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Patent GB-191216144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Contact Plugs for Switchboards or the like and in the Method of Producing the same.
Inventor: RICHTER MORTEN BALTHAZAR
IPC: H01R24/58
Filed: 1912-07-10
Granted: 1912-11-14
Abstract: 16,144. Richter, M. B. July 10, 1911, [Convention date]. Plug couplings.-The inner and outer conducting-members c, a of contact-plugs for switchboards are so shaped that they are held in fixed relationship by insulation d introduced between them. Both members are formed with shoulders or grooves, and the insulation is forced between them in a plastic or liquid condition by means of a mould.
Patent GB-191220411-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or Addition to Chenille Cutting Machines.
Inventor: COOPER THOMAS
IPC: D03D39/24
Filed: 1912-09-07
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 20,411. Cooper, T. Sept. 7. Drawings to Specification. Cutting chenille.-In a machine of the type described in Specification 21,366/92, a rotary comb is arranged between the knife bed of the machine and the closing cylinder, and is rotated in such a direction and at such a speed as to return to its normal position, relative to the warp threads, the pile cut and deflected by the action of the knives.
Patent GB-191221454-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tuckers for Collecting Cylinders of Web Perfecting Printing Presses.
Filed: 1912-09-20
Granted: 1913-06-26
Abstract: 21,454. Goss Printing Press Co., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. Sept. 20. Associating-apparatus; gripper mechanism.- In connexion with a collecting-cylinder for associating sheets cut from webs printed on webperfecting presses or the like, a resilientlymounted tucker is provided which is adjustable so as to vary the pressure with which the tucker holds the sheets while the grippers are opened to take fresh sheets. As shown, a collecting- cylinder 10, fitted with two sets of grippers 12, 13 operated in known manner to receive sheets and deliver them when the required number of sheets is associated, coacts with yielding tuckers which are carried by a bar 20 secured to two disks 19 fixed to a. shaft 18, which is driven at twice the angular speed of the cylinder 10. The tucking-members consist of spring-pressed pins 24, Fig. 4, pressed outwards by springs 23 arranged in sleeves 21 screwed into the bar 20. The inner ends of the pins 24 are screw-threaded and aro controlled by nuts 25, 26 which allow the pins to be adjusted for sheets of different thicknesses. The pins 24 at the extremities of the rod 20 are provided with caps as 27, and the intermediate pins are fitted with short bars as 29, the parts 27, 29 serving to hold the sheets against the cylinder 10 while the grippers 12, 13 open to receive sheets forwarded between the guides 16, 17. The caps 27 and bars 29 are spaced apart sufficiently to permit the grippers to come between them, so that the tucking and gripping devices do not interfere with one another.
Patent GB-191222002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fishing Tackle.
IPC: A01K89/015
Filed: 1912-09-27
Granted: 1913-07-10
Abstract: 22,002. Hadfield, A., and Milward & Sons, H. Sept. 27. Reels, rod.-The checking of the rotation of the reel to suit a cast of any desired extent is controlled automatically by the action of the line itself when the required length has been run off. The brake lever j projects through an opening in an enlarged portion c of the reel, and the required portion of the line is wound round the part c and holds the brake out of action. In casting, when the required length of line has run out, the brake k is automatically applied by an adjustable spring
Patent GB-191222572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Protecting Cargo from the Weather whilst it is being Transferred from the Hold of a Vessel to the Dock Shed or Transport Vehicle.
Inventor: MATHIAS JAMES
IPC: B63B17/02
Filed: 1912-10-04
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 22,572. Mathias, J. Oct. 4. Transhipping and transferring by hauling and paying-out between elevated supports.-To facilitate the manipulation of a load by two derrick ropes, the lifting and transporting ropes k<1>, H are passed through rings of guide stays k<1> which slide along stretched side ropes K.
Patent GB-191302512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Illuminating Devices particularly adapted for use in connection with Airships.
