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Patent GB-191030204-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Pedals of Cycles.
Inventor: JOCHUMSEN CARL CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1910-12-29
Granted: 1911-04-27
Abstract: 30,204. Jochumsen, C. C. Dec. 29. Supports. --A strip of metal a bent into a bridge-form and secured to the pedal on the side near the crank enables the cycle to the rested against the edge of the pavement.
Patent GB-191100802-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Shuttle Mechanism for Lock Stitch Shoe Sewing Machines.
Inventor: SOKAL SIEGMUND
IPC: D05B57/26
Filed: 1911-01-11
Granted: 1911-06-21
Abstract: 802. Sokal, S., [Mansfeld Maschinenfabrik und Eisengiesserei, C.]. Jan. 11. Boot - sole sewing machines.- The shuttle g is driven from a shaft b through a doubly inclined shaft a provided with drivers h<1>, on a disk h, which engages holes in the shuttle.
Patent GB-191101839-A (GB)
Title: Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CHURCH EDMUND SHIRLEY
IPC: F02D29/00
Filed: 1911-01-24
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 1839. Church, E. S. Jan. 24. Pneumatic transmission apparatus. -The crank-shaft c, of an internal-combustion engine is coupled to the transmission shaft i' of the vehicle, by means of a radial-cylinder rotary air - compressor of which the cylinders h<1> rotate with the engine shaft and the pistons are connected to a crank-pin on the shaft i'. This compressor supplies air for charging the engine, and by this arrangement the pressure of the compressed charge supplied to the engine varies automatically according to the load on the driven shaft. The relative speed of the shafts c and i<1> may be varied by means of an escape cock for the air delivered by the compressor, and in order that the pressure of the air may not be reduced beyond the minimum necessary for the engine, a check valve is arranged between the air supply-pipe and the escape cock.
Patent GB-191104470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Patching Devices for Tyres.
Inventor: MARTEL GUSTAVE JOSEPH
Filed: 1911-02-22
Granted: 1911-04-13
Abstract: 4470. Martel, G. J. Feb. 22. Punctures, apparatus for closing. - A metal plate 12, adapted to act as a patch, or to support a leather or like patch, is pivoted on an extension of the jaw 4, between which and the jaw 5 the rim 1 is gripped as shown. The plate 12 is prevented from swinging outwards by means of stops 18 on the jaw, and on collapse of the tyre is caused to swing inwards owing to the position of the bearing-parts 16.
Patent GB-191105251-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heat-transferring Apparatus.
Inventor: CHAMBERS MATHIAS FREDERICK
IPC: C12C13/02
Filed: 1911-03-02
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 5251. Chambers, M. F., and Skilton, C. F. E. March 2. Boiling-pans.-For boiling liquids, especially brewers' wort, a large number of steam tubes a are arranged in a boiling-pan, and are connected to inlet and outlet tubes b, c by tubes d, e. The tubes d are arranged to open at different heights in the tube b, so that on sliding, by means of screw gear, a tubular piston within the inlet b, the number of tubes to which steam is admitted may be varied to alter the heating effect without interfering with the steam pressure.
Patent GB-191106629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Tools for Opening Tins or Cans and for other purposes.
Inventor: CHAPMAN DANIEL
IPC: B67B7/44
Filed: 1911-03-16
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 6629. Chapman, D., and Billington, H. March 16. Stopper-keys and like appliances.-A combination tool for opening cans and for other purposes, of the kind comprising a slotted bar as shown, has a loop 6 formed at the rear end to act, in conjunction with a projection 21 which forms a fulcrum, as a bottle-cap remover,
Patent GB-191108597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Parquet Floors.
Inventor: ARCHER ERNEST HARRY
IPC: E04F15/04
Filed: 1911-04-06
Granted: 1911-08-31
Abstract: 8597. Archer, E. H. April 6. Parquetry flooring. - Parquetry sheets or slabs, consisting of two or more ply compound wood, are laid on sheets, also of two or more ply compound wood, which are secured directly to the wooden floor boards by nails or cement. The joints of the floor boards are grooved, or the boards are spaced slightly apart.
Patent GB-191109140-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Axle Boxes for Railway and Tramway Rolling Stock.
Inventor: BIERNACKI RODERICK KORNELI
IPC: B61F17/06
Filed: 1911-04-12
Granted: 1912-04-11
Abstract: 9140. Biernacki, R. K. April 12. Reservoirs in axleboxes. - Axle-boxes for railway and tramway vehicles are lubricated by oil-saturated waste, which presses against the axle by gravity. The sides a of the axlebox are inclined at c and approach the underside of the journal b, merging in an oil-well d. The waste is packed at the sides of the journal, and as it sinks it comes more closely into contact with the journal. Recesses or ribs are formed in the sides a to prevent the waste from crowding towards one end of the axle-box.
