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Patent GB-190701373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Electric Lighting of Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: PARK CHARLES ARCHIBALD
Filed: 1907-01-18
Granted: 1908-03-18
Abstract: 1373. Park, C. A., and Mason, C. L. Jan. 18. Regulating; switches. - In a train - lighting system, an electro-magnetic switch is adapted to insert a resistance into the armature circuit of the dynamo when the current rises above a predetermined value. The armature d of the electro-magnet a is mounted upon pivoted arms c, and a screw k is provided to vary the distance between the armature and the poles of the magnet. A pin l on the armature d is placed under the brush f, which short-circuits the resistance r when in contact with the contact-block g. The brush f carries a carbon contact, which receives the spark when the brush f is raised and the resistance r inserted in the armature circuit of the dynamo.
Patent GB-190709270-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Automatic Electro Magnetic Sanding Gear and Foot Sanding Gear, for use on Electric Railways and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: CUMMINS MARK
Filed: 1907-04-22
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 9270. Cummins, M. April 22. Sanding rails.-Means for operating the sanding gear of electric railway or tramway vehicles by means of the current which actuates the electromagnetic brakes, as described in Specification No. 10,644, A.D. 1905, are combined with means for operating by a pedal. In one form, the sand-box b is divided by a partition a and the slide g provided with an opening g<1> is connected by levers j<1>, j<2>, j<3> and a rod l with the armature of the solenoid k and by means of a rod l<1> with the pedal m. The movement of the armature is sufficient to uncover the orifices e,f of both compartments of the sand-box, but that of the pedal uncovers one only. Alternatively, the sand-boxes are separate, but lead into a common delivery pipe, and each is provided with a valve operated respectively by the armature k and the pedal.
Patent GB-190710060-A (GB)
Title: Improved Water Distributer.
Inventor: JOHNSON WALTER CLAUDE
Filed: 1907-04-30
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 10,060. Johnson, W. C. April 30. Spray-producers and spreaders.-A nozzle for distributing water is so mounted that it is given a rotary as well as an oscillating movement. Fig. 1 shows one form of the apparatus, the water operating a turbine b which in turn actuates the spurwheels q, r through toothed gearing m, n, p. The wheel q is secured to a rotatable branch pipe d which in turn is connected to the nozzle j. This nozzle is pivoted about the radial branch h, and its oscillating movement is controlled by the cam disk r<1>. The shaft s, shown in Fig. 2, is oscillated by the roller t' traversing the cam r<1>, and in turn operates the nozzle j through the links u, v and the arm j<1>. Fig. 4 shows a modification adapted to rotate the nozzle more slowly as the angle to which it is tilted increases. This is accomplished by fitting a sleeve h<1> provided with ports h<2>, h<3> registering respectively with the main water passage and the by-pass y. As the nozzle is inclined, the port h<2> is closed and the port h<3> opened. Fig. 5 shows a form of the apparatus having a second tilting effort imposed upon the nozzle to enable it to distribute water over a rectangular or like area. The pin x bears upon the cam z and acts upon the second cam r.
Patent GB-190714546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Securing Window Sashes
Inventor: MARTIN FRED
Filed: 1907-06-24
Granted: 1908-06-11
Abstract: 14,546. Martin, F. June, 24. Sash fastenings.-The upper sash a may be held at any required height by a pivoted notched lever h, which is moved to engage a plate f secured to the sash stile and passing through a slot g in the pulley stile. The lever h is actuated by rotating a nut k on a screw j pinjointed to a lever. The lower sash b may be held by a similar notched lever fitted on the other side of the frame. The levers h may otherwise be fitted with springs l tending to throw them into engagement with the plates f, suitable handles being provided for disengagement purposes.
Patent GB-190715240-A (GB)
Title: A System of Movable Barrage for Rivers.
