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Patent GB-190727183-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Firelighters.
Inventor: WALKER SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-12-09
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 27,183. Walker, S. Dec. 9. Wood fuel.-Two side strips of wood are connected by one or two cross-strips tacked thereto, other pieces being then inserted without tacking, leaving air-spaces ; or a wooden skeleton is built up in a strip E of linoleum, felt, cardboard, or other material, previously wrapped round a former consisting of pegs projecting from a board, t h e ends of the strip being tacked to the skeleton. The structure is then steeped in creosote, dipped in resin, paraffin, pitch, or tar, and dusted over with resin, coal, cork, or like material.
Patent GB-190801352-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Production of Perborate of Sodium containing Borax.
Inventor: FRITSCHE FERDINAND
Filed: 1908-01-20
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 1352. Fritsche, F. Jan. 20. Samples furnished under Section 2 of Patents &c. Act, 1907. Sodium perborate.-In the preparation of a mixture of sodium perborate and borax, one molecular proportion of sodium peroxide is caused to react with three of boric acid to produce the reaction 2 Na2O2 + 6 H3BO3 = 2 NaBO3 + Na2B4O7 + 9 H2O. According to an example, 25 kilos. of boric acid are used with 10 kilos, of sodium peroxide (92 per cent Na2O2). Specification No. 21,387, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190802103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Incandescent Lamps.
Filed: 1908-01-30
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 2103. Cutler, Wardle, & Co., and Wardle, W. Jan. 30. Globes and globe holders.-An arrangement outwardly resembling an arc lamp consists of several electric incandescent lamps enclosed in a partly opalescent globe k. The lamp-holders d are supported in holes in a plate b, having a dished central portion for fixing to a pipe f by a screw cap h. A casing a rests on the plate b, and is provided at the top with ventilation holes m, protected by a shield n. The plate b is preferably enamelled white. The globe k is attached to the casing a, and has a ventilation hole k<1> ; the plate b is also provided with ventilation openings.
Patent GB-190802290-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Power Hammers.
Inventor: DUNLOP JAMES
Filed: 1908-02-01
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 2290. Dunlop, J. Feb. 1. Hammers, power.-In a double-acting pneumatic hammer of the pump-piston type, the valveactuating means is interposed between the spindle of a valve H which controls the supply of air to the top of the hammer cylinder B, and that of a valve I which controls the supply to the bottom. The valve-actuating spindle carries two cams T, U, Fig. 2, the former of which actuates the rods V, W of the valves H, I, while the latter controls a rod X operating a valve F at the top of the hammer cylinder. The valve H is held up by a spring h which yields when a given pressure of air is exceeded in the upper side of the pistons and thus acts as a safety-valve. The lever operating the spindle S has four positions corresponding to which, (1) the hammer is held down, (2) the pump-piston reciprocates without influencing the hammer, (3) the hammer is held up, and (4) the pump-piston and hammer-piston reciprocate in phase. Fig. 1 shows the third position ; the communication between the top ports J, J<1> is closed, while the port 0 communicating between the bottoms of the pistons is open, the exhaust port P being also closed. Air is drawn in at the valve E at the top of the pump cylinder and passes through a port L, passage M, and one-way valve G to the bottom. In this way, the hammer rises until the top hits a wiper Y and so opens the exhaust port P and closes the port O. When the pressure in the ports J, J<1> exceeds a certain amount, the piston H lowers and uncovers an exhaust port K. If there is insufficient air in the bottom of the pump cylinder, the partial vacuum causes the valve I to rise and uncover the port P. The top of the hammer cylinder has a port R which allows air to pass from the bottom to the top of the cylinder, thus providing cushioning, the air passing to the atmosphere by a small opening p and the valve K.
Patent GB-190804941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cycle and like Pedals.
Inventor: COUCHMAN CHARLES NELSON
Filed: 1908-03-04
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 4941. Couchman, C. N. March 4. Pedals for cycles and the like comprise a plate a with an integral pedal barrel b mounted on a spindle c designed to be carried by a crank. The plate a, which may be made of aluminium, is large enough to accommodate both the sole and heel of the rider, and toe-clips, sole-clips, or heel-stops are provided for retaining the foot on the pedal.
Patent GB-190807721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Turbines.
