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Patent GB-190801369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ordnance Sighting Gear.
Inventor: PETCH ALBANY FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-01-21
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 1369. Petch, A. F., and Redpath, R. Jan. 21. Sights.-Relates to an automatic drift-correcting device for howitzers. Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 3 is a vertical section. A frame b, carrying the elevating-worm d and a toothed wheel h, is pivoted to a worm segment a which is rigidly attached to the cradle. The sight-carrier f pivoted to the frame b carries a roller l engaging with a cam-groove k in a plate, which is rotated by gearing h, j when the sight is elevated by a hand-wheel e, to give the sight the correct deflexion for drift of the projectile. Independent correction for wind &c. may be given by pivoting the sight to the carrier f.
Patent GB-190801470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces.
Filed: 1908-01-21
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 1470. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Jan. 21. Resistances. - A heating - resistance composed wholly or partly of refractory metal, for an electric furnace, is protected by inert gas which is passed through packing surrounding the resistance. In the form shown, the resistance is a tube of refractory metal such as tungsten, or of such metal mixed with other material, for example, thoria, and is fitted with heavy water cooled terminals 2. The tube is made by means of a carbon-free binding agent, for instance, warm bismuth-cadmium amalgam, impregnated with tungsten powder or with equal parts of tungsten and thoria. A tube squirted from the mixture is first heated by gas or electricity while hung in a vertical glass tube, in a vacuum electric furnace such as that described in Specification No. 20,809, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Electric lamps &c.]. When the tube contains thoria, the metal near the surface may be removed by oxidation and volatilization. The packing may consist of non-carbonaceous heatinsulating material 4, such as lime, alumina, magnesia, thoria, or zirconia, which may be surrounded by carbonaceous material 5, such as coke, the whole being contained in a metal box 7, provided with bushings 9 for the terminals, a perforated pipe 11 for supplying gas such as hydrogen, and an outlet 8. Specification No. 27,755, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Electric lamps &c.], is also referred to.
Patent GB-190802693-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in Apparatus for Untwisting and Teasing or Separating Fibres in the Form of Ropes or the like to Form Curled Hair or other Curled Fibres.
Inventor: BORE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-02-06
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 2693. Bore, J. W., and Bore, H. A. Untwisting ropes -Ropes and the like to be untwisted, teased, and separated so as to form curled hair and other fibres pass between rollers H into a guide D bent at right - angles at E and rotated by means of a rope on the pulley G. The fibres are separated by centrifugal force aided by a spiked cylinder P, and are delivered by a belt K to a spiked wheel L', Fig. 4, which throws the lumps into a compartment M and the separated fibres into a compartment N. The bent part of the guide D is balanced by a counterweight F, and dust liberated during the separation of the fibres is drawn away through a gauze chamber A by a fan C. The guide D may be constructed so that it is supported at the side opposite to that at which the rope is fed to it.
Patent GB-190803343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cash Controlling Apparatus.
Inventor: SANDER BERNHARD
Filed: 1908-02-14
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 3343. Sander, B. Feb. 14. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Tills.-A till for facilitating the separation of cash receipts according to the consecutive supplies of goods dealt with, such as barrels of beer &c., has a number of compartments to be used in succession. The floor b, Fig. 1, of each compartment is formed of a partition inserted as shown through the front, or is in two parts as shown in Fig. 3, each compartment being closed and the next floor formed by drawing forward the sliding half of the partition ; or pivoted bottom partitions may be employed as shown in Fig. 6. Several vertical compartments may be employed in one till, each having adjustable horizontal compartments as described above, and the till may be used in combination with any cash-controlling means.
Patent GB-190804997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Promoting the Circulation of Contents of Kettles, Pans, & the like
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN
Filed: 1908-03-05
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 4997. Taylor, J. March 5. Boiling-pans.-A device for promoting the circulation of the contents of kettles, pans, &c. comprises a cone A with a hollow collar B at the base. Pipes P, P<1> from the bottom and top of the hollow space ben eat the cone lead respectively through and from apertures in the base of the cone to the surface. A pipe P<2> from the base to the apex of the cone is perforated at C, and may contain a movable pipe F surmounted by a float F<1> and perforated at F<2>.
Patent GB-190816540-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Extincteurs.
