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Patent GB-191218990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Thermo-piles.
Inventor: MARSCHALL JOHANNES
IPC: H01L35/00
Filed: 1912-08-19
Granted: 1913-06-05
Abstract: 18,990. Marschall, J. Aug. 19. Thermo-electric batteries.-A number of segmental cells are arranged one above another to form a section, several sections being arranged round a heating tube, and pressed against it by screws or by spring connexions or otherwise. A cell shown in Fig. 6 comprises a plate m, on either side of which are placed two plates p, separated from it by insulating layers o, except at the bottom where the three plates are joined by a graphite mixture, over which a conductor is deposited electrolytically. The projecting part n of the plate m is also coated electrolytically. Several cells are mounted, as shown in Fig. 7, on insulating bolts b, reversed alternately, the plates p of one cell being connected to the part n of the next by conductors a. The plates p of each cell are also connected by conductors mounted on the bolts. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 11, the sections are inserted into a framework, fitted over the heating-tubes, comprising two insulating rings h joined by insulating troughs g. The troughs g are connected by bolts l to rods k, resting in slots in two insulating segments i, so that the sections may be drawn against the heating tube, which is covered with a layer of mica or other insulating and resistant material. The rings h may be replaced by ribs cast on the heating-tube. In a modification, each section is surrounded by a clip, and the clips are joined in a ring by springs which may serve as electrical connexions.
Patent GB-191223249-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Automatic Clutch.
Inventor: WOODHOUSE ALBERT ERNEST
IPC: F16D43/18
Filed: 1912-10-11
Granted: 1913-09-25
Abstract: 23,249. Woodhouse, A. E. Oct. 11. Clutches, friction.-In centrifugally-operated segment clutches, the segments are restrained by an axially-moving part until a predetermined speed is attained. Segments g, Fig. 1, adapted to engage a ' Ferodo ' covered drum a, slide on a flange f on a sleeve c secured to the driving-shaft d and have recesses within which fits a projection k on a spring-pressed sleeve j when the clutch is disengaged. The faces of the projection k are so inclined that, at a predetermined speed, the segments g under the action of centrifugal force press back the sleeve j into the position shown, and, when the speed falls, the projection again enters the recess. The sleeve j may be engaged by a hand-lever in order that the clutch may be disengaged when desired or may not be restrained bv the sleeve j. Levers s with adjustable ends w are pivoted on the adjustable collar o, and are connected by a diaphragm u which may be held in the position shown by a screw v, or may be released to move the levers into position to to prevent the sleeve j from being pressed back.
Patent GB-191229574-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Determining the Positions of Points from their Co-ordinates, applicable also for use in Effecting Multiplication in Type Casting Machinery, and the like.
Inventor: CLARKE EDWARD RUSSELL
Filed: 1912-12-23
Granted: 1913-12-18
Abstract: 29,574. Clarke, E. R., and Debenham, E. R. Dec. 23. Multiplying and dividing apparatus; tabular calculators.-In apparatus wherein it is desired to move the member to be set from its normal position to a position determined by movement to the extent of a selected number of units parallel to one axis of co-ordinates, together with a similarly-selected movement parallel to the other axis of co-ordinates, the effect is produced by the provision of guides whereby rotation of the member is prevented together with two other guide-edges formed in or secured to the member and parallel to the axes of co-ordinates (usually rectangular) which cooperate with a row of key-depressible stops, placed and numbered according to the successive units, of which two are depressed for a setting. In the multiplying-apparatus shown in Fig. 5, the various positions on the set member are caused to select from a table of the products of the numbers " 1 " to " 9 " by themselves, the table having the triangular dotted outline indicated, and the product for which the apparatus is set being disclosed through a reading- aperture C<2>. To set the apparatus, the plate C is pushed rearwards against the action of spring-arms H' by means of a key N, which becomes locked by a catch O when the plate reaches normal position. Two keys K are depressed to raise corresponding stops B, and the catch O is displaced so as to allow the plate to move forwards and sideways, as controlled by the rod H and guides M, until arrested by the contact of guide-edges E D, E F, which are parallel with the lines of the multiplication table, with the selected and raised stops. Equivalent arrangements are described.in which the table may move and the reading-aperture remain stationary, or the tens and units may be read from separate tables through separate reading - apertures, either the tables or the apertures moving together, or in place of visible numerals the various positions may be assigned to depressions or projections of various depths, heights, or lengths, forming the partial-product representation-devices of complex multiplying-machines provided with differentially-movable parts for feeling or taking-off the partial products. The moving member may also be a cylindrical surface.
