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Patent GB-190602196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
Inventor: EDWARDS HENRY ERNEST
Filed: 1906-01-29
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 2196. Edwards, H. E. Jan. 29. Switches.-When a switch is opened, a rolling motion is given to the moving contact, whereby the final rupture takes place at the edges of both contacts. The moving contact 2 has a rounded nose 12, and is carried by an arm 5 hinged by a pin 6 to a lever 7 pivoted on a pin 8. To keep the contacts 1, 2 in engagement, a spring 13 is attached to a pin 14 and an extension 9 of the switch arm 5. The lost motion between the arm 5 and lever 7 is limited by a stop, or by the projection 9 engaging the boss 10. The lever 7 may be raised by any device, but a preferred fluid actuation is shown. The stem 15 of a diaphragm 16 is connected to the lever 7 by levers 19, 20, 24, and a spring 21 is secured to pins 23, 22 in the levers 20 and the free end of the lever 7 respectively. A piston 26 with a packing-ring 25 may be secured to the stem 15, and may be used when the diaphragm is ruptured. When the fluid pressure in the chamber 17 raises the stem 15, the lever 7 and hinge pin 6 are raised. This causes the contact 2 to be tilted with respect to the contact 1, and the point of contact is transferred to the nose 12. The continued movement of the lever 7 produces a rolling contact between the nose 12 and the contact 1, until the extension 9 of the aim 5 strikes the boss 10. The contacts are then separated, the spring 21 giving the arm 5 a fly movement. The motions are reversed to close the switch, the nose 12 first engaging the contact 1.
Patent GB-190602530-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Sewing Leather or the like.
Inventor: DREIST HANS
Filed: 1906-02-01
Granted: 1906-05-10
Abstract: 2530. Dreist, H. Feb. 1. Belting-sewing machines; nultiple-needle machines running-stitch machines; needle driving; needle-holders; sewing-needles.-A sewing-machine, which is designed for sewing leather driving-belts, carries a number of needles m which are passed backwards and forwards through the belting as that is fed forward by feed-rollers, and carry with them the leather thongs which form the stitching. The needles are carried by holders secured to cross-bars f, g, which are moved to and from the work by hand-driven rack-and-pinion gears p, q. The needles are temporarily held in the holders by pins t, Fig. 3, which enter holes s in the needles. When the needles have been forced half through the work, as in Fig. 3, the pins of the engaging holders are withdrawn and those of the holders on the other side of the work are inserted, so that, when by the rack-and-pinion gear these latter holders are moved away from the work, the needles and the leather thongs are pulled through. In order to compensate for any difference in the lengths of the thongs being used, the needle grips are spring-mounted in the holders. The ecgaging- pins t, which are carried by bars u, v, Fig. 1, are pressed into engagement by springs but are withdrawn by the action of inclined surfaces x, Fig. 3, integral with a sliding plate moved vertically by a handle w, Fig. 1. This plate is constructed to allow one set of pins t to move into engagement simultaneously with the disengagement of the other set. The needles, which are of the shape shown in Fig. 5, may be used in sewing belts by hand.
Patent GB-190603760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sparking Plugs for Internal Combustion Motors.
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 3760. Simpson, Strickland, & Co., and Joy, B. H. Feb. 15. Gas and like engines, igniting in, Sparking-plugs; especially those on the engines of motor-boats, are enclosed in telescopic water-tight casinge to prevent their being coated with moisture. The invention may be applied to many, if not all, existing plugs, The casing consists of two thin metal tubes a, b with their outer ends turned in. The tube b is secured by a washer c<1> when the plug is screwec into the cylinder. The tube a carries a vulcanite plug d, upon a ledge d' of which rests a conducting disk e to which the ends of the high-tension wire g is pressed by the clamp f. A plate h<1> is attached to a spring h, which is preferably soldered to the plate e. The arrangement is such that, when the tube a is being pushed over the tube b, the plate h<1> completes the circuit by touching the conductor k..
Patent GB-190614792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receivers for Wireless Telegraphy.
