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Patent GB-190526759-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Adjusting the Compass at Sea without Sights.
Filed: 1905-12-22
Granted: 1906-12-22
Abstract: 26,759. Kelvin, W. Thomson, Baron, and Kelvin & James White. Dec. 22. Compasses, magnetic.-Relates to improvements in the "deflector" described in Specification No. 4876, A.D. 1876, for adjusting a compass. The four bar magnets of the old apparatus are replaced by two bar magnets c, d, Fig. 1, pivoted together, with a soft-iron washer g on the pivot to minimize magnetic leakage. The magnets are mounted in brass carriers e, f, kept working in a vertical plane by means of two curved holders n attached to the sole-plate k. Curved prolongations at the bottom of the carriers e, f carry nuts h, i in which the oppositely threaded screw j works to vary the angle between the magnets. The ends of the sole-plate k are turned up to form hearings for the screw, the latter being provided with two heads l, m, one milled and the other provided with a scale. A pointer q<1> attached to the nut i indicates the angle between the magnets on the fixed scale q. The sole-plate k is provided with a foot at each of three corners, the fourth foot being a central rod r working in the hole r<1> in the centre of the glass of the compass bowl, and carried by a spring r<3> to diminish the moment of friction when the instrument is being turned. The pointer q<2> shows the magnetic force of the instrument relatively to the compass card.
Patent GB-190526763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Producer Gas Plants.
Filed: 1905-12-22
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 26,763. Tangyes, Ltd., and Pitt, J. H. Dec. 22. Gas engines.-Relates to a means for the purification of the washing-water used in connexion with a suction gas plant. This water, containing carbon monoxide &c., is discharged from a drain box a into a tank b,. wherein any solid impurities are removed, and is then pumped into the jacket e<2> of the gas-engine cylinder, flows through a pipe 4 to a water purifier or separating vessel, and escapes through a pipe 5 to an underground tank f ; it may then be pumped back again to the scrubber g. The water purifier consists of an outer chamber d surrounding the exhaust box h, on to the walls of which the water is delivered in the form-of spray. The carbon monoxide separates from the spray and escapes, together with the exhaust gases, through a pipe i. In a modification of the water purifier, a part of the exhaust gases may be used to assist in atomizing the water. In another modification, the carbon monoxide separated from the water may be led off for use by an independent gas-exit pipe.
Patent GB-190526773-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Means and Apparatus for Treating Condensing Water in its Passage from the Engine to the Lodge or Reservoir, which is also applicable for Treating Cold Water for other purposes.
Inventor: HOLT CATHERINE ANN
Filed: 1905-12-22
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 26,773. Holt, C. A. Dec. 22. Feed-water, purifying.-A perforated vessel B containing softening-composition is placed in an open trough A used for conveying condensed exhaust steam from an engine. The vessel B may have inclined sides, as shown in Fig. 1, or may be circular and have upright sides, as in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190604918-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tiles.
Inventor: COFFIN EDOUARD
Filed: 1906-02-28
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 4918. Coffin, E. April 1, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Roofing-tiles.-A lozenge-shaped tile is provided with a rib 2 and a groove 3 on the front surface parallel to the two upper edges and a groove 6 on the back parallel to the two lower edges. The ribs 2 engage with the grooves 6 of the two adjacent tiles above, while the grooves 3 in conjunction with a part of the grooves 6 form drainage channels parallel to the edges of the tiles. The tiles are fastened by nails, or by a hook, Fig. 5, which is bent as shown at 8 to clasp the roof battens, the other hooked end 7 passing through holes in the tile. Fig. 6 shows a double hook adapted to enter the neighbouring holes of two adjacent tiles.
Patent GB-190605493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: FIEDLER LOTHAR
Filed: 1906-03-06
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 5493. Fiedler, L. March 6. Secondary batteries.-A paste is made by adding minium to a mixed solution of lead acetate and phenol. After the grid is filled, the paste is hardened by heat, the evaporation of the acetic acid leaving a finely porous mass, which is washed to remove the last traces of acid. After electrolytic peroxidation, a very hard, finely porous, and good conducting active mass results. For the negative-pole plate, litharge, or a mixture of the same with minium, is employed as above, in this case electrolytic reduction yielding a tough, porous mass, adapted to amalgamate throughout its mass with mercury. .
