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Patent GB-190627390-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anchoring Devices for Fence Posts.
Inventor: BAILEY PERCY TRIPP
Filed: 1906-12-01
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 27,390. Bailey, P. T. Dec. 1. Fencing.-Fence posts are provided with upper and lower sets of anchoring-devices arranged at right-angles to one another. Secured by bolts 13, 14, Figs. 1 and 2, at right-angles to the lower end of the standard is a plate 12 ; above this two socket plates B are fixed by bolts 17, each plate having at the top a strap section 15 and below an offset 16, curved as shown in Figs. 2 and 4. The upper anchoring-bars are inserted in the sections 15, so that the points are level with the base of the offsets, and the points of the lower ones level with the bolts 14, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 2. The posts are then driven into or set in the ground, and the anchoring-bars are driven in by a suitable instrument. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the anchoring-bars are carried by a block E attached to the lower end of the post, and formed with a slotted head 20 carrying the bars, and with outwardly curved surfaces 19.
Patent GB-190628913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Tanks.
Inventor: WILLMS CHARLES
Filed: 1906-12-18
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 28,913. Willms, C. Dec. 18. Enamelling. - A valve M is formed in two pieces of stamped sheet metal which are lined inside with vitreous enamel before being placed together. They are then assembled and a complete external coating of enamel is applied, as shown in Fig. 20, the flange of the lower portion being held away from the side of the upper portion to form a trough or gutter capable of receiving a liberal supply of enamel. In enamelling tanks, the rim of the tank A, shown in Fig. 6, is turned in to enable the enamel to adhere more readily during firing.
Patent GB-190704355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Teaching the Elements of Elementary Arithmetic to Infant and Junior Classes.
Inventor: LEITCH ANDREW
Filed: 1907-02-21
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 4355. Leitch, A. Feb. 21. Arithmetic, teaching.- An apparatus for teaching the elementary rules of arithmetic consists of a case a containing two scrolls b, c mounted on rollers f, g, d, e. Fixed supports v carry two squares u, t, each divided into one hundred squares and numbered in a predetermined manner. The casing is provided with square openings j covered by hinged or sliding lids k, l, m, n. The sides of the openings may have hinged strips attached, for example q, Fig. 7, and these strips, together with the edges of the lids k, l, m, n adjacent to the openings j, may be divided into squares and numbered as required. In a modification, these strips are dispensed with, the numbers being marked on the sides of the casing. An elastic band or wire p and thick line divide the scrolls horizontally and vertically. The scrolls are marked (1) with squares in two colours for the recognition of numbers from 1 to 10 for use in addition and subtraction, the corresponding abstract symbols being also shown ; (2) with rows of squares, coloured differently in alternate rows and having certain squares cut out, so arranged that the numbers seen on the fixed square u or t through the openings in the scroll, correspond with the number of coloured squares exposed ; (3) with a graphic summary of the multiplication tables. In a modification, the scrolls are mounted in separate casings.
Patent GB-190706037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Polishes for Leather and Furniture.
Inventor: BEAUCHAMP ALFRED
Filed: 1907-03-13
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 6037. Beauchamp, A. March 13. Boot-polishing preparations.-A boot or leather polish which consists largely of bees-wax is dried and compressed for use in solid form instead of in the form of paste. For use, a rag moistened with water or turpentine is rubbed over the block, and is then applied by friction to the article treated.
Patent GB-190709178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Double Curtain Rods for Metallic Bedsteads and Cots.
Inventor: BRIERLEY SYDNEY HERBERT
Filed: 1907-04-19
Granted: 1908-04-18
Abstract: 9178. Brierley, S. H., and Lemon, G. April 19. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-In dcuble rods for supporting mosquito-nets and the like on bedsteads or cots, the upper metal rod or tube A is flattened at the ends 1, 2, where it is secured to the corner posts of the bedstead &c., and the lower rod or tube B is bent up at the ends 4 which pass through the top rod and are secured by means of nuts 7. In a modification, the top bar is flattened at the ends only for a length sufficient to form the joints with the corner posts, the parts through which the upturned ends of the lower bar pass being either flattened or left round.
