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Patent GB-190716857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: SILVERWOOD THOMAS ALFRED
Filed: 1907-07-23
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 16,857. Silverwood, T. A. July 23. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; tyres, non- elastic.-Tyres of the kind described in Specification No. 24,217A, A.D. 1906, in which a steel ribbon is wound spirally on the felloe, the channels thus formed being filled up with soft material, are made of ribbon corrugated to any form and in any direction. By this arrangement the soft material is locked in position and the ribbon may be made in sections, the adjacent sections being connected without the use of rivets. The corrugated metal ribbon a is shown in Fig. 2, the method of connecting two adjacent sections being indicated at b. Instead of winding the strip spirally, it may be formed into a number of rings parallel to the plane of the wheel.
Patent GB-190721344-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Movable Joint for Phonographs, Graphophones and the like
Inventor: ASPRAY CHARLES OWEN
Filed: 1907-09-26
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 21,344. Aspray, C. O. Sept. 26. Phonographs.-A movable joint between the trumpet and the soundbox of a phonograph consists of a part b, to which the sound-box is attached, having a spherical portion f, fitting within another part a and secured in place by a screw d attached to a shoulder c and entering a recess e. The shoulder c may take the form of a short sleeve. This construction allows the sound-box to move up and down and to turn, but not to roll sideways.
Patent GB-190721361-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Wheels
Inventor: HEUSCH LOUIS
Filed: 1907-09-26
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 21,361. Heusch, L. Oct. 17, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Spring wheels.- Wheels of the kind in which tread members, resting upon a pneumatic cushion enclosed by side plates, are guided by bolts connecting the plates, some passing between the members, others through slots in them, are characterized by the construction of each tread member of a metal holder f enclosing a wooden or fibrous block g.
Patent GB-190721374-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Converting any Vehicle into a Sledge.
Inventor: LEHNER HEINRICH
Filed: 1907-09-26
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 21,374. Lehner, H. Sept. 26. Brakes.-A brake mounted on a skate secured to the wheel of a vehicle, for converting it into a sledge, consists of a double-armed lever f provided with a prong for sticking into the ground and is operated from the driver's seat.
Patent GB-190722243-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Binding of Loose Part or Section Catalogues, Directories, Price Lists, Account Books, and such like.
Inventor: CRANE WILLIAM FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-10-09
Granted: 1908-10-09
Abstract: 22,243. Crane, W. F. Oct. 9. Filing papers &c.-Section catalogues, directories, price lists, account-books, and the like c are hinged to separate back strips c<2> which are attached to the cover by being strung on chains, or are provided with snap fastenings, each of which has a bulbousheaded stud d and a resilient socket d<2> by means of which the members can be fastened to each other and to the cover. Each section is composed of a number of sheets secured to each other in book form, and the back strip is of approximately the same thickness as the section to which it is connected. According to the Provisional Specification, the back strip may be formed by continuation of the leaves of the section, a line of stitching forming the hinge, and cords or pegs may replace the chains.
Patent GB-190723208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnace Fire Grates.
Filed: 1907-10-21
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 23,208. Jones, A., and Trimsaran Co. Oct. 21. Grates. - Con - tinuous and other kilns, gas - producers, &c., in which fine anthracite or like fuel is burnt, are provided with grates of trough or inverted-trough section, with converging or converging and diverging air inlets in their sides. The bottom of the grate may be provided with adjustable apertures through which ashes &c. may be withdrawn. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the grate, which may be used in a continuous brick kiln, consists of a trough formed with a series of steps e having bevelled edges f. Between the steps are formed holes g which are tapered so as to have narrow openings in the interior of the grate, and may be formed with their lower faces horizontal. The grate may be formed of an inverted trough as shown in Fig. 9, and a series of troughs or inverted troughs, or both, may be arranged alongside one another to form a grate for a boiler furnace. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the inner edges of the steps are rounded, and all surfaces in contact with the fire are formed with obtuse angles. The inner ends l of the holes may be expanded, and the bottom of the grate, which may be provided with a channel m, is formed with holes h controlled by a perforated slide i so that ashes &c. may be withdrawn from the bottom of the grate.
