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Patent GB-191026804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fancies or like Rollers or Brushes Employed in Scribbling and Carding Machines.
Inventor: POGSON JOE
IPC: D01G15/70
Filed: 1910-11-18
Granted: 1911-11-16
Abstract: 26,804. Pogson, J. Nov. 18. Carding-engines.-Fancies and like rollers or brushes employed in scribbling and carding machines are covered with twill card filletting in which is set at suitable distances apart sections of longer and stronger teeth, which serve to raise substantially the whole of the fibre out of the teeth of the swift &c. and to remove the dirt or refuse lodging at the base of the teeth on the swift &c. The fillet b, Fig. 1, has set in it sections of longer and stronger teeth c, and is wound spirally round the cylinder in such a manner that the sections c do not come opposite one another, but overlap to give a spiral formation, as shown in Fig. 2. When applied to the brush roller, which usually acts on the top or upper side of the doffer, sheet clothing of double twill setting is used, in which the series of teeth c are set in from side to side of the sheet.
Patent GB-191028124-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wheels for Trams, Trains and other Rolling Stock.
Inventor: ROLLASON ENOCH
IPC: B60B37/10
Filed: 1910-12-03
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 28,124. Rollason, E., and Staples. J. C. Dec. 3. Rail wheels with relatively rotatable flanges.-The flanges d, Fig. 1, of wheels for railway vehicles are rotatable relatively to the tread b. Rollers e, supported in lugs on the main part of the wheel, may be provided to bear against the outer face of the flange, which may also run on ball bearings on the hub.
Patent GB-191029719-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Igniting Explosive Mixtures.
Inventor: HUGHES DOW BENNETT
Filed: 1910-12-21
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 29,719. Hughes, D. B. Dec. 21. Systems, electric.-The gap in a spark-plug is bridged by a high - tension high - frequency spark which leads on a low-tension current of high heat value, both currents being supplied from the same source. The generator 10 is in series with the spark terminals and the secondaries of discharge coils 14. The primaries are connected through a distributor to a condenser 17 and the generator; a mechanically operated spark - gap 23 is placed across the generator terminals. When the gap 23 is open, an oscillating discharge is obtained through the primary circuit, which induces a high - tension current in the secondary. In a modification, a separate condenser is used for each plug; or one condenser and one transformer may be used for a number of plugs. If a battery is used an inductive resistance is placed in series therewith.
Patent GB-191104427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Discharging Coke Ovens or Retorts and Cooling the Coke Discharged.
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JOHN
IPC: C10B33/04
Filed: 1911-02-22
Granted: 1912-02-22
Abstract: 4427. Armstrong, J. Feb. 22. Discharging; cooling discharged materials. - Vertical or inclined coke ovens or retorts are discharged by means of an open-ended caisson or cylinder E, within which a ram D raises and lowers a movable bottom B. To discharge the oven, forks F, working through the bottom of the oven walls, are caused to penetrate the coke and retain it in position while the oven bottom is removed. The cylinder E is then moved upon rails H beneath the oven mouth, where it is fixed by bolts. The ram then raises the loose bottom from the ledges A, A to the position B<2>, beneath the oven. The forks F being withdrawn, the ram is lowered, and the coke enters the cylinder, in which it is removed and cooled. If the column of coke in the oven is taller than the cylinder, the forks F are again inserted before the ram has quite reached the bottom of its stroke, to hold up the remainder of the coke. A series of rams may be fitted beneath the ovens, or one ram may be carried with each cylinder. The cylinders, forks, &c. may be cooled by water-circulation. In a modification, the oven bottom serves for the loose bottom B, in which case the forks F may penetrate the bottom or slide beneath it, to keep it in position. In this case, after each discharge, another cylinder is brought up with a fresh loose bottom in it, the latter being then raised to the oven mouth and there held by the forks.
Patent GB-191107876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Telephone Systems.
