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Patent GB-190629757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electroliers.
Inventor: DAFFORN FREDERICK CHARLES
Filed: 1906-12-31
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 29,757. Dafforn, F. C. Dec, 31. Switches.-A single switch contained in a casing 1, Fig. 1, and operated by a handle 3, controls all the lamps on an electrolier, putting some or all of them successively in circuit when turned in one direction, but cutting them out all at once when the handle is returned to its starting-point, The switch comprises a sector-shaped contact-plate 12, Fig. 3, connected to a terminal 14 on an insulating-base 5, which is fixed horizontally in the casing 1. The plate 12 is on the end of a vertical spindle which carries also a ratchet-wheel engaged by a stationary pawl 15, and is surrounded by a sleeve 4 with which it engages by a pin-andslot connexion, allowing some lost motion. The sleeve 4 is connected to the ring 3, and h is a cim at its upper end. When the ring 3 is turned in one direction, the plate 12 is turned in opposition to a helical spring 13 so as successively to bridge plunger contacts 6, of which there is one for each lamp. The plate is retained by the pawl and ratchet in the position to which it is turned. When the ring 3 is turned in the opposite direction, the plate 12 remains unmoved until the cam on the sleeve 4 lifts the pawl from the ratchet, when the spring 13 returns the plate 12, cutting out all the lamps. In a modification, the plate 12 is of insulating material, with a conducting-strip, and is arranged below the base 5, and the ring 3 and the cam are on a rod surrounded by a sleeve, which is fixed to the plate 12 and passes up through the base 5.
Patent GB-190700705-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Securing or Holding the Stylus or Needle of Gramophones.
Inventor: GAYDON HARRY ALFRED
Filed: 1907-01-10
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 705. Gaydon, H. A. Jan. 10. Gramophones.-A gramophone needle h is secured within the hollow end b of a bar a by forcing it against the face a<#> of the bar a by the wedge action of a holder d. The needle passes through a recess in one end g and abuts against the other end e of the holder, which has a conical face i adapted to ride over a pin j. A pin f prevents the holder from becoming detached. The front end of the bolder may be made of steel, and the bar magnetized to facilitate the attachment.
Patent GB-190702984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Wheels and Axles more especially intended for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: LEGGETT GEORGE MALCOLM KENT
Filed: 1907-02-06
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 2984. Leggett, G. M. K., and Henriques, W. Q. Feb. G. Axles.-One of a pair of wheels is secured to a sleeve E which is free to rotate on the axle A to which the other wheel is secured The sleeve extends about two-fifths of the distance between the wheels, and its end bears against a collar B or shoulder on the axle, or against washers placed between the end of the sleeve and the collar B. The outer end of the sleeve bears against the horn plate or its equivalent, which serves to retain the sleeve on the axle.
Patent GB-190705898-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Threading Needles.
Inventor: LASSEN MAX EMIL
Filed: 1907-03-11
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 5898. Lassen, M. E., and Lassen, A. T. March 11. Needlethreaders. -A fine pusher-rod c ismountedtoslide in a holder f, which is provided with a V-shaped recess k for the reception of the needle and a cross-slot m for the thread. The movement of the pusher - rod is limited by a stop g, which slides in a slot h. A spring n may be inserted between the holder and the handle a of the pusher. To thread the needle, the thread p is stretched in the slot m, and the needle q placed in the recess k over it. The pusher-rod is then moved, and the notched end of it catches the thread and carries it through the eye of the needle. Fig. 6 shows a modification in which a recess with a conical mouth r is provided for the reception of the needle.
Patent GB-190706368-A (GB)
Title: Improved Base for Tramway Poles.
Inventor: SOUTHALL JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-03-16
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 6368. Southall, J. March 16. Posts.-Bases B for tramway posts are made with the two opposite sides H, J, which face the roadway and pavement respectively, very close to the steel pole A throughout, and without mouldings upon them, so that there are no projections to obstruct pedestrians or traffic.
