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Patent GB-191210963-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vacuum Casting Devices.
Inventor: DICKER STANLEY GORDON SINCLAIR
IPC: A61C13/20
Filed: 1912-05-08
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 10,963. Dicker, S. G. S., [Ransom & Randolph Co.]. May 8. Casting-machines; flasks; moulds.-In apparatus for the vacuum casting of dental and like work, the investment material 19 is held in a cup 16 having a number of holes 17 for the withdrawal of the air and a flange 15 to engage closely the cup 13. This cup 13 is provided with a trap 11 to prevent any metal which leaks through the investment from entering the suction connexions, such metal being removed by unscrewing the cap 9. An asbestos-lined cover 26 is carried by an arm 23 pivoted to a frame 21, which also carries a catch 24 engaging the end of the arm 23. A spring 28 tends to pull down the arm in either direction according as the cup 13 or 14 is being used, and when the cock 3 is opened to exhaust the air into the vacuum chamber, the chain 31 trips the catch 24 and the cover 26 falls on to the cup 16, making an air-tight joint therewith by reason of its yielding connexion 36. By clamping the cover 26 to the other side of the arm and connecting the chain 33 instead of 31, the same device can he used with the cup 14.
Patent GB-191211746-A (GB)
Title: An Instrument for Castrating Purposes.
Inventor: MCINNES RODERICK
IPC: A61D1/06
Filed: 1912-05-17
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 11,746. McInnes, R. May 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Castrating-appliances.-A castrating-appliance consists of two members A, B, pivoted together to form a handle for a pivoted blade C, and shaped at the free ends A<1>, B' to form tongs, which are kept open by a spring. A spring D carries a projection E adapted to engage a recess in the blade to lock it in the open position.
Patent GB-191212737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Filters.
Inventor: STEINSCHNEIDER LEO
IPC: F16B15/04
Filed: 1912-05-30
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 12,737. Steinschneider, L., and Porges, P. June 7, 1911, [Convention date]. Filter-presses.-Filter-press plates comprising sheet-metal plates 1 with strainer plates 2 on either side are provided with strengthening- frames 3 which form an annular channel 5, Fig. 2, or two annular channels, Fig. 1, surrounding each plate and into which the filtered liquid collects from the plate. As shown in Fig. 1, the two channels may be in communication through openings 8. The channels 5, Fig. 2, are closed on the outward side by rings 6. The liquid is preferably discharged from each channel at a single point 7 into a common collector. A modification having flat filterplates is shown.
Patent GB-191213358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Arc Lamps.
IPC: H05B31/10
Filed: 1912-06-06
Granted: 1912-08-08
Abstract: 13,358. HarlÚ et Cie. June 15, 1911, [Convention date]. Arc lamps. - A projecting or other lamp arranged so that it can work with a reduced current and pressure when desired, for instance when masked, is provided with a negative carhon rendered more conductive by a covering of metal such as copper or nickel, and of small enough diameter to ensure the maintenance of the correct forms of the electrode tips when the current is reduced.
Patent GB-191216896-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Treating Grain and the like.
Inventor: BRIFFAUX RAOUL
IPC: B02C13/28
Filed: 1912-07-19
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 16,896. Briffaux, R., Dauthel, E. Brisson-, and Gillot, A. July 29,1911, [Convention date]. [Addition to 18,064/11, Class 59, Grinding crushing &c.] Hulling; scouring.-In a modification of the machine described in the parent Specification, the triturating-chains are attached to the rotary support at both ends only, instead of at several points along their lengths. The chains may be arranged on the support as shown in Fig. 3, alined, or zigzag, or to present the appearance of a coat of mail, as at 5<c>. The sieve and drum are driven at different speeds by the arrangement of belt gearing shown in Fig. 2, the pulleys 4<f>, 4<c> being integral with the sieve 7 and shaft 2, respectively. The machine is stated to be used also for polishing, brushing, and similarly treating the grain &c. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) states also that the chains may be attached at one of their extremities only; this statement does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191217269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Railway Safe-running Devices.
Inventor: ANGUS ARTHUR REGINALD
IPC: B61L3/10
Filed: 1911-05-11
Granted: 1912-08-12
Abstract: 17,269. Angus, A. R. May 12, 1910, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Electrical systems, automatic; track apparatus actuating signals on trains and for stopping trains. -A contacting device on a train is arranged to be moved to differing extents by various track ramps and according to the extent of the movement to bring into operation either a warning or a trainstopping device upon the train unless a restraining- current supplied by the train simultaneously passes from the train, through a track contact and a switching instrument upon the track. The apparatus described as embodying the invention, which includes, inter alia, polarized and other electromagnetic switches, is identical with that described in Specification 11,452/11.
