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Patent GB-191224226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Transmission Gear for Motor Vehicles.
IPC: B60K17/16
Filed: 1912-10-23
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 24,226. Thornycroft & Co., J. I., and Niblett, H. Oct. 23. Axle structures.-Transmission gear of the kind in which the propeller shaft is disposed at a higher level than the live axles is combined with a dead axle of the kind that has a skeleton portion adapted to embrace the gear casing. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the differential gearing is co-axial with the live axles o, and is driven from the propeller shaft h through double reduction gear comprising bevelgear j, k and spur gearing m, n. The part of the gear casing d that fits in the skeleton portion c of the axle is preferably cylindrical in form. In a modification, worm gearing drives the differential gearing, which is connected by reduction gearing to the live axles. In a further modification similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the skeleton portion of the dead axle is disposed in a horizontal plane.
Patent GB-191226242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Moving Coil Electrical Measuring and like Instruments.
Inventor: RECORD JOHN WESTMORELAND
Filed: 1912-11-15
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 26,242. Record, J. W. Nov. 15. Magnets.-A magnet for an electric meter has a ring-shaped pole-piece N, Fig. 2, threading a moving-coil B, and a pole-piece S larger than the arc swept out by the coil, to avoid irregularity in the magnetic flux. The polepiece S may be of circular or other form, and it may be formed with a gap, as indicated by the lines D, D<1> in Fig. 4, corresponding with the neck of the pole-ring. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the pole-faces are curved.
Patent GB-191227688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Washing Machines.
Inventor: TIMPANY JAMES CRICHTON
IPC: D06F13/00
Filed: 1912-12-02
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 27,688. Timpany, J. C. Dec. 2. Washing - machines with rubbing and squeezing apparatus. - In machines having a rocking rubber 1 ani a swinging bumper 3 connected by the usual spring- controlled arms 9 pivoted at 9<a>, the rotatable handle grip 10 is connected to the axis 2<b> of the rubber by radial arms 11. In order to provide more room for the insertion of the clothes betweeu the rubber and bumper, the arm 9 is made of greater length than the distance between the points 2<b> and 9<a> and the rubber is of shorter radius at the side facing the bumper. The handle arms 11 are attached to the axis 2<b> by cranks 14, and any liquid escaping through the bearings is caught by troughs 15. A distance board 12 is inserted between the end cheeks of the rnbber. According to the Provisional Specification, the tank may have movable false sides connected to the rubber so as to prevent clothes from being wedged between the rubber and the sides of the tank.
Patent GB-191300286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Spinning Mules.
IPC: D01H5/62
Filed: 1913-01-04
Granted: 1913-05-01
Abstract: 286. Bond, C., and Harrington Patent Yard Evener Co. Jan. 4. Rollers and roller heads.-A device for cleaning the bottom roller of a mule, more particularly applicable to mules for spinning wool, comprises a number of plates or strippers g secured in clips h fixed to a shaft f adapted to be turned, to bring the strippers against the bottom roller, by a pin projecting therefrom. The strippers are held against the roller by a cam-shaped quadrant o which is rotated to engage a finger m on the shaft.
Patent GB-191304707-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Miners' Lamps.
Inventor: HEATON THOMAS
IPC: F21L23/00
Filed: 1913-02-24
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 4707. Heaton, T. Feb. 24. Explosive gases, detecting. - In a miner's electric lamp which may be employed as a gasdetector or lamp at will, the gas-detector comprises a resistance wire of platinum, nickelchrome, &c. and an oil or other vessel with a wick or other burner in proximity to the wire and adapted to be lit by the wire when it is heated in the presence of fire damp. The lamp n, oil or other vessel g, and the terminals i, i<1> between which the resistance wire is secured are carried by a cap d threaded iuto a ring c which screws on to the base portion a. The lamp and gas-detector are enclosed in a chimney c<1> secured with packings r between the cap d and the lamp top v, which includes a double gauze cone w. Either the lamp or the resistance wire may be put in circuit with the accumulator by turning the base portion a. The burner of the oil-vessel is preferably of porcelain or other non-conducting material with the resistance wire wound around it ; or the wire may take a straight or sinuous path. Specification 239/12 is referred to.
