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Patent GB-190614621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Rubber Type Bases.
Inventor: WHEATLEY WILLIAM HUMPHREY
Filed: 1906-06-26
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 14,621. Wheatley, W. H., [Blackmore, L. R.]. June 26. Hand-stamps; printing-blocks, construction of; printing-surfaces.-A flexible elastic backing for rubber type consists of a strip of rubber S formed, by moulding, with a number of hollow columns d. The columns are separated by intersecting cuts g which extend nearly to the lower face of the sheet. The cuts form convenient lines of severence whereby a portion of the strip of suitable size may be readily detached. The backing is attached to the face a of the stamp block A or to an intermediate sheet c of rubber or the like. The rubber types T may be attached to the underside of the sheet S. The cuts g may be wider at the top than at the bottom, so as to form columns of pyramidal shape.
Patent GB-190620957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: TURNER JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-09-21
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 20,957. Turner, J., and Turner, G. E. Sept. 21. Tyres, pneumatic. -Sectional airtubes s are enclosed in covers a with flanges c<1> and thick abutting lips f which space adjacent covers apart. The edges g of the covers are ribbed, with or without embedded wires, for engaging under the inturned flanges of the rim h, and the abutting lips f are held beneath spring clips i of which the ends engage beneath the flanges of the rim. These clips may have side flanges k, as shown at the left side of Fig. 2, to grip the lips f. The covers a are of rubber or leather and may be provided with non-slipping studs.
Patent GB-190624745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Condensing Steam or for Heating or Evaporating Water by Steam.
Inventor: QUIGGIN DANIEL ARTHUR
IPC: F28B1/02
Filed: 1906-11-05
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 24,745. Quiggin, D. A. Nov. 5. Feed-water, heating.-In surface apparatus for heating or evaporating water by steam, such as feed-heaters and evaporators, the heat-transmitting surfaces consist of straight tubes which are formed with longitudinal troughs on their upper sides, and are arranged to collect and convey the drainage resulting from the condensation of the steam. As shown in Figs. 7 and 10, the tubes are crescentshaped in cross-section. The tubes may be arranged with a slope and the longitudinal grooves may increase in depth towards one end. Condensed steam flows along the groove and falls from the tubes at the ends into a sump in the condenser casing. To facilitate the drainage, the troughs may be spirally deflected round the tubes at the deeper end. The tubes may be of the forms shown in Fig. 12. Cross slots may be formed in the tube ends, which are circular, to allow the tubes to be turned by means of a screwdriver when they are being " boiled out" to remove grease.
Patent GB-190700176-A (GB)
Title: Packing-ring for Fruit-jars and the like and Method of Making the same.
Inventor: CADLE WILBERT WHITTINGTON
Filed: 1907-01-03
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 176. Cadle, W. W. Jan. 3. Stopper washers ; stoppers, screw.-A packing-ring for fruit jars &c. consists of a ring 1 of porous wood pulp, preferably of the kind known as " unbleached sulphite pulp," permeated with paraffin wax, and provided with a coating 2 of the same material. The pulp ring is first soaked in melted wax at a high temperature, and subsequently dipped in wax at a temperature a little above its melting- point, in order to produce the coating 2. A portion 7 of the ring is cut away in order that it may be readily screwed on to the neck 5 to the position shown. It is pressed against the shoulder 4 by a screw-cap 3.
Patent GB-190704106-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Building Blocks.
Inventor: HODGES EMERY CARLYLE
Filed: 1907-02-19
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 4106. Hodges, E. C. Feb. 19. Building-blocks.-Interlocking blocks for walls are recessed at the top to form a shoulder 3, Fig. 2, and the opposite upper edge is cut away as shown at 4. The lower face of the block is provided with a groove 6, a fillet 7 corresponding with the shoulder 3, and a tapered flange 8 corresponding with the bevel 4. The blocks thus interlock as shown in Fig. 1. One end 10 of the block may be convex and the other end 9 concave. In building double walls, spacing-blocks 13, provided with spacing-portions 18 and ends shaped to correspond with the blocks forming the individual walls, are employed at suitable distances apart. Concave surfaces 16, and convex surfaces 16, 17 of the spacing -blocks engage with convex and concave ends of the wall blocks.
