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Patent GB-190713820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydraulic Lifting-gear or Jacks.
Inventor: GAUER PAUL
Filed: 1907-06-14
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 13,820. Gauer, P. Aug. 22, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Lifting-jacks.-Hydraulic lifting-gear or jacks, in which a number of telescopic rams are actuated in succession as the load increases, are provided with movable diaphragms which actuate the valves for admitting the pressure fluid successively to the various ram cylinders. Fig. 1 shows a jack having two telescoping rams b, c mounted within the casing a. The pressure fluid enters the port d and raises the ram c, and at the same time flows along the port e and through the regulated valve opening g into the chamber u, where it forces a diaphragm m outwards until it abuts against the screw regulating- stop p. Further increase of pressure in the chamber then acts upon a second diaphragm n which is stiffened by an auxiliary diaphragm r connected to it by the set-screw s carrying a valve i at the inner end. When the diaphragm n bulges outwards, the valve i is drawn downwards, thereby admitting pressure fluid to the ram b by way of ports h, t, an annular port k, and a port f. The ram b is then raised until it abuts against the collar z on the piston c, after which it assists in raising the load. By adjusting the stop p, the second ram may be brought into action at various pressures. The invention may be applied to jacks having three or more telescoping cylinders ; also any suitable liquid or gaseous pressure fluid may be employed. The rams, in suitable cases, may act indirectly on the load to be raised.
Patent GB-190715764-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Cement or Cementitious Material from Slag.
Filed: 1907-07-09
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 15,764. Collos Portland Cement Co., [Colloseus, H.]. July 9. Cementa.-Relates to the inventions described in Specifications Nos. 3619 and 13,886, A.D. 1905, and consists in simultaneously treating molten slag with milk of lime and with a solution of salts of the alkalis, alkaline earths, or earth metals, such as alum or magnesium sulphate.
Patent GB-190716517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detachable Wheels.
Inventor: PUGH JOHN VERNON
Filed: 1907-07-18
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 16,517. Pugh, J. V. July 18. Detachable wheels; hubs.-Hubs of the type described in Specifications No. 21,088, A.D. 1906, and No. 6511, A.D. 1907, are provided with means whereby the clutch members between the removable and permanent parts may be readily brought into line. The removable part f is expanded so as to have a considerable bearing on the part e of the permanent hub, and V-shaped pieces h on the removable part between the recesses c, take between the pointed ends of the flutes a on the permanent part, whereby the interengaging members are brought into alinement. Suitable recesses are provided on the permanent hub to accommodate the pieces h. Where the flutes are on the permanent hub and the recesses on the removable hub, the pieces h are attached to the permanent part. The pilot pieces h may also take the form of sunken indentations or of raised portions pressed up from the shell of the hub.
Patent GB-190718043-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Production of Metallic Deposits.
Inventor: SCHMIDT HARRY
Filed: 1907-08-08
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 18,043. Schmidt, H. Aug. 8. Hollow-ware, metallic.-Endless metal tubes are electrolytically obtained by depositing metal on a cathode a, a part of the surface of which is made the anode to a cathode k, between partitions g, connected to an auxiliary battery, while another part is made the anode to another cathode k but is screened therefrom along certain lines by templets o. The electro-deposit adheres to the previous deposit only along the lines which were protected by the templets as shown at r, Fig. 3, from which tubes may be obtained by cutting longitudinally, Fig. 4. In this way hollow bodies of various shapes, such as bags for sweetmeats, endless thin pipes, and the like, can be made.
Patent GB-190719534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Production of Copies of Drawings, Tracings, and other Translucencies.
Inventor: SHAWCROSS HENRY LIONAL
Filed: 1907-08-31
Granted: 1908-08-31
Abstract: 19,534. Shawcross, H. L. Aug. 31. Photo -mechanical printing.-Relates to improvements in connexion with the colloidal ferric films described in Specification No. 11312, A.D. 1906, and to their use for photo-mechanical printing purposes, and consists in (1) the application of potassium ferrocyanide to permeate the film to render it repellant to printers' ink, (2) the addition to the film of alcohol or its equivalent to dissolve certain impurities which cause spotting of the film, and (3) the use of metallic-surfaced or baryta paper as a support for the film. In applying the ferrocyanide, the film after exposure is inked up, and then immersed in a solution of ferrocyanide until the ink comes away from the unexposed parts. The inked print is then laid down on stone &c., or utilized to prepare an intaglio or relief-etched block, or otherwise treated for photo-mechanical purposes. The blue ground in the print may be removed by common soda, or potassium oxalate.
