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Patent GB-190701435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversing Gearing.
Inventor: PETERSEN KARL
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 1435. PetersÚn, K. Jan. 20, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Reversing-gearing ; clutches.-In reversing-gearing of the type in which a solid drive is obtained through a clutch, and reversal is effected by holding a carrier of bevel planet pinions against rotation, the planet pinions s, t are mounted upon a spindle u carried by a casing supported from the driven shaft b. One sun-wheel q is secured to the shaft b, but the other p is loose on the driving-shaft a and connected to a cylindrical flange h. The spindle u passes through a block w, which carries the ends of the shafts a, b and presents flat faces to the gears s, t, p, q. A flange g<1> upon the casing g extends beyond the flange h. A block c secured to the shaft a carries three expanding-band clutches d, e, f, the first adapted to engage the flange g<1>, and the others to engage the flange h. These clutches are actuated by levers i, l, k, respectively, the inner ends of which are connected by sliding keys n to a collar m. With the collar m thrust to the right, as shown, the clutch f is in action clutching the pinion p to the shaft a. On holding the casing g by a brake x, the reverse motion is produced. On releasing the brake x and moving the collar m to the left, the clutches d, e come simultaneously into action, effecting a solid drive.
Patent GB-190703133-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas Cookers.
Inventor: WRIGHT JOHN WILLIAM BERNARD
Filed: 1907-02-08
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 3133. Wright, J. W. B., and Darwin, H. Feb. 8. Gas cooking- stoves; hot-plates.- The cross-bars of the 'hot-plate' are formed with, or carried by a frame or frames, independent of the burners, and detacbably pivoted at the opposite sides of one end to the hot-plate frame by means of closed-topped bearings in the one part, which engage with pivots detachably secured to the other part. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the cross-bars a are cast with or connected to side bars a<1> which normally rest, as shown in Fig. 3, on set-down ledges formed round the sides of the opening d ; the frames b, b<1>, thus formed, swing on pivots f, Fig. 3, which enter holes g in the frames, and are secured to the hot-plate frame e by studs h or by screws. In a modification, a single grating, composed of all the cross-bars, is hinged at one end to the hot-plate frame.
Patent GB-190708201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Expanding Tables.
Inventor: FULLARTON LEWIS
Filed: 1907-04-09
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 8201. Fullarton, L. April 9. Tables.-Relates to expanding tables of the type in which an extra leaf, retained when not in use beneath the table top, is raised by parallel links engaged by a projection when the table is extended. The table is formed in two parts b, c comprising side rails f, end rail e,'and top g, and side rails f <1>, end rail e', and top g', respectively, the top g<1> being narrow. The rails f<1> are within the rails f and are guided between them by means of tongues h engaging in grooves h<1> in the rails f. The inner ends of the rails f and rails f are connected by bars i, j respectively. The extension leaf a rests, when not in use, on the rails f<1>, which it engages by means of pins a<1>. Rails m are mounted on pairs of parallel links n, n'. The links n terminate in a lever which is adapted to be engaged by a projection o' on a metal piece o mounted on the cross-bar i when the table is expanded, raising the rails m and lifting the leaf a to a position level with the table top. The leaf a has flaps a' which are received between the rails f, f<1> when out of use, and when the leaf is elevated to the required position these are lifted by hand. The extending- mechanism, which comprises a screw k passing through a nut l mounted on a block l<1> secured to the cross-bar i, is then rotated in the opposite direction to secure the leaf a between the parts g, g', and at the same time a projection o' on the metal piece o returns the links n, n<1> to their original position. The extensions a<2> may be raised automatically by means of levers p<2> attached to the spindles p of the links n'. In another modification, the links may be connected direct to the extra leaf and both the leaf and the flaps be raised by hand. The Provisional Specification describes a modification in which the table top is divided centrally, each portion being secured to a divided outer frame, the parts of which engage by means of tongues and grooves with an inner frame. The legs may be attached to either the outer or inner frame, and a screw having right and left handed threads at its ends may be employed for expanding the table.
Patent GB-190711248-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Arrangement of Grinding & Bolting Machines in Flour Mills.
