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Patent GB-191119592-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cleaning Fruits, Vegetables, Seeds and the like.
Inventor: BECKER HERMANN
IPC: B07B13/07
Filed: 1911-09-02
Granted: 1912-11-04
Abstract: 19,592. Becker, H. Sept. 2. Scouring. - Apparatus adapted for cleaning seeds &c., described as applied to the removal of sprayed chemicals from tomatoes, comprises an endless travelling belt carrying the seeds beneath a reciprocating brush, the seeds being automatically turned over as they progress. The seeds are placed in a hopper 26, and are spread evenly over the belt 2 by a rotating brush 31. The belt is driven by end rollers 3, 4, and the top run rests on a corrugated bed 37. The brush 7 is provided with rollers running in vertically - adjustable guides 9, and is reciprocated by a crank and rod from a wheel 16 driven by a hand-crank or by power. The bristles of the brush are arranged in rows of alternating lengths, the effect of which is to turn the seeds over as they pass along the corrugated bed. The seeds, on leaving the belt, pass over a flexible ledge 35 to an inclined grading - tray 40, which is shaken between buffers by means of bell-cranks and links operated from the driving - shaft 14. A stationary brush 32 mounted in a removable pan keeps the belt free from dirt &c. The endless belt is driven through a free-wheel gear so that, by rotating the driving-shaft backwards, the belt is kept stationary and the seeds are subjected to a prolonged brushing. The parts of the machine with which the seeds come in contact may be padded to prevent bruising.
Patent GB-191120678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wood Planing Machines.
Inventor: LEES RALPH
IPC: B27C1/12
Filed: 1911-09-19
Granted: 1912-05-16
Abstract: 20,678. Lees, R., and Lees. W. Sept. 19.' Planing.-In wood-planing machines in which the feed-rollers are operated by a pitch chain as described in Specification 12,961/94, the boss of the sprocket-wheel h, which drives the pitch chain, is formed with clutch teeth g and can be moved on its shaft by means of a forked handle k to bring the clutch teeth into engagement with clutch teeth f on a toothed wheel e, which engages a pinion b forming part of a revolving cone-pulley a.
Patent GB-191123561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method and Apparatus for Desiccating Fluid Substances.
Inventor: OSBORNE WILLIAM SILAS
IPC: B01D1/18
Filed: 1911-10-25
Granted: 1912-10-24
Abstract: 23,561. Osborne, W. S. Oct. 26, 1910, [Convention date]. U-tube apparatus.- A drying - chamber in which liquid, in the form of spray is brought into contact with a current of hot air is formed with side walls 15, each constructed of headers communicating with a set of tubes 3 for heating the air as it enters the upper part of the chamber.
Patent GB-191126879-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buttonhooks or Instruments for Inserting Studs and the like.
Inventor: WILLIAMS RICHARD
IPC: A47G25/92
Filed: 1911-12-01
Granted: 1912-05-23
Abstract: 26,879. Williams, R. Dec. 1. Button-hooks &c. -An instrument for fastening buttons, studs, &c. consists of two arms pivoted scissorsfashion. One arm terminates in a hook a<1> and the other in a guard b<1> which retains the button or the like in engagement with the hook. The opposite ends a<2>, b<2> of the arms may be similarly formed, so as to provide a second instrument of different size.
Patent GB-191201941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Distributing or Storing Inflammable Liquids.
IPC: B67D7/32
Filed: 1912-01-24
Granted: 1912-03-28
Abstract: 1941. Maschinenbau-Ges. Martini & H³neke. Feb. 10, 1911, [Convention date]. [Addition to 19,691/09, Class 102 (i), Pumps &c.] Direct liquid-pressure apparatus.-Consists of a modification of the apparatus described in the parent Specification for safely delivering inflammable liquids. A pump 8 draws inert liquid from an open tank 6 and forces it through a pipe 9 into a closed tank 1, from which the inflammable liquid is thus forced through a pipe 3 and valve 4. A protecting-jacket 5 surrounding the delivery pipe 3 communicates through a pipe 10 with the suction pipe 7 of the pump, so that, if the jacket leaks, air is drawn into the pump to stop the flow of inert liquid, and therefore of inflammable liquid.
Patent GB-191204131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Maintaining the Position of Equilibrium of a Pendulum Suspended from an Oscillating Body.
