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Patent GB-190714526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Eye Bathing Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1907-06-24
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 14,526. Boult, A. J., [Sebald, A.]. June 24. Eye baths; massage.-In apparatus for bathing and massaging the eyes, in which movements of the bathing-fluid are effected by injected air, a vessel a, shaped to fit the eye cavity, is connected by a hose c to a pressure ball d. A check valve e is located in the hose c. Liquid contained in the bath a is agitated by repeatedly compressing the ball d. The transparent base of the vessel a is protected from being scratched, or damaged, by a rib f.
Patent GB-190715865-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Amusement Apparatus for Producing a Switchback Effect
Inventor: HARTLEY CYRIL JOHN
Filed: 1907-07-10
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 15,865. Hartley, C. J., and Bishop, R. H. July 10. Amusements for fairs and the like.-Relates to amusement apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 25,831, A.D. 1906, in which camshaped wheels mounted on an horizontal axis are provided with circumferential tracks for cars. Rotation of the wheels imparts to the cars a motion which, to the occupants, is similar to the motion of cars running on an ordinary switch-back railway. The rim of the wheel is supported on radial spokes which are braced together by an hexagonal framework. The wheels are driven from an engine through an intermediate train of gearing which permits of two speeds of the wheels for a constant speed of the engine. The cars are provided with rollers which run under guard-rails. Instead of wheels, the cars may have runners or sliders engaging in channels formed by overhanging angle-irons. The cars may be also formed to represent ships, the track wheels in this case being submerged in water. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 10, the track consists of two portions carried by separate wheels. To produce the illusion of fast travelling, sections of any desired scenery, carried by an endless band, as shown in Fig. 16, driven from the track wheels, are run at a rapid speed past the car.
Patent GB-190720180-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Guiding Materials in Sewing Machines.
Inventor: MUGFORD FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-09-10
Granted: 1908-04-16
Abstract: 20,180. Mugford, F. W. Sept. 10. Sewing-machine attachments, securing.-In a sewing-machine, two guides, one a plain edge guide, and the other adapted to guide an insertion or to serve as a folder, hemmer, binder, or the like, are placed on one base-plate and are adapted to be moved alternately into operative position. The base-plate A, which may be adjustably attached to the machine, carries a pivoted link B on which the two guides C, D, on a common plate E, are pivotally mounted. A pin h depending upon the plate E moves in a guide-slot in the base-plate A, and another downwardly projecting pin g is adapted to engage in holes c when pressed down by the knob G. One of these holes is immediately under the knob in the position shown. Fig. 2 shows the edge guide C in operative position, and the guide D is brought into position by raising the stud g, moving the pin h back along the slot b, and then swinging the plate E round. When the correct position is reached, the guide may be locked in position by pressing the knob G, upon which the stud g enters the hole c.
Patent GB-190720619-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Lamp Holder, with Improved Shade Carrier Holder for Bayonet Cap Electric Lamps
Inventor: ESCARE CHARLES MAURICE
Filed: 1907-09-17
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 20,619. EscarÚ, C. M., and Damey, C. Sept. 17. Lamp-shade holders.-A shade carrier attached to a holder for an incandescent electric lamp consists of a sleeve t providad with a nut u. The sleeve is secured on the bolder by a spring device, which may be two sliding buttons e pressed apart by a spring f.
Patent GB-190721643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Frames for Photos, Clocks, and the like
Inventor: KOTTNITZ OTTO
Filed: 1907-09-30
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 21,643. Kottnitz, O. Sept. 30. Clock cases and stands.-An ordinary china, glass, or earthenware plate or plaque H has the centre G cut out during the process of manufacture; and is used as a frame for clocks &c., which are held in place by strings or wires passed through holes in the ridge at the back of the plate.
Patent GB-190721715-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Regulating the Pressure of Gas in Burners and for Preventing the Passage of Dust into same.
Inventor: WINN PHILIP
Filed: 1907-10-01
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 21,715. Winn, P., and Wilkes, A. H. Oct. 1. Gas burners.-In a pressure regulator for bunsen &c. gas burners, a threaded sleeve c, pierced with one or more holes h at its lower end, is passed through the outer casing. Within the inner chamber b, so formed, is a block d which serves to regulate the gas passage through the openings h. A hood e deflects dust &c. into the annular space a. The block d is actuated by a screw g which engages with a conical face f on the block. The valve may be spring-pressed to ensure its lowering on the withdrawal of 'the screw g.
