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Patent GB-190520370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Self-closing Taps and Valves.
Inventor: JUDGE JAMES
Filed: 1905-10-09
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 20,370. Judge, J. Oct. 9. Self-closing valves; lift valves.-In order to prevent shock in closing, a screw-down valve d, Fig. 1, is combined by means of a common shaft h having a sliding-part g, with a disk valve e so that as the valve d closes the flow is gradually checked. The valve e never closes entirely. The operating- lever is weighted at j, so as to assist the fluid pressure in closing the valve. In a modification, Fig. 5, the valve may be locked in the open position as shown. On release of a lever n, the pressure of the fluid automatically closes the valve,
Patent GB-190520552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coupling and Uncoupling Devices for Railway Wagons and other Vehicles and Rolling Stock.
Inventor: WRIGHT FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-10-11
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 20,552. Wright, F. Oct. 11. Couplings, automatic.- A coupling-arrangement for railway vehicles consists of books b, Figs. 1 and 3, of the shape shown, mounted on the draw-bar c<1> by vertical pivots c which are placed a little out of centre with the vehicle so that the hooks automatically engage as the vehicles come together. For uncoupling, there is provided a transverse shaft e<1> on which is mounted a sliding collar e, provided with trunnions e<11> working in slots f formed in a bracket f<1> attached to the rear of the hook. The bracket f<1> is held in place by springs d, which abut against collars g, formed in one piece with a bracket g<1> which can slide on a piece g<11> secured to transverse rails h. The shaft e' is further provided with another collar j<1>, fixed by a key j and having formed on its surface a screw-thread j<11> which engages with a groove in the fixed piece g<11>. Uncoupling is effected by rotating the shaft e<1> from handles i, Fig. 4, at its ends, which are secured in the uncoupled position by the engagement of notches i<1>, i<11>, the latter of which forms a part of a lever l which is kept in position by a spring-controlled bracket m on a shaft l<1>. Draw-gear.-To produce longitudinal motion of the coupling-hooks, the draw-bar c<1>, Figs. 1 and 3, has the part passing through the fixed piece g<11> made of rectangular section, and is further provided with a screw n working in a worm-wheel o, which gears with a worm o<1>, operated from a handwheel p and carried on a shaft o<11> which is supported by a bracket p<1>, connected to a sliding box p<11> carrying a draw-spring r. The shaft o<11> has at its ends loose rollers r' which run on rails r<11>.
Patent GB-190525261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Knife Cleaning.
Inventor: CHAMBERS RICHARD
Filed: 1905-12-05
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 25,261. Chambers, R. Dec. 5. Knives &c., cleaning.- A polishing -material, comprising a mixture of emery 70 parts, Bath brick 20 parts, whitening 5 parts, and charcoal 5 parts, is formed into a block a mounted upon a handle b, and is hung on a board c, or a sheet of the material may be cemented on to a suitable board.
Patent GB-190526301-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Means for Forming Moulds for Casting Pipes or Mains.
Filed: 1905-12-18
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 26,301. Yarrow & Co., Yarrow, M., and Haworth, W. R. Dec. 18. Moulding. -Moulds for vertically casting pipe joints with recesses, which do not admit of withdrawal of the pattern longitudinally, are built up in parts, the centre portion d, Fig. 1, being made as usual and the socket portions e being made from half-patterns which are rotated out of the moulds through stripping-plates. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 2, the pattern a is rotated out of the mould by a hand-wheel h. For heavier work, the rotation may be obtained through gearing p, n, Fig. 8. Radial or lateral openings through one part of the sockets are arranged by cutting out a corresponding portion v, Fig. 7, at the end of the pattern, a piece w projecting from the stripping- plate if necessary. In another method of obtaining openings, pins x are inserted in the pattern during ramming and withdrawn before rotation of the pattern.
Patent GB-190600424-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1906-01-06
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 424. Thompson, W. P., [Johnson, W. S.]. Jan. 6. Water-tube boilers.-A boiler applicable to motor road vehicles consists of a continuous series of horizontal helical tubular coils wound alternately in opposite directions and placed vertically so as to project into one another. The coils communicate in horizontal rows as shown in Fig. 1, in which coils H, H<1>, H<2>, M, M<1>, &c. are shown connected in the order named. The coils are supported on a frame D placed just above the furnace C. Feedwater enters at the upper coils. Steam is superheated in the lower coils, and is led away througb the tube R.
