valve, spring-loaded spherical ended pistons acting on a cylindrical valve, or spring-loaded pistons, or spring-loaded bellows acting on the balls. The members 9 may press on the top of a loose ball valve or a ball valve having a guide stem.
Patent GB-535970-A (GB)
Title: A non-electric luminous button or other non-electric luminous means for use in combination with wearing apparel for black-outs or at night
IPC: F21V9/16
Filed: 1939-10-13
Abstract: 535,970. Luminescent materials and applications. CLARKE, H. A. Oct. 13, 1939, No. 27816. [Class 39 (i)] [Also in Group VII] A luminous brooch or button is attached to wearing apparel by means of a safety-pin, which may be provided with special means for securing. Fig. 4 shows the button on a pin 4 having two tongues 6 projecting into the retaining groove 10 as shown in Fig. 5, so that when the point of the pin engages the groove it cannot be released until the tongues are pressed inwards. Fig. 6 shows a button in which the luminous surface 13 is protected by glass 15, an eye 16 being provided for the pin. A glass button may have a perforated rim or lugs to receive the pin.
Patent GB-751201-A (GB)
Title: Improved form of marine mooring structure
IPC: E02D15/08
Filed: 1954-09-27
Abstract: 751,201. Subaqueous structures. MAUNSELL, G. A. Sept. 27, 1954. No. 27847/54. Class 68(2) A steel gabbard F which can be floated by pontoons P into the required position and lowered to rest upon the bottom M of a river or estuary and after use be removed to its next position, comprises a base formed from two pontoons B cross-connected by one, or as shown two, girders A which may also be in the form of pontoons, two steel columns C rigidly connected .to the base and extending above water level H and a cross girder G suspended from the columns C by tackles T. The columns C which are of streamlined form in plan are connected together at the tops by a girder D, and each have an upper part forming a watertight compartment K and a lower part comprising a three-sided shell thus forming a groove E. After the gabbard has been positioned by pontoons P, connected by wires R to the ends of pontoons B, kentledge blocks are loaded into compartments K to force the base A, B into the soft mud of bottom M. The kentledge is removed and girder G, which slides in groove E is positioned through tackles T operated by winch W to the required height. The member S, which may form part of an underwater subway, rests on girder G and is prevented from lateral movement by wedge shaped blocks X which are operated by underwater electric motors to slide independently along the top of the girder. When member S has been secured to the river bed, such as by means of piles, the girder G is lowered and gabbard F removed.
Patent GB-805132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electric capacitors
IPC: H01G4/228
Filed: 1955-09-30
Abstract: 805,132. Capacitors. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES Ltd. Sept. 30, 1955 [Oct. 2, 1954], No. 27893/55. Class 37. In a wound capacitor of the self-healing type and comprising a metal carrier foil 1 coated with dielectric layers 2, 2<SP>1</SP> on which are deposited thin metallic electrode layers 3, 3<SP>1</SP>, connection is made between the layers 3, 3<SP>1</SP> and the corresponding terminal 6 by means of an insulating strip 4 coated on one side with a metal layer 5, this strip being folded about the terminal 6 and the composite capacitor strip as shown, so that, when the capacitor is wound up, the layer 5 makes contact with the metallic layer 3<SP>1</SP> on the adjacent turn of the roll. This construction ensures that the self-healing properties of the capacitor are preserved in the region of the connection to the thin electrode layers.
Patent GB-350847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to methods and materials for preventing steaming and the formation of raindrops and the like on glass surfaces and the like
IPC: C09K3/18
Filed: 1930-09-18
Abstract: 350,847. Preventing condensation on windows. COMPAGNIE INTERNATIONALE DES INDUSTRIES CHIMIQUES INTERCHIMIC SOC. ANON., 21, Rue du Congres, Brussels. Sept. 18, 1930, No. 27896. Convention date, Sept. 28, 1929. [Class 20 (iii).] A thin film for preventing obscuring of glass surfaces by steam, rain, &c., consists of a cellulose derivative with suitable diluents and glycerine or nicotine, or both glycerine and nicotine, made as follows:-20 gr. nitrocellulose are dissolved in 70 gr. alcohol, 70 gr. tetrachlorethane, 40 gr. tetrachlormethane and filtered, the gylcerine or nicotine dissolved in alcohol are then added. (2) 15 gr. triacetate of cellulose are dissolved in 150 gr. acetone or acetone containing cellulose acetate and 10 gr. sulphuric ether or 10 gr. amyl acetate added and filtered and glycerine or nicotine added as above. The film is applied by spraying or brushing on.
