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Patent GB-190715528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Wheels for Road Vehicles
Inventor: HOPPER JOHN
Filed: 1907-07-05
Granted: 1908-04-16
Abstract: 15,528. Hopper, J. July 5. Felloes or rims.- Spare or emergency rims are made in sections and carry corresponding segments of a pneumatic or other elastic tyre. The sections A of the spare rim carry brackets B which are grooved at b to engage with one flange of the ordinary rim X. Bolts C in holes b<2> connect the sections. The ends of the sections are interlocked by tongues a<1> and grooves a. Washers D are used as packing-pieces.
Patent GB-190715535-A (GB)
Title: Improved Boiler Feed-water Heater.
Inventor: ADDIS FREDERICK HENRY
Filed: 1907-07-05
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 15,535. Addis, F. H. July 5. Water, purifying.-The water passage through a feed-heater is formed by a helical rib 4, of increasing pitch, cast on the surface of a hollow cylinder. Sufficient space is left between the rib and an outer enclosing steam jacket to provide against any holding together of the parts by water sediment. The cylinder fits against a coned seat 7 on the jacket at one end, and is pressed towards a similar surface 8 at the other by means of a cross-bar 10 and screw 11, an elastic washer 13 on the coned seat 8 permitting slight adjustment. Retaining ridges or pockets may be formed on the ribbed cylinder for the purpose of retaining deposit, which is washed out at intervals. A sludge channel may be formed at the bottom of the water passage, or the apparatus may be arranged vertically. The heater may be fixed at one side of the boiler of a locomotive.
Patent GB-190716160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Saving froma Submarine.
Inventor: LESSER HENRY
Filed: 1907-07-02
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 16,160. Lesser, H. July 22. Drawings to Specification. Signals, marine.-In order to indicate the position of a disabled sunken submarine vessel, a. buoy carrying a bell is released from the vessel and the bell is rung either by electricity or by means of a rope pulled from the inside of the vessel.
Patent GB-190721205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches, Pipe Wrenches, and Pipe Cutters.
Inventor: NEWNS JAMES
Filed: 1907-09-24
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 21,205. Newns, J., and Norbury, T. Sept. 24. Wrenches; pipe - cutters. - Pipe wrenches and cutters have a shank a, ending in a circular rack b, which is pivoted to a fixed jaw e and engages with a straight rack c on the movable jaw d, and a handle h pivoted to the shank a at g and provided with a tooth i, which may be engaged with the circular rack j on the jaw e. The handle h may be locked to the shank a and out of engagement with the rack j by means of a pin. The jaws may be provided with holes p for engaging with the shanks of removable jaw faces or liners, which may be flat, V-shaped, or curved and serrated. The jaws may also be provided with cutting-wheels. To prevent injury to the operator, the teeth on the shank are of less width than the teeth on the straight rack, and a thin sheet of metal m is fixed over each side of the movable jaw covering the teeth of the rack. According to the Provisional Specification, the shank and handle may be extended to adapt them to be pressed together by hand ; the ratchet device may consist of a plain frictional pawl on a smooth cylindrical surface ; the handle and the jaw may also be locked together by passing a pin through any pair of series of holes in the handle and shank respectively.
Patent GB-190725138-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Vaporiser or Carburetter for Oil Engines.
Inventor: CAMPBELL HENRY
Filed: 1907-11-13
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 25,138. Campbell, H. Nov. 13. Gas or explosivevapour engines, s, vaporizing in. An outer jacketing- chamber a encloses a second chamber b through which exhaust gases pass. No communication exists between the two chambers, in the annular space between which is provided an inclined or vertical partition c. The lower end of this partition reaches nearly to the bottom of the annular space. The chamber b is provided with a hinged door e or screw plug for cleaning purposes. The fuel and air enter by the opening a', pass down the annular space a<1>, under the partition c, up the annular space a<2>, and away to the engine through the port a<3>. The hot exhaust gases enter by the opening b<1> and leave by the opening b<2>.
Patent GB-190728164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flanged Traction Wheels for use chiefly with Electric Tramcars and the like.