Patent GB-190727811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Conveying Apparatus.
Filed: 1907-12-17
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 27,811. B³hler Bros. Dec. 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Drawings to Specification. Conveyers.-The horizontal, inclined, or curved tubes of pneumatic conveying-apparatus have a cross-section of comparatively large width and small height, so that less air is required for the conveying operation. The height is not made greater than is absolutely necessary to allow the largest constituents of the material to pass through conveniently.
Patent GB-190800103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Heel Supporting Devices for use in Boots or Shoes.
Inventor: JOSEPH SENIOR
Filed: 1908-01-02
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 103. Senior, J. Jan. 2. Stiffeners.-To prevent treading-over in boots and shoes, the following device is screwed to the crown seating of the heel inside the shoe :-A comblike spring plate 5 is secured by rivets or screws to a dished metal plate 6, having a forward extension 1 to the region of the toe joints. The springs are bent inwards at 8 and outwards at 9, to grip the heel of the wearer and to engage the shoe lining respectively. The device may be stamped in one piece from sheet metal and pressed to shape.
Patent GB-190800346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Distribution.
Inventor: BOULT ALFERD JULIUS
Filed: 1908-01-06
Granted: 1909-01-06
Abstract: 346. Boult, A. J., [Woodbridge, J. L.]. Jan. 6. Distributing; regulating.-In order to effect automatically a transfer of energy between an alternating-current and a direct-current circuit, or to control the division of load between two sources of alternating current connected in parallel to a common consumption circuit, the phase relation of the alternating electromotive force developed in one source is shifted with respect to that of the other by means responsive to changes of electrical condition on the alternating-current circuit. In one arrangement, Figs. 1 and 2, a three-phase source A supplies a consumption circuit 1, 2, 3, between which and a direct-current source 4, 5, provided with a battery F and a booster G, is interposed a rotary converter B. An auxiliary machine having a field magnet E and an armature Z is mounted on the shaft of the converter, with its armature windings connected between the slip rings 25,26,27 and the alternating-current terminals of the converter, whereby an electromotive force controllable in amount and phase relation may be added to that developed in the converter. The field magnet E is secured to the converter by bolts C which allow of its adjustment round the armature axis. The field winding C' of the auxiliary machine is excited by a small dynamo K, the field winding L of which is connected to a regulator T comprising two resistances 28, 29 connected in parallel to the mains 4, 5 and engaging with two contact-arms 30, 31, which are connected to the ends of the field winding Land are moved by means of a solenoid S in the alternating-current circuit acting against an adjustable spring N. In the middle position of the arms 30, 31, no current flows through the winding L ; current, however, flows through it in one direction or the other according as the arms are moved to the left or right of their central position. The rotary converter has, in addition to the shunt winding 10, a winding 20 connected across the brushes of the exciter K. At a predetermined load, the source A supplies the entire demand on the circuit 1, 2, 3, and the field excitations of the machines B, E are such that they do not transmit energy in either direction. The arms 30, 31 are then adjusted into the central position so that the voltage of the machine K is zero. If the load increases, the solenoid S causes a current to flow through the field winding L of the exciter, and the electromotive force developed in the armature of the auxiliary machine is added to the electromotive force of the converter, giving a resultant which is shifted in phase position ahead of the electromotive force of the source A. Energy is then transferred from the direct-current circuit 4, 5 to the .circuit 1, 2, 3. Any kind of regulator may be substituted for the regulator T.
Patent GB-190803423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Name Plates and the like.
Inventor: TIMINGS SAMUEL
Filed: 1908-02-15
Granted: 1909-02-15
Abstract: 3423. Timings, S. Feb. 15. Name and number plates. -In name-plates &c. of the kind in which each letter or figure composing a name or number is formed on a separate metal plate and these plates are threaded or slid over a parallel-sided wood. metal, or other strip, an end plate is threaded on to each end of the strip and is made with a blank end to cover the end of the parallel-sided strip. Fig. 3 shows in section a letter plate threaded on a board, having a letter stamped thereon, and being secured by means of its hooked top and bottom 9, 10. Fig. 5 shows an end plate of like form with holes 19 to receive screws whereby the whole indication is kept in place on the board.
