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Patent GB-190407890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gauges for Indicating the Water Level in Locomotive Tanks or Tenders and other Tanks.
Inventor: PRESTON ARTHUR GURNEY
Filed: 1904-04-05
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 7890. Preston, A. G. April 5. Water levels, indicating. -For indicating the amount of water in a locomotive or other tank, a lever D with a float C is pivoted to a cross-bar inside the tank, and is connected by a link H to a rod I, which may be adjustable in length and passes through a stuffing-box J, and is connected by rack and pinion or otherwise to a pointer M. In the construction shown, a pin at the end of the rod I works in a slot in an arm K of the pointer. The lever is steadied by the curved guide P. The float may slide on the lever and be guided by pins in a vertical guide which may form part of the guide P.
Patent GB-190408888-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Neckties.
Inventor: WHITEHEAD SAMUEL
Filed: 1904-04-18
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 8888. Whitehead, S. April 18. Neckties.-A necktie frame of sheet steel, constructed as shown in Fig. 1, is attached by clips c to the collar. The tie is passed through the loops b, the hooks f, Fig. 7, or other similar arrangement. Hooks d further secure the frame in position.
Patent GB-190412254-A (GB)
Title: Reversible Turbines Worked by Steam or other Elastic Pressure Fluid.
Inventor: GELBRECHT LUDWIG
Filed: 1904-05-30
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 12,254. Gelbrecht, L. May 30. Steam &c. turbines.-A steam or other elastic - fluid turbine of the outward - flow type, suitable for propelling ships and fitted with clutch gearing for reversing, is shown in Fig. 1. An inner wheel 18 has rings of blades 50 which co - operate with similar rings of blades 49 on two lateral wheels 17. Each wheel is surrounded by a pair of gripping-rings 26 fixed to the casing by three sets of screwed sleeves 28 surrounding screwed actuating-shafts 32. These shafts have external crank arms linked together so that they are simultaneously actuated and cause the appropriate gripping-rings to grip either the inner wheel or the outer wheels. When the inner wheel is locked, as shown, the clearance of the outer gripping-rings frees automatic clutches on the outer wheels which engage with discs 15 on the driving- shaft 7. These clutches have shoes 46, Fig. 3, carried by links 41 and normally pressed against the discs by the pressure of springs 45 on a lever 43 and the centrifugal action of the lever itself. When the engine is reversed, the outer wheels are held stationary and the inner wheel is locked to the middle disc. The discs and wheels have leakage-baffling tongue-and-groove devices 16. The central steam-supply channels 9 are regulated by a gridiron valve 62 connected by rods 64 to governor-actuating mechanism.
Patent GB-190415879-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Alternating Electric Current Meters
Filed: 1904-07-16
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 15,879. Allgemeine Elektricitõts - Ges. July 17, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Energy meters.- A n induction motor meter for a single alternating current h a s a conductive d i s c g, Fig. 2, revolving below a pole-piece H and above a pole-piece N, which project laterally from the ends of a laminated iron core c so that they do not face each other. The core c carries a highlyinductive pressure coil f and a main-current coil e, co-operating to produce a magnetic flux, partly through the air gap, and partly through a vertical laminated iron plate a. With this arrangement, the torque may be made nearly constant while the main current varies considerably. In a modified arrangement, Fig. 3, the disc g revolves through air gaps between the ends of a core c and a stationary iron armature s ; the core c carries pressure coils only, the main-current coil being wound on the armature s, and the two air gaps are magnetically short-circuited by pieces of iron a. In another modification, the pieces a, Fig. 3, are omitted, and a limited number of straight iron laminµ are placed between the poles of the core c ; the pressure and main-current coils are wound on the limbs of the core c.
Patent GB-190426400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Resilient Tyred Wheels.