Filed: 1907-12-21
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 28,164. Mountain & Gibson, and Renison, W. Dec. 21. Tyres, non-elastic.-In wheels for tram-cars &c. of the kind having detachable flanges, the detachable flanges a are formed of the contour shown to fit a stepped recess in the rim, as shown in Fig. 1. The flange is secured by through-bolts c and nuts d, or by set-screws or dovetail wedges. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the flange is made reversible, and may be in sections, provided with projections to take into recesses in the wheel.
Patent GB-190802387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spoke Sockets or Shoes for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: SCHWARZ GEORG
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 2387. Schwarz, G. Feb. 3. Spokes.-A spoke shoe comprises a socket b adapted to fit over the end of the spoke, flanges d embracing the rim c, and strengthening-ribs,f.
Patent GB-190803064-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, Appliances for Elevating and Supporting Fire-extinguishing and like Hose.
Inventor: MAJOR CECIL
Filed: 1908-02-11
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 3064. Major, C. Feb. 11. Pipes, lifting and supporting.-A collapsible frame spanning a railway track supports a line of fire-extinguishing or like hose passing across the track, at a height sufficient to enable trains or cars to run underneath. The frame comprises a cross-beam A telescoping into sleeves C, which are secured to legs H by splayed socketpieces G. For clamping the sleeves C to the beam A, and the socket-pieces G to the sleeves C, set-screws D, F are employed. The hose is supported in a trough I suspended from the beam A by lifting-tackles J, the ropes K of which are carried down to cleats L on the legs H. The ends of the trough I are provided with downwardly-turned lips M to prevent the formation of a sharp bend in the hose. In the case of a wide track, two or more of the supporting- frames may be joined together end to end by means of the sleeves C, a single pair of legs H being employed at the junctions.
Patent GB-190809968-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Screw-capping Bottles and other Receptacles.
Inventor: WILZIN ARTHUR
Filed: 1908-05-07
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 9968. Wilzin, A. May 7, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act; 1907]. Screwing.-Screw cap-stoppers or capsules are made from sheet metal such as tin.plate by moulding it on the screw-thread formed on the neck of the bottle. Hard steel dies a are carried by radial links f,i arranged on a circular table d. The outer ends of the links i are connected to spring buffers j in order to prevent breakage of the bottles. A circular head h, which may be moved vertically by means of a screwed rod h<2> and a hand-wheel h<1>, is connected by depending links g to the links i, f, In order that the thread on the dies a sball register with the thread on the bottle neck, the carriers b, to which the dies are secured, have a slight vertical play and are provided with spring-pressed feelers k which engage in the annular groove formed on the neck of the bottle. The table n of the machine is also provided with a stop n<1> to fit in a corresponding recess in the base of the bottle. In use a bottle with a plain cap on its neck is placed on the table n of the machine and the table is raised so as to press the top of the cap against the stop o. The hand-wheel is then turned, thus causing the dies to approach the cap and force it to take the shape of the bottle-neck.
Patent GB-190810298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sectional Bits or Cutters.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1908-05-12
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 10,298. Lake, W. E., [Ingersoll-Rand Co.]. May 12. Rock drills.-Relates to bits or cutters, particularly for use in coal mining, of the kind made in sections which may be disassembled and sharpened separately. In a bit in which the cutting-edges are arranged radially to the axis, the outer faces 11 are tapered and the sides 4, 5 are made at such an angle that when assembled the shanks form a frustum of a cone having an unbroken taper. The opposite sides of the prongs are formed with interlocking projections 7 and recesses 8. The assembled bit is inserted in a correspondingly-tapered holder 10. In a bit in which each prong has a lateral off-set, Fig. 4, as well as a radial off-set, the shanks are formed without interlocking projections and recesses.
Patent GB-190811188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Locks.
Inventor: PRUCE HENRY CLARKE
Filed: 1908-05-23
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 11,188. Pruce, H. C. May 23. Indicators, " engaged " and like.-Relates to coinfreed locks in which the indicator is moved when the bolt is withdrawn from outside. The coin 7, which couples the slide 1 and the bolt 2 in the known manner, turns the pivoted lever 5 which lifts the indicating-plate 11. This is held by a gravity or spring catch 12 in its raised position, the lower portion of the catch resting against the two-armed follower 17, 18 of the inside handle. When the handle is turned in either direction, one arm withdraws the bolt by bearing on a shoulder 20, and the other raises the catch 12, allowing the indicator to drop to the "vacant" position. In locks where a key may be used to withdraw the main bolt and a snib bolt simultaneously, as described in Specification No. 19,439, A.D. 1907, the catch 12 is provided with a lower extension 27, so that, when the key is used, the catch is moved by it, and the indicating-plate falls.
