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Patent GB-190706546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Latch or Door Keys
Inventor: MORGAN JOHN
Filed: 1907-03-19
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 6546. Morgan, J. March 19. Spanners.-The top portions of door or latch keys are formed as sets of spanners by cutting out variously shaped pieces from the centre and sides, as shown in Fig. 1. The top may form a screw spanner as shown in Fig. 3, by attaching it to a screwed rod e' passing down the shank, and worked by the nut e3.
Patent GB-190707941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: BEVIS HENRY
Filed: 1907-04-05
Granted: 1908-04-04
Abstract: 7941. Bevis, H., and Angold, A. E. April 5. Switches.-In an arc lamp, a quick-acting make - and - break switch for the circuit of a solenoid consists of a fixed contact t<1> of carbon or other material, a similar contact t attached to a pivoted frame sand arranged to give a slanting blow to the fixed one, a frame t<2> pivoted to, and movabl between stops on, the first, and a tension spring u connecting the frame t<2> to a lever r', which is< >pivoted at r<3> and is oscillated by the solenoid.
Patent GB-190708785-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Egg-opener
Inventor: NEWTON JOHN FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-04-16
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 8785. Newton, J. F., and Newton, F. April 16. Egg-openers.-An egg - opener comprises two members A, A<1>, pivoted together at B, and provided on the inside with teeth, between which is detachably inserted a curved spring D, for the purpose of holding the members A, A' apart, and for forcing a cup for the detached portion of the egg. Specification No. 131, A.D. 1887, is referred to.
Patent GB-190713974-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Moulding Lengths of Core for Foundry Purposes
Inventor: CAMPBELL JAMES LESLIE
Filed: 1907-06-17
Granted: 1908-06-17
Abstract: 13,974. Campbell, J. L. June 17. Moulding bricks, sand, &c.-A machine for moulding lengths of core for foundry work comprises a tube or former A of uniform cross-section carried by a frame M secured to a bed-plate K by means of a clip B' and catch B<2>, Fig. 4. Damp sand contained in a hopper B passes into the tube A and is formed into a hollow rod by means of a plunger C fitted with a spike C' and reciprocated through the medium of a sector E and rack D, or other suitable means, such as a lever or crank. The plunger C is detachably secured to the operating-devices by means of a bolt F, so that tubes and plungers of varying sizes and shapes may be employed. According to the Provisional Specification, a series of tubes and plungers may be mounted side by side and operated simultaneously to produce a number of bars ; also by making an opening in the side of the tube A and fitting it with a mouthpiece both a hollow and solid core may be produced ; the invention may also be employed for moulding any plastic material.
Patent GB-190717813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed Regulators for Steam and other Engines.
Inventor: NASMITH JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-02-06
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 17,813. Nasmith, J. W. Feb. 6, 1908. Transmitting-mechanism.-In a frame K, Figs. 1 and 3, attached by rods M to the governor, is mounted a nut I which carries on a square boss a spur-wheel H, a rod J working in the nut being connected to the throttle valve &c. of a steamengine According as the frame is moved by the governor, the nut is rotated in one direction or the other by the wheel H and one of two oppositely rotating spur - wheels F, G. To prevent overwinding, collars U are attached to the rod J on both sides of the frame, the spur-wheels disengaging when a collar strikes an arm T on pivoted levers O. These levers carry friction bowls Q to form a support for the frame. In the Figures the safety-device is shown on one side only. The depth to which the spur-wheels engage is regulated by set-screws S ; spring-pressed buttons V hold the wheel H in its normal position, but allow it to slide slightly to permit the easy engagement of the spur - wheels. When the engine stops, the wheel H passes right through the wheels F, G. In a modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the nut I is turned by one or other of two clips 2 gripping a ring H fixed on the nut. The clips are carried in grooves cut in two casings C, and their return movement is limited by adjustable stops 4 carried on arms 3 freely mounted on bosses on the casings ; these are in turn mounted on the nut I and carry at their lower ends dies D. Arock-shaft B carries a wiper W, which normally passes through the space between the dies, but when the governor acts and moves the frame K the nut I and hence the casings C, the wiper engages with one or other die and rotates the nut. The casings return to their normal positions by gravity, and to prevent overwinding the dies may be held out of the path of the wiper by a bent arm 6 carried on a collar on the valve-rod J, the arm engaging a projection 7 on the arm 3. The wiper is carried by a collar E feather-keyed on the rock-shaft, two pivoted spring-pressed levers L limiting the sliding movement. To enable the wiper to have a varied effect on the nut, the dies are tapered, or the wiper may be modified for the same purpose. In stopping and starting, the dies move completely across the wiper.
