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Patent GB-190803526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stereoscopic Telemeters
Filed: 1908-02-17
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 3526. Zeiss, C., [Firm of]. Feb. 23, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Telemeters.-Stereoscopic telemeters of the travelling-mark type are adapted for the better ranging of isolated objects by the use of special eyepiece scales. Such scales for the right and left eye respectively are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. These project into the stereoscopic field of view as two intersecting rows of equidistant marks, each row appearing at an horizontal line inclined to the line of sight. One of the scales is traversed laterally by a micrometer until the enlarged mark at the point of intersection appears to be at the same distance as the object being ranged. A single row of marks may be employed, with one mark missing so that the object ranged may be placed in the stereoscopic gap. The marks may be numbered so that with a given micrometer reading the instrument may be used as one of the fixed-scale type. Other modified scales may be employed.
Patent GB-190804440-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-skidding and Wear Preventing Devices for the Wheels of Motor and other Vehicles.
Inventor: EATWELL WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-02-27
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 4440. Eatwell, W. Feb. 27. Studs and washers.-Tyre covers and tread bands are strengthened by spiked eyelets or grommets, washers, &c. at the places where they are perforated for non-skid studs, plates, &c. In the form shown in Fig. 6, the eyelets C, provided with spikes. pass through the fabric only, and a tread band D, carrying non-skid studs E as described in Specification No. 12,781, A.D. 1906, is strengthened by plates with spikes passing through the material of the band and turned over. The eyelets may in some cases pass through the fabric and the tread of the tyre. The spiked plates shown in Fig. 6 may be used instead of eyelets, and the ends of the spikes may be turned down over a washer. In the form shown in Fig. 2, pairs of perforated plates, which are connected by rivets and may be provided with spikes, are used. In the form shown in Fig. 4, single plates with a number of bifurcated rivets are used. In all cases, the eyelets &c. may be provided with non-circular holes to prevent rotation of the bolts or shanks of the studs &c. In a modification of the invention, Fig. 9, the non-skid studs &c. are provided with a ring of spikes, the ends of which may be turned over. According to the Provisional Specification, eyelets or grommets not provided with spikes may be used.
Patent GB-190805318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Incandescent Lamp Sockets.
Inventor: SWAN FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1908-03-09
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 5318. Swan, F. A. March 15, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91-of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Couplings. - In lampholders the tension of the conductors is taken by a disk 6 secured between a metal cap 4 and an insulating body but detached from these, and made with a central hole for both conductors and two more holes for each separate conductor, which thus passes through the disk three times. Grooves for the conductors may be provided in the upper and lower faces of the disk. The Specification in its original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), describes the application of this device to fittings generally, and also another form in which the disk has a central hole only, and isthreaded on both conductors and then turned-' over so, that the conductors pass under, through, and over it. This subject - matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190810752-A (GB)
Title: A Method of and Apparatus for Testing and Indicating the Hardness of Solid Bodies which Apparatus I call a Scleroscope.
Inventor: SHORE ALBERT FERDINAND
Filed: 1908-05-18
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 10,752. Shore, A. F. Nov. 26, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Surfaces, testing. -The hardness of the material under test is estimated by measuring the rebound of an extremely-hard pointed hammer released at a certain height. The hammer falls between guides or in a thin glass tube 10 graduated empirically, and is released by the compression of a bulb 29 which forces back a spring-pressed piston 27, Fig. 4, and withdraws a catch from the hammer 11. A plumb-bob 19 is provided to ensure accurate setting of the instrument, and a pointer 17 and lens 18 are carried to give accurate readings. A suction bulb is used to raise the hammer to the top of the tube, the space above the hammer being then opened to the air to equalize the pressure. In a modification the hammer is maintained in its raised position by a catch engaging in a recess, said catch being pushed out to release it. The specimen is held on an adjustable hardened-steel base-plate 3.
Patent GB-190811203-A (GB)
Title: Device for Withdrawing Fixed Wheels, Pulleys and the like from Shafts.