Patent GB-191120337-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tool for Assisting in the Removal of the Valves of Internal Combustion Engines, and like purposes.
Inventor: TERRY ALBERT VICTOR
IPC: B25B27/26
Filed: 1911-09-14
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 20,337. Terry, A. V. Sept. 14. [Cognate Application, 4582/12.] Prizing-tools.-A tool for removing valves of internal-combustion engines is provided with an operating-lever B hinged directly to a hookshaped member A, adjustment being provided by a series of holes a<3>, b<3> in the member A and lever B respectively to be engaged by the pivot D. The lever B is of U formation and embraces the member A. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the device is fitted with a strut E engaging a rack on the member A to hold the valvespring when compressed.
Patent GB-191120613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Automatically Binding Yarn or Thread into Skeins or Leas while on the Reel.
Inventor: BERTHOLD RUDOLF
IPC: B65H54/62
Filed: 1911-09-18
Granted: 1912-09-18
Abstract: 20,613. Berthold, R. Sept. 18. Tying or knotting.-In apparatus for automatically binding yarn or thread into skeins while on the reel of a reeling-machine, the binding-thread a is carried between the skeins 3 ... 9 and looped around a horizontal portion a<1> of itself disposed above the hank, by a spiral spring 19, and, when the forked end 20 carrying the thread a arrives behind the last skein 9, it hits upon and picks up the end a<1> and the beginning and end threads 1, 2 of the hank as shown in Fig. 10. The thread a' is then cut, and a forked plate 35 carried by a lever on a shaft is introduced into the spring 19 by a longitudinal or longitudinal and rotary movement of the shaft, so that the spring twists the four threads a, 1, a<1>, 2 held in the fork 20 around the plate. The plate is now moved backward and sideways so that the fork 20 passes, on its next upward movement, through the opening in the plate which then moves further to the left, out of the spring, thus causing the threads to slide along the edge of a spring torque fixed to the plate and strike against a hook 36, which, on further movement of the plate, forces the threads behind the torque 37 where they are clamped. As the movement of the plate to the left continues, the four ends are drawn out of the fork 20 and formed into the knot shown in Figs. 11 and 12.
Patent GB-191122459-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Change Speed Gearing.
Inventor: BRAMLEY-MOORE SWINFEN
IPC: F16H61/02
Filed: 1911-10-11
Granted: 1912-05-16
Abstract: 22,459. Moore, S. Bramley-. Oct. 11. Levers, locking. - A striking - lever X of a change-speed gear is locked by a ball 18, which engages both the boss of the lever and a part 19 of a fixed casing. The lever X is to be moved by rocking a shaft about its axis. When the shaft is moved to the left to bring a key 20 upon it into operative engagement with the lever, a recess 15 in the shaft comes under the ball 18. A spring plunger 17 then thrusts the ball 18 clear of the part 19 and allows the lever X to turn.
Patent GB-191125572-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of and Means for Creating a Motive Power by the Means of Hydraulic and Atmospheric Pressures Combined.
Inventor: LEGRAND GEORGES JUSTIN JOSEPH
IPC: F03B17/02
Filed: 1911-11-16
Granted: 1913-02-17
Abstract: 25,572. Legrand, G. J. J. Nov. 16. Self - driving machines. - A wheel carries a series of air-tight boxes or cylinders slidable upon open-ended air tubes 2, opposite pairs of the boxes being connected together across the wheel by bars 10 so that when the wheel is immersed in water, ' hydro-pneumatic ' pressure may produce a difference of leverage on opposite sides of the wheel. As shown in Fig. 1, the boxes 4 are fitted with tubes 6 sliding within tubes 8 leading to the interior of the drum. Water cannot readily leak into the hub 7, but to facilitate the removal of leakage water from the tubes 2, they are fitted with pipes 11 leading to the hub 7 to which compressed air may be supplied to remove the water. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the wheel comprises a frame 20 carrying a series of floats 21, opposite floats being connected by bars 22. The wheel is immersed in liquid so that the uppermost cylinder rises out of the water. It is stated that when a pair of floats c, d are in the vertical position the combined weight is sufficient to pull the float c downwards, so that the leverage of the float d is increased and rotation ensues. When the float c is pulled down sufficiently, the catch 24 carrying a float 25 locks it in position. A spring piece 26 is provided to force the floats downwards as they rise from the water.
Patent GB-191125771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Governors for Marine Steam Engines.
