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Patent GB-190807565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Current Conducting Wire Terminals
Inventor: VERNUM WALTER
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 7565. Vernum, W. April 6. No Patent granted (Sealing fee, not paid). Couplings.-Terminals for use with accumulators, coils, &c. are made in the form of a hook or fork with the ends c turned up, so that they grip the securing-nut and prevent it from working .loose. The turned-up ends c preferably engage with a nut having milled-edges, as shown in Fig. 2, or with the faces of a flat-sided nut. The turned-up portion of the terminal may be continued partially or completely round the sides of the forked end of the terminal, which may assume more of a disk form so as to be somewhat cup-shaped, and such turned-up portions may be corrugated or roughened.
Patent GB-190809437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cupboard and like Fastenings.
Inventor: LILLEY ALFRED ERNEST
Filed: 1908-05-01
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 9437. Lilley, A. E., [trading as Lilley & Son, S.]. May 1. Cupboard-turns.-The nose c of a turn-buckle fastening is secured to the squared spindle a by means of a spring e, which grips the stem when the handle is pulled. The stem may be roughened or serrated for this purpose. The spring e may be attached at the point d, Fig. 5, or may be fitted within the boss c<1>, as shown in Fig. 9. The part c may be removed after prising up the spring.
Patent GB-190810926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Towing Ships.
Inventor: FROGER LOUIS VICTOR WILLIAM
IPC: B63B21/56
Filed: 1908-05-20
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 10,926. Froger, L. V. W. May 20. Bollards; rollers, fairlead.-Apparatus for towi n g ships comprises a towing - rope consisting of several parts 10, 11 connected together by shackles 15 to form an endless cable which passes over grooved d pulleys rotatably mounted on the bollards 1, 2. By this means the two parts of the cable on either side of the e bollards automatically equalize their length by turning the rings 8, Fig. 5, on the rollers 7. The bollards are fitted at each end of the tug and the vessel to be towed, and the rotatable ring 8 is provided with guides 9 to receive the rope 10, the ring 8 being maintained in position by flanges 4. Ball races are fitted between the ring 8 and the lower flange on which it bears.
Patent GB-190812132-A (GB)
Title: Cage for Oil Extracting Press.
Inventor: MEUNIER JAMES
Filed: 1908-06-04
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 12,132. Meunier, J., and Chauvet, C. Nov. 7, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Fats and fatty oils, extracting. The cage of an oil-extracting press is formed of metal bars a recessed at the top and bottom to receive internally toothed rings b, c to which the bars are screwed. The upper ring b is flush with the outer surface of the bars, while the lower ring c projects beyond them. The cage is slid into a strong casing e enlarged at the lower part to form an annular chamber f, perforated at the bottom so that the oil may escape.
Patent GB-190813553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Humidifying the Air in Weaving Sheds, Cotton Spinning Rooms, and Buildings of a similar character.
Inventor: STOTT JAMES
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 13,553. Stott, J. June 25. Moistening.-Apparatus for humidifying the air in weaving-sheds, cottonspinning rooms, and buildings of a similar character comprises a fan B which propels air down a shaft A, from which is suspended a container D automatically supplied with water which is evaporated by an electrical heating-device E. The fan may be located at the end of a long horizontal shaft from which a number of shafts similar to the shaft A depend, or the containers D may be fitted at intervals in the bottom of the horizontal shaft itself. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 6097, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190814972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fire Extincteurs
Inventor: HUTCHINSON HERBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1908-07-15
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 14,972. Hutchinson, H. E. July 15. Extincteurs.-A U-shaped acid bottle K is supported on a spring L in a perforated metal cage J of oval cross-section, and is broken by being forced against the sides of the oval cage J by a plate or flange H fixed to a spindle G, which is adapted to be rotated by means of a handle H<1>. The spindle G passes through a packing-gland F secured to a disk D, which is held in position by a ring C screwing into a dish - shaped mouthpiece B, a packing of leather &c. being interposed. The disk D is prevented from rotating by a pin passing through an aperture E.
Patent GB-190815268-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method and Means for Controlling or Braking Electrically Operated Machinery.