Inventor: AUDOUIN EDOUARD MARIE
Filed: 1907-07-02
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 15,240. Audouin, E. M. July 5, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Weirs.-In a movable barrage for the canalization of rivers and the utilization of the hydraulic pressure, consisting of rotatable pontoons in the form of tanks which can be raised or lowered by the introduction or evacuation of water, the pontoons are pivoted at the middle of their lengths so that they may be easily opened or closed, the pressures of the water on the halves of each pontoon being balanced. Fig. 1 shows a closed, and Fig. 2 an open barrage. The pontoons e, e' are pivoted at f, f<1> to piers b, c, and, when closed, are stayed by ropes i, i<1>, passing round fixed up-stream objects k, k<1>. They are opened by slacking the ropes i, i<1> and working the winches r, t respectively. The gaps between the pontoons and between the pontoons and piers are closed by sluices. Sluices are also provided on the up and down stream sides of the pontoons for the entrance and exit of water ballast; but, in addition, pumps may be provided. The hinges f, f <1> g, g<1> are so constructed as to allow of vertical movement of the pontoons, and the bottom of the pontoons are kept off the river bottom by means of slats so that the water pressure may be exerted underneath. A barrage of this description may be employed obliquely for barring a false branch or for directing the current in any desired direction, and in such a case no foundations are required, the piers being constructed for example merely of a row of piles.
Patent GB-190722571-A (GB)
Title: Improved Band or Binder for use in Vulcanising Tyre Covers.
Inventor: MARKUS HARRIS
Filed: 1907-10-14
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 22,571. Markus, H., and Whitelow, E. T. Oct. 14. Flat ropes; bands.-A band for binding rubber tyres upon a mandrel when vulcanizing consists of a number of cords or strings A arranged side by side and prevented from lateral displacement by means of copper wire B threaded through at intervals, as shown.
Patent GB-190803068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to "Device for Determining the Deviations of Bore-holes from the Vertical.
Inventor: HAUSSMANN KARL
Filed: 1908-02-11
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 3068. Haussmann, K. Feb. 11. Clinometers; gyroscopic apparatus. - Gyroscopes are used in bore - hole clinometers for determining and measuring the deviation from the vertical. They are mounted in shafts 18, pivotally supported on frames 14, 15 themselves carried on pivots 16, 17 in a frame 2 capable of turning about a vertical axis. The gyroscopes consist of multi-pole magnets 19 rotated by alternating currents passing through armatures on either side, said currents being introduced into the apparatus by means of mercury baths 24, 25. The position of a pointer 32 is recorded at intervals photographically on an intermittently moving sheet to give the data for determining the deviation. Specification No. 1821, A.D. 1908, is referred to.
Patent GB-190809002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Single Cylinder Paper-making Machines.
Inventor: MILNE SAMUEL
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1909-04-26
Abstract: 9002. Milne, S. April 25. Drying.-In single-cylinder paper-machines, the heater c is constructed separate from the hood b and is connected thereto by a pipe c<1>, which extends throughout the whole width of the cylinder and may be closed by a plate e. The hood is carried by curved frames d and is covered with wood to prevent radiation ; it may be constructed in sections provided with handles a<1> for removal. To baffle the air current, the hood is preferably constructed of corrugated, indented, or like sheet metal or material ; or it may be constructed of plain sheet metal provided with ribs or lags. The air is drawn through the heater and hood by a fan connected to the hood by a tapered conduit pipe
Patent GB-190813110-A (GB)
Inventor: LIGHT GEORGE
Filed: 1908-06-19
Granted: 1909-04-22
Abstract: 13,110. Light, G., and Moran, P. W. June 19. [Cognate Application No. 19,516, A.D. 1908,dated Sept. 16.] Advertising.-Advertisements are applied to live fish &c. by means of a coat or belt of celluloid, skin, parchment, india-rubber, &c., that leaves the fish free to swim ; or, the advertisements may be put directly on to the skin or scales of the fish. The containing vessel of water may bear upon its sides additional advertising-matter, painted, transferred, or attached to a skin, thin plate, parchment, celluloid, etc.; or it may have the advertisements placed near by it. An inverted glass bowl witbin the larger vessel may also bear advertisements.
Patent GB-190813759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid-actuated Rock-drilling and other Percussive Machines.
