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Patent GB-190809298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sliding Panel Doors
Inventor: GRAY ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-04-29
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 9298. Gray, A. April 29. Doors for ships' cabins &c. are provided with vertically subdivided upper panel ventilating spaces D which are closed by a panel B sliding in vertical guides A. The panel is raised by a lift E, and is held at any height by a cam-fastener F. A stop G supports the panel in its lowest position. In a modification, the panel is held in any position by the engagement of a spring on the panel with a rack on the door. The sliding panel cannot be opened from the outside of the room.
Patent GB-190817694-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Leather.
Inventor: BLACKADAR ZEBINA SHAW
Filed: 1908-08-22
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 17,694. Blackadar, Z. S. Aug. 30, 1907, [date applied jor under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. W i r e fabrics ; mixed fabrics.-A thin flexible woven fabric b for strengthening leather has thin wires 3, 4 of copper, alloy, &c. intermixed with the textile fibres of the warp and weft. The fabric may be composed wholly of wires with the meshes filled up with a composition.
Patent GB-190819581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to a Raising Device for Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: OEKER CLEMENS
Filed: 1908-09-17
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 19,581. Oeker, C. Sept. 17. Submarine vessels; buoyancy, increasing.-In an arrangement whereby a submarine vessel is provided with a reserve buoyancy by the provision of a number of collapsible bags located on the exterior of the hull and adapted to be filled by suitable machinery from inside the vessel, a number of comparatively small pneumatic tubes a are used, each tube being provided with a separate connexion d with the inflating-apparatus. Control tubes g, Fig. 3, with valves c, c' are also provided, by means of which any leakage can be located and the defective tube or tubes cut off from the air supply. The tubes are enclosed in protective coverings.
Patent GB-190822109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chopping & Mincing Machines for Food.
Inventor: PLUECKER MAXIMILIAN AUGUST
Filed: 1908-10-19
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 22,109. Pluecker, M. A. Oct. 19. Mincing.-A machine for mincing meat, fruit, vegetables, &c. comprises a body 20 provided with internal spiral cutting-ribs 26, which coact with similar forcing and cutting ribs 31, 32 on a rotary adjustable forcer 30, to which the material is fed through a hopper 21. The body has a circumferential cutting-rib 27 and spiral cutters 29 in a flaring mouth ; these co-operate with a circumferential retaining-rib 33 on the forcer to form cutting-pockets which determine the size of the pieces of material that pass out. The size of the pockets is varied by longitudinal adjustment of the forcer 30 by means of a clip 40 rocking on the forcer spindle and having slots 42, which engage spiral ribs 35 on the body 20. By turning the clip on the spindle, the forcer is moved longitudinally, thus varying the distance between the ribs 27, 33. A screw 43 locks the clip 40 in position. The body 20 is made elastic by means of a slot 23 in the forward end, which can be reduced by means of a screw and clamp 47, 46 so as to bring the cutters of the body closer to those on the forcer. By reducing the slot 23 until the cutting-ribs 26, 32 are in contact, and then turning the forcer, the ribs on the body and forcer sharpen each other.
Patent GB-190827913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Ventilation of Submarine Vessels
Inventor: KEMP ALBERT JAMES
Filed: 1908-12-22
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 27,913. Kemp, A. J., Randall, F. W., and Primrose, F. A. Dec. 22. Buoys; sunken ships, raising; diving.-A buoy used in connexion with a hose-pipe a for ventilating submarines is provided with a rotatable cowl d. A portion of the air which is pumped through the pipe a is stored in a compressor and is used for diving or salvage operations, for example for filling buoyancy bags in or on a sunken vessel.
Patent GB-190903130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Tumbler Switches.
Inventor: BELCHER JOSEPH BOULTON
IPC: H01H9/12
Filed: 1909-02-09
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 3130. Belcher, J. B. Feb. 9. Earthing parts of switches.-A tumbler switch is provided with a connexion between the parts that do not carry current and the earth. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a link A is connected between a screw B upon the part of the switch that does not carry current and the screw D which fixes the casing to the wall, and is consequently earthed. Any leakage current, static charge, or induced current is in this way connected to earth.
Patent GB-190908084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Valves for Steam, Water, and the like.
