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Patent GB-190825576-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Raising and Lowering the Windows of Railway Carriages and other Vehicles.
Inventor: MCGRIGOR ANDREW WILLIAM GRIEVE
Filed: 1908-11-27
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 25,576. McGrigor, A. W. G., and Beck, R. J. K. Nov. 27. Window opening and closing apparatus.-Sliding sashes of railway &c. vehicle windows are supported on lazy-tongs, the lowest levers of which are pivoted to blocks c, which slide in a slotted cross-piece a, and are drawn together by springs o. When the window is lowered, the blocks c are forced apart by links e pivoted at one end to the blocks and at the other to a toothed sector f operated from a handle i through toothed sectors j, k. The springs o bear at one end against projections p on the cross-bar a and at the other end against washers q carried by rods r connected to the sliding blocks. In a modification, the lazy-tongs is expanded by an operating-handle connected by a pin-and-slot arrangement to the lever f.
Patent GB-190826041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Generators.
Inventor: DULAIT JULIEN
Filed: 1908-12-02
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 26,041. Dulait, J. Dec. 2. Steam-generator furnaces; air, supplying.-In a gas-fired steam-generator furnace, combustion takes place solely in the fire-tubes or flues, to which air is supplied by perforated tubes. As shown applied to a locomotive boiler in Fig. 2, air entering a funnel 19 is heated in the walls of the producer and injected from a chamber 18 by steam from the boiler. The gas generated passes to tubes 2, and is supplied from perforated pipes 5 with air which enters a funnel 17 and is heated in chambers 16, 15. The air for the pipes 5 may be heated in the walls of the producer and suppliel by a fan. In a modification, the gases rising from the furnace of an ordinary locomotive-type boiler are supplemented by those from a producer arranged behind it.
Patent GB-190826277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for the Manufacture of Locking Washers for Screwed Bolts and other Purposes.
Inventor: WILKINSON SYDNEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-12-04
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 26,277. Wilkinson, S. W., Gregory, W., Jenkins, E. C., and Jenkins, R. Dec. 4. Bending.-Helically-coiled spring locking-washers are formed by bending, in a single operation, around a mandrel by a grooved roller formed with joggling-grooves. The washer, which is of the form shown in Fig. 8, and described in Specification No. 26,276, A.D. 1908, [Abridgment Class Nails &c.], is formed from a strip of metal, having its ends cut at an angle of forty-five degrees, which is inserted between a longitudinally-movable coiling- mandrel D, Fig. 5, and a grooved roller J, Figs. 5 and 7, with its end abutting against a stop G<2> on a disk E, attached to a longitudinally-movable hollow driving-shaft C, Fig. 1. The strip is held on the mandrel by a dog G<1> mounted in the disk E and attached to two spring-pressed bolts El, which may be raised, to allow insertion of the strip, by a rod U operated by a weighted hand-lever V. The joggle is produced by packing-pieces J<2>, J3, Fig. 7, in the groove of the roller, Fig. 7. The roller and the shaft C are rotated at relative speeds corresponding with the lateral movement of the strip, which is obtained by skewing the roller shaft. The shaft C is connected by a clutch C<2> to the driving-pulley C<1>, and, by a keyed spur-wheel M and gears M<1>, L, K K<1>, rotates the roller J. The shaft is provided with a worm H, the pitch of which corresponds to that of the washer, and which moves it longitudinally on a fixed nut H<1>. When, in its rearward movement, the disk E contacts with the end R<2> of a lever which operates a spring- pressed bolt R, the bolt is withdrawn from a notch in the boss of a lever P<1> so as to allow the clutch to move with the shaft C out of engagement with the pulley. A spring C<4> may be used for instantaneous disengagement. The clutch is re-ensaged by the lever V which contacts with a lever Q<1>, connected by links P<2>, P<3> to the lever P<1>. The mandrel is moved longitudinally so as to release the finished washer by links D<1>, D<2> and a hand-lever D'. To obtain the shaft C in the required position for forming the next washer, it is reversely rotated by applying a hand-lever to the shaft L<1> or the shaft K<2>, or by gearing, or by a lever and balance weight. To ensure the end of the strip being gripped near the face of the disk E in line with the groove of the roller J, a portion of the roller is cut away. The machine may be made entirely automatic.
Patent GB-190826786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforcing Bar for Concrete Structures.
