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Patent GB-190725238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway Wagons or other Vehicles.
Inventor: STEPHENSON ERNEST FLEMING
Filed: 1907-11-14
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 25,238. Stephenson, E. F. Nov. 14. Brakes.-In wagon brakes operated by levers at opposite corners of the vehicle, and in other brakes, the blocks are applied by rods in tension and are held in the ' on' position by a screw and spring locking-device. The brake shaft B is operated by one or other of the levers A, A<1>, the former being mounted directly on the shaft B while the latter is geared to it by segments of pinions as shown. The usual lever B<1> is connected by rods or chains K to levers H pivoted on castmetal or other bushes h on the axles or on separate shafts suspended near the axles. The other ends of the levers H are connected by rods or chains g to cross-bars G, which connect together the brake hangers E on opposite sides of the vehicle. Near one end of the shaft B is mounted a segmental pinion P', Fig. 8, which gears with a pinion P internally screw-threaded to engage the end of a stud M capable of sliding without rotation in the hanger N. When the shaft B is rotated by either of the levers A, A' to apply the brakes, the pinion P traverses the stud M and compresses a spring m, thus keeping the pinion P frictionally locked. In a modification, the lever H is suspended by a hanger from the framework of the vehicle and is provided with a block bearing against the wheel axle, which acts as the fulcrum.
Patent GB-190727748-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Artificial Flowers and the like from Natural or Artificial Leather.
Inventor: PEUST HANNA
Filed: 1907-12-16
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 27,748. Peust, H. Dec. 16. Flowers, artificial.-In order to enable flowers made from natural or artificial leather to retain their form, after the different parts of the flower scheme have been prepared in the usual way, they are placed in a warm emulsion prepared from oils that have been treated with soap, after which the parts are impregnated with a lye consisting of the alcoholic and alkaline residues of beer, and are finally pressed into their finished shapes.
Patent GB-190803158-A (GB)
Title: Means for Automatically Registering the Number of Cars of Various Types Entering, Leaving, and Standing in Railway Stations.
Inventor: TIRASPOLSKY GREGORY
Filed: 1908-02-12
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 3158. Tiraspolsky, G. Feb. 12. Drawings to Specifacation. Switches.-A switch consists of a counterweighted arm, on the shaft of which a contact-maker is fixed to connect opposite pairs of contacts fixed in the bushing of the spindle. The arm with a counterweight is rocked by contact of a car wheel with its upper end, and on the return stroke is prevented from oscillating by a spring stop.
Patent GB-190806232-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in and relating to Combination Memoranda Tablets and Calendars.
Inventor: MOORE ALFRED JAMES
Filed: 1908-03-20
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 6232. Moore, A. J. March 20. Date indicators. -A date indicator is combined with a revoluble slate paper disk for notes and memoranda, together with a pencil and sponge. The disk A and date indicator C are mounted upon the front of the board G.
Patent GB-190810552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Controlling the Trolley Poles of Electric Cars and the like.
Inventor: HENSHAW SOLOMON
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 10,552. Henshaw, S., and Swindells, J. May 15. [Patent of Addition to No. 25,415, A.D. 1905.] Electric railways and tramways on the overheadconductor system. Collectors. - Relates to improvements in the means for controlling trolly poles described in Specification No. 25,415, A.D. 1905. The handlever l and the arm r, described therein, are now dispensed with, and a doube lever a<1>, pivoted on the same pin g as the trolly arm, is substituted. At the rear end this lever carries a bar a<2> adapted to catch the trolly arm when released, while the front end carries the pin n connected to the trolly spring as before. Normally the pin n supports the trolly by pressing on the tumbler catch j, but when the collecting wheel leaves the conductor the pin slips off the tumbler catch and moves to the bottom of the slots o, simultaneously raising the rear end of the lever a<1> so as to catch the falling trolly arm. Instead of the lever a<1> being slotted at b<1> to permit the pin n to.move freely in the slots o, it may be slotted at its support g. The rear end of the lever a' may also be divided transversely, and may be adapted to' slide longitudinally upon the pivoted portion so as to vary the position of the cross-bar a<2>; or the front or rear part may be pivoted and. may be adapted to be fixed in any suitable position'. the lever may also be arranged to pass through slots into the' standard,. internal guideways being provided for the pin n instead of the slots o..
