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Patent GB-190500245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Prepayment Mechanism particularly applicable to Gas Meters or the like.
Inventor: ROTHERHAM KEVITT
Filed: 1905-01-05
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 245. Rotherham, K., and Johnson, W. Jan. 5. Actuating-mechanism gas-meters.-By means of a pocket B on a push-rod B', a plate D<2>, bearing a stud D' and a tongue D<5>, is reciprocated along a guide-rod D, and a rack E upon it turns a toothed wheel E'. A series of holes is provided for the stud in the reciprocating plate, so that the amount of motion given for the constant stroke of the rod can be varied, according to the unit of gas supply. A second rack E<1> is in gear with an index showing what the unit is. Coin action.-The protruding part of a coin in the pocket strikes the stud, and also makes a lever C' under the rack-plate tilt it on its guide-rod, so applying the racks to the wheels during the inward stroke. Coin-discharging mechanism.-The coin is supported in the pocket by two pins B<4>, Fig. 5, on plates B<5>, from which studs B<6> protrude to encounter a fixed plate at the end of the stroke. The further advance of the pocket carries the coin off the pins, so that it drops away through an exit F<1>, Fig. 2, in the base-plate. Fraud, preventing.-Reversal of the toothed wheel being prevented by a pawl, reversal of the stroke before discharge of the coin is prevented. Undersized coins drop initially between the pins of the pocket.
Patent GB-190500340-A (GB)
Title: Sensitive Equalizing Valves for Hydraulic Pumping Apparatus.
Inventor: ANDERSON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1905-01-07
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 340. Anderson, A. Jan. 7. Check valves.-Consists of an equilizing-valve of the type described in Specification No. 2447, A.D. 1883, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.]. Figs. I and III show two different elevations of the valve, and Figs. V and VI show corresponding sectional elevations. The pipes N, 0 connect other pipes to valve boxes A, B, within which work valves C, D connected to valve spindles E, F. These spindles are raised mechanically at the ends of alternate strokes of the pump rod, thus allowing the water from the pipes N, O to flow respectively into the chambers H, I, which are closed by check valves J, K. If the pressure in the chamber I rises sufficiently to overcome the resistance of the spring S, Fig. III, the valve K opens and allows the water to pass into the passage I and thus through the valve box A into the pipe N. In the same way, at the end of the other stroke, the water is able to pass from the chamber A through a passage, similar to H, into the valve box B and pipe O. The pressure required to open the valves J, K may be regulated by adjustable collars such as Q, against which the springs abut.
Patent GB-190502298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Automatic Stopping of Railway Trains.
Inventor: WHITE JAMES CURRIE
Filed: 1905-02-06
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 2298. White, J. C. Feb. 6. Brakes. - The vacuum or compressed - air pipes on a train are provided with a glass or other easilybroken ball or tube arranged to strike against a track lever which is raised by the signal wires when the signal is at danger. The obstacle 1 is mounted on a rocking lever carrying a counterweight on a bell - crank. The brake pipe 5 is fitted with a T- piece 4 connected to a valve 7 and a tube 8 to which is joined the glass or other breakable tube 9. In an alternative arrangement, the tube 9 is carried at the end of a flexible pipe to facilitate renewal after breakage.
Patent GB-190504049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fastenings for Garments and the like.
Inventor: LOKESCH RICHARD
Filed: 1905-02-27
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 4049. Lokesch, R. Feb. 27. Stud-and-socket fastenings. - A stud-and-socket fastening for garments &c., designed to avoid injury to the fabric, consists of a cup shaped plate e, which is sewn on above the fabric simultaneously with the socket plate b below, the perforations f, i in the two plates for this purpose being made to correspond. The spring socket b receives the stud a sewn on to the lower portion of fabric in the usual way. The plate e is perforated cantrally to receive the hood of the plate b, and its edges are slotted and bent up to form spring lags to grip the ornamental cover-plate j ; or any other method of attachment of the cover-plate may be used. The bood may be perforated at k to enable the coverplate to be removed or changed without the stitches being cut.
Patent GB-190504962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversing-gear for Steam Engines and the like.
