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Patent GB-191205170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Electric Battery Lamps.
Inventor: JOEL HENRY FRANCIS
Filed: 1912-03-01
Granted: 1913-03-03
Abstract: 5170. Joel, H. F. March 1. Battery lamps.-A portable lamp for use in mines and the like is provided with a detachable screw or bayonet union ring for connecting the case to the lantern and surrounding the joint; means are also provided for positioning the switch, lamp, and battery contacts. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a cover H carrying a cage L and a glass cylinder is flanged to rest on the case C and is clamped by a flanged ring R threaded on the case, the parts being preferably of spun metal and the cage in one piece. A switch S and lamp contact P are adapted to engage the battery terminals J, K respectively. The positioning means consist of a set-pin A on the lantern and a projection E on the battery adapted to engage corresponding recesses in the case; the terminals J. K being provided with recesses to fit over square or polygonal projections M on the battery lugs. A hasp U on the ring is adapted to be locked to a staple V on the case by a pin, lock, or lead rivet. A number of set-screws X secure the cage to the cover and bear against the ring R so that when the latter is unscrewed the circuit is broken before the contacts are exposed as in Specification 4019/11; or there may be a collar on the cage instead of set-screws, or the ring may be screwed on the lantern. Fig. 3 shows a modification having a nut N screwed into the base of the cage to clamp the glass cylinder, the cover H being sprung into the nut so as to be readily detachable, slots are provided in the nut for actuating it, and the hasp U is carried by a loose ring on the ring R; or the cover H may be held by a separate springy ring. Fig. 9 shows a modification in which the ring has one or two inclined bayonet holes O for engaging corresponding lugs Z on the case, the lower periphery of the ring being enlarged or the ring bulged adjacent to the holes to pass over the lugs; or the lantern and cover H may have tubular flanges provided with vertical slots to engage the lugs Z, and the engaging surfaces may be conical to make the joint tight without packing. In another form, the lantern is placed under the battery and a conductor passing down the side of the battery engages a groove in the case to position the battery, the conductor being connected to a spring plunger on the bottom of the case and a screw switch provided in the top of the case as described in Specifications 11,106/08 and 9693/09. In other forms the lantern may be fixed to the side of the case, which may be square. According to the Provisional Specification, the cover may be screwed into the base of the cage and optionally provided on its underside with an insulated ring to engage a spring terminal, the switch engaging an insulated stud on the top of the cover; or the lantern may be screwed directly into or over the case, or may be bayonet-jointed to it, the switch being adapted to unscrew to permit the lateral movement required for locking or unlocking the bayonet joint, and being positioned over a hole in the cover when the parts are locked.
Patent GB-191206056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Superheaters and like Devices.
Inventor: ENGLISH WILLIAM ERNEST
IPC: F22G3/00
Filed: 1912-03-11
Granted: 1912-10-24
Abstract: 6056. English, W. E., Mills, C. H., and Hannan, J. R. March 11. Plates and the like, securing tubes to.- In heating-apparatus, especially steam-superheaters, the tubes are joined to the header by a loose bridge which spans two tubes and is held in place by a bolt passing through a steamtight ferrule in the header. Flat or coned collars f on the tubes e fit in recesses in the header a, and serve as bearings for a bridge h secured by a bolt i passing through the header. In order to keep the header steam-tight, a ferrule m is expanded into the two sides. If the tubes e are the two ends of the same tube, the header is divided into compartments, for the saturated and superheated steam respectively, by a partition b, and the main inlet and outlet are preferably placed at the middle of the header.
Patent GB-191206829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Flasks for Casting Purposes.
Inventor: PIPHER EDWARD
IPC: B22C21/10
Filed: 1912-03-19
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 6829. Pipher, E. March 19. Guiding flasks. - Flasks comprising two separable parts are guided by means which permit one of the parts to swing in a plane parallel to the other part and thus bring the sections of the mould cavity into exact correspondence. In one form, a ball e, Fig. 1, and socket fare employed. Auxiliary maintaining- means, comprising a fork h and pin i loosely engaging a slot in a bracket k, are provided. In a modification, means such as a conical peg and hole are employed instead of the ball and socket. The flask parts are provided on their other ends with indicators m to enable accurate adjustment to be effected. The pattern plates are provided with similar fittings.
Patent GB-191207263-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Obtaining Electricity from the Air.
