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Patent GB-190610578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Inserting Tacks or the like.
Filed: 1906-05-05
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 10,578. Hallam, H., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. May 5. Nailing.-In tacking - machines which are used for the double purpose of temporarily securing the foreparts of the outer soles and insoles together before sewing, and of permanently securing them together at their heel portions, an automatic workfeeding apparatus is provided which ensures the even spacing of the tacks. This comprises a wheel A<1>, secured on a shaft A mounted in a bracket B. The shaft also carries a ratchet C and a loose, swinging frame D, which is provided with a spring pawl E to engage the ratchet C. The frame is connected by a link F to a lever G, which is provided with an adjustable extension that engages, and is operated by, a moving part of the machine, such as the nail-strip carrier. A spring plunger H holds the extension G<2> in contact with the carrier. The bracket B is hinged to the column or other part of the machine, so that the whole device can be swung out of the way when desired. An adjustable stop B<2> limits the upward movement of the bracket, and ensures that the wheel A is correctly positioned with respect to the work. The feed-device is held in its operative position by the engagement of a spring plunger J with a stationary part of the hinge about which the bracket B swings. The bracket B also carries a guide L, which is adapted to engage the feather of the shoe, so as to ensure that the tacks will be kept at a constant distance from the edge of the sole. Instead of being in the form shown, this guide may comprise two small rubberedged rollers, which may be mounted and coupled together, so that, when either is pushed back by the work, the other is advanced a corresponding distance to engage the work.
Patent GB-190611351-A (GB)
Title: Fire Proof Material for Stage Decorations
Inventor: SCHAEFER CARL
Filed: 1906-05-15
Granted: 1906-12-06
Abstract: 11,351. Schõfer, C. May 15. Fire-proof coverings.-Wire netting is covered with a mixture of chalk and honey, with or without glue, for the manufacture of fire-proof theatre decorations.
Patent GB-190624384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GRIFFITHS THOMAS
Filed: 1906-11-01
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 24,384. Griffiths, T. Nov. 1. Gas and like engines.-A two-stroke-cycle engine, in which the usual distributing-valves are dispensed with, is provided with a pair of pistons one of which works inside the other. The working-piston 1 is connected to the crank-shaft 10 in the usual way, and motion is communicated to the piston 5 preferably through a system of levers 25 operated by a cam 24 on the crank-shaft 10. Combustible charges are drawn into the chamber 6 when the piston 5, at the end of its out-stroke, uncovers the inlet ports 14 ; they are then compressed and enter the explosion chamber 28 through the ports 22 when the ports 23, 22 coincide with the elongated ports 13. As soon as the piston 1 completes its instroke, both pistons commence to descend, the charge in the working cylinder being ignited when one or more ports 22 coincides wich one or more orifices 12 containing electric or other igniters (not shown). During the return stroke of the piston 1, the products of combustion are expelled through ports 11 which open into the explosion chamber through the ports 22 in the distributing- piston 5. The operation of the pistons is such that the distributing-piston remains stationary during the first part of the in-stroke of the working piston 1. In the position shown in Fig. 1, the working piston has completed half its in-stroke while the distributing-piston is just about to rise.
Patent GB-190624457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Change Speed Gears.
Inventor: PETERSON LARS AUGUST
Filed: 1906-11-01
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 24,457. Peterson, L. A. Nov. 1. Variable-speed gearing. -Relates to change-speed gearing, applicable to motor-vehicles &c., of the type in which pairs of friction wheels are engaged one at a time by pairs of interposed wheels, and more particularly to means for operating and locking the latter. Driving and driven shafts 1, 2 carry stepped wheels 3, 4 adapted to be engaged simultaneously by wheels 5, 6 mounted upon links 7, 10, pivoted upon levers 8, 11, respectively, and held in position by springs 12. The levers 8, 11 are hinged upon a bar 9 at their inner ends, and are provided with inclined slots 16 at their outer ends. Pedal &c. levers 13 pivoted upon a bar 14 are provided with pins 15 working in the slots 16 so that, as the levers 13 swing, the wheels 5, 6 are actuated towards or from the wheels 3, 4. The locking- device consists of a plate 18 which slides upon pins 19 parallel to the bar 14. The levers 13 pass through slots 21 in the plate 18 and, as the plate 18 is drawn to one side by springs 26, projections 25 on the levers engage teeth 22 on the sides of the slots 21. A roller 24 is secured to the plate 18 near the end of each row of teeth 22 so that, as any one lever 13 is moved from its out-of-gear position, the plate 18 is thrust aside, disengaging any other lever that may have been locked in gear position which is then returned by a spring 27. The plate 18 may be replaced by a series of swinging links 28, as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190703446-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricators for Cycles and other Machinery.