Patent GB-190807984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Submarine Boats.
Inventor: EQUEVILLEY-MONTJUSTIN RAYMOND
Filed: 1908-04-10
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 7984. Montjustin, R. d'Equevilley-. May 31, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Submarine vessels.-Chambers t, t<1> are provided in submarine vessels having a volume at least as great as the volume of the chamber a, intended for the crew. The chambers tare waterballast tanks and the chambers t<1> are reservoirs for liquid fuel. A conning - tower k situated above the chamber a is only accessible from the bottom through the prolongation s, and receives the crew in the event of entrance of water to the chamber a. Air valves m, m<1>, n, n<1> are fitted to the chambers t, t<1> so that they may be emptied by means of compressed air, the water and fuel being discharged through the valves v, v<1>. All the valves are operable from the station z within the conning-tower. When the tanks are full, the vessel is awash and in diving trim. In the event of accident when submerged, the whole of the liquid in the tanks t, t<1> is forced out, and the vessel then floats on a water line below the level of the deck, thus enabling the crew to escape.
Patent GB-190809507-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stereoscope.
Inventor: LENCK KARL
Filed: 1908-05-01
Granted: 1909-05-03
Abstract: 9507. Lenck, K. May 1. Stereoscopes.-In order that pictures of any size may be observed with the s a m e stereoscope, the distance between the eyes and the picture is fixed, while the pinions are adjusted between the eyes and the picture, as well as with regards to their distance apart. Shoes 3 carrying the prisms are guided on inclined bars 1 of the frame. Arms 8 linked to the shoes are connected by a pivot pin 12 guided in the slotted central bar of the frame, a spring washer 11 being interposed to insure easy working. Screens 5, hinged together at 6 and to the prism frames at 7, shut off extraneous rays and fold together as the prisms approach when adjusted on the bar. The picture holder 14 is adjustably mounted on the back extension of the central bar to accommodate eyes that are not of normal vision. Spring arms 19 are provided to hold small pictures central with their centre points in the same horizontal plane as the prism centres. In a modification in which no mechanical device is employed to keep the distance constant between the eyes and the picture, a lorgnette stereoscope is provided with prisms 21, Fig. 5, which may be laterally adjusted until they touch by means of a screw 22 provided with a milled bead 28.
Patent GB-190810890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Suspension Arrangements of Motor-propelled Vehicles.
Inventor: HUMPHRIS FRANK
Filed: 1908-05-19
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 10,890. Humphris, F. May 19. Motor road vehicles.-In motor-driven vehicles having a suspension of the type in which a counter-spring acting in the opposite sense to the bearing-springs is placed between the body frame and the axle in order to minimize shocks, a centrally-disposed counter-spring is attached to the axle or its casing by a free pivotal but positive connexion, and means are provided for relieving lateral stress on the bearing-springs. A transverse plate spring h is pivoted at j to the axle or axle casing, and has its outer ends connected to brackets p on the body frame b by bell-crank levers m, n pivoted at o. Points q, r, equidistant from the pivots o, are connected by rods s, so that the pivot j will always move in a central plane perpendicular to the body frame, thus avoiding sidethrust on the bearing springs c. The pivot j allows the axle to tilt. In a modification, the centre of the axle may be suspended from the frame by one or more tension springs combined with a link gear or other parallel motion device to ensure perpendicular movement of the centre of the axle. In another modification, a longitudinal pin on the axle casing may turn in a slide block working in vertical guides fixed to the body frame, the block resting on a spring supported on a bridge-piece spanning the bottom of the guides.
Patent GB-190812551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rollers for Stretching Machines for Textile Fabrics.
Inventor: HARRAP WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1908-06-11
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 12,551. Harrap, W. H. June 11. Stretching.-The interlocking units of straight or curved bar stretching-rollers have projections 4, Figs. 2 and 3, formed integral with a reduced part 5 of the rim 1, which engage the webs 2 of the adjacent unit. The rims 1 have a smooth, corrugated, or grooved surface, or are covered with india-rubber. According to the Provisional Specification, perforated disks may take the place of the webs.
