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Patent GB-190628205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Therapeutic Lamps.
Inventor: BURDON CHARLES BARNARD
Filed: 1906-12-11
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 28,205. Burdon, C. B., [Spear - Marshall Co.]. Dec. 11. Reflectors and holders therefor ; lamp brackets.- A lamp for applying light rays to the throat, ear, or nostrils for therapeutic purposes consists of a powerful incandescent electric bulb 17 mounted in a conical hcod 1. The hood is provided with ventilating-openings 2<a> which are screened from the light by means of the shield 34, which surrounds the upper portion of the bulb 17 and is attached to the concave corrugated reflector 32, the whole being held in place by rods 37 provided with hooks at their upper ends to engage the flange 22. The lower cylindrical portion 3 of the hood is also provided with ventilating-holes 5 adapted to register with holes in an inner adjustable sleeve 4. A band 42 surrounds this portion of the hood so as to prevent the escape of light while allowing the escape of surplus heat. A director and concentrator 9 is attached to the hood by means of a hinge 49 and spring fastener 10. The director has an outer perforated jacket 38 and is adapted to carry a conical cap 14 with a light-ray opening 15, The incandescent bulb 17 is held in place by means of the metal clips 18<a> and spiral spring. 18<b>. The socket 18 bears against the flange 22 and is rigidly oeld in place by the holts 20 and nuts 23. The top of the casing is provided with a four-way connector 25, Fig. 2, to the upper vertical arm 27 of which the supporting-rod 28 is attached. An adjustable hook 30 slides on the rod 28 so that the lamp may be supported at any desired angle. The electric wires are used for supporting the lamp, and for this purpose pass over pulleys suspended from a bracket and are counterweighted. A series of frames carrying coloured glass may be attached to the hood 1 and may be used in place of or in conjunction with the director 9. The conical director may be replaced by one of cylindrical form.
Patent GB-190700145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Methods of and Apparatus for Conforming Uppers to Lasts.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1907-01-02
Granted: 1908-01-02
Abstract: 145. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Ca.]. Jan. 2. Lasting. - Relates to a method of, and apparatus for, conforming a shoe to a last, and consists broadly in stressing the upper lengthwise of the last, and, while it is under such stress, securing its marginal portion at the heel of the shoe. The apparatus consists of a standard 2, Fig. 1, revolubly mounted in a base 1 and pivotally supporting an inclined arm 6, which is mounted for angular adjustment. The rear end of the arm carries an adjustably-mounted heel pin 4, while the other end is vertically slotted to receive gripper members 8, 14, pivoted to each other at 15. The member 8 is provided with guides 10, 12 which slide on the arm 6, while the member 14 is connected by a chain 11 to a treadle 22, which is fitted with a pawl-and-ratchet locking-device 23, 24. The arrangement is such that, on depression of the treadle, the member 14 is first rocked to engage the upper, and then the two members move together against the action of a spring 28 to pull the upper lengthways from the the heel, forward, and preferably, slightly upward. A spring 17 normally holds the grippers open, while a pawl and ratchet 19, 21 lock them when closed. A trip 35 disengages the pawl 19, and the spring 28 returns the members to their initial position. A graduated gauge may be fitted at either side of the arm 6, to ensure that the toe tip seam is correctly placed. In operation, the upper, lining, and, if desired, the heel stiffener, are placed over the pin 4, with the toe between the grippers, which preferably have wide jaws. The treadle is then depressed to straighten and hold the upper, and a last fitted with an insole is then inserted in the upper, so that the margin of the latter projects slightly above the last-bottom. Other methods of assembling may, however, be used. The grippers are then moved outwards to stretch the upper lengthways of the last in substantially a right line, and so that the toe of the upper is almost clear of the last. The effect of this stress is to cause the upper to conform to the shape of the last at the heel. After correcting for the position of the toe-tip seam, the upper is pressed or pulled over the insole at the sides of the heel, and is secured by tacks 25, Fig. 5. Preferably, a third tack is driven into the rear end of the shoe, to prevent the heel stiffener from springing away from the last when the pull of the grippers is released. When welted shoes are being made, the upper materials are also forced over the rear of the heel and secured by a tack 27. A number of tacks, such as 25, may be used to last the heel while the upper is still under stress.