Inventor: BIRKETT GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-07-18
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 15,268. Birkett, G. W. July 18. Brakes.-A crane motor is braked down to a slow speed by the use of a solenoid in shunt to the armature and in series with an adjustable resistance.. The brake solenoid c may be used differentially with the ordinary no-volt solenoid U, Fig. 5, which lifts a weight W off the brake-lever system. In the construction shown, the weight acts through connecting-rods Q, on the long arm F of a bellcrank which is pivoted at its elbow to a lever g carrying one brake block G and has its short arm connected by a rod F<1> to the other brake-block lever. The shunt solenoid pulls down its core c<1> which is connected by means of links f to the arm F. An adjustable spring S is used to release the brakes when the solenoid U is energized. The solenoid c, instead of acting directly on the brake levers, may vary the resistance in the circuit of an existing brake solenoid.
Patent GB-190815897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Propulsion of Ships.
Inventor: EVANS THOMAS
Filed: 1908-07-27
Granted: 1909-07-27
Abstract: 15,897. Evans, T. July 27. No patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Propelling by reciprocating plates.-Propelling- blades g are mounted on endless chains e, e passing over sprocket-wheels b, d. The blades g are hinged together and guided along a bar f by guide-pieces h, and are also pivoted to the chains e, e at the points k, k. When the sprocket-wheels are rotated to move the chains in the direction shown by the arrows, the blades g open out when moving aft and close together when moving forward, the ship being thus propelled ahead. Two sets of blades are used, situated in recesses on each side of the keel.
Patent GB-190821671-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cowls, Ventilators and the like.
Inventor: BETTRIDGE FRANK
Filed: 1908-10-13
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 21,671. Bettridge, F. Oct. 13. Chimney and ventilating-shaft tops.-A winddirected elbow extension of a chimney or ventilating-shaft top is provided with ports c, and is surrounded by an horizontal tubular sleeve f having an enlarged mouth g and enclosing a fan o. A vane h keeps the mouth g to windward, and the wind promotes updraught by blowing over the ports c and revolving the fan o. The revoluble part is mounted upon a spindle l turning upon a cross-bar i within a guide-tube k, and its lower edge turns within a socket d.
Patent GB-190827151-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Automatically Stopping Trains.
Inventor: GOULD JOHN DUNKLEE
Filed: 1908-12-14
Granted: 1909-12-14
Abstract: 27,151. Gould, J. D. Dec. 14. Track apparatus ; stopping trains.-In an apparatus of the kind in which the train carries a brush to make contact with a track conductor so as to complete a circuit through a relay controlling a circuit to an electric motor which actuates the brake valve through worm gear, the relay 40 and motor 12 are both energized from one battery 10 carried on the locomotive, and the motor circuit remains closed until the switch 41 is manually re-set by the driver. While the brush 20 is over a track ramp, the circuit is closed from the battery 10 through the switch 41 and relay 40. The relay draws its armature and breaks the circuit through its magnet and makes that through the motor 12, which continues to rotate until the switch 41 is re-set. The motor operates the valve through a worm-wheel 32 on the valve spindle.
Patent GB-190828090-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method for Holding Down the Back of Collars such as are Worn by Persons in Ordinary Use.
Inventor: HARTLEY ERNEST
Filed: 1908-12-24
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 28,090. Hartley, E. Dec. 24. [Cognate Application No. 2237, A.D. 1909, dated Jan. 30.] Straps and bands.-Linen collars are retained on the shirt by a hook 1, Fig. 3, or stud plate which engages the back button-hole, or by a clip which grips the collar behind. The hook &c. may, either be secured to an adjustable elastic band 4 with a ring 7 to attach it to a button substitute 8 or to a trouser button or buttons, or it may have a flat extension to receive cords 4, 4<a>, Fig. 7, which fasten together in front. Fig. 9 shows a double hook 1<a>, 1<b> to hook into the button-hole of the collar and also into a loop on the end of the webbing.
Patent GB-190907434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus, Controllable from a Distance, for Automatically Operating Gas Burners.