IPC: G01C21/18
Filed: 1912-02-19
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 4131. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. March 3, 1911, [Convention date]. Gyroscopic apparatus.-A pendulum A universally suspended in bearings B<1> on a ship or other oscillating body is kept in equilibrium in a vertical position by moments derived from gyroscopes E, H mounted in rocking frames D, G carried on cross-heads a<2>, a<4> by the pendulum A so that the axes of rotation of the gyroscopes can oscillate in resonance with the ship. The gyroscope frames D are positively connected through bevel-gears with a damped auxiliary pendulum F<2> capable of oscillating in resonance with the ship ; similarly, the gyroscope frames G are connected to an auxiliary pendulum J. The relative movements of the pendulum A and the two parts of its universal suspension may be used to control a pivotally mounted platform on the ship in order to maintain that platform permanently in its position of equilibrium. In this case, two pairs of inductors c<2> a<5>, a<6> f<3> and b<2> c<4>, a<8> i<3> are provided as shown, and from them are derived the currents for transmission to control the platform and also the compensating moments to be applied to the main pendulum to prevent any disturbance of its position of equilibrium due to the energy abstracted.
Patent GB-191206076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Frictional Igniters for Lamps.
Inventor: VAUGHN LORENZO DOW
IPC: F23Q1/00
Filed: 1912-03-11
Granted: 1912-10-10
Abstract: 6076. Vaughn, L. D., and Miller, T. March 11. Lighting burners by frictional devices.-Relates to igniters for miners' or other lamps, of the kind in which a friction wheel and a spring-pressed spark-producing element are supported by a longitudinally-movable spindle to enable them to be moved close to the burner. A casing 18 containing the spark-producing element 22 is threaded into a plate 14 mounted adjacent to the burner, and the friction wheel 26 is carried by a spindle 23 rotatably mounted in the bifurcated ends 19 of the casing 18. As applied to a miner's lamp, the plate 14 has a curved portion 15 embracing a tube 12 enclosing the wick-regulator, and is guided by a screw 16. The spindle 23 is rotatable in a tube 24 extending through the cil container, and has a collar 28 to prevent gas from entering the lamp. When using the igniter, the entire device is raised by raising the spindle 23, and the head 27 then prevents gas from entering the tube 24 and the lamp.
Patent GB-191209301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drying or Conditioning Grain and other Granular and Pulverulent Substances.
Inventor: GIBBS JOHN WALTER
IPC: F26B11/04
Filed: 1912-04-19
Granted: 1913-04-21
Abstract: 9301. Gibbs, J. W. April 19. Rotarychamber apparatus; air, supplying and circulating.-Grain &c. is dried in a vertical series of obliquelydisposed rotary cylinders, being led from one to another. Air is admitted through perforated pipes F mounted concentrically on the shafts C of the cylinders or forming the shafts, and jointed to fixed air - supply tubes G, G'. Blades K, T are provided on the tubes and the interiors of the cylinders. The pipes F are flared at the graindischarge ends of the cylinders. Air escapes at the reticulated parts J, L, dampers R regulating the escape. Screws regulate the inclination of the cylinders. The lower cylinders may be used for cooling the grain &c.
Patent GB-191209875-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: LOCKWOOD MARQUIS HARTWELL
IPC: B41J19/64
Filed: 1912-04-25
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 9875. Lockwood, M. H. July 1, 1911, [Convention date]. Platen-roller couplings.-A platen-release and fractional line-spacing mechanism for typewriters is arranged with resilient cushioning- means serving as a shock-absorber in the connexions between the platen and line-spacing wheel. On the usual line-spacing wheel 1, Fig. 1, are mounted two planetary pinions 2, which revolve on a screw &c. 3 and gear with the teeth 5 of a gear formed internally on a box 4 secured to the platen axle C. The pinions also gear respectively with the toothed hub 9 of a clutch member 7 loose on the axle C, and a short toothed collar 10 loose on the hub 9. A spring 11 connected to and coiled on the collar 10 engages a pin 12 on the member 7 and tends to force the two pinions 2 in opposite directions. Cushioning-means is thus provided for taking up lost motion in the gear connexions. The spring 11 is sufficiently strong not only to prevent back-lash of the gears, but to act as a shock-absorber when the line-spacing wheel is suddenly stopped or started, and thus prevent displacement of the paper on the platen. The clutch-member 7 co-operates with a suitable clutch-member fixed relatively to the platen. Fig. 1 shows clutch-members 13 which are slotted at 14 to accommodate the member 7 and are forked to engage two rods 15 united at their outer ends by a finger-button 18 pressed outwards by a spring 20. The parts 7, 13 are normally clutched together but may be released. by pressing in the button 18, to allow the platen to be rotated independently of the line-spacing wheel. When the line-spacing wheel is turned, the gearing tends to turn the clutch-members 7, 13 in the same direction, and thus renders the clutch less likely to slip. Notches in the rods 15 co-operate with a rotatable slotted disk 21 to hold the clutch open, when desired. In a modification, shown in Fig. 6, the spring 11<a> is connected directly to the planetary pinions 2<a>. The ends of the spring bear against pins 12<a>, 12<b>, the latter on the rear pinion extending through a slot in the front pinion.
