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Patent GB-827054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to means for supporting and securing luggage racks upon the roofs of vehicles
IPC: B60R9/058
Filed: 1957-04-16
Abstract: 827,054. Luggage racks for vehicles. AUSTER Ltd., and SMALL, W. W. April 14, 1958 [April 16, 1957], No. 12343/57. Class 103(2) In a luggage rack for a car roof according to Specification 827,053 the lateral arms 7, Fig. 1, can be adjusted to suit differing widths of roofs by inserting bolts 8 through holes 16 in the top face 3 of rack frame members 2. Alternatively, the holes 16 may be in the arms 7 or the arms may be slotted to receive the bolts 8. In a modification, the arms 7, Fig. 5, are slidably mounted in a guide member 18 bolted to the underside of the frame member 2. The arms 7 are retained in position by screws 20 passing through holes in the member 18 and engaging spaced recesses 19 in the lower face of the arm. A pivotally-mounted rubber buffer or pad 11 is carried on each arm to seat the arm on the roof. Specification 827,055 also is referred to.
Patent GB-586601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in apparatus for processing wool and fibrous material by treatment with liquid and hot air
IPC: D01B3/08
Filed: 1944-06-30
Abstract: <PICT:0586601/IV/1> Apparatus for the continuous treatment of raw wool with a cleansing solvent and for subsequent drying comprises a support having a pervious bottom along which the wool fibres are progressed, and a surrounding chamber partitioned into a portion in which solvent is passed through the wool and the pervious support and a portion comprising heating means for drying the wool.  The fibres are compressed at the inlet to the chamber to form a seal against the escape of fumes and are passed along the support in a continuous mat by means synchronized with the compressing means.  Raw wool is fed from a hopper 13, Fig. 2, by a reciprocating plunger 16 to pass as a fume-sealing plug through a narrow neck 14 into a trough 10 which passes through a chamber 15. The wool is passed along the perforated base of the trough 10 by a series of rake tines 27 reciprocated in synchronism with the plunger 16, and is drenched with solvent from nozzles 38 arranged in pairs and having inverted V-shaped baffles beneath them.  The solvent passes through the wool and the perforated support into ducts 48 leading into collecting tanks 46.  Pumps 44 supply the nozzles 38 from the upper parts of the tanks 46, whilst the dirt and grease-filled solvent is passed by screw conveyers 53 from tank to tank and eventually into a receiver 56 from whence it is passed to a recovery system.  The trough 10 continues into a further portion of the chamber 15 (not shown) where the wool is subjected to a stream of heated air which extracts the residual solvent and carries it to a condensing chamber.  The wool leaves the chamber 15 in the form of a plug sealing the escape of fumes.
Patent GB-125951-A (GB)
IPC: B60G9/02
Abstract: 125,951. Ford & Son, H., (Assignees of Ford, H.). April 15, 1918, [Convention date]. Axles and axle structures; radius rods.-The front axle structure of a motor-vehicle comprises an I-shaped axle 1 with thickened web parts 2, 3, the central part 2 carrying a trunnion 4 for a downward extension 6 of the cylinder front cover, while the two lateral parts 3 receive the securing means 7 for the ends of a V-shaped radius rod 8 whose apex is journaled in an apertured lug 11 projecting from the engine crank case and alined with the centre axle trunnion. The axle structure can thus oscillate on a longitudinal axis passing through the trunnion and lug.
Patent GB-163008-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in boilers for central heating by low pressure steam or hot water
Filed: 1921-05-03
Abstract: 163,008. Drevet, L., and Lebigre, A. May 7, 1920, [Convention date]. Sectional boilers.-The sectional boiler set forth in Specification 18160/14 in which powdered fuel is fed from a hopper 2 to a grate 1 past a regulator 4 is modified in the following respects. Toothed grate bars 5 are employed; the sections 6 are made with larger water spaces, and the parts exposed to the fire are provided with heatconducting ribs 8; the combustion chamber 9 is made in two parts, and the water space 10 connects with the elements 6 by bi-conical rings 11; the elements nearest the fire have partitions 13 to increase the circulation; and the casing plates 14 have bars 15 connected to them by bolts, thus leaving an air space 17 which acts as a heatinsulating jacket.