Patent GB-191225504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Starting Gear for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: FLANAGAN DENIS
IPC: F02N15/02
Filed: 1912-11-07
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 25,504. Flanagan, D. Nov. 7. Turning-gear.-The engine shaft a, or a shaft connected thereto, is turned by hand or by an electric or other motor connected to the shaft e, on.which is fixed a helical wheel b gearing with a similar wheel b<1> free on the shaft a. At the commencement of rotation, the end thrust causes the wheel b<1> to move axially and engages the cone clutch c, c<1>, the part c being integral with the gearwheel and the other part formed in the fly-wheel or in a pulley. A collar d<1>, Fig. 4, is mounted on the shaft e through a one-way clutch ; the collar carries a fork d<3> engaging a groove in the clutch member c'. On a premature ignition, the collar is carried round with the shaft e and disconnects the cone clutch. The Provisional Specification also states that after the starting-handle has been used it may be returned to. its normal position by a spring or other device.
Patent GB-191228631-A (GB)
Title: Improved Attachment for Reels of Cotton and other Thread.
Inventor: KENNEDY WILLIAM
IPC: D05B43/00
Filed: 1912-12-12
Granted: 1913-05-15
Abstract: 28,631. Kennedy, W. Dec. 12. [Addition to 1070/10.] No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Thread reels.-A thread - holding, breaking, and unwinding attachment of the kind described in the parent Specification has a hollow spindle b adapted to receive a needle and a hollow boss d screwing on to the spindle and adapted to hold a thimble. A circumferential groove d<1> is formed in the boss in which the thread is wound and a radial or diametrical slit d<2> is also formed in the top of the boss to hold the thread when winding it in the groove.
Patent GB-191229276-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method of Generating Oil-gas for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BATES FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1912-12-19
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 29,276. Bates, F. H. Dec. 19. Vaporizers, external.-Gas is produced from oil by circulating the oil through a system containing a heated generator and a storage tank at such a rate that the oil in the generator and tank is always of substantially equal richness. Oil from a tank A is circulated by a pump B through a pipe a to a generator C heated by the exhaust gases from an explosion engine which enter and leave a casing c by pipes c<2>, c<3> respectively. The oil is returned to the tank A by pipes a'. Air may be introduced into the generator by a pipe c<4> having a valve at c<6>. The oil-gas or vapour leaves by a pipe c<5> which is in communication with the pipe a<1> for the purpose of equalizing the pressure in the pipe a' and the vaporizing-chamber if necessary. The rate of flow of the oil is such that the body of oil is impoverished very gradually.
Patent GB-191229299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Automatically-operated Musical Instruments.
Inventor: GUNTON FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1912-12-19
Granted: 1913-12-19
Abstract: 29,299. Gunton, F. W., and Marshall, J. H. Dec. 19. Adjusting wire springs bent to special form.- Consists in controlling the governor bellows D<2> of an automatic musical instrument by a spring D<5>, the tension of which can be adjusted by rotating a cam D<6>.
Patent GB-191229322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cornice Pole Rings and in Curtain Rings.
Inventor: PARKER JOSEPH RICHARD
IPC: B21D53/18
Filed: 1912-12-20
Granted: 1913-12-22
Abstract: 29,322. Parker, J. R. Dec. 20. C u r t a i n s, susp e n d i n g. - In a curtain-ring made of sheet metal shaped to a rounded trough section, the loop 4 to which the curtain hook is secured is formed by slitting the metal at 5, and pressing it out as shown. The ring may be formed from a flat blank which is pressed into a cup with a flaring mouth 2, the bottom 7 being then cut out, and the ring finally shaped.
Patent GB-191301482-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tape Copy-holder Attachment for Typewriters.
