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Patent GB-190517084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Train Lighting Systems.
Filed: 1905-08-23
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 17,084. Siemens-Schuckertwerke Ges. Aug. 25, 1904, [date applied for under Patent Act 1901]. Lighting, systems of.-In an electric train-lighting system, two mechanically-coupled generators driven from the car axles are employed, and are so connected that, in accordance with the direction of running, one of the generators charges the accumulators and the other serves to reduce the field of the charging-generator for the purpose of keeping the voltage of the charging-current constant. The identical generators a, b are provided with shunt windings c, e and auxiliary windings d, f. The generator a excites the winding f, and the generator b the winding d. Aluminium cells h, i prevent a return flow of current from the accumulators through the generators. When the vehicle moves in one direction, the current from the armature a flows through the field windings c, e, f and accumulators g, whereas the current from the armature b only passes through the auxiliary winding d and weakens the field generated by the winding c. On the reversal of movement of the vehicle, the two generators exchange their functions. In place of the aluminium cells, automatic switches may be used, controlled by the current of the other armature. Both switches remain open until the potential of the generator in which both field coils assist one another has risen above the normal, when the switch of the charging-generator is closed.
Patent GB-190518208-A (GB)
Title: Improved Contrivance for Truing the Surfaces of Commutators.
Inventor: PHILLIPS EDWIN BURBIDGE
Filed: 1905-09-08
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 18,208. Phillips, E. B., and Parkin, T. C. Sept. 8. Lathes.-In an apparatus for trueing-up the commutators of tram motors &c. without requiring the removal of the pinions a<3> or bearings a<2> from the spindles, the bearings, with or without packing- pieces, are gripped in V-grooves d<6> in the bed, and the commutator is rotated by a shaft e, a pinion e<3>, and a spur-wheel c fixed on the pinion a<3>. The wheel c may accurately fit over the pinion a<3> and be prevented from rotating by a dog-tooth f having a screwed stem f fitted., with a nut f<2>, it may have three equally spaced teeth f, its boss c<1> may be axially divided and provided with clamping-bolts, or the pinion may be clamped between the wheel at one of its ends and a horseshoe-shaped plate at the other The turning tool d<3> or grinding-disk is mounted on a double slide d'.
Patent GB-190518836-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fermenting Vats.
Inventor: HOUSE JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-09-18
Granted: 1906-09-18
Abstract: 18,836. House, J. Sept. 18. Brewing.-Wort is fermented in a closed jacketed vessel a connected at the top by a pipe f with a jacketed yeast-collecting vessel c. The jackets of the two vessels are connected by a pipe d so that water may circulate in the one jacket and then in the other. Beer carried over by the yeast is returned to the fermenting-vessel by a pipe g. Gas escapes by a valved outlet q arranged to preserve a definite pressure in the vessels. Air may be supplied to the fermenting liquid by a pipe m. Specifipation No. 22,484, A.D, 1899, is referred to
Patent GB-190525498-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Dyestuffs of the Triphenylmethane Series.
Filed: 1905-12-07
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 25,498. Abel, C. D., [Akt. Ges. f³r Anilin- Fabrikation]. Dec. 7. Dyes, artificial.-A triphenylmethane dye is obtained by acting with formaldehyde upon a mixture of dimethylaniline-m-sulphonic acid and dimethyl-or diethyl-aniline. The tetraalkyldiphenylmethane-sulphonic acid is then oxidized to the corresponding hydrol, which is condensed with methyl- or ethyl -benzylaniline-sulphonic acid. The leuco disulphonic acid is oxidized as usual, yielding dye-stuffs which give blue-violet tints on wool when dyed from an acid bath. The shades are fast to alkalies In an example, dimethylaniline is used in the first part of the above process, and ethylbenzylaniline-sulphonic acid in the latter part, lead peroxide being the oxidizing-agent.
Patent GB-190609585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Rendering the Lids of Vessels Fluid-tight.
Inventor: HARBECK JERVIS RALPH
Filed: 1906-04-24
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 9585. Harbeck, J. R. July 27,1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Stoppers.-The lid 8 of a vessel, made of metal, wood pulp, or strawboard and adapted to contain fruit, vegetables, paint, oils, &c., is rendered fluidtight by a piece 11 of material, which is secured to the lid by turning over the rim 10 and. is made of vegetable fibre, paper, or other material which swells when wetted. The lower part 7 of the lid is made slightly taper.
