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Patent GB-190510729-A (GB)
Title: Calculating or Computing Apparatus
Inventor: HINES JAMES
Filed: 1905-05-23
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 10,729. Hines, J. May 23. Calculating-apparatus.-Computing-table apparatus in which a ready-reckoning table, say, for values of goods at various weights and prices, is marked upon a flexible sheet, can be set for one factor by means of an external handle, and for the other by selecting the key which will withdraw a shutter over the required point on the sheet. Fig. 1 shows the slot D in the casing, normally obstructed by the shutters E, and the end aperture D<1> under which the first setting factor, the weight, is adjusted by means of the handle J, rotating through a simple spring coupling the train of wheels which drives the drums B, B<1>, Figs. 2 and 3, over which the sheet passes. Each price-'key F actuates an arm E<1>, carrying the shutter E, and has a projection e<1> for displacing and finally locking with the common spring-pivoted locking-bar e<2>, so that depression of any key releases a key already down, or the locking-key f, if it has been thrown out of action in order to turn the handle. The key carries down the arms G, H, H<1>, and removes the pins h<1> from the teeth of one spur-wheel in the train. There is a simple worm-driven stop-arrangement to prevent overwinding of the drums. The following modifications of the key and shutter action are described: (1) straight plunger-keys with recesses in which linked pawls engage ; (2) plunger keys and bell - crank levers operating straight slides carrying projections engaging a common detent bar ; (3) lever keys pivoted at the rear with shutters in one piece ; and (4) straight slides with hooks for engagement by the operator's finger.
Patent GB-190511069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Reversing-gearing and Clutches or Shaft Couplings.
Inventor: GIESCKE JOHN EDVARD
Filed: 1905-05-26
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 11,069. Giescke, J. E., and Appelqvist, G. S. A. June 2, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Link - w o rk ; clutches ; shaft couplings.-Relates to a combination of link-work, clutches, and brakes for ob - taining a forward drive, free position, and reverse drive between two shafts. Upon two shafts 1, 2, Fig. 1, are secured crank disks 3, 4, sliding in which are pistons 5, 6, on which bears a ball-ended link 7 pivoted on a pin 8 secured in a casing 9 loosely journaled on the shafts. The pistons may be adapted to revolve in the disks, or the link 7 may be made in two sliding parts. A hand-lever 17 operates brake blocks 10, 11, through levers 13, 14, Fig. 2, and a wedge piece 15, so that the casing 9 is held stationary, in which case the link 7 slides along the pin 8 and at the same time swings so as to produce the reverse movement. When the lever 17 is moved to release the brakes, it operates a bevel-ended rod 25 which presses out pieces 23, 20, 21 and clutches the band 19 to the casing 9, in which case the two shafts are locked together. A loose lever 26 fitting a slot in the piece 23 prevents centrifugal force from putting the clutch in action. When all the parts are freed, the driven shaft remains stationary, the casing turning at half the speed of the driving- shaft.
Patent GB-190513923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Boot Protectors.
Inventor: MCINTOSH JOHN CAMPBELL
Filed: 1905-07-06
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 13,923. McIntosh, J. C. July 6. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Sole and heel protectors.-These are formed in various sizes and shapes, preferably from aluminium, the central portions being stamped out as at b, Fig. 1, to leave only a thin rim a, which is roughened on one side, and provided with small sprigs c on the other. The plates are then covered with or enveloped in rubber d, Fig. 4, which flows into the central opening b. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 19U2, to Specification No. 24,348, A.D. 1895.]
Patent GB-190520662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Colour Photography
Inventor: POWRIE JOHN HUTCHINSON
Filed: 1905-10-12
Granted: 1906-05-10
Abstract: 20,662. Powrie, J. H. Oct. 12. Drawings to Specification. Colour photography ; screens.-A process of colour photography for producing three colour screens or pictures from triple-colour negatives consists in successively exposing different portions of a surface coated with sensitized material, dyeing and washing after each exposure, and resensitizing between successive exposures. The plate is treated with a tannic-acid bath after dyeing, which prevents any intermingling with the dyes used in successive dyeing operations, and renders an intermediate insulating medium between the component parts of the picture unnecessary. In producing screens with juxtaposed and contiguous bands, the sensitized plate is exposed through a ruled screen having opaque bands double the width of the transparent parts. The screen is adjusted for each exposure just to cover the bands already formed. The green and red bands having been obtained, the third exposure for the blue bands may be made through the reverse side of the negative, the coloured bands already formed screening the emulsion which they carry. If necessary, an auxiliary blue filter screen may be used. In producing pictures from three coloured negatives, the several sections of the object, differentiated by colour, are successively exposed, the unaltered portions being washed away after each exposure, and the same dyeing and hardening treatment for the different colours employed..
