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Patent GB-190629665-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electrical Apparatus for Transmitting and Receiving Signals.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1906-12-29
Granted: 1907-12-28
Abstract: 29,665. Dawson, A. T., and Buckham, G. T. Dec. 29. Order apparatus.-Relates to the order apparatus for ordnance &c. described in Specifications No. 29,422, A.D. 1904, and No. 4741, A.D. 1905, in which each transmitter and receiver has a separate electromotor B, the armature of which is connected to counting-apparatus B', and is rotated by changing the polarity of the armature by means of a hand - switch at the transmitting - station. The contact-rings D<1> ... D' of the transmitting-switch are mounted on an insulating-sleeve d secured to the drum d<1>, which carries an internally toothed wheel d<7>, gearing through the pinion d<8> with the wheel d<9> fixed to the spindle d<5> and revoluble by the handle d<6>. The ring D' is in three insulated segments, as shown in Fig. 4, each segment being connected by a copper bar d<x> to one of the continuous rings D<1>, D', D<3>. The contact-rings are engaged by brushes E<1> ... E<4> (not shown in Fig. 2) carried by pairs of hinged carriers, the members of each pair being connected by spiral springs so as to press them against the contact-rings. When the handle d<6> is gripped, the movement of the sliding rod d<11> closes the contact between the parts d<12>, d<17>, this contact being shown in the main circuit at D<x>, Fig. 4. The carbon contact d<12> is carried by a blade spring d<15> the free end of which lies in a recess in the arm d<13>, thus ensuring a quick break to minimize sparking.
Patent GB-190701818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Magazines of Linotype Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-01-24
Granted: 1908-04-24
Abstract: 1818. Lock, W. H., and Pearce, H. Jan. 24. Linotype machines.-Relates to machines of the kind described in Specification No. 14,582, A.D. 1890, and consists in (1) means for preventing the escape of matrices from the lower end of the magazine during a change of magazine, and (2) means for holding the magazine firmly in position on the frame. (1) The magazine 2 and magazine frame 4 are raised in the known manner to facilitate removal of the magazine by means of cams 8 on a shaft 9 mounted in the frame 4. The shaft 9 is rotated by means of levers 11, and the cams 8 rest upon rollers 10 carried by the main frame 1. Mounted in a slot in the top plate of the magazine is a rock-shaft 21 having two faces 22, 23 inclined at an obtuse angle ; the face 22 is adapted to engage the top lugs of the leading matrices and prevent their escape. An arm 29 on each end of the shaft 21 is connected by a link 30 with a slide 31 moving in guides on the side of the magazine. A tooth 39 on the slide 31 is engaged by a notch in a plate 41 secured to the cam 8. Thus, when the cams 8 are turned to raise the magazine, the face 22 of the shaft 21 engages the lugs of the leading matrices and pushes them back slightly into the magazine. The shaft 21 is then locked in position by pivoted spring- pressed detents 33, which engage the face 23 of the shaft. When the magazine is lowered, the detents 33 are raised by pins 37 on the links 30, and the face 22 of the shaft 21 is rocked out of the path of the matrices. Alternatively, the slides 31 may be worked by hand. (2) In order to hold the magazine firmly on the frame, the shaft 21 is provided with arms 42, Fig. 5, carrying rollers 43 which, when the shaft is rocked, pass under projections 44 on spring-tensioned slides secured to the main frame 1.
Patent GB-190702577-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ladies' Hats.
Inventor: SMALE SPURGEON JOHN
Filed: 1907-02-01
Granted: 1907-09-19
Abstract: 2577. Smale, S. J., and Heynemann, K. E. Feb. 1. Appliances for securing to head.-A device for fastening ladies' hats to the head without passing pins through the hat itself comprises a number of retaining-devices, such as pins, which are, simultaneously, brought out from the inoperative position in which they lie disposed within an annular or other shaped tubular member secured to the inside of the hat, by the actuation of a member moving within the tubular holder and having attached to it the retaining-devices. The tubular member a, of suitable cross-section and of circular &c. form, is secured within the inside of the hat and has disposed within it a ring-shaped member b adapted to be moved within the tube by means of the headpiece e which projects through a slot into a portion of the tubular member a. Secured to the internal ring b are a number of pins or other retaining- devices c which, in the operative position as shown, project radially through holes in the tubular member, and, in the inoperative position, are disposed within the tube with their points protected by the lips d. The edges of the holes in the tubular member a may be turned over as at h so as to support the movable member within the tube.
