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Patent GB-190517542-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding-machines.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1905-08-30
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 17,542. Mills, B. J. B., [Dick Co., A. B.]. Aug. 30. - Counting-apparatus.-Relates to means attached to a folding-machine for actuating a counting- apparatus. A sheet, after passing between two rolls F, H, depresses an angular plate M carried by arms m on a shaft L which is connected by a crank and connecting-rod with a counting-apparatus.
Patent GB-190519536-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Closures for Bottles Jars and the like.
Inventor: ANTHONY-NEE JAMES
Filed: 1905-09-27
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 19,536. Nee, J. A. Sept. 27. Capsule closures and the like.-Relates to a sheetmetal cap having a depending locking- flange, and adapted, after rupturing, to be reapplied to form a temporary closure. The flange 2 is formed with lugs 3 struck up from the material. The locking- flange is continuous for the major part of the circumference, but for the minor part, it extends for a short distance only, and is provided with a finger-lever 8. To open the vessel, the lugs are broken off, say by the tine of a fork, and the locking flange 7 is then released by the lever 8, when the stopper may be removed. The stopper may be reapplied by re-engaging the flange 7 with the bead on the bottle.
Patent GB-190521847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses.
Inventor: CAMPBELL ROBERT BARR
Filed: 1905-10-26
Granted: 1906-10-26
Abstract: 21,847. Campbell, R. B. Oct. 26. Moulding concrete or cement railway ties &c.- A press for compressing plastic material consists of a platen 32, Fig. 1, suspended from screwed shafts 28, 29, working in nuts 16, Fig. 3, and carrying spur-wheels 30, 31, engaging a broad pinion on a shaft 15, driven by bevel-wheels from a shaft 20 fitted with reversing belt gearing. The platen 32 receives the lower end of the shaft 15 and carries a loose frame 44 which surrounds the container 47 during pressing. The container is mounted on wheels and has abutments 54 which take the pressure of the platen. Springs 51 raise the container off the fixed abutments after pressing. The apparatus is applicable for pressing large articles such as railway ties from concrete or cement.
Patent GB-190523896-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Screw Propellers.
Inventor: STEIGER-KIRCHHOFER CARL
Filed: 1905-11-20
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 23,896. Kirchhofer, C. Steiger-. Dec. 1, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Screw propellers. - The boundary lines of the crosssections of the blades, made by cylindrical sections a, b, c concentric with the axis and forming the driving-face, are each composed of a concave and convex curve. The proportion of the convex part to the concave part is least at the middle of the blade, and increases towards the inner and outer ends. The line D-D represents the points at which the change takes place. The greatest thickness of the blade is situated within the front third of the blade. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 also stated that the pitch is greatest at the middle and decreases each way. From two-thirds to five-sixths of the radius distant from the axis, the decrease may be between a quarter and a half of the pitch at the middle. The outer sixth of the blade is of the same pitch as the section at five-sixths of the radius. This portion of the subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190604611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Games Nets.
Inventor: LUFF HENRY
Filed: 1906-02-24
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 4611. Luff, H., [trading as Wisden & Co., J.], and Denne, W. F. Feb. 24. Nets for games.- Practice courts for cricket &c. are constructed with nets or screens C suspended by means of hooks C<1> from wires or rods &c. B, supported by posts A, A<1>. The supporting - guys E, F are arranged in alinement with the sides of the net. Several nets are arranged side by side, guys A', A<3> being used to support the external posts A, A'. The nets C can be folded along the wires B, as shown at D, in order to allow a lawn-mower to be used without removal of the nets. The posts A' are formed with studs A<0>, Fig. 2, encircled by rings J, which receive eyes attached to the wires B, G. The stud A<0> receives an eye F<1> attached to a guy F. The guys E, F, or any of the guys, may be provided with tightening-devices K.
Patent GB-190605900-A (GB)
Title: Smoke-drying or Curing House.
