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Patent GB-190508995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connections with Compositions and Appliances for Removal of Stains from Linen and other Fabrics and for like purposes.
Inventor: STEVENSON JOHN
Filed: 1905-04-28
Granted: 1906-04-12
Abstract: 8995. Stevenson, J. April 28. Bleaching - compounds. - Stain-removing compositions are incorporated with an inert substance, such as paraffin wax, in order to prevent deterioration of the active agents by reason of excess of moisture or by mutual interaction. The compositions are made up into the form of crayons, tablets, &c., and are applied to the fabric after it has been moistened with hot water. For removing fruit stains, a mixture of paraffin wax, bleaching- nowder, and sodium carbonate or the like is used. A mixture of paraffin wax with either oxalic acid or an oxalate and an acid sulphate or other acid salt is employed for removing iron mould. These compositions are used in succession when an inkstain is to be treated, and are for this purpose mounted end to end in a cardboard tube or other holder.
Patent GB-190512284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Tremblers.
Inventor: MINOGGIA JEAN BAPTISTE
Filed: 1905-06-13
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 12,284. Minoggia, J. B., and MÞre, L. E. June 13, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Switches ; wireless telegraphy.-In order to prevent unequal wear of sparking terminals, as used in vibrating tremblers of explosion-motors, radiography, wireless telegraphy, &c., there is placed in the sparking circuit an automatic reversing- switch of special construction operating periodically. The reversing-switch consists of two sets of fixed contacts I ... VI, each set arranged similarly to the other in the form of a ring, traversed by two contact-strips a, Figs. 1 and 6, driven at the same rate by means of wormwheel and tangent-screw or other suitable gearing from a ratchet-wheel 11, Fig. 1, worked by a pawl 12 carried by the armature 14 of an electromagnet 15 in circuit with the ignition coil 16, Fig. 6. The current passes from the positive pole of the source of electricity to a metal plate e, Figs. 3 and 6, which unites fixed contacts of even number of one set to those of uneven number of the other set. The current' passes to the negative pole from a metal plate h, insulated from the plate e and uniting the remaining alternate contacts of each set to those of the other, and goes through the magnet 15. The arms a are always in contact with two fixed rings c connected to the terminals d of the sparking circuit, the current through which is reversed each time that the arms pass from one stud to the next. In order to make the passages sudden with short intervals of rest, the geared wheel o, which drives the two wheels m, n on the shafts b, is loose upon its shaft p, Fig. 5, and has a pin r, pushed by a pin s on the shaft. t. An axial extension of the wheel o in the form of a star-wheel q is pressed by a hemispherical hammer-head t, mounted on a spring u forming a snap-on movement for each successive position. Alternatively, other forms of spring snap may be used. In a modified form -of the reversing-switch, two pairs only of fixed contactstuds are used in conjunction with reciprocating arms. In other modifications, the studs may be arranged in a circular arc, quincunx, or other arrangement.
Patent GB-190512588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Handles for Trunks, Boxes, Bags, Portmanteaux, and other Articles.
Inventor: PULLEIN JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-06-17
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 12,588. Pullein, J. June 17. Bags.-Handles for bags have grip-pieces G, Figs. 2 and 3, made from sheet metal with their edges overlapping, so that the grips are compressed when the bags are carried. A spring device S, consisting of an india-rubber strip or metal or other springs, may be inserted. The grip may be integral with the bandle frame, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190517952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fringe Nets.
Inventor: GRUMBAR GEORGE
Filed: 1905-09-05
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 17,952. Grumbar, G. Sept. 5. Hair-nets.-A strong hair or cord A is threaded through the end meshes of a V-shaped fringe net to prevent undue stretching. The ends of the cord terminate a short distance from the sides of the net. The thread is attached either at the ends only, or to each mesh along its length.
