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Patent GB-882724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to railway buffers
Inventor: COOK ROBERT WELTON
IPC: B61G11/16
Filed: 1957-09-07
Abstract: 882,724. Railway stops. GARRINGTONS Ltd. May 27, 1958 [Sept. 7, 1957], No. 28304/57. Class 104 (2). [Also in Group XXXII] A terminal or station buffer of the type comprising an outer tubular casing and an inner tubular casing telescoping therein against spring means, has the spring means operating against the buffer head and an abutment plate 17 welded around its edge to the outer casing. The plate 17 transmits shock loads to the outer casing which bows elastically as shown in chain-dotted lines 23, and the buffer head engages and distorts angled lips 11 on overload.
Patent GB-869619-A (GB)
Title: Cathodic protection of metal containers for liquids
IPC: C23F13/02
Filed: 1958-09-03
Abstract: 869,619. Preventing corrosion. MILLER, W. L., PREISER, H. S., and TUDOR, S. Sept. 3, 1958 [Nov. 19, 1957], No. 28325/58. Class 123(1) Large metal containers 1, e.g. tanks of cargo ships, are protected from corrosion by mounting sacrificial anodes 2, made e.g. of magnesium, zinc &c., in the bottom of the tank and coating all of the lower tank surfaces, at least to a distance of ten anode diameters from the anodes, with a dielectric insulating coating 6 which is resistant to liquids and electric currents and is made, e.g. of asphalt, portland cement with added silicate, or phenol-formaldehyde &c. The coating 6, preferably extending up the tank walls to a height, e.g. of 6 ft., depending upon the size of the tank, protects the tank bottom particularly when it is empty and causes an even distribution of galvanic currents, between the anodes and the unprotected metal parts of the order of about 10 m.a. per sq. ft. In a modification, Fig. 3, inert anodes 21, made, e.g. of high silicon iron and insulated from the tank 22, are connected to the positive pole of a battery 25 or other low voltage, D.C., electrical source, the negative pole of the battery being connected to the tank 22 the bottom of which is provided with an insulating coating 23. An anode 27 as shown is suspended within the tank 22 by means of a conductor 28 which is covered with an insulating material and is connected to the positive pole of the D.C. electrical source. If the anode is of the sacrificial type the conductor 28 is connected to the tank 22. The suspended anodes may be used alone or in conjunction with the anodes supported from the bottom of the tank.
Patent GB-1530068-A (GB)
Title: Device for metering and transferring molten metals
IPC: B22D41/50
Filed: 1977-07-06
Abstract: 1530068 Metering molten metal ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORP 6 July 1977 [9 Aug 1976] 28333/77 Heading B8N [Also in Division F4]  Molten metal, e.g. copper alloys, is transferred from an open-topped bath 24 to a pouring or casting station 32 by a ladle 20 comprising an upright sleeve 34 containing a stopper rod 58 arranged to close a bottom pouring spout 42 which also serves as an inlet when the ladle 20 is lowered into the metal bath 24. The stopper rod 58 is axially movable between open and closed positions by a drive mechanism 70 constructed to impart both axial and rotary movement to the rod. The rod 58 includes a cleaning tip 74 which extends through the central orifice 44 of the pouring spout 42 and serves to prevent accumulation of dross or other foreign matter in the orifice 44. In use the ladle 20 is lowered into the molten metal bath 24 with the stopper rod in its closed position to a depth controlled by a probe 78 carried by a support structure 76. The stopper rod is then raised by the drive 70 to allow the ladle chamber 36 to be filled to a predetermined level as set by the probe 78 and thereafter the rod 58 is lowered to close the orifice 44. A main drive mechanism is actuated to lift the ladle 20 out of the metal bath 24 and move the ladle and associated support structures laterally along a guideway 30 to the casting station 32. The orifice 44 is then opened to discharge the metal, for example into a mould. The sleeve 34, pouring spout 42 and stopper rod 58 are constructed of cast iron and the tip 74 is of tungsten carbide. The mating surfaces 46 and 72 between the stopper rod and pouring spout are bevelled.
Patent GB-733065-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the dyeing of textile materials with vat or sulphur dyes
IPC: D06P1/22
Filed: 1951-12-04
Abstract: In the dyeing of textile materials with vat or sulphur dyes, the material is impregnated with a liquor containing the dyestuff and a reducing agent and is then passed through a reducing atmosphere composed substantially wholly of hydrogen, the reduced dye being finally oxidized on the material.  Passage through the dye liquor and reducing atmosphere may be effected several times in alternation, advantageously in a closed vessel.  Alternatively, the material may first be passed through the dye liquor, then through the reducing agent liquor and finally through the reducing atmosphere, and the reducing agent liquor may contain some of the dyestuff.  The reducing atmosphere may be heated indirectly.  The Provisional Specification describes the use of hydrogen sulphide, carbon monoxide or water gas as the reducing atmosphere, which may be heated by live steam.