Patent GB-190700231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Hinges for Cabinet Work and other purposes.
Inventor: APPLEBY JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-01-03
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 231. Appleby, J. Jan. 3. Hinges for cabinetwork and for other purposes are built up of identica flap elements a formed by stamping from sheet metal. 1. The flaps are each made with a socket b formed by curling. A sufficient number of the flaps are threaded on a hinge rod or wire c and disposed alternately on opposite sides.
Patent GB-190703086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boilers for Domestic Fire-places.
Inventor: HIRST ALBERT
Filed: 1907-02-07
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 3086. Hirst, A. Feb. 7. Boilers.-Back boilers for domestic fire-places are made pyramidal in form, with the front side B nearly vertical. The inlet pipe E is connected near r the bottom, and the outlet C at the top.
Patent GB-190704949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fuel Economizers and Feed Water and Air Heaters.
Inventor: OGDEN WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-03-01
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 4949. Ogden, W. J. March 1. Cleaning tubes.-The openings in fuel-economizers and feed-water and air heaters through which the rods and chains attached to the scrapers pass are formed cross-shaped as described in Specification No. 15,412, A.D. 1905, to allow only a minimum of cold air to enter. Alternative methods of providing these cross-shaped holes are described. Fig. 3 shows a cross-shaped hole d formed by casting a recess in the sides of adjacent top-boxes a of a fuel-economizer ; the hole d may be formed in a single top-box. Fig. 6 shows a boss h cast on the upper surface of the top-box, in which boss the hole d is formed; a corresponding boss may be cast on the under surface. Similar bosses may be flanged and bolted to the top-box. Fig. 5 shows a circular chain hole converted by inserting a metal bush f formed with the hole d. The brush may be fixed or loose, and may be flanged at one or both ends ; upper flanges may be recessed to collect soot &c. falling from the chain. Fig. 22 shows a flanged boss h having a flanged bush f with the hole d therein. The bush f need not be flanged. Fig. 26 shows a boss h capable of oscillating by means of a globular enlargement x fitting a corresponding cavity in a casting y adapted to be bolted to the top-box. All the bushes or bosses may be made in two or more parts, and the several parts held together by bolts, screws, or springs, and each portion may be separately adjustable to compensate for wear of the chains and rods. The bushes and bosses need not have circular peripheries.
Patent GB-190710501-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Instrument or Apparatus for Removing Obstructions from Stop Boxes, Sewer Vents, and Pipes.
Inventor: PUTNEY LEONARD DANIEL
Filed: 1907-05-06
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 10,501. Putney, L. D. May 6. Cleansing.-Tools for removing obstructions from stop boxes, sewer vents, and pipes have an elongated handle 1 with a pair of jaws 20, 23 at one end and means at the other end for manipulaing the jaws and locking them while they are gripping an object. The handle 1 is notched at 4 and is provided with a cross-bar 2 and with a sleeve 3 through which a tube 12 slides. A V- shaped stop 5 is mounted on the notched part 4 and may be locked in position by a cam 10 and link 9. The tube 12 has a collar 13 with cross-bar 14 and is locked in position by the stop 5 or by a set-screw. The sleeve 3 is connected to a tube 18, the forward end of which is bent at a slight angle and is screwed to the fixed jaw 20. By giving the jaws a half turn they may be made to occupy the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The jaws are normally held open by a spring 24 and are closed by a short cord 28, which passes around a roller 26 and is connected to a wire 29. The other end of the wire has a ball 30, which engages a slot 16 in the forward end of the tube 12. A guard 27 closes the front side of the roller 26. The handle 18 may be extended by a tube 31 and a wire 32, the wires 29, 32 being united by a connexion 34, engaging the ball ends 30, 33.
Patent GB-190717291-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Show and Shop Hat-stands.
Inventor: KRAUTER HERMANN
Filed: 1907-07-29
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 17,291. Krauter, H. July 29. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Displaying. - A stand for supporting hats in an inclined position is provided with a soft indiarubber plate a having projections b on which the hat rests. The plate may either form part of the stand or be applied to existing stands. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 14,956, A.D. 1889, and No. 7663, A.D. 1891.]
