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Patent GB-2117284-A (GB)
Title: Control of production equipment
Inventor: GARDNER ROBERT FREDERICK
IPC: G05B19/401
Filed: 1982-03-24
Abstract: In, for example, a lathe having a numerical control system which displays co-ordinates of the tool tip position, data as to the offset of the tool tip (12), relative to a datum on the tool holder (10), is written into the system by actuating the manual drive for the tool holder, when these drives are disabled from driving that holder and when the tool tip is touching a known-dimension workpiece (14), the manual drive serving to drive the display until a value is displayed (say for the X-axis position) corresponding to the known dimension (say the radius) of the workpiece. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2119319-A (GB)
Title: Ear tag and pliers
Inventor: FROLICH KARL
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 1982-04-20
Abstract: A first tag-button 5 has a boss 7 accommodating a heel 15 of a pin 6 to form a shallow protrusion. The corresponding jaw 21 of the pliers has a complementary shallow recess into which the protrusion fits to provide good alignment of the pin 6 with an aperture 3 in the second button supported on the second jaw 22 of the pliers. To further enhance the alignment, clips 32,42 are provided on the jaws for pressing the buttons 1,5 into engagement with their jaws 21,22. The clips 32,42 have a limited stroke on the jaws 21,22 whereby the tag is forceably removed from engagement with the jaws after assembly of the tag and separation of the jaws. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2126306-A (GB)
Title: Scaffolding bracket assembly
Inventor: BURCHER CYRIL GORDON
IPC: E04G7/26
Filed: 1982-08-25
Abstract: The bracket assembly (10) for supporting a scaffolding ledger to a scaffolding standard (11) of the type formed with a plurality of locating formations eg stops (12) therealong. The bracket assembly includes a pair of side members which, in use, are arranged on either side of the scaffolding standard (11) and a pair of engagement members (14, 15) extending between the side members (13). One engagement member (15) in the operative position of the bracket assembly is engaged with one side of the scaffolding standard (11) and a locating stop (12) and the other engagement member (14) is engaged with the opposite side of the standard (11) and supports a ledger support bracket (19). The bracket assembly (10) is rotatable to move the first engagement member (15) clear of the standard (11) and the locating stop (12) to allow the bracket assembly (10) to move longitudinally of the standard (11). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2130641-A (GB)
Title: Crankcase charged four-stroke I.C. engine
Inventor: TAPP GORDON
IPC: F02B3/06
Filed: 1982-11-23
Abstract: In a four-stroke internal combustion engine the cylinders are arranged in pairs with pistons A and B reciprocating in phase and driving a common crankshaft 3. Valved transfer conduits 15 interconnecting each pair of cylinders. Fuel/air mixture is introduced via fuel inlets 13 alternately into the two cylinders on the low pressure side of the respective piston, which, on its downward (ignition) stroke, compresses the fuel/air mixture and feeds it under pressure to the adjacent cylinder, thus operating as a supercharger for the other cylinder. The operating cycle of the two cylinders is 180 DEG  out of phase so that as one follows the sequence of induction, compression, ignition, exhaustion the other operates according to the sequence of ignition, exhaustion, induction, compression. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-826205-A (GB)
Abstract: 826,205. Making porous sheet materials; wadding. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATON. July 8, 1957 [July 9, 1956], No. 21557/57. Classes 120(1), 120(3) and 142(4) [Also in Groups VIII and XVI] In a process for producing porous sheet material, continuous or discontinuous fibres are distributed as a layer over a foraminous surface and exposed to jets of gas having sufficient pressure to penetrate the layer to the foraminous surface to cause the fibres to interlock together. In a form, Fig. 1, in which continuous filaments are formed into mats in two stages so that a second mat is fabricated on top of the first and in which each mat is made from two strands composed of a number of filaments, glass balls pass from a hopper 10 to a furnace 12 from which they are drawn as filaments 14. After being sized at 16, e.g. with water, or an agent such as polyvinyl acetate to facilitate subsequent treatment with a reinforcing resin, the filaments are gathered into strands at 18 and are drawn through a guide 21 by rollers 22. They then impinge at considerable speed on a deflector 24 which moves in such a way as to deposit the intermixed strands 25 over the width of a foraminous conveyer 35 where the material is compacted by an adjustable belt 26 moving in the same direction as the conveyer. The mat so formed at the first stage, and the two together at the second stage, is subjected to a jet or jets of gas (e.g. air, steam, sulphur dioxide) from a blower 32, the jet(s) being fixed or oscillated across the conveyer below which is a suction box 37. Additional jets may be provided below the conveyer, and the product may be formed of more than two superposed mats. The mat may now enter a chamber 43 with a suction chamber 40 to be exposed to a fog of agents such as polyvinyl acetate or vinyl tri-ethoxy silane to facilitate subsequent wetting with polyester, after which it may be cured in an oven 46, passed to cooling rolls 52 and rolled up at 59. When discontinuous fibres are used, the filaments are broken up by a jet of gas as the material leaves the melting- furnace and are drawn down through a hood on to the foraminous conveyer by suction. Fibres of glass, rayon, alginate, superpolyamide, polyvinyl, polyvinylidene, acrylonitrile, protein or of mineral may be used. In both forms, the mat may be given a decorative pattern by providing the foraminous conveyer with depressions, bosses, apertures &c.: alternatively the pattern may be produced by subjecting the finished mat to jets of gas with or without heat while it is moving over a configurated conveyer or drum beneath or inside which there is a suction box.
