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Patent GB-190826479-A (GB)
Title: A Device for Enabling Springs used in Mechanical Contrivances to be readily Adjusted into their Energized or Non-energized Condition.
Filed: 1908-12-07
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 26,479. Loewe & Co., L., and Eckelt, O. Dec. 7. Springs.-Relates to end connexions for helical tension springs which may be adjusted to render the spring unstressed when not required in use, the invention being especially applicable to money-counting machines in which the trough for the reception of the counted money is brought by means of springs into the operative position for the purpose of wrapping up the money. The spring 1, by means of which the pivoted sector 2 is displaced in the direction indicated by the arrow, is mounted at its outer end in a sleeve 4 fixed to the casing of the machine, and is connected to a cross-pin or handle 6 engaging bayonet-slots 5<1> formed in the sleeve. When the spring is in use, the pin 6 occupies the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, engaging recesses 7 at the termination of the cross-slots. When the spring is not required in use, the pin 6 is moved to the inner end cf the slots 5<1>.
Patent GB-190828360-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a Device for Making Puffs and Curls of Hair.
Inventor: DAVIS JOHN ADAMS
Filed: 1908-12-29
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 28,360. Davis, J. A. Dec. 29. Hair, curling, toilet appliances for.-Consists in providing a tapering body 10, Fig. 3, with grooves so that the curls when formed may be taken off by a clasp 17, which is secured by the engagement of the arm 19 with the hook 21. The clasps may be stored in the chamber 11, and are provided with specially-formed shoulders, Figs. 2 and 5, so that the hair may not become entangled with the loop.
Patent GB-190902803-A (GB)
Title: Toilet and Watch Bracket or Hold All.
Inventor: SANDS JAMES
IPC: A47C21/00
Filed: 1909-02-05
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 2803. Sands, J. Feb. 5. Brackets; watch holders.-A bracket detachably secured to a bed-post a by spring clips b, comprises a framework d containing a reversible pocket f oscillating on staples m, a detachable pocket e connected by straps i to buttons hand a watch stand g mounted on vertical pivots k and recessed at the back to receive a scent bottle.
Patent GB-190906433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Additions to Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: WALKER GEORGE ARTHUR
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1909-03-17
Granted: 1910-03-17
Abstract: 6433. Walker, G. A. March 17. Incandescent gas burners; gas supply.-A preferably perforated collector d for the combustion products is secured on the mixing-tube a below the globe-holder by screwing or by nuts e, e', setscrews, or otherwise, and a gas chamber f, having, in some cases, a perforated cap i, is arranged between the gas-supply fitting and the burner proper, so that the gas is cooled by expanding into the chamber. A flange k<1> on the air-regulator deflects the combustion gases from the chamber f, and a non-conducting washer of asbestos, cork, &c. may be provided between the chamber and the cap.
Patent GB-190906784-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Discharge Buckets.
Inventor: MURRAY WILLIAM
IPC: B65D90/66
Filed: 1909-03-22
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 6784. Murray, W. March 22. Skips.-The bottom discharge flaps A, A' are hinged to the skip body and are suspended by chains D, D' from a transverse shaft E. A collar on this shaft carries a series of spring- controlled pawls engaging an internally-toothed brake drum H, which is enclosed by a strap L connected to a weighted lever O. The skip doors are closed by a hand-wheel R on the shaft E, the pawls running freely over the ratchet teeth. The discharge is effected and controlled by raising the brake lever 0 by a chain &c., the material in falling being deflected inwards by inclined plates at the side of the skip. The hand-wheel and other mechanism are protected by guards S, and rollers T are provided on the underside of the doors A, A'.
Patent GB-190909372-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Winding or Coiling Wire and the like.
IPC: B65H54/22
Filed: 1909-04-20
Granted: 1910-04-20
Abstract: 9372. Watson, G., and Houghton & Co., W. D. April 20. Winding-machines; driving-arrangements.- In a wire-winding machine, the wire e passes from swifts c constructed according to Specifications 2160/10 and 2161/10, over idlers f free to move axially, and through forks 4, to the bobbins b. The forks 4 are mounted on bars 7, reciprocated by a block 6, on a double-threaded worm 5, which is rotated through variable-speed gear z from the driving-shaft u. Each bobbin b is mounted on a spindle 12 with a crank-arm 15 and a cone 13, which can be driven from the clutch pulley 10 adapted to be moved into engagement by the hand-lever 17. The brackets 9 have jaws 11 for detachably holding the spindles. Different sizes of bobbins b with corresponding sizes of worms 5 may be employed; or sleeves may be arranged to cover a portion of the worm; or a number of different shafts and worms may be employed.
Patent GB-190910125-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Draught Excluder.
Inventor: MOTT FRED
IPC: E06B7/20
Filed: 1909-04-29
Granted: 1909-10-07
Abstract: 10,125. Mott, F. April 29. Draught-excluders.-A strip c is supported on the bottom of the door by means of a weighted lever j and a bell-crank lever h<1>. The strip is forced into contact with the floor, when the door is closed, by the engagement of the end of a sliding slotted rod f, pivoted to the lever h<1>, with the door jamb on the hinged side of the door, and is raised by the weighted lever j when the door is opened.
Patent GB-190910412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ball-valves for use with Vacuum Brake Cylinders.
