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Patent GB-191202332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Overshoes for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: FULLER EUGENE
IPC: A43B3/20
Filed: 1912-01-29
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 2332. Fuller, E., and Rosenblatt, J. Jan. 29. Overshoes.-An overshoe comprises a flexible outer sole portion 10 having a beaded flange adapted to engage the toe portion of the welt, and two adjustable jaw members carried by the sole portion and adapted to engage the shank portion of the shoe. The jaw members are mounted upon a slotted member 15 secured to the overshoe by means of a strip of flexible material 18, which passes through the slotted part, the material being doubled over and secured to the inner sole 11 of the overshoe. The plate 15 is provided at either end with downwardly-turned T-shaped tongues 20, 21, one of which slides in a plain slot in the jaw member 26, while the other may be engaged in any one of a series of connected transverse slots in the jaw member 22. The jaw member 26 is connected to a locking-lever 33, which pivots in the end slot of the member 22 and can be turned back on the jaw member 26 to draw the jaws together on the shank portion of the sole of the shoe. A projection 35 and recess 34 retain the lever in its locking position.
Patent GB-191204483-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for use in Fastening Window Sash Cords to the Sashes.
Inventor: SINTON WALTER
IPC: E06B3/44
Filed: 1912-02-22
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 4483. Sinton, W. Feb. 22. Sash - cord attachments.-The sash-cord D, after being passed down the usual cordgroove and through an inclined hole leading to the face of the sash, is secured, by knotting, to a loose hollow cylindrical plug A adapted to fit without fixing- screws into a recess H in the face of the sash. The plug is flanged at B, and is provided with one or more side openings E to admit the knot, and a hole C through which the cord D passes.
Patent GB-191205583-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Construction of Railway and Tramway Tracks.
Inventor: RAMY PAUL
IPC: E01B5/18
Filed: 1912-03-05
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 5583. Ramy, P. March 5. Rails, guard and metallic built-up.-Guard rails b with a lateral flange c acting as a wearing-surface are secured to the main rails a by wedges e, f and fork-shaped spacing-plates g; clearance is adjusted by the removal of one or more plates g and the rails are secured by bolts k operated by a spanner &c. introduced between the rails a, b. A nut l, Fig. 1, is formed with a sleeve m secured to the rail a bv a nut n, or the bolt k may pass through the rail a and the sleeve m through the rail b, in which case the sleeve may be threaded to engage a tie-bar, and the bolt k may be a continuation of the tie-bar. A nut p, Fig. 2, may he formed integral with a bolt o having its ends threaded oppositely. The base of the rail b is cut away at v to leave a space w equal to the flange c, which may thus wear quite away before the rails a, b touch at their bases.
Patent GB-191205766-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable and Adjustable Feeding Rack and Trough for use in Cattle Sheds, Farmyards and the like.
IPC: A01K1/10
Filed: 1912-03-07
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 5766. Adams, J. H., and Lemon & Son, J. March 7. Feeding and drinking appliances for animals.- In a combined' adjustable rack and trough in which the rack is pivoted so that it can be moved to prevent access to the trough, which is mounted so as to be reversible, the rack 5 and trough 4 are mounted in a frame 3 suspended by ropes 6 passing over a pulley 7 and wound round a drum 8 with handle 9. The rack is secured in its alternative. position over the trough by the engagement of a pin 14 with a notch 15 in a quadrant 16 secured to the frame and also by the engagement of a projection 19 with an edge of the trough. The trough may be secured in position by pins 17 slidably mounted in the brackets 13 carrying the trough and engaging holes 18 in the trough.
Patent GB-191207286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Railway Points or Switches.
Inventor: WOOLEY JAMES LEE
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1912-03-25
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 7286. Wooley, J. L. July 6, 1911, [Convention date]. Locking mechanism and devices; mechanically operated from vehicle; spring operation and control.-A lever 43 locked by a pin 46 is connected to a plunger bar 11, which carries at the other end a plate 12 with two bolts 13. Springs 17 surround these bolts and engage a plate 15 attached to a connecting-rod 9 on each side of the bar 11. This bar 11 carries a pawl 22 slotted at one end to engage a pin 26 on one rod 9, and notched at the other end to engage a pin 21 on a link 19. To set the switches for the siding, the lever 43 is moved so as to compress the springs 17 and cause the pawl 22 to engage the pin 26, a reversal of this motion operating the switches. These are re-set for the main line by the springs 17 when the pawl 22 is freed from the pin 26 by the rocking of the link 19 on the actuation of a track member 30 on either side of the line. The members 30 are returned to operative position by a spring 65 and are engaged by a roller 61, Fig. 6, carried by an arm 48 pivoted at 50 to the vehicle. The arm is raised by a cable 60, returned by a spring 57, and supported, when lowered, by a chain 53.