Inventor: PARTINGTON JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-05
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 26,400. Partington, J. Dec. 5. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-A wheel is constructed with side rings 1, attached to the felloe and shaped to receive a pneumatic tube 2 or a series of spiral springs, creeping being prevented by stop pieces 5 engaging with corresponding cavities formed in the felloe. The outer portion of the rings are bent over to form flanges 7, in which packing is placed. A series of rubber tread blocks 8 fit in the annular space between the flanges, each tread block having projections 9 on the base engaging with the extremities of the flanges 7 and each end transversely grooved to form the oval openings 11<A>. Ferrules 12 of the same width as the lower portion of the tread blocks and fitting the openings 11<A> are passed over distance-pieces 13 secured by bolts 14; the tread blocks are thus able to move radially inwards under pressure. The ends of the ferrules may be bent over and extend the length of the tread blocks to protect the india-rubber. The outer portions of the tread blocks are wedge-shaped, leaving spaces 15, Fig. 1, which act to prevent side slip. Grit is prevented from getting into the interior by the cover 17 placed between the blocks and the tube, and also by providing additional plates 18, Fig. 9, the upper portion 18 of which is bent over to receive a flexible packing-cord 19. The tread blocks may be composite, the lower half of metal being connected to the tread portion of rubber by an undercut joint.
Patent GB-190426464-A (GB)
Title: Air Pump.
Inventor: HOCHGESAND JEAN
Filed: 1904-12-05
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 26,464. Hochgesand, J. Dec. 5. Inflating.-In portable air pumps, such as those used for inflating pneumatic tyres, the piston-rod can move a little distance relatively to the handle or to the piston so as to open or close the suction apertures. The pump has a non-return valve m, Fig. 1, and the piston has a cup-leather c, the piston-rod being hollow, so that during the up-stroke, Fig. 1, the lower part of the pump is in communication with the atmosphere through the holes j. During the down-stroke, Fig. 3, the handle, by means of its leather packing i, closes the outlet to the air through the piston-rod. In the double-acting pump shown in Fig. 6, the hollow piston has two cup-leathers c<3>, c<4>, and can move a short distance along the piston-rod. The delivery channel n<3> is in communication with the two faces of the piston through the valves m<3>, m<4>. During the up-stroke, the passage o between the piston and the pistonrod is closed by the washer i<3>, and the lower part of the cylinder is in communication with the atmosphere by the duct j<3>. In the down-stroke, the piston butts against the washer i<4> and closes the orifice j<4>, while the upper part of the pump communicates with the atmosphere through the channel o and the duct j<3>. In modifications, the piston of a single-acting pump is movable on the piston-rod.
Patent GB-190501212-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Drill for Drilling Metal of any Description.
Inventor: MUDDLE WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1905-01-21
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 1212. Muddle, W. H. Jan. 21. Manhole and like cutters; drills.-A shank a, Fig. 1, to fit a brace or like socket is formed with a peg b and an enlarged cutter socket c. The cutter is adjustably clamped in position by a wedge frame e, Fig. 4, surrounding the socket and bearing against shoulders f on the shank. The wedge is operated by a screw passing through a tapped hole in the shank. Fig. 5 shows modification in which the wedge e passes through the socket with the cutter. The engaging surfaces of wedge and cutter may be roughened.
Patent GB-190503591-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Sparking Plug for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: BOULEZ LOUIS
Filed: 1905-02-21
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 3591. Boulez, L. Feb. 22, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and like engines, igniting in. In a sparking- plug, the cap protecting the sparking - point is pierced by several holes forming interrupted paths for solid or liquid bodies that tend to enter the space inside the cap. The conductor a is insulated from the metal body b by a tube c of mica or other insulating- material, and is kept in place by a head d and a nut e, both bearing on washers of similar insulating-material. The body b is screwed internally to receive the cap f, pierced by holes l which allow gases from the combustion chamber to enter the space k, at the same time preventing the entry of oil and solid matter, any accumulation of which at the entrance to the holes l is removed by expansion of the gas in the space k. The sparking-point i forms an extension of the stem a and terminates flush with the cap f, which may be of insulating-material, in which case the body b is provided with a sparking-point extending to the central passage h, the discharge taking place between these points.
Patent GB-190508864-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement relating to Weighing Scales for Shops.
