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Patent GB-190704670-A (GB)
Title: Improvement to Utilise the Ebb and Flow of the Tide as a Motive Power.
Inventor: HAINSWORTH JOHN SMITH
Filed: 1907-08-24
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 4670. Hainsworth, J. S. Aug. 24. Turbines.-A water-wheel is carried on a floating framework a, supported by tanks and open at the centre to form a flared channel for the current of water as shown at g, Fig. 3. The floor h of this channel is inclined at the centre, and at the crown carries a tilting fender l arranged centrally beneath the wheel j, as shown in Fig. 1. The reversing- forks m for engaging and disengaging the shaft couplings n are operated by the tilting fender ; the couplings transmit the motion of the wheel to either of the dynamo-electric generators p.
Patent GB-190716442-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Lubricating Rapidly Revolving Vertical Shafts.
Inventor: KNUDSEN IVAR PETER BAGGER
Filed: 1907-07-17
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 16,442. Knudsen, I. P. B. July 17. Lubricators. - A device for lubricating a bearing for a vertical shaft comprises an inverted cup d, which is fixed to the shaft a and rotates within a fixed oil cup e. The oil in the cup e is set in motion and centrifugal action causes it to rise up the wall of the cup and lubricate the bearing-balls c.
Patent GB-190720169-A (GB)
Title: Potato Lifting or Harvesting Machines.
Inventor: ROBERTSON JAMES GULLAN
Filed: 1907-09-10
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 20,169. Robertson, J. G. Sept 10. Elevators.-In a potato harvester, the potatoes are lifted from a grating C to a riddle E by prongs D strung on rods d<8> carried by chains D'. The outer prongs are provided with plates to prevent the potatoes from escaping sideways, and with screwed projections d<7>, Fig. 7, so that they may be fixed to Ranges on the chain links. The chains D<1> pass round sprocket-wheels on three shafts j, d, d<1>, and are driven by spur-wheels Q, p, chains n<2>, and clutches.
Patent GB-190721403-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Electric and Percussion Primers for Ordnance.
Inventor: CASTILHO SEVERIANO ANTONIO DE
Filed: 1907-09-26
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 21,403. Castilho, S. A. de. Sept. 26. Primers.-In combined electric and percussion primers, "blow-through" is prevented through the flash passage X and round the pole M by a copper ball R placed in the conical part of the passage, and by seating the pole in a conical block K in a corresponding recess in the body of the primer. The pole is insulated by the parts E, G, N and an oiled silk cone L.
Patent GB-190722001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toothed Gearing
Inventor: MCGREGOR STUART WILLIAM BUCHAN
Filed: 1907-10-05
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 22,001. McGregor, S. W. B. Oct. 5. Toothed wheels.-In toothed and bevel wheels, racks, quadrants, and the like which are built up of laminations, the working faces B of the teeth are of the usual cycloidal or involute shape, while the backs C are suitably shaped either to give clearance or to remain in contact. For driving in either direction, some of the laminations may have their teeth reversed. The wheel may be shrouded and the teeth are equally stepped around the circumference.
Patent GB-190723675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Printing or Dyeing Yarns.
Inventor: COSTIKYAN NAZAR
Filed: 1907-10-26
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 23,675. Costikyan, N. Oct. 26 Printing yarns.-In a machine for printing yarns, the printing-rollers c<1> which are of uniform or varying widths and are mounted on the shaft c in spring bearings a<1>, rotate in one colour-box d when the printing is all in one colour, and in separate colour-boxes when it is in more than one colour. The several disks or rollers c<1> may be set at any distance from each other, and if mounted on a single shaft they are held at such distance apart by distance-pieces or sleeves of suitable lengths, the disks being interchangeable. The frame a carrying these rollers is run on rails, as shown, to print a length of yarn e suitably supported at the ends, and held by a pivoted table f, moved for the printing operation into the horizontal position. Projecting surfaces f may be provided for the disks c<1> to engage. After this portion of the yarn has been printed, the whole carriage b is moved along rails b<2> for the next portion. By reversing the shaft c in its bearings, the disks or rollers c' may be brought into position opposite undyed sections to print the same if desired. More than one set of printing- rollers may be used, and scrapers g may be provided to remove colour from their edges. The carriage b may be dispensed with by mounting the yarn on two rollers so that a new length may be unwound from one when a printed length is wound on the other, and the printing-rollers may travel above the yarns instead of below.