Patent GB-190707225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Finishing Presses for Hosiery
Filed: 1907-03-26
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 7225. Ashwell, J. H., and Ashwell & Co., H. March 26. Pressing. -In a finishing press for hosiery, the lower chest f is mounted upon four adjustable springs e surrounding the rods b which enter the pillars a and support the upper chest g. The tension of the springs and the height of the rods may be varied by means of the nuts d. The lower chest is raised and lowered by eccentric mechanism l or the like.
Patent GB-190716477-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pressure Reducing Valve.
Inventor: HOLMERS JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1907-07-18
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 16,477. Holmes, J. J., and Mullock, T. July 18. Pressure-regulating valves.-A piston valve d, provided with suitable ports e, works in a cylinder a having an inlet port b and an outlet port c in the same plane. The upper end of the valve is exposed to the pressure in the outlet port through a passage g, while the lower end of the cylinder is closed and fitted with a suitable draining-device at i. The valve spindle t passes through a boss r provided with water grooves s, and is acted on by an adjustable spring f or by a weighted lever.
Patent GB-190716961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Change Speed Gearing.
Inventor: PHILLIPS WALTER
Filed: 1907-07-24
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 16,961. Phillips, W., and Allingham, H. W. July 24. Variable - speed gearing. - Relates to combined friction and positive clutches and clutch - operating levers employed in change-speed gear. ing for motor road vehicles &c. The pinions 18, 21, &c., Fig. 1, are provided with teeth 4 and with spring conical clutch parts 8 split parallel to the axis, adapted to be engaged by teeth 12 and cones 9 sliding on the shaft 1. The parts are so arranged that the cones 9 first engage the conical parts 11, and are then pressed inwards until the teeth 12, 4 engage, and the reversed cones 14 engage corresponding surfaces 13 on the part 8 in order to prevent disengagement. In order that the gear may be changed whether the teeth 4, 12 are in position for engagement or not, the change lever 38, Fig. 3, is connected to its spindle 39 by a blade spring 42 passing through the spindle and secured to the lever by a bolt 43.
Patent GB-190718645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Exhibiting Advertisements or Pictures.
Inventor: WERTHEIM JULES
Filed: 1907-08-17
Granted: 1908-08-17
Abstract: 18,645. Wertheim, J. Aug. 17. Magic-lanterns.-In an apparatus for projecting pictures or advertisements, the pictures &c. are mounted on a disk B intermittently rotated by a cam J through a lever E<1>, a pawl E, and a ratchetwheel F<1> mounted on the disk-spindle f. The cam J, previous to operating the disk, actuates a bellcrank H, which locks a notched disk F on the spindle f. A second cam J<1> on the cam-shaft j engages a curved surface on a lever C' and moves a shutter C into the path of the lens during the time the disk is in motion. The apparatus is mounted on the partitions A<1> of the casing A.
Patent GB-190720396-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Effecting the Ignition and Combustion of Liquid Fuel in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: REILLY PHILIP
Filed: 1907-09-12
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 20,396. Reilly, P. Sept. 12. Gas or explosive-vapour engines, carburetting in. Relates to means for atomizing and supplying to an internal-combustion engine the less volatile liquids used for fuel, such as petroleum and alcohol, to enable the engine to be started without preliminary heating. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, a chamber c is bored in the casing a of the air-admission valve b of the engine, and provided with a small outlet c' normally closed by the valve. A small pipe e, fitted in the chamber c, is provided near the outlet c<1> with a nozzle e<1> of fine bore, and is connected to the supply of liquid fuel in a chamber f. The surface of the liquid fuel is arranged at a lower level than the nozzle e<1> so as to prevent the accumulation of liquid around the pipe above the orifice. Compressed air from a pipe h is supplied to the chamber f and passes to the chamber c through a pipe g surrounding the pipe e. During the suction stroke of the engine, air from a pipe i having an adjustable inlet lifts the valve b from its seating and passes to the cylinder of the engine. The atomized liquid fuel then flows through the aperture c' until, at the end of the suction stroke, the valve is returned to its seating. The fuel may be conveyed through the valve spindle to ports in the valve face. Instead of using the admission valve of the engine for the supply of atomized liquid fuel, an additional valve may be provided in the cover of the exhaust valve, an additional supply of air being admitted through peripheral inlets in the cover regulated by a perforated ring. According to the Provisional Specification, the fuel supplie by this arrangement may supplement that supplied by an ordinary carburettor to meet a temporary increase of load, or be substituted for it at starting.
