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Patent GB-191113156-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Weighing Machines.
Inventor: LLOYD ALFRED
IPC: G01G13/24
Filed: 1911-06-01
Granted: 1912-02-01
Abstract: 13,156. Lloyd, A., [Nield, J.]. June 1. Automatic - f e e d weighers.-Relates to a weighing-machine wherein the material is fed alternately to each of two weighing-receptacles, the cycle of operations being similar in each case. The invention consists primarily in the use with each weighing- receptacle of a supply hopper provided with a vertically adjustable delivery tube closed by a discharge gate, the tube being arranged to feed the material into a holding - hopper prior to being dumped into the weighing - receptacle. The quantity of material entering the holding- hopper depends on the height to which the delivery tube is adjusted and the weight in the weighing-receptacle is made up by means of a dribble-feed shoot connected with the supply hopper. The material from a hopper 21, Fig. 7, passes down tubes 24 and supplementary feedshoots 26 closed respectively by gates 35, 52. The tubes 24 are adjustable vertically so that a quantity of material slightly less than the requisite weight and determined by the height of the tubes may be deposited in charge-holding hoppers 18 when' the gates 35 are opened. Valves 51 are situated at the bases of the hoppers 18. The gates 35 are mounted on shafts 36, and are opened alternately by a cam 40, Fig. 4, on a continuously rotating shaft 41. Springs 37, Fig. 7, return the gates. In each case; during the rise of the empty weighing- receptacle 29, the end of the corresponding weigh-beam lifts one of two sliding-pins 60, Fig. 4, into the path of a rotating cam 61, and the valves 51, 52 are pushed aside by means of a plunger 56 so as to leave the main shoot open. The charge in the hopper 18 is thereupon dumped into the weighing-receptacle, which is temporarily held during the dumping by a projection on the plunger 56, and the valve 51 is drawn back by a spring encircling the plunger. The supplemental valve 52 is, however, retained in the open position by a roller 63 on a trigger 66 until a pin on the weigh-beam raises the trigger and allows a spring 55 to effect the cutoff. A catch 73, Fig. 7, on the descending receptacle then comes into the path of a continuously oscillating lever, and the discharge gate of the receptacle is released and opens under the weight of the superposed material. A counterweight 76 recloses the gate after discharge. Weights 77, 78, Fig. 4, adjustable on levers 79, 80 provide means for adjusting the balance of the scale.
Patent GB-191113826-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Resilient Wheel.
Inventor: CHOISEUL-GOUFFIER LOUIS DE
IPC: B60B9/20
Filed: 1911-06-09
Granted: 1911-08-17
Abstract: 13,826. Gouffier, Count L. de Choiseul-. June 9. Spring wheels with continuous outer rigid ring, and pneumatic and like cushions. - Concentric pneumatic cushions are' placed directly between the hub and the felloe. Lateral stability is provided by telescopic spokes 19. The ends of the spokes are bent at rightangles and pivoted in sleeves 5. The sleeves are seated in grooves formed partly in the felloe 1 and hub 10, and partly in segmental rings 2, 11. The spokes can be made rigid by thumb-screws 23, and they are formed with joints 24 to facilitate replacement of the cushions. Buffersprings are placed in the spokes.
Patent GB-191114799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Auxiliary or Spare Wheels for Motor and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: KNIGHT JOSEPH
IPC: B60B3/18
Filed: 1911-06-26
Granted: 1912-06-26
Abstract: 14,799. Knight, J. June 26. Detaching from and attaching to permanent hubs; double wheels arranged side by side. - A spare wheel a, Fig. 1, is fitted over the projecting end of a car wheel hub c, the adjacent faces of the hubs being provided with interengaging projections and recesses such as the heads of the bolts K, n, and registering holes in the hub faces, and is held laterally by setscrews l<1> screwed into tapped holes in the heads of the bolts K, or by a flange q<1> on the hub cap q as in Fig. 2. Bosses with interengaging projections and recesses may be cast on the faces of the hubs; and, where necessary, a distancepiece adapted to engage with both may be placed between them.
Patent GB-191117591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flushing Apparatus.
