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Patent GB-190623577-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Movable Seats for Motor Cars and Carriages
Inventor: SMITH CHARLES HERBERT
Filed: 1906-10-24
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 23,577. Smith, C. H. Oct. 24. Seats for motor-cars and carriages are constructed so as to be convertible into foot-rests and to be folded out of the way. To the lower side of the seat a are screwed bars b having lugs b<1> against which the inner edge of the seats abuts. Projecting from the lug b<1> is a squared shoulder b<2>, which engages a slot d<1> in a slotted bar d and terminates in a screw b<3> on which is fitted a wing-nut h. The slot d' terminates at its inner end in a narrower position d<2>, which just fits the shoulder b<2> and does not permit it to turn. The slotted bar d is pivoted between lugs f<1> on a bar f secured to the front seat of the vehicle, but is prevented from turning in a downward direction by a shoulder d<3> which abuts against the bar f. A pivoted stay j socketed in a recess j', forms a support for the seat. In a modification, Fig. 4, the bars b secured to the underside of the seat are pivoted to a rod o, which is hinged at q to an extension p and can slide in a casing m, secured to the seat back g and provided with a channelled extension n. By withdrawing the bar sufficiently for the hinge q to clear the socket, the seat may be folded downwards for use as a foot-rest. A set-screw s is provided for clamping the bars o, p and a stop r for preventing their withdrawal from the socket. A modified form of stay is shown in Fig. 8. A rod t is secured on a cross-rod u and is retained on a square part thereof by a spring v. When it is required to use the device as a support for the seat a, the rod is moved against the resistance of the spring v and turned round. It is then forced on to the square shoulder again by the spring.
Patent GB-190627594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water and other Liquid Level-gauges, for Steam Generators and the like.
Inventor: MURDOCH FREDERICK TEED
Filed: 1906-12-04
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 27,594. Murdoch, F. T. Dec. 4. Water-level indicators.-In steam-generators &c. the ball valve B is prevented from seating, when blowing through the glass gauge, by an arm or projection E on a spindle G. This spindle is connected outside the fitting by an arm C and link H with the handle A of the plug cock. Normally, the handle A is vertical, and the projection E horizontal and above the passage F leading into the glass. For blowing through, the handle A is moved into the position A', thus bringing the arm E into the position E<1>, where it prevents the ball from seating. The hole in the plug is made larger than the hole in the body of the cock. The spindle G may be operated by a separate handle, or by wheel gearing from the spindle of the plug cock.
Patent GB-190703405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres for the Wheels of Road Vehicles.
Inventor: MORRIS JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-02-11
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 3405. Morris, J. Feb. 11. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; felloes or rims. -The tread is provided with conical holes 4, Fig.1. The lateral shoulders 6, Fig. 3, at the base of the tyre hold it in position, and the cavity 7 allows spreading of the tread. There is a space between the rim and the sides of the tyre which are covered with canvas to prevent sticking.
Patent GB-190704421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Devices for Cleaning the Flame-tubes of Steam Generators.
Inventor: RUND BERNHARD
Filed: 1907-02-22
Granted: 1908-02-22
Abstract: 4421. Rund, B. Feb. 22. Cleaning tubes.-In an apparatus for cleaning the flame tubes of steam generators, steam is blown into the tube from a nozzle surrounded by a conical cap through which air is drawn into the tube. The injecting-device consists of a removable nozzle j, to which is attached a conical cap b for application to the flame tube a. Several nozzles having orifices of varying diameter may be supplied, or one may have one orifice internally screwed to receive a screw plug o. Some of the orifices are so narrow that the issuing steam is wire-drawn and thereby superheated. The rear of the conical cap b has radial slots through which air, induced by the jet, is drawn, a whirling motion being imparted to the air by helical ribs f. The air supply is regulated by a revoluble plate g having corresponding radial slots h ; the plate may be clamped in any position by a nut i. An automatic opening or closing valve u is provided ; also an operating-handle r and a longitudinally adjustable guide-handle s.
Patent GB-190704792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Sound Boxes for Talking Machines.
