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Patent GB-190520937-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Separating Water from Steam in Boilers.
Inventor: IRVINE ARCHIBALD JOHN
Filed: 1905-10-16
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 20,937. Irvine, A. J., Mills, D., and Wood, W. H. Oct. 16. Priming, preventing. The apparatus, which appears in various forms, is designed for suspension within the steam space of the boiler and for substitution for external and independent appliances. It consists essentially in the provision of one or more chambers to which the steam has access through V-shaped apertures or narrow slots of varying dimensions In Fig. 1, which shows one form that the apparatus may take, a series of hemispherical vessels C, C', C<2> are secured in the steam space to the crown of the boiler or' drum A. The vessels, one of which is, shown'in Fig. 5 on an enlarged scale, communicate with each other by trunks D. The steam enters' the vessels on its way to the outlet B through the serrated edges of the vessels, the edges being against the boiler. To equalize the entry of steam, the serrations may increase in size as the distance of the vessels from the outlet pipe increases. External flanges, such as c<2>, present the surging boiler-water from reaching the steam inlets. Each vessel is provided on its interior with a plurality of radial fins c<3> and is formed with the socket c' to receive the T-piece of the connecting-pipe D. Instead cf serrated edges, narrow passages between the shell of the boiler and the edges of the vessel may be constructed by forming projections upon the edges. The vessels, instead of being hemispherical, may be trough-shaped and may form a continuous chamber. In a further modification, Fig. 22, the chamber, may be constructed of a flat plate J which forms a chord of the arc of the boiler shell.
Patent GB-190521833-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electro-magnetic Coils for Treating Live Animal, Live Vegetable, or other Objects.
Inventor: MCINTYRE JOHN
Filed: 1905-10-26
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 21,833. McIntyre, J. Oct. 29, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Magnetism, administering.-Apparatus for treating men, animals, and growing plants with magnetism consists of a conductor in the form of a flexible cable connected to a source of variable electric current such as an alternating current. The cable is coiled round the object to be treated and may be connected to an alternating-current ligbting- circuit or may form part of the primary or secondary circuit of an induction coil. Fig. 3 shows one arrangement in which the cable w forms part of the primary circuit of the coil m, the secondary terminals n, p of which are connected to the corresponding primary terminals z, y. A number of coils may be arranged in multiple as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190523695-A (GB)
Title: Improved Floor and Wall Covering Material.
Inventor: MELVILLE HUGH
Filed: 1905-11-17
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 23,695. Melvllie, H. Nov. 17. Parquetry and marquetry.-A covering for floors and walls to replace marquetry borders, tiles, or carpets, consists of slabs sawn from a log or block, Figs. 1 and 2, made up of polygonal stained or dyed wooden strips a glued or cemented together to form a design and to present a treading surface of end wood resembling tessellated or mosaic tiles, floor cloth, or carpeting. The logs are sawn transversely, as indicated by a dotted line in Fig. 1, to form slabs or veneers which may be attached to flooring, to a backing of multiple-ply veneer, tiles, or a coarse fabric to form blocks to serve as a treading surface or to walls to serve as panelling. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 23,089, A.D. 1897.]
Patent GB-190612603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Apparatus for Drawing Glass.
Inventor: FOURCAULT EMILE
Filed: 1906-05-30
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 12,603. Fourcault, E. June 8, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Drawing; annealing.- The asbestos - covered rollers R, used in drawing glass sheets G, are reduced in diameter at their ends, as shown at x, so that the central part of the sheet may be gripped, and not merely the thickened edges E as occurs with rollers of uniform diameter. This construction also permits the passage of hot air from below in the Leighbourhood of the edges E, and thus promotes their annealing. Specification No. 12,431, A.D. 1906, is referred to.
Patent GB-190621133-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Regulating the Heat and Draught in Open Firegrates or Ranges.
