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Patent GB-190810617-A (GB)
Title: Improved Instrument for Measuring the Thickness of Parts of Machinery and the like
Inventor: MUELLER CARL
Filed: 1908-05-15
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 10,617. M³ller, C. May 15. Calliper gauges; internal gauges.- Instruments of the calliper type are arranged to measure the distance between points and surfaces not readily accessible, such as the thickness of the material of flanged pipes. Fig. 1 shows a form adapted for ascertaining the thickness of the rim at the bottom of the groove of a rope pulley. The frame 1 carries the fixed measuring- point 2, and an aperture through which the graduated rod 4 carrying the movable measuring-point 7 can slide; both frame and rod are provided with handles, and the point 7 may be detached, Fig. 3. The frame is bent as shown to avoid projecting parts of the body to be gauged, and is provided with a pivoted adjustable arm 9 with three bearing-points 10, 10', which serves as a guide enabling measurements to be repeated at the same point with respect to the side of the body.
Patent GB-190812740-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Meter for Compressed Gas or Air.
Filed: 1908-06-13
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 12,740. Cie pour l'Eclairage des Villes et la Fabrication des Compteurs et Appareils Divers. June 18, 1907. [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Disk engine and inclined shaft type.-Disk gas meters of the type in which the measuring- member is formed by a cone arranged to rock about a shaft passing through its apex and simultaneously about one of its generatrices, are provided with a lubricating-device of the compensated-pressure type to deliver drops of oil into the gas-inlet pipe. In the form shown, gas enters the meter by an inlet E and leaves by an outlet S, being measured in its passage in the known manner by the movement of a conical body 1, arranged in a chamber 3 having a gas inlet in a base-plate 6 and a partition let into a slot running along one of the generatrices. The end of the spindle 8, which actuates the indicating-mechanism, is provided with a small roller 9. An india-rubber ring 13 provides a tight joint between the plate 6 and the lower part of the meter. The casing B, con taining the indicating-mechanism, rests on a shoulder 18 integral with the measuring-chamber to prevent displacement of the indicating-spindle relatively to the roller 9, a tight joint being made by a rubber ring 15 pressed down by a metal ring 16 and a nut 17. The lubricator (not shown) comprises two superposed chambers connected by two pipes. One pipe extends nearly to the top of the upper chamber and communicates the gas pressure to the surface of the oil therein. Oil flows from this chamber by the other pipe and from the lower chamber drop by drop into the gas stream to lubricate the internal parts of the meter. A cock with parallel passages opens or closes both pipes simultaneously and has a dial and pointer to indicate whether the pipes are open or closed.
Patent GB-190813505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Boat Lowering Apparatus.
Inventor: SHEPHERD WILLIAM DAVIDSON
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 13,505. Shepherd, W. D. June 25. Boat lowering and securing gear.-The boat is supported on chocks 7, consisting of an upper portion 7 connected by links 8 to the lower portion 7<1> secured to the deck. The links 8 lean slightly outboard and are prevented from assuming the vertical by stops 39. A single bilge chock 10 is mounted on the chock 7 The chocks are retained in position by chains 9, which engage the pins 13 on the shaft 11 and may be released by withdrawing the stop 19 engaging the lever-arm 18, thus allowing the shaft 11 to rotate and release the chains 9. The weight of the boat will then cause the chocks to collapse and leave the boat suspended by the falls 5. The gripes 14 are similarly and simultaneously released by the shaft 11. The gripes 14 are attached to the cover by short cords. The davits are rotatable and mounted in sockets 23 in such a manner that they may be inclined outboard slightly by withdrawing the pin 25 and allowing them to move to the outboard end of the stirrup 24 and then replacing the pin. This inclination facilitates the rotation of the davits prior to lowering the boat.
Patent GB-190813899-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Faucets.
Inventor: WHEATON ABRAM WARREN
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 13,899. Wheaton, A. W. June 30. Lift valves.-In a tap for casks &c. the casing is made in two parts 2, 3 screwed together at 7. The valve stem 11 is gaided by a socket 10 and a web 13, and terminates in a rubber valve 20 held in position by a screw cap 16. The valve is actuated by a projection 24 on the spindle 25 engaging an opening in the valve stem 11. The operating-handle 32 is secured to the shaft 25 by a screw 33. A deflector 37 is placed within the nozzle 34 to prevent foaming. The nozzle is externally threaded to receive a hose connexion for cleaning purposes.
