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Patent GB-191127951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method and Apparatus for Producing a Gaseous Reaction by a Silent Discharge.
IPC: C01B13/11
Filed: 1911-12-12
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 27,951. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Dec. 12. Gases and vapours, treating electrically. - Chemical reactions in gases such as the production of ozone are effected by submitting the gas to a series of silent electric discharges and mixing the gas after each treatment with more of the gas in an unchanged condition. In one form of construction, the apparatus consists of a dielectric 20 on which is mounted, for example by electrodeposition, an outer electrode 21. The inner electrode is divided into short cylindrical lengths 22 mounted on a central rod 18, and supported on it by arms 25, which are bent so as to deflect the untreated gas passing through the middle of the tube towards the sides, where it mixes with the treated gas. In another form, the inner electrode is continuous and provided with series of holes 41, 42, Fig. 9, which, in conjunction with fan blades 43, allow gas to be diverted from the central space into the discharge gap between the electrode and the dielectric. In yet another form, tongues 44, Fig. 11, are stamped up out of the inner electrode, and these are bent inwards to a gradually increasing extent in the direction of motion of the gas so as gradually to divert the untreated gas into the discharge gap. The elements above described are mounted in a grooved plate 6, Fig. 2, spacing-plates 29 being placea between the end pieces 16, Figs. 2 and 3, if necessary. Air is forced through the apparatus by a blower 12 driven by a motor 13, and passes through the ozonizing-elements mounted in the partition, and through apertures which may have been provided in the spacing-plates 29.
Patent GB-191128711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electricity Controlling Switches.
Filed: 1911-12-20
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 28,711. Soc. H. Lapipe & C. Wittmann. Dec. 20, 1910, [Convention date]. Mountings. - Relates to starting and reversing - switches applicable to aiming- - gears of ordnance. According to the invention, sparking in a reversing-switch is prevented by providing a Wheatstone bridge arrangement of balanced resistances R1, R2, R3, R4, Fig. 3, leading from the mains to contacts 3, 5, 6, 8. The contacts 3, 6 and 5, 8 are electrically connected, and two contacts 4, 7 connected to the consumption circuit are insulated on a bar 10 pivoted at its middle point. By swinging the bar so that its terminal contacts leave one pair of contacts 5, 6 or 3, 8 and connect the other pair, the current in the external circuit can be reversed without producing a spark at the " make " or " break." As applied to the laying of a gun, two bridges are employed, one, 15, Fig. 6, rotating with the spindle 36 of the control casing, and another 15' rotating on a sleeve 46 concentric with and loose on the spindle. The usual hunting principle is made use of. Each pair of contacts 3. 6 and 5, 8 is mounted on an insulating end section 16, Fig. 7, of the bridge and the contacts 4, 7 are mounted on arms 19 pivoted to the part 16 and pulled down by springs 20 so that their contacts can abut on the contacts below. Pairs of projections 22, one for each direction of travel, in the path of travel of ridges 21 on the arms, are mounted on a table 23 which carries the aiming-telescope. As the telescope is rotated, the table 23 turns, and one pair of projections breaks contact at 3, 8 or 5, 6. The contacts 4, 7 being thus at different potentials and connected to the motor circuit, the motor is started and drives the gun so as to follow the movement of the telescope. When the required number of revolutions of the motor have been made, the gun, which is in gear with the bridge 15, will have rotated the bridge until the arms 19 can fall, thereby cutting-out the motor. The lower table 37 with projections 22 as before operates a similar pair of levers 19 at each end of the bridge 15<1>. The contacts controlled by these levers regulate the current to the elevation motor, and the movements of the telescope in a vertical plane are communicated to the bridge through a worm 29 and pinions 44, 43, 42, 40. 41, of which the pinion 41. is keyed to the spindle 36. The sleeve 46 of the bridge 15<1> is given a hunting motion by gearing it to the elevation motor.
Patent GB-191202099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machines for Folding Sheets of Paper or the like.
