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Patent GB-2460119-A (GB)
Title: Pipe joint with locking element
Inventor: DAVIDSON PAUL
IPC: F16L37/12
Filed: 2008-05-21
Abstract: A pipe joint 2 comprising at least one connection end comprising: a wall defining a receiving recess 8 for receiving an end of a pipe length 4; a tapered locking recess26 formed in an internal surface of the wall and containing a correspondingly tapered locking element 28; a through hole 20 in the wall which communicates with the tapered locking recess; and a fixing element 30 rotatable within the through hole and formed with a foot portion 30c. In a first unlocked rotational position of the fixing element the foot is at least partially retracted from the locking recess; and in a second locked rotational position of the fixing element the foot extends into the locking recess to urge the locking element between the tapered locking recess and a pipe located within the connection end.
Patent GB-2449990-A (GB)
Title: Dummy plug having an elastic latch and removal part
Inventor: SHISHIKURA SEIJI
IPC: H01R13/443
Filed: 2008-06-05
Abstract: A dummy plug 80A comprises: a sealing part 81A for insertion into empty contact cavities 11A within a waterproof connector 1 to form a tight seal therein; an insertion operating part 82a extending rearwards of the sealing pan 81A; an elastic piece 83A for resiliently latching onto a cover 50 of the connector; and a pull-out operating part 84A that extends rearwardly from the insertion operating part and is used when the dummy plug is removed from the connector. The elastic latch 83A preferably has an extension 85A. The resilient latch 83A preferably engages behind an inner edge of the cover 50 at a rear side of a sealing member 40 installed within the connector; thus the latch does not disturb the seal 40. The sealing parts 81A can be easily manually removed without the use of tools by holding the pull-out operating parts 84A between fingers and pulling these pull-out operating parts.
Patent GB-2450635-A (GB)
Title: LCD with sealant observation window etched in the common voltage line
Inventor: JEONG DUK-YOUNG
IPC: G02F1/1339
Filed: 2007-06-27
Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes an observation region to allow a visual inspection be performed after bonding of the substrates 310, 340 for inspecting the sealant 350 that may be otherwise blocked by the common voltage line 330. An embodiment of a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate having a common voltage line thereon with a plurality of etched portions, a second substrate and a sealant including a plurality of conductive balls 356 for attaching the substrates together, where the etched portions provide a view, preferably in the form of an observation window 331, of the sealant from the first substrate.
Patent GB-2462889-A (GB)
Title: Guard for protecting trees from grass trimmers
Inventor: LECKIE PHILIP
IPC: A01G13/02
Filed: 2008-09-02
Abstract: A guard for protecting the trunks of trees and hedges from the effects of lawn trimmers or of a Strimmer® comprises a tube1a longitudinally open side having two long edges, the edges overlapping2. The tube1may have ground retaining means which may comprise a flange3having at least one hole4through which pegs or pins5may be pushed. The flange3may have reinforced edges6and the flange3may be at right angles to the tube. Alternatively the retaining means may be spikes7which are integral to the tube1, on a side opposite the overlapping edges2. The device therefore will expand with the stem of the plant over time. The tube1made be made of plastics, metal or cardboard and may be biodegradable.
Patent GB-2464475-A (GB)
Title: Protection for electronic components by in-situ encapsulation
Inventor: COTTOM IAN MARTIN
IPC: B60R16/023
Filed: 2008-10-15
Abstract: A method of protecting electronic components 16a' and 16b' including the steps of mounting the electronic components 16a' and 16b' in a housing 22', injecting a quantity of polymeric potting material 28, preferable polyurethane, into the housing 22' through a port 24' in the wall of the housing 22, the quantity being less than that required to fill the housing 22', and rotating or vibrating the housing 22' so that the potting material 28 forms a coating on the electronic components 16a' and 16b'. Once the material 28 has been injected into the housing 22' the port 24' is closed by mounting a gas permeable cap 32 over it and the housing 22' is placed in an oven so to cure the material 28. This method is suitable for encapsulating an electronic control unit within a housing such that the unit is protected from corrosion to prevent premature failure of the components.
