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Patent GB-190413899-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method or Means of Operating Rotary Power Engines or Turbine Wheels
Inventor: DUFFERIN WILLIAM MAXWELL
Filed: 1904-06-20
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 13,899. Dufferin, W. M. June 20. Turbines.-Consists in driving single or multiple wheels by a mixed jet of steam and water. A casing G has a steam inlet B and a water inlet A, or these may be reversed, and, by means of an adjustable nozzle D, the proportions of the fluids which issue in a jet from the nozzle H on to the wheel K may be varied. The number and arrangement of the ejectors and wheels may be varied.
Patent GB-190418633-A (GB)
Title: Steering of Ships by Means of a Shiftable Propelling-screw
Inventor: SCHUSTER KARL RUDOLF
Filed: 1904-08-29
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 18,633. Schuster, K. R. Aug. 29. Propelling and steering by screw propellers; driving-gear.-The screw propeller and its shaft can be turned angularly in order to provide for steering effects, and, in the case of submarine boats, for driving. Figs. 1 and 3 are sections at right-angles of the arrangement applied to submarine boats. The propeller shaft is carried in the stem of a ball-and-socket hinge, and its inboard end carries the motor f which can be traversed along, and locked in position on, a pair of vertical curved guides e fitted with rollers running on similar curved tracks c, c<1> placed athwartship. The movement is effected by operating pinions k meshing with racks such as m.
Patent GB-190423451-A (GB)
Title: Process of Producing Dull or Unpolished Surfaces on a Polished Ground on Oil-cloth, Leather and so on.
Inventor: NIERHAUS HEINRICH ABRAHAM
Filed: 1904-10-31
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 23,451. Nierhaus, H. A. Oct. 31. Ornamenting.-In ornamenting oilcloth, leather, and the like, a dull or unpolished pattern is produced on a polished ground by covering the latter with wax or paraffin, or with patterns or stencils of sheet metal, paper, or wood, and exposing the uncovered parts to the action of a stream of sand or chemical substances such as acids or bases in the form of gas, vapour, or liquid, according to the material to be treated.
Patent GB-190426653-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Instruments for use in Dividing Lines, applicable to Set Squares.
Inventor: ENGLISH THOMAS
Filed: 1904-12-07
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 26,653. English, T. Dec. 7. Squares ; scales.-A set-square &c. is marked with a scale to facilitate the dividing of a line into any number of equal parts. Fig. 1 shows the application to a transparent celluloid 45-degree set-square. The side c is divided into ten equal parts, and the five parts nearest the 45-degree angle are bisected to give twentieths and so on. From the points of division, lines are ruled, one set being perpendicular to the hypotenuse and the other parallel to the remaining side of the square. The zig-zag strip, shown by vertical shading, is then coloured so as to be distinguishable easily. To divide a line into ten equal parts, the square is placed so that one end of the line is at the angle i while the other lies on the farther edge of one of the convenient coloured strips forming the zig-zag referred to. The lines on the set-square parallel to this strip divide the line into ten equal parts, one of which may be measured by dividers and afterwards transferred to the line. If the nearer edge of the strip be used, the line will be divided into nine equal parts. The other edge of the set-square is graduated to give sixteenths &c., and by increasing the number of coloured strips, an increased number of subdivisions may be obtained. Fig. 3 show the principle applied to an opaque square a used with an ordinary transparent one a<x>.
Patent GB-190429541-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Hulls of Vessels with Wing Floats.
Inventor: PRUDHON JEAN-BAPTISTE
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 29,541. Prudhon, J. B. Jan. 16, [date appliedjor under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Hulls; compartments.- To increase the stability and to minimize the rolling of lifeboats, petrol and torpedo boats, sailing and other vessels, external wing floats C are fitted and extend the length of the hull. Such floats may be divided into compartments, while the upper part of the inner hull may be omitted.
Patent GB-190500896-A (GB)
Title: An Unpickable Seal for Closing Packets, Sacks, Bottles and the like.
