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Patent GB-191003231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-controlled Apparatus.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: G07F17/22
Filed: 1910-02-09
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 3231. Mackenzie, J. W., [Westmoreland Automatic Machine Co.]. Feb. 9. Boots and shoes, cleaning.-Relates to apparatus driven by electric motors in which the motor circuit is closed by the completion of an auxiliary circuit having two interruptions, one of which is closed when the motor circuit is open the other being closed by the insertion of a coin, and consists in mechanism for ensuring the closing of the motor circuit after prepayment, and for breaking that circuit at the completion of each stage of the operation. The apparatus is particularly adapted to boot-cleaning machines in which two operations are performed after the insertion of a single coin. The circuit of the electromotor 2 being normally broken, Fig. 2, a coin is inserted and a pressbutton 25, Fig. 4, operated, thereby closing an auxiliary circuit containing an electro-magnet 20. The movement of the armature 22 trips a catch 6 pivoted to the switch arm, thereby freeing the shoulder 8 from a projection 11 on a shaft 10 and permitting the spring-controlled blade 5 to close the motor circuit and simultaneously break the auxiliary circuit at 8, 11. The motor circuit is broken by the engagement of the pin 11 with the shoulder 8 when the shaft 10 has completed a revolution, the shaft being driven by the engagement of a projection 13 on the motor spindle 12 with a ratchet-wheel 14. To permit two operations of the machine, two arms 26, 27, Fig. 6, are provided, each adapted to support the coin in position to complete the auxiliary circuit. The arms are carried by a spring-controlled frame 28, which is oscillated by the engagement of a pin on the shaft 10 with an arm 30 to permit the coin to pass from the holder 26 to the holder 27 at the end of one operation, and from the holder 27 to the money box at the completion of the second operation. Coin action, electric-connexion.-The coin supported in a shoot 24 on the holder 26 or 27 bridges a gap in the auxiliary circuit when the push-piece 25 is operated so as to project one of the spring-controlled contact pins 39, Fig. 4, into contact with the coin, one terminal of the circuit being connected to the side of the shoot with which the coin is in contact and the other to the push - piece. Specification 21,824/07 is referred to.
Patent GB-191005123-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Punching and Shearing Machines.
Inventor: MILLER FRED WESTLY
IPC: B21D28/12
Filed: 1910-03-01
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 5123. Miller, F. W. March 1, 1909, [Convention date]. Punching; shearing.-In a combined punching and shearing machine of the type in which a series of different-sized punches are mounted on a rotary disk and co-operate with dies on a second rotary disk, the disks 7, 8 are mounted on a shaft 16 rotatably mounted in a block 17 in a recess 6 in a pair of spaced plates 5. The punches 9 are carried by spring-returned headed spindles 10, the heads engaging an undercut groove in a C-shaped block 18, which is reciprocated along antifriction rollers 21 between the plates by a hand-lever 28 through a link 29, lever 26, and loose block 30. The block 18 is connected by rods 31 to the lever 26 for raising it from the punches. The under surface of the block 18 carries a shear blade 24, which engages with a fixed blade 23 mounted in a second recess in the plates 5.
Patent GB-191005761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Hubs for Wheels for Bicycles and all other kinds of Vehicles.
Inventor: COPE WILLIAM
IPC: B60B9/00
Filed: 1910-03-08
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 5761. Cope, W. March 8. Spring wheels with continuous outer rigid ring and pneumatic, rubber - ring, and like cushions.-A pneumatic hub consists of sets of ball bearings G separated by hollow cylinders from alternate sets of hollow rubber balls or other pneumatic cushions H. The system is supported at the sides by disks K, and the spokes are attached to the outermost cylinder F.
Patent GB-191007441-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inverted Incandescence Gas-lamps.
Inventor: SCHIMEK LEOPOLD
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1910-03-24
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 7441. Schimek, L. March 24. Incandescent gas burners; mantle carriers and accessories. - An inverted incandescent gas burner, adapted especially for use with acetylene, comprises a mantle-holder 18, Fig. 1, with a deflecting-flange 21 and with an internal flange supporting a cone 22, into the upper end of which a burner cap 25 is pressed by a spring 23. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, the cap 25 is fixed to the burner-tube 10, and the spring 23 presses a ring 42 against an internal flange of the mantle-holder. The burner cap contains a gauze of the form shown in section to prevent flashing-back. Combustion adjacent to the cap 25 is prevented by products of combustion trapped in the cavity of the mantle-holder. The burner tubes 6, 10 are of bad-conducting material and are joined by a non-conducting sleeve 11 having a metal jacket 12 to prevent splitting. A dust cap 5 protects the air inlets 4. A reflector 13, which does not touch the casing 15, is covered with an asbestos layer 16 to prevent radiation to the burner tube. The mantle is surrounded by a wire-guard 40.
