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Patent GB-191006515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method of Making Tags.
Inventor: MCCALLUM ALEXANDER
IPC: G09F3/02
Filed: 1910-03-15
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 6515. McCallum, A. March 15. Making labels.-Tags of the type described in Specification 6512/10, for marking hosiery, gloves, handkerchiefs, veilings, fabrics, &c., are made by adhesively affixing a strip of fabric or paper to a wider strip of metal, preferably aluminium, and punching-out the tags from this composite strip, and then bending them into shape, and, if neccessary, printing the required matter on the fabric facing the tag. The metal and fabric are preferably united by heat and pressure. The fabric is preferably coated with gutta-percha, and is fed with the metal strip between pressure rollers, the roller in contact with the metal strip being heated.
Patent GB-191007434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fittings for use with Outside Blinds for Shop Windows and the like.
Inventor: RUTTER GEORGE
IPC: E06B9/60
Filed: 1910-03-24
Granted: 1911-03-23
Abstract: 7434. Rutter, G. March 24. Roller blinds, spring. -O n e e n d of the spring 2 is attached to a sleeve 4 sliding on the square spindle 5. Brass pieces 16 at each end are surrounded by brass collars 15 inside wooden blocks 14, and may have nuts for retaining the blocks. The barrel 3 has a wheel 8 operated by a worm 9 having a squared or hollow end or a pulley. Roller bearings may be used for the roller if desired. The tension of the spring is so adjusted that the action of the spring does not commence until the blind has been lowered a short way by the worm 9, assisted by the weight of the blind. This tension may be adjusted by a ratchet - wheel 12 on the spindle 5 and a pawl 13. The Provisional Specification describes also the alternative use of a worm and worm-wheel for adjusting the tension of the spring.
Patent GB-191012522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Switches.
Inventor: SCHULTZ HJALMAR RUDMAN
IPC: H02B1/00
Filed: 1909-07-24
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 12,522. Schultz, H. R. July 24, 1909. Sliding switch-carriage arrangements. - Relates to electric switches of the kind in which the switch and its enclosure are slidably mounted with reference to a fixed terminal box, the switch having plugs projecting from its enclosure and adapted to enter spring clips attached to the terminals. The switch is mounted on horizontal guide-rods 47 sliding in tubes 48, so that it can be moved away from the terminal box 40 and withdraw the plugs 45, 46 from clip terminals 43, 44. The plugs are in connexion with the fixed contacts of the switch, and the clips with the circuit conductors 41, 42. So long as the switch handle 10 remains in the closed position the sliding- away is prevented by a lug 54 lying in a notch 53 of a fixed bar 52. When the switch is slid out as shown in Fig. 2, the lug 54 comes between a pair of spring catches 55, 58. By pulling-back the catches, the switch can be freed for sliding back or for complete removal from. the guides. The hood 56 and the tank 59 are removable only when the switch has been slid out. In the connected position, they are encircled by a fixed stirrup 60. A door 51 is provided for closing the front of the terminal box after the switch has been entirely removed.
Patent GB-191016533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Monorail Conveying Cars.
Inventor: MALONEY WILLIAM
IPC: B61B3/02
Filed: 1910-07-11
Granted: 1911-02-09
Abstract: 16,533. Maloney, W. July 11. Single-rail locomotives; brakes, arrangement and disposition of.-A conveying-car, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, is constructed in two dependent portions arranged on opposite sides of the rail C and each carrying a motor D, E. Both motors are connected to a common driving-roller 14 mounted on a shaft carrier in adjustable bearings and forming one member of a reversing friction gear which drives the traction wheels 12, 13 in either direction through chain gearing. The forward traction wheel 12, Fig. 5, is provided with a spring brake shoe 38, which is applied by a roller 39 on the end of a lever 40.
Patent GB-191019469-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastener for Ladies' Hats.
Inventor: FELTON RUDOLPH
IPC: A42B7/00
Filed: 1910-08-19
Granted: 1910-12-31
Abstract: 19,469. Felton, R. Aug. 19. Hats, securing to head. - Two spring clasps b, c secured to a top plate a carry two curved side-combs e which engage the hair at the sides of the head just above the ears and are provided with handles. Stays g secured to the rim of the plate a are fixed to the inner side-walls of the hat by sewing &c.