Patent GB-816906-A (GB)
Title: Method of producing metallised spun textile materials
IPC: C23C14/20
Filed: 1955-10-05
Abstract: Metallized spun textile material is produced by impregnating the loose filaments or slivers before spinning, or the yarn before weaving, with solutions or dispersions of natural or synthetic resins, and then coating with metal by vapour deposition in a high vacuum.  In the Examples: (1) cellular wool or cotton slivers are impregnated with a 10 per cent aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl chloride, squeezed between rubber rollers, dried, coated with aluminium while being twisted to promote uniform coating on all sides, spun, and the resulting yarn again coated with aluminium; and (2) cellular wool slivers are impregnated with a 2 per cent solution of shellac in dilute ammonia, squeezed, dried and coated with aluminium as in (1), spun, woven, and the resulting to further embodiments: (a) layers of different metals may be applied seriatim on the textile, with or without intermediate coatings of plastic, e.g. the sliver may be coated with copper, the yarn with aluminium, and the finished material with gold; and (b) the metallized textile may be provided with a protective coating of natural or synthetic resin or lacquer.ALSO:Metallized spun textile material is produced by impregnating the loose filaments or slivers before spinning, or the yarn before weaving, with solutions or dispersions of natural or synthetic resins, and then coating with metal by vapour deposition in a high vacuum.  In the examples, (1) cellular wool or cotton slivers are impregnated with a 10 per cent aqueous dispersion of polyvinyl chloride, squeezed between rubber rollers, dried, coated with aluminium while being twisted to promote uniform coating on all sides, spun, and the resulting yarn again coated with aluminium, and (2) cellular wool slivers are impregnated with a 2 per cent solution of shellac in dilute ammonia, squeezed, dried and coated with aluminium as in (1), spun, woven, and the resulting web again coated with aluminium.  According to further embodiments, (a) layers of different metals may be applied seriation on the textile, with or without intermediate coatings of plastic, e.g. the sliver can be coated with copper, the yarn with aluminium, and the finished material with gold, and (b) the metallized textile may be provided with a protective coating of natural or synthetic resin or lacquer.
Patent GB-685254-A (GB)
Title: Hoist for lifting or lowering comparatively small loads at different speeds
IPC: B66D3/22
Filed: 1950-11-22
Abstract: 685,254. Spring drives for hoists. KAMPNAGEL AKT.-GES. VORM. NAGEL & KAEMP. Nov. 22, 1950. [Dec. 10, 1949] No. 28588/50. Class 78 (v). Drum 22, furnished with grooved sections 24, 25 connected by a spiral groove 28, is driven by motor 15 through worm 14 and worm-wheel 20 whilst drum shaft 16 is coupled by pin 30 to sleeve 29, spring 34 being secured between said sleeve 29 and casing 33 so that when the load rope 27 descends the motor drives the spring and when the load rope 27 ascends the spring drivingly assists the motor. Casing 33 has stud 32 carrying the sleeve 2!J and is secured to supporting structure at 11. A stop arm has a slot therein and the rope passes through said slot so that, in contacting either end of the slot, the arm is moved to actuate a switch to stop the load in its end position.
Patent GB-209514-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to safety pin fastenings
IPC: A47G25/24
Filed: 1922-10-21
Abstract: 209,514. McGregor, E. Oct. 21, 1922. Safety - pins. - A safety - pin fastening comprises a safety-pin 1 having a loop B at the end adjacent the catch C and so constructed that the arms adjoining the loop are at right-angles to each other, the loop lying in the same plane as the remainder of the pin, and a second safetypin 2 having a loop H in the centre of the back. The loop H is passed over the short arm of the pin 1 into the loop B, the two pins thus connected lying at right-angles.
Patent GB-1120742-A (GB)
Title: Paper-making and cardboard-making machines
IPC: D21F1/02
Filed: 1965-07-06
Abstract: 1,120,742. Headboxes. ESCHER WYSS G.m.b.H. 6 July, 1965 [18 July, 1964], No. 28658/65. Heading D2A. A paper- or board-making machine has a flow chamber 1, the cross-section of which increases stepwise in the direction of pulp flow. The cylindrical flow of the pulp in pipe 2 may be converted in a rectangular flow by diffuser 11 upstream of chamber 1-there may be a number of inlet pipes and diffusers -or chamber 1 may be of circular crosssection and have a diffuser down-stream of the chamber to obtain a rectangular flow. In modifications diffusers 11 may flare stepwise, or only one side of chamber 1 may be stepped. It is stated that stable vortices are formed within each step, thus allowing a greater angle of flaring than if straight walls were used since in the latter case dead-water zone would form if the angle of flaring is greater than 10‹. The steps are preferably rounded while the sides of the steps may form an angle of other than 90‹.
