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Patent GB-191211663-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Letter-box.
Inventor: WALKER WILLIAM MORTON
IPC: A47G29/124
Filed: 1912-05-16
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 11,663. Walker, W. M. May 16. Letter-boxes.-To protect the contents of a letter-box, a number of counterpoised rods or prongs F are mounted independently of each other on a rod E at the bottom of a diagonal plate D fixed below the letter-slot. The prongs F in their normal position close up the space between the end of the plate D and the end of a perpendicular or slightly angled plate C on the opposite wall of the box. Flat plates with counterweights may be substituted for the rods F.
Patent GB-191213428-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Cut-out for Electric Lines.
Inventor: MICHAELSEN PAUL
IPC: H01H73/44
Filed: 1912-06-07
Granted: 1912-11-07
Abstract: 13,428. Michaelsen, P. June 7. Automatic circuit-breakers, outwardly resembling fuse-plugs, are constructed with a sliding contact c set by a push m into position to bridge spring contacts f, f<1>, and retained set by a spring latch i adapted to be tripped by a lever h which carries the armature of an electro-magnet b. The parts are mounted on a frame a fitted inside a porcelain plug p, from which the end of the resetting button protrudes to indicate that the circuit is broken.
Patent GB-191214506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Stop Valves.
Inventor: AAGAARD BJORN ANDERSEN
IPC: F16K17/32
Filed: 1912-06-20
Granted: 1912-10-24
Abstract: 14,506. Aagaard, B. A. June 20. Valves closing with rush of fluid; valves controlled from a distance.-An automatic steam stop-valve 6, Fig. 1, of the type that is selfclosing on the bursting of a pipe &c. is operated by a piston 8 connected on opposite sides at 15' and 19 by a special line of piping 16, Fig. 3, to the boiler 12 and to the main steam-pipe 11 respectively. The two piston chambers 15, 18, Fig. 1, are permanently connected by a small passage 20, which can he regulated so that a continual flow of steam passes through the subsidiary p@ping 16, thereby keeping it hot and free from water of condensation. Fig. 3 shows a number of such valves with two main steampipes 11 in connexion with two groups of boilers 12. Valves 22 may be fitted to close the stopvalves simultaneously, at will, by connecting the subsidiary pipes 16 to the atmosphere or to a condenser through the branches 23. Means may be provided at each stop-valve for manual operation.
Patent GB-191216627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Doors of Railway Carriages and the like.
Inventor: BENTLEY JOHN
IPC: B61D19/02
Filed: 1913-01-16
Granted: 1913-09-25
Abstract: 16,627. Bentley, J. Jan. 16, 1913. Doors for passenger vehicles. - To prevent trapping of the fingers and to exclude draught, rabbets b, b<1> are formed in the meeting surfaces of the door and the door post and a length of rubber tubing, or a strip g of flexible material, is secured within the groove formed by the rabbets.
Patent GB-191222284-A (GB)
Title: Improved Variable Friction Clutch.
Inventor: GRIFFIN SAMUEL
IPC: F16D13/26
Filed: 1912-10-01
Granted: 1913-11-03
Abstract: 22,284. Griffin, S. Oct. 1. [Cognate Application, 7644/13.] Clutches, friction.-Relates to means for cooling and lubricating clutch and brake surfaces. A conical clutch surface a, Fig. 1, on a casing c secured to the driving-shaft d is adapted to be engaged by a cone b carried by the hollow driven shaft e. The cone b is covered with non- metallic material, preferably wood blocks suitably spaced to allow the passage of water. Water is supplied to the casing c through a tube f carried by a collar f<2> in the shaft e, and is expelled through holes e<1> leading to the annular space f<1> surrounding the tube f. As shown in Fig. 1<a>, the water is supplied to the bent end of the tube f and flows from the space f<1> to a channel g<1> in the bearing g, from which it is removed in any suitable manner. As shown in Fig. 6, the water may he supplied from one channel g<2> and removed from another g<3>. The water may be supplied through the driving-shaft and be expelled through the driven shaft. The driven shaft, Fig. 3, may carry two coned surfaces b<1>, b<2> adapted to engage a stationary cone k<1> and the driving-clutch casing c, respectively. The cone k<1> may be secured to the driving-shaft and the casing be stationary, and, if not required, the brake cone may be omitted. With a stationary casing, the water may be supplied direct at any point of the casing and be circulated by mechanical means or by convection; it may be carried around the casing by the rotating parts and be expelled at a suitable aperture facing the flow of water. If desired, the casing may contain a fixed supply of water, no means of circulation being provided.