Patent GB-191023474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Type Line Casting Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: B41B7/00
Filed: 1910-10-10
Granted: 1911-04-20
Abstract: 23,474. Boult, A. J., [Electric Compositor Co.]. Oct. 10. Moulds for type-bar making machines. Relates to (1) the movements of the mould to and from the ejecting position, and (2) means for anchoring the type-bar in the mould during the trimming of its bottom edge. (1) The mould A consists of top and bottom pieces a<1>, a, liners a<2>, a<3>, and end bars a<4>, a<5> clamped in a carrier frame B. In the case of a mould which moves in a straight path between the casting and ejecting positions, the frame B is supported on a sliding rack-bar C between the ends of which and the frame are interposed springs D. The mould is arrested at the ends of its travel by stops K, the further movement of the rack-bar C being absorbed by the springs D. (2) Pins E slide in holes in the upper mould member and are held down by springs F so that they project a short distance into the mould slot. In the ejecting position, the pins are withdrawn by a sliding cam-bar G.
Patent GB-191027069-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Advertising Curtain specially adapted to Theatres.
Inventor: MAAS EDWARD HAROLD
IPC: G03B21/60
Filed: 1910-11-21
Granted: 1911-07-27
Abstract: 27,069. Maas, E. H. Nov. 21. Optical - projection apparatus. - A theatre drop-curtain adapted for the display of picture or advertisements has an aperture in the middle, behind which is stretched on a wood frame D a linen screen B made translucent by paraffin or other agent, upon which pictures or advertisements are projected from the rear. In front of the screen B is arranged an ordinary roller blind F bearing advertising matter and operated by a cord G in the ordinary way. The curtain is strengthened by battens C.
Patent GB-191100848-A (GB)
Title: Display Cabinets and Wardrobes for Shops, Show-rooms and the like.
IPC: A47F7/26
Filed: 1911-01-12
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 848. Harris & Sheldon, [Vincent, H.]. Jan. 12. Cabinets; wardrobes.-A cabinet, show-case, or wardrobe 1 for storing or displaying articles of clothing is fitted with clothes rails 13 carried by a rotatable upright member 10 mounted on the end of a swinging horizontal arm 19, so that the clothes rails may be brought to the front of the cabinet and reversed to give access to any article. The doors 2 of the cabinet, when opened out, may be moved into spaces 7 in the sides of the cabinet, and for this purpose are hinged to upright members 4, Fig. 4, provided with rollers 5 guided over strips 6 secured to the base of the cabinet. The lower edges of the doors are guided in grooves in the bottom of the spaces 7, and their upper edges are provided with grooves 8 with which pins 9 on the cabinet engage. The upright member 10 is rotatably mounted in a hollow column 17 rigidly secured to the arm 19, and is provided with a roller or stud 20, Fig. 9, moving over a quadrant 21 on the base of the cabinet. When the clothes-rack is drawn towards the front of the cabinet, the roller 20 partly engages a recess in a catch 22 to prevent any accidental return into the cabinet. In this position, a projection 24 on the catch prevents the roller from entering the recess completely, so that the rack can be readily moved back into the cabinet by forcing the roller over the edge of the recess. When the clothes - rack and upright 10 are rotated to expose the back clothes-rail, the projection 24 rises into a bevelled recess 25 in a flange 26 on the upright 10, and the roller enters the recess completely. In this position, the clothes-rack cannot be returned into the cabinet until the upright has been rotated so as to bring the rack into the original position. To prevent the upright 10 from rotating when returned into the cabinet, and to lock it in either of its forward positions, a plate 30 carried on a pivoted bar 27, Fig. 5, connected to the column 17 by a spring 29, is provided with a roller 33 adapted to enter recesses 34, 35 in the flange 26 on the upright 10, and with a recess 31 adapted to engage with a pin 32 on the flange.
Patent GB-191106986-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrodes for Flame Arc Lamps or the like.
IPC: H05B31/06
Filed: 1911-03-20
Granted: 1912-03-14
Abstract: 6986. Oliver Arc Lamp Ltd., Oliver, C., and Pell, W. M. D. March 20. Arc-lamp electrodes.-A carb m tube, both filled and coated with flame-producing salts, is made with longitudinal passages or deep grooves. The grooves may be internal or external, or alternately external and internal as shown in Fig. 2; they may be replaced by radially - situated slots. Other arrangements of passages are shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The grooves or passages may be left empty or filled with salts or other material. Such electrodes are suitable for use as positive lower electrodes in enclosed-arc lamps.
Patent GB-191120535-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Composition for Plaster and the like.
