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Patent GB-190721976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Extension Ladders.
Inventor: MOTE LOUIS
Filed: 1907-10-05
Granted: 1908-10-05
Abstract: 21,976. Mote, L., and Mote, H. Oct. 5. Ladders.-The top section of an extension ladder slides in grooves in the inner faces of the bottom section. Before connecting the ladder r sections together, e a c h section is grooved and bent to a slight curve, and, while held in this bent position, a flanged strip of metal f is secured within the outer groove by nails or screws g and bolts. On releasing the ends of the ladder, the metal plates prevent it from becoming straight, and hence, on assembling the ladders with the convex surface outwards, the load sustained by the ladders is taken up by the resistance to bending of the metal plates. The ladder sections are held in contact by retaining brackets u secured to top and bottom sections respectively. The top section is raised by a cord, the ends of which are secured to a bracket p on the bottom of the top section. The cord passes over a pulley on the top of the bottom section, thence downwards through a loop s on an arm t loosely pivoted to one of the locking arms,j, and finally passes through a ring r on the bottom of the bottom section to the bracket p. The ladder is locked in position by two bent arms j connected together by a bar m. Each arm is pivoted on a bolt k secured to the bottom section, and passes over a rung of the bottom section to engage under a rung of the top section. On raising the top section, its rungs lift the arms, which automatically fall by gravity, and on lowering the top section, a rung is engaged by the arms. To lower the top section, it is first raised by pulling on the cord o ; the cord o is then pulled outwards, the arm t thereby swings the arms j outwards clear of the top section rungs, and the top section can be lowered. The outward movement of the arms i is limited by a stop on the bottom section.
Patent GB-190725228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Treatment of Bauxite or Aluminous Material.
Inventor: POCHIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-11-14
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 25,228. Pochin, W., and Richardson, J. H. Nov. 14. Sewage, treating ; reagents.-A product containing sulphate of alumina suitable for use in the purification of water and sewage, is obtained by heating in a furnace a mixture of bauxite or other aluminous material, which may have been previously ground, with sulphuric acid or bisulphate of soda (nitre cake), either alone or together. The dry product, which may be ground and rendered plastic by the addition of water or a solution of aluminium or iron sulphate or other iron solution, is briquetted.
Patent GB-190800602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and connected with Apparatus for Sharpening Razors, and like Implements.
Inventor: BOURNE WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-01-10
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 602. Bourne, W. Jan. 10. Drawings to Specification. Shaving-appliances.-A razor-sharpening device is placed in the lower portion of a case which is also provided with a removable tray above to contain shaving-requisites.
Patent GB-190805128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Radiators.
Filed: 1908-03-06
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 5128. Sulzer, Geb. April 27, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas stoves; heat radiators.-A radiator containing hot water can be heated independently by gas, the products of combustion being led through flues between the elements of the radiator ; or it may be connected to a hot water supply system to enable it to be used without direct heating. The flues are formed by ribs which may be cast with the radiator elements or detachably secured between them. If the radiator is heated independently, the flow pipe is stopped, preferably by closing a regulating-valve ; expansion then takes place into the pipes of the central installation. In the construction shown, gas burners D are arranged between the radiator elements A, the products of combustion from each burner passing between ribs H, forming a flue, to a common outlet K discharging into a chimney F. The Specification, in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also the use of the radiator apart from a central installation ; the radiator must then not be filled completely or must have an open pipe projecting above it. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190806531-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Safety Fastenings for Railway Carriage and like Doors.
Inventor: WOODBURN ARCHIBALD WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 6531. Woodburn, A. W. March 24. Fastenings, railway carriage door and like.- Sliding bolts C<3>, D<3> are operated by a wind vane A<1>, A<2> for motion in either direction. The tails C, D of the bolts are mounted on roller bearings C<2>, G<1> and D<2>, H<1>, and have pin-and-slot connexions B<1>, C', B<2>, D<1> with the bar B, which is mounted on ball bearings L. Felt or like packing-rings E<1>, F<1> surround the bolt apertures.
