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Patent GB-191326775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Ginning Cotton and other Fibres.
Inventor: TRYPANI EMMANUEL GEORGES
IPC: D01B1/04
Filed: 1913-11-21
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 26,775. Trypani, E. G. Nov. 21 Gins.-In a gin comprising a roller, blades co-operating therewith, a fixed grid through which the stripped seeds fall, and a feeder bar above the grid for passing the seeds up to the roller, the feeder bar 9 has imparted to it an endlong movement as well as the usual transverse movement towards and from the roller. The bar is connected by a rod 22 to a crankshaft 23 journaled in bearings 24 and driven from the usual crank-shaft 12 by bevel-gearing 39, 40. The feeder bar is arranged to make more endlong than transverse reciprocations. and the ratio of these reciprocations can be varied. The shaft 12 which gives the transverse movement to the bar 9 is connected thereto by rods 10, 11 pivoted at 14, 15 to allow of the endlong movement, and, when seed cotton is fed into the gin in pods, the throw of the crank operating the rod 11 is longer than that of the crank operating the rod 10, so that in its retracted position, the bar lies further away from the roller 8 at the end where the pods are fed in than at the other end. The rod 10 is made correspondingly longer than the rod 11, so that in its forward position, the bar lies parallel to the roller and fixed blade. The face of the feeder bar is provided with inclined teeth 16 which are set in horizontal or oblique rows so as to break the pods and liberate the seeds and feed them along the roller 8. The seeds are shaken through the grid 17, and the broken pieces of pod are carried to the open end 18 of the grid and into a delivery shoot 53. If loose seed cotton is being treated, the cranks are of equal throw, the lengths of the rods 10, 11 are equal, and the teeth 16 on the feeder bar are pyramidal and perpendicular to the face of the bar. When the pods are hard, an apparatus for breaking and opening the pods is provided on a table carried by the end frame 3 of the machine, the seeds and broken pods being delivered to the sloping portion 2 of the gin hopper. The apparatus comprises a hopper 41, parallel fluted rollers 42 which feed the pods between toothed and spring-pressed rollers 43, and a casing 45 having internal teeth which co-operate with teeth on a co-axially revolving- roll 46, the seeds and broken pods being discharged through an opening 47 in the casing. The fibres are removed from the roller 8 by a doffing-blade 25 suspended by links from a fixed point and held at a suitable angle by a hanging weight.
Patent GB-191328196-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Aeroplanes: an Aeroplane having Natural Stability.
Inventor: SHARP HENRY
IPC: B64C17/00
Filed: 1913-12-08
Granted: 1914-10-01
Abstract: 28,196. Sharp, H., and Sharp, H. Dec. 8. Aerial machines without aerostats; planes, construction and arrangement of.-The tubular supporting-plane of an aeroplane comprises an upper plane A, B, C, semicircular in transverse crosssection, and a lower arched plane D. The plane is arranged with its length in the direction of flight. Side planes W may be removably connected to the main plane. The. propeller P is arranged at the front end of the machine.
Patent GB-191401841-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Offset Printing Presses.
IPC: B41F7/10
Filed: 1914-01-23
Granted: 1914-12-10
Abstract: 1841. Waite, F., and Waite & Saville. Jan. 23. Offset machines. - Rotary offset printing- presses, of the kind comprising five cylinders adapted to produce either two-colour or perfector work, comprise an impression cylinder 1, two transfer cylinders 2, 3 provided with suitable tripping - mechanism, and two plate cylinders 4, 5, all of the same size and arranged as follows. The plate cylinder 4 is above the transfer cylinder 2. which is about level with and to the rear of the impression cylinder. The plate cylinder 5 is in front of and slightly below the transfer cylinder 3, which is beneath and slightly to the rear of the impression cylinder. The impression cylinder 1, as well as the transfer cylinders, is provided with an offset blanket, a n d the impression cylinder and the rear transfer cylinder 2 are provided with grippers 9, 10. The sheets may be printed in two colours and delivered to the delivery mechanism 13; or they may be perfected by being fed at alternate revolutions of the impression cylinder, the transfer cylinder 3 being tripped. By means of an auxiliary delivery mechanism (not shown) between the transfer cylinders, and by transferring the sheets from the grippers 9 to the grippers 10, the sheets may be perfected at every revolution of the impression cylinder.
