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Patent GB-190617826-A (GB)
Title: Improved Valve Apparatus for the Supply of Combustible Gas and Air to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ROTT PAUL
Filed: 1906-08-08
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 17,826. Rott, P. Aug. 8. Gas and like engines, valves and valve-gear for. A disk a is placed close to the gas valve b, its object being to guide the air and gas streams, which enter by the passages l, g respectively, so as to prevent them from impinging violently against each other on entering the mixing-chamber m. The disk a may be regulated alone to vary the quality, or the disk a and valve b may be automatically regulated together to vary the quantity without varying the quality of the mixture. The governor adjusts the shaft r, and this movement is transmitted to a roller t. The valve b is opened by,the eccentric-rod x and lever z, and the time of closing of this valve by the spring c is determined by the position in which the pawl u is held by the roller t. The air disk a can be regulated by hand through the rod s.
Patent GB-190618545-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Washing Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-08-18
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 18,545. Boult, A. J., [Troy Laundry Machinery Co.]. Aug. 18. Washing-machines.-Relates to the ccnstruction of the rotary receptacle and to a liquid-circulating arrangement in connexion therewith. The receptacle comprises beads 1 connected by ribs 4 and perforated slats 8, the ends of which are mortised and held by bands 7. A partition 13 is disposed obliquely, being cut away as shown to fit on the ribs 4. The enclosing-casing 16, Fig. 5, is supplied with water through pipes 22, 25 and the perforated pipe 18, and the dirty liquid may be withdrawn through the discharge pipe 28. Alternatively, the latter is closed and an injector within the casing 32, communicating through a pipe 31 with the outlet pipe, causes the washing-liquid to circulate through pipes 31, 30, 36, and 18. Specifications No. 1345, A.D. 1889, No. 13,154, A.D. 1894, Nos. 12,195, 13,353, and 21,286, A.D. 1897, No. 10,773, A.D. 1898, and Nos. 1312 and 1313, A.D. 1906, are referred to.
Patent GB-190622669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Gear for Motor Vehicles
Inventor: ATKINSON JAMES
Filed: 1906-10-13
Granted: 1907-10-12
Abstract: 22,669. Atkinson, J. Oct. 13. Ratchet gearing; clutches.-A free - wheel gearing for use in motorvehicles comprises a flanged disk a<1> having internal ratchet teeth which are engaged by pawls d' pivotally mounted in a plate e<1> secured to the driven shaft. The pawls have lugs i<1> which are in contact with a spring ring k<1>. One of these clutches is mounted at each side of the sliding spur-wheel R, which is adapted to be clutched to either according to the direction of rotation.
Patent GB-190625399-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cameras for Taking Colour Photographs
Inventor: BAUER OTTO
Filed: 1906-11-10
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 25,399. Bauer, O. Nov. 10. Cameras for colour photography. The plates are exposed by means of a revolvable mirror b inside the objective tube a. The camera has four pyramidshaped chambers e surrounding the tube, which is cut away at d, opposite the mirror. Each chamber e is provided with a colour filter and shutter slide. The tube a also is fitted with a sight glass and shutter. The objective tube is automatically operated by clock-work, which also works synchronously in conjunction with the shutter mechanism.
Patent GB-190701167-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Working Zinc.
Inventor: FRANK SALOMON
Filed: 1907-01-16
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 1167. Frank, S. Jan. 16. Squirting. - Zinc is made of a hardness and tenacity suitable for making screws, bolts, nuts, electric couplings, and other articles commonly made of brass by squirting a cylinder of zinc under heavy pressure into a rod of about one-fifth the diameter. The fracture of the rods so produced resembles that of cast steel.
Patent GB-190704436-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Manufacture of a Proteose Preparation from Fish.
Inventor: SCHWICKERATH KARL
Filed: 1907-02-22
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 4436. Schwickerath, K. Feb. 22. Proteoses.-The disagreeable smell and taste of proteose preparations of fish is removed by means of a permanganate, or by lime and a permanganate. For example, flesh of fish is heated in an autoclave with superheated steam, and after one or two hours the liquid portion is separated. To the cooled liquid is added a solution of potassium, sodium, or calcium permanganate, and, on again heating, insoluble manganese compounds are precipitated. These are filtered off and the filtrate evaporated to dryness. Alternatively, lime water or milk of lime may be added to the proteose solution, which is heated and filtered and then treated with permanganate as before, or the lime may be added to the fish mass before the treatment with steam.
