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Patent GB-190507805-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Boot and Shoe Machinery.
Inventor: BERRIDGE ALFRED
Filed: 1905-04-12
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 7805. Berridge, A. April 12. Screwing screws into place.-In a machine for attaching heels to boots and shoes by means of loose screws, the boot is fitted over a perforated die 2 containing the screws, and is clamped thereon by a tread plate 3 pivoted to an adjustable socket on the lower end of a plunger 12, which is lowered by a set of spring-controlled pivoted levers on depression of a treadle. The plunger is locked during the screwing operation by a sliding plate 18 which is moved by means of a hand-lever 20, so that' its bevelled end engages a correspondingly inclined surface on the top of the plunger. The die 2 is supported by a dome-shaped cover 9 bolted to a fixed base-plate 6, the upper end of the cover being perforated in line with the perforations in the die 2 to serve as guides for drivers 4. The latter are carried by spindles 24, which are simultaneously rotated by pinions 26 from a central pinion 25 mounted at the upper end of a rod 27. This rod carries a support 32, on which the lower ends of the spindles rest and its upper part 34 is threaded to work in a nut in the base-plate 5. The screw 34 is of the same pitch as that of the attaching- screws, so that as the rod 27 is rotated it rises at the correct speed for the proper insertion of the screws. The rod 27 is driven by one or other of two continuously rotating bevel-wheels 28, 29 from a wheel 30 on the driving-shaft, the direction of rotation being automatically reversed after the screws have been driven home. This reversal is effected by means of a double-acting clutch consisting of a sleeve 35, Fig. 4, keyed to the rod, and formed at each end with a conical recess into which projects a conical boss on the wheels 28, 29. The rod 27 is in two parts connected by a tongue and slot 36, which allows the upper part of the rod to rise and fall independently of the endways movement of the sleeve 35, and the wheels 28, 29 are mounted one on each part but are prevented from moving axially by forked brackets 46, 47. By depression of a treadle, the sleeve rises and gears frictionally with the boss of the wheel 28, which rotates the sleeve and consequently the rod 27. The latter therefore rises and causes the drivers to insert the screws, and, when this operation is completed, a collar 40 on the rod 27 actuates a set of levers 41, 42 which throw the sleeve 35 out of gear with the wheel 28 and into gear with the wheel 29, thereby reversing the direction of rotation of the rod 27, which consequently falls. This reverse rotation continues until a second collar 44 on the rod actuates these levers in the opposite way, when they throw the sleeve into gear with the wheel 28 again, and the operation is repeated.
Patent GB-190509330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bottles and other like Vessels.
Inventor: PORTER MAJOR DANE
Filed: 1905-05-03
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 9330. Porter, M. D. Jan. 24, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Bottles &c., non-refillable.-Relates to bottles or containers which cannot be re-used without detection. The bottle a, Fig. 2, of the shape shown, is of paper or wood pulp or similar fibrous material rendered waterproof. It is filled while inverted, and the bottom closed by a disk d, which is secured by turning over the edge h of the body a, and applying cement if necessary. A ring i, Figs. 6 and 4, may be sprung in above the disk d, in order to secure it. The bottle may be emptied after the top c has been cut off or pierced. In a modification, the top has the shape shown in Fig. 7. The part c is cut off along the line l and used as a temporary stopper, Fig. 8. Before being filled, the bodies a are conveniently nested within one another, the disks d being packed separately.
Patent GB-190514870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Pianofortes and like Stringed Musical Instruments.
Inventor: SPINELLI LORETO
Filed: 1905-07-19
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 14,870. Spinelli, L. July 19. Automatic instruments; pianofortes.-To produce sounds resembling those of a banjo or mandolin played with pianoforte accompaniment, a stringed instrument is constructed in which any desired number of notes are duplicated, the duplicate notes being struck by hammers of different characters. The bass and treble bridges e, f are arranged as shown, and the middle octave is duplicated. The strings in the bass group are struck by felt hammers, while the treble strings are struck by ebony or hard-faced hammers. There are three unison wires to a note in the bass, and four wires to a note in the treble.
Patent GB-190520164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stair Carpets, Stairs, and the like.