Patent GB-190703680-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machines for Bottling Beer and Aerated and other Liquids.
Inventor: SHARMAN FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-02-14
Granted: 1908-02-14
Abstract: 3680. Sharman, F. Feb. 14. Check valves; valves closing with rusk of fluid.- Relates to a check valve for use in connexion with the filling-heads of bottling-machines, for preventing waste of liquid if a piece is blown out of the side of a bottle, without the whole bottle collapsing, and consequent release of the filling-head. The valve is mounted in a chamber a, Fig. 2, connected at p and q to the filling-head r, and at n to the liquid supply. The valve is double, having upper and lower pressure surfaces c, f of different effective areas, which are both in communication with the same source of pressure. In operation, when the pressure within the bottle equals that of the gas, the valve opens,..due to the area of the bucket f being greater than that of the upper valve c, and the valve remains open as long as the gas pressure in the bottle is adequate. The valve stem is packed by a bucket e, and an opening h permits escape of air from between the buckets when the valve opens.
Patent GB-190704267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Packing for Stuffing Boxes and similar Devices.
Inventor: TRIST ARTHUR RONALD
Filed: 1907-02-20
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 4267. Trist, A. R. Feb. 20. Stuffing - boxes.- In the packing described in Specification No. 14,379, A.D. 1904, t h e heel portion g is stiffened to prevent deformation and to transmit the pressure to the ring below. The stiffening is effected by varying the composition of the india-rubber, or by incorporating wire-gauze in the heel, or by the use of a heel of Babbitt-metal.
Patent GB-190707933-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Electric Transmission of Power from a Prime Mover for Automobiles and other purposes
Inventor: ARCHIBALD ROBERT DOUGLAS
Filed: 1907-04-05
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 7933. Archibald, R. D. April 5. Distributing. - For transmitting power from a prime-mover to a load, a polyphase generator having separately excited field magnets is driven by the prime-mover, and the revolving armature is connected mechanically, and in some cases electrically, to the armature of a motor connected to the load, the motor field being stationary ; variations of speed are obtained by varying the resistance in the various circuits or by changing the number of poles of the polyphase generator. As applied to a motor road vehicle, the petrol motor drives the polyphase field magnet system 1 of the generator which is adjustably excited by the motor-driven exciter 4. The rotation of the magnet system 1 causes the armature 3, which is connected mechanically to the rotor of a polyphase motor and to the load, to revolve and so drive the load. The armature 3 revolves at a lower speed than the magnets 1, and regulation of speed is obtained by varying the current in the magnets 1, changing the number of poles, varying the resistance in the circuits which connect together the armatures by means of a switch 10, or by varying the resistance short-circuiting the stator 8 of the motor. The highest speed is obtained in position D of the switch in which the armature windings 3 are short-circuited, the resistances 11 having been withdrawn and the stator windings 7 open-circuited. When the speed of the driven magnets 1 and armature 3 are approximately the same, a clutch is closed so as to obtain a direct drive. To obtain other variations of speed, a motor or motors may be connected in concatenation with the first.
Patent GB-190713683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Taps and Valves for Water or Steam.
Inventor: ARCHER FRANCIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-13
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 13,683. Archer, F. W. June 13. Seats; casings; repairing, facilitating.-Taps and valves for water or steam have the valve seat formed in a separate and detachable part A of the valve casing, so that it can be readily removed for renewal or repairs. The part A screws into the inlet pipe D, and is screwed internally at the top to receive the upper casing B carrying the valve. The exterior of the part A is formed with flat faces to facilitate its removal. To renew the valve washer, the top B of the casing only is removed. Specifications No. 15,232, A.D. 1886, No. 24,224, A.D. 1897, No. 9580, A.D. 1899, and No. 20,176, A.D. 1906, are referred to.
Patent GB-190713934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Domestic Coal Boxes.
