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Patent GB-191116870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drum Type Controllers for the Shunt Control of Electric Motors.
IPC: H01H19/56
Filed: 1911-07-22
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 16,870. West & Co., A., and Moggridge, W. J. July 22. Controllers, drum.-In a drum controller, one of the sections of the shunt field resistance is subdivided and used several times over, in order to increase the number of shunt regulating - steps without increasing the number of contacts. The drum contacts A1 . . . A4 are mounted on a shaft, and are adapted to contact with contacts C<5> of the subdivided section I of the shunt resistance I ... IV. On rotating the drum in the direction of the arrow, from position 1 to 6, the shunt field is connected up without any external resistance. From position 7 to 16, the contacts A1 insert the resistance section I step by step; at position 16, the whole of the resistance section I is in, and at position 17 the section I is cut out and an undivided section II is inserted in the shunt field in its place. From position 17 to 27, section I is again inserted step by step, and at position 28 section I is cut out and section III inserted in its place. At position 49, all the sections I to IV are inserted in series with the shunt field. The same operations take place in reverse order when the barrel is reversed.
Patent GB-191124870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Funnels for Liquids.
Inventor: WASSERFUHR RICHARD
Filed: 1911-11-08
Granted: 1912-05-09
Abstract: 24,870. Wasserfuhr, R. Nov. 8. Funnels.-A draw-off funnel of the closed-in type is made in two detachable parts a, b held together by friction. One part is fitted with a sieve c, and a number of interchangeable sieves of various mesh are provided. Air inlets b<1> are provided in the upper part, which is formed with a conical nozzle e for attachment to the tap d of a cask.
Patent GB-191201516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Playing a Game of Skill.
Inventor: BARKER PERCY VINCENT
IPC: A63B67/06
Filed: 1912-01-19
Granted: 1912-11-14
Abstract: 1516. Barker, P. V., and Clough, J. Jan. 19. Table games; outdoor games. - One or more top-heavy pedestals A, Fig. 1, surmounted by a ball B or other article are placed on a board or table, and the players endeavour by throwing a ball to dislodge the ball B without overturning the pedestal. Additional balls may be supported on brackets attached to the sides of the pedestal. The ball B may be supported within a cavity in the pedestal, or on a second pedestal A', Fig. 5, hinged within the cavity. In a modified game, the players endeavour to encircle the pedestal by means of a ring C, Fig. 1, without displacing the ball.
Patent GB-191203551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Baling Presses.
Inventor: WICKEY ANDREW
IPC: B30B9/30
Filed: 1912-02-12
Granted: 1912-04-25
Abstract: 3551. Wickey, A. June 26, 1911, [Convention date]. Baling - presses.-A baling - press for paper &c. has the plunger C arranged so that it can be moved back laterally from above the compression chamber bv means of racks d, d<1> and a pinion c<1> on a shaft c passing through the plunger. The racks d are pivoted at d<2> to the press frame so that they swing forward, as shown in Fig. 1, to clamp the plunger in its lowest position. The plunger is weighted at c<5> to cause it to tilt, as shown in Fig. 3, in the inoperative position, and guide-blocks c<3> co-operate with vertical guides in the press. The pinion c<1> is rotated to operate the plunger by a lever c<7>, pawl c<8>, and ratchet c<6> on the shaft c. A toothed detent c<10> may be caused to engage the pinion to lock the plunger against moving backwards.
Patent GB-191207757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mattresses.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER HAROLD GEORGE CRUI
IPC: A47C27/00
Filed: 1912-03-30
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 7757. Fairweather, H. G. C., [Burton, O. M.]. March 30. Upholstery stuffing - apparatus. - In stuffing mattresses comprising a number of narrow compartments, a receptacle is employed consisting of a base A and top 4 connected by a detachable pivot joint and having handles 8 one of which has a fastening 9. The base A is filled with stuffing-material with the aid of side boards 10, and the top 4 is then brought down and secured so as to compress the charge. After insertion of the receptacle into a mattress case, the fastening 9 is released and the two parts of the receptacle are withdrawn separately.
Patent GB-191213820-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Shutter for Photographic Cameras.
