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Patent GB-190701464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oyster Openers
Inventor: PANKOW FREDERICK HENRY EMIL
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 1464. Pankow, F. H. E. Jan. 19. Oysters, opening. -A device for opening oysters and other bivalves comprises a blade a mounted in a handle b, and a lever c; pivoted on the tang of the blade, the short side d of the lever being forked so as to lie flush with the blade in the normal position, and enter the oyster with the latter. When the blade a and the arm d have been inserted into the oyster up to the guard shoulders f, f<1>, the arm g of the lever is pulled towards the handle b, thus elevating the arm d, and forcing the oyster open. The spring m serves to restore the lever to the normal position. In order to make an opening in the edge of the oyster, nipper jaws l may be provided on the handle, or the jaws h may be provided as in Fig. 4, one on the tang of the blade, the other on the lever, so that when the arm g is pulled upwards, the jaws h come together, thus nipping a hole in the edge of the oyster into which the blade a and arm d are forced ; the arm g is then released, and the spring m forces the arm d and blade a apart, thus opening the oyster. In case the spring should not be strong enough, a plunger, operated by the finger, may be mounted on the handle b to assist it. The blade may be attached to the lever, and the spiral spring may be replaced by a flat one. In another form of the invention the short arm of the lever has a very narrow end and a slight projection to act as a guard, the lever being pivoted near its centre to the handle of the blade, a spring being provided as in the other forms. An auxiliary guard may be mounted on the small arm of the lever or on the tang of the blade, and may consist of a circular plate. The lever is preferably made by stamping sheet metal into a channelled section, which can be given a gripping surface by grooving &c., the short arm at its end being suitably flattened.
Patent GB-190702200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Linen Collars and the like.
Inventor: KEABLE ALFRED HENRY
Filed: 1907-01-29
Granted: 1907-07-25
Abstract: 2200. Keable, A. H. Jan. 29. Collars. - T h e inner band a of double collars is provided with two or more slits b on each side of the back stud-hole c. The tie is passed between the inner and outer bands of the collar in the usual way. The inner band yields on account of the slits, and enables the tie to slide and be, adjusted. According to the Provisional Specification, the bands of single collars may also be provided with one or more slits for the same purpose. '
Patent GB-190702531-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Operating Punkahs
Inventor: STOTT OSWALD
Filed: 1907-02-01
Granted: 1908-02-01
Abstract: 2531. Stott, O. Feb. 1. Switches.-A switch, for opening and closing the circuit of a solenoid A actuating a punkab, comprises a pivoted leyer F connected to the core B by a flexible cord f<1> or the like, whereby contact between the lever F and a terminal G is quickly made and broken.
Patent GB-190718141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coke Ovens.
Inventor: JONES ARTHUR OWEN
Filed: 1907-08-10
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 18,141. Jones, A. O. Aug. 10. Coke ovens.-Horizontal gas and air supply passages are placed between the exit flues for the products of combustion and extend to the front walls of the ovens, the air-supply passages being connected to the heating-flues by passages passing through the exit flues, whereby gas and air are supplied in a heated condition. Gas is supplied from mains 30 through pipes 29, and passages 25 to the base of the heating-flues 20. Air is supplied through passages 26, 27, of which the latter pass through the exit flues 22. The products of combustion pass up flues 20 and down flues 21 to the exit flues 22, which communicate with the chimney by a flue 23. Each heating- flue has separate air and gas supply passages which may be provided with external valves. Specification No. 3270, A.D. 1907, is referred to.
Patent GB-190719287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Quenching and Transporting Coke.
Inventor: BLEICHERT MAX ADOLF
IPC: C10B39/04
Filed: 1907-08-27
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 19,287. Bleichert, M. A., and Bleichert, P. M. Aug. 27. Cooling discharged material. - Apparatus for quenching and transporting coke consists of a perforated or trellis-work vessel h suspended from a carriage g running on a rail e. The carriage g has hoisting-arrangements for raising and lowering the vessel h. A movable water reservoir d running on rails b is brought in front of the retort to be discharged, and the vessel h is lowered into it. The coke is discharged into the submerged receptacle h, which is then raised and conveys the coke along the rail e to the stock-heap. A drop-shell i carried by pivoted arms k may be provided to catch the water drippings from the quenched coke.
