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Patent GB-190521594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Drying Cylinders
Inventor: BUCK WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-10-24
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 21,594. Buck, W., Buck, J. G., and Buck, J. A. Oct. 24. Drying fabrics &c.-A steam drum is provided with means for strengthening it and removing condensation water. In flanges b, b<1> within the ends of the cylinder T-holes are formed, and the covers are secured to these flanges by means of T- headed bolts, thrust through the T-holes and holes in the covers and secured by external nuts. The cylinder is further strengthened by a middle flange j. Double buckets L, M, tapering longitudinally and shaped as shown in Fig. 8 in crosssection, are arranged one in each half of the cylinder and at opposite parts, their edges being slipped into grooves n. Steam enters at the nozzle p<1>, and condensation water is scooped up by one of the arms of the buckets M and delivered through a hole in the flange j. It is then scooped up by an arm of the other bucket and passes up a pipe q having a mid feather q<1> to the escape nozzle p. A safety-valve r, a steam gauge, and a siphon v are provided. Specification No. 1346, A.D. 1872, is referred to.
Patent GB-190605605-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Glass Melting and Pouring Apparatus
Inventor: SIEVERT PAUL THEODOR
Filed: 1906-03-08
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 5605. Stevert, P. T. March 11, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Glass furnaces.-In an apparatus for delivering molten glass from a melting-tank 1, the glass flows over a bridge 9 into a pot 4, any overflow being caught by a vessel 36. To deliver the glass into a mould &c. 45, the vessel 36 is drawn out on a slide 35, and the pot 4 is lowered to the position shown by the dotted lines. The flow of glass over the bridge 9 is controlled by a sluice 38 operated by a hand-lever 40. Several pots may be arranged in connexion with one melting-tank.
Patent GB-190605998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ratchet or Tappet-mechanism.
Inventor: TOURTEL JOHN MESNY
Filed: 1906-03-12
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 5998. Tourtel, J. M. March 12. Tappet mechanism; cam mechanism.-Relates to a device for converting a reciprocating into an oscillating motion, utilized for operating electric switches &c. A reciprocating part c slides upon studs b upon a fixed plate a, at the back of which is pivoted the lever h. Upon a stud j on the plate c is pivoted a rocking member g having at its upper end a slot or projection e periodically engaging a pin or slot in the fixed plate a to bring it into the vertical position shown, during its upward movement with the plate c. The lever h has a transverse piece carrying pins i, with one or other of which one of the notches m at the lower end of the pivoted plate g engages. From the position shown, as the plate c descends, the right-hand notch m engages the corresponding, uppermost pin i and carries the latter with it, causing the lever h to rock to the opposite side of the plate a, in which position it remains during the upward return movement of the sliding plate. Upon the next downward movement of this sliding member, the left-hand notch m engages the left-hand pin i, which is then uppermost, and causes the lever h to return to its first position, in which it may complete an electric circuit through the spring contact k carried by an arm extending from the supporting-plate a. The sliding plate c may be raised and then released, descending by its own weight or under the influence of a spring. In a modification, one side of the plate c may be extended and mounted upon a pivot,the guiding pins b and slots d being dispensed with and the slot for engagement with the projection e being slightly curved.
Patent GB-190606356-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Parallel Rulers.
Inventor: GILLIE JOHN WILSON
Filed: 1906-03-16
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 6356. Gillie, J. W. March 16. Parallel rulers. - Relates to parallel rulers, especially of the type described in Specification No. 5785, A.D. 1892, and consists in pressing the roller spindle into its bearings by means of springs attached to the ruler carriage so as toprevent looseness due to wear. In Figs. 1 and 3, C are the milled rollers attached to the spindle S. The ruler holder A, B consists of a piece of sheet metal bent round the spindle S so that the ruler can be held between its ends A. The lower part of the holderhas, soldered to it a nut, with which a binding-screw D engages for clamping the ruler in the holder. The spindle S works in triangular or semicircular bearings F soldered to the carriage, and is kept in position by springs G attached to the lower part of the carriage. This spring may consist of a tongued piece partly cut from the carriage. A holder E is screwed into the carriage. Friction may be reduced by rollers attached to the ends of the springs G.
