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Patent GB-190801968-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kaleidoscopes.
Inventor: HARE JOHN RUDGE
Filed: 1908-01-28
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 1968. Hare, J. R. Jan. 28. Kaleidoscopes are constructed so that the object boxes are automatically rotated and cause frequent motion of the contained objects. One form of the invention is shown in Figs. 1 and 2; Fig. 1 being a front elevation and Fig. 2 a vertical section on the line A-A. Two object boxes 3,4 with glass fronts and backs are placed in a line with the mirror holder 2 and are rotated in opposite directions by means of rollers 14, 15. The inner surfaces of the boxes are corrugated so as to cause frequent movements of the contained objects. The onter surfaces are provided with metal bands 6, 7, which conduct the current from terminals 12 to lamps 10,11. More than two object glasses may be used, but they should be arranged so that adjacent ones move in opposite directions. In another form of the invention, the object box consists of two fixed glass plates 23, 24, Fig. 6, between which moves a continuous belt 25 of leather or other flexible material. Behind this box is a revolving wheel 28 having a number of electric lights on its inner surface which light up at intervals. At the back of this wheel is a screen 32 of ground or translucent glass and a revoluble cylindrical screen 33 consisting of transparent or translucent coloured sections lit up by lamps 34.
Patent GB-190802550-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Regenerative Coking Ovens.
Inventor: RICHTER FRANZ
Filed: 1908-02-05
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 2550. Richter, F. Feb. 5. Coke ovens.-In an horizontal oven, the air for combustion is heated by passing through flues B situated between two series of heating-flues A in the walls of the oven. The heated air passes from the flues B through outlets D on either side into the combustion chambers A<2>, where it meets with gas supplied from conduits G. The products of combustion pass up the flues A and through descending flues to the chimney.
Patent GB-190806568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Circuit Breakers or Makers.
Inventor: STATTER JOHN GRICE
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 6568. Statter, J. G. March 24. Cut-outs switches.-An electro - magnetic circuitbreaker has a loose closing-handle, a detent lever which temporarily unites it to a toggle actuating the brush, and a device for locking the handle in the closed position, the lock being only released when the brush moves off the contacts. The circuit-breaker is shown in the closed position by full lines in Fig. 1. The handle 12, by means of a detent lever 15 pivoted thereto, holds the roller end 9 of a lever 4 linked to another lever 6, which is linked to the switch brush 1 pivoted at 22. To open the circuitbreaker, the lever 15 is rocked by hand or by a tripping-frame 30 moving upwards under the electro-magnetic attraction of an iron yoke 20, 21, which is magnetized by the current traversing the brush. When the detent is rocked, the resilience of the brush, which may be aided by a spring 8, brings the parts to the 'off' position, shown in dotted lines. The lock for the handle is formed of a fixed stud 18, Fig. II, which stops the forward movement of the handle after it has reached the closed position, and a sliding stud 19, which moves out axially under the tension of a spring 25, Fig. IV, and prevents the handle from going back. An inclined plate 26 attached to the brush 1 pushes in the stud 19 and frees the handle when the circuitbreaker opens.
Patent GB-190813176-A (GB)
Title: Means for Sustaining a Pneumatic Tire against Collapse in the Event of Puncture.
Inventor: MUSCLOW HARRY
Filed: 1908-06-20
Granted: 1909-03-25
Abstract: 13,176. Musclow, H. June 20. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-To prevent collapse of the air-tube of a pneumatic tyre when punctured, the air-tube is formed on its inside with two oppositelydisposed cores 7, 8, Fig. 2, which when the tyre is not inflated correspond to and fill up the interior of the tube. The cores may not be so heavy, and are then formed with interengaging projections 9, 10, Fig. 3 ; they are attached to the tube for a part only of their circumference as shown in Fig. 2. The cores may have perforations 12 to allow the air to circulate.
