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Patent GB-190506363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Jacketed Vessels.
Inventor: BENSON WILLIAM ARTHUR SMITH
Filed: 1905-03-25
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 6363. Benson, W. A. S. March 25. Jugs.-A detachable lid for jacketed vessels such as jugs consists of an outer lid B and an inner lid D. The place of the ordinary binge is taken by depending pins b, d, which engage perforated lugs a, c attached to the inner and outer receptacles respectively. To enable both lids to be raised simultaneously, a stud d<1> is attached to the inner lid D near the back edge and passes through a hole in the outer lid, so that on being pressed both the lids are raised as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190508747-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway-signalling Apparatus.
Inventor: SKELTON WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-04-25
Granted: 1906-04-25
Abstract: 8747. Skelton, W., and Chudleigh, H. de J. April 25. Ratcket gearing. - A ratchet-wheel is moved round by a pawl c engaging the teeth c<1>. The pawl c is pivoted on a sliding block c<3>, which is reciprocated in guides and is normally held clear of the teeth by a spring, but when the block d is moved along its guides to the position shown, one end of the pawl c meets this block and causes the other end to engage the teeth c' and urges the wheel forward.
Patent GB-190513296-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Parallel Rulers.
Inventor: MACALESTER JOHN CRAWFORD
Filed: 1905-06-28
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 13,296. Macalester, J. C. June 28. Parallel-rulers.- Relates to rulers of the kind in which a metal plate, forming a straight edge, is supported on the axis of a roller. The plate A, which may be of any ordinary form, is provided with an integral handle A' and foot A<2>, while scales. are regularly marked on the flange a<1> and round the end of the roller B. An index line is provided for use in conjunction with the latter scale to facilitate spacing of lines.
Patent GB-190521699-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of and Means for Laying the Pile of Pile or Raised Fabrics to Produce Ornamental or like Effects.
Inventor: CHILD FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 21,699. Child, F. Oct. 25. Pile, dressing; designs on face, producing; liquids and gases, treating with; steaming.-Liquid or fluid such as water, steam, compressed air, or the like is discharged infine streams from nozzles on to the pile of fabric to lay it for producing " curly," " whirl, " or other laid-pile effects such as imitation bearskin &c. The nozzle a is closed at a' near which are perforations a', which may be inclined away slightly from the closed end, or may be arranged in parallel or radiating lines in the closed end. The nozzle may be open at the end and may be of conical or other suitable form in section. By moving the fabric or the nozzles in different ways, different effects may be produced.
Patent GB-190600768-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gramophones, Phonographs and the like Instruments.
Inventor: WELTON ROSA
Filed: 1906-01-11
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 768. Welton, R. Jan. 11. Sound - deadening coverings &c. - In order to eliminate the grating noise in phonographs, the whole machine is enclosed in a double - walled sound-proof box and a disk of felt or similar sound-deadening material is placed in the trumpet or " tone arm." In the case of a machine in which the trumpet h travels, a sliding panel f is arranged to close the cover a completely in all positions.
Patent GB-190601328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cigarette Wrapper Charging Machines.
