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Patent GB-190700900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Bodies and Seats.
Inventor: STRATTON FRANKLIN
Filed: 1907-01-12
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 900. Stratton, F. Jan. 12. Seats and seat backs, arrangement of.-A body for motor or other vehicles is formed partly of a rear seat which can be folded from the front of the vehicle by the operat r without leaving bis place. Figs. 1 and 9 show the seat 3 in section when open and folded, and Fig. 3 shows a plan view of the parts. The vertical arms 6 of the bars 5 under the seat are pivoted at 7 in the bent-up ends of the sill irons 8, Fig. 10, and the horizontal arms are pivoted to links 9 which turn about fulcra 11. The fulcra are slightly movable, being carried by the bent-over ends of links 12, which are pivoted to the sill irons at 13. The overhung ends of thelinks 9 are bent back to receive the upper ends of short links 10, the forked lower ends of which carry pins securing the operating-rod 17 and the extremities 14 of a cranked shaft 15 which turns in bearings 16 beneath the car. Backward thrust of the rod 17 turns the shaft and throws the linkages and seat from the position shown in Fig. 1 to that shown in Fig. 9, and a rod 26, which is pivoted to a fixed abutment at 27, simultaneously lowers the short hinged back 4, as shown. The operating-rod 17 is attached at 18 to a hand-lever 19, which may be operated from the front seat, and is secured in its horizontal or vertical positions by the engagement of its bent extremity 21 under the spring hooks 22, 22<a>.
Patent GB-190701863-A (GB)
Title: Lighting Apparatus for Gas Lamps having Two or More Main Burners.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1907-01-24
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 1863. Howorth, F. W., [Deutsche Gasgluhlicht Akt.-Ges. (Auerges.)]. Jan. 24. Lighting gas.-Clusters of upright or inverted burners e, f are lighted by a single flash pilot c, the flame of which is spread out to the burners e, f by a baffle d, placed about level with the burner mouths or the orifices of the chimneys when such are used.
Patent GB-190702480-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pants, Trousers, or the like.
Inventor: MOORE FRANK
Filed: 1907-01-31
Granted: 1908-01-31
Abstract: 2480. Moore, F. Jan. 31. Drawers and pants ; trousers.-Relates to the known practice of placing gussets, approximately of the form shown in Fig. 1, in the seats of trousers,. pants, &c., so that the part a<1> being inserted into the fork in front, the body of the gusset occupies the crutch and the part a extends up the back. The invention consists in applying the gussets to such pants, trousers, &c. as are produced in a circular knitting- machine.
Patent GB-190703982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vessels for Containing Fused Salts During Electrolysis
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1907-02-18
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 3982. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Feb. 18. Chlorine.-In the electrolysis of fused salts, such as sodium chloride, the cell is lined with a liquid metal, such as mercury, lead, tin, or their alloys, spread over the surface of the outer shell by centrifugal action. In the apparatus shown, the vessel b is supported on a shaft c in a furnace a. Lead or other molten metal is fed in continuously through the hollow carbon electrode j ; the cell is rotated and the metal assumes the form shown by the dotted line p ; fused sodium chloride is introduced through the pipe b<1> and takes the shapes shown by the dotted line p<1> and current is passed. The hollow carbon j is slowly lowered during the operation by means of the hollow screw l, the nut n, and worm-gear o. The lead and sodium are thrown into the gutter f, and are led off to the tank h, where alkali may be leached out. The chlorine passes away through the pipe q, and may be employed, for example, in the manufacture of bleaching- powder.
Patent GB-190705560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Working of Rail Points and Plough Guides on Electric Tramways or Railways and of Rail Points and Cable Grip Guides on Cable Tramways or Railways.