Inventor: ROUX MAURICE
Filed: 1906-09-24
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 21,133. Roux, M., and Withers, E. J. Sept. 24. Draught, inducing.-A draught device which may be fitted detachably to the chimney opening of an open fire-place or range comprises a front plate a covering the chimney opening, and a flue c, which fits in the ordinary chimney d and may be provided with a flange c at the bottom to close the space between it and the chimney. A damper f is fitted to the flue. The front plate may be provided with an horizontal portion b, covering the top of the grate and having an opening h for cooking-utensils. The front part of the horizontal portion may be hinged to the rear part.
Patent GB-190623328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bricks or Blocks for Building Purposes.
Inventor: SOSS JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-10-20
Granted: 1907-10-19
Abstract: 23,328. Soss, J. Oct. 20. Bricks.-Hollow bricks are formed with a series of interlocking recesses and projections on each of their bedding surfaces, disposed equidistantly in lines at right-angles to each other, and so arranged that they occur alternately, a recess on one side of the brick corresponding to a projection on the other side, and vice versa, so that the brick is of equal sectional area throughout. Figs. 1 and 3 show one form, in which the recesses c and projections bare hemispherical in form. The recesses and projections are so formed that they gradually merge into each other ; when the bricks are used for building purposes, the recesses c fit over the projections b, the recesses being preferably made slightly larger than the projections to provide a space for cement and also to allow the wall &c. to be curved slightly. Fig. 8 shows the application of such bricks to a fire-proof floor. The bricks a are placed side by side between the girders e, suitable centering being used for supporting them, and the end space e<4> is filled in with concrete &c. Fig. 10 shows a modified form of brick, in which the projections &c. are of a pyramidal form.
Patent GB-190627781-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mudguards for Motor Cycles, and the like.
Inventor: MAUGHAN WALTON
Filed: 1906-12-06
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 27,781. Maughan, W. Dec. 6. Motor road vehicles.-The mud-guard of the front wheel of a motor-cycle or the like is formed so as to collect air and deflect it on to the engine cylinder or other part which it is desired to cool.
Patent GB-190707874-A (GB)
Title: Improved Seat Operated Auxiliary Driving Mechanism for Cycles.
Inventor: AUSTIN GEORGE BROUGHAM HUBERT
Filed: 1907-04-04
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 7874. Austin, G. B. H. April 4. Driving-mechanism.-In a seat-operated auxiliary driving-mechanism for cycles, the plunger 2 slides in a tube 3 which is attached to the seat pillar of the cycle by means of an arm 7 and to the back stays by means of clips 10. The seat support 1 is attached to the plunger 2 by means of a clip 5. The plunger 2 is kept from rotating by a feather and slot, and its longitudinal movement is facilitated by means of balls in the ring 4 and a roller 14. The lower end of the plunger consists of a rack 9, which engages a toothed segment 8 on a quadrant 16 to which a rod or wire 17 is attached. The rod 17 is attached to a ratchet on the bottom bracket spindle, so that a downward motion of the saddle imparts a forward motion to the cycle. The spring 13 returns the plunger to its top position after each stroke. The pinion and lever are contained in a dust-proof case 18.
Patent GB-190710156-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Caster Wheels
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1907-05-01
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 10,156. Boult, A. J., [Curtis, S. P.] May 1. Castors.-The wheels of castors are made of intermeshed and condensed fibres closely compressed at the centre and less compressed at the periphery so that the wheels retain their shape and present a soft contact surface. The fibrous material, which may be a wool or cotton felt, is compressed around the hollow spindle 6 between the washers 7, which are strengthened by pins between them. The wheel so formed is mounted in the usual manner upon the pin 4 in the revolving horn piece.
Patent GB-190711593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Skates.
Inventor: BLOMBACH CARL
Filed: 1907-05-17
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 11,593. Blombach, C. May 17. Skates.-To enable the same skate to be used with boots of different lengths, the heel clip d is mounted upon a bracket e, which may be fixed at any convenient point along the blade a by bolts f engaging two of a series of holes g in the blade. The sole-clip b may be made similarly adjustable instead of, or as well as, the heel clip.
