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Patent GB-190706353-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automatic Music Playing Devices.
Inventor: SINCLAIR MATTHEW
Filed: 1907-03-15
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 6353. Sinclair, M., [Welin, P.]. March 15. Lift valves; actuating valves.-A series of valves 32 in an automatic musical instrument are operated pneumatically by mean of a manuallyoperated slide valve 310. The valves 32 may be constructed in two spring- connected parts, such that the lower member closes before the upper member opens, as described in Specification No. 6351, A.D. 1907.
Patent GB-190709181-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cigarette Machines.
Inventor: BOUCHER ARTHUR LEOPOLD
Filed: 1907-04-19
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 9181. Boucher, A. L. Oct. 15, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Cigarette-making machines.-A cigarette machine is provided with means for applying cork tips to a cigarette rod before it is cut, the cork web being preferably of a width sufficient for two tips. The cork web 41 is fed transversely to the continuously moving cigarette rod by means of. a pair of grippers 53, 54, Fig. 4, carried by an oscillating beam 50 and a pair of rollers 44, 45 operated by a ratchet mechanism from 'the beam 50. The tipping- mechanism is caused to move along with the cigarette rod by means of a pin 13' on the wheel 12. The web is cut by the knives 37, 38 and partly folded around the rod by a grooved block 29, which, together with the knives, is operated through a bell-crank lever 23, 27 from cam-grooves 20, 21 on a block 19 which is carried by the tipping- mechanism and caused to reciprocate vertically by means of the pin 13 on the wheel 12, the cigarette rod being supported on the upper side by the concave wheel 35. The rod then passes through two thimbles 70, 72, Fig. 1, which being set reversely one to the other fold over the upstanding edges of the web, and is cut by the revolving-knife 74 carried by a beam 84 caused to oscillate and travel longitudinally with the rod by means of a cam roller. The roller 45 also serves as a paste roller, having attached thereto a paste cam 48 ; the roller is kept in position laterally by means of two fingers 47 which engage in grooves 46. The pawl 68, Fig. 4, is so positioned relatively to the ratchet teeth that the web is not fed forwards until the preceding portion of the web which has been cut has passed on with the cigarette rod.
Patent GB-190715200-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Split Image Telescope for Short Base Range Finders.
Inventor: TAYLOR HAROLD DENNIS
Filed: 1907-07-02
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 15,200. Taylor, H. D. July 2. Range - finders.- Relates to the invention described in Specification No. 18,273, A.D. 1902. In one arrangement of that invention, coincidence of the partial images is brought about by a refracting prism which moves between the objective and separating prism so that only the rays passing through one half of the objective transverse it. It is pointed out that this prism has only a limited travel, and that consequently the range of the instrument is small. To extend the range, the separating prism is given the form shown in section in Fig. 2. The rays from the objective do not therefore intersect between it and the separating prism, so that the refracting prism has a travel equal to the distance between them. The separating prism consists of two half-prisms C<1>, C<2>, each worked to a thin refracting edge and cemented on a plane glass surface with their thin refracting edges in contact.
Patent GB-190718533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastenings for Cupboard Doors and the like.
Inventor: WHATLEY EDWARD BORD
Filed: 1907-08-16
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 18,533. Whatley, E. B. Aug. 16. Cupboard-turns.-A segmental box 9 with flanges 10 for attachment carries a handle, to the spindle 14 of which is loosely keyed a turn-button or tongue 11, which engages under a segmental box 8 with similar means of attachment and is limited in its motion by stops 12, 16, 17 placed centrally in line, horizontally, and vertically with the centre of the spindle 14, which through loosely fitting in the hole 15 can be turned through a right-angle in either direction. A modified arrangement of stops is shown in Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190719975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus Actuated by the Passage of Trains to Control Railway Points or Signals.
