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Patent GB-190807630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Percussive Rock Drills.
Inventor: STEPHENS WILLIAM CHARLES
Filed: 1908-04-06
Granted: 1909-04-06
Abstract: 7630. Stephens, W. C. April 6. Rock drills.-Relates to a hammer drill with a fluid-pressure feed and with means for boring a deep hole without moving the support. The feedcylinder d below the main cylinder a slides in a cradle e to which the rod of the feed-piston f is secured. The cradle e is adjustably secured to the support by a bolt h with a serrated head h<1> engaging serrations h<2> on the cradle, the cradle being moved forward when a deeper hole is required. A telescopic rod o rotated by hand acts through gearing n, n<1> to rotate the tool-holder l and tool m. A single tap x controls the admission of pressure fluid from the inlet x<1> to the main and feed cylinders, and of water from the inlet x<2> with a controlling- valve x<7> through a passage r and packed ring s to the tool. Packings w, w<1> and holes v<1> prevent leakage to the main cylinder. A clip z on the rear cylinder end is adapted to grip the feed piston-rod or the telescopic rod o to hold the cylinders or to act as a brake. A forked wedge is provided to disengage the tool from its holder. In the Provisional Specification reference is made to the use of a spring- pressed valve controlling the water supply, the valve being opened by pressure fluid when the drill is at work ; also to the use of fluid from the main cylinder to drive water through the drill, a ball or other valve being pressed on its seat by the water to prevent the water from entering the main cylinder when the drill is at rest.
Patent GB-190812484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ladies' Corsets.
Inventor: STERLE MAX
Filed: 1908-06-10
Granted: 1909-04-01
Abstract: 12,484. SterlÚ, M. June 10. Hook fastenings; stud-and-eye fastenings.-The bask bar b of a corset fastening is provided with studs of the ordinary type while the bar a is provided with plates e having keyhole slots for engaging the studs on the bar b, the slots being open at the end nearest the studs. The slots are closed by the U-shaped ends h of double armed levers c pivoted at the busk bar a. The other ends of the levers c are pivoted to an operating-bar d, which lies alongside the bar a and is connected to the operating cord i by a pivoted strap f. Tbedoublearmed levers are brought into the closed position by a flat spring g, and their opening movement is limited by a stop c provided on the lowest lever. The corset is fastened in the ordinary way and all the fastenings are released simultaneously by pulling the cord i.
Patent GB-190815736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Roller or Spring Blinds for Railway or other Carriage Windows.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1908-07-24
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 15,736. Laycock, W. E. July 24. Window blinds.-The bottom rod a of railwaycarriage and other window blinds is provided with U-shaped or equivalent fittings a<1> to engage studs e fixed on the sides of the widow-frame, to hold the blind in position. The fittings a<1> may be formed in one with or attached to the bottom rod, and may be guided into engagement with the studs by a strip of wood secured to the window frame. The bottom rod may be formed of a tube having each end cut away as shown in Fig. 4, or having a slot cut in the surface and in the closed end, as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, to engage the studs.
Patent GB-190821523-A (GB)
Title: Curtain Poles Rods Rings and Hooks for Hanging Curtains in Bay and Bow Windows and other Places.
Inventor: GYE PERCY
Filed: 1908-10-12
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 21,523. Gye, P. Oct. 12. Brackets; curtains, drawing and suspending.- The brackets used at the angles &c. of the curtain rods and poles of bay windows &c., and for supporting long rods or poles, are constructed with a pin a adapted to enter a hole bored in the lower side of the rod &c., and in the case of a hollow rod to engage the upper part of the inner surface of the rod so that a portion of the pin is left uncovered between the rod and the bracket to allow open curtain-supporting hooks running on the rod to pass the brackets. The parts b of the T-shaped top plate are so inclined or curved beneath the rod &c. as to engage the eyed sides of the hooks and to guide the hooks past the brackets. In a modification, a small semicircular seat for the rod &c. is provided on the pin a. According to the Provisional Specification, ordinary curtainrings are used between the end of the pole and the first bracket from the end ; and cords engaging with pulleys at the ends and centre of the pole and with metal eyes fixed on the curtain-rings and on the wall may be used for operating the curtains.
