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Patent GB-190814533-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Utilizing Water-falls, or the like for Power Purposes.
Inventor: BLAUEL CARL OTTO
IPC: F03B13/00
Filed: 1908-07-08
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 14,533. Blauel, C. O. July 8. Hydraulic machines; tidal energy, utilizing.-Apparatus for utilizing a head of water, either in a water course or as a tide, comprises a receptacle containing air, arranged between the different water levels, into which the water is alternately admitted and discharged for the purpose of alternately compressing and exhausting the air. The receptacle B is furnished with two doors a, b on the high and low level sides respectively. The door a is closed when the door b is opened, and vice versa. If the door a is open, the water flows into the receptacle and compresses the air therein, which passes through the pipe c and valve d to the turbine &c. t. As the water level rises, the float s causes the reversal of the valve g and the closing of the door a, and the door b is similarly opened automatically, so that, as the water level falls, a suctional effect is set up in the discharge pipe g of the turbine &c. The valve e in the pipe h is operated in a similar manner to the valve d, and in one case allows the escape of the actuating-fluid from the turbine &c. and in the other case allows the atmospheric pressure to act on the turbine &c. A number of receptacles may be arranged so that as the water enters the one it flows out of the other.
Patent GB-190815567-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Nipples for Baby Soothers and Pacifiers and the like.
Inventor: SCHUTZE FREDERICK
Filed: 1908-07-22
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 15,567. Schutze, F., [trading as Schutze & Co., F.]. July 22. Teething pads, rings, and the like.-A dummy teat is made of preferably transparent rubber filledwith a mixture of about 14 parts of glycerine and 1 part of gelatine, or any other gelatinous material that is not detrimental to the rubber. The open end is plugged, and the teat secured to a shield and holder.
Patent GB-190823189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for the Separation of Solid Material from Liquids.
Filed: 1908-10-30
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 23,189. Wilfley Mining Machinery Co., and Roudebush, F. L. Oct. 30. Suction filters.-A perforated drum a covered with filtering-material rotates on bearings on the side of a tank f, containing slimes in which it is partly immersed. A partial vacuum is produced in the interior so that the solids collect on the periphery. They pass under water sprays q<1> and are finally removed by a scraper p so situated that the filtering-medium is not exposed to the air. A stirrer s<2> is actuated by eccentric and crank mechanism. To regulate the supply of slimes a float valve t<1> is fitted in the mouth of the supply pipe t'. The spray-water falls on flexible aprons q<2> which press upon the residue and displace any remaining liquid which passes to the interior.
Patent GB-190826342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Acetylene Generators.
Inventor: WHISTON WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-12-05
Granted: 1909-12-06
Abstract: 26,342. Whiston, W. Dec. 5. Acetylene. -In an acetylene generator of the type having an annular water chamber a, fitted centrally with a detachable carbide container j, water passes through a valve controlled aperture f to a perforated tube m holding the parts of the container together, the generated gas passing out through apertures l, a filter k and a tube s. The cover t is secured in position by a bayonet-joint and has a screwed boss engaging a nut u, which acts through a shoulder v to force a flange on the filter against a washer x so as to make a gas-tight joint. A spring p prevents rattling. The Provisional Specification also describes a generator with a combined filter andcarbide-holder ; excessive generation of gas forcing the water out of the container into the space between the container and the water vessel.
Patent GB-190828375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fluid Pressure Turbines.
Inventor: PARSONS CHARLES ALGERNON
Filed: 1908-12-29
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 28,375. Parsons, C. A. Dec. 29. Elastic-fluid turbines.-In multi-stage turbines of the partial-admission type, in which the pressure energy of the working fluid is transformed into kinetic energy by small amounts at a time in the guide blades only, the segments of guide blades a are terminated by short end-blockings b. A sufficient number of stages is provided to ensure that the drop in pressure in each stage shall be small. The turbines described in Specification No. 28,047, A.D. 1907, and those described in Specification No. 17,872, A.D. 1908, in connexion with Figs. 1-7 of that Specification, are modified according to this invention by substituting for the blading of the Parsons' type, blading of the impulse type, in which no drop in pressure occurs as the steam is deflected by them. These turbines may be grouped with lowpressure annular-admission Parsons' turbines for marine purposes.
Patent GB-190903280-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Guards for Electric Tram Cars and the like Vehicles.