Inventor: CHATZKELEWITZ BORIS
Filed: 1906-01-17
Granted: 1906-10-04
Abstract: 1328. Chatzkelewitz, B. Jan. 17. Cigarette-making machines.- Relates to the construction of a cigarette wrapper charging- machine of the kind that is supplied with a uniform layer of tobacco, from which the quantity necessary for one cigarette is detached by a rake operating through a grid cover of the guidechannel, shaped in a stranding-press, and pushed by a die into the cigarette shell and the ends of the cigarettes clipped off by a suitable device, the correct position of the cigarette shell and cigarette respectively being effected by two dies operating in conjunction with an intermittently rotating drum carrying the shells. The tobacco is laid on an endless band 5, Fig. 4, which is intermittently driven by means of ratchets and pawls actuated by a sliding rod 14, which derives its motion from levers and a cam on the driving-shaft 4 and is, by means of a roller 6 and drum 30, fed into a channel 7 covered with a grid 9, the roller 6 and drum 30 being driven intermittently. A rake 32, fixed to a beam 35 which is slidably attached to the slide rod 14, detaches a sufficient quantity of tobacco and pushes it into the stranding-press, after which it is raised by means of levers actuated from the driving-shaft 4 and returned to recommence the same operation. The stranding-press is operated by a cam and levers from the driving- shaft, which cam is so constructed as to cause the press to release the tobacco to a slight extent in order that it may be pushed into the cigarette shell. The cigarette shells are fed from a hopper 70 into the furrows 67 of a drum 66 which is driven by a lantern pinion 71, the rods 72 of which are constructed to fill the furrows of the drum completely and thus prevent any play, the lantern pinion being driven intermittently by a ratchet and pawl. When the cigarette shell on the drum reaches a certain point, a die 90 pushes it on to a mouthpiece 55, where it is held by means of a rubber-covered roller 57 mounted on a rocking lever so that it releases the shell at the proper time. A die 56 pushes the tobacco from the stranding-press into the shell, and in the same movement pushes the filled shell back into the drum, which continues to rotate intermittently. The filled shell at a certain point is pushed by a die to a cutting- device, e.g. scissor blades by which the ends are clipped off. The blades 104, Fig. 10, are mounted on separate shafts 106, 107, and are operated by an eccentric and levers through slots 112,113 which are shaped so that the actual cutting operation and the withdrawal of the blades are accomplished quickly. After being cut, the finished cigarettes are dropped on to a travelling band 119, Fig. 7. Two methods of mounting and operating the dies are described.
Patent GB-190610168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Scaffolding for Buildings and the like.
Inventor: GELSTHORPE THOMAS
Filed: 1906-05-01
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 10,168. Gelsthorpe, T. May 1. Fire-escape type of apparatus; window attachments to facilitate lifting.-A. bar A rests upon the window sill and is provided with an inwardlyextending arm a held by means of a screw I and clamping-block H, and an outwardly projecting arm adapted to carry at its outer end a pulley round which a rope may be passed for fire-escape or similar purposes. The block H is secured by means of a screw K which enters a corresponding recess in a plate secured to the inside of the window frame.
Patent GB-190614686-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Foot-rest and Boot-jack.
Inventor: LIEHR ALFRED
Filed: 1906-06-27
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 14,686. Liehr, A. June 27. Foot-rests.-Relates to a combined foot-rest and boot-jack which is constructed so that the foot. board can be readily removed for cleaning purposes. The frame for supporting the footboard h in an inclined position is made in sheet metal and consists of clamps d, e, f, g at the upper end of standards a, b. The lower clamps f, g are connected by a cross-piece i. The footboard is provided with a conical recess k, as in a boot-jack, the recess being lined with leather or other suitable material. In addition, it is fitted with a protective covering of felt &c. m.
Patent GB-190614905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Purses Made of Mail Cloth.
Inventor: HOLL CHARLES
Filed: 1906-06-30
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 14,905. Holl, C. June 30. Purses.-A mail-cloth purse is so made that its natural size can be much enlarged by stretching. The mail cloth is formed as shown in Fig. 1, successive rows containing 1, 2, 3, 4, &c. meshes. The angle at the corners is therefore sixty degrees. A piece e,f, h, g of rhomboidal shape is formed by keeping the number of links constant when the desired thickness has been reached, and then ending off in a manner inverse to the commencement. A rectangular piece of such mail cloth is used. The meshes are crowded by making the sides corresponding to e,f and g, h approach one another and in this state it is folded. A clasp s is fixed at the top, and the sides are joined, forming the purse shown in Fig. 6. When hanging loosely, the purse has the form shown at t, but it can be extended as shown at t'. By joining together several narrow rhomboidal pieces u, u<1>, u<2>, &c., as shown in Fig. 7, an ornamental effect, Fig. 8, may be obtained, while the stretching property is still retained.
Patent GB-190623801-A (GB)
Title: An Appliance for Adjusting the Length of a Skirt or like Garment During Manufacture.
Inventor: MILLER JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1906-10-26
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 23 801. Miller, J. T., and Crawford, H. Oct. 26. Cutting-out; chalk-holders, tailors'.-An appliance for correcting the bottoms of garments consists of a standard D removably attached to a platform A, the latter being mounted upon castors B. A chalk holder E slidably mounted on the standard D is provided with a thumb-screw n, by which it is attached to the standard, and with a rectangular chamber o for holding the chalk. A wire p passes through the chamber o and a piece of plate q. The chalk F is held in position between the plate q and the bottom of the chamber by means of a screw s. In use, the marker is placed at the required height and then passed around the garment.