Patent GB-190719774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: WRIGHT CHARLES COLEMAN
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 19,774. Wright, C. C., and Wright A. C. Sept. 4. Brakes.-A brake is applied to the inside of the rim of a driven steering - wheel of a motor road vehicle, as shown, the wheel 7 being mounted by means of ball bearings on the swivelling axle 2U, which is mounted on vertical pivots 24 carried by the forked member 23 of the fixed axle. The expanding member 16 of the brake is carried by arms projecting from the inside of the stud axle 20.
Patent GB-190723329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Causing an Electric Current of Variable Direction to Flow always in One Direction only.
Filed: 1907-10-22
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 23,329. Felten & Guilleaume -,Lahmeyerwerke Akt. - Ges. Oct. 22, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Distributing; regulating. -In a system of electric distribution, the b a c k electromotive force of a direct - current motor is employed to cause the current to flow in one direction only. The motor m is coupled to a mechanical device which locks or brakes it in one direction. The motor m is separately excited, and, when the current flows through it in one direction, the motor runs freely and its back electromotive force rises so high that only a small current will pass through it. If, however, the current flows in the opposite direction, the motor tends to reverse in direction, but becomes locked by the pawl s and ratchet z, so that it acts as an ohmic resistance only. The motor m maybe placed in series with a battery b which is being charged by a variable - speed generator.
Patent GB-190724420-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tool-holders for Machine Tools.
Inventor: SAMPSON JOHN HAROLD
Filed: 1907-11-05
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 24,420. Sampson, J. H. Nov. 5. Tool-holders.-A tool-holder for use in lathes, planing-machines, &c., of the type in which the tool is carried in a rotatably-mounted bolt, consists of a hollow bar A through which passes a spindle C, screwed at the rear end K, and having at its fore end a head D to receive the tool F. Over the head fits a sleeve G through which also the tool passes, the sleeve being directly gripped between the tool and the bar and being rotatably mounted on a conical bearing J on the bar, so that when the tool is adjusted in position, both tool and sleeve are fixed by screwing-up the nut L.
Patent GB-190800886-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bore or Shot Hole Cleaner.
Inventor: BATKE FRANZ
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 886. Batke, F. Jan. 14. Blasting.-A tool for removing dust and dirt from bore or shot holes comprises a bucket or cylinder a, tapered externally at b and attached to a tubular stem c, serving as a bearing for a rod d carrying a worm e approximately fitting the cylinder a. The tube c and rod d may be adjustable in length. The tool is inserted in the hole and pressed into the loose dirt, and the worm e is rotated by suitable means. The tool is withdrawn from the hole and the worm thrust out of the cylinder to discharge the dirt. The operation is repeated until the hole is cleared.
Patent GB-190802272-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means applicable to Steam Boiler Furnaces for the Promotion of Combustion and Consumption of Smoke.
Inventor: BRIGGS JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-02-01
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 2272. Briggs, J. Feb. 1. Fire-bridges; air, supplying.-To consume smoke in steam-boiler furnaces, air from the ash-pit passes up through a passage B in the bridge A and thence through a curved passage D in a block of silica or fire-clay C mounted on the bridge to the space above the fire. The plate in front of the ash-pit may be provided with fans, as described in Specification No. 9117, A.D. 1902. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 14,144, A.D. 1902.]
Patent GB-190803252-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Production of Three Colour Screens for Photography.
Inventor: BAMBER JOHN
IPC: G03C7/08
Filed: 1908-02-13
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 3252. Bamber, J. Feb. 13. Colour photography; screens.-Screens are formed with coloured desiccated gelatine grains by spreading them over a transparent coating, afterwards allowing them to expand, and rolling them to form a flat uniform surface. The grains may be rolled into a sheet of celluloid and the screens used without glass supports. Sheets of gelatine dyed in three colours are made brittle by first soaking in formaldehyde, drying; and immersing in water. While in this condition the brittle gelatine is reduced to fine powder. The grains are sorted into grades of fineness by elutriation in petroleum spirit. The gelatine may be dyed after the process of elutriation instead of in the first instance. The celluloid sheet is coated with a solution of celluloid and a resinous gum to form a tacky surface. The grains are distributed evenly, and the surface is allowed to absorb moisture from the atmosphere. In this way the gelatine grains expand, thus filling up the interstices ; or rapid expansion may be attained by applying a warm solution of plain gelatine in the form of a fine spray and drying quickly in a current of warm air. The screen is then rolled and coated with celluloid varnish and again rolled, the rolls being this time slightly heated. Where sheet glass is used as the support, it is first coated with pale gold size to a thickness just slightly greater than the diameter of the gelatine grains used.