IPC: G03B9/22
Filed: 1912-06-13
Granted: 1913-06-12
Abstract: 13,820. Newman, A. S., and Newman & Sinclair. June 13. Shutters with pivoting blades.-The shutter is actuated by the movement of a pivoted plate f engaging the blades f<6> by pin-and-slot connexion and reciprocated by a pin g on a crankdisk g<2> set by winding-up a coil-spring g' and normally held by the release lever b<2> engaging a tooth g<4> on the disk. The pin g, shown in set position in Fig. 5, moves to the right on release of the stop g<4> and traverses the plate f by pressing on the spring-pressed arm f<4> abutting against the stop f<3>. For time exposure, the lever b<2> is allowed to come into the path of the stop g<3> the shutter being closed by rewinding the spring; but in instantaneous work, the pin g continues past the arm f<4> and finally abuts against the arm f<1>, pushing this and the plate f to the left and thus closing the shutter. The disk g<2> is connected by an arm e<1> to the piston e<10> of a cylinder c, to which air is admitted through an opening controlled by an arm d<3> set by a snail cam acting on a projection d<2>. The piston works merely by suction. The plate f is lightly held in its two extreme positions by means of a ball h mounted on it in a cage h<1> projecting through a slot in the fixed plate i; this ball engages notches i<3>, i<4> in a two-armed spring at either end of the movement.
Patent GB-191214293-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Catches for Retaining Tubs in Mine Cages.
Inventor: LEWIS LEWIS HENRY
IPC: B66B5/18
Filed: 1912-06-19
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 14,293. Lewis, L. H., and Griffiths, T. H. June 19. Wheel stops for mine cages comprise horizontal disks a mounted on the floor of the cage and provided with alternate long and short teeth projecting over the rails into the track of the wheels. One disk is provided for each rail, and each disk has two locks d engaging the long teeth. These locks are held in place by a spring j and have a pivoted arm f normally held in grooves in the bars g which are operated to release the locks when the cage is at the top or bottom of the shaft. The disks are then rotated by the rear wheels of the released car and the front wheels of the next car which force in spring plungers h having bevelled ends which engage the arms f and release them from the bars g. The next long tooth is thus held between the wheels of this car.
Patent GB-191218581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Shaft or Axle Bearings.
Inventor: HANJ NEGIB BECHARA
IPC: F16C19/54
Filed: 1912-08-13
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 18,581. Hani, N. B. Aug. 16, 1911, [Convention date]. Roller bearings.-In a roller bearing for shafts or railway-vehicle axleboxes, the rollers C are enclosed in a casing or cage consisting of three sections D, D<1>, D<2>. The outer parts D<1>, D<2> are of T-shaped section, and are screwed into the outer box E. The rollers are grooved to receive retaining-rings a. The journal B is fitted with a rotatable sleeve A. End thrusts are taken by conical rollers :c pivoted in cage rings e; the inner pivots are secured in these rings by flanged rings f. The rollers x bear against the parts D', D<2>, and the thrust is conveyed to the rings e by a shoulder p on the journal B, and a two-part collar t fitted in a groove u in the journal. An annular cup leather s engages a ring r on the journal to exclude dust &c.
Patent GB-191220357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Connections.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: H01R43/12
Filed: 1912-09-06
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 20,357. Lake, W. E., [Soc. Anon. le Carbone]. Sept. 6. Couplings. - Electric connexions, particularly between flexible leads and dynamo brushes, are effected bv means of a metal tube, ferrule, or bush in which the flexible conductor is held, and adapted to be clamped to the brush. The lead a is fixed in the tube a' by forming this with indentations a<X> or by attaching to the end of the lead a terminal rod adapted to screw into the tube a<1>. The tube a<1> is secured to the brush by flanges a<2>, a<3>, the latter being formed after the tube has been inserted. Metal washers c may be placed between the flanges and the brush or the flanges or countersunk recesses, may be coated with copper or other metal.
Patent GB-191222313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Trip Hammers.
Inventor: PATTEN EDWARD MOSES
IPC: B21J7/10
Filed: 1912-10-01
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 22,313. Patten, E. M. Oct. 1. Power hammers.-A hammer head 7 is supported by a helve 8 the end of which is formed into a spiral spring 13 and secured to a lug 14<1> on the frame 1. The hammer is reciprocated by means of a cam 17 adapted to engage a projection 10, and an adjustable tapered pin 23 affords additional support.
