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Patent GB-190723723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sifting-apparatus.
Inventor: VITTUR WILHELM
Filed: 1907-10-26
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 23,723. Vittur, W. Oct. 26. Mills and apparatus. - Foods such as sauces, vegetables, and the like are rubbed through a semicylindrical sieve 20, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, by crushing- rollers 35, which are resiliently pressed against the sieve and moved to and fro. The sieve 20 is held against angle-irons 14 on the semicircular walls 13 of the sieve-holder by a frame 16, which is pivoted on a bolt 15 at the rear of the holder and secured at the front by bolts 17 engaging in slots 19. Studs on the rear ends of the irons 14 engage in holes in the frame 16 and sieve 20. The horizontal arms of the angle-irons 10, 11, 12 of the holder rest on the horizontal arms of the angle-irons 2, 3, 4 of the supporting-stand 1, and the holder is secured in position by a lever 6 which is pivoted on a bolt 5 at the front of the stand and fastened by a bolt 7 engaging a slot 8 in the lever. The crushing- rollers 35 are carried by a rod 33 secured to the end of a rod 32 mounted on a shaft 31, which is oscillated by a rod 29 connected to a pin 27 adjustable in a slot in the face of a crank-plate 26 on the driving-shaft 24. The shaft 31 is mounted in the eyes 38 of a frame 37 carried by a shaft 40, and is connected by springs 42 to adjusting-bolts 43 carried by eyes 44 on the transverse pieces of the stand 1. When the springs are released, the frame 37 can be turned up and the crushing-rollers lifted out of the sieve. The sieve-holder may be inserted into the stand from above instead of from the side, the stand being closed on all sides. To prevent the sieve from moving to and fro, the horizontal arms of the transverse angle-pieces of the holder are shortened at the ends, and the projecting ends of the vertical arms engage in slots in the longitudinal angle-pieces of the stand ; or the vertical arms may be shortened, and pins on the projecting ends of the horizontal arms engage in holes in the longitudinal angle-pieces of the stand.
Patent GB-190727264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Surfaces for Seats, Couches, Mattresses, or the like.
Inventor: MARSHALL JOHN EDMUND
Filed: 1907-12-10
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 27,264. Marshall, J. E., and Elson, W. E. Dec. 10. Spring surfaces.-The adjacent coils of spring mattresses or of the spring surfaces of seats, couches, &c. are connected by links C consisting of channelsection bars having four pairs of holes C' pierced through the flanges C'. Two coils A<1> of each of the springs are threaded through two pairs of holes, as shown in Fig. 2. In a modified form of link, the outer pairs of holes are replaced by loops formed by bending the central web of the bar as shown in Fig. 5. When a wire frame D is employed to surround the spring surface, the outer coils may be connected thereto by a link similar to that shown in Fig. 5, in which there is only one end loop C', Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190800615-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces
Inventor: MAGNEE CAMILLE
Filed: 1908-01-10
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 615. MagnÚe, C., and Demeure, E. Jan. 10. Air and steam supplying.-A mixture of air and exhaust steam is heated in one or more chambers 3 and a series of tubes 4 at the sides of a furnace before passing to the ash pit, which is closed. Steam enters the chambers 3 through pipes 2 having openings 2<1> for the escape of water of condensation, and air enters at the top through adjustable openings at 8. The mixture then passes through the tubes 4 to the ash-pit, and through the grate 1. To enable the tubes 4 to expand without deformation, they are suspended from the top tubeplate by a collar 17, Fig. 4, and are simply inserted into the bottom tube-plate.
Patent GB-190803269-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Propeller.
Inventor: COOPER BERTRAM GEORGE
Filed: 1908-02-13
Granted: 1909-02-15
Abstract: 3269. Cooper, B. G. Feb. 13. Pumps with tilting or undulating diaphragms.- Comprises a propeller A for ships, stated to be applicable for the circulation of liquids, adapted to move in a closed orbital path C, Fig. 1, and arranged (1) to effect a direct impulse on the fluid, (2) to be set in motion for a part of its movement, and (3) still to operate on the fluid during the remainder of its movement. The propeller blade is pivotally mounted on a universal joint d. The shank e of the blade is fitted with a collar f pivoted to the forked piece g, which is operated from the crank-pin i giving the blade a swinging motion in one direction. A swinging motion of double frequency is given to the blade in a direction at right-angles to that described above, by means of the cam-plate m operated by the axle k. The underside of the cam-plate m is provided with a race engaged by a roller n<1> mounted on one end of the bell-crank lever o. The other end of the lever o is attached to the fork q by the rod p. In addition to these movements a rocking movement is given to the blade by the fork t operated by the crank r on the axle k. Modifications are described in which the cam-plate m is replaced by a crank.