Patent GB-191229641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Methods and Apparatus for Panning or Roasting and Drying Tea Leaf and the like.
Inventor: SUTTON GILBERT WILLIAM
IPC: F26B17/00
Filed: 1912-12-24
Granted: 1913-12-24
Abstract: 29,641. Sutton, G. W. Dec. 24. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Roasting and drying kilns; charges, agitating and conveying. - Tea leaf is heated on plates arranged to form a frame of open shelves so that the process is open to observation. T h e leaf is conveyed by curved scrapers, as described in Specification 6702/11, [Class 34 (ii), Drying systems &c.], by which it is altern a t e l y collected in h e a p s and respread. Fig. 3 shows apparatus in which the gases are drawn from a furnace 3 through the series of plates 2 from top to bottom by a fan 5. The leaf is fed from a hopper and falls down a board 10, Fig. 1, with breaking-pins; an oscillating board 11 spreads it over the top plate. The lifting-scrapers are attached by bell-cranks to endless chains 13, the cranks being provided with brackets 15, alternate brackets running on inner and outer racks 17, 18 so that the scrapers are lifted and dropped alternately. The plates are provided with flanges 20 and are perforated so that a series of pins 21 may project therethrough, these pins being supported by vertically oscillating frames 19. The upper plates are more highly heated than those below, and the leaf is conveyed more rapidly over them.
Patent GB-191303618-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BASKERVILLE ROBERT HENRY
IPC: F02B75/02
Filed: 1913-02-12
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 3618. Baskerville, R. H. Feb. 12. Two - stroke - cycle engines; driving - gear; cylinders, construction of. - Pairs of cylinders a, a<1> each having a common combustion space are arranged in tandem with their combustion chambers adjacent each pair of tandem pistons being secured together by a rod k or k<1> and connected to a crank-shaft by short connecting-rods g, g<1>. Scavenging-air and combustible-mixture inlet ports are located at o<1>, o<2> and exhaust ports at n, the exhaust ports being opened in advance of the inlet ports by slightly displacing one or both of the tandem pairs of cylinders from the central plane containing the crankshaft axis or by connecting the pistons f, f<1> to different cranks, one of which has a slight lead. The cylinders have separate combustion heads p, p<1> which are secured together by set-screws x and to the cylinders by bolts q. To enable the pistons and the combustion heads to be withdrawn therethrough, the upper cylinders are made of larger diameter than the lower ones.
Patent GB-191307229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Objectives for Optical Apparatus.
IPC: G02B13/00
Filed: 1913-03-26
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 7229. Soc. Anon. des Etablissements Lacour-Berthiot. March 26, 1912, [Convention date]. Lenses.-An objective for telescopes, periscopes, &c. producing a curved image with its convexity towards the source of light comprises a front divergent system L1, L2, and a rear convergent system L3, L4, L5 of the same focal length and separated from it by this focal length. The front system may be composed of a single element.
Patent GB-191307437-A (GB)
Title: Improved Sectional Storage Case.
Inventor: MADDOCK JOHN STUART
IPC: F26B25/18
Filed: 1913-03-29
Granted: 1914-03-30
Abstract: 7437. Maddock, J. S., and Maddock, W. E. March 29. R a c k stands.- E a r t h e n w a r e articles are stored, while being dried, on shelves in a number of movable frames or sections, which are open at the base and top for the passage of hot air from below. The shelves b, which are separated by partitions c, are accessible from both sides of the section a which is movable along rails f above or below, so that a number of sections may be brought close together to form a drying- chamber, or separated fcr charging and discharging, the outer sections being enclosed by doors or shutters. The runners e at one end of each section may be operated by a chain or rope and pulleys g. In a modification, two sections are mounted on vertical shafts or pivots on which they can be turned for opening and closing them, and they may be provided with spring or other closing-devices. According to the Provisional Specification, the invention can be applied to the sections of storage cases fitted with hooks &c.
