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Patent GB-191200264-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Retaining the Ends of the Ribs of Umbrellas and the like in the Closed Position.
Inventor: REVEL ANTOINE AIME
IPC: A45B25/12
Filed: 1912-01-03
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 264. Revel, A. A. Jan. 3. Holding closed.-Means for holding the ribs of a closed umbrella sunshade, &c. comprises a ring D, Fig. 2, which, when not upon the ribs E, is held upon a resilient head C<2> formed as a press-button. The head C<2> is seated against the handle A and its sleeve C is secured to the stick B by a pin &c. C<1>. The ring D may be provided with an extension D<1>, Fig. 7.
Patent GB-191202385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Clutches.
Inventor: HUMPHRIES ALBERT EDWIN
IPC: F16D23/06
Filed: 1912-01-30
Granted: 1913-03-31
Abstract: 2385. Humphries, A. E. Jan. 30. Clutches, claw; variable speed gearing. - In change - speed gearing for motor vehicles &c., plates are provided between the interengaging parts of the claw clutches employed, in order to allow engagement only when the speeds are approximately equal. The shaft 1 carries loose toothed, belt, or chain wheels 2, 3 gearing with wheels 23, 22 on the shaft 24. A clutch sleeve 4 on the shaft 1 has teeth 25, 26, 18, 19 for engagement with recesses 27, 28, 20, 21 in the wheels 2, 3. Between the clutch parts are plates 5, 6 held against the wheels 2, 3 with slight friction by bolted rings 7, 8. The plates 5, 6 have projections 14, 15, 29, 30, slightly bevelled surfaces 10, 11, 12, 13, and spaces 16, 17. When the wheel 3 is clutched to the shaft 1, the wheel 2 and the plate 5 rotate more quickly than the shaft 1. When the clutch sleeve 4 is then moved to clutch the wheel 2, the teeth 25, 26 strike the projections 14, 15 and stop the plate, but abut against one pair of the bevelled surfaces. The motor is then speeded up till the clutch sleeve rotates slightly faster than the wheel, and the teeth 25, 26 leave the bevelled surfaces, enter the spaces 16, 17, and engage the clutch recesses 27, 28, rotating the plate slightly if the clutch teeth do not immediately register. The wheels may form the sliding members of the clutches.
Patent GB-191203853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Shaft Couplings.
Inventor: SMITH EDWARD
IPC: F16D3/207
Filed: 1912-02-15
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 3853. Smith, E., and Saunders, S. E. Feb. 15. Universal joints.-One shaft b<1> carries a ball b provided with slots i in which engage cylindrical pins f carried by the two parts of a socket member a, which two parts are connected by bolts d. Studs g on the pins engage holes h in the socket. The pins f may carry rollers.
Patent GB-191207944-A (GB)
Title: Improved Fastening Means for Clothing and the like.
Inventor: DENNER-MEIER CAESAR CARL
IPC: A44B19/04
Filed: 1912-04-02
Granted: 1913-03-27
Abstract: 7944. Meier, C. C. Denner-. April 3, 1911, [Convention date]. Sliding-clasp fastenings composed of opposing rows of similar members. Each member, attached by its slit base D to a thickened edge, has a flat tapering shank E and a semicircular head F which has a slot H on each side to engage the shanks of the opposite members.
Patent GB-191210951-A (GB)
Title: Improved Feed Mechanism for Wire-cutting Machines.
Inventor: HELLIWELL SETH
IPC: B21F99/00
Filed: 1912-05-08
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 10,951. Helliwell, S., and Girdler, H. May 8. Feed - motions. - A wire - cutting machine for use in cutting-up wire into any desired lengths, and of the type in which the wire is fed to the cutters by means of two sliding carriages m o v i n g in opposite directions, one carriage continuing the feed abandoned by the other, has double cams oper a t i n g the feeding- devices to give double the feed in one rotation of the cam - shaft. The feed - carriages A are adapted to feed the wire alternately, and carry gripping-jaws B actuated by levers D from a cam-groove E, the cam surfaces E<1> causing the feeds. The straightening-devices J are actuated through gearing from the main shaft L.
Patent GB-191221200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Filtering Gaseous Fluids.