Patent GB-190705478-A (GB)
Title: Means for Automatically Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lights by Varying the Pressure in the Mains.
Inventor: HEPBURN JAMES
Filed: 1907-03-07
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 5478. Hepburn, J. March 7. Lighting and extinguishing gas by varying the gas pressure in the mains. The apparatus comprises two mercury-sealed bells C, D with liquid-seal valves c<1>, d<1>, adjustable weights c, d, stems c<2>, b<2>, and guides a<3*>, b3. The mains connect with a port a<3> of a permanent -pilot and with a duct b<5> ; the burner connects with a port a<2> and a duct a<1>. When the pressure is increased above the normal night pressure, the bell C is raised and the valve c<1> opened ; gas then passes through the valve c<1> to the burner, and to the other bell D which is thereby raised, opening the valve d' simultaneously. When the pressure is reduced to the normal, the bell C falls back, but the lighter bell D remains raised so that the burner remains alight being supplied through the valve d<1>. When the pressure is reduced below a giving minimum, the bell D falls and the burner is extinguished. Two modified forms of apparatus are described, one comprising flexible diaphragms, and the other water-sealed bells instead of the mercury-sealed bells C, D. Other liquids, such as castor oil, may be used for the seal.
Patent GB-190709946-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: MURRAY JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1907-04-29
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 9946. Murray, J. E. April 29. Hubs.-In the steering-wheel 14 of a vehicle having a hub 10 carrying a central spindle 9 and a journal sleeve 4 pivoted on trunnions 3 bearing, in the plane of the wheel, in the end of the axle 2, additional bearings 15, 18 are arranged respectively between the hub and the sleeve and between the hub and a ring 17 carried by the sleeve. The bearings may be fitted with bushings fitted with rollers 23.
Patent GB-190713004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Fastening the Lids of Packing Cases.
Inventor: MATTHIAS EDWARD ALEXANDER
IPC: B65D55/06
Filed: 1907-06-05
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 13,004. Matthias, E. A. June 5. Box lids and covers.-A packing-case 1 is provided with a detachable lid 2, which rests on shoulders 3 on the walls of the case. Metal bands 4, 5 project over the inner faces of the end walls 6. To put the lid in position, the end 2b is first placed under the band 4, the pivoted metal end piece 7 on the end 2<a> being turned at rightangles to the lid. To secure the lid, the part 7 is turned down, being secured in position by the slider 9 and by the part 7<b> engaging under the band 5. In a modification, the end bands 4, 5 are again employed, a pair of hinged fasteners being provided at the sides of the lid engaging with sockets in the side walls. Adhesive labels or seals may be pasted over the locking-plates for safeguarding the contents of the case.
Patent GB-190717344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ore Roasting and Sintering Processes.
Inventor: DWIGHT ARTHUR SMITH
Filed: 1907-07-29
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 17,344. Dwight, A. S., and Lloyd, R. L. July 30, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1991]. Roasting-furnaces.-In apparatus for roasting and sintering finely divided sulphurous and analogous ores, the ore is moved bodily past a place of ignition and through a region where it is subjected to a blast tor the purpose of maintaining internal combustion in the ore. The ore is fed to carrier sections G having perforated bottoms which travel in a guide chamber A, the discharge end a of which is left open. The sections are gradually fed through the guide chamber by a screw C or equivalent device. The ore mass in each section is ignited by an oil or gas flame just before the section comes over a perforated plate D in the floor of the chamber A, below which is a box E communicating with a suction pipe F. An air or gas current passes through the ore while its carrier is over the plate D, and, when the roasting and sintering is effected, the sintered mass is discharged on a shelf I, and the carrier returned to the feed end of the apparatus.
Patent GB-190718067-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastening Devices for Boots, Shoes, or the like.
Inventor: COATES GEORGE
Filed: 1907-08-09
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 18,067. Coates, G. Aug. 9. Boot fastenings.-The flap 3 of a boot upper has pivotally attached to the edge 5 a wire frame 4<a>, 4<d>, of which the end 4<a> is pivotally attached to the edge of the flap 1 and the end 4<a> adjustably and pivotally attached to the flap 1 by a strap 10. The two flaps are held together by a suitable fastening such as 8, Fig. 2, or 9, Fig. 3. A modified shape of the wire frame is shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190718076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hose Reels.
