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Patent GB-191115761-A (GB)
Title: Improved Artificial Leather.
Inventor: REIDEL ERNA
IPC: C08L89/06
Filed: 1911-07-06
Granted: 1911-09-07
Abstract: 15,761. Reidel, E. July 6. Scraps, assembling into sheets and the like.- A sheet material for belting, or for boot soles &c., is made from dried slaughter-house residues, such as tendons, sinews, or entrails, by reducing them to long thin filaments which are combined crosswise into a mat, immersed in a swelling-bath, washed, treated with albumen, pressed, tanned, and dried. Hemp, flax, tow, manila, aloe, sisal or other long vegetable filaments may be added to the animal matter. The swelling-bath may contain a dilute alkali, such as sodium sulphide, or an acid, such as sulphuric, hydrochloric, lactic, or propionic acid, and the albumen may be in the form of blood, globulin, or fibrin. A saturated soap solution or an emulsion of ceresin or paraffin may be used with the albumen, or it may be used after the tanning and then be fixed by means of metallic salts. In an alternative treatment, the swelling-bath is omitted, the matted substance being treated directly with albumen and soap solution, pressed and tanned.
Patent GB-191117526-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for and Method of Cooking Oil-bearing Material.
Inventor: FRENCH ALFRED WILLARD
IPC: C11B1/04
Filed: 1911-08-01
Granted: 1912-07-11
Abstract: 17,526. French, A. W. Aug. 1. Fatty oils, extracting by pressure. Oil-bearing material is cooked in a number of kettles arranged in descending series, so that the meal &c. passes by gravity from one kettle to another, and means are provided for regulating the humidity of the meal during cooking. The kettles A may be superposed, as shown, and the meal &c. fed in at the top, passes from one kettle to another through openings a controlled by sliding &c. grates a<1>. In each kettle a space is preserved above the meal by means of a baffle-plate C depending into each kettle from the opening a so that, when the meal reaches the level of the plate, it piles up in the opening a. The kettles are heated by steam jackets a<2>, and the two upper kettles, which are preferably smaller than the lower ones, have additional jackets a<3>, so that the heating of the meal is more rapid in the upper kettles than in the lower ones. Vent-holes D' are provided at the upper part of each kettle except the top one, and a pipe F, joined to an air-heater f and provided with a damper g and a cold-air damper g<1>, is joined to the vents at one side of the kettles, while a pipe E, joined to vents at the other side and provided with dampers e<1>, is joined to an exhaust fan for drawing off moisture. Or the moisture may be removed and hot air supplied by a forced draft instead of by exhaustion. Specification 28,451/08 is referred to.
Patent GB-191118413-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Planning Tool for Cutting the Teeth of Helical and Ordinary Straight Tooth Gear Wheels.
Inventor: LLEWELLIN WILLIAM MABERLY
IPC: B23F21/16
Filed: 1910-07-21
Granted: 1911-09-21
Abstract: 18,413. Llewellin, W. M. July 21,1910. Tools for use in planing helical and spurwheels have one or more cutting - faces A, A<1> m a d e on a cutter formed similarly to a hob. The teeth on one cutting-face may differ in outline or size from those on another cutting - face, the faces being used successively to give, for example, roughing and finishing cuts.
Patent GB-191120015-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in connection with the Preparation and Joining of Lengths of Cinematograph Films Together.
Inventor: STOW PERCIVAL EDWIN
IPC: G03D15/04
Filed: 1911-09-08
Granted: 1912-09-09
Abstract: 20,015. Stow, P. E. Sept. 8. Kinematograph films.-Apparatus for preparing the ends of kinematograph films for joining comprises spring-pressed abraders j adapted to remove the gelatine from the end of the film which is placed on the cradle b. A cutter o of greater curvature than the cradle b and also means for moistening the film may be provided on the rotary head e. The abraders, cutter, &c. may be carried on a reciprocating slide instead of a rotary head. A presser-foot may be provide on the apparatus for pressing the ends of the film together.
Patent GB-191120832-A (GB)
Title: The Arrangement of Motor Driven Propellers on the Cars of Roundabouts.
Inventor: ROBERT STRUTZBERG
IPC: A63G1/28
Filed: 1911-09-20
Abstract: 20,832. Strutzberg, R. May 26, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Roundabouts. - A roundabout is rotated by means of motor-driven propellers c on the cars.
Patent GB-191120902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Projectiles for use in Military Aeronautics and Aviation.
