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Patent GB-191125092-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Soaking Machine for Bottles, Jars and the like.
Inventor: POWLEY MALLINSON
IPC: B08B9/26
Filed: 1911-11-10
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 25,092. Powley, M., Powley, W., and Powley, W. Nov. 10. [Cognate Application, 3649/12.] Bottles, and jars, washing.-Comprises a construction of soaking-machine for bottles, jars, &c. of the type in which a skeleton wheel, rotating in a trough and arranged to support shelves on which the bottles are placed parallel to the axis of rotation, is provided with means for pushing round the bottles in the trough so that they may be fed in and delivered at opposite sides of the machine. One of the main features consists in special means for pushing round the bottles in the trough. Fig. 1 shows one construction of machine in which a pair of plate disks spaced to receive a single bottle are connected to spider arms f carried by hubs mounted on the central shaft g. To charge the machine with bottles, a plank is placed temporarily between projections j fixed near the outer edges of the plates and corresponding projections or grooves k provided on the hubs, and is retained in position until the trough is full. After removal of the plank, the projections j continue to move the bottles round the trough. A removable liner c or fixed wearing strips may be fitted to the trough. In some cases, the machine may be fitted with division plates and receive two or more sets of bottles. Fig. 4 shows a modified construction in which the projections on two loose wheels are tied together by bars p having inwardly-projecting plates q fixed thereto. Compartments, variable in width, for handling different sizes of bottles are formed by semicircular plates v sliding on the central shaft and fixed in position by set-screws. In each compartment, a plate x bent to an arc of a circle is fixed to one of the plates v. The plank rests on one of the ledges q while its inner edge slides on the periphery of the plate x. One of the wheels is toothed so that the machine can be rotated from a hand-wheel u.
Patent GB-191125266-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: FORBES CHARLES STEWART
IPC: F02B75/28
Filed: 1911-11-13
Granted: 1912-11-07
Abstract: 25,266. Forbes, Sir C. S. Nov. 13. Two-stroke-cycle engines. - In an engine in which a sliding piston b works over a fixed piston c and inside a stationary cylinder a, explosive mixture enters each pump space d through ports f and, after compression, is transferred to a combustion space e through ports h, g. The exhaust gases escape through ports k, j. According to the Provisional Specification, the fixed pistons may reciprocate by being connected to cranks at 180 degrees to the cranks n.
Patent GB-191203010-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Beverage Extracts.
IPC: A23L2/38
Filed: 1912-02-06
Granted: 1912-12-19
Abstract: 3010. Grape Nuts Co., [Post, W. H.]. Feb. 6. Coffee substitutes.-A beverage material, soluble in hot or cold water, comprises an extract in solid form of a mixture of a cereal product and a saccharine body, such as sugar, molasses, figs, prunes, &c., roasted together. Preferably, wheat bran and molasses are mixed together, steamed, roasted, and mixed with roasted wheat, and an aqueous extract therefrom is concentrated in vacuo and then dried in vacuo, either upon trays or a rotary drum.
Patent GB-191214951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Double Barrelled, Drop-down, Breech Loading Guns and Rifles.
Inventor: GREEN EDWINSON CHARLES
IPC: F41A3/58
Filed: 1912-04-04
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 14,951. Green, E. C., and Green, F. H. April 4. Breech actions, drop-down barrel.-Relates to the locking-means of double-barrelled guns having superposed barrels, and consists in forming at each side of the upper barrel a lug h which enters a recess in the action face and is engaged by a bolt operated by the top lever. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the locking-bolt j slides transversely, but in a modification s forked longitudinally-sliding bolt o, Fig. 5, is ased.
Patent GB-191220666-A (GB)
Title: A Rotary Brushing Apparatus for Sweeping Floors, Carpets, and the like.
