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Patent GB-190504855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Anchor Appliances for Tramway Rails.
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN
Filed: 1905-03-08
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 4855. Taylor, J., and Archer, G. H. March 8. Rails, securing to sleepers.-Relates to a clip for securing tramway rails to short transverse anchor rails or joists by which they are anchored to the concrete bed. Figs. 1 and 2 show a transverse section and side elevation respectively of a tramway rail secured in position by the clip. The clips fit over the rail flange, and have at their outer edges a pair of downwardly-projecting fingers D which embrace the head of the anchor E. To fix the clip in position, an iron or steel wedge F is inserted between the upper part of the clip and the rail flange.
Patent GB-190508052-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Individual-cup Communion Cruets or Stands.
Inventor: TOWNSHEND EDMUND
Filed: 1905-04-15
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 8052. Townshend, E. April 15. Trays.-T r a y s for holding individual communion cupsare so designed that they may be stacked to form a stand or cruet. Each tray, Fig. 2, is formed with an opening d for the passage of the handle c of the tray below it in the stack, and is provided with pegs h and sockets i to engage respectively with the corresponding sockets and pegs on the adjacent trays. The bottom tray p, which may or may not be a cup holder, is preferably provided with a rigid central rod or handle m to allow of the stacked trays being carried by one hand with a central suspension. Each tray is shown as built up of two horizontal disks e coupled by distance-pieces e<2>. The cups are placed in openings f in the upper disk e, and the sockets i and the edges d<2> of the openings d are lined with soft material.
Patent GB-190509171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Producing Plant
Inventor: HILLS HORACE GASTINEAU
Filed: 1905-05-02
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 9171. Hills, H. G. May 2. Gas engines.-In suction gas plant, a carburettor is placed in the connexion between the engine and the washer of the producer, in order to enrich the producer-gas prior to combustion in the engine. A preferred method of carburetting is to draw the gas through a vessel containing cotton wick, benzol or other hydrocarbon being supplied.
Patent GB-190510078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Mechanism applicable to Hoists, Winches and other purposes.
Inventor: WUNDERLICH ADOLPH
Filed: 1905-05-13
Granted: 1906-05-12
Abstract: 10,078. Wunderlich, A., and Hughes, G. A., [trading as London Electric Firm]. May 13. Hoists; winches; gearing. - Relates to driving-mechanism, especially applicable to winches for raising and lowering arc lamps, by which rotary motion may be transmitted at a decreased speed ratio, and consists in driving a pin or pins against a stationary cam or in cam-slots, by means of an eccentric mounted on the driving-shaft, the path of the stationary cam being so arranged that the pins revolve at a reduced speed, such motion of the pins being transmitted in suitable manner to the follower. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1, 2,.and 3, an annular disk a is mounted on an eccentric disk b keyed to the driving-shaft c, and is provided with four pins or rollers d working in a fixed trefoil cam-groove e. On rotation of the shaft c, the disk a receives a rotary motion due to the eccentric sheave b, which results in a decreased rotational movement about its own axis. This decreased rotation is transferred to a fixed axis by providing the other face of the disk a with pins g working in circular recesses in a second disk f, Fig. 3, loose on the driving-shaft. Fig. 2 shows the gearing applied to a winch, which may be used for raising and lowering arc lamps or for similar purposes as the resistance of the mechanism to reverse movement is sufficient to render it self-locking. The fixed cam-groove e may have more than three foils, the speed ratio being obtained by adding one to the number of foils. The disk f, instead of having circular recesses, may also be provided with any number of foils. Under these circumstances, if the number of pins on each side of the circular disk be one more than the number of foils in the corresponding cam-groove, the speed ratio is obtained by multiplying one more than the number of foils on the fixed groove by the number on the removable member and dividing by the highest common factor of the number of foils in the two disks. The angular velocity of the follower in the gearings above described is not uniform, but may be corrected by modifying the form of the grooves.