Inventor: WEIFFENBACH AUGUST
IPC: C04B28/02
Filed: 1911-09-16
Granted: 1912-09-12
Abstract: 20,535. Weiffenbach, A., and Farrell, M. J. Sept. 16. Plastic compositions containing carbon. - Plaster or stucco is composed of 20 parts of a cement, preferably Portland cement, 20 parts of charcoal, preferably vegetable charcoal, and 1 part silicious earth, preferably infusorial earth. When required for use, the dry powder is mixed with water.
Patent GB-191121605-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Washing or Purifying and Cooling Air and Gases.
Inventor: COLE STANTON WILDING
IPC: B01D47/06
Filed: 1911-09-30
Granted: 1912-09-05
Abstract: 21,605. Cole, S. W. Sept. 30. Drying air. - Apparatus for removing dust and other impurities from air and gases, applicable for drying air, comprises a chamber a with an air inlet b at the bottom, an air outlet c at the top, one or more perforated screens f, one or more spraying-nozzles g above the screens, and screens j of muslin &c. for removing excess moisture from the air. If dry air is required, calcium-chloride solution is sprayed instead of water. In the form shown, the liquid is circulated by a pump h, the screens f are made of zinc and located in removable partitions d, and short tubes k are provided for preventing an excessive accumulation of liquid upon the screens. A baffle i may be provided for preventing liquid from rising above the spraying-nozzle.
Patent GB-191122192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hangers for Coats, Cloaks, and the like with a Device for Holding the Fronts or Lapels of the Clothes which Overlap each other.
Inventor: BOEHM EDMUND
IPC: A47G25/48
Filed: 1911-10-09
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 22,192. Boehm, E. Oct. 9. Coat-hangers. - A coat-hanger consists of a main part 1 and a resilient frame 8, which can be moved from the hanger to allow one side of the coat to be placed between it and the main part 1. A clip 4 adapted to engage the inner front of the coat is suspended from one end of the hanger by means of an adjustable cord 3, and a clip 11 adapted to engage the outer front of the coat is suspended from the far end of the frame 8 by means of an adjustable cord 10.
Patent GB-191123554-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machines.
Inventor: BOWDEN WILLIAM
IPC: D05B3/02
Filed: 1911-10-25
Granted: 1912-06-27
Abstract: 23,554. Bowden, W. Oct. 25. Sewng-machines; feed by dog.-In a sewing- machine having a laterally - vibrating needle, the stitch-regulating lever B is controlled by a knee-lever D and a spring A. The lateral movement of the needle is controlled by the kneelever E.
Patent GB-191123840-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elevators for Discharging Cargo in Boxes or Cases and similar uses.
Inventor: FRANKLIN ARTHUR
IPC: B65G47/57
Filed: 1911-10-27
Granted: 1912-10-28
Abstract: 23,840. Franklin, A. Oct. 27. Endless-chain elevators with comb carriers; discharging-devices; guiding carriers. - An elevator for handling boxes and cases comprises a pair of endless chains f<1> between which are pivotally suspended at intervals V - shaped comb - like carriers a provided with side plates or guards d. The swinging movement arising from the passage over the upper sprocket f is obviated by engagement of the cases with a resilient bar h just prior to the delivery of the case at a table c formed of rollers g carried on a series of bars. The cases are delivered edge-wise on to the table, and are gently tilted on to their sides by the support received from the front part of the carrier. A roller g<1> ensures that the cases are tilted in the forward direction.
Patent GB-191201002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and Apparatus for, the Manufacture of Alkali Metal Amides, Cyanamides, Cyanides, and Products such as Hydrates, from Alloys of Alkali Metals.
Inventor: ASHCROFT EDGAR ARTHUR
IPC: C01B21/082
Filed: 1912-01-12
Granted: 1913-01-13
Abstract: 1002. Ashcroft, E. A. Jan. 12. Drawings to Specification. Alkali-metals, obtaining.-An alloy of the alkali-metal with lead or other heavy metal is treated at about 400‹ C. with fused amide, cyanamide, cyanide, or hydrate, which dissolves the alkali metal; from this material the alkali metal is separated by electrolysis with insoluble electrodes, apart from the heavy metal, as described in Specification 1003/12. Specifications 11,912/00, 21,819/00, 21,820/00, [all in Class 1, Acids, alkalies, &c.], 228/10, 21,628/10, 1001/12, and 1004/12 are also referred to,
Patent GB-191201867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bandeaux for Hats.