Patent GB-191210118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trucks.
Inventor: ZARLING HENRY
IPC: B62B5/00
Filed: 1912-04-29
Granted: 1912-07-04
Abstract: 10,118. Zarling, H. Oct. 10, 1911, [Convention date]. Hand-trucks; folding and collapsible vehicles. -A truck especially for moving stoves consists of two bars 4 detachably connected by bolts and wing-nuts to a rigid bar 5 and a jointed bar 6 which are mounted on castors and extend beyond the bars 4 to support the feet of the stove. The bar 6 being collapsible enables the truck to be run beneath the stove as shown.
Patent GB-191210952-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Duplicate Sales Book or Bill Book.
Inventor: MOYSE ALFRED
IPC: B41L1/24
Filed: 1912-05-08
Granted: 1912-11-07
Abstract: 10,952. Moyse, A. May 8. Memorandum appliances.-In a memorandum appliance of the kind comprising a casing containing a folded perforated strip led over a bar or roller, a carbon sheet J is arranged between the terminal and second sections E, K and the bar or roller is hinged at one end to the casing. The carbon paper is attached to the back of a sheet of cardboard L laid in the bottom of the case.
Patent GB-191211092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hay Making Machinery.
Inventor: MAW PERCIVAL TRENTHAM
IPC: A01D78/00
Filed: 1912-01-19
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 11,092. Maw, P. T. Jan. 19. Haymaking. -S w a t h - turning mechanism of the type described in' Specification 17, 18 2 / 0 5 is combined with a sidedelivery rake of the kind comprising hanging tines or rakes carried by rods which connect two parallel eccentric disks or spiders having their centres in the same horizontal plane. The eccentric disks D, D<1> are mounted on a cranked bar N at a lower level than t h e longitudinal shaft c<6>, from which the disk D is driven by spur gearing v. The shaft c<6> is driven from the axle by bevel reversing-gear, and the bar N is connected to a sleeve c<5> at the rear and is cranked upwards and then bent laterally at N<6> and connected to the front of the frame b, which is supported on a vertically-adjustable castor-wheel b<1>. The disks are coupled together by vertically-adjustable tinecarrying rods E connected to pins e<1> passing through the disks. Guard-plates may project upwards from the rods E. Forks t<2> are mounted on the pins e<1> outside the disks and are connected by links t<7> to eccentrics t<6> which give them a feathering action. Some of the rods E may be omitted, and feathering forks may be mounted on pins fixed on the disks D, D'. For swath-turning, tines t of the rake may be moved out of operation. They may be fixed on short inclined rods as described in Specification 16,728/11, [Class 61 (ii), Hand tools], and the bar N omitted or bent zigzag. The sidedelivery rake may be provided with a few tines only, at the centre of the machine.
Patent GB-191219334-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Making Pulp from Vegetable and Textile Fibres, Waste Paper, Wood and the like.
Inventor: HERZ LUDWIG
IPC: D21C5/00
Filed: 1911-11-13
Granted: 1912-11-13
Abstract: 19,334. Herz, L. Nov. 12, 1910, [Convention date]. Pulp, preparation of; pulping- engines. - In a process for obtaining paper pulp capable of being bleached from vegetable and text i l e fibres, old paper, waste wood, &c., the material to be treated is macerated or cleaned in a cold or practically cold solution of caustic soda, to which a little ammonia is added; it is then passed through compressing - rolls into a centrifugal apparatus, where it is disintegrated and, if desired, further compressed. The apparatus may be of the kind described in Specification 25,255/11, and if necessary, one or more of the macerating- vessels a may be used in connexion with the centrifugal disintegrating-apparatus e. The process is suitable for the treatment of seaweed, dead leaves, reeds, rushes, corn stalks, sugar cane, jute, asparagus, and other fibrous plants of low value, oily and printed rags, and printed, painted, coloured, and written paper. In the case of textile material such as linen, tow, and other similar articles and materials, the vessel a is used merely in cleansing the material. The material is then passed through rollers b<1> to the centrifugal apparatus to be pulped. Steeping and washing may be effected in separate vessels, in which stirring-mechanism may be provided. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) was numbered 25,255/11, and comprised other subject-matter which has been included in the abridgment under that number, but which does not appear in the present Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191219890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Locomotives, Motor Boats and the like.