Patent GB-2454316-A (GB)
Title: Symbol to sub-carrier interleaver for DVB-T2 wherein the permutation matrix applied to the LFSR bits is varied from OFDM symbol to OFDM symbol
Inventor: TAYLOR MATTHEW PAUL ATHOL
IPC: H04J11/00
Filed: 2008-10-22
Abstract: DVB-T and DVB-H (de)interleave symbols to/from sub-carriers using a pseudo random sequence generated using an LFSR (linear feedback shift register) <B>200</B> whose bits are fed through a permutation matrix <B>210</B> to generate the read/write address for the interleaver memory. The invention provides improved separation between symbols either by applying an offset to the addresses that changes from symbol to symbol, or by changing the permutation matrix from symbol to symbol. The invention normally uses a rotating sequence of offsets or matrices. The interleaver can also switch between a mode wherein a memory location is written to with the next symbol immediately after the current symbol has been read (Fig. 4), when the number of sub-carriers exceeds half the number of memory locations, and a mode where alternate symbols are each assigned their own memory locations otherwise (Figs. 9 and 10).
Patent GB-2457563-A (GB)
Title: An installation kit for pipes running in the substructure of a road
Inventor: BUHLA MICHAEL
IPC: F16L25/12
Filed: 2009-02-10
Abstract: An installation kit 1 for pipes 11 running in the substructure of a road comprises a key rod 2 ending in the road cover 12, which key rod is surrounded by a sleeve pipe 3 and at its end 7 facing the spindle of the pipe slide comprises a coupling sleeve 6 to be connected therewith. The key rod 2 and the sleeve pipe 3 comprise at least two rod sections 8 or pipe sections 9 connected by a bend 4, 5.
Patent GB-2458203-A (GB)
Title: Ceiling hatch for secure rooms
Inventor: LEISK TREVOR DAVID
IPC: E04B9/00
Filed: 2009-03-03
Abstract: A ceiling hatch 60 for a type 1 secure room has a hatch frame and cover. The hatch frame has a rectangular wall member 61 comprising four vertical side walls. At least one flange member 62 extends horizontally outwardly from the lower edge of each side wall. Apertures 68, 25 are provided in the side walls and/or flanges, through which screws 27, 28 can be used to fasten the frame to purlins 53. The hatch cover is a rectangular plate 70, connected by hinges 63 to the hatch frame. Planar strips 64 extend perpendicularly from the top surface of the plate 70. The hatch cover 70 can be locked in its closed position by a lock 73, which may include a micro-switch box. Gas struts 69 may be connected between the hatch frame and cover. The ceiling hatch 60 may be mounted in a support frame 50 that is independently mountable between the purlins of the ceiling. The hatch may also be installed between the studs or noggins of a stud wall.
Patent GB-2457211-A (GB)
Title: Energy absorbing structures
Inventor: FINNEY IAN ANTONY
IPC: B60R21/34
Filed: 2007-11-27
Abstract: An energy absorbing structure (10) comprises a body (12) of material such as a foamed polyurethane or polystyrene. The body (12) is covered by a cover (14). The body (12) is relatively brittle, as compared with the cover member (14). An impact from a body (30) results in cracks appearing preferentially in the body (12), rather than in the cover member (14). The cracks (34) propagate through the body (12) to absorb energy from the impact.
Patent GB-2471311-A (GB)
Title: Garment carrying device
Inventor: TAYLOR RICHARD
IPC: A45F3/02
Filed: 2009-06-25
Abstract: A garment carrying device 10 comprises a sleeve 12 of flexible sheet material having at least one open end 14, 16 for receiving a garment or the like 38, 40 to be carried. A carrying strap (28, fig.2) and at least one compression tie means 18, 20 are provided for compressively holding a garment in the sleeve. The carrying strap (28, fig.2) is preferably a shoulder strap which can be removably attached to the ends of the sleeve 12. The device preferably has four compression tie means, a draw cord 18 at either end and two tie straps 20 adjacent the draw cords 18. It provides a ready and convenient means for carrying a garment such as an outer item of clothing, for example a jacket or coat. The device 10 may be stored in a tightly packed volume, for example in an integral pocket provided on the device 10, preferably sewn into the sleeve.
Patent GB-2471832-A (GB)
Title: A method of securing an annulas gear in an aperture in a tractor back axle housing
Inventor: PARGMANN HAJO
IPC: F16H57/023
Filed: 2009-07-07
Abstract: A method of securing a first component such as an annulus gear 16 in an aperture 20 in a second component such as a tractor back axle housing 10. The method comprises the steps of: forming gripping formations 21 and a seal receiving recess 22 in an outer peripheral surface of the first component 16 or in an inner peripheral surface of the aperture 20, pressing the first component 16 into the aperture 20 in the second component 10 so that the gripping formations 21 cut into the cooperating surface of the other component to hold the first component in the aperture. A sealing member 23 is inserted into the sealing recess 22 to prevent any fragments of either component dislodged during the pressing operation from escaping from between the components 10, 16. An annular groove 26 may also be formed in the first component inwardly of the gripping formations 21 which serves to capture any fragments of either component dislodged during the pressing operation.