Inventor: FALES EDWARD DANIEL
Filed: 1910-01-19
Granted: 1911-04-19
Abstract: 7876. Fales, E. D. Jan. 19, 1910. Drawings to Specification. Automatic exchange systems in which subscribers' stations or private branch exchanges are connected to the main exchange by several trunks, are provided with so-called rotary connectors which can be adjusted to select the first of such trunks, and, if this trunk is in use, then automatically move over the other trunks until they find an idle one. The rotary connectors resemble the ordinary Strowger connectors in their vertical adjustment, but after the wipers have been brought to rest in the usual way on a particular trunk by the rotary magnet, this magnet is then caused to act automatically to rotate the wipers to find an idle trunk. The rotary connectors may act as ordinary connectors on some levels, in which case the necessary change in the connexions is produced by a switch operated by the vertical movement of the selector. The connectors are operated over a complete metallic circuit, and are provided with means for signalling to a calling subscriber when all the trunks leading to the desired private branch exchange are in use. The description is substantially the same as the corresponding part of the description in Specification 1422/10. Specification 26,301/06 is also referred to.
Patent GB-191110153-A (GB)
Title: Improved Fountain Drawing Pen.
Inventor: HAASE KURT
IPC: B43K17/00
Filed: 1911-04-26
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 10,153. Haase, K., and Bressel, A. April 26. Reservoir pens.-In a reservoir drawing-pen of the kind in which the ink flows from the barrel to the pen proper through a flexible conducting tube, the barrel a is adapted to be filled by means of a piston k which works on a rod d having threaded portions at its upper and lower ends and a smooth intermediate portion of smaller diameter. The piston fits the barrel tightly so as to be held against rotation, and the barrel is closed at its upper end by a screwbored stopper c. With the piston initially in the position shown in Fig. 2, the pen is filled by first unscrewing the rod d until the upper threaded part is entirely free of the stopper c; the smooth portion of the rod is then pulled up through the stopper, and by a further rotation of the rod the lower threaded portion is engaged with the piston. The piston is then pushed to the lower end of the barrel, the supply tube inserted into the ink, and the piston raised so as to draw the ink into the barrel. The lower threaded portion of the rod is disengaged from the piston, the smooth portion pushed back through the stopper, and by a further rotation the upper threaded portion is made to engage the piston and stopper, thus restoring the pen to the writing position as shown in Fig. 2. Air may be admitted into the barrel through holes m, which can be covered or uncovered by a movable sleeve n, and the conical end i of the rod is adapted to close the boring e of the pen proper so as to regulate the supply of ink.
Patent GB-191110159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Measuring Tapes.
Inventor: CRANE DANIEL
IPC: G01B3/10
Filed: 1911-04-26
Granted: 1911-08-10
Abstract: 10,159. Crane, D. April 26. Measuring-tapes. - The free end is provided with a fixing attachment whereby the tape is adapted for convenient use by a single person. The device consists of a strongly magnetized U- shaped steel plate 2 pivoted to the end of a tape 1, and formed with an enlarged opening in which is mounted a ring 3 of diamagnetic material. This ring serves as a bearing for an awl or other tool adapted to hold the end of the tape in position when desired. Projecting at right-angles from the poles of the magnet 2 are prongs 4 provided with faces 4<a> which are adapted to engage the end of a beam or shaft the length of which is to be measured. The prongs are also pointed to enable them to be driven into wood-work and the like. When the tape is wound up in its case, as shown in Fig. 5, the prongs enter slots therein and the poles of the magnet rest against the steel armature 7.
Patent GB-191116040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feed Water and other Liquid Heaters.
Inventor: MEIJER ALBERTUS
IPC: F22D1/32
Filed: 1911-07-11
Granted: 1912-06-13
Abstract: 16,040. Meijer, A., Pullen, G. A., and Pullen, W. L., [trading as Pullen & Co., F. A.]. July 11. Straight tubes between headers. - The tubes D of a feed-heater are fixed in a tube-plate E at one end and at the other in a plate F of a movable header with domed cover J. Divisions h<1>, j<1> in the fixed and movable headers direct the water so that it makes four passages through the tubes between the inlet and outlet h<2>, h<3>. Steam is admitted to the casing A through the port a<1>.