Inventor: FORBES ANDREW
Filed: 1907-06-17
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 13,934. Forbes, A. June 17. Coal-boxes.-To prevent coal-dust from falling on to the carpet &c., a coal-box is provided with a tray 4 pivoted at 6 by lugs 5 to the inner sides of the box 1, and so connected by link-work 10, 9, 8 to a bracket 7 on the lid 3 that, when the lid is raised, the tray is turned from the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 to the position shown in full lines, and vice versa. The lever 9 rocks about a pivot 11, and the links 8, 10 are pivoted to the lever 9 and respectively to the bracket 7 and one of the lugs 5. The link-work is preferably arranged between the removable lining and one side of the box.
Patent GB-190718504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Binders for Loose Sheets.
Inventor: CHATTERSON ALBERT EDWY
Filed: 1907-08-15
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 18,504. Chatterson, A. E. Aug. 15. Filing papers &c.-A binder for the loose sheets of memorandum books &c. comprises a plate B, within the side ribs B<2> of which are held bars 4, 5 forming part of the sheet-holding prongs. The plate B has end lips B<3> and is secured to the back A' of the cover by rivets C, C<1> extending through an intermediate layer D of paper; it has also notches for the passage of the prongs. The bar 5 carrying the prongs 5<1> is, unlike the corresponding bar 4, capable of turning in the rib B', and is provided with flats 6 against which bear springs 7 secured by rivets 8. The springs tend to prevent the prongs 5<1> from opening. The mating prongs have a wedge-and-notch engagement.
Patent GB-190721931-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Penholders and the like
Inventor: RITTWEGER WILHELM
Filed: 1907-10-04
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 21,931. Rittweger, W., and Speitel, R. O. Oct. 4. Pencil and like holders; penholders.-A pen, pencil, or like holder for preventing writers' cramp consists of a holder portion o of champagne-cork shape into the head of which is fitted a pen clamp d. The holder is grasped by the hand transversely, being held at its two ends between the thumb and small finger, the former lying in a recess g and having its tip resting in a support c. The index finger lies idly in a groove f on the head, and the second and third fingers grasp the smaller end of the body o, being prevented from slipping by a spring clamp b, which maybe replaced by the T-piece shown in dotted lines. In the pen clamp d or in the part o there may be provided a ball joint, or the clamp d may be cranked and interchangeably mounted in the holder o, to secure adjustment of the pen relatively to the holder. The holder is made of light material and may be covered with leather, cloth, prepared fungus such as amadou, &c.
Patent GB-190723702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reservoir Pens.
Inventor: RUE EVELYN DE LA
Filed: 1907-10-26
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 23,702. De la Rue, E. Oct. 26. Pens, reservoir. A fountain or reservoir pen is provided with a filling-device consisting of a tube a reaching from the nib end back to near the top end of the barrel, together with means for varying the capacity of the barrel, such as a teat or a telescopic slide or a piston d, if a piston is used, it may butt against the top of the tube a when the cap c is screwed home. To fill the pen, the nib end is dipped in ink and the piston &c.is reciprocated.
Patent GB-190727780-A (GB)
Title: Improved Storm Valve for Sewer Drains.
Inventor: VICHE EMILE
Filed: 1907-12-17
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 27,780. Viche, E. Dec. 17. Traps, valve, for cutting-off the sewer in case of a storm. In a pipe a' leading from the siphon g and cellar h to a system e and sewer f is placed a plug cock, which is actuated by a pipe serving as a lever for the float b. Normally, the discharge through the siphon passes to the sewer by the pipe a', but in case of flood the pipe is raised by the float b, as shown, and communication is out off.
Patent GB-190803126-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for and Method of Supplying Gum, Paste, or the like to Pattern Cards, and for similar purposes.
Inventor: WINDLE JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1908-02-12
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 3126. Windle, J. T., and Ollerenshaw, R. E. Feb. 12. Reservoir gumming, pasting, and like brushes; india-rubber brushes.-A device for applying gum, paste, or other liquids, especially adapted for gumming patterns, comprises a reservoir which may be in the form of a brush handle, provided with a rubber or other brush or pad, split longitudinally and serrated across the slit. Figs. 6 and 7 show one form of the device. A metal head b containing a brush c is attached by a screw, bayonet, or other connexion to the reservoir a, a rubber washer in the joint preventing leakage. The rubber brush shown is made in separate halves to provide a slit through which the liquid can pass, and is provided with a channel d. The edge of the brush is serrated at c'. The cover e of the brush may be sprung into place over projectionsf.
