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Patent GB-2227277-A (GB)
Title: Quick release joint connection
Inventor: KENDLE BARRY DAVID
IPC: E21B17/02
Filed: 1989-02-22
Abstract: A tool connector for releasably connecting tools to a rope socket, the connector comprising a female component, a male component, the male component and the female component being so sized and shaped as to provide, in use, a push and twist style connection between them; and a locking mechanism operable, in use, to prevent the male component rotating within and consequently disengaging from the female component, the locking mechanism being a protruberance (11) is provided on, or in, one component and is engageable in a slot provided by the other component. The protruberance (11) may be provided on a spring biassed piston 10 in the socket and engageable in a slot in the stud head. The fastening may be released by lifting the piston by means of a tool engaging a bore 27 in its side wall accessible through a slot. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230344-A (GB)
Title: Optical wheel alignment measuring equipment
Inventor: ASKAM JOHN FAIRBURN
IPC: G01B11/275
Filed: 1989-04-06
Abstract: Apparatus to measure the angle between a pair of mounted vehicle wheels 99, 100 e.g. "toe in" comprises two horizontal members 101 and 102 for mounting on the outside sidewalls of the wheel tyres, a vertical mirror 103 and an optical viewing attachment 104, mounted on the members, the attachment having a viewing aperture 106 at its outer end and a vertical graticule mounted in an aperture in an indicator 109, at its inner end. An observer looking into the viewing aperture sees the vertical graticule and its image reflected in the mirror 103. By moving his eye along the viewing opening these are made to coincide, at this position the vertical graticule can be referred to adjacent scale 105 to indicate the horizontal alignment angle of the wheels. A mirror is provided to reflect the light path through 90 DEG  and allow it to be viewed from above. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2217962-A (GB)
Title: Annular brush section for a mechanical sweeper and its method of manufacture
Inventor: MALTARP KIM FRANK
IPC: A46D3/05
Filed: 1989-05-03
Abstract: In a circular ring shaped brush section, which can be mounted on a shaft together with other such sections for forming a cylindrical brush of a sweeping machine, the individual wires (4) in the brush section are held in position mutually in an area close to the internal periphery of the brush section by means of a ring-shaped layer (7) of a thermoplastic material and by a ring (6) which is clamped round the wires (4) and the ring-shaped layer (7). The brush section can be produced as follows: a sheaf of wires is first creased and cut to length by device (8) and passed to a conveyor belt (9) whereafter the wires are cut to accurate length by device (10) and then a layer (7) of thermoplastic material is moulded or extruded by device (11) on one end of the wires. The material (7) is surface cooled in a cooling device (12) whereafter it is forced into shape in a compression and shaping device (13). Then the wires which are now in the form of a matting are cut to length in device (14) and can either be taken out of the machine as semi-manufactures or passed on to a hydraulic press (15) where they are folded to a circular ring shape and fitted into a ring (6). 
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Patent GB-2221473-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating oil compositions containing salt(s) of dithiophosphoric acid
Inventor: RIPPLE DAVID EUGENE
IPC: C10N10/14
Filed: 1989-05-26
Abstract: Lubricating oil compositions for internal combustion engines are described with comprise (A) a major amount of oil of lubricating viscosity, and minor amounts of (B) at least one carboxylic derivative composition produced by reacting (B-1) at least one substituted succinic acylating agent with (B-2) at least one amine compound characterized by the present within its structure of at least one HN< group (C) at least one partial fatty acid ester of a polyhydric alcohol, and (D) at least one metal salt of a dihydrocarbyl dithiosphosphoric acid. The oil compositions also may contain (E) at least one carboxylic ester derivative composition, and/or (F) at least one neutral or basic alkaline earth metal salt of at least one acidic organic compound.
