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Patent GB-190815974-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Table Game and Apparatus for Playing the same.
Inventor: HALL JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-28
Granted: 1909-04-15
Abstract: 15,974. Hall, J. July 28. Modified billiards.-A game is played on a board a, Fig. 1, which has one end b curved and the other end formed so that it has no right - angles. Cushions d extend all or nearly all round the board which is covered with cloth and marked with a circle f, dots g, a straight line h, and a curved line k. A spring striker for propelling the marbles or balls used in the game consists of a small bow l, Fig. 2, to which a spring m is fastened. The bow l is held with its feet o on the table and the spring m drawn back and released.
Patent GB-190821912-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clamping Devices for Electrical Fittings.
Filed: 1908-10-16
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 21,912. Siemens Bros. & Co., and Huddleston, J. S. Oct. 16. Couplings; cut - outs; switches. - A clamping- device for use with electric fittings, such as switches, fuses, joint-boxes, ceiling-roses, &c., comprises a base-plate e and a ring d provided with grooves or indentations d<1>, preferably V-shaped, which when clamped to the plate e grip the sheathings of the conductor, and form an electrical connexion by which they may be earthed. The fitting, for example a joint box a, is mounted within the ring, secured to the base-plate e, and covered with a metal cover c.
Patent GB-190822649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheel Rims for Carrying Elastic Tyres.
Inventor: LANE RANDOLPH HARRY
Filed: 1908-10-26
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 22,649. Lane, R. H. Oct. 26. Felloes or rims.-A wheel rim is divided as at x, the larger part C being permanently secured to the binding-tyre D. To the other part A, lugs B are secured by brazing &c., and are adapted to receive transverse securing-bolts E.
Patent GB-190823815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Water Troughs or Drinking Vessels.
Inventor: PITHER WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-11-06
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 23.815. Pither, W., and Pearce, W. J. Nov. 6. Drinking-appliances for animals.-In a drinking- appliance for use in game coverts, poultry yards and the like, or for watering dogs and cattle, a closed reservoir having one or more openings b<2> in the bottom and in the top an air inlet b<1> provided with a non-return valve, is placed in a pan a so that trough-like spaces are left between the reservoir and the pan. The tank has a sloping false top d, and one or more plates e may be hinged to or supported near the side of the trough to collect dew or rain.
Patent GB-190826256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches.
Inventor: WOODBURY GEORGE EDWIN
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 26,256. Woodbury, G. E. Dec. 4. Spanners and wrenches.-In an adjustable wrench in which the jaws are mounted on separate handles and are adapted to grip the work when the lower ends of the handles are grasped, the fulcrum point of the two handles is arranged between the adjusting-nut and the jaw. For this purpose the front and back walls 8, 9 of the socket in which the shank D slides are curved. The jaws are normally rocked apart by a spring w. The two parts may be locked together by a bent spring s, slidably mounted in a groove 16 in the shank B and operated from a button 17. The spring s and groove 16 are shaped so that a longitudinal movement in one direction causes the spring s to enter a recess 20 in the shank D and so to lock the shanks together. The shank B is formed in two parts connected together by screws, and the rocking movement is limited by a loop 1. The loop 1 is formed by projections on each part of the shank, one projection being provided with a pin 14 which engages a hole in the other. A serrated jaw-face F is mounted in the head of the shank B.
Patent GB-190827556-A (GB)
Title: Improved Foldable Board, particularly Designed for use as a Surgical Splint.
Inventor: HAEUFLE REINHARD
Filed: 1908-12-18
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 27,556. Hõufle, R. April 2, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Splints.-A splint, which can be rolled up on either side, is formed by glueing a wooden board to a backing a of linen or the like, and then cutting out furrows b so as to leave bars c connected by the flexible films e. The wood may be rendered impermeable to moisture.
Patent GB-190916644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Suspending Apparatus for Mining Cages and similar Lifting and Lowering Apparatus.
Inventor: MCLOUGHLIN JAMES
IPC: B66B7/06
Filed: 1910-01-17
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 16,644. McLoughlin, J. Jan. 17, 1910. Catch gear of mine-cage type.-Relates to safety suspending-apparatus for mine cages &c., of the kind in which an auxiliary cable attached to both cages passes round a spring - controlled head sheave which is braked automatically when the main cable breaks, and consists in combining therewith a brake operated by the engine-man. The cages a which are normally suspended by the main cables bare connected by an auxiliary cable f passing over a sheave e supported on a spring h, so that, in the event of the main cable breaking, the weight of the cages is taken by the cable f and the sheave e is drawn into engagement with inclined brake blocks j. Triangular brake blocks m sliding on the inclines j may be brought by the engine-man into engagement with the sides of the sheave by the linkage shown.
