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Patent GB-190906276-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Refining Gold, or Gold Alloys.
IPC: C25C1/20
Filed: 1909-03-16
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 6276. Norddeutsche Affinerie Akt.- Ges. Sept. 21, 1908, [Convention date]. Gold, obtaining.-In the process for refining gold or gold alloys described in Specification 7783/96, in which the electrolyte contains free hydrochloric acid or a chloride, asymmetrical alternating currents are now used. These may be obtained by connecting direct and alternating current dynamos in series, or by commuting a direct current at small and unequal intervals of time, or by the use of a direct and alternating current in parallel. It is stated that by the use of such currents a material containing a high percentage of silver can be refined with a high direct current - density, without the liberation of chlorine at the anode, thereby avoiding the necessity for frequently removing silver chloride from the anode, and permitting a smaller amount of chloride or of hydrochloric acid to be used in the solution.
Patent GB-190911371-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Lighting and Extinguishing Gas Lights from a Distance.
Inventor: NAESSEN JOHN FRITIOF
IPC: F23Q21/00
Filed: 1909-05-13
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 11,371. NõssÚn, J. F., and Bergstr÷m, A. E. T. May 14, 1908, [Convention date]. Actuating valves for gas lighting. In an arrangement for lighting and extinguishing gas lamps from a distance, diaphragms 1, 2 form the walls of a closed chamber 5, which is in communication with the atmosphere through a small adjustable outlet 7. The gas is arranged to act on the lower side of the diaphragm 1 and passes through a channel 11 into a chamber 10 bounded by diaphragms 2, 3. By this arrangement, the movements of the diaphragm 1 are only communicated to the diaphragm 2 when the gas pressure changes rapidly. The diaphragm 2 is rigidly connected by rods 4 with the diaphragm 3, which, through an arm 16, controls the valve 9 of the burner tube 24. The bent end of a weighted lever 18 pivoted to the arm 16 engages a groove 20 in a rotatable cylinder 21 whereby the desired cycle of operations is obtained. A tube 26 leads from the gas-chamber 10 direct to the pilot. A blade-spring 8 is arranged in the chamber 5 to act on the diaphragm 1 and resist an average gas pressure.
Patent GB-190915707-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burners for Singeing Cloth and Yarn, applicable for other Purposes.
Inventor: MILLS WILLIAM
IPC: F23D14/04
Filed: 1908-07-07
Granted: 1909-08-09
Abstract: 15,707. Mills, W. July 7, 1908. Atmospheric gas burners; burners, applications of.-A burner of the type described in Specification 366/08, [Class 126, Stoves &c.], for singeing yarn and cloth, and for heating and other purposes, and adapted for use w i t h acetylene, comprises a gas inlet e, a pipe m substantially in line therewith supplying air from a fan or blower, a mixing- chamber j containing one or more gauze sheets i, and an extension a' having a slit or carrying a removable perforated plate n, and may be provided with a hinged cover o beneath which the yarn passes. A screwed cap k holds in position the tube a' which flares upwardly. The cover o may, be weighted at the side opposite to the hinge p so that it always tends to fall into the position shown. In singeing cloth, a number of burners in one or more rows are employed. Specification 23,850/00 is also referred to.
Patent GB-190916428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draught Apparatus for Furnaces.
IPC: F23L17/16
Filed: 1909-07-14
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 16,428. Ges. f³r k³nstlichen Zug. July 14, 1908, [Convention date]. Blast and a s p i r a ting apparatus, ejector; regulating.-In ejector apparatus used for the production of draught for furnaces, a doubly coned member is arranged so as to regulate simultaneously the supply of working fluid and also the current of mixed gases leaving the apparatus. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the gaseous jet from the nozzle c extracts the furnace gases from the conduit a, and the mixture exhausts through the passage e. The body g, which can be moved by a chain f, regulates the area of the nozzle c and the throat d, increasing or decreasing both simultaneously. In another form, the body g is shaped so that, as the area of the nozzle c is increased, that of the throat d is decreased, and vice versa. Several other forms of the movable body g are shown differing in the relative rate of regulation they effect.
Patent GB-190919209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Enclosed Electric Fuse Indicators.