Patent GB-191116739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Wind Screens for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: ARON EUGEN
IPC: B60J10/02
Filed: 1911-07-20
Granted: 1912-04-18
Abstract: 16,739. Aron, E., and Aron, H. July 20. Wind guards.-The frame of a wind-screen for motor-vehicles comprises channelled metal arms d attached to the hinge bar a, and a channelled strip e fitting against the bar. The glass is secured in the frame by channelled rubber strips or other packing. The hinge bar a is mounted on the dash-board by brackets b. A locking- device c is provided. Specification 26,275/09, [Class 65 (ii), Hinges &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-191117289-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Thread or Yarn Guides.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: B65H57/00
Filed: 1911-07-28
Granted: 1912-07-25
Abstract: 17,289. Boult, A. J., [Leeson, J. R.]. July 28. Thread-guides for winding-machines, spinning- frames, and other like apparatus comprise a guide member b preferably formed of some vitreous material, having an eye d for the thread and an opening h leading into it, and a cross-member m bridging the opening into the eye and straddling the sides of the guide member. The member b is formed with an abutment k projecting through a slot in the member m and a prong l rising into the slot, and providing a clearance for the thread &c. to pass into the opening h. The member b is secured to the cross-member m by a screw g. Specification 569/10 is referred to.
Patent GB-191119025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Magneto Ignition for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CAMBESSEDES JEAN ETIENNE FELIX
IPC: F02P15/12
Filed: 1911-08-24
Granted: 1912-07-11
Abstract: 19,025. Cambessedes, J. E. F. Aug. 24, 1910, [Convention date]. [Addition to 13,633/11.] Timing.-The device described in the parent Specification for starting internal-combustion engines by following the starting-spark with one or more retarded sparks is modified by causing the retarded sparks to be generated by the momentary arrest and release of the magneto armature during its return movement. The release is effected by the movement of the engine as it starts up, and may be carried out by arranging on the lever i a depending rod i2 which is lifted from the hole p when the lever i is raised. As soon as it leaves the hole, the tension of the chain h on the sprocket k carried by the slide r, causes the latter to move over and close the orifice p against the return of the rod i2. Thus, after the armature has moved to give the starting-spark, its progress is arrested as the rod i2 comes against the slide r until the tooth t on the wheel d driven by the engine has moved round to strike against the screw s and thus move the slide r away from the hole p. Should the first spark fail to start the engine, it is necessary to move the armature back through only the initial arc of its movement. In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and' 4, the armature is connected to the rack and pinion 1, 5. On moving the rack to the right, the armature is turned backwards and the spring 6 leaves the slot 7, so that, on release, the armature is driven until the end of the spring 6 comes against the stop 2; there its motion is arrested until the finger 8 on the wheel d driven by the engine moves round to press the spring 6 into alinement with the slot 7 and allow the rack to complete its movement to give the concluding spark or sparks.
Patent GB-191124311-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hood Fastener for Motor or other Carriages.
Inventor: MUMFORD WILLIAM
IPC: B60J7/12
Filed: 1911-11-02
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 24,311. Mumford, W. Nov. 2. Hasp fastenings.-The hood of a motor-car or other vehicle is adapted to he secured when folded back by a screwed rod G, which is pressed into a slot K in a bar L attached to the body of the vehicle, and secured by screwing-up a nut I. The rod G is connected to the extreme fold of the hood by means of a universal joint D, and is turned and moved into engagement with a hook .J on that fold when the hood is extended.
Patent GB-191124359-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in the Method and Means for Making Wooden Tubes.
Inventor: ALDERSON CHRISTOPHER HENRY MET
IPC: B27D1/08
Filed: 1911-11-02
Granted: 1912-11-04
Abstract: 24,359. Alderson, C. H. M. A. Nov. 2. [Cognate Application, 9204/12.] Wood tubes suitable for aeroplane framework, ship masts, &c. consist of longitudinal strips of thin wood, with an outer spiral binding of paper, wood, silk, hemp, tape, metallic wire or ribbon, or other flexible material, secured by a suitable adhesive. Several layers of longitudinal strip and spiral binding may be formed, or several contiguous spiral bindings alternately wound in opposite directions, may be added. Internal supports, of cruciform or other section, or disks placed at intervals, may be inserted. The tubes may be of non-circular cross-section. Strips 1 of wood are drawn through a former comprising outer and inner tubular members 3, 4, secured together by webs 5, or independently supported. Glue is applied to the outer surface of the strip material by bands 7, 8 running round gear-driven pulleys in a pan 9 heated by a burner 10. The bands travel in the space between the tubes 3, 4 passing through openings in the outer tube. The strips in tubular form are then drawn through a rotating cylinder 15 with an arm 21 which carries the binding-material on a reel 22. The cylinder 15 also has a balance arm 21<a> and carries a spring- pressed arm 19 with a guide roller 23, over which the binding-material passes to the outer surface of the tubular strips. Tension of the binding-material is adjusted by a screw-actuated lever 24 which presses the material against the roller 23. The roller 23 is also movable about a pivot 26 to allow for different pitches of spiral. Instead of the guide - roller a collar, of corresponding diameter to the tube, may be used to lay the binding-material. In this case, according to the Provisional Specification 24,359/11, the material passes through a slot in the cylinder 15. The tube is drawn through the apparatus by a chain and is received on rollers carried by a frame with a fixed upper member, and a movable lower member hung therefrom by parallel links, so that the height of the rollers is adjustable. Surplus adhesive may be removed and the tube coloured and polished by means of revolving cylinders.
