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Patent GB-190812366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Warp Stop Motions for Looms for Weaving.
Filed: 1908-06-09
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 12,366. British Northrop Loom Co. June 9. Loom stop-motions ; lease-rods.-In a warp stop-motion of the kind in which detectors are normally supported by the warps and are so arranged that when they fall they prevent the motion of an oscillating feeler, the legs of the detectors are bent towards one another at their lower ends, so that, after the detectors have been sprang over projections c<x>, Fig. 3, on fixed supporting-bars c, c<1>, their shoulders 6 prevent them from jumping off. The detectors are arranged in four banks, the outer supporting- bars c' being arranged lower than the inner ones c, to compensate for the inclination of the warps due to the lease-rods L, L<1>. The oscillating feeler has two engaging plates f, f<1>, which are adapted to engage with the inner and outer banks of detectors, respectively, thus reducing the necessary angular swing of the feeler. The parts are supported by brackets b, Figs. 3 and 4, which are secured at the sides of the loom. The supporting-bars c, c' and the distance-pieces 9 are secured to the brackets b by bolts 2 and nuts 3. The slots b<4>, Fig. 4, permit adjustment of the lease-rods L, L', which are carried by pivoted arms 20 and are secured by bolts passing through the slots b<4>. Projections 24 on plates 22 secured to the brackets b limit the descent of the lease-rods.
Patent GB-190812845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Valves
Inventor: GIRARD JEAN BAPTISTE
Filed: 1908-06-16
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 12,845. Girard, J. B. June 16. Ball bearings. - A steam-engine distributing- valve is provided with an extended spindle 15 which rides on a ball bearing 17.
Patent GB-190813516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Aplication of Metallic and other Substances to the Surface of Leather Canvas Straw and the like.
Inventor: KILBURN BERTRAM EDWARD DUNBAR
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 13,516. Kilburn, B. E. D., [Siedentopf, 0.]. June 25. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Ornamenting.-Straw-plait &c. is coated with metallic, &c. powders by applying to the cleaned surface an aqueous solution of albumen and a sticky, saccharine substance, such as syrup, drying until the coating is tacky, strewing on this surface the metallic powder, hardening the albumen by washing with alcohol, &c., or by heating, and dissolving out the saccharine, &c. substance. 'The surface is then dried and coated with a flexible celluloid varnish.
Patent GB-190814409-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Producing Theatrical Effects.
Inventor: SALLE FRANCOIS
Filed: 1908-07-07
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 14,409. SallÚ, F. Aug. 17, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Reflectors.-An imitation marionette performance is produced by reflecting the images of living performers on a real stage into an aperture in an opaque screen in front on the stage, by means of a system of mirrors. The inverted image of an actor j on the stage a is presented to a concave mirror g by two plane mirrors h, i at rightangles to each other, so that a real erect image j<1> of the actor is thrown into an aperture in an opaque screen c which separates the real stage from the auditorium e. The scenery and background of the real stage a is arranged to combine with that of the miniature stage a<1>, so that, when the lighting of the two stages is adjusted, the difference between the background of the miniature stage and the image of the real stage cannot be seen by the spectators. The image may be received on a transparent screen, and comic effects are produced by the use of distorting-mirrors.
Patent GB-190817034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Heel-nailing Machines.
Filed: 1908-08-13
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 17,034. Hall, H., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. Aug. 13. Nailing; heels.-The support of a heel-nailing machine, which may be of the type described in Specifications Nos. 24,545, and 24,545A, A.D. 1906, consists of a plate A of thin springy material, which is provided with apertures larger than the corresponding apertures in the nail-receiving die E. The support A is attached to the machine head G by spring-pressed pins H. In another form, the support A is formed with a single D-shaped opening large enough to permit the passage of all the nail drivers. In this case, the edges of the plate sustain the lifts while they are being assembled ; a seating may be provided for these edges. The plate A may be cut to render it more flexible, and when it is provided with a D-shaped opening, the cut is preferably located at the corner of the D at that side at which the die E is moved towards and away from the support.
Patent GB-190820102-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Lime and Carbonic Acid Gas.