IPC: H01H85/30
Filed: 1909-08-20
Granted: 1910-04-14
Abstract: 19,209. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 20. Fusible cut-outs.-A combustible indicator for electric fuses comprises a sheet of fibrous material, which is treated with an oxidizing- salt such as potassium chlorate, and then coated with a non - hygroscopic material such as collodion. In applying the invention to a cartridge fuse, an auxiliary fuse-wire 5 is threaded through small apertures 6 in the walls of the casing and across an air-chamber 7 formed in the outer surface of the casing. The indicator, consisting of fibrous material, such as rice paper, coated with potassium chlorate 11 and with collodion 12, is placed over the airchamber 7 and held in place by a paper label 9 having a central aperture 10. In order to show whether the collodion has been properly applied, the solution of collodion used may be coloured by malachite green or other dye.
Patent GB-190919529-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Can Closing Machines.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: B21D51/32
Filed: 1909-08-25
Granted: 1910-08-25
Abstract: 19,529. Thompson, W. P., [Taliaferro, J. C., and Krummel, L. C.]. Aug. 25. Seaming.-In a machine for seaming the covers on can bodies, the can is trued and the cover is centred on it by two jaws, which also hold the can during seaming, the cover being held in place by a centre pad. A seaming-head of the kind described in Specification 24,108/09, which carries a centre pad, chuck, and seaming-rolls supported in pivoted levers, is shown in the drawings accompanying the Specification. The can body is rounded and centred relatively to the seaming- head, and the cover is centred by jaws 21, 20, recessed and curved to conform to the proper shape of the can body and carried by arms 23, 22 pivoted to a slide 26, which is moved vertically on guides, one 29 being- removable. The slide is raised by a projection 37 on a lever 38 on the rock-shaft 8 engaging stop-nuts on a rod 35 pivoted to the slide, and is returned by a spring 42, which presses on the top of the slide, and is enclosed in a barrel 41 fixed to the bracket 28 and surrounding a rod 40 carried by the slide and having stop-nuts for limiting the downward motion of the slide. The jaws are connected together by toothed segments 30, and one of them carries a roller 32 on a stud engaging a cam groove 33 in a piece 34 fixed to the guides so that as the slide descends the jaws gradually close and the projecting portions 44 round up the can body, centre it, and finally clamp it during the seamiog operation. During the downward motion, the upper part of the jaws centre the cover relatively to the body before the centre pad is operated, whether the can is overfilled or not. The cans are mounted on a stationary table which may have a rail to guide them approximately under the seaming-head.
Patent GB-190921073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Regulating the Admission of Air to the Furnaces of Steam Boilers and the like.
Inventor: BUTTERWORTH SAMUEL
Filed: 1909-09-15
Granted: 1910-06-30
Abstract: 21,073. Butterworth, S. Sept. 15. Air supply, regulating.-The catches used in the door-controlled regulator described in Specification 15,010/05 are replaced by a renewable piece, such as the stud f, mounted on a sliding bar c and acting with a tumbler catch g. The bar c is mounted in brackets b, and is connected to the door a by a link d. When the door is being shut, the stud f engages with the upper end of the catch g, as shown, and operates the link-mechanism m, the air-door in the firebridge, and the dash-pot piston described in the above-mentioned Specification. As the fire-door a shuts, the stud f slips past the catch g, and the weight of the air-door returns the apparatus to its normal position.
Patent GB-190921667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Signalling Apparatus.
Inventor: CAIN EDGAR MILLER
IPC: B61L1/04
Filed: 1909-09-22
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 21,667. Cain, E. M. Sept. 22. Dash-pots.-Consists in opening and closing the circuit of an electrically-controlled signal by a train-operated switch, which is fitted with a retarding-mechanism, in order to keep the circuit opened or closed for a given period after operation. The lever which actuates the switch carries a piston moving in a cylinder 18 connected to the pistonrod 26 by arms 26<a> so as to provide space for a spring-closed valve which allows frea passage of liquid through a hole in the piston as it rises, but which is closed as the piston descends. The piston can thus only descend at such a rate as is allowed by the passage of liquid through the ports 20 and the regulating by-pass 32. The ports 20 are formed in the end plates of the cylinder, and these plates are held in place by bolts 29. The switch is enclosed in a lock-up case.
Patent GB-190925514-A (GB)
Title: Toy Telescope, Binocular or the like Producing an Optical Illusion.
