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Patent GB-190928273-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Casting Stereotype Plates.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: B41D3/00
Filed: 1909-12-03
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 28,273. Lake, W. E., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. Dec. 3. Stereotype.-Apparatus for casting curved stereotype plates without head or tail, of the kind described in Specification 19,089/09, comprises a stationary water-jacketed core 25 on a base 14 adjacent to the metal pot, and a water-jacketed drag 15 adapted to be moved on racks 18 into and out of the casting position against the core 25, in which position lugs 19 thereon engage studs 20 on the core. The core is made in two parts 26, 27, of which the former is water-jacketed to form the mould proper, and the latter is provided with a metal spout 30 heated by gas-jets 35, and with an asbestos packing-ring 28. On the back of the core is a rock-shaft 38 operated by a handle 39 and having a flanged plate 40 to engage the roller 42 and lock the drag against the core. Around the mouth of the spout 30 is a knife valve 43 adapted to be moved vertically by links 50 operated by eccentrics on three shafts 54 connected by universal joints and operated by a handle 61. The valve 43 slides over three bolts 46, and, when in the lower position, rests against a ring 48, screwed to the upper portion 27 of the mould. Recesses 49 are provided to allow the metal between the knife 43 and the ring 48 to return to the spout 30. The mould is closed at the top and bottom by bevelled rings 64, 65, which are secured in the mould by pins 66, 67, and provided respectively with handles 74, 75. The matrix 80 is held in position by the top and bottom rings 64, 65 and side gauges 76 pivoted to the sides of the drag and provided with handles 78. To allow air to escape from behind the matrix, a series of vertical grooves are formed on the inner surface of the drag.
Patent GB-190929101-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Manhole Covers, Gulleys Grates, or the like, for Roads and Pathways.
Inventor: CLARK ALFRED
IPC: E02D29/14
Filed: 1909-12-13
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 29,101. Clark, A., and Bence, E. H. Dec. 13. Inspection openings, closures for.-Consists in adjusting a grate or cover 3 to either of two levels in its frame 1 by the use of a loose ring or plate 4 of the section shown. Figs. 1 and 2 show the positions of the ring or plate 4 for the higher and lower levels respectively, when the greater depth of the ring or plate is nearer to the centre. Figs. 3 and 4 show the corresponding positions when the greater depth is the more remote from the centre.
Patent GB-191004362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Generation, Feed Water Heating and the Heating of Liquids generally.
Inventor: BONE WILLIAM ARTHUR
IPC: F23C99/00
Filed: 1910-02-22
Granted: 1911-02-22
Abstract: 4362. Bone, W. A., Wilson, J. W., and McCourt, C. D. Feb. 22. Atmospheric gas burners.- A gas-burning apparatus for heating a steam-generator or water-heater &c. consists of a tube containing a granular refractory material, in the interstices of which is burned a gaseous mixture, such as coal-gas and air, in proportions theoretically necessary for complete combustion. Fig. 1 shows a steam-generator A heated by a tube B packed with a granular material G heated by gas and air supplied by a two-way piece E', a tube E, and a fire-clay ferrule C. The gas mixture lighted at the gauze cap D' at the outflow end of the tube B, and the flame flashes back into the granular material G, where the mixture burns. If necessary, the tube is lined with refractory material, or a more refractory material, such as carborundum, is used in the zone of the greatest heat. Fig. 3 shows a device for facilitating the starting of the apparatus. Air above is admitted first through the chamber and plug C to the material G, and gas is then supplied through the pipes H<3>, H<2>, which may be separated by a chamber H. The flame then flashes back as described above, and the or ordinary gas and air supply can be turned on as soon as the granules near the plug C become incandescent Similar chambers F, H may be used in an apparatus consisting of a number of groups of tubes, for example, of ten tubes arranged in two groups of four and one group of two so that the heating may be effected by two, four, six, eight, or ten tubes. In another modification ten tubes are fired by one pair of chambers F, H A tool consisting of a disk L, Fig. 6, with teeth L<1> is used for packing the granules in the tubes
Patent GB-191005660-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: MALACHOWSKI HERMANN
IPC: H05B31/30
Filed: 1910-03-07
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 5660. Malachowski, H. July 30, 1909, [Convention date]. Arc lamps; electrodes.-The electrodes of an electric candle are separated by insulating-material which contains metal and carbon and becomes conductive after it has been heated by the arc, so that the candle can re-light automatically. The first ignition is effected by a metal bridge or the like. The material may be a mixture of graphite or the like, copper sulphate solution, copper powder, a substance such as gypsum, clay, or waterglass, which serves both as insulating-material and binding-agent; or the metal may be filled into holes in a mixture of graphite and a binder, or supplied in the form of a metal fabric or plated metal, or of sheaths wholly or partly surrounding the electrodes. The electrodes may have transverse holes or longitudinal recesses to key the material, or may be bound together by a sheath of combustible material or by rings or windings, which may fit into recesses in them. A candle or several candles to burn at different pressures, may be mounted on a plug i, Fig. 18, fitting an incandescentlamp holder. Alternatively, a candle or candles may be supported in a globe either vertically, Fig. 13, horizontally, Fig. 15, or otherwise, and surmounted by a reflector. An exhausted bulb enclosing a candle may be provided with leading-in wires and with a cap to fit an incandescent-lamp holder. To extinguish the arc near the candleholder, the electrodes may have insulating sections of gypsum, kaolin, magnesia, or the like, through which the current is conveyed, by embedded wires, or are separated by an insulating piece s, Fig. 18, or are offset so as to be wider apart near the holder.
