baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190507771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brakes and Free Wheel Clutches for Cycles and the like
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-04-12
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 7771. Chamberlain, W., and Chamberlain, A. April 12. Clutches.-In a cycle free-wheel and backpedalling brake mechanism of the type described in Specification No. 20,242, A.D. 1903, the segments of the drum D, provided with plane inner surfaces, are separated by wedge-shaped members E which engage the cam-surfaces C<1> of the sprocket-wheel sleeve C. Thus, in driving, the members E carrying with them the segments D by means of notches d, move by a kind of screw motion to the top of the cam-surfaces, when the segments, engaging a coned abutment-ring G<1>, are expanded into contact with the hub. On freewheeling, the driving-members pass to the lower parts of the cam-surfaces and the drum segments are drawn together by bands H. A tooth e on each member E is then in engagement with a fixed clutch-piece B. On back-pedalling, the members again rise on the cams, and the segments, being then held stationary, are once more expanded into contact with the hub. The driving-members, which are of greater average thickness than the segments, pass through recesses in a loose disk G supporting the segments. For a hub in which the spoke flange is close to the end, the clutch B may have an outer recess to receive an arm secured to the machine.
Patent GB-190512399-A (GB)
Title: Magneto Electric Dumb-bell
Inventor: MOORES JAMES
Filed: 1905-06-15
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 12,399. Moores, J. June 15. Dumb-bells.-In an electric dumb-bell, the magneto machine is driven by clockwork, and is provided. with starting and stopping mechanism, a speed governor, and means for regulating the magnetic field. Upon the shaft D, which is in connexion with the case A and is driven by the clockwork E, is mounted the armature C, an insulated ring G, and a rectangular interrupter H, the last two making contact with an insulated collector J, from which extends a wire K to an ordinary dumb - bell. One end of the coil C is connected to the shaft D, and the other to the ring G, so that the current is alternately short-circuited and sent through the body. Spring-mounted weights M keep the speed constant by frictional contact with the case A, and the mechanism is started by a key, such as the spring-controlled lever 0, Fig. 2, which presses upon the drum N. The keeper P of the horseshoe F is adjusted by a screw Q. Instead of an intermittent alternating current, a continuous alternating or an intermittent direct current may be administered. According to the Provisional Specification, the starting-mechanism consists of a lever with a spring pad which presses upon the shaft.
Patent GB-190526725-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Thimble or Device for Making Joints between the Ends of Pipes for Drains and the like.
Inventor: FORD RICHARD THOMAS
Filed: 1905-12-21
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 26,725. Ford, R. T., Pester, E., Walton, F. J., and Volckman, R. H. Dec. 21. Drain pipe joints. - Comprises a thimble for jointing lead and water-closet pipes, the connexion affording a clear passage through the pipes. The socket b, Fig. 1, which is extended into the pipe e and connected to it by a wiped joint g, forms a seat for the lower end of the pipe c, and the space d is filled with metal. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the lower end of the thimble is formed with a socket f to which the pipe e is soldered.
Patent GB-190602524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rotary Machines
Inventor: ROND LOUIS JULES JEAN BAPTISTE
Filed: 1906-02-01
Granted: 1907-02-01
Abstract: 2524. Le Rond, L. J. J. B. Feb. 9, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Stuffing- boxes, substitutes for.-The shaft of a rotary engine or pump is packed by means of rings 9 which are fitted in circumferential grooves. These packing-rings are preferably made of materials the coefficients of expansion of which will cause them, during working, to adhere to the fixed parts of the engine, e.g. bronze rings in a cast-iron box or vice versa. The adhesion may also be produced mechanically by making the engine casing in two parts held together by bolts. Packing-rings such as those described in Specifications Nos. 10,968 and 11,258, A.D. 1898, No. 10,697, A.D. 1899, and No. 14,145, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Rotary engines &c.], and No. 14,123, A.D. 1904, may be used.