Inventor: HACKING WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1908-05-23
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 11,203. Hacking, W. H., and Hibbert, R. May 23. Jaks. - Wheels, pulleys, and the like are removed from their shafts by a device utilizing the power of a screw in a manner suitable for wheels of different sizes. Figs. 1 and 2 show the method of withdrawing open or blank wheels in which a screw A of suitable diameter and pitch engages a nut D of special construction. The screw is pointed at one end and formed with a square B at the other for the purpose of turning. The nut D has recesses so shaped as to conveniently hold any part of two chains F, F<1> against pulling in the direction of their length. The chains are disposed round or through the parts of the wheel as shown, and tension is applied by means of the hand-wheel C. The operative part of the chains may be shortened in successive stages until the wheel is free. An alternative form of construction of the nut is shown in Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190818516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conveyors for use in Mines.
Inventor: RIEGER ROMAN
Filed: 1908-09-03
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 18,516. Rieger, R. Sept. 3. Conveyers.-In jigging conveyers for working thin seams in mines, the troughs are mounted on pairs of wheels so as to travel freely without any support or guide. Means are also described for connecting the troughs together. The conveyer comprises a number of troughs a, each of which is supported on a wheel frame b carrying a pair of wheels c. The ends of the troughs are strengthened by flanges d, Fig. 4, and are held together by hooks e through which, and through the flanges, pass pinsf. Or the connexion may be by means of eyes g, Fig. 5, and lugs h through which pins pass. Hooks i may project from the lower end of each trough over the flange of the adjacent trough. One end of the troughs is connected by rods k to the piston-rod of a compressedair engine or the like. The troughs are mounted in an inclined position, Fig. 3, to prevent the coal shovelled in over the lower side from being thrown out on the other side.
Patent GB-190819498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Winding Mechanism for Brake Chains.
Inventor: ACKLEY GRIFFIN S
Filed: 1908-09-16
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 19,498. Ackley, G. S. Sept. 16. Brakes.-A winding-drum and gearing for brake chains are described. A supporting-base A is fastened by four bolts a' to the underside of the car floor a in any desired position and has an integral hollow bearing-boss d extending up through the floor. A U-shaped yoke B extends beneath the base A and is rigidly secured to opposite corners by two of the bolts a<1>, tongues b on the base A engaging in grooves in the ends of the yoke B. The brake staff C is operated by a hand crank and is provided with a ratchet-wheel c<1> for holding the staff when this is turned to apply the brake. The square-section lower end of the stiff C enters a socket in a pinion D meshing with gear teeth e on the chain drum E. The pinion D has an integral sleeve d' journaled with roller bearings d' in the boss d, in which it is retained by a collar d<2>. A cotter d<3> passing through the lower end of the brake shaft C also helps to retain the pinion D in its bearing. The drum E is journaled on a stud axle G rigidly fixed to the base A and fitting loosely at its lower end in a hole in the yoke B, so that the drum is easily detachable. A roller bearing H surrounds the upper end of the axle G. The drum may be of the usual spiral form ; but the periphery preferably comprises a concentric helical portion e<1> of relatively large radius extending part of the way round the drum, a concentric cylindrical portion e<2> of smaller radius, and a straight inclined portion e<3> connecting the portions e<1>, e<2>. A flange e<4> prevents the chain from slipping between the portions e<1>, e<2>. The chain F has a long end link f curved on the same radius as the portion e<1> of the drum E and is secured in a channel f<1> in the drum by two bolts f<2> passing through the link and through holes in the drum. The heads of the bolts f<2> are held in place between ribs on the top of the drum by cotter pins passing through holes in the ribs. One of the bolts f<2> may be removed and the link f<1> allowed to swing outwards as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6, thereby allowing a greater length of slack chain to be taken up before the leverage of the winding is increased.
Patent GB-190820916-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for the Propulsion of Flying Machines or the like.
