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Patent GB-553311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to collapsible boxes
IPC: B65D5/465
Filed: 1941-11-12
Abstract: 553,311. Collapsable boxes. FILMER, Ltd., R. H., and FILMER, J. W. Nov. 12, 1941, No. 14561. [Class 18] In a collapsable box held erect by a partition constituted by two juxtaposed layers 5, 6, Fig. 3 and 4, hinged to opposite walls by flaps 7, 8, the two layers are held interlocked by a tongue 20 engaging a slot 19, the side edges of the tongue at the points where they emerge from the slot being parallel. A third layer may be interposed between the two above described which may have a flap for securing it to the bottom. Handholes may be provided. Specification 413,983 is referred to.
Patent GB-200304-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in shuttle-checking motions of looms for weaving
IPC: D03D49/52
Filed: 1922-05-24
Abstract: 200,304. Shaw, T. May 24, 1922. Swells.-When the shuttle enters the shuttlebox, it engages an inclined part A' on a weighted swell to turn it about its pivot. Momentum is thereby imparted to the swell which turns and further checks the shuttle. The weight of the part A<2> is about equal to that of the shuttle. When the momentum of the swell has been spent, the shuttle is free to be picked from the box. The swell is held normally in the position shown in dotted lines by a spring-pressed plate F in engagement with a projection A<3> on the swell.
Patent GB-595167-A (GB)
Title: Deep well pumper
IPC: F04B9/107
Filed: 1945-06-08
Abstract: 595,167. Oil well pumps. DEHN, F. B. (Alco Valve Co.). June 8, 1945, No. 14576. [Class 102 (i)] A deep well pump comprises a bucket 25 reciprocated by a piston 24 to draw oil through the bore 28 and deliver it past the valve 32 into the rising main. The bucket is raised. by liquid pressure in a pipe 40 applied by a piston in the cylinder 44 and acting on the underside of the piston 24. When the pressure in the pipe 40 is reduced, the bucket is lowered by the pressure in the rising main acting through the port 38 on the upper side of the piston 24. The piston in the cylinder 44 is reciprocated by a compressed air or hydraulic motor 48 to which the working fluid is controlled by a valve 51 actuated by a projection 46 on the piston-rod. The liquid in the pipe 40 may be made up from the delivery pipe 17 through a non-return valve 43.
Patent GB-998754-A (GB)
Title: Automatic adjusting device for disc brakes
IPC: F16D65/74
Filed: 1964-04-09
Abstract: 998,754. Hydraulic brakes. H. TEVES, E. A. TEVES, and M. TAUSEND, [trading as ALFRED TEVES MASCHINEN UND ARMATURENFABRIK KOMM.-GES.]. April 9, 1964 [April 13, 1963; May 22, 1963], No. 14700/64. Addition to 961,732. Heading F2F. In an improvement in the automatic adjusting device disclosed in the parent Specification, instead of providing a one-piece hollow piston 8 within which slides a floating piston 14, the hollow piston 8 is provided with an independent member 22 at its end remote from the valve disc 18, the member 22 being in sealing engagement with the casing 1 and under the influence of a compression spring 12. The hollow piston 8 is urged towards its open position with respect to the passage 21 in the valve disc 18 by a compression spring 23 which is weaker than the spring 12 which, in turn, is weaker than the spring 20. This arrangement permits movement of the independent member 22 when the fluid expands due to heat or when deformation of the brake disc takes place without affecting the setting of the adjusting device.
Patent GB-296470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to knife grinding mechanism for use with slicing machines
IPC: B24B3/46
Filed: 1927-06-01
Abstract: 296,470. Coulson, E. June 1, 1927. Cutting slices in succession. -In a slicing-machine having a rotary disc knife 15 and a reciprocating carriage 28, the grinding means for sharpening the knife are brought into action by mechanism which is interconnected with a clutch controlling the carriage reciprocation so that the carriage reciprocating means is declutched while the grinding device is in operation. The grinding-wheel 8 and finishing-wheel 9 are normally pressed towards the knife by springs 14, 13, respectively and are contained within a housing 7 on a spring-pillar 6, the vertical adjustment being determined by the engagement of a crosspin 11 with a cap 12 screwing over the slotted upper portion of a support 5. The arm 16<c> of a three armed lever is fitted with a ball end engaging a slot in a member 17 and adjustable therein bv a screw. The member 17 is carried on a rod 20 connected to a hand lever 21 which carries an arm 22 operating a clutch member 23 splined to the driving shaft 24. A second clutch member 25 loose on the shaft 24 is arranged to drive the carriage 28 through gearing 26, 27. Thus in operation when the lever 21 is moved to its lower position, Fig. 3, the clutch 23 is withdrawn and the rod 20 is raised to allow the lever arm 16<c> to move upwards so that the grinding-wheels engage with the knife. When the lever is raised to engage the clutch the arm 20 is lowered and the lever arm is moved to withdraw the grinding- wheels from the knife. The driving-shaft 24 drives the knife through bevel gearing 29 and chain gearing 32.