Inventor: ROBSON GEORGE
IPC: F23Q9/02
Filed: 1909-03-27
Granted: 1910-06-27
Abstract: 7434. Robson, G. March 27. Actuating valves.-Relates to improvements in apparatus of the type described in Specification 20,109/07, [Class 75, Lamps &c.], in which clock-work mechanism is released to actuate the valve after an increase and subsequent decrease in pressure in the gas main, and in which the expansible casing is relieved of one of two weights so that extinguishing occurs at a lower pressure than that required for lighting. A weighted lever 2 is rendered inoperative bv a cam f which rotates as the valve is operated, the lever 2 being returned to duty at the required moment. For lighting, the pressure is raised sufficiently for the diaphragm w to lift the weighted levers 1, 2, whereby a rod 10 raises the locking-lever q. A stop p is thus moved out of the path of the pin o carried by a worm shaft m controlling the clock-work mechanism. The gas pressure is then lowered sufficiently to allow a lower locking- pin 9 to be withdrawn from engagement with the projection 11 upon the worm shaft. The clock-work mechanism is then free to turn on the gas cock u, and simultaneonsly a cam f is rotated to free the diaphragm w of the weight of the lever 2. Under the pressure of the single weight, the reduced gas pressure is able to expand the diaphragm again so that the pin 9 locks the clock-work mechanism. At midnight, when the pressure is considerably reduced, the expansible chamber again contracts, and a notched disk 14 is rotated until a lever q engages therewith and locks the clock-work mechanism, the stops p, o being also brought into engagement. During this operation the gas valve is not affected. To extinguish the burners, it is only necessary to increase the pressure sufficiently to lift the lever 1 and then to reduce the pressure. The weighted lever 2 is automatically returned to duty after the gas has been turned off . In connexion with the above-described actuating-device, a valve for supplying a cluster of burners is described, the valve being similar in construction to the arrangement described in Specification 18,407/08, [Class 59, Grinding, crushing, &c.]. The plug cock is provided with a series of circumferential ports adapted to supply in turn all the main burners, then some of the burners and some of the pilot-jets, and finally the pilot-jets only.
Patent GB-190913889-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Compound Fabric for use as Sponge Cloth.
Inventor: LAWSON GAVIN
Filed: 1909-06-14
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 13,889. Lawson, G. June 14. Compound fabrics. - A compound fabric for use as a sponge cloth consists of two outer layers of woven fabric made from cotton waste and united to an intermediate layer of cotton-waste &c. by passage between rollers and stitching.
Patent GB-190915584-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Clips, applicable as Hat Guard Clips.
Inventor: MORTON THOMAS
IPC: A42B7/00
Filed: 1909-07-05
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 15,584. Morton, T. July 5. Clamps, screw.-The frame of a clamp for a hatguard or other article is made from wire by forming eyes 8, 9, 10, Fig. 2, at the ends and in the centre, and bending the wire so that the parts 11, 12, Fig. 1, lie parallel with each other. The eye 8 serves as the screw-nut for the screw-pin 13 and the eye 9 as the anvil. A pressure plate 14 is riveted to the end of the screw-pin. The eye 10 serves for the attachment of a cord 17.
Patent GB-190916985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insulating Former Wound Coils.
IPC: H01F5/06
Filed: 1909-07-21
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 16,985. Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges. July 21, 1908, [Convention date]. Transformers.-The separate layers of formerwound coils for transformers, induction-coils, &c. are insulated by ribbons or strips, Fig. 1, made of one or more layers of paper or like insulating-material, the edges of which are doubly or repeatedly folded so as to keep the conductors from slipping sideways. Strengthening-strips of cardboard, paper, &c. may be inserted in the edges, as shown in Fig. 3. The bent-over edges are lower in depth than the conductors, so that the air, oil, or other cooling medium may easily reach the conductors.
Patent GB-190917900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cut Off Valves for Water and other Liquids.
Inventor: SMITH JOHN
IPC: F16K5/02
Filed: 1909-08-03
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 17,900. Smith, J. Aug. 3. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Plug lift valves; actuating valves.-A valve or cock suitable for domestic and like uses comprises a tapered lift valve m, Fig. 2, situated in a tapered casing a and operated by a forked lever-handle q, r, Fig. 1, and an arm s mounted on a shaft e, which extends within the enlarged part c of the casing and carries a second arm engaging in a slot in the tail end of the valve m. The bearing of the shaft e is formed in a screwed cap i of the casing, and the inner end of the shaft is also supported in a recess in the interior of the casing.
Patent GB-190919860-A (GB)
Title: A Device to Draw Off Fluids into Barrels from a Receptacle Resting under Air Pressure.