Inventor: ARCHIBALD ROBERT DOUGLAS
IPC: G02B27/06
Filed: 1909-11-05
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 25,514. Archibald, R. D. Nov. 5. Optical toys.-A toy resembling a telescope, binocular, &c. is adapted to produce an optical illusion consisting of the representation of a comet. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a translucent picture on the object - glass d is seen by transmitted light. According to Fig. 2, a translucent picture on a panel e is viewed in a mirror d'. In further modifications, a picture on an opaque panel replacing the object-glass is seen by light either admitted direct through a lateral window, or reflected from a mirror.
Patent GB-190927902-A (GB)
Title: Nut Locking Bolts.
Inventor: MORNINGSTAR JACOB PENICH
IPC: F16B39/36
Filed: 1909-11-30
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 27,902. Morningstar, J. P., and Vernon, C. D. Nov. 30. Locking nuts.- An unthreaded bolt has a partly tapered slot 5 to receive a wedge 3, the edges of which are threaded to engage a nut 2. When the nut encounters the fishplate 4, the wedge is drawn outwards and expands the end of the bolt, thereby locking both the nut and the bolt.
Patent GB-190928455-A (GB)
Title: Coaster Brake Hub for Bicycles.
Inventor: PERSSON ANDERS MAGNUS
IPC: B62L5/02
Filed: 1909-12-06
Granted: 1910-11-17
Abstract: 28,455. Persson, A. M., and Hanson, A. Dec. 6. Back - pedalling brake and freewheel arrangements.-In coasterbrake hubs for cycles, of the kind in which the sprocket-wheel 5 is connected to a sleeve 4, on which are mounted loose clutch-rings 6, 12, which are controlled by cams rigidly connected to the sleeve, in such a manner as to clutch the sleeve to one ball-cup 2 on forward-pedalling and to press a conical brake-member 13 into the other ball-cup 3 on backpedalling, the cam controlling the ring 6 is formed on a nut 9, which is connected to the sleeve by a lefthanded thread, and held in place by a lock-nut 10 having a right-handed thread, the cam controlling the ring 12 being formed on a separate nut 11. The brake - member 13 is normally held out of engagement with the ball - cup 3 by a spring 17, a second spring 16 being provided tending to separate the ring 12 and the brake member.
Patent GB-191002658-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cigarette-tipping Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: B65B19/12
Filed: 1910-02-02
Granted: 1911-05-02
Abstract: 2658. Boult, A. J., [Palmowsky, S.]. Feb. 2. Cigarette-tipping machines. - In cigarettetipping machines, especially those described in Specifications 2656/10 and 2657/10, the tipped cigarettes are delivered by conveying-rails 150 in conjunction with a table 151 to a pair of toothed drums 152, 157 and thence to a box or container 171 carried on a travelling belt 184<a>. The conveying-rails 150 are slidably mounted in a bearing 175 and reciprocated therein by a bar 176 attached to a gear-wheel 177, and the rails are vertically reciprocated by a bar 180, cam 184, and roller 183. The toothed drums are driven by gearing, and are provided with shields 158a, 159a and the cigarettes are discharged along a shoot 170 into a box 171.
Patent GB-191004939-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Grain Treatment, Milling Products, and the Preparation of Food from Milling Products.
Inventor: LOMAX CECIL JAMES
IPC: A21D2/02
Filed: 1910-02-28
Granted: 1911-02-02
Abstract: 4939. Lomax, C. J. Feb. 28. Conditioning grain; processes for reduction of grain.-Wheat or other cereal or pulse is steeped in phosphoric acid, or a solution of the acid, or a phosphate, until, after drying, about 25 per cent of acid has been absorbed. The husk may be previously opened by cracking between smooth rollers or perforating by spiked rollers. The treated grain &c. is afterwards mixed with a large proportion of untreated grain and ground, or its broken products mixed with similar products from untreated grain. Pressure may be employed to assist the impregnation, and the treatment may be combined with the washing process. The flour produced may be used for bread-making. According to the Provisional Specification, the acid &c. may be applied in the form of spray, the treated whole grain &c. may be used for the " direct forma- " tion of food products," or flour from the treated grain may be mixed with ordinary flour.
Patent GB-191009349-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Railway and the like Points or Switches.
IPC: E01B7/06
Filed: 1910-04-18
Granted: 1911-04-13
Abstract: 9349. Marks, E. C. R , [Bochumer Verein f³r Bergbau und Gussslahlfabrikation]. April 18. Point tongues, construction of.-The tapering parts of the tongues of railway points and switches are rigidly connected by fish-plates to the rails abutting upon their rear end, the abutting or continuation rail being of full section, and for part of its length free to slide or bend laterally. The invention is shown as applied to a crossing-switch. The shaded parts of the rail c are rigidly fastened to the sleepers, while the remaining portions are free to bend when the tongues b are moved.
