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Patent GB-190613227-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Workmen's Time Recorders.
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-06-22
Granted: 1907-09-21
Abstract: 13,227. Taylor, W. June 22. Date and time printing stamps.- The type - wheels and card-positioning mechanism in workmen's time-recording apparatus are driven by a motor controlled by a clock, the latter being fitted in an air-tight locked case, and the platen and ink-ribbon feedmechanisms are improved. A fusee c,Fig. 1, driven by a separate motor actuates through gearing the spindle e<1> for advancing the cardatop e, Fig. 2, and the spindle b<1> for setting the typewheels b, by means of the crank b<2>, Fig. 4, and pawls b<4>. The spindle e' is let go every twelve hours by the spring escapement g, tripped by the pin g<1> of the fusee c, the type-setting spindle b<1> being tripped by a cam a<0> on the clock spindle and the spring controlled detent arm a, which is yieldingly engaged with the cam a by a spring a<1> so as to permit manual release in case of stoppage of the clock. The spindles b<1>, e<1> alone project through the clock casing. The type-setting pawls b<4> are pivoted to a frame rocking on the type-wheel spindle, and a deepnotch transfer is employed, a justifying-pawl b<5> being pivoted to the frame. The card is placed in grooved rods d<4> attached to a sliding guide d with flared mouth d<2>, Fig. 5, and laterally positioned in the usual manner. The stop e<5> for the card is adjustably attached to the rack e<2> with which the pin-wheel e<3> on the spindle e<1> is engaged by the longitudinal movement of the spindle e', on the engagement of the pin g<4> with the inclined face of the escapement g, which is pressed by the spring g<3>, the other end of which is attached to the casing. The pin-wheel e<3> is disengaged by an incline e<4> on the rack, to allow the latter to drop into position again on completing its travel. An indicator h, attached to the rack e', is visible through a glazed opening h<1>. The platen j<1> engages by pin and slot j<6>, j7 with a latch j<4>, attached to a blade spring j<5>, and having a crank j<4> engaged by a pin j<3> on a crank on the rocking spindle j<2> operated by the trigger j. The first part of the movement withdraws the platen j<1>, twisting the spring j<5> until the latch j<4> abuts against an adjustable stop j<8> round which it turns till the crank j<4> clears the pin j<3> allowing the platen to strike. The return of the crank:carrying the pin j' operates the ribbon-feed, the feed-pawl i<4> being pivoted to the crank and being thrown into engagement with either ribbon-feed ratchet i<5> when the other reel is full by means of the toggleoperated spring-controlled pivoted piece which is connected with the pawl i<4> by pin-and-slot gear i<10>. Spring-pressed cork washers i<7> act as brakes for the reels. The toggle mechanism consists of a cylinder bearing on a knife-edge l<1> and containing a spring plunger l<2> against which bears a pivoted pin m, the other end of which bears against a fixed stud m<1>. The ribbon is guided and centred by scooped-out portions d<8> on the card guides d<4> and in the guiding-pins i<1>.
Patent GB-190613509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Moving and Locking Railway or like Points.
Filed: 1906-06-12
Granted: 1906-12-06
Abstract: 13,509. Siemens Bros. & Co., and Ferreira, L. M. G. June 12. Points.-The locking- bolt a is connected d through a rock-shaft d to the locking-bar e, which is connected by rods f, g, h and cranks i, k to a link q by which the points are operated. The power for moving the points i s applied as a torque to a shaft l on which is secured a crank-arm p connected to the link q. The link q carries adjustable stops t, u and is connected to the points by the rod r. When the shaft l is rotated by a motor o or other means, the first movement is to rock the locking-bar e to withdraw the bolt a from the stretcher bar b, the stop u, shown separately in Fig. 4, bearing against the rod h to exert a pull on the rod r to press the point against the stock rail as the bolt leaves its socket. Further movement of the crank p exerts a thrust on the rod r to move thepoints, the stops t bearing on the rod h as shown in Fig. 6. A further movement of the crank p, Fig.7, completes the movement of the locking bolt and bar, the position of the points being reversed.
