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Patent GB-191217902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Inlets of Tube Mills.
Inventor: HORSFIELD JAMES ERNEST
Filed: 1912-08-02
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 17,902. Horsfield, J. E. Aug. 2. Ball and like mills; wet grinding.-Ore pulp or the like is fed into a tube or flint pebble mill through a stationary circular packing-box B, Figs. 1 and 2, which is extended at the end to form a bend and surrounds a hollow shaft A screwed into the inlet trunnion, or into a plate C attached to the trunnion so as to revolve therewith. The outer end of the shaft A is enlarged to form a shoulder D, and the packing E is held in place by a ring F secured to the box B by wing-bolts G. The box is held stationary by a bridle J, which is hinged to the base-plate L and carries a weighted lever O. A removable liner P is placed in the bend, the opening of which is large enough to admit the largest pebble to be fed into the mill.
Patent GB-191218373-A (GB)
Title: Improved Arrangement for Ventilating and for Moistening the Atmosphere of Premises.
Inventor: KESTNER JEAN FREDERIC PAUL
IPC: F24F6/12
Filed: 1912-08-09
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 18,373. Kestner, J. F. P., and Neu, H. J. E. Oct. 19, 1911, [Convention date]. Moistening. - Apparatus for ventilating chambers &c., with or without moistening of the air, or for moistening only, comprises a conduit 1 fitted internally with two groups of spraying - nozzles 2, 3 oppositely directed and connected by valves 6, 7 with water-supply pipes 4, 5 so that one group or the other and a predetermined number of nozzles of either group can be set in operation to aspirate the air in one direction or the other. The conduit communicates at one end with the chamber by openings 8, and at the opposite end with the outside air and the chamber by openings controlled by dampers 9, 10. In a modification, the nozzles 2 are made more powerful than the nozzles 3, so that when both groups are turned on together a fine spray is produced. Fig. 2 shows a chamber fitted with three conduits, the middle conduit supplying moistened air to the chamber, and the other conduits drawing air from the chamber and expelling it to the exterior. The functions of the conduits can be reversed by suitably manipulating the valves.
Patent GB-191220348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Refractory Materials and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: WEINTRAUB GEORGE
IPC: B22F3/14
Filed: 1912-09-06
Granted: 1913-12-08
Abstract: 20,348. Weintraub, G., and Rush, H. May 28, [Convention date]. Boron.-Refractory materials such as boron are consolidated into a coherent homogeneous mass by subjecting them simultaneously to pressure and to heat, for example by passing an electric current through the mass. Fig. 1 is a vertical section of one form of sintering- furnace. The material 1 to be consolidated, in powder, granules or lumps, is confined in a tube 2 consisting of boron nitride or other refractory material which is an insulator of heat and electricity. Between the metal tube 4 and the tube 2 is a tube 3 of fused quartz or alundum. Pressure may be exerted upon the upper electrode 5 by means of a weighted rod 7 and upon the boron nitride liner by means of a weighted ring 12 or other automatic means may be employed for this purpose. In a modification, the tube 3 is made of silica and is surrounded by a heated wire embedded in concrete, the internal electric heating being conducted as in the previously-described modification.
Patent GB-191221881-A (GB)
Title: Combined Hauling and Carrying Axle for Hay-carts or Rickshifters.
Inventor: BOYD MATTHEW
IPC: A01D87/12
Filed: 1912-09-26
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 21,881. Boyd, M. Sept. 26. Vehicle fittings and attachments. - The axle of a rick-shifter is loosely mounted in its bearings and can be be turned independently of t h e wheels by means of ratchet levers to haul the rick onto the platform. A drum A, loosely mounted on the axle, is connected to it by a sliding clutch C. Ratchet - wheels H, H<1> are provided at the ends of the axle which also carry levers L, L<1> having forked ends embracing the ratchet-wheels H, H<1>. Pawls P, P<1> on the levers L, L' engage the ratchet-wheels on the do wn-stroke. A ratchet-wheel Y and detent W prevent backward movement of the axle and drum. Cords D, D<1> from the drum are led over pulleys E, E<1> to the top of the platform.
Patent GB-191224204-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Driving Mechanisms for Aeroplanes.