Patent GB-190812262-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Skirts and the like
Inventor: GILMAN GRACE
Filed: 1908-06-05
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 12,262. Gilman, G. June 5. Dresses.-The upper front portion of a maternity skirt is cut away from A to B, Sheet 1, and the top edge is sewn or otherwise attached to a belt wider in front than behind. The skirt. edge follows the bony structure of the pelvis in a line from the lumbar vertebrae in the rear, over the iliac crest laterally, and down to the pubic bone in front. Both belt and skirt are divided at D, Sheet 2, the meeting edges being laced together over flaps E, F, G, or, as stated in the Provisional Specification, over a double box pleat. The belt may also be adjustable behind by means of a box pleat, the size of which may be varied by ball-and-socket fasteners.
Patent GB-190812600-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco-pipes.
Inventor: GELTZ FERDINAND
Filed: 1908-06-12
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 12,600. Geltz, F. June 12. Tobacco pipes.- In the tobacco pipe shown, the nicotine is collected in a reservoir, and the smoke passes down the passage d, the entrance of which is placed so that the smoke and nicotine are separated as soon as possible, ash being prevented from entering the passage d by means of a grating f. A chamber r may be provided. Any saliva from the mouthpiece passes into a chamber which is divided by a plate g into two spaces, the upper one of which is provided with a funnel k having its mouth l situated on the opposite side of the chamber to the opening m in the division plate g. An opening n is provided to facilitate removal of the saliva. The smoke-box is provided with a cap p, the upper end of which terminates in a narrow bent tube q.
Patent GB-190813542-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blow-off Cocks or Valves for Locomotives.
Inventor: HULBURD PERCY
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 13,542. Hulburd, P. June 25. Locomotives.-The blow-off cock d is of the kind operated by fluid pressure acting on a piston f or diaphragm and is arranged to be controlled from the foot-plate by means of an auxiliary cock. The lift of the valve is regulated by a screw j.
Patent GB-190818743-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Bricks, Shaped Stones, or Blocks, Tubes, Tiles and the like
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1908-09-07
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 18,743. Boult, A. J., [Coln-Musener Bergwerks-Aktien-Verein]. Sept. 7. Bricks, blocks, tiles, &c. are moulded from a mixture of slag solidified in the open air and slag granulated in water, with or without lime. The moulded blocks are hardened by a gas containing carbonic acid.
Patent GB-190819210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Collar Supports and the like for Personal Wear.
Inventor: PEUTHERT OTTO
Filed: 1908-09-12
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 19,210. Peuthert, O., and B³chler, K. Sept. 14, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Stays or stiffeners.-Ladies' collars are stiffened by a flat celluloid or other strip, Fig. 3, with enlarged ends in which are circular openings to facilitate attachment by sewing. The holes are large enough to take the covering-material and the attaching-threads.
Patent GB-190822429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines and the like, where an Intermittent Rotary Movement of a Table is Employed, the Object being to Present or Feed at Intervals, Articles to a Given Point.
Inventor: WALLER WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-10-22
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 22,429. Waller, W. Oct. 22. Work - tables of the turret type. In gearing for imparting intermittent rotary motion to the work-table of a machine, the driven member consists of two disks A mounted on a pivot and connected by as many pin teeth A<1> as there are positions of the table. The driving-member consists of a disk B rotating on a shaft so as that its circumference just fits between two teeth A', thus preventing their movement until the notch B' comes to the first pin A<1>. To ensure the engagement of the pin with the notch, a tumbler B<2> pivoted in the disk B is'turned by a second tumbler B<5> operated by the second pin A' so that its hooked end B<4> engages the first pin A<1>. When the pin A<1> is leaving the notch, the tumbler B<2> no longer restrains it, as' both'tumblers are free.
Patent GB-190823368-A (GB)
Title: Improved Devices for Hanging Curtains or Blinds.