Inventor: LAKE HAROLD WILLIAMSON
IPC: B65H45/16
Filed: 1912-01-26
Granted: 1913-01-27
Abstract: 2099. Lake, H. W., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. Jan. 26. Folding paper. - A machine f o r folding sheets of paper, of the kind described in Specification 2059/12, is constructed with a yielding folding-blade which cooperates with j a w s mounted on a rotating carrier and operated to take a folded sheet once in each rotation of the carrier. The jaws trail the sheets freely through the air, and then the sheets are taken by grippers on a rotating cylinder and delivered to a carrier. The jaws are opened during the folding operation and snap on the sheets when above the folding-blade. The sheets are arranged to be stitched parallel to the fold lines prior to folding. The sheets are fed from suitable sources of supply to t a p e carriers 1, 2 maintained taut by rollers 12, and they are registered by a cam-reciprocated gate 20, while they are stitched by wire stitchers 15, 16. Drop rollers 31 then assist in forwarding the stitched product to an adjustable front stop 40, the product being guided laterally by adjustable side gauges. The product is next folded by a pivoted blade 50 controlled by a spring 52, and jaws 75, 78 carried by arms 61, 62 on a shaft 60 fitted with a counterweight 63. The jaws 75, 78 are normally stationary relatively to the rotating carrier, and as they approach the blade 50 they point in their direction of travel, as indicated at a, Fig. 4. The jaw 75 is secured to a bar 74, which connects arms 72, 73 on stub shafts 70, 71 mounted in the arms 61, 62, and the jaw 78 is on a shaft 77 revolubly mounted between the arms 72, 73. The shaft 77 is fitted with an arm 79 controlled by a guided rod 80 acted on by an adjustable spring 82 which normally keeps the jaws closed. During the folding operation, the shafts 70, 71 are rotated through 180 degrees by a cam 105 with three slots 106, 107, 108 which act on cam rollers 96 on an arm 95 on shaft 70, the rollers 96 having previously been engaged by a box cam 99 which kept the grippers stationary relatively to their carrier. A fixed cam 87 acting on a roller 86 on an arm 85 on the shaft 77 opens the grippers during the tucking operation and allows the grippers to snap on the folded sheet. A box cam 98 then maintains the grippers stationary relatively to their carrier, and the folded sheets travel freely through the air until a fixed cam moves the jaw 78 and allows the folded product to be taken by grippers 116 on a recessed cylinder 115. The direction in which the jaws 75, 78 point is then reversed by a cam 140 similar to the cam 105, so that they are ready to receive another set of sheets when passing the blade 50.
Patent GB-191206079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: BOOKER HARVEY
IPC: B60B15/04
Filed: 1912-03-11
Granted: 1912-06-13
Abstract: 6079. Booker, H. March 11. Slipping, attachments to wheels for preventing. - A non-slipping attachment for a wheel consists of a bracket 9, Figs. 1 and 3, formed with two ears 10 through which passes a spring- pressed spike 11. The bracket is mounted rotatably on a stud 8, Fig. 4, and can be locked in an operative or inoperative position by a set-screw 14 which engages recesses 15 in a block 3. The block is clamped to a spoke by a plate 4 and may be formed to carry a bracket at one or botli sides. The blocks with brackets may be secured to the face of a flanged wheel, the spikes engaging the ground to assist in starting.
Patent GB-191206175-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Brushing Bottles, Jars and other like Vessels.
Inventor: COMRIE JAMES ORR
IPC: B08B9/36
Filed: 1912-03-12
Granted: 1913-01-23
Abstract: 6175. Comrie, J. O. March 12. Bottles, jars, and the like, washing. - In machines for washing bottles, jars, and like vessels in which the vessels, while moving in a circular path, are brushed externally by rotary brushes and also internally by a series of rotary brushes, one of which projects into the interior of each vessel, each of the external brushes is placed between, and is adapted to brush a pair of vessels. In the machine shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a skeleton brush-carrying frame is mounted on the shaft 11 which is rotated by spur-gearing from the countershaft 35 driven by the main shaft 4. The inner plates 13, 14 of the frame form bearings for two sets of spindles, one set 16 of which is mounted near the peripheries of the disks and carries belt pulleys 17 and chucks 18 for receiving the stems of the internal brushes, while the other set 19 carries belt pulleys 20 at one end and the external brushes at the other end, and is mounted intermediately of the spindles 16 and nearer to the centre of the disks. Sleeves 15 projecting from the plate 14 form prolonged bearings for the spindles 19. The outer ring 23 of the frame is provided with a peripheral ring of rubber-lined holes into which the bottles are inserted, one over each internal brush. The internal brushes, with the exception of the one that is uppermost, are all rotated in the same direction by the open belt 40 which passes over the guide pulleys 41. As each pulley in turn becomes the uppermost one, it is released from the belt and rotated in the reverse direction by contact with a fixed plate 45. The external brushes are rotated in the opposite direction to the internal brushes by means of the crossed belt 44. The lower half of the brush frame is surrounded by a cylindrical sink fitted with drain pipes 30, 31 and a fixed bottom brush 32, while the upper part is surrounded by a casing. A perforated pipe 46 supplies water to both sets of brushes.