Patent GB-190617890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to or connected with Jointed Shafts of Motor Driven Road Vehicles
Inventor: HUMPHRIS FRANK
Filed: 1906-08-09
Granted: 1907-08-09
Abstract: 17,890. Humphris, F. Aug. 9. Universal joints.-A universal joint employed in the driving-shaft of a motor road vehicle comprises forks 6 upon the adjacent shaft ends loosely engaging circumferential grooves arranged mutually at right-angles in a part spherical connecting- member 3.
Patent GB-190619627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Self-regulating Dynamo-electric Machines.
Filed: 1906-09-03
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 19,627. Mather & Platt, [Rosenberg, E.]. Sept. 3. Regulating.-A selfregulating dynamo of the kind described in Specification No. 17,423, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Dynamo-electric generators &c.], is used as a booster for maintaining constant current. The application for charging cells is shown in Fig. 8, in which the battery n is charged by the main dynamo h<1> in series with the self-regulating booster m, the field coils p being connected across the battery terminals. By this means, the charging current is kept approximately constant. The battery may also supply a separate load, such as a tramway system ; or, the booster may be in series with the load, to maintain the current constant. In order to keep constant a current supplied for driving rolling-mills &c., or for electric transport, the self-regulating booster may be placed in series with the driving-motor and excited from the mains ; the current will reach only the value at which the booster gives a counter pressure equal to that of the mains, this current being determined by the excitation of the booster. The same result may be attained by constructing either the motor or the main dynamo as a self-regulating machine. The invention is applicable on circuits of varying resistance, such as circuits including arc lamps, electric furnaces, and welding installations.
Patent GB-190619931-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Controlled Valves
Inventor: HOCHGESAND JEAN NEPOMUCENE
Filed: 1906-09-07
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 19,931. Hochgesand, J. N. Sept. 7. Check valves.-In spring-controlled check valves that have a spherical obturating-surface, the spring is mounted, at one or both of its ends, on a screwthreaded annular ring or the like. Fig. 7 shows a valve c with a spring a mounted on rings b, b<1>. The tension of the spring may be varied by screwing it more or less on to one of the rings. Fig. 14 shows a modification, in which the spherical obturating-surface c<2> has a threaded cylindrical part c<1> to which one end of the spring a is connected. In the modification shown in Fig. 15, the valve is reversible. Fig. 17 shows valves of this kind mounted, respectively, on a projection in the fluid way and on the end of a piston plunger. In the last example, the spring works in extension so that, when the valve opens, the coils spread out and allow the liquid to pass freely. The valves are especially applicable in lubricating-apparatus.
Patent GB-190627061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stirring-arms for Roasting-furnaces.
Inventor: LEAN CLEMENT
Filed: 1906-11-28
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 27,061. Lean, C., [Maschinenbau Anstalt Humboldt]. Nov. 28. Charges, agitating.-The stirring-arms of roasting- furnaces are mounted on the shaft so that they can be readily detached by turning them in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the shaft. As shown in Fig. 4, the arms 1, 4, which fit into an opening in the shaft, are formed with overlapping ends, and are secured in position by a pin 5 and bayonet groove 6. Instead of being formed with overlapping ends, the arms may be shaped so that a projection on one engages a corresponding recess on the other. When a single arm is used, the inner end is formed to bear against the shaft; The bayonet groove 6 may be either upon the arm or the shaft. Specifications No, 27,393, A.D. 1898, and No. 6931, A.D. 1905, are referred to.
