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Patent GB-190719293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trolley Cars for Wire Rope or Suspension Railways.
Inventor: BLEICHERT MAX ADOLF
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 19,293. Bleichert, M. A., and Bleichert, P. M. Aug. 27. Vehicles for rope railways and tramways.-A trolly car for wire rope or suspension railways has two travellers one or both of which are provided with rope grips actuated by a load-carrying lever connecting the travellers together. Fig. 1 shows two travellers a, b connected together by a load-supporting lever c, one end g of which is connected directly to the traveller b by means of a universal joint h. The other end i is similarly connected to the traveller a, but acts directly or through levers k, l, Figs. 2 and 3, on the rope grip m. Fig. 5 shows a modification in which 534 both travellers are provided with grippers. The member c is connected to the travellers by universal joints h, and governs the action of the grippers m by means of intermediate straps o.
Patent GB-190719799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Generators for Acetylene Gas or the like.
Inventor: DAVIS AUGUSTINE
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 19,799. Davis, A. Sept. 4 Brakes.-In an acetylene generator, carbide is fed to water by a clockworkmotor. When the gas pressure in the generator reaches a predetermined limit, a diaphragm exposed to this pressure lifts an adjustably weighted lever which pulls on a cord 74. This cord operates a brake band 73 acting, preferably, on the fly-wheel 72 of the clock-work motor, and stopping the carbide feed. When the tension on the cord 74 is relaxed, the band 73 is released from the fly-wheel by a weighted bell-crank lever 85. For preventing too sudden a start of the motor after the brake has been released, a pair of curved weights 87 are pivoted to the fly-wheel, and have lugs 88 adapted to play in apertures formed in the rim of the wheel. These lugs engage the brake band and act as a minor brake.
Patent GB-190721187-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Picking Hops and for Separating the Leaves from the Hops.
Inventor: HORST EMIL CLEMENS
Filed: 1907-09-24
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 21,187. Horst, E. C., and Ehrhorn, J. Oct. 17, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Sifting hops. - In a machine for picking and separating hops, the plants are fed through a hopper B, Fig. 2, on to an inclined screen 3 having side boards 2 pivoted at 6<1>. The roller 4 is caused to reciprocate endwise by a fixed pin engaging a cam groove on the surface of the roller, the sides 2 also moving similarly by means of a pin engaging another straight groove, this movement causing the hops to hang through the screen. The plants are now carried on, being compressed by a pivoted board 10, to the reciprocating knives 7, the vines passing on to the screen 9, while the hops and leaves fall on to an inclined endless screen 8 and thence to a bin. In a modification, Fig. 3, the hops and leaves fall on to a series of inclined pins 8<a>, between which pass radiating arms 20 fixed to a revolving shaft 21. The hops &c. are thus loosened, and the hops are finally delivered into the receiver 17<1> while the leaves drop on to the shoot 18<1> and thus into the receiver 19<1>.
Patent GB-190805465-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Means of Connecting and Disconnecting Straps and the like
Inventor: MARSH SAMUEL
Filed: 1908-03-11
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 5465. Marsh, S. March 11. Buckles; hook fastenings.-The buckle B described in Specification No. 25,625, A.D. 1899, is combined with a hook fastening, enabling a strap to be readily unfastened without removing the buckle. One end of the strap is passed through the slot H and secured to the plate F of the hook G, Fig. 2. The hook G is engaged in the slot C of the buckle B when the strap is to be fastened.
Patent GB-190807847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Exhaust Silencers applicable to Petrol, Gas and Oil Engines.
Inventor: PRATT ARTHUR
Filed: 1908-04-08
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 7847. Pratt, A. April 8. [Patent of Addition to No. 26,552, A.D. 1905.] Exhaust-silencers.-Relates to exhaust-silencers of the type described in Specification No. 26,552, A.D. 1905, for internal-combustion engines, and consists of fitting them with safety mechanism to minimize the effects of powerful explosions after one or more charges have missed fire. One end a of the double-walled chamber is secured in position by bolts c, and has a cap e secured to it by spring bolts f. A safety-valve g is mounted on this cover. The upper portion of the perforated tube is mounted slidably in the cover-plate and has the upper spiral-carrying tube mounted inside it. The exhaust gases enter at x, pass round the spiral j<3> until they meet the stop k, and then pass through the perforations j<4> into the main chamber. They then pass through the spring-mounted perforated plate l, through the perforations j<5>, and between the tubes j, j<1> to the other side of the stop k, finally escaping through the upper spiral to the atmosphere. The safety-valve relieves the pressure in the chamber during ordinary explosions, while the cap e moves outwards against the action of the spring bolts when powerful explosions occur.