Patent GB-190716804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-feeding Water Boilers and the like
Inventor: JACKSON HENRY
IPC: F24H9/20
Filed: 1907-07-23
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 16,804. Jackson, H. July 23. Water-heaters; gas supply, controlling. -In a boiler of the kind described in Specification No. 11,927, A.D. 1894, the gas supply is controlled by a gas valve fitted with a by-pass, and provided with a long spindle n, which has a handle extending under the handle of a water delivery cock x. The water supply is regulated by a ball valve floating in a trough o, isolated from the hot water by an air space m. From this trough the water flows by a trap x<2> to a cistern s, whence it passes to an outer water casing a and through couplings a<2> to a series of waterway cylinders situated above the gas burners. The water passes from these cylinders, which are connected by a tapered screw joint d, through a plate f and a pipe coupling c to a cylindrical expansion chamber k, whence it is withdrawn in a boiling condition through the tap x. A small aperture v in the expansion chamber allows water to leak back into the cistern, thus preventing it from cooling in the chamber ; an overflow pipe w is also provided.
Patent GB-190718484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pipe Flanging Machines.
Inventor: PATTERSON FRANKLIN MOORE
Filed: 1907-08-15
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 18,484. Patterson, F. M., and Allen, J. H. Aug. 15. Flanging.-A machine for expanding pipes on to flanges has a segmental die K provided with projections k and operated by a fluid-pressureactuated, tapering arbor H. The portion K<1> of the die abuts against a stepped ring I engaging a stepped aperture i formed in the housing F. The flange T is provided with annular grooves corresponding to the projections k. The dies are returned to normal position by springs L, preferably split rings, and in a modified form, Fig. 5, the springs L<1> form the projections. The projections k may be of various forms, and the expanding is usually effected so that the pipe is not pressed tightly on to the flange between the beadings, Fig. 10. In the case of copper and other ductile tubes, however, the pipe may be pressed against the flange throughout its length. In operation, the die is actuated to form the beads and is then released and the pipe turned through a small angle, whereupon the action is repeated. This is in consequence of the gaps between the portions of the segmental die.
Patent GB-190719585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Cranes.
Inventor: CRAGGS ERNEST HALL
Filed: 1907-09-02
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 19,585. Craggs, E. H. Sept. 2. Cranes.-The luffing ropes of a crane are arranged so as to make a substantial angle with the jib in all its positions. In the arrangement shown in the Figure; the luffing ropes d mike an angle with the jib in its lower positions by being passed over pulleys carried at the end of a strut i pivoted to the jib axis and supported by a flexible tie k. In the elevated positions of the jib, the strut is supported on an abutment h. The hoisting-ropes may also be caused to pass about pulleys at the head of the strut. The means for erecting the jib when building-up the crane is described.
Patent GB-190726063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Paper Cutting and other Machines dealing with Piling Paper, Card, or the like, such as Calenders, Printing Machines, and Folding Machines.
Inventor: COLLIS ALFRED
Filed: 1907-11-25
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 26,063. Collis, A., and Vickery, F. W. Nov. 25. Delivery apparatus ; stopping, starting, &c. arrangements. - Relates to apparatus for piling sheets of paper, cardboard, and the like delivered from cutting, calendering, printing, and folding machines, whereby the sheets of paper are placed in piles, each containing a predetermined number of sheets, and consecutive piles are placed in different positions on the receiving-table. Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a front elevation of the apparatus. The paper is received between rollers 19 and passes on to the receiving-table, at the back of which are two lateral bars 1, 1, on which works a back plate 2 adjustable laterally and also vertically in the slides 3. On the face of the back plate 2 is another plate 4, which is automatically lifted by the bar 5 lifting the rollers 6, which are connected to the bar 7, which thus lifts the roller 8. The bars 5 are raised by the action of the rotating cams 9 on the levers 11 pivoted on the shaft 12. The bars 5 remain horizontal, so that the movement given to the back-gauge 4 is unaltered by moving the gauge laterally. While the back-gauge 4 is raised by the action of the cams 9, the paper is fed up to the back plate 2, whereas when the back gauge 4 is allowed to drop on the paper, the latter is fed up to the gauge 4. The plates 2, 4 can be raised by the handle 13 when it is desired to remove the paper collected. Should the supply of paper run out or a sheet be broken, an electric bell is rung or the machine stopped by electrical means. To effect the latter, the paper passes between contacts carrying an electric current. When the paper breaks and contact is made, the electro-magnet 15 draws up the lever 16, which catches on the pin 18, preventing the lever 11 from following the path of the cam 9..
