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Patent GB-190601489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: NEELEMANS ALFRED
Filed: 1906-01-19
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 1489. Neelemans, A. Jan. 19. Tyres, non-elastic. -Tyres are formed from segments 1, 2, 3, ... of creosoted wood pulp moulded and compressed and secured to the wheel rim b in any detachable manner. The segments may be moulded with anti-slipping tread projections.
Patent GB-190602635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Liquid Fuel Fittings for Steam Generators and for other Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: DINSDALE HENRY
Filed: 1906-08-02
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 2635. Dinsdale, H. Aug. 2. Vaporizing-apparatus ; vapour burners.-A liquid-fuel vaporizer, forming part of the steamgenerator heating-apparatus on a motor vehicle, or adapted for other heating-apparatus, consists of a nest of tubes connecting tube-plates, and is heated by burners independent of those heating the steam generator &c. The vaporizer A, Figs. 4 and 5, is constructed by casting the tube-plates b on the ends of the tubes a, and boring passages c, d connecting the ends of the tubes. The ends of the passages are plugged, and the apparatus is connected at e to the oil supply pipe and at f to the burner heating the steam generator &c. The burner, shown in Fig. 1, consists of a body M divided into com partments, each of which is supplied with a mixture of air and vapour by independent pipes k, and has laterally-projecting perforated arms C. The burners heating the vaporizer consist each of two tubes b<1>, Fig. 5, leading to the ring vaporizer b<2>, whence the vapour is conducted by the tube b<3> to the jet b<4> for delivering the vapour to the mixing-chamber. Each burner is surmounted by a perforated hood or deflector p'.
Patent GB-190604367-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Charging Gas Retorts and the like.
Inventor: EITLE CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1906-02-22
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 4367. Eitle, C. Oct. 4, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas retorts.-In retort-charging apparatus in which coal is fed into a propeller casing from both sides, the propeller is arranged so that the coals entering on each side of the casing are thrown against that side of the retort which is opposite their side of entry, for the purpose of effecting a uniform charging. Figs. 3 and 4, a perspective view of the propeller and a plan of the apparatus respectively, show one form of construction. The material from the lateral feeding-shoots x flows into the propeller casing parallel to the shaft, and is seized by the blades while still in motion. The material is projected in the direction of the resultant velocity against the opposite wall of the retort. In order to avoid interference of the two streams of coal, the propeller boss a is fitted with two sets of blades b separated by a partition c, and the blades on one side of the partition are set half the pitch of the blades in advance of the blades on the other side of the partition c. The quantity and speed of the coal entering the propeller may be regulated by the apparatus described in Specifications No. 16,231, A.D. 1904, and No. 10,065, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190608976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Elastic Wheel Tyres.
Inventor: RAMSBOTTOM ROBERT
Filed: 1906-04-14
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 8976. Ramsbottom, R., Turner, J. W., and Buxton, A. April 14. Moulding india-rubber tyres.-Patterns are produced on the tread part d of an elastic tyre b by the use of metal or like formers a held temporarily on the tyre by an endless elastic strip e stretched round the tyre, or by a similar strip wrapped spirally round. The formers are removed after vulcanization. According to the Provisional Specification, the impressions may be produced by the pressure of the elastic bands without the use of formers.
Patent GB-190611004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Washer Scrubbers.
Inventor: HERSEY SIDNEY
Filed: 1906-05-10
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 11,004. Hersey, S. May 10. Scrubbers and washers.-In a washer comprising a series of rotary disks, each disk being composed of a number of segments or bundles made up of thin boards or plates, the plates a are separated by distance-pieces b and clamped between side boards c by means of bolts d, the heads and nuts of which are countersunk. The frame plates e of the disk are mounted on a shaft and braced together by bolts f. Instead of the heads and nuts of the bolts being countersunk, the side boards may be provided with battens so as to provide a space between their outer surfaces and the frame plates ; in this case, the side boards may consist of two pieces which are joined together by the battens.