Patent GB-190711571-A (GB)
Title: A Single Handed Spring Clip Eye Glass
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES
Filed: 1907-05-17
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 11,571. Scott, J. May 17. . Eyeglasses.-Astigmatic clips are provided with means whereby they can be adjusted on the nose by two fingers of one hand. Attached to the frame is a handle G, at a point H in which is pivoted a bent lever F. One end of this lever is pivotally attached at E to a flexible wire which is attached to the collet B. The wire is kept in place on the frame by means of eyelets or a tube attached thereto. When the handles G, F<1> are pressed, the pince-nez opens.
Patent GB-190713689-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Soldering Aluminium and Alloys thereof.
Inventor: MRAZSEK FEODOR MAXIMILIAN
Filed: 1907-06-13
Granted: 1908-09-14
Abstract: 13,689. Mrazsek, F. M. June 13. Soldering. - For soldering aluminium and its alloys, a solder is used consisting of tin, zinc, aluminium, and silver, in such proportions that the tin exceeds the zinc, the zinc exceeds the aluminium, and the aluminium exceeds the silver. The proportions given are 120-170 parts of tin, 30-60 parts of zinc, 2-10 parts of aluminium, and À5-5 parts of silver. The melting-point of the solder does not exceed 300‹, and the cleaned surfaces are heated not above that temperature and the solder rubbed on with a scraper, bit, or brush until the surface has a uniform appearance by reflected light, this condition being referred to as "revivification." No flux is used in this process and the coated pieces are then or subsequently pressed together while hot. In manufacturing the solder, the silver and aluminium are melted with a suitable flux, the tin and then the zinc being added. To remove oxides &c., the molten alloy is preferably stirred with a cold iron rod.
Patent GB-190722051-A (GB)
Title: A Ticket Holder for Tramway and other Public Conveyances.
Inventor: TAYLOR GEORGE
Filed: 1907-10-07
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 22,051. Taylor, G. Oct. 7. Tickets, issuing.-A ticket-holder for tramway and like tickets is divided into compartments provided with spring-controlled slides C, which allow sets of tickets of different, lengths to be held in the case. Strips H, Fig. 2, at the ends of the compartments are bent over as shown at M, and a tongue of the slide C is guided between the false bottom B and the casing A. The tickets are pulled out as required from beneath the retaining - pieces J, M of the slides C and strips H respectively.
Patent GB-190801414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Legs of Chairs and the like.
Inventor: HOESEL EMERICH
Filed: 1908-01-21
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 1414. H÷sel, E. Jan. 21. Ferrules or tips.-Relates to legs of chairs and other articles of furniture which are provided with shoes or pads of rubber &c., and consists in the provision of a pad 4 of hard smooth material, such as bone, ivory, ebonite, or papier mÔchÚ, which is secured to the shoe 1 by vulcanizing. The shoe may be attached to the leg 3 by means of a stem 2, Fig. 1, which is cemented in a cavity in the leg. The shoe may also be attached by means of a tapered collar 5, Fig. 2, which may be in the form of a double cone 6, Fig. 3. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated also that the under surface of the shoe itself may be rendered smooth and hard by vulcanizing.
