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Patent GB-190411452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Regulation of the Pressure of Pumped or Compressed Fluids and in Appliances therefor.
Filed: 1904-05-18
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 11,452. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., and Sodeau, W. H. May 18. Governing or controlling pumps.-The pressure of pumped or compressed fluids is regulated by a pump governor valve, the equilibrium of which is maintained regardless of variations of pressure on either side of it. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the steam valve f is linked to diaphragms b, c. The underside of the diaphragm c is connected at g to the delivery side of the pump, and any tendency this diaphragm has to operate the valve f is opposed by the adjustable spring h. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, a double piston valve f<2>, f<2> is fitted, while the diaphragms are replaced by pistons b', c', of which the latter is compound, the surface m, which is exposed to the delivery pressure, being larger than the surface of the piston c', which is equal to the piston b'. A weighted lever, fitted with a dash-pot, is used instead of a spring. In addition, a relief or byepass valve may be fitted to permit a quantity of the pumped fluid to pass from the delivery to the suction side of the pump
Patent GB-190418588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rubber Teats for Feeding Bottles and in Rubber Caps or Closures for Jars or the like.
Inventor: ARMSTRONG MARTIN DUNPHY
Filed: 1904-08-27
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 18,588. Armstrong, M. D. Aug. 27. Feeding-bottles; stoppers; capsules, bottle, jar, and like.-To prevent the rolled or thickened edge of a rubber teat for feeding-bottles, or of a rubber cap for jars &c., from becoming permanently stretched, owing to imperfect vulcanization of the rolled or thickened part, a spring or elastic ring of vulcanized or cured rubber &c. is inserted in the thickened edge. As shown in Fig. 1, the ring b, which may be of square, circular, or other suitable section, is placed on the teat or cap, after the latter has been moulded to the required thickness and before it is vulcanized ; the edge is then rolled round the ring, as shown, and the teat or cap then vulcanized. In the teat shown in Fig. 5, a rubber band or ring b is placed around the teat during the process of manufacture, the teat being then further moulded or treated with rubber solution to embed or cover the ring, after which the edge is rolled or thickened, as at c ; or, the ring may be placed close to the edge of the teat, and the rolling of the edge dispensed with ; or, the edge may be turned up, partly to enclose the ring. In lieu of the ring, pieces of cotton, silk, &c. may be inserted in or near the roll &c., so that stretching only occurs between the ends of such pieces.
Patent GB-190425166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Treating Vegetable Fibres chiefly Cotton, Raw or Manufactured, to Render them Less Inflammable.
Filed: 1904-11-19
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 25,166. Calico Printers' Association, and Warr, W. Nov. 19. Fibres and yarns, fireproofing. -Vegetable fibres, chiefly cotton, raw or manufactured, are rendered less inflammable by fixing in them magnesium hydroxide. The material, such as flannelette, is saturated with a cold saturated solution of Epsom salts, or other suitable magnesium salt, then dried and treated with a solution of caustic soda of 22‹ Tw. The operations may be repeated in order to deposit a sufficient percentage of the magnesium hydroxide in the fibres.
Patent GB-190427146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Pies.
Inventor: WILLIAMS DAVID SAMUEL
Filed: 1904-12-13
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 27,146. Williams, D. S. Dec. 13. Measured quantities, delivering. -- A filling - mechanism, used in a pie-making machine consists of a hopper G<1> provided with cam-actuated flanges G<3>, G<4>. Reference is made to Specification No. 20,873, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Cooking, &c.].
Patent GB-190501331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Letter Copying Presses.
Inventor: ADAMSON CHARLES ELLSWORTH
Filed: 1905-01-24
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 1331. Adamson, C. E. Jan. 24. Copying - presses.-A copying-press has side frames A, Fig. 2, held together by cross-frames C, C', and carrying a rubber copying - roller B and metal pressure roller D. The copying-paper passes from a roll 0 round a damping-roller J dipping into a trough M, and then past the delivery roller K, being fed by rotation of a handle on the spindle of the roller K. Heavy threads K<11> pass round the roller K and also round a small roller N, and separate the damp paper from the roller K. A copying-plate E with turneddown edges b to stiffen it, and a knife-edge c at the front end, supports the letters and the dampened copying-paper slips, which are cut off to the required length against the knife c. The plate with the letters &c. is then rolled to and fro between the rollers B, D by means of a handle on the spindle of the roller B. Stops at the front end of the plate E engage with grooves in the frames A, and prevent the plate from being disengaged from between the rollers B, D. The rollers 0, J are carried in bearings G, resting on ledges F, and pressed to the right by a screw L and spring H. The roller J is covered by a linen cloth J<111>, Fig. 8, the ends of which are turned into the recessed ends of the roller, and held by a spring ring i.