Patent GB-190723564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Spinning Machinery.
Inventor: MEYER ROBERT
Filed: 1907-10-25
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 23,564. Meyer, R. March 12, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Rollers and roller heads.-In ring or flyer frames, an additional pair of drawing-rollers 1, 2 is provided as shown in Fig. 1. The top roller 2 is intermittently lifted by cams 4 on the bottom roller, or by levers 16, 18, Fig. 4, actuated by a cam 19, so that the twist may run up to the nip of the front pair 3, 31 of the usual drawing-rollers. When the bottom pair are not in contact, the twist is imparted mainly to the thinner portions ; while, when they are in contact, drawing action is imparted to the thicker and less twisted portions, thus tending to equalize the thickness of the yarn.
Patent GB-190724804-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Fastenings for Garments.
Inventor: BARTHELON BARTHELEMY JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-11-08
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 24,804. Barthelon, B. J. Dec. 18, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Clasp fastenings.-In a sliding clasp fastening for garments, corsets, boots, gloves, &c., the leading runner is formed with its jaws a, b divergent, approximately in the form of a V, and either straight or curved. The runner is made from a single piece of metal suitably cut out and stamped to the form shown in Fig. 4. The two similar parts are bent to lie on one another, and are secured in this position by metal tongues d, which are bent over as shown. The connecting-piece c is adapted to receive a ring h. The jaws a, b are made with curved edges i to prevent injury to the material as the runner slides up.
Patent GB-190725150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Public Amusement
Inventor: TAYLOR WALTER
Filed: 1907-11-13
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 25,150. Taylor, W. Nov. 13. Amusements for fairs and the like.-Relates to amusement apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 17,402, A.D. 1907, in which a reciprocating motion is imparted by cranks to platforms or gangways placed side by side, and over which the public walk or upon which they sit. According to the present invention, each platform D, Fig. 1, is carried on a trolly T, and the connexion between the cranks on one trolly and the cranks on the other is made readily removable to facilitate packing for transport. In another form of the apparatus, the horizontal platforms previously used are omitted, and the platforms E, Fig. 3, are reciprocated by means of a single crank C<3>. This type of apparatus may also be mounted on trollies.
Patent GB-190801901-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Fastening Device for Carriage Hoods, Blinds, Bags, and other Articles.
Inventor: PARR CHARLES THOMAS
Filed: 1908-01-28
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 1901. Parr, C. T. Jan. 28. Fastenings, hasp. Fastenings for carriage hoods, blinds, bags, and other articles comprise one or more slotted pillars a secured to one part of the article and provided with spring catches e, in combination with rings r secured to the other part of the article and adapted to be passed over the pillars a and be held by the catches. The rings may be furnished with hooks h, should it be required to detachably secure them to the blind cords or other articles. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 8750, A.D. 1902, No. 2426, A.D. 1903, and Nos. 6738 and 11,550, A.D. 1906.]
Patent GB-190802520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Wheels for Bicycles, Motor-cars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: PECK MYLES WELLINGTON
Filed: 1908-07-16
Granted: 1909-08-16
Abstract: 2520. Peck, M. W. July 16. Spring wheels. - In wheels of the kind in which cee springs arranged in two series set oppositely are secured to the hub and rim in sockets arranged on radial lines separated by 90‹, the hub sockets e, Fig. 1, are arranged tangentially to a circle b and parallel to the rim sockets f The outer ends of the spokes are held by nuts f fitted in the sockets and secured by nuts f<2>. Each socket is formed on a plate f<3> integral with a stud h and formed with an aperture i. The plates are secured to the rim in pairs. The studs pass through the flanged rim and the apertures and are secured by nuts. The inner ends of the spokes may be secured in the sockets by transverse tapering keys ; by screwing a nut e<3>, Fig. 4, upon the tapered and feathered end passed through the socket ; or by clamping the ends between a ring and the hub flange, both formed with registering recesses.