Inventor: STEWART WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-10-07
Granted: 1908-10-07
Abstract: 5560. Stewart, W. J. Oct. 7. Railways and tramways, electric ; railways and tramways, rope. - In electric or cable railways or tramways in which a conduit is used, the rail points and the conduit-slot guides for the plough or cable grip are arranged to be operated from the vehicle mechanically by a plunger entering the conduit slot or by the plough or cable grip itself. The invention is in part a development of that described in Specification No. 19,657, A.D. 1903. The rail points 6, 13, Fig. 1, are connected together and to the conduit-slot guides 12 by levers arranged as shown in Fig. 4, and one of the rail points 6 has fixed to it a rod 4, Fig. 1, working in guides 5 and adapted to be actuated by a lever 2 which normally projects into the conduit slot and is pushed aside by a plunger 22 carried by the vehicle. The parts are locked in the position into which they are moved by the plunger by the engagement of a spring- or weight-operated bolt 17, Fig. 4, with one of the slot guides 12. When the vehicle has passed the points,. the plunger 22 acts on a trigger 19, Fig. 1, and releases the bolt 17 so that the parts can resume their normal position under the influence of a weight 24, Fig. 4, and a spring 7, Fig. 1. This locking-mechanism may be dispensed with, the lever 2 being extended as shown at 36, Fig. 1, to keep the points open until all the wheels of the car have passed. The plunger 22 is mounted in a frame 27, Fig. 5, on the vehicle in such a manner that it can slide laterally to adapt itself to different positions of the conduit slot, and the frame 27 is pivoted at 25 so that the frame and plunger can be lifted by means of a cord 26 to remove the plunger from the conduit slot. The plunger may also be mounted to slide vertically and be arranged to be lifted and lowered automatically by the engagement of inclined ledges at the side of the conduit slot with a lateral projection on the plunger, which is held in its raised position by a gravity catch 38. In order to make room for the insertion or withdrawal of the plunger, automatically-operated hatches 28, Fig. 8, are arranged at suitable points of the track and are arranged to be opened by the passage of the vehicle wheels over tread pieces 34 mounted in the rail groove and connected to the hatches by levers 31 and cords 30. The inclined ledges for lifting the plunger may be continued on the undersides of the hatches. The plough in an electric railway or the cable grip in a cable railway may serve as the plunger, the plough being made with deep shoes to allow vertical adjustment without separation from the conductors.
Patent GB-190706845-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Casting Metals Under Pressure and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: LJUNGSTROM FREDRIK
Filed: 1907-03-21
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 6845. Ljungstrom, F. March 21. Casting.-Apparatus for casting metals of high melting-point under pressure operates on the ' charging under pressure ' principle. An hydraulic ram a, Fig. 1, engages the coned bead b of a twopart mould d, containing a core c, c' and having at its lower end a conical-ended extension e, which enters a cavity h in a block g and forces a charge of the molten metal contaired therein through a passage f into the mould. The conical end of the extension e to a large extent prevents the introduction of scum &c. into the mould, but any that does enter is caught in a pocket n. In a modification, the mould d<1>, Fig. 2, is formed in the block g, and the passage f<1> is provided with a cock i rotated automatically by linkage k, l, m actuated by a projection on the part e.
Patent GB-190709001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Brakes and Retarding Mechanism
Inventor: BOWDEN JOSEPH JOHN
Filed: 1907-04-18
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 9001. Bowden, J. J. April 18. Brakes.-A wedge-shaped block a, forming part of or attached to a lever b, is used to press a brake surface against the side of the wheel or other revolving portion of machinery to which it is applied by reacting against a stationary portion of the vehicle &c., or against a fixed guide c.
Patent GB-190710030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Battleship Protection by Means of Concrete.
Inventor: ADDA LORENZO D
Filed: 1907-04-30
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 10,030. Adda, L. d'. April 30. Drawings to Specification. Concretes.-Armour for ships is made from a concrete consisting of a mixture of cement with an aggregate comprising, in combination, sand or its equivalent and a coarse material. A suitable composition for the concrete comprises 1 volume of Portland cement, added to 1¢ volumes of silicious river sand, and 4 volumes of calcareous stone.
Patent GB-190713292-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Coking Ovens.
Inventor: WRIGHT DANIEL
Filed: 1907-06-08
Granted: 1908-06-09
Abstract: 13,292. Wright, D. June 8. Coking.-To minimize the escape of gases into the atmosphere when coke ovens a are being charged, a conduit f extends over a series of ovens, a passage k being provided from each oven to the conduit, preferably opening into the floor thereof, each passage having a valve h. When the doors b of an oven are opened for charging &c., the valve b<2> leading from this oven to the hydraulic main is preferably closed, and the conduit valves h of this oven and one or more adjoining ovens are opened and held open by props m. The gases from the oven then pass by the passage k through the adjoining oven or ovens to the hydraulic main. The sections of the conduit opening into, say, six ovens are separated by closing plates, dividing the interior of the conduit into a number of chambers. Safety-valves may be provided for each of these chambers, or the sections may be independent and each have a hinged door designed to open in case of an explosion. Instead of one conduit f, two or more may be provided. In the top of the conduit sight or poker boles may be provided, closed by removable plugs.
