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Patent GB-190929339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Switches for use in Electric Circuits.
Inventor: BROADBENT FRANK
IPC: H02P1/02
Filed: 1909-12-15
Granted: 1910-12-15
Abstract: 29,339. Broadbent, F. Dec. 15. Retractive switches.-Spring blade switches for use in a motor control system are operated by a single lever u, Fig. 5, provided with a projection u<1> so that movement to the left closes the switch p<1>, and the opposite movement opens the switch p<2>. In the construction shown in Fig. 6 the switch p' is closed by a push-button u<x>, and a lever u with projections u<2> on both sides of the pivot u<3> opens the switch p<2> when moved in either direction.
Patent GB-190930606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Programme Indicators for Theatres of Varieties, Music Halls, and the like.
Inventor: ROCHFORD THOMAS HENRY
IPC: G09F7/00
Filed: 1909-07-19
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 30,606. Rochford, T. H. July 19. [Addition to 27,617/08.] Transparency, stencil, and like illuminated signals. - Programme-indicators for the sides of stages comprise numbers in two colours, illuminated from the back or front, which indicate turns on and turns over respectively. A duplicate pair of columns of numbers E, D, Fig. 1, has the numbers E, or lamps behind them of one colour, and the numbers D, or lamps behind them of another colour. A single series of numbers in one or more columns with a pair of differently coloured lamps behind each number may be used, one colour representing turns on, and the other turns over. In both types of apparatus a switchboard, Fig. 2, may be employed, each switch of which can be moved to the " turns on " and " turns over " positions G, H for the item to which it relates.
Patent GB-191004790-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Hot Water, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: EWART JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: F24H1/20
Filed: 1910-02-25
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 4790. Ewart, J. W. Feb. 25. Heating water.-An electric lamp or other heater f is enclosed by, and communicates its heat to, a mass of iron, for example a coil e, within a casing d. The whole is submerged in a reservoir a supplied with water. A valve device h regulates the dripping of water upon the heated coil e by way of the aperture l and tube s. The steam thus generated rises through the aperture n and mixes with and heats the water entering at the orifice l. The heated water is discharged through the pipe k.
Patent GB-191012637-A (GB)
Title: Valves.
Inventor: HOBBS RUSH LYLE
IPC: F16K5/06
Filed: 1910-05-24
Granted: 1911-01-12
Abstract: 12,637. Hobbs, R. L. May 24. Rotary spherical 'valves are provided with tubular seats 15, which are so shaped that either end of each seat can be brought into engagement with the valve. The seats are held in position by annular flanges 17, which engage corresponding shoulders in the casing.
Patent GB-191014003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Glass Bottle Blowing Machines.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: C03B9/14
Filed: 1910-06-09
Granted: 1911-06-09
Abstract: 14,003. Evans, W. E. June 9. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Blowing. - Relates to machines of the type described in Specifications 4143/02, 4144/02, 4145/02, and 26,262/02 for making bottles. According to the invention, the extent of opening of the finishing-mould is determined by projections o<5>, n<5>, Fig. 4, on the mould-carrying parts o, n, which strike fixed stops j<6>, j<5>. The mould-carrier o is formed with a cam n<4>, which, when the finishing-mould is closed, engages a lever l and raises the mould bottom x into the blowing position, but when the mould is open, releases it and allows the bottom x to be operated by the hand-lever l to work the parison, The lever t, Fig. 6, which operates the mouthforming nipple, is actuated by a cam d<6> formed on the upper part of the neck mould hinge.
Patent GB-191015153-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Files.
Inventor: BECHE JEAN
IPC: B23D73/00
Filed: 1910-06-23
Granted: 1911-01-05
Abstract: 15,153. BÛchÚ, J. June 23. Milling-cutters. - A cutter f for producing files with cycloidal-shaped teeth has a ring of teeth arranged in a spiral axially and transversely. The axial pitch is equal to the depth of file tooth, and the transverse pitch is equal to the pitch of the file teeth. In a modification, the transverse spiral may have a plurality of starts. The cutter is mounted as shown in Fig. 1, and has an adjustable ring e to limit the depth of cut.
Patent GB-191017332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fasteners for Mops and the like.