Filed: 1907-09-06
Granted: 1908-04-02
Abstract: 19,975. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. Sept. 6. Contacts, electric. - In track apparatus in which the flexure of the rail varies the liquid level in a mercury contact device, an auxiliary mercury contact is provided by means of which a visible or audible signal is given if the mercury surface requires adjustment in level. Two arrangements of apparatus are shown, in both of which the train sets the semaphore at danger automatically. In the first, Fig. 1, which becomes operative on the passage of the last wheel, the usual Siemens mercury contact is used, but a second conductor 26, the lower end of which is always below the mercury surface, is placed in the chamber 29. When a wheel passes the contact-rail 20, the circuit through the battery 10, contact 9, relay magnet 15, conductor 22, and earth line 32 is established by the mercury. The armature 16 is then attracted, completing a circuit through the battery 10, contact 9, electro-magnet 15, insulated rail 19, and over the train axles back to the battery. The magnet 15 therefore remains energized after the last wheel passes ; the magnet 8 then becomes energized and the pawl lever 5 of a locking-device such as is described in Specifications No. 2923, A.D. 1872, and No. 19,558, A.D. 1907, is released, thereby breaking the circuit 10, 9, 2, 14, 26, 32 of the semaphore magnet 14 at the contact 9, which circuit passes through the second contact 26. A check on the amount of mercury present is thus obtained. In the second arrangement, which is operated on the passage of the first wheel, the screw pin 26 dips into a pipe 39 communicating with the channel 24. When a wheel passes, a quantity of mercury is forced into the chamber 40, Fig. 3, thus closing the contact 22. The pawl lever 5 is then released by the completion of the circuit 10, 9, 8, 22, 32, the semaphore being set at danger by the breaking of the circuit 10, 9, 2, 14, 26, 32 at the contact 9. As soon as the first wheel leaves the rail 20, the contacts 22, 26 are broken, as shown in Fig. 4, since the mercury in the chamber 40 is only able to return slowly through the passage 28. Thus the energizing-circuit of the semaphore magnet 14 is broken even if the pawl fails to act. If the mercury is too low in the position of rest, the semaphore circuit is broken at the contact 26 ; if it is too high, the magnet 8 is energized and the circuit broken at the contact 9.
Patent GB-190721546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metal Boxes for Filing Sheets of Paper and the like.
Inventor: HESS JOHN
Filed: 1907-09-28
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 21,546. Hess, J. Sept. 28. Filing papers &c.-In a loose-leaf binder consisting of a collapsible box-like part made up of two portions a, b forming the sides and part of the bottom, and fitted with telescoping posts x, y, and a third part c lying across the gap in the bottom, together with operating-pieces for actuating the sides, these operating-pieces take the form of cams i pivoted on studs h on the part c and engaging projections k on the adjacent parts f, g so as to draw the posts x, y apart or together. The cams i may be operated by worm- and-wheel gearing. The ends d, e of the side parts a, b telescope together, and the bottom parts f, g of the sides a, b slide in grooves formed on the middle part c. The back may be enclosed between covers and may be fitted with a lock.
Patent GB-190721649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Elastic Fluid Turbines.
Inventor: GREEN JONATHAN SHERMAN
Filed: 1907-09-30
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 21,649. Green, J. S. Oct. 25, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901 ]. Making parts of turbines.-Vanes and guideblades of elastic-fluid turbines are made with a core 4, of stiff resilient metal, such as steel, and are covered with an envelope 5 of non-corrodible metal, such as copper. The envelope is attached to the core by welding. The method preferably employed is to weld an envelope to a mild steel or iron ingot. The whole is worked as an integral mass, drawn into strips of the desired blade section, and cut into proper lengths.
Patent GB-190722970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Two Speed Gears for Cycles.
Filed: 1907-10-17
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 22,970. Kimberley, F. A., and James Cycle Co. Oct. 17. Driving-mechansm.-The two-speed gear desciibed in Specification No. 23,231, A.D. 1904, is applied to the hub of a cycle. The sprocket sleeve c is secured to the internally-toothed wheel h, which gears with planet-pinions i carried on a disk j fixed to the hub by a ring k. A disk l, to which the sun-wheel l<1> is attached, carries a spring-pressed pawl m, Fig. 3, adapted to engage ratchet teeth in the ring k, when the gear rotates as a whole. A lip m<3> on the pawl passes through a perforation n in the disk l; a spring-controlled bolt engages this projection, thereby disconnecting the pawl and ring k, and entering the perforation n holds the disk l and the sun-wheel stationary for the low speed. The sprocket-wheel may be combined with a back-pedalling brake.
Patent GB-190723106-A (GB)
Title: Newspaper Holder.
