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Patent GB-190714914-A (GB)
Title: A New Puzzle Game.
Inventor: TRACEY ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-06-29
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 14,914. Tracey, A. June 29. Puzzles.-The object of the puzzle is to arrange a number of miniature motor-cars &c., fitted with pegs, on aboard a preferably formed with sixty-four holes b into which the pegs fit, in such a manner that no car is in the same line as another. The holes b are joined by curved or straight lines d. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 16,598, A.D. 1886, and No. 12,603, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190722313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Brooches and other Jewellery.
Inventor: LOEBL DAVID
Filed: 1907-10-09
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 22,313. Loebl, D. Oct. 9. Brooches.-In brooches and other articles of jewellery, in which the ornamentation comprises a name, the letters of which are applied without the use of solder, rivets, &c., the letters are attached to a T-shaped bar a, Fig. 7, having a safety-pin b. The letters d have projections e which are folded over the flanges of the bar a by means of pliers having notched jaws f, Fig. 9. A templet for holding the letters in their proper relative positions when being attached is shown in Fig. 11. It comprises a grooved bar g into which are inserted plates h recessed to receive the letters and clamped by a sliding plate i and screw j.
Patent GB-190723124-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks and Latches for Railway Carriage and like Doors.
Inventor: BERESFORD FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-10-19
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 23,124. Beresford, F. W. Oct. 19. Fastenings, railwag-carriage door.-The sliding bolt B is controlled by springs b<1> which are arranged on pins b<2> provided with collars b<4> forming abutments for the springs and with heads b<5> taking into holes in the case. The bolt is held in the withdrawn position by means of a bell-crank E, which is released from the bolt, when the door is slammed, by an auxiliary bolt C located in a socket formed in the casing and bearing against the arm e<3> of the bell-crank. The striking plate is provided with a safety notch, and is arranged so that the auxiliary bolt is not pressed back till the bolt has reached the safety notch.
Patent GB-190724306-A (GB)
Title: A Support for Clothing suitable for Attachment to Trees and like Objects.
Inventor: SEYDEL WILHELM
Filed: 1907-11-02
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 24,306. Seydel, W. May 27, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Suspenders for articles of dress.-Hat and clothes hooks are attached to plates a, which are connected by springs d to form a girdle which may be buckled round a tree. The hooks b may be movable into a vertical or horizontal position ; in the latter case, they are held by a spring c, Fig. 2, this being the position for holding hats. One of the parts of the fastening- device e has a series of slots, through one of which the other part may be placed so as to adjust the girdle to any girth measurement. The springs d may be flat or helical, and their ends are threaded through eyes on the piates a so that any one of the plates may be detached.
Patent GB-190728012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drying-floors.
Inventor: TORRANCE THOMAS
Filed: 1907-12-19
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 28,012. Torrance, T., Torrance, J. R., and Torrance, H. N. Dec. 19. Flooring blocks, bricks, and tiles.-Interlocking plates a for use in the construction of drying- floors are preferably of cast metal, and are provided at each edge with a flange b preferably outwardly-sloping. Two of the adjacent flanges b<X> are provided with return edges or portions c, forming channels d between them and the sides of the flanges b<X>, into which the flanges b of the adjacent plates fit. Packing e may be placed in the channel, and also in the space between the plates.
Patent GB-190801088-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Advertising Device.
Inventor: HILL FRANK BOULTON
Filed: 1908-01-16
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 1088. Hill, F. B. Jan. 16. Advertising. - Complementary sentences, for example a question and answer, are displayed successively and withdrawn or concealed together. The "question" " disk is lifted into position opposite an aperture by means of links F,f and connecting-wire operated from a cam, carried by a rotating drum H and comprising two segmental plates G, P, one of which is adjustable so as to allow the time of exposure to be varied. The door, which normally conceals the " answer " disk, is in two halves, each of which carries a pin J projecting through a slot K in the partition B, which conceals the mechanism from the front. These pins are pressed apart by forks L on pivoted interconnected levers M, M, which are lifted by links R, Q, operated by the cam P. The question disk may be displayed by means described in Specification No. 24,311, A.D. 1907.
Patent GB-190810467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Taps and Valves.
