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Patent GB-190708231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-thermostatic Switches.
Inventor: KELLEY WILLIAM VAN DOREN
Filed: 1907-04-09
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 8231. Kelley, W. van D. April 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Switches.-An automatic thermal switch for operating flash lamp or other devices periodically is adapted to control several circuits without breaking the circuits It is also provided with a quick .break, and is arranged to be unaffected by the external temperature. The switch consists of two iron bars 3, 4, or they may be bi-metallic, joined together at the top 6 and to a base 2 at the bottom and so to one main 5. Heating-coils 8, 9, always in circuit, surround the bars 3, 4, and have one end attached thereto and the other end to strips 13, 14 and so to the terminals 11, 12 of the other main and to adjustable contacts 16, 17. A vibrating switch blade 19 is mounted on an oscillating post 18, slotted at 20 to engage a finger 21 on the top 6 of the iron frame. Variations in the external temperature affect both bars 3, 4 equally, and thus have no effect on the period of flashing. To secure a quick break, the switch blade 19 is made of resilient material and may carry an armature or be made entirely of magnetic material, and is disposed between the poles 26, 27 of a magnet 25, so that, as the blade moves from one pole to the other, it will at first be rotated by the magnet, but, when finally moving, it will snap over and also be accelerated as it nears the other pole. As shown in Fig. 3, one bank of lamps 30 is in series with its heating-coil 8, and will be dimmed and at the same time will be heating the leg 3 preparatory to throwing in the other bank of lamps 31, which are lit up by the main current which passes through the screw 17, switch blade 19, and the legs 3, 4 to the main 5. Fig. 4 shows the circuit when the other bank of lamps 30 lit is up.
Patent GB-190709846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process or Method of Making Moulded Building Blocks or Bricks.
Inventor: ZAGELMEYER FRANK
Filed: 1907-04-27
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 9846. Zagelmeyer, F. April 27. Bricks and building-blocks.-By first lining one or more sides of a mould with dry concrete, which may be tamped in, and then pouring in wet concrete and allowing the whole to set, a block is obtained which can be ornamented on its surface and yet have its main body impervious to moisture.
Patent GB-190711650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kitchen or Cooking Ranges, Gas Stoves and the like.
Inventor: BRODIE GEORGE GORDON
Filed: 1907-05-18
Granted: 1908-01-02
Abstract: 11,650. Brodie, G. G., and Coleman, A. B. May 18. Doors.-The oven door of a kitchen range, gas stove, &c. is opened by means of a pedal-operated rod c mounted in a bracket d on the oven body front and engaging under the free end of the latch e'. An incline c<2> at the top of the rod causes the door to open as the latch is raised, and such opening is assisted by the use of rising hinges, Fig. 11, in which the fixed part of the hinge is formed with an inclined bearing-surface f<2>. The pivot a<2> of the pedal is preferably at right-angles to the oven front but may be arranged parallel thereto, the pedal being then cranked in plan.
Patent GB-190714723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Pertaining to Ironing-machines
Inventor: HALL CUTHBERT WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-26
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 14,723. Hall, C. W., and Hall, T., [trading as Hall Bros.]. June 26. I r o n i n g - machines. - Heated glazing - rolls B, B<1>, drums F, and a convex saddle plate H are arranged as shown, so that the articles, carried on an endless band K, are treated along the lower quadrantal portions of the glazing - rolls. The toothed wheel D drives the rolls B, B' directly at a quick rate, while the band K travels more slowly through the medium of the drum E. The tension of the band is adjustable by means of guide-rollers M mounted on levers M', the lower ends of which engage with right and left - handed screws on rod M<11>. The height of the drums F and saddle H is made variable by mounting them on blocks N having inclined surfaces bearing upon the reversely - in - clined faces P of horizontally - slidable bar s. Additional guide - rollers W, the bearings of which are adjustable horizontally, are provided to counteract any tendency of the band to run off the drums. Suitable finger-guard and guiding devices T, T', T<11> may also be added. Specification No. 28,226, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190717340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Shock-absorbers for Vehicles
Inventor: CONORD AUGUSTE
Filed: 1907-07-29
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 17,340. Conord, A., and Gottmann, G. P. P. Nov. 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Brakes.-In an arrangement for braking or damping the vibrations of vehicle springs, eccentric brake blocks, connected to the spring, are pressed inwards against a pair of bars, the upper ends of which are attached to the chassis while the lower ends are pressed apart by a helical spring. A pair of bars B, which may be duplicated as shown in Fig. 4, are attached to the chassis by a universal joint C, and are provided at their lower ends with sockets F which carry respectively a tube e<1> and a rod e<2> arranged to telescope and secured by bolts f<1>, which form abutments for a spring e. Friction blocks G, which are made of fibre and are eccentric in shape so as to be capable of a wedging action on the bars B, are connected by bolts g to levers I, the inner ends of which are mounted upon a bolt d secured to the vehicle spring. The outer ends of the levers I are connected by a spring i, and the blocks G are further connected by bars H having elongated holes for the bolts g. In a modification, the bars H enter corresponding recesses in the blocks G, whereby the latter are prevented from being turned over. The apparatus may be enclosed in a casing to protect it from dust or mud.
