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Patent GB-190610269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Stoppers.
Inventor: MARLES HENRY
Filed: 1906-05-02
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 10,269. Marles, H. May 2. Stoppers.-Relates to stoppers used in conjunction with wire bails, the inturned ends of which engage depressions in the bottle neck. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, a stopper C, formed with inclines E, is pressed upon the mouth of the bottle A by the engagement of the inclines E with a wire bail D, when the stopper C is rotated. When it is rotated in the reverse direction, the bail D enters notches F and the stopper may be swung aside for filling &c. In a modification, thumb-pieces H, Fig. 5, are provided to facilitate turning. The inclines E may be connected by an arch J, Fig. 10, which passes over the bail D ; or a wire arch R, Fig. 16, may be used. In another arrangement, four inclines E, Fig. 12, are provided, so that the stopper is pressed down by rotation in either direction, the bail resting in slight depressions L. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 13, the notches F are four in number, and the inclines are replaced by a rim M of uniform height. In this form, the stopper is pressed down before rotation. The invention is also applied to internal stoppers in which a rubber ring P, Fig. 16, is placed on a plug O.
Patent GB-190613331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Safety Gates or Closures for Motor Cars and other Vehicles applicable also as an Electric Safety System for Elevators or Lifts and other purposes.
Inventor: MILLER JOHN ALONZO
IPC: E05F15/00
Filed: 1906-06-09
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 13,331. Miller, J. A. June 9. Lifts.-Relates to a control system for electric lifts, and consists in the use of a safety circuit which operates through a solenoid to cut off the power supply and connect up the motor as a braking-generator when any of the doors are open, or on the attainment of excessive speed. The safety circuit 35 includes one or more door switches 6 in series with one another and with a switch 46 having a contact-arm 47 controlled by a governor 36 driven through gearing from the motor shaft. When any of these switches are open, the plunger 26 of a solenoid 27 falls so as to cut off the power supply at the contacts 14, 15, and short-circuit the motor to produce electric braking through contacts 29, 30. The moving members 23 engaging the fixed contacts 14, 15 are pivoted to brackets 23<1> projecting from the base 21 and are normally kept out of contact by springs 24. They are operated by a cross-bar 25 sliding on the curved arms 22. The sliding cross-bar 32 bridges contacts 33, 34 in the shunt field circuit of the motor.
Patent GB-190614737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Magneto-electric Generators.
Filed: 1906-06-28
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 14,737. Albion Motor Car Co., and Murray, T. B. June 28. Gas and like engines, igniting in. In an inductor-alternator magneto, for use in connexion with internal-combustion motors, the inductorrotor consists of a non-magnetic carrier B, provided with two horned-ring inductors U, E, D, F, each with a single inwardly-projecting horn E, F, the two horns being set at an angle of 180 degrees to each other.. The ring parts C, D are embraced by the pole pieces G, H of the field magnets J, the axes of the pole faces being parallel with that of the rotor shaft A. The horns convey alternate magnetic flux to the poles N, 0 of an armature L, M, the axes of the pole-faces of which are at rightangles, or substantially so, to the axes of the rotor and field poles G, H, and are in the horizontal plane of the axis of rotation of the inductor. A frame R supports the magnets J, which may be electromagnets, if desired the laminated armature core L, which may be of the double magnetic circuit "Manchester" type, and carries the shaft-bearings. Specification No. 11,880, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190618196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Condensers.
Inventor: HUGHES GEORGE
Filed: 1906-08-14
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 18,196. Hughes, G. Aug. 14. Compound engines; condensers; condensers, arrangement of.-Relates to a tubular surface condenser, applicable to locomotive or traction engines, especially compound condensing engines, such as are described in Specification No. 3729, A.D. 1906, in which the tubes are arranged in groups or sets to enable any group to be readily removed. Steam chambers A, B, connected by steam-tubes, are provided with cross-bars a, b, and may also be fitted with division plates a', b<1>. The tube-plates are secured between the cross-bars and plates by bars d, d' connected by set-screws a<3>, studs, or the like. The steam-tubes may be open to the atmosphere or closed in a casing containing water. The condenser may be arranged on both sides of the locomotive boiler.
Patent GB-190618435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Producing Electric Discharges.
