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Patent GB-190703618-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Emergency Illumination for Theatres and the like.
Inventor: HOCHENEGG CARL
Filed: 1907-02-13
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 3618. Hochenegg, C. Feb. 13. Distributing ; lighting, systems of.-Relates to emergency lighting systems for the exits, recesses, and separate rooms of theatres, hotels, &c., of the kind in which an auxiliary lighting system is automatically lighted when the principal system is extinguished.. In the system shown in Fig. 1, a continuous current relay 3 is provided for each emergency lamp 2. The armature 4 of each relay is connected by springs 9 to a battery 5, and has contacts 8 by means of which the battery 5 may be placed in circuit with the lamp 2 or with the charging-line 6 adapted to be connected with the illuminating system 12. The relay circuit is provided with a special battery 7, a resistance 13, and switches 16, 17, the switches 17 being placed in recesses, exits, &c., and normally closed by springs ; the lever 14 is held by 3 apring 15 in the position in which the full resistance is in circuit. In. operation, the resistance 13 is first cut out, and the armatures 4 are then attracted and engage the contacts 10, the swtiches 1,6, 17 being closed. The resistence 13 is again introduced by the spring arm 14 returning to its normal position, but the. current through the relays issufficient keep the armatures attracted. Should the circuit be broken at any of the points 16, 17, the armatures are released, and the emergency lamps switched in. In the arrangemgnt shown in Fig. 2 applicable to existing installations, only, one feed and return line are necessary, and the special relay battery 7, Fig 1, is dispensed with. The emergency-lamp batteries 5, fuses 22, relays 3, and switch 17 are in series in the circuit 6, 19, a resistance 13 and spring arm 14, as in Fig. 1, are provided, and a switch 20 is employed to connect the circuit 6, 19 with the system 12, or to include the resistance 13, or to break the circuit. The armatures 4 carry contacts 8 which engage contacts 11 to switch in the emergency lamps 2 if the circuit 6, 19 is broken. By using suitably-designed relays and a resistance 21, the emergency lamps may be fed directly from the system 12.
Patent GB-190703914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: REYNOLDS ALLEYNE
Filed: 1907-02-16
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 3914. Reynolds, A. Feb. 16. Electric furnaces.-A heating-element, consisting of a closed tube or pot of carbonaceous material internally heated by an arc or resistance, is immersed in the charge or embedded in the furnace wall. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a plumbago pot 1 is provided with an internal ledge 2, supporting a sleeve 3 of refractory insulating-material, such as magnesite, silicate of alumina, carborundum, or siloxicon, through which passes the electrode 4. The other electrode 5 is secured to the pot 1 by a ramming of ground carbon and tar 6, or a bed of dry loose carbon may be substituted for the carbon rod and ramming. A metal ring 7, attached to the pot 1 by a ramming of ground carbon and tar, serves as a terminal. In a modification, the lower electrode is omitted, and the pot is filled with resisting-material, such as broken carbon. In order to decrease the cross-section and increase the average length of the path of the current, the lower portion of the pot walls may be lined with a refractory insulating-material, such as carborundum or siloxicon, and blocks of the same material may be embedded in the resisting-medium. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the heating-element consists of a plumbago tube 16 centred in a ring 12, which may be a portion of the furnace casing, and conducting-material, such as ground carbon and tar, is rammed in the spaces 14, 15, the bottom of the tube being closed by a cap 13. The surface of the tube may be glazed, or it may be encased with a refractory material.
Patent GB-190712013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carousels or Mechanical Race Tracks.
Inventor: ELLIS GEORGE BELOE
Filed: 1907-05-23
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 12,013. Ellis, G. B., [Sulzer, E. T.]. May 23. Roundabouts.-The carrying - devices A of a roundabout are mounted on a series of concentric rings B which rest on rails Q arranged on a framework R. The framework is provided with supporting-rollers O which run on rails N, and is rotated by one or more motors G. A shaft S is provided with cranks T adapted, when turned upwards, to engage pins U carried by the rings B. The cranks when turned upwards are held in position by a spring lock which engages the shaft S. The cranks may be caused to release the pins U by an arm Y which strikes an arm X and turns the cranks down. When the framework is rotated, the rings revolve with the same angular velocity, but when the cranks are turned down, the rings slide on the rails Q with varying speeds due to their momentum.