Patent GB-190503441-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Parquet Flooring.
Inventor: ROMANOFF HIPPOLYT
Filed: 1905-02-18
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 3441. Romanoff, H., and Wonlarlarsky, D. Feb. 18. Floors; parquetry.-Parquet blocks bare fastened to boards a so that the blocks project as in Fig. 1, thus producing parquet flooring when the boards are laid as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190505343-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Governing Devices for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GARDNER THOMAS HARRY
Filed: 1905-03-14
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 5343. Gardner, T. H., and Gardner, E. March 14. Gas and like engines, governing in. To govern the lift of, or the time of opening or closing, the inlet or exhaust valves of internal-combustion engines, a pair of cams c, d, having different contours, are mounted on the half-speed shaft b and give motion to the valve through the combined action of the push-pieces e, f, the connecting-piece j, and a lever p carrying a knife-edge n which engages the teeth on the connecting-piecej. The position of the lever p is adjusted by a centrifugal governor which actuates a rod 30 for operating the disk 27 carried by the lever, by spring-controlled arms carried by a bracket on the rod. Several valves may be operated by a single rod 30, or if preferred separate rods may be used and be connected to a common governor.
Patent GB-190509326-A (GB)
Title: Method and Means for Obtaining Double Expansion in a Single Cylinder of Elastic Fluid Engines.
Inventor: AITKEN JAMES
Filed: 1905-05-03
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 9326. Aitken, J. May 3. Slide valves.-In single-cylinder compound engines, the steam after expanding in the annular space round the piston-rod passes through a passage 12 in the slide valve to the other end of the cylinder.
Patent GB-190512139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Seven Flued Type of Steam Boilers.
Inventor: RAMSBOTTOM EDWIN
Filed: 1905-06-10
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 12,139. Ramsbottom, E. June 10. Lancashire boilers ; flues, internal.-R e l a t e s to boilers having two furnaces e, f discharging into a single combustion chamber g, and s e v e n flues p, q leading from the chamber g to the rear end of the boiler. Each of the flues p, q is made in one piece without transverse or circumferential joints. They are secured in position by flanges on their ends or by angle-rings. To facilitate withdrawal, each flue is made conical or is enlarged in diameter at one end ; or the front end is decreased in diameter. Stay tubes connect the rear end of the combustion chamber to the back end of the boiler.
Patent GB-190512275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sewing Machine Attachments.
Inventor: MURPHY WILLIAM MICHAEL
Filed: 1905-06-13
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 12,275. Murphy, W. M. June 13. Blind-stitching machines; overedge-stitching machines; guiding materials.-The work is pushed out of the path of the needle, at alternate strokes, by a pusher 9, which is actuated by a cam or crank 7 on a shaft 3. A lever 17 is pivoted at 18 and one end carries a sleeve 16 having a spherical end which fits in a socket in the needle screw 14, and is thereby vibrated with the needle-bar. The other end of the lever is hinged at 22, and engages spiral grooves in the head 4 of the shaft 3 so that on the up-stroke of the needle it rotates the shaft head and on the down-stroke the hinge allows the end of the lever to jump the separation wall 6 in order to obtain rotation in one direction only. In a modification, the lever is in one piece and the shaft 3 is able to move vertically against the action of a spring, so that, when the lever meets a separation wall 6, it raises the shaft bodily until it slips past the wall. A work guide 30 to determine the width of the seam is provided, and'may be adjusted by a lever according to a fixed scale.
Patent GB-190513882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Elastic Fluid Turbines.
