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Patent GB-190710237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lamps from a Distance.
Inventor: HIMMEL GOTTLOB
Filed: 1907-05-02
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 10,237. Himmel, G. May 2. Lighting and extinguishing gas.-Relates to valve devices actuated, according to certain cycles, by temporary increases of gas pressure, either directly by the increase or by the subsequent reduction to the normal pressure. A slide valve 9, provided with main pilot ports 7, 8 on opposite sides of an inlet port 6, is operated by a pin 21 projecting from a rocking lever 22. A triangular cam piece 19, attached to the valve 9, coacts with a pin 33 projectingfrom a bridge-piece 27, which is mounted on a slidable rod 15 connected to a lever 13 operated by a diaphragm or the like 11. A tongue 36 confines the motion of the pin within guides 35. A weighted pivoted tongue 38 controlled by a stop piece 41 prevents the pin from moving into the wrong guide. Hook: plates 24, 25 are pivoted to the bridge-piece 27 and are maintained vertical by weights 28. One hook plate 25 has a pivoted flap 31. The bridge-piece is adapted to rotate partly so as to bring either hook plate 24, 25 into engagement with the arms 30 of the lever 22 according to which guide 35 the pin 33 is in. At one increase of gas pressure, the hook 24 rocks the lever 22 and operates the valve. When the pressure resumes its normal value, the pin falls down the first guide 35 to the other side of the cam piece 19, but the hook 25 cannot engage with the arm 30 on account of the flap 31 ; a second temporary increase of pressure is therefore ineffective. The pin 33, however, has then travelled down the second guide 35, so that the tail of the flap 31 has been deflected by an arm 30 of the lever 22 and the hook 25 is ready for engaging the said arm. A third temporary increase of pressure rocks the lever and slides the valve backwards, after which the mechanism resumes the original position. This description applies to lamps required to burn all night. For evening lamps adapted to be extinguished earlier, the hook plates or the main and pilot ports are interchanged. The sensibility of the apparatus is regulated by a weight 42, and this allows of the operation of series of lamps on the same mains at different times by using higher pressures for the lamps that require to be extinguished later. Details may be modified. Spring-controlled lift valves may be used, and these may be operated by the pin 33 ; the valves may have double conical seats 43, 46 for gas tightness; a single valve, Fig. 29, may be used and may be connected to a lever 51 loaded to correspond to the gas pressure ; in this case a permanently burning pilot is required. A single guidetongue 38 and stop piece 41 may be arranged as shown in Fig. 29. The cam piece may be attached to the rocking lever. A supplementary cock may be provided for operating the lamps independently or when the device is detached for repairs.
Patent GB-190711233-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Boom for Ledger Fishing Tackle
Inventor: ROGERS ANTHONY GAUL
Filed: 1907-05-14
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 11,233. Rogers, A. G. May 14. Ledger tackle. - The line passes through a series of rings A soldered at intervals along a boom B and is secured at the end to a loose ring C, to which is also attached the hook line. It is stated that this construction allows of a longer boom being employed, and prevents bending or snapping of the boom when subjected to strain.
Patent GB-190714193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cigar Trays or Fittings, particularly applicable for use on Motor Cars and like Vehicles
Inventor: BINDSHEDLER JULIUS
Filed: 1907-06-19
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 14,193. Bindshedler, J. June 19. Smokers' combination articles. - Relates to an ash receptacle and cigar tray, specially applicable for use on motor - cars, carriages, and like vehicles. The ash receptacle or box is of considerable depth and is made with a sliding cover, which is concave and provided with ridges c on which the cigar is laid. The lid can be partly opened so as to leave a gap for the admission of ash, or be closed as required. At one end is a match-box f with a suitable match-striking surface. The whole may be fitted into a socket in a rack g having receptacles for books, maps, cigarette cases, &c. Hooks are provided for attaching the article to the vehicle.
Patent GB-190714503-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Button for Boots and the like.