Inventor: HYRA EMIL
IPC: F42C7/12
Filed: 1913-01-30
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 2512. Hyra, E., and Klinkosch, K. Jan. 30. [Addition to 25,355/12.] Pyrotechnic and like signals. -Relates to illuminating and signalling devices of the kind described in the parent Specification, comprising luminous bodies connected to parachutes, the whole device being released from aircraft and the bodies being ignited owing to the difference between the acceleration of the bodies and the parachutes. In one form, Fig. 1, the luminous bodies are hinged to the convex top of a casing 2 containing a cylinder 7 for written messages. The parachute is connected by cords 4 to the rod 3 of the casing 2. Igniting-cords 5 from the bodies 1 are secured to an igniting-set 4<1>, to which a cord 6 connected to the aircraft is secured. When the whole device is discharged by the opening of the lower end of the container 8, the bodies 1 fall to an horizontal position, a pull takes place on the igniting-set 4', the bodies are ignited, and the device is freed from the cord 6. The bodies 1 may be acted on by springs to make them quickly assume an horizontal position, and the movement may cause the ignition to take place if cords containing ignition-sets are connected to the rod 3 and the bodies. In another form, an ignition cap is fitted to the casing 2 and is acted upon by a lever acted on by a spring or weight, or both, and normally held out of action by the container walls, but adapted to fall when the device leaves the container. The ignition may be further brought about by causing the ignition-set to rub against a rough surface in the container, when the apparatus is being forced out by a spring. In a further modification, Fig. 3, the bodies 21 are hinged to a casing 16 containing a cylinder 19 in which a spring-actuated firing-pin 18 fits, and is normally held out of action by a rod 25 which engages a recess 30 in the firing-pin. A spring 23 presses the rod 25 into the recess 30, and the parachute cords 26 are secured to the rod 25. The bodies 21 are provided with screens 31 to shield the aeronaut from the glare of the light, and the shields carry spring-controlled arms 32, which engage the rod 25 above, or above and below, the projection 33 and prevent the firing-pin from being released prematurely. When the load comes on the rod 25, or when the lower part of the arm 32 bears upwards against the lug 33, due to the bodies 1 falling outwards, the cartridge 29 is struck, and the cords 22 ignite the bodies 21. The cartridge may be ignited by electrical means acting directly or indirectly.
Patent GB-191306351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Driving of Spindles of Spinning Machines.
Inventor: MATHYS ALBERT WILLIAM
IPC: D01H1/241
Filed: 1913-03-14
Granted: 1913-07-17
Abstract: 6351. Mathys, A. W., [Kuhn, A.]. March 14. Spindle - driving apparatus.-The bands or cords for driving the spindles of spinning- machines are uniformly tensioned when knotting or joining the ends. A flat spring b, arranged at the side of the spindle remote from the driving-drum, is fixed at its lower end, and is provided at its upper free end with a hook or catch c in which the ends of the band to be knotted are inserted. The spring is pressed back until a spring-controlled catch d snaps in front of the spring and the knot is made. The band is then removed from hook c and passed into the groove of the spindle wharl v, which is composed of strips of paper, papier mÔchÚ, or the like wound tightly and pressed together; the strips may be coated with an adhesive, and the central bore may be lined, or side plates may be added to strengthen the paper. The catch d is provided with a handle f by which it may be moved back to allow the spring c to assume its normal position.
Patent GB-191313129-A (GB)
Title: A High Speed Air Compressor.
Inventor: LANG WALTER SHAW
IPC: F04B25/00
Filed: 1913-06-06
Granted: 1913-12-11
Abstract: 13,129. Lang, W. S. June 6. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Compound piston pumps. -In a compound air-compressor of the kind having a pair of opposed pistons in each cylinder, the cylinders are arranged in line with the low-pressure cylinder A remote from the driving-shaft G. The adjacent pistons F<2>, F<3> of the cylinders are connected to a pair of driving-cranks N<2>, and the remote pistons F'. F<4> to a driving-crank N' arranged 180 degrees apart from the crank N<2>. To economize head room, the connecting rods R' may be attached directly to the cross-beam O, and the connectiug-rod M to a gudgeon-pin within the piston F<4>.
Patent GB-191315180-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wall Plugs or Fixing Sockets.