Inventor: JOHNSON HORACE WILLIAM
IPC: B61F19/10
Filed: 1909-02-10
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 3280. Johnson, H. W., and Brown, W. Steele-. Feb. 10. Obstruction-removers.-A life-guard for tramcars and like vehicles comprises a scoop, covered in at the back and top and carried by supports secured to the axle-boxes, and gate-operated actuating-mechanism. The scoop a is curved at the back, and is carried by the supports d fixed to the axle-boxes e. The parts a, b, c of the scoop are covered in with wire netting, laths, or perforated sheet metal. The scoop is lowered, when the gate f, pivoted to the supports d, is pressed back, through a link g and lever h, the lever h being pivoted to the car and connected to the scoop by a link l. The scoop is pressed down by a spring i, and may be locked down by means of a magnet k which attracts the link h or rod g. A lever or pedal may be provided to raise the scoop.
Patent GB-190904678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Watering Cans.
Inventor: HAWS ARTHUR EDWARD
IPC: A01G25/14
Filed: 1909-02-25
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 4678. Haws, A. E. Feb. 25. Watering-cans are provided with one or more detachable perforated slides or plates 9, each of which is adapted to fit over the inlet orifice of the spout so that the size of the spray issuing from the rose 5 may be varied. The plate 9 may be formed from sheet metal, or may be formed of a plate with a hole 11 crossed by suitable wires slightly curved towards the inside of the can ; or a piece of wire-gauze may be used. The slides may be of different gauge.
Patent GB-190905705-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Protecting a Watch or the like carried upon a Chain or the like from Theft.
Inventor: LEECH ALFRED
IPC: A44C19/00
Filed: 1909-03-09
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 5705. Leech, A. March 9. Watch-chain fittings.-A device for securing a watch or the like upon a chain &c. consists of a tubular sleeve formed in two parts a, a', hinged together so that they may enclose and be fastened upon the swivel. The bow of the watch is placed in the recess b, and hooked on to the swivel after the chain has been passed through the piece d. The part a is then folded over the swivel and the device is held in the closed position by the splitring e, Fig. 3. A loop c secured to the part a is adapted to engage with the swivel.
Patent GB-190906566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Control of Electric Motors.
IPC: H02H7/093
Filed: 1909-03-18
Granted: 1910-03-18
Abstract: 6566. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. March 18, 1908, [Convention date]. [Addition to 22,481/07, Class 38, Electricity, Regulating &c.]. Electric equipment.-The starting speed of a motor under varying loads is limited by a potential solenoid d, Fig. 1, across the armature brushes, acting in opposition to a current solenoid b, which is in parallel with a brake so'enoid or a part of the starting-resistance. A part r<2> of the resistance is shown as used, and at starting, provided the section r<2> is in the armature circuit, an excessive speed causes the switch s to drop and throw the resistance r<1> into the armature circuit. The essential feature of the invention lies in that the current solenoid instead of being energized from the line, as described in the parent Specification, is in parallel with any part of the circuit in which there is a potential drop. The circuit of the coil d may be made through an auxiliary switch on the switch s, the coil being de-energized when the switch s falls. As shown in Fig. 3, the coil b is shunted across a portion of one of the brake-magnet coils o<1>, this coil being in circuit only in the first staiting-position of the controller. As shown in dotted lines, a short circuit about two resistance steps r<1>, r<2>, instead of about one only may be opened by the switch s. In a modified arrangement, the circuit of the current coil b is broken by a centrifugal switch or by a relay k, Fig. 5, the coil of which is placed directly across the armature, and may have its circuit broken by an auxiliary switch g on the switch s. In addition to merely throwing the resistance r<1> into the armature circuit, the switch s may place a resistance in parallel with the armature.
Patent GB-190909200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locking Motions for Revolving Flat Carding Engine Doors.
Inventor: HOLT ALEXANDER
IPC: D01G31/00
Filed: 1909-04-19
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 9200. Holt, A., and Andrew, T. April 19. Guards, controlling.-In a locking-device for the stripping-door of a carding-machine, a starwheel g is arranged to rotate with the shaft of the cylinder, and to be capable of a slight independent rotary motion when the shaft has ceased rotating. A bar d is connected to the door-arm e, and is supported by a stud c engaging a slot b in a bracket a, which slot comprises two portions at right-angles. When the cylinder has ceased rotating, and the starwheel g has been turned out of the way, the bar d can be lifted, to move the stud c along the vertical portion of the slot, and then slid forward to open the door. An arm h, preferably mounted at one end on the stud c, operates a pivoted obstruction j, as the bar d is slid forward, to prevent the return movement of the belt fork to place the belt on the fast pulley again.