Inventor: ADAMS MOSES JAMES
Filed: 1908-05-14
Granted: 1909-07-14
Abstract: 10,467. Adams, M. J. May 14. Casings; special materials for valves and cocks. - The body A of a valve is placed within a casing D of cast iron or other suitable material coated with glass or porcelain applied at a great heat. In a modification, a porcelain cover is employed instead of one of enamelled material. The cover, which is made integral with the outlet nozzle E, is held against a washer F on the valve body by a nut G.
Patent GB-190810706-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Packing for Stuffing Boxes.
Inventor: GARZ CARL
Filed: 1908-05-16
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 10,706. Garz, C. Jan. 16, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Stuffing-boxes.-A gas-engine or other stuffing- box is provided with segmental cast-iron packing- rings a, having soft metal linings b, which are made relatively thin in order to prevent binding by unequal expansion. The segments form sliding joints parallel to tangents to the rod. The rings are compressed by springs d, and are held together by end rings f, which also have soft metal linings.
Patent GB-190813666-A (GB)
Title: Process for Removing the Electrolytic Nickel or other Metallic Coating of Metallic Surfaces.
Inventor: LEVY ALFRED
Filed: 1908-06-27
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 13,666. Levy, A. June 27. Removing metal by.-Nickel or other metallic coatings such as gold or silver are removed without injuring the underlying metal by treating the articles as anodes in an electrolyte composed of sulphuric acid of 48-52‹ BÚ. or of monohydrated nitric acid (HNO3). In the former case, the articles may be of iron, steel, copper, brass, lead, &c. and the cathode of iron, aluminium or lead, while in the latter the articles are of iron or steel and the cathode of iron or aluminium. A small quantity of lead acetate may be added to the electrolyte to eliminate hydrochloric acid. The current may be direct, alternating, or periodically reversed.
Patent GB-190813784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Means for Damping the Rolling Motion of Ships.
Inventor: FRAHM HERMANN
IPC: B63B39/03
Filed: 1908-06-29
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 13,784. Frahm, H. Feb. 13, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907J. Rolling, preventing; tanks.-In apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 13,783, A.D. 1908, for damping the rolling movements of ships, the natural period of oscillation of the water column is made to correspond to the period of oscillation peculiar to the particular ship by connecting the air spaces above the tanks by pipes provided with valves by which the passage of air through the pipes is regulated. The pipes may also open directly into the atmosphere and each be provided with a valve. Another method consists in arranging pipes projecting into the tanks from the top and open to the atmosphere. A further method of causing the oscillations of the water columns to be out of phase with the oscillations of the ship consists in reducing the cross-sectional area of the pipe d, Fig. 7, by means of a plate u provided with hinged ends u<1> and operated by screws u<2>. In place of the plate u, closed telescopic tubes longitudinally adjustable may be used. A further method consists in fitting a hinged plate w, Fig. 6, in the tank a, whereby the area of the section F may be varied by operating a screw w<2>. Formulµ are given in the Specification for determining the equivalent length of the oscillating column of liquid and the consequent period of oscillation.
Patent GB-190820051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toy Cycles.
Inventor: HOFFMANN FRANZ
Filed: 1908-09-23
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 20,051. Hoffmann, F. Sept. 23. Toy velocipedes.-Relates to improvements in the steering and driving mechanism of toy cycles such as are described in Specification No. 1172, A.D. 1907. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the cycle is steered by lateral rollers 14 mounted on an axle 15, which is pivoted at 16 and oscillated to and fro through a rod 17 and crank 18 by the spring driving-mechanism. In the form shown in Fig. 2, two track-wheels 9<a>, 9<b> are provided close together to facilitate the connexion of large driving-wheels with the driving-mechanism without the use of a chain. To give a lateral inclination to the toy when traversing a curve, rollers 14 are provided on the ends of cranks 20, 21, Fig. 3, the rollers being set slantways so that the toy is steered laterally by the supportmg-roller. The rollers may be adapted to coutact with the ground continuously by setting their axle lower and making the rollers larger in diameter. In further modifications, the rollers may be mounted on irregularly-shaped disks on an axle, or they may be mounted on arms 23, Fig. 6, adapted to slide vertically in guides, being actuated by a crank-shaft 26 ; or the cycle, Fig. 9, may be caused to oscillate on an horizontal pivot 28 by a connecting-rod 29 attached to one of the arms 23. In the form shown in Fig. 11, the toy is steered solely by the supporting-rollers 14 which are mounted on arms 23 rigid with a rod 31 which is journaled obliquely in the frame and adapted to be partially rotated by a crank 34. The toy is inclined towards the side of the raised supporting- roller and is steered towards the same side. Instead of one figure, two figures may be arranged on separate bicycles pivotally connected.
