baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190807570-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Determining the Sighting Adjustments for Ordnance and other Fire-arms.
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 7570. Krupp Akt. - Ges., F. April 6. Drawings to Specification. Range-finders. - Apparatus for determining the sighting adjustment of guns for use with targets situated outside the muzzle horizon, characterised by the fact that the relations between the angle of " site " and the range are graphically represented by curves upon the outside of a body and that means are provided whereby the elements determining the position of the target can be transferred to the curve-bearing surface, is arranged upon a range-finder in such a manner that the act of sighting the range-finder upon the target causes the automatic setting of the angle of " site " upon the curve-bearing surface, which may be in the form of a drum rotated upon the rangefinder casing.
Patent GB-190807674-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for Attaching Shades and Reflectors to Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: DAWSON CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-04-07
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 7674. Dawson, C. W. April 7. Lamp shades and reflectors, and holders therefor. -An incandescent electric-lamp shade or reflector b is so held by means of a spring washer e that it is prevented from being accidentally displaced, although it can be adjusted intentionally. The annular upper end a of the shade b is bent at right-angles, and is formed with slots c for passing over the pins d on the lamp. The washer e is slit to form spring tongues f, and is slightly corrugated on its underside. When the washer is in position, the turned-up tongue pieces f engage the bottom of the bayonet-slots s and hold the washer stationary relatively to the socket piece,. while providing sufficient pressure to cause the corrugations on the underside of the washer to engage with serrations or corrugations on the ring a and prevent accidental movement. The washer may be formed plain on its underside, some of the tongues f being then turned down to engage with the ring a.
Patent GB-190813388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Mounts, Vases, Husks, Spindles and other Ornamental Parts of Bedsteads, Fenders and other such Articles of Furniture.
Inventor: CRUDGINGTON WALTER
Filed: 1908-06-24
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 13,388. Crudgington, W., and Staples, J. C. June 24. Ornamenting surfaces of metal &c. In mounts, vases, busks, or other ornamental parts of bedsteads, fenders, &c. having flat surfaces or facets, some or all of these facets are mottled or delustered as at c<1>. The delustering may be effected by a revolving emery stick.
Patent GB-190816799-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Marker and Cutter for Pastry.
Inventor: HETHERINGTON RICHARD DOUGLAS D
Filed: 1908-08-10
Granted: 1909-08-10
Abstract: 16,799. Hetherington, R. D. D. Aug. 10. Moulding pastry.-A hand appliance for marking and cutting-out pastry comprises dies b, Fig. 1, mounted upon a drum a or upon flanged disks, fitted with cutters c and cutting-flanges d. Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the cutters c and flanges d are dispensed with, the dies b, which are formed with cutting-edges, being detachably secured to the drum a by means of studs i and tongues h fitting between the sides of the drum.
Patent GB-190819667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces for Volatile Metals.
Filed: 1908-09-18
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 19,667. Hommel, W., and Metals Extraction Corporation. Sept. 18. Metallurgical furnaces.-Relates to furnaces of the kind described in Specification No. 27,018, A.D. 1907, for treating ores of volatile metals such as zinc according to the process described in Specification No. 23,901, A.D. 1907, [Abridgment Class Metals and alloys]. At the beginning of the operation, ore mixed with fuel is charged into a rectangular trough E having fixed water-cooled walls, and provided with a hearth G mounted on trunnions G<1>. Air under pressure is supplied to these trunnions and may pass therefrom to hollow perforated grate-bars G<2> supported by the hearth. Gases escaping from the charge pass to the flue D partly above a vertical partition L and partly below this partition, and preliminarily heat material supplied to the chamber N from a hopper O. After the trough E has been discharged by lowering the hearth it is supplied with material from the chamber N. The partition L may be of refractory material or of iron cooled by water or air.
Patent GB-190820877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Holders, Sockets or like Attachment Fittings for Electric Lamps.