Patent GB-190727630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic Tyres for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: THOROLD WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-12-14
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 27,630. Thorold, W. J. Dec. 14. . Venting - apparatus. - Fig. 2 shows a device for allowing the escape of air from a tyre while being filled with an elastic material when in place on the wheel. A number of these devices are thrust through the cover and inner tube, so that the air enters their slanting ends. When the composition appears in the cup C, the plug-cock B is closed to prevent overflow. The venting-devices are removed after the material has solidified.
Patent GB-190728487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Coating Wires and the like, particularly adapted for Insulating Electric Conductors.
Filed: 1907-12-27
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 28,487. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 27. Coating surfaces with liquids.-A coating- machine for wires &c., such as electric conductors, consists of an oven A, Figs. 1 and 2 which is heated by coils 14, contains a stringing frame B, and is provided with a door 10 controlled by a weight 12 to admit of swinging the stringing mechanism down, as indicated by the dotted lines. The stringing frame is supported on the link system 22, 23, 29, and a spring 31 draws the links 22, 23 together and pulls the wire to be coated taut. The driving- shaft 15 has a wheel 16 secured thereon, which drives the sheaves 18 through an intermediate wheel 17, which is mounted on a spring bracket 49 pulled backwards by a spring 54 attached to an arm 37 carrying the coating-bath D. Thus, when the coating-bath D is drawn forward away from the wire, the wheel 17 is freed, and the wirestringing sheaves are stopped. A treadle 55 is arranged as shown in Fig. 1 for engaging the wheel 17 intermittently. The coating-wheels, shown in detail in Fig. 6, are driven from the driving-shaft 15 by a sprocket 32, chain 35, double sprocket 33, 36 mounted loosely on a fixed shaft 34, chain 48, and sprocket 43. Each of the coating-tanks, shown detail in Figs. 5 and 6, is divided into two compartments 59, 60 the former being a reservoir arranged to keep the liquid in the coating-compartment 60 at constant level. An air-tight filling-plug 62 and an adjustable tube 65 are provided in the compartment 59, which communicates with the compartment 60 by a plugcontrolled channel 66. The coating-compartment 60 is provided with a window 78, a drain plug 76, a grooved coating-wheel 47, a transfer-wheel 75, and a spring-controlled scraper 79. The chamber 59 is turned into the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and is filled so as to leave an air space. The plug 62 is then inserted, and on rocking the chamber forward into contact with the wire 58, the air moves to the position indicated at 64 in Fig. 5, and the level of the liquid in the chamber 60 rises to that of the bottom of the tube 65 and there remains till the coating-liquid is exhausted. The spooling-mechanism is operated from the driving-shaft 15 by a sprocket-chain 84, bevel-gears 86, a friction gear 89 driving the wind on spool 93, and a similar gear driving the wind-off spool 101. Adjustable weights 95 hold the friction gears in engagement, and, as shown in Fig. 1, the wire is led across the wind-on spool by a cam rotated by worm gear 96 driven by the vertical shaft 85. The cam causes a shaft 97 to rock to and fro through an arm 98, and the shaft 97 moves a second arm 99 carrying a roller 100 bearing against the wire 58, and so the wire is moved across. The direction of winding may be reversed by pressing forward a rod 103, which moves a lever 104 and a wheel 105, so as to make the wheel 105 run between the wheels 17, 18, thus driving the wheel 18 in the opposite direction.
