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Patent GB-190901896-A (GB)
Title: Rent Collecting Means for Telephone Service.
Inventor: YEARNEAU RICHARD
IPC: H04M17/02
Filed: 1909-01-26
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 1896. Yearneau, R. Jan. 26. Hiring telephones. - Relates to rent-collecting devices for telephone systems, in which a subscriber by inserting the required rent charges renders a telephone serviceable, so that it can be used from time to time for a predetermined period, at the end of which the telephone is short-circuited by the exchange operator. The telephone line-circuit 10 is normally short-circuited by wires 40, one of which is connected to a contact-bar 41 and the other to contacts 42, which normally make contact with the bar 41 and have inturned edges 42 which project into the coin shoots 15. A bar 17 carrying coin-supports 18 is reciprocated by a cam 19 pivoted to the framework at 21 and operated by a pin 25a on the gear 24 of a spring motor 25, which is normally locked by the engagement of the arm 29 of a pivoted detent lever 32 with notches 30 in the wheel 24. The detent lever is controlled by the armature 34 of an electro-magnet 35, the circuit 37 of which is normally broken at contacts 38 arranged in one of the coin shoots. Coin action, thrust and electric-connexion.-Coins of specified values inserted in the slots 13 rest on the supports 18 and serve to press back the arms 42 from the contact-bar 41, so as to break the short-circuit 40 and render the telephone operative. One of the coins serves also to bridge the gap 38 in the circuit 37 of the magnet 35, the corresponding contact 42 being provided with an insulating stud 43, Fig. 3. Coin-discharging mechanism.-When the predetermined period has expired, an operator at the central exchange by means of a magneto-generator 39 sends a current to the magnet 35, thereby freeing the motor 25 which reciprocates the bar 17 permitting the coins to escape.
Patent GB-190902149-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for the Opening of Doors, Gates, and the like.
Inventor: MARSHALL DALE
IPC: E05B53/00
Filed: 1909-01-29
Granted: 1910-01-31
Abstract: 2149. Marshall, D. Jan 29. Latches, sliding. - Relates to improvements in devices for unfastening d o o r s, of the type described in Specifications 17,874/01, 7238/05, and 11,650/07. In the construction shown in Fig. 1 the sliding latch is cnnnected by means of a lever L and rod or wire R to a hinged flap F.P., which is disposed horizontally at the bottom of the door. The flap is arranged so that on depression at any point it inclines downwards, whereby the operator's toe is thrown off and the door forced open. A plate f may be provided on the door to guide the foot to the flap and protect the door. The rod R is provided with holes for adjustment. A thick washer W, placed on the spindle Z between the handle and the door, provides a slot S in which the lever L works. The device is operated by the toe from the other side of the door by raising a pivoted ring-ended foot-lever T, Fig. 3, engaging a slot V in the rod, and the door may be pulled open by the toe engaging with the ring. In the form shown in Fig. 8, the rod R is provided with top and bottom projections X, F.P., for enabling it to be directly opereated from above by a tray &c. or by the foot. The lever L may be formed as a strap clamped by a screw around the handle as shown in Fig. 9. In the construction shown in Fig. 7, the flap F.P. is hinged. to the jamb D.F., and carries a catch-operating finger Y, which, after depressing the latch L.C., forces open the door. According to the Provisional Specification, the operating-means may be connected to a pulley on the latch spindle, the lever being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190902504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Leather Product and Process of Making same.
Inventor: MACKAY HUGH
IPC: C14C9/00
Filed: 1909-02-02
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 2504. Mackay, H. Feb. 2. Impregnating - compositions. - Sole or other leather is hardened and waterproofed by treatment with an aqueous solution of Portland cement and borax, applied either during tanning or after its completion. The leather is softened in water, partly dried and coated on the grain side with boiled linseed oil, which is allowed to dry. It is then immersed in an aqueous bath of cement and borax in stated proportions, until thoroughly permeated; it is then dried and coated on both sides with oil. The treatment may be applied to shoe-soles without injury to the thread, pegs, or nails.
Patent GB-190907468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Distributing or Spraying Sewage or other Liquids.