Patent GB-528934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in electric circuit breakers of the gas blast type
IPC: H01H33/12
Filed: 1939-05-17
Abstract: 528,934. Gas-blast switches. BRITISH THOMSON-HOUSTON CO., Ltd. (Allgemeine Elektricitats-Ges.). May 17, 1939, No. 14732. [Class 38 (v)] A combined gas-blast circuit-breaker and isolator of the general character described in Specifications 483,996 and 487,585, is constructed so as to avoid the disadvantages of excessive floor-space and excessive head-room, respectively, of the switches of those Specifications. It comprises a pair of rotatable insulators 2, 3, each carrying at its upper end a switch arm 6 movable in a horizontal plane by rotation of the insulators so as to separate contacts 8, 9 to an isolating distance, such arm-movement being effected, either simultaneously with, or immediately after, the initial contact-separation, by rotating the insulators in opposing directions, as shown in dotted lines in the Figure. Each contact is located in an insulating extinguishing head 7 and is initially moved along a line joining the axes of the insulators by pressure-gas supplied to the head 7, preferably from a reservoir in the base 1, a stream of gas being also directed out of jet-shaped openings in the heads and on to the arc between the contacts. 'Gas may also be supplied in the closing operation to retract the contacts against their biasing force so to ensure that they make end-to-end contact notwithstanding the arms 6 may not reach their final positions at the same time. The angular movement of the arms during opening ensures separation of the contacts if they are welded together. The heads and arms may be made of one insulating piece, or insulation may cover the arms and the heads of the insulators 2, 3. Line terminals 4, 5 are provided. In a polyphase arrangement, the individual phases are arranged side-by-side, with the plane containing the two insulators of each phase transverse to the longitudinal axis of the common base-plate.
Patent GB-147332-A (GB)
Title: Improved method of and means for making carpenters' joints
IPC: F16B12/12
Filed: 1919-06-11
Abstract: 147,332. Rand, F. R. June 11, 1919. Corner joints.-A carpen. ter's joint, particularly for frames of crates, packing- cases &c. is made by means of a. dowel a and recess on the respective members and a suitably shaped reinforcing and protecting sheath or strap d of metal, secured around the joint by a rivet e &c.
Patent GB-541457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to hook bolts
IPC: A47G1/20
Filed: 1940-10-03
Abstract: 541,457. Hook-bolts. HURDBN, E. Oct. 3, 1940, No. 14835. [Class 89 (i)] A hook bolt has the hook part bent up from the flattened part b<1> of a tube, the remainder B being tapped to engage the threaded end a' of a mushroom-headed bolt A. When used in roofing the hook may engage a purlin and a curved washer C is used above the roofing sheets. The thread a<1> may be pressed instead of out.
Patent GB-359373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to adjustable bearings for shafts and the like
IPC: B23Q1/26
Filed: 1931-05-20
Abstract: 359,373. Roller bearings. HAHN, H., HAHN, O., TESSKY, K., (trading as INDEX-WERKE HAHN & KOLB), Esslingen-on-Neckar, Germany. May 20, 1931, No. 14852. Convention date, May 20, 1930. [Class 12 (i).] A cylindrical roller bearing has an adjustable outer race ring c with an oblique slot g and a conical periphery accommodated in a conical bore in a housing a, b, adjustment to take up slackness being made by operating members k, i, screwed upon the race ring c. The latter is pressed against the walls of the housing a, b, by spreading means comprising screws n having heads o engaging a dovetail groove m in the ring. The rollers e are caged by spaced-apart end rings f. In a modification, the spreading means consists of a taper key which is forced in a correspondingly shaped slot in the race ring. The bearing is particularly applicable to the spindles of machine tools.
Patent GB-202436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in leads and collars for dogs
IPC: A01K27/00
Filed: 1922-05-27
Abstract: 202,436. Buckham, H. G. May 27, 1922. Leads. - A combined lead and collar for dogs comprises rings C through which a cord is passed in the manner shown, one end of the cord then being fastened to the main portion by a metal tag B. A rubber tube D covers the throat portion of the collar which is adjustable.