Patent GB-190608662-A (GB)
Title: Improved Change Speed and Reversing Gear for Motor Cars, Engines and other Machinery.
Inventor: HELM JAMES EDGAR
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 8662. Helm, J. E. April 10. Variable-speed and reversing gearing; clutches.- Relates to change speed and reversing gearing, suitable for motor-cars &c., of the type in which groups of wheels in mesh can be slid together relatively to a driving and a driven shaft so as to bring different sets in succession into engagement with a pair of clutches one on each shaft. Driving and driven shafts a, b are provided with clutch members d consisting of cylindrical portions of increased diameter indented with longitudinal slots e having inclined ends. The slots i may be replaced by teeth. Loose sleeves a<1>, a<2>, b<1>, b<2>, surrounding the shafts a, b, are flush with the peripheries of the members d. Wheels f, g, h, j, loose on the shaft a and gearing directly or through idlers with wheels f<1>, g<1>, h<1>, j<1> on the shaft b, are embraced by a yoke k which is operated by a rod l so as to bring any set of wheels over the members d. The wheel bosses have radial grooves o, Fig. 2, which contain spring plungers m for engaging the slots e. The plungers m have inclined edges so as to be easily raised by lateral thrust. According to the Provisional Specification, semicircular pawls fitting in the wheel bosses may engage triangular notches in the shafts &c., loose collars may be provided between the sets of wheels for forward and reversed driving to give a free engine, and a direct drive through a clutch may be arranged for.
Patent GB-190615175-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Wall-coverings.
Inventor: DOLMETSCH HEINRICH
Filed: 1906-07-04
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 15,175. Dolmetsch, H. July 4. Sound-deadening coverings; fireproof coverings. - In order to prevent echoes in large halls, a wall covering, stated to be fireproof, consisting of fragments a of cork secured to a canvas or wirework backing c by an adhesive medium b is applied by means of a second adhesive medium d, either to the plaster e or directly to the brickwork f. The backing c may be corrugated so as to leave air spaces between it and the plaster or brickwork.
Patent GB-190615427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Gear for Fluid Pressure Motors and Pumps.
Inventor: ALLEY STEPHEN EVANS
Filed: 1906-07-07
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 15,427. Alley, S. E. July 7. Radial-cylinder engines; valves and valve gear.- In an engine having several radial cylinders driving a single crank, an eccentric M on the. crank-shaft operates all the distributing-valves A, which are in the form of hollow rods and work in cylindrical valve-chests. A projection D in each valve-chest enters the valve and forms an abutment for a spring G which presses the valve against the eccentric. The distributing-passages S, T are controlled by a reversing-valve. In an engine having an overhung crank, the valves are worked by an eccentric pin.
Patent GB-190618427-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Radiator for Cooling the Circulation Water of Explosion Motors.
Inventor: POUSSET LUCIEN EUGENE
Filed: 1906-08-16
Granted: 1906-08-30
Abstract: 18,427. Pousset, L. E., and Blanchet, C. Aug. 16, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. applied for under Gas and like engines, cooling g cylinders in. Radiators for cooling the water which circulates round the cylinders of explosion engines are built up from circular tubes 1 and other tubes 2, as shown, which are separated by spacing strips or ribs 3 attached to the latter. The water circulates in the curved spaces between the tubes.
Patent GB-190618472-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Egg Beaters, Whisks and the like.
Inventor: GODWARD ERNEST ROBERT
Filed: 1906-08-17
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 18,472. Godward, E. R. Aug. 17. Egg-beaters and whisks. - An ordinary sucker 4 is attached by a ball- and-socket joint to the lower end of the main spindle 1. The flexible beating- wires 10 are fixed to this spindle 1 and at the other end to a loose sleeve 16. The outer set of beaters 8 is mounted loosely on the spindle 1 at the bottom and fixed at the top to a sleeve 12, which slides on the hollow spindle 6 and is driven by means of an internal notch fitting into a groove on the spindle. The spindles 1 and 6 are rotated in opposite directions by the usual gearing. The sleeve 12 is sp!it at the top and has a clamping-nut 13, the wires 10 acting as springs to keep the sleeves 12 and 16 in contact. The beaters may be mounted like the ribs of an umbrella, and may all be placed on one spindle, or may be wound with wires 17 to increase their efficiency.