Patent GB-190822101-A (GB)
Title: Chemical Fire Extinguishers
Inventor: WILBUR PETER LUCIUS
Filed: 1908-10-19
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 22,101. Wilbur, P. L. Oct. 19. Extincteurs.-The gas-generating materials are stored in a generator within the extincteur, and react u p o none another apart from the liquid in the main tank ; the operation of the means for effecting the reaction also opens the liquiddischarge passage of the extincteur. The gas-generator comprises a cylindrical shell 2 divided into two compartments by a diaphragm 14 provided with an opening controlled by a spring-pressed valve 15. The gasgenerating materials may consist of a powdered mixture of tartaric acid and sodium bicarbonate, which are contained in a cartridge 12 in the lower compartment and are made to react upon one another by the admission of water from the upper compartment. The gas passes into the main tank through a pipe 25, which is provided at the top with a spring - pressed valve to prevent the entrance of liquid. The shell 2 screws at the top into a tubular extension 39 of the closing-cap 36 of the extincteur and is thus removable therewith, while the bottom of the shell is hermetically closed by a removable lid 4, which is pressed against packing by a screw 9 passing through a coupling 5 detachably secured to the shell 2. The valve 15 is adapted to be raised from its seat by means of a stem 16, which passes through a stuffing-box in the cap 36 and is operated by means of a lever 52 and link 53 or by means of a screw. The stem 16 is provided with packing 47 adapted to slide in the upper end of the shell 2 and to shut off the interior of the generator from the interior of the tubular extension 39 of the cap. In the extension 39 is a valve 40, which is fixed to the stem 16 and controls the discharge of liquid from the extincteur ; the liquid passes up a pipe 42 and through the extension 39 and a passage 44 in the cap 36. to a fitting 45, to which a hose 46 is connected. The valve 40 is arranged to open before, and close after, the valve 15. A by-pass or vent is formed through the valve 15 and is normally closed by a spring-pressed flap, which lifts on the occurrence of excessive pressure in the lower compartment of the gas-generator.
Patent GB-190822922-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Domestic Heating Stoves.
Inventor: LEGRAND GEORGES JUSTIN JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-10-28
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 22,922. Legrand, G. J. J., Lewis, G. P., and Wendt, J., [representative of Chagniat, L. E.]. Oct. 28. Stoves; grates.- A closed stove is provided with a secondary combustion chamber c, at the back, and is fitted with a grate f which, in order to clean it, is rocked by eccentric spheres g on a shaft k. The edges of the grate are supported at the sides by lugs projecting from the frame surrounding it. The chamber c is ribbed, and has a valve n which admits air for consuming the combustion products passing from a grating l to the chimney. In a modification, the chamber c is formed inside the casing of the stove, and at each side of it is a vertical passage through which the air of the apartment passes, and in which it is heated. The ash-pan front is fitted with an air-supply regulating-valve w. The stove may be fitted with a transparent door.
Patent GB-190825465-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Alternating Current Dynamo Electric Machines.
Filed: 1908-11-25
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 25,465. British Thomson - Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Nov. 25. Dynamos, alternating-current armatures.-The electromotive-force wave of an alternator is deprived of any selected harmonics by using a fractional-pitch armature winding, the coils of which are connected in series and displaced from each other by distances not equal to the exact pole-pitch. Thus, a three-phase alternator having its armature star-connected in the usual way to eliminate the third harmonic and its overtones, may have the fifth harmonic removed by winding the armature with a fractional pitch equal to four-fifths of the pole pitch, and the seventh harmonic may be removed by displacing half the coils of each phase by one-seventh of the polepitch. Should it be required to eliminate higher harmonics, as for telephone work, further displacements would be employed. Thus, by connecting a coil of fractional pitch equal to 1 Œ 1/n in series with a similar coil displaced by 1 Œ 1/m and two similar coils displaced by 1 Œ 1/p, the nth, mth, and pthharmonics are removed. In the Y-connected eight-pole armature shown, there are nine slots per pole and an average of three coils per phase per pole. Each coil has a pitch of seven-ninths, which is sufficiently near to four-fifths to eliminate the fifth harmonic. Considering, say, the phase shown in heavy lines, the groups b<1>, b<3>, b<5>, b<7> have the normal number of coils, namely three, while the groups b<6>, b<8> and b<2>, b<4> have respectively two and four coils. As a result, the coils are divided into two groups, for example b<1> and b<5> or b<2> and b<6>, which are displaced by nineteen slots instead of the normal number eighteen, or the two groups are asymmetric by one slot or one ninth of a pole pitch. This is close enough to one-seventh and one-eleventh practically to eliminate the seventh and eleventh harmonics.