Patent GB-1219575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to tractor®trailer combinations
Inventor: GALE WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: B62D49/06
Filed: 1967-04-03
Abstract: 1,219,575. Vehicle couplings. W. J. GALE. 2 April, 1968 [3 April, 1967], No. 15211/67. Heading A1P. A tractor of the kind provided with a tow coupling or draw-bar and hydraulic lifting mechanism has a tie 17 for resiliently transferring thereto part of the weight of a trailer, the tie being automatically disengaged if the angle α exceeds a predetermined value. The upper link 15 and lower links 14 of the tractor 10 are provided with a pivotal frame 16, having a lug receiving one end of the tie 17 the other end of which is similarly coupled at 35 to the trailer draw-bar 12. The resilient tie may comprise a plurality of tension springs or compression or pneumatic springs. Manual adjustment via a handle allows coupling with the trailer to be effected from the operator's seat.
Patent GB-396356-A (GB)
Title: Cloth feed for sewing machines
IPC: D05B27/02
Filed: 1932-03-16
Abstract: 396,356. Sewing-machines. GONYK, 1., 64, Rennweg, Vienna. March 16, 1932, No. 15227/33. Convention date, March 19, 1931. Divided on 397,577. [Class 112.] A feed dog 81 is connected to its tubular feedadvancing rock shaft 103 by pressed sheet metal levers 112 and slotted clamps 111.
Patent GB-1527580-A (GB)
Title: Manufacturing a seat or cushion in plastic foam with an integral cover and incorporated framework
IPC: B29K105/04
Filed: 1977-04-13
Abstract: 1527580 Moulding seats and cushions UPJOHN CO 13 April 1977 [22 April 1976] 15232/77 Heading A4M [Also in Division B5] A seat, cushion or seat back of foam, e.g. polyurethane, with an integral cover and incorporating a framework is produced by superimposing a number of layers of fabric or plastics film and sealing them together at their peripheries to provide a cover having a number of compartments, providing an aperture in at least one of the layers to which a hose is attached, turning the cover inside out and filling the cover through the hose or hoses with curable plastics materials, the material inserted into one compartment curing to form a framework or to hold in place a framework, and the material inserted into at least one of the other compartments curing to give a flexible foam. In Fig. 5 the cover comprises layers 1a, 1b, 2 welded together at their edges to incorporate strips 3, after which the cover has been turned inside out to allow the strips with enlarged parts 3b to be clamped between mould parts 16, 18. After placing a rigid former, not shown, of a shape corresponding to that of the front part 12 of a seat back into the mould, gas under pressure is supplied at 15 to force the layers against the former whereupon a polyester resin is injected via a hose into the space between the layers 2 to provide a rigid reinforcement or framework within the seat. The former is then removed and the lower film 1b drawn against the lower wall of the mould and a foam material fed into the space 12 via an aperture made in the framework. Foam material is then injected through a spout 14 to the rear space between the framework and layer 1a. Metal or wooden inserts for mounting the seat back may be located between the layers 2 before injection. The outer parts 3c of the strips are broken off after completion of moulding.
Patent GB-400129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the cooking of canned goods
IPC: A23L3/06
Filed: 1933-05-26
Abstract: 400,129. Cooking canned goods. FOOD MACHINERY (M & P), Ltd., Park Works, Manchester.-(Thompson, A. R. ; San Jose. California, U.S.A.) May 26, 1933, No. 15246. [Class 49.] In cooking canned goods, the filled open cans are subjected to an exhaustion action as they pass into the pressure cooker and the pressure on the cans emerging from the cooker is gradually reduced to atmospheric. As shown, the cans are carried by an elevator h to the top of the cooker a which they enter through a valve f and in which they descend to an outlet valve g. The conveying means in the elevator h and cooker a consists of rotating pusher arms j, c coacting with a fixed spiral track k, d. The inlet and outlet valves f, g are of star-wheel pressure-tight construction. The inlet valve f is connected to an'exhauster m which withdraws the air content of the cans passng through the valve. The delivery valve consists of two star-wheels n, o and has in its casing tappings q, r, s with release valves t, u, v for gradually releasing the pressure on the cans.
