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Patent GB-190628464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Threaded Tubes.
Inventor: EVANS-JACKSON JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1906-12-13
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 28,464. Jackson, J. E. Evans-, [Cummings Machine Co.]. Dec. 13. Metal pipes; screw couplings. -A metal tube is formed at the end with a forged-up screwthread which may engage a coupling, the main object being to provide a tube with a tapered screwed end and having its walls thinner than those of tubes wherein the screw is formed by cutting. The tube 5 has its end tapered and is provided with a forged screw-thread 7, the convolutions of the bottom 8 o f t h e thread being of gradually diminishing radius. Reinforcements 26 and a helical groove 24 are forged beneath the bottom 8 and the apex of the thread respectively, so that the thickness of the tube wall is equal to its thickness at the apex and at the bottom of the thread. The thread commences with the groove 8, the thread being there incomplete, and is given its proper apex at the part 23.
Patent GB-190705717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Clutch Mechanism for Constant Mesh Change Speed Gearing
Inventor: CADETT JAMES WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1907-03-09
Granted: 1908-03-09
Abstract: 5717. Cadett, J. W. T. March 9. Variable -speed gearang ; clutches ; levers.-Relates to change-speed gearing, suitable for motor-vehicles, of the type in which loose gears are connected in turn to a driving &c. shaft by ratchet clutches operated by an internal rod. The loose gears 2 &c. are rigidly connected to clutch drums 4 having closely-set internal ratchet teeth 8 adapted to be engaged by a pawl 9 pivoted upon a disk 11 fast upon the driving &c. shaft 1. The pawl 9, which is normally thrust outwards into engagement by a spring- plunger 12, is retracted by a link 16 which slides in the disk 11 and has projections 17, 19 engaging a notch 18 in the pawl 9 and a cam-groove 20 in the internal sliding rod 21, respectively. The operation of changing gear is effected after declutching from the engine, and a fixed bar &c. may be used to brake the driven member of the engine clutch after disengagement. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that roller or ball ratchet clutches and operating-means external to the shaft may be used.
Patent GB-190714951-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Plaited Fabrics to Chair Bottoms or Backs and the like
Inventor: WILHELM WILHELM
Filed: 1907-06-29
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 14,951. Wilhelm, W., and Kuntze, A. June 29. Seating and reclining surfaces. - The plaited bottom or back b of a chair &c. is secured in place by a metal frame a of the form shown, having holes to receive and retain the ends f of the fabric. The frame a is stepped at c so that the fabric is level with tha frame, which may be held in place by screws e.
Patent GB-190715962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Art of Converting Metals.
Inventor: LLYOD RICHARD LEWIS
Filed: 1907-07-11
Granted: 1908-07-13
Abstract: 15,962. Lloyd, R. L. Aug. 4, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Drawings to Specification. Converte furnaces.-In a process for refining metals, particularly applicable to Bessemerizing copper matte, the acid slag is maintained in, or returned to, the converter, until it becomes neutral, the copper being obtained from the ore or matte in one operation. The process is carried out in the apparatus described in Specification No. 15,963, A.D. 1907. ]
Patent GB-190717954-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Food or Fodder for Animals.
Inventor: DARLINGTON WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-08-07
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 17,954. Darlington, W. Aug. 7. Food for animals.-Apple pulp in a raw or untreated state, left from the manufacture of cider, is used in the preparation of a food for animals. It is mixed with sweetening matter, such as foot sugar, oleaginous matter, such as linseed, farinaceous matter, such as pea or bean meal, a tonic, such as gentian, and a preservative, such as grains of paradise, which also corrects the acidity of the apple pulp. The linseed is first ground with the meal, the other ingredients are then added, and the mass is well mixed and dried. Apples may be used instead of apple pulp. For horses, the oleaginous matter is omitted.
