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Patent GB-190410960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Preparing Air Gas or Vapor for Inhalation.
Inventor: THORNE EBENEZER
Filed: 1904-05-12
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 10,960. Thorne, E., [Thorne, K. C. M.]. May 12. Inhalers for use by persons suffering from consumption or other lung complaints, and to dry and superheat plain or medicated air, gas, or other vapour, are constructed by arranging a retort a heated by a lamp b, or by other means, for generating the gas or vapour, which is conducted by means of the tube p through the cock j into the sealed vessel c, which may be made of glass and is supplied with calcium chloride, or other desiccating-agent, or some curative medicament, and is furnished with a closing-plate q for giving access to the interior. The gas is next passed through the cockj and the pipe m into the coiled superheating - pipe k, made of steel or other suitable material and contained in the heating-chamber d which holds the thermometer s and is heated by the lamp l, and it is then inhaled by the patient through the tube n, and the glass or other mouthpiece o. If air alone is to be used, the cock between the ratort and the drying-vessel is shut and that at the top of the chamber is opened, and, if desired, the whole apparatus is fastened on to the baseboard r.
Patent GB-190410992-A (GB)
Title: A Combination Mantle and Shade Holder.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-05-12
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 10,992. Thompson, W. P., [Rector Light Co.]. May 12. Incandescent gas lamps; lamp-shade holders. - A lampshade and mantlesupport are carried by a circular band which rests upon the top of the chimney. From the lower edge of the band 1 arms 2 extend outwards and support a shade. From the upper edge of the band a flange 4 extends inwards and is provided with a pair of brackets 5 which carry the mantlesupport B. The support is provided with arms 12 which extend from the shank 11 of a hook 10 and rest in recesses 8 formed at the ends of the brackets, and, to prevent oscillation, pins 13 on the arms pass through perforations 7 in the centre of each bracket
Patent GB-190413211-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Carding and Scribbling Machinery.
Inventor: MELLISH DOUGLAS STUART
Filed: 1904-06-11
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 13,211. Mellish, D. S., and Ramsden, J. June 11. Carding-engines.-In addition to the usual anglestrippers D between the doffers and the succeeding swifts, understrippers E are introduced, being carried in adjustable bearings in the frame. The doffer B is placed so that it is in contact with the swift C as well as with the " breast" A.
Patent GB-190414664-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Resilient Tyres for Road Wheels.
Inventor: DUCASBLE ALFRED
Filed: 1904-06-29
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 14,664. Ducasble, A. June 29. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A rubber or like tyre is formed with a number of isolated chambers b which are plugged at the rim and are in connection with the atmosphere by small holes c. The tyre has a series of transverse grooves d which serve to allow that part of the tyre between them to be compressed without great compression of the rest of the tyre and to prevent slipping or skidding. The tyre is fastened to the rim in the usual way, while, for greater security, T-bolts may be used.
Patent GB-190415425-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Propellers and Fans.
Inventor: LINN WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1904-07-11
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 15,425. Linn, W. H., and Childs, W. July 11. Screw propellers.-The root d of the blade of the screw propeller is set at an angle of 63 degrees across the boss e, and this angle is continued over the leading half f of the blade, the trailing half g being at an angle of 54 degrees. The centre line a is rearwardly inclined at an angle of 63 degrees to the axis of rotation c.
Patent GB-190422352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Garbage Carts.
Inventor: WIRT REUBEN DAVID
Filed: 1904-10-17
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 22,352. Wirt, R. D. Dec. 8, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Hand-trucks; barrows, milk and other liquid.- Consists in improvements in wheeled carriers for street-cleaning and for handling garbage, cans, sacks, &c. The tubular framing 2 is bent at 4 so as to receive the front axle and form abutments for the castor wheels 9. The front axle supports a platform 6, which carries a retaining-rail 10 and is suspended by a drop-axle 11, the bent ends of which are journalled in the boxes 14 and form the axles for the main wheels 20. The inner sides of the hubs of the main wheels bear against the rail 16, which is supported by the axle 11 and the V-shaped frame 17. The can or other receptacle is retained on the platform by chains 18 which are passed around the front and suitably locked. Fig. 3 shows a sack-supporting device which is bolted to the brace 17 and to the frame 16 by bolts passing through the arms 23 and holes 19. To secure the sack, the mouth is folded around a ring 24, Fig. 4, which rests on the ring 21.