IPC: B64D35/00
Filed: 1912-10-23
Abstract: 24,204. Lohner & Co., J. Dec. 16, 1911, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act.] [Addition to 24,096/12.] Motor power plant.-In aerial machines having a propeller 1 driven by two or more motors 2, 3 through a change-speed gear 11, as described in the parent Specification, uni-directional clutches 16, 17 are interposed between the motors and the propeller so that an inactive motor is not affected by the active ones. The shaft 6 may itself form the propeller shaft. Where several propellers are used, driven by separate engines, a change-speed gear may be arranged between each propeller and motor.
Patent GB-191227864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Combustion Chambers of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MACKAY ALEXANDER JAMES
IPC: F02B23/00
Filed: 1912-12-03
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 27,864. Mackay, A. J., and Dobson, D. N. Dec. 3. Cylinders receiving liquid fuel.-The combustion chamber is formed by a U-shaped cavity d in the cylinder head in conjunction with a trough in the piston. It may be tapered from the jet orifice e to the ignition bulb f, and may have its greatest diameter between its ends. The axis of the space d may be inclined as at o,p so that the rib i on the piston is at right-angles to the axis of the cylinder. In the two-stroke engine shown, the top of the piston slopes down abruptly on the admission side l and more gradually on the exhaust side j to assist scavenging. In a four-stroke-cycle engine, the admission and exhaust valves may be at q, r. The injection point is placed vertically above, or at a higher level than the ignition bulb, whether the engine is horizontal or vertical, so that the injection is assisted by gravity. The air and exhaust ports in a twostroke-cycle engine are preferably inclined to the axis as shown in Fig. 6, and the side on which there is a longer distance between the admission and exhaust ports is made the side for taking the side-thrust of the connecting-rod. The igniter f is mounted detachably as shown to facilitate cleaning the combustion chamber.
Patent GB-191228197-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Pumps and Compressors or the like.
IPC: F04D29/22
Filed: 1912-12-06
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 28,197. Akt.-Ges. der Maschinenfabriken Escher, Wyss, & Cie. Feb. 5, [Convention date]. Disk-supported-blade fans.-One or both faces of the disk a of a centrifugal pump &c. are constructed in the form of a hyperboloid z-z, and straight blades b are secured to these faces along lines corresponding to positions of the straight-line generatrix.
Patent GB-191302903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: RENAULT LOUIS
IPC: B60B3/18
Filed: 1913-02-04
Granted: 1913-09-04
Abstract: 2903. Renault, L. Feb. 6, 1912, [Convention date]. Detaching from, and attaching to, permanent hubs; double and multiple wheels arranged side by side.-Conical rings 3, 4, Fig. 1, of considerable diameter are formed on the faces of the detachable hub and are adapted to bear on corresponding conical surfaces 5<1>, 6<1> formed on plates 5, 6 carried by the permanent hub. The detachable hub, and plate 5, are assembled by the cap 12 which is locked by semicircular bolts 13, 14, Fig. 5, pivoted to the. plate 5 at 15, 16, and having projections 17 adapted to enter recesses 18 in the cap. The bolts are formed at their free ends with apertures 23, having openings 22, and are retained in their locking position by spring-pressed pins 19 with parts 21 of a diameter to fit the apertures 23 and parts 20 of reduced diameter to allow the bolts to be disengaged by means of the openings 22. Twin wheels may be mounted on the same permanent hub, and a cap 25, Fig. 3, with a long sleeve may be provided to adapt a twin-wheel hub for use with a single wheel. The drive between the permanent hub and detachable hub may be transmitted through corresponding flutings on the cylindrical bearing surfaces, or the conical bearing-parts may have corresponding projections and recesses.
Patent GB-191305269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas and like Lamps for Interior Lighting.