Patent GB-191207945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Tinning Metals.
Inventor: BOWEN SAMUEL BOWEN
IPC: C23C2/08
Filed: 1912-04-02
Granted: 1913-03-20
Abstract: 7945. Bowen, S. B. April 2. Drawings to Specification. Oils, extracting; lubricants for machinery. - The flux skimmings from tinning-pots which contain palm oil, are destructively distilled and the vapours are led to a condenser. The oily part of the distillate is re-distilled to separate the light hydrocarbons, and to obtain a residue which may he mixed with petroleum for use as a lubricant.
Patent GB-191210496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Flame Arc Lamps.
Inventor: SCHUER FREDERICK WILLIAM EDWAR
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1912-05-03
Granted: 1913-04-17
Abstract: 10,496. Schuer, F. W. E. May 3. Arc lamps. - In a flame-arc clutch lamp, a chamber for the deposition of dust is enclosed by a flat cover with a screwed socket 3, and an inverted dome 4 having a tubular boss to which a globe ring 8 is screwed. The cover and dome are separated by insulation such as asbestos packing or vulcanite. A brass tube 2, screwed into the socket 3 and closed at its upper end, forms with the depositing-chamber and the globe 9 an entrance which is airtight, except for one or more ball valves 11 on the cover of the chamber. For outdoor use, an outer globe, or, for indoor use, a porcelain or metal reflector, may be provided. Alternatively, the inner globe may be replaced by an open cylinder, the outer globe then being airtightly attached to the lamp body, so that circulation of gases takes place. In either case, a conoidal fireclay body 20 surrounds the upper electrode within the depositing chamber, so as to prevent access of fumes to the clutch casing. The upper electrode enters the globe through a steatite bushing 22, within a ring which supports the lower electrodeholder. The globe is of the kind described in Specification 13,728/09.
Patent GB-191213521-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Canopies or Hoods for Open Fireplaces.
Inventor: CARLING WILLIAM THOMAS
IPC: F24B1/183
Filed: 1912-06-10
Granted: 1913-03-20
Abstract: 13,521. Carling, W. T. June 10. Canopies.-An open fire-place of the kind fitted with a boiler which has a flue adapted to be filled with fuel is fitted with a canopy movable alternatively about its bottom and top edges so as to enable the fuel to be fed to the flue and to enable the canopy to be adjusted in the usual way. Fig. 2 shows a canopy turned back about its lower edge A<2> in order to charge fuel into a flue H in front of the boiler K. Fig. 1 shows the canopy in its fullyclosed position. The canopy is supported by its wings B resting on lugs G, Fig. 5, on the sides of the frame of the fire, and is prevented from falling out by studs E which engage with the sides of the frame. Notches F enable the studs to pass through the frame when fitting or withdrawing the canopy. When the canopy is pushed back, its upper end is secured by a spring turn-button D movable by a knob C ; the canopy may then be adjusted on the wings B by turning it about its upper edge A.
Patent GB-191213873-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Ventilators.
Inventor: SHARPE WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: E06B7/06
Filed: 1912-06-13
Granted: 1913-06-05
Abstract: 13,873. Sharpe, W. H. June 13. Hopper windows.-In a window or ventilator of the type having folding side wings operated by the opening and closing of the glazed light or frame, the pivoted side wings a are provided with lugs c for engagement by the hinged light or frame d when the latter is being closed, whereby the wings are folded inwards. The wings are opened out by the direct engagement of the light or frame during its opening movement.
Patent GB-191218776-A (GB)
Title: A Flame Spreader for a Painters Burning Off Lamp.
Inventor: SWALLOW WILLIAM
IPC: F23D99/00
Filed: 1912-08-16
Granted: 1913-07-03
Abstract: 18,776. Swallow, W. Aug. 16. Atmospheric vapour burners.-A detachable nozzle for a burning-off or like lamp is secured on the burner tube by a tapered opening b, and is provided with a fan-shaped chamber c and a slotted and curved outer end d, having an undercut flange e, upon which is fitted a series of interchangeable plates f having openings of different shapes. According to the Provisional Specification, the nozzle is split to engage the lamp tube, and the plates are secured by springs.