Inventor: PEDERSEN PEDER OLUF
Filed: 1906-06-28
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 14,792. Pedersen, P. O. July 4, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Telegraphs.-In a system of wireless telegraphy, the wave-responsive device f is arranged in an oscillation circuit including a condenser b and inductance coil a, Fig. 1, and is shunted by a mechanically or electrically driven contact-device c. Fig. 6 shows a contact-device c which alternately closes the oscillation circuit and, after opening it, introduces the wave-responsive device f. The relay R and local battery B are-arranged in the usual manner across the terminals of the wave-responsive device.
Patent GB-190619456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Raising of Bodies Submerged in Water
Inventor: HUBER FEDERICO
Filed: 1906-08-31
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 19,456. Huber, F. Aug. 31. Sunken ships and objects, raising.-Relates to apparatus for raising sunken objects, of the kind that is filled with gas by the admixture of liquid and solid substances, such as water and calcium carbide, caused by electrically operating a valve which normally separates them, and consists (1) in mounting receptacles. b, f for water and carbide or the like on the top of .the hollow vessel a and providing a valve d between the two chambers operated by a motor c, and (2) in providing a gassupplying:pipe g, extending from the carbide chamber around the outside of the vessel and through the interior of the same for the purpose of cooling the gas. Any other substances that generate gases on contact may be used.
Patent GB-190619857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves more particularly designed for use in connection with Suction Dust Extractors.
Inventor: SCHAUER PAUL
Filed: 1906-09-06
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 19,857. Schauer, P. Sept. 6. Vacuum cleaning-apparatus.-The hose pipe of a vacuum cleaner is provided near the nozzle with a valve consisting of a flexible tube 9 connecting rigid parts 10 of the hose, which tightly fits into a casing 1 covering the valve. A hole 6, which can be closed with the finger, is provided in the casing, and a small hole 2 in one of the pipes 10 to exhaust the interior of the casing when the orifice 6 is closed. In use, the orifice 6 is closed by the finger and the chamber is exhausted by the hole 2 ; the tube 9 opens wide and dust is drawn through. If the vacuum in the machine is too small, the valve may be made to collapse by removing the finger.
Patent GB-190625149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Suspending and Drawing Curtains and the like.
Inventor: BLANKENBURG AUGUST
Filed: 1906-11-08
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 25,149. Blankenburg, A. Nov. 8. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-A window or other curtain is suspended by hooks o on runners n from a thin wire or rod h passing through, and secured by wing-nuts k<1> to, arms b at the ends of a beam a hung upon wall-hooks k. Rollers i<1> for the cords are fitted to the arms b, and the runners n are provided with guide-pulleys l, m. The arms b may be extended to carry upon upturned ends e a second curtain pole c. More than one curtain-rod h may be provided, and the whole apparatus may be detached from the wall-hooks k. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 1141, A.D. 1884, No. 13,788, A.D. 1896, No. 16,141, A.D. 1897, and No. 20,257, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190625638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Security Bolts for use with the Pneumatic Tyres of Vehicle Wheels.
Filed: 1906-11-13
Granted: 1907-08-22
Abstract: 25,638. Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co., and Hanlon, R. M. Nov. 13. Washers.-To facilitate manipulation, the security bolt C of a pneumatic tyre is fitted with a long washer F<1> pivoted to a sleeve F on the bolt and slotted to admit of its being turned away from the bolt as shown. The bolt has flat sides to prevent rotation of the washer.
Patent GB-190627624-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Construction of Wire for the Manufacture of Metallic Fasteners.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-12-04
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 27,624. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Dec. 4. Screw nails.-A screwed fastener for securing soles of boots &c., consisting of a wire with a single or double thread, is roughened to increase its holding-power by forming between the threads 12, 14 depressions 16, which are preferably cup-shaped and shallow. Each depression may have a slight projection or nib 20 in its centre.
Patent GB-190702415-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Jars, Bottles and the like for holding Perfumes and other Substances.
Inventor: BARNETT HERBERT HENRY
Filed: 1907-01-31
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 2415. Barnett, H. H., [trading as Barnett & Co.]. Jan. 31. Bottles and jars for holding perfumes &c. are provided with an inner lining of considerably smaller capacity, so that when the lining only is filled, the whole bottle has the appearance of being full. In making the bottle shown in Fig. 2, the body A is moulded in two parts ; the lining B is then enclosed, and the edges of the two parts are stuck together, the whole being fired as one piece.