Patent GB-190808023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Production or Preparation of Powdered Soluble Alkali-cellulose Xanthate.
Inventor: LYNCKE HANS
Filed: 1908-04-10
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 8023. Lyncke, H. Sept. 21, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Samples furnished under Section 2 of Patents &c. Act, 1907. Viscose in the form of a stable powder, soluble in water, is produced by kneading crude alkali cellulose xanthate, previous to being dissolved in water, with an alcohol, preferably ethyl alcohol, until the mass assumes a crumbling consistency and falls to powder when dried. A little acid, ether, or acetone may be added to the alcohol.
Patent GB-190811643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cloth-covered Game Tables and the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1908-05-28
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 11,643. Boult, A. J., [Lee, J. H.]. May 28. Billiards.-The cloth of billiard and like tables is stretched and fixed by means of the device shown in Fig. 4. The cushion rails are attached to bars c provided with rack bars c', which extend through guideways in the framework of the table. The racks mesh with pinions c<5> which are keyed to shafts c<3> connected at their ends by bevel-wheels. The shafts are rotated by a short shaft c<6> carrying a worm c<7> which engages with one of the pinions c<5>. Brackets c<12>, having cam-slots c<20> of the shape shown, are bolted to the racks c<1> and the bars c. Plates D, provided with teeth d', are held against the sides of the bed by means of screws d<3>. These screws pass through slots d<2>, as shown in Fig. 8, and permit the plates to be moved vertically. The rack bars pass through openings d<6> in the plates, and rollers d<8>, with which the plates are provided, pass through the cam slots c<20>. When it is desired to fix a cloth, the shaft c<6> is turned by means of a handle so as to rack out the cushion rails to the position shown in Fig. 4. The cloth is placed on the table and its edges hooked on to the teeth d' of the plates D. By turning the shaft c<6>, the racks are retracted and the plates D drawn down by the cam plates c<12> so stretching the cloth. In a modification shown in Fig. 15, the plates D are provided on their lower edges with inturned lips through which pass thumb-screws 6. When the cloth is fixed, these screws are turned so as to draw down the plates D and stretch the cloth.
Patent GB-190812083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: GIBSON HUGO CECIL
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 12,083. Gibson, H. C. Jan. 9, [date applied for under Section 91 bf Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Felloes or rims ; spokes. - In detachable tyrecarrying rims of the kind which are secured directly to the spokes, clamps on the spokes grip the rim. In the construction shown in Fig. 2, a socket 5 fits over the thinned end of the spoke and rests against a shoulder. A fixed arm 6 extending from the upper part of the socket engages one side of the rim. On the other side, a movable arm 7 seated on a lug 5<1> on the socket engages the rim, against which it is pressed by a bolt and nut. A coiled spring 11 presses the arm outwards when the nut is loosened. Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the arm 7 is pivoted on the socket and a spring wound round the pivot. In the form shown in Fig. 4, a roller 12 on an inclined surface 13 on the socket is forced against the rim by the nut 10 and washer 14. A spring 15 draws the roller away when released. The springs may be dispensed with, and both arms may be made movable.
Patent GB-190812098-A (GB)
Title: Interchangeable Sweat Band for Hats or Caps.
Inventor: DREXLER OTTO
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 12,098. Drexler, O. Aug. 2, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Leathers or sweat bands.-In an interchangeable sweat band for hats or caps in which the band c is sewn to a retaining-strip d of soft material, which strip is then secured to the interior of the hat, a flat strip of hard, elastic material e, such as steel, vulcanized rubber, or celluloid, is enclosed in a tube formed in the strip of soft material so as to cause the retaining-strip to fit well to the curve of the hat. In the band d there are, preferably, a number of holes f, and corresponding holes are made in the hat itself so that, by means of eyelets g or the like thrust through the hat and through the strip d, a detachable connexion is made between the hat and the band. The strip may be stitched to the hat.
Patent GB-190813960-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Concentrating, Separating, Grading and Classifying Matters.
