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Patent GB-190507475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Tooth Brushes.
Inventor: WELLAUER FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1905-04-08
Granted: 1905-09-28
Abstract: 7475. Wellauer, F. April 8. Handles.-Tooth-brushes are provided with a bent handle 1 flattened at one end and detachably secured by screws 2 to a stock 3 which may be of any desired shape and with any arrangement of bristles. Stocks of different shapes are adapted to be used with one handle. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 3253, A.D. 1892, [Abridgment Class Brushing &c.].]
Patent GB-190508906-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Distribution of Electrical Energy.
Inventor: HILL ERNEST ROWLAND
Filed: 1905-04-27
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 8906. Hill, E. R. April 27. Distributing.-In single or polyphase hightension loop-feeder distribution systems, a feeder, from which an intermediate sub-station is tapped off, can be cut off by circuit-breakers actuated by the unbalanced current in the opposing secondary coils of groups of series transformers. The substations A, B are supplied with current from the main feeders 5, 6, which also supply the intermediate sub-station C. On the side of the loop 5 to which the sub station A is connected there is included a circuit-breaker actuated by the tripping- core 10. A transformer with primary 13 and secondary 15 is also included near the sub-station A on this side, while another transformer has its primary 17 near the sub-station C in the same circuit, the secondary 19 being connected in series with the secondary 15, the tripping-coil 10, and the relay coil 21 of the circuit-maker 23. This arrangement of apparatus and circuits is duplicated upon the side of the loop which contains the substation B. The secondary 19 is connected to the contacts 24, and the secondary 20 to the contacts 23. If a fault develops in the feeder 5, for example, between the sub-stations A, C, the currents 15, 19 no longer balance one another, and the circuitbreaker 9 is opened. The relay coil 21 also causes the contacts 23 to be bridged, thereby shortcircuiting the secondary 20, breaking down the balance of current, and causing the circuit-breaker 11 to be opened. In this way the sub-station C is isolated completely. If the unbalanced current is very small, the sensitive relay 21 first operates to short-circuit the secondary 20, opens the circuitbreaker 11, closes the contacts 24, and so finally opens the circuit-breaker 10.
Patent GB-190514732-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke-consuming Apparatus for the Furnaces of Steam-generators.
Inventor: MARSHALL WILLIAM RAMSAY
Filed: 1905-07-18
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 14,732. Marshall, W. R., and Hargreaves, T. July 18. Smoke-consuming.-Air is heated in a series of pipes arranged within the flue at the back of a steam-generator furnace, and supplied to a hollow bridge or chamber attached to the fire-bridge, from which it escapes to the furnace flue. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement of air-heating pipes. Air enters at f, passes through the heating pipes e, which are of small diameter, and escapes by means of a pipe of increased diameter, to allow for the increased volume of the expanded air, to the chamber g' in the bridge. The air escapes from this chamber by means of a lateral slit g<2>. In a modification, air enters an inlet at the front of the furnace, passes through a pipe arranged within the external flue, and enters the pipes e. Instead of the pipe e, a single coil may be used, in which case the pipe is tapered. A steam-jet air - inducing device, as shown, may be employed to assist the supply of air.
Patent GB-190522419-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Form of Electro-magnetic Mechanism for Giving a Signal, Actuating a Switch or the like under certain Predertermined Conditions of Current Flow in and Electric Circuit or Circuits.
Inventor: PIERSON HENRY
Filed: 1905-11-02
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 22,419. Pierson, H. Nov. 2. Signals, electric and magnetic.-Relates to an electromagnetic mechanism for actuating a switch giving a signal and for other purposes in response to changes of current in a given circuit. The device consists of a twopart iron casting, the lower part of which has three pole-pieces 7, 8, 9, Fig. 2, the part 9 being separately excited by a shunt winding 10, or by a battery. The upper part has an aperture by which the whole may be suspended from a leading- in stud of a circuit-breaker on a switchboard. A pivoted soft-iron armature 11 is normally held by a spring 13 with adjusting-screw x against a stop 12 in the position shown. The sum of the fluxes produced in the armature by currents in the coil 10 and the stud 4 tends to hold the armature against the stop, since they pass in the same direction, as indicated by the arrowheads. On reversal of current in the stud, or on increase in the stud due to heavy overload or the like and relative reduction in the coil, the armature swings round against the spring and actuates the trip-gearof the circuit-breaker.
