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Patent GB-190500293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ship-logs.
Inventor: WALKER THOMAS FERDINAND
Filed: 1905-01-06
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 293. Walker, T. F., and Walker, T. S. Jan. 6. Logs.-Logs for yachts, launches, and similar vessels are provided with means to prevent injury due to the register case being submerged, to prevent the parts from being disconnected and lost on account of their small size and weight, and to avoid interference with the gear and tackle of the vessel. To allow the hands of the registering-mechanism to be set, the register casing is provided with a glazed cover 1 hinged at 2, Figs. 5 and 6, and held closed by a milled-headed screw 3 engaging a lug 9 and held on the cover by a screw-threaded washer 6. Fig. 16 shows the cover provided with an annular projection 10 entering the case, a water-tight joint being made by a resilient annulus 14. An angular annular projection may engage the rim 12 or an inlay of india-rubber composition, leather, or other resilient material on it. The casing a, Figs. 5 and 6, is attached to the log sling c by screws 15, 17. A train of wheels in the casing is operated by a worm on a spindle 48, carrying a cross-piece 47 arranged in the path of an eccentric pin 46 on a disk 45 connected to the rotator. A pointer o, mounted on the spindle of one of the intermediate wheels, indicates tenths of miles on a dial p, the main pointer r and dial s being arranged as shown. The spindle d, carrying the disk 45, rotates in ball or other antifriction bearings. The. register casing may be mounted in gimbals on the taffrail, as shown in Fig. 10, or it may be mounted clear of the taffrail as shown in Fig. 1, in which it is connected by a hook or the like h to a projecting arm or outrigger g. This arm is connected by headed studs and slots or other bayonet jointing to a dished plate f, Figs. 1 and 2, secured to the taffrail. The log sling c may be attached to the arm g by a spring snap hook, a screw hinged loop or half hook, or a stud n, Figs. 19 and 20, with a projecting spring tongue 36. To avoid lateral strains on the spindle d, the fly-wheel i, Fig. 1, is mounted on a separate spindle, which is connected by eyes and links to the spindle d and the log line k. The weights m, used to keep the rotator l under water, are made of double coned form and are clamped in adjusted position by screws engaging lateral holes and recesses at the opposite side of the longitudinal bore. The rotator l is connected to the log line in a similar way, a cross-bored hole being provided to enable the end of the log line to be seen when in proper position to be clamped to the log.
Patent GB-190509565-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Making and Breaking Electric Circuits.
Inventor: SMITH FRANK
Filed: 1905-05-06
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 9565. Smith, F. May 6. Switches.-An interrupter for an induction coil, especially for use with internal-combustion engines or explosion motors for motor cars, is made with radial contact-arms in an insulating-disk over which pass rotating contact-pieces. A make-andbreak device is also inserted in the secondary circuit. The casing a has a removable glazed or other front b, and carries an insulating-disk d through which the shaft c passes. For a fourcylinder engine, the disk d carries four contactarms e as shown, which are insulated from the shaft c but are in contact with each other through the hub f. An arm g with contacts g<1> is fixed to the shaft c. The primary circuit includes the wire 1, contacts e, g', g, and shaft c. As the shaft c rotates; the circuit is completed each time the contacts g' touch the arms e. Two contacts g<1> are preferable, in order to subdivide the spark at the contacts. One wire of the secondary circuit is connected to the movable brush h or pivot h<1>, the brush making contact with a metallic ring i fixed to an insulating-disk k on the shaft c. A larger insulating-ring l is secured to the casing a, and carries four fixed contacts m, each of which is connected to one sparking-plug, the other wire from the plug completing the secondary circuit. Part of the ring i is a metallic projection n, which touches or nearly touches the fixed contacts m, one at a time, when the shaft c rotates, so as to open or close the sparking-plug circuits. All the contacts are fixed to the shaft by the screw o, and the inner end of the contact-piece may have a slot to engage with a pin on the shaft c, while the disk d has a slot to pass over the pin. If desired, the contact arms e may make contact with the primary wire by frictional contact, and an insulating-disk s prevents the contact-piece g from touching the hub f of the contacts e. The wires 1, 2 may be taken through holes in the casing, and the holes packed with insulating- material. The sparking may be accelerated or retarded by revolving the casing a or the disk d. The disk may be moved by a pin projecting through a slot on the back of the casing. The Provisional Specification states that the casing may be made of cast aluminium.