Patent GB-190721017-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means and Apparatus for Regulating the Ignition in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SANDERS SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-09-21
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 21,017. Sanders, S., and Dean, J. W. Sept. 21. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The spring- pressed tappet c which actuates the timing valve of a tube igniter is carried by one arm b of a bellcrank lever, the other arm a of which is provided with a curved slot e. In this slot works a block h carrying a roller p which is struck by the igniting cam g. The time of firing is varied by moving the block h through the medium of the wheel k and worm j. The tappet c may be carried by an adjustable sleeve q, Fig. 4, provided with a milled head r. The tension of the spring t may be varied by the plug u. The sleeve q gives an additional means for timing.
Patent GB-190722957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Hydrazine.
Inventor: RASCHIG FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1907-10-17
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 22,957. Raschig, F. Nov. 22, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Hydrazine is produced by treating a hypochlorite with excess of aqueous ammonia in the cold and then heating before appreciable decomposition of the monochloramine so formed can take place, or by leading chlorine into aqueous ammonia. In an example, a solution of sodium hypochlorite is treated with excess of aqueous ammonia at a temperature below 15‹ C., and the monochloramine thus produced immediately heated, whereby hydrazine hydrochloride is formed, which can be separated as sulphate, by boiling off the excess of ammonia, and adding sulphuric acid. Any other hypochlorite, such as calcium hypochlorite, may replace the sodium salt used above.
Patent GB-190723352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Motors
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1907-10-22
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 23,352. Imray, O., [Liberty Manufacturing Cu.]. Oct. 22. Fixed abutment type. -Relates to motors for operating small tools, such as boiler-tube cleaning - tools, in which the motor is carried through the tube to be cleaned with the tool. The cylinder 2 has an eccentricallyarranged piston chamber 3, in which is placed a cylindrical piston 20 journaled in the admission and exhaust heads 4, 10. The shaft 23 passes through the exhaust head 10, and has a screw - threaded shank 24 for the connexion of the tool. The admission port 5 is connected with an annular port 7, the inner wall of which is formed by a disk 8 having an admission port 9. The exhaust head 10 has an annular port 11, the inner wall of which is formed by the disk 13 having a port 14. The two plates are secured against rotation. The ports 9, 14 communicate with longitudinally-extending ports 17, 18, each of which has a plurality of passages 19 leading into the piston chamber 3. Vanes 31, 32, pressed out by a spring 33, are carried in the piston 20. A thrust bearing 22 is provided at the iear end of the shaft. Lubricating passages 25, with valved feed openings 26, are provided for the shaft bearings, and similar passages 29 are formed in the admission and exhaust heads for introducing the lubricant into the annular chambers 7, 11. These chambers, instead of being formed in the admission and exhaust heads, may be formed in separate pieces, as shown in Fig. 11.
Patent GB-190800858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Threads or Filaments from Cellulose
Inventor: DREAPER WILLIAM PORTER
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 858. Dreaper, W. P. Jan. 14. Cellulose.-In the production of artificial filaments from cellulose, the cellulose is converted into hydrocellulose by treatment with strong caustic soda solution, or weak zinc chloride solution, and the hydrocellulose is dissolved in zinc chloride solution, which may be acidified and subsequently neutralized by addition of zinc oxide or hydroxide &c. The solution is squirted into a suitable precipitating-liquid, for example, caustic soda or potash solution which may contain ammonium chloride and ammonia to prevent precipitation of the zinc, or solutions of salts, such as acidified sodium sulphate solution, or a mixture of alcohol and water. The filaments are then treated in an alkaline or other mercerizing-bath, followed if desired by an acid bath, and are dried preferably under reduced pressure.
Patent GB-190807853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Connectors for Electric Conductors.