Inventor: BUERKI FRITZ
Filed: 1906-03-10
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 5900. B³rki, F. March 10, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Preserving food.-Smoke houses for treating flesh, sausages, &c. are constructed with several chambers which can be placed in communication with one another, and to any or all of which smoke, or hot air for preliminarily drying the goods, can be admitted. In the construction shown, the smoke tower is divided by movable flaps c, c<1> into three stories, the first two of these being further divided by a wall a into chambers A, B communicating by a door v<1> and provided in the basement with basins e, f for glow fires, and below these with a brightfire hearth. Channels formed in a roof h above the bright fire and pipes n serve to heat air admitted from the outside by a pipe k to a hot-air chamber formed on the ground floor beneath the ceiling l. Hot air from this chamber can be conducted by pipes o with branches o<1> to the second and third stories, while the upper portion of the second story can also be put into communication with the chimney D. By means of the pipe C, the glow-fire chamber A on the ground floor can be connected through a shutter v directly with the third story. It is then possible to dry flesh fresh from the salt tubs in one chamber while another lot previously dried is being smoked in another chamber, by establishing suitable communication with the hot-air chamber and the glow fires ; or by opening the flaps c, c<1> the whole can be converted into one large smoke chamber. Other combinations of the chambers can be made.
Patent GB-190608640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Locking Devices for Railway Brakes
Inventor: MAYES RONALD FRANK
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 8640. Mayes, R. F. April 10. Brakes.-In either-side brakes for railway wagons, the usual pawl is replaced by a sliding toothed block which is locked in engagement with its fixed rack and can be released from either side of the vehicle, and the end of the brakeoperating handle is kept horizontal. The brake is applied through a link o and a lever a on a crossshaft s, a bell-crank lever with an operating-handle p being attached to the end of the lever a, and connected to a link r to keep the handle horizontal. The toothed block k<1> is withdrawn from its rack k, when a handle h is lifted at either side of the vehicle, by a locking-cam l, fixed on a cross-shaft c and working in a slot j in the block. The cam normally rests on the bottom of the slot so that it does not fly back under the influence of vibration.
Patent GB-190610753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Forms or Stands for Skirts or Skirt Patterns.
Inventor: GEMS JULIUS FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-05-08
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 10,753. Gems, J. F. May 8. Lay-figure and like stands.-A skeleton skirt stand, consisting of longitudinal pieces 10 and flexible horizontal pieces 1, 2, 3, 4, sliding over connecting-pieces 5, 6, 7, 8, so as to be expansible, is provided with a flexible cover, which may be padded and quilted or may be strengthened by laths 12, Figs. 2 and 3, with or without one or more layers of wadding. The cover may have elastic gussets or insertions, or may have flexible - parts 13, provided with elastic pieces 14. The cover may be sewn or otherwise secured upon the frame or may be detachable, and when it extends only from the hips downwards may be provided with hooks or the like on its upper and lower edges, to engage the members of the frame. When in the form of a skirt, it may be made with a placket hole, drawn together by laces or by elastic material. The frame may terminate above in an expansible waist hoop similar to the other horizontal members. The sections of the frame may be provided with means such as hooks for engaging one another when the frame is in its normal position. According to the Provisional Specification, means may be provided in the length of the cover to cause it to cling closely to the frame ; the cover may consist of a single piece or of several pieces, the edges of which are secured by suitable means such as hooks and eyes or lacing ; and the frame may be provided with a spring or springs urging the sections apart, so that when the retaining-means are rendered inoperative the sections separate thus allowing the figure to be collapsed, as in the case of the figure described in Specification No. 10,369, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190614500-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Trap for Mice and the like.
Inventor: JAEGER MICHAEL
Filed: 1906-06-25
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 14,500. Jaeger, M. June 25. Traps.-In a self - setting trap for mice and the like, the animal is caught by a drum turning on its axis, and passes by a sloping passage to a tilting platform which precipitates the animal into a tank containing water. A tube a is fitted eccentrically in the drum parallel to, and, when the trap is set, on a level with, its axis c. A box r which may be used to store bait forms a sloping platform leading up to the tube a at the other end of which a piece of bait is placed. A bridge o in the tube is pivoted at its middle on the axis n and tilts when the animal has passed its centre. Instead of the bridge o, the lower part of the tube a may be made to tilt, or a section of the drum may be used omitting both the tube a and the rest of the drum. In each case, the movement disengages the pin p from the catch q, releasing the drum which is rotated about its axis c by the animal's weight until the weight d meets the stop f. The tube a then coincides with the entrance l to the passage leading to the tilting platform w. As soon as the animal leaves the tube a, the drum is reset by the action of the weight d. The platform w has two sides y and is balanced on a pivot v by a weight x. The entrance is closed by a transparent flap z, through which a light shines to attract the animal which pushes up the flap and passes on to the platform w. The flap z fits between the two sides y and keeps the platform w level, until the animal, having passed completely beneath it, lets the flap fall, when the platform overturns and drops the animal into the tank u,
Patent GB-190615091-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Filtering or Cleansing Air to be supplied to, or passing out from, Hospitals, Theatres, or other Buildings, Establishments, or Enclosed Spaces, for the purpose of Ventilating same.
