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Patent GB-191015977-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electrodes for Arc Lamps.
Inventor: LEWIS FRANK MICHAEL
IPC: H05B31/06
Filed: 1909-08-10
Granted: 1910-08-04
Abstract: 15,977. Lewis, F. M. Aug. 10, 1909. Drawings to Specification. Arc-lamp electrodes. - A flaming material for electrodes consists of a mixture of calcium fluoride and silicon carbide in equal or approximately equal proportions. The mixture may be made plastic with gold size and compressed on to the outside of carbon or other conductive rods or tubes, preferably by the methods described in Specification 18,469/09. The rods or tubes are left uncovered near their arcing ends, and may be scraped clean near their other ends to allow of contact with the holders. In an electrode for five amperes, no part of the carbon should be more than three millimetres from the flaming material ; and if a core or lining, as well as a sheath, of this material is used, no part of it should be more than one millimetre from the carbon. A carbon of 11 mm. external and 6 mm. internal diameter may have an outside coating 1À4 mm. thick. After being baked at say 750‹F., the electrodes may be coated with water-glass or other inorganic glaze.
Patent GB-191018774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanical Piano Players.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1910-08-09
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 18,774. Lake, W. E., [Aeolian Co.]. Aug. 9. Winding - mechanism.-A pointer 9 with a notched end 11 is pivoted near the base of the music-spool box, and can be turned up parallel to the front thereof until a lug 12 abuts against an adjustable screw stop 13. As long as the sheet is travelling correctly, a line 6 on the music sheet remains in alinement with the notch 11.
Patent GB-191023759-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Navigable Balloon.
Inventor: BULLMANN REINHOLD
IPC: B64B1/58
Filed: 1910-10-13
Granted: 1911-05-04
Abstract: 23,759. Bullmann, R. Oct. 13. Aerial machines with aerostats; aerostats; cars.- An air-ship comprises an aerostat made up of ballonets 3, 4 mounted in a framework 1, 2, 45, which is shaped like the upper part of a ship's hull; a car 5 provided with windows 5<a>, ballast chambers 7, and landing- skids 8, and shaped like the lower part of a ship's hull; front and rear rudders 10, 12; reciprocating bellshaped propellers 19 or screw propellers 30, Fig. 5, and rotary propellers 40 used for steering and stopping way; and an anchor 49 and basket 48 adapted to be lowered by winches. Each ballonet can be separately filled by means of a pipe 44 having valves 44<a>. The aerostat is fitted with a protecting cover 45<a>. Propelling.-Three forms of propelling are described. (1) Hollow bell-shaped bodies 19 are reciprocated on vertical and horizontal shafts 20 by means of crank mechanism. (2) These bell-shaped propellers may be replaced or supplemented by rotary screw propellers 30, Fig. 5, which are also reciprocated axially. The reciprocation is obtained by mounting the propeller 30 on a non-rotatable sleeve 29 which is connected to a crank 34, and the rotation is effected either continuously or intermittently by bevel-gear 37, 38, which may be mutilated or unclutched at intervals, and by a friction drum 39 engaging the periphery of the screw propeller. (3) Rotary propellers comprising vanes 40, Figs. 7 and 8, mounted in half-casings 41 are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Steering and regulating altitude; rudders, construction of.-Steering is effected by means of front and rear rudders 10, 12 connected for simultaneous operation, and by disconnecting any of the propellers 19, 30, or by using these propellers at one side of the machine in conjunction with propellers 40 at the opposite side, the propellers 40 being rotated so as to give a backward thrust. The rudders 10, 12 are each constructed of two concave disks with covers placed round the rims, and the front rudder 10 has a forwardly projecting tongue 11. The ballast chambers 7 within the car 5 are provided with discharge pipes 18 controlled by valves. When granular ballast is used, the chambers are divided into compartments by bulkheads, each compartment being provided with a discharge pipe. Anchoring; pilot descending apparatus; parachutes; shock of landing, deadening; stopping way.-A basket 48 connected to a winch may be used for lowering some of the crew, or provisions, messages, &c., and a second winch may be used for lowering an anchor 49. The upper cover 45<a> of the aerostat is adapted to act as a parachute. The shock of landing is taken up by springs 9 connected to a skid 8. The propellers 40 which are rotated so as to give a backward propulsion may be used for stopping way.
Patent GB-191026621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Transmission Mechanism.