Patent GB-190711669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Loaded Valves.
Filed: 1907-05-18
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 11,669. Parlby, V., and Thornycroft & Co., J. I. May 18. Check valves ; safetyvalves.-In spring-loaded valves, such as the marine type of safety - valves, untrue seating of the valve on its seat and jamming of the valve spindle, are prevented by interposing rocking plates D of suitable metal between the fixed abutments B, Fig. 1, and the fixed plates C on the ends of the spring A. Each rocking plate is formed with a diametrical ridge E on each face, the ridges being at right-angles to each other, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4.
Patent GB-190713913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wearing Parts of Agricultural Implements.
Inventor: GIBBS HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-17
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 13,913. Gibbs, H. W. June 17. Tool edges.-The blades, points, shares, and like wearing parts of tillage implements are provided with a hardened longitudinal rib or ribs in addition to the transverse or diagonal grooves or ribs described in Specification No. 10,230, A.D. 1895. 1 he ribs extend to the working extremities and act as points when the other parts wear away. Figs. 1 and 4 show the application to shares for cultivators and ploughs.
Patent GB-190718397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1907-08-14
Granted: 1908-08-14
Abstract: 18,397. Willis, P. R. J., [Phillips, J.]. Aug. 14. Locks, key; latches; knobs, attaching.-Relates to a "master key" look in which the operation of the bolt by the ordinary key is controlled by one or more other keys, which themselves cannot operate the bolt. The bolt 40 is guided at one end by the casing aperture and at the other by a bracket 42 secured to the casing. In front of the bolt is secured a plate 43 provided with a hub 49, on which is mounted a disk 47. Mounted in the hub 49 is the boss 53 of a disk 51, the boss being extended and shaped at the end to engage a similarly-shaped boss on a disk 52 mounted to rotate in the back of the casing, so that both disks 51, 52 turn together. The three disks 47, 51, 52 are provided with projections 56 adapted to engage a fixed bar 50 on the bottom of the casing, and prevent the disks from making more than a complete rotation in either direction. The bolt is locked by a lever 46 pivoted to the bolt and engaging a pin 61 on the fixed plate 43, and also by a lever 63 pivoted to the casing and provided with a projection 70 which co-operates with a stump 71 on the bolt. The bit of the ordinary key 1 is gated to correspond to hub 49 and plate 43, and when turned operates the levers 46, 63, shoots the bolt, and turns the disks 47, 51, 52 through a complete rotation, so that the projections 56 are on the righthand side of the bar 50, Fig 13. To prevent the withdrawal of the bolt by the key 1, the key 2 is used. The bit of this key is cut away for the plate 43, but is not long enough to engage the levers or the bolt. If, therefore, this key is inserted and turned counter-clockwise, it will turn the disks 47, 51, 52 round to their intial position with the projections 56 to the left of the bar 50. This prevents the ordinary key from being turned to withdraw the bolt, motion in the reverse direction to reset the disks being prevented by the bolt. The bit of the key 2<a> is arranged to operate the disks 51, 52 only, so that if this key is inserted after the key 2, and turned to set the disks back again with the lugs 56 to the right of the bar 50, it .will not be possible to turn the key 2 in either direction. As the key 2<a> can be taken out at any point of its rotation, the disks 51, 52 can be left at such a position as to close the keyholes altogether to the other keys. The latch bolt 21 is operable by, a follower 16 and a weighted lever 27. A bar 30 secured to the lever 27 enables the latch to be operated from a distance or by means of an ordinary thumb-lever. The projection 46<a> on the lever 46 enters a loop 27<a> on the weighted lever 27 when the bolt is shot to lock the latch against operation. The knobs 12 are mounted on a strong tube 15 on which is secured the follower 16, and spacing-rings 17 are used to adjust the knobs to the thickness of the door, the whole being secured by a bolt .18. The latch-operating mechanism is arranged so that the latch can be reversed for right and left handed doors.
Patent GB-190719239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Mounting Pictures or the like.