Patent GB-190619778-A (GB)
Title: Envelope Sealer and Stamp and Label Affixer
Inventor: JOHNSON GUSTAF FERDINAND
Filed: 1906-09-05
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 19,778. Johason, G. F., and Roberts, W. G. Sept. 5. Damping envelopes; feeding sheets.-Relates to a device for damping and closing envelopes and supplying and affixing gummed labels or stamps. A damping-roller 5 covered with felt or the like is journaled in the side members 2 of a casing 1 which is adapted to be held in the hand. Projections 10 serve, when the device is placed in an inverted position on a desk or the like, to keep the roller 5 out of contact with the desk. The edges of the projections 10 are sharpened for cutting paper, string, &c. A rubber-covered roller' 6 serves for closing envelopes and applying labels or stamps. The labels are contained in a box 13 having pivots 15 which pass through the sides 2 of the casing. The box is held in its upper or closed position by a spring 17 pressed out of the top of the casing and bearing against the back 18 of the box. Tongues 20 on the box have projections which enter recesses in the sides of the casing and are released, when the box is to be opened, by pressing in the sides 2. A spring plate 26 secured to the back of the box 13 presses the labels or the like against a corrugated rubber-covered feed-roller 23. The labels are fed one at a time by rotation of the roller 23, and are guided between flanges 11, 12. A knife 31 for opening letters &c. is pivoted to the casing 1, its motion being limited by a projection 33 which passes beneath the casing. When in its closed position, the knife is supported by a lug 34.
Patent GB-190622845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Fusible Cut-outs.
Inventor: DORMAN CHARLES MARK
Filed: 1906-10-16
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 22,845. Dorman, C. M., Smith, R. A., and Baggs, H. G. Oct. 16. Cut-outs; couplings.-Fuses are provided with cylindrical terminals which may 'be rotated to allow the mains to be led in from below or at the side. Fig. 1 shows a longitudinally grooved fuse body B covered with a transparent mica plate E the base being fitted with a cylindrical terminal C. Fig. 4, which is a cross-section along the line X-X, Fig. 1, shows the cylinders as rectangular sections, their flat extremities being engaged by flat inverted U-springs A. The springs and the ends of the fuse wire are attached to the casing by screws F. The main lead H, Fig. 5, is passed in through a hole in the side of the base, and through a transverse hole in the cylinder, being nipped by a screw L. By rotating the cylinder through 90 degrees, its central hole may be brought into register with a vertical hole in the base, and the lead introduced from below, as in Fig. 6. A bus-bar may be coupled by laying its flat end alongside the casing and fixing it by a screw, the screw alone engaging the cylinder.
Patent GB-190624035-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of Treating Potatoes for Obtaining Starch and a Nutritive Food-stuff.
Inventor: STEFFEN CARL
Filed: 1906-10-29
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 24,035. Steffen, C. Oct. 29. Starch. - To extract starch from potatoes, they are reduced to chips or fine slices or the like, instead of being pulped, and these are washed with potato juice in its natural state or more or less concentrated, only a partial extraction of starch being attained or aimed at. The resulting highly concentrated liquor is used for enriching the end product, a nutritious food-stuff being stated to be so obtaiaed. Only the starch granules belonging to the uncovered cells on the surfaces of the chips pass into the washing juice-that is, not more than 40 per cent, and preferably only 33 per cent, of the starch present depending upon the thickness of the chips and quantity of juice employed. The starch is separated as usual by precipitation or filtration. The juice is extracted from the partly extracted chips in presses or the like, and is used repeatedly for washing the chips. The surplus juice thus introduced is removed after deprivation of suspended starch. In a modification, evaporated concentrated juice, which can first be deprived of its albumen as usual, is employed for washing out the starch, giving an enriched food-stuff. From a slicing-machine a the chips or slices enter the hopper b of a tank c to be mixed, preferably by an agitator, with relatively large quantities of washing-juice supplied through a pipe e from a pump m. From the other end of the tank c the chips are carried by a conveyer f to a press p, the juice running back through the sieve bottom s of the conveyer. The juice squeezed out in the press p is also run back through a channel q to the tank e. The juice passes from the tank c through an overflow pipe i to a depulper j, and thence to a starch-separating apparatus k of any suitable construction. The-separated juice is then drawn off through a pipe l by the pump m and returned to the front end of the tank c. Surplus juice overflows through a pipe o to, for example, an evaporating-battery &c. The pressed potato material passes away from the press p through a gutter t. Ordinary sifting-drums, shaking sieves, or the like may be used with washing- juice, repeatedly used, instead of the mixing-tank for washing the starch from the chips.
