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Patent GB-190711908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Hinges.
Inventor: MILHOLLIN JOHN CLIFFORD
Filed: 1907-05-22
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 11,908. Milhollin, J. C. May 26, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Door-closing apparatus ; hinges.-Relates to a spring hinge in which the flaps may be separated without disturbing the closing-spring, stated to be used more particularly for screen doors. In addition to the flaps 3, 4, an auxiliary member 5 is pivoted about the hinge pin 8, the member 5 having sleeves 14 which are adapted to coincide with, and project into, the pivot holes of the flaps. The spring 15 is coiled round the pintle and its ends 16, 17 bear against the flap 3 and member 5 respectively. By removing the hinge pin, the door or other hinged member 2 attached to the flap 4 may be removed, a stop-piece, preferably formed as shown in Fig. 2 by turning in the inner edge of the flap 3 to form a flange 18, preventing the spring from uncoiling. In a modification, the lugs of the flap 3 through which the pivot pin passes are connected by a continuous sleeve, the auxiliary member which transmits the tension of the spring to the other hinge flap being of the same size as the hinge flaps, but cut away centrally to give access to the securing-screws 11.
Patent GB-190715078-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Automobile for use on Land and Water.
Inventor: RECH JEAN
Filed: 1907-07-01
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 15,078. Rech, J. July 1. B o a t s combined with motor road vehicles ; boats, transporting on land.-A combined m o t o r vehicle and boat is provided with h a detachable hullshaped casing and interlocking transmission mechanism arranged so that the road wheels are disconnected from the motor when a propulsive effort is applied to the propeller and vice versa. Fig. 1 shows the arrangement of the vehicle with the working parts enclosed by a detachable casing d, which is preferably provided with a keel and is of maximum width opposite the driver's seat, although the shape and construction may be varied. Angle-bars bare provided at intervals for strengthening purposes, also the central portion of the casing is provided with side extensions h which reach to the level of the driver's seat and are secured at their ends to the bonnet m and the passenger compartment f. These side members may be detachable, and may be made water-tight by means of india-rubber or other packing. The front axle preferably is cranked to pass below the casing, while the rear axle passes through the casing and is provided with suitable stuffing-boxes. The screw-propeller w is mounted on a shaft carrying a friction disk v, which is connected to the motor by reversing the movable member p of a friction clutch in the road transmission gear. In suitable cases, the propeller may be in the centre of the car at the same level as the rear axle, and may be driven by bevel-gearing therefrom. A suitable lock w<2> prevents rotation of the propeller when the vehicle runs on land. The front steering-wheels are made of solid metal disks, or the spokes are covered with sheet metal in a known manner, so that the wheels will act as rudders to the floating vehicle when operated by the usual steering-gear. A hinged extension z<2> of the exhaust pipe is turned upwards to project above the water level when the vehicle floats.
Patent GB-190717680-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surgical or Operating Tables
Inventor: SCHAPIRO DAVID
Filed: 1907-08-02
Granted: 1908-08-04
Abstract: 17,680. Schapiro, D., Massey, G. L. R.. and Roubinowitch, A. Aug. 2, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Pivoting, methods of.- The legs of each pair of crossed legs of a convertible medico-surgical table, chair bedstead, couch, and speculum chair are separab l y pivoted together by means o f a bush p on the outer legs passing through an aperture in, and secured by a nut p<1> to, the inner leg.
Patent GB-190718530-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hat Guards
Inventor: MORTON THOMAS
Filed: 1907-08-16
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 18,530. Morton, T. Aug. 16. Guards.-A hat-guard clip has a tubular screw pin, for securing the clip upon the hat, provided with an enlarged space to accommodate the knot of the cord. The pin 8 screws into the bow 7 so as to secure it to the hat or to the coat. The pinching-screw 8 is hollow, the upper part 10<a> of the passage 10 being enlarged so as to receive the knot of the cord. The upper part of the pinching- screw is provided with a plate 12, and the upper limb of the bow has a hole 13 to facilitate threading the cord.
Patent GB-190721429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sea-going and other Vessels.
Inventor: JAKOBSEN ANTON
Filed: 1907-09-27
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 21,429. Jakobsen, A., and Hughes, G. Sept. 27, Hulls.-The hulls of vessels are provided along each side of the keel a with a shallow groove b, which does not encroach upon the hold space. These grooves run the full length of the ship, and lead into a recess or open chamber c extending upwardly into the stern beyond the end of the keel. The grooves are stated to add to the ship's stability and prevent excessive rolling,
Patent GB-190724037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Nut Locks.