Patent GB-190826419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Baffle Plates for the Combustion Chambers of Tubular Boilers.
Inventor: GRIFFITHS WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1908-12-07
Granted: 1909-12-07
Abstract: 26,419. Griffiths, W. H. Dec. 7. Baffles.-The combustion chambers of marine and like tubular boilers are fitted with one or more baffle-plates consisting of horizontal fire-clay slabs 8, Fig. 1, supported on bars 9 slipped into some of the fire-tubes 4, or of two slabs 8, 8<c>, Fig. 2, the uppermost being adjustable by means of a link 13 with a handle in the smoke-box. The bars 9 have cruciform-section shanks, and stops 11 secure the slabs &c.
Patent GB-190903532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Portable Coppers.
Inventor: DONALD PERCY GEIKIE
IPC: D06F1/00
Filed: 1909-02-12
Granted: 1910-02-14
Abstract: 3532. Donald, P. G. Feb. 12. Washing- boilers. -The body -piece C of a portable copper m a d e in three sections, namely the body C, furnace F, and legs G, is shaped so as to be conveniently cast in a moulding- box ordinarily used for casting a pan of a larger size than that A to be used with it, and follows closely the general c o n t o u r of such pan. The ring K for supporting the pan A is separate from the flange N on the body part C, and is sunk to receive the pan so as to present an almost flat surface on the top.
Patent GB-190903548-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Skates.
Inventor: TOWNSEND CHARLES RALPH
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 3548. Townsend, C. R. Feb. 13. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Skates.-Roller skates are provided with an under frame consisting of one or two plates f of the shape shown fastened rigidly at the ends f<2> to the roller brackets c and at the centre f<3> to the foot-plate a.
Patent GB-190903804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Thread Parting Mechanism of Looms for Weaving.
IPC: D03D45/20
Filed: 1909-02-16
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 3804. British Northrop Loom Co., [Northrop Loom Co.]. Feb. 16. Weft-replenishing mechanism; weft, cutting. -In looms wherein the operation of the starting-shaft of the weft-replenishing mechanism causes a lever Y, Fig. 3, carrying thread-cutting mechanism, to be rocked, the end of this lever acts as a shuttle feeler, as usual, and, unless a wrongly - positioned shuttle prevents the lever from making its complete movement, the thread is cut; but a lever 6, 7 on a vertical pivot on the lay is used instead of a fixed part of the lay for operating the heel c<1> of the movable cutting- blade. A torsion spring acts on the lever 6, 7, and normally moves the end 6 thereof out of the path of the heel c<1>. When the weft - replenishing mechanism is actuated, the usual spring-actuated dog m<Î> strikes the projecting bevelled end 9 of the lever 6, 7, and the part 6 is moved into position to actuate the heel of the movable cutting-blade, which acts in conjunction with the usual fixed blade and clamp to cut the thread. In a modification, the lever Y, Fig. 5, does not act directly as a feeler, but strikes a lever 5 pivoted on the lay, and rocks this lever against the action of a torsion spring. The lever 5 then feels for the shuttle. If the shuttle is correctly positioned and does not interfere with the movement of the lever 5, the lever or carrier Y is enabled to move sufficiently to allow the heel c<1> to come into contact with a lay-bunter 2, and the thread is cut. If the movement of the lever 5 is arrested by an improperly-positioned shuttle, the edge 5<2> of the lever acts as a stop for a pin 13 on the lever Y, which is thus prevented from completing its full movement, so that the heel c<1> is not operated and the thread is not cut, the usual dog m<Î> being also maintained in an inoperative position. A V-shaped cam 15 on the lever Y is moved under and behind a lug 14 on the lever 5; and, when the lever Y returns, this cam strikes the lug 14 and starts the return movement of the lever 5, which is completed by the torsion spring.
Patent GB-190908555-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with the Manufacture of Copper Sulphate.
Inventor: DOLPHIN HAROLD EVELYN
IPC: C01G3/10
Filed: 1909-04-08
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 8555. Dolphin, H. E. April 8. Drawings to Specification. Sulphatizing.-Copper containing gold and silver is dissolved in sulphuric acid, copper sulphate is crystallized out and the residue treated for recovery of gold and silver.