Patent GB-190628770-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Preventing Skidding or Side-slip of Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WOOLLEN THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1906-12-17
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 28,770. Woollen, T. H., and Bowen, T. W. Dec. 17. Slipping of wheels, preventing.-To prevent sideslip in motor road vehicles, a roller A, having inclined surfaces a engaging the upper euds f of pivoted levers F, is free to move laterally on an axle B mounted beneath the vehicle, so that the outer end f<1> of one or other of the levers will grip the ground on displacement of the roller A. The axle B is carried in bearings C free to slide verti-. cally in guides D fixed to the rear axle X or to the vehicle frame, the roller A being kept in contact with the ground by its own weight, or by springs E acting on the blocks C as shown in Fig. 2. The levers F, both ends of which may be provided with rollers, are pivoted to the guides D, and their inner ends are kept in contact with the surfaces a by springs G.
Patent GB-190701594-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Sulphurised Leuco-bodies.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1907-01-21
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 1594. Imray, O., [Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning]. Jan. 21. Dyes, artificial.-Leuco-bodies of thioindigo dyes are obtained by heating a-oxythionaphthenes or alphaoxythionaphthene carboxylic acids, unsubstituted or otherwise, with a soluble thiosulphate and glycerine in presence of water to a temperature exceeding 100‹ C. with exclusion of air. A thiosulphate of the alkali or alkaline-earth metals may be used and, in the absence of water of crystallization, a small quantity of water is added. The leuco-bodies obtained yield, on oxidation, blue, violet, to red dyestuffs.
Patent GB-190712556-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Preparation for Impregnating Textile Fabrics and other Materials.
Inventor: DUGOUR HENRY
Filed: 1907-05-30
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 12,556. Dugour, H. May 30. Wood, waterproofing &c.-A composition for impregnating or coating fabrics, paper, wood, &c. consists of sulphuric ether, colophony, denatured alcohol, benzine, gutta-percha, glycerine, and amyl acetate. The composition is applied by brush or otherwise, and preserves and strengthens the fabrics &c., and renders them waterproof and washable ; it also enables the patterns of embossed fabrics to withstand the influence of dampness, heat, &c.
Patent GB-190712711-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electric Conductors for use in connection with Installations of Electric Light.
Inventor: DAVIS GEORGE
Filed: 1907-06-01
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 12,711. Davis, G. June 1. C a b l e particularly adapted for use in connexion with exhibition stalls, for decorative purposes, &c. are made by securing two or more conductors 2, 3 to a strip 1 of vulcanized fibre &c. by means of pins 4, such as are shown in detail in Fig. 3. These pins of the loop type also serve for securing the lamps, as indicated in Fig. 4. In the production of letters, designs, &c., the strip is bent so that its edge faces outwards.
Patent GB-190723052-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vacuum Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: BERGENS WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-10-18
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 23,052. Bergens, W. J. Oct. 18. Scrubbers and washers.-In a vacuum cleaning- installation, the dust-laden air together with water is drawn into a chamber wherein is provided means for automatically and periodically discharging the dirty water. As shown in Fig. 1, a centrifugal pump 12 at the base of the chamber 3 draws in the dust-laden air through the suction pipe 1, to which is connected at 4 the water-supply pipe 5, provided with a normally closed valve 7 and a by-pass 8 having a valve 9. The water-supply pipe has a branch 10 connecting it with the chamber 3, the arrangement being such that, in normal operation, the water in the chamber is circulated through the branch 10 and so again mixed with the air entering by pipe 1. The pump discharges into a vertical pipe 22 having two apertures 24, 25, Fig. 5, the former opening into the chamber while the latter leads to the sewer. A flap valve 28 controls the passage of the discharge to either opening and is actuated by a float 37 mounted loosely upon the rod 36. In operation, the valve 9 is opened to the desired extent, and the pump set in motion by a motor 20. When the level in the chamber rises sufficiently, the float raises a gate value 40 to give direct access from the chamber to the suction side of the pump, and the valve 28 is simultaneously thrown over to close the opening 24 and allow the chamber to be emptied by way of the aperture 25 and the sewer. By opening the valve 7, the chamber can be rapidly flushed.