Patent GB-190718323-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gymnastic Apparatus.
Inventor: LARSEN NIELS
Filed: 1907-08-13
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 18,323. Larsen, N. Aug. 13. Horizontal bars.-Relates to that kind of gymnastic apparatus known as " double booms," consisting of two beams supported one over the other in the same vertical plane, and used for combined hanging and swinging exercises. According to the present invention, the apparatus is so arranged as to be out of the way when not in use, and to be rapidly made ready for use. The frame of the apparatus consists of two standards a, a' fixed to the walls, channelled vertically to receive the outer ends of the horizontal boom beams, and an horizontal U-shaped iron rail b fastened to the ceiling. The horizontal boom beams are divided at the centre, and are supported at their inner ends by an intermediate movable upright as shown, which is provided at its upper end with rollers c<1>, c<2> adapted to run on the rail b. The upright c is drawn to and fro by means of rope f and a system of pulleys. When in proper position, it is fixed to the floor by bolts e', e<2>, and, in this position, the rollers c<1>, c<2> enter notches in the rail b. The boom beams o, n, o', n<1> are carried by ropes passing over pulleys and counterweighted. When in position, they are secured by bolts. The ends of the boom beams are enlarged to fit the flanges of the uprights, and the arrangement of ropes and pulleys is such that both ends of a beam are raised simultaneously by pulling on one rope. The lower beams are suspended by bolt-hooks which are pivoted or swivelled on the beams so that a beam in its lowermost position may be turned over with its square underside upwards to form a balance-beam.
Patent GB-190718833-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Controllers.
Filed: 1907-08-21
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 18,833. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges.]. Aug. 21. Motor controllers. - A motor controller of the drum type is made in two parts connected by a spring, in order to give a certain amount of lost motion between the parts to prevent sparking on the backward movement, while no-voltage release is provided which compels the driver to return the controller to zero after the current has been temporarily interrupted. The fast part 1 of the controller is connected to the part 2 by a spring 12, and carries a stop 11 adapted to engage with the stops 9, 10 on the part 2. The part 1 carries a strip 3, which engages with a stationary finger 16 and a projection 5 on the drum 2 while the first step of the strip 4 makes contact with the finger 17. the current then flows from the overhead wire 37 through the coil 22 of the starting-switch 27, thereby closing the motor circuit. Upon further rotation of the drums, the magnets 23, 24, &c. are successively energized and the resistances 32, 33, &c. cut out. The controller is held in its various positions by a lever 13 held in position by an electro-magnet 14 against the action of a spring 15. If the current temporarily fails, the shunt winding of the magnet 14 is de-energized and the lever 13 is withdrawn, the spring 12 drawing the cylinder 2 forward until the stop 10 meets the stop 11. This operation breaks the controlling and working circuits, and allows the pawl 6 to drop behind the stop 8 ; the controller cannot be again operated until the controller is returned to its 'off' position, when the pawl 6 is raised by engaging with the stop 7 on the controller casing. If the driver releases the handle, the drum 1 is turned backwards, the circuits are broken, and the pawl 6 engages with the stop 8 as before.
Patent GB-190724661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Window Frames and Sashes.
Inventor: TOWNLEY HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-11-07
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 24,661. Townley. H W., and Wallis, M. Nov. 7. Windows.-A sash-cord attachment for removable sashes consists of a socket which receives the end of the cord and is provided with a keyholed plate i which engages a headed stud k on a link h<3> of a folding stay h<1>, h<2>, h<3> attached to the sash. The central portions of the stop and parting beads are hinged to allow the sashes to be removed, and the sash stiles are rabbeted to receive the stays, which fold up when the sashes are replaced.