Inventor: SEGAL SIDNEY
IPC: A47L11/33
Filed: 1912-09-10
Granted: 1913-09-10
Abstract: 20,666. Segal, S. Sept. 10. Floors, cleaning; carpet-sweepers.-In rotary.. brush machines for sweeping floors, carpets, &c., in which a rotary main brush supported within a dust-collecting casing is driven from the travelling wheels of the apparatus and in which auxiliary front and side brushes are employed for reaching the sides and corners of the room, the auxiliary brushes are mounted so as to oscillate or yield against the action of springs. Figs. 2 and 5 show one construction. The main brush k rotates in the extended rear portion of the casing b, which is supported on two driving-wheels and two steering- wheels c. The front portion of the casing is fitted with a hinged lid and contains a. removable dust box which may be closed by a hinged front plate h, when removed from the casing. The auxiliary brushes q are triangular and are spring-mounted at r so as to oscillate on vertical pivots v when rollers j at their forward ends engage the walls of the room. The pivots v are carried by jointed arms p by means of which the brushes can be turned up from the floor when not required. Fig. 9 shows in plan another construction of auxiliary brush which can be placed for use on either side of the machine. The brush is formed by a flexible curved bristled arm q<1> which is rotatable about a vertical pivot y<1> on an arm which rotates about the pivot w. A spring pin j engages a projection on the brush arm to fix the brush in the acting position. An elastic cord x<1> connects the forward end of the brush to the pivot arm. In each case, the auxiliary brushes sweep the dust into the path of the main brush for collection.
Patent GB-191220751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Propelling Mechanism of Aeroplanes and Air Ships.
Inventor: VIETOR ALWIN
IPC: B64C11/00
Filed: 1912-09-11
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 20,751. ViÙtor, A. Sept. 11. Screw propellers.-Screw propellers for aeroplanes are made up with two metal rims b connected by tension wires with the boss a. These wires intersect to form an hyperboloidal surface, which can be covered with fabric. Within this casing, the blades form a continuous screw, the outer edge being at 1, 2, 3 ... 30, 31, and the inner edge at 1<1>, 2<1>, &c. The inner edge may. however, be at some distance from the boss. The blades are of fabric or sheet metal and attached to spokes which are perpendicular to the shaft at the narrowest part of the casing and are increasingly inclined as the edges are approached. The inner ends of these spokes may be fixed to a sleeve loose on the shaft instead of the shaft itself. At the middle of the cage, a third ring is sometimes used to which the tension wires are fastened. This. centre ring may be made in two parts, the adjacent rings being distanced by set - screws whereby the tension of the wires can be adjusted. The blades may also be formed in sections instead of as a continuous screw. When used for lifting an aeronautical vessel, the rims are heavy, and when for propelling the rims are hollow and light.
Patent GB-191220937-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bungs and Bushings therefor.
Inventor: NADORFF HENRY
IPC: B65D39/08
Filed: 1912-09-13
Granted: 1913-03-20
Abstract: 20,937. Nadorff, H. Sept. 13. Bungs and bushes for bung-holes.-An externally-screwed bush has an internal flange 5 at its inner end with kerfs to permit the passage of radial lugs - 12 on the bung, so that, when the bung is inserted and turned, the lugs cooperate with inclined surfaces on the flange 5 to secure the bung. Stops 6 and guides 7 formed on the flange 5 ensure proper movement of the lugs. A gasket 8<a> is completely enclosed between the bush and bung and flanges 1, 9 thereon.
Patent GB-191221006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kaleidoscopes.
Inventor: BICKERTON ALEXANDER WILLIAM
IPC: G02B27/08
Filed: 1912-09-14
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 21,006. Bickerton, A. W., and O'Halloran, S. N. E. Sept. 14. Kaleidoscopes.-In a kaleidoscope, the mirrors a, b, c are arranged in more or less tapered tubular or frustum formation and with the object end d<2> small as compared with the length. The casing d is slidably and rotatably mounted within a casing e carried on a tripod f, and the apparatus may be fitted with an object box g of the type in which the object is illuminated by direct light, or with one in which reflected light is used, and in the latter case the object may be mounted so as to be capable of rotation. In assembling the strips or mirrors a, b, c, the edge of one strip is caused to rest on the surface of another strip, Fig. 3, and after suitable adjustment, cement y is applied to keep the mirrors in position.
Patent GB-191221063-A (GB)
Title: Automatic or Self Opening Extension Dining Table.
