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Patent GB-190503807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Riveting Machines.
Inventor: BIJL WILLEM GIJSBERT ALBERT
Filed: 1905-02-23
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 3807. Bijl, W. G. A. Feb. 23. Riveting.-The frame a of a riveting-machine is provided with suspension links k, and with arms l pivotally connected to a foot m. The height of the lower snap is adjustable by washers i, and the upper snap is reciprocated by a pair of straps d on eccentric bosses formed on the sides of a hand-lever.
Patent GB-190519775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Envelopes.
Inventor: BALL GEORGE
Filed: 1905-09-30
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 19,775. Ball, G., [trading as Ball, J.]. Sept. 30. Envelopes. - An envelope - making machine of the type described in Specification No. 2409, A.D. 1884, is so modified that the face of the gummer which applies gum to the sealing-flaps of the envelopes moves in a perfectly straight path when making its return stroke. Any arrangement of mechanism for performing this object may be adopted, but the preferred form is shown in Fig. 2. The gummer 10 is carried by the head 8 secured to the piece 5, which is connected by the link 4 to the arm 3, fixed on the rocking shaft 2. The end of the pin 31, which connects the link 4 and piece 5, runs in a fixed guide 7. As the piece 5 is pushed to the left, the pin 6 rises up the inclined face of the pivoted piece 15, which is arranged similarly to the corresponding piece described in the abovementioned Specification, thus tilting the gummer 10 against the action of springs 18. When the gummer comes into position over the pile 17 of blanks, the pin 6 slips over the end of the piece 15 and allows the gummer to descend upon the uppermost blank. As the gummer moves to the right and receives a fresh supply of gum from the roller 12, the pin 6 travels along the upper flat face of the guide 7.
Patent GB-190523164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cop Cases or Holders for Automatic Weft-replenishing Looms.
Inventor: BRANDT HEINRICH OTTO
Filed: 1905-11-11
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 23,164. Brandt, H. O. Nov. 11. Loom shuttles ; shuttles, changing bobbins and the like in, automatically.-A weft case for automatic looms, constructed, as described in Specification No. 8848, A.D. 1905, of a cylindrical shell A having a thread passage from end to end, and closed at one end by a cap to which is attached the cop spindle, is closed at the other end by a plate B provided with a central eye b and a slot b<1> leading thereto. A second plate E is secured in a recess in the plate B, and has an eye e coincident with the eye b. The weft from the thread passage is lead into the slot b<1>, round a space e<2> left between the plates B, E, and through a slit e<1> into the eyes b, e. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that a groove or other device may be applied to the plate E to prevent the thread from getting between it and the sleeve of the plate B.
Patent GB-190605488-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drawer Stops.
Inventor: BORGERDING HERMAN HENRY
Filed: 1906-03-06
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 5488. Borgerding, H. H. March G. Nails.-A stop of the form shown is driven into the frame of a drawer to prevent the drawer from being pushed too far in. Barbs or serrations 5 are formed in the edges to make the stop hold securely. The bead 2 is formed with wings 3 with a slight inward bend.
Patent GB-190607265-A (GB)
Title: Guards for Incandescent Electric Lamps
Inventor: DAVIES BENJAMIN THOMAS
Filed: 1906-03-26
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 7265. Davies, B. T. March 26. Globes; globeholders; supporting lamps. - A wire guard for a lamp bulb comprises a cage formed of U- shaped d wires a and rings b, c, the whole being supported by two flat rings e, e<1> with arms hinged to the ring c. Fig. 5 shows the rings e, e' in plan, opened apart to admit a bulb, while Fig. 1 shows the rings closed together and attached to a holder along with a shade j. In a modification, the rings e, e<1> are formed as continuations of two of the side wires a, which are coiled round the ring c to form springs. The lamp holder may be provided with a handle and hook, for use as a portable lamp.