Patent GB-191222340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Wood Shredding or like Machines.
Inventor: TAILBY NORMAN
IPC: B27L11/04
Filed: 1912-10-01
Granted: 1913-08-28
Abstract: 22,340. Tailby, N. Oct. 1. Cutting up.-In machines for cutting up or shredding wood, the wood block is carried in a holder c and is fed towards reciprocating cutters a by a pressure plate f operated by a screw t actuated from the main shaft w through a connecting-rod v and an adjustable ratchet device u. The wood block is secured in the holder c by top clamps e operated by weighted levers k and by an end clamp h operated by a weighted cord i. When the pressure plate reaches the end of its inward movement, projections y, 4 engage levers x, 5 on the machine frame. The lever x releases a catch z attached to a weighted rope 3 and thereby lifts the pawl of the device u and prevents further motion of the shaft t, and the lever 5 releases a stop 6 on a weight-actuated wheel 7 on a shaft 8 operating a fork 11 to shift the main driving-belt over to the loose pulley. The levers k can be raised to relieve the pressure on the wood by means of a rope o attached to one end of a lever n, the other end of which is connected by a rope m to a cross-bar l connecting the levers. The levers are held in their out of service position by counterbalanced struts p which can rock into engagement with a fixed part of the holder. In order rapidly to advance or retract the screw t, a pulley 17 at its end is rotated through belt gearing from a pulley 16 on a shaft carrying a fixed pulley 15 and loose pulleys 14. The fixed pulley 15 is adapted to be driven in either direction by open and crossed belts from a drum 13, which is driven from a small pulley 12 secured to the loose driving-pulley. The belts between the pulleys 13, 14, 15 are controlled by a handle 20 acting through a rocking shaft 19 and forks 18.
Patent GB-191222386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stair Rod Eyes.
Inventor: ROCHFORT WILLIAM
IPC: A47G27/06
Filed: 1912-10-02
Granted: 1913-09-25
Abstract: 22,386. Rochfort, W. Oct. 2. Stair-rod eyes.-A stairrod eye consists of concentric rings a, c, Fig. 1, each provided with a point or points d, so that when the eye is pressed into the angle of the stairs, the points d penetrate the wood. Further inward pressure reduces the angular positions of the points d, d, and also automatically locks them in position by the ends a<2>, c<2> abutting and engaging with each other. A lever is required to unlock the ends a<2>, c' to remove the eye. Fig. 5 shows a modified form in which points d, d on a curved plate f are forced into the tread and riser of the stairs, the plate f being locked in position by turning a plate g to engage under flanges f<2>, f<3> on the plate f, which has then been flattened out.
Patent GB-191224534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Producing Kinematographic Color Films.
Inventor: THORNTON JOHN EDWARD
IPC: G03B33/00
Filed: 1912-10-26
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 24,534. Thornton, J. E. Oct. 26. Kinematograph apparatus.-A colour film in which each picture is a complete colour unit is obtained from a single negative of recurring- colours type by first preparing therefrom two or more negatives of consecutive pictures, each negative being of one colour, and subsequently preparing the positive film from these negatives by any known method. Specifications 26,786/11, 9324/12, and 14,340/12 are referred to.
Patent GB-191228622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boilers for Heating Water and other Liquids.
Inventor: JENKINS EDGAR JACKSON
IPC: F24H1/26
Filed: 1912-12-12
Granted: 1913-12-11
Abstract: 28,622. Jenkins, E. J. Dec. 12. Internally-fired boilers.-The water-space of the boiler is arranged wholly in front of the fire-box b, the fuel-hopper g and smoke exit d being at the back. The whole of the interior of the boiler is accessible by the hand-holes f.
Patent GB-191228826-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sleeve or Cuff Links.
Inventor: LINZELER ROBERT
IPC: A44B5/00
Filed: 1912-12-14
Granted: 1913-08-14
Abstract: 28,826. Linzeler, R. Dec. 14. Gated rings.-A sleeve link comprises a rigid V-shaped portion 1, 2, Fig. 1, to which a short closing-arm 3 is pivoted at 4, the arm 3 having a pin 5 to snap into a forked opening 6 on the end of the branch 1. A finger-piece 7 is provided on the arm 3 for operating the catch. In a modification, Fig. 6, the branch 1 has a transverse guide 8 along which a tubular piece 3 controlled by a spring 9 and operated by a knob 7 slides, the end of the piece 3 having a bolt 5<1> which engages in a socket 6<1> on the end of the branch 2. The link may be of other than tri angular shape.
