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Patent GB-190424701-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Motor Control Systems and in Apparatus therefor.
Filed: 1904-11-14
Granted: 1905-11-14
Abstract: 24,701. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Nov. 14. Reducing-valves; actuating valves; check valves; plug cocks; handles.-Relates to pneumaticallyactuated master-control systems for electricallypropelled trains. The pneumatic devices or relays are operated by supplying compressed fluid, such as air, at different pressures through the mastervalve, which is adapted to reduce the air pressure in different positions. The master-valve or controller is shown in section in Fig. 3. It comprises, (1), a plug valve 26 for determining the order in which the pipes receive the air, and consequently the direction of movement, and, (2), a disc or slide valve 27 for connecting to the train-pipes and controlling the pressure through reducing-valves in certain of the ports. The reducing-valves may be of any desired construction, but as shown consist of a slide valve 34 loosely mounted on a piston 35 slightly smaller than the chamber 36. It is adapted to close the port when the proper pressure has been reached. A chamber 39 communicates by a small passage 42 with a chamber 40 separated from the chamber 36 but normally communicating through a small valve 43. A spring-pressed diaphragm 45 is arranged in the chamber and, when moved inwardly, lifts the valve 43 from its seat. The valve is so proportioned that when open the compressed air can escape through it more rapidly than it can pass the piston 35, so producing a differential pressure and allowing the spring to return the piston and close the port 47. The main valve seat has three ports connected to the chambers 37 of the reducing- valves, and with other ports leading to the chambers 39, and one leading to exhaust. The valve 27 for making the desired connections is operated by the handle h', and according to its position supplies air of, say, 10, 20, or 30 lbs., and operates the relays in due succession. The handle is provided with a press-button 72, as described in Specifications No. 9807, A.D. 1903, and No. 17,020, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Regulating &c.], so that the controller is returned to the' off' position should the handle be released.
Patent GB-190425057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Manufacture of Sash Pulleys.
Inventor: TIPPER ARTHUR DAVID
Filed: 1904-11-18
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 25,057. Tipper, A. D. Nov. 18. Casting and moulding; making pulleys.- S a s h pulleys are cast in halves A, A', Figs. 2 and 4, each half consisting of a cheek c, a half b of the faceplate, and a pair of lugs d. The lugs join into the face of the face-plate b, and are formed with projecting pins l and corresponding holes l<1>, by which means the half-frames are adjusted in position for rivets k, passing through holes j j to secure the halves together. A stud C is formed on the cheek c, which projects into a countersunk hole C' formed in the cheek c. Each cheek is formed with a boss h, which acts as a bearing for the axle or to receive and hold an axle round which the pulley B turns. The patterns for use in moulding may be exactly as the half-frames, the holes and studs being sufficiently tapered to leave their own cores and to allow the patterns to be readily withdrawn from the mould. The axle of the pulley may be formed of studs projecting from the inner faces of the cheeks, and the whole of the fore-end and one of the cheeks may be integral. In larger frames, more than two rivets may be used, and one of them may consist of a separately-formed distance-piece. The frames may also be forged.
Patent GB-190426856-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Vehicle Lamps
Inventor: MCCALL THOMAS DUNLOP
Filed: 1904-12-09
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 26,856. McCall, T. D. Dec. 9. Carriage &c. lamps.-Glasses K, J are removably placed in grooves C, D, E and protected by bars H, I. The top is hinged to the upper edge of one of the sides. Reflectors F, G are provided, also a spring hook for attaching the lamp to the vehicle.
Patent GB-190500639-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Beautifying and Projecting the Surfaces of Photographs and other Objects.
Inventor: BLAISDELL FREDERICK ELIJAH
Filed: 1905-01-12
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 639. Blaisdell, F. E. Jan. 12. Ornamenting.-The surface of a photographic print or the like is covered with a thin protecting- film of celluloid or the like, which may be tinted or carry a border or like ornamental design. The film is formed on a carrying-surface prepared so that the film is easily detachable. Glass is treated with a coating of wax, oil, or other medium of separation, and dipped into a solution of celluloid, a thin film coating being formed for the evaporation of the solvent. The carrying-medium may be flexible and the film formed as a continuous roll. An adhesive coating of gelatin, shellac, or the like is applied to the exposed surface of the film.
Patent GB-190503357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Driving Dynamos and the like.