Patent GB-190810457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads.
Inventor: EDMAN GEORGE ALFRED
Filed: 1908-05-14
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 10,457. Edman, G. A. May 14. Bedsteads.-In the end frames of a bedstead, the vertical rods of square or other section are secured to the cross-rail in such a way as to prevent rotation of the rods. Fig. 1 shows a portion of the end frame of the bedstead, Fig. 3 is a plan of the cross-rail from beneath, and Fig. 4 shows one of the vertical rods and its fittings. Screwed blocks a' are soldered into the ends of the vertical tubes A, the outer portion of the blocks being of square or similar form with tapering sides. The crossrail B has a number of circular countersunk holes on its underside, into which the blocks a' are drawn by screws C fitting the tapped holes in the blocks. The tapered corners of the blocks a' cut into the metal of the cross-rail, as shown in Fig. 3, thereby preventing the rods A from turning. The blocks a<1> may be replaced by a fitting of similar shape stamped from sheet metal.
Patent GB-190811288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Mercury Interrupters for Alternating Electric Currents
Inventor: BAKER FREDERICK WILLIAM WATSON
Filed: 1908-05-25
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 11,288. Baker, F. W. W., and Gunstone, A. C. May 25. Converting alternating and direct currents; switches. -Mercury-jet interrupters, of the kind driven by an armature on the interrupter shaft, are arranged to be driven directly from alternating-current mains, without requiring an auxiliary current -rectifier. One set of contacts in the interrupter is connected to the driving solenoid or electro-magnet, and another set is connected to the induction coil, the arrangement being such that independent unidirectional currents are supplied to the solenoid and to the induction coil, the armature running in synchronism with the alternations. Fig. 2 is a section, and Fig. 3 a plan, of the interrupter, and Fig. 4 a diagram of the connexions. A " turbine " n on a shaft y raises mercury from a vessel v and delivers a jet on to diametrical pairs of contacts c, c, x, x. The contacts c are secured to the insulating-lid f by lugs and screws p, and are con. nected by a strip r to a strip Q bearing on a rod d, which rests on a terminal z and is insulated by a fibre tube u. The contacts xare slotted and clamped to lugs connected to a terminal A soft-iron armature a, adjustably secured to the shaft y by a screw s, is arranged opposite a laminated solenoid 7?z wound with fine wire. When the mercury jet is playing on one of the contacts c, or on one of the contacts x, the circuit is completed through the solenoid m and the induction coil respectively. Adjustment is effected by rotating the vessel v in its annual base w, a handle being provided for this purpose, and the terminal z being lengthened. The mounting of the contacts x enables them to be independently adjusted to maintain contact with the rod d. The space above the mercury is filled with a liquid, such as petrol, or an inert gas such as hydrogen or coal gas; cocks g are provided for filling.
Patent GB-190811571-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Aquatic Roundabouts and the like.
Inventor: BRADLEY HARRY
Filed: 1908-05-28
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 11,571. Bradley, H. May 28. Roundabouts ; toys.-In an aquatic roundabout, which may also be made as a toy, boats are carried round in intersecting sinuous paths. The boats float in a tank A, Figs. 1 and 4, which has a double bottom D, D<1>. A number of cog-wheels which gear together are mounted between the floors D, D<1>, and are rotated by any suitable means. The axles of the-wheels project through the bottom D<1> and carry long double cranks i. Two sets of hollow rails m are secured to the bottom D',' each set running in a sinuous course k. Torpedo-shaped castors n, Fig. 6, running inside the rails have vertical extensions, which project through the groove in the rails and carry grooved pulleys p and rings for the attachment of a boat R. The pulley p lies in the path of the end of a crank i, which, as it revolves, pushes the pulley forwards, until, at a crossing, place s, it passes into the path of the next crank. The cranks may carry flanges to agitate the water.