Inventor: AMILHAU VALENTIN PAULIN
IPC: F42B12/20
Filed: 1911-09-21
Granted: 1912-02-15
Abstract: 20,902. Amilhau, V. P. Sept. 21. Projectiles; projectile fuses.-Relates to spherical shells for aeronautical purposes, formed of two parts secured together, one of which carries a percussion detonator. and consists in ballasting the part containing the detonator with a lead lining. In the form shown, two hemispherical cups 1, 2 are screwed together, one being filled with layers of gun-cotton 4, and the other, which has a lead lining 5, with shot 8 embedded in layers of gun-cotton 7. The shot 8 and the lead lining 5 cause the shell to fall with the cup 2 lowermost; on striking the target, the sliding hammer 18 detonates fulminate of mercury contained in the capsule 14. A removable pin, inserted in the eye 17 of the hammer 18, prevents movement of the hammer during transport.
Patent GB-191122422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insect Destroying Devices.
Filed: 1911-10-11
Granted: 1911-12-30
Abstract: 22,422. Hampson, J., and Third Hand Patents. Oct. 11. Insects, destroying; insect traps. - Wasps, flies, &c. are caught between two metal plates a, e secured together at d and fixed to a pistol stock b. The springy plate e is held in the open position by the engagement of a catch r on a trigger n with a projection k on a sliding piece f, which is connected to the end e of the plate c by a link s. One or both plates a, e may be provided with padding u, and the plate e may be mounted on the plate a by a spring hinge. In a modification, the catch may be released by a cord or the like.
Patent GB-191124286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Drawing Pens.
Inventor: STREJC STANISLAV
IPC: B43K17/00
Filed: 1911-11-01
Granted: 1912-09-05
Abstract: 24,286. Strejc, S. Nov. 1. Ruling - pens. - Relates to ruling - pens which are provided with a button-and-slot device to enable the pen to be opened for cleaning without altering the setting. The handle a extends upwards between the legs b, c, and has at its upper end a circular depression 5, at the base of which is a slot 6. The pivoted leg c carries a button 3, which can be passed through the slot 6 and turned to secure the leg by rotating a lever 4. The leg c also carries projections 1 at its lower end, which embrace the handle a. The setting of the pen is effected by means of a nut 8 and a screw 7 which is secured to the handle a and passes through the fixed leg b.
Patent GB-191126111-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Clutch for Controlling Railway Signals.
Inventor: JOHNSON ARTHUR HENRY
IPC: B61L21/04
Filed: 1911-11-22
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 26,111. Johnson, A. H., and Thorrowgood, W. J. Nov. 22. Slots, reversers, and like apparatus.-Electromagnetically-controlled reversers are released by a hammer on cessation of the controlling- current, the operation of the hammer being entirely dependent upon electro-magnetic action and gravity. In the form of apparatus shown in Fig. 1, the detent F is held in its holding position as shown by the lug J' on the armature of the magnet K when the magnet is energized. The signal may then be set to clear by lifting the rod B', the upper end of which engages the gudgeon D which is solid with the weighted lever E; this lever being held by the detent F, the casing A, to which the signal rod B is fixed, is lifted. On cessation of the current in the magnet K, its armature rotates and the lug J<2> strikes a blow on the arm H of the detent F to disengage the detent from the lever E and release the signal. In order to ensure that the hand-lever cannot be moved until the magnet K is energized, contacts N are provided in the circuit of an electro-magnetic lock on the handlever. Other forms of reverser are described in which two separate electro-magnets are used for moving the detent F and for operating the releasing-hammer. The releasing-magnet may be in series with the clutch-magnet or may be in the secondary circuit of a transformer, the primary of which is the coil of the clutchmagnet, or may be in series with a condenser across the terminals of the clutchmagnet. Switches are introduced into the circuits to close the circuits of the releasing- magnet after the clutch-magnet. In these cases, if direct current is used, the hammer is first lifted and then released on cessation of current in the main circuit; but if alternating current is adopted, the hammer is lifted on the completion and released at the break of the circuit.
Patent GB-191127718-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eye-glass Mounts.
Inventor: HODD GEORGE WILLIAM
IPC: G02C5/02
Filed: 1911-12-09
Granted: 1912-01-25
Abstract: 27,718. Hodd, G. W. Dec. 9. [Addition to 19,517/11.] Eyeglasses.-In mounts of the kind described in the parent Specification, one end of the eyewire e is provided with a bearing-piece h with lugs j, i. The side c of the lens mount has corresponding lugs f, g, the latter taking into the notched lug i while a screw k unites the lugs f, j. The other end of the eye-wire takes into a recess l in the bearing-piece h and a projection m on the eye-wire enters a hole n in the side c. The eye-wire joint is thus concealed.