Patent GB-190426117-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Compound for Cleaning the Hands.
Inventor: BRERETON FREDERICK SADLEIR
Filed: 1904-12-01
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 26,117. Brereton, F. S. Dec. 1. Cleansing-compositions.-A compound for cleaning the hands consists of linseed or other vegetable oil mixed with a liquid paraffin, to which are added a colouring-matter such as alkanet root and a perfume such as oil of geranium.
Patent GB-190428592-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Envelopes.
Inventor: REESE GEORGE
Filed: 1904-12-28
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 28,592. Reese, G. Jan. 15, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Transparencies, paper for; pressing. -Relates to sheets of paper for making envelope blanks and formed with transparent p o rtions so positioned as to permit a series of envelope blanks to be cut with as little waste as possible. The address is written upon the enclosure and is seen through the transparent portion of the envelope front. Opaque paper may be pressed or otherwise treated during its manufacture to provide the thinner transparent portions. In Fig. 1, A denotes the sheet of paper and B the transparent portions.
Patent GB-190506595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Dynamo Electric Machines.
Filed: 1905-03-28
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 6595. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. March 28. Brushes and brush-holders.-The ignition device of an internal-combustion engine 30, Fig. 4, driving a dynamo, is supplied with current from the generator itself of lower voltage than the main voltage by the use of an adjustable auxiliary brush 22, Fig. 4, upon the commutator. The auxiliary brush 22 and one of the main brushes 6 are connected to the ignition terminals 31, 32 through a suitable sparking coil 35, which is energized at starting by a storage battery or other source of current 40. In the form of construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, one of the main brushes 6 is dispensed with, and the corresponding brush-holder stud 8 is shortened. To the shortened end of the stud 8, a trough-shaped metal piece 10 is secured by means of screws 11, insulating-washers 13, and an insulating-bushing 14. The auxiliary brush-holder 18 is adjustably mounted in a slot 17 in the piece 10 by means of a bolt 19 and clamping-nut 20, and is formed with a guide-rib 21 which enters the slot 17. Terminal clips 15, 25 for the main and auxiliary brushes respectively are secured by one of the screws 11 and by the clamping-nut 20.
Patent GB-190511391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes for Dynamo-electric Machines.
Inventor: KOCH KARL
Filed: 1905-05-31
Granted: 1906-05-10
Abstract: 11,391. Koch, K. May 31. Brushes for dynamo-electric machines of the ordinary type, such as are made from sheet metal, wire, and the like, are provided with parallel tubes a formed of coils of fine wire.
Patent GB-190511752-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Window Accessories particularly for Stilling Vibration of Window Sashes
Inventor: COOPER ALBERT ENOCH
Filed: 1905-06-05
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 11,752. Cooper, A. E. June 5. Brackets.-Antirattling devices for sliding sashes are formed at their upper parts g to carry curtain rods.
Patent GB-190511947-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Stoppers for Bottles and similar Receptacles.
Inventor: MUMFORD RONALD RAND
Filed: 1905-06-07
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 11,947. Mumford, R. R. June 7. Stoppers. -Relates to stoppers of indiarubber composition, or other substance that can be moulded, particularly adapted for closingbottles containing alkalies, acids, and other chemicals, and also for laboratory apparatus. The body of the stopper is provided with a central space b, and the invention consists in forming the upper end of the stopper with a central hole for the attachment of rods and tubes for laboratory use.
Patent GB-190516655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Wireless Telegraphy.
Filed: 1905-08-16
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 16,655. Marconi, G., and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Aug. 16. Wireless telegraphy.-The receiving-aerial consists of an horizontal wire d in a vertical plane through the transmitting-station and divided into two equal parts each connected to the detector f. The transmitting-aerial a is also horizontal, but contains the spark-gap near the end as described in Specification No. 14,788, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190518292-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Means for Operating Tramway Points or Switches from the Car.