Patent GB-190917224-A (GB)
Title: Method of Producing Serrations upon Sharpening Steels.
Inventor: NALL EDWIN
IPC: B23B27/24
Filed: 1909-07-24
Granted: 1910-08-24
Abstract: 17,224. Nall, E. July 24. Die-rolling.-The teeth are cut on butchers' or table steels by rotating in a lathe in contact with a knurling-tool G which is mounted in a slide-rest E. The teeth may be longitudinal or inclined to the axis.
Patent GB-190919941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clockwork-controlled Devices for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Burners.
Inventor: SPARKS ERNEST
IPC: F23Q9/02
Filed: 1909-08-31
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 19,941. Sparks, E. Aug. 31. Actuating valves.-In clockworkcontrolled apparatus for lighting and extinguishing gaslamps, a ratchet-wheel d, Fig. 1, on the end of the gas-cock is operated by a pawl c on a weighted lever a, which is raised by a pin h, revolving about a clock-driven spindle h<1>, and engaging with a contact - piece e adjustably secured by means of a screw g to the lever. When the pin h passes the piece e, the pawl lever drops by its own weight to turn the cock. The cock may be of the types described in Specifications 8690/08 or 2630/09. A cock is described in which a number of cams or teeth l on a shaft b, Fig. 3, are adapted to raise a conical lift-valve m from its seat on alternate actuations of the shaft b by means of the ratchet-wheel d, Fig. 1, and to allow the valve to drop back under gravity after the intervening actuations of the shaft. The method of actuating gas-cocks described in Specification 11,751/02 is referred to.
Patent GB-190922685-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Abdominal and Pelvic Supporters.
Inventor: SMALL EDWARD FEATHERSTON
IPC: A61F13/64
Filed: 1909-10-05
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 22,685. Small, E. F., and Ragan, W. E. Oct. 5. Catamenial appliances; trusses. - An appliance for supporting the abdomen and pelvis, and for menstrual purposes, comprises an apron 5 of soft rubber supported from the corsets &c. by straps 4 and having a slit 6, through which passes a flexible sack 12 attached to an inner apron 7. The apron 7 has a U-shaped dam 10, and may have an opening 11 to enable an absorbent to be placed in the sack. A second dam 10<1> may be attached to the apron 7, so that by turning the sack inside out the apron may be reversed. When not required for menstrual purposes, the perforated apron 7 and sack are replaced by an imperforate apron having a dam 10 to support the pelvis.
Patent GB-190926697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water and like Gauge Fittings.
Inventor: KLINGER RICHARD
Filed: 1909-11-17
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 26,697. Klinger, R. Nov. 17. Gauge glasses.-The sockets in which the glasses of water-gauges are held are provided with ferrules of different sizes, whereby glasses of various sizes can be fitted to the gauge. The ferrule h is screwed into the bottom of the socket and above it are the packing-ring m, the gland j, and the nut n. A tool, Fig. 2, is provided for inserting and removing the ferrules. The socket serves as a guide for the round portion q, and pins r fit into holes s in the ferrule.
Patent GB-190930428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Alloys suitable for Obtaining Chilled Castings.
Inventor: TOTTEN ROBERT CHRISTY
Filed: 1909-12-29
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 30,428. Totten, R. C. Dec. 29. Alloys.-An alloy suitable for obtaining chilled castings is produced by mixing cast-iron with ferro-chrome and nickel, the proportion of chromium in the final alloy varying from 0À15-0À3 per cent, and that of the nickel from 0À35-0À7 per cent. The cast iron employed contains a large amount of graphitic carbon and only a very small amount of combined carbon. In some cases about 0À3 per cent of chilling cast iron, such as old car-wheels, is added to the alloy; also a proportion of from 5-30 per cent of steel may be added to the alloy.
Patent GB-191000865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Fire arms.
