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Patent GB-190603751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic-tyred Wheels.
Inventor: LASSON ALFRED LOUIS
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 3751. Lasson, A. L. March 1, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; pneumatic; felloes or rims.-Consists of a wheel with an elastic tyre comprising a solid rubber or wooden tread in segments supported on pneumatic chambers. The segments D, Figs. 1 and 2, are supported on plates E moving inside a continuous channel rim C. Arcuate pneumatic tubes G are placed under the segments inside chambers F separated by the spokes. Each tube rests upon a curved slab I, and supports a segment by means of a second curved slab H and a vertical lug e on the plate E passing through a slot in the channel rim. Springs J are placed between the segments and the rim. The segments D may be of rubber, or of wood covered with a continuous rubber band.
Patent GB-190611114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony.
Inventor: CLARKE EDWARD RUSSELL
Filed: 1906-05-11
Granted: 1907-08-10
Abstract: 11,114. Clarke, E. R., and Barr, M. May 11. Telegraphs; telephone systems; telephones.-Apparatus for transmitting wireless message., which may also be used as a loud-speaking telephone or telephone relay, consists of a spark-gap b bridging a condenser in a circuit containing the secondary of a transformer and an adjustable inductance a, through which an alternating current is surging. The natural oscillatory period of the condenser circuit is varied by altering the inductance a until a maximum spark is obtained, so that any further alteration of the inductance prevents the sparking. An arc c bridged across the inductance a, Fig. 2, is varied by blowing, by the presence of a magnet, or by altering the field by introducing a telephone current, thus affecting the spark and causing it to sing the note sung into the microphone, if the impressed potential difference is very high. Fig. 3 shows the inductance a as the high-tension winding of a transformer having a low-tension winding which transforms the condenser current down to a current of a few volts. When a variable resistance d, such as a microphone, is inserted in this low-tension circuit, a very delicate control of the spark is obtained which produces musical notes or even speech at the spark-gap, if the impressed frequency is very high. The above arrangement is used instead of the usual transmitting-key.
Patent GB-190613384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motors for Operating Pumps and the like
Inventor: SHEPPEE FRANCIS HENRY
Filed: 1906-06-11
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 13,384. Sheppee, F. H., and Smith, E. C. Bowden-. June 11. Pumping - engines ; compensating - mechanism ; valves and valve - gear. - The lift valves of the steam cylinder A operating the pump C, D and compressor B are actuated by cams on the spindles O, P, which are oscillated by some reciprocating part of the motor such as the compensating-rods G, H. The valve-boxes are placed at the rear end of the cylinder, those for the forward end being connected thereto by pipes. The compensating-rods G, H pass through blocks in the spindles O, P, and are pressed inwardly against the cross-head K by springs. The admission cam n, Fig. 4, is loose upon the spindle P and is actuated by the lugs 4, 5 engaging the screws 2, 3 in the adjustable bar L. The exhaust cam m is fixed to the spindle O. A tappet 26 on the spindle O slightly opens the valve at the end of the back-stroke. During the forward stroke, the catch 20 engages the valveactuating rod 24 and holds the valve open, but is thrown out of gear during the back-stroke, allowing the valve to close. The valves for the other end of the cylinder are similarly actuated. The adjustable valve-actuating rods 9, 24 have guiding-. slots engaging the screws 11, 25.
Patent GB-190615015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smelting Furnaces.
Inventor: BOSSHARDT EDWIN
Filed: 1906-07-02
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 15,015. Bosshardt, E., and Garda, H. July 2. Open-hearth furnaces; air supply, heating.-The air supplied to the melting-hearth g through the combustion zones of the side furnaces f is heated in passing through flues c formed round three sides of the ash-pits k. Dampers d are provided to control the supply of air. The furnace is mounted on trunnions so that it can be discharged by tilting. Supplementary supplies of air may be led direct to the smelting-hearth from the inlet main a, or from the chambers c, and air for primary combustion in the furnaces may be supplied through damper-controlled openings in the ash-pit walls.
Patent GB-190618340-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Joint Ring for use in Connectors for Connecting Pipes or Tubes Conveying Gas or other Fluids and Inflator Pumps to Air Inlets of Pneumatic Tyres and the like applicable also as a Valve for Pneumatic Tyres and the like.