Patent GB-190726823-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Manufacture of Explosives.
Filed: 1907-12-04
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 26,823. South African Maganite Explosives Syndicate, and Bloxam, H. C. L. Dec. 4. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Explosives.-Relates to explosives containing ammonium nitrate and dinitrobenzene, such as described in Specification No. 3005, A.D. 1906. According to the present invention, the ammonium nitrate is fused, allowed to solidify, and ground to a fine powder before it is introduced into a steamheated mixing-pan the temperature of which is preferably slightly below the melting-point of dinitrobenzene. The dinitrobenzene is then added and incorporated with the ammonium nitrate, the temperature being increased to slightly above the melting-point of the dinitrobenzene. The mixture is finely ground and made up into cartridges. Any acidity in the ingredients may be reduced by the addition of ammonium carbonate in known manner.
Patent GB-190728084-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Holding Window Sashes at any Required Height.
Inventor: GOSLING HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-12-20
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 28,084. Gosling, H. W. Dec. 20. Window holders.-Rollers d, mounted in brackets c in the sash stiles, are pressed against the frame f by springs.
Patent GB-190801310-A (GB)
Title: Drop Side Bed Cot Fixture.
Inventor: SCOFIELD WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-01-20
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 1310. Scofield, W. Jan. 20. Cots.-A sliding spring bolt b is fitted within the top rail f of the drop-side of a cot, and engages with a recess in the top casting a of the pillar when in the raised position. The bolt is withdrawn by the movement of a finger-piece c.
Patent GB-190803322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Exhaust Mechanism for Explosion Engines used on Boats
Inventor: TRUSCOTT JAMES MAYNE
Filed: 1908-02-14
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 3322. Truscott, J. M., and Truscott, E. E. Feb. 14. Gas and like engines.- The exhaust products from engines on boats &c. are delivered to a flat chamber or nozzle which is situated on the hull below the water line and has its open end turned towards the stem so that the relative movement between the boat and the water causes an ejector action on the products. In the form of apparatus shown, the exhaust gases are delivered by a pipe 3 to a chamber 4, which may be situated partly below the water line, and are afterwards delivered to the nozzle through the bent pipe 6. The nozzle comprises a broad flat chamber 8 open at the rear end and rounded at the front end to reduce resistance to the motion of the boat. It is secured to the hull of the boat by the flange 10. The cooling-water for the engine jacket, in this construction, also passes down the pipe 3 and assists in cooling the exhaust gases. In some cases the chamber 4 is situated above the water-line and merely acts as a dry expansion chamber.
Patent GB-190812246-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Pocket Filter.
Inventor: TRESIDDER THOMAS
Filed: 1908-06-05
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 12,246. Tresidder, T. June 5. Pocket filters.-A filter comprises a chamber b with an inner porous stone cylinder a, both screwing on to a tapered end piece c and closed at the top by a cap d with flange e. The water enters through the slide valve g and filters outwards under the pressure of a plunger f. The chamber b has a valve h.
Patent GB-190816924-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of and Apparatus for the Purification of Ammonia Spent Liquor.
Inventor: RADCLIFFE JOHN
Filed: 1908-08-12
Granted: 1909-11-12
Abstract: 16,924. Radcliffe, J. Aug. 12. Purifying gas. - Ammoniacal spent liquor is purified and rendered fit for use in scrubbers by acidifying by means of a gas, or a strong acid, or both, and removing the liberated phenols, cresols, tar acids, &c. in a stream of gas by intimate contact, or repeated treatment, or both. A strong acid, such as sulphuric acid, has the effect of freeing hydrocyanic and sulphocyanic acids, which are removed by the stream of gas. Suitable gases are carbonic acid, combustion gases, &c., and according to the Provisional Specification, saturator gases mixed or not with air may be used. It is not advisable to use reducing-gases such as sulphurous acid. The liberated impurities may be carried away by a stream of inert gas, preferably hot, such as air, or air and steam. The liquor may be treated by spraying, atomizing, or breaking-up by splashbars, or a scrubber, or a series of scrubbers, or an apparatus similar to an ammonia-still may be used. If a scrubber is used, a space is left between it and the tank bottom, so that precipitated calcium carbonate does not choke the liquor outlets.
