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Patent GB-190617660-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Dyeing and Bleaching Apparatus.
Inventor: SCHMITT JEAN
Filed: 1906-08-04
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 17,660. Schmitt, J., and Handschin, E. Aug. 4. Bleaching; dyeing.-The vessel containing the goods to be treated, namely, cotton or other textiles, is constructed in parts so as to be rapidly dismountable, and admit of free access to the treated goods. The whole apparatus consists of (1) the said vessel in the form of a cylinder composed of perforated segments, which can be suitably fixed together ; (2) a perforated tube arranged axially within the cylinder for circulating the treating liquor through the goods therein ; and (3) an external, segmental, dismountable casing for collecting the liquor passing through the perforations of the cylinder and running it off The lower part of the dismountable cylinder is formed of a number, e.g. four, of perforated segments 2, fixed to a cast-iron base-plate 1 by means of keys 3 &c. Upon these segments are fixed alike number of segments by means of keys 5, and the whole is strengthened by securing angle-iron pieces 6 round the cylinder with keys 7. Handles 8 are fixed in convenient places. Treating-Jiquor is introduced through a pipe 10 and a connexion 11 to a central perforated cylinder 9 fixed to the base 1 by bolts. The pipe 10 is fixed by a nut 12, and a cover 14 is tightened so as to press on the material beneath by a second nut 13. The liquor from the goods is caught by an external casing 15 of sheet iron &c. made in four pieces which are connected together and strengthened by iron angle pieces 16 and keys 17, and also provided with handles 18. The liquor is run off through holes 19. An emptying-tube 20 is arranged in the internal cylinder 9.
Patent GB-190624695-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vertical Retorts for the Carbonisation of Coal and in Settings therefor.
Inventor: WOODALL HAROLD WHITEMAN
Filed: 1906-11-03
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 24,695. Woodall, H. W., and Duckham, A. M. Nov. 3. Gas retorts.-Relates to vertical retorts for carbonizing coal, similar to those described in Specification No. 11,956, A.D. 1905, and to settings therefor. The retort sections a are made with top and bottom flanges b, c and shallow ribs d extending from one flange to the other. The sections are set in brickwork columns e grooved to engage the ribs d. The sides of the setting f are shaped to surround the retort as much as possible.
Patent GB-190701145-A (GB)
Title: A New and Improved Plug for or Attachment to Cigarettes.
Inventor: ANSELL BENJAMIN
Filed: 1907-01-16
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 1145. Ansell, B. Jan. 16. Cigarettes.-An absorbent plug c of approximately hemispherical shape is inserted into the mouth end of a cigarette, or into a mouthpiece attached to or forming part of a cigarette. The plug may be made by shaping a semicircular piece of suitable textile material, and may contain wadding, cotton-wool, wool, &c. with sufficient paste or other binding-substance.
Patent GB-190702763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Means Employed for Keying or Wedging Rails in their Chairs.
Inventor: HALSTEAD EDWIN REGINALD
Filed: 1907-02-04
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 2763. Halstead, E. R., and Hodgson, A. Feb. 4. Chair keys and wedges. - Relates to securing means of that class in which a metal wedge is driven downwards between the chair jaw and a wood block placed in contact with the rail. A metal framing a, shown in end and front view in Figs. 1 and 5 respectively, is placed in the chair with the projecting arms c embracing the chair jaw and wood block/. A wooden wedge e is then driven in between the frame and the wood block. A modification is shown in Fig. 2, in which the metal framing h is H-shaped and laid horizontally so that the connecting-portion g fits in a correspondingly shaped groove in the wood block.
Patent GB-190704486-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastenings for Gates and the like.
Inventor: DOUGLAS HENRY PERCY
Filed: 1907-02-23
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 4486. Douglas, H. P., and Stephenson, G. Feb. 23. Latches.-A gate &c. is fastened by means of a sliding latch bolt B, which works through the vertical bar A of the gate and is adapted to engage with the striking-plate L on the gate post when the gate is shut. The latch is operated by means of a bell-crank G, which is pivoted to a bracket J ; the end K of the lever is weighted so as to keep the bolt shot. A striking-plate with a double incline is used when the gate opeus both ways.