Patent GB-190718683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hinges.
Inventor: ZIMMERMAN HARRY
Filed: 1907-08-19
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 18,683. Zimmerman, H. Aug. 19. Hinges.-A hinge for doors, gates, windows, &c. comprises a bracket A with plates a, b at rightangles to each other, the plate a having a hollow boss e projecting therefrom for the purpose of securing the hinge member in position. The bracket may be strengthened by side pieces i and also by wings f which, when the hinge member is in position, prevent it from turning. The plate b may be formed to carry the hinge pin or to act as the socket member.
Patent GB-190719389-A (GB)
Title: Improved Convertible Table.
Inventor: MCDOWELL JAMES
Filed: 1907-08-29
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 19,389. McDowell, J., and Souter, J. Aug. 29. Seats; tables.-A table convertible into a seat comprises two pairs of end standards or frames a, each with two horizontal supports c, d for a leaf g, which when in the normal position shown in Fig. 2 forms part of a table top, and when lowered as shown in Fig. 10 forms a seat. Projections k, m on one side of the leaf g fit in a groove n in the support c and retain it in position, but the leaf may be lowered by sliding it until the projection k comes opposite an opening s, when the leaf is turned about one edge and guided by means of a ballended piece j or other device along a groove f in an inclined part e of the standard. A removable leaf h may be supported on arms t when not in use. A hinged back-rest p may be provided, its movement being limited in each direction by a pin q on the standard working in a slot r in a plate o on the back-rest, or by any other means.
Patent GB-190727498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Raising Liquids.
Inventor: LEIGH ARTHUR GRAHAM
Filed: 1908-06-11
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 27,498. Leigh, A. G. June 11, 1908. Automatic systems of raising water &c. -Liquids such as sewage are raised through one or a succession of stages by the partial vacuum created by the outflow of liquid from a closed tank. Sewage from the high-level sewer S, Fig. 1, enters the tank 1<d>, and when sufficient has accumulated, opens the valve V<3> and enters the actuating- chamber 1 by a pipe 4, air escaping by a pipe 6<1> down the pipe 6. The actuating-chamber is provided with a siphon d' for discharging, a floatoperated valve V<4> for opening and closing the tank to the atmosphere, and an air-pipe 3 communicating with the delivery chamber 1<a>. When the tank 1 is filled, the seal of the siphon d<1> bursts, and the tank discharges down the long arm 6, which has a restricted outlet, until the liquid level in the tank 1<d> falls, closing the valve V<3>. As the tank 1 empties, a partial vacuum is produced throughout the system, which in this case comprises a delivery chamber 1<a> and an intercepting chamber 1<b> connected as shown. Liquid from the low level then rises up the pipe 5<1>, which is shorter than the pipe 6, into the intercepting tank 1<b>. The pipe 5 in the tank 1<b> has a chamber W, Fig. 2, containing a float F carrying spindles with valves V<1>, V<2>. As liquid enters the tank 1<b> the air escapes past the valve V<2>, until the liquid also rising in the tank 5 raises the float F, thus closing the valve V<2> and opening the valve V<1> whereby the contents of the tank are put under atmospheric pressure. The liquid thereupon rises up the pipe 5 into the delivery chamber 1<a>. When the actuating-chamber 1 is empty, the float F<2> falls and the valve V<4> opens to the atmosphere, allowing the contents of the chamber 1<a> to discharge into the sewer S'. The operation is then repeated. In a modification, U -tubes forming liquid seals, deeper than the pipe 6, are arranged between the high-level sewer and the actuating- chamber and between the delivery chamber and the sewer S<8>, valves at these parts such as V<3> and 8<a> being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190807434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Traction and like Systems.