Patent GB-190610098-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vacuum Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: SOERENSEN HENRY
Filed: 1906-04-30
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 10,098. S÷rensen, H. April 30. Vacuum cleaning- apparatus.-The dust - laden air is drawn into a depositing-chamber 1, and then discharged into the atmosphere by a single or r double acting pump acting through the medium of a water column or columns 7. Fresh water, for keeping the water column cool and clean, is admitted by way of a port or ports 11 controlled by the piston.
Patent GB-190613885-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electric Cut Out and Distribution Box.
Inventor: SCOCCIMARRO GUISEPPE
Filed: 1906-06-18
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 13,885. Scoccimarro, G. June 18. Cut-outs.-Relates to boxes particularly suitable for 3 or 4 wire distribution. The box and lid are divided into compartments by insulating-pieces, and the lid carries plug contacts adapted to engage contacts on the base, so that, when the lid is raised, the contacts are broken. In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4, adapted for a three-wire system, the base b is formed with upstanding insulating-ribs f between the supply-lead contact-blocks d, d<1>, d<2>, and also between the distributing-blocks e, e<1>, spacesg being provided for fuses held by nuts i when the lid is not used. The lid j is similarly provided with insulating-ribs, and carries contact-plugs n<1> having nuts o for holding the fuses, the plugs being held by nuts fitting in recesses which may be filled with insulating-material ; or, the lid may be recessed to receive a plate covering all the nuts. The box may be made circular instead of rectangular. The lid and base may be secured by a central bolt k secured to the base by a pin l fitting in a slot m. Fig. 10 shows a circular form adapted for a four-wire system.
Patent GB-190624525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships for Carrying Liquid Cargoes in Bulk.
Inventor: BURNEY CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1906-11-02
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 24,525. Burney, C. E. Nov. 2. Liquid-carrying vessels.-A longitudinal bulkhead 5, strengthened by channel-bars, is fitted along the central plane of the ship, and is provided with openings so that the tanks into which the ship is divided may be in communication. The tank deck 6 is not continued right across the vessel but is stopped a short distance past the vertical longitudinal bulkhead 7, which, together with the sides of the vessel, form expansion trunks 8. The central space 9 may be utilized for general cargo. The trunks 8 and cargo space 9 are covered by an upper deck 10 fitted with hatchways 11, 12. The overlapping portions 13 of the deck 6 prevent splashing of the oil cargo in a seaway. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 10,088, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190624960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wash-stands and Dressing Tables.
Inventor: WORLEY RICHARD HUGH
Filed: 1906-11-06
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 24,960. Worley, R. H. Nov. 6. Tables; looking-glasses and mirrors; washstands, -A combined collapsible washstand and dressing- table for use in small dressing- rooms, ships, railway carriages, and other places where space is limited consists of three hinged panels, namely : a panel d forming the dressing-table top, shown in use in Fig. 1, a panel b hinged below the panel d to carry a bowl c, shown in use in Fig. 2, and a panel a hinged to the panel b which covers neatly the two panels b, d when folded up out of use, as shown in Fig. 3, and may form a support for them when in use. The bowl c may be collapsible or not, and may be made of ribbed waterproof canvas, enamelled tin, aluminium, or other material. The panel d is fitted with an adjustable and folding mirror e supported by arms g, and with an inlaid rack f which engages a projection in the frame of the mirror. As shown in Fig. 2, the dressing-table is folded up and secured by a catch k fixed to the wall l, the mirror e having been folded and secured by suitable catches. A supplementary mirror m is let into the underside of the dressing-table top for use when the wash-bowl is in use. A catch k<1> is provided under the panel d for securing the washstand when folded up, as shown in Fig. 3. The dressing-table top is provided with leather or like loops to retain toilet articles, and the washstand top has sunk recesses with halfcovers to retain nail-brushes, soap, &c. when closed up. In this position, a hook o on the plug n of the bowl is engaged on a bar which folds down over the bowl on the tup b, and a bar s fixed to the bottom section of the bowl engages the second or middle section, so that the various parts of the bowl are rigidly held. Flexible hot and cold water connexions are fitted at the sides of the device. To take away the waste, a metal coupling v, Fig. 7, fitted with a flexible pipe w may be fitted on to the discharge nozzle n<1> of the bowl.