Patent GB-407553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in means for supplying air to liquid fuel furnace
IPC: F23C7/00
Filed: 1933-05-02
Abstract: 407,553. Liquid-fuel furnaces. TODD DRY DOCK ENGINEERING & REPAIR CORPORATION, 25, Broadway, New York, U.S.A. May 2, 1933, No. 12757. Convention date, May 18,1932. [Class 51 (i).] In a liquid-fuel furnace, air is supplied to the burner from the casing 9 through a ported cylindrical register 3 provided with a rotatable air regulating ring 8 and a number of air vanes 10 equally spaced apart within the register and each having a right angle triangular portion 13 of concavoconvex shape to give to the air a whirling and centripetal motion. The blades have root portions 11 which bear against the register and lie on substantially the same radius as the apex of an adjacent vane. The vanes are secured to the register by bolts engaging with slots 15 in the wall 14.
Patent GB-1458511-A (GB)
Title: Liquid treatment of workpieces
IPC: C25D5/08
Filed: 1973-03-16
Abstract: 1458511 Etching INTERNATIONAL RECTIFIER CO (GREAT BRITAIN) Ltd 15 March 1974 [16 March 1973] 12760/73 Heading B6J [Also in Divisions B2 and C7] Small thin workpieces, e.g. wires, axiallyleaded semi-conductor diodes or metal tabs, are etched with a liquid, by introducing them into the liquid etchant, held by surface tension filling a gap between two opposed preferably parallel surfaces. The liquid may be replenished progressively during treatment by supplying fresh liquid to one or more inlets in one of the surfaces and causing or allowing excess liquid to escape from the gap at a region spaced from the inlet(s), e.g. through an outlet or outlets in the other of the surfaces, so that the liquid flows along the gap. Preferably the workpieces are progressively advanced along the gap length, opposite to the liquid flow, the opposite ends of each workpiece protruding transversely from the gap at both sides and being supported on a moving conveyer.
Patent GB-1382083-A (GB)
Title: Fluid control apparatus
IPC: G05D11/13
Filed: 1972-03-20
Abstract: 1382083 Automatic control of pressure TOKYO HETSUSHORI KOGYO KK 20 March 1972 [22 March 1971 10 July 1971] 12800/72 Headings G3P and G3R In a system in which fluids from a main source 1 and one or more auxiliary sources 2, 3 are combined and pumped to a common outlet 4, the speed of a main pump B1 for the combined fluids is controlled in response to the difference between the outlet pressure and a reference value by a detector and comparator D, and the speed of auxiliary pumps B2, B3 for each auxiliary source is adjusted by an amount calculated to maintain the ratio of the respective fluid flows constant. The fluids may be gases used in the treatment of metals. The pumps are driven by electric or pneumatic motors M1 ... 3 controlled by undisclosed controllers C1 ... 3. As shown, the signal from the device D controls C1 directly and C2, C3 via devices VR1, VR2, e.g. variable resistors, adjusted to produce the required change in speed of their respective motors. Alternatively Fig. 4 (not shown) control valves for pneumatic motors are controlled by individual mechanical pressure detectors and comparators.
Patent GB-912057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to proofer boxes
Inventor: JR ARNOLDUS ANTONIUS KALMEIJER
IPC: A21C13/02
Filed: 1961-04-10
Abstract: 912,057. Proofer boxes. HAAGSE BAKKERIJ MACHINEFABRIEK ARNOLD KALMEIJER N.V. April 10, 1961, No. 12808/61. Class 28 (1). A proofer box 1 (Fig. 1) maintained at a suitable temperature has an endless conveyer comprising two endless chains 10 on which are pivotally suspended dough trays 11, having pockets a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h (Fig. 2) which are designed to receive one piece of dough. Each tray 11 has its ends two arms 13 which contact on the conveyer run stationary guides 14 and 15 at position 11, causing the trays to make a complete revolution. Below the tilting position inclined shoots 16 are arranged and by means of guide walls 17 (made of resilient material e.g. synthetic resin) the dough is transmitted to an empty tray pocket at position 11 2  The guide walls are fixed at their upper end and at the lower end are connected to steel wire 18 running on guide rolls 19 and connected at both ends to lever 21 rotatable about axis 20. Thus the guide walls controlled by lever 21 may be maintained in their straight or curved position, so that dough falling from the tray in the inverted position is received in the corresponding or laterally displaced pocket of the empty tray in position 113. Dough is supplied to the trays by shoot 22 and discharged from the proofer box by shoot 23. By adjusting the guide walls by lever 21 the dough may be circulated for any period of time.