Inventor: HAPPEL ROBERT
IPC: B01D46/02
Filed: 1912-09-17
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 21,200. Happel, R. Oct. 28, [Convention d a t e]. Filtering.-In a filter for air &c. consisting of a length of fabric forming a series of pockets, the free edges of the fabric being attached to a fixed frame, means are provided for keeping the tensions of the portions of fabric forming the separate pockets substantially equal and constant. At the ends of the pockets, the fabric passes over beams a to which are secured eyes b. A flexible cord e passes freely through the eyes b and a second set of eyes d on a beam c, so that the cord e adjusts itself to irregularities in the pockets and renders the tensions therein equal. To keep the tension constant, the beam c is supported by springs mounted on screws f, by means of which the tension can be regulated.
Patent GB-191307424-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Gas Apparatus.
IPC: F02M21/02
Filed: 1913-03-28
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 7424. Still & Sons, W. M., and Abbott, F. E. March 28. Regulating compression.-The gas-holder of an air gas plant is arranged to vary simultaneously the supply of gas to the hot-air engine driving the fan or blower and the area of the inlet of the fan or blower. The carburetted air enters the holder b through a pipe a, from which a branch c leads to the hot-air engine. The pipe a surrounds a pipe carried by the bell e and having at its upper end a non-return valve f The pipe d is formed with a slot g and holes h arranged to register with the pipe c. A projection s on the bell e operates a rotatable valve n on the inlet of the blower m through links p, o. Specification 18,127/12 is referred to.
Patent GB-191311192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carbureters for Internal-combustion Engines.
Inventor: EIKER THADDEUS BOGGS
IPC: F02M19/00
Filed: 1913-05-13
Granted: 1914-01-29
Abstract: 11,192. Eiker, T. B. May 13. Spray carburettors.-A butterfly valve 26 controlling mixture is mounted on a rotary fuel valve 25 fitted with a hand-lever 36. The end of the valve 25 is recessed to fit over the reduced end of the pipe 24, and is slit at 32. The valve 25 is screwed into the casing, and rotation causes it to move endways and thus vary the effective area of the slit 32. The fuel is further controlled by a valve 43, which can be adjusted relatively to the valve 25 and held in adjusted position by an arm 46. A by-pass 90 in the throttle 26 is adjusted by means of a shutter 91. The air enters through a drain chamber 47 and a valve 49, the load on which can be varied by turning the screw 51.
Patent GB-191312352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: TUGWOOD RICHARD JOHN
IPC: F02B25/00
Filed: 1913-05-27
Granted: 1914-02-12
Abstract: 12,352. Tugwood, R. J., [Engineering and Development Co. of America]. May 27. Two-stroke-cycle engines; driving-gear; crank chambers.-In an engine which compresses combustible mixture in the front end of its cylinder, the admission port to the pump space is closed by the piston during the admission of the charge to the working end of the cylinder. In an engine having its cylinders arranged in pairs each piston may have an outside rod secured to a crank-shaft and the trunnions to which the connecting-rods are attached may carry slippers which slide in guide brackets. Combustible mixture enters the pump space through a disk valve 28 and a port 32 which is overrun by the piston, the charge entering the cylinder through a port 33 in the piston and a transfer passage 36. The crank chamber may be open at its ends.
Patent GB-191314664-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Composition specially applicable for use as a Non-conducting Floor or the like Covering.
Inventor: MERRYLEES HARALD
IPC: C08L95/00
Filed: 1913-06-25
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 14,664. Merrylees, H. June 25. Fibrous plastic compositions.-A composition for use in paving, covering ships' decks, heat insulation or the like, consists of coal-tar pitch, a vulcanized oil, and a filling-material such as clay, kieselguhr, slate, cork, saw dust. In an example, 5 parts of linseed oil are mixed with 30 parts of china clay, 25 parts of coal-tar pitch are added, and the whole is heated with 1 part of sulphur until the oil is vulcanized. If desired, the oil may be vulcanized prior to its incorporation with the other ingredients.
Patent GB-191316636-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cements or Agglomerates for Constructional Purposes.
Inventor: LANGLOIS MARCELLIN JULES
IPC: C04B7/00
Filed: 1913-07-19
Granted: 1914-03-12
Abstract: 16,636. Langlois, M. J., and Langlois, G. H. July 20, 1912, [Convention date]. Cement, Portland and Roman, treating after manufacture.-A cement is made by intimately mixing in calculated proportions natural or artificial Portland cement and powdered feldspathic rocks such as feldspar, pegmatite, albite, or granite, singly or combined. The proportions are so calculated that the silica of the Portland cement and of the rock is reduced to the composition 3 Si O2. 4 Ca 0 and the alumina to Al2 O3. Ca O. The ingredients are ground by a crushing and tearing action, for instance, in a centrifugal ball grinder. In examples, 100 parts of a given Portland cement are mixed with 32À6 parts of a given feldspar with 36À95 parts of a given granite.
