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Patent GB-190602443-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Stopping of Bottles, Jars and the like.
Inventor: LUCA GIUSEPPE VINCENZO DE
Filed: 1906-01-31
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 2443. Luca, G. V. de. Jan. 31. Stoppers.-Relates to a stopper for bottles, jars, &c. in which an internal joint is made at one or more points, as in Figs. 1 and 4, or at a shoulder k, Fig. 2, by means of a plug d of cork or like substance pressed down by a dished cap e which exerts a combined radial and axial pressure on the cork disk or plug. An external joint is also made by means of a rubber or other ring g, as described in Specification No. 642, A.D. 1901. The cap e may screw on to the bottle neck, or be held by other means, such as a hinged spring yoke. The shoulder f on the cap which bears on the external packing-ring is formed above the screw-threads, so that the cap is in tension. A beading is preferably formed in the bottle neck to hold the external ring in position. In Fig. 5 the invention is shown as applied to a jar adapted to be evacuated previous to its glass cover m being held down by a screwed ring o. The cover is formed with an annular channel adapted to receive the top of the jar, which is formed with outer and inner ledges adapted to receive the packing-ringp and disk d, respectively.
Patent GB-190603258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Ignition Apparatus for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BEVIS HENRY
Filed: 1906-02-10
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 3258. Bevis, H., and Coates, H. J. Feb. 10. Gas and like engines, igniting in. Consists of an ignition system which is a modification of that ; described in Specification No. 26,527, A.D. 1904. In this case, alternating, or direct pulsating, currents are used to charge the condenser during the period in which the voltage is rising from zero to maximum. At or near the maximum voltage, the condenser is discharged through the primary of a coil, the secondary of which contains the sparking- plug. The alternator B, Fig. 1, charges. the condenser A, and, when a sufficiently high voltage is reached, the electro-magnet D, which is supplied with current from the generator B, attracts the armature C, bringing the contacts E together so that the condenser is discharged through the primary coil F. The contacts E may be cam-operated. A contact-piece attached to, or running synchronously with, the generator shaft, may be used in conjunc-, tion with brushes L, M, Fig. 3, to discharge the condenser. A modification of this system with three brushes is described. The pulsating current from the generator B', Fig. 5, charges the condenser A through the contact E', which is' provided to prevent short-circuiting of the generator during the time the discharge contacts E are closed. Specification No. 6878, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190605000-A (GB)
Title: A Detachable Socket, or Support for Shop Window-fittings and the like.
Inventor: CHRYSTAL JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-03-01
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 5000. Chrystal, J. W., and Payne, A. March 1. Fastenings.-A clamp a for shop window fittings &c. is arranged with an opening b with parallel sides so that it can be placed on or displaced from its rod &c. without disturbing the latter, and is secured in position by inclined screws a'. It is provided with three or more lugs d, tapped horizontally, or vertically, or both, and adapted to receive clamping-screws d' for holding the brackets f, or other fittings, as shown in Fig. 1. It is further provided with a screw-and-nut device g<1>.
Patent GB-190606181-A (GB)
Title: Relieving Gear for Weighing Machines
Inventor: KING HUBERT ATWOOD
Filed: 1906-03-14
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 6181. King, H. A., and Stevens, A. C. March 14. Relieving-mechanism. - The invention is shown in connexion with apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 8503, A.D. 1905, but is applicable to platform machines generally. The platform G is raised from its knife-edges by crank-arms F, carried by the spindle C, when this spindle, which extends through the machine, is turned by an external handle. The spindle is then displaced laterally, allowing the legs K of the crank-arms to come to rest, one on the support H and the other on one side of the machine.
Patent GB-190608002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Reels for Electric Conductors for Lamps, Telephones and the like.