Patent GB-190726174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Burning Pulverulent Fuel.
Inventor: EKELUND NILS KARL HERMAN
Filed: 1907-11-26
Granted: 1908-04-16
Abstract: 26,174. Ekelund, N. K. H. Nov. 26. Pulverulent-fuel furnaces.-A furnace for igniting pulverulent fuel comprises a fire-place 6 for solid fuel, a mixing-tube 4 to which the pulverulent fuel is delivered by an air blast, and an igniting-tube 5. The tubes 4, 5 are separated by a space 10 through which the products of combustion from the fireplace 6 pass. The pulverulent fuel is ignited by the heat from the solid-fuel fire, and from the refractory lining of the igniting-tube 5. Heavy particles of fuel fall on to the inclined bridge 12, and into the solid-fuel fire. Air for secondary combustion is supplied through an upwardly and forwardly directed tube 9. Screw like baffles 7 are fitted in the mixing tube 4 to impart a rotary motion to the mixed air and fuel. The furnace is mounted on wheels 2 for convenience in transport, and a flange 11 is provided to make a tight joint with the front of the steam boiler or other combustion chamber to which the furnace is applied.
Patent GB-190727809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Filed: 1907-12-17
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 27,809. Marks, E. C. R., [Parker-Clark Electric Co.]. Dec. 17. Incandescent lamps.-Current is passed through the cement joints between a filament and its leading-in wires during exbaustion, to remove gases, this being effected independently of the filament, which may itself be heated by current at the same time. This treatment prevents subsequent occlusion of gases by the filament, and is especially applicable to lamps with metallic filaments. Double leading-in wires 10. 11 are employed, one set 10 being coated with glass or otherwise insulated from the other. The filament ends 13 are placed between the wires 10, 11 and secured by cement 14, through which current can be passed between the wires. The wires may be connected to four contacts, which can be adjusted upon a resistance carrying a current. The bulb is exhausted while current is passed at first only through the cement joints, the riders connected to the wires 11 being placed together ; these riders are afterwards separated, so that current passes also through the filament.
Patent GB-190805179-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machines for Topping, Raising, and Tailing Turnips and the like.
Inventor: LINDSAY GEORGE
Filed: 1908-03-07
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 5179. Lindsay, G. March 7. Shafts.-The shafts 8 of a machine for topping, raising, and tailing turnips &c. are pivoted on the draught frame 2 by bolts 9, and are adjusted by means of perforated quadrants 6 and bolts 10.
Patent GB-190808348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bedsteads.
Inventor: HOYLAND JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-04-15
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 8348. Hoyland, J. W., Chapman, E., and Thompson, W. April 15. Bedsteads.-Relates to mounts for corner-blocks, and is applicable to pillars which are free above and below the corner-block for the parts of the mount to be slid upon them. The invention is described in its application to a " concealed " corner-block in which the block 7 is cast into a box 8 contained within the pillar. The mount compries an upper portion 10, Fig. 2, cut away at 11 so that it may pass over the neck 7<a> of the corner-block, and a ring 12 which is secured to the underside of the part 10 by screws 13 &c., the parts being slid upon the pillar from either end.
Patent GB-190808506-A (GB)
Title: A New Board Game.
Inventor: BANERJEA SATYA BHUSAN
Filed: 1908-04-16
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 8506. Banerjea, S. B. April 16. Ganzesplayed with boards and pieces or men.- A game called " landlord and tenant " is played on a board marked as shown. The board is divided into squares b each of which is crossed by a diagonal line c, and into two courts by a line f. Each player is provided with pieces e representing tenants, and one piece g representing a landlord. The object of a player is to capture his opponent's landlord.
Patent GB-190811347-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and/or connected with Conductor Rails for Electric Railways and the like.