Patent GB-1508263-A (GB)
Title: Seat belt system
IPC: B60R22/02
Filed: 1976-04-14
Abstract: 1508263 Seat belt system TOYOTA JIDOSHA KOGYO KK 14 April 1976 [19 Nov 1975] 15328/76 Heading A3V The ends of the lap and diagonal belts 29, 30 of a seat belt system are mounted so that at least one end is located to be wound up on the retractor 21 and the other one is either to be wound up on the retractor or attached to a point on the retractor mounting so that the forces on the belt act in opposition to reduce the strain on the retractor mounting. The belts pass through eyelets 4, 5 respectively and a locking tongue 8 is provided.
Patent GB-1133625-A (GB)
Title: Multi-way valve
IPC: E03C1/04
Filed: 1966-04-06
Abstract: 1,133,625. Valves. PUBLICON A.G. 6 April, 1966 [7 Feb., 1966], No. 15389/66. Heading F2V. A multi-way valve e.g. a three-way rotarysliding valve for connecting the outlet of a hot and cold water mixing chamber to a bath or wash basin by pipes 5, 4, respectively, or to shut-off bath, has the moving closure member or valve casing passages 7, 8 of diameters which differ in dependence upon the quantity of water to be supplied. The hot and cold water supply pipes leading into the mixing chamber may each include an "on-off" valve; the latter and the-three-way valve may be enclosed in a common ornamental or protective cover of plastics material or chromium plated or polished metal. A four-way valve is provided when additional apparatus e.g. a bidet, is to be supplied with water; the valve may be disposed over the wash basin and the outlet therefor also serves as the valve operating handle.
Patent GB-1072821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to gramophone pick-ups
IPC: G11B3/08
Filed: 1964-04-14
Abstract: 1,072,821. Gramophone pick-ups. K. R. WILKINSON. April 14, 1965 [April 14, 1964], No. 15404/64. Heading G5R. An apparatus for positioning the stylus of a gramophone pick-up on a record on the gramophone turntable comprises a manually operated traversing mechanism, consisting of a disc 15 attached to the pickup bearing spindle 3 and rotated via a shaft 9 and friction disc 14 from a knob 16, to swing the pick-up horizontally, and a manually operated lowering mechanism, consisting of a bridge member 17 which when raised supports the pick-up clear of the record and which is lowered by operating the rod 19 via the shaft 23 from the control 18. The lowering mechanism incorporates a dash pot 20 which controls the maximum rate at which the pick-up can be lowered such that this rate is independent of the rate at which the mechanism is manually operated. The lowering mechanism is linked with the traversing mechanism by means of a shaft 28 to render it inoperative when the lowering mechanism is operated. The end of the shaft 28 carries a bearing which supports the shaft 9, and movement of shaft 28 disengages the drive disc 14 from the disc 15.
Patent GB-165781-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in fuel injecting devices for internal combustion engines
IPC: F02M61/02
Filed: 1921-06-03
Abstract: 165,781. Munktells Mekaniska Verkstads Aktiebolag. June 30, 1920, [Convention date]. Cylinders receiving liquid fuel.-The nozzle 2 has one or more lateral orifices 21 and may be turned about its axis by the wheel 8 to direct the fuel on to a water or air-cooled part of the combustion chamber. The nozzle may contain a spirally grooved plug 12 for whirling the fuel which may be put out of action and the fuel allowed to flow through a by-pass 18 when the nozzle is in a certain position. The nozzle may be used for injecting water.
Patent GB-663370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to a furnace for calcining materials
IPC: B01J6/00
Filed: 1948-06-09
Abstract: 663,370. Calcining-furnaces. GOMBUSTION ENGINEERING SUPERHEATER, Inc. June 9, 1948 [July 10, 1947], No.. 15547/48. Class 51 (ii). A furnace for calcining dried calcium carbonate sludge to convert it to calcium oxide comprises in one form, Fig. 1, a vertical combustion chamber 10 fired by burners 12 and 13, the material being fed from a hopper or manifold 38 by screws 37 and falling through tubes 36 on to a rotary agitator 39, the shaft of which may be water-cooled, and an inclined surface 11 whereby it is showered down into the path of the flames from the burners. The lower part of the chamber is formed as a hopper from which the calcined material is removed by screw conveyers 22 and 44. The combustion products pass upwardly through a flue 16 into a separator chamber 18 and thence through a flue 20 to the stack 21, the lower part of this chamber being formed as a hopper from which calcined material settling out of the flue gases is removed by further screw conveyers 23. In a modification, Fig. 4 (not shown), the bottoms of the combustion and separator chambers are flattened to accommodate two screw conveyers 22 and three conveyers 23 respectively. In a second form, Fig. 6, the agitator 39<SP>1</SP> is located in a passage defined by the rear wall of the combustion chamber and a. partition 55, and the chamber wall is formed with two inclined surfaces 11<SP>1</SP> and 56. The separator chamber 181 is of smaller height than the combustion chamber and has an arched roof 54. Specifications 166,834, [Class 51 (ii)], and 663,371, [Group XIII], are referred to.
