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Patent GB-190709048-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Pencil-point Protector and Needle-threader.
Inventor: COCK WILLIAM JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-04-18
Granted: 1908-01-02
Abstract: 9048. Cock, W. J. April 18. Pencil point-protectors. -A metal blank is bent to form a combined pencil point-protector and needle-threader. A projecting tapered tongue b, having a central groove, is bent across the open end of the cylinder a so as to form an abutment for the pencil point. A sliding collar c, limited in movement by the stops d, serves to hold the needle 3, which is passed under the collar through the lengthwise slit formed by the uncompleted cylinder until its eye is level with the narrower end of the tongue b, the groove in which serves to guide the thread. A number of circumferential stops may be used instead of those shown at d, and a grooved solid top piece may be soldered to the end of the cylinder in lieu of the tongue b.
Patent GB-190711820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Valves for Pressure Conduits
Inventor: WACHE ALPHONS
Filed: 1907-05-21
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 11,820. Wache, A. May 21. Safety-valves.-In safety-valves for pressure pipes and conduits of the kind in which' a piston moves against the action of a load to open a discharge outlet, the piston, in moving relatively to another part, produces a vacuum which assists the movement of the valve in one or other direction. In the construction shown on the left-hand side of Fig. 1, a double-seated valve a is extended to form a hollow piston b, which surrounds a fixed auxiliary piston c. The latter is connected by a spindle d to the valve seats, which are supported by a plugshaped part e secured to the casing. A cover f is screwed to the upper portion of the hollow piston b and is acted upon by a spring g, the tension of which can be adjusted. When the piston b is forced upwards by excessive pressure, a vacuum is produced between the piston c and the cover f, this vacuum assisting the closing action of the valve. The piston b may be provided with a nozzle b<1> above the valve a in the manner shown; so that, when the pressure fluid escapes, a vacuum is also formed under the auxiliary piston' c. In order to prevent the valve from closing too suddenly, an oil-brake may be arranged above the cover f. In the construction shown on the righthand side of Fig. 1, the auxiliary piston c is rigidly secured to the'valve a. When'the hollow piston b is raised by excessive pressure, the vacuum formed between the pistons b, -c causes the piston c and valve a to rise. In the construction shown in Fig. 2, the hollow piston b is rigidly connected to a spring-pressed cover f. A flexible diaphragm h is secured between parts i, k, which are of such a size that an annular portion of the diaphragm is left free. The part k is connected to the valve a. On the piston being forced upwards, a vacuum produced between the cover f and the diaphragm h causes the valve a to rise. The space between the cover f and the diaphragm h and part k may be filled with liquid.
Patent GB-190712401-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Aerial Railway or Tramway.
Inventor: WIGNALL HERBERT
Filed: 1907-05-29
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 12,401. Wignall, H. May 29. Railways for recreation.-An aerial tramway or railway consists of a combination of straight and curved lines of rails b, b<1> fixed at an incline to vertical supports. Rods e, suspended from the rails by means of rollers f, g, serve for the conveyance of persons along the track by gravitation. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to 'Specifications No. 12,340, A.D. 1889, and No. 26,358, A.D. 1902.]
Patent GB-190718812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Lamps for Carriages, Motor Cars, and other Vehicles.
Inventor: LEEDHAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-08-21
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 18,812. Leedham, S., and Buxton, J. Aug. 21. Carriage and velocipede lamps.-To reflect the landscape at the rear of a vehicle, and to enable the occupants of a vehicle to see objects behind them, a convex, cylindrical, or other mirror or reflector is formed upon, or is attached to the rear of motor-car, carriage, and like lamps. A portion of the mirror may either be left transparent or be cut away to allow of the emission of a red light.
Patent GB-190725321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Studded Treads or Bands for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN
Filed: 1907-11-15
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 25,321. O'Brien, J. Nov. 15. Rivets. - Non - skid studs d are attached to pneumatic tyre bands or covers which are formed of two or more layers a, b by eyelets c which pass through the outer layer or layers a, the shanks of the studs passing through the eyelets and through the inner layer b, over which they are riveted.