Patent GB-191320830-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Rendering Visible the Contents of Closed Cans, Canisters, or other Receptacles.
Inventor: MOON LUCY
IPC: B65D25/54
Filed: 1913-09-15
Granted: 1914-04-30
Abstract: 20,830. Moon, L. Sept. 15. Transparent parts forviewingcontents.-A can, canister, or other receptacle for containing boot polish &c. has permanently secured in its side, lid, or end a fluid-tight or air-tight window consisting of a disk a, Fig. 1, of transparent material, the aperture in which the disk is secured being surrounded by a flange d formed wholly or partly at right-angles to the plane of the aperture. The transparent disk may be enclosed in a metal rim b, and the edges of the disk are provided with packing- material n. Figs. 3 ... 8, and 11 show modifications' of the shape of the flange d and of the manner of securing the disk a. A perforated guard-plate, such as m, Fig. 10, which may replace the retaining-ring j, Fig. 4, may be provided to protect the disk a. The can &c. may be covered by a printed label c, Fig. 1, having a hole f opposite the window, the hole f being closed, by a removable cardboard disk g, which may have its outer face flush with the label c.
Patent GB-191325976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Retaining the Ends of the Ribs of Umbrellas and the like when Closed.
Inventor: REVEL ANTOINE AIME
IPC: A45B25/12
Filed: 1913-11-12
Granted: 1914-07-16
Abstract: 25,976. Revel, A. A. Nov. 12. Holding closed.-Means for retaining the ribs of umbrellas &c. when closed comprises a ring E which slides between abutments C<2> upon the sleeve C to which the stays D are jointed, and is provided with cells E<1> separated by partitions E<2> shaped to facilitate the entrance of the ribs F into the cells. There are preferably more cells than ribs.
Patent GB-191403285-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Medical Capsules.
Inventor: SMITH MARTIN HENRY
IPC: A61J3/00
Filed: 1914-02-07
Granted: 1915-02-08
Abstract: 3285. Smith, M. H. Feb. 7. Drawings to Specification. Capsules; medicines for internal use.-A medical capsule is composed of gelatinous or other transparent material of approximately the same colour and refractive index as the liquid medicine enclosed so that raised identification marks on the inner surface of the capsule may not be visible from the outside. A liquid carrying-medium such as castor oil is used in the case of solid medicines. The capsule fillings mentioned are castor oil, olive oil, oil of santol, and a mixture of castor oil. ergotin, and aloin. In an example, the capsule walls are composed of a mixture of gelatine, glycerine, and water.
Patent GB-191404337-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Cracking and Crushing Machines and Apparatus.
Inventor: STOTT JOHN
IPC: A23N5/00
Filed: 1914-02-19
Granted: 1915-02-11
Abstract: 4337. Stott, J. Feb. 19. [Addition to 9354/11.] Vibrating-hammer apparatus; cracking nuts. -Relates to machines of the type claimed in the parent Specification, in which nuts are cracked on an anvil by a spring-controlled vibrating hammer, and consists (1) in feeding the nuts from the hopper by one or more rotating arms, each of which has at or adjacent to its end a spoon-shaped recess or fitting, and (2) in providing means for sweeping surplus nuts back to the hopper and for feeding the nuts one at a time to the anvil of the machine. The nuts are raised from the hopper e, Figs. 1 and 4, by rotating arms h having recesses i at the ends, and surplus nuts are swept back by a spring-controlled pivoted plate l operated by the arms h contacting with a roller r on the extension q of a member n. The members n is pivoted to a hinged bracket o and carries a hinged plate m, to which the plate l is pivoted. A stop v limits the forward movement of the plate l, and, to prevent fouling of the plate l and arms h, one or more cam-pieces w or disks on the plate engage with pins x as the plate is raised and move the plate clear of the arms. The feeding-device is adjustable by means of screws z, 1 and a link 2. The feeding-device l delivers the nut &c. into a slide 3 arranged above the anvil 4. The slide is divided into two or more compartments and has a selfcentring device, which may consist of levers 5 connected by gearing 6 and operated by a projection 7 engaging a cam-surface on the framing, to hold the nut over the knife-edge 8 upon the anvil 4. After the nut is cracked, the slide 3 is moved by means of a link 11 to bring the compartment containing the cracked nut over the discharge shoot d, whereupon the arms 5 are moved apart and the cracked nut falls into the shoot and passes into a revolving sieve 12 carried by a shaft 13 having universal joints at each end, the inner end being carried by a bracket 14, and the outer end upon an adjustable tripod 15. A pivoted member with symmetrical screen-like portions at its ends ensures that the nuts delivered by the selector l fall into the anvil and are not thrown beyond the same; when the hammer 9 descends, one portion of the screen moves downwards with it, while the other portion moves upwards and serves as a screen for the other compartment of the slide above the anvil. To assist in positioning the nut on the anvil and to retain it in position until struck by the hammer, the hammer is provided with a sheath or like envelope 18, Fig. 6, which is mounted on a spring-controlled lever 19 and raised simultaneously with, but released slightly before, the hammer.
