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Patent GB-191213773-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Charging and Cooling Apparatus for Furnaces.
Inventor: HILLEBRAND HERMANN
IPC: C21D9/00
Filed: 1912-06-12
Granted: 1913-06-12
Abstract: 13,773. Hillebrand, H. June 12. [Addition to 13,650/12.] Charging.-Articles to be treated are introduced into and removed from the charging and cooling casing described in the parent Specification through a shaft or shafts opening at an angle into the casing. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the charging and discharging shafts 8 are vertical and are of such a length that, when a light inert gas is used in the retort and the charging and cooling casing 3, closure devices are unnecessary to prevent the entrance of air. The goods are loaded on to wheeled carriers 12, raised into the casing 3, lowered into the retort for heating, raised again into the casing, and finally passed to the discharging-shaft along the rails 13. In the form shown in Fig. 5, closure devices are used to prevent the entrance of air. and the charging shaft is detachable. The carrier with the goods is placed in the shaft or chamber 16, and is adjusted by the screw 17 until the carrier 12 is at the right height to engage with rails on the lower end of the hoisting-device 9. The chamber 16 is then run beneath the charging opening, the screw 17 is lowered and the chamber is raised and forced into contact with the casing 3 by the cam device 18. The closure device 10 at the upper end of the discharging-shaft is carried by a sleeve 15 movable independently of the hoisting apparatus. The lower end of the shaft is closed temporarily during the discharging operation by a plate. In both forms of apparatus the casing 3 may be circular, with a single shaft serving both for charging and discharging. In another modification, Fig. 12, the retort is horizontal and a single chamber 16 carried by a traverser can be brought into engagement with either the charging or discharging openings 6, 7.
Patent GB-191214015-A (GB)
IPC: H03B11/02
Filed: 1912-06-15
Granted: 1913-05-01
Abstract: 14,015. Dubilier, W. June 15. Arc and spark-gap apparatus, arrangements of.-An alternating current of musical frequency for use in the production of highfrequency currents for wireless and other purposes, is produced from an ordinary supply current g by means of the discharge of the condenser c through an oscillator b and the primary l of an iron-cored transformer, the secondary of which is connected to an oscillation circuit g, c<1>, l<1>. The oscillator b is mechanically or electro-magnetically vibrated, and may be constructed as described in Specification 11,091/12, [Class 40(v), Wireless signalling &c.]. The circuit b, c, l is preferably tuned to the frequency of the oscillator itself. An additional condenser of small capacity may be shunted across the coil l.
Patent GB-191215775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Percussive Tools.
Inventor: GUENEE ALBERT CHARLES JAMES
IPC: B25D17/04
Filed: 1912-07-05
Granted: 1913-07-03
Abstract: 15,775. Guenee, A. C. J. July 5. Percussive hand tools.-In a portable percussive tool operated by an electric motor, a safety device for rendering the tool inoperative except when pressed to its work comprises a button switch in the handle of the tool and a second switch beneath the handle, the motor being started, after closing the button switch, by pressure upon the handle, which is movablyconnected to the body of the tool by means of springs. The button switch comprises a lever or spring p and a contact w together with a weak spring q which maintains contact in spite of the vibration of the apparatus. The second switch comprises highly flexible springs v on the body r of the tool and the handle o, which are connected together by springs s.
Patent GB-191218844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of Fermentation.
Inventor: POLLAK ALFRED
IPC: C12N1/18
Filed: 1912-08-16
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 18,844. Pollak, A. Dec. 27, 1911, [Convention date]. Yeast; materials for making beverages.-To increase the activity of yeast in fermenting, baking, &c., hexamethylene tetramine or its compounds with phosphoric acid or phosphates is added to the yeast or to the mash &c.
Patent GB-191225025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spinners for Angling Purposes.
Inventor: PRECIOUS MATTHEW
IPC: A01K85/12
Filed: 1912-11-01
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 25,025. Precious, M. Nov. 1. Spinning tackle.-The head 2 of a spinning bait is attached to a stem 1, over which are passed the fin-member 3 and the body 4, secured by a nut 5. In a modification, the body 4 is screwed on to the stem 1; and in another modification, the nut 5 may have an internallythreaded expanded portion engaging with the externally-threaded tail end of the body. The head 2 may be threaded or slipped on to the stem 1 instead of being secured to it, in which case a shoulder is formed on the end of the stem to hold the head in position.
Patent GB-191225550-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detonating or Priming Compounds for Rim Fire Cartridges and Percussion Caps.