Inventor: LHUILLERY GUSTAVE
Filed: 1906-08-15
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 18,340. Lhuillery, G., and Marx, F. Aug. 15. Balls. - Relates to a joint ring which may be applied to the nipples of pumps for inflating footballs. The ring is made of rubber or other pliable material and has a flat portion 1, a conical portion 2, and a vertical portion 1<a>, disposed around the conical portion to form a channel between them. When used with an inflater pump, the ring is held in a suitable casing 4 as shown in Fig. 4, which illustrates the ring in position on. the end of the air-inlet tube 7 of a pneumatic tyre.
Patent GB-190626369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Monorail Locomotives and the like.
Inventor: PENNEY ALEXANDER TERASIUS
Filed: 1906-11-21
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 26,369. Penney, A. T. Nov. 21. Compound boilers.-In monorail locomotives, two generators A, B are arranged side by side as shown. One of the generators is provided with a combustion chamber E in which the fuel is burnt, the hot gases passing through the flue F and then by.means of a passage G into the other generator B, which is provided with tubes through which the hot gases pass to the chimney H. For ordinary working, the chamber E alone suffices, but for raising steam quickly, the other generator may be arranged with fire-bars at J and fuel fed into it from the driven platform K. The generators A, B are connected as at M so as to maintain a good circulation and to keep the level of the water equal in both. The steam spaces are also connected by a pipe N from which steam is supplied to the engines. The water tanks are mounted as at P and connected by pipes Q, which maintain an equal level of water in each and thus aid in balancing the locomotive.
Patent GB-190626983-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Detecting whether Railway or like Points are in their Correct Position and an Electrical Switch for use therewith.
Filed: 1906-11-27
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 26,983. Siemens Bros. & Co., and Ferreira; L. M. G. Nov. 27. Switches.-A contact making device, having a number of cams on its shaft adapted to operate various spring contacts, is held in its mid-position by-springs pressing on flats on the shaft or otherwise suitably placed. The switch is used in connexion with a railway point detector of the kind described in Specification No. 7026, A.D. 1903 having. a lever which is moved by the points and which carries a pivoted T-lever with adjustable studs which are moved into the path of the locking-bolt when the points are fully home. The spring contacts normally put one pole of the control circuit to earth, as described in Specification No. 10,778, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Railway signals &c.]. Fig. 3 shows the apparatus. at the points, and Fig. 7 is a section, on two. plates of the switch, which is enclosed in a watertight case made up of triangular end pieces carry-, ing a rib m', which supports the contacts and terminals s on bolts r and also serves as the earth connexion q. Springs o press against the rectangular portion n<3> of the shaft n, and serve to hold it in mid-position, in which the springs p bear on the contacts q. When the shaft n is turned by the rod f actuating a crank thereon, the flange. n engages the boss t, and presses the spring p on to the contact s, thereby completing the detector circuit. The switch is enclosed in a case made 'water-tight by bolting the cover l to the base and inserting rubber or other packing in the joints. The point-locking bolt h slides in guides through the stretcher bar in the ordinary way, and engages the stud g<1> and pushes the T-lever e to the dottedline position, when the points are locked in the position shown. In operating the points to the other position, the bolt h is withdrawn, and the springs o on the shaft n of the switch, or a spring, connecting the pins b<1>, e', move the lever e to the full-line position, in which the stud g<1> is against the end of the stop block i', and move the lever f to open the contacts at the switch, Fig. 7. The T- lever is pivoted on the lever b, which carries the lever a and is pivoted to the fixed bracket c. As the points are moved over, the lever b moves about its pivot and carries the lever e in the direction of the arrow, and the stud g<1> slides along the inclined face of the block i<1> ; when the points are home, the bolt h can be pushed in to engage the stud g and rotate the T-lever e about its pivot and move the rod f attached to the crank on the shaft n of the switch so as to make contact in the detecting circuit.
Patent GB-190627153-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Preserving Meats.