Patent GB-2239213-A (GB)
Title: Fire-screening panels
Inventor: VANDERSTUKKEN ROBERT
IPC: C03C25/10
Filed: 1989-12-23
Abstract: A light-transmitting fire resistant glazing panel comprises at least two vitreous sheets between which is sandwiched at least one intervening layer of intumescent material, for example of hydrated sodium silicate. Two of the vitreous sheets (1 and 2, or 1 and 3) are of different thicknesses and they are bonded together via the sandwiched intumescent material (10). The thinner of the two vitreous sheets (2 or 3) is of conforming size to the thicker sheet (1) and the thinner sheet and intumescent layer are shaped to leave the main face of the said thicker sheet to which they are bonded exposed at a plurality of local marginal areas (such as 5). This allows a hinge bracket 11 to be attached to the thicker sheet 1 at the exposed area 5 by a plurality of bolts such as 12 leading through holes 8 in the thicker sheet 1. The bolts may comprise sheathes e.g. of nylon, or they may lead through bushes e.g. of nylon to avoid direct contact between the metal of the bolts and the glass if this is desired. The re-entrants in the thinner sheets 2, 3 over the exposed areas 5 of the thicker sheet are then option ally filled with pro-formed member 13 of fire retardant material and a finishing mask 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2242180-A (GB)
Title: Ticket or label holder for container
Inventor: MALLAN LEE
IPC: G09F3/16
Filed: 1990-02-14
Abstract: A ticket holder assembly has a base such as a plastics container wall 2 on a panel 3 of which a ticket 8 is to be displayed. A U-shaped clip 13 retains the ticket on the panel 3 and has legs 14, a foot 16 and a barbed detent 17. The clip is received within a slot 10 in a flange 6 of the container wall so that the detent 17 snap engages in a slot 11 on the flange 6. The aforementioned snap engagement holds the clip to the container wall with the foot 16 based to abut that wall and the abutment provides a reaction through a seating of the clip in the flange 6 to bias the legs 14 into abutment with the panel whereby the ticket 8 can be removably retained on the panel beneath the legs 14. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2231079-A (GB)
Title: A support rail
Inventor: DEERY PETER
IPC: E05D15/06
Filed: 1990-04-20
Abstract: A support rail for supporting a door or the like which support rail comprises, in cross-section, a substantially d-shaped element (10) having opposing front and back walls (11, 12) in substantially parallel spaced apart relationship. A top wall (13) is disposed transversely relative to and integral with the front wall (11). A first extension wall (18) is disposed upwardly and transversely relative to and integral with the top wall (13) and in substantially parallel spaced apart relationship relative to the front wall (11). A second extension wall (17) is disposed upwardly relative to and integral with the back wall (12) and in substantially parallel spaced apart relationship relative to the front wall (11). The first and second extension walls (18, 17) have opposing faces thereof in close proximity to, or in abutting relationship relative to, each other so as to provide a mounting element (17) eg by providing holes therethrough. Each of the front and back walls (11, 12) terminates in a respective v-shaped member (14, 15) for enabling wheels (21) of the door to traverse therealong. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247801-A (GB)
Title: Video post-production of material acquired on film
Inventor: RICHARDS JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: H04N5/253
Filed: 1990-08-29
Abstract: Apparatus for converting, for example, 24Hz 1:1 format film to, for example, a 60Hz 2:1 interlace format video signal comprises a converter 12 for transferring 24Hz 1:1 format film material to a 60Hz 2:1 interlace format video signal using 3 2 3 2 pull down, and a coder 13 associated with the converter 12 for associating a 10-field sequence identifier with the video signal. The 10-field sequence identifier is used to maintain identification of the phantom fields i.e. the third video fields produced from every other film frame due to the 3 2 3 2 pull down system, through subsequent processing, and in particular to control motion processing in post production equipment 3 such as special effects generators. The 10-field sequence identifier eg. a modulo-10 coding of a time code in the video signal, is also used to ensure that the phantom fields are dropped in converting the video signal into a 24Hz 1:1 format for an electron beam film recorder 4. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2247701-A (GB)
Title: A grid ceiling system.
