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Patent GB-191128672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ink-ribbon Mechanisms for Typewriters.
IPC: B41J33/00
Filed: 1911-12-20
Granted: 1912-04-25
Abstract: 28,672. Bouracier, E. P., and Bouracier & Co., E. P. Dec. 20. [Cognate Application, 299/12.] Ink-ribbon mechanism.-In multicolour arrangements wherein a separate ribbon is provided for each colour, the ribbons pass through a single vibrator and the spool-driving devices are adapted to permit of independent unwinding of the ribbons so as to maintain a regular tension; further, the spools can be readily detached for the purpose of changing the the ribbons. (1) In the arangement shown in Fig. 1, two ribbons are wound on two pairs of spools 4, 5, the spools 5 being provided with pawls 10 engaging teeth 9 on the spools 4. The pawls are arranged so that either pair of spools turns as one when winding on, but during unwinding, the lower spool can turn independently of the upper spool to compensate for the unequal amounts of slack formed in the ribbons by the vibrator. The spools 5 are coupled to the shafts 1 by pins 7 and are formed with journals 8 for the spools 5. The pawls 10 may be replaced by spring pins. In a modification, the spools 4, 5 of each pair are connected by pawls to separate axles geared to turn in the same direction. (2) In the arrangement shown in Figs. 6 and 8, the spools 30, 31 of each pair are mounted on co-axial spindles 32, 33 which are driven independently through a manual - reversal mechanism consisting of pawls 39, 40 carried by a rocking arm 37 actuated by a link 38, the pawls being formed with tails 41, 42 which engage a slide 43 having a recess 44. According to the setting of the slides on opposite sides of the machine, the ribbons may be fed independently in either direction, or may be both silenced. (3) The vibrator is formed with separate slots for the ribbons, and may also be formed with slots to receive an ordinary fullwidth ribbon. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, the slots 12, 13 for the ribbons are formed in a plate adapted to be attached by grooves 18 to the ordinary vibrator.
Patent GB-191128905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Emergency Tyres, Rims, or Annular Wheels, and the Means of Fixing same.
Inventor: TURNBULL ALEXANDER
IPC: B60B23/08
Filed: 1911-12-22
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 28,905. Turnbull, A. Dec. 22. [Addition to 3543/10.] Detachable-rim attachments to wheels. -To reduce the number of adjusting-devices for attaching rims of the kind described in the parent Specification, rubber or like blocks A carried by the auxiliary rim C are adapted to be turned into engagement with the ordinary rim D, as shown in Fig. 2. To limit the compression of the blocks, rods or tubes F may be embedded therein, or the brackets G may be suitably extended. Fig. 3 shows a modified adjusting- means, in which the ordinary rim is clamped between a washer H, which may be integral with the bolt I, and a flanged nut P. Referring to Fig. 6, relative rotation of the nuts S, U may be prevented by means of a pin R on the one engaging a slot T in the other, or by interengaging projections W, W<1>.
Patent GB-191200723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrically Heated Stoves.
IPC: F24C7/08
Filed: 1912-01-09
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 723. British Thomson - Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Jan. 9. Resistance ovens.-An auxiliary heating-element is automatically cut out of circuit when the oven door is closed. In the oven shown, slow heaters 11, enclosed in a mass of iron, are controlled by a double push-button switch 17, and a rapid heater 16 for broiling, toasting, or like purposes, is controlled by a similar switch 13, 14, the button 14 of which is actuated by a finger 15 on the oven door to prevent overheating. Lamps 18 indicate whether the circuits are open or closed. The oven is provided with heating-plates 10.
Patent GB-191201492-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Granulating or Agglomerating Pulverulent Material.
Inventor: KEMBALL GEORGE JOHN
IPC: B01J2/26
Filed: 1912-01-18
Granted: 1912-08-22
Abstract: 1492. Kemball, G. J., and Kemball, E. Jan. 18. Agglomerating procedes. - Powdered material is granulated or agglomerated by moving it over a stationary heated surface and cooling; the granules are separated from any remaining powder. The surface c comprises hollow bodies placed upon inclined supports a and supplied with steam from a pipe d; a portion of the surface at the upper end is not heated. The material is pushed up the surface by scrapers c' which are attached by rods e<3> to cross-bars c, carried by endless chains a<2>. A reciprocating motion may be given to the scraper by providing an undulatory bearing- surface for pins depending from the cross-bars. To obtain granules of a definite size, the material is discharged from the surface into a semi-cylindrical sieve f, through which it is forced by rotary arms mounted upon an axle f<3>. A second sieve g separates the powder, and directs the granules to an outlet h.