Patent GB-190619174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bedsteads for Invalids
Inventor: MITCHELL FRED WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-08-28
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 19,174. Mitchell, F. W. Aug. 28. Back-rests; - bedsteads.-The mattress frame of an invalid bedstead is divided into four independently adjustable sections, namely, a head section, a middle section with facilities for inserting bed-pan, and two foot sections. One side frame is formed by a continuous rail B, Fig. 5, connected to the head, and foot posts and secured by vertical bars to the bottom rail A<2>. The other side frame consists of fixed downwardly-curved rails b, b<2>, between which is pivoted an inverted U-shaped drop rail b<1> with its ends connected to a bar b<4> passing through openings in the rails b, b<2>. A spring catch b<5> engages with holes in the rails b, b<2>, and serves to lock the section b<1> in its vertical position. The bead section of the mattress frame, having angleplates d' pivoted at d<5> to the bed frame, is adjusted by means of spur-wheels c', meshing with curved racks d<3> and worked by a crank-handle c<2>, the frame being locked in any position by means of a spring pawl c<4>. The mattress frame consists of springs d<4> supported on cross-straps and carrying the mattress section e<1>, which is preferably detachable. To facilitate the changing of sheets &c., a sheet E is held in an inclined position between the bead posts and rails B, b<1> by means of straps provided with snaps and staples, Fig. 7. When out of use, the sheet hangs behind the head posts, or may be placed on the mattress beneath the ordinary sheet. The foot end of the mattress frame is made in two parts F, F<1>, pivoted on a cross-rail f<1> and held in an horizontal or inclined position by means of pivoted notched rods f<2> engaging the ends of the sections F, F<1>.By disconnecting the bars f<2> from the frames, the latter may be dropped down independently, so that the limbs of a patient may be placed on one section, while the other is being made up. The sections of the bed are preferably covered by slips instead of sheets. Inclined bars h<2>, extending downwardly from one side rail to the other, support the middle section H, which is hung by braces h<1> pivoted at h<3> to the rail section b<1>, so that, when the braces h' are swung about their hinges, the frame H is moved outwardly and downwardly with its rear end sliding on the inclined bars h<2>.A bed-pan J, Fig. 6, carrying on its underside a bracket j<3>, Fig. 1, adapted to contain an alcohol stove, is supported on the bars h<2> and is placed in position when the frame H has been swung aside. The pan may be supported at the feet of the invalid with its ends resting upon the rails A<2>, one side on the rail A<3>, and one corner supported by a pivoted latch f<6>.
Patent GB-190622308-A (GB)
Title: High Pressure Lamp with Inverted Mantle.
Inventor: JEAN-BAPTISTE
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 22,308. Brillouin, J.-B., [called Brillouin, H.]. Oct. 9, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Incandescent gas lamps.-In a high pressure inverted lamp, the mixing- tube a<1>, a<2> is doubly curved to pass tc the exterior of the flue g, and terminates in a head a surrounded by a tube e, to which air is conveyed by radial tubes f to cool the burner, and from which the products o f combustion escape through perforations h. A crossbar n supports a metallic screen m in the coned mouth of the burner head a. Air to the exterior of the mantle descends, as indicated by the arrows, through tubes r, which are of the same diameter as the tubes f.
Patent GB-190622808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heaters.
Inventor: LEITNER HENRY
Filed: 1906-10-15
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 22,808. Leitner, H. Oct. 15. Heating by electricity.-An electric heater comprises bodies of carbon, metal, &c. arranged in vessels exhausted of air but containing rarefied hydrogen, which does not attain to atmospheric pressure even when hot.
Patent GB-190623357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Mixing Flour and the like.
Inventor: HILLMAN HENRY HAMMOND
Filed: 1906-10-22
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 23,357. Hillman, H. H. Oct. 22. Mixing. - Relates to centrifugal apparatus for mixing flour &c. in which provision is made for the introduction of chemicals or other ingredients. On a shaft f is fixed a disk k which throws the materials against the sides of a casing b, from which they fall down an inverted cone c. A second disk l and cone d may be provided. The height of the shaft f, to which a gear-wheel g is attached by a feather key m, can be adjusted by means of a screwed spindle f and hand-wheel n, and the shaft secured in position by a lock-nut p. The materials are fed from a series of hoppers e in some of which tubes q may be placed to contain the minor ingredients ; the tubes are adjustably secured by clips r and screws and slots s. The mixing may be completed by passing the materials through a sifter. According to the Provisional Specification, the apparatus is suitable for producing self-raising flour, and is applicable for mixing grain, seeds, other dry and pulverulent substances, and liquids.