Patent GB-191009921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bonding Devices for Electric Cables and Electric Fittings.
Inventor: MARTYN SARSFIELD WILLIAM
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 1910-04-23
Granted: 1911-04-24
Abstract: 9921. Martyn, S. W. April 23. Couplings. - The armouring of cables used in connexion with wall plugs, switches, ceiling- roses, junction boxes, and fuse distribution boards is earthed by means of a spring washer R, Fig. 4, which is made to embrace part or the whole of the armouring L of a cable after the said armouring has been removed from the insulation, and which, by means of a screw H, ensures electric contact between the armouring and the earthed metal back-plate E. As shown in Fig. 6, several clips P may be bolted together so as to replace the metal back plate E, and the bonding-clip may be used for clamping various stranded earthing-wires.
Patent GB-191010613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cigar, Cigarette and like Cases.
Inventor: WRIGHT WILLIAM FREDERICK
IPC: A24F15/12
Filed: 1910-04-29
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 10,613. Wright, W. F. April 29. Fastenings for boxes &c.-One half C of a cigar, cigarette, or like case slides to an extent limited by a pin-and-slot arrangement upon the channelled arms b of a frame B, which is connected by a spring hinge a to the other half A of the case, so that the undercut rim c of the half C can be disengaged from overhanging lips a<1> on the half A to open the case. When the two parts are pressed together, a rounded nose c<2> on the rim c enters a recess a<3> between the lips a<1> and causes the rim c to be engaged by the lips a' to fasten the case.
Patent GB-191020489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Beverages from Grapes and Raisins.
Inventor: KUHN ETIENNE WILLIAMS
IPC: C12G3/02
Filed: 1909-11-29
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 20,489. Kuhn, E. W. Nov. 29, 1909. [Addition to 27,831/09.] Materials for making beverages; malt extracts.-The beverages prepared as described in the parent Specification are enriched with dextrin by adding ground malt to the diluted grape juice or decoction of raisins during the boiling and, after cooling, adding a malt extract containing amylase to transform the dissolved starch into dextrin. The malt extract is prepared with cold water. and heated for a short time to 80‹ C., which destroys dextrinase but leaves amylase active.
Patent GB-191020575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic Wheels for Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: LEES JAMES
IPC: B60B9/20
Filed: 1910-09-03
Granted: 1911-03-09
Abstract: 20,575. Lees, J. Sept. 3. Spring wheels with sectional outer guided members. - In wheels of the kind in which radially-guided blocks such as a, Figs. 1 and 2, are supported on a pneumatic or other cushion around the hub, the blocks are arranged between two spider-like frames band g, which are recessed further to lighten them. The frame g is integral with a boss d formed with a concave seating for the cushion. The outer part of the frame b is in the form of arms, offset, and bolted with an interposed ring h to the frame g. The frames are connected further by bolts f.
Patent GB-191024882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aeroplanes.
Inventor: PIESTRAK CASIMIR STANISLAS
IPC: B64C17/00
Filed: 1910-10-26
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 24,882. Piestrak, C. S., and Gauthier, H. Nov. 2, 1909, [Convention date]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Clutches, friction; gearing for starting machinery. - The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises the following: The propeller shaft g of an aerial machine is automatically clutched to the motor shaft when the motor is started by centrifugal masses g<10> which move, through links g<7>, the clutch member g<3> carried by a sleeve g<6> into contact with the clutch member g<1> fixed to the shaft g. A spring g<5> separates the clutch members when the motor stops. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191100427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boxes or Pails.