Inventor: HEIDE HENRY CONRAD
Filed: 1908-07-01
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 13,960. Heide, H. C., [Richards, R. H.]. July 1. Shocks, preventing; rotary cylindrical valves.- In order to force water through a rapidly opening and closing valve, an air chamber provided with a vent cock is located close to or at and on the sopply side of the valve. A balanced valve described comprises a fixed part 0 having an opening leading to the delivery pipe I and a rotary part Q having diametrically opposite openings which intermittently register with the opening in the fixed part.
Patent GB-190820779-A (GB)
Title: Improved Stick-umbrella and Method of Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: GENCK RUDOLPH
Filed: 1908-10-02
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 20,779. Genck, R. Oct. 2. Umbrellas and walking-sticks combined.-Relates to stick umbrellas of the kind having the sticks in detachable telescopic sections. The tubes forming the telescopic sheath comprise an inner layer of paper, an internal layer of sheet metal, an outer layer of paper, and an outermost layer of wood veneer. They are formed by winding the paper 6 and sheet metal 7 simultaneously round a suitable core. Stops 9, which may consist of paper glued to the tubes, prevent the tubes from coming apart. The lowest tube is provided with a ferrule, and the top tube with a ring which engages and may be fastened to the handle.
Patent GB-190822719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in High Pressure Conduits.
Inventor: HELLER OTTO
Filed: 1908-10-26
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 22,719. Heller, O. Oct. 26. Metal pipes and tubes.-A highpressure turbine pipe, adapted for precipitous country, is provided at suitable intervals with rings upon its exterior periphery, in some cases shrunk upon the pipe and adapted to hold it immovable in its longitudinal direction when it is sunk intb the earth, without the use of foundations or anchors. By shrinking the rings on to the pipe, it is so strengthened that a lighter form may be employed to transmit the same pressure. In the form shown in Fig. 1, in which an expansion socket upona foundation is employed, the rings a are attached by contraction on to the pipe at uniform intervals and some of them rest directly upon the foundation block c for the expansion socket d which is so placed as to be accessible. The pipe may be anchored if necessary by simply cementing over the pipe.
Patent GB-190827148-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Engraving Machines.
Inventor: ROSTAD ARNT
Filed: 1908-12-14
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 27,148. Rostad, A. Feb. 4, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Engraving.-Relates to means for automatically oscillating an engraving- tool. The tool a is secured by a screw c in a rock-shaft b, d, movable inside the casing e and bearing on a screw f. This shaft carries at its upper end a slotted arm h, which engages a crankpin k on the end of a flexible shaft r. The flexible tube q enclosing the shaft r is secured to the casing t by a screw s working in a slot so that its distance from the pivot f may be varied. In order to facilitate the engraving of a line parallel to one edge of a plate, an arm carrying an adjustable screw is secured in a collar n encircling the casing e.
Patent GB-190827457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mattresses, Cushions, Seats, and other Upholdstered Surfaces.
Inventor: SIMEONS THEODORE MARIA
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 27,457. Simeons, T. M. Dec. 17. Mattresses &c.-Springs for mattresses, cushions, chairs, seats, and other upholstered surfaces of the type in which the stuffing comprises a number of springs closely packed together within the upholstering material, the springs are formed of wire covered with fabric preferably woven into a tubular form. The springs a are connected together at the top and bottom by stitching or by clips c, and the whole is covered with fabric, leather, &c.
Patent GB-190828014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Operating Tramway Points and Switches.
Inventor: USLIANER SOLOMON
Filed: 1908-12-23
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 28,014. Uslianer, S. Dec. 23. Points and switches, operating mechanically from the vehicles. Tramway points are operated from a vehicle by push-pins n, Fig. 3, connected by spring -held levers g to knobs i projecting above the casing e. Each knob has a recess m, Fig. 8, on the side adjacent the other, and is moved to operate the points by a trailing blade x attached to a lever w, Fig. 5, carried by the vehicle. The blade x is depressed by raising the push-rod a<3>, which is held up by a spring detent c<4> and released by a handle c<5> attached to the detent. Two sets of push-rods and blades are provided on each car, one for each direction at a switch. Each blade x on moving its knob i is raised slightly by a projection u, Fig. 3, on the casing e, and it is held in its raised position by a spring-pressed rod b<1>, Fig. 5, engaging a rack c' on the lever w until the motorman can depress the rod a<2>. For a right-hand turn-out, the knobs i are connected across by rods to the levers g placed in a casing e at the right-hand side of the track.
