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Patent GB-190802355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving and Braking Mechanism for Cycles and the like.
Inventor: WALKER ROBERT
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 2355. Walker, R., Chamberlain, W., and Chamberlain, A. Feb. 3. [Patent of Addition to No. 13,013, A.D. 1907.] Brakes; driving-mechanism.-In the coaster hub with back-pedalling brake mechanism described in Specification No. 13,013, A.D. 1907, wherein a split cylinder 2 is expanded in driving and braking by means of a lever 10 engaging a notch 9 on the driving-sleeve, the axially-moving clutch sleeve is dispensed with and other detail modifications are made. An outer driving-sleeve 12 is connected to an inner sleeve 11 by the engagement of a pin 13 upon the inner member with a slot 14 in the outer member ; a spring 16, which during braking and free-wheeling is tensioned, also connects the inner and outer sleeves. Fig. 5 shows the pin 13 in the position wherein the brake is applied. The outer sleeve flattened at 15 to carry the lever 10 has secured thereto a spring 17 and catch 19, which on back-pedalling, is pressed by a flat 21 upon the sleeve 11 into engagement with one of a number of notches 20 upon a fixed cone 5. The sleeve 12, the lever, and the split cylinder are thus prevented from rotating, the cylinder being expanded by the lever into contact with the hub. To facilitate the engagement of the catch 19 with the notches, the sleeve carries a spring-controlled pawl arranged to engage another of the notches. Longitudinal or circumferential oil grooves 25 or 24 may be provided.
Patent GB-190804031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Mechanically Propelled Vehicles
Inventor: PATON FREDERICK JAMES ANDREW
Filed: 1908-02-22
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 4031. Paton, F. J. A. Feb. 22. Brakes.-The brakes of mechanically-propelled vehicles are applied by fluid pressure obtained by a pump driven from the axle of an unbraked or weakly braked wheel, and the valves for regulating the operation of the brakes are controlled manually or by a pendulum or weighted lever, so that the brakes are operated automatically when the vehicle descends an incline. A pump B, Figs. 4 and 5, is driven by an eccentric sheave C on the axle D, and liquid is pumped from a reservoir X through inlet and outlet valves 2, 3 into a chamber which is in communication with the brake cylinder through a pipe E. Normally, the fluid passes from the chamber through openings 5 in a cylinder H and registering openings 6 in a sleeve G, through openings 7 in the head of the sleeve, and pipes 8 back to the reservoir. The openings 5, 6 can be moved partly out of alinement, so as to restrict the passage of the fluid and cause the brakes to be applied, by rotating or raising the sleeve G. An arm N on the sleeve G is connected to a spring N' and to a pivoted lever M which is connected by a chain L, Fig. 10. to the arm of a pivoted plate K on which are two pulleys 12,13. The chain 14 for manually operating the wheel brakes passes round the pulleys, and if the driver either fully applies or entirely releases the wheel brakes, the sleeve G is turned from its central position by the arm N. The arm N may be connected to the electric-power control lever in such a manner that the sleeve G is rotated when the electric power is cut out. A relief valve I prevents an excessive pressure in the brake cylinder and is provided with a lever I' for releasing the brakes. The sleeve G is raised or depressed by an arm J<3> carried by a weight J freely suspended on a shaft O. On the wheel axle D is a clutch member Q having two balls Q', Q<3> in the ends of an inclined slot Q' and formed with a projection P. An adjustable arm S<1> is mounted loosely on the clutch member and has a finger R projecting into the slot Q<1>. In operation, assuming the vehicle to be travelling in the direction of the arrow, the arm S' is set in the position shown so that the finger R acts on the ball Q<2> and the clutch ring Q is freed from the axle. When going down an incline, the weight J moves to the right and lifts the sleeve G, while on going up an incline, the stop J' is supported by the projection P and prevents the movement of the sleeve. Should the vehicle run back when on an incline, the clutch Q turns with the axle and carries the projection P against the stop J<2>, thus applying the brake. The clutch member is released from the axle as soon as the locking-ball Q<3> comes in contact with the finger R. For travelling in the opposite direction, the arm S' is adjusted to the opposite side. In the case of vehicles running on rails, the ram, operated by the fluid pressure, is connected to a track-brake shoe ; while for vehicles travelling on roads, the ram is connected to band or other brakes.
