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Patent GB-190628920-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of Beer Wort.
Inventor: MAARDT JOERGEN GEORG
Filed: 1906-12-18
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 28,920. Maardt, J. G. Dec. 18. Brewing; concentrated or condensed beverages; malt extracts and compositions.-A dry or almost dry beer wort which may be mixed with yeast powder, dried below 35‹ C., so that by the addition of water a fermented beverage is obtained, is made as follows :-Ground malt is extracted with cold water and the extract, after being warmed to 30‹ C., is allowed to act upon dry starch. The whole of the extract is added to the starch and the mixture heated to 70‹ C. ; or only one-half of the extract is added, the mixture is boiled, and after cooling to 50‹ C., the remainder of the extract is added and the mixture heated to 70‹ C. Alternatively, the malt extract is added to dry starch in quantity sufficient to form a dough, which is heated to 100‹ C., cooled to 50‹ C., and again mixed with malt extract and the mixture heated to 70‹ C. The product is inspissated at a temperature above 100‹ C., preferably about 160‹ C., until practically free from water, to convert the residues of starch into maltose and dextrin. Extract of hops and colouring-substances may be added to the wort.
Patent GB-190629153-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rail Sanding Apparatus for Tramway, Railway and the like Vehicles.
Inventor: MALLINS CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-12-21
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 29,153. Mallins, C. W. Dec. 21. Sanding rails. - A copious emergency supply of sand is obtained, by means similar to those described in Specification No. 24,581, A.D. 1906, behind the rear wheels of a tramcar or the like as well as in front of the leading wheels, the driver being capable of operating both supplies from his end of the car. The stem of a cranked punch bolt C fits into a hollow upright socket 1 pivoted at 2. The cranked portion of the punch bolt may point rearwardly or forwardly, as shown. The punch bolt is connected by a rod 3, lever 4, link 6, and lever 7 to the slide 9 of the sand hopper. Connexion between the rod 3 and the lower end of the lever A is made by means of a pin 10 on the rod, fitting a slot 11 in the lever A. The lever A is also connected to a similar lever at the other end of the vehicle by a flexible steel-wire cable, as shown. The depression of the punch bolt by the driver's foot operates the front or rear supply, according as the crank points rearwardly or forwardly. The rope 12 not being capable of transmitting a compression, the rear hopper is not in operation when the punch-bolt crank points rearwardly. The front hopper is not affected when the crank points forwardly since the pin 10 slides in the slot 11. In normal cases, the depression of the punch bolt is limited by the interposition of the piece D pivoted at 13 ; this may be moved by the driver's foot so as to prevent an extra depression of the punch bolt to give a more copious supply of sand on the rails.
Patent GB-190701445-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Driving Gear of Motor Road Vehicles
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 1445. Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Soc. Anon. Jan. 19, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Differential gearing.- Relates to motor road vehicles in which the differential gear is arranged away from the live axle so that the planes of the road wheels may be inclined outwards, the differential gear being supported from the vehicle frame and combined with a universal driving- joint. The axle structure 1, Figs. 1 and 2, may be made of stamped sheet iron enlarged at its centre for the reception of the gearing. The part 4 of the live axle is mounted at its inner end by means of a ball bearing in the ring 8, which is provided with trunnions 9 entering recesses in the front and back of the structure. The part 10 of the axle is provided at its inner end with a spherical piece 12 engaging a corresponding bearing in the end of the axle 4. The axles 4, 10 carry bevel-wheels 14,13, which gear with pinions 127, 15 mounted on the shafts 23 and sleeve 16, respectively. The forward ends of the shaft and sleeve are connected to the driven members of the differential gear. The frame of the differential gear carrying the planetary pinions 40 forms also a Cardan joint, connected by means of a forked sleeve 21, Figs. 2 and 3, with the longitudinal shaft 22.