Inventor: HUMPHREYS JACK EDMUND
Filed: 1908-10-03
Granted: 1909-10-04
Abstract: 20,916. Humphreys, J. E. Oct. 3. Fans.-Means for effecting aerial propulsion comprises a cylindrical casing F, within which is located a motor D, upon the shaft C of which are mounted two fans or propellers, one E within the casing and the other A outside it. The blades of the fan E have preferably the curved shape shown in Fig. 2, and the surface is fluted as shown in Fig. 6. It is adapted to direct a tangential current of air against a series of inclined vanes 6, which may be adjustable and are arranged across openings F<1> in the casing F, whereby the impinging air current is deflected rearwards. The blades on the propeller A are carried in the plane of rotation, Fig. 2, and are also bent towards the axis, Fig. 1, so as to direct a current of air rearwards and towards the axis. The cross-section of the blades is as shown by the dotted lines 2 ... 7, Fig. 8, and is S-shaped at the inner end 8.
Patent GB-190822048-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed and Distance Recorders for Locomotives, Motor Cars, and other Machines.
Inventor: HUTCHINSON RICHARD JOHN
Filed: 1908-10-19
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 22,048. Hutchinson, R. J., and Grindrod, A. B. Oct. 19. Speed indicators.-The apparatus described is identical with that described in Specification No. 7533, A.D. 1908, claims however being made for details not claimed in the prior Specification. A recording-drum 5 is driven by an internal clock mounted on a stationary screwed shaft 6 carried by a detachable casing 4 ; the drum is driven by rods passing through holes in the drum diaphragm, and the clock is wound up when the drum is removed. A pencil 7 is reciprocated by a toothed cam 8 mounted coaxially with the drum, as shown in Fig. 1, and actuated by a vehicle-driven worm 14, the projections on the cam being constructed with unequal slopes, as shown in Fig. 2, in order to indicate on the drum the direction of running. The pencil is secured to a carrier mounted on a spring-controlled rod 22 provided with a roller 10 to bear against the cam, the rod moving in blocks 11, 30 secured to bars 9. The block 11 is pivoted on a rod 20 carried by the casing, and the block 30 is connected by a link 19 to a lid 18 so that, when the casing is opened, the pencil is raised from the drum, the rods being forced on their return into their seats by a bolt 17. A portion of the casing 2 is of glass, a window being provided in the outer casing. The clock casing is locked by an extension 26 of the lid engaging a lug 25 on the clock casing. The cam 8 may be driven by the clock and the drum by the vehicle.
Patent GB-190824224-A (GB)
Title: For Secondary Batteries and Improved Process or Manufacture of Plates and the Product thereof.
Inventor: FIEDLER LOTHAR
Filed: 1908-11-11
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 24,224. Fiedler, L. Nov. 11. Secondary batteries. - In making plates, the paste is packed between a number of superposed shelves which are inclined upwards as shown for example in Fig. 4, and are then compressed between stepped dies a, b so that the outward portions o f t h e shelves are bent upwards and inwards ; the paste is thus confined in spaces the upper and lower boundaries of which converge towards each other, as shown in Fig. 5, reckoning outwards from the centre of the cross-section of the plate. Modified plates are shown in Figs. 7 and 9. The vertical bars c, which connect the ends of the shelves, are always crushed inwards to the extent shown.
Patent GB-190826879-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Tread for the Pedal Levers of Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: MITCHELL ERNEST
Filed: 1908-12-11
Granted: 1909-12-09
Abstract: 26,879. Mitchell, E., and Curran, W. Dec. 11. Motor road vehicles.-A tread for the pedal levers a of motor-vehicles comprises a detachable cap d, made of india-rubber or other suitable material and corrugated or roughened so as to give a good grip. The hollow interior of the cap is formed with a groove 2 adapted to spring over, and clip the edge of, the foot-plate of the pedal lever.
Patent GB-190905804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Means for Indicating the Load upon a Driving or Driven Shaft.