Inventor: RADDATZ CAROLINE HELENA
Filed: 1905-10-05
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 20,164. Raddatz, C. H. Oct. 5. Carpets, stair. A. protector a for stair carpets is made of the sectional form shown, to fit upon the carpet over the edge of each tread. The protector consists of metal or of vulcanite, vulcanized fibre, paper pulp, or other hard elastic material. A series of hooks c may be arranged on the underside for attachment to the carpet. A pad d, which may be coloured or ornamented, may be placed on the protector.
Patent GB-190604554-A (GB)
Title: An Appliance for use in Emptying Vessels with Narrow Necks
Inventor: MUENZING HUGO RICHARD
Filed: 1906-02-24
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 4554. M³nzing, H. R. Feb. 24. Emptying bottles &c.-To facilitate the entrance of air into narrow-necked vessels when they are being emptied, a bent tube a is inserted and secured by the adjustable holder shown.
Patent GB-190604947-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Turning Over the Leaves of Music and the like.
Inventor: MACDONALD DAVID
Filed: 1906-02-28
Granted: 1907-01-24
Abstract: 4947. Macdonald, D., and Vellacott, J. R. Feb. 28, Fastenings, clip, for leafturners are of the form shown in Fig. 5, and are provided with projections f for engagement by the releasing-mechanism of the leaf-turner.
Patent GB-190610159-A (GB)
Title: Carbide and Method of Producing the same.
Inventor: HARTENSTEIN HERMAN LEWIS
Filed: 1906-05-01
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 10,159. Hartenstein, H. L. May 1. Calcium carbide.-The furnace in which the materials are melted is tapped and the molten product is run off into chilled moulds, or over chilled plates, or is allowed to spread out into a thin sheet. It is thus quickly cooled and the carbide is obtained in a hard stony condition, in which it does not absorb moisture and is readly broken into small pieces for use.
Patent GB-190619623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Batteries.
Inventor: SANDY WALLACE JAMES LAMBERT
Filed: 1906-09-03
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 19,623. Sandy, W. J. L., and Middleton, H. T. Sept. 3. Primary batteries.-The level of the electrolyte is varied by means of a float which can be depressed in the liquid, so that one or both of the electrodes are only submerged when it is desired to use the battery. In the construction shown, the electrodes are a perforated carbon cylinder c and a zinc block d ; the zinc is secured to a distance-piece e and cover f by means of a screw g, nut h, and washer i. The float k is connected to a rod l passing through an aperture m in the metal cover n. A collapsible tube o, connected to the float and to the cover, prevents escape of liquid if the cell is inverted. The normal height of the liquid is shown by the line p. Upon depression of the float, as indicated in dotted lines, the level rises to the line q and submerges the zinc. According to the Provisional Specification, instead of a float, bellows of the like may be used, the electrolyto being displaced by inflating the bellows.
Patent GB-190628354-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Uniting Aluminium.
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1906-12-12
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 28,354. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Dec. 12. Soldering.-Aluminium articles are united without flux by heating the parts to the point of fusion, the molten metal being encased in jackets of the oxide, formed during the heating and then pressing together so as to burst the jackets of oxide and allow the molten metal to flow together. Thin pieces of iron may be employed to support the aluminium when molten.
Patent GB-190700501-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Partition Brick.
Filed: 1907-01-08
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 501. Brooke, N., and Brookes, Ltd. Jan. 8. Bricks for partitions and walls are formed of side portions or slabs A, connected by circular or elliptical portions B. Spaces C between the portions B are filled with cement &c.
Patent GB-190702229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Belt Shifters and Supports.
Inventor: MCVEY THEODORE JAMES
Filed: 1907-01-29
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 2229. McVey, T. J., Mahley, H., Carlton, F. A., and McVey, H. Jan. 29. Drawings to Specification. Brasses and bushes.-To reduce noise and friction, belt-supporting rollers employed in a combined belt shifter or support are provided with fibre &c. bearing sleeves or bushings.
Patent GB-190705866-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dynamo Electric Machines Provided with Commutating Field Coils
Inventor: ERBEN HERMANN FREDERICK THEODO
Filed: 1907-03-11
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 5866. Erben, H. F. T. Jan. 16, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Sparking, preventing.-The commutating field of a dynamo-electric machine provided with commutating field coils connected in series with the armature is varied by shunting the commutating coils by an adjustable inductive resistance, the time constant of which is preferably equal to that of the commutating coils so that the proportion of the current carried by the shunt remains constant with varying load. Each commutating coil may be provided with a separate shunt.