Inventor: WETHERELL ERNEST EDWARD
Filed: 1905-09-11
Granted: 1906-09-11
Abstract: 18,292. Wetherell, E. E. Sept. 11. Points and switches, tramway, operating mechanically from the vehicles. The point tongue c is pivotally connected at its thin end to a wedgeshaped bar b adapted to work in a slot a<1> below the level of the rail. The bar is pivoted at its narrow end or formed with a V-notch b<2> adapted to engage the fixed portion a<2> of the rail as shown. Downwardly-extending rods are provided on the cars and are arranged to be depressed into the grooves a<3> and engage the inclined sides of the bar b, thus causing the bar and point tongue to move laterally as desired. The grooves a<3> are inclined at the ends so as to cause the operating-rods to enter and leave without shock. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 27,475, A.D. 1898 and No. 7870, A.D. 1903.]
Patent GB-190600848-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Change Speed and Reversing Gear for Automobiles and for like use.
Inventor: CHALMERS ROBERT
Filed: 1906-01-12
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 848. Chalmers, R., [Chalmers, J.]. Jan. 12. Motor road vehicles.- Relates to change-speed gearing for motor-vehicles, of the type in which the wheels are always in mesh and the changes are effected by sliding a clutching - shaft through the hollow bosses of a series of wheels, and consists in providing two clutch members upon the clutching - shaft, each comprising a projecting segmental tooth. These two members are shown at c, c<1> upon the driven shaft C, which may be slid over the propeller shaft D of the vehicle. The motor shaft A terminates in a gear pinion F, having a hollow boss adapted to engage the member c, in position I, to give a direct drive. Pinions F', F<2>, J, J<2> having hollow bosses arranged in line are supported by brackets I, the pinions J, J<2> being bevel pinions meshing with an idler J<1>. The pinions F, F<1>, F<2> are in mesh with pinions G, G, G<2> which rotate all together on a fixed spindle H. When the member c comes into position II, the engine runs free ; in position III the intermediate speed is produced. Further movement of the shaft C to the right brings the member c<1> into engagement with teeth on the boss of the pinion F<2>, in position IV, producing the third speed. A reverse results from moving the member c' into position V.
Patent GB-190602228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Shears.
Inventor: VERNET ARTHUR
Filed: 1906-01-29
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 2228. Vernet, A. Feb. 8, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Shearing.-The movable knife of a plateshearing machine is pivoted at 5 and 6 to two slides 7, 8, which are reciprocated by hand or power. As shown, the slide 7 is operated by an eccentric shaft 11 carrying a disk 12 which can be pinned to the bandlever 10 or locked to the frame 1, and the doubleracked slide 8 by a threetoo the pinion 20, a ratchet-wheel 18, and a double-ended pawl 19 on a hand-lever 17, pawls 21, 22 being provided for locking tbe wheel 18.
Patent GB-190607128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Pulley Blocks, Cranes and such like.
Inventor: WESTWATER FRANCIS
Filed: 1906-03-24
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 7128. Westwater, F., and Leith, A. March 24. Pulley-blocks; cranes; self-sustaining gear. - Relates to self-sustaining gear for pulley-blocks driven by worm gearing, and for cranes and the like, and consists in means for rendering the selfsustaining gear inoperative when it is required to lower quickly. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a worm-driven pulley-block. The worm spindle j revolves at one end in a ball bearing k, and at the other end in a brake cone l engaging a corresponding surface on the frame. A clutch piece m is slidably mounted on the worm spindle and is pressed by a spring into engagement with ratchet teeth formed on the brake cone. When the load is being raised, the clutch member m slips over the teeth, and the brake is not brought into action, whereas, on lowering, the brake cone is forced to rotate, and the end pressure transmitted from the worm and worm - wheel produces an effective braking-action. If it is desired to lower quickly, the pressure on the brake cone is released by a line p<1> attached to one arm of a pivoted lever p, the other arm of which engages a stud o in line with the worm-spindlo. The load may be raised at double speed by releasing the hook u<1> from the loop u, and using it for supporting the weight.
Patent GB-190608867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Expanding Metals.