Patent GB-191307357-A (GB)
IPC: B62K27/04
Filed: 1913-03-28
Granted: 1913-12-18
Abstract: 7357. Dunn, L. S. March 28. Compound fabrics.-A material for covering the framework or forming the bodies of motorcars, side-cars, &c., or for application to thin two or more ply wood, consists of layers of calico or stockinet, with fine wire-gauze between the layers, which are cemented together with shellac and moulded under heat and pressure. The fabric is stretched on a frame and coated with a solution of shellac, other layers being added until the required thickness is obtained. When dry, the material is put into a steam chamber and rolled to press the shellac into the fibres, after which it can be blocked into the required shapes.
Patent GB-191309048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Concentrating and Separating Machines for Ores or the like.
Inventor: RICHARDSON WILLIAM WHITEHEAD
Filed: 1913-04-17
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 9048. Richardson, W. W. April 17. Buddling-apparatus; inclined-trough washing- apparatus. - In apparatus for concentrating ores, of the kind comprising an inclined trough or troughs down which the ore and water are fed, and reciprocating rakes arranged to plough through the material in one direction, carriages B running on rails on the trough A carry vertically-adjustable axles f on which the rakes F are mounted, a ratchet and pawl being provided in connexion with the bearings e for allowing rotation of the rakes in one direction only. The carriages B are connected to a hauling-rope C, one end of which is connected to a. counterweight D and the other to a drum K mounted on an oscillating arm h. Ratchet mechanism is also provided for gradually feeding the rope C on to or off the drum K, so that the carriages are reciprocated with a constant stroke but are caused to act over a continually varying field.
Patent GB-191309266-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Alkali Salts of Acidyl-ortho-oxyphenylcarboxylic Acids.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1913-12-18
Granted: 1914-04-20
Abstract: 9266. Bloxam, A. G., [Wuelfing, J..4., (Firm of)]. April 19. Lithium acidyl-o-oxyarylcarboxylates are prepared by mixing lithium carbonate with the free acid, for example, acetyl-salicylic acid in a dry state, and moistening the mixture with a small proportion of an aliphatic alcohol or ketone or mixture thereof with one another or with an aliphatic ester. The mass is then kneaded, and at the end of the reaction, the organic liquid is removed, and the salt dried at a low temperature. Specification 29,439/09, [Class 2(iii), Dyes &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-191309780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pulley Blocks.
Inventor: CLARKE EDWARD
IPC: B66D3/04
Filed: 1913-04-25
Granted: 1914-04-23
Abstract: 9780. Clarke, E. April 25 Channels and reservoirs in pulleys and bolts.-To lubricate the pulley-blocks of cranes, steering - gear, &c., a nut a which secures a bolt c in the block d is formed as an oil reservoir, from which the oil passes through passages g, h to the bearing-surface of the bolt. The passage g may contain a wire n around which strands of cotton are twisted to check the flow of oil. The nut a may have an extension to receive a set-screw, bv which it is locked to the block d. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 3073/96, [Class 120, Spinning], 4127/01, and 19,691/05.
Patent GB-191310280-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Treating Waste Soapy Liquors from Laundries to Enable them to be Used again.
Inventor: LUCAS EDWARD WILLIAM
IPC: C11D13/30
Filed: 1913-05-01
Granted: 1913-08-28
Abstract: 10,280. Lucas, E. W. May 1. Washing, utilizing waste liquors for. - Waste soapy liquids from laundries are purified for re-use by treatment while still hot with a rapidly-acting agent and by filtration to remove the impurities. Permanganates, peroxides, perborates, persulphates, and percarbonates are mentioned as suitable reagents.
Patent GB-191318488-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Locking the Discharging Doors of Dumping Cars.
IPC: B61D7/16
Filed: 1913-08-14
Granted: 1913-12-24
Abstract: 18,488. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Sept. 16, 1912, [Convention date]. Multiple fastenings for wagon doors. - The discharging-door C of a dumping-wagon is secured by a catch E which is pivoted at one end to a lever d<2>, whereby it is urged into engagement with the edge of the door by a counterweight or equivalent d<1>, while at its other end it is connected by a link F with a lever g<1> secured to a shaft G, which is operated by a hand-lever g<2>. By swinging the lever g<2> in the direction of the arrow from the stop a<1> to the stop a<2>, the catch E is withdrawn from the path of the door C. With the apparatus in the position shown, the edge of the door in closing depresses the catch E in opposition to the restoring action of the counterweight d<1>.
Patent GB-191320888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illusory Theatrical Devices for Vaudeville Acts.