Patent GB-190614474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: WINDHAM WALTER GEORGE
Filed: 1906-06-25
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 14,474. Windham, W. G. June 25. Doors, carriage.-In motor vehicles of the type in which the body or a part thereof can be withdrawn from the chassis by sliding it along the frame, locking-devices are arranged so that the body cannot be moved until the doors are shut. In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the frame A is fitted with a vertical spring-pressed bolt B, which projects into a recess in the car body C when the door is open, but is forced into inoperative position by a second bolt C<1> when the door E is closed. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the device is adapted for use with vehicles in which the body C overhangs the frame A. The locking- piece is in the form of a bent rod G, fitted so as to rock in a recess in the body frame C. The lower end of the rod engages a hole in a plate A' projecting upwardly from the chassis, and the upper end lies in the path of a projection E<1> on the door. The bent rod is kept in position by a pin H and spring H<1>. According to the Provisional Specification, when a rear door is provided for giving access to the bolts fixing the body to the chassis, this door may be arranged so that, when it is opened, the vehicle doors are automatically closed.
Patent GB-190615855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Combustion Motor Systems.
Inventor: NOYES EDWARD PARISH
Filed: 1906-07-13
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 15,855. Noyes, E. P. July 13. Steam generation by direct contact of combustion products. - A generator 15, Fig. 1, for an engine driven by mixed steam and the products of combustion of a liquid or gaseous fuel is provided with a pressure-regulator 13, Figs. 1 and 2, which maintains a constant difference of pressure between the air supplied by the pipe 12 to the burner 14 and the terminal pressure of the combustion products in the generator. The regulator comprises a valve 22 controlled by a piston, or by a diaphragm, as shown, subject to the inlet air pressure on the side tending to open the valve, and to the pressure of the combustion products through the pipo 27 on the side tending to close the valve, the latter pressure being aided by a spring 28. The liquid or gaseous fuel is supplied by a pipe 18 and is burnt in the upper part of the tube 19. The combustion products pass through a water pot 20 and thence, mixed with steam, through a pipe 16 to the engine 10.
Patent GB-190619170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Quenching or Tempering Baths for Castings from Steel Alloys.
Inventor: CHURCHWARD JAMES
Filed: 1906-08-28
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 19,170. Churchward, J. Aug. 28. Tempering.-Two baths or mixtures are used in tempering steel. The first contains 30-50 per cent of a phenol or phenol derivative, such as carbolic acid, and 70-50 per cent of a fatty substance such as linseed oil. The second is composed of 30-50 per cent of mercury mixed with 75-50 per cent of a fatty substance such as lard. The two baths may be used separately, the casting being immersed in the first until its temperature has fallen by about 200‹ F., then in the second until it falls to about 800‹ F., and finally again in the first until comparatively cool ; or the second mixture may be deposited in a layer under the first, in which case the mercury fumes are more or less absorbed by the upper mixture, and the lower edge or face of the casting may be rendered hard while the back remains tough. The casting may be finally sprayed with water until cold.
Patent GB-190622298-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Drilling and Tufting Brush Blocks
Inventor: JORDAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 22,298. Jordan, W., [Sanitary Sectional Brush.Co.]. Oct. 9. Stapling.-In a machine for drilling and tufting brush blocks, part of the apparatus is employed in making a wire staple 34, Fig. 7, designed to engage with a tuft of bristles 33 and serving to secure the tuft in a bole in the brush block. The wire, gripped by a clamp (not shown), is drawn off a reel by the forward movement of the head of the machine. The wire is laid upon an anvil 5 and its length is gauged by the part 2 of the cutter-bar n. The cutter 4 then descends and severs the wire, which is subsequently forced over the anvil 5 by the notched part 1. The anvil 5 is then retracted and the downward movement of the ram continues, carrying a tuft-driver into contact with the staple, engaging the fork of the staple with the loop of the bristle-tuft 33, and forcing both into the staple guide s, which is then moved down to the brush block, whereupon the further movement of the tuft-driver forces the staple and tuft out of the guide s and into a hole in the brush block. Specification No. 22,299, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Brushing &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190623970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bougie Syringes.
Inventor: NOFFKE HEINRICH
Filed: 1906-10-27
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 23,970. Noffke, H. Aug. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Syringes.-A bougie or tooth syringe for introducing medicaments into the tooth passages or fistula comprises a mouthpiece b provided behind the mouth with an annular washer to form a seat for a pad or washer of wadding, rubber, or cork, so as to form a tight joint with the tooth and prevent the escape of the injected substance.
