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Patent GB-190527041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cellular Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: CAIN GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1905-12-28
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 27,041. Cain, G. E., and Sidebottom, H. Dec. 28. Drawings to Specification. Moulding tyres.-A mould in which rubber tyres of the type described in Specification No. 15,913, A.D. 1903, may be built up consists of two dicks formed with outwardly-flared edges and bolted together.
Patent GB-190603019-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spring Supports for the Bodies of Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: WERNER OSCAR
Filed: 1906-02-07
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 3019. Werner, O. Feb. 7. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 20,383, A.D. 1905. The body d is carried on a frame b, which is pivoted at its forward end on brackets e carried on the chassis a, which is spring- mounted in the usual way. The rear part of the body is supported partly by a helical spring f carried by the rear axle and partly by helical springs k. One end of a helical spring k is connected to the chassis by an eye-bolt l, while the other end is connected to an arm of a bell-crank lever g, which is fulcrumed on a shaft h supported by the chassis. The other end of the bell-crank lever g is connected to the frame b by a link i. The shaft h may have fixed to it an arm l<1> to which a dash-pot may be connected. A rubber, spring, or pneumatic cushion e<3> may be placed between the journal blocks e<1> and the frame b.
Patent GB-190604402-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve-gearing.
Inventor: HARTMANN WILHELM
Filed: 1906-02-22
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 4402. Hartmann, W. Feb. 22. Valve - gear for steam, gas, and like engines of the kind described in Specification No. 9809, A.D. 1904. The levers c, c<1>, c<2>, Fig. 1, are made in one piece, and to the lever c is pivoted a slotted link b which engages the pin 2 on the 'lever a. The rolling surfaces of the levers a, c are such that, during the opening of the valve, the pin 2 lies in the inner part of the slot. During the outward movement of the rod, the closing of the valve is ensured by the end of the lever a sliding along the surface z. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the valve lever is locked in a similar manner to that shown in Figs. 4 ... 6 of Specification No. 19,253, A.D. 1905. The link b is made double and is provided with hollow cylindrical segments g, which engage the fixed semicircular pins f during the locking of the valve. In the modification shown in Fig. 8, the semicircular pins f are arranged on the link b and the hollow cylindrical segments g on the frame d. The links b may be slotted at the pivot, and the locking-. devices shown in Figs. 6 ... 11 of Specification No. 9809, A.D. 1904, may be employed.
Patent GB-190609884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Current Distributing Devices for Effecting the Ignition in Explosion Engines.
Inventor: VALETTE HENRI DE LA
Filed: 1906-04-27
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 9884. La Valette, H. de. April 27. Switches.-An interrupter for ignition systems consists of a revolving disk of insulating-material carrying on each side spring-pressed contacts, one of these contacts passing over an annular ring connected to the source of current, while the other passes successively over contacts connected to and corresponding in number with the sparking-plugs. The base a of insulating-material is provided with a flange a<1> carrying a terminal b connected to the source of current and terminals c connected to the sparking-plugs of the cylinders. Four metal keys d, separately connected to the plugs c by wires e, are embedded in the base a. A lid f of insulating-material carrying an annular metal ring g is secured to the base a by a bayonet-joint, and the metal ring is connected to the terminal b. Between the base a and the lid f is located a disk k of insulating-material firmly secured to a shaft m, which revolves at a speed equal to half that of the engine shaft. This disk is penetrated near its periphery by a tube n enclosing steel balls o and a spiral spring which presses the balls outwardly. As the disk k revolves, each of the terminals c is successively connected with the source of the current. The object of the invention is the prevention of sparking.
