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Patent GB-190908295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Type Casting Machines.
IPC: B41B5/06
Filed: 1909-04-06
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 8295. Degener, H., and General Composing Co. April 6. [Addition to 5780/09.] Type-casting machines; matrices; moulds.-The mould is arranged to enclose the matrix on all four sides and so prevent the formation of burrs. The matrix 7 is provided with a projection 46, the front face of which bears the character, and is of the same size as the body of the type to be cast. Oblique surfaces 48, 49 on the upper and lower parts of the mould close tightly against similar surfaces on the projection 46 when the matrix is moved up to the mould. The sides of the matrix are clamped between a movable wall and the ejector 54, 55. The upper mould member comprises two parts 50, 51. The part 50 is vertically adjustable on the part 51 for varying the body width of the mould, by means of set-screws 52, and is tightly secured by screws 53. The part 54 of the ejector is interchangeably secured to the part 55. The length of the mould is adjustable for various heights of type. Interchangeable back parts 56, 57 are screwed to the front parts 50, 2, by means of the part 58 containing the metal inlet. The two parts 56, 57 are slightly nearer together than the parts 50, 2 so that the type may have no burr at this point. Metal pots.-The metal pot a is adjustable vertically and laterally so that the opening of the casting may be in the centre of the type to be cast. The cylindrical bottom of the pot casing is provided with a screw-thread c on which is a nut d, provided with type divisions and adjustable with relation to a pointer f. The upper portion of the pot is made square and slides within vertical guides. The lateral adjustment is obtained by a screw g on which is a pointer k co-operable with a scale l. A bearing h allows vertical movement of the screw.
Patent GB-190912744-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Fuse-carriers.
IPC: H01H85/045
Filed: 1909-05-29
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 12,744. Henleys Telegraph Works Co., W. T., and Nichols, W. H. May 29. Fusible cut-outs.-A bridge-carrier fuse comprises a tubular container A closed by metal plugs C, each of which has a central hole c just large enough to give passage to the fuse wires; and passages are made for the escape of the gases, whereby the flame is directed against shie'ds F of incombustible material. Each plug C is provided with binding-screws G, to which the fuse wires are fastened, a contact-piece D, and a baffle in the form of a disk E which is kept out of contact with the end of the container by distancepieces e. When the fuse blows, the products of combustion pass along grooves H on the periphery of the plugs C, strike against the disk E, and are directed by flanges f against the shie'ds F. The container A is lined with asbestos a and filled with choking-material, which is introduced through an aperture closed by a segmental sleeve M. The ends of the container may be shod with metal ferrules J, secured in position by screws K, which enter holes in the plug C and serve to keep them in position.
Patent GB-190916553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Discharge of Ashes and other Material from Ships and other Places below the Water Line.
Inventor: WHITE FREDERICK JOHN
IPC: B63B17/06
Filed: 1909-07-15
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 16,553. White, F. J. July 15. Ashes, discharging.-Relates to apparatus of the kind described in Specification 12,605/04, in which the ashes pass into a rotatable chambered plug or the like and are thence discharged by fluid pressure into the sea, and consists in arranging that the driving-axle f should actuate a lever arm w and ratchet apparatus z, 1 to cause the piston 6 to be depressed and drive lubricating-fluid from the casing 7 through the pipes 11, 13 to points near the ends of the plug. The end u of the crank w works in a groove in the disk q to give the crank an adjustable throw. The discharge pipe is provided with a renewable lining or with a separate detachable end. Specification 2326/08 is also referred to.
Patent GB-190919003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Strainer Covers for use with Saucepans and similar Cooking Utensils.
IPC: A47J36/08
Filed: 1909-08-18
Granted: 1910-06-30
Abstract: 19,003. Holcroft & Sons, T., and Holcroft, A. Aug. 18, Lids and covers.-In a cover for saucepans &c., of the type provided with strainer holes controlled by a movable perforated plate operated from the outside, the holes a in the roof of the lid are covered by the curved plate B, which has tongues in the positions b<2> passing through, and sliding in, slots in the lid, so that the position of the plate is substantially constant with regard to the centre of the lid. The covers to which the arrangements are applied may be of ordinary form. A handle with a strengthening-piece is shown.
Patent GB-190923135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Billiard Cue Chalkers.