Patent GB-190510214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Current Rectifiers, applicable also for Lighting purposes
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1906-05-15
Abstract: 10,214. British Thomson - Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. May 15. Converting alternating and direct currents; distributing; lighting, systems of.-A mercury-vapour or other asymmetric conductor or rectifier, with several anodes and a common cathode, is combined with an electrolytic or other asymmetric conductor having several cathodes and a common anode, the common cathode of one conductor and the common anode of the other being connected, preferably through a reactance, to a work-circuit, or the system being used for purposes of illumination. As shown applied to a polyphase circuit, the source of current 1 is connected through the anodes and cathode of the mercury-vapour rectifier 2 and the reactance 9<1> to the work-circuit 9, which is also connected to the iron &c. anode 11. Aluminium cathodes 13, 14, 15, in a suitable electrolyte such as solution of Rochelle salts or fused sodium nitrate, only allow current to pass in one direction, and distribute the unidirectional current from the work-circuit in accordance with the phase relations of the polyphase circuit. The translating-devices may be omitted, and the system used for illumination.
Patent GB-190512668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for the Reproduction and Amplification of Sounds
Filed: 1905-06-19
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 12,668. Lake, H. H., [Soc. L. Gaumont et Cie, and Laudet, G.]. June 19. Sound - magnifying appliances.-The supply of explosive gas to burners for emitting sound is made intermittent by a vibrating body, the present devices being improvements on those described in Specification No. 15,294, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Music &c.]. A vibrating tongue b, Fig. 1, is employed, which may be entirely of metal, ivory, or like rigid material, or be coated with rubber. It is placed between two apertures d, e communicating by thin tubes with one or more burners v, a non-conducting poition u being interposed to keep the distributing device cool. The tongue may actually enter the apertures, which may be single or multiple. In the latter case, they may be made by superposing plates q, r, s, Figs. 16, 17, and 18, and the gas is then supplied by one set of apertures q and discharged by the other set s, the inlet f, Fig. 1, being dispensed with. The burners v are also Luilt up of plates, which may be like those q, r, s above mentioned, or have sinuous, broken, circular, or other apertures adapted to retard the gas. One set of burner plates may have cooling-wings, or a water cooling-device may be used. The gas may be an explosive mixture, or one component of such a mixture may be supplied by the distributor, and draw the other through an injector behind each burner. If one component is liquid an ordinary carburettor may be used, like those of explosion motors. If these burners have plates like those mentioned, the two components may be supplied by the apertures q, s respectively. If the tongue b may not have a vibratory period, it is mounted on an arrangement of double knives. One aperture only may be used, a spring or the like being added. The burners may be used without the distributor, if variations are communicated to the gas by some other part, e.g. the sonorous vibrations, lines upon shaped or cut disks, or impressions. The tongue b vibrates in a chamber hermetically closed except for the gas inlet and outlets. This tongue may be actuated electrically, as shown in Fig. 29. Fig. 34 shows the application to a phonograph of a distributor h<1> with burner i<1>, the latter being inside a balanced pivoted hollow cone p<1> opening into a bell s<1>. Gas is supplied by a flexible tube n', and a supporting-arm k<1> may be hollow to act as a gas reservoir. For cylindrical records, the outer end of the tongue b is bent at right-angles.
Patent GB-190515886-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hook for Curtains and the like.
Inventor: ALLWOOD GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1905-08-03
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 15,886. Allwood, G. E. Aug. 3. Hooks.-A curtain hook consists essentially of one piece of wire, bent into the form of a double hook, one to engage a suspension ring, and the second formed at right-angles to the first, being sharp pointed, and outwardly curved. Fig. 4 shows an application for forming festoons in a curtain.
Patent GB-190516170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or Attachments for, Bottles, Decanters, Cans, and like Containers, for Preventing the Introduction of Liquid by Unauthorized Persons.