Patent GB-191309309-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving or Conveyer Belts.
Inventor: TURNER SAMUEL
IPC: F16G1/04
Filed: 1913-04-21
Granted: 1914-04-21
Abstract: 9309. Turner, S., and Turner, H. R. April 21. [Addition to 8636/13, Class 142 (iv), Woven fabrics &c.] Compound fabrics. - In order to withstand heat, a driving or conveyer belt of ordinary woven material is provided with one or more independent layers or folds of asbestos fabric applied to one or both faces and stitched, riveted, or cemented thereto. The belt may be solid woven or built up of a number of layers or folds of material formed of hair, jute, flax, hemp, cotton, or other suitable fibre. The asbestos fabric may be formed entirely of plain or metallic asbestos yarn, or of plain or metallic asbestos warp and a weft of cotton, flax, or other fibre. The fabric may be impregnated with any suitable protective or adhesive material.
Patent GB-191309938-A (GB)
Title: Reversing Gear for Steam Engines.
Inventor: MAXWELL JOSEPH GREGORY
Filed: 1913-04-28
Granted: 1913-12-18
Abstract: 9938. Maxwell, J. G. April 28. Eccentrics; linkage gears.-In multiple-expansion and other engines having more than one cylinder, one of the eccentrics d, Fig. 1, is secured to a cylinder a, which can be rotated by fluid-pressure apparatus about the shaft through 120 degrees to reverse the engine, while the other eccentrics are driven by lugs on the shaft engaging in gaps in them in such a way that they adjust themselves through 120 degrees on reversal of the engine. The cylinder a has a partition a', Fig. 2, and works over a block k on the shaft; steam to rotate it is admitted at i or j to one of the spaces between the partition and the block according to the position of a distributing-valve in a steam-chest r. The valve in the chest r supplies steam to one of the pipes m, m<1>, which lead respectively, through passages f, f<1> in an extension of the cylinder a working in a casing e, to the spaces i, j.
Patent GB-191314753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Refuse Destructors.
IPC: F23J1/00
Filed: 1913-06-26
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 14,753. Scorer, A. B., and Meldrums, Ltd. June 26. Refuse - consuming furnaces; grates; air, supplying.-In a refuse destructor of the kind comprising a number of fire-places separated by dwarf party walls and each provided with a door extending to the full width of the fireplace to facilitate the discharge of clinker in bulk, the party walls B are formed as air-supplying conduits, and consist of inverted trough-shape metallic units C having internal ribs c and closed at the bottom by a plate D with openings at each end to permit the introduction and discharge of air to and from the conduits. The units C may be cast in halves and bolted together at E. The tops of the walls are covered with fire-brick F and each wall may be divided longitudinally by a vertical partition to form two air conduits. Vertical columns H between the door frames carry inwardly-projecting brackets K which form the tops of the front wall units C and also serve to support the arches L. Air trunks are provided in the ash-pit for conveying air to the rear and inlet unit of a wall, and the air passes through the wall and is discharged into the ash-pit at the front end. Steam blowers may be provided to assist the supply of air. To discharge clinker from the grate A, a draw-bar comprising two lengths of angle-iron M attached to a plate N at their rear ends is laid on the fire-bars. When combustion of the charge has been completed, the resulting mass of clinker is'discharged bodily by hauling the draw-bar through the door frame. The bars M may be corrugated to facilitate engagement with the mass of clinker.
Patent GB-191317919-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing a Combustible Liquid.