Patent GB-2115883-A (GB)
Title: Turbomachine airfoil mounting assembly
Inventor: ROTH ROBERT HOWARD
IPC: F01D9/04
Filed: 1983-01-06
Abstract: The assembly comprises a plurality of arcuate mounting members 21, 22 each including a central boss 23 having at least one radially extending recess 24 disposed in a radially inner surface (27, 34, Fig. 2 not shown) thereof which contains an elastomeric boot 39 for receiving an end 16 of one of the plurality of airfoils 14. The mounting member further includes integral first and second flanges 25, 26 (32, 33) extending circumferentially outwardly from opposite sides of the boss portion which overlap complementary second and first flanges, respectively, of adjacent mounting members. Fastening means 44 connect the first and second flanges of adjacent mounting members to form a continuous annular shroud. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2117379-A (GB)
Title: Benzoquinolizines
Inventor: WARD TERENCE JAMES
IPC: C07D455/06
Filed: 1983-02-25
Abstract: The invention concerns benzoquinolizines of formula   <IMAGE> and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts. In the formula R<1> and R<2> which may be the same or different each represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, lower alkoxy or halogen, R<3> represents methyl or ethyl, A represents a direct bond between the S and N atoms or a lower alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms in the chain between the S and N atoms, R<4> and R<5> each independently represent hydrogen, lower alkyl, aryl or aryl(lower)alkyl or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached represent a five or six membered heterocyclic ring. The compounds possess  alpha 2-adrenoceptor antagonistic activity and can be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions.
Patent GB-2119711-A (GB)
Title: Combined moistening and lacquering means in a printing machine
Inventor: JOHNE HANS
IPC: B41F23/08
Filed: 1983-04-28
Abstract: A printing machine is provided with a combined moistening and lacquering device, which enhances the utility of the machine. The moistening and lacquering device can act not only on a plate cylinder (6) of the machine for moistening purposes but also on a blanket cylinder (10) of the machine or the plate cylinder (6) for lacquering purposes. To achieve this, associated with a wiper roller (5') of the moistening and lacquering device is a lacquer application roller (7), which is placeable on the blanket cylinder (10). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2120016-A (GB)
Title: Lockable electrical switch
Inventor: RUTTERSCHMIDT FRANZ
IPC: H01H9/28
Filed: 1983-05-04
Abstract: A button-operable electrical switch (1) which is adapted and arranged to be operable to perform a predetermined switching operation only with the cooperation of a security key (10), the switch (1) comprising a button (5) movable in a predetermined direction towards a housing (2) to operate the switch (1) to perform said predetermined switching operation, and a blocking member (9) which projects resiliently from the button (5) substantially in said predetermined direction to abut against a fixed surface (8) of the switch (1) thereby to prevent movement of the button (5) in said predetermined direction without the use of a security key (10), the button (5) comprising an aperture (6) in which an appropriate security key (10) can be inserted to deflect the blocking member (9) away from its abutment against said fixed surface (8) to pass through a window (17), thereby to release the button (5) for movement in said predetermined direction. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2145432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in metal coating and marking processes
Inventor: JONES DENNIS ARTHUR
IPC: B05C9/10
Filed: 1983-08-19
Abstract: During manufacture, a metal bar, billet or bloom or the like prior to being conveyed past a coating apparatus is first treated at a preparation station where a rotary tool (20) having a multiplicity of heat, wear and impact resistant bodies (22) contacts the metal and chips off or abrades away the oxide or scale film leaving clean, bare metal. The adjacent coating station then immediately applies the desired coating onto the bare metal. The coating can take the form of identifying symbols created e.g. by a spray or jet-type printing head. Cleaning and coating can be performed on the metal when it is cold, red hot or at some intermediate temperature. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2127046-A (GB)
Title: Yarn feed mechanism
Inventor: BETTS MAX WILLIAM
IPC: D04B15/48
Filed: 1983-09-13