Inventor: ULLMANN JOSEF
Filed: 1905-01-17
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 896. Ullmann, J. Jan. 17. Capsules and the like.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 1597, A..D. 1904. Fastenings for bottles &c. are sealed by means of a tin or like strip 1, the two halves of which are connected by a slightly hollow part 5. Both halves have holes 6, one of which has a flange 7. In use, the ends of the fastening-string are passed through holes 2 in the part 5, and, the two halves being brought together and fastened by turning down the flange 7, the string is penetrated and held by the turned-up edges of the holes 2, 3. In a modification, six of the holes 3 may be used to retain the string, the boles 2 being dispensed with, and the ends of the string lying within the hollow 5.
Patent GB-190502230-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Clasps or Fasteners for Drawers, Hinged Boxes and the like.
Inventor: MORGAN LEMUEL
Filed: 1905-02-04
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 2230. Morgan, L. Feb. 4. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Fastenings for boxes, drawers, &c. The fastening is of the hasp type and consists of a ring A, which is loosely mounted in a bearing B fixed to the box lid or drawer framework, and is provided with a flat portion C, which is adapted to pass easily between projections e forming an open lug E fixed to the box or drawer. In the position shown, the fastener is locked. By turning the ring until the part C comes into position in the lug E, the ring can be turned out of engagement with the lug E and the box opened. The fastening is chiefly applicable to miners' food boxes, and, to enable a miner to open the box in the dark a projection is made on the ring which comes in contact with the bearing B when the ring is in the unfastening position.
Patent GB-190505703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lap-forming Machines.
Inventor: YOUNG GEORGE CHARLES GILLESPIE
Filed: 1905-03-18
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 5703. Young, G. C. G., Waddell, M. M., and Mackie, J. March 18. Lap machines.-An arrangement for facilitating the doffing of lap machines consists in providing the journals of the lap core B with V-slaped bearings D, which may be loaded with weights w, and are secured to a bracket E formed with sleeves e capable of sliding on vertical guide-rods F as the lap is formed. The rods F are carried by brackets G fixed to a shaft g, on which are secured a notched disk g<1> and a hand-lever H. When the lap is completed, the lever H is raised to a vertical position, thereby turning the shaft g and parts connected with it, and a pawl g<2> takes into a notch in the disk g<1> to retain them. The lap can then be removed without stopping the machine. A weighted chain secured to the handle H, disk g<1>, or a barrel on the shaft g, and passing over guidepulleys, serves to balance the arms and bearings.
Patent GB-190506390-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Banners.
Inventor: CORBOULD WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-03-25
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 6390. Corbould, W. March 25. Banners.-A banner while in the vertical position is rolled like a window blind upon a cross-bar 1 by means of straps, bands, or cords 3 passing over pulleys 2. The cross-bar, which is mounted on the poles 5 by double pivot joints 7, so that the banner can be moved in any direction, carries at one or at each end a pulley 2. The actuating endless strap, band, or cord 3 passes over the pulley 2 and also over a second pulley 4, which is secured to the pole 5 by a clip and a butterfly nut 6 or its equivalent. The pins of the joints 7 pass through bearings 8, which work in caps on the ends of the bar 1. The cross-bar is preferably rotated by an endless strap 3 having eyelet holes which engage with projections on the pulley 2, but the bar may be actuated by means of a cord so fixed on the drum of the pulley 2 that, when the banner is unrolled, the cord winds itself round the drum ready to roll the banner up again.
Patent GB-190515767-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Washing Sink and Draining Table.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1905-08-01
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 15,767. Howorth, F. W., [Helbling & Co., G.]. Aug. 1. Plates &c., washing.-A washing-basin a and a draining frame or table c, both made of crockeryware, are supported by legs e and holdfasts f at a short distance from a wall so as to be easily cleaned all over. They are connected by a laterally-withdrawable rib d, which prevents dripping or splashing. The washing-basin is provided with a removable basket b and with an outlet g, leading to a waste pipe h, controlled by a valve k, and is supplied, it may be with hot and cold water, by pipes l. The walls of the basin are wide, excepting the front wall, and have upwardly-extending beads preventing splashing. After washing or rinsing, the basket containing the articles is transferred to the draining table.
Patent GB-190519471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Bricks.