Patent GB-191408280-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Distribution Systems.
Inventor: ARNO RICCARDO
IPC: H01H61/06
Filed: 1914-04-01
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 8280. Arno, R. April 1. Thermal interrupters. -A thermal interrupter for rendering an electric current intended for heating purposes inapplicable for ordinary lighting purposes comprises an expansible rod B surrounded by a heating coil, the expansion of the rod short-circuiting the coil at regular intervals which can be adjusted by means of a screw V. The interrupter may operate additional contacts to shortcircuit the main heating apparatus when the main circuit is open.
Patent GB-191411522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Water Bottles, Beds and the like.
Inventor: INGRAM FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: A61F7/08
Filed: 1914-05-09
Granted: 1914-07-09
Abstract: 11,522. Ingram, F. W., and Shea, C. A. May 9. Mattresses.-The metal neck c of a water bed &c. is bent as shown so that the neck is not twisted in screwing and unscrewing the stopper and the bed can be filled while lying on its side.
Patent GB-191413725-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ball Bearing Hinges.
Inventor: ELY CLEMENT ANDERSON
IPC: F16C19/14
Filed: 1914-06-06
Granted: 1915-05-20
Abstract: 13,725. Ely, C. A. June 6. Ball-jointed hinges; hinge pins.-The hinge pin of a ball-jointed hinge having three or more knuckles is formed of a corresponding number of pieces fixed axially in line, a piece to each knuckle, with a ball arranged between the cupped ends of each pair of pieces. Fig. 1 shows a hinge with three knuckles, a readily removable hinge pin in three pieces a, c, d, and balls e, f. The pieces c, d are tapered and fit in corresponding reamered holes c<2>, d<2> in the knuckles with sufficient friction to prevent rotation. The piece a screws into its knuckle, and may be provided with a locking spring washer a<3>. The piece a may also be tapered, and a locking screw pin may be applied behind it. The pieces of the hinge pin may have ribs to fit grooves in the knuckle holes. Oil-passages in the pin-pieces may be provided to communicate between the ball seatings. Fig. 5 shows a hinge with a non- detachable pin, the pieces of which are fixed within the knuckles by displacement of their ends under pressure, which is also used to form the ball seatings, preferably by the use of the balls themselves. The pin-pieces may be solid or tubular. In this hinge the body parts and knuckles may be made of metal inferior to that of the pin. According to the Provisional Specification, if the metal of the pin-pieces is soft, steel cups may be used at their ends to form the ball seatings.
Patent GB-191418701-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Salt from Brine.
Inventor: TODD JOHN
IPC: C01D3/06
Filed: 1914-08-15
Granted: 1915-08-12
Abstract: 18,701. Todd, J. Aug. 15. Bulk evaporators.-A salt pan having a number of furnace flues b below it is fitted with chambers f, f<1> connected by pipes h immersed in the brine, the arrangement being such that the whole or part of the flue gases pass upwards to the chamber f, through the pipes h to the chamber f<1>, downwards to the flues, and finally to the chimney. The brine is preheated by passage through pipes d of flat or oval crosssection arranged in the flues b. The pan may be heated by the hot flue gases from pans of ordinary construction, the gases being led from the old pans to the chamber f.
Patent GB-191418742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brooders.
Inventor: MACKAY JOHN FREEMAN
IPC: A01K31/20
Filed: 1914-04-20
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 18,742. Mackay, J. F. April 20. Closed solid-fuel stoves; air-supply regulating. -A brooder for rearing chickens &c. comprises a closed solid-fuel stove A provided with a firebox 5, grate 6, and ash-pit 7 with a draught door 8. The products of combustion escape by a flue 17. Dampers 10, 15 are provided for the openings 9, 14 in the hopper B and top-plate 11 respectively. Specification 9702/14 is referred to. A hood D is supported on the stove and spaced from the walls thereof, the hood being divided vertically into a number of separate members 29, 30, which are hingedly connected together so that the hood can be readily applied to and detached from the heater. A flexible curtain 32, depending from the lower edge of the hood and terminating a short distance above the ground, affords protection to, and allows the ingress and egress of, the chickens. The hood is supported by the top-plate 11 of the hopper B of the stove A, and is provided with apertures 31, 36, which may be closed by doors, to give access to the ash-pit 7 and for the inspection of a thermometer.