Patent GB-190607718-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means and Method for Facilitating the Engagement of Gear Wheels or Claw Clutches in Variable Speed Gearing
Inventor: LINLEY CHARLES MONTAGUE
Filed: 1906-03-30
Granted: 1907-03-30
Abstract: 7718. Linley, C. M. March 30. Variable-speed gearing; shaft couplings.-Relates to a method of facilitating the engagement of sliding toothed wheels and claw clutches in changespeed gearing especially upon motor - cars, and consists in dividing the driven shaft of the gear and inserting a coupling which allows of free play. Three forms of coupling are described. In the form shown in Fig. 1, one shaft carries pins z which are free to traverse segmental slots x in a plate w upon the other shaft. In the form shown in Fig. 3, one shaft carries a four-armed star A and the other a diametral bar B. Pins F pivoted upon the ends G of the bar B pass through lugs E on the arms of the star A and are furnished with nuts H, washers K, and rubber &c. buffers J. In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 9, diametral arms M, L are secured to the shaft ends D, C, respectively. These are inclined at their edges and provided with resilient blocks N so that engagement may be gradual. The blocks N are secured in dovetail grooves.
Patent GB-190608261-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Three-speed Gear for Bicycles and the like.
Inventor: COPE ALFRED WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-04-05
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 8261. Cope, A. W. April 5. Variable-speed gearing; clutches.-In the type of cycle three - speed sun- and-planet gear, with or without back - pedalling brake mechanism, wherein the sun-pinion is adapted to turn freely or to be clutched to the stationary spindle, while the planetpinion carrier and the internally - toothed ring are each adapted to be clutched to the sprocketwheel or to the hub, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, an intermediate flanged ring I, recessed at i<2> to receive external projections h upon the internal ring H, has internal clutch teeth i<1> to be engaged by a ring E mounted loosely upon a piece D which at d<1> receives the free ends g of the planet-pinion spindles. With the parts in the position shown, the sun-pinion is free to turn and the hub is driven direct through teeth a<4>, d, piece D, carrier sleeve F, and the nut X. When the sun-pinion is pressed to the left by a spring T, the pinion becomes locked by a stationary clutch piece b, and the hub is then driven at high speed through the carrier, the planet-wheels, the ring H, and the conical clutchnut K, the nut X being overrun. Further motion of the gear-changing mechanism Y to the left causes movement of the sun-pinion sleeve C and with it a ring T' and the piece D, so that the teeth a4, d are disengaged and the ring E engaged with the teeth a<3>, i<1>. The sun-pinion is still held stationary, and the internally-toothed ring becomes the driving-member of the gear, so that the hub is driven at low speed through the carrier and nut X. To prevent the clutch K, L from coming into operation when the low gear is being used, the cone K has two or more internal studs k, Fig. 3, engaging slots i<3> in the flange i of the ring I. Finger springs a5, m are arranged between the sprocket-wheel and the ring I and between the hub and the clutchcone K, respectively. In a modification, the cone K is formed with internal projections to engage helical grooves upon the ring H, projections at the left end of each groove being provided to engage recesses in the ring I. With the parts in either position, back-pedalling applies the brake through the nut X. Figs. 9 and 11 show a three-speed gear without back-pedalling brake mechanism. In this case, pawl-and-ratchet clutches are provided at i<4> and m<2> between the ring I and the chain-wheel and between the carrier and the hub, respectively. The chain-wheel has dogs a<6> to engage projections d<2> upon the part D. In another arrangement, described in the Provisional Specification, a friction clutch and a separate intermediate ring are not employed. The internally-toothed ring, capable of lateral displacement, has face ratchet teeth at both ends to engage similar teeth upon a ring in one-way clutch connexion with the hub and teeth upon the chain-wheel.
Patent GB-190618829-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Operation of Electric Clocks by Means of Electrical Waves.