Inventor: PAULING HARRY
Filed: 1906-08-16
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 18,435. Pauling, H. Aug. 16. Spark-gap apparatus. - Electric discharges are produced between stationary electrodes 1, placed at such a distance apart that the potential is insufficient of itself to produce a discharge, by moving conductors such as pins 3, carried by a disk 2, through the space between the electrodes. If the discharge is to be used for the treatment of air or other gases, as for example, in the production of nitric acid, the gases are blown through the blast pipes 4. The current of gases lengthens and blows out the arcs as they are formed.
Patent GB-190618928-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Combination Holder and Point Protector for Pencils.
Inventor: DOWNES WILLIAM JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-03-25
Granted: 1907-08-22
Abstract: 18,928. Downes, W. J. March 25, 1907. Fastenings, clip,. A holder for attaching a pencil to a pocket-book &c. consists of a slit socket a, acting as a point-protector, rigidly connected by a link b to a metal plate c which is secured to the pocket-book cover.
Patent GB-190626360-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Iron Barrows, Trucks and the like, for Carrying Hot Coke or other Hot Materials.
Inventor: BELTON JOHN CHARLES
Filed: 1906-11-21
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 26,360. Belton, J. C. Nov. 21. Skips, tip - boxes, and tip-buckets.-In skips, tipping-hoppers or buckets, and the like, adapted for carrying hot coke &c. and constructed of bars or plates secured in a framework, provision is made for the expansion of the parts by fixing the bars at one end only, or by leaving both ends free and fixing them at an intermediate point, or, in the case of plates, by forming each plate with two or more slots which engage fixed pins or rivets. Figs. 1 and 2 show a part of a tipping-skip composed of flanged end pieces a' and a number of bars b riveted at their centres to a T-iron c. The end pieces a<1> are riveted also at their ends to another T-iron c<1> and to the framework a, while the ends of the bars b are mounted freely between distancepieces d riveted to the T-iron c', or framing a, and to a plate a<2>.
Patent GB-190628390-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Window Sashes.
Inventor: CARL FRANZ JULIUS
Filed: 1906-12-12
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 28,390. Carl, F. J., and Carl, H. G. Dec. 12. Windows; draught, dust, and weather excluders.-Relates to the swivelling-sliding windows described in Specification No. 27,630, A.D. 1904, and consists in providing the lower sash with a retractable spring bolt 41, which prevents the sash from swinging when in the closed position, and in providing the sill with a raised rib 60 adapted to enter a slot in the lower sash rail. A swinging stop 40 indicates a suitable position for swivelling open the bottom sash in which interference with the raised rib 60 is avoided and the pivot pins and eyes are still in engagement. The stop 40 may be provided with an inclined surface 53, so located that the sash pivot strikes it on descending and swings the stop to one side so as not to interfere with that movement. Wedge-shaped pieces on the frame engage with inclined surfaces on the sash stiles to prevent rattling of the sashes.
Patent GB-190628411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships' Quadrants and Tillers.
Inventor: KELLY JAMES
Filed: 1906-12-13
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 28,411. Kelly, J. Dec. 13. Rudders.-The quadrants and tillers of ships' steering-gear are made of built-up steel plates and angle, channel, or other sectioned bars, to save the expense of heavy forgings. Figs. 1 and 2 show a quadrant having two arms. The solid piece a is made rectangular in shape with a web b extending around three sides to which the plates e are secured. These plates are spaced by Z or channel &c. pieces f. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show a three-armed quadrant. The boss a is of rectangular shape with the web b extending nearly all round it, to which the plates e<1> are secured, the central one being joggled to overlap the outer ones at g<1>. In forming a tiller with a cross-head, as shown in Figs. 10, 11, and 12, the central boss c<3> is made circular with a web b<3>, and plates j; l are secured to it. The tiller is formed of plates m and distance-pieces n, n'. Another method of making a single-armed tiller is shown in Fig. 15. The boss c<4> is made circular as before, and one plate of the tiller is formed flat and the other curved, both being turned at right-angles at their ends. Fig. 17 shows a four-armed quadrant. The boss c<5> is made square with projecting flanges b<5> at the top and bottom all round. Four pieces of channel steel are secured between the flanges, as shown, so that each arm is formed of two pieces of channel steel. Flanges r bent at right-angles, as shown at r<1>, hold together and stiffen the pieces. Fig. 23 shows a combination two-armed quadrant, tiller, and crosshead. The two latter are somewhat similar to that already described, but the arms are formed of H-section bars, the webs being extended for attachment to the web of the boss. The arms are strengthened by stiffening-plates s and angles t. It is stated that the quadrants and tillers can be built in other ways than those shown.