Inventor: SEWARD THOMAS
Filed: 1906-07-03
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 15,091. Seward, T., Smith, T., and Skelton, H. July 3. Air, filtering.- Improvements upon the apparatus described in Specification No. 8388, A.D. 1905, for filtering air in connexion with the ventilation of hospitals, theatres, and other buildings comprise (1) means for keeping the endless filtering-band at a uniform tension, and (2) an arrangement for causing cleaning-brushes, when employed, to press uniformly and yieldingly against the band. As shown, both rollers 2, 3 are mounted in stationary bearings and are provided with chain or sprocket wheels 6, 7 over which travel endless chains 9, to which the edges of the endless band are secured, as by disks 10 clamped to ears 9<a> on the chain links, this general arrangement having been proposed hitherto for filtering air circulating in a closed circuit in floor-dressing apparatus. The cleaning- brushes 14 bear upon the band at an angle in the direction of travel and are carried by pivoted bars provided with adjustable counterweights 14<a> for which may be substituted adjustable springs.
Patent GB-190617843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carburetters.
Inventor: WHITE ROBERT
Filed: 1906-08-08
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 17,843. Lake, H. H., [White, R., Dove, A. J., and White, R.]. Aug. 8. Carburetting. - A carburettor is provided with special means for feeding the liquid to the carburetting-chambers, for intercepting liquid particles carried by the outgoing carburetted gas, and for rendering one or more carburetting c o m p a r tments inoperative at will. The carburettor may consist of superposed compartments A, provided with spiral partitions a and connected alternately at the centre and circumference by short upstanding pipes c. The air inlet b may be provided with a valve for preventing the escape of liquid when the carburettor is tilted. The reservoir for the liquid comprises a fixed vessel D, containing a rotatable inner vessel E provided with an opening e which can be brought under the opening d of the outer vessel. When the inner vessel E has been filled, it is reversed and the liquid passes into the outer vessel and thence through a pipe e<1> to the uppermost compartment of the carburettor, from which it overflows to the successive lower compartments. The feed to the top compartment is controlled by an airinlet pipe f, leading into the vessel E and acting in conjunction with a float valve G in the lowest compartment A. Float valves G<1>, G<2>, G<3> may also be provided in the other chambers. The carburetted air escapes at h into an intercepting chamber I having a deflector i<1>. The liquid which is caught is discharged from time to time into the top chamber A by means of an automatic valve K, comprising a disk 8, stem 9, and spring 10, Fig. 3, all of which are light, so that an accumulation of liquid opens the passage and allows the liquid to escape by a liquid-sealed pipe 7. An outlet pipe l leads from the lowest compartment A to the chamber I and is connected by branch pipes l<1> with the other compartments, and dampers or the like m are provided in the pipes whereby the distance to be travelled by the air or gas may be more or less shortened.
Patent GB-190624649-A (GB)
Title: Rolling Mill for Manufacturing Metal Rods and Pipes.
Inventor: REINHARD HENRY
Filed: 1906-11-03
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 24,649. Reinhard, H. Nov. 3. Rolling.-Rods, tubes, &c. are rolled to the final size at one operation by two or more rolls c, mounted in a reciprocated frame b and engaged by fixed and reciprocated racks e, f. The rolls are forced towards the work during each rolling stroke by inclines a in the frame, the inclines or the stroke of the frame being adjusted to determine the size of the finished article. The work-carrier m is rotated at each stroke by means of a rod k, a reciprocating cam-' plate, and a ratchet and pawl, and is also simultaneously advanced when a half-nut Q engages the screw m. For large pipes, the mandrel is replaced by rolls n, mounted in the same frame o as the rolls c and working, if desired, in conjunction with inclines a on a plug connected by a rod x with the frame b. The frame b works in guides, the shock at the end of each stroke being reduced by spring buffers.