Patent GB-190719813-A (GB)
Title: Means for Determining and Recording the Composition, at any time, of Boiling Mixtures of Liquids
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 19,813. British Oxygen Co., [Ges. f³r Lindes Eismaschinen]. Sept. 4. Alarms.-In apparatus for determining the com position of a boiling mix ture of liquids in which a vessel such as C, con taining a mixture of the same liquids but of knowr composition, is introducec into the boiling mixture andis provided with means for determining the difference in pressure inside and outside the vessel C, an alarm is arranged to be actuated by the pressure gauge when a certain composition is reached. The difference in pressure may be indicated by a mercury gauge, in which case the alarm may be operated by electrical contacts. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, for use in the case of liquids which are gaseous at ordinary temperatures, the vessel C is in communication with a receiver G, the system being normally closed by a cock d. When the vessel C is introduced into the boiling mixture, the gas in the vessels C, G liquefies in the vessel C, after which the cock d is opened.
Patent GB-190722819-A (GB)
Title: Improved Wooden Felly for the Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: PERUZZI GEREMIA
Filed: 1907-10-16
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 22,819. Peruzzi, G., Peruzzi, F., and Peruzzi, S. Oct. 16. Felloes or rims.-Felloes to be used without separate tyres are formed by winding one or more strips b tapered at their extremities a. The surfaces which are in contact are glued together.
Patent GB-190723767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoves and Fire-places.
Filed: 1907-10-28
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 23,767. Standard Range and Foundry Co., and Burley, F. B. Oct. 28. Grates and fuelholders; ash-pans.- Consists of an open fire-place adapted also for use in a closed fire, and is applicable to reg i s t e r s, interiors, dog grates, mantel registers, cabin and shop stoves, portable heating-stoves, and close fires. The fire-brick &c. bolder A is hemispherical in shape, and the grating E which rests in the recessed edge of the opening C is domeshaped and is provided with lugs F to secure it in position. An ornamental front plate G may be provided to protect the front part B<1> of the fuel-bolder. Lugs on the plate engage recesses in the fire-brick sides of the fuel-holder, and are covered when in place by the marble or like sides of the fire-place. The fire back overhangs the fire as at N, and preferably the upper portion M is slightly inclined as shown. The passage beneath the fuel-holder which leads to the opening C is provided at the front of the fire-place with a draught-regulating plate, and the ash-pan is formed integrally with this plate.
Patent GB-190724022-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Animal Traps.
Inventor: NEWLOVE FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 24,022. Newlove, F. H. Feb. 16, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Traps. - Relates to self-setting traps of the tilting-platform type. The side 2 of the receptacle containing water extends upwards in the form of ears 3, which are provided with slots 4 to serve as bearings for a rod 5. Suspended from the rod 5 is the swinging platform 8 comprising two convex plates 11, the upper one being partly perforated and forming a bottom plate for the bait-container 14 with a hinged cover 15. The side plates 9 have openings as at 18 to permit the entry of the animal from an outside shelf provided with an inclined gangway. Any movement of the animal on the platform 8 to the right or left of the centre causes the platform to tilt and precipitate the animal into the receptacle.
Patent GB-190725313-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating Current Commutating Electric Machines.
Filed: 1907-11-14
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 25,313. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. Nov. 15, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Sparking, preventing.-To reduce the number of leads in alternating-current commutator machines of the type described in Specification No. 1662, A.D. 1907, one terminal of the auxiliary commutating- winding h, Fig. 1, is connected to the stator winding s and the other terminal is connected to the exciting-transformer t, a potential proportional to the armature potential in the exciter axis being impressed upon the winding h by means of the conductor l. In a modification, half the armature potential may be impressed upon the winding h by connecting the conductor l to the short-circuited brushes b instead of to the transformer t, the exciter brush e<1> being joined as shown by the dotted line o<1>. The winding h may be connected in shunt to a part of the transformer t. The winding h may be energized by proportional parts of the armature and stator or supply potentials as shown in Fig. 4, one terminal of the winding h being connected to a point on the stator winding s or on the power transformer. In this modification, one terminal of the winding h may be connected to the shortcircuited brushes b. The points of connexion of the commutating-winding with the transformers and the stator winding may be adjustable, and the winding may be connected permanently or only for certain speeds.
Patent GB-190800869-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sighting Attachments for Ordnance.