Patent GB-190628544-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Flash Signalling Apparatus.
Inventor: RICKETS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1906-12-14
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 28,544. Rickets, W. J. Dec. 14. Signals, flash, heliograph, and military; recording signals.-Relates to a method of signalling by means of a beam of light which is interrupted according to code by means of a perforated band of opaque material. The signals may either be read by eye or received on a moving photographic film. An occulting shutter worked by hand may also be used, and the perforated band may be used to work one or more shutters. If lights of different colours are used at the transmitting- station, any number of separate messages may be simultaneously transmitted to the receiving-station, where, by means of a prism, the differently coloured lights are dispersed, and the different sets of signals are received separately on the moving photographic film. Non-luminous rays may also be used. The method of working is shown in Fig. 1. The light from the lamp L is brought to a focus on the moving perforated band A by means of the lens B. A second lens C renders this intermittent beam parallel, and it is then brought to a focus at the receiving-station on the moving photographic film E, by means of the lens D, to give a photographic record of the signals. When several signals are being sent from the transmitting-station by using differently coloured lights, either a correctly adjusted plane mirror, or a rapidly rotating mirror is used, to reflect the light signals to the receiving-station. When the apparatus is to be used in the daylight, a tube of sufficient length to cut off diffused light from the sky and the surrounding bodies is set in front of the lens D of the receiver,
Patent GB-190701367-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compound Steam Engines.
Inventor: TANNETT-WALKER FREDERICK WILLI
Filed: 1907-01-18
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 1367. Walker, F. W. Tannett-. Jan. 18. S t e a m separators.-A pocket d<1> formed in the steam-pipe d of a compound engine collects water which is intermittently delivered by a pipe n controlled by a rotating cock to the lowpressure cylinders or valve-chests.
Patent GB-190702049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Haircurlers.
Inventor: KOENIG ERICH
Filed: 1907-01-26
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 2049. K÷nig, E. Jan. 26. Hair-curling, toilet appliances for.-Curlers, con-. sisting of a metal tube a containing an electric resistance, are provided at each end with an insulated handle d, e and a simple insertion contact x. For producing Marcell waves, two or more parallel tubes a, Fig. 2, are attached to a common handle. Lugs h may be provided on the handles for the reception of the ends of a rubber band to hold the hair in position.
Patent GB-190706861-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Locking or Railway Carriage Doors.
Inventor: PARRY MORRIS
Filed: 1907-03-22
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 6861. Parry, M. March 22. Couplings, dis - connectible.-In an arrangement for simultaneously locking railwaycarriage doors, a central pipe S and side supply and exhaust pipes T are coupled by blocks V and swing screws W as shown.
Patent GB-190707141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dynamo-electric Differential Driving Gear more especially intended for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: ALBRECHT MARTIN
Filed: 1907-03-25
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 7141. Albrecht, M. May 12, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Distributing.-To equalize the losses in dynamoelectric differential gearing for motor road vehicles &c., in which the slip current from a dynamo D employed as a clutch between the engine shaft W and the road wheels is supplied to an electromotor M, an auxiliary dynamo Z is connected to assist the electromotor M, and a fan V is connected to the field magnet of the dynamo D. The armature A of the dynamo D is geared to the engine shaft W, and its field magnet E is connected either directly or by gearing with one of the road wheels. The rotating part of the motor M is connected to a second wheel, which may rotate on the same axle as the first and independently thereof. This independence. of the two wheels enables the outer wheel to rotate more quickly than the inner one on rounding curves. The connexions between the three machines are made by means of slip-rings s, s<1>, s<2>, both the dynamo and the motor being excited by the auxiliary machine Z. Regulating- rheostats R, R<1> are interposed in the exciting- circuits, as shown.
Patent GB-190711042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Setting the Time Fuzes for Projectiles.