Inventor: BAYLISS FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-10-03
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 20,877. Bayliss, F. W. Oct. 3. Switches, combined with lamp-holders. Two' relatively-rotatable parts c, h, of a lamp-holder are arranged co-axially within the holder, and are provided with means for making or breaking the circuit according to the amount or direction of their relative rotation. The upper part c, of insulating-material, is provided with spring contacts d connected to the supply mains and engaging contacts k carried by a projecting portion j of the lower insulating part h and connected to the usual spring plungers n. The contacts k are carried by two opposite vertical faces of the cam-shaped projection j, Fig. 3, of the lower insulating block h, the two intermediate faces being left plain so that the circuit is broken when the springs d rest thereon. The parts c, h, Fig. 2, which are fastened to the upper and lower portions a, g of the holder, are secured together by a bolt o.
Patent GB-190904558-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Extraction of Metals from their Ores and the like.
IPC: C25C1/12
Filed: 1909-02-24
Abstract: 4558. Soc. Franþaise Electrolytique. Feb. 25, 1908, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Metals, obtaining.-In the electrolytic extraction of copper or other metals from ores and waste, hydrogen peroxide is added to the electrolyte ; or substances may be added which by their interaction produce hydrogen peroxide, such as an acid and peroxides, percarbonates, or perborates of the alkaline metals. The ore is suspended around a soluble or insoluble anode, with or without a diaphragm, in an electrolyte consisting of a saturated solution of cupric sulphate acidified with sulphuric acid. Specification 2989/06 is referred to.
Patent GB-190906689-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Seats for Motor Cars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: AUSTER ALFRED WHORWOOD
IPC: B60N2/30
Filed: 1909-03-20
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 6689. Auster, A. W., and Auster, A. C. March 20. Folding seats.-Relates to folding and revolving seats for limousines, motor-cars, and other vehicles. The single front leg 2, rigidly attached to the seat 1, is hinged to a mount 3, rotatable in a bearing 5 let into the vehicle floor. The seat back 6 and the legs 7 are in one piece hinged to the seat 1, the lower ends of these back legs being adapted to enter either pair of floor sockets 9, 10, so that the occupant can face either way.
Patent GB-190912011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Guards for Letter Boxes and the like.
Inventor: FRANCIS CHARLES
IPC: A47G29/124
Filed: 1909-05-21
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 12,011. Francis, C., and Lidle, J. F. May 21. Letter-boxes.-A guard for preventing the abstraction of letters comprises a number of pieces of wire loosely coiled upon a spindle a supported in screw eyes &c. arranged beneath the letter slot g, the wires having their ends formed into projecting prongs c, d. The prongs d may be looped at f to support loose prongs e. A letter m in the act of being raised by a string will always be engaged by one or more of the prongs.
Patent GB-190916905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Shock-absorbing Springs.
Inventor: BERGH JEAN JACQUES VAN DEN
IPC: B60G11/34
Filed: 1909-07-20
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 16,905. Bergh, J. J. van den, and King, J. B. July 20. Composite springs; connexions, attachments, and adjustments applicable generally for tensile and compressive springs ; Belleville washers threaded on central rod.-Relates to springs of the type comprising a series of dished washers which are threaded on a rod as shown, and may vary in diameter or thickness or both so that they come into action progressively. According to the invention washers are provided with washers c of vulcanized fibre &c. for limiting the flexion. The dished washers are preferably split at one side. For road, motor, railway, and other vehicles, a series of dished disks, as described above, may be interposed between the ordinary leaf springs and the body of the vehicle, with or without a light helical spring in addition to take light loads. Fig. 3 shows another arrangement in which the leaf springs k are combined with the disks. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the rod b can slide through a hole in a guide stud m, which can swivel in bearings in brackets o.
Patent GB-190919286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gear-wheels.
Filed: 1909-08-21
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 19,286. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 21. Toothed w h e e l s.-A noiseless gear - wheel is made up of a number of layers of textile fabric, such as cotton, cambric, muslin, l i n e n, bunting, wool, or silk. The layers are compressed together and held by bolts 6, Fig. 2, between disks 2, 3, the former disk being attached to a bush 1 by means of which the wheel is fastened on a shaft. Specification 9319/85, is referred to.
Patent GB-190919826-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches.