Filed: 1908-04-03
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 7434. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. April 3. Distributing; motor control systems; switches.- In traction systems utilizing alternating and direct current by means of selective switches, such as described in Specification No. 22,347, A.D. 1906, a part of the actuating-coil of the direct-current switch is short-circuited when the switch is open. The device is applicable to systems of motor control, one system being described in Specification No. 8020, A.D. 1907. The actuating-coil 1 of the alternating-current switch S is connected to the secondary of a transformer E, the primary of which is connected in series with the operating- coil 2 of the direct-current switch S'. When alternating current is supplied, the switch S is operated, and the first rush of current is prevented from operating the switch 8<1> by the short-circuit existing across the lower part of the coil 2, which diminishes the magnetic flux. When the switch S is closed, the contact 6 completes a circuit from the primary of the transformer E to eanh in parallel with the operating-coil 2. The magnetization produced by the upper part of the coil 2 is sufficient to operate the switch 8<1> if supplied with direct current, and when the switch operates, the contact 5 breaks the short-circuit across the lower part of the coil 2.
Patent GB-190808622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Separating Hulled from Unhulled Grain
Inventor: MACDONALD ALEXANDER PAUL
Filed: 1908-04-18
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 8622. Macdonald, A. P. April 18, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Separating or sorting grain.-Relates to apparatus for separating hulled from unhulled grain, in which the grain is fed into a number of compartments formed by zigzag throw plates 20, 21, Figs. 1 and 2, carried by an inclined reciprocating table 16, and consists in providing the table with a covering 19 of india-rubber, leather, felt, or other similar frictional material. The table is mounted on toothed segments 7 gearing with fixed racks 8, and is reciprocated by an eccentric 11, springs 15 being fitted to the segments to prevent shock. The grain is fed from a trough 24 provided with adjustable valves, and the hulled grain is delivered from the lower edge of the table into a trough 26 while the unhulled grain and foreign matter is discharged at the upper end of the table.
Patent GB-190809792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Vertical Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SABATHE LOUIS GASTON
Filed: 1908-05-05
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 9792. SabathÚ, L. G. Oct. 31, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 7907]. Gas and like engines.-In order that the piston, connecting-rod, and crank-shaft may be examined or dismounted without disturbing the cylinder cover and the parts carried thereby, the engine frame is made -in two parts, of which the part 1 carries the cylinder &c., while the part 2 is bolted to it.. The part 2, which may be composed of several panels, is removed in order to give access to the working parts. To facilitate dismounting and re-mounting, the gudgeon 9 is fixed to the connecting-rod, which may have a thinned body 3 to reduce the liability of the piston to cant in the cylinder. The piston 4 is provided with bushes which are capable of being adjusted.
Patent GB-190810749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of I-girders and the like.
Inventor: SACK HUGO
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 10,749. Sack, H. May 18. [Patent of Addition to No. 21,979, A.D. 1906.] Rolling-Girder-rolling mills of the kind described in Specification No. 21,979, A.D. 1906, have the rolls of the finishing-pass provided with extra rings to modify the form of the pass without affecting its closure. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5, rings a, b work in recesses in the rolls D, D<1> under the control-of springs, to produce flanges of varying thickness. Rings d, Fig. 6, which may be built up from a number of parts; are employed either to vary the depth of the girder or to enable worn horizontal rolls to be used again. The breadth of the flanges may be similarly modified.
Patent GB-190815404-A (GB)
Title: An Improved File.
Inventor: WILSON JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-07-21
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 15,404. Wilson, J. July 21. Filing papers &c.-A file in which the papers are not punched consists of a frame B comprising a pair of uprights b, mounted on a back-piece A and having a clamping-strip C sliding thereon parallel to the back-piece. A rod D, journaled on the upper surface of the strip C, is formed with eccentric loops, bends, cranks, or cams d, which jam against the uprights b when the rod D is turned by the finger-piece D<1>, thereby locking the strip C to the frame B, grooves being formed in the strip C to accommodate the loops &c. d. The inner edge of the strip C is curved downwards and may be pointed, and the uprights b and the cams d may be corrugated to assist in the locking action.
Patent GB-190817597-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Gramophone and like Horns.