Patent GB-190809891-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for Generating Coal Gas for Operating Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: THIEMICH BERNHARD
Filed: 1908-05-06
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 9891. Thiemich, B. May 6. Gas engines.-In producing gas from pulverized coal for use in gas engines, the coal is fed intermittently in measured quantities on to a heated surface in a chamber from which air is excluded, the coal is pressed against the heated surface to accelerate the process, and the residue is removed from the surface, after the separation of the gas, before a fresh charge of coal is supplied. In one arrangement of apparatus the coal is fed from rollers c, Fig. 2, through a shoot f on to the upper surface of a box a which is heated by the combustion products from the engine cylinder. A roller g, operated by a rod h passes across the coal and presses it on to the heated surface, while on the return journey a scraper k removes the residue. In another arrangement, the shoot is rotatably connected with the feed tube n carrying the roller g. The shoot delivers the coal between the roller and a scraper k. As the frame n travels from right to left, the scraper removes the layer of coke while the roller compresses the fresh charge of coal. At. the end of the stroke, the frame is tilted by an abutment p, and so is held clear of the coal on the return stroke, at the end of which the frame is tilted by another abutment p<1> bringing the roller and scraper again into operative position. The lower end of the shoot f is fitted with a device which only opens when a fresh supply of coal is fed by the rollers c into the shoot. More than one shoot and roller may be employed, one being operative while another is inoperative, so that the gas supply is continuous. The gas passes through a pipe i to the engine, either directly or through a collector and scrubber or other cleanser.
Patent GB-190814135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Promoting Circulation in Steam Boilers.
Inventor: WHYTE JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-03
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 14,135. Whyte, J. July 3. Vertical boilers; water-circulation, promoting.- Helical or inclined trough-shaped casings i are fitted in the water space of a vertical boiler against its furnace walls b in order to promote the circulation of the water. Casings f having closed upper or lower ends may be fitted at the ends of the cross tubes c. Springs A hold the casings against the furnace walls. The casings f are provided with angle-pieces which project into and rest upon the interior of the cross tubes. The circulation may be further promoted by fitting the cross tubes with arched perforated partitionsj, Fig, 6,
Patent GB-190814754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Casement Stays and Fasteners.
Inventor: PARKES WILLIAM EDMUND
Filed: 1908-07-11
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 14,754. Parkes, W. E., and Parkes, J. H. July 11. Stays.-Combined casement stays and fasteners of the kind in which the stay is connected by a jointed piece to a rotatable block provided with a locking-catch have the catch made at the end of the block adjacent to a boss on the plate in which it is pivoted, and with a plane surface bearing against the boss. A piece E is knuckle-jointed at the ends to a stay-bar F and a rotatable block D, which is pivoted in the hollow boss c'of the attachment plate C. The catch d<2> has a flat face adjacent to the boss c', and is in the same plane with the end of the block D, so that it works smoothly against the face of boss c<1> and supports the pivot under strain. The plate G, with slot g' for reception of catch d<2>, is mounted on the frame, and carries the peg g<2>, shaped as shown, for engaging the holes in the stay-bar, which may be slightly tapered. When applied to telescopic stays, as shown in Fig. 8, the block D is made as above, but engages a slot in the plate J, which is provided with a thumb-screw j<1> to bind the sleeve K to the stay. By provision of the slot k<1> and notches k<2>, the rod H may be adjusted in position by the knob h<1> without interfering with the thumb-screw j<1>.
Patent GB-190815515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Locks.
Inventor: PINSON FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-07-22
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 15,515. Pinson, F. W. July 22. Locks, key.-In a lock employing a flat key, the revolving barrel A for the reception of the key, is formed from sheet metal. After the metal has been bent to the required shape, the ends A' are filed or otherwise turned down and journaled in the back and front plates of the lock casing.