Patent GB-191420864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steering Gear applicable to Motor Vehicles, Motor Boats and the like.
Inventor: JOWETT BENJAMIN
IPC: B62D3/02
Filed: 1914-10-12
Granted: 1915-03-11
Abstract: 20,864. Jowett, B., Jowett, W., and Lamb, A. V. Oct. 12. Steering-gear. - The gear comprises two toothed members mounted in a casing on parallel axes with provision for adjustment by one or more eccentric bushes which can be set and locked from the outside. In the form shown in Fig. 1, one of the toothed members is in the form of an internally toothed ring c mounted so as to surround and close the part casing formed by the bracket e and cover g. The other is a pinion b carried bv the steering- post a. The shaft a is mounted in an eccentric bush j, which can be adjusted and clamped in a split socket integral with the plate g. In a modification, both of the meshing members are toothed externally, and in that case either or both axes may be provided with means for adjustment similar to those in the first form. As the greatest wear is on the teeth at or about the mid-position, the other teeth, which come into action only occasionally, are mounted or cut with greater clearances.
Patent GB-191505505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lavatory, Sink or Urinal Basins and their Means of Attachment to Walls.
IPC: E03C1/324
Filed: 1915-04-12
Granted: 1915-08-26
Abstract: 5505. Corn, A. H., and Johns & Co., E. April 12. Brackets, adjusting and securing.-Relates to means for supporting lavatory and urinal basins and sinks on walls, and consists in forming the basins with keyhole slots for bolt heads, and in a special construction of metal supporting-members. A bar P is secured to the wall by screws passed through integral pieces 0 by which the bar is spaced from the wall. Angle-pieces A are bolted to the basin, and the wedge-shaped ends C are inserted behind the bar P. Screws E are then passed through slots R in the bar and holes in the pieces C into the wall. Slots are formed in the preferably hollow walls of the basin for the reception of the heads H of the bolts a. A single plate may be used instead of the pieces 0.
Patent GB-191507897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Presses for Flanging Plates.
IPC: B21D19/08
Filed: 1915-05-27
Abstract: 7897. Hawthorn, Leslie, & Co., R. & W., and Slater, J. May 27. Stamping.-In the manufacture of a fire-box junction plate v, Fig. 8, for a locomotive or other boiler &c., a holed plate is pressed into a die d by one ram c in order to flange the outer edge h, and then a number of pivoted segments l are caused to flange the inner edge w by a second ram b. The segments l engage a ring k, which serves as a pivot, and are connected to the ram b by links n pivoted at m and resting in a groove p in the top of the ram. The links n are retained in this groove by clips q engaging projections r thereon and held by a plate s and bolt t. Stops may be provided to prevent the segments l from passing the vertical position.
Patent GB-191509140-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Recording Devices particularly applicable to Mine Signalling Apparatus.
Inventor: MCCARTNEY ALEXANDER TENNANT
IPC: B66B19/06
Filed: 1915-06-22
Abstract: 9140. McCartney, A. T. June 22. Recording particular operations.-In apparatus for recording mine and other signals transmitted as rotational impulses of a shaft, by holes punched in a paper strip, a toothed wheel on the shaft is adapted to rock a lever at each impulse, whereby the paper is fed forward and the punch is operated. The shaft c, which is coupled to the signalling-shaft and receives the impulses, is supported by parallel plates a and is fitted with a toothed wheel e adapted to engage a pawl i on a lever g. The lever isthus rocked about its pivot g<1>, which is so placed that the pawl i then slips off one tooth and on to the next. The motion of the lever, by means of a pawl h, advances a toothed wheel d on a shaft b, which also carries a spool f, loose on the shaft but adapted to rotate with it by engagement with a key. The paper x is wound from a roll v over a plate u on to the spool f, backward rotation being prevented by detents o<1>, o<2>. The punch t is operated from the lever g by a system of pivoted levers and links q, r, s. After the required number of impulses has been transmitted, the signalling- shaft flies back to zero, and in so doing a plate k on the wheel e encounters a pin l' on a lever l, pivoted at l<2> and adapted by a connexion m<1> to rock a bell-crank m. This carries a pawl n arranged to turn the wheel d and so feed the paper forward without punching, the punch being cleared from the paper by slight raising of the lever g by a wire &c. z.