Inventor: HOUGH JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1908-08-21
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 17,597. Hough, J. E. Aug. 21. Phonographs.-A phonograph horn B is provided with a recess C to hold the isolating rubber ring D connecting it with the sound-box. A flange on the horn enters a circumferential recess E in the rubber ring, thus leaving a cushion F of rubber for the sound-box. A pin G on the sound-box may enter a recess H on the horn to hold the sound-box straight.
Patent GB-190820901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Taximeters.
Filed: 1908-10-03
Abstract: 20,901. Soc. GÚnÚrale des Compteurs de voitures. Dec. 16, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Fares, registering.-A taxameter is given both time and distance actuation, a ratchet-wheel 10 of the taxameter being driven from a clock-driven ratchet-wheel 2, by a lever 3 and a pawl 8, and from a vehicle-driven cam 13 by a lever 14 and a pawl 18.
Patent GB-190825937-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method and Apparatus for Buffing and Polishing Flexible Metallic Tubing.
Inventor: BOWLEY WILLIAM HENRY KANZOW
Filed: 1908-12-01
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 25,937. Bowley, W. H. K. Dec. 1. Drawings to Specification. Bending.-A coiling-machine for making flexible metallic tubing has combined with it a buffing and polishing apparatus which acts upon the tube while it is still on the coiling-mandrel.
Patent GB-190826026-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Letter and like Boxes.
Inventor: FOSSATI LUIGI
Filed: 1908-12-02
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 26,026. Fossati, L. Dec. 2. Indicators or annunciators. - Letter - boxes &c. for post offices, private houses, and hotels are divided. into compartments, each of which can be opened by its owner by means of a key, and the whole of them simultaneously by the postman delivering the letters. When the postman frees the end of a lever 15, Fig. 1, from a bolt 16 by means of a key, a metal frame 11, 12, 13 descends, and projections on it are removed from behind projections on the flaps 10 so that they may be pushed inwards, plates 20 simultaneously completing a circuit so that the bell 19 is rung and an electric lamp lighted. The frame may be returned by means of a lever 17 or a pedal lever. Each compartment is fitted with a device to close a circuit when the flap is opened to ring a signal bell in the room of the user. In one form when a flap 10, Fig. 14, is opened, it allows a lever 25 to be moved by a spring 28, so that the latter contacts with the button 29 and closes the circuit. In another form, the flap in opening causes one lever to free another lever and push it against a contact. A switch-board is combined with the box by means of which signals can be made to individual users or groups of users. In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 10, plates 61 extend under springs 62, which may be depressed to ring a bell in the room of any individual user. In order to make a collective signal to all persons to whom the same newspaper is delivered or who wish to be roused at the same time, small plates 65 connected with the frame 60 are mounted on wooden ridges 64. These plates may be connected by handles 70, and screws 64 to contact springs 68. When a ridge is depressed against the action of a spring 66 by a push 67, the springs 68 come into contact with the plates 61. Another form is illustrated in Fig. 16, in which metal plates a, b, &c. are fixed on a wooden cylinder 73, which is turned by a handle 76, until the required plate is brought opposite springs a<1>, b<1>, &c., which contact with screws fixed in the plates. When the push 8, Fig. 17, is then moved so that its head contacts with the springs 83, 84, the circuits are completed, and the push on completing its motion acts on the lever 79 to depress the toothed plate 78. The tooth 80 of the handle 76 is thus released, and the cylinder 73 returns to its normal position under the action of a spring. Individual signals are given by means of push-buttons at the extremities of combs 93. An electro-magnet 95 carries a signal disk, so that when an individual signal is given, and the circuit is not broken in the room concerned, an indication is given that the occupant is at home.
Patent GB-190828213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Indicating Book-rests and the like.