Filed: 1907-02-12
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 3446. Perry & Co., and Bayliss, J. W. Feb. 12. Lubricators.-A lubricator for cycles &c., of the kind described in Specification No. 17,703, A.D. 1905, is provided with a cover a made of spring steel, having a lip a<1> to facilitate opening, and a pair of tongues a<2> at the rear which engage flat surfaces b<1>, b<2> on a pair of hinge knuckles b<3> on the cup b, to hold the lid in the open or closed positions. A central spring tongue c is bent round a hinge pin e, and is doubled at its end to form an auxiliary spring c<3>, which lies within the space d between the parts b<3> and when the lid is opened bears against the floor d' of this space. A cap a<3> with flanged edges is placed over the cover a.
Patent GB-190706509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Piano Players.
Inventor: MAXFIELD JOHN
Filed: 1907-03-18
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 6509. Maxfield, J. March 18. Automatic instruments.-The internal playing- mechanism of automatic pianos, comprising the tracker box, pneumatic action, and connecting- levers, is mounted upon a frame pivoted at the top of the piano casing to turn upwards for access to the strings and other parts. The wind-trunk connexions consist of spigots x carried by the pivoted part and adapted to fit into cones or sockets y. The main bellows are preferably mounted between the bracings at the back of the piano, and the tunesheet motor and regulating-devices beneath the keyboard. The pneumatics a are connected by vertical rods m to diagonal levers k with shoes n for engaging the piano action ; these levers are arranged in two sets in horizontal or vertical planes upon cross-bars q of the pivoted frame. A bolt 9 or a catch is provided to bold the frame in its operative position, and a prop or catch to hold it in its raised position. The tune-sheet driving-mechanism can be disconnected by sliding a spocket-wheel from the driving-shaft on to a stud fixed opposite the end of the shaft. The reversing-mechanism comprises a fork-member connected to the clutch and adapted to engage in any position with the pointed end of a corresponding lever. According to the Provisional Specification, a system of connecting-levers may be mounted alternately on the sides of two sloping bars and may have their arms bent alternately on either side of the pivots ; an arrangement is also described therein for disconnecting the driving-mechanism, in which a sprocketwheel is mounted upon a fixed stud and operates the shaft through a sliding coupling.
Patent GB-190708744-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: GRAETZ MAX
Filed: 1907-04-15
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 8744. Craetz, M. April 15. Lighting and extinguishing gas.- A tube n, Fig. 1, for igniting the pilot - jet m of a cluster -burner inverted lamp is arranged with its lower end above an ignition pipe o so that, when the gas issuing from the pipe o is ignited, the flame travels up the tube n and ignites the pilot-jet m, which then lights the main burners i<1>. The pilot-jet m, ignition pipe o, and the main burners may be supplied through the same cock, or the pipe o may be provided with a separate cock o<1>. In the latter case, the ports in the gas cock h, Fig. 3, are arranged so that, when the cock casing d is turned, the pilot-jet is supplied with gas before the burners.
