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Patent GB-190721789-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Talking Machines.
Inventor: ESCAMEZ JOSE MUNOZ
Filed: 1907-10-02
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 21,789. Escamez, J. M., and Moriones, A. G. Oct. 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Phonographs. - A phonograph has its endless band record a mounted on two rollers b, c, which are rotated in any suitable manner, hinged arms b<1>, c<1> permitting the removal of the band record. A spring d acts upon the roller c and tensions the record. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of the Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 1644, A.D. 1878, No. 8248, A.D. 1893, No. 4680, A.D. 1905, and No. 6220, A.D. 1906.]
Patent GB-190721930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle, Motor Cycle and the like Lamps.
Inventor: CHALMERS ERNEST
Filed: 1907-10-04
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 21,930. Chalmers, E. Oct. 4. Wick - raising apparatus.-The wick - adjusting mechanism of cycle and like lamps burning solid wax is mounted in slots in the cover so that it may be moved away from the wick when the cover is being lifted off the top of the wax container to prevent cutting of the wick. The winding-spindle d' with the toothed wheels d<2> is mounted in slots b<1> in the cover B, and a stirrup E with loops e<1> round the spindle may be turned as in Fig. 2 to pull the wheels d<2> against the wick, or as in Fig. 3 when the cover is to be removed. To fix the stirrup in the former position, small pressed-out portions are provided in the cover.
Patent GB-190724190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wooden Boxes or Packing Cases
Inventor: SORENSEN EINAR FOLKE
Filed: 1907-11-01
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 24,190. Sorensen, E. F. Nov. 1. Packing-cases; wood boxes; straps and bands, strengthening.-A wooden box or packing-case has its sides dovetailed to its ends, and is provided with strengthening wires or bands a which form hinges for the lid, the free ends a<1> being twisted together. The wires are secured to the sides &c. by staples b, or loops may be formed in the wire and driven into these parts. When bands of hoop iron are employed, the attachment is effected by punching-out parts of the metal to form points, which are then driven into the wood.
Patent GB-190725503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to an Air Diffusion Device.
Inventor: HEUSCHER JEAN
Filed: 1907-11-18
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 25,503. Heuscher, J., and Stierlin, E. Weber-. Nov. 27,1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Diffusion apparatus for gases.-A compressed-air disdistributor comprises one or more cylindrical wooden bodies a communicating with a holder b having a longitudinal passage d, which h communicates with the compressed-air pipe e. The holder b is coated or painted to make it air-tight so that the air only diffuses through the bodies a.
Patent GB-190801983-A (GB)
Title: An Improvements in Protectors for Artist's Brushes
Inventor: OLDHAM RICHARD CHARLES
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 1983. Oldham, R. C. Jan. 29. Sheaths or cases for.-A protector for artists' brushes consists of an open-ended tube a which is pushed over the brush from the handle tip end b till it surrounds the bristles c, and is withdrawn over the bristles in a direction away from the handle. The tube is greater in length than the distance from the point of the bristles to the thickest part of the handle, and is firmly held in position on the handle by making it a frictionally sliding fit and by slitting the tube for a part or the whole of its length, or by forming screw-threads on the tube and on the widest part of the handle. In the former method, a flange d is provided on the ferrule or on the handle to prevent the protector from being returned when its end has passed the flange. The protector may be made narrower at one end for use with thin handles, and is preferably made of xylonite.
Patent GB-190802447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Slaughtering Guns.
Inventor: PLAYFAIR CHARLES
Filed: 1908-02-04
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 2447. Playfair, C. Feb. 4. Slaughtering. - A breech-loading slaughtering- gun comprises firing-mechanism and a barrel 7 adapted to receive a cartridge 8 and having pivoted to one end a plate 10 designed to rest against the animal. Within a head 15 is a striker 17, held by the pressure of a spring 30 on a piston block 18, which is pressed outwards by a mainspring 20. A casing 14 connects the head 15 with a frame 19 carrying a slider 22, a fixed handle 21, and a tubular stem 29 with rounded ends. The undercut end of the piston block 18 is engaged by a spring catch 28, which terminates in a stem 23 enclosing a spring 24 fitted against a stud 25 of the handle 21. The two parts shown in Figs. 4 and 5 are connected by joints 9, 16, and are locked by a hooked bar and pin. To fire the gun, the slider 22 is drawn towards the handle 21. By this action, the block 18 is pulled back against the tension of the spring 20 until the catch 28 is pressed from its place by the ends of the projection 29, whereupon the block is shot back and the striker 17 fires the cartridge. The slider 22 and the catch 28 are then returned to their previous position by the action of the spring 24. Any suitable cartridge-extractor may be used ; the form described is made by so pivoting a cam 33 on the pin 9 that, when the gun is opened, the cam bears on the block 15 while its end 34 bears on an extractor 35.