Inventor: MAUDSLEY HENRY
IPC: B25G3/12
Filed: 1910-07-21
Granted: 1911-05-25
Abstract: 17,332. Maudsley, H., and Wade, F. J. July 21. Fixing by detachable sockets with clamping- devices for mops.-A device for securing mops to handles comprises a socket secured to the handle end, and a V-shaped member adapted to engage the mop material and clamp it against the end of the socket. The arms of the V- shaped member pass through diametrical holes or slots in a flange on the lower end of the socket, and one arm, which is longer than the other, passes through a hole in a projection on the upper part of the socket. A wing-nut is provided on the projecting end, whereby the mop may be clamped between the socket flange and the V-shaped member.
Patent GB-191021507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Rear Sights of Firearms.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
IPC: F41G1/28
Filed: 1910-09-15
Granted: 1911-09-15
Abstract: 21,507. Dawson, Sir A. T., and Peddie, J. T. Sept. 15. Sights.-Relates to lift-up sights of the kind comprising a leaf having, on its underside, camsurfaces which enter a recess in the base-plate and which are engaged by a bar sliding on the base-plate, and consists (1) in making the leaf C with a straight upper surface which, when the leaf is in its zero position, lies parallel to the axis of the gun, and (2) in forming the upper surface of the leaf with a central fluting C', Fig. 5, so that the sighting-aperture can be placed low. As is known, the cams have lateral ribs engaged by the sliding bar, so that the leaf is positively depressed as well as raised.
Patent GB-191025301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Spraying of Matter in Suspension, and in Spraying Nozzles therefor.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: B05B1/34
Filed: 1910-10-31
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 25,301. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Oct. 31. Nozzles for producing whirling sprays. - In sprayers of the kind in which the liquid enters the nozzle tangentially, a part of the nozzle, including a part of the pipe conveying the liquid to the nozzle, is made sufficiently transparent to enable any defects in the spraying action to be detected. Fig. 1 shows the nozzle fitted with a transparent plate A at the back. In the forms shown in Figs. 2 and 3, a tubular portion A of the nozzle is made transparent.
Patent GB-191026110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Strengthening Arrangements for Buildings.
Inventor: ZEILLER ROBERT
IPC: E04H9/02
Filed: 1910-11-09
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 26,110. Zeiller, R. Nov. 9. Buildings, strengthening. A building is strengthened b y means of wires d or the like connected by swivel hooks to iron bars b and tensioned by turning the hooks in the bars, the wires being then embedded in the building-material while in tension. Intermediate supports under a floor may be omitted by suspending the floor by vertical wires f, also tensioned by twisting, and either left exposed or covered up.
Patent GB-191027618-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Reeds of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: COMELLAS FROILAN CANET
IPC: D03D49/62
Filed: 1910-11-28
Granted: 1911-10-26
Abstract: 27,618. Comellas, F. C., and Comellas, M. C. Nov. 28. Reeds.-The horizontal battens of reeds are made of hollow half-battens, or of slotted tubular pieces, so that the ends of the reed wires and the spacing means are gripped and held in the hollow part of the battens. The horizontal battens may consist of hollow halfbattens a, b, c, d, Fig. 3, having rabbets a<1>, b<1>, c<1>, d<1> for securing the reed wires e. The wires are spaced by means of rods g and binding wire f. In a modification, the halves h, i, Fig. 5, have a single rabbet, and the wires e are spaced by double binding f, g. The half-battens may be strengthened by a slotted sleeve passed over them. In another modification, the batten consists of a slotted tubular part j, Fig. 4, channelled to receive the reed wires and reinforced by a slotted tubular part n. The sides of the reed frame are of a thickness equal to the diameter of the wires, and have their ends of the same shape as the hollow part of the horizontal battens, the whole being secured by screws. In a modification, the side o, Fig. 10, of the frame is secured to the half of the batten b by means of a screw r internally threaded to receive a screw p, by which the half-batten cr cover a is secured. The wires may be spaced by solid or hollowed spacing-members l, l<1>, Fig. 9, or by a rod having grooves corresponding to the number of reed wires to the inch.
Patent GB-191101031-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Simultaneous Locking and Unlocking of Railway Carriage Doors.
Inventor: KING CHARLES HAYWARD
IPC: E05B65/42
Filed: 1911-01-14
Granted: 1911-06-01
Abstract: 1031. King, C. H. Jan. 14. Railway-carriage doors, fastening automatically.-A spring-pressed plunger 44 in the door jamb, which, when the door is open, projects so as to engage the latch 36 and prevent its operation by a rod 33, is connected by suitable lever mechanism to a governor 26. The rod 33 is connected to the latch 36 by means of a spring- pressed sliding collar 39 having a pin 38 engaging a slot 40 in an arm 37 of the latch, so that, when the latch is held by the plunger 44 and the rod 33 operated, the spring between the collar 39 and rod 33 is compressed. When the door is closed, it presses back the plunger 44 and allows the spring to shoot the latch.