Inventor: HICKS GEORGE ARTHUR
IPC: A63D15/16
Filed: 1909-10-11
Granted: 1910-10-11
Abstract: 23,135. Hicks, G. A. Oct. 11. Billiards, chalkholders for.- Chalk-holders are formed with a helical or other spring inside or outside a tube or rod A and restricted as regards extension. The chalk is held in a clip G, Fig. 1, attached to a helical spring D inside a tube A provided with caps E, B. In a modification, the spring is outside a tube or solid rod. In another modification, Fig. 5, a coiled spring D is used; and in still another modification, Fig. 7, an elastic cord D is employed. It is shown expanded at I and contracted at H.
Patent GB-190924994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Door Closers for Motor Cars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: FLEWITT JOHN ALEXANDER
IPC: E05B65/12
Filed: 1909-10-30
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 24,994. Flewitt, J. A. Oct. 30. Operating swinging doors.- Consists in detail improvements in spring closing-apparatus for the doors of motor and other vehicles, of the kind in which a coiled spring, contained within a casing on the vehicle body, is connected to the door by a wire or other flexible connexion passing over suitable guides, so that the opening of the door compresses the spring. Fig. 5 is an horizontal section of the device applied to a motor-car. The spring 1 is located in a barrel 2 fixed on the vehicle body, and has one end bearing against the door jamb 3 and the other end against a plunger 6, through which passes an eye-bolt 7 carrying a spring-adjusting nut 8 and connected by a wire &c. 10 to the door 4. The wire 10 passes through a guide 11 and over a guide or pulley 12. To allow access to the nut 8, the barrel 2 may be removable from the spring, or provided with a detachable end cap.
Patent GB-190928043-A (GB)
IPC: C09B7/08
Filed: 1909-12-01
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 28,043. Newton, P. A., [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. Dec. 1. [Addition to 7819/09.] Samples furnished. Indigoid dyes.-Vat dyes are obtained by replacing the alpha-isatin derivatives used in the process of the parent Specification bythecorresponding derivatives of #-naphthisatin. The following components are specified :-#-naphthisatin chloride, brom-#-naphthisatin chloride, or higher brominated or chlorinated #-naphthisatin derivatives on 'the one hand, and 1-anthrol, 1-naphthol, 4- or 5-ethoxy- 1- naphthol, 1 : 5- or 1 : 8- dioxyanthracene. The Provisional Specification refers also to the use of derivatives of alpha-naphthisatin. Brom-#-naphthisatin is obtained by brominating #-naphthisatin in acetic acid ; the a-chloride is obtained by treatment with phosphorus pentachloride and chlorbenzene.
Patent GB-190929143-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vacuum Tubes.
Inventor: WINTER WILLIAM ALEXANDER
IPC: H01J35/16
Filed: 1909-12-13
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 29,143. Winter, W. A. Dec 13. Vacuum tubes.-To diminish dielectric strain in a vacuum tube, particularly near the electrodes of an X-ray tube, a conductive coating capable of being discharged through resistance of some kind is arranged in various ways on one or both surfaces. Coatings 2, 3 may be interconnected through an adjustable resistance or spark-gap 4, 5, which may be inside or outside the tube. A single coating may discharge on to a cap attached to the leading-in wire 7, or on to an earthed wire, optionally without resistance or spark-gap; or two coatings may be earthed. The conductive coatings may be formed by plating the glass.
Patent GB-190929366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Force Feed Lubricators.
Inventor: WAKEFIELD CHARLES CHEERS
IPC: F16N13/10
Filed: 1909-12-15
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 29,366. Wakefield, C. C. Dec. 15. Force-feed lubricators.-In a lubricator of the kind described in Specification 18,820/09, in which oil is drawn by a pump from a reservoir through a sight-tube, means are provided to prevent the sight-tube from becoming filled with oil. The casing I of the pump suction valve I<1> is extended to form a cup H into which oil drips from the nozzle J of the sight-feed, and from which the pump B draws its supply. A controlling-valve M is placed at the lower end of the sight-tube E. The lubricator is filled by the following process. The cover F<1> is removed and oil is poured into the cup H; the reservoir A is then filled until oil rises through the pipe L and fills the chamber F ; the cover F<1> is then replaced. At each stroke of the pump, oil falls from the nozzle J into the cup H, and there is no tendency for the sight-tube E, which contains air, to become filled when the pump stops.