Inventor: BRUGNAN JOHANNES ANTONIUS HENR
IPC: E04B9/34
Filed: 1990-09-10
Abstract: This invention relates to a grid ceiling comprising a plurality of main runners 10, extending substantially parallel to one another, a plurality of transverse runners 12, extending substantially parallel to one another and transverse to the main runners, to define rectangular grid opening therewith, each of said runners being of generally channel shaped cross-section, including a lower web portion 14 joining two spaced side flanges 16, 18, forming the upstanding sides of the main and transverse runners, the longitudinal ends of the transverse runners abutting upstanding sides of the main runners, grid elements 64, 66 located in each of said grid openings, each grid element including a plurality of parallel first grid members and a plurality of parallel second grid members transverse to the first grid members, generally channel shaped clips 50 engaged in the ends of said grid members, hooks 60, 62 projecting from the ends of said clips, and apertures or recesses 24 in said runners engageable by the hooks of said clips to retain the grid elements in place, at least a number of the grid members being adapted to be of modified length, as compared to the remainder of said grid members. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2240359-A (GB)
Title: Clamp
Inventor: CRITOPH JOHN
IPC: F16G11/00
Filed: 1990-09-25
Abstract: A wire rope clamp, shaped like a 'U' to embrace the rope's periphery, and with the rope-contacting inside surfaces of the U being wide enough to tend to flatten, rather than to bite into, the rope strands; the U being hinged in the region of its bend to allow it to be fitted over the rope at a given region along the rope's length without having to be slid along the rope from one end thereof; the opposite ends of the U being brought and held together, in clamping mode, by a fastener 23, 25 which, as it tightens, draws the U-ends together around the rope and which, like the U, can be opened to fit over the rope initially; and with respective locating bars 13, 14 projecting one from each opposite outside surface of the U. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-904206-A (GB)
Abstract: 904,206. Strap fasteners. HARLEY, F. B., and HARLEY PATENTS (INTERNATIONAL) Ltd. Aug. 12, 1959 [Aug. 19, 1958], No. 26658/58. Class 44. A buckle for connecting a strap to another part comprises side members 11, between which are situated two abutment members having concave gripping surfaces; abutment member 17 pivoting about a bar 15 to an extent limited by the movement of a pin 25 in a hole 26, while abutment member 30 can be held in either a released or engaged position by means of an operating member 34 which is pivoted to a bar 36. In the released position'a pin 51 extending between the side members 11, engages in the narrow portion of a keyhole slot 50 and pivoting of abutment member 30 is prevented. By moving the operating member 34 (downwards), to which the bar 42 is attached, the bar takes up the position shown in Fig. 2, in which longitudinal pressure on the abutment member 30 has no tendency to cause the operating member to return to its released position. Since in the closed position the pin 51 occupies the large end of the keyhole slot 50, limited pivoting movement of abutment member 30 is possible, such that when a pull is applied to the end 60 of the strap this causes the two abutments to pivot slightly and hence grip the strap more tightly.
Patent GB-2239883-A (GB)
Title: Method of decoding MWD signals using annular pressure signals
Inventor: STONE FREDERICK A
IPC: E21B47/18
Filed: 1991-01-08
Abstract: A method is presented for obtaining borehole measurements using measurement-while-drilling apparatus wherein mud pulse telemetry signals are decoded from the annulus pressure signals at 60. The data bearing signals are enhanced by combining the annulus pressure signals and standpipe pressure signals sensed at 46 using addition, multiplication or correlation techniques. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254719-A (GB)
Title: Theft alarm device
Inventor: LAI RALPH
IPC: E05B45/00
Filed: 1991-04-09
Abstract: A bicycle/motorcycle theft alarm device, comprising an alarm control circuit and an alarm set in a control box and controlled to operate by a key 3. A take-up mechanism 16 is set in the control box to automatically take up a conductive fastening cord 2 which is provided for fastening a bicycle/motorcycle in place. The opposite end of the conductive fastening cord is inserted in the control box to drive the alarm into alarm mode. Alarm signal is given when the fastening cord is broken or out of place. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2254992-A (GB)
Title: Collar for pets.
Inventor: HSIEH PAI-LIN
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 1991-04-23
Abstract: A collar for pets, comprises an elongate, hollow collar member 1 having a plurality of light emitting devices 11 therein and complementary fastening devices 2, 3 at opposite ends thereof. The fastening device 2 includes an elongate fastening element 25 having a plurality of spaced holes 26 therein and the fastening device 3 includes one or more studs 32 which co-operate with the holes 26 in the element 25. The fastening device 3 also includes a battery compartment, a switch 34 and a loop 33 for attaching a lead to the collar. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245890-A (GB)
Title: Basic aluminium antiperspirant active materials having enhanced activity antiperspirant active compositions containing such materials and methods for preparation of such materials and compositions
Inventor: BARR MORTON LAWRENCE
IPC: C01F7/786
Filed: 1991-07-09
Abstract: Basic aluminum antiperspirant materials of the formula Al2(OH)6-a Xa where 0.5</=a</=5 and X is a univalent oxyanion of nitrogen or halogen eg NO3<->, CIO4<->, CIO3<-> or IO4<->, where (i) size exclusion high performance liquid chromatography chromatograms of the disclosed basic aluminum materials have a peak 4 relative area of at least 25%, a peak 3 relative area of less than 60%, the sum of the peaks 3 and 4 being at least 50%; and less than 10% of the chromatographic peaks eluting at peaks 1 and 2; (ii) the basic aluminum materials have less than 25% of the aluminum in the form of Al<b> polyhydroxyaquoaluminum, and (iii) have a <27>Al NMR spectrum in which the area of the 71.5-73.5 ppm resonance line includes more than 50% of the combined areas of the 62.5-63.5 ppm and 71.5-73.5 ppm resonance lines, and 5%-30% of the total area under the spectrum from 140 ppm to -80 ppm is contained in the resonance line at 71.5-73.5 ppm. The basic aluminum material of the present invention can be produced by adding a stoichiometric or near-stoichiometric amount of aluminum metal to a solution of an aluminum salt having a univalent complex oxoanion; the basic aluminum material can also be made by adding to such solution of the aluminum salt, aluminum metal having, in total, a relatively small surface area (large-sized particles of aluminum).