Patent GB-190711555-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney Pots and Ventilators
Inventor: HASKINS ADA MARY
Filed: 1907-05-17
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 11,555. Haskins, A. M. May 17. Chimney and ventilating-shaft tops.-Louver rings and flattish rings are arranged in any desired order. Fig. 2 shows one such arrangement. Any desired number of the rings B, C may have a smaller internal diameter than the rest, and a removable top cover H may be provided. The louver rings B are curved in c r o s s-section, and the flattish rings C have sloping upper surfaces and may also have sloping under surfaces.
Patent GB-190717521-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Nitro-compounds.
Inventor: WOLFFENSTEIN RICHARD
Filed: 1907-07-31
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 17,521. Wolffenstein, R., and Boeters. O. Aug. 3, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Nitrophenolic compounds are manufactured by treating aromatic hydrocarbons with strong nitric acid in the presence of mercury or its salts, whereby the nitro and phenol groups are simultaneously introduced. For example, picric acid is prepared by heating benzene with nitric acid and mercury nitrate, and separating the picric acid from the nitrobenzene simultaneously formed by means of alkali. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also the preparation by the above-described process of nitrophenol, trinitrocresol, mononitrohydroxybenzoic acid, chlornitrophenol, nitronaphthols, nitrohydroxyquinoline, hydroxynitroanthraquinones. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190718132-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Mechanical Ploughing.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1907-08-10
Granted: 1908-11-10
Abstract: 1 8 , 1 3 2. Lake, W. E., [Tescari, G. V.]. Aug. 10. Couplings.-In power cultivation of land, the plough is connected to the cable by a coupling which is automatically disconnected when it comes into contact with the guide pulleys. The coupling consists of two parts u, u<1> provided with interlocking teeth u<10> and held together by a sleeve u<2> lighly held in position by a set-screw u<3>. It is fastened to the cable by pins u<5>. When it engages a guide pulley, the sleeve u<2> strikes a projection and moves along the part u<1>, thus uncovering the joint and releasing the plough.
Patent GB-190718139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Clip Fastenings for Pipes, Solid Material or the like.
Inventor: CLIBURN ARTHUR LEONARD
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 18,139. Cliburn, A. L., Cliburn, F. P., and Thompson, ,G. Feb. 10, 1908. Clip and sleeve joints; hose, connecting to pipes &c.-Relates to clips for connecting flexible tubing to metal pipes &c., of the type in which a single or bifurcated band A is tightened by a lever D bearing upon a curved end-piece B. The pivot E is made adjustable by using a series of sockets K in the end or ends C.
Patent GB-190718704-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Enclosing and Wrapping Bundles or Packets of Cigarettes or the like.
Inventor: BRACY EDWARD LEROY
Filed: 1907-08-19
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 18,704. Bracy, E. L. Aug. 19. Packeting or parcelling cigarettes &c-Relates to machines in which cigarettes &c. are wrapped in tissue or foil and outer paper to form packets of cylindrical form, the outer longitudinal edge being gummed and the ends folded or crimped, in some respects similar to the packets described in Specifications No. 10,837, A.D. 1885, and No. 22,709, A.D. 1891. Loose cigarettes are placed in either one or two hoppers a, a<1>, Figs. 5. 6. and 7, which may be provided with an oscillating radial leaf with or without rotary brushes or other agitating-devices, such as flexible bands b moved up and down through cam-actuated arms c, d, which force the cigarettes against the flexible ends of a spring band p, Fig. 5, attached at q to the sides, of the hopper. The sides of the hopper are of celluloid or other transparent material. The cigarettes fall between the partitions r on the bottom s of a vertical guideway. The bottom of the guideway of the left. band hopper a is lower by the space of three layers of cigarettes. A compound plunger u,.the ends of which are slit to pass between the partitions rand which act at different horizontal levels, forces twelve cigarettes from the right-hand hopper and eight from the left-hand hopper on to the oscillating segmental plate n and beneath a vertical plunger. When the plate n moves to the right, this plunger forces the cigarettes into a skeleton cage 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Figs. 6 and, 12, which carries them into the path of the plunger 14. Under the pressure, the spring-pressed bottom 7 turns downwards and the cigarettes fall into the pocket 15 of the mould wheel 16, into which pocket the wrapping - papers have been placed previously. The bottom 7 and leaf 21 act as guides. The mould wheel makes a partial station, and horizontally-acting plungers engage the ends of the packet and rotate it so that the longitudinal edges of the wrapper come together and overlap in the pocket, and the previously gummed edge 18 is pressed on the edge 17. The ends of the packet are brought opposite suitable folding and crimping devices, and an horizontal plunger 24 forces the packet between the jaws 26, 27 of a receptacle on a chain 25 of such length as to ensure drying. The receptacle may be made of one piece of spring material adapted to be sprung open to receive the bundle.
