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Patent GB-191022450-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Laying, Cutting, or like Machines.
Inventor: COLLIS ALFRED
IPC: B65H29/70
Filed: 1910-09-28
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 22,450. Collis, A. Sept. 28. Delivery apparatus. -A machine of the kind described in Specification 26,372/08 for laying sheets as they are received on a table or truck from a cutting- machine is constructed with a common support for the side-registering devices and for co-acting blocks and pulleys, fitted with tapes if desired, which curl the edges of the sheets to keep them stiff during delivery. The whole of these devices are adjustable laterally, and the pulleys that curve the sheets are independently adjustable laterally, and the side gauges are adjustable longitudinally for being positioned to the centres of sheets of different lengths. The cut sheets are delivered by a felt or band over a board 25, on which is placed a series of blocks 17 pivotally supported from a bracket 14, which can swivel on a fixed support 13. A bar 15 is carried by the bracket 14, and this bar carries side gauges 22, which can be adjusted longitudinally along it, and also a bracket 8 provided with an adjustable screw 9, which is brought into engagement with a fixed threaded rack 11, and holds the rod 15 in any required lateral position, the screw 9 permitting a fine adjustment. The bracket 8 supports a shaft 7, on which are adjustably mounted arms 5 carrying pulleys 4, around which pass tapes 19. The pulleys 4 and tapes 19 co-act with the blocks 17 to curve the edges of the sheets, but three pulleys may be employed for each sheet if desired, in which case the central one merely assists to forward the sheets. The sheets are knocked up by a board 31 of the kind described in Specification 5762/08. In place of the screw 9, an adjustable rack may be used, or the bracket 8 may be formed with a slot 27, Fig. 6, which embraces a suitable edge or joist 12, and this slot may be lined with flexible material 28. Or the edge 30 of the bracket 8 may be plain. The gauges 22 can move vertically relatively to their supports 20, the downward movement being limited by stops 24. When the rod 15 is moved on its pivot, the tapes 19 are slackened so as not to hinder the lateral movement of the adjustable parts.
Patent GB-191024643-A (GB)
Title: Improved Guard for the Top Openings of the Waste Pipes of Roofs.
Inventor: BUCHHOLZ OTTO
IPC: E04D13/04
Filed: 1910-10-24
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 24,643. Buchholz, O., and Buchholz, A. Oct. 24. Strainers.-A guard to prevent stones from entering the top openings of the waste-pipes of roofs comprises a number of wire loops a united at the top and arranged cylindrically at the lower end, which is sufficiently elastic to fit pipes of different sizes. Each loop carries a strainer member b, which, when in position, overlaps the adjacent member, so that a continuous straining-surface is formed.
Patent GB-191026428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Actions for Automatic Musical Instruments.
Filed: 1910-11-14
Granted: 1911-04-13
Abstract: 26,428. Marks, E. C. R., [Chase & Baker Co.]. Nov. 14. Player-pianos; actions. - In a pneumatic action for piano-players and player-pianos, the primary valves n are arranged opposite the spaces between the secondary valves j<1>, and the channels h<2> leading to the primary valves are arranged between the secondary valves. The wind-chest is supported at each end by standards to which it is attached by screws and lugs. As shown in Fig. 3, the striking-pneumatics are connected by downwardly-extending rods e to levers E, which operate the piano action. The tracker-tubes h are connected to ducts h<2> leading to the primary valves n, and the primary-valve chambers are connected by longitudinal channels m and transverse channels i<2> to the secondary valves. The primary and secondary valves are operated by purses in the usual manner.
Patent GB-191028250-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Controlling the Flow of Liquids.
Inventor: PRIESTMAN ALBERT
IPC: G01L7/00
Filed: 1910-12-05
Granted: 1911-12-05
Abstract: 28,250. Priestman, A., and Beddoes, H. Dec. 7, 1909, [Convention date]. Flu i d s, regulating volume of flow of.-Relates to apparatus for controlling the flow of liquids but more particularly of sewage to filter beds. The apparatus comprises essentially a controlling- chamber d<1> containing a fixed air-bell f<1> from which leads an air - flushing pipe g2 having a liquid seal g<1> opening under one leg of a # -shaped sluice - way a<1> in the inlet to a filter bed. When the liquid in the controlling-chamber d<1> attains a certain level the air is compressed within the bell f<1> sufficiently to break the seal g<1>, whereupon air is flushed from the bell f through the pipe g<2> into the #-shaped sluice-way a<1> where it forms an air-lock and stops the flow of sewage to the bed. Surplus air pressure passes on through pipes h<1>, i<1>, and u for operating other liquid - seal devices. For instance the surplus air pressure from one sluice-way may break a seal t<2> in the controlling - chamber of a second apparatus whereby the air lock existing in the sluice-way of the second apparatus is discharged thus opening up the said sluice-way and starting liquid flow therein, to be subsequently stopped by airlocking, as described above.