Inventor: SPIERS FLORENCE GERTRUDE
IPC: A42B1/06
Filed: 1912-01-23
Granted: 1912-11-28
Abstract: 1867. Spiers, F. G. Jan. 23. Bandeaux.-A bandeau is made with an endless wire frame 1 provided with hooks &c. 2 to attach it to the hat, and with a flexible inner band 3 furnished with a non-elastic draw-cord 3. The inner band 3 is preferably tubular or of double thickness. In a modified bandeau to be placed at one side only of the hat, the wire frame is provided with fastening points or hooks and is curved by flexible material.
Patent GB-191204274-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for Mounting and Preserving Natural History Specimens.
Inventor: PRATT ANTWERP EDGAR
Filed: 1912-02-20
Granted: 1913-02-20
Abstract: 4274. Pratt, A. E. Feb. 20. Preserving animal substances.-A device for preserving natural - history specimens so that they can be viewed from both sides comprises two pieces of glass &c. a, d, either or both of which are provided with depressions or grooves b to receive the bulky portions c of the specimen, and which are secured together so that the flat portions c<1>, e.g. the wings, of the specimen are held between the flat portions of the plates. Two or more grooves may be formed in the plates to take several specimens.
Patent GB-191205026-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tungsten Filament and a Process of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: HUBERS JOSEPH
IPC: H01K3/02
Filed: 1912-02-28
Granted: 1913-05-28
Abstract: 5026. Hubers, M. M., [Administratrix of Hubers, J.], (Pintsch Akt.-Ges., J.). Feb. 28. [Cognate Application, 8758/12.] Filaments consisting of a ductile alloy of tungsten with thorium or another metal of the rare or alkaline earths, magnesium, aluminium, or zirconium, or mixtures of these, are made by squirting and heating a paste containing tungsten in a very fine amorphous or colloidal state, free from any crystalline particles, together with the other metals, in the form of oxides, in the proportion of from 1 to 4 per cent or at the most 5 per cent, about 1À4 per cent being preferred, or of other equivalent compounds, or in the metallic state. Such filaments are permanently ductile, and have a specific resistance 25 per cent lower than that of squirted tungsten filaments. In one method, a compound of tungsten such as the trioxide is mixed with the additional oxide, compound, or metal, and is reduced by hydrogen at a low red heat. Care is taken to ensure uniform reduction without overheating, for instance by mixing and again reducing the material, or by heating the apparatus more strongly near the end at which cold hydrogen enters. The tungsten obtained in the mixture is amorphous and wholly or partly colloidal, without any crystalline particles. Alternatively, the added material may be mixed with such amorphous tungsten and preferably heated in a reducing gas. The mixture obtained by either method, together with a binder such as tragacanth or celloidine (pyroxylin), is calendered and squirted into filaments. These may be carbonized, and then heated gradually to intense whiteness by the passage of current in hydrogen which may contain inert gases. Or they may be carbonized and decarbonized in one operation in a furnace traversed by hydrogen, which may be free from oxygen and nitrogen. The filaments are heated in long lengths of 3 feet or more, and if after being heated by current they are not ductile, they may be shortened and heated more strongly. In a modified method, colloidal solutions of tungsten and of the additional oxide, compound, or metal are freed by repeated filtration from crystalloid particles, and mixed in correct proportions. After thorough shaking, the colloids are precipitated by an electrolyte, and the resulting plastic mass is kneaded and squirted. Specifications 28,154/04, 8057/06, and 207/08 are referred to. According to the Provisional Specification 5026/12, a little binder may be added to the colloidal material.
Patent GB-191205272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Switch Clamps for Railways.
Inventor: INSELL ROBERT JAMES
IPC: B61L5/02
Filed: 1912-03-02
Granted: 1913-02-20
Abstract: 5272. Insell, R. J., and Davis, r. March 2. Locking-devices.-Relates to clamps for locking railway point tongues to the stock rails, of the kind comprising a bar 1 having one end hooked as at 2 and the other end 4 bent at right-angles and formed with an aperture in which the clamping-screw 3 works. In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the end 4 is formed as a fork between the arms of which a circular nut 5 is mounted on the screw so as to cause it to travel as desired. The periphery of the nut is formed with notches, whereby it may be locked by a lever 11, which in turn is secured in its operative position by the pin 12. The screw is prevented from rotating by the engagement of the pin 7 in the notch 6, and the travel of the screw can be reduced by providing it with a pivoted block 8. In a modification, the bar 1 is formed with only one jaw 4 and the nut 5 is fixed to the screw. In another modification the nut or hand wheel 5 is also formed with radial slots 13, Fig. 5, whereby it may be locked by the hook of a padlock, which also passes through a link secured to the clamp.