Inventor: SCHWARZLOSE ANDREAS WILHELM
IPC: F41A19/30
Filed: 1909-01-12
Granted: 1911-01-12
Abstract: 865. Schwarzlose, A. W. Jan. 12, 1909, [Convention date]. Breech actions, sliding breech-block; breech actions, sliding barrel and breech-block.-Relates to recoil or gas operated guns having togglelink mechanism, and consists essentially in causing the front toggle-link to impart a lateral locking movement to the breech-block at the end of the forward movement. The invention is shown applied to recoil-operated guns, and the breech-bolt is provided with inclined locking- lugs as described in Specification 208/10. The front toggle-link d is pivoted near the front of the bolt, and, between its two pivots, has a shoulder a which engages a part h of the breech frame when the breech bolt has reached its forward position, the toggle-link being then only slightly folded, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Further inward movement of the knuckle k thus causes the front end of the link, and therefore the breech - bolt, to be moved laterally. The unlocking is caused by camsurfaces m, u on the fixed casing, or, in gasoperated guns on a slide. The lug p, on the rear toggle, which engages the inclined surface u, is made as a screw with a rapid pitch, so that by giving it half a turn it is raised out of engagement with the surface u; thus the gun can be adjusted for single loading. The housing in the breech-bolt v for the firing-spring f<2> is entirely open at the side, so that the firing-pin can be introduced obliquely from the front, as shown in Fig. 5. A safety device s<2>, which locks the mechanism, is made in the form of a flap in order that, when turned outwards, Fig. 2, it hides the movements of the toggle from the marksman. Barrels. - The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also means for mounting the barrel of a barrel-recoil gun. The upper rear edge of the guiding-sleeve in which the barrel is mounted is arranged farther to the rear than the lower edge, so that, after the front guide of the barrel has been removed, the barrel can be tilted upwards and removed forwardly. It is also stated that the breech sleeve has only one opening for loading and ejection. This subjectmatter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191015170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating Current Electric Meters.
Inventor: NORTH GILBERT
IPC: G01R11/36
Filed: 1910-06-23
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 15,170. North, G. June 23. Induction motor meters.-A shunt-magnet has three polar projections, on the outer two of which series coils 9, Fig. 1, are wound, the shunt driving-flux passing through the disk in parallel paths, and returning through a lower projection 10, and the meter casing or support; the series flux has two air-gaps in series. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the shunt magnet is arranged on one side, and the polar projections on the other side of the disk. In either case, the shunt magnet may have a double magnetic shunt, as shown in Fig. 1, or a single magnetic shunt, as shown in Fig. 4. The polar projections have a total cross-section much larger than that of the limb on which the shunt coil is wound. According to the Provisional Specification, two only, or more than three polar projections may be used, the series coils being wound on some or all of these, and the lower projection having several arms located opposite the spaces between the polar projections.
Patent GB-191015695-A (GB)
Title: Electrically Controlled Ejector Vacuum Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: WHITE THOMAS HENRY
IPC: A47L5/18
Filed: 1910-06-30
Granted: 1911-06-29
Abstract: 15,695. White, T. H. June 30. Regulating or controlling.-In a permanentlyinstalled vacuum cleaning-system in which the suction is produced by an ejector, the supply valve of the ejector can be electrically actuated from any of the rooms. In the arrangement shown, the suction pipe 6 of the ejector 1 is carried right through the building, and the cleaning-tool 10 and hose 9 are attached as required to branches such as 7, which are fitted in every room. A switch 13 is connected to the supply valve 2 by wires 11, by which means the valve can be opened or shut. A signal device, preferably a lamp 14 is fitted in each room, and an additional indicator may be fitted in another room so that the occupant may see whether the vacuum cleaning is being properly carried out. Modifications are described in which the actuating-switch is formed in the handle or in the face of the cleaning-tool. Vacuum-retaining valves may be fitted to each branch 7 and may be electrically or manually operated.
Patent GB-191016633-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heaters or Calorifiers for Heating Water by Steam.
Inventor: JEFFREYS JOHN
IPC: F24D1/00
Filed: 1910-07-12
Granted: 1911-06-08
Abstract: 16,633. Jeffreys, J., Herring, E., and Grenville, P. M. B. July 12. Heating water in bulk by steam - pipes Water is heated in a container a by means of steam admitted to the space between two cylinders g projecting therein. Ribs m on each side of the annular space cause the steam to pass along the top half before escaping from the lower part by the outlet o. Thimbles k allow the water to circulate over the heater. Inlet and outlet connexions d, c are provided for the water.