Inventor: PRAMBERGER VLADOJ
Filed: 1908-08-05
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 16,540. Pramberger, V. Aug. 5. Extincteurs.-Relates to the construction of the container and a discharge channel therein, to means for breaking the acid bottle, and to a device for preventing the operation of the bottle-breaking plunger until the discharge cock is opened. The container is of tapering form and of approximately oval cross-section, as shown in elevation in Fig. 1, plan in Fig. 2, and cross-section along the line 3-3 in Fig. 3, the side walls meeting at an angle at the bottom to form an edge b. A metal strip c is fixed within the container above the edge b to form a discharge channel d leading to the cock f. The acid bottle i, Fig. 4, rests upon a spring s in a perforated receptacle h, which is passed through a ring g in the side of the container and is held in place by a screw-cap k. A spring-pressed plunger n, secured to the bottle i, passes through the cap k, its lower end being provided with. a valve o normally fitting against a seat formed in the cap k. On the depression of the plunger n, the bottle i is broken against the bottom r of the receptacle h. To the handle t of the cock f is pivoted a rod u having a slot v, which engages a pin w fixed to the container. The rod u is bent so that its end normally fits under the button p of the plunger n and prevents depression of the plunger. When the cock is opened; the rod u is moved into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and is thus withdrawn from the button p.
Patent GB-190826857-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of an Improved Soap.
Inventor: JAECKELS JOSEPH EDWARD
Filed: 1908-12-10
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 26,857. Jaeckels, J. E. Dec. 10. Soaps.-A pumice-stone soap is made by saponifying a mixture of tallow, cotton-seed oil, and, it may be, resin, with caustic lye by mixing the ingredients in the heated state and then allowing the mixture to stand and cool for about 24 hours, then breaking up the resulting mass and boiling it with a suitable quantity of water, and finally adding the pumice-stone, and, if desired, glycerine, scent, or colouring-matter.
Patent GB-190906731-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Machine Gun.
Inventor: CARSON ARTHUR
IPC: F41A9/33
Filed: 1909-03-20
Granted: 1910-03-21
Abstract: 6731. Carson, A. March 20. Machine guns.-Relates to a double-acting machine gun of the Maxim type in which the energy produced by the recoil of one gun is employed to load and fire the other, and consists principally in attaching to the barrels a frame, which carries the shaft of a doublethrow crank, and which is divided into two compartments in which the breech-blocks slide. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the righthand gun, and Fig. 3 shows a cross-section on the line A, A of Fig. 2. The shaft 16 of the doublethrow crank is mounted in the middle partition 2 of the frame 1 to which the barrels 5, 6 are attached. In the firing-position, shown in Fig. 2, the right-hand crank is locked between a projection 62 on the hinged cover and a member 51, which is pivoted at 52 to the middle partition 2 and is controlled by a spring plunger 54 carrying trigger-releasing projections 59, Fig. 10. On the recoil of the frame when the right-hand barrel is fired, the crank is released and a projection 20, Fig. 8, contacts with a projection 23 on the interior of the fixed casing and imparts an initial rotation to the right-hand crank, which then moves to the outstroke position, a complete revolution being made after the left-hand barrel is fired. The firing -mechanism and cartridge-feed mechanism are of usual construction; but, in the feed-box, a spring-controlled plate 108, Figs. 3, 11, and 12, having fingers 105, 106, 107, is provided, and is raised by fixed inclines 109 to permit forward motion of the belt, the finger 107 being cut so as to prevent the belt from slipping backwards during the return motion of the slide.
Patent GB-190909364-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for Deodorizing Exhaust Gases of Explosion Engines.
Inventor: FRENKEL MICHEL
IPC: F01N3/32
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 9364. Frenkel, M. April 20. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Exhaust, dealing with.-Exhaust gases are purified by first diluting them with a strong current of air and then sending them into a chamber where they pass through tubes or perforated plates upon which any well - known catalytic substance has been deposited. The gases enter a chamber b by a pipe a, and traverse perforated plates d, which may be solid or hollow as shown in Figs. 5 and 7. The casing b is in halves secured by bolted flanges c, is provided with ribs i and is surrounded by a casing g. When placed lengthways on a vehicle, a current of air flows between the casings and keeps the apparatus cool. Air is supplied by the usual cooling-fan, or by a separate fan or piston pump. Two methods of preparing the plates are described. (1) Kaolin or powdered asbestos is mixed with a solution of gum tragacanth, platinum chloride, ammonium chloride, and water; the mixture is moulded, dried, and calcined to obtain a deposition of platinum. (2) Porous porcelain is steeped first in a solution of a salt of the catalytic substance, then in a solution of ammonium chloride or other reducing-agent, and is afterwards dried and calcined.