Inventor: MUSSON GEORGE TAIT GALLOWAY
IPC: B65D5/24
Filed: 1911-01-06
Granted: 1911-07-13
Abstract: 427. Musson, G. T. G. Jan. 6. Boxes made from special blanks. - Boxes or pails for oysters &c. are made from blanks of cardboard &c. cut and scored as shown in Fig. 1, and preferably made from one piece of material. Three sides of the box are erected, the wings H, I. between these sides folding on the lines G and being afterwards, bent round on lines a<1> to lie against the sides, where they are secured by portions of the flaps K, which are cut at -L, being entered between the wings H, I, as shown, by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The remaining side is then erected, the wings H, I bent round to overlap the other wings and secured by the remaining portions of the flaps K. An eyelet S is then secured in the registering holes P of the scored flaps N, and a staple carrying a hook is passed through registering holes q. Staples, serving as eyes for a handle, are passed through holes V. The box is closed by folding down flaps M, to which are pasted strengthening-pieces 0, and by folding over them the flaps N, which are secured by engaging the hook in one with the eyelet S in the other.
Patent GB-191102892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Controlling Gas Valves and the like.
Inventor: RUTTEN JOHANNES
IPC: F16K21/16
Filed: 1911-02-04
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 2892. Rutten, J. Feb. 4. Actuating.-A device for automatically controlling the flow of gas to and from a gas-meter comprises a valve in the supply-pipe which closes when the meter has made a predetermined number of revolutions, a valve in the outlet pipe which closes when the pressure in the service pipe falls below a predetermined minimum, and an alarm adapted to sound should the outlet valve close while the inlet valve remains open. The inlet valve is shown in Fig. 3, and comprises a lift valve 3, supported by a diaphragm 4 and normally held open by a spring 6. The valve is closed by a rack pressed away from the valve by a spring 9 and into engagement with a pinion 7 driven by the gas-meter by a spring 8. A pinion may be substituted for the rack. A cam 13 mounted on a shaft is rotated by a handle 14 to place the rack out of action. The outlet valve is shown in Fig. 4 and comprises a lift valve 19 connected to a diaphragm 18 controlled by the pressure in the service pipe, so that when the pressure in service pipe falls owing to a break or to the opening of a large valve open to atmosphere, the valve automatically closes. A by-pass 21, formed by a shallow groove in the valve face or by a separate pipe, is provided to allow a slight leakage in order that the valve may be automatically opened when the leak is stopped or the control valve closed. The alarm comprises an electric - bell circuit including a pair of contacts 26, 27 adapted to be joined by a member carried by the diaphragm 18 when the valve 19 is closed, and a second pair of contacts 23, 24 adapted to contact when the rack is withdrawn.
Patent GB-191105569-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electric Conductors.
IPC: C25D11/04
Filed: 1911-03-06
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 5569. Ges. f³r Elektrotechnische Industrie. June 28, 1910, [Convention date]. Condensers. - Metallic bodies serving as electric conductors, such as wires and condenser plates, have their natural insulating surface strengthened by connecting the said bodies to a source of current and treating them in an electrolyte at high current-density. An aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate may be used as the electrolyte for aluminium conductors, and the current-density is so great as to produce a thermal effect on the surface of the conductors.
Patent GB-191106405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Devices for Washing Crockery and the like.
Inventor: STAINES FRANK
IPC: A47L15/00
Filed: 1911-03-14
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 6405. Staines, F. March 14. Plates, dishes and the like, washing.-Relates to a washing-apparatus or sink of the kind described in Specifications 17,979/10 and 22,011/10. The main objects are to provide means for readily removing the scum or grease from the washing - chamber and to prevent splashings from this chamber from reaching the rinsing-chamber. Fig. 1 shows the sink in perspective. The rinsing-chamber b, overflow chamber c, washing chamber a, and chamber d in connexion with the drainage pipe, are arranged at different levels, and slits b<1>, a<2> in the chamber a allow surface scum to escape, while a slit a<1> in the chamber c permits surface water to overflow from the chamber b into the chamber c which drains through the pipe f<3> into the chamber d. Valve - controlled pipes also allow water to flow from the chamber b to the chambers a and d respectively. A pipe i<2> with plugged ends is used to scour the bottom of the chamber a with water from the chamber b. The chamber d, shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 5, is fitted with a receptacle d<1> of the kind described in Specification 22,011/10. Below this receptacle is fitted a removable strainer d<5> having a perforated tubular member d<6> which fits over the pipe a<3>, Fig. 1. A rack e is fitted for draining the washed crockery prior to rinsing and the water from the washing-chamber a may be discharged into the chamber d through the orifice d<2> and hinged valve d<4>, Fig. 8.