Inventor: MEYER WILHELM
IPC: C06B37/00
Filed: 1912-11-07
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 25,550. Meyer, W. Nov. 7. [Addition to 21,337/11 and 23,493/11.] Explosives.-Relates to the priming-compositions described in the parent Specifications, and consists in adding thereto silicides of the alkaline earths. One example contains 20 per cent of fulminate of mercury, 20 per cent of antimony sulphide, 40 per cent of barium nitrate, 10 per cent of calcium silicide, and 10 per cent of peroxide of lead. Another example contains mercury fulminate, barium nitrate, potassium picrate, antimony sulphide, barium silicide, and glass powder.
Patent GB-191227735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Hydrogen.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: C01B3/10
Filed: 1912-12-02
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 27,735. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Dec. 2. Hydrogen is prepared by alternately passing steam over iron at a raised temperature and reducing the oxide formed, use being made of porous or spongy iron obtained by embedding an iron ore or oxide in carbon and then heating it from the outside, for example Swedish iron sponge. Specification 1134/11, [Class 72, Iron &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-191300780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Handling Ship's Boats.
Inventor: MOSS WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: B63B23/04
Filed: 1913-01-10
Granted: 1914-01-12
Abstract: 780. Moss, W. E. Jan. 10. Boat raising and lowering gear; chocks.-Davits normally tending to swing outboard are luffed under the control of a rope looped around a block 6 on the davit and wound around a coned differential winding-barrel 4. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the boat is stowed on the inboard side of the davits, and the fall is carried from the davit head over a pulley 12 on an outrigger 13 and then over a pulley 1<c> on the davit pivot. This arrangement causes the boat and davit to swing outboard when the former is released from its chocks. In a further modification, auxiliary davits are provided to carry boats from an inboard position to the lowering-davits. The chocks 14 only support the inner side of the boat, the boat keel taking into a groove 15. The chocks are vertically guided and are operated by cams 17, 17a. Arrangements are also made for automatically disengaging the gripes when the chocks are lowered.
Patent GB-191304047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
Inventor: YOUNG JEFFERSON DAVIS
IPC: E01B11/62
Filed: 1913-02-17
Granted: 1913-10-09
Abstract: 4047. Young, J. D. Feb. 17. Rail joints; joint chairs; chair keys.-Rail joints of the kind described in Speci6cation 9003/12 have securing-members comprising a fish plate element 23, key element 24, spring element 26, and a stop 25 normally spaced from the rail but brought into contact therewith to limit the downward movement of the joint. The key 24 and chair jaw 12 are grooved for a key or bolt 36. The rail base is notched to engage lugs 19, which may be horizontal or inclined, and integral with the chair base 10 or, as shown in Fig. 6, detachable therefrom. The chair may be formed by casting, forging, or rolling.
Patent GB-191316031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Nitro-products from Petroleum and Tar.
Inventor: FLEXER ALBERT SOLON
IPC: C09K23/00
Filed: 1913-07-11
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 16,031. Flexer, A. S. July 13, 1912, [Convention date]. Impregnating-compositions.-Nitrated petroleum is utilized as a preservative, in admixture with oils, fats, or glycerine.
Patent GB-191316944-A (GB)
Title: A Cycling Dress Skirt.
Inventor: OLLEY ANGELINA EMMA
IPC: A41D1/14
Filed: 1913-07-24
Granted: 1914-02-12
Abstract: 16,944. Olley, A. E. July 24. Skirts.-A cycling skirt consists of two wide leg parts a, c folded into pleats at the back, which are fastened together by buttons n and button-holes n<2> when the skirt is used for walking. The fronts of the leg parts are joined by a panel l sewn to each leg from the waistband to within four inches of the bottom. Two waistbands f, g are provided, fastening independently around the waist in opposite directions, and the sides are cut down at h, i and fastened by pushbuttons. When cycling, the buttons n being unfastened, the backs of the legs are secured by a line of stitching connecting the upper ends of the pleated parts along a line m<2>, m<3>.
Patent GB-191318465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Winding Mechanism of Automatic Musical Instruments.