Patent GB-190911519-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Preventing Down Draughts in Chimneys and Ventilator Shafts.
Inventor: CORREGAN HOWARD
IPC: F23L17/02
Filed: 1909-05-15
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 11,519. Corregan, H. May 15. Chimney and ventilating-shaft tops.-Relates to tops having upstanding shields round part of the top edges, and comprises constructions of, and means for fixing, such shields. The shield may have a transversely slit metal band at the bottom, surrounding the shaft and tied to it by a wire. As shown in Fig. 2, a short corrugated shaft 8 has a flange 7 and one side 9 upstanding above it to form the shield, the shaft 8 fitting within the top of a chimney. The shaft 8 may be replaced by angular-shaped legs engaging the interior surface of the chimney. The shield may be supported by stays 10 and uprights 11, as shown in Fig. 4, forming a top with a series of apertures extending partly round it, the imperforate part forming the shield. A construction similar to that shown in Fig. 4 may be carried out in brickwork.
Patent GB-190916085-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toys.
Inventor: OLSON WALTER SIDNEY
IPC: A63H13/00
Filed: 1909-07-09
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 16,085. Olson, W. S. July 9. Mechanical toys. - Relates to a toy of the kind in which the flying movements of a bird are represented. A hollow body 10, to which are pivoted wings 18, 19, contains a shaft 12 bearing two cranks 13, 14 for actuating the wings, two coil springs 15, and a drum 24. A cord 25 fixed at 29 winds round the drum 24, and a second cord 31 is attached to the front of the bird. The invention consists in connecting the wings and the cranks by means of rods 22, 23. By pulling on the cord 31, the bird is drawn forwards and the wings are actuated at the same time; when the pull is relaxed, the springs 15 draw the bird back to its original position.
Patent GB-190917392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elastic Wheels.
Inventor: HANKOCZY JENO
IPC: B60B9/00
Filed: 1909-07-26
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 17,392. Hank¾czy, J. July 26. Spring wheels with continuous outer rigid ring and helical springs. -Jointed parallelograms 2 are connected at their acute angles to the spoke ring 1 and the axle-box 3, and all the obtuse angles are connected by helical springs 4. The arms 5 of star-shaped frames, arranged at each side, are connected to the ring 1, and the central rings 5<1> thereof are guided against flanges 6 on the axlebox. A cover 7 encloses the mechanism.
Patent GB-190918427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Hair Brushes.
Inventor: AITKEN ALEXANDER
IPC: A46B13/02
Filed: 1909-08-10
Granted: 1910-08-10
Abstract: 18,427. Aitken, A. Aug. 10. Hair-brushing apparatus.-Relates to the brake mechanism of clock-work rotary brushes, and consists in the provision of a centrifugal governor. The weights 13 operate the slidablymounted sleeve 15, which is engaged by the friction piece 16 controlled by the push-piece 18. The Provisional Specification also describes means for reversing the direction of rotation of the brush.
Patent GB-190924616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to a Telephone Exchange System.
Inventor: CLEMENT EDWARD EDMUND
Filed: 1908-12-14
Granted: 1909-12-14
Abstract: 24,616. Clement, E. E. Dec. 14, 1908. Drawings to Specification. Automatic and semi-automatic exchange systems; party line systems.-Relates to a relay selector which may be used (1) in automatic or semiautomatic exchange systems having party-lines for connecting one or other of four ringing-generators to the called line ; (2) for interconnecting telephone lines in a purely automatic exchange ; and (3) for selecting stations on a party-line, a pair of relays being placed at each station. As applied to the first purpose, the selector comprises a number of relays arranged in pairs, with circuit connexions such that the relays are actuated in succession by single current impulses, each relay partly controlling the circuits of those that precede and follow it. The subject-matter is substantially identical with the corresponding part of Specification 27,139/08.
Patent GB-190930214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Nut and Screw Gear.