Patent GB-190700373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Concrete Foundation Piers.
Inventor: MUNDAY PHILIP
Filed: 1907-01-07
Granted: 1907-05-23
Abstract: 373. Munday, P. Jan. 7. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Piles.-In the construction of reinforced concrete piles, a metal shoe a is used of the same cross-section as the pile to be made. The shoe a is provided with holes t for reinforcing - bars h, and is driven to the required depth with the aid of a metal or wooden driver d, which, in the example shown, is a rolled joist. The reinforcing-bars h are held in position during the descent of the shoe by temporary attachments connected to the driver d, and concrete is gradually filled in, cross-ties i being placed in the concrete at intervals. The pile is then, left until sufficiently set to enable the driver to be withdrawn, after which the hole left is filled with fine concrete. Bolts, anchors, or ties may be inserted in the upper'end of the cavity.
Patent GB-190702594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carbon Dioxide Motors.
Inventor: BROUSSEAU GEORGES
Filed: 1907-02-01
Granted: 1908-01-16
Abstract: 2594. Brousseau, G. Feb. 1. Vapour engines.-In a central-valve single-acting carbon-dioxide engine, the valve 35, which reciprocates in a case 31 provided with chambers 33, 44, is moved by a projection on the piston 17 against the resistance of a spring 36. The carbon dioxide passes from the reservoir 30 through the chambers 33, 34 to the cylinder 18 on the reciprocation of the valve. The exhaust passes to absorption trays 54, Fig. 4. A pump forces air through a drying tank 49 and a helical heater 50, Fig. 3, around the jackets 20, 24, 41 of the motor. Hot air may pass from the chamber 24 into the cylinder. The temperature in the jacket 41 may be reduced by injecting carbon dioxide from the reservoir 30. The valve 35 may be withdrawn by a rod to stop the motor.
Patent GB-190703275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Air Pumps or Inflaters.
Inventor: PRYSE ISAAC
Filed: 1907-02-09
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 3275. Pryse, I. Feb. 9. Inflating.-In telescopic airpumps for inflating tyres &c., the air is drawn into the pump through an inlet valve F located in the discharge end G. The pump has selfexpanding pistons, of known type, consisting of clipleathers pressed outwards by annular spring washers having circumferential serrations, and the pistons are cushioned by springs K.
Patent GB-190703676-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Guns.
Inventor: NORTH THOMAS KEPPEL
Filed: 1907-02-14
Granted: 1907-09-12
Abstract: 3676. North, T. K. Feb. 14. Machine guns.-Means are provided for disconnecting the breech mechanism and cartridge-feed mechanism of Colt, or other, gas-operated automatic guns from the automatic driving-mechanism, so that the gun may be worked by hand. Fig. 1 is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a sectional plan, of the apparatus. For automatic firing, the body of the slide a of the breech mechanism is coupled by a hook d to a piece b, which is connected to the gasoperated mechanism. For band operation, a slide c, working in a slot in the side plate e, is drawn rearwards and causes the inclined front edge of the slot c' to engage a projection d<2> on the hook d, so as to disengage the hook from the piece b. In this position, the hook couples the slides a, c together, so that the breech mechanism may be operated by reciprocating the slide c by hand.
Patent GB-190704017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Starting Devices for Explosive Engines.
Inventor: MILNE CHARLES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1907-02-18
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 4017. Milne, C. A., and MacBean, A. L. Feb. 18. Gas and like engines.-In a turning-gear a sleeve 3, mounted loosely on the shaft 1, has spiral grooves 4 receiving pins on a collar 16 secured to a hand-lever 19, by means of which it is reciprocated. The sleeve runs on balls 7,10 between it and collars 6, 9 on the shaft. A disk 8 secured at one end of the sleeve 3 has pawls engaging ratchet teeth formed in a disk 22 secured on the shaft. In the event of a premature ignition the pawls are disengaged by a frame 25, the ends 28 of which are acted on by the collar 16.