Patent GB-190812556-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Coated Negative Carbons for Search Lights and the like
Filed: 1908-06-11
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 12,556. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges.]. June 11. Search-lights, electric. A negative electrode consists of a rod a of carbon surrounded by a solid sleeve m of copper or other highly conductive metal, the carbon, being so thin that the metal melts off at a little distance from the arc. The electrodes may be arranged horizontally or as shown.
Patent GB-190813104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Knee Joints for Dolls
Inventor: SCHERF GEORGE
Filed: 1908-06-19
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 13,104. Scherf, G. June 19. Dolls.-A knee joint for leather and rag dolls comprises a knee pan c of wood, paper pulp or the like arranged in the stuffed thigh of the doll and serving as a guide for the ball d of the joint. The parts are held together by a rubber cord g, which passes through the leg and is secured at the foot by a pin l, or by other suitable means.
Patent GB-190815675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres for the Wheels of Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: EMILIO SABATA Y ROCA
Filed: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 15,675. Sabata y Roca, E. Feb. 17, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act,1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Tyres, elastic other than pneunzatic.-A tyre is composed of wedge-shaped laminµ of chrome or other leather, or of rubber, paper, textile, or metal fabrics, alone or in combination, and pressed or otherwise treated to render the tyre impervious to moisture. As shown, these laminae may be perforated towards the tread to contain a rubber or other elastic core H. Two or more such cores may be used. Such tyres may be fitted to their wheels in any known way.
Patent GB-190817142-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Switches
Inventor: SNOWDON HARRY
Filed: 1908-08-14
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 17,142. Snowdon, H. Aug. 14. Switches.-Electric rheostat switches, particularly those used for controlling electric motors, are combined with a variable resistance composed of a continuous mass of granular or powdered material contained in a trough of insulating-material. As shown, the switch base is moulded in one slab A from insulating-material, and contains the necessary holes for mounting the usual switch parts &c., including a spring for returning the operating- handle C to the 'off' position, and the trough for the resistance material. The resistance contacts B are bolted to the face of the slab A, and have rods I extending into the resistance material G, making contact therewith, and preferably extending through a cover-plate K to hold heat-radiating vanes L, the number of which varies according to the capacity of the regulating-switch.
Patent GB-190827167-A (GB)
Title: Improved Roasting Tin and Steamer Combined for Domestic Purposes.
Inventor: ROBERTS EDWARD
Filed: 1908-12-15
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 27,167. Roberts, E. Dec. 15. Pans; saucepans. - An ordinary drip-tin a is placed on a tray or dish b having a perforated bottom, the whole arrangement resting over a boiling-vessel so that fish, potatoes, &c. may be steamed in the tray b while meat &c. is roasted in the tin a.
Patent GB-190901201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Milking Machines
Inventor: LAWRENCE WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: A01J5/04
Filed: 1909-01-18
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 1201. Lawrence, W. H., and Kennedy, R. Jan. 18. Rotary disk valves; actuating valves. - The valve mechanism for a milking-machine is actuated by a rod 31, Fig. 9, attached to a diaphragm, a lever 33 passing through a slot in the rod and being connected by a tension spring 41 to a bell-crank lever 42. The lever 33 turns about a pivot 34 as the diaphragm rises and at the end of the stroke, when the line of action of the spring 41 passes above the pivot 43, the bell-crank lever is turned and operates rapidly a disk valve 57, Figs. 12 and 15, the movements of which are limited by a roller stop 76. Projections 50<a>, 50<b> on the lever 50 engage the pin 42<a> and actuate the bell-crank lever if the spring 41 becomes weak. In the disk, Figs. 12 and 15, are an aperture 75, covered by a perforated plate 74, and a passage 58 which respectively connect the pipe 62 to the atmosphere and to an exhausted receiver.
Patent GB-190901587-A (GB)
Title: Improved Directory or Holder for use in Displaying Names, Numbers and like Matter.
Inventor: HEATHCOTE CHARLES HAROLD
IPC: G09F15/00
Filed: 1909-01-22
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 1587. Heathcote, C. H. Jan. 22. Boards for notices and the like.-In a board for displaying a list of names or occupants of a building, cardboard strips d bearing the names &c. are supported edge to edge between the felt-covered raised part a<1> of a fixed board a and a front glazed frame b. To facilitate assembling, the strips are supported by spring clips e, or they may be sprung into grooves in the side bars of the frame b. The letters &c. for the strips are cut out of sheets of paper and attached to the cardboard strips so that a new name may be constructed easily and cheaply.