Patent GB-190820726-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Golf Clubs, Polo Sticks, Croquet Mallets and the like.
Inventor: RANSOM CHARLES
Filed: 1908-10-01
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 20,726. Ransom, C. Oct. 1. Golf; polo; croquet.-The shafts of golf clubs, polo clubs, croquet mallets, and the like are provided with a built-up core composed of a metal tube a, Fig. 6, containing interior packing, or a rod a, Fig. 7, of star-shaped, threearmed or other grooved section with external packing c. The cores may be inserted in that portion of the shaft adjacent to the head and may either extend up the stem or be confined to the portion of the stem near the head.
Patent GB-190821602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Light Stand.
Inventor: PIERCE JEFFERSON FRANKLIN
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 21,602. Pierce, J. F. Oct. 12. Supporting lamps.-A lamp stand has a spring 9 concealed within a domed base 1 to clamp the standto a table, chair, bedstead, book, or other support, the lowest whorl of the spring being passed under the edge of the support. A universal joint is provided in the upper part of the stand to render the lamp adjustable. In the form shown, the base is of spun metal with a beaded edge 2 and an inner flange 4. A rod 4<x>, provided with a collar 8, projects through the upper part of the base and is screwed into a tube 10, which clamps the upper end of the spring; or the tube 10 may be replaced by a weight concealed in the base. The upper end of the rod 4<x> and the lower end of a rod 5, carrying a lamp holder, are formed as yokes 12, 13, and are connected' with clips 14, 15 to a block 16, in which are two passages at right-angles. Screws 21, 22 pass through the yokes and clips, and also through springs 19, 20 in these passages. By tightening the screws 20, 21, the springs are compressed, and the friction between the parts of the joint is thus made sufficient to hold the lamp in any desired position.
Patent GB-190826298-A (GB)
Title: Method and Frame for Drying Gelatine Coated Photographic Proofs or other Papers with the object of Obtaining a Glazed Effect by Sticking them on Polished Surfaces.
Inventor: ZIEGLE NICOLAUS
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 26,298. Ziegle, N. Dec. 3. 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Finishing; drying.-In glazing prints, the drying of the edges is retarded by a frame, to prevent curling &c. The frame c of wood, or of zinc covered with felt &c. is placed on the print b stuck on glass, ebony, &c. a. Holes c<1> are pierced in the edges of the frames to allow a current of hot air to be passed through.
Patent GB-190826333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Nails, Holdfasts or the like.
Inventor: LUDWIG RICHARD
Filed: 1908-12-05
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 26,333. Ludwig, R. Dec. 5. Nails and spikes.- Barbs b are formed on the shanks a of nails, holdfasts, &c. to prevent their withdrawal, and projections c are arranged above and between the barbs to force back the material displaced by them.
Patent GB-190827093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sewing Machines for Felling.