Inventor: HANDKE AUGUST
Filed: 1907-10-19
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 23,106. Handke, A. Oct. 19. Newspaper holders.- A steel tube a of approximately oval section is split longitudinally. The walls come together in the form of a beak at the slot, so as to grip the newspaper &c. on a small width of margin, and the edges may be notched &c. A widening-device, consisting of two bars, e, f, connected by articulated cross-pieces g, is placed inside the tube a. The widener is guided by grooves i in the tube a, a rib k on the outer side of bar e fitting into one groove, and the other receiving friction rollers l arranged along the bar f. The widener is opened by twisting a handle h, motion being stopped soon after maximum width is obtained by the butt m, the device being locked in this position, by the pressure of the walls of the tube on the bars e, f. A name frame is attached to the tube a at d, and a hook or ring is placed at the top of the tube so that the holder can be hung up.
Patent GB-190725292-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Driving of Carburetting Apparatus.
Inventor: SMITH HUBERT ELWELL
Filed: 1907-11-14
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 25,292. Smith, H. E. Nov. 14. Carburetting.-A carburetting-apparatus is driven by the combination of a weight and a prime motor, such as a hot-air engine, in such a way that, when the output of the motor is in excess of the energy required by the carburetting-apparatus, the weight is raised, while, when more energy is required than can be supplied by the motor, the descent of the weight supplies such excess. The hot-air engine a drives, through a clutch g and worm gearing e, a shaft f which is connected by a rope r with a shaft k which drives the air-pump and petrol supply of the carburetting-apparatus. The rope r passes over pulleys s, t, and under a pulley u supporting a weight w. The motor a is of sufficient power to deal with the average lighting load. When fewer lights than the average are in use, the gas-holder l rises and applies a brake p to a pulley q on the shaft k, thus stopping the carburetting- apparatus. The continued rotation of the motor a raises the weight w. The resulting slack of the rope may be taken up by a weight 2 so arranged as to fall upon a lever 3 and release the clutch g. When the bell descends, the brake p is first released, allowing the weight w to descend and work the carburetting- apparatus ; the weight 2 is then raised and the clutch g moved so that the motor a again drives the apparatus. When the load on the carburettor is above the average, the apparatus is driven both by the motor a and by the descent of the weight w. The motor a may be stopped at a convenient time at night, any gas required thereafter being supplied by the weight w. Instead of being disconnected from the shaft f, the motor may be automatically stopped, such as by controlling the supply of fluid or other source of energy to the motor a by means of the weight w or the weight 2. The weight 2 may be replaced by a spring-pressed pulley or other device, or it may be dispensed with and the clutch g operated by the rise of the weight w. In some cases, existing countershafting may be used for driving the carburetting-apparatus, but in such cases the carburetting cannot as a rule be allowed to control the prime motor.
Patent GB-190726411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Undercarriages of Road Vehicles.
Inventor: EDWARDS DAVID
Filed: 1907-11-29
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 26,411. Edwards, D., and Constable, H. Nov. 29. Undercarriages.- On the front bar A of the fore-carriage of a horse - drawn vehicle are mounted two friction wheels B, around which passes the chain D or the like with rings or hooks F to receive the traces, thus ensuring that traces are always of equal length at each side. To the main frame N of the vehicle is secured a friction wheel H mounted on a pin J around which a chain or rope K passes. The ends of the chain K are secured to eye-bolts M. By this means the pulling strain is shared between the perch bolt G and the pin J. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specifications No. 5833, A.D. 1885, No. 10,037 and No. 16,572, A.D. 1893, and Nos. 12,667 and 13,538, A.D. 1901.]
Patent GB-190726872-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means of Holding Umbrellas and the like Closed
Inventor: COOLEY HORATIO
Filed: 1907-12-05
Granted: 1908-09-10
Abstract: 26,872. Cooley, H. Dec. 5. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Holding closed.- A split ring B provided with turned-in edges is sprung on the handle A, and is integral with, or holds, a cleat C, friction d i s k s, spring jaws, or other means for securing the free end of a cord D attached to the loop on the part C and passed round the free ends of the ribs. The ends of the ring are provided with grooves g on their inner surfaces and holes h or notches n for the attachment of wires for pulling them apart when the ring is being sprung on the stick.
Patent GB-190800801-A (GB)
Title: Improved Hat-shaping-press.