Patent GB-1475817-A (GB)
Title: Loom for weaving a slide-fastener element to a tape
IPC: A44B19/54
Filed: 1975-04-16
Abstract: 1475817 Zip fastener looms FLAIR ZIPPER CORP 16 April 1975 [25 April 1974] 15569/75 Heading DIE  In a zip fastener loom wherein the helical fastener element 64 is shed as a warp alternately above and below the weft insertion needle 30, the needle 30 moves in an elliptical path A that is closest to the fell on insertion and farthest therefrom on withdrawal. This ensures that the weft is laid in the correct convolution of the element coil.
Patent GB-1140052-A (GB)
Title: Treatment of aluminium and aluminium alloy powders
Inventor: HAZLEHURST IAN JAMES
IPC: C09C1/64
Filed: 1966-04-07
Abstract: 1,140,052. Modifying metallic surfaces. FOSECO INTERNATIONAL Ltd. April 5, 1967 [April 7, 1966], No. 15579/66. Heading C7U. Aluminium or aluminium alloy powder is subjected to treatment with an aqueous solution of an oxidizing agent, suitably selected from chromic and nitric acids, such as K chromate, chromates, dichromates, alkali metal nitrates, K permanganate and hydrogen peroxide, or at least 70 C., is rinsed with water and is boiled in an aqueous solution of an alkali metal silicate, e. g. Na silicate. Rinsing may be effected by first agitating in 70 C. water and then boiling in water. The powder is thereby rendered less chemically reactive thus making it suitable, for example, for use in anti-scale paints.
Patent GB-624213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to electric coil winding machines
IPC: H01F41/08
Filed: 1947-06-13
Abstract: 624,213. Winding toroidal coils. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES, Ltd., and TURNER, F. B. June 13, 1947, No. 15645. [Class 83 (iv)] In a toroidal winding-machine, the core carrier is mounted for limited movement to relieve the tension on the wire. The wire 17 is fed from a spool 3 in a guide-ring 5 rotated by friction &c. from an electromotor, and is wound on a core 1 clamped to a platform 26 pivoted in a fixed bracket 29 and urged counterclockwise, Fig. 2, by an adjustable spring 30. At each rotation of the spool 3, wire is wound on the core 1, tension being maintained by a spring-pressed friction pad. Rack-and-pinion means may be provided for rotating the core. Contacts 35, operated by oscillation of the platform, may be included in a circuit for operating spool and ring brakes, for controlling the rotation of the core, or for counting the turns wound. In a modification the hinged platform is replaced by a carriage on an arcuate track.
Patent GB-1596711-A (GB)
Title: Compositions containing hydrogenated block copolymers and engineering thermoplastic resins
IPC: C08L59/00
Filed: 1978-04-20
Abstract: A stable synthetic resin mixture containing a partially hydrogenated block copolymer, in which thermally reversible self-crosslinking is possible, a polyamide and at least one synthetic thermoplastic engineering resin which is different from the block copolymer and the polyamide, with a weight ratio between the polyamide and the synthetic thermoplastic engineering resin of greater than 1:1. In the polymer mixture, at least two of the polymers form with one another networks which engage fully or partially continuously with one another. Synthetic resin mixtures of this type are particularly suitable as metal substitutes.
Patent GB-1456426-A (GB)
Title: Circuit arrangement for exciting audible devices
IPC: H03K17/30
Filed: 1974-04-09
Abstract: 1456426 Supplying electric audible devices P G R ABSALOM 27 March 1975 [9 April 1974] 15678/74 Heading H2H A supply circuit for a load L1, an audible warning device comprises first and second capacitors C1, C2 connected in series across A.C. input terminals, capacitor C2 being connected in parallel with a rectifier D1 and also with the series combination of the load L1 and an electronic voltage sensitive switch D, whereby the capacitor C2 is periodically discharged through the load L1. The second capacitor C2 has larger capacitance and is of an electrolytic type, the rectifier D1 protecting the capacitor from reverse voltages. The device D may either by a complementary pair of cross-coupled transistors or an S.C.R. the gate electrode of which is connected to the intermediate point of a voltage divider connected across the rectifier.