Patent GB-190704962-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for use with Wet and Dry Bulb Thermometers for Indicating Coming Frost.
Inventor: BERNEL LUCIEN-HYPPOLITE
Filed: 1907-03-01
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 4962. Bernel, L. H. March 1. Hygrometers.-The apparatus indicates coming frost without consulting dew - point tables. A pointer e is set on a scale g to the reading of the wet-bulb thermometer, and the point at which it crosses the horizontal line corresponding to the reading of the dry thermometer is observed. If this point is in the zone D, a frost will take place. The 'danger zone' E is provided for sudden changes in temperature. The limits of the zones can be determined from dew-point tables. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 17,695, A.D. 1905.] 5255. Pulfrich, C. March 5. Seales; protractors.-In glass measuring-scales in which the rulings are on the front surface a, the back surface b is silvered and inclined to it, for the purpose of lighting up the graduations from behind. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 show sections of various circular glass scales, in the last two of which b is a circular arc.
Patent GB-190705236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Matrices of Linotype Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-03-04
Granted: 1908-05-04
Abstract: 5236. Lock, W. H., [Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen-Fabrik Akt.-Ges.]. March 4. Linotype machines.-In order to ensure close contact between the matrices, the areas of the contracting surfaces are diminished. This is, effected by cutting away the projecting margins 1, 2 of the matrices at points 3 above and below the formative cavity 4. Matrices having two formative cavities, such as those described in Specification No. 18,886, A.D. 1895, may be similarly treated.
Patent GB-190708054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Fastening, and Securing the Contents of, Boxes, Cases and the like.
Inventor: BURNET ALEXANDER
Filed: 1907-04-06
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 8054. Burnet, A., and Temple, H. April 6. Fastenings, cord, for boxes. Relates to means for fastening cardboard &c. boxes and for retaining the contents in position. After the box has been filled, flaps 4 are turned down, and a cord 5 is passed over them and through holes 3 in the ends of the box. The lid 2 is then put on, and tied with the cord, which may be sealed as shown at 7. The cord may be crossed within the box if desired, and two sets of holes 3 may be employed, one below the other. Instead of the flaps 4, a loose card may be used, the cord passing through holes in the card, holding it in place.
Patent GB-190708118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Seamless Tubes of Steel or other Metal.
Inventor: DAVIS LEONARD DELANO
Filed: 1907-04-08
Granted: 1908-04-08
Abstract: 8118. Davis, L. D. April 8. Rolling.-In a tube-rolling mill of the skew-disk type, the work is guided and supported by a trunk g extending through the whole pass between the rolls a, b, the trunk being open at the sides to allow the rolls to operate upon the work. The aperture of the trunk is enlarged at the exit end to allow for the increased diameter due to piercing the billet. To avoid vibration of the work, the axis of the trunk is arranged nearer the axis of the upper roll a than that of the lower roll b. The mandrel c is supported at each end, the support at the front consisting of an oscillating support e with handle f, adapted to fall away when the front end of the tube meets it. Any suitable means may be provided for supporting the mandrel between its ends.
Patent GB-190712006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drills for Pneumatic Hammer Rock Drilling Machines.
Filed: 1907-05-23
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 12,006. Armaturon-umd Maschinenfabrik " Westfalia" Akt.-Ges. June 30, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Rock drills.-The drill of a pneumatic hammer rock-drilling machine has a cylindrical reduced end and carries two lugs a which engage slots in the socket on the end of the machine, so that it may be easily disconnected. These slots are turned twice at right-angles, the portion b being used to allow axial play.
Patent GB-190712110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Melting and Purifying of Salt.
