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Patent GB-190614799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Coke Oven Plant.
Inventor: ALLPORT HOWARD ASTON
Filed: 1906-06-28
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 14,799. Allport, H. A. June 28. Discharging.-A coke-oven plant is provided with a series of sloping benches a to deliver the coke from the retorts, each bench being formed partly as a screen m and provided with a hinged tail-plate b. Each plate may be wide enough to connect two or more bencbes, but converges towards its front edge so as to guide the coke into a truck d ; converging plates e may also be fitted on the benches to guide the coke to a series of tail-plates spaced apart. The plates may be swung up or down by means of hydraulic cylinders f pivoted to bearings i.
Patent GB-190619247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steering by Screw Propellers.
Inventor: MILLE ANTOINE MILTIADE
Filed: 1906-08-28
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 19,247. Mille, A. M., and Bidet, C. A. F.-P. Aug. 28, 1905; [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Propelling by s c r e w propellers.-The tail shaft 30 is mounted in a bearing 20 adapted to turn about a vertical axis. The bearing is mounted in a spherical part 5 provided with trunnions 17, the part 5 being secured between two portions 1; 1<1> of a stuffing-box having a gland 4.. The stuffing- box is secured to the stern-post and does not rotate. The thrust-block 11 is mounted in a frame 7, 7<1> capable of rotation on the trunnion 6, 6<1>. The vessel is steered by altering the angle of the propeller shaft to the centre line of the ship. The packing of the gland 4 is kept tight by springs, contained in hollow screws and acting on the sectors of a ring surrounding the packing.
Patent GB-190626656-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: SMITH ELMER STILLMAN
Filed: 1906-11-23
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 26,656. Smith, E. S. Nov. 23. Gas and like engines.- The cylinders of a twostroke - cycle engine are united in pairs by a pipe, a combustible charge being contained in one and a charge of air in the other, but provision is made for charging both cylinders wit h combustible mixture on occasion, as when a motorcar is ascending a hill. Fig. 3 shows the invention applied to a four-cylinder engine with pipes 24, 25 uniting the cylinders 10, 13 and 11, 12, respectively. A pipe 30, Fig. 6, with a valve 33 can be adjusted to admit air to the two crank chambers on one side, and allow explosive mixture to flow to the other two from the pipe 37, or mixture may flow to all four through passage 29. The charges pass to the cylinders through passages 22 ; the exhaust pipes aro shown at 27.
Patent GB-190629684-A (GB)
Title: Improved Methods and Means of, and for use in Constructing Tyre Covers for Motor Vehicles
Inventor: SLATER ERNEST ALBERT
Filed: 1906-12-31
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 29,684. Slater, E. A., and Ransford, O. Dec. 31. Moulding tyres.-Covers for the pneumatic tyres of motor vehicles are made on an annular metal mould of the section shown in Figs. 2 and 4. Layers c<2>, c<3> of prepared canvas and rubber pieces c' forming beadings are bound upon the mould by canvas strips c<4>, and the whole is vulcanized by steam or otherwise. The cover is afterwards turned inside out as shown in Fig. 7.
Patent GB-190701242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Alternating Current Commutator Motors.
Filed: 1907-01-17
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 1242. Siemens - Schuckertwerke Ges. Jan, 20, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Field magnets ; sparking, preventing.-In alternating-current motors provided with commutating poles having both series and shunt windings for neutralizing respectively the reactance and transformer potentials induced in the coils undergoing commutation, the windings are arranged so that their mutual interference is reduced to a minimum. In Fig. 1, e represents the main field winding, c the compensating winding, and h, n the commutating windings, the last-mentioned being arranged on the same poles. A variable inductive or non inductive resistance w is inserted in the circuit of the shunt winding n to reduce the mutual interference. The commutating windings may be placed on separate poles arranged side by side along the length of the armature, or the series winding h, Fig. 3, may be placed on one tooth situated in the line of commutation z, z, whereas the shunt winding n extends over five teeth. The winding h may also be wound round one additional tooth on each side of the line z, z, the extra teeth being of opposite polarity to the middle tooth. As shown in Fig. 5, the winding h is arranged at the back and the compensating winding c at the front of the slots, those windings that oppose one another being removed, as shown at B ; the space thus left is occupied by the winding n. In the form shown in Fig. 6, pairs of commutating poles g, arranged between the main poles f, are excited independently by the coils h, n.
