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Patent GB-190727654-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Soles for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: GROS HERMANN CARL
Filed: 1907-12-14
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 27,654. Gros, H. C. Dec. 14. Soles; channelling.-Sewing-ribs are formed on soles by passing the sole between an upper roller 2 formed with a projecting pressing-rib, and a lower roller 3 with a corresponding groove. At the toe of the sole, the sewing-rib is formed by means of dies, one of which is shown in Fig. 5. These dies are hinged to allow of adjustment for different sizes of sole, and are secured to bed-plates by screws 23, 24. Figs. 10,17, and 18 show a machine for progressively indenting the sole to form the sewing-rib. A stamper 32 is reciprocated vertically from a cam on the main shaft 37, and presses the material between two scissor-like jaws 30, 31, Fig. 17. The jaws are then pressed together by means of a system of cam-operated levers, and squeeze the sides of the rib together, as shown in Fig. 18. A presser 33, also actuated from a cam on the main shaft, guides the stamper at the lower end, and, after the withdrawal of the stamper, moves laterally to feed the work.
Patent GB-190800517-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Recovering Gases and the Lighter Distillates from Mineral Oil Stills.
Inventor: HENDERSON NORMAN MACFARLANE
Filed: 1908-01-09
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 517. Henderson, N. M. Jan. 9. Oil gas.-The heavy distillate outlets A from the condensers of mineral oil stills are provided with the usual liquid seal C, and in addition, with a greasecock D for the discharge of the heavy grease, and with a two-wav cock E communicating either by a pipe G with the atmosphere when the still is not working, or by a pipe H with a hydraulic suction main J and a vacuum pump for the recovery of the gases and the lighter distillates. Means are provided for supplying water to the main J, and an outlet pipe is provided for maintaining the water level in it. The lighter distillates collect in part in the main J, while the gases may be passed through a scrubber for the recovery of a further portion.
Patent GB-190801119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Shedding Mechanism of Looms for Weaving.
Filed: 1908-01-17
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 1119. White & Sons, W. B., and White, W. B. Jan. 17. Loom shedding-motions shedding-levers. - The jack lever A is connected to the bell-crank lever C by a short link B in the known manner, and to the jack lever E by another short link B' in a manner similar to the arrangement described in Specification No. 17,938, A.D. 1898. The jack levers are suitably curved and disposed as shown. The links are connected to the levers by hinge joints, and may have V-shaped edges fitting into grooves in the hinge joints; or they may have hooked ends fitting into V-shaped grooves or recesses in the sides of the levers, which are strengthened at this point by being increased in depth. Specification No, 23,480, A.D. 1907, is referred to.
Patent GB-190808425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Production of Electrical Discharge.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 8 4 2 5. Evans, W. E., [Elektrochemische Werke]. April 15. G a s e s, treating electrically ; nitrogen oxides.-In the e l e c t r o-chemical treatment of a i r for the production of nitrogen oxides by high-tension arcs formed in an annular space, the arcs are struck between a fixed central electrode c and a fixed concentric electrode b, and are moved and spread out in a spiral form by the gas, which is circulating at a high speed about the axis of the electrodes. The gas may be blown in through tangential nozzles, or by mechanical means, such as a fan-blower e, mounted axially in the enclosing drum a. The arc is first struck between a rod d and the electrode b, and to prevent the arc from springing back, the working tension is controlled by regulating the speed of the air and by a reaction coil.
Patent GB-190809979-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lasting or like Machines.
Filed: 1908-05-07
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 9979. Bates, A., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. May 7. Lasting; nailing.-In lasting and like machines for boots and shoes, both the tack-carrier and the wiper are operated by a single cam or other driver, or through a single connexion with the driver, so that adjustment of the driver or connexion will ensure simultaneous adjustment of the tack-carrier and wiper. Further adjusting-means may be added, so that they may also be adjusted relatively to one another. The invention is described in connexion with the machine described in Specification No. 14,453, A.D. 1897, in which the tack-carrier and wiper are operated by separate cams and levers independently adjustable. In the present invention, only one of these cams is retained, for example the cam 88 operating the tackcarrier through the lever 87, adjustably pivoted to the frame B, and a rod 84. A connecting-rod P is added to the pivotal connexion 84<x> of the lever 87 to the rod 84, this pivot being extended to'accommodate it. The other extremity of the rod P is connected to a lever Q, which is pivoted to a bracket B<x> and carries a socket R for the ball end of an extension piece of the rod X<24>, which operates the wiper. Adjustment of the pivot 87x or the connexion 84x simultaneously adjusts both the tack - carrier and the wiper plates, the relation between their respective paths remaining the same, while adjustment of the screwed end of the rod X<24> permits also of relative adjustment of these paths.