Patent GB-191016692-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Appliance for Gathering Fruit.
Inventor: RANDALL FRED
IPC: A01D46/247
Filed: 1910-07-13
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 16,692. Randall, F. July 13. Fruit, gathering.-An appliance for gathering fruit comprises a pole C, a fixed horizontal ring A, a movable jaw or concave ring B, a flexible tubular shoot K of openwork net or the like attached to the ring A, and a wire, cord, or chain J connected to a hand-lever for operating the movable jaw B. The ring A is fixed to a cap D on the pole C, and the ring B is carried by a lever E pivoted on the cap D and normally held up by a spring F. Both jaws may be padded with leather &c. The pole C may be made in sections, and the actuating hand-lever may be adapted to engage with enlargements on the wire J when the pole is lengthened or shortened. A second lever with a corresponding jaw may be jointed to the lever E so that the fruit may first be seized between the two jaws and then delivered through the ring A. According to the Provisional Specification, the fruit may be detached by a fork carried on a spring-controlled axle, which can be rotated by a pull on the actuating-cord.
Patent GB-191017186-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Aeroplanes.
Inventor: DUNNE JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: B64C1/14
Filed: 1910-07-19
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 17,186. Dunne, J. W. July 19. Floats for aerial machines. - Screening- planes are arranged in front of the aeronaut, the motor, &c., and are placed at such an angle as to give a lifting effect in place of the usual head resistance. The screen may be flat on the underside as at a, Fig. 2, or may be wedgeshaped as shown at c, d, Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7, the angle of the wedge becoming greater towards the rear. The screen may be of transparent material, such as tale or celluloid. The sides and top of the framework supporting the screen may be covered with fabric, and a float to support the machine in water may be placed within the receptacle so formed, or the whole may be completely closed to form a float. The invention is stated to be specially applicable to the machines described in Specifications 8118/09 and 11,021/09, [both in Class 4, Aeronautics].
Patent GB-191020415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Domestic Fire-places.
Inventor: TROTMAN CHARLES WILLIAM
IPC: F24B1/198
Filed: 1910-09-01
Granted: 1911-08-31
Abstract: 20,415. Trotman, C. W. Sept. 1. Open fire-places; tiling.-In a domestic fireplace with a tiled surround, the inner row of tiles is cemented to and is flush with an angleiron frame f, Figs. 1 and 3, so that it may be handled and fixed as one piece. The angleirons are stiffened by stays j. The bottom brick a of the grate projects forwards into the hearth by a distance equal to the width of one or more rows of the hearth tiles, and the front corners of the brick are rabbeted as shown at i to receive the hearth tiles adjacent to the surround. The back d of the fire-place is built on the bottom brick a, and its vertical front edges are rounded as shown. The " fret " or curb i covers the projecting front portion of the brick a.
Patent GB-191028170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buffers for Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: GIAMPIETRO RENATO
IPC: B61G11/12
Filed: 1910-12-03
Granted: 1911-05-11
Abstract: 28,170. Giampietro, R. Dec. 3. Buffers. - The elastic medium of buffers comprises pneumatic and helical springs in conjunction. The piston 3 is guided between the casing 1 and a closed cylindrical boss 2 with which it has frictional contact. The two pneumatic chambers thus formed are provided with restricted openings 8 to limit the degree of compression. Four such buffers may be used at each end of the vehicle, arranged in the form of a square.
Patent GB-191100460-A (GB)
Title: Improved Driving Belt for Motor Cycles.
Inventor: POLLIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1911-07-06
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 460. Pollin, W. July 6. Belts.-A V-belt for use on motor-cycles &c. comprises two continuous plies A, B, between which a chain C is secured, gripping-blocks D being arranged on the underside of the belt. The chain consists of steel plates connected by links passing through slots therein. In assembling the belt, the top ply A and the chain C are secured to the bottom ply by means of eyelets E while under tension. With this arrangement, the lower ply takes the drive on the straight and the chain and the upper ply come into tension when passing round the pulley.
Patent GB-191100532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Struts applicable for Supporting the Sides of Excavated Trenches and other purposes.
