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Patent GB-191212335-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Self-playing Musical Instruments.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: G10F1/18
Filed: 1912-05-24
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 12,335. Boult, A. J., [Mills, H. S.]. May 24. Stringed instruments. -In an automatic violin or other stringed instrument, the devices for stopping the strings do not bear against a finger - board when in the operative position. Special means are provided for operating, guiding, and supporting the stopping - devices, which are provided with notches of special form. Referring to Fig. 3, which represents a section through the neck 39 and stopping - mechanism of an instrument, the stopping-mechanism is mounted in a frame comprising plates 35, 36, two rows of electro-magnets being provided on each plate. The electro-magnets are secured to supports 7 of the form shown in Fig. 5. The stopping- members 28 are provided with notches 32 at their ends, of the form shown in Fig. 6, into which the strings fit. The members 28 are connected to the armatures 15 of the electro-magnets 10 and are guided by notched plates 43<a>. Each armature 15 is provided with a tongue 16 fitting into a guiding slot in a vertically adjustable member 21. An extension 20 of the member 21 acts as a stop for the armature 15, which carries pads of sound-deadening material 18, 19. Insulated wires 27<a>, 27<b> in a cable 27 are connected to each electro-magnet, and are provided with hooks 27<c> for connexion with a terminal 46 and bus-bar 47 respectively mounted on an insulating-plate 45. Wires from the contactbrushes of the tracker-device pass between the plates 45, 48 and are connected to the terminals 46. The members 28 are connected together by links 49 which act similarly to the links described in Specification 10,618/05. The crossmembers connecting the links are riveted to them however, instead of being formed integrally with the links. To guide and support the members 28, resilient wires 52 connect them to a frame 50, in which the wires 52 are held by screws 54, 55.
Patent GB-191223230-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Amusement Device.
Inventor: GRAHAM WILLIAM
IPC: A63G31/00
Filed: 1912-10-11
Granted: 1913-08-28
Abstract: 23,230. Graham, W. Oct. 11. Amusement apparatus.-Sets of roller paths placed side by side are reciprocated in opposite directions to afford amusement to persons attempting to walk along them. Sets of small rollers a<1> are rotatably mounted between planks c<1> reciprocated between fixed guides h. The planks c<1> are connected by rods p' to an oscillating crank q<1> attached to a rocking shaft o driven from a motor m. A similar set of rollers c<2> are oscillated in the opposite direction. A person may progress by stepping first on one set and then on the other. Stationary gangways b are provided at each end of the moving paths. Hand-rails are provided to assist persons using the apparatus. In a modification, the roller paths are circular instead of straight.
Patent GB-191224237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Metallic Armouring of Insulated Electric Cables.
Inventor: HOWARD ALBERT HARRIS
IPC: H01B13/00
Filed: 1912-10-23
Granted: 1913-07-31
Abstract: 24,237. Howard, A. H. Oct. 23. Corrugating.-A machine for spirally grooving the metallic armouring of insulated cable comprises the co-axial dies b, p, a rotary chuck e, an eccentric ring h carried by the chuck e, an eccentric sheave j moved by the eccentric ring h, and a circular disk m, which is rotated so that the edge of its hole describes a circular path of a diameter equal to that of the armouring at the bottom of the groove. The eccentricity of the sheave j carrying the grooving disk may be varied, and the sheave may be prevented from rotating by means of a slotted arm k and bolt l.
Patent GB-191225627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes and Apparatus for the Production of Mixtures of Heated Gas or Vapour and Products of Combustion.
Inventor: MCCOURT CYRIL DOUGLAS
IPC: B23K9/035
Filed: 1912-11-08
Granted: 1913-08-07
Abstract: 25,627. McCourt, C. D., and Ellis, C. Jan. 4, [Conventinn date]. Generating by direct contact of combustion products; instantaneous generators; boilers with gas-fired packed tubes and heating spaces.-A mixture of heated gas or vapour and products of combustion is produced by the direct utilization of the heat of surface combustion. Specifications 25,808/09 and 29,430/09 are referred to. Figs. 1, 2, and 4 show apparatus for prodncing a mixture of superheated steam and products of combustion. Water is sprayed by a pipe 8, Fig. 2, into a bed of refractory material 7, within which is burnt a combustible mixture supplied through a passage 6. In a modification, Fig. 1, water is sprayed into refractory material contained in one or more open-ended tubes 4 mounted in a water chamber 2. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 4, water is evaporated by the radiant heat from a diaphragm unit 29 mounted in a support 30.