Patent GB-190812981-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Speed Indicators
Filed: 1908-06-17
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 12,981. Grossmann, H., [Firm of]. Sept. 5, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Brakes.-In speed indicators applicab!e to vehicles, which include a uniformly rotated shaft, means are provided for driving this shaft from the vehicle through the medium of a clutch controlled by a self-braking centrifugal governor, shown separately in Fig. 2. The weights 33 are arranged to draw a disk 34 against an adjustable abutment 32, the friction between the disk and the abutment retarding the governor when the speed is excessive. The governor spindle is mounted horizontally to obviate the effects of the vibration of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190818600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Preparation and Treatment of Stencil Paper.
Inventor: GESTETNER DAVID
Filed: 1908-09-04
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 18,600. Gestetner, D. Sept. 4. Copying documents.-Stencil paper is made by coating Yoshino or other paper with a waxy mixture which remains soft until required for use, and then rapidly hardens to resist the wear caused by the printing-process, and the action of the ink. Such a mixture may consist of suitable proportions of Java paraffin wax, Carnauba wax, and linseed or other drying-oil. Suitably prepared fatty acids of drying-oils may be substituted for the oils themselves, and for the best results absolute purity in the wax and oil is necessary. They are mixed at a heat just sufficient to melt them. The stencil-paper container is exhausted of air, and a few drops of turpentine, or an inert gas may be admitted to it, to keep the waxy composition from hardening until required.
Patent GB-190820875-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Levers for Operating Brakes, Valve-lifters and similar Devices for Cycles, Motor Cycles and other Road Vehicles.
Filed: 1908-10-03
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 20,875. Lamplugh, H. A., and Bowden Brake Co. Oct. 3. [Cognate Application No. 6268, A.D. 1909, dated March 16]. Motor road vehicles.-For operating brakes, valve-lifters, &c. on cycles, motor-cycles &c. by means of Bowden mechanism, a lever c, carrying the milled head or nut h<2> for the reception of the nipple of the inner member h, is pivoted to a saddle-piece b by a pin e, which also serves to secure the saddle-piece to a ring or collar a encircling the handle-bar or other tube, the saddle-piece being provided with a stop f for the outer member g of the mechanism. The parts a, b, c are formed from blanks stamped or pressed out of sheet metal, the angle of the two projections b<1> which engage the handle-bar at the sides of the ring being varied in different saddle-pieces to suit the various designs of handle-bar. To give a finished appearance to the grip of the lever a short length of ribbed vulcanite i is slipped over the tubular portion of the lever and fixed in position by the nut h<2>. A device for holding the lever in a desired position may be provided and comprises a spring-held catch c<1>, which is normally clear of teeth b<3> upon the saddle-piece but which may be pressed up into engagement with the teeth by means of the rider's finger. To enable the lever to be applied as a whole to handle-bars without necessitating the removal of the hand grips, the ring or clip portion a may be made of thinnergauge metal so that it is sufficiently flexible to permit the springing of the handle-bar through an additional opening in the side. One end only of the clip portion is then secured by the fulcrum pin, while the additional opening is closed by a screw engaging the other end of the clip portion and a projection from the saddle-piece.
Patent GB-190822312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Mounting Sight Tubes, applicable for Water Level Gauges, and Sight Feed Lubricators.
Inventor: WOOD JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1908-10-21
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 22,312. Wood, J. H. Oct. 21. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Water and other liquid levels, indicating.-The glass sight-tubes of liquid-level gauges, sight-feed lubricators, and similar apparatus are fixed as shown. The glass sight-tube c is carried between the upper fitting a and a nut b on the lower fitting e, washers d of pliable material such as leather or rubber being interposed. The glass is removed by slacking the nut b. Specification No. 20,503, A.D. 1908, [Abridgment Class Bearings &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190822404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Stays or Fastenings for Casements and the like.