Patent GB-191005252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cabinets or the like adapted to contain Needles or other Small Articles.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: A47F1/04
Filed: 1910-03-02
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 5252. Boult, A. J., [Boye Needle Co.]. March 2. Drawings to Specification. Securing wrappers, special means for.- Needle packets are formed from a paper blank and secured by a clip, the clips and packets being each provided with an aperture to allow of suspension from the bars of a carrier enclosed in a casing.
Patent GB-191009352-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Galvanizing Tinning or otherwise Coating Tubes and Tubular Articles, and Appliances to be used therein.
Inventor: FROST ROWLAND
IPC: C23C2/38
Filed: 1910-04-18
Granted: 1910-11-17
Abstract: 9352. Frost, R. April 18. Galvanizing, tinning, and coating by dipping. -In galvanizing, tinning, &c. tubes or tubular articles, one end of the tube is plugged and lowered into the bath, while the open end remains above the surface of the metal so that every trace of pickle or other internal moisture is driven off, and the dried tube is finally completely immersed and the plug removed. Freshly-pickled tubes e are placed upon a rack c<1>, c<2> arranged above the bath a, and the end of a bent rod d is inserted in one end of a tube, which is then lowered into the bath. After a time, the tube is immersed by drawing its other end clear of the rack, and the rod is removed The tube is withdrawn from the bath over a scraper f, to remove surplus metal. The galvanizing-pot may have a longitudinal partition at its upper part, so that the tubes may be immersed at one side, and withdrawn from the other.
Patent GB-191013356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Gas Generating Fuel Containers, particularly adapted for use in Domestic Fireplaces.
Inventor: DUNCAN WILLIAM LEES
IPC: F24B13/04
Filed: 1910-06-02
Granted: 1911-05-04
Abstract: 13,356. Duncan, W. L. June 2. [Cognate Application, 18,417/10.] Feeding and stoking.-A container for refuse coal &c., which is placed in a domestic fire or a furnace to generate gas, has one or more conduits to lead the gases to its base, whence they escape under control or otherwise into the fire, and means whereby the spent charge may be readily removed. The container A, of circular or other section, has side perforations A<3>, and is open at the bottom or has a perforated fixed or loose base, and has also a loose perforated grate C with an attached conduit E, opening beneath a loose cover B. The grate with the charge F may be removed by means of a bar inserted in holes E' at the top of the tube E. In a modification, conduits may be formed down the sides of the container, and the grate.may have an upright lifting-rod attached. The container may be fixed to the fire-grate, and be tapered to facilitate the removal of the charge; and surfaces upon which dust might lodge when charging may be chamfered off. A flange or tongues A' or tubes A<6> may disperse the gas from the openings A<3> The container may be surrounded by the fire, or form a fire-back or sides, and may be elongated and set longitudinally in furnaces. The escape of the gases may be controlled by forming the grate C with a depending-wall C<2> extending round a part of its periphery and carrying a base-plate C', so that, by altering the position of the grate, the gases may be directed as desired. When the grate is rotatable, the central tube may be of square or other section to receive a turning instrument. When the grate is not rotatable, and must be lifted to alter its position, the top of the tube E may be enlarged, and closed except for a central aperture with radial slots; and a key with a tapered head H' and fingers K, which are passed through the slots and rotated, may be used for lifting the grate. The container and contents may be lifted bodily by a handle, and the base-plate may be carried by a web from the grate C. According to Provisional Specification 13,356/10, steam may be produced to mix with the gas, the apparatus comprising also a steam-generator delivering steam or water to the fuel. The steam-generator may be separate from the container.
Patent GB-191017847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM ARTHUR
IPC: A43B23/28
Filed: 1910-07-27
Granted: 1911-03-23
Abstract: 17,847. Thompson, W.A. July 27. Uppers.-A boot or shoe upper is furnished at the heel with a yielding interior portion formed by the provision of approximately vertical slashings 2 in the lining, the back of the lining having elastic fabric 3 attached to it, to prevent the boot &c. from slipping up and down.
Patent GB-191019789-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Decorticating Leaves and Textile Plants.