Patent GB-190726188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Preparation of Music Sheets for Mechanical Piano Players and like Instruments.
Inventor: GRIMSDALE WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-11-26
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 26,188. Grimsdale, W. H. Nov. 26. Worm gearing. - In a machine for punching tune sheets for automatic musical instruments, a worm for drivingawormw h e e intermittently is made with the thread in a plane perpendicular to the axis of the worm for part of the circumference, and in a plane inclined to the axis at a comparatively sharp angle for the remainder of the circumference.
Patent GB-190728562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Suction Pipes of Internal Combustion Engines
Filed: 1907-12-28
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 28,562. Gillett, W., and Carburation, Ltd. Dec. 28. Rotary cylindrical valves; casings. -In an internalcombustion engine, the suction pipe is divided by partitions b into several distinct passages a which are controlled by a throttle valve i so as to obtain be requisite, cross-sectional area of the suction passage.
Patent GB-190800709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Safety Razors.
Inventor: STERN PHILIP KOSSUTH
Filed: 1908-01-11
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 709. Stern, P. K. Jan. 11. Razors, safety. The frame is made from a piece of wire bent into a series of crimps j to form a guard and held by lugs f, formed in one piece with a ferrule c formed from a coiled piece of thin steel. The blade is held by loops a in the wire and by a hook or catch e formed in one piece with the ferrule C, and engaging with the back of the blade. The handle is clamped in the split ferrule.
Patent GB-190802801-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversing Valves for Furnaces.
Inventor: NAU JOHN BAPTIST
Filed: 1908-02-07
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 2801. Nau, J. B. Feb. 7. Liquid-seal valves.-Relates to double water-seal reversing - valves for regenerative furnaces so arranged that, when the valves are on the same level in their intermediate position, they may form seals with their upper valve seats only, so that smoke may escape below the valves while gas is prevented from entering the furnace. The casing 1 is divided into three compartments by a vertical partition 6 and an horizontal partition, the top compartment being a gas chamber with an inlet 9, which may be valve controlled, and with outlets 7 leading to the valve chambers and the gas flues 2, 4. Each valve consists of a partition 14 connected to a surrounding conical water trough 15 having a removable iron ring 18 at its lower part to protect the valve proper from the flames. The upper valve seat 12 consists preferably of a hollow shell through which water circulates, and the lower water-seal consists of a single trough 13 formed in the brickwork around the smoke flues 3. Each valve spindle 11 is hollow and is connected by cross-bars 19, 21 with a chain 22 passing over a wheel 24, to which is attached a toothed sector 25 driven by a pinion 26. Cooling and sealing water from pipes 28, passes into funnels 29 and through the spindles 11 to the trough 15, from which it overflows through pipes 30 into the trough 13 and thence to a waste pipe. When the valve is used with air, the chamber 8 may be omitted so that the air enters directly through the openings 7.
Patent GB-190805060-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Steel Bushed Hubs for Perambulator and Invalid Carriage Wheels.
Inventor: FIELDHOUSE WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1908-03-06
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 5060. Fieldhouse, W. J. March 6. Making wheels for vehicles.-Steel-bushed hubs for the wheels of perambulators and invalid carriages are made by supporting a piece of steel tubing a in a sand mould and casting the hub round it. After casting, the steel tubing is cut off to the same length as the hub, and the hub is then annealed and finished in the ordinary way.
Patent GB-190805154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Burners, specially applicable for the Burning of Paraffin or the like Oils.
Inventor: PARK FREDERICK
Filed: 1908-03-07
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 5154. Park, F., and Park, R. March 7. Vapour burners.-Vapour burners for heavy or light oils are provided with a wire-gauze diaphragm 2 mounted between two perforated metal plates 3, 4, for preventing firing-back and for ensuring a more even distribution of the issuing mixture. The plates 3, 4 and diaphragm 2 are secured to the end of the nozzle 1 by screws 8. The jet 6 for the gasified oil may be disposed after the manner of a Bunsen burner to induce a flow of air through holes 7 in the nozzle. In large burners, the plates are secured together at various points. The end of the nozzle may be flat, convex, concave, or of other shape. The burner may be formed of two perforated tubes fitting one within the other and enclosing a tubular screen of gauze.