Patent GB-190800358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Heat Accumulators for Supplying Low Pressure Fluid for Motive and other Purposes
Filed: 1908-01-06
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 358. British Thomson - Houston Co., and Samuelson, F. Jan. 6. Steam generation by means of exhaust steam.- The intermittent supply of exhaust steam is passed into a conduit in the steam space of a regenerative accumulator, which has several downwardly extending pipes, carrying perforated plates or baffles at their lower ends. The exhaust-steam inlet e is connected to a longitudinal conduit d, closed at its further end and situated in the steam space c. Vertical down-take pipes f lead from this conduit and have their lower ends just above the bottom of the boiler. Each down-take f carries a plate g extending across the boiler ; the plates are separated so as to leave spaces h for the upward passage of the water. Perforated pipes may be used instead of baffles. To ensure the even distribution of the exhaust steam, the downtakes may be constructed of different capacities. The low-pressure steam is taken off by a pipe k, which has a perforated baffle l to prevent water from priming over.
Patent GB-190801416-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Seat or Lounge.
Inventor: CLAY MILLICENT
Filed: 1908-01-21
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 1416. Clay, M. Jan. 21. Seats.-A folding seat, more particularly designed for use by persons sitting on the ground, comprises two rectangular frames a, b hinged together and supporting a flexible seat c made of waterproof canvas or like material. In one form, the inclination of the back is determined by the position of the user. In another form, the inclination of the back frame is adjusted by ties, which may consist of straps e or of rigid bars pivoted to one frame and having holes at the other ends adapted to be pinned to holes in the other frame. The frame a may be extended, as shown in dotted lines, to form a leg-rest, or a third rectangular frame hinged to the frame a may be used for this purpose. The frames are provided with handles for carrying purposes, and the back and seat may be upholstered or provided with pneumatic cushions. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 11,515, A.D. 1892.]
Patent GB-190808410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Whip Sockets.
Inventor: BERGHOLM FRANK JOHN
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 8410. Bergholm, F. J. April 15. Locks, key.-A whip socket 1, Fig. 2, in which the whip can be locked by means of a key, has a lock casing 3 formed preferably integrally with it. Two caps 4, one of which has a key opening 5, are detachably applied to the casing 3. Located near to one end of the casing is a non-rotatable head 6 adapted to move longitudinally in the casing and having arms 7, with grooves 8 upon their inner surfaces adapted to receive a spiral cam 9 on a rotatable head 10, Fig. 3. The head 6 has rigidly attached to it a locking-member 13, and the head 10 is connected to the locking-member 14 by means of the pivot 15. The head 10 also has a recess 11<a> for receiving a projection 17<a> of the key, and a projection 12 for the key head to engage. When the key 17 is rotated, the rotatable head 10 is turned, and the cam 9 and members 7 engage and draw together the locking-members 13,14 until the whip is gripped.
Patent GB-190809341-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Operating Shuttle Rods in Wire Weaving Looms
Inventor: BRADBURY CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1908-04-30
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 9341. Bradbury, C. E. April 30. Loom picking-motions.-In a loom for weaving wire and like fabrics, shuttle-rods 0, Fig. 1, are reciprocated by chains N, which are secured to the ends of the shuttle-rods and are attached to the peripheries of wheels M mounted on the lay. Pinions L fixed to the wheels M are driven by racks K reciprocated by pinions J on a shaft I extending across the lay. As the lay reciprocates, the shaft I is turned backwards and forwards by a rack F gearing with a pinion G. To cause the shuttle-rods to enter and leave the shed at the correct time and to prevent shock in working; the rack F is reciprocated by a connecting-rod E, Fig. 2, driven from a crank-disk C, which is rotated by a spur-wheel B on the loom crank-shaft. The shuttle - rods may be supported in the manner described in Specification No. 25,815, A.D. 1905. The crank-disk C may be replaced by a cam or other equivalent device.
Patent GB-190809671-A (GB)
Title: Furcated Hat Pin.
Inventor: STEINDORF AUGUST
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 9671. Steindorf, A. May 4. Pins, dress.-One or more of the several prongs of a hat-pin are slotted, as at c, to engage with a cross-piece h in the hole of a sliding-piece g, which is secured to the hat.