Patent GB-191128516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Washing and Drying Linen.
Inventor: BARTELT FRIEDRICH LUDWIG
IPC: D06F34/26
Filed: 1911-12-18
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 28,516. Bartelt, F. L. Dec. 18. Washing-machines with enclosed rotary receptacles.-In a machine of the kind in which a drum or cage rotates in a closed vessel, wherein a vacuum is formed during the washing or drying process, the vacuum is controlled by the provision of an automatic adjustable air-inlet valve opening only when the vacuum reaches a certain limit. In the apparatus shown, the cage b is formed with pipes extending between heads c, c' supplied with steam through a pipe d in one of the trunnions and exhausted through a pipe in the other. The air-inlet valve g may be formed, for example, with a spring and a regulating-nut and may be placed on the casing or in the suction pipe or pump. The pump communicates directly through a pipe i and, through a pipe j, by way of a condenser, comprising pipes in a tank m, with the casing, the moisture being passed through a pipe k to an overhead tank. A moisture detector t, Fig. 3, is provided comprising a glass bulb with a ' break ' against which any moisture shows in beads. A vacuum gauge, means for charging the machine with fresh water or with water from the overhead tank, a thermometer, and a float indicator are also provided.
Patent GB-191201194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Flour and Bread.
Inventor: CHITTY CHARLES WOODLAND
IPC: A21D2/04
Filed: 1912-01-15
Granted: 1913-02-17
Abstract: 1194. Chitty, C. W., and Jago, W. Jan. 15. [Addition to 2778/11.] Conditioning flour.-Flour or dough is treated with a salt or salts of Nordhausen sulphuric acid, for example the potassium salt K2S2O7. A softening-agent, such as malt of a diastatic character, may be used in addition to the salts.
Patent GB-191204399-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heating Devices.
Inventor: COOPER GEORGE
IPC: F24C7/06
Filed: 1912-02-21
Granted: 1912-11-28
Abstract: 4399. Cooper, G. Feb. 21. Resistances.-In a heater a wire or ribbon b of spiral or zigzag form is enclosed in a translucent tube c of silica or the like, the wire being carried on a central rod a of silica or other insulating-material, which slides in sleeves d connecting the wire b to spring conductors h attached to terminals m. As shown, the metal sleeves d slide in fixed guides f and have insulating-bushes e. In a modification, the connector consists of a threaded tube flanged at one end, with two nuts for clamping the wire and spring. The rods are provided with stops g. The wires b may be doubled at the ends to avoid overheating, and the tube c may have an irregular outer surface.
Patent GB-191206353-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Webbing.
Inventor: TURNER ARCHIBALD
IPC: D03D15/56
Filed: 1912-03-14
Granted: 1912-12-23
Abstract: 6353. Turner, A. March 14. Straps and bands; stocking &c. suspenders. -An elastic web a for the support of hose &c. has lines of stitching b inserted in parts of its length so that elastic sections c alternate with non-elastic sections d. Frilled webbing is made by sewing elastic fabric to the elastic strip, partly when the strip is stretched and partly when it is not stretched.
Patent GB-191208252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Planting Canes, such as Sugar Canes.