Patent GB-190705062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hat and Coat Rails
Inventor: MARSHALL WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-03-02
Granted: 1907-12-05
Abstract: 5062. Marshall, W. March 2. Clothes-hanging apparatus.-Hat and coat rails of hollow section are built up of two or more members arranged to enclose -and secure the attachment parts of the garment or other hooks, whereby the formation of recesses or crevices capable of harbouring dust is avoided. Fig. 3 shows a transverse section of the rail and hooks, and Fig. 5 is a longitudinal view, partly in section. The rail, which may be adjustably or otherwise connected to uprights b or to a wall bracket, is built up of top and bottom members a<1>, a<2> and side plates a<4>, a<5>. Distance -pieces d, Figs. 4 and 5, are screwed to the top and bottom members, while the side plates are connected by screws a<6>, certain of which are also used to secure internal plates f, which serve as seats for the attachment parts of the hooks. The hooks comprise upper and lower parts e', e', connected by vertical portions e', and are arranged in pairs, back to back, on opposite sides of the rail. Flanges f<1>, f' on the plates f act as distance-pieces for the side plates a', a<5>. The side plates a', a<5> and the flanges f f<2> are recessed for the passage of the hooks. In a modification, the distancepieces d and plates f are dispensed with by the use of a length of metal of I-section in combination with side plates. Hooks may be provided on one side of the rail only, in which case, one of the side members may be made integral with the top and bottom of the rail. In another form, the rail is built up from two lengths of metal of semicircular or channel section, suitably gapped at their edges for the passage of the attachment parts of the hooks, the two lengths being brought together with their channels forming the hollow interior of the rail.
Patent GB-190715913-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Closing and Stamping Envelopes.
Inventor: COGSWELL ALEXANDER GORDON
Filed: 1907-07-11
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 15,913. Cogswell, A. C. July 11. Damping envelopes.-A machine for closing and stamping envelopes, shown in plan in Fig. 1, is operated by a hand-lever 1 which is mounted on a spindle 2 and is moved through about threequarters of a revolution from the position shown in Fig. 1, and back again. The envelope is placed on top of a casing 111, on which it is held with one edge against a stop-pin 132 by a forked clamp 25, which is raised and swung aside to permit the envelope to be closed. The sealing-flap of the envelope is held in vertical position against a hinged closing-plate 26 by a projection 136 on the clamp 25. The flap is damped bv a pad 50 pivoted to a lever 44, which can rotate about an horizontal axis. Upon operation of the hand -lever 1, the pad 50 is moved into a position parallel with the plate 26 and then, by rotation of the lever 44, is moved over the envelope flap. The pad then swings out at right-angles to the lever 44 and descends towards a water trough. During the back stroke of the hand-lever, the pad returns to the position shown in Fig. 1. Further movement of the hand-lever causes the closing-plate 26 to swing down and close the envelope. The back of the plate 26 is furnished with rails upon which run rollers carried by the hand-lever, whereby pressure is applied to the plate 26. The envelope is removed from the machine by a pair of spring-closed jaws 119 which are rotated into position to engage the envelope and back again to the position shown in Fig. 1. The pad 50 is damped by a pad pivoted above a water trough, from which water is supplied to it by a pad on a swinging arm.
Patent GB-190719606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Boxes or Covers for Containing Playing Cards.
Inventor: MONTGOMERY ROBERT MERVYN
Filed: 1907-09-02
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 19,606. Montgomery, R. M. Sept. 2. Scoring and marking.-A case for playing-cards carries one or more tablets 2 of celluloid or other washable material, upon which the scores of card games can be inscribed in pencil, the tablets being secured in position by a metal or other rim 3. A pencil sheath 4 is provided, as shown, on the side of the case, the pencil being situated near one edge of the case to facilitate the packing together of a number of such cases.
Patent GB-190724212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Indicating, or Recording, Targets.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1907-11-01
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 24,212. Johnson, J. Y., [Felten & Guilleaume-Lahmeyerwerke Akt.-Ges.]. Nov. 1. Targets, electric.--In the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the target is constructed of parallel steel or other metal strips 4 which are insulated from one another by cellulose, xylonite, ebonite, or like strips 3, and are clamped in a metal frame. Alternate metal strips, forming one set of electric conductors, are connected by screws to a common metal cross-bar 5, while the other alternate metal strips are divided on concentric circles representing a bull's-eye and inner and outer rings by plugs 7 of insulating material, and are connected to conductors 9, 11, 13 leading to electric indicators. When a bullet strikes the target, it extends over adjacent metal strips and completes a circuit through the corresponding indicator. Modifications are described in which close-meshed wiregauze, covered with paper or cloth on the outer face, is fixed in front of the target strips, or target sections, and forms the common electric conductor leading to the indicator.
Patent GB-190800262-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for use in Submarine Signalling by Sound.
