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Patent GB-190713307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Folding Seats
Inventor: LOTZ WILLIAM MARTIN
Filed: 1907-06-08
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 13,307. Lotz, W. M. June 8. Seats. - Relates to a revolving and folding g seat or chair for occasional use in motor-cars, railway and other vehicles, ships, concert halls, restaurants, theatres, &c. The back g is hinged to the seat e, which is pivoted to a sliding standard d or to a pivoted standard, so that the whole can be folded up out of the way as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The motion of the back is limited by stops 6. The seat e is shown with a rotatable connexion f so that it can be turned to enable a person to sit facing or with his back k to the direction of motion of the vehicle. The foot 2 of the standard d carries rollers 7 and is shaped as shown in Fig. 2 to engage a hinged guide-block b held in a recess in the floor of the vehicle by a bolt c. The seat may be supported at the back by hinged legs or a bar k, which may be pivoted to the seat at 12 and is adapted to be locked in engagement with a slotted block 15 fixed to the side of the vehicle, by a pin 17. In a modification, the bar k is pivoted at one side to the vehicle and held by a spring in its upright position within a guard or in its horizontal position, the seat and bar being locked together by interengaging pins and holes. The standard d may be hinged to a plate adapted to turn about a pin secured to the floor of the vehicle ; it may be secured to the floor by bayonet &c. joints, or the standard d may be revolubly mounted on the slide. The seat may be arranged to slide laterally as well as longitudinally.
Patent GB-190716987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Connections and Cocks for Hose-pipes and the like.
Inventor: WITZENMANN EMIL
Filed: 1907-07-24
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 16,987. Witzenmann, E. July 24. Locking valves.-A bayonet coupling for attaching hose-pipes to cocks has projections 10 which engage notches 9 in a rotatable ring 2 arranged so that a projection 11 on the ring is brought against a flattened portion 12 on the cock plug when the plug is in the closed position and the hose-pipe is uncoupled. The act of coupling rotates the ring so that the projection is moved clear of the flattened portion 12, when the cock can be opened. The parts cannot be uncoupled when the valve is open. To prevent accidental rotation of the ring, a spring-actuated catch 13 snaps into a recess in the ring 2.
Patent GB-190719749-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Actuating the Shuttle Rods in Looms having a Positive Shuttle Motion for Wire Weaving
Inventor: WHYTE RICHARD
Filed: 1908-01-04
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 19,749. Whyte, R. Jan. 1, 1908. Loom picking-motions.-In wire looms having positive picking-motions, the shuttle rods are operated from the lay. As the lay e moves backwards, the smooth side of a pinion k, Figs. 1 and 3, slides along the smooth portion k<1> of a fixed slide until it reaches the rack l, when the projection m contacts with the stop p and turns the pinion so that its toothed portion gears with the rack l, and the pinion is rotated. The pinion c is thus rotated through a train of wheels, and the shuttle rod a is caused to enter the shed. As the lay moves forwards, the rod a is withdrawn and the stop n contacts with the end of the step o and tbrows the piuion k out of gear. A pinion may be substituted for the stationary rack. In a modification, the rods are operated from a slidable rack which carries a stud engaging with and running in a suitable channel.
Patent GB-190721110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fasteners for Stable Doors and the like.
Inventor: HALL FRANCIS SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-09-23
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 21,110. Hall, F. S. Sept. 23. Turn-buttons; locks, key.-Relates to fastenings for stable doors or the like of the type in which a pivoted bar has an attachment staple secured by a padlock, or carries a locking with a sliding bolt. The door e is fastened by a bar d, pivoted to a plate b on the jamb and carrying an eye f, which is secured by a padlock to an eye i on a plate h attached to the door. Some of the attaching-screws g of the plate b may be covered by the fastened bard. A loop j<1> for holding the door back may be provided. The padlock j and loop f maybe replaced by an ordinary lock on the end of the bar d having a bolt which shoots into the eye i. Otherwise, the bar d may be pivoted to the door and enter a socket on the jamb open at the top.