Patent GB-190703210-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for the Production of Hydrate of Lime.
Inventor: SCHULTHESS WALTER
Filed: 1907-02-08
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 3210. Schulthess, W. Feb. 8. Mixing lime in slaking. The lime is placed in a hopper b, and admitted to the cylindrical sieve x<1> by opening the grating c<1>, and at the same time water is supplied through the openings e<3> in the shaft within the sieve. The arms within the sieve serve as mixing and transporting blades. The lime, as it leaves the sieve, is fed forward by the worm x<2> to the slacking receptacle a, where it is mixed and moved forward by the blades j on the shaft e and ejected through the outlet a<2> and spout a<3>. The slaking is completed in the cylinder a by the steam generated during the process. The emptying spout a<3> is connected with a fine sieve (not shown) to remove unburnt lime, slag, &c. The heat evolved generates a draught in the chimney a<1>, where the dust is caught is zigzag flues. This apparatus can be rendered air-tight and used at high pressures. A steam-valve, a safety-valve, and a pressure gauge are then .provided, and the shaft e is provided with a blade f<1>, Fig. 3, operated by a claw clutch, for shovelling the material back into the interior of the furnace when it accumulates at the discharge end. This blade f<1> may also be used for work at ordinary pressure, To discharge the lime, the blade f<1> is put out of action and the door k<1> opened. This apparatus may be provided with a double wall or heating jacket.
Patent GB-190703507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Soldering Compounds.
Inventor: MITCHELL WILLIAM ROY
Filed: 1907-02-12
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 3507. Mitchell, W. R., and Vigo, J. B. Feb. 12. Soldering.-In making solders for aluminium, copper, and other bodies, the zinc which is used is purified by melting and stirring in about 1 oz. of potassium chlorate to 11 lb. of zinc, the scum being removed. The lead and tin used are similarly treated, somewhat less chlorate being used in the case of the lead. A hard brittle solder, designated Grade A, is made by heating 2 oz. aluminium to a white heat in one crucible, and in another melting together 7 oz. of the prepared zinc, 2 oz. tin chloride, and 2 oz. zinc cblcride, and stirring vigorously. The contents of the two crucibles are then mixed and thoroughly incorporated by stirring. The resulting mass after cooling is heated to a dull red heat with 2 oz. tin chloride and 2 oz. zinc chloride, the mixture being stirred vigorously until a homogeneous mass is produced, which is then poured into moulds and is ready for use. A softer, more easily fusible. solder is made by melting in one crucible 7 oz. of Grade A solder with 1 oz. tin chloride and 1 oz. zinc chloride, and in another crucible 2 oz. tin, 1 oz. lead, 1 oz. tin chloride, and 1 oz. zinc chloride, the contents of the crucibles being then thoroughly mixed. Another solder is made by melting in one crucible 7 oz. of Grade A solder, 1 oz. tin chloride, and 1 oz. zinc chloride, and in another crucible 2 oz. cadmium, 1 oz. lead 1 oz. tin, 1 oz. zinc chloride, and 1 oz. tin chloride, the contents of the crucibles being afterwards thoroughly mixed.
Patent GB-190703780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dental Vulcanizers.
Inventor: POGUE JAMES CHESTER
Filed: 1907-02-15
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 3780. Pogue, J. C. Feb. 15. Safety valves.- A safety-valve for a dental vulcanizer comprises a needle valve 7 kept on its seat 8 by means of a spring 9. This spring may be adjusted, or the valve may be opened by means of a screw 12 locked by a nut 13.
Patent GB-190705969-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fire-extinguishing Apparatus.