Patent GB-190911139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Firing Gear or Breech Loading Ordnance.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
IPC: F41A19/57
Filed: 1909-05-11
Granted: 1910-05-11
Abstract: 11,139. Dawson, Slr A. T., and Buckham, G. T. May 11. Ordnance breech mechanism.-Relates to transversely sliding primer-lock firing-gear of the kind in which a repriming-device is operated by moving the lock beyond its normal open position, and consists in providing on the box-slide a primer-carrier, which is rocked to aline the primer with the vent, the primer being injected by positive means on the return of the lock. The primercarrier may be of either the rotary or straight magazine type, or it may retain only a single reserve primer for use in case of a miss - fire or hang-fire. The lock A is opened, and can be moved beyond its open position shown in Fig. 4, by means of a handle A<0>, shown in Fig. 1 ; a projection E<Î> on a bell-crank E', E' then engages with an oblique slot A<Î> in the lock A, thereby moving the primer-carrier C about its pivot C<1>, as shown in Fig. 8, through the medium of a lever D, which carries a pin d engaging in a slot e in the arm E<1> of the bell-crank, and which moves the carrier by means of a projection D<Î>. The primer is held in line with the vent by a catch G<1>, which engages with the carrier C, as shown in Fig. 14, and which also serves as a primer-retainer. As the lock is closed, the lever D is rotated, and a slot d' thereon causes the injector F to insert the new primer, an inclined edge on which serves to release the catch G<1> to allow the carrier to return under the action of a spring. As the carrier returns, an incline on its sliding cover C<2> pushes the primer home. In a modification, the injector F is operated from the lever D by means of bevel - gearing. Fig. 22 shows a rear elevation of a rotary primer magazine, attached to the carrier C so as to receive a step-by-step motion, as the carrier swings by means of a bolt mounted on the box-slide, which engages behind a shoulder h<1Î> in a slot H<2Î> in the back of the magazine casing, except when the magazine is full. The primers may be inserted longitudinally by removing the front portion of the magazine, or a sliding cover may be provided on the top of the magazine for this purpose. Fig. 35 shows a straight magazine K carrying a feed-plate L, to which are pivoted feed-pawls l, and which is reciprocated as the carrier is swung by means of a bell-crank lever, one arm of which engages a slot in the box-slide. The breech mechanism may be arranged to move the lock beyond its normal position so that the insertion of a primer may be automatic.
Patent GB-190913753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Baths.
Inventor: SCHMIDT ROBERT
IPC: A47K3/12
Filed: 1909-06-11
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 13,753. Schmidt, R. June 11. Baths, accessory fittings for.-A back-rest for invalids consists of bent strips a to which are fixed cross laths b. It is adjustably supported by hooks g on a cross-bar d, held in adjustable relation with the ends of the bath by a slotted bar e and a clamp A.
Patent GB-190914892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pack Saddles
Inventor: DRUCKER JULIUS
IPC: B68C1/04
Filed: 1909-06-26
Granted: 1909-09-30
Abstract: 14,892. Drucker, J. June 26. Pack-saddles. - Pack-saddles adjustable for girth are rendered capable of fine adjustment by means of pivots consisting of pairs of disks c', the outer disk of each pair being formed with equidistant holes d while the inner one has irregularly-pitched holes. A cottered bolt e locks the parts. The holes may be numbered to correspond with various girths. The saddle may be opened out flat to serve as a stretcher.
Patent GB-190914896-A (GB)
Title: An Indicator or Waiter's Call Combined with Dinner Table Centre Pieces.
Inventor: BUTTEAU ARTHUR JAMES
IPC: G08B5/02
Filed: 1909-06-26
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 14,896. Butteau, A. J. June 26. Stands are formed with collapsible fans and electric lamps to act as signals for calling the attention of waiters. The centre-piece serves to support cruet bottles or dishes for fruit &c., and may carry sconces for candles or electric lamps.
Patent GB-190916640-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Kneeling Stool for Places of Worship, and for other purposes and uses.