Inventor: THOM THOMAS MATHIESON
Filed: 1908-09-24
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 20,102. Thom, T. M., and Pryor, H. Sept. 24. Retort furnaces.-In a furnace for the production of lime and carbonic acid by burning limestone in the presence of steam, retorts a are arranged around a central combustion chamber b having holes u for the passage of the hot gases on to the retorts. The whole is enclosed in an air-tight casing c to prevent the access of air. Beneath the combustion chamber is a furnace d, charged through a mouthpiece h, and supplied with primary air through inlets k at the side of a clinkering door i. The steam inlet l is of the kind usually employed with furnaces working under a forced draught. The gases from the furnace in part pass into the combustion chamber through an opening n, and in part pass directly on to the retorts through passages o. Secondary air is supplied to the combustion chamber through radial passages p, having been previously heated during passage through flues 1, 2, 3. The gases pass from the combustion chamber through holes u and circulate round the retorts, which for this purpose are supported by webs r with holes t and pierced blockings s. The gases again enter the combustion chamber by openings u<1>, and are led through flues in part to passages 4, 5, 6 to heat the secondary air, and in part to heat coils 7 for supplying superheated steam to the retorts. Limestone is fed into the retorts at the top, and lime is discharged at the bottom. Superheated steam is admitted by a pipe w, and the retorts have each at their upper end a branch f communicating with a main e for draining- off the carbonic acid. According to the Provisional Specification, horizontal baffles are placed across the combustion chamber to deflect the gases through the holes u.
Patent GB-190824809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment and Application of Cellulosic Films.
Inventor: BRANDENBERGER JAQUES EDWIN
Filed: 1908-11-18
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 24,809. Brandenberger, J. E. Nov. 18. Drawings to Specification, Ornamenting.-Articles in relief are formed by embossing cellulose films obtained by the regeneration of the cellulose of an aqueous solution and then filling the hollows at the back with a suitable cement. The article may then be affixed to a support. Before being embossed the film may be backed with paper, metal foil, leather, or other thin sheets, which may be provided with designs, and may be entirely or partly metallized to obtain special transparent effects. Coloured designs, pictures &c. may be printed or otherwise produced on the film by any suitable process. The invention is especially intended for films obtained by xanthogenate, but can also be applied to films obtained by other processes.
Patent GB-190826387-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for the Utilization of Tar as a Liquid Fuel.
Inventor: GARZON RAMON
Filed: 1908-12-05
Granted: 1909-12-06
Abstract: 26,387. Garz�n, R. Dec. 5. Liquid-fuel supply; spray burners.-Apparatus for utilizing tar for heating furnaces comprises a double-jacketed vessel in which the tar is heated, and a water vessel, the ejection of the tar and water through adjacent nozzles being effected by compressed air from a reservoir fed by a bellows or the like. The tar is strained almost at boiling-point and placed in the receptacle A which is surrounded by a water bath B, heated by a lamp C and having a safetyvalve e. Alternatively, steam or hot air-from the furnace heated may be passed through the bath B to keep the -tar hot. Compressed air from a bellows G, operated by a weight H or from a pump, is conveyed to the receptacle A by a pipe E, and forces the tar through the pipe c and the nozzle d. Water, which may be heated, is similarly ejected from the receptacle D through the pipe h and the nozzle J. Dishes y, y<1> collect water and tar dripping from the nozzles. The compressed air from the bellows G or the like enters vertically-extensible bellows F through a pipe J<1> and a non-return valve m, and leaves by the outlet m<1> of the pipe, E. Rings n or the like on the bellows engage guiderods O<1> on the frame O. Combustion is started in the furnace by a small wood fire. The nozzles J, d may be arranged horizontally, vertically, or otherwise; and the compressed - air supply may be used with several receptacles. According to the Provisional Specification, the ejecting-outlets may be provided.with taps; also, the water container may be electrically heated.
Patent GB-190828335-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cigarette Holder.
Inventor: LEVINSON WALTER
Filed: 1908-12-29
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 28,335. Levinson, W. Dec. 29. Cigarette holders.-A short cigarette holder or mouthpiece A is made by dipping a wooden or metal mould into gelatine or gelatinous material. When dry, the holder is removed from the mould and the cigaretteinsertion end may be slightly turned back by the pressure of a heated mould or this shape may be obtained by suitably shaping the mould. The holder is made with a round end D which is perforated as at E and is hardened by being dipped into, or sprayed with, a solution of formaldehyde and afterwards waterproofed by means of wax, collodion, or varnish. Absorbent material may be placed in the holder. Suitable varnishes mentioned are a solution of celluloid-or resin, a solution of copal in ether, spirit or acetone and a solution of gum sandarach in acetone.