Inventor: ENGSTROM CHARLES FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 19,239. Engstrom, C. F. Aug. 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Picture and like mounts.-Sheets B, preferably of heavy paper, are provided with corner pockets by means of which a picture or the like may be mounted on the sheet. The sheets may be secured in a book or album. Fig. 2 shows one form in which diagonal flaps b are folded successively along lines b<1>, b<2>, the end of the flap being pasted or otherwise secured to the back of the sheet. Fig. 3 shows a modified sheet in the form of a Greek cross. In this case eight pockets are formed, and a picture &c. can be held either in a vertical or in an horizontal position.
Patent GB-190720495-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Governing the Speed of Alternating Current Commutator Machines.
Inventor: JACOBY HENRY CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1907-09-14
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 20,495. Jacoby, H. C. E. Sept. 14. Motors, controlling.-The speed of an alternating-current commutator motor is controlled by means of a centrifugal governor which actuates a sliding arm connected with a spear-shaped point or cam, the arrangement being such that the movement of the point or cam allows.the brush-rocker to move so as to move the brushes into such a position that a greater or less torque is developed by the motor. The shaft 3 of the motor is provided with a ball governor, the arms of which are connected to a sliding sleeve upon the shaft. The sleeve presses against the washer 4 carried on trunnions 5, which pass through slots in the bearing-shell 6 and are fixed to rocking arms 7. A spring 8 holds the arms against the action of the governor. Upon a rod fixed to the arm 7 is a spear-shaped point which abuts against a roller 18 upon the brush-rocker 10. A shaft 13 is mounted in bearings upon the casing of the motor, and is provided at one end with a wheel adapted to be turned by hand or by a rope &c., and at the other end with a disk 12 carrying a pin 21 to which are pivoted two levers 15, 20 ; the lever 15 terminates in a slot 16 engaging with the pin 17 upon the brush-rocker, and the lever 20 is connected with levers which operate a switch upon the motor. To cause the motor to rotate in a clockwise direction, the shaft 13 is turned counter-clockwise through about 160 degrees. This transmits a forward thrust to the rod 15, and the brushes are moved into one extreme position. Further rotation of the disk returns the rod 15 to its former position without returning the brush-rocker by reason of the slot. The rod 20 is also moved and the switch 19 closed. The motor accelerates until the sleeve of the governor rocks the arm 7 and slightly withdraws the spear-shaped point, allowing the brush-rocker, by reason of the friction between the brushes and the commutator and by reason of the weight 11 upon the rocker, to move towards the neutral point, thereby lessening the torque of the motor. If the speed changes, the brushes are moved forwards or backwards so as to control it. By rotating the wheel 14 in the opposite direction, the direction of the motor may he reversed.
Patent GB-190725544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Engines Pumps Air Compressors and the like.
Inventor: FISHER WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-11-18
Granted: 1908-11-18
Abstract: 25,544. Fisher, W. Nov. 18. Fixed-abutment type.-Relates to a reversible rotary engine in which the vanes slide axially in a rotor provided with steam and exhaust passages. For forward driving, a valve c admits steam to a belt d and exhausts steam from a belt e formed in the casing a. A rotor f is formed with two chambers g, g<1>, in which a laminated vane l is made to reciprocate by helical abutments fitted with spring - pressed segments h<1>, i<1>. Fig. 9 shows an abutment h fixed to a casing cover j. Steam is admitted between the abutment and vane by passages m, m' in the rotor leading respectively to the annular spaces g, g<1> by ports, one of which, o, is shown. Steam is exhausted by passages n, n<1> leading from the spaces g, g' to the belt e. A valve r, which is geared to the reversing valve c, is employed to confine the steam belt between itself and a projection a', whereas the exhaust belt extends completely round the casing, one barrier a<2>, Fig. 3, being provided. Packing-rings f<2> are fitted to the rotor. More than one vane may be employed, and a number of such engines may be connected for multiple working.
Patent GB-190727145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Carburetting Air.