Inventor: LONDON WILLIAM JAMES ALBERT
Filed: 1905-07-05
Granted: 1906-03-22
Abstract: 13,882. London, W. J. A. July 5. Elastic-fluid turbines.-In a duplex combined inward and parallel flow turbine, the inward-flow blades are made in sets of four, mounted so as to form two double rings of shrouded blades. Fig. 1 is a section of the turbine showing the inlet 3 and the double rings of blades 4, 6. Fig. 7 is a conventional view of one set of four blades on a shank 8. The blade ends 9 are shaped to fit against the back of the next set, so as to form a continuous shrouding. Each of the sets of blades is preferably made by drop forging. The ring carrying the nozzles 1 and guides 5 is similarly made in sections. The Specification contains brief directions on setting up the turbiue.
Patent GB-190518753-A (GB)
Title: An Internal Skeleton for Ceramic Products.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1905-09-16
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 18,753. Thompson, W. P., [Bouvier, A.]. Sept. 16. Pottery.-To prevent cracking or breakage of ceramic articles, such as saggers and bricks for kilns, by shock, sudden cooling, &c., they are formed with a skeleton of crystals of alumina or silicon carbide, these substances being used in the presence of basic and acidic substances, respectively, to avoid reaction. Magnesia and baryta may also be used. The alumina &c. is treated in an electric furnace to give crystals which will interlace with each other and bind with the ceramic material. Articles are formed by kneading the crystals, which are kept as large as possible, with sufficient ceramic paste to ensure the requisite degree of compactness and impermeability, and moulding.
Patent GB-190525872-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shoes.
Inventor: TUNSTALL FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-12-12
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 25,872. Tunstall, F. W., and Sweetman, L. Dec. 12. Uppers; soles.-Relates particularly to dancing shoes, and consists in constructing them so so that they may be folded into a small compass for convenience in carrying in the pocket. The sole A is made very flexible, while the upper is divided into two parts B, B<1> at about the middle of the shoe. When the shoes are in use, the parts B, B<1> are connected together by glove fastenings b or the like, but when these are unfastened, the shoe can be folded up as shown in Fig. 2, in which position it may be held by an elastic band C. The top b<1> of the part B may be made of flexible material, to allow of easy folding, while the top heel part may also be flexible, to enable it to be folded over as shown in Fig. 2. Instead of being entirely separated, the parts B, B' may be connected by an elastic piece.
Patent GB-190607497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tyres for Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WHITLOCK FRANK JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 7497. Whitlock, F. J. March 28. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-The outer covers of tyres for motor road vehicles are formed with a circumferential groove d<*> of channel section, adapted to receive a rubber or other tread a having projections b taking into spaces e cut in the walls f of the groove. The tread is additionally retained by transverse bolts i, Fig. 3, provided with globular heads k over which are pressed non-skidding disks or washers l. In a modification, the disks are replaced by D-shaped plates q retained by bolts i and nuts r, Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190608158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Protectors for Pneumatic Tyres and the like.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1906-04-04
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 8158. Thompson, W. P., [Besombes, J.]. April 4. Pneumatic wheels; tyres, pneumatic &c.-Elastic tyres are prevented from wearing and skidding by surrounding the outer periphery by tread blocks c protruding through s'ots cut in a hoop a which is connected by bolts f to bridge-pieces e embracing the rim. An india-rubber strip h is interposed between the enlarged bases of the blocks and the hrop a. In a modification, the bases of the blocks c, Fig. 4, are. connected by a flexible band m, while the outer faces are covered by a tread band n.
Patent GB-190611791-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stop Apparatus for Spinning Frame Spindles or Fliers.
Inventor: ORR CHARLES ROGER
Filed: 1906-05-21
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 11,791. Orr, C. R. May 21. Belt forks, operating.-To shift the driving belt or rope from the fast to the loose pulley in spinning-machine spindles or flyers, a pin 14 on the belt lever engages in a cam-groove 10 in a slide 8 which is moved in a bracket by a rod 9. The groove is longer than the travel of the slide to obviate undue stress in the pin 14, and it is so shaped at its upper end that, after lifting the lever high enough to transfer the belt to the fast pulley, it depresses it slightly, to move the forked arm from contact with the rope and to lock the lever. The Provisional Specification states that the groove may be similarly shaped at its other end, to retain. the belt on the loose pulley when the spindle is stopped.
Patent GB-190624216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buttoms, Solitaires and the like.