Inventor: CROSSLEY THOMAS
IPC: F21V21/10
Filed: 1913-03-03
Granted: 1913-10-30
Abstract: 5269. Crossley, T. March 3. Combustion products, treatment and disposal, of; brackets, lamp.-Relates to apparatus for lighting motor-cars, railway carriages, or other vehicles, or for other internal lighting in which the combustion gases from a gas or like lamp are conveyed to the exterior of the vehicle, room, &c. through a hollow bracket and a passage in the wall &c. The bracket 7, Fig. 2, is provided with a bevelled flange 8, Fig. 1, tapering downwardly so as to fit in a bevelled groove 6 in a wall plate 5, and the outer end of the passage in the wall &c. is covered by an inner perforated bell 18 and an outer imperforate bell 20 or baffle for preventing back-draughts and the entry of dust. In a modification, a single imperforate bell 20<a>, Fig. 4, supported by studs on a plate 21, replaces the two bells 18, 20. The plate 21 has a socket fitting over a socket on the wall-plate 5, and may be provided on its upper part or all around it with a hood 24 for keeping the combustion gases away from the wall. A flanged ring 2, Figs. 2 and 4, cemented to the lamp globe, is secured by a bayonetfastening to a holder 9 secured to the bracket 7, and a set-screw passing through one of the supporting-lugs on the holder prevents accidental rotation of the ring. The globe-holder may be made trumpet-mouthed, and may have a flange 10 to ensure a firm joint. Gas may be supplied through a flexible pipe and a connexion 13, Fig. 1, on the holder.
Patent GB-191309619-A (GB)
Title: Improved Outer Cover or Wearing Tread for Pneumatic Tyres, suitable for Motor Cars, Motor Cycles or other similar Machines.
Inventor: HICKSON GEORGE HENRY
IPC: B60C27/16
Filed: 1913-04-24
Granted: 1914-02-19
Abstract: 9619. Hickson, G. H. April 24. Tread bands.-A detachable tread band is formed of blocks of rubber, balata, leather, wood, or iron, moulded, shaped, or built up of plates J, Fig. 2, threaded upon wires or metal strips B, C, and having bases N, Fig. 8, shaped to engage the correspondingly-formed surface M of the outer cover.
Patent GB-191310421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collars for Personal Wear.
Inventor: KAUFMAN JESSE
IPC: A41B3/04
Filed: 1913-05-03
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 10,421. Kaufman, J. May 3. Collars, linen and like.-The retaining-tab 10, Fig. 1, of a collar is made integral with the latter by providing slits 7, 8 from the bottom of the fold 4, these slits being joined by a slit 9. In a modification, a portion of the fold 4 is extended downwards to form the tab, which is turned into an upward position when the collar is laundered. For soft collars, the tab is stiffened by a metallic binding 20, Fig. 4; or the layers of the fold 4 are separated to take a piece of celluloid 24, as shown in Fig. 5. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 2608/13.
Patent GB-191316349-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Stop Motions for Knitting Machines.
Inventor: STIBBE GODFREY
IPC: D04B35/10
Filed: 1913-07-16
Granted: 1914-06-04
Abstract: 16,349. Stibbe, G. July 16. Stop-motions. - In electric stop-motions for knitting-machines, a tensioned spring 1 or a chain tensioned by a spring is employed to make rubbing contact with an insulated bar 3 when the tension of the yarn b becomes unduly increased, thereby closing an electric circuit. A suitable relay device such as that described in Specification 12,727/88 may be used to effect the stoppage of the machine and also the resetting of the thread-controlling members. The use of the spring 1 or the like causes the contact faces to be cleaned when making contact. A number of contact members may be arranged together in the casing 5, which is enclosed to prevent the access of fluff, lint, &c. as far as possible. In another arrangement, to be applied at the feeder, weighted faller wires d or knotcatchers are so placed that a diminution in tension or the contact of a knot with the knotcatcher causes arms such as 17 to contact with a stationary tensioned spring &c. 12.
Patent GB-191316357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Stage Scenery for Music Halls.
Inventor: LONG THOMAS EDWARD
Filed: 1913-07-16
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 16,357. Long, T. E., [Mackenzie, J., Jones, E. R. Stanley-, Drummond, J. M., and Reynhardt, H. J., (known as Record Quartette)]. July 16. Theatrical appliances. - A structure A rescmbling a large trumpet with its mouth directed towards the auditorium is erected on the stage of a music hall to improve its acoustic properties and to serve as a scenic setting to the performance. The trumpet is built up of sections of sheet material secured to one another by detachable means, or it may consist of a skeleton frame to which sheet material is attached. The rear of the trumpet may be open or may be wholly or partly closed.
Patent GB-191318760-A (GB)
Title: A Machine for Shearing Skins and Hides.