Patent GB-190714295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tackle for Spurs.
Inventor: GREENFIELD SIMEON
Filed: 1907-06-21
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 14,295. Greenfield, S. June 21. Buckles.-Tackle for spurs is made from sheet metal stamped out and folded to the proper shape. The pin of an ordinary buckle a, Fig. 13, is encircled by the central link b, formed of three thicknesses of metal, as shown in Fig. 4. The tail-piece e, Fig. 3, is connected to the central link by a pin i and has a hole h to engage with a stud on the spur. The central link may be made of two thicknesses of metal, Fig. 7, and with a rectangular hole j cut in it, so that a bar k is left, to serve the purpose of the pin i. The tackle may also be made by drawing or stamping from seamless steel tubing.
Patent GB-190719630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Process of Filling Melted Materials such as Wax, Paraffin and Fatty Acids into Tins for Solidifying, and Apparatus for use in such Process
Inventor: BATEMAN JOHN
Filed: 1907-09-02
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 19,630. Bateman, J. Sept. 2. Casting wax &c. -A molten wax, fatty acid, or the like is run through pipes p into a series of tins or trays f placed in a rack e. An outlet g is formed in the bottom of each tray so that the material, after filling the upper trays, overflows into those beneath, and finally into a receptacle k kept heated by a steam-pipe l, thence it passes to a trough m and is raised to the supply tank by means of a pump. The outlet g, Fig. 3, comprises a conical tube soldered or otherwise secured within a bulged part of the tray so that it does not project below the bottom of the tray. The outlet g is arranged nearer one end of the tray, and in use the trays are placed as shown in Fig. 2, so that the outlets of successive series of trays do not aline. The level to which the trays are filled may be varied by means of additional tube sections h, Fig. 4, fitting over the tube g.
Patent GB-190720187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to, Cycle Pedal Toe Clips, Heel Plates and Balance Weights
Inventor: UNDERHILL JAMES
Filed: 1908-01-09
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 20,187. Underhill, J., and Paulton, S. Jan. 9, 1908. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Pedals.-The toe-clip b and the heel plate c have their inner ends bent at right-angles to lie against the sides of an ordinary pedal a, to which they are secured by bolts which pass also through the upturned ends of the balance weight d.
Patent GB-190721582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Preventing the Raising of Dust by Motor Cars and the like.
Inventor: BEVAN HENRY CROOK
Filed: 1907-09-28
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 21,582. Bevan, H. C., and James, W. R. Sept. 28. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to adjustable screens for motor-vehicles and the like for the purpose of utilizing the current of air caused by the movement of the vehicle for preventing the dust from rising. A modified form showing the same idea applied to the wheels only is also described. As shown in Fig. 1, the screen 2 is pivoted at 3 to supports 1 on each side, and is provided with quadrants 4 held by thumb-screws or the like by means of which the adjustment is made. Additional side screens 6, Fig. 2, mounted on brackets 7 are also described ; these may be bent round to any convenient radius by cords. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the screen 2 is pivoted at 3 and is attached by a cord 5, or the like, at the appropriate angle. A bolt 8 secures the screen when not in use.
Patent GB-190725055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Web Printing Presses.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-11-12
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 25,055. Lock, W. H., [Wood, H. A. W.]. Nov. 12. Dust, collecting.-Dust is removed from both sides of a web of paper passing to a printing-machine by means of the apparatus shown. The web W passes from the reel over a guide-roll 10 and between two camel-hair brushes 13, 17 journaled in casings 11, 15 respectively, from which dust is removed by way of pipes 30, 27, 25, 24 by a suction fan S. The pipe 30 is hinged so that the upper casing 13 may be raised to facilitate threading the web. The brushes 13, 17 are connected by spur gearing, and the lower one is driven by a belt 22. Ribs 14, 18 retain the dust removed by the brushes 13, 17 respectively.
Patent GB-190728742-A (GB)
Title: Rotor Wheel for Turbine Blowers and Steam Turbines.