Patent GB-190711928-A (GB)
Title: Method of Improving Textile Fibres, Threads and Fabrics.
Filed: 1907-05-22
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 11,928. Kraemer, G., and Kraemer & van Elsberg Ges. May 22. Sizes.-Textile fibres, threads, or fabrics, such as those composed of linen, cotton, jute, or the like, and for use in forming borders and hem laces on women's clothes, are treated with a mixture to give them a silky lustre and a resistance to damp. The mixture may be combined with any suitable dyes. The mixture consists of a solution of nitrocellulose, gun-cotton, or other soluble pyroxylin for the preparation of collodion mixed with chlorhydrin (dichlorhydrin or epichlorhydrin) and one of the derivatives of aromatic sulphonic acids described in Specification No. 25,434, A.D. 1899. Specification No. 26,201, A.D. 1905, is also referred to.
Patent GB-190712831-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Dyeing Wool.
Inventor: RANSFORD ROBERT BOLTON
Filed: 1907-06-03
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 12,831. Ransford, R. B., [Cassella & Co., L.]. June 3. Dyeing.-In the production of mixture wool shades, the white wool used for mixing purposes is dyed in pale shades with coloured melallic compounds, in presence of formic acid, oxalic acid, and the like. In an example, wool is stained a drab shade with a solution containing 2 per cent bichromate of potasb, 2 per cent copper sulphate, and 3 per cent formic acid. All such metallic salts as deposit coloured oxides on wool may be employed.
Patent GB-190714002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spinning-frames
Inventor: BILLIAERT JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-06-18
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 14,002. Billiaert, J., and Wael, L. de. June 18. Delivery, stopping.-In apinning-m a c h i n e s in which, when an end breaks, a rotary cam is caused to operate a device for gripping the slubbing, the hooked lever 21 is directly connected with the gripper by means of a spring, as shown in Fig. 1, or by similar means, which yields if an obstruction should prevent the free action of the gripper. The spring 20 is stronger than the spring 17, and, when the lever 21 is released on the breakage of the thread and is engaged by the cam, the gripping-jaws 11, 12 are drawn through a hole in a plate on the edge of the water trough and hold the slubbing. A pivoted catch 32 falls into a slot in the top of the gripper when it is depressed and prevents its rising, the spring 17 returning it to its open position when the operative releases the catch. The pivoted jaw 12 is provided with side pieces which embrace the stationary jaw 11, thus increasing the grip. A modified gripping-device consists of a vertically-moving jaw 39 which is depressed on the breaking of a thread and holds the slubbing between itself and the disk 38. A pivoted catch 43 retains the jaws in their depressed position. The lever 21 is held away from the cam by a small rod 33 when the machine is started and before the slubbing is fully stretched.
Patent GB-190717542-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches
Inventor: DECKERT HENRY PETER
Filed: 1907-07-31
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 17,542. Deckert, H. P. July 31. Wrenches.-A ratchet wrench for turning any ordinary-sized nut in either direction comprises a head 6 formed with a reduced part 7 rotatable in the end 8 of the handle, and an elongated nutreceiving opening 11, in which is a movable adjusting-plate 13, with lugs 13<1> fitting in grooves 12<1> actuated by the set-screw 12. A ratchet-wheel 10 is fixed on the part 7 between the bifurcated parts 8 of the handle, and is operated by pawls 15 normally pressed to gear with the teeth by springs 18. A sleeve 22, rotatable on the handle and limited to half a revolution by shoulders 25 and a pin 23, has a cam-groove 26 engaging lugs 20 on the pawls. By the rotation of the sleeve 22, either pawl may be caused to engage the wheel, the other pawl being disengaged. The sleeve is grooved at diametrically opposite points so that it may be slipped over the handle.