Inventor: FANCY THOMAS WALWIN
Filed: 1911-11-18
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 25,771. Fancy, T. W. Nov. 18. Pendulum governors; fluid relays.-In a fluid relay used with a pendulum governor, a floating lever K is adjustably connected to the pendulum E, directly to the pilot-valve rod s, and adjustablv through the lever b, to the relay pistonrod y. The lever b is fixed on a shaft, carrying disks p, which are adjustably connected to the inlet and exhaust valves H, I. When the piston rises, the inlet valve is closed slightly in advance of the exhaust, while the exhaust opens first when the piston returns.
Patent GB-191126448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Refrigerators.
Inventor: TEICHMANN ERNST ROBERT
IPC: F25D1/02
Filed: 1911-11-25
Granted: 1912-06-27
Abstract: 26,448. Teichmann, E. R. Nov. 25. Refrigerators, domestic.-A refrigerator, cooled by water supplied from a domestic main, is arranged in a recess b in a wall to economize space. The water may flow through a coil d arranged round the cooling-chamber a, to an outlet valve e. A removable ice chest f may be fitted inside the coil d to cool the chamber a and the water in the coil. The chamber a is preferably made of glass.
Patent GB-191127129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Safety Devices for Gas Supply Apparatus.
Inventor: PICOT GERMAIN FREDERIC
IPC: F16K17/30
Filed: 1911-12-04
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 27,129. Picot, G. F. Dec, 23, 1910, [Convention date]. Valves closing with rush of fluid.-A balanced valve 7 arranged in a chamber 1 in a gas-conduit so as to close if the quantity of gas passing becomes excessive is provided with a wedgeshaped projection 11 engaging the passage 14 through the plug 3 of a stop cock, so that after the valve 7 has been closed, it may be reopened by turning the plug 3. In a modification, the valve 7 is horizontal and is suspended by a chain from a balanced lever.
Patent GB-191127490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Enlarging Apparatus.
Inventor: KREUZER MICHAEL
IPC: G03B27/32
Filed: 1911-12-07
Granted: 1912-05-23
Abstract: 27,490. Kreuzer, M. Dec. 7, 1910, [Convention date]. Enlarging.-An enlarging-case a, Fig. 1, is adapted for use with any ordinary sized camera. The conical end C of the case is fitted with two pairs of slides e operated by screws d in order to support a camera k. The slides are connected by bellows l to the case a. The paperholder n is adjusted by a cord over rollers o, q and is covered in front by a flexible screen t. This screen has a white surface facing the camera, and is viewed for focusing through an opening u in the case which is closed for exposure. The camera is focused by means of a similar opening v. For use in artificial light, a diffusing-device z is fitted behind the camera back w carrying the negative.
Patent GB-191203635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gramophones, Phonographs, and like Machines.
Inventor: SIBLEY JAMES THURSTON
Filed: 1912-02-13
Granted: 1913-05-13
Abstract: 3635. Sibley, J. T. Feb. 13. Pneumatic sound - boxes. - Gramophones, phonographs, &c. of the type in which a jet of air impinging on a record transmits vibrations to the diaphragm are provided with a valve m for finely adjusting the air-flow, and may have a pivoted finger c to follow the groove, and a roller c' to take the weight off the record.
Patent GB-191203823-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Transfer-reversing and Offset-proofing Press.
IPC: B41F3/28
Filed: 1912-02-15
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 3823. Waite, F., and Waite & Saville. Feb. 15. Cylinder machines; tripping - arrangements. - Relates to a machine for obtaining reverse transfers from directprinting lithographic surfaces, for the production of offset lithographic surfaces. The machine comprises a frame 1 on which a bed 2 is reciprocated by a handle 7 and gearing 5. Co-operating with the printing-surface on the bed is an offset cylinder 12 mounted on a shaft 11 carried in arms 9 pivoted at 8 to standards 1<Î>. The cylinder is driven by gearing 13,14, 15 from a rack on the bed. The free ends of the arms 9 are connected by rods 17 to cranks 18 on a shaft 19, which can be rotated to adjust the impression by a spurwheel 20 and a hand-operated pinion 21, the wheel 20 being held in any position by a spring- plunger 22. The plate, which is held by clamps 24, is inked and an impression taken on the offset cylinder. A metal or other plate is then placed over the forme, being held in position by pins 26, and a sheet of transfer paper placed on top. The cylinder 12 is raised through a distance equal to the thickness of the plate by turning the eccentric bearings 10 of the links 17 by a handle 28, and an impression is made by the cylinder 12 on to the transfer paper. The bed is supported beneath the impression by a roller 29 driven by gearing 30 at the same surface speed. A sheet of paper can be placed over the forme instead of the metal plate. In another arrangement, an impression cylinder is mounted in the rocking arms, and, if desired, furnished with grippers for holding a sheet.