Inventor: BROWN ROBERT BARRINGTON
IPC: C02F3/04
Filed: 1909-03-29
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 7468. Brown, R. B. March 29. Producing fluctuations of pressure at spraying-nozzles. - In apparatus for distributing sewage &c. over filter-beds &c., consisting of perforated pipes with spray attachments, arrangements are made for varying the pressure of the discharge so that choking of the perforations or nozzles is prevented, and a more even distribution of the liquid is obtained. The liquid is passed from a receiving pipe A to a pipe G and sprayers H by means of a pipe F. The pipe G is provided preferably at its end with an upright pipe K and the liquid in the pipe G drives air through a check valve M and a pipe N to a dome C in the tank A. The dome rises and closes the inlet-valve B of the pipe F, to which it is connected by a lever D. When the liquid rising in the pipe K closes the valve M, the sudden stoppage increases the pressure at the nozzles H. This is diminished again when the liquid falls, in the pipe K and the valve M is opened. The air then returns from the dome, and the valve B is opened for a repetition of the cycle. Modifications are described in which the pipe N is omitted and the valve B is operated by a float in a standpipe rising from the pipe F or by a float in the tank A.
Patent GB-190907847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Trimming Wallpapers.
IPC: B44C7/02
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1910-04-01
Abstract: 7847. Tapetenfabrik E. Liepmann. Jan. 18, [Convention date]. Vertical-cutter type for cutting sheet material in direction of feed.-The plain border is removed from both edges of the paper, and the cut edges are coloured so as not to show when pasted close to the next sheet. Fig. 2 shows a plan of the cutting and colouring apparatus, so arranged that the inequalities of the pattern can be accurately followed. The paper passes between guides f clamped to rails g and movab!e together by a screw h, which is operated by hand to maintain the edge of the pattern in alinement with the cutters a. The trimming line is watched through apertures k. Feed-rollers l are moved laterally to the paper with the guides f. The cut edges are coloured by rollers m.
Patent GB-190908332-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Gas Engines.
Inventor: VANDERLIP LOUIS CLIFFORD
Filed: 1909-04-06
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 8332. Vanderlip, L. C. April 6. Two - stroke-cycle engines; cylinders, cooling.- The engine is provided with ports in the cylinder and passages in the piston, by means of which the explosive gases are warmed, and the cylinder and piston cooled, during working. The cylinder carries a water-cooled projection 5, and the piston 7 has a chamber 11 which receives the projection 5 and forms the explosion space. At the end of the up-stroke, the ports 22 are uncovered, the port 26 registers with the port 14, and mixture is drawn through either or both of these into the space below the piston. At the end of the downstroke, the ports 25 are uncovered, and the ports 24 register with ports 23. The charge, entering by ports 25, sweeps out the exhaust through ports 24, 23. Cooling-ribs are provided between the inner and outer walls of the piston. Modifications are described in which the ports are arranged in slightly different positions from those illustrated, and in which the piston induces a circulation of air in the projection 5 for cooling purposes.
Patent GB-190914683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weighbridges.
Inventor: HIPKINS WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: G01G1/18
Filed: 1909-06-23
Granted: 1910-06-02
Abstract: 14,683. Hipkins, W. E. June 23. Weighbridges. - Relates to that class of machine employing three or more weighbridges or platforms connected to one steelyard, and refers more particularly to the construction of machine described i n Specification 25,358/04. According to the present invention, each platform is provided with a compensating- lever such as is described in the above-quoted Specification. In the example shown in Fig. 1, the transferring- levers A, B, C of three platforms are connected by the draw-rod m, to the steelyard a, and from the free end of the steelyard depends a shackle b provided with bearings b<1>. The compensating- levers c are pivoted on a bracket d, and in the position shown rest each with one end on the shackle b, the other ends being situated beneath the ends of pivoted auxiliary levers h. These auxiliary. levers are connected by rods l to hand-levers j, and may be connected when desired to the transferring-levers A, B, C by means of rods i. When one of the platforms is to be placed out of action, the corresponding hand-lever j is operated so as to rock its lever h, whereby the corresponding transferring-lever is raised off the draw-rod m, and at the same time the corresponding compensating-lever c is raised off the shackle b to re-establish equilibrium. The construction may be modified by dispensing with the auxiliary levers h or by substituting hand-wheels for the levers j. According to the Provisional Specification, the compensating-levers may depend from the same end of the steelyard as the draw-rod.