Patent GB-2473886-A (GB)
Title: Multi-party web conferencing with simultaneous transmission of current speaker and invisible next speaker streams for seamless handover
Inventor: POWERS DAVID ALLAN
IPC: H04L12/18
Filed: 2009-10-01
Abstract: As the number of parties in a video/audio/web/tele-conference increases the number of streams increases if all parties must send/receive streams from all other parties. The invention proposes a media server/multipoint control unit (MCU) to manage and reduce the number of streams. The server receives a stream from the active speaker/floor holder and transmits it to other conference participants. When a change of active speaker is determined, either automatically or by a human moderator, the server establishes a stream from the new presenter and transmits it to the other conference members simultaneously with the old presenter stream. The new presenter stream is transmitted in an invisible manner such that it is not initially displayed to recipients. At an appropriate time the recipients' displays are switched from the old stream to the new `invisible' stream. By overlapping the streams the changeover is carried out with minimal interruptions. The conference participants may use browser based software on PC's or mobile handheld device.
Patent GB-280430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in separable fasteners
IPC: A44B19/38
Filed: 1927-04-12
Abstract: 280,430. Bennett, J. P., and Lightning Fasteners, Ltd. April 12, 1927. Sliding-clasp fastenings are rendered completely separable by a device at one end comprising interengaging teeth e<2>, e<4> and a pin-and-slot engagement e<5>, f. One of the members may have an elongated guiding part g for the slider. The stringer elements b<1>, b<2> may be of the kind described in Specification 12261/15.
Patent GB-1370199-A (GB)
Title: Control system for a textile machine
IPC: G05B19/14
Filed: 1972-03-03
Abstract: 1370199 Control BARMAG BARMER MASCHINENFABRIK AG 3 March 1972 [4 March 1971 (2)] 10082/72 Heading DID [Also in Divisions F2 and G3] A portable control unit for simultaneously or successively controlling speed-ratio selecting clutches K1..K8 in multi-stage gear trains of each of a number of textile machines comprises means 14 for setting values of rotational speeds or of a corresponding textile property, such as speed twist or stretch, a converter 16" converting these values to ratio shift commands and means such as plug-in cable connections for temporarily connecting the unit to the respective machines. The setting means may be a keyboard 14, Fig. 1, a punched or magnetic tape or perforated rotating disc or cylinder supplying decimal binary coded signals. In Fig. 1 the keyboard 14 feeds values to a store 16 comprising relays or transistor flipflops. A component 16' stores the values, and the converter component 16" converts these into ratio-shift commands stored in a store component 16"'. A store component 32 is provided on each individual machine controlled by the common control unit 2 through plugged leads 3, 3' &c. In Fig. 2, not shown, the commands are on an endless punched tape fed in detent-located steps corresponding to punched columns representing the coded speed ratios, through a reader 6, whilst in Fig. 3, not shown, the control data are on arotating disc, in which speed ratios are represented by perforated radial columns, there being a separate input from a decimal keyboard (14) controlling textile properties (twist and stretch), and followed by a coding circuit and store (15), which, together with a reading unit (6) of the rotating disc, supply a digital comparator (17). Separate timing marks (13.1), at the end of each column on the rotating disc, also supply timing pulses to a bi-stable flip-flop (24), which activates the comparator (17) to produce an output signal when the keyboard signal exceeds the reader signal, the output feeding through an AND circuit (25), having as its other input the output of the flip-flop (24), the negative signal of which serves to release the ratio-shift commands from the store 15. The positive output signal of the flip-flop (24), and hence of the comparator (17), is only present when the reader (6) reads a column in which other than starting zeros are formed.