Patent GB-190801538-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Percussion Tools for Mines and Quarries.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1908-01-22
Granted: 1909-01-22
Abstract: 1538. Thompson, W. P., [Bornet, C.]. Jan. 22. Rock drills.-In a percussive rock drill having a piston 2 of varying sections, pressure fluid passes through a cock 4 and, according to the position of the cock, passes through ports 7, 8 to the central rear part of the piston only, or also through a port 17 to the annular piston area 16, whereupon the piston moves forward to strike a blow. At the end of the forward stroke, the pressure fluid from the annular are a passes through a port 20 and passage 22 to the hollow drill, and through a port 19 and holes 21 in a sleeve 13 to clean the rock face. Both ends of the chamber of the' valve 3 are constantly open to pressure through small passages. When the recessed part 18 of the piston passes over a port 25, the lower end of the valve chamber exhausts through a passage 26, and ports 25,34, and the valve moves downwards cutting off the motive-fluid supply from the cock 4,-and-connecting the passage 8 with a passage 30. The motive fluid which served for the forward stroke then expands through the passages 8, 30 to the front cylinder space, and acts on the larger front piston area to return the piston. When the piston passes the ports 20, 19, the motive fluid passes through them to clean the bore-hole and rock face as before. The upper end of the valve chamber then exhausts through a passage 32 and part 33, and the valve moves up again to its initial position. The cylinder 1 is mounted in a collar 50, which has sides 52 and spring-pressed pawls 53, 54 gearing with a rack 51 on which the sleeve 50 is slidably mounted. The reactions due to the blows cause the cylinder to feed forward, while the pawls prevent backward movement. Both pawls may be raised in order to move the cylinder backwards. The threaded cap 36 of the air-supply hose is secured by means of a pin 37 in a spring-pressed washer 38, adapted to slide without rotation on the pipe 35. In a modification, water under pressure passes from a pipe 45, Fig. 6, through a chamber 46 and the passage in-the hollow drill. The air which has served for the blow passes through a passage 22 to small chambers 47 on each side of the water chamber 46 to maintain the chamber water-tight. The handles 14 are rubbercoated to reduce shocks.
Patent GB-190803894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Railway Signalling System.
Inventor: BURGESS YORKE
Filed: 1908-02-20
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 3894. Burgess, Y. Feb. 20. Automatic systems.- Relates to automatic electric systems for signalling between trains, in which each train carries a source of energy and a signal, the trains being placed in electric communication by means of continuous overhead conductors, and consists in arranging the two overhead conductors in zigzag fashion so that the train contacts make contact with both conductors alternately, and polechanging switches on the trains are rendered unnecessary. Two trains A, B are shown each equipped with a dynamo 10 connected on one side to a travelling contact 18, and on the other to a contact 19 through a rheostat 13 and lamps 15. A shunt wire 20 containing a high resistance 21, preferably a lamp, is also provided on the latter side of the dynamo, and includes the winding of a relay magnet 22, which, when energized, closes the circuit of a storage battery 25 which energizes a solenoid 26. The solenoid, when energized, operates some controlling-device, such as a brake valve or cut-off. When two trains approach each other to within a certain distance, which may be regulated by the rheostat 13, the lamps 15 glow, faintly at first, and then with increasing brilliance as the trains come nearer one another, until the current passing through the line resistances is sufficient to operate the armature 23 of the magnet 22 in the shunt circuit. The local circuits of both trains are then closed and the trains are stopped. The conductors 30, 31 cross each other at sufficiently frequent intervals to prevent the approach of trains within a dangerous distance without warning.
Patent GB-190804862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable or Self-laid Tracks for Road Locomotives and other like Vehicles.
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1908-03-03
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 4862. Roberts, D., and James, C. March 3. Wheels with portable tracks.-Relates to the endless tracks described in Specifications No. 16,345, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Locomotives &c.], and No. 3448, A.D. 1906. The track comprises inside and outside links of channel section hinged together, the outside links being in two parts and formed at their sides with pockets engaging projections on the inside links so that the straight part of the track below the wheels becomes rigid. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the upper corners of the inside links a are formed with polygonal bosses c, fitted with bushes d which turn in bushes f, fitted into polygonal pockets e formed in the outside links b, a bolt g forming the pivot. Projections h at the lower corners of the links a are formed with surfaces engaging bearing-surfaces i formed on pcckets in the links b so that strain on the straight portion of the track is taken up by the hinges and surfaces. In a modification, additional bearing-surfaces are similarly formed above 'the hinges, which are lower, so that a scissors-like action is obtained and the binges are free from strain. In a third form, the arrangement shown in Fig. 1 is reversed, the hinges being at the lower corners. The track is formed by the bottoms of the links, which may be fitted with renewable wearing-strips and are formed with projections and recesses j to give a smooth rolling surface. Wooden tread blocks l may be fitted to one or both series.
Patent GB-190810172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Telephone Jacks.