Patent GB-190719217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway Vehicles
Inventor: HOPLEY JAMES
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 19,217. Hopley, J. Aug. 27. Brakes.-Relates to railway-vehicle brakes in which a right-handed lever on one side is carried upon an independent centre and connected to the brake shaft by interlocking claw-shaped bosses, while the lever on the other side is mounted on the shaft and connected to it by a one-way clutch so that the brakes may be applied by either lever separately or both simultaneously, and consists in arranging the first-named lever upon a centre above the brake shaft so as to enable the mechanism to be readily applied to existing V-hangers ; the invention is stated in the Provisional Specification to be an improvement on that described in Specification No. 12,627, A.D. 1898. Specification No. 16,926, A.D. 1903, is also referred to. Secured to the V-hanger a on one side of the vehicle is a plate b carrying a bent plate c through which projects the cross-sbaft e. Supported by the plates b, c just above the brake shaft is a stud d, upon which is loosely mounted a lever f having a claw g formed on its boss which engages with a similar claw n on a short lever m mounted on the cross-shaft e. The lever on the other side of the vehicle is mounted on the cress-shaft e and is connected to it by the usual one-way clutch. A modification is described in which the plate c only extends far enough to form a bearing for the stud d. It is stated in the Provisional Specification that a counterbalance lever may be used to draw off the brakes when the levers are released ; also that the stud d may be mounted on the underframe.
Patent GB-190719969-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Breaking, Digging or Loosening Material to be Dredged.
Filed: 1907-09-06
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 19,969. Moir, E. W., and Pearson & Son, S. Sept. 6. Excavating; dredging. -A breaker or digger for loosening material to be dredged or excavated comprises a weight 2 provided with prongs 1 which, when the digger is dropped from a height, penetrate the material and are then overbalanced by the weight, thus acting as picks. The digger is raised by a rope or the like attached to a stirrup 6, transverse grooves 8 being provided to allow free movement to the stirrup so as to prevent injury to the rope when the digger is overbalanced. The digger may be formed of one piece of chisel-head shape. Usually the centre of gravity of the digger is outside the plane of the prongs. These diggers may be worked from the hull ot a dredging-vessel to break up the material in advance of the dredge, or from a staging when used on land.
Patent GB-190726203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Force-feed Lubricators.
Inventor: KIRKHAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-11-27
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 26,203. Kirkham, A. Nov. 27. Lubricating-pumps.-In a lubricator for steamengine cylinders &c. the passages for the pump plungers and valves are formed in a base-plate and are arranged to facilitate drilling and cleaning. A vessel b with walls of glass c is mounted on a base-plate d formed with a cavity, in which are placed an oscillating shaft s and arms r<1> to actuate a number of pump plungers g', q<2>, the return stroke being effected by springs t', t<2>. Oil is sucked in through passages f<1> communicating with vertical passages g', which contain ball valves 3, 3<a> and are formed at the upper ends with enlargements to facilitate the drilling of inclined passages m<1> leading to the pump barrels p<1>,p<2>. The oil is forced through passages n', u<1>, v<1> and past ball valves 4, 4<a>, 7 to sight-glasses 8 containing water. To prevent the drops of oil from coming into contact with the glass, they are guided in each sight-tube by a central wire 20 fixed to a screw plug 21. The ends of the passages in the base-plate d are stopped by screws h', h<2>, 12, and the vertical passages g', n' are closed by loose plugs 13 held in position by cross - pieces 14, each of which is secured by a central screw 15. To filter the oil which is introduced into the chamber b, a vessel 25, having perforated walls and a solid base 26, is mounted upon the lid 24. The discharge from each pump is regulated by an escape duct 27 fitted with an adjusting-plug 27<a>.
Patent GB-190801210-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Anti-friction Ball or Roller Bearing particularly applicable for the Bowls or Rollers of Calenders, Mangles, and similar Machines.
Inventor: ROTHWELL-JACKSON CHARLES LOXTO
Filed: 1908-01-18
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 1210. Jackson, C. L. Rothwell-, and Edge, J. Jan. 18. Antifrictionwheel bearings ; lubricating.-An antifriction - wheel bearing for the bowls or rollers of calenders, mangles, &c. comprises a sleeve d mounted on a series of rollers or balls e rotating on a fixed stud f in a trough g, which may contain lubricant. The neck b of the roller is held between guides c and rests upon the sleeve d.
Patent GB-190802201-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hammer Drill.