Patent GB-191107718-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mariners' Compasses.
Inventor: WHYTE WILLIAM DAVID
IPC: G01C17/00
Filed: 1911-03-28
Granted: 1911-07-13
Abstract: 7718. Whyte, W. D. March 28. Mariners' compasses.-To reduce the drag on the card b when it swings, the part of the bowl in proximity thereto is arranged to be at an angle to it. The bowl a is made with an inwardly projecting ledge f, or the walls of the bowl may slope.
Patent GB-191109860-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cycle and like Vehicle Driving Mechanism.
Inventor: WEST THOMAS
IPC: B62M9/10
Filed: 1911-04-24
Granted: 1912-04-11
Abstract: 9860. West, T., and Knight, A. E. April 24. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Driving-ropes; splicing; coupling.-The non- circular wire driving-belt or transmitting-member d of a cycle or like vehicle driving - mechanism is provided with transverse pins or like members g having enlargements or heads h, the pins being adapted to engage with notches or recesses in the peripheries of the pulleys upon the crank axle and the road wheel. The notches are formed in the flanges of the pulleys and, if desired, may extend across the bottom of the groove. The ends of the band may be secured together by a process of splicing as, for instance, by cutting away half of the strands from each end and twisting or otherwise combining the remaining strands so as to form a joint of the thickness of the band. Or solid bosses, rods, or blocks, secured to the ends of the band may be connected together by hooks, pins, or other fastenings. According to the Provisional Specification, for effecting the splicing the strands may be cut away to different extents so that, when the joint is made, the extremities of the strands occur at more than two points.
Patent GB-191114245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Charging Apparatus, more especially Intended for Charging Open-hearth Furnaces.
Inventor: HEAD BENJAMIN WRIGHTSON
IPC: F27D3/00
Filed: 1911-06-15
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 14,245. Head, B. W. June 15. Overhead travellers and transporters.- Charging-apparatus, more especially intended for charging open-hearth furnaces and of the kind carried from an overhead traveller and having a tilting-arm carried by a rotatable member, by which arm the charge is taken up and introduced into the furnace, is provided with means whereby the rotatable member can be locked so that the apparatus can be used as a non-rotatable machine, such as, for instance, for pushing bogies along the charging-platform. The apparatus comprises, as shown in Fig 1, a vertical rotatable member or mast 1 suspended in ball bearings from a trolly mounted on a travelling support 3. The member 1 carries at its lower end a tilting-arm 11 operated through gearing by a motor 10. A frame 6 depending from the trolly carries at its lower end a circular guide 7, shown also in Fig. 2, surrounding the member 1 and bearing thereon preferably through the intervention of runners or rollers 8 carried by the guide of the mast. The mast 1 is preferably rectangular in cross-section and is locked against rotation by means preferably consisting of pieces 12 hinged at 13 to the guide 7 and adapted when turned down to engage with the member 1. Electric motors 14, 28, and 9 are preferably employed to operate through gearing the structure 3, trolly, and member 1 respectively.
Patent GB-191117438-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Making Electric Condensers.
Filed: 1911-07-31
Granted: 1911-11-30
Abstract: 17,438. Bosch, R., [Firm of]. Oct. 3, 1910, [Convention date]. Varnishes.-A varnish used in the insulation of electric condenser elements is made from drying-oils such as oil from wood tar, linseed oil, &c., with the addition of fossil copals such as Penguela, Brazil, Kauri, &c., by oxidizing the oil by boiling at a high temperature and blowing hot air through it; the resulting pasty mass is dissolved in turpentine, benzine, benzol, &c.
Patent GB-191118447-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Indicating Tail Lamp.
Inventor: ROSENFELD MAURICE SEYMORE
Filed: 1911-08-15
Granted: 1912-01-18
Abstract: 18,447. Rosenfield, M.S. Aug. 26, 1910, [Convention date]. Brackets, lamp; lighting burners, doors for.-The oil - container of a tail lamp for automobiles is supported by projections 23, Fig. 4, on a frame 20, Fig. 3, wbich is secured to the vehicle by lugs 21. The frame is provided with vertical guides 22 which engage vertical locking-members on the lamp chimneys. An aperture 54 for lighting purposes is provided in each chimney, and is closed by a gravity slide 55, the knob 57 of which is of red glass and is used as a warning light.