IPC: H01H9/00
Filed: 1909-08-30
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 19,826. Lundsteen, E., and Aktieselskabet International Elecktrisk Trappeautomat. Aug. 30. Electro-magnetic interrupters.-Relatestoswitches of the kind in which connexion with one terminal is maintained until the connexion is made with the other terminal, whereupon the connexion with the first is broken in a manner that prevents sparking. A switch lever 7, Fig. 1, working between two fixed contacts 18, 19, Fig. 2, is maintained in electric connexion with the contact 18 from which it moves, by an auxiliary switch lever 27 which lies behind and touching the first lever during the movement, and is in electric connexion with the contact 18 through a spring 26. At the completion of the movement, the lever 27 returns to its original position. In the form shown, the invention is applied to an electro-magnetic switch for turning on lamps 1 from push-buttons 2 and turning them off again after a certain time-interval. From the normal position, Fig. 2, the up-stroke of the solenoid plunger 8, by an abutment 29, turns the lever 27, carrying with it the lever 7. The lever 7 is electrically united to one pole of the battery and is pivoted at the same point as the lever 27, electric contact between the two being maintained through the parts 25, 30. When the lever 7 has reached the contact 19, whence current is led to the lamps, it becomes latched by a spring latch 16. At the same time, the lever 27 is released from the abutment 29, and springs back, breaking the connexion between the battery and solenoid. The plunger begins to fall slowly, the fall being checked by a dash-pot, and the abutment 29 turning upwardly on its pivot so as to clear the end 31, until a striker 22 pushes aside the latch 16. The lever 7 is then released, and is pulled back by a spring 19, so that the contacts 25, 30 meet and complete connexion to the push buttons in readiness for the next operation. If a push-button is held closed, the switch continues to make and break the lamp circuit.
Patent GB-190920237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Manufacture and Purification of Coke or other Fuel and with Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: SIMPSON WILLIAM SPEIRS
IPC: C10B57/04
Filed: 1909-09-03
Granted: 1910-09-05
Abstract: 20,237. Simpson, W. S. Sept. 3. Charging and dischargin g.-A charge of coal or other carbonaceous substances is contained in perforated cases M which, after distillation in the retort A, are withdrawn into a chamber K, and the product allowed to cool under a vacuum.
Patent GB-190922650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: SCHARF PAUL
IPC: B62D53/06
Filed: 1909-10-05
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 22,650. Scharf, P. Oct. 5. Steering-gear; flexible transmitters. - Steering of a one-wheel motor fore-carriage is effected from the column h near the seat at the rear of the vehicle by means of the chain sprockets k, l, bevels p, and worm gearing o. The driving-gear is controlled by cords from a handle r sliding in a guide s. Relay or power apparatus.-As an alternative, a dynamo is carried on the frame, and solenoids, controlled from the back of the vehicle, actuate the steering and speed control levers on the tractor. The fly-wheel of the motor may be formed as a dynamo. In Fig. 6, a form of electric steering control is illustrated. The current is supplied from a dynamo 1 to a switch-arm 5, the contacts of which move over a circle of resistances 2. These are connected at three points 8, 9, 10 to three points 13, 11, 12 of a circular solenoid 14. The armature 16 is secured to the spindle n of the steering-worm and moves in accordance with the movement of the switch-arm 5.
Patent GB-190923039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Processes of Preserving.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: A23L3/32
Filed: 1909-10-08
Granted: 1910-10-06
Abstract: 23,039. Boult, A. J., [Electric Meat Curing Co.]. Oct. 8. Preserving meat, fruit, etc.; preserving animal substances. - Meat, fruit, hides, &c. are cured or preserved with brine &c. by passing an electric current through the liquid in a magnetic field. The apparatus may comprise a tank A having end electrodes E, E' and electro-magnets H, the cores of which extend across the tank. The poles J extend over the sides and diminish in thickness to give a uniform field. Either the current in the tank, or that in the magnets, is alternating. The brine is circulated by a pump V through a tank T, in which a cooling-coil X may be placed. The meat &c. is placed upon trays B held down by pegs &c. Y.
Patent GB-190923647-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pouring Devices for Bottles.
