Meccano Ltd. Patents & Designs
Patents - Hornby / Hornby Dublo
Listed below are all those patents throughout the world which I have so far managed to discover relating to Hornby Railways and Hornby Dublo. Pdf copies of the actual patents can be downloaded by clicking on the links.
Updates
June 2017 - A Canadian patent added
November 2017 - Two Australian and two New Zealand patents added
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| Description | Country | Application No. | Patent No. | Patent Title | Date submitted | Date granted | Comments |
| Operating mechanisms for Points | UK | 7783/25 | 250378 | Improvements in and relating to the tracks of toy railways | 23 Mar 1925 |
15 Apr 1926 |
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| France | - | 610980 | Dispositil perfectionné pour voies de chemins de fer jouets | 11 Feb 1926 |
17 Sep 1926 |
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| USA | 95521 | 1690448 | Track for toy trains | 18 Mar 1926 |
6 Nov 1928 |
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| Hornby Track Improvements | UK | 7732/25 | 253236 | Improvements in and relating to the tracks of toy railways | 23 Mar 1925 |
17 Jun 1926 |
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| France | - | 610981 | Perfectionnements apportés aux voies de chemins de fer-jouets | 11 Feb 1926 |
17 Sep 1926 |
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| USA | 91020 | 1603466 | Track for toy trains | 27 Feb 1926 |
19 Oct 1926 |
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| Hornby Clockwork Locomotive Improvements | UK | 33659/30 | 356567 | Improvements in spring driven toy locomotives | 8 Nov 1930 |
10 Sep 1931 |
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| France | - | 701450 | Perfectionnements aux locomotives jouets mues par un ressort | 29 Aug 1930 |
16 Mar 1931 |
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| Switzerland | - | 152920 | Locomotive jouet mue par un ressort | 26 Dec 1930 |
16 May 1932 |
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| Hornby Automatic Train Coupling | UK | 34652/30 | 365701 | Improvements in automatic couplings for railway vehicles, specially applicable to toy railways | 18 Nov 1930 |
28 Jan 1932 |
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| France | - | 719036 | Attelage automatique pour véhicules sur rails, spécialement applicable aux chemins de fer jouets | 23 Jun 1931 |
1 Feb 1932 |
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| Switzerland | - | 157977 | Attelage automatique pour véhicules sur rails, principalement pour chemins de fer jouets | 26 Jun 1931 |
2 Jan 1933 |
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| Model train tunnel and packing | UK | 4505/31 | 366291 | A model tunnel for toy railway tracks available also as a packing element | 13 Feb 1931 |
4 Feb 1932 |
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| France | - | 715933 | Tunnel pour chemin de fer jouet, utilisable comme emballage | 23 Apr 1931 |
11 Dec 1931 |
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| Improved Clockwork Motor Winding Key | UK | 6648/31 | 368975 | Improvements in winding keys | 4 Mar 1931 |
17 Mar 1932 |
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| Track actuating/reversing lever for Hornby Locos | UK | 32872/31 | 389188 | Improvements in and relating to ramps for toy railway tracks | 27 Nov 1931 |
16 Mar 1933 |
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| Modular Railway Scenery | UK | 4655/32 | 397533 | Means for constructing miniature models of rural scenery, landscapes, or the like from interchangeable units | 17 Feb 1932 |
17 Aug 1933 |
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| Hornby Electric Locomotives | UK | 3084/34 | 428525 | Improvements in and relating to electrically driven toy locomotives | 30 Jan 1934 |
31 May 1935 |
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| France | - | 779612 | Perfectionnements aux locomotives-jouets actionnées électriquement | 12 Oct 1934 |
10 Apr 1935 |
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| Simple Coupling for Hornby Trains | UK | 3984/38 | 509333 | Improvements in couplings for toy trains | 9 Feb 1938 |
14 Jul 1939 |
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| Improvements to the Hornby Dublo Coupling | UK | 32720/45 20614/46 |
605283 | Improvements in or relating to Automatic Couplings for Model Railway Stock | 4 Dec 1945 10 Jul 1946 |
