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Patent GB-190712852-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Whips.
Inventor: AUDLEY FRANCIS HENRY
Filed: 1907-06-03
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 12,852. Audley, F. H. June 3. Whips.-The thong b of a whip is connected to the handle a by a circular piate c<2>, Fig. 1, provided at its opposite side edges with parts c<3>, c' which overlap the adjacent ends of the thong and handle. A double-ended pin or screw d passes through a slot in the plate c<2>, and strengthening-strips e, Fig. 5, overlap the connexion between the parts a, b. The assembled parts are wrapped with a strip g<2> of leather and with wire or thread f.
Patent GB-190717514-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Engines
Inventor: HUDSON JAMES CADOUX
Filed: 1907-07-31
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 17,514. Hudson, J. C. July 31. Fire - engines; floating fireengines.-Relates to road-vehicle or floating fire - engines propelled by an internal-combustion engine which also drives the pump, independent drives for the propelling gear and for the pump being provided in order to enable them to be driven separately or in combination. In the road fire-engine shown in Fig. 1, the engine A drives the propelling-shaft C through a clutch B. A spurwheel G forming the outer part of the clutch B gears with a spur-wheel H, which transmits motion through a clutch I to the pump shaft J, which is enclosed in a tube N. In a modification, the wheel H is arranged to slide in and out of gear with the wheel G, and the pumpshaft J is provided with a friction or dog clutch to facilitate the starting of the pump. In a further modification, a pinion separate from the clutch B drives the wheel H. Fig. 5 shows a floating fire-engine in which the engine A drives the propeller shaft C through a clutch B, and the pump K through a clutch I. Specification No. 8271, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190717522-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Hair Frame for Ladies Use.
Inventor: SCHAFFER WOOLF
Filed: 1907-07-31
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 17,522. Schaffer, W., [trading as Featherweight Hair Frame Co.]. July 31. Hair-pads.-A frame is constructed by sticking together two pieces A,B of open net fabric shaped in a press and formed with crimped edges C, D. Stiffening- material is applied either before or after pressing. The frame is covered with hair, silk, or the like, which is kept in place by the crimped edges.
Patent GB-190718022-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Controlling Devices for Electric Circuits
Filed: 1907-08-08
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 18,022. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 8. Dynamos, regulating.-The current in a circuit is contrclled by arranging a switch to cut in gradually a shunt resistance, then to connect it in parallel with a series resistance, and gradually cut it out. The arrangement is shown applied to a shunt-wound generator, but it may be used for any dynamo-electric machine. The resistance R is permanently connected in series with the field coil F, and a switch 0 is arranged to make the connexions of the adjustable resistance R'. In the first position of the switch, the field coil F is shortcircuited through the contacts 15, 16', 20, 12. A forward movement of the switch cuts the sections of the resistance R<1> in parallel with the winding F, and then disconnects the resistance R<1>, leaving the series resistance R alone in circuit. Further movement of the switch connects the resistance R<1> in parallel with the resistance R and cuts out the former until, in the final position, the latter is short-circuited and the field winding F is connected directly across the line.
Patent GB-190719978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Head-coverings for Military or other Officials.
Inventor: MATTENDORF HEINRICH
Filed: 1907-09-06
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 19,978. Mattendorf, R. Sept. 6. Ventilating.-Head coverings for military and other officials are ventilated by providing the sides with openings b fitted with spring-controlled closing- flaps c, which are raised by the springs when released, and are closed by pulling on the band g. The pulling or release is effected by turning over the spring bracket k, which is mounted outside and can preferably be combined with the rosette for the shoulder chain.
Patent GB-190720017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Devices for Operating Railway Points or Switches.
Inventor: ROUSSEAU JULIUS
Filed: 1907-09-07
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 20,017. Rousseau, J. Sept. 7. Points and switches, railway, operating mechanically from the vehicles. The point tongue a is normally kept closed by the weight of the links d suspended from the fixed joint c, or by other suitable means. To operate the point to permit vehicles to pass along the main line in the direction of the arrow, the tongue a is connected to a pivoted lever J' which is rotated by a plunger q depending from the vehicle. A pawl or catch o, which normally rests on the bracket k, locks the tongue in its open position. After the vehicle has cleared the point, the weighted lever v and catch o are raised to permit the tongue to pass back into its closed position by the leading wheel of the vehicle depressing one arm of a bell-crank lever, to which the lever v is connected. The stop X prevents the lever J<2> from being rotated in the wrong direction, and the part of the bracket k on which the pawl normally rests is made sufficiently wide to prevent the - tongue from becoming locked in its open position .when the point is trailed through.
