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Patent GB-190713189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hoisting Buckets
Inventor: CHASE CLARK
Filed: 1907-06-06
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 13,189. Chase, C. June 6. Grabs. - A load carrier provided with hinged doors is constructed and arranged so that the action of suspending or detaching it from an overhead support causes the weight of the carrier to tend to open and close the doors respectively. Fig. 1 shows the complete load carrier, and Fig. 4 the details of the upper portion of the actuating- mechanism. The hinged doors are connected by links 86 to a rod 82 passing through guides on the bucket, and fixed at the upper end to a suspending- frame carrying inclined guides 80, a cross-bar 37, and a pulley 81. The hoisting-rope passes from the pulley 210 around the pulleys 87, 81 to a second pulley 87 on the bucket, and thence to a fixed point 122. During the loading operation, the bucket is suspended by the bar 37 from the hook 121 of a fixed support, overhead carrier, or other loading- appliance. In this position, and during the lowering operation, projections 89 on springs 88 engage the top side of the member 83 on the bucket, and maintain the pulley 81, shaft 82, and the suspending- frame in the raised position shown. To open the doors, the cam-lever 90 is rotated to release the springs 88 ; the shaft 82 and the suspending-frame are then forced down relatively to the bucket by the weight of the loaded bucket, thereby opening the doors. The doors remain open until the apparatus is suspended again from the hook 121 and the hoisting-rope is slackened, the weight of the bucket then causes it to fall relatively to the suspending- frame until the doors are closed and the springs re-engage the bucket.
Patent GB-190715844-A (GB)
Title: Improved Loom Apparatus for use in the Production of Leno Fabrics.
Inventor: KING JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-07-10
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 15,844. King, J. July 10. Loom shedding- motions; shuttleraces; warp tension, regulating; jacquards.-In order to produce l e n o fabrics in w h i c h a number of warp threads 21, Fig. 8, are crossed over adjoining threads, while other parts may be plain weave or simple leno, the crossing threads are raised somewhat higher than the remaining warp threads and are crossed over them by pendent pointed needles c, Fig. 6. Cords v are passed through the needle eyes 18, and are connected to needle-supporting-levers d and to rubber &c. springs w hooked to a bar 19, Fig. 4. The levers d are pivoted on a bar e carried by rods 3 fixed to a cross-bar 6 and guided in rackets 4, 5 on the lay-sword, and are vertically reciprocated by springs and levers g connected to cords, These cords are also connected to the usual warp-slackening bar, and are actuated by the dobby or other shedding-mechanism. The levers d are pressed by adjustable rubber &c. springs u against projections 15 on a cross-bar 16, and are furnished with camsurfaces t, so that, as they move up and down, the needles c are crossed over an adjacent group of warp threads. Strings x, Figs. 4 and 6, fixed in pairs to each of the projections 15, are passed respectively in front of and behind the corresponding needles c, and are connected to rubber &c. springs y hooked to the bar 19 ; they act on the adjacent warp threads so as to provide spaces or openings for the needles c. The front string x also carries forwards or beats up the last shot of weft, and prevents it from remaining in the path of motion of the needles c. The bar 19 may be fixed to the rods 3, or may slide thereon and be supported by springs 30, Fig. 11, on the bracket 5. A catch 31, pivoted on a bracket 32 fixed to the crossbar 6, is hooked by spring action to the bar 19. This bar descends with the rods 3 &c. until a certain point during the beat-up, when an abutment 35 acts on the lateral projection 34 on the hook, which is thereby disengaged from the bar 19. The tension on the cords x is thus relieved. The reed is set back somewhat, and a guide for the shuttles is provided for by pins q, Fig. 4. on a bar r, which is linked to a lever pivoted on the lay-sword, this lever being linked to a fixed bracket, so that the pins are withdrawn from the race as the lay 'beats up. When weaving fancy patterns requiring a jacquard, the crossing warps may be held in their raised position during the required number of picks by metal loops 25, Fig. 10, on a shaft or bar 24 connected by lever mechanism to a lever 26, which is operated by two or more needles of the jacquard, half of which are connected to one end of the lever and the other half to the other end, so that the shaft 24 is raised whichever needle or needles are operated. The needles c may operate from below, if desired, and several series may be employed.