Patent GB-191208073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heddle Frames for Looms.
IPC: D03C9/06
Filed: 1912-04-03
Granted: 1912-05-23
Abstract: 8073. Soc. Anon. VerviÚtoise pour la Construction de Machines. May 13, 1911, [Convention date]. Healds.-Heald frames are provided with crossbars 9, Fig. 3, the ends of which are provided with slots at right-angles to each other for receiving the rods 5 which carry the healds and the hooks 8 which support the rods 5. A' member 10 hooked on to the rod 5 is secured to the cross-bar by a screw 11. The. slots may be made in separate fittings screwed or otherwise attached to the ends of the crossbar. In a further modification, the member 10 is replaced by lips 16, Fig. 7, and an opening 17 allows the insertion of the rod 5, which is retained by a plate 18.
Patent GB-191209981-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Drawn Tungsten Wires or the like.
Inventor: FISCHER CARL HEINRICH
IPC: C22B34/36
Filed: 1912-04-26
Granted: 1913-04-10
Abstract: 9981. Fischer, C. H. April 26. Filaments of tungsten are obtained from a bar of the pure metal in the cold by first rolling the bar in a mill comprising several rolls arranged radially, and then drawing the wire so produced through diamond dies. The tungsten is reduced from trioxide by hydrogen, then pressed cold to form flakes, which are agglomerated by simultaneous heating and pressure to form the bar. Specification 17,603/12, [Class 1 (iii), Oxides &c., Metallic], is referred to.
Patent GB-191210069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Field Glasses, Opera Glasses or the like.
Inventor: HAMBLIN HENRY THOMAS
IPC: G02B23/16
Filed: 1912-04-29
Granted: 1913-06-30
Abstract: 10,069. Hamblin, H. T. April 29. Telescopes and field and opera glasses are fitted with reading- glasses a ; they are shown in Fig. 1 in position for use for reading race - cards &c. without removing the field glass &c. from the eyes. The reading-glasses a are turned up about hinges b into a recess in the telescope tubes when the field glasses &c. are not required for use.
Patent GB-191215745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Incandescent Gas Burners.
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1912-07-05
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 15,745. Welsbach Light Co., and Ruler, W. July 5. Incandescent gas burners.-In an invertible gas-burner, the end m of the mixing-tube b is provided with two branches d, e, one opening upwards and the other downwards and each adapted to receive either a plug f, or a burner head i. The supporting-tube a has a rightangle bend and can be secured to either an upwardly or a downwardly directed gas pipe, the burner head i being placed accordingly.
Patent GB-191220558-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Regeneration of Waste Rubber.
Inventor: REYNAUD GEORGES
IPC: C08J11/20
Filed: 1912-09-09
Granted: 1913-11-10
Abstract: 20,558. Reynaud, G. Sept. 9. Plastic compositions containing india-rubber. -Waste rubber is impregnated with a solvent such as spirit of turpentine, and is triturated by passing it a large number of times through rollers preferably rotating at different speeds, which may be heated, adherence to the rolls being ensured by the addition to the rubber to be regenerated of new rubber or previouslytreated rubber, or of rubber solution at the moment of its first passage through the rolls.
Patent GB-191222756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motors Operated by a Column of Liquid.
Inventor: MEEK JAMES WYNDHAM
Filed: 1912-10-05
Granted: 1913-10-06
Abstract: 22,756. Meek, J. W., and Derry, A. E. Oct. 5. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Liquid-pressure engines.-Relates to a motor worked by a column of liquid intermittently exerting suction upon a piston or diaphragm subjected to atmospheric pressure, and consists in supplying air to the liquid column. Fig. 1 shows the application to the flexible-diaphragm motor described in Specification 11,243/12. The level of liquid in the tank c' is kept sufficiently low to allow air to be sucked into the pipe c and thus, after passing the oscillating valve plate f<3>, into the piped. The air and water may be admitted by suitable stop cocks.
Patent GB-191224429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Playing Parlour Games.