Inventor: DESMOLIERES HUBERT
IPC: B65D47/40
Filed: 1909-10-15
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 23,647. DesmoliÞres, H. Oct. 19, 1908, [Convention date]. Bottles &c., drip-retaining devices for.-A pouring-device a is provided with a sloping gutter b, which conveys any drippings to a hole a<1> and so back into the bottle. The device is closed by a hinged lid f and is secured to the bottle neck by arms engaging a band clip (not shown).
Patent GB-190925405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway Wagons.
Inventor: VANSTON THOMAS ALFRED
IPC: B61H9/00
Filed: 1909-11-04
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 25,405. Vanston, T. A., and Smith, W. T. Nov. 4. [Cognate Application, 6228/10.] Hand actuation.-In either-side brakes for railway wagons, means provided for releasing the brakes from either-side comprise a longitudinal bar or lever which is mounted to swing laterally about a central pivot, or to rock about a longitudinal axis, or to slide longitudinally, and is connected to means at diagonally opposite corners of the wagon for releasing the locking-gear of the brake levers. In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the releasing-lever D is pivoted at d and connected at its ends to bars or levers d<1>, which are fitted with handles d<4> and bent in the manner shown, so that downwardly-extending portions d<2> come in front of the guides E of the brake levers A. The locking-pins e for the brake levers are passed through the portions d<2> so that, when the releasing-lever D is operated, the pins are withdrawn from the guides E, as shown in Fig. 3. In the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 10, in which the lever A is locked by the engagement of a tooth a with a rack E<1> formed on the guide E, the releasing-mechanism comprises a second rack F, which is mounted to slide vertically on the side of the rack E<1>, and is formed with V-shaped teeth adapted to engage a correspondingly-shaped tooth a<1> on the lever A, the rack F being operated by a bell-crank or other lever f connected to the releasing-levers d', D, Fig. 1. To disengage the lever A, the rack F is moved downwards until the tooth a comes to the point of that tooth of the rack E<1> with which it was engaged ; the V-shape of the teeth of the rack F then allows the tooth a to slide upwards clear of the rack E<1>. The lever f may be formed with a notch f<1> for retaining the lever A in its raised position. In the form shown in Fig. 12, the guide E is made with a plane face e<2>, the rack G for locking the brake lever being mounted on the side of the guide so as to slide in an inclined path approximately parallel to the face of the teeth, this sliding movement being effected so as to disengage the rack from the tooth a, by means of toggle or other lever device g connected to the releasing-levers. The releasing- mechanism may be applied to existing brakes without the connexion D to diagonally opposite corners. According to the first Provisional Specification, the releasing tooth a<1>, Figs. 9 and 10, of the lever A may be forced outwards to disengage the lever A by means of a cam rotated by the releasing-mechanism.
Patent GB-190925949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Operating the Fur or Chenille Weft Carriers in Looms for Weaving Tufted or Chenille Fabrics.
Inventor: HOLLINGWORTH EDWARD
IPC: D03D39/00
Filed: 1909-11-10
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 25,949. Hollingworth, E., [Crompton & Knowles Loom Works]. Nov. 10. Weft-inserters other than shuttles, looms with.-Relates to mechanism for inserting the chenille or fur weft in a carpet or other loom of the kind in which the pile weft is bound in by catcher warps passing through needles 10 carried by a vertically-reciprocating frame 13. The weftinserter 19 is guided by rods 19<a>, 19<b> and is moved across the loom by a rope 19<2>, which passes round a pulley 20 driven by means of a clutch 29 so arranged that it can drive the pulley 20 in either direction. When the weft-inserter 19 nears the end of its stroke in either direction, it turns a lever 38 and thus moves to the right or left a rod 16 mounted on the frame 13. When the frame 13 makes its next upward stroke, one of the pieces 18 pivoted on its ends turns a lever 42 and causes the clutch 29 to drive the pulley 20 in the opposite direction. If the reversing-mechanism fails to act, the weft-inserter 19 strikes a piece 56, thus moving a rod 49 longitudinally and throwing the clutch 29 out of gear.
Patent GB-190929951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of Liquids.