Inventor: NAPOLI EUGENIO
IPC: A47B1/03
Filed: 1912-09-16
Granted: 1913-09-16
Abstract: 21,063. Napoli, E., and Bausch, J. E. Sept. 16. Telescopic and expanding tables.-In an expanding table, the extra leaves B, C are each made in two parts hinged together and normally stowed beneath the table top. The leaves are retained in their out-of-use position by catches E<1> which are operated on the opening of the halves A of the table to release the leaves B, C and allow them to be unfolded and raised into position for use by springs c<1>. The catch E<1>. Fig. 5, consists of a spring-pressed bolt c<2> having a pin e<3> which is lifted when the table is opened by a cam D<2> formed on the sliding guide-bars of the frame. The leaf C is carried in a frame G which has a catch I normally engaging in a recess a in the leaf A of the table so that when the halves of the table are separated, the frame G and leaf C remain beneath the part A of the table top until the leaf B has been raised into position. Further extension of the part A then causes a cross-bar on the table frame to abut against the lower end I' of the catch I and lift the catch out of the recess a. The frame G and leaf C are then left in position beneath the gap between the leaves A, B. Further movement of the leaf A causes a cam D<3> to operate the catch E' and release the two parts of the leaf C, which are then rotated into position for use by the spring c<1>. The catch may be simply released and the movement completed by hand.
Patent GB-191226612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to High Speed Spindles for Spinning and like Frames.
Inventor: NEWSHOLME NORMAN ROBERT
IPC: D01H7/10
Filed: 1912-11-20
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 26,612. Newsholme, N. R. Nov. 20. Spindle apparatus. - A high - speed spindle for spinning-frames is supported at its base by a movable selfcentring bush B adapted to rest on the lower or footstep rail. The bush is provided with h a spring C, engaged and compressed by a finger D, and may be held in a spring clip J.
Patent GB-191307936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Valve Gear for Pumps.
Inventor: COCKBURN DAVID
IPC: F01L23/00
Filed: 1913-04-04
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 7936. Cockburn, D., and Mac Nicoll, D. April 4. Spring gears operating in both directions; slide valves, flat.-The slide valve 1 is moved through the first part of its stroke by a lever operated by the main piston-rod and actuating tappets on the valve-spindle 10 against the resistance of fluid-pressure acting on a piston 3, and through the second part of its stroke by the fluid-pressure acting on the piston 3, which is connected through a lever 15 and link 18 to a pin 8. The pin is mounted on levers 11 carried by fixed pins 12 and moves in a slotted hole in the valve spindle 10. The piston 3 slides on an open-ended cylinder 2 which is guided by pins 2<a>, engages the back of the slide valve 1, and is in communication with the exhaust through a port 7.
Patent GB-191308309-A (GB)
Title: A Composite Machine for Performing Various Mechanical Operations.
Inventor: BRANDON ERNEST GEORGE
Filed: 1913-04-09
Granted: 1914-04-09
Abstract: 8309. Brandon, E. G., and Cockings, C. H. April 9. Drawings to Specification. Actuating by hand and foot power; actuating by electric motors.-A composite machine for performing various mechanical operations such as grinding, drilling, sawing, chaff cutting, pumping, &c. is provided with a single working table or bench upon which the various machines are mounted. The machines are all driven from a single chain driving-gear operated by treadle mechanism or an electric motor.
Patent GB-191308315-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Applying and Regulating the Tension on Warp in Looms.
IPC: D03D49/06
Filed: 1913-04-09
Granted: 1913-12-11
Abstract: 8315. Wilding Bros., and Parnaby, H. E. April 9. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Letting-off warps.-Friction bands g, Figs. 1 and 4, or equivalents, at each end of the warp beam b are connected through springs to arms e. quadrants, &c. secured on a shaft c adapted to be rotated by means connected to the shaft and capable of being secured in various positions to adjust the tension to the required amount. In one form, a lever h, Fig. 1, secured to the shaft c is controlled by pawl-and-rack devices. In a modification, a lever c, Fig. 4, secured to the shaft c is connected to a cord m controlled by a sliding piece o. The sliding piece is operated by a screw p and hand-wheel r; or it may be in the form of a pawl-carrier moving in a notched slide.
Patent GB-191310039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Reinforced Concrete Railway Sleepers.
Inventor: WETZER OSKAR ERNST
IPC: E01B3/32
Filed: 1913-04-29
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 10,039. Wetzer, O. E. April 29. Sleepers, composite.-Longitudinal bars c of inverted U or H section are arranged in the zone of tension of reinforced-concrete sleepers, so that the flanges of the bars engage the heads of the securing-bolts. When three bolts are used, two saddles h, Fig. 7, are fixed to the bar c. The reinforcing-rods e have wire teeth d and loops i. Specifications 8026/99 and 19,173/11 are referred to.