Inventor: VANDERVELL CHARLES ANTHONY
Filed: 1905-02-17
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 3357. Vandervell, C. A., and Hodgson, W. Feb. 17. Clutches. - The driving-pulley of a dynamo - electric generator is con. nected to the dynamo shaft by means of an adjustable friction clutch. The driving-pulley e, which runs on antifriction balls f on the dynamo shaft a, is provided with a tlange g, to which is attached a ring h, preferably made of carbon. A disk k is pressed against one side of the ring h by a spiral spring l, the tension of which can be adjusted by a nut m, the other side of the ring h bearing against a disk j fixed to the shaft a. The driving-pulley may be mounted on a separate shaft to that on which the dynamo is mounted. The clutch may consist of blocks of carbon &c. pressed on each side of a disk &c. secured to the dynamo shaft.
Patent GB-190503371-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Actuating Electrical Clocks.
Inventor: SCHOENBERG GUSTAV
Filed: 1905-02-17
Granted: 1905-05-04
Abstract: 3371. Sch÷nberg, G. Feb. 17. Electric clocks.- A centrally-pivoted armature 13, rocking between a stop 14 and the poles 12 of an electro-magnet, throws back an eccentrically-loaded fly-wheel 1, which drives a clock movement through a ratchet - wheel 7. The circuit is made and the impulse is given by the contact of arms 17, 15 on the fly-wheel and armature respectively, the arms sliding on one another. A spring may replace the load 2 on the wheel.
Patent GB-190508660-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Opening Devices for Preserve Tins or Boxes and the like
Inventor: LUNDE HALFDAN ABEL
Filed: 1905-04-22
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 8660. Lake, H. H., [Lunde, H. A., and Scholz, P.]. April 22. Stamping.-The material of preserve tins, boxes, cans, &c. is weakened along the opening lines by dies with projections of trapezoidal, rectangular, segmental, or other shape such that the weakening is independent of the degree of sharpness of the projections, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. A ridge or raised portion is stamped from the cover or bottom of the tin &c., as shown in Figs. 2, 4, 8, and 11; and the weakening line is formed thereon, either subsequently, or simultaneously by suitably shaping the dies.
Patent GB-190509952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Furnaces
Inventor: ANDREWS JOSEPH DEVONPORT FINNE
Filed: 1905-05-11
Granted: 1906-05-11
Abstract: 9952. Andrews, J. D. F. May 11. Furnaces with coking-chambers.- A fuel chamber, in which coal is distilled and coked by the heat of combustion of the gases given off, is placed within or adjacent to a combustion chamber in which the coke is burnt in an ordinary grate along with the gas. In the form shown, the fuel chamber consists of an inverted trough-shaped retort B supplied with fuel and air through the door D. The fuel is supported on a solid hearth C, and the gas and coke escape into the combustion chamber under the side walls of the retort. Several such retorts may be arranged in one chamber. The fuel chamber may also be formed by dividing off a portion of the furnace chamber by a partition extending from the top to near the grate level.
Patent GB-190510188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Supplying Liquid Fuel to Burners.
Inventor: PURDY THOMAS C
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1906-05-15
Abstract: 10,188. Purdy, T. C. May 15. Vessels with pistons.- Relates to apparatus for supplying liquid fuel at a regulable pressure to burners more especially in incandescent systems of lighting, the use of compressed air or carbonic acid being dispensed with. A cylinder g, which may be formed with a flange n, for receiving weights m is disposed over a fixed piston c, and, when the cylinder is raised, liquid fuel enters through an orifice f into a hollow stem b and passes through a valve d to the upper side of the piston. When the cylinder is released and descends, the fuel is forced to the burner through a discharge pipe h. The apparatus may be placed within the liquid-fuel reservoir and the pressure may be regulated by springs instead of weights. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 25,439, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Stoves &c.].]
Patent GB-190513479-A (GB)
Title: Process of Making Butter.
Inventor: BOYKIN SALLIE COOPER
Filed: 1905-06-29
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 13,479. Boykin, S. C., and Mitchum, R. B. June 29. Butter.-Relates to a method for making butter without churning. The cream is allowed to rise, and the milk with the cream on it is heated to boiling-point and cooled. The thickened cream is then removed, and sugar and, if required, vinegar are mixed with it and the whole allowed to ferment. The cream is then worked with a butter paddle and is salted and washed.
