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Patent GB-190619145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Automatically Cleaning Foot Wear.
Inventor: SALVIATI BERTHA VON
Filed: 1906-08-27
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 19,145. Salviati, B. von. Aug. 27. Boots and shoes, cleaning and polishing.-Rotary cleaning, blacking, and polishing brushes are arranged within a rotary drum in pairs to con. form to the foot and to operate simultaneously, one of a pair on the toe and one on the heel. The drum a, which contains the pairs of brushes b b<1>, c c<1>, d d<1>, foot-rests f<1>, f<2>, f<3>, and devices g, g<1> for applying blacking or the like, is rotatably mounted on a fixed shaft h, and is rotated automatically or by hand through a rack i and toothed wheels k, k' mounted on a rocki g shaft, so that the wheel k<1> may be caused to mesh with the pinion l driven by an electromotor &c. started by the insertion of a coin. The pinion rotates connected toothed wheels m, ?n' on the fixed shift, and the latter drives wheels on three of the brush shafts, which in turn drive the other three shafts. On the shaft h are arranged segments q, r of a toothed crown meshing with bevelled gear s t, s<1> t<1>, and the shafts of the wheels s', t<1> carry wheels x, x<1> by which the piston-rods of the cylinders g, g<1> are driven ; blacking is supplied to the brushes c, c'. When the blacking or cream in the cylinders g, g' is exhausted, the contact of the pistons with the rear ends of the cylinders actuates an electricallyoperated signal, and the machine may be put out of gear and the coin slot closed. Reversing-gear may drive the brushes, but not the drum, backwards. Several brushes may be mounted side by side on the axles. The cleaning or polishing disks or rollers may be provided with rags or brushes, or with both.
Patent GB-190626119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Adjustable Vices
Inventor: JARVIS DENZIL JOHN
Filed: 1907-05-21
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 26,119. Jarvis, D. J. May 21, 1907. Vices. - Parallel - jaw vices are provided with special means for allowing universal turning and tipping movements and adjustment in height. The base is in three parts A, A', A<2>, the parts A<1>, A<2> being formed hollow with an opening around the bottom to receive and clamp around the centre, by means of a bolt D<1> and handle D2, the ball B on the bottom jaw C. To hold the ball in position while being clamped a spring-pressed block F is provided. The pressure of the spring E may be regulated by a screw G. The bottom jaw C has guides C' which are engaged by the slides H<1> of the movable jaw H. The jaws are adjusted by a screw J. In a modification, the ball may be clamped in a cup B<1> by a pivoted plate B<3>, bolt B<6>, and handle B<5>, as shown in Fig. 5. In the modification shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the base has a bifurcated socket L<1> tightened by a bolt M<1> and lever M about a circular part N' of the body N, the upper part of which is of quadrant shape. The jaws are pivoted to the quadrant at O and clamped in any position by a lock bolt P. The socket L' and part N<1> allow the height of the vice to be adjusted. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, vertical adjustment is effected by providing the cup B' with a sleeve B<2> which may be clamped in the base L. The construction of the jaws and the means for their adjustment is so designed that there are no projecting parts near the jaws which might obstruct the workman.
Patent GB-190626145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Dust Bins or similar Portable Receptacles for Containing Domestic or other Refuse.
Inventor: LANGE HERMANN
Filed: 1906-11-19
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 26,145. Lange, H. Nov. 19. Dust-bins. - The lid c of a dust-bin or similar portable refuse receptacle is provided on three sides with flanges d, two of which are slotted for the reception of pivot pins e so that the lid may be slid for emptying into the position shown. To lock the lid in this position, tne handle h is formed with shoulders i which are pressed upon the lid when the bin is tilted. The downward movement of the pivoted handle on the other side of the bin is limited by the skew endsp, which contact with the brackets q.
Patent GB-190700019-A (GB)
Title: Novel or Improved Method of Making "Saggers" and Novel or Improved Renewable Mouth-pieces for the Outlet End of Pugmills for Shaping Clay or Marl "Bats" and Lengths from which such "Saggers" are Formed.