Filed: 1908-05-11
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 10,172. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Alct.-Ges.]. May 11. Sivitches. - Telephone jacks are constructed out of a single piece of drawn metal tube, the part which takes the springs being-pressed flat from a<1> to a<2> ; this flattening may be carried out until the opposite sides of the tubes touch, or may be stopped before this ; or, the flattening may be done unequally along the part a', a<2>. Insertions a of thin metal may be employed, which allow better tapped threads for the screws. A hole d may be cut below the tubular part c to take the end of the springs, and in some cases the hole may be widened. For fixing the jack bodies to the jack strips, the tube below the part c may be bulged out.
Patent GB-190815909-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tensioning Devices particularly adapted for use in Letting Off Warps in Looms.
Inventor: DAVID CHARLES LUCIEN
Filed: 1908-07-27
Granted: 1909-07-27
Abstract: 15,909. David, C. L. July 27. Feeding webs.- Relates to tensioning-devices for loom let-off motions, or for other machines in which material is unwound under constant tension. Yarn from the warp beam passes round pulleys d, e, c. The pulley e is vertically movable, its trunnions e<1>, guided in guides e<2>, being pressed upon by struts f on levers g provided wit h a weighted bar h which gives tension to the warp b. The warp beam is connected by toothed, chain, belt, or rope gearing with a shaft i<3> on which is a ratchet-wheel j. When the cylinder e is in the position shown, the ratchet-wheel is locked by a pawl j<1>, and the warp beam is prevented from rotating, the cylinder e and lever being raised as the warp b is used. When the bottom of the cylinder e is level with the tops of the cylinders d, c, a slotted rod k is raised sufficiently to lift a tappet k<2> on the pawl j<1> and free the ratchet-wheel j and warp beam a. The cylinder e then falls until the rod k acts upon the tappet k<1> and moves the pawl j<1> into its locking position, whereupon the actions described recommence. The movement of the ratchet-wheel may be controlled electrically, and, to obtain smooth working, a spring or other brake may be arranged on a drum or other part on the shaft carrying the ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-190819071-A (GB)
Title: Sail Reefer
Inventor: BOLAND ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1908-09-11
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 19,071. Boland, A. Sept. 11. Sails ; spars.-The socket which fits over the end of a boom or spar is shouldered at its outer flange to receive a shouldered eye-bolt d. A roller e guided by a slot of the part d wedges itself against the inner surface of the socket c to lock the boom and prevent the sail from unwinding. To release the parts and unwind, the roller is lifted into a recess formed on the inner surface of the shouldered bolt d after the sail has been wound a little. The outer edge of the shoulder has notches b to receive an operating-lever.
Patent GB-190827483-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bearing for Shafts and the like.
Inventor: KUEPPER GUILLERMO
Filed: 1908-04-03
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 27,483. Owen, E. H. Dec. 17. Gas and like engines.-In fourstroke-cycle eng i n e s, admission and exhaust are controlled by two concentric cylindrical slide valves. Several arrangements are described. As shown in Fig. 1, the valves B, C work in a water-jacketed valve-chest eonnected at its ends to the admission and exhaust pipes. The outer valve has two ports B<1>, B<2> co - operating with grooves A<1>, A<2> in the valve-chest leading to a port E in the cylinder, this port being divided into channels E<1>, E<2> which serve for exhaust and admission respectively. The two valves are operated by eccentrics or cranks on a half-speed shaft, the eccentric for the valve B being set about 70 degrees in advance of that operating the valve C. The valves may be worked by cam mechanism if desired. The exhaust port E<1> is opened by the upward movement of the valve B, and is closed by the upward movement of the valve C past the port B<1> ; the admission port E<2> is opened by this upward movement of the valve C, and is closed by the downward movement of the valve B. In another construction the outer valve B has a single port, co-operating ,with a single cylinder port serving both for admission and exhaust, and the inner valve C is a piston closed at its upper end and having a single port which coincides with the cylinder port for admission, the piston moving below the cylinder port for exhaust. The exhaust pipe A<3> may be water-jacketed and may have a water-jacketed extension, which is interposed between the valves B, C and is provided with a suitable port or ports. In an arrangement of this kind, the outer valve is shown with one port, and the inner valve is a piston without ports, moving alternately above and below the port in the valve-chest. In a further modification, shown in Fig. 3, the valves are arranged in an annular valve-chest around the working cylinder, this arrangement giving a large port area. The valve-rods F, F<1> may be concentric as shown, or they may be side by side. The valves may be provided with packing-rings which may be arranged so as not to traverse the pnrts E', E'. The valves may be arranged in other positions relatively to the working cylinder, for example they may be arranged horizontally instead of vertically.