Inventor: FRANKEL EUGEN
IPC: E03D1/18
Filed: 1911-08-02
Granted: 1911-11-09
Abstract: 17,591. Frõnkel, E. Aug. 2. Water - waste preventers, pr otecting from frost and locking supply cocks of.-Relates to apparatus of the type in which the supply valve is closed by means of mechanism actuated by the falling water in the flush-pipe, and consists in connecting the two parts at a point above the highest w a t e r - level. When the handle is depressed, the end k is held by a weight l working in the top of the casing i, and the supply valve n is thus held open. When the siphon discharges, the water impinging upon a disk b causes the withdrawal of the weight l and thereupon the closing of the valve n. The guide for the rod c is above the water-line, so that frost will not cause it to jam. Water in the pipe q afterwards runs off by a pipe t.
Patent GB-191119643-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method and Apparatus for Electrically Producing Hollow Bodies from Arenaceous Quartz and other Not Easily Fusible Materials.
Inventor: VOELKER AUGUST
IPC: C03B19/00
Filed: 1911-09-04
Granted: 1912-05-02
Abstract: 19,643. Voelker, A., and Meurer, N. Sept. 4. Resistance furnaces.-Sand or other difficultlyfusible material is fused around a resistance 12 of carbon, graphite, or the like within a cylindrical jacket 13, and is blown without removal in an outer mould 1 after withdrawal of the core and jacket. The apparatus may be arranged vertically, as shown in two examples in Figs. 1 and 5, or it may be horizontal during the fusion and be raised into a vertical position for subsequent operations. The body of fused material when sufficiently large is gripped at the top and centred by means 2 which close the mould, the jacket 13 first having been lowered slightly to allow this; the core 12 is then withdrawn upwards, and the jacket 13 downwards, together with unfused material, after which a lower centring-device 3 is operated to close the mould at the bottom and grip the depending plastic mass, which is then blown. Blowing may be effected by introducing vaporizable material as described in Specification 18,713/09, [Class 56, Glass], or compressed air, gas, or steam. Preferably the jacket 13 is made in several parts, with prongs 47, Fig. 5, to remove caked unfused material, and is withdrawn with a spiral movement. In the example shown in Fig. 1, a stand supports the mould 1 and attached grippers 2, 3, if necessary, above a pit, a lower terminal block 7 being held by wedges or otherwise, and being recessed to receive the pointed end of a resistance core 12. The core passes through an upper terminal block 6, to which it may be secured temporarily by graphite paste or by screwing. The jacket 13, preferably made in hinged parts, is held between the terminal blocks 6, 7, insulation being interposed. In a modification, a pillar supports the mould and attached parts and also a hoisting gear for the core, and the lower terminal has openings, closeable by a slide, through which unfused material can be withdrawn into a truck in a pit below, for re-use. In another form, two standards support the parts, the lower terminal being movable by a rack. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the jacket is held between fire-clay or quartz rings on the terminal blocks 6, 7, which can be screwed up or down by hand-wheels 49. Coupling-rings, which may have internal spring brushes, fit over sockets containing the terminal blocks. A hood 52 protects the supports from unfused material when the jacket 13 is opened. The core is removed by tongs 26 and hoisting-gear. The mould 1 is preferably in several parts, and is supported by two standards.
Patent GB-191126617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Rotary or Turbine Engines.
Inventor: STEVENSON JAMES
IPC: F01D1/34
Filed: 1911-11-28
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 26,617. Stevenson, J. Nov. 28. [Addition to 24,140/10.] Screw motors; reversing.-A rotor is provided with two sets of intertwined and parallel helical passages c<3>, c' covered by a cylindrical drum c<5>. The set of passages c<3> receive steam from a chamber b<4*> and exhaust into a chamber b<8> through ports C<3**> formed in the drum c<5> near the opposite end. The set of passages c<4> similarly receive steam from a chamber b<5*> and exhaust through ports c<4*>. The passages may be of uniform cross - section, or of gradually increasing cross-section. In the latter case, the increase may be occasioned by an increase in the axial width of the passages or, as shown, in their radial depth. The contact between the drum c<5> and the shell b is rendered fluid-tight by means of annular baffle grooves b*.
Patent GB-191129247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Worm Gearing.
IPC: F16H1/16
Filed: 1911-12-29
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 29,247. Brown & Sons, D., and Moore, S. Bramley-. Dec. 29. Transmission gear of f invariable ratio.-A worm X<1> transmits motion to a worm-wheel Y<1> which may be mounted on a differential casing W<1> and is arranged out of centre so as to compensate for side thrust and equalize the loads on the supporting-bearings A<1>, B', carried by the casing Z. The design is rendered symmetrical by arranging a double thrust bearing C<1> on one side of the worm gear. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 7054/07 and 12,377/11.