Patent GB-190722771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Tubes of Tubular Heaters
Inventor: LAGOSSE ETIENNE
Filed: 1907-10-16
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 22,771. Lagosse, E. Oct. 20, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Heating air; heating water.- Conical rods 1, for use in the tubes of tubular heaters, made either hollow or solid, smooth or stepped, are provided with flat guides or supports 2, 3, secured to or made in one piece with the ends of the r o d. Those supports 3, which are at the upper or outer ends of the tubes, have shoulders 5, to prevent them from being drawn in too far.
Patent GB-190723249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Speedometers.
Inventor: SCHNEIDER ERNEST
Filed: 1907-10-21
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 23,249. Schneider, E. Oct. 21. Speed indicators.-A toothed wheel 9, driven from the vehicle through gearing 2,3, and mounted on a lever frame 7, pivoted at 8, is brought into engagement with a spring-controlled wheel 10 by a cam 26, Fig. 7, provided with three tracks and mounted on a clock-driven spindle 27. The wheel 10 is locked against backward movement under the influence of a spring 13 by a detent lever 16 pivoted to an arm 6 of the frame 7. An arm 11 driven by the wheel 10 carries round a spring- controlled pointer 14 by means of a pin 12. When a projection 25 on the frame is on the lowest track of the cam 26, the wheels 9, 10 are in gear, in the second track the wheels are out of gear but the wheel 10 is held by the detent 16, and on the highest track the detent is disengaged on meeting a fixed stop 18, the wheel 10 being returned to zero by its spring. The hand 14 is normally locked by a ratchet 19 and a pawl 20 until released by a cam 23 on the shaft 27, thus allowing it to be brought back by its spring on to the pin 12.
Patent GB-190723418-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Transformers
Inventor: TURNER HARRY WINTHROP
Filed: 1908-01-23
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 23,418. Turner, H. W. Jan. 23, 1908. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Regulating; switches; transformers. - A transformer, which may be used for varying the illuminating power of metallic-filament lamps of low candle-power, has coils p<1> made by winding wire, preferably enamelled, on a cylindrical mandrel, and subsequently shaping them by external pressure and by internal wedges. The core is of strips t, Fig. 2, of iron or other magnetic material, bent over the outside of the coils, their ends being staggered so as to overlap. The coils are insulated by paper, and the whole transformer is bound lengthways by wire, and may be contained within the cylindrical body of an adapter to fit an ordinary lamp-holder. At the upper end of the adapter is a switch in the primary circuit, and at the lower end are three vertical spring plungers d, Fig. 5, engaging sector-shaped contact-plates p, Fig. 6, on a revoluble base which carries the lamp-holder proper. The three plungers are connected to the ends and an intermediate point of the transformer winding, and two of the plates p to the ordinary lamp-holder contacts, the third plate being unconnected. These parts are so designed that the lamp cannot be wholly extinguished by rotating the base. Any ordinary form of switch may be substituted for this arrangement. A single transformer may be used for a number of lamps, there being provided either a common regulating-switch, or a separate one for each lamp. In another arrangement, the transformer is at a distance from the lamp or group of lamps, and the regulating-switch may be either near the transformer or near the lamps. The secondary winding may have more than three connexions.
Patent GB-190723887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clockwork going for Long Periods.
Inventor: HACKETT ERNEST AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1907-10-29
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 23,887. Hackett, E. A. Oct. 29. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Winding-mechanism.-A weight-driven clock is automatically wound by means of an electromotor. When the weight l has descended, the piece o, suspended by a spring n from an open box m, is attracted by a magnet f, thereby closing a switch e. A motor a is thus actuated, and winds up the weight until the pull of the spring n is sufficient to detach the piece o from the magnet, when the motor circuit is again broken. If the motor fails to act, an alarm may be given.
Patent GB-190724858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Shafting for Transmitting Rotary Motion.
Inventor: FLORY THOMAS WASS
Filed: 1907-11-09
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 24,858. Flory, T. W., and Davenport, G. Nov. 9. Shafts.-A flexible shaft is composed of alternate links d of flat metal, twisted so that the ends are at right-angles and connected by pivot pins e to links a of round rod having slotted ends b, c also at rightangles. The pins e are screwed and serve to regulate the width of the slots, b, c, being riveted over to prevent displacement. The ends of the links a, d are rounded.
Patent GB-190725374-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Producing Hinges for Stamps.