Patent GB-190605616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mechanical Time Fuses for Projectiles.
Filed: 1906-03-08
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 5616. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. April 14, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Fuses for projectiles.-Relates to a safety device for clock-work fuses of the kind described in Specification No. 28,708, A.D. 1902. A bolt M isnormally held in the position shown in Fig. 1 by a forked spring N, Fig. 3, the prongs of which engage a groove m<3> in the bolt. In this position, rotation of the spindle A of the clock-work mechanism, and of the releasing-pin D of the firing spring E, is prevented by arms a<1>, d<2> respectively, which engage a shoulder m<4> on the bolt M. On discharge, the bolt is set back, and, the arms being thus released, the clock-work mechanism is set in motion.
Patent GB-190606091-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Double-ended or S-hook.
Inventor: HILL EDWARD JACOB
Filed: 1906-03-13
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 6091. Hill, E. J. March 13. Wire-link chains; coupling - l i n ks.- A double-ended hook applicable for building up chains comprises a length A of wire bent into the S-shape shown, with terminal hooks a<1>, a<2>, which are engaged to close both ends o f the hook by the link B, which may be a plain loop or of the shape shown in Fig. 6. The link B is wholly separable, and is of such length that the limbs c<1>, c<2> have to be sprung towards one another for engagement and disengagement.
Patent GB-190608959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Automatically Changing the Gauge of Wheels of Tramway, Railway, and like Vehicles.
Inventor: SPENCER CHRISTOPHER JOHN
Filed: 1906-04-14
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 8959. Spencer, C. J., and Dawson, J. W. April 14. Electric locomotives and motor vehicles. - The wheels A, Fig. 1, of an electric tramcar or like vehicle are mounted on a sleeve S adapted to slide on the stationary axle C, and the wheels are held in either extreme position by a block J mounted on a rotatable shaft H. The sleeve S carries a wheel W gearing with a broad pinion P on the armature spindle P' of the motor. The shafts H, Fig. 6, are connected by levers H<1> and rods H<2> to a two-armed lever H<3> mounted on a shaft K and provided with a boss K<2> carrying an arm K<4>, which is locked in position by a catch L. Two sets of rails of different gauge are connected by rails, and, when it is desired to pass from one set of rails to another, the catch L is released and the guideblocks are pulled out of contact with the wheel face by a spring K<3>. The wheels are then free to be moved laterally by the groove in the connecting-rails, and, when the car is on the second set of rails, the wheels are secured in position by resetting the guide-blocks J. In a modified form, shown in Fig. 3, divided rotating axles C, carrying the wheels A, are used, and the axles and axleboxes C' can slide laterally to adjust the gauge of the wheels. The wheels are locked in position by a rod N', which engages with one of the slots C<3> in the axle-boxes C<1>.
Patent GB-190609969-A (GB)
Title: Improved Resilient Tyre.
Inventor: BREEN MICHAEL
Filed: 1906-04-28
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 9969. Breen, M. April 28. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic. - A tyre of rubber or rubber substitute is formed with an annular groove 3 in its base, which is strengthened by canvas or the like 4. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 11,800, A.D. 1889, No. 14,563, A.D. 1890, Nos. 1180 and 9006, A.D. 1892, No. 25,268, A.D. 1896, No. 22,711, A.D. 1899, No. 7746, A.D. 1902, and No. 2255, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190611470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary or Straight-bar Knitting Machines.
Filed: 1906-05-16
Granted: 1907-01-24
Abstract: 11,470. Cotton, Ltd., W., and Aldridge, C. H. May 16. Straight-bar knitting-machines.-An independent thread-guide saddle or carriage and driving and checking apparatus for the same are used to each breadth of work. The saddles B slide upon a fixed bar A and carry fixed thread-guides B' and movable " plating " carriers G<1>. Stop rods D, E, racked by the usual fashioning screws carry compound stops such as D<1> with pivoted inclines D<6>. Before the driving-bar F completes a traverse, studs F<7> on vertically-slid able driving-bolts F<6> run up the inclines D<6>, thus disengaging the bolts from the saddles. On the return journey, the studs F<7> lift up the pieces D<6> and pass on without impediment. As the saddles are released, their studs B<2> are checked by springs D<4> on the stops D<1> and are finally brought to rest against a surface D<3>. The plating- carrier G<1> is given the necessary " lead," as shown by dotted lines, by the engagement with an extension piece F<8> on the driving-bolt in advance of the engagement of the latter with the saddle. The carrier G' is restored to the centre position at the selvedges by adjustable stops H.