Inventor: REITHOFFER MAX
Filed: 1906-08-22
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 18,829. Reithoffer, M., and Morawetz, F. Aug. 22. Electric clocks.-In a 'wireless' electric clock system, the master-clock at a central station periodically closes a switch 9, setting up electric oscillations at the gap F, which are received at substations to which the secondary clocks are connected by wires. The current passes from the source 4 through the interrupter 5, resistance 6, the primary of the inductor 7,.high resistance 10, and the electro-magnet 3, which closes the circuit of a tapping transmitter at 8 and prevents sparking at these points when the master clock opens the switch. An alternating current and transformer may be employed, and the switch 9 may be dispensed with and the spark-gap increased, the master-clock periodically freeing clock-work .mechanism which effects the approach of the electrodes or the interposition of a third electrode. The electric impulses thus transmitted are received by antennµ A at the substations, and, the rocking mercury switch B having been closed just previously (as described below), pass to the coherer C, which operates the relay R, closing the circuit L' containing the tapper K and electro-magnet M<1>. The. latter then attracts the pivoted toothed sector J, the arm e of which rocks the counterweighted mercury switch B, breaking the circuit and preventing any further excitations from reaching the coherer. The sector simultaneously rotates the spur-wheel D and ratchet N, and, by means of the lug u, frees the pawl x from the stop y, allowing the rocking switch T to fall and momentarily close the circuit L<2> containing the secondary clocks and the electro-magnet M<2>, the latter again breaking the circuit. The sector returns slowly under the action of the spring F to close the switch B shortly before the next time signal is due, the rotation of the disk L being controlled by a pendulum escapement P.
Patent GB-190620093-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Detachable Rim for Wheels with Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: PIXELL HELEN LUCIA MARY
Filed: 1906-09-10
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 20,093. Pixell, H. L. M., and Honywood, C. J. Sept. 10. Drawings to Specification. Bolts.-Security bolts for tyres are jointed in their length so that the end may be turned at rightangles to the rest of the bolt, and occupy less room.
Patent GB-190625512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fruit Treatment for Preservative Purposes.
Inventor: HARVEY EDMUND
Filed: 1906-11-12
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 25,512. Harvey, E. Nov. 12. Antiseptics.-An antiseptic solution for treating valencias and sultanas which have been immersed in alkali or sodium chloride consists of cream of tartar, sodium chloride, and a covering substance such as starch. According to the Provisional Specification, the treatment with alkali &c. may be omitted.
Patent GB-190626962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Paper, Paper-board and Moulded Products.
Inventor: BECK OSCAR PETER
Filed: 1906-11-27
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 26,962. Beck, O. P. Nov. 27. Materials, fibrous; processes, compound; paperboards; antiseptic paper; vermin-proof paper; electric insulating-paper; papier mÔchÚ.-Consists in making boards and moulded products from wet soggy spongy peat, preferably of the eriophorosphagnum variety, so that it retains the vegetable gelatinous matter originally present, in. addition to all the coarse and fine cellulose found in the peat. The material is stamped, crushed, and rubbed to separate the fibres one from another. This half stuff, containing the fibres and gelatinous matter, is diluted with water, and the pulp so. produced may be pumped to the stuff chest or machine chest and run into board without further treatment. It is preferred, however, to mix it thoroughly with sulphite or other stock, preferably in a beating- engine, the proportions varying according to the condition, quality, and strength of the peat fibres. The board so obtained is said to be moth and vermin proof, damp repellant, a non-conductor ofelectricity, and an excellent insulating - material. The material may be used for the production of moulded objects.
Patent GB-190704365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Pumps or Compressors
Filed: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 4365. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. Feb. 23, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Centrifugal pumps; fans.-Relates to apparatus in which water discharged by a centrifugal pump through an annular passage draws in and compresses air or the like. According to the present invention, the air is compressed in two or more stages. The Figure shows a twostage pump suitable for withdrawing air from a condenser and discharging it into the atmosphere. The air and water in the first stage of compression separate in the chamber l, the water passing through a pipe n into the wheel m of the lower pump ; the air passes through a pipe p into a second suction chamber o, whence it is carried through a channel q into the higher pressure chamber r. The water and air finally pass away through pipes s. The water may be supplied independently to each pump; or water may be used in the first or more stages, and the air which is compressed as the inducing-fluid in the remaining stages.
Patent GB-190705747-A (GB)
Title: Method of Manufacturing Coated Tubes and other Hollow Bodies of Lead and other Metals.
Inventor: ROTH BAPTIST
Filed: 1907-03-09
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 5747. Roth, B., and Roth, E., [trading as Vetter, L. (Firm of)]. March 9, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Metal pipes and tubes.-In order to ensure a uniform tin coating upon the outside of lead and other metal tubes formed by stamping, the lead blank a before being treated in the stamping or forming machine is coated with tin on the underside and also round the edge. The coating may be applied by a galvanic or other process, but preferably by inserting the blank in a tin capsule b, c. If the tube is to be lined with tin, the blank has a tin coating on its upper surface.
