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Patent GB-190806507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Float Valves.
Inventor: WILLIAMS ALFRED
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 6507. Williams, A. March 24. Ball and float valves lift valves.-In float valves of the kind in which a plunger is used to cut off the supply either directly, or through the interposition of a ball, as shown, or a washer on the end of the plunger, the outer end of the plunger f is made conical or conoidal, and engages in a cup-shaped depression in the lever. The ball is shown situated between a cup-shaped seating and a similar depression in the plunger, the seating and depression being of larger radius than that of the ball. A stop l on the lever acting against the casing prevents the float lever from falling to the position in which the plunger would leave the valve casing.
Patent GB-190812900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mechanism for Cutting, Collecting and Delivering Printed and other Sheets.
Filed: 1908-06-16
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 12,900. Lamson Paragon Supply Co., [Carter-Crume Co.]. June 16. Cutting-apparatus ; delivery apparatus.-Sheets of paper, which may be cut from a web of printed or other paper, and especially sheets for sales-books, are delivered on to a table 4 against a hanging front guide 40, and are pressed down by reciprocating fingers 18, while moving side and rear guides square up the pile. After a certain number have been delivered, pivoted fingers 43 on a sliding carriage 41 push the whole pile forward on to transverse rails 83, which are projected through slots in the table, given a sideways movement, then dropped below the table, and finally returned to their original position. In this way the pile is carried transversely step by step to a position where it may be taken by hand. The webs of paper are continuously passed to the fixed blade 13 and revolving blade 12 by the rollers 7, 8, 9, 10, and the resulting sheets are pressed on to the table 4 by the beaters or fingers 18 reciprocated by an eccentric on the shaft 14. The side and rear knocking-up devices are operated through rods 36, 39, actuated from a cam 38. When a certain number of sheets have been piled, the snail cam 58 releases the block 62 and allows the lever 54 to be pressed to the right by the spring 57. The lever 54 is connected at the top by a link 56 with the sliding carriage 41, which runs along guides 5, and the pile of papers is pushed past the pivoted stop 40 by means of the fingers 43 which project through slots in the table 4. At the end of the travel of the carriage the pivoted fingers 43 are released by an inclined cam which lifts a catch and allows the fingers to be turned down backwards by a spring. With the fingers in this position the carriage is slowly moved backwards by the cam 58, and an inclined stop at the end of the guides lifts the fingers 43 and sets them for the next operation. In a modification the cam 58 and lever 54 are placed horizontally beneath the table 4. The transverse rails 83, preferably three in number, are bolted together to form a frame, and the centre rail, which is deeper than the others, rests on rollers 88 at the end of levers on a shaft 87 having an oppositely placed lever carrying a roller 89 in engagement with the cam 90 on the shaft 91. As this shaft revolves, the rails 83 are alternately raised and lowered. When in their raised position, they are moved towards the right of Fig. 7 by the crank 97, and carry the pile of sheets with them. When in the lowered position they are returned to the left, the sheets resting on the table in a position to be taken away by hand.
Patent GB-190813853-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Petticoats.
Inventor: SEGRELL EDWARD JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 13,853. Segrell, E. J. June 30. Petticoats are provided with two plackets, one D closed directly by fastenings, and the other by a lapel C provided with adjustable fastenings. The lapel is cut and folded as shown in Fig. 7, and the end K is covered by a piece of material M, shown in Fig. 2, provided with hooks F engaging eyelets E in the waistband B<1>. The placket D is closed by hooks G engaging eyelets H on the petticoat and the waistband. The binding, shown in Fig. 11, consists of a part R with depending parts S, between which the material of the petticoat is inserted and sewn. The eyelets E are clinched partly on the part Rand partly on the parts S.
Patent GB-190814607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electrically Actuated Devices for Locking the Doors of Railway-carriage, Tramway, and like Vehicles.