Inventor: BAILEY CHARLES FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-01-01
Granted: 1908-02-01
Abstract: 19. Bailey, C. F. Jan. 1. Moulding saggers; pottery, saggers for. In making saggers, plastic clay cr the like is extruded through a die and cut into lengths, which are wound circumferentially round a cylindrical or other shaped former in order to form the side walls of the saggers, the meeting edges of the strip of clay being joined with the aid of slip, water, &c. The side wall thus formed is placed, either with or without the former, upon a bottom consisting of a bat of clay moistened with slip or water upon its upper surface, and the edge of the bat, which projects beyond the lower end of the sagger wall, is turned up and made to adhere to the outer surface of the wall. In order to expedite the moulding of the clay strips, the extrusion mouth-piece may be divided transversely by a vertical rib or ribs formed within it, so that two or more strips can be formed side by side. Alternatively, the clay stream may be divided by means of a device shown in side elevation in Fig. 2 and in plan in Fig. 3, and comprising vertical blades i, which are provided with ends of square, rectangular, or other section fitting into holes e in upper and lower bars d, f secured in front of the mouthpiece.
Patent GB-190702771-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reducing Valves.
Inventor: PEARSON SAMUEL OLDFIELD
Filed: 1907-02-04
Granted: 1908-02-04
Abstract: 2771. Pearson, S. O. Feb. 4. Reducing - valves. -A reducing-valve for steam pressures comprises a doubleb e a t equilibrium valve f, g, Fig. 1, which is controlled by a diaphragm t acting through a lever n. The diaphragm is situated on the low-pressure side and is clamped over an opening in the casing d by an open frame w, which is provided with a screw-adjusted spring v to control the reduction of pressure. The two parts f, g of the valve have a screw connexion and are secured together, when adjusted, by a lock-nut z. The seatings h, i and the guidebridge j are removable, for repair or renewal, through openings in the casings closed by covers k, l. Small variations of pressure on the lowpressure tide, by acting on the diaphragm, result in large movements of the valve, so that the predetermined pressure is quickly restored.
Patent GB-190704128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Wireless Electric Signaling Systems.
Inventor: CABOT SEWALL
Filed: 1907-02-19
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 4128. Cabot, S. March 10, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Telegraphs.-Messages transmitted over an opencircuit land line as front-stroke ' Morse signals are repeated as wireless signals of the same character. On depressing the key K<1>, Fig. 1, the relay 2 is energized by the current transmitted through the line I, with the result that the circuit of the electro-magnet 1 is closed and a wireless signal is transmitted from the antenna V. Before closing the power circuit at k<1>, the electro magnetic key K breaks the circuit of the wave-responsive device P at k<11> and short-circuits the receiving- system L, C<11>, I<11> by an earth at o, o'. When a signal is received by the antenna V, the relay Q is energized, and the relay 5 earths the line I at 7<1>. The signal is consequently received by the relay 11 and sounder 14. If the receiving operator fails to understand a signal, he can break' by depressing his key K<1>, the transmitting operator receiving the 'break' signal during the moments when his key is not depressed. Fig. 2 shows a wireless system associated with a duplex wire system ; the latter is employed not for the purpose of sending messages simultaneously in opposite directions, but to improve the quality of the signals transmitted. When the key K1<1> is depressed, the pole-changing key 17<1> reverses the normal current to line. This does not affect the polarized relay 11<1> and sounder 14, but causes the tongue of the relay 2<1> to move over so as to close the circuit of the electromagnet 1 and send a wireless signal from the antenna V. A signal received by the antenna causes the energization of the relays Q, q and throws over the pole-changer 17. This leaves the relay 2<1> unaffected, but energizes the relay 11<1>, so that a signal is received at the sounder 14. The receiving operator can 'break' by depressing his key.
Patent GB-190706565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Palettes, Trays & the like used for Brushwork in Water Colours.
Inventor: BAXENDALE ARTHUR PERCY
Filed: 1907-03-19
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 6565. Baxendale, A. P., and Gamble, T. F. March 19. Palettes.-A palette or tray for use in water-colour brush work is formed with recesses for stock paints, one or more receptacles for water, and recesses for blending the paints. In the form shown, the palette 1 is provided with recesses 2 for paint, a receptacle 3 for washing brushes, a receptacle 4 for clean water, and recesses 5 for blending.