Filed: 1908-04-07
Granted: 1909-04-07
Abstract: 7721. British Electrical Engineering Co., Chilton, W., and Newton, J. M. April 7. Elastic-fluid turbines. - Relates to turbines in which the stators are supported by spigots resting in independent pedestals, and consists in the provision of flanges on the spigots and corresponding recesses in the pedestal bearings. In one construction, a spigot b, Fig. 1, has a square flange c. In a modification, the flange is of spherical formation. In the construction shown in Fig. 3, a bush i having a flange h is secured to the end of a plain spigot b.
Patent GB-190810367-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Stand for Billiard Table Tops and the like.
Inventor: RAYNER EDGAR STURDY
Filed: 1908-05-13
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 10,367. Rayner, E. S. May 13. Billiards.-Portable billiard tables are supported when out of use by a stand A of the shape shown in the Figure. The stand is fitted with castors H and brackets C. These brackets have a vertical slot for the reception of a headed stud carried by brackets D which are screwed to the billiard table. The table is fitted with castors O and levelling- screws F, and a latch E holds it in a vertical position. When it is desired to use the billiard table, the stand is wheeled to the dining table or other suitable stand, and the billiard table is revolved, so that the castors O rest on the table, and is lifted clear of the stand. The billiard table is then pushed into position and levelled for use.
Patent GB-190810787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Means for the Ornamentation of Cases for Clocks.
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 10,787. Marks, E. C. R., [McGraw, W. E.]. May 18. Ornamenting glass surfaces.-The casing a of a clock is made of transparent material on which is etched designs such as e. The inner metal casing f is highly polished so as to reflect the designs on the outer casing. The cylindrical surface of the casing f may be fluted, as shown in Fig. 5, or corrugated, as shown in Fig. 6, in which cases the reflected images are distorted.
Patent GB-190812087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Adjusting Railway Vehicle and like Brakes.
Inventor: CHAVERIAT VICTOR
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 12,087. ChavÚriat, V. June 3,1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Brakes.-In a device for taking up slackness in the brake rigging due to wear, a block or cam 4 is pivotally mounted one of a pair of pivoted levers 1, 2 with the cam-face resting on the other lever, and is provided with ratchet teeth 8 which are engaged by a pawl 6 pivoted to the frame of the vehicle. The cam 4 is pivoted at 5 between the arms of the double lever 2, and the lever 1 passes between these arms. When the brake is applied, as in a vacuum brake, by raising the lever 1 and turning it about the shaft 3, the cam-block moves the lever 2 connected at 10 to the brake rigging. If there is slackness in the rigging, the excessive movement of the levers 1, 2 and the cam causes the pawl 6 to engage the next succeeding tooth of the ratchet-wheel 8, and to rotate the cam when the brakes are released and move the levers 1, 2 farther apart. As applied to the Westinghouse arrangement, the cylinder levers 14, 15, Fig. 5, are pivoted together at 15<a>, and, in the equalizing-arrangement shown, the pawls 6 are carried by bell-cranks 17, connected together by a rod 19. If the brake cylinder 11 is used for applying the brakes at one end only of the vehicle, the rod 19 is connected to the truck frame. When the piston-rod 12 moves outwards, the free ends of the levers 14 move inwards so that the bell-crank levers 17 are rotated, and if the movement is excessive, cause the pawl 6 to engage with the next tooth on the ratchet. The release of the brakes then causes the cam to be turned to move the levers 14, 15 apart.
Patent GB-190815845-A (GB)
Title: An Arrangement for Converting a Gas Pendant or "Harp" Light with an Upright Incandescent Gas Burner, into one with Inverted Incandescent Gas Burner.
Inventor: HEUER FRANZ
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 15,845. Heuer, F. Feb. 11, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gaseliers.-In order to convert a harp or suspended incandescent gas lamp into an inverted lamp, a vertical conduit 10, Figs. 1 and 2, passing round the upper part of the suspension frame 1 and carrying an inverted burner 9, Fig. 1, is attached between the frame 1 and the gas-supply pipe 3 by means of a piece having a solid screw plug 7 for attachment to the suspension frame, and a screw collar 8 for attachment to the pipe 3. The pipe 10 may be bifurcated, and one or both branches may be hollow, or the pipe may be bent round one side of the frame. The pipe 10 may be provided with a stop-cock and with screw unions 11,12, Fig. 2, or the like, for permitting its insertion over the frame 1.
