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Patent GB-190819804-A (GB)
Title: Improved Safety Guard for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: KEMP JOSEPH VERNON
Filed: 1908-09-21
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 19,804. Kemp, J. V. Sept. 21. Whee guards and obstruction-removers.- A life-guard for use on tramcars, motorcars, and other road vehicles is formed by a pivoted scoop, made of steel, sheet metal, &c., and covered with pneumatic or other cushions, which can be raised or lowered so as to run on wheels and which may have wheel guards attached. The guard is pivoted by pins c working in notches b in brackets a fixed to the vehicle. A projection j on the pivot works in a groove f in the notch b and limits the pivotal movement of the guard, which is provided with rollers h and a front rubber tube i. At the back of the guard a screen d, covered with wire netting, ropes or straps, is fixed to prevent the person caught from striking the engine. An opening o covered by a flap is made in the back of the guard to euable the engine of a motor car to be started. The wheel guards g are hinged to the guard and may be raised clear to uncover the wheels when required. The guard may be raised or lowered by means of a hand-lever and cables q or by levers, or a foot press may be used, the guard being normally pressed against the track by a spring connected to the vehicle and to the foot press.
Patent GB-190821567-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Preparation for the Destruction of Cockroaches and like Insects.
Inventor: PRUDEN THOMAS ALBERT
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1908-11-05
Abstract: 21,567. Pruden, T. A. Oct. 12. Insects, destroying.-A mixture of boric acid and sodium carbonate, together with ground rice &c. to prevent the mixture from forming into lumps, and brunswick green &c. to impart colour, is used for destroying cockroaches and like insects.
Patent GB-190823029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels for Vehicles.
Inventor: MUTTON WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1909-05-28
Granted: 1909-08-26
Abstract: 23,029. Mutton, W. J. May 28, 1909. Spring wheels.-In wheels of the kind which comprise a pneumatic tube 4 placed between a ring 5 mounted on the axle and a ring 7 connected to the rim, and protected by flexible side covers 9, the covers are provided with beads 11, 12 which engage grooves in the rings 5, 7 and are secured by plates 13, 14 which have rolled edges so as to restrict the opening in which the beads are secured. The axle and hub rings may be faced with metal hoops 16, 17.
Patent GB-190824483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Centrifugal Apparatus for Separating Solids from Liquids.
Inventor: GROSSMANN JACOB
Filed: 1909-05-14
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 24,483. Grossmann, J. May 14, 1909. Drawings to Specification. Separating liquids from solids.-Relates to a method of operating centrifugal machines for separating solids and liquids, of the type in which the solids are thrown, owing to their greater density, against the wall of a non-perforated drum, the liquid being removed from the centre by a sliding siphon. The material to be treated is fed into the drum at a point just in advance of the siphon, and the drum is rotated until the materials have taken up a position of equilibrium. The siphon is then moved outwards from the centre so as to remove first the liquid and then a suitable proportion of the innermost and thinnest part of the solid cake, so that the average density of the part left in is higher than that of the whole cake. The siphon may also slide vertically. If the solids do not yield a sufficiently adhesive cake, binding- substances such as grass, seaweed, hydrated alumina or silica, glue, starch, or precipitants such as sodium or aluminium sulphates or calcium hydrate may be added.
Patent GB-190826555-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Transformers for Operating Vapour Electric Devices.
