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Patent GB-191209009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lighters for Cigars and the like.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
IPC: F23Q2/02
Filed: 1912-04-16
Granted: 1912-10-10
Abstract: 9009. Justice, P. M., [Doblin, C.]. April 16. Pocket igniters, frictional.-In telescopic frictional igniters having openings which register on telescoping the casing, each part of the casing has an opening n in front and openings o at the back on both sides of the wick d. The file h is carried by an angular member g having one arm disposed longitudinally and the other across the end of the casing. In the form shown, the pyrophoric material e is supported in a tube k by the end of a coil-spring l, which surrounds the tube and projects through a slot therein. The two parts are held apart by a spring i, and to prevent them from separating, a screw p in one part of the casing projects into a slot r in the other part. The reservoir b is closed by a plug c.
Patent GB-191210877-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Concentrating Liquids.
Inventor: DUNN JOSEPH EDWARD
IPC: B01D1/08
Filed: 1912-05-07
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 10,877. Dunn, J. E. Nov. 6, 1911, [Convention date]. Air-vented vertical steam-tubes extending into bulk of liquid.-Solutions to be evaporated are circulated in chambers 3 in contact with substantially vertical steam-tubes 5 closed at their upper ends except for air vents, the level of liquid being maintained below the air vents by means of float mechanism, such as 10, 9. Discharge valves may be automatically operated by the action of the liquid upon floats when a given density is reached. The vents in the tubes may be connected by means of small diameter tubes with an exhausting - device. A number of vessels 3 may be arranged to evaporate the solution in stages.
Patent GB-191210990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction of Ships.
Inventor: SCOTT ARCHIBALD EDWARD
IPC: B63B3/56
Filed: 1912-05-08
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 10,990. Scott, A. E. May 8. [Cognate Applications, 13,273/12 and 24,169/12.] Bulkheads. - Zigzag, angled, or corrugated bulkheads d are stiffened at about one-third of their height by a doubling-strake or a plate or bar, or by overlapping the corrugated plates. The portions e of the bulkhead that extend into the wings may be flat, and flat portions may be formed at other parts where required. The corrugated plates may be secured to the decks &c. by lengths of bar f bent to conform to either convex or concave portions; or the plates may be flanged, and the flanges fastened to the decks &c., the flanges being formed by cutting the plates longitudinally at the angles and bending the edges towards one side or towards opposite sides alternately.
Patent GB-191214360-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Caps or Covers for Closing the Ends of Pipes and the like.
IPC: B63B19/04
Filed: 1912-06-19
Granted: 1913-03-20
Abstract: 14,360. Thompson, C. E., Knox, R. G., and Wearmouth Foundry Co. June 19. Stopping pipes and tubes.-A cap or cover a for closing the ends of pipes and the like is provided with a pivot j parallel to the axis of the pipe end g, and the plug b which engages with the pipe end is so mounted in the cover a that it cannot move axially relatively to the cover. Instead of forming the plug band screwed collar e separately as shown, they may be formed in one, and may be secured within the cover a by a ring secured to the plug b by caulking or otherwise. The pivot is provided with a stop m. The invention is particularly applicable to deck plates such as are used on board ships for closing the ends of sounding- pipes, wash-deck pipes, fire-pipes, &c.
Patent GB-191215067-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Match Making Machines.
Inventor: GSELL HENRY ALFRED
IPC: C06F1/12
Filed: 1912-06-27
Granted: 1913-02-06
Abstract: 15,067. Gsell, H. A. June 27. Matches, making. Finished matches 11 ejected horizontally from a conveyer 1 in several rows at a time, for instance by pins 4, fall upon a series of reciprocating slides 10, which are advanced by a conveyer and are moved outwards in succession at the place of ejection 10<1> so as to form compartments, in which the ejected groups of matches are carried without disarrangement to a magazine or to boxes. In the form shown, the slides 10 are mounted radially in a rotary drum 5, having annular partitions which subdivide the compartments into spaces, which may correspond in size to match-boxes. The drum is shaken, and is revolved intermittently by a mutilated worm 9. A trough 13 enclosing the lower part of the drum retains the groups of matches until they are delivered on the other side, or through apertures at the lower part, to a magazine 14, or to boxes or a box-filling device. The slides may be moved in and out by linked arms operated by a cam.
