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Patent GB-190710308-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: SADORUS SAMUEL SUVER
Filed: 1907-05-03
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 10,308. Sadorus, S. S. May 16, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Fixed-abutment type with piston having hinged vanes. The piston drum is formed with a peripheral channel, within which are situated hinged vanes. Abutments carried by the casing project into the channel, which forms the working chamber. The casing A, Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with two inlet ports B, b. Steam is supplied to a pipe C, which communicates with the port B direct and with the port b by way of a pipe c', Fig. 2. A piston drum D, secured to a central shaft E, is formed wi h flanges D', Fig. 4, enclosing a peripheral channel, within which are situated three hinged vanes G. The casing is made with two slopiog abutments a, Figs. 1 and 3, which fit between the flanges D<1> of the piston drum. Each abutment is fitted with two side spring packing plates a<1>, Fig. 3. Each vane is pivoted to the flanges D' and folds back into a recess in the drum as it passes the abutment. After it has passed the abutment, it resumes the upright position, the initial movement being effected by springs d<3>, Fig. 4 ; steam pressure completes the movement. Spring plates H are fitted to the flanges D<1>. Their free ends act as stops to limit the movement of the adjacent vane but their elasticity allows them to pass the abutment. The end of each vane is made with a spring-pressed packing-roller G<2>. The flanges D<1> and the casing are provided with packing- rings F, F<1> at their coacting surfaces, so as to make a steam-tight joint. The steam exhausts through ports B<1>, b<1>.
Patent GB-190713792-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for Making Plated Colored Designs on French Circular Knitting Frames.
Inventor: PESTER MAX
Filed: 1907-06-14
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 13,792. Pester, M. June 14, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Circular knitting-machines.-Irregular diagonal plated patterns are made on the French type of machine, by means of warp threads w, which are carried by a number of guides f attached to plates f<1>, f<2> which form one or more concentric series and work loosely in slotted rings c<1>, c<2>. These rings rest on vertical plungers d', which slide in blocks e<1> and are carried round by means of a ring b, at the same speed as the needles. The lifting movement of the guides f to lay the warp threads w on the needles is obtained from fixed inclines over which runs a roller g<1> at the lower end of a bracket g. The lateral movement of the guides f, which enables the threads w to be laid over the needles, is obtained from horizontal cams l<1>, l<2> which are rocked by a ratchet o and driver q operated by a fixed stud. The movement is conveyed to the guides by fixed arms i<1>, which are attached to the blocks e<1> and carry studs bearing on the cams l<1>, l<2>. If the warp patterns are required to cross and recross, the rings c<1>, c<2> are rendered capable of simultaneous movement in opposite directions, by arranging the platea f<1>, f<2> in separate tiers, one above or behind the other.
Patent GB-190719767-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Show-card and Goods Holder.
Inventor: AMSDEN FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 19,767. Amsden, F. W. Sept. 4. Advertising; displaying.-A combined show card and holder for goods comprises a pair of parallel rods and a number of independent frames each provided with a shelf bearing the goods. The frames are adapted to receive detachable and interchangeable show cards which may bear samples of the goods, and are furnished with means whereby they can be spitted or threaded on the parallel rods, either in juxtaposition or spaced apart by suitable devices. In the construction shown, the frames are provided with fixed or adjustable eyes or rings c or the like by means of which they can be spitted on the rods a, either in a vertical column as shown in Fig. 2, or spaced apart in an horizontal row as shown in Fig. 3 by sleeves d or other devices, on which other articles may be suspended. The shelf f is supported by a frame g removably mounted in sockets i, or the shelf may be hinged and adapted to fold down. The show cards may be inserted by springing them into grooves in the frame ; each frame is further provided with a mirror e, so that by removing the mirror or show card the shelves may be dressed from the back.
Patent GB-190720634-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Stoppers and in the Process of and Apparatus for Manufacturing same.
Inventor: TITLEY JOHN
Filed: 1907-09-17
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 20,634. Titley, J., and Johnson, J. Sept. 17. Moulding vulcanite &c. stoppers.-Fig. 5 shows a four-part mould for making vulcanite &c. stoppers. The parts are fitted together, and the material is introduced through the conical opening d<4>.