Patent GB-190714202-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Support for Mantles for Incandescent Gas Lighting
Inventor: JAMES CHARLES BERTRAM
Filed: 1907-06-19
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 14,202. James, C. B. June 19. Incandescent gas lamps.-In order that the mantle may move freely in all directions and may be raised or lowered, it is suspended from a hook e on a wire piece d, passing through an eye c in the support a' and having at its upper end an eye f, which forms a stop.
Patent GB-190718462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Attaching Electric Conductors to Carbon Brushes.
Inventor: ROBERTSON MAXWELL WARREN
Filed: 1907-08-15
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 18,462. Robertson, M. W. Aug. 15. Brushes.-A woven wire pigtail or shunt conductor D is attached to a carbon brush A by means of two clamping-plates B, of which one is recessed on its opposite edges and one face as shown in Fig. 3, the pigtail having its end engaging the recess in the bottom of the plate and being secured in position by screws passing through the two plates.
Patent GB-190719409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stenciling Machines.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1907-08-29
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 1 9 , 4 0 9. Fairweather, W., [Underwood Typewriter Co.]. Aug. 29 Copying documents.-In stencil apparatus for copying documents, the perforated stencil-drum 7, mounted on a stiff framework comprising a ring- shaped head 8 connected by a U-shaped bar 14 with a head firmly mounted on a hub 13, is open at one end for the free insertion of inking appliances to the interior. The drum is carried by bearings 19, 20 on a fixed stud 4 firmly mounted on a framework 1, and is rotated by a handle 32. A flange 26 on the hub 13 engages with a pivoted spring-controlled catch 23, preferably having a friction roller 25 at its end, and thus holds the drum in place unless released by pressing the portion 29. The impression roller 33 is supported by independent springs between the bearings 34 and the supports 35 at each end, so that the pressure is equalized.
Patent GB-190720792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Apparatus for Filling Syphon Bottles with Aerated Water or other Liquid under Pressure.
Inventor: HOWARD ELIOT
Filed: 1907-09-18
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 20,792. Howard, E., and Dowell, H. J. Sept. 18. Bottling.-In apparatus for filling siphon bottles, of the type in which an adjustable snift chamber, or one of a number of interchangeable snift chambers of different capacities, is used, means are provided, on the completion of the filling and before the removal of the bottle, for the release of any liquid and pressure gas that escapes during filling to the snift chamber, filling-head, and connecting- pipes. The snift chamber is arranged between the filling-valve and the filling-head so that it may be intermittently connected with the siphon as desired. The apparatus comprises one or more frames d supporting filling-heads e, cups 3 to receive the heads of the inverted siphons 2, and casings 4, 6 enclosing spring-controlled plungers adapted to hold the siphon in the filling-head and open the siphon valve respectively, when raised into operative position by a lever 5 operated by a cam 10 on the spindle h of the liquid valve. The spindle is operated by a band-lever i which carries a stop y adapted to pass in front of a pivoted bottle guard x after this has been lowered. The casing m of the filling-valve has connexions at n to the liquid sapply, at o by a pipe f to the filling-head, and at p by a pipe q to the snift chamber r. The filling- head is also connected by a pipe 22 and valve 20 to waste. The filling-valve g, Fig. 6, has ports 13, 14 connected by a passage 12. The valve may connect the passages n, o through ports 16, 18 for filling, or the passages p, o through a port 17 and a groove 19 in the valve casing for snifting. At the end of the filling operation, the valve 20 is opened by the cam 10, and the filling-head and snift chamber are opened to the atmosphere. In a modification, the valve 20 is dispensed with, an additional port 25, Fig. 7, being formed in the casing of the filling- valve, and an additional port 27, Fig. 9, in the valve ; the port 27 is connected with the passage 12. The valve plug is then capable of three positions. In the first, the supply is connected to the filling-head ; in the second, the filling-head is connected to the snift chamber ; and in the third the filling-head and suift chamber may be connected to waste by the ports 27, 25 and a wastepipe. If it is desired to leave a portion of the snifted gas in the snift chamber, to form a cushion for subsequent fillings, the valve may be arranged to move past the port 17, or the port 17 and groove 19 may be displaced laterally. In either case, the snift chamber will be cut off from the atmosphere in the final position of the liquid valve and during the changing of the bottles.