Inventor: MICHL VILEM
Filed: 1907-06-24
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 14,503. Michl, V., and Husak, J. June 24. Stud-and-eye fastenings.-A button 1 for boots &c. passes through a spring plate 2 and is riveted or headed on the other side of the material 3 over a back-plate 4. The plate 2 extends to the side to which the button will be pulled in order to transfer the pressure to the material. The flap containing the button-hole 5 has elastic insertions 6, 7 to provide a secure fit.
Patent GB-190715837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mercerising Cloth and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: ASHWORTH ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-07-10
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 15,837. Ashworth, A., and Hall, J. July 10. Washing. - Fabrics a r e impregnated with mercerizing-liquid and passed through apparatus cnmnrising disks B &c., which either stretches the fabric or prevents shrinking, and are then washed by being acted upon by high-pressure hot-water jets S arranged transversely to the cloth, used either alone or in conjunction with a washing-tank. To prevent shrinking during the washing, the fabric A is passed under a pair of wheels or disks P, against which it is firmly held by means of endless belts R. The belts are provided with beads V, Fig. 4, between which and a corresponding groove in the disks P the fabric is held. The belts are tapered so as to diminish the hold on the cloth away from the bead, so that the selvedge slips towards the bead, where it is held. In order to neutralize the caustic liquor which remains in the selvedge, a groove W is provided in the disks in which acid or other neutralizing - liquid can be introduced by small supply pipes, by which the flow of acid can be regulated. The selvedges may be subsequently washed by supplementary water jets. After being washed, the fabric passes through wringing-rollers for subsequent treatment. Stretching-rollers decribcd in Specification No. 7135, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Fabrics, Dressing &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190721045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Locking and Unlocking Railway Carriage Doors.
Inventor: SCHOFIELD JOHN
Filed: 1907-09-23
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 21,045. Schofield, J. Sept. 23. Fastenings, railway-carriage door. -A casting a is bored out to form a cylinder having three diameters, and contains a piston b which is s h ot by vacuum into a recess in the carriage door to lock it. A rubber ring d is fitted and is free to roll between two flanges on the piston to make it air-tight, and another ring c is similarly fitted on the smallest diameter of the piston. A spring g retracts the bolt. The cylinder is connected to an air-pump through a hole i. The piston may be operated by air pressure.
Patent GB-190723629-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball and Socket Joints for Gas Pipes.
Inventor: FURCH ALFRED
Filed: 1907-10-25
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 23,629. Furch, A. July 25, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gaseliers.-In a ball- and-socket joint for gas pipes, a groove d is cut in the headpiece a, and, after the headpiece has been screwed or pushed into place in the metal cup b, a portion of the cup is pressed into the groove. The groove may be formed in an interposed covering- piece, or in the cup, and several such grooves may be provided.
Patent GB-190723991-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bayonet Joint for Parts which are required to be Detachably Connected Together, especially applicable to Electric Incandescent Lamps and Holders therefor.
Inventor: THEOBALD HERBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 23,991. Theobald, H. E. Oct. 30. Couplings, disconnectible.-In a bayonet joint each part has a slot or recess in which vertical limbs 1, 3, Fig. 6, are connected by a straight horizontal limb 2, to engage a pin on the other part. The slots in the outer part 4 may be covered by an external screw-threaded sleeve or they may be formed in a sleeve adapted to slip inside and abut against a shoulder on the outer part, or a projection on the inside of the latter may take in a groove in the sleeve, or a grooved shouldered sleeve may be used. To make the separation of the parts of the joint more difficult, the shapes of the slots may be complicated, by providing each short limb 3 with horizontal and vertical limbs at both sides. Fig. 4 shows a slot having an additional horizontal and vertical limb. Specifications No. 23,265, A.D. 1898, and No. 12,607, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Electric lamps &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190728416-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Generating Mists or Fogs for Moistening the Air of Rooms, and other purposes.