Patent GB-190612070-A (GB)
Title: Improved Valve-motion for Reversible Explosion-motors and other Internal Combustion or Heat Engines
Inventor: ASKLING CARL WILHELM
Filed: 1906-05-23
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 12,070. Askling, C. W. May 23. Valve - gear. - When the engine reverses, the valve-gear is adjusted to the position suitable for the reverse running of the engine, by reversing- members which are driven positively by the engine itself and are automatically locked after each adjustment of the valve-gears. Two embodiments of the invention are shown in Figs. 1 and 8. When the engine is reversed, a lever 32 is caused to move from one extreme position to another, and acting through the link 46 moves the three-armed lever 47, which slides a sleeve on each of the cam shafts 3, 4. Pins in the bosses of the gear-wheels 1, 2 engage with spiral slots in the said sleeves, so that the movement of the lever 32 and of the sleeves rotates the sleeves and cam shafts relatively to .the gear-wheels, and brings the cams into suitable positions for the reverse operation of the engine. Fig. -1 represents the application of the invention to a four-stroke-cycle internal-combustion engine. The hand-lever 18, which rotates the cam-disk 21, in passing from B to C prevents ignition and at the same time actuates the levers 24, 38 by means of pins engaging with slots in the cam-disk. The lever 38, by means of a cord, chain, or other transmission 37, brings a toothed ring 14 beneath the rack 31. The ring 14 has internal ratchet teeth and is driven in one direction only by a wheel 13 which rotates with the crankshaft 11 but can slide longitudinally thereon with the ring 14. Another ring and wheel such as 13 and 14 is brought under the rack 31 for reversing in the opposite direction, the ratchet teeth being arranged oppositely in the two rings. The lever 24, by means of a cord, chain, or the like 26, actuates a lever 27 carrying rollers 28, 29. The roller 28 bears on a projection in the rack 31 and brings the latter into engagement with that one of the rings 14 which is not driven by the engine until the latter is reversed. Further movement of the lever 18 beyond the position C causes ignition on the compression stroke, and on reversal the rack is moved by the ring 14, thereby actuating the lever 32 to adjust the valve-gear as described above. When the roller 39 on the rack 31 comes beneath the fixed guide 40, the roller 28 ceases to engage the rack, and, when the roller 39 passes beyond the guide 40, the rack is disengaged from the toothed ring by the spring 34. The movement of the rack is limited by the stops 44, 45. In the form shown in Fig. 8, the lever 32 carries a slide block 88 running in one of the concentric grooves 85, 86 according to the direction of rotation of the camdisk 84 driven by the engine. On reversal, the guide-block is moved from one groove to the other by means of cross-grooves such as 87.
Patent GB-190617761-A (GB)
Title: Improved Composition or Material for Making or Surfacing Roads, Paths or Floors.
Inventor: KELLY THOMAS DANIEL
Filed: 1906-08-07
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 17,761. Kelly, T. D. Aug. 7. A sphalt paving ; paving-materials.-Relates to a composition for surfacing roads, paths, and floors, of the class in which tar or pitch, alkaline water, and powdered limestone, granite, or slag are mixed together. The ingredients are used in approximately the following proportions, namely : tar or pitch, 12 per cent ; alkaline water, such as seawater or a dilute solution of sodium silicate, 13 per cent ; powdered limestone or granite, 50 per cent ; and powderad furnace slag, 25 per cent ; or 75 per cent of limestone, granite, or furnace slag may be used. The materials are heated to boiling-point and amalgamated in a vacuum pan, and may be applied direct to the surface or formed into blocks to be afterwards reheated and applied to the surface. Gravel surfaces are treated with alkaline water before the application of the composition. Feldspar or limestone chippings may be rolled or pressed into the composition before it sets.
Patent GB-190617808-A (GB)
Title: Improved Washing Machine.
Inventor: STRUMIENSKA LEOKADIE
Filed: 1906-08-08
Granted: 1906-09-27
Abstract: 17,808. Strumienska, L. Aug. 8. Washing-machines.-A cylindrical vessel 2, made of corrugated iron and mounted on a stand 1, is fitted with a wooden roller 6 pivoted concentrically with the drum. The roller has channels 8 cut in it in a spiral direction and grooves 9 in a direction parallel to the axis and is rotatable by means of a handle 10. The clothes are introduced through the rectangular opening 5 at the top, and in their passage through the machine are rubbed and pressed owing to the shape of the roller. A tap 4 is provided for running out the liquid.
Patent GB-190618351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Compressing and Cooling Air or Gases.