Patent GB-190804149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wind Screens for Vehicles.
Inventor: GOSNELL CHARLES PERCY
Filed: 1908-08-12
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 4149. Gosnell, C. P. Feb. 24. Motor road vehicles. - A wind screen and apron, adapted especially for the rear seats of motor road veh i c I e s, comprises uprights 1 pivoted by hinges 2<a >at or near the floor of the vehicle and provided with crossbars 5, 5<a> from which and from the upper portions 4 of the uprights an angle-iron frame 4<b> is yieldingly suspended by a leather web 4<a>. The frame 4<b> may itself be filled in with glass or other transparent material, or to its upper part may be pivoted a glazed frame 6 adapted to m a k e a weathertight joint with the flanges of the frame 4b or to be turned up and secured by a winged nut and quadrant 7. The whole upper part above the bar 5<a> may be adapted to fold downwards, when it may be used as an apron, An apron, provided with side flaps, extends from the cross-bar 5<a> to the floor, and a second apron, also provided with side flaps if desired, is attached to the same or another crossbar and may be secured to buttons 13 on the top bar 5 to close the opening in the frame 4<b>, or may be employed as a knee protector. A pair of spring - controlled telescopic struts 9 pivoted to the bars 5<a> and to brackets 11 rearward of the hinges 2a tend to maintain the screen in the upright position.
Patent GB-190809545-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for Air Brakes.
Inventor: BEHAN THOMAS
Filed: 1908-05-02
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 9545. Behan, T. July 12, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Brakes.-In a hose - coupling for air-brakes as described in Specification No. 28,009, A.D. 1906, the entire closing of the plug cock is prevented by an arm fixed to the handle of the cock. As in the above Specification, the hose consists of two concentric portions 18, 20, the annular space 21 between the pipes being in communication with a groove 6 in the wall of the pipe 1, containing a guided piston 7. Should the hose 18 burst, the air entering the annular spaces acts on the pistons 7, and by means of forks 9 turns levers 11 to close the cocks 5 partly, the movement being limited by the arm 29 hinged to the lever 11 and normally held at right-angles to the lever by a spring washer 30, Fig. 6. In the Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), it is stated that the movement of the piston 7 uncovers an aperture b in the groove 6 and allows the air from the train-pipe to pass to the atmosphere to apply the brakes gradually. The effective opening of the aperture can be regulated by a cock 15. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190810372-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Miners' Safety Lamps.
Inventor: BUCKLEY HARRY BAGSHAW
Filed: 1908-05-13
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 10,372. Buckley, H. B. May 13. Miners' and like safety lamps, particularly those having two wick-tubes, are constructed with combined adjusting and trimming or snuffing devices for the wicks. The trimming-device may serve as a sparking terminal when the lamp is electrically ignited. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a lamp is fitted with two wick-tubes 4 formed with slots 3 to receive serrated wheels 1, which raise and lower the wicks. The wheels 1 are both actuated by a worm 6 on a stud 8, which is formed with a pin 9 adapted to engage a groove in an operating-spindle 11 mounted in a tube 12 and formed with a milled head 14. The stud 8 carries a projecting arm 15, which, when the stud 8 is rotated to move the two wicks, is itself rotated to snuff or trim the wicks. In the modification, Fig. 3, the stud 8 is made in two parts connected by an insulator 16, and current is conveyed to the arm 15 by means of an insulatedly-mounted conductor 17. The return circuit is through the lamp. The detachable connexion between the stud 8 and spindle 11 is for enabling the burner to be removed for cleaning, and in some cases the stud 8 and spindle 11 are fixedly connected.
Patent GB-190812188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Explosive Charges.
Filed: 1908-06-04
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 12,188. Angrlo-French F. & S., Ltd., and Edwards, Sir J. B. June 4. [Patent of Addition to No. 24,025, A.D. 1907.] Explosives.-Colloidal explosives to be subjected to the process described in Specification No. 24,025, A.D. 1907, are mixed with bees-wax 5 per cent, bicarbonate of soda 2 per cent, and benzine 5 per cent.