Patent GB-191219048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Propellers.
Inventor: PARSONS CHARLES ALGERNON
IPC: B63H1/12
Filed: 1912-08-20
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 19,048. Parsons, Sir C. A. Aug. 20. Screw propellers.-Propeller blades of large area are formed with a leading edge such that the component of the velocity of entry of the edge in a direction normal to the edge is approximately constant; at the outer edge this component should not exceed one-third of the peripheral velocity of the tip. The projection of the leading edge on a plane perpendicular to the axis is given in the Specification and also a formula connecting the radius of any point thereon, the pitch, and the slip. The other details may be varied as desired, and the trailing edge may be formed as a fan curve from the tip to the boss in such a position as to give the necessary blade area. Fig. 2 shows a threebladed propeller, an expanded view of one blade being also shown in dotted lines. The uniform pitch is equal to the diameter in the example under consideration. The median line of any blade slopes back and as projected is an equi-angular spiral. The pitch may be uniform or variable, and the blades inclined to the axis or not.
Patent GB-191220564-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Appliance for Removing Crown Corks and other Rim Closures from Bottles and the like.
Inventor: SARGEAUNT ALAN FREDERIC
IPC: B67B7/16
Filed: 1912-09-09
Granted: 1913-06-05
Abstract: 20,564. Sargeaunt, A. F. Sept. 9. Stopper - keys. - In a hand opener, Fig. 1, or bar fitting, shown in one form in Fig. 5, for removing crown-cork closures, comprising a base - plate 1 provided with a recessed hook 2 for engaging under the skirt of the closure, the base-plate and hook are rigid, and the base-plate is provided with a resilient tang or buttress 5 adapted to bear on the top of the closure and to yield relatively to the base-plate and hook sufficiently to permit the hook to clear the rim of the bottle.
Patent GB-191222072-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Surfacing and Polishing Machine for Polishing Marble and Granite.
Inventor: ELLIOTT ALFRED ERNEST
IPC: B24B47/04
Filed: 1912-09-28
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 22,072. Elliott, A. E. Sept. 28. Disk and wheel apparatus.-In apparatus for polishing stone of oval, hollow, or uneven surface configuration, a table A carrying the slab is traversed to-andfro under a vertically adjustable frame F upon which a slide K carrying a vertical grinder spindle M is moved to-andfro at right-angles to the direction of the table. The grinder spindle M is feathered to slide vertically and is pressed downwards by a weighted arm T so that it may follow the surface irregularities of any slab on the table A.
Patent GB-191227982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Blocking or Pressing Hats.
Inventor: DIAZ BARBARO JEREZ
IPC: A42C1/04
Filed: 1912-12-04
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 27,982. Diaz, B. J. Dec. 4, 1911, [Convention date]. BLocking and pressing. - A device for pressing hats by means of compressed air comprises a cylindrical or slightly conical chamber 1 of rubber which is placed within a hat inserted in an ordinary mould 10. The top and bottom of the chamber are both normally flat, the top having a hole through which the nozzle of an air-supply pipe 9 is inserted. This pipe passes through a member 7 of hemispherical shape by means of which the chamber 1 is deformed as shown. The height of the member 7 is adjusted by means of a screwed collar 8 forming part of a supporting-member (not shown). To apply the method to hats of a diameter greater than that of the chamber 1, one or more rubber cups of cylindrical form may be placed outside the chamber; or it may be actually formed by two such cups, one fitted in the other.
Patent GB-191228806-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Promoting Combustion in Steam Boilers, especially such as are Internally Fired.
Inventor: BULICZEK CARL
IPC: F23L9/04
Filed: 1912-12-14
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 28,806. Buliczek, C. Dec. 14. Baffles.-Within the flue of a steam boiler furnace, a hollow cylindrical body a is arranged having one end conoidal and the other provided with an annular projection k. Air is supplied to the hollow body by a tube c and issues therefrom through slots d. The body is arranged eccentrically with regard to the flue. When two or three such bodies are employed, they are connected together so that air passes successively through them.
Patent GB-191304191-A (GB)
Title: Flying Machine.