Patent GB-191203365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Jacquard Cylinders and Cards.
Inventor: BUNTING ALAN
IPC: D03C19/00
Filed: 1912-02-10
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 3365. Bunting, A., and McKeown, R. J. Feb. 10. Jacquards; cards.-To prolong the life of the cards, the cylinder A, Fig. 4, is provided with holes a<1>, a<2> in addition to the usual holes a at each end, and the cards have three corresponding holes at each end. When the holes in the central line of the card are worn, the usual stud or pivot brackets of the cylinder are removed and a pair of right or left hand brackets with sockets c<4> for the usual spring-pressed studs or pivots C<1> are secured to the cylinder by screws c<1>, the parts c<2> fitting in the usual recesses in the cylinder. When required, these brackets are removed and replaced by a third pair. Instead of arranging the springs to act directly upon the studs or pivots, the right and left hand brackets may have two sockets c<7>, c<8>, Fig. 8, for the spring and the stud or pivot C<1> respectively, the pivot being connected by an arm c<5>, working in slots c<9>, to a plunger c‹ on which the spring acts. Brackets may be employed having three sockets, into any one of which a single pivot with its spring may be inserted.
Patent GB-191210292-A (GB)
Title: Improved Carburetter for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SMITH ELMER STILLMAN
IPC: F02M5/04
Filed: 1912-05-01
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 10,292. Smith, E. S. May 12, 1911, [Convention date]. Spray carburettors. - The invention consists in improvements in the carburettors described in Specifications 15,305/09 and 26,782/11, wherein a rotatable fuel receptacle with several nozzles is placed across the air-inlet pipe and acts as a valve for controlling the air supply. The body of the carburettor consists of an upper portion 10 with mixture outlet 12, and a lower flared portion 13 with gauze screen 14, the upper and lower parts being secured by spring connexions 17, Fig. 2, which prevent damage due to back-firing. The fuel receptacle 26, Fig. 3, is in two parts and rotates on trunnions 24, 25. It contains a float 44 which actuates the fuel valve 51 through a lever 43, pin 42, and disk 46. The pin 42 is mounted at an angle to the horizontal plane through the trunnions so as to give an increased fuel supply as the receptacle is rotated. The fuel-valve casting 53 is square where it enters the part 54 so as to admit air to the trunnion 25, and an orifice 81 prevents a vacuum from being formed in the float-chamber. The upper portion of the fuel receptacle has a series of nozzles 60, one of which is below the fuel level when the receptacle is in its closed position as shown in Fig. 2. By this means fuel is dropped on to a screen 80, Fig. 2, which is situated in the air passage, thus giving a mixture sufficient to start the engine. The passage for air is obstructed by a rim 62, Fig. 2, except for a short distance corresponding to the space occupied by the fuel nozzles and the screen 80. If too much fuel is flowing, some nozzles may be replaced by a plug or by a nozzle with smaller orifice. The mixture is simultaneously controlled by a valve 65 mounted so as to slide on a rod 29 screwed into the fuel receptacle. As the receptacle is tilted so as to bring more nozzles into action, a cam 68 forces the valve from its seat, thus giving an opening additional to that produced by the tilting alone. As the receptacle is tilted in the opposite direction, the nozzles are put out of action and air only is supplied to the engine. By-passes 69, 70 are provided for slow running. In a modified construction, the lower part of the casing is hinged at one side and is secured by a spring snap at the other. A spring attached to the gauze keeps the fuel receptacle pressed against its bearings. The part corresponding to the part 13, Fig. 2, is not flared, but is cylindrical and is provided with additional air ports.
Patent GB-191212428-A (GB)
Title: Safety Seat for Window Cleaning.
Inventor: WOOD WILLIAM
Filed: 1912-05-25
Granted: 1913-02-06
Abstract: 12,428. Wood, W. May 25. Staging, window. - Window-cleaning seats C are supported by two wooden side brackets A, shaped to engage the sill and connected by a wooden bar B, iron straps D being secured to the seat and bent at the inner ends to engage the window frame.
Patent GB-191213862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Furnace Fronts for use with Liquid Fuel Burners.