Inventor: BURNABY ARTHUR ST VINCENT
Filed: 1906-04-03
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 8002. Burnaby, A. St. V. April 3. Supporting lamps.-Supports of the spring- reel type for conductors attached to electric lamps, which may be placed inside the base of a standard or inside a wall plug or other fitting, are made so that any surplus flexible wire is automatically wound up on the reel, by arranging an insulating ring q, to which cheeks are attached, as a reel inside which a spring k is contained. This spring tends to keep the reel wound up against a ratchet - wheel, shown in Fig. 2. One of the reel cheeks consists of an outer ring s insulated from the centre disk n, and one of the two leads b, c is attached to the spring brush t bearing against the disk n, and the other to a similar brush u making contact with the ring s. The lead v attached to the portable lamp has one conductor fixed to the disk n and the other to the ring s, and passes from the casing a through guide-rollers 1, 2, Fig. 2. A button 5 serves to disengage the pawl when the flexible lead is to be wound up by the spring on to the drum. If desired, the reel may be mounted as a wall plug, and the button may be made to release the pawl by turning it instead of by pressing it.
Patent GB-190608325-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Speed Indicator for Motor and other Vehicles also adaptable for General Use.
Inventor: WAKEFIELD AMOS
Filed: 1906-04-06
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 8325. Wakefield, A. April 6. Speed indicators.-A speed indicator for motor and other vehicles, or for general use, sounds an alarm at a predetermined speed, records the highest speed attained during a journey, and may also indicate the rate of revolution of the engine or of one of the road wheels. The central shaft a', driven by the shaft a', carries a centrifugal governor a, which operates a pivoted bell-crank lever d, the lower end of which is connected by rods d<1>, d<2> and a like rod d<3> to a toothed quadrant e, gearing with a second quadrant e<1> on a vertical shaft f. By means of an arm f<2> and a link f<1>, the shaftf is connected to a third toothed quadrant e<2>, gearing with a pinion g on the spindle carrying the speed-indicating pointer h. When a predetermined speed is reached, the circuit of an electric bell is completed by an arm j on the shaft f touching an adjustable plate j<1>, the end m of which projects through a slot in the casing, near a scale, and is secured in position by a set-screw m<1>. The adjusting-device is covered by a flap n secured by a set-screw n<1>. The electric battery is carried within the casing. The highest speed attained is registered on a prepared plate q by a marker p<1>, which also turns a pointer q<2> pivoted to the plate ; the marker p<1> is carried by an arm p on a spindle o<4>, which carries a pinion o<3> engaging a toothed quadrant o<2> on a pivoted lever, operated by an adjustable rod o<1> on an arm o on the shaft f. A spring returns the parts to their initial positions, the pointer q' being left in the extreme position. A scale marked on the plate q is read through an opening q<3> in the pointer. A slot o<6>, moving over a pin r in the pivoted lever, allows the speed to reach a certain limit before any record is made. The plate q may be withdrawn through an opening which is normally closed by a plate t secured by a padlock fastening t<3>. The rate of revolution of the engine or of one of the road wheels may be indicated by a pointer u, operated from the shaft f by means of an arm v and rod v'. The parts w<1>, w<2>, w<3> are provided to to facilitate lubrication from outside the casing, shields being provided to protect the electric switch j, j<1> and battery from oil splashes. A transparent casing z may enclose the scales and pointers.
Patent GB-190609075-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loom Stop Devices.
Inventor: LANNING JAMES KELLY
Filed: 1906-04-17
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 9075. Lanning, J. K. April 17. Loom stop-motions ; brake mechanism; frogs. -When the shipper handle 2, Fig. 1, is moved from its notch, a cam surface or swell on a finger 29, Fig. 2, connected to the handle so as to move parallel therewith, acts on a trip-pin 28 rising from one of the flat end extensions of a frogplate 20, pivoted or otherwise tiltably connected to the frog 7, and the frogplate is thus tilted,from the plane of the frog. The frog-plate is then engaged, on the beat-up, by a dagger 38 on the protection rod 37, which dagger otherwise normally passes over the plate, and the frog is moved forwards against the pressure of a spring, and, by means of a rod 18, operates the brake 4. The rod 37 is provided with a rising finger 39 having an upward extension 40, by which the dagger can be tilted by band to a point clear of the frog-plate. When the shuttle is properly boxed, a front swell 41 on the extension 40 is forced back by the shuttle, and the dagger is elevated clear of the frog-plate in its normal position. If the shuttle is not properly boxed, the dagger remains in position to be engaged by the frog-plate, so that-the frog is actuated and the loom