Patent GB-190628518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Preventing Side Slip or Skidding by the Wheels of Motor Omnibuses and other Vehicles
Inventor: TATTERSALL WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-12-14
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 28,518. Tattersall, W. Dec. 14. Slipping of wheels, preventing. -To prevent sideslip in motor-omnibuses and other vehicles, a sand box having a long narrow outlet is suspended near a wheel of the vehicle, preferably just inside and in front of each rear wheel, so that when side-slip occurs the wheel comes in contact with a projection on the sand valve, owing to the inertia of the box, thereby liberating sand in the path of the wheel. The box A is suspended at an angle to the wheel by rods E from a bar F secured to the vehicle, and is provided with a hinged valve B normally kept closed by a counterweight C. A plate D is fixed to the valve B by arms d, and is pressed downwards when the wheel L comes into contact with it during side-slip. A projection T may be provided on the flap to scrape the road clear of mud. The whole apparatus or the outlet part only may be suspended, and may be either weighted or held in equilibrium by levers, springs, or other suitable devices.
Patent GB-190701362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Insulators for Electric Conductors.
Inventor: CLARK WALTER GORDON
Filed: 1907-01-18
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 1362. Lake, H. H., [Clark, W. G.]. Jan. 18. Insulators, particularly those subjected to abnormal strain, are provided with one or more inclined stays 22. placed opposite to the line of action of the strain, in addition to, or instead of the usual insulator stalk 20. The insulator itself is strengthened and elongated in the direction of the strain, as indicated, and may be of any well-known type ; the one shown is of the petticoat type having a recess 17, for the reception of the conductor, placed opposite the inclined strut 22.
Patent GB-190701956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tyres for the Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1907-01-25
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 1956. Kempshall, E. Jan. 25. Tyres, pneumatic &c -Metallic sections are provided in the tyre body, or in the cover or tread, arranged in an inclined or non-radial manner so as to be flush with, and present angular surfaces at the tread. Figs. 2 and 3 show a solid tyre c with embedded metallic sections a having their inner ends pivoted at d to the rim e. The plates a may be perforated ; and they may be arranged radially, provided the pivotal connexion with the rim is not in the radial plane of the corresponding plate.
Patent GB-190710655-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Gas Stove.
Inventor: WEBER GOTTFRIED
Filed: 1907-05-07
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 10,655. Weber, G. May 7. Gas burners. - In an air-heating stove, air is heated in a casing y by radiation from bent tubes c, the shorter horizontal arms of which are heated by gas burners z consisting of a number of mixing- tubes. z supplied with gas from a perforated pipe h.
Patent GB-190712009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trees for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: PARST GUSTAV
Filed: 1907-05-23
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 12,009. Pabst, G. May 23. Boot trees.-The tree consists of a toe-parts a and a heel-part b, hinged together at their upper ends, and expanded or collapsed by means of a screwed rod i working through a nutf, which is mounted in a slot g in the heel-part and is connected by a link d to the toe-part.
Patent GB-190712874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Taps or Valves for Water or other Liquids.
Inventor: BARRACLOUGH ALBERT
Filed: 1907-06-04
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 12,874. Barraclough, A. June 4. Connecting valves and cocks to plates. -Relates to a method of fixing pillar taps for baths, lavatories, &c. The ferrule A is passed through the bath woodwork, and is secured by a screwed sleeve C which is provided with openings D for the passage of water. The tap body is then dropped over the sleeve C and secured_ by screwing down the bonnet of the tap.
Patent GB-190715009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating Current Electro-magnets.
Filed: 1907-06-29
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 15,009. Felten & Guilleaume - Lahmeyerwerke Akt.-Ges. April 2, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Electromagnets. - Alternating- current electro - magnets of the kind described in Specification No. 20,719, A.D. 1906, are provided with separate short-circuited elements g, instead of special coils. The short - circuited elements are metal sheets, or plates, or endless metal strips of any suitable cross-section, and may be of copper, aluminium, or the like, with or without insulation. Various arrangements of the working coil f, or coils, and of the laminµ g are made, and the short-circuited element may be of separate elements arranged one within the other. The induced current is regulated by adding to, or removing, the short-circuited elements.