Patent GB-190702135-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Welt or Strip Measuring Devices particularly applicable to the Manufacture of Boots or Shoes.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1907-01-28
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 2 1 3 5. Justice, P. M., [Manufacturers' Machine Co.] Jan. 28. Welts and welting.-Relates to a measuring-device stated t o b e o f general application in the treatment of welts &c., and shown as applied to a welt-stitching machine for the purpose of providing a predetermined amount of slack in the welt at the close of the attaching operation, to permit the withdrawal of the work, and which locks the welt to prevent any further withdrawal of it. The welt passes from the supply over a roller 1 and under a roller 4 to the machine. The roller 4 is carried by a lever 2, which is spring-pressed so as normally to deflect the welt. When the stitching is completed, a treadle depresses the short end of the lever 2 and raises the roller 4, thereby allowing the welt to become slack. At the same time, the serrated block 16 is pulled on to the welt and locks it against further forward movement. A screw 5 forms a stop for the lever 2 and determines the deflexion and the resulting slackness of the welt. The machine described is also provided with a welt-cutting and end-holding device, and the treadle operating it is depressed by the treadle operating the welt-measuring device after the movement of the latter is completed. For this purpose, the treadle is connected to the measuring-device by a spring:
Patent GB-190714635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Casters or Roller Shoes for Vehicle Wheels and the like.
Inventor: NORWOOD JOHN ELDRIDGE
Filed: 1907-06-25
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 14,635. Norwood, J. E. June 25. Wheels, roller shoes for carrying temporarily.- The body of the castor or roller shoe is formed of a casting comprising a bottom 2, shaped as shown in Fig. 2 so as to conform approximately to the peripheral curvature of the vehicle wheel, side walls 3, horizontally-extended ears 4, perforated bosses 7, flanges 5, and strengthening-webs 6. The body is carried upon rollers 15 having suitable devices for reducing friction in their pivotal connexion with the ears 4. When the wheel is rolled upon either of the parts 13, the castor is tilted, and is prevented from moving by the frictional engagement of the part 13 with the ground. Each chain 10, covered with rubber 11 or the like, is connected to one of the eyes 8 which extend from the bosses 7, and is provided with a snap-hook 12 on its free end adapted to catch into one of the round links 9 on the other eye 8 either on the same side of the castor, to form a handle as shown in Fig. 1, or on the opposite side of the castor to secure the wheel in position, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190715426-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Injectors.
Inventor: METCALFE JAMES
Filed: 1907-07-04
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 15,426. Metcalfe, J., Metoalfe, J. C., and Metcalfe, R.. D. July 4. Water, supplying ard controlling.-Relates to injectors of the type described in Specifications No. 24,804, A.D. 1906, and Nos. 6904 and 8914, A.D. 1907, and consists in regulating the supplementary water supply so as to enable the injector to work with cold feed-water or low steam pressure. At the junction of the main and supplementary water - supply passages a, b is placed a valve c, so constructed that in its full-open position a free passage is provided for the main water supply to the inlet end of the cone d, forming part of the combining-nozzle e, and also for the supplementary water supply to the first compartment f of the combining-chamber containing the gap or slot g. When the valve c is turned in the direction shown, the supplementary water supply is cut off without affecting the main supply. A further movement cuts off the main supply. A non-return valve h is placed as shown. The compartments f, j of the combining-chamber are provided with free and controlled valves i, k respectively. The valve k may be controlled automatically as described in the Specifications referred to above.
Patent GB-190716237-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Filter.
Inventor: SIMONETON EMMANUEL
Filed: 1907-07-15
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 16,237. Simoneton, E. July 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Filters; media, compressing in place.-A band a of fabric having openings at fixed intervals is folded zigzag and compressed by means of a plate e and nutf to form a filtering-unit surrounding an outlet pipe d. The band may consist of coarse cotton weft and warp threads closer together at the middle than at the edges of the band, and the cut extremities of the weft threads may be held by stitching.