Patent GB-190812984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Couplings for Railway Waggons.
Inventor: BRAIDOTTI ARRIGO
Filed: 1908-06-17
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 12,984. Braidotti, A. June 17. Couplings, automatic.-In a coupling of the type n which a link engages an horizontal bolt, each wagon is fitted with a frame A which is connected to the draw-hook V by pins a, y and carries a pivoted link C and a splayed guide B, side by side. During coupling, the link C of one vehicle slides up the inclined guide B of the opposing vehicle and pushes back a weighted finger F, which, by rotating a shaft G to which it is fixed, causes an arm H at the other end of the shaft G also to rotate backwards. The arm H is fitted with a detent I, which during the backward motion of the arm H, rotates a lever L into the position shown in Fig. 6, thereby releasing a tongue M formed on the coupling-bolt N and allowing the bolt N to be moved into engagement with the link C by a weight O. Uncoupling is effected by a shaft P, which has a screw engagement with the frame A and is fitted with a collar S adapted to engage an arm Z on the bolt N. The shaft P is rotated by a handle R, which is attached by a link Q so that it takes up the position shown in Fig. 1 when not in use. The guide B is designed to allow for differences of level of opposing vehicles. The coupling may be swung downwards when not in use, by releasing the pin a. A non-automatic screw-link e, g, X may be connected to the frame A by arms J. Alternatively, the frame A may be fixed directly to the vehicle.
Patent GB-190816023-A (GB)
Title: Self Tightening Rail Joint for Railways.
Inventor: HEBER JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-28
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 16,023. Heber, J. July 28. Locking bolts.- Railway rail joints are m a d e selftightening by fishbolts 3 lengthened to hold wedges 4, and a strap 10 on which the nuts are tightened. Between the wedges and the strap is placed a bar 6, with inclined recesses 9 receiving the wedges, and having an extension 14 passing through a lug 12 formed on the fishplate 2 or through a lug 17, Fig. 7, fastened on the rail. The extension 14 carries a tenionsing-spring 15 and an adjusting-nut 16.
Patent GB-190822782-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Smoke and Water Tube Connections in Sectional Steam Generators.
Inventor: ORDENER CHARLES THOMAS MICHEL
Filed: 1908-10-27
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 22,782. Ordener, C. T. M. Oct 27. Joints for concentric tubes.-In a steam generator with concentric water and smoke tubes a single joint is provided which secures the tubes in the rear and front walls of a water chamber and closes the rear end of the water-tube. The smoke-tube c has a conical portion g fitting in the front wall of the water chamber a, in the rear plate of which is fitted the conical end h of the water-tube b. The other end of the water-tube is equally coned and fits in the ring i, which can slide in the corresponding orifice in the plate of the rear flue e.. A screw cap f fits against the ring i and has a lock nut j.
Patent GB-190823898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lace Curtain Stretchers.
Inventor: MOYERS WILL FRANK
Filed: 1908-11-07
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 23,898. Moyers, W. F., and Moore, C. Nov. 7. Curtain-stretchers. -In a curtain stretcher comprising side bars 1, 1<1> and end bars 2, the side bar 1<1> is adjustable in position by means of cranked screwed spindles 13 which engage blocks 14 slidable in guide ways in the end bars and bearing against the side bar 1<1>. The side bars are in sections which are coupled in alinement by means of U-shaped plates 10; additional lengths may be interposed when necessary. A detachable auxiliary bar a for use in the treatment of small curtains is adjustably secured to the side members by means of thumb-screws c and apertures b. The end bars 2 are graduated to facilitate correct adjustment of the side bar 1<1>.
Patent GB-190905094-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ordnance.