Inventor: ROBERTS HENRY ALFRED
IPC: C14B1/24
Filed: 1913-08-18
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 18,760. Roberts, H. A. Aug. 29, 1912, [Convention date]. Furs and furriery.-In a machine for shearing sheep-skins or hides after removal from the carcass, the skin is carried beneath a hinged bracket which carries a row of juxtaposed combs and co-operating shearing-knives of the ordinary oscillating type. The machine is shown in end view in Fig. 3, and the bracket and cutters in plan view in Fig. 4. The bracket A, Fig. 3, is pivoted in the machine framing at 16 and, by means of a cam 23, may be lowered so as to bring knives 1 on to the skin which is drawn under the knives by a rotary drum 28. The cam is controlled by a handle on a shaft 22. The drum is made in two parts, hinged together at 29 and normally closed together by a spring 36 so as to grip the edge of the skin. The drum is opened, for the introduction or removal of the skin, by a toggle 33 which is attached to the two parts of the drum at 34, 35 and is extended by levers 32 coupled at 31 to treadles 30 at each end of the machine. The rotation of the drum is started or stopped by lowering a constantly-driven worm 38 into engagement with a worm-wheel 37 on the drum shaft. The shaft 39 of the worm is journaled at 40, and its swinging movement is controlled by a hand-lever 49. The bracket A, Fig. 4, is journaled on the power shaft 16 and has a planed rabbet in the underside of its front extremity in which the combs 1 are removably secured. The cutters 2 are adjustably pressed on the combs by forks 3, which oscillate on pins 4 having rounded points bearing on removable plates 5. The forks are oscillated by rollers 7 on a rod 9, reciprocated by an eccentric 15 and an elbow-lever 11.
Patent GB-191318864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Instep Arch Supports.
Inventor: ARROWSMITH JAMES WILSON
IPC: A43B7/22
Filed: 1913-08-19
Granted: 1914-04-02
Abstract: 18,864. Arrowsmith, J. W. Aug. 19. Foot-arch supports.-A foot-arch support comprises two metal plates A, B, the lower of which is formed with elongated depressions A' which engage with short rounded projections on the upper and smaller plate B so that the plates have limited relative longitudinal movement when in use, and when not in use may easily be separated for adjustment or replacement of the plate B. The main plate A is riveted to the leather cover C and its edge is turned over as shown at E, Fig. 1, so as to strengthen the plate. The plate B is formed with a hole B<3> to engage with a hook to facilitate removal. In a modification, Fig. 4, the plate B is riveted to the plate A at D and engages with it by means of projections B<2> entering slots A' at the other end.
Patent GB-191320584-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Producing Illusionary Effects.
Inventor: MCCORMICK LANGDON
IPC: A63J5/00
Filed: 1913-09-11
Granted: 1913-11-20
Abstract: 20,584. McCormick, L. Sept. 11. Theatrical appliances.-Relates to scenic apparatus by means of which an object, say a ship, is made apparently to approach or recede. The screen or cloth c on which the ship is depicted is arranged in front of cloths a, b representing the sky and the background respectively, and behind a cloth d representing the sea in the foreground. The cloths b, d may be raised or lowered by cords c, f. By lowering the cloth d and by raising the cloth b from the position shown, the ship is made apparently to approach the spectators. In a modification, the ship cloth c is made in sections which overlap one another. By means of this sectional screen, the apparent length of the ship can be altered, and the ship is made to appear to be turning.
Patent GB-191321967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Signalling Devices for Railways.
Inventor: DUPLOCK WALTER
IPC: B61L3/04
Filed: 1913-09-29
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 21,967. Duplock, W. Sept. 29. Track apparatus actuating signals on trains. -An arched bar 1 pivoted on the track tu coact with various forms of apparatus on the train is provided with an extension 6 to the end of which is secured a spring 7 which maintains the bar in a raised position. The engine contacts described are levers with rollers or rounded surfaces providing ample allowance for lateral movement of the train passing over the track contact. The signals may be electrically or mechanically actuated, and restoring-springs may be used.
Patent GB-191324799-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Confining and Expelling the Dust Generated by Grinding or Abrading Machines.
IPC: B24B55/06
Filed: 1913-10-31
Granted: 1914-07-23
Abstract: 24,799. Oliver Machinery Co., and Appleby, J. R. Oct. 31. Dust, confining and expelling on generation. -In order to confine and expel the dust generated in grinding and abrading machines, a fan rotor f is mounted on the sanding-disk a or its spindle, within a casing g extending round the periphery of the disk and its rear face. The fan draws dust-laden air from the vicinity of the upper portion of the disk casing i and discharges it through an outlet j in the lower portion. The fan casing may also be connected by conduits k, k<1> with the base and hood of a bob sander h.