Patent GB-191311827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chains.
Inventor: BAYER LEE
IPC: F16G13/06
Filed: 1913-05-21
Granted: 1913-12-04
Abstract: 11,827. Bayer, L., and Jeremiah, T. May 21. -Driving and like chains with separate joint pins.-In sprocket chains of the kind wherein the inner and outer plates of each link are shaped so that a straight smooth surface is formed on the inner and outer sides of the plates, the inner and outer plates are formed at their centre with projections 3, 4 respectively.
Patent GB-191318996-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cushions and the like.
Inventor: ANATRA ERNESTO
IPC: G09F23/00
Filed: 1913-08-21
Granted: 1914-05-21
Abstract: 18,996. Anatra, E. Aug. 28, 1912, [Convention date]. Cushion and like covers. - A traveller's cushion a, bearing advertisements upon its cover, is provided with one or more flaps d of paper, linen, &c., covered with advertisements on one side and attached to one or more edges of the cushion. The cushion may be covered with the flap, one white surface being available on which to lay the head. A towel e may be removably attached to the flap d.
Patent GB-191321762-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bicycle Brakes.
Inventor: CHATWIN JOSEPH
IPC: B62L3/02
Filed: 1913-09-26
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 21,762. Chatwin, J., [Lagarrigue]. Sept. 26. Brake mechanism for cycles having similar brakes for the front and back wheels adapted to be operated by a single hand-lever, comprises a pull - up hand - lever a operating a rod d adjustably connected with a tubular rod j and the front brake yoke m; a roller e on the rod d engages a circular pivoted member r, having a downwardly projecting arm pivoted to a rod u<1>, operating a back brake j<1> through a bell - crank lever c<1>. The cooperation of the roller e and member r produces a simultaneous operation of the front and back brakes in whatever angular position the steering-wheel and hand-lever a may be. In a modified construction, the front brake operates by a downward thrust, and a hook on the brake rod engages the circular pivoted member, which actuates the back pull-up brake through rods and a chain. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 5223/97, 26,012/97, 22,770/01, 22,973/01, and 26,719/04.
Patent GB-191323827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Adjusting Levers Angularly on a Common Shaft and Locking them in any desired relative Position.
IPC: F16D65/50
Filed: 1913-10-21
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 23,827. Royce, F. H., and Rolls-Royce, Ltd. Oct. 21. Link-work.-Comprises apparatus applied to two or more levers in axial alinement by means of which they are adjusted angularly and locked in any desired relative position without axial movement. The two levers a, a<1> are formed with internally-threaded bosses, one boss having a left-hand thread and the other a right-hand thread. The threads engage with similarly threaded portions of a sleeve c winch is moved axially to adjust the levers angularly. The sleeve c is connected by means of a pin d to a screw e adjusted by rotating the nut f from the hand-wheel k. Normally the levers are locked by projections t engaging lugs on the member p. This locks the members f, b together and thus also locks the member c, since the pin d passes through a slot in the member b so that no relative rotation of the members b, c can take place. The handle is moved axially to disengage the projections prior to adjusting the levers.
Patent GB-191325574-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hose Coupling.
IPC: F16L37/107
Filed: 1913-11-08
Granted: 1914-01-29
Abstract: 25,574. Union Zelezßrskß Spolecnost (Union Eisenindustrie Ges.). Nov. 9, 1912, [Convention date]. Couplings, disconnectible. - Relates to interchangeable hose couplings having rotating locking-sleeves with interengaging claws, and consists in a simple construction combining with the above a screw tightening action. Each member a has a terminal flange c carrying a packing-ring e, a threaded part d, and an intermediate smooth part h. The locking- sleeves f are internally threaded, and may either rotate freely on the smooth part or screw along the threaded part. In use, the arrangement is such that, when the sleeves are engaged' and rotated as a unit, one sleeve rotates freely and bears against the terminal flange, and the other screws along the threaded part, tightening the joint.
Patent GB-191329094-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Detecting, Indicating and Recording the Presence and Proportions of Gas in the Atmosphere of Mines.