Patent GB-1074987-A (GB)
Title: Drive mechanism
IPC: F16D3/16
Filed: 1965-07-07
Abstract: 1,074,987. Steering vehicles. EATON YALE & TOWNE Inc. July 7, 1965 [Oct. 30, 1964], No. 28834/65. Heading B7H. [Also in Divisions E2 and F2] A vehicle steering-wheel 11 can be tilted to adjustablylatched operative settings about a transverse horizontal axis 29, and, when released by a second latch, can also be tilted about a second transverse axis 80, 91 inclined to the axis 29, to a tilt-away position to facilitate access to the driver's seat. Steering torque from a steering- whe shaft (12) is transmitted to the steering- column shaft 13 by a universal joint of-the kind comprising triple concentrical coil springs 14 which are under permanent tensile load, and the tilt axes 29, 80 are both offset transversely below the shaft axis, so that, when the appropriate latch is released, the spring tension tilts the steering-wheel upwards about the particular axis. the drive setting adjustment -pivot pins on a horizontal axis 29 connect lugs 33 on a wheel-support-housing 30 with a freely-mounted gimbal ring 50, which, for the tilt-away movement is pivoted to the steering-column housing 94 by pins 91 on the axis 80. After drive-setting adjustment, the gimbal ring 50 is locked to the steering-wheel housing 30 by a latch 61, pivoted on the housing and having notches selectively engaging a pin 64 on an extension 52 of the gimbal ring. The latch 61 is released from the pin 64 for adjustment by lifting the usual turn-signal stalk (66), Fig. 2 (not shown), against springs 61a, 71a. Tilt-away movement about the axis 80 is restrained by locking the gimbal ring 50 to the steering-column housing 94 by a lever-latch 101 pivoted to the housing and engaging at one end 103 a notch in the gimbal ring 50. To free the latch its other end 101 is depressed manually or (Figs. 10, 11, not shown) by a solenoid which is energized automatically when the gear-shift lever is in Park setting, and the vehicle door is open or manually when a panel switch is closed.
Patent GB-756748-A (GB)
Title: Flushing cisterns and/or the lids for same
IPC: E03D1/01
Filed: 1953-10-20
Abstract: 756,748. Flushing cisterns. CROSSLAND, Ltd., R. & A. G., and COCKSEDGE, F. M. Sept. 14, 1954 [Oct. 20, 1953], No. 28905/53. Class 26. A vitreous-enamelled metal flushing cistern and/or cistern lid is provided with a protective sheathing for its edge in the form of a folded strip of non - corrodible metal, synthetic resin, rubber or rubberlike material. As shown, the lid a only of a cistern b is provided around its lower flange a<SP>1</SP> with a sheath c.
Patent GB-248094-A (GB)
Title: Loose or changeable signs & means for affixing same
IPC: G09F7/02
Filed: 1924-12-02
Abstract: 248,094. Democratis, S. J. Dec. 2, 1924. Spiked plates.-Looseletter and like changeable characters for building up signs, price indications, &c., are provided with one or more pins or other projections usually forming an acute angle with the back of the sign and by means of which they are secured to a cloth or like penetrable support. To prevent displacement of the letter a steadying right-angled pin b, Fig. 4, may be used in addition to the acuteangled pin a. A pair of acute-angled pins a, Fig. 10, may be used or a staple having its shank connecting part embedded in the latter may be used.
Patent GB-174145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to internal-combustion engines
IPC: F02M69/00
Filed: 1920-10-13
Abstract: 174,145. Reading, H. C. Oct. 13, 1920. Cylinders, construction of.-A cylindrical combustion chamber d with its axis transverse to that of the cylinder is formed between the side walls of the cylinder and piston, with one side tangent to the cylinder end. It is described as applied to the engine described in Specification 146,653 and to a four-stroke cycle engine. Specification 155,034 also is referred to.