Patent GB-190722772-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Universal Joints of the Driving Shafts of Motor Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: RUTHERFORD EDWARD JAMES YOUNG
Filed: 1907-10-16
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 22,772. Rutherford, E. J. Y., and Ross, C. A. Oct. 16. Universal joints.-In a universal joint for a motor road vehicle &c., forks A, A' are keyed to the shafts a, a<1>, and have lubricant-containing cups a<6> at their extremities. Bearing-cups B for balls C, and caps a7 with square projections a<8>, are provided. The four-armed connecting-piece D has screwed ends d to receive adjustable cones d' and lock-nuts d<2>. Packing-rings e may be used to retain the lubricant.
Patent GB-190722965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Making a Combustible Heating and Illuminating Gas.
Inventor: HILL FREDERICK BARKER
Filed: 1907-10-17
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 22,965. Hill, F. B., and Westwood, G. J. W. Oct. 17. [Cognate Application No. 2874, A.D. 1908, dated Feb. 8.] Carburetting.-A carburetting-plant comprises a pumping-bell automatically operated by water pressure, a carburettor in which air is drawn through or over the surface of hydrocarbon, and a holder into which the carburetted air is forced, the whole being preferably arranged in a water tank, and all the joints being preferably formed by liquid seals. The bell b is raised by water supplied through a pipe 12, the water supply being controlled by tappets 31, 32. Air is thereby sucked in through a valve f, pipes g, j, condensing chamber i, pipes m, n, and a submerged perforated hood q connected to a float p, and the carburetted air is drawn into the bell b through a valve w, cylinder y, and telescopic pipe 7. The bell b falls by gravity and forces the gas back through the pipe 7, cylinder y, valve 3, and telescopic pipe 14 into the gas holder c, which it leaves by a pipe 18. The ends of the pipes 7, 14, 18 are provided with mixing boxes 7<a>. The exhaust water from the cylinder 8 passes into the tank d, which is provided with an overflow 33 and a heating-coil 34. The height of the tube n in the chamber r serves to indicate the level of hydrocarbon in the carburettor a. The composition of the gas may be adjusted by admitting a subsidiary air supply through a graduated valve on a branch pipe leading into the pipe 7. In a modification the air may be drawn from the chamber i through pipes 41, Fig. 5, opening into nozzles 44, the air thus drawing in vapour from the surface of the liquid through the openings 52. Parts of the apparatus, such as the bell b, may be duplicated. Nozzles of other shapes than those shown may be employed, and in some cases the hydrocarbon is drawn or injected into a mixing-chamber by the air in the form of a spray or mist which becomes absorbed by the air.
Patent GB-190803267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: RAYNER THOMAS JAMES
Filed: 1908-02-13
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 3267. Rayner, T. J. Feb. 13. Springs. - Wheels, of the kind in which a rigid rim is supported upon plungers guided in hub cylinders connected by narrow channels and containing liquid or liquid and air, are constructed with each h plunger c, Fig 2, reduced for the greater part of its length and fitted with packing- rings compressed by a gland d secured by a nut d<1>, Fig. 1. The rim and hub are in two parts loosely connected by transverse bolts, so that each has some independence. The outer end of each piston is fitted with a block e sliding in a recess in the rim, from the ends of which it is separated by india - rubber or other resilient cushions g. Specification No. 13,947, A.D. 1906, is referred to.
Patent GB-190804656-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Cooking Stoves.
Inventor: DAVIS HAROLD NEWSOM
Filed: 1908-03-02
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 4656. Davis, H. N. March 2. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Atmospheric gas burners.-In a gas cooking- stove, the gas and air regulator A, which is of the known type shown in Fig. II, is fixed in a recess in, and stands flush with, the outside of the stove, as shown in Fig. IV, the air being supplied to the burner D through an airregulating shutter C from the exterior of the oven, and the gas-supply pipe B being arranged inside the oven frame. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 1519, A.D. 1901, and No. 5091, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Stoves &c.].]