Inventor: WILD JOHN HENRY
IPC: E02D17/08
Filed: 1911-01-09
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 532. Wild, J. H. Jan. 9. Shoring and strutting.-Right and left handed screw-threaded struts 5, 5A are prevented from disengagement with end sockets 1, 2 by collars 7.
Patent GB-191101309-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Sheet Delivery of Printing Machines.
Inventor: MUSGRAVE FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: B65H29/12
Filed: 1911-01-18
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 1309. Musgrave, F. W. Jan. 18. Delivery apparatus.-The sheets from a printing-machine are delivered printed side upwards by apparatus which includes a skeleton cylinder which carries the sheet with the printed side inwards the disks of the cylinder being adapted to act on the margins of the sheets so as to prevent smearing. In case there are no margins, star-wheels replace the disks so that the contact is at points instead of lines. The sheets are delivered by a cylinder and tapes on to a table which may be automatically lowered, or they may be delivered from the skeleton cylinder by an ordinary fly delivery. The sheets are taken by grippers on a skeleton cylinder c from grippers on the impression cylinder a, and a guide t guides the sheet around the cylinder c. As shown, the cylinder c is formed of a number of star - wheels formed in two halves bolted together, so that they can be readily adjusted on their shaft. If plain disks are used they are tapered at their edges. From the cylinder c the sheets are taken by grippers on a cylinder d and are forwarded by tapes c to a table h hinged or otherwise fixed to a screw rod i which is actuated by ratchet mechanism to automatically lower the table. Tapes y prevent the edges of the sheet from curling at the edges. The table can be raised rapidly by hand-operated gearing. The cylinder d and tapes e may be replaced by an ordinary fly delivery supported by a bracket u, the cam for actuating the grippers on cylinder c being adjustable to permit of this. Reciprocating carriers may replace the tapes e.
Patent GB-191104477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Flying Machines.
Inventor: WEISS ALFONS
IPC: B64C1/00
Filed: 1911-02-22
Granted: 1912-02-08
Abstract: 4477. Weiss, A. Feb. 22. Gyroscopic apparatus. - Flying-machines are steered vertically, and at the same time maintained in lateral equilibrium, by means of an horizontal gyroscopic wheel, which is mounted so that it may be tilted longitudinally, but not laterally, with respect to the machine. The wheel h is mounted on a vertical shaft g, which is connected by a flexible coupling to the shaft c driven from the motor, and is mounted at its lower end in a bearing e<1> carried by a stirrup k, which may be adjusted about transverse pivots l by means of toothed gearing m, n and worm gearing p, r operated from a hand-wheel q. When this gearing is operated, the tendency of the gyroscope to remain horizontal causes the machine to tilt longitudinally. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 16,606/08, [Class 4, Aeronautics].
Patent GB-191112870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Machines for Slicing Bacon and other Substances.
Inventor: ROBINSON OWEN
IPC: B26D7/02
Filed: 1911-05-29
Granted: 1912-03-07
Abstract: 12,870. Robinson, O. May 29. Cutting slices in succession.-A meat clamp for a slicing-machine, of the type comprising two uprights and a clamping-bar, is constructed with one upright yieldingly mounted so that a fine adjustment for the clamping-bar is obtained. In. the example shown, the upright c is spring-mounted so that after the bar e has been adjusted in the most suitable notch c<1>, the upright can move axially until the bar engages the whole width of the meat.
Patent GB-191117334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Holders or Stands for Cut Flowers and the like.
Inventor: GATES HENRY EDWARD
IPC: A47G7/07
Filed: 1911-07-29
Granted: 1912-06-20
Abstract: 17,334. Gates, H. E. July 29. Flower-vases and like receptacles.-Relates to wire stands adapted to receive separate waterholding vessels, and consists in the form shown in which a number of zinc tubes D are held in a wire frame mounted upon a hazel or like support B so as to imitate the appearance of a standard rose-tree.
Patent GB-191120625-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Drinking Vessels.
Inventor: SCHMIEDEKNECHT OSKAR RAIMUND
IPC: A47G19/22
Filed: 1911-09-18
Granted: 1911-12-21
Abstract: 20,625. Schmiedeknecht, O. Sept. 18. Drinking-vessels; lip guards.-Consists in a conical glass insertion B adapted to be fitted inside or outside a drinking-vessel A so as to prevent contact of the lips with the rim. The drinking - vessel may be ground so as to hold the insertion liquidtight, and may be provided with a lid hinged to a rod held in a vertically-bored sleeve.