Filed: 1907-05-11
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 11,042. Armstrong, Whitworth, &. Co., Sir W. G., and Hadcock, A. G. May 11. Fuses for projectiles.-A setting-device consists of three concentric rings F, A, B, of which the inner two have serrated inner surfaces to grip the body and setting-ring of the fuse. The ring F can be fixed by the clamp E to the ring A after it has been adjusted for the range by means of the graduations on A. After the device has been fixed on the fuse, the handle C fixed to the ring B is rotated carrying with it the setting-ring of the fuse until the shoulder B' again bears against the stop D of the corrector which is adjusted to compensate for errors of the day. A stop A<1>, Fig. 1, fixed to the ring A and acting in a groove in the ring B limits the movement of the handle C in the reverse direction. In a modification, three fuses are set in one operation.
Patent GB-190715434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Mode of Producing Cement Clinker in the Manufacture of Cement.
Inventor: BARNHURST HENRY GREGORY
Filed: 1907-07-04
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 15,434. Barnhurst, H. G., and Fuller, J. W. July 4. Cements.-In producing cement clinker, finely-divided raw cement materials, and finely - divided fuel, both in a dry condition, are thoroughly mixed before being charged into a rotary kiln. The mixture being dry, it remains in a non- cohering condition up to the point of vitrifraction. Additional fuel may be admitted at other parts of the kiln. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the raw materials and fuel are placed in the bin 7, and are conducted by a conveyer 8 into the end 14 of the kiln 3. The kiln is brick-lined and inclined, and terminates at the discharge end 12 in a wall 6. In this wall is an opening 9 through which primary fuel is introduced. The cement materials being in a finely-divided state fall back from the walls of the rotating kiln, exposing the secondary fuel to the heat of the primary fuel and the warm walls of the kiln.
Patent GB-190716105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Driving Mechanism
Inventor: RUCK RICHARD MATTHEWS
Filed: 1907-07-12
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 16,105. Ruck, R. M. July 12. Variable-s p e e d gearing.-R e l a t e s to change gearing of the type in which a pinion may be slid into mesh with any one of a series of toothed rings arranged upon the surface of a cone with one straight row of teeth, and more particularly to means for traversing the said pinion. The cone B, made up of toothed rings B', B', B<3>, &c., drives the pinion A which is slidable upon a spline &c. upon a shaft a. The pinion A is operated one step at a time by means of a drum E upon a spindle e, which is geared to the cone B in such a way that a row of studs F upon the drum E comes into operative position simultaneously with the teeth of the pinion registering with one tooth of the straight row of teeth on the cone. The pinion A is connected by a fork c to a slide C upon a guide D. The slide C has an arm G overhanging the drum E provided with a pair of oppositely-inclined cams H<1>, H<2> adapted to be thrust downwards one at a time against the action of springs h into the path of the studs F to operate the slide C in one or other direction. The cams H<1>, H' have shoulders h', h<2>, respectively, extending upwards on opposite sides so that either cam may be operated by oscillating a wide bar J to one side or the other, the edge of the bar striking one or other of the shoulders. The bar J is supported by spindles j at each end, one of which carries an operating-lever. The lever K is locked in its extreme position by branching arms K<1>, K' carrying pallets k<1>, k', which engage circular slots M', M<2> in disks L<1>, L', respectively, secured to the spindle e, so that the cams H<1>, H' are operated at suitable times and a movement of the pinion A must be completed if started. The pinion A may be locked to its shaft a in gear positions by a spring catch N.
Patent GB-190716581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DOBBS WILLIAM GARY
Filed: 1907-07-19
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 16,581. Dobbs, W. C. July 19. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; felloes or rims. -In tyres of the kind described in Specification No. 1839, A.D. 1907, composed of transverse helical springs fitted in pairs with interlocked ends, the pins on which the ends fit are supported by elastic members. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, each pin a is screwed to engage the springs f, f<1>, is formed with a tapered part b of section registering with an aperture in a spring strip d, and terminates in an oppositely-screwed part c adapted to enter the end e<1> of a second strip e. In fitting up the tyre, the strips are held together by a tool and the pin turned, when it at once engages both parts. In order to attach the pins when they have been secured first to the springs, they may be formed with a interrupted thread c', Fig. 3, or with a keyed end, Fig. 4, adapted to engage and be turned in a slot in the strip e. The strips may form part of comb-like structure, and the rim may be of #-section, or of inverted V-section as shown in Fig. 5. According to the Provisional Specification, the spring strips may contribute the greater part of the resilence.
Patent GB-190717315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for Supplying Air and Regulating the Pressure thereof.