Inventor: HILL WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-04-27
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 8864. Hill, W. April 27. Fastenings.-An ornamental device a, Fig. 1, used for advertising and like purposes, has rigidly attached to it a hollow rectangular cap by means of which it may be removably fastened to the top of the standard of weighing-apparatus. The cap may be provided with spring sides b, b<1>, Fig. 2, which are forced open by projections d when the cap is slid on to the standard, closing together again when these projections pass through holes c in the spring sides. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the cap has grooves g in which the projections d slide, while, in the form shown in Fig. 7, it is provided with a spring i arranged to embrace and hold against the heart-shaped portion e, Fig. 1, of the standard.
Patent GB-190510436-A (GB)
Title: Method for Manufacturing Lactic Acid for Technical purposes.
Inventor: MISLIN EUGEN AIME
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 10,436. Mislin, E. A., and Lewin, L. May 18. Lactic acid is prepared directly from the grain (barley and corn). The barley is malted, and is then mixed with the finely-ground wheat, rye, or maize and a wort obtained. The liquid is separated by a filter-press, placed in the fermenting-vat, sterilized, cooled, and treated with a pure extract of the lactic acid ferment, such as the bacillus acidificans longissimus. During the fermentation lime is added at intervals in quantity insufficient to neutralize the solution completely. The liquid is finally neutralized and decomposed by sulphuric acid.
Patent GB-190517732-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Oil Engines.
Inventor: RODNEY ROBERT WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1905-09-01
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 17,732. Rodney, R. W. H. Sept. 1. Gas or explosive-vapour engines, carburetting in. In oil engines, the combustion chamber is fitted with a number of smooth plates or disks P', P<2>, P<3>. These plates are opposite the oil inlet, and the oil is sprayed against them. The inlet tube is made of small bore, say one-eighth of an inch, to ensure the clearing away of any carbon by the entering liquid.
Patent GB-190519115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for Cutting Off the Pressure of Compressed Air or Gas used as Motive Fluid.
Inventor: ROZIERES GABRIEL
Filed: 1905-09-21
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 19,115. RoziÞres, G. Sept. 21, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Actuating valves and cocks.-Relates to apparatus for cutting off the flow of compressed air or gas used as a motive power, e.g. such as for pumping or elevating water. A pressure conduit X and a discharge conduit X<1>, leading to an accumulator or to the atmosphere, are provided with cocks U, V, which at certain intervals are operated simultaneously by means of a weighted balance lever B connected to the cocks by chains, as shown. Between the parallel arms of the balance lever is mounted a roller weight A; as the balance is moved through the horizontal position by the action of one or other of the rollers C, D, fixed to disks connected to gear-wheels G, H, the weight A tilts the lever suddenly and operates the valves. The gear-wheels G, H are driven from a shaft N by means of the bevel-wheels L, M and the worm gearing K, I. The shaft carrying the worm K is mounted on a frame O adapted to be raised or lowered by means of a support P so that the wheel I may be changed for one of a different diameter. To receive the impact of the balance lever, projections Y are formed on the balance lever to co-act with resilient stops Z on the framework. The rate or frequency of the operation of the valves can be varied by altering the positions of the rollers C, D on the disks, or by altering the ratio of the gear-wheels, or by the addition of intermediate gear.' The balance may be operated by electric controlling apparatus.
Patent GB-190523494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Oil and Spirit Lamps.
Inventor: HARRIS MOSES
Filed: 1905-11-15
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 23,494. Harris, M., and Harris, H. Nov. 15. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Extinguishing o i l lamps.-The mechanism described in Specification No. 9094, A.D. 1905, and comprising a spring- operated rod F connected by a flexible connexion A to the extinguisher lever B, is held out of action, while the lamp is being carried, by placing the hand under a projecting rod K passing through the rod F and slots in the tube D and in the pedestal, or by grasping a sleeve L attached to the rod K. In a modification, the connexion A, Fig. 2, is connected directly to a V-shaped spring W with a projecting button X at the base of the lamp. Specifications No. 12,974, A.D. 1889, No. 20,506, A.D. 1896, and No. 9910, A.D. 1901, are referred to.
Patent GB-190526828-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Device for Holding a Writing Pad upon a Telephone Desk or its Equivalent.