Inventor: GRAEPEL HUGO
Filed: 1907-05-14
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 11,248. Graepel, H. May 14. Elevators.-In order to lessen the space occupied by the grinding and bolting machines in a flour mill, the machines 1, 12, Figs. 1 and 2, are subdivided and a suitably subdivided transport or conveyer device 21 is arranged between them. Each compartment 13 ... 20 of the bolter corresponds to one pair of rolls 2 ... 9 of the rolling train, and the bucket chain of the elevator 21 is split up into several adjoining portions 22 ... 37, the number of which is double the number of pairs of rolls. The bolter and conveyer are driven from the grinding-machine, and single rolls co-operating with grinding-plates may replace the pairs of rolls. The cleaned wheat is raised by the first portion 22 of the elevator and delivered to the first pair of rolls 2, the ground products from which pass to the second portion 23 of the elevator and are delivered to the first compartment 13 of the bolter casing, the bolted products being delivered by the third portion of the elevator to the second pair of rolls 3, and so on. Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the chain portions of the elevator travel obliquely so as to bring the inlets and outlets nearer to the bolter and grioding-rolls. Each two adjoining chain portions of the elevator intersect, the two sets being arranged on separate spindles 39, 40 and 38, 41.
Patent GB-190715961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Travelling Bags.
Inventor: FORRESTER JOHN HERBERT
Filed: 1907-07-11
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 15,961. Forrester, J. H. July 11. Bags.-Travelling-bags, more particularly kitbags, are formed with the sides, bottom, and lower portions of the ends of compressed-fibre board. The sides a are bent at the ends to form flanges j, fastened by rivets &c. to the ends c ; or the ends may be flanged for attachment to the sides, as shown in Fig. 14. The ends and sides are flanged for attachment to the bottoms, or vice versa. The upper part g is formed of leather &c. The flanges j on the sides are divided at the points j<1> to allow the upper portions to be bent inwards when closing the bag. The fibre bcard may be faced with canvas cr other material.
Patent GB-190719063-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Protector for the Heels and Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-08-24
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 19,063. Taylor, W. H. Aug. 24. Sole and h e e l protectors.-Protectors for boots and shoes are made of rubber or similar material, and of such shape that the same protector may be used for different parts of the heel or sole. The edges b, c of the protector a shown in Figs. 1 and 2 are shaped to fit the curvature of the heel in the alternative positions it is designed to occupy in wear. A flange d surrounds both sides, but may be discontinuous, as shown by the dotted lines. A portion of this flange is fastened under the top lift of the heel, which is cut away to accommodate the protector, the projecting flange being removed. By reversing, the protector and trimming off the flange on the other side, it may be used for another part, say the back, of the heel. The same protector may be fitted to the sole of a boot or shoe at a distance from the edge, by securing it between the inner and outer sole. A canvas backing f is added for strengthening purposes.
Patent GB-190719154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Valves.
Inventor: PATTERSON FRANKLIN MOORE
Filed: 1907-08-26
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 19,154. Patterson, F. M. Aug. 26. Oscillating disk valves.-The inlet and outlet ports D<1>, D of an oscillating disk valve are arranged in line and are respectively provided with a guide surface c for a swinging arm and for a valve seat E, both of which extend laterally throughout the travel of the valve. The valve N is pressed upon the valve seat by a coil spring O situated in an annular groove m in the swinging arm M, which is loosely mounted on a polygonal part L on an oscillating spindle H actuated by a handle K. The oscillating spindle is provided with a sealing-collar H<1> pressed against the inside of the casing by a set-screw P locked by a nut P<1>. The inlet port is provided with a tapered part F<1> to prevent the water from impinging on the valve seat.
Patent GB-190719408-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for Guiding Off the Printing Material in Photographic Printing, Apparatus with Apron and Rotary Printing Cylinder
Inventor: SIIM HANS VIGGO
Filed: 1907-08-29
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 19,408. Siim, H. V. Sept. 3, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act 1901]. Delivery apparatus.-The delivery of the tracing and printing-material in a rotary photographic printing-apparatus is facilitated by providing a shaft f having blades e, of rubber or pieces of other material, which is rotated quickly so as to lift the materials away from the printing-cylinder a, and direct them to the delivery roller g. At each side of the apron b, bands b<1> thicker than the apron are placed to " obviate the drawback of the pressure of '' the apron ceasing suddenly along a line of the " printing-cylinder."