Patent GB-190713611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Differential Clutch Mechanism for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: HEDGELAND FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-12
Granted: 1908-06-12
Abstract: 13,611. Hedgeland, F. W. June 12. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to friction - clutch gearing of the kind described in Specification No. 10,496, A.D. 1906, for driving the vehicle in either direction by means of which, when the vehicle is rounding a curve, the overrunning axle is automatically disconnected from the driving-member, while the axles may also drive the motor, and consists in a modified and simplified arrangement of the mechanism. Fig. 2 shows a section of the clutch mechanism connecting the abutting ends of the divided axles 7, 8, and Fig. 4 a section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. The driving-member comprises a ring 15 having sprocket teeth 16 and provided with interior inclined friction surfaces 17,18. Cupshaped members 19, 21 also provided with inclined friction surfaces 20, 22 are arranged on each side of the ring 15 and bolted thereto. The squared ends of the axles are provided with multiple-thread screw sections 25, 26 confined against endlong movement by the cup-shaped members, the threads being cut in the same direction, preferably right hand. The threads may be formed directly on the axles. The shifting clutch members 27, 28 mounted on the screws are each formed with double inclined friction surfaces engaging the external members. The outer ends of the internally screwed members 27, 28 are formed to receive rings 29, which are driven from the ring 15 by means of bails 35, which slide laterally in removable plugs 36 mounted in the ring 15. The bails 35 extend round the outside of the rings 29 so as to limit the lateral movement of the shifting members 27, 28.
Patent GB-190713951-A (GB)
Title: Improved Wheel-locking Mechanism for Four-wheeled Hand Trucks or Trolleys
Inventor: COX HARRY
Filed: 1907-06-17
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 13,951. Cox, H. June 17. Brakes.-A wheel-locking device for hand-trucks, railway platform trollies, &c. having a pivoted forecarriage comprises bolts a which, when the handle k is turned up or down out of use, are forced into openings in the wheels d by springs e. When the handle is brought into use, a cam h thereon, which tapers towards each end, forces apart the inturned ends of levers g, pivoted to the handle fork f, and retracts the bolts from the wheels. The cam may act upon the bolts a directly.
Patent GB-190718822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Stone Planing or Moulding Machines.
Inventor: LEHANE ROBERT
Filed: 1907-08-21
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 18,822. Lehane, R. Aug. 21. Dressing stone.-To prevent uneven wearing of the slides in stone planing or moulding machines, resulting from short strokes, two or more blocks of stone are planed or moulded simultaneously, dogs being placed between each two stones to secure them in position. The dogs consist of two brackets c, d engaging with each other by means of a dovetail a', and each bracket engages slidably with one flange e of the rocker a. Adjustable studs f with square shanks h pass through slots i in the brackets and are held by a nut j. The studs have pointed ends which project into holes g in the ends of the stone. End pressure is applied in the ordinary way by an ordinary dog at one end and the fixed end of the rocker at the other, and the dogs described above hold the intermediate stones securely. In a modi- . fication, a central plate m is employed between the brackets c, d, as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190719163-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heating or Heating and Cooling Liquids, and in Apparatus therefor, applicable to Sterilizing and other purposes.
Inventor: MAUVERNAY PIERRE MARIE CLAIR
Filed: 1907-08-26
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 19,163. Mauvernay, P. M. C. Aug. 26. Governing or controlling pumps.-Apparatus for heating and cooling liquids under pressure, applicable for sterilizing and other purposes, is provided with means for regulating the action of the pump so as to keep the liquid at uniform pressure. The receiver E, Fig. 3, communicates with the piping which delivers the liquid from the pumps D to the sterilizer, is provided with a rubber diaphragm e to prevent solution of the gas which is above the liquid, and is connected to a spring-pressed diaphragm E<1> which rises or falls with variations of pressure and controls the admission of steam to the pump D.