Patent GB-190519422-A (GB)
Title: Storage Bins
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1905-09-26
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 19,422. Fairweather, W., [Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.]. Sept. 26. Bins.-Storage bins for coal, ore, &c. are constructed of parabolic, catenary, or like curved shape in cross-section, and are supported by tangential converging struts B, B', which take the thrust directly and avoid the necessity of cross-bracing the pins. Tie-rods T, anchored to the ground, take stresses due to windage or vibration. The side girders C of the bin are built up of webs c, upper Z-shaped bars Z, and lower channel bars D. The bin may be made of plain metal, protected on both sides by cement G, G' or the like, but the plates are preferably made with tapered dovetail corrugations F, Fig. 4, so that adjacent plates can be readily connected. The plates F are riveted to broad supporting-straps S, bent to the required curvature, narrow distance-strips s being interposed between the plates and straps to provide spaces for the reception of cement.
Patent GB-190521685-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Digging or Cultivating Implements
Inventor: IRELAND WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 21,685. Ireland, W. Oct. 25. Traction engines; portable engines.- A motor cultivating or digging implement, in which the tilling- tools are carried by a pivoted frame F, is stated to be applicable as a tractor or a stationary engine. The traction wheels E are driven through spur gearing L, E<1>.
Patent GB-190521724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pulleys and Sheaves for use in connection with Hoisting and Winding Machinery.
Inventor: AUSTIN KENNETH
Filed: 1905-10-25
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 21,724. Austin, K. Oct. 25. Ropes, guiding.- Guide - pulleys and sheaves used in hoisting and hauling machinery are pivotally mounted to rotate about a pivot coinciding with the axis of the winding-rope as the latter varies its position on the surface of a long winding- drum ; also means for lubricating and protecting the winding- rope are shown. Fig. 3 shows a pulley 1, carrying a winding- rope 7 and mounted in bearings fastened to a frame 8. The latter frame is mounted on rollers 9 on curved tracks 10 supported by beams 12. A holder 16 supported on other beams 12 carries a swivel 11 which is connected to the frame 8 by arms 13 having extensions carrying bearings for the pulley 1. The flared mouth 19 on the swivel provides a smooth entrance for the rope 7, and a conical end 17 may be fitted to the holder 16 to actuate a safety device for preventing overwinding. Springs may be interposed between the tracks 10 and the beams 12, or between the pulley bearings and the frame 8 ; also ball or cone bearings with tracks above and below them may be used instead of rollers. The swivel may be fitted above the pulley 1, and additional rollers may be provided on the upper side of the frame 8. In some cases, a swivel is fitted at the end of the frame 8 to give the necessary angular motion. Figs. 7 and 8 show peripheral guards 22, 23 enclosing the pulley 1 and having curved sides 29 for throwing off rain-water. These guards are adjustably fixed by screws 24, 25 to the framework, and may be made in one or more pieces, or provided with joints and hinges to give ready access to the pulley. A lubricator 27 is supported by the top guard or by a separate frame, and is worked by a belt 28 or by a cam and lever from the pulley shaft. The lower guard 23 receives the lubricant thrown off by the pulley, and thus helps to lubricate the sheaves and rope. An arrangement of the pulleys at the top of a mine or similar place is shown in the Specification ; two sets of pulleys are used, one set being pivoted from overhead swivels, and the other set from swivels underneath. The movable frames work on stages in this case.
Patent GB-190525254-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Furnace Grates for Steam Power Production and other purposes.
Inventor: BOWRING JOHN CHARLES
Filed: 1905-12-05
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 25,254. Bowring, J. C. Dec. 5. Fire - bars. - A hollow fire-bar, having openings C, F through which air is supplied to the furnace, can be rocked by a drag link connected to the arm B.
Patent GB-190601649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wheels or Pulleys.
Inventor: BRINLEY CHARLES A
Filed: 1906-01-22
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1649. Brinley, C. A. Jan. 22. Pulleys and driving-drums.-In pulleys or wheels built up ;of pressed sheet metal, flanged sheet-metal plates 3, 4 are forced on the hub 1 against the rib 2, and the spoke extensions 5,6 are arranged to embrace the turned annular flanges 7, 8 of the rim sections 10, 11, to which they are secured by rivets 9. The rim sections 10, 11 are each formed of two semicircular sections, which are arranged in staggered relation so that the joints 12, 13 do not coincide. The outer edges of the rim sections are reinforced by inwardly-turned tubular flanges 15, 16, which may be further strengthened by rods 18, 19 either local to the joints or extending throughout the circumference. For pulleys of small diameter, the hub is conveniently provided with a set-screw 21 entered through the flange 4. In pulleys or wheels of large diameter, separate spokes connect the hub flanges and the central rim flanges.