Inventor: FISCHER ALEX
Filed: 1907-02-27
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 4792. Fischer, A. Feb. 27. Gramophones.-In sound boxes, the stylus bar is sensitively and securely hinged in two brackets on the sound box, and has an arm depending between two springs actuated by hollow nuts in two other brackets on the sound box, which carries at its back two brackets u, Fig. 2, each having a centre screw w holding the flange of a tube v and securing a rubber washer t in an annular groove s. The tube v carries a pin z, which is secured by a spring 2 and a cap 5, or by a rubber ring, and engages two holes in the tone arm connected by a groove, thus locking the sound box in the two positions for playing or needle-changing. The circular or partly circular stylus bar c works in a doubly countersunk hole in the brackets b, Fig. 1, and has an arm f with one or two springs k set in hollow nuts h, Fig. 2, which adjust the sensitiveness of the stylus or the tension of the diaphragm. According to the Provisional Specification, the damping-springs may be used without the nuts, but fixed to the stylus bar and brackets. The back of the sound box may be formed in two parts 6, 7, Fig. 5, so that the centre part, which is nearly equal to the diameter of the diaphragm, may be screwed or pushed in, and held at any distance to allow variation of the air space between the diaphragm and the back of the sound box.
Patent GB-190705245-A (GB)
Title: Improved Safety or Retarding Apparatus, applicable to Jib Cranes and the like.
Inventor: HUBBARD WILLIAM SAMMONS
Filed: 1907-03-05
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 5245. Hubbard, W. S. March 5. Self-sustaining gear for cranes or other hoisting. machinery driven by worm gearing comprises a ratchet friction disk, which abuts against one end of the worm and is prevented from rotating therewith during the lowering operation. Figs. 2 and 3 show the mechanism as applied to the hoisting- worm of a jib crane. A loose ratchet-wheel A, in frictional contact with the lower end of the worm 5, also abuts against a spur - wheel B feathered on the worm shaft. The wheel B gears with a second toothed wheel C, which is carried by a stud and is in frictional contact with a pawl E mounted on a projecting boss. When the worm is rotated to lower the load, the pawl is rotated by the gear-wheels until it engages the ratchetwheel and prevents it from rotating. The stationary ratchet-wheel is gripped between the worm and the wheel B by the weight of the suspended load, and the friction thus setup prevents the load from overrunning the engine. During lifting, the pawl is rotated in the reverse direction until it abuts against a stop G, and the worm, ratchetwheel, and wheel B all revolve in the same direction. Removable packing-strips H are placed beneath the wheel C to adjust for wear.
Patent GB-190707128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Receptacles for Liquid Polishes and the like.
Inventor: CARR JOHN DALE
Filed: 1907-03-25
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 7128. Carr, J. D. March 25. Stoppers.-Before being applied to the body of a metal vessel for containing liquid polishes &c., the top 2 is divided by several radial cuts 7, so that when the tongues 8 are turned up, an orifice is formed through which the vessel may be filled. After filling, the opening is closed to the desired extent by bending down the tongues 8. A hole 9 may be formed by cutting away the metal at the points of the tongues 8. A raised rim 10 is formed at the top of the neck 4, to insure a tight closure when the cap 5 is screwed down.
Patent GB-190720688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controllers for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: WINTON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1907-09-17
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 20,688. Winton, A. Sept. 17. Motor road vehicles.-Controlling-levers, arranged above the steering hand-wheel and connected to rods or tubes passing through and concentric with the steering-column, are provided with friction stops which engage a fixed circle or segment. The steering hand-wheel is mounted on a tube 2, Fig. 3, which is supported at its lower end in a bearing in the casing 1. The fixed circle or sector 9 is clamped to the upper end of a fixed tube 7, while the hand levers 13, 14 are clamped to the tube 11 and rod 12 respectively. Wedge-shaped spring-actuated plungers 18 in the hand-levers engage a similar friction surface on the interior of the fixed ring 9 for the purpose of locking the levers. The levers are arranged at opposite points so as not to interfere with one another.