Inventor: MOORHOUSE HENRY JAMES
Filed: 1913-09-16
Granted: 1914-04-23
Abstract: 20,888. Moorhouse, H. J. Sept. 16. Theatrical appliances. -Relates to an illusion device in which a model of a female figure placed at the centre of a rotating lantern screen appears to become animate and then disappears. The screen consists of a disk B mounted on a hollow axle 5 and rotated by suitable means. The face of the screen is divided into four white sectors 1 marked out with the points of the compass, the spaces between them being covered with black plush. The disk has a central opening 3 which is covered either by a shield E, which can be taken to pieces, or by sectors 9 mounted on screws 13, which turn in bearings 14, fixed to the back of the screen. A shoe D can be moved by a lever 25 so that one of its lugs 21 or 22 makes contact with the heads 17 of the screws 13 as the screen rotates, and thus causes the sectors 9 to cover or uncover the opening 3. When the sectors cover the opening 3, the axle 5 is filled by a filler G which has an axial tube 59 with a flared end 60. The screen is arranged to protrude through a circular opening in a black curtain A which hides the framework. In use, a performer on the stage builds up a dismembered female figure on the shield E partly in view of the spectators but completes the operation behind an umbrella. In reality, he dismembers the figure and together with the shield passes it through the hollow axle to a female performer who passes her head and shoulders through the axle and takes the place of the figure. The umbrella is removed and the apparently inanimate figure moves and sings, pictures being projected from a lantern on the now rotating screen. By the aid of a slide which projects a picture of her head and shoulders on to the umbrella, the woman retires behind the screen, places the filler G in the axle, closes the sectors 9, and then draws the umbrella through the tube 59 in the filler.
Patent GB-191324921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Railway Rail Joints.
Inventor: REINHART JOHN
IPC: E01B11/26
Filed: 1913-11-01
Granted: 1914-04-16
Abstract: 24,921. Reinhart, J. Nov. 1. Rail joints, scarf and like.-Relates to joints in which one rail end has a projection with an inclined upper surface and a depending lug at the end, the other rail end having a recess receiving the projection and lug, and consists in providing a wedge between the inclined surface and the top of the recess. The projection 11 is undercut to form a flange 14 with a depending lug 15 and lateral lug 16. The recess 6 is formed by a rib 8 which is cut away at 9 to receive the lug 16, the inner end of the recess 6 having an opening through the rail base to receive the lug 15. Hooks 19 formed on the rail end 1 and projection 11 receive cotters to secure the wedge 17, which has a hook 23 for its removal. The rail 1 may have a lug 21 engaging a recess 22 in the rail 2.
Patent GB-191325909-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Expanding Pulleys.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM OLIVER
IPC: F16H55/54
Filed: 1913-11-12
Granted: 1914-09-24
Abstract: 25,909. Smith, W. O. Nov. 12. Expanding pulleys.- An expanding pulley consists of a radially grooved flange b fixed to the boss of the pulley, a rotatable flange a provided with a s p i r a l groove d, on its inner surface, and a flexible band rim - member engaging the grooves in the flanges b, a and adjustable by means of their relative rotation. One end of the band is held by a plunger f, which is free to move radially in a guide g fixed to the boss. A spring-pressed plunger j engages a series of holes m in the flange a, and in conjunction with a lock-nut h and screw i, holds the pulley in the required position. The pulley is particularly applicable for use with motor-car speed indicators.
Patent GB-191326077-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Music Transmitting Apparatus.
Inventor: COMER JOHN J
IPC: G10H3/18
Filed: 1913-11-13
Granted: 1914-11-13
Abstract: 26,077. Comer, J. J. Nov. 13, 1912, [Convention date]. Microphones; systems for transmitting music.- Music is transmitted by means of a microphone mounted directly on a violin or other instrument. A microphone 5 of a simple inertia type may be mounted on the side of a violin 4 by means of a mounting-plate 11 and locking-piece 13. The vibrations are damped by a felt strip 15. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) describes also the construction of inertia microphone described in Specification 15,783/13 and its application to the soundboards of violins and pianofortes. This subjectmatter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191327162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pulverisers.