Patent GB-190617438-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elastic Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: CARPENTER ALFRED WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-08-02
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 17,438. Carpenter, A. W. Aug. 2. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-In elastic tyres of the type described in Specification No. 17,298, A.D. 1905, wherein layers of elastic cords are wound on a core, the core a is formed of a steel &c. tube, a layer c of canvas or similar material being placed between the elastic cords b and the tube a to prevent relative creeping. The core so formed is enclosed in a cover d with corrugated sides, and is attached to the felloe by side flanges c. Where a flat felloe is used, the bottom of the tyre is formed flat and corrugated to correspond with corrugations on the felloe.
Patent GB-190619330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Edge-runner Grinding or Mixing Mills.
Inventor: COLE CALEB BRUCE
Filed: 1906-08-29
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 19,330. Cole, C. B. Aug. 29. Edge-runners for grinding and mixing plastic substances, such as chocolate. A delivery shoot acts as a scraper upon the upper part of the rolls and is connected to the usual rear scraper. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the shoot 6 is pivoted at 12 in slotted bearings 13 and the scraper 9 is connected to sliding bars 14, having slots engaged by the trunnions 16 of the runners. The shoot is brought against the runner and the scraper moved away, or vice versa, by means of a handle 19 and cam 18 in engagement with connecting-links 17. In the form shown in Fig. 4, the shoot is pivoted at 23 to the frame, and at 23<a> to sliding bars 24 working on blocks 26 on the trunnions 27. Adjustment of the shoot and scraper 9 is effected by means of a hand-wheel 29 and screw 28. The rolls may be driven independently from the shaft 33, through the gearing shown in broken lines. In the simplest arrangement, the pivoted shoot merely rests upon the roll and the scraper is pivoted and kept against the roll by a counterweight. In another form, the shoot is rigid and the material is delivered to it by an upper scraper mounted on the same pivoted bars as the lower one. Mechanism may be provided for raising the rollers off the bed.
Patent GB-190622054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Securing and Detaching Heel Pads of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: ROBERTS WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-10-06
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 22,054. Roberts, W. Oct. 6. Screws. - Flats are cut on the cylindrical portion of the securing- screw, Fig. 3, of a rubber heel pad, and a thin flat spanner, Fig. 1, is adapted to engage the flats to secure and release the pad.
Patent GB-190623444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brushes for Dynamo Electric Machines.
Filed: 1906-10-22
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 23,444. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 22. Brushes.-A brush for dynamo-electric machines comprises a block of carbon &c. having a perforated metal plate or strip of metallic gauze 2, preferably of copper, secured to it by electroplating. The conductor 3 may be connected to the brush by placing its end between the brush 1 and plate 2 before electroplating.
Patent GB-190623865-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ink Blotters.
Inventor: GOSSWEILER KARL
Filed: 1906-10-26
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 23,865. Gossweiler, K. Oct. 26. Blotting-appliances.-An ink blotter consists of a core a preferably of cardboard and of lenticular cross-section inserted in a cover b composed of sheets of blotting-paper secured at the ends c by clips d. The sheets may be perforated at f.
Patent GB-190700209-A (GB)
Title: Improved Leather Finishing Machine.
Filed: 1907-01-03
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 209. Turner Co. Oct. 6, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Hides and skins, tanned or tawed, treating.-In finishing-machines for leather in which the material is subjected simultaneously to the action of pressing-rollers and a stretching-roller, a separate support for the striking-out or stretching roller is provided. The pressing-roller a and stretching- roller c are carried in a reciprocating frame operated by toggle-mechanism e, f and a crank g on the shaft h. The roller a is, in operation, geared to the roller b, and both are faced with felt. The roller c acts against a spring-supported leather-faced buffer d, or against a separate roller. The material under operation is lettered m.