Inventor: FRANZ WELS
IPC: B64C33/00
Filed: 1913-02-18
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 4191. Wels, F. Feb. 24, 1912, [Convention date]. Aerial machines without aerostats; propelling; steering.-The flapping wings 6 of a flying-machine are hinged about a common longitudinal axis 5 in the plane of symmetry of the machine to the frame 1 of the machine, and the upward air pressure on the wings is balanced by the weight of the aviator, motor, or other load, so that the wings extend horizontally. The wings may be vibrated by the aviator or a motor for propelling and steering. The seat 15 for the aviator is mounted on a lever 8 pivoted at its front end to the frame 1 and carrying a rotatable sleeve 19 furnished with pedals 14 and lateral extensions 17. A second lever 7, having handles 13, is rotatably mounted on a pin 18, Fig. 5, pivoted about a transverse axis 9 on the frame 1, so that the lever is movable vertically and about its own axis. The bifurcated ends 16 of the lever 7 are connected by ropes 11, 12, passing through eyes on the wings, to the extensions 17. The aviator by separating the levers 7, 8 draws down the wings about the longitudinal axis 5. By rocking the lever 7 or the tube 19 about its own axis a differential movement may be given to the wings for steering and balancing. The lever 7 may be replaced by a separate lever for each of the planes 6. The wings may be mounted on separate axes arranged parallel or at an angle with one another, and there may be two or more pairs of wings located one behind another.
Patent GB-191305135-A (GB)
Title: A High Pressure Re-action Pumping Device.
Inventor: WEBER NICLAUS
IPC: F04B43/10
Filed: 1913-02-28
Granted: 1913-10-09
Abstract: 5135. Weber, N. Feb. 28. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Diaphragm and flexible chamber pumps; actuating by pulsating fluid pressure.-Relates to hydraulic ram - operated diaphragm pumps wherein the diaphragm is of tubular form enclosing a section, which is perforated; of the conduit for the forcing water. The working water passes down the pipe b to the perforated section and thence to the beat valve c. On the hydraulic ram principle, the tubular diaphragm p is forced in and out and serves to expel the water from the chamber g into the delivery pipe h. Suitable valves are provided on the two water circuits.
Patent GB-191308638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eye-brow Shields.
Inventor: BRENNAN CHARLES MICHAEL
IPC: A45D44/12
Filed: 1913-04-12
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 8638. Brennan, C. M. April 22, 1912, [Convention date]. Face and features, improving appearance of. - Consists in the combination of two eyebrow shields, adapted to apply medicaments, with means for attachment during sleep. The shield is preferably formed in two sliding parts, as shown in Fig. 2, and is lined with velvet or chamois leather and fitted with eyelets 20 for adjustable engagement with the head-straps 22.
Patent GB-191312451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnace Grates.
Inventor: HILL JOSEPH ALBERT
IPC: F23H9/00
Filed: 1913-05-28
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 12,451. Hill, J. A. May 28. Grates.-A furnace grate comprises one or more tilting sections a, formed of longitudinal conduits supporting transverse fire-bars to which steam and air are admitted and adapted to be tilted as described in Specification 26,400/11, and a false grate b adapted to rest on arms c, Fig. 1, carried by members employed for tilting the sections a, so that as the sections a are tilted, the false grate b is raised. The grate sections may be tilted by quadrants d actuated by worm or spur gearing e, or other suitable means. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the tilting sections a are provided with rollers h which support the frame g carrying the bars f of the false grate. The false grate is lifted by tilting the sections a.
Patent GB-191325458-A (GB)
Title: Sighting Accessory for Firearms.
Inventor: ROTHWELL ELLAM
IPC: F41G1/473
Filed: 1913-11-07
Granted: 1914-05-28
Abstract: 25,458. Rothwell, E. Nov. 7. Sighting-devices.-The object of the apparatus is to enable the commander of troops to indicate to his men the point to which they are to direct their fire, and this is effected by indicating to the men the angular relation between the desired sighting-line and the sighting-line to some prominent object. The apparatus is of the type comprising a single backsight and two foresights, one of which is adjustable, so that the target and some prominent object near it can be sighted simultaneously. The invention consists in a device having the adjustable sight B mounted to slide on a lateral arm A, which can be raised and lowered about the fixed foresight F as pivot.
Patent GB-191325700-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Trunks.
