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Patent GB-190619641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cartridge Feeds for Automatic Fire Arms
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1906-09-03
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 19,641. Bloxam, A. G., [Oesterreichische Waffenfabriks-Ges.]. Sept. 3. Machine guns.-The feed-wheel a and the ratchetwheel b<1> of an automatic gun are normally coupled, so as to rotate together, by the clutch d, e. When it is desired to withdraw the cartridge belt, the spindle c of the wheel a is pushed to the right, by means of a bolt acting on the end thereof, against the action of the spring f. A spring ratchet pawl is mounted in the left-hand bearing of the spindle c and engages ratchet teeth t formed on the rear face of the wheel b<1> to lock the same against backward rotation, intermediate teeth being provided to prevent back rotation in the event of the breechblock making a short recoil stroke.
Patent GB-190622037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
Filed: 1906-10-05
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 22,037. Fell, J. C., [Yost Writing Machine Co.]. Oct. 5. Typewriters. - Relates to variable line spacing mechanism for typewriters. The line-spacing ratchet-wheel 8 is provided with peripheral teeth 9 engaged by a detent roller 11 mounted in a spring arm 12, and crown teeth 10 for cooperation with a pawl 21 pivoted on the line-spacing lever 15. The lever 15 is pivoted on an extension 14 of the carriage 5 by means of a pivot screw 18 secured in a fork 16, 17 of the lever 15. The pawl 21 is pivoted in a slot 20 in the arm 17. A spring 24, attached to a pin 23 on the pawl 21 and a pin 25 on the arm 14, normally, holds the pawl 21 in contact with the inner face of the slot 20 and the lever 15 against a stop 26 on the arm 14. The throw of the pawl 21 is limited by a rotary stop-member provided with sloping stop-faces 30, 31,32, respectively, for one, two, and three tooth feeds. The stopmember is carried on the inner ead of a shaft 29, the outer end of which is provided with a polygonal finger-piece 33 numbered on its faces, the uppermost number indicating the spacing. The shaft 29 is mounted in a sleeve 27 screwing into an extension 5<a> of the carriage 5. The sleeve 27 fits snugly between the stop-member and the fingerpiece 33, so that by turning the sleeve the shaft 29 is adjusted longitudinally. The sides of the stop portion 30 extend at 30<a> to form flats for engagement by a detent spring 35. The stops 30, 31, 32 co-operate with a cam-face 21<a> on the pawl 21, so that the latter is jammed at the end of its throw and the lever 15 can also be used for returning the carriage.
Patent GB-190623431-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Stuffing Boxes for Rotary Pumps.
Inventor: ENKE CARL
Filed: 1906-10-22
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 23,431. Enke, C. Oct. 22. Centrifugal pumps.-In a rotary pump, a space r is formed between the stuffing-box i and the atmosphere. This space is connected through a valve v with the other side of the pump, i.e. either the pressure or the suction side. Figs. 1 and 2 show the invention applied to the vacuum side. The valve v, Fig. 1, is connected by a lever o to a float s. Fluid leaking past the spindle of the valve raises the float and closes the valve. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the fluid acts on a membrane m. The membrane may be replaced by a piston.
Patent GB-190624106-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Checking or Preventing Side-slip of Vehicles.
Inventor: NEWCOMB SAMUEL WALTER
Filed: 1906-10-29
Granted: 1907-11-29
Abstract: 24,106. Newcomb, S. W. Oct. 29. Slipping of wheels, preventing.-Relates to devices in which supplementary wheels are mounted in frames hinged to longitudinally-disposed pivots on the vehicle, the supplementary wheels normally resting on the ground and being inclined in opposite directions so that one or other may grip the ground when side-slip occurs. The auxiliary wheels d, having rubber or other suitable tyres, are carried in frames c, the upper forked ends of which are pivoted by longitudinal pins b to a bracket a fixed to the rear axle or its boxes, or to a transverse girder secured to the vehicle frame. The two frames c may be drawn towards each other by one or more springs f. The device may be drawn out of operation by flexible connexions g passing over pulleys h and actuated from the driver's seat. To prevent the frames from becoming perpendicular to the road, their movement may be limited by chains i or by stops.
Patent GB-190627621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Regenerative Gas and other Stoves for Heating Purposes.