Inventor: MALABY IRA BOUTELL
IPC: F16B13/06
Filed: 1913-07-01
Granted: 1913-11-13
Abstract: 15,180. Malaby, I. B. July 1. Hooks fixed to walls and flat surfaces. - A wall plug or screw socket consists of a slotted cylindrical body 3, Fig. 3, formed by bending the flat blank shown in Fig. 2 so that the eye 5 closes the end and acts as a nut. The body 3 is passed through a hole in the wall and is then collapsed or expanded laterally by means of a screw 7 and lever 8 bearing on a washer 9. The tongue 6 is thus embedded in the wall. A permanent screw with a hook or other attachment is then inserted in place of the screw 7, or the tongue 6 may be used as a suspending hook. Fig. 5 shows a modification provided with tongues 14 between the ribs 3, and several eyes 5, 5<a>, 5<b> to form a stronger nut. Fig. 6 shows the device expanded in a hole in a solid wall.
Patent GB-191317087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Trucks for Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: BROOKS JAMES ALPHONSUS
IPC: B61F5/06
Filed: 1912-08-17
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 17,087. Brooks, J. A. Aug. 17, 1912, [Convention date]. Axle-trucks and bogies.-The truck bolster is hung from the upper members of the side frames by swing links spaced apart, and is provided with side bearings arranged at a higher level than the centre bearing to obtain a low centre of gravity for the body. Special constructions of bolster, transom, and plough frame are also described, the bolster and transom being extended outwardly beyond the wheel gauge. The side frame comprises upper and lower members 8, 35 connected at their ends to the pedestals 15, 16. The lower members 35 are connected transversely by transom bars 51, which are formed with horizontal extensions 52 bolted to the bars 35, and are secured to U- shaped bars 55 having flanges 57 secured to the upper members 8. The bolster is arranged between the bars 51, 55, and comprises two angle-irons 42 connected by a top plate 45 and strengthened by a truss plate 47, Fig. 6. Wearing plates 64, 58 are provided on the bolster and transoms respectively. The side-bearing rollers 66 are mounted in brackets 68 carried by saddles 63 secured to the ends of the bolster, and the centre bearing 50 is arranged low down, as shown in Fig. 6. Side springs 76 are secured at their centres to the bolsters, and hung at their ends by straps 78 from the upper side members 8. The plough frame comprises a front bar 24 with its ends 26 bent into the vertical and secured to members 27 connected to the truck frame. Bars 30 bent to angle form are also secured to the members 27 and to plates 33, extending rearwards from the bar 24 and connected together by a bar 34.
Patent GB-191317734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rotary Disc Valves.
Inventor: PEACEY WILLIAM HOWELL
IPC: F01L7/06
Filed: 1913-08-01
Granted: 1914-07-30
Abstract: 17,734. Peacey, W. H. Aug. 1. Expansion, varying. - A stationary valve E on the back of the distributing valve H is mounted on a hollow spindle E<1>, and is adjustable by hand or by the governor in order to vary the expansion.
Patent GB-191326257-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus applicable as a Pump, or Compressor, Blower, Exhauster and Meter.
Inventor: PEW ARTHUR EDWARD HOLMAN
IPC: F25B31/00
Filed: 1913-11-15
Granted: 1914-11-16
Abstract: 26,257. Pew, A. H., and French, T. E. Nov. 15. Crank - actuated pumps; multiple - acting piston pumps; revolving-cylinder pumps; valves and valve seats, arrangement of.-Apparatus applicable as a compressor, pump, blower, exhauster or meter, and intended primarily for use in connexion with refrigerating-machinery, comprises cylinders grouped round a common shaft or the equivalent thereof and controlled by a disk valve between which and the cylinder group there is relative rotary motion. The disk valve or the cylinder group is formed and arranged so as to constitute a balanced valve or a balanced cylinder group responsive to the working fluid pressure to coact efficiently with its companion part. In some cases, the balanced member acts as a safety-valve. In the compressor shown in Fig. 1, the suction and discharge chambers c, b are arranged on opposite sides of the cylinders. The inlet w is controlled by the piston and the discharge u by a disk valve i, the hub of which is concentric with the shaft and is secured thereto by a prolongation of the crank-pin. Partial balancing of the disk is effected by by-passing working fluid under discharge pressure in front of the disk. The discharge port t may be formed to increase progressively or step by step in area as it passes in front of the outlets u. The connecting-rods may move longitudinally on the gudgeons to enable the valve to move off its seat under excessive pressure. The inlet may be controlled by a second disk valve driven from the main shaft. A stuffing-box o is provided in the cover 0 and the tubular projection m on the cylinder casting and contains a lanternbush having communication, such as by way of a groove p, with the suction chamber of the apparatus. The disk valve controls both the admission aud discharge which passes to a central chamber around the crank-pin and from there to the discharge outlet. Segmental annular water spaces connected to a common annulus furnished with an inlet and discharge are provided. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the cylinders 1<b> revolve. The suction and delivery chambers are indicated at 5, 6. The inlet and discharge are controlled by passages formed in an annular partition 8 on the casing. In the modification shown in Fig. 8, the disk valve 31 controls a number of parallel cylinders engaging an inclined member 35 on the main shaft. The discharge takes place through passages 33, 34. The pistons 28 are provided with projections 29 which enter the ports 30 and minimize clearance. The meeting face of the disk and seating may be at any suitable angle to the face of the disk, and the meeting face may be in the form of one or more antifriction curves.
