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Patent GB-190515864-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Match Box and Cigar Cutter
Inventor: CLIFFORD ALBERT ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-08-03
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 15,864. Clifford, A. A. Aug. 3. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Boxes combined with cigar cutters &c. ; contents, delivering; match-boxes.-In combination matchboxes and cigar cutters which automatically deliver a match at the completion of the cigar-cutting operation, an arrangement of levers is provided to operate the match-delivery slide. On the cutter blade G being depressed, a slide A, working in grooves B, is depressed by means of the levers F, E, C, until the top is at the level of the bottom of the match-box I. The bottom is \/-shaped to cause the matches to roll down to the slide, and the latter has a grooved top to receive one match, which is carried up through the slot in the top of the box on releasing the cigar cutter. A wire K bridges the slot, to prevent the match from being thrown out of the groove.
Patent GB-190518938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Hollow Glass Articles.
Filed: 1905-09-20
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 18,938. Niederrheinische Glash³ttenges., and Krug, C. Sept. 20. Blowing; moulding.-The neck mould e, carrying the parison, is placed in the finishing-mould l, and the blowing- head d, carried by a hollow piston-rod a, is inserted. The cylinder c is then lowered, so as to force air into the parison. The air, which becomes heated by contact with the hot glass, is then withdrawn by first retracting somewhat theblowing-head d and then raising the cylinder c, and is used for blowing the next article. Hot air is thus provided without separate heating-apparatus.
Patent GB-190602299-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Cycle Attachment for Sheltering the Rider from the Weather.
Inventor: CUBITT JOSEPH LEONARD HERBERT
Filed: 1906-01-30
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 2299. Cubitt, J. L. H. Jan. 30. Screens, weather and like; luggagecarriers.-A screen for cyclists is formed of a frame b, attached to the handle-bars a<1> by clips b<1>, and carrying a spring-roller c round which winds a waterproof sheet c' having side flaps c<2>. At each end of the frame b a lug b<2> carries a pair of bars b<3>, b' pivoted on the same axis. The ends of the bare b<3> are joined by a bar b<5> having a pin or rule joint at its centre, being rigid in one direction and collapsible in the other. The arms b<4> may also be joined by a bar similar to the bar b<5>. When in use, the sheet c is drawn over the arrangement of bars, or may, by the retraction of the sets of bars b<3>, b<5>, be drawn to cover the saddle of the machine. When not in use as a screen, the bars, form a luggage-carrier, as shown in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-190607491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-magnets
Inventor: JACKSON RAY PHILIP
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 7491. Jackson, R. P. April 3, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Lift valves; actuating valves and cocks.-In an elect r o-m a g n e ticallyoperated lift valve, a projection 20 extends from the magnet casing 21. Screwed upon the projection is a member having inlet, supply, and exhaust chambers 23, 24, 25 respectively and corresponding communicating p a s - sages 26, 27, 28. A bushing 29, located in apertures in the partition walls of the chamber, has lateral apertures 30 that open into the chamber 24 and concave valve seats 31, 32 in its upper and lower ends for the reception respectively of the lower conical end of the rod 19 and the conical flange 33 upon a rod 34 carried by the rod 19. When the magnet is not energized, the flange 33 is held by the spring 35 in engagement with the valve seat 32, preventing passage of fluid from the inlet chamber 23 to the supply chamber 24. When the magnet coils are energized, the two portions 3 of the magnet are drawn together, the conical end of the rod 19 is forced slightly downwards by the lower portions of the overlapping ear portions 7, 8 into engagement with the valve seat 31, and the flange 33 is separated from the valve seat 32, preventing passage of fluid from the supply chamber to the exhaust chamber but connecting together inlet and supply chambers.
Patent GB-190609843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in "Fire-resisting Shutters or Screens."