Inventor: STAFFORD WILFRED
IPC: B41J29/15
Filed: 1913-01-18
Granted: 1913-11-13
Abstract: 1482. Stafford, W., and Mower, G. A. Jan. 18. Copy-holders. - In tape copy-holder attachments for typewriters, of the kind in which the tape is advanced by means of a key-controlled spring motor, the motor is controlled through an escapement comprising two detents alternately engaged with an escapement-wheel as the key is depressed and released. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the hand-driven attachment described in Specification 15,805/11, comprising a tape-feed roller d and gearing g, f, is provided with a spring motor in place of the hand drive. The motor consists of a spring barrel p and gear-wheel m on a shaft m<1> provided with a handle and ratchet detent for winding. A pinion k is provided on the gear-wheel g to mesh with the wheel m. The barrel p is provided with projections t to form an escapement-wheel. Co-operating detents u, v are carried by a rockshaft w operated through linkage from a lever z coupled by a link 3 to a key. The detents may be mounted on a longitudinally sliding rod to engage at diametrically opposite points of the barrel. According to the Provisional Specification, one detent may be on a sliding rod and the other on the key-lever.
Patent GB-191305178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Machines for Potato Digging.
Inventor: FURNESS CHARLES HERBERT
IPC: A01D17/00
Filed: 1913-03-01
Granted: 1914-03-02
Abstract: 5178. Furness, C. H., and Meredith, J. W. March 1. Potato diggers and harvesters.-In a screening aud bagging attachment for potato diggers, the endless conveyer on to which the potatoes are thrown from the digging- forks is mounted so that it may rise and fall on uneven g r o u n d independently of the digger and the main part of the attachment.. The frame of the attachment is mounted on wheels l, l<2>, and is connected to the axle of the digger and stayed by oblique bars. The potatoes are thrown on to a nearly borizontal transverse screen or conveyer d consisting of two endless chains connected together by cross-bars d<2>. The lower end of the conveyer d is mounted in a sleigh-like runner m, which slides on the ground and is supported by adjustable swinging links m<3>. The conveyer d delivers the potatoes to a similarlyconstructed elevator e provided with buckets n comprising spaced cross-bars n<2>. The elevator discharges the potatoes into a shoot f having a grating at the bottom through which the smaller ones fall into a shoot g. The shoots f, g deliver the potatoes into bags. The elevator e is tensioned by means of screws o<3>. The conveyer d and elevator e are driven from the digging-machine by bevel and chain gearing. According to the Provisional Specification, the attachment may be universally jointed to the main axle, and means may be provided for breaking the force of the throw and delivering the potatoes gently on to the conveyer.
Patent GB-191316628-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Removing Sleeves or Capsules from Bottles and the like.
Inventor: BRAUN HENRY CHARLES
IPC: B67B7/02
Filed: 1913-07-19
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 16,628. Braun, H. C. July 19. [Addition to 24,040/12.] Cutting - appliances for capsules. - Relates to apparatus of the type described in the parent Specification for removing the capsules of bottles by cutting, and consists of means for preventing the slipping or rotation of the bottles during the operation. In one form, the bottle is clamped upon a flat or ribbed rubber pad, Figs. 1 and 2, or a metal-wire brush ; or, the bottle may rest upon stationary or spring-pressed knife-edges, Figs. 3, 4, and 5, a block of rubber being used in addition in the form shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-191321105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shuttle-shields for Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: BIRKBECK HENRY
IPC: B41J1/32
Filed: 1913-09-18
Granted: 1914-01-08
Abstract: 21,105. Birkbeck, H., [Hammond Typewriter Co ]. Sept. 18. Ink-ribbon mechanism. - Relates to ribbon or shuttle shields for machines of the Hammond class. The shield s is attached to the shuttle-shield frame g by the engagement of hocks i<2> on the shield with the vertical parts h<3> of hook - shaped plates i, secured as by sockets i<1> to the frame g. The hookplates i serve also as guides for the ribbon r. To prevent the ribbon from moving transversely to the shield, guides are attached to the shield. The guides preferably consist of two wires arranged symmetrically to the shield-apertures o, o<1>, each wire being formed with a vertical part w spaced from the shield, a hook w<2>, and an inclined part w<1> secured to the shield by a spot w<3> of solder. The ribbon is passed under the hooks w<2> and between the parts w<1> and the shield.
Patent GB-191323061-A (GB)
Title: Improvement relating to Picks, Pickaxes, Miners Picks & all similar Tools.
Inventor: GARDINER EDWARD JOHN RAWSON
IPC: A01B1/02
Filed: 1913-10-13
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 23,061. Gardiner, E. J. R. Oct. 13. Picks and pickaxes.- Picks, pickaxes, &c. are provided with lugs or projections A to act as a fulcrum about which the tool may be levered. The lugs may be formed integrally by pressing- up the metal, or may be separate and attached by a ring, screw, or otherwise. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 6554/90 and 30,119/96.