Patent GB-190720041-A (GB)
Title: A Toy or Game
Inventor: LAWSON THOMAS
Filed: 1907-09-07
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 20,041. Lawson, T., [Courtenay, J.]. Sept. 7. Games played with missiles; catapults projectors. -Relates to a missile consisting of three arms a of elastic material joined at one end, and preferably weighted at the other by such means as rubber balls b, which may be provided with slits c for introducing weights. The toy is preferably used in conjunction with a forked stick, one thong being caught in the fork and the others drawn back and released, thus propelling it through the air at a target or otherwise.
Patent GB-190804411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Fire-lighters.
Inventor: FOWLER INMAN
Filed: 1908-02-27
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 4411. Fowler, I., and Lee, R. Feb. 27. Baling-presses.-An ap. paratus for making firelighters of the form shown in Fig. 2, consists mainly of a rectangular box 9, with a transverse opening 10, upon a base 7 secured to a bench 8. Covers 14 slide on the two parts of the box. Sliders 15 can be raised in the box by a foot-lever in opposition to a spring. Four pins 13 stand on the base 7. Sticks 2, Fig. 2, are placed in the bottom of the box, the middle stick being between the pins ; after adding inflammable material 4 and other sticks 3, the sliders 15 are raised to compress the fire-lighter against the covers 14, a wire 5, Fig. 2, being placed round the fire-lighter before the lever is released. The fire-lighter is dipped in naphtha or other inflammable liquid. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 23,334, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Fuel, Manufacture of].]
Patent GB-190811839-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Superheaters.
Inventor: BEARDMORE WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-01
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 11,839. Beardmore, W., and Speedie, A. June 1. Superheaters, steam.-Relates to superheaters of the type in which a shell is traversed by smoketubes, and is of such depth and contour as to fit in the smoke-box without structural alteration of the same. According to the present invention the shell consists of two channel-irons riveted to the boiler tube-plate, and a front plate. One channel iron C is bent into a U-shape to form the sides and bottom of the shell. The upper edges are turned out to form a seat for the second channeliron D, which is flat and forms the top of the shell. The parts of the tubes within the superheater are of increased diameter. Baffles L, arranged diagonally as shown, cause the steam to take a tortuous path to the outlets M.
Patent GB-190813890-A (GB)
Title: Means for Waterproofing Blasting Cartridges.
Inventor: LARSEN AXEL
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 13,890. Larsen, A. June 30. Blasting-cartridges are rendered waterproof by an india-rubber or other elastic cap A having a contracted mouth b to grip the cartridge B tightly and a tube a to fit the fuse D. A string or other lapping is tied round the tube a.
Patent GB-190815524-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus for Filling Mattress Cases with Hair, Wool or other Material.
Inventor: MOORHOUSE JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1908-07-22
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 15,524. Moorhouse, J. H. July 22. Upholstery stuffing-apparatus.-An apparatus for filling mattress cases with stuffing-materials comprises a frame a, to measure and contain the filling, supported by trestles b and closed in at the bottom by an apron f formed of a series of laths connected by flexible material. The apron is traversed by the rotation of pulleys h, which may be provided with teeth engaging corresponding recesses in the laths. The apron may be endless or may be attached to chains i, which pass over pulleys e having adjustable bearings d. The apron is provided with a ram j consisting of a board extending across the frame and having the upper portion hinged if desired. The ram is connected to the apron by lags j<1> and struts j<2>, and is limited in its backward movement by stops j<3>. When the frame is filled to the desired extent with the stuffing, the apron is traversed and the material forced through a mouthpiece k into the mattress case which is placed thereon. The material is guided and compressed by a guide-board n<1> and roller n<1> actuated by gearing r, r<1>, r<2>, r<3> from the spindle q<1> of the pulleys h, this spindle being rotated by a handwheel p and pinion p<2> engaging a spur-wheel q, or by power. The guide-bar n<2> and pressure-roller n' are mounted on hinged brackets m, which are secured by turn-buttons n and may be turned out of the way, when desired, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. A board o closes the mouth of the frame while it is being filled. By employing mouthpieces and ram boards of various dimensions and adjustable side pieces, the apparatus may be adapted for mattresses of various sizes.