Patent GB-190721767-A (GB)
Title: Improved Safety-hook and Apparatus for Preventing Accidents in Overwinding Miners' and like Cages.
Inventor: TRICK WILLIAM DAVID
Filed: 1907-10-02
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 21,767. Trick, W. D., and Eadon, G. Oct. 2. Hooks.- A mine or like cage is detache d from the suspending-rope in the event of overwinding by the engagement of the arms of the hook with a fixed spring- supported hollow cone, the arms being first unlocked and subsequently supported on thee upper lip of the cone. Fig. 1 shows in elevation the safety hook and the overhead apparatus, and Fig. 7 shows the mechanism of the hook in the open position. The arms 1, 2 of the hook are built up of front and back plates secured by screws and are connected by a pivot 3. The arms are cut away to receive a bolt 7 which passes through vertical slots in a shackle 10, from which the cage is suspended. The winding-rope 15 is connected to a shackle 12, the pin 16 of which engages semicircular recesses in the arms 1, 2. At their lower ends the arms 1, 2 are provided with strikers 17, 18, which are in operative relation with pivoted levers 21 adapted to raise bolts 23. The heads of these bolts engage beneath spring-pressed catches 25, the upper ends of which normally engage with locking-tongues 32. The overhead apparatus for opening the hook and supporting the cage consists of a conical throat 45 secured to a plate 46 which is supported on spiral springs 49 bearing on the shaft beams. The plate 46 has on its upper face a circular raised lip 51. In the event of overwinding, the strikers 17, 18 engage the interior of the cone 45, thereby raising the catches 25 and releasing the arms of the hook, the cage being supported by the engagement of claws 4, 5 with the raised lip 51. To enable the hook to be re-attached, the winding-rope shackle is lowered until the aperture 52 in the shackle registers with the aperture 53 in the plates 10. A pin is then passed through, and the cage raised until the hook is relieved of the weight. The arms are then closed, and the cage is allowed to fall until the bolt 7 strikes the bottom of the slots 9. The cage is then lowered on to the usual keps, and the hook secured around the pin 16.
Patent GB-190724004-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Haulage Clip.
Inventor: GITTINS JOHN
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 24,004. Gittins, J., and Roberts, J. H. Oct. 30. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Rope grips.-A haulage clip for attaching vehicles to a travelling rope or cable is formed by a casing a. having a flared opening at one side for the insertion of the rope, and a movable jaw f, connected by a link h and pin j to the casing, and formed with an extension k for the attachment of a chain connected to the vehicle, the parts being so arranged that the pull on the vehicle tightens the grip.
Patent GB-190724948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Impermeable Surfaces, such as Roads and the like
Inventor: PASCHETTA PAUL ANTOINE
Filed: 1907-11-11
Granted: 1908-11-11
Abstract: 24,948. Paschetta, P. A. Nov. 15, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Asphalt paving.-Relates to that method of constructing impermeable surfaces, such as roads, pavements, and side walks, in which a composition consisting of auxiliary materials, such as earth, sand, clay, gravel, grit, clinker, &c., previously heated to expel all moisture, and coal tar is laid upon the bed of the road and rolled. According to this invention, the mixing of the auxiliary materials and tar is effected on the spot, and the composition is laid hot upon the road without cooling and reheating. The preferred temperature to which the auxiliary materials are heated is 175-220‹ C. Pitch, sulphur, resin, and gum lacs may be added to the tar, and cements, lime, and plaster may be used with the auxiliary materials.
Patent GB-190727672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Driving of Electric Cranes and the like.