Patent GB-190903297-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Tyres.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
IPC: B60C11/16
Filed: 1909-02-10
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 3297. Rempshall, E. Feb. 10. Tread bands, projections, and surfaces.- Tyres a with treads comprising g circular stud-like projections c, which merge into one another or into a raised ridge f, are provided with one or more circumferential grooves b, in which are secured one or more rows of metal studs d normally flush with the tread.
Patent GB-190906199-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Locks.
Inventor: PRUCE HENRY CLARKE
IPC: G07F17/14
Filed: 1909-03-16
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 6199. Pruce, H. C. March 16. Fastenings for doors; registering.-In the type of lock described in Specification 20,735/05, means are provided for preventing the re-operation of the inside auxiliary bolt after it has been withdrawn to enable the door to be opened, and a register is provided actuated by the indicator plate. The inside bolt is connected by bell-crank mechanism to a spindle 14 passing through the door and carrying within the back casing a follower 11 which is thus rotated as the bolt is shot. The follower has an arm 19 which engages, when the indicator-plate 1 is in its ' vacant ' position, with a projection 20 thereon, and prevents the operation of the bolt until the indicator is raised. When therefore the door has been opened from the inside, it is impossible for the occupant to re-shoot the inside bolt to prevent the door from properly closing after his exit. The register is actuated by a bell-crank 21 or other lever one arm of which bears on the top of the indicator plate.
Patent GB-190908150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrodes for Arc-lamps.
Inventor: SENFTNER GEORG
Filed: 1909-04-05
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 8150. Senftner, G. April 14, 1908, [Convention date]. Arc-lamp electrades.-To increase illumination, electrodes or electrode cores are made wholly or in part of the pyrophoric alloys described in Specification 16,853/03, [Class 82, Metals and alloys]. An alloy of a rare-earth metal such as cerium or lanthanum may be used, and added as powder to carbon.
Patent GB-190911161-A (GB)
Title: Pneumatic Cushion for Vehicles.
Inventor: GARVEY EDWARD ALEXANDER
IPC: B60G11/46
Filed: 1909-05-11
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 11,161. Garvey, E. A., and Garvey, C. A. May 11. Composite springs; connexions and attachments applicable generally for tensile and compressive springs; semi-elliptic springs; pneumatic springs.- Consists in supporting a transverse pneumatic cushion 1 by bearers 4 beneath a carrier 2 connected to the vehicle body. A stirrup 6, suspended from the bearing-spring E at each side of the vehicle, surrounds the cushion and carries a seat 7 for the bearer 4. A strap 9 limits the swaying motion of the stirrups. The seats 7 are connected by a cross-bar 8,
Patent GB-190915743-A (GB)
Title: Lamp Burner.
Inventor: KERR GEORGE
Filed: 1909-07-06
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 15,743. Kerr, G., and Bryan, E. J. July 6. Extinguishing wick burners automatically on upsetting. A pair of extinguishing - plates Care pivoted on the burner-cone a at b<5>, b<6> and tilt by gravity when the lamp is tipped. The curvature of the plates C is greater than that of the burnercone so that the parts touch one another only at the edges, as shown in Fig. 6. As a further means to obviate jamming, the pivotal connexions are made somewhat loose. The plates C are normally seated on curved indentations a<7> of the burner-cone. The spring fingers on the cone for attaching it to the burner-base are ribbed to give a securer fastening.
Patent GB-190921251-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Machine for Manufacturing Wire or like Bonds used in Ferro concrete and like Constructions.