Inventor: CONRAD FRANK
Filed: 1908-12-08
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 26,555. Conrad, F. Jan. 10, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act. 1907]. Converting alternating and direct currents; transformers.-Vapour electric apparatus is operated by a transformer so constructed as to obviate the necessity of providing additional means for sustaining the current through the lamp or rectifying device and for regulating its operation. Magnetizable material is introduced between adjacent coils in such a manner that the leakage paths thus formed for the primary flux are of greater reluctance than the leakage paths for the secondary flux. An auto-transformer comprises a core 3 and four spaced series coils 4, 5, 6, 7. The coils 5, 6 form the primary circuit, and are connected across an alternating current circuit 11, 12. The coils 4, 5, 6, 7 form the secondary circuit, and their outside ends are connected to the positive terminals 8, 9 of a mercury lamp 1, the negative terminal 10 thereof being connected to the neutral or other intermediate point of the winding. Between each pair of adjacent coils are placed bundles of sheet iron 13, 14, 15 for providing leakage paths of relatively low reluctance between the inner and outer legs of the core. The bundles of iron 14 provide leakage paths for the secondary flux, and the bundles 13, 15 for the primary flux. As the air-gaps between the bundles 14 and the core-legs are less in width than the air-gaps between the bundles 13, 15 and the core legs, the leakage paths for the secondary flux are of less reluctance than the paths for the primary flux. The lines 22, 23 indicate the leakage fluxes for the secondary according to whether the coils 4, 5 or 6, 7 constitute the active portion of the secondary winding. The line 17 indicates the main primary flux, and the lines 18, 19 the leakage fluxes for the primary ; some also leaks across line 20. The leakage fluxes 22, 23 of the secondary are always in the same direction, and store up energy similarly to an inductive resistance ; and they cause the rectified currents from the respective halves of the secondary winding during successive half-cycles of the alternating current to overlap, so avoiding the use of a separate impedance device to sustain the rectified current. Similarly, the leakage fluxes of the primary circuit introduce impedance into the alternating- current circuit, thereby obviating the necessity of employing a separate impedance device in the alternating circuit or of an ohmic resistance device in the direct-current side for regulating the potential.
Patent GB-190827276-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Domestic Cooking and like Ovens.
Inventor: MELLERSH-JACKSON WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1908-12-15
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 27,276. Jackson, W. J. Mellersh-, [Bolls, V. V., and Crooker, E. R.]. Dec. 15. Cooking - stoves; ovens; casings.-A portable oven, comprising a casing 10 and a bottom plate 15, is fitted with a flue 17 which is movable vertically in the sleeve 18 and is fitted so that its upper end is adjacent to the baffleplate near the top of the oven. The oven may be heated by placing the aperture 16 over a gas or oil burner ; but when it is desired to use the top shelf 11 for browning or the like, the flue 17 is moved downwards so as to touch or surround the burner and conduct the heat directly to the upper part of the oven. The oven is preferably fitted with a drop-down door 12, and an asbestos or like jacket 22 with a handle 23, and the flue 17 may be fitted with a damper 21.
Patent GB-190900981-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Indicating and Recording a Ship's Speed Applicable also for Indicating and Recording the Flow of Water through Pipes.
Inventor: ELPHINSTONE GEORGE KEITH BULLE
IPC: G01P5/06
Filed: 1909-01-14
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 981. Elphinstone, G. K. B. Jan. 14. Logs.-In devices for measuring the speed of ships and the flow of water in pipes, the spindle c of a rotator b mounted in a removable casing a is connected to the indicating- mechanism by means of a short cylindrical rod i, passing through the plug h closing the upper end of the casing and having square or other ends engaging somewhat loosely the end of the spindle c on one side, and the spindle j, Fig. 3, of the indicating-mechanism, on the other. The spindle j drives the armature k of a magneto-generator l by means of gearing m, n, o, p and clutches k<1>, p<1>, the current so generated being measured by a voltmeter, the readings of which give a measure of the flow. Step-by-step counting-mechanism may also be operated from the spindle j by means of gearing r, s rotating an insulating-disk t; this disk has a conducting-bridge u on its periphery, which intermittently closes the circuit of an electro-magnet operating a pawl which drives a ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-190901221-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastener for Boots Shoes and other Analogous Articles.
Inventor: DUGINS WILLIAM FRANCIS
IPC: A44B19/18
Filed: 1909-01-18
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 1221. Dugins, W. F. Jan. 18. Sliding-clasp fastenings. - Boots &c. are fastened by plate-hooks 2 attached to the meeting edges, being engaged by plate-hooks 3 secured to a flexible steel strip 4. Each plate-hook 2 is provided with a hook 5 engaging an eye in the adjoining one so as to form a continuous channel along each meeting edge. The steel strip 4 is secured to a leather flap 7, which is maintained slightly curved by steel strips 12. To prevent the flap from sliding downwards, it is provided with a plate 10 having projections 11 which engage in slots 9 in the top plate-hooks 8 placed as shown.
Patent GB-190902405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Propelling Vessels.