Inventor: ROSE SYDNEY ASTON MERSEY
Filed: 1908-07-09
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 14,607. Rose, S. A. M., and Hennedy, C. F. July 9. Signalling parting of trains ; signalling and communicating on trains.-Relates to electricallyactuated devices for locking railway and the like carriage doors, in which the main circuit for locking all the doors is not completed until the last door is properly shut, whereupon the release of the engine-starting mechanism takes place simultaneously with the giving of an audible signal through the closing of an auxiliary circuit, and in which a second audible signal is provided to give instantaneous notification of any interruption of the main circuit. All the door fastenings are connected in series in the main circuit, which also includes a switch 44 for unlocking the doors and the solenoids 29 of the signalling-device as shown in Fig. 5, in which the apparatus is in the 'off ' position of the starting-lever 22 and with the doors unlocked. Before the lever 22 can be moved over to the left into the 'on' position, the main circuit 19 must be closed by shutting each door and closing the switch 44, thereby energizing the solenoids 29, which by attracting their cores 31 withdraw the bolt 32 connected therewith from the sliding bar 24, which is connected by a link 23 with the starting-lever 22. Simultaneously with the release of the starting-lever, the circuit 36 of the bell 21 is completed through contacts 41, the bar 24, and contacts 27, 37, 34, 35, thereby giving the driver notice that the starting-lever is released. Fig. 6 shows the position of the mechanism in the running position. Should the switch 44 be opened or the circuit 19 broken through any cause, the spring contacts 34 fall into contract with the spring contact 40, thereby completing the circuit 38 to the bell 39 through the contacts 34*, 28, the rod 24, and contact 41, and giving the driver an audible signal.
Patent GB-190817430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Tube Boilers.
Inventor: OTTO FROMME
Filed: 1908-08-19
Abstract: 17,430. Fromme, 0. Aug. 29, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Metal tubes.-Wire is wound round the tubes of a water-tube boiler in order to protect them against damage by the action of the flames. Nickel wire may be used for this purpose.
Patent GB-190819849-A (GB)
Title: Ignition System for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: VARLEY RICHARD
Filed: 1908-09-22
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 19,849. Varley, R. Sept. 22. Gas and like engines, igniting in. Switches are employed which increase the relative duration of contact in the primary circuit as the engine speed increases as, for example, in climbing a hill. Two or more series of contacts of varying angular extent are employed and by connecting these in parallel the of effect the shorter contacts is merged into that of the longer contacts. The rotating arms 13, 14, Figs. 1 and 2, carry rollers 15, 16 which rub over contacts 18 of long duration and contacts 19 of shortduration, embedded in insulation 20, Fig. 2. The arm 13 is earthed and the arm 14 is insulated from the shaft but has a plate 21 in contact with the brush 22. With the parts in position shown current flows from the battery B through wires l<1>, m<4>, coil c<4>, wires from n', o<4>, segment 19, arm 14, plate 21, brush 22, and wire l<2> back to battery, thus giving a contact of short duration. At high engine speeds the arm 23 is placed over the contact 25 which is earthed. The segments 18 being also earthed the duration of contact now corresponds to the greater length of these segments. The brush 22 may be earthed automatically by rollers 26 which fly outward by centrifugal force to engage the ring 24 at some predetermined speed. Both rollers engage their contacts at the same instant. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, an earthed block 50 carries three spring-pressed plungers 51 which engage contacts 52, 53, 54 of increasing width, these contacts being connected to studs 52<a>, 53<a>, 54<a> respectively. The switch blade 55 enables one or more of these studs to be included in the circuit of the battery B which may also be earthed. Current may be economized by including only the stud 57 connected to the stud 52<a> by the resistance 58. With this arrangement three durations of contact are provided for. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5, the short-duration contact 52<1> is permanently completed, and the long-duration contact 53 may be included in the circuit through the switch 55<1>.
Patent GB-190821529-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dobby Lever Mechanism of Looms for Weaving.
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 21,529. Pilling & Sons, J., and Terry, P. J. Oct. 12. Loom shedding. - levers.-The bell-crank lever C of a dobby is provided with an extension constituting the outer jack-lever E, and has a rounded projection J on which rests a recess in the inner jack-lever G fulcrumed at F'. One or both levers are stepped at H, where they cross, to take up less space. According to the Provisional Specification, the recess in the lever G may be formed with a V-groove, and the rounded projection J with a fin, or the upper lever may have a round or half-moon projection to rest on a similar projection on the lower lever.
Patent GB-190827041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydrocarbon Supply Devices for Carburetting Apparatus.