Patent GB-190603001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres for the Wheels of Road Vehicles
Inventor: CLARKE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-02-07
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 3001. Clarke, W. Feb. 7. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-A resilient tread for solid or pneumatic tyres comprises blocks d of wood, leather, or the like projecting through holes in a flexible ring c secured on the tyre, the blocks being prevented from displacement by flanges e on the blocks taking under the sides of the ring c. The flanges e are preferably formed on metal boxes covering the blocks and having rough and sharp-edged treads e<1>, to prevent slipping, which may overlap so as to present a continuous surface to the road. The ring c may comprise a leather band with rigid steel or like edges or a chain of metal links, and the tyre may be protected by leither, chain, or the like extending between the edges of the ring c and the rim. According to the Provisional Specification, the ring c may comprise two rings joined by transverse bars which guide the tread blocks.
Patent GB-190603756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Burners for Inverted Incandescent Gas Light.
Inventor: GRAETZ MAX
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 3756. Graetz, M. Feb. 15. Incandescent gas lamps. -The inverted burner mouth is surrounded by a transparent cylinder v and a closed globe w, and the flues x, shaped as shown in cross-section in Fig. 2, are formed with bent parts x<1>, Fig. 1, for deflecting the combustion gases from the air inlets. The gas nipple is regulated by a pin r raised by a spring f and forced downwards by a transverse screw s, and a sieve s<1> is arranged in the mixing-chamber b, from which a tube h extends into the mixing- tube b<1>. A chamber k containing a sieve is interposed between the upper part b<1> and the lower non-conducting part n of the mixing-tube. In a modification, the burner tube is bent as shown in Fig. 6, and the lamp is provided with two flues x.
Patent GB-190607182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Submarine Boats.
Inventor: CAGE JOHN MILTON
Filed: 1906-03-24
Granted: 1907-03-23
Abstract: 7182. Cage, J. M. March 24. Submarine vessels. -The hull is divided up into a number of compartments to facilit a t e ventilation. The engine-room 17 is located in the centre of the vessel and the remainder of the vessel between the bulkheads 24 constitutes the operating room 18, the floor 19 of which surrounds the engine-room. The ends of the vessel are further subdivided into compartments 25, 26, for the reception of gaseline and foul air, respectively. The compartment 29 constitutes a storage for compressed air, which is supplied to the operating room 18 by the pipe 30, while the impure air is exhausted from the upper part of the room into the engine-room 17 by the pipe 33 and then conducted into the foul-air compartment 26 by the compressor 36. The exhaust gases from the engine are passed through a purifier 45 and then to the foul air compartments 26 by way of the expansion tank 46. The vertical movements of the vessel are controlled by horizontal submerging- screws 8 mounted in conduits 9 and driven by a motor 10.
Patent GB-190607397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ignition Devices for Explosion Motors.
Inventor: BERTHEAU HENRIK AUGUST
Filed: 1906-03-27
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 7397. Bertheau, H. A. Jan. 31, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and explosive-vapour engines, igniting in. The cylindrical fire-proof body a, preferably of soapstone, which serves as the igniter is enclosed in a second cylinder c, preferably also of soapstone, which has flanges d fitting the inside of the ignition chamber g. The gases reach the body a from the cylinder l by the openings h, i. This arrangement keeps the igniter a hot and ensures a quick ignition. More than one cylinder c may be used.
Patent GB-190607670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Handles or Grips for Athletic and other Appliances.
Inventor: STOCKDELL CLARENCE LOW
Filed: 1906-03-30
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 7670. Stockdell, C. L. April 3, 1905, [date applied for nnder Patents Act, 1901]. Dumb bells ; gymnastic &c. apparatus.-The handles of dumbbells, athletic apparatus, tools, &c. are made with the crosssection 1, to facilitate holding.
Patent GB-190613352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Permanent Way of Railways.
