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Patent GB-190623063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Belt Rope and like Gearing
Inventor: HATMAKER JAMES ROBINSON
Filed: 1906-10-18
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 23,063. Hatmaker, J. R. Oct. 18. Belt, rope, and toothed gearing.-In belt, rope, &c. gearing between drums or pulleys A, D, a tension pulley C for increasing the grip is positively geared to the shaft d carrying the pulley D, so that it not only increases the angle of lap on the pulley D but partakes of the drive in co-operation therewith, the total angle of lap being arranged to exceed 360 degrees. Either of the shafts c, d may constitute the driven shaft. More than one supplementary pulley may be used, and a similar tension train may be provided for the driving, as well as the driven pulley. The ratios between the pulleys and their gear pinions are generally constant throughout each train, so that all the pulleys rotate at the same peripheral speed, but trains comprising elements of different ratios may be employed where a certain measure of slip may be required. In the device shown in Fig. 4, one of the pulleys Z with its gear pinion is arranged to have an annular travel about the axis of the pulley Y, being constrained by the link L. This arrangement may be employed to put the driving-belt in or out of action, or as means for adjusting the tension. With such a construction, belt-retaining flanges, guide-forks, &c. are employed. Specification No. 11,156, A.D. 1905, is referred to.
Patent GB-190628494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Buckets
Inventor: KAPPLER GUSTAV
Filed: 1906-12-13
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 28,494. Kappler, G. Dec. 13. Buckets such asare used d in breweries, in order to avoid damage to fermenting-tubs in which they may be placed, are provided with a guard-ring b of caoutchouc, rubber, &c. The guard-ring has a tapered interior flange to facilitate securing by a second wood bottom d.
Patent GB-190700247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Pneumatic Tyre Covers.
Inventor: REDDAWAY FRANK
Filed: 1907-01-04
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 247. Reddaway, F. Jan. 4, Tyres, pneumatic.-To prevent stretching due to the inflation of the air-tube, tyre covers are built up from cotton canvas duck woven from " cabled " yarrs, that is yarrs composed of several twisted strands, each strand being made up of several twisted fibres. Both the weft and the warp, or the warp or weft only, may be of cabled yarns.
Patent GB-190700495-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Three Colour Screens and the Screen Process of Colour Photography.
Inventor: KRAYN ROBERT
Filed: 1907-01-08
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 495. Krayn, R. Jan. 8. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Colour photography ; sensitized plates; screens.- Relates to the Screens and processes described in Specification No. 1938, A.D. 1906, and consists in means for obtaining point screens from the ruled Screens of those processes, and also for obtaining colour positives from the negatives obtained by the screens. The point screens are obtained by uniting several line screens so as to form a homogeneous block, which is then cut into sections transversely to the lines in the layers. In getting the blocks, plates about 1 mm. thick are produced by superposition of layers, and several of these plates are united with cement by hydraulic pressure. This obviates any waving of the lines due to the plastic nature of the block in preparing such by continuously piling layers. , Circular blocks or blocks with. rounded edges may be prepared, and continuous lengths obtained by continuous peeling. To obtain positives from negatives taken with transparent screens, such as the above, use is made of similar screens which are semitransparent, but in which the colours retain the necessary brightness when seen from above. The negatives are copied tbrough the semitransparent screen. These screens are obtained from blocks in which the layers are semitransparent, such as layers of nitrocellulose with finely divided pigment, e.g. zinc white distributed to give the necessary opacity.
Patent GB-190707880-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pipes
Inventor: ELKIN CHARLES
Filed: 1907-04-04
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 7880. Elkin, C. April 4. Tobacco pipes.-A tobacco pipe of the kind described in Specification No. 16,205, A.D. 1905, is provided with a removable plug f to facilitate cleaning. The plug is screwed into the chamber e, and has a tapered bore as shown in Fig. 1 which affords a contracted inlet. To facilitate turning, the sides are flattened as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190710047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Art of Producing Etched Surfaces, more particularly Printing Surfaces.
