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Patent GB-190904053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match Strikers.
Inventor: JAMES JOHN JESSE
IPC: A24F29/00
Filed: 1909-02-19
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 4053. James, J. J., [trading as Dutson & Co.]. Feb. 19. Match - striking surfaces.-A striker consists of a series of separate disks b having serrated edges a n d separated from one another by distancepieces c, mounted together in axial line on a hollow sleeve a, which is threaded on a rod d arranged within a slot e and mounted in lugs f<1> in an attachment plate f. The disks may b e independently o r collectively rotatable, or the whole device may be stationary. The sleeve a may be dispensed with the disks being threaded directly on the rod d. A number of such striking-devices may be employed together; for example two may be arranged side by side within a single slot forming three striking-races, or they may be arranged in two parallel slots forming four races. The use of separate distance-pieces may be dispensed with by forming each disk b with a sleeve extension forming a shoulder, the extensions nesting within one another so as to support each other.
Patent GB-190907804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Preserving Eggs.
Inventor: LESCARDE FERNAND
IPC: A23B5/10
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 7804. LescardÚ, F. April 4, 1908, [Convention date]. Preserving eggs.-Eggs are placed in boxes o in an autoclave B, which is first exhausted and then filled with carbon dioxide under pressure. The autoclave is then exhausted to reduce the pressure by about 70 cm. of water, and nitrogen is admitted, so that the eggs are in an atmosphere of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. The boxes are then removed, sealed, and stored at about 0‹C. They are of metal covered with wooden slats, and have trays holding calcium chloride. The nitrogen is obtained by passing air through a drying-tube u and a heated porcelain tube t filled with copper turnings, and is cooled in a worm S, which is also used to warm the carbon dioxide contained as liquid in bottles A.
Patent GB-190909861-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Loading Apparatus for Ordnance.
IPC: F41A9/21
Filed: 1908-12-31
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 9861. Soc. Schneider et Cie. Dec. 31, 1907, [Convention date]. Loading - appliances.- Relates to means suitable for use in turrets for alining ammunition with the gun, and consists in supporting the loading- cage on one arm of a frame, which is constructed in the form of a compass and slides in guides concentric with the trunnions, and which is rigidly connected to the gun during the loading operation. A twopart loading-cage f, f<1> Figs. 1 and 4, carrying continuous ramming- apparatus 76, is mounted on the upper extremity of an arm a pivoted at 41 to a carriage 37, which can slide in a guideway 39 concentric with the gun trunnions, and which is controlled by a weight 59. When the cage f, f<1> is empty, the weight 59 causes the carriage 37 to rise, so that the part f of the cage may receive a projectile g and a charge h<1>, and the part f<1> may receive the charges h<2>, h<3> from the hoist cage 58. The weight of the ammunition then moves the carriage 37 down until it becomes locked by a bolt 66, Fig. 5<c>, to an arm 67 connected to the gun. The arm a, after being released from the carriage 37 by removing a bolt 61, may be moved into the position shown in Fig. 4, in which the part f of the cage is in line with the gun breech, and a projection a' on the arm a is locked between pins 66<c>, 66<d>, on the bolt 66, as shown in Fig. 5<a>. This movement of the arm a causes (1) the part f<1> of the cage to swing into the position shown in Fig. 4 ; and (2) the cage f, f<1> to tilt, by the aid of rods 48, 49, about a pivot 70, so that the axis of the cage is in line with the gun's axis. The pivot 70 carries a bevel-wheel 74 connected to a ramming-motor 71 carried by the arm a.
Patent GB-190911225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Capstans or Cable Wheels.
Inventor: KELLY ERNEST MALCOLM
IPC: B66D1/72
Filed: 1909-05-12
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 11,225. Kelly, E. M. May 12. Capstans.-A capstan, more especially for warships, and an improvement on that described in Specification 5054/02, is fitted at its top with a protective cover to shield the mechanism within from the blast of the guns, the arrangement being such that the mechanism can be manipulated without removing the cover. The capstan A, having whelps B for the chain, is provided with a drum C fitted with the brake mechanism described in Specification 3275/98. The upper part of the capstan is fitted with the usual recesses for receiving bolts E which slide in sockets on the drum F keyed to the spindle G. The bolts are moved into and out of engagement with the recesses by means of a scroll plate I for the purpose of locking the capstan to the shaft G or for freeing it, the brake controlling its movement in the latter case. A pin is provided for locking the plate I with the bolts in the in or out position. The upper ends of the pins that operate the bolts E are furnished with rollers e, and the plate I is formed with sockets L into which a hand bar is inserted for rotating the plate. The cover M is bolted to the top of the capstan, its central part being a close working fit round the boss of the plate I. Ridges are formed on the capstan in line with the recesses, and similar ridges are formed on the central spindle G in line with the bolts E. When the ridges are in line, the bolts are in the correct position for being shot.