IPC: H02P9/00
Filed: 1912-08-31
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 19,890. Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. Sept. 23, 1911, [Convention date]. Grant of Patent refused. Dynamos and motors combined for transmitting power.-In a variable-speed power-transmission system comprising a prime-mover, multiphase generators and motors having short-circuited armatures, the speed at starting and the direction of rotation are controlled by operating on the motors, the prime-mover running at its lowest economical speed, while the speed during normal running is increased by increasing the speed of the prime-mover to its highest economical limit. The speed of the prime-mover may be automatically controlled, and the number of poles of the motors varied.
Patent GB-191220427-A (GB)
Title: Flying Machine.
Inventor: DIETERLE THEOPHIL
IPC: B64C39/00
Filed: 1912-09-07
Granted: 1913-09-04
Abstract: 20,427. Dieterle, T. Sept. 8, 1911, [Convention date]. Aerial machines without aerostats; planes, arrangement and cons t r u c t i o n of; c a r s ; framework; steering.- An undulating flight of an aeroplane is obtained by arranging the centre of gravity of the machine in front of the centre of support, whereby the machine tends to tip downwards at the front, and by providing resistance surfaces behind the centre of support to produce a variable force tending to raise the front of the machine. A front mass f, Fig. 2, having small air resistance and onesixth or upwards of the main weight of the machine is carried by a flexible rod e pivoted at z to the main body. The main body is constructed to present a great resistance to the air and comprises a front part d carrying the main weight, and an inflated rear part y of small mass. Attached to the part y is a flexible pin h to increase the resistance of the rear part. In the motor-driven flying-machine shown in Fig. 3, the rear part E of the main planes F are upturned to form resistance surfaces and the arm carrying the front mass V is pivoted to the machine at P. The rear part of the main body may be covered with elastic vibrating material further to increase the resistance. In flight at slow speeds, the movement about the centre of support of the force due to gravity exceeds that due to the air resistance on the rear surface and the machine inclines downwards. The resulting increase of speed causes the movement due to the air resistance to predominate, whereby the front of the machine is raised and the machine follows an upward course. This undulatory flight of the machine can be controlled by moving the front mass vertically or by actuating the usual elevator.
Patent GB-191221290-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: BOCUZE JEAN MARIE
IPC: H05B7/22
Filed: 1912-09-18
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 21,290. Bocuze, J. M., [known as Bocuze, J.]. Oct. 14, 1911, [Convention date]. Electrode furnaces.-Electrodes G producing one or more arcs in a space between a rotating crucible B and a casing A are reciprocated vertically, being adjustably mounted on rods H, the lower ends of which are connected to a roller H<1> resting on an eccentric F carried by an horizontal shaft 3. This shaft also serves for rotating the crucible. In the tilting furnace shown, guides I for the electrode-carrying rods H are movable by a screw along a slideway K attached to a frame W which depends from the casing A. The outer end of the slideway is supported by a pillar 7 when the furnace is vertical. A sleeve E receives an angular projection B' on the plumbago crucible and fits over the angular upper end of a shaft D, which is driven by bevel-gearing from the shaft 3. The lower end of the shaft D enters a stationary socket T, from which it is disengaged, when tilting is required, by raising bearings in which rest pivots carrying the furnace. During tilting, which is effected by means of hand-bars having square holes to fit the ends of the pivots, the crucible is held by a cap P, mounted on a screw 0 in the cover of the furnace. A recess in the cap allows the charge to be poured out through a hole X in the casing. The cover M can swivel horizontally about a bolt Y, and is secured by a pin M<1>.
Patent GB-191221929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mixing and Kneading Machines.