Inventor: PAGE SYDNEY ELLIOTT
Filed: 1906-04-12
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 8867. Page, S. E., [Universal Me!al Lath and Patent Co.]. April 12. Trellis and lattice work.- Expanded metal is made from corrugated plates M so that the metal is not stretched during the expanding operation. The plate M has preferably a corrugation to correspond with each of the rows of joints in the finished sheet, and is fed along the grooved bed and cutter U<1> by chains S and ratchet mechanism X, T operated by the upper cutter U, which is reciprocated vertically, and also horizontally between stop C' to stagger the slits, by toggle-levers H, I and a crank A<3>. A work clamp E, pulled down by a spring, is raised with the cutter U during the latter part of its up-stroke.
Patent GB-190618561-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Current Indicator
Inventor: PRESTED HENRY GEORGE
Filed: 1906-08-18
Granted: 1906-12-06
Abstract: 18,561. Prested, H. G. Aug. 18. Current meters.-A small incandescent lamp f for testing batteries or like purposes is mounted inside a metal tube a, open at the upper end and with wide slots cut in its sides. An outer tube k forms a sliding cap. The lamp-cap screws into a metal socket d, partly filled with insulating- material and fixed by a pin in the tube a; a central contact bears on an extension of a screw h, connected to a loose coil i of insulated wire. To use the device, the cap k is removed ; the end of the wire i is pulled out through the slot and connected to one terminal of the apparatus to be tested, and the other terminal is connected to the tube a.
Patent GB-190623438-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Shock-absorbing Devices for the Handle-bars of Motor and other Cycles
Inventor: WALSOEE PAUL AUGUST NIELS
Filed: 1906-10-22
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 23,438. Wals÷e, P. A. N. Oct. 23, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Saddle supports; handlebars, mounting. In a vibration-absorbing device for the handle-bars of motor and other cycles, the handle-bar stem a is connected to the steering- fork stem b passing up through the head by pairs of parallel links c, d controlled by a spring e. The Specification inthe original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also a parallellink saddle support, the spring of which is arranged between the frame and the member corresponding to the stem a which carries the saddle also in lieu of using two links for each of the parts c, d, bifurcated members may be employed. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190626323-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Belt Fasteners.
Inventor: HERBERT EDWARD GEISLER
Filed: 1906-11-21
Granted: 1907-11-21
Abstract: 26,323. Herbert, E. G., and Fletcher, C. Nov. 21. Staples; stapling.-Relates to improvements connected with belt-fastener staples of the type described in Specification No. 18,710, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Mechanism &c.]. Staples d having a single or double loop d<1> in one limb are threaded upon a two-pronged wire holder, one prong a<1> passing through the loops d<1> and the other a<2> engaging the bends of the staples. A block or loop b forms a handle for holding the staples while they are being clinched into the belt end. In one modification, one prong of the holder takes the form of a rod to fit the bend of the staple ; in another, the holder has two half-round prongs or one oval prong only, to engage an oval loop in one limb or at the bend of the staple. In another modification the holder has three prongs, one passing through the loop, which may be at the bend of the staple, and the other two lying outside as in Fig. 11.
Patent GB-190701446-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of an Artificial Fuel by Utilising Waste or Refuse
Inventor: ROBERT LOUIS ALEXANDRE
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 1446. Robert, L. A. Jan. 19. Gas manufacture, materials for.-Refuse is converted into artificial fuel, which may be used for making coke. The refuse is ground, after having been freed from incombustible materials such as glass and metal, and is then pressed between rollers to extract most of its moisture. The powder is next sterilized by being passed rapidly over inclined shaking screens arranged one above another in a furnace heated to 150-250 C. The product is kneaded with lime and sulphur which form a binder with the water present. A paste, made by adding charcoal and coal and coke to a molten mixture of mineral oil, resin, and pitch, is added to the kneader, the mass then being heated by dry steam at 110 C. and pressed. The steam volatilizes some of the ingredients, which are distributed throughout the mass. The oil employed may be paraffin from shale, coal oil, tar oil, or mineral oil residues. Proportions for the various ingredients are given in the Specification.
Patent GB-190704182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Protective Devices for Electric Circuits.