Patent GB-977393-A (GB)
Title: Fuel injection system
Inventor: CUMMINS CLESSIE LYLE
IPC: F02M69/50
Filed: 1961-03-20
Abstract: 977,393. Fuel-injection pumps; fuel injectors; regulating I.C. engines. CUMMINS ENGINE CO. Inc. March 20, 1961, No. 10135/61. Headings F1A and F1B. A cam-actuated fuel-injection pump comprises a plunger 98 having an axial passage 124 with a radial port alignable with a fuel inlet port 116 and an axial port 125 communicating with a pumping chamber formed beneath the plunger and having an injector 102 at its outlet. Fuel entering the pumping chamber mixes with air entering the chamber from the engine cylinder, via the injector nozzle, to form a gaseous mixture which is injected into the cylinder. A non-return valve may be provided in the plunger. Fuel is supplied to the injection pump by a feed pump 32 at a rate controlled by manual and governor-controlled throttles 37, 41 and 43. An engine-driven centrifugal governor 46 acts to open throttle 41 and close throttle 43 on increase in engine speed, throttle 43 serving to limit the maximum engine speed, and throttle 41 to enter the fuel to the injection pump in accordance with the manual throttle setting and the engine speed. Idling speed is controlled by the governor, fuel for idling, with throttle 37 closed, passing through a passage 93 in throttle 41. For coasting, with throttle 37 closed, an electrical circuit, controlled either by the manual throttle and a dynamo cut-out 165, or by the manual throttle and the governor, acts to open a valve 135 in an hydraulic system to hold the injection pump plunger at the bottom of its stroke by a piston 130, and to open valves 158, 146 in fuel inlet and return lines 154, 147, for cooling and lubrication of the pump plunger via plunger grooves 141, an adjustable throttle 156 being provided in the inlet line 154. A modified cam construction provides operation of the plunger in two stages so that the pumping chamber is charged and the plunger lowered to close the inlet port, before any appreciable pressure develops in the pumping chamber, prior to the injection stroke.
Patent GB-1315094-A (GB)
Title: Slurry pump of the liquid-piston type
IPC: F04B53/14
Filed: 1971-04-20
Abstract: 1315094 Reciprocating pumps TAMAGAW KIKAI KINZOKU K K 20 April 1971 [28 Jan 1971] 10154/71 Heading F1A A liquid-piston pump for slurry comprises an oil column in pumping chamber 18 reciprocated by a piston 2 and acting on slurry 17 at inter-face 19, a chamber 14 in the slurry pipe 6 being of greater volume than the displacement volume of piston 2, and of an internal configuration such that the slurry flowpath cross-sectional area is abruptly changed, to cause vortices in the slurry during pumping to prevent settling of solids, and to prevent entry of air into the pumping chamber. Perforated baffles may be provided in chamber 14, Fig. 2 (not shown). Pipe 6 communicates with inlet 12 and outlet 13 via check valves 10, 11.
Patent GB-279325-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to impellers for turbine pumps, water turbines, and the like
IPC: F04D29/22
Filed: 1927-04-14
Abstract: 279,325. Wade, J. T. April 14, 1927. Disc-supported-blade fans and pumps.-An impeller for a centrifugal pump or water turbine of the kind having radial vanes 8 of the shape shown in Fig. 1 is formed with a passage-way 6 for the fluid through the shroud 5, the other shroud 7 being so shaped that it directs the water or like fluid to the vanes or vice versa, the vanes being formed integrally with the shrouds or are attached thereto. Constructions are described in which the vanes are attached to the shrouds by separate or integrally-formed pins. Specification 268,677 is referred to.
Patent GB-906421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to pencil sharpeners
IPC: B43L23/08
Filed: 1961-03-21
Abstract: 906,421. Pencil sharpeners; toys. DAKIN KIU SUN TSANG. March 21, 1961, No. 10302/61. Classes 132 (3) and 146 (3). A hollow toy 1 incorporates a pencil sharpener 5, the pencil sharpener being mounted on a plate 6 shaped to form part of the body of the toy and which is fitted to the toy by a tongue and groove joint 9, 3.
Patent GB-1035945-A (GB)
Title: Closure for container
IPC: B65D51/30
Filed: 1963-03-15
Abstract: 1,035,945. Stoppers. G. B. KOLOKYTHAS. March 15, 1963, No. 10306/63. Heading B8T. [Also in Division B1] A closure 10, adapted to slidably fit into a container neck 13, comprises a recess 16 which receives a removable receptacle 11, the receptacle having pins 27 which space its upper rim from the end wall of the recess and parallel flutings 25 which form grooves 24 along the receptacle wall. Thus the interior of the receptacle is in communication with the interior of the container to which the closure is fitted. The receptacle holds a desiccant, which is not in physical contact with the main contents of the container, but which is in a position to absorb moisture to keep the main contents relatively moisture-free. In alternative embodiments the closure may be screw-threaded or it may slidably fit over a container neck.