Patent GB-190915705-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hoisting Mechanism particularly applicable to Raising and Lowering Theatre Scene Cloths and the like.
Inventor: LYTTON EDWARD
IPC: A63J1/02
Filed: 1909-07-06
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 15,705. Lytton, E. July 6. Theatrical appliances.-In winches for operating theatre - scene cloths &c., of the kind in which the clutch and brake are operated conjointly, means are provided for releasing the brake without applying the clutch. The handlever i operates the clutch a, and is provided with an extension j working in a groove in a lever k, which is connected to the brake lever f. In the position shown, the clutch is out and the brake is on, but if the hand-lever is moved either in the direction to apply the clutch or in the opposite direction, the lever k is operated and the brake is released. The lever k may be extended as shown at k<2> to form a brakereleasing pedal. The winch is detachably clamped to a beam m parallel to the driving- shaft c so that it may be used at any part of the beam.
Patent GB-190922718-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools for Driving Screws.
Inventor: EDMUNDS ARTHUR
IPC: F16B23/00
Filed: 1909-10-05
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 22,718. Edmunds, A. Oct. 5. Wood-screws.-Screws with undercut grooves, such as are shown in Fig. 1, are driven by a special form of screwdriver, shown in Fig. 4, in which the end is reduced at d from the middle towards the sides, leaving, however, a part d<1> of the original thickness. When the screwdriver is inserted and turned, the part d' catches under the walls of the groove, as shown, in Fig. 6, and prevents the screwdriver from slipping out.
Patent GB-190927265-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Protective Devices for Exhaust Steam Turbines.
IPC: F01D1/02
Filed: 1909-11-23
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 27,265. Vereinigte Dampfturbinen- Ges. Feb. 9, [Convention date]. Regulating. -Relates to turbines arranged to be driven by high-pressure steam or by steam exhausted from other plant, either alternatively or together, and in which the supply of exhaust steam is controlled by an automatic valve constructed to close when the steam pressure falls below a certain predetermined value, and provided with a positive closing- device under the control of an emergency stop-gear, and consists in linking the emergency stop - gear fo an emergency valve in the high - pressure steam supply as well as to the automatic low-pressure supply valve. The Figure shows a construction of automatic valve. A piston 13 is subjected to atmospheric pressure on its upper side, and to the pressure of the steam supply underneath. It is closed positively by a spring-pressed rod 14 when an emergency gear releases a catch 16.
Patent GB-190928555-A (GB)
Title: An Electric Arc Lamp.
Inventor: MCBRIDE LEWIS MITCHELL
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1909-12-07
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 28,555. McBride, L. M. Dec. 7. Arc l a m p s.- Electrodes are fed from magazines, fixed in an overlapping position, as shown, to a pair of converging feedtubes, independent of the magazines, and mounted in sleeves pivoted in insulated brackets 19. The tubes have inclined stops 49, preferably of carborundum, and pass through flues 34, their approach being limited by screws 37. T h e upper parts of the tubes are cut away adjacent to the open ends of the flat magazines. The bottom of each magazine is an inclined bar 24, attached to, or integral with, the brackets 19 on a base-plate 1; the upper edge is less inclined than the bar, so that the electrodes, urged by a leaf spring 48, are in contact near their lower ends only. The magazines are charged through funnels 45 and holes in the casing with spring covers. The flues 34 have spring-pressed sliding covers and branches 38 for carrying the fumes from an economizer 7 to the outside of the casing. A hood 39 covers the outlets and also holes 40 for admitting air to the globe. The economizer may be of porcelain, fireclay, or carborundum. In one arrangement, the feed-tubes are connected by toggle-links to an insulating-block 27 which is carried by a rod depending from the common core 13A of two series solenoids. The solenoids are held between the base-plate and a second plate connected to it by rods 5, which extend above the base-plate and carry brackets and springs for supporting the core. In a modification, the stops 49 are carried by levers pivoted to the feed-tubes, the toggle-links being attached to the levers so that, in striking the arc, the links first move the stops against the electrodes, and then separate the latter. Falling electrode stumps are caught by a screen 62. An arc-deflecting maguet comprises vertical rods projecting into the solenoids and bent so that their lower ends face the arc.
