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Patent GB-2174970-A (GB)
Title: Producing vacuum-sealed packets
Inventor: CHUNG YUN HOON
IPC: B65B1/02
Filed: 1986-04-24
Abstract: The present invention relates to packaging a product in individual vacuum-sealed packets constructed of a sheet of flexible material. In the present invention, a sheet of flexible packaging material is formed into a channel-shaped member 20 having spaced apart vertical sidewalls. The facing surfaces of the sidewalls are sealed at horizontally spaced apart, vertical locations whilst retaining intermediate portions of the side walls spaced apart to define a plurality of open top packets 21. A predetermined amount of a flowable product is introduced into each of the open top packets from a metering device (Figures 6a, 6b). Next, the upper corner portions 30a of each individual packet are sealed to reduce the size of the opening in the packets. A vacuum tube is introduced into the reduced opening packet and the upper portion of the open top packet is sealed around the vacuum tube. The interior of the packet is then evacuated through the vacuum tube and an initial horizontal top seal 38c is produced below the vacuum tube to initially seal the packet. Finally, the vacuum tube is retracted and a final horizontal top seal 40 is produced above the initial top seal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2191757-A (GB)
Title: Tap for attachment to plastics pouch or bag
Inventor: STEER PETER LESLIE
IPC: B65D47/26
Filed: 1986-06-18
Abstract: A tap for attachment to a wall 26 of a plastics pouch or bag, e.g. a urine bag has a tubular member 10 movable within a housing 12 to open and shut the tap. A fitting 14 for attaching the housing to the bag wall, has a flange 28 welded or adhesively secured to the wall and an attachment structure having a central hole integral with or secured to the flange. The housing is attached to the fitting with a spigot 18 (part of the housing) extending through the hole to provide communication with the interior. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2180817-A (GB)
Title: Drip collecting collar for container
Inventor: LAGNADO EDWARD JOSEPH
IPC: B65D23/06
Filed: 1986-08-21
Abstract: A collar is made from a rectangular piece of absorbent paper, textile material or plastics material, which may be lined or unlined by folding it in such a way as to form a multilayered annular member, which is of the correct size to fit the neck of a container for liquid, such as a bottle, for the purpose of collecting drips from that container when liquid is poured. A triangular portion folded about line 15 can be used as a lip portion facing outwardly from the bottle while a lower folded portion 16 may hold a liner in position (14, Fig. 1C). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194861-A (GB)
Title: Cable sealing device
Inventor: SHARIFF RAWS SHARIFF BIN B MOH
IPC: F16L7/02
Filed: 1986-09-08
Abstract: A cable sealing device for, for example, an underground open duct telephone cable system, comprising two hollow sealing ring (1,1') made of resiliently compressible material, each sealing ring having a generally cylindrical outer surface (1b,1'b) and a tapered internal bore (1a,1'a), and first and second coupling plate means (2a,2'a) for axially compressing the sealing rings when the sealing rings are placed end-to- end with their internal bores in axial alignment. Each coupling plate means comprises four arcuate coupling plates, and the sealing rings are drawn together by bolts 3. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2195255-A (GB)
Title: Method and apparatus for vacuum treatment of an epidermal surface
Inventor: THORN OLE
IPC: A61H9/00
Filed: 1986-09-30
Abstract: When treating an epidermal surface (surface of the skin) (3) with subatmospheric pressure supplied from a source (not shown) through a flexible tube (6), an applicator (4) is used consisting of a first, porous layer (7) of e.g. felt and a second, airtight layer (8) of e.g. plastic sheet material, the edge portions (9) of which extend beyond the first layer (7) and form a seal against the epidermal surface (3). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2183394-A (GB)
Title: Striker mechanism
Inventor: ELLWOOD STEPHEN HENRY
IPC: G10K1/064
Filed: 1986-10-29
Abstract: An intermittent striker mechanism comprises a movable striker 18 disposed adjacent an object 5 to be struck thereby; the striker being coupled with a movable armature 14 of a solenoid 2; means 4 to energise the solenoid intermittently and spring means 20 acting between the striker and a fixed stop 17 so that upon energisation of the solenoid the armature is moved in the sense to move the striker against the action of the spring means, away from the object characterised in that the means to energise the solenoid intermittently comprises an electronic circuit capable of producing pulses of predetermined width and spacing from a direct current source and in that the spring means is coupled with the striker so that between each pulse the striker is freely propelled by the spring means, without constraint thereby, to strike the object. The object 5 may be a gong. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186553-A (GB)