Patent GB-190702978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: EDWARD FRANK
Filed: 1907-02-06
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 2978. Edward, F., and Waller, B. B. Feb. 6. Fixed-abutment type, piston having outwardlysliding vanes. A rotary piston drum 7, Figs. t and 2, is mounted eccentrically within a casing 1. The drum is carried on a driving-shaft 5, formed with a hollow end 7*, communicating with the working-fluid supply and also with the interior of the drum. Three outwardly-sliding vanes 9 are carried by the drum and are pressed outwards against the casing by the fluid pressure inside the drum. The working-fluid is admitted to the crescent-shaped working-chambers formed between the drum and casing through valves 10 which are oscillated by levers 12, the outer ends of which carry rollers &c. running in a cam-groove 14. The engine exhausts through a port 15. The engine may be made reversible.
Patent GB-190712363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Albums.
Inventor: GELAS-NEE-CHAUSSINAND MARIE
Filed: 1907-05-28
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 12,363. Gelas [nÚe Chaussinand], A. May 28. Drawings to Specification. Picture and photograph mounts.-The leaf of an album is formed of a sheet of cardboard, leather, &c. folded on itself and provided with apertures in both faces. The free edges of the card are secured by grips, press-buttons, or other fasteners. Grooves are preferably formed on the interior faces of the cards.
Patent GB-190712931-A (GB)
Title: Carding Engine.
Inventor: HEIDE HENRY CONRAD
Filed: 1907-06-04
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 12,931. Heide, H. C., [Batten-Hayes Co.]. June 4. Conveyers.-In revolving flat carding- e n g i n e s , the strippings removed from the flats by a comb 11, Fig. 3, are carried off by a travelling belt or apron 25 of rubber, cloth, canvas, &c., mounted on rollers 49, Fig. 9, at the side of the engine. Pins near one end of the roller 49 prevent the belt from slipping, and idler rolls 51 raise the under-lap of the belt to clear the cover plate. Fingers 45, Fig. 11, may be attached to the belt by means of projections 47 to ensure the removal of the strippings, the idler rolls being grooved to receive the fingers. The belt may be driven intermittently or continuously by various forms of ratchet-mechanism, or by a belt pulley and bevel-and-worm gearing, the rate of movement being varied by speed cones. A brush 53, Fig. 9, sweeps the strippings from the apron into a shoot 55, and the brush is cleaned by a comb 56 suspended by two links 72, 73 and reciprocated by an eccentric 75. A reed 76 removes strippings from the comb. The flats may be cleaned at the doffer end of the cylinder by a stripping-comb 70, Fig. 1, the strippings falling on to a travelling belt 71 moved intermittently or continuously in the manner described.
Patent GB-190713517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Connecting the Ends of Driving Belts.
Inventor: RUEDEMANN LOUIS
Filed: 1907-06-11
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 13,517. R³demann, L. June 11. Belt and band fastenings.-Relates to the method of uniting the ends of belts described in Specification No. 14,562, A.D. 1906, in which the ends are cut to interlock. Projections d, shaped like a parrot's beak, are formed on the interlocking fingers a, b. The projections on opposite sides of any finger may be placed in different transverse sections, Fig. 2, and the joint may run obliquely across the belt. The maximum strength is obtained by making the sum of the projections on a finger intermediate between the limits e, e', Fig. 1. Lateral detachment of the fingers is prevented by stitching, or by a wire f. A hand-tool for cutting the profiles consists of a cutter g, Figs. 7 and 8, fitted round a block h, which is adapted to receive the blows of a hammer; the cutter is held by a ring i. A plate k and rods k<1> are provided to thrust the fingers out of the cutter.
Patent GB-190715823-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stays for Swinging Windows.