Inventor: ROWLAND WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-03-09
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 4962. Rowland, W. March 9. Valve-gear.-A compound-engine reversing-device for allowing independent variation of cut-off in the cylinders consists of main and supplementary screws 1, 2, respectively, at right-angles. The lowpressure block 10 on the main screw carries a floating lever 17, sliding through a second block 20 the position of which may be varied by means of the supplementary screw and the hand-wheel 28. The lever 17 actuates the bigh-pressure reversing- gear. The main screw 1, carried in bearings 4, 5, has a cross-head 37 with handles 38 and with a toothed wheel 39 for receiving the locking-pawl 40. The block 20 is mounted in a sliding socket 21 forming a nut on the screw 2. The handle 28 has a toothed wheel engaging a locking-pawl, the handle of which also engages a spring-pressed pawl. In a locomotive, the standard 3 may be mounted on the foot-plate.
Patent GB-190508566-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Casting in Metal
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1905-04-20
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 8566. Newton, H. E., [Hoe, R.]. April 20. Casting ; shearing.-In apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 15,536, A.D. 1904, for casting metal for stereotype plates or other purposes, a horizontal instead of a vertical mould is used. The mould consists of a fixed concave part B carried by a frame A, and a movable part C mounted on a shaft D. To each end of the shaft D is fixed a three-armed lever E, two arms of which are provided with rollers F running on inclined or curved paths G, H. On each end of the shaft D is mounted a two-armed lever, one arm L serving as a handle and the other being attached to a block M, which lies in a recess in the cylinper C and serves to guide the metal into the mould. Slidably mounted on a shaft N is a device for cutting off the " runner " or " head " from the stereotype plate. This consists of a swinging bracket 0 carrying a rotary knife P which is driven by bevel gearing. The matrix is placed in the part B of the mould and the part C is moved into the position shown in Fig. 1, where it is retained by a notched cam S which engages a roller K on the third arm of each lever E. To open the mould, the cam S is rocked by means of a handle T and the part C is moved to the right into the position shown in dotted lines, the rollers F running on the inclines G, H. To enable the "head" to be cut from the plat?, the block M is rocked slightly to the right by means of the handle L.
Patent GB-190510170-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Spraying Sewage and other Liquids on to Bacteria or Filter Beds.
Inventor: AMES RICHARD
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 10,170. Ames, R. May 15. Actuating valves.-In apparatus for supplying sewage or other liquids, the valves controlling the outlets z from the tanks b, c are operated by floats v connected to a rocking beam q, on which a ball t rolls in a trough formed by rods u. Nuts on the rods p catch against arms o of vertical rods l, which are connected to the levers of the valves.
Patent GB-190511887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Neck-tie Fasteners or Holders.
Inventor: WOODYATT ROGER GRESLEY
Filed: 1905-06-06
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 11,887. Woodyatt, R. G. June 6. Neck - t i e retainers.- A neck-tie retainer, adapted to be attached to the lower e d g e of the collar; is provided with a fastening which grips the tie in a positive manner and at the same time prevents the retainer from becoming accidentally detached from the collar. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, one of the parts a, b, between which the lower edge of the collar lies, is provided with h a screw the foot f of which is adapted to grip the tie against the part b. Fig. 3 shows a modified form in which the screw presses the tie through the loop g and against the collar itself. The screw fastening may be replaced by a clip fastening of ordinary description, as shown in Fig. 5. The parts a, b of the frame may have different shapes, and the knob e, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, may be ornamented.
Patent GB-190513590-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Electric Switches for Coin Freed Mechanisms, Time Switches or the like.
Filed: 1905-07-01
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 13,590. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens Schuckertwerke Ges.]. July 1. Switches.-In switches for coinfreed mechanism, time-switches, &c. the first movement of an operating- handle sets two springs, and the second movement releases a detent and allows one spring to close the switch. The handle and the switch then remain locked until a detent holding the second spring is moved aside by some other means. Starting from the open position of Fig. 1, the handle a when pushed in the direction of the arrow turns the lever d about the pivot c, stretching the springs e, f, until the end is caught by the detent h. During this movement the detent-lever m is raised by the spring n against the stop o. The handle, when withdrawn, passes the lever m, and draws back the detent p, allowing the spring e to turn a lever and close the double-pole switch u, v, Fig. 2. The handle cannot now be pushed back past the detent m, nor can the switch be opened till the detent h is drawn back, either, as shown, by an electro-magnet in an auxiliary circuit controlled by clock-work or counting-mechanism, or by other means, such as a falling weight or clock-work. In a modification shown in Fig. 3, the levers d<1>, r<1> may be pivoted on the same shaft a', turned by a crank with an arm b<1> instead of the slide a.