IPC: B01F35/60
Filed: 1912-09-26
Granted: 1913-09-26
Abstract: 21,929. Brinjes & Goodwin, Seaman, C. J., and Savage, J. E. Sept. 26. Driving and actuating mechanism.-In safety devices of the kind in which the belt-striking gear is interlocked with the lid of the mixing- vessel so that the lid cannot be opened while the machine is running, the bolts or fingers cooperating with the lid are formed as integral parts of the movable portion of the striking- gear. In the apparatus shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a finger b on the movable portion a of the striking-gear is so arranged that, when the lid is closed, the striking-gear can be moved to bring the belt on to the fast pulley f while the finger b holds the lid down. The lid, when open, acts as a stop in conjunction with another finger h, Fig. 3, on the striking-gear and prevents the shifting of the belt. In the case of a tilting mixer. Fig. 4, a disk j is fixed on the side of the vessel, for example on an extension of the hinge-pin k, and is provided with several slots k<1> in which one of the fingers of the gear a engages when it is moved on to the fast pulley, holding the lid closed. One of the slots is made rather large to allow the lid to be opened slightly when the machine is running in a tilted position. The disk prevents the movement of the striking-gear when the lid is open or the vessel is being tilted.
Patent GB-191229758-A (GB)
Title: Self Acting Safety Appliance for Pit Hoist or Lift Cages and the like.
Inventor: USHER FRANK
IPC: B66B5/18
Filed: 1912-12-24
Granted: 1913-12-24
Abstract: 29,758. Usher, F. Dec. 24. Catch-gear of mine-cage type. --Comprises a construction of catch-gear, for mine cages &c., of the kind in which pincer-grips are applied to the guides by a sliding wedge. The pincer-grips H are operated by an horizontal sliding wedge A connected to springs D and held normally in the non-gripping position by the pull on the hoisting-rope transmitted through cables E connected to the supporting-ring of the cage. Each appliance is enclosed as far as possible in a casing C, The appliances may be used as shown to grip two guides on the same side of the cage, or one may be turned around so that they engage guides on opposite sides of the cage.
Patent GB-191300953-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Turbine, Compressor and like Installations.
Inventor: PARSONS CHARLES ALGERNON
IPC: F01D25/16
Filed: 1913-01-13
Granted: 1914-01-08
Abstract: 953. Parsons, Sir C. A., Cook, S. S., and Carnegie, A. J. Jan. 13. Balancing moving parts. - End thrust in turbines, compressors, &c. is absorbed mainly or entirely by thrust blocks of the pivotedplate type. The application of the invention to a marine turbine is shown in Fig. 1, in which the whole of the end thrust, increased or diminished by the propeller thrust or by reversals of flow, is absorbed by collars f on the shaft bearing against two series of blocks c, pivoted either on central points, as shown, or on radial-line edges. A smaller set of pivoted blocks e is provided to keep the rotor in position and to take up any accidental back thrust. In a modification, a reversible turbine is provided with a double thrust bearing. In a further modification, a reversible turbine is provided with a double thrust bearing in which large blocks e, Fig. 4, take up forward thrust and small blocks c take up back thrust. The blocks c, e bear upon spherically-seated members 2, 3. In a further modification, the pivoted blocks m, Fig. 7, are pivoted upon spherical seats on the supporting - member p which is itself mounted upon a spherical seating 4. Only one set of blocks m is provided, the shaft being kept in position by a nut n. Other modifications are described in which the above-described thrust bearings are applied to various types of turbines and compressors.
Patent GB-191302103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rail-chair Moulding Machines.
IPC: B22C17/06
Filed: 1913-01-25
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 2103. Vereinigte Schmirgel und Maschinen Fabriken Akt.-Ges. vorm. S. Oppenheim & Co., und Schleisinger & Co. Jan. 26,1912, [Convention date]. Moulding-machines ; patterns.-Rail chair patterns are made with portions b, c, d provided with mechanical withdrawing apparatus, The portion b is withdrawn by hand-wheel and pinion and slides in curved guides. The portion c is withdrawn by rack and pinion. The cam slot n gives a straight draw for the part c, then swings the parts c and d away from the mould surface and then a straight draw for the part d by contact of the projections v. A number of patterns may be mounted for simultaneous actuation by common hand-wheel shafts.
Patent GB-191308760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Combined Door Stop and Door Holder.
Inventor: NORTON LEWIS CAREY
IPC: E05C17/34
Filed: 1913-04-14
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 8760. Norton, L. C. April 14. Disk and like plate hinges; hinge pins.-To limit the turning movement in one direction of a pair of pivoted arms 3, 4 forming a door stop and holder, the pivot pin 9 is splined to the arm 3 and screwed into the arm 4, a nut 15 securing the parts together. The faces 7 of the arms are preferably covered with leather or other friction washers 12. The limiting position of the arms may be varied by adjusting the nut 15.