Patent GB-190724589-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Protective Devices for Electric Circuits.
Inventor: POOLEY FREDERIC
Filed: 1907-11-06
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 24,589. Pooley, F., and Macdonald, W. R. Nov. 6. Making parts of electric, cut-outs.-Electric fuse wires are formed with a core of, or loaded with a mixture, e.g. of bone ash, carbonate of lime, borax, and charcoal, which, has the property of extinguishing or smothering, the arc. Several ways of making up the "wire" are described. For example, a tube of pure lead or of an alloy of lead, tin, and antimony may be filled with the mixture in the form of a powder and then drawn out to the desired size, or the metal or alloy could be squirted in the correct, size and the mixture (in a viscous state) supplied through the core of the press to the hollow space in the wire as it is pressed through., The mixture may be rendered viscous by mixing it with casein, gum, or the like and in some cases a little fine sand may be added.
Patent GB-190727185-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Suspender for Cards, Calendars, or the like.
Inventor: THORNTON PERCY HERBERT
Filed: 1907-12-09
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 27,185. Thornton, P. H. Dec. 9. Calendars.-Suspenders for calendars &c., instead of being made of flat or sheet metal, are made of wire bent into the form of a ring A by which the calendar &c. B is suspended, and formed with a smaller ring C to encircle and swing upon the usual eyelet D.
Patent GB-190800345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Distribution.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1908-01-06
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 345. Boult, A. J., [Woodbridge, J. L.]. Jan. 6. Distributing; regulating.-In order to effect automatically a transfer of energy between an alternating - current and a direct-current circuit, or to control the division of load between two sources of alternating current connected in parallel to a common consumption circuit, the phase relation of the alternating electromotive force developed in one source is shifted with respect to the other by shifting the distribution of magnetic flux in the field magnet of one of them. In one modification, a three-phase source A supplies a consumption circuit 1, 2, 3, between which and a direct-current source 4, 5 employing a battery D, with or without a booster E, are interposed an alternating-current machine B and a direct-current machine F mounted on the same shaft G. The machine B is bi-polar, and each of its poles is divided into two sections H, I by mems of slots J. The main field windings 6, 7 are wound in the usual manner, while auxiliary windings 11, 12, 13, 14 are arranged in such a way that the field strength of two of the pole sections, e.g. the sections H, is increased, and the field strength of the other sections is reduced depending on the direction of the current flowing through the windings so that the field axis is shifted round in one direction or the other. The auxiliary windings are excited by a small dynamo K, the field winding L of which is connected to a regulator T responding to variations of current in the alternating-current circuit. The regulator T comprises two resistances 28, 29, connected in parallel to the mains 4, 5 and engaging with two contact-arms 30, 31, which are connected to the ends of the field winding L and are moved by means of a solenoid S in the alternating-current circuit against an adjustable spring N. In the middle position of the arms 30, 31, no current flows through the winding L ; current, however, flows through the latter in one direction or the other according as the arms are moved to the left or right of their central position. The directcurrent machine F may operate either as a generator or motor, and is provided with a shunt field winding 10 and also with a winding 20 connected across the brushes of the exciter K. When the arms 30, 31 are in the central position, the electromotive forces developed by the machines B, F balance those of the circuits to which they are connected, and no transference of energy between the two circuits takes place. If the load. on the alternating-current circuit increases, the solenoid S causes a current to flow through the field winding L of the exciter, thereby shifting the field of the machine B in a direction opposite to that of the armature rotation, advancing the phase of its electromotive force, and causing the machine to supply energy to the alternating-current circuit. At the same time, the current in the field winding 20 weakens the field of the machine F. Any kind of regulator may be substituted for the regulator T.
Patent GB-190800783-A (GB)
Title: Process of Mixing with or Dissolving in Water and Distributing Material to be Applied to Streets, Roads, or Railroads.