Inventor: RAMBACHER ADAM
Filed: 1906-06-09
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 13,352. Rambacher, A. June 9, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901 ]. Rail joints; rails, securing to sleepers.-To prevent the destruction of wood sleepers caused by the wearing of the bearing-surfaces, rectangular or semicircular sleepers are made with dovetailed recesses to receive one or two hard-wood insertions such as a', a<2>; Fig. 5. To obviate frequent underplugging of the sleepers, wood wedges d, Fig. 5, are inserted between the rail c and bearing-plate b. The wedges are guided by side flanges on the plate b, and are held by clamps e and screws f, which are preferably prolongations of the sleeper screws. At rail joints two similar wedges are placed side by side on a bearing - plate supported by a short longitudinal sleeper. The longitudinal sleeper rests on two iron or other cross sleepers. To prevent creeping, clamps, as shown in Figs. 9 and 9<a>, are fixed to the rail foot on each side of the bearing-plate, or the rail flange may have corrugations l, Fig. 12, adapted to engage with corresponding projections on the holding-down plates m. The Specification in the orginal form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also a rail constructed with a single removable head riveted or bolted to the main support as in Fig. 13, the joints in the rail head and support being arranged to break joint. In the modification shown in Fig. 14, there are two removable portions, and the joints in all three parts of the rail break joint. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190617830-A (GB)
Title: A Ruling and Blotting Appliance for Office and similar uses.
Inventor: KUHN ERNST
Filed: 1906-08-08
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 17,830. Kuhn, E. Aug. 8. Rulers.-A blotting-appliance and ruler is formed of a series of independent rolled - up tube - like layers a of blotting-paper with the longitudinal edges of each layer brought together and fixed by adhesive to form a neat flush joint as at a', Fig. 2. These joints may be formed by the abutting edges, or may partly overlap as at g, Fig. 8. Layers c of ordinary paper &c. may be provided between the successive layers a, and these may have rows of perforations to form tear-off strips e, Figs. 1 and 2, for removal of the paper layer and the blotting- paper layer upon it. Other means for tearing-off the blotting-paper may be provided, such as wires e, Fig. 8, or paper strips &c. between or embedded in the layers. The layers may be upon a tubular core f, or a rod &c. which may be removable. When tubular, the appliance may be used as a case for pencils, pens, brushes, &c., its ends being provided with removable plugs i, Fig. 10. A measuring- scale may be marked on each blotting-paper layer.
Patent GB-190618586-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regulating Devices for Ventilators of Windows and the like Hinged Structures.
Inventor: CHELL FRANCIS JOHN
Filed: 1906-08-20
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 18,586. Chell, F. J. Aug. 20. Ventilator opening and closing apparatus.-The object is to provide operating-apparatus which may be readily applied to a ventilator or like hinged frame without regard to whether it is hinged to open outwardly or inwardly. A sole plate 1, mounted on the frame, carries a screw 4 on which revolves a collar 6 on a grooved pulley 5 rotated by cords 10 guided by wire loops 13. The collar 6 engages with two curved arms 9 which are secured to an operating rod 7 by pivoting together at c and then inserting set pins through holes in the arms into one of two holes a, b, in the rod, according as the apparatus is required for an inwardly or outwardly opening ventilator. The rod 7 may be secured direct to the ventilator or may be pivoted to lugs 1<b> on the sole plate and provided with a pin 7<a> working in a slotted piece 7<b> on the ventilator. The sole plate 1 is fitted with a side bracket 1<a> by which it may be secured, and by providing the sole plate with lugs at both ends the apparatus may be adapted for right or left handed opening ventilators.
Patent GB-190618739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Motors.
Inventor: MENDELSON DAVID
Filed: 1906-08-21
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 18,739. Mendelson, D. Aug. 21. Ratchet gearing.-An oscillating electric motor is provided with mechanism for converting oscillating into circular motion in either direction. Two pairs A, B of movable and stationary magnets are provided. Each movable magnet carries a segment provided with two rows of teeth a<1>, a<2> in different planes, adapted to gear with separate pinions on a shaft E, and to drive this shaft by ratchets and pawls, the direction of rotation depending on which pinion is in gear. Reversal is effected by raising or lowering the shaft E.
Patent GB-190619696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vessel Hulls.