Inventor: KURZ LUDWIG
Filed: 1906-11-29
Granted: 1907-01-24
Abstract: 27,153. Kurz, L. Nov. 29. Preserving meat; food preparations.-A preserved meat, which is stated to be of greater stiffness than is obtained by the use of gelatin, is produced by mixing raw, dried, and salted meat with pickled, sinewy, boiled meat. The meat is sorted, and the lean non-sinewy parts are salted dry with a mixture of salt, a little cane sugar, and saltpetre, and are chopped and cooled. The sinewy portions, with or without the fatty parts, are pickled in a solution of silt, sugar, and saltpetre, and are cooked, chilled in water, all sinews removed, and the remainder chopped and mixed with the dried minced meat. To this mixture may be added, as a cement, a paste made by boiling down the sinews in the water in which the pickled meat was boiled, mincing them, and then adding the jellied liquid. The mass thus produced is forced into tins, which are sealed and heated for one or two hours. Salt beef, salt pork, and salt beef and pork may be prepared in this manner.
Patent GB-190629612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Concrete and other Piling.
Inventor: CAMPBELL FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-12-29
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 29,612. Campbell, F. W. Dec. 29. Piles.-In the formation of concrete, concrete and timber, or timber piles, a double preparatory pile is used consisting of an inner pile a having a driving-point b, and an outer concentric pile c, provided with a cutting ring or edge d, secured to it. The pile a is driven into the earth with the pile c and is then withdrawn, leaving the outer pile in place. The outer pile c is next filled with concrete and subsequently withdrawn; or a timber pile is inserted and the annular space, if any, filled with concrete, either before or after the withdrawal ot the outer pile. The upper portion of the inner pile a may be of much smaller diameter than the driving-point b, which is then of conical form at the top.
Patent GB-190703277-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Steering Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: MOLESWORTH HENRY BRIDGES
Filed: 1907-02-09
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 3277. Molesworth, H. B. Feb. 9. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to six - wheeled vehicles in which an additional pair of steering- wheels is arranged behind the ordinary driving- wheels. Figs. 1 and 2 show a diagrammatic plan and elevation respectively. The additional wheels d are mounted on the swivelling ends of an axle c, which is held at a fixed distance from the driving- axle a by rigid distance-rods g. The weight of the vehicle is borne by compensating - beams, pivoted to the frame in such a way that the load is distributed between the two axles a, c in any desired proportion. The rear steering-wheels are operated together with the front steering-wheels by means of links connected to a lever j fulcrumed at k beneath the driving-axle. The axle a is coupled by links a' to fixed axes a<2> on the vehicle arranged above the normal level of the axle, and the arrangement of the fulcrum k beneath the axle prevents the up and down movements of the axle from affecting the proper relative steering movements of the front and rear wheels.
Patent GB-190704446-A (GB)
Title: Method of Manufacturing Stationary or Rotary Vane Sets Composed of Perforated Plane Rings, Cylinders Cones or the like for Gas Turbines and a Device for use in Performing the Method.
Inventor: LJUNGSTROEM BIRGER
Filed: 1907-02-22
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 4446. Ljungstr÷m, B. Feb. 28, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Shaping; slotting.-Sets of turbine vanes are made in one piece in the form of perforated plane rings, cylinders, cones, &c. The holes are cut from the solid by a tool 1, Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, which is reciprocated longitudinally as in Fig. 4 and rocked so that the sides cut alternately. The tool is fed into the work as indicated in Fig. 1. In modified forms of grooves, two or more tools are employed to out the slots acting from the same or from opposite sides. Side tools 5, Fig. 9, may be employed to trim the ends of the slots, the cuttings being removed by oil jets. In a modification, side tools move as shown in Fig. 10 to lift the cuttings out. In a further modification, the tool 3 may move upwards at the end of the slots to perform this function. Fig. 12 illustrates a form of slots made by joining together two perforated plates. A plate, slotted as in Fig. 13, is afterwards bent into a cylindrical shape and welded or soldered.
Patent GB-190708125-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosive Engines.