Patent GB-190702772-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Driving Motor Road Vehicles and the like.
Inventor: ALBRECHT MARTIN
Filed: 1907-02-04
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 2772. Albrecht, M. Aug. 30, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Distributing.-In vehicles, propelled by the prime mover driving the rear wheels through adynamoelectric machine which supplies current to motors mounted on the front wheels, the prime mover b is connected to the armature a of a dynamo - electric machine, the field structure c driving the rear road d wheels through differential gearing. The front wheels are propelled by motors m, n, which utilize the current set up by the slip between the members a, c. The field structure c is connected by a shaft h<2> to a bevelwheel w driving the planet carrier d, which is formed with tubular extensions k, l running in bearings on the frame.
Patent GB-190703300-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Radiators for the Cooling Systems of Explosion Engines.
Inventor: GOUDARD MAURICE
Filed: 1907-02-09
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 3300. Goudard, M. July 5, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and like engines.-In a radiator for cooling explosion engines, wherein the cooling-surface is formed by ring-shaped elements a arranged parallel to each other in the form of a drum around a centrifugal fan e, the elements are mounted without guiding ribs or vanes in the spaces b so that the air has a free passage at whatever speed the fan rotates. Each element may consist of two plates, the edges of which are turned over and connected by U-shaped pieces. The plates may be stamped or embossed to form spacing projections. The radiator is placed in front of the motor so that the air does not pass on to the motor, thus preventing the deposition of dust upon it.
Patent GB-190703433-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Susbstitute for Leather, and Process for Producing the same..
Inventor: HARRISON GEORGE
Filed: 1907-02-11
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 3433. Harrison, G., [Ferraguti, A.]. Feb. 11. Leather substitutes.-In the preparation of a leather substitute, the various stock solutions are first added to one another so as to give a mixture of approximately the following composition : bone glue 66 parts by weight, glycerine 33 parts, chondrine 16 parts, molasses 8 parts, Venice turpentine <1>/3 part, potassium carbonate solution 12 parts, oleic acid 5 parts, palm oil 1 part, tanning fat 1 part, essence of leather # parts, yellow vaseline 5 parts, paraffin ¢ part, and saturated potassium bichromate solution 7 parts. The materials are melted in a water bath, a pigment mixed with glycerine is added, and the product is formed into sheets which are then enclosed on both sides with American cloth or stout paper previously treated with potassium bichromate. The sheet is pressed between heated metal plates, then coated on both sides with powdered talc, and thoroughly dried and immersed in a solution of formaldehyde in alcohol and water. It is then again dried at from 30-40‹ C., and is finally coated with a solution of boiled linseed oil, essence of turpentine, and essence of leather. For making hard stiff leathers, a mixture of palm oil and colophony is used instead of vaseline and paraffin, and a certain quantity of jute fibre may be incorporated. Designs may be engraved upon the surface.
Patent GB-190704815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Gas Generators.
Inventor: HAYS PERCY JOHN
Filed: 1907-02-27
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 4815. Hays, P. J. Feb. 27. Acetylene.-The supply of water to the carbide containers of generators is controlled by throttling the flow in the delivery tube. A carbide container a, preferably divided into compartments by radial partitions, has two central co-axial tubes b, c, both closed at the top and forming an annular chamber d. The tube' b is connected to the water supply, and is provided near the top with a small hole or holes b<1> of the size required for the production of gas at the normal rate of consumption. The water flows from the tube b to the annular space d, and thence through holes or slots c<1>, provided at different levels in the tube c, to the various carbide compartments.
Patent GB-190707307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Globe Holders or Galleries for Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: TERRY GEORGE
Filed: 1907-03-27
Granted: 1907-11-14
Abstract: 7307. Terry, G. March 27. Globe holders. - Two of the globe - holding screws c, Fig. 2, of an inverted incandescent gas lamp are carried by spring pieces, attached to the gallery or formed by slotting the gallery, the screws working through slots or holes in the gallery in the former case. The gallery is secured by screws l and nuts m within bayonet slots j, Fig. 5, in a piece i, clamped to the burner tube. Strips d, Fig. 2, may be connected to the spring pieces, and formed with projecting gripping-pieces e for enabling the screws to be released from the globe.