Patent GB-190721665-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Soup Preparations in Solid Form.
Inventor: RADEMACHER JOHANN CARL WILHELM
Filed: 1907-09-30
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 21,665. Rademacher, J. C. W. Sept. 30. Drawings to Specification. Soups.-Soup tablets are made in the form of cubes or rectangular parallelopipeds to facilitate packing and gauging quantity. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 7545, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190721724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Blow-pipes and like Burners.
Filed: 1907-10-01
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 21,724. Soc. Boas, Rodrigues, et Cie. Feb. 11, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Blowpipe burners.-A blowpipe or like burner is provided with a set of interchangeable nozzles each containing apertures for the combustible and comburent gases, a mixing-channel, and an exit aperture, and corresponding with a definite supply of the gases, and capable of being mounted independently in the same blowpipe &c., in order to adapt the latter for various kinds of work requiring different heating powers. The nozzles may be in two or more interchangeable pieces to facilitate the adapting of the burner to different kinds of work, the use of the burner with different kinds of gases, and the renewal of worn-out parts. In the burner shown in Fig. 1, gas entering by the pipe D, and issuing through the opening L into the mixing-tube M, draws in air through the passages K from the chamber G, to which it passes by way of the openings B, chamber C, and passages H. The mixture issues from the aperture N. The nozzle, screwed into the burner by means of the hexagonal part I, is provided with a hemi.- spherical top which in conjunction with the curved wall of the chamber G forms a tight joint between the chamber G and the passage F. The nozzle shown in Fig. 2 is in three pieces J<1>, J<11>, J<111>, the first of which contains the passages L, K, the second the mixture channel M, and the last the. exit aperture N. The Specification, in the original form, as open to public inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also a process for heating and welding metals which is characterized by the mixture of a current of gas under pressure, such as oxygen, with the gaseous fuel in .proximity to the place where the work is performed. The oxygen &c. under pressure may be supplied by the pipe D. This subjectmatter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190727168-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method and Means of and for Lining Suitcases, Hat Cases, Trunks, Portmanteaus and the like.
Inventor: SAMSON ALFRED
Filed: 1907-12-09
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 27,168. Samson, A., [trading as Samson & Co., A.]. Dec. 9. Trunks; portmanteaux; hat-boxes.-A lining for trunks, portmanteaux, suit cases, hat and bonnet cases, &c. consists of polished or unpolished wood veneer, to the back of which paper, canvas, another plate of wood veneer, &c. is glued or cemented.
Patent GB-190728595-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Brake applicable to Tramcars, Road Engines, and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: MITCHELL JOHN
Filed: 1907-12-30
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 28,595. Mitchell, J. Dac. 30. Brakes.-An emergency brake for tramcars and road vehicles is arranged, when used on tramcars, to be applied either to the rails or track from either or both ends of the vehicle. The renewable serrated blocks D, Fig. 1, are applied to the rails, and are carried by bell-crank levers A pivoting on shafts C, which may be the inner axles of a double bogie car, or separate shafts carried in bearings R from the vehicle. The levers A at opposite sides of the car are connected by cross-shafts G, and at the middle of these shafts is coupled a sliding shaft J, which may be moved longitudinally from each end of the car through links K, L and hand-levers N, which move over disk-plates M on which locking-means are provided. The bell-crank levers have rollers E to prevent the brakes from being tco severely pressed on to the track or rails ; they are mounted in reverse positions at each end of the vehicle so that when one pair is applied the other pair is raised. The shoe 4, Fig. 3, at each side of a road vehicle is carried by a lever Z, mounted in a bracket 2 on the axle 3 of the vehicle. The lever Z is depressed by a rod Y through a link W mounted on a cross-shaft U, which is rotated by a hand-lever X.