Inventor: ALTSON JULIUS LEWIS
IPC: A01C9/00
Filed: 1912-04-04
Granted: 1913-04-03
Abstract: 8252. Altson, J. L., and Clark, J. L. April 4. Cane planters; ploughs. - In a machine for planting canes, endless-band conveyers are employed to deliver the lengths of cane to the trench. In the one-way machine shown, the body 1 is divided into four cane-receptacles 2 and one or two wells 3 for the operators to stand in. The frame 7 has a steering and compacting roller 8, a seat 19, and a draughthook 9 at each end, and two central wheels 8<a>. There are two ploughs 10 and trench fillers 11, which are brought into operation alternately as the machine travels to-and-fro. Each plough 10 is carried by a pivoted arm 12 and is raised and lowered by means of a rack-bar 14 engaging a pinion driven by spur gearing and a crankhandle 21. A ratchet-wheel 24 and pawl 25 hold the plough in its adjusted position. Each trench filler 11 consists of an inclined and curved sheet of metal which is connected to the machine by a chain 31 and raised and lowered by lever mechanism 27, 28, 32. A locking-rack 34 is provided so that the metal sheet may be adjusted so as only partly to fill the trench. Between the two wells 3 and separated by a partition 6, Fig. 4, are two casings 36, in each of which work two conveyer chains 40 provided with projecting loops 41 to receive the pieces of cane and deliver them to the trench below. The lower conveyer shafts 43 are geared together and are driven from one of the wheels 8<a> by reversible bevel - gearing and a clutch actuated by means of a lever 56. The two pairs of chains deliver the canes alternately, and the sprocket-wheels carrying them may be adjusted along the shafts 38, 43. A single pair of chains may be employed. The machine may be adapted to plant canes so that they overlap, and to plant several rows simultaneously. It may be adapted to turn round at the ends of the rows; or the plough, trench filler, seat, and roller may be changeable end for end. Wheels may be substituted for the rollers 8, and the soil compacted by hinged appliances. A disintegrator may break up the soil thrown up by the plough The projections 41 may be differently shaped, and the partition 6 dispensed with. For convenience in loading, the canes may be placed in slings or other receptacles.
Patent GB-191221768-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Track Railways.
Inventor: ZSINKO STEVEN
IPC: B61B13/04
Filed: 1912-09-24
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 21,768. Zsinko, S. Sept. 24. Balls used as wheels.-Mono-rail vehicles have spherical wheels engaging grooves at the top and sides of the rail. The front and rear wheels, 21 and 20 are mounted on horizontal axles 19, 19<1> jonrnaled in the track 16, and the side wheels 28 are mounted on vertical axles journaled in the brackets 24.
Patent GB-191300010-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stays for Casement Windows and other Hinged Articles.
Inventor: GADDES THOMAS
IPC: E05C17/30
Filed: 1913-01-01
Granted: 1913-06-26
Abstract: 10. Gaddes, T. Jan. 1. Stays.-In a tubular telescopic stay for casements, box or desk lids, and other articles, the inner tube b is slit longitudinally at its inner end to form two or more leaves c which are expanded into frictional engagement with the outer tube a by means of a conical screw d, Fig. 2, screwed into the end of the tube b or by the conical head of a screw h, Fig. 3, carried by a nut g fixed within the inner tube. The outer ends of the tubes are closed by plugs j, e provided with bores k to engage parallel studs carried by plates fixed to the casement and sill. The plug e may be screwed into the tube as in Fig. 2 or formed as a screw cap as in Fig. 3. To adjust the resistance to movement of the stay, it is lifted from the studs and the cap j removed. to permit turning of the screw d or h by a screwdriver. The ends of the leaves c are, near their ends, clear of the head of the screw to render them more resilient.
Patent GB-191302474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus Wrapping Caramels, or other Cakes or Blocks, and the like.
IPC: B65B61/28
Filed: 1913-01-30
Granted: 1914-01-22
Abstract: 2474. Rose, H., and Rose Bros. Jan. 30. Packeting by wrapping-up.-In apparatus for wrapping caramels &c., in which the caramel &c. and the wrapping-material are operated upon in an intermittently rotating mould-wheel, the delivery trough comprises yielding and splayed sides 198, and is provided with a spring-pressed catch 100 in a recess 101 in order to prevent the rollers 5 from acting on any irregularity of size of the caramels to tend to force them backwards along the trough. The catch is preferably V-shaped, and is arranged in the recess in such a way as to constitute a converging channel for making the final fold in the same manner as is described in Specification 16,680/11.
Patent GB-191302749-A (GB)
Title: Telephone Transmission Circuit.