Patent GB-190820487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools and Detachable Handles therefor
Inventor: POCAN HENRY FRANK
Filed: 1908-09-29
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 20,487. Pocan, H. F. Sept. 29. Handles.-Relates to tools and tool handles of the kind in which the tool and handle are made detachable, and in which the tool is held in a recess in the handle by means of a hinged member on the handle having a projection adapted to engage a recess in the tool shank, the shank and hinged member being locked together by a slide or sleeve. The end 2 of the handle 1 has a recess 3, preferably rectangular, in which is pivoted on a bolt 4 a member 6 with a number of lugs 7 to engage in transverse slots 9 provided in the shank 8 of the tool. After the member 6 has been turned down and the parts engaged, the latter are locked by a ring 10, the end of the handle being slightly tapered at 11.
Patent GB-190827212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Ignition Devices for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CECIL CHARLES
Filed: 1908-12-15
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 27,212. Cecil, C., and Bronsdon, H. P. Dec. 15. Gas and like engines, igniting in. A make-andbreak device for electric ignition systems of engines in which the time of sparking is automatically advanced or retarded as the speed of the engine is increased or decreased, is constructed with a centrifugal governor comprising blocks f slidably connected with a plate F on the half-speed shaft A and with a sliding sleeve F<1>, mounted on the shaft and connected through a hole in the shaft with an adjustable spring H. When the shaft is rotating, the blocks f tend to fly outwards and draw the sleeve F<1> along the shaft in opposition to the spring H. The sleeve F<1> carries a spring-pressed contact e which engages spiral contacts b<3>, b<4> on the interrupter casing.
Patent GB-190905774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fittings for Swing Glass Mirrors and the like.
Inventor: WACKS MORRIS JACOB
IPC: A47G1/24
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 5774. Wacks, M. J. March 10. Pivot a d j u s tm e n t s.-S w i n g mirrors and the like are adjustably secured in position by a device comp r i s i n g brackets a, b, secured to the back of the mirror frame and the hanging stile respectively, a n d a spring-controlled pin a<5> loosely mounted in the bracket a and having an extension a<8> of square or other angular section engaging a corresponding- sbaped recess in the bracket b. An extension a<3> of the bracket a is provided with teeth, serrations, or other frictional locking-means a<4>, and corresponding locking-means a<10> on a collar a<9> fixed to the pin are engaged therewith by a spring a7.
Patent GB-190908173-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Strainers.
Inventor: TONINI AUGUST
IPC: B65D51/24
Filed: 1909-04-05
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 8173. Tonini, A. April 5. Strainers.-A removable cupshaped sieve 3 is inserted in a tapering tubular member 2 secured by its beaded edge to a resilient fitting 1, which engages the m o u t h of the bottle. Thestrainer is covered by a cap 4.
Patent GB-190908226-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Removing Labels and the like from Bottles, Jars and similar Articles.
Inventor: BARRATT WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-04-06
Granted: 1910-04-06
Abstract: 8226. Barratt, W., and Holcroft, H. April 6. Grip, facilitating.-A device for facilitating the removal of labels from bottles, jars, &c. consists of a piece a of leather, rubber, &c., in which short wires are inserted, forming a wire brush which may be fastened to the hand by a band c and a buckle d.
Patent GB-190909337-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tensioning Devices particularly adapted for use in Letting Off Warps in Looms.