Filed: 1907-02-20
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 4182. British Thomson-Houston Co., - [General Electric Co.]. Feb. 20. Cut - outs ; switches. -An electro-magnetic cut-out, operative either upon overload or upon a reversal of current, is provided with a time - limit device operative on normal overloads, but inoperative upon an excessive overload or reversal of current. The cut-out consists of a field magnet G having a series winding H and a shunt winding I, normally opposing each other and supplied from transformers F, J, and a pivoted armature D provided with a series winding E. The armature D carries an arm L adapted to bridge the contacts M, thereby closing the circuit of a trip coil c operating the switch C. The arm L is connected to a retarding- device N provided with a normally closed valve O, in which position. the, device N Acts to retard the movement of ttie armature, D. Normally, the winding I is stronger than the. winding H, but upon, overload the winding, H will overpower the winding I and cause the armature D to bridge the contacts M. If the direction of current reverses, the winding. H will assist the current in the winding I, and, since the current in the winding. E is also reversed, the. armature operates to close the contacts M. A pivoted armature K magnetically shunts that part of the. magnet G which carries the shunt winding I, and is normally held in a raised position. When, however, a reversal of current or an abnormal overload takes place, the armature K falls, opening the valve O against the action of a spring o, and thereby rendering the retarding- device N inoperative.
Patent GB-190704616-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanical Movements; particularly adapted for Operating the Valves of Gas Engines.
Inventor: LAIRD JOHN ALFRED
Filed: 1907-02-25
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 4616. Laird, J. A. Feb. 25. Valve gear.-Relates to means for converting rotary into reciprocating motion, particularly adapted for actuating the valve of a four-stroke cycle gas engine. A gearwheel 2 mounted eccentrically on the revolving shaft 1 drives the wheel 3 eccentrically mounted on a frame 5 which operates the valve and is loosely yoked over the shaft 1 and supported by an arm 7. The wheel 3 is kept in gear with the wheel 2 by means of a spring 9, the pressure being taken by disks 10 coinciding with the pitch circle of the wheels. The number of teeth on the wheel 3 is a definite multiple of the number on the wheel 2. In a modification, the wheel 3, Fig. 3, takes the form of a toothed cam with a corresponding disk 10.
Patent GB-190704714-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Signalling by Electromagnetic Waves.
Inventor: FESSENDEN REGINALD AUBREY
Filed: 1907-02-26
Granted: 1907-09-26
Abstract: 4714. Fessenden, R. A. Feb. 26. Telegraphs.-Relates to a receiver for electric waves in which the Hertzian waves produce in an electrolyte bubbles of gas which pass into a constricted part of the vessel containing the electrolyte, and thereby interrupt or reduce the local current which controls an indicator. The Hertzian waves in the aerial 13 induce alternating currents in the secondary circuit 15, 18, 12, 11, and thereby generate bubbles of gas at electrodes 11, 12 immersed in an electrolyte contained in the vessel 1. The bubbles rise into the constricted neck and interrupt or reduce the current in the local circuit containing the battery 10 and indicator 9. The electrolyte is continuously flowing from the reservoir 3 upwards through the vessel 1. In a modification, the terminals 11, 12 form a receiver of the type described in Specification No. 28,291, A.D. 1903, arranged in a tuned local circuit with an indicator, a local circuit, as in Fig. 2, being added.
Patent GB-190705141-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Mitre Shooting and such like.
Inventor: EPSTEIN MOSLEY
Filed: 1907-03-04
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 5141. Epstein, M., and Haywood, G. March 4. Mitreing.-The blades d of a mitreing-machine are adjustably mounted in opposite directions with their edges in a vertical plane on a weighted frame c, pivoted at f to an upright a<2> and moved in slots a<4> by a handle i while the work is held by hand against adjustable fences h.
Patent GB-190705619-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Ships Rudder Tell-tale.
Inventor: KERR DAVID
Filed: 1907-03-08
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 5619. Kerr, D., and Clay, J. R. March 8. Signals, marine and ship.-When the rudder of a ship is moved through an angle corresponding to the hard-over position, the circuit of an electric bell is completed. The shaft b drives through reducing-gearing a pointer moving over a dial. Stationary contacts f connected together by a strip h, are mounted underneath the dial. A roller g is mounted on springs m attached to a ring n of insulating-material, mounted on the outside of the gear-wheel e, a.connexion being made from one spring through a bell l and battery k, to one of the contacts f. When the rudder is moved, say, twothirds of its total movement on either side of the amidships position, the bell, which may be located in the captain's cabin, is rung.