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Patent GB-190629692-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Commutators for Dynamo-electric Machines.
Inventor: LORING FREDERICK HENRY
Filed: 1906-12-31
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 29,692. Loring, r. H. Dec. 31. Commutators; brush - holders. - Two or more independent commutators a, e, Fig. 1, forming a multiple commutator, are recessed into each other, as shown, or the recesses may be rectangular, and the leads g from the commutators e remote from the armature are passed through the commutator a and brought out through peripheral openings in the common supporting-shell i. The L-shaped leads g may be taped, enamelled with porcelain, or otherwise suitably insulated, and are separated from each other by webs l on the shell i, which are joined integrally with the solid V-ring m. The brush-holder stud for use with such a commutator comprises a solid round rod n, which screws into an insulating-block r and is separated by a micanite or insulating-tube p from a brass tube q screwed into an insulating-block o, the blocks o, r which may be composed of litholite being held together by small steel screws s. The blocks o, r are formed with tapering cylindrical surfaces which are forced by the screws s against the corresponding surfaces on an arm t, which admits of a slight rotational movement. If there is a third commutator, another micanite sleeve and brass tube screwing into another insulating-ring or block are provided.
Patent GB-190705980-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Cans and other Vessels
Inventor: CANEPA ENRICO GIUSEPPE
Filed: 1907-03-12
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 5980. Canepa, E. G., and Ottone, G. March 12. Cans; handles.-Metallic vessels or cans, in which the spouts 1 are embossed in the body 2, are provided with a handle 4 yieldingly attached at 5, the end 6 being bent and adapted to slide in a loop 8 in the cover 7. By these means, projecting parts are avoided to facilitate packing.
Patent GB-190706715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Dynamo Electric Machines, and to Means for Controlling the same.
Filed: 1907-03-20
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 6715. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges.]. March 20. Dynamos, regulating ; field magnets.-In dynamoelectric machines having a main shunt field winding n, and a series winding w which may be the existing winding of auxiliary commutating poles, the voltage of the machine is rapidly reduced to zero when the shunt winding n is disconnected from the exciting-circuit s<1>, s<2> by so connecting it to the machine that its excitation opposes the residual excitation of the machine. A separate equivalent winding may take the place of the shunt winding n for neutralizing the self - excitation. Instead of connecting the shunt or equivalent winding across the main terminals of the machine, it may be connected across the series winding w.
Patent GB-190708039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelope and Stamp Moisteners.
Inventor: BROWN WILLIAM ALBERT
Filed: 1907-04-06
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 8039. Brown, W. A. April 7, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Damping envelopes.-In a device for damping stamps and envelopes a receptacle 1 has a vertical flange 4 upon which h is firmly held or cemented a channelled r i n g 5. Absorbent material such as sponge projects into the moistening liquid, and is covered when out of use by a cap 9 made so as not to contact with the sponge. A flange 10 on the cap frictionally engages the ring 5 so as to provide an airtight joint.
Patent GB-190709099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machinery for Winding Yarn, Thread and the like from Hanks on to Bobbins.
Filed: 1907-04-19
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 9099. Alexander & Co., R. F. & J., and Mackie, J. April 19. Winding-machines. - A drum winding-machine is constructed to avoid breakage of the thread, yarn, &c., in case it does not unwind freely from the reel 7, by withdrawing the winding-bobbin 2 from the drum 1, to retain the withdrawn bobbin clear of the drum, and to facilitate setting the bobbin parallel with the drum. The bobbins 2 are mounted in pendent cradles 3 provided with an adjustably weighted arm 5, each cradle being suspended from a pair of pivots 4 adjustable around a shaft 14 to facilitate setting the bobbin. If the yarn does not leave the reel freely, the increased tension draws back the bobbin and cradle from the drum against the action of the weight 6, and a notched detent 8 engages a cross-bar 10 of the cradle to lock it. The detents 8 for each side of the machine rest on a shaft 9 and are forked to embrace a collar 13 fixed to the shaft and shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 11. The collar is provided with semi-annular projections 12 on each side, which when the collar is half rotated come over inner projections on the forked end of one of the detents, and outer projections on the forked end of this detent similarly engage inner projections on the forked end of the other detent.