Inventor: MARTIN ARTHUR JOHN
Filed: 1906-12-04
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 27,621. Martin, A. J., and Rideal, S. Dec. 4. Regenerative s t o v e s.-The enclosed combustion chamber of an incandescent -gas or other stove is supplied with air from a regenerator consisting of a series of tubes or chambers heated by the combustion p r o - ducts, and both combustion chamber and regenerator are enclosed in a non-conducting casing, or in a jacket through which the air for combustion is drawn. One or more of the combustion chamber walls are of glass or other material through which radiant heat may freely pass. The outer surfaces of the stove are thus kept cool, so that dust does not char on them, and cause an unpleasant odour. The air of the room is not heated directly, but radiant heat only is emitted, and the maximum amount of radiant heat is generated. Fig. 3 shows an irregular section through one form of the apparatus for use with gas. The Bunsen or other burners a are located in the glass-fronted combustion chamber b, and the combustion products pass away to the flue through passages t formed by partitions of webconnected tubes e, the passages being connected alternately at the upper and lower ends by perforations g, h in the webs f. Atmospheric air passes up the sides of an outer casing, which covers the top and sides of the stove and the regenerator, into the chambers n, o, and by way of side passages into the compartment m ; from here, by the tubes e, hot-box k, and passages at the sides of the combustion chamber, it passes to the box at the bottom of, and thus enters, the combustion chamber. A reflector u may be, and a deflector z is, provided. Moisture collected on the plates may be conducted into condensation trays, and asbestos may be placed between the box k and the chamber o.
Patent GB-190708455-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stretcher or the like for Transporting a Person through an Injurious Atmosphere.
Inventor: BLOXAM ARTHUR GEORGE
Filed: 1907-04-11
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 8 4 5 5. Bloxam, A. G., [Armaturen und Maschinenfabrik " Westfalia" Akt. - Ges.]. April 11. Litters, ambulance; respirators.-A stretcher for transporting a person through an injurious atmosphere is provided with a container b for oxygen and the like which is strapped to the stretcher between the patient's feet and connected through the usual reducing-valve and breathing-bag to a face mask d.
Patent GB-190712346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Locks.
Inventor: REID EDWARD ATKINS
Filed: 1907-05-28
Granted: 1908-06-29
Abstract: 12,346. Reid, E. A. May 28. Drawings to Specification. Alarms, burglar and like.-In a lock in which the locking-levers and the bolt can be operated by a hand-actuated slide as well as by the key, a cover is provided for the operating-knob of the slide in order that the latter may be put out of action when desired. A contact-piece is mounted in the cores with electric connexions by means of which an alarm is rung when the knob is moved.
Patent GB-190714044-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cowls.
Inventor: SCHUBERT OTTO
Filed: 1907-06-18
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 14,044. Schubert, O. June 18. Chimney &c. tops. -The upper cylindrical section B is mounted on a central pivot g and connected to the lower section A by a ball - and - socket joint, so that it can yield to the wind in any direction. A counterbalance weight f is attached so that the upper section normally stands vertical.
Patent GB-190716243-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Slitting Machines.
Inventor: DAVIS NATHAN HATFIELD
Filed: 1907-07-15
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 16,243. Davis, N. H. July 15. Slitting; bending.-A machine, for longitudinally slitting metal bars, intermediate of their ends for being expanded into truss members, has a reciprocating table B which carries a work-holder C and in transverse slides of which work cam-operated cutter heads E. The bar D to be operated on is placed in a slot in the work-holder as shown in Fig. 2. The cutter heads E are operated by cams G oscillating in curved sockets A<5> in the base A of the machine, the cams being formed with flat portions G<3> and with toothed portions G<1> engaging racks E<5> mounted on the cutter heads. The reciprocations of the table are obtained by an hydraulic ram controlled by a valve 0 and by a draw-back ram constantly open to pressure. The return motion of the cutter heads is obtained by rams M engaging lugs L. The valve 0 has an inlet passage 0<3>, Fig. 4, communicating through a valve chamber 0<2> to a port 0<1>, to which the main ram is connected by a pipe N, Fig. 2. The port 0<1> communicates with a valve chamber O<8> leading to the discharge pipe R. The water pressure keeps the valve-rods O<5>, O<9> closed, a spring-pressed bar S<3>, Fig. 2, tending to close them in the first place. A counterweighted footlever T<1> lifts the rods. The draw-back rams and the rams M are always open to pressure, being connected to the passage 0<7>. The bar to be operated upon is preferably red hot, and the cutters F<1> meet, thus severing the head D<3> of the bar except at the ends ; the cutters F<1> are removably held on the cutter heads by bolts. At the instant that severing occurs, the head D<3> is preferably bent away midway between the ends to facilitate subsequent operations.