Patent GB-190810994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Carriers for Attaching to Hand Trucks or the like more particularly for Carrying Lawn Mowers.
Inventor: COVILL WALTER
IPC: B62B1/24
Filed: 1908-05-21
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 10,994. Covill, W. May 21. Luggage-holders.-A carrier for attachment to hand-trucks &c., to enable lawn-mowers and like loads to be carried, consists of a looped frame C, slung over the axle D, for supporting the front end of the mower, and two S-shaped hooks K<1>, K<2> for securing the handles of the mower. The device may be duplicated to enable two mowers to be carried.
Patent GB-190822804-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for and Method of Practically Teaching Arithmetical Principles.
Inventor: FITTON WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-10-27
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 22,804. Fitton, W. Oct. 27. Calculating-apparatus for use in teaching the principles of arithmetic consists of a cupboard D divided up into a number of compartments, such as c, f, i, l, in which cubes &c. A with faces marked 100, 10... 1/1000 are manipulated to carry out the processes of addition &c. The door E is provided with a blackboard surface inside and out, the inside surface being ruled to correspond with the compartments so that the process carried out with the cubes can be repeated in figures on the blackboard. A cardbord disk p fixed by a drawing-pin serves as a decimal point.
Patent GB-190824530-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Tightening the Damaged Tubes of Boilers.
Inventor: WAGNER ROBERT
Filed: 1908-11-14
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 24,530. Wagner, R., and Dittmann, F. Nov. 14. Tube expanders. -A device for expanding the ends of a tube in tubeplates comprises 'a two - part spindle a, one end of which is screwed and has mounted thereon a longitudinally adjustable cone c which expands one end of the tube, and the other end is made up of three spring arms d, e, f, each carrying a third of a cone on reduced portions which form steps. The rod after being thrust through the tube is drawn back, whereupon the cone h is formed for expanding the other end m of the tube; a removable portion l may be provided to enable the rod to be easily, thrust through the tube.
Patent GB-190825339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mattresses or Bedsteads.
Inventor: WHITFIELD GILBERT
Filed: 1908-11-25
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 25,339. Whitfield, G. Nov. 25. Mattresses &c.-A mattress or bedstead bottom consists of a number of independent transverse metal strips A collectively joined to the side bars a<9> by bars a<2>. The strips A are bent inwards at a<5>, and are strengthened by curved springs a<1> having a corresponding bent portion a<6> adapted to take under the bars a<2>.
Patent GB-190825451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosive Surprise Articles of Sugar and Chocolate.
Inventor: BRAQUIER LEON
IPC: A63H37/00
Filed: 1908-11-25
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 25,451. Braquier, L. Nov. 25. Toy confectionery; detonating toys.-An explosive confection comprises a shell A of sugar &c., enclosing sweetmeats &c., and a perforated box C containing a petard E, which can be ignited by means of a fuse d. The smoke &c. arising from the explosion are prevented from mixing with the confections by a disk D and an absorbent material in the box C. The bottom of the shell is strengthened by wires, &c. c.
Patent GB-190825549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Incandescent Mantles.
Inventor: STILL WILLIAM MUDD
Filed: 1908-11-26
Granted: 1910-02-28
Abstract: 25,549. Still, W. M., and Adamson, A. G. Nov. 26. Incandescent gas mantles.-The mantle fabric is steamed before impregnation, preferably on a removable frame c in a chamber a, and the rare earth salts are converted into oxides by treating the impregnated fabric with ammonia, pyridine vapour, or other suitable gas or vapour, either in vacuo or in conjunction with steam. In one method, the steam pressure in the chamber a is allowed to increase, after the steaming operation, by closing the outlet pipe g ; the steam valves e, e', f<1> are then closed, the chamber is allowed to cool, and the impregnating-solution is admitted by opening the valve h<1>. The impregnating-solution is afterwards forced back into the tank i by admitting steam to the top of the chamber. The fabric is dried preferably by reducing the pressure in the chamber a by connecting it with a chamber p in which steam has been condensed. The denitrifying vapour or gas, such as ammonia, and steam are admitted to the chamber a preferably after expelling the air by means of the chamber p or by the admission and expulsion of steam. The fabric may be afterwards washed by alternately admitting water through a pipe l and removing it through a pipe m.