Patent GB-191408492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carburetters for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: STRATTON FENTON FREDERICK
IPC: F02M1/00
Filed: 1914-04-03
Granted: 1915-03-18
Abstract: 8492. Stratton, F. F. April 3. Spray carburettors.-A suction-actuated piston carries a number of needle valves which are lifted in succession from nozzles surrounding a central pilot nozzle, the piston at the same time uncovering air ports to the nozzle chambers.. The mixing-chamber A, surrounded by a hot-water or exhaust jacket A<1>, forms a guide for the suctionactuated sleeve valve C, the lower annular surface of which is open to the atmosphere through holes D. This valve has a bridge-piece which carries needle valves L controlling nozzles G, G<1>, G<2>, Fig. 5, surrounding the pilot nozzle F. The needles are spring-loaded and are provided with nuts N, the positions of which determine the instant at which they are lifted from the nozzles by the valve C. The lower edge of the valve uncovers at the same time ports E, E<1>, E<2> which admit air to the nozzle chambers J, J<1>, J<2>. Air is admitted to the pilot nozzle through ports controlled by the disk valve K. The float chamber is secured to the casing by studs R. One of the partitions H<2>, Fig. 5, enters a slot in the valve C to prevent it from rotating. The Provisional Specification states also that, to prevent racing, a series of air ports may be provided above the choke-tube, such ports being adapted to register with ports in the sleeve valve when at the top of its stroke. The ports are further controlled by a ring adapted to be actuated by an arm on the throttle lever.
Patent GB-191414927-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Cutting Ladder Tapes.
Inventor: STOREY HENRY
IPC: D06H7/00
Filed: 1914-06-23
Granted: 1915-04-22
Abstract: 14,927. Storey, H., and Carr, J. D. June 23. Cutting ladder tapes for window blinds.-In woven ladder tapes for venetian blinds, as they come from the loom, the warps of the cross tapes cross at intervals from one main tape to the other without being intersected by weft threads. The invention consists in a machine for cutting out these unintersected warp threads. The tape is drawn through the machine by any suitable means and, by the contact of the uncut warp threads D with its teeth C, imparts rotation to the disk B, which is geared to a cam-disk F whereby the cutters are operated. The jaw J with its cutter L is first lowered between the main tapes by the action of one of the cams on the lever O; the cross warps now move up against the jaw, which is capable of a slight movement in the carriage N, parallel with the tape, under the control of a spring P<1>. The jaw K, which is likewise mounted on the carriage N and is supported by a lever Q to which is jointed a link R<2>, is now brought down to sever the threads, by the action of a cam upon a roller R at the end of the link R<2>. The cutting-device is then moved upward by the spring N' acting on the carriage N. Instead of cutters, electrically-heated wires may be used to burn through the threads.
Patent GB-191415754-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Production of Anhydrides of Organic Acids, and New Products obtained thereby, and the Technical Applications of such Products.
Inventor: GEORGES BOITEAU
Filed: 1914-07-01
Abstract: 15,754. Boiteau, G. Dec. 29, 1913, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Carboxylates. - The crude mixture containing organic acid anhydrides, obtained by passing acetylene into an organic acid such as acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst, for example a mercury salt, is employed, directly or after oxidation, in the manufacture of cellulose esters.
Patent GB-191424419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulded Compositions for Electrical Insulation and the Process of Making the same.
IPC: C04B26/00
Filed: 1914-12-21
Granted: 1915-10-28
Abstract: 24,419. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 21. Fibrous plastic compositions.-Moulded compositions for electric insulation are made by thickening Chinese wood oil by heating, mixing therewith a mineral filler, moulding, and baking at a temperature at which the oil is solidified, say 180-220‹ C. To ensure homogeneity, the mixture of oil and mineral matter may be compressed and kneaded, and then disintegrated, prior to moulding into the final form. In an example, the mixture consists of 15 parts of asbestos, 74 parts of ground marble. 10 parts of thickened Chinese wood oil, and 1 part of carbon black. Specifications 2679/01 and 26,371/02, [Class 140, Waterproof &c. fabrics], are referred to.