Patent GB-190709368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Women's and Childrens's Drawers.
Inventor: WHEELER HARRIET POWELL
Filed: 1907-04-22
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 9368. Wheeler, H. P. April 22. Drawers; cutting-out.-Drawers for women and children are made from a blank of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 ; Fig. 1 shows the method of cutting out the blank, and Fig. 3 shows the method of joining up. The blank consists of a generally triangular-shaped double piece, having a curved piece cut out at 2 to form the waistband, and the other two sides curved as shown. Cuts are made at A<4> A<5> and A<6>, A<7> and a slit at A<7>, A<8>. The straight edges are turned in and hemmed, and the front portion of the leg is provided with a facing 5, and the waist portion with a facing 6. The usual trimming is provided at the legs.
Patent GB-190710989-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for Making Duplicate Phonograph Records.
Inventor: AYLSWORTH JONAS WALTER
Filed: 1907-05-10
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 10,989. Aylsworth, J. W. May 11, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Moulding phonograph records.-Cylindrical records are moulded by centrifugal force, the mould and material being heated to a temperature just above the melting-point of the material, so that, before it can congeal, any air bubbles existing in the fluid material are forced inwards and the mould is then cooled, the process being carried on continuously. A heated mould 31 is placed upon a pair 4 of a series of idle rollers, and frictionally rotated by rollers 5 driven at gradually lessened speed from a main shaft 13. A definite charge of molten material from a steam-heated tank 22 is passed into the mould by a small hand-pump 24, pivoted at 27 in the tank to enable the moulds to be placed in their initial position. After the mould has been rotating for some time, it is passed on to the next pair of idle rollers 4 by skewing all the friction rollers 5 by means of a rack 7 and handle 9, as shown in the dotted position in Fig. 4. The pump 24 is then turned to admit a second heated mould, which is given the requisite charge of material and rotated. To cool the moulds gradually, a long tank 14, containing sponge or fibrous material kept moist by water pipes 18, 19, is situated between the idle rollers from the second pair to the end. This tank is mounted on spring-controlled levers 15 which are operated by a cam-shaft 21 from the rack-bar 7, so that the tank is raised when the driving-rollers are not skewed. The mould is provided with a removable end-cap, which is secured by means of a bayonet joint, to permit the easy removal of the record.
Patent GB-190712779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Preparation and Manufacture of Tar Paving.
Inventor: WARD JAMES
Filed: 1907-06-03
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 12,779. Ward, J. June 3. Heaters and tanks, asphalt and like.-Relates to an apparatus for making tar paving, the objects being to prepare the tar and supply the stone in special ways, and to mix them uniformly. The tar is first heated, mixed with powdered limestone, and kept agitated in a special vessel until required in the tar distributor 30 placed above the steamjacketed mixing-cylinder 2, which has a longitudinal opening 3 beneath the stone - supplying hoppers 13, 22. Above these hoppers respectively are a hopper 10 for the largest grade and hoppers 16, 17, 18, for the various smaller grades, adjustable plates 25, 26 being used to supply measured quantities of stone. The trough - shaped and steam - jacketed distributor 30, hinged at 31, has a cover 33 and curved lip 34, and can be tilted through 90 degrees to supply the tar in a continuous sheet. The mixing is produced by two lines of inclined blades 5 attached to rotating arms 7 on a central shaft 6. Gearing for tipping and emptying the cylinder 2 is described.
Patent GB-190713630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Taxameters, Fare-indicators or the like.
Inventor: WERNER CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1907-06-13
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 13,630. Werner, C. H. June 13. Fares, registering; counting-apparatus.-In taxameters that have fare and mileage registering mechanism and means for showing the time occupied by the journey, the operation of the regulating-lever to return the fare dials to zero also declutches the odometer showing the total distance travelled while engaged. A cam a mounted on the regulating-shaft w actuates a lever b, which through a lever c raises a pawl y from a wheel q driving the pence disk f. The lever c depresses a lever d, pivoted at z, which rocks a lever e removing a triangular piece s<1> from the pinion of the pence disk, and moves the shilling disk g, carried on a pivoted arm n, out of gear with the pence disk. This allows the ten-shillings' sector h and the pence disk to be returned to zero by springs, and the shillings' disk to be zeroized through a pin l, a spring x, an arm m, and a heart cam p. At the same time, a pin u on the lever d striking the inclined face v of a lever i moves the clutch t to the left and disengages the distance totalizer. Specification No. 13,628, A.D. 1907, is referred to.