Patent GB-191007322-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Short Circuit Detectors.
Inventor: REINEKING FREDERICK CHARLES
IPC: F02P17/12
Filed: 1910-03-23
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 7322. Reineking, F. C. March 23. Sparks, testing by.- Apparatus for testing for short-circuits in ignition or other apparatus consists of a casing 5, preferably of rubber having an aperture, and carrying two screwthreaded electrodes, the upper one of which makes contact with a plate 13 fixed to the casing by a handle screwed on the terminal, the plate carrying a pivoted arm having a forked contact 17; the lower electrode forms the second terminal. The casing is surrounded by a cylinder of glass or other transparent material held in position by a flange 6 and by a ring 12 fitting in a groove in the casing.
Patent GB-191007645-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Artificial Stone or Building Block.
Inventor: BOCCI RAPHAEL
IPC: E04B2/02
Filed: 1910-03-29
Granted: 1910-09-22
Abstract: 7645. Bocci, R., and Lutz, A. March 29, 1909, [Convention date]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Slabs for walls are formed with peripheral grooves 2, 3 and with one or more internal hollow spaces 6 opening at one end into the peripheral grooves. When the wall is erected, the mortar &c. connecting the blocks fills the grooves 2, 3 and partially fills the hollow spaces 6.
Patent GB-191009495-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aeroplanes.
Inventor: ESNAULT-PELTERIE ROBERT
IPC: B64C13/00
Filed: 1910-04-19
Granted: 1911-02-02
Abstract: 9495. Pelterie, R. Esnault-. April 20, 1909, [Convention date]. Steering and balancing.-Relates to an aeroplane having the supporting - planes or wings elastically mounted on the frame and connected with front or rear elevators or both, so that the angular movements of the planes are transmitted inversely to the elevators, and consists in providing means for moving the planes and elevators reversely by hand, and for varying their relative inclination. The flexible supporting-plane a is pivoted at b, and is controlled by a spring c so that the incidence of the planes automatically varies with the wind pressure. The plane is connected by the links shown to a rear elevator e, so that this moves oppositely to the plane a. The inclination of the elevator relatively to the plane a can -be adjusted by a lever p connected to a lever r and the lever p is locked in position after adjustment. The inclination of the elevator and the plane can be manually adjusted by a lever n<1> connected to a lever l<1> pivoted at m<1> and connected to the link i<3>. The lever p for adjusting the elevator independently can be dispensed with. The wires p<1>, Fig. 3, for warping the planes can be connected to the operating-lever r<1> by springs q<1> to allow automatic movement, or the wires may pass around a spring-mounted pulley. The lever r<1> may be mounted to turn on horizontal and vertical axes, as described in Specification 15,637/09. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), describes also modifications in which the hand-operating devices p, n<1>, Fig. 2, are dispensed with, the plane and elevator being connected by bell-crank levers and links. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191010812-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vehicles for Conveying Refuse.