Inventor: SMITH KENNETH
Filed: 1908-12-12
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 27,041. Smith, K. Dec. 12. Bascule apparatus. - A hydrocarbon - supply device for carburetting - apparatus comprises a bucket, pivoted at the end of a lever and tilted when in its raised position. In the form shown, a bucket a is pivoted at the end of a lever b operated synchronously with the air-supply apparatus, and raises the hydrocarbon from a recess k in the container c to a funnel d leading to the carburettor. A liquid seal n is preferably interposed between the funnel d and the carburettor. The tilting of the bucket, to discharge the contents into the funnel, may be effected by an engaging pin and camsurface. In modifications, the funnel d may be dispensed with, and the lever b may be replaced by a tube down which the liquid is discharged, or two buckets may be mounted at opposite ends of a pivoted lever. The capacity of the bucket or the amount of tilt may be adjustable.
Patent GB-190900825-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Carriage Door Locks.
Inventor: PARKES SAMUEL ROWLAND
IPC: E05B63/20
Filed: 1909-01-13
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 825. Parkes, S. R., and Sidebottom, E. Jan. 13. Latches sliding.-Relates to a railway-carriage door latch of the type in which the main bolt A is held in the withdrawn position by an auxiliary bolt D having an arm d' and a projection d<3> engaging the follower B. The projection d<3> at the front of the bolt D is curved eccentrically to the axis of the follower, so that the nose b<3> is released when both bolts are pressed in simultaneously. The follower is then free to rotate, and the main bolt A is shot by the spring a<2>.
Patent GB-190900987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sprocket Wheels.
Inventor: DODGE JAMES MAPES
IPC: F16H55/30
Filed: 1909-01-14
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 987. Dodge, J. M. Jan. 14. Chain-wheels.-A chain-wheel, for use with toothed chains, is provided with flanges or guards D consisting of endless hoops, made from wire, the ends of which are welded together. The hoop is forced over the inclined surface C' into grooves C formed near the ends of the teeth A, or the hoop may be of sufficient size to be readily passed over the projections and then be shrunk into position. The projection C<2> may be retained on some only of the teeth. The flange may be corrugated or depressed between the teeth, and antifriction rollers may be provided. To avoid the accumulation of dirt, space is left between the hoops and the bases of the teeth.
Patent GB-190904746-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Concrete Structures.
Inventor: HUNTINGTON FREDERIC DAN
IPC: E04C3/34
Filed: 1909-02-26
Granted: 1910-02-28
Abstract: 4746. Huntington, F. D. Feb. 26. Building-blocks.-Relates to concrete columns and girders of the type formed of blocks through which tension bars are passed. The blocks, with or without tongues and grooves, are perforated so that the rods are placed in the zone of maximum stress. Fig. 6 shows a column and girders, of which the rods c project at the junction and are embedded in the filling k, which is in situ. The lower ends of the column rods enter holes in a foundation block. The girder blocks form a flat arch and are provided with grouting-holes h. Other reinforcements may be moulded in the blocks, and may be inserted in the holes h.
Patent GB-190908392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Finger-rings.
Inventor: HARROP EDWIN GEORGE
IPC: A44C9/02
Filed: 1909-04-07
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 8392. Harrop, E. G. April 7. [Addition to 24,396/06.] Finger-rings.-A flexible expanding finger-ring is built up as described in Specification 24,396/06. It comprises a series of middle links a, Fig. 4, slotted at b to receive the pins d of pairs of outer links e and containing springs c. The middle portion,f of the ring, Fig. 1, comprises a crown g, setting h, and two short slotted links containing each a spring and engaging with the first and last pair of outer links e. The short links may carry pins to engage with slotted links a.
Patent GB-190909059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Variable Speed Gearing.