Patent GB-190912143-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Rabbit Trap.
Inventor: STUDHOLME WILLIAM PAUL
IPC: A01M23/26
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 12,143. Studholme, W. P., and Baker, P. T. May 22. Animal traps; animals, catching and destroying.- In a trap for catching rabbits, two frames a, b are pivoted on a bolt c carrying a spring and are provided with crosspieces g, h, which, in the set position, rest on the opposite sides of the frames a, b. The frame a is provided with stops q to limit the motion of the frame b. Arms n, p are pivoted to the frames a, b at k, m, respectively, and are kept in open position by the engagement of a tongue s, pivoted to the frame b, with a catch t on the tread-plate r.
Patent GB-190918989-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Steering Gear.
Inventor: FLEMING FREDERICK ALEXANDER
IPC: B63H25/34
Filed: 1909-08-18
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 18,989. Fleming, F. A. Aug. 18. Composite springs; dash-pots. -Relates to the steam steering - gear described in Specification 2035/00, and consists in providing a slipping device between the engine and rudder to take up any impact on the rudder due to the waves. The rudder head 16 is operated through a pinion 18 and quadrant 17 from the worm-wheel 1 driven from the engine 10. The worm-wheel 1 is loose on the shaft 2, but connected to it by two or more cylinders 3, secured to the wheel 1 and having their pistons connected to a crank-pin 4 on the shaft 2. The cylinders are each fitted with an inlet and a spring-loaded discharge valve, normally locking the worm-wheel 1 and the shaft 2 but enabling relative movement to take place when a sea strikes the rudder. A make-up reservoir 8 maintains the supply of water to the cylinders 3.
Patent GB-190919439-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dumping Wagons.
IPC: B61D7/08
Filed: 1909-08-24
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 19,439. Midland Railway-Carriage and Wagon Co., and Currall, J. S. Aug. 24. Operating swinging doors.-The hinged side doors b of a dumping-wagon extend substantially the whole length of the wagon, and each door is connected at suitable intervals by toggle-levers d, e to a longitudinal shaft f, which is rotated from the centre of the side of the wagon by means of a crank, hand-wheel, worm-gear, or other suitable means, that shown consisting of a cranked lever g. This operating-mechanism is enclosed in a space formed by inclined plates h within the wagon, which deflect the falling material away from the operator. The door is suitably shaped at this point, as shown in Fig. 1, so that it cannot strike the operator when being opened. When the doors are closed, the toggles d, e are housed in protecting pockets i formed by plates j, and the joint between the links d, e falls below the centre of the shaft f, thereby locking the doors. As an additional security, a ratchet-wheel m is fixed on the shaft f and is engaged by a pawl l locked in engagement by a pivoted block n.
Patent GB-190921116-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Safety Razor.
IPC: B26B21/18
Filed: 1909-09-15
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 21,116. Soc. GÚnÚrale de Coutellerie et OrfÞvrerie. Sept. 18, 1908, [Convention date]. Razors, safety. The guard h and backing c of a safety razor, of the kind in which a thin double-edged blade is fitted between a flat guard and a flat backing provided at its centre with a screw-threaded stem adapted to be engaged in an internally screw-threaded handle, have longitudinal recesses of substantial width on the faces adjacent the blade f, which is thus securely gripped near its edges; and lugs d at the sides of the backing engage with notches in the blade and guard and secure the correct positioning of the parts. The handle is bored throughout its length, and the device is thus lighter.
Patent GB-191001867-A (GB)
Title: Drilling Apparatus.