Inventor: BECKER JOHN
IPC: F16H15/12
Filed: 1910-11-16
Granted: 1911-06-01
Abstract: 26,621. Becker, J. Nov. 20, 1909, [Convention date]. [Addition to 25,239/09.] Variable - speed friction gearing comprises frictional driving-means co-operating with frictionally - engaging elements so that power transmitted through one of the said elements tends to thrust it axially to maintain frictional engagement, as described in the parent Specification. The said elements, disks 11, and a roller 27, Fig. 3, are arranged so that the pressure between them increases as the roller 27 is moved towards the centres of the disks 11. The frictional driving-means shown consists of a belt which passes from a driving-pulley over lead pulleys 8 to a pulley on, say, the tool spindle of a milling-machine. The roller 27 is splined on a spindle 29, which may operate the work-table of the machine. The disks 11 are secured to the pulleys 8, which are tapered so that the two portions of the belt, tending to creep upon them outwards, thrust the disks 11 inwards against the roller 27. Spindles 13 supporting the pulleys 8 and disks 11 are tilted so that the disks 11 are inclined to one another. The roller 27, in advancing towards the centres of the disks 11, must thrust these disks apart against the thrust of the belt and of springs 51, and so the pressure of frictional engagement is increased. The disks 11 are faced with more or less spiral sections 57, Fig. 4, of leather &c. gripped between spiral ribs or projections 55, which may be of dovetailed section.
Patent GB-191027686-A (GB)
Title: Pressure Gauges for Pneumatic Tyres and the like.
Inventor: FARIES ROBERT
IPC: B60C23/00
Filed: 1910-11-28
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 27,686. Faries, R. Feb. 11, [Convention date]. Pneumatic-tyre pressure gauges, for temporary application to a tyre valve, are provided with means for automatically retaining the indicating-member in the position to which it is moved, so as to enable the pressure to be read after removal of the gauge from the valve. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the indicator B, in the form of a hollow plunger slidable in a tube A, is formed with teeth w, with which a spring- controlled pawl x co-operates. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, a lift-valve l<1> is opened when the device is forced on to the tyre valve, and automatically closes under the influence of a spring v<1> when the device is removed. The indicating-member G is provided with a spring a<1>, and leakage is prevented by an extensible tube e<1> surrounded by a spring u<1>. The spring controlling the valve l<1> may be stronger than the spring of the tyre valve, so that the valve l<1> may automatically close when the pressures in the tyre and gauge are equalized.
Patent GB-191027962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cuff Holders.
Inventor: BAUMANN CHRISTOF
IPC: A41B7/04
Filed: 1910-12-01
Granted: 1911-06-29
Abstract: 27,962. Baumann, C. Dec. 1. Cuff-suspenders.-A loose cuff f is attached by means of a clip b or button to a notched bar a, which slides within a socket c sewn to the coat sleeve g, thus providing an adjustable retaining-device for the cuff f. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 11,475/90, 23,665/92, 5701/99, and 13,525/02.
Patent GB-191103060-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Removing Snow, Sleet and the like from the Weather Screens of Motor Cars and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WARD IRVINE DEARDEN
IPC: B60S1/34
Filed: 1911-02-07
Granted: 1912-01-25
Abstract: 3060. Ward, I. D., and Metcalf, A. T. Feb. 7. Windows, cleaning.- Relates to apparatus of the kind in which a brush or like appliance is traversed over the glass wind or weather screen of a vehicle to remove adhering matter. Fig. 2 shows one construction in which a squeegee or brush slides vertically and performs its cleaning-stroke under the action of gravity. The squeegee b is mounted. in a bar which slides on guides and is supported by side chains coiled on chain pulleys h. At one end of a central chain h<1> coiled on a pulley g' and passing over a guide-pulley k a handle h<2> is provided by means of which the chain pulley shaft is rotated, and thus the bar is raised to the top of the screen c. In this position, the bar is ready for use, and may be supported by the catch h<3>. Fig. 4 shows a modified operating- mechanism in which a pedal is connected to the supporting - chains through multiplying - gear. The supporting-chains, after passing over suitable guide-pulleys, are connected to a common member o. An additional chain o<1> passes from the member o round the pulley o<2> connected to the pedal and thence to a fixed point o<3>, so that as the pedal is depressed, the supporting- chains are raised simultaneously. Fig. 5 shows a construction in which the squeegee is reciprocated automatically over the screen by means of a mangle-motion rack. The squeegee is mounted on a bar q provided with gripping- guide q<2> which normally support it. The rack is driven by the pinion q<4> , which is geared to the shaft p<1>. The latter shaft is driven from the propelling-mechanism, and is provided with a cam s adapted to oscillate the rack so that the opposite arms gear with the pinion alternately. The squeegee is thus reciprocated over the screen until the driving-mechanism is disconnected by suitable means. The squeegee may move horizontally or obliquely across the screen.