is stopped. The frog 7 is of substantially U section, with its depending sides embracing the loom frame, which is provided with a shoulder 6, and it may be guided in its movements by a pin 8 passing through a guide-slot 9. Recesses formed in the raised flanges of the frog receive flat end extensions of the frog-plate and limit its vertical movement. A bracket or extension 12 extends from the frog, and a curved bunter 14 extends from and is bolted to the bracket, terminating adjacent to the shipper handle when the latter is in engaging position with the notch of the locking-plate. The shipper handle may be moved from its notch by hand, or automatically on the failure of weft or breakage of warp, in the usual way. Or, on the breakage of a warp, a corresponding faller supported thereby may fall and make contact with a conducting-roller, thus completing a circuit and energizing an electromagnet within a casing 57, Fig. 16, which thus attracts a pivoted armature lever 59 connected to an upper gravity catch 60 pivoted to an L-shaped knock-off lever 61, the latter being swingingly mounted on the frame and having an horizontal arm 62 lying adjacent to the shipper. The lay, on its next forward motion, strikes the elevated latch 60, and the shipper handle is operated to stop the loom when the shuttle is boxed. When the shipper handle is returned to its notch, it acts against the curved face of the hunter 14, and returns the frog and removes the brake. A much shorter dagger can be used, and the usual production of " seconds " from thin places on light goods is avoided. The apparatus may De duplicated at the other side of the loom, the finger 29 being connected with a similar finger on the other side of the loom.
Patent GB-190610687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Matrix Releasing Mechanism of Composing Machines having Two or More Magazines arranged one above the other.
Inventor: MAYER JACQUES
Filed: 1906-05-07
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 10,687. Mayer, J., and Albrecht, C. A. May 7, Linotype machines.-Relates to means for releasing and guiding the matrices from any one of two or more superposed magazines. The lower ends of the escapementactuating rods 2<a>, 2b of the two magazines are guided in slots in a plate 7, carried by arms 10 on a shaft 9, which is provided with a hand-lever 8. The lever 8 is provided with a handle 15 having a bolt which is caused by a spring to engage recesses in a segment 14. Arms 16 on the shaft 9 are connected by rods 17, levers 18, and rods 20 with a slide 22, which is guided in blocks 24 by means of pins and slots. Either magazine can be placed in connexion with the assembler by means of a guide formed in two parts. The lower part 25 is hinged to the machine frame and the upper part 26, which telescopes with the part 25, is fixed to the slide 22. A spring 30 holds the two parts in contact. By means of the lever 8, one or other of the sets of rods 2<a>, 2<b> can be brought over the rods 33, which are actuated by the keys, the matrix-guide being simultaneously shifted by the slide 22. Specification No. 15,058, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190614389-A (GB)
Title: Rail for Hanging Wet or Dry Linen to Dry or Air, in the Outer Air, or at a Fire.
Inventor: STOTT MARY FRANCES EVELYN
Filed: 1906-06-23
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 14,389. Stott, M. F. E. June 23. Clothes-racks.-A rail is provided with cap hooks on both sides, the hooks on one side being disposed between those on the other side. At the ends, wires are passed through, forming on one side additional hooks, and on the other loops by which the rail is suspended from a clothes-line or from hooks beneath a clothes-horse rail.
Patent GB-190615179-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Drying Yeast
Inventor: FOLL EDGAR WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-07-04
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 15,179. Foll, E. W. July 4. Liquids, spreading in thin layers; vaporizing by air currents; evaporating yeast to dryness. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, yeast falls from a heated jacketed hopper a into a heated jacketed cylinder b, wherein rotates a shaft carrying hollow blades e traversed by hot air, steam, or gases. The yeast falls through an aperture b<1> to a hopper i which leads to a casing l containing a drum h. The side wall i' and the end walls of the hopper fit against the drum surface ; the other side is adjustable by a slide. The drum h and the shaft carrying the blades e are traversed by hot air from the same source, the air being changed in direction in the drum h by means of baffles. A scraper in the closed hopper n removes the dried yeast which falls into a closed conveyer o. Air is passed in from the pipe q and circulates through the valved conveyer case and the drum casing l, finally escaping by the pipe l<1>. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the lower part only of the cylinder b is jacketed, and an opening is left in the upper part of its end so that the fluid yeast may fall into the hopper i, the wall i<1> of which forms the lower part of the casing of the drum h.
