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Patent GB-191103776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cycle and other Vehicle Lamps.
Inventor: WESTWOOD FREDERICK
IPC: G02B5/126
Filed: 1911-02-15
Granted: 1912-02-15
Abstract: 3776. Westwood, F. Feb. 15. Reflector signals.-A reflector device for attachment to the rear of a cycle or other road vehicle to reflect back external light comprises a concavoconvex lens or a bi-convex lens of moderate focal length, or a combination of such lenses, together with a concave or annularly-grooved concave reflector, as shown at C, D in Figs. 2 and 4. A short cylindrical casing may be used as shown at E, Fig. 2, with a back-plate slotted to take a clip or band for attachment to a mud-guard, tool-bag, etc.; or a longer form of casing may be used as shown in Fig. 4, with raised strengthening beads A and a cylindrical reflecting-lining B. According to the Provisional Specification, the device may be of the selfluminous type and may be fixed to a post.
Patent GB-191105723-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Moulding Glass Objects such as Closet Pans, of Pressed Glass.
Inventor: GLASER OTTO
IPC: C03B11/06
Filed: 1911-03-07
Granted: 1911-06-01
Abstract: 5723. Glaser, O., and Benes, J. March 7. Moulding under pressure.-Relates to a mould for producing closet pans &c. of pressed glass. The outer surface of the article is formed by three sections 3, 4, 5 hinged at 11 and clamped together by an eccentric 12 and lever 13. The interior is formed by a core 6 and movable top ring 8, through a hole in which a plunger 9 operates in the usual way. Openings for ventilating and water pipes are formed by cores 16, 17. After the mould is opened, the finished article is lifted off the core 6 by a ring 7. The flushing-ring is formed in a similar mould.
Patent GB-191107760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Starting-devices for Motor-vehicles and the like.
Inventor: DEMONTE MARIO
IPC: F02N1/00
Filed: 1911-03-28
Granted: 1912-03-14
Abstract: 7760. Demonte, M. March 28. Turning-gear. - A movable clutch element 6' rotated by the starting - handle d is adapted to engage a corresponding element 6 secured to the engine shaft a, and is provided with link connexions n to a stationary plate h, such that the connexions hold the clutch in gear as long as the .starting-handle is rotated by hand but disengage it on backward rotation of the engine shaft a. The links n engage at their free ends a conical ring g, which fits in a corresponding groove in the disk e, and is retained loosely therein by a ring s. When the handle d is rotated, the links n and ring g pull the clutch member into engagement but allow it and the disk e to rotate freely. If the engine shaft rotates backwards, the conical surfaces of the ring and groove engage, and the clutch member 6<1> is withdrawn. The clutch sleeve is held in the disengaged position by a spring stop l engaging a groove f.
Patent GB-191109106-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Valves.
IPC: F16K5/04
Filed: 1911-04-12
Granted: 1912-04-11
Abstract: 9106. Marks, E. C. R., [American Rotary Valve Co.]. April 12. Reversible pumps; valves, arrangement of; valve-gear. - Relates to rotary valves applicable as both suction and delivery valves for pumps and to means for modifying the motion of the valves so as to reverse the flow of liquid through the pump. The valve consists of a cylinder 26 divided into two compartments by a longitudinal partition 28. One compartment is in communication with the receiver of the pump and the other with a chamber closed by a head 25 attached to the valve and communicating with a port 27, Fig. 1. The compartments of the cylinder 26 communicate alternately with the cylinder of the pump through ports 29, 30 as the valve rotates. The valve is actuated by a shaft 9 engaging with the valve by a groove and feather. The shaft 9 is driven by the gearing shown in Fig. 1, with which it is connected by either of two clutches 10, 10<1>. By disengaging the clutch, rotating the shaft 9 through 180 degrees by a hand-wheel 18, and engaging the clutch formerly disengaged, the flow of fluid through the pump can be reversed.
Patent GB-191114278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Manhole Doors for Water Ballast Tanks, Oil Tanks and the like.
Inventor: LAMBIE ALEXANDER
IPC: B63B19/14
Filed: 1911-06-16
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 14,278. Lambie, A. June 16. Man-hole doors of the type in which two disk plates are used comprise a lower plate b with dished recesses a, which is temporarily held in position by a tool m secured to bolts c in the recesses. Slotted straps h attached to the lower plate by bolts i are then slid outwards so that their kneed parts rest on the edge of the man-holes, and the tool m is removed. The top plate d having recesses e to correspond to those on the lower plate is then placed in position over the bolts c and is secured by nuts c<1>. In a modification, a doubling-ring is countersunk round the man-hole to allow the disk d to be fitted flush with the top of the tank f.