Patent GB-190826255-A (GB)
Title: Top Double Action Door Check and Spring Closing Apparatus.
Inventor: REES JAMES
IPC: E05F3/06
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-12-06
Abstract: 26,255. Rees, J., and Rees, J. W. H. Dec. 4. Door-closing apparatus; door checks.-Relates to door-closers of the kind comprising a closing-lever which is pivotally linked to a plate, carried by the door lintel so as to turn about a fixed and a movable centre and to wind up a closing spring carried by the lever, in the same direction when the door is swung to either side of the normal position. According to the present invention, the door-closer is combined with a door check and is provided with means to constrain the lever to move about its fixed centre on its return swing, thus ensuring the operation of the check. A plate f secured to the door frame is connected by a link i to a crank j on the actuating-spindle b. One arm c<1> of the closing-lever c carrying the spring casing a is pivoted to a link e, which is also pivoted to the platef. The other arm c' of the lever c is pivoted to an adjustable link, which is pivoted to the door. The link e is provided with a lateral stop q and also with an abutment p adapted to co-operate with a stop c<4> on the lever. A segmental projection f<2 >carried by the plate f is adapted to co-operate with a projection c<5> formed on the upper surface. The position of the crank j on the spindle b may be adjusted by means of a screw or pin l, which engages one of the teeth in a ratchet-wheel d. The stop q remains in contact with the plate f when the lever turns about the movable centre c<3> and the door is opened towards the apparatus. When opening in the opposite direction, or away from the apparatus, the closing-lever and the lever e turn about the fixed centre f<1> and the abutment p and the projection c<5> remain in contact with the stop c<4> and the segmental projection f respectively. The projection f<2> prevents the projection c<5> from escaping during the return swing or closing of the door, and ensures that the check comes into action. The spindle b is connected to a checking-piston s by means of a crank d'.
Patent GB-190826530-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Driving Gear of Cycles.
Inventor: REYNOLDS TOM
Filed: 1908-12-08
Granted: 1909-12-08
Abstract: 26,530. Reynolds, T. Dec. 8. Driving - naechanism.-In means for connecting a chainwheel to the pedal crank of a cycle, of the type in which a number of lateral projections u p o n the crank are adapted to project through apertures in the chain-wheel and to be secured by a screwed washer, the projections a' are formed by milling slots a<2> at rightangles to one another across a boss cast on the inner face of the crank, and are internally in direct contact with the crank spindle for the whole of their length.
Patent GB-190902434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Metal Railings.
Inventor: LIEBERT HENRY ANTON EMIL
IPC: E04F11/18
Filed: 1909-02-02
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 2434. Liebert, H. A. E. Feb. 2. Hand-rails.-In metal railings suitable for staircases, the interior or exterior of buildings, bridges, piers, or around machinery, in which the uprights are formed of tubular sections, slots b are formed at each side to allow the rails c to be tilted. The rails are supported on bolts d, which act as pivots, and the slots are preferably displaced longitudinally with regard to one another, and are provided with beadings e.
Patent GB-190904254-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cloth Measuring Machines.
Inventor: HECKEL OTTO AUGUST
IPC: B65H16/02
Filed: 1909-02-20
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 4254. Heckel, O. A., and Spellmeyer, E. H. Feb. 20. Measuring.-A cloth-measuring machine comprises a receptacle 14 for receiving a loose roll of material, a hinged frame 11 carrying an operating-roller 27, and a casing 16 containing a drum which indicates the length measured off and the cost at various prices per yard. The receptacle 14 is formed, as shown, with a slightly-sloping bottom 8. The cloth passes over a guide-roller 33, and between the operating roller 27 and a pair of rollers 34 carried in an adjustable bearing-block 36. A bar 37 forms a starting and cutting gauge. The operating- roller 27 is covered with billiard-cloth or like material, and is driven by a cranked key 39. The hollow end of the key has a pin 41, Fig. 5, adapted to engage with a slot in the end of the trunnion 43 of the roller 27. To prevent backward movement of the roller, a disk 44 with a knurled edge is fitted, and a hand-lever, provided with a knurled segmental end, may be brought into contact with it to lock it. The roller 27 drives the worm-wheel 24 of the indicating-drum by means of bevel-wheels 32, a rod 29, a flexible shaft 29<a>, and a worm 30. The worm-wheel 24 is connected to the drum shaft 25 by a spring friction-clutch 26, to allow the drum to be returned to zero. The opening 18, through which the indications are seen, is covered by a strip of magnifying-glass. The hinged frame 11 is provided with counterweights 54 and a lifting-handle 55. By means of a catch 50, it can be held in the ' out-of-gear ' position.