Patent GB-190804205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Letter Files.
Inventor: LAVENDER HERBERT PRICE
Filed: 1908-02-25
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 4205. Lavender, H. P., and Windle, E. C. Feb. 25. Filing papers &c.-In an apron file for letters &c., the filing-arches C, D are pivoted in the housing of a plate A, their portions 6, 7 having grooved flats 14, 15 which are engaged by corresponding ribs 16, 17 on a spring plate B. This plate B is disposed between rearwardly-turned edges 4, 5 of the plate A and is held by ears 8, 9 on the plate A, which are closed over the back of the spring plate B. The spring plate B holds the arches C, D as shown in Fig. 1, but either or both may be turned down as shown in Fig. 3. The pointed end 20 of the arch D engages in a slot 21 in the arch C. The slot 21 is formed by drilling a hole, slitting the wall of the hole, and then pressing inwardly the portions of the wall at the sides of the slit.
Patent GB-190808110-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Combined Easel or Canvas Carrier, Palette and Paint Box Carrier for the use of Artists and others.
Inventor: BOWEN OWEN SAMUEL
Filed: 1908-04-13
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 8110. Bowen, O. S., and Bowen, A. G. April 13. Palettes; easels; colour boxes ; drawing and sketching appliances.-A palette board combined with paint and brush boxes is provided with means for adjustably supporting a canvas frame. An armpit crutch is provided to form an additional support for the palette. Screw eyelets m on the lower edge of the canvas frame are slipped over a carrier rod l, the ends of which are inserted in sockets k at the rear of the palette a. Stay-rods pare fixed to the sides of the frame by pins q, the lower bent ends engaging holes in the side edges of the palette. A hinged extension frame r having additional holes or slots x is provided, and is adapted to be folded under the palette when not in use. A brush box c with a hinged lid d, and a removable paint box f are provided on the under side of the palette, sufficient space being left between them for the arm. Fig. 5 shows the arm-pit crutch which comprises a spring clip 7 which engages one corner of the palette, a universal joint 8, an adjustable arm 3, 5, and a curved piece 2 which fits the arm-pit.
Patent GB-190808254-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lubricating or Oilers for Axle Boxes.
Inventor: WOOD ERNEST JOHN
Filed: 1908-04-14
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 8254. Wood, E. J. April 14. Lubricators.-A spring frame for supporting a lubricating-pad for axle-boxes is provided with curved extensions C corresponding in shape to the shoulders on the journal, in order to allow the use of a pad of full length and to prevent injury to its ends. The extensions C are formed on the longitudinal members a' of the frame, and may also be secured to the transverse bars a<2> as shown.
Patent GB-190814083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Relays, particularly applicable for use in Automatic Musical Instruments.
Inventor: LONSDALE ARTHUR WALTER
Filed: 1908-07-02
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 14,083. Lonsdale, A. W. July 2. Automatic instruments.-In a pneumatic relay, particularly applicable to the action of an automatic piano-player, the secondary valve, which is adjustable on its spindle, is guided by flexible flaps, and a detachable sheet-metal cover is provided. The stem 10 of the primary valve carries disks 11, 12 of light material which are faced with leather washers. The secondary valve 16 is faced with leather washers 17, 18, and the diaphragms 9 and 15, carrying the valves, are strengthened by disks against which bear the lower ends of the valve spindles. To enable the secondary valve, which is rectangular, to be adjusted, the spindle 14 is provided with a thread working stiffly through a hole in the valve. The edges of the valve are connected to the side of the valve chamber by loose leather flaps 32 as shown in Fig. 3, which is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. The flaps 32 are fixed to the valve by wedges fitting into grooves provided in the valve. A detachable sheet-metal cover 36, having flanges 37 sliding in grooves 38, protects the exposed portions of the valves. When air is admitted to the chamber 8 through the duct 2, the diaphragm 9 rises, closing the port leading from the chamber 13 to exhaust and connecting that chamber to atmosphere. The diaphragm 15 of the secondary valve thereupon rises, cutting off the atmosphere from the note-operating pneumatic 5, and connecting it to exhaust through the port 19. The pneumatic 5 therefore collapses, causing a note to be sounded.