Patent GB-190707949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper and Paste Board Boxes and the like
Inventor: KLEIN ADOLPH
Filed: 1907-04-05
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 7949. Klein, A. April 5. Paper, cardboard, &c. boxes.-A box is made from a thick blank A, Fig. 1, of paper, pasteboard, strawboard, or like material cut along the lines of fold with V-shaped grooves, the sides of the grooves being, preferably, at an angle of forty-five degrees to the material. The meeting edges of the sides are bevelled in like manner. The parts of the box may be secured by adhesive material, and the junctions way be covered by strips F, Fig. 4, of woven material.
Patent GB-190711724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumping Mechanism
Inventor: GRACE GEORGE
Filed: 1907-05-18
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 11,724. Grace, G. May 18. Weight motors.- Pump-actuating mechanism consists of a shaft 11 carrying a pulley 18 on which is wound a rope 19 with a weight 20, a pawl 22 transmitting the power to a loose ratchet - wheel 18<1>, and thence through intermeshing gear wheels on shafts 12 to a shaft 10 having a crank 23 and pitman 24. The mechanism is mounted in a frame comprising standards 5 and inclined supports 8 and is situa t e d immediately over the well, thus providing a fall for the weight. Specification No. 26,911, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190713411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Acetylene Tetrachloride.
Inventor: JOHNSON GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-06-10
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 13,411. Johnson, G. W., [Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron]. June 10. Acetylene tetrachloride is prepared by mixing acetylene and chlorine with a solid diluent and afterwards effecting the combination by means of actinic rays, contact substances, &c., preferably still in presence of the solid diluent. Sand, pulverized earthenware, infusorial earth, and porous clay are suitable diluents. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, the lower part a of the tube contains coarse gravel and is closed by a sieve s, the middle part b contains fine sand and iron powder or turnings and is surrounded by a cooling-jacket k, and the upper part c is filled up with fine sand. The gases are fed in separately through the pipes c<1>, c<2> and the mixture passes downwards into the part b where combination occurs ; the product is collected, washed, and re-distilled. Antimony is another suitable contact substance ; or the tube may be entirely filled with sand and exposed to sunlight or diffused daylight, or the light from a mercury vapour lamp. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 2, the gases enter by pipes h, i into the tube q filled with a porous or powdered solid ; this tube is closed at its lower end by a sieve s covered with asbestos fibres t, and dips into liquid r in the vessel m. This liquid may be antimony pentachloride, or a mixture of antimony tri- and pentachlorides, or a solution of these substances in acetylene tetrachloride or other suitable solvent ; or, in general, liquids capable of absorbing the gases which then unite in the solution.
Patent GB-190715594-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Armature for Magneto Induction Machines.
Inventor: DYMOND GEORGE CECIL
Filed: 1907-07-06
Granted: 1907-10-31
Abstract: 15,594. Dymond, G. C., [Eisemann & Co., E.]. July 6. Armatures ; magneto electric machines. - The H-shaped armatures of magneto machines are made with several cores of round section with detachable pole-pieces which enable former-wound coils to be used, and the parts are subdivided transversely to reduce the iron losses. Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show a form having two slit tubular cores f and sets of pole-pieces a, b, which are joined by non-magnetic strips d. The cores are rigidly attached to the pole-pieces a, as by screwed extremities and nuts g, the pole-pieces b being removable for the passage of the coils c. The cores are filled with coiled iron strip or wire h, which together with the general subdivision of the armature structure gives reduced hysteresis and eddy-current loss. The pole-pieces may alternatively be joined by long screws e, Fig. 5. The armature core shown in Fig. 5 consists of ordinary H-shaped stampings flanked by strips k, which are attached to the separated parts a, b of the polepieces.
Patent GB-190716903-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Ventilator suitable for Railway Carriages and other Vehicles and Structures.
Inventor: KITE CHARLES FOSTER
Filed: 1907-07-23
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 16,903. Kite, C. F. July 23. Car ventilators.-The uptake of a car &c. ventilator terminates in a tubular casing b enclosing a space forming an air chamber, into which the foul air escapes through an aperture f. The air chamber has lateral openings d provided with baffle-plates e. to deflect the air currents, and is also fitted with internal baffle-plates g to prevent the ingress of sparks, dust, &c.