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Patent GB-190716233-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Permanent Way.
Inventor: TODD JOHN SHERWOOD
Filed: 1907-07-15
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 16,233. Todd, J. S., Wade, F. R., and Jones, J. R. July 15. Chair keys and wedges of flexible sheet steel are used in pairs and tightened by a bolt, projections, holes, or recesses on or in the keys engaging holes or studs in or on the rail web. The keys a, Fig. 2, have their upper ends bent to abut against one another as shown also at l in Fig. 7 are formed with a shoulder i to abut against the chair, and are drawn together and their arched sides g flattened by a bolt c provided with locking nuts or washers, or both. For rail joints, the ends are placed in the chair and the key is tightened, and a projection x may be formed on each key part to take into holes in the rail end as shown in Fig. 11. To prevent creeping, a stud t, Fig. 7, preferably at the centre of the rail, is placed in its web to take between the abutting key ends t ; or the stud may be lengthened to separate the ends l. A plain or screwed setscrew or stud v, Fig. 10, in the key, placed there before the bolt c, may take into a hole in the rail web ; or each key part may be provided with such a screw taking into separate holes in the rail web ; or the projections x, Fig. 11, may be formed at the abutting corners of the keys and take into one hole in the rail web.
Patent GB-190718230-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Ventilating Apparatus.
Inventor: NESBIT DAVID MEIN
Filed: 1907-08-12
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 18,230. Nesbit, D. M. Aug. 12. Forced ventilation.-In ventilating - apparatus in which a compressed air, steam, or water jet induces a current for abstracting air from any series of chambers, the upcast shaft is provided with doors which are automatically opened as soon as the air &c. supply is cut off. The nozzles a, fitted upon a compressed-air supply pipe b, are arranged at the mouth of an ejector tube c mounted upon girder supports in the upcast shaft d. A diaphragm l or piston connected to the supply pipe by a by-pass m holds up a pivoted lever h, but when the compressed air supply is cut off the lever falls and allows the folding doors f to open. The nozzle a may be provided with a rose p, Fig. 2, to spread the air jet.
Patent GB-190801064-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Sewing-machine and like Lamps
Inventor: LINDNER WILHELM
Filed: 1908-01-16
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 1064. Lindner, W. Jan. 16. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Sewing - machine lamps.-To enable the light to be concentrated upon the work, the lamp 8 is mounted in a lantern 1, the lens of which is mounted upon vertical pivots 6 in a plate 3, which is hinged at 2 and bears at its upper end against a spring 4. By means of a knob 5, the plate 3 may be turned upon the hinges 2, and the lens may be turned about the vertical pivots 6 for further adjustment. The lens is supplemented by a reflector 9.
Patent GB-190802118-A (GB)
Title: A Bar for Reinforcing Concrete.
Inventor: DYSON HERBERT KEMPTON
Filed: 1908-01-30
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 2118. Dyson, H. K. Jan. 30. Sleepers.-A concrete reinforcing truss or expanded bar, for railway sleepers &c., is formed by slitting diagonally the web of the bar shown in Fig. 3, the flanges at the ends being then raised on opposite edges of the bar, so that the diagonals C, Fig. 8, at one end are inclined in the opposite direction to those at the other end. One half span only is shown in Fig. 8. The central portion of the bar may be left plane, or crossed diagonals may be formed as shown. The ends of the bar are cut obliquely before expansion, to prevent overhanging at the ends of the truss. The inclination and spacing of the slits may be varied. In a modification, the slits are inclined in opposite directions towards the ends, and the flange on one side only is raised at both ends. Specification No. 2119, A.D. 1908, [Abridgment Class Metals, Cutting &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190802889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Appliances for Mines.
