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Patent GB-190612066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosive Projectiles.
Filed: 1906-05-23
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 12,066. Hammond, J. B. May 23. Typewriters.-Relates to tabulating, line-locking, and margin-stop mechanism, and is described as applied to a machine of the Hammond class. The tabulating - mechanism consists of a stepped stop which is adjusted by means of keys and which limits the motion of the movable pawl of the escapement mechanism. The carriage is brought to the desired column and then, by the depression of a tabulatorkey, is further adjusted in position for printing a number of the required denomination. The escapement-wheel 5 is engaged by a movable detent 6, Fig. 2, and by a fixed detent 7. The detent 7 is carried by a lever 8 connected with the keys, and the detent 6 is carried by a lever 9 mounted loosely on the shaft of the wheel 5. A pin on the detent 6 engages a curved slot in an arm 10 on the lever 8, so that, when the lever 8 is rocked, the detent 6 is freed from the wheel 5 and the detent 7 engages therewith. The travel of the detent b is varied by means of a stepped arm 12 which is engaged by a projection 15 on the lever 9. The arm 12 is connected with a shaft 18, Fig. 4, having arms 17 which are depressed to varying extents by tabulator keys A. The keys A also actuate a universal bar 23, which is connected with a rock-shaft 29 having an arm 30 which extends beneath a lever 31 pivoted on the known wormshaft 32. The lever 31 extends beneath the hammer-arresting hook 34 and a universal bar 33 which is connected to the lever 8, Fig. 2. The impression hammer is of the usual form, and is carried by an arm 21 having a pin 22 which extends beneath the lever 9. When a tabulator key is depressed, the arm 12 is adjusted, and the lever 9 is thrown up by the hammer - actuating spring until the projection 15 meets the arm 12. When the key is released, the carriage - driving spring rotates the wheel 5, carrying with it the detent 6, until the projection 15 strikes a fixed stop 39. The line-locking mechanism consists of a lever 40 having a pin-and-slot connexion with an arm 43 which lies in the path of a finger 44 on a stop 45 adjustably mounted on a rack-bar 46. A finger 48 on the stop is held by a spring in engagement with the teeth of the rack-bar. When the finger 44 strikes the arm 43, the lever 40 is moved over the bar 33, which is thereby prevented from rising. A margin stop 51, Fig. 7, is adjustably mounted on the rack-bar 46 and is provided with a pivoted part 52 which engages with a stop carried by a finger-lever.
Patent GB-190613697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Traction Systems
Filed: 1906-06-14
Granted: 1906-09-27
Abstract: 13,697. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. June 14, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Electric railways and tramways on the overhead - conductor system. Consists in means for employing high - tension alternating and low-tension continuous currents with a single bifid collector. The high and low tension line sections l<1>, l<2>, Fig. 1, are separated by insulated dead sections 13, l<4> of greater length than the trolly span l<5>. Blow - out insulators are preferably inserted between the sections, and an earthed section l<6> is used to protect the lowtension lines in case of failure of the insulators. The car is made to coast over the dead sections, during which times the switches A, B, F, Fig. 1, fall by gravity or springs to the position shown, thus breaking the circuit from the trolly through - the conductors g which supply the continuous current to the motors, and connecting the trolly, through wires w, with the primary of a transformer t, which has for its function the operation of a switch F which will close the circuit through the conductors w' that supply the alternating current to the motors. When the high-tension sec. tion is reached, the magnetizing-current of the transformer t passes through the lightning inductance-coil m, contacts w, solenoids a, b, and resistance c to earth, and is insufficient to operate the plungers of the coils a, b. Closure of the switch o in the secondary circuit of the transformer ener gises the coil f and closes the switch F, thereby enabling current to pass through contacts w<1> to the motors or controlling-gear. Simultaneously, the switch h short-circuits the coils a, b, leaving the transformer on the full voltage and available for lighting or other use. At the low-tension sections, the direct current flows through the switch A, transformer t, and coils a, b, as above described, and is sufficient to raise the plungers of the switches A, B, and complete the motor circuit through the contacts g. The coils a, b are energized through the choking-coil d,which protects them] should the switch A remain in its upper position on entering a high-tension section. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the transformer t' is placed in parallel with the coils a<1>, b<1>, which, in this case, are protected by a choking-coil d<1>. The double-break switches B, B<1> may be replaced by single breaks.