Patent GB-190817028-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Twisting-in Machines.
Inventor: LANDFEAR WILLIAM RODOLPHUS
Filed: 1908-08-13
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 17,028. Landfear, W. R. Aug. 13. Warp threads, uniting.-The warps to be united are held in a clamp a, Fig. 1, and the pair about to be operated upon is brought opposite a pair of twisters f, g by a rotating spiral l. A fork d, operated by a cam e, embraces the pair of threads and holds them until the twisters have commenced to operate and the ends of the threads have been cut off by a knife j. The rotary twisters g and the fixed twister f may be coated with a rubber composition. The acting faces of the twisters are shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and are so arranged that they first twist together the ends B, Fig. 9, and then twist the ends B around the body portion of one of the threads A, as shown in Fig. 10, the two twists being in opposite directions. When the second twist has been wholly or partly completed, the twisted portion rolls into a recess q in the fixed twister, from which it is withdrawn gradually by the coaction of the twisters. The broad rear portions of the twisters merely roll the twisted portions to ensure a secure union of the threads. In the modified construction of the acting faces shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the rotating twister g has no recesses, and the shape of the acting face of the fixed twister f is altered correspondingly.
Patent GB-190825123-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Igniting and Extinguishing Device for Spirit- and Gas-stoves.
Inventor: JUNKER HEINRICH
Filed: 1908-11-21
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 25,123. Junker, H. Nov. 21. Lighting burners; extinguishing wick burners. -At a pre-arranged time, an alarm clock 3 releases a spring- actuated bolt which operates a system of levers 13, Fig. 2, whereby a match carried by a spring-pressed rod 6 is rubbed against a friction block 20 to light the burner 7 of a spirit stove. The flame is extinguished when the alarm goes off, the key 30, Figs. 2 and 5, disengaging the pin 28 from the piston-rod 26, whereby the piston 23, under the influence of the spring 24, is moved forward to force an air jet through the tube 25 on to the burner 7. A gas burner may be lit by the above-described arrangement. The lighting of the burner is notified by the rod 6, Fig. 2, closing the circuit of an electric bell.
Patent GB-190825390-A (GB)
Title: Cord Fastener
Inventor: GADD CHARLES
Filed: 1908-11-25
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 25,390. Gadd, C. Nov.25. Holders for ropes and cords.-A window - blind, s a s h, fan-light, &c. cord is clamped by a plate e on the end of a thumb-screw d mounted in a socket c on a bracket a, b, which also carries guiderollers f.
Patent GB-190906084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Devices for Treating the Skin.
Inventor: KOLLINGER JOHANN EVANGELIST
IPC: A61H9/00
Filed: 1909-03-13
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 6084. Kollinger, J. E. March 13. Face and features, improving appearance of. -A device for removing wrinkles comprising a suction mouthpiece a for passing over the skin is provided with a tubular handle a<2> to which is attached the suction ball b and flexible tubing c. The mouthpiece may be elongated as shown in Fig. 4. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 12,743/00, [Class 81, Medicine &c.], and 26,337/04.
Patent GB-190907255-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Feeding Tube Mills and Ball Mills and similar Grinding and Pulverising Machines.
Inventor: LAVINGTON ALBERT JAMES
Filed: 1909-03-26
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 7255. Lavington, A. J., [Brown, F. C., and Noble, J. R.]. March 26. Ball and like mills; wet grinding.-To prevent back splash or leakage at the feed end of a ball mill, tube mill, or similar grinding and pulverizing machine, the feed-pipe C, which leads from the hopper B into the hollow trunnion A, is surrounded by a pipe or sleeve E, so as to leave an annular space F through which a current of air passes so long as material is being forced through the nozzle C. The top or working level of the hopper B is higher than the top of the tube or mill, or a pump may be used. When dry material is being fed, air under pressure is introduced iuto the pipe C by a nozzle K. In the event of any stoppage of the feed supply, material flows back through the space F and is caught in a bucket I suspended by a rope J from a wheel G screwed on to the nozzle C, causing the wheel G to revolve and force the packing-piece H against the end of the pipe E.