Inventor: HERTEL ADOLF
IPC: A63D3/00
Filed: 1912-10-25
Granted: 1913-04-17
Abstract: 24,429. Hertel, A. Oct. 25. Table games. - A miniature skittle alley mounted on legs is provided at one end with a spring gun l and at the other end with a casing e, the floor of which directs the spent shot down a return channel d. The alley has raised edges b and is preferably lined with linoleum.
Patent GB-191227005-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Determining Deviations of Bore Holes from the Vertical.
IPC: E21B47/022
Filed: 1912-11-23
Granted: 1913-02-20
Abstract: 27,005. Ansch³tz & Co. April 16, [Convention date]. Gyroscopic apparatus.-To indicate the rotation of a bore-hole clinometer about the vertical axis a gyroscope is mounted in a casing 35, which rests mainly on the float 40 and can revolve on a vertical spindle 36, at the upper end of which is a sleeve 42 having an arm 43, at the end of which a contact ball 45 is mounted on a light spring 44. The ball slides round two semicircular contacts 46 connected to a reversible motor 47 which, through the gearing 48, 49, 50, 51 rotates the contacts 46 until the circuit is broken. The rotation of the motor 47 is transmitted to a synchronizing-motor on the indicating-device and this motor rotates the card on which the indications are read. The gyroscope may be replaced by a magnetic compass.
Patent GB-191228208-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Rendering Soluble the Solid or Semi-solid Oxidation Products of Linseed Oil.
Inventor: FRIEDEMANN KARL LOUIS FELIX
IPC: C14C9/02
Filed: 1912-12-06
Granted: 1913-08-07
Abstract: 28,208. Friedemann, K. L. F. Dec. 6. Impregnating-compositions. - The solid or semi-solid oxidation products of linseed oil, such as linoxyn and linoxynic acids, are rendered soluble in ordinary solvents, such as alcohol &c., by heating them with a concentrated fatty acid of moderate or low boiling point, such as acetic acid, and then evaporating. the whole or the greater 'part of the acid. Resin, such as copal or colophony, may be added during or after the process. The product, dissolved in volatile aromatic hydrocarbons, may be used for impregnating and waterproofing leather, textile, and porous materials; in the case of sole leather &c., resin may be added.
Patent GB-191228864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electro-magnets.
IPC: H01H47/10
Filed: 1912-12-14
Granted: 1913-12-15
Abstract: 28,864. Soc. Anon. des Etablissements L. Bleriot. Dec. 15, 1911, [Convention date]. Electro-magnetic switches.-In electro-magnetic current limiters of the kind which open and close a short-circuit around a resistance placed in the main circuit, the variations in reluctance as the armature moves towards and away from its operating-magnet are compensated for by inserting an impedance in series with the magnet winding when the armature reaches its fullyattracted position and by cutting out the impedance when the armature reaches its fullyreleased position. In a modification, the impedance is gradually cut in and out as the armature moves to and from the electro-magnet. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the impedance d, which may be a resistance, is connected between two contacts c<1>, e<1>, one carried by the armature c and the other by a flat spring e attached to the armature and tending to separate from it. A mass of soft iron e<2> carried by the spring c is attracted by the armature c and* moves with it towards the electro-magnet a until it is arrested by a stop f. It then flies back against the stop g and so breaks the shortcircuit of the impedance d. Other arrangements for opening and closing the short-circuit of the impedance are described. The resistance may be gradually cut into and out of circuit by the arrangement shown in Fig. 11, wherein the circuits of a number of resistance coils d are controlled by springs n attached to the armature c and flexed at different angles, or the resistance d may simply consist of a long strip of metal over which a contact moves. The retractive force on the armature may be kept constant by the arrangement of springs x, o<2>, Fig. 11.
Patent GB-191230043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Thermometers and analogous Glass Instruments.
Inventor: ZEAL GILES HENRY
IPC: C03C17/02
Filed: 1912-12-31
Granted: 1913-12-18
Abstract: 30,043. Zeal, G. H. Dec. 31. Glass and vitreous pipcs and tubes. - Glass instruments, such as thermometers, hygrometers, or pipettes, are marked by filling in engraved or etched markings with a fusible enamel and fusing this by one or more rapid local applications of heat. By this means, fusing of the enamel takes place without exposing the bulb to excessive heat or causing the tube to soften unduly. The fusible enamel, such as black glass enamel, is mixed to a paste with turpentine, and applied to the markings, the excess being wiped off the surface of the tube.
Patent GB-191300131-A (GB)
Title: A Method of and Apparatus for Heating and Purifying Water.
