WO1996004126A3

WO1996004126A3 - Membrane press

Info

Publication number: WO1996004126A3
Application number: PCT/GB1995/001777
Authority: WO
Inventors: Jeffrey Allen Field
Original assignee: Jeffrey Allen Field
Priority date: 1994-07-29
Filing date: 1995-07-28
Publication date: 1996-04-18
Also published as: AU3118895A; WO1996004126A2

Abstract

A membrane press comprises a first part including a pressure chamber closed by a flexible membrane, and a second part comprising a bed for receiving a workpiece, the first and second parts being relatively movable between an operative position, wherein the membrane is in contact with the bed and/or with a workpiece thereon, and an inoperative position, wherein the membrane is spaced from the bed, releasable locking means being provided to lock the first and second parts together in the operative position while pressure is applied to the membrane.

Description

A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER

IPC 6 B30B5/02 B27D1/08

According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both national classification and IPC

B. FIELDS SEARCHED

Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by classification symbols)

IPC 6 B30B

Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent that such documents are included in the fields searched

Electronic data base consulted during the mtemational search (name of data base and, where practical, search terms used)

C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category * I Citation of document, with indicauon, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.

GB.A.313307 (THOMPSON ET AL.) 11 July 1-3

1929

see the whole document 7-16

FR.A.l 217001 (B0ULT0N PAUL AIRCRAFT LTD) 1, 2, 4 29 Apri l 1960

see page 1 , right col umn , l ine 18 - page

2, left column , l ine 48; figures

GB,A,803041 (SVENSKA AER0PLAN AB) 15

October 1958

see page 1 , l ine 41 - l ine 61 ; figure

CH,A,232717 (WESER FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH) 16 1 , 10

September 1944

see cl aims; figures 11-13

-/—

Further documents are listed in the continuation of box C. Patent family members are listed in annex.

^* Special categories of αted documents :

^*T" later document published after the international filing date

or priority date and not in conflict with the application but

'A' document defining the general state of the art which is not αted to understand the principle or theory underlying the

considered to be of particular relevance invention

"E^* earlier document but published on or after the international "X' document of particular relevance; the claimed invention

filing date cannot be considered novel or cannot be considered to

'_' document which may throw doubts on priority claιm(s) or involve an inventive step when the document is taken alone

which is αted to establish the publication date of another "V document of particular relevance; the claimed invention αtaαon or other speαal reason (as specified) cannot be considered to involve an inventive step when the

"O^* document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or document is combined with one or more other such docuother means ments, such combination being obvious to a person skilled

'P' document published pπor to the international filing date but in the art

later than the priority date claimed '&' document member of the same patent family

Date of the actual completion of the international search Date of mailing of the international search report

10 January 1996 0 8. 02. 96

Name and mailing address of the ISA Authorized officer

European Patent Office, P.B. 5818 Patentlaan 2

N'L - 2280 HV Rijswijk

Tel. ( + 31-70) 340-2040, Tx. 31 651 epo nl,

Fax: (+ 31-70) 340-3016 Voutsadopoulos, K

or C(Contmuauon) DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT

Category * Citation of document- with indication, where appropriate, of the relevant passages Relevant to claim No.

DE.A.39 35562 (FRIZ MASCHINENBAU GMBH) 2 7-9

May 1991

see page 3, line 60 - page 4, line 45;

figures

FR.A.2336 195 (ASEA AB) 22 July 1977 10-12 see the whole document

DE.B.IO 07 721 (BERGWEILER) 9 May 1957 10-16 see the whole document

EP,A,0568935 (ORMAMACCHINE S R L) 10 1,2,7,8

November 1993

see claims; figures

GB.A.313700 (THOMPSON ET AL.) 11 July

1929

see figures

Form PCT/lSA.»ai0 (continuation of second sheet) (July 1993) PCT/GB 95/01777

Patent document Publication Patent family Publication cited in search report date member(s) date

GB-A-313307 NONE

FR-A-1217001 29-04-60 NONE

GB-A-803041 NONE

CH-A-232717 NONE

DE-A-3935562 02-05-91 NONE

FR-A-2336195 22-07-77 SE-B- 404141 25-09-78

DE-A- 2655737 30-06-77

JP-A- 52081674 08-07-77

SE-A- 7514607 24-06-77

US-A- 4105388 08-08-78

DE-B-1007721 NONE

EP-A-0568935 10-11-93 NONE

GB-A-313700 NONE

Form PCT/IS A/210 (patent family annex) (July 1993)