Inventor: THOMAS AVILA
Filed: 1908-12-10
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 26,786. Thomas, A. Dec. 10. Reinforced concrete; girders; columns; floors.- A truss for reinforcing concrete structures comprises a bar 1, Figs. 1 and 5, having on one or both sides a lateral flange 2, forming a flat base and slitted diagonally to receive bent sheet-metal shear members 5, which are secured by forcing-down the edges 4 of the slits. The shear members are inclined at about 45 degrees, the central portion 6, Fig. 7, lying close against the flat base of the bar. A double set of shear members may be fitted to cross each other lattice-wise. In the modification shown in Fig. 8, a third tension member 10 is passed through an eye 11 formed by slitting and expanding the flat member 6. The invention is applicable to girders, columns, floors, &c.
Patent GB-190826920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Cleaning or Clearing Jet Orifices in Incandescent Vapour Burners or for any other Uses or Purposes.
Inventor: BLANCHARD ARTHUR ISAAC
Filed: 1908-12-11
Granted: 1909-12-13
Abstract: 26,920. Blanchard, A. I., and Burgoyne, E. A. H. Dec. 11. Gas or explosive-vapour engines, carburetting in. Means for clearing a fine jet orifice, such as is employed in the carburettors of petrol engines &c., are described as applied to the nipple orifice of an inverted incandescent vapour lamp. The orifice E is cleared by means of a fine needle A on the end of a flexible spindle B secured at the other end in an enclosing sleeve C. The sleeve C is reciprocated by means of a rack H thereon and a pinion G on a spindle I extending to the outside of the lamp casing. The spindle I has a shoulder P held against a corresponding shoulder on the bearing M by a nickel spring R, forming a gas-tight fitting. The sleeve H is guided by a bearing D, and a pin A by a conical cup F. The spindle B may be secured to the sleeve C by its screwed end B', or by a gimbal or ball-and-socket joint. Specifications No. 10,680, A.D. 1901, and No. 16,661, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Lamps &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190903604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coating Metal Surfaces with other Metals.
Inventor: SANG ALFRED
IPC: C23C10/34
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-10-28
Abstract: 3604. Sang, A. Feb. 13. Coating.-Metals are coated with other metals or alloys by heating the metal to be coated by the passage of an electric current while surrounded by the dry powdered coating metal or by the oxide or other compound of the coating-metal in the presence, where necessary, of a reducing-agent. Carbon may be mixed with the powdered metal, when the latter is employed, to prevent oxidation. Wire 4 to be coated is led several times through a chamber 2 filled with the coating-material, the wire being introduced and withdrawn through glands 3. A series of spring contacts 7, connected with a source of electricity 10, are arranged on bars 6, 9 at opposite ends of the chamber, so that the several turns of the wire are connected in series, as shown in Fig. 5, or in parallel, or in parallel series. The wire may be wound off one reel on to another, the heating and coating being performed continuously.
Patent GB-190905892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Resonators.
Inventor: FINLAY PATRICK ENEAS
IPC: G10K1/062
Filed: 1909-03-11
Granted: 1909-11-25
Abstract: 5892. Finlay, P. E. March 11. Reflectors, sound.-A resonator or reflector for augmenting the sound of a telephone call-bell or the like consists of a dished body 8 having end reflectors 9, preferably conical in shape. An upper reflector 10 may be provided to collect and reflect the sound-waves upon the dished body.
Patent GB-190911277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Beer and other Fermented Liquors.
Inventor: ALLEN GEORGE WILLIAM JOEL
IPC: C12G3/02
Filed: 1909-05-12
Granted: 1909-10-14
Abstract: 11,277. Allen, G. W. J. May 12. Fermenting; purifying beverages.-In the manufacture of beer or other fermented liquor, in order to stop the fermentation and to separate impurities, the liquor during the fermentation is subjected to the action of electricity of high voltage and low amperage derived from the secondary of an induction coil, provided with an interrupter or trembler.
Patent GB-190914423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toy Building Bricks or Picture Blocks.
Inventor: HARROP NATHAN
IPC: A63H33/04
Filed: 1909-06-19
Granted: 1910-05-05
Abstract: 14,423. Harrop, N. June 19. Pictorial toys; building-blocks; puzzles.-Toy building-bricks or picture blocks are provided with local views. The pieces may be in the form of cubes or other shapes and may have portions of views on all faces. The cubes may be provided with spigots and sockets so that they may either be built up or used for picturemaking. In the latter case, the pieces may be arranged in a tray with upstanding edges, or within a band D having a fastening F, so as to prevent accidental displacement. The surfaces of the blocks or pieces may be inclined to facilitate forming sloping roofs, dormer windows, &c. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 9008/89, 11,003/89, 8374/91, 11,297/02, and 27,100/05.