Patent GB-190720066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dough Rolling Machines.
Inventor: CLARKE WILLIAM RICHARD
Filed: 1907-09-09
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 20,066. Clarke, W. R. Sept. 9. Moulding dough.-A machine for rolling dough into sheets comprises two rollers 2, between which the dough lumps are fed by an endless band 1, travelling over a table 3 and driven through suitable gearing from one of the rollers, so that when the rollers are reversed the direction of travel of the band is reversed. The band may be prevented from slipping round its driving-roller 6 by a nipping- roller 7 pressed against the roller 6 by springs ; the band takes an S-shaped course round the two rollers. A board or scraper may be placed between the band and the lower roller 2 to prevent the dough from following the roller when reversed. The upper roller 2 is raised and lowered by gearing 13 and a shaft 15, on which loose pulleys 14 are driven in opposite directions by belts. A clutch 16, operated through a lever 17 by a handle 22, serves to connect either pulley to the shaft 15 and thus raise or lower the roller. A rod 18 attached to the lever 17 carries two collars 19, which, when engaged by a projection 20 on the bearing 21 of the movable roller 2, stop the movement of the roller by disengaging the clutch 16 from the pulley 14. In a modification, only one pulley is provided, the rod 18 has only one collar 19, and the roller is lowered by a hand-wheel on the shaft 15.
Patent GB-190720821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Surgical Lamps and the like.
Filed: 1907-09-19
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 20,821. Loebl, A., and British Ever Ready Electrical Co. Sept. 19. Surgical lamps; supporting lamps. - The headband of a surgical lamp is made in two or more parts A, pivoted at A'. To one of these parts is pivoted the back pad A<4>, so that all may be folded as shown in Fig. 2. When open, the parts are secured by the engagement of a projection A<3> on one with a hole A<2> in the other. The front end of the band slides in a space provided in the' pad B, which, is preferably detachable, and on the plate B<1> of this pad is mounted the lamp, which is provided with a lens F<1> and a sliding cover F. The lamp may be rotated by the movement of the stem E in the socket D<1>.
Patent GB-190725355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: CAPITAINE PIERRE MARIE
Filed: 1907-11-15
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 25,355. Capitaine, P. M. Nov. 15. Brakes and retarding-apparatus.-In an electric arc lamp, the carbon-holders drive a spur-wheel p, mounted in a frame h which is pivoted centrally and carries a small pivoted frame q. This frame has bearings for a star-wheel s, retarded by a heavy suspended ball s', and connected to a pinion r which, according to the positions of the frames as determined by solenoids to the cores of which they are connected, is in or out of gear with the wheel p, allowing of its slow or rapid motion, or presses against it so as to lock the gearing.
Patent GB-190802887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burners.
Inventor: COX FREDERICK JOHN
Filed: 1908-02-08
Granted: 1909-02-08
Abstract: 2887. Cox, F. J. Feb. 8. Incandescent g a s and vapour burners. - The gaseous or vapour mixture is regulated by passing it between two adjustable conical surfaces. In one arrangement, an inverted burner c, Fig. 1, and the enlarged closed end a' of the screwed supply tube a are provided with corresponding conical surfaces, and the gaseous mixture issuing through lateral apertures b in the end a<1> is regulated by screwing the burner on the tube a. In a second arrangement, a longflame burner of channel cross-section is connected to a cylindrical mixing-device containing balls &c., and is provided with a ridge-shaped part t, Fig. 6, having lateral holes u and with two laterally adjustable plates r having outwardly and inwardly inclined flanges r' with a nickel gauze between them, the holes in the plates r through,which the securing- screws pass being elongated to allow the 'slot between the flanges to be adjusted.
Patent GB-190805823-A (GB)
Title: Lift for Letters and the like.