Inventor: JOHANNSEN HEINRICH NIKOLAUS
IPC: H05F7/00
Filed: 1912-03-25
Granted: 1912-08-01
Abstract: 7263. Johannsen, H. N. March 25, 1911, [Convention Wireless telegraphy. - The resistance encountered at the points of aerial conductors by atmospheric electricity is reduced by including a source of high-tension electricity in the aerial. The source supplies current of tension as close as possible to that obtained from the atmosphere, and the negative pole is preferably situated at the upper end of the aerial. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also the application of the method to the elimination of disturbances due to atmospheric electricity in wireless telegraphy. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191209394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Shafts.
Inventor: SCHUERMANN WALTER
IPC: F16C1/04
Filed: 1912-04-20
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 9394. Schurmann, W. April 20. Flexible shafts. - A flexible shaft is composed of alternate barlinks a and welded wire links b, the bar-links being longitudinally grooved as at c on both faces to give lateral support to the wire links and to facilitate piercing the holes o through which the wire links pass. To render the shaft more flexible, the links b may be twisted with their ends at right-angles; or, as shown in Fig. 6, the holes o may be bored at right-angles, the longitudinal grooves c being helical or twisted in this case.
Patent GB-191210087-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Means of Saving Life at Sea.
Inventor: MANSON THOMAS
IPC: B63G8/41
Filed: 1912-04-29
Granted: 1913-02-27
Abstract: 10,087. Manson, T. April 29. Buoyant life-saving chambers. - An escapa chamber A for submarine and other vessels is of conical or wedge-shaped form and fits into a well G of corresponding shape, the chamber or the well, or both, being provided with ball or roller bearings L to facilitate egress. In the case of submarine boats, the chamber, the top of which is flush with the deck, is held in position by screws J, which engage a shoulder K or slot in the well, and its escape is facilitated by means of pipes A' provided with cocks B' by means of which the well may he flooded. The chamber is provided at the top and bottom with man-hole doors F, a door H being provided in the well corresponding with the lower door F. For other ships, the cabins are provided with wedge-shaped parts which rest in similar wells, in order that they may act as escape chambers.
Patent GB-191210417-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Railway and Tramway Systems.
Inventor: HAYWARD RICHARD BAKER
IPC: B61B13/10
Filed: 1912-05-02
Granted: 1913-05-02
Abstract: 10,417. Hayward, R. B. May 2. Tunnels. - Railway tunnels have upper and lower arched parts a' connected by flat or approximately flat sides a<2>, with a platform a<4> on one or both sides. To prevent ingress of surface water, a mound a<3> is formed in the track and the lower portion of the tunnel.
Patent GB-191213024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling Apparatus for Hoisting Engines.
Inventor: WELCH CLARENCE RICHARD
IPC: B66B1/12
Filed: 1912-06-03
Granted: 1913-02-06
Abstract: 13,024. Welch, C. R. June 3. Overwinding, preventing.-In apparatus for preventing overwinding in winding-engines, if the speed be excessive towards the limit of the wind, in which a rocking shaft 18 connected to the governor by a link 38 moves tappets 13, 14 into the path of the travelling nut 17 prior to its engagement with the end tappets 15, 16, and in which the shaft 18, when engagement takes place between the tappets and the nut, moves longitudinally, this movement is arranged to release a lever 9 from the trip lever 7 of the brake valve 5.
Patent GB-191214623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: BOSC DAVID
IPC: F02B53/00
Filed: 1912-06-22
Granted: 1912-10-24
Abstract: 14,623. Bose, D., and Faligant, R. June 28, 1911, [Convention date]. Compression engines; driving-gear; cylinders, mounting.-In a revolving-cylinder engine, open-ended cylinders are arranged in polygonal formation and are united by tapered filling- pieces x, the explosions acting upon oppositelymoving pistons which are connected together in pairs by bent rods c. Each opposite pair of pistons is secured to one of two arms d, which turn on a fixed shaft e, and actuate a crank i through a connecting-rod h and links f, g arranged as shown in Fig. 2. Compressed charges are admitted to the crank casing through the hollow shaft e and the engine may work on a two- or four-stroke cycle. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91(3)(a) states also that the engine may have four cylinders or any multiple of four; this statement does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191218986-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ironing and Glazing Machines and the like.