Patent GB-190914343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cinematographic Films.
Inventor: DUPUIS CHARLES
IPC: G03C1/77
Filed: 1909-06-18
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 14,343. Dupuis, C. June 20, 1908, [Convention date]. Kinematograph films, more particularly opaque metallic films intended to be projected by reflected light, are manufactured by producing a printing-block the entire surface of which is occupied by pictures arranged side by side without spaces between them. The impressions produced by this block are cut into strips, and the strips are stuck upon a continuous support of sufficient width to leave margins for the reception of the driving perforations. The perforations are formed by means of punches, the film being fed forward step by step by a feeding-comb, the teeth of which engage in the perforations. The comb is adjustable as to its stroke and its distance from the punches, so that an exact register can be effected between the perforations and the pictures. The perforations are formed during the projection of the pictures on a screen so as to regulate the registering with accuracy by observing the displacement of the pictures on the screen.
Patent GB-190914785-A (GB)
Title: Supports for Memorial Crosses and Wreaths on Graves and Vaults.
Inventor: GROGAN ANDREW
Filed: 1909-06-24
Granted: 1910-06-02
Abstract: 14,785. Grogan, A. June 24. Wreath stands.-Consists in providing for use upon graves a frame having prongs D for insertion into the ground. Two or more of the arms A', A2, B<1>, B<2> are preferably adjustable longitudinally, this being accomplished in the form shown in Fig. 3 by means of a dovetail slide. In a simpler form, the frame is composed of two metal strips as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190919258-A (GB)
Title: Self Acting Igniting and Extinguishing Apparatus for Gas Lamps.
Inventor: GERDES ADOLF FRIEDRICH
IPC: F23Q9/02
Filed: 1909-08-21
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 19,258. Gerdes, A. F. Aug. 21. Pneumatic clocks.-In apparatus for lighting and extinguishing street gas lamps, which incidentally indicate the time of day, the gas which feeds the permanent by-pass controls the valve-actuating mechanism. The main cock 29 is turned on and off by the hands 27, 28, respectively, which, together with a disk 26 divided into hours, are carried by the spindle of a toothed wheel 20, actuated at intervals by a lever 9 connected to the diaphragm 6 of a chamber 4 supplying gas to the by-pass 40. The admission of gas to the chamber 4 from the supply 30 is controlled by a valve 17 actuated by a cam 16 on the spindle of a disk 11, having notches which engage pawls adapted to be released by the lever 9 at the ends of its stroke. A liquid or other regulator 22 gears with the wheel 20 and controls the length of the effective stroke of the lever 9, which is connected to the pawl-carrying arm 23 by a forked openended connecting-rod 25. When the diaphragm 6 is in its inextended position, the valve 17 admits gas to the chamber 4, but as soon as the diaphragm is fully distended the lever 9 trips the pawl 13, and the disk 11 is rotated by a spring 10 until the pawl 12 comes into action, the valve 17 then being closed. The movement of the lever 9 also rotates the wheel 20 by an amount dependent upon how far the regulator has sunk since the previous movement of the lever. As the gas escapes to the by-pass, the diaphragm slowly collapses, until at length the lever 9 trips the pawl 12 and again opens the valve 17, a fresh cycle of operations then commencing. The hands 27, 28 are thus slowly rotated and turn the cock 29 on and off at predetermined times. All the movable parts except the diaphragm and the valve 17 are so mounted that they do not come into contact with the gas. The regulator 22 may consist of a hollow annular body containing mercury or glycerine, and provided with three restrictions, as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190920524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bearing Springs for Motor Cars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: NELSON WILLIAM GRASSAM
IPC: F16F1/24
Filed: 1909-09-08
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 20,524. Nelson, W. G. Sept. 8. Laminar springs designed to obviate the use of clips or binders, and to be effectively lubricated, have according to the invention upperand lower leaves 1,7 of approximately the same curvature, the ends 4 being turned round bolts 5 passing through casings 6. Holes 10 allow the bolts 5 to be lubricated through a hole 11 formed in the box. The leaves are held together by a lubricating-bolt 12 formed hollow with a number of ducts 15 at the junctions of the leaves. The inner leaves are of the sections shown in Fig. 6, having shallow longitudinal grooves 16 on their upper surfaces and pockets 17 on the underside to receive the lubricant.