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 869. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. April 19,1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Sights.-The type of ordnance in which the trunnions are arranged near the breech end of the gun is provided with a sighting-attachment, as shown in Fig. 3, in which a sharply curved attachment bar H, the concave side of which is turned towards the muzzle of the gun, is adapted by means of a rack h<1> and spiral pinion N in a box E, which is pivoted at e' to a carrier D and is adjusted therein by a worm F and toothed rib e<2>. The carrier D is bolted to a projection of the trunnion b<1>. The elevation is read off on the outer face of a drum J, which has several scales to suit different powder charges, and a pointer K. This arrangement allows the attachment to lie completely over the trunnion that supports it, and the sighting-line to be kept at the same level for all angles of elevation.
Patent GB-190802806-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Screw Propellers.
Inventor: HUGHES JOHN ROBERT
Filed: 1908-02-07
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 2806. Hughes, J. R., and Kennaugh, T. T. Feb. 7. Screw propellers. - A supplementary ordinary but smaller screw propeller b is arranged astern of the propeller c to operate usefully in the central space wherein the larger propeller is ineffective. The boss of the propeller b may be formed in one with a nut which screws on the end of the shaft a, a key e and plate f also being provided for securing the propeller b.
Patent GB-190806201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Soap Plodders.
Inventor: BOARDMAN ARTHUR EDWIN
Filed: 1908-03-20
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 6201. Boardman, A. E. March 20. Moulding soaps.-Relates to an extrusion press for producing bars of soap with cores of different colours. A hollow worm b mounted within a casing c extrudes material e through a nozzle n to form a bar, and a core is produced by means of a smaller worm g mounted within the worm b, which forces soap of a different colour through an interchangeable die p. The various soaps are contained in hoppers e, k. A series of smaller worms g and dies p may be employed to produce any desired design, such as letters, numerals, trade marks, &c. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 2928, A.D. 1883.]
Patent GB-190812761-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Engines.
Inventor: MANCOR CHARLES JOHN MORRIS
Filed: 1909-01-15
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 12,761. Mancor, C. J. M. Jan. 15. 1909. Movable-abutment type.-Relates to rotary engines having outwardly sliding or pivoted abutments and consists in an improved construction of engines of these types. The shaft B arranged in the casing A carries the D-shaped piston D which may be placed at an angle as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The piston D consists of a plate d<1>, Fig. 4, and an inverted U-shaped strip d<1> which is pressed out by springs d<2>. The plate d' and springs d<2> being kept in place by side plates bolted to the plate d. Inlet ports e, f leading from steam passages E, F serve for forward and reserve movement respectively, exhaust ports e<1>, f<1> and passages E', F<1> being provided for each. Suitable glands or slip rings are provided to render steam-tight the clearance between the cylinder walls and the drum C of the piston. The abutment G is provided at its lower end with a spring-pressed renewable bearing- piece g', and is preferably operated from a cam or eccentric on the shaft, the dash-pot H acting to prevent shock. The pocket a shown in Fig. 4 is not necessary with a sliding abutment but is used together with one on the opposite side if necessary with a pivoted abutment, which then swings into and out of the pocket, the face of the drum C being in this case made concave and concentric with the abutment pivot so that the abutment may swing steam-tight on to the face of the drum. The swing- ing abutment may be operated through a cam lever pivoted to the abutment spindle and a wheel on the shaft having two adjustable cams, one for each direction of running. The cams may be moved up and down together by connexion to screwed rods carrying wheels in gear, one of which has crown teeth and is operated through mitre wheels.
Patent GB-190815378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spindles for the Shuttles of Looms.
Inventor: SCHMITT JEAN
Filed: 1908-07-20
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 15,378. Schmitt, J. July 20. Loom shuttles. - Shuttle spindles applicable to looms of the Northrop type are provided with means for preventing accidental displacement of the cop tube. The spindle 1 has a symmetrical coneshaped enlargement 2, rendered elastic by one or more slots 3 and forming a stop for the tube 5. The tube is further secured by one or more spring rings 4. To remove the tube, the enlargement or head 2 is compressed, for instance, by insertion in a hole of suitable diameter
Patent GB-190819681-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Resilient Mattress Surfaces or Bed Bottoms or Cushion Surfaces.