Patent GB-190803578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wheel Rims for use with Pnematic Tyres.
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM CARMAN
Filed: 1908-02-17
Granted: 1908-04-16
Abstract: 3578. Taylor, W. C. Feb. 20, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Felloes or rims.-In means for preventing the overheating of a pneumatic tyre and for preventing a burst in the air-tube from affecting the outer cover, the tyre B, C rests on a perforated plate F forming a wall of an annular chamber G, which is fitted with inlet and outlet passages H having their mouths facing in opposite directions. The plate F is preferably in sections, a gauze or like ring K being fitted to protect the air-tube. The mouths of the vents H are fitted with dust-excluding disks I, and when necessary, as in running through water or mud, the vents H are closed by screwed caps.
Patent GB-190808616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Pressing Rollers of Spinning and Preparing Machinery.
Inventor: BLACK GEORGE BUCHAN
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 8616. Black, G. B. June 30. Rollers and roller heads.-Each arbor carries one pressing-roller and is mounted in a slide 3 carried in a guide, which is supported in a bracket fixed to the frame of the machine. The pressure is applied by a spring 11, Figs. 1 and 4, or by a loaded lever 19, Fig. 6. The pressing-roller is withdrawn from the drawing-roller by a lever 12.
Patent GB-190810021-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Machine Guns.
Filed: 1908-05-08
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 10,021. Marks, E. C. R., [McClean Arms & Ordnance Co.]. May 8. Machine guns.-Relates to gas-operated automatic guns and consists in improvements in the breech-block drive-rod action, ejector, magazine, and feed mechanism, and gas-pressure regulating- means. The head 8, Fig. 3, of the motor-piston or drive rod 6 carries the firing-pin 25 and passes through a cam-slot 26, Fig. 5, formed in the underside of the breech-block 19. When the rod 6 is driven backwards, it first rotates the breechblock to unlock the interrupted-threads and then carries the block rearwards. During the reciprocating movement, rotation of the breech-block is prevented by a projection thereon which enters a longitudinal groove 30 in the gun-frame 2. To reduce shocks, a spring buffer 21 is arranged between the piston-head 8 and the rear of the breech-block, and the breech-block is formed with an extension 20, which, at the end of the opening movement, enters a dash-pot 11 in the rear closing- cap 9. The ejestor-bar 37, Fig. 7, is retained in a slot 35 in the breech-block by a projection 38, which is passed through a groove 36 in the side of the slot and is then moved forwards, with the bar 37, out of line with the groove, and by a lug 41 on the breech-block which enters a recess 40 in the ejector bar. Springs 43, 46 control the movements of the bar, which is pressed rearwards for dismounting by the flange of a cartridge inserted in a notch 47 in the front of the bar. The rear abutment 85, Fig. 10, for the mainspring 51 is supported by the nose 86 of a lever which can be rocked from the outside of the gun to release the abutment. A spring-pressed valve 97, Fig. 3<a>, regulates the pressure with which the powder gases act upon the drive-rod 6. The cartridges are carried in a magazine 99, Fig. 11, pivoted at 104 to the right side of the gun-casing, and are transferred into position to be pushed into the chamber by the advancing breech-block by a spring-controlled carrier or cradle 113, which is rocked by an arm 116, the end of which is engaged by a cam 117 on the side of the head 8 of the drive-rod. A certain amount of lost motion can take place between the arm 116 and cradle 113 at the end of the return stroke, which motion is utilized to put extra stress upon the control spring in order that the spring may return the arm 116 into position to be again engaged by the cam 117. The magazine pivot-pin 104 is secured by a pin which can only be withdrawn when the magazine is turned down. Specifications No. 10,418, A.D. 1908, and No. 10,067, A.D. 1910, are referred to.
