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Patent GB-190808445-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Obstruction Removers or Lifeguards for Tramcars and the like.
Inventor: BOWRING JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-04-16
Granted: 1909-04-16
Abstract: 8445. Bowring, J. April 16. [Cognate Application No. 9991, A.D. 1908, dated May 8.] Obstruction-removers. - An obstruction-remover for tramcars is provided with a side gate which fills up the gap between the front gate and the cradle. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the bars a<1>, a<2> of the front gate are curved backwards at one end and are hinged to extension bars b<1>, b<2>, of which the lower one rests on a bracket d and the upper one rests on the lower one through a runner e. When an obstacle strikes the gate, the front ends of the side bars are raised as shown. In a modification, Fig. 5, the side frame is made rigid, and is carried by hangers f depending from inclined brackets g so that, when the gate is raised, the whole side frame is raised also. A further modification is shown in Fig. 9, in which the side frame is pivoted at one point to the front gate and rests normally on the bracket d. The upper bar b<1> is connected to the bracket d by pivoted links l, k, which raise the rear end of the frame when the front gate is pressed back. The front gate, when raised, is held up by a chain h.
Patent GB-190809353-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Linen and like Collars
Inventor: MAGUIRE JAMES FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-04-30
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 9353. Maguire, J. F. April 30. Cullars.-Tabs a are sewn along their top line b to a collar, so that they underlie the wings of an ordinary bow tie and serve to hold the tie band down. The tab may be made integral with the collar by cutting two V-shaped incisions.
Patent GB-190809621-A (GB)
Title: Steel Spring Clip for Boot and Shoe Laces.
Inventor: MADAN SPENCER
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 9621. Madan, S. May 4. Clips; fastenings, lacing-fastenings.-A clip for boot or shoe laces, of the type having a turned-over hook part, comprises a sheet-metal blank having a base a, Fig. 2, a middle part b turned to lie against the base, and a hook c with its end c<1> turned outwardly. The base a has holes for attaching the clip to the boot upper. In a modification, Fig. 3, the base a has a hook clip d for attaching to the leather of the boot, the clip d having an inturned tooth d'.
Patent GB-190813887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Garden Tools for Digging, Hoeing, Raking and other purposes
Inventor: SCHMID VALENTIN
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 13,887. Schmid, V, and Ow, A. van. June 30. Handles; screwdrivers. - In a garden tool adapted to be used as a combined spade, shovel, and hoe or as a combined fork and rake, interchangeable heads are held at variable angles with the handle by means of a spring bolt engaging in notches, and a screwdriver is fitted in the upper end of the handle. The blade f is pivoted on a removable screw k and is held in any of the positions shown by a spring bolt c engaging in notches e', e<2>, e<3> in the head e. The bolt c is mounted in a sleeve b attached to the handle a and may be moved by means of a screw h, which projects through a slot g covered by a plate i. The head e of the blade is covered by an adjustable slotted sleeve l. A pronged head may be substituted for the blade f after removing the screw k by means of the screwdriver in the handle a.
Patent GB-190816593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Lasting Uppers and Securing them to the Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: SATTLER CARL
Filed: 1908-09-08
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 16,593. Sattler, C. Sept. 8. [Patent of Addition to No. 5322, A.D. 1908.] Lasting.-A device for lasting uppers and securing them to the edges of wooden or like soles consists of two horseshoe wiper plates 1, 2, Figs. 1 and 4, carried respectively by plates 3, 4. The plate 4 is supported by a lever 5 pivoted to a spring-pressed link 7 mounted on a shaft 4, which is journaled in an adjustable block 9. The plate 3 is secured to an actuating-handle 11 pivoted to the lever 5. Each plate 1, 2 is in two parts, the rear ends of which are always in contact, as at 15, Fig. 4, while their front ends can be moved inwards about bolts 14. The sole of the boot is supported on a bed-plate 10, Fig. 1, and the heel on an adjustable block 19, while a downhold 27 is provided to prevent any movements of the parts. The sole is first placed on the bed-plate 10, and the last 25 is then laid on it, after which the upper is positioned round the last. A tack is driven into the back of the heel from a hand-tacker 21, and then the whole of the front rim of the upper is gripped by the wiper plates 1, 2, which are moved by the operator to draw the upper forwards well over the toe of the last and then downwards and inwards to place it against the edge of the sole, to which it is finally secured by nails driven from hand-tackers O carried by the plate 1. If desired, the tacking-mechanism at the heel may be coupled-up to the shaft 8 so that the heel tack is driven just prior to the lasting of the upper. In a modified construction, the heel support and heel-tacker are adjustable longitudinally, and the block 9 is rigid. Fig. 5 shows a device in which the edge of the upper is gripped, and then the shoe last and sole are pressed into the upper. The heel end of the upper is first tacked into the rim of the sole, and then the front edge of the upper is placed on a fixed horseshoe plate 7<1> and gripped by a second plate 9<1> carried by rods 11<1>, which pass through a top plate 12<1>. The plate 9<1> is lowered against the action of springs 13<1> by means of a stirrup &c. 8<1>. The last and sole are then forced into the upper by means of a presser carried by a two-part adjustable spindle 18<1>. This presser is actuated from an eccentric shaft 15<1>. The upper is then secured by tacks driven from suitable devices 20<1>. The shaft 15<1> may be driven by power.