Inventor: WEBSTER HENRY ROBERTS
IPC: G01N7/10
Filed: 1913-12-17
Granted: 1914-12-17
Abstract: 29,094. Webster, H. R. Dec. 17. Indicating.-The indicating or recording parts of a gas-testing apparatus are mounted in a frame or casing, which can be moved towards or away from the pressure-recording diaphragm so as to adjust the indicating or recording part to zero. For example, the casing g carrying the indicating part is mounted in a screw-threaded socket i and is moved towards or away from the diaphragm b by rotating a screw y engaging the casing by a slot-and-tongue joint. To adjust the sensitiveness of the apparatus, a slider p is moved along the returning-spring o to regulate its tension. This spring may be flat, engaging a projecting part j, as shown in Fig. 1; or it may be of bow shape, as shown in Fig. 2, in which case a cord &c. 4 connecting the ends of the spring is wound round the spindle of the indicating-part.
Patent GB-191404699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Typewriters.
IPC: B41J11/36
Filed: 1914-02-23
Granted: 1915-04-29
Abstract: 4699. Smith Premier Typewriter Co., and Laffay, F. Feb. 23 Paper f e e d i n g a n d clamping arrangements ; line-spacing mechanism.- An auxiliary feeding or spacing mechanism, particularly for use in condensed billing, comprises a shelf which can be lifted by a lever and on release falls and feeds the invoice &c. round the platen, the fall of the shelf being preferably divided into two stages for the purpose described below. In the apparatus shown, the shelf consists of two spaced plates 10, 11 secured to sockets 13, 14, which can slide on pillars 131, 141. The invoice a passes between the plates and can be clamped by springs 15 which enter slots in the plate 11. When the invoice is to be fed independently of the shelf, the springs are depressed by rocking a shaft 16 formed with flats which normally engage the springs. The bottom plate 11 is provided with a roller 111 engaging a lever 18 connected by a link 172 to a lever 17. A hook 19, connected by a slotted link 21 to the lever 20 for releasing the central feedrollers 221, 231, normally engages the lever 17 and also engages a lever 173 to which is pivoted an arm 174 formed with a slot 1741 adapted to engage a pin 192 on the book. The arm 174 carries a stop-member 1742 provided with a stop-screw in the path of the lever 173, the stop-member also being formed with a slot 1743 engaging a stud 1732 on the lever 173. In operation, the invoices a, provided on the back with carbon surfaces, are passed through the shelf and over the central feed-rollers, and the day-sheet b is passed over the shelf and the central and outer feed-rollers. On pulling the handle 20, the central feed-rollers are released and the hook is pulled forward until the pin 192 enters the slot 1741. This movement releases the lever 17 but not the lever 173 and the shelf falls and feeds the invoice until the lever 17 is caught by the stop 1742. The feed carries the invoice to the printing line, the day-sheet being held stationary owing to the non-release of the outer feed-rollers 24. On release of the handle 20, a spring 191 moves the hook backwards and the arm 174 is moved up slightly into the position shown in Fig. 4<a> to take up the lost-motion of the slot 1743, the arm being thus moved out of register with the pin 192. The invoice and the day-sheet are then fed by the line-spacing mechanism until the invoice is completed. The handle 20 is then pulled forward and owing to the pin 192 missing the arm 174, the lever 173 is released and permits the shelf to fall and feed the invoices so as to bring the line of perforations into position for tearing off the invoice.
Patent GB-191406780-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Soaking Bottles and other Vessels.
Inventor: PINDSTOFTE ANDERS ANDERSEN
IPC: B08B9/42
Filed: 1914-03-17
Granted: 1914-04-02
Abstract: 6780. Pindstofte, A. A. March 18, 1913, [Convention date]. Bottles, washing. - In soaking-machines in which bottles are carried through tanks while resting on oudless belts or chains, the carrying- portion of the belts can be adjusted in length to receive a greater or less number of bottles, and in cases where each bottle is supported on two or more belts arranged side by side, the carrying-lengths' of the belts can be adjusted independently to give any desired inclination to the bottles. Figs. 1 and 2 show one apparatus, in which bottles packed in contact are supported on the upper run of three chains or belts f while being carried through the tank a. The two sets of chain-wheels or belt pulleys c are driven positively at the same speed, so that the carrying-lengths of the belts do not vary during the operation. The carrying- lengths of the unloaded belts can all be adjusted by hand to vary the capacity of the whole machine, or the lengths of individual belts may be altered to vary the inclination of the bottles In a modified arrangement, the return run of the belts passes underneath the tank.