Patent GB-190617731-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apron Fastening Devices.
Inventor: O'CONNOR MICHAEL JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-08-07
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 17,731. O'Connor, M. J. Aug. 7. Belts.-A waiter's, bar-tender's, or like apron is fastened to the person by a pair of adjustable books 12 engaging grommets 18 at the corners of the apron. The hooks 12 are turned up from plates 2, having finger-pieces 10, and adapted to clasp and slide over a waistbelt, and having pivoted latch pieces 3. The latch piece 3 is pressed by a spring 7, and bears a bevelled stud 9 adapted to engage holes in the waistbelt. In a modification, for use when the ends of the apron do not overlap, the hooks 12 are mounted to slide on distinct parts of the waistbelt separated by a slot. Specifications No. 10,275, A.D. 1886, [Abridgment Class Fastenings, Dress], and No. 9982, A.D. 1903, are referred to.
Patent GB-190618082-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling Apparatus for Friction Gear Wheels of Motor Driven Vehicles.
Inventor: MAURER LUDWIG
Filed: 1906-08-11
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 18,082. Maurer, L. Aug. 11. Variable-speed gearing; link-work. - In motor road vehicles using friction wheel gear, a combination of levers is provided for throwing the wheels into gear by means of a hand-lever, and for releasing them at any moment by means of a pedal. In the several forms of the invention shown, the crank-shaft and its friction wheel move as a whole, but the friction wheel may be arranged so as to slide on a squared part of the crank-shaft. Figs. 1 and 2 show one form of the invention with the wheels in and out of gear respectively. The handlever 11 pivoted at 10 operates through levers 7<b>, 8, 7<a>, 6, the last of which is pivoted at 4. The pedal 13 operates the lever 8 through the medium of the lever 12. To throw the wheels out of gear, the pedal 13 is pressed down ; then the lever 8 is as shown in Fig. 2, and thus the total effective length of the levers 7<a>, 8, 7<b> is reduced, and the wheel 2 moved out of gear. A spring 16 and stops 17 tend to keep the lever 8 in the position shown in Fig. 1. Figs. 3 and 4 show another form in and out of gear respectively. The operation is the same but the levers 7<a>, 7<b> are shaped at their ends as shown, while the middle lever 8 is hinged to a lever 18 pivoted about 19. The lever 6 is pivoted about a support 4 which is now on the opposite side of the crank-shaft; thus a lengthening of the combination 7<a>, 8, 7<b> throws the wheel 2 out of gear. In Figs. 5 and 6 a third form is shown. Here the foot-lever 13 is pivoted at 14 as shown. The end of the lever 6 is slotted, and thus when the lever 13 is pressed in the direction of the arrow the disk 2 is moved out of gear. A spring 16 normally tends to keep the disks in gear.
Patent GB-190618130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Preserved Vegetable Foods
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-08-13
Granted: 1907-08-13
Abstract: 18,130. Boult, A. J., [Rennick, R. H. F.]. Aug. 13. Preserving vegetables ; food preparations; soups. -Potatoes, carrots, yams, or other tubers are cooked in water or steam, peeled, sliced, and dried in hot air. They are then crushed and ground to a meal which may be put up in air-tight receptacles. Food preparations may be made by admixture of the meal with hot water, milk, or soup, and it may be used for making biscuits and puddings. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 2595, A.D. 1870, No. 10,073, A.D. 1900, and No. 13,469, A.D. 1903].
Patent GB-190619564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Signalling the Extinction of the Rear Lamp of Motor Cars or other Vehicles.