Inventor: TIKHOMIROFF NICHOLAUS
Filed: 1913-01-02
Granted: 1914-01-02
Abstract: 131. Tikhomiroff, N. Jan. 2. Feed-water, heating.-Feed-water is heated and softened by being mixed with suitable coagulating and softening agents and then being sprayed into a series of vessels through which waste furnace gases pass in an opposite direction to the water. The apparatus consists of a series of communicating vessels C, B, A through which the gases pass from the inlet D to the outlet 13. A pump 20 forces the water with a softening-reagent, such as sodium carbonate, through the pipe 1 to the nozzles 4, whereby it is sprayed into the vessel A. The partly heated water is then withdrawn by a pipe 7 connected to the compartment I of the reservoir X, whence it is withdrawn by a pump 19 and forced through the pipe 2 and sprayed by the nozzles 5 into the chamber B. A pipe 8 connects the chamber B with the compartment II of the reservoir, whence the water is forced by the pump 18 into the first chamber C by the nozzles 6, through which a coagulating - agent, such as aluminium sulphate, is simultaneously supplied. The water withdrawn from the chamber C is passed to the compartment III of the reservoir and is then passed through a sand filter. Partitions 10, 11, 12 are placed in front of the outlet from each chamber.
Patent GB-191301188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fluid Pressure Turbines.
Inventor: WESTINGHOUSE GEORGE
IPC: F01D1/30
Filed: 1913-01-15
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 1188. Westinghouse, G. Sept. 17, 1912, [Convention date]. Reversing.-An axialflow turbine comprises a disk 3, Fig. 1, carrying two concentric rows of blades for forward and reverse running respectively, and a drum section 2 used as a lowpressure element for forward running only. Distributing-valves 10, constructed as described in Specification 1187/13, are interconnected with a valve 36 which, during reverse running, bypasses the steam direct to the condenser conduit 9. The valves 10 may be operated by servomotors controlled from a distance, for instance from the bridge of a ship. Working-fluid supply.-The drum section 2 is provided with a supplementary inlet 37, Fig. 4, for the exhaust steam from auxiliary machinery. This exhaust steam is controlled by a valve 38, interconnected with the valves 10, 36, so that when the turbine is reversed, the exhaust steam is by-passed into an exhaust conduit 42. Balancing moving parts.-End-thrust is balanced by a dummy piston 22 mounted upon the shaft. The dummy piston is provided with labyrinth packing and co-operates with an enclosing- part 23, which, instead of being rigidly mounted in the casing, is capable of rotary movement in the event of the packing seizing. Centrifugal balancing is effected by the adjustment of eccentric rings 53, 46, carried by the rotor. The balancing details are not claimed as forming part of the invention.
Patent GB-191303474-A (GB)
Title: Means for Producing a Lasting Sodium Flame with Oil Lamps or Gas Burners.
Inventor: LADEWIG LOUIS
IPC: F21H5/00
Filed: 1913-02-11
Granted: 1913-06-05
Abstract: 3474. Ladewig, L. Feb. 26, 1912, [Convention date]. Mantles.-A vellow light suitable for penetrating fog is produced bv suspending a cone containing oxalate or bicarbonate of sodium, or both, in the flame of an oil or gas lamp. The sodium salts are mixed with ground asbestos, clay, and a weak solution of potassium carbonate so as to obtain a kneadable mixture. Specification 26,475/09, [Class 75 (iv), Lamps &c., Kinds &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-191303603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vacuum-cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: THOM ARCHIBALD REID
IPC: A47L5/20
Filed: 1913-02-12
Granted: 1914-01-01
Abstract: 3603. Thom, A. R. Feb. 12. Vacuum cleaning-apparatus ; piston pumps.- Pistons A<2>, A<3> with rolling packing A<4> work in opposed cylinders A, A' and are actuated by a pin- and-slot mechanism C, C' driven by worm gearing C<3>, C<4>. Each piston has a central boss B', through which passes the connecting-rod B having flanges B<4>, B<5> to confine the springs B<2>, B<3> which allow the piston to lag behind the crank on the suction stroke and then regain its position while the crank is at the dead-centre, thus producing continuous suction. Each cylinder is connected through side ports D with one side of the chambers D', D<2> containing screens D<3>. On the other side of the screen the chambers are connected by passages E, E<1> controlled by valves H, H<1> to the inlet E<2> and by passages G, G' controlled by another valve to the outlet G<2>. Each suction stroke causes dust to be deposited on the screen, whence it is blown to the outlet by the pressure stroke. A preliminary separator K may be used consisting of a glass inspection portion K<1> containing an inclined screen K<2> above the inlet K<3>. The outlet from the pumps may be connected to a pipe J leading below a false bottom J<2> in the receptacle J' which is filled with water to a level above the false bottom J<2> on which rests filtering- material, such as loofah, fibres, wool, or shavings.