Patent GB-190522207-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Foot-rests for Indoor Use.
Inventor: HOWGRAVE-GRAHAM HAMILTON MAURI
Filed: 1905-10-31
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 22,207. Graham, H. M. Howgrave-, and Gavin, W. Oct. 31. Foot-rests.-Foot-rests E, Fig. 1, are suspended by rods or chains D from a mantel shelf A. The claws B to which the pendants D are attached may be supported in socket pieces B', Fig. 2, or may be pivoted to supports B<4>, Fig. 3. Screw clamps may take the place of the claws B. The position of the rest E may be adjusted in any suitable manner, such as by passing the hooks b through different links in the chain D, or by so constructing the rest E and pendants D that the rest may slide along the pendant and be held in position by set-screws. - In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5, the chain D is passed through the hole b<4>, and held in position in the extension b<5>. The pendants D may be supported by hooks B, B at the ends of the shelf A, or by a single claw or clamp.
Patent GB-190600131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: PETTIT CHARLES ERNEST
Filed: 1906-01-02
Granted: 1907-01-02
Abstract: 131. Pettit, C. E. Jan. 2. Electric furnaces.-An electrode furnace applicable for making calcium carbide is provided with means for regulating the electric pressure, to avoid moving the electrodes. The regulator is preferably connected to the high-tension coils of a transformer if one is used, or to the field-magnet coils of a direct-current dynamo, or the exciter of an alternator. As shown, a regulator e adjustable by a screw f is adapted to cut out groups of the high-tension coils a of a transformer in turn, each step preferably causing an alteration of two volts. The low-tension coils b are connected directly to the electrodes c, and may be cut out by the regulator instead of the high-tension coils. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 17,060, A.D. 1889, Nos. 2904, 4866, and 22,261, A.D. 1898, Nos. 15,920 and 17,027, A.D. 1900, No. 561, A.'D. 1902, and No. 5790, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Acids, alkalies, &c.].]
Patent GB-190600436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Refractory Brick or Checker-work used in the Fixing, Carburetting or Regenerative Chambers of Water Gas Plants.
Inventor: THUMAN FREDERIC
Filed: 1906-01-06
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 436. Thuman, F. Jan. 6. Superheaters, steam.-Relates to refractory brickwork or chequerwork used in the carburetting and fixing chambers of plant for the manufacture of carburetted water gas by the " Lowe " process, the invention being also applicable to regenerative chambers, in which the heat energy of the blast products from water-gas apparatus is absorbed by the brickwork and subsequently utilized for the pre-heating of the air blast, the superheating of steam, or other similar purposes. The bricks, which are stacked in layers and arranged chequer wise so as to divide the gases into small streams passing in zigzag courses through the chamber, are made of such a form as to reduce back pressure. One form of brick, shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, is rhombic in section, and is provided with projections d, e, which form feet and rests to enable the.bricks to support one another. Fig. 5 shows the method of stacking. The bricks of the upper tier are made without the upper projections e. In a modification, the bricks are of oval instead of rhombic section.
Patent GB-190601423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus used in Teaching the Sciences
Inventor: GEORGE JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-01-18
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 1423. George, J. Jan. 18. Curves, figures, &c., plotting and reproducing.-A transparent stencil-like plate of celluloid &c. has spaces cut in it corresponding with the shape of objects required to be sketched in a student's notebook, so that a line drawing of apparatus or objects &c. used in teaching the sciences can be easily made. In teaching chemistry, the holes would have the shape of the profiles of flasks, beakers, retorts, &c., the edges of the plate being cut to the shape of the bends generally made in glass tubing.
Patent GB-190617429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pince-nez.