Inventor: SINCIC JOSEF
IPC: B63H1/04
Filed: 1909-02-01
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 2405. Sincic, J. Feb. 1. Paddle-wheels.-Relates to the type of feathering paddles which, during their rotation round the shaft, also make an angular movement about their longitudinal axes, so that they present their entire surface to the water intermittently. The paddles 7 are rotated by a hollow shaft 3 operated by bevel-wheels 5, 6, and are mounted so that they may be turned by rods 16 actuating cranks 17 on the paddle axes. Similar cranks 15 are connected to the inboard end of the shaft, and are mounted on a shaft 12 provided with a crank 14 engaging a cam-groove 11 in a cylinder 10. The rotation of the shaft 3 carries the crank-pins on the cranks 14 along the groove 11, and thus feather the paddles 7. To enable the paddles to be used for steering, the cylinder 10 is adapted to be rotated by the handlever 19 so that the position at which the maximum thrust is produced is altered in an angular direction. This arrangement of paddles may be fitted at both ends of the vessel and in the case of submarine vessels at the sides also, to facilitate manoeuvring in a vertical plane.
Patent GB-190910987-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Accelerating the Circulation in Steam Boilers.
Inventor: WEST CHARLES HERBERT
IPC: F22D7/00
Filed: 1909-05-10
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 10,987. West, C. H. May 10. Water circulation, apparatus for promoting. -A water-circulating device for a boiler is formed by enclosing the narrow spaces between adjacent combustion chambers, or between the back of the combustion chamber and the end of the boiler, and leading pipes from the enclosed space along the bottom of the boiler and also high into the steam space. The narrow space 6 between the combustion chambers 3 is enclosed by the top and bottom plates 9, 10 and the front and back plates 7, 8, which rest on the edges 11 of the side plates of the combustion chambers and are drawn into position by screws 12. The bottom plate 10 is held in the slots 16 of the plates 7, 8, while the top plate engages with the lugs 13 and is secured by cotters 14. A pipe 18, plugged at the end 19 and perforated at 20, is carried towards the front of the boiler. Water is drawn in through this pipe, and, after being heated, is in part returned through the perforations 20 and partly expelled through the goose-neck 22. This action is repeated periodically. In a modification, the top and bottom plates are replaced by two tapered plates which jam between the sides of the combustion chambers.
Patent GB-190913296-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tags.
Inventor: TAYLOR GEORGE HENRY
IPC: A01K11/00
Filed: 1909-06-07
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 13,296. Taylor, G. H. June 7. Labels.-Labels or tags for securing to fibrous materials or to the hair of animals are adapted to be folded upon the material, and are provided with clamping-means adjacent to the fold-line to force material embraced by the plate towards the fold. A plate 1, Fig. 1, is provided at the centre with clamping-tongues 5, 6, which, when the label is folded round the material as shown in Fig. 5, force the material towards the fold. An aperture 2 may be provided between the tongues, in which case the clamped material is bulged out, as shown in Fig. 5, and renders the label more secure. Perforations 9 facilitate bending the label, and these perforations may be serrated as at 10 to engage the material. A tongue 8 may be provided for clamping together the ends of the label.
Patent GB-190914743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Colouring Photographic Prints and Cinematograph Films.
Inventor: JAMES REGINALD WILLIAM
IPC: G03D15/00
Filed: 1909-06-23
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 1 4, 743. James, R. W., [Compagnie GÚnÚrale de Phonographes, Cinematographes, et Appareils de PrÚcision]. June 23. Colouring.-A process for colouring photographic prints, more particularly kinematograph films, consists in first toning the black pictures, previously to colouring them, so as to obtain a monochromic ground colour, and then afterwards colouring them. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 10,898/04, 21,584/06, and 15,249/07.
Patent GB-190917485-A (GB)
Title: Improved Cricket Bat.
Inventor: IDDON HUGH
IPC: A63B59/08
Filed: 1909-12-28
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 17,485. Iddon, H. Dec. 28. Cricket bats. - The face of a cricket bat is inlaid with india-rubber, which is vulcanized under pressure after application to the bat, to weld the rubber and the wood firmly together.
Patent GB-190920012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Generators.