Inventor: BOWEN RICHARD
Filed: 1905-09-26
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 19,471. Bowen, R. Sept. 26. Moulding bricks.-Relates to the manufacture of bricks from concrete or like material which is set to harden after moulding. The mould comprises a base slab a to which are fixed partition plates b having notches c through which a connected series of plates d are arranged to slide to divide up the material after it has been compressed. Palletboards f are placed on the slab a and cores e may be used. Thin pallet-boards may be placed on the boards f to be removed and stacked with the bricks. The plates d are supported normally by rollers n on a bracket m. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 13,129, A.D. 1900. No. 12,899, A.D. 1903, and No. 11,513, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190520736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brackets for Draping Curtains and Hanging Draperies
Inventor: RICHARDS JAMES ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-10-13
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 20,736. Richards, J. A. Oct. 13. Hooks.-Loops or frames of strip metal or wire are employed for draping or gathering curtains, and are mounted on attachment brackets at the side of the lower sash or beneath it. The fittings may be cranked or bent so as to provide clearance for the window blind, and the central fitting is formed as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the loops a being mounted on a cranked stem f. The ends a', a<2> are preferably bent inwards to retain the curtain when introduced.
Patent GB-190600300-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders or Packings for Rolls of Paper and the like.
Inventor: SCHWIEGER CARL
Filed: 1906-01-04
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 300. Schwieger, C. Jan. 4. Bobbin holders.-Relates to holders or packings for rolls of drawing, tracing, or other paper from which the paper may be unwound. The paper d is wound on a roller c provided with a support f and pins e on which the roller rotates. The top and bottom of the holder consist of two disks a, b, and the roll is surrounded by a corrugated cardboard or other wrapper g, connected by pins or otherwise to the disks a, b, strengthened by a thin bar h stuck or nailed thereon and attached to the disks. The paper is drawn through a slot g' formed by winding the wrapper spirally, the bar h serving as a guide for cutting. Additional bars h<1> may be added to strengthen the holder.
Patent GB-190600791-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Mountings or Carriages for Recoiling Breech-loading Guns.
Inventor: FISHER FRANCIS TORRIANO
Filed: 1906-01-11
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 791. Fisher, F. T., and Dewett, C. H. Jan. 11. Field carriages.-Relates to meansfor rapidly changing howitzers and like guns, from the firing to the loading position, and vice versa, without disturbing the sights. The gun cradle B is trunnioned at b to the ends of a pair of arms B' trunnioned at b<1> to the trail D. The trough C is locked by catches H to brackets b<2> on the arms B' so that the gun and sights may be elevated, together with the arms B<1>, about the trunnion-axis b<1> by an elevating-gear G of ordinary construction. For loading, the catches H are released and the gun and cradle are swung about the trunnions b. The weight of the gun, sustained by the elevating-gear G, may be partly balanced by suitably arranged springs. A ratchet-device retains the gun in the loading position.
Patent GB-190602867-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for use in Printing Ruled Sheets such as are used for Ledgers and the like.
Inventor: WARD ALLEN HYDE
Filed: 1906-02-06
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 2867. Ward, A. H. Feb. 6. Ruling &c. appliances; printing blocks and surfaces.-Apparatus for printing ruled sheets of paper &c., such as are use for ledgers &c., comprises a block a of metal, the thickness of which is less than "type " height," traversed by a series of longitudinal and transverse equidistant grooves b capable of holding brass rules by which the lines are printed. One or more of the edges of the block are undercut as shown by dotted lines, so that, when the block is locked up in a chase, the pressure on the block will prevent the rules from being drawn out during printing. Instead of being solid blocks of metal, the apparatus may consist of sheet metil &c. folded in alternate directions. Normally, the grooves are filled by leads, but, in " setting up," the leads are replaced, where desired, by the brass rules.
Patent GB-190608260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Camphene.
Inventor: DUBOSC OLIVIER LOUIS ANDRE
Filed: 1906-04-05
Granted: 1907-04-05
Abstract: 8260. Dubosc, O. L. A. April 5. Oxygen is obtained on heating terpene hydrochloride with manganese dioxide.
