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Patent GB-190719819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spark Arresters for Locomotives and other Multitubular Boilers.
Inventor: STOKELD WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 19,819. Stokeld, W., and Black, J. Sept. 4. Spark-arresters.-The walls of a spark-arrester of box form for horizontal multitubular boilers are perforated with holes, which are partly conical and partly cylindrical. As shown in Fig. 2 in the smoke-box of a locomotive, the spark-arrester A is detachably connected to the tube plate c, and completely surrounds the ends of the tubes e. A hinged door h permits of access to the tubes, and with the walls l is perforated with closely-placed small holes q, Fig. 4, the smaller and cylindrical ends of which are on the inside of the spark-arrester. A counterweighted door f, which may open automatically when sufficient cinders have accumulated on it, or may be actuated by other means, precipitates the cinders into a funnel or the like p, which delivers them on to the track. The door f may be situated at the lower end of the funnel p.
Patent GB-190721799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Talking Machines.
Inventor: ESCAMEZ JOSE MUNOZ
Filed: 1907-10-02
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 21,799. Escamez, J. M., and Morlones, A. G. July 22, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Phonographs.-An endless band record a is passed over three or more rollers b, c, d. The roller b is rotated from mechanism j enclosed between frames h carrying the rollers c, d, the latter being provided with tensioning-devices. The front and the parts l of the box g are hinged to expose the interior when necessary. A controlling-screw o and belt p give a feed to the diaphragm and trumpet. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No, 1644, A.D. 1878, No. 11,669, A.D. 1890, and No. 8248, A.D. 1893.]
Patent GB-190722047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Dolly Heads for Fabric-drying and like Machines.
Inventor: SCHULTZ DAVID LIVINGSTONE
Filed: 1907-10-07
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 22,047. Schultz, D. L., and Evans, W. P. Oct. 7. Dust and the like, excluding.-In fabric-drying and like machines in which steam-heated cylinders are used, means are provided to prevent the steam from gaining access to the bearings of the cylinders. Steam is admitted through a passage b and through holes f in a stuffing-box d to the end of the hollow trunnion e. A ring m secured to the trunnion e prevents any steam that may blow through the stuffing-box from reaching the bearing i.
Patent GB-190722657-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Corks and to Means for Withdrawing them.
Inventor: DEUSCH CHARLES
Filed: 1907-10-14
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 22,657. Deusch, C. Oct. 14. Corks; stopper-keys.- A cork, which cannot be withdrawn without the use of a special instrument, has a tapered screw 3 inserted at the bottom, the point 9 of the screw projecting just far enough above the top of the cork to enable the screwthreads to be engaged by a key 6. Specifications No. 5555, A.D. 1889, No. 3049, A.D. 1902, and No. 18,214, A.D. 1905, are referred to.
Patent GB-190724886-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GRAETZ BERNHARD
Filed: 1907-11-09
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 24,886. Grõtz, B. Nov. 9. Gas or explosive - vapour engines. - In engines using fuel that does not ignite readily, such as creosote or anthracene oil, the combustion chamber consists partly of a recess in the piston, the fuel being supplied to a chamber projecting into the combustion chamber or into a recess communicating therewith. While in this chamber, and before being sprayed, the oil is heated by the compression or by the previous combustion. Figs. 1, 4, and 5 show different modifications. The chamber r is supplied with oil through a passage a and may have external ribs T. The chamber contains perforated plates p, or wire-gauze &c., and has a spraying-valve v.
Patent GB-190726049-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Driving Motor Vehicles by Means of Electric Transmission of Power.
Filed: 1907-11-25
Abstract: 26,049. Siemens-Schuokertwerke Ges. Nov. 27, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Motor control systems.-In motor-vehicles &c. employing electric transmission of power, the generator is divided into two machines, one giving current at constant voltage suitable for lighting &c., the voltage of the other machine being varied by a switch by which control of the motors is effected. The prime mover drives the pair of dynamos I, II, which are connected in series with the main motor or motors III. The dynamo I is self-exciting, and gives current at constant voltage available for lighting &c., and for exciting the field n3 of the motor. The field n2 of the second dynamo II is supplied with current from the generator I through a resistance and reversing switch h. With the switch in the position shown, current flows through the coil n2 in the same sense as through the coil n1. When the switch lever is on the central stud, no current is generated in the dynamo II, and, if the lever is swung over to the resistance r2, the current passes through the field n2 in the reverse direction, causing the dynamo to act in oppositions
Patent GB-190726111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heating, Cooling and Ventilating Apparatus for use on Board Ship.