Patent GB-191326837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Lock Joints for Car Bodies and Trucks.
Inventor: COLEMAN JAMES MCCUTCHEON
IPC: B61F5/18
Filed: 1913-11-21
Granted: 1914-07-02
Abstract: 26,837. Coleman, J. M. Nov. 21. Axle-trucks and bogies.-A king-bolt arrangement, which, while permitting free turning movement of the parts, effectively locks the truck and body holsters together, comprises a pair of arc-section members 19 adapted to be separated by a ribbed pin 22 so as to engage upper and lower flanges 20, 21 on the members 19 with seats 6, 17 on the two holsters. Centre bearing-members 9, 18 are shown.
Patent GB-191404447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
Inventor: JESSEN THEODOR
IPC: H01H9/26
Filed: 1914-02-20
Granted: 1915-07-08
Abstract: 4447. Jessen, T. Feb. 24, 1913, [Convention date]. Switches.-Switching- apparatus for connecting a load circuit to any one of a number of generators at will consists of a combination of two plural-position selector switches and a change-over switch, the change-over switch comprising two levers, the first of which breaks circuit through one of the selector switches before the second lever makes circuit through the other, the whole operation taking place very quickly. The different contacts of the two selector switches are connected to the different generators and the change-over switch is connected to the load circuit. Each of the generators D I ... D V, Fig. 2, has connexion to corresponding contacts I ... V of both the selector switches. The contacts I ... V are arranged in circular arcs and are wiped by rotatable spring brushes a, Fig. 3, which carry handles p and also spring-pressed studs i to position the brushes. The brushes a at their inner ends constitute contact surfaces for the ends of the levers c of the change-over switch, these levers being pivoted on a terminal bracket d from which the current passes to the load circuit. The flat contact surfaces at the end of the levers c are held tightly against the brushes a by conducting springs m. While one lever c is in contact with its brush a, the latter is locked against rotation by a tongue f entering a notched sector c on the brush, as shown in Fig.. 3. To change generators, the other brush a, which is disconnected from the load terminal d and is free to be rotated, is set on the required generator contact. The handle k is then operated and a projection l thereon forces the open lever c towards its brush, at the same time tensioning the spring n which connects the two levers c. Just before the open lever c is closed into its contact m, lugs g upon the two levers c come into engagement, whereby the closed lever c is forced out of its springs m and the spring n operates to produce a quick opening. Sparking at the break is taken by the springs m, and the. arc serves momentarily to connect the generators in parallel.
Patent GB-191404984-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Playing Cards.
Inventor: HEALY LOUISE
IPC: A63F1/02
Filed: 1914-02-26
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 4984. Healy, L. Feb. 26. Card games.-Each of the cards in a pack intended for playing patience games has a number printed on its back to enable a player to record easily the sequence of the cards after cutting and shuffling. The pack consists of forty-six cards, two of which are shown, marked with pips which have a triangle and a square for their basic design. There are four differently coloured sets of cards of each suit-marking, each set consisting of five cards. One of these cards is shown in Fig. 5. There is also a court suit of six cards, one of which is shown in Fig. 13.
Patent GB-191407401-A (GB)
Title: Jigging Apparatus for Grading Sand.