Inventor: REHILL PETER VINCENT
Filed: 1907-04-08
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 8125. Rehill, P. V. April 8. Fixed-abutment type with oscillating vans. In an engine of this type the mixture is compressed and exploded in the working spaces a<3> and is allowed to expand further in the working spaces a<4>. The oscillating piston C divides the engine, so far as the gases are concerned, into two independent parts. Each chamber a<3> has an inlet valve O and an outlet valve O<1>, and each chamber a4 has an inlet valve O<2> at the end of a passage a<2> and an outlet valve O<3>. Considering the right-hand part only, for example, the liquid fuel collects in a chamber p<1> from which it is forced by a piston o<1> when the valve O is opened. The fuel mixes with the air which enters through a pipe p<4> and passes into the chamber a<3>, where it is compressed by the return stroke of the piston and then fired by a usual igniter. After the working stroke is completed, the hot gases are swept out of the chamber a<3>, past a valve and down a passage into the lower expansion chamber by way of another valve (these parts being similar to the corresponding parts 0', a<2>, O<2> of the left-hand engine), where it expands for one stroke and then is allowed to escape through an exhaust valve O<3>, The valves are operated by levers and cams on shafts which are rotated at half speed by worm gearing. The engine may be worked on a twophase cycle, in which case gas is exploded in the upper chambers without compression, and is discharged at each return stroke into the expansion chambers, thereby avoiding the alternate idle strokes in the latter chambers. The expansion chamber may be of greater radial depth than the explosive chambers so that the expanding gases may work upon a greater area of piston. The power of the engine can be halved by using one side only. The engine may be constructed so that the chambers may be lengthened axially by the addition of similarly shaped castings, either with or without extra valve-gear.
Patent GB-190709780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rifle and like Target Practice Apparatus.
Inventor: STEBBINS HENRY ALBERT
Filed: 1907-04-26
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 9780. Stebbins, H. A., and Adams, A. A. May 23, 1906, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, 1901]. Rifle and gunnery practice, teaching.-Relates to sub-target apparatus of the kind described in Specifications No. 745, A.D. 1903, and No. 14,636, A.D. 1904. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showing the recording-mechanism and the following-device. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on the line 3-3, Fig. 2 looking towards the needle pivot. Fig. 4 shows the needle pivot and its connexion to the follower rod. Fig. 5 shows the gun with the electric contacts for the recording-apparatus. As in the former construction, the follower rod c, which moves with the aiming-device, is connected by a yoke g with the needle h. The head h<1>, into which the needle h is screwed, is pivoted on the spherical head k carried by the bracket k<2>, which is secured by screws k<5> holding the bevelled head k<3> in a recess of the bracket k<4>. Counterpoising weights l<4> for the needle are carried on arms l. The disengageable connexion between the needle h and the yoke g carried by the follower roi c consists of two plates g<1> which are pivoted at g<2> and held together by a spring k<5> and are bevelled at the bottom to form a cleft for the needle h. When blank or other ammunition is fired in the aiming-apparatus, the inertia of the needle and the yielding connexion to the follower prevent the recording-apparatus from being affected by the recoil. The yielding connexion in conjunction with a frame m for limiting the movement of the needle h permits free movement of the rifle preliminary to aiming, the connexion between the needle and follower-rod yoke only being established when the line of sight approaches the target. The follower rod may be locked in a fixed position for testing or when not in use by a tapered sleeve c<1>, which can be pushed forward into a seat in the bracket k<4>. The target holder secured to the sliding pin j<1> is moved forward by the direct action of the electro-magnet j<5> upon the lever j<3>. The closing of the circuit for exciting the electro-magnet j<5> is effected upon the initial movement of the trigger p<4>, which acts upon one spring contact-piece p to press it against the adjustable spring contact p<1>. The connexions of the rifle are balanced by a single flexible connexion to a weighted lever, the follower rod and yoke being sustained by the spring n' secured to the bracket n<2>. by the
Patent GB-190712106-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Supports for Ladies' Lace Collars or Bands.