Filed: 1906-08-15
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 18,351. West & Co., H. J., Webster, R. W., and Chew, L. Aug 15. Compressing.- Relates to apparatus for compressing and cooling air or gases, of the type comprising a compressor delivering i n t o a reservoir containing a cooling-device and provided with means for utilizing t h e reservoir pressure to deliver cooling- water to the compression cylinder. The apparatus is specially applicable for dealing with air, fermentation gases, or volatile ethers, in brewing, and for use in bottling chilled beer. A double-acting compressor a is mounted on an insulated reservoir b, containing a cooling coil n through which a refrigerated or volatile liquid is circulated, and provided with a pipe h for conveying water under pressure through a pipe d to a centrally-located cylinder port i. The water absorbs the heat of compression and lubricates the piston, which is provided with circumferential grooves and overruns the port i at the end of each stroke, and is forced back into the reservoir along with the compressed air. To ensure a constant reservoir pressure, the air supply to the compressor is throttled or cut off at an inlet port r, Fig. 4, by a slide valve q operated by the pressure of water from the reservoir on an hydraulic piston t against the action of an adjustable spring w. The reservoir has a water gauge 5, and compressed air is withdrawn through a fitting 7, provided with a safety valve 8, pressure gauge 9, and stop valve 10 in the delivery pipe 11.
Patent GB-190618957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Motor Control Apparatus
Inventor: EUKER GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-08-24
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 18,957. Euker, G. W. Aug. 31, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Switches.-In a motor-starting switch of the rheostat type, especially intended for use with printing-presses, the arm is actuated from a distance by a handle, and is held in its operative positions by an electro-magnet placed across the terminals of the motor. The handle contains a switch by means of which the electro-magnet may be short-circuited to allow the arm to return to its inoperative position. A rheostat arm 7 pivoted at 8 is moved over contacts 5 by pulling a handle 17 connected to it by a cable 16. When the arm 7 is brought to the contact 5<b>, one terminal of the motor is connected to a line L<1> through the arm 7 and resistances 6, while the other terminal is connected to tho other line. In this position, the electro-magnet 14 will become energized and so attract the armature 13, causing the tooth 12 to engage with one of the teeth of a sector 11, thereby holding the arm 7 in any of its operative positions. If, however, a push 23 in the handle 17 is pressed, the electro-magnet 14 becomes short-circuited by the bridging of the contacts 20, 21, a spring 15 withdraws the tooth 12 from the sector 11, and the arm 7 returns to its inoperative positions by virtue of the spring 9.
Patent GB-190619448-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Stoppering or Closing the Tap Hole of a Cask or the like whilst the Tap is Removed.
Inventor: READ CURTIS
Filed: 1906-08-31
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 19,448. Read, C. Aug. 31. Tapping.-The taphole of a cask &c. is closed, on the withdrawal of the tap, by a tapered plug c acted on by a spring d enclosed by the rods b, which are held between collars a, a' and serve to guide the plug. The rubber disk e makes a tight joint either with the tap or with the plug.
Patent GB-190622613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Bedsteads.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1906-10-12
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 22,613. Thompson, W. P., [Bulkley, H. C.]. Oct. 12. Bedsteads.-A folding bedstead of the kind described in Specification No. 1001, A.D. 1904, is so constructed that the bed bottom may be turned into a vertical position, and then each of the end frames folded flat against it. The end frames are each provided with three feet, two of which are connected to one of the pillars by means of brackets A<1>, Fig. 1. The bed bottom is pivoted to a sleeve B<3> mounted on the pillar A<2>, by means of a spindle and sleeve B<2> united to the side and end rails of the bottom. The lower end of the sleeve is provided with slots, which are adapted to engage corresponding lugs on the upper surface of a casting B<4> on which the sleeve rests, a hook b<3>a engaging beneath a flange b<4>a on the casting B<4>. A lug b<3>b. on the hook b<3>a engages a projection b<2>a on the sleeve B<2>. On the second pillar A<3> is a casting D, with a projecting plate-like lug having a notch D<1> with sloping sides d<1>, D<2>, Fig. 7, and a lug D<3> with a sloping face d<3>. The notch D<1> is engaged by a latch, Fig. 8, formed on a casting C secured to the mattress frame. A flange C<1> rests against the side of the lug, and its lower end rests upon the lug D<3>.
Patent GB-190623130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Purification of Sulphuric Acid and the Recovery of Bye-products therefrom.
