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Patent GB-190607717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements for Facilitating the Changing of Gears applicable to Motor Cars and other purposes.
Inventor: LINLEY CHARLES MONTAGUE
Filed: 1906-03-30
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 7717. Linley, C. M. March 30. Variable-speed gearing.-Relates to change-speed gears having sliding gear-wheels, dog clutches, or other interlocking members, and in which a resilient connexion is provided between the gear-changing lever and the fork that operates the interlocking members of the gear, and comprises an arrangement of gear-changing devices. The invention is described in connexion with the variable transmission gear of a motor-car. A cam G is mounted on the shaft that carries the hand lever, and is adapted to engage one or other of two rollers H, J carried at the upper ends of arms E, F loosely mounted on a shaft D. A spring N tends to keep the arms together and presses the adjustable studs 0 into engagement with a lug K on the central arm L. which is also mounted on the shaft D and is rigidly connected to the fork-supporting members B. When the gear cam is rotated so as to move the lever E to the left, this lever is immediately followed by the two arms L, F, if the clutches (or gear-wheels) are in suitable angular position for engagement. If this is not the case, the spring N remains compressed until the engaging position is reached. Moreover, when the change-speed lever is operated, the friction of the drive is sufficient to hold the original gear in position, so that, when the change-speed lever has been set to a certain speed, that speed is not actually obtained until the engine is momentarily declutched.
Patent GB-190613215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Centrifugal Oil and Steam Separators.
Inventor: JELTSCH MAX
Filed: 1906-06-07
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 13,215. Jeltsch, M. June 7. Steam separators.-Means are provided for preventing the separated water becoming remixed with the steam. Radial ribs o are attached to the outer wall a of the channel, and provided with short cross walls p, forming pockets to retain the water. The walls p are on the same side of the ribs o as the advancing steam, but may be made double, as shown by the dotted lines, so that the steam may be sent in either direction. A sieve f may be placed across the ends of the ribs o.
Patent GB-190614382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Anti-vibration Devices for Automobiles and like Vehicles.
Inventor: BELL GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-06-23
Granted: 1907-07-23
Abstract: 14,382. Bell, |G. W., and Shelmerdine, A. June 23. Spring wheels; hubs. -Relates to means for lubricating the dash-pot anti-vibration devices applied between the wheels and axles and automobiles &c., described in Specification No. 2301, A.D. 1906. An oil reservoir a, Fig. 1, is formed partly around the upper cylinder b in such a position as to be in the rear of the cylinder when travelling. Air and oil holes i,j are formed in the upper part of the cylinder. By the action of the dash-pot, oil is sucked into the cylinder and forced down tubes c in the piston b, and past spring ball valves e; and passes through openings h to the cupleather g, providing both oil packing and lubrication. The oil above the piston b has access to the upper piston rings. The oil that escapes drops into the hollow arms of the cylinder, and, falling through holes into the outer rotating hub l, is carried up centrifugally, and deflected into the reservoir a by a scraper n, preferably passing through a sieve. Fig. 2 shows a modification in which oil is supplied by a pump through a tube o passing through the air pipe r, and is forced past a valve e to passages c' leading to the cup-leather g. The oil escapes through the axle slots u, u<1>, and is returned to the pump by a flexible pipe. Diagonal grooves are formed on the sides of the axle slots u, u<1> to lubricate the stub axle. Oil in the outside hub finds its way to the ball races.
Patent GB-190614709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: NEVERS PAUL
Filed: 1906-06-27
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 14,709. Nevers, P. June 27. Motor road vehicles.-In bevel transmission gear for driving the steering-wheels of motor-vehicles, bevel-pinions, having double sets of teeth which engage with corresponding bevel-wheels on the ends of the driving-shaft and the wheel hubs respectively, are mounted on the steering-pivots. Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 3 a plan of an automobile, showing the application of the invention to the front or steering wheels. The motor f and change-speed gear g are arranged side by side at the front of the frame, and are separated by a clutch i. The divided shaft a is driven through differential gear h by a transverse shaft with a universal joint, and carries at each end a bevelpinion b gearing with a double-faced pinion c, which is mounted on the pivot e of the steering- wheels and is adapted to drive the wheel d.