Inventor: MANKER CAREY ALAN
Filed: 1906-09-04
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 19,696. Manker, C. A. Sept. 4. Hulls.-The widest portion of the wetted surface of the hull is near the bow A at the point of first contact with the water, and thence diminishes gradually in width towards the stern B, the stern lines continuously diverging outwardly in curves towards the bow. Lateral projecting wings 2, 3 provided at the bow are disposed in a substantially horizontal plane, in order to split the waves and enable the vessel to rise upwardly when meeting waves. The hull is of gradually increasing depth towards the stern and is constructed with a concave under surface. The above-water portion is of cigar shape, and at the stern projects laterally beyond the wedge-shaped lower portion of the hull and forms stability guides 5, which prevent the stern from settling when in motion. The dotted lines in Fig. 1 indicate the position assumed by the vessel when under way.
Patent GB-190620228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Razors
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1906-09-11
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 20,228. Haddan, H. J., [Lecoultre & Cie, J., and Lecoultre, H.]. Sept. 11. Razors with removable blades fitting into a longitudinally-grooved back have the blade d secured in position in the groove by a screw f at the end of the metal bar or back b. The screw head may be grooved for use with a screwdriver, or milled to be adjusted by the fingers. The bar b has a tang extension and is pivoted in the usual manner to the handle a.
Patent GB-190624222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Radio-active Crystals.
Inventor: REITZ JOHANNES
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 24,222. Reitz, J. Oct. 30. Radiations, treating diseases with.-Radio-active crystals for use in radio-therapeutics are prepared by causing a suitable crystallizable medium previously deprived of its water of crystallization to absorb a solution of a radium salt or water which has taken up the radiation. An example is given in which calcined sodium carbonate is treated with one and a half times its weight of an aqueous solution containing radium, a rigid plate being formed.
Patent GB-190701753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Wheels for Road Vehicles
Inventor: SHAW FEASTER
Filed: 1907-01-23
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 1753. Shaw, F., Kirsop, W. B., and Perkins, W. Jan. 23. Tyres, pneumatic; felloes or rims. - The partly-inflated tyre x is held by an expansible ring c provided at intervals with fingers adapted to grip the tyre heads. The rim proper comprises a fixed member formed with a flange a, and a corresponding detachable flanged ring A, a<1>. The ring A is formed with dovetails a' adapted to engage in mortises a<4> in a ring a<2> which projects from the bed of the fixed member, the parts being locked by means of spring plungers B. The security bolts D are arranged to slide in wedge dovetailed mortises a<5> in the riog a<2>.
Patent GB-190702789-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Process for Treating Ores Containing Zinc Sulphide and Lead Sulphide.
Inventor: THELBERG JOHN
Filed: 1907-02-04
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 2789. Thelberg, J. Feb. 4. Fumes, treating. - Consists of a process for obtaining a pigment containing zinc oxide and sulphate and lead sulphate from sulphide ores containing lead and zinc by treatment with a mixture of steam and air superheated to about 1200‹ C. The heated mixture from one or other of the chambers 1, 2 passes to a flue 7 running along the bottom of a cupola furnace 4 which contains the ore resting upon a layer of bricks. The flue 7 forms the highest part of the floor of the furnace, and is perforated at 11, 11<a> to distribute the gas mixture. Openings 10 are provided for the slag. The ore is mixed with a suitable flux, which, if lime is necessary, is in the form of quicklime, and no fuel is added, so as to avoid the production of carbonic acid. The volatilized products of oxidation pass through a flue 13, the compartment 16 of a chamber 14, where it is partly cooled by pipes 19 connecting the two end compartments 15, 17, thence through water-jacketed cooling-tubes 22, 24, 26 attached to receptacles 23, 25, and thence into the top compartment 29 of a chamber 27 and into canvas bags 32 below which are receptacles 42 for collecting any pigment that falls through the bags 32. The gases that pass through the canvas bags, mainly nitrogen and sulphurous acid, are drawn by a blower 36 through pipes 33, 34 to the compartment 15 of the chamber 14, from which they pass through the pipes 19, where they are heated, to the compartment 17 and then to a Glover tower 40, where the sulphurous acid is converted into sulphuric acid. Part of the gas mixture may also be taken from the pipe 33 through a pipe 35 by a blower 39 and delivered to a pipe 37 encircling the furnace 4 and provided with four tuyeres 38 for cooling the charge at a point above the oxidation zone.