Inventor: KLEINER ISRAEL
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 2 5 , 3 7 4. Kleiner, I., and Cohn, H. May 15, 1908. Hinges. - Relates to appliances for producing hinges for affixing postage stamps in albums &c. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the roll n of gummed paper or linen from which the hinges are made is contained in a casing b, and its free end is passed through a slot c and over a knife-like shoulder d. Hinged to the casing b is a hollow cover e to the bottom of which is fixed a rubber strip g and a cutter h. The cover contains water - absorbing material k, such as sponge, felt, cotton-wool, or the like, which projects through an aperture i. In operation, the end of the roll is drawn out so as to be within reach of the cutter h. The cover e is then pressed down and the roll is moistened by the sponge k. A stamp is next placed with one end against the spring m and is pressed on to the roll. The roll is then drawn out to the required length, and the cover e is pressed down, thus severing the part of the roll forming the hinge. In the form shown in Figs. 3, 5, and 7, the free end of the roll is drawn through a slot c, and over a rubber strip g and wicks dipping into the water holder e. The cutter s and knife d are pivotally mounted and connected by a spring l, so that when the cutter s is turned the knife d comes on to the strip g, and on further turning is pressed down by the spring and pin t. At the same time, the cutter s co-operates with the plate h as shears. The stamp is placed face downwards in the slider v, which is moved inwards beneath the moistened roll, which is pressed down on it. The slider is then moved backwards and the cutter s pressed down.
Patent GB-190728202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
Inventor: STEELE JOSEPH MCCLOUD
Filed: 1907-12-21
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 28,202. Steele, J. M. Dec. 21. Rail joints.-The ends of the rails are tongued to fit in a block 3 having shoulders 8 to take under the rail head, and flanges 5 taking round the rail flanges, the use of ordinary fish-bolts and chairs being avoided.
Patent GB-190728282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum.
Inventor: BARBIERI GIUSEPPE ANTONIO
Filed: 1907-12-23
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 28,282. Barbieri, G. A. May 13, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Plastic compositions.-In the manufacture of linoleum, the refuse of hemp stalks, after the removal of the fibre, is ground and used in place of the cork powder or sawdust usually employed.
Patent GB-190804871-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin Freed or Operated Machines for Vending Postage Stamps, Tickets and the like.
Inventor: FAWNS KATRINE ELLEN
Filed: 1908-03-03
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 4871. Fawns, K. E., and Kermode, G. March 3. [Patent of Addition to No. 19,500, A.D. 1907.] Tickets, issuing.-Comprises certain modifications in the apparatus for vending postage stamps &c. described in Specification No. 19,500, A.D. 1907. The driving-mechanism is simplified, the weighted lever 8, which is raised by the action of the inserted coin on the link 6, being provided with two hooks 10, 11, the hook 11 engaging the pin 4<a> previously engaged by the hook 10 when the weight is raised, and feeding the sprocket-wheel 4, fitted with a non- reverse pawl 40 by the space of one stamp when the weight descends. The weighted bar 8 is adapted to bear on a bracket 32 when the machine is at rest. The cover 24 is provided with serrations 25, Fig. 5, to assist in severing the stamp and a U- shaped portion 26 held against stops 27 by a spring 28. When the stamp &c. strip is exhausted, the storage roller 22 runs down the floor of the chamber 21 and rocks an arm 20 on a spindle 19 against the action of a spring 21<a>. A catch 18 on the spindle is thereby removed from a notch 17 in a slide 16, permitting it to fall and bring a disk 15 bearing an 'empty' notice behind the coin slot. The slide is retained in this position by a catch 16<a> engaged by a notch 16<b>.
Patent GB-190809081-A (GB)
Title: Jointed Brackets & Pivot Adjustments therefor.
Inventor: WATTS JOHN ROBERT
Filed: 1908-04-27
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 9081. Watts, J. R., [trading as Watts, J.]. April 27. Pivot adjustments.-An adjustable bracket for supporting mirrors &c. is made in a number of parts pivoted together, interlocking- means being provided at one or more of the pivots to retain the parts in adjusted position. Fig. 1 shows in elevation, and Fig. 3 in sectional plan, a bracket made of four bent sheet-metal parts A, B, C, D, with three pivots E, F, G mutually at right-angles in the position shown. The part A is secured to the wall &c. and the part D to the mirror &c. The parts B, C are provided with inter-engaging projections and indentations J, K pressed towards one another by spring washers H, the pressure being adjusted by screws L.