Patent GB-190609903-A (GB)
Title: Improved Support for Tobacco Pipes, Cigar Holders, Blowpipes and the like Mouth-pieces.
Inventor: PIERREPONT EVELYN
Filed: 1906-04-27
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 9903. Pierrepont, E. April 27. Tobacco pipes and cigar holders.-A tobacco pipe, cigar holder, &c. is supported against the chin when in use by an attachment consisting of a spring clip A, which is sprung on to the mouthpiece as shown in Fig. 2 ; or the mouthpiece is shaped as shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190610588-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Drying Clothes.
Inventor: EMERSON ALFRED STUTSON
Filed: 1906-05-05
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 10,588. Emerson, A.S. May 5. Drying clothes &c.- Clothes and the like are carried through a drying-chamber between a pair of endless bands F, F of open mesh. The bands are pressed together by rollers G, G, the upper rollers being supported in sliding bearings compressed by springs J. Heating-coils B, air inlets C, outlets D, and circulating-fans E are provided.
Patent GB-190614294-A (GB)
Title: Improved Shuttle Guard for Looms for Weaving
Inventor: NAYLOR JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-06-22
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 14,294. Naylor, J. W., Walmsley, T. H., and Walmsley, J. W. June 22. Loom shuttle guards.-A shuttle guard a, Fig. 1, is pivoted to the hand-rail at b, and is connected by rods c<x> to a crank-shaft c, which is actuated by the setting-on rod or other part of the loom. When the loom is started, the guard is swung from the position shown in Fig. 4 to the position shown in Fig. 3. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 10,242, A.D. 1889.]
Patent GB-190617671-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrapping-up and other Paper.
Inventor: KILLEEN ARTHUR JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-08-07
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 17,671. Killeen, A. J. Aug. 7. Drawings to Specification. Paper, treating edges of.-The edges of paper strips used for wrapping up bundles of wire, bedstead parts, and other articles are folded over like a hem and secured by adhesive material or by stitching.
Patent GB-190623934-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tube Cleaning Device.
Inventor: GIBSON ROBERT
Filed: 1906-10-27
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 23,934. Gibson, R. Oct. 27. Cleaning pipes and tubes.-A device for cleaning pipes or tubes, especially small tubes such as are used in surface condensers, water-tube boilers, &c., consists of cutting-disks a, the edges of which may be plain or serrated, and short distance-pieces c alternately threaded on to a wire b, which is bent to a spiral form. Eyes or hook-pieces d, e, screwed on to the ends of the wire b, keep the disks in place, and allow of the attachment of wires, cords, or rods by means of which the device is moved to and fro in the tube to be cleaned. The disks a are of smaller diameter than the tube, against the walls of which,they are pressed owing to the spiral form of the wire &. The device may be adjusted to tubes of smaller diameter by screwing up .the end pieces d, e, so as to straighten the wire b more or less.
Patent GB-190624977-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Orchestra Stands for Theatres and the like.
Inventor: LITTMANN MAX
Filed: 1906-11-06
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 24,977. Littmann, M. Nov. 8,1905, [date applied for under the Patents Act, 1901]. Theatres. - Relates to an adjustable orchestra chamber. The orchestra, during the performance of small operas, is situated on a vertically or horizontally movable floor c, which is made hollow so as to enclose steps e. For larger operas, a vertically sliding wall d is lowered so as to include a chamber f in the orchestra space. When no orchestra is required, the floor c is raised to the level of the stage, and the steps e are drawn out so as to abut against the stage floor and entirely close the sunk orchestra chamber. Vertically or horizontally movable walls a, b may be used as screens.
Patent GB-190625396-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inks Stands.