Patent GB-190818514-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Violins and like Stringed Instruments.
Inventor: LOPPENTIEN JOHN DEPLEF
Filed: 1908-09-03
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 18,514. Loppentien, J. D. Sept. 4, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Violins and like bowed instruments.-In a violin, violoncello, or the like, plates 8, 9 are secured to the belly 3 of the instrument between the usual f holes and underneath the bridge. The annular plate 9 preferably tapers towards its edge. Similar plates 14, 15 are secured to the back 2, and a soundbar 12 extends longitudinally of the body 1 across the plates 14, 15 and substantially in alinement with the " A " and " E " strings. A sound-post 10 connects the edge of the plate 8 to a recess 11 in the sound-bar 12. A sound-bar 16, similar to the bar 12, is secured to the inner side of the belly 3, substantially in alinement with the G " and " D " strings.
Patent GB-190819870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bakers' and Confectioners' Ovens.
Inventor: ANDERSON ALEXANDER ARTHUR
Filed: 1909-03-20
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 19,870. Anderson, A. A. March 20, 1909. Bakers' ovens.-In an externally-heated oven, the gases from a furnace 1 pass into a flue 2 connected with independent flues 3 arranged above and below the ovens. Each of the flues 3 is formed with a vertical baffle wall 5 around which the gases pass before escaping, through an opening having a damper 7, to the outlet flue 6, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190822779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators.
Inventor: RIPERT ANDRE
Filed: 1908-10-27
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 22,779. Ripert, A. Oct. 27. Furnace-gas engines.-Each element of a generator for mixed steam and combustion products consists of concentric tubes a, b fixed over a burner c, the inner tube b being perforated at the top for the escape of the combustion products into the steam space of the tube a. A helical partition f is fitted in the outer tube, into which water is forced through a pipe g. Fig. 1 shows a generator composed of three elements connected to a steam collector k. A pump l forces fuel into the pipe h from which the burners c are supplied. Water is forced by a pump n into a pipe p and, before passing to the separate elements, is heated in the jacket of the air-compressor r. The compressor forces air through the pipe i to the burners c and into a reservoir s.
Patent GB-190827703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Affixing Adhesive Stamps and the like.
Inventor: BROWN ZACHARY TAYLOR
Filed: 1908-12-21
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 27,703. Brown, Z. T. Dec. 21, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Receipts, checking and recording.-In apparatus for damping, affixing, and recording the use of postage stamps, a punch operated by the stamp severing and affixing device makes a hole in a record strip to register the use of the stamp. The stamps 12 and the record strip 13 are wound side by side on a reel 8, Figs. 2 and 3, the reel being turned by means of a toothed wheel 15 provided with a handle 16 and gearing with a pinion 14 on the spindle of the reel. The stamp strip and the record strip are fed together from the reel by rollers 17 operated by a hand-turned spurwheel 25. The stamps pass under bars 21, 45, and over a moistening-roller 19, which is rotated in a water trough by means of toothed gearing from the spur wheel 25 ; they then pass through a slot 30 in the frame above a table 31 on which the matter to be stamped is placed. The reccrd strip passes through a flat tube 22 and travels vertically downwards, the slack being taken up by a weight secured to the end of the strip. The severing blade 32 pivoted at 33 is depressed by hand against the action of a spring 36. and the severed stamp is pressed on to the package by a plate 38 integral with the cutter. A projection on the blade 32 engages with a projection 42 on a pivoted arm 39 carrying a punch 40 and depresses it against the action of a spring 41 to record the use of the stamp on the record strip 13.
Patent GB-190828499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-propelling Torpedoes.
Inventor: SHONNARD HAROLD WALDRON
Filed: 1908-12-31
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 28,499. Shonnard, H. W. Feb. 21, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas and like engines.-A fourcylinder engine for driving an automobile torpedo is shown in Fig. 2. The exhaust valve 53 and ignition device 64 are operated by gearing 60, 61, 59, 65, and a cam 56. The fuel, preferably gasoline or liquid acetylene, is admitted by a passage 66 to a circular groove in the seat of the valve 68. The combustion - supporting gas, preferably oxygen or chlorine, is admitted at 70, and the valve 71 is lifted by means of the camoperated arm 74, the pressure of the gas lifting the valve 68. The shaft 19, Fig. 1, which is clutched to the engine, extends beyond the bracket 30 and is provided with a pinion 31 which gears with a pinion 32 when the torpedo is inserted in the ejecting-tube 33. A starting-handle 34 is provided. Specification No. 12,520, A.D. 1906, is referred to.