Patent GB-190615903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Immersion Regulators for Torpedoes.
Inventor: JONES ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1906-07-13
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 15,903. Jones, A. E. July 13. Torpedoes.-Relates to immersion regulators of the kind in which the hydrostatic pressure on the membrane or piston of the regulator is balanced by a loaded arm, and consists in an arrangement whereby the dimensions of the latter may be made as small as possible. Fig. 1 is a vertical section of the apparatus. The loaded arm f is suspended in a chamber v carried by a plate w attached to the servomotor cylinder n, and acts through an arm g upon the hydrostatic piston r, the rod t of which is prolonged to form the servomotor slide valve a The latter is of the kind in which the valve works in a sleeve b, connected by a lever p, q to the rod of the servomotor piston m, so that a large piston movement may be produced by a small slide-valve movement, the closing of the valve being effected through the lever p, q by the movement of the piston.
Patent GB-190624985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Electrolytic Deposition of Metals.
Inventor: COWPER-COLES SHERARD OSBORN
Filed: 1906-11-06
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 24,985. Coles, S. O. Cowper-. Nov. 6. Metals, obtaining and refining.-In the extraction or refining of metals, such as copper, iron, or zinc, apparatus is employed consisting of three electrodes arranged concentrically, the anode being placed between two cathodes ; preferably the inner cathode rotates. The mandrel b, Fig. 2, is mounted upon the shaft c rotated by means of the pulley f, the anode g and second cathode h being arranged as shown. The anode may be made in vertical or horizontal segments so that the spaces on both sides of the anode are in connexion ; however, these spaces may be kept separate from one another by connecting the segments of the anode by strips of metal. With this apparatus, metal is deposited on the inner revolving cathode in the form of a polished tube, and as smooth refined metal on the outer cathode.
Patent GB-190626364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Chairs for Double-headed Rails.
Inventor: BAUER CONRAD
Filed: 1906-11-21
Granted: 1907-04-18
Abstract: 26,364. Bauer, C. Nov. 21. Chairs; rail joints.-In order to protect the unused head of double-headed railway rails, the rails are suspended on fish-plates, secured to troughshaped chairs by means of flanges fitting into slots in the chairs. Fig. 1 shows a transverse sectional view, and Fig. 2 a plan of a chair with the rail fixed in position. The chairs are arranged at the rail joints and intermediate places, and are fixed upon two adjacent sleepers.
Patent GB-190629422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coupling Apparatus for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: BROCKELBANK THOMAS ATTWOOD
Filed: 1906-12-24
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 29,422. Brockelbank, T. A. Dec. 24. Couplings, automatic.-In a coupling of the kind described in Specification No. 13,218, A.D. 1902, the pivoted support h, whereby the coupling-hook a is operated and supported, has the recesses n<2>, n<3> at its lower end formed at a lower level than in the above Specification, so that the coupling-hook, when supported in these recesses in the uncoupled position, will assume a position which more nearly approaches the vertical, thereby preventing the coupling-hook from falling accidentally into the coupling position when the vehicles are subjected to undue shock. The hook a is shown supported in the uncoupled position in accordance with Specification No. 13,218, A.D. 1902, and with the present invention, in Figs. 4 and 5,'respectively, the lines x showing the relative distances between the pivots k and the recesses n<2>, n<3> of each support h. Further, in order that the coupling-book, when being moved into position for coupling, may take up a position suitable for engagement with the opposing hook, the side plate i of the support h, which is the side towards which the nose a<1> of the hook a points, has its front edge arranged in advance of the front edge of the other platej as shown in Fig. 1, and is formed with a projection i<3>, with which one side of the cross-bar c<1> of the forked tail c of the coupling- hook contacts as the tail is raised, thus causing the nose a<1> to assume a more vertical position. The supports h are provided with lateral extensions z as described in Specification No. 12,510, A.D 1906.
Patent GB-190702885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dams.