Inventor: MEIJER REINIER ADAM
IPC: F23D11/00
Filed: 1912-06-13
Granted: 1913-06-12
Abstract: 13,862. Meijer, [known as Meyer], R. A., and Smith, L. E. June 13. Liquid-fuel furnaces.-In air-supplying fronts for liquid-fuel furnaces, of the type in which an annular air passage d<1> is formed between concentric cylinders b, d, and is provided with vanes to impart rotary motion to the air, a truncated conical baffle g is secured to the inside of the front, partially overlapping the passage d<1> also a second series of air-supply openings a<1> between the cylinder b and the annular plate a to which it is secured. Annular dampers c, c<1> control the air supplies to the passages a<1>, d<1>. The baffle g is protected by a covering of refractory material, and in a modification is composed of fire-bricks or fireclay, in which case it may also form a lining to the furnace front. The air is heated by the baffle and caused to impinge upon the jet of fuel. The vanes e in the passage d' are, as shown in Fig. 5, arranged with the forward end of one vane in advance of the rear end of the next, to prevent radiation of heat between them. The front a replaces the ordinary coal-fire front, being made either to take the existing studs, or of the same diameter as the furnace mouth when it is held by clamps secured to the studs.
Patent GB-191220944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switching Apparatus for Interconnecting the Lines of an Automatic Telephone System.
IPC: B62M9/12
Filed: 1911-09-26
Granted: 1912-10-28
Abstract: 20,944. Western Electric Co., [Telephon Apparat Fabrik E. Zwietusch & Co.]. Sept. 26, 1911. Drawings to Specification. Automatic exchange systems.-In systems in which calling lines are connected to a group selector &c. by a call-finder, the test-relay controlling the movements of the finder is energized successively and alternately over the testconductors of non-calling lines and over a circuit established by an interrupter carried by the moving part of the switch. The operation of the call-finder is partly controlled by a sequence switch, and a calling line, found by the call-finder, is rendered non-selectable by other call-finders and also by connectors, by grounding the separate test leads over contacts of the sequence switch. The sequence switch that controls the call-finder may also be used to control the group-selector with which it is associated. The system described is identical with that described in Specifications 21,259/11, 20,943/12, and 20,945/12, which claim other features of the system.
Patent GB-191226249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Supports for Metallic Filaments of Electric Incandescent Lamps.
Inventor: GILL HUBERT ALEXANDER
IPC: H01K1/16
Filed: 1912-11-15
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 26,249. Gill, H. A., [Wolframlampen Akt.- Ges.]. Nov. 15. Filaments, supports for; filaments, attaching. -An anchor H adapted to connect two filament branches F<1>, F<2> in series terminates in a loop in the opposite bends of which the filaments are clamped without heating. The section a between the bends is made straight to avoid warping. The anchors may be of nickel, copper, copper-nickel alloys or other metal and of rectangular, circular, or other cross-section. A group of anchors is arranged radially in a flange or ring L adjacent to the foot, the leading-in wires being connected to arms which support only one filament branch.
Patent GB-191227275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Governing Devices for Explosion or Combustion Motors.
Inventor: HULT CARL ALRIK
IPC: F02D1/00
Filed: 1912-11-27
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 27,275. Hult, C. A., and Hult, O. W. Nov. 28, 1911, [Convention date]. Cam-actuated pumps; stroke, varying.-The fuel pump of an internal-combustion engine is operated by a cam 10 mounted on one of the pivots 3 of the weights 4<a>, 4<b>. The weights and cam are on opposite sides of the flywheel &c. 1 through which the pivots 3 pass parallel to the main shaft, and the weights are connected by links. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) states also that (1) both pivots may carry cams operating two fuel-pumps, (2) one weight only may be used and, (3) an eccentric may replace the cam 10. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 9521/03, [Class 57, Governors &c.], and 18,490/11.
Patent GB-191313749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Water Heating Means.
Inventor: BERRY EDMONDS AUGUSTINE
IPC: F24D17/00
Filed: 1913-06-13
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 13,749. Berry, E. A. June 13. Drawings to Specification. Heating water.-Steam at low pressure from a single set of boilers is supplied to two or more sets of heat-interchanging apparatus of different capacities, so that supplies of water at different temperatures, as for example supplies suitab'e for swimming-ponds and slipper baths, can be obtained simultaneously. The water of condensation is returned to the boilers by gravity without the use of pumps, traps, &c.