Patent GB-190513681-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regulating Mechanism for Arc Lamps.
Inventor: BROCKIE JAMES
Filed: 1905-07-03
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 13,681. Brockie, J. July 3. Arc lamps. - Two forms of ratchet regulating- mechanism are described, in each of which the ratchet teeth or their equivalents are of considerable pitch, in order to give long periods of steady regulation. In Fig. 1, the lower carbon-holder band the heavier upper holder a are connected by a cord c passing over a pulley d, attached to a ratchet-wheel e. A core g is, during working, kept raised by a series solenoid h so that a stop f carried by an extension g<1> of the core engages the ratchet-wheel e, but undue diminution in the current through the solenoid allows the core to descend until the ratchet-wheel e is released. The next tooth of the ratchet-wheel is subsequently engaged by the stop f. The extension g<1> is pivoted to a frame i, which is preferably mounted co-axially with the ratchetwheel. Springs k attached to the frame i bear on the sides of the ratchet-wheel e so as to check its rotation when released. In the second form, Fig. 4, a pawl n pivoted to the frame i bears on a notched disk m, but is disengaged therefrom, in order to allow feeding of the carbons, by a stop p, which is preferably adjustable. The arrangement of the solenoid, core, wheel, and detent may be duplicated. The invention is applicable to lamps in which only one carbon is moved and to multiplecarbon lamps. Specification No. 15,510, A.D. 1893, is referred to.
Patent GB-190515130-A (GB)
Title: Blowing Off, Washing, and Filling Apparatus for Boilers.
Inventor: MILLER WILLIAM LEWIS
Filed: 1905-07-22
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 15,130. Miller, W. L. Feb. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Blow-off apparatus ; washing-out ; raising steam. -Relates to apparatus for blowing off, washing out, and filling boilers. The invention is intended chiefly for use in sheds for locomotives. The blow-down water and steam from the boiler 0 is conveyed by a pipe H to a box A and thence by a pipe B to a main C, which is connected to a surface water-heater D. The water thus heated is used subsequently for washing out and filling the boiler. For washing out, the hot water is led by a pipe F to the box A and is mixed with cold water supplied through a pipe E, after which it passes through the pipe H to the boiler. The inlets for the hot and co!d water are arranged tangentially, as shown in plan in Fig. 3. In filling the boiler, hot water only is supplied to the box A by the pipe F. A branch pipe J connects the pipe F with the steam space of the boiler. Valves for shutting off the various pipes are provided. For emptying a boiler rapidly, the box A is connected by a pipe I with the apparatus of the next stall, so that the water passes through two blow-off boxes.
Patent GB-190515267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cocks or Taps to Prevent Surreptitious or Unauthorised Use thereof.
Inventor: HILL EBENEZER
Filed: 1905-07-25
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 15,267. Hill, E. July 25. Locking plug cocks.-Relates to plug cocks of the kind wherein the plug is rotated by a cylindrical lock. The plug 2 is made integral with the spindle 5, the upper part of which is cut away to form an approximately rectangular extension. Packings 6, 8 and nuts 7, 9 prevent access of fluid to the lock. In the upper part of the casing is a cylinder 10 containing the usual spring pins 11 which hold the cylinder against rotation until the key is inserted in the slot 12, Fig. 2. The cylinder is secured in place by turning the edge of the casing over a washer 13. Two lugs 14 extend downward, and so engage the cut-away part of the valve stem. In the washer 13 is a slot 15, and extending upwardly into this slot from the lock cylinder is a stud 16, thus limiting the movement of the valve. To open the valve, the key is inserted in the lock and the plug freely turned, but the key cannot be removed until the cylinder is again in locking position.
Patent GB-190515505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Wheels of Motor and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WALTON FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-07-28
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 15,505. Walton, F. July 28. Motor road vehicles.-Brackets A' secured to the side frame A of a motor or other road vehicle are supported on a pneumatic or other resilient cushion B, carried by a ring C which has a ball bearing support on a flanged ring D secured to the wheel D'. The vehicle is further supported on ordinary springs C<3>, which may, however, be fitted between the cushion B and the yoke A<2>. Fig. 4 shows in side elevation a form in which a short pneumatic or other cushion B, similarly mounted, is used. According to the Provisional Specification, the interior of the casing A<3> may be supplied with blacklead or other lubricant.