Patent GB-190716307-A (GB)
Title: Improved Trousers-holder.
Inventor: ROHDE ERICH
Filed: 1907-07-16
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 16,307. Rohde, E. July 16. Trouser stretchers. - The trousers legs are clamped between two bars 1, 2, lined with felt &c., which are pivoted together by means of a rod 11 passing through loops on wire frames 5, 6, secured to the bars, and pressed together by a spring 13. The end of the rod 11 is formed into a book 12, lying in the same plane as the rod, for suspending the device, the trousers being stretched by -their own weight.
Patent GB-190719312-A (GB)
Title: An Improved "Reversible Seat" for Outdoor Use
Inventor: HUNTER JOHN HAMILTON
Filed: 1907-08-28
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 19,312. Hunter, J. H. Aug. 28. Pivoting, methods of.-In a reversible seat which is supported when at rest by fixed lugs 3 beneath it, the seat bottom 4 is mounted on pivots 8 which pass through central apertures 6 in fixed shields 5 and engage with slots 11 in rotatable disks 12 pivoted to the end frames 2. When the seat is at rest, the pivots rest in vertical grooves 7 in the fixed shields, and guide-pins 9 rest on flats formed in guide-grooves 10 in the ends. To reverse the seat, one side is raised, lifting the pivots out of the slots 7, whereby the seat can be rotated clear of the lugs 3, the disks making a complete revolution while the seat is being turned over. In a modification, the disks are pivoted eccentrically on the pins 8, and are provided with radial slots to engage with the fixed pivots 16.
Patent GB-190720926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Annular Valves for Compressors, Blowing Engines and the like.
Inventor: WILLAREDT ALFRED
Filed: 1907-09-20
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 20,926. Willaredt, A. Sept. 20. Annular valves; check valves.-The lift of an annular valve, loaded and guided by means of blade springs, is limited by the springs coming in contact with a curved stop-plate h. The spring or springs f, the tension of which can be varied by the insertion or removal of washers, i, are held in position by nuts g and bear against an upwardly-turned flange e on the valve ring d.
Patent GB-190801844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Inverted Regenerative Incandescent Gas Lamps.
Inventor: ZECHNALL LEOPOLD
Filed: 1908-01-27
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 1844. Zechnall, L., and Altman, J. Jan. 27. Incandescent gas lamps.-The flue a of an inverted lamp is supported by and extends above a partition b carried by or forming part of the perforated globe-gallery c, which is detachably connected, preferably by clamping- screws e and bayonet - slots, to depending arms d<1> on a bridge-piece d. The depending part of the flue surrounds the major part of the mantle, and the length of the upwardly extending part is at least two-thirds that of the depending part. The bridge-piece may be provided with deflecting-plates d<2> for protecting the upper parts of the burner, and a globe or shade h may be mounted on the gallery c in addition to the lower globe j.
Patent GB-190803464-A (GB)
Title: Electric Arc Lamp.
Inventor: ANDERSSON LORENS SIGFRID
Filed: 1908-02-15
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 3464. Andersson, L. S. Feb. 18, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Resistances.-The series resistance of an arc lamp is constituted by an annular incandescent lamp 10, which surrounds the upper part of the arclamp globe and is designed to carry the whole supply pressure safely. The filament may have its semicircular halves connected in parallel.
Patent GB-190807587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Neck-ties.