Patent GB-191028660-A (GB)
Title: Process for Manufacturing a Road-covering Material Preventing the Formation of Dust.
Inventor: BOLTSHAUSER CONRAD
IPC: C04B26/26
Filed: 1910-12-09
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 28,660. Boltshauser, C. Dec. 9, 1909, [Convention date]. [Addition to 22,682/09.] Compositions containing bituminous and seliceous, calcareous, and like materials.-In the process for making roads described in the parent Specification, in which gravel or the like and tar are heated together, thrown into heaps, and covered with a layer of heat-retaining material before being laid, an addition of at least 10 per cent of a granular calcareous product is made to the gravel-tar mixture during manufacture.
Patent GB-191028756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Guides or Idlers for Travelling Belts.
IPC: B65G39/16
Filed: 1910-12-10
Granted: 1911-09-07
Abstract: 28,756. Fraser & Chalmers, and Marshall, C. H. Dec. 10. Band-retaining devices; troughing-rollers for belts.-Guide-rollers or idlers for conveyer belts are arranged to return the belt to its normal path should it deviate therefrom. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, as applied to the supporting-rollers of a troughed belt, the shaft carrying the rollers B<3> is mounted on a frame A pivoted in a bracket C by a pin A<2> inclined at an angle of 45 degrees. Interposed between a lug A<1> on the frame A and the bracket C is a block of india-rubber, the resilience of which can be adjusted by a screw D<2>. In a modification, Fig. 6, deviation of the belt causes it to engage friction rollers J arranged outside the rollers B<3>. The frame carrying the rollers then swings upon the vertical axis G about which it is pivoted. The restoration is effected by a rectangular block G<1> carried by the pivot G abutting against india-rubber blocks H, H<1> arranged in a recess in the pedestal F. Springs or equivalent devices may replace the indiarubber blocks.
Patent GB-191101024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Navigational Instruments.
Inventor: ELPHINSTONE GEORGE KEITH BULLE
IPC: G01C17/00
Filed: 1911-01-14
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 1024. Elphinstone, G. K. B. Jan. 14. Angle-measuring instruments. - An instrument for use on board ship for determining the inclinations to the ship's course and to the meridian of the line joining the ship to a distant object consists of two cylindrical scales 11, 13, the former set electrically from a gyrocompass, and the latter fixed to the ship; both these scales are visible through the eyepiece 3 of a telescope 5, which can turn about the axis of the two scales without moving either. The scale 11 is connected through gearing 9, 8, 7 to a motor 6 actuated by a gyro-compass, and is graduated from 0 to 360 degrees. The scale 13 is attached to the fixed pillars 12, and is graduated to 180 degrees each side of zero. At the commencement, the telescope is pointed fore and aft, whereupon the zero of the scale 13- should coincide with the line 4 in the field of view; the division on the scale 11 coinciding with this line should be equal to the angle between the ship's course and the meridian. The scale 11 can be set to the required position by raising the pinion 18 into engagement with the wheel 19 and rotating the pinion. Attached to the scale 11 there may be a compass card 16, over which is stretched a fore-and-aft line 15, so that the inclination of the course to the meridian can be obtained without using the telescope. In a modification, the scales are horizontal and are projected into the field of view by right-angled prisms. The scales may be illuminated if required.
Patent GB-191101382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Field, Camp and the like Cooking Apparatus.
Inventor: DIX SAMUEL CHARLES HEWLING
IPC: F24B1/20
Filed: 1911-01-19
Granted: 1912-01-18
Abstract: 1382. Dix, S. C. H. Jan. 19. Cooking-stoves.-A stove for field use consists in one form of a series of thin perforated, and preferably corrugated, metal plates, hinged to one another as shown in Fig. 1 so as to be foldable for transport. Fig. 2 shows the stove erected, the side walls being preferably held at right-angles to the top-plate by forming their hinges H as stop hinges, and also by contact with the end wall E. The legs L are pressed into the ground to secure the stove, upon and around which the cooking- vessels are placed. In a modification, the plates forming the top of the stove are replaced by a collapsible trellis grid X, as shown in Fig. 4, secured to the side walls at one end by pivots W<1>, W<2>, and at the other by a pin-and-slot arrangement R, S', S<2>, the pins being disengaged from the slots when the stove is to be folded. In another modification, shown in Fig. 6, the side walls A, B, C are formed of arcshaped plates sliding upon one another, and opening out into a circular form, the top grid being formed by curved wires G', G<2> fitting into sockets in the plates.