Inventor: MOORHOUSE JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1908-09-19
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 19,681. Moorhouse, J. H. Sept. 19. Mattresses &c.-Mattresses or cushions are formed of a number of closely-packed vertical coil springs b which are enclosed in a canvas casing a and stitched thereto by lines of stitching crossing at right-angles. The mattress is preferably made in three sections and these are enclosed in a further sheet of canvas d and stitched thereto at the corners, or a single sheet of thicker material may be employed. The canvas may be treated with a suitable preservative or glazed or varnished. The combination thus prepared is enveloped in a covering of wool &c. e and is pushed into an outer ticking f, to which the outer coils are attached by string stitching, and the mattress is then tabbed. In a modification, Fig. 6, the second canvas sheet d may be placed between two layers of padding e, e<1>, and in another modification the springs may be secured to the sheet a by metal clips.
Patent GB-190819701-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for use in Spraying Sewage and other Liquids containing Particles or other Small Masses of Solid Matter.
Inventor: FIDDIAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-09-19
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 19,701. Fiddian, W. Sept. 19. Spray-producers.- An appliance for spraying sewage or other liquids containing solid particles comprises a nozzle having an entirely-free spreader of spherical form and of considerably larger crosssectional area than the area of the seating at the opening of the flared mouth of the nozzle. Fig. 3 shows one form of the device in which the spherical spreader S is provided with a flange s<1> to prevent it from spinning.
Patent GB-190826842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Abdomen Compress and Hose Supporters.
Inventor: TAYLOR THOMAS PORTER
Filed: 1908-12-10
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 26,842. Taylor, T. P. Dec. 10. Stocking-suspenders.-A stocking-suspender, which also acts as an abdominal compress, consists of a fabric-covered V- shaped stiffener 1, Fig. 1, fastened round the waist by a band 5 and a buckle 4, and is entirely independent of the corset. Tension may be applied to the stiffener by buckled straps 6, 7, which may be replaced by a single strip of webbing applied at the requisite tension. In a modification, the arms of the V- shaped stiffener may be pivoted together. The covering-material may also extend upwards beyond the arms. The depending suspender-straps 3 are in every case attached to the covering-fabric where it is underlaid by the stiffener.
Patent GB-190905198-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Device for Holding Stems of Plants or Trees to Walls or Fences.
Inventor: BEECH ERNEST WILLIAM
IPC: A01G17/08
Filed: 1909-03-03
Granted: 1909-12-09
Abstract: 5198. Beech, E. W. March 3. Plants, supporting and training.-A device for supporting and training the stems of plants and trees on walls or fences comprises a leaden strip having a thickened end A, Fig. 1, and a tapered and curved part C with a turned-up end D. When a nail is driven in through a small aperture B in the end A, the metal expands and grips the nail. When made of wire as shown in Fig. 5, curled ends A act as springs in gripping the nail, and the wire is folded in the middle and legs C are bent in the same manner as in the leaden strip. The portions G may also be twisted as shown, and the curled portions may lie one above the other.
Patent GB-190907191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Locking Devices for Belts, Girths and the like.
Inventor: NOLTE ALBERT
IPC: A44B11/00
Filed: 1909-03-25
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 7191. Nolte, A. March 25. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Hinges with separable parts. - A fastener for belts, saddle girths, &c. comprises a sliding bolt d mounted in a cylinder c, and adapted, w h e n pressed down against the action of a spring e, to enter a second cylinder c<1>, both of the cylinders being m o u n t e d on a frame plate a. The bolt has a projection d<2>, which, by t u r n i n g the bolt through 180 degrees, is caused to enter a slot c<4> in the bottom of the cylinder c to hold the bolt i n the fastening position. One end of the strap is secured to the arm d' on the bolt, and the other is provided with an eye adapted to be engaged by the bolt d.
Patent GB-190907644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Two Cycle Explosion Motors.
Inventor: LEPAPE HIPPOLYTE
Filed: 1909-03-30
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 7644. Lepape, H. May 30, 1908, [Convention date]. Two - stroke-cycle e n g i n e s ; driving- gear, pump.-The charging - pump of an engine having terminal exhaust ports is driven by adjustable cam or other mechanism "which does not " give a circle as a " trajectory." The capacity of t h e pump is either equal to or greater than that of the working cylinder, the piston stroke being shorter than that of main piston. The up - stroke of the mixture pump shown in Fig. 1 is effected by an - adjustable cam C, the return stroke being controlled by the expansion of a spring R. Grooved or inclined cams, or a system of links actuated by a crank may be used.
