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Patent GB-750798-A (GB)
Title: Improved machine for sowing seeds
IPC: A01C7/04
Filed: 1953-04-27
Abstract: 750,798. Seed-sowers. CARGILL, D. M. April 23, 1954 [April 27, 1953], No. 11511/53. Class 6 (1). A seed-sower includes a seed-selecting mechanism comprising seed-selectors 24 carried on a frame 22, 23 rotatable about a longitudinal axis to abstract single seeds from a mass of seeds in a hopper 25 and to drop them, in unison, into pockets 32 in a seed-delivery roller 33 rotating close to the ground about a longitudinal axis so that a length of seed is deposited intermittently, the length corresponding to the distance that the machine travels between successive depositions. The selectors 24 comprise doubleended rod-like members provided with depressions on their ends of a size sufficient to hold a single seed. The selectors are carried on bars 23 rotatably mounted between end-discs 22 on an axle 21 driven from the front ground-wheel 11. As the bars reach a position wherein the selectors are adjacent to the top of a shoot 31 the bars are inverted by engagement with a C-shaped cam 26, causing the seeds to fall into the shoot which is compartmented, each compartment leading to a depression 32 in a roller 33 also driven from the wheel 11. Dibbles 55 on a roller 54 form depressions in the ground to receive the seed, and a roller 12 covers the seed after deposition. A furrow-opener may be mounted on a prow 56 ahead of the dibble-wheel 54. Excess seeds carried upwardly by the motion of the selectors fall over a weir 40 and thence down a passage 41 to an endless belt 42 feeding a bucket elevator 47 which returns them to a bulk seed hopper 39 feeding the hopper 25. The wheel 11 is spragged and the dibble-wheel 54 is adjustable as to height by a screw 52. In a modification, the selectors may be arranged to sow lengths of seed with the seed spaced uniformly along each length.
Patent GB-218424-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to magneto-electric machines
IPC: F02P1/00
Filed: 1923-04-28
Abstract: 218,424. British Thomson-Houston Co., Ltd., Young, A. P., and Fossey, F. A. April 28,1923. Rotary distributors. - An inductor magneto having a stationary armature has both ends of the secondary winding brought out to brushes co-operating with two segments 4 on one track of a double-track slip ring 1, two other segments 5, 6 forming the other track being electrically connected to the collecting-segments and distributing the current across the fixed electrodes 15. The collecting and distributing segments are forced into grooves in their conrecting-links 7 and are secured therein by locking-strips 19. A moulding 16 adapted for cable connection is fitted over the ends of each pair of fixed electrodes. The secondary winding is connected to the segments by metal strips and carbon brushes, a safety gap being formed between the strips. Specification 171,145 is referred to.
Patent GB-1147140-A (GB)
Title: Incandescent lamp
Inventor: SCOLEDGE ROBERT F
IPC: H01K1/18
Filed: 1968-03-08
Abstract: 1,147,140. Tubular lamps. SYLVANIA ELECTRIC PRODUCTS Inc. 8 March, 1968 [10 March, 1967], No. 11533/68. Heading H1F. A tungsten-halogen incandescent lamp has a tubular quartz envelope 1 closed at one end by a press seal 2, a long lead-in wire 5, a short lead-in wire 6, a filament 3 extending longitudinally of the envelope between the wires 5, 6 and a quartz rod 10 at right angles to the filament, to which the wires 5, 6 are secured. The wires 5, 6 extend into the seal 2 being united by molybdenum ribbons 11, 12 to the external lead-in wires. A third support wire (not shown) lying in a plane perpendicular to that of the figure, extends from the middle of the filament to the middle of the rod 10. The tip of the leadin wire 5 is bent upwards parallel to the filament and rests in the residual tip of the exhaust tube at the top of the lamp. In making the lamp, the wires 5, 6 and one end of the third support wire are first fused to the rod 10, a filament is mounted on the wires, the molybdenum ribbons are attached, the assembly is mounted in the tube and the end of this is squeezed to form the press seal. The lamp is then exhausted and an atmosphere of iodine and inert gas, e.g. nitrogen, introduced through the tube which is finally sealed leaving a tip 4 to accommodate the end of the wire 5.