Inventor: PIPER EDWARD JESSE
IPC: C10H5/00
Filed: 1909-09-01
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 20,012. Piper, E. J. Sept. 1. Regulating head of liquid directly; packages and the like of materials.-A combined generator and carbide-storage receptacle comprises a casing d, Fig. 1, closed by a spring lid e, the parts d, e being provided with tubes j, g arranged concentrically. The generator is charged with carbide, and placed downwards in a tank a so that the central tube b enters the inner tube g. Water rises in this tube and passes through an aperture h into the annular space between the tubes on to the carbide. The gas generated escapes by apertures x in the tube j to the tube b which leads it to the gasholder. The device may be modified by replacing the part e by a part similar to the container d but inversely disposed, as shown by the parts 5, 7, Fig. 2. These parts are secured by a wire- and-seal, bolt-and-nut, or other locking-device. The generator is held in the tank by a strap m, and any increase in pressure drives the water below the aperture h.
Patent GB-190921509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trenching Tools, Axes, Pickaxes, Hammers and the like.
Inventor: MACKINTOSH WILLIAM MACDONALD
IPC: A01B1/02
Filed: 1909-09-21
Granted: 1910-09-21
Abstract: 21,509. Mackintosh, W. M., and Walton, T. Sept. 21. Hinged and strengthened handles; fixing by T-sockets with pin securing-devices; materials. -An entrenching-tool, comprising an axe, pickaxe, hammer, or the like, is provided with two pivoted parts on either side of the head which may be locked in the operative position by a pin D or a clip or swivel J. The head A may be of steel or aluminium and in the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 3 is formed with a crosschannel a, and the pick sections B are pivoted between the sides of the channel so that their extremities b lie side by side. Alining holes b' are formed in the head A and extremities b, through which the pin D is passed. The head may be solid, and the section B may be arranged to lie independently on either side and to be retained by separate pins, clips, or the like. In Fig. 4 one of the pivoted sections comprises a hammer head G, upon which an adjustable and removable axe or entrenching head K may be mounted by means of a socket k, pin L, and two cross holes in the head G. The head K may also be applied to a tool in which both the pivoted sections are pick sections. The sections B, G are formed with extensions b, g abutting against each other and locked together by the clip J. A handle, reinforced with a metal sleeve as described in Specification 17,978/09, may be fitted in this entrenching-tool.
Patent GB-190925364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks and Latches.
Inventor: HAMMER MAX
IPC: E05B23/00
Filed: 1909-11-03
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 25,364. Hammer, M. Nov. 3. Lock mechanism, tumbler type; bolts.-Mortise locks and latches are made with tubular bolts. In the lock shown in Figs. 2 and 10, the tubular bolt a is locked by one or more spring tumblers d formed in one with the casing b, and has slots k for the key to engage with. Other forms are described, in which tumbler mechanism is provided at both top and bottom of the bolt, a double-bitted key being used, and in which two bolts are shot in opposite directions. The tumblers d may be pivoted to the casing, or may be in the form of springs secured by strips cut out from the casing. In the form of lock shown in Fig. 16, applied to bags &c., the bolt a is notched at x to allow the staple plate w to engage or be disengaged, the arms z of the staple plate being held by the bolt when this is shot. Key pins; locks, attaching. - When a pipe key is employed, the key pin is made adjustable to enable a greater variety of keys to be used, and is formed with a screwed extension for securing the lock in position.in the mortise. Locking sliding latches.-In Fig. 11 is shown a latch lock in which the hollow latch bolt b carries within it the lock bolt a, which can be shot out into the staple to secure the door, spring tumblers d being provided as before.
Patent GB-190927855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting and Slicing Roots, Vegetables or the like.
Inventor: CORBETT FRANCIS
IPC: B26D3/22
Filed: 1909-11-30
Granted: 1910-09-29
Abstract: 27,855. Corbett, F., and Goldsmith, F. A. Nov. 30. Cutting and slicing vegetables &c.-In a rootcutter in which the rotary barrel is formed in halves and provided with sheet-metal knives notched at the edges and turned down square, the cylindrical surface of the barrel is formed, as an interrupted curved floor, by segments 5, 6, 7, 8, which are alternately set up and down as shown in Fig. 2. Knives 11, 12, Fig. 1, are fixed to opposing edges of the outer segments 5, 7. The knives 12 are preferably stepped at 15 to cut slices.
Patent GB-190930306-A (GB)
Title: Improved Combined Flower Pot and Water Reservoir.