Patent GB-190815850-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Packing for Pumps.
Inventor: PALM JOHN VICTOR ORED
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 15,850. Palm, J. V. O. July 25, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Exhausting.-Pumps for suction cleaning-systems are provided with liquid seals between their cylinders 2 and pistons 3. Water is supplied to a central space 10 and is collected in annular chambers 11, 15, which are connected with the discharge pipe 8. The bottom of the piston is made conical, and the cylinder is provided with a drip flange 18 to avoid splashing. A central air passage 5 is provided in the base 1, and is connected to the valved inlet and outlet pipes 6, 7. The passage 12 is provided with a check valve 13 to prevent the return of water to the cylinder during the up-stroke. A guide is provided for the piston-rod.
Patent GB-190822139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Frames for Pianofortes.
Inventor: HUTCHINSON THOMAS HAVELOCK
Filed: 1908-10-20
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 22,139. Hutchinson, T. H. Oct. 20. Pianofortes.-The metal frame a of a pianoforte is braced by terminal bars c, k in front of the soundboard h and by intermediate bars b behind the soundboard. The soundboard h is fixed by lugs on the bar c and by screws to the bracings d. The wrest-plank e is fixed to the frame by extensions f of the bars b. Specifications No. 23,751, A.D. 1896, and No. 9345, A.D. 1902, are referred to.
Patent GB-190826655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships' Berths.
Inventor: BAIRD ANDREW HENRY
Filed: 1908-12-09
Granted: 1909-12-09
Abstract: 26,655. Baird, A. H. Dec. 9. [Cognate Application No. 27,431, A.D. 1908, dated Dec. 17.] Berths.- The top and bottom members 2, 4 and the vertical bars E of the lee and end rails of ships' berths, are formed of T or like sectioned bars, pivoted together and to a central bar 3, to form a frame. Fittings D having jaws with T-shaped openings 1 engage the vertical bars E of the rails, plates 5 being secured to the bars E to retain them at the desired height. The end rails B are wide enough for a pair of berths and have a central bar 6 to which is secured a fitting D<1> having jaws 1 for the attachment of a lee rail dividing the pair of berths. Specifications No. 8703, A.D. 1901, No. 13,113, A.D. 1904, and No. 23,848, A.D. 1905, are referred to.
Patent GB-190903723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Railway Sleepers and Means for Securing Railway Rails thereto.
Inventor: MAYER WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: E01B3/16
Filed: 1909-02-15
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 3723. Mayer, W. H., and Burch, t. O. March 7, 1908, [Convention date]. Sleepers, metal, and securing rails thereto.-Rails are secured by a gib 13, wedge 17, and locking-strip 15, on the flattened bearing-surfaces of a hollow sleeper 1 having inclined side walls 3 and rounded tops 4. Each end of the sleeper has an upstanding wall 5 to prevent the entry of ballast.
Patent GB-190904508-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Sliver Funnels employed in Machines for Treating Fibres preparatory to Spinning.
Inventor: COOPER JOSEPH
IPC: D01H1/115
Filed: 1909-02-24
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 4508. Cooper, J. Feb. 24. S l i v e r conductors. - Sliver is drawn from preparatory machines and partly twisted or condensed by a stationary funnel A, which is provided with oblique perforations a, through which a current of air is forced.
Patent GB-190911177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Milking Machines.
Inventor: SABROE AXEL
IPC: A01J5/04
Filed: 1909-05-11
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 11,177. Sabroe, A. May 11. D i a p h r a g m valves; actuating valves.-In a milking - machine the suction is cut off when the milk ceases to flow, by a valve operated by the increasing suction in a chamber through which the milk passes. The outlet d of the chamber being of smaller cross-section than the inlet b, milk accumulates and obstructs the communication of the vacuum to the chamber by the outlet pipe d. When the milk ceases to flow and the pressure in the chamber falls, the weighted diaphragm u is lifted by the atmosphere and closes the valve b. In other forms, the diaphragm may operate levers to close a tap in the pipe leading to the caps, or may directly close the inlet to the chamber. A piston &c. may be substituted for the diaphragm. When the vacuum tap h is closed, an aperture i allows air to enter the chamber a.