Inventor: MITTER HERMANN
Filed: 1907-12-31
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 28,742. Mitter, H. Dec. 31. Centrifugal pumps. - The blades or vanes or radial - flow turbines, pumps, blowers, or fans are fitted in grooves on the faces of the rotors and are held in position by rings shrunk-on over the periphery of the rotors. The blades or vanes may project sufficiently beyond the periphery of the rotor to take the whole of the stress due to the ring, or so that the stress is equally distributed over the whole of the composite periphery. Fig. 3 shows a means for securing single long vanes. Fig. 5 shows a radial flow in which the blades 5 are separated in the radial grooves by distance-pieces.
Patent GB-190805238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bobbins for Twist Lace Machines.
Inventor: WARSOP THOMAS JOHN
Filed: 1908-03-09
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 5238. Warsop. T. J. March 9. Lace machines.- The inner rims e of the brass bobbins are stepped as shown to prevent the extreme edges from closing together as the bobbin empties of thread. T his step is mounted on the verged. Existing bobbins may have the outer rims grooved to form a narrow step g, the verge d bearing against the raised part of the rim as usual.
Patent GB-190815141-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Steam or Fluid Pressure Engine, of the "Oscillating Vane" Type.
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1908-07-17
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 15,141. Willis, P. R. J., [Trevorrow, J. H., and Robertson, G.]. July 17. Fixed-abutment type.-Relates to an engine of the oscillating-vane type. The base is composed of two parts 1, 2, each being cast integral with an upright 3, 4, forming side covers which, with a spacing-piece 5 and a ring segment 6, (preferably made separate), form a cylinder 9. A piston disk 11 is provided with a packed vane 12. The disk is packed against the side covers by resiliently-pressed rings 16, 17, located in recesses in the disk or side cover or in both. When recessed in the disk, a ring may be pressed outwardly by steam entering behind it through ducts 18. Steam-pressed packing-pieces 21 engage the periphery of the disk at the ends of the segment 6, which is recessed between its ends. The oscillating piston shaft 13 drives the main shaft 27 by means of a crank 25, link 28, and crank 26. An ordinary slide valve 33 is operated by an eccentric 32 on the shaft 27, while the rock-shaft 13 operates the piston-rod 46 of a pump 47 which feeds a steam generator with water. The spacing-piece 5 may be cast integral with a side cover.
Patent GB-190815473-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sound Boxes of Gramophones and like Machines.
Filed: 1908-07-21
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 15,473. Symphonionfabrik Akt.-Ges. June 13, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. [Patent of Addition to No. 15,426, A.D. 1908]. Phonographs; gramophones.-Relates to an improvement on Specification No. 15,426, A.D. 1908, in which the securing set-screw of the gramophone needle is provided with a sapphire point and is adapted to be used for reproducing record disks having the Edison hill-and-dale sound track, and consists in providing a slot 4 in the tone-arm, and two slots in a disk 5 supporting the sound-box, so that when the latter is rotated through 90 degrees, the sapphire-pointed setscrew can be adjusted to occupy the same position as that previously occupied by the gramophone needle.
Patent GB-190821135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cabinet Cooking Ovens.
Inventor: MABBOTT HARRY ERNEST DORNING
Filed: 1908-10-07
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 21,135. Mabbott, H. E. D. Oct. 7. Ovens.-In a cabinet cooking-oven, consisting of a vertical series of independent ovens arranged above a closed fire-box, the fire-box b is made with an arched crown c, d, and except for the fuelfeeding and ash-pit doors e,f, is completely enclosed in the casing a of the oven, the lower part of the front plate of the oven casing being distinct from the front plate of the fire-box, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to obviate the loss of heat by radiation. The fire-box b is preferably made of cast iron with ribs or fins, and is lined with fire-clay. The arched crown c, d consists of a fire-brick or ribbed-metal centre section c and side sections d, preferably of metal. The front plate of the oven casing is fitted with a fixed plate k, which is made like an oven door and is fitted so as to cover the space between the lowest oven i and the projecting furnace door e. Each of the sides and the top and back plates a consists of two parts, as shown in Fig. 3. The fire-box may be used as the heater and steam generator in a cabinet oven comprising steam-heated and fireheated ovens.
Patent GB-190824466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Gearing applicable to Motor Cars and the like.