Patent GB-190515672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brake Beams and Brake Heads.
Inventor: WILLIAMS CHARLES HAINES
Filed: 1905-07-31
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 15,672. Williams, C. H. Dec. 5, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Brakes.-The brake shoe can be easily removed from a brake beam while it is in position beneath a car. A thrust block 3 on the end of the compression member 1 of the brake beam, through which thrust block the tension rod 2 passes, has a tapered dovetailed recess 5, in which fits a wedge 6 on the back of the brake shoe 7. To remove the shoe, the cotter 8 is knocked out of the wedge 6 and the shoe lifted vertically.
Patent GB-190521970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas Fittings for Domestic Fireplaces
Inventor: OLVER EDWIN THOMAS
Filed: 1905-10-28
Granted: 1906-10-27
Abstract: 21,970. Olver, E. T. Oct. 28. Atmospheric gas burners. - An atmospheric burner suitable for fitting to a firegrate consists of a chamber A, shaped as shown and provided with a double r o w of inclined nozzles a, b. Gas and air are admitted through the tube B, within which is a mixing- gauze C of double apron or saddle shape, suspended and supported on pins as shown. According to the Provisional Specification, the mixing-tube B terminates below.in an inverted perforated cone with a correspondingly-shaped air-regulating cone surrounding it; .the mixing- gauze may be conical, and a guard is fitted to protect the nozzles from falling fuel, to render the appliance available for a convertible gas and coal fire.
Patent GB-190522763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Moving Electrically the Points on Electric Tramways and Railways.
Inventor: TIERNEY JOSEPH PATRICK
Filed: 1905-11-07
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 22,763. Tierney, J. P., and Malone, J. Nov. 7. Electric railways and tramways; points and switches.-Relates to means for operating electrically the points of electric tramways and railways without placing additional equipment on the car, and consists in improvements on the inventions described in Specifications Nos. 8616 and 27,184, - A.D. 1902, and No. 7428, A.D. 1904. The point T is operated by electro-magnets M, M', placed in boxes B, B', one on each side of the rail. As the car approaches the point, the trolly runs on to a separate contact or shunt S placed vertically under and insulated from the trolly wire D, so that the current, instead of flowing directly from the wire D, passes through connexions W, W<1>, whereby the magnet M<1> is energized and the point moved. After passing the point, the trolly head contacts with a strip C, similar to those described in Specification No. 27,184, A.D. 1902, whereby the magnet M is energized through a connexion X, and the point replaced. The operation of the point by a passing car is prevented by placing the car controller in the off' position.
Patent GB-190526770-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bicycle Stand or Rest.
Inventor: APPLEBY ARTHUR WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-12-22
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 26,770. Appleby, A. W. Dec. 22. Stands for bicycles. The bottom bracket of the machine is supported in the separatedC-shapedends d of a pair of legs b, c, which together with another leg a form a tripod base, the parts d also embracing the bottom and seat tubes.
Patent GB-190603210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements pertaining to Pressure Rollers.