Inventor: ARBETTER WOLF
Filed: 1908-12-14
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 27,093. Arbetter, W. Dec. 14. Blind - stitching machines. - Relates to a blind-stitching machine of the type in which a curved needle is mounted so as to oscillate in a vertical plane in a bracket on a vertical shaft and is swung bodily to present the needle to the work alternately in line with the feed and at an angle to it, and consists in modifications of the needle-driving and bender mechanisms whereby the machine can be arranged to sew a blind-stitch seam consisting of stitches in line with the feed only, at an angle to the feed only, or alternately in line with and at an angle to the feed. The vertical shaft 18 of the needle bracket 17 is mounted in a sleeve 19 fixed in the machine head. For sewing the first two forms of seam, the shaft 18 is disconnected from the oscillating lever 32 by withdrawing the screw 33, and is clamped in the desired position by a screw 20. For sewing the lastmentioned form of seam, the clamping-screw 20 is withdrawn and the shaft is secured to the lever 32 by the screw 53, The lever 32 is adjustably operated from a cam through a lever 29, which is connected to the lever 32 by a pin 34 slidingly mounted in a slot in the lever 29. The position of the pin is adjusted by means of a screw 37. The bender is reciprocated by a lever 85 on a shaft 84 which carries two other levers, one being held up to a cam by a spring attached to the other. The cam shaft is driven from the main undershaft by spur - gearing. To meet the requirements that when the single stitch seams are being sewn, the needle bracket-shaft being fixed, the bender shall reciprocate at each switch and when the seam having stitches alternately straight and oblique is being sewn the bender shall reciprocate at each alternate stitch, alternative spur-gearings are provided. One gearing is of the ratio 1 : 1 and the other 1 : 2. The pinions on the cam-shaft are not keyed to the shaft but one or other of them is connected to it by a double dog clutch. The lever 85 acts directly upon a sleeve 71 surrounding the bender stock 70 which is screwed at its lower end into a milled nut 73 situated between the prongs of the forked end 72 of the sleeve. The height of the operative position of the bender can be adjusted by means of this nut. A small spring bears upon the milled surface and acts as a detent, and the nut can be clamped in position by means of a screw 75 across the gap of the fork. The work-support is pressed upwards by a spring 11 ; it can be depressed by a knee-operated lever 102 which bears on the projection 104. The feed is of the usual compound slide type. The horizontal slide 46 being operated by the lever 48, and the vertical slide 50 by a cam on a shaft 52 in the work-support.
Patent GB-190906984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pumping Systems for Hydraulically-actuated Apparatus.
IPC: F04D13/16
Filed: 1909-03-23
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 6984. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. March 23. Regulating delivery by by-passes.-Comprises a pumping-system for hydraulically-actuated apparatus such as elevators, cranes, hoists, &c. in which a pump is arranged in connexion with valves to force water from a tank to the working cylinder and return same from the cylinder to the tank. A cylinder 4 and an accumulator tank hermetically sealed and containing compressed air, are joined by a valve-chest 10 to the suction and discharge of a pump 9 of the unidirectional centrifugal type. A pipe 2 leads from the accumulator and branches to each end of the valve-chest, a double valve 18, 19 opening the suction or discharge of the pump to the pipe 2 and the discharge or suction to the port 12 of the cylinder. The valve may be used also to stop circulation of the liquid by placing it as shown. The return of the liquid to the tank on lowering of the ram conserves the potential energy of the descending loads. One accumulator may be coupled to several elevators.
Patent GB-190912360-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Soldering Iron.
Inventor: NEUMEYER FRITZ
IPC: B23K3/02
Filed: 1909-05-25
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 12,360. Neumeyer, F. May 25. Atmospheric vapour burners; burners, applicatiuns of.-In a soldering-iron heated by liquid fuel, the fuel container b is adjustably mounted in a ring c, which may be clamped in any position on the shank a by a screw clampe. The nozzle i is moved on the container to adjust the size of the air admission holes k. The container is initially heated to vaporize the liquid.
Patent GB-190922400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leers.
Inventor: MILLER ROBERT HOWARD
IPC: C03B25/04
Filed: 1909-10-01
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 22,400. Miller, R. H. Oct. 1. Glass furnaces; doors.-In a glass-annealing leer of the kind comprising a series of compartments through which the ware is carried in pans 18 on conveyer chains 15, a compartment 50 is provided at the top of the leer in the path of the furnace gases to heat the pans prior to receiving the ware. The furnace 26 is preferably heated by liquid-fuel burners, and communicates with the three righthand compartments of the series through openings 27, the products of combustion being distributed as desired to the various chambers by dampers 28, 30. 32. The wares are fed in at the right-hand and withdrawn at the left-hand end of the leer, and during their passage are subjected first to a gradually increasing, and then to a gradually decreasing temperature. The right-band end of the furnace, and consequently the initial compartments are heated more strongly than the remainder. Weighted flaps 45<a>, 47 and sliding doors 33, 34 are provided to prevent the escape of gases; the doors being operated automatically to allow the passage of the pans at suitable intervals. The driving-mechanism consists of a continuouslydriven motor which can be put out of gear to stop the conveyer by a pedal-operated clutch.