Patent GB-191305507-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Fire Escape.
Inventor: BOWYER ARTHUR JAMES
IPC: A62B1/10
Filed: 1913-03-05
Granted: 1914-04-06
Abstract: 5507. Bowyer, A. J. March 5. Window appliances.-Fire-escape apparatus, of the kind in which drums provided with cables and braking-means are suspended over a window frame, comprises a frame suspended from a bar engaging studs over the window frame, means connected with the ends of the cables to retard or accelerate the descent of the person, and the provision of guide-rollers for the cables in the frame. The frame comprises a rectangular member a connected by side members b to a cross-bar at the top and by the spindles of three rollers p at the bottom. The frame is flexibly and adjustably supported from a bar n engaging studs o arranged over the window frame. A rotary spindle c is supported in the frame, and carries drums d, d<1> upon which cables are oppositely wound, guards s' being provided. The spindle also carries a brake drum f which is engaged by a yoke g connected to the bracket i and adjusted by a screw k and screw key l. Assuming the device to be suspended as shown, if a person wishes to descend, sufficient cable is unwound to pass the end between the rollers p. The brake is then adjusted to the weight of the person and the body support is secured to the end of the cable. A second descent may be similarly made by using the other cable, and during this, the first cable is re-wound on the drum. A flexible connexion s<2> is provided for each cable, so that by pulling on the one or the other connexion as the case may be, a descent may be retarded or accelerated as desired. The device may be folded up and stowed in a box when not required for use.
Patent GB-191307126-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Pumps.
Inventor: ALLAN JAMES
IPC: F04C2/32
Filed: 1913-03-25
Granted: 1914-02-05
Abstract: 7126. Allan, J. March 25. Movable - abutment type; packing drums, vanes, etc.; strainers.-In a rotary pump having a sliding-rocking abutment, the abutment comprises two sections b, b<1> which are secured to sleeves a, a<1> enclosing an eccentric on a shaft l. Where the abutment sections meet, their edges are reduced and made to overlap one another, and springs or the like may be introduced between the sections b, b<1> and between the sections a, a<1>. Peripheral grooves a<2> are formed in the sections a, a<1> to retain liquid seals, and similar grooves c<4> may be formed in the cylinder wall to collect sediment &c. A strainer u may be provided in the inlet pipe, and a non-return valve i in the outlet pipe. The working-chamber may be extended axially, and divided into a series of chambers having suitably staggered eccentrics to ensure a continuous delivery.
Patent GB-191308202-A (GB)
Title: An Easy-starting Device for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: PYBUS RICHARD HUBERT
IPC: F02N99/00
Filed: 1913-04-08
Granted: 1914-04-02
Abstract: 8202. Pybus, R. H., and Pybus, E. M., [trading as Pybus Bros.]. April 8. [Cognate Application, 16,087/13.] S p r a y carburettors.- A closed container from which fuel is injected into cylinders or into the induction pipe is so mounted that the level of the fuel is normally below the outlet, but may be raised above it. In the construction shown, the container A is a conical vessel connected to the outlet pipe K by a swivel C. When the container is in its lowest position, the pipe K is in comm u ni c a t i o n with the atmosphere through ports J, H. The end B of the container may consist of a diaphragm by means of which the fuel is ejected.
Patent GB-191308781-A (GB)
Title: The Vulcanisation of Products resembling or related to Caoutchouc.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: C08L9/00
Filed: 1913-04-14
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 8781. Johnrson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. April 14. Synthetic rubber, vulcanizing. - Synthetic rubber, treated as described in Specification 975/13, [Class 2(iii), Dyes &c.]. is vulcanizetl by usual methods. In an example, 8 per cent of sulphur is added to the product described in Specification 26,550/12, [Class 2 (iii), Dyes &c.], and afterwards treated as described in Specification 975/13, and the mixture is vulcanized for two hours by steam at two atmospheres pressure to produce a light grey product, or at three atmospheres for an almost black soft product.