Inventor: LAKE HAROLD WILLIAMSON
Filed: 1908-01-04
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 262. Lake, H. W., [Submarine Signal Co.]. Jan. 4. Signals, marine.-A submerged signal bell is sounded from a distance by compressed air acting on a flexible diaphragm connected to the clapper, the supply of air to the space on one side of the diaphragm being controlled by a pneumatically - actuated valve. The bell B is fixed by a screwed bush c<3> to the bottom of a casing, which comprises, an upper exhaust chamber H, containing the diaphragm E and valve K L, and a lower compression chamber G. A steady pressure is maintained in the chamber G through a pipe g<1> from a distant compressed-air reservoir Fig. 4, but the supply of compressed air to the valve K L through pipes m<3>, h<2>, h<1> is controlled by a slide valve M, which may be operated by hand or automatically. The diaphragm E, which may be of leather or rubber, is fixed peripherally between a ring F<1> and a concave plate F, and is clamped at the centre between two plates on a rod D<1> connected by a screwed coupling d<3> to a rod D, which is pivoted to the clapper C. The coupling d<3> contains a spring to allow the clapper to recoil after a stroke to prevent the vibrations from being damped. Leakage of air round the rod D is prevented by a cylinder H<1>, and leakage of water is prevented by a rubber tube H<3>. The valve K L, shown separately in Fig. 2, comprises a flexible actuating-diaphragm L, which carries a slide rod k<2> through which passes a rod carrying a plug K. The slide rod k<2> is engaged between shoulders on the plug rod, a spiral spring being interposed at the lower shoulder. When the diaphragm L is inflated by compressed air through the tube h<1>, as shown in Fig. 2, a passage k<1>, which leads to the lower side of the diaphragm E, is connected to a tube K<1>, which leads to the compression chamber G so that compressed air is admitted below the diaphragm E, which is lifted against the action of a spring E<1>. When the diaphragm L is deflated, the slide rod k<2> descends, carrying down the plug K and continuing its motion for a short space after the plug K is on its seat, so as to connect the passage k<1> to exhaust channels k<4>. A one-way valve is fitted to the pipe h<1> so that the air in the exhaust chamber H escapes through the pipes h<1>, h<2>, m<4>, when it reaches a certain pressure. The slide valve N may be operated automatically by a pivoted Lever N. Fig. 4, which is rocked by teeth on a revolving wheel. The signalling - apparatus described above may be suspended from a lightship or the compressed-air apparatus may be arranged on shore and the bell apparatus suspended from a buoy, the pipes g<1>, h<2> being flexible. Specification No. 14,230, A.D. 1904, is referred to.
Patent GB-190806342-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Door for Cooking and Heating Stoves and Ranges.
Inventor: GIBSON ROBERT
Filed: 1908-03-21
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 6342. Gibson, R. March 21. Doors. - A door 4 for hopper-shaped fuel openings of cooking and heating stoves rests without hinges or other fittings upon the base 10 of the hopper, its weight keeping it closed. Tapering side wings 5 with rounded bottoms 7 engage a flange 2 on the door frame, the flange being cut away at the bottom 3 to receive the end 8 of the door when in the open position. The door is opened by pushing the lower end with a poker or the like.
Patent GB-190819506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Control Devices or Operating Mechanisms for Cycle and like Speed Gears.
Filed: 1908-09-16
Granted: 1909-07-22
Abstract: 19,506. Armstrong Triplex Three Speed Co., Price, J. H., and Reilly, A. H. Sept. 16. Driving-mechanism.-A control device for changespeed gears consists of a bush a with a closed end, placed within the handle-bar and forming a guide for a cylindrical piece d, which is capable of longitudinal and rotary motion, and is operable by a lever j which passes through a slot h in the handlebar ; the slot is of such a shape that the lever j may take up any one of a number of positions, and the slanting portions are at suitable angles to compensate for the varying effort required in moving the handle to actuate the gear. The Bowden wire or other transmission mechanism e is attached to the block d. The handle-bar is reinforced by a sleeve i, and the lever j may carry a cylindrical plate to cover up the unoccupied part of the slot h.
Patent GB-190820087-A (GB)
Title: Loader and Unloader for use in connection with any Rick-shifter.