Patent GB-190902127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrical Insulating Material.
IPC: H01B3/10
Filed: 1909-01-28
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 2127. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Jan. 28. Plastic compositions; fibrous compositions.- An electric insulating-material of the type described in Specification 19,035/05, is composed of silica and a hydrate of an alkaline-earth metal, such as calcium, the latter being in excess. Fibrous material, for example asbestos, is sometimes added. The mixture is pressed into shape and treated with dry steam under pressure in order to produce hydrous silicate, so that a proportion of soft calcium hydrate, but no flint or other gritty material, will be left in the product. The material may be impregnated with resin or linseed oil, or with stearic, palmitic, or oleic acid, which unites with the calcium hydrate so that it cannot be melted out even when heated to the temperature of impregnation.
Patent GB-190902503-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of and Apparatus for Heating Railway Coaches and other Vehicles.
Inventor: WOOD WILLIAM OUTTERSON
IPC: B61D27/00
Filed: 1909-02-02
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 2503. Wood, W. O. Feb. 2. Drawings to Specification. Heating vehicles. - Relates to the method of heating railway and other vehicles by compressed air in which the heating is effected by the heat of compression of the air, and consists in utilizing the same compressed air for actuating the brakes of the vehicle. The air, before passing to the brake main, may be additionally heated by passing it through a coil in the smoke-box of the locomotive. The compressor may be mounted on the locomotive and driven by an engine, or it may be driven by a strap from the axle of the carriage. Branch pipes from the brake main lead to heating-coils in each carriage, and are provided with control valves operated from the inside of each carriage. The air from the heating-coils passes to a return-pipe which may be the return main from the brake cylinders. In a modification, each carriage is provided with its own compressor, which supplies a reservoir from which the air passes to the heating- coils and the brakes.
Patent GB-190904822-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Security Bolt for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: MURISON SAMUEL
IPC: B60C15/02
Filed: 1909-02-27
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 4822. Murison, S. Feb. 27. Tyre attachments to rims.- Security-bolts, of the type which bear on one edge of the tyre cover only, comprise screwed shanks c having their. inner ends f bent over in the form of shoes g, which have roughened faces to bear on the edge b of the tyre. The shoes g may be covered with material to prevent injury to the air-tube. The bolts may be long enough to pass through the rim and the felloes of the wheel, or they may pass through the rim only.
Patent GB-190907782-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Emergency Device for Stopping Holes in Damaged Pipes.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES
IPC: F16L55/172
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 7782. Johnson, J. April 1. Repairing leaks.-A device for stopping pipe leaks consists of stopping-material clamped around the pipe by two plates hinged together and gripped by a tumbler bolt. The packing- material 9, preferably soft rubber, is clamped around the pipe 1 by metal plates 2, hinged at 3, and gripped by a tumbler bolt 6. The plates are preferably galvanized, and strengthened by ribs or beaded edges 4.
Patent GB-190911048-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Machines for Cutting Threads on Shanks of Wrench Jaws.