Patent GB-252149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in convertible bodies for motor vehicles
IPC: B60J7/06
Filed: 1926-05-03
Abstract: 252,149. Alexander, E. May 12, 1925. [Convention date]. Seats and seat backs, arrangement of.-In a road vehicle convertible from a two-seater closed vehicle to a fourseater clcsed vehicle, the front seat 17 adjacent the driver's seat may be hinged to tilt up to give access to the rear portion, while the back 21 of the rear seat is hinged at 22 to allow the boot to be closed by a flexible apron 44 in converting the vehicle into a two-seater.
Patent GB-270343-A (GB)
Title: An improved calculating machine
IPC: G06C15/38
Filed: 1925-11-20
Abstract: 270,343. Reisser, A., and Reder, R., (trading as Ing. Reisser and Reder). Nov. 20, 1924, [Convention date]. Multiplying and dividing apparatus.-A revolutions counter for a machine of the Odhner type is arranged to be operated always in one direction by means of automatically reversing-gearing. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, applied to a machine with two revolution counters 157, 157' the intermediate gear wheels 156, 156<1>, of these counters are adapted to be actuated in one direction of rotation of the main shaft 13 by a tooth 260' of a disc 260 keyed to the said shaft and normally in alignment with the said gear wheels and in the opposite direction of rotation of the shaft by single toothed discs 269, 270 secured to pinions 267, 268 in mesh with a pinion 261 integral with the disc 260, this arrangement of gearing being displaceable longitudinally to bring the discs 269, 270 into alignment with the gear wheels 156, 156<1>. The pinions 261, 267, 268 have grooved bosses with which engage a three-part forked member 264 the pinions 267, 268 being slidably mounted on studs 272, 273 extending from the frame plate 271, Fig. 2. The displacement of the disc 260 against the action of a spring 262 is effected automatically by a bell-crank lever 276, Fig. 5, the arm 277 of which co-operates with a notch 274 in the flanged rim 275 of the disc 260. In one direction the lever moves idly but in the other direction the notch engages the arm 277 and forces the other end of the lever to bear on the disc 260 and press it to the left.
Patent GB-377200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to internal capsule closures for sealing bottles, jars and other receptacles
IPC: B65D47/10
Filed: 1931-04-20
Abstract: 377,200. Capsules for bottles. MAREK, J., 72, Rakoczi Ut, and DONNER, J., 20, Keleti Karoly Utca, both in Budapest. April 20, 1931, No. 11676. [Class 125 (iii).] A closure for a bottle &c. comprises a capsule a of foil &c., and an internal stiffening ring b which is introduced with the open end downwards so that an annular portion of the foil is clamped between the ring and the bottle. A contracted part c may be provided in the ring to form a pouring orifice, and a cork &c. stiffening ring may be interposed between the parts a and b.
Patent GB-238283-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to notice boards and the like for use with interchangeable letters, signs or characters
IPC: G09F7/08
Filed: 1924-05-12
Abstract: 238,283. Betterways, Ltd., and Palmer, W. G. May 12, 1924. Loose-letter and like signs and notice boards. -Metal liners c are provided in the grooves holding the spacers f In assembling the board, blades h are set in a base g and between them are placed rebated strips b<1>. The! liners are pressed into position, their edges being roughened or serrated so as to prevent moving during use. The back a of the sign is then glued and nailed to the strips b<1>. The ends of the liners may be flanged to facilitate the entry of the letters.