Patent GB-190603792-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Receptacle for use as a Sprinkler or Castor for Spices or the like.
Inventor: BARTHELS EDUARD
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 3792. Barthels, E. Feb. 15. Condiment receptacles.- A spice caster consists of a capsule b of non-breakable transparent material, such as gelatin or casein, having an open end d, and a perforated end e. The ends are closed by covers a, c of similar material, the top one of which is removed when the device is in use. The bottom cover c may be unattachable, in which case the capsule cannot be refilled.
Patent GB-190604485-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Wheels for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: JENKINS CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1906-02-23
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 4485. Jenkins, C. E., and Phillips, G. E. Feb. 23. Tyres, pneumatic.-A detachable tyre-carrying rim is formed in two parts A, A<1>, having flanges a, a<1> which are secured together and to the felloe X by means of two series of bolts B, B' respectively. For preventing creeping of the tyre Y on its rim, small bolts a<2>, Fig. 1, may be used, or the edges of the cover may be extended as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190608339-A (GB)
Title: Improved Borer for use in Planting, in Erecting Palings or Telegraph Posts and in Sampling Soils.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1906-04-06
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 8339. Bloxam, A. G., [Splettstoesser, R. H.]. April 6. Ground augers, terriers, and the like.-A tool for boring holes in the ground for use in planting, erecting posts, or sampling soil comprises two rods a pivoted at b, each carrying half the handle d. The halves of the handle may be locked together when required by a lever e terminating in a T- piece working in a slot g formed with a depression. Semicylindrical scoops c, overlapping at their upper ends, are fixed to the rods a, the lower part of each scoop being cut away and curved inwardly toward the other forming a spoon point. Relative vertical movement of the rods is prevented by pins and perforations. To one scoop is removably attached a knife m and an adjustable scraper n for removing grass from around the hole.
Patent GB-190613333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Artificial Legs.
Inventor: WEISSHUHN EUGENE
Filed: 1906-06-09
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 13,333. Weisshuhn, E. June 9. Legs, artificial.- In an artificial leg, the amputation stump rests in a socket 14, pivotally mounted between the thigh rods 1, 2, and by its movem e n t s transmits, through the socket 14 and rod 17, rotary motions to a friction cone 13 which forms the nut for a screw 29 keyed on the tube 4, and thus causes the cone 13 to clutch or release the bearing-case 11, and so locks or unlocks the ball bearing 10. During the backward movement of the stump in the socket 14, the ball bearing 10 is locked as above, thus fixing the upper and lower parts of the leg in position; during its forward movement, the rotation of the cone is in the opposite direction, thus allowing the leg to bend at the kneejoint. The bolt 6, passing through the tube 4, is mounted in ball bearings 7, 8, and carries the rods 5, 9 of the lower part of the leg. The screw 29 may be replaced by a partial thread, inclined plane, or the like, or the control of the bending may be effected by a pawl and a ratchet segment, the latter being mounted on a bolt which connects the upper and lower rods, and the pawl being actuated by the rod 17. The foot 18 is jointed to the lower rods 5, 9, and is controlled by two muscles 19 of steel cord, connected at one end to a cross-piece fixed between the rods 5, 9.
Patent GB-190614579-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Sacks with Grain.