Inventor: MOORE ARTHUR LORENZO
IPC: B23G1/32
Filed: 1909-05-10
Granted: 1910-05-10
Abstract: 11,048. Moore, A. L. May 10. Lathes; milling; milling-cutters.-In a machine for cutting square screw-threads on wrench shanks in a single rotation of the work by a gang milling- cutter, the speed of rotation of the work is increased during the non-cutting operation, to bring the opposite side of the work into position by the use of two loose gear-wheels with a clutch sleeve moved by a pivoted lever positively operated in both directions by a cam on the chuck spindle. The work w is mounted between the tail-stock centre 17 and a chuck 16 in the headstock mounted on a shaft 15, which is rotated from the driving pulley 22 clutched to the shaft 21, by a worm wheel 31 on a shaft 32 connected to the shaft 15 by gears 38, 39. The wheel 31 may be clutched directly to the shaft 32 or may be connected by speed gearing 33, 35 with a pinion 36 clutched to tne shaft 32. The clutch 37 is operated by a lever 73 and cam 70 on the shaft 15, and, to prevent it from remaining in its mid-position, a spring bolt 90 is mounted on the clutch 37 so as to engage the teeth 31<1> before the other portion of the clutch is freed from the teeth 36<1>. In order to prevent breakage of the mechanism in case the clutch teeth strike on the top of the teeth 36', the pinion 36 is adapted to yield against the action of a spring 92. When a complete rotation of the work has been effected, a cam-plate 80 on the wheel 39 actuates a leaf 81 attached to a shipper lever 24, which is pivoted at 25. The leaf may be swung backward out of the way of the cam by a handle 82, and the lever may have a handle 26 for hand manipulation. The slide rest 13 carries a bracket 40 in which the cutter is mounted, and which is adjustable by slots and bolts 41<1> to vary the depth of cut. The cutter C, which is rotated by worm gear from a pulley 49, is carried by a plate 44 pivoted at 50 so as to adjust the inclination of the cutter spindle according to the angular pitch of the thread, and is fixed by a slot and bolt 51. The cutter may be in the form of a single cone or a double cone according as the upper part or intermediate part of the cutter is in the same horizontal plane as the axis of the work. The tool is traversed slowly, and quickly returned one pitch-distance during cutting by a cam 62 on the work spindle. In order to avoid the necessity of using separate cams for different pitches of threads, the cam may operate through a lever with an adjustable stud.
Patent GB-190925213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Umbrella Runners and Top Notches.
Inventor: BENZ FREDERICK
IPC: A45B25/06
Filed: 1909-11-02
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 25,213. Benz, F. Nov. 2. Runners; topnotches; joints.- In an umbrella runner B or topnotch, comprising a sleeve 2<a> slotted at 7 to form a single internal recess receiving the ball ends of the stretchers or ribs and closed by a disk 5 on another sleeve 3, extensions 13<a> are formed on the fingers to embrace the disk 5, to which they are connected by pins 13 entering its edge. The ribs or stretchers are bent at the parts where they enter the slots 7.
Patent GB-190925627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Transportation of Machines from Place to Place.
IPC: B65G7/10
Filed: 1909-11-06
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 25,627. Siemens - Schuckertwerke. Nov. 7, 1908, [Convention date].. Tram carriages for workshops.- In the transportation of machines such as dynamo-electric machines, pulleyblocks, &c., by means of a carrier rolling on a railway track in such a manner that the machine does not rotate, the flange f of each wheel travels outside a ring k on rollers l carried by two plates m, to which a handle may be pivoted. The ring k is secured to the machine by the inner ends of screwed bolts n carried by blocks h which slide circumferentially in a ring i fixed to the ring k. Specifications 11,779/85 and 3967/93 [both in Class 108, Road vehicles], are referred to.
Patent GB-190930425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Furnaces for Smelting Ores.
Filed: 1909-12-29
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 30,425. M'arks, E. C. R., [Colorado Iron Works Co.]. Dec. 29. Dry processes of extracting metals.-In smelting sulphide or oxide ores the heated products of combustion from auxiliary combustion chambers C, wherein fuel is completely burned, are passed over or through the ore in the chambers C and through the shaft A of the smelting- furnace. The combustion chamber is provided with one or more tapping-holes F, through which the smelted material may readily flow. Separate tap-holes may be arranged at different levels when it is desired to tap the products of the smelting operation separately. The heated products of combustion melt the ore in the chamber C, and pass up the shaft A, air being supplied if necessary through tuyeres B from the bustle pipe K. The intense heat of combustion attacks the ore in the opening D, and as this ore is melted and flows away to the tap-hole F, unsmelted ore is exposed to a like process. For smelting oxidized ores and certain sulphide ores, the tuyeres B and bustle pipe K may be omitted.
Patent GB-191001763-A (GB)
Title: Eye-piece Reversal System.
IPC: G02B5/04
Filed: 1910-01-24
Granted: 1911-01-19
Abstract: 1763. Hahn, A. & R. Feb. 3, 1909, [Convention date]. Prisms. - A prism erecting-system is combined with lens elements as snown. An axial ray, after passing through the lens c, is totally reflected by the plane d and roof e, finally emerging at right-angles to the surface d to enter a second lens prism b, by which the ray is reflected into a direction parallel to the incident ray.
Patent GB-191008121-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bicycle Stands or Supports.