Patent GB-191108399-A (GB)
Title: Pasteurizing Apparatus.
Inventor: GETTELMAN FREDERICK
IPC: A23L3/04
Filed: 1911-04-04
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 8399. Gettelman, F. April 4. Sterilizing liquids. - Apparatus for pasteurizing bottled products comprises a chamber 1 having an inlet 2 and four vertically-arranged tanks 4, through which a conveyer 3 is caused to travel as shown by pulleys. The .conveyer carries the bottles in pivoted buckets 15, and runs upon rails 6. Hot water is supplied by pipes 5, and the tanks are maintained at 122‹, 149‹, 140‹, and 122‹ F. respectively. Overflow from the last tank is sprayed by a pump 19 upon the bottles entering and leaving the first tank, and overflow from the first tank is sprayed by a pipe 23 upon the bottles leaving the last tank.
Patent GB-191111050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Either Side Right Handed Brakes for Railway Wagons.
Inventor: TURNER JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: B61H9/00
Filed: 1911-05-08
Granted: 1912-05-08
Abstract: 11,050. Turner, J. W. May 8. Hand actuation by shunters. Relates to an eitherside right - handed wagon brake of the kind which is held in the on' position by a rack device. A rod E pivoted to the brake lever F has a pin and slot connexion with a link D pivoted to the arm C<1> of the operating lever C, and a rack E<1> on the rod E engages a rack G<1> on a bar G secured to a<7> fixed hanger A when the lever C is depressed. The rod E is formed with a sloping end E<2> which is engaged by the end of the arm C' to unlock the racks and release the brake when the lever C is raised. The operating-lever N at the diagonallyopposite corner of the wagon is connected with the lever C through a rod J and crank arms on transverse shafts L, M. A spring K holds the parts normally in the ' off ' position. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 21,495/99, 26,351/01, and 17,454/06.
Patent GB-191111071-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Neck Ties.
Inventor: HAYLER ALFRED
IPC: A41D25/02
Filed: 1911-05-15
Granted: 1911-10-26
Abstract: 11,071. Hayler, A. May 15. Necktie - retainers.- A neck-tie made of cork is secured to the collar stud by a clip consisting of a base B formed with a slot C and having a bent spring tongue A overlying the slot. The base is fixed to the tie by pins &c. To secure the tie, the tongue A is pressed against the head of the collar stud, and the tie is tilted until the stem of the stud enters the slot C, in which it is then held by the tongue A.
Patent GB-191113956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hollow Building Bricks.
Inventor: BURCHARTZ FERDINAND
IPC: B28B7/18
Filed: 1911-06-12
Granted: 1911-11-16
Abstract: 13,956. Burchartz, F. Dec. 10, 1910, [Convention date]. [Addition to 1732/11.] Processes.-The concrete block is first formed with spaced partitions 10 extending the whole length, and is then cut into two parts; the partitions are removed from each part for a distance from the centre by a wire or other cutter 13, and the two parts are re-united. The spaces between the partitions may be lessened by splaying the material with a toothed plate 17.
Patent GB-191125913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gun Mountings.
Inventor: BACON REGINALD HUGH SPENCER
IPC: F41A27/26
Filed: 1911-11-20
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 25,913. Bacon, R. H. S., and Redpath, R. Nov. 20. Mountings. - Relates to hydraulic elevating and training gears, and consists in arrangements, embodying the hydraulic transmission gear described below, in which the hand-wheels or handles of the handoperated elevating and training gears also control the adjustable members of hunting- gears, whereby the extent of motion and speed of the hydraulic ram or motor are determined by the movements of the controlling hand-wheel or handle. Clutches are provided for disconnecting the hand-operated gearing when working electrically. A construction of elevating-gear is shown in Fig. 1. A constant-speed electric motor A, mounted upon the pivot 3 drives a rotary pump P<2> and supplies liquid to the cylinder C' of the elevating-ram C<2> at a rate, and in a direction, controlled by a displaceable member c<9>. When the hand elevating-gear is disconnected, the hydraulic control-gear is connected to the elevating hand-wheel E by a clutch lever H, so that, by the actuation of the hand-wheel E, which is carried by the gun-cradle 2, a screw c<1> is rotated, and, through a nut e<2>, rod e<3>, two-armed lever e<4> pivoted to the carriage 3, rod e<5>, and lever e<6>, e<7>, the member e<9> is operated. The gun is then elevated or depressed by the ram C<2> until the movement of the nut e<2> and rod e<3> around the trunnion axis D restores the member e<9> to the cut-off position. P<1> is the corresponding rotary pump supplying liquid to the training-motor, and driven by the motor A. The invention is also described as applied to gun-mountings of the kind wherein the elevating-gear hand-wheel is carried by a part of the mounting that does not move when the gun is elevated. The elevating - gear may comprise a rotary motor instead of the cylinder and ram C<1>, C<2>.
