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Patent GB-191128274-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Delivery Carriages of Type-line Setting and Casting Machines.
Inventor: SWALE JOSEPH
IPC: B41B11/18
Filed: 1911-12-15
Granted: 1912-10-24
Abstract: 28,274. Swale, J. Dec. 15. Assembling - matrices. - In arrangements wherein the left-hand shifter-arm is provided with a hinged finger which is adapted to yield when an obstruction is met during the return of the shifter-arm, the finger is maintained. in the working position by gravity, the usual springs being dispensed with. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the pivot 3 connecting the finger 1 to the shifter-arm 2 is placed to the front, and the finger is made thicker than usual and is hollowed out at the front 5 so that the centre of gravity is behind the pivot. The pivot 3 may be replaced by other forms of swinging connexions. During the transference horizontally of the line, the finger is locked against turning by the matrices. For this purpose, the pivot 3 is arranged below the level of the matrices, and the arm 2 and the finger 1 are arranged to engage the matrices, the finger 1 having forked inclines to engage similar forks on the arm; or the pivot may be arranged midway of the matrices and the finger 1 be arranged to engage the matrices above and below the pivot. Cushioning or damping devices may be provided to prevent vibration of the finger when it has been swung from the normal position. The finger may be arranged so that it tends to swing beyond the vertical position towards the matrices being assembled, the finger being arranged to actuate an alarm when engaged by the end member 4.
Patent GB-191204703-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Loose-leaf Binders.
Inventor: GRESSER ROBERT EUGENE
Filed: 1912-02-24
Granted: 1912-05-16
Abstract: 4703. Gresser, R. E. March 1, 1911, [Convention date]. Fold - engaging files; covers; leaves. - T h e rigid back b of a looseleaf binder is provided with a strip of leather &c. c on which are mounted hooks g which engage sheet-retaining wires j. The hooks are of the shape shown in Fig. 4, having turnedover parts g<5>, g<6> which engage slits in the leather strip c. The slits are arranged in staggered formation and the parts g<5>, g<6> at either top or bottom of the hooks g are alternately long and short so that the wire-engaging portions g<3> are all in line. The sheets h are formed with an edge half as thick as the body, and this edge is doubled over and slotted on the crease to receive the hooks y. In order to facilitate filing of the sheets on the hooks a guide, Fig. 6, is provided having bent ends i' which engage notches g<4> in the wirereceiving portions g<3>. The strip c is fixed within the binder back b by a pair of metal plates d, d' drawn together by screws to grip the thinned edge of the cover a and one edge of the strip c between them.
Patent GB-191212928-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Chimneys and Ventilating Shafts.
Inventor: ROHRER CARL
IPC: F23L17/02
Filed: 1912-06-01
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 12,928. Rohrer, C. June 1. Chimneys; chimney and ventilating - shaft tops.-Two or more inclined passages passing through both the opposite walls of a chimney or ventilating-shaft are provided to increase updraught. One such passage c, d is higher than the other a, b, and each may have guideplates e, f. The upper parts of the two passages b, d may be of smaller cross - section than the lower parts.