Patent GB-190904425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electro-magnetic Systems for Controlling Lights on Railway Trains, applicable also to the Control of Valves or Taps for other purposes.
IPC: B60C1/00
Filed: 1909-02-23
Granted: 1909-08-26
Abstract: 4425. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, Broadhead, F. G., and Hawkins, S. Feb. 23. Actuating valves and cocks.-Relates to apparatus for operating electric-light switches on trains, either electrically from the guard's van, or by hand, applicable also for operating valves. The apparatus comprises a pair of solenoids B, Fig. 1, the cores a, b of which are connected by a spring c, and have inturned ends a<1>, b, adapted to strike a pin g<1> connected with the valve. The solenoids may be energized simultaneously or separately. When the solenoid B, Fig. 1, is energized, the hook b strikes the pin g<1> sharply and moves the valve to its extreme position. When the solenoid is deenergized the spring c returns the core b to the normal position, but leaves the valve unmoved. To move the valve back to its original position, the other solenoid is energized, whereupon the hook a<1> operates. When it is desired to put the valve in a mid-position both solenoids A, B are energized. To ensure the valve stopping in its halfway position spring bolts are provided to engage in notches in the sliding bar on which the pin g' is carried ; these also serve to prevent movement by the train vibration. In a modification, adapted for alternative electrical and manual control, a spring n<1>, Fig. 8, is employed to return the manually-operated pullbar n from either side to its central position. Projections n on the bar engage a tail m<1> on a forked lever, or act directly on the pin g', Fig. 1. Suitable spring stop catches are employed, as referred to above, and the bar works on rollers. In Fig. 12 the valve p is shown adapted to be operated by a fork on the valve spindle which is engaged by a pin g<6> on the block g<7> which carries the pin g<1>, Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190907113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Control of Electrically Operated Electric Switches.
Inventor: CUBITT ARCHIBALD STANNARD
IPC: H02P1/20
Filed: 1909-03-24
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 7113. Cubitt, A. S. May 7, 1908, [Convention date]. Electro-magnetic switches.-In a system of electric motor control, the progressive actuation of a number of electrically-operated contactor switches is controlled by a double relay shown in Figs. 2 and 4, having a " holding-on " coil in the main circuit, and an actuating-coil in a control circuit 13. The current from the wire 13 branches at 14, one branch 16 containing contacts 41, 42 magnetized by windings 43 and bridged by a magnetic disk 30, and the other branch 15 containing contacts 45, 46 magnetized by windings 47 and bridged by a magnetic disk 31. The disks 30, 31 are loose on a rod 25, which forms part of the relay core 24, and are spaced by springs 32, 35, 36 between collars 34, 38. In the lowest position of the rod both disks bridge their respective contacts. When current flows for example through the wire 15, the windings of a magnet 47, and the actuatiog-coil 22 of the relay, the core lifts and raises the disk 30 from contacts 41, 42, but the disk 31 is held on the contacts 45, 46 by the magnet 47. Upon de-energization of the coil 22, the core drops, and, the line 16 being connected to the actuating-coil of the next contactor switch 2, current passes through the contacts 41,42 and a magnet 43 to the coil 22. The disk 30 is thus retained on its contacts and the disk 31 is pulled up, the operation of each disk alternating with that of the other throughout the whole progression. The current coil 23 prevents the core 34 from dropping if there is an excess of current following the elimination of any one resistance step. A rod 27 fixed to the core 24 limits its upward movement by butting against an adjustable screw 28, and a brass washer prevents the core 24 from sticking to the fixed core 26 of the relay.
Patent GB-190907639-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Race Starting Machines.