Inventor: SCHLISLER CHARLES
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 24,037. Schlisler, C. Oct. 30. Locking nuts.-The bolt 1 has a groove 14 round it, a split end, and an axial doubly conical hole into which a suitably-shaped pin 15, Fig. 9, is driven, opening the bolt end and filling the recess 16, Fig. 2. The edge of the groove 14 acts as a shoulder to prevent the removal of the nut 5. To lock the nut in any desired position, a cap 6 is employed, having curved sides 8 and keys 7 to engage the split bolt end.
Patent GB-190724915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements In Telemeters for Two Successive Observations.
Inventor: PULFRICH CARL
Filed: 1907-11-11
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 24,915. Pulfrich, C. Nov. 11. Telemeters.-Relates to instruments of the type in which two parallel telescopes rigidly attached to the same base are employed, a point on the distant object being sighted first through one, and then through the other, rotating the base by means of a micrometer. A common ocular is used for the two telescopes, which have the objective e' and sighting-mark e<2> also in common, but the pentagonal prisms e<3>, e<4> reflect into the top and bottom halves of the objective respectively. A shutter g cuts off either half of the field, or a reversible or removable prism can be used for the same purpose.
Patent GB-190801345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Reservoir Pens.
Inventor: ZAHM ALBERT FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-01-20
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 1345. Zahm, A. F. Jan. 20. Pens, reservoir. The barrel of a reservoir pen consists of a tube of transparent or translucent non-vitreous material, for example pyralin or amber, which is closed at one end and screw-threaded at the other to receive a nibpiece of ordinary form. The barrels may be formed by boring them out of solid rods ; or they may be moulded from material such as celluloid when in a plastic condition ; or they may be formed from open-ended tubes, in which case the ends are closed either by moulding the walls together or welding &c. a plug therein. A plug of suitable material, such as hard rubber, into which the nib-piece screws, may be screwed into the end of the barrel to overcome the difficulty of removing the nib-piece if too green a stock is used for the barrel. Suitable designs may be formed on the barrel, for example wires or filigree metal may be embedded therein. To facilitate filling the pen by a pressure feed-device, as shown, a poppet or other valve may be provided at the end of the pen to produce an air vent. A transparent or translucent rubber sack may be secured to the nibpiece.
Patent GB-190802561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Brakes.
Inventor: WALKER ROBERT
Filed: 1908-02-05
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 2561. Walker, R., and Lutz, E. Feb. 5. Brakes. - In a cycle rear - wheel rim - brake, a wire rod b secured to the arch or yoke is adjustably connected by a bolt-and-nut device to a part d of U or other section, which is pressed from a sheet-metal blank and is secured to a swinging arm &c. c employed to transmit the motion beneath the bottom bracket. The rod b provided with a shoulder b<1> is riveted or otherwise secured to the yoke, while the outer telescopic member is secured by ears d<1> to the swinging arm. The connexion consists of a bolt e, which is transversely bored to receive the rod b and is reduced and screwed at e<2> to pass through a hole in the part d and to carry a lock-nut e<3>. The sheet-metal part is bulged so that tightening of the nut causes a clamping action between the telescoping parts.
Patent GB-190803504-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Precipitation of Electrolytic Copper and other Metals in the Form of Sheets or Cylinders, with Soluble Iron or other Metal Anodes.
Inventor: WENGER MARIE JOSEPH LEON
Filed: 1908-02-15
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 3504. Wenger, M. J. L. Sept. 9, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Metals, obtaining.-Copper and other metals are deposited in apparatus of the Daniell cell type with iron, zinc, or like anodes and metal cathodes, the cells being provided with diaphragms constructed so as to allow current to pass while preventing diffusion of liquids. Further, a current from an external source is superimposed on that produced by the apparatus to assist rapid deposition. The diaphragms may be composed of a fabric coated or impregnated with albumen, gelatine, &c., rendered insoluble or not. The anode solution may be of iron sulphate, and the cathode solution of a copper salt mixed with an iron salt. The cathode liquid is vigorously circulated or agitated, for example by an air jet c, Fig. 1 ; or the cathode is rotated, as shown in Fig. 2. Specification No. 8130, A.D. 1886, is referred to.