Patent GB-190907690-A (GB)
Title: Fly Catcher.
Inventor: ESSEN HARALD VON
IPC: A01M1/16
Filed: 1909-03-31
Granted: 1909-08-12
Abstract: 7690. Essen, H. von. March 31. Adhesive traps.-In a fly-catcher in which a pleated strip or band is coated with adhesive material, the band a is secured with its lower. extremity h, Fig. 1, between the lower edges of the air-tight and oil-tight envelope formed by the centre part c and the side flaps e. The upper edge of the band is provided with a string g, two projecting ends of which are crossed and secured in the top edge of the envelope. When the ends of the string g are pulled, as shown in Fig. 3, the envelope is opened and lips are produced which guide any adhesive material running down the band into the envelope. The folded edges of the band are perforated.
Patent GB-190909710-A (GB)
Title: Improved Pocket Igniting Appliance.
Inventor: RUSSHACHER LUDWIG
IPC: F23Q2/08
Filed: 1909-04-23
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 9710. Russbacher, L. April 23. Pocket igniters, non-electric.-A. pocket lighting- device of the kind wherein the friction for generating the sparks is produced by a friction wheel which co-operates with a spark-generating body, the wheel being rotated when the lid is opened but remaining stationary when the lid is closed, is provided with a wick fed with combustible liquid from a receptacle 1. When released from the snap fastening 14, the lid is forced open by a spring 20, a toothed segment 7, gearing with the clutch-wheel 8, rapidly rotating the friction wheel 4. The spark-generating body 10 is preferably in the form of a pin mounted so as to slide under the action of a spring 13 in a sleeve 11 carried by an arm 12.
Patent GB-190913386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Draw Off Cocks for Liquids under Pressure.
Inventor: KILBURN BERTRAM EDWARD DUNBAR
IPC: F16K35/00
Filed: 1909-06-08
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 13,386. Kilburn, B. E. D., [Maschinenbau- Ges. Martini und H³neke]. June 8. Direct gas-pressure apparatus, non-automatic. -A draw-off cock 5, Fig. 2, in apparatus for drawing-off inflammable or other liquids from tanks, is provided with an automatically-operating locking-bolt 11, Fig. 3, which is adapted to lock the cock, as shown, in its closed position in the event of any leakage in the draw-off pipe 2, or in the pressure supply pipe 3, or in the tank 1. When it is desired to draw off liquid, the bolt 11 is raised by external means (not shown), out of engagement with the recess 12 in the plug and is supported by pressure from the pipe 3 communicating through a passage 8 and acting under a piston 10. This piston is provided with apertures 13 controlled by a non- return flap valve 14, whereby the pressure fluid passes above the piston. In the event of any damage to the pipe 2 or other parts whilst the cock is closed, the locking-bolt drops, by reason of the pressure in the space above the piston 10, and positively locks the valves in its closed position.
Patent GB-190922649-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tape Moistener.