Patent GB-191127139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Charging Apparatus for Blast Furnaces.
IPC: C21B7/18
Filed: 1911-12-04
Granted: 1912-05-02
Abstract: 27,139. Marks, E. C. R., [Pohlig Akt.-Ges., .T.]. Dec. 4. Trimming and spreading apparatus. - The charging - bucket a for a blast furnace is supported during filling on rollers band is rotated so that the charge is distributed evenly. The rollers are mounted in a framework carried by springs e on the truck c and are driven through gearing i and universal couplings k from a motor g. In a modification, the rollers are conical in form with their axes either horizontal or inclined so that the bucket is centered during rotation. In both cases a curved plate l may be provided to guide the bucket into place.
Patent GB-191205039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Automatically Analysing a Gas, or Gaseous Mixture, Volumetrically, and Recording the same.
Inventor: WOODROFFE FRANK KNIGHT
IPC: G01N7/04
Filed: 1912-02-29
Granted: 1913-02-28
Abstract: 5039. Woodroffe, F. K., and Boultbee, H. W. Feb. 29. Gas analysis. - In automatic gas-analysing apparatus, the solid piston of the gasmeasuring chamber is moved by a cam adapted to give a vertical movement as hereinafter described. In the apparatus shown, the piston b is connected to a crosshead c, which carries a roller c<1> for engaging with the cam e, and this cam is provided with projections f for operating the distributionvalve o through a weighted rod p and ratchet mechanism q. The operations are as follows. The piston is raised by the part e<1> of the cam drawing a sample of gas into the measuring-cylinder. A drop g<1> in the cam causes the sample to be slightly compressed, and a further drop g<2> discharges a portion of the gas into the atmosphere, the valve o having been suitably operated. The sample is now at atmospheric pressure. The valve o is now operated to put the measuring-cylinder in communication with the absorption apparatus u, the gas being caused to pass into this by a drop e<2> on the cam. A small lift h<1> followed by a corresponding drop has the effect of disturbing the portion of the sample in the passages, and complete absorption is thereby obtained. The remainder of the sample is drawn back into the cylinder b by a rise e<3> on the cam, and the decrease in pressure due to absorption is recorded by putting the cylinder in communication with the recording-bell v by suitable operation of the valve o. The amount of gas absorbed is obtained from this record.
Patent GB-191209832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Ironing or Glazing Machines.
Inventor: HALL CUTHBERT WILLIAM
IPC: D06F83/00
Filed: 1912-04-25
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 9832. Hall, C. W., and Hall, T. April 25. Rollers. - A clothed roller of an ironing- machine, such as that described in Specification 21,669/10, is covered with separate single layers of material d, the ends of which are clamped in a recess in the shell of the roller bv a resiliently-mounted bar e. One end of an outer covering f is also clamped by the bar and its other end is held by springs g. The material preferably consists of fabric having a linen warp and a woollen weft, and is laid over a wrapping b of rubber, balata, &c.
Patent GB-191226698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Bicycles.
Inventor: KRAUTWURST CARL
Filed: 1912-11-20
Granted: 1913-06-12
Abstract: 26,698. Krautwurst, C. July 20, [Convention date]. Motor cycles, tricars, and the like; compound vehicles; gear - boxes, mounting or supporting.-The rear wheel of a motor bicycle is removed and is replaced by a change-speed gear which is so arranged that a belt pulley or sprocket-wheel a forming part of the gear can work with its rim within the bends made in the forks for the accommodation of the rear wheel. Fitted with this gear, the bicycle frame is connected to a trailer d, which is driven by a chain g from the change-speed gear.