Patent GB-190908419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Conductors.
Inventor: GRAY ROBERT KAYE
IPC: H02G15/14
Filed: 1909-04-07
Granted: 1910-04-07
Abstract: 8419. Gray, R. K. April 7. C a b l e s with inductances. - The inductance coils are covered with one or more metallic cylinders the ends of which are cut away, as shown in Fig. 3, to form serrations H<1>, which can be bent down in conical form on to the cable proper. As shown in Fig. 1, the lead and return circuits C, C' are wound on an iron ring which may be made of wire so that o p p o s i t e magnetic poles are adjacent to one another ; the two windings are separated by insulating washers D. If more than one pair of wires are used, the wires E, E' of the second set are taken side by side longitudinally past the inductance coil, so as to reduce the bulk of the cable at the coil. All the conductors are encased in a conical-ended mass of insulation P, and a layer of tape G is then wound over all. The brass protecting-cylinder H as described above is then placed over this, and the serrated ends are secured by a ring. Impregnated or plain hemp I is then wound over the brass cylinder, and a similarly-constructed steel cylinder J<1> encloses this. A second layer of hemp L is then applied, and this may be protected by steel armouring M. Wooden blocks N serve to protect the parts from external shocks.
Patent GB-190908454-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Spinning Frames.
Inventor: MORTIER GUSTAVE
IPC: D01H7/42
Filed: 1909-04-07
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 8454. Mortier, G. April 7. Spindle apparatus. - A flanged cap 17 carries the bobbin in flyer frames, and is secured to the dead spindle by a projection 13 and a slot. The flyer is carried by a rotary socket 2, and the spindle is secured to the copping - rail by pins.
Patent GB-190912099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Machinery for the Manufacture of Cup, Cornet, and like Biscuits.
Inventor: BATES THOMAS OWEN
IPC: A21C11/10
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 12,099. Bates, T. O. May 22. Cutting-out apparatus.-A machine for dividing baked sheets of wafer biscuits into separate cups, cornets, &c., comprises a perforated table on which the sheets are placed, a number of punches, or cutters, and means for cleaning the punches and catching and removing the debris of the biscuit sheet adhering to them. The biscuit sheets are placed on a table 11 below the punches 10 fitted to a cross-head 14, which is reciprocated by slidebars 15 and rods 16, connected to the cranked portion 9 of a shaft 4. The punches pass through a slotted plate 13 so that, as they rise, any adherent biscuit is stripped off and falls on to a tray 12, which is pivoted at the end of a lever 30 attached to a rocking shaft 28. The shaft 28 is rocked by a counterbalanced arm 27 having a slide 26, to which is pivoted a weighted detent 24 adapted for engagement with a catch 23 on a rod 22 pivoted to the pin 21 of a crank-disk 20. The engagement takes place when the rod 22 commences to fall and the punches are beginning to rise, so that the slide 26 is pulled down, the shaft 28 and the lever 30 are rocked, and the tray 12 moved to the right until the detent is released by an adjustable stop 31. The counterpoise 29 then falls and causes motion in the opposite direction until the weight strikes the buffer 32, whereupon the contents of the tray are jerked into a suitable receptacle. The shaft 4 is rotated as desired from a freely mounted and constantly rotating wheel 1, Fig. 3. Engagement is effected by a trigger 2, which is pivoted to a wheel 3 keyed to the shaft 4, and is pressed by springs into a slot 6 in a rim 5 on the wheel 1, but can be released by a bell-crank lever 7 and a handle 8. A brake band 33 is fitted on to the rim of the disk 20 to hold the shaft 4 and connected parts in position when released from engagement with the wheel 1. The machine may be worked in conjunction with a multiple-plate machine for making the wafer biscuits in sheets. A suitable connexion comprises a lever 35 hinged at 36 to a part of the cooker, a connecting-rod 37, a bell-crank lever 38, and a connacting-rod 39 pivoted to the starting-handle 8.
Patent GB-190912108-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ear Rings and like Ornaments.