Patent GB-190800036-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves and Operating-mechanism therefor
Inventor: QUINCEY SAMUEL
Filed: 1908-01-01
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 36. Quincey, S., and Harrison, C. Jan. 1. Lift valves actuating valves. - Relates to a valve and an operating-mechanism therefor by means of which the valve may be operated manually from a distance. The valve comprises a head with a stem h, as shown, passing out of the casing through a stuffing-box, in which the packing is compressed by a collar 1 pressed by a spring 2 arranged on the stem between the collar and the valve-head. Pivotally mounted on the stem h is a cam-lever i, to which is connected a cord d, so that when the cord is pulled, the valve is operated against the action of the spring, which gives the return-motion. The valve is operated from a tumbler-switch c,-the handle c<1> of which moves a sliding bar r, which is connected to the lever i by the cord d acting through a. bell-crank lever b mounted on a swivelling-arm f in a wall support e. The valve may be operated alternatively as shown in Fig. 7. In this device, the cord k is wound on a drum n operated by a lever o, which is retained in any position by a pawl p, attached to a revolublymounted handle q, which engages with teeth cut on the periphery of the cover-plate m.
Patent GB-190800901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Phonographs.
Inventor: LUEPNITZ PAUL AUGUST
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 901. Luepnitz, P. A. Jan. 14. Phonographs.-A number of records are carried on special expansible mandrels mounted on a wheel 13 rotating on ball bearings on a shaft extending from a bracket 12. The records are rotated from the driving-shaft 81 by means of a clutch 85, which in one position engages a loose pulley 82, which in turn drives a shaft 51 carrying a fly-wheel 53 and a mandrel-engaging clutch 54. The feed-screw is rotated by gearing 48 from the shaft 51. The reproducer 64 slides on a pivoted carriage-way formed by a fixed rod 60 and three other rods 61, 62, 63. A half-nut engages with the underside of the feed-screw 46, and a roller engages with the rod 63. When the reproducer reaches the end of a record, a pin on one of two adjustable sleeves 77 completes an electric circuit through an electromagnet 100, which by a special arrangement of armatures rocks a shaft 112. This operates arms 115, 116, thereby raising the carriage-way. A spring-controlled arm 118 is also operated by the arm 115, which by a bell-crank lever 124 removes the clutch 54 from the record mandrel. Simultaneously the shaft 51 is stopped owing to the release of the pulley 82 by the shifting of the clutch 85 by an arm 126, also carried by the rockshaft 112. The clutch 85 then engages a clutchface 89<1> and rotates spools 89, 90. The spool 90, by means of a cord 91, actuates a pawl 97, Fig. 4, to bring the next record into place, the wheel 13 being then locked by a catch 128 connected to an arm 127. Meanwhile, a cord 92 from the spool 89 has returned the reproducer 64 to the beginning of the record and closed the circuit through a second electro-magnet 99, thus rocking the shaft 112 the reverse way and enabling the record to be reproduced by lowering the carriage-way, inserting the clutch 54, and rotating the shaft 51. Fig. 8 shows the arrangement of the electro-magnets 99, 100 and the rock-shaft 112. Armatures 108, 109 are arranged below the cores 103 and carry arms 106, 107 with hooks 111, 110 at their upper ends. The shaft 112 also carries an arm 113 and armature 114. Energizing the electro-magnet 100 raises the arm 107 and allows the armature 114 to be attracted, the arm being held by the end of the hook 111 until the electro-magnet 99 is energized. One form of expansible mandrel is shown in Fig. 10, the rods 28 being drawn inwards on pressing a finger-piece 38, against the action of a spring 34, by pivoted links 33 carried on sliding collars 31, 32. A modified form is described in which a second spring is included. A glass cover, with an opening for the horn, may be provided for the apparatus.
Patent GB-190801111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipe Fittings for Obtaining a Supply of Water.
Inventor: HOWARD EDMUND WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-01-17
Granted: 1909-01-18
Abstract: 1111. Howard, E. W. Jan. 17. Rotary or oscillating disk valves; actuating valves and cocks.-A supply of water for rinsing slop pails &c. is obtained from the flush pipes of water closets, slop - hoppers, &c. Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the apparatus. A short length of tubing A of larger diameter than the flush pipe is inserted in it and encloses a disk d<1> attached to the rotatable branch pipe D, so that, when this pipe is brought down as shown in the drawing, the disk partially closes the passage of the tube A and the water discharges through the pipe D. When the pipe is raised, the disk allows passage of the water along the flush pipe.