Patent GB-191114867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Controllers for use in connection with Electric Motors.
IPC: H01H61/00
Filed: 1910-07-21
Granted: 1911-08-21
Abstract: 14,867. Electric and Ordnance Accessories Co., Garner, J. R., and Mueller, M. R. H. July 21, 1910. Controllers, drum ; controller casings. - Relates to electric motor controllers of the type having a barrel-type starter (with or without an electro - magnetic main switch or circuitbreaker) and a shunt regulator operated from the same handle and enclosed, together with the armature and shunt resistances, within a single casing. According to the invention, the casing is divided into two parts by an horizontal partition 10. The upper portion contains the main switch, the controller barrel 5, the armature resistances, and, if desired, a separately-operated reversing switch upon a shaft 6. The shunt regulator 40 is located in the lower portion, its operating lever 39 being connected by means of a projection 38 to a slotted arm 37 fixed upon an extension of the main controller barrel shaft 4. The arrangement is such that the shunt regulator arm moves idly until all the armature resistance has been cut out, whereupon it commences to insert resistance into the shunt field. Specification 17,349/10 is referred to.
Patent GB-191115448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sock Suspenders, Garters or the like.
Inventor: GOWAN CECIL HUNTER BOYD
IPC: A41F11/16
Filed: 1911-07-03
Granted: 1912-01-25
Abstract: 15,448. Gowan, C. H. B. July 3. Sock-suspenders; garters.-A sock-suspender or garter, formed in two parts e, f, the part e being elastic and the part f non-elastic, is provided with a pneumatic pad below the non-elastic part. The pneumatic pad is composed of a rubber tube, either sealed or' provided with a valve for inflating, having a silk cover b to which the part f is attached. A stiffener may be secured to the cover to prevent the pad from rolling over.
Patent GB-191118139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fixing Rails on Permanent Way.
Inventor: HENRY ALBERT
IPC: B27M3/14
Filed: 1911-08-10
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 18,139. Henry, A. Oct. 22, 1910, [Convention date]. Wood-screws.-Metal pegs, circular or polygonal in section, are driven into wooden railway sleepers on each side of coach screws to engage and lock the threads of the screws. Two pegs may suffice for each screw, the bottom one being on the rail side. Holes are drilled for the pegs, a stirrup C, Figs. 4 and 5, being used. This is retained in place by a pin E, entering the hole for the screw and having flats e, and by wedges c.
Patent GB-191118334-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electrical Heating Element.
Inventor: JUDD THOMAS
IPC: H05B3/00
Filed: 1911-08-14
Granted: 1912-08-14
Abstract: 18,334. Judd, T., and Riley, L. V., [trading as Electrothermal Co.]. Aug. 14. Resistances. - Metal or asbestos strip 8 is wound spirally upon strips of mica 6 about a central support 3, which may consist of a wire 2 wound on a core of asbestos or other uninflammable insulating- material; in this construction, the wire 2 serves as the resistance, the strip 8 being merely a protective cover. Otherwise, the central support may be a rod or tube of metal, fire-clay, or earthenware, the outer metal strip forming the resistance. The strip 8 and the mica are wound simultaneously, the mica strips overlapping, as shown; the ends are secured by wire or ring clamps.
Patent GB-191127882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Air, Gas and Oil Engines.
Inventor: MCINTOSH JOHN
IPC: F02B75/28
Filed: 1912-03-26
Granted: 1912-09-05
Abstract: 27,882. McIntosh, J. March 26, 1912. Engines with two or more parallel cylinders with axes perpendicular to main shaft.-In fourcylinder engines of the type shown in Fig. 1 sufficient space is left between the adjacent open ends of the cylinders to facilitate the withdrawal of the pistons. The pistons are secured by bolts V to a common cross-head actuating the crank-shaft through a pair of return connecting-rods.
Patent GB-191128811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Head Lights for Automobiles, Aeroplanes and like Vehicles.