Inventor: THOMAS ISAAC
IPC: A47C16/04
Filed: 1909-07-16
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 16,640. Thomas, I. July 16. Foot and kneeling stools. - A foldable kneeling- stool for use in places of worship &c. comprises a bearing-member a pivoted to two angle-brackets d secured to the floor by horizontal parts e. Folding legs g are pivoted to the opposite extremity of the member a and are adapted to be drawn inwards by a link h when the member a is raised, this movement being limited by stops i. The horizontal parts e may be dispensed with, the vertical parts of the brackets d being secured to vertical supports.
Patent GB-190917081-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Brakes for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: HARPER ROBERT OWEN
IPC: B60T11/04
Filed: 1909-07-22
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 17,081. Harper, R. O. July 22. Deflectable axle ends; brakes, arrangement and disposition of; controlling-apparatus, arrangernents of foot gear in conjunction with. - A brake for the steering- wheels of motor vehicles is actuated by oppositely-acting push-rods contained within t h e steering-pivots and acted upon by a centrallydisposed c a m. T w o pivot pins b<1> are formed or secured on each end of the axle a and are bored to receive two rods d, which are inclined to engage opposite sides of a cam c formed on the end of a spindle c<1>. The spindle c<1> is turned by a lever e, which is connected directly or through balance gear to a pedal. The rods d project centrally through the ends of the pivots b<1> and contact with segmental blocks g adapted to be expanded against a drum k connected to the wheel. The blocks g have sockets g<1> which can turn and slide on the pivots b', and the blocks are normally held inoperative by springs. Two blocks hinged at one end may be used instead of the two sliding blocks g. The swivelling axle i has two forks i<1>, which are clamped to bushes h by caps i<2>, i<3>, the steering-arm being connected to the upper or lower cap or to both. The bushes h turn upon the pivots b<1> and have projections fitting into the blocks g to ensure that the blocks turn with the wheel. Ball bearings may be substituted for the bushes h. A steel cover l encloses the parts on the inner side, and a screwed plug n may close the cam chamber.
Patent GB-190919012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Rotors of Dynamo Electric Machines for Reducing Noise.
IPC: H02K1/30
Filed: 1909-08-18
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 19,012. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges.]. Aug. 18. Field magnets. - In order to minimize the noise produced by rotors of dynamo-electric machines having salient poles or projections p, side disks s are fitted thereto so as to enclose the poles or projections in a ring-shaped canal. The disks s are secured to the yoke k by means of screws. Distance - pieces may be fitted between the yoke k and the disks s in order that a l i m i t e d quantity of air may flow between the yoke and the disks.
Patent GB-190919350-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses for use in Making Medicinal Tablets.
Inventor: BUCKLEY JAMES FRANCIS
IPC: B30B11/04
Filed: 1909-08-23
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 19,350. Buckley, J. F. Aug. 23. Presses and moulding-machines with fixed mould tables or moulds.-A hand-operated tablet press comprises a detachable die c, a lower die e adjustably supported by a screwed collar f, and an upper die i carried by a screwed spindle j which is operated by means of a screwed collar. The spindle j is preferably hollow, the die i being inserted at the lower end. Material is fed into the mould from the tray d by means of a spatula, and is compressed by operating the spindle j, the compressed tablet being afterwards ejected by raising the lower die through the medium of a spring-retained lever g. Rotation of the spindle j is prevented by means of a finger l engaging with a keyway in the spindle. A modification is described in which the spindle j rotates.
Patent GB-190924569-A (GB)
Title: Tool for Forming Seats in Jewellery for the Insertion of Stones.
Inventor: BUSER JOSEPH JACOB
IPC: A44C17/04
Filed: 1909-10-26
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 24,569. Buser, J. J. Oct. 26. Drills.-A tool for forming a seating in a ring 1, stud, scarf-pin, brooch, &c. for a diamond or other stone consists of a conical tool 9 provided with a collar 7 to limit the depth of cut. The faces which meet in the cutting-edges of the teeth are both inclined to the plane passing through this edge and the axis of the tool, so that the cutting-edge and hence the inner face of one tooth overlaps partly over the outer face of an adjacent tooth. The tool may be used for a plain as well as a claw setting. The part 8 of the tool and the shoulder 10 may be used to polish the seating and top of the prongs.