Patent GB-190815950-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Multiple-cylinder Engines.
Inventor: HENNIG RUDOLF
Filed: 1908-04-13
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 15,950. Hennig, R. July 31, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas and like engines.-A single-acting multiplecylinder engine consists of longitudinal and transverse rows of cylinders which operate a number of longitudinal crank-shafts W, geared to a common countershaft. As shown, the transverse rows consist of four-cylinder units cast in one piece and bolted together and to the framing, which consists of longitudinal and transverse girders and connecting-pillars. The transverse girders support the crank-shafts, which may revolve in the same or opposite directions. The axes of the cylinders of each unit may be inclined. The inlet and exhaust to the cylinders of each transverse set are controlled by lift valves arranged as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190821969-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Throttle Valve or Regulator particularly applicable for use in connection with High Pressure Steam Fittings.
Inventor: RUTHERFORD EDWARD JAMES YOUNG
Filed: 1908-10-17
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 21,969. Rutherford, E. J. Y., and Ross, C. A. Oct. 17. Rotary or oscillating disk valves; sliding valves.- A sliding throttle valve b is combined with a small by-pass valve c controlling a separate passage h<1> which, in operation, is opened before the larger valve is moved. For this purpose the shank of the small valve is fitted without any lateral freedom in a hole in the actuating-plate G, and the shank of the large valve is fitted in an elongated hole. The plate G is fixed to the spindle of an operating-lever. The upper end of the spindle is coned and bears upon a coned recess to form a steam-tight joint. The valves may be arranged for straightline motion.
Patent GB-190822564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tyres for Vehicles Wheels.
Inventor: GAUCHERAND LOUIS
IPC: B60C7/00
Filed: 1908-10-23
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 22,564. Gaucherand, L. Oct. 23. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A tyre for wheels is formed of elements A placed against each other around the rim and held in position by wires B threaded through the elements, the ends of the wires being connected to a channel piece C fitted on the rim. The space in the channel is filled by a number of elements mounted on a rod E, on which is threaded a radial securing-bolt F passing through the felloe. The elements may be stamped from old outer covers of pneumatic tyres, or from pliable materials containing canvas, leather, cord, india-rubber, &c. Holes may be stamped in the elements, in addition to the holes for the securing- wires, to give the tyre greater elasticity. A number of elements connected together may be used to form the tyre.
Patent GB-190826160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furniture and like Joints.
Inventor: MAYDL RICHARD PAUL
Filed: 1908-12-03
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 26,160. Maydl, B. P. Dec. 3. Furniture joints and connexions.- Two parts of an article of furniture &c. are connected together by metal plates A, B bent as shown at the ends, tongues a bei n g provided to enter slots d. An angle-iron f may be connected to one of the plates to cover the recesses.
Patent GB-190904864-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Furnace for Heating Iron or Steel Forgings and the like.
IPC: C21D9/00
Filed: 1909-02-27
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 4864. Fletcher, Russell, & Co., Neil, A., and Fletcher, T. W. Feb. 27. Metal-heating furnaces; charging and discharging. -Iron and steel forgings that require to be hardened are heated in a furnace a mounted on supports b and having an aperture a<1> in the bottom, into which is inserted a fire-clay block a<2> carrying the article to be heated. The fire-clay block a<2> is mounted on a table c' supported by a swinging radial stand c, which may be raised or lowered by rack-and-pinion gearing d, d<1> or equivalent gear and secured to one of the supports b. The furnace is provided with an inner shell e forming a space g into which gas is led and ignited, the spent gas being allowed to escape through an aperture in the cover a<x>. Specification 7071/07 is referred to.
Patent GB-190913902-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Manufacturing Camphene.
Inventor: SKITA ALADAR
IPC: C07C1/30
Filed: 1909-06-14
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 13,902. Skita, A. June 14. Camphene is produced by heating pinene hydrobalogenide, phenols, or cresols, with alkali or alkaline-earth carbonates, and by heating naphthols with alkaline-earth carbonates, to a temperature of about 150‹-180‹ C.
Patent GB-190919440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dies for Moulding Bricks.