Patent GB-190811135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Telephony and Telegraphy.
Inventor: BROWN SIDNEY GEORGE
Filed: 1908-05-22
Granted: 1909-05-24
Abstract: 11,135. Brown, S. G. May 22. Telephones ; telephone-systems; telegraphs.-Two metallic contacts constituting a delic a t e microphonic resistance are maintained automatically apart at a minute distance (comparable to the wave length of light) by means of an electric device in circuit with the contacts and controlled by the current which passes between them. The invention is applicable to telephone transmitters and relays, and in telegraphy for dealing with very minute currents. In the telephone transmitter shown in Fig. 1, contacts a, a' are controlled by an electro-magnet f, which is in circuit with the contacts themselves and with a battery B and inductance h. The magnet f separates the contacts to an extent which is limited by the consequent cutting-down of the current through its own winding. Sounds spoken into a mouthpiece d vary the conduction space between the contacts, and are transmitted to a telephone receiver T, connected through a condenser across the contacts. An inductance may be connected in this circuit for tuning purposes. The inductance h in the regulating-circuit, or a resistance, or a condenser in shunt with the magnet f, is employed to prevent buzzing and to cut off the voice currents from the magnet. The diaphragm of the instrument may carry a dash-pot. A stethoscope may replace the mouthpiece d. In the telephonic relay shown in Fig. 5, the in-coming line is connected to coils f ‹, the polarized cores of which are surrounded also by the regulating-coils f<x>, and the outgoing line is connected across the contacts a, a'. The magnet d<1> is supported at an adjustable height by an internal thread on the casing A, and is fixed by a jam-screw d<3>. The upper contact a is provided with adjustment screws k<1>, k<11>. Instead of using a separate coil, the voice-current variations in the in-coming line may be impressed on the regulating-coil. In another form of telephonic relay, a regulating-coil and a coil connected to the in-coming line surround a core which carries one of the contacts, and the regulating-coil maintains the conduction space by allowing the further contact to move away from the nearer. In modified arrangements, the current in the regulating-circuit effects the automatic regulation of the contacts by the variations in length of a wire heated by the current, or by the expansion and contraction of an iron core, or by the attraction of a constant magnetic field on a suspended coil. The regulating-current may be indicated by a galvanometer. The contacts, consisting preferably of a flat surface and a ball, may be of gold, iridium or other metal of the platinum group, or silver, and may be arranged in a vacuum or inert gas, or they may be of polished steel under oil. Thermal disturbances may be prevented by employing the alloy " invar " in the construction of the instruments, or by enclosing them in heat and sound proof casings with the adjusting-parts brought outside.
Patent GB-190819673-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Football Boots.
Inventor: RICE MONTAGUE JOHN
Filed: 1908-09-18
Granted: 1909-04-15
Abstract: 19,673. Rice, M. J. Sept. 18. Football boots; slipping, preventing.-Football boots have foundation pieces 2, of leather or the like, to receive the studs 1 and to prevent their being pressed into the sole of the boot when it becomes damp. Such foundation pieces may extend wholly across the boot and may be provided for all the studs.
Patent GB-190821819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-skid Devices for Wheels of Motor and other Vehicles.
Inventor: HAMILTON JOHN ROBERT
Filed: 1908-10-15
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 21,819. Hamilton, J. R., and Broadberry, A. E. Oct. 15. Slipping, preventing, attachments to wheels for.-Independent sections a of channelshaped metal are used to form a non-skid device for the twintyred wheels of motor and other vehicles. Each section is attached to a bolt c passing through the felloe, and a spring of any suitable form is placed under the head of the nut on the bolt. The sections have concave surfaces a<2> to rest on the twin tyres, the deformation of the tyre consequent on skidding assisting in moving the sections up to their work. A continuous or sectional strip of rubber e is used under the sections. Specification No. 29,574, A.D. 1906, is referred to.
Patent GB-190822379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chairs and Couches.