Inventor: ARCHER ERNEST ALBERT
Filed: 1906-08-02
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 17,429. Archer, E. A. Aug. 2. Eyeglasses.-The bridge B and the boxes A, in which the plaquets D are secured by means of screws, are formed of one piece of metal. The bridge is secured to the frames by soldering.
Patent GB-190624682-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Box or Covering for Lead Cased Electric Cables.
Inventor: STRATTON JOHN
Filed: 1906-11-03
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 24,682. Stratton, J., and Claremont, E. A. Nov. 3. Couplings.- Junction' boxes for lead-covered cables are cast in lead in two halves D, so that the halves can be screwed together 'in the centre. The outlets are tapered down to the size of the cables to be coupled, and the joints G are sealed by wiping or soldering, while the centre joint is sealed by hammering over the socket I or by soldering. Plugs F are provided for introducing fifling- material.
Patent GB-190625695-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: REID AUBREY JAMES
Filed: 1906-11-14
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 25,695. Reid, A. J. Nov. 14. Brakes.-The brake is specially applicable to railway vehicles and comprises a friction clutch on the axle, the members of which, when a pull-rod under the control of the driver is released, are forced into engagement by a spring and apply blocks to the wheels. The member 12 of the clutch is fixed to the axle 10 ; when the pull-rod 29 is released, a spring 24, acting on a four-armed lever 26, rocks a lever 22 and moves the member 13 into engagement with the member 12, so that the wheel hub is braked. A strap 16 fits tightly around the member 13, and, as this member is carried round for a small distance by the member 12, it pulls upon a link 17 and lever 18 to apply blocks 20 on a beam 19 to the wheels. The lever 18 is connected, by a rod 30, to the arm 27 of the four-armed lever to which the rod 29 is pivoted, so that the blocks 20 are removed from the wheels as soon as the rod 29 is pulled. A thrust spring may be interposed in the rod 30 to remove the blocks 20 directly the clutch members are disengaged. The brakes at the two ends of the vehicle may be connected by parallel rods, such as 31, to allow of their being operated by a single pull-rod.
Patent GB-190627305-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks
Inventor: KAHR GEORG
Filed: 1906-11-30
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 27,305. Kahr, G. Nov. 30. Locks, key.-The lock-bolt g, Fig. 3, carries a spring tumbler k provided with projections n, o for co-operation with the key pin p. Recesses h, i are formed in the bolt to allow movement of the key. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the tumbler k is fixed to the casing, and is provided with a projection t to coact with notches u, u<1> in the bolt.
Patent GB-190627792-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Billiard Cue Chalker.
Inventor: COOK FRANCIS CALDWELL
Filed: 1906-12-06
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 27,792. Cook, F. C. Dec. 6. Billiards.-A device for chalking cues comprises a chalk holder a, which is adapted to be pressed down a cylindrical casing b by the cue c and to be returned by a spring d. A revolving motion is also imparted to the chalk-holder by its engagement with a helical thread or groove e, Fig. 1, within the casing, or the chalk - holder may be attached to a helical-threaded or grooved rod f, Fig. 2, which engages an aperture in the head of the casing. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 16,082, A.D. 1891, No. 22,100, A.D. 1896, and Nos. 9196 and 16,305, A.D. 1900.]
Patent GB-190702244-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Candy Pulling Machines.
Inventor: HILDRETH HERBERT LEWIS
Filed: 1907-01-29
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 2244. Lake, H. H., [Hildreth, H. L.]. Jan. 29. Confectionery or sweetmeats.-A candy-pulling machine comprises a trough B, the bottom of which carries a stationary pin G. Two other pins F, F<1> are carried by an arm E pivoted to a plate E', which is connected by the piece T to a nut C running on a screw-threaded shaft H. The shaft H carries two idler pulleys P, P', and a fixed pulley P<11> on which run open and crossed belts R, R'. In operation, the pins having traversed the trough, the arm E meets one of the stops D, D<1> and is partly rotated, shifting the position of the pins ; at the same time, the bands R, R<1> are shifted so that the arm E moves back towards the other end of the trough.
Patent GB-190704866-A (GB)
Title: An Ointment
Inventor: CHURCHER WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-02-28
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 4866. Churcher, W. J. Feb. 28. Ointments.-An ointment for the cure of burns, scalds, chapped hands, corns, eczema, ulcers, and abscesses is made from lard, colophony, oil of turpentine, orthoboric acid, and white wax.