Patent GB-191500205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Hand Bags and the like.
Inventor: DURY WILLIE BENJAMIN
IPC: A45C13/04
Filed: 1915-01-06
Granted: 1915-02-25
Abstract: 205. Dury, W. B. Jan. 6. Hand-bags &c.-In a ladies' hand-bag &c., the leather or other material 1, Fig. 6, is secured to the main frame 4, formed with an overhanging rim 4<a>, by an inner member or " sheen " 3, Figs. 2 and 6, the outer edge 3<a> of which is inserted under the rim, the sheen being formed with one or more flanges 3<b> at its inner edge to engage the leather. Preferably, a fillet 2 of cardboard &c. is first secured to the edge of the leather, and this fillet may be formed with separate end portions, which are held from slipping down by abutments 3<c>. The sheen is secured by rivets at 5, and its inner flange is gapped at the corners 3<d>; or it may be replaced by a number of small projections.
Patent GB-191508655-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Signalling Apparatus.
Inventor: GALSWORTHY MONTAGUE HERBERT
IPC: G08B5/00
Filed: 1915-06-11
Abstract: 8655. Galsworthy, M. H. June 11. Indicator or visible signals; lamp signals.-A signalling-device, which can be used for Morse or similar code signalling, comprises two parallel disks or sectors pivoted together, one being held stationary and the other rotated to cover and uncover the white or otherwise conspicuously coloured face of the stationary disk. The other parts of the apparatus may be black or khaki-coloured. The stationary disk 1, provided with a handle 3, has a strap or other catch 13 to hold the disks in closed position when out of use. The movable plate 2, with distance-rings 9, 10, is riveted to a boss 6 passing through the plate 1, which also has distancerings 7, 8. The boss 6 also carries the handle 4 by which the plate 2 is rotated, and has a lug 11 adapted to engage stops 12 to limit the relative movement of the disks. In a modified form, the plate 2 is carried on a simple spindle passing through the plate 1 and provided with a handle. According to the Provisional Specification, for night use, a lamp showing through a hole in the fixed disk may be provided, the movable disk acting as a shutter for flash-signalling.
Patent GB-191508695-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Magnetic Toy.
Inventor: MYER BERNARD LOUIS
IPC: A63H33/26
Filed: 1915-06-12
Abstract: 8695. Myer, B. L. June 12. Mechanical toys.-A magnetic toy consists of a hollow drum 1 revoluble on an axle 4 fixed to a handle 6, so that the drum may be rolled along a surface or upon rails. The axle 4 carries a pair of magnets 3 with the poles pointing upwards, so as to retain in position upon the upper surface of the drum a loose armature 9 as the drum is rolled along. The armature 9 may be fitted with wheels and may carry or represent any desired figure, for example an acrobat. The device may be modified to represent a ball rolling on a drum. The magnets may be electrically energized, and the handle 6 may be attached to an automatically-operated figure of a man or animal or to an electricallyoperated motor, truck or bogie.
Patent GB-191508761-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Effecting the Breathing Air Circulation in Breathing Devices Operating on the Regenerative Principle.
IPC: B63C11/24
Filed: 1915-06-14
Abstract: 8761. Hanseatische Apparatebau- Ges. vorm. L. von Bremen & Co. June 15,1914, [Convention date]. Divers, air supply for. - Water is prevented from reaching the regenerative chemicals used in divers' breathing - equipments by means of an arrangement of tubes b, f, g, l, c, through which the air circulates in the direction of the arrows, whereby, in the event of a leak in the helmet a, water can rise in the tubes only until the pressure of the air trapped in the upper parts of the tubes f, g is equal to that of the surrounding water. The upper ends of the tubes f are preferably extended above the level of the top of the chemicals.
Patent GB-191510480-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boot Fastenings.
Inventor: O'BRIEN FRANK JAMES
IPC: A43C11/14
Filed: 1915-07-19
Granted: 1915-10-14
Abstract: 10,480. O'Brien, F. J. July 19. Buckles.-A boot specially adapted for shunters' use is fastened by a strap 8 and buckle 1, the buckle being detachably secured to its side of the upper by a spring clip 3, so that the foot may be released by a sharp pull in the event of the wearer getting caught. The clip has an open end to grip the rear bar 2 of the buckle, the other end being attached by a ring 5 and a loop 6 to the boot.