Inventor: STEWART ALEXANDER WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-11-26
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 26,111. Stewart, A. W. Nov. 26. Air, cooling, heating, moistening, purifying, &c.- Heating, cooling, and ventilating apparatus of the kind described in Specifications No. 4783, A.D. 1898, and No. 1904, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Heating], for use on board ship, is provided with means for introducing a jet of water into the fan casing so that the air is cooled and cleansed from soot &c. A jet of water, which may be sea water or cooled water from a refrigerator, may be introduced by a pipe M which is fitted with a controlling-valve C. The air and spray are projected against the side of the cooler A, and the separated water passes through a valve D so that the air after passing through the cooler comes into contact with the water a second time. Water is also admitted to the inside of the cooler by a pipe J and leaves the cooler by the outlet pipe L. The outlet pipe L is connected to the pipe G leading from the lower part of the tank so that the water discharged under pressure from the cooler ejects the water from the bottom of the tank.
Patent GB-190726566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Saddles.
Inventor: BROOKS JOHN BOULTBEE
Filed: 1907-12-02
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 26,566. Brooks, J. B., and Holt, J. Dec. 2. Saddles.-Relates to a means for supporting the ends of the cantle-plate, and to arrangements of underframes whereby they are adapted to act more efficiently as longitudinal stretchers for the seat leathers and to strengthen the saddle as a whole. In the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the cantleplate a, extending as usual under the whole of the rear of the seat, is provided with inward and downward extensions b, c which are attached to members of its underframe. The construction provides supports for the ends of the cantle-plate, and, by enabling the attached members of the underframe to be made shorter, stiffens them against vertical displacement and renders them more efficient as stretchers. In the arrangement shown, the underframe is of the four-wire type, the spread-out rear parts d<1>, e<1> of the lower members d, e being formed with springs f, g of the levering-arm type. The members d, e, in a modification, may be each formed into a spring coil having a vertical arm which is attached to the extension b or c. Fig. 5 shows a construction in which the cantle-plate, near its outer ends, is provided with forward and downward extensions b, c, to which the spread-out parts d', e<1> of the plain wire frame members d, e are attached. In a saddle of the sectional backplate type, such as is described in Specification No. 11,783, A.D. 1900, the ends of the short members of the underframe are attached to triangular extensions h, Fig. 7, which are set inwards and downwards from the end sections h<1> and tied together by a bar h<2>.
Patent GB-190802075-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Apparatus for Casting Links in Chain Form.
Inventor: MCINTIRE CHARLES SHIELDS
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 2075. McIntire, C. S. Jan. 29. Making chains.-A four-part mould for casting two chain links has a lower part 1 secured to a bench and having a projection 6 which supports the other lower part when in the closed position, and a bar 13 carrying a binge-pin 17 for the bars supporting the other sections, which are provided with operating-handles. The bars for the upper sections depend and engage the sides of the lower parts to ensure perfect registration. The hinge is placed at a distance from the mould as a protection against overheating. The lower sections are provided with openings, as shown in Fig. 1, to receive previously cast links so that links may be cast separately. Four links (two previously cast) may be added to a chain at one pouring, or two links may be added to each of two chains.
Patent GB-190806444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Process for Making Butter.
Inventor: FRYE GEORGE VINCENT
Filed: 1908-03-23
Granted: 1909-03-23
Abstract: 6444. Frye, G. V. March 23. Butter.-Unripened cream is cooled and then subjected to the action of an electric current immediately before churning. In one method of carrying out the process, the cream is passed to a tank in which removable electrodes are mounted. The butter fat held in solution, together with that in suspension, separates and collects on the positive electrodes, the process being theoretically complete without churning ; but the material is preferably afterwards churned.
Patent GB-190808750-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Turning Lathe.