Patent GB-191228876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locking Devices for Railway Carriage Doors.
Inventor: GARDNER PAUL ERNEST
IPC: E05B65/20
Filed: 1912-12-16
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 28,876. Gardner, P. E. Dec. 16. Turn-bolt door fastenings.-For the locking of railway and other carriage doors, a vertical latch D outside the carriage is arranged to be tripped into the horizontal locking position on the closing of the door. The latch D is provided with a slot d<1> engaged by a pin d on the plate C and is supported at its upper end against the projection x, and at its lower end by a shoulder G<1> on a part G attached to the spring- pressed sliding member E. When the latter E is moved inwards by contact with the striking- member H on the door B, the latch D is upset and, as shown in Fig. 3, falls over outside the door. The slot d<1> permits of the latch being placed upright before the door is opened The latch may be raised from inside the carriage by any convenient means, as by a chain passing through the carriage and hanging within it. The latch face which comes into contact with the door is preferably bevelled to hold the door tightly.
Patent GB-191303276-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or in connection with Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: MORRIS THOMAS
IPC: B60C19/00
Filed: 1913-02-08
Granted: 1914-02-09
Abstract: 3276. Morris, T. Feb. 8. Jackets and covers.- Pneumatic tyres are reinforced to prevent flattening on the road by strong endless or other side rings 2, 3 which are suspended from the tread midway between the tread and the inner periphery of the tyres by fabric 7 folded around them and extending from them to or around the tread. The same piece of fabric may be folded around the rings on both sides of the tyre. The fabric 7 is embodied in the tyre, or in the outer cover of a tyre having a separate air-tube, during manufacture or is placed outside a finished tyre or outer cover and covered with rubber, the whole being vulcanized. The rings may he of wire, wire fabric, rope, webbing, or the like, and more than one ring may be used at each side of the tyre.
Patent GB-191307414-A (GB)
Title: Door Locks.
Inventor: SEWERIN HERMANN
IPC: E05B55/00
Filed: 1913-03-28
Granted: 1913-11-06
Abstract: 7414. Sewerin, H. March 28. Latches, sliding. - The latch-bolt 6, Fig. 1, with a reversible nose 5 is actuated by handles 8, 9, Fig. 8, which are pivoted at their lower ends 8', 9<1> to the door-plates 11, 12, and at their upper free ends are connected by a spindle 7 passing through the door and engaging a lug 10 on the latch-bolt. In the construction of a single-bolt lock shown in Fig. 12, the bolt 52 is operated by a lever 68, of which one end bears against a pin 69 on the bolt and the other end is actuated by a follower 50, both follower and lever being under the control of a spring 71. Lock mechanism, slider-type. - The lock-bolt 24 in the construction shown in Fig. 1 is secured by a spring tumbler 21 guided to slide in brackets 20 secured to the casing. Locking latches.-In the construction shown in Fig. 12, the latch-bolt 52 can be shot beyond the latching position by a key. When thus shot, the bolt is secured by a 'sliding tumbler .58 engaging notches 56, 62 in the bolt. Cases.-The casing for the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 8 comprises two U-sectioned parts 1, 2, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, which intermesh, and, when in position in a recess in the door, are separated by means of screws 3 engaging tapped sockets 4 on the part 1, so that the casing is clamped against the edges of the recess. Plates 11, 12 cover the opening in the door. Longitudinal cuts are made in the door to receive the lock and latch bolts and are closed by the plate 15. In the construction shown in Figs. 12 and 13, the mechanism is contained between two plates 41, 42, which are spaced apart by sleeves 43 and are clamped together and to the door within a recess 46 by means of bolts 44 and nuts 45, 48.
Patent GB-191322497-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Processes of Distilling Petroleum or similar Oils and Apparatus for carrying on these Processes.
Inventor: TRUMBLE MILON JAMES
IPC: C10G7/00
Filed: 1913-10-06
Granted: 1914-12-07
Abstract: 22,497. Trumble, M. J. Jan. 14, [Convention date]. H y d r o c a r b o n oils, distilling; separate heater and evaporator apparatus; film evaporators.-Dist i l l a t e s of a given boiling- point are obtained from petroleum by heating it to that temperature and passing it in films over the walls of a chamber maintained at that temperature, and provided for this purpose with means for admitting superheated steam or other gas of higher temperature. The petroleum is heated in a series of retorts 3 arranged in a furnace 1, and then passes through an insulated pipe 5 to an evaporating-chamber 13 of the construction described in Specification 14,161/11, in which the oil is spread by perforated plates 26, 27 and spreading-cones 28. The chamber 13 may be covered with insulating- material, or may, as shown, be arranged in a flue 12 through which are led the gases from the furnace 1, the lower portion of the chamber alone being provided with insulation 21. The temperature is maintained by the admission of superheated steam through a perforated coil 52. The vapours escape to a condenser by means of a central tube 36 formed with apertures 37.