Patent GB-190708748-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Packing Predetermined Quantities in Bags.
Inventor: WHITEHORN THOMAS
Filed: 1907-04-15
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 8748. Fell, J. C., [Yost Writing Machine Co.]. April 15. Typewriters.-Relates to type-bar actions of the kind described in Specification No. 4265, A.D. 1907, and particularly to a construction allowing of a compact arrangement of the typebars in the basket or rest. In the machine shown in Fig. 1, the detachable frame 4 carries the pivot rod 5 for the key-levers 6, the hangers 11 for the bell - crank levers 12, the hangers 19 for the type-bar drivers 17, and the segment 29 for the type-bar guide-links 26. The type-bars 24 are made of a single piece and the drivers 17 of two parallel pieces, instead of vice versa, so that the type socket 45 can be formed integral with the typebar and the contact points of the typebar and the driver can be made stronger. The ends of the plates of the driver are brought together and secured by a rivet 37 to form a contact 36, and the type-bar is provided with a projection or contact 44 ; this arrangement provides a means for alining the type, by filing down either contact 36, 44. The ink pad 50 is arranged in a skewed arc corresponding to a staggered arrangement of the ends of the typebars as shown in Fig. 11. The pivots 18 of the drivers 17 and the pivot wire 27 of the guide links 26 are in single vertical planes. The pivots 23 connecting the type-bars 24 to the drivers 17 are in a single vertical plane, except in the case of the five end type-bars a, b, c, d, e, Fig. 11, the pivots 23 of which are arranged progressively nearer the front of the machine as the end of the system is approached. Similarly, the five end type-bars extend progressively farther towards the front of the machine and the guide-links 26 gradually increase in length.
Patent GB-190713741-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Unhairing, Fleshing, Working and Setting Out Hides.
Inventor: SHETTLER GUSTAV ADOLPHUS
Filed: 1907-06-14
Granted: 1908-06-15
Abstract: 13,741. Shettler, G. A. June 14. Hides and skins, raw, treating.-In a machine for unhairing, fleshing, working, and setting-out raw hides, the knife cylinder is carried by spring- controlled arms attached to a pendulum so as to equalize the pressure over different parts of the skin and enable it to be worked from the middle toward the outside portions. The knife cylinder 1, Fig. 1, driven through bevel-gearing and belting, is carried by arms 3 pivotally attached to the pendulum 4 and controlled by springs 3*; the arms 3 are connected by a lever 5 pivoted at 6 to a rod controlled by a foot-lever x so that if one end of the cylinder passes over a thick part of the hide and hence rises, the other end is pressed down with an equal pressure. The driving-shaft carries a fly-wheel and also transmits motion by a belt to the shaft 12 which, through bevel-gear and a reversing-clutch 13, drives the screw spindle 14 by means of which the pendulum 4 is oscillated about the centre 7. The table 15 is moved up and down by ordinary reversing clutch gear and counterweights 16, stops being provided at the extreme points. Clamps are applied over the top edge to hold the hide, and it is stated in the Provisional Specification that these are detached from the table when it travels below the knife cylinder, but are carried up by it and tightened by a cam when it rises. Figs. 2 and 3 show a modification in which the knife cylinder is driven from a pulley 17 by rope gearing 20 passing over pulleys 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24. The shifting of the pendulum is accomplished by means of a pinion 32 gearing with a rack 33, the pinion being driven from the pulleys 21 by a reversing-clutch 29, bevel-wheels 30, 31, chain drive 33*, 34, and bevel-wheels 35, 36, 37, 38.
Patent GB-190714762-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: ZIEGENBERG RUDOLF
IPC: H01M10/22
Filed: 1907-06-26
Granted: 1907-09-27
Abstract: 14,762. Ziegenberg, R. Aug. 11, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Secondary batteries. -In charging zinc-leadperoxide storage batteries, the charging-bath is a slightly acid solution of zinc sulphate, which is maintained in that condition by suspending therein plates of zinc, or pieces of zinc of any kind contained in perforated vessels of glass, porcelain, &c., or zinc oxide or hydroxide may be substituted for metallic zinc. Steam may be blown in through perforated tubes to heat the bath. The zinc or zinc oxide may be placed in a vessel separate from the charging-bath, the electrolyte being circulated continuously or intermittently by suitable means.