Inventor: MULLER JEAN LEON
IPC: F21S13/00
Filed: 1911-12-21
Granted: 1912-12-23
Abstract: 28,811. Muller, J. L., and Moreaux, J. Jan. 21, [Convention date]. Blowpipe burners ; burners, mounting and adjusting.-In a handlight for automobiles and other vehicles, dirigible balloons, and aeroplanes, the position of the oxyhydrogen or like burner a, Fig. 1, and the incandescent block A is controlled by the driver of the vehicle. In one arrangement, the conduit pipe c carrying the burner a and the block A is operated by means of a rack l engaging a toothed wheel k loosely mounted on the conduit c, but having a projection o, Fig. 12, engaging a notch in a cam m fixed to the conduit c, Fig. 1, so that the conduit rotates in one direction with the wheel k. As the conduit c rotates, a spring r connecting it to a plate s is twisted, and a second cam j, loosely mounted on the conduit is rotated by a leaf spring t, Fig. 4, on the wheel k engaging one of the notches u, Fig. 5, in the cam j. When the turning movement is completed, the rack and the pinion l, k, Fig. 1, are returned to their original position by a spring x, but the cams m, j are held in position by pivoted pawls v<11>, v<1>, Fig. 12. When the rack is operated a second time, the cam j is rotated by the leaf spring t entering a second notch therein, and, acting through a pawl v connected to the pawl v<11>, releases the cam m and allows the spring r to bring the conduit and the cam m to their original positions. The burner and the block can be raised and lowered by rotating a milledheaded sleeve z, Fig. 1, screwed on the conduit. The apparatus is mounted in position on a slideway by means of teeth on a fork c engaging notches in the slideway. The incandescent block is carried from the base of the burner by a pivoted arm e secured in position by a leafspring engaging over a snug g on the conduit b, the block being removed by swinging out the arm e and releasing a second spring f'. In a second arrangement, the conduit c is rotated by a toothed sector l<1>, Fig. 8, engaging a wheel k fixed on the conduit c, the sector l<1> being controlled by a suitable device connected to one of its arms n<1> and returned to its normal position by a spring x<1>. In a third arrangement, the conduit is operated by an arm E, Fig. 9, having a leaf spring F, which moves over inclined surfaces H on a sector and engages in recesses j to retain the apparatus as a whole in one of two positions. Carburetted oxygen is preferably used as the illuminant.
Patent GB-191201772-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Swimming Shoes.
Inventor: ASAL ERNST JOHANN
IPC: A63B31/14
Filed: 1912-01-22
Granted: 1912-07-11
Abstract: 1772. Asal, E. J. Jan. 22. Swimming - appliances. -A swimming-shoe consists of an open frame a provided with a number of flaps or louvers b which open during the idle stroke as shown and close during the propelling-stroke.
Patent GB-191204965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burners for Incandescent Gas Lighting and like purposes.
Inventor: BERNARDY EDWARD
IPC: F23D14/12
Filed: 1912-02-28
Granted: 1912-08-08
Abstract: 4965. Bernardy, E. Feb. 28. Incandescent gas burners.-The regulation of the supply of the mixture of gas and air in burners for use either with high or ordinary pressure systems, and with or without a preheater, is effected by a plug-valve V, partially cut away at X, and provided with a recessed flat V<3>. When the valve has been adjusted, it is secured by the engagement with the recessed flat V<3> of a screw V<4>. This screw is arranged so as to be incapable of complete withdrawal, thereby preventing the valve from being entirely closed.
Patent GB-191205767-A (GB)
Title: Process for Manufacturing Bolts and Rivets by Means of Machines which Cut Off the Blanks from Lengths of Heated Metal.
Inventor: MUELLER HANS
IPC: B21K1/44
Filed: 1912-03-07
Granted: 1912-12-12
Abstract: 5767. M³ller, H. March 13, 1911, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Forging bolts and rivets.-In order to prevent blanks, cut from heated metal rod, from sticking in the dies while being headed to form bolts or rivets those parts about to form the shanks are cooled before heading. The extreme part of the ends to be headed may also be partly cooled in order to avoid fracture during heading, the hotter portions upsetting first.
Patent GB-191211354-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Betainehydrochloride from Vinasse, Molasses or other Bye-product in the Manufacture of Sugar.
Inventor: STOLTZENBERG HUGO
Filed: 1912-05-13
Granted: 1912-09-05
Abstract: 11,354. Stoltzenberg, H. May 16, 1911, [Convention date]. Betaine and glutamic acid hydrochlorides.- Betaine hydrochloride is prepared by treating vinasse, molasses, and other by-products in the manufacture of beet sugar with hydrochloric acid gas whereby alkali salts and glutamic acid hydrochloride separate out, and betaine hydrochloride remains in solution. It can be precipitated from the solution after evaporation to a syrup bv means of alcohol, and purified by boiling with alcohol and recrystallizing from water. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) describes also the isolation of the betaine hydrochloride by allowing the mother liquor to crystallize; this subjectmatter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191212786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Tube Steam Generators.