Patent GB-191102676-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Valve Ship's Closets.
Inventor: MCCULLOCH ARCHIBALD
IPC: B63B29/00
Filed: 1911-02-02
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 2676. McCulloch, A. Feb. 2. Ship closets; basins; overflow fittings.-The valve b is situated above a bulb a in the soilpipe and is raised by means of a lever e<2> and a rocking lever b<1>, which engages the valverod b<2>. The flush-supply pipe d traverses the back of the basin and is fitted at the right or the left side of the basin (the fittings being reversible) with a flush-valve e, the stem e<1> of which is actuated by the lever e<2>. To prevent the flush from passing entirely to one side of the basin when the ship lists, a web a<5> is placed across the flushing-rim opposite the entrance. Overflow passes off by a hole b<4> in the hollow rod b<2>. The plate g over the outlet is removable to facilitate inspection &c.
Patent GB-191106020-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bobbin Building Motion for Ring Doubling and Spinning Frames.
IPC: D01H1/36
Filed: 1911-03-10
Granted: 1912-03-11
Abstract: 6020. Brooks & Doxey, and Harrison, J. March 10. Building-motions.-In a building-motion for ring spinning and doubling frames, a cam or eccentric is partly rotated at each lift so as to deflect, or to vary the effective length of, the lifting-chain in such a manner that the acceleration of the ring rail near the top of the lift takes place at variable points in successive lifts. The invention is applied to the building of straight lift bobbins, with top and bottom flanges, or with a bottom flange and a taper enlargement at the top. In the first arrangement, a stop h, adjustably mounted on the lifting-chain H, engages and lifts a lever G, which rests on a bracket g' and is carried by an eccentric D, which is partly rotated at each lift by a ratchet-wheel and pawl F, so that the throw of the lever and the deflexion of the chain are varied. The chain may be in two parts, of which one is secured to a bracket h<1> and the other H' to a pin h<2>, which is carried in a slot in the bracket h<1> and also rides in a slot in a link G, the position of which is varied at each lift by a heart cam D. As the lifting-chain moves in the direction of the arrow, the pin h<2> is arrested and so gives the part H' an added motion.
Patent GB-191115484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Stoppering Bottles by Means of Capsules.
Inventor: LASSEN AXEL JULIUS LAURITS
Filed: 1911-07-03
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 15,484. Lassen, A. J. L. July 18, 1910, [Convention date]. [Addition to 2538/09.] Capsules, applying.-Consists in apparatus for removing a plate q from a stamp 6 at the moment that the plate and stamp release the outer edge of the finished capsule, in order to prevent the wings 23, Fig. 4, of the capsule from being damaged. The plate q is normally pressed against the stamp 6 when the stamp is lowered by means of a spring z, acting on an arm on a shaft 7 which is connected by linkage 9, 11 to the plate. The plate is released from the stamp at the required time by means of a cam 18, Fig. 2, acting on a pivoted lever 15 connected by linkage 16 to the shaft 7.
Patent GB-191117067-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stuffing Box Packing.
Inventor: BENNET ROBERT LYON
IPC: F16J15/20
Filed: 1911-07-25
Granted: 1912-07-25
Abstract: 17,067. Bennet, R. L., and Sharp, W. C. July 25. Packing, compound metallic and non-metallic; packing, non - metallic. - Packing for stuffing- boxes comprises a series of rings formed of rolls of asbestos, woven wire cloth or other fabric, the edges of alternate rings having wedge-shaped recesses and projections fitting one another. One set of rings b is formed by rolling the fabric round a removable square or rectangular core and afterwards compressing it to form recesses as shown. The other set of rings is formed by rolling the fabric on a core d similar in shape to the other ring, but having small square or similar rolls of material f fitted to it to form wedge-shaped ridges g, g'. A modified recessed ring may be formed by using a permanent central solid core j, Fig. 4, and removable, and preferably round, cores j<1>, the ring being afterwards pressed to form the recesses. Top and bottom rings, of suitable section to fit the ends of the stuffing-box and engage the adjacent rings, are used. The wearing surfaces of the fabric may be fitted with frictionless metal studs.