Inventor: MAILLARD HENRI EUGENE
Filed: 1908-01-13
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 801. Maillard, H. E. Jan. 13. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Felt hats; straw hats.-A press for shaping straw and other hats with flat brims is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The table is formed by a flat oval plate c, covered with a thin asbestos sheet and heated from below. An oval crown or ring c, provided with four movable portions j, j<1>, k, k<1>, is pivoted to the spindle f, and has a hook n for engagement with the pin t on the lever plate b<1>. The lever plates h, b<1> are operated by the screwed rod o to lower the crown h parallel to the table of the press and compress the hat which is placed upon the table and held by the portions j, j<1>, k, k<1> of the crown.
Patent GB-190801229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Abdominal Supports, Catamenial Appliances, and the like.
Inventor: SLATER MARY
Filed: 1908-01-18
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 1229. Slater, M. Jan. 18. Suspenders for articles of dress ; straps and bands.-A carrier 6 for bandages; catamenial appliances, or supports for use in obesity, prolapsus, or maternity, is detachably connected by buttons 5 to straps 1, which pass over the shoulders. The parts a of the straps buckle to the parts b at 2, and have elastic parts 8 and cross-connexions 3, so that the whole hangs over the front and back of the wearer and is supported from the shoulders. The carrier 6 has straps wherewith to attach a pad &c., and one end of it may be made integral with the supporting-harness.
Patent GB-190803914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Means of Laying Dust on Roads and the like.
Inventor: HACKING ROBERT
Filed: 1908-02-21
Granted: 1909-02-11
Abstract: 3914. Hacking, R., Hill, H., and Hill, H. W. Feb. 21. Dust-laying compositions consist of liquid tar mixed with an aqueous solution containing alkaline substances, such as soda crystals and sodium silicate, to which may be added borax and soap.
Patent GB-190805993-A (GB)
Title: Improved Waterproof Pocket for Garments.
Inventor: CURRIE WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-03-18
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 5993. Currie, W. March 18. Pockets for garments are made waterproof by means of a double flap a of tubular formation, one thickness of fabric being joined to the inner side of the pocket A (shown in side section), and the other thickness to the outer side. The flap folds down and excludes water.
Patent GB-190806274-A (GB)
Title: Sorts Distribution Assembler for Linotype and like Machines.
Inventor: ELLIS HERBERT
Filed: 1908-03-20
Granted: 1909-03-22
Abstract: 6274. Ellis, H. March 20. Linotype and like machines.-In linotype and like machines, the sorts matrices, after leaving the usual distributor, drop down a tubular shoot A and are packed in a galley R against a weighted slipper T by a star-wheel on a shaft F3. The front side of the galley is low enough to enable the indicating - letters on the sides of the matrices to be read, and any matrix may be separately removed, or a number may be taken out for ordinary hand distribution. A hinged guide B, pressed upon by a spring D which may swivel on a screw E, enables access to the shoot in case of a block. The star-wheel is driven from the machine by belting, or by pulleys K, F<4> and wheels F<1>, F<2>, the wheel F<1> being movable by a treadle L. The shaft F<3> may be frictionally held in the boss of its driving-wheel, the boss, according to the Provisional Specification, being pressed by a spring and washer against a collar on the shaft. The parts are adjustably supported on the air-pump cylinder, alongside the keyboard, or in any other convenient position.
Patent GB-190813531-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Friction Drive-chains
Inventor: BUTLER WILLIAM MERICK
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 13,531. Butler, W. M., and Belcher, W. J. May 25, [date applied.for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. [Patent of Addition to No. 13,424, A.D. 1908.] Chains covered with india-rubber &c.-In friction drive chains of the type described in Specification No. 13,424, A.D. 1908, the encircling strips of frictional material d, are arranged so that the portions disposed between the chain links b, and the sides of the V-groove are tapered in crosssection. The chain is made up of blocks a, and parallel side links b, the latter being provided with projections c, on either the upper or lower edge. The projections pass through, and are clinched against, metal plates e, with serrated borders f to grip the frictional material d. The strips d are cut of the cross-sectional shape shown in Fig. 3 or 4, according as the ends are to be fastened on the under or the upper side of the chain, tapering parts g being provided in each case.