Patent GB-190902714-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Stencil Printing.
Inventor: COOK FRANK JAMES
IPC: B41L13/02
Filed: 1909-02-04
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 2714. Cook, F. J. Feb. 4. Stencilling - a p - paratus. - Apparatus for stencilling posters and the like comprises a frame a pivoted by binges a<3> to a base-block and having undercut slots a<1> adapted to receive stencil plates. Secured to the base-block behind the slots a' are strips of felt c on which the paper to be printed rests.
Patent GB-190903098-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brackets for Curtain, Cornice and analogous Rods or Poles.
Inventor: RICHARDS JAMES ARTHUR
IPC: A47H1/102
Filed: 1909-02-09
Granted: 1910-02-09
Abstract: 3098. Richards, J. A. Feb. 9. Clip brackets for curtain-rods, cornice-poles, &c. are made by riveting together two bent sheet-metal blanks b, which may be attached to a fixing-plate a as shown in Fig. 2, or may be formed with bent parts a' serving as fixing-plates, as in Figs. 7 and 10. The outer ends of the clips are curved outwards to facilitate the introduction of the rod, and the part of the rod entering the bracket may be formed with a neck or groove to prevent endways movement in the bracket.
Patent GB-190903560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Controllers.
Inventor: TANNAHILL JOSEPH BOW
IPC: H01H9/44
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 3560. Tannahill, J. B. Feb. 13. Contacts; ; magnetic blow-outs.-A motor. controller, of the type having a magnetic barrel carrying contacts co-operating with wipers carried by a standard on which the resistances are mounted, has the resistances so arranged that one travelling field, as opposed to several fixed fields, is produced for preventing arcing. The barrel 3, Fig. 3, is of iron insulated from the spindle by a non-conducting sleeve, and from the retaining-screws by washers and bushes. Each contact 2. Fig. 5, on the barrel has a screwed iron tip 37<a> for conveying the flux at the point where the circuit is broken. The wipers 36 are attached by angle-plates 38 to magnetic supports 22, which are threaded on and bolted to an insulated brass tubular standard 17. A magnetic horn 39 bolted to each support receives the flux behind the wiper and passes it to one of a series of insulated magnetic strips 27, which are secured at their middles to the wiper carriers. Bobbins 1 of resistance wound on edge, and waved or provided with projections to dissipate heat, are mounted on the ends of the magnetic strips 27, which are arranged in zigzag as seen in side view in Fig. 2. The resistances being wound in the same direction, a magnetic field increasing in strength towards the final break is produced, and is conveyed from coil to coil by outer pieces 32. The terminal of the bobbins are attached by screws 35 to the wiper carriers, and the extreme upper and lower screws secure the terminals of the cables leading to the work circuit. Tha resistance coils are connected in series or parallel, and the separate turns are insulated with mica. Each strip is wound in spiral form on a thin flat bar, and is then removed from the bar and wound on edge on a cylinder. The invention may be applied to controllers consisting of one or more cylinders with resistances fixed on the stationary cr the rotating cylinder.
Patent GB-190906331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shuttle Checking Motions of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: WHITELEY SAM
IPC: D03D49/52
Filed: 1909-03-17
Granted: 1909-12-31
Abstract: 6331. Whiteley, S., and Greenwood, T. March 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Swells.-Two swells k, p, so arranged that the incoming shuttle causes the swell k to turn the swell p, are pivoted on pins g, h, which are adjustable in slots f formed in brackets d, c projecting from the metal plate a. The swells are controlled by a curved spring q and a spiral spring r. The swell k normally rests against a stop n.