Inventor: VIDSTRAND ERIK HUGO
IPC: C07C1/04
Filed: 1913-08-06
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 17,919. Vidstrand, E. H., Hultgren, H. B., and Hultgren, N. F. Aug. 7, 1912, [Convention date]. Hydrocarbons.-Liquid hydrocarbons similar to benzine are obtained by heating to a temperature of at least 2000 C. one or more hydrocarbons of the methane, ethylene, and acetylene series, with or without hydrogen, or a mixture of carbon monoxide or dioxide and hydrogen. The gaseous products of destructive distillation of coal, peat, &c. may be treated as described above, and the heating is preferably effected by electric sparks or the electric arc.
Patent GB-191319388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Switches.
Inventor: TUCKER JOHN HENRY
IPC: H01H21/42
Filed: 1913-08-27
Granted: 1914-08-27
Abstract: 19,388. Tucker, J. H. Aug. 27. Switches; quick-action. -The U-shaped contact-carrying member a and the tumbler b are both pivoted upon the shaft h to which the operating-handle is secured, and the shaft has secured upon it a two-armed operating-member c. The tumbler is formed of two parallel plates connected together by a pin, which may carry rollers, adapted to engage with one of the limbs of the contact-carrying member a. Upon the pin and between the rollers is pivoted a rod f, the other end of which slides in an oscillatory stop g, between which and the pin a compression spring c is arranged. In closing the switch, the operating-member e engages the rollers, displaces the member b and the rod f and compresses the spring c until the dead-centre is reached when the pin or the rollers on the member b engage the contact-carrying member below the pivot, and produce a rapid " on " action. The opening movement is similar. To retain the switch in the closed position while the actuating-mechanism is being moved to open the switch, a member i pivoted at j and spring- pressed towards the contact-carrying member is employed. In the closed position, a roller k upon the member i engages the extremity of contact-carrying member and, when the deadcentre position of the spring is reached, a camformation c<3> upon the actuating member engages a stud l upon the member i and rocks it out of engagement with the contact-carrying member. The contact-member may be locked in the open position by the engagement of a projection a<1> upon the contact-carrying member with the roller k, which is moved out of engagement by the actuating-member during the action of closing the switch. The switch may be held in the open position solely by the spring action of the member i upon it, the projection a<1> being dispensed with.
Patent GB-191321344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Vases, Candle-sticks, Ornaments and the like.
Inventor: HUTCHINS FREDERICK
IPC: F21V35/00
Filed: 1913-09-22
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 21,344. Hutchins, F. Sept. 22. Ash-trays.-Relates to supports or stands for attachment to vases, candle sticks, &c. to prevent overturning, and consists in the provision of an interchangeable disk D having a central aperture or a central apertured boss and adapted to be clipped to an internal projection in the foot of the article supported. The disk may be provided with turned up edges to serve as an ash-tray.
Patent GB-191324485-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipes with Removable Liners, particularly for Conveying Granular Materials.
Inventor: RICHTER PAUL
IPC: B65G53/52
Filed: 1913-10-28
Granted: 1915-06-24
Abstract: 24,485. Richter, P. Oct. 28. Metal pipes and tubes.- Pipes for conveying granular matter, such as are used in mining operations, are provided with loose-fitting tubular liners in one or more sections, having eccentric bores to provide a thicker portion at the lower side where subjected to greatest wear. To facilitate adjustment, friction against the interior of the pipe may be reduced by providing the liners with external annular or spiral ribs (not shown). To secure alinement of the bores of the liners, the ends are cut away at an angle, to fit against one another as shown at a. The liners may be of iron. To facilitate removal of pipe sections from the pipe line, filling-pieces d, Fig. 6, may be provided between the ends of adjacent pipes and their liners, so that on removal of the bolts (not shown), the filling-pieces can be knocked out, and the pipe removed without disturbing adjacent pipes. Each filling-piece may have an external indicator to show the position of the thickened part of the liner.
Patent GB-191324839-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Explosive Substances.