Inventor: MAUSS WILHELM
Filed: 1907-07-01
Granted: 1908-09-25
Abstract: 13,759. Mauss, W. July 1, 1907. Compressed-air engines.-Relates to means for operating the valve in the type of tool engine described in Specification No. 15,120, A.D. 1907. In this engine the valve 16 is inside the piston. The forward stroke is caused by constant pressure acting on the shoulder 4, the front cylinder-space exhausting through passages 24, 23, ports 20 in the valve and through the piston-rod 30. The rear stroke is caused by pressure fluid passing through passages 21, 12, 22, 23, 24 to act on the larger front-piston area 2, the valve being then in the position shown in Fig. 1. A passage 35 leading to the rear end of the valve chamber 13 opens on the periphery of the smaller piston member 5. At the end of the forward stroke of the piston, the passage 35 opens to pressure, and at the end of the return stroke it is connected to exhaust through a groove 39 and passage 38. A smaller passage 31 leading to the front end of the valve chamber opens on the periphery of the piston-rod 30. During the rear stroke this passage 31 opens to pressure from the front cylinder space, and during the forward stroke the passage is connected to exhaust through a groove 32, passage 34, and the piston-rod 30. When the channel 35 is open to pressure and the channel 31 is open to exhaust, the valve is moved forwards to the position shown in Fig. 1. When the channel 31 is open to pressure and the channel 35 is open to exhaust, the valve moves backwards to the position shown in Fig. 4. Means are further provided for reversing the valve when the engine is operating with short strokes due to throttling, or when the withdrawal of the tool is impeded. A restricted passage 44 allows a constant exhaust from the rear end of the valve chamber, and a duct 45 is formed in the valve as shown. When the piston stops in its return stroke, having opened channel 31 to the front cylinder space, pressure passes through passage 31, and the valve commences to move over as the rear end of the valve chamber exhausts. Just before the valve exhausts the front cylinder space and deprives itself of motive fluid, the forward end of the duct 45 is uncovered. Pressure fluid trapped between the two rear valve rings 17 and in the passage 12 then passes through the duct 45, and the reversal of the valve is completed. The piston then takes a full forward stroke. Means are also shown for stopping reciprocation when the piston moves too far forwards. Specifications No. 5022, A.D. 1906, [Abridgment Class Hand Tools &c.], and Nos. 27,496, and 27,496A, A.D. 1906, are also referred to.
Patent GB-190814246-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fishing Rod Rest.
Inventor: WALKER GEORGE
Filed: 1908-07-04
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 14,246. Walker, G. July 4. Rod rests.-The rest consists of a pointed upright stake a grooved at the top to receive the rod. An arm c is hinged by side plates g and a pin h to the stake, and carries a notched bar d, which engages with a screw pin e. The upper end of the arm is provided with a hook, ring, or recessed arch to hold down the butt end of the rod. The lower end of the stake carries a pivoted steadying- plate q, and is provided with a recessed shoulder r to enable the stake to be driven into the ground by foot pressure.
Patent GB-190815946-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bars for Re-inforcing Concrete.
Inventor: VARNEY CHARLES FREDERICK
Filed: 1908-07-27
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 15,946. Varney, C. F. July 26, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Reinforced concrete; girders and beams; floors; walls; columns.-A reinforcement for concrete structures is formed by twisting together wire strands, some of which are bent laterally, singly, or in groups, to form shear members, and are then again bent and twisted together to form other tension members. Fig. 1 shows one form of truss, and Fig. 3 a modification. The cross-sectional area of metal in any vertical plane is constant. The tension and shear members may be parallel or inclined to each other. For continuous beams, the upper tension member is continuous over the supports.
Patent GB-190817333-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Liquid Dispensing Apparatus.
Inventor: WOOSNAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1908-08-18
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 17,333. Woosnam, A., [Cornish, H. S.]. Aug. 18.. Drawings to Specification. Rotary disk valves.-A rotary disk valve in apparatus for dispensing liquids is arrested in the opened and closed positions by two stop-pins on the back of the valve engaging alternately with a stop-pin secured to the valve casing.
Patent GB-190819166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and applicable to Casement Windows.
Inventor: CROSSLAND JOHN ERNEST
Filed: 1908-09-12
Granted: 1909-07-08
Abstract: 19,166. Crossland, J. E. Sept. 12. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Hinges.-Double hinges for casement windows, constructed so that the outside of the casement can be cleaned from the inside, comprise a part c hinged at d to a plate a on the frame and at f to a plate e carried on the inside of the casement, so that the casement can be opened outwards without its free edge leaving the frame. The casement may be opened in the usual manner by securing the part c to the casement by means of a thumb-screw h.