Patent GB-1127822-A (GB)
Title: Method of making fibre-glass rope
IPC: B62D55/253
Filed: 1966-03-17
Abstract: 1,127,822. Cable insulation. GENERAL MOTORS CORP. 17 March, 1966 [2 April, 1965], No. 11717/66. Heading H1A. [Also in Division D1] A fibrous glass rope or cable comprises a plurality of twisted strands and a lubricant layer therebetween, each of: said strands comprising a plurality of glass fibre rovings bonded together by a thermoset resin matrix so that said strands are permanently twisted, said strands being unbonded to each other and capable of being movable relative to each other by virtue of said lubricant layer when the rope or cable is flexed. The strands may be helically wound around a cylindrical core and there may be an outer elastomeric sheath. The central roving may be replaced by electrical conductors. There may be a second layer of wound rovings twisted in the opposite direction about the first layer of wound rovings. The fibre-glass rope or cable is made by (a) impregnating a glass fibre roving with a stage B thermosetting resin; (b) heating and compacting a plurality of such rovings to melt the resin sufficiently to cause said rovings to fuse together to form a single strand; (c) cooling the strand so formed to cause the resin to revert to its relatively brittle uncured state; (d) coating the resultant strand with a heatresistant lubricant material; (e) heating a plurality of such lubricant-coated strands to cause the resin to soften sufficiently to cause the strands to become pliable; (f) twisting a plurality of said strands to form a cable; and (g) heating the twisted cable to effect a substantially complete cure of the resin whereby said strands assume a permanently twisted configuration; said lubricant being effective to prevent said strands from bonding to one another during the twisting and the final curing operation. Fig. 5 shows a cable in cross-section. The central roving or electrical conductor 50 is of cylindrical shape whereas the helical rovings 46 have been deformed by means of a die so that they are shaped as sectors of an annulus about the core roving 50. The lubricant coating around each roving is indicated at 37 and is of exagerated thickness. Fig. 1 (not shown), shows an apparatus for coating the glass fibre strands with the thermosetting resin and Fig. 2 (not shown), shows an apparatus for forming the rovings into strands and coating them with the lubricant material. Fig. 3 (not shown) shows a conventional apparatus for twisting the strands into the cable or rope and for curing the resin coating. The stage B resin may be a polyepoxide resin such as the reaction product of bis-phenol A and epichlorohydrin which may be described as a diglycidyl ether of bis-phenol A or bis (4-hydroxy phenyl) dimethylmethane. Another suitable polyepoxide resin is a polyfunctional epoxy novalac based on phenol.
Patent GB-547644-A (GB)
Title: Feeding mechanism for sewing machines
IPC: D05B27/18
Filed: 1941-09-12
Abstract: 547,644. Sewing-machines. FAIRWEATHER, W. C. (Singer Manufacturing Co.). Sept. 12, 1941, No. 11727. [Class 112] In a scale pan type of machine, the feeding action is continued beyond the place of contact of the two feed cups by means of a curved plate which presses the work against the feeding surface of the outer cup. The plate, which is secured at 26 has a portion 25 curved to lie against a surface recessed below the feeding surface of the cup 3 and a portion 24 of greater width which presses the work against the cup 4. An ear 29 rests on the top o the cup 3 and keeps the plate in place. The stitches, which are made by a needle, a threaded looper and a'loopspreader are tightened upon a stitch finger 11 carried by a part having a needle-thread-loop positioning fin 15.
Patent GB-1012715-A (GB)
Title: Pump mechanism and control therefor
IPC: F04B9/02
Filed: 1962-03-27
Abstract: 1,012,715. Type-making machines. LANSTON INDUSTRIES Inc. March 27, 1962 [March 29, 1961], No. 11748/62. Heading B6W. Metal pots and pumps.-Downward movement of the pump plunger 80, Figs. 1 and 4, forces metal from the pot 14 through a passage 64 to a nozzle 70 and thence to the mould 16. The pump body 50 is movable vertically to bring the nozzle into and out of contact with the mould. The movements are controlled from a piston 98 through a linkage mechanism 22 comprising arms 108, 116 actuating the plunger 80 and body 50, respectively, in such a way that an initial downward movement of the plunger takes place before the engagement of the nozzle with the mould to expel air A in the nozzle, the body 50 is then raised, and a further downward movement of the plunger forces metal into the mould, rebound of the nozzle being counteracted by a damping plunger 72. The piston 98 is actuated by a two-way valve mechanism 24, Figs. 2 and 7, comprising a rod 150 spring-urged into the left-hand position to actuate the pump and hold in inoperative position to urge the piston 98 downwards by an arm 198 engaging a collar 204, the arm being cyclically oscillated to release the valve by the oscillation of a shaft 184 under the control of a cyclically moving part of the casting-machine. In normal operation, a latch 216 is held in inoperative position by a lever 222. On receipt of a justification signal, completion of the effect of which requires two machine cycles, or of a line-cancellation signal, the lever 222 releases the latch 216 to prevent operation of the valve and the pump. A further arrangement of parts 246, 234, 240, 230 and the pivoting of the, lever 222 about a vertical axis (Fig. 7 being a plan view), results in the latch 216 not being released during the cycle following the justification signal and also delays release of the latch for one cycle to allow casting of the last character before the justification signal. The pot 14 together with the pump assembly, can be pivoted to inoperative position outside the machine frame about a pivot shaft 34, Figs. 1 and 2, and can be adjusted vertically by means of a handle 48, through helical gears 36, 44. Moulds.-The mould cooling system is controlled, so as to avoid excessive cooling during the periods when the pump operation is prevented, by a solenoid controlled by a microswitch actuated by an extension of the latch 216 beyond its pivot 214. Specification 1,012,716 is referred to.