Inventor: DAVID CHARLES LUCIEN
IPC: D03D49/06
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 9337. David, C. L. Oct. 22, 1908, [Convention date]. Yarns, warping and beaming.-Relates to improvements in the tensioning-devices described in Specification 15,909/08, particularly applicable for letting off warp-threads in looms; but also otherwise applicable, wherein, when the tension increases sufficiently, a pawl j<1> is raised by means of a slotted lever k from a ratchetwheel geared to the warp beam a. The pawl j is provided with a pin p<2> for operating a lever p controlling a differential brake, so that, when the warp beam is released, the brake is operated and controls the let-off. The warp b from the warp beam a is guided by a roller c<1>, and passes over a roller c carried by arms l on a pivot pin g<1> of a lever g, which is connected to the rod k, so that, as the tension increases, the arms l swing against the action of a spring or springs m acting on the lever g or a part g<2> connected thereto, and the rod k is raised. The differential brake comprises a brake-band o secured to the lever p and passing round a drum on the pin i<3> of the ratchet-wheel j. The springs m may be replaced by weights acting on the main arm of the lever g. The ratchet-wheel may be arranged on the spindle of the warp beam, bobbin, or roller. The release of the pawl j<1> may be controlled electrically.
Patent GB-190914043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Concrete Sleepers.
Inventor: TODD JOHN SHERWOOD
IPC: E01B3/38
Filed: 1909-06-15
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 14,043. Todd, J. S. June 15. [Cognate Application, 17,046/09.] Sleepers, composite ; sound and vibration. preventing.-R e i n f o r c e d concrete sleepers are composed of two transverse ties or bars formed with integral bridge-pieces in line with the rails to support the rail ends. The transverse ties or bridge-pieces, or both, may be extended. Packing of wood, metal, felt, 'Willesden canvas,' &c. may be used. The ties may be widened at the ends, and for crossings &c. they may be connected by more than two bridge-pieces. The cross-section of the ties and bridge-pieces may be rectangular, or they may be broader at the bottom than at the top, with slanting sides or with a set-off ; and the bottom may be formed with ribs and grooves or projections and depressions. The reinforcing-rods of iron, steel, &c. may be round, square, flat, &c., and they may be straight, undulating, or twisted. One modification of the sleeper is shown in Figs. 13 and 14.
Patent GB-190914961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Braces for Trousers and similar Garments.
Inventor: SCOREY ALFRED THOMAS
IPC: A41F3/00
Filed: 1909-06-26
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 14,961. Scorey, A. T. June 26. Braces.-Relates to braces consisting of two straps a, b crossing at the back, where they are loosely connected by loops j, and joining at the sides, by which the trousers are supported from buttons by means of pear-shaped loops d. The braces are used under the shirt, the trousers being provided with internal buttons, and the loops are made sufficiently large to enable the shirt and loops to be pressed over the buttons from the inside. The braces are adjustable by buckles c, and are particularly adapted for use by athletes Ac. in playing games, boating, &c.
Patent GB-190919204-A (GB)
Title: Improved Water Gauge Glass.
IPC: G01F23/02
Filed: 1909-08-20
Abstract: 19,204. Rheinische Glash³tten-Akt.- Ges. April 21, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Gauge glasses. - A number of longitudinal coloured strips a extending preferably over an angle of about 120 degrees are embedded in the rear wall of a gauge glass so that the height of the water in the glass is easily visible even when the observer is standing to one side of the glass.
Patent GB-190921467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cinematograph Films.
Inventor: ROSSI CARLO
IPC: G03D15/00
Filed: 1909-09-20
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 21,467. Rossi, C. June 7, [Convention date]. Kinematograph films of the kind having the pictures printed with their height perpendicular to the axis of the film have two series of pictures on one film, as shown in Fig. 6. The positive films are obtained either by printing by contact from a negative film with pictures only on a fraction of its width, Fig. 1, or by reducing the pictures from an ordinary negative film. The series of pictures on the positive film may be arranged either reversed as in Fig. 6, or the same way up.
Patent GB-191004499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools or Appliances for Enabling Tyre-protecting Bands to be Secured to the Rims of Wheels.