Patent GB-191118563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Davit Hooks.
Inventor: PRENDERGAST DAVID ALLAN
IPC: B63B23/58
Filed: 1911-08-17
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 18,563. Prendergast, D. A. Aug. 17. Hooks, closed. - A hand - operated davit hook consists of two hook members 5, 9, Fig. 1, which lies as shown when the hook is closed, one hook being then inside the other. To open the hook, the member 9 is first raised, its edge 15 slidiug along the adjacent edge of the member 5, to a distance limited by the link 13; the member 9 is then swung outwards, partly sliding and partly turning on the pin 12, until the edge 16 meets the adjacent edge of the member 5. When released, the member 9 drops back to the position shown.
Patent GB-191123645-A (GB)
Title: New Method for Producing Cinematograph Films, Roll Films, Photographic Plates and the like in Natural Colours.
Inventor: MAY WILLIAM JAMES
IPC: G03C7/10
Filed: 1912-04-26
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 23,645. May, W. J., and Judson, E. April 26, 1912. Drawings to Specification. Colour photography.-A multicolour screen is formed on a thin or wafer-like transparent transfer substance and is transferred to a suitable transparent support for use as a taking- screen, and is subsequently re-transferred to the positive obtained from the negative taken through the screen. The method is applicable to the production of cinematograph films. The transfer film is obtained by coating a temporary backing with bichromated gelatin which is hardened by exposure to light; after washing out the unexposed bichromate a thin layer of wax is applied, and on this another coating of gelatin, to which the colours are applied. Alternative known processes are described for the latter purpose.
Patent GB-191123709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fly Cutters, Facing Tools and the like for use in Milling Machines, Lathe Turrets and Machines of a like Character.
Inventor: SCOTT ALFRED ANGAS
IPC: B23B29/034
Filed: 1911-10-26
Granted: 1912-11-26
Abstract: 23,709. Scott, A. A. Oct. 26. Cutters and cutter bars; milling-cutters.-Flycutters, facing-tools, &c. are made capable of a quick eccentric adjustment. In the form shown in Fig. 1, only one cutter e is employed, and may be locked in position by a trigger-like device g. In another form of apparatus, two cutters, or sets of cutters, face in the same direction and are mounted eccentrically for bringing either cutter or set of cutters into operative position. The cutters m are mounted in an eccentric sleeve c, Fig. 3, attached by bolts to a disk b on the rotary spindle a. On the sleeve c is mounted an annular plate l provided with slots for the cutters m, Figs. 3 and 5, of which there may be several pairs for roughing and finishing. A disk o clamps the cutters and plate l in position, and cutters q may be mounted in this plate and may be provided with surfaces r for facing the bottom part of a crank case or the like.
Patent GB-191124353-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Means for Ball Bearings.
Filed: 1911-11-02
Granted: 1911-12-30
Abstract: 24,353. Benz & Co. Sept. 27, [Convention date]. Baths and reservoirs.-A ball bearing for bicycles &c. is entirely filled with lubricating- oil and is provided with a fixed internal trough which keeps a body of the oil stationary. A sleeve c separating the inner ball races is surrounded by another sleeve k, forming with two end washers h a trough fixed on the stationary spindle w. The trough is open at the top p and has at the bottom two slots o through which cool oil is slowly supplied to the bearings. The oil carried up by the balls re-enters the trough through the opening p.
Patent GB-191124422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Variable-speed Gear for Belt-driven Motor Cycles.
Inventor: THOMAS DANIEL JENKINS
IPC: B62M25/00
Filed: 1911-11-03
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 24,422. Thomas, D. J. Nov. 3. [Cognate Application, 25,627/11.] Variable-speed belt gearing.-In an expanding- pulley gear, means are provided for moving the non-expanding pulley both Jongitudinally and axially, so as to maintain the correct belt tension and the alinement of the pulleys. Figs. 1 and 2 show the hub of the driven pulley in elevation and sectional plan respectively. The pulley is carried on a cylindrical bush 3 which is mounted eccentrically on a fixed spindle 1, the bush and spindle having coacting screw-threads 2, so that, when the bush is rotated by an arm 9, the pulley is moved forwards or backwards and axially. The arm 9 is operated conjointly with the expanding-pulley.