Patent GB-190723996-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Calorimeters
Inventor: FERY CHARLES
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 23,996. FÚry, C. Nov. 26, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Calorimeters.-By making the calorimeter c one junction of a thermo-electric couple, the readings of a galvanometer in circuit will enable the rise of temperature to be calculated. As shown, the calorimeter is supported on the screening-vessel A by rods of constantan (a copper-nickel alloy), and the galvanometer is calibrated by imparting a calculable amount of heat to the calorimeter by means of an electric current from a battery P. Similar means are adopted for measuring the heat intensity of radiation, or of the combustion of gases or liquid fuel.
Patent GB-190724837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Air Pistols or Guns.
Inventor: ANSON EDWIN
Filed: 1907-11-09
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 24,837. Anson, E. Nov. 9. Pneumatic. - In a drop-down air gun or pistol having the plunger operating backwards, the cocking-lever H recedes into a recess in the stock G when the gun is broken down, as shown in Fig. 4. The trigger-guard may be formed integral with the cocking-lever. The stock is provided with a snap - action catch m, which engages rearward projections g<5> on the air cylinder A.
Patent GB-190726831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drain or Sewer Cleaning Apparatus.
Inventor: NEWMAN SAMUEL ARTHUR
Filed: 1907-12-04
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 26,831. Newman, S. A. Dec. 4. Cleaning pipes and tubes.-A scraper for drains or sewers comprises hinged segmental parts which may be closed when an obstruction is to be passed. The segmental parts a are hinged at b to a carrier c pivotally connected at d to a rod e. On this rod slides a sleeve f connected to a chain g employed to open out the wings and draw the scraper through the drain. The sleeve is also connected by chains h to the segmental parts a. Chains i are used to close the wings when an obstruction is to be passed. Other flexible connexions may be used instead of chains.
Patent GB-190728709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Letter Cards, Letter Sheets and the like
Inventor: SPONG JOHN FULLER
Filed: 1907-12-31
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 28,709. Spong, J. F. Dec. 31. Mercantile forms. -Letter-cards, billforms, lettersheets, invoices, circulars, &c. are made with the gummed side flaps b of thinner paper than the body, these flaps being the ends of a sheet b b<2> attached beneath the body. The flaps b may be perforated or scored along the folds to facilitate opening, and the body may be scored to facilitate folding. Extra parts D may be added to letter-sheets.
Patent GB-190803857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lavatory Basins for Railway and like Coaches
Inventor: BERESFORD HERBERT JAMES
Filed: 1908-02-20
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 3857. Beresford, H. J. Feb. 20. Lavatories.-The e basin A is carried by a hinged tray B formed wit h an extension b<3> to protect the hinge c9, the front c<3> of the box c being formed as shown at c<8> to receive it. All the parts are so shaped that they may be produced by stamping. In a modification, the front of the box c and the tray B are dished to accommodate a deeper bowl. The bowl is retained in closed position by a catch b<6>. When the handle b<7> is pulled forwards, the part b<8> is depressed against the action of a spring, and the bowl is released.
Patent GB-190804073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pressure Regulators for use in connection with Gas Burners.
Inventor: BROAD CHARLES CECIL
Filed: 1908-02-24
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 4073. Broad, C. C. Feb. 24. G a s burners; vapour burners.-The gas or vapour supply, or the gaseous or vapour mixture of an incandescent or other burner is regulated by rotating the burner, so as to adjust the annular space between the conical or flared end of the inlet pipe and a perforated cone or cap carried by the burner. Fig. 1 shows an inverted burner for burning a mixture of vapour and air, in which the detachable perforated cone c rests on gauze disks d above a series of tubes a in the burner tube'b. The tube b screws on the inlet pipe e, and is secured in position by a lock nut g.