Patent GB-190909516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: BLECKLY HARRY PERCY
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1909-04-21
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 9516. Bleckly, H. P., and Brown, W. April 21. Arc lamps.-Modifications are made in the lamp described in Specification 521/07. A single ratchetwheel 1, Fig. II, is used, and can be rotated backwards for rewinding, the feeding-pawl 3, Fig. III, having its teeth 4, 5 shaped to allow this. To prevent locking of the mechanism by the shunt solenoid, a second shunt coil 6 is connected in circuit by a fixed contact 14 and a contact 11 carried by a rod 12 on the regulating-lever, when this is tilted abnormally. The second shunt coil then separates contacts 9, 10 in the circuit of the first shunt solenoid, and the lever and pawl move back to a position such that further feed is possible. The pawl 3 has a notch 15 at the point where it is engaged by a pin 16 on a rod 17 connected to the regulating-lever, or the pin is placed so as to allow lost motion, in order that, on switching on the lamp, lateral approach of the carbons under the action of a rod 18 and a sliding plate may take place before they are fed longitudinally. A cut-out device comprises a lever 21, Fig. IV, in the path of a projection on one electrode-holder and a rod 23 pivoted to the lever and carrying a fork 24, which embraces a pin on the core of the second shunt coil 6. The contacts 9, 10, in the circuit of the regulating shunt solenoid, are thus separated when the carbons are consumed. The lever 21 has an arm 27 which is engaged by the electrode-holder as it ascends, to return the lever to its normal position in trimming.
Patent GB-190912784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Clutches.
Inventor: MYCOCK WILLIAM
IPC: F16D13/32
Filed: 1909-11-29
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 12,784. Mycock, W. Nov. 29. Clutches, friction.-Loose cones D of gradually increasing taper are placed between the main parts a, c of a cone clutch, applicable to motor cars &c. The cones may be of sheet metal &c., and may be covered with leather, vulcanized fibre, or the like. An oil-retaining cover E may be provided.
Patent GB-190916976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Perforated Containers for use as Tea Infusers for Holding Vegetables while Cooking and for other purposes.
Inventor: RHODES PATTIE HARGREAVES
IPC: A47G19/16
Filed: 1909-07-21
Granted: 1910-06-30
Abstract: 16,976. Rhodes, P. H. July 21. Washing - machines with squeezing - apparatus; wringers with direct pressure only.- A perforated container A for holding the goods is provided with a hinged or sliding door B, and with one or more fixed plain or perforated disks D through which passes a sliding rod C carrying plain or perforated squeezing disks D<1>. The sliding disks may be revolved, and the compartments and the moving disks may be divided, and the disks may then be made adjustable on the rod.
Patent GB-190917137-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sound Intensifiers for Telephone Mouth-pieces and the like.
Inventor: FOSS HERMAN
IPC: H04R1/08
Filed: 1909-07-22
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 17,137. Foss, H. July 22. Mouthpieces.-A sound-intensifying arrangement for telephones consists of a mouthpiece of considerable volume but with small openings. The mouthpiece may be of the form shown in Fig. 1 in which the ordinary mouthpiece is closed by a plate 4 with small holes 5. As shown in Fig. 4, the mouthpiece 10 is reached by a small opening 12. The mouthpiece may be adjustably mounted on the diaphragm support.
Patent GB-190917343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aeroplanes, Flying Machines and the like.
Inventor: BROWN-EKINS GEORGE HERBERT
IPC: B64C23/00
Filed: 1909-07-26
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 17,343. Ekins, G. H. Brown-. July 26. Aerial machines without aerostats; planes, arrangement of; propelling.-The machine comprises the plane d, paddle - wheels c, and propeller b which can be adjusted in inclination Steering is effected by a combined horizontal and vertical rudder l, k universally pivoted at m and operated by a single lever o and cords p, which pass through a frame d to the rudder. Shock of landing, deadening.-The machine is pivotally supported from skids a by struts j. When the machine is on the ground with the engine running, it is able to oscillate upon the struts under the control of springs a'.