Patent GB-190818845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Devices.
Inventor: TULLY CHRISTOPHER WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-09-08
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 18,845. Tully, C. W. Sept. 8. Lubricators. - A holder for the wick that is. inserted in the delivery tube of an oil-cup consists of a bar 1 formed with a fork 2 and with loops 3, 4 upon which worsted or fibrous material is wound. Arms 5, 6 prevent the device from passing through the tube of the lubricator.
Patent GB-190820236-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Fastening and Supporting the Ends of Collars and Neck-bands of Ladies' Dresses and the like.
Inventor: CROWTHER CHARLES
Filed: 1908-09-26
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 20,236. Crowther, C. Sept. 26. Stays or stiffeners. -A device for fastening and supporting the ends of collars and neckbands of ladies' dresses &c. comprises two strips a, b of celluloid &c., the strip a, Fig. 1, having recessed extension pieces a<1> provided with elongated or slotted holes a<2>, with which are engaged hooks, or studs b<1>, Fig. 3, on the strip. b. when the strip b is slightly bent, the studs b<1> enter the holes a<2>, and engage with them when the strip is released. The construction of the pieces a<1> allows the ends of the collar to meet without overlapping.
Patent GB-190909281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bedsteads.
Inventor: WILSON JOHN ALEXANDER
IPC: F16B12/54
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 9281. Wilson, J. A. May 13, 1908, [Convention date]. Mattresses.-The bottom of a folding extensible bedstead consists of a number of slats 15 resting on spiral springs 14, which are supported by hooks 13 passing through slots 16 in the slats and engaging with eyes 12 arranged in recesses 50 on the underside of the side frames.
Patent GB-190912683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Engines.
Inventor: SCHIMMING GEORG
IPC: F02K9/00
Filed: 1909-05-28
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 12,683. Sohimming, G. May 29, 1908, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Cycles and systems of working; pumps; cylinders, ports and passages of.-Continuous-combustion gas engines work on the following cycle. An explosive mixture of gas, with sufficient air for complete combustion, is highly compressed in a stage compressor, being suitably cooled between the stages, and injected into a charge of air compressed sufficiently high to effect ignition. The explosive mixture enters the cylinder, through a series of small orifices, which, in conjunction with a series of non-return valves in the supply passages, prevents back-firing. Should back-firing occur, the inlet passages and the charging-pumpa are sufficiently strong to withstand the pressure. Further to prevent the possibility of back-firing, the inlet passages are scavenged after each injection.
Patent GB-190913217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shirt Neck-bands.
Inventor: JACK JAMES EDMOND
IPC: A41B3/00
Filed: 1909-06-05
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 13,217. Jack, J. E. June 5 Shirts.-The neck-band of a shirt has a downturned outer extension C with a button-hole C' at the back for the collar stud. The extension is shown as'passing completely round the neck, but it may be discontinuous in parts, as, for example, at the back, in which case the studhole may be made in the neckband proper. The object is to provide a resilient seating for the collar.
Patent GB-190913524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Extensible Ladders.