IPC: F22B21/18
Filed: 1912-05-30
Granted: 1912-10-17
Abstract: 12,786. Stirling Boiler Co., [Bell, J. E.]. May 30. Water-tube boilers. - In boilers comprising front and rear upper drums connected to each other by steam and water tubes, and to a lower drum by water tubes, the rear drum being connected by steam-tubes to an intermediate drum, the intermediate drum is utilised in known fashion as the upper drum of a superheater consisting of upper and lower drums connected by tubes, it being possible to utilize the superheater as part of the boiler. The upper drums 2, 4 are connected to each other by steamtubes 11 and water-tubes 10, and to a lower drum 5 by water-tubes 8, 7. The drum 4 is connected by steam-tubes 12 to a drum 3, which is connected by tubes 9 to a drum 6. The drum 3 is divided by a transverse partition separating the tubes 12 from the steam outlet. The drum 6 is connected to the drum 5 by a pipe 14 provided with a valve, so that the superheater can be flooded and used as part of the boiler.
Patent GB-191214716-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Adjustable Supports particularly applicable for use with Appliances for Aligning and Levelling Shafting.
Inventor: HAFNER CHARLES
Filed: 1912-06-24
Granted: 1913-03-20
Abstract: 14,716. Hafner, C. July 7, 1911, [Convention date]. Levelling - staves. - Relates to adjustable supports applicable to various uses where it is desired to suspend one or more objects along a shaft &c. having a varying diameter in such manner that the object is always at the same dis. tance from the axis of the shaft and particularly suitable for use with appliances for alining or levelling shafting and analogous work such as that described in Specification 12,213/02. The jaws 5, 6 are pivoted together and to the tubular support 1 at 4, and ate provided with gripping- recesses 27 having converging surfaces 28, 29 of such form that the centres of a series of shafts 30 all lie on a circle 31 struck about the pivot 4 as centre and passing through the pivot holes 7, 8, as shown in Fig. 5, whereby, within the range of the jaws, the distance of the support 4 below the centre of the shaft engaged 26 is constant, whatever the diameter of the shaft. The jaws are connected by links 9, 10 to a cross-piece 13 swivelling on a sleeve 14 provided with pivoted spring-pressed triggers 18, 19, the upper ends 20, 21 of which pass through apertures in the sleeve 14 and are threaded to engage threads 2 on the support 1, so that the sleeve may be slid to adjust the jaws rapidly to the shaft and then rotated to clamp them thereon. In the application of the device for supporting a sighting-target, as shown in Fig. 1, the target 42 is reversibly mounted in a bow 43 bolted to a bracket-piece 36 adapted for fine-threaded adjustment against the pressure of a spring 41 by means of the nut 40 and screwed stud 39 on the lower end of the red 34, which is telescopically adjustable in the end of the tube 1. The device is provided with spirit-levels 52, 53 and may be supported in the horizontal position from the shaft by means of an adjusting-screw 51 resting upon a pole or other support on the floor.
Patent GB-191216428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Spring Cues.
Inventor: BEESLEY JOHN
IPC: A63D15/08
Filed: 1911-10-31
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 16,428. Beesley, J. Oct. 31, 1911. Billiards, cues for.-A spring cue consists of a striking-rod V sliding in guides within a case R, which is square in cross-section and is provided at its front end with a fixed: lug or rest V. The striker has a number of fixed collars X, and a trigger W engages one of these collars when the rod is drawn back against the spring X<11>. The shape of the case and the use of the trigger enables the cue to be manipulated with one hand, and the rest V enables the cue tip to be held firmly at various heights above the table. The tip may be fixed either to the rod Y or to a separate bolt S which is held in the case by a spiral spring T. With the latter construction, the rod Y strikes the tip-bolt S, which, after delivering the blow to the ball, is returned to its normal position by the spring T.
Patent GB-191216446-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shelters or Protectors for Horticultural Purposes.
Inventor: OSBORN SAMUEL JAMES
IPC: A01G13/02
Filed: 1912-07-13
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 16,446. Osborn, S. J., Hart, A. E., and Osman, J. July 13. Seed and plant protectors. - An adjustable and movable plant shelter or protector for horticultural purposes consists of sheets of glass carried by sloping rabbeted battens or rafters supported by standards which are adapted to be fixed in the ground and to have extension-pieces applied to them. The standards a are provided with base-plates b and prongs c, and with forks d to receive the battens e or the enlarged parts i of extension-pieces h. Pins g on the extensionpieces fit into sockets f in the standard. Instead of forks d, pins may be provided to fit into holes in the battens or extension-pieces. The glass sheets e<1> may be secured by tacks or putty, or by fillets of wood, india-rubber, &c. temporarily fixed by buttons attached to the battens. The standards may be connected together by wires, chains, &c. The sides of the shelter may be closed by boards, canvas, &c. Screws or bolts provided with thumb-nuts, clips, &c. may be used to make the structure rigid.