Filed: 1906-10-18
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 23,130. Raschen, J., Shores, J. H., Wareing, A. E., and United Alkali Co. Oct. 18. Sulphuric acid; arsenious acid. - Relates to improvements in the purification of sulphuric acid which may be employed in the process described in Specification No. 5151, A.D. 1906, and consists in reducing the pentavalent arsenic compounds to the arsenious state by the combined action of hydrochloric acid and either charcoal or, if selenium compounds are absent, sulphur. The sulphuric acid with hydrochloric acid, either as a gas or liquid, is allowed to flow through a vessel packed with charcoal at a temperature preferably below 100‹ C. If any selenium deposits on the charcoal, it is readily removed by washing with hydrochloric acid and an oxidizing-agent, such as a hypochlorite or a chlorate. When sulphur is used, the mixed acids are allowed to flow through a tower packed with sulphur kept at a temperature slightly below the melting-point of sulphur.
Patent GB-190624866-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Stokers.
Inventor: HODGKINSON JAMES
Filed: 1906-11-06
Granted: 1907-09-19
Abstract: 24,866. Hodgkinson, J., and Hodgkinson, A. Nov. 6. Mechanical stoking.-A mechanical stoker of the oscillating-shovel type for supplying fuel to steam boilers &c. is adapted to be used either for sprinkling or for feeding the fuel slowly on to the reciprocating grate bars. The shovel a is mounted on a shaft b carrying an arm c, which is struck by rotating cams d to effect the oscillation of the shovel. An arm e on the shaft b is connected by a rod f to a piston j working in the cylinder g mounted on a trunnion g<2>. The rod f works through a gland in the cover i of the cylinder, so that the forward motion of the piston compresses a quantity of air which, when the lever c is released, effects a rapid backward movement of the piston and consequent sprinkling of the fuel. A pet cock k is provided at the rear of the cylinder to allow for the escape of part of the air, the remainder being used to form a cushion. When the apparatus is used as a coking-stoker, the air is allowed to escape from the front of the cylinder through a cock m, and the piston is returned slowly by means of a weak spring n. Instead of, or in addition, to a spring, sufficient air may be compressed in front of the piston to return the piston gently. A spring may also be used when sprinkling the fuel to assist the action of the compressed air. The fire-bars employed may be those of the ordinary reciprocating kind, or those described in Specifications Nos. 13,981, A.D. 1894, and No. 2631, A.D. 1904 ; the cam d may be driven by the means described in the above Specifications for rotating the shaft that actuates the toothed sector used for reciprocating the feeding-ram. When the apparatus is used as a coking-stoker, the motion of the fire-bars is temporarily stopped ; for this purpose, they are actuated through clutch gearing or other disconnecting-device, which may comprise a jaw clutch one member of which carries a worm gearing with a worm-wheel on the fire-bar actuating shaft.
Patent GB-190628515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Convertible Rocking and Wheeled Chairs, or the like.
Inventor: PARKES ROBERT JOHN
Filed: 1906-12-14
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 28,515. Parkes, R. J. Dec. 14. Chairs are fitted with wheels which are adapted to support the chair or to be lifted clear of the ground, as desired. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a rocking-chair. The wheels C are carried by a frame B, pivoted at D to the inside of the rockers and attached at E to a rod F, provided with suitable locking arrangements and sliding in guideways G. Additional wheels or castors may be added to make the chair stable.
Patent GB-190629170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Couplings for Railway Carriages
Inventor: WEGNER CARL
Filed: 1906-12-21
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 29,170. Wegner, C. Dec. 21. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Couplings, automatic.-Relates to a coupling of the type in which a two-part link may be raised from the side of the vehicle and retained in position for coupling automatically with a fixed hook upon the opposing vehicle, and which may be released from that position by the compression of the buffers, means being also provided for tightening the draw-gear. A link 1, 1<1> is pivoted at 31 to a forked carrier 3, and may be raised from the side of the vehicle by a cranked rod 7 having a fork at its inner end which embraces the link, the rigidity of the link being maintained by the engagement of a tail-piece 5 on the front part 1 with a cross-piece 6 on the rear part 1<1>. The link is retained in position for automatic coupling by the engagement of the rod 7 with an arm 28 at the lower end of a lever 27 pivoted at 26, the upper end of the lever being connected by a rod 25 to one end of an horizontal lever 24, pivoted at 23, and having at its opposite end a sliding rod 22 adapted to contact with an auxiliary buffer 20 upon the opposing vehicle. In modifications, the auxiliary buffer may be dispensed with, the rod 22 being arranged to engage the usual side buffers ; or the lever 27 may be provided with a weighted arm for returning it to its normal position. Draw-gear.-The forked carrier 3 is mounted upon a screwed sleeve 4, which is movable upon the shank of the hook 2 and is connected to bevelgearing 10, 12 adapted to be operated by a handle 14 at the side of the vehicle for tightening the coupling. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 17,785, A.D: 1892, and No. 9540, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190702284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Cylinder Lubricants and Boiler Preservatives.