Patent GB-190618000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Locks.
Inventor: DEAL JOSIAH J
Filed: 1906-08-10
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 18,000. Deal, J. J. Aug. 12, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Locks, permutation; latches.-The latch bolt 8 of a combination lock and latch is operated inside the room by a knob 4. An outside knob 6 is normally prevented from rotation by the head 20, Fig. 2, of a gravity lever 19. which engages a notch 21 in an arm 7 secured to the knob spindle 5. It is released by operating a permutation lock, consisting of a series of disks 16, Fig. 4, formed with notches 18 which receive the head 20, when brought to the right position. This is accomplished by first ,turning the knob 11, which is connected to the setting-disk 25, Fig. 2, which carries a pin 26 engaging teeth 24 on the disks 16, and moves all the disks to the initial position with the teeth 24 bearing against the bead 20 of the lever 19. The disks 16 are then brought to their correct positions by means of sliding bars 29 carrying pawls 31 which engage ratchet disks 14 adjustably secured to the disks 16. The knob 6 can then withdraw the latch by means of the spindle 3, which is connected to the arm 7 so as to be capable of independent motion in one direction. The lever 19 is returned to its operative position by a bevel 28 on the notch 27 of the disk 25, the other parts being returned by springs.
Patent GB-190618737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spades for Military and other Purposes.
Inventor: BROUYERE JULES FRANCOIS
Filed: 1906-08-21
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 18,737. BrouyÞre, J. F., and Spaak, R. L. Aug. 21. Handles.-Spades for military and other purposes have a telescopic handle consisting of two tubes a, b provided with means for locking them together in either of two positions and thus converting the spade into either a short-handled or a long-handled one. The handle piece j has a side ring k from which to suspend a cooking - pot by chains or other means. The tube a is fixed to the blade and has a slightly enlarged screw-threaded upper part a<1> which engages a slightly reduced internally screwthreaded lower part b<1> on the tube b. A sleeve f, which is a sliding fit upon the tube a, is screwed on to the lower part of the tube band limits the upward motion of the tube b by abutting against the lowest portion of the threads a. In this position it is locked by a spring catch d entering an opening e in the sleeve. To convert the handle into a short one, the catch d is depressed and the handles turned until the threads a<1>, b<1> are disengaged. The tube b is then slipped down over the tube a until the slots g in the sleeve f can engage pins h on the tube a. The bayonet-joint so formed is locked by a spring catch i engaging the opening e in the sleeve f. When the two handles are hollow, they may be utilized to hold the chains or wires of the cooking-apparatus. The handles may be of wood with sockets. Spiral springs may be used for the spring catches.
Patent GB-190620505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering and Registering Measured Quantities of Wines and Spirits or other Liquids.
Inventor: SHARP JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-09-15
Granted: 1907-09-14
Abstract: 20,505. Sharp, J. W., and Dunkley, H. Sept. 15. Hinge and swivelling joints.-A tap with measuring-v e s s e l for delivering liquids is attached by a joint to the supply vessel so as to allow the measuring- vessel to be levelled. The jointd, Fig. 3, is formed in two parts separated by a washer d<5> and fitting together by means of circular tongues d<3> working in grooves, the whole being assembled by a bolt d<6>.
Patent GB-190621961-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Two Speed, Free Wheel and Back Pedalling Brake Mechanism for Velocipedes.
Filed: 1906-10-04
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 21,961. Wanderer Fahrradwerke vorm. Winklhofer & Jaenicke Akt.-Ges. June 5, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Brakes; driving-mechanism.-In a combined twospeed, free-wheel, and back-pedalling brake mechanism for-velocipedes, of the type-in which the sun-pinion 12, connected to an actuating-rod 2 by rings 10 and plates 8, is adapted to engage internal teeth 14 upon the carrier 20 for the direct drive, or stationary teeth 13 for the low speed, the motion in each case being transmitted to the hub by clutch rollers 52, back-pedalling causes these rollers to press upon a clutch-piece 42, so that balls 44 engage a part 40, 41 and operate the brake-pieces 35, Fig. 5, through cam levers 39 mounted upon stationary plates 30, 33. The parts 35 are normally pressed against pins 34 upon the plate 30 by springs 36. The inner end of the carrier rests upon rollers 22 upon the axle, the rollers being pressed outwards by an elastic ring engaging a groove therein, so that upon removal of the carrier from the hub, the rollers are retained in position. A spring 48 secured to the part 42 frictionally engages the part 40.