Patent GB-191204670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Stuffing Boxes Employed for Packing and Sealing the Ends of Electric Cables in Joint Boxes and the like.
Inventor: STRATTON JOHN
IPC: H02G15/013
Filed: 1912-02-24
Granted: 1912-05-09
Abstract: 4670. Stratton, J., and Claremont, E. A. Feb. 24. Drawings to Specification. Joint-making packing.-A water-resisting seal is made in stuffing-boxes for electric junction, switch, fuse, and like boxes by applying heat externally so as to render a bush of material such as bitumen plastic, so that it can be forced home by the gland nut and made to fill the spaces between the bared conductors and also the interstices in the cable covering. On cooling, it solidifies, and the joint is then secure.
Patent GB-191208196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to High Frequency Apparatus.
Inventor: DUBILIER WILLIAM
IPC: H01T9/00
Filed: 1912-04-04
Granted: 1913-04-03
Abstract: 8196. Dubilier, W. April 4. Discharge-gap apparatus.-An arc apparatus for producing high-frequency oscillations comprises an electrode b<1> inside a cylindrical electrode b, the electrode b<1> being capable of adjustment bv means of a milled head q, while at the same time it can be depressed by a push r to strike the arc without interfering with the adjustment. For this purpose the electrode b<1> is carried by a spring-lifted rod l, which slides in the threaded adjustment-sleeve m. The electrode b is cooled by radiating-gills b<2>. A lamp may be arranged at the base of the electrode b, or gas or a mixture of gas and air may be led in by a pipe t, the products of combustion being taken off by a pipe u.
Patent GB-191208774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Bottling Liquids.
Inventor: WIBERG GEORG
IPC: B67C3/26
Filed: 1912-04-13
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 8774. Wiberg, G. April 13, 1911, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Fixed-chamber apparatus with several chambers.-In a machine for filling bottles with measured quantities of liquids each of the measuring-vessels is divided by a partition into two chambers, the supply and draw-off rotary cocks being so operated from the driving- mechanism of the machine that one chamber is filled while the other is emptied. The valveoperating rod may be caused to operate a counting-mechanism to check the number of filled bottles.
Patent GB-191208874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Punching of Cards for Automatic Embroidery Machines.
Inventor: KNECHT JOHANN JAKOB
IPC: D05C13/00
Filed: 1912-04-15
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 8874. Knecht, J. J. April 15. Embroidery machines.-Jacquard-card punching apparatus is combined with an embroidery machine. The punches 2, Fig. 1, which are operated by the drums 1 adjusted by the usual cross-members 3 operated according to the design are connected by members 5, 7 and levers 6, 8, 9 to cover-plates 10, 11, so that at the same time as the cards 4 are being punched the plates 10, 11 are raised to uncover holes on the card cylinder 12 of the jacquard mechanism 13 in order that lifting-wires 17 may actuate the jacquard to produce a copy or proof of the embroidery corresponding to the punched cards 4. In a modification, the cover-plates 10, Fig. 2, . are operated from the punches through electro-magnetic connexions, so that the punching-mechanism may be mounted in any required position relatively to the embroidery machine. The punches 2 are arranged when depressed to close spring contacts 20 connected by wires 25<b> to electro - magnets 21, which are connected through a contact 24 to a return wire 27, the contacts 20 being connected through wires 25<a> to the main wire 25. When a punch 2 is depressed, the corresponding contact 20 is operated, and the corresponding electro-magnet 21 is energized, so that the corresponding armature 22 is attracted, and the cover-plate 10 attached thereto uncovers a corresponding hole in the cylinder 12. In order that, after the punches 2 have been actuated by the drum 1, the jacquard mechanism may be actuated to effect the stitch while the drum 1 is being adjusted ready for the next pick, a branch wire 26 is provided leading from the main wire 25 to a contact bar 26<a>, which is connected by springs 14 to the armatures 22. After a contact 20 has been closed and an armature 22 has been attracted by an electro-magnet 21, a current passes through the wires 25, 26, the contact-bar 26<a>, one of the springs 14, the attracted armature 22, the core of the corresponding magnet 21, the winding of this magnet, and the contact 24 to the return wire 27, so that the attracted armature still remains lowered even when the contact 20 is broken. The contact 24 is closed and opened at intervals by a rod actuated by an eccentric 28.
Patent GB-191210650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Kneading Butter or the like.