Inventor: SENNETT ALFRED RICHARD
Filed: 1908-12-28
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 28,213. Sennett, A. R. Dec. 28: Reading - desks. - Relates to lineindicating devices for book-rests. The book is supported upon a base-board A by an adjustable rest or stop. The indicator consists of a screen B of transparent material having a thick black line C at its upper edge, and is attached to a sleeve B, which turns freely on a rod D carried by a slide E, which can be adjusted on a block G by means of a screw F having a knurled head. The indicator may thus be turned back from the book &c. against which it may be held by its own weight or by the pressure of a spring. The block G slides upon a round bar H supported by brackets I attached to the board A, and also rests upon a second bar J. The indicator is actuated either by a motor, such as a coiled spring, or by weight, and is controlled by an escapement. A pawl-plate L, carried by the block G, engages alternately with each of two racks M, M<1> carried by a spindle O, which is rocked by a small bellows S operated by the foot. The rocking may be effected manually or by other means such as a flexible shaft, treadle, &c. The escapement is disengaged to permit the indicator to be pushed up, by means of a pivoted cam which bears on the rod J and is operated by a handle K. According to the Provisional Specification, the rest or stop which supports the book may be adjusted by means of a separate pedal attachment.
Patent GB-190903731-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Systems for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ROYCE FREDERICK HENRY
IPC: F16N25/04
Filed: 1909-02-15
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 3731. Royce, F. H. Feb 15. Valves and cocks operated by special means. -In a lubricating- system for the internalcombustion engines of m o t o r road vehicles, motor-boats, aeroplanes, dirigible balloons, &c., the supply of lubricant to the engine is proportional to the volume of explosive mixture passing into the cylinder, and to the work done by the engine. The throttle valve a in the induction pipe x is connected by links l, l<1> to a rocking arm h, engaging the stem b<1> of a spring- pressed valve, which controls the flow uf lubricant from an inlet d to an outlet e.
Patent GB-190906708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Moving Targets.
Inventor: FOSTER ROBERT
IPC: F41J9/02
Filed: 1909-03-20
Granted: 1910-04-20
Abstract: 6708. Foster, R. March 20. Targets.-Relates to travelling, disappearing, or stationary pivoted-drop figure targets, and consists in constructing the targets in two or more independent sections and providing indicator-plates arranged behind the targets to show the position of wide shots. The travelling targets, Figs. 1 and 3, are mounted on a carrier d secured to an endless belt b driven by suitable gearing and a motor &c., and consists of a head section f and a body section e, carried respectively by an arm c -and a block g, independently pivoted on a bolt i. The arm c is carried by a drum j having an oval-shaped hole h for the bolt i, so that the head section, when struck by a bullet, can be lifted over the sloping part of the neck. An erecting-lever q is arranged in the path of travel of the targets to reassemble the parts knocked over. The disappearing and stationary targets, Fig. 16, are in three sections, a frame section a, a bodycentre section b, normally secured to the frame section by spring bolts, and a head section c provided with a spring to increase its hold upon the neck of the figure, the sections c, b being carried by arms r, s. The targets are mounted on a plate f sliding between guides h and actuated by levers t, t and an bar u, which is operated by suitable mechanism arranged at a suitable position, the travel of the plate being limited by stops. The sections knocked over are arrested by pivoted rail p, q, which serves to reassemble the targets on lowering the plate f, by contact with a spring-mounted roller n, which rotates the rail p, q upon its pivot to force the sections into their correct positions. The indicator-plates a, Figs. 11 and 12, above referred to are mounted at their top and bottom ends on guides m, o and are provided at their centres with pins d, sliding between fixed guides h, i and carrying springs g, which serve to return the plates to their normal positions. The arrangement is such that a shot striking near the top or bottom end of a plate forces back the corresponding part of the plate, and a shot striking near the centre of a plate forces back the whole plate.
Patent GB-190907795-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Overhead Conductor Frogs and Crossings for Electric Tramways.
Inventor: VENNING FRANK JOSEPH
IPC: B60M1/14
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 7795. Venning, F. J. April 15, 1908, [Convention date]. Points and crossings for conductors.-Frogs and crossings for the overhead conductors are fitted with detachable metallic wearing-plates, which carry the collector over the frog or crossing. Fig, 1 shows an inverted plan of a frog with a wearing-plate 9 fixed thereto, and Fig. 3 shows the wearing-plate detached. The ends 11 of the plate are bent upwards and around the back of the frog to retain the plate in position. Fig. 11 shows an inverted plan of a crossing with a wearing-plate 19. The plate, in this case, is made with eight lugs 18, four of which are bent back to secure the plate, the other four being left to aline with the conductor ends.