Inventor: CHURCH WILLIAM LEE
Filed: 1907-02-05
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 2885. Church, W. L. Feb. 6, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Dams are constructed so that the water flowing over them is deflected away from the base, thus reducing the erosive action to a minimum. The sloping, up - stream side 11 of the dam terminates in a crest 12, from which the downstream side 13 extends for a short distance, to the point a', in the form of a convex curve a. From the point a<1> to the point a', the section is in the form of a straight sloping line, and from the latter point to the edge b it is of concave form, becoming horizontal as the edge b is approached. The edge b is at some distance above the base 10 and thus causes the water to be projected some distance from the foundation of the dam. The dam is hollow and fitted with webs 14. In a modified form, the surface at the edge : b is slightly inclined so that the water is projected upwards.
Patent GB-190714020-A (GB)
Title: Sheet Metal Roller Bearing Guide
Inventor: JORDAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-18
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 14,020. Jordan, W., [Hyatt Roller Bearing Co.]. June 18. Roller bearings.-A roller-bearing cage composed wholly of sheet metal comprises two circular heads c connected by two tie-bars e having tenons riveted in rectangular holes in the heads. Stamped bosses d formed on the heads c in two groups, as shown in Fig. 1, engage sockets b, b<1> in the ends of the rollers a, a<1>.
Patent GB-190714477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Sawing or Cutting Stone, Marble Granite or Slate.
Inventor: HOLGATE STEPHEN
Filed: 1907-06-24
Granted: 1908-06-24
Abstract: 14,477. Holgate, S. June 24. Sawing stone, marble, granite, and slate.-Reciprocating machines for sawing or cutting stone, marble, granite, and slate have means for reducing the shock at the end of each stroke, and retaining the energy usually lost through inertia. At the .end of the connecting-rod A of the saw is pivoted a piston-rod B, the piston C of which works in a cylinder D oscillating on trunnions E. This cylin. der has openings I near the centre, and passages L leading from the ends through the trunnions for regulating the amount of compression and for testing the pressure obtained. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, bolts N join the separate ends of the cylinder, and the trunnions are secured to one end.
Patent GB-190726076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Four Stroke Cycle Oil Engines.
Inventor: ROLLASON ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-11-25
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 26,076. Rollason, A. Nov. 25. Gas or explosive-vapour engines.-The principle of the invention described in Specification No. 15,898, A.D. 1906, is applied to four-stroke-cycle oil-engines. The exhaust valve is placed in a lateral pocket of the combustion chamber, and the inlet valve is mounted centrally at the rear of the piston, while the scavenging valve may be mounted co-axial with, or adjacent to, the inlet valve, or may be situated in an oppositely-disposed lateral pocket to that containing the exhaust valve. Fig. 2 shows one construction of apparatus, in which the mixture inlet and scavenging valves a, b are coaxial and are worked by spring cam and lever mechanism h from the shaft g, the opening of the valve a tends to close the scavenging-valve b. Cool air under pressure is supplied by a pipe e from a storage chamber in communication with a fan or blower driven by the engine, and is admitted to the combustion chamber by the scavenging valve before the completion of the exhaust stroke. The products of combustion are thereby driven out through the exhaust valve c, while the air remaining in the lateral pocket l, after the scavenging valve is closed, absorbs heat from the working mixture on the compression stroke and yields it again to the mixture on the expansion stroke.
Patent GB-190726846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Arc Lamps.
Filed: 1907-12-04
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 26,846. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. Dec. 5, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Arc lamps.-An inclined-carbon lamp, having two pairs of electrodes which burn alternately, has a spring or weight device introduced into the regulating - mechanism in such a way that the electrodes are rubbed together if they become coated with non-conductive deposit or slag. A spring d connects a regulating-lever to a rod p, bell-crank, and plate m, through which passes one set of electrodes, which are guided by a frame pivoted at o. The lever is actuated bv a shunt-solenoid core A, and carries a detent which normally engages a fly h and prevents the descent of a weight i. By reason of the spring connexion, the abutment of the inoperative coated electrodes does not prevent the lever from tilting so far as to release the fly. The weight thereupon forces the electrodes downwards ; and as only one guide-frame is movable, the electrodes which are in contact are rubbed together.