Patent GB-190517667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rowlocks for Boats.
Inventor: LECKIE JOHN
Filed: 1905-09-01
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 17,667. Leckie, J. Sept. 1. Rowlocks. - A rowlock is supported in a. bracket 6 attached to the boat's gunwale, and is arranged to swing down below the level of the gunwale. The pin 4 of the rowlock passes through the eye 12 of a bolt 11, which is journaled in a bearing 10 on the gunwale. The lower end 5 of the pin 4 is enlarged and fits the eye 15. W h e n not in use, the pin 16 is withdrawn and the rowlock-is lifted and swung over about the bolt 11 as a pivot. The enlarged portion 5 prevents the rowlock from becoming detached. Instead of the pin 16, the rowlock may be secured in place by a .small stud pin passing through a slot in the eye 15, and preventing the rowlock from rising when turned into the working position.
Patent GB-190520455-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Laying Levers for Ordnance.
Filed: 1905-10-10
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 20,455. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Dec. 29, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Mountings ; ordnance, discharging by means external to breech mechanism.-The levers for controlling the elevating and traversing motors are combined in a single lever D, D<1> pivoted at b<2> to a rotable frame B which controls the traversing- motor through its sleeve b<1>. The elevating-motor is controlled by a rod C, connected to the lever by a link H. The handle G, which may carry the pistol grip K, is mounted on ball bearings J in a ring E, pivoted to the forked end D' of the lever. The parts D, D<1> of the lever may be separate and connected by a swivel joint.
Patent GB-190523395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Weaving Shuttles.
Inventor: SUMMA HANS
Filed: 1905-11-14
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 23,395. Summa, H. Nov. 15, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Loom shuttles.-The spindle is retained in the shuttle, so that it can yield upwards or downwards, by means of lateral embracing spring grippers 14, which are trough-shaped, and flared outwards at 15. The parts 12, 13, which may or may not be made integral with the grippers, form with the latter an insertion piece, which is placed on top of a metal plate 17 in a similarly-shaped cut-out portion in the shuttle body. This insertion-piece carries the binge-pin 16, and is clamped in position by a metal plate 18 and screws 19. The screw-hook 4, attached to the spindle head, has a slot 4<x> which serves to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of the spindle, and allows the latter to he ejected by contact with the warp threads when any accident occurs to displace its outer end. By raising the spindle as in Fig. 2, the ends of the gripper are forced apart and the spindle may be removed. The bow-shaped portion 13 of the insertion-piece prevents longitudinal displacement, and a filling- piece 22 may be inserted therein. A hole 21 enables the insertion-piece and plate 17 to be forced out by suitable means.
Patent GB-190526659-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Spraying Apparatus for Watering Roadways Sides and Roof in Coal Mines Tunnels and the like
Inventor: WILLIAMS JOHN
Filed: 1905-12-21
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 2 6 , 6 5 9. Williams, J., and Coles, W. Dec.21. Watering-carts.- A spray - producer having a rotating head C and flattened or perforated arms D is mounted on a journal A fixed to the tank of a watering-cart. The head C is driven from the road wheels of the vehicle. A hinged plate F is placed above the distributor to prevent the water from going upwards, if desired.
Patent GB-190603016-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Propellers and the like
Inventor: FOLA JOSE
Filed: 1906-02-07
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 3016. Fola, J. March 18, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Screw motors.-The surfaces of the blades of screw motors are generated by the rotation of the radius of a sphere simultaneously about two of its diameters. The blade so formed is attached to the shaft for a length equal to the diameter of the sphere or at its two ends when the middle portion of the blade is cut away. A screw motor is constructed having blades a, b, c, d, formed as above, and a second set of blades A, B, C, D surrounding the first set and of opposite hand, and mounted on sleeves so that the two sets may be rotated in opposite directions. Specifications No. 2584, A.D. 1861, and No. 89, A.D. 1864, [Abridgment Class Ships &c., Div. II.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190613152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: IONIDES ALEXANDER GEORGE
Filed: 1906-06-07
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 13,152. Ionides, A. G. June 7. Gas and like engines.-In order to prevent premature ignition in engines in which the heat of combustion is utilized to ignite the charge, the clearance is adjusted by mounting the crank-shaft F in eccentric bearings E<1>. The bearings are adjusted by a screw G and lever E'.