Inventor: BENNETT ROBERT MALCOLM
Filed: 1908-09-24
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 20,087. Bennett, R. M. Sept. 24. Loading and unloading.-A device or loader for facilitating the loading and unloading of hayricks to and from the rick-shifter or transporting- vehicles comprises pointed bars 2 bolted to a cross-bar 1, rollers 5 being mounted on the underside of the bars. To load, the pointed ends of the bars 2 are inserted beneath the rick, and by backing the rick-shifter with its tail-board abutting against the cross-bar end, the loader is forced under the rick, and the cross-bar is raised until the runners rest upon the tail-board. The loader, with the rick upon it, is then hauled on to the rack-shifter.
Patent GB-190826215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drawing Rollers for Textile Frames.
Inventor: DOWDING JAMES FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 26,215. Dowding, J. F. Dec. 4. Shaft couplings.- In coupling the ends of steel drawing-rollers of textile frames, the end of one roller is provided with a cylindrical socket A having at the bottoman eccentric hole C, which is engaged by a pin D carried by the cylindrical end of the adjacent roller B. The hole C may hold a pin E engaging a slot F, which is cut or milled wholly or partly across the end of the roller B.
Patent GB-190827435-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Securing Synchronous Action of Conjointly Working Kinematographs and Talking Machines.
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 27,435. Deutsche-Bioscop Ges. Aug. 13, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Kinematographs. - Synchronism between a kinematograph and a phonograph is obtained by including in the photographic record successive images of an object, such as a rotating pointer b, moving at a rate proportional. to the speed of the kinematograph A, and projecting on the screen i, at the time of reproduction, an image of a similarly moving object such as an aperture g in a disk f moved by the actuating - mechanism of the phonograph B, the two images being kept in a definite relative position by controlling the speed of the kinematograph.
Patent GB-190828247-A (GB)
Title: Improved Hinges and Method of Hanging Wooden or Metal Casements.
Inventor: CARTER CHARLES PITWOOD
Filed: 1908-12-28
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 28,247. Carter, C. P. Dec. 28. [Cognate Application No. 4633, A.D. 1909, dated Feb. 25.] Hinges.-A double-jointed casement hinge comprises hinge flaps A, U secured to the framework M and casement N respectively, a connecting-flap B, rollers K engaging slotted plates H on the head and sill of the framework, and catches D, E, which secure the casement to the connecting-flap. By this arrangement, the catches are automatically forced when the window is opened beyond a certain angle, and the secondary hinge C comes into use.
Patent GB-190905515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Wheels for Motor and other Vehicles.
Inventor: LOUTZKY BORIS
Filed: 1909-03-08
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 5515. Loutzky, B. March 8. Spring wheels with sectional outer guided members. - Telescopic casings c containing double volute springs f placed base to base are seated in an apertured wooden ring b secured between fixed and detachable flanges on the felloe a. An inextensible springy metal band g, formed with indentations, surrounds the casings. A thick india-rubber band k enclosed in a jacket i forms the tread, the whole being enclosed in a cover m secured to the felloe.
Patent GB-190907850-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Plug Cocks.
Inventor: ORD WILLIAM
IPC: F16K39/06
Filed: 1909-04-01
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 7850. Ord, W. April 1. Plug cocks.-A plug cock in which the smaller end of the plug is at the spindle end is fitted into its casing so as to leave a chamber r above it and to bring the larger end flush with the end a<1>. A cap 13 is screwed on to the end a' so as to leave a chamber n<1> below the plug. Passages p, o in the plug connect these chambers with the through-way g. Lubricant can be introduced into the chamber r through a hole normally closed by a screw 15. The upper part of the spindle is screw-threaded, and a locking- nut 10 having a handle 10<a> is fitted on it. The plug can be secured in any position by means of the nut 10.
Patent GB-190913957-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for the Production of Printing Blocks by Etching.
Inventor: HOLMSTROM AXEL
IPC: C23F1/08
Filed: 1909-06-14
Granted: 1910-06-14
Abstract: 13,957. Holmstrom, A. June 14. Etching.-To prevent under-etching in the process of etching printing-surfaces, the etching-fluid is sprayed on the plate in a finely divided state by means of secondary spraying-devices which are used in addition to the usual primary spraying- devices. The etchiog-fluid is sprayed on plates b, Fig. 1, by means of secondary sprayers f<1> which receive a spray from a primary rotary sprayer f. The plates b rest on supports c, which may be pushed into the tank in the manner of a slide. In modifications, the sides of the tank may be curved, or made with facets g as shown in Fig, 2, to form the secondary sprayer, the plate b being arranged to swing so as to adjust itself automatically to the varying direction of the spray. The cover of the tank may form the secondary sprayer, or a fixed deflector may be arranged on the side of the tank. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a tubular surface d to be etched is arranged between the sprayers f<1>
Patent GB-190914397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tennis Racquets, Bats or the like.