Inventor: HOPE LINTON CHORLEY
IPC: G01L3/14
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 5804. Hope, L. C., and Rathbone, W. March 10. Dynamometers, rotary transmission. -A threaded sleeve a<3>, slidably fitted on the square end of one piece of shafting a, is screwed into a nut b<3> fixed to a coaxial length of shafting against the action of a spring c. The compression of the spring is a measure of the torque, and is read by means of a calibrated scale e.
Patent GB-190909342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper-clips.
Inventor: STORCH WALTER REINHOLD HERMANN
IPC: B42F1/00
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1910-02-17
Abstract: 9342. Storch, W. R. H., and Tucker, A. K. April 20. Clips, pivoted-jaw. -The lower jaw of a clip of the bulldog type is elongated and tapered as shown to facilitate the insertion of the clip between papers.
Patent GB-190909929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in making a Composition for Paving, Flooring and like Purposes and Methods of Laying same.
Inventor: AMIES JOSEPH HAY
IPC: C04B20/10
Filed: 1909-04-27
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 9929. Amies, J. H. April 27. Macadamized roads.-Relates to the manufac. ture of a composition for paving and like purposes and to a method of laying the same, and consists in coating metallic, mineral, earthy, or fibrous materials with a light oil or alcohol, and mixing them with asphaltic, bituminous, resinous, or similar carbonaceous matter, which is preferably in the hot state, and which may contain a fluxing-element such as asphalt, oil, tar, or maltha; calcium hydrate, or sulphur, or other alkaline or hardening substance; sometimes also sand or the like, preferably damp, may be added. The mixture is agitated until cool in order to secure a granular condition. The composition may be laid upon a base composed of common soil, calcium oxide or hydrate, and Portland cement, or it may be laid in alternate layers between local material.
Patent GB-190913295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Furnaces.
IPC: H05B7/00
Filed: 1909-06-07
Granted: 1910-06-02
Abstract: 13,2 9 5. Nathusius, H., and Westdeutsche Thomasphosphat - Werke Ges. June 7. [Addition to 7188/08.] Electrode and resistance furnaces.-In a metallurgical furnace of the kind described in the parent Specification and in Specification 7923/08, the whole of the current employed is forced to pass through the molten charge to the lower electrodes. In the three-phase arrangement shown in Fig. 1, this is done by disconnecting the three windings of the generator from each other, and connecting each to one upper electrode and one lower one. The neutral point of the electric system is thus within the molten charge. In the case of a single-phase or direct-current generator, the windings of the generator are divided into two parts and are each connected to two electrodes. Additional current may be sent through the lower electrodes by disconnecting the upper ones and short-circuiting their supply conductors, or by means of a step-down transformer, the primary windings of which are in series with the electrodes. The transformer is preferably built into the base of the furnace. Instead of this transformer, a separate source of current may be employed ; or the whole of the current may be supplied by a transformer having two secondaries, one giving a current of comparatively high pressure for the upper electrodes and arcs, and the other a low-pressure current for heating the charge by resistance. The heating of the lower part of the charge may also be increased by covering the lower electrodes with material such as dolomite conductive only when hot.
Patent GB-190914074-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Finger Guards relating to Reciprocating Ironing-roller Machines.
Inventor: ANDERSON THOMAS LAWRENCE
IPC: D06F67/04
Filed: 1909-06-16
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 14,074. Anderson, T. L. June 16. Guards, controlling. - A reciprocating-table ironing-machine is provided with a guard hinged above the roller, the guard being pulled down in front of the roller towards the end of the forward motion of the table by the action of the belt-shifting gear. From a suitable part of this gear, a chain or the like 8 is led over a guide-roller 9 to the guard 5, which is attached by means of hinges 3 and is held up by an adjustable spring 3<a>.
Patent GB-190918799-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Lamps and Filaments.