Inventor: CARTER HENRY SIDNEY
IPC: E06C1/54
Filed: 1909-06-09
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 13,524. Carter, H. S. June 9. [Cognate Application, 20,153/09.] Ladders. - Folding ladders, of the kind in which the sides of each section are formed by a double row of bars a, b pivoted centrally at d' and pivoted at their ends c to the bars of the next section to form a lazy tongs, are provided with locking-means for retaining the ladder in an extended position. Pivoted catches f, Fig. 4, operated by weighted pivoted racks h and spur-wheels g, engage with their flanged ends k over disks i, j, carried by notched strengthening-plates e secured to the ends of the sections. As shown in Fig. 5, sectional bolts l with notched interlocking ends l<1> are guided in tubes &c. m attached to the sections, and are operated by a handle on the bottom bolt. Additional pivoted catches n, Fig. 2, at the base of the bars b, engage lugs on the bars a.
Patent GB-190914003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mixing and Disintegrating Machines.
Inventor: HERBERT ALFRED
IPC: B22C5/02
Filed: 1909-06-15
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 14,003. Herbert, A., and Milburn, J. June 15. Rotary stirrers.-Relates to mixing and disintegrating machines for foundry sand &c., of the type consisting of two oppositely rotating horizontal disks carrying pins. T h e disks F, J are carried by a shaft C and a sleeve G respectively. The shaft C and the sleeve G carry oppositely - placed b e v e lwheels D, H driven from a single shaft A. The disk J carries two rows of pins J<2>, J<3>, and the disk F a row of pins F<2> supporting a ring F<4> which carries a second row of pins F<3>. The inner rows of pins are more widely spaced than the outer.
Patent GB-190916474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Recoil Apparatus for Ordnance.
Inventor: BETHELL HENRY ARTHUR
IPC: F41A25/20
Filed: 1909-07-15
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 16,474. Bethell, B. A. July 15. Recoil apparatus. - Consists in reducing the jerk that occurs at the commencement of recoil, before there is any substantial movement between the piston and cylinder, by providing an aircushion device outside the recoil cylinder. The brake cylinder recoils with the gun, in the direction of the arrow, a n d the piston - rod c instead of being fixed is capable of a slight longitudinal motion relatively to the casing a of the telescopic run-out springs. The forward shock on the piston-rod c at the commencement of the recoil is taken up by a piston d on the rod c which engages in an air cylinder b formed in the casing a.
Patent GB-190918401-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to 'Leads' or Sea Sounding Apparatus.
Inventor: TITCHMARSH FREDERICK ARTHUR
IPC: E02F3/413
Filed: 1909-08-10
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 18,401. Titchmarsh, F. A. Aug. 10. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Sounding-apparatus.-Sample-collecting leads 1 are made with recesses 6 in cylinders 5 attached to the main leads, pivotally-mounted grabs 7 in the recesses being held open normally by projections 11 on cross-bars 12 engaging notches 10, but being adapted to close under spring action when the leads touch the bottom; sleeves 13 thereupon slide up the cylinders 5 and raise the bars 12, which are ordinarily kept down by springs 14.
Patent GB-190923228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Cut-outs.
Inventor: MURRAY THOMAS EDWARD
IPC: H01H85/20
Filed: 1909-10-11
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 23,228. Murray, T. E. Nov. 9, 1908, [Convention date]. Fusible cut-outs.-An electric fuse-holder comprises an upper member, a depending m e m b e r independently and detachably secured to the upper member, and a removable cartridge fuse mounted in the depending member. The fuseholders are received in recesses D in a baseblock A, constructed to receive the terminals of a three - wire system. Each fuse-holder forms a cover for its recess D and comprises an arched member I with flanges J and an opening K above the flanges. In the sides of this opening are grooves adapted to receive the head L ofa separable partition. M, which is shouldered at N to enter a corresponding socket in the recess D. The partition M has a circular opening to receive a cartridge fuse O prov i d e d with removable contact-pieces S, which make contact with contact - pieces G in the recess D. The fuseholders are locked in the base by means of a headed rod T passed through lugs U on the base and through the openings K in the holder. A passage W in the partition M registers with a small opening in the fuse case O. When the fuse blows, the explosion products escape through this passage and produce a dark patch on the surface of the upper member I, thereby indicating the blowing of the fuse.