Inventor: SMITHURST PERCY ALLIOTT
Filed: 1908-11-02
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 23,368. Smithurst, P. A. Nov. 2. [Cognate Application No. 26,442, A.D. 1908, dated Dec. 7.] Curtains, suspending.-A device for hanging curtains or blinds comprises a bar a, Fig. 1, of wood, metal, &c. suspended by hooks or otherwise to the curtain rings or pole, or to the window frame, the bar being fitted with a number of horizontallydisposed spring clips c. The clips may consist of simple plates of metal or wood c, Fig. 1, attached to the bar or struck out of the bar, when this is of metal, or of wire spring clips c secured at d, as shown in Fig. 5 ; or of hinged clips c actuated by springs s, as shown in Fig. 8 ; or of spring plates c drawn to the bar by a spring s at the back, as shown in Fig. 12. A further form of spring clip is shown in Figs. 14 and 15, in which the spring c is pushed towards and drawn away from the bar for the attachment and detachment of the curtains. In this case there are two centre pins k which unite at the back ; the pins are notched at the sides so that when the spring is pushed in it is retained by the engagement of two prongs of the wire spring n in the notches. The bar a is jointed by lacing e, Fig. 1, at various points where it is required to conform to the angle of the window.
Patent GB-190824893-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Production of Water-gas, with Improved Method of Carburation by Means of Oil or other Heavy Hydro-carbons.
Inventor: SMITH HERBERT EDMUND
Filed: 1908-11-19
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 24,893. Smith, H. E. Nov. 19. Producers. - In a carburetted water-gas plant two coupled producers are fed through deep fuel-supply cbambers or passages, which also serve as gas outlets, and cbequerwork is arranged about these passages to serve alternately as steam superheaters and carburetting or fixing chambers. During a " blow ", air is supplied to the base of each combustion chamber B and the products therefrom pass through openings X in the crown and are completely burnt in the fixing or superheating chambers I, before finally escaping through a stack valve S. During a " run," steam is supplied to the top of one of the fixers, and oil is supplied to the top of the other. The steam passes downwards through the fixer and combustion chamber and the water-gas &c. thereby obtained passes upwards through the other combustion chamber, mixing with the oil gas from the corresponding fixer and escaping through the fuel-supply passage H. A stream of gas from the outlet main, or elsewhere, is introduced together with the carburetting- material in order to ensure circulation. During the next run," the direction of flow is reversed.
Patent GB-190826304-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Method of and Means for Manufacturing Tyres for Vehicles or for Analogous Purposes.
Inventor: TAYLOR GEORGE CROSLAND
Filed: 1908-12-05
Granted: 1910-01-05
Abstract: 26,304. Taylor, G. C. Dec. 5. Moulding indiarubber tyres &c.- The mould comprises a ring H adapted to receive a pressure-tube L, and segmental parts K<1>, K<2> embracing the tyre O and part of the tube L. Screws Q serve to position the parts K<1>, K<2> which are clamped together between a disk C and an hydraulic ram F. The parts K<1>, K<2> may be furnished with heating-chambers N for vulcanizing the tyre. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the parts K<1>, K<2> are secured by bolts P. According to the Provisional Specification, treads may be produced in straight lengths, the mould parts being correspondingly modified. Specifications No. 14,760, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Wheels &c.], and No. 20,027, A.D. 1908, are referred to.
Patent GB-190900905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Braking of Electric Tramcars and like Vehicles.
Inventor: IMBERY ARTHUR
IPC: B60L7/00
Filed: 1909-01-14
Granted: 1910-01-14
Abstract: 905. Imbery, A., and Chamen, C. H. K. Jan. 14. Electric braking.-The current taken from a trolly A by the motor or motors of a tramcar or like vehicle is carried by a b r i d g i ng-switch F, which is held closed by a no-volt magnet. On the occurrence of overload or no-voltage in the main circuit, the hold-coil is short-circuited or de-energized, and the switch, in falling under gravity, automatically connects the motors in a local braking-circuit through a bridging-switch G. When running as generators, the motors may be connected either in series or parallel by the automatic switch. The switch may also be controlled by the driver so as to prevent it from coming into braking action but to necessitate the controller being returned to the first notching- up position.
Patent GB-190903084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anchors.