Abstract: A yarn feed mechanism for a knitting machine incorporates a power operated yarn feed device 10, for example two rollers 11 and 12 driven by a motor 13, a yarn take-up device 19, for example one or more yarn take-up arms pivotally mounted in a frame 17, and a yarn restraining device 16, for example one or more yarn tensioning devices. The devices 10, 16 and 19 are arranged for yarn 34 to follow a path from the yarn feed device 10 through the yarn restraining device 16 to the yarn take-up device 19 and thence to needles of the knitting machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2128042-A (GB)
Title: Electric cartridge fuselink carrier
Inventor: MCGHIE T V
IPC: H01H85/54
Filed: 1983-09-28
Abstract: A cartridge fuselink carrier comprises an elongate base 1 and two longitudinally spaced, transversely extending walls 2, 3. Each wall 2, 3 has a slot through which one of the blade contacts C of a fuselink F can protrude and the walls restrain lengthwise movement of the fuselink with respect to the base. One wall 3 is separately formed with respect to the base 1 and can be slid lengthwise with respect to the base in a direction away from the other wall to permit a fuselink to be introduced between the walls. After the fuselink F has been so introduced, the wall 3 can be slid in the opposite direction to a position in which the blade contacts C of the fuselink protrude through the slots in the walls, in which position the wall is locked with respect to the base. Alternatively, each wall may be pivotally mounted on the base 1 about a transverse axis. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2131224-A (GB)
Title: Intense microfocus X-ray source
Inventor: PARISH RONALD WILLIAM
IPC: H01J35/10
Filed: 1983-11-11
Abstract: An intense microfocus X-ray source comprises a chamber 60, a turbomolecular pump to evacuate the chamber 60, an anode 86 and a cathode 50 within the chamber 60, and electromagnet coils 34 to focus electrons from the cathode 50 onto a small spot on the anode 86 to produce a divergent X-ray beam 160. The pump has a shaft 90 to which the anode 86 is connected, so that operation of the pump causes rotation of the anode 86. Heat generated in the anode 86 by the incident electron beam 150 is spread over a larger area than if the anode 86 were stationary. Consequently a more intense electron beam 150 can be used, leading to a more intense X-ray beam 160, without melting the anode 86. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2150612-A (GB)
Title: A system for underpinning a wall foundation
Inventor: STEEL ARTHUR JOSEPH
IPC: E02D5/52
Filed: 1983-11-30
Abstract: A system for underpinning a wall foundation comprising a plurality of tubular sleeves (13) into which a filling such as concrete is poured and allowed to harden. A pile (P) is established by driving the filled sleeves (13) progressively in end-to-end alignment into the ground directly beneath the foundation (F) until it has reached sufficient depth to provide the required support for the foundation. The pile (P) is driven progressively by a jack (17) acting between the foundation and the uppermost filled sleeve (13), and finally a flling (18) e.g. of concrete is introduced between the pile (P) and the foundation (F). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2151403-A (GB)
Title: Switch control of liquid heating vessel
Inventor: HADEN DENIS HOWARD
IPC: H01H37/06
Filed: 1983-12-10
Abstract: A vessel (1) of the "jug" type has a handle (2) located on the side of a plastics body (3) of the vessel. A thermally responsive metal coil (9) is loosely mounted on a pillar (10) and at about 100 DEG C the coil is fully extended as shown and rests on base portion (10b); the coil has rotated a finger piece (16) anti- clockwise to an "off" position. At low temperatures, the coil is contracted and rests on the forked end of arm (14), which arm is pivotable about axis (X) and is horizontal at low temperatures. In a modified embodiment steam vent holes are provided which prevent the formation of water blockages in the holes e.g. by using a plurality of holes and by chamfering the hole edges. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2156062-A (GB)
Title: Lighting unit
Inventor: JAMES PETER ALAN
IPC: F21V23/06
Filed: 1984-03-15
Abstract: A lighting unit comprises a cartridge 2 retaining a double ended strip light 4, and a cartridge holder 6. The cartridge 2 has terminals (not shown) projecting at one end for engagement in supply socket openings 54 of the holder. The holder is secured to, for example, a wall and the cartridge is engaged with the holder as follows: Projections (not shown) provided on the inside of the cartridge are engaged in slots 30 formed in the holder. The cartridge may then be slid along the holder to its installed position and the terminals thereby engage within the socket openings 54. Elements may be safely replaced because all live terminals are shielded from touch.