20 Jul 1948 |
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| Canada | 485022 | 485022 | Automatic Couplings for Model Railway Stock | 22 Jul 1952 |
Added 21 June 2017 |
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| Train Rerailing Ramp | UK | 26338/50 | 689656 | Device for guiding the wheels of rolling stock of toy or model railways into position on the rails of the track | 28 Oct 1950 |
1 Apr 1953 |
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| France | - | 1042767 | Dispositif pour guider les roues des véhicules des trains-jouets vers leur position sur les rails de la voie ferrée | 6 Mar 1951 |
3 Nov 1953 |
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| Track with lever for reversing Hornby locos | UK | 11265/50 | 686025 | Improvements in or relating to model railway tracks | 2 Feb 1951 |
14 Jan 1953 |
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| France | - | 1032096 | Dispositif pour actionner les mécanismes de freinage ou d'inversion de marche des véhicules de chemins de fer en miniature | 6 Feb 1951 |
29 Jun 1953 |
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| Germany | - | 938837 | Vorrichtung zur Betaetigung des Brems- oder Umschaltmechanismus von Modell- oder Spielzeugeisenbahnfahrzeugen | 11 Feb 1951 |
9 Feb 1956 |
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| Electric Solenoid for Uncoupler | UK | 17380/53 | 740574 | Improvements in or relating to model railways | 23 Jun 1953 |
16 Nov 1955 |
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| France | - | 1102744 | Perfectionnements aux maquettes de voies de chemin de fer | 19 Jun 1954 |
25 Oct 1955 |
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| Switzerland | - | 318862 | Dispositif de désaccouplement pour maquette de voies de chemin de fer | 22 Jun 1954 |
15 Mar 1957 |
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| Canada | 543072D | 543072 | Improvements in or relating to Model Railways | -- | 2 Jul 1957 |
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| Australia | 1102/54 | 200385 | Improvements in or relating to Model Railways | 21 Jun 1954 |
7 Dec 1955 |
Added November 2017 | |
| New Zealand | - | 111946 | Improvements in or relating to Model Railways | 21 Jun 1954 |
26 Jan 1956 |
Added November 2017 | |
| Overload Cut-out | UK | 21226/53 | 761661 | Improvements in or relating to electrical circuit current limiting devices | 31 Jul 1953 |
21 Nov 1956 |
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| France | - | 1105836 | Perfectionnements aux limiteurs de courant pour circuits électriques | 30 Jul 1954 |
8 Dec 1955 |
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| Switzerland | - | 323448 | Depositif limiteur de courant | 28 Jul 1954 |
14 Sep 1957 |
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| Australia | 1624/54 | 204774 | Improvements in or relating to electrical circuit current limiting devices | 12 Jul 1954 |
28 Nov 1956 |
Added November 2017 | |
| New Zealand | - | 112118 | Improvements in or relating to electrical circuit current limiting devices | 13 Jul 1954 |
2 Nov 1956 |
Added November 2017 | |
| 2-rail Point Mechanism | France | 821279 | 1251117 | Mécanisme perfectionné de commande d'aiguillage pour chemin de fer de modèle réduit | 14 Mar 1960 |
13 Jan 1961 |
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| Germany | 21120 | 1813466 | Vorrichtung zur betaetigung von weichen | 17 Feb 1960 |
15 Jun 1960 |
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| Automatic Coupling for Trains | Switzerland | - | 361749 | Automatische Kupplung für Spielzeug-Eisenbahnen | 22 Mar 1962 |
15 Jun 1962 |
This patent was taken out by Alfred Ruggiero. However it is identical to and refered to by the other patents |
| UK | 33102/62 | 1012646 | Automatic coupling for toy railways | 29 Aug 1962 |
8 Dec 1965 |
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| France | - | 1350577 | Attelage automatique pour chemins de fer jouets | 18 Mar 1963 |
24 Jan 1964 |
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| Operating Lifting Road Barrier | France | 928348 | 1483008 | Passage à niveau miniature | 21 Apr 1966 |
2 Jun 1967 |
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| Automatic Switching for Electric Trains | Germany | 58534 | 1901182 | Automatische Umschaltvorrichtung | 10 Jan 1969 |
4 Sep 1969 |
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