Patent GB-190808810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricating Pumps.
Inventor: STAEHLI FRITZ
Filed: 1908-04-22
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 8810. Stõhli, F. April 22, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Lubricating-pumps.-The piston is of the differential type, the upper annular part acting as the pressure piston, and the lower part, which is hollow, as a valve or governing-piston. The ports and pistons are so arranged that there is never any direct communication between the oil chamber and the delivery space beneath the governing-piston. The oil container 1, Fig. 1, encloses an eccentric 2, which actuates a slide 3 formed in two parts held by screws 7. The head 14 of the piston-rod 15 is attached to a loop 13 on a set-screw 9, held in the lugs 5 by nuts 10, 11. On the piston-rod 15 are the pressure piston 18 and governing-piston 17. The cylinder 16 has oil inlets 24, Fig. 5, and the piston 17 has oil inlets 25, oil outlets 26, and a central hollow portion 30. On the up-stroke, oil flows from the container into the spaces 30, 31 as soon as the piston 18 uncloses the ports 24, which operation occurs at the same time as the outlet 26 is cut off from the delivery conduit 27. On the down-stroke, when the piston 18 covers the port 24, it forces the oil in the spaces 30, 31 through the outlet 26 to the conduit 27. By adjusting the height of the rod 15 relatively to the centre of the eccentric, the quantity of oil delivered can be regulated.
Patent GB-190810972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Octagonal Billiard Tables.
Inventor: BIRD ERNEST DE LIMA
Filed: 1908-05-20
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 10,972. Bird, E. de L. May 20. Billiards and like games.-The table described in Specification No. 20,122, A.D. 1890, is now made with four inclined planes E, F, G, H situated, as shown, at the junctions of the inclined sides A, B, C, D previously used. Openings X serve as pockets.
Patent GB-190811088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Evaporators for the Concentration of Liquids.
Inventor: MCFARLANE JAMES WRIGHT
Filed: 1908-05-22
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 11,088. Macfarlane, J. W. May 22. Evaporators.-A continuous evaporator comprises a number of sections each provided with upflow and downflow tubes b, c, the upflows b having their upper ends projecting above the liquid level on the upper tube plate. The respective areas of the tubes are such that the downflows are filled with the liquid, while a mixture of liquid and vapour is expelled from the upflows with great force. The bulk of the liquid is thus contained on the upper tube plate. The sections are formed by means of pockets g below the lower tube plate, and by means of guide plates which provide an extended path for the liquid on the upper tube plate. Baffles m are provided in the steam dome for separating the liquid from the vapours. Baffles, guiding the flow of the steam through the heating-belt, are arranged in such a manner that as the steam condenses, the distance between the plates contracts. Restrictions may be placed in the downflows c in order to regulate the effective area of flow. The tops of the upflows b may also te bent over.
Patent GB-190811365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Spinning and the like Frames.
Inventor: HEYWORTH JOHN
Filed: 1908-05-26
Granted: 1909-02-04
Abstract: 11,365. Heyworth, J., and Greenwood, W. May 26. Roller heads.-The back rollers of spinning and like frames are driven through a train of wheels so that only one change pinion is employed for both sides of the frame. The change pinion D drives the back roller wheel E, which is connected with the back roller K at the other side of the machine' through the train of wheels shown. The first and last wheels of the train have slots L so that they can be adjusted in relation to the back rollers when these are moved in setting the rollers.
Patent GB-190813404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Attaching or Securing Balls on Levers for Opening and Closing Taps used for Regulating the Flow of Liquids in Cisterns and Tanks.
Inventor: WORTHINGTON JOHN
Filed: 1908-06-24
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 13,404. Worthington, J. June 24. Floats; float levers.-The ball a of a floatactuated valve is secured to the lever d by providing the ball with a central tube b, through which the lever is passed and secured by a pin f. A shoulder e on the lever prevents it from being passed too far through the ball.