Patent GB-191001710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Hollow Glass Bodies.
Inventor: WADE HAROLD
IPC: C03B9/10
Filed: 1910-01-22
Granted: 1911-01-23
Abstract: 1710. Wade, H., [representative of Sievert, P. T.]. Jan. 22. Electro-magnets.-Relates to electro-magnetic carriers for holding plastic glass blanks while they are being blown to shape. The blank while supported on a surface 2 is gripped at its edges between a movable armature ring 1 and an electromagnetic carrier 8.
Patent GB-191008706-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Bed Commode.
Inventor: MITCHELHILL JAMES
IPC: A61G7/02
Filed: 1910-04-11
Granted: 1910-12-22
Abstract: 8706. Mitchelhill, J. April 11. Bedsteads fitted with sanitary conveniences.-The sanitary convenience comprises a bed-pan f of enamelled metal resting on a plate e slidably mounted on pillars b which are secured to a top framing c and a base a. The bed-pan is raised into position for use beneath an opening in the bed, normally closed by a padded block, by means of chains g passing over pulleys h, h<1> and secured to a handle i. [Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 745/75, and 2353/80.]
Patent GB-191020018-A (GB)
Title: A Safety Device for Perambulators.
Inventor: EHRENBERG FRIEDRICH VON
IPC: B62B9/08
Filed: 1910-08-27
Granted: 1911-07-27
Abstract: 20,018. Ehrenberg, F. von. Aug. 27. Locking by frictional detents. - Two detachable brake blocks 5 are drawn on to the wheels of a perambulator by a spring 7 when a chain 10 is released. The chain passes through a lock 8, and is released by the depression of a latch 13.
Patent GB-191021196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Work Holders for Sewing.
Inventor: WHITAKER DAVID SPIER
IPC: D05B39/00
Filed: 1910-09-12
Granted: 1910-10-20
Abstract: 21,196. Whitaker, D. S. Sept. 12. Work-holders. - For whip-stitching &c. the edge of the fabric is gripped between a pair of hinged plates 5 pressed together by the finger and thumb of the operator. One plate may be graduated.
Patent GB-191100595-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of Liquid Illuminating Gas.
IPC: F25J1/00
Filed: 1911-01-09
Granted: 1911-06-08
Abstract: 595. Schweiz Fl³ssiggas-Fabrik L. Wolf Akt.-Ges. Jan. 13, 1910, [Convention date]. Liquefying. - In the manufacture of liquid illuminating-gas by means of compression, cooling, and expansion, in which cooling is effected by the expanded gas, this gas, after serving as a cooling-medium, is mixed with the gas to be cooled. The fresh gas is cooled by the act of mixing, and products of condensation such as tar are immediately eliminated.
Patent GB-191105733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Paper Sheets.
Inventor: KEYES FRANK EUGENE
IPC: D21F9/04
Filed: 1911-03-07
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 5733. Keyes, F. E. March 7. Cylinder paper-machines.-The forming-cylinder and couch roll are made each with a single stationary partition, one side of which is connected with air-exhausting means, and the winding-drum is supported beneath its journals by means of pivoted weighted levers. The forming- cylinder comprises a perforated shell 2 connected at one end to a head 46 sleeved on to a stationary shaft 39 and carrying a gear-wheel or ring 73 in gear with a gear-wheel 74 on the couch roll 3, which is driven by a pinion 75 on the shaft 76. To the other end of the shell a ring 51 is secured, and a ring or wheel 52, connected by spokes to a hub or collar 54 which is secured to the fixed shaft 39, serves as a bearing for the shell. A disk 48 serves as a bearing at the opposite end. The casing is divided by a partition 4, which separates the shells 2, 3 from a series of chambers 5, 6, 7, Fig. 1. The chambers 5, 6 are connected by openings 8, 9 in the partition 4 with the forming-cylinder and couch roll respectively, and an opening 10 affords a means of escape for the water from the forming - cylinder to the chamber 7. Valves 16, 18 operated by separate levers 22, through bell-crank levers, regulate the exhaust in the two cylinders, and a valve 12 operated by a rod 13 serves for running-off the water from the chamber 7. The shaft 39 is held between a hub 34 and an adjustable pin 43, and to adjust the partition 57 to regulate the beginning and end of the vacuous portion, the shaft 39 has lugs 39<a> entering grooves 40 in the hub 34, and to the hub 34 is attached a lever for turning the shaft 39 and the partition attached thereto, locking-means for the lever being also provided. The sleeves 27<a> and 29 which carry the hub 34 and the screw 43 are fastened to the casing by screws entering vertical slots, so that vertical adjustment of the forming-cylinder may be made. A small bearing-wheel may be mounted in the wheel 52 directly under the bearing of the forming- cylinder against the couch roll. The couch roll may be constructed in every particular similarly to the forming-cylinder. The pulp enters the casing through an inlet opening 93 and is directed downwards by a deflector plate. A spray pipe 96 serves to wash the forming- cylinder after the pulp has been transferred to the couch roll. The winding-roll 82 is capable of vertical adjustment, and its journals are engaged from beneath by hook-shaped arms of weighted levers to prevent excessive pressure on the couch roll.