Patent GB-190816148-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Driving Mechanism of Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DENT CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1908-07-30
Granted: 1909-07-29
Abstract: 16,148. Dent, C. H. July 30. Motor road vehicles.-Relates particularly to beltdriven motor road vehicles and comprises an arrangement wherein the driven pulley, friction clutch, and differential gear are all mounted on one continuous shaft, so that the said pulley may rotate with the engine even when the vehicle is stopped. Fig. 1 is a sectional plan of the general arrangement, and Fig. 3 is a detail view showing the means for operating the clutch and brake. The shaft 1 is mounted transversely on the vehicle, and carries two pinions 4, 13 on loose sleeves 3, 12. One of the pinions 15 of the differential gear is fixed to the sleeve 12 and the other pinion 16 is keyed to the shaft 1. The driven belt pulley 2 is mounted loosely on the shaft 1, and is formed with one member 21 of a friction clutch, the other member of which slides on an extension 19 of the differential casing but is rotatably connected therewith. A slidably-keyed sleeve 5 is provided with claw teeth so that either the sleeve 3 or the belt pulley may be locked to the shaft 1. The differential casing is formed with a brake drum 17 on which a brake strap 18 acts. The friction clutch and brake are actuated by the same rod 23, which frees the clutch through a lever 24 'and fork 29. When the clutch is disengaged, further movement of the rod 23 causes a collar 34 on the rod to bear against a collar 33<1> on the end of the brake strap, and so apply the brake. Normally, the sleeve 3 is clutched to the shaft 1 and the friction clutch is engaged, but when the clutch is freed the cone 2 does not transmit any power to the shaft and the vehicle stops. For the reverse drive the friction clutch is disengaged and the break 18 applied, while the sleeve 5, which is operated by an independent rod 11, declutches the pinion 4 and connects the cone 2 to the shaft 1. The cone then drives the pinion 16 of the differential gear, and, since the geared casing is braked, the pinion 15 and therefore the chain pinion 13 is driven in the reverse direction, the chain pinion 4 running free. Specification No. 8116, A.D. 1905, is referred to.
Patent GB-190817668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Door Hangers and Tracks.
Inventor: RENWICK ROBERT RAE
Filed: 1908-08-22
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 17,668. Renwick, R. R. Aug. 22. Frame rollers.-Sliding doors are hung from yokes 12 carrying rollers 17, which run on rails 8 secured to the supporting- beam 1. The rail is made with incurved sides 9, and with upturned lower edges 10 which form the track on which the rollers run. The rollers comprise disks 17 of rubber riveted between metallic disks 16, and are mounted to run on ball bearings between shoulders 14 and nuts 15 on the bolts 13 secured to the yoke 12. The door is secured to the yokes by screws 21 by means of which the door can be adjusted vertically.
Patent GB-190818436-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Foldable Umbrellas.
Inventor: HANNON JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1908-09-02
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 18,436. Hannon, J. E., and Connolly, W. Sept. 2. Folding, telescopic, and like umbrellas. - The handle rod of a foldable umbrella comprises two telescopic portions 1, 2 preferably in the form of aluminium tubes, a rib 2<a> on the outer portion extending into a depression 1<a> of limited length in the inner portion. Of two spring catches 3 in the portion 1, one of which is shown in Fig. 4, one engages in pairs of slots 6, 7 in the portion 2 to hold the rod in its open and closed positions, and the other co-operates with the runner to hold the umbrella open. The handle 10 is threaded to engage a screw on the portion 2, and the tip 11 has a screw-threaded stud connexion with the portion 1. The ribs comprise two telescopic sections 13, 14, respectively T-shaped and U-shaped in crosssection and provided with collars 16, 17. Stops 18 on the collars 16 engage the collars 17 when the ribs are fully extended. Brace-rods 20 have a slot connexion wich pins 19 on the sections 14, and ears 22 on the rods, by normally engaging pins 23 on the sections 13, prevent the rib sections from collapsing when the umbrella is closed. In order to collapse the sections, the brace-rods are moved to the position shown in Fig. 10, out of engagement with the pins 23, by sliding the runner so that a spring catch 25 snaps over a stud 27 on the rib ring 28, the ring having been first moved into contact with the rib tips. By simultaneously releasing the lower spring catch 3 on the portion 1, the umbrella can be completely collapsed. The handle and tip can then be unscrewed. The tip may be permanently attached to the cover by means of a ring 36, and is then secured to the portion 1 by means of a screw-threaded bolt 35 which is fastened to the tip by a pin 38, Fig. 14. The ring 36 is retained between the bolt and the tip. The upper ends of the ribs are slotted for attachment to the ring 41 by a wire. The runner 21 has a backwardly-curved slotted flange 42, beneath which lugs 44 on the brace-rods 20 extend under the restraint of a detachable flange 45 ; both. flanges and the runner are grooved to allow them to pass over the spring catch 3. Fig. 16 shows a modification in which the aluminium or other handle 50 is arranged to telescope on the rod of the umbrella. It is held in its extended position by notched disks 52,59 engaging projections 54, 60. The clamping-ring 55 is mounted to slide upon the handle. A spring catch 57 on the runner 56 engages a stud on the member 59, which is slidable on the rod 51. Fig. 18 shows a further modification in which the tip is adapted to drop into the bore of the rod section 1, the guide depression 1<a> being cut away to permit this.