Inventor: VALKENBURG BURT RICHARD VAN
IPC: G10F1/10
Filed: 1913-08-14
Granted: 1914-07-23
Abstract: 18,465. Valkenburg, B. R. van. Aug. 14. Winding - mechanism; player - pianos; percussivc instruments; wind instruments.-A playerpiano has two or more tracker-boxes, with a separate motor for each tracker - box. Means are provided for disconnecting a tracker-bar from the action, for running the corresponding motor at high speed, and for applying a brake to the take-up roll, during the rewinding of a tune-sheet. The invention is described in connexion with a playerpiano combined with a pipe - organ, chiming- bars, and a drum. The organ and the chiming- bars are controlled by valves operated by projections on the stickers of the piano-action. A push-button 89<1>, Fig. 1, operates a valve controlling pneumatic means 203 for playing the drum 219. The ducts in the tracker-boxes 17, 18 are connected to sets of pipes 40, 41 respectively, in a sliding valve board 39, Figs. 10 and 11. This board is pressed by springs 48 against a board 43 with a single set of passages 44 leading to the action, and can be moved by means of a handle 55 to render either tracker operative. The handle 55 is also connected by means of a link 71 to a slide valve 61, Figs. 6 and 7, in a valve box controlling the motors 30, 30', so as to move the valve to connect the corresponding motor to the tempo-regulator 67. The motors can also be connected directlv to the main exhaust 75 by means of valves 85, Fig. 7, actuated by diaphragms 80 from pushes 89, Fig. 1. The motor-reversing gears are connected by links 29 to separate handles 235. To cut-off the action during rewinding, the links 29 carry valves 96 controlling a pair of bellows 115, which act upon a rod 117 connected to the valve board 39, so that on moving either of, the handles 235 to the rewind position the valve board 39 and also the valve 61 are moved to their central positions. The valves 96 also control bellows 121, which apply brakes 123 to the take-up rollers.
Patent GB-191320251-A (GB)
Title: Improved Instrument for the Removal of Large Pieces of Food Stuck in the Throat of Animals.
Inventor: LEDDIN AUGUST
IPC: A61D1/12
Filed: 1913-09-08
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 20,251. Leddin, A. Sept. 8. Forceps. - An instrument for removing pieces of food stuck in the throats of animals consists of a pair of forceps the arms c of which do not meet when the instrument is closed and are fitted with flat jaws d arranged so that there is a wedge - like space between them when closed. The instrument is applied to the outside of the throat of the animal.
Patent GB-191321760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lubricators.
Inventor: KNEBEL CURT
IPC: F16N7/04
Filed: 1913-09-26
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 21,760. Knebel, C. Sept. 26, 1912, [Convention date]. Actuating; loose-ball valves.- In a lubricator provided with a ball valve operated by the vibration of the apparatus to which the lubricator is applied, the movement of the ball k is limited by contact with a sharp circular edge on an adjustable cap a screwed to the valve seat. The elasticity of the edge causes the ball to be jerked quickly back to its seat. The cap is locked by a tooth c on a spring d engaging serrations c.
Patent GB-191323248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fuel Injection and Controlling Devices for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: DIGBY CLIFFORD
IPC: F02D1/00
Filed: 1913-10-14
Granted: 1914-10-01
Abstract: 23,248. Digby, C. Oct. 14. Regulating delivery by by-passes.-In a pump for injecting liquid fuel in internal-combustion engines, the by-pass valve 16 is integral with a piston 22 having grooves 23 tapered axially and radially, which co-operates with its cylinder to regulate the flow of fuel.
Patent GB-191323974-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Cleaning Cotton, Wool, Silk, Hemp, Flax and like Materials.
Inventor: STREIFF ANDREAS
IPC: D01G9/00
Filed: 1913-10-23
Granted: 1914-04-23
Abstract: 23,974. Streiff, A. May 31, [Convention date]. Openers, eleaners, and scutchers; breaking and scutching apparatus.-A machine for beating, opening, and cleaning cotton, flax, &c. comprises a number of members g pivoted on spindles e in lugs c on a rotary drum a, and each provided with a single row of teeth h of rectangular or truncated triangular crosssection and which increase in depth from the front or acting face to the rear. The sides of the triangular teeth may he flat or curved.
Patent GB-191327168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tow Cycle Explosion Engines.
Inventor: RUGGLES FRANK WILCOT
IPC: F01L7/12
Filed: 1913-11-25
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 27,168. Ruggles, F. W., and Gaylord, E. G. Nov. 25. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Valves; regulating.- In a two-stroke-cycle engine of the type in which a rotary valve E controlling the admission of mixture to the crank case or cylinder is adjusted angularly for altering the timing by means of a spiral groove in the valve shaft and a pin on a driving- member, the valve shaft 22 is made in two sections having straight and spiral grooves 25, 26 respectively. Pins 29, 30 engaging the slots are attached to a sleeve 27, which can be moved axially by a lever 32 connected by a rod 37 to the throttle lever 36.