Inventor: BENNETT SAMUEL GREEN
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 2889. Bennett, S. G. Feb. 10. Uverwinding, preventing. -A mine cage is automatically detached from the hoisting-cable in the event of overwinding by means of a special detacha b l e coupling, and the cage and its hoisting- shackle are independently supported in the e headgear. Fig. 1 shows the head-gear of the mine, Fig. 3 shows one.of a series of catches for supporting the cage, and Fig. 5 shows the detachable coupling and the eoacting parts of the head gear. The cage chains e are attached to a vertical rod c, Fig. 5, having a collar c' at its upper end. The hoisting- cable is attached to a rod b having a similar collar b<1> at its lower end. The collars b<1>, c' are normally retained by a split ring E, which closely envelopes the collars and slides within a cylinder d, to which is screwed a bell-shaped casting f. Fixed to the crossbeams at the top of the shaft is a plate K, provided with a central raised ring k<2> and with a pair of spring-pressed pawls l. When the cage rises too high in the shaft, the bell f forces back the pawls l and abuts against the ring k<2>. The spring h is then compressed by the continued motion of the hoisting- cable, and the spindles b, c rise until the collars b<1>, c' and their enveloping-ring E are clear of the cylinder d, the ring sections then falling apart and allowing the collars b<1>, c<1> to separate. The lower rod c then falls until a collar c<2> rests on a ring. G secured in the bell f, which itself rests on the pawls l. In order to provide additional security, the cage is supported on a series of pawls p which are mounted adjacent to the guides between the surface of the mine and the top of the head-gear. On each side of the head-gear are fixed guide-rails o of channel or other suitable section having slots cut in tbeir webs to allow a swinging motion of the pawls p about their pivots q. The pawls are formed with a tailpiece p<2> which prevents them from falling too far forwards and forms a connexion with a slotted vertical rod r by which the pawls may be swung out of action when necessary. On each side of the cage, a bar fitted with projections u<1> is fixed, and as the cage rises, the pawls p are pushed back, returning by gravity into their original position. The projections u<1> are so spaced in relation to the supporting- pawls p that one of the projections is always immediately above one of the pawls, thereby diminishing the shock due to the detachment of the cage. The bars on the cage are led into correct position by guide-rails widened out at their lower ends.
Patent GB-190803851-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Couplings for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: MAPPIN WALTER SANDELL
Filed: 1908-02-20
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 3851. Mappin, W. S. Feb. 20. Couplings, non-automatic.-In an arrangement for operating three-link couplings from the side of the vehicle without the use of a coupling-pole, a crossshaft D is mounted so as to rotate and to swing in an horizontal plane in eyes or staples F, and is formed with a forked arm G which is pivoted at H to rods C mounted at their opposite ends upon the ends of a pivot B. The middle link A' of the coupling is compressed to enclose the pivot B, to engage loosely with the inner link A<111>, and to embrace the outer link A", to which it is afterwards welded.
Patent GB-190810562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tobacco Pipes, Cigar Holders, and Cigarette Holders.
Inventor: CHAMPENEY CLIFFORD CHARLES
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1909-05-11
Abstract: 10,562. Champeney, C. C., and Nash, A. H. May 15. Tobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders.- In a tobacco pipe or cigar or cigarette holder of the type in which the mouthpiece is provided with a cylindrical extension, portions of which are cut away to form an odd number of chambers through which the smoke passes successively before reaching the mouthpiece, the bowl is in communication with the first chamber E by means of an aperture F<2> and the chambers are connected by apertures F<3>, F<4>. The circumferential end wall is thus unbroken by grooves, and serves as a scraper when the extension is withdrawn. The end of the extension may project into the bowl and be provided with incombustible material such as asbestos. If desired the aperture from the bowl may lead direct into one of the chambers, or the circumferential end wall may be grooved.
Patent GB-190811752-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Train Diagrams.
Inventor: TOMLINSON ROBERT
Filed: 1908-05-30
Granted: 1909-06-30
Abstract: 11,752. Tomlinson, R. May 30. Indicators, departure and arrival.-A device to indicate the times of departure and arrival of trains consists of a sheet of transparent celluloid provided with horizontal rows of perforations q spaced apart to represent a unit of time, the distance between the rows representing a unit of distance on the relative distance between the stations. The course of a train is marked by a thread t passed through the perforations. Trains may be distinguished by varying the colours or thickness of the threads. Where there are two lines, the two sets of trains may be distinguished by varying the thickness of the threads, or by using separate sheets placed face to face, or by arranging the sets on opposite sides of the card. Separate continuous threads may be used for each engine &c., and instruction tablets may be attached to the threads. In a modification, the vertical and horizontal lines are permanently marked on an opaque or transparent card and the courses of the trains marked in delible ink in one or more colours so that the markings may be washed off. A supplementary diagram prepared in this way on a transparent sheet may be used to represent branch or loop lines, or may represent the timing of a special train, and may be applied to the face of the main sheet, or the supplementary sheet may bear the names of the stations &c., or there may be a separate sheet for each train, set of coaches, &c., these sheets being adjustably mounted in a frame.