Patent GB-190520645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin Freeing Apparatus for Spring Pianos
Inventor: JONES THOMAS LINFORTH
Filed: 1905-10-12
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 20,645. Jones, T. L. Oct. 12. Musical instruments.-Automatic spring pianos are provided with electrical devices whereby coinslot boxes, each containing a pivoted lever J, may be situated at some distance from the instruments. Coin action; actuating-mechanism.-The inserted coin Z falls on and depresses the lever J, closing the circuit of a distant electro-magnet I through contacts J', I', and withdrawing the detent H from a notch f in the disk F, which is slowly driven by an auxiliary motor E. A pin G on the disk then depresses the lever C', freeing an arm B on the governor spindle A of the piano. The arm C' is retained in this position by mechanism operated by the piano until the termination of the playing, when the notch C again engages the arm B. In an alternative arrangement, the electro-magnet I acts directly on the lever C<1>. Coin tipping or discharging mechanism. - To enable the circuit of the electro-magnet to be closed for a sufficient time, the coin lever may be curved or provided with a long channel.
Patent GB-190524061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: BEVIS HENRY
Filed: 1905-11-22
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 24,061. Bevis, H., and Angold, A. E. Nov. 22. Arc lamps.-Clutch regulating-mechanism for an inclined - carbon lamp of the flaming - arc type, adapted for use in a series of lamps, is arranged as shown. The carbons B, Fig. 2, slide through tubes C which are pivoted at D and are provided with weighted arms R. Clutches A<1>, shown diagrammatically in Fig. 2, are connected by links P and a lever H to a core G below a shunt solenoid F, and have rollers M, which, just before the carbons are released, engage cam-surfaces N so as to swing the tubes C and separate the carbons, the arc being thus broken. The carbons fall on to the stops O. The lever H then opens a switch Q in the circuit of the shunt solenoid F, whereupon the core G descends and the carbons are clutched, drawn into contact laterally, and then separated by an upward movement to strike the arc. The upper contactpiece of the switch is carried by an arm Q<1> connected by a bent link Q<5> to a spring Q'. Pins Q<4>, Q<3> on the lever H engage the link and the spring respectively, and are so arranged that the switch is not closed until the carbons have touched. In consequence of the angle between the tubes C being fixed during normal working, the clutches may be designed to have long movements, so that they are only disengaged at considerable intervals. Each clutch consists of a sleeve A, Fig. 1, a lever J pivoted to an arm A' of the sleeve and to the link P, and a gripping-block E which is operated by a spring I and has a notch to receive a pin A<4> on the lever, a certain amount of lost motion being provided for. A catch K may be pivoted to the sleeve A, and adapted to engage a projection on the lever J and so prevent disengagement of the clutch until the catch K reaches a stop L ; or the sleeve instead of the lever J may be connected to the controlling-gear, and in this case the lever J disengages the clutch when it reaches a stop. The clutch may be guided by rods and the tube C dispensed with.
Patent GB-190525348-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing Seamless Hollow Metallic Vessels.
Inventor: GAULT JOHN HAMPTON
Filed: 1905-12-06
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 25,348. Gault, J. H. Dec. 6. Stamping. - In the manufacture of metallic hollow-ware of varying outline, a disk of metal is cupped in dies in successive stages, the blank being driven not right through the die so that a flange c, Fig. 9, is left. When the disk is cupped to the requisite extent, a circumferential groove is made by a concave die 31 and a three-part die 30, Fig. 10. A split ring 45, Fig. 12, preferably of leather, is then inserted into the blank to prevent distortion, and the blank is necked in dies 40, 41, 42, thus attaining the form shown in the Figure. The top portion is suitably shaped if the article to be made is a jug, and the blank is then finished by stamping in a two-part die 70, Fig. 14, the pressure of the tool being transmitted through clay or other material. The operation shown in Fig. 12 is performed in the apparatus shown in Fig. 16 in which the dies 40, 41 are held together against springs by levers 57 and straps 56. As the inner die 42, Fig. 12, rises, a roller 65 is made to move along a slot in the machine framework and to assume the position shown in dotted lines, thus opening the die and enabling the blank to be withdrawn.