Title: Sheet stacking apparatus
Inventor: SATTLER PETER
IPC: B65H31/38
Filed: 1986-12-11
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a vertically movable table (B) and lateral plates, the plates comprising vibrating portions (42) alternating with non-vibratory portions (40). As described, each vibratory portion (42) is located opposite a non-vibratory portion (40). The portions, preferably equally spaced apart, may also be movable into a withdrawn position, fig. 5. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2193586-A (GB)
Title: Rotary knob driven computer input system
Inventor: DIEHM BRIAN DAVID
IPC: G06F3/038
Filed: 1987-02-17
Abstract: A rotation detection circuit monitors the rotation of a rotary control knob and generates a direction signal indicating the direction of rotation and an interrupt signal whenever the control knob is rotated through a predetermined angle. The interrupt signal is applied to an interrupt input of a microprocessor and causes the microprocessor to read the direction signal and to increment or decrement stored interim displacement data representing the angular displacement of the control knob according to the state of the direction signal. The interim displacement data is used to modify a net displacement data signal Do corresponding to the net angular displacement of the knob. Interruption thus occurs only when the knob is moved. The system is part of a measurement arrangement (Fig. 1). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2187160-A (GB)
Title: Multiple linear winch system
Inventor: GUERRERO GERMAN DAVID
IPC: B66F1/08
Filed: 1987-02-27
Abstract: A dual linear winch system for hoisting and/or lowering a load includes a pair of linear winches (12, 14), each of which is connected by a cable to the load (32) and each of which has a hydraulically powered reciprocating cable gripper. A power unit supplies pressurized hydraulic fluid to the winches and a programmable controller monitors the reciprocating movement of the winches and controls the output of the power unit so that the reciprocating movement of the winches is synchronized. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202274-A (GB)
Title: I.C. engine spark plug fitment
Inventor: WESTMORELAND BRUCE GRAHAM
IPC: F02B1/04
Filed: 1987-03-20
Abstract: The engine compression ratio is reduced by inserting an adaptor 10 into the normal spark plug opening in the combustion chamber wall 14. The adaptor comprises an externally threaded tubular mounting portion 16 which is screwed fully into the normal threaded opening in the wall and forms a chamber 24 as an extension to the combustion chamber. A spark plug 12 is screwed into an internal threaded bore 28 of the adaptor for its electrodes 30 to be positioned within the extension chamber 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190271-A (GB)
Title: Pick-up drum for stalk material
Inventor: SCHOLLHORN FRITZ
IPC: A01D89/00
Filed: 1987-05-11
Abstract: In a pick-up drum for stalk material having a central tube (1), tine bars (4, 4') are divided in respect of length and mounted in a mounting plate (2). The associated tine bar halves (4, 4') of each tine bar are rotatably mounted one within the other and preferably share a bearing (3) mounted in the mounting plate (2). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2202300-A (GB)
Title: Transmission gearing with backlash elimination
Inventor: TAKAHASHI TAKASHI
IPC: F16H57/12
Filed: 1987-06-30
Abstract: A transmission for controlled equipment consists of a pair of intermediate gears in mesh with an input gear, another pair of intermediate gears in mesh with an output shaft and a pair of intermediate shafts, each connecting one of the intermediate gears engaged with the input gear and one of the intermediate gears engaged with the output gear, thus forming a pair of gear trains, wherein one of the intermediate gears is loosely mounted on one of the intermediate shafts and is also made fixable by a fixing means, the intermediate shaft and the intermediate gear in the loosely coupled condition are slightly turned in opposite directions so that the gear train made up of the input gear, the intermediate gears on one side and the output gear and the other gear train made up of the input gear, the intermediate gears on the other side and the output gear have no backlash between the gear teeth surfaces of the input gear and the intermediate gears with respect to the power driving directions which are opposite for the two gear trains, and then in that gear engagement condition the intermediate gear loosely mounted on the intermediate shaft is securely fixed to the intermediate shaft by the fixing means.