Patent GB-191220539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Suspension Springs for Vehicles.
Inventor: VERMERSCH ADOLPHE
IPC: B60G11/36
Filed: 1912-09-09
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 20,539. Vermersch, A. Sept. 26, 1911, [Convention date]. Composite springs; dash-pots; connexions, attachments, and adjustments applicable generally for tensile and compressive springs.-Relates to piston-and-cylinder spring devices which are inserted between the end of the usual laminated axle-spring and the spring or dumb-iron on the vehicle frame, and of the kind in which concentric helical springs are employed in conjunction with a liquid brake. According to the invention, the helical springs surround a perforated cylinder in which a piston engages for the purpose of braking the compression as well as the expansion of the springs. Fig. 1 shows concentric helical springs g, h contained within telescopic cylinders a, d connected by eyes c, f with the end of the axle spring and dumb-iron respectively. Adjustably mounted on the base of the cylinder a is a cylinder b in which engages a piston e depending from the top of the cylinder d. The interior of the apparatus is charged with liquid up to the level x-x, and an increasing or decreasing resistance to the compression or expansion of the spring is produced by the passage of liquid through holes l in the walls of the cylinder b. A sheath j is attached to the cylinder b forming with it an annular space into which liquid enters by holes o to keep the apparatus fluid-tight in conjunction with packing m. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) describes also a modification in which the eye 3, shown in Fig. 1 (Cancelled), for attachment to the front leaf springs of the car is formed integral with cylinders 1, 2 arranged as shown in plan in Fig. 3 (Cancelled), the springs 8 in the small cylinders 2 being arranged to balance the spring 7 in the large cylinder 1. The pistons 4, 5 for the cylinders 1, 2 respectively are connected with the eye 6 which is connected with the vehicle frame. The compression of the springs is resisted by the passage of oil through ports 11 in the piston 5, one of which is closed by a valve 11 which opens to allow free return of the springs. The part of the piston 4 that protrudes from the cylinder 1 is protected by a sheath 12 of pliable material. The spring 7 may be adjusted by a screw 10. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191221597-A (GB)
Title: Crane to be Fitted on Motor Lorry.
Inventor: BOYER MICHEL
IPC: B66C23/78
Filed: 1912-09-23
Granted: 1913-09-23
Abstract: 21,597. Boyer, M. Sept. 23. Jib cranes.-A crane of special construction is mounted on a motor trolly or lorry and is actuated from the n otor which drives the lorry. The crane consists of a pivoted jib L<1> supported adjustably by the members E<1>, U<1> and a post composed of two side plates Y<1> forming supports for two shafts V, S of the winding-gear. All these parts, together with balance weights F<1>, are carried on a roller turntable driven by a worm-wheel M. The winding-drum on the shaft V is connected through the medium of the shaft S and bevel-gear 0 to a second worm-wheel N mounted on a shaft passing through the hub of the worm-wheel M. To connect the crane to the motor, the worm X is moved axially to.engage the shaft I<1> projecting from the gear-box. The drive is then transmitted to the shaft H through the shafts Z, I. For slue ng, the sliding clutch J is engaged with the driving-worm G of the worm-wheel M, while for winding, it is engaged with the spur-wheel E, which actuates the worm-wheel N through the medium of a lower shaft J<1>.
Patent GB-191226701-A (GB)
Title: Game Indicator for Restaurants and the like.
Inventor: BAUDREXEL WILHELM
IPC: G09F7/00
Filed: 1912-11-20
Granted: 1913-07-10
Abstract: 26,701. Baudrexel, W. Nov. 20. Displaying announcements and information. -Relates to a device for use in restaurants &c. for indicating that a partner is required for a particular game. In the form shown, a board 1 has divisions 2, 3, 4 headed with the names of games and provided with studs 6 on which number plates 7, one for each waiter, can be placed to indicate that a guest known to the waiter requires a partner for the game under which the number plate is placed. In a modification, the game is indicated by the colour instead of the position of the number plates. An electric bell may be provided on the board which is rung when a number plate is hung on.
Patent GB-191227561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Raising and Forcing Liquids.