Inventor: PARSONS ISAAC HARDY
Filed: 1906-09-03
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 19,564. Parsons, I. H. Sept. 3. Signals, automatic alarm, electric, indicator or visible, lamp, pneumatic, and semaphore ; indicators or annunciators.-In 'a method of indicating the failure of the tail lamps of motor-cars and other vehicles, a shutter or semaphore, controlled by the heat of the lamp, is rendered visible to the driver by means of a second lamp, which may be one of the usual head or side lamps. The shutter may be controlled electrically in any known way, but is preferably operated pneumatically by the pressure of air or other fluid in a chamber heated by the lamp. The air chamber may be annular or tubular and is fixed in or above the lamp, heat being conveyed to it by metal rods, tubes, or cones. Fig. 4 shows the pneumatic shutter D attached to one of the head lamps, the dotted lines showing the shutter deflated, and out of the driver's line of vision, which is denoted by the arrow H. The shutter consists of a rubber tube or bag, folded back cn itself and normally remaining in this position through having been vulcanized, or otherwise treated. When the air chamber is heated, the air pressure straightens out the tube or bag. thus exhibiting the shutter, which may be arranged to cover or uncover an aperture in the lamp, or to show either a green or red signal. In the form shown in Fig. 5, an escutcheon plate F, mounted on the lamp A, has a flanged annular projection surrounding the lens aperture E, over which the shutter D is slipped by means of a button-hole formation of the rubber. The air chamber and pneumatic shutter may be permanently connected, the air chamber and shutter being then detachable from the lamps to facilitate cleaning.
Patent GB-190622503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Actuating Mechanism for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: WINTON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-10-11
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 22,503. Winton, A., and Anderson, H. B. Oct. 11. Gas and like engines, valves and valve-gear, and crank chambers and like casings for. To facilitate repair or replacement of the parts, the admission or exhaust valve stem 6 is actuated by a rod 23 having an adjustable head 24 and forming an extension of a plunger, which is moved upwards in a housing 21, against the tension of a spring, by a cam on the usual cam shaft. The piston is prevented from turning in its housing by an horizontal pin which engages with a vertical groove in the piston. The admission and exhaust valves are held to their seats by a spring 15 which bears against the end of the barrel 14, formed with trunnions 12 which rest in recesses in the link-shaped yoke 8. The yoke bears against pins 7 passing transversely through the two valve stems 6, and prevents end removal of the pins. When one valve is raised, the yoke swings on the transverse pin of the other valve stem, Fig. 2. The spring 15 is prevented from buckling by the rod 16. The valves are removed through screw-plug covers above the valve heads. The cam shaft and its intermediate bearings can be withdrawn endways from its casing when the end bearing cap has been removed.
Patent GB-190700456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Forming Screw Threads.
Inventor: MOY ERNEST FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-01-07
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 456. Moy, B. F., and Bastie, P. H. Jan. 7. Screwing.-Screw-threads are rolled in copper, aluminium, &c. by a tool consisting of three or more parallel rolls c mounted on eccentric pins b, which are rotated and then locked by bolts f to adjust, the rolls to the size of the work. The rolls rotate freely and independently of each other, the grooves in them being staggered relatively to each other. The tool is forced endways on to the work, and can be used in a screwing-machine or as one of the turret tools of a lathe.
Patent GB-190701691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Rail Wedges
Inventor: POPLAWSKI LOUIS JULIEN CAMILLE
Filed: 1907-01-22
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 1691. Poplawski, L. J. C., and BoilÞve, V. Feb. 6, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Chair keys and wedges.-Resilient steel wedges are made of the form shown, with shoulders A, B to prevent them from coming out of the chairs.
Patent GB-190701822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for use in Teaching or Practising Signalling by Flags or such like Indicators
Filed: 1907-01-24
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 1822. Ayres, Ltd., F. H., and Kearns, W. T. Jan. 24. Signals, flag and semaphore ; instruction apparatus.-In portable apparatus for imparting instruction or acquiring facility in the practice of signalling, for Army, Navy, or other use, a dial is provided to inform the operator as to the extent of the movement of the flag or indicator. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the flags a, pivoted at 1, are actuated by chains b which pass round barrels d on the spindle 1, and pulleys p mounted in brackets r, to drums f mounted on spindles g and pivoted in supports h. The spindles g are provided with handles i, continuations n of which move over dials, thus acting as indicators to inform the operator as to the extent of movement of the flag. The barrels d may be provided with springs, and motion may be transmitted by toothed gearing, such as a rack and pinion, an indicator l being provided to show from which side the signals are to be read. The pillar e is provided at its upper end with a removable cap 3, held in position by a screw 4, and stops may be used to limit the movement of the flag arms. One flag only may be provided, and in a modification, the handles i are replaced by levers working in quadrants. The flag arms may be counterweighted
Patent GB-190711761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Slip Bolts.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-05-21
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 11,761. Smith, W. May 21. Sliding bolts.-A flush-bolt 14, Fig. 4, has a lever 18 pivoted to it at 19 and pressed by a spring 32 to one side. The lever bears a pin 20 entering a V-slot 21 in an operating- plate 22 provided with a thumb-piece. The pin 20 also works in a slot 23 in a cover-plate 24, Fig. 3, so that in the shot and withdrawn positions, the spring 32 forces the pin 20 into lateral guides 23b. 23<a> of the slot 23 to lock the bolt 14 in either position.