Inventor: SCHOFIELD GEORGE CRAVEN
Filed: 1907-08-09
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 18,076. Schofield, G. C. Aug. 9. Hose reels.-Relates to hose reels for -use on board ship or in other situations where economy of space is desired. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the reel consists of two metal plates a', a' joined by cross-bars b. In each of the plates is a central sunk portion, in the centre of which is a hole for the axle c, which is fixed to the wall bracket or plate d. Two conical sleeves e<1>, e' are mounted on the axle by means of keys. At the front end the axle is screw-threaded and provided with a wing-nut f, by means of which the reel can be looked to the axle. The outward movement of the nut is limited by a small washer g, and the contacting faces of the nut and cone or side of the reel may be roughened or milled in order to give a good grip. In another form, the hose reel is fitted with ball bearings and the sides are made of bars or strips of metal, bent inwardly at the centre to form the central sinking.
Patent GB-190719724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Draught and Damp Excluders.
Inventor: STEPHENS THOMAS
Filed: 1907-09-04
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 19,724. Stephens, T. Sept. 4. Draught excluders. -A triangular block B" faced with metal B is fitted to the lower part of the door, which, when closed, abuts against a metal-faced block A<111> fixed to the floor between the door posts. A brass strip C having a downwardly bent lower edge C<1> is hinged at H to the block B", which is provided with a longitudinal groove F in which the upper portion of the strip turns. When the door is opened and closed, the strip is raised automatically by the inclined sides of the block A<11I> so as to clear the ridge. The lower edges of the metal facing B and brass strip C may be bent over and wired, and the end of the strip near the hinged side of the door may be curled up as shown at C<111 >to prevent the brass strip from being accidentally bent when the door is being closed. Side cheeks D<1> having outwardly deflected upper edges D are fitted to the door-posts to spread the water running down the posts in wet weather. In a modification, the strip C is hinged to the lower edge of the metal facing B.
Patent GB-190720027-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drawing Boards and the like for Artists and others.
Inventor: WIMBUSH HENRY BOWSER
Filed: 1907-09-07
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 20,027. Wimbush, H. B. Sept. 7. Drawing-boards; easeds; colour boxes; colour pans; palettes.-A support for a drawing-board, canvas or other article comprises a pair of spring clips b adapted to embrace the legs of the user and to support the lower edge of the board &c. A leg c, provided with a clip or the like d, supports the upper edge of the board. Each clip b may have a second smaller clip b<1>, Figs. 1 and 2, which engages the edge of the board, or a screw which is driven into the board. The clips may be arranged to slide along a rod f, Fig. 6, secured to the board. The clips may be secured either directly or by means of the rod f to the underside of a support i, Fig. 5, on which are mounted a colour box j and wells or receptacles l, m. The part i carries hollow standards k in which rest pins k<1> carrying clips k<2>, which engage the edge of the board. The pins k<1> may be pivotally or otherwise secured to screws or the like fixed to the board.
Patent GB-190724161-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Castors.
Inventor: HARRIS ERNEST
Filed: 1907-11-01
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 24,161. Harris, E. Nov. 1. Castors are fastened to bedsteads &c. by means of a split sleeve 4, which is frictionally secured to the horn 7 and is revoluble on the peg 1, an internal bead 5 on the sleeve engaging a groove in the peg. The sleeve 4 may be rigidly fixed to the peg 1, the horn being rotatable on the sleeve. A projection 6, or a ball bearing, supports the peg.