Patent GB-190619346-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Brake Levers to Secure Braking from either side of a Railway Wagon or other Vehicle
Inventor: GIBSON JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-08-30
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 19,346. Gibson, J. Aug. 30. Brakes.-A locking-device for the hand-lever of a railway-wagon brake can be operated from either side of the vehicle. A perforated bar b, secured to the hand-lever a, slides in a curved guide formed by two angle-irons c bolted to the wagon, and can be locked in any position by a guided spring- controlled bolt e connected by links g to a bent lever d. The lever d is mounted on a cross-shaft k, and the device is duplicated at the other side of the wagon. The hand-lever a works in a guide h.
Patent GB-190620948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Machines for Cloth
Inventor: BENDIEN ALBERT
Filed: 1906-09-21
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 20,948. Bendien, A. Sept. 21. Folding.-Relates to a machine for folding or plaiting cloth. Suspended from the ceiling of a room are two parallel rails carrying the grooved wheels 4 of a carriage, from which in turn are suspended two forked brackets 5 terminating in a pair of spring-mounted laying-rollers 6. The cloth is fed from a roller 8 mounted on the brackets, or from a folded piece 9 carried by the bush 10, and passes over the spindles 11, 12 and on to the rollers 6. The to-and-fro motion of the carriage may be imparted through the rope 13 by a screw driven alternately in opposite directions by change pulleys or other device. A reversing-rod 14 carrying adjustable stops 14 is suspended in hangers 15, the carriage carrying a forked bracket 16. As each fold is formed, it is secured to the table 7 by placing by hand flat rods 18 in each fold outside the pin 19. This operation may be effected by suitable mechanism.
Patent GB-190622242-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Removing Broken Corks from Interior of Bottles.
Inventor: JOHNSTON HENRY
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 22,242. Johnston, H. Oct. 9. Cork-drawers; cleaning bottles. - An apparatus for removing broken corks from the interiors of bottles comprises a number of spring wires a, operated by a hand lever e and working through a tube l. The wires are surrounded by a movable, spring -controlled ferrule j, which keeps them pressed together in their lowermost position and acts as a guide when the wires are inserted in a bottle. A cup k is screwed on to the upper end of the tube l to form a bearing for the bottle mouth. The lower ends of the wires pass through slots in the periphery of a flanged screw b, and are held fast by a ferrule c on a barrel d. The base of the apparatus is provided with a rod q to dislodge pieces of cork from the bottle neck. In a modification, the hand-lever is formed at both ends with slots adapted to be engaged by pins provided at the extremities of an horizontal yoke pivoted about a vertical axis. Only one pin and slot are in engagement at a time, so that either end of the lever may be used as a fulcrum.
Patent GB-190624191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Air Admission Regulating Devices for Furnaces and the like.
Inventor: RITSCHER JULIUS
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 24,191. Ritscher, J. Oct. 30. Air supply, regulating ; doors.-A door-controlled air-supply regulator for furnaces consists of slides f with apertures corresponding with apertures c in the furnace door, the slides being raised upon the opening of the door and then allowed to fall by gravity under the control of a rotating governor. The slides are connected by a cross-bar to a rack n, which engages, through a one-way clutch, with a train of wheels and is connected at the top by a chain &c. to a lever i upon the door. On opening the door, the lever i is held by a pawl k, and the slides f are therefore raised to the open position. The lever i is so situated that, as it continues to turn, its end approaches the axis of the door hinge, so that finally it frees itself from the pawl k. The slides f then slowly descend under the control of an adjustable flier o driven by the gear-wheels. The pawl k is mounted so as to allow the lever i to pass as the door is closed.