Patent GB-190900856-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheel-operated Devices for Operating Railway Points and Switches.
Inventor: ROACH HARRY FAY
IPC: B61L11/02
Filed: 1908-06-17
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 856. Roach, H. F. June 17, 1908. Mechanically operated by vehicle.-Relates to a wheel-operated track member for operating railway points, and more particularly the frog points used at crossings. The track member consists of an inverted channel-shaped horizontal part 7, Figs. 1 and 5, and an inclined part or shank 13, the whole being mounted on parallel links 8 and so constructed that, when depressed, it forms a continuation of the track 11, 11<a>. In its depressed position, the member rests on blocks or lugs 14. The shank portion is placed at one side so as to lie against one side of the web of the support and form a complete tread for the wheels to move on to the part 7. As the member moves forwards and downwards on its links, the shank end slides down the inclined end 17 of the adjacent rail. The member is operated by, or operates, the rod 22 through the link 27 and shaft 21. If desired, the links 8 can be dispensed with and the member guided by slots. Fig. 10 shows a modified construction in which the part 7 is provided with flanges 39 and the supporting and guiding links 8 are mounted to move in slots in the web portion of the support. When depressed, the member is supported by the shoulders 34. In use, the members are preferably arranged in pairs, one on each side of a frog point, and are returned to their normal raised position by any suitable means.
Patent GB-190901075-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Carburetters for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SMITH CHARLES ARTHUR
IPC: F02M21/00
Filed: 1909-01-15
Granted: 1909-12-16
Abstract: 1075. Smith, C. A. Jan. 15. Actuating valves; piston valves. - In an internal-combustion engine carburettor a piston valve h sliding in a casing b is guided vertically by a ball n in a groove o cut in the valve and casing. A valve-cap g placed over the fuel nozzle is rotated by the rise and fall of the piston valve h through a nut p with teeth engaging helical grooves in the valve-cap.
Patent GB-190901820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Supply and Regulation of Electrical Energy for Train Lighting and the like.
IPC: H02J7/16
Filed: 1909-01-25
Granted: 1910-01-25
Abstract: 1820. Fraser, P. L. R., and Tudor Accumulator Co. Jan. 25. Lighting systems; regulation, automatic systems and apparatus for.-The variable-speed dynamo of a train-lighting system is automatically connected to the external circuit when its voltage is sufficiently high, while its excitation is decreased when the battery is fully charged, and further decreased when the lamp or other work circuits are open. The shunt field winding k of the dynamo is connected in series with a number of parallel resistances r<1> ... r<4>, preferably of the iron-wire type, the resistances r<1>, r<2>, r<4> being connected to the contacts 1 ... 4 of an automatic switch E. The resistances r<1>, r<2>, r<3> are also connected to the switches f, g, h of the lamp circuits p, q and the fan circuit t. The operation of the arrangement is as follows : When the dynamo is rotated and its voltage reaches a pre-determined amount, the switch b places it in parallel with the battery c. If the battery c is not fully charged, the contacts 1 ... 4 are bridged by the contact n, and if the switches f, g, h are closed, the dynamo field k is fully excited. If, however, the switch h is opened, the resistance r<3> is cut out and the voltage of the dynamo decreased. When the battery is fully charged, the switch E cuts out the resistances r<1>, r<2> unless the switches f, g are closed, when the dynamo field is sufficiently energized to enable the dynamo to supply the lamps. If the switches f, g are open, the field of the dynamo is closed through the resistance r<4> and a resistance s, thereby preventing the switch b from opening. The switch E may be arranged to vary a resistance in series with the field winding k, or to vary the number of coils of the winding.
Patent GB-190903414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Feeding Mechanism for Ironing and like Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: D06F67/04
Filed: 1909-02-11
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 3414. Boult, A. J., [American Laundry Machinery Manufacturing Co.]. Feb. 11. Ironing and mangling machines, feeding-arrangements for.-The feed-belts 13 pass around a driving-roller 8 mounted in a frame 6, which is pivotally attached to the main frame at 4 so that the weight of the frame 6 acts to tension the feed-belts. The belts pass over a feedtable 19, provided with a turned-down edge 20, and around a rod 14 carried loosely by a number of fingers 20<a> which are attached to the table between the belts. The fingers are cut away at 21 in order that their upper edges may lie in the same plane as the table 19, and are provided with flanges 22 by which they are fixed in place. The frame 6 consists of two end brackets connected by cross-bars, between two of which extends an apron 11 forming a pocket for the ends of the articles while they are preliminarily supported by a cross-bar 12. The roller 8 is driven at one end by sprocket-andspur gearing, and, for the purpose of balancing the consequent one - sided tensioning effect on the feeding-belts, the frame at the opposite end is provided with an adjustable spring-mounted plunger, which tends to force the frame outwards at that end also.