Inventor: HAGUE ALBERT VICTOR
IPC: F16K3/18
Filed: 1909-04-05
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 8084. Hague, A. V. April 5. Actuating valves; lift valves.-The valve faces E, F of a sluice valve are withdrawn from and pressed against their seats D by short toggle-levers G, each connected at one end to the screwed operating-spindle I and guided at the other end by rollers L carried on a spindle K held by lugs on the back of the valve, engaging guiding-paths M formed by projecting walls on the casing. To keep the valve faces parallel to the seats, projections J are formed on the ends of the levers G. The operating- spindle may be packed by an ordinary stuffing- box and gland, or a piston moving in a cylinder may be employed. A modification is described in which one of the valve faces is dispensed with, the remaining face being held against its seat either by fluid pressure or by means of a bearing-surface provided for the purpose. According to the Provisional Specification, the levers G may be connected to a fitting having a ball-bearing connexion with the operating-spindle.
Patent GB-190908766-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Turbines.
Inventor: GROSS COURT CARL FRIEDRICH LEO
IPC: F01D1/30
Filed: 1909-04-13
Granted: 1910-04-13
Abstract: 8766. Gross, C. C. F. L. April 13. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Reversing.-Relates to reversing-turbines of the type in which the blades 2, 3 are so shaped that a change in direction of running is effected by altering the direction of flow of the steam through the turbine. The supply of steam to the channels 13, 14, which feed the nozzles 15, is controlled by a suitable reversing-valve. One or other of the exhaust spaces 21, 22 is connected to the condenser by a pipe 26. Thevalve 27, 28 is actuated by a piston 31, the cylinder 30 of which is connected by pipes 32, 33 with the steam channels 13, 14. Thus, when the right-hand nozzles 5 are energized, the right-hand space 22 is cut off from the condenser, and vice versa. The nozzles 1, 5 are supported by sleeves 19, 20, and the spaces 17, 18 between the sleeves communicate with the spaces 21, 22. The wheels 7 are locked on the shaft 8 by nuts 9.
Patent GB-190912719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Smithy Hearths and the Utilisation of Waste Heat therefrom.
Inventor: RILEY FRANK
IPC: B21J19/02
Filed: 1909-05-29
Granted: 1910-05-30
Abstract: 12,719. Riley, F. May 29. Feed-water, heating.-Water employed for cooling the tuyere E of a smith's forge is conducted to a feed-water tank H and pump J, and passes through a feed-pipe K to a boiler B arranged within the uptake.
Patent GB-190913838-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves applicable for Rock-drills and other Engines or Machines.
Inventor: GARVIE JAMES
IPC: B25D9/24
Filed: 1909-06-12
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 13,838. Garvie, J. June 12. Fluid-actuated gears; beat or lift valves.-An improved form of pivoted flap valve for rockdrills &c. is described, the position of which is reversed by fluid compressed by the piston after the closure of the exhaust ports. The valve 12 is provided with inclined faces, and rocks on a V-shaped peg 13, which projects into a wider V-shaped recess formed in a separate cylindrical piece arranged in a transverse hole in the cylinder. The valve is maintained in its operative position by a spring 24 and a stop 20. The spring is adjusted by a screw-plug 18. The stop is constructed with a conical projection 21 which engages a recess in the valve.
Patent GB-190921341-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Couplings for Railway Vehicles and other purposes.
Inventor: TURNER ALEXANDER CROSBIE
IPC: B61G3/16
Filed: 1910-04-18
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 21,341. Turner, A. C. April 18, 1910. Couplings, automatic.-Couplings of the twin interlocking - hook type engage each other by inclined swing. The front portion of the head forms a guide and presents four plane faces inclined to each other at about 90 degrees. The central portion is cut away for the passage of the hooks. The hook C is attached to the swivelling member F by a pin G, the member F having projections I supported in slots J in the head A. In coupling, the hooks are pressed backwards, and cause the swivel-pieces F to swing rearwards and upwards and raise the hooks C, which are rocked backwards on their tails K by the action of the curved surface on the projecting members L of the draw-head. Uncoupling is performed by raising the swivel F by means of a chain N. A modification describes a locking-device for preventing accidental disengagement.
Patent GB-190922039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spectacles and Eyeglasses.
IPC: G02C3/00
Filed: 1909-09-27
Abstract: 22,039. Rodenstock, G., [Firm of]. Oct. 13, 1908, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Spectacles. - Lenses for rimless spectacles and eyeglasses are made with either one or two lateral projections a for the attachment of the mounts.