Patent GB-190717370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Razors
Inventor: ASTORGIS LOUIS JEAN CHARLES
Filed: 1907-07-29
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 17,370. Astorgis, L. J. C. Sept. 7 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901] Razors, safety. The blade-support 12, Fig. 1, guard 10, and handle 11, of a safety razor are made in one piece from a piece of metal bent as shown, the teeth of the guard being along the edge of the support which is opposite the bend formed by the support and the handle. The blade 13 is clamped by the adjustable plate 14 on one side only of the spindle 16, by which the plate is secured. The handle is cut away near the slot 17, Fig. 4, through which the spindle 16 passes, to enable the bladeclamping means to be removed when desired, and is bent at the end furthest from the support, in a direction opposite to the teeth of the guard. The position of the blade is determined by the fixed or movable flanges 19 on the support.
Patent GB-190722131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Control of Electric Motors.
Filed: 1907-10-07
Granted: 1908-11-09
Abstract: 22,131. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Allgemeine Elektricitõts Ges,]. Oct. 7. Switches; motor control systems.-Relates to the method of controlling motors for electrically propelled vehicles &c. by varying a resistance in parallel with the field winding, and consists in connecting the coil of the electro-magnetic switch for connecting and disconnecting the parallel resistance outside the local circuit containing the field winding and parallel resistance. The switch c, Fig. 1, which completes the shunt resistance circuit, is actuated by an electro-magnet b connected in series with the field winding f and auxiliary pole winding h. In the series-parallel control of two motors, a separate electro-magnetic switch for each motor may be combined into one, and the two coils b, b<1>, Fig. 2, may be replaced by a single coil in the main circuit. The coil b, Fig. 4, may be connected up to be energized by the full line potential, in which case the movement of the switch is controlled by some damping-device, such as an air or oil dash-pot, or by an electrically operated brake, such as an eddycurrent brake.
Patent GB-190726106-A (GB)
Title: Improved Instrument for Detaching the Outer Covers of Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: PYAT JAMES
Filed: 1907-11-26
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 26,106. Pyat, J. Nov. 26,1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Tyres, pneumatic.-A tool for removing the covers of pneumatic tyres is prevented from detaching itself from the rim during the insertion of another instrument, by having a curved neck part a, which is adapted to engage and fit the rounded edge of the wheel rim b. The nose c is slightly inclined upwards with reference to the main axis of the lever, to assist in withdrawing the cover from the rim, and the end d may be finished as a screwdriver and provided with notches for lock-nuts. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 18,251, A.D. 1896, No. 24,988, A.D. 1897, and No. 15,252, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190727827-A (GB)
Title: Improved Clamp for Binding Together Wooden Boards, Planks and the like.
Inventor: GLARDON EDOUARD CHARLES
Filed: 1907-12-17
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 27,827. Glardon, E. C. Dec. 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Spiked plates.-A clamp for connecting wooden planks, boards, &c., which is applicable for connecting the lids and bodies of boxes, comprises perforated shanks a, Fig. 2, through which a nail b is driven, and a connecting-web a<1> having rim portions a' extending beyond the shanks a. The rims a<2> are preferably produced by bending and doubling back the sheet-metal blank from which the clamp is made. The web a<1> has curved or other edges, as shown in Fig. 3. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also a statement that the web may have parallel edges. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190800134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Exhibiting and Advertising Apparatus.
Inventor: GEE CHARLES ABRAM
Filed: 1908-01-02
Granted: 1909-04-02
Abstract: 134. Gee, C. A., and Gee, F. S. Jan. 2. Kinematographs.-Relates to exhibiting and advertising apparatus of the kind comprising pivoted plates carried between rotating carriers, each plate being adapted to be reversed to expose matter on both faces, and to be brought into alinement at the exposure aperture with its adjacent plates so as to exhibit complete pictures or announcements. The plates are exposed at two apertures on opposite sides of the framework supporting the carriers. The reversal of the plates is effected by means of springs. The apparatus is intended, in some cases, to produce simple kinematographic effects. The pivots d' of the plates d are held in casings f mounted between disks g which form the carriers. The casings contain springs, which tend to rotate the plates upon their pivots, the rotation being restrained by pi.ns o upon the carriers. Cam-grooves z<1> formed in plates fixed near the carriers engage with rollers upon the pivots d<1> and force the casings to move radially between the disks g. The casings are guided between the disks by radial slots k, which engage with sliding pieces j fixed to the casings. Stops m at the exposure apertures on opposite sides of the framework, hold the plates in alinement during their time of exposure. The apparatus may be rotated by hand or motor, and several units may be arranged side by side and connected by gearing rotating them synchronously.