Inventor: IRVING JAMES ALBERT
Filed: 1906-11-10
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 25,396. Irving, J. A. Nov. 10. Inkstands &c.- Relates to inkstands of the kind which are tilted by the insertion of the pen into the dip ping-cup to cause a proper supply of ink to flow into the cup, and consists in the provision of means, such as a cam-piece 25, for compressing the flexible reservoir in the tilting movement, and means, such as projections 38, 40 on a slide 35, for holding the reservoir in the two extreme positions. Further, the trunnions 6 of the reservoir are mounted in uprights 5 which may be flexed so as to enable the reservoir to be readily removed for filling purposes. The collapsible reservoir 8 is enclosed in a shell 7 formed of two hemispherical parts overlapping at 10, the upper part being removable from the lower part. The upper part is slitted to allow the passage of the cam-piece 25, which is mounted on a rack-shaft 23 and rotated by frictional contact with the reservoir 8. The outlet to the dipping-cup is situated at the lower part of the reservoir so as to avoid accumulation of deposit. To ensure a liquid-tight joint, the nipple 13 is provided with a flange 15 which is drawn tightly against the material of the reservoir by screwing on the elbow 18, a washer 19 being interposed. The nipple stem is formed square in cross-section where it fits a corresponding opening in the shell 7. The upper parts of the uprights 5, and the upper surface of the base, may be recessed to form pen supports. The device may also be used for dispensing fluids other than ink.
Patent GB-190626003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles
Inventor: VANDERGOOT WILLIAM LUITJEN
Filed: 1906-11-16
Granted: 1907-01-24
Abstract: 26,003. Vandergoot, W. L., and Folen, N. P. Nov. 16. Bottles, non-refillable.-A sleeve 13, locked in the bottle neck by springs 16, is formed with an upturned tubular portion 18, which carries a ring 20 adapted to provide a seat for a hollow float valve 21. The ring is free to-turn on the support 18, and the valve is hinged to the ring at 22. A weight 23, projecting from the ring, holds the hinge at the underside when the bottle is inclined. The valve is normally held to its seat by a weight 36 adapted to slide on a guide-rod 35, and engaging, by means of a bracket 39, the enlarged end 41 of a rod 28 depending from the valve stem 25. The rod 28 works in a sleeve 30 bracketed to the bottom of the sleeve 13. The weight 36 and its adjacent parts are free to turn around the sleeve 30, so that both the weight and the valve hinge position themselves on the lower side of the axis, when the bottle is tilted. In operation, when the bottle is tilted some distance below the horizontal, the weight slides and frees the valve, which is then opened by the weight of the liquid. Baffles 24 are provided to prevent tampering with the valve. In a modification, the valve is connected directly to the bracket 39 by a cord,
Patent GB-190627786-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hospitals.
Inventor: HOLMES GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-12-06
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 27,786. Holmes, G. W. Dec. 6. Air, supplying and drawing-off, methods of.-An isolation hospital consists of self-contained cubicles A arranged in two groups, one on each side of a nurse's duty-room B. Cross ventilation of each cubicle is effected on the one hand by a door opening on to a glazed verandah around the building, a fan-light J opening above the verandah roof, ventilators in the wall above and below the bed, and a ceiling ventilator I<9> ; and on the other hand by air-ducts H having inlets G<1> ... G<6> on the opposite side of the building and outlets I ... I<6> in the cubicle.
Patent GB-190705867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Display of Advertisements and the like.
Inventor: SAWYER WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-03-11
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 5867. Sawyer, W. J. March 11. Advertising. -Apparatus for displaying advertisements, more particularly when in the form of transparencies, comprises a series of curtains B', B<2>, &c. mounted on horizontal rollers A<1>,A<2>, &c., a pair of barrels at the end of each roller on which are wound in opposite directions tapes or the like connected to the ends of a series of levers F<1>, F<1x> mounted on a common axis, and means for successively operating the levers. As shown, the means comprises a series of tappets G<1> &c. mounted on a rotating shaft G. The tappets are preferably arranged so that one tappet operates that lever which raises one curtain and also the lever which lowers the next. Counterweights attached to tapes &c. may be wound on barrels at the other end of the rollers. The rollers may be divided into sets, and the barrels at their ends may be arranged stepwise. The apparatus may be arranged so that the curtains are only illuminated when in their lowered position. This may be effected by interposing a shutter or other masking-device ; or electric lamps, switched on and off at the proper moments, may be used. W hen the tappet shaft G is driven by an electric motor, the lamp and motor circuits are arranged so that the current is ultimately sent through the lamps and motor, for example by a two-way switch. In the construction shown, the two-way switch comprises stationary contacts j<1>, j<2> and a rocking part connected by cords j<x> to a pendulum K<1>. The pendulum is held in extreme positions by spring grips K<2>, K<3>, and is operated in one direction by the tappet L<2> actuated by a tappet H<2> on a shaft driven by the motor. Reverse movement is effected by a tappet L<1>, operated by a spring wound on the spindle l and put under tension by a ratchet arm L<4> actuated by a second tappet H<1> on the shaft H. The spring runs down under the-control of a flier L<6> which is put out of action, when the tappet is acting, by a mutilation in the gearing. To enable the apparatus to be started when the pendulum has fallen to an intermediate position, a contact M on the shaft H engages with a fixed contact in a shunt-circuit through the motor. According to the Provisional Specification, the spring grips form the contacts of the two-way switch, and an intermediate contact serves for the starting of the motor.