Patent GB-190728242-A (GB)
Title: Nebulizer of the Heavier Liquid Hydrocarbons.
Inventor: STRINGHAM JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1907-12-23
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 28,242. Stringham, J. H., and Elmendorf, J. B. Dec. 23. Spray burners; oil supply.-In a nebulizer for heavy oils the oil is forced under pressure through a pipe 8 into a passage N, thence through an extremely small passage I and preferably tangentially into a spirally-grooved " centrifugal" passage Z, and finally through 'a passage H, smaller than the passage I, into a chamber, into an engine cylinder, or into a retort to produce gas for lighting railway vehicles &c. The nebulizer may be water-cooled, the oil being prevented from carbonizing by arranging the oil pipe 8 within the water-inlet pipe P.
Patent GB-190801512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brooms.
Inventor: STERKEL H L
Filed: 1908-01-22
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 1512. Sterkel, H. L., [Firm of]. March 8, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Bristles, fixing.-The grasses or other strands a are secured by a broad closed ring b instead of by rings fastened by rivets, thus providing a firmer guide for the conical handle socket d.
Patent GB-190801980-A (GB)
Title: Life Guard for Tram Cars.
Inventor: BINNION WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 1980. Binnion, W. Jan. 29. Wheel-guards and obstruction-removers.-An obstruction-remover for tramcars is formed of an iron plough-shaped frame B attached to the framework of the car by chains D, and, in order to secure a resilient connexion, a spring E surrounding a column F, preferably attached to the body of the car. To the frame B are riveted solid or pneumatic rubber guards A, which may be in one piece.
Patent GB-190802336-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to the Manufacture of, Printing Blocks.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1908-02-01
Granted: 1909-02-01
Abstract: 2336. Lake, W. E., [Cottrell & Sons Co., C. B.]. Feb. 1. Stereotype.-A process for making stereotypes enables the darkest parts to be in highest elevation on the face of the plate, the intermediate ones next highest, and so on, and is broadly applicable to create elevations and depressions in the face of the plate to differentiate properly pressures in printing, thus obviating the use of a cut overlay on the impression cylinder of the printing-press. The flong 2 is first beaten on the form and has then applied and secured to its back a reverse overlay 3 the parts of which are secured together by a backing 4 ; the reverse overlay has its deepest hollows opposite the darkest tones of the form. When this combined matrix and reverse overlay is turned over, as shown in Fig. 3, and placed in the casting- box 6, as shown in Fig. 4, and molten metal 7 is forced in by the aid of a pump, the unsupported parts of the matrix 2 yield, the metal entering the hollows, so that the stereotype produced has its darkest tones at the highest level, the intermediate tones lower, and the lightest tones lowest of all.
Patent GB-190803179-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Plate Holders
Filed: 1908-02-12
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 3179. Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Akt.-Ges. Dec. 12,1907, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Dark slides.-In a dark slide, more particularly for colour plates which are exposed through the glass, the plate is pressed forward so that its sensitive surface comes into the focal plane when the shutter slide is drawn. The plate 8 is held in an inner frame 5 and is pressed forward by springs 10 and a back-plate 9. When the slide 3 is drawn out, the frame comes forward against the front flanges 2. The frame 5 is guided by pins 7 and slots 6, and the plate cm be removed from the frame without handling, by removing the back 4 and holding the dark slide upside down. The pins 7 prevent the frame itself from falling out.
Patent GB-190807945-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Detachable Rim for the Wheels of Vehicles
Inventor: MINTON FRANCIS EDWARD
Filed: 1908-04-10
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 7945. Minton, F. E., and Egginton, J. C. April 10. Felloes or rims.-The two parts 3, 5 of a detachable rim are secured together by clamps 2, hinged to one part of the rim and shaped to embrace the flange of the other part. The rim may be secured on the wheel by means of transverse bolts 9, Fig. 1, engaging a second series of clamps 10, 11 hinged to the felloe 7 ; or, as shown in Fig. 5, the clamps 2 which serve to secure the two parts of the rim together may be extended at 13 to receive the holding-bolts 9.