Filed: 1907-05-25
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 12,110. New Salt Syndicate, and Royston, E. R. May 25. Furnaces for salt. - A furnace is described in which salt to be purified is heaped up on platforms f, Fig. 1, and through which hot gases sweep by the ports b. The melted salt falls through the openings h on to the hearth g, where it remains fluid for further treatment. The salt may be raked level through doorways in the sides of the furnace. The salt t may rest on raised parts f, Fig. 4, and flow into hearths g, which may be provided with wells. The edges of the platforms f may have raised edges j, Fig. 5, provided with narrow gaps, to prevent solid matter from being carried along by the molten salt. The salt may be melted on a sloping hearth g; Fig. 6, and the residue will gravitate into a sump or a series of sumps o while the molten salt is removed through the holes m. The support for the rock salt may consist of a number of sets of trays or shelves placed one above the other, Fig. 7. Here the heaps are heated on their interior as well as upon their outer surfaces, and the molten salt falls through the openings p, h. Overhanging curtains may be employed to prevent fragments of salt from falling over the edge.
Patent GB-190712890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burglar Alarms.
Inventor: GAYNOR JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-06-04
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 12,890. Gaynor, J. Aug. 25, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Alarms, burglar and like.-A trapdoor 3 adjacent to a safe 2 or other object to be protected is arranged to deposit the burglar or other unauthorized person in a chamber 7 which may have a padded floor 9. The contacts 15, 16 of an alarm-bell circuit 12 are permanently c l o s e d when the bellcrank lever 18 is operated, one end of the lever engaging in a depression 17 in a contact spring 16.
Patent GB-190714148-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Powder-distributing Bellows.
Inventor: CESARI ENEA DE
Filed: 1907-06-19
Granted: 1907-09-19
Abstract: 14,148. Cesari, E. de, [trading as Vermin Killer Co.]. June 19. Powder blowers.-A zinc plate a, Figs. 1 and 3, with tapering sides d, spiked ends e, and perforations f, is fixed to the bottom b of a powderdistributing bellows against the discharge-hole c.
Patent GB-190716807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Microscope Condensers
Inventor: CLEMINSON CHARLES RICHARD
Filed: 1907-07-23
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 16,807. Cleminson, C. R. July 23. Microscopes.-A number of coloured transparent strips f are pivoted at g to the rim of a microscope condenser a, so that objects on the slide may be viewed under coloured lights.
Patent GB-190717526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrically Propelled Vehicles, Boats and the like.
Inventor: TRAINOR PATRICK EDWARD
Filed: 1907-07-31
Granted: 1908-07-31
Abstract: 17,526. Trainor, P. E. July 31. Dynamos and motors combined for transmitting power.-In an electricallypropelled vehicle or boat, the primemover drives a dynamo which is electrically connected through switches to a series of accumulator batteries arranged so that some are being charged while others are discharging into an electromotor driving the vehicle &c. Fig. 2 shows the invention as applied to a motor-car, Fig. 3 is a diagram of the electrical connexions, Fig. 5 is a detail view of a switch, Fig. 6 shows a device for automatically connecting an auxiliary motor to the dynamo, and Fig. 8 shows the invention applied to a boat. The explosion engine b drives through a disconnectible clutch a dynamo c which supplies current to the storage batteries d, d'. The motor e drives the wheels through a differential gear and side chains. The leads from the dynamo pass through a switch c' having two separately-movable arms, so that either or both of the batteries may be put in circuit. 'The motor e is connected to the batteries through the switch e' having a two-armed switch lever e<9>, e<10>, Fig. 5, so that either of the batteries may be used to drive the motor. An independent arm e<10x> is also provided to allow both batteries to be used together. When the vehicle is running downhill, the motor e may be used to generate electricity and to supply the batteries, or the motor e may be connected by clutches and belt gearing g<2> to a transverse shaft driving the dynamo c through bevel-gearing. The clutches and belt gear may also be used for driving the vehicle directly from the explosion engine. The motor is regulated by an ordinary controller arranged at the foot of the steering-pillar. On the differential shaft e', or other suitable part, is arranged a governor f Fig. 6, connected by links to a clutch b<7>, so that when the vehicle is at rest the explosion engine b is coupled to the dynamo c. The clutch can also be put into gear by a lever f<7>. An auxiliary dynamo c<x>, driven by friction gearing from the engine fly-wheel b<x>, may be employed for charging the batteries when extra power is required. In a modification, the clutch b<7> is operated by the two-armed switch lever e<9>, e<10>. When the invention is applied to motor boats, as shown in Fig. 8, the electromotor c is mounted directly on the propeller shaft.