Inventor: VERSCHOYLE WILLIAM DENHAM
IPC: B27C7/00
Filed: 1908-04-21
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 8750. Verschoyle, W. D. April 21. Lathes; drilling.-A portable turning-lathe, which may also be used as a drilling machine for woodwork of small dimensions, consists of a bed-bar 13 of square section fitting at one end into an upright 14, which carries at its lower end a clamp 17 adapted to engage with an extraneous support by means of a screw 23, thus holding the machine in position. The upright 14 is capable of rotation in the clamp and can be fixed in any required position by a nut 19 ; it carries at its upper end a shouldered centre 27 which can be rotated by a crank 29. The poppetend of the lathe consists of an upright 41, which is adapted to slide along the base-bar, being adjusted by a pin 48 and carries a screwed centre 44 having a cranked extremity whereby it may be turned for adjustment. The tool-rest is slidably adjustable along the base-bar, and consists of the rest 49 at the end of a radius bar 50, which is rotatably fixed to a socket 52 holding a bar. 53, which supports the radius bar and is secured by a screw 54 serving also to secure the socket 52 to the base-bar. Chucks; face-plates; lathe drivers.-For turning, a driver plate 34, Fig. 8, fits into the screwed centre 32 and drives a carrier 37, Fig. 10, fixed to the work. For boring, a chuck 49, Fig. 11, fixed into a screwed socket 38 is fixed to the centre 32 and carries the boring-tool.
Patent GB-190812078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in High Pressure Digesters or the like.
Inventor: GRAY WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 12,078. Gray, W. June 3. Drawings to Specification. Safety-valves.-A safety-valve for the cover of a digester is formed by a ball of metal, drilled to a little above its centre, which rests on a vertical steam-escape pipe. Several such balls may be provided for different pressures.
Patent GB-190812175-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Switch for Controlling Electrical Circuits.
Inventor: RORKE THOMAS JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-01-03
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 12,175. Rorke, T. J., and Rorke, E. Jan. 3. Switches.-An electric switch, of the type adapted to be rocked into its closed and open positions by electro-magnetic action, comprises a tube J of conducting-material serving to carry the main current by way of mercury pots A and leads d<1> when the switch is closed. The tube contains mercury and insulated contacts j<2>, said mercury moving from one end of the tube to the other with the rocking movements, and in so doing, breaking the circuit of the actuating electro-magnets F, F<1> at the contacts j<2>, and also overbalancing the tube J and keep it in its tilted position. If desired, shunt carbon contacts H, H<1> may be used, the contact H<1> being normally constrained by a collar X against the upthrust of a body of mercury into which it is plunged. A horseshoe permanent magnet E<1> serves as a blow-out device.
Patent GB-190821110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Tyres.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1908-10-06
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 21,110. Kempshall, E., and Jenkins, Lady M. Oct. 6. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-The sides of pneumatic or solid tyres having circular, diamond-shaped, hexagonal, or other projections b on their treads are strengthened by moulding them with inclined ribs a, which form a lattice-work pattern. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the ribs a, which are semicircular in section, meet near the beads of the tyre, cross one another, and merge in pairs into the sides of the projections. In a modification, pairs of ribs of flat cross-section instead of merging into the same point at the centre of a projection, merge separately into the ends of the projection. The ribs are preferably tapered off towards the beads of the tyre. The projections b may be plain, or formed with circular, hexagonal, diamond-shaped, or other recesses.
Patent GB-190903298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Loose Leaf Binders.
Inventor: ROSS ANDREW CALVIN
IPC: B42F13/12
Filed: 1909-02-10
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 3298. Ross, A. C., and Harriss, J. A. Feb. 10. Post files; covers; leaves. - In loose-leaf binders of the tind in which the leaves 8 are formed with L-shaped slots 20 engaging posts 13 secured to the back 6 of the binder, the leaves are secured by a gate 10 hinged to the back 6. The leaves are introduced by passing the open legs of the slots on to the posts 13, and are then moved transversely and secured by closing the gate 10 and fastening it by a hasp engaging an eye 11. The leaves may be of the pocket kind, being provided with turnedover parts 14, 15 to receive a sheet of music or a graphophone record which is secured by a turn-button 18. The leaves are formed with the slotted edge of tough or reinforced material. One of the leaves is ruled with index columns in which are inserted the titles of the sheets of music and the leaves on which they are placed, and the leaves are formed with tabs 22 which hear an identifying letter.