Inventor: LOVE CYRIL MAURICE
Filed: 1905-12-23
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 26,828. Love, C. M. Dec. 23. Fastenings.-A writing-pad is secured to a telephone desk by an adjustable holder consisting of two metal strips e,f, the strip f being adapted to slide in a groove e<2> in the strip e, or short grooves e<2> as shown in Fig. 2 may be used so that each strip slides on the other. The outer ends of the strips are flanged as at e<3>, f to embrace the edges of the desk, and the superimposed inner ends are slotted at e<1>, f<1>, to take a screw c secured to a third strip a, which passes up through a slot or hole in the pad and through the upper strips e, f and is secured by a nut c<1>.
Patent GB-190603299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Lubrication of Steam Pumps and the like.
Filed: 1906-02-10
Granted: 1907-02-09
Abstract: 3299. Royle, J. J., and Royles, Ltd. Feb. 10. Lubricators.-Oil is fed to the steam cylinders and valves of steam pumps, pumping-engines, &c. by the excess of pressure in the pump barrel over that in the sceam cylinder. An oil vessel c is mounted on the pump barrel b. Water is admitted by an opening controlled by the valve h, and forces the oil drop by drop through the sighttube d and pipe e of small bore to the steam valve f, and thence to the steam cylinder a. The pipe e may open into the valve-chest or cylinder. To prevent steam from entering the vessel c, a non-return valve may be placed above the sighttube d. In a modification, the vessel c is mounted on the steam pipe and connected to the pump barrel by a tube. The water may act directly on the oil or through a piston or diaphragm placed within the oil vessel c.
Patent GB-190603398-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Harness-bits
Inventor: DOLMAN FRANK HENRY
Filed: 1906-02-12
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 3398. Dolman, F. H. Feb. 12. Bits.-Relates to harness bits of that type in which movable mouth-bars slide upon hard-metal pins bridging gaps in the cheeks. Instead of the bridle strap rings being made integral with the cheeks, they are carried at the summit of detachable hard-metal pins, which also serve as slides for the mouthpieces. In the form shown in Fig. 2, a steel or other hard-metal pin c, carrying the integral or rigidly-attached bridle strap ring d, is inserted through the upper hole b<4> and screwed into the lower hole b<5> of the loop b<2> of the cheek piece a, so as to close the opening and also serve as a bearing for the mouthpiece e'. Fig. 5 shows the invention applied to a "Liverpool" bit, and Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the pin is secured by a screw g passing through the tapped hole b<6>, rotation of the pin being prevented by the flat-sided collar c<3>. Other means of securing the pins may be employed, such as lateral set-screws, or they may be permanently fixed to the cheeks. According to the Provisional Specification, the pins are locked by a screw pin or other keeper.
Patent GB-190607295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Apparatus.
Inventor: MOTTI CESAR
Filed: 1906-03-26
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 7295. Motti, C. March 26. Plate and like boxes; change-boxes; dark slides. -Relates to apparatus for changing plates in a photographic camera. Plate-boxes are furnished with equidistant ribs, forming guide-grooves for the plates, and a cover provided with a tab for withdrawal and a flap of gummed cloth or paper, slides into grooves on the box. The magazine i, shown, together with the plate-receiving piston of the camera, in section in Fig. 9, consists of a casing into which the plate-box fits. Two spring blades f hold the plate-box in contact with the wall k of the magazine, the bottom of which is pierced with a hole m. Guides n are provided for a flexible shutter o which forms a cut-off shutter for the filled magazine. The rear lath of the blind o is provided with an edge portion s forming a hooked catch for a beak t, secured to an edge of the camera. Brackets u attached to the magazine support the camera when attached to the blind o. A gauge r is furnished with pointers b which move opposite to graduations on the guides n (Fig. 6), the distances apart of these graduations corresponding to the pitch of the grooves in the plate-box. The gauge may be engaged by a catch in positions at which one or more of the plate-grooves is uncovered by the blind. The walls of dark slide 12 has grooves 13 to receive a plate for exposure. A.register plate 15 normally closes a slot 14 in the base of the camera and is kept in position by springs 16. A box of plates being in place in the magazine, a metal bar 9, covered with velvet 10 is placed over the box cover with its end under the brackets u. The blind o is then raised so that it covers the magazine and the plate-box cover is withdrawn by means of the tab, a light-tight joint being then formed by the velvet 10 bearing on the velvet 8. The beak t of the dark slide is then engaged with the beak s of the blind o. To pass a plate into the camera when the magazine is in position, the gauge r is latched in the desired position, and the magazine is pushed relatively to the blind till the edge of the blind 7 abuts against the gauge r. The slot 14 is uncovered by moving the register plate by pressing on the buttons 17, and the guides 13 being opposite the required groove of the platebox, the plate may be passed from the plate-box to the chamber 12 by inverting the apparatus, and is retained in position by the register plate 15, on releasing the buttons 17. Similarly the plate may be transferred from the camera to the plate-box. When all the plates are exposed, the magazine is detached from the dark slide, which necessitates the closing of the blind o. The cover is passed between the velvet strips 8, 10, the magazine is uncovered by pushing back the blind o, and the bar 9 is withdrawn, and the plate-box may then be removed and a new'one substituted.