Inventor: SWANSON ALFRED
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 7587. Swanson, A. April 6. Neck-ties.-A neck-tie for a double collar is made from a folded strip of material formed into a single knot in such a manner that the folded end 7 projects a slight distance beyond one corner. A slotted fastening-plate 2, by which the tie is secured to the stud, is attached to the folded strip before the knot is tied, and to the knot after its formation by projections 3, Fig. 2. In forming a tie for a stand-up collar, the knot shown in Fig. 3 is used as a basis. To complete the tie, one end is brought up at the rear and doubled back to form the loop 5, after which it is brought over the front and carried up under the loop, as shown in Fig. 6. The material is then brought over and inserted underneath the strip forming the front of the tie. The loops 5, 7 project far enough upon each side to pass underneath the lapels of the vest. The stud securing the tie consists of a base-plate 9, through which passes the shank 12 provided with lugs working in a recess 14. The base-plate is preferably covered with a backing 16 of celluloid.
Patent GB-190813753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas Producers
Inventor: JABS ASMUS
Filed: 1908-06-29
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 13,753. Jabs, A. June 29. Producers. - A producer shaft is divided at its upper part into several relatively narrow shafts or feedchannels in order to pre - heat bituminous fuel. The hot gases rising from the combus tion chamber c pass through the feedchannels b escaping through slots at the top into a flue g. The channels may widen towards their lower ends.
Patent GB-190816661-A (GB)
Title: A Non-slipping Device for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: SCHMETTERLING HERMAN
Filed: 1908-08-07
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 16,661. Schmetterling, H. Aug. 7. Slipping preventing ; overshoes.-Ice-grips and the like are composed of spikes 1 in a bar 2 adapted to slide in guides 6 under the control of a screw 3, so as to engage the ground surface when required. The device is connected to a plate 4, which may be fastened between layers of the sole or between the outer sole and an additional sole 9 secured to the boot by straps &c.
Patent GB-190816940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dry Closets or Privies.
Inventor: FARMER ROLAND JOHN
Filed: 1908-08-12
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 16,940. Farmer, R. J. Oct. 11, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Actuating hinged valves; locking valves-and cocks. -A hollow disk-valve 28 is actuated by means of a handle connected through bevel gearing 35 with the spindle 29. The valve is maintained in horizontal position by spring clips 33 engaging the ends of a cross-arm 32.
Patent GB-190822238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aeroplanes.
Inventor: HUMPHREYS JACK EDMUND
Filed: 1908-10-20
Granted: 1909-10-20
Abstract: 22,238. Humphreys, J. E. Oct. 20. Steering and balancing.-An aerial machine is provided with pivoted lateral balancing-planes so correlated that, when one plane is positively tilted or is released so as to be free to be tilted, the other is locked in its normal position, by mechanism operated manually or automatically. In one form, as applied to a bi-plane machine, the balancing-planes d, Fig. 6, are pivoted at the edges of the upper main plane a, and are locked in position or tilted by means of slotted slides h moved by links g connected to a pendulum e which swings about a fore-and-aft axis. When the machine rises at one side, the slide h at that side is moved so that the link j connected to the plane d rises in the slot o and so tilts the plane, while the movement of the slide on the opposite side of the machine locks the plane on that side. Instead of being tilted by the link j rising in the inclined slot o, the planes d when released may be tilted by wind pressure acting on valves fixed at right-angles to the planes. The planes may be tilted and locked by means of a manually-operated lever-system. In the Provisional Specification it is stated that the planes may be triangular in shape and in two parts, one part being pivotally suspended below and from the other so that the centre of pressure will always be in the line of the plane axis. The parts may be curved. The planes may also be correlated so that when one is tilted upwards the other is tilted downwards, and vice versa.
Patent GB-190823278-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for Controlling the Cylinder Inlet and Exhaust in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BINGHAM CHARLES
Filed: 1908-10-31
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 23,278. Bingham, C. Oct. 31. Gas and like engines, valves and valve-gear for. In a four-stroke-cycle engine admi-sion and exhaust are controlled by separate piston valves d, d' worked from countershafts which are driven by skew gearing at one-fourth the speed of the crankshaft. Each valve has a. single port g or g<1>, which registers with the corresponding cylinder port c or c<1> twice during each revolution of the valve-shaft.
Patent GB-190824983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Instruments for Gauging or Measuring the Size of Weights.