Patent GB-190720838-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Universal Joint Casings
Inventor: BOGART FRED HANSON
Filed: 1907-09-19
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 20,838. Bogart, F. H. Oct. 15, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Universal joints.-A casing for a universal joint, such as that described in Specification No. 11,633, A.D. 1906, consists of two elements a, b secured to bearing-rings c, d by bolts e and a clamping-ring f. Adjacent to the openings for the passage of the shafts, the parts a, b are provided with cylindrical surfaces h at right-angles to each other, which are engaged by the wing portions j of a collar i fitted to each of the shafts. The beaded edge k of the wings j receives suitable packing-material to render the casing dust-tight and oil-tight.
Patent GB-190726924-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Automatic and Continuous Analysis and Recording of Gases.
Inventor: SAMMONS-HUBBARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-12-05
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 26,924. Hubbard, W. S. Dec. 5. Testing, special apparatus for.-An automatic apparatus continuously records the composition of gases on a drum by means of a stylus, which gives a stroke proportional to the amount of the absorbable gas, for example carbon dioxide in furnace gases, removed during the passage of the gas through the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a closed vessel 7 containing two measuring-vessels 17, 23, one of which dips into a tank 8, and which can be connected separately to a bell 20 floating in the absorption liquor in a tank 21 by means of a slide valve 10 and aperture 18. Water is admitted to the apparatus through a funnel 2 and passes from the tank 1 along a pipe 3. With the slide valve 11 in its lowest position, the water enters the tank 7 by a port 5. The slide valve 11 is pressed against its seating by a weight 45 and bell-crank lever 44 which is provided with a roller 46. The valve is provided also with a pin 49, Fig. 2, which limits the stroke by pressing against inclined surfaces 50, 51. When the tank is full, the water overflows by way of pipes 43, 40 to the tank 36 through a seal 55. The float 37 rises and raises the pipe 6 and valve so that the water begins to flow out of the tank 7 through the pipe 6. By means of rods 11, 13 and a bell-crank lever 12, the valve 10 is also moved, and the passage from the tank 7 to the atmosphere by way of the apertures 15, 14 is closed and the connexion between the vessel 17 and the tank 7 is opened through the aperture 15. The gases to be tested enter through the pipes 42, 43 and fill the vessel 17 and the tank 7. When the tank 7 is emptied, a siphon 39 empties the tank 36 and causes the valve and pipe 6 to fall, and so opens the tank 7 to the atmosphere by way of the apertures 14, 15 and connects the vessel 17 to the bell 20. The water rising in the tank 7 drives out the gas contained therein, and sends the gas in the vessel 17 into the bell 20 where the absorbable part is removed. When the water again flows out of the tank 7, the vessel 23 is connected to the bell 20 ; the vessel 23 is just so much larger than the vessel 17 that the pressure within the bell 27 falls sufficiently to bring the stylus to the zero line when no absorption takes place. The more the absorption in the bell 20, the more the pressure within the vessel 27 falls. The bell 27 is attached to a lever 31, balanced by a weight 30 placed beyond the fulcrum 29 and provided with a pen 32 moving on a rotating drum 33, but controlled by a stop 53 which is adapted to return the pen to the same position on the drum after every stroke. The level of the liquid in the tank 25 is maintained by means of a tube 26 joining it to the vessel 23 ; the tube 26 is bent so that some liquid may remain in it and seal off the gas within the vessel 23. The more absorbable gas there is in the gases tested, the greater the descent of the pen 32 along the drum 33.
Patent GB-190726959-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Waist-plate and Heel including a Tip therefor
Inventor: MANSFIELD RALPH EDWIN
Filed: 1907-12-06
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 26,959. Mansfield, R. E. Dec. 6. Heels; soles.-Metallic heels such as are described in Specification No. 22,657, A.D. 1905, are secured to a combined waist-plate and heel-plate by means of ordinary wood-screws co-operating with leather nuts housed in one or more recesses in the combined waist and heel-plate. On the interior of the metal box-heel C, Fig. 1, are cast steps or bosses A, which engage the combined base-plate B, the fastening-screw D, which engages the leather nut E in the recess F, being well countersunk into the heel C to minimize wear. The heel shell may be cast in one piece with the base-plate, in which case lugs are cast on the detachable tip to engage the inner edge of the heel-shell. Both heels and tips are interchangeable between the right and the left foot.