Inventor: FAURE JEAN MARIE ANDRE
IPC: D01B1/14
Filed: 1910-08-24
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 19,789. Faure, J. M. A. Aug. 24. Breaking and scutching apparatus. - The leaves to be treated are secured in a device resiliently attached to a carrier which is given a to-and-fro motion at two different speeds which can be exactly determined in order to present the leaves to the action of a rotary beater and to withdraw them, whereby the fibrous portion is wholly freed from the ligneous matter of the plant. The leaves are grasped between a pair of spring-controlled jaws h', i' carried by rods i which slide in a carrier c<1>, springs being interposed between the carrier and stops on the rods. The carrier c<1> slides to and fro along guide-rods d' to present the leaves to the rotary beater a, which acts in conjunction with a spring-supported counter-beater b. The forward movement of the carrier is limited by stops l. At the end of the return movement, rollers h at the ends of the levers carrying the jaw h', engage rails k, which depress the levers and open the jaws to allow fresh material to be inserted. Movement is imparted to the carrier c<1> by an endless chain e passing over sprocketwheels e<1>, e<2>. The wheel e' is driven by a chain n, which passes over a pinion n<1> carried by an arm o and moved by a three-part cam s to engage with an internally-toothed wheel q, or to be held in an intermediate position, or to engage with an externally-toothed wheel r. The three positions correspond to the withdrawal of the carrier, to the period of rest during which the jaws h<1>, i<1> are open and the material is changed, and to the forward movement of the carrier.
Patent GB-191021113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to a Gyroscopic Anti-skidding Apparatus for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: RUTT ALFRED
IPC: B62D37/06
Filed: 1910-09-10
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 21,113. Rutt, A. Sept. 10. Slipping of wheels, preventing.-Skidding in motor-vehicles is counteracted by mechanism not in contact with the road, but controlled by the rim of a gyroscope, so as to produce a lateral force on the vehicle when skidding occurs. A heavy rim a is mounted upon gimbals in a vertical plane upon a shaft c which is journaled in a stationary bracket d and driven from the motor by a flexible shaft A. Fixed on the bracket d is an arm e having a boss e<1>, upon which is loosely mounted a flanged disk f carrying two arms g fitted with rollers g<1> which engage a groove in the rim a. Pivoted to the arm e is a lever h, Fig. 3, having a roller k which is maintained in contact with an eccentric l on the shaft c by a spring h'. The lever h is pivoted to a link i having a shoe j, which is held against the flange f<2> of the disk f by a spring i', so that the disk f is driven round slowly in the same direction as the gyroscope rim by the vibration of the lever h. When sideslip commences, the rollers g' press against the sides of the groove, and the rim a, being free to precess, resists any further side-slip.
Patent GB-191021671-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gyrostats.
Inventor: BARBOUR RALPH HENRY
IPC: G01C21/18
Filed: 1910-09-19
Granted: 1911-09-07
Abstract: 21,671. Barbour, R. H., and Scott, E. K. Sept. 19. [Cognate Application, 537/11.] Gyroscopic apparatus. -The rotor of a homopolar motor is arranged to constitute the flywheel of a gyrostat. The gyrostat wheel is arranged as a solid mass a within suitably - excited poles d and current is led in and out of it by brushes f applied all to its periphery or some to the periphery and some to the shaft b. The gyrostat wheel may be constructed as in Fig. 3 with an airgap h, the opposed faces of which constitute poles of opposite polarity and with an exciting coil e<1> whereby no stationary iron circuit is required.
Patent GB-191024321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window Blind Fittings.
Inventor: POWER MICHAEL
IPC: A47H3/02
Filed: 1910-10-20
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 24,321. Power, M. Oct. 20. Roller blinds.-In a roller-blind fitting, the end of the roller consists of a casting, the flanges e, e<1>, Fig. 2, of which are frictionally engaged bv the leather bearing-surfaces f of a hoop-shaped spring g, Fig. 3. The friction is adjusted by a screw h, and the space between the flanges e, e<1> is utilized for the cord l, which is used for drawing-up the blind. The cord l passes through an eyelet hole j in one of the springs, which is made a little longer than the other.
Patent GB-191024776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mortice Gear Wheels.
Inventor: BARKER JOHN HENRY
IPC: F16H55/12
Filed: 1910-10-25
Granted: 1911-07-27
Abstract: 24,776. Barker, J. H. Oct. 25. Toothed wheels. -Toothed wheels are provided with removable teeth secured similarly to the interchangeable cutters described in Specification 19,127/08, [Class 83, Metals, Cutting &c.]. The wheel is formed of two disks a, b, one mounted on the boss of the other, and adapted to be drawn together by bolts, set - screws, &c. d. Dovetailed slots are formed in the periphery of the disks, these slots increasing in depth and width towards their inner ends, the teeth e having roots corresponding to .the pair of grooves in the disks. In wide wheels, a third central disk may be used. Instead of employing set-screws, a collar may be fixed on the shaft on one side of the wheel, and on the other side, the shaft may be threaded to receive a nut, or the boss of one disk may be adapted to receive a nut securing the other disk in place.
