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Patent GB-190524804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surface Coolers or Radiators for Automobiles and the like.
Inventor: BACHTEN LOUIS
Filed: 1905-11-30
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 24,804. Bachten, L., and Gallay, J., [trading as Bachten & Gallay, L.]., Dec. 9, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and like engines.- In radiators for motor cars of the class in which a series of hollow corrugated elements connect two water chambers, the elements are made so as to baffle the air passing between them. Fig. 1 shows a sectional elevation, Fig. 2 shows a horizontal section, and Figs. 3 and 4 show details on an enlarged scale. Each element, consisting of two corrugated sheets of metal united and soldered at their edges, is curved normally to the direction of the corrugations, as shown in Fig. 2. The elements are connected to the upper and lower water-chambers by inlet and outlet tubes d, e, which are arranged at opposite corners so that leaks are easily seen and repaired; Depressions i are formed in the sheets to keep them apart. Each element is held in notches formed in the transverse bars l.
Patent GB-190527241-A (GB)
Title: Protected or Armourclad Combined Electric Switch-fuse Plugs.
Inventor: BERRY HERBERT HENRY
Filed: 1905-12-30
Granted: 1906-10-04
Abstract: 27,241. Berry, H. H. Dec. 30. Fastenings.-Relates to an electric switch and a case therefor, the lid of which can only be opened when the switch is "off." The switch is operated by a vertical push-rod which passes through the lid and the lower end of which is adapted to cooperate with a projection 21 on the base of the case, so that the lid can only be opened when the rod is raised as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190601131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Bottles for use in the Army or the like.
Inventor: FAICHNIE NORMAN
Filed: 1906-01-16
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 1131. Faichnie, N. Jan. J6: Drawings to Specification. Equipments and accoutrements.-The felt covering of a water bottle is attached to and forms part of a sling.
Patent GB-190606774-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bifurcated Rivet.
Inventor: LINDSAY DAVID HENRY
Filed: 1906-03-21
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 6774. Lindsay, D. H. March 21. Rivets; nails.-A bifurcated rivet or nail for belting, straps, harness, wood-work, soles or protectors for boots, &c., which may also be used as a stud for boot soles, has a flat rectangular shank b, with shoulders c and pointed prongs d, which curve outwards and do not pass completely through the material when clinched.
Patent GB-190614928-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Armoured Concrete Floors and Ceilings.
Inventor: BAYER HANS
Filed: 1906-06-30
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 14,928. Bayer, H. June 30 Floors ; ceilings; girders and beams.-A concrete ceiling and floor is formed of ferro-concrete joists 1 placed with their flanges in contact, and a concrete filling 3, which enters grooves 2 in the joists so as to form a thickened top flange for the whole series. According to the Provisional Specification, projecting iron ribs may be used instead of the grooves 2.
Patent GB-190619044-A (GB)
Title: Means for Attaching the Necktie to the Collar Stud
Inventor: BOCK CARL
Filed: 1906-08-25
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 19,044. Bock, C. Aug. 25. Neck-tie retainers and fastenings.-The head b of the collar stud takes into an opening in a plate d attached to the tie and is held there by springs f. A cap c is secured to the plate d to prevent dust from entering between the springs f, and the head of the stud may be of bone or mother of pearl, covered by a metal cap h. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 833, A.D. 1894, No. 11,499, A.D. 1897, and No. 24,725, A.D. 1903.]
Patent GB-190623158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire-resisting Doors
Inventor: PARK JOHN TAYLOR
Filed: 1906-10-19
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 23,158. Taylor, J. Oct. 19. Drawings to Specification. Fires, preventing and minimizing.-In fire-proof doors and shutters consisting of two or more metal sheets with a layer or layers of asbestos or the like between, the metal sheets are so idented or embossed that the expansion that takes place when the doors or shutters become heated will be taken up within the normal length and width of the door itself by the yielding of the raised portions.
Patent GB-190624969-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Utilization of Waste Rubber.