Inventor: PIERCY ROBERT ALYWN ARNOLD STE
IPC: F16H25/22
Filed: 1909-12-24
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 30,214. Piercy, R. A. A. S. Dec. 24. Screw-and-nut mechanism.-Relates to screw- and-nut gearing of the class employing antifriction balls &c. between the nut and the screw, and in which a finger on the nut projects into the ball-race on the screw to direct the balls into a circulation passage. According to this invention, the finger is separately formed, and is attached to or built up with the nut &c. The screw d, Figs. 6 and 12, and the nut c are formed with helical races a in which the balls e run. Separate exterior return-tubes g keep the balls e circulating. A finger h, Fig. 6, fastened to the nut c by a screw h<1>, projects into the race a on the screw d and deflects the balls e into a tangential aperture f in the nut c, which leads to the tube g. Plates i, Fig. 12, secured to the nut c finish off the races a. The balls e may be connected by a chain l, Fig. 28.
Patent GB-191001086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fixing Pulleys to Cam Shafts.
Inventor: GILMOUR DAVID
IPC: F16D1/08
Filed: 1910-01-15
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 1086. Gilmour, D. Jan. 15. Securing pulleys on s h a f t s . - A pulley 2 is secured on a conical seat 4 on a cam-shaft by a nut 7 and key 5.
Patent GB-191001185-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Jigging Screens.
Inventor: WITHERS WILLIAM
IPC: B07B1/30
Filed: 1910-01-17
Granted: 1911-01-17
Abstract: 1185. Withers, W., and Mehr, J. M. de M. Ver-. Jan. 17. Reciprocating or oscillating sieves.-A screen f for sifting gravel &c. is mounted upon resilient supports g, g<1> so that it may be oscillated or jigged by hand and receive a sudden shock at the end of each forward and backward movement. Inclined plates or baffles i, i<1> direct the screenings into wagons m, and may have pins on their edges to engage with an apertured bar j so that their inclination can be adjusted. The plate l at the discharge end of the screen may also be adjustable. The supports g, g<1> are secured at their lower ends to the base of a frame comprising sills a with uprights b, which are connected by a bar c and by stays d to the sills a. The screen may be attached to the rods g, g<1> by winged nut and slot connexions to allow its inclination to be adjusted. The screen is pushed against the bar c and drawn back so that the rods g strike against a bar e connecting the stays d. A plate or baffle o may be secured to the screen to ensure that the material is fed into the screen at the upper end p. The frame may be mounted upon wheels.
Patent GB-191003756-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Contrivance for Facilitating the Recording of Telephone Calls.
Inventor: CHISHOLM-ELLAMS FRED
IPC: H04M1/57
Filed: 1910-02-15
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 3756. Ellams, F. Chisholm-. Feb. 15. Memorandum appliances. - A device for recording telephone calls or telegrams consists of a casing enclosing a pair of paper rolls mounted in separate halves of the casing at right-angles. The paper band e from one of the rolls passes under suitably labelled apertures in a coverplate c for recording certain definite information (Date, Tel. No., &c.). An additional aperture is provided for writing notes on the band h from the other roll. The band e is wound on to a roller for retaining the record. The band h may be perforated for tearing off, or may be wound on to a roller.
Patent GB-191007327-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Concrete or like Mixers.
Inventor: REED MATTHEW HOWARD
IPC: B28C5/20
Filed: 1910-03-23
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 7327. Reed, M. H. March 23. Moving - container apparatus; discharging- appliances.-Relates to rotary concrete and like mixers of the type in which the materials are fed into the drum over a low annular flange at the receiving end and passed into the drum by blades, and to discharging-devices for the same. Near to the receiving-end of the drum is a partition 7, through openings 9 in which materials fed into the drum over the flange 3 are lifted by blades 10. Other blades 11 prevent materials from passing back from the drum through the openings 9. The materials are mixed by blades 12, 13 and discharged by the shoot 14. The shoot 14 is provided with a hinged cover 15 operated by a spindle 16 passing through the drum and provided with handles at each end. A spring 19 is arranged so as to hold the cover 15 either fully open or close shut. A modification is described in which the partition 7 is dispensed with and the blades 10, 11 united and modified accordingly. In a second modification, shown in Fig. 10, the end of the drum is surrounded by an annular pocket 31, out of which the materials are lifted by the blades 10<b>, thus allowing the drum to be fed at a lower level.
Patent GB-191009857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Propellers for Maritime and River Navigation.