Inventor: PAUL SPRENGER
Filed: 1907-12-24
Abstract: 28,416. Sprenger, P. Jan. 28, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Spray-producers.-In a method of reducing water to the state of mist for moistening the air in theatres, halls, sickrooms, factories, &c., or for moistening other substances, jets of water from the mouthpiece b of a pressure pipe a impinge normally upon a baffle-plate c, from which they disperse partly in the form of coarse particles of water and partly in the form of mist. A regulated blast of air carries along the mist out of the chamber d, while the coarse water particles are deposited upon the walls and flow through an outlet e. The atomizer may be arranged in the reverse direction to that shown, or it may be set in a vertical position within the casing.
Patent GB-190802312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Pliers and other Tools.
Inventor: HEISER GUSTAV
Filed: 1908-02-01
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 2312. Heiser, G. Feb. 1. Handles; pliers.-The handles b, c of pliers or other tools used by electricians &c. are provided with insulating-covers a of celluloid, which are slipped over the handles after being made plastic by dipping in hot water; when cool they shrink and are securely retained in position.
Patent GB-190805044-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Holding Artificial Teeth while being Ground.
Inventor: WRIGHT JULIAN THOMAS
Filed: 1908-03-05
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 5044. Wright, J. T., and Davis, E. S. March 5. Work-holders.-A device for holding artificial teeth while being ground comprises clamping-plates 1, Fig. 3, held together by a screw 2 against the action of a spring 3. The plates 1 are provided with one or more concaved jaws 4, roughened to hold the teeth 5 and provided with suitable stops 6. The holding-jaws may be carried by'spring arms 11, controlled by a screw 12, as shown in Fig. 9, or by plates 11 hinged together as shown in Fig, 11.
Patent GB-190811429-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Ornamenting Muslin or like Curtains.
Inventor: FINLAY MARGARET FINLAY
Filed: 1908-05-26
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 11,429. Finlay, M. F. May 26. Ornamenting fabrics.- Plain or decorated muslin or other curtains a are ornamented by inserting coloured material in pockets formed by attaching a piece of plain or decorated fabric d to the part of the curtain to be decorated. The coloured material and the part d forming the pocket may be shaped to correspond with the design on the curtain, and the part d may be of the same design as the part of the curtain to which it is attached, so that the curtain presents the same appearance on each side. The pocket may be open at any part, or it may have two overlapping edges for the insertion of the coloured material. When used with plain curtains, one or both faces of the coloured material may be covered with an openwork design.
Patent GB-190811917-A (GB)
Title: Wall Blackboards.
Inventor: ORDISH FRANK WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-02
Granted: 1909-06-02
Abstract: 11,917. Ordish, F. W. June 2. Drawings to Specification. Pivot adjustments.-Hinges for a pivoted blackboard comprise pivot pins with a cylindrical part and a part of square or other cross-section fitting in a socket of polygonal or other shape for adjustment at various inclinations.
Patent GB-190812043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in & connected with Locks & Latches for Sliding Gates & the like
Inventor: HAPGOOD BERTIE WILLOUGHBY
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 12,043. Hapgood, B. W. June 3. Locks, key.-The keyhole of a secret lock A for a sliding gate or the like A' is covered by a plate E which slides along grooves a, bars F guiding the gate when closing. The plate E may be locked by a vertically moving bar H held by springs in its uppermost position, or by any other locking-means.
Patent GB-190813440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rotary Kilns for Burning Cement.
Inventor: POTHS FRIEDRICH JULIUS
IPC: F27B7/20
Filed: 1908-06-24
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 13,440. Poths, F. J. June 24. Rotary cement kilns.-The internal section is of triangular, square, or polygonal form so that, during the rotation of the kiln, the material is alternately spread out on flat surfaces and heaped up between them. Several such kilns may be combined, and each may be rotated about its own axis, or the group of kilns may be rotated about a commonaxis. In the form shown in Figs.1 and 3, the outside casing a is of sheet iron or steel and the lining b consists of chamotte bricks, preferably of different shape, arranged to form the four plane surfaces c. The kiln, which is driven by a screw i in engagement with a rack g mounted on the casing, is fed with material from a pipe o extending through a stack n, and is provided at its front end with a head p having a blast pipe q for feeding the fuel and a pipe r for discharging the cement. When several shells a', a<2>, a<3>, a<4>, Figs. 9, are arranged to form a group they are rigidly connected together and are preferably fed from a common chamber and also discharge into a common chamber for the final treatment of the material. In the modification shown in Fig. 13, the gears of the several tubes are in engagement and each tube, besides being rotated about its own axis, may also be rotated about an axis in the centre of the group.