Patent GB-191511551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Grenades.
Inventor: BILLANT LOUIS LEON
IPC: F42B12/20
Filed: 1915-08-10
Abstract: 11,551. Billant, L. L. Aug. 10. Projectiles ; projectile fuses.-Relates to percussion fuses for hand-grenades, and consists in a safety device comprising one or more cams pivoted on the striker so as normally to prevent movement thereof, the cam or cams being adapted to be automatically moved so as to release the striker when the grenade is used. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3, a cam h attached to an arm i is pivoted on the forked upper end of the striker e<1>, the cam being adapted to bear against a nut g through which the striker passes, when the arm i is turned into the position shown in Fig. 3, so that the striker is then locked. The casing of the grenade is so shaped as to have the greatest mass at the front, and a tail k, consisting of a string having an attached weight, or a ribbon, or the like, is provided, the tail being secured to the arm i. The tail may, as shown, be connected to a cap l, which serves as a cover for the rear end of the grenade before use. When the projectile is thrown, disengagement of the cam h from the nut g is effected by the extension of the tail. The cam h may be so pivoted on the striker as to allow of a certain amount of relative linear movement between the two parts. In a modification, the arm i is replaced by a spoon-shaped member which carries two locking-cams, and is adapted, when in the safe position, to enclose partly the body of the grenade. It is normally retained in this position by a string having a seal, and when the string is cut just before the projectile is to be thrown, the member carrying the cams is thrown into an extended position, in which the fuse is armed, by a spring. A tail consisting of a ribbon and weight may be attached to, and normally accommodated within, the spoon-shaped member.
Patent GB-191512823-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Calculating Machines.
Inventor: SPURGEON JESSE
Filed: 1915-09-07
Abstract: 12,823. Spurgeon, J. Sept. 7. Multiplying-apparatus.-In a machine employing representations of partial products, the key stems are square and carry cylinders with projecting pins arranged in accordance with the partial products, the cylinders being given a part rotation to bring the requisite multiplier into operation. In one modification, a hollow barrel has notches cut in it in place of pins, and in a further modification, the key stem carries a cross-bar which is selectively rotated to engage notched segment plates carried by the differential racks. The key stems 28 carry pinions 31 engaged by racks 34, which are moved simultaneously through rack-and-pinion gearing from a handle 36 moving over an arcuate scale 51, the graduations on which for forward and return movement are staggered to allow for back-lash. On depression of the keys 25, Fig. 5, which do not rotate with the cylinders 26, the selected projecting pins on each side of the cylinder, one for units and one for tens, engage projections 49 upon differential racks 47, 48, which, through racks 65, 72, Fig. 9, transmit the differential movement to the totalizerwheels 56, 57 through ratchet clutches adapted to operate one denomination on the downward stroke of the key and the other on the upward stroke, which is effected by springs, thus facilitating transfer.
Patent GB-191513079-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Regulating Arc Lamps.
IPC: H05B31/00
Filed: 1915-09-13
Abstract: 13,079. Brockie, J., and Johnson & Phillips. Sept. 13. Arc lamps.-A projector or other lamp is regulated by a pneumatic motor E<1>, Fig. 1, of which the speed and direction of running are determined by a valve D electrically controlled, for instance by a shunt, series, or differential electro-magnet. Two shunt coils H<1>, H<2> may surround opposite sides of an horizontal frame, on the two other sides of which are inwardly projecting pole-pieces acting on an armature centrally mounted on a stem L attached to the valve stem. The armature stem L may be provided with ball bearings l. Two coil springs are connected to the armature. The valve D, which is preferably balanced, uncovers ports to varying extents when rotated through small angles from a neutral position. A three-cylinder motor is shown. Compressed air is taken from an external supply.or from a reservoir A. Between a reducing-valve B and the regulating-valve D, there is arranged a main valve C comprising a tapered or other tightlyfitting valve body O, Fig 3, closed by a spring Q or a weight, but opened, during working of the lamp, by a magnet P with co-operating series and shunt coils.