Inventor: GRIFFITHS FRANCIS
Filed: 1906-06-26
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 14,579. Griffiths, F., and Hutton, J. June 26. Feeding - devices. - A poitable apparatus for taking grain from a heap upon a floor and filling it into sacks comprises means which cause it automatically to move bodily towards the bulk. of grain. The grain is fed into the apparatus by right- and left-handed worms 15, 16 mounted upon the shaft 17 driven by the toothed wheel 52, the radial arms of which are made helical to allow free passage of the grain from the open end 54 to the centre of the apparatus. The box enclosing the worms 15, 16 has an india-rubber wiper 39, which prevents grain from passing beneath the body of the machine. The quantity of grain fed to the worms is controlled by an adjustable slide 23. Fixed to the shaft 17 are a number of radial vanes 18, which lift the grain into the trough 10. The grain is carried, by one or more elevators of the band-and-bucket type, to the discharge shoot 11 having one or more outlets 12 provided with ordinary sack-holders 13. The movement of the apparatus towards the bulk of grain is controlled by a pair of plates 67, 68 carried by a pair of spring-pressed rods 69, 70 arranged side by side. When the pressure on these plates falls below a certain amount, a cross-rod 71 which joins the ends of the rods 69, 70 is withdrawn from the pawl 60. This pawl then turns the ratchet-wheel 59 mounted on the shaft 7 carrying the driving- wheels 4. The front supporting-wheels 3 may be adjusted vertically to bring the wiper 39 properly into contact with the floor. When it is desired to move the apparatus from one place to another, four castors such as 84 are lowered to raise the wheels 4 and the wiper 39 off the floor. Boards 89, 90 are fixed along the side of the machine to prevent grain from getting beneath it. The main shaft 40 may be driven by a travelling overhead rope passing along the whole granary. A single pressing-plate may be used for controlling the forward movement of the apparatus. It is stated in the Provisional Specification that the ratchet mechanism for operating the driving- wheels may be replaced by a clutch or belt fork which throws the propelling gear into operation ; also, that the worms 15, 16 may be replaced by endless bands furnished with projecting cross slots or brushes.
Patent GB-190615909-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Variable Electric Condensers.
Filed: 1906-07-13
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: . 15,909. Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co., and Pletts, J. St. V. July 13.. Condensers.- Variable condensers, constructed so that the capacity may be continuously varied from zero to a maximum, consist of two sets of semicircular plates A', A<2>, B', B<2>, adapted to move relatively to each other about a central non-conducting spindle C, and arranged alternately with insulating-plates H. Figs. 4 and 5 are sections at right-angles to each other, the plates being shown in the position they occupy after a relative movement through ninety degrees. Each plate A', A<2>, B', B' has a lug a, a', b<1>, b<2>. The lugs of the plates A', A<2> are connected, respectively, to pins E', E<2>, Fig. 5, projecting upwards from the bottom of the case, and those of the plates B', B<2> are connected to pins G', G<2> projecting downwards from the cover F, which is arranged to rotate. The plates may. be connected up in various ways ; for example, by connecting the plates A', B<1> together, and also the plates A<2>, B<2>, the capacity may be varied from zero, when the plates A<1> are below the plates B<1>, to a maximum, when the cover F has been rotated through half a revolution, the plates A<1> being then beneath the plates B<2>.
Patent GB-190617949-A (GB)
Title: A Floatway System for the Permanent Erection of Floating Docks, Harbours Breakwaters, Bridges, Promenades, and Tunnels.
Inventor: PECKNOLD HENRY
Filed: 1906-08-10
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 17,949. Pecknold, H. Aug. 10. Docks; quays; breakwaters; harbours; piers. -Pontoons or floats, designed for forming permanent docks, harbours, breakwaters, &c., and adapted as supports for floating bridges or tunnels, are built up of two structures connected and braced together as shown in Fig. 1. In building breakwaters, harbours, &c, the pontoons, which are of uniform size and are fitted with ballast tanks, are secured end to end by any suitable connexion, such as that shown in Fig. 2. A bar B, passing through the adjacent ends of the pontoons, is secured by cotters 3, as shown. The pontoons are fitted with end rubbing pieces and are anchored in any suitable manner to the sea bed. In one arrangement for anchoring, metal blocks C, D, Fig. 3, are placed on the sea bed and are interlocked as indicated, the pontoons being attached to them by mooring-chains. In building harbours or docks, any suitable number of the braced pontoons are placed approximately end to end at such angles as to cause the whole structure to enclose the desired area. The above-water parts of the dock wall may be utilized as a breakwater, or warves, warehouses, or roadways may be built upon them. The shore end of the pontoons is carried in a cutting or creak 17, Fig. 6, and is kept at a constant height by the cantilever structure shown, the free end of which bears upon the end of the most shoreward pontoon. When applied for carrying railways across the sea, the arrangements shown in Figs. 7 and 8 are adopted, the pontoons 19, 20, 25 being fitted with tunnels, bridges, or other superstructures, such as those shown. A clear waterway is provided, as indicated in Fig. 8. The necessary buoyancy for heavy superstructures may be obtained by placing the twin pontoons in parallel series with intervening cross-pontoons. These twin pontoons may be utilized in building sea-walls, promenades, &c.