Inventor: LOVE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-02-09
Granted: 1907-03-09
Abstract: 3210. Love, W. Feb. 9. Embossing.-Relates to means for minimizing the deflection in pressure rollers for use in calendering &c. machines and to enable long thin truly cylindrical rollers to be employed instead of cambered rollers. The rollers a are, intermediate of their ends, provided with bearings b carried by one or more girders c supported on girders e, themselves supported by a girder g fixed by screws h. The girder g may be provided with links either slotted at the end or having a loosely-mounted ring to engage the end rollers so that they do not act as struts, and by rotation of the screws h the rollers can be separated. The bearing-surfaces of the bearing b are made adjustable by means of wedges p, Fig. 3, which by means of set-screws q can be advanced or withdrawn under the inclined surface s of a block m, which has mounted on it a pair of rollers n bearing on the pressure roller. Set-screws r are provided at the sides of the blocks to bear against the upper face at the lower flange of the beam c. The bearings b at each beam are equidistant from the abutments d, and the latter equidistant from the abutment h, and bending is prevented except the local bending between the bearings b. A single beam may be employed instead of two beams c or e, but in this case the position of the end of bearings b is varied. Figs 13, 15, and 16 show three of the many ways of arranging the bearings b, j, the girders c, g and the abutments d, h, and the'position of the bearings may be taken to give equal or unequal resistance ; in every case, however, the resistances are such that the roller a is equally deflected at each bearing.
Patent GB-190603754-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Folding Closet.
Inventor: MAPLES ERNEST EDGAR
Filed: 1906-02-15
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 3754. Maples, B. E. Feb. 15. Commodes.-A folding frame has hinged to one of its members at b a seat a bearing stops or clips which engage a front bar i and so prevent the frame from spreading. A pan m of rigid or flexible material may be removably attached to the underside of the seat, or suspended from it by means of a flange. The device is specially intended for use in camps, and for travellers &c.
Patent GB-190605942-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Mesh Work for Making Mattresses and the like.
Filed: 1906-03-12
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 5942. Pratt, E. F., and Premier Woven Wire Mattress Co. March 12. Mattresses. - I n w i r e mattresses formed of V- shaped pieces with looped ends, as described in Specification No. 10,191 A.D. 1902, the closed ends 3 are bent so as to leave a narrow passage 8 through which the looped ends 4, 5 can be forced in making up the mattresses.
Patent GB-190606957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Felt Slippers and in the Means for Manufacturing the same.
Inventor: PARKER JOSEPH HIRAM
Filed: 1906-03-23
Granted: 1907-03-23
Abstract: 6957. Parker, J. H., and Turner, A. March 23. Slippers; moulding; seamless ; soles; lasts.- Relates to felt slippers with seamless uppers and arched soles, and to means for producing them. A piece of felt, of the requisite size and shape to form an upper, is laid over a steam-heated mould g, Fig. 3, and held by a clamping-plate s. The mould is then raised by the ram e of an hydraulic cylinder into engagement with a male die h, the air in the mould g escaping through a vent g<1>. Towards the end of the moulding operation, the plate s is caused to press lightly upon the felt, and so to allow the felt to slip slightly during the final set, to prevent undue straining of the material. The felt is thinnest at the part where it is most stretched, but this part is afterwards cut away, as shown in Fig. 6, previous to the attachment of the sole. The mould g is set at an angle so as to give the heel of the upper the usual curved formation. After the sole has been attached, the slipper is placed upon a heated, hollow, divided last, Fig. 8, and the last is raised by an hydraulic ram f into contact with a heated mould j, to level or shape the sole. The loose part i<1> of the divided last is preferably solid, and adapted to be adjusted by a screw k and a hand-wheel to hold the upper in the correct position. A hood i<2> is provided to bridge over the gap between the two parts of the last when in their extended positions. The two sets of moulds, for moulding the uppers and levelling the soles, are preferably mounted in one machine frame, which may be provided with a series of moulds and dies to suit different sizes of slippers. In a modification, the lower moulds or dies may be fixed and the upper ones movable ; or the mould g may be horizontal and be moved in other than a vertical direction, the die h being suitably arranged.
Patent GB-190609338-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Recording Messages.
Inventor: GAMBLE JOHN ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-04-20
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 9338. Gamble, J. A. April 20. Telephones.-Improvements are made on the memorandum and duplicating appliances for use in connexion with telephones, described in Specifications No. 24,055, A.D. 1903, and No. 15,384, A.D. 1904. One improvement consists in the provision of piles of loose sheets f, f<1> on a baseboard e, which are pressed against the lid b of the box having openings c, d. A strip of paper h from the roller j passes over the top of one pile of the loose leaves f, and a sheet of carbon paper g serves for duplicating the writing thereon. In a modification, one of the piles of paper may be replaced by a rolled strip carried over a fixed writing-board k. In a further modification, the record strips may be rolls of paper placed in compartments without being mounted on spindles, and the papers may be pulled together over a writing-board at the top of the box, or a number of strips of paper may be wound on one roll.