Patent GB-190819052-A (GB)
Title: Supports for Filaments of Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: POPE FREDERICK ROBERTS
Filed: 1908-09-10
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 19,052. Pope, F. R., and O'Connell, M. W. Sept. 10. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Springs.-Resilient supports e for electriclamp filaments are mounted in small glass tubes d arranged substantially parallel to a central stem, on which they are fused. The supports are preferably of carbon. Each of their ends may be held by friction in a separate tube d, as shown, or one end of each support may be fused in a tube and the other end left free. The tubes may make a small angle with the central stem, and may be curved to fit the supports.
Patent GB-190900574-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cooking Ranges or Stoves.
Inventor: MILLER WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-01-09
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 574. Miller, W. Jan. 9. Air, supplying for combustion; ashes, collecting and removing.-One or more slabs c, d of fire-clay or the like are supported by a channel tray a beneath the fire-grate of a cooking-range to heat the air for combustion. The tray a is narrower than the ash-pit and supports the front slab c upon ledges e internally formed on the sides. The rear sTab d extends the full width of the ash-pit and rests upon the sides of the tray. Air is admitted by a hit-and-miss regulator h and passes as shown by the arrows. Ashes falling on to the slab c may be swept into the ash-pan through the passages at the sides of the tray. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the front slab c is of the full width of the ashpit and slides on guides on its sides so that it may be forwardly withdrawn to discharge ashes into the pan j.
Patent GB-190902196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Sound Reproducing Machines.
Filed: 1909-01-29
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 2196. Premier Manufacturing Co., and Pleasance, F. W. Jan. 29. Feed-motions.-Two sets of gear-wheels are employed for reproducing records having 100 and 200 threads per inch respectively. Gearwheels 1, 2, 3, 4 are mounted upon a plate g, having a handle g', and pivoted concentrically upon the shaft a<2> of the mandrel a. The wheel 1 is always in engagement with a wheel a<1> on the mandrel shaft a<2>; the wheels 2, 3 are integral, and the wheels 4, 1 are adapted to be alternately engaged, with a gear-wheel d<1> on the feed-screw d. When the wheel 1 engages the wheel d<1> the speed is adapted for records having 100 threads per inch, but when the wheel 4 engages the wheel d<1>, the speed is adapted to 200-thread records. The plate g, with the gear-wheels, is held in its two positions by a bolt h having a lock-nut h<1> and a spring washer fitting a somewhat large hole in the bracket a<3>. The plate g may be pivoted upon the feed-screw shaft.
Patent GB-190910576-A (GB)
Title: Means for Removing Soot and Sparks from Smoke Passing through Flues.
Inventor: MCLAUGHLIN JOHN
IPC: F23J11/00
Filed: 1909-05-04
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 10,576. McLaughlin, J. May 4. Spark arresters and extinguishers; doors.-A series of open conduits containing flowing water are arranged in a chamb e r D forming part of a flue C leading from a furnace to t h e smoke stack. The smoke passes downwards over and between these conduits and over the surface of water in the bottom of the chamber, sparks being thereby arrested and extinguished. The doors I, J in the chamber are provided with flanges 17 extending into flanged plates 18 on the outside of the flue, and are held in position by suitable securing-devices 19.
Patent GB-190910757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electric Switches.