IPC: F16H63/18
Filed: 1909-04-16
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 9059. Soc. Franþaise de Machines- Outlls. June 9, 1908, [Convention date]. Variable-speed toothed gearing.-Relates to variable-speed gearing of the class comprising constant-mesh wheels brought into action by clutches operated by a single cam. One revolution of the cam causes the speeds to be changed several times in varying order. The driving-shaft 1, Fig. 1, carries a pair of fast pinions 3, 4 driving wheels 6, 7, loose on an intermediate shaft 5 and adapted to be clutched thereto singly by a sliding double clutch 25. The shaft 5 also carries loosely a single gear 10 and a pair of gears 8, 9 coupled together. The gears 10, 8 mesh with gears 12, 13, which are coupled together and carried loosely on a driven shaft 26. The gear 9 meshes with a single gear 14 also loose on the shaft 26. A double clutch 11 may connect either the gear 10 or the pair 8, 9 to the shaft 5, and a clutch 15 may connect either the pair of gears 12, 13, or the gear 14 to the shaft 26. Power may be transmitted from the shaft 5 to the shaft 26 through the train 10, 12, or the train 8, 13, or the train 9, 14, or through the compound train 10, 12, 13, 8, 9, 14. By using the gears 6, 7 alternatively, eight speeds in all are obtained. The clutches 11, 15 are controlled through levers 16, 17 from pins 18, 19, which work in a groove in a rotary cam 20. The shape of the cam-groove is shown in Fig. 13. When one of the pins 18, 19 is on an outer circle a or an inner circle b, the corresponding clutch is thrust to one side or the other into action as the case may be. An intermediate position on a circle c corresponds to an out-of-gear position of the clutch. Consideration of the effect of turning the cam illustrated in Fig. 13 will show that speed changes are effected twice in different orders.
Patent GB-190911343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Letter Files.
Inventor: WALDSCHMIDT ROBERT
IPC: B42F13/28
Filed: 1909-05-13
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 11,343. Waldschmidt, R. May 13. Post files; fastenings; covers.-In letter files of the type consisting of two hinged plates carrying circular engaging prongs and tubes, one of the plates a is attached to a cover c with the hinge above the fold k between the back f and the cover c, and the other plate d is slotted at h for engagement with a pin g on the back f. To prevent the prongs e from separating from the tubes b on opening the cover, a catch is provided consisting of a spring piece 1 fitted with a knob m and a projection n, which may be wedge-shaped or rounded, and which engages a circular slot or groove o in a piece l<1> on the other plate. The prongs e may be made from a single piece of wire, and stiffening-grooves e<1> may be formed as usual in the plates.
Patent GB-190915840-A (GB)
Title: Improvements of the Car Body of Motor Cars.
Inventor: FILS EDMOND VICART
IPC: B60J7/12
Filed: 1909-07-07
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 15,840. Vicart, E. Jan. 26, [Convention date]. Wind-guards.-A motor-car body, which can be transformed into an open or partially open vehicle, comprises a removable frame 2, to which is hinged the front window 9 and the removable doors with their upper windows 15. The frame 2 supports the front cross-piece connecting the members 21 which carry the forward portion of the collapsible roof. Seats, arrangement of.-A rear seat 31 may be added. Further, according to the Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) the driver's seat is arranged forward of the other front seat in order that he may have his elbows free. This subject matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190917347-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Shuttle Stop Motions and Loose-reed Motions of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: NITSCHELM FRITZ
IPC: D03D49/58
Filed: 1909-07-26
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 17,347. Nitschelm, F. July 26. Swells.-The swell 1 is pivoted to a lever 39 by means of bearing-surfaces 37, 38 which may be lubricated by means of a groove 42. The lever 39 is pivoted at 40 and is controlled by a spring 43 bearing against its end 48, which is loaded to balance the momentum of the swell due to the motion of the lay.
Patent GB-190918193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Insulation of Metallic Threads, Wires and Bands.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
IPC: H01B3/30
Filed: 1909-05-13
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 18,193. Newton, P. A, [Farbenfabriken vorm. F. Bayer & Co.]. May 13. Cables.-Electric conductors, whether as metallic threads, wires, or bands, are insulated by covering them with paper, cotton, or like material, and then passing them through a solution of acetyl-cellulose. A ten-per-cent solution of acetylized cellulose, as described in Specification 21,628/01, [Class 2, Acids and salts, Organic, &c.], in acetone or chloroform, may be used. According to the Provisional Specification, solutions of resin and cellulose derivatives other than acetyl cellulose, such as nitrocellulose, celluloid, and viscose may be used.
Patent GB-190918260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Mouthpieces of Gas Retorts and the like and the Lids or Closures therefor.