IPC: B02C13/00
Filed: 1913-11-25
Granted: 1914-05-14
Abstract: 27,162. Marks, E. C. R., [Blake Crusher and Pulverizer Co.]. Nov. 25. Impact pulverizers.-In apparatus for pulverizing fuel &c., in which the material is delivered from a hopper E, Figs. 1 and 2, to a pulverizer A by a rotating member D mounted within a cylindrical casing C and provided with blades or paddles 19 to effect a preliminary crushing of the material, the member D is tapered towards its receiving-end, and the radial length of the blades 19 is reduced in the direction of the taper of the member. The inner end of the member D is journaled in a depending strap or bracket 11 in the casing C and carries a spiral feeding-worm 20, while the outer end protrudes through the end of the casing and carries a sprocket-wheel 12 driven by a chain from a shaft 13, which is driven by a belt 18 from the driving-shaft B. The throat 21 of the hopper is preferably rectangular in cross-section, and its walls parallel to the member D are each provided with a ledge 22 which curves upwardly towards the rear wall of the throat. The feed shutter 23 is connected at its upper end to a slide 26, which can be moved up or down in grooves 25 on the walls of the throat 21 and is arched at its lower end to correspond with the member D, the lower corners being arched out to engage the ledges 22. The slide 26 is operated by means of a link 28 and rocking-lever 29, which is mounted on a shaft 32 carrying a damper 33 in the air-duct F, so that the supply of air to the pulverizer is controlled simultaneously with the feed of fuel, the damper being adjustable on the shaft 32 so that the ratio of air to fuel can be varied. The inlet port 31 at the outer end of the duct F is preferably screened. A downwardly swing- ing door 36 in the bottom of the chamber C allows any foreign object to be removed before it is carried into the pulverizer. The pulverizer is provided with radial paddles 5 working within one or more chambers 1, 2, 3, and with a fan working within the end chamber 4. The end elements 39, 40 have annular lips 41, 42 bolted to the central drum 43, and the annular partitions between the pulverizing-chambers are composed of pairs of abutting plates 45 secured to the drum by means of eye-bolts engaging pins extending through the plates. Lateral extensions or flanges formed by T-plates G bolted between the inner ends of the plates 45 and L-plates H bolted between the inner walls of the members 39, 40 and the ends of the drum keep the particles of fuel in the paths of the beaters 5. The removable lining-plates 48 are held in place by means of notches 49 on the outer edges of the plates 45. The pulverizer is formed in two semi-cylindrical parts hinged together in the horizontal plane of the axis of the shaft B, so that its interior can be readily exposed for access when required.
Patent GB-191328365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Operating Mechanism for Railway Crossing Barriers.
Inventor: WALDOW ERNST
IPC: B61L29/24
Filed: 1913-12-09
Granted: 1914-05-14
Abstract: 28,365. Waldow, E. Dec. 9. Operating barriers bytreadles.-A railway-crossing barrier 2 is lowered by an approaching train by the engagement of a rod carried by the engine with an arm 15 of a sleeve slidable on an inclined guide 16 and connected by a rope 7 to a pulley 6 secured to the axle of the barrier. The barrier is held depressed by a spring bolt 4, Fig. 6, engaging an open-sided notch in a block 9 rotatably mounted by a pivot 11 on the top of the post 10. The block 9 carries a spring-controlled lever 12 adapted to be engaged by a rod on the last coach of the train to turn the block so as to release the bolt 4 and allow the barrier to open by the weight 3. A second barrier on the opposite side of the line is connected to the first by the usual chain gearing 8 for simultaneous operation, and is furnished with a similar operating mechanism 15<1> so that the barriers are operated by trains passing in either direction.
Patent GB-191400229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Walking on Water.
Inventor: YEGWARTIAN MAROUT
IPC: B63B34/56
Filed: 1914-01-05
Granted: 1915-01-05
Abstract: 229. Yegwartian, M. Jan. 5. [Cognate Application, 15,425/14.] Boats for walking on water.-Two float members a<2> having air-tight compartments b are provided on the undersides with a series of pivoted paddles c mounted in brackets d. A raised platform f fitted to the upper surface of each float receives the foot of the operator, who supports himself by the handle i<1> when sliding or ski-ing. Wheels j may be fitted to the undersides of the floats, and the floats may be widened at the centres to increase stability. Elastic cords connect the floats to prevent separation when in use.
Patent GB-191409382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Feeding Devices for Tack or Nail Machines.