Patent GB-190812333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Sleepers of Armoured Concrete and the like.
Inventor: COOK PERCY WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-06
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 12,333. Cook, P. W. June 6. Sleepers fomed of a single block of armoured concrete are reinforced by two metal plates only ; the lower one a' extends the whole length of the sleeper, while the upper one a, which has a V- shaped channel, reaches only to the ends of the reduced central part. The plates are perforated at d, Fig. 4, to enable the concrete to pass through and around them. The rails are seated on a steel plate f, Fig. 1, resting on a pad g of felt, rubber, &c., and are secured by a twin-bolt k, with its head e<1> against a sunk washer l.
Patent GB-190813082-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Pumps
Inventor: HUDSON WILLIAM MCCALL
Filed: 1908-06-19
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 13,082. Hudson, W. M. June 19. Steam - pumps.- In a direct-acting steam - pump, the driving eccentric B, valve eccentric A, and fly-wheel F are formed in one piece as shown.
Patent GB-190817262-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Filter Devices.
Inventor: CLARKSON THOMAS
Filed: 1908-08-17
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 17,262. Clarkson, T., and Morison, W. J. Aug. 17. Filters.-Filtering-apparatus, intended more particularly for removing oil and grease from water of condensation, comprises cylindrical chambers A, A<1>, A<2> containing wood wool, shavings, or the like on perforated plates G. The water passes downwards through the filters, and upwards in intermediate chambers B, B<1>, formed by means of an enclosing casing C, the side walls of which are tangential to the chambers A. The water is discharged from the last filter through a siphon tube H with an open-ended tube J at the upper end to prevent the liquid level in the filter from falling below the bend of the siphon tube. Air vent-holes E<1> are formed in covers E, which may be screwed into position or retained by bayonet joints.
Patent GB-190819024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Shaping Machines.
Inventor: KEIL JULIUS THEODOR
Filed: 1908-09-10
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 19,024. Keil, J. T. Sept. 10. Shaping.-The crankdisk b for driving the tool-holder of a shaping machine is actuated by a' worm-wheel and a multi-thread worm d, on the driving-shaft, to avoid vibrations and irregular working. The end thrust of the worm may be taken up in a ball bearing, and the worm may run in an oil bath. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 230U, A.D. 1859, and No. 976, A.D. 1861.]
Patent GB-190819964-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shop Window Fittings for Displaying Goods.
Inventor: MORRIS WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1908-09-23
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 19,964. Morris, W. T. Sept. 23. Brackets.-A bracket or displaying- device for drapers' goods &c. in shop windows, comprises an open metal frame a, of the shape shown in plan, and adjustable angularly and longitudinally on a pivoted arm b supported in a wall socket or the like c. The cross-bar a<1> of the frame is fitted with a socket which is clamped in position on the arm b by a set-screw d.
Patent GB-190820473-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety-guards for Cars.
Inventor: MEYER MARTIN
Filed: 1908-09-29
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 20,473. Meyer, M. Sept. 29. Ingress and egress of passengers, controlling.-Guard frames 7 disposed longitudinally of the car in front of the passage ways are under the control of an operator who moves them between the two positions shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to control the ingress and egress of passengers. Fig. 1 shows the application to an open car, the frame 7 extending the whole length. The frame is preferably lightly constructed of rails 8, 9, and is lifted by means of swinging arms 10 rigidly secured to a longitudinal shaft 11 with bearings in brackets 12. Supporting-arms 13 are attached at their lower ends to the frame 7 ; their upper ends are pivoted to the lifting-arms 10 and are formed with stop-lugs 20 to prevent outward swinging of the frame 7. The frame is raised or lowered by operating a handle 15 on the shaft 11 or by lifting or pulling the rail 9. A crank 16 on the shaft 11 is secured to a spring 17 connected above to the car, which spring serves to hold the shaft in the raised or lowered position of the frame 7. For a closed car, a separate fender 7 extends across each end passage way, and each shaft 11 is connected by a belt and pulleys to a parallel operating-shaft in the interior of the car. A modified form of the guard frame is shown in Fig. 4. The rails 8 are provided with grooves 18 to receive panels 19 which cause the guards to be more readily seen in an obscure light and may be used for advertising or sign purposes.