Inventor: ELIESON CHAIMSONOVITZ PROSPER
IPC: H01H3/50
Filed: 1909-05-06
Granted: 1910-05-06
Abstract: 10,757. Elieson, C. P. May 6. Electrically-released switches.-An electric switch for lighting or other installations, of the kind in which an electro-magnet in series with the lamps and with the poles of the switch holds the switch in the closed position, comprises in combination a spring-actuated switch arm b carrying an armature i provided with a pin or small projection k, an electro-magnet f adapted to retain the switch-arm in the closed position, and a pivoted tumbler c adapted to press the switch-arm into the closed position. By the use of the pin cr projection k, a better effect is obtained when the switch is used with small currents. The armature i, which is preferably universally pivoted on the arm b, and its pin k, may be adjustable. When the main supply current is interrupted, as by momentarily opening the main switch, the spring e opens the local switch. The main switch being immediately re-closed, the lighting may be renewed if required by closing the local switch.
Patent GB-190910931-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manual Garment-cutter.
Inventor: DOMCKE EMIL
IPC: B26D1/30
Filed: 1909-05-08
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 10,931. Domcke, E., and Schnigge, O. May 8. Cutting-appliances.-A hand-operated garment-cutter comprises a knife b provided with a slot f which slidably engages a disk g pivoted on a spindle h connecting the two standards c. The knife, when oscillated by a handle a, works in a slot d in the base-plate e, and is of the shape shown, the portion x, y of the cutting-edge being used for cutting curved contours with only a slight oscillation of the knife; the remaining portion y, z serves for rectilinear cuts. Two springs i, connecting the top of the knife with the standards, serve to control the movement of the knife. To compensate for the wearing-away of the knife due to sharpening, and to provide that the cutting- edge shall always engage the slot d, the upper edge of the disk g may be filed away as shown at k, or the slot f may be lengthened, or a smaller disk g may be substituted.
Patent GB-190917651-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trees for Long Boots.
Inventor: PEAL WILFRID EVELYN
IPC: A43D3/14
Filed: 1909-07-29
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 17,651. Peal, W. E. July 29. [Addition to 5562/05.] Trees.-Relates to trees for long boots of the type described in the parent Specification, consisting of front and rear parts and a wedge-shaped key, the key being adapted to be collapsed transversely to facilitate its insertion and removal. According to the present invention, the front and rear parts b, c are hinged together at d, and the key a is pivoted at its lower end to the front part b. The front and rear parts are distended and collapsed by means of the toggle-link g actuated by the push-rod f; the transverse distending and collapsing movements of the key a are effected by a pin j on the rod f engaging in an inclined groove k in the key. In a modification, the groove k is replaced by a toggle-link having a slot to receive the pin j, this slot providing for a certain amount of lost motion.
Patent GB-190918835-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Stove-pipes.
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1909-08-16
Granted: 1910-08-04
Abstract: 18,835. Willis, P. R. J., [McLean, W. B.]. Aug. 16. Chimneys and flues. - Stove pipes passing through a wall, ceiling, &c., are provided with an annular casing having closable apertures at both ends so that ventilation may take place through the casing. Annular caps 5, built up of sheet metal, close the end spaces between the walls 1, 2 of the casing, and have apertures 16 which may be arranged, at one end above, and at the other end below, an horizontal plane containing the axis, and may be regulated by a rotatable apertured ring 14. In a modification, apertures are formed all round the end caps, and have doors hinged along their lowermost edges, the doors at one end being connected by rods to the corresponding doors at the other end, so that, when a door on one side is closed, the opposite one is opened.
Patent GB-190920824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fibre Holders for use in Heckling Machines and the like.
Inventor: THANEL RUDOLF
IPC: D01B5/00
Filed: 1909-09-11
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 20,824. Thanel, R. Sept. 11. Holders for flax &c.-In a holder of the type in which two plates a, b, hinged together at one end c, are pressed together by a cam-lever h hinged to a support d on the lower plate a, and engaging with a face i on the top plate, the support d is rigidly attached to the lower plate a.
Patent GB-190925084-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Non-het-conducting Composition for Covering Steam Generators, Steam Pipes, Refrigerating Apparatus and the like.
Inventor: COOPER GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-11-01
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 25,084. Cooper, G. W. Nov. 1. Plastic compositions containing fibres, clay, &c.-A non-conducting covering consists of the following materials preferably in the stated proportions: clay 13 cwt., soot 1 cwt. 2 qr., hemp waste 2 cwt. 2 qr., and molasses 4 lb. The first three ingredients are mixed, and the molasses and water are then added until the desired consistency is obtained.