Patent GB-617048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in couplings for water, gas, air and similar light-gauge pipes
IPC: F16L19/10
Filed: 1946-09-27
Abstract: 617,048. Pipe joints. SOWERBY, T. Sept. 27, 1946, No. 28941. [Class 99 (i)] In a joint in which a sealing and clamping ring n, is compressed in the tapered mouth d of a socket a to deform the pipe k, the ring has internal and external beads at each end, the external bead at the outer end o<1> being larger than that at the inner end, the internal bead at the inner end having flutes p. The end of the pipe may be strengthened by by a liner k<1>.
Patent GB-924734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hypodermic syringes
IPC: A61M5/46
Filed: 1959-08-25
Abstract: 924,734. Hypodermic syringes. F. UNDER. Aug. 25, 1959 [Sept. 3, 1958], No. 28949/59. Class 81 (2). In combination with a hypodermic syringe, a device for supporting the syringe and projecting the needle comprises tubular telescopic members 5, 8 which are locked in extended position with one member attached to the forward end of the syringe, so that, when the other member 8 contacts the body and the syringe is pressed towards the body with sufficient force, the members are suddenly unlocked and telescope one within the other. The inner member 5 is secured to the syringe by screw threads 4, a snap device or interengaging conical parts (not shown). The inner member has spring fingers 6 which engage recesses 9 in the outer member to lock the device in extended position. Alternatively, the members may be synthetic plastic and have interengaging conical surfaces (not shown) which frictionally hold the device in extended position and are deformed by the application of pressure to release the lock. The length of the device and thus the depth of penetration of the needle is determined by an adjustable extension 10 threaded on the outer member.
Patent GB-478019-A (GB)
Title: A container cap adapted for use as an ash-receptacle cover
IPC: A24F19/10
Filed: 1936-10-24
Abstract: 478,019. Smokers' ash - receptacles. DORING, C. D. (Aridor Co.) Oct. 24, 1936, No. 28975. [Class 130] [Also in Group XVII] A container cap 11 adapted for use as an ash - receptacle cover has an opening 16 with notches 17, which is normally closed by a disc 19 notched at 20 to engage with the notches 17 and having offset portions 21, 22 on opposite sides of a line 23 joining the notches. The upper portion 21 is slightly larger than the portion 22, so that the disc 19 tends to remain closed but can be tilted about the line 23 to admit ash to the receptacle. The cap has a threaded flange 14 for engagement with the neck of a receptacle and the disc 19 may be retained in closed position by a removable gasket 26 when the receptacle is used as a commodity container.
Patent GB-176831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to diaphragms and the like for telephone transmitters
IPC: H04R1/14
Filed: 1920-10-13
Abstract: 176,831. Murray, R. L., and Telephone Manufacturing Co., (1920), Ltd. Oct. 13, 1920. Hand combination sets; microphones; throatoperated transmitters.-The diaphragm 11 of a telephone transmitter of the type in which a diaphragm is intended to be held in contact with a portion of the user's person such as the throat and is secured to its support solely by its edge, has an integral boss 15 for attachment to the movable element of the microphone. The diaphragm is provided with a cylindrical extension 12 with a flange 13 by which it is held in position. A carbon cup 14 is secured on a boss 15 in the centre of the diaphragm, and a carbon disc 10 forms the other electrode. In the case of the transmitter and receiver being in the same casing, as shown, both are mounted on a base-plate 5, the receiver magnet 4 being encircled by a ring 3. The receiver diaphragm 6 is mounted between a dished flanged cap 7 and the ring 3. A flange 17 on a metallic ring 16 engages the flange 13 of the diaphragm 11 and the ring 16 is secured to the ring 3. The working distance between the disc 10 and cup 14 may be adjusted either by a resilient metal washer 26, as shown in the lower half of the Figure, or by screws 23 projecting from the base-plate 5 and engaging a metal washer 26 and a resilient washer 25 between the ends of the screws and the flange 13, as shown in the lower part of the Figure. If the transmitter forms a unit apart from the receiver the rear of the casing is closed by a dished stamping of metal and the flange 13 is held on the stamping by a clip-ring. The diaphragm may be made of ebonite or of metal.
Patent GB-1535658-A (GB)
Title: Metal electrode
IPC: A61B5/145
Filed: 1977-07-11
Abstract: 1535658 Monocrystalline metal electrode G EDWALL and G EKLUND 11 July 1977 [13 July 1976] 29029/77 Heading G1N An electrode for measuring fluid properties comprises a monocrystalline metal in a holder, only one crystal plane of the metal being exposable to the fluid. The metal is preferably antimony and the electrode a rod electrode either free of, with a reference electrode separated by a membrane from the fluid being measured. It may be used for measuring pH, CO 2  or # oxygen.