Inventor: MCCLOUD EDWARD HARRISON
Filed: 1906-04-27
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 9843. McCloud, E. H. April 27. Fires, preventing and minimizing.-The rollers of fire-proof shutters are protected by an ordinary hood 1 and by a supplementary hood 11 hinged within it and designed to lie in close proximity to the roller to intercept flames &c. The supplementary hood 11 is normally held up within the hood 1, as shown in Fig. 1, by means of a hook 11<a> fitted to it and engaging with a catch 12 soldered to a plate 13 which covers an aperture in the hood 1. On a rise of temperature owing to fire &c., the solder is melted, releasing the supplementary hood 11. The plate 13 slides in grooves to cover the hole in the hood 1, and the supplementary hood 11 can be raised by a hook inserted through this hole and engaging with a hole in the hook 11<a>. To prevent buckling of the hood, it is connected to back-plates 2, 2<a>, fastened to the wall at their outer ends by bolts 9, Fig. 6, which also serve to fix the roller brackets 8, 8<a>, and at their inner ends to plates 3, 3<a> connected together by bolts 6, Figs. 6 and 8, passing through slots in the plates 2, 2<a>, thus allowing the latter to expand when heated. The plates 3, 3<a> are held apart by a plate 4, and a strengthening-plate 4<a> is placed outside, bolts 5 being passed through to connect the whole: rigidly to the wall.
Patent GB-190617895-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Thrust Bearings
Inventor: HUMPHRIS FRANK
Filed: 1906-08-09
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 17,895. Humphris, F. Aug. 9. Thrust and end-pressure bearings; ball bearings.-A thrust bearing for the axles of road vehicles, screw-propeller shafts, turbine shafts, clutch shafts, &c. comprises a flanged sleeve 4, mounted on a reduced portion 2 of the shaft 1 and held against a shoulder 3 by means such as a nut 5 or the hub of a wheel. The ring 4 bears against a fixed bearing-part 13, and movement in the other direction is prevented by an adjustable nut 6 screwed into a cavity in the portion 8 of the bearing case. The nut 6 is locked by.a detent 11 engaging one of a number of notches 7. Ball bearings 10, 12 may be placed between the thrust surfaces.
Patent GB-190619465-A (GB)
Title: A Method for the Manufacture of Pure Ammonium Nitrate from Sodium Nitrate and Ammonium Sulphate.
Filed: 1906-08-31
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 19,465. Wedekind & Co., R. Oct. 21, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ammonium nitrate; sodium sulphate.-Relates to a process for the manufacture of ammonium nitrate by the double decomposition of sodium nitrate and ammonium sulphate. A mixture of ammonium sulphate and sodium nitrate, containing at least 25 per cent excess of the theoretical quantity of the latter, is dissolved in water, and the greater part of the sodium sulphate formed is removed by evaporation. The filtered liquid is further evaporated until it is saturated with ammonium nitrate at 35‹ C., or at a higher temperature, when it will be found to be saturated with sodium nitrate at 50‹ C., or a correspondingly higher temperature. Sodium nitrate and a further quantity of sodium sulphate are separated by cooling down to the point where separation of ammonium nitrate begins. Water is then added to the filtered solution in such quantity that, on cooling the liquid to some temperature below 35‹ C., only ammonium nitrate separates out, the sodium salts remaining in solution. The motherliquors together with the sodium nitrate are returned to the process.
Patent GB-190623575-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Door-closers
Filed: 1906-10-23
Granted: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 23,575. Newman, G. F., and Newman & Sons, W. Oct. 23. Door-closing apparatus.-In door-closing apparatus, the tension of the closing-spring is adjusted by means of a worm and wheel. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the spring f is contained within the casing e, which is adapted to move round the pivot g carried by the brackets b<1>, b<2> secured to the door frame b. One end of the casing is closed by a fixed plate c<2>. This plate has a sleeve e<3> to which the inner end of the spring f is attached. The spring is adjusted by a toothed rack h, arranged round the casing e and engaged by a worm i. The worm i is mounted in a slot a<8> of the arm a<1>, which has arms a<4>, a<5> engaging the pivot g and is connected through the lever a<2> with the door. The worm may be turned by a screwdriver &c., and the rack extends preferably round only a part of the casing to prevent undue winding of the spring.
Patent GB-190701667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Food Materials.
Inventor: HARRISON EDWARD FRANK
Filed: 1907-01-22
Granted: 1908-01-22
Abstract: 1667. Harrison, E. F. Jan. 22. Malt extracts and compositions.-A food preparation containing maltose, dextrin, and a diastatic ferment together with glycerophosphates and with or without further additions, is produced as follows : Barley, maize, rice, wheat, sago, tapioca, or potato flour, or other starchy material, is boiled or steamed in order to gelatinize the starch. The mixture is then fermented at 50‹ C. by the addition of barley malt or diastatic substance, and the filtered liquid evaporated in vacuo. During the evaporation whole or skimmed milk may be added, and later one or more of the glycerophospbates of sodium, potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, &c. is added, followed, if desired, by essence of lemon or other flavouring or meat or fish extract. Evaporation may be continued to dryness. The product may be used alone or as a constituent of sweetmeats, confectionery, &c.