Patent GB-191229405-A (GB)
Title: Metal Heel for Boots and Shoes with an Interchangeable India-rubber or other Inserted Piece.
Inventor: ROKKEL ADOLF
IPC: A43B13/34
Filed: 1912-12-20
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 29,405. Rokkel, A. Dec. 20. Protectors, securing.-A hollow metal heel 1 is fitted with a detachable tread 8 of india-rubber or other material, which is slid into engagement with a horseshoe-shaped flange 7 having an inwardlyturned portion 9, which engages a groove 9<1> in the tread. The tread is prevented from forward movement by a spring plate 10 secured to the base 6 of the heel ; this plate is furnished with lugs 12, which engage notches 13 in the upper face of the tread. The front end 14 of the plate extends through an opening 15 in the breast of the heel, and forms a releasing finger.
Patent GB-191300362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hulls for Motor Boats.
Inventor: WILK ANTHONY
IPC: B63H5/16
Filed: 1913-01-06
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 362. Wilk, A. Jan. 4, 1912, [Convention date]. Hulls; keels.-A motor-boat comprises a hull with a flat bottom 4 having a longitudinal opening 8, a floor 7, air-tight compartments 9 which may be filled with hydrogen or other gas, and a keel 10. A motor 19 drives propellers 17 mounted in an opening 14 in the keel 10.
Patent GB-191302071-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Kitchen-stoves.
Inventor: DENONNE ADOLPHE
Filed: 1913-01-25
Granted: 1913-06-19
Abstract: 2071. Denonne, A. Jan. 25. Cooking-stoves; closed solid-fuel stoves; grates; ovens.-A continuous-burning cooking-stove, particularly adapted for anthracite, has a cylindrical fuel-receptacle 1, the lower end of which consists of a fixed semicircular plate 4 and a similar movable plate 3, which may be moved horizontally so as to dump the cinders &c. At the front of the stove is an air-intake 2, through which a trident or the like may be thrust to support the fuel when the cinders are being damped. The stove has also a vertical grate 9, the opening adjacent to which is closable alternatively by a door 10 or by drawing up an oven 12 mounted beneath a flue 7 on rails 14. For slow combustion, the air-intake 2 is closed. The grate 9 may be replaced by a plate which becomes incandescent.
Patent GB-191307959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipes for Smoking Tobacco.
Inventor: HARGRAVE ALBERT RALPH THOMAS
IPC: A24F5/08
Filed: 1913-04-04
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 7959. Hargrave, A. R. T., and Leetham, R. E. April 4. Tobacco pipes.-In pipes provided with a perforated grid inserted into the bowl through a slot in the body thereof, the slot b is made with parallel sides of a width corresponding to the internal diameter of the bore of the bowl, and the grid a is also constructed with parallel sides. The grid a may be provided with lugs d, Fig. 2, which project beyond the bowl of the pipe, or the lugs may be turned up as shown at d<1> in Fig. 6 and lie flat against the surface of the bowl or enter corresponding recesses in the bowl. The outer part of the grid a may be formed with wedge-shaped edges and the slot b correspondingly bevelled, Fig. 6, to ensure airtightness.
Patent GB-191308591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Insulating Cases or Tanks for use with Electric Transformers.
Inventor: BRAIN HENRY RICHARD
IPC: H01F27/12
Filed: 1913-04-11
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 8591. Brain, H. R., and Leech, T. B. April 11. Transformers. - In transformer cases cooled by means of external or internal tubes, the tubes are made of substantially triangular section. Figs. 1 and 2 show one arrangement of external tubes a, an intermediate branch a<Î> being, if necessary, interposed between each tube and the case b. Internal tubes may be similarly arranged, or may be placed in the corners of the case; Fig. 7 shows an alternative disposition of internal tubes. For fixing the tubes, rectangular branches a<0> are secured to the case by lock-nuts; or the pipe itself may be reduced and bent at right-angles. According to the Provisional Specification, the sides of the tubes may be concave or convex, and several small tubes may be placed within a larger one.
Patent GB-191311515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dust and like Traps for Gas Burners.
Inventor: ELTON WILLIAM GEORGE
IPC: F17D3/14
Filed: 1913-05-17
Granted: 1913-12-11
Abstract: 11,515. Elton, W. G., and Chesham, S. May 17. Gas supply.-A. dust or like trap for acetylene or other gas burners comprises a chamber having a gasinlet pipe extending across the centre of the chamber, the pipe having an exit aperture on the side remote from the burner. In one form, a gas-inlet pipe e having an exit aperture f extends into a tube a closed at its upper and lower ends by means of removable caps b, c, the burner being connected to the cap b. Gauze g may be arranged within the chamber.