Inventor: SCHLANGEN SIMON
IPC: B67C3/32
Filed: 1909-08-30
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 19,860. Schlangen, S. Aug. 29, 1908, [Convention date]. Filling with liquids.-Barrels are filled from a receptacle containing liquid under pressure by means of the apparatus shown. The frame carrying the filling-pipe 4 is moved up and down by the piston-rod 27 operated by compressed air or other pressure means. The cross-bar 15 is moved down until the cone 14 makes a tight joint with the bung-hole, and the continued movement of the bar 8, carrying the valve chamber 23 and filling-pipe 4, then causes the pipe to enter the barrel until the projection 25 contacts with the fixed guide 26. The further movement of the bar 8 compresses springs connecting the bar 8 and projection 25, and the valve chamber 23 moves relatively to the tube 4, so that the valve 19 is moved from its seat 18 and the inlet openings 21 are uncovered. Simultaneously, the closure 48 is moved away from the lower end of the tube 4 by the pistonrod 27. During the downward movement of the frame, a roller 35 carried by the valve chamber contacts with cam-surfaces 34 on a rod 33, which operates a cock 30 so that the barrel is first put into communication with the space above the liquid in the reservoir by means of passages 28, 29 and a pipe, and afterwards by means of another pipe which is provided with the usual Sight-glass.
Patent GB-190921729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Pumps.
Inventor: HERRING HERBERT THOMAS
IPC: F04C2/18
Filed: 1909-09-23
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 21,729. Herring, H. T. Sept. 23. Movable-abutment type; packing drums. - Relates to means for maintaining a constant circulalation of packing and lubricating- liquid through a pump of the gear-wheel type. The pump has chambers a<1>, a<2> containing lubricating liquid, arranged on the delivery and suction sides as described in Specification 10,404/08, but instead of connecting these chambers by a by-pass arranged outside the casing, communication is established by devices wholly within the casing, whereby a small portion of the liquid is continually circulated from the delivery to the suction side. These devices consist of (1) grooves e formed in the end covers of the casing, Fig. 1, and provided with a screw throttle device; (2) notches f, Figs. 4 and 5, formed in the teeth and provided with throttling-devices i; and (3) recesses cut in the bottom of each space between two teeth.
Patent GB-190922571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Double-walled Vessels of Porcelain, China or other Ceramic Ware.
Inventor: GOLBY FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: B28B1/00
Filed: 1909-10-04
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 22,571. Golby, F. W., [Rensch, C.]. Oct. 4. Pottery ; glazes.-Relates to the manufacture of vacuum-jacketed vessels of china, porcelain, or other ceramic ware for keeping victuals or beverages at a constant temperature. Each vessel consists of an inner wall a, an outer wall b, distancepieces z for keeping the walls apart, and a base-part c formed with ribs w on its upper surface for supporting the inner wall a. The parts are moulded separately and after being fitted together are fixed by burning. The internal and external surfaces of the vessel are then treated with glazing- material and the article is glost-fired. The air m the space v between the walls a, b is exhausted by means of an air-pump connected by a glass tube g to a nipple u on the under surface of the basepart c. The glass tube g is fixed on the nipple u (1) by means of a special glaze composed of 48 parts by weight of broken porcelain, 15 parts of calcined feldspar, 12 parts of dolomite, 16 parts of calcined silica, 3 parts of calcareous spar, 4 parts of kaolin, 2 parts of chromic oxide ; or (2) by forming the end of the tube plug or cap-shaped and grinding it into or over the nipple u, as shown in Fig. 4 ; or (3) by means of au intermediate nickel steel, or other metal piece n, Fig. 7, which is secured to the nipple by a heat-resisting cement k and to the glass by fusing or cementing. After exhaustion, the space v is hermetically sealed by melting the glass tube g, and the recess in the base c around the nipple is filled in with plaster of paris or other protective material. In the case of' large vessels, taps may be provided passing through the walls b, a and one of the distance-pieces z to the interior of the vessel.
Patent GB-190927105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tea Leaf Rolling Machines.
Inventor: DAVIDSON SAMUEL CLELAND
IPC: A23F3/12
Filed: 1909-11-22
Granted: 1910-05-26
Abstract: 27,105. Davidson, S. C. Nov. 22. [Addition to 692/09.] Tea, rolling.-In machines of the kind described in the parent Specification, the container is so shaped, or is provided with obstructions so graduated that the retarding action upon the movement of the leaf is uniformly distributed. The container may be of conical or stepped shape and corrugated vertically, obliquely or helically, or it may be provided with battens or recesses c, d, e of varying length or tapering towards the bottom. In a modification, knobs or recesses are used disposed in rows similar to the battens or decreasing in number towards the base.