Patent GB-191203311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Securing Resilient Heels or Protectors to Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: NOLAN FRANCIS ALOYSIUS
IPC: A43B21/42
Filed: 1912-02-09
Granted: 1912-05-09
Abstract: 3311. Nolan, F. A. Feb. 13, 1911, [Convention date]. Protectors, securing.-A detachable rubber heel or protector D is formed with an undercut recess 20, Figs. 1 and 5, to receive a fastening-plate E, which is stamped from sheet metal and bent to the form shown in Fig. 3. The undercut portion of the protector is shaped to fill the spaces between the scalloped flanges 11, 12 of the plate E, so as to form strengthening-ribs 21, Fig. 5. To attach the protector, the plate is assembled in the recess 20, which is located well forward towards the breast, Fig. 1, and the protector is then correctly positioned on the heel. A slight tap then causes marking- points 10 on the plate to indent the heel, after which the plate is removed from the recess 20 and secured to the heel by nails. Finally, the protector is sprung over the flanges 11, 12. A suction recess 23, Fig. 1, is provided towards the rear of the protector. In a modified construction, the fastening-plate is formed by casting or drop forging, and is of the section shown in Fig. 8.
Patent GB-191204852-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Insulating Magazines, Shell Rooms, Funnel Uptakes and the like in Ships.
Inventor: BLACK DAVID FEATHERS
IPC: B63J2/12
Filed: 1912-02-27
Granted: 1912-04-25
Abstract: 4852. Black, D. F., and Castilho, S. A. de. Feb. 27. Drawings to Specification. Magazines; compartments.-Magazines, shellrooms, funnel-uptakes, and like spaces are insulated by one or more surrounding chambers within which a vacuum or partial vacuum is maintained. The vacuum may be produced by means of an air-pump, by chemical means, or by the temporary admission of steam, which afterwards condenses.
Patent GB-191204880-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable Lamp Holder for Vehicles.
Inventor: BROOKS JOHN LINDLEY
IPC: B60Q1/04
Filed: 1912-02-27
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 4880. Brooks, J. L. Feb. 27. Brackets, lamp.-An adjustable lamp holder for vehicles consists of a stem b for attachment to the vehicle, a ring a, and a thumb-screw c rotatably secured to a plate d. Various-sized lamp sockets can be held in the ring.
Patent GB-191205218-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Adjusting or Taking Up the Slack in the Brakes of Tramcars or the like.
Inventor: ANGER JOHN EDWARD
IPC: B61H15/00
Filed: 1912-03-01
Granted: 1913-02-27
Abstract: 5218. Anger, J. E. March 1. Compensating for wear.-In means for taking up the slack in brakes of tramcars &c., of the kind described in Specification 5369/00, in which screwed brake - rods engage ratchet - operated nuts, the ratchet-wheels I are enclosed in water and dust proof casings F, which carry the pawls K and are connected in pairs across the vehicle by rods J for simultaneous operation, and the nuts H are formed with squared ends which project beyond the casings, so that when the pawls are released from their ratchet-wheels by thumb-levers K<2> also outside of the casings, the nuts may be operated by hand to allow the brake blocks M to be removed. The thumb-levers K<2> are fixed on the spindles of the pawls, these spindles passing through the casing in a dust-proof manner. The casing is provided with a detachable coverplate at one side, which is secured thereto by bolts passing through lugs F<2>. The ratchetwheel bears against a collar formed on the nut H, and the pawls operate in embayments f provided at one side of the casing. The casings, which are mounted loosely on the nut, are actuated by a rod E connected to the brake lever A, Fig. 2, and to the lower end of one of the casings. Fig. 6 shows the invention applied to a truck having brake blocks M hung between a pair of wheels. The nut H is screwed on to a rod P connected to one of the brake beams C<1>, and is formed with an extension which carries a loose sleeve R provided with a trunnion pin B for the brake lever A. An arm S on the lever A is coupled to the casing F of the slack-adjuster by a rod T. The slack-adjuster may be applied to the rod Q connecting the levers A, A'.
Patent GB-191205776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottle, Jar, and the like Vessels.