Patent GB-190925522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locking Plates for Letter Filing Cases and the like.
Inventor: TIMMLER CARL
IPC: B41B1/22
Filed: 1909-11-05
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 25,522. Timmler, C. Nov. 5, 1908, [Convention date]. Flexible - band files. - In locking plates for letter - filing cases &c. on which metal slides secure the bent - over ends of binding - bands passed through holes in the locking-plate, the sides of the slides being bent over the edges of the locking - plate and entering grooves in the sides thereof, the longitudinal edges of the locking-plate 1 are folded over inwards and outwards so as to form a zigzag or S-like fold at each edge, the first fold 2 being pressed close on to the back and the next outward fold leaving between it and the first a groove into which the bent-over edges 8 of the slides 6 enter. The lower side 3 may be similarly stiffened by doubling. The middle part of the plate is preferably sunk in to receive the ends of the binding- band 9 and the slides 6 preferably have similar sinkings 7 and have projections 10 for the manipulating.
Patent GB-190926551-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process and Apparatus for the Production of Steel.
Inventor: JOHNSON HENRY
IPC: C21C5/42
Filed: 1909-11-16
Granted: 1910-11-16
Abstract: 26,551. Johnson, H. Nov. 16. Converters. - A cylindrical or double-ended converter a is mounted to rotate about an axis at right-angles to that of the vessel, and is formed with a charging-inlet k at one side and about in a line with the trunnions b, b<1>. At one end a blast box g is provided, and at the other end are electrodes i for finishing the charge; the electrodes may be replaced by surface - blast tuyeres. Before the blow the converter is turned so that the blast-box is at the bottom; during the inversion of the converter, the blast supply is automatically cut off at the trunnion b<1>. Specification 22,948/08 is referred to.
Patent GB-191000818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Toe Cases, Puffs, or the like for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: LOOMS GEORGE
IPC: A43B23/08
Filed: 1910-01-12
Granted: 1911-01-12
Abstract: 818. Looms, G. Jan. 12. Stiffeners.-A toe case or puff of the kind comprising a combination of resilient and non- resilient material has the leather or like non- resilient part 2 adapted to support and stiffen the front and upper part of the toe, and the rubber or like resilient part 1 adapted to render the rear part of the toe flexible and light. The two parts are thinned off where they overlap, and are secured by cement. The part 1 is preferably made thick in the centre, and may be a unit of a series moulded together and afterwards cut up. The blanks are made flat, so that they can be lasted to any shape of toe.
Patent GB-191001202-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Keeping Up the Front of Peak and other Caps.
Inventor: LLOYD FREDERICK ROBERT
IPC: A42B1/00
Filed: 1910-01-17
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 1202. Lloyd, F. R. Jan. 17. Springs and stiffeners for caps. In caps having a wire ring around the inside of the crown the front is kept up by a spring supporting the wire and resting in a slot or the like in a metal plate fixed inside the hat band. Fixed in front of and inside the band c, Figs. 1 and 2, is a metal plate a having a slot, recess, or pocket b to receive the tapered end of a steel spring d, which is formed with a groove e for supporting the wire f. For caps provided with a badge g, the plate a serves to secure the badge in any suitable detachable manner.
Patent GB-191007444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Metallurgy of Metal Sulphides.
Inventor: ASHCROFT EDGAR ARTHUR
IPC: C22B1/08
Filed: 1910-03-24
Granted: 1911-03-24
Abstract: 7444. Ashcroft, E. A. March 24. Sulphur. - Zinc sulphide materials a r e treated by a process of the kind described in Specifications 14,278/99 and 17,611/00. T h e gangue is first eliminated as completely as possible, and the lead and silver are preferably recovered as described in Specifications 6670/10, [C l a s s 1(iii), Oxides &c.], and 7329/10. The zinc sulphide residue is then treated with chlorine or sulphur chloride in a bath of fused zinc chlor i d e. Ore from a gangue - separator A after treatment in an apparatus B as described in Specification 6670/10, [Class 1(iii), Oxides &c.], to remove lead and silver is made into a cream with fused zinc chloride, and chlorine or sulphur chloride is blown in through a tuyere C<2> at the base of a converter C. Sulphur escapes and by a, pipe C<3> to a condenser D. Other zinc - bearing sulphide ores may be treated containing for instance the sulphides of nickel, cobalt, or copper.