Inventor: GENTZSCH ADOLF
Filed: 1906-11-06
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 24,969. Gentzsch, A. Nov. 16, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Reducing india-rubber and gutta-percha to powder by cooling and pounding.-The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 describes the pulverization of waste rubber by cooling below zero and pounding. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 129, A.D. 1857, [Abridgment Class Paints &c.], No. 1728, A.D. 1858, No. 882, A.D. 1859, No. 1957, A.D. 1860, No. 2373, A.D. 1863, No. 1962, A.D. 1865, No. 1649, A.D. 1866, and No. 2339, A.D. 1876, [Abridgment Class India-rubber &c.], No. 229, A.D. 1881, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Conducting &c.]. and No. 14,150, A.D. 1889, and No. 15,436, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class India-rubber &c.].]
Patent GB-190625325-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Mill for Grinding Grain.
Inventor: APOSTOLOFF SERGE BERDITSCHEWSK
Filed: 1906-11-09
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 25,325. A Postoloff, S. B. Nov. 9. Disk mills.-Apparatus for grinding grain consists of a pair of disks 1, 2, provided with two or more concentric rows of coacting grinding-rings and mounted on horizontal shafts 7, 9, revolving at different speeds and, preferably, in opposite directions. The rings are grooved or toothed, and successive pairs of rings are adapted to reduce the grain progressively. The shaft 9 passes through the hollow shaft 7 and carries a helical conveyer 14 to feed the grain from the box 12 to the disks ; or a set of pallets may be arranged helically on either of the shafts 7, 9. The feed-hopper 15 has an adjustable plate and a feed-roller 16 , and magnets 17, carried by hinged doors or flaps 18 in the feed-shoot, remove any pieces of iron present in the grain. Pallets 5, 6 carried by one of the disks direct the ground material towards the outlet of the casing 3. The shaft 9 is adjustable longitudinally by means of a screw 30 bearing against a spindle 28, between which and the end of the shaft is interposed a thrust ball bearing 27, a collar 34 on the opposite end of the shaft bearing against a block 33 carried by one arm. of a bell-crank lever 35, the other arm of which is acted upon by an adjustable spring 37.
Patent GB-190703763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Extensible Supports for Cooking Vessels.
Inventor: WAHL JACQUES
Filed: 1907-02-15
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 3763. Wahl, J. Feb. 15. Supports for articles heated.-The open rings a, b, with their openings diametrically opposite, and capable of sliding one on the other, have arms g', g<11> pivoted to lugs e on the ring b and connected together by a pivot pin i, which engages in teeth k on a bar m attached to the ring a. The rings are thus capable of variation in size to suit dilferent vessels, with which they engage by means of distance-pieces d. To lessen friction between the rings, ridges or small elevations are formed on one of them, and one or both of them may be provided with a layer of heat-insulating material. In a modification, the arms g<1>, 9<11> are attached to a sliding sleeve on the bar m, which is then preferably cylindrical, the sleeve being secured in position by means of a set-screw.
Patent GB-190716321-A (GB)
Title: Means for Tacking on Card Clothing.
Inventor: ARNOLD ADDISON
Filed: 1907-07-16
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 16,321. Arnold, A. July 16. Nails, spikes, and tacks ; nailing ; stapling and like wire stitching.-Relates to a device to enable card clothing to be tacked upon cylinders used in carding- machines without the card teeth being damaged. The card filleting 1. Figs. 1 and 4, as it is wound on to the cylinder, is passed through a frame 4 carrying a block 6 with grooves 8 in its under surface which act as guides for 'plows' 9. These 'plows' are formed with elongated wedge-shaped under parts 12, which force their way between the rows of card teeth 2. The rear ends of the parts 12, Fig. 5, are forked, and the arms 13 are bent outwards and upwards, the bottom part being cut away to separate the arms. The card filleting, as it is wound on, drags the plows' along with it by friction until the ends of slots 10 in their upper parts engage with a transverse pin 11 carried by the frame 4. When during the winding the split ends of the parts 12 come over the wooden plugs in the cylinders, the winding is stopped, and tacks, preferably with long narrow heads as shown in Fig. 6, are inserted between the arms 13 and are hammered into position by means of a set 17, Fig. 8, with a suitably shaped concave recess 18 at the end, and with a handle 19 to indicate the direction in which it should be held, each ' plow' being successively slid out of the way to enable this to be done.
Patent GB-190718272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Mechanism for Car Trucks.