Patent GB-190904392-A (GB)
Title: Device for Feeding Paper Sheets into Printing Machines.
Inventor: FISCHER GUSTAV
IPC: B65H3/06
Filed: 1909-02-23
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 4392. Fischer, G. Feb. 23. Sheet-separators.-Relates to frictional devices for separating sheets of paper from a pile, and in particular to means whereby the moving frictionroll is thrown into action on its reaching a predetermined point. The friction-roller 31 is carried on an arm 13, which reciprocates over the pile, and is provided with a ratchet-wheel 14 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 32 pivoted to the arm 13. The pawl 32 is kept clear of the wheel 14, until a finger 33 reaches and falls into a recess in the front of the table. The wheel is pressed on to the pile by a weight 34.
Patent GB-190906237-A (GB)
Title: Gate for Bins and other similar Receptacles.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
IPC: B65D90/58
Filed: 1909-03-16
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 6237. Fell, J. C., [Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.]. March 16. Bins are provided with notched discharge doors by means of which the stream of material may be gradually shut off after delivery of the greater part of the amount required. The gate D is a pivoted hood-like structure with a V- shaped notched or curved delivery edge and is rocked into the position shown by the dotted line to give a full stream of material by gearing G<1>, G<2>, G and a connecting-rod R. As the door is gradually closed, the stream is narrowed, and greater accuracy in delivery is obtained.
Patent GB-190909347-A (GB)
Title: Railway Frogs and Crossings.
Inventor: KENT EDWIN ROBERTS
IPC: E01B7/12
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 9347. Kent, E. R. April 20. Crossings without movable parts formed in one piece have depending supports 17 and bottom flanges 18, and have upstanding wheel guards 15. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 4221/04 and 22,329/06.
Patent GB-190911905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Flexible and Elastic Plastic Compositions.
Inventor: HENNING FREDERICK WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: C08L91/00
Filed: 1909-05-20
Granted: 1910-05-21
Abstract: 11,905. Henning, F. W. J., and Wetter, J. May 20. Rollers. - Flexible rollers are made from a gelatinous composition consisting chiefly of starch, magnesium chloride, and water to which in the liquid condition and before gelatinization, has been added a small quantity of an oily substance, of chromate solution or of cereal or similar vegetable flour. Specifications 1083/08, [Class 70, India-rubber &c.], and 20,167/08, [Class 140, Waterproof &c. fabrics], are referred to.
Patent GB-190916699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: RAYBURN EMMA COOK
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1909-07-17
Granted: 1910-07-18
Abstract: 16,699. Rayburn, E. C. July 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Incandescent gas burners; gas supply. -Relates to inverted incandescent gas burners, and consists in a special combination and arrangement of means for supplying, regulating, heating, and mixing the gas and air. The gas-supply pipe branches into two portions 4 forming a suspension ring and affording a heating-surface in contact with the ascending products of combustion. The gas nipple 1 is regulated by a vertical screwed spindle 2 furnished with a locknut 3. Tubes 7 lead air from the exterior of the casing 10, and at their upper ends dip downwardly into the tapered mixing-tube 11 ; they are tapered at the ends, or throughout their length, or are of circular section flattening to an ellipse, the inlet ends being in all cases of greater cross-section than the exits. Regulating-valves 9 are provided at the air inlets. In order to reduce friction of the gas and air on the sides of the air-tubes and mixing- tube, the interiors of the tubes may be varnished or enamelled, or the tubes may be of enamelled porcelain or the like. The burner head is provided with a perforated diaphragm 13. According to the Provisional Specification, the air inlets may be provided with non-return valves, and the air may be led into a loose cone at the top of the mixing-tube, the cone being adjusted to regulate the air-supply from outside the casing.
Patent GB-190919170-A (GB)
Title: A Vacuum Puncture Patch Holder.