Inventor: ALLEN HENRY ROBINSON
IPC: B28B3/02
Filed: 1909-08-24
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 19,440. Allen, H. R. Aug. 24. Pressing plungers and dies.-Solid dies A for moulding glazed bricks with rounded edges are formed with raised curved edges C by milling or stamping the face B. According to the Provisional Specification, the edges may be produced by a planing operation. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 13,064/85 and 28,274/07.
Patent GB-190919554-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Brushes.
Inventor: ELLIS THERESA MARY
IPC: A46B17/04
Filed: 1909-03-22
Granted: 1910-03-22
Abstract: 19,554. Ellis, T. M. March 22. [Addition to 17,583/08.] Brushes combined with pads; brush sheaths.-A boot and shoe cleaning brush b combined with a pad e and provided with a removable and reversible sheath or guard c sliding in finger grooves f in the edges of the brush-stock, as described in the parent Specification, has a recess at one end of the bristle side of the stock to receive a box m of polishing- paste or the like.
Patent GB-190919908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Locking Apparatus for Railway Carriage and other Doors.
Inventor: ORMSBY JOHN
IPC: E05B65/36
Filed: 1909-08-31
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 19,908. Ormsby, J. Aug. 31. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Pneumatically-operated fastenings. - In a fastener for a railway-carriage or other door, a sliding bolt A is mounted on the end of an expanding bellows D, connected to an air supply through the pipe e. Springs d<2> connected to the movable part d and to the fixed part d' of the bellows withdraw the bolt when the air pressure is removed. When used on railway carriages, the device is connected to pipes running the length of the train and provided with controlling-cocks and a pressure indicator in the guard's van.
Patent GB-191002128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pumps.
Inventor: WAKEFIELD CHARLES CHEERS
IPC: F16N13/04
Filed: 1910-01-27
Granted: 1911-01-27
Abstract: 2128. Wakefield, C. C. Jan. 27. Reciprocating - cylinder pumps in series.- In pumps in which a cross-head carrying valves a n d barrels reciprocates in a reservoir containing the liquid to be pumped, loose plungers with adjustable stops are fitted to allow of the discharge being varied. Reciprocating in a reservoir A is a cross-head B fitted with suction valves E<1>, E<4>, and delivery valves E<2>, E', and carrying barrels B<1>, B<2>, B<3>, B<4>. The barrels B<2>, B<3> work over stationary hollow plungers C<2>, C<3>, connected with the discharge conduits D, D<1>. In the barrels B', B<4> are solid plungers H, F with enlarged heads H<1>, F<1> held between projections J<1>, G<1>, and adjustable stops J<2>, G<2>, by means of which the plungers may be held fixed, or allowed some movement in the barrel. On a movement of the cross-head to the left, liquid is drawn through the valve E', the amount being determined by the amount of movement allowed to the plunger H, being a maximum when the plunger is fixed. On the return stroke, this liquid is forced through the channel E<5> and delivery barrel B<3>, and liquid is drawn into barrel B'.
Patent GB-191002727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Two-stroke-cycle Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MAGGIORA DEMETRIO
IPC: F02B25/00
Filed: 1910-02-03
Granted: 1911-02-03
Abstract: 2727. Maggiora, D. Feb. 3. Two-stroke-cycle engines; cylinders, passages of.-In single and double acting engines having piston-controlled distributing-ports, backfiring is prevented by admitting a previouslycompressed charge to the cylinders through one or more ports proportioned so that the charge enters with a velocity greater than that of flame propagation in the opposite direction. The p o r t s may be formed in the cylinder wall, or, as shown at g, in a chamber b on the head of the piston. Several modified forms of this chamber and of the head of combustion chamber are described.
Patent GB-191003377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Coin-freed Meters for Gas Fires and other Heating Appliances.