Patent GB-190924196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanical Stoking Apparatus.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: F23K3/16
Filed: 1909-10-21
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 24,196. Thompson, W. P., [Topf & Soehne, J. A.]. Oct. 21. Mechanical stoking.-In a fuel-feeding device of the type in which an oscillating shovel 2 is operated with different strengths of throw to distribute the fuel over different parts of the grate, larger quantities of fuel are supplied by the pusher 18 for the stronger throws. Modifications are also made in the apparatus with the object (1) of securing efficient lubrication of the shovel operating means, (2) of allowing for changes due to expansion and contraction, and (3) of permitting inspection and clearing of the fuel hopper. The pusher 18 is operated Through a bell-crank lever 14, connecting-link 11, and bell-crank lever 10, 8 by a grooved cam-disk 7, which is formed so as to give the desired fuel feed. The pusher is stepped, as shown, and tapers in the direction of its forward motion. The shovel is drawn back through different distances by pins 37, Fig. 4, on a rotary disk 36, and to secure smooth working a lubricating- device for the pins is provided. This comprises an oil trough 31 and a lamp wick 35, which is held in the path of the p i n s by a counterweighted or spring-controlled wire frame 33. The s h o v e l shaft 1, Fig. 3, is mounted on removable round bushes 19 in divided bearings 20 to allow the shaft to be withdrawn. The stoker is supported on legs 22 having hemispherical feet 24 which fit in cupped bearings 23. The upper ends of the legs are curved, and either fit in recesses on the bed-plate 26 or are attached thereto by a screw-and-slot connexion. The fuel hopper 39 is fitted with an inspection opening 42, and with openings 43 closed by doors 44 through which large pieces of fuel may be withdrawn when necessary.
Patent GB-190924412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanical Appliance or Apparatus for Cutting Uniform Lengths from a Web or Roll of Paper, Cloth or similar Material and Transferring or Feeding the said Lengths to Printing, Packing, or Paper Bag Making Machines.
Inventor: STOCKALL ALFRED HENRY
IPC: B26D5/22
Filed: 1909-10-25
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 24,412. Stockall, A. H., and Merrick, W. A. Oct. 25. Feeding webs; sheet-feed tables.-In apparatus for cutting sheets from a web and feeding them to a printing or other machine, the reel is supported in adjustable bearings 4, and the web is led round adjustable rollers 7, the first of which is provided with collars 7<a> to guide the web, to continuouslydriven feed-rolls 9, 10, of a circumference equal to the length of sheet to be fed. The pressure between the two feed-rolls is determined by screws 13<a>. The web then passes around rollers 22 to intermittent feed-rolls 23 operated by an oscillating quadrant 24 and ratchet gear. The quadrant 24 is oscillated by a rod 16 from a crank-disk 15 on the shaft 12, the swivel-joint 26 being adjustable along the arm to vary the feed. From the rolls 23, the web passes between knife blades 28, 28<a> to rollers 29, 29<a> driven by gearing from the rollers 23, which feed the cut-off sheet to the machine. The cutting-apparatus, Fig. 6, comprises a lower blade 28<a> secured by countersunk screws to the framing. The upper blade 28 is pivoted at one side, and is normally raised by a spring 35. A clamp 27 is supported by a spring-rod 31 passing through a swivel eyepiece on an arm on the blade 28. The blade is depressed to cut the web by a cord 19 attached to an arm 18, operated by a cam 17 on the shaft 12. The sheet after being severed, passes down a feed-board which is raised intermittently, to feed the sheet, by a cam on a shaft rocked from a moving part of the machine. The feed-board consists of two sheets of metal, which are slotted, and connected by countersunk screws, so that they can be moved relatively to accommodate sheets of different sizes.
Patent GB-190927374-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reels or Swifts for Winding or Unwinding Skeins.