Inventor: JUPP IVEY JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-11-20
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 24,983. Jupp, I. J. Nov. 20. Calliper gauges; wire and plate gauges.-In a gauge for measuring the thickness of flat weights, for comparing the centre thickness with the depth of the hole in the weight, and with the depth of the lead below the surface of the weight, the movable calliper 2 is connected, through a rack 5 and a pinion 6, to an indicating-arm 9 moving over a graduated disk 8. This is marked with a series of three concentric circles, the radii of which arc in the proportion of 1 to 3 to 5, to represent the standard relative depths of the lead below the surface of the weight, and the depth of the hole as compared with the centre thickness of the weight.
Patent GB-190827939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Machines for Separating Liquids from Solid Substances.
Inventor: JONES EVAN
Filed: 1908-12-23
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 27,939. Jones, E. Dec. 23. Separating liquids from solids.-In centrifugal apparatus for separating water &c. from potters' clay, sewage, &c. in an imperforate drum, the liquid is removed by a scoop extending along the whole face of the drum. The scoop is formed of two plates b, b<1> bolted together with distancepieces between them, and is mounted in a vertical pivot on a radially-moving slide d. An injector &c. may be used to assist in withdrawing the liquid.
Patent GB-190900599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Controlling the Temperature of Internal Combustion Engine Cylinders.
Inventor: HART WYNDHAM ERNEST
IPC: G05D23/02
Filed: 1909-01-09
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 599. Hart, W. E. Jan. 9. Cylinders, cooling.-Valves 'controlled by the expansion or contraction of a metal bar are used to maintain a constant temperature of the water in the cylinder jackets of engines having closed systems of water circulation. Fig. 1 shows a device in which the orifice G, forming the exit from the jacket, is controlled by a sliding plate E operated through multiplying-gear by the alteration in length of the bar A. The hot water from the jackets fills the chamber, and thereby raises the bar to the same temperature. The bar may be fixed to the casing at any of the points i, while a stop j limits the movement of the plate E and prevents it from completely closing the orifice. In a modified form, an additional arm from the lever D passes into a separate chamber and operates a second similar sliding valve situated in a by-pass on the delivery side of the circulating-pump, and closes its orifice as the orifice G is opened. Fig. 3 shows a further modification in which the variation in length of two bars P, P<1> is transmitted to pivoted sectors T, T<1> sliding in a guide V and having a small permanent opening between them to permit the water to circulate when the engine is started.
Patent GB-190904250-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Switches.
IPC: H01H50/64
Filed: 1909-02-20
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 4250. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Feb. 20. Electro - magnetic switches; mechanically - interconnected switches.-In an interlocking switch as described in Specification 19,573/04, the actuating member 16, carrying the movable contacts 28, has a combined longitudinal and sidelong movement, while its axis remains parallel with the switch base, whereby the movable contacts are first brought into abutting engagement with the fixed contacts 15 arranged in pairs on the base 13, and are then caused to move sideways over them. The rod 16 is carried by links 17 and is actuated by means of an electro-magnet, transmitting motion through a bell-crank lever engaging pins 24. The movement of the contact-carrying disks 29 along the rod 16 is limited by stops 19, and springs. 31 make the contacts resilient. Magnetic blow-out coils 34 may be arranged at any or all of the fixed contacts so that the arc is blown out in the same direction at both contacts. The contacts may be made or broken in any desired order on the movement of the rod 16 by suitably arranging the stops limiting the movement of the disks 29 along the rod. The invention is described in connexion with the " contactor" switch described in Specification 16,298/08.
Patent GB-190909109-A (GB)
Title: An Eccentric Lever Clip to Attach to Tubs and Bogies used in Hauling Minerals or other Substances by Ropes in Mines or Quarries.
Inventor: MILLER ADAM
IPC: B61B12/12
Filed: 1909-04-17
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 9109. Miller, A. April 17. Rope grips.-In a haulage clip, the operating- lever a is pivotally mounted in the frame of the upper jaw q, and carries an eccentric i encircled by a strap k which has a link-like portion from which the lower jaw b is pivotally suspended. A pawl e, controlled by a lever d, prevents disengagement of the clip by engaging ratchet teeth formed on a cover-plate A at the side of the grip. The grip is secured to the tubs or bogies by a shackle or link passing through the holes o. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 11,549/90, [Class 104, Railways &c.], 7802/95, and 3054/04, [Class 104, Railways &c.].