Patent GB-191313207-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Clogs.
Inventor: SPROAT JOHN ROBERT
IPC: A43B13/28
Filed: 1913-06-07
Granted: 1914-01-08
Abstract: 13,207. Sproat, J. R. June 7. [Addition to 4306/12.] Connecting uppers to insoles and soles; clogs. -The groove in the heel and waist of the combined insole heel and waist described in the parent Specification is now continued to the extreme ends of the waist. The combined insole, heel, and waist may be made of wood, as described in the parent Specification, or of papier mÔchÚ, asbestos, rubber, compressed fibre, &c.
Patent GB-191314914-A (GB)
Title: A Machine for Simultaneously Trimming the Edges of Lawns and the like, & Rolling adjacent Gravel.
Inventor: MOODY WILLIAM FREDERICK
IPC: A01D34/84
Filed: 1913-06-28
Granted: 1914-02-05
Abstract: 14,914. Moody, W. F. June 28. Rollers, garden.-A machine for trimming lawns &c. is mounted on rollers i which run at the side of the lawn and roll the adjacent gravel. The front roller is mounted on projecting arms of a plate a which is pivotally connected to the frame f and is adjustable by means of a bolt and a series of bolt holes.
Patent GB-191315923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Melting Furnaces, Ladles and like Containers for Molten Material.
Inventor: CHURCHWARD JAMES
IPC: F27B14/00
Filed: 1913-07-10
Granted: 1914-07-10
Abstract: 15,923. Churchward, J. July 10. Foundry ladles.-Comprises modifications in ladles and like containers for molten material which can be rotated about a vertical axis to mix and agitate the contents. In the construction shown in Fig. 7, the body portion 11 of the ladle is removably secured by lugs 40 and pins 41 to a rotary table having a central stud 7 moving in a fixed bearing 8, and mounted to rotate on balls 6. The body is lined with refractory bricks 18, some, preferably alternate ones, of which are longer than the remainder and are bevelled as indicated at 19, Fig. 5, to deflect the molten material downwards during the rotation of the ladle. The projecting bricks in adjacent horizontal courses are preferably staggered. Lifting trunnions 42 and pouring spouts 43 are provided. The ball bearings may be replaced by wheels mounted on radial axes either secured to or separate from the table.
Patent GB-191316129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipe Cleaners.
Inventor: JACOB PFISTER
IPC: A24F9/06
Filed: 1913-07-12
Abstract: 16,129. Pfister, J. July 12, 1912, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Cleaners for tobacco pipes comprise a slender flexible wire body 1 preferably in the form of the usual twisted chenille having a mop or piston 2 at one end and a loop 5 at the other. The loop is engaged by a hook 6 to draw the cleaner through the bore of the pipe. The wire body 1 is of such a diameter as to be passed easily into the bore and is slightly longer than the bore. The mop or piston may be in the form of a spiral 4 as shown or of any other suitable form.
Patent GB-191318604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Frame-work Constructions for Roofs, Tents, Sheds, Lighthouses and the like.
Inventor: LACOSTE CAMILLE
IPC: E04B7/14
Filed: 1913-08-15
Granted: 1913-12-18
Abstract: 18,604. Lacoste, C. Aug. 16, 1912, [Convention date]. Roofs.-A dismountable framework applicable for roofs consists of a pair of wooden or metal circular girders 1, 2, Fig. 1, braced by members 13 and connected by wires 4, 5, 6, 7 to a pyramidal or prismatic frame 8 at the centre. The skeleton is supported on poles 9 and covered on top and underneath with canvas, wood, zinc, &c. ; the sides from the roof to the ground may be completed by sections of canvas, wood, &c. Fig. 5 shows a plan of a modification having an enclosing square frame. Several frames may be connected together side by side.
Patent GB-191328368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Resilient Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: METHIESEN MARIUS
IPC: B60B9/06
Filed: 1913-12-09
Granted: 1914-03-19
Abstract: 28,368. Mathiesen, M. Dec. 9. Spring wheels with continuous outer rigid ring and helical and volute springs.-The floating rigid outer wheel member 5, 6 is fitted with radial spring-pressed plungers, some of which 10 are pivoted to rocker-arms 16 pivoted to the hub, while the others 8 bear on the convex parts of the arms. The ends of the plungers are guided between flanges 17 on the hub, and rollers 18 on the plungers 8 ride on the edges of the flanges.
Patent GB-191328370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Letter Files.