Inventor: BROWN SUMMERS
IPC: A63B51/00
Filed: 1909-06-19
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 14,397. Brown, S. June 19. Rackets.-The frame of a tennis racket, bat, or the like of rectangular, circular, oval, or other cross-section, constructed of wood, metal, celluloid, fibre, or the like is wound round with wire 3 to prevent the frame from warping. A piece of stout gut 4 is passed under and over each spiral of the wire 3, and the ends are made fast by means of knots 5, 6. A length of suspending-gut 7 is passed round the inside of the racket between the wire 3 and the frame, and the ends are made fast to a tapered peg 9. Transverse and longitudinal stringing is then passed round the suspending-gut 7, and the ends are secured. By tightening-up the suspending- gut 7, the stringing is correspondingly tensioned. In a modification, the gut 4 is dispensed with, and the stringing is attached directly to the suspending-gut 7; and in further modifications, the peg 9 and gut 7 are also dispensed with, and the stringing is passed round the wire 3.
Patent GB-190920449-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Faucet-end for Wrought-iron, Steel and like Pipes.
Inventor: EADIE ANDREW
IPC: F16L21/00
Filed: 1909-09-07
Granted: 1910-06-30
Abstract: 20,449. Eadie, A., and Tannahill, J. Sept. 7. Spigot-and-socket joints held by caulking.- Faucets for wrought-iron, steel, and like pipes are formed by first welding an external sleeve upon the pipe end, and then expanding by usual means the outer end of pipe and sleeve, leaving part of the sleeve unexpanded.
Patent GB-190923710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match-box Holders.
Inventor: DANIEL NORBERT
IPC: A24F27/10
Filed: 1909-10-16
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 23,710. Daniel, N. Oct. 16. Ash-trays.-A match-box holder formed from a blank of tin &c. and having arms a<1>, a<2> for engaging respectively the drawer and shell of the match-box, is provided at its lower end with an ash-tray.
Patent GB-190928839-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illuminated Advertising or Direction Indicating Signs.
Inventor: POESCHL ALBERT
IPC: G09F13/14
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-06-23
Abstract: 28,839. P÷schl, A. Dec. 9. Signs.-An advertising or direction sign d, Fig. 2, is fixed beneath a lamp shade c, so as to be illuminated on both sides directly by a light b; or it may be illuminated directly on one side by the light b, and a reflector f may be employed on the other side; or both sides of the sign may be illuminated with the assistance of reflectors f.
Patent GB-190929242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid Pressure Engines.
Inventor: COWLISHAW WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1909-12-14
Granted: 1910-10-20
Abstract: 29,242. Cowlishaw, W. G. Dec. 14. Slide valves.-In engines of the type in which the principal exhaust takes place through ports o uncovered by the piston, while a secondary exhaust is allowed through the inlet ports l and ports p uncovered by the movement of the valve f, the final pressure of the compressed fluid left in the cylinder after the exhaust is cut-off can be regulated by the use of valves having rear or exhaust edges of different lengths, or of actuating-mechanism of variable throw. The arrangement of the engine may be similar to that described in Specifications 14,403/05 and 2137/06.
Patent GB-191001084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window and the like Fire Escapes.
Inventor: COATES HENRY
IPC: A62B1/14
Filed: 1910-01-15
Granted: 1911-01-16
Abstract: 1084. Coates, H. Jan. 15. Window appliances.-A window appliance for lowering persons from burning buildings comprises a cage which slides on two ropes a suitably secured at their upper ends, under the control of two rope grips applied simultaneously by t h e occupant of the cage. The sides of the cage may be furnished with an asbestos curtain. The empty cage may be raised by a separate cable. Rope grips.-Fig. 1 shows the rope grip comprising fixed jaws e secured to brackets d fixed on the cage and movable jaws e<1> supported on pins i, k. A hand-wheel h on a threaded shaft operates both sets of movable jaws simultaneously through links f<1>.