Inventor: KING JOHN
Filed: 1907-12-09
Granted: 1908-12-09
Abstract: 27,145. King, J., and Workman, H. Dec. 9. Carburetting.-In carburetting-apparatus of the kind in which the gas is automatically generated in proportion to the demand, and the strength of the gas may be adjusted, petrol is maintained at constant level in a vaporizer A heated by a burner E supplied with some of the gas produced, such supply being controlled by the pressure in the vaporizer A through a governor B. This governor may comprise a tube G communicating with the burner E, the lower end of the tube G being formed with a hole G<3> and slots g, and dipping into sealing-liquid g<2>, the surface g<3> of which communicates with the petrol in the vaporizer A. A pipe H communicates with the gas supply. In a modification, the vaporizer may be connected to a chamber in communication above with the finished gas supply and below with the bottom of the vaporizer, such chamber carrying a float, the motion of which regulates the supply of gas to a tube leading to the burner E. The vapour produced passes through a pipe L' and is mixed with air by means of a mixing- valve C, working in the manner described in Specification No. 17,414, A.D. 1907. The longitudinal adjustment of the sleeve L<1> to vary the amount of vapour supplied to the mixing-chamber is effected by means of a hand-wheel K, and the rotation, to govern the generation of gas in proportion with the demand, by means of the gas - holder or governor.
Patent GB-190805820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Milk Pails.
Inventor: KREGELIUS PHILIPP
Filed: 1908-03-16
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 5820. Kregelius, P. March 16. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Milk pails.-The pail a has a detachable inwardlybulbed lid b provided with perforations c, beneath which a strainer d is removably attached, preferably by means of screwthreads. A small container g with a lid h is exchangeably fixed above or below the perforations c and is adapted to contain ice or hot water. The lid b of the pail is also fitted with a tapered cup f to prevent loss.
Patent GB-190809954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Measuring Apparatus for Boot Makers.
Inventor: CHURCH WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-12-20
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 9954. Church, W. Dec. 20, 1907. Measuring.-The measure is fitted with a heel piece B, an instep piece D, a ball-joint piece E, which is provided with an adjustable gauge J for the ball of the toe, and a toe piece F. The pieces D, E, F are movable along the baseboard A, and are adapted to be locked in their adjusted positions by the pressure of spring catches M, K, and S, T, against the side and top of the baseboard respectively. The piece E is also revoluble to accommodate for rights and lefts. Each piece carries adjustable tapes N, O for taking girth measurements, the tapes O being perforated to engage hooks R on projecting portions b, d, e of the different pieces. The tapes on the heel piece are brought through a central slot G<1>, while in the case of the pieces D, E the tapes N are fixed to pins V, I respectively, and provided with loops P through which the other tapes O are passed. The baseboard may be provided with a scale.
Patent GB-190811165-A (GB)
Title: A New and Improved Method for Fastening Crossed Profile Irons, for instance in Making Metal Window-frames.
Filed: 1908-05-22
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 11,165. Zimmermann, R., [Firm of]. June 6,1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Windows; glazing.-Cross-joints, in which one glazing bar 2<c> passes through a hole cut in a larger glazing bar 1<c>, are made secure by pinching up the web of the smaller glazing bar at p. In a modification, Figs. 7 and 8, the smaller bar 2<e>, is provided with notches 4<c>, and the web of the larger is pressed in at 5<e> to engage the notches on the smaller bar.
Patent GB-190814050-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Generating Gases for the Extermination of Rats and the like and for Disinfecting Purposes
Inventor: DEGLOS VICTOR
Filed: 1908-07-02
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 14,050. Deglos, V. July 2. Disinfecting and fumigating; disinfectants.-An apparatus for generating and circulating gases for the extermination of vermin and fcr disinfecting purposes, is characterized by the use of a generator divided into two parts, one for the combustion of sulphur &c. for the production of fumes, and the other for the evaporation of disinfectant liquids. The generator comprises a tank J for the disinfecting-fluid which is heated by a removable spirit lamp K, and a hearth A heated by burners R. A mixture of coal dust and sulphur is placed on the hearth, and the gases generated by com. bustion are passed through a filter C and a cooling-chamber B on their way to a blower D, from which they are forced into the infested rooms through pipes H. The gases return to the hearth A by a pipe G. For subsequent disinfection of the rooms, the gases are sucked out and exhausted into the atmosphere through pipes I. The disinfecting-fluid in the tank J is then heated, and the vapours, mixed with the products of combustion of the spirit lamp, are circulated as before. The disinfecting-mixture preferred consists of 50 grammes of 40 per cent formaldehyde and 5 grammes of phenol per cubic meter of air space.