IPC: B42F13/24
Filed: 1913-12-09
Granted: 1914-06-18
Abstract: 28,370. Soennecken, F., [Firm of]. July 22, [Convention date]. Post files; covers.-In a letter-file of the type in which the papers are turned over on the filing-arches by means of a push-over arm or lever, the filing-arches are made in the form of an arc of a circle with straight but non- parallel shanks, and the base-plate that supports the arches is bent at right-angles, as shown at d, Fig. 4, to the fixed parts or shanks c of the arches. The other parts a of the arches are pivoted to the base-plate at b. The pushover lever g, Fig. 6, is made of S-shape at the parts h which engage the arches in order that the lever may support the papers at each side of the arches. The lever either rests loosely against the inside of the cover or is permanently connected to the cover by means of a hinged arm k.
Patent GB-191405461-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Tyres for Vehicles.
Inventor: MUSTIERE HENRI
IPC: B29B15/02
Filed: 1914-03-03
Granted: 1915-06-17
Abstract: 5461. MustiÞre, H. March 3. Air tubes and chambers.-Air-tubes are divided into two or more annular compartments by transverse diaphragms formed integrally with the tube walls, and the outer compartment, or a group of compartments, of which the outermost is always one, is filled with a composition e comprising a mixture of a solution of vegetable oil (300 grms.), essence of turpentine (15 grms.), and gum elemi (6 grms.), to which is added oxide of magnesia (25-30 grms.), and a solution of rectified protochloride of sulphur (12-15 grms.), and benzol (À6-À75 cg.). The proportions stated are given by way of example only. The constituents are mixed in the cold and injected under suitable pressure into the tube from which the air is allowed to escape or previously withdrawn and left to solidify. The tube is formed by forcing rubber in solution through a die having an annular and one or more transverse passages.
Patent GB-191411439-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Distrubuting Mechanism of Typographical Composing and Casting Machines.
IPC: B41B11/18
Filed: 1914-05-08
Granted: 1915-05-06
Abstract: 11,439. Linotype & Machinery, Ltd., [Mergenthaler Setzmaschinen - fabrik Ges ]. May 8. Distributing matrices.-Relates to separator-box mechanism by which the matrices are successively separated from a line to be distributed. As the matrices a fall into the box b, their ears travel in guide-channels d formed by plates c. Damage to the lower ears of the falling matrices is prevented by ribs e on a guide or block c<1>, which engage the foot of each matrix between the ears. The block c<1> can be turned about a pivot to give access to the interior of the box. The matrices are separated by two fingers f, g carried by rocking levers i, h which are connected by gear teeth k and are oscillated in opposite directions by a cam. The fingers f, g act in the manner of an escapement, the finger f engaging a notch in the foot of the matrix having an inclined upper edge. The finger f is adjustable about a pivot by means of set-screws s, and the fingers f, g are adjustable together by means of the known set-screw f.
Patent GB-191412461-A (GB)
Title: Spring Wheels.
Inventor: FORSANS PIERRE EUGENE HENRI
IPC: B60B9/06
Filed: 1914-05-20
Abstract: 12,461. Forsans, P. E. H. May 20. Spring wheels with continuous outer rigid ring and metal springs.-In wheels having circumferentially arranged springs, the construction is such that each spring, under initial tension or compression, is alternately submitted to further stress and left uninfluenced. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, pairs of springs 4 arranged between abutments 6 on the inner rim 3 lie on each side of a radial bar 2 fixed to the outer rim. Movable washers 5 are interposed and can abut either against abutments 6 or the bar 2 which moves circumferentially between the abutments. In the similar form shown in Fig. 4, the pairs of springs are represented by the adjacent ends 14 of semi-elliptical springs 13 rigidly secured at their centres. In the form shown in Figs. 6 and 7, pairs of tension springs 20 are at their outer ends hooked to bars 21 on the outer rim. The inner ends are hooked to freely movable bars 22 which lie across the edges of registering apertures 23, 24 in the overlapping side plates. In the form shown in Figs. 14 and 15, twin rims 14, 15 have wedgeshaped arms 12, 13 in staggered order which engage the ends of sliding plates 18, Fig. 17. These plates have central spring abutments 24 which move circumferentially between abutments 4 on the inner rim in a manner corresponding to the bars 2, Fig. 1, a single circumferential series of springs being thus sufficient for the two rims.
Patent GB-191417048-A (GB)
Title: Pump Governor.