Patent GB-190719462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Portable Search Lights, Signalling Lamps and the like
Inventor: STOBART HENRY JOHN SCOTT
Filed: 1907-08-30
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 19,462. Stobart, H. J. S., and Robson, W. H. Aug. 30. Oxyhydrogen and like lamps; search - lights; signal lamps.-The projector a o f a portable lamp is ventilated at the back a<1> to cool the glass reflector n, and is mounted on trunnion bearings in a yoke b, which is pivoted to a collapsible tripod c so that the beam of light can be projected in any direction. The burner f, carried by a plate d, is connected by flexible tubes i<1>, i<2> to an acetylene generator s and an oxygen generator o, the latter being preferably of the type described in Specification No. 16,901, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Acids and salts, Organic, &c.]. The holder for the refractory material j upon which the frame impinges is adjusted from the button m by bevel-gearing. The stability of the tripod is increased by suspending therefrom the acetylene generator s, which contains a weighted carbide-container v open at its lower end, and is of sufficient length to contain a column of water of the height required to produce the necessary pressure in the chamber v. The collar u is made larger thau the flexible gas pipe i' to allow of the escape of surplus acetylene or of oxygen that may pass to the acetylene generator in the event of the derangement of the burner. The gas from either or both of the generators s, o, may be dried by passing through a pair of detachable tubes 4 and a connecting-tube 5, one of the tubes 4 being preferably packed with absorbent material and fitted with a draining screw 6. When the lamp is not in use, the carbide-container v is removed from the generator s, and the collar u is closed by a stopper 3.
Patent GB-190722186-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Thread Guides for Spinning and Twisting Machines.
Inventor: PALMER ISAAC EMERSON
Filed: 1907-10-08
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 22,186. Palmer, I. E. Oct. 8. Thread-guides.-The holes 8 in the bearing plates or washers 6 which engage with the loops of threadguides are elongated to allow the guide to be adjusted laterally. The edges of the washers are bent over to embrace the limbs of the loop in order to prevent their spreading when the securing-screws are tightened.
Patent GB-190723147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Roasted Food or Medicated Products Containing Sulphur.
Inventor: MEYER EDUARD
Filed: 1907-10-19
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 23,147. Meyer, E. Oct. 19. Food preparations.-Roasted grain products containing sulphur are prepared by roasting wheat, rye, barley, or other grain until carbonization commences, and then mixing it while hot with sulphur and phosphate of lime, oxide of iron, or other incombustible material which will prevent the sulphur from burning. The mixture of sulphur and phosphate of lime may be heated previously to admixture with the hot grain. The mixture is allowed to cool and is then pulverized.
Patent GB-190728577-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Anti-friction Slides or Bearings for Drawers or other Articles of Furniture and the like.
Inventor: MOORE FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-12-30
Granted: 1908-12-30
Abstract: 28,577. Moore, F. Dec. 30. Ball bearings.-In an antifriction slide or bearing for drawers and other articles of furniture &c., the longitudinal ball - race a, in which the balls b are adapted to roll, is made of sheet metal so bent that its sides extend above the centres of the balls and prevent them from falling out. In Fig. 4, the ball-race a is shown secured flush in the runner c of a drawer by ears e, the metal bearing-strip d being attached to the bottom of the drawer. One or more of the bearings may be attached to each runner c. According to the Provisional Specification, the channel may be of any suitable cross-section, and, when a V-channel is used, the balls are retained by turning-in the ends.
Patent GB-190802960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lanterns for Gas Lighting
Inventor: GUNNING JOHN
Filed: 1908-02-10
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 2960. Gunning, J. Feb. 10. Street lamps ; lighting and extinguishing gas.- Street lanterns in which the gas is turned on and off at predetermined times are constructed with a support for the lantern which is adapted to protect the automatic controller. The lantern is supported by a flange on the top of the casing b which contains the controller, and the flange may be integral with a plate b' which forms the bottom of the lantern, the lantern being conducted to the base b<2> by means of astragals a' and nuts a<2>. The casing b is secured to the post in any suitable way, as by means of setscrews. e and a rest collar d. One set-screw may form a ladder-rest. In a modified form, the ordinary lantern is dispensed with, and four posts on the plate b<2> support an ordinary hinged lamp crown, which keeps in place a glass centred on the plate b<2> by means of lugs. The glass is provided with asbestos packing.
Patent GB-190804157-A (GB)
Title: Multistage Re-action Steam Turbines.