Patent GB-191101823-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Taps and Valves.
Inventor: SCHERR JEAN
IPC: F16K1/38
Filed: 1911-01-24
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 1823. Scherr, J. Jan. 24. Plug lift valves. -A valve consists of a solid cone b of rubber leather, or the like carried by a pin d which projects into an opening i n t h e screwed spindle f. The pin d is kept in place by a stud h which passes through an aperture in the spindle f and engages with a groove in the pin d. A washer g transmits the pressure of the spindle to the cone b. The seat of the valve is formed by an internal conical chamber a having an opening l near the apex.
Patent GB-191101926-A (GB)
Title: Improved Railway Vehicle Coupling.
Inventor: HEINZE ROBERT
IPC: B61G1/08
Filed: 1911-01-25
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 1926. Heinze, R. Jan. 25. Couplings, non-automatic.-The coupling-link a is pivoted to cranks c on a shaft d, which is mounted in the draw - hook and in brackets carried by the vehicle-frame. The link is raised and coupled by a yoke p carried on a transverse operating-shaft o, and the shaft d is then rotated to turn the cranks from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. 1, whereupon a recess r in the link fits over the shaft d, which thus takes the tractive strain directly. The shaft d is rotated through toothed gearing h from a hand-wheel at each side of the vehicle. A ratchet-wheel and pawl lock the gearing.
Patent GB-191102947-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fasteners for Lacings.
Inventor: WELIN HENRIK AUGUST JOHANNES
IPC: A43C7/00
Filed: 1911-02-06
Granted: 1911-06-29
Abstract: 2947. Welin, H. A. J. Feb. 6. Clamps, eccentric. - A lacing-fastening for shoes, stays, &c. comprises two rollers 5 carried by bows 6, which are pivoted to pieces 7 fixed in a casing 2 through which the ends of the lace pass. The rollers are normally pressed together by springs 9 so as to grip the lace between them, and are adapted to be moved over the upper surfaces 8 of the pieces 7. In use, when the ends of the lace are pulled apart, the rollers are raised, and the fastener as a whole runs downwards along the lacing; the rollers spring together and hold the lace when the ends are released. Rods 14, engaging the bows 6 and attached to an external ring 13, are provided to lift the rollers out of engagement with the lace. The rollers 5 and the lower parts of the fixed surface 8 may be milled. In a modification, Fig. 3, the free ends of the levers 6 carrying the rollers are acted on by a single spring 16, and a releasing-lever 17 is provided.
Patent GB-191106246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dandy Rolls.
Inventor: DICKENSON CHARLES
IPC: D21F1/46
Filed: 1911-03-13
Granted: 1912-03-13
Abstract: 6246. Dickenson, C., and Hubbard, F. March 13. Wire fabrics.-Wire cloth, for the covers of dandy rolls of paper-making machines, has the weft wires a bent or waved in the plane of the cloth intermediate the points at which they are laced or tied together by the warp wires b.
Patent GB-191107895-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Soles of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: BLENKINSOP FREDERICK LINTON
IPC: A43C13/02
Filed: 1911-05-18
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 7895. Blenkinsop, F. L. May 18. Nails, studs, and the like, metallic.-The parts of the soles ;most subject to wear are protected by “-inch spindle screws inserted, flush with the tread surface, all over a circle of about 1¢ inches in diameter. The screws may vary in diameter from 3/32 inch to 5/32 inch ; the holes to receive the smaller size are bored with a bradawl, while for the larger size they are punched.
Patent GB-191113388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ink-stands.
Inventor: MAREK FRANZ
IPC: B43L25/04
Filed: 1911-06-03
Granted: 1912-01-18
Abstract: 13,388. Marek, F. June 3. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Inkstands.-An inkstand, constructed so that a penholder may be retained therein without being inserted in the ink, comprises a cylindrical reservoir 1, to the base of which is attached a cylindrical casing 6 having a number of vertical slits 7 for the inflow of ink, a cover 2 having upper and lower extensions 4<1>, 4, the lower of which passes into the casing 6, and a plate 8 and cushion 9 mounted on a spring 10 in the casing 6. The pen is dipped into the ink by a downward pressure on the cushion 9, which is subsequently restored to its normal position by the spring 10, any ink which may have been sucked upon the cushion flowing back into the reservoir through grooves 5 at the bottom of the extension 4.
Patent GB-191123386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Films for Coloured Kinematography.
