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Patent GB-190429435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Alternating Current Motors.
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 29,435. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens- Schuckert Werke]. Dec. 31. Motors, alternating-current.-The phase of the current in a series compensating-winding of a single-phase commutator motor is shifted, so that this winding neutralizes the electromotive force due to the fluctuating field of the motor, by connecting in parallel across the auxiliary winding an ohmic resistance. Additional short-circuit windings, with resistances in series for regulation, may be used for the auxiliary fields to produce a component of these fields to neutralize the voltage in the short-circuited armature coil due to the fluctuations of the motor field. These windings are made to act upon the same magnetic circuits as the auxiliary windings, and are arranged upon the compensating - poles when these are used. The electromotive force in the short-circuited coil due to the rotation of the armature in the field may be neutralized by a compensating-winding in series with the armature, and the electromotive force due to the fluctuating field may be neutralized by an electromotive force due to the rotation in a field produced by a second auxiliary winding in complete short-circuit to the motor. By the combination of the series auxiliary winding with the shunt winding all the electromotive forces induced in the short - circuited coil may be neutralized.
Patent GB-190501086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lamps for Burning Liquid Combustibles.
Inventor: NISSIM LOUIS
Filed: 1905-01-19
Granted: 1905-12-01
Abstract: 1086. Nissim, L., Jones, G. B., and Edwards, J. R. Jan. 19. Extinguishing oil lamps.-When the lamp is upset, the extinguisher flaps m are operated by a slotted or like member q attached to the cone or gallery c, the motion of which relatively to the lower part a of the lamp is limited by a flange f or other stop. Under normal conditions the cone or gallery c rests on a groove e.
Patent GB-190501650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Costume Stands or the like.
Inventor: WILLIS WILLIAM CHARLES
Filed: 1905-01-27
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 1650. Willis, W. C. Jan. 27. Lay-figure and like stands; displaying and storing.- Consists of means for adjusting the height of lay figures. To the bottom a<1> of the telescopic part a of the stand of the lay figure B is attached a ferrule F, in which works a device D, shown in detail in Fig. 2. Brackets f are attached to or made in one piece with the ferrule F, and in them a weighted lever or tumbler D is pivoted on trunnions d<3>. The outer end d<5> of the lever D is weighted, the inner end, which projects through a hole f<2>, f<3> in the ferrule being forked so as to bear against the rod e upon which the part a slides. The weight of the lay figure thus causes the forked end of the lever D to grip the rod e when the lever is at a suitable angle as in Fig. 2. To adjust the stand, the weighted end d<5> of the lever D is lifted a short distance by a string S, which may pass through a hole in the lay figure as shown in Fig. 1. When the figure is at the desired height, the end d<5> is released and the forked end grips the rod e. The figure may be moved upwards without pulling the string.
Patent GB-190502095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BROWNE TOM BOUSQUET
Filed: 1905-02-02
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 2095. Browne, T. B. Feb. 2. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to hand controlling- devices combined with the steering hand-wheel, and consists, as shown in Fig. 1, of bell-crank levers B pivoted at a to a bracket A carried by the handwheel. The upper arms b of each lever project above the level of the steering-wheel and carry projections which are adapted to engage with racks D carried by the bracket A. The lower forked arms b<1> engage in any suitable manner with flanges formed on sleeves C, which are mounted one over the other so as to slide longitudinally on the socket Z carrying the hand-wheel pillar. The motion of the sleeves is transmitted to the parts controlled by means of rods E attached to the flanges. A. collar F may be fixed on the socket Z to act as a guide for the rods E.
Patent GB-190502667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spanners, Wrenches, Pipe-grips and the like.
Inventor: JONES JOHN FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-02-09
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 2667. Jones, J. F. Feb. 9. Spanners and wrenches.-A spanner or pipe wrench has its movable jaw mounted on a strap sliding on the shank of the fixed jaw and sufficiently loose to allow the strap to pivot to tighten the grip during operation. The movable jaw d is rigidly connected to the strap e, and has teeth f which engage with corresponding teeth c on the shank b of the fixed jaw a. A spring h tends to keep the teeth in contact. By skewing the movable jaw against the spring by means of a thumbpiece g, the ratchet teeth are moved out of gear and the movable jaw can be slid endways. The ratchet teeth form a coarse adjustment, whilst the swivelling movement of the whole jaw round the engaged ratchet teeth forms a fine adjustment.