Patent GB-190703649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clutches for Transmitting Rotary Motion.
Inventor: MURPHY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-02-14
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 3649. Murphy, W. Feb. 14. Clutches.-Relates to band clutches expanded by the action of wedges carried by screw parts. A conical wedge h movable inwards, Fig. 1, and outwards, Fig. 4, enters an elongated space between the ends e of a band a, and is carried by a screw g engaging a nut f carried by a boss d on the shaft b. The screw and wedge are rotated to expand the band by links k &c.. operated by a sliding sleeve o and fitting a squared part j of the screw g. A setscrew d<2> and tool holes f<1> are provided for the adjustment of the nut f. The band may be divided in two places and the expanding means duplicated.
Patent GB-190705452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ironing, Mangling or like Machines
Inventor: MATTICE CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1907-03-06
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 5452. Mattice, C. H. March 6. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Ironing-machines.-In the machine shown, the clothes E are fed by a belt G or otherwise between padded rollers B and an ironing-cylinder A. At the point I, they are caught by a belt passing round the cylinder and kept in tension by an adjustable roller F, and are then carried round beneath the cylinder. At the point J, they pass over rollers B beneath the feeding-belt, and they are afterwards carried between these rollers and a heated bed-plate C, and are finally deposited on a receiving-table H. In other forms of machine, the bed-plate C is flat or curved.
Patent GB-190710962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Holders or Rests for Spoons, Forks and the like.
Inventor: BROADWOOD ETHEL META
Filed: 1907-05-10
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 10,962. Broadwood, E. M. May 10. Fork and spoon rests.-Figs. 1 and 2 show a rest which is attachable to a dish by hooks C and a plate A. Modifications in the shape of the piece D are described. The attachment may be by means of a hinge clip controlled by a spring or screw, as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190712749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Multitubular Boilers & Means for Superheating Steam.
Inventor: MERK CARL HEINRICH
Filed: 1907-06-01
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 12,749. Merk, C. H. June 1. Locomotives.-In a multitubular boiler the firetubes c starting from the fire-box a terminate in the front wall m of the superheating-chamber e, and are continued by the tubes f which start from the rear-wall n of the superheating chamber and end in the tube-plate d. Horizontal cross plates p, q support the superheating-tubes h, which conduct the steam from above down to the collecting- chamber i. The dome g is free from superheating- tubes. The vertical walls m, n are provided with openings r, s above the cross-plate p, which extend above and below the water level. If the water is to be kept away from the plate p, the water spaces are connected by tubes z<1> and the steam spaces by the tubes z<2>, as shown in Fig. 6. In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the superheating-chamber has the form of a prismatic box, easily built into existing boilers. The superheating tubes connect the top and bottom plates v, w. Fire-tubes c<1>, c<2> extend right through the boiler at both sides of the superheating-chamber and also below it. The side walls x, y may he connected by water-tube z. In the form shown in Fig. 5, serpentine tubes h<1> having horizontal portions are used. Fig. 6 shows similar elements h<2>, h<3> with vertical portions. In this construction the collecting-chamber i is above the mperheating-chamber e.
Patent GB-190714029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoking Apparatus.