Patent GB-237670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in collapsible seats for use in motor road vehicles and the like
IPC: B60N2/30
Filed: 1924-05-13
Abstract: 237,670. Barker & Co. (Coachbuilders), Ltd., and Robins, F. J. May 13, 1924. Folding seats; rests, back; spring supports.-Seats with front and rear legs pivoted to a base or platform, and folding thereon when collapsed so that the platform may be tilted to an upright position, have the rear legs 2 connected to the platform 5 by links 7, 8 which steady the seat when unfolded and lock it in position when in use. The platform is held in its tilted position by a compression spring 19 in a telescopic stay 20, 21 connected to the platform by a link 23. The seat back is telescopic, and is shortened when folded by links 17, connecting rear extensions 18 of the seat frame 3 and the upper sliding portion 16 of the seat back.
Patent GB-1134415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the deposition of nut kernels and like objects on cakes and other bakery products
Inventor: JONES DAVID AYRES
IPC: A21C9/04
Filed: 1966-03-17
Abstract: 1,134,415. Depositing nut kernels &c. in decorative patterns on cakes &c. D. AYRES JONES & CO. Ltd. 13 March, 1967 [17 March, 1966], No. 11874/66. Heading A2A. In a method and apparatus for depositing objects such as kernels of nuts, particularly almonds, in a desired decorative pattern, on the surface of a bakery product, such as cake batter in a paper-lined baking tin, or a cake, the objects are made to adhere to a perforated wall of a lifting device, in which the perforations are arranged in said pattern, by creating a partial vacuum within the lifting device, and then interrupting the application of vacuum when the said wall has been located over the surface of the bakery product. According to an example, one object is fed into each pocket 2, Fig. 1, of a plurality of such pockets, arranged in said pattern, in a receiving plate 1, provided with guide holes 3. The lifting device 5, Fig. 3, is hollow, and comprises a lower plate 4, which is pierced by holes 10 arranged in said pattern, and is provided with locating pins 9. Suction is applied to the lifting device through a duct 6, connected, through a butterfly valve 7, to an exhaust pump (not shown). The device 5 is then lowered on to the plate 1, so that the locating pins 9 are received in the holes 3, and the holes 10 are brought into register with the pockets 2. The valve 7 is then opened, as by manual actuation of a handle 8, and objects are sucked from the pockets 2 and heldone over each hole - on the underside of the plate 4. The device 5 is then lifted from the plate 1 and located over the surface of a cake batter or cake, and the valve 7 is then closed, so that the objects drop on to said surface. According to another example, each hole 10 is surrounded by an objectretaining wall on the underside of the plate 4, and the lifting device is placed on a loose collection of objects, so that a single object is sucked into, and held in, each wall-surrounded space, use of a receiving plate 1 then being unnecessary.
Patent GB-769374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in reinforced hose
IPC: F16L11/08
Filed: 1955-04-27
Abstract: 769,374. Braid. UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. April 27, 1955 [July 15, 1954], No. 12111/55. Class 74 (1). [Also in Group XXVIII] Braided layers in a flexible hose each comprise a helical course 20 of relatively stiff, hightensile strength, load-carrying webs 21 and an oppositely-wound helical course 22 of relatively flexible tie-in webs 23. The webs 21 are free from crimps and comprise a number of brassplated wires 31 arranged in groups or bunches in which the strands of wire are piled one on another in several layers, and the webs 23 are of twisted cotton yarns 32 lying side-by-side and are sharply crimped to a depth substantially equal to the thickness of the webs 21.
Patent GB-126967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buoyant Safety Garments for use at Sea, or under similar conditions.