Inventor: WOLTERECK HERMAN CHARLES
IPC: F41B6/00
Filed: 1909-03-02
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 5094. Woltereck, H. C. March 2. Make-and-break switches, mechanical.-Relates to guns of the kind described in Specifications 20,935/01 and 14,440/02, [both in Class 92, Ordnance &c.], in which the projectile is propelled by the action of groups of solenoids and consists in providing a make-and-break device external to the gun, which is so arranged that the solenoids are energized and cut out successively and separately at a gradually increasing speed. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing the guu-barrel T, projectile P, solenoids S<1>, S', &c. and a make-and-break device M. The solenoids are connected in parallel to the main circuit C', C' and are connected to shoes e<1>, e<2> &c. on the make-and-break device M, which is in the form of a drum and can be rotated to bring insulated radial arms r<1>, r' &c., Figs. 3 and 3<a>, into successive contact with the shoes e<1>, e' &c. The size and spacing of the arms r<1>, r' &c. are such that the solenoids are excited at increasing speed. In a further modification of the make-and-break device, a hand contact brush is drawn across a multiplecontact plate. Electro-magnetic switches.-In a modification, a group of electro-magnetic switches is employed, each one being energized by the operation of the preceding one, the first one being controlled by a key. Fig. 5 shows the first element of the automatic make-and-break device in wuich a circuit g<1>, d<1>, p<1>, c', s', K, c<2> through the first solenoid S' is made by depressing the key K this circuit energizes a secondary coil s', and rocks a lever L, which is fulcrumed in a mercury cup c<1>, and breaks the circuit at p<1>, d<1> through the first solenoid S<1> and makes the circuit through the second solenoid S' &c. by joining the mercury cups a<1>, b<1>.
Patent GB-190908254-A (GB)
Title: Extension Table.
Inventor: JOHNSEN CHARLES HERMAN
IPC: A47B1/05
Filed: 1909-04-06
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 8254. Johnsen, C. H., and Darrow, L. B. April 6. Telescopic and expanding tables.-The extra leaves of an extension table are automatically and successively raised into the plane of the top as the frame is extended by screw action, and are similarly returned into position one above another beneath the top when the table is contracted. The screw 5. preferably of treble or quadruple pitch, is secured at one end 6 to one part 1 of the table, and engages with a threaded tube 7 rotatable in brackets 9, 10 on the other part 2 of the table. The additional leaves 16, 16<1>, 16<11> are arranged beneath the part 1 of the table in the contracted position, as shown in Fig. 5, the lowest leaf 16 being pivotally connected to the inner ends of levers 15, which are pivoted at their outer ends to the bracket 10 on the part 2 of the table. The lower edges of the levers 15 are formed as cam-surfaces, with straight portions 15<a>, 15<b>, 15<c>, 15<d>, and inclined portions 15<e>, and are engaged by rollers 21 carried by bars 20, fixed to the part 1 of the table at their other ends, preferably to the end bracket 6 of the screw 5, and guided in extensions 22 of the bracket 9. As the table is opened, the levers 15, and consequently the leaves, are raised intermittently by the action of the rollers at the parts 15<e> of the cam-surfaces. The leaves are fitted on their lower surfaces with plates 23, Fig. 7, which extend beyond the edges of the leaves and are provided with pins 24 adapted to enter corresponding holes in the part 1 of the table top or in the preceding leaf, so as to prevent horizontal movement. The leaves are guided vertically between brackets 26, engaging notches 27 in the edges of the leaves, and by sliding plates 28 connected to the part 2 of the top by telescopic rods 29 fixed preferably to the legs of the table. The upper edges of the plates 28 are bent over as shown at 32, Fig. 4, and engage in slots 31 in the part 1 of the table top and in similar slots formed in the leaves 16<11>, 16<1> by the overhanging edges of the plates 23. The leaves are thus supported, when in the raised position, and are prevented from rising above the plane of the table top. The plate 23 on the lowest leaf 16 is extended at 33 to engage with the part 2 of the table top to prevent it from rising. The mechanism of the table is partly hidden by a moulding 34.
Patent GB-190911827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Lubrication of Machines Actuated by Fluid Pressure.
Inventor: HAYDEN JOHN EDGAR
IPC: F16N7/30
Filed: 1909-05-19
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 11,827. Hayden, J. E. May 19. Lubricant conveyed by fluid.-A lubricating - device for air or steamactuated percussive drills or machines for coal - cutting, channelling &c., comprises a valved inlet in the plug admission cock between the plug and the machine. The oil-hole a<6> is normally closed by a ball a<5>, or by a spring-pressed valve, under the influence of the fluid pressure in the tube a<2>. Oil may be inserted when the cock b is closed.