Patent GB-191400920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loose Leaf Books or Binding Devices.
Inventor: ROWLEY NEWTON
IPC: B42F13/06
Filed: 1914-01-13
Granted: 1914-08-20
Abstract: 920. Rowley, N. Jan. 13. Flexible-band files.-Relates to loose-leaf binders in which the sheets are recessed at the top and bottom to receive flexible retaining- bands secured outside or around the cover. The flexible bands or straps a are securely attached to one cover d and are adjustably attached to the other cover e by means of spring clips b. These clips are preferably provided with pins f to enter perforations in the straps. Loops g may also be mounted on the cover e to receive the straps.
Patent GB-191402051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Machines for Intaglio Printing.
Inventor: SMITH ERNEST JAMES
IPC: B41F13/18
Filed: 1914-01-26
Granted: 1915-01-21
Abstract: 2051. Smith, E. J. Jan. 26. Intaglio - plate printing; tripping and like arrangements. - In a rotary machine for intaglio printing, the impression cylinder is in in two or more parts b, each part in separate ball bearings c carried by pistons e pressed outwardly by springs i within cavities f on a beam g extending across the machine, adjusting- nuts h being provided on the ends of the pistons. The beam g is slidable to adjust the pressure on the printing-cylinder a by nuts j engaging screws m, which are rotated through bevel-gears n, o by hand-wheels q.
Patent GB-191407520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Exhaust Fans and Pressure Producing Fans or Blowers.
Inventor: ALLDAY EDMUND
IPC: F04D29/70
Filed: 1914-03-25
Granted: 1914-11-12
Abstract: 7520. Allday, E., and Plummer, T. H. March 25. Multi - stage centrifugal fans; fan apparatus.-A pressure fan b for supplying air under pressure to smiths' hearths &c. draws its air from the delivery side of an exhaust fan a which is arranged to draw the waste gases, fumes, &c. of the workshop through the pipe e. Part of the periphery of the fan a is surrounded by a hood f which directs air into the suction of the fan b. The fans need not be on the same shaft as shown, in which case, a pipe connected with the suction of the fan b may project into the delivery of the fan a.
Patent GB-191414910-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Spraying or Distributing Tar or the like upon Road or the like Surfaces.
Inventor: SUTCLIFFE SAMUEL
IPC: E01C19/16
Filed: 1914-06-23
Granted: 1915-06-23
Abstract: 14,910. Sutcliffe, S. June 23. Surface treatment with liquid materials. - Consists in spraying or distributing tar by delivering it on to the convex surface of a conical segment formed at one end of a tapered tray, the tray being freely mounted on an horizontal axis so as to keep the outlet edge of the tray level. Fig. 1 shows a side sectional view of the tar-spreading tray attached to the base of a tar bucket A; Fig. 3 shows a front view of the same tray arranged to be connected with a tar tank. The tray is formed by mounting a cone sector E within a box F having a flat inclined base, vertical back, and outwardly flared sides. The tar is admitted to the tray at the apex of the cone, and flowing down the sides, which may be fluted, passes over the inclined base of the tray and is directed vertically on to the road by means of a baffle-plate G. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the bucket is suspended with the handle H parallel to the direction of advance, so as to keep the front edge of the tray horizontal, and the supply of ta.r to the tray is controlled by a valve C operated by a handle D. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the tray is freely suspended on the horizontal tube J of a framework M, which can be held above the road by handles R and connected to a portable or other tar tank by a flexible pipe L. A number of trays may be connected to the tar tank, and the supply of tar to each tray may be separately controlled by a valve S.
Patent GB-191416978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Reducing Valves and Surplus Valves.
IPC: G05D16/06
Filed: 1914-07-17
Granted: 1914-11-26
Abstract: 16,978. Royles, Ltd., and Royle, J. J. July 17. Pressure-regulating valves; safety-valves.-A pressure-regulating or surplus-pressure valve, of the type actuated by a diaphragm arranged in a casing supported by rods from the valve casing, and in which the loading-spring is adjusted by a plate sliding on the rods, is provided with a second spring arranged above the adjusting- plate to adapt the valve for use with pressures less than atmospheric. The valve member b, which is loosely held in a yoke h secured to a spindle g, is actuated by a diaphragm d. The diaphragm is loaded by a. spring i arranged between the diaphragm and a plate j and by a spring i<1> arranged between the plate j and a plate j<1> supported by a collar g' on the valve spindle. Both springs are adjusted by moving the plate by means of nuts k, k<1> screwed on to the rods f supporting the diaphragm chamber. A dead-weight loaded safety-valve is provided at the top of the main casing. When used as a surplus-pressure valve, the apparatus may work under the control of a loaded auxiliary relief valve.