Patent GB-190718675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Resilient Tyres other than Pneumatic
Inventor: COSBY ERIC LEOPOLD HUGO
Filed: 1907-08-19
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 18,675. Cosby, E. L. H. Aug. 19. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-In tyres of the kind in which sections of hard and soft indiarubber are arranged alternately and obliquely to the radius, the soft sections b, Figs. 1 and 2, are formed integral with a circumferential wall or walls b<1>. In modifications, the sections bare set obliquely across the rim also, they may be curved cylindrically about axes transverse to the rim, or they may with the wall b<1> form a herring bone pattern. The sections may be strung together on wires or vulcanized, and fitted in a rim with a detachable flange. In the form shown in Fig. 12, the sections are in the form of obliquely-set cylinders secured at their bases by casting composition around. They may be vulcanized afterwards, and are held between detachable side flanges.
Patent GB-190720522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mutes for Stringed Instruments for the Viol Class.
Inventor: WERTHEIM SIEGFRIED LEON
Filed: 1907-09-14
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 20,522. Wertheim, S. L., and Hern, M. B. Sept. 14. Violins ; violoncellos ; violas.-In a mute for use with violins, violas, violoncellos, and like instruments, the legs which come in contact with the bridge are formed of wood, and some pairs of legs may be made shorter than others. As shown in Fig. 4, the middle pair of legs h is made shorter than the other pairs a, b, so that the mute can be fixed in such a manner that either two or three pairs grip the bridge of the instrument. The wooden legs a, bare connected to metal plates c by riveting, the plates having side lugs d through which a pivot pin e is passed and also manipulating- lugs f. In the form shown, coiled springs g around the pivot pin force the wooden legs together ; but in modifications, the springs are arranged between the manipulating-lugs f, a blade spring being used in some cases. Other materials than metal and wood may be used for making the mute.
Patent GB-190721961-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in or relating to "Mechanical Roasting-furnace".
Inventor: ZELEWSKI ROMAN VON
Filed: 1907-10-04
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 21,961. Zelewski, R. von. Oct. 13, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Roasting-furnaces; charges, agitating. - In an ore-roasting furnace of the Herreshoff type, the apparatus for transporting and stirring the ore is arranged so that the ore in the "finish roasting " chamber can be stirred independently of the ore in the other roasting-chambers. As shown in Fig. 1, the ordinary vertical rabble shaft b is surrounded in the "finish roasting" chamber by a sleeve c carrying the stirring-arms a and driven by separate driving-gear. The teeth d on the arms a may be so shaped that they stir the ore when rotated in one direction, and discharge it when rotated in the other.
Patent GB-190726254-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball Bearings especially suitable for Bogie or Sub-trucks of Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: WALKER FRED LIGHTFOOT
Filed: 1907-11-27
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 26,254. Walker, F. L. Nov. 27. Axle - trucks or under carriages.- A ball - bearing for bogies or subtrucks of railway and tramway vehicles &c. comprises a n endless groove a' formed in a plate a fixed to the underside of the vehicle, and in a slotted cover-plate c. A bearing-plate d, fixed on the bogie or sub-truck, engages the balls b which project through the slot c', but does not come into contact with the cover-plate c. Strips a<3>, d<1> of hardened steel are fixed to the wearing-surfaces of the two parts.
Patent GB-190726356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Scoops, Shovels or the like for Sifting and Separating.
Inventor: LYLE SIDNEY
Filed: 1907-11-28
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 26,356. Lyle, S., and Gribble, A. Nov. 28. Hand-sieves. -A shovel or scoop for sifting ashes and cinders consists of a receptacle 1 having a closed bottom, sides, back, and top, with h a hinged flap or door 11 at the front and a perforated partition 6 dividing it into two compartments 9, 10. The sieve 6 rests on guide-shelves 8 on the sides of the receptacle, and is formed at the front end with a solid upturned portion 7. The door 11 is opened against the action of a spring 13 by means of a lever 14 mounted on or near the handle 5 and connected to the door by a wire 15 and link 16. Or the door may be normally held open by a spring and closed by a catch. In using the shovel, the door is opened and the compartment 10 charged with ashes and cinders. The door is then closed and the shovel inverted, causing the ashes to pass into the compartment 9 and leaving the cinders free to fall out when the door is opened and the shovel held mouth downwards. When the shovel is again inverced, the ashes pass back into the compartment 10 and can be discharged.