Inventor: CARLETON SPENCER
Filed: 1907-04-30
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 10,047. Carleton, S. April 30. Etching.-A printing-surface, or other etched metal surface, is produced as follows : The printing-plate is preferably of copper, coated with silver, and the surface is sensitized by exposure to the vapour of iodine, bromine, &c. alone or in combination, or by acting on it with solutions of iodine or bromine compounds. The plate is thus sensitized without the mechanical application of a film or coating, and is then exposed behind a negative prepared preferably by photography in the ordinary way through a graining screen and on an ordinary dry plate. After exposure, the plate is developed, preferably by subjection to mercury vapour, which sticks to the parts acted on by the light and forms a resist for etching. Other developers may be used, the image formed by the developer in all cases acting as a resist against the etching-fluid. The image is preferably fixed after development. The etching is performed by any suitable medium, and is preferably assisted electrically. In this case the etching is either started with the plate as anode, and after a short time, when the action begins to slow down owing to the formation of a resistive coating on the plate, the direction of the current is reversed, and soon after the plate is taken out and wiped. After this, etching is continued with or without electrolysis to a suitable depth. It is stated that, with a plate etched in this manner, undercutting, and malformation of the dots forming a picture, are avoided. When the plate is curved or cylindrical, a film, stripped or otherwise, is preferably used for the negative.
Patent GB-190715043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Securing Fencing Wires to the Standards or Droppers of Wire-fencing.
Inventor: WEEDON JOHN FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-06-29
Granted: 1908-06-29
Abstract: 15,043. Weedon, J. F. June 29. Fencing.-Wires are secured to standards and droppers, after being strained, by forming the standards with two side hooks or clips b, Figs. 3 and 5, and one or more central, oppositely-directed stops d, upon or behind which the wire rests. In verticals of channel section, bayonet-slots e, Fig. 7, are formed in the flanges. In the modification shown in Figs. 9 and 10, horizontal and vertical slots e are provided in the standard, and the stop is formed by bending a part d inwards, the lower, inclined edge acting to look the wire. The clips b may be connected by a part b<1> shown in dotted lines. Two slots e may be provided and the stops d may be arranged vertically.
Patent GB-190715264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus or Machines for Cooling Moulding Cutting and Drying Soap and similar Materials.
Inventor: BAKER GEORGE SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-07-02
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 15,264. Baker, G. S. July 2. Moulding soap.-Relates to a machine for cooling, moulding, cutting, and drying soap and similar materials. Soap is fed from a boiler into a hopper 1, and passes through an adjustable opening 3 on to a cooling-drum 4 in the form of a film 5, which is removed by an adjustable scraper 7, folded by means of a folding-device 12, and passed to grooved or notched rollers 14, which extrude the material through an interchangeable mouthpiece 17<a> in the form of a bar 18. This bar is received upon an intermittently-moving belt 37, and is severed into cakes by a wire 33 ; the cakes 18<a> are separated by means of a faster-moving belt 62 and transferred to a transverse belt 65<a>, which conveys them through a drying-chamber. The apparatus may be single or duplex. A duplex arrangement is described. The bar 18 is supported between the nozzle 17<a> and cutting-table 32 by means of a belt 53 carried by rollers 54 mounted in sliding bearings, which are forced apart by a weight 58 suspended from toggle-links 57. Motion is imparted to a main shaft 19 which drives the drum 4 and rollers 14, 15 through suitable gearing. The belts 37, 62 are driven by means of pawl- and-ratchet mechanisms 41, 65, which are actuated by an eccentric 46 operated by cone gearing 47, 48 driven from the main shaft 19. A cam 36 driven from the cone 48 operates a lever 35 and cutting-frame 34 carrying the wire 33, which severs the bar 18 during the stoppage of the belt 37. The wire 33 severs the bar both during its ascent and descent. The separated cakes 18<a> are transferred to the belt 65<a> by means of a pusher 66<a>, Fig. 4, which is operated by levers 77, 76 driven from crank-disks 75 geared to shafts 81' which are driven from the shaft 69, Fig. I, carrying the cone 48, by means of intermediate gearing. The gearing between the shafts 81 and the disks 75 consists of a wheel 82 and a pinion 83, Fig. 3<a>, which are provided with teeth only over part of their peripheries and are so designed that the pusher 66<a> is operated after a predetermined number of cakes have accumulated. The bars received upon the conveyer 65<a> are carried through a drying-chamber 96 enclosed by air trunks 99, 98, hot air entering from the trunk 99 through openings 100 and passing through openings 101 to the trunk 98, from which it is exhausted through a flue 104. The conveyer 65<a> is preferably composed of interspaced wooden links 90.