Patent GB-190715316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illusory Apparatus for Scenic Exhibitions for Producing the Impression of Rapid Vertical or Horizontal Motion.
Inventor: RUTLIDGE CHARLES
Filed: 1907-07-03
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 15,316. Rutlidge, C. July 3. Exhibitions, scenic.-In scenic exhibitions of the kinematograph type, two chambers are connected by a passage so that spectators can pass from one chamber to the other to receive illusions, or witness scenes, of a different kind. A floor G supporting the spectators rests on springs I on a lower floor H and can be rocked by a lever P or by other means. One chamber can be raised and lowered to imitate a lift by a winding- drum W, fitted with a band brake X for producing vibrations and a counterweight 0 which is more than sufficient to balance the empty chamber. Buffers are provided in the basement N and hanging blocks may strike against the lift framework. The outer casing of the chamber is partly of matchboarding, and partly of cloth on which the pictures are thrown. A motor-omnibus &c. for spectators may rest on the upper floor of one chamber, or be suspended from the framework.
Patent GB-190719285-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Nut-locks.
Inventor: FISCHER HENRY JOHN
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 19,285. Fischer, H. J. Aug. 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Locking nuts.- The face of a nut is formed with one or more diagonal depressions 2 engaged by the point of a dividend s p r i n g washer 6, the other point of which embeds itself in the work 5. The free ends 8 of the washer are thickened and are cut obliquely as shown. A similar washer 12 may be placed beneath the bolt head.
Patent GB-190720977-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or Additions to, Inflators for Pneumatic Tyres and the like.
Inventor: LOWE ARTHUR WALTER
Filed: 1907-09-21
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 20,977. Lowe, A. W., [trading as Lowe & Co., W.], and Elliot, G. Sept. 21. Couplings, disconnectible.-Pumps for inflating pneumatic tyres &c. are provided with india-rubber side attachments connecting with the tyre valve or the like. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, a rubber socket a is forced into an opening in the side of the pump barrel b, its outer collar resting thereon. The central opening a<2> of the socket has a shoulder a3 formed round the outlet from the barrel. A recess b<2> in the end of the pump receives a peg forming 'part of a pump clip. Fig. 7 shows an arrangement in which the india-rubber socket a is contained within a hollow union c screwed into the end of the barrel and having a rectangular air passage through it. The socket has a shoulder at the bottom, and the lower part of the interior of the union has a V-rib pressing into the socket, which is held in place by a screwed cap e. A recess c<3> is formed in the end of the union. Fig. 11 shows a modification, in which the india-rubber socket a is contained within a holder having a straight passage d through it and screwed into the side of the barrel.
Patent GB-190721887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Taking Up and Utilizing the Vibrations of Motor Road Vehicles due to Unevenness of the Roads.
Inventor: ADAMS GEORGE THOMAS
Filed: 1908-03-25
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 21,887. Adams, G. T., and Martin, W. G. March 25, 1908. Pr e s s u r e - regulating valves.-A pressure regulating valve of the form shown in Fig. 2, which is provided in a communication passage between the tyre of a motor vehicle and a compressedair container, is adapted to cut-off the communication with the container when a predetermined pressure in the tyre is attained. The valve casing is provided with passages N, Q, U leading respectively to the container, tyre, and a pressure-gauge, and also with partitions X having ports Y therein. When the predetermined pressure is attained in the passage Q, a piston R attached to the valve stem is depressed so as to seat the valve against the action of a spring the tension of which is adjusted by means of a screw cap T held in position by a lock-nut V.
Patent GB-190724253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Wheels having Inclined Vanes or Blades such as Ventilating Fan Wheels.
Inventor: BARBER JAMES GRESHAM
Filed: 1907-11-02
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 24,253. Barber, J. G. Nov. 2. Fans.-The vanes of a ventilating-fan automatically close to prevent draught when the fan becomes stationary. Springs d' coiled round the stems d of vanes a, revolubly mounted in a hub c, swing the vanes so that they form a closed conical snrface, covering the air inlet or outlet e. When the fan rotates, centrifugal force swings the vanes open against the action of the springs. In the closed position, the vanes overlap each other slightly.