Patent GB-190916210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Alloys.
IPC: C06C15/00
Filed: 1909-07-12
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 16,210. Runheim & Co. Sept. 23, 1908, [Convention date]. Light, obtaining by friction of metallic and other particles.-Pyrophoric alloys consist of one or more of the rare earth metals, with the addition of an alkaline earth or earth metal or aluminium, or a mixture of these, the amount of said addition not exceeding 50 per cent of the final alloy. When the alloys are to be used for ignition purposes, the addition should not exceed 12 per cent. A portion of the aluminium, or earth, or alkaline earth metal may be replaced by silicon. The alloys may be prepared by melting the metals together, or by electro-deposition from a solution containing mixed salts of the metals. Alloys containing rare-earth metals together with phosphorus and sulphur, and also with arsenic and antimony are also mentioned, and Specifications 9043/02, [Class 9, Ammunition &c.], and 16,853/03 are referred to.
Patent GB-190920179-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Separating Light or Floating Substances from Effluents and Apparatus therefor.
Filed: 1909-09-03
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 20,179. Schilling, R., and Ges. fur Abwõsserklõrung. Sept. 3. Tanks and containers.-Light impurities, such as fatty matter, are separated from waste water in apparatus arranged so that heavy impurities are not allowed to settle. The water is supplied to a tank a through a pipe b. Floating matter rises between concentric walls f provided with flanges l, and the heavy substances are carried hy the current down n cone m and a conical channel n to the discharge pipe k. A pipe i is provided for cleaning purposes.
Patent GB-190926468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boilers.
Inventor: LEAN CLEMENT
IPC: F22B7/00
Filed: 1909-11-15
Granted: 1910-03-03
Abstract: 26,468. Lean, C., [Onnen, O.]. Nov. 15. Shells ; end plates. - In an internally-flued boiler having a convex end plate, bent-out portions c are formed in the end plate between the flanges b, to which the flues are riveted, and the convex surface of the end plate, thus obviating long flange parts at the outer sides of the flues. The length of the bent - out portion c may be reduced by forming the inner parts of the flanges as the sides of a depression e, Fig. 5, in the end plate
Patent GB-190928834-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper Files.
Inventor: SPRAFKE BRUNO
IPC: B42F21/00
Filed: 1909-12-09
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 28,834. Sprafke, B. Dec. 9. Index cards and the like.- In files of the type having a number of folders provided with an indented double index, the front leaf of each folder bearing an index for the contents of the folder and the back leaf an index for the documents between the said folder and the next, the folders c are loosely arranged in a case a having a short front part b, and the indexes i on the back leaves contain only numerals exposed by cutting off the corners k of the front leaves, such numerals being transferred to divisions l on the front folder c<1> for further definition. The front folder is also provided with two strips d, c, one for each index, to which strips detachable tabs f, which may be coloured, may be applied. Portfolios; covers.-The case for the folders may be of portfolio type, on the short front g of which spare tabs f may be held, or the folders may be arranged on a slanting partition in a box beyond which they project at the top, being covered at their lower ends by a lid.
Patent GB-190930189-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Loading Ships and the like.
Inventor: BELLERBY WILLIAM JOHN
IPC: B65G69/00
Filed: 1909-12-24
Granted: 1910-10-20
Abstract: 30,189. Bellerby, W. J. Dec. 24. Trimming and spreading apparatus.-Conical or like spreaders A, such as are employed for distributing materials in ships' holds, are suspended by rigid bars B which can be raised and lowered by rack-and-pinion gearing operated from a handle P relatively to a frame supported by the hatch combings or by a crane. Shutters S for regulating the distribution of the material are pivotally mounted in the suspending frame, and each can be adjusted independently to any angle by link-and-lever mechanism d, u and retained by a ratchet and quadrant e, f. The levers u, in the arrangement shown, are all disposed at one side of the suspending frame.
Patent GB-191000675-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Firing Devices for Firearms.
Inventor: TROOST EDMUND
IPC: F41A17/10
Filed: 1910-01-10
Granted: 1910-06-16
Abstract: 675. Troost, E. Dec. 20, 1909, [Convention date]. Safety appliances applicable generally.-Relates to mechanism for preventing the firing of guns except at a predetermined elevation, and comprises a pivoted weighted disk f, having in the rim j<1> a recess j<2> into which the end of a rod k, bearing against the back of the trigger, can enter only when the gun is held at the correct elevation. To set the mechanism for different ranges, the position of the weight h on the rim of the disk is adjusted by suitable means, such as a rack and pinion. In a modification, the weight h is directly suspended from the axis b, thus forming a pendulum which controls the disk f. Means are provided for putting the apparatus out of action, such as by moving the rod k sideways.