Inventor: LESOT-NEE-MARQUET LOUISE
IPC: B65F3/18
Filed: 1910-05-02
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 10,812. Lesot, [nÚe Marquet], L. April 30, 1909, [Convention datel. Vehicle fittings and attachments.-A closed vehicle for conveying household refuse has a sliding shutter at one side giving access to troughs which are discharged into collecting- boxes placed against the opposite wall of the vehicle by means of gearing operated by hand or by an electric motor or by the wheels of the vehicle. The bottoms of the collecting-boxes have hinged doors to enable the refuse to be discharged. Fig. 2 shows one form in which two collecting-boxes are placed side by side against one wall of the vehicle and are fed alternately by troughs 23, 24 arranged so that one is at the top when the other is at the bottom. Each trough is hinged to two chains 21 passing around sprocket-wheels 17, 19 mounted on the ends of shafts 15, 16 passing through the box. The shafts 15 of the two collecting-boxes are geared to rotate in opposite directions by bevel-wheels 27, 28 and motion is given to the shafts 15 from a shaft 31 by a double-toothed wheel 30 which can be moved into gear with one or other of the bevel-wheels 27 by a lever 32 operated from the end of the vehicle. The shaft 31 may be driven by an electromotor or by hand, or in the case of a motor-vehicle by the driving-motor, or the troughs may be operated from the rear wheels of the vehicle. The bottoms of the refuse-collecting boxes comprise two hinged parts 38, 39 the upper inner corners of which are connected by links 44, 45 to a chain 46 attached to a wheel mounted on a shaft 47 which is turned by worm-gear operated by a hand-wheel 50. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also a modification in which a series of troughs mounted on endless chains driven in one direction only discharge into a centrally arranged collecting-box. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191015827-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Treating Night-soil and other Refuse.
IPC: C10B53/00
Filed: 1910-07-01
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 15,827. Soc. Anon. des Nouveaux Agglomeres Combustibles. May 17, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Fuel.-Nightsoil or other refuse is dried, sterilized, and carbonized for use as fuel, by successive treatment with gases at different temperatures in a special furnace.
Patent GB-191016271-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture and Production of Benzanthrone Compounds.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: C09B3/00
Filed: 1910-07-07
Granted: 1911-05-25
Abstract: 16,271. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. July 7. Benzanthrones and benzanthrone dyes are obtained by treating with condensing- or oxidizing-agents aromatic ketones, or their derivatives, which contain at least one free peri-position and one free orthoposition to the carbonyl group ; further ring-formation in the hydrocarbon residues may be effected at the same time. The production of the following compounds is specified :-benzanthrone from phenyl-alphanaphthylketone; naphthobenzanthrone from 1 : 1<1>- dinaphthylketone ; a chlorbenzanthrone from m-chlorphenyl-a-naphthylketone ; a methylbenzanthrone from m-totyl-alpha-naphthylketone ; pyranthrone from dibenzoylpyrene; naphthopyranthrone (a blue vat dye) from tri-alpha-naphthoylpyrene ; violanthrene from dibenzoyl-1 : 11-dinaphthyl ; a phthaloylbenzanthrone, which dyes from avat green shades, turning yellow on oxidation, from #-anthraquinonylnaphthylketone. Suitable agents for use in the process are aluminium chloride and bromide, and ferric chloride. Ketones.-The ketones used in the process may be obtained by the action of acid chlorides on hydrocarbons or their derivatives in presence of condensing-agents such as aluminium chloride. The production of the ketone and its condensation to a benzanthrone compound may be effected in one operation. Thus :-1 :1<1>-dinaphthylketone is prepared from alpha-naphthoyl chloride and naphthalene; dibenzoylpyrene is obtained together with tribenzoylpyrene from benzoyl chloride and pyrene in presence of aluminium chloride and carbon disulphide, the products being separated by fractional crystallization from acetic acid; tri-alpha-naphthoylpyrene is obtained similarly from alpha-napthoyl chloride and pyrene; dibenzoyl-1:1<1>-dinaphthyl is obtained from benzoyl chloride and 1:1<1>-dinaphthyl ; #-anthraquinonylnapththylketone is obtained from #-anthraquinone carboxylic acid chloride and naphthalene. The nitroketones obtained from nitrobenzoyl chlorides and naphthalene, the dimethylaminoketone obtained from dimethylaminobenzoyl chloride and naphthalene, and the ketones obtained from o- or p-diphenylcarboxylic chloride and naphthalene are also specified as suitable parent materials.
Patent GB-191020368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loose Leaf Books with Expanding Backs.