Patent GB-2137342-A (GB)
Title: Mounting a unit in a casing
Inventor: BEARDMORE GEOFFREY
IPC: G01C19/04
Filed: 1984-03-23
Abstract: The inner unit (1) of a gyroscope is of circular shape and is formed with an inclined outer edge (36) at one end. The inner unit (1) slides within an outer casing (2) having a transverse end face (38) atone end. An annular recess (37) of triangular section is thereby defined between the inner unit (1) and casing (2) which receives a ring (40) of resilient material. During assembly the inner unit (1) is urged against the end of the casing (2), to compress the ring (40) within the recess (37), by reducing pressure within the casing. The inner unit (1) is held in position, with the ring (40) compressed, by soldering an end plate (4) to the casing (2). The pressure within the casing (2) can then be returned to normal. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2157113-A (GB)
Title: Improved threshold detector
Inventor: BROTTON JAMES
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 1984-04-05
Abstract: In a scanning system, to compensate for variation in the base level of the video signal (a) (due eg to uneven illumination) a digital R.O.M (20) is provided, loaded, eg by scanning a blank document, with digital data corresponding to the threshold, and read out in synchronism with the scanning by means of the output from a clock fed counter (22), a D/A converter (26) producing the required variable threshold signal (c). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2158301-A (GB)
Title: Electrical connectors
Inventor: DUNCAN WILLIAM CHAMBERS WILSON
IPC: H01R13/622
Filed: 1985-03-22
Abstract: A quick release electrical connector comprises a plug part 101 and a socket part 100. A coupling sleeve 103 is mounted on the plug part 101 and is rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the connector. The coupling sleeve 103 is operative for screwing the plug part 101 and the socket part 100 together. A thrust washer 112 is disposed between the coupling sleeve and the plug part 101 and is provided with a ratchet means operative to permit rotation of the coupling sleeve 103 in one direction with a lower torque than that required to effect rotation of the coupling sleeve in the opposite direction. The thrust washer 112 therefore serves to prevent or at least reduce the possibility that the plug and socket parts may become inadvertently disconnected when subjected to vibration. A quick-release mechanism operated by a lanyard pulling in the direction A, allows members 105 to be released from the screw-threads 102 of the socket part 100 (as shown). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2162099-A (GB)
Title: A device for and method of chipping material away from a wall of a hole
Inventor: JACKSON PHILIP
IPC: B23B51/00
Filed: 1985-03-26
Abstract: The device comprises a first shaft part (11) for connection to a rotary drive, a second shaft part (12) connected to the first shaft part by a universal or other appropriate flexible joint (13), and a cutting device (14) at or adjacent to the free end of the second shaft part. The cutting device preferably has a plurality of radially outwardly facing cutters spaced angularly about the axis of the second shaft part. The device may be used to texture and/or groove a hole for a cavity wall tie bar, in which case the cutting device is introduced into the hole and the rotary drive is switched on. The cutting device will rattle around the hole under centrifugal action and the feed rate can be adjusted to provide the required rough finish or undercut to the wall of the hole to facilitate the securing of a tie bar therein. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2175966-A (GB)
Title: Seal
Inventor: WALLER MARTIN
IPC: F16J15/46
Filed: 1985-05-29
Abstract: A circular lid (10) of a macerator (16) is provided with a central water spray (32) and a peripheral, rubber sealing member (38) which is secured to the lid. An inflatable, annular rubber tube (46) is positioned in an annular gap defined between the inner face of the sealing member and an annular flange (26) on the undersurface of the lid (10). The water spray (32) is supplied with water via a supply pipe (12), which communicates with the tube (46) by means of a tube (70) and a connecting elbow (64). In use, the lid is closed and the macerator is switched on thereby feeding water through the pipe (12) to inflate the tube (46), and deform the sealing member (38) into sealing contact with the aperture (18) of the macerator. When the tube (46) is fully inflated, and the lid is sealed the pressure of water is sufficient to spray water from the water spray (32). Because the seal is always operative when the water spray (32) is in use, the invention provides a seal which is effective whenever the macerator is in use. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2186019-A (GB)