Patent GB-191003433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mining Props.
Inventor: SCHAEFER EMANUEL
IPC: E21D15/32
Filed: 1910-02-11
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 3433. Schõfer, E. May 22, 1909, [Convention date]. Mine props. - The upper member d of a telescopic mine prop is frictionally secured in position by a divided ring c placed upon the tapering upper end of the lower member a, which is supported by a rod e adjusted in height by a nut f seated in a foot-piece g.
Patent GB-191006457-A (GB)
Title: Improved Air Heating Arrangement for Bakers Ovens.
Inventor: BAKER WILLIAM HALLET
Filed: 1910-03-15
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 6457. Baker, W. H., and Parker, R. H. March 15. Walls; roofs.-In bakers' ovens of the kind described in Specification 21,082/03, special means for heating the air supplied to the oven are arranged in the sides, back, and roof of the oven furnace. As shown in Figs. 1 and 3, air enters through apertures e, n in the side and rear walls respectively of the furnace, and traverses serpentine passages d, m. The streams of air from these passages unite and pass up vertical passages g into serpentine passages h in the roof, from which the air escapes through passages k to the oven.
Patent GB-191014428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Syphons of Flushing Tanks.
Inventor: GOODRICK JOHN
Filed: 1910-06-15
Granted: 1911-05-11
Abstract: 14,428. Goodrick, J. June 15. Siphon discharge water - waste preventers.- The operating - lever divides to form arms 9 which pass on opposite sides of the siphon. The arms are connected by a bridge-piece 10. The siphon cylinder and bend are preferably cast in one piece with the lug on which the lever is pivoted, the cylinder being formed with a concave top and a loose washer.
Patent GB-191017918-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stands for Displaying Shirts, Hosiery and the like.
Inventor: WAITE GEORGE THOMAS
IPC: A47F7/22
Filed: 1910-07-28
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 17,918. Waite, G. T. July 28. Stands and upright supports; pedestal stands. -Single articles, such as shirts, cloth, &c., are displayed by being folded over a series of spacing-members so that each article appears as several. Blocks a, b, c are threaded by means of lugs g, g<1> on uprights d, e formed from a single length of wire bent at right-angles at h to form a base. The shirt &c. is folded round the front of, and between, each block as shown in Fig. 2, the collar portion being supported on a sliding member j<1> formed from a single piece of wire, which is clamped down on the top block by screws k'. The device may be carried on a bracket arm p.
Patent GB-191019320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mechanical Musical Instruments.
Inventor: ALEXANDER ALBERT EDGAR
Filed: 1910-08-17
Granted: 1911-01-26
Abstract: 19,320. Alexander, A. E., [Aeolian Co.]. Aug. 17. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Expression, controlling.-The accentuation of particular notes is obtained bv the joint action of two sets of devices, one set being under manual control and serving to select a range of notes in which the accent is to fall, while the other set is controlled from the tune sheet and serves to restrict the accentuation to a sub-division of the selected range. Thus, by the joint action of one of the hand-stops 59, 60, 61, Fig. 9, and one of the accentuation ducts 16, 17, 18, 19, accentuation is restricted to four contiguous notes in the range 88-99. The duct 15 controls the bass notes 87 independently of the stops, and the stop 62 puts all the actions in a condition for loud playing, without co-operation of an accentuation duct. The music sheet is provided with lateral apertures to co-operate with the ducts 15-19, and with numerals and indicator lines to show when the stops are to be operated. The striking-pneumatics 79, Fig. 3, are normally operated from the low-tension exhaust chamber 100. Supposing the stop 59 to be pressed in, a pipe 66, normally connected to suction, is opened to the atmosphere by a valve block attached to the stop, and a valve in the action chest opens a passage 671 between a high-tension exhaust chamber 81 and a compartment 84, which corresponds to the range of notes indicated at 84 in Fig. 9. If an accentuation aperture passes over the duct 16, for example, a bellows is collapsed and moves a sliding valveblock so as to admit atmospheric pressure to a normally-exhausted pipe 38, opening a valve between compartments 84 and 92, the latter of which controls four contiguous note-actions as indicated in Fig. 9. These four actions are now in a condition for loud playing, as they are in communication through the chamber 84 with the high-tension chamber 81, the low-tension chamber 100 being cut off by a flap valve 102. The duct 16 also connects the compartments 88, 96, Fig. 9, to the compartments 83, 85, but the latter arc not connected to the high-tension chamber 81, so that the corresponding notes are not accentuated. The stop 62, Fig. 9, for producing a general forte effect, opens a direct passage between the chambers 81, 100. The duct 15, Fig. 9, operates to connect a chamber 87 direct to the high-tension chamber. The valve-block 55, Fig. 5, when operated by the stop 59 is held in position against a spring 68 by a block 69 engaging the edge of a pivoted retaining-board 73. The forward motion of the block 69 lifts the board 73 and releases the previously-operated stop. The valve-blocks controlled pneumatically by the ducts 15 &c. are provided with similar means for retaining them in the operated position, and with an additional trip-device acting on the retaining-board to ensure that when one is operated the previous one shall be released.