Inventor: RULE JOSEPH
IPC: B07B1/34
Filed: 1914-03-24
Granted: 1915-03-24
Abstract: 7401. Rule, J. March 24. Washing-apparatus with screens.-In an apparatus for grading sand, rotating cams e act directly on the upper surface of an inclined screen frame b, helical springs c being interposed between the upper edge of the screen frame and the fixed support a. In addition to the up-and-down motion, the screen frame is carried forward in a longitudinal direction by the cams, and returned by rubber or helical springs i. The extent of the movement is limited by adjustable guide-rods g, which pass through elongated holes in the screen frame and are connected at their upper ends by catch-bars h. The screen is mounted in the frame by means of strips secured to the frame, the strips at the upper end of the frame being hinged and provided with a removable fastening in order to permit the screen to be changed. The material to be dealt with is fed, with water, into a launder j, whence it passes to the screen. Water may be sprayed on to the screen'from a nozzle t in order to assist in keeping the meshes clear. Two or more screens may be mounted in the frame.
Patent GB-191409944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: KEAN FRANCIS JOHN
Filed: 1914-04-22
Granted: 1914-12-10
Abstract: 9944. Kean, F. J., and Beall, E. M. April 22. Two-stroke-cycle engines; cylinders, cooling and shape of ports of.-In, an engine having ,cross-connected cylinders of two diameters, and in which scavenging-air is drawn into each pump delivery pipe through a valve adjacent the cylinder admission valve, an annular clearance space, of a diameter larger than that of the pump cylinder and into which project the walls of pump and working cylinders, is provided at the head of each pump at D. Combustible mixture enters at N and scavenging - air is admitted through a pipe H and a valve F. The supplies of air and of mixture to the pumps may be controlled independently or simultaneously, and the distributing valves may be of a piston or sliding type. The valves may be actuated by cams or eccentrics, and one throttle valve may control the supply to two air valves or two mixture valves. Automatic valves may be used at F. The exhaust ports are curved as shown at E. The heads of the working piston and cylinder may be curved, and the pump piston is dished and provided with hubs (not shown) which direct the charge. Water or oil may be added to the scavenging-air, and the cylinders may be cooled by the use of sulphurous acid. The cylinders may be vertical, horizontal, or inclined.
Patent GB-191409961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ticket Printing and Issuing Machines.
Inventor: JUNG ALFRED JAMES
Filed: 1914-04-22
Granted: 1915-04-22
Abstract: 9961. Jung, A. J. April 22. Sheet - separators. - In a ticket printing and issuing machine, the ticket blanks X are stored in a container A from which they are fed to the printing - couple by a pusher-plate b secured to a hand - operated plunger b<3>. The plunger is held in its advanced position by a spring k engaging a pin b<10> on an arm b<11> of the plunger, and is returned by the engagement with the pin b<10> of a forked spring L carried by an arm M<1> on the reciprocating type bed C<1>. Delivery apparatus. - After printing, the rear edge of the ticket is raised by a plunger- H, so that it engages a stop J when the type bed C<1> returns, and the ticket falls on to a guide J<1> and thence to the delivery. The plunger H is connected to a lever H' having arms h<1>, h<4>, which, by engagement with a stop h<2>, raise and lower the plunger. A pivoted arm O resting on the ticket helps to direct it to the guide J<1>.
Patent GB-191412761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ammunition Hoisting Apparatus.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
IPC: F41A9/21
Filed: 1914-05-23
Granted: 1915-05-25
Abstract: 12,761. Dawson, Sir A. T., and Horne, J. May 23. Loading-appliances.-Relates to ammunition hoists of the kind in which the projectile, after being raised in the lower hoist cage, is received in a transversely-movable waiting-tray which, when the hoist cage is lowered, is moved to a position for discharging the projectile on to the loading-tray. According to the invention, the projectile waiting-tray, which is preferably pivoted to the lower part of the powder charge waiting-tray, is arranged so as to be vertically over the lower hoist cage when this cage is lowered, and at the side of the cage when the cage is raised. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the projectile waiting-tray C is pivoted at c and is operated by a cam D<1> on the hoisting-press D through intermediate mechanism comprising an arm c' fixed to the tray, links c<2>, c<4>, c<3>, and a bell-crank lever C<2> engaging the cam. When the press D is lowered to raise the hoist cage A, the cage C is swung over into the receiving position shown in chain lines in Fig. 2; then, when the press rises and the cage A descends, the tray C is swung back to the discharging position shown in full lines.