Patent GB-190804564-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Appliance for Facilitating the Teaching of Writing.
Inventor: PHALEMPIN EDOUARD ALPHONSE
Filed: 1908-02-28
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 4564. Phalempin, E. A. Feb. 28, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Penholders ; pencilholders.-The first and second joints of the index finger are held in line against a curved plate a by two elastic rings b, formed by bending extensions of the plate till they overlap. The end c of the plate a rests against the pen &c. and keeps the finger tip clear of the pen &c.
Patent GB-190804754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Folding Chairs
Inventor: TIESENHAUSEN FELIX BARON VON
Filed: 1908-03-02
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 4754. Tiesenhausen, Felix, Baron von. March 2. Chairs ; couches; tables. - Relates to a folding chair provided with a legrest, a sunshade, and means for excluding draught from all sides except the front. The chair is convertible into a couch, and may be fitted with a table, ash-tray, &c. A frame 3 is pivoted to the frame 1 at 2 and may carry bolts or the like for preventing the hinged supporting-brackets 4 from turning. Two trough-shaped pieces of fabric, leather, &c. 6, 23 are removably secured respectively to the frame 1 and to bars 10 pivoted at 7 to the frame 1, by cords passing through eyelets in the edges of the fabric &c., or by hooks and eyes or the like, the edges of the fabric preferably being stiffened by whalebones, canes, &c. Openings, or celluloid or like windows 46 may be provided in the fabric 6. The bars 17, having cross-bars 18, 19, are pivoted at 16 to the bars 10, and are secured in position by perforated metal bars 43 engaging the knobs 44. The cross-bar 18 is provided with preferably triangular pins 21, Fig. 4, which may be moved outwardly by bolts 20 so as to engage notches in the frame 1. The cross-bar 19 may be provided with toothed-wheel gearing and a pawl, or may be otherwise made turnable for tightening the fabric 25, which is connected to the cross-bars 19, 24. Bars 8 having cross-bars 9 are mounted on the pivots 7, which may be provided with wing-nuts to facilitate separating the parts. The bars 12, pivoted at 11 to a thickened part of the frame 1, carry pivoted frames 14, 35, of which the frame 14 engages notches 15 in the bars 8 when the device is used as a chair, Fig. 1, and the frame 35, which is open at the top, holds the bars 8, 12 crossed at right-angles when the chair is converted into a couch, Fig. 3. In the latter position, notches 36, 37 in the bars 8, 12 form a U-shaped recess, in which a wood or metal clamp, Fig. 8, is pushed ; and turnable U-shaped metal clamps 45 hold the bars 1, 10 together. A support for the legs, Fig. 6, comprises strips of wood or the like 26 connected by fabric 28, and provided with hooks, lugs, &c. 27 for engaging the notches 47. When not in use, this support is hooked farther along the bars 10 so as to cover the seat. The sunshade 32, made of any suitable stiff material, is hinged at 31, is supported by a cross-bar 30 connecting the narrow parts 29 of the bars 12, and may be secured by cords 33 arranged on hooks 34. The table, Fig. 7, is jointed at its centre, is held extended by side bars 39, and has folded bars 40 for engaging the bars 10. A bag 42 for holding the table, ashtray, clamp, &c. is attached to the cross-bar 19. If the frame 1 is jointed at 5 so as to fold, a sliding sleeve is pushed over the joint when the chair is in use. According to the Provisional Specification, the sunshade can be placed rearwards during stormy weather, and linen or plaited work may be used instead of fabric &c.