Patent GB-190713198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Animal Traps.
Inventor: SANDEFUR JAMES PATRICK
Filed: 1907-06-07
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 13,198. Sandefur, J. P. June 7, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Traps.-Relates to releasing-mechanism for a trap of the guillotine type. The drop-bar 14. provided with spikes, slides between the uprights 12, being depressed by springs 15. It is held in its raised position by latches 20 pivoted in the forked ends of uprights 19, the Jatches being held at their opposite end by bent pieces 25, pivoted to the upper end of links 23 and to the jointed bait bar 16, which has a pin 18 for the bait. The links 23 and the bar 16 are pivoted to uprights 22. so that when the bar is depressed the upper end of the parts 25 is withdrawn, allowing the latches to tilt. The bottom bar 13 is provided with spikes, and the whole may stand upon an horizontal rectangular frame.
Patent GB-190716121-A (GB)
Title: Aerial Ship.
Inventor: BOLLHORN FRANZ
Filed: 1907-07-13
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 16,121. Bollhorn, F. July 13. Aerial machines with aerostats; aerostats; aeroplanes; propelling; steering.-The aerostat consists of two parts 1, 3 joined together and containing a number of aluminium chambers filled with a buoyant gas. The middle of the aerostat is shaped to form a space 4, closed at the top and at the sides but open towards the bottom, within which the driving means are placed. The machine is propelled by two paddle-wheels 7 driven from a motor 10 and feathered by means of sprocketwheels 18, Fig. 2, secured to the shaft 9, and gearing with wheels 16 secured to the spindles of the paddle vanes 8. The machine is steered by a buoyant body 21, rectangular in cross-section and tapering towards both ends. One end of the body is secured in a ball joint 20 placed at the apex of a conical recess at the end of the aerostat, and the body is moved for horizontal and vertical steering by endless cords 24, 25 passing over drums 27, 28 in the boat-shaped car 11.
Patent GB-190719210-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus for Elevating One End of an Ordinary Bedstead.
Inventor: BEECH HENRY
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 19,210. Beech, H., and Thompson, F. Aug. 27. Bedsteads. - An apparatus for raising one end of an ordinary bedstead, for medical and surgical purposes, consists of two blocks b, each h formed with a recess for supporting a leg of the bedstead and sliding in a rabbet in a vertical pillar a, to which it is secured by a bolt d passing through one of a series of holes e in the pillar. Each pillar is supported in a vertical position by four brackets c forming a foot.
Patent GB-190721913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pails.
Inventor: KRAUSE ELSE
Filed: 1907-10-04
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 21,913. Krause, E. Oct. 4. Commodes. - To prevent the wetting of the floor or walls, nursery pails are provided with detachable guards 2 slightly projecting into the pail and having rounded edges 4.
Patent GB-190724186-A (GB)
Title: Combined Letter-card or Circular and Reply Post-card.
Inventor: EMETT ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-11-01
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 24,186. Emett, A. Nov. 1. Advertising. - A combined 1 e tt e rcard or circular and reply post card is secured by an oblique tongue d, Fig. 3, by a pair of oblique or divergent tongues, or by tongues n, Fig. 9, or o, Fig. 10, instead of ordinary straight tongues. The tongues may be gummed and may be attached to one or more edges. The letter-card portion ot the sheet may have a circular, circulars, or booklet attached by adhesive or suitable clips.
Patent GB-190725073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Door Holders.
Inventor: DRAPER THOMAS
Filed: 1907-11-12
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 25,073. Draper, T. Nov. 12. Door holders.-Relates to door holders of the type in which a spring-controlled catch or stop at the bottom of the door is arranged to engage normally with the floor, and is adapted to be put out of action by turning the door handle. One construction is shown in Fig. 1 in which the spring- controlled stop b is connected by a rod or wire c working in guides d to a pivoted lever e arranged adjacent to and at a convenient distance from the door handle f. An undulation e<1> is formed on the lever e and is engaged by a cam g secured to the spindle f of the handle f. When the handle is turned, one of the parts g<2> of the cam is moved over the undulation e, thereby depressing it and raising the stop b. Antifriction rollers j may be fitted on the cam or undulation, and a pivoted catch k may be provided to keep the stop either in or out of action. The undulation may be notched, or dual projections e', Fig. 3, may be formed on the lever, and in each case the stop can be kept out of action by causing the part g<2> of the cam to engage the notch. In the construction shown in Fig. 5, a plate h sliding between guides i on the door is attached to the upper end of the rod c, and is provided with a slot h' through which passes the spindle f<1> of the handle. A projection h<2> is formed at the top of the plate and is engaged by a cam g attached to the handle. The stop b may be covered with durable friction material such as leather, or its lower surface may be serrated.