Patent GB-190717563-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Band for Preventing Punctures in Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: HILL WILFRID
Filed: 1907-08-01
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 17,563. Hill, W., and Willts, J. P. Aug. 1. Woven fabrics. - To produce a finely - woven fabric, yarns of Egyptian cotton are given more than usual twist in the spinning by rotating the spindles of the spinning-mule for a short period during the pause of the carriage at the end of the stretch.
Patent GB-190720188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Saving Attachments for Railway, Tram and like Cars.
Inventor: GUMZ ALBERT EDUARD
Filed: 1907-09-10
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 20,188. Gumz, A. E. Sept. 10, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Wheel guards and obstruction-removers.-Relates to a car fender comprising a front guard 2, Fig. 1, a series of resilient fingers 3, and a carrying scoop 4, shown raised in Fig. 1. The front guard 2 is yieldingly supported from the platform of the car in brackets 5, and its central portion is connected to a bracket 7. When the guard meets an obstacle, a slide 8 is thrown rearwardly, whereby, by means of a lever 11, link 13, elbow crank 14, and rod 15, a retaining-hook 17 is released from locking- mechanism 9. This releases resilient fingers 3 from their locked position, and on the obstacle throwing the fingers rearwardly, a hook 23 supporting a scoop 4 is disengaged by means of an arm 20 and rod 22, and the scoop falls, aided by a spring 25. The scoop is raised by lifting a lever 28 until the hook 17 is again brought into engagement with the locking-mechanism 9, the motion being communicated through a link 29, L-shaped bar 31, arm 36, finger-supporting bar 19, and an arm 20. The apparatus can be used without the locking-mechanism being engaged with the hook 17, in which case the scoop is dropped as soon as an obstacle strikes the fingers.
Patent GB-190722366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Ships' Ventilators.
Inventor: LAWSON WILLIAM ROBERT
Filed: 1907-10-10
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 22,366. Lawson, W. R. Oct. 10. Ventilators; louvered and baffle-plate apparatus.- Ships' ventilators are provided with fixed louvers a carrying horizontal perforated plates b which arrest the passage of rain and sparks. In the turret type of ventilator shown in Fig. 4, the circular louvers a and the channel-section perforated plates bare riveted to angle-irons d which slide in the lower pipe c.
Patent GB-190724282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Handles for Bags, Trunks, and the like.
Inventor: WELLS SYDNEY CLARKE
Filed: 1907-11-02
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 24,282. Wells, S. C., [trading as Clarke & Co., S.]. Nov. 2. Bags.-A handle for bags, trunks, &c. is formed from leather pieces so shaped and arranged as to present no visible stitches and to expose no raw edges or ridges. A leather strip A, forming the top of the handle, embraces a core X of leather &c., and is sewn at a by its edges a' to another strip B of leather &c., of which the edges b extend above the stitching. At each end the strip A has widened parts a<3>, which completely embrace both the core X and the strip B, the edges a' being butted together and sewn. These ends are bent round downwards to form loops a<4>, the part a<3> of the strip A thus constituting both the inner and outer surfaces of the loop. These loops are stitched underneath the handle. Another strip (not shown), which may be of two thicknesses, is attached by means of glue &c. to form the bottom of the handle and to project above the edges b of the strip B, the edges being chamfered and stuck to the sides of the strip A.
Patent GB-190724655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Superheaters
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM
Filed: 1907-11-07
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 24,655. Schmidt, W. Nov. 7. Sliding valves.- In a steam superheater, a slide valve d in the header a controls the ports g &c. so that either superheated or wet steam may be supplied. A recess r is provided in the face of the valve, and the lip on the valve seating is narrowed in order to allow a small quantity of steam to enter the superheater when it is out of action.
Patent GB-190802027-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Clothes Presses.