Patent GB-191322344-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tube for Cosmetic Rods.
IPC: B65D35/32
Filed: 1913-10-03
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 22,344. Leichner, L., [Firm of]. June 17, [Convention date]. Tubes or containers, collapsible.-A holder for cosmetic rods consists of a collapsible tube a of the kind which is open to its full width at one end, and a key b, as shown, for rolling - up collapsible tubes fitted on the closed end c.
Patent GB-191323108-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rope Laying Machines.
Inventor: TOBEY WILLIAM LAIGHTON
IPC: D07B3/00
Filed: 1913-10-13
Granted: 1914-05-28
Abstract: 23,108. Tobey, W. L. Oct. 13. Machines for making.-In rope-laying machines, the main flyer is provided with strand-tensioning devices located between the bobbins and the layer head, and with movable strand-leaders acted upon by a yielding force such as gravity, and which automatically brake the bobbins and pull the strands therefrom under even tension. Fig. 1 shows a main flyer comprising bobbin flyers, from the bobbins B of which the strands are led through gravity-actuated strand-leaders a slidably mounted upon vertical guides a<3>. If a strand comes away too rapidly from its bobbin, the leader a moves so as to cause an increased friction between the bobbin and its bearing. The strands are wound around braked tensioning sheaves or capstans b before they pass to the layer head A<3>. The brakes b<2> are preferably spring-actuated, as by adjustable springs b<3>.
Patent GB-191325363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrical Conduit Systems.
Inventor: RAILING MAX
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 1913-11-06
Granted: 1914-08-20
Abstract: 25,363. Railing, M., and Taylor, T. Nov. 6. Couplings. - Relates to means for ensuring electrical continuity between electric conduits and fittings such as elbows, tees, &c. According to the invention, holes are drilled through lugs B on the fittings C so as to break through the inner wall thereof. The holes are counterbored or recessed, as shown at D, for part of their length, the remaining part being tapped to receive a screw. When the head F of the screw is just entering the recess D, the conduit G may be readily inserted into the fitting C; upon tightening up, the head F binds on to the tube G with a scraping or cutting action and makes good electrical contact.
Patent GB-191325761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in & relating to Vent Pegs.
Inventor: BREWSTER FRED
IPC: B65D51/16
Filed: 1913-11-11
Granted: 1914-09-03
Abstract: 25,761. Brewster, F. Nov. 11. Vent pegs. - A metal vent-peg comprises a a tubular base d, into which is screwed a cap c provided with an air passage e and an inlet valve consisting of a rubber strip f. A dipping- stick may be passed through the peg after the removal of the'cap c.
Patent GB-191326557-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or in connection with Extrusion Machines.
Inventor: SIZER ALBERT WILLIAM
IPC: B30B11/24
Filed: 1913-11-19
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 26,557. Sizer, A. W. N v. 19. Extrusion machines,- In extrusion presses, particularly of the screw type for moulding cattle food, one or more beads a are formed upon the end of the cylinder or lining A against which the face of the die C abuts, for the purpose of preventing material from accumulating between the end of the cylinder or liner and the face of the die-plate and so preventing the easy removal of the die-plate. The bead or heads may be formed on the face of the die C instead of, or in addition to, the cylinder or liner.
Patent GB-191328652-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or connected with, Safety Locks for Railway and other Carriage Doors and the like.
Inventor: LEWIS GEORGE
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1913-12-11
Granted: 1914-11-19
Abstract: 28,652. Lewis, G. Dec. 11. Multiple fastenings for railway carriage doors; latches, sliding. - A spring safety latch 3 mounted in the door framing near the top of the door is pressed back by the sliding bolt 8 when the door is to be opened. The bolt 8 is operated, through the bell-crank 13 and wire or cable 16, by the part 19 sliding in the curved guide 21. On the outside handle 22 is mounted a trigger 24 controlled by a spring 26. To open the door, the handle 22 must be turned to disengage the ordinary lock or fastener; at the same time, the finger-piece 25 must be held down, so that the trigger 24 catches the part 19 and moves it along the slot 21, causing the release of the safety-latch 3.
Patent GB-191329191-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means for Treating Feed Water for Steam Generators.