Patent GB-190811897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Combined Explosion and Vapour Motors.
Inventor: TCHEREPANOFF WLADIMIR
Filed: 1908-06-01
Granted: 1909-06-01
Abstract: 11,897. Tcherepanoff, W. June 1. Gas or explosive-vapour engines.-An engine with rotating cylinders and reciprocating pistons is combined with a turbine actuated by a mixture of the exhaust gases and steam or vapour generated in the cylinder jackets. General arrangement; driving - gear ; cylinders, construction of. The engine, which works on a two-stroke cycle, has four curved double - acting cylinders arranged parallel to the shaft. The cylinder ends, walls, and water jackets are connected by divided straps i<1> fastened by bolts i<2>. Opposite pistons are connected by rods b<9> intersecting on the axis of the crane-shaft h<3> and carrying connecting - rods o<2> connected together to form a spider turning on the crank sleeve o. When the engine is used for propelling aeroplanes and motor-boats it may be suspended by lugs a<6> so that it may act as a gyroscope. Carburetting-apparatus; pumps; governing; products, expelling; reservoirs; turbines; cylinders, cooling.-Fuel is supplied through a conduit n in the fixed shaft h<3> to pumps c<2>, c<4> whence it is supplied to vaporizers m<1>, m<2>, m<3>, m<4>. Air is forced into the chamber m<8> through the non-return valve r from the cylinder on the compression stroke, and is drawn into the cylinder on the outstroke, sweeping the fuel with it; the fuel is atomized by passing through narrow passages p<1>. The fuel pumps are operated by a conical cam y'. The stroke of the pump pistons may be varied by adjusting the cam longitudinally by means of the rod y, and the stroke may be timed by rotating the cam by means of the tube y' which carries a rod projecting through a slot in the casing R. The supply of fuel is also automatically regulated by the governor R<2>, which moves a stop R<3> into the path of the pump piston when the speed becomes excessive. A fan e', driven by epicyclic gearing to run faster than the engine, stores air in the casing t<7> which acts as a reservoir. When the exhaust ports s<1>, s<2>, s<3> are uncovered by the piston, the products are expelled by air entering through ports s<5>, s<6>, s<7>. The cylindercooling liquid, which may be liquid ammonia or a mixture of water with not more than 3 per cent of kerosene, enters through a conduit m and is supplied to the jackets by centrifugal force. The mixture of the exhaust gas with steam or vapour produced in the jackets is utilized to drive the turbine g<1>, which rotates faster than the engine and drives the rotating sleeve h<5> of the engine through epicyclic gearing. Starting; piston stroke, varying.-The throw of the crank is adjustable for varying the piston stroke. For this purpose the crank consists of two pieces forming a knuckle-joint. The adjustment is made by rotating the hand-wheel v<1> and so screwing the part h<4> of the shaft nearer to or farther from the part h<3>. For starting, the crank is adjusted for a short piston stroke, and light fuel is used.
Patent GB-190812597-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of a New Building Material.
Inventor: CAWLEY JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-06-12
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 12,597. Cawley, J., and Moore, W. S. June 12. Bricks, blocks, slabs, tiles, &c. are made of a mixture of lime waste from chemical works with clay and other suitable ingredients. When intended for outdoor use, the clay in the plastic or other state is added to the waste lime as obtained from the chemical works in the proportion of 80 to 20, the mixture being moulded, pressed, and fired in the usual way. As an alternative, both substances may be first reduced to powder, then mixed, incorporated with water, and finally burnt. A certain proportion of cement may be added to act as a bindmgagent. When intended for indoor use, from 25 to 50 per cent of chemical lime waste is used with from 75 to 50 per cent of clay. Sawdust may be added when a light product is required. This material is suitable for use as fireproof flooring, or for protecting girders, stanchions, and the like. For partition slabs, the quantity of clay used is reduced, and in some cases dispensed with, plaster of paris being used in its place. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 27,173, A.D. 1898.]
Patent GB-190819558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Wrapping Rectangular Tablets.