Patent GB-137225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in compression pumps
IPC: F04B39/16
Filed: 1919-05-21
Abstract: 137,225. Chew, L., and Jennings, W. r. May 21, 1919. Regulating compression; valves, arrangement of; liquids, scparating.-With vertical pumps used for refrigerating purposes and having yielding cylinder heads and chambered pistons provided with valves, there are combined a grit-catcher 2 and an oil-separator w adjacent to the suction and delivery conduits 4, x respectively. In addition, the branch conduit 5 with stop valves establishes communication between the upper parts of the catcher and separator and act as a cross-over pipe. Further, communication between the lower ends of the same vessels 2, w is secured by means of an intervening spring reliefvalve. The relief-valve casing 7 is mounted upon the crank casing band permits of a limited continuous luhricating supply and of a flush of oil across the sight-feed lubricator 16 at the same time as it serves to relieve excess of pressure due to inadvertent working. The gas to be compressed enters by the suction-pipe 4 and passes through the porous column 3 within the gritcatcher 2 to the hollow trunk-piston e and, traversing the valves in the piston head, reaches the space between the piston and the yielding cylinder head with its delivery valves. Thence, the gases are discharged by way of the convolutions v of the oil-separator u, the filter w, and the outlet x. The lower parts of the chambers u and 2 form oil-collecting chambers and are connected by the pipes z and 6, and the combined oil-feed regulating and automatic relief-valve within the casing 7. The valve 9 varies the opening to the pipe z which communicates directly with the separator u, the amount of the effective opening being also dependent upon the spring 13, the compression of which is adjustable by the handwheel 12. Oil, or the refrigerant, is admitted to the system by the mounting 14. By manipulation of the relief valve 9 within the casing 7, a flush of oil and gas is ejected through the conduit 18, and, by impinging upon the glass 16, serves to cleanse the glass for observation. If excess of gas passes with the oil, a defined line will be visible due to partial saponification. In the event of abnormal pressure being set up, for instance through the delivery valve of the system being closed, the relief valve will yield so as to lead the gas to the suction side of the compressor from the oil-separator u, through the pipes z and 6. Normally, the relief valve is sealed by oil and permits a limited flow to the crank chamber b. The piston c is connected to the connecting-rod h by the pins f, which is retained by the pistonring, which, with other rings, prevents accumulation of gas in the crank chamber. Although one cylinder only is shown, several cylinders may be employed.
Patent GB-114411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Liquid Fuel.
Inventor: SHANNON HARRY
IPC: C10L1/32
Filed: 1917-09-07
Abstract: 114,411. Shannon, H., (Assignee of Bending, W. P.). March 27, 1917, [Convention date]. Oils and spirits for burning.-A liquid fuel consists of a mixture of water, oil, and animal fat or grease. For example, 25 gallons of water may be mixed with 25 gallons of hydrocarbon oil, the mixture heated, and 1¢ pounds of animal fat or grease added, after which the product is agitated.
Patent GB-1209621-A (GB)
Title: Actuating mechanism for vehicle windows
Inventor: WALL ALAN HOWARD
IPC: E05F11/40
Filed: 1967-03-20
Abstract: 1,209,621. Vehicle window actuating mechanism. JOSEPH LUCAS (INDUSTRIES) Ltd. 1 March, 1968 [20 March, 1967], No. 12937/ 67. Heading E2M. An actuating mechanism for a vehicle window of the kind which are opened or closed through a linkage 12 operable by the rotation of a shaft, includes a bracket 11 through which the shaft 13 extends, a pinion 14 rotatably mounted on the bracket and adapted to drivingly engage the shaft, a worm gear 21 rotatably supported on the bracket in driving engagement with the pinion, an electric motor 17 for rotating the worm gear, and a flexible drive shaft 18 for transmitting rotational movement from the motor to the worm gear so as to move the window in use. The pinion may be provided with a clutch through which the pinion may be drivingly engaged with the shaft 13.
Patent GB-710689-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in actuating mechanism for borehole-sinking, pile drivers and like earth penetrating means
IPC: E21B1/02
Filed: 1952-05-23
Abstract: 710,689. Converting rotary into reciprocating motion. COSMANN, F. May 23, 1952 [May 26, 1951], No. 13072/52. Class 80 (1) [Also in Group XXI] To impart to a cable under tension, such as the supporting cable of a percussive boring tool or the monkey of a pile driver, a reciprocatory motion at a high speed in one direction and at a low speed in the other direction there is provided a mechanism consisting of a pulley 13 that engages the cable 7 and is carried on a crank 14 secured to a shaft 15 on which rotates a continuously driven gear wheel 17, Formed on the internal peripheral flange 20 of the gear wheel are teeth 19, which are engaged by a spring loaded pawl 25 mounted on a radial arm or arms 21 secured to the shaft 15. In operation the'pawl 25 when at its lowest position engages the teeth 19 so that the gear wheel 17 for half a revolution by means of the pawl 25, arms 21 and shaft 15 causes the crank 14 to deflect the cable 7. At the end of the half revolution of the gear wheel 17 the pawl 25, due to the tension in the cable 7, rapidly passes over the teeth 19 until it again reaches its lowest position and the cycle of operations is then repeated. The gear wheel 17 may be replaced by a pair of wheels interconnected by pins with which the pawl now mounted between the wheels engages.