Inventor: WILFORD THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1908-10-22
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 22,379. Wilford, T. H. Oct. 22. Hinges and pivots. -A spring pivot movement for selfadjusting chair &c. backs, shown in Fig. 1, comprises two interfitting cylindrical members l<1>, Fig. 3, and d, Fig. 2, the latter provided w i t h a spring c of one or more layers and terminating in a loop h<2> engaged by a fixed pin h in the former. The outer surface of the member d has a tapered recess g, Fig. 2<a>, engaged by a projection m, Fig. 6, on a plate m<1>; a locking is effected by a rotary plate k, as shown in Fig. 5. The movement is limited in action by a screw pin i, Fig. 3, engaging in a slot in the member d.
Patent GB-190824528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Annular Kilns.
Inventor: KOEDDEWIG HEINRICH
Filed: 1908-11-14
Granted: 1909-11-15
Abstract: 24,528. K÷ddewig, H. Nov. 14. Kilns.-Hot air from the cooling-chambers of a continuous kiln is mixed with the products of combustion from the burning-chambers and with atmospheric air, and is passed through a tunnel kiln in which the green bricks are dried. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the hot air from a cooling-chamber passes through the feeding- holes a in the roof and a portable flue b to the flue f, into which the products of combustion from the burning-chambers are discharged. A space is left between the portable flue b and the top of the kiln to allow atmospheric air to mix with the hot air. The mixture is withdrawn by a fau h through flues g, Fig. 1, passing through the upper part of the kiln, and is delivered into the tunnel drying-kiln i through pipes s, m, the latter of which lead to flues beneath the perforated floor. The trucks with the green bricks pass through the kiln in a direction opposite to that of the drying-gases, and at the discharge end are run into cooling-chambers p, from whence they are taken to the burning-chambers of the annular kiln. The openings in the floor of the drying-kiln may be closed by suitable dampers. The gases leaving the end of the drying-chamber are passed through a cleaning- device.
Patent GB-190825169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fish Bait.
Inventor: FISCHER JOSEPH BENEDICT
IPC: A01K85/02
Filed: 1908-11-23
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 25,169. Fischer, J. B. Nov. 23. Artificial bait.-When a fish seizes the bait, hooks 9, Fig. 2, pivoted at 12, are e projected through openings 8<a> by the depression of a lever 16 provided with a projection 18 engaging one of the hooks. A spring 13, fixed at its forward portion 14, normally holds the hooks 9 in the retracted position. The shell of the bait is formed of two side walls 5, Fig. 3, and the hooks are mounted in the space between two parallel plates 7, secured together by rivets 12, 17, and by a band 8, Figs. 2 and 3, which extends around the edges of the plates 7, except at the opening 8<a> and at the part occupied by the lever 16. In order that the bait may float in an erect position, air -cells 20 are formed in the upper part, and weights 21 are provided in the lower part.
Patent GB-190826605-A (GB)
Title: Improved Rubber Pad for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: PRICE ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1908-12-08
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 26,605. Price, A. E., and Gibbons, F. J. J. Dec. 8. ' Sole and heel protectors.-Projecting metal studs are yieldingly mounted in a pad for the sole or heel of a boot, the mounting being sufficiently rigid to enable the studs to penetrate through mud &c. to the hard underlying surface, but yielding enough for the studs to be forced back into the pad when in contact with hard ground. Fig. 4 shows the application to a rubber heel pad. The pad a is formed on its upper side with recesses b<1>, from which apertures b extend through the pad. Metal studs c are forced through the pad until their enlarged retaining ends occupy the apertures b<1>, their heads c<2> projecting beyond the bottom face of the pad. The pad is held in position by sliding it into a retaining-plate e, secured to the heel by screws f, and formed with a turned-over flange e<1>, which engages with a slot d cut in the side of the pad. A screw g locks the pad in position. The Provisional Specification also describes a modification in which studs with plain-shanks are secured in a pad by passing the shanks through the apertures, placing washers on the ends of the shanks, and securing them by riveting.
Patent GB-190900742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Cycles Propelled by Compressed Air, Gas or the like.