Inventor: JOHNSON ERNEST
Filed: 1907-05-25
Granted: 1908-05-25
Abstract: 12,106. Johnson, E. May 25. Stiffeners.-Flexible supports for ladies' collars or bands are fastened into the collar &c. by staples, shown in Figs. 4, 8, and 11, which enter channels formed in the centre of the thickness of the stiffener. In one form, Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the stiffener A is stepped at a', and a ferrule a is passed over and clinched in position ; the stiffener is again stepped at a<2>, so forming two channels a<3>, into which the staple a<4> is pressed through the material of the collar &c. Or, the stiffener may be made of three pieces of xylonite cemented together, Figs. 5 and 8, the centre piece having its ends slotted and shaped as at b<3>, b<4> so as to receive a barbed pin B, the centre tongne b<5> being tapered downward to allow easy ingress and egress for the pin. Or, a single piece of xylonite may have its ends stepped and slotted as shown in Fig. 9, notches c<1> being formed to engage kinks c<3> in the pin C, and a ferrule c<3> being added. Or this form may be made of three pieces of xylonite, as shown in Fig. 5, and the ferrule omitted. The outer ends of the pins are in each case cranked as at a<5>, Fig. 4, to enable an easy hold to be obtained for withdrawal. All the modifications may be applied to a stiffener of the kind described in Specification No. 24,273, A.D. 1906.
Patent GB-190715723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Deck-chairs and the like.
Inventor: GRAY GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1907-07-09
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 15,723. Gray, G. H., and Baveystock, R. H. July 9. Chairs; desks; tables.-Deck, hammock, or like chairs are provided with supports a adapted to carry adjustably between them a table or support g for books, papers, and other articles. The supports a are pivoted to blocks b attached to the chair frame a' by pins c or may be directly attached to the chair frame lug pins ; or in the case of chairs having arm-rests &c., the supports a are secured by pins to pivoted brackets/, Fig. 6, or sliding brackets f, Fig. 8, secured beneath the frame. The supports and the sides of the table &c. are slotted as shown in Fig. 1, so that the table may be secured in various positions by wing-nuts k working on bolts j. A supplementary side table may be secured to the table g by means of the nuts k, and a drawing-board may also be pivoted thereto at one end. A lacemaking pillow p, Fig. 9, or other device may be secured between the supports a.
Patent GB-190717878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Cake Stripping Machines.
Inventor: FRENCH ALFRED WILLARD
Filed: 1907-08-06
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 17,878. French, A. W. Aug. 6. Fats and fatty oils, extracting. A machine for stripping the cloths from oil cakes comprises a frame A, Fig. 1, with horizontal stripping-rollers B, B' journaled respectively in movable boxes C, and in stationary bearings, intermeshing wheels being provided on the rollers, which are driven by a belt on a pulley. In the operation of the machine, a cloth-covered cake is placed on the feedboard F, and the loosened end of the cloth is inserted between the rollers by the curved fingers h<1>, Fig. 5, fixed to a rock-shaft H, which is actuated by a lever held normally in position by the spring I attached to a segment i. A travelling conveyer K carries forward the cloth and discharges it over the front end of the table E, the cake during the operation being thrown first on to the board G, held in position by the spring, and then on to the table E. The board F is supplied from a feed-table M carried by the upper end of an hydraulic plunger m reciprocating in the cylinder m<1>, the lower end of which is supplied with liquid under pressure by the pipes n, n<1> and the valve N and is discharged by the pipe n'. The valve N is connected by the rod O and the arm p with the shaft P which has a trigger projecting over the pile of cakes on the table M. When a cake is removed to the board F, the trigger falls on to the next cake, thus lowering the valve N; water then flows into the cylinder m<1>, lifting the plunger m, the feed-table M, and the trigger until the valve N cuts off the cylinder from the supply pipe ; the table M is then at rest. To convey the cakes on to a trimming-machine, the table E may be provided with a sliding tray Q movable in the guides q and having an operating-handle q<1>, the conveyer comprising the travelling chains r, Fig. 4, with projecting feed-dogs r'. To prevent breakage of the cakes, an arrangement is used to indicate the position of the feed-dogs ; this consists of a lever U, pivoted on the underside of the table E, and held in the line of the feed-dogs by the spring u. A modified arrangement comprises two plates S, pivoted to A, and connected by the links s and the connecting-bar s<1> to a treadle T pivoted on the lower portion of A ; by depression of the treadle, the plates S are swung down in front of the cakes , which are thus transferred to the table R.