Inventor: KENDRICK KARL AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1914-07-18
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 17,048. Kendrick, K. A., Lodge, F. T., and Blakely, C. July 18. Regulating delivery by varying speed and power of motor. -- The supply of steam to a boiler feed-pump is controlled by a rotary valve controlled by a piston under the pressure of the pump delivery. The piston 47 is also acted un by a spring 55 and is connected to a lever 34 having an adjustable fulcrum 36. The valve is secured to a shaft 22 provided with a crank 29 connected by a link 32 to the lever 34. The working parts of the apparatus are enclosed within a single fitting. A handoperated valve is placed between the pump and the boiler and is such that, on opening or closing it, the pump is started or stopped by the effect of the pressure of the delivery on the piston 47.
Patent GB-191422663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ferro-concrete Linings for Pits, Shafts, Tunnels and the like.
Inventor: LIND HERMAN PETER THYGESEN
IPC: E21D5/04
Filed: 1914-11-17
Granted: 1915-09-23
Abstract: 22,663. Lind, H. P. T. Nov. 17. Bricks and building-blocks, special shapes of; metal-skeleton bricks and building-blocks.-Interlocking bricks or blocks for linings for pits, shafts, tunnels, &c., and for the arches of bridges, retaining- walls, &c., comprise end portions c together equal in length to the central portion a, the end portions being similarly grooved and the grooves being co-terminous with projecting ribs on the central portion, which ribs are supplemental to the grooves. The end portions c may have the cross-section shown in dotted lines either in Fig. 5 or Fig. 6, while the central portion has the cross-section shown in dotted lines in the other of the two Figures. When assembled, the blocks interlock and break joint. The blocks are preferably reinforced by steel rods e, and additional reinforcing-members f, g may be placed in the projections and tied to the rods e by wires h, i. The blocks may be of straight or curved form. The Provisional Specification also states that the reinforcing-bars may have splayed or inclined extensions running into the projections of the blocks; further, some of the blocks may be in halves longitudinally and of a reduced thickness.
Patent GB-191423067-A (GB)
Title: Method of and Means for Treating Mica.
Inventor: PALMER PERCY GEORGE
IPC: C04B41/50
Filed: 1914-11-25
Granted: 1915-11-25
Abstract: 23,067. Palmer, P. G., and Robinson, J. J. Nov. 25. Cases, watch.-Sheet mica has applied to it on one or both sides a composition which, when heated to about 2000‹ F., forms a vitreous glaze. Any suitable pottery glaze or flux may be used. If in the form of a powder, the substance may be mixed with oil, turpentine, or both, and then applied to the mica. Suitable colonring-matter also may be added. The coated sheet mica is applicable for making covers for watches.
Patent GB-191500147-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Toy and Physical Culture Apparatus.
Inventor: SANDOW EUGEN
IPC: A63B21/055
Filed: 1915-01-04
Granted: 1915-12-30
Abstract: 147. Sandow, E. Jan. 4. Exercising-apparatus.-Relates to the exercising and sweet-delivery apparatus described in Specification 26,113/12, and consists in making the limbs of the figure of elastic material to serve as the exerciser, so that no part of the apparatus is arranged inside the figure. The delivery mechanism is also modified. The limbs of the figure consist either of coiled springs 28, Fig. 1, or of elastic cords, and are fastened either to eyelets screwed into the body or tc rocking parts 29 which fit into sockets 5 in the body portion. A spring 32 holds the part 29 together and draws them into the sockets. The delivery mechanism consists of a shoot 36, Fig. 3. for the sweets, which are prevented from falling out by two stops 42, 43. The stops are alternately removed from the shoot, to discharge the sweets, by a cam which is operated by an oscillating lever 45 connected by a cord 60 with one of the hands of the figure. After a predetermined number of movements of the exerciser, a bell is sounded and a sweet is discharged from the shoot into the mouth of the figure.
Patent GB-191500356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Under-frames for Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: WADE HAROLD
IPC: B61F1/04
Filed: 1915-01-08
Granted: 1915-09-30
Abstract: 356. Wade, H., [Lloyd, L. N.]. Jan. 8. Underframing of bodies. - Underframes for vehicles, in which a principa longitudinal girder member is disposed centrally and receives all the tractive forces, take the form of a trussed frame girder, the top and bottom booms of which are of channel section. The floor plates are formed of channel girders placed across the main frame, and the sides have bottom flanges which take the place of sills. The central frame comprises top and bottom booms A, B of channel section connected by struts C of box form and diagonals D. Transverse bars E of U-shape are riveted to the struts C and bent upwardly tn carry the sides F. The sides F have an inwardly curved flange F' extending along their length. The floor plates G are of channel section; and the bottom boom B has its ends bent upwardly to meet the top boom at K. at which position the bogie centres may be supported. An end sill with side buffers may be attached to the central frame.