Inventor: CHEESMAN TALBOT
Filed: 1905-08-08
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 16,170. Cheesman, T. Aug. 8. Bottles &c., non-refillable.-Relates to means for preventing the refilling of bottles, decanters, cans, &c. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a can. The outlet A communicates with the interior C of the can by an opening b closed by a ball E, which ball is also adapted to close the lower end d of a vent-tube D. A stop a is provided to limit the motion of the ball. The can is filled through an opening F, which is subsequently sealed. Fig. 3 shows the invention contained in an attachment adapted to be locked to a bottle neck. The chamber C communicates with the bottle through a passage H controlled by a ball valve h. In a further modification, the device may be made of glass, and in one with the bottle or decanter. Or, the parts may be contained within the neck of the bottle, which may be separably connected with the body part.
Patent GB-190522418-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vacuum Brakes for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: CLOUD JOHN WILLS
Filed: 1905-11-02
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 22,418. Cloud, J. W. Nov. 2. Brakes.-To limit the admission of air to the train-pipe during a partial or graduated application of a vacuum brake, the device shown is employed. It has a valve 1 adapted to control the communication between the atmosphere at 2 and a passage 3 leading to the air-inlet port of either the driver's valve or an accelerating-valve, such, for example, as that described in Specification No. 14,318, A.D. 1904, on the train-pipe. When the train-pipe, which is connected at; 6, is exhausted, the operating-chamber 7 is also exhausted through a leakage passage 8 and a cavity 11 in the valve stem 9. If train-pipe pressure be raised so slowly that the preponderance of pressure beneath the diaphragm 4 is not sufficient to overcome the spring 10 or a weight, the valve 1 will remain open as shown ; but, on a sudden increase of train-pipe pressure, the diaphragm 4 will be 'operated to close the valve 1 and cut off the supply of air to the train-pipe. When sufficient pressure has leaked into the chamber 7, the valve 1 will be opened again, so that, if the driver's valve be kept in the application position, the pressure in the train-pipe will increase in steps. When this device is fitted to the driver's valve, the latter is provided with an additional large inlet port for emergency applications of the brake.
Patent GB-190600770-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Shaping or Stiffening Articles of Attire.
Inventor: FOUCHER GEORGES
Filed: 1906-01-11
Granted: 1907-01-11
Abstract: 770. Foucher. G., and Bateson, H. H. Jan. 11. Stays of stiffeners.-Articles of attire, such as corsets, belts, dresses, &c., are stiffened by thin strips of whalebone, horn, vulcanite, vulcanized fibre, steel, &c. Tho strips are flat, and curved either as in Fig. 1, or in a succesion of curves, and have holes by which they are attached to the corset &c., several being arranged round the garment.
Patent GB-190602134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Enclosed Centrifugal Fans, or Air Forcing Apparatus.
Inventor: BURN ARTHUR JAMES HORSFIELD
Filed: 1906-01-27
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 2134. Burn, A. J. H. Jan. 27. Fans. - A diffuser E consisting of curved or inclined plates, such as is described in Specification No. 2720, A.D. 1898, [Abridgment Class Airand gases, Compressing &c.], is secured to and extends around and beyond the tips of the vanes A of an ordinary single or double inlet cased fan. An annular partition H for guiding the air from the diffuser may be fixed to the casing above each inlet.
Patent GB-190602659-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
Inventor: KNOWLER GEORGE WILLIAM FREDERI
Filed: 1906-02-03
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 2659. Knowler, G. W. r. Feb. 3. Tobacco pipes.-In tobacco pipes of the type in which the mouthpiece and the stem are relatively movable about a connecting pivotal pin so that they can be folded when not in use, a short piece b rotatably attached to the stem a, Fig. 2, is provided with transverse trunnions g, Fig. 3, having bores e, which trunnions take into the ends of the bifurcated mouthpiece h and are clamped by means of a screw n with a milled head o and milled nut p. The smoke passes by way of the bore d of the stem, the bores e of the trunnions, and the bores m, i of the mouthpiece. Air-tight joints are obtained by chamfering the outer and inner ends of the transverse bores m. Plugs f, l are provided to facilitate cleaning.