Patent GB-190815719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Dry Heated and Sterilized Air to Chambers for Curing Fish and the like, for Drying Clothes, or for other purposes.
Filed: 1908-07-24
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 15,719. Elmslie, Ltd., A. G., and Elmslie, A. G. July 24. Air-heating furnaces.-Air for use in curing fish &c., drying or disinfecting clothes, treating fabrics, and other purposes is heated and sterilized by being drawn or forced by a fan or the like through a vessel containing asbestos, slag-wool, or other loosely-arranged material, and heated by a coke or other furnace. The heating-vessel communicates with a chamber through which the outlet flue passes. The air is drawn from this chamber or from the vessel by a fan, the access of air to this fan being controlled by a damper, a n d a damper - controlled inlet of cold air to the fan is also provided so that the curing, drying, &c. may be regulated. The vessel A shown is of hollow inverted U-section, a plate A<3> closing the upper front part and a grating A<4> the rear. The air enters through a front grating B, and is deflected by the plate A<3> to the lower side parts of the vessel through the asbestos &c. The furnace chamber B' is formed by the hollow bottom of the vessel. Sliding doors C, C' are provided for the furnace and ashpit. The gases pass through a flue C<3>, thus heating a chamber C<2> which surrounds the flue and is connected with the vessel A. A fan D delivers the heated air, the outlet of which is controlled by a damper D', and a damper D<3> controls the passage of cold air through an inlet D<2> to the fan.
Patent GB-190815807-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Hand-moulding Roof Tiles or the like in Clay or other Plastic Material.
Inventor: BOLTON ALFRED
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 15,807. Bolton, A., and Laughlin, H. W. July 25. Moulding roofing-tiles.-Roofing-tiles with nibs are formed in a rectangular moulding-frame consisting of side pieces D and end pieces F, G. The end piece G is provided with projections K corresponding in shape to the nibs, and the side pieces are provided at the end next to the end piece G with projections H of the same height as the projection K. The mould frame, when in use, is placed on the block or stock sbown in Fig. 2, so as to rest on the stops B and to project above the upper surface of the block by a distance equal to the thickness of the tile. The clay is kneaded in the mould frame, and wire and wooden strikes are in turn drawn along the upper surface of the frame in the direction of the arrow M until stopped by the projections H. The wire strike is then drawn across the moulds in the direction of the arrow N so as to form the nibs, and the nail holes are formed by a suitable tool in the usual manner. The stock is edged with sheet iron C to prevent wear.
Patent GB-190821321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Dress Suspenders.
Inventor: MORTON THOMAS
Filed: 1908-10-09
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 21,321. Morton, T. Oct. 9. Friction-grip fastenings. -Relates to stocking &c. suspenders of the button- and-loop type, and particularly to the construction of the button portion and to the means of securing it to the webbing, elastic, or the like. The button comprises a headpart 18 having a stem with a bulbous end 17 which engages with a bent two - armed spring 16 located in the base. The tubular shank 15 is integral with a plate which holds the spring in position and also clamps the fabric covering the base. In assembling the parts, the shank 15 is passed through a hole in the webbing 20, a coverplate 19 with a serrated edge is placed over the shank, and the head part 18 pressed into position with its end 17 in engagement with the spring. The webbing 20 is then held by the teeth 19<a> of the cover-plate. The loop portion of the fastening is attached to the webbing which supports it, by means or a metal strip which is doubled round the loop and clinched into the fabric.
Patent GB-190825881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanical Filters.