Inventor: HALL EDWIN A
Filed: 1907-07-29
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 17,315. Hall, E. A. July 29. Mixing gases.-Relates to apparatus for delivering air and gas simultaneously to a mixing- apparatus. Two pumping-bells b, b<1> are arranged in water tanks a, a<1> provided with air-inlet pipes c fitted with non-return valves c<1> and air-outlet pipes d. To the bells b, b<1> are attached pistons e<1> working in cylinders e, to which water under pressure is admitted by the cylindrical valve shown in Fig. 6. A passage h<1> in the valve admits the water from the inlet g<1> alternately to the pipes g<5>, g<6>, which communicate with the two cylinders e. The water is released from the cylinder cut off from the opening g<1>, through the pipes g<7>, g<8>, by means of openings h<2>, h<4> in the valve, opening into cavities with outlets corresponding to waste openings g<9>, g<10> in the valve casing. The valve spindle is provided with a bevel-wheel j<3> gearing with a bevel-wheel j<1>, on the axle of which is loosely mounted a hub with three arms i, i<1>, i<2>. The arms i, i<2> are provided with studs which engage with tappets on rods attached to the bells b, b<1>, and the arm i<1> carries a pivoted weight i<12>, so that, when the arms i, i<2> have been moved a certain distance by the bells, the motion is completed by the weight i<12>. During this part of the motion the arm i<2> or i<1>, as the case may be, engages with a stud j<5> on tlfe wheel j<1>, so that the valve is turned sharply. From the bells b, b<1> the air passes through non- return valves to a pressure equalizer, consisting of a chamber with a weighted piston. Thence it passes to a pressure governor consisting of a sliding valve o', Fig. 2, actuated by a gas bell o<4>, and thence through a non-return valve to the chamber q, into which the gas enters by a pipe with an upturned end, after passing through a meter r<1>, a pressure regulator r<3>, and a non-return valve. The air and gas then pass through the mixing-chamber s, furnished with wire-gauze partitions to mix the air and gas, to the supply. In a modification the gas is supplied by means of gas bells connected to and operated with the bells b, b<1>.
Patent GB-190720256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Connection of Mud Splashers to Mud Guards of Cycles and the like.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-09-11
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 20,256. Smith, W. Sept. 11. Guards, mud.-For securing a splasher to a mud-guard, a bottom clip is so constructed and fitted to the splasher as to provide a bifurcation, preferably resilient, into and within which the lower end of the guard is introduced and gripped. As shown in Fig. 3, the bifurcation is formed by the cranking back at a<4> of a tongue-piece a<3>, which is pierced out from a plate a<2> secured to the splasher e on the inner side by an outside washer and a twolegged pin f. In lieu of providing the tongue-piece upon the plate, the splasher may be secured closely to the plate so that the splasher and the upper part of the plate form the bifurcation for the reception of the mud-guard.
Patent GB-190723646-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres.
Inventor: SCHWARZ WILLIAM JOHN CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1907-10-26
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 23,646. Schwarz, W. J. C. Oct. 26. Disk wheels; tyres, pneumatic.- A thick tread 1 of solid rubber is held in position by annular cnrrugations 3 inside disks 4. Below the tread is located an inflatable tube 7 resting on a flexible wooden ring 8, which is free to move radially but is prevented from moving axially by the side disks.
Patent GB-190800920-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Separating Seeds and like Substances.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 920. Lake, W. E., [Cole, F. M., and Tallmage, M. F.]. Jan. 14. Feeding-devices.-In apparatus for separating seeds &c. by causing them to pass down the surface of a rotary conical disk B, the seeds &c. are fed down the hollow shaft C and delivered by feeders D at equidistant points upon the disk. Each feeder comprises a nipple 41, a flexible pipe 43, and a receiving-nipple 44 at the inner end of an horizontal casing 45, which contains a spiral conveyer 46 and is provided at the outlet end with an adjustable elbow-shaped nozzle 60 having an adjustable deflector or spreader 63. The casing is formed with a yoke 47 pivoted on an adjustable collar 50 on the arbor C, and the conveyer is driven frictionally by an adjustable wheel 52 resting on the horizontal part 53 of the hub 24 of the disk B. The casings are connected by chains 54 to a collar 55 which can be raised or lowered on the arbor C by a lever.