Patent GB-574776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the purification of coal gas
IPC: C10K1/34
Filed: 1942-09-18
Abstract: 574,776. Catalysts. BOOTH, N., and JOLLEY, L. J. Sept. 18, 1942, No. 13165. [Class 1 (i)] [Also in Group XII] A mixture of ferric oxide and sodium carbonate is subjected to a reduction treatment at high temperature with a gas containing hydrogen, and is used as a catalyst for the conversion of the sulphur compounds present in combustible gases such as coal gas, producer gas and water gas to hydrogen sulphide at a temperature of 300‹C.. In an example, the ferric oxide-sodium carbonate mixture is heated to 500 ‹C. for 1¢ hours in a stream of hydrogen.
Patent GB-1167483-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Tape Head Indexing Device
IPC: G11B5/48
Filed: 1968-03-19
Abstract: 1,167,483. Tape cartridge apparatus. MOTOROLA Inc. 19 March, 1968 [17 April, 1967], No. 13168/68. Heading G5R. A system of switches is incorporated in a multi-track tape cartridge apparatus to automatically move the head assembly to a predetermined track position upon removal of the cartridge. As shown, an eight-track stereo cartridge is loaded into a recess 12 and engages a sensing arm 48 to operate a switch 50 thereby closing contacts 50a to energize the capstan motor 10, and opening contacts 50b so that a solenoid 35 is isolated. Upon removing the cartridge, the motor is de-energized and contacts 50b are closed to complete the circuit to solenoid 35 via normally-closed switches 54, 58. The solenoid armature 37 is retracted and partially rotates gear 38 connected to a face cam 30 engaged by a follower 28 coupled to the head assembly 22. At its innermost position, an arm 70 fixed to the armature 37 opens switch 54 to permit spring 42 to extend the armature again and thereby complete the rotation of the cam 30 to the next head position. This procedure is repeated until a further switch 58 is opened by the cam 30 or the head assembly when it reaches a predetermined position, e.g. at the first track. Contacts 45 are bridged by a conducting portion at the end of each track to shift the head 23 to the next track position, and manual track selection may be effected by depressing a (remote) switch 80 the appropriate number of times. Alternative constructions of switch 58 are described (Figs. 4, 5, not shown), and of switch 54 (Fig. 6, not shown).
Patent GB-672461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the sidewalls of tyres
IPC: B60C13/04
Filed: 1950-05-25
Abstract: 672,461. Pneumatic tyres. UNITED STATES RUBBER CO. May 25, 1950 [Sept. 14, 1949], No. 13172/50. Class 144 (ii). A pneumatic tyre is provided on one or each side-wall with a protecting-rib 10 formed, with the tread 5 and intervening side-wall portion 7, of carbon-black abrasion-resisting rubber, that portion of the sidewall between the rib 10 and the tyre-bead 2 being faced with a layer 8 of white rubber.
Patent GB-906021-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to magnetron oscillators of the cavity resonator type
Inventor: DUNSMUIR ROBERT
IPC: H01J25/587
Filed: 1958-04-25
Abstract: 906,021. Magnetron oscillators. ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd. July 23, 1959 [April 25, 1958], No. 13231/58. Class 39 (1). A magnetron oscillator comprises a reentrant circuit which has a first part where the phase velocity of the principal space harmonic component of the wave is in the same direction as the direction in which the electron stream circulates and a second part where the phase velocity is in the opposite direction. The total phase change around the circuit is constant and the frequency of the oscillations is varied by varying the anode voltage. Desirably, the two parts of the circuit have the same characteristic impedance. In Fig. 2 inductive coupling between segments is provided by strapping in the lower half of the magnetron. In the upper half, capacity couplings are provided by segmental plates (not shown) on either side of insulating plates provided top and bottom of the magnetron as described in Specification 863,992. In Fig. 4, the anode block is laminated and strapping is provided in the lower half. In the upper half, the cavities 13 in adjacent laminations have portions displaced in opposite directions so as to provide overlapping portions 15 where there is mutual inductive coupling, in the manner described in Specification 874,896.