Patent GB-190721798-A (GB)
Title: A New Game and Apparatus for Playing same.
Inventor: BURFIELD EDWARD ASHBY
Filed: 1907-10-02
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 21,798. Burfield, E. A. Oct. 2. Games imitating bagatelle &c.-Balls are projected with the aid of cues at hinged targets and fall through holes on to an inclined table, and thence travel past obstructions to numbered boxes. A flat table 1, Fig. 2, with vaults 18, Fig. 2, and with or without cushions, has hinged targets 7, 8, 9. Behind two of these are holes 10 leading to an inclined table 11, Fig. 1, which has a temporary obstruction 12 and permanent ones 13, so that when released a ball may run to any one or other of numbered boxes 14. The centre target is so hinged that on being struck it falls upon a lever device 19 and releases the temporary obstruction 12 and the balls. The centre target is coloured white and one white ball is used to aim at it after two sets of different coloured balls have been aimed at the two correspondingly coloured outer targets. A celluloid sheet, slate, or the like provided with sliding pointers is fixed to the table to record the score.
Patent GB-190722921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulding Machines for Chilled Castings.
Inventor: GROTE KARL
Filed: 1907-10-17
Granted: 1908-10-19
Abstract: 22,921. Grote, K. Oct. 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Moulding.-An expansible pattern, for use in the manufacture of chilled castings, consists of four arms b, Fig. 2, the lower parts of which are surrounded by four bent plates h, shown also in cross-section in Fig. 5. Blocks a lie between adjacent arms b and are prevented from slipping off by stops l which are fixed to the arms band meet stops l<1> attached to the blocks a. Figs. 6 and 7 show the construction of the stops l<1>, each of which has one leg sliding between two legs of another similar stop as the pattern is expanded. After the pattern is lowered into a flask f, mounted for convenience on a truck, the sand is filled in, and the arms b are then further depressed, so as to distend the pattern and compress the sand. In descending, the arms b pass between spring-pressed slides m in the bottom of the flask, the slides returning as the pattern is withdrawn.
Patent GB-190723871-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Protectors for the Heels or Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: VINTON JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1907-10-29
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 23,871. Vinton, J. H., Bowes, S. S., and Goddard, J. W. Oct. 29. Sole and heel protectors.-Protectors for driving into the soles or heels of boots and shoes are made from a wedge-shaped piece of metal, the cutting- edge 6, Fig. 1, of which is slit and the edges thus produced turned outwardly to form barbs 17, 18. The edges of the wedge are similarly treated to form barbs 16<1>. Such protectors may be straight or slightly curved to the contour of the heel, in which case they are inserted in the staggered arrangement shown in Fig. 5. In a modification shown in Figs. 7 and 9, similarly-barbed protectors are bent to a V shape, and are arranged with their apices projecting alternately towards and away from the adjacent edge of the sole or heel. The wedge may take the form of a flat strip with a V-shaped point.
Patent GB-190727684-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring or Pressure Buttons or Fasteners
Inventor: EBERHARDT HANS
Filed: 1907-12-16
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 27,684. Eberhardt, H. Dec. 16. Stud-and-socket fastenings.-The flange i of the crown part b fits into the recess formed by the flange k of the hollow part a, thereby providing the edge of the flange i with a fulcrum at the edge of the recess. A lateral pull in the direction of the arrow 1 tends to cause one part of the button b to describe an arc 2, and since this arc intersects the metal part of a, the head of b cannot slip out. The position of the flanges may be reversed. The fastener is suitable for boots and shoes.
Patent GB-190801865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Easels.
Inventor: MAYOR FRED
Filed: 1908-01-28
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 1865. Mayor, F. Jan. 28. Easels.-A folding easel, which may be combined with a camp stool, consists of two frames A, B pivoted together by means of thumb-screws C, the projecting ends of the slotted frame B being hooked to grip the canvas or board D. The frame A is hinged to the legs E of the camp stool by hinges E<1> provided with removable pins. A bag G may be attached to one of the cross-pieces of the frame A, as shown.