Patent GB-191325328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriters.
Inventor: KETTLEWELL ROBERT BERRIER
IPC: B41J21/14
Filed: 1913-11-06
Granted: 1914-11-05
Abstract: 25,328. Kettlewell, R. B. Nov. 6. [Cognate Application, 323/14.] Tabulating - mechanism. -In c o l u m n - finding mechanism, column stops on the carriage are provided with movable stopmembers which are normally out of range of the denomination stops, but are adapted to be moved into range by means operated by a member which is set in register with the column stop to be selected. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the column stops R are adjustable on, or are fixed at intervals of ten letter-spaces to, a stopbar F', Q and are provided with pivoted stopmembers S, which are normally held by springs or weights out of range of the denomination stops A. A block G mounted to slide on the bar F is connected by an endless band I, passing over pulleys J on the carriage, to a setting-knob K mounted to slide on a rack L and provided with a pivoted locking-finger N. The rack L is provided with a scale M, and the knob is provided with a pointer O which extends to the platen P. The block G is provided with a roller H adapted to engage a bevelled projection T on a frame B, which surrounds the denomination stops and is pivoted at D to the top plate, a spring E normally holding the frame against a stop C. The frame B is also provided with a bevelled projection U which is normally out of the path of the stopmembers S. In operation, the block G is set opposite the column stop to be selected, and one of the denomination keys V is depressed, the carriage being thereby released and running until the roller H engages the incline T and moves the frame B to the rear, the incline U engaging the stop-member S of the selected stop and moving it to the rear into position for engagement with the projected denomination stop. The projections T, U may be detachable and be provided in graded lengths to correspond with the widths of the printed columns in different systems of tabulation. The slide G may be formed as or provided with a travelling totalizer. In a modification, the cord connexions I are dispensed with, and the block G and the roller H are combined with the setting-knob K, the roller acting on a projection T on a pivoted frame coupled by links to a pivoted frame arranged near the denomination stops and carrying the projection U. The slide G, Fig. 5, may be formed with graduations Y and with index marks Z for use in special systems of tabulation, such as monetary tabulation, the graduations Y opposite the index marks Z indicating which denomination keys are to be depressed.
Patent GB-191325422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Torpedo Launching Devices.
Inventor: ROSENBAUM BEDRICH
IPC: F41F3/08
Filed: 1913-11-07
Granted: 1914-05-21
Abstract: 25,422. Rosenbaum, B. Nov. 7. Launching torpedoes.-Relates to submerged torpedo-launching devices in which a freely movable frame is pivoted to the ship's side, and consists (1) in mounting on the frame torpedo guide-members which can be set at the required firing-angle independently of the movement of the frame, (2) in means for indicating the movements of the frame and of the guide-members relatively to the frame, and (3) in means for discharging the torpedo, preferably cooperating with the frame - indicator. In the form shown in plan in Fig. 2, the torpedo a is carried by a guide-member b which forms one link of a jointed parallelogram b c1 c2 d pivoted to the ship on a hollow shaft d<1>, which may be rotated by any suitable gearing, such as is shown in Fig. 3, to set the link d and therefore the guide b carrying the torpedo at the proper firing-angle relatively to the ship. As soon as this setting-motion begins, the nose of the torpedo encounters the water and causes the frame to swing freely out from the ship's side. The setting-movement is completed in the initial stages of the rotation of the frame, whereafter the torpedo remains stationary in the water and is discharged by a known device actuated by compressed fluid conducted to it through a tube g, passing up the hollow shaft d and along the frame. The amount of rotation of the guide b is indicated by a pointer e geared to the shaft d, and that of the frame by a pointer f geared to the pipe g. The pointer f may be adapted to open the valve 19 in the operating-fluid pipe for firing after any predetermined rotation by any suitable means. Straps 17 hold the torpedo in place on the ship before release, and a windlass is provided to return the frame to the ship after firing. If the torpedo is adapted to be discharged on a course parallel to the ship's side, the torpedo is displaced bodily outwards into the water by a known compressed-air device.