Patent GB-1078448-A (GB)
Title: Printer
IPC: B41J19/62
Filed: 1966-06-22
Abstract: 1,078,448. Typewriters. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION. June 22, 1966 [July 28, 1965], No. 27907/66 Heading B6F. Type-carriages; letter-spacing arrangements.- A typewriter is provided with a spherical type-head 13 which is mounted on a traversable carriage 14 moved in the letter-spacing direction by a spring motor 21 which drives a capstan 24 to displace a cable 23 attached to the carriage 14 in the letter-spacing direction F. Depression of space-bar 47 causes lug 48a on a space-bar lever 48 to actuate a half-revolution clutch 46 which drives a cam 45 to cause the latter through associated linkage and camfollower to tilt a bail 41 which on engagement of a lug 35 on a pawl 32 pivots the latter out of engagement with the teeth of an escapement rack 31. Carriage-return arrangements.-Depression of carriage return key (not shown) actuates a clutch 28 which through shaft 26 and bevel gears drives the capstan 24, in a direction opposite to the direction imparted by the spring motor 21, to move the carriage 14 in the direction of arrow R. The spring in motor 21 is simultaneously tensioned to provide power for escapement movement. Back-spacing key action: back-spacing mechanism.-Back-spacing of carriage 14 is effected by a quick movement of the escapement rack jointly with the carriage 14 in the direction R and returning the escapement rack to its initial position before the return movement of the carriage, i.e. using the differential inertia between the lightweight rack and heavy carriage. On depression of the back-spacing key 57, lug 58a on lever 58 actuates halfrevolution clutch 51 which through cam 52 and links 53, 54, 55, 56a, imparts an accelerating movement to lever 56b which displaces the rack 31 and carriage 14 in the direction R. Whilst the carriage 14 is still moving in the direction R the rack 31 is restored by its spring 38 (Fig. 2A) to its original position, causing pawl 32 to ratchet back one tooth space, the carriage finally abutting the flank 31a (Fig. 2A) of the escapement rack. Partial back-spacing for correction of errors or insertion of a letter between two typed letters is effected manually by lever 61, which is moved into one of ratchet grooves 64 and thereby rocks the lever 56b which displaces the rack and carriage in unison by an amount corresponding to the pivotal movement of lever 61 and determined by the ratchet groove 64.
Patent GB-1056745-A (GB)
Title: Dampening roller cover and its use in lithographic printing
IPC: B41N7/04
Filed: 1963-07-15
Abstract: 1,056,745. Dampening roller covers. MINNESOTA MINING & MANUFACTURING CO. July 15, 1963 [July 16, 1962], No. 27930/63. Heading B6C. [Also in Divisions D1 and F2] A dampening roller cover for use in lithographic printing comprises a hygroscopic, seamless, non-woven sleeve of randomly disposed hydrophilic fibres, which are substantially insoluble in water below 100 F. and are capable of being expanded longitudinally when water wetted, and of retaining the expanded condition on drying and of contracting longitudinally when subsequently re-wetted with water. A web 1, Fig. 1, of hydrophilic fibrous material made from polyvinyl alcohol or polypyrrolidone fibres is convolutely wrapped in multiple layers around a mandrel 2, and a wetted nylon curing tape, which shrinks upon drying is wrapped helically (Fig. 2, not shown) about the mandrel over the layers. This preformed sleeve is then heated in the presence of moisture to a temperature of 200-300 F. sufficient to effect at least a partial fusion of some of the non-woven fibres to each other to produce a coherent sleeve. After drying, the curing tape is removed and the sleeve 3, Fig. 3, sanded by sanding wheel to remove surface irregularities. The sleeve is then slipped over an expandible mandrel 5 (Fig. 4, not shown), wetted with water and mechanically expanded, in which state it is dried so that the sleeve retains its expanded dimensions. The dry sleeve is then slipped over a dampening roller 6, Fig. 5, and wetted with water, whereupon the sleeve contracts to the dimensions of the roller and tightly adheres to the surface. The non-woven web preferably comprises fibres of the polyvinyl alcohol type with a denier from about 0À5-6 and having a length varying between 0À25-2 inches. To improve the hydrophilic properties of the non- woven web additional hydrophilic fibres, which need not be heat fusible, may be included e.g. cotton, regenerated cellulose, viscose rayon, cellulose acetate and other rayons. A small amount of binder, such as a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol resin, may be added to the fibres as a figuration of the web to assist in bonding the fibres into a cohesive web. By way of example, webs containing 50% by weight of cellulose acetate rayon fibres and polypyrrolidone fibres and 20% by weight of polyvinyl alcohol fibres and 80% by weight of cellulose acetate rayon fibres, are quoted.