Patent GB-191023117-A (GB)
Title: Process for Scenting Soaps.
Inventor: JANOUSEK ANTON
IPC: C11D9/44
Filed: 1910-10-06
Granted: 1911-05-11
Abstract: 23,117. Janousek, A. Oct. 6. Soaps, materials for making.-Soaps are scented by means of fruit ethers manufactured from fusel oil, for example the amyl, iso-amyl, butyl, and iso-butyl acetates, butyrates, and valerianates. The perfumes are added to the soap stock before it congeals, and are incorporated by stirring.
Patent GB-191027065-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydraulic Change Speed Gear.
IPC: F16H39/20
Filed: 1910-11-21
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 27,065. Soc. Anon. des Automobiles Delaunay-Belleville. Oct. 8, [Convention date]. Revolving - cylinder pumps.-A multi-cylinder variable - stroke pump is combined with a multi-cylinder fixedstroke motor. In the longitudinal section shown in Fig. 1, the parts 1, 1<1> form the casing, having surfaced joints with the distributing-plate 2. To the driving-shaft 3 is secured a disk 4, which is bored out to form an odd number of radial cylinders 5. Oil is supplied through passages 7 which pass o v e r channels 8, 9, Fig. 7, in the distributing-plate 2 during running. The pump pistons 6, Figs. 1 and 6, have connecting- rods 10, which are pivoted round a crown 12 formed by enlarging the end of one of the connecting-rods 11. The stud 13 forms part of a nut 13<2>, which is moved by the screw 17 in a radial direction, thus varying the eccentricity of the stud 13 to the shaft 3. The nut is guided in the part 14 by multiple tongues and grooves. The stud 13<1> is fixed eccentrically in position relatively to o the driven shaft 3<1>, so that the stroke of the motor is invariable. Oil-tight contact between the disk 4 and distributing - plate 2 is ensured by admitting pressure oil behind the cup-leather 18<2>. The disk 4 runs on ball bearings 19. A centrifugal pump 24 draws oil from the casing and delivers it through a pipe 25 into the passages 27, Figs. 1 and 7, the object being to keep the channels 8, 9 full. A filling-plug 28, Fig. 1, safety-valves 29, Fig. 7, and air-release valves 30 are provided. The speed of the driven shaft 3<1> is varied, reduced to zero, or reversed in direction, by varying the eccentricity of the stud 13 from a maximum, through zero, to the opposite maximum, the rate of supply of oil to the motor varying accordingly.
Patent GB-191029033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tube Cleaning Tools.
Inventor: GIBSON ROBERT
IPC: F28G3/10
Filed: 1910-12-14
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 29,033. Gibson, R. Dec. 14. Cleaning internally, rotary appliances for.- A centrifugal cleaner has two sets of cutters, respectively oblique and parallel to the axis, mounted in arms which are adjustably mounted on the tool head, and which are forced outwards by a reciprocating hammer simultaneously with their rotation. The head a has an extension i containing the piston-hammer n, o, which is operated by a valve g and ports of usual construction. The screwed portion j carries a ring m<1> in which the cutter-arms l are pivoted, and which, by means of a nut h, is locked at the position which gives the required wedge action between the hammer head and the arms l. The spiked frontal cutters u are mounted obliquely on pivots x, which are fixed in the arms, and the followers p are carried on axles which are housed loosely in recesses q in the arms, so that they can fly out centrifugally when the arms are rotated. The back of the tool is guided in the tube by rollers c. The cutters p may be threaded, as shown in Fig. 5, to draw the tool bodily along the tube.