Patent GB-190526521-A (GB)
Title: Rope Grip for Suspended Rope Railways
Inventor: KUTZER ADOLF WILHELM
Filed: 1905-12-19
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 26,521. Kutzer, A. W. Dec. 19. Rope grips for r suspended rope railways, with the gripping-jaws actuated by the weight of the load, have the motion transmitted from the load to the jaws through levers mounted on the e axles of the running wheels of the suspended frame. In Figs. 1 and 3, the load suspension rods a are shown. connected to a shaft b carrying a cross-head d which is connected to levers k on the travelling- wheel axles m, by means of bolts working in slots on the levers. The shafts m are extended at -the other side of the wheels n, and are provided at the other end with a pair of levers k<1> similar to the levers k.. The levers k<1> are connected to a cross-head d<1>, which is guided by a pin o working in a guide on the framework. The gripping-jaws q each form one arm of a bell-crank lever pivoted at r to the framework and linked by a rod t to the cross-head d'. The weight of the load depresses the cross-head d and levers k, thereby operating the rock-shafts m and transmitting the motion through the levers k<1> and cross-head d' to the gripping-jaws. A roller u is mounted on the shaft b to release the gripping-jaws by engaging an inclined surface in the usual manner. The space between the travelling wheels of the framework may be utilized to hold a lubricating-device for the rope ; also one of the gripping-jaws q may be fixed.
Patent GB-190527277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Throttle Valves.
Inventor: JOHNSTON GEORGE
Filed: 1905-12-30
Granted: 1907-03-30
Abstract: 27,277. Johnston, G., and Wardell, T. Dec. 30. Tubular valves; rotary cylindrical valves.-A throttle valve for controlling the supply of the air and gas mixture to gas and oil engines is provided, as shown in Fig. 1, with additional parts d, g serving to control an auxiliary air supply. The valve is rotatably adjusted by hand or by a governor through the arm i, and also longitudinally through the lever k and rod l, preferably from the governor. In the position shown in Fig. 1, a full supply of the mixture is given through the ports b, f, together with a small additional air supply, suitable, say, for starting or moving slowly. To supply more air without altering the main supply, the valve is adjusted longitudinally ; for this purpose the aperture f in the valve is made longer than the inlet b. Fig. 5 shows an adjusted position in which the valve is giving the maximum auxiliary air supply, while the supply of the gas mixture at the inlet b is partly cut off.
Patent GB-190600306-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Switching or Reversing Apparatus for Advertising Devices.
Filed: 1906-01-04
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 306. H³lsmeyer, C., and Deutsche Apparatebauanstalt Ges. Jan. 4. Advertising.-An illuminated advertisement device in which a band is wound over rollers geared to an electromotor is provided with a reversing- switch operated by the lamp switch. The motor a, Fig.1, is geared to the roller c by a cord and worm b. A cord or chain passes round the shaft of the roller c, the pulley e of the lamp switch, and the shaft of the roller d. The band is carried from the the roller c to rollers f, k, g, h, i, d, the heavy roller k being interposed to stretch the band. As the pulley e causes the switch l to revolve, different groups of lamps m, n, o, p illuminate the band between the rollers h, i. The shaft r of the lamp switch l carries a sleeve s, Fig. 2, which is caused to rotate by gear-wheels and carries a disk t. Tappets v are arranged to operate the reversing- switch w by striking the lever y, and so to reverse the direction of rotation of the motor a. The apparatus may be arranged to reverse the motor after any number of rotations of the lamp switch l.
Patent GB-190600415-A (GB)
Title: Method of Cleaning Old Tinned Sheet-iron Boxes and other Tinned Articles, to render the same suitable for Recovering the Tin therefrom.
Inventor: GOLDSCHMIDT KARL
Filed: 1906-01-06
Granted: 1907-01-05
Abstract: 415. Goldschmidt, K., and Weber, J. Jan. 6. Removing metal by; surfaces for, preparing.-In a process for cleaning tinned boxes and other articles prior to the recovery of the tin therefrom, the boxes &c. are placed in a perforated cylinder provided with a lid, and dipped into a vat containing heated alkaline solution. The cylinder is agitated in the solution to remove all organic material, and is then immersed in water to wash the contents. It is then introduced into a furnace, where it is rapidly heated by the fire-gases to a temperature of 400- 800‹ C., the effect being to melt and remove the solder, and also to destroy any caoutchouc rings that have been used in the joints of the articles. The material is then ready for being detinned by the electrolytic, chlorine, or other process. Specification No. 8693, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Metals and alloys], is referred to.