Inventor: CAMPBELL JOHN
IPC: G03B33/00
Filed: 1911-10-23
Granted: 1912-02-01
Abstract: 23,386. Campbell, J., and Thompson, T. Oct. 23. Kinematograph apparatus. - A positive film for producing pictures in natural colours has the colours painted or otherwise applied in a thin transparent layer to its surface so that the coloured media do not dye, stain, or sink into the film but remain as an adherent coloured layer distinct from the black-and-white positive film.
Patent GB-191125379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F01L1/44
Filed: 1911-11-14
Granted: 1912-12-16
Abstract: 25,379. Robb, W. J., Welch, W. H., and Banner Motors, Ltd. Nov. 14. [Cognate Application, 12,933/12.] Rotary cylindrical valves.-A rotary exhaust valve B<3> for an internal-combustion engine is protected from the heat of the gases by a lining B<3>* spaced from the walls of the valve.
Patent GB-191125388-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Steam Pile Drivers.
Inventor: GARVIE JAMES
IPC: E02D7/10
Filed: 1912-05-14
Granted: 1912-12-12
Abstract: 25,388. Garvie, J. May 14, 1912. Piles, driving. - A steam pile-driver is suspended by means of a chain a from a derrick, shear-legs, or the like, and the dolly j, which is bolted to the head of the pile m, may also be bolted to the cylinder casing by means of a pin k for the purpose of hoisting the pile into position for driving. Specifications 22,658/02 and 14,302/10 are referred to.
Patent GB-191125703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Tube-cleaning or like Apparatus.
IPC: B08B9/04
Filed: 1911-11-17
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 25,703. Brindley, H. S. B., and Boiler Scalers, Ltd. Nov. 17. Percussive hand tools. -In cleaners of the type having cutters driven against the scale by a pneumatic or other fluid-pressure hammer, the cutters have an outward angular or radial movement during the first portion of the longitudinal movement, so as to strike the scale at an angle. Cutters a, mounted within an extension c of the hammer cylinder b, are struck by a member n which receives blows from, or may be integral with, the piston k. The inner ends of the cutters move over a conical surface l, whereby the cutting ends are caused to move outwards as indicated in broken lines. The cutters are retracted by a spring d. The extension c is screwed to the cylinder, so that the position of the coned surface l may be adjusted. The exhaust fluid passes through ports m and through the spaces between the cutters, to keep them free from debris.
Patent GB-191127407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tracing Tools.
Inventor: LEON LEON SIEGFRIED
IPC: A41H11/00
Filed: 1911-12-06
Granted: 1912-03-07
Abstract: 27,407. Leon, L. S. Dec. 6. Tracing-devices. - A tracing - wheel C is mounted in a holder B, which is journaled between a pair of clamping - members a<1>, a<2> formed by the ends of a handle frame A. The holder B is of elliptical cross - section and the clamping-members a<1>, a<2> are correspondingly curved. The device is shown ready for use. The holder B may be turned about its pivot to bring the wheel within the circular part a of the frame. The pivot b<2> of the wheel is in a plane at right-angles to the pivot D of the holder.
Patent GB-191129298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ceramic Paint Packages.
Inventor: SLEEPER FREDERICK LEGARE
IPC: B44D3/04
Filed: 1911-12-29
Granted: 1912-03-07
Abstract: 29,298. Sleeper, F. L. June 6, [Convention date]. Packing paint.-A package for ceramic paint comprises a shallow metal member 1 carrying a viteous slip 4 on which the paint 6 is placed. The cover 5, preferably of transparent celluloid, is made convex at 5' to accommodate the contents, and is held in position by crimping down the edges 3' of the member 1.
Patent GB-191204077-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Corsets and Corset Busks and Steels.
Inventor: SYKES LAVINIA
IPC: A41F1/04
Filed: 1912-02-17
Granted: 1912-04-18
Abstract: 4077. Sykes, L. Feb. 17. Stiffeners and busks for corsets are made of two parts with smooth faces, which lie in the same plane; one of the parts has a tongue which slides in a sheath in the other part. The busk is made in two parts a, b, one of which carries a steel tongue d working in a guideway in the other part. Steels for the corset can be made in the same way. In a modification, Fig. 8, each part a, b is provided with a tongue d.
Patent GB-191204440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clutches chiefly applicable to Tool Holders.