Inventor: MOORES HENRY THOMAS
IPC: G01F11/22
Filed: 1910-06-22
Granted: 1911-06-21
Abstract: 29,951. Moores, H. T. June 22, 1910. Moving - chamber apparatus with open chambers.- Liquid passes from a supply tank to an open measure k which is filled when it is in the vertical position. When the measure is tilted to discharge the contents, the supply is cut off. The height to which the liquid rises in the measure is controlled by maintaining the level of the liquid in the supply tank at a fixed height. In the upright position of the measure, liquid from the supply tank flows through an opening j, Fig. 3, in an outlet pipe g, and through an opening p in a surrounding sleeve m carried by the measure and affording access thereto. When the measure is rotated about the pipe g the supply is cut off. Controlling supply reservoir.-The liquid in the supply tank a is maintained at a constant level by the ball valve c.
Patent GB-191005500-A (GB)
Title: Improved Collapsible Core for Making Hollow Concrete Posts and the like.
Inventor: JAGGER PETER BURD
IPC: B28B7/30
Filed: 1910-03-04
Granted: 1911-03-06
Abstract: 5500. Jagger, P. B. March 4. Moulding pipes etc.; moulds.-A collapsible core for use in the manufacture of hollow concrete objects such as telegraph posts, pipes, and hollow floors and partitions consists of overlapping sections a, b, c, d, corresponding to the internal contour of the object to be moulded, and carrying slide bars h engaging spiders f mounted on the threaded ends of sections of a central supporting-shaft e. The slide bars h are inclined to the shaft e so that an endlong movement of the spider f draws the sections together throughout the length of the mould, the inner section a, c being drawn inwards at a quicker rate than the outer section b, d. In the construction illustrated, the endlong movement is produced by the engagement of a rotatable nut o on the screwed end of the shaft e with a fixed ahutment, such as the projecting sides of the mould box or the end of the core. In a modification, instead of the central shaft e, a separate rod is fitted for each section, each rod being supported by a central frame. The concrete objects may be made in situ or in the factory. In the latter case, the concrete is preferably consolidated by means of the machine described in Specification 5881/06.
Patent GB-191015939-A (GB)
Title: A Process for and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Combs.
Inventor: WAGNER KARL
IPC: B29C43/00
Filed: 1910-07-04
Granted: 1910-12-31
Abstract: 15,939. Wagner, K. July 4. Combs, hair.-Relates to the manufacture of horn combs, and consists in producing combblanks directly by moulding strips of crude horn under the action of heat and pressure. The cleansed strips are first shaped by means of nippers into plates smaller than the size of the mould. A special form of mould is used, of which Figs. 1 and 2 show the upper, and Figs. 5 and 6 the lower part of one modification. The moulds are designed to ensure a sealed space for the comb-blank; and the wings b, f are provided for use with a tool in separating the parts.
Patent GB-191017644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Breathing Appliances.
Inventor: FLEUSS HENRY ALBERT
IPC: A62B7/10
Filed: 1910-07-25
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 17,644. Fleuss, H. A., and Davis, R. H. July 25. Holders.-In portable breathing-apparatus for miners &c., the vulcanized rubber or like bag a is divided into two connected compartments by a partition b which has ribs b<1> on both sides to prevent the sides of the bag sticking together, and at the bottom is either perforated or cut away. An inhaling-valve f and an oxygen supply g are fitted to one compartment, and an exhaling-valve h and a relief valve i to the other. The bottom of the bag is packed with preferably fused stick caustic soda. A cooler may be placed between the mouth-piece k and the exhaling- valve h. In a modification, the oxygen supply @g opens into the inhaling-valve f.
Patent GB-191019607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Casting Metal.
Inventor: MERTENS ALEXANDER MARINUS
IPC: B22D18/02
Filed: 1910-08-22
Granted: 1911-02-09
Abstract: 19,607. Mertens, A. M. Aug. 22. Casting-machines.-In pressure casting-apparatus of the type in which the pressure is produced by the closure of a damp pad on to the heated mould, the lever e carrying the pad-holder by a pivoted connexion at d<4> is secured at j, j<1> to an arm of a shaft rocking in bearings j<3> vertically adjustable on pillars j<4>. The pad-holder carries a pressuregauge and safety-valve. Moulds.-The mould is centred according to size by a nest of rings c.