Inventor: ICRE BAPTISTE
IPC: B63H1/08
Filed: 1910-04-22
Granted: 1910-12-15
Abstract: 9857. Icre, B. April 22. Paddle - wheels. - Relates to propellers of the kind comprising a series of radial journaled blades located at the end of a hollow rotating shaft, and feathered during the rotation of the shaft by means of rods connecting the inner ends of the blade spindles with levers fitted with rollers running along a cam-groove formed in an adjustable cylinder &c. surrounding the p r o - peller shaft. The blades B, Fig. 1, of which there are six, each operating during one-sixth of a revolution, are provided with stems of increased width towards the parts adjacent to the journaled ends, the edges being sharp to reduce resistance when the blades are feathered. The circumferential portion K<1> of the lower end of the hollow shaft A is of triangular section. The rollers on the levers of the feathering-mechanism run in camgrooves formed in members S, each of which may be caused to slide vertically between guides by means of a lever Z, in order to adjust the direction of thrust of the propeller blades. Pivoted connecting-pieces are arranged between the members 5. In the construction shown in Fig. 8, the propeller is mounted around a central shaft a<1>, and can be moved bodily into a cavity a in the side of the ship by means of screw-and-nut mechanism h, i, k. The cavity a can then be closed by a sliding door d and pumped out in order to facilitate repairs &c. In a modification, the propeller is arranged beneath the hull of a vessel, and can be moved vertically into a recess therein.
Patent GB-191010688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F01L13/00
Filed: 1910-04-30
Granted: 1911-05-01
Abstract: 10,688. Vickers, Sons, & Maxim, and McKechnie, J. April 30. Drawings to Specification. Regulating delivery by opening suction valves. -In a four-stroke-cycle engine using heavy oil and adapted to be started by compressed air a hand-lever for throwing the fuel-spray valve out of action at starting also brings a cam into position for holding open the suction valve of the oil pump. The suction valve of each oilpump is worked by a stepped cam which may be adjusted axially by hand or by a governor so as to vary the time during which the valve remains open. In a modification, the cam-bowl. is axially adjustable, and is adapted to be clamped in any desired position.
Patent GB-191018676-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Wrapping Packages.
Inventor: FELMLEE JOHN HART
IPC: B65B11/12
Filed: 1910-08-08
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 18,676. Felmlee, J. H., and Felumlee, E. Aug. 8. Packeting by wrapping - up.- Articles are wrapped up to form square-angled packets by pushing them one by one by a plunger A, Fig. 19, upon a severed wrapper B resting over the mouth of a well, folding one top flap by an horizontal blade 86, Fig. 20, folding the other top flap by a second horizontal blade 75, Fig. 21, folding down the top flaps at the ends by blades 160, Fig. 22, next folding the side flaps by blades 131, 136, Fig. 23, and lastly forcing the package down the spring sides 175, Fig. 24, of the well to fold up the last flap D, Figs. 23 and 24. The wrapper is cut from a strip by a knife 18, Fig. 13, guided by pins 21 moving in straight and curved slots 22, 23, so that the knife has a slicing cut. The knife is drawn down by a bar 25, levers, and a cam on the shaft 8. During the cutting, the feed is stopped by pressing-down the lower feed-rolls 10 by means of adjustable pieces on the rim of two disks fixed to the shaft 8. The plunger A, Fig. 19, and 183, Fig. 4, is forced down by a cam 189 acting on the lever 182. The packets pass down the hopper 50 to the plate 52, the front of which forms a plunger 53 for pushing them off the platform 57, from which they first fall on to the plate 72 fixed to the parts 52, 53, and then into the well 49. The first folding-blade 86 and the second folding - blade 75, fixed to the parts 52, 53, 72, are both worked by levers and cams on the shaft 8. The folding-blades 160 are carried by vertical slides worked by bellcrank levers, an horizontal slide, and a cam on the shaft 8. Fig. 17 shows the mechanism for working the two pairs of side blades 131, 136, Figs. 4 and 23. The blades are fixed to levers actuated by cam-grooves in a disk 122 oscillated by a link 116, Figs. 4 and 17, arm 112, rock-shaft 114, and crank-actuated arm 200. The arm 112 also works the slide 105, Figs. 17 and 4, connected by a hinge to the spring ejecting-plunger 167, slotted for the arms of the spring table 168. The walls 176 of the well are made elastic like the walls 175.