Patent GB-190805737-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Regulating Valves for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BARDOT EDMOND
Filed: 1908-03-14
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 5737. Bardot, E. March 14. Gas engines, valves for, governing, and mixing air and gas. A balanced throttle-valve comprises two disks d, e, on the same spindle and adapted to be moved freely by a governor within superimposed conical passages b, c, the gas acting on opposite faces of the disks. The valve is suitable for engines worked by water pas. The disks are smaller than the narrowest part of the conical passages and allow sufficient gas to pass to work the engine when there is no load, and the valve does not stick when there is a deposit of soot. To facilitate cleaning, the conical surfaces may be formed on a removable sleeve r. The gas conduit enters the air conduit m at right-angles, and the gas issues through horizontal slits n to ensure mixing. A similar valve may be used to control the air supply independently ; the valve may be used to regulate the explosive mixture ; or two balanced valves, one for gas and the other for air, may be arranged on the same spindle, the conical passages for the air valve being inverted so that the air supply is increased as the gas supply is diminished.
Patent GB-190810770-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spacing and Fixing Devices for Turbine Blades and the like.
Inventor: DUGAR DELANO HERBERT
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 10,770. Dugar, D. H. May 21, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907] Elastic-fluid turbines.-For fixing and spacing the blades of elastic-fluid turbines, compressors, or blowers, the blades 1, Fig. 3, are assembled in an annular row in a groove of the rotor, and are formed with notches 3 at either side near the free ends. A shrouding-ring 4, Fig. 5, has ho!es 5 cut in it corresponding in number, spacing, and shape with the blades, and the ring is forced over the blades until it is opposite the notches 3. The ring is then pinched to cause the metal of the strip to enter the notches so that it fits securely round the blade as shown in Fig. 6. A finishing-cut may then be taken to make the ring uniform in width.
Patent GB-190811304-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Hauling Waggons and the like.
Inventor: SAROT OSCAR EUGENE
Filed: 1908-05-25
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 11,304. Sarot, O. E. May 25 Shunting, portable windlasses and the like for.-A car mover consists of a windlass carried by a right-angled lever which causes clamping-jaws to engage the head of the rail when the hauling-cham is wound in. The windlass is formed by a chainwheel a, which, with a guide-roller b for the hauling-chain v, is carried by a support e. On the axle of the wheel a is keyed a toothed-wheel c with pawl c<1>; this wheel is adapted to be engaged by wheels on squared axles d, d' to allow of different winding speeds. The support e can be rotated upon the upper part f<1> of the angle-lever f, and held in the desired position by toothed-disks g, g<1>. The lever f is pivoted at h to the frame i of the apparatus, which has a bottom plate j to rest on the rails. The horizontal arm m ot the lever f passes through a slotted partition o, carrying a bolt n which prevents the lever f from turning about its pivot when the hauling device is not in use. In order to clamp the device to the rail, two double levers k are pivoted at l, and the arm m passes through and acts against the upper part of the levers k when the lever f is free to turn. The whole device is mounted on wheels p carried by arms q mounted on an axle r. One of the arms q has an arm s which holds the wheel in position, through a projection s' which rests on a shoulder i<1> of the frame, and a bolt t, Figs. 2 and 5. When the bolt t is withdrawn, the arm q is released and the wheels no longer carry the apparatus. The bolt n is then turned so that the lever f can be tilted as the chain v is wound in, thus locking the clamping-jaws. A receptacle u is provided for the chain v, tools, &c.
Patent GB-190811496-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Shade for Baby Carriages and the like.
Inventor: MUCKETT CLARISSA SUSANNAH
Filed: 1908-05-27
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 11,496. Muckett, C. S. May 27. Perambulators, detachable hoods and waterproof hood-covers for. The hoops b, c, d pivoted in the usual way to the body of the perambulator support a detachable shade a having four flaps f, which are adapted to be secured by buttons or the like to the body. Apertures h are formed in the side flaps to admit light and air. Webs e attached to the hoops b, c, d prevent the formation of creases in the top of the shade. Two shades may be provided, one of holland, and the other of waterproof material to fit over the first in case of rain. When not required, the shade may be removed from the vehicle and folded into small compass.
Patent GB-190812162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Seals and Protectors for Knots and other Forms of Fasteners
Inventor: DESSAUER MORRIS
Filed: 1908-06-04
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 12,162. Dessauer, M., and Baruch, G. June 4. Seals.-A seal for protecting a knot or other fastening consists of a metal plate 10, which is provided with radial arms 12 and placed beneath the knot, and a dome-shaped plate 13 which covers the knot and is provided with arms 14 adapted to register with the arms 12. The arms are rigidly secured together, preferably by tubular metal rivets 20.