Patent GB-190505140-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stocks for Forming Screw Threads.
Inventor: HINTERSDORF EMIL
Filed: 1905-03-11
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 5140. Hintersdorf, E. March 11. Stocks and dies. -The dies a are adjusted one over the other on oblique surfaces by a rotary ring b, sliding in an annular flange t in the stock and having a projecting pin engaging a recess o in one of the dies. The ring is furnished with an arm g carrying a pawl k pivoted at z, the nose of which rests in a notch in a plate m adjustably attached to the stock by screws n passing through slots in the plate so as to vary the locking position.
Patent GB-190511688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Phonographs and the like.
Inventor: GOODWIN JOSEPH SOMERS
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1906-06-02
Abstract: 11,688. Goodwin, J. S. June 3. Phonographs.-The stylus of a phonograph is carried by a three-armed frame, each arm a of which is attached to the diaphragm, and immediately below each point of attachment is an air-tube. The three air-tubes lead to a common tube and the point of attachment c of the arm which is furthest from the common air-tube is nearer the centre of the diaphragm than are the points of attachment of the other two arms.
Patent GB-190517224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turret or similar Vessels.
Inventor: DOXFORD CHARLES DAVID
Filed: 1905-08-25
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 17,224. Doxford, C. D. Aug. 25. Ships' frames and framing; tanks.- Vessels of the turret type are constructed with inner sloping side-walls C extending from the double bottom D, at a considerable distance from the external plating B, to the side of the vessel at a height considerably above the bilge. The walls C are supported by brackets or struts C' or by columns similar to those described in Specification No. 16,620, A,D. 1899. The spaces between the plating B and the walls C are utilized as ballast tanks. The sloping walls permit easy unloading of grain cargoes. The construction described is particularly applicable to the turret vessel described in Specification No. 6147, A.D. 1905, in which the beams and stanchions are removed and gusset-plates G and web frames F are fitted.
Patent GB-190521054-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Pencil Sharpening Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1905-10-17
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 21,054. Boult, A. J., [Weber, K.]. Oct. 17. Making pencil - sharpeners.-Pencil - sharpeners consist of a series of blades a, Figs. 2 and 7, bent up out of one or more strips A, A' of metal, which are mounted in a suitable holder B. For lead pencils, the blades a, Figs. 7 and 11, are ground and sharpened on both edges preferably, when only partly bent up, and are then finally set at their full inclination as in Fig. 11, to make the cutting- edges prominent.
Patent GB-190521939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Smocked Pleats.
Inventor: MEUMANN EMIL KARL AUGUST
Filed: 1905-10-27
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 21,939. Meumann, E. K. A., and Hirsch, M. J. Jan. 21, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ornamental-sewing machines; chain-stitching machines; work-supports; folding-devices.-Relates to a machine for sewing smocked, pleats or honeycombing. The work is laid over the edge of a vertical work=support k, and a simple pleat is formed by a plate i, Fig. 17, which is moved upwards by a cam. The plate i is slotted to permit the passage of needles a, and the pleat is secured by groups of stitches. The plate is then withdrawn and the pleat pushed by a feeder m over to the left, whore it is-held by fingers p while the plate i is advanced to form the next pleat. The work-support is given a lateral movement so that the groups of stitches formed in this pleat are midway between those in the last, and so on, so that when the work is finished and opened out the desired cellular pleating will be obtained. Four chain stitches are made by each needle in each pleat. One stitch is made at the root of the pleat, the work is moved downwards, and a second stitch is made engaging with the first ; the work is then moved up again, a third stitch made through the same hole as the first, and finally the work is moved down and a fourth stitch is made in the hole of the second. The loops are engaged by doubleended loopers 2, Fig. 17, which 'are carried by a bar 4, Fig. 1, suitably actuated in vertical and lateral directions by cams. The fingers p are carried by a cam-actuated slide. The feeder m, Fig. 20, is hinged to the work-support k and is pressed over by a spring. It is slotted to allow the passage of the needles. Fig. 25 shows the disposition of the stitches. Different coloured threads may be supplied to the different needles.