Patent GB-190724913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ammonia Stills.
Inventor: HOLMES PERCY FREDERIC
Filed: 1907-11-11
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 24,913. Holmes, P. F., and Howell, HNov. 11. Distilling ammoniacal liquors. - The liming- chamber of an ammonia still is provided with a floor which is either dished or is provided with convergent slopes a, in order to lead the sludge to the discharge pipe b. The settlement of the sludge at the outside of the chamber is prevented by means of currents set up in the liquor by means of steam injectors mounted on a steam-pipe d.
Patent GB-190725420-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clothes-line Winders.
Inventor: MILLIER HENRY
Filed: 1907-11-16
Granted: 1908-11-16
Abstract: 25,420. Millier, H. Nov. 16. Drawings to Specification. Reeling.-In an apparatus for reeling clotheslines, a barrel, smaller in the middle than at the ends, is enclosed within a square box with a hinged top so as to rotate in bearings in the sides of the box. The clothes-line, wound on the barrel, may be drawn out of the box by a rirg in its end, a ratchet on the barrel retaining it in position. A spring on the barrel brings the line back.
Patent GB-190803587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Breech Mechanism of Ordnance.
Inventor: HOLDEN HENRY CAPELL LOFFT
Filed: 1908-02-17
Granted: 1909-02-17
Abstract: 3587. Holden, H. C. L. Feb. 17. Ordnance breech mechanism.-Relates to operating-mechanism of the kind in which the hinge pin on which the breech screw swings is provided with gearing, by means of which the breech screw is unlocked, drawn rearwards to unseat the obturator, withdrawn, and afterwards swung aside at an accelerated pace relatively to the operating-lever. The improvement consists in providing a handlever, which performs these operations when turned through an angle of about 180 degrees. Fig. 1 is a rear view of the gun-breech. The hand-lever d is loosely mounted on the binge pin c and carries a bevel-pinion g which engages with a toothed-segment f attached to the gun-face, and with a bevel-pinion e keyed to the pin c. Fig. 4 shows a modified hand-lever which swings about a pivot h, and is provided with internal teeth i which gear with a pinion on the end of the hinge pin c.
Patent GB-190805055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Soldering Aluminium.
Inventor: NIELSEN ALBERT
IPC: B23K35/00
Filed: 1907-03-09
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 5055. Nielsen, A. March 9, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Soldering.-Aluminium is prepared for soldering by first cleaning and then etching by placing it in an electrolyte connected to the positive pole of a battery. It is then electro-deposited with nickel, and, after further cleaning, with tin ; soldering is then effected in the ordinary manner. The nickel solution preferably consists of 4 parts by weight of nickel salt, 2 parts of spirit of ammonia, 20 parts of citric acid, and 100 parts of distilled water. The tin solution consists of 20 parts by weight of chloride of tin, 2 parts of sodium pyrophosphate, and 100 parts of distilled water. The cleaning may be done by first treating with sulphuric acid, then washing in water, next with a ten per cent solution of sodium lye, and finally again with water. The process is especially applicable to dentistry.
Patent GB-190810794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stage-noise Cabinets.