Patent GB-191325794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bedstead and like Screens, Clothes-horses, and the like, and in the Manufacture thereof.
Inventor: WHITFIELD GILBERT
IPC: A47G5/00
Filed: 1913-11-11
Granted: 1914-07-30
Abstract: 25,794. Whitfield, G. Nov. 11. Screens, furniture.- A bedstead or like screen, or clothes-horse &c. comprises a series of metal frames consisting of tubes or rods 1... 2, 3, 4 connected at the corners by castings 8, 11 and pivoted together by means of a central rod 5 carrying spindles 7 cast into members 6. In assembling the parts, the spindles 7 are surrounded by sleeves 9 round which the castings 8 are run.
Patent GB-191401084-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for use in the Lubrication of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: PROCTER HAROLD
IPC: F02B75/02
Filed: 1914-01-15
Granted: 1914-10-08
Abstract: 1084. Procter, H. Jan. 15. Tanks. - A device for adding a measured quantity of lubricating-oil to liquid fuel to lubricate an internal-combustion engine comprises a chamber a mounted on the upper side of a. fuel tank band communicating with it by openings f, h, which can be opened or closed by rotating a liner i by means of a handle j. Oil from a tank is introduced into the chamber through a pipe e and is then allowed to enter the tank b. The chamber may have a glass window and an air vent.
Patent GB-191405433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Window Dressing Devices.
Inventor: WARREN HARVEY WILLIAM
IPC: A47F5/04
Filed: 1914-03-03
Granted: 1914-09-24
Abstract: 5433. Warren, H. W. March 3. Pedestal, pillar, and like stands.-A stand for window-dressing purposes comprises members b with sockets c connected by a rod d, as shown, the socket members being provided with rings, loops, &c. for supporting ties, gloves, &c. Several socket members may be mounted on. one or more other like members acting as a base by means of suitable supporting-rods.
Patent GB-191405649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Helicopters.
Inventor: MELLERSH-JACKSON WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: B64C27/04
Filed: 1914-03-05
Granted: 1915-05-20
Abstract: 5649. Jackson, W. J. Mellersh-, [Soc. Anon. des Etablissements Nieuport]. March 5. Floats for aerial machines.-A helicopter comprises supporting-blades 5 mounted on the periphery of a ring 1, which is stayed to a central shaft 11. The central frame or boss is covered with fabric 4 and may serve as a float.
Patent GB-191408946-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic or Semi-automatic Telephone Systems.
Inventor: BETULANDER GOTTHILF ANSGARIUS
Filed: 1914-04-08
Granted: 1915-04-08
Abstract: 8946. Betulander, G. A., Palmgren, N. G., and Grahn, O. April 8. Automatic and semi - automatic exchange systems.-In systems in which the numerical selective processes are controlled by energizing various combinations of a set of wires, the two line-wires individual to the calling-subscriber are used for this purpose in temporary association with one or more auxiliary wires common to a group of subscribers; or the selection may be controlled entirely over the auxiliary wires. For example, in the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, the line-wires 8, 9 of a calling-subscriber are connected by a preliminary selector 12 and by a relay 49 to selector relays 22, 23, and at the same time, an auxiliary wire 10, common to a group of subscribers, is connected by the relay 49 to a third selector relay 24. By grounding the wires 8, 9, 10, the subscriber can energize the relays 22, 23, 24 in various combinations, and thereby cause the application of a selectable potential to a particular level of a Strowger selector 17, which extends the call to an idle lineÀ18 in that level. A switch 39 is operated in step with the vertical movement of the selector 17 and extends the auxiliary line 10 to a wire 50, which is common to the lines 18 of the selected level, so that a second selective operation can be controlled in the, same way. The subscriber's number-sender may be controlled from the exchange by a magnet 48, to prevent two subscribers from operating simultaneously on the auxiliary wire 10. The invention is applicable to systems in which the connexions are made entirely by relays, and in which the connecting-relays are energized as a result of the selection of a marking-circuit individual to the wanted subscriber, as described in Specification 6210/14. In an arrangement of this kind, shown in Fig. 6, ten common auxiliary wires 67 are provided, and a marking- circuit 66 is selected by first grounding one of the wires 67 to energize a tens relay 68, and then grounding the wire 67 corresponding to the wanted units digit, the wires 67 having in the interval been switched by a relay 70 into connexion with the marking-wires 66 selected by the tens relay 68. In a modification, shown in Fig. 7, separate sets of keys 74, 75 are provided for the tens and units digits, so that the wanted member can be completely set up before the ground contact 65 is closed by the lifting of the subscriber's telephone. The keys 74 control tens relays 68, which are not affected by the keys 75 because of a resistance 76, while the keys 75 control units relays to which the tens relays give access. In this arrangement, the capacity of the system is somewhat reduced owing to the fact that the tens and units digits of a subscriber must not be the same.