Inventor: TANKARD HARRY
Filed: 1909-08-20
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 19,170. Tankard, H., and Tankard, H. Aug. 20. Punctures, apparatus for closing.-To prevent the edges of a puncturerepair patch from curling during manipulation, the moistened patch is laid on the perforated end of a metal cylinder A in which a partial vacuum has been set up by depressing the elastic diaphragm B against the action of a spring D.
Patent GB-190929829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible Propellers.
Inventor: MCLAREN WILLIAM DICK
IPC: B63H3/04
Filed: 1909-12-21
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 29,829. McLaren, W. D. Dec. 21. Screw propellers. - The propeller blades are reversed by means of pins attached to a sliding head carried by the propeller shaft. The blades B are carried in split bushes C which are screwed into the boss a. The shaft e carries the sliding piece d, which grips the ends of the propeller blades or contacts with a feather in the boss to transmit the torque. The pins f carried by the piece d fit in holes in the blade shafts, and rotate them when the shaft e is moved longitudinally. A stuffing- gland k and antifriction rings l are provided. Similar apparatus for three-bladed propellers is shown.
Patent GB-191000009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Skiving Leather and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: C14B1/00
Filed: 1910-01-01
Granted: 1911-01-02
Abstract: 9. Boult, A J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Jan. 1. Skiving.-A machine for skiving leather and the like comprises a cylindrical knife 3, a presser foot 5 adjustable laterally to vary the bevel cut by the knife, an improved feed-roll mechanism, and a chipejector. The presser foot 5 has a concave surface concentric with the knife, and is adjustable along an inclined guideway in the supporting-block 7, so that the distance between the right side of the presser foot and the knife increases as the presser foot is moved to the right, while the distance at the left side is substantially unaltered. The presser foot is secured in adjusted position by a spring pin 12 entering notches in the foot. The block 7 is vertically adjustable by means of a screw 11. The feed-roll 4 is mounted to tip about a pivot-pin 17 at right-angles to its own axis, and also about a rod 21 parallel to its axis. The feedroll is held in its normal position by torsion springs 18, 26 surrounding the pivots 17, 21, the position being determined by co-operating stops. The spring 26 may be adjusted by means of a spring-pressed pawl 28, Fig. 11, engaging ratchet teeth 29 on the hub 25<1>, which carries the sleeve 27 to which the end of the spring 26 is secured. The sleeve 27 may be manipulated by means of a handle 30. An additional spring 31 may hold a lug 22 against the end 23 of a slot formed in a collar on the shaft 21. The feed-roll may be moved about the axis 21 by means of a handle 32, and is driven from a shaft 68 by worm gear and a universally-jointed shaft 65. The chip guard or ejector 80 consists of a plate secured to the casing outside the knife, and has an extension 82 bearing against the underside of the knife, preventing chips from being wedged in the space between the knife and the casing 1. The ejector has an edge 83 slightly overlapping the edge of the knife.
Patent GB-191001352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Treatment of Compressed Air used for Breathing Purposes by Divers and in Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: KEMP ALBERT JAMES
IPC: B63G8/36
Filed: 1910-01-18
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 1352. Kemp, A. J., and Randall, F. W. Jan. 18. Heating. air.-Compressed air for breathing purposes in connexion with diving or submarine vessels, as described for instance in Specification 419/09, [Class 113(ii), Ships &c., Kinds &c. of], is purified, humidified, and brought to a desired temperature by passing it through a column of hot water. The water may be heated electrically, and the heating regulated by hand or automatically. Fig. 1 shows a convenient form of humidifying - tank a provided with baffle-plates b, the holes in which are arranged to break joints. The compressed air enters through a valved pipe e and leaves through a valved pipe g. The water is supplied through a pipe k, and may be drawn off through a pipe l. The electric heater n is regulated by hand by altering a resistance q.
Patent GB-191002455-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Fittings for Fish Kettles, Saucepans, and the like.
Inventor: HATELEY ALBERT
IPC: A47J36/20
Filed: 1910-02-01
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 2455. Hateley, A. Feb. 1. Strainers, fish and like.-A drainer for use in fish-kettles, saucepans, boilers, steamers, &c. is made in dished form as show in Fig. 1, and has the edge c turned over. The handles are attached by enclosing the bent ends in the turned-over edge of the drainer, as shown in Fig. 4. The handles may be formed as shown in Fig. 5, in which case the parts e may extend almost entirely round the plate.