Patent GB-190821289-A (GB)
Title: A Casing for Coin Freed or Automatic Delivery Apparatus with Tablets Arranged thereon Bearing Advertisements or other Indications for Business Purposes.
Inventor: VORMBAUM JOHANNES
Filed: 1908-10-08
Granted: 1909-10-08
Abstract: 21,289. Vormbaum, J. Oct. 8. Advertising.-Detachable advertising-tablets &c. are secured on the casings of coin-freed and automatic delivering-apparatus by inserting them into frames having an open side adjacent to the door opening. The tablets are held in position by closing the door or by screwing the frame members down on to the tablets or by clamping-screws s, Fig. 3, carried on arms r mounted on pivots u and screwing through holes v in the frame members.
Patent GB-190821561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Production of Cycle Chain Wheels and the like.
Inventor: WILLIAMS EDWARD
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 21,561. Williams, E. Oct. 12. Rolling.-The edge of a circular blank is thickened for making cycle chain-wheels &c. by rolling. The blank b is rotably mounted on a slide i in a carrier j pivoted at q, and is fed towards the grooved rolls a, driven through reducing-gearing, by a cam l, wiping on the roller k. The cam is turned by hand through the wheel s and the chain t, and then by a ratchet having an adjustable throw by means of a link n and a slotted disk o ; or the carrier j may be operated directly by the handle r. The feed is limited by some of the ratchet teeth being removed or masked, and adjusted by moving the slide i by means of screws operated by hand-wheels p &c. In a modification the cam is driven by bevels v and a worm u engaging a gapped worm-wheel w, Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190821575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 21,575. N³rnberger Schreibmaschinenwerke K³hrt & Riegelmann Ges. Oct. 12, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Typewriters.-In machines in which the universal bar is operated directly by the type-bars, the bar is pivoted on the other side of the bed-plate which supports the type-bars and is connected by gravity only with the escapement of the paper-carriage. The type-bars d and intermediate levers e are mounted in segments b, c respectively, which are carried by a bed-plate f. The curved universal bar is connected at its ends by pivots o to arms k carried by the bed plate. The bar can thus be swung over about the pivots o to facilitate removal of the typebar. The bar rests on two rods p, which are connected to the escapement pawls r, s.
Patent GB-190822908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Packing for Pistons and Stuffing Boxes
Inventor: RANDERSON JOHN PETER
Filed: 1908-10-28
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 22,908. Randerson, J. P. Dec. 19, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Pistons; stuffing-boxes.-In packing for pistons, which can be used with suitable modification in stuffing-boxes, an L-shaped bull-ring C rests at its angle only on a machined circumferential shoulder formed on the piston body A. Compound packing-rings D, E are expanded by an expanding-ring F of cast metal, such as cast-iron, the packing-rings and expanding-rings having a working fit in their housings, so that steam cannot pass freely behind the rings, the restriction to the passage of steam maintaining a steady pressure on the rings. Relative motion between the parts of the compound ring is prevented by an abutment on the larger part D, which enters and fills up the space between ends of the smaller part E. The bull-ring may be turned to the same diameter as or slightly smaller than the piston body.
Patent GB-190824237-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Separating Oil from other Liquids, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: NOWOTNY FRANZ
Filed: 1908-11-11
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 24,237. Nowotny, F. Nov. 11. Extracting oils.-The separation of oil from other liquids, for example from water of condensation, by decantation is facilitated by cooling the mixture to the temperature at which the water or other liquid attains its maximum density. Apparatus may comprise a tank 1 with partitions 2, 3, the liquid passing under the partitions 2 and through siphons 4 in the partitions 3. The compartments are fitted with pipes 6 connected in series so that a cooling-liquid may be passed through the tank in the opposite direction to the liquid to be treated. Oil rising to the surface is discharged through cocks 10. A float in a supply-chamber 15 closes a valve 16 when the liquid level in the chamber 15 falls below the upper edge of the orifice 22. The pipe 20 has a branch 2 leading into the air space above the liquid in the tank 1.