Inventor: ADAMS JOHN
IPC: B62H1/02
Filed: 1910-04-04
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 8121. Adams, J. April 4. Supports.-A support for a bicycle consists of a bracket c fitted with a sliding rod g, to which are pivoted two legs, the lower ends whereof pass through guides j, which spread the legs as they are lowered. The guides are mounted on a rod k, which slides on guides on the bracket l and is pressed upwards by a spring m. The rod g, which may be in two parts hinged at u, carries a collar o, which engages a catch q to lock the support in its operative position. The catch q is provided with two notches, the upper one to hold the support when the legs just reach the ground, and the lower to raise the back wheel. When the catch q is released, a spring s returns the support to its inopertive position.
Patent GB-191008134-A (GB)
Title: Device for Testing Steam.
Inventor: BUEHRING OTTO
IPC: F22B37/26
Filed: 1910-04-04
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 8134. Buhring, O., and Wagner, O. April 4. Turbidometers. - Relates to apparatus in which the quantity of oil in steam coming from steam-separators &c. is estimated from that in the condensate obtained by trapping part of the steam and condensing it. In addition to the pipe a connecting the condensing-vessel d with the steam main c, a second pipe b is fitted so as to provide a continuous flow of steam through the vessel d. The ends of the pipes a, b may be arranged as shown in Fig. 1, or as shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement for preventing any water formed in the pipe a from collecting in the vessel d. The pipes a, b branch from the side of the main c, and that end of the pipe b within the vessel d is turned upwards and made cup-shaped to catch any water from the pipe a. The water so caught returns to the main c.
Patent GB-191020038-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Implement for Inserting Cuff Links in Cuffs.
Inventor: LEWERS WILLIAM HOGAN
IPC: A44B5/00
Filed: 1910-08-27
Granted: 1911-05-04
Abstract: 20,038. Lewers, W. H. Aug. 27. Stud inserters.-In instruments for inserting cuff-links, of the type comprising a pair of spring arms adapted to receive and hold one head of the link between them, and particularly of the type described in Specification 5267/09, a longitudinal slot 6 is formed in one or both of the arms 2, 3 to receive the chain 9 of the link, thereby facilitating the insertion of the head 7 between the arms.
Patent GB-191020065-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Indicating Shallows.
Inventor: TRIAY JOHN BAPTIST
IPC: B63B43/00
Filed: 1910-08-29
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 20,065. Triay, J. B. Aug. 29. Sounding-apparatus.-A rod 11, pivoted at 12 to arms 9 pivotally mounted on the bows of a boat, tilts round on encountering an obstacle and gives an alarm by means of a pull-wire 21. The arm 11 is kept in its normal position by a spring 16, and the arms 9 carrying the pole 11 can turn into the boat when it is not required for use.
Patent GB-191022769-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cooking-vessels.
Inventor: KELLER JAKOB
IPC: A47J45/10
Filed: 1910-10-01
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 22,769. Keller, J. Oct. 1. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Spoons.-A spoon 6 is used as a detachable handle for saucepans. It is also adapted for use as a pan-scraper by bending and pointing the handle and rounding the opposite end, as shown.
Patent GB-191102268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Means for Anchoring Tramway and the like Rails.
IPC: E01B21/02
Filed: 1911-01-30
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 2268. Green & Sons, T., and Rhodes, E. Jan. 30. Anchoring tram rails ; s l e e p e r s, securing rails to.- Anchor girders b have the top flange cut and portions g turned up to secure transverse wedges h. The wedges may be solid or formed of plates bent over at the sides. The anchor may be cast in its finished form.
Patent GB-191105010-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Nut Lock.
Inventor: BARRY EDWYN LAKE
IPC: F16B39/36
Filed: 1911-02-28
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 5010. Barry, E. L. Feb. 28. Locking nuts.-A split locking-washer, of the kind described in Specification 15,572/10, has a conical, convex, or concave portion M, Fig. II, and a cylindrical portion, so that, when compressed and inserted into a similarly - shaped recess in a nut B, it is retained in the recess by the friction of the cylindrical surfaces. The washer is either threaded or plain, and the nut B may be replaced by an unthreaded washer. A clearance space E is left between the washer and the bottom of the recess. Fig. VI shows a modification in which a double washer C is used with two nuts.