Patent GB-190705357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corset Stays or Stiffeners.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-03-05
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 5357. Mackenzie, J. W., [Spirella Co.]. March 5. Stays or stiffeners.- Corset or the like stays or stiffeners, preferably of steel wire, are formed with approximately semicircular parts c and overlapping parts b to stiffen the edges. Sheet-metal tips e are clinched over ends.
Patent GB-190705602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Let-off Motions for Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: LEATHEM JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-03-08
Granted: 1907-12-12
Abstract: 5602. Leathem, J., and Lyttle, J. March 8. Loom let-off motions; warp tension, regulating.- The pawl-carrying rocker or balance bracket used in certain let-off motions, of the type in which the warp beam is controlled by a worm gearing into a wormwheel thereon, is operated from the tappet-shaft instead of from the rock-shaft of the lay. The shaft A carrying the worm B is operated by means of a ratchet-wheel and a pawl C carried by the rocker or balance bracket D, and a cam or wiper H on the tappet shaft H<1> acts upon a piece G carried in an adjustable bracket g on the rocker. The cam H may be of such a shape as to engage the piece G at every pick or at alternate picks, and the piece G is preferably pivoted at g<1> so as not to operate the motion when the loom is turned backwards. To limit the return movement of the rocker, an arm k is secured on a rod connected to the under-shell L, which rises and falls with the tension of the warp.
Patent GB-190706406-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shaft Couplings or Clutches.
Filed: 1907-03-16
Granted: 1908-03-12
Abstract: 6406. Daimler-Motoren-Ges. Dec. 29, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Shaft couplings.-In a shaft coupling of the type described in Specification No. 6345, A.D. 1907, a helical spring b, Fig. 1, is secured to one shaft end by a flange b<1>, and is surrounded by a split socket f on the other shaft end, the socket being tightened on the spring by a nut k engaging a coned part i on the socket. A headed pin g screwed to a disk h which closes the socket end prevents axial movement of the spring b. A bush m may be provided. The socket may be formed in two parts n, o tightened by bolts p, and an elastic cylinder of mangan bronze, may be substituted for the spring b. The cylinder may be split.
Patent GB-190711091-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Controlling and Directing the Flow of Gas through Condensers, Purifiers, and the like.
Filed: 1907-05-13
Granted: 1908-02-27
Abstract: 11,091. Dempster & Sons, R., and Horsfall, J. E. May 13. Purifiers; condensers.-The inlets and outlets in a Weck's type of centre valve are rendered interchangeable by the addition to the casing of an extra pair of valve chambers, so that the direction of the flow of gas through each purifier, condenser, &c., may be reversed. The ordinary valve-box C as described in Specification No. 2878, A.D. 1882, has a false bottom formed by horizontal and vertical partitions, below which is a space A connecting the gas-inlet main E with the purifier inlets, and above which is a space B connecting the purifier outlets with the outlet main F. When the additional chambers X, Y are used, the inlet main opens into the chamber X, which communicates by upper and lower openings x', x<1> with the spaces B, A respectively, and the outlet leads from the chamber Y which also communicates with the spaces A, B. By raising or lowering the valves in the additional chambers, the gas flows in either direction and order through the purifiers. The apparatus may be used in sections placed at a distance one from another, the spaces A, B of each part being connected by pipes.
Patent GB-190711406-A (GB)
Title: Coupling for Connecting High Pressure Pipes, Valve Boxes and other Hollow Bodies.
Inventor: PRESTON EDWIN JAMES
Filed: 1907-05-15
Granted: 1908-05-15
Abstract: 11,406. Preston, E. J., and Jones, J. E. May 15. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Flange joints; screw unions.-The ends of the pipes 1 are screwed into flanges 2 formed with recesses to receive compressible packing - rings 3 coned on the inner side and plane on the outer as shown, and a ring or washer 4 of steel or other hard material having both ends plane, the flanges 2 being forced together by bolts. The ends of the pipes pass through clear of the packings 3. If the pipes have not a common axis, the two ends of the ring 4 are formed eccentric. A pipe may be similarly secured to a valve-box or other object, the pipe being screwed through the whole coupling and into the box or other article.