Patent GB-190612640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bearings for Wheels and Shafts
Inventor: HALL ROBERT FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-05-31
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 12,640. Hall, R. F. May 31. Ball and roller bearings.-Bearings for shafts and wheel hubs, such as the wheels and live axles of motorvehicles, are provided with loose bearing- rollers c of approximately the same length and diameter, running in channelled rings d fixed to the axle. End thrust is taken by balls e', e<2>, mounted in cages e<3> and abutting against the sides of the ring d. The bearing shown in Fig. 1 is adjusted laterally by the screws b<4> which secure the plates b<2>, b<3> to the annular casing b<1>. In a wheel :hub, two sets of rollers are provided. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 5244, A.D. 1879 ; No 17,501, A.D. 1890, and No. 7122, A.D. 1900; [Abridgment Class Wheels &c.] ; and No. 17,836, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190617352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Straightening or Dressing Warps
Inventor: COPLEY JAMES FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-08-02
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 17,352. Copley, J. F. Aug. 2. Yarns, straightening or separating. - In the process of dressing or beaming warps, means are provided to separate the threads to prevent them from sticking together. Straight or bent fingers, light rods, or teeth d are secured to an endless travelling belt b, and each finger successively engages each warp thread a and separates it from the adjacent threads. The stroking-rods may be carried by a single drum or wheel, or by a series of drums or wheels, or they may be attached to a reciprocating bar. Two bars, arranged side by side or above and below the warp threads and reciprocating in opposite directions, may be employed.
Patent GB-190618562-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in the Process of Printing in Gelatine Colours with Oiled Formes.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1906-08-18
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 1 8 , 5 6 2. Imray, O., [Livingston, J.]. Aug. 18. Inks.-Gelatin colours for printing from intaglio oiled formes, as described in Specification No. 9458, A D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Printing other than letterpress &c.], are mixed with a fat or similar material, so that excess colour is more easily and uniformly removed by a ductor blade. The ink comprises gelatin, water, and colouring - matter, intimately mixed with one or more of the following materials :-linseed oil or other drying oil saponified or emulsified, soap, wax, or spermaceti.
Patent GB-190622506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Screw Propellers and the like.
Inventor: BEEDLE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-10-11
Granted: 1907-10-11
Abstract: 22,506. Beedle, W. Oct. 11. Screw pumps.- In screw propellers having blades that meet at the geometrical axis of the boss and are supported by arms a connected to the boss b, the blades d are respectively united one to the other across the axis of the propeller so that their edges are continuous. The surface of the blades is reduced in width towards the centre, where e thev are supported within notches e formed in the end of the boss b. The invention is stated to be applicable to propellers for aerial or marine propulsion, as well as to fans and exhausters.
Patent GB-190623776-A (GB)
Title: Inlet Valve for Internal Combustion Engine.
Inventor: FISCHER MARTIN
Filed: 1906-10-25
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 23,776. Fischer, M. Oct. 25. Check valves.- The lift of an automatic inlet valve of an internal-combustion engine is limited by a stop on the side of the valve facing the combustion chamber. The valve may thereby be made lighter and the valve stem may be dispensed with. The valve plate 3 is normally held against the casing 1 by a spring 4 and a bridgepiece 5. The lift is limited and the valve guided at its rim by angles 6 secured to the casing 1. A strap construction may be used.
Patent GB-190624197-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Meters applicable for use in the Supply of Electricity, Gas or the like, at Two Different Tariffs.
Inventor: HARDINGHAM GEORGE GATTON MELHU
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 24,197. Hardingham, G. G. M., [Landis & Gyr, (formerly Theiler & Co.)]. Oct. 30. Liquid meters. -A tariff-changing mechanism comprises a clock turning a disk a with pins a<2>, which rock a lever b at the hours when the rating is to be changed. The lever turns a cam c by a pawl and ratchet, causing a gear-wheel e<1> to be shifted from one to the other of two registering- trains, an arm e which carries the gear-wheel being connected by a spring to an arm d which engages with the cam. The angle through which the cam turns forward is regulated by a screw b<3>, and the shape of the cam prevents it from being turned backward. The disk a is marked in hours and has peripheral holes to take the pins a<2>. A sector d<3>, pivoted behind an opening, shows which tariff is being charged.
Patent GB-190626037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artificial Limbs.
Inventor: FITZPATRICK WILLIAM RAE
Filed: 1906-11-17
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 26,037. Fitzpatrick, W. R. Nov. 17. Limbs, artificial. -An artificial limb for use when only a portion of the lower limb and foot has been amputated consists of a limbreceiving bucket formed of aluminium or other metal, preferably perforated, and made in two halves a, b secured by straps or other fastenings. The bucket is directly attached to the foot by a ball-and-socket or other joint. In addition to fastening-straps, lugs b<2> serve to fasten the part a to the part b and to the part b<1> riveted thereto. A spring h<1> bearing against the projection g serves to give a natural motion to the foot, which may also be attached by an elastic strap to the upper part of the link casing.