Patent GB-190725191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Firing Guns and the like
Inventor: RUNGE OSKAR
Filed: 1907-11-13
Granted: 1908-11-13
Abstract: 25,191. Runge, O. Nov. 15, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ordnance, discharging by m e a n s external to breech mechanism. - Relates to apparatus for firing guns on board ship automatically, of the type in which a combined pendulum and gyroscope is used, and in which the time of firing is adjusted automatically in accordance with the angular velocity of pitching of the ship. A graduated disk e, Fig. 1, is fixed to the gun cradle, and a pointer pivoted on the spindle Y and carrying a vernier n and a contact - piece 1 moves over the disk e. A pendulum s, provided at each end with an electric motor and a gyroscopic disk or fly-wheel m, m<1>, is pivoted by means of gimbal rings a, a<1>, Fig. 3, to the spindle Y, the ring a<1> being surrounded by an india-rubber ring g, Fig. 4, to absorb shock. The ring a<1> is provided with trunnions c which are each supported by four radial springs and one longitudinal spring contained in casings b, b<1>, the ring a<1> being thus correctly centred and end thrust being counteracted. The lower end of the pendulum carries a contact-strip w made up of insulated metal sections to co-operate with the contact 1. The strip w is adjustable vertically by means of screws shown in Fig. 8; a short metal slide v movable in a slot q and in electric contact with the strip w is adjustable horizontally in order to time the firing, the firing circuit being thereby-closed a little in advance of the gun reaching the true firing position. The required horizontal movement is imparted to the slide v by means of a telescopic rod u, Fig. 7, connected to the pendulum by a ball joint d, and pivoted at h, to a gear box carried by the ring a<1>. By means of a toothed sector l, gearing o, r, and a known connexion between the pinion r and the shaft of the arm p, the arm p is moved in alternate directions according as the pendulum is displaced in one direction or the other, and thus advances the time of contact of the parts 1, w, in accordance with the angular velocity of motion of the ship. The parts of the telescopic rod u are arranged to act as a dash-pot in order to prevent undue oscillation of the pendulum in a plane transverse to the axis of the gun.
Patent GB-190725548-A (GB)
Title: A Distributor for Force Feed Lubricators
Inventor: ELKINS ROLAND HARRY
Filed: 1907-11-18
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 25,548. Elkins, R. H., Nov. 18. Actuating valves.-The valves H in an oil-distributing device of the type described in Specification No. 22,674, A.D. 1906, are operated by pressure of the oil acting against a spring- pressed plunger C. A slotted bar J, connected to the stem d of the plunger C and embracing the valve stems H, is provided with slotted arms K which are adjustably coupled by means of pins M and nuts 0 to slotted arms L, secured to the valve stems by screws l. As the plunger C reciprocates by the action of the oil pressure, the valves H are rotated and are thereby opened and closed.
Patent GB-190727202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Screw Propellers.
Inventor: BULL JOHANNES CATHRINUS
Filed: 1907-12-09
Granted: 1908-05-14
Abstract: 27,202. Bull, J. C. Dec. 9. Screw propellers.-The boss A of the screw propeller is made of parabolic form, the diameter of the forward end being equal to the diameter of the boss on the stern-post. To reduce the weight of the boss A and to facilitate uniform contraction on cooling after casting, it is extensively cored out and then filled with cement B. Flanges or lugs a<3> are provided at each end of the boss, either cast with, or secured by screws to the boss. The cement used may be Portland cement or a bituminous cork compound. An annular flange is fitted to the stern-post to fill the space between the front face of the propeller boss and the face of the stern-post.
Patent GB-190801350-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stringed Musical Instruments.
Inventor: VICAJI RUSTOM
Filed: 1908-01-20
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 1350. Vicaji, R. Jan. 20. Violins and like bowed instruments-In violins &c., a steel bar is fixed between the fingerboard at one extremity and the peg or tail-piece at the other extremity, to relieve the resonant body of the instrument from the stresses due to the tension in the strings. The resonant body is made thinner than usual, and a groove is made round the edge of the belly of the instrument. The tube a is fixed to the block c on the fingerpiece and to the rod e. The sliding pieces e, d form a rod of adjustable length, which is attached to the tail-piece r and to the peg h. The bar may otherwise be attached directly to the tail-piece r, and the rod e may in that case be replaced by gut.
Patent GB-190801443-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Mounting of Connecting Rod Heads for Explosion Engines.
Filed: 1908-01-21
Granted: 1908-09-03
Abstract: 1443. De Dion-Bouton, Ltd., [Dion, A. de, and Bouton, G.]. Jan. 21. Gas and like engines.-The two connecting-rods of an engine with inclined cylinders, drive one crank. The end of the rod A is made in two parts which fit into a conical ring J. The outer surface of the ring J is cylindrical and serves as a bearing for the end of the rod B. The ring J is secured by nuts K, L.
Patent GB-190808845-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Apparatus.