Inventor: HOFFMAN ADON JULIUS
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 2027. Hoffman, A. J., and Palmer, T. de C. Jan. 29. Presses; stretchers, garment.-In a clothes press heated by steam, the face of the upper plate is perforated to allow the steam, preferably superheated, to impinge upon the garment under treatment which may be thus pressed, stretched, cleaned, sterilized, and dried, at one operation. The upper press-plate 12, mounted on levers 9 and operated by a treadle or by hand, is provided with a cavity 17, to which steam is admitted through a valved pipe 24 from a generator 25 or other source. The chamber 17 contains a baffle 23, and is closed by a perforated plate 18, which is covered with a wire fabric 20 and then with a canvas or other covering 21 clamped to the press-plate by a split metal band 22. The steam-pipe 24 is bent several times, and the convolutions are covered by a hood 26 and heated by a gas-burner, so that the steam is superheated before coming in contact with the garment. The plate 18 is concave in transverse section, so as to exert a stretching action upon the garment.
Patent GB-190805794-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Locking Hinge.
Inventor: HOGAN RICHARD
Filed: 1908-03-16
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 5794. Hogan, R. March 16. Hinges.-A locking hinge comprises an eyebolt B having a square aperture and an L-shaped piece A, the horizontal arm of which is partly square and partly circular. When the circular portion is in the eye, the members to which the parts are fixed are free to turn relatively to each other; but when the square part is in the eye, the members are locked against turning. The aperture of the eye-bolt and the coacting pin are made taper, and complete withdrawal is prevented by a stop or by fixing either of the pieces in a recess. The invention is described as applied to a folding seat, but is stated to be applicable to a variety of articles.
Patent GB-190809469-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Golf Balls.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1908-05-01
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 9469. Kempshall, E. May 1. Balls.-The surface of a golf ball is provided with a number of circular recesses c containing protuberances d. The recesses may be formed in projecting studs a, and the studs may merge into one another or be connected by strips b, as shown.
Patent GB-190813222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Suction Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: HALLIDAY FRANCIS FEATHERSTONE
Filed: 1908-06-22
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 13,222. Halliday, F. r., and Robinson, A. E. June 22.. Actuating valves and cocks.-In a vacuum cleaning-apparatus which is adapted to be utilized for fire extinction, valves a<3>, a<4>, in water pipes a<1>, a<5> are connected so that one is closed as the other is opened. The valves may be operated electrically ; thus, by operating electrical pushes b<2> contained in boxes with breakable glass fronts, a circuit through a solenoid b<4> is adapted to release the core b<5> from a weight b<6>, which thereupon operates the valves.
Patent GB-190822871-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Increasing the Grip of Bands or the like upon Pulleys
Inventor: TREWHELLA WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-10-27
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 22,871. Trewhella, W. Oct. 27. Gearing; capstans; winches.- For gripping a driving-belt or the like to a pulley, particularly applicable for use with capstans and winches, a centrally-pivoted lever 1, made preferably of two plates 2, bolted together, is provided at each end with a roller 4, 5, seated between the plates. The lever is located close to the periphery of the pulley 7, so that the tension of the belt tilts the lever and causes one of the pulleys 4, 5 to grip the belt to the pulley 7. In rope gearing, the rollers 4, 5 and pulley 7 are preferably grooved, while a central guiding-pulley 12 may be provided on the lever. The lever is pivoted on a radial arm 13, loosely mounted on the axle or boss of the pulley 7. This arm may be in the form of a yoke, embracing the pulley and passing through an eye 18 on the lever.
Patent GB-190824082-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheeled Chairs.