Inventor: CLAESSEN CONRAD
IPC: C06B25/36
Filed: 1913-10-31
Granted: 1914-05-21
Abstract: 24,839. Claessen, C. Oct. 31. Explosives.-Consists in the use of hexanitroethane alone or mixed with other ingredients to form propellant or detonating explosives. A gunpowder contains 68 parts of nitrocellulose, 16 parts of hexanitroethane, 9 parts of trinitrotoluene, and 7 parts of diethyldiphenylurea, mixed in a moist state, made into a gelatine by heating, dried, and finally shaped by heated rollers or presses. A blasting-powder contains 36 parts of trinitrotoluene and 64 parts of hexanitroethane. A mixture of 55 parts of trinitrotoluene and 45 parts of hexanitroethane can be easily detonated by fulminate of mercury and can cause the detonation of other explosives, and is therefore suitable as a filling for shells and for detonators.
Patent GB-191324887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Seed-drills also applicable as a Horse-hoe and the like.
Inventor: SEMBDNER JOHANNES
IPC: A01B35/08
Filed: 1913-11-01
Granted: 1914-04-30
Abstract: 24,887. Sembdner, J. Sept. 8, [Convention date]. Seed distributors; hoes. - In a seed drill, which is also applicable as a hoe &c., a hopper i is provided with a number of hoppers q formed by converging flaps p, the openings at the bottom being regulated by adjustable slides 8. The seed is distributed by recesses formed in groups 2, 3, 4 in a rotary shaft v, which is displaceable axially according to the size of the seeds. The hopper i merges into a rectangular casing formed by a back wall k, Fig. 3, a bottom l, and a front wall m. Seed-tubes t of triangular cross-section and carrying shares u are secured in slots in the bottom l. Between the front m and the hopper i, a displaceable slide bar 5, Fig. 4, provided with slots 7 to regulate the amount of seed sown, is mounted. A stirrer 12 with reduced and twisted portions 15 is rotated from the shaft v, Fig. 5. The hopper i is mounted in arms b of a U-shaped frame which is adjustably mounted in slots f in bars e carried by the road wheels a. For use as a hoe, the hopper i &c. may be swung out of position or removed, and the frame is provided with adjustably-mounted hoes 16, Fig. 7, provided with inclined horizontal parts 17. Ploughshares 23 may also be similarly mounted on the frame to form furrows for seed sowing. Draught-handles or shafts 10 are provided.
Patent GB-191325757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Hand-propelling and Steering Mechanism of Invalid-chairs.
Inventor: WITHAM JAMES PHILPOT
IPC: A61G5/02
Filed: 1913-11-11
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 25,757. Witham, J. P. Nov. 11. Combined hand driving and steering mechanism.- In band propelling and steering mechanism for invalid chairs or carriages, a front wheel, pivotally mounted at C in the framing for steering purposes, is provided with a forked tiller E which extends upwards and rearwards to a position in front of the occupant and is fitted near the upper end of its limbs with a rotatable cross-shaft H furnished with band-cranks K and with a toothed wheel for transmitting the drive to the front road wheel by chain or bevel gearing. An augmented steering effect is obtained by connecting the rear wheels of the vehicle to the front fork B, or the axle D, or the tiller E, or parts moving therewith, by a link N or by wires or members in tension. The carriage is steered by swinging over the tiller to one side or the other ; or, during free-wheeling, a handle O may be used. According to the Provisional Specification, the vehicle may have two front steering and driving wheels mounted on a live axle supported by a centrally pivoted bridge-piece.
Patent GB-191327345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Parlour Grates.
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1913-11-27
Granted: 1914-08-27
Abstract: 27,345. Jones, W. A. Nov. 27. Grates.-A device to be attached to the bottom grate of a domestic fire-place in place of the ordinary front bars so as to provide a more open fire consists of a grating B with a tongue A which is thrust between two bars of the grate bottom C, and is secured by a pin E in a hole D, so that the grating B may be moved backwards or forwards to vary the size of the grate. There may be more than one hole D, to enable the inclination of the grating B to be varied, and to allow for various thicknesses of grate bars C. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 645/04.
Patent GB-191328759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Handles of Golf Clubs.
Inventor: GIBSON CHARLES
IPC: A63B53/14
Filed: 1913-12-12
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 28,759. Gibson, C., and Hinde, H. N. G. Dec. 12. Handles.-A golf-club hand'e is provided with an axial bore, within which is disposed a six-inch or other measure d attached to a closing-plug e.