Inventor: WEHRLE EDUARD
Filed: 1908-03-16
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 5823. Wehrle, E. March 16. Mechanical dispatch apparatus.-Comprises a lift for automatically distributing letters, newspapers, &c. to the several floors of a building. Fig. 2 shows one form of lifting-box, and Figs. 4 and 5 show the means for automatically delivering the letters at the required floor. The lift cage is divided by inclined partitions 3 and swing plates 4 into as many compartments as there are floors in the building. The shafts 8 of the plates 4 carry weighted levers 5 normally supported on catches 7, Fig. 5. The fixed letter-boxes 1 at the different floors are fitted with weighted levers 10 supported on catches 12 and projecting into the path of one of the levers 5. When the lift cage arrives at a floor, the lever 10 engages the particular lever 5 and tilts it so that the letters. &c. in the corresponding compartment slide into the opening of the letter-box 1. When the lift is descending, the levers 10 give way when struck by the levers 5. In a modified form of cage shown in Fig. 3, the front ends of the compartments are closed by pivoted flaps e, which are controlled by weighted levers c and are provided with rollers i at their lower ends. The fixed letter-boxes have inclined openings so that, as the cage arrives at a box, the corresponding flap e is lifted under the action of the counterweight, and the letters slide into the box. The cage is guided by wires in proximity to the staircase of the building, and is operated by any suitable power. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 9641, A.D. 1891, No. 2938, A.D. 1893, No. 9942, A.D. 1895, No. 15,757, A.D. 1899, and No. 7835, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190811843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compound Ball Journal and Thrust Bearings.
Filed: 1908-06-01
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 11,843. Hoffmann Manufacturing Co., and Mair, W. B. June 1. Ball bearings.-In a combined ball-thrust and journal bearing for wheels, shafts, &c. of the kind described in Specification No. 11,567, A.D. 1906, the journal races on the rotating part are clamped in position, and those on the fixed part are free to adjust themselves longitudinally to the paths of the balls. The outer races 8, Fig. 1, are clamped against a shoulder 11 in a hub 10 by a cap 9 and a distance-piece 7, and the inner races are free to slide on a sleeve 2 on the fixed axle 1. The distance-piece 7 is formed with an abutment 6 for the thrust bearing, the races 5 of which are held between fixed and adjustable abutments 3, 4 on the sleeve 2. The ball races 5, 8 are of standard type, consisting of grooved rings. In a modification, the parts 3, 4 are carried by the distance-piece 7 and the abutment 6 by the sleeve 2. Fig. 2 shows a modification in which the distance-piece consists of two parts 12<a>, 12<b>, which hold between them a ring 13 formed with races for the two series of thrust balls. The part 12<a> may be made integrally with the hub 10, affording a shoulder against which the ring 13 is pressed. Fig. 5 shows the application of the invention to a rotating shaft. The outer races 8 are free to slide in a sleeve 2<b> formed with a thrust abutment 6<a>, and the inner races 8 are separated by a distance-piece 2<c> carrying the thrust races 5.
Patent GB-190814626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blow Lamps.
Inventor: YATES THOMAS
Filed: 1908-07-10
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 14,626. Yates, T. July 10. Vapour burners; vaporizing-apparatus. - An additional valve-regulated orifice F<1> is provided, at or near the top of the wick-tube of a blowlamp, to produce a temporary flame for starting the main burner. The 'fuel passage F leading to the orifice F<1> is at right-angles to the passage Y<3> conducting to the usual burner nipple, and intersects a passage Y<2> above the wick at such a height that fuel will be raised to it by surface tension. The orifice F<1> is normally closed by a spring-actuated valve G<4> carrying a clearing needle G' which is secured by being passed through a bush, the end of which is pinched around it and which is then screwed into the valve stem. A sleeve D with a lubricating-hole M is screwed into the valve casing, and with the aid of a bush E limits the motion of the valve in both directions. A similar valve without a spring is provided in conjunction with the usual burner nipple. When the lamp is to be used, the orifice F<1> is opened, and, unless there is a stoppage in the wick, in which case renewal is necessary, oil emerges and is ignited. The flame produced may be deflected on to the burner head by a removable spreading plate s, and, when the head is sufficiently hot to cause vaporization of the fuel, the main burner is lit, and the temporary orifice closed. The wick is loosely woven, and is preferably stretched upon a wire so as to be readily removable.
Patent GB-190816317-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or in and relating to, Sprinklers or Devices for Spraying and Distributing Liquids.