Patent GB-190625249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery Driving Belts.
Inventor: YOUNG JAMES
Filed: 1906-11-09
Granted: 1907-08-22
Abstract: 25,249. Young, J. Nov. 9. Belts and bands.-A belt is made by securing longitudinal strips of leather to the face of the usual flat belt. The flat belt A, Fig. 3, consists of 'leather, balata, canvas, cotton, rubber, &c., and has bands B of leather placed on the flat and sewn by hemp, copper wire, or leather laces, or cemented or otherwise secured to it.
Patent GB-190628101-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Insulation of Overhead Conductors for Electric Railways and Tramways.
Filed: 1906-12-10
Granted: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 28,101. Siemens - Schuckert Werke Ges. May 30, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901 ]. Electric railways and tramways on the overheadconductor system. Where the conductor is carried below iron constructions connected to earth, such as bridges &c., an insulated metal shield e is placed between the conductor and the structure.
Patent GB-190629307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Wheel-tires.
Inventor: MCCARTHY THOMAS JAMES
Filed: 1906-12-22
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 29,307. McCarthy, T. J. Dec. 22. Spring wheels. - In spring wheels having a series of springs interposed between and within a channel fixed to the felloe and an overlapping relatively-movable channel carrying a solid pliable tread, the springs 8, 9, 10 are arranged radially and circumferentially, the latter crossing one another longitudinally. The springs are connected to plates 29 fixed on the channels by adjustable pivotal means, such as turnbuckles 34, Fig. 2. Between the channels, ball bearings 14 are provided, and the ends of the outer channels are connected to the inner channel by flexible guards 35 closing the end of the chamber formed by the channels. The guards are fixed on the channels by side rings 37. One or both sides of the outer channel are made removable, being held in position by through-bolts.
Patent GB-190629739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tires for Vehicles.
Inventor: VANDERVOORT ADDISON
Filed: 1906-12-31
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 29,739. Vandervoort, A. Dec. 31. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A resilient tubular core 8, wl ich may be fitted within a rubber or like cover 13, is formed of interwoven coils of stranded spring wires, the ends being telescoped, as shown, to form a number of thicknesses. Protecting-collars 10, 11 are fitted on the ends of the tube. The edges 14 of the cover are shown stitched together.
Patent GB-190707381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hydraulic Main Arrangements in Gas Manufacturing Apparatus.
Inventor: CLARK FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-03-27
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 7381. Clark, F. March 27. Ascension pipes; dip pipes; hydraulic mains.- To facilitate cleaning of the ascension pipe, the hydraulic main a, preferably of the section shown, is provided with chambers f into which the substantially straight ascension pipe b extends after passing through the bottom of the main. The bell k, adjustably suspended by means of screwed rods l and hand-wheels m, has a flange o which contacts with an asbestos washer e<1>, forming a tight joint to prevent escape of gas when the bell k is lowered and the covers g, n are removed to allow cleaning of the ascension pipe. Pointers (not shown) may be carried by the spindles L or wheels m to indicate the relative dips of the bells over the ascension pipes of different retorts. A good joint where the spindles l pass through the cover g may be obtained by facing the cover and wheels m.
Patent GB-190707860-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and connected with Drawbolt Locks for Windows of Asylums, Prisons, Schools and the like.
Inventor: PEBWORTH HENRY THOMAS
Filed: 1907-04-04
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 7860. Pebworth, H. T. April 4. Sash fastenings; Locks, key.-A sash fastening for use in asylums, prisons, schools, &c. comprises a cross-bar which engages the sashes and can be locked by a mortise dead-lock in the framing. The bar A slides in recesses in the two sashes and in the stile, and has a draw handle and a pair of notches H<1>, H<2> which are entered by the bolt F operated by the master key or the like J. Both sashes, or the lower sash only, can thus be locked. The projection M prevents the complete withdrawal of the bar A. A stump P in the lock casing prevents the key J from being removed unless the bolt F has been shot. The recesses in the sashes may be lengthened to permit of ventilation when the fastening is locked.