Patent GB-190809701-A (GB)
Title: Fastening for Casements
Inventor: TWIGG FRANCIS JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-05-05
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 9701. Twigg, F. J. May 5. Casement fasteners.- The handle c of a casement fastener is mounted to slide on its spindle a between a spring b and a milled nut e, and can be adjusted therefore to a casement that is warped. A cap f on the end of the spindle enables the parts to be removed. Specification No. 11,665, A.D. 1907, is referred to.
Patent GB-190809743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rod, Pole and like Brackets.
Inventor: WHITFIELD JAMES
Filed: 1908-05-05
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 9743. Whitfield, J. May 5. Brackets.-In a bracket for curtain and like rods, poles, &c., provided with an open-topped seating c for the ends of the rods &c., this seating is made rotatable so that it mav be used on either side of the window and fixed to any desired part of the window framing. The part a, b of the bracket may be secured directly to the window framing, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be provided with pivoted ears e, Fig. 6, as described in Specification No. 22,154, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190814782-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Turbine Motor.
Inventor: WOLF FRANZ EMIL
Filed: 1908-07-11
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 14,782. Wolf, F. E. July 11. Elastic-fluid turbines.- Steam issuing from the nozzle g is guided in a spiral or approximately spiral path through the rotor and by friction with the walls of the chambers in the rotor imparts rotary motion to it. Fig. 2 shows a rotor for a reversible turbine comprising a number of concentric cylinders d having passages e arranged in staggered relation, through which the steam passes outwards. In a rotor for forward running only, the passages maybe arranged as shown in Fig. 3, so as to give a longer path to the steam. Fig. 4 shows a rotor comprising a number of surfaces m, between which are continuous paths for the steam.
Patent GB-190816622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hair Pins.
Inventor: OSMOND GEORGE ERNEST
Filed: 1908-08-06
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 16,622. Osmond, G. E. Aug. 6. Hair-pins. - Consists in providing the free end of each prong with a helical half-turn about the common central axis,- the twist extending as shown from the points of the pin, and the upper portion of the pin being left plane.
Patent GB-190820602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: ROGERS FREDERICK
Filed: 1908-09-30
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 20,602. Rogers, F. Sept. 30. Tyres, pneumatic.- Relates to tyres having at each edge two flaps, one of which d rests on the periphery of the rim while the other e has a beadat its inner edge and is clamped to the felloe by a plate f with an annular groove to take the bead. The tyre may be used with or without an inner airtube. In the latter case the flanges d abut or overlap so as t.o form an air-tight joint. The side plates may be recessed to accommodate the bolt heads and nuts.
Patent GB-190822951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trolley Wheels or Collectors for Electricity.
Inventor: SCHOLLENBERGER EDMUND MAYER
Filed: 1908-10-28
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 22,951. Schollenberger, E. M. Oct. 30, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Collectors for electricity. A trolly or collector for electricity, by which sleet is removed from the conductor wire, comprises two side members 18 and a central member 11 adapted to fit into recesses in the side members. The members are free to rotate and also to move laterally on the axle against the action of the springs 21. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also the arrangement of passages for conveying lubricant to the axle. Passages are formed through the members 18 which guide the lubricant on to the end faces of the member 11 in which diametrical passages are formed to guide it to the axle. This subjectmatter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190900664-A (GB)
Title: Device for Suspending Brooms and the like.
Inventor: BEHNKE PAUL
IPC: A47L13/512
Filed: 1909-01-11
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 664. Behnke, P., and Behnke, E. Jan. 11. Clip brackets.-A bracket for holding brooms and similar implements is constructed after the manner of holders for billiard cues, in which the cues are held in position by means of wedge levers. An horizontal plate b is provided with a hole c through which the handle is passed and held in position against a wall board a by the eccentric lever d. The lever has its rear end e covered with india-rubber. The horizontal plate may be fixed directly against the wall, and may be provided with a number of holes and levers.
Patent GB-190903351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Weighing Machinery.