Patent GB-190604134-A (GB)
Title: A Safety Pencil or Pen Holder
Inventor: MILES HENRY EDGAR
Filed: 1906-02-20
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 4134. Miles, H. E. Feb. 20. A t t a c hing articles to wearing-apparel.-A safety holder for pencils or pins arranged for attachment to the clothing consists of a slightly tapering tube as shown in Fig. 1 provided with hooks, pins, loops, or other suitable fastening means. It is slightly bell-shaped at the top, and may have a slit running from the top to near the bottom. The holder may be made double or multiple. The Provisional Specification describes also a modification consisting of a spring metal top which is slightly bell-shaped at each end and split longitudinally, and to the bottom of which cloth &c. is attached.
Patent GB-190613903-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means of Working and Control for Petrol Electric Cars and Electric Cars
Inventor: STEVENS WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1906-06-18
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 13,903. Stevens, W. A. June 18. Switches.-Petrol electric road vehicles have a dynamo with two distinct but similar armature windings b, b<1>, a special controller for arranging the disposition of the two armature windings and the electric motors, and special means for interlocking the controller and the reversing switch so that neither can be operated until the starting resistance is thrown into the circuit. The electricity generated passes through the controller d and resistance g to the series-wound motors e, e', f, f<1>. The controller is operated by a connecting-rod j from a handle k<1>, on the steering-column or a tube at the side, which carries at its lower end a catch plate k having three slots. Inside this tube a rod is carried, which is operated by a handle l<1>, and to which is attached a catch plate l also having three slots. A rod j<1> from this catch plate controls a reversing switch m. The resistance g is varied by a switch h operated by a foot-lever i, so arranged that, when in its normal position, the resistance is cut out, but, when depressed to two-thirds of its stroke, the whole of the resistance is in. A further movement of the foot-lever breaks the circuit, and a still further movement applies the brakes. The foot-lever also operates an arm e, which engages the slots in the plates k, l, so that it is impossible to operate the controller or reversing switch, until the circuit between dynamo and motors is broken. The controller consists of twelve metal contact pieces 1 ... 12, mounted on an incombustible insulating base and arranged in two concentric circles, which are engaged by insulated brushes q, r, s, t on a four-armed carrier u pivoting about a pin v. A handle is fixed to the carrier and is operated by the rod j. Fig. 3 shows the position of the controller in which the two armature windings b, b<1> of the dynamo are in parallel and the motor armatures e, f and fields e', f<1> in series for first speed. Other positions of controller are also shown in which (1) the armature windings of the dynamo are in series and the motor armatures and fields in series for the second speed ; and (2) the armatures windings of the dynamo are in series and the motor armatures in parallel, the fields remaining in series, for the third speed. In electric cars supplied by a storage battery, the same connexions are used by dividing the battery into two equal portions.
Patent GB-190617920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gaiters.
Inventor: COPE GEORGE ERNEST
Filed: 1906-08-09
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 17,920. Cope, G. E. Aug. 9. Leggings.-A legging is fastened by a single lace 9, which passes through holes 4, 5 and then through a friction catch 6 consisting of two holes. The holes 4, 5 are arranged so that the edge 1, which is stiffened by a spring 10, overlaps the other edge 2. It is not necessary to unlace to take off the legging, and so both ends of the lace 9 may be knotted. A buckle 7 may also be provided.
Patent GB-190624332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Navigable Vessels.
Inventor: HAVER ARTHUR HENY
Filed: 1906-10-31
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 24,332. Haver, A. H. Oct. 31. Hulls.-The hull is built with a longitudinal under-water projection on each side, the section of which is of greater dimensions parallel to the ship's side than at right-angles to it, and is smoothly curved so as to interfere little with any vertical movement. The projection may extend in straight or sinuous lines wholly around the vessel, or it may be confined to certain parts. Figs. 5 to 10 are cross-sections of different forms of projections, which may be made integrally with, or attached to the hull. The projections may be hollow and built up of plates; in smaller vessels, pneumatically inflated projections can be used. The projections may be wholly or partly filled with cork, wood, or any solid or liquid filling. They act as stiffeners to the hull against hogging, sagging, and crushing strains. This invention is distinguished from those in which external stringers and bilge keels are used, and from those. in which recesses formed by two projections are employed.