Patent GB-190906078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sales, Check and like Books.
Inventor: POPE WALTER
Filed: 1909-03-13
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 6078. Pope, W. March 13. Duplicating - books. -In sales or like books in which the block of perforated leaves is detachably secured within the cover by a bent wire loop passing round the back of the cover and provided outside with an eye for attachment of a cord, the part 3 of the loop outside the cover is pivotally secured in the folded end 7 of a metal plate 5 attached to the cover. The part 7 also forms an abutment, keeping the block in place when t h e cover is opened. The eye 4 for the suspending-cord projects through an opening in the plate.
Patent GB-190907811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process and Apparatus for Manufacture of Steel.
Inventor: MACCALLUM NORMAN ERSKINE
IPC: F27D3/14
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1910-05-02
Abstract: 7811. Maccallum, N. E. Feb. 4, [Convention date]. Discharging.-An open-hearth furnace for the manufacture of steel is discharged into a number of receptac'es 13, 14 simultaneously by means of a trough 6, which is formed with branches 7, 8 and is provided with a bar 20 adjustable horizontally so as to regulate the flow into the receptacles. The bar 20 is fixed to an horizontal shatt and is held in the inoperative position shown in dotted lines, by weights 35 secured to a chain 36, which passes over a pulley 37 and is attached to a second pulley 40 rigidly connected to the shaft. When the bar 20 is placed in the trough 6 by means of a lever 25 fixed to the shaft, its horizontal position is adjusted by moving the shaft longitudinally by a lever 26 pivoted to a bracket 27 and extending through an opening 28 in a head 29. This head is rotatably mounted upon the shaft, and is provided with a tubular extension 30, which surrounds the end of the shaft and is prevented from longitudinal movement upon the shaft by set-screws 31 engaging annular recesses. The longitudinal movement of the shaft is limited by arranging an adjustable collar in the shaft, so that the bearing 23 is midway between the collar and the tubular extension 30.
Patent GB-190908536-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Cooling and Dispensing Beverages.
Inventor: EDWARDS ARTHUR ERNEST
IPC: F25D31/00
Filed: 1909-04-08
Granted: 1910-04-08
Abstract: 8536. Edwards, A. E., [Marsden, M. W.]. April 8. Dispensing liquids.- In an apparatus for cooling and dispensing beer &c., air is compressed, cooled, and d allowed to expand at a regulated pressure upon the beverage to be cooled which is thereby elevated to the draw-off cock. Fig. 1 shows one form of apparatus in which air, compressed by the pump 1, passes through radiators o r coolers 5, 10, and through a reducing- valve to an expansion tank 12. The cooled air then enters the cask by the pipe 20 and forces the liquid by the pipe 27 to the draw-off tap 26. The radiator 5 is cooled partly by air from the compressor and partly by air from the expansion tank. The radiator 10, which is enclosed in the bar cabinet 9, is also cooled by air from the expansion tank. This tank, which is provided with a flushing-inlet 18 and outlet 19, is enclosed in a jacket 16, which may be a dead-air space or may be filled with non-conducting material. In a modification, the radiator 5 is dispensed with, and the compressed air is cooled by water from a wash tap. In another arrangement, Fig. 3, the compressed air is cooled in the chambers 32, 33 before passing to the expansion chamber. Pressure - reducing valves 35, 39 are arranged between chambers 32, 33 and between the chamber 33 and the expansion chamber. One or more radiators may be arranged in the bar counter, the other parts being located below the bar floor.