Inventor: REDMON MAYME JEFFERSON PEPPARD
IPC: A45C13/03
Filed: 1913-11-10
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 25,700. Peppard, [nÚe Redmon], M. J. Nov. 10. Furniture combined with trunks; wardrobes.-A trunk, which is provided with a wardrobe, a dressing- table, and a number of drawers, comprises an outer casing 2, divided by a partition 12 into a part forming a wardrobe 13 and a part fitted with drawers 17. The wardrobe 13 is fitted with a door 20, and the lower front part of the trunk is hinged and can be turned back as shown at 3 to permit access to the drawers 17. The top of the trunk is formed in two parts, namely, a stationary part 7, and a part 5 hinged at 6 to the part 7. The upper front part 4 of the trunk is fixed rigidly to the part 5, and when turned upwards, as shown, forms the rear of a dressing-table. The table itself is formed by a shelf 8 which extends from the front of the trunk to the fixed part 7.
Patent GB-191328936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Frames for Containing Pulleys.
Inventor: GARSIDE EDMUND
IPC: B66D3/04
Filed: 1913-12-15
Granted: 1914-10-15
Abstract: 28,936. Garside, E. Dec. 15. Pulley-blocks; frame pulleys.-Pulley frames of the kind comprising a guiding - member a arranged within the frame proper b are securely assembled by forming a boss d on one member fitting a hole in the other member and riveting over the edge of the boss. The sheave pin f thus has an extended bearing in the bore of the boss b. The guiding-member a lies close to the rim of the sheaves to ensure that the signal or other wires shall be kept in the grooves of the sheaves.
Patent GB-191401385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Former Bars or Mandrels for use in Presses for Forging, Bending and Stamping Metal.
Inventor: MCDOUGALL JAMES
IPC: B21J9/18
Filed: 1914-01-19
Granted: 1914-12-17
Abstract: 1385. McDougall, J. Jan. 19. B e n d i n gformers; forging; stamping. - Mandrels for use in forging and like presses are counterbalanced. The mandrel l has an integral or jointed extension n carrying a balance weight e and is secured at its centre of gravity by a set-screw m in the eye b of a lever c. This lever is pivoted to the press k, and the system counterbalanced by adjusting the divided weight i. The weight e may be assisted by a spring.
Patent GB-191402589-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Loose Leaf Books.
Inventor: HOUSH FRANK ELLSWORTH
IPC: B42F3/00
Filed: 1914-01-31
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 2589. Housh, F. E. Feb. 3, 1913, [Convention date]. Sheets.-Leaves for use in loose-leaf books, especially post-card albums or scrap-books, are thickened at their binding-edges a by indentations which, in order to avoid nesting together, are arranged not to correspond on adjacent leaves. The indentations may be in the form of crimps c oblique to the leaf edges, alternate leaves being reversed in assembly; or the crimps may be parallel to the sides and ends of alternate leaves; or the indentations may be irregular. Specification 17,023/12 is referred to.
Patent GB-191403877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Dough Working Apparatus.
Inventor: EMBREY LAURENCE
IPC: A21C5/04
Filed: 1914-02-14
Granted: 1915-02-11
Abstract: 3877. Embrey, L. Feb. 14. Cylinder machines ; dough dividing and working machines.-In a dough-divider, the dough is forced into measuring-chambers by a ram operated by fluid pressure. Dough passes from a hopper 4 into a charging-chamber 5 and is forced by the ram 6 into measuring-chambers in a rotary head 7. The ram 6 is formed with a piston 15, which is operated by pressure fluid supplied from a tank 18 through a valved inlet 19. The ram is returned by pins 31 on disks 32 engaging ears 30 depending from the ram. A cam 44, secured to a gear-wheel 38 mounted co-axially with the disks 32, operates the valve 20 through levers 43, 41. Above the ram 6 is a knife 28, which is operated by slotted levers 25 actuated by pins 23 on the ram. A main shaft 36 drives the disks 32 through worm gear 35 and also operates a small pump 45 through a crank 46. The chamber 18 may be filled with compressed air by reciprocating the piston 15. Motion is imparted to the drum 7 through gearing 40, 39, from the gear 38 which is provided with teeth only on half its circumference. According to the Provisional Specification, the ram is operated in both directions by fluid pressure.
Patent GB-191406523-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Generating Steam.