Inventor: ADAMS WALTER SCOTT
Filed: 1907-08-13
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 18,272. Adams, W. S. Aug. 13. Axle - trucks or undercarriages; brakes. - The brake mechanism is hung from a bracket 11, supported by the transoms 9, 10, Fig. 2, of the truck, and formed of a vertical plate 12 having parallel bars 13 at its upper side between which the brake lever 19 works, and having at each end an L-shaped plate 14, Fig. 4, which rests on the transoms. The lever 19, Fig. 2, is pivoted to the bracket at 18<a>, and its lower end is connected to a link 20 which is pivoted at 22 to a collar 29 screwed on the stem of the brake rod 23. The lower end of the link 20 is pivoted to a rod 25 connected to the brake shoe 32. A nut 30 is screwed on the rod 23 to take up wear. As the lever 19 is pulled over towards the smaller wheel 2 of the maximum-traction truck, the brake block is pressed harder on the larger wheel than on the smaller wheel. The brake shoes are supported by rods 44 having spherical ends which are mounted in bearings on the bracket 11 and on the brake shoes. Pockets 34, Fig. 4, formed at each end of the bracket 11, are closed at three sides and are open at the top and bottom and at one side to allow the rods 44 to be placed in position. The pockets receive bearings, of which the lower half consists of two blocks 46, Fig. 14, and the upper half consists of a wedge-shaped block 45, Fig. 13, having a spherical bearing-surface 48. A wedge 53, Fig. 4, is pressed against the block 45 and the top 55a of the casing by springs 55, and serves to take up wear in the bearings. The brake shoe 32, Figs. 7 and 8, is formed with a pocket 59 having bearing-blocks 46, 47 and a spring-pressed wedge 69 similarly to the pocket 34. The wedge is provided with flanges 70 at each side which travel in guides 71 in the bottom of the pocket 59 and prevent lateral motion of the bearings. The pocket is provided with a door 65 through which the bearing- blocks are placed. A sliding plate 73<a> covers the opening 62 for the hanger 44. In a modified form, the upper pockets 34 are attached directly to the transoms 77, Fig. 15, and the brake shoes are formed with a bracket 73 to which the brake beam connecting the shoes is secured.
Patent GB-190719342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Clutches or Couplings.
Inventor: STEINLEIN CARL
Filed: 1907-08-28
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 19,342. Steinlein, C. Aug. 28. Clutches.-Relates to segmental clutches, in which the clutch blocks are engaged and moved radially by spiral threads on a rotatable plate. Segments 2, adapted to engage the driving-drum 1, carry arms 3 which have threads 4 engaging spiral threads 5 on a plate 6. The arms 3 slide in guides 10 in a plate 9, which is secured to the driven casing 21 by bolts 29. The plate 6 is rotated by a movable sleeve 24 engaging a rack 25 which rotates a pinion 17 and a bevel-wheel 16 engaging bevel teeth 15 on the plate 6. The operating-mechanism is all carried by the driven drum 21.
Patent GB-190721756-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Turbines.
Inventor: MCKELVEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-10-02
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 21,756. McKelvey, W., MoKelvey, J., and King, R. Oct. 2. [Cognate Application No. 6608, A.D. 1908, dated March 25.] Casting.-Turbine blades are combined with a segmental base block for insertion in a rotor or stator groove, by arranging them in a mould and running brass or other metal round the ends. The blades b are notched at the end as at c, Fig. 4, or are perforated as at c<1>, Fig. 12, to increase the strength. Other forms of notch may be used, or the blades may be cut and deformed at the ends. Fig. 16 shows the metal mould or chill in which the base blocks a are cast upon the ends. It consists of a base h, side plates i, and end pieces secured together, a gate m being left for the introduction of the metal. The blades b are separated by distance-pieces o, and a screw is fitted at one end to tighten them up in the mould. To allow for the extra width of the base over the blades, plates p of depth equal to the depth of the distance-pieces o are inserted, or the side plates i may be stepped at the bottom. The segment is bent to the curvature of the rotor or casing and caulked into a dovetailed rotor or casing groove e, Fig. 12. The segments are locked together by a dovetailed joint f, Fig. 14, or by some equivalent arrangement. According to one of the Provisional Specifications the curvature may be imparted during the formation of the segment, and, to facilitate insertion in the grooves, a portion of one side of each groove may. be removed, the last segment to be inserted being provided with a projection corresponding to the missing portion. The last segment is secured in place by screws or other means.
Patent GB-190726421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and Apparatus for the Sterilization of Potable Water.