Patent GB-190727457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Electric Bells.
Inventor: HERRDE CARL
Filed: 1907-12-12
Granted: 1909-03-12
Abstract: 27,457. Herrde, C. Dec. 12. [Cognate Application No. 12,567, A.D. 1908, dated June 11.] Switches.-Relates to make-andbreak contact devices for electric bells, and consists in various means by which the hammer is allowed to fall without being impeded b the attraction o f the armature by the electro-magnet. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement, in which a spindle D, which is rotated by the armature to operate the hammer, carries a fast wheel F and a loose wheel E, which are locked together by a pawl e as soon as the hammer, after having been slightly overthrown by the armature, commences to fall. The wheel E is thus turned, and presses back the arm H to break contact at h, i. When the stroke is completed, contact is re-established. A similar contact-device may be employed when the hammer is positively driven in both directions. The trembling action may be arrested, and the bell converted into a single-stroke bell by providing the contact-arm with an armature which is attracted and held in contact with a spring terminal by an electro-magnet in a shunt circuit when it has been pushed outwards by the wheel E into the sphere of the magnet. In a double-acting bell, Fig. 7, the switch-device consists of a spring- controlled rod U carrying two blocks V, which operate a pivoted rod S. This rod is held in either extreme position by a spring check, and carries a contact-point which makes or breaks the circuit. When the armature K is raised, the rod W is lifted, and, after a certain free movement, the switch S is operated to break the circuit, thus allowing the hammer to fall. The armature is: simultaneously pulled away from the magnet, the spring W restores the rod, and, when the mid-position is reached, the switch-arm S is again moved to energize the magnet, so that the hammer is forced against the bell on the other side. This form of contact-maker is fitted also to a bell in which the mechanism is entirely enclosed in the dome.
Patent GB-190728415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, the Preparation of Surfaces suitable for Photo-engraving or Photo Etching.
Inventor: PAYNE ARTHUR
Filed: 1908-06-22
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 28,415. Payne, A. June 22, 1908. Ornamenting.-Relates to the production of plates for etching, engraving, ornamentation, and photo-mechanical printing, by direct reproduction in the camera. The plate is first coated with a collodion'or other like homogeneous substance, which is designed to prevent chemical action between the silver haloid gelatine emulsion film and the metal plate, and also to act as a resist to the etching-fluid. After exposure and development, the plate may be fixed in hypo ; or, if a positive is required, the washed negative is treated with a reducer, such as a composition containing permanganate of potash and sulphuric acid, then exposed, redeveloped, fixed, and, if necessary, cleared with hypo and ferrocyanide reducer to remove all traces of the previously developed silver that may be left on the resist. The plate is then immersed in a bichromate solution, thereby hardening the galatine in the presence of the metallic image. The plate is then developed like a carbon print in hot water, removing the soluble portions of the film by rinsing, or by gently rubbing with a soft camel-hair brush. The collodion or other substance is then removed from the same parts by a solvent, leaving the plate ready to be etched and prepared for printing. The process is applicable for ornamenting metal plates, name plates, engraved dials, &c. The hollows may be filled in with coloured wax &c.
Patent GB-190800247-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Turbine Engines.
Inventor: FRANCKE WILLIAM JUSTUS
Filed: 1908-01-04
Granted: 1909-01-04
Abstract: 247. Francke, W. J., and Bell, E. W. Jan. 4. Elastic-fluid turbines.-Relates to impact-wheels provided with wheels for returning discharged fluid to the buckets. A casing 1 is provided with steam inlets 2 and exhaust 3. Mounted on the shaft 4 is a wheel carrying the buckets 9, which are integral with the outer extremities of back extensions of spokes 8 extending radially from two disks 5. These disks are clamped together and strengthened by cheek-pieces 7. The buckets 9, Figs. 4 and 5, are inclined to the plane of the wheel, so that the steam discharging from the bottom of one bucket clears the following bucket, as shown at the right-hand portion of Fig. 2. The steam so discharged is received by return buckets 12 carried by plates 11, which are adjustably secured to a rib 10 attached to the casing. The steam passes through the return bucket and is discharged into the following wheel buckets, and from the bottom of these into another return bucket, and so on. The return buckets are inclined to the plane of the wheel, thereby allowing the disposition shown in Fig. 2. The engine may be equipped with single buckets instead of double buckets, and may also be used without return buckets.