Inventor: SIMS ALFRED VARLEY
IPC: B63C9/093
Filed: 1919-05-14
Abstract: 126,967. Sims, A. V. May 14, 1919. Body attachments, buoyant.-A buoyant garment for use at sea comprises a rubber or like suit in one piece, Figs. 2 and 4, open from the top down to the legs and provided with a bellows front portion and with a watertight closing- means. The wearer passes his legs through the trouser part and draws up the body portion by means of loops fixed to the inside. He then puts his arms through the sleeves and secures the garment around his neck by means of a pin 27, Fig. 7, on a plate 28 attached to the end of a wire, bent to form parallel limbs 29, 30 and forming a stiffener for one edge 5, engaging a slotted plate 26 on the end of a similar stiffener 23, 24 for the other edge 4. The garment is now in the position shown in Fig. 2. The bellows front portion 10 is next folded and secured. This is done by coiled wire edge-stiffeners 32, 33, 37, 38, 39, Fig. 7, and slotted plates 34, 35, the slotted plates engaging the same stud 27 and being held in position by a nut 36. The stiffeners 32, 33 thereby seat themselves within the spaces 25, 31 between the parallel limbs of the wire stiffeners 23, 24 and 29, 30, whereby a close joint is formed. If greater stiffness is required, a core may be placed within each coil stiffener. A double bellows front may be substituted for the single one shown. Buoyant padding, as 15, 16, is provided at the upper part of the garment. This padding may be secured outside the garment instead of inside, to prevent it from absorbing perspiration from the body. The borders of the collar 11 and the edges of the material, wherever a watertight joint is required, may have a sponge rubber padding. A slight leakage of water, however, at the bottom of the trousers is not injurious and may be permitted. Leggings 12 are provided having pockets to secure weights for the purpose of maintaining the wearer in the upright position, and are supported by suspenders 53, Fig. 4, passing over the shoulders. The sleeves, legs, and gloves may be split and have a flexible connecting web or gusset 65, Fig. 18, and a strap 66 so as to form a watertight joint. To prevent damage in putting the garment on, the lower end of the trousers may have an internal protecting-sleeve 67, Fig. 17. Pockets 55 and a belt 71 complete the outfit.
Patent GB-1193814-A (GB)
Title: Lamp Turret Assembly with Energizing and Aligning Device
Inventor: BADALICH FRANK CYRIL
IPC: F21V19/04
Filed: 1969-03-07
Abstract: 1,193,814. Lamp changing apparatus. BELL & HOWELL CO. 7 March, 1969 [7 March, 1968], No. 12142/69. Heading F4R. A lamp turret assembly supporting a primary lamp 14 and a spare lamp 14s comprises a rotatable turret 40 mounted on a frame 32 having sockets 46, 48, for the primary and spare lamps arranged so that a lamp when in the operative position is aligned in the optical axis 18 of the apparatus in which the turret is used, a link 60 being provided by which the operator can rotate the turret about axis 42 to bring the spare lamp into the operative position Rotation of this link 60 also causes a slider of a simple switch 54 to move over the contacts of the switch to energize the lamp in the operative position, the spare lamp being off. An overcentre spring 66 positively urges the turret in position against stops 64 to ensure alignment of the primary bulb.
Patent GB-1436993-A (GB)
Title: Hematocrit measuring apparatus
IPC: G01N15/12
Filed: 1974-03-19
Abstract: 1436993 Analogue - to - digital conversion ROYCO INSTRUMENTS Inc 19 March 1974 [2 April 1973] 12169/74 Heading H3H [Also in Division G1] In a hematocrit measuring apparatus (see Division G1) the amplitude of each blood cell pulse is sequentially stored in a capacitive store C4 the charge of which is then transferred by means triggered by the trailing edge of the pulse to a second store C11 which accumulates the sequentially stored amplitudes. The final voltage V 0  obtained on C11 is measured by discharging the capacitor C11 at constant current and measuring the length of time necessary for it to discharge to zero volts. Constant current is supplied by transistors Q5, Q6, Q7 and at the end of the measurement period Fig. 4 the trailing edge of line period pulse after differentiation triggers oscillator A29 to provide 10 kHz pulses to decade counters A23, A24, A25. At the same time the output at gate A13 is such as to forward bias diode CR15 and turn transistor Q8 off so that the constant current source can draw current from capacitor C11 through diode CR3. When the output voltage V 0  passes through zero amplifier A27 switches to its low state changing the state of A13 to turn on transistor Q8 and divert the constant current to ground. The output of A27 also changes the state of multivibrator A11, A12 to terminate the operation of oscillator A29. The number of pulses in the decade counter is thus directly proportional to the total blood cell volume in the sample passed through the aperture during the measurement time.