Patent GB-191215773-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lifeboat Arrangements for Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: HILGERS GERRIT
IPC: B63G8/41
Filed: 1912-07-05
Granted: 1913-07-07
Abstract: 15,773. Hilgers, G. July 8, 1911, [Convention date]. Buoyant life-saving chambers. - In a lifeboat arrangement for submarine vessels, a closed lifeboat 10, shown in cross-section in Fig. 4 and provided with a hemispherical light, fits tightly in a recess formed by a partition 3. Fig. 5 shows in detail means for releasing the boat from flanges 7 on the partition 3. The crew enter the boat through man-holes 5, 11 closed by covers 4, 12 respectively, covers 24 and nuts 21 are removed, and the covers 21 are replaced. Cocks 27 are then opened to allow air beneath the boat to be replaced by water. The boat may then be forced off its seating by turning pressure-screws situated between adjacent fastening-bolts 17. The Specification as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a) comprises also the following. Cams 31, shown in Fig. 5 (Cancelled), which bear under T-pieces 7 on the submarine 3, are rotated into an horizontal position so that the boat is free to rise a small distance as soon as the pressing-screws above referred to are turned. The boat is finally released by simultaneously withdrawing the shaft 32 of the cams 31 by turning two longitudinal shafts 36 to which are attached slotted arms 37, in which engage the turned - ends 34 of the cam-shafts 32 when the cams 31 are in the horizontal position. This subject-matter does not appear in the Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-191217939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cork-feeding Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: B67B1/00
Filed: 1911-11-06
Granted: 1912-11-06
Abstract: 17,939. Boult, A. J., [Canfield, R. A.]. Nov. 6, 1911. Feeding cork disks. -A cork-feeding device, more particularly for use in a machine of the kind described in Specification 24,653 / 11, [Class 125 (iii), Stoppers &c.], comprises a hopper 116, Fig. 2, having a stationary bottom with a rotary disk 119 which feeds corkdisks by centrifugal force through a channel 124 leading from the peripheral portion of the hopper, and a plunger 132, Fig. 5, arranged to push the corks down into a shoot 105. The disk 119 is mounted on a rotary shaft 120, and the opening to the channel 124 is made in a wall 125 which extends parallel with the wall of the hopper, a top ring segment 128 and supporting brackets 129 being provided. The channel 124 leads into a straight channel 130 provided with a perforation 131 through which the plunger forces the disks into the outer end of the shootfeed 105. This is accomplished when a plunger 104 is at the outer end of its stroke, a cam 141 connected therewith then passing beneath the higher portion of the pivoted arm 142, weighted at 144, leaving it free to descend.
Patent GB-191219342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Multicylinder Internal Combustion Engines with Rotary Valve Mechanism.
Inventor: SCHAAR MAURICE
IPC: F01L7/08
Filed: 1912-08-23
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 19,342. Schaar, M. Aug. 26, 1911, [Convention date]. Plug cocks.-In an internal-combustion engine, a rotary conical inlet and exhaust valve 16 in the form of a frustum of a cone is placed vertically so that it rests solely by its weight in its seating and is free to move up and down according to the expansion, contraction, or wear. The valve has a short spindle 25, which can slide in a socket on the cover 27 of the valve-chest and is driven bv a vertical shaft 29 having a square end 28 which projects into a recess in the valve.
Patent GB-191221854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Heating Appliances for Buildings and the like.
Inventor: HARRISON ALFRED FRANK
IPC: F24C13/00
Filed: 1912-09-25
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 21,854. Harrison, A. F., and Peard, O. L. Sept. 25. Resistances for heating air preferably consist of thin sheets of uralite, covered with asbestos paper, on which are wound turns of bare chromnickel wire. Each is covered with thin asbestos, pressed, and enclosed in a sheet-metal case. Specifications 13,334/11, [Class 39(iii), Heating by electricity], is referred to.
Patent GB-191222743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Method and Apparatus for Agitating and Aerating Liquids or Pulps.
IPC: B03D1/16
Filed: 1912-10-05
Granted: 1913-10-02
Abstract: 22,743. Howard, A. C., and Minerals Separation, Ltd. Oct. 5. Rotary stirrers.-An agitating-apparatus applicable for agitating and aerating liquids and pulps in general comprises a flat-sided vessel A containing a rotary agitator consisting of a number of curved blades F stopping short of the spindle D and a circular horizontal plate E beneath or intercepting the blades. The agitator may be surrounded within the vessel A by expanded metal, lattice-work, or a grid or grating G, preferably in contact with the walls of the vessel and so placed that its faces obstruct the rotary movement of the liquid. Specifications 7803/05, [Class 82, Metals and alloys], and 2359/09, 4911/09, 6896/10, and 15,546/12, [all in Class 82 (ii), Washing granular &c], are referred to.
Patent GB-191226033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Compressing Meal into a Form suitable for use as Food for Animals, and for Compressing Soft or Plastic Materials, Substances or Compositions for other purposes.