Patent GB-190522410-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Down-draught Preventer for Chimneys and Ventilating Shafts.
Inventor: EVANS RICHARD
Filed: 1905-11-02
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 22,410. Evans, R. Nov. 2. Chimney and ventilating - shaft tops. -The chimney or shaft is surmounted by a truncated cone b carrying a short pipe d, the upper end of which is surrounded by a wider pipe c. An inverted cone f is fixed in this pipe, and wings e, situated beneath the annular openings formed between the pipes c, e, and between the cone band chimney a, are provided to deflect wind currents in an upward direction.
Patent GB-190522576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Portable Letters.
Inventor: WHITEHEAD WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-11-04
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 22,576. Whitehead, W. Nov. 4. Ornamenting.-Relates to improvements on the inventions described in Specifications No. 3995, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Advertising &c.], and No. 2398, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Toys &c.], and consists in supporting paper, cardboard, or the like letters, numerals, or designs on paper or the like base sheets so that they may be fixed to a display surface in proper alinement. The letter may be provided with projecting pieces b separable by perforations or the like e, the pieces b being inserted in slits c of the base sheet d, the letter a being gummed in front. Or the parts b may also be gummed and may serve to secure the letter a to the sheet d temporarily. Or the parts b maybe gummed on their underside, no slits being used, as shown in Fig. 2. Or narrow strips f may be passed over the letter and may be gummed to the base sheet d, Fig. 3, or passed through slits c therein, Fig. 4. Or strips g forming a part of the sheet d may be cut so that the letter may be held beneath them, Fig. 5. Or flits h may be made in the sheet d and the letter be held in them, Fig 6. The letters a may be of metal foil or other suitable material, or may be used as supports for gold or other metallic leaf. Several letters may be supported by one base sheet. According to the Provisional Specification, instead of the strips b forming part of the letter, they may be gummed thereto.
Patent GB-190601956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cocks or Valves for Water, Steam, and the like.
Inventor: DEADMAN THOMAS WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-01-25
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 1956. Deadman, T. W. Jan. 25. Removal from vessels, facilitating; repairing, facilitating; cleaning valves and cocks.-Relates to an arrangement of an auxiliary valve with a main valve so that the latter can be removed from a vessel &c. to facilitate cleaning or repairs, or for any other purpose, and consists in connecting the two valves so' that the auxiliary valve is positively closed by the operation of removing the main valve and is positively opened by the re-insertion of the main valve in its place, so that the closure of the auxiliary valve is not dependent upon the pressure of the fluid. Fig. 1 shows the auxiliary valve d in its closed position and Fig. 4 shows it open. The auxiliary valve d has a stem f, which is guided in or attached to a cross-bar g fixed at the inner end of a threaded ferrule e into which the main valve (not shown) is screwed, and the motion of the ferrule is imparted to the valve d. The rotation of the valve d on its seat dislodges dirt therefrom. A lock-nut j serves to hold the ferrule e firmly against the socket b.
Patent GB-190611235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Latches and Bolts
Inventor: CANNON THOMAS MACE
Filed: 1906-05-14
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 11,235. Cannon, T. M. May 14. Latches.-A thumb-latch b, having a gating c to permit of its being projected forward by the handle e to lock it against external operation by the thumb-piece a, has its forward end formed with a slot d between unequal fork pieces b<1>, b<2>, adapted to engage a catch g. The pivot pin i and the turned-up end h of the latch may be perforated to receive a padlock.
Patent GB-190614257-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in India-rubber Valves.
Inventor: LINDEMANN OTTOCAR
Filed: 1906-06-21
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 14,257. Lindemann, O., [K÷rting Akt.- Ges., Geb.]. June 21. India-rubber valves.-Relates to that kind of valve in which the passage consists of one or more annular openings in the periphery of a cylinder or the like, the openings being closed to the passage of fluid in one direction by rubber rings k which are seated in grooves in the said periphery, and consists in making the cylindrical valve body of individual rings a separated from each other, to make the annular openings, by distance-pieces c, which may be exchanged for others. The rubber rings k are seated between the rings a. The rings a and distance-pieces c are held together by bolts d<1>, which pass through coincident perforations through the parts a, c.