Patent GB-190720526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Display Busts
Filed: 1907-09-16
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 20,526. Harris & Sheldon, and Sheldon, J. E. Sept. 16. Lay-figure stands.-Display-busts, made in two or more detachable divided hollow sections b, c, Fig. 5, and capable of nesting one within the other for storage, are fastened together upon their inner sides. Suitable fasteners are the tie-plates d, Figs. 3 and 5, which connect the halves of the bust together by the aid of beaded screw-pins e and nuts f; or hooks h, Fig. 8<a>, and studs g ; or hooks h, Fig. 9, and eyes j ; the hooks may be so shaped that the meeting edges of the halves are drawn together when the hooks engage with eyes or studs. Other suitable fasteners are the spring plates k, Fig. 11, and snap eyes or hooks j which engage with each other when the bust-parts are brought together ; or push-buttons m, m', Fig. 12, arranged upon opposite sides of the meeting edges. After the parts have been fitted together, the neck-piece n and arm-pieces p are inserted; finally, the complete bust is mounted on a base r. According to the Provisional Specification, the parts of the bust may be fastened together by any suitable means, and the bust may be divided horizontally at the waist &c.
Patent GB-190720604-A (GB)
Title: Improved Reference Book and Visible Card System
Inventor: BRITTON VALENTINE
Filed: 1907-09-16
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 20,604. Britton, V., [partly Ferrero, C. P.]. Sept. 16. Filing papers &c.-An index register and reference book consists of sheets 2 each provided with horizontal pockets 4 which receive index slips 6. The sheets, of paper, card, or straw-board, are covered with paper pleated or folded to form the pockets 4 and are provided at the edges with strips 5 of leather or canvas which cover the ends of the index slips. The sheets are secured in the manner of loose-leaf books within covers 1 by means of paper fasteners, clips, or laces. The index slips are ruled with vertical lines, which register to form continuous columns down the sheets and also register with similar divisions on the outsides of the pockets. Tags may be placed on the sheets to facilitate reference. The slips are preferably ruled with three horizontal divisions, the bottom division being hidden when the slip is inserted and intended to receive private information.
Patent GB-190721635-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Preventing the Skidding or Side Slipping of Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: MORGAN JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1907-09-30
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 21,635. Morgan, J. H. Sept. 30. Slipping of wheels, preventing. -To prevent skidding of motor or other vehicles, a trailing wheel with road-gripping flanges is mounted beneath the vehicle, and tilts about an inclined axis on skidding taking place so as to bring its flanges into contact with the track. A small wheel a is carried by a fork b, which is mounted in a head b<1> so as to be capable of revolving therein. The head b<1> is mounted as at c on the axle d of the car, so that the wheel a may trail. Fixed to the wheelaxle d is a secondary fork or pair of arms e, extending down behind the wheel - fork band turning forward in front of the fork b so that the latter may bear against right-angled extensions e<1> of the fork e. A crossbar f connects the arms e, and centralizing-springs g or levers are attached to the cross-bar and to the fork b so as to force the wheels a into contact with the ground. The turning movement of the fork b in the head b<1> when side-slip occurs is limited by a bar h extending between the stops h<1>, Fig. 3, carried by the axle d. The wheel a has corrugated flanges i, normally slightly out of contact with the ground, and a rubber tyre j.
Patent GB-190724503-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Fermentable Sugar from Materials containing Starch or Cellulose.
Inventor: HAFNER BOREN
Filed: 1907-11-05
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 24,503. Hafner, B., and Krist, F. Nov. 5. Glucose and like carbohydrates.-Materials containing starch or cellulose are converted into fermentable sugar by subjecting them, mixed with water only, to the action of an electric current while being heated above 100‹ C. at a pressure of at least two and a half atmospheres. The pressure can be obtained by compressed air. Starch treated at too low a pressure yields a mixture of dextrose, dextrin, and soluble starch.
Patent GB-190724887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drop-down Small-arms
Inventor: JAEGER FRANZ
Filed: 1907-11-09
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 24,887. Jaeger, F. Nov. 22, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Breech actions, drop - down barrel.-To avoid strain on the hinge, the breech end of the barrel is closed by a block c, which, relatively to the barrel, slides perpendicularly into engagement, a lug e and a hook o on the block engaging a recess e' and a projection h on the barrel. The block c is pivoted to the action body b, and to give the necessary freedom the pivot hole is slightly elongated or the block is connected to the body by a link p, Fig. 7. The mechanism is locked by a bolt l, which enters a hole l<1> in a continuation of the barrel.