Inventor: SIZER ALBERT WILLIAM
IPC: B30B11/22
Filed: 1912-11-13
Granted: 1913-07-17
Abstract: 26,033. Sizer, A. W. Nov. 13. Stream-cutting machines ; extrusion machines. -Relates to extrusion machines of the type described in Specification 16,831/11, and comprises improvements in the worm, die - plates, and cutting-means. To facilitate renewal, the worm D is provided with a loose wing-portion d which can be replaced when worn. The thrust of the worm is taken by an adjustable ball thrust bearing a<3> mounted in one of the uprights A' supporting the kettle, the bearing being adjustable by means of a screwed plug A<2>. The die-plate D<2> may be provided with more than one series of apertures d', d<2>, Fig. 4, and to equalize the feed of the material the inner part d3 of the die is formed concave or bevelled. The cutting-knife L<1>, Fig. 1, is carried by a sleeve L loosely mounted upon the end of the worm spindle D' and is operated by a ratchet device K driven by an eccentric J mounted upon a shaft F provided with a pinion F<1> gearing with a spur-wheel H on the worm spindle D'. Fig. 6 shows a modified form of cutting-means in which the knife L projects radially inwards from a ring R, mounted upon-a reduced portion of the die and driven by spur gearing R', N<3> from a shaft N, which is driven through a clutch controlled train of gearing from the main shaft E. In a further modified form of cutting-apparatus, a knife is carried by a sleeve L<2>, Fig. 8, which is loosely mounted upon the end of the worm spindle D' and is coupled thereto at each alternate revolution by a bolt d' engaging a recess or notch D<5> in the spindle D'. A disk L', keyed to the spindle D<1>, carries a loose spring-retained portion l<2>, which engages with a roller d<7> on the end of the bolt d' and forces the bolt iato the notch. After a complete revolution, a member d<9>, carried by a fixed arm d<8>, disengages the bolt and a member d<10> arrests the knife until another revolution has been completed, after which the portion l<2> again forces the bolt into engagement with the notch.
Patent GB-191226231-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Eye Guards or Protectors for Pit Ponies.
Inventor: GRIFFITHS ERNEST JOHN
IPC: B68B1/10
Filed: 1912-11-15
Granted: 1913-09-25
Abstract: 26,231. Griffiths, E. J. Nov. 15. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Bridles.-Eye-guards for pit ponies are made from a single-length of strong iron or steel wire mounted upon a ventilated padded headpiece or cap, and arranged to enable the pony to see freely in all directions. Fig. 3 shows a leather head-piece a which is secured upon the head by straps b, b<1>, and provided with soft felt pads c and ventilating-holes. The strap b<1> passes through either of two loops f to adapt the head-piece to varying sizes of heads. The wire eye-guards e are secured on the head-piece by clips and rivets g, or by means of the known socketed screws or bifurcated rivets. The eyeguards, a modification of which is shown in Fig. 7, are arranged to provide the longer sight openings towards the bottom, as shown in Fig. 3, the greater strength of wire being towards the top. In a modification, the guards are applied to a head-piece of the ordinary skeleton type.
Patent GB-191301484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Lubricating Devices for Rail Wheel Axles and the like.
Inventor: LADDS JAMES OSWALD
IPC: B61F17/06
Filed: 1913-01-18
Granted: 1913-07-24
Abstract: 1484. Ladds, J. O., and Perkins, J. J. Jan. 18. Pile fabrics.-A pad for lubricating the axles of railway vehicles &c. consists of pile threads f projecting from a foundation of warp and weft threads a, b, and oil-feeding threads c, secured to the foundation by auxiliary warp and weft threads c, d, woven loosely so as not to constrict the feeding-threads.
Patent GB-191302907-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Variable Speed Gear for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: CHAMBERLAIN WILLIAM ADIN
IPC: F16H15/10
Filed: 1913-02-04
Granted: 1914-01-08
Abstract: 2907. Chamberlain, W. A. Feb. 4. Controlling-apparatus, arrangements of hand gear in conjunction with.-A hand-lever i, pivoted at i<3>, operates levers h, h<1>, by means of rods i<1>, i<2>, and so traverses rollers d, g simultaneously across a driving-disk a to vary the speed of the driven rollers. For a reverse drive, the rod i<1> is moved away from the pivot i' by a trigger m, so that, when the lever is again operated, the roller g is traversed at about twice the rate of the roller d and moves beyond the centre of the driving-disk.