Patent GB-190705678-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Hollow Paper Articles.
Inventor: SCHMIDT OSWALD
Filed: 1907-03-08
Granted: 1907-09-19
Abstract: 5678. Schmidt, O. March 8. Paper tubes.-Tubular paper vessels are made by passing a strip a, Fig. 1, of paper through a bath containing adhesive and then winding it upon a mandrel b, Figs. 1 and 2, having a removable conical end d. The paper is pressed against the cylindrical part of the mandrel by a roller c. The part wound on the conical piece d is pleated by a rotating toothed 'bevel-wheel k, and then passed under a small pressure roller i and a segmental piece e, which is connected by a ball-and-socket joint f to the weighted lever h carrying the wheel k. The lever h is pivoted at g and carries a pawl p by which it may be held out of its operative position. Fig. 4 shows a modified arrangement in which the paper wound on the piece d is pleated by a roller r carried by a piece s. A lever v causes the piece s to reciprocate upon a stud u, the forward end of the piece s being guided by a roller. w bearing against a fixed cam x. The conical and cylindrical portions of the vessel may be formed from separate strips of paper, the strip for forming the conical part having a plain or serrated edge, which is wound in with the end of the cylindrical part, as shown in Fig. 6. Conical vessels, Fig. 7, may be formed by winding only upon the conical part of the mandrel.
Patent GB-190706279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Telegraphy.
Inventor: KITSEE ISIDOR
Filed: 1907-03-15
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 6279. Kitsee, I. March 15. Switches, conducting-liquid. In receiving-apparatus for submarine telegraphy, a conducting-liquid is adapted to close one of two circuits according to the direction of movement of a siphon-recorder. The end of the siphon 1 plays over two sets 2, 3 of conducting-plates, insulated from each other and continually rotated by the motor 5. Each set of plates consists of a number of pairs of thin plates 22, 24, Fig. 3, provided with projections 23, 25, by which the different plates of each series are connected together and to the brushes 6, 7, or 8, 9. The siphon normally rests on the central insulating-portion of the rotating drum ; but when it is deflected, the siphon-liquid connects two consecutive plates 22, 24. An endless band of absorbing-material 21 is arranged to absorb the liquid from the rotating plates 2, 3.
Patent GB-190706678-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for the Leasing and other Preparation of Yarns in the Harness for a Warp-tying Machine.
Filed: 1907-03-20
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 6678. Ashton Bros. & Co., and Watson, S. March 20. Warp threads, uniting; yarns, leasing.-To prepare leases for warp-uniting machines, the lease, comprising the cloth end, yarn, reed, and harness, is removed from the loom and placed upon a frame a having brackets or columns b supporting a top cross-rail c. Frame brackets d, which hang from the rail c, are provided with bars e for carrying the healds. Brackets f, which are connected to the brackets d or to separate brackets g carried by the rail c, support the detector bars (if any), the lease-rods, and the striking comb and cap ; the curved portions h support the lease-rods, and the notched portion i the comb and cap. Thumbscrews j are provided for adjusting the height of the brackets d, g, and the bars e slide in their brackets and are secured in position by suitable holding means. The reed l rests on a grooved rail n, and is held by swivel blocks &c. o carried by brackets p on a cross-beam q. A grooved block r of a tongue clamp, which extends across the machine, is carried by brackets s sliding on horizontal guides t. The brackets may be moved to and from the harness supports to accommodate different lengths of leases by turning a wheel w on a shaft x, which carries pinions u engaging with a rack v. A pawl y or its equivalent holds the brackets in correct position. The yarn is led over a card-covered swivelling cross-block 2 extending across the machine and carried by a shaft 3 provided with a hand-!ever 4, which carries a spring- finger adapted to enter slots 5 in a quadrant 6. After tension has been put on the threads by means of the handle, the lease-rods are drawn towards each other, so as to bring the crossing points of the yarn opposite to the comb backing i. A comb is then inserted at the crossing points, the lease-rod nearest the stretching-device is removed, and the comb is run through the yarn towards the stretching-device and beyond the clamp, to straighten the yarn. The stretching-device may then be moved to slacken the yarn somewhat, and a plush-covered tongue is inserted in the clamp r, and firmly secured. The lease may then be placed in the warp tying or uniting machine, or it may be rolled up and removed to a store room till required. Instead of a swivelling carded block, a swivelling plush-covered draw-clamp may be used.