Inventor: YATES HARRY JAMES
IPC: G07F15/08
Filed: 1910-02-11
Granted: 1911-01-26
Abstract: 3377. Yates, H. J. Feb. 11. Gas, supplying by meter.-The apparatus is particularly adapted for use in hotels for gasfires, lighting, &c., is clock-controlled, and is provided with mechanism for ensuring the rapid closing of the main valve, and the valves are arranged and operated so as to ensure the correct use of the apparatus. The operator inserts a coin into a carrier h, Fig. 2, and rotates an external handle g, thereby rotating a screw b and winding-up the mainspring of a clock A. Simultaneously a nut c traverses the screw owing to its engagement with a fixed guide d, and frees a pin q, Fig. 5, on the valvelever o, permitting the valve to be opened by a lever p, Fig. 4; this lever is slotted to engage the pin q, and is operated by the coin just prior to its discharge from the carrier. A spring r serves to retain the lever o in this position. The movement of the lever o also starts the clock, the consequent movement of a lever 3, connected to the pin q by a link 4, freeing a lift-piece 2 from a pin 5 on a spring-controlled lever z, which thereupon removes a blade spring w from the balance x. As gas is consumed, the mainspring drives the screw b in the reverse direction, the nut c gradually returning and finally rocking the pin q and lever o until the spring r escapes past the nose o<1>, Fig. 4, and closes the valve. The supply may be stopped at any time by closing a hand-operated valve 14, an arm 16 simultaneously operating a lever 17 to stop the clock. To prevent fraud, the main valve is closed at the commencement of the movement of the carrier h by the engagement of the coin with a lever 11, which cooperates with the lever 3. When the maximum number of coins has been inserted, the nut c engages the forked end of a lever 7, thereby locking a bell-crank 6, Fig. 7, in the raised position and preventing the return of the carrier h into position opposite the coin-slot. Coin action, mechanical-connexion.-The coin couples the carrier h on the handle g with a wheel e on the screw b. A readily adjustable price-change guard s determines the point of engagement of the coin with the wheel, and a curved guide-piece t ensures such engagement. Coin-slit closing devices.-A plate 9 closes the coin. slot under the action of a spring 10, except when the carrier is in position to receive a coin.
Patent GB-191011970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Automatic Weighing Machines.
IPC: G01G23/14
Filed: 1910-05-14
Granted: 1911-03-02
Abstract: 11,970. Pooley & Son, H., and Dobson, J. May 14. Indicating-mechanism.-The tare and nett weights on an automatic weighing - apparatus are indicated by a single arm moved by hand and carrying two pointers. The arm c carries a pointer e moving over a fixed tare scale d, and a second pointer b moving over the movable scale a marked on the movable disk &c. of the machine. The scale a thus shows nett weights, as the tare has been subtracted by the movement of the arm. Other graduations i on the movable disk may be used to show in connexion with the fixed pointer k the gross weight in the ordinary way. The arm c may carry shutters h to cut off that part of the scale a which is not adjacent to the pointer b.
Patent GB-191013293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for the Production of Electrical Flashes more particularly suitable for use with Advertising Devices.
Inventor: GOOD HARDY VALDEMAR
IPC: H01T9/00
Filed: 1910-06-01
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 13,293. Good, H. V. June 1. Drawings to Specification. Kinematograph apparatus. - In an advertising-device comprising stationary pictures which are successively illuminated and are viewed from a moving train, as described in Specification 7122/07, an electric lamp is now used which gives a single, very brief flash each time its circuit is closed by the action upon a stationary switch of a wheel or brush carried by the train.
Patent GB-191017624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Instruments for Measuring the Intensity and Variations in the Intensity of Magnetic Fields.
Inventor: DUNOYER LOUIS DOMINIQUE JOSEPH
IPC: G01R33/038
Filed: 1910-07-25
Granted: 1911-03-23
Abstract: 17,624. Dunoyer, L. D. J. A. Aug. 18, 1909, [Convention date]. Optical pointers.-An optical pointer arrangement is used to indicate the angle of divergence of two magnetic needles mounted one above the other in a special instrument. In the arrangement shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 5, the needles are held in wire cradles 5, 12 suspended by silk fibres 3, 11, and two mirrors 7, 8 fixed at an obtuse horizontal angle are attached at their edges to each cradle. Light from a collimator is reflected by the inclined mirrors and stationary plane mirrors 23, 24 to a scale, on which the divergence magnified eight times by reflexion can be measured. The needles swing in a copper box 16 with a glass top 17, graduated to enable the equality of the needles to be tested. In a modified system, one half of which is shown in plan in Fig. 7, a pair of mirrors 7, 8 fixed at right-angles, is attached to each cradle, and a pair of similarly inclined mirrors is adjustably mounted in each side tube, the deflexions being magnified sixteen times.