Patent GB-191304492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Sighting Apparatus of Breech Loading Guns.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1913-02-21
Granted: 1914-03-23
Abstract: 4492. Dawson, Sir A. T., and Buckham, G. T. Feb. 21. Sights.-Relates to parallel-motion sight-bars, of the kind wherein the bar is pivoted to a member that does not move in elevation and depression with the gun, and is connected by a link to a part that does so move. According to the invention, the sight-bar B is pivoted at its rear end to the non-moving member a<1>, and is provided with open-sights s, s<1> arranged, as shown, in front of the pivot b, or with a telescope sight the eyepiece of which is contiguous to the pivot b. This arrangement is particularly for guns for firing at aerial targets, or from air-craft. The front link C is shown connected to the water jacket A<Î> of an automatic gun.
Patent GB-191311091-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Manufacture of Nitrides such as that of Aluminium.
Inventor: NITRURES SOCIETE GENERALE DES
IPC: C01B21/072
Filed: 1913-05-10
Granted: 1914-02-05
Abstract: 11,091. Soc. GÚnÚrale des Nitrures. May 13, 1912, [Convention date]. Aluminium, silicon, and other nitrides.-In the production of aluminium, silicon, or other nitrides by heating a mixture of alumina &c. and carbon in the presence of nitrogen, a continuous electric furnace is employed and an excess of carbon is added sufficient to ensurethe passage of the current in spite of the losses due to the reaction. The excess of carbon contained in the material passing from the reaction zone may be used to remove oxygen from the air and so form a suitable reacting gas. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, an inclined rotary furnace E is used, the lower electrode B projecting into the furnace so that the layer C of the reacting-materials increases in cross-section towards the discharge end of the furnace, thereby maintaining their resistance constant notwithstanding the diminution of the carbon content. Intermediate and disconnected electrodes D projecting into the furnace may be provided at intervals between the main electrodes A, B. In Fig. 2 is shown an example of a stationary furnace based on the same principles. In this form, the materials are fed on to the upper electrode A<1>, and fall upon the lateral walls of the furnace, forming a sloping bank, of which the cross-sectional: area increases towards the lower electrode, B<1>. Passages closed by plugs F<1> are provided for the 'removal of the nitride. The material used may be a mixture of alumina &c. and carbon in powdered form, or pieces of this mixture as described in Specification 10,975/13, or pieces containing alumina &c. and the carbon necessary to the reaction, the carbon intended to ensure conductivity being added separately.
Patent GB-191311319-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Laminated Springs with a view to Increasing their Steadiness in Absorbing Shocks.
Inventor: BRADBURN WILLIAM HOWARD
IPC: F16F1/18
Filed: 1913-05-15
Granted: 1914-05-14
Abstract: 11,319. Bradburn, W. H., Forder, S. C., and Forder, P. May 15. Laminar springs. -Consists in constructing such springs by combining plates of hard or tempered steel with one or more plates of softer metal of moderate elasticity and of such thickness in relation to the tempered plates that they take a permanent set under extensive changes of shape and thus damp the action of the spring. Fig. 2 shows a laminar spring suitable for a light vehicle and formed of a soft metal plate a preferably of aluminium alloy interposed between tempered steel plates b, b'. For a heavier type of vehicle, a laminar spring composed of two or more plates of iron alternating with tempered steel plates is employed.
Patent GB-191404279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Covers for use in Close-annealing.
Inventor: THOMPSON JAMES
IPC: C23D9/00
Filed: 1914-02-19
Granted: 1914-07-23
Abstract: 4279. Thompson, J., Thompson, A. E., Thompson, W. J., and Thompson, S. J., [trading as Thompson, J.]. Feb. 19. Annealing-boxes.-A cover for close-annealing is formed or provided with a roof in one piece fixed air-tight to the sides and ends and having corrugations running transversely across its whole width. The corrugations commence at some distance from each end, and the crowns a are preferably struck with longer radii than the hollows a<1>. The side edges of the roof are formed or provided with flanges a<2> riveted er welded to the sides B. The ends of the roof may be fixed by angle-bars d to the ends C, or the roof may be formed in one with the ends as at C<1>, the flanges a<2> being continued as flanges c. The sides and ends are formed with corrugations b, c<1> or may be otherwise stiffened. Specification 9187/84 is referred to.