Inventor: MUHLEISEN HENRY WILLIAM
IPC: E21B7/16
Filed: 1910-01-25
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 1867. M³hleisen, H. W. Jan. 25. Bore-hole apparatus.-In drilling- apparatus for prospecting, sinking wells &c., the cutter head comprises two concentric tubes 5, 6 with a spirallyarranged series of openings 7 closed by temporary fillings. Abrasive material supplied from a vessel 17 by air or water from the supply-pipe 16<1> packs between the tubes 5, 6, causing flaring and thus giving clearance internally and externally. As the cutter wears away, the openings 7 are successively brought into action as cutting - teeth. During drilling, the cap 14' is removed to allow the debris to overflow. To remove the core, the cap 14<1> is secured to the sleeve 14, the drill tube is detached from the swivel 9 by unscrewing the cap 12, and compressed air is supplied through a pipe 15' to raise the core 10<1> through the tube.
Patent GB-191002867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cloth Plaiting Machines.
Inventor: HARRIS HERBERT HARRY
IPC: B65H45/101
Filed: 1910-02-05
Granted: 1910-12-22
Abstract: 2867. Harris, H. H. Feb. 5. Cuttling.-In cloth-folding machines in which a convex table is used, variation in the length of the folds due to the cloth lying loosely in the centre of the table between the grip rails is obviated by providing the table with two hinged centre-boards e, e<1>. These boards are secured to levers b, b<1> pivoted on shafts a, a<1> and carrying bowls c, c<1> which work in stationary guides d, d'. As the table descends under the increasing weight of cloth, the guides d, d<1> operate the levers b, b<1> so that the centre-boards e, e<1> fall out of line with the arc of the table and the cloth settles in the gap thus formed. The centre-boards may be given a vertical instead of a hinged motion.
Patent GB-191003287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Travelling Furnace-grates Revolving about a Vertical Axis.
Inventor: BOGNER HEINRICH
IPC: F23H9/02
Filed: 1910-02-10
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 3287. Bogner, H. Feb. 10, 1909, [Convention date]. G r a t e s; mechanical stoking.-A rotary grate of the kind comprising two or more concentric annular grates revolving about a vertical axis with adjacent grates moving in opposite directions has special means for feeding fuel to the grate at different points in such a manner that fresh fuel on one grate lies opposite incandescent fuel on an adjacent grate; means are also provided for removing clinker, and for preventing fuel from passing from one grate to another. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, two grates a, b formed of radial bars c, d rotate in opposite directions. Fuel is fed to the grate sections by hoppers e,f, the hopper e being shown separately in Fig. 9. A valve f<1> serves to regulate the supply of fuel from the hopper c; and the thickness of the fuel is regulated by a sliding plate g. The hopper f is provided with a similar plate h. Strikers or ploughs l, m for removing clinker are arranged at the ends of the fuel beds of the grates a, b respectively, and sweep the clinkers into hoppers n, o. A modified form of striker is shown in Fig. 5. It consists of a pivoted member v capable of turning about an axis w to remove clinker adhering to the grate into the hopper x. Fig. 7 shows a radially-arranged striker 1 adapted to pile up the clinker upon hinged segments 2, Fig. 6, forming part of the grate. The segments 2, which are pivoted at 21, are held up by a rod 5, the lower end of which is provided with a roller 3 adapted to run on a circular track 4. Upon the roller 3 reaching a dip 10 in the track 4, the rod 5 descends and dumps the segments 2. Tunnels r, Fig. 1, supported on piers s cover-in a portion of each grate; the remaining portions are separated by a ring r<2> of refractory material, and serve to prevent fuel from passing from one grate to another. An arch r<3> covers the front of the furnace and may form a support for the front header of a water-tube boiler. The rails c<1>, d<1>, Fig. 1, support carriages or wheeled supports on which the grates are mounted, the carriages being driven by ratchet and worm-wheel gearing.
Patent GB-191005434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Trimming Curved Stereotype Plates.