Inventor: DENISON GEORGE HENRY
IPC: G01G19/04
Filed: 1909-02-11
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 3351. Denison, G. H. Feb. 11. Automatic - feed weighers; weighbridges.-Relates to a machine such as that described in Specification 9339/95, in which a measuring-quadrant is brought forward against a gripped steelyard, the return movement of the quadrant being utilized to measure the gross weight. The load, which is carried by a continuously-travelling band, is transmitted to the steelyard N, Figs. 2 and 4, in the manner described in the above - quoted Specification, and the steelyard is gripped, at predetermined intervals, by a plate M operated from a cam K' on the main shaft J. The measuring-quadrant C<2>, loose on the shaft B, is then \brought against the steelyard N by the action of a spring Q<3> operating through levers Q<1>, G<1>. The return, that is, the measuring-stroke, of the quadrant is effected by a cam K<2>, and the movement is transmitted to the weightcounter S<1> through a friction clutch A, Fig. 4, instead of the system of pawls previously used. The friction clutch, which is feathered to the shaft B, is operated by a lever R and cam k<1>, k<2>. After every measuring-stroke, the clutch is released from the quadrant and slid into engagement with a discounting-boss E, which is given a rotary movement proportional to the average tare by a cam K<1>. The clutch is then disconnected ready for the next measuring- operation. In Figs. 6 and 7 is shown an arrangement whereby the machine may be adapted for weighing loaded trucks as they are brought one by one on to the weighbridge. In this case the driving - shaft J, instead of running continuously, is given one revolution only, for each truck run on to the weighbridge. This action is produced by the wheels of the truck depressing electric contacts w<1>, w<3>, and energizing an electro-magnet V<5>, which trips a lever V', thereby permitting the engagement of a clutch V<1>, V<2> long enough to produce one revolution of the shaft J. The contacts are arranged at the far end of the weighbridge, so that the steelyard has time to balance correctly before the shaft J is set in operation. In order to make the weighbridge available in both directions, an additional set of spring contacts W<1>, W<3> is provided, and the lower portions W<2>, W<4> of the inner contacts are linked together and operated by tappets W<6>, W<7> so that, as a truck runs on to the weighbridge, the wheels, on depressing the tappets, put the nearest set of contacts out of operation. In the case where the tare varies, the arrangement of the shaft B, Fig. 4, is slightly modified and is operated by means of tappets on the weighbridge, so that empty trucks when returning throw the clutch A over and discount the tare from the weightcounter S<1>.
Patent GB-190903505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Sterilisation of Surgical Dressings and other Textile Articles.
Inventor: MARSHALL JOHN DAVID
IPC: A61L2/00
Filed: 1909-02-12
Granted: 1910-02-14
Abstract: 3505. Marshall, J. D. Feb. 12. Corner joints; joints between box bottoms and bodies. -A box in which surgical dressings &c. may be sterilized and preserved comprises a metal frame A fitted with a lid E having an aperture H and fastened in place by a soft-metal ripping-band K having a ring L attached. The bottom of the box is separate, and is soldered to a ledge at the bottom of the frame A after the dressings have been inserted. The box and its contents are sterilized by steam, and the aperture in the lid is afterwards closed by a soldered metal disk G.
Patent GB-190903948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inverted Incandescence Gas Lamps.
Inventor: KUETTNER ERNST WOLFGANG
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1909-02-17
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 3948. K³ttner, E. W. Feb. 17,1908, [Convention date]. Incandescent gas burners; mantles.-An inverted burner, having a saucer-shaped or plate-shaped mantle, is provided with means for throttling the external air supply, and with a flared flamespreader 3 surrounding the lower end of the mixing-tube 1 and adapted to keep the chimney draught from the parts of the mantle covered by the spreader. The external air supply is preferably admitted through a hit-and-miss regulator 8 on the globe-holder, and passes around a tapering glass chimney 5 to the mantle. Part of the external air supply may be fed through a pipe 11 to a chamber 10 above the spreader 3, and thence through apertures 12 in its base. The mantle ring 16 may be suspended by hooks 17, 18 from the flame-spreader.
Patent GB-190904566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Propulsion of Ships.