Patent GB-190709428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Scales for Drawing and Comparative and other uses
Inventor: MAVITTA WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-04-23
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 9428. Mavitta, W. April 23. Scales; rulers.-In scales of the type in which the main divisions a<2>, a<3> of two or more different scales are marked upon the face of a box-wood, ivory, or other rule, and the subdivisions c<2>, c<3> of the main divisions are carried upon small secondary scales c, c<1>, which are attached to a cursor, means are provided for clamping the cursor in any position. A section of the device is shown in Fig. 2. The cursor is clamped to the body a of the scale by the shoe g<1>, which is actuated by the spring g<3>, and when the clamp is rendered inoperative by pressing the push-piece g<2> the cursor may readily be moved along the scales, being guided by grooves f<1> in which projections f slide so that the sides of the projection e are maintained at -right-angles to the straight edge.
Patent GB-190714255-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: OPPERMANN EMIL LAURENCE
Filed: 1907-06-20
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 14,255. Oppermann, E. L. June 20. Secondary batteries. - For collecting and dispersing the gas produced during the charging of secondary batteries, such as those carried on submarines, a current of air is passed along the main pipe c, Fig. 1, to which the cells are connected by branch pipes b, by a fan & o d at its rear end, and carries off the gases which collect in the branch pipes. The construction of the main and branch pipes may be modified, as shown in Fig. 2, in which the vents a<1> or separate outlets in the cells are connected to the T-shaped elements e of a linked pipe. A socket f on the pipe fits over the vent a<1>, and the joint is rendered air-tight by a rubber-ring. The connexions in the main pipe may be made in a similar manner ; or the connexions between the branch pipes and cells may be bayonet - joints, screwed unions, &c. The main and branch pipes are made of material unacted upon by the gases or vapours from the electrolyte, and may be made of metal lined with ebonite.
Patent GB-190716256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Time Recording Registers.
Inventor: MCNAB NORMAN SINCLAIR
Filed: 1907-07-15
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 16,256. McNab, N. S., and Link, J. S. July 15. Time-checking apparatus for workmen and the like. The casing has a door 3 hinged at the bottom and a side door 4 locked by a pin 77 on the door 3, and has two interior walls 98, 99 separating the printing and operating mechanism from the supply and winding-on rolls for the record-strip, the time and printing mechanism being carried in the middle part above the record-strip. The clock drives through a clutch 18, 19, Fig. 1, and gearing 15, 16, the pinion 17, to which is secured a sleeve 26 fast to the minute-wheel 13. Loose on the pinion 17 is the hour-wheel 27, a pinion 28 on which is driven once an hour by a pin 29 on the pinion 16, when the pin lifts a locking pawl 30 pivoted to the frame, by engaging its cam-surface 31. The type-wheels print the breadth of two elements as shown, and alternate numbers are fitted so that the time can be recorded for every minute, the readings shown at c and d being 9.29 and 9.32 respectively. The operating - handle drives the spindle through a pawl disk 62 and ratchet-wheel 61. The spindle has a crank 54 for operating the swinging bar 56, which actuates the feed-pawlcarrying oscillating segment 57 and through the slot and roller 55, 68 the arm 67, which operates the bent hanger 21 carrying the inking-rollers 11, and also operates the platen by means of the lever 75, the impression being adjustable by means of a slot-and-nut connexion 73 between the two parts 44, 75 of the lever. The parts are held in normal position by springs 64, 65 acting on the crank 54. The platen consists of a pad 33 mounted in the plunger 34 which also supports the table 41 over which the paper passes ; the table carries a guiding- roller 40, the plunger 34 sliding in the guide block 45 and being normally held against the slot 43 by the spring 46. The paper is guided over the plate 36 under the writing-aperture 10, the plate being turned up as shown inside the partition 98 so as to prevent tampering with the mechanism. A spring- controlled lever 80 is adapted to hold the feed pawl off its ratchet when the door 4 is open, but is raised from engagement with the pawl by a lug 79 on the door when this is closed. The winding-on roll spindle is slotted to take a pivoted spring or bar 49, Fig. 3, under which the paper is clipped, the bar being locked by turning a slotted collar 51. A spring 83 on the door 4 acts as a brake for the winding-on roll. Instead of rollers, a pad 69 may be fitted for inking the type, as shown in Fig. 9, on an arm 70 pivoted to the hanger 21 and connected thereto by a spring 71 for normally holding the pad off the type. The size of the writing-aperture may be varied by means of a sliding plate 84, Fig. 14, secured by means of a clamp nut 86 when the case is open.