Patent GB-190726248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buckles.
Inventor: MARTIN PATRICK ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1907-11-27
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 26,248. Martin, P. A. Nov. 27. Buckles.-A buckle, Fig. 2, has a secondary frame b pivoted on the cross-bar a', to which the tongue c is pivoted, so that the tongue may extend over both frames to prevent unfastening. Two extra pivoted frames b, d are shown in Fig. 7 applied to a half-frame buckle.
Patent GB-190728368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Force Feed Oilers.
Inventor: WOOD GEORGE
Filed: 1907-12-24
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 28,368. Wood, G. Dec. 24. Piston pumps.-A multiple-delivery lubricator for motor-vehicles, motor-boats, gas motors, &c. comprises a reservoir 10 containing a number of pumps, the pistons 26 of which are raised by forked ends 25 of levers 23 and are depressed by springs 28. The levers 23 are mounted upon a rod 21, and are fitted with steel plates 24 which are engaged by studs 20 on a shaft 16 rotating by worm gearing 14, 15. To prevent damage if the operating.mechanism is driven backwards, a spring 30 is placed under each fork 25, enabling the levers 23 to yield in that direction. Each pump sucks in oil through a port 32 and delivers it through an outlet 33, which is fitted with a screw 34 to regulate the discharge. A union 35, Fig. 4, bears against a conical head 36 of a stem 37, and forces it into a recess 38, making a tight joint. A sight-tube 40 of glass, quartz, &c. may be placed between the union 35 and the discharge pipe 39.
Patent GB-190804859-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bag Holders.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1908-03-03
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 4859. Thompson, W. P., [Bond Scale Co.]. March 3. Sack-holders.-A device for holding bags for use with automatic weighing-machines consists of an upright 1 fixed to a base and carrying two horizontal arms 25, which are attached by means of a U -shaped piece 23. Adjustably clamped to each .arm of the frame is a jaw 7 having an aperture 8 which receives the lug 10 of a jaw 9 adjustably attached to each of the rods 5, mounted to slide in projections 4 of the arms 25. Similar pairs of jaws 12, 14 are mounted at the rear of the frame, those members carrying lugs being fixed, and those having apertures being attached to the sliding rods. The rods 5 are connected together by a plate 6 and are operated by means of a shaft 21, cranks 18, and connecting-rods 17 which are adjustably attached to the rocs. A handle, shown in dotted lines in the releasing position, is used to operate the shaft, and a hooked stop attached to one of the pivots 19 meets the rod 5 when the crank 18 is just above the dead-point. A hopper 3 may be bolted to the arms 25, and the frame 23, 25 is fixed to the upright by a bolt which may be removed so that the frame may be slid down on to the base for transport.
Patent GB-190808713-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Interrupter for the Ignition Systems of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: HENRIQUE JEAN FREDERIC
Filed: 1908-04-21
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 8713. Henrique, J. F. April 20, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas and like engines, igniting in. An interrupter for an electric ignition system comprises an arm N, Fig. 1, which carries contacts n<1>, n<2>, is pivoted at n, and receives a rocking motion from the magneto or other shaft revolving at the speed of the engine, through an eccentric disk 0, ring o, and a ball bearing. The terminals F, G may be resilient and the contacts n<1>, n<2> rigid, or vice versa. An igniting system for four cylinders and using this interrupter is shown in Fig. 3, in which the magneto A sends current by way of a terminal E to pairs of induction coils in series, the other ends of the primaries being connected to the terminals F, G of the interrupter. The magneto winding is connected at one end to the frame M, and the other end passes through the hollow shaft to an insulated contact bearing against a spring- mounted brush p, Fig. 2. This brush is carried by a bracket P which fits into insulated sockets q in the plate Q of the interrupter. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under section 91 (3) (a), comprises also a system for four cylinders using only two coils C<1>, C<2>, Fig. 4, each coil being connected to two plugs in series ; this subjectmatter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190811516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Seamless Circular Knitting Machines.