Patent GB-191224487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Heckling, Combing, Carding or Cleaning Jute or other Fibres.
Inventor: DOUGLAS GEORGE CAMERON
IPC: D01B5/00
Filed: 1912-10-26
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 24,487. Douglas, G. C. Oct. 26. Carding-engines; heckling-machines. - The carded or cleaned material removed from the strick of raw material gripped in the chains of a heckling-machine of the kind described in Specification 10,018/10 is separated into two grades. Two pairs of workers and strippers 17, 18, 19, 20 are provided, which act on the material as it is carried round by the cylinder 3, detaching the coarser parts and working the finer parts. The coarser grade falls on the apron 21 and is carried to a lower platform 23, while the finer grade is delivered through the rollers 24, 25 to an upper platform 22.
Patent GB-191226053-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for the Production of Toric or Toridal Surfaces of Spectacle and Eyeglass Lenses.
Inventor: NEWBOLD HENRY
IPC: B24B13/02
Filed: 1912-11-13
Granted: 1913-09-25
Abstract: 26,053. Newbold, H., and Williams, W. R. Nov. 13. Lenses, grinding. - Apparatus for grinding toric or toridal lenses comprises a rotating spherical grinding-tool adapted to impart to the lens a given curvature in one meridian, and a swinging lens-holder b pivoted about an axis d, and adapted to impart to the lens a given curvature in another meridian. Swinging motion is imparted to the lens carrier' b by a rotating wheel i<4> and crank-pin i through a crank h. In a modification, the spherical rotating grinder is also mounted to swing about an horizontal axis at the lower end of its spindle, and takes its motion from a second crank on the crank-pin i.
Patent GB-191227489-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Horse Boot.
Inventor: ADAMTHWAITE JOHN WILLIAM EVERA
IPC: A01K13/00
Filed: 1912-11-29
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 27,489. Adamthwaite, J. W. E. Nov. 29. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Limb binders and supports.-Horse boots or supports for weak tendons &c. consist of two or more elastic webs b removably held by leather loops c.
Patent GB-191307912-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus known as a Potato Dibbler.
Inventor: LARKIN JAMES
IPC: A01C5/04
Filed: 1913-04-04
Granted: 1914-02-05
Abstract: 7912. Larkin, J. April 4. Dibbling - apparatus. -In a machine for making holes for planting potatoes, of the type in which the holes are made by studs projecting from the wheel of the machine, the studs are mounted so that they are moved radially outwards to, and held in, the working position and then retracted, both operations being controlled by the rotation of the wheel. The studs 1 are carried by spindles 8 slidably mounted in open-sided boxes 9 secured to the wheel 6. Cross-arms 12 on the spindles 8 normally contact with catches 11 on the boxes 9, the upper parts 11<a> being shaped as camfaces. The studs 1 are operated by a lever 15 which is mounted on a fixed sleeve 14 on the main axle and engages and releases the studs 12 from the catches 11, springs 10 causing the movement of the studs. To bring the studs back into the operative position, an arched bracket 16 secured at 17 to the sleeve 14 engages rollers 13 on the spindles 8 and presses down the catches 12 over the parts 11<a> into engagement with the catches 11. The wheel 6 is connected by screws 7 to the spokes 3 carrying tyres 2 which are arranged as shown in Fig. 3 to travel along the sides of the ridges 4. The studs 1 may be carried by brackets on the wheel 6, and the rollers 13 may be carried by the ends of the spindles 8, being operated by any suitable cam.
Patent GB-191315599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Charge-containing Receptacles of Acetylene Gas Generators.
Inventor: HOLLOWAY LOUIS WILLIAM
IPC: C10H21/02
Filed: 1913-07-07
Granted: 1914-05-28
Abstract: 15,599. Holloway, L. W. July 7. Cartridges, packages, and the like of materials; discharging liquid on to solid in receptacle with vertical perforated partition.-In an acetylene generator, the carbide receptacle c is provided with a transverse perforated partition d which does not reach to the top. Carbide is placed in one only of the compartments so formed, and water is supplied to this compartment, and the charge as it is slaked expands, and falls over into the other compartment, thus ensuring that the whole of the charge shall be brought into contact with water. Water may also be supplied to the latter cornpartment
Patent GB-191316753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Commutators for Electric Meters.