Inventor: NOSWORTHY WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: B65D55/08
Filed: 1912-03-07
Granted: 1912-12-19
Abstract: 5776. Nosworthy, W. H., and Prescott, S. J. March 7. Bottles, jars, and like vessels, non-refillable.- Relates to means for locking to bottles, jars, and like vessels the retaining - rings of non- refillable attachments. The invention comprises arrangements whereby the retaining-ring is attached to the bottle neck by a bayonet-joint and wedge action, and, when so attached, is locked in position by indenting the ring so as to form stops engaging locking-faces or cam-surfaces on the bottle neck. As applied to a bottle having a non-refillable fitting, such as is described in Specification 28,642/11, the bottle neck is provided with cam-surfaces g, g<2> commencing at diametrically opposed notches which allow of the passage of indentations k on the retaining-ring l. The retaining-ring contains the non-refill fittings, and, when rotated, is drawn tightly down by means of the indentations k and camsurfaces g, g<a>, and is locked in this position by making further indentations k<1> in the retaining-ring beneath the cam-surfaces. In a modification, the indentations k<1> are made over a notch in the bottle neck.
Patent GB-191209823-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Disc Armatures for Continuous-current Electric Meters.
IPC: G01R11/30
Filed: 1912-04-25
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 9823. Siemens - Schuckertwerke. April 26, 1911, [Convention date]. Commutator motor meters.-The coils d of a disk armature for a continuous-current meter are retained between two co-axial disks a, c of different diameter, and the edge b of the larger disk is turned over for the further retention of the coils. The disk c may be fixed to the shaft or to the disk a, for example, by screws e, which are sunk below the surface of the armature.
Patent GB-191225283-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Paper.
Inventor: LEWTHWAITE JOHN
IPC: D21F1/18
Filed: 1912-11-04
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 25,283. Lewthwaite, J. Nov. 4. Shaking apparatus for wire - cloths. - In machines of the Fourdrinier or Harper type in order to secure a better felting, a section of the wire cloth in advance of the breast roll, extending to a point g<1> where the speed of the pulp and wire-cloth are about the same, gets a parallel lateral shake by means of pivoted standards c, c<1>, which are rocked by means of a cone drive and eccentric element, Fig. 3. The remainder of the wire-cloth receives a shake which gradually diminishes to nothing at the pivotal point s Additional pivoted supports d are provided for the side bars e, f in which the table rolls q are journaled.
Patent GB-191227494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Inserting Fasteners.
Inventor: CASGRAIN LOUIS AMEDEE
IPC: A43D69/04
Filed: 1912-11-29
Granted: 1913-10-09
Abstract: 27,494. Casgrain, L. A. Dec. 1, 1911, [Convention date]. Slugging.-A slugging-machine of the type described in Specification 20,322/08, in which the end of a fastener strip is inserted into the work and then a measured length cut off, is provided with a guide for the end of the strip, comprising two parts movable with the inserting-means in the line of work feed, and relatively movable towards and from each other. The feed-plate 412, described in the abovementioned Specification, instead of having a hole to guide the fastener strip, is provided with a V-shaped notch 455 in its edge to embrace two sides of the fastener strip, which is diamond-shaped in cross-section. Co-operating with the feed-plate in guiding the strip is a member 452 provided with a corresponding V-shaped notch to engage the other sides of the strip. The member 452 is provided with a stem 458 received in a bore in a controlling device 456. The member 456 is pivoted in a forwardly projecting enlargement of the front plate 451 of the reciprocating carrier head. The pivot pin 460 passes through the controlling device 456, and also cuts across the bore in which the stem 458 is received, this stem being recessed at 462, Fig. 5, to permit vertical movement relative to the controlling-device. The ends of the recessed part limit the range of this movement. The device 456 is forked at its lower end, and each of the fork members is provided with a stop which engages a flange on the adjacent cutter, the stops being so adjusted that they remain in engagement with the flange until the cutters start to close upon the strip to grip it for the inserting operation. The stripengaging member 452, which, as the cutters close on the strip, is at its lowermost position in the controlling-device, is then forced by its spring towards the lower end of the strip. After the strip has been engaged, the member 452 and the plate 412 descend with the reciprocating head until a ledge on the foot-plate 351 engages the member 452 and the plate 412 is stopped by the work. The strip then moves past and is guided by the two members until a bevelled face on each cutter engages and pushes back the member 452. The cntters continue forcing down the strip until the point at which it is to be cut is flush with the top of the plate 412. The strip is then severed. In order to take up all back-lash due to worn bearings &c. before the cutters engage the strip, each cuttercarrier has pressing into it on one side a friction plug 482 pressed outwards by a spring 484. A hardened steel plug 486 takes up the wear on the far side of the carrier due to the pressure of the plug 482.