Inventor: MOELLER ANTON
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 24,216. M÷ller, A., and Kratzer, F. Oct. 30. Studs.-In a stud, detachable button, &c. having a revolving bolt t in a hollow shank 4, the bolt is conical, with a circular section, and is notched at 5 to engage projections 6 within n the elliptical spring shank, so that rotation is prevented during insertion in the button-holes. The bolt has a bush 2 and elliptical collar 3.
Patent GB-190627318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Electrically Firing Mines or the like.
Inventor: SCHAFFLER KONRAD
IPC: F42D1/045
Filed: 1906-11-30
Granted: 1907-11-28
Abstract: 27,318. Schaffler, K., and Weiss, D. Nov. 30. Dynamos, driving.-In dynamo-electric machines for firing mines &c., the armature is driven by a spring through gearing, a pawl and ratchet mechanism being provided so that when the spring has uncoiled the armature can overrun. The field coils 1 are in series with the armature winding. The armature, which is mounted loosely on the shaft 5, is driven by a spring 12 through gearing 9, 11, when the winding-key on the stem 16 is withdrawn, and continues to revolve after the spring 12 has unwound because the mechanism 6, 8 can overrun, and the bracket 14 prevents excessive movement of the gear section 11 in either direction. A device may be introduced to lock the armature after the spring has been wound up and the key withdrawn, so that the armature may be spun by releasing the locking-device. As shown in Figs. 3 and 6, this is effected by a spring-controlled detent 21 which can be released by applying the winding key to the stem b ; with this attachment, it is necessary to introduce a separate winding-spindle a, and to prevent the detent from engaging the ratchet when the spring is unwinding, a spring-controlled catch 23, shown also in Fig. 5, is so placed that when the detent is raised, the catch locks it in the disengaged position by riding upon the flange 25. The dynamo circuit may be shorted during the first part of the operation by means of a device which automatically opens when the current is to pass into the firing leads.
Patent GB-190629216-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Three-speed Gears for Cycles and other Vehicles
Inventor: SANGSTER CHARLES THOMAS BROCK
Filed: 1906-12-22
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 29,216. Sangster, C. T. B. Dec. 22. Driving-mechanism.-In three-speed gears for cycles and other vehicles of the twin epicyclic-train type, wherein the planetary pinions a, b of both trains are mounted on spindles h' in a common cage c, c<1> incapable of lateral movement, a clutch plate h, having teeth h<3> to engage with the teeth of the internal wheels a<1>, b<1>, is slidably mounted on the spindles h<1> so as to rotate therewith. The clutch plate and sun-wheels a<2>, b<2> are mounted between end disks k, k<1> joined by pins k<2>, the clutch plate and wheels sliding together but the sun-wheels being capable of rotating independently. The sunwheels have ratchet teeth a<3>, b<3> to engage similar teeth on a ring j formed on the fixed spindles. The internal wheel b<1> of the high-speed train is connected to the hub either directly or through a free-wheel clutch f<1>, f<2>; in the latter case, the internal ring a<1> of the low-speed train is connected to a sleeve e on which the sprocket-wheel is fixed, and this sleeve may be formed with one element n of a back-pedalling brake clutch. In the high-speed position, the sun-wheel b<2> is locked to the spindle d, the wheel a<2> being free ; the clutch plate h locks the internal wheel a<1> to the planet cage, the low-speed train thereby rotating as a whole and not transmitting any of the drive. For the intermediate speed, both sun-wheels are free, and the clutch plate connects the internal wheels together ; the drive is then transmitted through the internal wheels of the two trains. For the low speed, the sun-wheel a' is locked to the spindle d, and the clutch plate locks the wheel b<1> and planet cage together ; the planet cage and internal wheel then form the driven member of the gear, the high-speed train being cut out of the speed transmission between the sprocketwheel and the hub. The sun-wheels and clutch plate may be moved by coupling one of the wheels to cross-pins, passing through slots in the spindle d and connected to a slidable rod working in the hollowed spindle ; or mechanism such as described in Specification No. 29,216A, A.D. 1906, may be used.
Patent GB-190700042-A (GB)
Title: A Time Indicator for Persons using the Telephone.
Inventor: CUNNINGHAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1907-01-01
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 42. Cunningham, S. Jan. 1. Sand-glasses. - A sand-glass c serves as a time indicator for persons using a telephone, and is adapted to run for three minutes, the time allowed. The glass is graduated on one side to show minutes and half minutes, and on the other to show fractions of the whole time. The card a may be stationary, or the glass and card may be turned together ; in the latter case, there are two sets of graduations, as shown. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 10,156, A.D. 1884, and No. 15,574, A.D. 1888.]