Inventor: MCLAURIN JAMES DONALD
IPC: B43M13/00
Filed: 1909-10-05
Granted: 1910-03-24
Abstract: 22,649. McLaurin, J. D., [Gilmartin, J.].. Oct. 5. Coating webs.-The tape-moistener described in Specification 16,567/09, [Class 18, Boxes &c.], comprises a base with a standard projecting therefrom and supporting a roll of tape, a plate resting on the upper surface of the roll to put a tension on the tape, a moistening-receptacle in the base from which projects the moistening-member, and a severing- device for the tape. According to the present invention, the holder 16 for the moistening- surface 22 is mounted in a correspondinglyshaped holder 23, Fig. 2, so as to be vertically adjustable. If the moistening-surface becomes clogged it may be reversed, or the lid 24 of the moistening-receptacle may be removed and the moistener 22 laid in the liquid. The moistening- material projects from the shell 16, and it is convenient to form the moistening-surface of sections, the first part 25, Fig. 6, being of very soft felt, while the second section 26 is sufficiently hard to effect an abrasive action on the tape. In practice the section of soft felt is placed between sections of the harder variety. The roll 3 of tape is mounted on a standard 7 with its lower surface resting on a polished plate 6 secured to the base. The standard 7 also ca.rries a plate 8 which exerts a pressure on the tape by a thumb-screw 9, the rotation of the plate 8 being prevented by threading a tang 10 stamped out of the plate on a pillar 12. The tape passes round the pillar 12 through a pair of guide pins 13, which may be plain or provided with rolls, and is moistened by passage across the moistening-surface 22. The tape is cut off into lengths by a blade 28 secured to a stud 27 mounted in the base. This blade is formed with square teeth 29, and the edges of the teeth are ground equally from opposite sides.
Patent GB-190924708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SILVERMAN LOUIS
IPC: F01L5/06
Filed: 1909-10-27
Granted: 1910-10-13
Abstract: 24,708. Silverman, L. Oct. 27. Cams.-Cam-gear for positively actuating a bell-crank lever j, k, comprises two disks formed on the arm k, having internal cam-surfaces l, m, engaged by rotating wipers n.
Patent GB-190927942-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Seals.
Inventor: ELLIOTT WILLIAM ELIJAH
IPC: G09F3/03
Filed: 1909-11-30
Granted: 1910-11-24
Abstract: 27,942. Elliott, W. E. Nov. 30. Seals.-In seals of the kind consisting of a flexible band provided at one end with a shouldered bolt-like portion, and at the other with a socket containing a spring catch adapted to engage the shoulder of the bolt, the bolt 1, Fig. 5, is secured to the flexible band 2 by spurs I<c> struck out from the bolt, and the band 2 may be provided with an extension 2<b>, perforated at intervals. The seal may be used by passing the bolt through the parts to be sealed, or the extension 2<b> may be adjusted round an article and passed over the bolt before it is inserted in the socket 3. In a modification, Fig. 1, the bolt 1 forms part of the flexible band 2, the extension 2b being secured to the flexible band near the bolt-head.
Patent GB-190930489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: EVANS RICHARD KENDAL
IPC: B60C5/08
Filed: 1909-12-30
Granted: 1910-09-29
Abstract: 30,489. Evans, R. K. Dec. 30. Air tubes and chambers. - Reinforced airtubes for pneumatic tyres are made from inextensible but flexible materials and may be formed with inwardlv folded or corrugated sides b<1> which bulge out on inflation to fill the cover.
Patent GB-191001740-A (GB)
Title: Method of Treating Swansdown for Powder Puffs, to Render Powder Invisible on Face and the like.
Inventor: ENDRES MARGARET
IPC: A45D33/34
Filed: 1910-01-24
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 1740. Endres, M., [trading as Andre, Mrs. C.]. Jan. 24. Cosmetics ; powders-puffs.-Relates to the manufacture of powder-puffs, and consists in treating swansdown with a preparation comprising 1¢ oz. of mutton-fat, 5 drops of olive oil, 1 oz. of rice powder, 1 dr. of Armenian bole, and ¢ dr. of yellow ochre. According to the treatment, the preparation is applied to a pad of chamois leather upon which the down is then rubbed with a little rice powder. The preparation is not intended to act as an ordinary cosmetic, but merely to render invisible, by suitably tinting it, rice powder when applied to the face.
Patent GB-191010200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pencil Sharpeners.