Patent GB-190803092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Automatic and similar Guns.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1908-02-11
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 3092. Dawson, A. T., and Buckham, G. T. Feb. 11. Machine guns.-The steam generated in the water jacket A' is led by a flexible pipe C<1> into a portable tank C of cold water and condensed. The water jacket is filled and replenished by water from the condenser C either by holding the latter above the level of the gun, so that the water may flow through the pipe C<1>, or by pouring it into the jacket through a nozzle c<1>.
Patent GB-190809576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Supporters for Collars and the like.
Inventor: SCHLOSS JOSEPH WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-05-02
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 9576. Schloss, J. W. May 2. Stays or stiffeners.- Supports such as are described in Specification No. 23,961, A.D. 1905, for ladies' collars &c., are formed with one or more transverse stays c, to prevent distortion. The stays can be stitched to the fabric, and thus also serve to prevent displacement. The supports have rounded ends b, and are made of stiff tough paper, celluloid, thin steel, &c., wrapped or covered with silk or other soft floss.
Patent GB-190813743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Dynamo Electric Machines.
Inventor: PIFER ALVIN ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-06-29
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 13,743. Pifer, A. A., and Ahlm, C. E. F. June 29. Field magnets; motors, controlling.-The field magnets of a variable-speed motor &c. are provided with movable pole-shoe sections for shunting the magnetic flux, the diameter of commutation or neutral zone of the field being maintained in a practically constant position. At the inner extremity of each pole-piece B, Figs. 1 and 3, are provided two pole-shoe sections D, D<1>, which are secured to rotatable diamagnetic rings E, E' mounted in ways A<2> on the brackets A<1> retaining the coils B<1> in position. Alternate shoe-sections are screwed to the same ring, which is guided by a tongue-and-groove connexion with the other ring. For the purpose of shifting the rings, each of them is provided with a short rack engaging with pinions E<4>, Fig. 4, operated by a single hand-wheel, whereby the shoe-sections may be separated circumferentially to decrease the number of lines of force passing through the armature.
Patent GB-190813997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1908-07-01
Granted: 1909-04-15
Abstract: 13,997. Kempshall, E. July 1. Tyres, pneumatic.-To strengthen the cover and to prevent creeping of the air-tube, the inner sides a of the cover are provided with transverse ribs b, preferably tapering towards their ends. Instead of separate ribs, the inner surface of the cover may be formed as a series of corrugations. The projections extend across the inner surface of the cover and terminate at or near the edges thereof. When applied to tyres as described in Specifications No. 19,419, A.D. 1907, and No. 340, A.D. 1908, the ribs are preferably arranged under the tread projections, though a staggered arrangement may be used.
Patent GB-190819124-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Combustible Fluid Under Constant Pressure
Inventor: HUTCHINGS JOHN
Filed: 1907-11-27
Granted: 1909-03-01
Abstract: 19,124. Hutchings, J. Nov. 27, 1907. Gas turbines; gas or explosivevapour engines.-Liquid fuel is supplied under regulated pressure to internal-combustion engines &c. and gas turbines by the apparatus shown in Fig. 4. The fuel is supplied from the reservoir f, where it is kept under constant pressure by means of an arrangement of pistons 34, 21 ; the upper one 21 being subjected to a constant pressure, for example by connexion to the air - supply reservoir. The fuel is pumped into this reservoir by a constantly reciprocating pump 23 when the valve 25 is opened. This valve is linked to a rod 28 pressed on to the piston 21 by a spring, and consequently the valve 25 is opened or closed as the piston falls from or rises to the usual position. Air is allowed to escape from above the piston by a passage 75 and from under it by passages 30. The apparatus is shown adapted to an impact-wheel, Fig. 2, in which the products of combustion are passed from a combustion chamber d, through a reversing-valve b, into one or other set of nozzles 4, which direct the gases into the pockets 1 of the impact-wheel. The liquid or gaseous fuel is forced from the apparatus shown in Fig. 4, through a pipe p into jets 36, and, passing through an inner grid 44, Fig. 2, is mixed