Patent GB-190619235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Circuit Protecting Devices.
Filed: 1906-08-28
Granted: 1907-08-28
Abstract: 19,235. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 28. Resistances, electrolytic. An alternating-current distribution circuit is protected against abnormal strains, such as those due to lightning, by connecting a lightning - arrester 14, 15, 16 in each phase leg between each conductor 8, 9, 10 and the neutral point 23, and another 25 between the neutral point and earth. The earth connexion 23, 24 is shunted by a fuse 26. The arresters may be electrolytic condensers of the wellknown type, comprising conical aluminium dishes 1 nested one within another and separated by porcelain or other insulators 2. Conducting-rods 3, 4, having terminals, rest on and make contact with the top and bottom dishes. A porcelain insulator 6 separates the rod 4 from the enclosing box 7 within which the dishes are mounted. An electrolyte, consisting of a solution of citric acid, is introduced between the dishes, and the box may be filled with oil to prevent arcing along the edges of the dishes.
Patent GB-190622306-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Bottle Soaking Machines.
Inventor: WICKHAM DENNIS
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 22,306. Wickham, D. Oct. 9. Cleaning bottles.-Means are provided to prevent breakage during the discharge of bottles from a soaking-wheel, such for example as that described in Specification No. 26,513, A.D. 1905, to a rinsing- tank. On the board 24, down which, according to the prior Specification, the bottles slide from the wheel 2 to the tank, standards A are fixed, and a board, boards, or frame B are pivoted on them and are normally held down on the side near the wheel by springs C or weights. As the bottles come into position for discharge, the board 24 then resting against a recessed part of the undulating rim of the wheel, the edge D of the board B rests against a projecting part 26 of the rim as shown so that the bottles cannot pass into the tank between the boards. The previous lot of bottles are removed from the tank in the interval, after which the board B is pulled back about parallel with the other board, the wheel travelling on, and the bottles slide together into the tank. The board 24 may be fixed, in this case, the projections or cams 26 may be affixed to any wheel or axle, and the standards A may be fixed to any part of the machine. The board B may be operated by means other than cams. In some cases, two sets of pivoted boards may be used, discharging two rows of bottles simultaneously.
Patent GB-190623531-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Production of Metal Lined Screws in Insulators and the like
Inventor: KLEINSTEUBER FRANZ GUSTAV
Filed: 1906-10-23
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 23,531. Kleinsteuber, F. G. Dec. 29, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Moulding electric insulators &c.- Electric insulators and like moulded objects are made with metal - lined internal screwthreads. A thin metal cap A is placed over a screwthreaded bolt B, and this bolt inserted in a mould C into which plastic material D is then forced. The pressure is sufficient to force the thin metal into the threads of the bolt, which can be removed after moulding.
Patent GB-190624759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Children's Carriages.
Inventor: HUMPHRY ELI JOHN
Filed: 1906-11-05
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 24,759. Humphry, E. J. Nov. 5. Perambulators, children's mail .. carts, and like vehicles. - A flap d f o r covering the w e l l s of single-seated mail-carts, bassinets, perambulators, and other children's carriages, to allow the occupant to recline, is hinged on a cross-bar f and rests on stops g when required to form a continuation of the seat b. The flap may be hinged to the sides or end of the carriage.
Patent GB-190627707-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receptacles for Antiseptic Bandages.
Inventor: SCHULZ OTTO CARL
Filed: 1906-12-05
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 27,707. Schulz, O. C. Dec. 5. Attaching articles to wearing-apparel.-A box for containing a first-aid package has hooks 18 for -. attachment to a belt, so fixed that they may be turned down, the indented or flattened ends 20 preventing removal from the strip 15. The invention is an improvement on that described in Specification No. 28,471, A.D. 1906.
Patent GB-190700526-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cottar-pin.
Inventor: CONRAD OSWALD
Filed: 1907-01-08
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 526. Conrad, O. Jan. 8. Cotters.-A cotter, adaptable for holes of different sizes in a shaft &c. f, comprises a spring safety-pin a made of steel wire, on the arm b of which is placed a flanged tube c.