Patent GB-190719537-A (GB)
Title: Truss for use in Re-inforced Concrete Work.
Inventor: ROBERTSON ALEXANDER KING
Filed: 1907-08-31
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 19,537. Robertson, A. K., and McAIpine, W. H. Aug. 31. Reinforced concrete girders; floors.-A truss for reinforcing concrete is formed from a bar consisting of several parallel members connected by integral webs. The webs are cut through near the ends in parallel inclined lines so as to form transverse integral members or stirrups B, Fig. 2, when the ends of alternate bars are raised out of the plane of the remaining bars. Centre ties or bonds D are similarly formed. Fig. 4 shows a section suitable for beams, and Fig. 6 shows another for floors.
Patent GB-190721376-A (GB)
Title: Improved Roasting and Baking Oven.
Inventor: HATZFELD CARL
Filed: 1907-09-26
Granted: 1908-09-28
Abstract: 21,376. Hatzfeld, C. Sept. 26. Bakers' ovens.-Relates to ovens of the kind through which the articles are carried by an endless conveyer. The oven is constructed of sheet iron, and is provided at each end with laterally-sliding doors 2, and at the centre with a damper-controlled vapour outlet 18. Gases from the grate 3 pass through a passage 4 and a flue 6 at each side of the rear of the oven to a dampered outlet flue 7. The conveyer is of wire netting supported by wire ropes, which are guided in grooves formed in rollers 9, 10. Angle-irons fixed to the wide walls of the oven support the upper half of the conveyer, and the lower half runs over wires placed longitudinally on the oven bottom. The wire ropes and the netting may be tensioned by adjusting the roller 10 by means of screws 15, and they may be driven through the oven by mechanical means. Specifications No. 2379, A.D. 1864, and No. 1542, A.D. 1884, [Abridgment Class Cooking &c,], are referred to.
Patent GB-190724223-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottles and Stoppers therefor to Prevent Refilling of said Bottles without Detection
Inventor: LEVI ALBERT TEWFIK LEON
Filed: 1907-11-01
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 24,223. Levi, A. T. L. Nov. 1. Bottles, non-refillable capsules and the like. - Bottles are made with a ring b of frangible material fitting into a slot h, as shown, or loosely embracing a lip h<1>. The bottle may then be filled and corked in the usual manner. A final closure which h cannot be removed without breaking the ring b consists of a stopper d provided with spring catches as shown, which allow the insertion of the stopper but prevent withdrawal. In a modification, the stopper d is replaced by a cement plug retained by an internal rib on the ring b. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 47, .A.D. 1896, No,. 10,478 and 26,106, A.D. 1903, and No. 11,046, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190804030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telegraph Poles
Inventor: TIDNAM FREDERICK H
Filed: 1908-02-22
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 4030. Tidnam, F. H. July 9, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Moulding posts.- A collapsible core for use in making hollow concrete telegraph poles or posts consists of tapering sections 3, Figs. 7 and 8, overlapping longitudinally and expanded by a wedge 4, and supported in a mould not shown.
Patent GB-190804707-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Work-feed Motions for use in connection with Ammunition and other Machinery.