Inventor: MERZ CHARLES HESTERMAN
IPC: B60M1/04
Filed: 1908-05-25
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 11,347. Merz, C. H., and Redman, S. G. May 25. Electric railways and the like on the third-rail system. Conductors. - The heads of third or conductor rails are formed with a thickened portion the under surface of which is the contact surface. Fig. I shows one form of rail protected by wood planking 5, 6, 7, 8, the underside 4 forming the working or contact surface. The base plank 8 is supported at intervals by sole plates 9, and is secured thereto by rivets or bolts 10. Clamps 11 attached to insulators 12 support the sole plates, and the conductor rails are attached to the planking 8 by clips 13 or by screws or spikes. If desired, the plank 8 may be extended and a strip similar to 7 attached to it. In a modified construction of third rail, the upper part or head is formed separate and secured to the base part by rivets.
Patent GB-190813930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Appliances for Preventing the Creeping of Railway Rails or the like.
Inventor: BARKER GEORGE
Filed: 1908-07-01
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 13,930. Barker, G., [Walker, W. A.]. July 1. Rails.-The creeping of rails is prevented by the use of two jaws a, Fig. 1, holding a hardened longitudinal wedge f. The jaws are secured by a bolt b and have an abutment c bearing against a sleeper. The wedge f, Fig. 4, has sharp teeth to bite into the rail edges, and oblique teeth to engage the upper face of the rail base. The wedges are held by shoulders h engaging with a lip i, Fig. 1, formed on the jaw a. A plain jaw may be used on one side of the rail without the wedge f.
Patent GB-190814390-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Charts for Dress Cutting.
Inventor: ROBERTS LEAH
Filed: 1908-07-07
Granted: 1909-07-07
Abstract: 14,390. Roberts, L. July 7. Cutting-out.- In dress-cutting charts, having perforations through which the necessary markings are made o the material below, the various parts and indicators, such as darts, arm - hole curves, numerals, &c., which are correlated only for certain ranges of sizes, are distinguished from those which are correlated for other ranges of sizes by difference in colouring. In the chart, Fig. 1, for the front of a bodice, the lines a, b, c, indicating fronts for three different ranges of measurements, are marked in different colours, which are also used for the figures indicating the measurements for which these curves are suitable. The curves d, e for different kinds of garments are also in different colours, for example, green and red. The dart curves f, g, h, i are indicated by distinctive lines, and the figures at the heads of the darts are marked in colours corresponding with the figures which indicate the correct front curve, arm-hole curve, &c., for the particular dart. Two darts k, l, with figures correspondingly coloured, are provided at the arm scye. A line M is run from the top of one of the darts i to the top of the chart, to indicate the position of a seam. The waist-measure lines j are done in a distinctive colour, such as green, the same colour being employed for the waist-measurements of the chart for the front side of the bodice. Fig. 3 shows the chart for the back width of the bodice. The curves n, o are marked in the same colours as the curves e, d, Fig. 1, and the curves p, with the corresponding numerals, are marked in a different colour from the lines q which indicate the length of back. The side body chart for the back of the bodice has the waist-measure lines in the same colour as the corresponding lines in Fig. 1, and the back lines in the same colour as the lines p, Fig. 3. The sleeve chart has the lines &c. for the under part of the sleeve coloured differently from those for the upper part, and also bears a collar chart suitable for collars of various forms, such as circular, pointed, and dress, all marked in distinctive colours. The skirt chart is also distinctively marked in different colours for various patterns, ranging from fifteen gores to three gores. Two guides are provided for forming darts, and additional perforations may be provided for varying the depth of the darts for stout and slight figures. Another chart is adapted for cutting-out divided garments, such as knickers, bloomers, &c.
Patent GB-190819387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Forks and Frames of Bicycles and other Vehicles.
Inventor: MARLEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1909-04-15
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 19,387. Marley, W. April 15, 1909. Forks.-In spring forks for cycles, of the type in which the wheels of the cycle are carried in auxiliary forks, the ends of the rear auxiliary fork A' are curved and adapted to work between rollers on blocks G having studs I which are secured in the usual slots in the ends of the chain stays, the usual adjusting-clip for varying the tension of the chain being provided. The crown of the fork A' has a pin E<1> which passes through a cross-piece D<1> in the main fork B<1>, springs C', F<1> being placed on each side of the cross-piece. The front auxiliary forks are of a known type.
Patent GB-190819452-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Making Fish-heads for Artificial Fishing-bait.