Inventor: SIGNORET GEORGES MARIE
Filed: 1908-11-10
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 24,082. Signoret, G. M. Nov. 12, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Chairs.-A chair is convertible into an invalid's carriage by operating levers c, which carry the axle of the wheels b and are pivoted at one end to the front legs of the chair, the other ends resting on stops or in guides on the back legs of the chair. In a modification, the handles a, wheels b, and levers c are carried by a frame from which the chair is removable. The Specification in the orignal form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also a form in which, in order to place the chair upon its wheels, the feet are drawn back by a rod ; this subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190901550-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of and Apparatus for Extracting Oil from Oleaginous Materials such as Seed.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
IPC: C11B1/10
Filed: 1909-01-21
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 1550. Justice, P. M., [Mills, J. E., and Battle, H. B.]. Jan. 21. Fatty oils, extracting by solvents. Oil is extracted by means of a solvent of greater specific gravity than the oilbearing material, according to a process in which the material is introduced into the extractor below the surface of the solvent so that it may rise to the surface and be removed therefrom, the solvent passing in the reverse direction. Carbon tetrachloride, tetrachlorethane, pentachlorethane, and perchlorethane are suitable for extracting cotton-seed oil by this process. The material is fed into the extractor 4 by a reciprocating plunger 3, and rises through the solvent at a rate which is regulated by rotating paddles 10. The solvent, preferably hot, is fed to the extractor by a spray pipe 26, passes down through the rising material, being cooled by a pipe 14 to prevent counter-currents, and passes away through a pivoted filter 15 and a settling-chamber 16 to a pump 17, which forces it to a still 18 in communication with a solvent-collecting tank 23. The screw 33, by which the exhausted material is removed from the extractor, acts also as a press, the liquid draining away through the perforated bottom 35, the action being aided by the admission of solvent vapour by a pipe 30. The compacted mass is broken up by a perforated septum 33<1> and revolving prongs 33". The material then falls into a drying-apparatus 38, which is provided with a steam-jacket 44, a conveyer 39 mounted on a hollow steam-heated shaft, a pipe 47 for sprinkling hot water on the material, and a pipe 47' for admitting live steam. The vapours of the solvent, being heavy, descend and are led by pipe 50 to a condenser 51. The vapours are prevented from passing away with the material by allowing the latter to become compacted at the part 61. Modifications of the screw device for removing the exhausted material are described. A separate settling and filtering chamber, or a filter-press, may be substituted for the arrangement at the base of the extractor.
Patent GB-190903914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Instruments for Massage and for Hygienic Treatment of the Skin.
Inventor: BAERTL FRANZ
IPC: A61H7/00
Filed: 1909-02-17
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 3914. Baertl, F. Feb. 18, 1908, [Convention date]. Flesh rubbers; cosmetics ; face and features, improving appearance of; hair, removing superfluous ; nail files; perfumery ; pumicestone.- Consists in providing a flesh-rubber a with a hardened layer b of a composition comprising a hard powder such as pumice-stone, a soluble adhesive such as fish-glue, and glycerine, vaseline, or other substance for softening the skin. Borax, aromatic oils, or cosmetics may be added. The handle a<1> of the instrument may be roughened so as to serve'as a nail file.
Patent GB-190906443-A (GB)
Title: An Improved High-potential Primary Battery.
Inventor: TUCKER WILLIAM SANSOME
IPC: H01M6/42
Filed: 1909-03-18
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 6443. Tucher, W. S. March 18. Arrangement; connexions. - A high-potential primary battery consists of a large number of small cells, each consisting of a strip 3, Fig. 3, of zinc or similar metal bent towards the lower end of a pencil of carbon or graphite 5, but insulated from it by wax 6 of high melting- point, so as to hold a drop of an electrolyte consisting of the chloride of an alkali or alkalineearth metal by capillary attraction. The upper end of each zinc is wired to the carbon of the next unit, and the junctions are melted into a wax table 2 held in a shallow tray 1. The units are arranged in rows, an insulated terminal 7, Fig. 4, mounted on one side of the tray 1 being connected to each row so that a set of fifty units can be placed in circuit by moving a wire 13 from one terminal 7 to the next. A plug-key serves to introduce twenty-five units 15 when placed in the gap 9; units 16 may be introduced singly by a contact 10 adapted to slide on conducting-rods 17 over brass studs 11 on an ebonite strip 12, one stud being connected to each unit 16.
Patent GB-190908328-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Closing Tin Cans and the like.
IPC: B65D51/18
Filed: 1909-04-06
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 8328. Clark, D., Tucker, E. J , and Scott & Co., A. G. April 6. Seaming; tube-expanders.-A can or the like is sealed hermetically below the lid b<1>, Fig. 1, by a piece c of thin metal having a flange c' resting on the rim b, to which the piece c is secured by means of a hand-tool, Figs. 4 and 5, adapted to expand the lower part of the piece c. The spindle g has, secured to its lower end, a disk k<2>, to which are pivoted at k<3> a number of plates k<1>, provided with pins k, which engage in clearance slots in the disk k<2> and in cam-slots j in a plate f. When the tool is placed in position and the spindle g is turned relatively to the plate f, the slots j cause the plates k<1> to turn outwards until they press against the piece c, Fig. 1. The tool is then rotated as a whole by the handle g, thus expanding the piece c.