Inventor: LEHMANN ALEXANDER
IPC: D06F71/22
Filed: 1912-08-19
Granted: 1913-08-19
Abstract: 18,986. Lehmann, A. Aug. 19. Ironing-machines specially constructed for treating collars and cuffs.-Eton, polo, and other turn-down collars are shaped on a form by means of two ironing-heads one of which irons the fold and the other the neck-band. The collar form a is removably mounted on a base b and is preferably of the construction described in Specification 15,857/13. The bead g for ironing the fold is slidably and rotatably mounted on an arm f<1> carried on a standard c, and is provided with two grooves l. The head h for ironing the neck-band against the felt-covered flange a<1> isslidably mounted on a second arm f<2> and is raised and lowered by a lever k. Gas is supplied to the heads through the holiow standard and arms.
Patent GB-191219502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Aeroplanes and like Machines.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM SAMUEL
IPC: B64C17/00
Filed: 1912-08-26
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 19,502. Laycock, W. S. Aug. 26. [Cognate Application, 20,231/12.] Balancing.-In a device for increasing the stability of an aeroplane comprising a depending rod having a weight attached to its lower end the rod is formed in two parts c, c<2> connected together by a chain c<1> or other universal joint and means are provided, comprising for example, an adjustable sleeve b<1>, for rigidly connecting the two parts together. The part c is secured to the frame a of the machine. The sleeve b<1> is raised vertically by the aviator so that the rod c<2> may swing freely in any direction to prevent injury thereto when the machine lands. In another form, the sleeve d<3>, Fig. 4, is provided with a bell-shaped end f for engaging the upper end of the part e' which carries the stabilizing- mass e<2> at its lower end.
Patent GB-191220864-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Drying Apparatus.
Inventor: HAAS HERMANN
IPC: F26B9/06
Filed: 1912-09-13
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 20,864. Haas, H. Sept. 13. Chambers; air, circulating. - A drying- chamber is so arranged that external air can be passed through it or the air within it circulated, the change being brought about by the operation of a single valve. The chamber is divided into two parts by a partition 1, at the top of which is arranged a fan 2 and at the bottom a valve 3. When the valve 3 is closed, air is drawn in at the inlet 4 and passes out by the outlet 5. When the valve is open, the air circulates as shown in Fig. 2. Modifications of the arrangement of the valve and fan are described.
Patent GB-191221269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Concrete Compression Elements for Building Constructions of all kinds.
Inventor: EMPERGER FRITZ EDLEN VON
IPC: E04C3/26
Filed: 1911-09-19
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 21,269. Emperger, F. E. von. Sept. 19, 1911, [Convention date]. Reinforced-concrete columns and girders.-In compression members of buildings and other structures of the kind consisting of a solid or hollow cast-iron core surrounded by concrete which is reinforced by wire spirals or hoops, the pitch of the spirals or hoops is about equal to the thickness of concrete from the core to the spirals. Fig. 2 shows a column section having a round core 1, but any shape of core may be used. Fig. 4 shows an arched bridge in which the distances apart of the cores vary at different sections to suit the resultant forces thereon; the section at B-B may be as shown at either Figs. 7, 8, or 9. A two- or threehinged arch may be similarly reinforced by means of half-round cast-iron tubes. Fig. 13 shows a girder, the section at F-F being as shown in Figs. 14 or 15.
Patent GB-191225830-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jet Pumps for Refrigerating Apparatus.
Inventor: GENSECKE WILHELM
IPC: F25B1/08
Filed: 1912-11-11
Granted: 1913-09-11
Abstract: 25,830. Gensecke, W. Nov. 11. Aspirating-apparatus, jet-pump; nozzles.-The steam-jet apparatus of the refrigerating - plant described in Specification 23,912/11, [Class 29, Cooling &c.], is provided with a slot-like steam-nozzle a expanding as shown in Fig. 1, and delivering into a diffuser b which expands in a plane at rightangles to the plane of expansion of the nozzle a. In a modification, Fig. 5, a cross-shaped nozzle a delivers into a cross-shaped diffuser b.
Patent GB-191227533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: RHYS JOHN LLEWELLYN
IPC: B60G3/24
Filed: 1912-11-29
Granted: 1913-10-09
Abstract: 27,533. Rhys, J. L. Nov. 29. Springs, arrangement of and mounting bodies on. - The driving roadwheels b of a motorvehicle are carried by independent brackets d which are pivoted to the chassis a on horizontal pins c, and are controlled by springs i connected to extensions i<2> of the brackets and to the chassis at k.