Patent GB-190627784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Extractor Ventilators.
Inventor: BARKER WILLIAM THOMAS EDWARD
Filed: 1906-12-06
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 27,784. Barker, W. T. E., and Rowell, J. B., [trading as Rowell & Co., D.]. Dec 6. Ventilaling-shaft tops.-In an up-draught ventilator, horizontal louver plates B, Fig. 1, are fixed in the rear of vertical baffle plates C. Air, entering between the adjacent vertical edges of the plates C, passes over the louvers and induces an up-draught. The device is shown as square, but may be of other section. In a form of top suitable for a ship or railway carriage, Figs. 3 and 4, the baffles C are curved, and air enters between them and the blank ends G. The louvers are curved as shown at b.
Patent GB-190702958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres for the Wheels of Motor Cars and other Vehicles
Inventor: WOODFORD FREDERICK CHARLES
Filed: 1907-02-06
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 2958. Woodford, F. C. Feb. 6. Driving and like chains.-Chains arranged in circumferential grooves formed in the treads of wheel tyres are provided with detachably secured teeth. Two rows of links c are connected end to end and across by links e, which are turned over at g to hold pieces h having teeth or projections i, an endless band in some cases replacing the pieces h. The parts g of the links e may be provided with teeth.
Patent GB-190703209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Dyeing and Bleaching of Rolled Up Spun Yarns in the Pack System.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1907-02-08
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 3209. Howorth, F. W., [Spiegler & S÷hne, P.]. Feb. 8. Bleaching; dyeing.-In treating spun yarns in bobbins with liquids or gases by the pack' system, suitably shaped and perforated filling or bridge pieces are employed in place of the usual fibrous materials, cotton waste, sand, saw - dust, &c., or known imperforate filling-pieces of indiarubber &c. These pieces are made of sheet metal or other material and perforated so as to oppose about the same resistance to the treating-fluid as the goods treated themselves. The joints between these pieces and the walls of the chamber may be suitably filled. When piling the bobbins 1, Fig. 1, in layers in the pack chamber 2, flat perforated sheet-metal or other strips 4 are used to cover the hollow spaces 3 which are formed. In some cases, particularly when the gaps are large, perforated sheet-metal plates 6, Fig. 5, bent at an angle, are employed. Other shaped filling-pieces may also be employed, depending upon the form of the gaps to be closed in or covered over.
Patent GB-190708788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Automatic Signalling in connection with the Working of Railway Trains.
Inventor: RILEY JAMES
Filed: 1907-04-16
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 8788. Riley, J., Seymour, H. H. C., and Parkins, E. K. April 16 Contacts, mechanical ; stopping trains; signals on engines.-Two vertically-sliding track contacts are employea to actuate signal and brake apparatus on the engine, and indicate 'safety' or 'danger' in accordance with the position of the ordinary semaphore signal. The track contacts h, i, Fig. 1, are actuated by a rocking lever b mounted on a shaft c, which is rotated by a connexion from the semaphore passing round a pulley f, which is fixed on the shaft c. A balance weight j is provided on the lever b, and the forked ends of the lever b engage antifriction rollers on the contact-bars h, i, to impart vertical movement to them. At the same time an horizontally moving bar l is actuated by a projection b<5>, Fig. 4, fixed to the lever b, and one end of the bar l moves under the raised contactbar to lock it in position. The engine contact apparatus is duplicated, and engages with the raised track bar to signal either ' safety' or ' danger,' and in the latter case to apply the brakes and shut off steam. A contact-lever s, Fig. 5, is knuckle-jointed to a pivoted lever m, which, through a wire t and vertically -moving rod v, actuates a whistle apparatus w, Fig. 6, and exposes the 'danger' light w<1> in the case of ' danger,' and actuates the brake and steam valves. In the case of ' safety' the whistle is again sounded, and an indicator or white light is exposed. The rods v are depressed against the action of springs v<1> when the engine apparatus is actuated, and are retained in the depressed condition by ratchet pawls v<2> until manually released.