Patent GB-190801132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hinges for Doors, Gates, and the like.
Inventor: SCHOLES GEORGE ERNEST
Filed: 1908-01-17
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 1132. Scholes, G. E. Jan. 17. Hinges for doors, gates, &c. are formed with pins b projecting from either side of a knob a', the band c being bent o v e r and around the pins and provided with a slot d, in which the knob a<1>, carrying the pivot pins, fits loosely. The pivot pins are carried by a screwed end a for attachment to the woodwork. In modifications of this arrangement, a single pin may be employed, which may be driven through an aperture in the knob ; or the pivot pin or pins may be loose in the knob, being firmly held in position by the loop of the strap. The band c may also be cast with an enlarged end provided with a slot d and then drilled to receive a hinge pin.
Patent GB-190802864-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Knotting the Pile Threads in the Manufacture of Smyrna Carpets, and like Fabrics.
Inventor: MICHAELIS GEORG
Filed: 1908-02-08
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 2864. Michaelis, G. Dec. 14, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Looms, pile-forming in.-In a loom for weaving Smyrna carpets and similar fabrics, the pile yarns are drawn from a movable selector 3 by grippers 4, Figs. 1 and 2, and are cut by shears 6. Each severed portion is caught by clips on conveyer bands 7, and is thus carried downwards and laid upon the pair of warp threads round which it is to be knotted. Shortly before the pile thread contacts with the pair of warp threads, the latter are raised and separated by a double hook 13, Fig. 6, the two parts of which reciprocate vertically and are turned relatively to one another by a fixed pin 18 engaging cam - grooves 16, 17. When the pile thread has been laid upon the warps, a piece 20, Figs. 1 and 2, descends and folds downwards the ends of the pile thread. These ends are then seized by grippers 21, carried by a lever 22, which enter between the raised warp threads and draw the pile thread into its proper position, thus completing the knotting operation. At the same time, the raised warp threads are thrown off the hook 13 by contact with the inclined sides of the frame 15. The whole knotting-mechanism is so mounted that it can be swung upwards and balanced in its raised position to allow the lay to pass.
Patent GB-190804457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hooks for Mooring Vessels.
Inventor: NILSSON IVAR
Filed: 1908-02-27
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 4457. Nilsson, I. Feb. 27. Shackles.-A hook for mooring vessels &c. which is capable of being disengaged even when exposed to strain, comprises two arms d, e, pivoted to a cross-piece a and formed at their ends with heels g, h. A clasp or clincher i pivoted to the heel g embraces the heel h to close the hook, and is released by means of a cord k. To prevent accidental detachment, a flexible clip n, Fig. 5, formed with hooked and rounded ends, is pushed over the heel h, which is formed with grooves m to receive it.
Patent GB-190808037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Chenille for Pile-fabrics.
Inventor: HEDRICH GUSTAV
Filed: 1907-12-27
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 8037. Hedrich, G. Dec. 27, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Chenille; pile fabrics ; loom shedding-motions ; warps, twisting. -In manufacturing chenille for pile fabrics, pile or weft threads a are inserted between groups of warp threads b, c consisting of oppositely-twisted pairs, the direction of twist changing after each consecutive weft and the threads a being kept tensioned. The fabric is then stretched in the direction of the threads b, c, the opposed twists of these threads imparting a tubular formation to the fabric, Fig. 3, which may be increased by unequally tensioning the threads b, c during the weaving. By cutting the threads a at the points d, the twisted threads b, c cause the formation of upright tufts separated by small pieces of weft, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. By cutting the threads at the points e, alternately upwardly and downwardly directed tufts are produced, which may be used to form a reversible fabric with the same pattern on both sides. To twist the threads b, c, they are passed through eyes g, Fig. 8, in toothed disks f, which engage and are supported between toothed disks k, l on shafts h, i geared together by wheels m, n, o. The disks are provided with smooth flanges alongside the teeth, which produce smooth working. Vertical guide-pins may be used to space the disks and to guide the threads b, c. The disks may be rotated or oscillated by a reciprocating toothed rack which engages one of the wheels m, o. For each pair of disks f, the threads pass either from the inside to the outside as shown, or from the outside to the inside. The chenille tufts are uniformly spaced by the oppositely directed tufts or pieces of weft, and the pile fabric woven with the chenille shows a clear pattern on both sides.