Patent GB-190913439-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means of Making Metallic Dental Plates.
Inventor: EASON HENRY ROBERT
IPC: A61C13/02
Filed: 1909-06-08
Granted: 1910-06-08
Abstract: 13,439. Eason, H. R. June 8. Teeth, artificial. - Relates to a process for making metallic dental plates. An electrodeposit is made upon an impression of the mouth, the impression is removed, and in its place is spread a layer of wax &c. of the thickness required for the finished plate. This layer is made conducting by coating with graphite &c., and upon it is deposited a second metallic layer forming the second half of a matrix, in which apertures are made to allow the molten wax to be poured away and molten metal to be introduced to form the dental plate. The Provisional Specification also states that the dental plate may be made of sufficient thickness by electro-deposition.
Patent GB-190919298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Safes and like Receptacles.
Inventor: BECHER ROBERT ARNOLDS
IPC: E05G1/00
Filed: 1909-08-21
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 19,298. Becher, R. A., [Biggs, A. A.]. Aug. 21. Collecting - boxes &c.-A safe-door is arranged to prevent access to the interior of the safe during the insertion of articles therein. A main door A is pivoted at A' and provided with a tail-piece A<5> which, when the main door is opened, operates an auxiliary door B, also pivoted at A' so as to close the interior of the safe. Counting - mechanism C, C<1> may be provided to register the number of articles deposited. Articles may be withdrawn from an ordinary safe-door C'.
Patent GB-190924902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Mechanical Flying Machines.
Inventor: BROCKLEHURST ROBERT
IPC: B64C3/52
Filed: 1909-10-29
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 24,902. Brocklehurst, R. Oct. 29. Planes, arrangement and construction of; framework. -The planes of an aerial machine are of bat's-wing form and are so connected that the whole of them may be folded up. When arranged as a biplane, the planes are built up of portions carried between cross-pieces 3, 4, 5. From the cross-pieces 5, curved rods 7, 8 radiate in a wing-like manner. One or more booms 14 are connected to the members 4, 7, and booms 13 are secured to the members 4. The central pieces 3 may be replaced by a single cross-piece. Inclined planes 12 are secured between the upper rods 4 and similar lower rods. The lower rods are connected together by means of parts 10, the pentagon thus formed being stiffened by means of cross-struts. The lower plane is connected to the upper one by struts 17, 18 and stay-wires 19, 20, though in place of the wire 19 a wire may be fixed to the upper and lower bars 5. Lower booms 14 are fitted. The planes are suitably curved and stiffened. In the case of a monoplane, the lower planes are omitted, the wires 20 being secured to the croas-pieees 4. A pentagonal tail may be used. The propelling-mechanism &c. are placed between the panels 12.
Patent GB-190928800-A (GB)
Title: Internal Combustion Engine for Motor Cars, Flying Machines and the like.
Inventor: HYNAM JOHN
IPC: F01B9/02
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 28,800. Hynam, J., Ellis, C. H., and Heinke, E. H. Dec. 9. Compression engines; driving - gear. - An engine for motor-cars, flying-machines, &c. has four or more cylinders arranged oppositely in pairs. The pistons of each pair, such as a, a, are connected by a rod e, and this rod is connected to the rod f of another pair by a crossbar g. A slider h is mounted on this rod, and is suitably connected to the shaft k, for example by a crank-pin j and crank i.
Patent GB-190929088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Converter Dynamo Electric Machines.
IPC: H02K47/08
Filed: 1909-12-13
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 29,088. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works [Siemens-Schuckertwerke]. Dec. 13. Rotary converters.-In order to maintain constant the frequency of the alternating-current in a rotary converter transforming from direct to alternating - current, the field strength is maintained constant by means of an additional field winding z connected b e t w e e n the directcurrent brushes b<1>, b<2> and an auxiliary machine h mechanically or electrically coupled to the converter. At normal speed, the voltage of the machine h may be equal to or different from the voltage of the mains g. The machine h may be provided with a compound series field winding in series with the winding z.