Patent GB-191229465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CROSSLEY CLARENCE WILLIAM
IPC: F02B41/04
Filed: 1912-12-21
Granted: 1913-10-16
Abstract: 29,465. Crossley, C. W. Dec. 21. Driving-gear.-To produce a piston stroke longer than twice the throw of the crank, a piston c is secured by a pair of arms g to two slotted levers h which are pivoted at i and engage a pin j carried by a connecting-rod guided at its upper end by a piston b. The engine works on a four-stroke cycle, and the fulcrum of the slotted lever may be adjustable.
Patent GB-191307311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Electric Cables.
Inventor: SMITH WILLOUGHBY STATHAM
IPC: H01B13/22
Filed: 1913-03-27
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 7311. Smith, W. S., and Garnett, H. J. March 27. Cables of the type having armouring wires or fibres treated with tar &c. are made with a purified pitch free from carbon, prepared by dissolving gas pitch in a solvent such as toluol, filtering the solution through filtering-paper, and evaporating the carbon-free solution in a vacuum, taking care that the temperature shall not exceed 100‹ C. for any length of time.
Patent GB-191310085-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Pole Caps and Insulator Supports.
Inventor: FORSTER HERMANN
IPC: H01B17/20
Filed: 1913-04-29
Granted: 1913-07-10
Abstract: 10,085. Forster, H. April 29, 1912, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Posts; insulators.-Caps for screwing or nailing to the top of posts are made by autogenously welding the fixing screw or nail to a sheet-iron cap and then coating with zinc in a finishing bath. The nail or screw mav be extended through the cap to form an insulator support.
Patent GB-191310819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Locking Devices for Variable Doors.
Inventor: BIRLE ERNEST
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1913-05-07
Granted: 1914-05-07
Abstract: 10,819. BirlÚ, E. May 7. Multiple fastenings for doors ; latches, lift. - A pivoted latch 7 is provided on the inside of the door in connexion with the ordinary bolt 3 of a railway carriage door fastening to serve as a security bolt and as an indicator to show whether the main bolt is shot or not. The latch is operated by a knob 8, and is mounted on a spindle 6 which carries an arm 9 engaging a rocking plate 12 operatively connected to the main bolt 3. The follower 17 of the outside handle 20 also engages the plate 12. In operation, to open the door the latch is lifted to disengage it from its striking plate 26, and is given a further movement to withdraw the bolt 3. The locking action is automatic, but, if the bolt 3 is not properly shot, the latch, although securing the door, is held partly raised by the plate 12. The dimensions of the striking plate are such that, when the latch is lifted to open the door, it rubs against the face 26<a> and prevents the fastening from being released unintentionally.
Patent GB-191311770-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Developing Photographic Plates in Day Light.
Inventor: LAMBLIN ALEXANDRE
IPC: G03D13/02
Filed: 1913-05-20
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 11,770. Lamblin, A. May 21, 1912, [Convention date]. Trays, dishes, and apparatus with platetransfer arrangements for daylight developing. -The tanks 7, 8, 9 for developing, rinsing, and fixing the plate are supported in a case 6 by the recessed board 3 under a sliding lid 4 fitted with a slot 42 for passing the plates. The lid 4 carries a frame 12 fitted with a sliding plate-carrier 16, which is raised and lowered into the tanks 7, 8 by the handle 18, but is not lowered into the fixing-tank 9, the plate being released from the holder and dropping into the fixing-tanks. The plate in the holder 16 rests on pivoted catches 21, Fig. 3, and on lowering the holder over the tank 9, the catches 21 are tilted by upper ledges 23 of the tank 9, thereby releasing the plate. The lower ledges 24 prevent the holder from being lowered into the tank. The frame 12 is fitted with non-actinic panes 33, 43, and an eyepiece 34 for viewing the plate when the door 37 is open and the holder 16 raised. The box 1 is provided with outside scales for positioning the frame 12 over the different tanks. For developing several plates at a time, the holder 16 may carry several plates and the tanks made correspondingly larger. To transfer the plate from a dark-slide in daylight, the upper box 27 is fitted at the top of the frame 12. The dark-slide is introduced through a door 29. The plate is removed by the hands, which are inserted through light-trapped sleeves 30, and is dropped through the registering slots 31, 26 into the holder 16. For treating colour plates, the baths 8, 9 are replaced by a transparent tank containing a reversing-bath. The eyepiece 34 and window 33 are blocked to keep the chamber 12 dark. After development in the tank 7 and reversion in the substituted reversing-tank, the latter tank is removed, and the plate exposed and finished in daylight