Inventor: KOCKENBERG OTTO
IPC: B01F29/83
Filed: 1912-05-04
Granted: 1913-05-05
Abstract: 10,650. Kockenberg, O. May 4. Rotary stirrers; feeding-appliances.-A machine for grinding, washing, dry kneading, mixing, and salting butter comprises a rotating vat with an horizontal spindle carrying the working-tools, a vertical central spindle carrying a shredding-disk, and a fixed table with a butter inlet hole above this disk. The vat 3 runs on rollers 2 and rests centrally on a collar 4 through which the fixed spindle 5 passes. The horizontal driving-spindle 8 turns in bearings 7, 9 carried by brackets 6<a> on the foundation frame and by the spindle 5. The driving - spindle carries fast and loose pulleys 11, 10 and a toothed wheel 12 engaging the toothed rim of the vat. It also carries blades 15, 16, of the shapes shown, on two loose hollow spindles 14, which may be coupled to the driving-spindles 8 by pins 17, Fig. 4, on sleeves 19, adjustable, by hand - lever 18, on the spindle 8, engaging perforations in collars 20 on the hollow spindles. These spindles carry bevel-wheels 21 at their inner ends with which a bevel - wheel on the vertical spindle may be brought into engagement by means of a hand-lever engaging a pin 25 under the collar 4 and lifting a sleeve 24 on the spindle; the lever may be fixed in a raised position. The spindle carrying the blades 16 may be fixed by a hook 26 mounted on a bar 27 covering the rim. A guard 28 is provided on the bar on each side of the shaft. By engaging or disengaging the bevel-wheels and the spindles 8, 14, various motions of the blades may be effected. A vertical fixed spindle 30 is arranged on the bearing 9, carrying a loose hollow spindle 31 connected to a shredding- disk 33 with blades 32; a toothed rim 34 on the disk engages a toothed wheel on the driving- spindle. A fixed table 36 on the spindle 30 rests with its rim on rollers 37 on the shredding- disk and its centre on a flange on the hollow spindle 31. The table carries a hollow inlet cylinder 40 and a spraying-device which, by moistening them, prevents the butter from sticking to the wooden parts. The table may be lifted for cleaning purposes by a pinion engaging the rack spindle 30 and operated from a shaft 41; a ratchet-wheel 47 and pawl prevent its fall; a bolt 50 may secure the table and shredding-disk so that they are raised together A vertically adjustable inlet cover 53 is carried by a rotatable arm 51 from the spindle 30.
Patent GB-191210998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Force Feed Lubricators.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
IPC: F16N11/04
Filed: 1912-05-09
Granted: 1913-01-02
Abstract: 10,998. Smith, W. May 9. Force-feed lubricators. -A force-feed lubricattor consisting of a cup containing a spring- pressed piston is charged through an opening E in the base. A spring-pressed valve G lies in a transverse bore E<2> and normally closes an opening E<4>; when pressed back by the injector used to charge the cup with lubricant, the valve closes the delivery opening F. A feather J on the piston rod B slides in a slot in the cover C, and can be withdrawn and turned as shown, to lock the piston during the charging operation.
Patent GB-191214481-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drop Down Small Arms.
Inventor: WHITE HERBERT
IPC: F41A15/06
Filed: 1912-06-20
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 14,481. White, H., and Dryden, N. June 20. Breech actions, drop-down barrel.-Consists in providing ' under-and-over ' guns with ejector mechanism comprising pivoted hammers, V- shaped springs and sliding sears, the sears acting directly on the springs and not on the hammers. Each sear consists of a longitudinally sliding frame b. shown separately in Figs. 4 and 7, having a side projection which engages a lug f on the V-spring o. When the sear is pressed back, the V-spring is released and acts by means of a lug f', Fig. 8, on the hammer p, which thereupon strikes the extractor leg. Each sear is selectively operated by the projecting nose n of the corresponding cocking-lever. When the gun is closed, the hammers p are directly actuated by the action body and compress the springs o until the sears snap into engagement. Specifications 4245/08 and 2153/12 are referred to.
Patent GB-191215470-A (GB)
Title: Improved Gas Valve.
Inventor: DUCKHAM ARTHUR MCDOUGALL
IPC: F16K3/10
Filed: 1912-07-02
Granted: 1912-10-17
Abstract: 15,470. Duckham, A. M. July 2. Rotary disk valves.-A rotarv disk valve particularly adapted for controlling the flow of gas containing tar comprises a disk d provided with a pocket e of the same section as the inlet and outlet pipes a, b and arranged to rotate on a pin i above the inlet and outlet pipes. The valve is held to its seat by a tapered cotter h passed through a slot in the spindle. Locking.-The valve member is secured in the open or closed position by nuts and hinged bolts f engaging lugs g on the valve member.