Filed: 1908-02-24
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 4157. Brown, Boveri, et Cie, Akt.-Ges. March 26, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Elastic-fluid turbines.-To prevent deformation by bending &c. of the cylinder or shaft of a multiple - stage reaction steam turbine of the Parsons type, due to the high temperature of the entering superheated steam, a separate annular chamber is provided within the casing to isolate the steam until it has sufficiently cooled. The annular chamber b is fixed and has a bladed portion d. A rotating bladed drum e is thermally insulated from the shaft, but is connected to it for driving purposes. Pieces i centre the portion e relatively to the shaft, and projections l centre the fixed part d. The flanged steam inlet m may be formed in one piece with the part d or may be attached to it. Steam-tight packing o is provided for the steam inlet. The superheated steam passes into the annular space b and between the portions d, e before coming into contact with either the turbine shaft or casing when it is at a sufficiently low temperature. The passage between the part d and the casing leads to the dummy piston h for balancing purposes.
Patent GB-190804608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Holders for Electric Incandescent Lamps.
Inventor: SUTER FRANK WEST
Filed: 1908-02-29
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 4608. Suter, F. W. Feb. 29. Reflectors.-Tubular or bulb electric lamps are supported in holders adapted to grip an elongated casing or strip carrying the conductors. The holder consists of a cylindrical part C', to take the lamp cap, and gripping-parts C', Fig. 2, having inturned edges C<3> to engage slots A', Fig. 1, in the casing A when held together by a bolt D. The casing A may serve as a reflector or may be attached to a separate reflector which may have lugs or recesses in which the casing can slide, and in this construction the casing may be replaced by a strip, the back of the reflector enclosing the conductors.
Patent GB-190901381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lixiviation Apparatus more particularly adapted for use in the Extraction of Sodium Nitrate from Caliche.
Inventor: HUNT WILFRED
IPC: C01D9/02
Filed: 1909-01-20
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 1381. Hunt, W., [Love, R. T.]. [Addition to 7007/06, Class 1, Acids, alkalies, &c.] Jan. 20. Lixiviating. - In the lixiviating-apparatus described in the parent Specification, l i q u i d ascends from a heating- device through the perforated false bottom of a tank, and overflows into a gutter, from which it is returned to the heater by a downcomer-pipe. According to the present invention, to prevent circulation in the reverse direction, the head of the downcomer 24 is fitted with a cover communicating with the gutter 25 by an openi n g 43 of restricted size. A n adjustable door or valve may be fitted to the opening, for example the flapvalve 44, in which case a stop 46 prevents complete closure. The apparatus is suitable for t h e extraction of sodium nitrate from "caliche" or sodium carbonate in the Leblanc process.
Patent GB-190903724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Sign Boards and Supporting Posts therefor.
Inventor: REESER WILMER JAMES
IPC: G09F7/18
Filed: 1909-02-15
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 3724. Reeser, W. J. Feb. 28, 1908, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Ground anchoring-devices.-The securing base or socket of a tubular post expands downwards, and the sides are formed with channels.
Patent GB-190907858-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bedstead.
Inventor: HOLDER EDWARD ERNEST
IPC: A61G7/015
Filed: 1909-04-02
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 7858. Holder, E. E. April 2. Invalids' bedsteads.-In a bedstead provided with pivoted foot and head portions which can be operated to place the occupant in a sitting posture, the parts are actuated by means of a travelling nut e and a screw shaft c, the handle b of which is located at the head of the bed. Arm-rests j may be provided.
Patent GB-190910633-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Burners of Oil or Vapour Lamps.
Inventor: HORTON WILLIAM
IPC: F23D3/00
Filed: 1909-05-05
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 10,633. Horton, W. May 5. Wick-locking devices.-Consists in the combination of a ratchet-wheel mounted on the same spindle but separate from the wick-raising wheel and a projection on the wick-tube. The spindle a' carrying the wick-raising pinions a<2> is also provided with a ratchet pinion a<3> having teeth which are normally pressed into engagement with a small projection on the wick-tube b<2> by a spring b<3>. When it is desired to move the wick, the spindle a<1> is rotated ; this causes the spindle a' to be moved longitudinally, and so releases the projection from the teeth.