Inventor: KINNINGS ARNOLD
Filed: 1908-11-14
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 24,466. Kinnings, A. Nov. 14. Motor road vehicles.-A variable-speed and reversing driving-gear comprises a series of worms mounted side by side and adapted to engage singly with one worm-wheel on a driven shaft. These worms D, E, F, G are supported independently in a frame L which is slid transversely to bring any one of them into driving relation with the worm-wheel C, fast on the driven shaft B. The wheel C has conical revolving teeth Q adapted to mesh correctly with single, double, triple or other threads on the worms E, F, G, respectively, for corresponding forward speed-ratios. The thread of the worm D is of opposite hand for reversed driving. The worm spindles O are provided with clutch jaws H, each of which when in position is engaged and driven by a like jaw I upon a driving-shaft A.
Patent GB-190824766-A (GB)
Title: An Emergency Brake for Electric Tramcars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: JONES THOMAS
Filed: 1908-11-18
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 24,766. Jones, T., and Evans, L. J. Nov. 18. Brakes.-When the speed of electric tramcars, locomotives, railway carriages, wagons, &c. becomes excessive, the wheel brakes and a track brake are applied by a chain which is automatically connected to an axle of the vehicle so as to be wound thereon by means of a governor and clutch device. A shaft p and a governor h, Fig. 3, connected by gearing f, g, are carried in a dustproof casing j and are rotated by achaind, Fig. 1, passing around sprocket - wheels on the axle b and on the shaft p. Loosely mounted on the shaft f is a drum o having a clutch member n with which a clutch member k, connected to the shaft by a feather key l, is moved into engagement, when the speed becomes excessive, by a lever m actuated by the governor h. Accidental engagement of the clutch members n, k is prevented by a pivoted lever q projecting between them, the lever being automatically raised by a tapered bar r when the lever m is moved; or the lever m may be held in its inoperative position by a spring at its free end, in which case it engages an annular recess in the clutch member k. The drum o is connected by a chain v to a catch u, Fig. 2, provided with a notch engaging a rod on the extremity w<3> of a hook composed of pivoted parts w<1>, w<2>, w<4>, from which a chain x, connected to a rocking lever y, is suspended. When the drum o is coupled to the shaft p by the clutch k, n, the chain x is released and is caught by the hooks 4 on the axle b. The lever y may be extended to carry a skid brake 3.
Patent GB-190901068-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Dismountable Framework suitable for the Construction of Bookcases, Cupboards, Portable Houses and the like.
Inventor: CLARK WILLIAM
IPC: A47B87/02
Filed: 1909-01-15
Granted: 1910-01-17
Abstract: 1068. Clark, W., [Netter, C. L., Netter, L., Jacobi, E., and Jacobi, P., (trading as Wolf, Netter, & Jacobi)]. Jan. 15. Cupboards; book-cases; shelves &c.-Relates to a framework adapted to enable structures such as book-cases, huts, cupboards, and portable buildings to be taken to pieces and reerected with ease. Tubular beads are provided on the vertical and horizontal members of the structure, through which tie-rods pass to secure the whole together. Fig. 4 is an horizontal section through a book-case. The shelves 1 are provided with holes to receive vertical tie-rods 2 secured to the top and bottom of the case. Partitions 3, which also serve as stays, are provided at their ends with tubular beads 4 which encircle the tie-rods 2. The doors 5 are hinged by means of their beads which surround the rods 2. Sliding doors engaging in grooves in the shelves may be employed. The partitions may be made of metal or wood. If made of wood, the tubes for the reception of the bars 2 are fastened on separately or may be replaced by simple eyes. Fig. 5 shows in plan a cupboard, the walls 1 of which are formed with beadings 4 which slide one into another and embrace the tie-bars 2. Cupboards with several compartments may be constructed in a similar manner. The shelves of the cupboards consist of metal plates 6, Fig. 8, having a beading along one edge to surround a tie-bar 9. The shelves have shoulders 7 along their meeting edges so that adjacent shelves lie in the same plane.
Patent GB-190907697-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Ratchet Spanner.
Inventor: MORGAN JAMES
IPC: B25B13/46
Filed: 1909-03-31
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 7697. Morgan, J. March 31. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Ratchet wrenches. -A ratchet spanner for operating nuts, taps, drills, or other tools is constructed so that the handle can be held still during operation, and comprises one or two pawls b, b<1> arranged longitudinally with the handle and adapted to receive motion from a pivoted oscillating lever o, the motion being communicated to a ratchet-wheel c at the other end of the handle. The spindle m of the lever o is operated by a k e y. The pawls are slotted at t, t<1> to engage the teeth of the ratchetwheel and are pressed into engagement by a springs.