Patent GB-190912391-A (GB)
Title: String Cutter.
Inventor: DENNETT THOMAS BULLOCK
IPC: A47F13/04
Filed: 1909-05-26
Granted: 1910-04-07
Abstract: 12,391. Dennett, T. B. May 26. String-cutters.-A string-cutter, of the type in which a, cutting-blade is fixed upon a base plate with the edge downwards and making an acute angle with the plate, has a double-ended blade a so that the string may be gripped and severed at either end.
Patent GB-190912766-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Charging Roasting and other Furnaces.
Inventor: WEDGE UTLEY
IPC: F27B9/18
Filed: 1909-05-29
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 12,766. Wedge, U. May 29. Charging.-In roasting and other furnaces, especially those of the type in which the material to be treated is caused to travel through the furnace by means of stirring-arms fastened to a vertical rotary shaft, provision is made for feeding the material through apertures at the top of the furnace in such a manner that the escape of hot gases is prevented. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a furnace witb superposed muffled chambers a. The material is fed from a storage bed d, which also serves as a drying-floor, on to a delivery bed e communicating with the storage bed d by a passage g, which is constantly filled with material, thus forming a gastight closure. The passage g is formed by mounting upon the shaft b a flange or plate h, so as to leave an annular passage between the inner edge of the bed d and the edge of the flange h. To form a more effective seal, the flange h is provided with a vertical flange i having one or more openings j, as shown in Fig. 4. To stir the ore on the drying-bed, and at the same time to feed it forward gradually, a number of stirring-blades p are mounted un the transverse beam e attached to the shaft b. The blades p are adapted to rise and fall by being mounted on a bar o, Fig. 2, which is secured to a rocking shaft m. One or more inclined rabbles q may be provided, projecting into the passage g and serving to feed the material on to the delivery bed. In order to feed the material from the delivery bed into the working-chamber a, an adjustable blade r, Figs. 1 and 3, guided in a sealed opening t within a box s, and maintained in position by a screw u, is mounted on the flange h. In the modified form of feeding-device shown in Fig. 6, the delivery bed e<1> is formed by an horizontal flange e' secured to the shaft b<1>, and the passage g<1> is formed by extending the inner edge of the storage bed d' sufficiently near to the shaft b<1>. An adjustable blade r<1> serves to regulate the amount of ore fed to the furnace.
Patent GB-190914325-A (GB)
Title: Convertible Bed Chair, Couch or Settee.
Inventor: MARKHAM WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: A47C17/207
Filed: 1909-06-18
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 14,325. Markham, W. G. June 18. Bedsteads convertible into seats, couches, &c. ; seat adjustments.-A convertible chair, couch, or settee and bedstead, having a hinged back and seat with a hinged extension adapted to fold under the seat, and means for holding the back at various inclinations or horizontal, is provided with a back comprising two parts hinged together at the top. The rear part e of the back carries pins e<2> adapted to engage holes in a fixed rail f to hold the back vertical. To fix the back at an inclination or horizontal, the rear part e is brought into engagement with fixed racks g. The seat and back turn on pivots i and d' respectively. Fig. 2 shows the legrest d extended, while Fig. 1 shows it folded under the seat. One of the cushions may be stored under the seat, and the others on the back when folded down on to the seat. According to the Provisional Specification, the rear part of the back may fold out to form a bed extension, and is provided with folding legs.
Patent GB-190918110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve-discharge Flushing Apparatus for Water Closets.
Inventor: STICKDORN ROBERT
IPC: E03D1/18
Filed: 1909-08-05
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 18,110. Stickdorn, R. Aug. 5. Lift valves; valves closing after predetermined interval or flow.-In a water-waste preventer, the pipe A is connected to a closed cistern, and the pipe B is connected to the service pipe and contains a double-faced valve o having a spindle z. When a knob h<1> is pressed down, the spindle z is forced in by a conical part k so that the valve o is opened and the cistern is filled. When the pressures in the cistern and the service pipe are equal, the pressure on the part h exceeds that on the piston valve v with the result that the latter is opened and the closet flushed. Suction in the pipe B causes the valve o to close on the seat t.