Patent GB-190808981-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Moulding Machine for Foundry Use.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1908-04-24
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 8981. Thompson, W. P., [Badische Maschinenfabrik & Eisengiesserei vorm. G. Sebold and Sebold & Neff]. April 24. Moulding. - A moulding-machine is made portable by supporting it together with its operating-means, such as an electro-motor, on a framing which is carried by a truck running on overhead rails. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement in which a truck b carries the motor c, which drives through worm gearing a cranked shaft f for ramming the sand. The top plate g is hinged at the back to permit of the removal of the flask k. The truck may be arranged like an overhead crane, to travel in two directions at rightangles, or the apparatus may be combined with a travelling crane.
Patent GB-190810603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Surgical Knives.
Inventor: MESQUITA JULIUS BUENO DE
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1909-05-17
Abstract: 10 603. Mesquita, J. B. de, [American Safety Razor Co.]. May 15. Razors.-A surgical knife for cutting corns &c. comprises a thin blade c inserted in a back portion c<1>, Fig. 4, and adapted to be removably held in a guard or sheath a, attached to a handle b. The guard is of the section shown in Fig. 3, so that it tends to bend the blade, thereby holding it firmly in place. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 2726, A.D. 1883, No. 656, A.D. 1894, and No. 6675, A.D. 1897, [Abridgment Class Medicine &c.], No. 13,569, A.D. 1904, and Nos. 7986,15,868, and 28,624, A.D. 1907.]
Patent GB-190812903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Numbering Mechanism for Printing Machines.
Filed: 1908-06-16
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 12,903. Lamson Paragon Supply Co., [Carter-Crume Co.]. June 16. Numbering - apparatus. - A repeat numbering- apparatus for printing machines has an operating- means which includes an internal plunger 24 and a strip 33 lying in a recess beneath the plunger, and a numbering-head 3 which is locked in a recess in the rotary cylinder by means of sliding bolts 6 which are mounted in blocks 5 secured upon either side of the head. The operating-means is actuated from a fixed cam 43 upon the frame of the machine. Upon a shaft 9 in the head 3 are journaled a plurality of numbering-wheels 10, provided with integral ratchet-wheels 11, and a pair of dummy ratchet-wheels 12, 13. The ratchet-wheels are actuated by a pawl 14 provided with a number of teeth 15 which gradually increase in length from one end to the other. Each ratchet-wheel is provided with a relatively deep V-shaped slot 16 in order to allow a tooth to enter therein a sufficient depth to permit the adjacent tooth to engage the adjacent ratchet-wheel. Thus after the first dummy ratchet-wheel has been actuated through a complete revolution by the first tooth this tooth will enter the V-shaped recess of the wheel and will permit the next shorter tooth to engage with its ratchetwheel and move it through the distance of one tooth. The second ratchet-wheel is therefore fed forwards one tooth for every revolution of the first wheel and, if each ratchet-wheel is provided with ten teeth, each number will be repeated one hundred times. The second dummy ratchet-wheel will allow the first of the numbering-wheels 10 to be moved forwards the space of one tooth when it has been rotated through a complete revolution. The ratchet-wheels are held against rotation in the reverse direction by pawls 29. The pawl 14 is hung from the shaft 9 by hangers 17. At one end of the head 3 is provided a plate 19 having a pair of guide-rods 20 and depending members 22, the lower portions of which are provided with slots for engaging with the pivot 23 of the pawl 14. The plate 19 is raised by the plunger 24 which is engaged by the strip 33. The strip 33 is provided with studs 34 which are engaged by fingers 40 on a shaft 37, which shaft is operated by an arm 41 and roller 42 from the fixed cam 43. The head 3 is provided with sliding locking-bolts 6 which are operated by a pointed screw 8 and take into notches 7 in the walls of a recess 2 in the cylinder.