Inventor: SMITH CHARLES
IPC: B21F27/20
Filed: 1909-09-17
Granted: 1910-09-08
Abstract: 21,251. Smith, C. Sept. 17. Angular bending; coiling; dies and formers; winding and reeling; shearing-adjuncts.- In a machine for making elongated-loop wire or like bonds or distance-pieces of the form shown in Fig. 7, which form the cross-connexions for the metal structure of ferro-concrete and like constructions, the wire &c. is wound on a rectangular reel, severed at points between two opposite sides, and bent round mandrels ; and the ends which project from one of the longitudinal sides are twisted together. The wire is led from a drum over straightening-rollers H, and is wound on a skeleton reel F, which is mounted on a handrotated shaft E, and carries rectangularly arranged arms G which are radially adjustable. The free end of the wire is held in slots in the arms G. A frame J, loosely mounted on the shaft E, is then advanced and fixed by a pawl K engaging a slot L in the reel plate, at the same time clamping the wire between the tongues M and grooves N in the plate F. The wire is then severed by shears O, and the two portions are bent round a separate pair of mandrels Q by arms S mounted on radially-adjustable spindles R, which pass through bosses rotated by hand-operated gear-wheels P, P<1>. The arms S may have loose-fitting sleeves to suit the size of the loop. The ends which project from the middle of one of the longitudinal sides are then twisted together by a machine, Fig. 4, attached to the cross-bars C', which carries a rotary head V, the wires being passed into V- grooves and held in place by tongues X. The loop may then be twisted on itself to form a bond having two pear-shaped openings. According to the Provisional Specification, the shaft E and the shears may be power-operated, and all the bending- arms may be rotated separately or geared together, or two pairs may be geared together.
Patent GB-190921898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Operating upon Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: WINTER HENRY WALLACE
IPC: A43D43/02
Filed: 1908-09-28
Granted: 1910-09-26
Abstract: 21,898. Winter, H. W. Sept. 28, 1908, [Convention date]. Sewing-machines; feed by wheels. - A workfeeding device for use in channelling and other machines for operating upon soles of boots and s h o e s consists of an inner smooth disk 18, and an outer toothed disk 94, between which are arranged a number of toothed rings 96 rotatably mounted on disks 92, which, together with the disks 18, 94, are keyed to a collar 88 secured to a shaft 6. This arrangement permits individual movement of the rings 96 under the action of the work in the direction in which they are driven, movement in the reverse direction being prevented by spring-pressed cylindrical rollers 98.
Patent GB-190924258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Building Up Wood into Laminated Boards of Various Thicknesses and Apparatus connected therewith.
Inventor: POLLOCK MATTHEW
IPC: B27D3/00
Filed: 1909-10-22
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 24,258. Pollock, M., and Robertson, R. Oct. 22. Lumber.-Wooden boards, built up to a thickness of half an inch or more, are produced by glueing together a number of sawn and planed boards, and allowing the glue to set while the boards are clamped in the apparatus shown. This consists of a table B carried by a frame A, and a series of rows of vertical clamps in the form of square plates F and rectangular plates F<1> actuated by hand-operated screws E, which work in nuts in cross-heads D. An horizontal pressure may be put on the boards by two rows of hand-operated clamping-screws G, G<1>.
Patent GB-190924591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Time-controlled Coin Operated Locking Device for Typewriters.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
IPC: G07F17/26
Filed: 1909-10-26
Granted: 1910-11-28
Abstract: 24,591. Fairweather, W., [Underwood Typewriter Co.]. Oct. 26. Hiring typewriters.- Typewriters are provided with locking-mechanism which is freed by the insertion of a coin so as to permit the instruments to be used for period determined by a controlling clock - work. A spring - controlled lever 9 normally prevents the withdrawal of the line-locking bar 4 from the keys 1. After prepayment, the operator rotates a spindle 17, Fig. 7, by means of an external handle thereby turning a '.lever 21, and, through a link 26, lowering a lever 28 from the position shown in Fig. 4 into that shown in Fig. 1, so as to free the lever 9, which turns under the action of a spring 32, a pin 31 riding up a cam 33 on the lever. The depression of the lever 28 raises a second lever 55, which is geared to it at 57, against the action of a spring 59, pins 28<a>, 58 on the levers passing out of notches 38, 38<a> on a disk 48, permitting pawls 51, 51a to couple that disk to a ratchet 52 on a spindle. 40, which revolves once an hour under the action of the clock-work. The levers 28, 55 are locked in this position by a detent 35, a roller 61 on which engages a shoulder 60 on the lever 28 and is retained in engagement by a gravity catch 70. When the disk 48 has made half a revolution, a pin 62 or 62<a> depresses a counterweighted lever 64, a pin 67 on which raises the catch 70 and trips the pawl 35 permitting the levers 28, 55 to return under the action of the spring 59 to lock the disk 48 and restore the lever 9 to the locking position. A bell 80, Fig. 10, is runf at the commencement and expiration of the time period, the hammer 81 being operated by a slide 86 which engages cam-enrfaces 83, 84, and is operated by the upward and downward movements of the lever 55. An arm 47 on the lever 21 closes the coin slot while the apparatus is in use. Coin action, mechanical-connexion.-The coin rests in a bottomless pocket 22 on the lever 21, and is supported on a projection 19 on an arm 18 connected to the external handle, so as to form an abutment for this arm. A spring 23 returns the arm when the handle is released, permitting the discharge of the coin.