Patent GB-191113721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Churns for Butter and the like.
Inventor: KLUGE OTTO LORENZ
IPC: A01J15/06
Filed: 1911-06-08
Granted: 1911-11-16
Abstract: 13,721. Kluge, O. L. June 8. Moving-beater apparatus; framing.-A churn is provided with two sets of beaters rotating in opposite directions on the same axis, and bent in such a way as to drive material to the middle part of the beaters, where they are bent downwards. The beaters and gearing are carried on the lid of the container, which is held in place by a lever catch. The beaters i, g are shaped as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and are so rotated by the gearing shown that the ends of the beaters pass each other first, and the middle parts last. The lid of the container, which is fitted with a rubber packing, is held down by a spring yoke d engaging at one end with a lug on the container, the other end being connected by a link o with a lever h engaging with a second projection on the lug n as shown.
Patent GB-191114346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rolling Mills.
Inventor: FAWELL JOSEPH
IPC: B21B1/08
Filed: 1911-06-16
Granted: 1912-06-13
Abstract: 14,346. F a w e l l , J. June 16. Rolling. - A girder-rolling mill has two sets of universal rolls driven in opposite directions, their passes being in the same vertical plane but in different horizontal planes. A number of such mills are arranged side by side, laterally-moving tables being provided to transfer the work from one mill to another. The blank maintains a constant depth through the entire rolling operation. The two sets of rolls 14, Fig. 8, are mounted in a common housing, and are driven by a common central pinion, vertically movable roller-tables 45, 47 are provided at each side, and rollers below the upper set of rolls guide the work to the table 47. In a modification, the two sets of rolls are arranged one above the other, giving a four-high arrangement. Guides 20<b>, 20<c> and strippers 23, 24 present the work to the pass and prevent it from sticking thereto.
Patent GB-191114781-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Mine Alarm.
Inventor: JOHNSON EDWARD ALFRED
IPC: G01N9/10
Filed: 1911-06-26
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 14,781. Johnson, E. A. June 26. Explosive gases and choke damp, detecting.-A hollow brass box A and lead counterpoise F at the ends of a bent brass tube B are balanced on knifeedge bearings E, and control contacts H, H<1> of two alarm-bell circuits, so that an alarm is given when the device tilts in either direction, owing to abnormal density of the surrounding air or to abnormal temperature.
Patent GB-191116256-A (GB)
Title: An Instrument for Measuring the Density of Smoke from Factory and other Chimneys.
Inventor: OWENS JOHN SWITZER
IPC: G01N21/29
Filed: 1911-07-14
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 16,256. Owens, J. S. July 14. Turbidometers.-An instrument for measuring the density of smoke from factory &c. chimneys by comparison with a graduated series of smoked glasses, comprises a revolving disk D having apertures A half filled with smoked glass. The disk is arranged in the focal plane of the objective of a telescope through which the smoke is observed, so that the smoke examined, the edges of the aperture, and the smoked glass are all in focus together. The telescope tube carries a calculating slide-rule of annular form.