Patent GB-190921053-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vermin Traps.
IPC: A01M23/30
Filed: 1909-09-15
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 21,053. Sims & Sons, S., and Sims, W. H. Sept. 15. Animal traps. - In a ' throw-over ' trap, the base-plate e is provided with an orifice under the bait pedal d to assist in setting the trap, and orifices e<2> giving access to a bait chamber, which is slidably or hingedly fixed to the plate e.
Patent GB-190921313-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Exact Measurement of Lengths of Woven Material of Varying Thicknesses.
Inventor: KESSLER PETER
IPC: G01B5/04
Filed: 1909-09-17
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 21,313. Kessler, P. Sept. 17, 1908, [Convention date]. Measuring. - Lengths of woven fabrics are measured by a machine which draws the material forward on an endless belt by means of gripping-rails which are released from the fabric after moving forward through one unit of length, and which, while the fabric is held by retaining - rails, return to their original position to seize the fabric again and draw it forward. The side pieces 7, 8 of the machine frame carry slides 14, in which work an internally toothed rack 13 consisting of two vertical and two horizontal parts, with which gear pinions 15 mounted on a spindle 17 passing through the gripping- rail 1. The gripping- rail 2 is normally pressed on to the rail 1 by a spring 24 passing round a stud 20 attached to rollers 23 on the rail 2, a handle 30 being provided to move them apart to insert a new piece of fabric. The retaining-rail 4 is mounted on the frame, and the rail 3 is mounted on pins 9 thereon and is normally held away from the rail 4 against the action of the spring 21, by a pin 19 on the rack engaging with, and depressing, the end of a lever 22. An endless belt 10 is passed over pulleys 11, 12, and is gripped with the fabric 5 between rails 1, 2, which then move towards rails 3, 4. When the pinion 15 reaches the end of the rack, it acts on the vertical end and passes the rack, thus moving the pin 19 from the lever 22, and allowing the retaining - blocks to grip the fabric. Further movement results in the return of the pinion 15 and the racks 1, 2, the pinion working on the lower side of the rack, the rail 2 having meanwhile been raised by a projection 18 raising the rollers 23. The rail 2 is held away from the rail 1 by a catch, which is removed by a pin 26 when the initial position is reached, after which the lowering of the rack again presses up the rail 4. The pinions 15 are constantly rotated through chains mounted on links 31, 32; and movement of one end of the rack is transferred by levers 27, 28 to the other end. An indicator of any construction shows the length of material measured.
Patent GB-191001489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas and like Burner Fittings.
Inventor: BRAY ARTHUR
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1910-01-20
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 1489. Bray, A. Jan. 20. Incandescent gas burners. - The ornamental part D of an inverted incandescent gas lamp is made of porcelain or the like with a gold, bronze, or other untarnishable finish harmonizing with the rest of the burner. The part'D is seated on the gallery-support B and its upper end abuts against a flange C<1> on the bunsen tube C. The gallery-support B and the mantlesupporting extremity C<2> of the burner are threaded for attachment to the tube C. Alternatively, the mantle-carrier and the bunsen tube may be in one piece, in which case the nipple E is provided with a projection to engage the top of the ornament D.
Patent GB-191005296-A (GB)
Title: Improved Travelling Overhead or Gantry Diamond Saw.
IPC: B28D1/04
Filed: 1910-03-03
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 5296. Anderson & Co., G., and Grice, A. G. March 3. Sawing.-A diamond circular saw is mounted on gantries in such a way that it can be moved to any point covered bv the gantries and cut a stone on all four sides without moving the stone. A bogie carriage 5 runs on rails on gantries 1, and is driven by a motor 6 through gearing 8, 9, 11, 12 and worms 15. Cross carriages 17 are traversed on the bogie by screws 18 driven from a motor 19 and worms 21. A frame 27 is adjusted vertically on guides 28 on the cross carriages 17 by screws 30, one of which is driven from a motor through gearing and drives the others through a chain and sprockets. The saw 23 is mounted in a turn-table 24 carried by the frame 27 and is driven by a motor 25 through gearing. The saw may be set parallel or at right-angles to, the gantries, being held by a catch 41. Reversible variable-speed motors are employed.