Inventor: MILLER ALEXANDER
Filed: 1907-07-10
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 15,823. Miller, A. July 10. Stays; pivot adjustments.-A stay for swinging windows comprises a spring-pressed bolt d adapted to engage holes c<2> of the plate C attached to the sliding stile. The holes c<2> may be elongated to allow for wear of the window pivot A. The bolt d may be held inoperative by turning it so that its shoulder rests on the projection e<1> of the bracket E. A projecting cap c of the plate C acts as a stop when the window is closed. In the case of a top sash, the bolt may be actuated by means of a cord f. The stay may be used in conjunction with the pivot described in Specification No. 18,313, A.D. 1906. In a modification, the pivot and plate 0 are formed in one.
Patent GB-190716665-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: SHAW AI BERTRAM
Filed: 1907-07-20
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 16,665. Shaw, A. B. July 20. Tyres, pneumatic.-A self-sealing compound consisting of overheated rubber, or rubber substitute, mixed with asbestos fibres, may be used with either a single or a double tube tyre. In one application, two layers of the compound 4, 8, Fig. 1, are contained in pockets formed by strips of fabric 3, 7, cemented at their edges to the inner rubber tube 1. A strip of fabric 11 protects the rubber tube from chafing. A modification is shown in Fig. 3, in which the inner tube 23 may be either of rubber or fabric, has a pocket formed by a fabric strip 24 containing the compound, and is surrounded by a fabric tube 26 connected to the inner lining by a fabric 27, the annular space being filled with the compound. Fig. 4 shows a nipple adapted to this tyre, and comprising a body 30 with a bottom flange 31, and a washer 32 screwed down on this flange and held by nuts 34. The tyre may be inflated by a pump carrying a pointed nozzle which is pushed through the wall of the tyre.
Patent GB-190717066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Holders or Fittings for Electric Incandescent Lamps.
IPC: F21V19/00
Filed: 1907-07-25
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 17,066. Loebl, A., and British Ever Ready Electrical Co. July 25. Reflectors; reflector - holders.-A reflector for an electric lamp E consists of a tube D<1> having its front portion cut away, and whitened or silvered at the back. It is carried within a transparent tube H by caps C, C<1> supported on metal strips A, which can be attached to a rib or stay or the folding hood of a vehicle.
Patent GB-190720664-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cranes Fire Escapes and similar Apparatus.
Inventor: TAYLOR ISAAC FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-09-17
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 20,664. Taylor, I. F., and Pick, S. Sept. 17. Boat raising and lowering gear.-A crane, fire-escape, or similar apparatus applicable for launching life - boats comprises a small jib crane pivotally mounted in a stanchion, which may be fixed to a vertical pillar by adjustable brackets or other means so that the apparatus can be swung inside the opening. Means are provided for automatically braking the winch from the rope or cable according to the weight of the load. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the stanchion a carries in sockets b a post or frame c in which is mounted the spindle e of the winding-drum p. Pivoted to the frame c is a jib f having at its outer end a pulley over which the cable p<1> passes and which is connected by a shackle i and flexible connexion l to the lever m pivoted to the frame c. The lever m is connected by a link n to a band brake o passing round the drum p. With this arrangement, the brake o is applied from the cable p<1> according to the weight of the descending load. Means may be provided for putting the brake out of action. The cable may be wound up by a hand-lever on the spindle e, or, according to the Provisional Specification, by the drum p being formed with a spring. In another form, two ropes wound in opposite directions are employed, the ropes being wound on drums on the shaft e with the brake pulley between them. In this form, when the apparatus is out of use, one rope is coiled upon its drum and the other rope is coiled upon a drum mounted upon the jib. The apparatus may ba arranged with more than two ropes and drums. Slings or cradles and guidelines may be employed. A form of crane is shown mounted on a vertical pillar.
Patent GB-190800276-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tops for Ranges.