Patent GB-2198248-A (GB)
Title: Cameras
Inventor: CHAN KWOK YAN
IPC: G03B19/04
Filed: 1987-09-15
Abstract: In a substantially shortened camera (10) the rear portion of the camera is completely open to allow direct insertion of a cassette, and the customary loading door is completely eliminated. A storable slide (60) is insertable to be captively retained by slide-engaging grooves (56) so that the slide when inserted covers the otherwise open back of the camera. The slide retaining grooves are configured to lie in the film plane of an inserted cassette so that an inserted slide will strike a film-engaging cocking lever to actuate it to a cocking position. Insertion of the slide thus cocks the system for testing shutter operation with the cassette removed. Loading instructions are presented in diagramatic form on the slide, which is retained by slide-in grooves on the bottom of the camera when the cassette is in place. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210364-A (GB)
Title: Cyclopropane ring-containing tertiary amine derivatives
Inventor: WILLIAMS ALFRED GLYN
IPC: C07D295/03
Filed: 1987-09-29
Abstract: A compound of formula   <IMAGE>  wherein R<1>, R<2> and R<5> each are H or alkyl; R<7> and R<8> each are H or alkyl or they both with the adjacent nitrogen form a heterocyclic ring; X and Y each are organic substituent, is prepared by a process comprising the following steps:-     (a) <IMAGE> (b) reducing the keto group in the carboxamide to form the following compound   <IMAGE>   (c) replacing the hydroxyl group by a leaving group Z, (d) eliminating the molecule HZ with simultaneous ring-closure to form a compound of formula   <IMAGE> and   (e) reducing the above compound to form the desired compound.
Patent GB-2218930-A (GB)
Title: Broaching apparatus
Inventor: ROWLING MAURICE
IPC: B23D37/00
Filed: 1988-05-26
Abstract: An apparatus for broaching holes comprises a work station 16 for receiving a work piece and a broach mechanism, including a broach 14, for broaching a hole in the work piece. The mechanism is adapted to move the broach 14 from below the broach work piece out of the area of the work station and returning to its starting position for the next cycle. Conveniently this operation may be carried out while the next work piece is indexed to the work station. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2219609-A (GB)
Title: Support work props
Inventor: WORTHINGTON PAUL BARRIE
IPC: E04G25/02
Filed: 1988-06-07
Abstract: A support work prop (10) has a main body section (12a, 12b) formed from interconnected aligned soldiers (18a, 18b). Head and base sections (14, 16) are provided for interconnecting the upper and lower ends of the soldiers which may themselves be connected to either screws or jacking members, header beams or bearing plates. The prop can be readily disassembled to allow the soldiers to be employed separately so that the arrangement allows them to have a dual purpose. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2206647-A (GB)
Title: Axially movable camshaft valve gear
Inventor: STIDWORTHY FREDERIC MICHAEL
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 1988-07-08
Abstract: The axially movable camshaft 15 has cams 16 and 17 which act on the valve member 2 through a tranmission lever 11 pivotally mounted on a valve bucket 5 fixedly attached to the stem 3 of the valve member. A biasing spring 14 or springs serve to pre-load one side of the transmission lever 11 in order to hold the lever operatively engaged with profile adjusters 18, 19 of the cams. The cams 16 and 17 may be of similar profile but out of phase or in phase and of different profiles so that axial camshaft movement varies the timing or lift of valve opening. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2223095-A (GB)
Title: Luminometers
Inventor: STAFFORD DAVID ANTHONY
IPC: G01N21/76
Filed: 1988-07-27
Abstract: A luminometer has a body (10) formed with a bore (12) for receiving a sample container (32) and a cavity (13) communicating with the lower end of the bore (12). A control device (23) is rotatable within the cavity (13) for displacing the sample container along the bore to and from a test position in which the sample container is exposed to a photo-multiplier device (17). The control device is rotated by a cap (22) which is coupled to the control device and which covers the upper end of the bore (12) in light-tight manner as the control device lowers the sample container to the test position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2208094-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable ventilator with fire-damper control