Inventor: RICHARDSON BENJAMIN PARKER
Filed: 1908-01-13
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 783. Richardson, B. P. Jan. 14, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Liquids, distributing.-In a system of distributing solutions of dust-preventing materials over large areas of roads &c., a small tank B containing an emulsion or strong solution of the material is placed beside each street hydrant A in the district. The solution may be made by leaving suspended overnight in the tank B a pertorated or wirework basket containing the soluble material. A watering-cart C is filled from the hydrant A through an ejector E, having an inlet G connected to the hydrant and an exit tube H, the flow of water drawing up the concentrated solution from the tank B through another inlet and mixing it with the water.
Patent GB-190802400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Miner's Lamps and the like.
Inventor: MUELLER OTTO MAX
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 2400. M³ller, O. M. Feb. 3. [Patent of Addition to No. 5849, A.D. 1907.] Miners' safety lamps.-In a locking-device for miners' lamps, such as described in Specification No. 5849, A.D. 1907, additional bolts guided in paths inclined to the direction of movement of the main bolt are provided, being especially adapted for lamps of oval or other non-circular section, in which a screw-thread connexion between the two parts of the lamp-is dispensed with. As shown, the main bolt 21, which is locked by spring-controlled magnetic blocks 20 or by lead rivets, holds a spring-controlled slide 23 provided with bolts 25, 26, and with projections 52, 52<1> which engage projections 51, 51<1> on slides 47, 47<1>, which are similar to the slide 23. These slides are spring-controlled, and are provided with bolts which engage recesses in opposite sides of the lamp. When the bolt 21 is removed, the other locking-devices are automatically disengaged.
Patent GB-190802995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Air or Gas Preheating Devices for Furnaces and the like
Inventor: MCLUSKY WILLIAM BOUVARD
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 2995. McLusky, W. B. Feb. 10. Regenerative furnaces.-A regenerator is formed of hollow vertical elements of metal or refractory material arranged in parallel or in series, each element being formed with inlet and inspection openings having plugs, and with an outlet leading to the combustion chamber through a separate channel, which, in the case of a retort furnace, is formed in the wall between the producer and the main pier of the arch. The elements are so incorporated with the side wall of the furnace as to be free from stresses due to the superimposed weight of the structure. In the form shown in vertical section in Fig. 1, the front part of the element a is provided with an inlet d and with inspection openings c between indentations b, forming supports for the vertical sides of the element. The uppermost inspection opening is placed opposite the outlet f for the air or gas passing to the combustion chamber. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the element is formed of a number of parts fitting together with a spigot-and-socket arrangement.
Patent GB-190807856-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Protecting the Points of Crochet Hooks, Knitting Needles and the like, and for Retaining the Work on the Needles, to Prevent Unravelling.
Inventor: PRESTON ANNIE
Filed: 1908-04-09
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 7856. Preston, A. April 9. Needle and crochet-hook cases &c.-A case for crochet-hooks, knitting-needles, &c. is arranged so that the articles may be protected without removing the work from the needles. Fig. 2 shows a case A for a crochet-hook N, the upper portion being formed with a slot a<3> through which the ends of the work or strands from the reel of material may be passed. The case is formed with a screwed shank a<2>, and is provided with a cover c.
Patent GB-190809637-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dynamo Electric Machines Fitted with Commutation Poles.
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 9637. Siemens - Schuckertwerke Ges. May 16, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Field magnets; sparking, prerenting.-In dynamoelectric machines, for example railway motors, having fewer commutation poles b than main poles a, the medium line f of the main poles is displaced so that it diverges from the radial line e, the displacement being such as to increase the space occupied by the commutation poles. The depth of the pole tip k on the commutationpole side is increased, and on the other side it is decreased.
Patent GB-190810204-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cartridge Shell Feeding Machines.