Inventor: WEAVER WILLIAM ARTHUR
IPC: B23B31/107
Filed: 1912-02-22
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 4440. Weaver, W. A. Feb. 22. Sockets.-A clutch suitable for use as a toolsocket consists of a shell a bored to receive a cylindrical socket c or to receive the shank of a tool which may be conical. The socket c, if used, is itself bored to receive a tool shank, the tang of the tool passing through an opening c<1> at the top of the socket. The socket has a flat or groove which comes opposite to a radial hole in the shell carrying a steel ball g, the inner end of the hole being burred over to prevent the ball from falling inwards when the socket is removed. The ball is forced into engagement by a sliding sleeve d which is supported by pins e<1>, e<2>, a spring f acting to keep the parts into engagement. To cause disengagement, the sleeve is slid along until a recess d<2> frees the ball. The flat or groove in the socket may be inclined slightly, so that on rotation the socket is forced to the top of the shell, and, if necessary, a spring may be inserted between the socket and top of the shell and the groove inclined in both directions, so that the socket is drawn into the shell for either direction of rotation; there may also be more than one ball. For permanent engagement, a nut on the shell keeps the sleeve in the engaged position.
Patent GB-191206533-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus and Process for Drying or Treating Solid Materials by Air or Gases.
Inventor: LIDDLE JOHN
IPC: F26B17/02
Filed: 1912-03-16
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 6533. Liddle, J., [Mark Process Co.]. March 16. Floors; air and gases, supplying and exhausting.-Material such as stockyards tankage,' peat, &c. to be treated is placed on a rigid porous bed formed of a mixture of solid and finely-divided materials, such as flint pebbles bound by cement; air is admitted to the whole under surface of the bed and passes through the material treated, to which motion is imparted. The plant shown comprises a structure formed with top and end walls 2, 3 and a bed or hearth 4 formed as above described. The air space beneath is connected to a fan drawing air or gas from a heater 8; a temperature-regulator 9 is provided. The tankage, after cooking and pressing, is fed to a disintegrator 11 and delivered to the hearth, over which it is carried by rabble bars 15 mounted on chains, and is removed by an elevator 23. Moisture is drawn off by a fan 17, beyond which a dust-collector 19 is provided. Brewers' grains, sugar beet pulp, bagasse, apple pomace, ore, sand, &c. may be treated.
Patent GB-191215298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Belt Fasteners.
Inventor: MORRIS FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: F16G7/00
Filed: 1912-07-01
Granted: 1913-05-29
Abstract: 15,298. Morris, F. W., and Thornhill, F. July 1. Belt fastenings.-A device to distribute the pull of a belt-fastener A along the belt, particularly applicable to V driving-belts for motorcycles &c., comprises strengthening - plates D, each provided at one end with a hook C and at the other end with a slot and connected to the fastener and to one another, each plate being secured to the belt by a screw E. The beltfastener A may be provided with a slot as shown in Fig. 1, or an intermediate plate having the required slot may be held on the screw F. An application of the device to an alternative form of belt fastening is shown in Fig. 6. The series of plates may be extended to strengthen a weak place in the belt. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 6168/82 and 4559/04.
Patent GB-191215836-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Socket Terminal for Electric Conductors.
Filed: 1912-07-06
Granted: 1912-08-22
Abstract: 15,836. Bosch, R., [Firm of]. April 3, [Convention, date]. Terminals. - A terminal for connecting an electric conductor to the carbon brush of an ignition apparatus for internal-combustion engines is constructed as follows. The base of the brush sleeve b is in contact with a double coned sleeve d in an insulating-socket a. The conductor e is inserted axially in the socket, the strands being spread at the end and clamped to the sleeve d by a coned screw f.
Patent GB-191220033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Gear for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: STRONG RIPLEY
IPC: F16H21/34
Filed: 1912-09-03
Granted: 1913-08-28
Abstract: 20,033. Strong, R. Sept. 3. Connecting-rods.-The rods of a radial-cylinder internal-combustion engine are secured at their crank ends to pins D carried in a collar A, crossbars E being provided between the rods to prevent irregular movements of the collar.
Patent GB-191223541-A (GB)
Title: Elastic Concrete for Manufacturing Moulded Bodies and especially Supports.
Inventor: STARKE PAUL
IPC: C04B18/08
Filed: 1912-10-15
Granted: 1913-05-29
Abstract: 23,541. Starke, P. May 3, [Convention date]. Concretes.-The flying ashes that are deposited in the boiler tubes of locomotives are mixed with cement to form a concrete from which may be moulded supports such as rail-road ties, blocks, floors, arches, girders, &c. Suitable proportions are 5 parts of the ashes and 1 part of cement.