Patent GB-190808500-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Warming Milk or other Liquids.
Inventor: HUNTER ALFRED CURLING
Filed: 1908-04-16
Granted: 1909-04-16
Abstract: 8500. Hunter, A. C., and Bosanquet, N. E. T. April 16. Night-lamps; candle holders. - In apparatus for warming milk or other liquids, of the type consisting of an upper chamber containing a vessel for the liquid to be treated and a lower chamber for a night - light or the like, the height of the night-light holder c can be adjusted by means of a rack h and a pinion. The n i g h t - light is pressed against the top of the holder, which consists of a hinged cap, by a spring m.
Patent GB-190810763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Condensers or Vaporizers of the Double-tube Type.
Inventor: GOTTLIEB CARL JULIUS ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 10,763. Gottlieb, C. J. A., May 18. Joints for concentric pipes.-End - connecting bends for the outer tubes of concentric tubes used in condensers and vaporizers are so formed that the inner tubes are wholly enclosed by the outer ones, and, to facilitate assembling and cleaning, each bend is in two parts. Two forms are described. In that shown in Fig. 1, the bend consists of two pieces 4, 5, which can be readily passed over the straight portions of the inner tube 1. These two pieces are then bolted together and secured in position by being drawn against sockets 3 screwed on the ends of the pipes, by bolts passing through side flanges 11. A cover 12 is bolted to the upper piece 4 for cleaning purposes. In the form shown in Fig. 3, a U-shaped connecting- piece 18 is divided longitudinally into two halves, which are placed in position and clamped together by a bolt passing through a hole 21 io webs 20 formed on the two pieces. The joint is rendered tight bypacking. Rings 17 are placed on the ends of the outer pipes, and the connecting-piece is drawn up against them, so that they press into packing 23, by a bolt 26, the head of which rests on a seating 28 on the connecting-piece, and which is provided with a nut 29 bearing against a clamp 24 which bears against the rings 17.
Patent GB-190812844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Expansion Motors.
Inventor: GUSTAV MEYERSBERG
Filed: 1908-06-16
Abstract: 12,844. Meyersberg, G. June 17, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Elastic-fluid turbines.-An outward-flow turbine is driven by water raised to the requisite pressure by a centrifugal pump, formed in the central portion of the rotor, to which steam and water are simultaneously admitted. The pump is surrounded by receiving - nozzles into which plugs of water pass and trap small quantities of steam. The steam expands and imparts energy to the water, which is thereupon directed upon the turbine blades. A wheel a, Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with separate sets of blades, the inner set comprising water channels b and steam channels c, the outer set d acting as an outward-flow turbine. The sectional view, Fig. 1, is such that a water channel is shown in the upper half and a steam channel in the lower half. Between the impeller blades and the turbine blades is arranged a set of nozzles h. Water at a pressure p<1> flows through a pipe e, enters the channel b, and is delivered into the nozzle h at a pressure p<2>. Steam at pressure p<2> flows through a pipe g into the channels c and passes into the nozzles h. The alternation of steam and water channels causes a series of liquid pistons, between which are trapped small quantities of steam, to flow outwards through the nozzles. The pressure in the turbine chamber i is p<1>. Owing to the drop of pressure, the entrapped quantities of steam expand, thereby increasing the velocity of the plugs of water. The water and steam both act upon the blades d of the turbine. The steam afterwards separates from the water and flows away by a pipe k. The water flows through a pipe l back to the inlet e.
Patent GB-190813678-A (GB)
Title: Improved Conductors for Alternating Electric Current.
Inventor: WOLFF ADOLF
Filed: 1908-06-27
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 13,678. Wolff, A. June 27. Drawings to Specification. Conductors for alternating-current work, including telephony, are made from two kinds of iron or steel, one being magnetic and the other non- magnetic, for instance a nickel-steel. Either the non-magnetic or the magnetic layer may be outside, and the conductor may consist of several layers which are alternately magnetic and non-magnetic.