Patent GB-190909787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ribbon Reversing Mechanism for Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: LORENZ WILLIAM ALBERT
IPC: B41J33/40
Filed: 1909-04-24
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 9787. Lorenz, W. A. April 24. Ink-ribbon mechanism.-Relates to hand-operated means for reversing the feed of the ink-ribbon in typewriters. The feed-mechanism is actuated by a shaft 1 connected by bevel-gearing with two shafts 6, to which are secured pinions 8. The spools 10 are loosely mounted on the shafts 6, and rest upon the pinions 8. Each spool comprises a hub portion, to which the ribbon is secured, and which is provided with a disk 13 and a pinion 16. The upper disk 14 is separate and is held in place by a nut 15. The spool is beld on the shaft by a spring within the hub, which engages a reduced part of the shaft. Adjacent to each shaft 6 is pivoted a lever 18 carrying a double pinion 24, which is adapted to gear with the pinions 8, 16 and thus to connect each spool with its shaft 6. The levers 18 are connected by a link 26, which is operated by a handle 28 to reverse the feed. The levers 18 are held in and out of operative position by springs which engage notches in the levers.
Patent GB-190916888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Baby Carriages and the like.
Inventor: PARNHAM ALBERT EDWARD
IPC: B62B9/14
Filed: 1909-07-20
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 16,888. Parnham, A. E., and Ogley, D. H. July 20. Seats, arrangement and disposition of.-An attachment for a baby's go-cart acts when in one position as an additional seat. Fig. 1 shows a folding go-cart to which are pivoted two arms i carrying a transverse board k, which serves as an extra seat when the arms i are stayed by the struts o in the position shown in full lines. Fabric l forms the seat back. When out of use the attachment is folded at the back of the frame and is secured by a clip or strap.
Patent GB-190918510-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Preventing Accidents in the Event of the Breaking of Window Cords.
Inventor: WILKINS JOHN
IPC: E06B3/44
Filed: 1909-08-11
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 18,510. Wilkins, J., and Wilkins, E. Aug. 11. Window stops. - Trapping of the fingers between the top rail of the upper sash and the meeting rail of the lower sash in the event of breakage of the cords of the upper sash prevented by a stop B, pivoted at C to a bracket. A on the meeting rails of the lower sash and projecting over the meeting rail E of the upper sash. The stop may be turned up, as shown in dotted lines, to allow the sashes to be fully opened.
Patent GB-190919948-A (GB)
Title: Belt Tension Device.
IPC: E21D11/02
Filed: 1909-08-31
Granted: 1910-04-07
Abstract: 1 9,9 4 8. R h e i n e r Maschinenfabrik Windhoff & Co. Sept. 4, 1908, [Convention date]. Tension arrangements.-A driving-belt tensioning-device, applicable to winches &c. comprises rollers 2, 3 mounted upon a lever 1 at different distances on opposite sides of its fulcrum 4. When the handle 5 is depressed, the roller 2 slackens the belt, but the roller 3 tightens it to a greater extent, causing the pulley 7 to be driven. The movement of the roller 2 also increases the angle of lap of the belt on the driving-pulley 6 which rotates in the direction indicated by the arrow. The relative distances of the rollers may be such that the device comes into action automatically, the lever having then to be raised to slacken the belt.
Patent GB-191002409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Separation of Suspended Matter or Impurities from Gases or Vapours.
Inventor: ERITH CHARLES
IPC: F22B37/26
Filed: 1910-01-31
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 2409. Erith, C. Jan. 31. Separators. - An apparatus for separating suspended matter or impurities from gases or vapours, more particularly for separating oil and grease from exhaust steam, is provided with an inclined deflector a at the inlet for diverting into a well b any oil or condensed water which has accumulated in the inlet pipe. The steam thereupon impinges against a ribbed baffle e<1> down which thin streams of cold water are caused to flow, and divides into two currents each of which undergoes four right-angle turns in flowing past the edge of the baffle through an enclosed chamber e to the outlet h. A drain port e<1> is provided in the base of the chamber e.
Patent GB-191003409-A (GB)
Title: Valve for Water Pipes and the like.
IPC: F16K1/48
Filed: 1910-02-11
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 3409. Lehrl, A., and Schasny (Nachfolger) Ges., H. N. Feb. 11. Lift valves; actuating valves. - Relates to water taps in which a ball-shaped valve is held to its seat in the' closed position by the water pressure only, and is opened by external means, such as a screw, and consists in the provision of a guide-rod e which is secured to the ball d, and is movably inserted in a boring in the operating-spindle b. A transverse screw-pin g keeps the valve in position in the casing.