Patent GB-190814698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carbon Brush Holders for Magneto-electric Igniters.
Inventor: BOSCH ROBERT
Filed: 1908-07-10
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 14,698. Bosch, R., [Firm of]. April 21, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas engines, igniting in. In magneto - electric machines the carbon brush a, through which one pole of the armature is earthed, is arranged in a bearing, one side of which is formed by a recess in the base-plate b and the other by an abutting sideplate c. The brush a is connected by a flexible conductor to the base - plate b, and is pressed against the slip ring e by a flat spring d.
Patent GB-190815998-A (GB)
Title: Improved Knife for Surgical Purposes.
Inventor: HUETTMANN ERNST
Filed: 1908-07-28
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 15,998. H³ttmann, E. Aug. 20, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Surgical knives.-A surgical knife, especially adapted for cutting corns and constructed to be used like a graver, is hollowed transversely on one side a, made convex on the other b, and the front edge c is rounded and sharpened from the convex side. For removing corns, the blade is made spoon-shaped by hollowing also in a longitudinal direction and bringing the edges to a rounded point f. In either case the transverse hollow grinding need not be at right-angles to the length of the blade, but may slant to the handle.
Patent GB-190817461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Iron-clad Electric Switches and switch Fuses.
Inventor: HOPE VERNON
Filed: 1908-08-20
Granted: 1909-09-20
Abstract: 17,461. Hope, V. Aug. 20. Switches; cut-outs.- In ironclad electric switches or switchfuses of the type in which a spring moving over dead-centres is used to operate the switch blades, auxiliary means being used to start the movement of the switch bar, the handle f is formed with a tubular boss k provided with a crank-arm j. The spring e is connected to the arm j by a tensioning-screw j<1>, and to a crank-rod c, which carries the switch blades band is pivoted at one end in the tubular boss k. The boss k is formed with a flange k<1> having shoulders k<2>, k<3>, which engage a lever l pivoted to the casing at m, a slot l<1> in the lever engaging a pin n on the crank-rod c. The shoulders k<3>, k<3> and lever l thus give an initial movement to the switch blades when the handle is moved, the passage of the spring e across the dead-centre causing the complete opening or closing. The operating parts k, c, l may be mounted in the cover, so as to be out of the way when the casing is open. To prevent the cover from being opened when the switch is 'on,' and to prevent closure of the cover unless the switch blades are in the off ' position, the lever l is provided with a curved extension l<2>, which engages a radius block s on the base, and.locks the cover when the switch is ' on". If the blades are in the 'on' position when it is desired to close the cover, the lever l<2> engages a notch s<1> on the block s and prevents closure of the cover. The Provisional Specification states that the crankarm may be separate from the boss k and acted upon by shoulders on the boss, the crank being quite free after passing the dead-centre. The lever l may act upon the crank-arm instead of the crank-rod c ; or there may be two levers.
Patent GB-190819467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Feeding Devices for Pegging, Nailing and similar Machines employed in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: CARON ERNEST
Filed: 1908-09-16
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 19,467. Caron, E. Sept. 16. Nailing; pegging &c.-A roughened surface is formed on the face of the supplementary presser-foot of certain machines for nailing, pegging, and the like wherein the work is fed by the awl and by a supplementary presser-foot which provides lateral support for the awl. For example, a supplementary presserfoot 11, having a hole 20 for the passage of the awl, is provided with a serrated foot 21 to engage the work and to assist in feeding it. The foot is adjustably clamped to an independent presser-bar 12, which is mounted for reciprocation in guides in the machine head located adjacent to the awl bar. The presser - bar is independently moved towards the work in a shorter path than that of the awl by a cam, and is retracted at suitable intervals by a spring in a recess in the head. To provide for adjustment and renewal of the foot 11, it is clamped to the bar 12 by set-screws 22 co-operating with slots in the foot 11 and with serrations or teeth 23 on the foot and on the bar 12.