Patent GB-190810574-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Sheet Feeder for Printing and Folding Machines and the like.
Inventor: HOLLINGS HARRY
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1909-05-17
Abstract: 10,574. Hollings, H. May 15. Feeding sheets.-In apparatus for pneumatically separating sheets from a pile, the pile-table E is secured to a vertical rack e in gear with a segment J, which is loose on the shaft A and tends to rotate to raise the table under the influence of a helical spring encircling the shaft A and placed in tension by the previous depression of the table. The top sheet is separated by a suction sector or roller A<1> with ports a<4> carried by arms A' on the shaft B, and provided with pinions A<4> engaging segmental gears A<5>. The arms A<2> are osillated by a cam c<2> on the shaft C. As the roller A' rolls away from the pile with the top sheet, the table is prevented from following by a pawl which is caused to engage with a ratchet wheel on the shaft A by a cam on the shaft C. Air is withdrawn from the roller A' by a pump the piston of which is operated by a rod c from a lever C<2> actuated by a cam c<2> on the shaft C. The pump is provided with a valve opened at intervals to release the sheet by a rod d, lever D<1>, and a cam on the shaft C. Extensions A<3> on the arms A<2> support rollers B' rotated by gearing A<4>, a<1>, a<2> to move any sheet which may adhere to the top sheet. After the roller A' has moved to the other end of the rack A<5>, a roller on links carried by arms a engages with the roller A' and feeds the sheet on to the machine board. The arms a are oscillated by a crank-disk on the end of the shaft C. The front of the pile abuts against pivoted gauges H, which may be held in either the vertical position as shown, or in an horizontal position by springs bearing on flats h<3> on the spindle h. The apparatus is driven by gearing C<3>, C', C5 from some part of the printing-machine.
Patent GB-190810691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Maintaining Doors, Counter-flaps and the like in Various Positions.
Inventor: GALLEY JAMES GEORGE
Filed: 1908-05-16
Granted: 1909-05-17
Abstract: 10,691. Galley, J. G., Ellam, A. S., and Evans, T. May 16. Door holders stays. -Relates to. means for maintaining hinged doors, counter flaps, desk lids, &c. in various positions. In the construction shown in Fig. 2, a spring-controlled bolt c fixed on the door b engages one of a series of holes a' in a boxlike quadrant a, which is fixed to the door post b<1> by lugs formed integral with it. In the form shown in Fig. 4, a spring-controlled bolt c<2> fixed to the desk engages a hole a<5> in a quadrant plate a<4> fixed to the hinged lid b<3>. A second hole may be provided so that the lid can be maintained in horizontal position, and in this case the operating handle of the bolt would be extended through the front wall of the desk. A third hole may be provided so that the desk can be locked. In this case the bolt has a removable key or handle. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 18,003, A.D. 1889, and No. 14,703, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190811433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas-expanders or Pressure-controllers.
Inventor: LANTONNOIS GEORGES
Filed: 1908-05-26
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 11,433. Lantonnois, G. May 26. Pressure-regulating valves.-A gas-pressure regulator comprises a chamber fitted. with a hinged valve 6, flat or conical, operated, as shown, by a bell-crank lever 7 from bellows 3 communicating with the low-pressure section 2. When the pressure in section 2 falls unduly, the bellows 3 will be flattened and the lever 7 operated to open the valve 6. In the event of a rupture of the bellows, a slight escape of gas will take place through a vent hole 9. The material for the bellows is,preferably leather. To make the apparatus more efficient, an adjustably-weighted counterbalance arm 10. is added to the lever 7 ; this arm is vertical and inoperative when the valve is closed, but its opening, effect on the valve increases with the opening of the valve.
Patent GB-190819930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Displaying Advertisements.
Inventor: THOMAS GEORGE HOLT
Filed: 1908-09-22
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 19,930. Thomas, G. H. Sept. 22. Advertising.- Advertisements are displayed at a window b by the employment of a number of flexible sheets c of canvas &c. fixed together along a central horizontal line and having end-bars c<2>, which are guided between plates d, d'. Carriers e<1>, fixed to endless chains, raise the hindmost bottom bar past the r e - taining-springs g, and in so doing force the front top bar past the spring- bolts h.
Patent GB-190825410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Horns for Gramophones, Phonographs or the like.