Patent GB-190922336-A (GB)
Title: Improved Iron Stands for Carrying Drawers and Boxes.
Inventor: HALL-JONES WILLIAM
IPC: A47B47/02
Filed: 1909-10-01
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 22,336. Jones, W. H., and Jones, B. H. Oct. 1. Shelves; nests of drawers.-The shelves of an iron stand for carrying drawers or boxes are shaped so as to go partly round the cross-bars uniting the front of the stand to the back, thus bracing the structure. The shelves a, b are each made of a single sheet of metal, but several sheets c may be used overlapping as shown. Specification 8583/05 is referred to,
Patent GB-190924320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for the Manufacture of Metal Strips or Sheets.
Inventor: STRANGE EDWARD HALFORD
IPC: B22D11/06
Filed: 1909-10-22
Granted: 1910-10-24
Abstract: 24,320. Strange, E. H. Oct. 22. Casting-machines; casting processes; moulds.- Metal strips or sheets are cast by the use of apparatus of the kind described in Specification 6630/07, a cylinder, disk, band, &c. being moved in contact with molten metal, drawing it under tensional action from the end of one or more channels, one of the transverse edges of which is in contact with the moving body. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a hollow cylinder A cooled by air, water-jacketing, spraying, &c. rotates in contact with a channel E, which abuts against the cylinder at its rear edge, and in its front wall has an opening f, which may be adjustable for the delivery of the metal. The sheet i is directed by guides j, and may be received in a receptacle or rolled up. In order to obtain defined edges, the side edges of the channel are made to abut against the cylinder. The top of the channel may be open or closed to any desired extent to prevent oxidation. The metal may be drawn up the cylinder in the form shown in Fig. 2; and a modification is shown in which the channel is arranged vertically below the cylinder. When defined edges are not required, the back edge of the channel only need be in contact with the moving body. The channel may be arranged vertically above the moving body or at any angle. A layer of charcoal or other reducing or protective agent may be placed on the molten metal in the channel to avoid oxidation, or the operation may be effected in an inert atmosphere- The metal in the channel may be heated to keep it molten, baffle or protective plates being inserted between the source of heat and the moving body. According to the Provisional Specification, the channel may be arranged inside the moving body. Specifications 14,252/84 and 6464/90 are referred to.
Patent GB-190925546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vapour Burners.
Inventor: MACK WILLIAM ALONZO
IPC: F23D11/44
Filed: 1909-11-05
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 25,546. Mack, W. A. Nov. 5. Vapour burners; vaporizing- apparatus.-In a burner for stoves, ranges, &c. of the type in which the retort or vaporizing-chamber A is of invertedpear shape, the liquid fuel is introduced by pipes 8, 6 direct through the top of the retort, and is fed on to the curved side wall, the vapour traversing a tapered descending neck 2 having an upturned extremity with a nozzle 3, which directs the flame across an intervening bay upon the outer curved surface of the retort at the point 9, where internally the fuel drops on to the heated wall. The burner is secured by straps 11, 12 to the preheating-pan 10, to which oil is supplied through a by-pass 13 for starting purposes. The neck 2 and the nozzle 3 project over the edge of the pan 10, so that air entering through the grate 15 passes directly to the flame, and the products of combustion to the flue, without change of direction. When a number of burners are used, each is connected separately to the pipe supplying the liquid fuel.
Patent GB-190928423-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Indicator for use in certain Games of Chance.
Inventor: JOHNSON ALFRED JOSEPH
IPC: A63F5/04
Filed: 1909-12-06
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 28,423. Johnson, A. J. Dec. 6. Games of chance.-A numbered disk A is provided with a handle P, pivot P<1>, and a loose pointer F which may embrace the disk as shown or terminate at the point X.
Patent GB-190928828-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Manufacture of Printed Felts.
Inventor: MITCHELL ROBERT JOHN CHADWICK
IPC: D06P5/00
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-10-06
Abstract: 28,828. Mitchell, R. J. C. Dec. 9. Printing processes.-To produce a printed felt having somewhat the nature and appearance of an inlaid design, the felt is printed on both sides before it is completely milled by means of ordinary blocks or rollers having designs which are engraved deeper than is usually the case. The milling is completed after the printing has been made fast by steaming. The felt is washed after the preliminary milling and also after the printing, and may be dyed before or after printing, or both. When the milling is completed, the felt is scrubbed or otherwise cleaned.