Inventor: LIDDLE JOHN
Filed: 1907-06-18
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 14,029. Liddle, J., [International Stoker Co.]. June 18. Mechanical stoking.-In a mechanical stoker comprising a distributor which is operated to lay the fuel in rows, means are provided for gradually depressing the distributor during the laying of a row of fuel, for quickly returning it to its elevated position after the formation of a row, for giving it a partial rotation at intervals so that the rows are not superposed, and finally for returning it quickly to its initial position after the required number of rows has been laid. The fuel is projected by means of a suitable rotary propeller 6 through a nozzle 2 in front of which is mounted the adjustable distributor 9. The latter is preferably circular in section towards the ends, and more or less oval at intermediate positions, the lower portion of the device (when situated as shown in Fig. 1) being semicylindrical, and mounted with its axis in line with the axis of the nozzle 2. The distributor is pivoted in bearings 14 to arms 15, which move in an arcshaped slot 16 concentric with the nozzle 2. The arms 15 are fixed to, and move with, a ring 24, to a bracket on which is pivoted a rod 17, carrying a roller 18 and connected to the distributor 9 by a link 13. A second ring 21 connected to the ring 24 by a spring 20, and carrying an inclined bar 19, is rotated in any suitable manner, preferably by a spur-wheel which engages teeth 37 on the surface of the ring. The ring 24 is held fixed by a detent engaging a tooth 25 and thus the movement of the inclined bar 19 under the wheel 18 varies the inclination of the distributor 9, so that a row of fuel is laid in the fire-box. When the distributor reaches its extreme position, the detent is tripped by an incline 28 on the ring 21, and the ring 24 moves under the influence of the spring 20 until the detent engages the next tooth 25. This movement shifts the arms 15 one step in the arc 16, thus rotating the distributor, which is at the same time quickly returned to its original elevation owing to the movement of the wheel 18 to the highest point of the inclined track 19. Another row of fuel is then laid, and these operations are repeated until the whole of the firebox has been covered. Both rings are then quickly returned to their initial position by a spring 38, the ring 21 being free to move owing to a gap in the spur-wheel, while the detent holding the ring 24 is tripped by a pin fixed in a suitable position on the same wheel. The initial elevation of the distributor can be adjusted by means of a regulator 31, and the final elevation by altering the inclination of the track 19 by the screwed rod 42.
Patent GB-190715608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bakers' Ovens.
Inventor: REES THOMAS WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-07-06
Granted: 1908-07-06
Abstract: 15,608. Rees, T. W. July 6. Bakers' ovens.-In an oven of the type wherein the goods are conveyed into and out of the baking- chamber on a series of plates arranged in the form of a continuous band, the horizontally-disposed plates are adapted to rotate about vertical axes within and at the exterior of the oven and carry the goods through one or more horizontal U-shaped chambers A, Fig. 6, delivering them when baked at the feeding end of the oven; means is provided for preventing the escape of steam and heat from the baking-chambers. The baking-plates B may be constructed of composite cement as described in Specifications No. 13,531A, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Moulding &c.], and No. 13,700, A.D. 1907, and are secured permanently or removably to frames C which are attached to, or form links in, the conveyer chain. As shown, links D are employed to connect the plates which are provided with vertical guide-rollers c<1>, c<11> and horizontal guide-rollers c to run on the angle-iron E and the bar E<1>. The frames C are driven by wheels F provided with teeth which successively engage with the horizontal rollers or their spindles, the wheels being driven from the shaft I through the intermediate shafts H, G. When there are more than one baking-chamber, the wheels F are arranged so as to be easily uncoupled from the shaft G. The gearing between the shafts I, H comprises two pairs of toothed wheels, either pair of which is used according to the position of a claw-clutch on the shaft H. One pair of wheels have teeth around their entire circumferences and provide for a continuous drive ; the other pair are formed as shown in Fig. 8, so that rotation of the wheel i<1> imparts an intermittent movement to the wheel h<1>. The gear-wheels on the shaft I are keyed on, those on the shaft H being loose. The speed of the shaft I may be varied by a belt and a pair of conical drums, or by other means. The outer ends of the chambers A may be provided with passages A<1> of smaller cross-section than that of the baking-chambers, and of greater length than the width of the plates B ; to these plates may be secured, at their front or back edges, vertical plates K provided along their edges with asbestos cloth &c, L for effectively closing the passage A<1>.
Patent GB-190720105-A (GB)
Title: Improved Measuring and Winding Machine for Cloths, Ribbons, String and the like.
Inventor: HEINIGER HANS
Filed: 1907-09-09
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 20,105. Heiniger, H., and Breny, J. Sept. 9. Reeling string.-A machine for measuring and winding cloth, ribbons, string, &c. comprises an unwinding-device 5 suitably supported from the machine frame, a measuring-device 14, and a winding-device 6. The material to be measured passes from the unwinding - device, or in the case of folded material from a pile on the floor, through a tension device 24, under the guide-roller 9, and past the measuring-device, being finally wound on the device 6. The material is kept in tension during the operation by a braking-arrangement on the unwinding-device. The spindles of the unwinding and winding devices may be adjusted to take any size of bale, and they consist of grooved cross-bars 15, 16, Fig. 6, carrying rods 17, 18, 19 connected by links 21. The width of the spindle may be varied by a movement of the nut 23 on the threaded bolt 22. Specifications No. 1202, A.D. 1875, [Abridgment Class Fabrics, Dressing &c.], No. 689, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Printing, Letterpress &c.], and No. 16,061, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Fabrics, Dressing &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190722019-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Valve for Footballs and the like.