Patent GB-533392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to calenders and other like indicators
IPC: G09D3/10
Filed: 1939-10-31
Abstract: 533,392. Calendars ; indicating variable information. BENNETT, L. G., and BENNETT, W. S. Oct. 31, 1939, No. 29099. Addition to 507,469. [Class 106 (iv)] [Also in Group XXXVIII] The invention relates to calendars or other variable information display devices with an indicator as described in the parent Specification and comprises an indicator frame 19, Figs. 4 and 5, slidable upon a transparent flexible runway 18 and provided with projecting parts 29 which come into pressure contact to cooperate with the portion of the runway which comes between the two apertures 30 through which the runway passes. The parts 29 are formed as transverse ridges at the upper and lower boundaries of the frame aperture 20 with strengthening ribs 33. The frame is also formed with ribbed side extensions 31 to give an added finger grip.
Patent GB-477821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to darts
IPC: F42B6/00
Filed: 1936-07-07
Abstract: 477,821. Darts. UNDERHILL, O. July 7, 1936, No. 29154/37. Divided out of 479,525. [Class 132 (iii)] Detachable dart flights are made by extruding a tube 10 of indiarubber or indiarubber composition with three or more vanes 11, 12, 13, 14, cutting said vaned rod or tube into short lengths and trimming the vanes along the lines 2<1>, 3<1>, 4<1>, 5<1> to form the wings of the dart flight which fits over the rear end of the dart.
Patent GB-962338-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for detecting carbon monoxide
Inventor: ANDERSON FRANK
IPC: G01N27/16
Filed: 1959-08-26
Abstract: 962,338. Measuring gas concentration electrically. COAL INDUSTRY (PATENTS) Ltd. Aug. 18, 1960 [Aug. 26, 1959 ], No. 29184/59. Addition to 756, 662. Heading G1N. In an apparatus for detection of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere, by means of two electrically connected thermistors, one thermistor is surrounded by an oxidiser which effects catalytic oxidation of the carbon monoxide resulting in a temperature rise relative to the other thermistor which is free in the gas stream. The two thermistors and the oxidiser are located in a duct within a heat-exchanger and are arranged to be subjected to the atmosphere to be tested. The apparatus is an improvement on that of Specification 756, 662, where the second thermistor is surrounded by an inert solid. As shown in the figures the thermistors 4 and 5 are arranged in series in a duct 41 through which the gas to be tested flows; the duct 41 is confined by the inner wall of the metal, preferably aluminium, tube or hollow cylinder 100 in the wall of which is formed a zig-zag conduit 200 which provides a gas-flow path (indicated by arrows A) over a substantial area of the cylinder wall between an inlet 49 and an outlet 50 which communicates with the axial duct 41. The mass of oxidiser 6, e.g. Hopcalite, is located in cylinder 100 by diaphragm 400 which is provided with an axially extending hollow hub 500 through which the gas leaves the duct 41 and in which the mass of oxidiser 6 is retained by two gauges 600. If desired more than one pair of thermistors may be used. As described in Specification 756, 662, the thermistors are connected in an AC bridge circuit to measure the change in resistance due to temperature rise. Specifications 794, 039, 802, 281 and 835, 933 also are referred to.
Patent GB-1091252-A (GB)
Title: Pharmaceutical compositions containing cholanic acid derivatives
Inventor: LIEBIG HORST
IPC: A61K31/575
Filed: 1966-06-29
Abstract: Acylated derivatives of 3a -hydroxy-7,12-diketocholanic acid, having the general formula <FORM:1091252/C2/1> wherein Y is an aliphatic acyl radical and X is H, Na, K, Mg or C1-C4 alkyl, are prepared either by acylating 3a -hydroxy-7,12-diketocholanic acid or its C1-C4 alkyl ester with an acylating derivative of a mono- or dicarboxylic acid in the presence of a tertiary base, or by oxidizing the 3a -acylated derivatives of cholic acid, or C1 to C4 alkyl esters thereof, with chromium trioxide.  The compounds are used in pharmaceutical compositions (see Divisions A5-A6).ALSO:Pharmaceutical compositions having choleretic properties comprise an acylated derivative of 3 a -hydroxy-7,12-diketocholanic acid, of the general formula:  <FORM:1091252/A5-A6/1> wherein Y is an aliphatic acyl radical, and X is hydrogen, potassium, sodium, magnesium or C1 to C4 alkyl, together with a pharmaceutically acceptable axcipient or carrier. The acyl group may be succinyl, formyl, or acetyl.  The compositions may take the form of tablets, dragees, suppositories, granules or amopules, and may be administered orally, intravenously or intraduodenally.  Examples are given for the preparation of the active substances (see Division C2).