Patent GB-191128997-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Trap for Catching Rabbits and other Animals.
Inventor: PERSSE EDWARD
IPC: A01M23/18
Filed: 1911-12-23
Granted: 1912-12-12
Abstract: 28,997. Persse, E. Dec. 23. Animal traps.-Relates to traps specially adapted. for rabbits and other animals living in holes or burrows. The open end a<2>, Fig. 2, of a wire frame a is placed at, or inserted into, the mouth of the burrow and the frame is provided with a non-return door b, Fig. 4A, allowing access to a wire corral or cylinder c, from which the trapped animal can be removed by a door c<2>. The corral &c. is held in position by a spike e<1> and the door c<2> may be formed as shown in Fig. 5<A>. The corral c may be dispensed with, and the frame a with the door b, or the door b itself, be inserted some distance into the hole, the mouth of which is then closed by a door such as c<2>.
Patent GB-191205386-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of Artificial Fibres.
Inventor: GIRARD PAUL
IPC: D01G1/04
Filed: 1912-03-04
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 5386. Girard, P. March 6, 1911, [Convention date]. Processes.-Artificial fibres formed from cellulose filaments are wound upon bobbins or spools and then cut along one or more generating-lines of the bobbin. The fleeces, formed of parallel filaments of a determined and constant length, are then formed into rovings and spun. The filaments used are of a fineness of ¢ denier, a thread being said to be of 1 denier when a length of 500 metres weighs 50 milligrammes.
Patent GB-191206103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Air-valves for Hot Air Engines.
IPC: F16K15/04
Filed: 1912-03-11
Granted: 1912-05-30
Abstract: 6103. Model Engineering Co., and Wight, R. M. March 11. Hot-air engines.-A ball-valve for permitting the admission of 'air to make up for leakage has a removable plug B which limits the motion of the valve and thus makes it sensitive. In a modified form, the plug is placed underneath the casing and forms the seating for the ballvalve.
Patent GB-191209278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Terminals for Electric Batteries.
Inventor: LUCAS HARRY
IPC: H01M50/176
Filed: 1912-04-19
Granted: 1912-12-19
Abstract: 9278. Lucas, H., and Jackson, G. H. April 19. Connexions suitable for accumulators. A terminal lug having a shoulder f is screwthreaded to receive an insulating gland a, secured to the cell cover by a nut b, the shoulder f making with the gland a liquid-tight joint that prevents corrosion. This joint may be improved by providing a rib and groove and by using packing such as a solution of rubber or collodion. The terminal lug may project from an accumulator electrode or connector bar, and may have a brass or other screwed rod to take a binding-nut h.
Patent GB-191210857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Facilitating the Launching of Ships' Boats.
Inventor: WERTHEIM ANNE OF LOWENSTEIN
IPC: B63B23/04
Filed: 1912-05-07
Granted: 1913-05-07
Abstract: 10,857. Lowenstein Wertheim, Princess Anne of. May 7. [Cognate Application, 22,272/12] Stowing boats; boatlaunching apparatus; davits. - Relates to m e a n s for directly launching a boat from an overhead trackway. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the overhead trackway g is made sectional, the sections being supported by davits q which can be swung outboard by screw mechanism. The boat is run by trollies h on to the section and after being swung outboard can be lowered by ordinary tackle. In another form, the overh e a d trackway g<1>, Fig. 7, communicates with a launching-rail a supported by a pontoon d through a switch k. The boats can be run in turn on to the end section l and then, by operating the switch, can be despatched down the launching-rail. A portions of the rail is shown horizontal to facilitate embarking the passengers at deck level.
Patent GB-191211210-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Discharging Vertical Gas Retorts.