Title: Security devices for doors
Inventor: CATTON CLIVE FREDERICK
IPC: E05C17/02
Filed: 1986-01-31
Abstract: A security device (100) comprises means (110) for mounting the device on or adjacent to an object to be secured, and an at least semi-rigid elongate element (118) connected at one end to the mounting means (110) for movement about an axis transverse to at least a substantial portion (118a) of its length, the other end (119) of the elongate element (118) being releasably engageable with further mounting means (160) which may be mounted adjacent to or on said object. A further security device comprises a flexible elongate element (218) substantially permanently connected at its opposite ends to respective mounting means (310,410). Each such device may utilise a mounting assembly of a form comprising a member (12) with external gripping formations, and a retaining element (20) on the elongate element, which elongate elements passes generally through the mounting member (12), so that on outward urging of the elongate element (18), the retaining element tends to expand the mounting member by a wedging action.
Patent GB-2187212-A (GB)
Title: Device for sewing materials with nap or pile
Inventor: SYCAMORE DAVID
IPC: D05B85/06
Filed: 1986-02-27
Abstract: A carrier 8 is formed so as to fit conveniently (as for example on the safety cover 14) on an existing swing needle or blind stitching machine, at the same time housing and guiding an endless flat belt 7 under part circular safety guards 12 (which can be removed to permit changing of the belt 7) and provide a method of slack adjustment. The belt 7 forms a cushion between the under support (and transport) elements of the machine and the material being sewn which will travel at the same velocity as the material whilst remaining in position on the sewing machine. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2190881-A (GB)
Title: Ring binder system
Inventor: NANDA ASHISH
IPC: B42F13/22
Filed: 1986-05-20
Abstract: A ring binder system comprises a binder or other outer structure 1, a spine slide 2 and at least one split ring assembly movable lengthwise along the spine slide 2. The or each split ring assembly comprises two half rings 4 carried by corresponding limbs 5, 6 pivotally interconnected by a pin 7. When the half rings are open, the limbs 5, 6 can move freely along the spine slide 2 whereas, when they are closed, said limbs frictionally grip the spine slide 2 and prevent such movements. The system allows split ring assemblies 2 to be moved to any positions necessary to co-operate with holes already punched in documents or other sheets at differing locations and/or relative spacings. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2192364-A (GB)
Title: Offset printing device for printing corrugated board
Inventor: LAN HSIAO MIN
IPC: B41F30/04
Filed: 1986-07-11
Abstract: The device has a plate cylinder covered with an offset printing plate, a transfer printing cylinder covered with a flexible flat plate of a resin or rubber, and having a thickness between 3.5-12mm, preferably 7mm, and a hardness between H.S. 4-25, preferably H.S. 8, for transferring image ink from the offset printing plate to the surface of corrugated cardboard fed horizontally to and passed in a straight line between the transfer printing cylinder and an impression roller.
Patent GB-2194139-A (GB)
Title: Door furniture
Inventor: HOWLETT JOHN JAMES
IPC: E05B3/06
Filed: 1986-08-26
Abstract: An article of door furniture e.g. a lever handle comprises a rose 2 and a manually grippable handle 3 rotatably mounted in the rose 2 by means of a ball-bearing 7 which is under such a radial loading (10, 11) that radial play in the bearing 2 is substantially reduced or eliminated. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2194549-A (GB)
Title: High-temperature fabricable nickel-iron aluminides
Inventor: LIU CHAIN TSUAN
IPC: C22C19/00
Filed: 1986-09-01
Abstract: The alloys are based on Ni3Al and comprise additions of iron, boron, a Group IVb element particularly zirconium and/or hafnium and a rare earth element particularly cerium. Carbon and/or molybdenum may also be present. The concentration of iron is preferably 14.5 to 17.5 weight percent. These alloys possess the advantages of improved hot fabricability, ductility, strength and oxidation resistance over previously developed similar alloys.