Filed: 1908-03-02
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 4707. Birmingham Metal and Munitions Co., and Bennett, F. March 2. Blanks, supplying. -In connexion with the feed of bullets, cartridge cases, or other articles that require to be fed a certain end foremost, a receiver or position-rectifier is arranged beneath the hopper, and is provided with means for retaining one end of the article while the other falls and takes the lead in position. The articles are fed one by one to a receiver 11, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, which is rocked through a right-angle for the discharge by cam mechanism 20, 22, 21 and a strap 23 attached to the receiver. A spring 17 returns the receiver. In an apparatus for feeding bullets nose first, a rectifying- plate 27 is provided with an aperture 28 of greater length than the bullet. Parts 29, 30 of the aperture are of less width than the broad end of the bullet but of greater width than the nose end. Above the rectifying-plate is a discharge slide 31 actuated by cam mechanism 34. The slide is withdrawn from beneath the bullet when the receiver is rocked into the horizontal position, allowing the nose and major part of the bullet to pass through the aperture in the plate 27. The broad base of the bullet is retained by one of the narrow parts of the aperture until the rest of the bullet is in advance. In feeding the bullets broad end foremost, the modified receiver shown in Fig. 15 is used, so that the nose of the bullet falls into a cavity 36 which is too small for the base if the bullet falls nose first. A projection 35 retains the nose if the reverse happens. For elongated cup-shaped articles to be fed base foremost, the receiver 11, Fig. 20, is provided with a peg 37 and supporting-pin 38 to act as shown, and to feed the articles singly, the receiver may be provided with a cam-surface 45, against which presses a roller 46 carried by a spring-pressed frame 42, to which is attached an arm 40.
Patent GB-190808844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Control of Motor-propelled Vehicles, Boats, and Flying Machines
Inventor: SLATER JOHN
Filed: 1908-04-23
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 8844. Slater, J. April 23. Motor road vehicles.-Comprises a handle-bar and associated means for controlling motor-propelled vehicles, airships, aeroplanes, and submarines, characterized by the arrangement of the handlegrips at or nearly at right-angles to control levers within easy reach of the driver's fingers, so that every desired alteration of speed and direction may be made without moving the hands from the handle-bar. In craft requiring to be steered in two planes, the handle-bar is movable vertical as well as horizontally, and operates by means of suitable cables both horizontal and vertical steering-gear. Figs. 1, 3, and 9 show a form of handle-bar suitable for motor vehicles and boats. The handle-bar B is provided with steel lugs E carrying the hand-grips F. A suitable device J for operating flexible cables is attached to the upper side of the lug E, the cables passing into the handlebar and converging again at the strengthening- collar I. Levers G operate rods or flexible cables L The device J may consist of a casing from which cable-actuating-levers K project, as shown in Fig. 3, or the lug E may contain either screws having milled heads which operate the cables by a non- rotatable nut, or pairs of plungers H, one of each pair being connected to a cable and being operated from the other by racks and pinions. A suitable scheme of connexions would be to connect the cables within the tubes H from one side of the handle-bar to the throttle and air regulator of the engine, the other pair being connected to the spark advance mechanism and the switch. Levers G operate the exhaust-valve lifter and a brake ; or one may operate the switch. Fig. 10 shows the cables and drums used with the handle-bar in the case of a flying-machine, or of a submarine. The handle-bar B is rigidly fixed to a vertical drum P rotating about an horizontal pivot mounted on brackets Q, which carry stops R for flexible cables S attached to the drum P for steering in a vertical plane. The brackets Q are also attached to an horizontal drum U, rotating about a vertical axis and carrying flexible cables for steering in an horizontal plane.
Patent GB-190810252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Operating the Valves of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BELLAMY ALFRED ROWE
Filed: 1908-05-12
Granted: 1909-03-04
Abstract: 10,252. Bellamy, A. R. May 12. Gas and like engines, governing. The gas admission and other distributing-valves are actuated by mechanism which varies the time and duration of opening but maintains unaltered the time of clesing. The valve c<1>, Fig. 5, is opened by the action of inclined cam-faces a<2>, upon cam-bowls d<2> carried by a loosely-mounted sleeve d which bears against a fixed sleeve e on the valve spindle c. An oscillating motion is imparted to the cam carrier a<1> by a blade n, Fig. 2, mounted on an eccentricrod k. The blade n, by engaging with a second blade o fixed to the cam carrier, rotates in unison both the cam carrier and the rollers d<2> until the movement of the latter is arrested by the engagement of the stepped piece p with a governorcontrolled blade r<3>. When the rotation of the camrollers has ceased, a longitudinal motion is imparted to them by the continued rotation of the cams a<2>. This action of the sleeve d on a ballbearing, not shown, adjacent to the fixed collar e opens the valve. A spring h is used to return the cams and cam-bowls to their original positions, and a dash-pot to control the closing action of the valve. A buffer spring s is also provided for the return movement of the cam carrier.