Inventor: MORGAN ALBERT
Filed: 1908-04-09
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 7853. Morgan, A. April 9. Couplings.-Connexion for electric conductors, more e particularly for the rails in electric railway systems, are composed of wedges A, B, one side of each being semicircular and the other preferably flat or V-shaped, so as to make a sliding fit to fill a circular hole. One of these wedges, say B, is connected by soldering, welding, &c. to a flexible bond D.: The wedges may be locked by bending over the end ; by splitting the end, the split part being forced open by a rib on the wedge B ; or by forming the outer end E of the wedge B of a greater angle. For crossings, several such wedges B may be threaded on a single flexible bond, as.shown in Fig.3..
Patent GB-190814905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Brickwork
Inventor: CLERE FREDERICK DE JERSEY
Filed: 1908-07-14
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 14,905. Clere, F. de J. July 14. Bricks for reinforced brickwork are divided on one broad face into equal parts by means of rectangular, V, or other shaped grooves which form apertures for metal rods when the bricks are laid together in pairs. Short bricks are made by dividing the long bricks at one of the grooves. The bricks are made with a length four times the width, the preferred dimensions being twelve inches by three inches, with a height of three and a half inches.
Patent GB-190819826-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Elastic Bolster-bearing for the Spindles of Spinning Machines and the like.
Inventor: BERGMANN CARL
Filed: 1908-09-21
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 19,826. Bergmann, C. Sept. 21. Supporting and mounting bearings.-The bolster bearing a is held by a pin and bayonet recess in an elastic sleeve b having spiral slits and, preferably, unslit portions at its two ends. The sleeve is secured at the bottom to the body of the bearing c. The bolster bearing can thus yield laterally and after cessation of the lateral pressure it can return to the normal central position.
Patent GB-190822393-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Take-up Mechanism for Knitting Machines.
Inventor: SPARKES SAMUEL HARFORD
Filed: 1908-10-22
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 22,393. Sparkes, S. H. Oct. 22. Knitting-machines.-Relates to fabric take-up apparatus. The fabric c is drawn off at a constant tension, without being compressed between rollers, by being passed over a bar d carried by arms d<2>, and around rollers a, b geared together to a beam h driven frictionally by a receding roller k suspended from a driving-shaft ml, which may also drive the roller b through a crank-disk, a connecting-rod q<3>, and a pawl q<1>, The tension of the fabric regulates the amount by which the ratchet p is driven, by means of a shield r connected by a lever arm and link to a shaft d<3> about which the bar d turns. As the tension decreases, the fabric supporting the bar d sags and allows the shaft d<3> to be rotated by an adjustable weight s on a lever arm t ; this moves the shield r from under the pawl q<1> and allows the ratchet to be driven forward by the necessary amount.
Patent GB-190825910-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Solid Socket Spades, Shovels and similar Articles.
Inventor: ATKINS JOHN
Filed: 1908-12-01
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 25,910. Atkins, J. Dec. 1. Rolling. - Solid - socket spades, shovels, &c. have the blades and tangs successively operated on by a single set of rolls in one housing in order to obtain the article in a single heating. The operator at front of the rolls places the tang in the elongated portion e<1> of one of 'the ,prints e, f, g, h, &c. ot the rolls to shape the blade and strengthening-portion around the root of the tang. The prints are of different shapes, and sizes to suit the shovel desired. The operator at the rear of the machine then partly draws the tangs in the prints a<2>, a<3>, a space a<4> being provided in the rolls to allow the blade to be passed through without being operated on. The edge a<5> then flattens the tang, which is afterwards laterally spread by the rollers D to obtain the width required for the subsequent formation of the socket.
Patent GB-190826238-A (GB)
Title: An Improved "Sign".
Inventor: WARREN EDWIN LAWRENCE
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 26,238. Warren, E. L. Dec. 4. Signs.-A sign comprises a reflector-lined case a, Fig. 1, containing lights d and fronted by one or more lens-screens b, having one face plain and provided with annular prismatic ribs b, Fig. 5, on the other. These ribs s have their inner surfaces more or less perpendicular to the plane of the screen, and their outer surfaces at an angle to it that may decrease as the ribs recede from the axis of the lens. Beyond the lens-screen are placed letters, figures, symbols, &c., for example, in gold on a translucent plate. The signs may be supported in brackets which allow of their angular adjustment so that a spectator will come into range of each sign as he moves along. A number of these signs may be combined in a casing or box. A diffusing effect may be obtained by having the ribs on the outside of the casing, and the plain surface of the screen on the inside.