Patent GB-191018724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cash Registers.
Inventor: SIMM WILLIAM
Filed: 1911-02-09
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 18,724. Simm, W., and Harvey, W. R. Feb. 9, 1911. Autographic cash registers adapted to actuate advertisements. -An advertisement-displaying device for cash tills or registers, adapted to be moved each time the machine is operated, comprises a series of advertisementbearing tablets 28 hung from a pair of endless parallel bands or chains 26, 27, Fig. 5. The tablets are attached to bars 29 connecting the chains. The device is shown in Fig. 1 in connexion with a machine of the autograph type, and is actuated, every time the cash - drawer 5 is opened or closed, by means of a cord 14, spring- roller, ratchet-wheel, and toothed wheels 12, 21, 20, or, independently, by a lever.
Patent GB-191024222-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wheel Rim.
Inventor: TOMLINSON HENRY
IPC: B21D53/30
Filed: 1910-10-19
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 24,222. Tomlinson, H. Oct. 19. Rims.-In rims of the type in which the bed a of the rim and the tubular edges are made from a single strip of metal, the edges of the heads b in the finished rim are held in beads c formed on each side of the rim and subsequently closed up.
Patent GB-191027413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Treads for Tyres, Boots and Shoes, and the like.
Inventor: HENRY HULOT
IPC: B60C19/12
Filed: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 27,413. Hulot, H. Nov. 26, 1909, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Tread bands, projections, and surfaces.-In non-slipping treads for wheel tyres and soles for boots and shoes, of the type described in Specification 487/08, in which U-shaped wires project through a leather, rubber, cloth, or other wearing-part, the back of the wearing-part is covered with a layer of adhesive material, preferably containing india-rubber, gutta-percha, or celluloid, which is allowed to dry before the wires are driven through, and a thicker layer of the material is applied after the wires have been applied. This inner layer is covered with leather, strong fabric, or the like. The inner surface of the wearing-part is preferably made wrinkled or rough before the application of the wires.
Patent GB-191028588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Relay Apparatus.
IPC: H01H53/015
Filed: 1910-12-08
Granted: 1911-07-13
Abstract: 28,588. Westinghouse Brake Co., [Taylor, J. D.]. Dec. 8. Electrical systems, automatic.-In a system in which an alternating-current relay 26, unaffected by the propulsion current or by any current other than the signalling current, is caused to open or close the signal circuit by the passage of a train on a section 43, a threeposition relay is used in combination with a pole-changer in the track-relay circuit. The pole-changer is preferably operated by the movement of a signal for the next succeeding block section, in order to give ' home ' and ' distant ' signal indications for each block section.
Patent GB-191029348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fire Grates for Domestic or other such purposes.
Inventor: WILLETTS-ADSHEAD BENJAMIN
IPC: F24B1/193
Filed: 1910-12-17
Granted: 1911-12-18
Abstract: 29,348. Adshead, B. Willetts-. Dec. 17. Grates. - The bottom A and front of a slowcombustion grate a r e formed integrally of sheet metal and supported at the front on projections on the fireplace sides and at the back on a ledge B. The grate bottom is slotted to form bars, and the front is bent over and vertically downwards to enclose the ash-pit, being provided with an aperture for air admission which may be closed by the ash-pan front. The projections on the fire-place sides engage under the bent part a<4> of the grate.
Patent GB-191103423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Line Circuits for the Transmission of Electrical Signals.
Inventor: SHAW THOMAS
IPC: H01B11/16
Filed: 1911-02-10
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 3423. Shaw, T. Feb. 12, 1910, [Convention date]. Reactances, ironcored.-A loading coil for telephone or telegraph circuits has two symmetrically arranged windings. The lead L is connected to the inner winding 12 on one half 10 of the annular core and to the outer winding 12<a> on the other half 10<a>. The lead L<2> is similarly connected to the inner winding 13 on the half core 10<a> and to the outer winding 13<a> on the half core 10. The windings are separated by insulation. This arrangement of windings is stated to reduce the magnetic leakage to the case. To reduce the capacity effect between different parts of the windings, and between the windings and the core and case, the parts of the windings at which this might take place are arranged to be at substantially equal potential.
Patent GB-191106661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Collapsible Seats.