Inventor: ADAMS EDWARD
IPC: B62M9/00
Filed: 1909-08-12
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 742. Adams, E., and Trowles, J. Aug. 12. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Motor-cycles; motive power, applications of.- Comprises a self-driving pneumatically-propelled motor-cycle. A reservoir a supplies compressed air to a turbine-wheel d, Fig. 2, which drives the rear wheel of the cycle by a belt or other suitable means. The shaft of the turbine d carries a spur-wheel gearing with a small pinion f which drives a pair of compressors b supplying the reservoir a. Another compressor m is operated by a pinion o which is placed in gear with a wheel on the back hub when the cycle is running down-hill. A hand pump for charging the reservoir is also provided.
Patent GB-190902984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sparking Plugs for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM VINITH
IPC: H01T13/46
Filed: 1909-02-08
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 2984. Williams, W. V. Feb. 8. Drawings to Specification. Stop-gear.-The ignition circuit of an internal-combustion engine is rendered inoperative on overheating of the cylinder by mounting a fusible portion in the spark plug so as either to short-circuit the spark terminals, or to break the continuity of the insulated terminal.
Patent GB-190914541-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Desulphurizing or otherwise Treating Ores.
Inventor: HUEBNER ROBERT
IPC: C22B1/14
Filed: 1909-06-21
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 14,541. H³bner, R. June 21. Roasting.-Ores are roasted out of contact with the combustion products from the furnace, and under the influence of a partial vacuum. The ores successively traverse a series of superposed chambers A, B, C, D, E, F, which may be arranged alternately with heating-flues 8, 9, 11, 12, 13. The heat is supplied by a series of gas-burners 18, 23, 24, 25, either alone or in conjunction with a fuel grate 6. Each ore chamber has an opening closed by an airtight door, and all the chambers are connected to an exhauster. Dampers 16, 17 are arranged at either end of the heating-flues to control the direction of flow of the combustion products to a chimney-flue 10.
Patent GB-190915568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-skid Devices for use in connection with the Tyres of the Wheels of Road Vehicles.
IPC: B60C27/00
Filed: 1909-07-03
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 15,568. Smith, A. E. J. and "Never- Skid" Band Manufacturing Go. July 3. Tread bands, projections, and surfaces; tyre attachments to rims.-In non-skid devices of the kind described in Specification 14,125/08, in which a number of transverse bands a are secured to the tyre by bolts passing through the felloes. The bands are united in groups by plates riveted to them at f and additional bands a<1>, riveted to these plates are arranged between the bands a and have their ends preferably secured by cross-bars g, which rest under the ends of the bands a. Ventilation holes h are provided to keep the tyre cool.
Patent GB-190918213-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Telescoping Match Holder particularly adapted for use in Flash-light Photography.
Inventor: MCDONALD BETTIE HILL
IPC: A24F29/00
Filed: 1909-08-06
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 18,213. McDonald, B. H. Aug. 6. Taper and like holders. -A match-holder, particularly for use in flashlight photography, comprises telescopic sections with spring catches formed of \/-shaped projections 7 for holding the parts in position. The outermost section has a socket 4 to receive the match stem.
Patent GB-190921147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Drawing Boards or the like.
Inventor: PATTINSON WILLIAM
IPC: A47B27/00
Filed: 1909-09-16
Granted: 1910-09-16
Abstract: 21,147. Pattinson, W. Sept. 16. Drawing-boards.-In drawing-boards built up of a number of strips tongued or rabbeted together or having flat contacting surfaces and attached parallel to one another to a pliable back so that the board can be rolled up when out of use, tension bars 4, 4<a>, preferably tapered, are pivoted at 5 to one of the strips and are secured in the extended position by a catch device, Fig. 10, the parts 6, 7 of which are fixed on one of the strips and on the tension bar respectively. The strength of the board is preferably increased by bands 3; and other bands 15, pivoted at the points 16 and having a gripping-projection 17, are employed for holding the board in the rolled-up position. A handle consisting of a strap 18 is secured to a strip of the board or to a bar 4. The movement of the bar 4a in closing is limited by a stop 10; and the catch part 7 on the bar 4 engages a staple 11 on the bar 4<a> and is secured by a hook. Pads 8 prevent the board from sliding on a supporting-surface. For small boards, one bar 4 is employed, preferably pivoted at the middle of the board. According to the Provisional Specification, the board may fold into the form of a box.