Filed: 1908-09-17
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 1 9 , 5 5 8. Grover, F., and Forgrove Machinery Co. Sept. 17. Cutting-machines for paper.-In a machine for wrapping-up tablets of chocolate &c., the sheets of paper are cut from a strip 5, which is fed intermittently from a web 6, by a pivoted knife 15 operated by a cam on the main shaft 9.
Patent GB-190826056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Discharging Chargers for Gas Retorts.
Inventor: ALDRIDGE JAMES GEORGE WILLCOX
Filed: 1908-12-02
Granted: 1910-01-03
Abstract: 26,056. Aldridge, J. G. W. Dec. 2. Gas retorts.-Relates to detail improvements in machines for simultaneously charging and discharging retorts as described in Specifications No. 10,480, A.D. 1902, and No. 5375, A.D. 1906, and consists in the provision of (1) a sliding apron plate for bridging the space between the machine and the retort mouth ; (2) means for preventing waste of coal when filling the charging-chain; (3) means for supporting the push-plates for levelling the charge on the return stroke ; and (4) adjustable and renewable wearing-strips on the side plates of the chain. (1) The apron plate a' may be pivoted to the bed-plate, or may be arranged so as to slide under the front end of the bed-plate, means being provided so that the apron plate is inclined upwardly as it is run forward. (2) The charging-hopper is provided with banging flaps k which are pressed against the side plates l of the chain, and with discharge-regulating flaps j. The front plate of the hopper is arranged so that it slides vertically to permit the passage of the saddle bars of the chain. (3) Pivoted to the back of the push-plates are bent levers, which trail behind the push-plates on the forward stroke and are raised into a vertical position to support the push-plates at a definite level on the return stroke. (4) Renewable wearing-strips are provided on the whole length of the side plates of the chain ; preferably those on the front end section are adjustable. The Provisional Specification states also that a collapsible platform may be attached to the machine to obtain access to the upper retorts.
Patent GB-190827522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Supports for Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: JEFFERY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-12-18
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 27,522. Jeffery, F. W. Dec. 18. Gas lamps and burners; anti-vibration devices.-A resilient wire or sheet - metal bow b, b<1>, secured by links c, c' to a part d on the gas pipe f or some adjoining p a r t, supports at its centre the inverted or other burner a, or a rigid supply pipe leading to the burners. Gas is supplied through flexible tubing h. The support may be ornamented by parts k attached thereto, or by indentations or, preferably, by openings formed in it, in which latter case the shadow is minimized..A number of bow-supports b, b<1> may be used with heavy fittings.
Patent GB-190828533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stereotype Matrix Machines and the like.
Inventor: DERRIEY CHARLES JULES
Filed: 1908-12-31
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 28,533. Derriey, C. J. Dec. 31, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Stereotype ; embossing. - Relates to a machine for making stereotype matrices having beating-brushes and calender rollers, which may be used either together or separately. The machine comprises a frame 1 having guides on which a bed 17 of cast iron or marble for supporting the forme is adapted to travel. The bed 17 is formed on the underside with a rack in gear with a wheel on the roller 14, driven by gearing 8<1>, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 from a shaft 8, which is itself driven in one direction slowly, or in the other direction rapidly, by crossed and open belts from the motor 4. The calender roller 15 is driven by a gear on the roller 14, and is covered with a blanket which passes over a tension roll 19. The beating-brushes are made in two parts 25, 26, Fig. 4, the centre brush being in advance of the others so that any expansion of the matrix due to the beating may take place before the edges are beaten. The two brushes are each operated by two eccentrics on the shaft 23, driven by a belt from a shaft 20, which is itself driven by gearing from an independently-driven pulley loose on the shaft 8. The forme and flong having been positioned, the bed 17 is started moving slowly toward the right, the brushes at the same time being actuated to beat the flong into the forme. As the forme and the matrix leave the brushes, they pass beneath the roller 15, and at the end of this operation the machine is stopped by the belts being moved on to loose pulleys by forks 29', actuated by a stop on the bed 17. By further movement of the belt, by means of a handle on the shaft 29, the machine is reversed, and the forme and the matrix return rapidly between the rollers, the brushes remaining at rest at the upper end of their travel. If it is desired to roll the matrix only, the forme and the flong are placed on the machine at the right-hand end and passed rapidly between the rollers.