Patent GB-190813982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Telephones.
Inventor: HADIDA HENRY
Filed: 1908-07-01
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 13,982. Hadida, H. July 1. Telephones.-The prevent the vibration of a telephone diaphragm when desired, a pad of rubber, felt, or the like is pressed against it by the rotation of a thumb-piece working in a diagonal slot in the mouthpiece. The pad l is attached to the tubular member i and is moved against the diaphragm by the rotation of the thumb-piece h working in the diagonal slot g shown in Fig. 2. On release of the piece h the spiral spring returns the member i and pad l to the position shown.
Patent GB-190815327-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Positive Clutches.
Inventor: VEULLE FREDERICK HENRY DE
Filed: 1908-07-20
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 15,327. Veulle, F. H. de. July 20. Clutches.-Relates to claw clutches of the type in which the parts will engage, whatever be the relative position of the teeth. A double clutch for driving the gear-wheel B in both directions from the driving- shaft A is shown in Fig. 1. Keyed to slide on the shaft A a sleeves H, provided with quick threads G engaged by members E, F carrying clutch teeth adapted to engage similar teeth C, D secured to the wheel B. Keys M are pressed to the left to disengage the clutches. If the clutch teeth do not engage when the clutch is brought into action, the sleeves E, F turn back on the threads G against the action of light springs J until the teeth register. The parts are then brought into engagement by the action of strong springs L bearing on plates K secured to the sleeves H. In a modification, Fig. 7, one member E' is pressed against the other C<2>, which can rotate on a thread G<2> on the shaft A if the teeth do not register.
Patent GB-190815819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Cordless Switchboards.
Inventor: AITKEN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 15,819. Aitken, W. July 25. Telephone systems.-Relates to a private branch exchange system in which the operator is provided with two-way and four-way switches (instead of with cord-circuits and jacks) for making the necessary connexions between two of the extension stations or between the main exchange and an extension station. Fig. 1 shows the connexions at the private branch exchange for two exchange-lines A, B, and five extension stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. The exchange-lines a, b are bridged by an indicator w<6> and a condenser q<1>, and are connected to the outer springs of the two-way switch IAT<1> and of the four-way exchange switch A2345. The extensionstation lines are connected to the operative springs of the switches IAT' and A2345, and also to the contacts of the extension.switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. For example, the lines g, h of the extension-station 2 are connected to the outer springs of the switch 2, and to the operative springs of the switches 1 and A2345. The operator's telephone set T<3> is connected through the inner springs of the switches 1 ... 5 to the upper pair of operative springs of the switch IAT<1>. The operator can connect her set to the exchange leads a, b by moving the switch IAT<1> to the position T', and after learning the connexion required can connect the exchange to the station 1 by moving the switch into the position 1 or to either of the stations 2 ... 5 by moving the switch A2345 into the required position. The inductance R<6> bridges the leads u, t of operator's set in order to prevent giving the clearing-out signal to the main exchange should the operator wish to communicate with an extension station as a consequence of an incoming call. The extension-stations can be interconnected by the operator by means of the switches 1 ... 5, the connexion between the station 1 and the station 2, 3, or 4 being made by moving the switch 1 in the required direction, that between the station 2 and the station 3, 4, or 5 being made at the switch 2, that between the station 3 and the station 4 or 5 at the switch 3, and so on. The operator's set T<3> can also be connected to either of the extension stations by pressing the corresponding switch in the direction T. The connexions are such that of the call indicators w<1> ... w<5> the indicator of the line of lower number remains as a supervisory signal, the other indicator being cut out. An additional spring on the exchange keys IAT<1> and A2345 connects the resistance s<1> or a condenser in shunt with the indicator, so as to provide a non- inductive path for the talking - currents. The common battery E supplies current for all connexions which do not involve the main exchange. In a modified system, a condenser is inserted in each extension line, and both call indicators remain in circuit to act as supervisory signals. Specification No. 13,312, A.D. 1906, is referred to.