Patent GB-190626195-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Seats, especially for use on Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: BRITTAIN HENRY
Filed: 1906-11-19
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 26,195. Brittain, H. Nov. 19. Seats, especially those for railway and tramway vehicles, are constructed so that they may be taken down to facilitate cleaning of the vehicle, and put together and set up again without difficulty. They are formed with a spring frame, detachably supported by cross-bars 6 between supports 4 and carrying a padded cushion 3. Angle-irons 7 may be secured to the sides of the vehicle for the attachment of the seat bottom. The seat back 1 is also removable, and is secured by a locking-arrangement 8 and by a recessed plate 10 or by brackets When it is desired to employ the seat for sleeping purposes, the back is pivoted at its upper end, so that it can be turned into the horizontal position to serve as an upper berth. It is retained in this position by catches or by brackets which can be put out of the way when not in use.
Patent GB-190706176-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Pressing Lines or Designs into Rollers used for Imparting a Luster or Silky Appearance to Cotton Fabrics.
Inventor: LAING ROBERT
Filed: 1899-03-14
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 6176. Laing, R. March 14. Engraving.-In machines for impressing or engraving Schreiner rollers, means are provided for working several mills in succession over the same impression, instead of running one mill several times over the same impression. The mills a, Figs. 1 and 4, are carried by holders c mounted in bushes h in a frame g pivoted on a shaft e and resting on the mill head b. The pressure levers d are pivoted on the shaft e and act independently, so that the mills can be started successively. The holders c are feathered in the bushes h and are normally held with a shoulder i against the bush by means of springs n on pins o screwed into the bush and passing through holes in a collar l on the holder. The bushes are angularly adjustable and are secured by set-screwsp.
Patent GB-190706983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sluice Gates.
Inventor: WHITING JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1907-03-23
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 6983. Whiting, J. E. March 23. Sluice gates.-A sluice gate is constructed of two members C, P, the former carrying machined jointing-surfaces E, and the latter, which acts as a piston to the former, carrying antifriction rollers W, which may be brought into action and the pressure taken from the jointing surfaces so as to facilitate opening and closing the sluice gate. The rollers are advanced by admitting pressure water or air into the pressure chamber, which may be provided with a mattress or bag M. The mattress &c. is provided with inlet and outlet valves Q, V respectively, and sometimes with an additional inlet N. The valve-rods and supply pipes preferably pass through the lifting-pipe R. The movement of the piston is limited by stops Z and its weight is taken by rollers W<1>. The angle-plate F and the sill D are machined to give tight joints.
Patent GB-190707722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Vehicles
Inventor: MAGIE MORTON HOMER
Filed: 1907-04-02
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 7722. Magie, M. H., and Winters, C. N. April 2. Brakes for the steering - wheels of motor-vehicles comprise drums connected to the hub of each wheel and enclosing a pair of pivotallyconnected semicircular brakeblocks 49, which are spread apart into engagement with the drums by means of links connected to the twoarmed lever 50 mounted on the shaft 52, which is connected to the operating-shaft 54 by a universal joint in the plane of the steering - pivot 21. The shafts 54 are cranked at their centres and are connected by rods 57 to a crank on a shaft 59 carrying the brake-operating lever.
Patent GB-190709363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lasts for Foot Wear
Inventor: BERNECKER RUDOLF
Filed: 1907-04-22
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 9363. Bernecker, R. April 22. Lasts.-The separate toe and heel members 1, 3 are connected by a hinged link 2, and the heel member is formed with a reduced part 7 to engage a cut-away part 6 in the toe member, so that the heel member can swing first about the centre 4 and then about the centre 5. By this means, the rear member rises almost vertically, so that the last can be easily inserted into and removed from the boot. Between the two members is placed a removable wedge 8, which is provided with a boss 9 to engage both members 1, 3. The last can thus be used for various sizes of boots. In a modification, the members 1, 3 are connected by a toggle-link.