Inventor: LEWIS WILLIAM WHITNEY
IPC: A01G27/06
Filed: 1909-12-28
Granted: 1910-05-12
Abstract: 30,306. Lewis, W. W. Dec. 29, 1908, [Convention date]. Flowers and plants, pots for growing.-An imperforated flower-pot is made with a porous part of limited size to allow of the passage of a regular supply of water from an outer pot, which is provided with handles adapted to act as spouts. The imperforate inner pot 10 is made of porous material, but its walls are rendered impervious by enamelling, glazing, &c., so that water can enter only through the porous bottom. The outer vessel 1 holds sufficient water to last for several days. It is provided with rubber feet 3 and with spouts 4, 5 which constitute handles and communicate with the interior through holes 7. A shoulder 11 on the inner pot 10 fits closely on the top edge 9 of the outer vessel to prevent splashing and evaporation. The porous area may be greater or less than in the pot shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-191000008-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Protectors for Watches and other Valuables.
Inventor: CORDNER ROBERT ALLEN
IPC: A44C19/00
Filed: 1910-01-01
Granted: 1910-03-31
Abstract: 8. Cordner, R. A. Jan. 1. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Pockets, retaining watches &c. in.-Relates to protectors for watches and other valuables, of the type in which prongs f, g are thrown out to engage the pocket if a chain attached to the loop d is pulled. The prongs f are pivoted to a spring- controlled piston band also have their centres linked by stays i pivoted to the end of the casing a or tube. The ring j to which the watch &c. is attached can be screwed down to put the prongs and stays at an angle, in which position only are the prongs projected.
Patent GB-191000527-A (GB)
IPC: B60G11/42
Filed: 1910-08-05
Abstract: 527. Killen, E. B. Aug. 5 Springs, arrangement of and mounting bodies on; guiding vertical play.-Spring suspensions for motor-vehicles &c. comprise a rocking platform A with one or more lever-ends and one or more fulcrum shafts C, having great lateral stability, retained in position by pneumatic, india-rubber, or like studs B having confined atmospheric pressure, each stud being rigidly attached at its base only, so that it is always under compression. They are preferably constructed without fabric. Fig. 1 shows the application to the front of a vehicle in which the axle E is adjusted on the rocking platform A and may be guided by links G.
Patent GB-191004595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ring Spinning, Doubling and Twisting Machines.
Inventor: RILEY ROBERT
IPC: D01H7/60
Filed: 1910-02-24
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 4595. Riley, R., Ashworth, J. H., Foden, H., Steele, F. W., and Steele, L. P. Feb. 24. Spindle apparatus.-A bar traveller for ring spinning, doubling, and twisting machines is jointed at G, and is made from wire or sheet metal. An eye F is shaped from a piece of wire, and the other part of the traveller is formed of two pieces of wire twisted together as shown in Fig. 4. When the traveller is formed from sheet metal, the ends are bent upwards and curved on their under surfaces as shown in Fig. 6. Any suitable type of ring may be used, but it is preferred to use one which is gripped in a spring plate, and is provided with an internal groove which, at certain stages of the winding, permits the central part of the traveller to enter therein. In the Provisional Specification it is stated that the sheet-metal traveller is jointed by means of a small pin.
Patent GB-191011099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Governors or Controlling Meachanism for Reversing Motions.
Inventor: BATEMAN RICHARD WILKINSON
IPC: B23Q5/027
Filed: 1910-05-05
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 11,099. Bateman, R. W., and Bateman, L. H. May 5. Controlling reversing-gearing. - Reversing- gearing, such as that described in Specification 24/10, is controlled by means operated by a part of the machine driven, which may be a planing, a shaping, or a slotting machine. In this reversing-gear, oppositely-rotating belt-driven flywheels 40 are alternately clutched to a shaft 20, the clutches being operated by braking one or other of two wheels 1. The brakes consist of shoes 2 mounted on spindles 3, which pass through doubly-flanged bushes 4 and are connected thereto by buffer-springs 5, Fig. 2. The bushes 4 are encircled by forks 6 upon two weighted levers 7, which have a common pivot 8. Each lever 7 carries a bowl or runner 9, and these bowls are adapted to be supported singly or both together by a support 10 upon a slider 13, which is reciprocated by the machine. As the support moves out from under one of the bowls 9, the corresponding lever 7 descends under gravity and applies the brake 2. Further movement of the slider 13 causes an incline 12 carried by it to engage the bowl 9 and thrust the lever 7 down positively.