Patent GB-191301973-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typographical Composing Machines.
IPC: B41B11/18
Filed: 1913-01-24
Granted: 1913-07-17
Abstract: 1973. Linotype & Machinery, Ltd., [Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen - Fabrik Ges.]. Jan. 24. [Addition to 12,556/11.] Keyboards for type-bar making machines. Relates to means of the kind described in the parent Specification for releasing matrices alternately or successively from a number of magazine channels. In the form shown in Fig 1, a key-lever 4 acts through the usual power mechanism on a reed 5 which operates two escapement-rods 27 alternately. The reed 5 raises a lever 7 carrying a double lanternwheel 8 having two series of pins which are arranged in staggered relation, one series being located beneath each of two arms 25 secured to the escapement-rods 27. When the lever 7 rises, one of the rods 27 is raised by a pin of the lantern-wheel, and, at each descent of the lever, the wheel is rotated a step by means of two pawls 31 carried by a lever 29, so that a pin of each series alternately is brought beneath one of the arms 25. In a modification for use when the matrix channels are remote from each other, a series of lantern-wheels, one for each escapement-rod, are secured to a common shaft which is raised by any one of a number of key-levers. In a further modification, each of a number of key-rods can be operated by its own key, or all the key-rods can be operated in succession by a special key-lever which, by means of ratchet-mechanism, rotates a shaft 59, Fig. 9, on which are secured a number of starwheels 58. The teeth of the star-wheels are arranged in staggered relation and each wheel, as it rotates, raises a bent lever 53 which operates one of the key-rods 50.
Patent GB-191305231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Cash Registers.
Inventor: COHEN ALFRED MORRIS
Filed: 1913-03-01
Granted: 1913-12-11
Abstract: 5231. Cohen, A. M., and Wallis, L. Seth-. March 1. Autographic cash recorders. - In an autographic till, in which are employed a voucher strip and a record strip, the voucher strip is moved by hand independently of the record strip, which is fed by the opening of the drawer. In the form shown, the record strip 9 passes from a supply roll 7 over a writing-plate 10, beneath a guide-roller 13, and again over the writing-plate and below a glass pane 20 to a receiving-roll 8, adapted to be rotated by a pawl 16 carried by a loose disk 17. This disk is connected by a link 26 with a lever 25 rocked by a cam track 29 on the drawer. The voucher strip 21 passes over the plate 10 and between roughened feed-rollers 22, 23, of which the latter roller can be turned by means of a handle. The casing enclosing the recording-apparatus is lined with metal, one side is removable, and its fastenings are accessible only through the top, which is normally closed by a locked cover. According to the Provisional Specification, the disk 17 may be actuated by the drawer through a cord and helical spring connexion.
Patent GB-191306523-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Firebridges.
Inventor: STARR CHARLES
IPC: F23M3/00
Filed: 1913-03-17
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 6523. Starr, C., and Wilson, C. W. March 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Fire-bridges.-A fire-bridge, to which air is automatically supplied for the purpose of consuming smoke by apparatus such as described in Specification 13,591/13, consists of two walls B<1>, B<2> each surmounted by a curved heat-retaining tile T forming a narrow curved slit E<1> over the centre of the bridge cavity and arched passages S, S<1> through the bridge.
Patent GB-191309576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Apparatus for Dyeing and otherwise Treating Textile Materials.
Inventor: SMITH ROBERT PETER
IPC: D06B5/00
Filed: 1913-04-23
Granted: 1914-04-02
Abstract: 9576. Smith, R. P., and Drum, G. E., [trading as Smith, Drum, & Co.]. April 23. Rotary washing and like. - Materials to be dyed or washed are contained in a rotary annular carrier partly immersed in a vat. means being provided within the carrier for circulating the dye-liquor in one direction through one part of the carrier, and simultaneously in the reverse direction through another part. The carrier is provided with imperforate end-walls 12, 14, perforated inner a n d peripheral walls 16, 19, 20, a n d imperforate r a d i a l partitions 15 forming a number of compartments A, B, C, D, E, F. Thecirculating- means consist of a number of blades 25 extending longitudinally of a shaft 9, which runs inside the hollow hubs 10 of the carrier, the shaft and blades being caused to rotate oppositely to and more rapidly than the carrier. The vat V is provided with a semi-' circular bottom 3 and a cover 4. The peripheral wall of the carrier consists of alternate curved plates 19 and hinged cover-plates 20 which provide access to the compartments A, B, &c. The carrier is driven from a pulley 34 through gearing 39, 43, 44, of which the last pinion 44 meshes with teeth 45 on the peripheral flange of one end-wall 12. The circulator is driven from the same pulley 34 through chain gear 33, 32, 30. The action of the blades 25 is to draw the liquor from the vat through the rising compartments F, A, Fig. 5, and to drive it out through the falling compartments D, E.