Inventor: MARTIN GEORGE
IPC: B42F13/00
Filed: 1910-09-01
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 20,368. Martin, G. Sept. 1. [Cognate Application, 4856/11.] Clamping - devices; post files; covers.-The clamping-bars A, B of a loose - leaf binder are drawn together by screwed telescopic posts, of which one member D is fixed to one bar A. and the other is rotatable on the bar B by a key - operated or like spindle G through the medium of bevel-gearing H, K. In combination with the above, a flexible back M automatically adjustable as the clamping-bars are moved is provided, and is operated by the clamping- mechanism. One end of the flexible back M is attached to one bar A, and the other end N, which is preferably stiffened, passes through a slot in the other bar B, and is attached to square nuts O which move on the outside of the outer rotatable telescopic post members C. The nuts 0 are prevented from rotating by rectangular cases P open at the back mounted rigidly on the bar B and telescoping into similar cases Q on the bar A. In a modification, shown in Fig. 5, the post-operating spindle G is screw-threaded and carries square nuts O<1>, to which are attached catgut or like connexions R carried bv the free end N of the back M. A form of screw post which can be employed in the above modification has the inner member rotatable, and a casing is preferably employed telescoping over the fixed member. Other telescopic posts E, F, E<1>, F<1> are provided on which the sheets are filed.
Patent GB-191025653-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Steam Whistles, Syrens and the like.
Inventor: SPURGEON JOSEPH ESAU
IPC: F22B37/28
Filed: 1910-11-04
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 25,653. Spurgeon, J. E. Nov. 4. Separators. - A baffle arrangement used in combination with an annular water-separator or trap for steam whistles, sirens, &c. comprises an inverted cone e at or in the end of the steaminlet pipe d, and a depending conical flange g inside the outer casing c of the trap. Two or more sets of these baffles may be used in series.
Patent GB-191026402-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Washing Coppers and the like.
Inventor: SMITH GEORGE
IPC: D06F1/00
Filed: 1910-11-14
Granted: 1911-11-14
Abstract: 26,402. Smith, G., and Smith, C. G. Nov. 14. Washing - boilers.-To facilitate removal or replacement of a pan or copper, a metal rim a in a perforated plate b is embedded in the upper portion of the brickwork setting. Recesses d are provided for the insertion of a tool under the rim of the pan on removal.
Patent GB-191101395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: CHALLINER CHARLES SMITH
IPC: B60C5/10
Filed: 1911-01-19
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 1395. Challiner, C. S., and Challiner, J. A. Jan. 19. Air tubes and chambers.-Double-ended airtubes are prevented from bursting at the ends by sleeves a having central rubber or rubber- and-fabric partitions a<1> against which the ends abut. In a modification, the sleeves are provided with short central air-tubes, reinforced at the ends, which are inflated to the same pressure as the main air-tubes. The sleeves may have bolts c attached to them to prevent creeping.
Patent GB-191101993-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Removing Stones from the Ground.
Inventor: CROMMETT MELVIN DECORSIA
IPC: A01B43/00
Filed: 1911-01-26
Granted: 1911-08-03
Abstract: 1993. Crommett, M. D. Jan. 26, 1910, [Convention date]. Load-handling appliances.-A machine for removing stones from the ground comprises a truck braced by bars 14 and provided with a derrick - frame 15. A beam 19, loosely pivoted on a long king-bolt 13, carries a pair of large hooks 20, and is operated by a rope 22 passing over several pulleys on the beam and the derrick - head 16. As the machine is moved from place to place by horses attached to the pole 8, the hooks are held clear of the ground by a clamp 28 which brakes the rope 22. When the machine is over a stone, the hooks are lowered and are caused to engage it by the movement of the machine, which is then stopped, and the horses are attached to the rope 22. The forward end of the beam is first raised to the top of the king-bolt and then the rear end of the beam is raised until the stone comes to the surface. The machine is then moved forward, and further raising of the beam tilts the stone off the hooks on to the ground. The machine need not be stopped when the hooks engage comparatively small stones. Stones that are not in sight may be brought to view by trailing the hooks through the ground.
Patent GB-191103498-A (GB)
Title: Phenolic Condensation Product and Process for Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: AYLSWORTH JONAS WALTER
IPC: C08G8/28
Filed: 1911-02-11
Granted: 1912-02-12
Abstract: 3498. Aylsworth, J. W. Feb. 11. Plastic compositions containing phenol-aldehydes. - Organic compounds are added to the mixture of a fusible phenol-formaldehyde condensation product and formaldehyde, and the resulting mixture heated until an infusible resin results which is plastic when hot. Suitable additions are organic acid anhydrides such as benzoic and phthalic anhydrides, benzoic and phthalic acids, naphthalene and its chlor, nitro, and other derivatives, dinitrobenzenes, acetanilide, ricinoleic and ricinelaidic acids and their anhydrides, and diphenylamine. A portion of the fusible phenol-formaldehyde resin may be utilized for the same object.