Patent GB-190726129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ammunition Waggons.
Filed: 1907-11-26
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 26,129. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Feb. 20, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Field carriages.-In a tip-up ammunition wagon provided with a protective shield, the shield H forms the seat back while travelling, and increases the protected area. during action, as shown in Fig. 3. The front parts of the doors F, F<1> form the seat. The shield H is pivoted by means of eyes h<1>, Fig. 1, to a pin f on the door F, and is provided with stop-pieces h<2>, Figs. 2 and 4, engaging corresponding recesses in pieces f secured to the doors. A spring bolt h<4> is carried by one stop-piece, as shown in Fig. 4, and automatically engages a recess f<4> in the piece f<3>, and inclined surface f<5> being also provided for the bolt. The shield is rotated through ninety degrees, after the wagon has been tipped up, to bring it into the position shown in Fig. 3. The bolt h<4> is withdrawn by means of a handle h<5>, and rides over an incline f Fig. 2, and snaps into a recess f<4> in a stop f<6> to lock the shield in this position. A locking- bolt J for the doors is carried in guides f and has an enlarged central part embracing the pin f<2> and provided with a slot engaging a pin h<6> carried by the lower eye h', so that when the shield is rotated in one direction the doors are unlocked, and vice versa. The end i<4> of the bolt is bevelled and engages an eye a<1> ; the opposite end carries lugs i<5> to engage undercut parts in the part a<2>, which has a central recess to permit the bolt J to move outwards when the doors are opened. Specification No. 14,427, A.D. 1907, is referred to.
Patent GB-190727058-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Covers or Shiled for Vehicle Wheel Tyres.
Inventor: BELDAM ASPLAN
Filed: 1907-12-07
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 27,058. Beldam, A. Dec. 7. Spring wheels; tyres, pneumatic &c.-The rigid, continuous or segmental, outer shields of elastic tyres are held to the felloe by bolts k passing through brackets l fixed on or integral with the rim and through side flanges e on the shield, rubber or other springs i placed round the bolts being interposed between the shield and felloe. The shield may have rings g, Fig. 1, bearing on the tyre and supporting rubber rings f, or it may be of the type set out in Specification No. 20,852, A.D. 1906. Or the side flanges may be formed together, as shown in Fig. 3, and a tyre-carrying rim with a single tyre attached thereto ; one side of this supplemental rim may be detachable.
Patent GB-190802216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Flexible Transmission Controlling Devices, particularly applicable to the Control of Road Vehicles, Airships, Motor Boats and the like
Filed: 1908-01-31
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 2216. Larkin, G. F., and Bowden's Patents Syndicate, E. M. Jan 31. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to controlling- devices particularly applicable to the control of road vehicles, air-ships, motor-boats, &c., in which auxiliary control levers operating flexible transmitting-media are mounted on the steering-column and in the plane of the steering-wheel. Fig. 3 shows two independent controlling-levers in connexion with the steering hand-wheel of a motorcar. The horizontal movements given to wires h by the adjustment of levers c are converted into vertical movements by passing the wires over guide-pulleys g mounted on a bracket f. The levers c are mounted upon a projection b on a bracket a, and are provided with drums d having grooves to receive the wire. The pulleys and drums are so placed that the wires are led on and off tangentially.
Patent GB-190802850-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, Corsets.
Inventor: CHAPMAN JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-02-08
Granted: 1909-02-08
Abstract: 2850. Chapman, J. Feb. 8. Corsets.-The abdominal portions of a corset are rendered resilient by means of spiral springs d enclosed in separate pockets e formed by and in the make-up of the fabric. The springs d are free, but may be fastened at each end, and extend between the fastening-busks b and stiffeners c at the hip portions.