Patent GB-190905141-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pulley Blocks, Hoists and the like.
Inventor: PRIEST ROWLAND
IPC: B66D3/12
Filed: 1909-03-03
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 5141. Priest, R., and Millward, B., [trading as Priest, R.], and Morrall, W. March 3. Winding pulleyblocks; self - sustaining gear. - Pulley - blocks, hoists, and the like, of the type having two-way hoisting and self-sustaining mechanism comprising ratchet-wheels and clutches adapted for lifting loads alternately at opposite ends of a single chain, are ,provided with a special construction of selfsustaining gear, and also with a clutch device to permit free lowering of the load without rotation of the hand-wheel. The floating chain drum 52, Fig. 1, is supported and driven by the flanges of fixed and movable collars 46, 45, respectively. A counterweighted lever 31 can be operated by a cord to move the collar 45 axially against the action of the spring 54 through the medium of the cam-blocks 21, 22 and thereby fix or release the chain drum. The self-sustaining gear comprises a pair of ratchetwheels 4, 5, which by means of oppositelythreaded screws are gripped to the blackened friction surfaces so as to be held by pawls 6, 8 when the lifting effort ceases. The arrangement is such that one wheel is fixed and the other released during each direction of rotation. The invention is shown applied to apparatus driven by spur or worm gear, in which case the first motion shaft is divided, and the two parts are connected by friction disks which are separated for free lowering by lever mechanism similar to that previously described.
Patent GB-190905512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Illuminated Advertising Devices.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN OWDEN
IPC: G09F13/14
Filed: 1909-03-08
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 5512. O'Brien, J. O., [Radium-Licht-Reklame Ges.]. March 8. Signs. -The concave display surface of an advertising-sign is produced by a vertical straight line moving parallel to itself, the concave surface being turned towards the source of illumination and provided with letters arranged so that the direction of their width is not parallel to the generating line of the surface. The words may however read in a direction parallel to this line: The letters have light diffusing and reflecting surfaces, and may be carried by a plate or mounted on wirenetting. The source of illumination may be concealed, and may be mounted at one side of the display surface so as to shade no part thereof. A further modification consists in mounting the sign b about an axis c at one side so that it can be displayed in any position, and in this form the lamps f may be fixed, or may be arranged to rotate with the sign so as to maintain constant illumination.
Patent GB-190905777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Electrically Heating Air and other Media.
Inventor: BELL GEORGE GILBERT
IPC: F24H7/02
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1910-06-10
Abstract: 5777. Bell, G. G., and Pletts, J. St. V. March 10. Heating by electricity; resistance ovens.-Heat generated electrically is stored in a mass of material such as iron having a large heat capacity for a given volume, and is imparted to air and other gases when required, by conveying them through a passage in the mass, wnich is surrounded by heat-insulating material. In an air-heater, the mass m, Fig. 1, and its heat-insulating casing i are traversed by a central passage. The ends of the passage may be closed by insulating-plugs p<1>, p<3> carried by a perforated cover, which can rest either on studs n or on the casing. A cage s prevents access of dust to the passage. The body m may be heated inductively by means of a coil c<1>. The hot mass may be enclosed in ovens, as partly shown in section in Fig. 2. Here the mass m is heated by a resistance c contained in a vertical passage, from which other passages lead to ovens o. The latter passages have doors p which are controlled from outside the apparatus, the central passage being in permanent communication with the ovens at its lower end. A portion j of the insulating-casing is removable, to allow articles to be heated by the air in the ovens. The heatstoring mass may be spherical. The heat-insulating jacket may have polished or silvered internal and external surfaces. A vacuum jacket may be used. Specification 22,598/08, [Class 64, Heating], is referred to.