Patent GB-190924915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic or Air Blast Conveyors or Elevators.
Inventor: MOWER GEORGE AUGUSTUS
IPC: B65G53/00
Filed: 1909-10-29
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 24,915. Mower, G. A., Fitzgerald, S., and Hessling, W. Oct. 29. Conveyer apparatus, ejector. - Grain or the like fed in at g to the chamber c is driven by the air blast from the nozzle a up the discharge pipe e. A n y material not delivered directly up the pipe e falls down the inclined sides of the chamber c and is then caught by the air current.
Patent GB-190928553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Handles for Shovels and like Tools.
Inventor: JONES CHILION
IPC: B25G3/02
Filed: 1909-12-07
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 28,553. Jones, C. March 31, [Convention date]. Stirrup handles.-In handles for shovels and like tools, of the type in which the end of the handle is bifurcated to receive a cross-bar and protective caps, a rivet pin being also provided connecting the caps and extending through the cross-bar, rabbets 12, 13 are provided in the bifurcations 10, 11 of the handle A to receive the ends of the cross-bar 14, and the protective caps 15, 16 overlap the joints as shown, and lie flush in recesses cut on the handle ends. They also extend below the rabbets 12, 13, and have their inner edges level with the inner surfaces of the handle ends.
Patent GB-190930411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Towel Cabinets.
Inventor: WHEELER HARVEY CARL
IPC: A47K10/28
Filed: 1909-12-29
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 30,411. Wheeler, H. C., and Allen, A. Dec. 29. Towel racks. - In a towel cabinet, the ends of an elongated towel are secured to two rollers in contact, so that one roller, when unwound, winds the other roller ; the rollers may be locked against unwinding. The ends of the towel are secured to rollers 1, 2, and the towel hangs down around a hinged bottom 7 ; a spring 11 may be used to press the rollers together. The rollers may be locked by providing blocks 15 on each roller and a locking-bar 16 which can be withdrawn when the lid is open.
Patent GB-191001341-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Recovery of Metals in Complex or Low Grade Ores.
Inventor: WINTLE FREDERICK HENRY
IPC: C22B3/00
Filed: 1910-01-18
Granted: 1911-02-20
Abstract: 1341. Wintle, F. H., [Laszczynski, S., and Stoeger, W.]. Jan. 18. Metals, obtaining; diaphragms.-A lead-zinc ore containing copper, or a low-grade copper ore, is crushed, roasted if necessary, and, without concentration, is lixiviated with dilute sulphuric acid. The mixture is agitated and preferably heated to obtain a stronger solution, in which case the solution is kept hot during the subsequent operations. After filtration, oxida tion of the dissolved iron is completed by adding permanganate, and the iron is precipitated by zinc oxide, which may be in the form of roasted zinc ore. Copper is then deposited electrolytically if sufficiently abundant, advantageously with the addition of sulphur dioxide. The residual copper and other metals of the same group are precipitated by the requisite quantity of sodium sulphide. The filtered liquid is electrolyzed for the recovery of zinc, with thorough agitation, the anodes being covered with porous material such as linen, glass wool, or coconut fibre, to avoid oxidation of manganous salts in solution. The residue from lixiviation and the sulphide precipitate are smelted.
Patent GB-191003548-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastenings for Doors of Retort and other Mouthpieces.
Inventor: LANGFORD PERCY NORMAN
IPC: C10B25/08
Filed: 1910-02-14
Granted: 1911-01-26
Abstract: 3548. Langford, P. N., and Shilton, W. A. Feb. 14. Retort and like doors.-Relates to a gas-retort or like door having a cross-bar which is capable of vertical adjustment, so that, after the door has dropped owing to wear at the hinge, the end of the cross - bar may be brought again into engagement with the pivoted catch. The crossbar c of the retort door b is adjusted by a screw pin k, which forms the horizontal member of the cross-bar fork. The pin engages with a screwed boss j at the end of the vertical member i of the cross-bar, and may be turned freely in a grooved heel-piece m bearing against the hingepin g.