Patent GB-190708288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Treatment of Ramie and other similar Substances.
Inventor: RAW LOUIS HENRY
Filed: 1907-04-09
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 8288. Raw, L. H. April 9. Retting.-Ramie or similar fibrous material is treated, for the production of fine and flexible fibres capable of being felted and used in sub- .stitution for, or in combination with, cotton, wool, silk, hair, &c. in the manufacture of woven fabrics, by laying the raw material either on the cane or in the condition of brown ribbon or China grass in trenches dug in the earth, each layer of material being covered by a layer of earth. The earth may be dry or may contain the normal amount of moisture, but water should not be added to it. After five or six days the material is removed and treated in the usual manner to produce a sliver or thread, which owing to the change in the physical character of the fibre caused by the treatment is similar to wool.
Patent GB-190709783-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Deadening Shocks and Oscillations adapted for use in the Suspension of Vehicles and for other purposes.
Inventor: CAILLE CHARLES
Filed: 1907-04-26
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 9783. Caille, C. April 28, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Springs.-A dash-pot device for use with vehicle springs or for other purposes comprises a piston working in a closed cylinder which contains a lubricant or other liquid, the piston having a valve opening downwards and the cylinder having a side passage provided with orifices at its upper end which are regulated by a piston valve or the like governed by a spring, the dimensions and form of the orifices and the tension of the spring being arranged so as to give a retarding effect which is dependent upon the speed of the vehicle to a predetermined degree, and which may also be made to vary in accordance with the deflexion of the vehicle spring from its normal position. In one construction, there are preferably two pistons c Fig. 1, arranged in a vessel a, one on either side of a partition o, and connected by links g to the ends of an equi-armed lever h mounted upon a spindle i, which is connected to one of the two elements between which the device is arranged. In the case of a vehicle, the vessel a may be mounted on the body and the spindle i connected by links to the centre of the spring or to the axle. The pistons c are provided with openings q and non-return valves p, and side passages s provided in the vessel a have orifices f regulated by piston valves d pressed by springs e adjusted by screws t. In order to produce a retarding effect which varies in accordance with the deflexion of the vehicle spring from its normal position, the orifices f, instead of being rectangular, are made to taper vertically ; or, in a modification, the lever h is fitted at its central portion with a cam v, Fig. 5, which operates a block w, the motion of which is transmitted by levers x to the springs e. In another modification, the pistons c are arranged as vanes within a cylindrical vessel as shown in Fig. 6. In either of the forms described, the action of one of the pistons may be suppressed so that braking occurs in one direction of oscillation only. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 states that the apparatus may also be arranged to give a braking effect which is independent of the speed of the vehicle. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190716416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draught-regulators or Appliances for Intercepting and Diverting the Fumes or Gases passing through Chimneys or Flues.
Inventor: ELLIOTT SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-07-17
Granted: 1908-08-17
Abstract: 16,416. Elliott, S. July 17. Dampers.-Relates to means for diverting at will the flow of gases in a chimney or flue into a lateral flue, more particularly in connexion with the diverting hood t and lateral flue u forming part of the apparatus described in Specification No. 16,889, A.D. 1902, for purifying furnace gases by passing them from the chimney into a scrubber. Inclined deflector plates b, c, &c. arranged concentric to the hood t are adjustable in the chimney by means of chains &c., so as to occupy either the lower position shown, where they allow the gases free passage past the hood t, or the higher position, where they fill up the space between the hood and the chimney walls. The plates b &c. may be united by a frame, or each may be separately suspended. Where the flue is horizontal, the plates run on rails.
Patent GB-190720719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Breech Loading Small Arms
Inventor: RYLAND CHARLES
Filed: 1907-09-18
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 20,719. Ryland, C. Sept. 18. Breech actions, drop-down barrel.-Relates to the method of connecting the top lever 1 to the locking-bolt 8. The spindle 2 ot the top lever is formed with a transverse slot, into which a crosspiece 4 fits tightly and is secured by a pin. One end of the cross-piece 4 is pivoted to a side arm 7 of the bolt, as shown in Fig. 3, which is a section on the line a-b, Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190722198-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Material for the Inner Soles of Boots and Shoes and the like.