Inventor: BIOLETTI FLEURY NICOLAS
IPC: B65H49/30
Filed: 1909-11-24
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 27,374. Bioletti, F. N. Nov. 26, 1908, [Convention date]. Skein holders and swifts. - The arms b are pivoted at a to the side cheeks of the holder, or swift, and are connected by levers and links e, e; a spring f tends to keep the arms directed radially and at their greatest development, a stop g preventing the arms from passing beyond this point. By lowering one of the arms, the others are given the same movement, and the diameter of the winder is lessened. On releasing the arm, the skein is stretched concentrically with the axis of the winder. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), states that the arms may have sectors which engage with a toothed wheel arranged between cheeks at the sides of the sectors; or they may be slidably pivoted at a the extremities being pivoted to a rotatable disk concentric with the axis of the winder; or the extremities may be pivoted to a fixed disk, the pivots a being on a crown rotatable around the disk; or each arm may carry a pulley around the pivot a, the pulleys being connected together by an endless cord. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190928742-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Production of Artificial Honey or Invert Sugar Syrup and White Sugar from Raw or Crude Sugar.
Inventor: WOLF MAX
IPC: C13K3/00
Filed: 1909-12-08
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 28,742. Wolf, M. Dec. 8. Invert sugar ; sugar preparations; liquoring sugar. -Raw sugar is treated with concentrated invert sugar syrup, and centrifuged to obtain a syrup, which may be used as honey &c., and a refined sugar, which may also be used for making honey &c.
Patent GB-190930230-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Safety Apparatus for Mine Cages and the like.
Inventor: CZERMAK WENZEL
IPC: B66B5/26
Filed: 1909-12-24
Granted: 1910-12-15
Abstract: 30,230. Czermak, W. Dec. 24. Catch gear of minecage type.-Mine cages &c. are automatically supported, in the event of the hoisting - cable breaking, by catches actuated by explosive cartridges. On the top of the cage are mounted one or more casings a, each containing a bolt b and cartridge c, the casings being open at the end adjacent to the guide w. The cartridge is fired by a spring - actuated rod f when the catch-lever h, which is connected to the hoisting - cable by a rope k, is released. A hand rope v is connected to a catch v' which, when released, allows the rod f to rotate and disengage itself from the catch-lever h. At the lower part of the cage is mounted another bolt the cartridge being fired by a rod f<1>, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The lever m which normally retains the rod f<1> is pivoted on a support i<1> and passes through a sleeve y connected by trunnion pins to a toothed block o sliding on a fixed guide p. The block o is pressed downwards against the action of springs by pivoted toothed segments connected to the hoisting-cable by ropes k.
Patent GB-190930503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Effecting the Removal of Nitrous Acid from Solutions containing it.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: C01B21/26
Filed: 1909-12-30
Granted: 1910-12-15
Abstract: 30,503. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Dec. 30. Nitric oxide; nitric acid. -Nitrous acid in solution is decomposed into nitric acid and nitric oxide by subjecting the solution to reduced pressure, or to spraying, or to both treatments. The solution to be treated may be that obtained by treating a solution of nitrite and nitrate with nitric acid. The removal of the nitrous acid is preferably effected with the solution in motion, and it is convenient to run the liquid down towers, which are under a reduced pressure maintained by allowing tho treated liquid to run away through a long vertical pipe. When a spraying treatment is employed, it is convenient to spray the solution through nozzles having a. central passage for compressed air. For the recovery of the nitric oxide, the solution should be preferably sprayed, in vessels through whibh gases, such as air or nitrous gases .obtained from an electric arc furnace, are passed.
Patent GB-191004995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compounds for Automatically Sealing Punctures in Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: LUEDERS EDUARD
Filed: 1910-02-28
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 4995. L³ders, E., and Lehmann, H. Feb. 28. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Air tubes and chambers.-A puncture-closing composition consists of an insoluble substance such as clay, bole, chalk, &c., a soluble adhesive substance such as glue, dextrine, gelatine, &c., an antiseptic such as salicylic or boric acid, and common salt. A layer of this mixture is formed inside the tube by rotation.
Patent GB-191005243-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rulers.
Inventor: SHAW FRANK HENRY
IPC: B43L7/00
Filed: 1910-03-02
Granted: 1911-02-02
Abstract: 5243. Shaw, F. H. March 2. Rulers.-To keep rulers a off the paper, sheet-metal polygonal, s e r - rated, or like disks b are secured to their ends. In a modification, the disks have tubular extensions passing over the ends of the rulers and secured thereto by transverse screws. In another modification, Fig. 9, a group of separate headed pins &c. b are secured to the rulers.