Inventor: PENTZ JAMES BOLTON
IPC: A61L2/00
Filed: 1914-03-14
Granted: 1915-03-15
Abstract: 6523. Pentz, J. B. March 15, 1913, [Convention date]. Instantaneous generators; generating by electricity.-An instantaneous generator of superheated steam intended particularly for sterilizing dental and surgical instruments comprises a chamber formed in a body of 'refractory and insulating material, and electrical means for vaporizing water, which is supplied to the chamber in drops. In apparatus for sterilizing dental instruments, water is allowed to drop from a glass cylindrical vessel 24, Fig. 1, on to a coil of electric resistance wire 18 wound around the inside of a U-shaped chamber 15 formed in a block of asbestos 10. The steam is superheated in the vertical arms of the chamber and passes out through cups 42, 43 adapted to receive the instruments to be sterilized. The water falls from the vessel 24 through an orifice 28 provided with a needle valve 37 operated by a handle 38.
Patent GB-191409916-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process and Apparatus for Preserving Fruits, Vegetables, Grain, and other Organic Substances.
Inventor: KAPADIA SHAPORJI ASPANIARJI
IPC: A23B9/26
Filed: 1914-08-14
Abstract: 9916. Kapadia, S. A. Aug. 14. Preserving fruits, grain, &c.-Apparatus for preserving fruit, vegetables, grain, &c. by means of inert gases comprises a surface-combination furnace A, the gases from which pass into a scrubber B, a fan C, a refrigerator D which may cool the gases to 45-50‹ F., drying- chambers E, and a storage chamber F, in which the pressure is preferably maintained above atmospheric, and from which the gases either escape through pipes J, K or arc circulated through the chambers D, E. Excess of pressure is prevented by a water seal G or safety-valves, and back-flow is prevented by the scrubber B and a non-return valve V<12>. The drying-chambers E may contain ferric hydrate to absorb sulphuretted hydrogen, and calcium chloride, &c., and may be cut out by a by-pass V<9>. '.Plie chambers D, E may be placed within the chamber F, and the gases circulated therein by a fan. Formaldehyde, ethereal salts, ether, chloroform, alcohol, sulphur dioxide, chlorine, oxygen, sterilized air, &c. may be introduced by an injectur 1 or other means. Gauges for indicating the presence of moisture and oxygen, lamps, and windows may be fitted. The furnace A is combined with a boiler Z which drives the refrigerating plant.
Patent GB-191413490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Braking, Anchoring and Self-contained Starting of Aircrafts.
Inventor: BACHELOR JAMES
IPC: B64C35/00
Filed: 1914-06-03
Granted: 1915-02-18
Abstract: 13,490. Bachelor, J. June 3. Ground anchors. - Air-ships and aerial machines are anchored by ground spikes A which can be raised by the pilot into a sheath C in order to release the machine. In one form the spikes A, Fig. 2, are provided with lugs by which they may be forced into the ground. The spikes are raised by cords and locked within the sheath C by a spring-pressed pawl G. In another form,. a locking-pawl H, Fig. 3, is provided to engage. with holes in the sheath and is released when the cord M is pulled to lift the spike. The spike may be provided with hinged jaws X, Fig. 6, which are forced apart by a rod W after the spike is driven into the ground. The jaws are retracted by a wedge W<1> which engages with lugs X<1> on the jaws above their pivots.
Patent GB-191415184-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Protector and Non-skidding Band for Pneumatic Tyres of Wheels.
Inventor: HUGHES ALBERT THOMAS
IPC: B60C27/20
Filed: 1914-06-24
Granted: 1915-05-13
Abstract: 15,184. Hughes, A. T. June 24. Tread bands, projections, and surfaces.-In a tyre-protecting and'non-skid band of the kind comprising metal segments 1, Fig. 1, hinged together and carrying rubber plugs 4, the tops of which form the tread surface and the bases of which bear against the tyre, the hinge-pins of the segments are connected together by links 12. The segments may be built up of a curved base-plate 13, Fig. 6, having lips 14 round its edges, an arch formed from the blank shown in Fig. 5, the sides 15 of which are bent down and adapted to engage the lips 14 of the plate 13 and the ends 16, 17 of which are turned over to abut on the part 18 forming eyes at the parts 9, 10 to receive the hinge-pins, and a plate or block 1, Fig. 7. The parts are assembled and brazed or riveted together. In a modification, the base-plate 2, Fig. 10, has a tubular extension 19 burred over the arch, or the base and arch may be connected together by an eyelet 21, Fig. 11.