Patent GB-190824485-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bolt for Doors Windows Shutters and the like
Inventor: ROE PETER HENRY
Filed: 1908-11-14
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 24,485. Roe, P. H., Roe, H. J. R., and Kennedy, T. Nov. 14. Latches; sliding bolts ; handles, attaching.-A bolt a for doors, windows, shutters, and the like is operated by a toothed wheel f, engaging a rack extension e and locked by spring-pressed pawls m, n. Either or both of the pawls may be held out of action by hooks r, s. The pinion f may be operated by a handle h, which fits on the squared spindle g, the catch engaging a groove in the spindle. Upward pressure against the bolt may be resisted by a roller l.
Patent GB-190827466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Separating Air or other Gaseous Fluid from Liquids.
Inventor: HALLETT JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 27,466. Hallett, J. Dec. 17. Float valves; tubular valves; casings.-In apparatus for separating air or other gas from liquid comprising a chamber with float-operated outlet valve, a counterweight is provided for the float in order that the latter may be made stout enough to resist pressure. The arrangement is shown as applied to a feed-water supply system. The air is discharged through an aperture e<1> in a tubular branch e on the cover of a chamber a, the valve being formed by a hollow cylinder i provided with lateral openings and an external annular groove j<1>. The groove j<1> registers with the aperture e' when a rod t, to the screwed end of which the cylinder i is attached, is sufficiently raised. This occurs when enough air has accumulated to lower the float n against the counterweight u, which is adjustably mounted on a lever r. The pipe b may be shaped to resemble a Venturi tube as shown, and provided with a baffle v. In a modified form, the float may be directly connected to the valve.
Patent GB-190827911-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Trimming of Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: KEMP ALBERT JAMES
Filed: 1908-12-22
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 27,911. Kemp, A. J., Randall, F. W., and Primrose, F. A. Dec. 22. Submarine vessels; ballasting; trimming.-In an arrangement for automatically trimming a submarine vessel, in which water is adapted to be pumped from an aft tank to a forward tank, or vice versa, the weighted pendulums y, z for controlling the operations are arranged to actuate belt-shifting gear or like mechanical means for starting or stopping the pumps. Fast and loose pulleys k, l, m, n are provided for operating the pumps e, h, the striking-forks o, p for the driving- belts being mounted upon rods q, r adapted to slide in bearings s, t when reciprocated by crank-levers u, v respectively. Pins w, x at the ends of the pendulums engage with the crank - levers. To prevent hunting, the pendulums are provided with dash-pots or similar devices.
Patent GB-190901541-A (GB)
Title: Means for Preventing Flickering in Arc Lamps with Parallel Carbons.
Inventor: TIMAR DAGOBERT
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1909-01-21
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 1541. Timar, D., and Dreger, K. von. July 18, 1908, [Convention date]. [Addition to 12,656/08.] Arc lamps; arc lamp electrodes.- A flame or other are between parallel carbons arranged approximately horizontally is rendered steady by a refractory plate extending above the whole length of the carbons and of such a width that the arc spreads over it without overlapping its edges. The distance of the plate from the positive carbon may be equal to the diameter of the letter. In the arrangement shown, the plate 16, which may be of iron faced with asbestos, is carried by supports 17 attached to a base-plate 2. Two pairs of carbons are provided, the positive one of each pair being longer than the negative. The holders for the upper and lower carbons 4, 5 are respectively fixed and pivoted to brackets 3. Arms 8 on the pivoted holders are connected by links 9 and levers 11 to springs 15 and to two cores of a solenoid 14, which is in series with both pairs of carbons. The carbons of a pair may be in an horizontal plane instead of a vertical one.
Patent GB-190901680-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device to Facilitate the Drawing of Beer and other Beverages
Inventor: LINDLEY EDWARD
IPC: B67D1/06
Filed: 1909-01-23
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 1680. Lindley, E. Jan. 23. Beer pumps; suction reservoirs.-Relates to devices for facilitating the drawing of beer without churning the contents of the cask, and consists in arranging the intermediate vessel commonly used for this purpose upon a portable stand provided with means for supporting the vessel at different levels. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 3 the intermediate vessel D is suspended from an adjustable hook H upon the stand B at a height dependent on the level of the beer in the cask K.
Patent GB-190914028-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loose Leaf Binders and the like.
IPC: B42F13/12
Filed: 1909-06-15
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 14,028. Lamson Paragon Supply Co., and Hardman, J. June 15. Locks. - Relates to loose-leaf binders of the kind provided with a spring-actuated locking- slide 1 which engages with the notched heads of the posts 2 and can be locked in position to prevent tampering. Accordingto the present invention, the look consists of a spring - actuated member 6, pivoted in the bottom of the case 3 of the plate 1 and so shaped that when turned by a key to a position at right-angles to that shown in Fig. 1, the edge of the member 6 meets the face of a slot 5 in the locking- slide and thus prevents movement of the slide.