Patent GB-190704296-A (GB)
Title: Seam Trimmers and Edge Binders for Sewing Machines.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1907-02-21
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 4296. Fairweather, W., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. Feb. 21. Trimming or cutting; binding edges; attachments securing.-Relates to a combination of a trimming- device which can be disconnected during the sewing operation and a guide for the binding which is mounted in slides perpendicular to the line of feed, the whole being specially adapted for trimming and binding endless seams, such as the cuffs of sleeves. The trimming - blade is carried by a slide-rod, which is reciprocated by a pin 20 on a lever 19 which may engage with a slot in the rod. The lever 19 and its shaft 18 are oscillated by a cam 22. To put the trimmer into or out of gear, the shaft 18 is moved axially by means of a lever 29, which engages the shaft between its end and the head of a screw 32. A spring 33 tends to keep the trimmer in gear, and another spring is arranged to draw the trimmer away from the work when it is disconnected. The blade cooperated with a block 39, Fig, 4, and a spring- pressed plate 40 bears upon the cutter to hold it in contact with the block. The binder head 51, shown as withdrawn from the work in Fig. 4, is mounted upon a plate 50 which slides in ways 58 in the bed-plate and is further guided by screws 57 which pass through a slot 56 in it. The end part 55 slides upon a plate 47 which is secured to the bed plate by a screw. A catch-lever 54 is pivoted to the slide 50 at 59 and is pressed by a spring 61, between the lever head 60 and a lug 63, so that a pin 64 on the end of it is held in the slot 65 in the plate 47 when the binder is in working position and locks it. A guard 52 is provided to guide the trimmed-off portions away. The binding is interlaced between the pins 53 to produce a proper tension.
Patent GB-190704578-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Controlling Electric Currents
Inventor: BREMAECKER EUGENE DE
Filed: 1907-02-25
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 4578. Bremaecker, E. de. Feb. 25. Switehes. - High-tension switches are operated by an electro - magnet supplied with low-tension current and polarized by a permanent magnet. The electro-magnet E has an armature A polarized by a permanent -magnet Q, and the armature is connected to a platinum contact M by metal rods B, C and a porcelain rod T coated with an insulating-layer. When a low-tension current is passed through the coils E, the contact M is moved to touch the contact F on the bracket I, thus completing the high-tension circuit. This may be broken by reversing the low-tension current, and the spark across the contacts M, F is blown out by the electro-magnet Z, the windings of which are In series with the contacts. To reverse the current in the coil E, two batteries and two switches may be connected, as shown in Fig. 3 ; or one button may be used to close ope circuit when pressed and another circuit when released. Another form is shown in Fig. 6 in which a contact-spring R may be moved by a rod P to touch contacts C', C'. A single rocking switch may be used in which the reverse contacts are made by depressing the opposite ends of the rocker. Only one battery is required with the switch shown in Fig. 9, in which two contact-springs R<1>, R<2> may be brought into contact with studs C<1>, C<2>. When a current is passed through the coils E, the armature moves from one of its two positions to the other quickly, and gives a rapid movement to the contact M. Multiple contacts may be used to break the high-tension circuit at several points, and by having the moving contact provided with two contact-faces the relay may be used as a reversing-switch.
Patent GB-190708004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots, Shoes and the like.
Inventor: ROC ALEXANDRE JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-04-05
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 8004. Roc, A. J. April 5. Uppers.-The top, vamp, and counter are cut in one piece to the shape shown in Fig. 1, the edges passing through the points 1, 6 being in contact between the points X. The part a is then turned upon the part b about the line 1-2, next the part c, d is turned down about the line 3-4, and lastly the part d is turned over about the line 5-6 so that it covers the base of the part b. The parts are then assembled, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, by a line of stitching, the top being prolonged on the right-hand side of the boot, as at e, to give strength and to permit re-stitching. The edges f, g of the parts b, a are furnished with eyelets, buckles, hooks, or buttons. For an elastic boot, the parts f, g are brought together previously, to close the opening. The lining h of the counter stops short a little within the seams of stitching, and its lower edge is taken in under the insole and stitched or pasted. This lining may be placed within the top instead of between the counter and top. The upper edge of the top may be curved.