Patent GB-190712068-A (GB)
Title: Improved Mechanism for Operating Brake-blocks.
Filed: 1907-05-24
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 12,068. Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges. June 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Brakes.-The pressure of brake blocks is automatically equalized, and the brake spindle relieved of axial pressure. A sleeve b, which can slide on a feather on the spindle a, carries cams c. When the spindle is rotated as shown by the arrow, the cams act on projections d on collars f which can slide on the sleeve b and are connected to the brake blocks, and cause these collars to approach one another, in opposition to a spring h, to apply the brakes. If one brake block comes into contact with the brake disk before the other, its collar f is arrested, and exerts an extra thrust on the other collar f through the cams c and sliding sleeve b. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 also describes a modification in which the collars fare internally threaded and work on right and left handed screws on the sliding sleeve b ; and it is stated that, if the spindle a can move axially, it may carry the cams &c. directly. This subject-. matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190716495-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in the Manufacture of Artificial Textile Fibres.
IPC: D01D10/04
Filed: 1907-07-18
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 16,495. Vereinigte Glanzstofffabriken Akt.-Ges. Aug. 3, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Cellulose and its ethers.-Artificial textile fibres and cellulose products of every kind are manufactured by the wet process in such a way that the endless thread issuing from the squirting-nozzle is conducted uninterruptedly through all the intermediate operations of precipitation or separation, washing, drying, winding on bobbins, and doubling or twisting, at a single stage, and under constant tension. Thusin manufacturing glossy fibre by the cuprammonia process, the fibres passing from the nozzles through the precipitating-liquid in the tank a are laid in groups on conveyer bands b, which move in an inclined upward direction at the maximum permissible speed, the fibres being meanwhile washed with dilute acid in such a manner that the chemicals used as solvents can be recovered. The fibres pass on to a second band c, and are there treated with water to remove adhering chemicals. The fibres then pass over heated drying-cylinders d, e, on the latter of which rotate bobbins f to receive the fibres. The method of procedure can be variously modified to suit the nature of the fibre under manufacture. Coarse fibres, for example, can be drawn through baths containing liquid which removes adhering chemicals, and then passed over the drying-cylinder to the receiving-bobbins.
Patent GB-190722369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Diving Dresses
Inventor: GALL FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1907-10-10
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 22,369. Gall, F. Oct. 10. Diving.-The ball joints of divers' armour are arranged as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4 to allow the diver to bend his limbs at a right-angle. Rubber packing-rings u are secured partly to the inner and partly to the outer joint members. The upper arm pieces a are secured to slides b working in grooves in the sides of the openings c, rubber being used as packing. The armour is divided transversely over chest and back or below the arms for putting on.
Patent GB-190725272-A (GB)
Title: Device for Electrically Welding Overlapping or Superposed Metals.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1907-11-14
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 25,272. Evans, W. E., [Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges.]. Nov. 14. Welding; working by electricity.- In the welding of superposed portions of metal, such as in cylinders, gratings, pipes, &c., the two electrodes a are placed in contact with and on the same side of the work, the circuit being completed through an auxiliary conductor or support c. The electrodes may be of equal or unequal area, thus giving two welding places or only one.
Patent GB-190803908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Boards for use in Washing Linen, Clothing and other Fabrics.