Patent GB-191404939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Incandescent Oil Lamps.
Inventor: BAYNES FREDERICK AUGUTUS
IPC: F23D99/00
Filed: 1914-02-25
Granted: 1915-02-25
Abstract: 4939. Baynes, F. A. Feb. 25. Vaporizing-apparatus; wick burners, argand; wick-operating devices; wicks; burners, mounting and adjusting.-In an incandescent oilvapour lamp, an annular lighted wick bears against a gauze vaporizing-screen having a central hole stiffened at its edge by a metal ring. The screen is supported by a carrier which touches the surrounding burner parts only at isolated points. As shown, the gauze screen 5 is clamped by a binding-ring 14, and secured by a crimp 7 to a ring 6 having a stepped part 11 and spring prongs 9, ridges 10, 12 having only small contact areas being formed thereon to position the ring in the depending flange 15 on the bottom of the dome 17. The airsupplying inner wick-tube 3 is flared outwards at its upper end to hold the wick cylindrical, and extends slightly above the outer wick-tube, which is provided with a baffle 56. Conduction of heat from the upper hot parts of the burner to the reservoir is prevented by the provision of an annular air inlet 2<c> between the ring 6 and a shield 54 provided with air inlets 55. The vapour-air mixture passes beneath a spreader 19 supported on posts 20 into the dome 17. A cushion of air is maintained against the walls of the dome and a concentrator 53 by forming the concentrator with an inturned lower end which projects into the dome. An iron strip 22, provided with a clamp 24 and internal projections, engages the beaded edge 18 of the dome and slides on a standard 26, to which it is secured by a spring clutch 28. A support 29 extending from the gallery encircles the standard 26, and an extended forked guide slides on a rod 32. After the wick is lighted, the dome is lowered until the prong 33 reaches the top of the sleeve 34. The rod 32 may be arranged at the opposite side to the standard 26. In another arrangement, the strip 22 and dome are carried by a post which slides through a square socket into the oil-reservoir, and is provided with a rack actuated by a pinion, the handle of which may be sprung past a pin and engaged therewith, to hold the dome in the lighting position, a projection on the strip 22 engaging with an adjustable set-screw on the socket when the lamp dome is in the burning position. The wick-adjuster comprises a band 44 wound into circular form, its ends being secured by a lock 45 and having spurs 46 and a socket 50 and prongs 51 to engage the arm 48 of the adjusting-means 49. Gummed paper may be cemented or pasted to the upper inner surface of the wick; or vertical strips of paper or stiffening-material, or a layer of paste, glue, or the like, may be used.
Patent GB-191409032-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drawing Blood from a Vein for Bacteriological Examination.
Inventor: HUGHES GIBBARD RICHARD
IPC: A61B5/15
Filed: 1914-04-09
Granted: 1915-02-18
Abstract: 9032. Hughes, G. R., and Mair, W. April 9. Pumps and like appliances. - Apparatus into which a sample of blood may be drawn directly from a vein for bacteriological examination is partly filled with bouillon or other diluent medium so that the bactericidal effect of undiluted blood is avoided. The apparatus described in Specification 28,387/13 is stated to be suitable for the purpose.
Patent GB-191409324-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Keys for Securing Railway Rails.
Inventor: TALBOT FREDERICK JOHN
IPC: E01B9/58
Filed: 1914-04-15
Granted: 1914-06-25
Abstract: 9324. Talbot, F. J. April 15. Chair keys and w e d g e s.-Metal keys h a v e a flat part c engaging the chair jaw, curved parts c<1>, and flat ends c<2> splayed apart and provided with feet or flanges c<3> engaging the rail web, the end parts being drawn together by a bolt. An arched piece e may be used, bearing against the centre c and the ends c<2>, and may be separate from or integral with the key. The key m a y be retained by projections c<4> rolled on, Fig. 4, or punched from the key, Fig. 11, or by the curved parts c<1> which may be equal, Fig. 13, or unequal to facilitate driving, Fig. 8. The lock-nut, Fig. 11, is described in Specification 28,697/03. Modifications of the feet c<3> and piece e are described. Specification 6056/84 also is referred to.