Inventor: RAYNER GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1908-01-31
Granted: 1909-02-01
Abstract: 2201. Rayner, G. H., and Walton, C. Jan. 31. Rock drills.-In a hammer drill suitable for use with electric power, a casing a having a handle b carries a shaft c on which is mounted a boss d formed in two parts. In the flanges e of the boss are formed bearings for the pivots f of reversible hammers g. Spur-wheels h, i, k transmit motion to a worm shaft l and from this to a worm-wheel m, through which the drill shank o passes, the drill being thus rotated. A flexible driving-shaft is coupled to the shaft c or to the shaft l.
Patent GB-190804617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Igniting Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-02-29
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 4617. Mackenzie, J. W., [Ford, H.]. Feb. 29. Gas and like engines, igniting in. Relates to e l e c - tric igniting-apparatus for multicylinder explosion engines, comprising a magneto A, a condenser R, and an induction coil, the switches oE which are so operated that during the charging of the condenser the sparking-circuit is open, and while this circuit is closed the magneto circuit is open. A switch operates in the secondary circuit to direct the current to the proper sparking-plug when the primary discharge circuit is closed. This switch consists of a spring contact. arm N, making contact with insulated plug terminals p and carried on an insulating disk 0, fixed on a spur-wheel H<1> driven from the magneto-shaft. The other end of the spur-wheel shaft I projects into a box K pivoted on the casing enclosing the magneto, and carries a cam-plate J with as many cam-surfaces as there are cylinders. Mounted in the box is a terminal k connected (a) through a strip k<2>, post L, and strip k<3>, Figs. 1 and 5, to a spring-pressed pin or brush f adapted to contact with an insulated strip e forming one armature tarminal, and (b) to the condenser and primary coil in series, the circuit being continued by the lead 4, Fig. 4, to the magneto casing and to the cam-actuated spring-pressed plate l, which, when released, closes the condenser and primary coil circuit. The other eud of the armature is also connected to the casing. The arm N contacts with one of the plug terminals simultaneously with the release of the plate l, the pin f being then not in contact with the strip e ; when the pin and strip are in contact, the condenser and plug circuits are open. By turning the box K, the timing may be adjusted. The leads from the plug terminals pass through insulating-disks M, M<1>. The armature 0, the distributor N, and the contact-device e, f are enclosed in a dust-proof case.
Patent GB-190808391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Taximeter Apparatus for Indicating, Checking and Recording Fares and Distances.
Inventor: KEENE ALFRED
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 8391. Keene, A. April 15. Fares, registering.-Taxameters such as that described in Specification No. 17,463, A.D. 1905, are provided with means for automatically printing or otherwise recording the fare on a ticket, which is detached from a roll by the driver at the end of a journey when the flag is put to 'free.' The printing-types are arranged on the indicating- drums i to print at a point opposite the window or. at right-angles thereto as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The tickets are printed and perforated at intervals and pass from a roll p over the figure drums and round guide-rollers to a slot p<1>, which may be uncovered when a ticket is to be drawn out and torn off. A printiog-ribbon p<2> may be advanced automatically or by hand. A platen q pivoted at q<1> is pressed on to the printing-ribbon by a bell-crank r operated by a cam g on the flag shaft b. The movement of the flag to the 'engaged' position rotates the cam g in an anti-clockwise direction, thus allowing the arm r' of the bell-crank to rise and causing it to force to one side and engage with a pivoted pawl r<2> on the platen, as shown in Figs. 14, 9, and 12. When the flag is raised to the 'free' position, the cam depresses the arm r' and with it the pawl r<2>, which is released from the lever on making contact with a bevelled face r<3>. The extra payments are also recorded on the strip by a second set of printing-drums s driven by gearing from the 'extras' indicating-drums n'. The total may also be printed on the ticket.
Patent GB-190809077-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Armouring for Insulated Electric Conductors.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 9077. Lake, W. E., [Schr÷der, P.]. April 25. Conductors, armouring.-Cables of the type consisting of conductors embedded in an insulating- mass and covered with a metallic sheathing are made with the edges of the casing d bent over outwards, as shown in Fig. 1, or inwards, as shown in Fig. 2, and closed by a strip e, the edges of which are also correspondingly bent. When the outer sheath is used for conducting a current, its resistance may be adjusted during manufacture by making the strip of such a cross-section and of such a material as will give the desired resistance. Side joints can be made in the cable by removing the sheath without breaking the strip e, and making the joints in the way shown in Fig. 3.