Inventor: MILES FREDERICK BERNARD
Filed: 1908-02-21
Granted: 1909-02-22
Abstract: 3908. Miles, F. B., and Greenslade, W. A. Feb. 21. Washing-boards.-A washing-board is provided with a brush surface on one side and with a corrugated rubbing-surface on the other side, and also with hinged feet c adapted to keep the board at a suitable distance from the side of the tub &c. The rows f of bristles are kept apart by bars g, which are secured to the stock d and serve to stiffen the brush and prevent splashing. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the brush f occupies a considerable portion of the area of the board.
Patent GB-190803965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for Stamping Soap
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1908-02-21
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 3965. Imray, O., [Jacobi, A.]. Feb. 21. Moulding soap.-Relates to means for conveying cold slabs of soap to a stamping-press. The slabs are conveyed in frames along an adjustable track in front of the dies. As shown, a double frame 15 is employed so that while the slab is being pressed in one compartment the other compartment can be charged with a fresh slab. The frame 15 is fitted with a rigid bottom 13 and sides 14, and the slabs are retained by top pieces 21 pressed downwards by springs 22, the slabs being positioned by curved pieces 25. A bar 16 at the top of the frame slides in a guide 18, and the frame is guided at the bottom by means of rollers 19 running upon a track 12, which is vertically adjustable so as to maintain the frame in alinement with the mould 7, Fig. 1. The mould 7 is removably fitted to the framework and is fitted with a spring-pressed die 8. When the frame is filled, it is moved in front of the mould 7 and the slab is forced into the mould and compressed by means of a die 2 operated by a screw 29 or other suitable means. When the pressure is released, the moulded slab is ejected by the spring die 8. To prevent damage to the frame, the top pieces 21 are formed with lips 28 so that the die 2 can readily pass. The frame is correctly positioned in front of the mould by means of spring stops 27. The press may be arranged horizontally.
Patent GB-190804221-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Apparatus for use in Producing Artificial Respiration and for Heart Massage also applicable to other similar purposes.
Inventor: FISCH MAURUS
Filed: 1908-02-25
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 4221. Fisch, M. Feb. 25. Massage; respiration, appliances for promoting.- An appliance for heart massage, for use in producing artificial respiration, and for similar purposes, comprises an angle-lever 1 having extensible telescopic arms 4, 5 to which pads 9, 10 are secured by universal joints, and a cushion 3 secured to the body by straps and connected to the lever by a universal joint 2. When in use, the pads are placed where required, and the lever is reciprocated by a handle 11. A rest 12 is provided for the arm of the operator.
Patent GB-190805300-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flushing Cisterns.
Inventor: GALLOWAY JAMES
Filed: 1908-03-09
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 5300. Galloway, J. March 9. Water-waste preventers, combined valve and siphon discharge. The end a' of the siphon tube a is made thicker and heavier and is fitted with a bush b internally threaded for the reception of a perforated sleeve c. The seating washer d is held between the bush and the sleeve. In a modification, the sleeve is screwed into the discharge pipe and the end a' moves upon it. In a further modification, the end a' is pivoted to a bracket on the discharge pipe and the seat d is held in place by a nut.
Patent GB-190806559-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Chairs and other Articles to Ships' Decks and other Surfaces.
Inventor: MAXWELL MAXWELL HYSLOP
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 6559. Maxwell, M. H. March 24. Furniture, fixing to floors.-Chairs, tables, and other articles are slidably secured to the decks of ships and other surfaces by means of bolts engaging undercut grooves formed in the floor. In one form, shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the article is secured by a bolt C to an oblong nut B sliding in a grooved bar A, made in straight or curved sections as required and arranged flush with the surface of the floor E. The inner flanges are cut away at certain points, as shown at A', to allow the nut to be removed. In a modification, T-shaped bolts are arranged so that, when turned through a right-angle, the heads are narrow enough to pass through the slot. Various methods of constructing the grooved bar are described.
Patent GB-190808475-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stay for Holding Up the Lids of Leather Cases and the like
Inventor: LEINS ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1908-04-16
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 8475. Leins, A. E. April 16. Stays.-Relates to means for supporting the lids of dressing-cases and like bags, trunks, cases, and portmanteaux in the open position. A forked strut C is attached rigidly to one end of a coiled spring, the other end of which is fixed to a clip E mounted on the rear edge of the body of the case. The forked end is provided with a pin or pin and roller D, which engages a slot B in a plate A attached to the lid.