Patent GB-190609178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydraulic Presses.
Inventor: MAPP THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1906-04-18
Granted: 1906-09-27
Abstract: 9178. Mapp, T. H. April 18. Hydraulic presses. -Baling and other presses, of the type in which the material to be compressed is fed into a bottom box and is compressed in an upper box, are provided with a movable top box mounted on hydraulic plungers. The head plate 6 is secured to the base 4 by the rods 5, and is provided with a hollow projecting head 7 fitted with a sliding door 9. The top box 10 slides on the head 7 and is mounted on the rods 11 of the double-acting hydraulic cylinders 12. The material is fed through the head 7 into the bottom box 21 and is forced up into the box 10 by the plunger head 20, the box 10 being lowered into position for this purpose.
Patent GB-190610205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Duplicating Attachments for Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: MARTIN ARTHUR HORACE
Filed: 1906-05-01
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 10,205. Martin, A. H., and Lamson, C. E. B. May 1. Typewriters.-A supplemental inking-ribbon attachment for duplicating in typewriters is shown io Figs. 1, 2, and 4 as applied to a Remington machine. The supplemental ribbon R<1> is guided in a slotted holder A moving with the carriage and enclosing the part of the platen P adjacent to the primary ribbon R. The holder A is made of sheet metal, celluloid, &c., and is put into place by inserting one edge between the platen and the presser-rolls d' and rotating the platen, and supported by rods F passed through loops f and secured by nuts g and brackets G. The spools H for the ribbon R<1> are supported on the brackets G. Holes c, c<1> are formed in the holder A for the passage of the presser-rolls d, d<1> ; the holes c are oval and the holes c<1> triangular, so as not to interfere with the insertion of the record sheets. A flexible guard-web D is attached to the holder A across the ribbon slot B. The holder A is preferably made of two thicknesses of material, and the rear edges of the ribbon R<1> and guard-web D extend between the two thicknesses out of the way of the record sheets. The guard-web D overlaps the front edge of the ribbon slot and prevents the outer record sheet Y from catching on that edge. A narrow flexible tape or band E is preferably secured to the front edge of the ribbon slot and underlies the front edge of the ribbon R', preventing catching of the inner record-sheet X and allowing the ribbon R<1> to sink sufficiently to avoid smearing.
Patent GB-190612346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Managing or Wringing Machines and the like.
Inventor: THOSS REINHARD
Filed: 1906-05-26
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 12,346. Thoss, R., and R÷hrich, P. May 26. Mangling and wringing machines.-The rollers are put out of gear and are drawn apart simultaneously, by means of a single lever k at the side of the frame. When the lever is depressed, it raises the link l<1>, forcing out the lower end of the lever hand hence bringing the pinion f into gear with a wheel c. At the same time, the bar m is raised, forcing the slides p upwards by means of an eccentricallymounted disk o. This motion is transmitted through springs s, to the lower roller d which is thus pressed against the upper one b.