with air that has passed through pipes 45 heated by the exhaust gases and has entered the space between the inner and outer grids 44 through the grid 47. In passing through the outer grid, the air and fuel fully mix, and burn in the chamber d. In starting, the combustion is commenced by means of a wire 43 rendered incandescent and turned into the position shown by a handle 50 ; it may also be used to spark on to a projection of the inner grid. The products of combustion are allowed to escape at 60 for a short time prior to opening the valve b to lead the products to the engine. To ensure a uniform mixture, air is admitted from the chamber 46 through a central pipe 49. The admission of the fuel is controlled by a cock 48 and of the air by a valve (not shown). Steam may be admitted from the pipe 41 at either of the apertures 42. The air is compressed by a double-acting pump, and is delivered into a reservoir, whence it flows through the pipes 45 laid in a chamber 73 through which pass the gases exhausted from the impact-wheel. The chamber d is provided with a spy-glass 38, contained in a chamber separated from the chamber d by a transparent diaphragm 39. The pressures on the two sides of this diaphragm are equalized by a connexion 40. Fig. 5 shows a modification of the engine, in which the impact-wheel is driven by hot air. The products of combustion are led directly into the exhaust by the passage g. Air taken from the chamber 54 is passed through the coil 56 in the combustion chamber into the receiving-chamber, and thence is directed on to the motor-wheel.
Patent GB-190823516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Earthenware Pie Dishes and the like.
Inventor: GRIMWADE LEONARD LUMSDEN
Filed: 1908-11-03
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 23,516. Grimwade, L. L. Nov. 3 Dishes and the like.-An earthenware pie dish or like article is made with two or more supporting- rings B, C on its under surface having an annular channel or channels D between them. A gap or gaps E is made in each of the rings C to minimize the risk of the dish breaking under extremes of temperature and to reduce the tendency of the contents of the vessel to become burnt during cooking.
Patent GB-190826685-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Portable Electrically Driven Drilling Machines.
Filed: 1908-12-09
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 26,685. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works. Dec. 9. Drilling.-In a portable electric drilling-machine in which the motor is situated alongside the drill spindle, the framework of the machine is divided into two parts in a plane which contains the axes of the motor shaft c, the drill spindle f, and the countershaft e, so that the shafts may be firmly fixed in their bearings in spite of rough handling, and be readily accessible. The drill spindle has bearing-surfaces p at each end, and is made hollow atj, preferably to receive the feed-screw k having a back centre m. The screw may, however, be replaced by a breast plate. The shank fits the socket in the spindle and has a rectangular or square projection h engaging a similar hole in the spindle. The screw may engage the projection h to eject the drill.
Patent GB-190901188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes.
Inventor: RUSSELL WILLIAM
IPC: B65D27/30
Filed: 1909-01-18
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 1188. Russell, W. Jan. 8. [Cognate Application, 3366/09.] Envelopes.-To detect tampering, a coloured gelatine disk or strip C, which may bear a distinguishing mark, is attached beneath a hole B in the sealing - flap A of an envelope. The gelatine softens or melts if an attempt is made to steam the envelope, and some of it adheres to and stains the contents. The edges of any of the flaps or folds of the envelope may be serrated or rendered flimsy in known manner.
Patent GB-190907992-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches for Machine Tools.
IPC: F16D21/04
Filed: 1909-04-03
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 7992. Ward & Co., H. W., and Deakin, W. April 3. Driving machines.-An arrangement of doubleacting cone friction clutches operated by the radial movement of balls or rollers, is described for use with the reducing- gearing of lathe headstocks, and is stated to be applicable to capstan lathes, drilling- machines, milling-machines, &c. A sliding sleeve 7 is operated from a rock-shaft 9 by a fork 10, and presses balls or rollers 16 outwards between clutch-parts 13, which are forced axially against cone surfaces either on the pulley 1 or on a wheel 2 geared to the pulley. The clutch parts are disengaged by springs 19, motion being limited by ribs 21.