Patent GB-190802912-A (GB)
Title: Safety Appliance for Coupling and Uncoupling Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: CLEMINSON ROBERT RIDLEY
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 2912. Cleminson, R. R. Feb. 10. Couplings, non - automatic. - Relates to an arrangement for operating ordinary chain couplings from the side of the vehicle, of the type in which the outer coupling-link H is pivoted to the forked vertical end of a cranked rod A, which passes under the vehicle and is operated for coupling and uncoupling by means of a transverse lever C. In order to avoid distortion of the operating - gear when a fracture of the coupling occurs, the coupling-link H is pivoted to the arms of the rod A by spring clips A', which are adjusted to release the link when the pull comes upon the rod A, and further, a distance-piece A<4> is fitted at the rear end of the rod A, which is adapted, in case of fracture, to come against a bracket B carrying guide-rollers for the rod A. A hook I is provided for receiving the end link of the coupling- chain when not in use. The lever C is pivoted to the rod A at A<5>, and suspended by links E and swivel eyes F from the brackets D fixed to the vehicle. The levers C are each provided with a handle at one side only, these handles being arranged at diagonally opposite corners of the vehicle, close to the brake handles.
Patent GB-190808269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inkstands.
Inventor: OSGOOD ERNEST J
Filed: 1908-04-14
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 8269. Osgood, E. J. May 3, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Inkstands. - An ink-well of the type shown in Specification No. 23,972, A.D. 1905, is fitted with a siphon tube 8 which passes through a passage 7 in the wall of the cup 6 down to the bottom of the well 1, its lower end being bevelled. Any excess of ink in the cup is siphoned back to the reservoir. A drain port in the passage 7, normally closed by the tube 8, allows the cup to be emptied by withdrawing the tube 8. Disks 9 of rubber or the like in the bottom of the cup 6, which may itself be of hard rubber &c. protect the nib ; the dipping depth may be adjusted by varying the number of these disks.
Patent GB-190808827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Engines Driven by Steam.
Inventor: LINES REUBEN JOHN
Filed: 1908-10-22
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 8827. Lines, R. J., and Lines, A. J. Oct. 22. Movable-abutment type.-Relates to means for packing, reversing, and adjusting a rotary engine of the type having outwardly-sliding abutments. Steam is admitted to the cylinder a, which is steam jacketed, on one side of an abutment a' and exhausted on the other side, a reversing and distributing valve b<4>, Fig. 12, and seat a<5>, Fig. 13, being provided. Ports a<7> lead to the steam jacket. The abutment slides between adjustable pieces a<4>, and is packed at the ends by steam-pressed pieces f, Fig. 3. Packing-rings d', arranged so that one tends to increase in diameter while the other tends to decrease, are pressed by steam against the piston drum c<2>. The latter carries a vane c<3> provided along its length with a spring-pressed packing-bar. Bearings f<2> are secured by screws to the outside of the cylinder covers, and can be turned round to compensate for wear. The valve b<4> is actuated from an eccentric e<7>, on which a roller e<5> attached to one prong of a lever e is made to bear by a weight e<3>. For reversing, the other shorter prong of the lever is made to bear on another eccentric by means of a handle e<6>.
Patent GB-190813863-A (GB)
Title: Electric Socket Switch.
Inventor: HUBBELL HARVEY
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 13,863. Hubbell, H. June 30. Switches. - A socket or lamp - holder switch comprises a conducting frame 12, 13, 15, 17, in which an actuating-spindle 27 carrying a contactbar 34 is mounted, the frame or the contactbar being formed with alternate projections 18 and recesses 19 engaging rollers 36, carried by the contact-bar or frame respectively. A spring 37 maintains the bar and the frame in engagement and permits of a slight longitudinal movement of the shaft 27, owing to the contact-bar engaging a collar 53, when the rollers ride over the projection on the rotation of the shaft to make or break circuit between the bar 34 and the spring terminal 39. When the projections &c. are upon the frame 12, Figs. 2, 3, and 8, the rollers may be loosely mounted in recesses 35 in the bar 34, or carried by trunnions 44 on the bar. When the projections &c. are on the bar 34, Fig. 7, the rollers are carried by arms 40 on the conducting frame 12. The bar 34 has a small free play on the shaft 27, owing to lugs 30 engaging loosely a slot in the bar, while the depressions are rounded so as to permit of the rotation of the spindle in either direction. The current circuit is as follows : binding-post 16, conducting frame 12,13, &c., rollers 36, contact-bar 34, terminal 39, screw shell 25, lamp filament, hub 23, and contact-plate 22 to the binding-post 20.