Inventor: HELPS JAMES WILLIAM
IPC: C10B25/08
Filed: 1909-08-07
Granted: 1910-08-04
Abstract: 18,260. Helps, J. W., and Pateman, J. W. Aug. 7. Retort and like doors. - The door of a gas retort or the like is hinged to a lug which is so secured to the mouthpiece as to be adjustable vertically, thus allowing the door to be lifted when it has dropped slightly through the hinge becoming worn. The lug g carrying the Morton door b is formed with a rounded projection j fitting in a recess in the mouthpiece a, and is secured to the mouthpiece by two bolts m, n, the nuts of which may be adjusted so as to rotate the lug and thus lift the door. The length of the slot in the fastening-piece d is adjustable by means of a lever carrying a camshaped end p.
Patent GB-190918955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Liquid Fuel Burners.
Inventor: PEARSON HENRY
IPC: F23D99/00
Filed: 1909-08-17
Granted: 1910-06-02
Abstract: 18,955. Pearson, H., and Cox, P. Aug. 17. Vapour burners; vaporizing-apparatus.-Relates to the general arrangement of liquid-fuel burners for the steam-generators of road vehicles. The vaporizing-coil a is supported by a cradle d above the burner b, the cradle being arranged so that the flame can play on the underside of the coil and also on each side of it. The cradle d is carried by supports h mounted either directly on the burner b or on a starting-cup l. The parts of the coil a on which the flame impinges directly are provided with casings e packed with asbestos or like material, and a deflector f is provided. The needle valve c is provided with a grooved collar m with which one end of a bell-crank lever n engages, the other end being joined to an operating-rod p. The pivot pin r is detachable, so that the valve c can be withdrawn from the burner. The burner is started by heating the coil, either by burning an inflammable liquid in the cup l, or preferably by a blow-lamp.
Patent GB-190920578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for use in Conforming Uppers to Lasts.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: A43D49/00
Filed: 1909-09-08
Granted: 1910-09-08
Abstract: 20,578. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Sept. 8. [Addition to 16,589/08.] Pounding - up &c.-In a machine for conforming uppers to lasts, beating - rolls are mounted on axles 10, Fig. 1, having bearings in guideblocks 8, which can move in slots in the side plates of a rotating carrier 4. The slots may be inclined and curved as shown, or may extend radially from the carrier. Springs 14 tend to hold the blocks 8 normally against the periphery of the carrier. Several rolls may be mounted on each axle. In the modification shown in Fig 7, bars 20, which may be formed with concave longitudinal working faces, take the place of the rolls ; pieces 22, projecting from the ends, slide in slots, to the outer extremity of which they are pressed by springs 30. The work-striking portion of each bar may have two or more faces, the first face being more inclined to the circumference of the carrier than the following ones.
Patent GB-190920945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Animal Traps.
Inventor: HICKS PHESENTON SUGGS
IPC: A01M23/20
Filed: 1909-09-13
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 20,945. Hicks, P. S. Sept. 14, 1908, [Convention date]. Animals, catching.-In an animal trap, three boxes 1, 2, 3, Fig. 1, are placed together so that they form three compartments, which are separated by the meshed or perforated sides 4 of the outer boxes 2, 3, and are secured in position by a metal covering 6 fixed by metal strips 7. Openings 18 in the outer boxes are closed by sliding doors 17 supported by cables 26 at the ends of oscillatory beams 24, which are suspended from a cross-bar 15 supported by standards 12 fitting into loops 11 on metal strips 9. Trigger devices 31 are suspended at the opposite ends of beams 24 in a similar manner, and pass through openings 32, Fig. 3, in the metal covering 6. The lower parts of the beams 31 are provided with bevelled projections 35, and shouldered ends 33 pass through apertures 34 in the bottom of boxes 2, 3 and engage the under face of one edge of the said aperture. The central box contains bait, which is inserted through an opening 37 closed by a door 38.
Patent GB-190928603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces or Ovens.
Inventor: MEKER GEORGES ANTONY HENRI
IPC: F28D17/00
Filed: 1909-12-07
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 28,603. Meker, G. A. H. Jan. 14, [Convention date]. Gaseous-fuel ovens.-Relates to ovens heated by rows of approximately straight, horizontal, or inclined flame-tubes. As shown in Fig. 1 flames from multiple burners a, a<1> enter straight, or slightly curved, or sinuous tubes b, b<1> and escape therefrom to the chimney, or circulate as shown by arrows through the channels d, d<1>. The tubes in each row may be arranged in an horizontal plane or on a surface of revolution.