Patent GB-191026388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Game Apparatus.
Inventor: CHARLESWORTH SAMUEL EMMETT
IPC: A63F9/02
Filed: 1910-11-14
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 26,388. Charlesworth, S. E. Nov. 14. Table games.-In a game, rings or disks are rolled along a table through slots e<1>, Fig. 3, representing doorways, in a target e. The ring a, Fig. 1, is placed in the " breech " end of a groove b formed in a projecting-device which is made to resemble a pistol, and is held there by a detent f<1>. In operation, the front end of the projector is placed against a mark on the table and the rear end elevated. By pulling the trigger f, the ring rolls down the groove b and along the table towards the target.
Patent GB-191028644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Regulating and Controlling the Access of Persons to Cashier's Windows and like Payment Apertures.
Inventor: EICHELKRAUT WALTER
IPC: E06B3/90
Filed: 1910-12-09
Granted: 1911-11-23
Abstract: 28,644. Eichelkraut, W. Dec. 9. Payment apertures, regulating access to.-In order to prevent robbery at cashiers' windows &c., a door or other means giving access to the window is locked during the transaction and can be unlocked only by the cashier. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, a four-winged rotary door or turnstile e, placed in front of the cash-desk c, is partly surrounded by a wall f provided with outwardlyopening doors h. When the customer &c., entering at an open quadrant I, finally arrives before the desk, his weight acts through a pivoted footboard i and a bolt m to lock the door. Upon completion of the transaction, the cashier can free the customer by depressing the treadle k<2> to disengage the bolt. Reverse rotation of the door is prevented by a pawl engaging a ratchet ring g. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 3, customers are separated by partitions s carried by an endless band w supported on chains x. The endless band is automatically looked in each transaction - permitting position by a bolt r controlled by the cashier's foot-lever p.
Patent GB-191028783-A (GB)
Title: Wooden Propellers for Aeroplanes and the like with an Electrically Deposited Metal Coating.
Inventor: BARBER HORATIO CLAUDE
IPC: B64C11/20
Filed: 1910-12-10
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 28,783. Barber, H. C. Dec. 10. Screw propellers. - Wooden propellers for aeroplanes &c. are provided with an electricallydeposited metal coating.
Patent GB-191028892-A (GB)
Title: Condenser for Acid Vapour.
Inventor: MOORE FREDERICK
IPC: B01D5/00
Filed: 1910-12-12
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 28,892. Moore, F., and Hall, J. A. Dec. 12. Acids, distilling; surface condensers; condenser systems.-A condenser for nitric and other acids comprises a number of cooled tubes 10, between which the vapours, entering by a pipe 3, pass upwards in such manner that the resulting liquid, flowing downwards over the tubes, is heated by the upflowing vapour, thus obviating the absorption of nitrogen oxides. Further intimate contact of the liquid with the hot vapours is effected in a chamber formed by perforated partitions 6, 7 and packed with broken pumice &c. The tubes 10 are made of glass, are closed at the lower ends, and are cooled by siphonic action, the water flowing from a trough 14, through the tubes 12, 13 to a trough 21. The longer leg of the siphon tube 12 is formed with small apertures 20, which, while insufficient to interfere with the circulation under normal circumstances, ensure its stoppage in case of fracture of the tube 10. Calcium-chloride solution or glycerine may be used as a cooling-agent. The tubes 12, 13 are of such section as to provide a slow circulation only in the tubes 10.
Patent GB-191029934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Delivering and Receiving Mail Packages.
Inventor: GRANE ARVID
IPC: B61K5/06
Filed: 1910-12-23
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 29,934. Grane, A. Dec. 27, 1909, [Convention date]. Transferring articles to or from trains in motion.-In a mail-bag exchanging-apparatus the train bag c is supported close to the train side a by a hook i engaging in a bracket j. The hook i is connected by a chain &c. to a delivering-ring g fitting in a socket f in a pivoted arm e. The station bag d rests on a bracket q and is similarly connected to a hook i engaging a bracket p and connected to a ring n. The hook r on the train and the hook k on the post b engage and detach the rings n, g, and thus an exchange of bags is effected. Several bags may be exchanged at one operation by providing several sockets f. The train hook r may be lowered.