Patent GB-190624428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Washing of Linen
Inventor: BARTELT FRIEDRICH LUDWIG
Filed: 1906-11-01
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 24,428. Bartelt, F. L. Nov. 1. Washing-machines.-Relates to means for producing oxygenized air for use in washing-machines. The air is drawn through or over tubes or sheets of india-rubber, and the emergent gas, which is rich in oxygen, is forced into the liquid in the wasbing-machine. In the apparatus shown, an airpump f is arranged to be driven by a toothed wheel e on the shaft of a rotary washer, so that air is supplied only when the washer is working. The air-delivery pipe g of the pump extends upwards above the water-level, and is connected with pipes h extending in and along the bottom of the casing a of the machine. The inlet valve of the pump communicates with a box containing sheets of india-rubber, preferably not vulcanized, or tubular membranes.
Patent GB-190628255-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Increasing the Power of Internal Combustion Motors.
Inventor: RAVN CUNO VILHELM HARTVIG LOUI
Filed: 1906-12-11
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 28,255. Ravn, C. V. H. L. Oct. 22, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Gas or explosive-vapour engines.-The power of engines having a vaporizer d in communication with the cylinder a is increased by introducing into the cylinder during the suction-stroke an additional charge of liquid fuel with or without air, which does not come into contact with the hot walls of the vaporizer and does not explode, but burns in the oxygen remaining after the explosion of the ordinary charge which is admitted to the vaporizer. The supplementary fuel charge may be in a pulverized state ; it may be introduced into the passage j leading to the air-inlet valve, or through a special overload valve. Cylinder dimensions may be less for a given power if such supplementary fuel charge is used for normal full-load working.
Patent GB-190701458-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Speed Gears particularly adapted for use in Motor Vehicles
Inventor: WICKSTEED CHARLES
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 1458. Wicksteed, C. Jan. 19. Variable - speed and reversing gearing. - Relates to variable-speed and reversing gearing more particularly of the type described in Specification No. 10,389, A.D. 1906, and comprises operating and locking mechanism for the reversing-gear, and alterations in the arrangement of the controlling parts. The several clutches for the forward and reverse speeds are operated as described in the prior Specification by cranks on the shaft D, which is in the present invention arranged so as to be enclosed by an extension of the gear casing, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The shaft D is rotated by the hand-wheel B, Fig. 1, through bevel-gearing B<1>, D<2>. The reverse gear comprises an idle pinion G, carried in the end of a sliding plunger F and gearing with the wheels H, H<1>. The plunger F is moved up and down by means of an eccentric E<2>, working in a transversely sliding block E<3>, the eccentric being mounted on a shaft E operated by the separate handle C' and bevel-gear C', E'. The reverse is put into gear by turning the shaft D so as to engage the reverse clutch, and lowering the pinion G by means of the shaft E. The plunger F is locked in its highest or disengaged position by a stop I connected to an eccentric D' on the operating shaft D, except when the shaft is in the position for engaging the reverse clutch or the slow forward clutch.
Patent GB-190705677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Panels and the like for Constructive Purposes.
Inventor: JACQUOT ERNEST CHARLES EUGENE
Filed: 1907-03-08
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 5677. Jacquot, E. C. E. March 8. Boxes, materials for.-Panels particularly suitable for the manufacture of packing-cases &c. are made by cementing together sheets of wood, between which wire gauze has been placed. The sheets should be subjected to pressure during the cementing process.
Patent GB-190705856-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Construction for Pumps.
Inventor: ROWBOTHAM JOHN
Filed: 1907-03-11
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 5856. Rowbotham, J. March 11. Lift valves; seats.-To cause the rubber 4 of a pump valve to rotate when lifted, the water is directed upwards in an oblique direction by curved ribs 3. The upper edges of these ribs preferably extend up to or beyond the lower edges of the next. To facilitate the rotation, a roller or ball bearing is arranged between the upper spring plate 20 and the nut 12.
Patent GB-190708293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for the Manufacture or Production of Gas suitable for Heating and Illuminating Purposes.