Patent GB-190813472-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Cylinders of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1908-06-24
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 13,472. Roberts, D. June 24. Gas and like engines. -In order that the cylinder may be of uniform shape and strength, while allowing a high degree of compression in the combustion chamber and at the same time protecting the cylinder end from the direct heat of the explosion, two or more hollow blocks i are fitted into the cylinder end, their inner faces forming a U-shaped combustion chamber. Water from the cylinder jacket p circulates through the hollow blocks, entering by the pipe m and leaving by the outlet l. The blocks may be strengthened by internal ribs j<1>. A detachable cover o is provided to allow of adjustment of the fixing bolts n and also to give access to the interior of the water-jacket.
Patent GB-190819817-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Frames with Sliding Panels for Displaying Time Tables and the like.
Inventor: WOERNLE HEINRICH
Filed: 1908-09-21
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 19,817. Woernhe, H. June 23, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Displaying.-An apparatus for displaying and holding timetables consists in a series of panels, bearing the tables and adapted to be held in a raised position in a frame by counterweights, and means for locking the panels in any position. According to the present invention the locking- means are collectively released so that all the panels are simultaneously returned to a raised position. The locking-means may be such that arrest the motion in one direction only, or they may yield in both directions when the panels are moved by hand. When the locking-means are pawls k, Fig. 3, engaging with a ratchet k, the pawls relating to each frame a are connected to a rod m, the rods of all the frames being simultaneously raised by a common handle n. Or the rods may be provided with racks, which engage with toothed sectors on gripping-levers o, Fig. 4, which act as the locking- means. If spring-pressed catches r, Fig. 5, are used for holding the frames, the rods are provided with wedge-shaped surfaces t<1>, which engage with corresponding surfaces in slots on the catches, so that the latter are withdrawn when the rods are raised by a common handle n.
Patent GB-190819915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles to Prevent Fraudulent Refilling.
Inventor: PEREZ MIGUEL
Filed: 1908-09-22
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 19,915. Perez, M. Nov. 2, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Bottles, non - refillable.-In a non- refillable bottle, the cork or stopper 9 cannot be withdrawn until a washer 10 is mutilated by the withdrawal of a metal strip 8 which passes under the label and bridges the stopper. The label is enclosed in a housing consisting of a tubular member 13 surrounding the neck of the bottle but terminating short of the free end of the neck. The member 13 is secured to the container at 14, 16 by screwthreads, and is locked against withdrawal by pawls engaging slots in the neck. Vertical slots are provided for the strip 8. The exposed part of the stopper and the strip 8 are enclosed by a screw cap 25. In a modification, the bridge portion of the strip, and the screw cap may make contact with the end of the stopper.
Patent GB-190823573-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rotary Engine.
Inventor: STUDHOLME JOSEPH FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-11-04
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 23,573. Studholme, J. F. Nov. 4. Movable-abutment type. - Relates to an engine provided with axially-sliding abutments actuated by a beak secured to the piston vane. A vane p attached to the piston disk n carries a beak q on its forward side which engages a bevel pin 14 and forces an abutment 10 into a slot 9, Fig. 8. When the vane has passed an abutment, a spring-actuated lever returns the abutment into the working chamber, spring-pressed buffers 21 being provided to avoid shock. Steam-pipes s, t lead to doublebeat valves z, Fig. 6, which are opened by camactuated rollers 4, 7 and closed by the fluid pressure. Steam enters the working chamber by slots 12 formed in the abutment casings 9, Fig. 8, and exhausts by ports 15, 16. The number of abutments may be modified.
Patent GB-190902168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Razors.
Inventor: RAWSON WILLIAM
IPC: B26B21/52
Filed: 1909-01-29
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 2168. Rawson, W., and Burnell, W. Jan. 29. [Addition to 26,355/08.] Razors, safety. The base A, Figs. 2 and 3, or the support C, or both, of the safety razor described in the parent Specification, is or are provided with longitudinal grooves for the reception of cylindrical backings attached to thin blades. The base and support may be hinged together at either end and secured by a nut E or by a spring latch or clip or the plate J, which provides bearings for one end of the guard rollers F, may be utilized for clamping the base and support by providing a projection N, Fig. 5, on the support for engagement with a hole J<1> in the plate and vice versa. The upper surface of the projection or hole is inclined so that, as the plate is screwed to the lug K or the base A, pressure is exerted between the base and the support.