Patent GB-191327142-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Waste Preventers.
IPC: E03D1/22
Filed: 1913-11-25
Granted: 1914-11-19
Abstract: 27,142. Jennings, Ltd., G., and Morley, J. Nov. 25. Valve-discharge water-waste preventers; cisterns for.-The cistern has upper and lower compartments a, b, and the float valve c is such that it seats again when a volume of water equal to the capacity of the upper tank has been discharged. When the cranked handle c is operated, the valve c is raised and the valve g closed. If the handle is released at once, the valve g is held open and the contents of the upper tank are discharged. If, on the other hand, the handle is held, the whole contents of the lower tank are discharged. Since the capacity of the lower tank is twice that of the upper, the amount discharged is the same in either case. An after-flush may be delivered bv a pipe d<2> leading from the ball cock d to the hollow spindle c<1> of the discharge valve; or the siphonic device described in Specification 16,064/92 may be used.
Patent GB-191327622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Garter Fasteners.
Inventor: MCKENNA THEODORE
IPC: A41F11/02
Filed: 1913-12-01
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 27,622. McKenna, T., [Schloss, M. W.]. Dec. 1. Stocking-suspender grips.-The button 2 of a stocking-suspender is attached to the fabric 1 by means of a narrow base 4, rigidly connected to extended supporting-plates 5 in such a way that when the button-supporter is clinched over the fabric, the plates 5 lie under it. The fabric is then turned over and sewn to form a loop 7, which completely encloses the plates. To ensure that no part projects, the corners are cut away as shown at 6.
Patent GB-191329127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Machines of the Non-perforate Cage Type.
Inventor: MILLS SAMUEL JAMES AUGUSTUS
IPC: B04B1/12
Filed: 1913-12-17
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 29,127. Mills, S. J. A. Dec. 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Separating liquids from one another, or from solids, by density. -Relates to a centrifugal machine for continuously separating sedimentary solids and buoyant matter from liquids. The apparatus comprises a rotating hollow cylinder A having an internal plate D which forms the cover of a chamber B, to which the liquid to be treated may be fed through the hollow shaft F of the cylinder from a tank K having a stirrer M and other accessories. Screws or worms C<2> are arranged within the wall of the cylinder in holes communicating by means of curved or other suitably-shaped pockets (not shown) with the chamber B. On the upper or lower or both sides of these pockets are apertures C<4>, leading from the screw holes to the outside of the cylinder. Means are provided for rotating the worms C<2> in the holes within which they are disposed, so that as the cylinder is driven the solid particles are thrown outwards into the pockets, whence they are conveyed and ejected through the radial apertures C<4> by the worms. Where necessary, the worms are threaded in two directions. In the arrangement shown, the worm conveyers C<2> are driven by worm gearing T<3>, T<4> , T<5> operated by a shaft' P, which can be rotated independently of the cylinder A. The worms C<2> may be rotated intermittently by means of suitable ratchet mechanism actuated by a reciprocating member, or by means of star-wheels on the worms adapted to engage with fixed members as the cylinder is rotated. An adjustable pipe S passing downwards through the hollow shaft F carries away the separated liquid, and for the purpose of further separating the lightest material, such as oil, an additional eduction pipe (not shown) may be provided, passing centrally down the pipe S and terminating just below the cover-plate D. The cover-plate may or may not have a perforation E. In the latter case, the liquid to be treated may be pumped under pressure into the chamber B, controlling-taps being then provided on the eduction pipes. The pressure helps to pack the separated solids on the worms C<2>. In order to observe the working of the machine, the cover or base of the chamber B may be transparent. The axis of rotation of the machine may be arranged in any desired direction.
Patent GB-191403072-A (GB)
Title: Improved Case for Storing Newspapers and the like.
Inventor: HAUSER HUGO
Filed: 1914-02-05
Granted: 1914-04-09
Abstract: 3072. Hauser, H. Feb. 5. Cabinets; racks. - A case for holding newspapers &c. in a rolledup state comprises a number of tubes e arranged perpendicularly, or nearly so, to the front a of the case. The tubes, which may be of any cross-section, are let into the front a and supported at the back by a, transverse piece f. Each tube is identified with a particular newspaper by a number or name, and may be provided with a wall g so disposed that each newspaper projects from the case to the same extent. The back b of the case can be made detachable to facilitate adjustment of the walls g.