Inventor: TULLY CORNELIUS BRITTIFFEE
Filed: 1907-04-09
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 8293. Tully, C. B. April, 9. Producers.-The blast, gas-escape, and stack valves, together with the blower and exhauster, of a water -gas-producer are operated separately by means of a single controlling-device. The blower a and exhauster b are driven by means of pulleys c, d, mounted on the contiguous ends of two axles a<1>, b<1>, and a belt shifter g, which is carried by a bar h, is moved by.means of a lever arm h<1> when an horizontal shaft i is partly rotated. This shaft, by means of a lever arm i<5>, a vertically movable rod n<2>, and a lever arm n', is also connected with, and partly rotates, a second shaft-n which actuates the valves. The blast valve j is preferably of the sluice-valve type and is connected to the shaft n by means of a sliding joint, comprising two rods p, p<1>, and a lever arm o. When the belt f is moved over the pulley c to operate the blower, the lever arm o is raised and the blast valve opened ; a chain r and pivoted lever q may be arranged to raise the valve initially. The gas-escape valve k is similarly and correspondingly operated by means of a lever arm o<1> on the other side of the shaft. The stack valve m is preferably of the hinged-flap type and is operated by another lever arm connected by a vertical rod s with a bell-crank lever m and rod m<1>; this valve may be operated independently of the shaft n. A relief valve u may be provided between the blower and the blast valve, in order to prevent the formation of explosive mixtures in the blast pipe, and is operated from the lever arm o so as to remain open until just after the blower has been set in action. A hand valve w supplies air when both blower and exhauster are inactive.
Patent GB-190714610-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Surface Measuring Machines.
Inventor: O'DONNELL JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-25
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 14,610. O'Donnell, J. W. June 25. Calculating - apparatus. - In apparatus for measuring irregular areas, such as the surfaces of skins, of the type in which the skin passes between a feed-roller a and a number of close-set co-axial measuring-wheels b and in so doing brings a pinion e upon each wheel into engagement with the corresponding segments f from which the totalizer is actuated, the parts are so arranged that the raising of the wheel by the skin does not cause a downward displacement of the segment. Each measuring-wheel is carried by a lever c pivoted on a rod d and is almost counterbalanced by the adjustable weight 3 ; similarly the segment-carrying arms h are mounted upon a rod j and have counterbalances 4 which are insufficient to keep the arms from resting against a stop 5. This stop is so placed that a very slight upward movement of a measuring-wheel is necessary to bring its pinion and segment into gear ; additional movement is accommodated by upward movement of the segment. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 13,296, A.D. 1885, No. 18,411, A.D. 1904, and No. 23,505, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190720991-A (GB)
Title: Fastener for Doors & Windows
Inventor: MARRIOTT PERCY HOLT
Filed: 1907-09-21
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 20,991. Marriott, P. H., and Richmond, J. C. Sept. 21. Door and window fastenings. - A fastening for doors or windows c o nsists of a wedge-shaped screw A fitting into a split nut. As applied to a door one half B of the nut is attached to the edge of the door, and the other half C to a corresponding part of the door frame. To prevent loss of the screw, it is attached to the door frame by a chain D.
Patent GB-190722197-A (GB)
Title: Safety Appliance for Air Brakes.
Inventor: WINKS WALTER HAMOLTON
Filed: 1907-10-08
Granted: 1908-02-20
Abstract: 22,197. Winks, W. H. Oct. 24, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Stopping engines and trains.-The fluid-rressure brakes of locomotives and railway cars are applied automatically when the line is not clear by a tappet M, Fig. 1, placed between the rails, which forces back a plunger C placed in a casing A on the front of the engine and breaks a frangible disk E, Fig. 2, permitting air to escape from the train-pipe H. The plunger is normally held against a seat a by a spring D, and the disk E is secured in position by a collar F and a cap G. The cap is secured by a pivoted bail K provided with a screw k the inner end of which fits into a socket g' in the cap. The tappet M, Fig. 1, is loosely mounted on a transverse shaft K<2>, connected with the means for operating the signals or the points, and carrying a notched disk L. A spring-pressed pin m' engages with the notch l in the disk and holds the tappet upright; when the tappet is struck by the plunger C, however, the pin slips over the notch and prevents injury to the tappet. When the shaft K' is rotated by the movement of the points or signal to allow the train to proceed, the notch l engages with the pin m<2> ; the tappet is raised again into an upright position when the points or signals are moved to close the line.