Patent GB-190921159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printers' Mounting Boards.
Inventor: JONES PETER
IPC: B41B1/22
Filed: 1909-09-16
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 21,159. Jones, P. Sept. 16. Printing-surfaces, mounting. To prevent warping, mounting-boards are composed of a series of strips A of mahogany or bay wood, which are connected at their ends with cross-pieces B by groove- and-tongue joints, the whole being glued together. A number of pegs E of ash, oak, or other tough wood, of length about two-thirds of the width of the board, are inserted through the edges of the board from opposite sides alternately. Additional pieces of wood G may be let into the strips A, as shown in Fig. 5, and the attachment of the crosspieces B may be strengthened by pegs F.
Patent GB-190925149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines, Compressors and the like.
Inventor: MILLER CHARLES
IPC: F04C18/20
Filed: 1909-11-01
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 25,149. Miller, C. Nov. 3, 1908, [Convention date]. Movable-abutment type; valves, distributing and cut-off.-Relates to rotary engines, compressors, &c. in which a central rotary abutment of special form operates in two annular piston chambers on either side. The abutment comprises two thin arc-shaped heads 13, 14 connected by a narrow core 15 which is secured to a shaft 11. A valve 18, also secured to the shaft 11 in a steam-chest 17, admits and cuts off the steam from the annular working chambers 2, 3 by opening and closing ports 21, 22. Disks 6, 7, carrying pistons 4, 5 fitted with spring packing-rings 10, are secured to shafts 8, 9 which are geared to the abutment shaft 11. The abutment heads 13, 14 travel in grooves 16, and are axially wider than the working chambers 2, 3. The depth of the grooves 16 is less than the width of a piston-ring 10. Exhaust ports 28, 29 are provided. The engine may be operated by compressed air, or it may be an explosion engine.
Patent GB-190926170-A (GB)
Title: A Chemical Composition and Apparatus, for Preventing and Taking Up Dampness in Pianos, Cupboards, Showcases and the like.
Inventor: HUNTER HERBERT
IPC: B01D53/26
Filed: 1910-05-11
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 26,170. Hunter, H. May 11, 1910. Drying-agents or desiccants.-Dampness is prevented in pianos, cupboards, show-cases, &c. by the use of a mixture of 46 per cent of calcium oxide, 50 per cent of anhydrous calcium chloride, and 4 per cent of ground logwood or other colouring-matter. The mixture is placed in a cotton bag and enclosed in a box, of which one side is of wood and the remainder of perforated zinc.
Patent GB-191004800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Fermented Beverages Containing Low Percentages of Alcohol.
Inventor: NANCE CHARLES WESLEY
IPC: C12G3/08
Filed: 1910-02-25
Granted: 1911-01-05
Abstract: 4800. Nance, C. W. Feb. 25. [Cognate Application, 7188/10]. Alcoholic liquids, distilling.-In fermenting to produce beer having only a small proportion of alcohol, the fermentation is arrested by submitting the liquid to a high vacuum which separates the free oxygen from the liquid. The liquid is boiled while in vacuo to separate part of the alcohol. To prevent loss of hop aroma &c. the wort is fermented with a pure culture of yeast, before being hopped and a separately-prepared extract of hops is added to the liquid after de-alcoholization.
Patent GB-191008549-A (GB)
Title: Improved Mechanism for Igniting the Explosive Charge of Projectiles.
Inventor: QUISLING RASMUS HAGBARTH
IPC: F42C15/30
Filed: 1910-04-08
Granted: 1910-11-17
Abstract: 8549. Quisling, R. H. April 8. Projectile fuses. -Relates to percussion fuses, the hammer of which is held at "safe" by a bolt which is retained in position by a combustible body ignited by the flash when the gun is discharged. According to the invention, the hammer a is held at "safe" by a notch d in a rotatable body b, which is prevented from rotating by a bolt e and a combustible body f. The body f is secured by a screw h, and is ignited by a passage i; the products of combustion escape by passages i, j. A washer g and the tortuous passages offered by the construction shown prevent the passage of the flash to the detonator l.