Patent GB-191407251-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vermin Traps.
Inventor: GRAY SAMUEL
IPC: A01M23/00
Filed: 1914-03-23
Granted: 1915-02-18
Abstract: 7251. Gray, S. March 23. Animals, catching.-Cage traps for rats &c. are fitted with a detachable bottom-piece to prevent the vermin from getting at the bait without going into the trap. A sheet-metal bottom a is attached by spring clips c to the wires of the sides b<1> of the cage b.
Patent GB-191408711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Starting of Rotary Converters.
IPC: H02K47/08
Filed: 1914-04-06
Granted: 1914-07-30
Abstract: 8711. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens-Schuckertwerke]. April 6. Drawings to Specification. Systems for conversion, employing rotary converters.-To fix the polarity of the brushes of a rotary or cascade converter when started up from the alternating - current side, the field circuit includes an electric valve which allows the exciting-current to flow only in one direction. Such a valve may be constituted by an ironaluminium cell. To prevent excessive pressures from arising, a high resistance is preferably shunted across the valve.
Patent GB-191413491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with the Construction of Ships.
Inventor: SCHUELER GEORGE RICHARD
IPC: B63B43/10
Filed: 1914-06-03
Granted: 1915-04-08
Abstract: 13,491. Schueler, G. R. June 3. Compartments.-The cabins or other internal portions of a ship are arranged in groups in a series of compartments to which access is obtained from below, the compartments thus forming air-chambers which prevent water from rising into the cabins &c. in case of damage to the hull. Fig. 1 shows an arrangement. The cabins in any one compartment are grouped on opposite sides of corridors B, C, which are reached from below by ladders from main corridors A, A<1>, A<2>, A<3> arranged one above the other. Separate companion ways connect the main corridors with the upper deck; or any main corridor may communicate with the deck above or below. Air may be supplied to the compartments from the upper deck or other part of the ship through mains G with branch pipes opening into the corridors B, C.
Patent GB-191419271-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Trusses.
Inventor: ESTERRE CATHERINE ANNE D
IPC: A61F5/26
Filed: 1914-08-31
Granted: 1915-07-29
Abstract: 19,271. Esterre, C. A. d'. Aug. 31. T r u s s e s . - Hernia trusses, of the kind employing a steel blade, terminating short of the spinal column, are provided with a protecting flap for the pad plate to prevent the usual studs from cbafing the underclothing of the wearer ; also the body strap is covered with soft material. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a single truss. The studs i are covered bv the flap n, which is secured in position by a press-button and stud p. The blade a is covered with chamois, doeskin, leather, or other soft material in the usual manner. The body strap c, which is formed of an unstretchable material such as cotton webbing, is covered on its inner side and its edges with material similar to that used for the blade. The material is bent over the edges of the belt, leaving a portion d of the outside of the webbing exposed.
Patent GB-191420727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Engines or Motors.
Inventor: CRESER ALFRED AUGUSTUS THOMAS
IPC: F02B57/08
Filed: 1914-10-08
Granted: 1915-08-05
Abstract: 20,727. Creser, A. A. T., and Kear, L. S. J. Oct. 8. Revolving-cylinder and reciprocating-piston type; tandem-cylinder engines; driving-gear.- Figs. 1 and show a two-cylinder double-acting engine of the revolving-cylinder type in which the pistons c arc of trunk formation so that they form inner cylinders and move over blocks g, g mounted on a crank e which is eccentric to the fixed shaft f. f. The pistons arc coupled so that they move in opposite directions and by an arm j rotate a fly-wheel nr propeller freely-mounted on the shaft f. The pistons are connected to the outside gear by studs c<11> moving in slots l in the cylinder walls. In a modification, the pistons are coupled so as to move in the same direction, and in this case. to obtain a balanced engine, there are two pairs of cylinders, the pistons in which move in opposite directions, the crank-pin c being mounted between the pairs of cylinders. The inlet and outlet valves may be of the lift type all worked from one cam on a shaft driven from the of the cylinders. In the case of all internal-combustion engine, the cam is on a halfspeed shaft, and igniting-devices are provided. In another modification, the exhaust-valves are of the lift type, while the combustible mixture is admitted by ports uncovered by the pistons. In the case of a stationary - cylinder engine, the outside driving-gear is coupled to a crankshaft.