Patent GB-191117132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Electric Accumulator Electrodes and Means for use therein.
Inventor: PAPE RICHARD
IPC: H01M4/14
Filed: 1911-07-26
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 17,132. Pape, R. July 26. Electrodes; supports for electrodes.-A non- pasted electrode for an accumulator consists of a cylindrical or prismatic casting having closely-set thin vertical ribs a, Figs. 1 and 2, arranged about the axis in groups or sections, the ribs in each section being parallel to each other and to a radial rib. The sections may be united by radial arms b between them, and also by plates c at each end and by rings e intermediately, which may extend to the full radius of the electrode. A solid or hollow core, or a central space as shown, may be provided, or the radial arms b may extend to the centre, and the thin ribs a may be parallel to these arms instead, as shown, to the central rib of each section. The electrode shown has eight sections, but in another construction it has two or more superposed sets of four sections. A terminal h has a screwed end and a perforation j for passage of a rod of glass or the like, on which a series of the electrodes is supported; strengthening-ribs extend from it to the upper plate c. The terminal may stand towards one side instead of being central. A mould for casting such an electrode comprises radiallymovable segments built up of strips of phosphorbronze notched to form the horizontal rings or plates c, e. Specification 905/11 is referred to.
Patent GB-191120076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compositions for Hastening the Setting of Cements and the like and for Waterproofing them.
Inventor: SCHALLENBERG JOHANN HEINRICH
IPC: C04B28/02
Filed: 1911-09-09
Granted: 1912-05-02
Abstract: 20,076. Schallenberg, J. H. Sept. 9. Concretes.-A composition for hastening the setting of, and for waterproofing, cement or mortar consists of preferably 90 parts of sodium bicarbonate, 10 parts of potassium bicarbonate, 2 parts of barium chloride, with or without any or all of gypsum or plaster of paris, soda, waterglass, and potash. About 3 to 10 per cent of this mixture is used, or sometimes as much as 15 per cent.
Patent GB-191124504-A (GB)
Title: Emergency Brake for Tram Cars and the like.
Inventor: MCDERMID EDWIN JAMES
IPC: B61H9/04
Filed: 1911-11-04
Granted: 1912-05-16
Abstract: 24,504. McDermid, E. J., and Jewson, G. Nov. 4. Locking by positive detents.-A tramcar or like vehicle may be arrested in case of emergency by causing a hook to engage with a slot in the rail groove. The hook C is carried by a pivoted arm K to which it is connected by a copper rivet L. The arm K is normally held raised, against the action of a spring. X, by a hand-lever R locked by a pin Y. When the hook is lowered so as to slide in the rail groove, it engages with a slot A, and further movement of the car shears the rivet L and causes the rope F connected to the hook C to be unwound from the drum G on the car. The drum is braked by a band H so that the car is brought to a stop. One brake is arranged to prevent forward movement and another is arranged to stop backward movement down incline. Accumulations of sand in the rail grooves are received by boxes arranged alongside the slots 3.
Patent GB-191124648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Roller Bearings.
Inventor: LEWIS WILBUR EARL
IPC: F16C33/54
Filed: 1911-11-06
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 24,648. Lewis, W. E. Nov. 6. Roller bearings.-A cage for roller bearings comprises two end rings 7<1>, Fig. 3, connected by detachable pieces 5, Fig. 4, which separate the conical rollers 3. The pieces 5 have malleable tongues 11, which are passed through slots 9 in the rings and bent into notches 8 in alinement with the slots. Side wings 10 are bent up to lie over the rollers and retain them in the cage when the outer part of the bearing is removed. An annular rib 6 on the inner bearing - sleeve 2 engages grooves 7 in the rollers.
Patent GB-191200200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Propellers for Navigable Vessels, Air Ships, Aeroplanes, and the like.
Inventor: PARSONS JOHN GEORGE
IPC: B63H1/04
Filed: 1912-01-02
Granted: 1913-01-02
Abstract: 200. Parsons, J. G. Jan. 2. Propelling; balancing.-Rotary propellers for air-ships, aeroplanes, &c., of the kind in which pairs of vanes are pivotally mounted so as to form scoops on the driving side and to be open on the non-driving side, are constructed with vanes which are segments of a circle of radius equal to the distance of the pivots of the vanes from the axis of the shaft. The pivots are situated so that the fluid aids in keeping the pairs closed during the driving part of revolution. The cam for feathering the vanes can be adjusted to alter the phase of operation. The two side frames between which the vanes are mounted are braced by cross tie-rods. Two side plates a, Figs. 1 and 3, are mounted on a sleeve b and are distanced by rods d and braced by cross-tie rods e. The vanes m, n are shaped as arcs or circles which centre at the axis of the shaft, and the pivots p, q are nearer the edges that contact with each other. The pivots carry quadrants r, s which intergear with each other and with a sliding rack t. The inner end of the rack-bar u has a roller v, which works in the cam groove in the cam w. Stops 2, 3 limit the outer movement of the vanes. The shaft k on which the cam w is mounted can be adjusted to vary the phase. When the propellers are used in pairs, they may form a stabilizing-device for aeroplanes, the propellers being controlled either by hand or automatically as by a pendulum. Specification 263/09 is referred to.