Patent GB-190614893-A (GB)
Title: A Speed Gauge for Talking Machines and the like
Inventor: DALZELL WILLIAM RAWSON
Filed: 1906-06-30
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 14,893. Dalzell, W. R. June 30. Phonographs &c. -A device for measuring the rate of revolution of phonograph or graphophone records consists of a simple scale, the distance travelled by the reproducer style along which in unit time gives the speed, since the " pitch " of records is constant. As shown in the Figure, the plate on which the graduations are marked is stepped at each graduation.
Patent GB-190617502-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spray Carburettors for Internal Combustion Engines.
Filed: 1906-08-03
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 17,502. Poppe, P. A., and White & Poppe. Aug. 3. Gas or explosive-vapour engines, carburetting in. A rotary plug valve controls the inlet of air and the outlet of the mixture, and carries a conical cap fitting over the fuel nozzle to regulate the flow of liquid. In a modification, the rotation of the.plug causes the adjustment of a needle valve. Fig. 1 shows a section and Fig. 2 shows a sectional plan of the carburettor, in which the hollow plug valve F is pressed down by a spring M to hold the cap K on the fuel nozzle A. Fig. 3 is a view of the nozzle showing the eccentric holes A<2>, K<3>, by means of which the flow is adjusted. An additional sleeve N is provided to effect independent adjustment of the air inlet and outlet. Movable stops T on the cover serve to limit the motion of the sleeves F, N, or to prevent motion of the latter altogether when once adjusted. In the modification referred to above, a needle valve free to rise and fall but unable to rotate is screwed into the shank F<3> of the plug valve.
Patent GB-190618721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Grinding of Pens.
Inventor: HOOPER THOMAS STUDDY
Filed: 1906-08-21
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 18,721. Hooper, T. S., and Hearne, H. Aug. 21. Surfacing.-In a machine for effecting the cross and longitudinal grinding of pen nibs on the surface adjacent to the points, a rotary carrier is provided whereby the nibs are carried along or across the peripheries of the grinding-wheels, and the nibs are simultaneously rotated through a sufficient angle to submit their curved backs to a uniform grinding action from edge to edge. The emery or other wheels a, b, Fig. 3, having concave and straight peripheries for effecting the longitudinal and cross grinding, respectively, are mounted upon adjustable standards and are rotated, preferably comparatively slowly, by belts and pulleys. Adjacent to the wheels is mounted a rotatable chuck-carrier, which consists of a circular plate c having one or a series of chucks mounted therein, and which is rotated by band or by worm and belt gearing. Each chuck may comprise a jaw d, which is pivoted to a stem d' and is normally held against the latter to secure the nib i by means of a spring d<2>. A square part of the stem d' is movable within a sleeve l, Fig. 5, which is movable within a boss j<1> fitted into an aperture in the plate c. Springs m are disposed between the stem and the sleeve, and between the sleeve and the boss, so that the stem d' is normally held in the centre of the boss, but can be moved in any required direction, the stem always being perpendicular to the plate c. A pinion j formed on the boss j' gears with a fixed sector k, Fig. 3, which is concentric with the plate c. The nib i in the chuck is first moved by the carrier into contact with the underside of the wheel a, and, by the engagement of the pinion j with the sector k, is rotated about the axis of the chuck, so that the nib is effectively ground in a longitudinal direction from edge to edge. The nib is then conveyed to the wheel b, by which it is ground in a transverse direction. By means of the spring- controlled coupling between the stem d' and the plate c, the nib is enabled to adapt itself to the wheels. A pair of adjustable profile plates n may be arranged to contact with the chucks and guide the nibs during the grinding operations. After the pinion has been carried beyond the sector k, a lateral projection d<3> on the jaw d contacts with a cam-plate r, whereby the nib is released and allowed to fall into a receptacle. When the chuck approaches the end of the plate r, another nib is inserted in position. Rotation of the chuck while the projection d<3> is in contact with the plate is prevented by a stop -piece s on the boss j<1> abutting against a stop-plate t. A spring connexion between each grinding-wheel and its spindle may be provided to allow the wheels to yield to irregularities in the shape of the nibs. One grinding-wbeel only may be used.
Patent GB-190623938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tea-pots, Kettles and the like.
Inventor: MENDEL SAM
Filed: 1906-10-27
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 23,938. Mendel, S. Oct. 27. Teapots &c.-Teapots, kettles, &c. have the lid sloped backwards. The slope may be other than straight, and may apply only to a part of the neck. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 17,158, A.D. 1888.]