Patent GB-190819884-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Coin Operated Machine.
Inventor: DALTON WILLIAM HERBERT
Filed: 1908-09-22
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 19,884. Dalton, W. H. Sept. 22. S wi t c h e s.-In a combined coin-freed kaleidoscope and electricshocking machine, the circuit can be closed at will either through a lamp for illuminating the kaleidoscope or through the induction coil, by means of a two-way switch Q, which closes the circuit through a contact S or S' when the push-button R or R<2> is operated. A spring normally holds the arm Q in the mid position. To ensure that a shock shall only be obtained while a handle spindle C' is being rotated, the make and break is arranged between a contact spring U and a wheel U<2> on the spindle.
Patent GB-190821405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Instruments.
Inventor: AITKEN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-10-10
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 21,405. Aitken, W. Oct. 10. Telephones; telephone systems. - A hand - telephone set for use in exposed places is carried by an arm which passes through the side of a water-tight switch-box, and the rotation of the arm carrying the set rotates the switch arm inside the box, to complete calling and speaking circuits. The arm f carrying the set u, v is connected by the boss g to the arm c inside the switch-box, and the rotation of the arm f causes the extension d of the arm c to operate the roller w through the piece e to complete the speaking circuit through the spring h. A rotation of the arm in the opposite direction completes the calling circuit through the spring k. The arm c may move between friction blades to hold the set in any desired position, or a spring may be provided to return the arm c to its initial position when the arm f is released. Circuit connexions are shown for central battery and primary battery working.
Patent GB-190825668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Windows to Prevent Condensation on the Glass.
Inventor: PREECE WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-11-27
Granted: 1909-11-29
Abstract: 25,668. Preece, W. Nov. 27. Window fittings.-Condensation of moisture on s h o p windows is prevented, or condensed moisture is removed, by causing cold air to circulate over the surface of the glass. Air from the outside entering through inclined slots 2 in the sill is deflected upwards by a board 5, passes over the surface of the glass, and is directed outwards through slots 8 at the top of the frame by a board 9. Shutters may be provided to regulate the passage of air through the slots. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 7465, A.D. 1891, [Abridgment Class Buildings &c.].]
Patent GB-190827800-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Treatment of Laundry Linen.
Inventor: PASCHKA JULIUS
Filed: 1908-12-21
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 27,800. Paschka, J., and Koch, A. Dec. 21. Finishes for fabrics. - In getting up clothes made of linen, such as collars, cuffs, shirtings, &c., a coating of water-glass solution is used, with or without the addition of barium chloride, to increase the suppleness of the prepared linen.
Patent GB-190900010-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Bracket and like Radiators.
Inventor: BRANDT MARTIN
IPC: F23D14/04
Filed: 1909-01-01
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 10. Braudt, M. Jan. 1. Atmospheric gas burners.-A disk of refractory material i is located centrally beneath the metal reflector b of a gas bracket or like radiator, and above the flame apertures of the atmospheric burner thereof, so that the flames play upon it; wire gauze h is placed in the burner head to prevent lighting back. The burner may be inverted or otherwise, the disk i being in the former case supported by a flange f, and in the latter directly upon the burner head, to which it and the reflector are both secured by a bolt and nut. The metal reflector b may have a cavity for the reception of the disk i.
Patent GB-190902214-A (GB)
Title: A Token or Device for use in Automatic Gas Meters, in order to Avoid Robberies therefrom.
Inventor: JEFFREYS CHARLES
IPC: G07F1/06
Filed: 1909-01-29
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 2214. Jeffreys, C. Jan. 29. Tokens of special form. -A token for use in coin - freed gas - meters consists of a metal disk or tablet of suitable shape, size, and weight, with a notched or corrugated edge to prevent confusion with coins of the realm if carried in the pocket. The name of the owner &c. may be embossed, engraved, or stamped on the token. As these tokens are of no monetary value, the temptation to rob gas-meters is avoided by their use.