Patent GB-191001060-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Hammering the Heels of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: TIERNEY JOHN WILBUR
IPC: A43D79/00
Filed: 1910-01-15
Granted: 1911-01-16
Abstract: 1060. Tierney, J. W. Jan. 15. Heels, machines for. - In a machine for hammering the heels of boots and shoes, the hammering-tool C, which may be of any desired form, is mounted in a fixed guide C<X>, so that it is actuated by the piston of a pneumatic, electric, or other power hammer c of the rectilinear reciprocating type. The hammer is also adapted to be put into and out of action automatically, by the operations of moving the work into and withdrawing it from operative position. The boot A is rotatably mounted by means of its last a on the support a<1>, which is preferably cranked at a<2> and rotatably mounted in a table b to permit the necessary movement of the work in contact with the tool. The table b is adjustably mounted, as shown, in the upper end of a pivoted pillar B, which is normally held in inoperative position by a treadle-operated catch c<3> engaging a pin b<5>. When the treadle c<5> is depressed, the catch c' is released, and the work is moved into contact with the tool C by the action of a weight b<3>, or by a spring. During this movement, the pillar B actuates push-rods c<9>, c<8>, which, through a lever c' and rod c<6>, operate the starting-valve &c. of the hammer. When the boot is withdrawn, the valve closes and the hammer is stopped, the catch c<3> again engaging the pin b<5>. In a modification, the pillar B is replaced by a flat spring blade which facilitates sideways movement, a single push-rod c<8> is employed, and the lever c' is linked to the starting-valve. The pin b<5> also is mounted on a clamp, which can be adjusted in position on the blade to regulate the distance from the hammering - tool when the catch c<3> is in engagement. The catch may be replaced by a cam, eccentric, or toggle actuated by hand or treadle, and means may also be provided for varying the angular position of the table b.
Patent GB-191008088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Construction of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: DAVIES DAVID GAMBIA ERNEST
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 1910-04-04
Granted: 1911-03-09
Abstract: 8088. Davies, D. G. E. April 4. Reversing. - The delivery slide valves g of the double-acting pump of a two-stroke-cycle engine are worked by a link motion.
Patent GB-191008330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Carburetters for Internal Combustion Engines for Motor Vehicles or the like.
Inventor: DYBALL BRENNAN
IPC: F02M7/12
Filed: 1910-04-06
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 8330. Dyball, B. April 6. Spray carburettors. - The mixture strength remains practically constant up to a certain opening of the throttle, after which, on continued movement of the throttle in the same direction, the proportion of hydrocarbon increases. A casing 2 has openings 4, 3, 5 for primary air, additional air and mixture respectively, which are controlled by corresponding openings in a drum 6 within the casing. The drum has a coaxial plunger 14 carrying the fuel valve 15, and is provided with a partition 7 and central passage 8. The plunger is actuated, on rotation of the drum 6, by a lever 17, pivoted to the casing, the lower end of the lever engaging a cam ring 19 fixed to the drum. The additional air is admitted by a valve 13. The port 3 is fully open at starting but is diminished in size before the closing of the throttle. In a modification, there is no partition in the drum and no automatic air valve is used, the whole of the air passing the jet. The outlet opening in the drum is wider than the corresponding opening in the casing, so that the air supply is cut down towards the end. The Provisional Specification describes a construction in which the drum has diametrically opposite holes and the fuel valve plunger has a squared cap with projecting arms bearing on the cam. It also mentions a modification in which the cam and its co-acting arms are replaced by a short cylinder having helical grooves engaged by pins carried by the drum.
Patent GB-191010149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas and like Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: BONE WILLIAM ARTHUR
IPC: F23D14/16
Filed: 1910-04-26
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 10,149. Bone, W. A., Wilson, J. W., McCourt, C. D., and Davies, R. April 26. Mantles. - A sheet G of nickel or like wire-gauze of about 30 meshes to the inch is placed in front of a gas-burning apparatus of the kind described in Speci f ication 25,808/09, so that the combustion products pass through the gauze and render it red hot.
Patent GB-191012669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leather Knife Sheaths for Personal Wear.