Patent GB-190815273-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Indicating Temperature Fluctuations
Inventor: HEDIN JOHN ERIK
Filed: 1908-07-18
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 15,273. Hedin, J. E. July 18. Thermometers.-A temperature alarm has two spiral bimetallic wires, bands, or tubes arranged to expand or contract and open or close an electric circuit, the wires being mounted on two adjustable pins d, e. One spiral a may be placed inside an insulating-casing c so as to be protected from heat, and the other b is directly exposed to the heat. If the temperature rises, the contacts g, i touch.
Patent GB-190815938-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Folding Chair.
Inventor: AUSTIN CHARLES OLIVER
Filed: 1908-07-27
Granted: 1908-12-03
Abstract: 15,938. Austin, C. O. July 27. Chairs.-A chair for use in theatres and other public buildings is adapted when vacated to fold up automatically into a recess in the floor, the back of the chair then forming part of the floor surface. The seat 13 is hinged at the back, to a frame 27, which is provided with slotted bars 38 and is supported by legs 40, 41, the former being attached by rollers 39 engaging the slotted bars and the latter by pivoted links 46. Slotted rails 3, provided with lugs 49, are secured in a rectangular opening in the floor and are held apart by distance rods 5. The lower ends of the legs are provided with rollers 45, 48 to engage with the slots, but in the open position the legs rest on the lugs. The seat back 15 is provided with a handle 64, hinged to the seat by hinges 18, and held in the open position by knee-jointed stays 19 with ball- and-socket joints 20, 21 at the ends. The arms are hinged to the seat and held in the upright position against the action of springs 17 by hooks 25 attached to knee-jointed levers 24<a> to permit of the free passage of the releasing-rung in one direction. A rung 43 attached to the legs 40 is secured to a chain 57 passing round sprocket - wheels 52, 53 carried by the seat frame, the wheel 53 being attached by a spring to a winding-drum 59 for a cable 61 attached to the rail frame. On lifting the back, this mechanism causes the rung 43 to travel to the front part of the chair, where it is locked by a bolt 34 having a pin-and-slot connexion with a pivoted releasing-lever 32 under the seat, which is normally held clear by springs 29. When the seat is depressed by the weight of a person using the chair, the bolt is withdrawn and held in the inoperative position by a catch 68 engaging a recess 66 so that when the user rises springs 50, 51 acting on the lower ends of the chair legs can collapse the chair. When the chair is partly closed, the locking- bolt is released by the rung 43 engaging a pivoted lever 68 connected to the catch 68 by links 69 and a chain 70. Buffers are provided on projections 9 on the rails and also on a ledge 12 formed round the opening in the floor, which in the open position is partly closed by a piece of canvas 62.
Patent GB-190820539-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Mounting of Saddles upon Bicycles
Inventor: WELCH WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1908-09-30
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 20,539. Welch, W. J. Sept. 30. [Cognate Application No. 22,190, A.D. 1908, dated Oct. 20.] Saddle and seat supports.-Saddle pins for cycles are mounted in such a way that the pin can be instantly inserted in its socket to the correct position and then held rigidly for riding, while it can be freely withdrawn for the purpose of leaving the cycle in an unrideable condition in order to prevent theft. For this purpose the saddle pin and socket are provided with interlocking stops, one of which is adjustable in height. In the form shown in Fig. 1 a clip b, clamped in the proper position on the saddle pin a, has a tongue c which engages a slot in the seat-pillar lug, the socket being clamped in such a position that the saddle pin fits loosely therein. In a modification the clip b is formed with a slot which is adapted to engage a tongue inserted in the seat-pillar lug. In a further modification shown in Fig. 3, the saddle pin is provided with a collar c having tongues c<1> adapted to engage with slots f in a collar formed at the upper end of a sleeve g which can be clamped at the required height in the socket. According to the Provisional Specification No. 22,190, A.D. 1908, the saddle pin may be secured in the intermediate tube g by a bayonet-joint.
Patent GB-190822552-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Lip Guards for Drinking Vessels.
Inventor: DONATH HUGO
Filed: 1908-10-23
Granted: 1908-12-31
Abstract: 22,552. Donath, H., and Lewald, M. Oct. 23. Lip guards.-The inner faces b are perforated as shown. It is stated that by avoiding the enclosure of a cushion of air between the guard and the vessel, liquid is prevented from passing between, as the two articles adhere closely together.