Patent GB-191105011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pocket Automatic Lighters.
Inventor: ROBBA GIOVANNI
IPC: F23Q2/08
Filed: 1911-02-28
Granted: 1911-09-07
Abstract: 5011. Robba, G. Feb. 28. Pocketigniters, frictional. - Pocket automatic pyrophoric lighters of the watch - shaped type are made in two segmental parts 2, 4. A toothed segment 5 on the hinged cover 2 gears with a wheel 6, of which one portion is toothed and the other roughened to engage with a flint 7, which is pressed on the wheel by one arm of a spring 10, the other arm of which operates the cover 2. A pin 8 engaging in a slot 9 in the segment 5 limits the opening of the lid. The suspension ring is attached to the stopper of the reservoir,
Patent GB-191105127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fore-sight Protectors for Military Rifles and the like.
IPC: F41G1/04
Filed: 1911-03-01
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 5127. Birmingham Small Arms Co., Accles, J. G., and Norman, G. March 1. Sighting - accessories.-Relates to foresightprotectors, and consists in forming the protecting-ears 4, 4<a> on a box-like or open framework body 1 adapted to fit over the base-block of the foresight and to be secured by a transverse screw or bolt 8.
Patent GB-191107401-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Door and like Keys.
Inventor: HOBENADL KASPAR
IPC: E05B11/00
Filed: 1911-03-24
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 7401. Hohenadl, K. March 24. Keys; keyholes, obstructing.-In a key of the type in which the handle is weighted to keep the bit out of the line of the keyhole, the handle, or the weighted part b thereof, is set at an angle to the bit a so that it is at all times operative to prevent the key from being pushed out of the keyhole.
Patent GB-191108865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sliding Button Fastenings.
Inventor: HEERGEIST ALBERT
IPC: A44B17/00
Filed: 1911-04-10
Granted: 1912-04-10
Abstract: 8865. Heergeist, A., and Ameis, J. April 10. Stud-and-slot fastenings.-The slot member a of a stud and keyhole-slot fastener is provided with a spring k which retains the stud against the narrow end of the slot. The spring is of non-circular shape and is held by its own resiliency under the lip e of the member a without additional securing - means. Specification 4664/09 is referred to.
Patent GB-191108968-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Explosive.
Inventor: UGALDE MARIO
IPC: C06B29/08
Filed: 1911-04-11
Granted: 1912-02-15
Abstract: 8968. Ugalde, M. April 11. Explosives. - Consists in an explosive composed of a solution of 40 parts of sugar to which is added 60 parts of potassium chlorate, 1/800th part of potassium permanganate, 2 parts of spirit of turpentine, and finally 2 parts of a vegetable tar (preferably pine tar). The ingredients are mixed in a hot state to form a plastic mass, which is dried and passed through a sieve of any desired mesh.
Patent GB-191110031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Suspenders for Stockings and the like.
Inventor: BAUM DAVID CHARLES
IPC: A41F11/04
Filed: 1911-04-25
Granted: 1911-08-31
Abstract: 10,031. Baum, D. C. April 25. Stocking-suspender grips.-The leather or like flap or pad 10 between the jaws 1, 4, with its knob 5, is carried by a metal ring 6 and may be loose enough to bulge.
Patent GB-191112810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compressed-air Engines.
Inventor: SUTCLIFFE RICHARD
IPC: F01B31/28
Filed: 1911-05-29
Granted: 1912-04-18
Abstract: 12,810. Sutcliffe, R. May 29. Crank - shafts.- The webs m<1>, m<2>, m<3> of a crankshaft are recessed at i around the crank-pins n<1>, n<2>, in order to increase their bearing-surfaces.
Patent GB-191113107-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Water Supply Systems.
Inventor: CHRISMAN HORACE
IPC: G01F15/18
Filed: 1911-05-31
Granted: 1911-09-07
Abstract: 13,107. Chrisman, H. Aug. 29, 1910, [Convention date]. Casings.-A valve casing is provided with means whereby the valve may be withdrawn from the region of flow for inspection &c. and a pipe connexion substituted. The apparatus consists of inlet and outlet ports 2, 3, the latter carrying an internal sleeve 14 adapted to be moved by a pinion 16 so as to connect ports 2, 3 together. A valve or meter 6 carried by lugs 21, which engage arms 20 pivoted upon a spindle 11, may be moved clear of the port 2 by rotating the arm 20. The casing 5 is provided with a cover so that the change may be made under pressure.