Inventor: CHARBONNEAU ALBERT
Filed: 1907-11-29
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 26,421. Charbonneau, A., and Malaquin, A. Dec. 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. High - frequency oscillatory discharges, producing. -For use in generating ozone to sterilize water, an alternating current, transformed up to 200,000 volts by a high pressure static transformer T, is passed through vessels A, containing aluminium electrodes in distilled water, to condensers C, which have spark-gaps D in their circuit and discharge into the primary of a resonator B, the secondary of which contains a brush E in the tower K. The resonator B is immersed in oil, and its primary and the tower K are earthed.
Patent GB-190728639-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper Box-making Machines
Inventor: MITCHELL ALBERT WHITKER
Filed: 1907-12-30
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 28,639. Mitchell, A. W. Dec. 30. Box-making machines of the type described in Specification No. 10,255, A.D. 1907, are provided with improved means for stripping-off the formed boxes from the plungers, and with means for ejecting them from the machines. On each side of the upward path of the plungers P are endless chains or bands B, which are caused to move at a greater speed than the plungers and carry stripper blades 79. As the chains pass round their lower wheels R, the edges of the blades 79 take under the edges of the box X, this being facilitated by a bevel 107 on the plunger. By the time the plunger reaches the position of the middle plunger shown, the box is removed from it. Spring fingers F are then released by the preceding plunger, and throw the box out of the machine. The plungers P are guided in their upward course by the engagement of friction rollers on the carrying-chain with grooves in the brackets 54, and the strippers are guided by bars G, G', the inner guides G being preferably made yielding.
Patent GB-190800988-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Boots and similar Footwear.
Inventor: KOBELRAUSCH GILES
Filed: 1908-01-15
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 988. Kobelrausch, G. Jan. 15. Appliances for putting on; pulling-on pieces.-To dispense with the usual pulling-on loops, the upper is formed with one or more connecting- arrangements adapted to be engaged by a separate pulling - on appliance, which is removed after the boot &c. has been put on. In the construction shown, the back of the upper is formed with one or more eyeleted holes 2 adapted to be engaged by a hook 4, which may be attached to a pulling - loop 5 &c. Instead of employing the holes 2, rings, hooks, &c. may be sewn or otherwise attached to the upper, the pulling-on appliance being shaped to correspond.
Patent GB-190802044-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lithographic Printing Stones or Rollers.
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 2044. Charlottenburger Farbwerke Akt.-Ges. Jan. 29, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Lithographic stones, joining.-Lithographic stones or rollers are formed by cementing pieces together in such a way that the joints are smooth, and the cement used is such that it is as suitable for taking- up ink and printing as the stone. The pieces of stone are first smoothed and then dried at about 30‹ C The stones are then united by rubbing together the required faces after coating these with a cement formed of burnt magnesite; pulverized Solenhofer stone, magnesium chloride, and finely divided metal, for example iron.
Patent GB-190803476-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Man Holes, and the like for Sewers and Drains.
Inventor: BRISTOWE FREDERICK EDWARD
Filed: 1908-02-15
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 3476. Bristowe, F. E. Feb. 15. Man-holes.-The bottom of a man-hole is made of a single block A, having a spigot at B and a socket at C for connexion to the drains. The arches are completed by corresponding sections E, F. Benching slabs are placed at the sides, reaching from the edges of the channel to the walls of the man-hole.
Patent GB-190807930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electrical Ignition Devices.
Inventor: EBNER CARL
Filed: 1908-04-09
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 7930. Ebner, C. April 9. [Patent of Addition to No. 28,738, A.D. 1907.] Gas and like engines, igniting in. The ignition system is an improvement on that described in Specification No. 28,738, A.D. 1907, in which double sparking may be produced in each cylinder. The source of alternating current a is provided with an interrupter g and charges the condenser b, which in turn is discharged through the primary coil c, thus producing a spark in the secondary at e. The improvement consists in placing in front of the condenser b an automatic interrupter d, by means of which it is stated extremely hot sparks are produced even with a small transformer. A three-way switch f, Fig. 2, enables one or both of the sparking- devices e, h to be put in operation.