Patent GB-190611643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Players for Pianofortes.
Inventor: COOP THOMAS
Filed: 1906-11-19
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 11,643. Coop, T. Nov. 19. Automatic instruments. - In a piano - player operated by compressed air, the primary pneumatics 9 are provided with valves 36 and leather seats 10 so as to reduce leakage through the bleed-holes 24 while the notes are sustained, and to increase the rapidity of the action. The tracker 1 and the tunesheet rollers are enclosed in a wind-chest 2 to which air is supplied at constant high pressure through a trunk 3. The tracker ducts are connected by tubes 8 of rubber, metal, or paper to the primary pneumatics, which are of small air capacity. The striker pneumatics 14 are formed by covering a series of recesses 17 with leather 20 and mounting a board 16 over each recess, and are supplied with air through a trunk 15 at a pressure which can be regulated by means of one or more throttle valves.
Patent GB-190611809-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Anti-vibratory Wheel for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: GARRETT FREDERICK GEORGE
Filed: 1906-05-21
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 11,809. Garrett, r. G. May 21. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; spring wheels.-A spring tyre for road vehicles comprises a ring formed of sections b, hinged to links b<1> with guided springs e interposed between the tyre and the felloe a<1>. The springs are carried by plungers c, sliding in slots c<1> cut in the felloe. The plungers which coincide with the hollowed spokes d are tubular and enclose springs.
Patent GB-190614184-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reeling Apparatus for Strap-iron and the like
Inventor: GERHARD FERDINAND
Filed: 1906-06-20
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 14,184. Gerhard, F. June 20. Rolling; rods and bars.-Band or strap iron, on leaving the finishing-rolls 30, 31, passes through a guide 32 having a hole in its lower side to permit of the formation of a compensating loop, through driven rolls 8, 9, and is bent by a guide 33 towards the arms 12, 13 of a reeling-drum. The arms are alternately connected with the opposite ends of an electro-magnet on the shaft 2, the arms 13 being pivoted and connected by links 25 to a disk 21 on a sliding screw-operated spindle within the shaft 2, so as to be collapsible to facilitate the removal of the coil. A brake for the drum and means for cooling the electro-magnet are provided.
Patent GB-190617534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Solutions for Preserving Wood and other Fibrous Material.
Inventor: WOLMAN KARL HEINRICH
Filed: 1906-08-03
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 17,534. Wolman, K. H. Aug. 3. Preservative compositions. - Solutions of the metallic salts of strong mineral acids, such as sulphates of copper, iron, or aluminium, which are used for impregnating wood and other fibrous material, are mixed with salts of hydrofluoric acid to prevent the production of free sulphuric acid. The hydrofluoric acid which is liberated acts as an antiseptic.
Patent GB-190620128-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method and Apparatus for Heating Helical Bodies.
Inventor: GIRLOT JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-09-10
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 20,128. Girlot, J. Nov. 4, 1905 [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Heating apparatus. - Helical bodies, such as helical springs, are heated while subjected to rotary motion in conjunction with a forward movement from the cooler to the hotter part of the furnace. The helical bodies c are supported on parallel rollers a, b extending through the furnace f. The rollers a, b, may be hollow with cold water circulating through them and may be jacketed with fire-proof material, and both rollers are rotated in the same direction, thereby imparting rotary motion to the helices. Fixed arms d, d', or rings fixed round one or both rollers, engage the convolutions of the rotating helix and cause it to move along the rollers a, b from the end n through the furnace towards the part g where the flame enters, and out at the end o.
Patent GB-190623875-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Turpentine for use in the Manufacture of Pinene Hydrochloride.
Filed: 1906-10-26
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 23,875. Weizmann, C., and Clayton Aniline Co. Oct. 26. Pinene hydrochloride.-Tarpentine for use in the manufacture of pinene hydrochloride is first boiled and then distilled in the presence of metallic sodium. Specifications No. 7934, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Oils &c.], and No. 23,875A, A.D. 1906, are referred to.