Inventor: JONES WALTER
Filed: 1908-08-01
Granted: 1909-08-03
Abstract: 16,317. Jones, W. Aug. 1. Liquids, distributing.-In apparatus for spraying liquids upon roads, particularly those in which the spreader is so carried that there is a clear space of considerable diameter around the jet, the spreader is carried by a yielding arm which vibrates under the action of the escaping liquid. The spreader E shown in Fig. 1 is carried by an arm C, which is pivotally mounted on the pipe A by means of a jaw piece c<1> and lug D, through which passes a pin c'. The nozzle B is fitted into a tapered opening a in a boss a<1> on the liquid-supply pipe. The nozzle has a concave surface b<1> continuous with a convex surface b<2>. The sprinkler E is adjusted to close the nozzle or to remain at a certain distance from it, when there is a flow of liquid, by means of a set-pin c<4> in an arm c<3> attached to the jaw c<1>. Washers f are provided, which are slid over the arm on to the spreader to vary its effective resistance to the outflowing liquid. Instead of being formed on the pipe, the piece D may comprise a saddle-piece held by a U-bolt passing round the pipe. The jaws c<1> may also be formed with gaps c<5> which pass down over the pivot pin c<2>. The spreader E has a conical under surface formed with or without a central stud. In another construction, the arm is fixed to the pipe as shown in Fig. 5, and may be of sufficiently light construction to allow it to vibrate.
Patent GB-190818703-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Roll for Sugar-cane Mills.
Inventor: MCNEIL JOHN
Filed: 1908-09-07
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 18,703. McNeil, J., and McNeil, C. Sept. 7. Sugar-cane mills. - A surface figuring for a sugar-cane mill roll comprises a series of rhomboidal figures A arranged in a series of rows with two of the corners of adjacent figures touching so that a line passing through the series in each row and bisecting the figures is either parallel with or inclined to the axis of the roll. Between the rows of figures A may be arranged a series of rows of figures B similar to the figures A but truncated as to their abutting corners, forming irregular hexagons with short sides C. Four-sided portions D of the ground are left between the figures A, B.
Patent GB-190819518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Slide Valve Gear for Steam Locomotives.
Inventor: AURELIJUSZ-JENDRUSIK
Filed: 1908-09-16
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 19,518. Jendrusik, A., and Kupka. J. Sept. 16. Locomotives.-In a slide-valve gear for locomotives, means are provided for holding the valve after steam is shut off in travelling down a gradient or otherwise, so that a limited quantity of air drawn into the cylinder by the movement of the piston circulates around the cylinder and steam ports. In the arrangement shown, applied to a He³singer gear, the cross-head 17 of the valve rod 19 receives motion from a lever 14 connected by a link 15 to the main-engine cross-head 5, an adjustable pivot 13 on the lever 14 being connected by a rod 12 to the slotted link 11, which is rocked about its pivot 11<1> from the crank-pin 8 by the levers 9, 10. The cut-off controlling lever 21 is connected to the rod 12 through a pivoted cranked lever 23, 25 and link 26. The pivot 11<1> of the link 11 is connected by a rod 32 to a reversing- lever 33, and through linkage 34, 36, 37, 39, 40 to the pivot 13 of the lever 14. In operation, steam having been shut off and the gear put in the mid-position, on the lever 33 being moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, the link 11 and the valve 20 are correspondingly moved, and at the same time, through the cranked lever 37, the sliding pivot 13 is moved along the lever 14 to coincide with its pivot on the block 17. In this position the continued movement of the piston does not affect the valve gear, but a limited quantity of air drawn in at the valve 29 circulates through the ports 30, 31 and by-pass 27. In order that the lever 33 may be reversed only when the reversing- lever 21 is in the mid-position, and vice versa, an arm 48 on a slide piece 49, Fig. 6, carried by and guided on the lever 33, is normally pressed into a groove 47 in the boss 46 by means of a spring- controlled pin 45. When the block 42 of the lever 21 is in the mid-position, by raising the slide 49 by means of the spring lever 50, the pin 45 is caused to enter a corresponding slot in and to lock the block 42, the lever 33 being then free to turn about the pivot 41.