Patent GB-190927976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Accumulator Plates.
IPC: H01M4/56
Filed: 1909-11-30
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 27,976. LaminiÞre, H. de, and Soc. Anon. des Accumulateurs de LaminiÞre. Dec. 8, 1908, [Convention date]. Electrodes for lead accumulators. A paste of minium, litharge, or both, and a solution in distilled water of sodium or potassium tartrate or, Rochelle or Seignette salt is made into plates or applied to supports of lead or leadantimony. A larger proportion of lead oxide is used for negative than for positive electrodes. Specifications 4671/85 and 22,505/95 are referred to.
Patent GB-190928026-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Lubricant.
Inventor: HOEY JAMES RITCHIE
Filed: 1909-12-01
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 28,026. Hoey, J. R. Dec. 1. Lubricants for machinery. - A composition, comprising asbestos, graphite, and lubricating- oil is used for the lubrication of the bearings of railway and like wheels. The asbestos serves merely to feed to the bearing the liquid lubricant, which is accordingly supplied to the lubricating-box when required.
Patent GB-191003902-A (GB)
IPC: B61L23/24
Filed: 1910-02-17
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 3902. Sayers, J., and Salt, G. Feb. 17. Staff, tablet, and ticket systems.-The instruments at both ends of the single-line section are normally unlocked, but the slightest movement of one slide automatically locks the other; further movement holds up its own lock, and then operates mechanical and electrical devices which prevent return before a tablet is removed, and open the locking-circuits so that, when the slide is returned, both instruments are locked until the tablet is returned to one of the instruments. Locking-magnets P govern locks C which engage in recesses D in the slides S which withdraw tablets V from recesses U. The circuit of the magnet P' in station B is from battery 1<a>, through lead 11, contact 2<1>, lead 12', contact 7<1>, lead 13<1>, magnet P', lead 15<1>, contact 9<1>, lead 16', contact 10, lead 17, contact 6, lead 18, and contact 1 back to the battery. A similar circuit controls the magnet P in station A. The first movement of the slide at A breaks contact 1 in the circuit of the magnet P' and makes contact 2 by means of the block X, thus closing the circuit and releasing the lock C. The slide at B is thus locked, and on further movement of the slide at A the lever T rises behind the bottom tablet before the pin p on the lever E passes off the teeth of a catch F, thus preventing backward movement. Before the tablet can be removed, a projection J actuates a lever K and releases a lever H from a catch L, thus allowing this lever to rise and break contacts 5, 6, and 7 and make contacts 3, 4. Both lock circuits are thus broken at contacts 6, 7. On the removal of the tablet, a weight W or a spring returns the slide. The slide remains locked until the tablet is returned into one of the shoots N on which a lever M is operated to open contacts 9, 10 and to close contact 8 momentarily, thus completing the circuit of the magnet G through battery 19 and contact 3. This magnet then attracts its armature and returns the lever H to normal, thus re-closing contacts 5, 6, 7. The lever L is made inoperative on the return stroke. A tooth F<2> on the rack F prevents the withdrawal of the slide after a partial return when a tablet is inserted when the slide is out. Contacts 4, 5 govern the circuits of indicators I and batteries Z, so that, when instruments are at normal, no current flows, but if a tablet is taken from A and contact 4 is closed, current flows through both indicators to show that a tablet is out.
Patent GB-191005048-A (GB)
Title: Insulating Conduits for Electric Wires or Conductors.
Inventor: HINSKY ANTHONY PAUL
IPC: H02G3/04
Filed: 1910-02-28
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 5048. Hinsky, A. P. Feb. 28. Conduits of the flexible tubular type are made by folding a strip a of fibrous material, such as pasteboard or paper pulp, longitudinally so as to form a tube d. The edges are secured and covered by a strip of insulating-material c, and the whole is saturated with insulating and preserving material. A flexible metal outer case d is then formed over the inner tube by winding on in a helix one or more metallic strips d<2> of substantially ogee cross-section; the overlapping edges of these strips are separated by a strip e of insulating- material. The strip forming the inner tube may be corrugated, as shown at a<2>, a<3>, but the meeting edges may be left flat, as at a<4>, to form a recess for the strip c. A corresponding flat strip a<5> may be left uncorrugated on the opposite side as at a<5>,