Inventor: SPRANG FREDERICK HENRY
Filed: 1907-10-05
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 22,019. Sprang, F. H., and Bryan, F. Oct. 5. Check valves.-A valve for footballs, punchballs, push-balls, water-polo balls, &c. consists of a rubber tube B constricted towards its lower end, the valve being cemented to the bladder A and stitched to the outer leather casing by means of the flap a'. A perforated cap C prevents the entry of dust. The constriction in the tube B is maintained by blocks E vulcanized to strips e of rubber or canvas, and pressed together by an elastic sheath F or by a rubber band passing transversely round the blocks. A stop J prevents the deflating- instrument from being inserted too far. The deflating-instrument may consist of a grooved pointed metal rod of oval or flattened form, or the nozzle of the inflating-pump may be used.
Patent GB-190725103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Weighing Scales
Inventor: SUTHERLAND EMIL
Filed: 1907-11-12
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 25,103. Sutherland, E. Dec. 19, 1906, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, 1901]. Automatic-feed weighers; equi-armed balances.- Fig. 1 shows a balance of the Roberval type with steadying-links 46. Scale-pans.-Mounted on depending rods 22, 35 are sleeves attached respectively to the weight platform 24 and load platform 37. The platform 24 is locked in position by spring - pressed bellcrank levers 26, and can be again set-free by pressing together the levers 29. A similar means serves for the load-platform. Beams; adjusting. - An adjusting-weight 17, Fig. 4, moves over a screw 16 arranged in a branched portion 14 of the beam. The beam is bifurcated at 34 to carry a ring 33, which surrounds the feed shoot 54 and supports the depending arms 35. Feeding-devices.-The material falls from the hopper 55 into the receiver 73, and when the load is made up, a pin 77, on a disk pivoted to the arm 35, withdraws its support from a pivoted trip-bar 71. A lug 66 on a pivoted locking-lever 67 is thereby freed from the hooks 64, which are attached to pivoted levers 59, carrying the gates 56. The gates close under the action of springs 82. The gates are opened by pressing together knobs 69 whereby one of the levers 59 engages an L-sbaped arm 68 secured to the side of the locking-lever.
Patent GB-190802354-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
Inventor: BONNER BENJAMIN BAT
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 2354. Bonner, B. B., and Bonner, T. W. Feb. 1, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Rail joints.-The rail ends are cut away on a vertical centre line to form a lap joint, and oblique lugs 5, and openings 6 for opposite lugs, are provided on the cut face of the web, which is extended at 8 to fit a recess formed on the web of the adjacent rail. A bolt through the lug 8 secures the rail ends.
Patent GB-190809875-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Manufacturing Artificial Stone Plates from Fibrous Material and Hydraulic Binding Medium.
Inventor: POHL CARL
Filed: 1908-05-06
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 9875. Pohl, C. May 6. Moulding slabs. -Fibro-cement slahs or plates are formed by strewing fibrous material and a binding-medium, either separate or mixed or partly separate and partly mixed, upon a moistened conveyer band. The fibrous material is treated in a carding-machine 1, and is carried over a band 2 to a distributing-roller 3 from which it passes to an endless conveyer band 4. Cement and sand are mixed with waste fibres in a mixer 5 aud the mixture passes on to the distributing-roller 3. The conveyer 4 is moistened by passing through a reservoir 6, and after receiving the layer of material, the material is enclosed by a second endless conveyer 7 and carried through a trough 8 and between pressing-rollers 9, the finished sheet being delivered at 11. When desired, a layer of colouring- material may be first distributed upon the conveyer 4 from a mixer 14. The conveyers 4, 7 are covered by two additional bands 12, 13, to facilitate the compression of the sheet, and to prevent the sheet from adhering to the band 4, which is passed over a bar 17 at the discharge end.