Inventor: ROUSSELOT JEAN CHARLES SCIPION
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 10,794. Rousselot, J. C. S. March 17, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Theatrical appliances.-Relates to stage-noise cabinets of the kind described in Specification No. 8712, A.D. 1908, and consists mainly in operating the hammers, levers, and noise-producing devices by compressed air admitted to bellows by valves w<2>, which may be actuated or controlled by an operator pressing keys arranged in a valve box W, or automatically from the driving-gear of a kinematograph film by means of electro-magnets and electric contact-making mechanism shown in Fig. 6. Air is pumped through a pipe u into storage bellows U communicating by pipes V with a chamber v, which communicates by a pipe w with the valve box W. When a valve w<2> is opened, air is admitted through a pipe w<1> and a valve chamber U<1> to bellows u<1> operating the lever or hammer q<2>, and is reinforced by air from the chamber V. The step of a horse is imitated by a pair of cast-iron bells q<3> brought down alternately on a marble slab Q' ; the rolling of a carriage by a \/-shaped wood block knocking on a cross-bar of the frame ; the sound of an anvil by hammers striking a metal plate, and stone-cutters by hammers striking a marble plate. A resounding- chest K<1> is used alone or in combination with a drum skin. The cabinet also contains a drum, a tambourine K<3>, a hydraulic whistle for imitating birds, and suspended sounding-plates. A U-shaped metal plate B is used for the production of thunder, imitating railway trains, and for harmonizing and strengthening the other stage sounds, and is provided with adjustable dampers B'. A mallet operated by vibrating bellows u<1> produces a rumbling sound of thunder, while a hammer B<2> gives the thunder claps. Discharges of fire-arms are imitated by a pivoted wooden plate striking the top of the metal plate B, and the sounds of hail and rain are produced by wire prongs of a metal comb striking the metal plate B. A rotary cylinder containing pieces of castiron, earthenware, &c. is driven by a loose pulley provided with a pin and star-wheel clutch thrown into action by bellows. Fig. 6 shows a roller 6 which is made of insulating-material, and is provided with a series of spring contact-making pieces 12 adapted to complete electric circuits through a metal roller 14 and the noise-producing devices, when the contact-pieces pass through holes 10 in a sheet 9. The roller 6 and sheet 9 are driven at a reduced rate by gearing from a spindle 1 which operates a kinematograph film. The electric conducting wires are in a cable 13 passing into the hollow shaft of the roller 6, and are connected to electro-magnets furnished with armatures which may be fixed to the operating keys, or may be slotted to allow the keys to be operated by hand. Marks may be made on the band 9 corresponding to marks on the film, and the length of the band is reduced in proportion to the length of the film in the event of breakage of the film.
Patent GB-190812803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Pumps for Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: ROOS WILLY
Filed: 1908-06-15
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 12,803. Roos, W. June 15. Lubricating-pumps.-A cam-operated lubricating- pump for internal-combustion engines is fitted with a removable barrel c, and a container e for the lubricant is fitted above the pump body b, which is bolted to the motor cylinder a. A plate g, having recesses i leading: to the suction port n and a plug g<1> for shutting-off the space above the delivery valve t, is screwed into the chamber d between the container and the pump. The plunger m is driven in one direction by a tappetp and lever o<2> operated by the cam x, and in the other by a spring q. The stroke of the pump is limited by a pin z on the tappet working in a slot formed in the bearing. The end of the pivot to which the tappet p is attached is formed conical in order that the tappet may be tightened up if it becomes loose.
Patent GB-190814640-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Box for Containing a Tyre Repair Outfit.
Inventor: JOHNSON ARNOLD
Filed: 1908-07-10
Granted: 1909-07-12
Abstract: 14,640. Johnson, A. July 10. Partitioned and cellular b o x e s; coverings. - Boxes for tyre-repair outfits are constructed of two sections 1, 7 fitted together, the upper section having a lid 9. The bottom of the box 7 is covered with sand-paper 11, or, according to the Provisional Specification, is formed of sand-paper. The section 1 contains the india-rubber solution and the patching-material, and the section 7 contains powdered chalk.
Patent GB-190816422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machines for Stitching Leather and like Goods.
Filed: 1908-08-04
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 16,422. Singer Manufacturing Co., and Heggie, J. Aug. 4. Sewing - machine presser, lifted automatically. - T h e presser - foot of a machine for stitching leather and like goods, in which the feed is effected by a feed-dog acting in conjunction with the presser-foot, is so actuated that the extent of the lift above the surface of the work remains the same whatever the thickness of the work. The presser-foot is lifted by a cam A on the crank-disk of the needle-shaft B. This cam engages a roller c on the lower end of a vertical plunger C, in the slotted upper end of which fits a short clamping-lever E pivoted at E' to a jawed sleeve G fitted loosely on the upper end of the presser-bar H. The sleeve G is held in position by a screw stud h entering the end of the presser-bar, a washer I and a spring J being interposed. Between the jaws of the sleeve is a clamping-block K, normally loose on the bar H but rigidly holding it to raise the presser-foot when the cam A actuates the lever E. The lift of the presser-foot is thus of uniform extent from the surface of the work.