Patent GB-190820057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brick Walls and the like
Inventor: STANWAY WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-09-24
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 20,057. Stanway, W., Middlebrook, G., and Kill, A. E. Sept. 24. Bricks &c. for facing the walls of buildings, bridges, sea fronts, sea defence works, man-holes, and chimneys and for use in furnaces, boilers, and the like are formed with a slanting face a and with grooves B, C, near to and parallel to the projecting edge. When used for the exterior of walls, the bricks are laid with the grooved surface at the bottom as shown in Fig. 2, so that the cement or other pointing is protected from the rain. If a cement or other plinth is required, or if portions of the walls are to be cemented or rough-cast, the blocks may be used with the grooves B, C uppermost as shown at E. When used for the interior of walls, the blocks are laid with the grooved surface at the top, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to grip the plaster or other covering, and the groove C may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190820370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pulsation Apparatus.
Inventor: KESTNER PAUL
Filed: 1908-09-28
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 20,370. Kestner, P. Sept. 30, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Direct air or steam pressure apparatus. - In apparatus in which a liquid is alternately admitted to and discharged from a closed chamber by compressed air or steam, an interior float Y is connected to an exterior balance I by a wire Z which passes over a pulley R ; this is fitted with pins K, L adapted to raise a hammer R which, in falling alternately to the right and left, operates a three - way cock X. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also a modification suitable for compressing air by hydraulic pressure, and the three-way cock may drain a steam pipe; this subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190824855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines Operated by Steam or Explosive Gas Mixture also applicable as Pumps.
Inventor: DRUMMOND CHARLES SINCLAIR
Filed: 1908-11-18
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 24,855. Drummond, C. S., and Gray, H. Nov. 18. Movable-abutment type.-Relates to the provision of improved inlet and exhaust ports, thrust bearings, and packing- devices in engines of the kind described in Specifications No. 25,775, A.D. 1901, and No. 25,775A, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Mechanism &c.], No. 6168, A.D. 1903, and No. 8949, A.D. 1907. The engine may be operated by steam or gas, or may be adapted for use as a pump. A piston b of trochoidal contour is secured to a shaft a which is provided on each side of the piston with a spur-wheel c gearing with internally-toothed wheels d in the end-covers e, g of the rotary cylinder f. The end-cover e is provided with ports 36 which register in turn with an inlet port 13 and an outlet port 14 arranged in the cover j of the stationary casing i. For starting, an additional inlet port 16 is provided. The ports may be arranged at both ends of the casing, and duplicated for reversing. Roller bearings 10 are provided for the cylinder f, or the cylinder heads may be fitted with hollow bosses running in bearings in the end-covers of the casing. Grooves 1, 2 are formed in the cylinder-head and the end-cover of the casing to receive condensation-water for packing purposes, and chambers may be provided in the covers and the body of the casing for circulating cooling-water or steam for equalizing the temperature. The shaft a may be provided with a thrust bearing-ring t and balls u in a freely-revolving case w, arranged inside a removable cover v. Adjustment is secured by nuts x, y. A thrust bearing is arranged in the end-cover k of the casing which is formed with an annular groove to receive a ring 3 which is free to revolve, and is held up against the rotating cylinder-cover g by a rollercage 7, a ring 6, and set-screws 8. Grooves 39 may be formed in the crown of each working chamber a<1>, b<1>, c<1> to allow freer access of the working-fluid to the piston. Packing-devices 27, 28 of the kind described in Specification No. 8949, A.D. 1907, are provided.
Patent GB-190827493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Proving Dough.
Inventor: LUNT GEORGE
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 27,493. Lunt, G. Dec. 17. Proving-apparatus.-The apparatus consists of a single horizontal travelling band, or of a number of bands arranged in steps and all travelling in the same direction, placed at a considerable height above the floor of the bakery. Receptacles may be fixed to the band A, Fig. 1, or may be formed by partitions E carried by concentric travelling chains B. When a number of bands are used, they may be placed horizontally or may be inclined as shown in Fig. 3. In either case the dough lumps fall from the end of one band on to the next, and so on through the series.