Inventor: MOORE FRANK
Filed: 1908-05-27
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 11,516. Moore, F., and Palmer, J. May 27. Circular knitting- machines.-To produce embroidery over plain fabric during the course of manufacture, a set of kneed feeders a<4> arranged radially in a dial are directed alternately into and .out of action by an cut-throw cam controlled by a starwheel b<1>. -To traverse the embroidery threads over the fabric, the feeder dial is shogged at intervals by means of pattern-wheels carried below the bed. The dial can be shogged either during the courses in which the feeders are projected, or in the succeeding courses while the feeders are retracted. In the first case, the embroidery threads traverse over the front of the needles and are knitted in. In the second case, the threads traverse behind the needles and float on the reverse side of the fabric. Patternwheels d, d' for ordinary embroidery and the bracelet respectively, are used. To commence the bracelet, the machine is first stopped and a sleeve carrying the wheels d, d' is moved by hand to bring the wheel d<1> against a lever c<2>, the forked upper end of which is connected to the feeder dial. On completion of the bracelet, a cam on the wheel d acting on a fixed incline displaces the sleeve, bringing the wheel d against the lever c<2>. Provision is made for holding the dial and the lever c<2> in the position in which they are placed by the pattern-wheels. For making more complicated embroidery patterns, a multi-part dial with relative movement between the parts can be used.
Patent GB-190815342-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Reinforced Wooden Support for Electric Insulators.
Inventor: GRAHAM CHARLES MCLACHLAN
Filed: 1908-07-20
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 15,342. Graham, C. M. July 20. Insulators.-A wooden or similar support for porcelain and like insulators is reinforced and has an up-splash preventer to protect the inner shed. The insulator 2 is screwed on the wooden support 11 having an upper recess 13 to receive the head of the reinforcing-bar 7, which also forms the support on the arm 6. An integral or separate outstanding flange 15, preferably of circular form, protects the inner shed from up-splashing or dirt. - The support 11 may be formed of one piece or of two halfsleeves, the vertical joint between which may be secured by an adhesive or not.
Patent GB-190816241-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Enabling the Doors of Railway Carriages and like Vehicles to be Simultaneously Locked.
Inventor: RODERICK DAVID
Filed: 1908-07-31
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 16,241. Roderick, D. July 31. Fastenings, railway-carriage door.-The doors a of a railway carriage &c. are provided with loose bolts e, which secure the doors when a current is passed through solenoids i carried by the door frame. The wires of the separate carriages of a train are connected by spring hooks n shown in detail in Fig. 4. When the carriage forms the end of a train, the spring hooks on each side are sprung on to staples in the end of the carriage. The source of current may be a battery p carried in the guard's van, from which the solenoids are operated by the switch r.
Patent GB-190820310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Supporting Appliances.
Inventor: CARVER THOMAS ALBERT BRIGGS
Filed: 1908-09-28
Granted: 1909-09-28
Abstract: 20,310. Carver, T. A. B. Sept. 28. Hangers and brackets. -- An adjustable bracket or support particularly for bearings comprises a pair of parallel rods D, D<1>, Fig. 1, which are gripped between a chair A and a cap B formed with shoulders B<1>. A bolt E tightens the cup B and secures the whole to a support such as a pillar F. The rods are held in seatings C, C<1>, and are adjustable angularly about the bolt E and also in the direction of their axes. In a modification, the device is secured without piercing the pillar F by two bolts and a yoke embracing the pillar. The chair A. may have the form of a standard extending at right-angles from a base support. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which two pairs of rods D, D<1>, and H, H', in planes at right-angles to one another, are secured by clamps J and caps K, lugs K<1> being formed on the caps to prevent tilting under the action of the tightening-bolt L. Fig. 5 shows an arrangement in which the bearing M of a shaft T is mounted on a pair of rods H, H<1>, which in turn are supported by pairs of rods D, D'. A device N is also shown secured to the pairs of rods D, D<1>. Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the chair A is adjusted angularly by means of slots P and bolts P<1>.