Patent GB-190711490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Windows.
Inventor: GROUT WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1907-05-16
Granted: 1907-08-15
Abstract: 11,490. Grout, W. E., and Grout, G. R. May 16. Windows.-The upper and lower sashes B are pivoted near the bottom rails to sliding frames, which are made wholly of wood or metal, or consist of wooden stiles strengthened by metal T-strips D and angle-iron top-rails E, the bottom rails of the outer sliding frames being usually dispensed with. The sashes are retained in the sliding frames by spring catches, sunk-bolts, or other equivalents F, with the outer faces of the sash frames bearing against the flanges of the strips D and angle-irons E. The two sashes may be locked together in the closed position by a sash fastening I, one member of which is carried by the lower rail of the top sash and the other by the top rail of the lower sash.
Patent GB-190715228-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing an Improved Dye Stuff.
Inventor: OAKES FRANCIS JAMES
Filed: 1907-07-02
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 15,228. Oakes, F. J. July 2. Dyes from natural products.-Hµmatoxylin solution is oxidized, preferably by injection of air, and the hasmatein solution thus obtained is neutralized by addition of an alkali nitrite.
Patent GB-190717449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Obtaining Illusionary Decorative Effects in Rooms and the like.
Inventor: DELLOYE HENRI LUCIEN
Filed: 1907-07-30
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 17,449. Delloye, H. L., and HÚnard, A. E. Aug. 7, 1906, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, 1901]. Producing illusions.-In a polygonal reflecting room for reflecting multiple images for producing illusions or decorative effects, each corner is constructed of mirrors fixed at the required angle to one another on a vertical shaft D, the different pairs of mirrors having different decorations, such as columns, plants or flowers, &c., so that the same room may be made to represent in turn a large room with columns, a flower garden, &c. by rotating the corner mirrors. The corner mirrors, after rotation, are kept in line with the fixed mirrors A of the walls by a bolt c<2> engaging with a stop c', Fig. 9. The movable mirrors are adjusted vertically by sliding pieces D<1>, fastened to the ring d' and engaging with the rotating shaft D, Fig. 8. The ceiling is made to harmonize with the room decorations by decorated cupolas, which, fastened to framework or rails, can be made to occupy the upper part of the room in succession, or a fixed cupola with accessory screens may be used. Additional effect is given by illuminated objects suspended on wires passing through holes in the cupolas or screens, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190717990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fall Down Doors of Railway Trucks, Horse Boxes, Cattle Trucks and other Structures.
Inventor: PRESTON WALTER REUBEN
Filed: 1907-08-07
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 17,990. Preston, W. R., and Wainwright, H. S. Aug. 7. Door-closing apparatus. -Fall - down doors for railway trucks &c. are secured in the closed position, and their movement is controlled, when opened, by means of a stanchion a of T or other section which slides in a guide or bracket b secured to the underframe of the vehicle &c. The stanchion is provided with a pin e which runs in slots f in the bracket b and is capable of pivoting about this pin when raised. In the raised position, Fig. 3, the upper end of the stanchion engages a spring-controlled slide n working in a guide g secured to the door. The spring, which may be helical, as shown at h, or leaf, as shown in broken lines at p, is compressed when the stanchion rotates, and thus acts as a buffer when the door is opened, and assists in re-closing it.
Patent GB-190721212-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Meter Connections.
Inventor: MCKEE GARNET WOLESLEY
Filed: 1907-09-24
Granted: 1908-09-24
Abstract: 21,212. McKee, G. W. Sept. 24. Junction pieces.-The service and supply pipes of a gas-meter,are rigidly connected to a coupling- head with hollow ends connected to the outlet and inlet of the meter, lead piping not being used. In the form shown, an horizontal coupling-head D is in axial line with the supply and service pipes F, F<1>, and the ends of the coupling-head are connected to the inlet and outlet pipes of the meter by tubes G, G<1>. the ends of which are axially offset and thus capable of attachment to meters of various widths. The tubes G, Gl may be straight and the coupling-head itself adjustable in length by a screw extension joint.