Inventor: CHAPMAN LEONARD
Filed: 1907-01-29
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 2284. Chapman, L.. Jan. 29. Tubricants.-Relates to combined cylinder lubricants and boiler preservatives of the type described in Specifications Nos. 6289 and 9777, A.D. 1906, and consists in suspending a solid lubricant in a plastic composition the consistency of which does not alter at high temperatures. The preferred composition is obtained by heating a mixture of graphite and caustic soda, together with glycerine, starch, and water, to. 250‹ F. The composition is fed to the steam as it enters the cylinders.
Patent GB-190705198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Revolving Heels an Heel Pads for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: SMITH THOMAS
Filed: 1907-03-04
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 5198. Smith, T., and Whyatt, W. G. S. March 4. Heel protectors. - Revolving heel pads of the kind in which a pad e of leather or elastic material is enclosed by a flanged metal casing a, and also that kind in which a space is left between the top of the pad and the disk to act as a pneumatic cushion, have grooves f arranged in the upper surface to give the pneumatic effect.
Patent GB-190705838-A (GB)
Title: Improved Nipple Connection and Valve Opener for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: STAPLEY WILLIAM STEPHEN
Filed: 1907-03-11
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 5838. Stapley, W. S. April 13, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Couplings, disconnectible; couplings with valves; inflatable vessels, securing pipes to; screw couplings. -In a coupling for attaching an inflating-pump to a tyre valve, means are provided for opening the valve when pump pressure is applied. The pump tube 16 is attached to a tube 10 which may swivel in a sleeve 11 adapted to be screwed on to the valve nipple 12. A plunger 18, which may slide in a disk 30 resting on a packing-washer 32, is formed with an air passage 19 and with a tread 20 adapted to engage a rod 21 carrying the valve 22. A spring 29 of less strength than the valve spring 24 may be provided to insure the retention of the plunger in the forward position. When the sleeve 11 is screwed on to the nipple 12, the valve is kept on its seat by means of the spring 24 ; but when pump pressure is' applied, the plunger 18 is depressed and the valve is opened and remains opened when the pump pressure is relieved, thus permitting a gauge to indicate accurately the pressure. The valve closes when the sleeve is screwed back sufficiently to allow a small quantity of air to escape. In a modification, the sleeve 11 is made in two parts which screw on to a block wherein the plunger may slide.
Patent GB-190710408-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Lubricating Device for Pistons.
Inventor: KOETTL ISIDOR
Filed: 1907-05-04
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 10,408. K÷ttl, I. May 4. Lubricating.-Between the packing-rings R<1>, R<2> of a piston K is placed a ring M, having a groove r containing a semi-solid lubricant g, such as graphite and vaseline, which entirely fills the space between the packing-rings.
Patent GB-190711792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: NISBET WILLIAM HOLMES
Filed: 1907-05-21
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 11,792. Nisbet, W. H. May 21. Brakes.- The brake-shoe 5 is secured in its holder 6 by a spring arm 7, which is pivoted on the sleeve 8 through which the end of the brake beam passes, and engages in a recess 9 in a projection on the shoe. Vertical movement of the shoe on the holder is prevented by projections 14, and lateral movement by a feather i 1 on the shoe fitting in a recess in the holder.
Patent GB-190714568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tube and Pipe Cleaning.
Inventor: CROCKFORD FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-06-25
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 14,568. Crockford, F. June 25. Drawings to Specification. Cleaning tubes.-Condenser or like tubes after being removed are cleaned by first blowing steam through each tube, and then immersing them in a solution of sodium carbonate contained in a steel tank and agitated by steam jets. The tubes are next placed until the incrustation is removed in a wooden tank through which dilute hydrochloric acid is circulated ; they are then replaced in the sodium-carbonate solution, which is heated to boiling-point by a steam coil. The process is completed by blowing steam through the tubes as at first.