Inventor: POWELL GEORGE FERRIS
IPC: A47C1/126
Filed: 1911-03-16
Granted: 1912-02-08
Abstract: 6661. Powell, G. F. March 16. Folding and collapsible seats.-Collapsible seats for halls, places of entertainment, &c. are constructed so as to fold into spaces in the floor when not required, separate hinged flaps forming a level floor above the collapsed seats. The seat f is shown hinged so as to fold down against the back d which in turn folds down about hinges e, folding legs k and arms h being arranged as shown. Flaps a form the floor above the collapsed seats. When raised these flaps drop into recesses j and are connected to the backs d by projections o. Hinged sliding pieces i may be secured to the flaps a.
Patent GB-191109688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas Lamps.
Inventor: KEITH JAMES
IPC: F21V21/38
Filed: 1911-04-21
Granted: 1912-04-18
Abstract: 9688. Keith, J., and Keith, G. April 21. [Cognate Application, 17,858/11.] Gas supply. -Relates to means for trapping water of condensation in gas lamps provided with gear for raising and lowering the lamp. The lamp is supported in the operative position by a bracket J containing the gas supply-pipe. The bracket J is arranged to form a receptacle for water of condensation &c., which is provided with a valve operated bv the shifting of the traversing carriage A beyond its normal position, or by a separate rope. A plugcock may be fitted tranversely in the bottom of the chamber and provided with a bell-crank lever operated by a pin on one of the wings B.
Patent GB-191110840-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Meters.
IPC: G01F3/22
Filed: 1911-05-04
Granted: 1911-11-09
Abstract: 10,840. Compagnie pour la Fabrication des Compteurs et MatÚriel d'Usines Ó Gaz. May 9, 1910, [Convention date]. Gas meters.-The distributing-valves a<2> of a dry gas meter oscillate round a common pivot f distant from the valves.
Patent GB-191111196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Wheels.
Inventor: MILLEA FRANCIS JOSEPH
IPC: B60B9/04
Filed: 1911-05-09
Granted: 1911-07-13
Abstract: 11,196. Millea, F. J. May 9. Double-cee, composite, laminar, and thin-plate springs. - Consists in providing a spring wheel with heart-shaped plate springs 5, Figs. 3 and 6, formed of two similar parts placed between the hub and the rim. The hub attachment is provided by a bow - shaped groove 11, open to one side and the periphery. A crescent-shaped block 17 in the groove is screwed down on to the spring by a bolt 13 passing through the lug 12. The meeting ends of the spring may be turned up as shown at 9 and received in a recess in the block. The grooves are closed in by a hub faceplate 18, Fig. 2. The rim is provided with brackets 4. The spring ends pass between flanges 23 on the brackets and over screwed studs 22, Fig. 5, formed on a block 21 radiallyadjustable in a slot in the bracket. A screw 20 passes through the block. After adjustment, nuts 27 are screwed on the studs. The spring- halves may overlap as shown in Fig. 2, and they may be supported by various arrangements of laminations. Curved plate springs 33, Fig. 1, secured to the rim serve as buffers for the lobes of the main springs.
Patent GB-191112978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Varying the Inductance of Electric Circuits.
Inventor: SCHIEFERSTEIN GEORG
IPC: H01F21/00
Filed: 1911-05-30
Granted: 1912-05-30
Abstract: 12,978. Schieferstein, G. May 30, 1910, [Convention date]. Inductances variable without altering the metallic resistance.-Continuously-variable inductances for oscillatory circuits are constructed to avoid the proximity of parts at considerably different potentials. Coils movable laterally with a rectilinear or circular motion have their ends bent outwards; they may be connected in series or parallel. The double coils indicated in Fig. 2 are each wound in two reversed portions with three bent-out parts, the turns being wound in each of the two portions alternately as shown; coils of this kind may be made in cylindrical form and arranged rotatably one within the other. Coils of the form shown in Fig. 2 may also be varied by folding about one or more vertical axes; an arrangement of this kind is shown in Fig. 6, in which a single coil with two bent-out parts is mounted on a foursided collapsible frame. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also the following.. The bent-out ends of the coils may be directly oppositely so that they can be brought into complete coincidence. If two such coils are wound in opposite directions, loops are formed for the crossings. Coils of flat spiral form may be moved about an axis in the plane of and either within or outside the coils, and may have similar loops. A pair of cylindrical coils movable transversely are formed with flat turns, each connected to the next by loops. A flat spiral coil is made flexible along a diameter and the two parts can be folded together. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.