Patent GB-1045191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in process for filtering fermented beverages
IPC: C12H1/07
Filed: 1964-07-07
Abstract: In the final filtration of an alcoholic beverage such as beer, ale, porter, stout and wine, the alcoholic beverage is passed through a final filter consisting of a plastic membrane porous filter, the pores of which are smaller than yeast cells and small enough to prevent the passage of many bacteria, and there is quantitatively removed from the beverage all yeast cells and also bacteria to a residual amount below the threshold at which the bacteria can propagate in the negative conditions of the beverage due to the absence of yeast cells (which yeast cells in their presence and resulting metabolism can generate an environment which can assist the reproduction of bacteria); and unpasteurised, filtered beverage can for long periods be retained without spoilage in containers at ambient temperatures.  The filter is formed of a continuous phase plastic sheet of cellulose nitrate or acetate about 150 microns thick with a multiplicity of pores in sizes from 0.22 to 1.2 microns occupying up to 80% of the sheet volume.  The sheet is supported by a photo-etched stainless steel sheet having conically shaped holes (largest diameter 0.012 inch, smallest diameter 0.007 inch), which reduces the unsupported length of the porous filter to approximately 0.012 inch.  The supporting sheets are in turn removably mounted in a series of disc filter plates stacked in a holder. The porous filter is used for the final filtration of beer and other alcoholic beverages at rates of between 1 and 20 United States gallons per square foot of filtering area per minute under an applied pressure of 10 pounds per square inch.  Examples are directed to the final filtration of beer through plastic membrane porous filters of 0.8 and 1.2 microns pore sizes, respectively. The final filtration preferably is preceded by filtration through a microfibre glass filter.ALSO:A plastic membrane porous filter is formed of a continuous phase plastic sheet of cellulose nitrate or acetate about 150 microns thick with a multiplicity of pores in sizes from 0.22 to 1.2 microns occupying up to 80% of the sheet volume.  The sheet is supported by a photo-etched stainless steel sheet having conically shaped holes (largest diameter 0.012 inch, smallest diameter 0.007 inch), which reduces the unsupported length of the porous filter to approximately 0.012 inch.  The supporting sheets are in turn removably mounted in a series of disc filter plates stacked in a holder.  The porous filter is used for the final filtration of beer and other alcoholic beverages at rates of between 1 and 20 United States gallons per square foot of filtering area per minute under an applied pressure of 10 pounds per square inch. The pore sizes are such that all yeast cells and sufficient bacteria are removed from the beverage to enable it to be retained without spoilage in containers at ambient temperatures.
Patent GB-323268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electrical ceiling-roses, lampholders, suspension switches, couplings and the like
IPC: H02G3/20
Filed: 1928-09-29
Abstract: 323,268. Crabtree, J. A., and Harrison, B. G. Sept. 29, 1928. Holders.-A cord grip for ceiling roses, lamp holders, and other couplings comprises a pair of opposed inclined surfaces d, e forming between them a radial tapered channel in which is wedged a portion of the lead between the exit or inlet hole f and the terminals. The surfaces may be formed on the cover a of the fitting or on a separate member, and may be serrated. A projection on the base may enter the channel and press the lead into place. The terminals b, c are so arranged that the leads follow a sinuous path within the fitting.
Patent GB-195111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in self acting mules and mule-twiners
IPC: D01H3/12
Filed: 1921-10-21
Abstract: 195,111. Platt Bros., & Co., Ltd., and Nichols, W. Oct. 21, 1921. Mules and twiners.-The bootleg 9, when unlocked is maintained at a constant inclination by an adjustable strut 12, secured at one end to a bracket 124 on the boot-leg and bearing at the other end on an inclined surface 131 on the bracket 13 on the carriage 3. The strut may be mounted on the carriage and bear against a surface provided on the boot-leg. The position and path of the bowl 11, on which the boot-leg rests when locked, is made adjustable by mounting the slide block 17 in a guide 16 pivoted to the bracket 13 and adjusted by a screwed rod 20. The guide pulley 14 for the backing-off chain 6 is mounted on an arm 22, pivoted at 23 to the fixed bracket 4, and supported by an adjustable stud 24 carried by a bracket 25 on the rear stud 26 of the link 27 connecting the boot-leg 9 to the spring-controlled lever 28.
Patent GB-816607-A (GB)
Title: Method of manufacturing a thin band of a high molecular substance, which is orientated in a direction other than the length direction
IPC: B29C48/10
Filed: 1955-10-03
Abstract: <PICT:0816607/IV (a)/1> A method of making one or more thin bands of a linear synthetic high polymer orientated in a direction other than the length direction of the band, comprises first extruding and stretching lengthwise, while either hot or cold, a tubular film of the polymer, and then cutting up this tubular film along one or more parallel spirals on the surface of the film in a direction other than that of the orientation produced by the stretching process. The Figure illustrates an embodiment in which the tubular film is twisted as well as stretched before being cut longitudinally or spirally, this embodiment being preferred when angles of orientation close to 90 degrees are required.  Rotating tubular film 1 is stretched in a drawing die unit which consists of a spherical steel mandrel 2, a rotating die 3, rotating in the same direction as film 1 but at a lesser speed, and a steel rod 5 which is attracted electromagnetically by solenoid 6 and which serves to keep mandrel 2 pressed against die 3.  The issuing tubular film passes over the very smooth mandrel 12, which is fixed to spherical mandrel 2, to a ring-formed roller 13 driven by ordinary rollers 14.  The rotation of die 3 and roller 13 imparts an angular orientation to the surface of the tubular film in the direction indicated by the arrows 15 (in this case, 45 degrees). The tube then passes over smooth flat mandrel 8 and rollers 9 to a rotating knife 10 which is fixed at the required angle to the axis of the tubular film.  If the knife 10 is also fixed at 45 degrees, the film will be orientated at 90 degrees, as shown by arrow 16. The resulting orientated flat film is wound up on winder 11.  If angles of orientation below about 70 degrees are required, the tubular film is treated in a similar apparatus but is not twisted.