Inventor: HODGES ROWLAND
Filed: 1909-04-22
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 22,404. Hodges, R., and Le Maitre, J. B. April 22, 1909. Stays.-Relates to stays for casements, fanlights, and the like, of the kind in which are combined a pivotal stay-bar and a slide bar attached to adjacent parts of the casement and its frame together with a coupling-piece for adjustably connecting the stay-bar and the slide bar, and means for securing the fastening in any position. The invention comprises the combination with a stay as described above of a catch for engaging the stay when the casement is closed. The stay is secured in any position by the screw i in the piece d, which is made to enter a series of cavities in the slide bar a or to bind on to a clamping-strip j. A pivoted catch-piece k engages a projection l at one end of the slide bar for additional security. A pair of projections l may be provided, one at each end of the bar a, in order that the catch k may be operative at either end and the stay may be reversible.
Patent GB-190822643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CLEAVER HOWARD CRUNDEN
Filed: 1908-10-24
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 22,643. Cleaver, H. C. Oct. 24. [Cognate Application No. 26,144, A.D.1908, dated Dec. 3.] Gas and like. engines.-Engines using rotating sleeve valves are provided with stationary liners which separate the pistons from the valves. Figs. 4 and 5 show a four-stroke-cycle engine in which a pair of oppositely-rotating sleeves 27, 28 surround a stationary liner 11. The ports are arranged, one 35 in the outer sleeve 27 or a pair 33, 34 in the sleeve 28, as shown in Fig. 5. A modification is described in which a single rotating valve is driven through a toothed rim from the crank-shaft ; this toothed rim, in a multi-cylinder engine, gears with that of an adjoining valve, thus dispensing with additional driving-mechanism on the crank-shaft. In multicylinder engines, common inlet and also common exhaust ports are provided for each pair of adjoining cylinders. To balance the action of the explosion pressure on the valve, the stationary liner may be perforated on the opposite side to the distributing-ports. Since the stationary liners are closed at their upper ends the outside casings may be dispensed with ; and to reduce friction, each valve may be cut away along its length as desired. The Provisional Specification No. 22,643, A.D. 1908, describes the use of a pair of oppositelyrotating valves without a stationary liner.
Patent GB-190824498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cloth Doubling and Plaiting or like Machines.
Filed: 1908-11-14
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 24,498. O'Connor, E., and Riley & Co., J. H. Nov. 14. Folding &c.-In a machine which first doubles, and then pleats cloth, the pleating-apparatus is so arranged in conjunction with the doubling-apparatus that it directly draws the cloth over the doubling-frame and then pleats it, the cloth passing to the pleating-apparatus in as straight a line as possible. Fig. 1 shows such a combined doubling and pleating machine. The cloth is drawn over the usual triangular doubling - frame A and between the usual staves B by the pleating blades, the doubling point or the Tails B being arranged over the pleating-table F and in a plane at rightangles to the plane of movement of the pleating- table. Loose staves G are provided to prevent flapping. The machine may be provided both with pleating-devices and with a roller, and the roller may be mounted across the space usually left in a pleating-machine for the removal of the pleated cloth, the roller being mounted and the pleating- table lowered to permit of rolling.
Patent GB-190824630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Incandescent Mantles for Inverted Burners.
Inventor: FRIEDEBERGER LEOPOLD
Filed: 1908-11-16
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 24,630. Friedeberger, L. Nov. 16. Incandescent gas lamps.-A ring b of asbestos or other fireproof, flexible, pervious material is sewn or otherwise fastened to the upper edge of an inverted mantle a and is secured to the mantle ring c so that the mantle fabric does not come in contact with the ring c. The mantle may be incinerated in situ.
Patent GB-190824949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mudguards for Bicycles and the like.