Patent GB-191206261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrolysis of Liquids.
Inventor: PAULIN JOSUA GABRIEL
IPC: C25B15/02
Filed: 1912-03-13
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 6261. Paulin, J. G. March 13. Arrangement; electrodes; moving electrodes; electrolytes, circulating.-A rotating vertical cylinder 10 carries a platinum disk, which is situated above an horizontal diaphragm and a zinc electrode 11. The battery is continually supplied with weakly acid liquid, which is withdrawn from an electrolytic cell by a pipe 3 and is mixed with sodium bichromate solution in a funnel 9. Increase in acidity of the liquid causes an increase in the electromotive force of the battery, and thereby the operation of a relay switch and of a valve controlling the supply of liquid to the electrolytic cell.
Patent GB-191208934-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Sanitary Closet.
Inventor: JONES THOMAS
Filed: 1912-04-16
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 8934. Jones, T. April 16. Commodes; portable closets.-A pail A contains a fixed inner vessel H ada,pted to contain water. In use, the lid E rests against the handle B, which is supported by a stop D. A handle J -and a ring G on the lid are provided for use in emptying the commode.
Patent GB-191213180-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aerial Machines.
Inventor: CARMICHAEL PETER PITCAIRN
IPC: B64C27/04
Filed: 1912-06-04
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 13,180. Carmichael, P. P. June 7, 1911, [Convention date]. Aerial machines without aerostats; propelling. -The lifting-screws 5 of a helicopter machine are arranged in oppositely rotating pairs, and movable vertical screens 11. 13 are disposed in front of the inner half of the path of the blades of each pair so that they give a forwardly propelling effort. Each pair of screws 5 may be driven by a separate motor 10. All the motors may, however, be coupled to all the screws, as, for instance, by a longitudinal shaft geared to the shafts 9. A pair of forward propellers 18, driven by an independent motor 24, and parachutes 15 are provided.
Patent GB-191213955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Deflectors for use on Motor Cycles.
Inventor: MAUGHAN WALTON
Filed: 1912-06-15
Granted: 1913-05-15
Abstract: 13,955. Maughan, W. June 15. Cooling motors, air deflectors for.-One or more baffles A, B arranged over the cylinder deflect air on to the cylinder head, and may be adapted also to deflect air on to the back of the cylinder. The baffles may be made larger towards the rear. In a modification, a deflector is secured to the cylinder. The deflectors may be combined with trouser guards and air-deflectors of the type described in Specification 13,956/12.
Patent GB-191214548-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Clearing Corrosion from Pipes.
Inventor: SMITH FRED
IPC: C10B43/06
Filed: 1912-06-21
Granted: 1913-06-23
Abstract: 14,548. Smith, F. June 21. Cleaning internally, rotary appliances for.- Apparatus for cleaning ascension and like pipes of gas retorts comprises a tubular device A bolted in the place of the usual cap and an upper member B which can be rotated by worm gear E. The member B has a hinged lid C provided with a slot D which engages the non- circular handle of a hand-auger (not shown) whereby the auger can be rotated. The auger is fed by hand. Guide-rollers G are provided working in a groove in the member B, and the lid is secured by catches F when the auger has been introduced. Cleaning internally, non-rotary appliances for.-After the above-described device has been used, a final cleaning is given by a spiral scraper I, drawn through the pipe by a rope K and winding-drum L. The drum L is mounted on a bracket M having a part-flange base so that it may be slipped into place laterally without removing the rotary device B. This scraping- device is also suitable for cleaning curved pipes, and may be used alone.
Patent GB-191218996-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Hydrogenising Unsaturated Compounds.
Inventor: SKITA ALADAR
IPC: C11C3/12
Filed: 1911-09-18
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 18,996. Skita, A. Sept. 18, 1911, [Convention date]. Dihydrocamphen is produced by causing hydrogen to act on camphor in the presence of a small proportion of a solution of palladious chloride, and of hydrochloric acid. Phenylethylacetate is prepared by the action of hydrogen on phenylamyl acetate in the presence of a small proportion of a solution of palladious chloride, and of hydrochloric acid. Hydrocodeine.-The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also the production of hydrocodeine by the reduction of codeine in the presence of a small proportion of a solution of palladious chloride and of orthophosphoric acid. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.