IPC: B41D5/00
Filed: 1910-03-04
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 5434. Printing Machinery Co., [Wood, H. A. W.]. March 4. Printing-surfaces. - Relates to apparatus for cutting-off the tails or risers of curved stereotype plates particularly adapted for attachment to apparatus for shaving the concave face of curved plates, of the kind in which the plate travels by gravity down an inclined runway. The device comprises a frame 11 adapted to be bolted to the frame 10 of the shaving machine. The plate, while being trimmed, is supported on a cylinder 28 rotated by worm gearing 26 from a transverse shaft 19, which is driven by means of bevel-gearing and a jaw clutch 17 from the shaft 16. The clutch is controlled by a fork 22 connected by a link 21 to a handle 20, an arm 66 on which is held against a cam 65 by a spring 67. The plate rests on rollers 35 on bell-cranks 32, which are carried by shafts 29 in the cylinder 28, and project through slots 34 in the walls thereof. Mounted in the cylinder 28 are two additional shafts 30 carrying arms 36, to which are secured two clamping-bands 37 passing over the plate to be trimmed. The shafts 30 are connected to move in unison by arms 39 and a pin-and-slot connexion 40, 41, the arms 39 being also provided with rollers 42 engaging in slots 43 in the bell-cranks 32 to actuate the shafts 29. The shafts 29, 30 are rocked by a roller 46 on an arm carried by one of the latter engaging a groove in a stationary cam 47. The plate is placed in position against a stop 53 sliding on the cylinder 28 normally raised by springs 54 but depressed when the cylinder commences to rotate, by a roll 51 which runs on the outside of the cam 47. As the cylmder rotates, it carries the plate past cutters 57, 58 on a shaft 56 driven by a pulley 59, which remove the tail and riser and bevel the curved edges. The riser rests on a weighted cylinder 60, which is free on the plate-cylinder shaft, but which is formed with a lug 62 engaging, and driven during a portion of the revolution by, a pin 63 on the cylinder 28. The cylinder 60 is provided with a rib 64 in alinement in the rest position with the rollers 35. After the plate has been trimmed and the apparatus stopped by the cam 65, the counterweight on the cylinder 60 causes this to turn quickly and throw the riser down a shoot.
Patent GB-191010310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Bail Handles for Sheet-metal Vessels.
Inventor: REUTER WILLIAM JACOB
IPC: A47J47/18
Filed: 1910-04-27
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 10,310. Reuter, W. J., and Katz, W. H. April 27. Handles; bodies.-Lugs for the attachment of bail handles to the bodies of sheet-metal buckets &c. are secured without the use of rivets bv passing them through slots 1 in the body and bending them round the beaded edge b of the vessel in the manner shown in Fig. 3 or Fig. 6. A circular stiffening-rib r is formed, which, in the modification shown in Fig. 3, assists in binding the folded parts of the lug together. The body may be embossed at e, as shown in Fig. 4, in order to strengthen this part and to make the seam a less conspicuous towards the top.
Patent GB-191013439-A (GB)
Title: Sheet Lifting Device for Platen Printing Presses.
Inventor: YATES SIMEON BUTTERWORTH
IPC: B41F1/28
Filed: 1910-06-03
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 13,439. Yates, S. B. June 3. Delivery apparatus.-To facilitate the removal by hand of sheets from platen presses, one or more spring lifters e are pivotally mounted on arms c attached pivotally to clamps a secured to the platen. The springs e may thus be adjusted to the required position.
Patent GB-191021241-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Receptacles for Mustard and other Condiments.
Inventor: BRITTEN ROBERT
IPC: B65D83/00
Filed: 1910-09-12
Granted: 1911-09-12
Abstract: 21,241. Britten, R., and Greaves, A. J. Sept. 12. [Cognate Application, 1833/11.] Piston apparatus for discharging receptacles. -Relates to piston mustard-pots, and consists in the provision of means for mixing the contents at each discharge in order to avoid inconvenience caused by the separation of the mustard and water. The piston g is perforated, as shown in Fig. 4, the perforations being adapted to be covered by the disk g<3>. The initial descent of the piston causes some of the mustard to pass up the passage m<4> and be delivered into the bulk of the material by the ports m<6>. Further operation of the device closes the ports m<6>, and the mustard is then driven through the slots b, b<1>, Fig. 1, which are preferably arranged at different levels, through the mixing-chamber d, past the valve f and out at the nozzle f<2>. A perforated floor h may be provided. Modifications are described of the arrangement of the mixing- chamber d, and of the conduits c c<1>; and the valve f may be positively operated from the piston g.
Patent GB-191022379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heating Burners.
Inventor: FAIRBROTHER HENRY
IPC: F23D99/00
Filed: 1910-09-27
Granted: 1911-04-13
Abstract: 22,379. Fairbrother, H., [J. B. Colt Co.]. Sept. 27. Gas burners.-A heating-burner consists of a mixing-chamber communicating with a number of annular spaces formed between pairs of concentric tubes, having outlets at the top in the form of radially - divided circular slots, there being an internal air supply through the inner tubes. Gas is supplied through a nozzle 8, and air through openings 7, to a chamber 4 communicating with arms 2, in which are upper and lower openings 12, 10. Fitting in these openings are tubes 13, 14, shaped as shown to form at the top a circular slot. This slot is broken up into portions 17 by projections 18 formed on the tube 14.