Inventor: BROOKES FREDERICK THOMAS
Filed: 1908-09-16
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 19,452. Brookes, F. T., and Brookes, H., [trading as Brookes & Adams]. Sept. 16. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Artificial bait.-Imitation fish-heads for artificial bait are made from a single oval-shaped blank of metal A which is bent up to the shape B, then, by several operations, to the shape E, the bottom being punched out and threads cut in the base portion.
Patent GB-190820868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Erecting Light Division Walls, Partitions, Floorings or the like.
Inventor: PRELLE JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1908-10-03
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 20,868. Prelle, J. H. Oct. 3. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Slabs for light division-walls, partitions, floorings, &c. are made by compressing a mixture of about 5 parts of cork particles, shavings, or chippings and 1 part of plaster of paris, Portland cement, or a cement cf the oxy-chloride of magnesite type in a moulding- frame or the like. The slabs may be formed with recesses for the insertion of dowel pins 2 for fixing the slabs together when assembled; or they may be formed with holes running through them so that they may be threaded on a series of vertical rods.
Patent GB-190828387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Mounting Prime Movers in the Cars of Dirigible Balloons and Aeroplanes and the like.
Inventor: CLEMENT ADOLPHE
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 28,387. Clement, A. June 26, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Dynamometers.- In arrangements for. mounting motors in dirigible balloons and aeroplanes, an arm A connected rigidly to the motor, which is pivoted in bearings P, is connected to an adjustable spring R. The flexure of this spring serves for the measurement of the motor couple.
Patent GB-190900786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Alternating Current Dynamo-electric Apparatus.
IPC: H02K27/04
Filed: 1909-01-12
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 786. British Thomson - Houston Co., [Allgemeine Elektricitõts Ges.]. Jan. 12. [Addition to 23,288/02.] Alternating-current commutator machines. - Relates to improvements in the method of regulating alternating-current commutator machines described in Specification 23,288/02, in which the working winding on the rotor is supplied with current, and the field excitation is produced by.a rotor winding in series with the main stator winding, and consists in first short-circuiting the rotor working-winding and then connecting the winding with a source of potential capable of regulation, and at the same time reducing the potential impressed upon the stator winding. Fig. 2 shows one modification in which the exciting-brushes e are connected in series with the stator winding a through a series transformer t<1>, variable potentials being impressed upon the brushes b and the winding a by means of the movable contacts on the main transformer t. Commutating coils h in series with the. stator winding may be employed. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the exciting-transformer is dispensed with, and the series exciting-current is introduced into' the rotor at starting by a switch u, through the working-brushes, which are short-circuited. The switch u is then thrown over into the position shown in dotted lines, and the potential impressed upon the rotor is gradually increased. The invention may also be applied to motors having rotor windings short-circuited by several pairs of working brushes situated in parallel chords.
Patent GB-190901040-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tramway Points and Switches.
Inventor: SASSENBERG HERMANN
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1909-01-15
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 1040. Sassenberg, H. Jan. 15. Mechanically operated from vehicle.-Tramway vehicles carry two depending rods having a roller at their lower end which can be lowered through the slots g in the sheet-metal coverplate into contact with the rods d. The rod d engaged is pushed forwards and operates its corresponding toggle-link b to move the points over. The pivot c is fixed, and the tongues are connected together so as to operate in unison.
Patent GB-190903677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Quenching and Conveying Coke or the like.
Inventor: RIES HANS
IPC: C10B39/04
Filed: 1909-02-15
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 3677. Ries, H. Feb. 15. Discharging; charges, cooling; doors.-In apparatus for quenching and conveying coke, of the type wherein the coke is discharged into a trough mounted on a traveller carrying sprayers and devices for operating the oven doors, means are provided for regulating the discharge of the partly - quenched coke from the trough, and for spreading or dividing the coke before it enters the quenching-trough and as it thence passes into a quenching-channel. The traveller 1 carries a quenching-trough 5 having hollow side walls to contain water. A pair of pivoted doors 76 are arranged above the trough 5, and the bottom is closed partly by a pivoted plate 12 and partly by an adjustable slide 13. By moving the plate 12, the coke may be discharged from the trough 5 either through a shoot 17 to the pit 4 direct, or to a distributing-drum 18 and conveyer 20 which passes it through a quenching-channel 6. Water is supplied from a main 24 through reservoirs 23, 26 to the walls 10, 11, from which it issues at 32, and to a system of spraying-pipes 30, 31 over the channel 6. An incline 34 on the trough 5, provided with a wedge-shaped blade 36 to distribute the coke passing over it, is adapted to register with a shoot 35 secured to each oven. Each oven door 37, which is counterbalanced, is pivoted at its upper end 39 and is held closed by a toothed wheel 40 and a rack 41. The door carries a bracket 83 adapted to be engaged by a hook on a chain 48 operated through gearing from a motor 38 which also effects the rotation of the wheel 40 and the propulsion of the traveller. The conveyer chain 20 and the distributing-drum 18 are preferably driven by a separate motor 63.