Patent GB-190625241-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Micrometer Depth Gauge.
Inventor: GAUNT GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-11-09
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 25,241. Gaunt, G. W. Nov. 9. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Micrometer gauges.-A depth gauge consists of a narrow six-inch rule B sliding in a double-faced base F provided with a vernier. A groove a on the rule is adapted to engage a piano-wire w, which is wound round a spring drum D, led over a pulley r, and attached to the end of the rule. The face of the base-plate F is applied to the surface, and the rule pressed into the hole to be gauged against the spring s. A vernier is fitted to the base and a magnifying glass on a stem may be held by a clip E. A second vernier oppositely graduated is fitted when the second face is used in gauging to prevent strain of the spring s. A clamping-screw m. locks
Patent GB-190626092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Setting Lacing-hooks or the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-11-17
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 26,092. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Nov. 17. Lacing-fastenings. -In a machine for setting lacing-hooks &c., the hooks are securely held by a sliding shouldered and notched plate during their insertion in the stock and subsequent motion to feed the stock. Hooks a are fed from a raceway e<3>, Fig. 2, by a slide e<4> reciprocated by a cam E, to rest in a recess g<6>, Fig. 5, in the head 6 of the setting-spindle 4. A plate g<7> with a shoulder 8 and recess 10 enters the throat of the hook, being connected by an elbow-lever g<3> with a spring-controlled rod h, which has a roller g bearing upon a parallel motion f operated by a cam H. The spindle head 6, with the hook a held firmly thereon, is then raised by the cam G working in a yoke G', which slides on uprights G' and has an upper plane face 2 on which the base of the spindle 4 rests, the parallel motion f maintaining its relative position. The stock D<1> is held down on the slotted worktable A' by a presser foot D<2>, controlled by a spring b<10> and released by a cam b<8> or treadle-rod b<14>. Prior to the insertion of the hook a, an anvil D is depressed to the stock D<1> by a face-cam B<6> acting through a rod B<3>, rock-shaft B<1>, disk C, and slide block C<2>, vertical adjustment for varying thickness of stock being obtained by the threaded part C<8> of the anvil shank C<4> co-acting with a set-screw C<5>. When the hook has been inserted and upset, the anvil and presser foot both rise, and the stock is fed by imparting a lateral motion to the spindle 4 by means of a cam F engaging a forked lever F<1> connected to the block F<3> in which the spindle 4 slides. This block F<3> is guided by a rod F<4> working in sockets F<5>, and the extent of its feeding motion, and the spacing of the hooks, are regulated by the lever m<4>, which has a pointer m<6> moving over a scale m<7>, and a forked end engaging a sliding block m<2>, Fig. 1, to which the lever F' is pivoted. The cam 4 then withdraws the hook-sustaining plate g<7>, and the spindle 4 is lowered and returned to alinement with the anvil D.
Patent GB-190627914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Metals, such as Steel, or Steel Alloys in order to Vary, Improve or Accentuate the Qualities or Character thereof
Inventor: FRITH WILLIAM FREDERICK LOWNDE
Filed: 1906-12-07
Granted: 1907-12-07
Abstract: 27,914. Lowndes, W. F. L. F., (formerly Frith, W. F. L.), [Grist, C. J.]. Dec. 7. Annealing tempering; steel, special treatment of. - Relates to processes such as are described in Specifications No. 13,352, A.D. 1900, and No. 23,939, A.D. 1901, for the treatment of metals such as steel or steel alloys, in which the metal is heated in a bath of mercury or mercury vapour, and is subjected while heated to an electric current, and consists in passing the current ouly while the temperature of the metal corresponds to a selected period of recalescence determined by experiment. An apparatus suitable for the treatment of small tools and test pieces comprises a circular tank A adapted to be heated from below, provided with a flange B to which is secured a cover E. A pyrometer J passes through a hollow steel member I, the lower end of which engages one end of the article M to be treated. The other end of the latter is in contact with the bottom of the tank. The tank A contains mercury, and the apparatus is surrounded by a casing G. The current is established when required through the holder I, which is insulated from the rest of the apparatus, and the bottom of the tank A.