Patent GB-190915954-A (GB)
Title: Flexible Metallic Clamp Band for Water Closet Basin and Soil Pipe Connection.
Inventor: BRIGGS WESLEY
Filed: 1909-07-08
Granted: 1910-07-08
Abstract: 15,954. Briggs, W. July 8. Overlap joint with divided sleeve.- Watercloset outlets and soil pipes are connected by a metal sleeve b of channel section clamped round the joint by means of a screw and wing- nut d. The band is packed with red lead, putty, &c. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 4943/85.
Patent GB-190916004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electrically-controlled Pneumatic Dispatch-tubes, Cash Railways and the like.
Inventor: BLUEMEL CHARLES WILLIAM
IPC: B65G51/30
Filed: 1909-07-08
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 16,004. Bluemel, C. W., Bluemel, E. A., Bluemel, F. H., and Shill, P. R. July 8. [Addition to 3770/08.] Pneumatic dispatch apparatus.-Relates to electrically-controlled pneumatic dispatch apparatus of the type described in the parent Specification, and consists in an improved carrier outlet in which the transversely moving door, instead of sliding in guides and having a pin- and-slot connexion to the operating-lever, is mounted on the free end of that lever and only comes into contact with its seat immediately before reaching its final closed position. The actuating lever or frame h is mounted on ball bearings on a rod k secured in the part a of the casing, and has an oblique surface n for engaging with the carriers and a counterweight o or a spring for keeping the door normally closed. The door p is mounted on the end of the lever and has a segmental surface, the centre of curvature of which is on the side of the axis k remote from the air-tube e, and the radius of which is substantially equal to or slightly greater than the length of the lever h. The door engages with a seat q on the tube f to form an air-tight joint, and to prevent fouling is placed above the bottom of the casing b, in which is provided a felt buffer r and the return air-tube g. If desired, the door and seat may be made flat or of other suitable form.
Patent GB-190919102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanically Actuated Diaphragm Horns.
Inventor: HUTCHISON MILLER REESE
IPC: G10K9/10
Filed: 1909-08-19
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 19,102. Hutchison, M. R. Aug. 19. Mechanically-operated sheet and plate vibrators; sound-directing appliances.-A mechanical horn comprises a diaphragm 1 having a wearpiece 15, and is operated by a cam 26 on the shaft 20 of an electromotor 37. This shaft is eccentric in its bearing-sleeve 21, by rotating which the.cam can be adjusted with respect to the diaphragm, to secure maximum sonority. A lock-nut 25 secures the bearing in position, stops being provided to limit the rotation for adjustment to half a revolution. The amplifying-horn 10 is fixed to the front of the diaphragm case 6, which is secured to the back casing 2 by bolts so arranged as to allow it to take either of two positions, so that the lug 83 may lie to the left or right hand of the device. The horn is preferably flattened horizontally as shown at 10<c>. The operating-cam 26 may be formed with flat driving-faces as shown in Figs. 8 and 9.
Patent GB-190921921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vapour Burners.
Inventor: SHEPHERD SYDNEY HOWARD
IPC: F23D11/44
Filed: 1909-09-25
Granted: 1910-09-26
Abstract: 21,921. Shepherd, S. H. Sept. 25. Atmospheric vapour burners vaporizing-apparatus.-Relates to oil-burning arrangements of the kind in which oil in a vaporized condition is distributed through a series of straight slit - like apertures alternating with air-conducting passages at right-angles thereto, and consists in (1) means for regulating the air and fuel supply, (2) means for feeding a pilot flame &c. when the main burner is extinguished, and (3) an arrangement of vaporizing-coils. The air supply is controlled by a mouthpiece f sliding on the mixing-tube d and formed with holes h coacting with holes g in the mixing-tube. The needle s of the vapour nozzle q is connected to a Bourdon pressure tube r, contained in a casing t<1>, which vapour enters through the pipe u. The mixing-tube d contains a tube i which may have a port adapted to register with but one of the burner tubes a, or it may have three ports k. The tube i is operated by a lever m, and is fitted with a removable plug to facilitate cleaning. Fuel passes from the reservoir n, Fig. 3, through a vaporizing-tube o to a superheating-coil p. A supplementary vaporizing-coil v is provided, and can be readily heated by a hand lamp when required.