Patent GB-190900407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Umbrellas.
Inventor: ROSE JAMES
IPC: A45B19/10
Filed: 1909-01-07
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 407. Rose, J. Jan. 7. Folding umbrellas; ribs; joints.-In folding umbrellas of the kind that comprise hinged sectional ribs, the inner parts 3, Fig. 4, are of the ordinary paragon type and retain the outer parts 4 in the operative position by indentations 7. The git 10, Fig. 6, encloses the outer rim, and is fastened to it by means of a pin 6 which connects the rib sections.
Patent GB-190901332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Filaments for Electric Lamps and in the Process of Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: KUZEL HANS
IPC: H01K3/02
Filed: 1909-01-19
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 1332. Kuzel, H. Feb. 22, 1908, [Convention date]. Filaments of metal are shaped by heating them, while loaded by means of weights, springs, or clamps, at several points or over a continuous length. Symmetrical or other bends of angular, polygonal, or curved form may be obtained, and the filament limbs may be parallel, convergent, or divergent. The parts bearing on the filaments may consist of refractory oxides with an addition of powdered tungsten to prevent action upon the filament, or metal parts, insulated from one another, may be used. Various forms of weights are described, for instance a series of hooks 10 ... 13, Fig. 8, may be used, or an angular or curved saddle-like load 14, Fig. 11, prepared from a colloidal refractory oxide such as thoria. The filament may be strained by spring action, either the ends of the limbs or the parts holding the bend being fixed. When heavy weights are used, they may be partly compensated by springs. The heating of the filaments is generally effected by passage of an electric current, and may be that which converts them into their final state.
Patent GB-190907344-A (GB)
Title: Ball Bearing Ruler.
Inventor: SAMPSON HERBERT
IPC: B43L7/04
Filed: 1909-03-27
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 7344. Sampson, H. March 27. Rulers; squares.-The lower side of a ruler is made flat and is fitted with ball races. Fig. 2 is a plan, and Fig. 3 an end elevation, of the ruler. The ruler can thus be moved from one part of the paper to another without rolling and making inky marks. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that the invention is also applicable to T-squares, set-squares, and the like.
Patent GB-190907519-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Extracting Metal from Ore.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: C22B5/00
Filed: 1909-03-29
Granted: 1910-03-29
Abstract: 7519. Mackenzie, J. W., [Stevens, C. A.]. March 29. Dry processes of extracting metals. - A mixture of comminuted ore, carbon, and oxide or carbonate of alkali or alkaline-earth metal is raised to a red heat in a retort having at its bottom a water-bath into which the reduced metal &c. is allowed to fall at intervals. The steam thus generated rises into the retort and becomes decomposed by the carbon, the liberated hydrogen and the carbon monoxide taking part in the reduction process. Lime or limestone alone may be used with carbon and ore in some cases, and in others barium, sodium, or potassium oxide or carbonate may be employed instead of, or in addition to, the lime &c. The lime which is produced from the limestone, when this material is employed, is slaked by the water vapour rising into the retort, the heat thus generated assisting in the reaction. The process may be carried out in a retort R having on each side a combustion chamber C communicating with flues c at the sides of the retort and stacks c<1> at the ends. The mixture is fed through a hopper H which may be sealed. The charge is supported on a grate b, which may be rocked by a bar b<1> from outside the retort to allow the reduced charge to drop into the water bath B. The bath is preferably fed continuously from a pipe b<2> and is provided with an outlet b<3> for the removal of the metal.
Patent GB-190909146-A (GB)
Title: The Use of Treated Sawdust as a Mechanical Absorbent for Viscous and other Materials to Facilitate Storage Manipulation and Treatment.
IPC: B01J19/06
Filed: 1909-04-17
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 9 1 4 6 . Compagnie Industrielle des Alcools de l'ArdÞche. June 18, 1908, [Convention date]. Wood, treating with liquids.-To facilitate the storage, manipulation, and treatment of viscous substances they are mechanically absorbed in the product that is obtained by acting on sawdust with sulphurous acid under pressure and heating to convert a portion of the cellulose into sugars, which are extracted by washing, the resulting product being dried.