Inventor: PURKIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-12-08
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 24,949. Purkis, W. Dec. 8. Guards, mud and dress.-Mud-guards for bicycles and the like are mounted in clips which are formed in one with, or secured to, metal bridges having ears or clips by which they are secured to the mudguard stays or to the forks. When each pair of stays is formed in one piece the construction shown in Fig. 1 is used, in which the metal bridge A, preferably made of spring sheet metal, is provided with vertical spring clips b<1> to grip the stays. When each stay is formed separately the construction shown in Fig. 4 is used, in which the extremities b<3> of the bridge A are secured to the stays by locknuts b<4>. In either case the mud-guard is mounted in clips a<3> formed at the extremities of a spring a' which is riveted or otherwise secured to the bridge. In a modification the bridge A is provided with suitable clips, so that it may be mounted on the rear stays or front fork of the cycle frame. If desired strips of eyeleted wire, in which is threaded the cord of a dress-guard, may be clipped under the clips a<3>.
Patent GB-190825250-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Making India-rubber Tyres and Tubes.
Filed: 1908-11-24
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 25,250. Kay & Co., J. C., and Coffey, J. H. Nov. 24. Moulding indiarubber tyres and tubes. - In extrusion presses, the feed - rollers G are disposed across the cylinder C and are inclined at an angle of about 30 degrees to the horizontal so as to reduce friction. The port or hopper H is made equal in length to the diameter of the cylinder C, and according to the Provisional Specification it is also equal in width to the pitch of the screw D.
Patent GB-190827031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding or Portable Stands, applicable also for use as Tables.
Inventor: DUCKETT FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-12-12
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 27,031. Duckett, F. W. Dec. 12. [Cognate Application No. 12,555, A.D. 1909, dated May 27.] Tables &c.-Relates to a folding stand applicable also for use as a table. Slats a are hinged together as shown in Fig. 2. The two end pairs are jointed at a<2>, and when folded downwards form the legs of the stand. A cross-bar engages in slots a<4> in the legs to form a brace. Stops a<3> limit the extension of the framework. Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification in which the legs are braced to the top of the stand by rods b pivoted to a swivelling piece c and carrying at their lower ends pins which engage in slots d<1>, Fig. 8, in plates d secured to the inside of the legs. The stand is also held in the open position by pieces e having slots f engaging with pins e<1> on the framework. The stand may be provided with a top to form a table consisting of a piece of fabric or of slats hinged together so that they may be folded up.
Patent GB-190827478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Submarine Sound Signalling Devices for Ships.
Inventor: MUNDY CHARLES HOSKINS
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 27,478. Mundy, C. H. Dec. 17. Subaqueous audible signalling.-A ship's receiving-apparatus for subaqueous sound-signals is mounted in an opening in the hull below the water-line, so as to be exposed directly to the water, and is arranged to be removable from within the ship. In the arrangement shown, a telephone transmitter 7 is recessed in a pistonhead 6, the connexions being carried through the hollow piston-rod. To remove the transmitter, a fixing-cap 12 is unscrewed, the piston 6 is retracted to the back of the cylinder 5, a wedge-shaped valve 13 is lowered, and the end-piece 10 of the cylinder is unscrewed. Cleaning may be effected by a dummy piston: The diaphragm of the transmitter is preferably flush with the ship's skin, but may be set back to give resonance ; it may be protected from sea growths &c. by a screen. A rubber gasket 9 provides phonetic contact with the ship's skin and prevents electrolytic action between this and the piston 6, which may be of brass, but circulation of water to the back of the piston 6 is permitted by grooves. The apparatus is enclosed in a casing 17 having a hinged door 18 and an aperture for the operation of the valve 13..
Patent GB-190828409-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Emergency Brake and Anti-skidding Device for Motor-cars and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: HYMNS THOMAS RICHARD
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 28,409. Hymns, T. R., and Morgan, E. Dec. 30. Brakes.-An emergency brake for motor and horse-drawn vehicles, which also acts as a means for preventing skidding, comprises two pairs of blocks acting in front of, and behind, or in line with, the rear wheels of the vehicle, the blocks being arranged at an angle to, and at each side of, the longitudinal centre-line of the vehicle. The rear blocks b are carried by the links c and actuated through links e, f by a hand-lever o, or a pedal. The front blocks n are operated through links i, k, l from the same lever o and are stayed by chains q. One or other of the cranks l, f may be disconnected from the shaft g when only one of the brake pairs is required, and provision may be made to enable the brakes to be operated by the conductor at the rear end of the vehicle. The brake blocks are faced with rubber, wood covered by leather, &c., and are adapted to carry the weight of the vehicle when the brake is fully applied, the rear wheels being lifted from the ground. The brake prevents backward movement.