Patent GB-190624226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Unloaders for Single-acting Air-compressors.
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-10-30
Abstract: 24,226. Lake, H. H., [Ingersoll-Rand Co.]. Oct. 30. Compressing.-The unloading and loading of a single - stage air - c o m - pressor is effected by means of a ball valve actuated by a solenoid, which opens and closes a passage at the back of the discharge valve, or valves, to the atmosphere. The invention is described as applied to a doubleacting compressor, a bracket 1 for supporting the device being mounted in a suitable position on the compressor. The core 3 of a solenoid 2 slides in a tube 4, closed at its lower end by a removable stop plug 5 and at its upper end by the stepped depending portion of a removable valve chamber 6. The valve chamber is provided with exhaust channels 15 to the atmosphere, a removable seating-ring 12, and a removable screw-cap 8. The ball valve 17 normally permits free communication between the discharge valves and the receiver, but when the solenoid is energized, the core 3 raises a rod 20 to press the ball against its upper seating 10 and thereby unload the compressor. To retard the upward movement of the rod, and effect a more noiseless operation of the valve, the valve chamber is made of magnetic material. A channel 21 provides an escape for any oil that leaks past the rod 20. The solenoid is energized in the manner described in Specifications Nos. 5334 and 12,778, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190702745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Treatment or Preservation of Grapes.
Inventor: COTS JOSE PASCUAL Y
Filed: 1907-02-04
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 2745. Pascual y Cots, J. Feb. 4. Preserving grapes.-Grapes are preserved by placing the fruit, with the seeds removed, into bottles &c., and adding brandy or alcohol seasoned with aniseed, with or without the addition of sugar. The bottles are then hermetically sealed.
Patent GB-190706526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Slicing Bacon, Bread and other Substances.
Inventor: ROBINSON OWEN
Filed: 1907-03-18
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 6526. Robinson, O. March 18. Bread cutters.-A machine for slicing bread, meat, &c. comprises a double-edged band-knife d running on adjustable pulleys c, c<1> driven through gearing by the hand-wheel v, and a table l supporting the carriage o, and reciprocating in the grooves l<4> on rollers l<3>. The table l is actuated by a pin m<1> on the revolving disk m', which engages a slotted arm m fixed to the table and oscillates a cam-lever r, pivoted on a stud r<1> attached to the arm m and reciprocating a slide bar q<4> by means of an arm r<2> which engages a stud r<3> on the bar. A pin q<3> attached to the bar q<4> engages a slot q<2> in a lever q<1> carrying a pawl q, and thus imparts through the ratchet qo an intermittent rotation to the feeding-screw p which engages a half-nut p<1> on the carriage o. A spring s serves to return the bar q<4>, and a screw s<1> adjusts the extent of its motion, thus varying the thickness of slice. The carriage o is provided with a clamping-plate o', and a lever t disengages the carriage o from the feeding- screw p by sliding a cam-slot which engages a pin on the half-nut p<1>.
Patent GB-190709161-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: LIPMAN JOHN
Filed: 1907-04-19
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 9161. Lipman, J. April 19. Waterproofing; welts and welting; uppers; soles; insoles.-Turn-shoes &c, are rendered damp-proof by interposing two pieces A, B of damp-proof material between the upper C and lining G, and the upper C and insole F, respectively, and stitching the layers into a channel E in the edge of the insole, as shown in Fig. 1. In Fig. 3 is shown this method of water. proofing applied to welted boots. The welt H, waterproof material A, B, upper C, and insole F are stitched together, as shown, and the outer sole J together with a strip I of damp-proof material applied as usual. For machine-sewn or screwed work, a layer K, Fig. 4, of damp proof material is fastened to the insole F, and a strip B of the same material laid between the outsole J and the upper C. The boot is then sewn right through the sole, upper, and insole, and consequently through the three layers of damp-proof material shown,