Inventor: BURSZTYN MAXIMILIAN
Filed: 1907-03-12
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 5969. Bursztyn, M., and Beschorner, A. M. March 12. Extincteurs.-An extincteur, shown in central section in Fig. 1, comprises a main receptacle 1 of the shape shown, a glass acid-bottle 23, and improved means for breaking the acid-bottle, for protecting the discharge nozzle 3, for ensuring the proper closure of the receptacle 1 by a cap 7, and for indicating that the apparatus has not been tampered with. The receptacle 1 is elliptical at the base and circular at its upper end. The acidbottle 23, which is supported on springs 26 in a perforated cage 22, is made with thin walls at its lower end and with a conical recess 24, which is forced against a centrally-perforated conical breaking-device 25 when a plunger 9 is depressed, In order to obviate the danger of bursting, the plunger 9 is in the form of a brass tube, which is provided at the bottom with holes 35, and at the top with a valve casing 11, furnished with a spring-pressed valve 14 and holes 13 for the escape of gas. To the casing 11 is pivoted a lever 18, which rests on the cap 7, an aperture 21 in its lower end registering with corresponding apertures in two lugs 28 when the cap 7 is completely screwed down and the plunger 9 is in the raised position. A wire or thread 29 is drawn through these apertures and through eyes 31 in a cap 5, which normally covers the discharge nozzle 3, the mouth of the nozzle being closed by a leather disk 32, acted upon by a spring 30. The wire or thread 29 is drawn tight and then secured by a lead seal. When the plunger is depressed, the seal is broken, and the cap 5 is forced off by the spring 30.
Patent GB-190709499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Devices for Directing the Arcs of Electric Arc-lamps.
Filed: 1907-04-23
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 9499. Deutsche Beck - Bogrenlampen Ges. Dec. 21, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Arc lamps.-An arc at the lower ends of parallel or inclined carbons a is maintained in a vertical position by placing nearly level with it a wire carrying the arc current, which attracts or repels the arc. The wire may be straight or curved ; in the latter case it forms preferably an arc of 120 degrees. The arc may, in addition, be blown downwards by a magnet.
Patent GB-190711159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Starch and Gluten from Wheat Flour.
Inventor: KLOPFER FRIEDRICH AUGUST VOLKM
Filed: 1907-05-13
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 11,159. Klopfer, F. A. V. May 13. Dextrin; gluten; starch.-Starch, separated in large grains and small grains, insoluble gluten, and a soluble extract consisting of carbohydrates or malto-dextrins, albumen, and salts, are obtained from wheat flour. The flour is first treated with an aqueous solution of sodium chloride in which the salt does not exceed one per cent. This is effected by stirring the flour into 'the water gradually, at the same time adding the salt, and then stirring thoroughly; it is stated to loosen the cellular gluten structure without dissolving it, and to permit of the removal of the large grains of starch by treatment in a closed centrifugal separator. The liquid pulp drawn off from the middle of the machine is lixiviated and, after settling, the soluble extract is poured off. The remaining albuminous pulp is .again lixiviated in suitable apparatus and the small-grained starch carried off in suspension, leaving the gluten behind. This gluten-pulp is stated to be tough, viscous, and rubber-like, to be suitable for preparing various kinds of food, and to have the baking qualities of the original wheat albumen. No lecithin is separated nor ferments destroyed.
Patent GB-190711235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stair-treads and like Surfaces of Wood
Inventor: OHLSON FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-05-14
Granted: 1908-06-15
Abstract: 11,235. Ohlson, F., [trading as Andrews-Hawksley Patent Tread Co.], and Bond, J. May 14. Treads for stairs.-Relates to stair treads of the kind described in Specification No. 8787, A.D. 1894. Holes are bored through the wooden blocks, 1, 2, some of the holes 4 being entirely in the individual block, while other holes 5 are halved into two adjoining blocks. The blocks are held in position by bolts 3 passing through the holes and nuts, a metal washer - plate being placed between the wooden blocks and the nut or the head of the bolt. A hollow nose-piece 8 may be attached to the blocks by screws 7 passing through the metal washer, and a bolt may be used which has a nut at each end.
Patent GB-190711502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Drilling Machines and the like.
Inventor: BURCKHARDT ERNST
Filed: 1907-05-16
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 11,502. Burckhardt, E. May 16. Riveted joints.-In caulking-machines which are held down on the work by means of electro-magnets, the tool spindle is axially movable relatively to the feed-wheel, so that the tool projects when the machine is lifted up and so facilitates the setting of the machine. The spindle is provided with a small ball bearing k, to assist rotation when the machine is lifted, and also a ball bearing l which takes the thrust when the spring f is depressed, the hand-wheel then operating in the ordinary manner.