Inventor: HARDING LEONARD
IPC: B01D19/00
Filed: 1913-12-18
Granted: 1914-12-18
Abstract: 29,191. Harding, L. Dec. 18. Liquids and gases, separating.-Air is eliminated from the feed-water .of steam-generators to prevent corrosion, by passing the water through a closed chamber a, Fig. 1, from which the air is exhausted by means of a pipe d and pump or the like c, and within which the water is broken up into small particles. The feedwater service pipe b is controlled by a float valve f, and the treated water passes through a pipe p into a tank f<1>, whence it is withdrawn by a boiler feed-pump or injector c. A water-seal chamber q is provided in the tank, and an emergency float valve s allows water to be fed directly to the tank f<1> should failure of the chamber a occur. The chamber a, Fig. 2, is fitted with a valve h for giving a conical shower, and with a perforated plate j and shallow dishes k, m, n, o. The water may be heated by steam jets or coils.
Patent GB-191329392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Annealing Vessels.
Inventor: ROEMER ALBERT
IPC: C21D9/00
Filed: 1913-12-20
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 29,392. R÷mer, A. Dec. 20. Annealing - boxes. - In an annealing-vessel having a. chambered. cover containing absorbent material, vents are provided which are open to allow the gases to escape from the vessel through the absorbent material during the annealing process and are closed during cooling to exclude air. The vessel h, which may be single or double walled, is preferably closed by two covers e, f containing the absorbent material between them, and the vents a' are arranged to be closed by plugs b. In a modification, an open-ended pipe passes from the inner cover to the bottom of the vessel and is automatically closed during cooling bv the member on which the vessel is placed.
Patent GB-191329466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reflector-drums for Kinematographic Apparatus.
IPC: G03B41/08
Filed: 1913-12-22
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 29,466. Zeiss, C., [Firm of]. Jan. 11, [Convention date]. Kinematograph apparatus.-In kinematograph apparatus of the type having a continuously moving film in which the wandering of the image is prevented by a rotating reflector drum, the drum carries a ring of "central reflectors," i.e. reflectors each of which is made up of three plane reflecting- surfaces mounted mutually at right-anglesto one another. Each central reflector may be divided into two separate parts, namely a simple reflecting-prism c<1> and a ridge prism c<2>, both parts being rigidly fixed to the drum, and in the intervening space between the two parts of the central reflector, adjustable glass wedges p<1>, p<2> may be placed, which permit the optical length of the path of the light to be varied without deflexion of the axial ray.
Patent GB-191404051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Road Sweeping and Refuse Collecting Machines.
Inventor: WHITTOME JOHN THOMAS
IPC: E01H1/04
Filed: 1914-02-17
Granted: 1915-08-17
Abstract: 4051. Whittome, J. T. Aug. 17. Sweeping - machines; taking up refuse for removal. - Relates to combined road-sweeping and refuse - collecting machines of the kind in which a main brush discharges refuse directly into a receptacle behind it and in which inclined supplementary brushes are arranged in front of the main brush. The invention consists in driving the supplementary brushes through a flexible shaft or a shaft having a number of universal joints. Fig. 1 shows a plan of the machine, in which forwardly-mounted inclined pilot brushes f sweep the refuse into the path of the main brush c, which sweeps it directly into the bin b. The pilot brushes f are driven from the sprockets h on the road wheels g by chains i, sprockets j, and transverse shaft k. The shaft k carries a pinion m engaging a. pinion n on a flexible shaft n connected to each brush f. The main brush is driven by a sprocket and chain from a shaft arranged below the shaft k and connected therewith by spur gearing. The brushes f are raised from the ground by hand-operated levers v<1>, and the receptacle may be tipped by operating a worm gear.
Patent GB-191407617-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for Making Rubber Articles and Product of the Process.
Inventor: LIDDLE JOHN
IPC: B29C43/02
Filed: 1914-03-26
Granted: 1914-08-20
Abstract: 7617. Liddle, J., [Dykes, J. L. G., and Springer, W. L.]. March 26. Calendering and pressing.-A tyre or re-liner is formed by pressing and vulcanizing a straight length of fabric and rubber between two parts A, B, Figs. 2 and 3, of a mould having complementary humps and hollows a, b and a<1>, b<1>, the edges of the mould being straight or slightly curved and disposed substantially midway between the tops of the humps and the bottoms of the hollows. The material C is thereby formed into a band having straight edges c, Fig. 5, while the central part is formed with alternating oppositely-disposed protuberances. which are then formed by hand to lie on the same side of the edges, thus causing the material to assume the shape shown in Fig. 6.