Inventor: WYNN THOMAS HENRY
IPC: A43D69/04
Filed: 1914-04-15
Granted: 1915-04-15
Abstract: 9382. Wynn, T. H., and McLaren, J. I. April 15. C,tdting nails.-A flat strip is fed to a tack or nail making machine by swinging grippers 19, 21<a>, Fig. 4, which engage the edge thereof. One gripper 19 is adjustably secured to a shaft 12, and the other 21<a> is adjustably pivoted thereon by set-screws 22 and secured to a rod 32. The shaft 12 is oscillated by a cam 36 engaging a lever 37, against which a pointed rod 38, loosely carried by an arm 35, is pressed by a spring 64, Fig. 1. The movement of the lever 37 is adjusted by a set-screw. The rod 32 is oscillated to close the jaws by an adjustable cam 26, lever 28, and set-screw 31 against the action of the spring 41. The nail strip 47 is fed from a drum through a tube 42, Fig. 1. which has a spring pawl 59, Fig. 7, to prevent retrograde movement and is given opposite semi-rotations by straps 49, 50 conneeted to a three-armed lever 45 actuated by gearing 7 and link-work 51, 52, 53. The feed may be stopped by disconnecting the rod 53 from the lever 45 and turning the tube 42 so that the strip 47 is on its edge.
Patent GB-191412728-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cutter Lid Closures for Circular Cans having Hermetically Sealed Tagger Tin Tops.
Inventor: GILL HUBERT ALEXANDER
Filed: 1914-05-23
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 12,728. Gill, H. A., [Jamieson II. B.]. May 23. Opening by cutting.-A cutter d for a taggertop tin is formed integral with the lid a and has a stepped portion e adapted, when the cutter is bent down into operative position, to bear against an inward projection f. The cutter d, which may be of V or other shape, is curved transversely and, before use, rests on the tagger top g, the lid being embossed at c.
Patent GB-191414192-A (GB)
Title: Process and Electric Furnace Permitting the Extraction in a State of Purity, of Zinc from its Ores.
Inventor: COTE EUGENE FRANCOIS
IPC: C22B19/00
Filed: 1914-06-12
Granted: 1915-03-11
Abstract: 14,192. C¶te, E. F., and Pierron, P. R. Nov. 19, 1913, [Convention date]. Casting-machines; moulds.-In an electric furnace for extracting zinc, a condenser comprises vertical passages p, at the bottom of each being placed a small ingot mould v of refractory material such as is used for glass pots, or of pottery cased in metal, with a notch at the outer edge to allow the escape of carbon monoxide from the furnace. When full, these moulds are removed in turn, and a cleaning implement x can be introduced before a fresh mould is substituted. The ingots are directly marketable.
Patent GB-191419656-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bags.
Inventor: BHAM EBRAHIM MAHOMED
Filed: 1914-09-10
Granted: 1915-05-20
Abstract: 19,656. Bham, E. M. Sept. 10. Materials, special, for bags and linings; sacks and like bags.- Bags for fruit, vegetables, &c. are constructed of woven-wire fabric made by screwing wire coils lengthways into one another. Fig. 3 shows such a bag collapsed. 'The bags are fitted with a framed mouth, which may be sewn or laced with wire or locked by a padlock.
Patent GB-191501091-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detectors particularly for Wireless Signalling.
IPC: H01L29/00
Filed: 1915-01-22
Abstract: 1091. Sterling Telephone and Electric Co., and Miller, T. D. Ward-. Jan. 22. Wave detectors.-The contacts of a detector of cartridge form are pressed together by a spring when the detector is in an operative condition and are adapted to be separated, and held in this condition, against the action of the spring by means of an external handle. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the contacts 15, 19 of the detector, together with a compression spring 20, are contained in an ebonite casing 1 provided with metal caps 10, which, together with spring clips 3, form the connexions to the circuit. The ends of the casing 1 are closed by screwed metal plugs 13, 14, the latter of which is bored to take a spindle 16 provided with a handle 17, which is engaged by an ebonite nut 24, when this is unscrewed, to separate the contacts 15, 19. In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the end of the plug 14 is hollow and forms, with a projection 27 on the rod 16, a bayonet-joint, by means of which the contacts 15, 19 are held apart. The contact 19 is eccentrically mounted, so that upon rotation, the point of contact with the contact 15 is varied.
Patent GB-191501213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Steel.
Inventor: SNYDER FREDERICK TITCOMB
IPC: C21C5/52
Filed: 1915-01-25
Granted: 1915-12-09
Abstract: 1213. Snyder, F. T. Jan. 25. Ore and cast-iron processes.-In refining pigiron in an electric furnace by means of a basic slag retained in the furnace from a previous heat and discharged before the metal is finished, a finishing-slag thereupon being formed in the furnace, lime is added once only during the process, namely after the finished slag has been run off.