Patent GB-190902897-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Artificial Fruit or other Plastic Objects.
Inventor: HAMEL FERNAND
IPC: A41G1/00
Filed: 1909-02-06
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 2897. Hamel, F. Feb. 8, 1908, [Convention date]. Moulding by dipping.-In the manufacture of plastic objects the shape of the object is formed by a thin india-rubber support moulded to the correct size and shape, inflated, and immersed in successive baths of coagulate or like substances which solidify in contact with the air. The first bath is composed of glycerinized transparent or opaque gelatin suitably coloured, and a solution of rubber may be added to this. The second bath is of spirit varnish and the third of gelatine.
Patent GB-190906842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed and Reversing Mechanism.
Inventor: LAKE HAROLD WILLIAMSON
IPC: F16H37/00
Filed: 1909-03-22
Granted: 1910-03-22
Abstract: 6842. Lake, H. W., [Cutler-Hammer Clutch Co.]. March 22. Naval mountings.-Consists in an arrangement comprising two motors, differential gearing, and reversing-gearing for driving turrets and guns in either direction at speeds which may be varied by small amounts through a wide range. The reversing-gearing is operated by electro-magnetic friction clutches, and these clutches and the motors may be controlled by a single switch device. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the motors M, M' and the differential gear D are on the left of a driven pinion 41. A double clutch C and gearing for driving the pinion 41 in one or the other direction are arranged on the right. The motor shafts 15, 16 carry pinions 29, 31 constantly driving wheels 28, 30, which are connected to a shaft 23 through the differential gearing D. The shaft 23 is secured to the carrier 21, Fig. 2, of planet-wheels 20 which mesh with gears 17, 19 secured to the wheels 28, 30, respectively. The clutch C comprises a central member 32 secured to the shaft 23 and carrying electro-magnetic coils for attracting loose outer members 33, 34, respectively. A gear 35 secured to the member 33 meshes with a gear 36 secured to the shaft 40 that carries the pinion 41. A similar gear 37 connects the member 34 to the shaft 40 through an idler 38 for reversing. The motors M, M<1> and the clutch C are controlled by the device shown in Fig. 6. In Fig. 8 a form is shown with the motors M, M' and separate sets of reversing-gearing and clutches C<1>, C<2> and C<3>, C<4> arranged on opposite sides of a bevel differential gearing D. An arrangement comprising a large and a small motor is also described.
Patent GB-190925112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Telephonic Receivers.
Inventor: GRAHAM EDWARD ALFRED
IPC: H04R11/00
Filed: 1909-11-01
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 25,112. Graham, E. A. Nov. 1. Telephones.-In receivers of the kind in which the received currents in a coil f actuate the diaphragm d through a lever b, the apparatus is constructed so that when in position the diaphragm-and-lever system has an initial mechanical stress which may produce a slight distortion or springing of the diaphragm. The fulcrum a of the lever may be adjustable to give the required stress.
Patent GB-190925771-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Manufacture of Paper and Cardboard.
Inventor: GELLER JOSEF
IPC: D21H17/60
Filed: 1909-11-08
Granted: 1910-06-16
Abstract: 25,771. Geller, J. Nov. 8. Impregnating-compositions.-Paper or cardboard is treated with a solution of paraffin, ceresin, ozokerite, or other hydrocarbon, fat, oil, wax, or like waterproof substance, as a substitute for sizing. The solvent may be driven off by heat and recovered. Benzene, ether, and carbon tetrachloride are mentioned as solvents.
Patent GB-190926712-A (GB)
Title: Steam or Gas Turbine.
IPC: F01D11/00
Filed: 1909-11-17
Granted: 1910-11-17
Abstract: 26,712. Akt.-Ges. Brown, Boveri, et Cie. Feb. 4, [Convention date]. Axial-flow type; casings.-The labyrinth packing-box in the partition Z between high and low pressure turbine wheels L is divided in a plane at right-angles to the shaft, as well as axially, to permit removal of the parts through the space b. The turbine can thus be made shorter than with undivided packings.