Patent GB-190723060-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Method of Extracting Iron, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: LAVAL CARL GUSTAF PATRIK DE
Filed: 1907-10-18
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 23,060. Laval, C. G. P. de. Oct. 20,1906, [date applied for un er Patents Act, 1901]. Metallurgical furnaces.-In a shaft used for the reduction of iron, a pulverized charge is fed by a screw conveyer 6 on to a rotating disk 9 and is thrown towards the walls by means of vanes 10 arranged at rightangles on a vertical axle 7. The shaft is heated externally by gases which enter a brickwork jacket 2 at an open ing 3 and escape by an exit 4.
Patent GB-190723764-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Wiping Razors.
Inventor: SCHADWILL PAUL
Filed: 1907-10-28
Granted: 1908-10-28
Abstract: 23,764. Schadwill, P. Oct. 28. Shaving-appliances.-A razor-wiper comprises an endless band f rotated over two pulleys and passing through a disinfecting-liquid or over a saturated sponge contained in the trough c. The band may be actuated either by crank g or by a rod and pawl k. The accumulated matter is scraped from the underside by the edge h and falls into a zinc receptacle b. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 6358, A.D. 1893.]
Patent GB-190804546-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Preparing Substitutes for Shellac.
Inventor: MEYER JACOB
Filed: 1908-02-28
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 4546. Meyer, J. Feb. 28. Resins and resinous compounds.-Substitutes for shellac for polishing purposes are made by mixing the resinous acids obtained by making solutions in alkali of resins soluble in alcohol, such as copal, sandarach, and acaroid, and precipitating with mineral acid, in the presence of solid saturated fatty acids, such as palmitic acid, stearic acid, commercial stearine, or cerotic acid. The solid' substances or their alcoholic solutions may be mixed, or the two substances may be dissolved in alkali cr alkaline carbonate solution and precipitated together, with acid. The precipitation is carried out in the cold, the mixture is warmed to about 70‹ C:, and the precipitate is filtered and washed.
Patent GB-190807634-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: CLAYLAND JAMES LAMBERT
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1909-04-06
Abstract: 7634. Clayland, J. L. April 5, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas and like engines.-In a rotary engine the vane is composed of resiliently-mounted rollers and is provided with a cam incline which operates a piston and valve for introducing a measured charge into an explosion chamber. The hinged abutment forms one wall of this chamber, and, when thrown into working position, gives a mechanical impulse to the passing vane. Packing and exhaust - utilizing devices are employed. Secured to a piston rim 6 are frames carrying the rollers 13, 14, 15. Rollers 14 are pressed by pivoted springs 17 and anti-friction rollers 20, Fig. 8, against the vertical walls of the cylinder 1, which may be elliptical or rectangular in section. Rollers 13 bear against the upper and lower walls, To this vane-frame is secured a brace 10 having a cam-face 11, which engages a block 48, thereby opening a valve 43 and causing a piston 50 to descend and force a charge into an explosion chamber 32 fitted with an ignition device 33. On explosion, the abutment 34, which is mounted on a water-cooled hollow stem 35 and provided with a cushioning-wing 36, is driven into its working position, and in its motion strikes the roller 15, giving, a forward impulse to the piston. The small piston 50 in its downward motion draws into its cylinder a fresh charge by the pipe 54, and a flap valve 55 in its under surface allows this charge to pass to the lower side of the piston on its return journey. Exhaust pipes 60 lead to a box 61 having a head 66', which is keyed to the shaft and provided with a number of pipes 67 arranged so that the impulse of the discharged gases assists the rotation. The cylinder head 2 is provided with a large number of escape ports 68. Packing-rings 22 are pressed against the piston rim 6 by weighted levers 24, and additional packing means are provided by plates 26 mounted in pairs on studs 27 on the rings 22, Fig. 9. The carrier 10 of the piston vane engages the cam faces 30 of the plates, swinging them apart to afford a passage for the piston, while at the same time lugs 31 on the plates so moved engage the preceding pair of plates and effectively close them.