Patent GB-190906236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air-brakes for Railway Trains.
Inventor: POWERS EDMUND BURKE
IPC: B60T17/22
Filed: 1909-03-16
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 6236. Powers, E. B. March 16. Indicators, applications of; testing.-A device M is connected by pipes N', N' to the rear ends of the train-pipe B and the signal-pipe E of an air brake and contains a piston M<3>, which is moved to vent the signal-pipe when an excess pressure obtains in the train-pipe ; also, the engineer by admitting an excess pressure to the train-pipe from the main reservoir can test whether the train-pipes B and E are obstructed at any point of their length. The pressure of the air from the train-pipe B on the piston M<3> is opposed by a spring M' adjusted by a nut M<2>. When the pressure in the train-pipe is in excess of the pressure for which the spring M' is set, the piston is moved upwards and carries with it a pin M<5>, thereby opening a port n to exhaust the signal-pipe E and operate a signal G in the driver's cab.
Patent GB-190907583-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Catch Device for Sash and like Windows, applicable for other purposes.
Inventor: RICHMOND HENRY
IPC: E05C5/02
Filed: 1909-03-30
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 7583. Richmond, H. March 30. Latches, sliding; sliding bolts.-A fastener for window sashes, sliding shutters, &c. comprises a spring-pressed bolt d with a hooked end f, mounted in a casing b on the lower sash, and held withdrawn until the window is closed by a slide o engaging a recess n in the bolt. When the window is closed, the spring bolt r in the casing h on the lower sash engages a projection q on the slide o, which is lifted to release the bolt d. The handle of the bolt d slides in a slot j, which is partly longitudinal and partly transverse, the latter part being inclined so that the end f draws the sashes together. The bolt end f also bears on a camportion of the interior of the casing h to force the sashes against the frame at the top and the bottom.
Patent GB-190912291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Spouts for Vessels for Containing Liquids.
Inventor: WALTON GEORGE EDWARD
IPC: B65D39/06
Filed: 1909-05-25
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 12,291. Walton, G. E. May 25. Fires, preventing, in receptacles for inflammable l i q u i d s . - The spout E of a can or other vessel for containing oil, gasolene, &c. has attached to it a chamber F containing a ball valve G, which normally closes an opening f at the base of the spout and thus prevents the contents of the vessel from igniting. When the vessel is tilted for pouring, the ball G runs to the outer end of the chamber F, which may be situated partly within the vessel and is arranged at a slight angle to the horizontal to allow the liquid in the spout to flow back into the vessel before the valve G resumes its seat.
Patent GB-190913631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Oars.
Inventor: DEHNERT ADAM
IPC: B63H16/10
Filed: 1909-06-10
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 13,631. Dehnert, A. June 10. Oars.-Relates to bow-facing oars of the type in which the blade and handle parts k, e of the oar are pivoted on a rocking piece c and are connected by a link h. According to the present invention, the rocking piece c is triangular in shape, and the blade k is pivoted on the side remote from the boat. The blade is also provided with an extension m, which limits its stroke by taking against the curved link h.
Patent GB-190916107-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Masked Shelters or Berths for Military Flying Machines or Air Ships.
Inventor: URQUHART RIDLEY JAMES
IPC: E04H9/12
Filed: 1909-07-10
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 16,107. Urquhart, R. J. July 10. Docks.-Air-ships, balloons, &c. are housed in underground shelters 3 provided with sliding roofs 2 flush with the ground and rendered inconspicuous by means of growing vegetation. The shelters communicate by tunnels 19 with gunpits 18, which also are provided with sliding roofs. The roofs 2, Fig. 4, are mounted in sections or otherwise on rollers 10 running on rails 6. Eaves 7 dip into channels 9 between low ridges 8 and copings 4. Weather-boards are provided at the ends of the roofs. Girders 11 support channelled roofing 12 covered with soil &c. In a modified form applicable to the housing of aeroplanes, one end is sloped up to the ground level to afford access to the interior and a fixed roof covers the greater part of the aperture. To allow of a number of aeroplanes being stored simultaneously, sliding floors are arranged at different heights.