Inventor: WILMOTTE LOUIS
Filed: 1908-04-23
Granted: 1909-04-23
Abstract: 8845. Willmotte, L. April 23. Compressed-air engines.-Relates to means for controlling direct-acting pumps and other pneumatic apparatus. In the position shown in Fig. 1 live air from an inlet 6 passes through openings 12 in the disk 4 of a valve 3 and through a passage 8 to the rear cylinder space to move the piston 2 forwards. When the piston passes a port 7, the rear end of the cylinder and the end chamber 10 of the valve box are exhausted, and the reduced pressure in the chamber 10 causes the valve to move over, the movement being assisted by pressure on the valve disk 5. Live air then passes through a passage 9 to return the piston. To reduce shocks a buffer 15 with a piston member 18 in a live-air chamber 16 is provided. Chambers 10, 11 of the valve box store part of the air used to reciprocate the piston, the work done on the piston varying as the size of the chambers varies. The chambers are made pro. portional to the piston areas. The speed is varied by altering the size of the holes 12 in the valve disks.
Patent GB-190808900-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Sheet Feeding Device for Rotary Printing Machines.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1908-04-23
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 8900. Thompson, W. P., [K÷ln Lindenthaler Metallwerke Akt.-Ges.]. April 23. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Feeding sheets. - An automatic sheet - feeding device, capable of attachment to the feed-boards of printing-presses, comprises a frame 6 mounted on pivots 5 and provided with extensions 4, which pass through a slot 7 in the feed-table 1 and form a rest for the front of the pile 2. At the front of the pile 2 is a shaft 11, which rests on lugs on the frame 6 and is mounted in arms 9 on the shaft 8, supported by the side frames 3. On the shaft 11 are two conical feed - rollers 12, Fig. 3, provided with india-rubber surfaces 14 and driven from the shaft 8 by chains 35. The separated sheet is fed down the guide 15 to a stop 17, when it is taken by grippers on a carriage 20 reciprocated in grooves 18 by means of a link 23, bell-crank 24, and cam-disk 28. The cam-disk is driven by bevel-gearing and a chain 33 from the shaft 11. The grippers 22 are mounted on a spindle 45, which carries a pin 46 extending on both sides of the spindle. At the upper end of the travel of the carriage 20, the upper end of the pin 46 engages a stop 21<a> closing the grippers on the sheet, while at the lower end the other end of the pin engages a pin 21 and releases the sheet. In a modification, the top sheet, instead of being fed off by rollers 12, is separated by folding legs 44, which are rotated by gearing 42, 43 and rest on the top of the pile, Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190811836-A (GB)
Title: Improved Spray Producing Attachment for Garden Hose, adapted for Distributing Fertilizers and Insecticides.
Inventor: WILLIS PERCY RICHARD JULIUS
Filed: 1908-06-01
Granted: 1909-05-13
Abstract: 11,836. Willis, P. R. J., [Wilson, C. C. L., and Ditchfield, R.]. June 1. Spray-producers and spreaders.-Spraying-apparatus for distributing fertilizers and insecticides comprises a tray or spreader clipped to the hose nozzle and a clip for holding the insecticide tin. To the nozzle 3 of a garden hose is held, by a spring clip 2, the tray 1, which has side wings 6 and a rear portion 9, and extends upwardly in front of the nozzle. A spring clip 12 attached to the tray and embracing the nozzle is adapted to hold a tin or bottle 13. The spring clips may be lined with rubber or other resilient material. In operation, the contents of the tin 13 are allowed to fall on to the curved tray where they mix with the water from the hose. A handle 16 is attached to the clip 12. The forward ends of the side wings may be adjusted to regulate the width of the spray.
Patent GB-190813181-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GRUNWALD CARL
Filed: 1908-06-20
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 13,181. Grunwald, C. Sept. 26, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 oj Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Gas or explosivevapour engines. - To produce a uniform mixture in the piston-rod end of the cylinder of a double-acting continuous-combustion engine, liquid fuel is injected so that the stream passes through the axis of the combustion chamber. This is effected by providing two or more rods on the piston and spraying the fuel in between them through a nozzle F. If preferred, the nozzle may be located horizontally in the cylinder wall, or at an angle in the cylinder head. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also the modifications shown in Figs. 3 to 8. In each modification the fuel is sprayed into the centre of a combustion chamber formed in the cylinder head. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.