Patent GB-190716278-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Nip or Drawing-off Rollers of Gill Boxes, Gill Drawing Frames, Wool Combing Machines and the like.
Inventor: HOLDSWORTH WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-07-16
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 16,278. Holdsworth, W., [trading as Holdsworth & Sons, J.]. July 16. Rollers and roller heads; gill boxes; combing - machines. -A scraper or cleaner for smooth nip rollers, especially such as are described in Specification No. 22,136, A.D. 1906, comprises a reversible metal piece 1, which is held in position by a spring 8 and is adjusted relatively to t h e nip by a rack 4. The pressure of the block 10 is regulated by a screw 11.
Patent GB-190716611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Edge Runner Grinding or Mixing Mills.
Inventor: BAKER GEORGE SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-07-19
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 16,611. Baker, G. S. July 19. Edge-runners and pans.-The axle c, Figs. 1 and 3, of the roll a is carried by links e surrounded by collars f which are connected to jointed rods g carrying pistons h working in air &c. cylinders i formed in the cross - framing i<1>. The pistons are provided with leather or like flaps l to open and close inlet apertures l<1> in the cylinder covers. The rods g are prolonged beyond the pistons and pass loosely through holes in a crosshead j carrying a central screw j' working in the extended boss of a bevel-wheel m, which is turned by any suitable means when it is required to raise the roll off the bed of the pan. The frame i<1> is carried by brackets i<2> from the pan, and the links e are pivoted to the frame casting i3. The roll a is mounted on a sleeve b, and ball or roller bearings d are arranged between the sleeve and the axle c. For positively driving the rolls, as required when discharging the contents of the pan as described in Specification No. 19,330, A.D. 1906, a toothed ring p, Fig. 5, secured to the sleeve b, gears with a pinion q in turn gearing with a wheel r on a shaft r<1> carrying a clutch s<1> and a driving-pulley s. A casing o, forming an extension of one of the arms n which carry the scrapers n<1>, n<2>, encloses the gearing, and in small machines the idle wheel q may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190727945-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tachometers
Filed: 1907-12-18
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 27,945. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. Dec. 18. Speed indicators.-In speed indicators of the type in which a conductor is rotated against the action of a spring by eddy currents produced therein by a revolving magnet, the magnet m is of annular shape with the poles separated by an airgap, and is mounted on a disk c driven by gearing d, d', as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The armature a may be situated within the ring, or may surround the magnet and form the exterior of the casing, or may be mounted on the disk c to revolve with the magnet. In a modification, the iron armature may be replaced by a second magnet arranged within the first magnet or placed above it, unlike poles being opposite one another. In all cases, the conductor t is arranged to revolve between the magnet and the armature. The disk c may be driven at different speeds by friction gearing from a shaft w<1>, w<2>, or by a pinion sliding thereon and engaging with a bevel-wheel p or racks o<1>, o2 on the disk. To allow the rotation of the disk to be always in the same direction, the shaft w<1>, w<2> is contracted so as to be connected at either end to the shaft to be measured.