IPC: G01R11/30
Filed: 1913-07-21
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 16,753. Aron Elektricitõtszahlerfabrik Ges., H. March 10, [Convention date]. C o m m u t a t o r s for motor meters. A detachable commutator e slides on to a reduced portion of the meter spindle, and the segments have bent - out ends d which engage with spring clips c, mounted on an insulating-collar b and connected to the armature windings.
Patent GB-191320246-A (GB)
Title: Non-refillable Closure.
Inventor: FUSSELL GEORGE
IPC: B65D55/12
Filed: 1913-09-08
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 20,246. Fussell, G. Sept. 8. Bottles, non-refillable.-The plug stopper 3 has a packing-ring 4 aud fits into the neck 2 of the bottle. The stopper has radial passages 7 containing glass or other balls 9, and, after being inserted in the neck, is rotated by a key (not shown) which engages recesses 10 in the stopper, so causing the balls to pass into a channel 5, formed of two grooves formed respectively in the stopper and neck, and thus locking the stopper in the neck. Specification 20,245/13 is referred to.
Patent GB-191323668-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Producing a Fancy Material from Birch Bark.
Inventor: CROFTS ALFRED FREDERICK
IPC: B44C3/02
Filed: 1913-10-20
Granted: 1914-07-16
Abstract: 23,668. Crofts, A. F., Byrne, R. J., and Cooke, H. N. Oct. 20. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Greeting cards.-Consists in a process for obtaining from birch bark a substitute for fancy paper to be used for Christmas-card and booklet covers &c. The bark is divided into thin sheets and subjected to treatment by a hot roller, flat iron, or the like, so as to vaporize the sap and thus to produce a blistered surface. Immediately after rolling, the sheets are pressed by a cold metal plate, which flattens the blisters and causes the lavers of the material to adhere together. The edges may be sealed, deckled, and coloured, by the application of a greater heat and pressure.
Patent GB-191325062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Signalling Apparatus.
IPC: H01H43/12
Filed: 1913-11-03
Granted: 1914-12-24
Abstract: 25,062. Marks, E. C. R., [Mead Electric Signal Co.]. Nov. 3. Supplying current to rotating conductors.-A shaft 11 is supplied with current by a spring 40 arranged in an opening in the bearing-block 10. A screw 42 presses the spring against the shaft, and also holds the wire which forms a part of the circuit.
Patent GB-191402221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Confectionery Machines.
Inventor: BRACH EMIL JULIUS
IPC: A23G3/02
Filed: 1914-01-27
Granted: 1914-07-09
Abstract: 2221. Brach, E. J. Jan. 27. Stream.cutting machines. -In machines for cutting a strip of filled candy into 'cushions,' of the type comprising a pair of converging chains 12 carrying coacting cutting- blades 16. the blades 16 are secured to cylindrical members 13 having flattened ends adapted to engage with polygonal driving-disks 22, which are secured to rollers having recesses to accommodate the members 13. Rotation of the cutters is prevented by guides 18, 19, 20, which engage with the flattened ends of the members 13. Motion is imparted from a main shaft 25 to the upper chain through gearing 24, 26, 27, and to the lower chain through the intermediate pinion 26, which is loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 and is coupled thereto by a disk 28, adjustable angularly with respect to the pinion by screws 32 in order to ensure registration of the two series of cutters.
Patent GB-191404614-A (GB)
Title: Method and Device for Modelling and Measuring a Foot.
Inventor: ANGELI CHRISTOF JOSEF
IPC: A43D1/02
Filed: 1914-02-23
Granted: 1915-07-29
Abstract: 4614. Angeli, C J., and Russ, L. Feb. 23. Artistic modelling.-A foot is modelled by pressing against the surface thereof by means of spring influenced members a sheet of paper coated with glue and covered with a sheet of linen or other tissue. Fig. 3 shows one form of apparatus, in which the sheet n is pressed up against the foot by a spring bolster c and radial plungers d forced inwardly by an encircling spring m. The plungers d are furnished with elastic buffers i and are adapted to be clamped between rings e, f by bolts g fitted with wing-nuts g'. In a modification, the apparatus comprises a box o, Fig. 4, fitted with a cover p of rubber &c. supported upon springs q ; the box may be furnished with a lining s of rubber &c.