Inventor: BRAND ACHILL WALTER
Filed: 1908-01-04
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 276. Brand, A. W. Feb. 2, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents dc. Act 1907]. Hot-plates; fire-covers.-The top of a cooking stove or range is constructed of removable sections, and is provided with one, or with a pair of sliding separately removable fire-covers, these parts being supported on a ledge extending all round the stove, except for a small central part through which the fire-cover may be withdrawn. The stove or like top preferably consists of two end sections 7, 8 and two fire-covers 9, 10. The end sections rest by ledges 11, 12 on the set-down ledge 6 in the stove or like frame 5, and are provided with ledges 13, 14, on which slide the firecover sections by means of ledges 15, 16. When the sections are in position, their upper faces are flush with the stove or like frame, and the section 10 extends to the front edge of the frame and rests in a recess 17 therein. The ledges 18 form continuations of the ledges 13, 14. A retaining- piece 22, cast on, or secured by a screw 25 to the section 10, limits the outward movement of this section, and prevents its detachment from the stove or like top, save when the rounded ends 23, 24 of the piece coincide with the slots 20, 21 in the ledges of the end sections. When the piece 22 is of yielding material, screws 26 are provided to limit the downward movements of its ends. A handle, such as 19, is provided on the section 10. The covers 9, 10 may be used to regulate the air supply to the fire, and they may be opened so as to allow fumes from cooking substances to be drawn into the fire.
Patent GB-190802471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rims for the Tyres of Wheeled Vehicles.
Inventor: HARRISON GILBERT DUDLEY
Filed: 1908-02-04
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 2471. Harrison, G. D. Feb. 4. Tyres, pneumatic; felloes or rims.-Relates to rims of the type in which a removable side flange or hinged ring can be contracted and locked within an annular channelled recess in the rim to hold the tyre in position. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 5, the rim 1 has a fixed flange 3 and a recess 18 adapted to receive a detachable flange 7 built up of a series of sections hinged together. The ends of the detachable flange are connected by a clip 10 and stud 13 locked in position by a spring 14. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the clip 10 and spring 14 rotate together about a pivot 11. The clip shown in Fig. 8 is pivoted at 11 to one end of the detachable flange and is formed with a tail 10<a> coupled by a link 10<b> to a point 10<c> on the other end of the flange, so that as the clip is closed it contracts the flange. The detachable flange may be formed as an open-ended spring ring of a flexible nature.
Patent GB-190802988-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Controlling the Supply of Gas to Burners.
Inventor: HANDS GEORGE
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 2988. Hands, G., and Breeden, F. Feb. 10. Incandescent gas lamps.-Fig. 1 shows.a valve for controlling the supply of gas to an upright burner. When the gas is turned' on, the piston valve d is raised and, entering the chamber o, allows the gas to pass round its flange j, through the ducts f, to the burner tube g. The tubular part d of the valve may be arranged as shown to cut off the supply of gas to the pilot light when the main supply is turned on. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the flange j uncovers ports q when the gas pressure is increased, and allows the gas to pass to an annular chamber r and thence to the burner tube g, by the ducts f. In the closed position, the valve rests upon a plug t. The passage v leading to the by-pass tube is closed by the valve when the main-burner is alight, the other passage w being permanently open. Fig. 3 shows a modification for use with inverted burners. In the closed position, the valve d rests upon a plug.6 of the shape shown. When the gas pressure is increased, the valve is raised, and' gas passes through the passages 7 to the burner. The passages leading to the pilot light may be arranged as in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 shows a further modification for use with inverted burners. The valve is closed at the top 18, and gas passes to the pilot light by way of the passages 22, 24, 13, 25, the passage 29 being closed by the flange of the valve. When the gas pressure in the main is increased, the valve rises and allows gas to pass through the ducts 27 to the burner. In the open position, the valve closes the passage 25 and opens the passage 29 so that the pilot light is kept burning.
Patent GB-190807894-A (GB)
Title: Improved Valve Controlling Mechanism for Steam Engines.
Inventor: BRAMAN WARREN LOOMIS
Filed: 1908-04-09
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 7894. Braman, W. L. April 9, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Expansion, varying ; starting ; valves and valvegear ; cross-heads.-Hand-controlled lead-regulating valves 34, 35 having extensions 36 are moved beneath a main slide valve 11 of a locomotive engine by eccentrics 37, 38, 39 on a shaft 40 within the valve-chest. The main valve 11 slides between guides 31, 32, and is operated by an eccentric 17 on the crank-shaft. The cross-head 21 slides upon bars 22, which are rigidly secured to the cylinder .and to a bracket 23. Side strips 54 are placed on the sides of the regulating-valves, and are retained yieldingly in position by bars 55, which are held in position by springs 56. The valves 34, 35 are moved in opposite directions by oscillating the shaft 40 by means of a hand-lever 44.