Patent GB-190802505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Hauling Up Boats.
Inventor: DEVOLD ROBERT
Filed: 1908-02-04
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 2505. Devold, R. Feb. 13, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Slips, launching and repairing.-A boat slip is provided with a broadside cradle B which has a rail visible in the lowest position of the cradle. The hauling-rope I passes around two pulleys K on the cradle. Horns D, Fig. 3, take under the rail and prevent the cradle from floating.
Patent GB-190804115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Uterine Syringes.
Inventor: MAACK FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1908-02-24
Granted: 1909-02-24
Abstract: 4115. Maack, F. Feb. 24. Syringes.-A uterine syringe, which may be operated by means of a piston or an elastic bulb, is fitted with a removable cap f, adapted to fit the uterus and provided with channels h having sloping exits g, and with a central passage i for washing the mouth of the uterus. The syringe is preferably made of caoutchouc and shaped to the curve of the vagina. The cap may be a thin plate with sloping perforations, and a second cap, adapted to close the vagina, may be fitted on the instrument. Specification No. 12,108, A.D. 1889, is referred to.
Patent GB-190804529-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas Generators.
Inventor: MALY JOSEF
Filed: 1908-02-28
Granted: 1909-03-01
Abstract: 4529. Maly, J. Feb. 28. Producers.-A grate or tuyÞre for a gas-producer is divided into several superposed chambers each having independent air or steam pipes, so that the composition and pressure of the blast supplied at different heights of the fire zone can be regulated. The grate consists of a conical casing b eccentrically mounted in a rotating ashtray a. The lower part of the grate is connected directly with a main blast pipe e supplying air only to the fire. The upper part is divided by horizontal positions into two chambers ; the top one or apex n chiefly supplies steam only, but is capable also of supplying steam and air or air only, and the lower one i supplies air and steam mixed or not. Ribs t are provided on the grate and also on the producer walls to break up the clinker, which is eventually discharged over the side of the ash-tray through a shoot r. Knives may be fixed to the producer casing to loosen any deposit in the ash-tray. In a modification, the upper chambers are divided by vertical perforated partitions, and the steam-pipes are directed to deliver on one side only.
Patent GB-190804621-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Manufacture of Heat Interchangers by an Electrolytic Process.
Inventor: FRIEDHEIM ERNEST
Filed: 1908-02-29
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 4621. Friedheim, E, March 4, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas and like engines, cooling cylinders of. The tubes of heat interchangers of the kind known as honeycomb radiators are made electrolytically in three or more sections, each section being short enough to allow of dispensing with an internal anode. The sections are placed end to end and soldered together, the whole being placed in a frame or envelope.
Patent GB-190807680-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nest Boxes for Hens.
Inventor: SAILER MAX
Filed: 1908-04-07
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 7680. Sailer, M. April 7. Traps; nests.-In a trap-nest for hens, the nest receptacle b is hung on pins c in the lower part of a box a, and has an opening d for the eggs. Fixed to the receptacle b is a rod h, which engages the door f and holds it in the open position. The eggs are removed from the receptacle b through an opening i. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 14,761, A.D. 1901, and No. 19,081, A.D. 1902.]
Patent GB-190808380-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Engines.
Inventor: STUMPF JOHANN
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 8380. Stumpf, J. April 15. Valves and valve-gear.-The exhaust ports 13 are arranged at the middle of the cylinder and are controlled by the piston 16, while the lift admission-valves 5, 6 are arranged in the cylinder covers and carry cams 29, 30, which are acted on by rollers carried by the valve-rod 31. The valve-gear is operated by an adjustable eccentric controlled by the governor.