Patent GB-191514982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Take-up Motions of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: COPE DAVID
IPC: D03D49/20
Filed: 1915-10-23
Abstract: 14,982. Cope, D. Oct. 23. Take-up motions.-The take-up roller or cloth beam A, Fig. 1, is driven by a train of wheels and a ratchet-wheel B provided with a set of graduated detents b<1> and actuated by a set of graduated pawls c mounted in a box B<1>, Fig. 7, on the upper end of a lever C, which is pivoted to the'loom frame and has a graduated slot c<1> at its lower end. An adjustable connecting-rod F has its ends pivotally secured in the desired positions, in accordance with the picks per inch required, in the slot c<1> and a similar slot d in a bracket D secured to the lay sword E. The slot d may be formed in. the lay sword, and the lever C may be positioned to actuate the ratchet-wheel B as the lay moves backwards. In a modification, the rear end of the rod F is secured in a graduated slot in the upper arm of a lever pivoted to the loom frame, a pin on the lay sword engaging a slot in the lower arm of the lever.
Patent GB-191516542-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling Gear for Engines and Machinery generally.
Inventor: LANG LINCOLN ALEXANDER
IPC: F15B9/08
Filed: 1915-11-23
Abstract: 16,542. Lang, L. A. Nov. 23. Hand gear ; hunting-gear.-In controlling- gear for locomotive valve gear, &c. the manual means employed for controlling the operation of steam, compressed-air, or other power-actuating means, may itself be used without further adjustment for the manual operation of the valve-gear &c. A hand-lever 4, adjustable in quadrants 18, is pivoted on a shaft 15 and has an extension 16 carrying a bevelled toothed segment 17, which gears with a bevel-wheel 23 loose on a spindle 25 in a rocking member 21 loose on the shaft 15. A second toothed segment 20, also gearing with the wheel 23, is carried on an arm secured to the shaft 15, to which is also secured an arm 55 connected by a link 57 to a head 9 linked by a rod 13 to the valve-gear. The member 21 carries tappet arms 28, 29 operating inlet valves 30, 31 and exhaust valves 32, 33 arranged on a cylinder 3, in which moves a piston 7 connected to the head 9. The inlet valve 30 is connected by cored passages in the casing with the exhaust valve 33 and with the forward or right end of the cylinder. Similarly, the valves 31, 32 are connected to the rear end of the cylinder. Inlet pipes 38, 42 and exhaust pipes 49, 50 are provided. When the lever 4 is moved over to the left, the segment 20 being held stationary by the arm 55 and link 57, the rotation of the segment 17 rotates the bevelwheel 23 and swings the member 21 to the right to move the arm 28 and open the valves 30, 32. This supplies steam to the forward end of the piston and exhausts from the rear end, producing movement of the head 9 to the left. The arm 55 rotates the shaft 15 to produce rotation of the segment 20 to the left; but so long as the lever 4 is moved fast enough to rotate the segment 20 as quickly as the segment 17, the valves will remain open and the head will continue its movement to the left, the amount of such movement corresponding to that of the lever 4. Excessive speed of movement of the lever is prevented by a stop 24 on the member 21 striking one of a pair of stops 27 on the casing. When the hand-lever is locked in the quadrants 18 or is moved too slowly, the member 21 moves to the left and the valves are closed. If the head 9 moves when the hand-lever is locked, the appropriate valves are moved to restore the head to its previous position. If the steam pressure fails, movement of the lever first moves the member 21 till the stop 24 strikes a stop 27, whereupon further turning of the lever rotates the segment 20 and operates the head through the linkage 55, 57. Unauthorized movement of the head 9 will be checked by contact between the stops if the lever 4 is in a locked position. Slide valves, instead of poppet valves, may be used. A hand-wheel may replace the lever 4, and gearing may be interposed between the wheel or lever and the other parts of the device. Any suitable gas or liquid may be employed in the cylinder 3.