Inventor: TAYLOR HUMPHREY GEORGE
IPC: B63B21/44
Filed: 1909-02-08
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 3084. Taylor, H. G. Feb. 8. Anchors. - The arms a of stockless anchors are made in separate pieces pivoted to the lower end of the shank on a loose pivot pin d. The arms are made with backward prolongations 1, 2, the extremities of which are inwardly bent at 9, 10 to enclose the end of the shank. A wing-plate c is passed over the ends of the arms, and is secured in position by a wedge e, which presses shoulders on the arms against the wing-plate. In a modification, shown in Fig. 9, the wedge is passed through holes in the arms 1, 2, which are maintained apart by a distancepiece 22. In a further modification, the arms 1, 2 are outwardly bent at 9, 10, Fig. 11. Rivets 26, 27 are passed through the wing-plate c and the extensions 9, 10, as well as through projections 28, 29 on an interposed wedge-piece 25.
Patent GB-190903185-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Discharge-valve Fittings for Baths
Inventor: WINTERFLOOD JOSEPH FREDERICK
IPC: E03C1/23
Filed: 1909-02-09
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 3185. Winterflood, J. F. Feb. 9. Actuating valves and cocks. - The valve 8, Fig. 1, in a discharge fitting for baths is actuated from a handle 10 operating through levers 9, 21, and a sleeve 13 and a hollow rod 19 elastically connected by a spring 24. A spring 15, Fig. 4, bearing on the end 9<1> of the lever 9 tends to keep the handle 10, Fig. 1, raised, while a second spring on the spindle 11 forces the rod 9, when depressed, into a notch 18, Fig. 2, in the overflow grid wherein it is retained and the valve held open.
Patent GB-190904640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hat-boxes.
Inventor: MARKS WALTER
IPC: A45C11/02
Filed: 1909-02-25
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 4640. Marks, W. Feb. 25. Hat boxes.-A cardboard or like ring A for suspending hats in hat boxes has tabs B adapted to be passed through slits in the ends of the box, the tabs being held in position by projections F, or by being secured to the box by an adhesive, or by wire or metallic fasteners. Metal stiffeners C may be provided. The upper surface of the ring may be used for advertisements.
Patent GB-190905818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stencil Printing and the Decoration of Paper.
Inventor: MITCHELL HARRY CECIL
IPC: D21H27/02
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 5818. Mitchell, H. G. March 10. Ornamenting.-Relates to the process of decorating or printing upon paper or other substance by applying a smoky flame through a stencil or otherwise, and subsequently fixing the deposit, as described in Specification 15,241/06, and consists in removing the carbon deposit, leaving a slight stain, which does not require to be fixed. An endless stencil is mounted upon two rolls over which the paper or other substance is passed and traversed over an oil lamp burning with a smoky flame which spreads beneath the stencil. A brush, felt roller, or the like is employed to remove the carbon deposit from the surface of the paper, and a stain is left.
Patent GB-190911271-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Joining Together Hollow or Apertured Bricks.
Inventor: GRABA ALBERT
IPC: E04B5/19
Filed: 1909-05-12
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 11,271. Graba, A. May 12. Bricks, special shapes of ; flooring-blocks.- Mortar or the like is prevented from entering hollow bricks a by means of a small intermediate brick e which registers with the outline of the apertures in the bricks a and is itself hollow so that the channels are maintained continuous.
Patent GB-190921717-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Adjustable Calendar.
Inventor: HARRISON HARRY
IPC: G09D3/08
Filed: 1909-09-23
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 21,717. Harrison, H. Sept. 23. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Calendars for finding the day on which any date falls during a period of years comprise a revolving disk, divided into seven sectors containing the days of the month, mounted on a frame provided with concentric circles containing the days of the week and the months of the several years and divided to correspond to the seven sections of the disk. The disk A rotates in the countersunk part of the frame E, and has the days of the month arranged as shown. The inner circle of the frame E has the days of the week, and the outer circles G, H, I the months for the years as indicated. The frame E may be provided with projections K for attachment to a pocket-book, writing-case, or blotting-pad. Fig. 5 shows the calendar attached to a match-box.
Patent GB-190927894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cases for Spectacles, Pince-nez and the like.
Inventor: REITZENBAUM FANNY
IPC: A45C11/04
Filed: 1909-11-30
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 27,894. Reitzenbaum [nÚe Victor], F. Nov. 30. Drawings to Specification. Spectacles and eyeglasses. - Cases for spectacles or eyeglasses are provided with means for cleaning the lenses.