Patent GB-2262256-A (GB)
Title: Work support apparatus
Inventor: LAWRENCE DAVID
IPC: B25H1/00
Filed: 1991-12-12
Abstract: The apparatus consists of a base (4), an upright member (2), which may be telescopic, and with a support member (5) attached near the upper end of the upright member. The support member is adapted to hold articles of extended areas such as doors, window frames, and the like and may be pivotable about an axis (6). The apparatus may be used in pairs so that a door is held in one apparatus at each end for the purpose of being worked on prior to being fitted into place. The apparatus may be adapted to provide a working surface on which thin or irregularly-shaped articles may be secured so that they may also be worked on. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2253246-A (GB)
Title: Regenerative pump
Inventor: ROBBIE MARK JOHN
IPC: F04D5/00
Filed: 1991-12-16
Abstract: A multi-stage regenerative pump comprises one or two impellers (5, 5') mounted on a common shaft (2) within a housing (1). Each impeller (5, 5') has at least one annular ring of cells (9) formed on each of the opposite sides thereof, and each ring of cells opens laterally into a respective guide channel (15) in the housing alongside the impeller and cooperates therewith to induce a flow of fluid therethrough between common inlet and outlet ports (14, 15, 16) for both sides. With two impellers (5, 5'), flows of both impellers are connected in series with the outlet port (15) of the first impeller (5) being located opposite the outlet port (16) of the second impeller (5') relative to the shaft so that the radial loads generated by the two impellers (5, 5') on the shaft (2) tend to counteract one another. With one impeller, two or more annular rings of cells (29) of different radii are provided on each side of the impeller, and cooperate with two sets of guide channels (32), each set comprising a guide channel (32) cooperating with each ring of cells (29) and connected in series with these other guide channels of the set between the inlet port (14) and the outlet port (15), but with the guide channels of each set angularly offset relative to one another around the shaft (2) so that the radial loads generated therein counteract one another.
Patent GB-2250724-A (GB)
Title: Air bag system for a passenger
Inventor: SATOH TAKESHI
IPC: B60R21/20
Filed: 1992-01-24
Abstract: An air bag device for the assistant-drivers seat, wherein: a folded air bag (18) is received in a sub-container (20) and then the sub-container (20) is inserted into a main container (12) so that the air bag device (10) may easily be assembled; the folded air bag (18) and an inflator (16) for inflating said air bag are held by holding members (12, 20); a module cover (14) to cover said air bag (18) is fixed to said holding member (12) which comprises a main container (12) fixed to the vehicle and the sub-container (20) inserted into the main container (12) and having a hole (21) for passage of gas from the inflator (16); and said air bag (18) is contained in said subcontainer (20). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2264207-A (GB)
Title: Portable telephone with cushioned earpiece
Inventor: MARTENSSON NILS ERIK
IPC: H04R1/10
Filed: 1992-02-04
Abstract: A portable telephone has an earpiece with a lozenge-shaped cushion 21 located around a grille behind which is a speaker. In a first position, the cushion is proud of the front face of the telephone serving to improve the quality of sound heard by reducing the amount of sound that dissipates away and the amount of ambient sound that mixes with the sound from the speaker. When the telephone is not in use, the cushion may have a second position in which it is no longer proud of the front face, this allowing for easy storage. The cushion may be moved between the first and second positions either by inflation/deflation (see figs 2 - 4) controlled by a particular key 37, or by a special function of an existing key 9, or the cushion may be moved bodily in or out of the telephone casing (see fig 5). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2265701-A (GB)
Title: Thermal insulation for the doors of vans
Inventor: RAWLINGS MICHAEL TOWNLEY
IPC: E06B3/70
Filed: 1992-03-31