Inventor: GRAINGER HAROLD TYRRELL
IPC: H01K3/30
Filed: 1910-03-16
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 18,799. Grainger, H. T. March 16, 1910. Bulbs; filaments, supports for. - An annular lamp consists of a tube having ends of semicircular section fitting into an ordinary cap e, Fig. 10 ; it may receive a conoidal reflector m, as shown in Fig. 14, and contains one or more filaments i, k, l, h, Fig. 10, extending completely round the lamp or bent upon themselves to a semicircular or similar form, and optionally coiled. The filaments may be of carbon or metal and may have supports such as a glass strip. The reflector m may be flat topped or curved over the lamp, to which it may be attached as shown, but the curved top does not extend below the filaments on the outside. The reflector may consist of silvered or white glass or of spun metal, which may be enamelled on both sides. An annular conical lamp and reflector for street lighting is shown in Fig. 17, the lamp having plain or dioptric sides q, r, and containing a number of parallel concentric filaments. The reflector may rest on asbestos to reduce vibration, and such material may be interposed between it and the lamp, or the reflector may be clamped to the lamp or lantern.
Patent GB-190919026-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Resilient Device for Supporting Hollow and Flat Feet.
Inventor: MAY JOSEPH
IPC: A43B7/14
Filed: 1909-08-18
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 19,026. May, J. Aug. 18. Foot-arch supports. - The arch of a spring support for hollow and flat feet is adjusted by means of a tension band having a stretching- device. In the form shown in Fig. 6, the support a is passed through slots in a divided band b<1>, b<2> joined by an eccentric c engaging bayonet slots c. By having two eccentrics on a common axis and by making them dissimilar and polygonal, a number of adjustments can be obtained. In a modification, an undivided band is connected to the support by eccentrics at one or both ends. In further modifications, a pivoted or sliding piece i, Fig. 5, has unequal slots k to receive a pin on the band b or on one of the members b<1>, b<2>, or a turning or sliding piece having opposite slots, as shown in Fig. 9, may connect the ends of a divided band. The position of the piece i and of the pins and slots may be reversed. The tension band is preferably strengthened, for example, by doubling it or folding over the edges. The support a may be recessed to receive rivets, heads, &c., and the latter may be detachable to allow of the parts being changed.
Patent GB-191003845-A (GB)
IPC: A61F13/64
Filed: 1910-02-16
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 3845. Baumgarth, H. Feb. 16. Bedsteads, waterproof protectors for. A triangular piece of waterproof material for retaining a catamenial pad in position may be used as a bed lining for use in accouchements or in operations. The appliance is provided with tabs A secured by laces and provided with button-holes for buttons B. The catamenial pad is retained in position by elastic threads passing through holes H. The threads also cause the lower portion of the appliance to take a funnel shape when the appliance is used in operations.
Patent GB-191006664-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Armour Plates.
Filed: 1910-03-16
Granted: 1911-06-16
Abstract: 6664. Vickers, Sons, & Maxim, and Benthall, J. L. March 16. Annealing and hardening.-Armour plates, composed of nickel steel alloyed with one or more of the metals chromium, vanadium, tantalum, molybdenum, &c., are first rolled and annealed in the usual manner; then, if of low or medium carbon percentage, subjected to cementation on both sides simultaneously, or, if of high carbon percentage, subjected to cementation on the side that eventually forms the face; then heat-treated by known methods, such as that described in Specification 4328/93; then machined, and, finally, hardened on the two sides in succession, the face being hardened last. The temperature for the final hardenings is from 1850-2050‹ F. according to the thickness of the plate. An intermediate low heat may be given to plates of high carbon percentage between the two final hardenings.
Patent GB-191007750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Belt Buckles.
Inventor: BANSE FRITZ
IPC: A44B11/04
Filed: 1910-03-30
Granted: 1910-09-29
Abstract: 7750. Banse, F. March 30, 1909, [Convention date]. Slides, belt.-A belt-clasp comprises a plate e, carrying a catch-hook f, and a buckle slide comprising two bars b, c and an interrupted bar d. The belt is threaded through the bars as shown, the bar c being stepped back so that the double layer of belt above it does not stand out.