Patent GB-190801507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches of Multiple Disc Type.
Inventor: SHARP ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1908-01-22
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 1507. Sharp, A., and Williams, C. Jan. 22. Clutches.- Relates to Weston plate friction clutches for motor cars, cycles, &c. The plates 5, 10 are formed of dished plates separated by dished spring washers 11. The plates 5, 10 are made sufficiently dished by stamping them from flat steel sheets. The pressure spring consists of similar dished plates 12, and the pressure and friction plates may be arranged in groups with the curved faces parallel or sloping in opposite directions. The clutch is operated by screwed parts 14, 16, of quick pitch and multiple thread, acting through ball bearings 15, 17, one screw being anchored to the frame by a link, and the other screw being rotatable. In a motor-cycle, the operating-lever is made of thin steel so as to pass between the belt pulley and crank case. The friction plates may be stamped with narrow shallow grooves for lubricating, and may be alternately of steel and bronze ; or they may be all of steel with free washers of bronze, or, according to the Provisional Specification, of brass, between them.
Patent GB-190802414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Ammonia.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1909-02-03
Abstract: 2414. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Feb. 3. Ammonia, obtaining.-Ammonia is obtained by the electrolytic oxidation of titanium nitride or cyanonitride, with or without an oxygen-carrier. In an example, a suspension of titanium cyanonitride in dilute sulphuric acid containing chromium and ferrous sulphates is oxidized electrolytically, at 100‹ C., in a cell provided with a diaphragm.
Patent GB-190808372-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Engines more particularly of the Locomotive Type.
Inventor: STUMPF JOHANN
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 8372. Stumpf, J. April 15. Terminal exhaust engines. - An engine, described as applied to a locomotive, is fitted with cam-operated admission lift valves 8, and sufficient clearance is provided to prevent excessive compression in the cylinder. The exhaust ports 5, 6 are arranged at the top and bottom of the cylinder. The exhaust passing through the ports 5 is led to the blast pipe, while that passing through the ports 6 enters a chamber 39, which is open to the atmosphere through a leakage port 40. The valves 8 are arranged in chambers on the cylinder covers, and the valve spindles are provided with guide-blocks 12, which are disposed in casings 13 on the covers 4. The cams 11 on the blocks 12 are operated by rollers 15 carried on slides 16 connected by a spindle 17, which is reciprocated by a Walschaert or other reversible valve-gear. Drainage of the cylinder, valve chambers, and valve-spindle guides is provided for by cocks controlled by rods from the cab.
Patent GB-190809060-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Intrenching Tool
Inventor: BUTZOW WILHELM
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 9060. Butzow, W. April 25. Combination tools ; handles.-In an entrenching tool comprising a spade, an axe, and a pick, the spade blade is removably attached to the axe, which is connected to the handle by means of the pick or a lateral projection. The pick p and axe b form one piece, which is provided with a squared part fitting into the hollow handle s or the handle socket z. The pick is pushed through an elongated opening o in the clamping-nut m until projections d enter recesses c in the socket j, the nut m being afterwards screwed up and locked by means of a pin sliding in grooves in the socket and nut. The opening o comes at right-angles to the projections d, and the nut fastens tightly at both ends so as to exclude dust. The pick and axe may be secured at right-angles to the handle s by means of the squared projection a, which is also provided with projections d to engage the recesses c. The axe b fits behind a bar g on the spade t, which is fastened to it by means of lugs wand a screw or pin k. The projection a serves as a rest for the operator's foot for digging purposes.