IPC: C10B33/02
Filed: 1911-07-22
Granted: 1912-08-22
Abstract: 11,210. Dempster & Sons, R., and Toogood, H. J. July 22, 1911. Discharging. - T o facilitate the discharge of coke from vertical gas retorts, a reciprocating or oscillating inclined, horizontal or curved tray 33 is arranged within a hopper below an extension 16 of the retort surrounded by air-flues or waterchambers 15, 20, 30. The tray works on a shaft 34, the bearing of which may be formed in the partition between the chambers 15 and 20 and thereby kept cool. The tray may be concentrically or eccentrically arranged with regard to its centre of oscillation or partly eccentric and partly concentric, or it may have a continuous or a stepped floor When the tray is horizontal or inclined, it moves in an horizontal or inclined plane. The trays for a number of retorts are mounted on a common shaft running along the bench of retorts. In the case of a curved tray, its movement gives a slight upward thrust which assists in preventing bridging.'
Patent GB-191212987-A (GB)
Title: Transportable or Road-elevator more especially Designed for Agricultural Purposes.
Inventor: GEORG OSTERRIEDER
IPC: A01F17/02
Filed: 1912-06-03
Abstract: 12,987. Osterrieder, G. June 3, 1911, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] Portable endless-chain elevators; collapsible and like framework; directing and adjustably supporting. - In a transportable or road elevator for agricultural purposes in which the trough is folded and erected by a rotating arm 23, means are provided for driving the arm by hand or from a power shaft, and for cutting off the power supply when the trough assumes certain predetermined positions. A pin is arranged in one of a series of holes 42 in the wheel 22, wherebv the arm 23 is actuated. When the trough reaches the required position, the pin engages an arm on a shaft 40 carrying arms 34 connected by links 35, 35<1> to a sliding rod 36 adapted to release the operating - member for the clutches of the open and crossed belts 10, 11. The clutch then assumes a central or off position under the action of a spring.
Patent GB-191214974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Theatrical Scenery.
Inventor: OLDHAM RICHARD CHARLES
IPC: A63J1/00
Filed: 1912-06-27
Granted: 1913-03-06
Abstract: 14,974. Oldham, R. C., and Skinner, S. T. June 27. Theatrical appliances.-Scene sections such as flats and wings are constructed so that the canvas can be readily attached and removed from the framework. The top and sides of the canvas 9 are formed with hems in which rods 10, 11 are inserted, so that the edges of the canvas can be turned over the framework and the rods engaged in grooves 2, 4 formed therein. The bottom of the canvas is wrapped round a bar 13 which fits in a recess in the bottom member 5. The parts are secured together by bolts 7. A section having a profiled extension is provided on the extension side with a batten having pins engaging holes in the adjacent frame member.
Patent GB-191217736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Silencing the Exhaust of Motor Engines.
Inventor: WARBY JOHN LENT
IPC: F01N1/08
Filed: 1913-01-27
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 17,736. Warby, J. L. Jan. 27, 1913. Exhaust-silencers comprise two or more concentric tubes a held between two perforated end plates b through which passes a perforated tube c. A domed plate d is attached to each end plate; one of the domed plates receives the exhaust, the other returns the gases from the outer tube a to the next tube. A ribbed deflecting-cone e is screwed at the inlet end on to the tube c, and a back-nut f on the outlet end.
Patent GB-191222816-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fluid Operated Rotary Prime Movers.
Inventor: ALEXANDER GEORGE HENRY
IPC: F02B57/00
Filed: 1912-10-07
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 22,816. Alexander, G. H., and Robinson, W. G. Oct. 7. Revolving-cylinder and reciprocating-piston type; driving-gear.-In fluid-pressure engines in which a pair of rotating cylinders is arranged parallel with each of a pair of inclined shafts and the pistons are secured to a universal joint, the stroke of the pistons is varied by adjusting the inclination of one of the shafts, and lubrication is effected by oil conveyed through passages in a removable sleeve surrounding a central driving-shaft. The invention is particularly described as applied to a two-stroke-cycle internal - combustion engine having a pair of cross-connected cylinders a of two diameters mounted on each of a pair of shafts b, one of which may be variously inclined by a fluid-actuated plunger 5. The pistons are connected to a universal joint f and the cylinders are secured to central shafts g outside each of which is a removable sleeve i, containing lubricating-passages j, and a further fixed shaft b about which the cylinders, supported at their ends o, rotate. The shafts b may be connected together at their adjacent ends, to ensure greater rigidity. Admission of combustible mixture to the pump spaces and the discharge of the exhaust gases, which escape from the cylinders through terminal ports z, are controlled by ports and passages in a stationary distributing block c.