Patent GB-190815635-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tobacco Pipe.
Inventor: BOGOVITS CHARLES JOHN
Filed: 1908-07-23
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 15,635. Bogovits, C. J., and Mager, A. July 23. Tobacco pipes.- Relates to longitudinally-divided tobacco pipes. In order that the two halves of the pipe may fit together accurately, they are provided with dowels 8 and corresponding boles 9. For the purpose of absorbing the nicotine, a recess 4 is formed in each part of the stem, in which an absorbent roll is inserted. Asbestos packing 10 is provided between the two halves of the pipe.
Patent GB-190815864-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Suppressing Parasitic Fluxes in Rotary Converters of the Statorless Type.
Inventor: AUVERT LOUIS RENE
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 15,864. Auvert, L. R., and Ferrand, A. F. E. Aug. 9, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Converting alternating and direct currents.-In a rotary converter of the statorless type for transforming single-phase and polyphase alternating currents into continuous currents, and consisting essentially of a synchronously-rotated core wound with coils connected both to slip-rings and to commutators, for example, as described in Specification No. 13,585, A.D. 1906, the stray fluxes are prevented from closing round the air in the vicinity of the core by the application of metallic screens arranged between the coils and the core. The screens tend to reduce the self-induction of the coils undergoing commutation, and thereby to prevent sparking. In one construction, Fig. 2, the core is provided with four screens, of which two screens a, b are cylindrical and two screens c, d are flat annular plates. The screens b, c, d may be combined to form two screens of rectangular cross-section ; or they may be made integral with the lugs for bolting together the core laminµ, Fig. 4. The screens must not constitute a complete circuit concentric with the coil.
Patent GB-190816004-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Advertising Device.
Inventor: HUMPHRIES HARRY TRUEMAN
Filed: 1908-07-28
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 16,004. Humphries, H. T.,and Pougher, C. F. July 28. Advertising.-Plane, or convex, concave or otherwise distorted mirrors are combined with advertising-matter, and mounted on a continuously or intermittently driven rotating or revolving member. When applied to an advertising pillar, standard, or kiosk, advertisements A<a> are mounted on a rotatable drum A, and alternate with plane, concave, and convex mirrors, E, F, and G respectively. The advertisements &c. are viewed through ports I. In a modified device suitable for use on walls &c., the advertisements and mirrors M<m> are mounted on a disk M. The device may be adapted for illumination, and automatic switching-means may be employed to turn on or off the lights.
Patent GB-190816672-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for use with Internal Combustion Engines, for Charging a Reservoir with Products of Combustion
Inventor: HARRISON WILLIAM LYNDE
Filed: 1908-08-07
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 16,672. Harrison, W. L., [Fitzgerald, J. W.]. Aug. 7. Gas and like engines, starting, and valves for. Apparatus for charging a reservoir w i t h products of combustion, for starting the engine, inflating tyres, sounding an alarm, or for other purposes, consists of a small combustion chamber 3, Fig. 2, communicating with the combustion chamber of the internal-combustion engine through a restricted passage 7, and separated from the reservoir by a non-return valve 8. A portion of the compressed charge in the engine cylinder passes into the chamber 3 and is fired by the explosion of the main charge ; owing to the small diameter of the passage 7, the pressure in the chamber 3 does not fall as rapidly as the pressure in the engine cylinder, and the products of combustion escape through the valve 8 into the reservoir. The restricted passage may be formed by serrations 14 in the seat of a ball valve 13, as shown in Fig. 3. The valve 8 is formed with a hollow piston-like extension surrounding the closing-spring which is thereby protected from the hot gases, and the tension of the spring may be adjusted by a screw 11.
Patent GB-190823092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Floating Bodies of Reinforced Concrete.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN OWDEN
Filed: 1908-10-30
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 23,092. O'Brien, J. O., [Soc. Cemento Armato E. Retinato Gabellini]. Oct. 30. Compartments.-Floating bodies having walls A of reinforced concrete are provided with watertight compartments, between the longitudinal walls, of such dimensions as to allow access of workmen for inspection of, or repairs to, the structure. Reinforcing -bars C are fitted at intervals, and consist of trellis-work allowing the passage of one person through their width D. The compartments are provided with hatchways E.