Inventor: BROWN CHARLES ROBERT BARRINGTO
Filed: 1912-11-30
Granted: 1913-11-20
Abstract: 27,561. Brown, C. R. B. Nov. 30. Direct air-pressure apparatus, automatic.-In apparatus of the type in which liquid, such as sewage, is raised by means of air compressed by another liquid, two vessels A, B are employed for compressing the air, the air first being compressed from the vessel A into the vessel B by water flowing into the latter vessel through the pipe D from the supply-pipe H. When the tank A is full, water flows down the pipe F into the bucket G, tilting the lever on which it is mounted, and thus opening the valves K, M, and moving the valve E so as to close the supply-pipe H and open the pipe D to the vessel B. Water now flows from the tank A into the tank B, forcing the air therefrom through the pipe S into the chamber C from which the liquid to be raised is forced up the rising main V. At the same time, a little water passes through the pipe P into the bucket 0, which, when full, opens the valve N and allows the water to escape from the chamber B. The buckets G, O are each provided with small holes through which water leaks, thus returning the valves to the position shown when the cycle is repeated. Air is admitted to the chambers by means of pipes provided with mercury seals T, Y. A small vent hole Z is provided to allow the chamber R to go on draining when the valve K is closed.
Patent GB-191227977-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic Wheels for Vehicles.
Inventor: SPYKER JACOBUS
IPC: B60B9/20
Filed: 1912-12-04
Granted: 1914-01-05
Abstract: 27,977. Spyker, J. Dec. 4. Spring wheels with continuous o u t e r pigid ring and rneumatic and like cushions.-The wheel comprises a rigid casing of metal or other material with a rounded periphery and convex sides formed in two parts e, f, connected at g, h. The tread member consists of a series of studs z projecting through apertures in the casing and formed on a band 1 separated by a leather band 2 from the enclosed annular pneumatic cushion x approximately of U-section. The studs may be formed directly on the cushion. The inner wheel member has a rounded periphery seated in the cushion, and is guided between walls r formed with the casing and connected thereto by concave shoulders which support the side extremities of the cushion. Radial vanes 3 cause an outward passage of air which leaves through apertures 4. Relative movement of the inner and outer wheel members is limited by projections and recesses t.
Patent GB-191228539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ropes and the like.
Inventor: BLACK ALBERT
IPC: D07B1/02
Filed: 1912-12-11
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 28,539. Black, A. Dec. 11. Forming ropes of yarns or strands having contrary twists.-Ropes for raising and lowering ships' boats, and for other purposes, are rendered less liable to kink or buckle by forming the strands of yarns some of which are of right hand and the others of left-hand twist. A greater proportion may be of right-hand or lefthand twist, and a twist in either direction may be employed in forming the strands from the yarns or the rope from the strands. One-third of the number of yarns may form the core of the strand, and be surrounded by the remaining yarns.
Patent GB-191301899-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insulating Sectional Iron Masts.
IPC: E04H12/08
Filed: 1913-01-23
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 1899. Siemens Bros. & Co., and Perry, G. W. Jan. 23. Posts for aerial conductors are built up from sections of iron tube which are insulated from one another by resting the upper section b on insulators d carried at the bottom of the socket on the lower member a. An insulating cement c is then filled into the free space in the socket. The insulators may be omitted, cement alone being used.
Patent GB-191306699-A (GB)
Title: Toothed Gearing for Steam Turbines.
IPC: F01D15/02
Filed: 1913-03-18
Granted: 1914-01-01
Abstract: 6699. Aktiebolaget Ljungstr÷ms Angturbin. March 22, 1912, [Convention date]. Driving and transmission mechanism, special applications of.-The shafts b, b<1> of the oppositely-running rotors of a turbine a drive the main shaft h through an even number of gearwheels in the case of the shaft b and an odd number of gear-wheels in the case of the shaft b<1>. Pinions c on the shaft b drive a gear-wheel f on a shaft e which carries at its other end a gear-wheel f<1> driven from the shaft b<1> through gear-wheels d, c', Fig. 2. Pinions g, g<1> on the shaft e drive the main shaft h through a large gear i situated between the intermediate gears f, f<1>.
Patent GB-191308680-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Glass Fronted "Fixture" or Showcase.
IPC: A47F3/12
Filed: 1913-04-12
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 8680. Barnes, H. N., and Pollard & Co., E. April 12. Brackets; adjusting and securing.-In a show case or fixture provided with trays or containers shod with metal strips resting on vertically-adjustable brackets, the brackets k, which are provided at the front with rollers l, are secured at the desired height to convex horizontally-grooved metal strips o by hooked parts m on the brackets. In a modification, the hooked parts m are replaced by lips which are first curved away from the trays slightly downwards and then vertically upwards, and the position of the slotted strips is inverted.