Inventor: BARNETT REBECCA
IPC: A44C7/00
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 12,108. Barnett, R. May 22. Electric appliances. - In ear-rings or ornaments of the type in which a screw clip is employed, galvanic elements adapted to press against opposite sides of the lobe of the ear are carried by the screw and the portion holding the brilliant. A copper plate is attached to a mount a at the end of the screw b, and a zinc plate is attached to a mount c which carries the brilliant d. The mounts a, c may be provided with similar elements e, each of which consists of a disk formed from alternate strips of copper and zinc, or of a disk of zinc having copper strips embedded therein.
Patent GB-190913803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Bearings of Wheels and the like.
Inventor: LOCKE CHARLES ROBERT
IPC: B60B27/00
Filed: 1909-06-12
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 13,803. Locke, C. R. June 12. Hubs.-The wheels are constructed to swivel on their axles. A bush' D fixed in the hub I has a spherical bearing on a sleeve B secured to the axle A, a clearance space E allowing the wheel to swivel slightly. End thrusts are taken by balls L running in grooves in rings F fixed to the axle, and in rings K connected to the bush D by springs C. The springs C re-adjust the wheel after it has swivelled in turning a corner &c. When applied to a motor vehicle, the hub I is connected to the brake drum P by projections 2 engaging slots R on a spherical part O, which fits over a spherical part N on the hub. Covers Z are employed to exclude dust &c. Additional springs may be inserted between the flange S and a flange on the part 0 to supplement the springs C.
Patent GB-190917216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Liquefaction of Air and the Separation of it into its Constituents.
IPC: F25J3/04
Filed: 1909-07-23
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 17,216. Soc. L'Air Liquide, [soc. Anon. pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des ProcÚdÚs Georges Claude]. July 24, 1908, [Convention date]. Liquefying; separating gaseous mixtures by liquefaction.-A process for liquefying air and separating or partly separating it into its constituents in a single cycle of operations, which is a development of the process described in Specification 27,658/02, consists in expanding part of the air, previously cooled and compressed, with production of external work, liquefying and separating it into its constituents by rectification, and producing a supplementary liquid to compensate for mechanical imperfections by liquefying the remainder of the cold compressed air by means of the cold separated gases resulting from the rectification. A form of plant for carrying out the process is shown diagrammatically. Cooled compressed air from the pipe e passes through temperature interchangers E, E' traversed by the cold separated gases, and divides into two portions at the point X. One portion expands in the motor O, with production of external work, is liquefied and separated into liquid rich in oxygen and nitrogen in the vessels A, A<1> respectively of apparatus of the type described in Specification 26,435/05, and these liquids are supplied through valves R, R<1> and pipes a, a' to the rectifying-column M at different heights. Cold nitrogen passing off from the pipe G traverses the temperature interchanger L and liquefies the second portion of the cooled compressed air, thus forming the supplementary liquid which is admitted to the vessel A to make up for mechanical imperfections ; the nitrogen then traverses the interchanger E. Vaporized oxygen from the vessel B is passed through the interchanger E<1>, and may be used instead of, or in conjunction with, the nitrogen to effect liquefaction in the interchanger L. At starting, the valves R, R<1> are held open, the valve K closed, and liquefaction produced in the interchanger L by the method described in the aforesaid Specification 27,658/02, this liquid being transferred to the vessel A. Expansion may be effected in several stages, and the cooling of the air for the supplementary liquid may be effected by the exhaust from the first expansion before subsequent further expansion. The upward and downward tubes B of the apparatus as described in the aforesaid Specification 26,435/05, may be replaced by simple upward tubes.
Patent GB-190918870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tube Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: STEWART JAMES CARLILE
IPC: F28G3/00
Filed: 1909-08-17
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 18,870. Stewart, J. C. Aug. 17. Cleaning internally, rotary appliances for.- Relates to boiler - tube cleaners in which retarders within the tubes are simultaneously rotated through spurwheels on the retarder spindles. The spurwheels B are rotated by racks C between adjacent vertical rows of tubes, raised and lowered by a spur-wheel G engaging teeth F on the back of the racks. The wheels G are operated from outside the smoke-box by a hand-wheel I, the movements of which are limited by a projection h engaging the plate J<1>. The lower end of the descending rack opens a balanced door through which soot &c. is discharged. The spindles of the retarders are supported by bars K removably secured on supports M by sleeves L slidable on the supports M and having projections l<1> which hold the bars K in recesses in the supports M. The upper bar K has a recess k in which a projection on the sleeve L seats.