Patent GB-190803401-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Railway Points or Switches.
Inventor: JENNEY WALTER REUBEN
Filed: 1908-02-14
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 3401. Jenney, W. R. Feb. 14, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Points and switches. -A hand-operated facing switch which has been set and locked in the position for directing a train to a siding is provided with means whereby an approaching train automatically unlocks the switch and resets it for the main line. These means comprise a bar 14, Fig. 1, adapted to be moved longitudinally and transversely by the wheel flanges of the train, a lever 18, Fig. 4, pivoted at 37 and connected to the bar 14, a tube 20 connected directly to the lever 18 and adapted to release the lock, and a rod 33 passing through the tube 20 and connected to the lever by a spring 35, which is compressed while the tube 20 is being moved to release the lock, and then actuates the switch. The movement of the switch may be assisted by an additional spring 39, Fig. 1. The apparatus may be used in connexion with any suitable hand-gear, and is described as applied to a " Ramapo " switch stand. The rod 33 is connected through a bell-crank lever 36 to the rod 8 which connects the switch stand to the points, and the tube 20 through a bell-crank lever 22 to a rod 23 which operates to unlock the stand. The stand comprises a frame supporting a vertical shaft 10, Fig. 11, connected at the bottom by a lever arm to the rod 8, and fitted at the top with a sliding block 11 to which the hand-lever is attached. The shaft is locked in either of its extreme positions by a non-circular part 12 of the block 11 dropping into a non-circular recess in the top of the stand. The rod 23 lifts the block 11, to unlock it, by means of a pair of vertical shafts 25 and cams 26 engaging rollers 30 on opposite sides of the block 11. The bar 14, Fig. 2, is carried by a number of parallel links 15 pivoted to supports 17.
Patent GB-190808000-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in connection with the Discharge of Coke from Gas Retorts
Inventor: CHANDLER DEAN
Filed: 1908-04-10
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 8000. Chandler, D. April 10. Gas retorts.-Coke is discharged from horizontal through gas-retorts into a case b, which is provided with a series of inclined trays a, and is mounted on wheels f driven by hand-gearing h. The coke slides down the trays on to the inclined back of the case, which serves as a common discharging-shoot for all the trays.
Patent GB-190811066-A (GB)
Title: Centrifugal Sifter
Inventor: SIMONS JOSEF
Filed: 1908-05-21
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 11,066. Simons, J. May 21. Centrifugal flour-dressing machines.-The vanes a, Figs; 1 and 2, of a centrifugal sifter are provided on the front side with a number of curved throwing-surfaces b, which are made broader and more oblique at the inlet end than at the outlet end of the machine. The vanes are provided with a protuberance or flange c to prevent material from falling towards the axis of the machine. The vanes are inclined forwards in the direction of rotation, and blades d at the inlet end of the sifter carry the meal &c. towards the casing.
Patent GB-190814247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Attaching Rands to the Bottoms of Boots or Shoes.
Filed: 1908-07-04
Granted: 1909-07-05
Abstract: 14,247. Bates, A., Briggs, T., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. July 4. Welts and welting.-In machines for attaching rands to the bottoms of boots and shoes, the relation between the work and the rand guide is automatically varied according to the curvature of the work at predetermined portions of the boot or shoe. This movement is arranged to ensure a surplus of material at such parts, say the toe, which surplus is subsequently removed. The means employed may operate to shift the work or the rand guide, or both. In one form, a rotatable work-support B, Fig. 1, is provided with a cam B', having a curvature which though not similar to the curvature of the edge of the boot is allied thereto. This cam is operatively connected through a lever F pivoted to the machine frame, and an adjusting-screw F<3>, to 'an edge-rest E in contact with the edge of the boot and arranged to slide in a bracket E<2> fixed to the machine frame. The welt guide D is adjustable by hand in a guide fixed to the machine frame. As the boot C is turned by the operator to bring the toe portion of the boot under the rand-attaching means, the cam B<2> operates the sliding edgerest E to push the boot towards the operator, so causing the rand C<1> to project to a greater extent at the toe (see Fig. 4). In a modification, the cam B<2> may be operatively connected by a system of levers to the rand guide D to effect the relative movement. Or two fixed edge-guides may be provided against which the work is pressed, a movable member being arranged between them so as to be actuated by the portion of the boot having the increased curvature as it comes between the edge-guides. The movable member is operatively connected to the rand guide to effect the required relative movement between the rand and the work. Or, one or both of the edge-guides may be pivoted to the frame of the machine so as to be operated by the varying contour of the work to effect the required movement of the rand guide.