Patent GB-190901147-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cage for Holding and Carrying Bobbins, Pirns, and the like in Factories.
Inventor: GAMBLE WILLIAM JOHNSTON
IPC: D03J3/00
Filed: 1909-01-16
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 1147. Gamble, W. J. Jan. 16. Yarns, cages for. -In a cage for bobbins, pirns, &c. comprising a weblike base composed of wires crossing each other at right - angles and bent up at their intersections to form pegs on which the bobbins are placed, the base is strengthened by pierced pieces of metal A<1> which are placed over the pegs and folded under the wires as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the wires are bent vertically and retained in corrugations c of metal frames which form the sides of the cage.
Patent GB-190905537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SCRASE HARRY ALFRED
IPC: F02B57/08
Filed: 1909-03-08
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 5537. Scrase, H. A. March 8. Four-stroke-cycle eng i n e s; driving - gear; cylinders, cooling.-To expel the combustion products completely from engines in which the crank-shaft and cylinder revolve, the axes of those two parts are arranged out of coincidence, thus enabling the pistons to travel further into the cylinders during the exhaust strokes. In Fig. 1, pistons B, B' are shown connected to a crank-shaft which revolves in fixed eccentric bushes G, Q, which also form bearing-surfaces for the rotating cylinders A, A<1>. The charges are admitted through an annular chamber H, rotating in contact with a spring-pressed chamber I to which the mixture is first supplied. The cylinder-cooling ribs are curved to arcs of circles struck from the centre of revolution of the cylinders; also, gearing is used at R, S, T, U to connect the cylinders to the crank-shaft.
Patent GB-190910148-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Tanks for Hot Water Supply Installations and the like
Inventor: LUTHER WILLIAM HENRI
IPC: F24H1/18
Filed: 1909-04-29
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 10,148. Luther, W. H., and McEwan, J. April 29. Tanks. - Tanks f o r hot - water supply installations having a cylindrical body portion wit h a riveted joint, and expanded ends into which the flanges of the top and bottom parts a r e inserted, as shown, are made with both flanges e turned inwards and of an internal diameter exactly equal to that of the body portion a. The joints between the body and ends are made watertight by compressing, swaging, or similar operations.
Patent GB-190910161-A (GB)
Title: Improved Steam or Hot Water Circulating Apparatus.
Inventor: ROUQUAUD LUCIEN
IPC: F24D3/02
Filed: 1909-04-29
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 10,161. Rouquaud, L. April 29. Direct steam-pressure apparatus, automatic; vacuum apparatus.-Comprises automatic hotwater circulating apparatus for use in connexion with heating-systems. The water is heated in a boiler a connected by means of a pipe m and U-tube t with a separate chamber h, into which cold water is drawn through the pipe i fitted with a non-return valve k. The float q normally rests upon the plate s closing the pipe m, but as soon as the water boils, vapour collects in the float, which rises and thereby closes an orifice in the pipe m. The pipe d being closed, boiling water is rapidly forced up the hot-water service pipe b until the level of the water in the boiler falls sufficiently to lower the float, whereupon steam is admitted to the pipe m, and the cold water in the chamber h is discharged through the pipe t into the boiler. A rapid condensation of the steam is thereby effected, and the boiler a and chamber h refill with cold water from the tank g. In a modification, the chamber h is arranged over the boiler a.
Patent GB-190912539-A (GB)
Title: Combined Mortice Spring Bolt and Latch.
Inventor: BRACKLEY JOHN
IPC: E05C19/02
Filed: 1909-05-27
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 12,539. Brackley, J. May 27. Sliding bolts; catches, ball-ended.-A ball-ended catch 1 is mounted in a tubular mortice casing 5, and is under the control of two springs 8, 9, which act on the bolt in opposite directions and tend to keep it in its normally protruding position. The bolt can be shot out into the staple plate to serve as a securing-bolt, and is retained in that position by turning the knob 11 into the cross-slot 15, in a notch in which it is held by the torsional effect of the spring 9. A hook 16 may be mounted on the outside plate to assist in securing the bolt when freely shot.