Patent GB-191405635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receptacles particularly adapted for containing Liquids.
Inventor: VESTINE ANDREW OSCAR
Filed: 1914-03-05
Granted: 1915-03-05
Abstract: 5635. Vestine, A. O., and Bloom, A. T. March 5. Cans; spout. -A canteen or other metal receptacle particularly adapted for holding liquids comprises two portions 1, 2, Figs1 and 2, having flanges 7, 5 formed so that the flange 7 has a driving fit within the flange 5. When the parts are assembled, the edge 4 of the flange 5 is bent over a head 6, and the edge 8 of the flange 7 is caused to curl inside a bead 3. The spout 10 has a flange 14, which is gripped tightly between the flanges 5, 7. The outer flange 5 is provided with one or more integral eyes 13 for attachment of a carrying- cord or chain and of a cord &c. secured to the stopper. The lower part of the receptacle may be provided with a discharge tube 11. Fig. 4, to which a hose 12 may be attached.
Patent GB-191411209-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Cracking or Opening Nuts.
Inventor: DUYL JOSUA CORNELIS HENDRIKUS
IPC: A23N5/00
Filed: 1914-05-06
Granted: 1914-08-07
Abstract: 11,209. Duyl, J. C. H. van. May 6. Crushers with vibrating jaws; cracking nuts. -In a machine for cracking or opening cohune and other nuts, the reciprocating jaw 12 carried by a slide 9 has a vertical face and is moved in an horizontal guideway 11 by an eccentric 7 on the driving- shaft 3 bearing against rollers 8 on the end of the slide, while the obliquely-arranged jaw 13 is pivoted at 14 and supported by a cam 33 which is operated by link-work from the shaft 3 to allow the jaw 13 to move away from the jaw 12 so that the cracked nuts can fall through. The slide is'drawn back by springs 10, and its backward movement is limited by a bar 38 adjustable by means of bolts 36. The nuts are fed from a hopper by an endless chain or band 19 driven by chain gearing 24 from the shaft 3 and having transverse bars with pins 21 which work in slots in the wall 22 of the hopper. The cam 33 is mounted on a shaft 32 carrying an arm 31 connected by a rod 29 to one arm 28 of a bellcrank lever, the other arm 27 of which carries a roller 26 bearing against a cam 6 on the shaft 3.
Patent GB-191412567-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Steam Superheaters.
Inventor: FREEMAN WALTER WILLIAM
IPC: F22G3/00
Filed: 1914-05-21
Granted: 1915-02-04
Abstract: 12,567. Freeman, W. W. May 21. Straight-tube superheaters. - Low-pressure steam for turbines &c. is superheated in an economizer type of apparatus, the tubes being fitted internally with a core or baffle and externally with scrapers, and being arranged so as to give the steam a downward and then an upward path; means are provided for draining off moisture at the point where the steam changes its direction. Fig. 1 shows one form of superheater composed of elements nested close together, each consisting of four headers n. b, r, d connected by groups of tubes e, f. The steam enters the header a, passes downwards through the tubes e to the header b, then into the header e, and finally upwards through the tubes f to the header d and ontlet h. The headers consist of tapered boxes, those at the bottom being arranged with their undersides sloping to the centre, where drains k leading to a water trap are provided. The cores or baffles for the tubes are composed of a tube n, Fig. 5, which is expanded at the ends, then flattened as shown at p, and the parts q turned back to engage the sides of the superheating-tube. The scrapers are shown at m. instead of separate headers, a single header, divided if necessary, may be employed at the top and bottom. The superheater may consist of three nests of elements arranged in series one behind the other. Baffles for deflecting the gases amongst the tubes and a damper for shutting off the gases may then be provided.
Patent GB-191412814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Slip-rings for Dynamo-Electrical Machinery.
IPC: H01R43/10
Filed: 1914-05-25
Granted: 1915-08-05
Abstract: 12,814. Siemeas- Schuckertwerke. May 31, 1913, [Convention date]. Collecting-rings for dynamoelectric machinery are formed by coiling a strip of metal, for instance copper, on edge into a helix. An axial section of such a coil is shown in the Figure ; means may be provided for preventing radial displacement. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also a detailed description of such means involving the use of feathers and inturned end flanges. It also describes means for making end connexions. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.