Patent GB-191004132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Strainers.
Inventor: TOWT WILLIAM
IPC: F16G11/12
Filed: 1910-02-19
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 4132. Towt, W. Feb. 19. Wire - strainers. - A straining-tool comprises a triangular frame B perforated at the apex D, which is formed with a curve M and protuberance E. The base of the frame is formed by a winding - roller A, which may be operated by a detachable handle G. In using the appliance, one wire is formed into a loop into which the protuberance E is inserted. The other wire is passed through the loop and the aperture in the apex, and is secured to the roller A, which is then rotated. When the wires are sufficiently taut, the tool is turned up as shown in Fig. 6 and rotated about. the wires so as to twist the second wire upon itself.
Patent GB-191012293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tubular and Collapsible Keys.
Inventor: BECKER NICOLAUS
IPC: E05B35/00
Filed: 1910-05-19
Granted: 1910-09-22
Abstract: 12,293. Becker, N. May 19. Keys.-In keys with folding bits, the bit o is carried by two links 2, 6, pivoted to the key barrel 1 and to a sliding rod 12 within the barrel, respectively. The end of the rod 12 may be secured to the ordinary key handle, or a collapsible handle may be provided by connecting the rod 12 to the barrel by links 3, 7 in the form of a parallelogram, these links constituting the handle of the key when the rod is pressed inwards to protrude the bit. When the key is not in use, the bit is drawn, preferably by means of a spring, wholly within the barrel, the links 3, 7 becoming co-linear therewith. The key is inserted into a circular keyhole and the bit is then protruded.
Patent GB-191016559-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Transmission Means for use as or in Helm Indicators, or in Telemotor Arrangements for Steering Gear and the like.
IPC: B63H25/36
Filed: 1910-07-11
Granted: 1911-06-29
Abstract: 16,559. Clarke, Chapman, & Co., and Moysey, H. J. July 11. Steering-gear.-Apparatus for signalling the position of rudders, or for actuating from a distance the operating- apparatus of steering- gears, consists of a commutator at the transmitter adapted to send current impulses to drive a ratchet-wheel at the receiver. The contacts at the transmitter are divided into two sets n, n<1>, and the transmitting-arm s is driven over these contacts by a connexion from the rudder &c. An arm mounted frictionally on the same shaft with the arm s carries a contact 6, thus connecting the pole u of the supply through one of the contacts 4, 5 to a magnet k according to the direction in which the arm is moving. The successive impulses through a magnet k pass over the ratchet arm g through the ratchetwheel, and over the contacts 9, 10 alternately. As only one of the contacts 9, 10 is adapted to complete the circuit at a time, it is ensured, in the case of a return movement of the arm s, that an impulse from a contact of the set n is followed by one from the set n<1>. The switch 1 breaks the operating-circuit when the current fails, in order to prevent the transmitter and receiver from working out of step. The apparatus is started working again by moving the receiver indicator to the zero position, thus closing the switch 16, and the subsequent movement of the switch arm s to the zero position closes the contact 13 and completes a starting- circuit. The same contacts may be used to complete a circuit for the lamp 15, thus indicating that the two instruments are in step at the zero position. When the system is used for actuating the operating-apparatus of steering- gears, the magnets k, Figs. 6 and 7, are arranged to rotate the shaft 30 through the gear 29. The clutch 31 having been brought into gear by magnets in the same circuit with the magnets k, the worm-shaft 33 is rotated, thus actuating the operating contact-ring 43. The ring 39 is similarly rotated and performs a commutating function similar to that of the contacts 9, 10 of Fig. 1. The spring 40 is attached to the pin 42 to ensure the completion of a rotation of the shaft.
Patent GB-191016649-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Testing Vacuum Brakes.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM ERNEST
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 1910-07-12
Granted: 1911-05-11
Abstract: 16,649. Laycock, W. E. July 12. Aspirating-apparatus, ejector. - A portable apparatus for testing vacuum brakes comprises an air ejector mounted in a casing which can be clamped at a<1> to the dummy plug on the vehicle and coupled at a<3> to the train hose-pipe. When steam or air is admitted through the opening f and valve e, it passes through the cones d, d<1>, draws air from the train - pipe through the valve b, and escapes through the muffle g. A gauge indicates the vacuum above the valve b.