Patent GB-190906646-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Converting a Series of Electrical Contacts of Short Duration into a Contact of Longer Duration.
Inventor: PLATO MARCUS
IPC: H01H1/50
Filed: 1909-03-19
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 6646. Plato, M. March 19. Make-and-break switches, mechanical; electromagnetic switches.-A continuous electric contact is produced during the vibratory movement of, for instance, a rail, caused by a train passing over it, by mechanically connecting to the rail a make-and break switch which closes and opens, intermittently, a circuit containing an electro-magnetic switch, the contact arm of which is in the form of a pendulum, which, under the influence of the rapidly-following current impulses, maintains the closed position. The vibratory contact device is contained in a casing 3 connected to the rail and comprises two hammers 4, suspended on springs 5 and provided with contacts engaging on either side with springs 6, also provided with contacts. The springs are connected to the terminal 7 and the hammers to the terminal 9. The switch, which is closed by the current passing through the vibratory contact devices from a suitable source, has a contact pendulum 11, the extremity of which moves over a quadrant 12. The intermittent current from the vibratory device energizes the electro-magnet 19, which draws down the armature 18 upon an extension 17 of the switch arm 11 and moves it on to the conducting-portion of the quadrant. The impulses, during the time that the rail is vibrating, follow too quickly for the switch arm to fall back on to the insulating-piece 13, so,that a steady contact is maintained of sufficient duration to set certain functions of the blocking-mechanism in operation.
Patent GB-190907284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Toothed Transmission Gearing.
Inventor: GESCHE EUGENE CHARLES
IPC: F16H1/14
Filed: 1909-03-26
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 7284. Cesche, E. C. March 26. Toothed gearing.-The invention consists in the application to other purposes of the toothed transmission gearing described in Specification 15,682/08, as applied to a cotton-chopping machine. The gear comprises a bevel-wheel 2 with curved teeth 5 engaging a pinion 3 on a relatively perpendicular shaft 4, which is carried by a yoke 12 and is capable of a slight swinging movement while the gears remain in mesh. The angle of the shaft 4 is controlled by a lever 16, to which it is connected by a collar 13, rod 14, chain 15, and spring 18, the rod and chain serving to disconnect the gear against the tension of the spring according to the position of the lever on the quadrant 20, to which it may be secured by a spring-pressed catch 19. The wheel 2 is loosely mounted on the axle 1, being driven therefrom by means of a rigidly-mounted disk carrying spring-pressed pawls which engage ratchet teeth in a recess formed in the wheel. The wheel is held in place against the disk by means of a spring 10 on the axle.
Patent GB-190907641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Preventing the Refilling of Bottles and other Vessels.
Inventor: PEYRARD PIERRE
IPC: B65D49/06
Filed: 1909-03-30
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 7641. Peyrard, P. July 28, 1908, [Convention date]. Bottles, non - refillable.-Relates to baffles for the type of bottle in which a glass tube is cemented in the neck of the bottle and carries a valve with a sliding weight. The baffles consist of two three - armed pieces 7 and 8, Fig. 1, superposed so that the arms 22, Fig. 2, of the one are over spaces 23 in the other. Slots 25, 24, Fig. 1, allow passage to the liquid. The baffles are tightly held between a stop 6 and a cork washer 10 which abuts against a stop 11. The end 3 of the glass tube is flared as shown, so as to prevent the insertion of a tool.