Patent GB-190828448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Photographic Cameras.
Inventor: FRENNET JULES
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 28,448. Frennet, J. Jan. 7, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Cameras.-In a folding reflex camera with the mirror and ground-glass frame pivoted on the same axis, the objective and ground-glass screen are mounted in separate frames, not directly connected together and rotating about separate axes. The screen frame 7, Figs. 1 and 3, pivots about the same axis 6 as the mirror 5. The front 10 is mounted on side plates 11, which pivot about another centre 12 and are connected by links 13 to the frame 7, and by jointed levers 14 to the casing 1. The space between the screen and objective frames 7, 11 is closed by a frame consisting of side plates 15 and a front plate 22, the longitudinal turned-in edges of the plates 15 engaging the adjacent turned-in edges of the side faces of the frame 7 and plates 11. The objective plate 10 carries an additional light-excluding plate 20. Bellows 16 extend between the front 10 and casing 1. The viewing-hood is fitted at the top of the focusing-screen frame with a front plate 19, bellows 18, and viewing-opening 23. The front part 19 is in two portions, the smaller end portion forming the top, and the larger portion the front face of the camera, when folded. In operative position, the mirror 5 is held down in position against stops 17 on the plates 15 by a catch arm 24, Fig. 3. The mirror is released for exposure by depressing a pin 26 which actuates a bell-crank lever 27. The mirror is drawn up to close the bottom of the frame 7 by a spring 9, and the arm 25 disengages a pawl-28 to release the shutter. The camera is fitted with a reversible back.
Patent GB-190901865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Preparation of Colourless Glue.
Inventor: LEHMANN JOSEPH
IPC: C09H3/02
Filed: 1909-01-26
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 1865. Lehmann, J. Jan. 26. Fats and fatty oils, extracting.-In an apparatus for the production of colourless glue, a drum or cylinder T is provided with a perforated rotary receiver A B containing an archimedean screw S connected with the casing V. Raw materials, such as waste of hides, supplied by a hopper are conveyed through the receiver, the gelatine solution passing through the wire cloth or gauze into the water in A', heated by steam. The waste materials are discharged by rotating vanes 0, O<1> into a funnel D provided with a lateral opening.
Patent GB-190906088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Electric Production of Iron and Steel and other Metals, and in Furnaces for Carrying out the same.
IPC: C21C5/52
Filed: 1909-03-13
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 6088. Aktiebolaget Elektrometall. Aug. 1, 1908, [Convention date]. Electrode furnaces. -In an arc furnace for producing or treating iron, steel, or other metals, two-phase currents are used with three conductors, two terminals of the generating- apparatus 1, 2, Fig. 1, being connected to two adjustable electrodes or groups of electrodes 3, 4 passing through the furnace roof, and the other terminals to a bottom electrode or group 6 in contact with the charge. The two-phase currents may be obtained by converting three-phase currents by a Scott transformer. The bottom electrode 6, Fig. 5, which may be the furnace lining, may be of magnesite, dolomite, quartz, or like material, either mixed with tar, pitch, or like carbonaceous agglomerant, or provided with an outer layer 11 of a conductor such as graphite, which keeps the lining hot. A vigorous circulation in the molten charge is produced by the electric currents.
Patent GB-190908564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Small Arms.
Inventor: WHITE HERBERT
IPC: F41A11/00
Filed: 1909-04-08
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 8564. White, H. April 8. Breech actions, drop-down barrel.-The lock plates g are, according to this invention, secured without screws by a latch a, Fig. 2, fixed to a spindle b, which is carried by the plate and rotated by an external thumbpiece d, Fig. 1, which, when not in use, is folded down so as to lie flush with the surface of the lock plate. Instead of the hinged thumb-piece, a removable key, such as a pegkey may be employed, and the latch may consist of an eccentric, hook, or the like, instead of being of the form shown in Fig. 2. Specification 680/09 is referred to.