Inventor: BAINES FREDERICK EDWARD VESEY
IPC: B43L23/08
Filed: 1910-04-26
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 10,200. Baines, F. E. V. April 26. [Cognate Application, 13,490/10.] Pencil-sharpeners.-Relates to pencil-sharpeners of the type in which a body part, which may be pressed or stamped from sheet metal, is formed with a cone hole and a longitudinal opening through which projects a flat blade. A flexible blade is fixed in a curved cutting position either by fitting it into a curved recess m the body, or by placing it upon a curved seating and screwing on or otherwise attaching a curved covering-plate. The sides of the hole in the body are curved inwards to the arc of a circle of less radius than that of the blade seating. Fig. 3 shows a form adapted to be attached to a pencil, the blade b being inserted in a recess c. Figs. 4 and 6 show a body stamped from sheet metal and comprising two parts e, e'. The part e is pressed to form a rib tapering away from the bottom end to the surface near the top end, and this rib is removed by grinding &c. to form a slot a<2>, except for a portion which forms a strip e<2> across the bottom. The part e<1> is stamped so that its edges e<4> fold over those of 'the part e and so that the two parts together form a hollow coned pencil-guide a', the upper end e<3> of which is preferably cut away. The blade b is secured between the parts e, e<1> so that its underside is supported close to its cutting-edge, which overlaps the slot a<2>. The part e may be dispensed with, in which case the pencil-guide is formed by one or more ears &c. on the part e, and the blade may be secured by clamping-lugs &c. The blades may be further secured by sweating or soldering, or by plating or coating the entire sharpener.
Patent GB-191010599-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Machine for Manufacturing Turbine Blades and the like.
Filed: 1910-04-29
Granted: 1911-04-20
Abstract: 10,599. Stettiner Maschinenbau Akt.-Ges. "Vulcan." Jan. 15, [Convention date]. Milling-machines; milling-cutters. - Blades and filling members for steam and like turbines, made from profiled strip metal, have both the head and heel of adjacent blades made in one milling operation, the blades being severed from the strip in the same operation. A machine for carrying - out this method of manufacture is shown in Fig. 3, wherein the cutters 3, 4 are mounted in bearings on tables which are rotatably mounted on a slide g capable of reciprocation by a cranked shaft 14 driven by hand or by power through a clutch 22, so that the cutters are brought into operation alternately. The cutting-edges of the cutters are in three parts, Fig. 1, the outer parts being adapted to shape the head of one blade and the heel of the adjacent blade, and the middle parts to cut through the strip to sever the blanks, the axes of the cutters being inclined to the direction of their reciprocation, Fig. 3. The work-holder 7 is rotatably mounted on a slide which is adjustable in two directions horizontally at right-angles on a bracket which in turn is capable of vertical adjustment. The strip is fed through the work - holder by a piston operated by pneumatic pressure in a cylinder 32, the limit of feed being decided by an adjustable stop 2, and is held during the cutting operations by jaws 23, 24, Fig. 7, one of which is adapted to be moved either by hand-screw or automatically by a pneumatic piston. The lower clamping-jaw 23 has a lateral groove in it which allows the blank to fall out when severed, or as an alternative where the blank is supported for a greater length the clamping-jaws are grooved by the cutters, and the blank tilts when it is released by the jaws. The shaft 14 may be operated by hand or through belt-gearing, and the other parts driven from the shaft 14 automatically by pneumatic pressure through a distributing valve, Fig. 5, wherein the hollow pistons 37, 38 are operated by cams 41, 42 on the crank shaft 14. These pistons are slidable in cylinders 43, 44 connected to a pressure supply cylinder having an annular recess 49 in connexion with the exhaust and another recess 51 in connexion with the part of the machine to be operated and adapted to be connected by means of a cross-bore 53 of the piston with the pressure supply and by means of a recess 55 in the piston with the exhaust.
Patent GB-191010894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Vanes of Steam and Gas Turbines, Turbo-compressors and the like.
Inventor: BOLLE CARL
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 1910-05-03
Granted: 1910-10-27
Abstract: 10,894. BollÚ, C., [Akt.-Ges. der Maschinenfabriken Escher, Wyss, et Cie]. May 3. Blades.-The blades of steam or gas turbines, turbo - compressors, are more closely approximated to a beam of uniform strength by gradually increasing the cross-section from the tip A to a point B, from which the cross-section is greatly increased to a point E shortly before reaching the level of the fixing-notch. From the point E to the root, the section remains constant or slightly increases or decreases.