Inventor: WATSON WILLIAM LENNOX
Filed: 1907-10-08
Granted: 1908-08-20
Abstract: 22,198. Watson, W. L. Oct. 8. Insoles. - A damp-proof material for use in making insoles for boots and shoes, tents, groundsheets, water hose, ships' lining, &c. is made by coating cotton canvas or other fabric on one or both sides with a mixture containing about equal parts of rubber, pitch, and pure bitumen, with about 18 per cent of lime. The proportions may be varied. These materials are fluxed in the usual manner with oils to a semi-fluid condition, and the mass is then oxidized. When the mixture has cooled sufficiently, the treated canvas &c. is passed through smoothing-rollers to give it a finished appearance.
Patent GB-190724237-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means of Advertising & Apparatus for use therein.
Inventor: SCHLEUNING WILHELM
Filed: 1907-11-02
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 24,237. Schleuning, W. Nov. 2. Advertising. - The letters of an advertisement are mechanically thrown into view in successive groups, tae letters of each group being shown in their correct spatial positions in the advertisement but not in their consecutive order ; finally the whole advertisement is shown and the action is then repeated. For instance if the advertisement consists of the words "Peter Piper's Pickles," the word " Rice may first be shown, consisting of the 5th, 7th, 14th, and 17th letters, and then other words such as " Eel " &c. In the apparatus shown in Figs. 1 and 2, cam-disks c on a constantly rotating shaft a actuate plungers d, so that during a certain part of their rotation letters e are lifted into view. Another set of letters h is mounted on a rapidly rotating shaft g so as to be normally illegible, and each letter is adapted to engage with a lever i so that when the lever is raised by a cam the letter is prevented from rotating and is rendered legible. According to the Provisional Specification, the letters may be illuminated in the requited order instead of being mechanically thrown into view, the circuits of electric lamps being controlled by cam-disks.
Patent GB-190724307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Galvanic Cells having Rotating Electrodes.
Inventor: ELTENBERG ADOLF STEINER VON
Filed: 1907-11-02
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 24,307. Eltenberg, A. S. von, and Lach, H. Nov. 2. Converting alternating and direct currents. - Polarization is prevented in electrolytic current rectifiers by arranging a number of electrodes so that they dip into the electolyte for a short time, and remain outside exposed to the air for a longer time. The electrodes 2 are mounted star-fashion on a shaft 3 between electrodes 1, current collectors 4, 5 being mounted on the ends of the shaft and adapted to contact with collecting brushes 6, 7, connected with terminals 8, 9. The shaft is slowly rotated by suitable mechanism, such as clock-work. A number of such arrangements of electrodes may be mounted on the same shaft and connected in series, Fig. 3. The electrolyte may be thickened, for instance by gelatine.
Patent GB-190800792-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydroplane Boats.
Inventor: FAUBER WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1908-01-13
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 792. Fauber, W. H. Jan. 15, 1907, [date appliedfor under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Hulls.-Hydroplane vessels are fitted with a dependent keel 11, to the lower end of which is attached a tubular hydroplane member 13, having the underside, both fore and aft, cut away obliquely. Inclined edges 34 give the hydroplane member a pen - pointed shape, which decreases the skin resistance and the liability to collect foreign substances in shallow water. Balancing-rudders 20 are arranged on each side of the hydroplane 13, and are simultaneously operated by levers 22 and turned equally in opposite directions, exerting a torsional effect on the boat, tending to keep it vertical. The levers 22 are either placed within the walls of the hydroplane 13, or fit it closely so as to offer only a small resistance to motion. A flexible blade 19 is fitted at the stern, being fixed at one end, and is operated by a lever 32 to regulate the inclination of the hydroplane or the depth at which it is submerged when under way. Additional fins may be fitted on the sides of the hydroplane 13, to aid in sustaining the vessel and to act as protecting-guards to the flexible blade 19. The boat is propelled by an ordinary screw propeller 17, and is steered by a rudder 15. Various forms of the hydroplane member 13 are also described.