Inventor: CHALLINER JOSEPH ALBERT
IPC: B60C27/10
Filed: 1910-02-23
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 4499. Challiner, J. A., and Challiner, C. S. Feb. 23. [Cognate Application, 5982/10.] Tyre covers, tools for removing and replacing. - An appliance for compressing tyre covers in order to insert the hooked edges of a tread band k, Figs. 1 and 2, into the curved rim flanges consists. of a hooked plate a, engaging one rim edge, to which are connected a pair of chains d spaced by a bare. The chains pass around the tyre and are pulled down by a lever f, Fig. 3, which bears on the underside of the rim, and is fitted with catches i engaging the links. A secondary lever n with a curved end u may be pivoted to the lever f, and bears directly on the hooks j. A plate p engaging the links by means of pins q may be used to spread the pressure on the tyre. It may be fitted with a lever for the same purpose as the lever n. Several bars e may be fitted to replace the catches i. A single chain may be used, which passes through a hole r in the lever f, and is conveniently held; or more than two chains with spacing-bars, may be arranged side by side.
Patent GB-191006513-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tag-setting Machine.
Inventor: SMITH CHARLES FOLLANSBEE
IPC: A43D100/00
Filed: 1910-03-15
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 6513. Smith, C. F. March 15. Label fastenings.- Relates to the general construction of machines for fastening tags of the kind shown in Fig. 7 to hosiery or other wearing - apparel or articles. The tags are piled upon a triangular tube secured to a stand 50, Fig. 1, and are fed singly by a reciprocating carrier 54 to the top of inclined guides 34 .down which they slide under gravity to a table 35 where they are affixed to the hosiery by jaws 47, 48 carried by rocking arms 45, 46. The mechanism is operated from a shaft 18 rocked by a treadle 9, connecting-rod 24, and lever 20. The rod 24 is screwed into sockets 22, so that its effective length can be adjusted. The upward movement of the rod 24 under the action of an adjustable spring 27 is limited by a stop 31 engaging with a guide 26, and the downward movement of the treadle is limited by a set-screw 16 engaging with a block 14. The tag-carrier 54 is supported by a slide 55 operated by a lever 62, and is provided with notches, the upper of which is shown in plan at 56, Fig. 5, to receive the lugs 4, 5, Fig. 7, of the tag as the latter slides on to the carrier under the action of gravity. The tag is positioned upon the carrier by a spring 74, between which and a spring 75 the carrier travels. On the return of the carrier, projections 77 on the springs retain the tag which then drops on to the guides 34. The latter comprise two bars spaced apart to receive the narrow tongue 2, Fig. 7, of the tag, while the broad face 1 of the tag slides on the bars. A pair of stockings is placed on the table with one side of one stocking beneath the table and protected by a guard 42, and with an edge of each in the open tag. The jaws 47, 48 are then closed on to the tag. The shaft 19 of the jaw 48 is connected to the shaft 18 of the jaw 47 by toothed sectors 43, 44.
Patent GB-191007343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Extension Rims for Traction Engine Wheels.
Inventor: SCHEIE THORGER
IPC: B60B15/26
Filed: 1910-03-23
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 7343. Scheie, T. March 23. Tyres, non- elastic. - An extension rim or tyre for a tractionengine wheel consists of curved metal sections B of the same diameter as the wheel rim A, Fig. 3, which are attached thereto by similar curved plates E, overlapping and partly bolted to both at F. The plates are formed with flanges e bolted together at a, and the sections are joined by internal curved plates C-bolted at D. The sections and plates are invertible when not required to widen the rim, and then occupy the position shown in Fig. 2. In this case, the parts C may or may not be fitted to act as non-slipping calks.
Patent GB-191009213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Upright Retorts for the Distillation of Tar, Oils and the like.
Inventor: BARLEN ROBERT
IPC: C10C1/04
Filed: 1910-04-15
Granted: 1910-12-22
Abstract: 9213. Barlen, R. April 16, 1909, [Convention date]. Bulk evaporators.-Upright cylindrical retorts for distilling tar, oil, &c. are provided with a number of transverse tubes arranged in layers to conduct fire-gases from one side of the retort shell to the other. The fire-gases are led to the sets of tubes a, b, by separate flues c controlled by dampers k, and are discharged from the other ends of the tubes into annular channels h, so arranged as to cause the gases to flow around the retort before escaping. The tubes b may be formed with ribs to increase their heating-surface.