Patent GB-542631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to furniture supporting elements and the like
IPC: A47B91/06
Filed: 1940-01-10
Abstract: 542,631. Ferrules. ARMSTRONG CORK CO. Jan. 10, 1940, No. 10318/41. Convention date, Nov. 16, 1939. Divided out of 542,612. [Class 134] Glides for articles of furniture comprise a floor engaging member 21 with a recess 22 the mouth of which is restricted by a beading 23, and a furniture supporting member 26 which is retained therein by a retaining collar 30 deformed about it and the beading 23. The recess may be spherical or cylindrical and provided with a strengthening inset 24 with a concave seating for the member 26, which is preferably spherical to permit tilting of the furniture and has a flattened portion 25 to distribute the pressure on the floor engaging member. The member 26 may be attached to the furniture by a nail 28, a dowel driven into the furniture leg, or a cottar pin having resilient leg portions splayed apart and driven into a hole or socket in the furniture leg, Fig. 2 (not shown). Specification 542,612 is referred to.
Patent GB-293904-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in rotary reducing motion
IPC: F16H25/04
Filed: 1927-04-14
Abstract: 293,904. Farley, J. April 14, 1927. Kinematograph apparatus.-In toothed gearing for feeding films &c., the drive being either continuous with greater or less cyclic variation or intermittent, a series of axially displaced drivers 7, each carrying one curved tooth 3 - - 6, engage in succession or in overlapping relation substantially with the outer ends of a corresponding series of projection x on plates secured to the driven shaft 2. The leading ends 3<a> - - 6a of the teeth are formed of steep pitch to initiate the drive. To reduce vibration, the drivers may be operative in any desired sequence, as in engine crank-shaft drives. The drivers 7 may engage splines 7a on the driving-shaft 1 to facilitate, their rotary adjustment.
Patent GB-637922-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to brake mechanism particularly for spindles of textile spinning and twisting machines
IPC: F16D65/16
Filed: 1946-04-04
Abstract: 637,922. Spindles for textile spinning and twisting machines. MARQUETTE METAL PRODUCTS CO. April 4, 1946, No. 10407. Convention date, April 18, 1945. [Class 120 (ii)] A spindle for a textile spinning or twisting machine has two arcuate brake shoes 100, Figs. 1 and 2, adapted to engage an internal brake surface of the spindle whorl 19 when a brake operator or pin 106 is moved towards two adjacent end faces 104 of the shoes 100, to press the shoes against a stationary pin 102 and outwardly against the constraining influence of a spring 109, in a groove 110 formed in the outer peripheral surfaces of the shoes. The pin 106 is movable by a horizontal pin 112 normally biased in non-braking position by a coil spring 115. The pin 112 may be operated by a channelshaped lever 118 formed with curved cam surfaces 116. A whorl and band retaining hook 34, formed of spring wire, is pivoted in the flange 38, which also supports the pins 102, 112. and lever 118. The flange 38 is made in two parts 38a, 38b, joined together by spot welding or brazing. The Specification as open to inspection under Sect. 91 comprises also an improved spindle and mounting, Fig. 1 (Cancelled), including a two-part spindle blade 16, the two parts being butt welded. A bobbin adapter 23 formed of aluminium, or suitable aluminium alloy, or magnesium is, preferably, shrink-fitted onto the upper part of the blade 16. The blade 16 is mounted in a bolster bearing 12 and footstep bearing 15. Bearing 12 is a roller bearing and bearing 16 a plain bearing having a polished and bored body 81, which is centred by a coil spring 96 and prevented from turning by a groove on its base associated with a tongue on a plug 86 brazed to the bolster case 10. The plug 86 has a sludge sump 89. The footstep bearing 15 and part of the blade 16 are immersed in oil introduced into the bolster case through a nipple L on the collar 38. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-111448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draw-bars or Towing Couplings for Agricultural Motor Tractors, Trucks, Machines and the like.
Inventor: PATTERSON JOHN
IPC: A01B61/02
Filed: 1917-07-19
Abstract: 111,448. Patterson, J. July 19, 1917. Draw-gear; couplings, non-automatic.-Draw-bars or towing couplings for agricultural motor tractors, railway vehicles, agricultural machines, &c., which are self-detaching on excessive resistance, consist of a forked frame a with a coupling hook or eye b thereon, two plates c, d, and a central rod g with a hooked member k, which is retained by the loop l until the pull on the bar g overcomes' the springs e, i. A rear plate and springs to take recoil may be provided on the arms a<1> of the forked frame a.