Inventor: HENRI PIEPER
Filed: 1907-12-16
Abstract: 27,672. Pieper, H. Dec. 28, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Switches. - In a method of actuating cranes, hoists, &c. by two electromotors of different powers, the motors are regulated by a single lever which also controls the electro - mechanical brake. The higher power or main motor i, Fig. 1, drives the drum a through reducing- gear b. Mounted on the shaft of the motor i is a band brake c forming one member d of a magnetic clutch. The movable member e of the clutch is normally held out of contact by a spring k, and has slidingly keyed to it a wormwheel f. The wheel f is irreversibly driven by a worm on the shaft g of the lower power or auxiliary motor. Fig. 2 shows the arrangement of the control and power circuits. On moving the lever l to the right for hoisting, in the first position the auxiliary motor with its resistances are put in circuit together with the coil of the clutch, and the brake is raised by a coil arranged in the shunt field. The hoisting operation then commences at a low speed, the armature of the main motor being simultaneously rotated. In positions 2, 3, and 4, the resistances are cut out. In position 4, the closing of the switch 5 also puts into circuit the shunt field of the main motor. In the fifth position, the main motor is switched in by the reversing-switches 1, 3. In the sixth position, the clutch coil is short-circuited by the switch 12, when the hoisting operation is transferred to the main motor while the auxiliary motor runs freely. In subsequent positions, the resistances in the main motor circuit are cut out. On moving the lever l to the left, the load descends by gravity under the influence of the brake, which is mechanically released. Should the weight of the load be insufficient to rotate the motor, the lever is thrown over to contacts p, when the main motor is put into circuit in the reverse direction by switches 2, 4, to effect positive lowering.
Patent GB-190728735-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Apparatus for Preventing Accidents to Railway Trains.
Inventor: BOUIMISTROW WLADIMIR DE
Filed: 1907-12-31
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 28,735. Bouimistrow, W. de. Dec. 31. Switches.-The circuit of a dynamo carried on a train is led through a rod H, which is the armature of an electro-magnet G also in this circuit. When no current is passing, the rod is pulled by the spring j into the position H<1>, but, when the train starts, the dynamo, which is driven from the wheels, sends current through the circuit, which at first includes all the resistances of the rheostat I. As the speed increases, the wheel-driven governor R pulls the rod down to cut out the resistances gradually.
Patent GB-190802697-A (GB)
Title: Improved Waist Strap for Garments.
Inventor: ROUBICHOU FRANCOIS
Filed: 1908-02-06
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 2697. Roubichou, F. Feb. 6. Straps and bands; waistcoats; trousers.-Trouser and waistcoat straps a<2> extensible by means of buckles d<2> are provided with a centre piece b<2> of skin &c. having a hole to be entered by a button on the trousers and thus prevent sagging. The attaching-flaps for the end runners e<2> are buttonholed or. sewn to the garment; or, instead of such flaps, spring buttons, hooks and eyes, or clasps may be employed. Other forms without the centre piece are described. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 1824, A.D. 1860, No. 3765, A.D. 1883, and No. 28,630, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190807584-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for the Recovery of Metallic Tin from Waste Tinned Metal, Mixtures and Alloys of Tin and Lead, and similar Metal Waste.
Inventor: NODON ALBERT
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 7584. Nodon, A. April 11, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Tin, obtaining, from its mixtures or alloys with lead &c., for instance, waste tinned lead. The waste in a basket n is d e - greased in a solution of sodium carbonate in a tank a heated by a steam coil t supplied by a pipe r, and after washing by a spray q is transferred to a tank c containing a solution of alkali or ammonium stannic sulphate, or of an alkali stannic haloid salt such as ammonium tin chloride together with stannic sulphate and sulphuric acid. These solutions dissolve tin but not lead, and are heated by a coil s supplied by the pipe r. The basket is raised after some hours and washed by a spray q<1> over a tank b having a perforated bottom u. The solution passing from the tank c is electrolyzed in cells d, e, f, g of sandstone &c. between graphite anodes and sheet-tin cathodes enclosed in canvas. The liquor from the tank b, after concentration in a tank j heated by a coil s<1> supplied by the pipe r, passes to a tank k which receives the overflow from the electrolytic cells, the liquor being then returned to the tank c by a pump m. The lead remaining in the basket n may be utilized.
Patent GB-190808429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Prism-telescopes and in the Method of Adjusting the Prisms thereof.
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 8429. Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Akt.-Ges. Nov. 28, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Telescopes &c.-In prismatic binoculars &c., the prisms 1, 2 are adjusted laterally on bridge-supports 3 by means of adjusting - members 6, 10, moving substantially parallel to the optic axis and acting on wedge-pieces 5, 11, which may be curved or recessed and act on inclined surfaces of the prisms. As shown in Fig. 1, the screws 6 work through the same holes as the screws 8 which fix the covers 9.