Patent GB-191027570-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Chemical and Mechanical Process for Treating Vegetable Fibres.
Inventor: PRATO-NEE-VISCARDI VINCENZINA
IPC: D01C1/02
Filed: 1910-11-26
Granted: 1911-11-27
Abstract: 27,570. Del Prato, [nÚe Viscardi], V., Del Prato, G., Del Prato, V., Del Prato, C., and Del Prato, M. Nov. 26. Retting.-A process for removing the gum from, separating, and bleaching vegetable fibres consists in: (1) immersion in boiling 1 per cent sodium bicarbonate solution, (2) removal of the agglutinant substances by passing the fibres through smooth squeezing-rollers, (3) mechanical separation of the fibres, followed by a second treatment in a bicarbonate bath if the fibres have been allowed to dry, (4) a second compression with smooth rollers, (5) treatment in cold baths alternately of water and a 1 per cent solution of chloride of lime for final cleansing and bleaching of the fibres. Fibres which have been separated by other processes without their agglutinant substances being removed may be treated by the present process, commencing with the permissive bath under (3) above. After the final baths the fibres are treated in a hydro - extractor and, after drying, are softened, as by passing them through grooved cylinders H, Fig. 5. The boiling is carried out in a vessel A, Fig. 1, into which the fibrous plant stems &c. are introduced, e.g. in a cage B, Fig. 2; the liquid is kept boiling by a steam pipe t or otherwise. When the treated stems are passed through the smooth rollers under heavy pressure, the mucilaginous agglutinant substances driven out are carried away by a jet of cold water thrown on to the stems as they leave the rollers. In the case of hemp the fibres may be separated, wet or dry, immediately after the first step. When it is desired to obtain flat bands of fibres, the sodium bicarbonate solution may be reduced in strength. The final bleaching &c. treatment begins and ends with washing in cold water. Usually two, sometimes even one, chloride of lime bath is sufficient. When treating plants the fibre fascicles of which are covered by an impermeable membrane, such membrane should be first broken and the fibres stripped by the use of smooth compression rollers.
Patent GB-191027965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Therapeutic Injecting Apparatus.
Inventor: MEYER MARCEL
IPC: A61M3/00
Filed: 1910-12-01
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 27,965. Meyer, M., and Nathan, G. A. Feb. 17, [Convention date]. Syringes etc.; vapour injectors; heating and cooling appliances; specula. -A device for applying very hot or cold liquids or gases to the body is formed with double walls, the space between which is evacuated so as to protect the parts of the body in contact therewith against extremes of temperature. Fig. 1 shows a vaginal injection tube 1, with a vacuum space 6. Fig. 3 shows a speculum through which any injection tube may be passed, and which may be formed with or without the cup 10 to receive discharged liquid.
Patent GB-191028348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Hospital Furniture or Apparatus for use in the Treatment of Invalids.
Inventor: DOWN ARTHUR WILLIAM
IPC: A61G13/10
Filed: 1910-12-06
Granted: 1911-11-16
Abstract: 28,348. Down, A. W. Dec. 6. Joints and connexions.- Relates to the fixing of sockets, sleeves, &c. on the ends &c. of tubes forming parts of hospital furniture &c., such as operating - tables comprising tubes coated with vitreous enamel. The socket a is fitted loosely on the tube b a part of which is expanded into the recess a<2> by the apparatus described in Specification 28,349/10, [Class 83 (iv), Metals, Working]. The expanded part is first expanded into a taper form and then into a cylindrical form.
Patent GB-191102622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Guards for Saws.
Inventor: COLLINS WALTER
IPC: B27G19/06
Filed: 1911-02-01
Granted: 1912-02-01
Abstract: 2622. Collins, W., and Mawson, A. Feb. 1. Guards.-In a telescopic guard for band saws, the fixed and movable parts of the guard are arranged to surround the saw completely, as shown in Fig. 3, wherein b indicates the saw, a the fixed guard and d the movable guard which slides inside the fixed one. Suitable oblique springs e, Fig. 2, or other projections are attached to the guard d so that the forward motion of the work raises the guard; or if desired, the guard may be raised by hand and fixed by a thumb-screw.