Inventor: CRAIES CONSTANTINE
Filed: 1908-11-25
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 25,410. Crates, C., and Stavridi, A. J. Nov. 25. Speaking-trumpets.-A horn for a phonograph or megaphone consists of triangular panels 1 of two or three ply veneer or other substance secured to grooved ribs 2, the grains running in opposite directions. The panels fit into a wooden socket 3 provided with an attaching-socket 4. The ends of the ribs may be protected by caps.
Patent GB-190827364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Gangways of Railway Corridor Coaches.
Inventor: HOLMES FRANK
Filed: 1908-12-16
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 27,364. Holmes, F. Dec. 16. Vestibules, collapsible, connecting cars.-The connecting gangways of railway corridor coaches are provided with a sheet of canvas or the like mounted upon a vertical or horizontal spring roller and adapted to close the gangway at the end of the train. The roller 8 is mounted in brackets 10 fixed to the frame 3 of the gangway, and the sheet of canvas 14 wound thereon is provided with a strip of wood 15 having hooks or eyes 16 for engagement with hasps 17 and pins 18 to secure the canvas in the extended position across the gangway as shown. The strip 15 is also further secured in the extended position by the jaw 5 of the pivoted catch 4 provided for securing together the frames 3 of the gangways of adjacent coaches. A slot 20 is provided for the usual dowel on the frame 3. Hooks 27 engage holes in brackets 25 when the canvas is not extended.
Patent GB-190827369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Signalling Lamps.
Inventor: POYDENOT GASTON FRANCOIS
Filed: 1908-12-16
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 27,369. Poydenot, G. F. Dec. 16. Signal lamps.-Relates to improvements in signal lamps of the kind in which the cylindrical illuminating-portion is divided into three sections by vertical divisions, each section being provided with a series of vertical shutters rotatable on vertical axes. The improvements comprise a clutch whereby the flexible connexion leading to the set of shutters in any one or more sections of the lamp may be thrown out of gear with the transmitting-mechanism, with the shutters in either the open or the closed position, and a spring-controlled lever which determines the normal position of the driving-sector so that the shutters may be either normally closed or normally open. The lamp is designed for use on board ship, say on a mast. Between the lamp D, Fig. 1, and the outer glass cylinder B, are placed three groups of vertical shutters E', E', E<3> ; F<1>, F', F<3> ; G<1>, G', G<3>, Fig. 2, each shutter being provided with a toothed pinion so that the members of a group can be geared together. Each group is driven by a pinion K, Fig. 2, which is driven by the transmitting- mechanism through a flexible connexion L, L', L', preferably of metal wire. At the bottom of each connexion L is a vertically-movable clutch member V having a slot to engage a pin r on the spindle R which is driven by the handle N through a toothed sector P and a pinion Q. Each clutch member has an indicating-pointer S and a finger s. When the clutch is out of action, it can be turned so as to leave the corresponding shutters open or closed, and in either position the clutch can be retained with its finger resting on a platform. The driving- sector P is connected by a spring t, Fig. 4, to a lever T provided with suitable stops and arranged that, when the lever is in one limiting position, the shutters are normally open, and in the other normally closed. The framework of the lamp is provided at the top with means for affixing an electric lamp, and at the bottom with means for inserting an acetylene or oil lamp.
Patent GB-190900684-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Safety Razor.
IPC: B26B21/18
Filed: 1909-01-11
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 684. Soc. GÚnÚrale de Coutellerie et OrfÞvrerie. Feb. 1, 1908, [Convention date]. Razors, safety. The blade f, Figs. 1 and 6, has two curved cutting-edges, and is held between a backing c and a guard-plate by the handle a, which screws upon a pin b projecting from the backing and bears upon the guard. The guard and backing have curved edges, and the backing has side flanges d which position the blade. The handle, guard, and backing may be made of aluminium bronze, ebonite, rubber, composition, &c.
Patent GB-190906040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aerated Water Bottle and like Cases or Boxes.