Patent GB-191417391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: COLLINS GEORGE HENRY
IPC: A47J27/00
Filed: 1914-07-22
Granted: 1915-07-22
Abstract: 17,391. Collins, G. H., and Collins, H. F. July 22. Resistances for heating. A resistance having a thin casing is strengthened by a series of thin metal disks or plates fitting closely around it. Two or more flat resistances 1 may be used as shown in Fig. 2, the disks 2 being slotted to receive them. The resistance may consist of wire wound on a mica core and covered with mica, the element being inserted in an oval tube, which is then flattened. A cap 6 and plug connexions may be provided, and the heater may be inserted through an aperture in a vessel to fit in a trough.
Patent GB-191500616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Searchlights.
Inventor: GRAY WILLIAM ERNEST
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1915-01-14
Granted: 1915-12-23
Abstract: 616. Gray, W. E., and Best, W. Jan. 14. Search-lights, directing. - An actuating- motor for directing a search-light runs at a substantially constant speed and operates the search-light through a continuously - variable speed - changing gear, such as a friction wheel moving radially on a friction disk. In one arrangement, the speedchanging gear comprises a friction disk D, Fig. 1, arranged between two other friction disks G and engaged therewith by means of two pairs of friction wheels E, H, the wheels E bearing one on each side of the disk D, and the wheels H bearing one against each disk G. The friction disk D is driven through reducing-gear B<1>, C<1> from the motor B, and the shaft F carrying the disks G is connected through reversing-gear and a friction clutch with a shaft K connected with the search-light. The friction-wheels E, H are mounted on slidable brackets E<1>, H<1>, Fig. 2, which are operated in opposition to springs H<2> by a lever L engaging between two levers M connected to the brackets by flexible cords or otherwise, so that the wheels E, H may be moved radially with regard to the disks D, G so as first to connect the disks and then to vary the velocity ratio. The reversing-gear F', F<2>, Fig. 1, comprises a gear-wheel J' which can engage either with a pinion F<1> on the shaft F or with a wheel F<3> engaging a second pinion F<2> on the shaft. The gear-wheel J<1>, Fig. 3, can be axially moved by means of a controlling-lever N acting preferably through a flexible cord 0 and a bellcrank lever J<2>, and the friction clutch K<1>, K<2> is operated from the same lever through bellcrank levers P, Q and a cord, the lever N acting on a projection P<1> on the bell-crank lever P, so that the members of the clutch K<1>, K<2> are disengaged while the gear-wheel J<1> is being moved to reverse the direction of the drive. The control may be entirely electric. In order to ensure contact between the wheels E, H, Fig. 1, and the friction disks, the disk G is spring- controlled, and the shaft C on which the disk D is mounted is capable of endlong movement. According to the Provisional Specification, the speed-changing gear may consist of two driving- wheels mounted on a spindle arranged parallel to the axis of the disk and displaceable axially so that either wheel can drive the disk, the wheels being pressed against the disk by a spring-pressed disk mounted co-axially with the first disk. In other forms, the speed-changing gear comprises two conical pulleys connected by a friction disk, which can be moved along the surfaces of the pulleys; or epicyclic gearing is employed, the change of speed being effected by brake bands applied to one or more members.
Patent GB-191501147-A (GB)
Title: Glass Paving Blocks.
Inventor: MULLEN LEO GORDON
IPC: E04B5/46
Filed: 1915-01-25
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 1147. Mullen, L. G. Jan. 25. Pavement lights and like glazed gratings.- Glass lenses for pavement and like lights are formed with a helical thread 10 which terminates abruptly in a shoulder 12 near the, .bottom of the lens, which has thus a flush head or ring 14. A metal coil with projecting ends 11 is engaged with the thread 10. An abrupt band 145 of the cail meets the shoulder 12 and limits the position of the coil. The lenses and coils being assembled, concrete, is poured round them, the ends 11 forming anchors, A broken lens can be readily replaced with its faces exactly flush both at top and bottom.