Patent GB-190816033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Detachable Rims for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: DOOLITTLE PERRY ERNEST
Filed: 1907-10-08
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 16,033. Doolittle, P. E. Oct. 8, 1907. Felloes or rims.-Means are provided for preventing the lateral movement of a detachable rim. Two plates 3 pivoted on a stud 1 fixed to the bottom of the rim and provided with stops 7, are spread out fanwise by a spring 10 so that, when the rim is slipped on laterally, the parts 8 of the plates bear against the edges of a slot formed in one of the walls of the felloe ring. A lining 16 of fibre or other non-rusting material is provided to prevent binding of the plates by rust. In some cases a spring washer 14, Fig. 3, presses the plates together to prevent accidental movement from their locking position, or the spring washer and springs 10 can be used in conjunction. The plates 3 are of such thickness that along with the projections 7, which arc turned down, they prevent the entrance of dust. To remove the rim, the plates are closed up by a spring tool 12.
Patent GB-190823981-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Calculating or Estimating the Amount of Constituents of the Charges of Smelting Furnaces and the like.
Inventor: MARSHALL ROBERT
Filed: 1908-11-09
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 23,981. Marshall, R. Nov. 9. Calculating-apparatus.-An apparatus for calculating the amounts of the constituents of the charges for smelting-furnaces and the like, comprises a disk a with a number of graduated circles marked thereon, and a sector-shaped pointer or arm c divided by a number of arcs to correspond to the number of circles and marked with the names or symbols of the various elements that may occur in smelting &c. The front of the disk is shown in Fig. 1, and the pointer in Fig. 2. To find, say, the amount of silica necessary to combine with 125 kilos, of manganese oxide, the pointer is placed opposite the 125 graduation on the outer circle and the result 93À5 read off on the circle corresponding to the arc for a monosilicate. On the back of the disk a a smaller concentric disk is placed, these two being graduated in the same manner with logarithmic scales as in the ordinary slide-rule. The outer edge of the disk a has a scale of equal graduations to represent the logarithms of the numbers on the inner scales.
Patent GB-190824167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brakes for Carrier Cycles and the like.
Filed: 1908-11-11
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 24,167. Enfield Cycle Co., and Smith, R. W. Nov. 11. Brakes for carrier cycles are operated through a revolving horizontal handle - bar A mounted in supports B attached to the carrier D. The top of the brake rod F is connected to the handle-bar by a knuckle-joint f3, the lower end of the rod being pivoted to an arm f<5> secured to an horizontal spindle H mounted in supports h<1> hanging from the underside of the carrier. The brake blocks J are carried by arms h<3> mounted on the ends of the spindle H. The rod F may be slightly curved at the top to avoid dead-centres, and a spring L is provided between the rod F and the carrier.
Patent GB-190904172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insulated Wire Cables.
IPC: H01B7/04
Filed: 1909-02-20
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 4172. British Insulated and Helsby Cables, Ltd., Aitken, W., and Sproule, C. R. Feb. 20. Cables for telephonic purposes, particularly f o r j a c k conductors, are made with the signalling conductors laid up separately from s p e a k i n g-circuit conductors, so as to avoid inductive disturbances between the two different sets of c i r c u i t s. - The Figure shows a cable for twenty circuits with an additional e m e rgency circuit. The conductors a ... g for the speaking c i r c u i t consist of seven cables, each containing three pairs stranded together. The seven small cores are placed side by side, being passed during manufacture through a flattened metal tube which acts as a former. The signalling wires 1, 21 are then wound on, covered with cotton h, paraffin paper j, lead foil k, and a second covering of paraffin paper m, and are finally enclosed in a braided case n.