Patent GB-191200214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Sunken Vessels or other Submerged Objects.
Inventor: GODFRAY ALFRED
IPC: B63C7/06
Filed: 1912-01-03
Granted: 1913-02-03
Abstract: 214. Godfray, A. Jan. 3. Sunken ships, raising. -Three sinkable chambers A, A<1>, A<2>, Fig. 2, are attached to the sunken vessel C, being lowered by ropes operated from the surface. The secondary chamber D in the chamber A contains a motor 6, and pump 7, the delivery pipe 12 being carried to the surface. The pipes 24, 27, provide for the admission of air, while the pipe 22 gives access to the chamber D. The suction - pipe system is shown in the vessels A', A<2>. The end of the suction pipe may be flexible so as to reach to any part of the vessel, and the inlet may be regulated by a valve consisting of a ball 16 contained in a cage 17. Bulkheads 32, provided with valves 33 may also be fitted. Alternatively, there may be two branch suction pipes 8<1>, 8<2>, the branch 8<1> being controlled by a valve 9<1> in an external recess, and having a number of pipes 18 connected to it, while the branch 8<2> is controlled by the valve 9<2> and may have any one of a number of pipes 18<1> connected to it by the connector X. Instead of the pump 7, an air-compressor in combination with inflatable air-bags may be used. Auxiliary apparatus is described. consisting of balanced cisterns, raised and lowered from the surface, for the purpose of transferring water from the lifting- chamber. A special form of valve is also described, which is fitted to the lifting- chambers, and is adapted to close the inlet when the chamber is inclined to the vertical.
Patent GB-191202103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Extinguishers.
Inventor: GRAHAM CHARLES KNOTT
IPC: A62C13/00
Filed: 1912-01-26
Granted: 1912-03-21
Abstract: 2103. Graham, C. K. Jan. 26. Extincteurs.-In casting the lead or like acidbottles of extincteurs, metal moulds and corps are employed. The bottles may be formed of pure lead, or of lead alloy, such as 90 parts of lead, and 10 parts of antimony. The bottles may be provided with a screw-cap of lead, or a lead foil secured by means of a screw-threaded collar.
Patent GB-191210152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Billiard Cues.
Inventor: CLARK HORACE JOHN
IPC: A63D15/08
Filed: 1912-04-29
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 10,152. Clark, H. J. April 29. Billiards, cues for.-A billiard cue is formed with two cylindrical portions, the top end a and the butt end b, connected by a short tapered part c. The portion a is preferably about 23 inches long.
Patent GB-191210825-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Boats and Means for Raising and Lowering the same at Sea.
Inventor: AUSTIN ALEXANDER FREDERICK
IPC: B63B23/18
Filed: 1912-05-07
Granted: 1913-05-07
Abstract: 10,825. Austin, A. F. May 7. Boat raising and lowering gear. - A boat handled by a single davit crane is provided with a pair of outside iron straps B which terminate in shackles engaging with hooks C on the spans D. The thwarts abreast of the straps B are stiffened by transverse straps formed into knees at their ends.
Patent GB-191213513-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Annealing Furnaces.
IPC: C21D9/00
Filed: 1912-06-10
Granted: 1913-03-27
Abstract: 13,513. Summers & Sons, J., and Smith, I. H. June 10. Tunnel furnaces. - In a furnace for the close annealing of steel sheets, the products of combustion from a fire-place b, at or near the middle of the length of the tunnel, are discharged through openings e in the floor at the entrance end. The fire - place is connected to a combustion chamber b<1> having a long narrow discharge orifice c into the tunnel, situated at a position where the roof is at a higher level than at other parts, and is formed in a single span over both tunnel and combustion chamber. The orifice is placed high so that the flames do not impinge directly on to the annealing-pots. The platforms carrying the pots are supported on balls running in grooved rails.