Abstract: A van having an access door or doors (10, 12) is thermally insulated in a conventional manner on the interior of the panel built bodywork, but instead of replacing the doors by specially manufactured insulated doors as is conventional, the existing doors are thermally insulated by cladding them internally with thermal insulation (26), and fitting seals (32) which interengage between the internal bodywork insulation (20) and the thermal cladding applied to the door. Pre-moulded shells (22, 24) of plastics material are fitted on the interior of the van door, with the thermal insulation (26) packed into the spaces between the shells and the inside faces of the van doors. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2267009-A (GB)
Title: Testing video equipment
Inventor: ROWSELL CHRISTOPHER NELSON
IPC: H04N17/00
Filed: 1992-05-06
Abstract: A compound video test signal for testing video apparatus (e.g. video tape recorder) includes a plurality of at least three blocks B each block including a set of constituent test signals, each of the set of constituent test signals being reproduced in corresponding segments S in each of the blocks. Preferably the number of blocks is the largest whole number defined by the number of lines in a video field divided by product of the number of different constituent test signals and the minimum number of lines per segment required for analysis. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2266744-A (GB)
Title: Rotatable badge fastening.
Inventor: FATTORINI THOMAS PETER
IPC: A44C3/00
Filed: 1992-05-08
Abstract: A fastener 1 has a crocodile clip 3 attached to a plate 4 mounted on the reverse side of a badge by way of a rotating boss 5. The clip 3 includes a groove 54 in the limb 50 of the clip, which limb engages the badge 2 through a slot in the boss 5 so that the position of the clips is longitudinally adjustable with respect to the boss 5, The boss 5 is able to rotate in the plate 4 so that the badge? may always be orientated to be the preferred way up. In a preferred embodiment locating means are provided to lock the boss 5 into one of the several predetermined positions so that the plate 4 or badge is always displayed at the correct angle. The boss is fitted with locking means and a recess in the plate 4 prevents the boss becoming attached to the reverse side of the badge during assembly. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258141-A (GB)
Title: A drinks' maker
Inventor: SEMENENKO VALENTINA
IPC: A47J31/46
Filed: 1992-07-30
Abstract: The invention relates to a drinks' maker 1 comprising a receptacle such as a kettle or jug 2 for heating a liquid such as water, a device 3 adapted for filtering material for producing a drink, and interconnection means 4 between the receptacle 2 and device 3 whereby to provide a path for water and/or steam between the receptacle 2 and device 3. The interconnection means 4 preferably comprises tubes 6, 9 with associated valve parts 7, 10. Heated water passing upwardly through tubes 6, 9, passes downwardly through filter 8 into jug 2 for pouring. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261674-A (GB)
Title: Pitch binder for carbonaceous refractories and process for producing a carbonaceous refractory
Inventor: HASHIGUCHI MASAKAZU
IPC: C04B35/632
Filed: 1992-10-16
Abstract: A binder for carbonaceous refractories consists essentially of a pitch containing not more than 10% by weight of a fraction of not higher than 300 DEG C, and an organic liquid having a boiling point or 50% distillation temperature of not higher than 350 DEG C. Examples of the organic liquid are toluene, xylene, hexane, kerosine, cyclohexane, ethanol, glycol, propanol, acetone and methyl ethyl ketone.
Patent GB-2261852-A (GB)
Title: Ink ribbon guide
Inventor: BUSCHMANN ULRICH
IPC: B41J35/04
Filed: 1992-11-24
Abstract: A ribbon guide means for printers with a matrix print head (1) is described. The print head (1) has a print element guide (3) which faces the platen (2), but is spaced therefrom by a gap (5). A vertically extending shield (7) for the ribbon (8) is provided on the print head housing (4). The shield provides a sliding surface (6) on one side of the gap (5). The guide means includes a pivotable ramp section (10) which can be brought into an inclined position for introduction of a fresh ribbon into the gap and into a non-operative position in which it does not obstruct the view of an observer and hinged to the upper edge (9) of the shield (7). <IMAGE>