Patent GB-190827030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Waggons.
Filed: 1908-12-12
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 27,030. Freibahn Ges. Jan. 4, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. [Patent of Addition to No. 29,131, A.D. 1904.] Traction engines and road locomotives.-In wagons having two bodies pivoted to a longitudinal connecting - piece described in Specifications No. 29,131, A.D. 1904, and No. 7817, A.D. 1906, either of the bodies can be locked to the connecting-member e, to enable the direction of travel to be reversed, by means of forks i on cross-shafts f actuated by handles from the side of the vehicle, and attachments for a pole and swingle - tree are provided at each end of the wagon. The bodies are fixed to axles b, which are pivoted to the connecting - members e by pins d, hooked parts n being provided on the connecting- member to engage curved guides o on the bodies. Catches h<1> are provided to hold the forks i in their disengaged position.
Patent GB-190828381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: WEBER JOHN
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-12-30
Abstract: 28,381. Weber, J. Dec. 30. Typewriters.-Relates to machines of the kind in which the type-bars are operated under the control of the operator's fingers from an outside source of power, which may be a spring-motor. The type-bars and paper-carriage are driven by a coiled spring, which is rewound at the end of each line when the carriage is returned by hand in the usual manner. (1) The coiled driving-spring 9 is placed inside a wheel 8 upon which is a crown-wheel 13 driving an horizontal shaft having a pinion 16 meshing with a pinion 17. The pinion 17 is mounted at one end of a hammer shaft 18 provided with a hammer projection along its whole length and with notches which normally engage two lever catches 20 connected by a bar 19. Depression of a type-key 21 causes a lng 24 thereon to depress the end of the corresponding type-lever 25 within the path of the hammer - projection, which is next released for rotation by the action of the lug 24 upon the catches 20, and the consequent blow upon the lever 25 causes the type-bar 3 to strike the platen 1. The hammer-shaft continues to rotate and the type - bar to be successively operated until the operator releases the type-key, and the catches 20 re-engage the shaft. One end of the spring 9 is attached to the wheel 8 and the other end to a boss 10 which is adjustable under the control of a ratchet-device. (2) The spring-driven wheel 8 is geared to the paper-carriage rack by gears 4, 7 in such a manner that one revolution of the hammer-shaft is accompanied by a movement of the carriage through one letter-space. The return movement of the carriage at the end of a line rewinds the spring 9 but backward rotation of the hammershaft is prevented during this movement by the employment of a ratchet-wheel 30 and pawl 31 in connexion with the wheel 16. A spacing-key 37 releases the paper-carriage in the same manner as the type-keys. (3) One or more tabulating keylevers 32, pivoted at 22, operate the catches 20 to release the carriage, and at the same time interpose stops 34 in the path of lugs 36 on the carriage. The stops and lugs are arranged in different vertical planes.
Patent GB-190828517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Toe Caps for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: BRACE HENRY MOORHOUSE
Filed: 1908-12-31
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 28,517. Brace, H. M. Dec. 31. Uppers.-A toe cap for renovating boots is moulded from rubber, balata, or like material to form a thickened portion at 3 and a bottom flange 4, through which the attaching-screw &c. 6 is passed.
Patent GB-190900848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ball Grinding Machines.
Inventor: HIRTH CARL ALBERT
IPC: B24B11/06
Filed: 1909-01-13
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 848. Hirth, C. A. Jan. 13. Balls, shaping and surfacing.-In a machine in which the balls are ground in grooves between two grinding-disks, a number of interruptions are provided in the working face of one or both of the disks in order to enable the balls to leave their particular grooves and to enter others, such interruptions being distributed over the working-surface and disposed in angular symmetry around the centre, to equalize the pressure on the grinding- disk. In the grinding-disk shown in Fig. 3, the interruptions 1, 2, 3 are disposed at an angle of 120 degrees relatively to each other. To further equalize the pressure, the interruptions may be of different lengths or slightly inclined relatively to each other.