Inventor: HODGE HOWARD DOUGLAS
Filed: 1908-05-11
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 10,204. Hodge, H. D. Aug. 6, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Cartridge - loading machines . and apparatus.-Relates to cartridge - shell feeding - devices. Shells are taken from a hopper 1, Fig. 1, by means of an endless bucket conveyer 2 and dropped upon an upper rotating disk 13 ; excess feed is returned to the hopper by way of a central orifice 50 and a shoot 51. The disk 13 has a gentle outward slope and a conical edge 13<a>. The shells move gradually to the circumference where they are arranged in single file by brushes 29 and enter a channel formed by fixed guides 25, 26 and a wire 35, Fig. 3. They then pass down a slope 26<a> to a platform 36 whence they are thrown by a reciprocating plate 38 down a shoot 37 to the conveyer of a cartridge-loading machine. A bridge 47, Fig. 4, across the top of the shoot causes the shell to drop with the heavy base downwards. The side guides 49 are adjustable and set so that the platform 36 may accommodate one shell only at a time. The plate 38 is pressed forward by a spring 45 and retracted by means of a lever 40 and cam 43 operating through an open slot 40<a> and pin 44, so that the plate may stop if it encounters any obstruction in its forward motion.
Patent GB-190822134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Protective Devices for Electric Distribution Systems of the Type known as Lightning Arresters.
Filed: 1908-10-19
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 22,134. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 19. Safety device for use with electric conductors.-In order to prevent the passage of current after the spark, the spark - gap is connected in series with a mass of material which has a h i g h resistance below a critical voltage, and the spark-gap is arranged across the poles of a magnet. In the construction shown, the sparkgap terminals 1, 2 are mounted on the poles of the magnet 10, which is bolted to the metallic jar 8. The terminal 1 is mounted on the insulating- piece 11, and is connected by the terminal 3 to the system to be protected. The resistance material is enclosed between the jar 8 and the jar 6, which is earthed at 7. Carborundum and silicon are mentioned as suitable resistances.
Patent GB-190822580-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bolsters for Ring Spindles of Spinning, Doubling and Winding Machines.
Inventor: DOWDING ROBIN VICTOR
Filed: 1908-10-24
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 22,580. Dowding, R. V. Oct. 24. Spinning-spindle type.-A bolster for self-contained or ring spindles of spinning, doubling, and winding machines is constructed of one or two lengths of steel tubing secured to the spindle rail by a steel stamping. A single tube A, Fig. 1, is drawn at its upper end to less diameter. A bush c is inserted and a steel ring C is pressed on to the shoulder to form a collar by which the bolster is secured to the rail. A plug D is fixed in the lower part to retain oil. An additional short tube may be fixed to the collar around the upper part of the tube to form a dust-shield and collect any overflowing oil. In place of the single tube, two tubes A, B may be fixed in the collar C. The lower tube may be pressed over a projection on the collar C, and either the upper or the lower tube may be made integral with the collar C. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the upper tube A is expanded to fit into the lower tube B, which is also expanded to form a dust-guard and oil-collector. The steel stamping C is pressed around the two tubes to unite them rigidly together. Fig. 6 shows a modification in which the adjacent ends of the tubes A, B are flanged outwardly, the lower tube being pressed over the upper to connect the tubes and to form the collar C and the dust-guard and oil-coltor c<1>. In other modifications the upper and lower tubes are of the same diameter. In every case there is an internal shoulder which supports the inner tube of the bolster.
Patent GB-190824628-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Filed: 1908-11-16
Granted: 1909-11-16
Abstract: 24,628. Gadda & Co., [Firm of], and Belluzzo, G. Nov. 16, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Elastic-fluid turbines.-Servo-motors for actuating a series of admission-valves for turbines are operated by oil supplied under pressure to a series of distributing-valves operated from a cim-drum. Each servo-motor a', a<2>, a<3>, a<4> operates an admission valve corresponding to a certain speed or direction of motion. Distributing-valves b<1>, b<2>, b<3>, b', actuated by the cam-projections of a drum Tc, control the supply of oil to the servo-motors by the pipes t<1>, t<2>, t<3>, t<4>. A rotary pump forces the oil into the distributing valve-chest by the passage A. In the position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the valve b<1> is admitting oil from the passage A to the conduit l<1> which leads to the cylinder a<1> by the pipe t<1>. The exhaust oil fro n the cylinder is conducted by the conduit l<2> and valve b<1> to the exhaust B. The device may be controlled by the principal governor. Hand-wheels 1, 2, 3, 4 exert direct control over the admission-valves. The use of oil as the medium for operating the servo-motors enables the controlling valve-chest to be placed at a relatively great distance from the turbine.