Patent GB-191217074-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grinding Mills.
Inventor: BAUSMAN ALONZO LINTON
IPC: A23G1/10
Filed: 1912-07-22
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 17,074. Bausman, A. L. July 22. Disk mills.-In a mill particularly applicable for treating chocolate &c. and comprising a rotating stone e, Fig. 9, mounted between two stationary stones f, g, the material is fed by a pump in equal quantities to the two sides of the stone e alternately. The storage - chamber 1 communicates by a pipe 26 with a distributing- chamber 32, the ports of which are controlled by a valve-rod u, and the chocolate &c. is forced by a pump-piston 33 into chambers 2, 3 leading by pipes y, z to opposite sides of the runner c. The piston 33 is actuated by a bell-crank lever r, Fig. 2, carrying a pin s which is adjustable in a slot in a link 5 connected to an eccentric m on the shaft A of the runner. The link 5 is pivotally supported at 6 by a strap p, and by adjusting the position of the pin s in the slot the stroke of the piston can be varied and the feed regulated. The valve-rod u is operated by a pivoted lever 7 connected to a link 9 carrying rollers o which engage a cam n on the shaft A. The chocolate &c. passes through jacketed pipes, the temperature of which can be regulated. The stationary stones are provided with cooling- jackets, and the shaft A is driven through gearing h from the driving-shaft k.
Patent GB-191226256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heating Devices for Buildings and Vehicles.
Inventor: DIGBY THOMAS JOSEPH
IPC: F24D13/02
Filed: 1912-11-15
Granted: 1913-09-04
Abstract: 26,256. Digby, T. J. Nov. 15. Heating by electricity. -An electric radiator is attached to the door of a building or vehicle near the bottom edge, to heat air entering under the door, and is connected to a wall contact by flexible leads. The heater is mounted on the inside of the door or in a groove in the edge. The heaters may be a line of quartz tubes containing resistances, held by metal rings b<2> in spring forks c<2>. A return wire is held in supports g, which are mounted with the forks c<2> on a sheet metal base n, provided with a hinged cover o. Contacts may be arranged to open the circuit when the door is opened.
Patent GB-191226893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Voltage Regulators for Dynamos.
Inventor: FROGER ALBERT PAUL
IPC: H02P9/24
Filed: 1912-11-22
Granted: 1913-11-13
Abstract: 26,893. Froger, A. F. Nov. 23, 1911, [Convention date]. Electro-magnetic interrupters.-In an electrumagnetic interrupter the contacts are placed inside the electro-magnet in order that the magnetic flux may act as a blow-out for the sparks at the break. The interrupter consists of a brass tube a mounted in insulating-rings i, j, a contact b insulated from the tube a, a soft-iron core q, a spring-controlled armature s carrying a graphite contact t, an operating-coil o, a nut v for adjusting the power of a spring u, and a screw y for limiting the movement of the armature s. The spring u may be replaced by gravity, and the contact t may be made annular.
Patent GB-191301885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Belt Severing Devices.
Inventor: PRENTIS FRANK HERBERT
IPC: C14B5/04
Filed: 1913-01-23
Granted: 1913-11-13
Abstract: 1885. Prentis, F. H. Jan. 23. Guillotine type.-In a belt-cutting device of the type in which a cutter is reciprocated in guides by a screw working in a threaded sleeve, a part of the sleeve a is cut away, leaving it in the form of a halfnut. The cutter d is secured to one side of the lower end of the screw c and both works in vertical guides h and bears against the cut back guide faces b of the screw. This screw is hollow and carries a headed-rod i provided with a cutter-carrying head j so that the cutter d and rod i travel, but do not rotate, with the screw c. In a modification, the cutter may be attached to an enlarged part at the lower end of the screw, this enlarged part being connected with an annular groove on the screw by a spring catch &c.
Patent GB-191305903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Sockets, for Fuse Plugs, Electric Lamps and the like.
IPC: H01R33/22
Filed: 1913-03-10
Granted: 1913-07-10
Abstract: 5903. Siemens Schuckertwerke. March 20, 1912, [Convention date]. Holders. - In a screw holder, the base b carrying the screw-socket a is arranged loosely about the central contact c, in order that good contact may be obtained with the lamp.