Patent GB-191409578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dynamo Electric Machines of the Alternating Current Commutator Type.
IPC: H02K23/24
Filed: 1914-04-17
Granted: 1915-04-15
Abstract: 9578. British Thomson-Houston Co., and Shuttleworth, N. April 17. Commutating poles and windings.-In alternating- curreot commutating machines, the flux of the commutating-poles is kept in phase with, and proportional to, the excitation of the commutating- poles without being in any way neutralized by the main shunt excitation. This is effected by providing separate magnetic leakage poles for the commutating-pole flux B, Fig. 3, unembraced by the coils which produce the main flux A. In the single-phase form shown in Fig. 5, the commutating- poles are shown with an increased air-gap between the slots at P, and the teeth Q serve as the return leakage paths for the commutating-flux B. The pole face is uniformly slotted to receive a compensating-coil and the commutating and main coils shown. For polyphase machines, additional commutating-poles are provided at the proper angular displacement. Thus, for a two-phase machine, the lines Y-Y, Fig. 3, would be the centres for a second set of poles, the arc X-X representing 180 electrical degrees. This, in Fig. 5, would correspond to using the tooth R for a commutating-pole in conjunction with main exciting-coils wound in the slots S, S.
Patent GB-191410207-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Umbrellas and the like.
IPC: A45B25/06
Filed: 1914-04-24
Abstract: 10,207. Herz, Schõfer, & Co. April 25, 1913, [Convention date]. Void [Published under Sect. 91 of the Act]. Runners. - In umbrella or like slides made from sheet metal bent into tubular form, the lower ends of the juxtaposed edges of the metal sheet are welded or fused together and beaded. The lower edge of the slide may be turned over inwards before it is beaded. The upper parts of the abutting edges of the metal may also be welded together. Fig. 1 shows a slide with a bead c and the round rib head b.
Patent GB-191411776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Targets for Rifle and like Practice.
Inventor: WILKINSON WILLIAM FREDERICK
IPC: F41J9/14
Filed: 1914-05-13
Granted: 1915-05-13
Abstract: 11,776. Rhodes, W. F. W. May 13. Targets.-Relates to hanging targets A, Fig. 1, behind a kinematograph screen P or having a repared surface to constitute the screen. The target is made up of sections as shown in Fig. 2. The circuit of the electromotor N, Fig. 3, driving the kinematograph contains a bridge F which is part of an electro-magnetic switch G in a parallel circuit containing a pair of contacts C, C' just under the target, and in a second parallel circuit there is an electro-magnet M behind the target. Normally, the target keeps the contacts C, C' apart, but on being struck, it is held back by the electro-magnet M behind, and the electro-magnetic switch breaks the motor circuit by lifting the bridge F till the attraction is interrupted by a hand switch S.
Patent GB-191415611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Lubrication of Rolls used in Sheet Metal Rolling Mills and the like.
Inventor: JONES DAVID
IPC: B21B31/07
Filed: 1914-06-30
Granted: 1915-02-18
Abstract: 15,611. Jones, D., and Richards, J. June 30. Channels in cylindrical journal b e a r i n g s. - To facilitate the lubrication of the roll necks of sheetmetal rolling-mills &c., of the kind in which the necks are exposed and not entirely surrounded by the bearings, the necks b of the rolls a, including if necessary the curved portion and the bearings in which the necks turn, are formed with flats, recesses, grooves or channels e, for the purpose of carrying down and applying to the bearing the lubricant supplied to the necks. The recesses &c. may be replaced by a continuous helical groove. The recesses &c. are finished off so' as not to present sharp edges.