Inventor: FOTHERGILL HERBERT
Filed: 1908-12-01
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 25,881. Fothergill, H., and Clark, A. J. Dec. 1. Filters; cleansing.- Water or other liquid supplied to a casing a through a pipe j filters through sand, quartz, or the like, supported by wire-gauze or other porous material on a perforated false bottom a<4>, and leaves by a pipe l. For cleansing, the flow is reversed, and at the same time water is admitted through pipes k, c to nozzles e revolving with a shaft d. The shaft d also carries blades f which draw the filtering-material up the tube b and pass it out between the bell mouths b<x>, c<x> near the top of the filtering-layer. Fig. 2 shows a modification in which the pipe c is at the bottom and the medium is drawn downwards through the tube b. The Provisional Specification also refers to a filter of a large size with more than one tube b, and states that the tubes may be dispensed with and the nozzles fixed in different positions on one or more shafts, either to remain stationary or to revolve or to be moved vertically ; it also states that the nozzles may be carried by a hollow shaft.
Patent GB-190827936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Waste Plugs of Baths and in the Manufacture of the same.
Inventor: CHISHOLM GEORGE
Filed: 1908-12-23
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 27,936. Chisholm, G. Dec. 23. Making valves.- Combined waste plugs and overflows for baths are formed from steel tube or sheet. A concave shoulder a<5> is formed on the tube to receive a ring a<6>. Sheet steel is first atamped into tube shape. The upper end may be open, or perforated around the edge and closed by a cap or cover with a pullbutton.
Patent GB-190900750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flying Machines.
Inventor: ROE ALLIOTT VERDON
IPC: B64C39/00
Filed: 1909-01-12
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 750. Roe, A. V. Jan. 12. Planes, construction, and arrangement of; framework. - In a flying-machine having two or more twistable superposed planes, which are connected at one edge, say the front, by a rigid frame, and at the other by hinged or flexible struts, the rear part of the central plane or frame M<1> is braced laterally by cords C' connecting struts C' secured to the plane M'. The struts C' may be extended to the upper and lower planes M, M<2>, the parts C<2> being made flexible ; or struts C may be hinged at C' to the struts C<4>. The struts C are connected to the rear edges of the planes by universal joints A. The forward edges of the planes are hinged to a rigid frame B which is stayed by cords B'. The parts of the planes between the joints A, B, Fig. 3, are braced by diagonal stays. Two or more superposed fixed planes may be situated at the rear of the machine. Steering.-The inclination of the planes can be varied, and the lateral extremities of the rear edges twisted relatively to one another, by a pivoted steering-rod E similar to that described in Specification 26,099/06. The lever E is secured to a lever E<1> which is connected through links D<1> to levers D pivoted on brackets k. The outer ends of the levers D are connected by links D<2> to extensions F<1> of the plane M'. By moving the rod E up or down. the inclination of the planes as a whole is varied, while by rotating the rod E by means of a hand-wheel the extremities of the rear part of the planes are turned in opposite directions. A lever E<3> connected to the rod E operates a rear rudder H simultaneously with the warping of the planes.
Patent GB-190902078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Invalid or like Bedsteads.
Inventor: COLLIER HORACE STANSFIELD
IPC: A61G7/005
Filed: 1909-01-28
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 2078. Collier, H. S. Jan. 28. Invalids' bedsteads.-A bedstead a rotatable on a transverse axis is provided with a folding seat to facilitate the use of a sanitary appliance. A mattress b is connected to the bed frame by fastenings e, and at the foot of the frame a crossboard d is arranged. The seat, which may be perforated to support a containing-pan i or may serve merely as a rest, is supported by pivoted wire frames g, h which rest on the footboard d, and by engagement with rotatable supports j on the bed frame. On one or both sides of the bed, a jointed lever k, l is pivoted to serve in adjusting its inclination. A grip-lever m is mounted on the lever k and is adapted to actuate a spring bolt on one of the standards c and withdraw it from engagement with holes or notches n in a sector o. The seat may be entirely removed when not required ; or, in the case of a bedstead having a canvas bottom, it may simply fold flat against the same.