Inventor: GREEN CHARLES JOHN GEORGE
IPC: F24F13/15
Filed: 1988-10-07
Abstract: A controllable fire ventilator has opening springs (13) and dual day-to-day controls one of which is a pneumatically operable piston-and-cylinder unit (20) and the other of which is an electro-magnetic device (30) which retains a keeper plate (33) when the device is energised. The unit (20) is powered to close the ventilator when the ventilator is open, the control cable (22) carrying the keeper plate (33). Fire response may be by means of a fusible link (35). In an alternative arrangement (see Fig, 3), the electro-magnetic device (30) is incorporated into the cylinder (121) of the cylinder unit and the piston (126) carries the keeper plate (33). A fire switch (140) may open in response to an electrically signalling fire detection system, the cylinder unit (120) being exhausted to atmosphere through its power connection (122) by valve means adjustable only upon operation of a sprinkler system, to avoid ventilator opening in response to false alarms. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2214683-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for sorting coins
Inventor: LEHMANS PAUL ANTHONY
IPC: G07D3/10
Filed: 1989-01-25
Abstract: Apparatus (2) for sorting coins, which apparatus (2) comprises a plurality of containers (4) and vibrator means (6), the containers (4) being arranged one on top of each other, the containers (4) above the lowermost container each being provided with a plurality of apertures (8) through which coins are able to drop, the apertures (8) in the containers (4) being progressively smaller from the uppermost container and the apparatus (2) being such that vibration of the containers (4) above the lowermost container causes the coins to drop through the containers (4) such that different containers (4) retain coins of different sizes. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2210717-A (GB)
Title: Card reader
Inventor: CHARMAN NEIL JOHN
IPC: G06K7/00
Filed: 1989-02-09
Abstract: A card reader for reading e.g. a "smart card" 3 includes a sliding carriage 1 which is urged into a card reading position when a card is inserted into the card reader. A pair of electrical contacts 10 and 15 are present on the main chassis of the reader. A bow-shaped spring contact 7 is mounted cantilever fashion on the carriage for bridging the contacts 10 and 15 to energise circuitry for reading the card. The spring contact 7 has a card abutment portion 9 which is deflectable by a card inserted into the carriage so that the spring contact is caused to bridge the contacts 10 and 15 only when the card and the carriage are in the card reading position. The elongate cantilever contact 7 exerts only a minimum spring force, sufficiently strong to return the carriage to its starting position when the card is withdrawn by the user, but weak enough not to disturb the carriage when it is in the card reading position. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228851-A (GB)
Title: Cleaning coil apparatus
Inventor: BRADLEY JOHN
IPC: A01B29/04
Filed: 1989-02-14
Abstract: Earth working apparatus includes a frame (11) arranged to be attached to the rear of a tractor for movement over the land in direction A. A flexible helical coil (12) is mounted for rotation about its longitudinal axis by being dragged over the ground by the tractor. The frame (11) also supports a shaft (18) of a cleaning assembly for the coil (12). This shaft (18) carries a plurality of cleaning elements (19) each being in the form of an elongate member made of a resilient material and extending substantially transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the coil (12). For example, each elongate cleaning member (19) is a brush formed from a plurality of bristles (20) which are spaced in a plane which extends substantially at right angles both to the longitudinal axis of the coil (12) and to the transverse extent of the brush. The bristles are thereby enabled to bend or flex substantially along the longitudinal axis of the coil.