Patent GB-190921558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machines.
Inventor: KEYSER GEORGE
IPC: D05B7/00
Filed: 1909-09-21
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 21,558. Keyser, G. Sept. 21. Knitted-fabric sewing machines.-In a linking-machine, the stitches are formed by a needle 24, Fig. 2, carried by an arm 50 on a rock-shaft 51, and a thread-carrying looper 25, Fig. 3, carried by an arm 66 on a rock-shaft 67. The looper-eye moves through a path below the high positions reached by the needle-eye, and above the fabric, a stitch as shown in Fig. 10 being formed. The shaft 51 has a bearing in a bracket 52 carried by an arm 8 of the machine, and is rocked by an eccentric 56 on the driving- shaft 12, acting through a rod 62 of adjustable length, and a crank 60. The looper-shaft 67 works in a sleeve 68, which may be clamped in any desired position in a split boss 69, Fig. 5, on the bracket 52. The upper end of the shaft 67 has an arm 72, which is connected to one end of a rod 74. The other end of this rod has a ball 75 working in a socket in the end of the eccentric rod 83. The looper 25 is thus actuated by an eccentric 71 on the driving-shaft 12. To allow the necessary lateral play of the eccentric strap 77, the rim of the eccentric 71 is made convex, Fig. 9, and the parts 77, 71 are kept in engagement by a spring-pressed ball 78. The shaft 12 is clutched to the driving-pulley 13, Fig. 1, by a clutch 45 actuated by a rod 46, which is rocked by a handle 48 passing through the table 15. Tension disks 88, 98 and take-up devices 96, 106 are provided for the needle and looper threads respectively. A stitch-receiving finger 109 is adjustably mounted on the guard 107, so that elastic stitches may be formed, and stitches may be formed when no fabric is present. The impaling-pins 23 are mounted on a ring 21, which is rotated step by step by a ratchet mechanism driven through a rod 43 from an eccentric 41 on the shaft 12. A disk 15 is fixed so as to be adjustable vertically on a rod 14, Fig. 7, depending from the arm 8. An annulus 22, secured to the disk, supports the ring 21, which is provided with gear-teeth 26 adapted to be driven by a pinion 27 on the spindle 28 of the ratchet-wheel 30. The pawl 33 and check-pawl 37 are pivoted on a plate 31, which is rocked by the eccentric. They are connected by a spring 34. The pin-wheel 21 may be revolved by hand by a crank 40 on the spindle 28, the pawls being thrown off the ratchet-wheel by means of a lever 39. A guard 32 is fitted round the ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-190924751-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Inhaler for the Purpose of Medicinally Impregnating Air with Curative Properties.
Inventor: LEACH JOHN
IPC: A61M15/00
Filed: 1909-10-28
Granted: 1910-10-27
Abstract: 24,751. Leach, J. Oct. 28. Inhalers.-A watch-like pocket inhaler comprises a medicament-container b, which is divided into small chambers f by perforated plates and fitted with a valved air-inlet tube e, and a threaded lid a provided with an L-shaped air-outlet tube c having a mouthpiece d. The joints are made air-tight by rubber, cottonwadding, &c.
Patent GB-190924818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Couch Roll Mechanism for Paper Machines.
Inventor: THOM PETER ROBERTSON
IPC: D21G3/00
Filed: 1909-10-28
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 24,818. Thom, P. R. Oct. 28. Couch rolls; driving - mechanism. - A rubber-covered upper couch roll of a paper machine is provided with a shield 7, the lower edge of which is sufficiently close to the roll, without being in actual contact, to prevent wrapping of the paper web round the roll. An adjustable wiper 11, having a blunt or rounded edge shod with a strip of felt, co-operates with a spray pipe 14 to remove flecks of paper and fibre adhering to the roll. The water carrying the flecks &c. flows off at the end of the roll. The lower couch roll is driven by a belt 18 on a slightly coned drum 17, the motion being transmitted through clutch mechanism 21 and spur gearing 22, 23. A hand-rail 15 is provided above the couch-roll mechanism.