Patent GB-190825115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Pumps.
Filed: 1908-11-21
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 25,115. Brodnitz & Seydel. June 27, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Centrifugal pumps.-The casing of a multi-stage centrifugal pump or fan is formed in two portions, and the passages connecting the impellers are so arranged in the casing, flanges, and other parts, as to admit of being machined and cleaned to reduce friction. Fig. 3 shows a multi-stage centrifugal pump in which two passages lead the discharge of one impeller to the suction eye of the next. Each of the connecting-passages m, n, o, p merges into a passage in one of the casing flanges a', a', b<1>, b<2>, as shown at n, Fig. 4, and then turns inwards to the eye of the next impeller as shown at m, Fig. 5. The passages are separated where they extend over one another by suitably notched and bevelled plates q, r. The stationary filling-pieces i, k, l between the impellers and also the pump head d may be divided so that all the passages are exposed for machining or cleaning when the pump is dismantled. In a modification, a single passage is used to lead the discharge from each impeller to the next. The filling-pieces i, k, l have labyrinth packing at the running joints with the impeller hubs and the shaft.
Patent GB-190826156-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Cleansing Clothes and the like by means of Steam and Boiling Liquid.
Inventor: FLEISCHER JOHANNES
Filed: 1908-12-03
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 26,156. Fleischer, J., and Eickemeyer, P. Dec. 3. Washing-machines; arrangement of apparatus in laundries and the like.-Apparatus for cleansing clothes &c. by means of steam and boiling water, comprises a container 1, Fig. 3, having a downwardlytapering circulating-pipe 4 extending below the perforated false bottom 2. The clothes are prevented from rising by a perforated disk 3, which is adjustably secured to the pipe 4 by means of a clamping-ring 5. The trough 11 collects overflowing water and conducts it back to the container. In order to remove the dirty water, a vessel 7 having a central open-ended pipe 8 is placed upon, and receives the water from, the circu'ating-pipe 4. Fig. 4 shows a convenient installation consisting of the container 1, rinsing-vessels 13, 14, and a wringer 30. A hot-water tank 15 is connected by pipes 18, 19 with a coil in the fire-box 16 and supplies hot water to the vessels 13, 14 through a pipe 22. Cold water is supplied to the tank 15 and the rinsing-receptacles through a pipe 17.
Patent GB-190901035-A (GB)
Title: Stand for Writing and other Articles.
Inventor: ECKELMANN MAX
IPC: B43K23/00
Filed: 1908-10-24
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 1035. Eckelmann, M. Oct. 24, 1908, [Convention date]. Globes.-The foot 1 of a stand for holding a writing or other article, such as a pencil 4 or india-rubber, in readiness for use may bear printed matter, such as a representation of the globe.
Patent GB-190903161-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Gas Brackets, Gasaliers and analogous Fittings.
Inventor: OSTINS GEORGE FREDERICK
IPC: F21V21/10
Filed: 1909-02-09
Granted: 1910-02-09
Abstract: 3161. Ostins, G. F. Feb. 9. Brackets, gas. -A reversible bracket a, for supporting a gas or electric lamp in either an upright or inverted position, is attached to a wall-rose or gaselier by means of a union comprising a plug d on the end of the bracket a, which fits in either of two positions in a socket e and is clamped by a screw-cap g. Lugs f prevent rotation of the bracket when the cap g has been screwed up.
Patent GB-190907477-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Attachment for Articles of Furniture, Designed to Serve as a Table or Desk.
Inventor: PERRETT ARTHUR LOCOCK
IPC: A47B63/04
Filed: 1909-03-29
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 7477. Perrett, A. L., and Stratton, F. F. March 29. Desk slopes.-A table or desk adapted to be attached to an article of furniturc such as a chest of drawers, washstands, &c. comprises a top k, beneath which may be a box or drawer, supported by battens a having notches b for engaging the front of the drawer of a piece of furniture which is partly drawn out, the projecting ends o engaging the drawer above. The ends o are provided with eccentrically-mounted blocks p, which enable the inclination of the slope to be adjusted. The top k may be hinged as at n; and recesses for ink and pencils may be provided.