Patent GB-190708600-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Appointment Register and Indicator.
Inventor: PICKSTONE CORNELIUS
Filed: 1907-04-13
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 8600. Pickstone, C. April 13. Indicators appointment.-Each member of a district council or other body is reminded of his appointments, such as committee meetings, by receiving every week a card, as shown in Fig. 2, which he mounts in a frame shown in Fig. 3. The name and address of the councillor is printed at the back of each card and the cards are posted from the central office at the end of each week. A case at the central office has a division for each member and fifty-two cards are placed in order in it at the beginning of the year.
Patent GB-190713512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weft Replenishing Looms.
Inventor: DEMERS NAZAIRE
Filed: 1907-06-11
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 13,512. Demers, N. June 11. Loom weft - replenishing mechanism. -The feeler mechanism is supported by a feeler - carrier rod or lever 69, 71, 37, Figs. 3, 5, and 10, pivoted on the lay and connected by spring mechanism 64, 52 to a lever 45, which is connected by a strap 75 to the loom frame, so that, on the beat-up, the lever 45 and feeler - carrier rod 69, 71, 37 are swung downwards. The part 69 of the latter supports a frame 96, which can slide up and down the curved bars 90 of the yoke 89 of the feeler, but has a shoulder over which a lever 122 is pressed by a spring caught over a wire feeler frame 111 and fastened in one of the notches 116 in a head 115. The lever 122 passes through the hub 91 of the feeler yoke 89, and is screwed to the extension 120 of the head 115, the feeler being thereby normally caused to move downwards with the frame 69 into the shuttle box. When the weft is sufficiently exhausted, the wire feeler frame 111, which extends through the hub of the head 115, comes in contact with the weft, the head 115 and extension 120 are swung outwards, and the lever 122 is swung from underneath the shoulder on the frame 69. The frame 69 and feeler-carrier, rod 69, 71, 37 are thereby allowed to slide suddenly downwards on the curved bars 90 under the action of the springs 64, 52. A crank 86, which is connected by adjustable lever mechanism 79, 81, 83, Fig. 3, to the rod 37, 71, 69, normally strikes a lever 124, Fig. 7, and by special mechanism swings a latch 136 down and lifts a jaw 139 ; but when the lever 122 is released from the frame 69, the crank swings backwards sufficiently far to fail to actuate the lever 124 on the beat-up. The jaw 139 therefore remains in position to be struck by a hook 148 on the weft hammer 147. The latch 136 and jaw 139, mounted on a sliding bar 133, are pushed back, the bar actuating a rock-shaft 153 through lever mechanism 150,151 and effecting filling-replenishing. The usual picking-stick check 165, Fig. 3, is connected to a rod 167 secured to a clamp 168 to which an horizontal rod 169 with upturned portion 170 is adjustably secured, the latter engaging and pushing the feeler-carrier rod 37, 71, 69 and feeler carrier 45 to the left, Fig. 3, so that the feeler always engages with the same part of the shuttle. The arm 45 is provided with an extension or finger 66, Fig. 5, and flat plate 67 having a grooved portion 68 for supporting the horizontal part 69 of the feeler-carrier rod which has a flat part flush with the surface of the plate 67. When the arm 47 swings upwards, the plate 67 rests against leather layers 39 on an arm 38 on a tubular bracket fixed on the lay. The spring 64 has a part 104 extending into a centring-frame 108, 103, 105, Figs. 3 and 5, which straddles the feeler-carrier rod. The frame has arms in the line of movement of arms 101 on a hub surrounding the feelercarrier rod, which is thus centred in its downward movements.
Patent GB-190714442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Food for Cattle.
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN AUGUST
Filed: 1907-06-22
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 14,442. Zimmermann, A. June 22. Materials, absorbing in inert substances.-The saccharine fibrous product resulting from the treatment of cellulose substances &c, described in Specifications No. 258, A.D. 1900, and No. 12,588, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Sugar], is mixed with molasses in given proportions.