Patent GB-2228775-A (GB)
Title: Pipe connection for fuel pump
Inventor: KERR DAVID
IPC: F16L37/098
Filed: 1989-03-04
Abstract: A fuel pump comprising a housing cover 12 having an opening 14 therethrough for the passage of fuel, the opening comprising first, second, third and fourth adjacent sections 20-26 having successively smaller diameters, with the first largest and outermost and the fourth substantially the same as the outer diameter of a pipe insertable in the opening; and a pipe connection 38 comprising (a) sealing means 40 positioned in the third section of the opening to provide a substantially fluid tight seal between the housing cover and the inserted pipe, (b) a collet securing ring 44 secured in the first section of the opening, (c) a collet 46 slidably secured in the collet securing ring for limited axial movement and having a resilient section 54 for gripping and securing the inserted pipe, (d) a collet release ring 42 securable in the second section of the opening and engageable with the resilient section of the collet to expand it, and (e) a collet moving ring 48 secured to the housing cover and having an inwardly directed surface 68 which is pivotable relative to the collet securing ring and engageable with the collet; the arrangement being such that on pivoting of the inwardly directed surface of the collet moving ring relative to the collet securing ring into engagement with the collet, the collet is moved axially relative to the collet securing ring towards the collet release ring, whereupon the resilient section of the collet engages the collet release ring to expand the resilient section and release its grip on the inserted pipe. Provides quick and easy connection of pipes to a fuel pump. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2234546-A (GB)
Title: Fastening means
Inventor: BETTS DAVID RONALD
IPC: F16B21/09
Filed: 1989-08-01
Abstract: Fastening means particularly for securing together two parts 14, 15 of knock down furniture comprises a first pair of members in the form of a keyhole slot 22 and a headed peg which are engageable by a combination of first a movement of the members towards one another and then a relative translational movement and a second pair of members in the form of an aperture 23 and a peg 2 which under the action of biasing means 26 engage together after such relative translational movement to prevent return translational movement until manually released. As shown, the biasing means is a springy steel strip 26 mounting the headed peg and the peg 24. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2225131-A (GB)
Title: Air conditioning unit having built-in programmable thermostat with remote temperature sensor
Inventor: PEARCE DICK
IPC: G05D23/19
Filed: 1989-10-03
Abstract: A programmable thermostat is integral with an air conditioning unit and includes a remote temperature sensor. The thermostat further includes a memory 11 for storing a plurality of program times and a plurality of control temperatures corresponding to the program times. A controller of the thermostat selectively controls the on/off state of the individual air conditioning unit in response to (1) a comparison of the current time of day with the program time stored in the memory to access the corresponding current control temperature stored in the memory and (2) a comparison of the current ambient temperature sensed by the sensor and the current control temperature stored in the memory to generate a control signal for the individual air conditioning unit. The thermostat may be programmed by a hand held remote control. The thermostat may incorporate a second, built-in temperature sensor (51, Fig. 8) which is disabled when the remote sensor is plugged in. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2228355-A (GB)
Title: A fingerpost sign
Inventor: RENNICKS ROBIN
IPC: G09F7/18
Filed: 1989-10-20
Abstract: A display sign is described of the kind comprising a signplate (11 Figure 1) mounted generally radially with respect to a post (12), the signplate being fixed to the post by two brackets (13) secured at the upper and lower corners respectively of that edge (26) of the signplate adjacent the post, and the brackets engaging respective clamps (16) fixed to the post at axially spaced locations. In the present case each bracket has a flange 17 which extends in the axial direction of the post, and each clamp closely encircles the post around a major part of its circumference but has a flange-retaining portion 18 spaced outwardly of the post which accommodates between itself and the post the flange 17 of a respective bracket. Behind each flange and bearing thereon the respective clamp has a pair of spurs 19 facing generally towards one another and extending respectively from opposite sides of the clamp behind the flange-retaining portion 18. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2229272-A (GB)
Title: Bisecting caliper
Inventor: DAVIES SIMON PAUL
IPC: G01B3/16
Filed: 1990-02-23
Abstract: A bisecting caliper has a plunger 4 which may be springloaded from within a section 7. The plunger locates a centralized position from the caliper arms 1. At the foot of the plunger is provision for attachment of a range of plates 9. The plates will allow marking to be made of any required angulation from the perpendicular or horizontal planes in relation to the position of the caiiper arms. The arms 1 are operated by fingers inserted in holes provided on the arms. A linkage 5, 6, ensures the arms are symmetrically spaced relative to the plunger 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2243596-A (GB)
Title: Carton
Inventor: ROBINSON DUNCAN B
IPC: B65D5/10
Filed: 1990-04-04
Abstract: A carton comprises a tubular body of eight side wall panels (1, 2, 3, 4, 1', 2', 3', 4') and a crash-lock base. The base is formed from a first pair of interlocking panels (7, 7') and a pair of second base panels (11, 11') attached to diagonally opposed side wall panels and secured to the opposite one of the first base panels (7, 7'). Preferably, two pairs of third base panels (8, 9, 8', 9') are provided on the remaining four side panels. <IMAGE>