Patent GB-190808356-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Engaging and Disengaging the Detachable Plate or Clutch to which the Balance Weight is Attached by Chain or Cord in Swivelling Sliding Windows
Inventor: BROWN HAMILTON
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 8356. Brown, H., and Barton, R. April 15. Windows. - Relates to sash-cord attachments for swivelling sliding sashes. The cord is secured to a plate A, carrying two sliding bolts C, D formed with curved recesses I, J to engage with a bell-crank lever B, which is pivoted at H and is operated by engagement with a recess M in a plate N secured to the sash. When the sash is swivelled, the lever shoots the two bolts into slots K, L in flanges in a metal plate 0 inserted in the pulley stile and beads. In a modification, a single bolt may be used. The parting-bead and batten rod are hinged or removable.
Patent GB-190808640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Road Locomotives.
Inventor: FOWLER ROBERT HENRY
IPC: B60K17/04
Filed: 1908-04-18
Granted: 1909-04-19
Abstract: 8640. Fowler, R. H., and Tuer, G. S. April 18. Traction engines and road locomotives.-In Specification No. 14,242, A.D. 1892, is described a construction of transmission gearing for the type of road locomotive in which power is transmitted from the crank-shaft to the hind axle through an intermediate shaft, so as to allow free movement of the hind axle due to the play of the springs, without disturbing the arrangement of the gearwheels. The present invention comprises a modification of this construction, wherein the gear-wheel driven from the crank-shaft is mounted on a fixed centre, and the road wheels are driven through an intermediate wheel connected with it by cranked pins. In Fig. 3, the gear-wheel a is shown mounted. on a fixed hollow boss b, and is driven by a pinion from the crank-shaft. The intermediate shaft c is mounted eccentrically in a bearing d turning within the hollow boss b, and carries at each end a pinion e which drives the road wheels. The hind axle and the shaft c are connected by links f. The pinions e are driven through the differential gear g by the wheel h, which is connected by crank-pins i with the gear - wheel a. When the rear axle moves up and down due to play of the springs, the bearing d is turned in the boss b, and the shaft c is rotated. In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the bearing d is dispensed with, and the crank-pins are duplicated as shown at i<1>, i<2> and extend through a disk k turning on a second disk l, which turns on a pin m<1> formed on a third disk m, slotted like the boss b, to which it is fixed. In the form shown in Figs. 9 and 11, a disk ring n is placed between the wheel a and the horn plate, and is connected by cranks i<3> to the cranks i<1>, the ring being kept in position by two small runners n' fixed to the horn plate.
Patent GB-190814445-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Clamps to Shafts, particularly applicable to Washing Machines.
Inventor: MORISONS JULES LOUIS
Filed: 1907-07-23
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 14,445. Morisons, J. L. July 23,1907. Mounting and securing clamps on shafts.-Clamps, such as that shown, are secured upon their shafts by means of a tapered ring 6 fitting over the tapered collar 5 of the clamp. The device is stated to be particularly applicable to washing-machines of the kind described in Specification No. 16,859, A.D. 1907, [Abridgment Class Washing &c.], the vibrations of which tend to tighten the clamp on its vertical shaft. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act,. 1907, to Specification No. 5293, A.D. 1886.]
Patent GB-190815167-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Clearing the Holes in the Arms of Sewage Distributors.
Inventor: WATKINS ARTHUR ANDERSON
Filed: 1908-07-17
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 15,167. Watkins, A. A., and Bennett, E. A. July 17. Spray -producers. -The holes in the pipes of a sewage or like distributor are cleared by bent wire arms which periodically enter the holes as the distributor traverses the filter-bed. A rocking bar C is mounted parallel to the tube A, and carries bent arms F, one opposite to each hole B. A lever G is attached to the end of the bar C, and, as the tube travels forward, strikes and rides over an obstruction H placed in the bed, rocking the bar C and causing the arms F to enter the holes B.
Patent GB-190817754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Superheaters for use in Conjunction with Water Tube Boilers.
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM
Filed: 1908-08-24
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 17,754. Schmidt, W. Aug. 24. Water-tube boilers; superheaters, steam.-In order to prevent the circulation of hot gases through the superheaters a, fitted in a water-tube boiler, when the flow of gases through the boiler itself has been stopped, the boiler tubes are arranged to form chambers f, through which the hot gases pass in a downward direction before entering the superheaters. The hot gases enter the chambers through apertures k formed by laterally splaying the upper ends of the tubes. Similarly-formed apertures l, m are provided at the lower part of the chambers, and in the front walls of the superheaters.