Inventor: GRAY ALEXANDER
IPC: A63K3/02
Filed: 1909-03-30
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 7639. Gray, A. March 30. Starting-gates for horse races.-In a starting- gate, the barrier g is secured to carriages h, which are drawn along wire-rope guides e, f by an elastic cord w when released by any suitable catch mechanism A, B. The parts e of the guides are practically horizontal, while the parts f are inclined. The guides are held in place by stays d of smaller diameter. The carriages h are formed with narrow openings o, Fig. 4, for the passage of the stays d.
Patent GB-190908668-A (GB)
Title: Machines for Making Welded Chain.
Inventor: STANDISH PHILANDER HAYDEN
IPC: B21L3/00
Filed: 1909-04-10
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 8668. Standish, P. H. April 10. Forging chains; welding.-In a chain-making machine, the blanks are conveyed to the anvil by rotatable and axiallymovable tongs, mounted to swing horizontally and tilt vertically, and are interlinked with a finished link by an axially-movable gripper, which also holds the finished link. The blank is received in the tongs t from a furnace by the apparatus described in Specification 8667/09, the tongs having spring - controlled. jaws which are closed by a hand or power-operated cone sleeve. The tongs are mounted in a turntable l, which is moved through a right-angle, to convey the blank from the furnace to the anvil, by a rod l<3> connected to a spring-pressed lever, which is operated by a cam on the shaft E of such a shape as to provide a long period of rest, which period is interrupted by a projection on the cam to move the tongs slightly round to allow the blank to interlink with a finished link, as shown on Fig. 5. The turntable is pivoted at m<1> so that the tongs may be tilted to bring the blank above the anvil U, when the tongs shaft K is reciprocated. The tilting motion is produced by links m<5>, m<6>. m<7>, and a cam notched in such a way that, when the tongs are raised, they are rotated to present opposite faces alternately to the hammer V. The reciprocating motion is produced by a cam E<6>, lever y<5>, link y', levers y<1>, y', and a pivoted support x<2>, which rests on a lug y<3> when inactive, and, by a slot-and-bolt connexion, moves rod x with a cushioning-spring x<3>, which engages the spring- returned shaft K. The tongs shaft K is rotated by bevel-gear from a rod n<3> and a spring-pressed bell-crank lever engaging a cam on the shaft E, the cam having a depression in its inoperative part to allow a slight rotation of the tongs to ensure the interlinking. While the blank is in its raised position, its open ends are closed by a pair of presser-bars B, Fig. 9, controlled by spring- returned cam-operated bell-crank levers, and it is then lowered on to the anvil. It is welded by a pivoted hammer V operated by a cam E'‹ with radial ribs engaging a lever V<5> connected to the hammer by links V<2>, V<2>. On partly withdrawing the link, it is gripped by spring-pressed jaws a, Fig. 9, in a bar A. The bar is moved forwards by a cam and links, through a rod d' and a bell-crank lever D<3>, which abuts against the end of a rod D. A spring D<2> is inserted between the rod D and a collar on the bar A, and is stronger than that A<2> between the bar and the box J' so that, when the motion of the bar A is arrested by a stop, the rod moves forwards to close the jaws a on the link. The jaws of the tongs are then released by the engagement with the cone sleeve s of levers Q', Q<2>, a rod Q<3>, a lever Q<4>, and a cam. The finished link is then rotated a quarter-tnrn by a rod A<5>, links, and a cam on the shaft E. The link is released by the jaws a when the tongs in their next forward movement interlink a new blank with the link.
Patent GB-190910141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Money Boxes of Pre-payment Gas Meters and like Pre-payment Appliances.
IPC: G07F9/06
Filed: 1909-04-29
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 10,141. Young, A., and Laidlaw & Son, R. April 29. Money-boxes.-To prevent tampering with the money-boxes of prepayment gas-meters &c. when not in use, the box A is thrown open by inserting it on its side in a container B, a hasp a<2> on the box being then passed over a staple b on the container and secured by a padlock P. When the apparatus is in use, the box is inserted in the ordinary way and may be secured by passing a slot a, Fig. 4, in the upper part a<1> of the front, over the staple b.