Inventor: EGERTON HENRY CLIFFORD
IPC: H04M9/00
Filed: 1913-02-03
Granted: 1913-04-03
Abstract: 2749. Egerton, H. C. July 18, 1912, [Convention date]. Direct-call systems and apparatus. - In a system in which two loud-speaking receivers in different circuits are located at a common station, means are provided for reducing the sound-producing power of one of the receivers when the station is in communication with the other circuit. At each of the stations A and B, two circuits C, D and D, E, respectively, terminate, loud-speaking receivers 5, 6, 7, 8, which serve also for giving a call, being provided in each circuit at each station. Two two-position keys 10, 11, 12, 13 are provided at each station. When the key 10 is thrown into its upper position and the key 19 is depressed, the transmitting set 15 is connected to the circuit C; at the same time the resistance 39 is bridged across the circuit D through conductors 50, 51, resistance 39, the contact 52 of key 10, and conductors 53, 54, and 55. If now station B should attempt to call station A, the resistance 39 forms a shunt to the receivers 5 and 6, so that they give only a subdued buzzing, thus avoiding any interference with A and indicating to B that A is busy; when A returns his key 10 to normal position, the shunt is removed and the receivers 5, 6 give an increased sound. The keys 10, 11, 12, and 13 when thrown into their lower position, where they are preferably locked, serve for giving a call. Thus, if the key 11 is so operated, the circuit of the vibrator 22 is closed through the contact 62, battery 60, conductors 68, 67, contact 65, and conductors 64, 63, thus inducing currents in the coil 23 which is connected to the circuit D through conductors 55, 70, contact 71, conductor 72, coil 23, conductor 73, contact 74, conductors 75, 76, contact 78, and conductors 79, 50. By means of jacks, such as 25, local stations can communicate with the way-stations A, B.
Patent GB-191307467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machines for Coiling Spiral Springs.
IPC: B21F3/06
Filed: 1913-03-29
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 7467. Wagner & Ficker. March 8, 1912, [Convention date]. Clutches, claw. - A one-revolution clutch for a machine for coiling springs consists of a bolt 54 which is pressed by a spring 55 into a recess in one of series of bolts 59 secured to the pulley 52. The bolt 54 carries a roller 56 and is normally held out of engagement by a curved bar 58 carried by a spring-pressed lever 87 held in position by a bell-crank 86 controlled by a cam shaft.
Patent GB-191311607-A (GB)
Title: Improved Ferro-cerium Igniter.
Inventor: DAVIAU JOSEPH
IPC: F23Q2/14
Filed: 1913-05-19
Granted: 1914-01-29
Abstract: 11,607. Daviau, J. May 20, 1912, [Convention date]. Pocket igniters, frictional. - Relates to a ferro-cerium igniter of the kind in which a pencil of ferro-cerium is arranged co-axially in a wick case, the pencil being tubular with the wick extending therethrough, or is mounted co-axially on the cap of a wick case. In one form, Fig. 2, the tubular pencil a of ferro-cerium surrounds the wick-tube b, and the friction steel e is a projection on a sleeve f secured to a cap g. The reservoir c has an annular space h to receive the steel e and a screw stopper j. In a modification, Fig. 4, the tubular pencil a is screwed on a spigot b on the cap c, and the sleeve f, shaped to form a friction edge, is secured to the tube m carrying a dry wick n. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) states also that the pencil u, Fig. 2, may be screwed on the wick-tube b; this subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191314587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrostatic Apparatus for Separating and Cleaning Grits, Grain or the like.
Inventor: KRAUS JAKOB
IPC: B03C7/04
Filed: 1913-06-24
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 14,587. Kraus, J. May 9, [Convention date]. Electrostatic separators.-In electrostatic apparatus for cleaning grits, grains, or the like, the attracting pole is covered bv a stationary dielectric and the attracted particles are carried out of the field by a movable stripping-device. In the form shown the material is fed along a reciprocating tray 12, which forms the repelling pole, underneath a series of attracting poles 6, 7, 8 which are covered with a dielectric material 9, 10, 11. The stripping-devices illustrated comprise (1) a series of boxes 13 attached to bands passing over rollers 15; (2) a series of arms 19 rotating about a spindle 18; and (3) a series of buckets 20 secured to the circumference of a disk 22.
Patent GB-191315906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Berths for Ships, Railway Trains or other Vehicles.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM ERNEST
IPC: B63B29/10
Filed: 1913-07-10
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 15,906. Layceck, W. E., and Foster, A. G. July 10. Berths convertible into seats.-A berth convertible into a seat-back for use in ships, railway vehicles, &c. comprises a reversible member upholstered on one side as a seat-back and constructed on the other side to serve as a mattress. This member b is pivoted to pivoted arms c, f so that on being lowered it is automatically turned as shown in dotted lines. The pivoted ends of the arms c engage slots so that there is a slight play in pivoting, and the upturned ends of these arms are connected by a rail c<12> which facilitates operation.
Patent GB-191320712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Brewing Liquor.
IPC: C12C5/00
Filed: 1913-09-13
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 20,712. Berry, A. E., and Boake, Roberts, & Co., A. Sept. 13. Liquids, purifying.-Lactic acid is added to water, to be used for brewing, to neutralize calcium carbonate &c., and to render the water slightly acid.