Inventor: FORBES JOHN WEBSTER
IPC: B26B29/02
Filed: 1910-05-24
Granted: 1911-02-09
Abstract: 12,669. Forbes, J. W., [trading as Williams & Nephew, I., (Baker, W. J.)]. May 24. Sheaths.-Consists in securing the halves of a leather knife-sheath by tubular or bifurcated rivets c. In the example given, the loop e, Fig. 2, and reinforcements at the top and bottom, are also secured by rivets. The Provisional Specification also mentions other metal fastenings, such as wire staples and metal strips.
Patent GB-191013190-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Crushers.
Inventor: BERNHARD RICHARD
IPC: B02C2/06
Filed: 1910-05-31
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 13,190. Bernhard, R., and Niedermeyer, A. Aug. 2, 1909, [Convention date]. Crushers with gyratory heads.-In a crusher in which the shaft F carrying the crusher-head G is operated by mechanism arranged below the head, the portion of the machine below the head is shortened by omitting the usual diaphragm between the head and the driving - gear and placing the eccentric N and hub 0 directly below the head with the driving-gear M at the bottom of the eccentric, the crushed material being delivered through the space between the casing and the hub by an inclined diaphragm Q, which directs the material into a shoot R at the side of the machine. The eccentric hub 0 is preferably formed integral with the casing and with the wall P, forming a chamber enclosing the bevel-wheels L, M. On the side of the driving-shaft H, the wall of the chamber enclosing the wheel L connects the hub to the casing, and on the opposite side an arm 10 extends from the casing to the wall P, and is preferably rounded on top for free passage of the material. The removable cap C at the bottom of the crusher has a bearing-ring 11 for the eccentric, and carries a pipe 12 through which lubricant is introduced. A dust-excluding ring 14 with an extended vertical surface engaging the crusher - head has a spherical or conical surface engaging a similar seat 1 on the top of the hub O. When vertical adjustment of the head is not required, the ring 14 may be formed integrally with or permanently attached to the head. The gear casing has two openings 2, 3 opposite the gears, one positioned for the introduction of a light and the other for inspection of the gears on their meshing line. In a modification, the crushed material is delivered at the bottom of the casing through the annular space between the casing and gear chamber.
Patent GB-191013432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Hides and Skins.
Inventor: LAMB MORRIS CHARLES
IPC: C14C15/00
Filed: 1910-06-02
Granted: 1911-06-01
Abstract: 13,432. Lamb, M. C., and Hall, J. W. H. June 2. Machines for blacking, seasoning, and the like. -A hide or skin is passed through a machine which subjects it to a spray of dye or other liquid during its passage so as to colour the whole of the treated surface. The hide is stretched on a frame a, which is drawn along guides b, c on the machine framing by fingers d<2>, e<3> carried by endless bands d and driven by gearing from the main shaft f. The colour is sprayed on to the underside of the hide through openings g<1> in a pipe g, which, as shown in Fig. 4, is mounted in bearings g<3> and is reciprocated, without rotation, by a pulley l having a cam-surface l<1> and engaging a collar g<4> on the spray-pipe g. A restoring-spring g<5> is attached to the pipe and the framing. The sprayers are fed through a flexible tube g<2> and valve i from a colour-tank h by a double - acting pump k having non-return valves h<5>, h<6>, and a heater h<7> may be placed in or around the tank. The valve i may be automatically opened and closed to synchronize with the passage of the hide over the sprayers by a cam device, or, as shown, by a lever i<2>, Fig. 1, which is engaged by a projection on the frame a to open a normally spring- closed valve i. A pan b<3> receives the droppings. A spray-pipe may also be mounted above the hide, and the Provisional Specification states that the spray pipe may be rotated or, alternatively, that more pipes than one may be used with their nozzles staggered to ensure uniform distribution.
Patent GB-191014580-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cranes.
IPC: B66C23/00
Filed: 1910-06-16
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 14,580. Armstrong, Whitworth, &. Co., Sir W. G., and Ridley, C. O. June 16. Jib cranes.-Comprises a crane having two jibs which can be slued separately about independent pivots to handle different loads, or together about a common axis to deal with a single load. The main post or pillar a of the crane is capable of being rotated on its axis by cylinders b. On the pillar are mounted two posts c carrying jibs d and luffing-cylinders e. The posts can be slued independently by pairs of cylinders f. The hoisting-ropes pass down through the posts c, and are operated by independent cylinders g, shown in broken lines.