Patent GB-163051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in galvanizing apparatus
IPC: C23C2/00
Filed: 1921-05-10
Abstract: 163,051. Picciani, P. May 11, 1920, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Galvanizing. - Means are provided for feeding the baskets of material to be coated into and out of the galvanizing-bath, for emptying the baskets, removing surplus coating from the articles, and transferring them to a cooling-drum. Fig. 1 is a side view of the apparatus, Fig. 2 a plan, and Fig. 6 a section of the drums for removing surplus coating and for cooling. Guiderails 2, 3 co-operating with similar rails 4, 5 extend through the bath 1. Full baskets are engaged by feeding-fingers 24 extending through openings in a feeder bar 21, which is reciprocated from the eccentric 7 by means of the pitman 10, lever 11, rod 14, crank 18, and arm 16. The fingers 24 are carried by spring arms 25, which are secured to the feeder bar and withdraw the fingers transversely by passing along grooves 29 during rearward movement of the bar. The baskets are moved on to the rails 2, 3 by a finger 39 operated by a second feeder bar 37 similarly operated from the eccentric 7 and are pushed by succeeding baskets to the opposite end of the tank. They are then placed in front of the fingers 45 manually so that the operator may apply flux if necessary, and, brought by the fingers to the hooked end 46 of the bottom rail 3, are inverted within the curved guide 53 over the shoot 48 by a lever 49. The .empty baskets are engaged by a pusher connected to a bell-crank lever 55 and slide down the supports 47 to a conveyer 58, which discharges them at the loading-station. Surplus coating is removed in a perforated drum 61, which may be slowly rotated by mechanism 62 and heated by burners 72. The articles fall on to a rapidly rotating conveyer 66 and are deposited in the pockets formed by the ribs 70. Electromagnets 74, operated by an endless chain 79, transfer the articles to a cooling-drum 73, one half of the pulley-track 77 being insulated to de-energize the magnets when returning to the drum 61.
Patent GB-1431129-A (GB)
Title: Machine for roughing the margin of an upper of a shoe assembly
IPC: A43D95/08
Filed: 1974-08-08
Abstract: 1431129 Shoe roughening machines INTERNATIONAL SHOE MACHINE CORP 8 Aug 1974 [30 Aug 1973] 13247/75 Divided out of 1431127 Heading A3B The description is that associated with Figs. 1, 4-8 of Specification 1431127 but the claims are directed primarily to a machine for roughening the margin of a lasted shoe assembly constituted by a last having an insole located on its bottom and the upper mounted thereon with the margin of the upper lying against and secured to the periphery of the insole, the machine having a turntable mounted for rotation about an upright axis, a slide reciprocable in opposite directions between end positions on the turntables, a support on the slide for supporting the shoe assembly bottom-up, adjusting means cooperative with the shoe assembly for adjusting the spacing between the end positions to suit the length of the shoe assembly supported on the support, means operative while the slide is stationary in each of its end positions to rotate the turntable through 180 in the same direction, means for moving the slide from each end position to the other end position while the turntable is stationary after completion of a rotation of the turntables, a roughening tool so located that the margin of the upper moves past it during the rotation of the turntable and during the movements of the slide between its end positions, and means for causing the roughening tool to engage the margin during the movement past it of at least some portions of the margin.
Patent GB-133246-A (GB)
IPC: F23C99/00
Abstract: 133,246. Mathy, M. Feb. 21, 1919. Crucible furnaces.-Gas and air for combustion, for example, in a flameless combustion furnace, are supplied through to circular passages 1, 3 in the furnace wall surrounding a circular mixing passage 2 and communicating with it throughout its length by means of circular slots or apertures 4, 5. The gaseous mixture issues from the passage 2 through holes 10, and impinges on porous refractory material 11 in the space between the furnace wall 18 and a cylindrical wall 19. The wall 19 is provided with slots 20, and the combustion gases escaping through these slots and above the wall 19, descend along the crucible 12 and pass through pipes 13, 14 into a chamber 15. The gases are 'led from the chamber 15 through the pipe 16 into a circular passage 8 adjacent to and heating the passage 3, and are then discharged through a pipe 9. The chamber 15 is closed at the bottom by a plate 17 having a fusing point less than that of the material under treatment, so as to allow the material to escape in the event of a crucible breaking.