Patent GB-191227551-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Stage Appliance for use in Displaying the Art of Swimming.
Inventor: LAUGENOUR HAZEL BESS
IPC: A63B69/12
Filed: 1912-11-29
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 27,551. Laugenour, H. B. Nov. 29. Theatrical appliances.-A stage appliance for use in displaying the art of swimming consists of a tank having windows 22, 23 at one side, and provided with a pump connected to pipes 16 so as to discharge a current of water through the tank. The walls of the tank are detachably connected to one another and to the floor of the tank by means of bolts, and the sides are braced together by an inverted U-shaped member 19. The current of water is distributed equally throughout the tank by means of funnels 11 and shields 12, or by means of hinged boards. The tank is mounted on wheels 2.
Patent GB-191300579-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Handles for Spades, and similar Tools and Implements.
Inventor: SOULS WILLIAM
IPC: B25G3/02
Filed: 1913-01-08
Granted: 1914-01-08
Abstract: 579. Souls, W. Jan. 8. D-handles.-Relates to wooden handles for spades &c. of the kind in which the D-shaped end is formed separately from the shaft, being provided with a socket within which a spigot on the end of the shaft is secured by suitable means such as a transverse rivet. The end of the shaft d is formed with two parallel pegs d<1> which are first softened by steaming or boiling in water and then forced into two diverging boles b in the hand-grip a, the shouldered part d' on the shaft engaging the seating a<3> in the grip. The parts are finally secured by a transverse pin f, the ends of which are riveted over washers f<1>.
Patent GB-191301142-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Preparing Synthetically Ammonia or other Nitrogen-hydrogen Compounds.
Inventor: HLAVATI FAUSTIN
IPC: C01C1/04
Filed: 1913-01-15
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 1142. Hlavati, F. Jan. 15. Ammonia ; hydrazine ; hydroxylamine. - Ammonia, and other nitrogen-hydrogen compounds, such as hydrazine and hydroxylamine, are prepared synthetically by ionizing by electric discharges a mixture of or containing nitrogen and hydrogen and then passing the gases over a catalyst consisting of a mixture of a metal of the platinum group and titanium in a finelydivided state and supported on an indifferent substance such as asbestos or tufa. The metals in the catalyst are preferably mixed in the proportions of their atomic weights. In a modification, the catalyst is rendered active by the emanation from pitch-blende or other radioactive material, in which case the ionizing treatment may be wholly or in part dispensed with. In carrying out the process, the gases are ionized by passage through a spark or brush discharge and are cooled before passing over the catalyst contained in chambers or tubes. The gases are cooled when passing from chamber to chamber until a temperature is reached at which the gases are absorbed by the catalyst. The rise of temperature consequent upon absorption sets free the gases in a nascent state, and they combine to form ammonia &c. Too great a rise in temperature is avoided by employing gases under pressure and sprinkling the chambers with water. If oxygen or water-vapour is present in the gases, compounds with the catalyst are formed. These are decomposed by increasing the temperature and reducing the pressure, after which the gas may be again conducted over the catalyst but in a reverse direction. If two or more sets of apparatus are available, a continuous production may be arranged for.
Patent GB-191301491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Change Speed Gears.
Inventor: ROBERT ESNAULT-PELTERIE
IPC: B60K17/06
Filed: 1913-01-18
Abstract: 1491. Pelterie, R. Esnault-. Jan. 18, 1912, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Universal joints.-The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (o) comprises universal joints connecting a shaft b to driving and driven members d, e, respectively. Pins f on the shaft b work in a pair of segmental cylindrical blocks g, which themselves are free to rotate in two coacting blocks h, the whole forming a universal joint. The joint connecting the shaft b to the driven member c, is. as shown in Fig. 7, secured in place by a cap l, but at the other end of the shaft the blocks h are free to slide in a groove q in the driving- member d, this groove being shown in crosssection in Fig. 5.