Inventor: JEFFREY WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-03-13
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 6040. Jeffrey, W. March 13. Straps and bands, strengthening.-Boxes for aerated water bottles &c. are provided with binding-wires for strengthening the bottoms and the handle apertures. In the form shown in Fig. 1, in which two binding-wires are employed at each end, a wire a, secured in position by staples, is led along each portion of the top of the end wood, down the side, and under half the bottom A, being brought up slantingly along the inside of the end and over the top, and terminating at a' on the outside of the end. In the form shown in Fig. 3, in which the bottom consists of three spars, a wire b is led from each side of the handle aperture, down the inside of the end, and under the centre spar c', a second wire d traversing the outside of the end and sides and passing under the bottom spars c, c<2> and over the centre spar c<1>. This form of box may have a partition B furnished with a strengthening-wire B<1>. In a third form of box, shown in Fig. 5, a wire e traverses the end and sides, passes under the two bottom spars e<1>, e<2>, and is sustained or braced where it passes between the spars by a second wire f arranged slantways across the box end and having its ends secured to the inside and outside of the latter.
Patent GB-190912020-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement relating to Road Vehicles, particularly Road Locomotives.
Inventor: FOWLER ROBERT HENRY
IPC: B60G11/02
Filed: 1909-05-21
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 12,020. Fowler, R. H., and Tuer, G. S. May 21. Springs, arrangement of and mounting bodies and undercarriages on.-The axle-bearings of heavy road vehicles and road locomotives are pivoted in the horn blocks about an axis eccentric to the axle, and the spring or springs which support the horn blocks are suspended from the opposite side of the axle-bearings. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the axle passes through a sleeve a which has lugs d fitting into recesses formed in cylindrical flanges c of the horn blocks. The opposite sides of the flanges care faced to form bearing-surfaces for projections f on the sleeve a. At the centre of the sleeve, and diametrically opposite to the lugs d, are formed lugs i, from which is suspended the buckle l of a transverse bearing-spring m, which supports the horn blocks.
Patent GB-190912668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Presses.
Inventor: CARTWRIGHT ERNEST ORSON
IPC: B41F3/30
Filed: 1909-05-28
Granted: 1910-05-30
Abstract: 12,668. Cartwright, E. O. May 28. Feeding webs; cutting- apparatus. - A platen press is so constructed that it may be used to print continuously on a web, or the web-feed can be put out of action, and the press used to print on sheets fed by hand. As described, the forme bed is reciprocated horizontally to and from the platen, which is normally stationary, but, when the machine is used as a hand-fed press, the platen is reciprocated from the bed in order to receive the sheets. As shown, the press is arranged for printing on a web intermittently fed from a roll 50, Fig. 3, by means of rollers 53, 54, the web passing over a stationary platen 46 carried by a shaft 48. The feed-rolls 53, 54 and the cutting- devices are mounted in a pivoted frame, which can be held in the dotted position shown in Fig. 1 when the device is to be hand-fed. The roll 53 is intermittently rotated to an adjustable extent by means of a ratchet-wheel and a sleeve 57, Fig. 6, fitted with a spring pawl, the sleeve being oscillated by a sprocket-wheel and a chain 60 pivoted to an arm 62 adjustably secured to a crank-pin on a gear 11, the other end of the chain being fed over a pulley and provided with weights 64, Fig. 6. The web is cut by a fixed blade 66, Fig. 3, coacting with a blade 67 pivoted at 68, Fig. 6, below the blade 66 and guided by vertical guides 69. The blade 67 is actuated by an adjustable projection 72 on a rock-shaft 70, which moves in a guide 73 on the blade. The shaft 70 is oscillated by means of a crank-arm 74 and a slide bar 75, Fig. 1, which is oscillated from a slide block 7 by a pin 80, which engages an L-shaped slot in a lower member 78 integral with the bar 75. The rod 75 is pressed downwards by a spring, and, when a pin 77 is to the left of an incline 76 in the bar, the pin 80 engages the vertical part of the L-slot and moves the bar 75. In other positions the pin 80 moves freely in the horizontal portion of the slot. The pin 80 gives a slight reciprocation to the bar 75 sufficient to rock the shaft 70.
Patent GB-190914075-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Glass in Window Sashes and the like.
Inventor: THENSER JOHN
IPC: E06B3/58
Filed: 1909-06-16
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 14,075. Thenser, J. June 18, 1908, [Convention date]. Glazing.-Glass is secured in sashes, without the use of putty, by means of metal frames, Fig. 1, each made in four setions 6, 5, 7, 5 with bevelled and overlapping ends, the sections 5 being secured by small screws 16 as well as by the overlapping ends of the sections 6, 7 ; the latter sections are secured by small screws 16 and larger screws 13, Fig. 2, inserted from the inside into lugs 8 sunk m recesses in the sashes. Strips of rubber 2 are placed on each side of the glass.