Patent GB-190715617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Dealing with Dust and Mud Raised by Vehicles on Public Roads, which Apparatus is also applicable for Road-scavenging Vehicles.
Inventor: SAYER ROBERT COOKE
Filed: 1907-07-08
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 15,617. Sayer, R. C. July 8. Refuse, collecting; ; street orderlies.-Motor road vehicles are provided with dust and mud collecting apparatus comprising wheel hoods connected by pipes to a central collecting-chamber communicating with exits at the side of the vehicle, and apparatus for collecting air by the motion of the vehicle to induce the dust-laden air into the collecting- chamber, and at suitable intervals to expel the dust through the side exits into spiral bins in the roadway while the vehicle is travelling. The collecting-apparatus may be multiplied to suit roadscavengering machines. Figs. 2, 3, and 4 show the apparatus carried by the car, while Fig. 5 shows the bin. The dust raised by the wheels passes through openings u at the base of the wheel hoods and thence through passages into the central chamber g, where it forms a vortex and settles. Pipes h., having adjustable end flaps i, collect air by the motion of the vehicle and deliver it to the wheel hoods to create the necessary suction to raise the dust. The air escapes from the pipe 1 at the centre of the vortex in the chamber, and is delivered by pipes 2 at the front of each wheel to agitate the dust. The whole or a portion of the chamber g is suspended on a lever 7 having a depending arm provided with a wheel 7' running on the road surface, and the apparatus is adjusted so that the weight of the material in the chamber actuates the taps 3, 5 at a predetermined point and thus automatically closes the exit 1 and opens the second exit 4 also leading to the pipe 2. The point of suspension of the chamber is arranged so that the movement due to the side oscillations of the vehicle is eliminated. The chamber g is connected by pipes k to side exits m, which are normally closed and are interlocked with the taps 3, 5 so that the exits 1, 4 are closed when the exits m are open. Escape pipes 2' in the pipes k communicate with the pipes 2, and also deliver air from the pipes k to the ground in front of the wheels while the exits are closed. Smaller pipes 12 inside the pipes h deliver air to the open exits m, and function as ejectors to drive the dust from the chamber g into the bin p, Fig. 5, while the vehicle is running. The bin is formed of a spiral plate o provided with a door q and a similar air exit to that in the chamber g. The hoods may be provided for each or any of the wheels, and in some cases supplementary hoods x, Fig. 4, may be connected to the chamber g by pipes r, Fig. 3, to collect dust raised by the body of the vehicle. The suction may be increased by a pump or the like. When applied to road-scavengering machines, supplementary wheels or brushes of like size, with corresponding hoods, are provided across the whole width of the vehicle, or smaller brushes w, Fig. 4, may be used to charge sumps or openings in suction apparatus on the vehicle.
Patent GB-190716000-A (GB)
Title: Fire Extinguishers
Inventor: SAWTELLE HENRY FARNSWORTH
Filed: 1907-07-11
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 16,000. Sawtelle, H. F. July 11. Extincteurs; fire-extinguishing in railway trains.- An extincteur particularly applicable for use on railway cars &c, comprises a cylindrical tank 14, preferably mounted transversely in brackets under the car. In an extension 16 at each end is secured a glass acid-receptacle 17, weakened by means of an annular groove 19 cut in the periphery. Pins 21, engaging the groove 19, are mounted in bosses 20, provided with cover-plates 22, which are perforated in order to enable a nail or the like to be driven against the pins and thus to break the acid-receptacle, should the breakage not be effected by the shock due to an accident. In the tank 14 is a flexible discharge pipe 30, having a weighted strainer 31 at the end, adapted to sink to the bottom of the tank, whatever the position assumed by the extincteur. The pipe 30 is in communication with longitudinal pipes 25, connected to annular pipes 24 at the ends of the tank, the pipes 24 leading, through bosses 32, Fig. 8, to a spring-pressed conical valve 35, which can be opened by turning a threaded member 37. The discharge outlet 38 is threaded for the attachment of a hose, which is normally stored in a compartment under the car. A gauge 41, Fig, 3, mounted in the outer face of each extension 16, indicates the pressure in the tank 14.