Inventor: PORTER JAMES ROBERTSON
IPC: B63H11/08
Filed: 1909-02-24
Granted: 1909-12-09
Abstract: 4566. Porter, J. R. Feb. 24. Propelling by paddlewheels.-Relates to that c l a s s of apparatus in which a propeller forces water against one or a series of annular, angular, or curved surfaces so that the direction of the water is changed, and a resultant thrust imparted to the ship. The propeller comprises a s e r i e s of blades g supported on arms h and arranged parallel to the shaft e about which they revolve. The blades g are formed of a concave curve followed by a convex curve, and discharge the water against annular curved planes c supported from the ship, by the resultant thrust of which, due to reaction, the ship is propelled.
Patent GB-190905780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Type Casting Machines.
IPC: B41B5/06
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 5780. Degener, H., and General Composing Co. May 27, 1908, [Convention date]. Type-casting machines ; matrices ; moulds.- Relates to type-casting machines in which the matrix is equal in width to the type to be cast and is clamped between the mould parts in such a manner that burring is prevented on those sides of the type that are ultimately in contact when a complete line is set up. The matrices generally used in line setting and casting machines may be employed. Means for preventing wear of the matrices and for delivering and finishing the cast type are provided. The lateral walls of the mould slot are formed by a vertical slide 3 and an ejector 4, which are wide enough to seize the sides of the matrix 7 when it is brought against the mould. The extra width of the ejector 4 is provided by a transverse projection 5 which serves to clean the mould of shavings &c. during its ejecting movement, this movement being accomplished by a spring 9 and the return movement by a cam on a shaft 13. The upper and lower mould parts 1, 2 may, if desired, be adjustable for various body widths of type at the same time. The matrix holder 8 is mounted in its carrier 14 in such a manner that a spring 46 tends always to move it towards the right, Fig. 4, so that, in its movement up to the mould, the matrix clears the slide 3 and avoids being damaged. The ejector 5 moves up to clamp the matrix and, the casting operation having taken place, the matrix is removed, the slide 3 descends until its top face is level with the part 2, a slide 19, Fig. 6, moves forward under the action of a spring 18, and the type is then carried forward between the ejector and the slide 19. The slide 19 moves back a second slide 22 so that between this slide and the frame 17 is formed a vertical conduit through which the type is forced by a slide 23. The width of the conduit is always equal to the width of the type, owing to the movement of the ejector being limited by an adjustable stop 28. In a modification, the slide 19 is omitted and the type is pushed horizontally along a channel formed by a member 25, Fig. 9, which is moved upwards by the slide 3 when a cast is to take place. Slight play is provided between the frame 17 and the slide 3 to allow for expansion, and a spring is interposed in order to press the slide towards the mould. Cooling-water circulates through the frame but not through the mould, and the mould is removably mounted in the frame 37, being embedded therein on three sides. The matrix holder 8 is removably held in its carrier 14 by a bolt 38, Fig. 4. Trimming type galley mechanism.-The type pushed down by the slide 23 is moved along by another slide 24 between two jaws 41, 42 provided with knives 30 The lower jaw 42 is forced upwards by springs 33 but may be fixed at any distance from the jaw 41 by means of screws 34. A galley to receive the type is removably inserted into a dovetailed recess in the jaw 42. By the removal of a pin 43, the slide 24 becomes free and may be removed from the machine.
Patent GB-190908757-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Cutting Roadbeds.
Inventor: CRAIG LEE DARNEAL
IPC: E01C23/09
Filed: 1909-04-13
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 8757. Craig, L. D. April 13. Scarifiers or road-breakers. - Relates to machines for breaking up asphalt and other roads, and for digging trenches for laying pipes or conduits, by means of vertically falling cutting - tools, and consists in providing a wheeled truck 1 carrying hoisting - drums 3 for two cutters 11 which are attached to hammers 10 enclosed in laterally adjustable frames 5. To prevent disturbance of the adjacent road surface, pressure plates 15 are arranged to bear on the road at each side of the cutters. Cables 12, attached to the hammers 10, pass over pulleys 13, and are wound on the drums 3, which are loosely mounted on the shaft 3<1> driven from the engine 4, but are thrown into engagement for raising the hammers by a clutch lever 14. The frames 5 are laterally adjustable between crossbeams 6 by a right and left handed screw-bolt 8. The plates 15 are connected to vertically-guided lift-rods 16', operated from levers 19 adjustable on quadrants 20. The plates are held down by springs 18.