Patent GB-191310359-A (GB)
Title: Renewable Check Rail either Straight or Curved for Tramways, Light Railways, or the like.
Inventor: ELWELL EDWARD BODEN
IPC: E01B5/10
Filed: 1913-05-02
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 10,359. Elwell, E. B. May 2. Rails, metallic built-up. -L-shaped renewable lips b completing the wheel groove of tram rails have the portion b<1> seated in a recess a<1> in the rail flange, and are secured by bolts c having T-heads recessed into the lips b. The lips b may be of manganese steel and may break joint with the tram rails a.
Patent GB-191317310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in & relating to the Lubrication of Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F01M1/26
Filed: 1913-07-28
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 17,310. Motorenbau Ges. July 29, 1912, [Convention date] Stop-gear.-Means for stopping or reducing the speed of internal-combustion engines, in the event of failure of the supply of lubricant, comprise a spring-loaded piston d arranged in a cylinder c in the oil-supply pipe or branch pipe a, and connected to a lever h which normally engages a spring l, Fig. 1, or a throttle valve q, Fig. 2. When the pressure of the lubricant falls, the piston and lever are moved so as to release the spring l, which strikes a contact m to short-circuit the ignition current, or to close the throttle valve q, and diminish and cut off the supply of the combustible mixture. When the lubricant is fed intermittently, a non-return valve b, Fig. 2, is arranged between the supply pipe and the cylinder, and the piston; or the valve may have a small hole o or p through which the oil may escape. The supply of lubricant is indicated by the position of the pistonrod.
Patent GB-191321247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyre Protectors.
Inventor: STERNEGGER JOSEPH
IPC: B60C27/16
Filed: 1913-09-19
Granted: 1913-10-30
Abstract: 21,247. Sternegger, J. Sept. 20, 1912, [Convention date]. Tread bands and projections. - Non - skid studs &c. c are riveted to elastic metal plates d having lugs which are sprung by bending the plates into recesses f at the ends of recessed boxlike plates a, which are riveted to a leather band vulcanized on the tyre tread. The heads of the rivets on the inside of the plates d fit into recesses in the bottoms of the box - like plates. Slots k are provided at the sides of the box-like plates, so that the plates d may be removed for renewing the studs &c., or for renewing the plates themselves.
Patent GB-191321429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machines.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
IPC: D05B29/06
Filed: 1913-09-23
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 21,429. Fairweather, W., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. Sept. 23. Sewing-machines; needles, vibrating; lockstitching by hooks. - A rod 58 pivoted at one end to the swinging needle-bar guide and engaged at the other end by a cam 37 is guided at an intermediate point 60 by means of a slide-block pivoted upon it at 60 and sliding in a slot 54<a>. The extent of the longitudinal movement of the rod 58, and therefore of the vibration of the needle - bar, is determined by the inclination of the slot 54<a>, and that can be varied by the rotation of the crossshaft in which it is formed and which is coupled to a treadle-gear for that purpose. The looptaker is carried by a cross-shaft driven from a shaft 38 through a screw-gear. The timing of the rotation of the loop-taker is varied in accordance with the throw of the needle bv means of a lever 68, which, being coupled at its upper end by a link 59 to the rod 58 and at its lower end by a link 66 to a sleeve 62, imparts an endlong movement to the shaft 38 and the member of the screw-gear carried by it corresponding to the lateral movement of the needle-bar and so causes a corresponding variation in the rotation of the loop-taker shaft. The shaft 38 is driven through a two-to-one belt gear 43-45 and the pulley 43 is wide enough to permit the endlong movement of the shaft 38.