IPC: B60T13/46
Filed: 1908-11-23
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 1 0 , 4 1 2. Consolidated Brake and Engineering Co., and Luard, E. S. Nov. 23, 1908. Fluid-pressure.- In order to prevent leakage past the ball valve of a vacuum brake when the brakes are applied, the ball valve e is mounted in a casing f, attached to the brake piston b, and an auxiliary valve g, slidable in the casing f, is provided to close the communication between the lower and upper sides of the cylinder independently of the ball valve. Ports h in the valve stem permit the upper side of the brake cylinder to be exhausted, but, when air is admitted to the train-pipe, the valve g is moved downwards, and the ports are covered.
Patent GB-190910960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rolling Mills.
Inventor: STUETING HEINRICH
IPC: B21B25/02
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 10,960. St³ting, H. Oct. 20, 1908, [Convention date]. [Addition to 3597/09]. Rolling tubes; mandrels.-In a tube-rolling mill of the type described in the parent Specification, the mandrel-rod abutments consist of two tongs. The tongs p, q are opened by the tube in its passage through the mill, and are closed by springs contained in cylinders t.
Patent GB-190914014-A (GB)
Title: Water Gauges.
Inventor: CARLSON CLARENCE ALBERT
Filed: 1909-06-15
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 14,014. Carlson, C. A. June 15. Indicators actuated by floats.-A float 23 in a chamber external to the boiler or the like is connected by a rod 26 and link 27 with a shaft 18, which carries at its outer end a pointer 19 moving over a graduated arc 20. The arc is graduated on both sides.
Patent GB-190916949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sash Fasteners.
Inventor: HENRY ROBERT
IPC: E05B65/08
Filed: 1909-07-20
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 16,949. Henry, R., and Boyes, W. July 20. Latches, sliding. - A spring-pressed bolt 16 having a collar 21, slides in a recess 25 in the meeting rail 1 of the lower sash, and engages with its bevelled end 22 a bevel-edged striking-plate 6 on the meeting rail of the upper sash 2. The bolt is operated by a lever 14, mounted at 15 and having pivoted to its end a handle 10, which is recessed at 12 to engage the narrow part 5 of a keyhole slot in a front plate 3, to hold the bolt withdrawn when required.
Patent GB-190919664-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Bands, Wrappers, or Labels, to Boxes, Blocks, or Packages.
IPC: B65B35/16
Filed: 1909-08-27
Granted: 1910-08-29
Abstract: 19,664. Rose, W., and Rose Bros. Aug. 27. [Addition to 16,740/09.] Labelling. - In the machine for applying labels or wrappers to boxes &c. described in Specification 16,740/09, the tilting and reciprocating table 39*, that folds over the inner end of the label, is provided with a gripper 1 for holding that end of the label and pulling the label taut while the package is being deposited upon it. The gripper is actuated against the action of a spring 6 by a lever 3 pivoted at 4 and rocked by a bar 2 connecting it with the movable stop 51* that operates the gripper 46*. The folder 39* is given a slight backward movement to stretch the label by a special formation on the cam that actuates the lever 41*. The movable wall 8 of the receptacle 38* through which the packages descend is actuated by a lug 7 on the bar 2 that rocks the lever 9 about the pivot 10.
Patent GB-190920882-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Hand Lamps.
Inventor: JENKINS HARRY BECKINGHAM
IPC: F21V21/40
Filed: 1909-09-13
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 20,882. Jenkins, H. B. Sept. 13. Coupling.-A cord-grip for an electric hand lamp is in the form of a stuffing-box a, the packing consisting of an open ring f having bevelled ends so as to be forced on to the conductors. The ring may be of vulcanized fibre. The lamp-holder c is screwed into the end of the stuffing-box, which is flanged for attachment to the end of the hollow handle d.
Patent GB-190922080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Carburettors for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: HIPPISLEY ARTHUR
IPC: F02M11/10
Filed: 1909-09-28
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 22,080. Hippisley, A. Sept. 28. Spray carburettors.-A number of fuel nozzles C are arranged around a central air passage J, and opposite pairs are uncovered in succession by a valve K. Supplementary air passes through the annular channel D and is controlled by a ball valve.
Patent GB-190925023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machines for Cutting Ensilage.
Inventor: PERSSON CARL
IPC: A01F29/02
Filed: 1909-10-30
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 25,023. Persson, C. Oct. 30. Chaff, cutting.-Ensilage, after it has been cut by a chaff-cutter, is removed by a fan 10 arranged in, and at the lower end of, a casing 6 containing the chaff-cutter 3. The fan is driven by a belt 9 from the cutter-shaft 5.
Patent GB-190927250-A (GB)
Title: Process for Cleaning Barrels, Casks and the like and for Recovering Soakage therefrom.
Inventor: MILLER WILLIAM
IPC: B08B9/08
Filed: 1909-11-23
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 27,250. Miller, W. Nov. 23. Drawings to Specification. Volatile liquids, recovering.-Empty casks, barrels, &c. are cleansed and the soakage recovered therefrom by piercing the ends with small vent holes, placing the barrels in a closed receptacle, and subjecting them to the action of a heating-medium. When the barrels have contained volatile substances, they are preferably placed on end, and the chamber is heated by means of steam-pipes, and has an outlet oommunioating with a condenser.
Patent GB-191005150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single Trigger Double Barrelled Guns.
IPC: F41A19/21
Filed: 1910-03-01
Granted: 1910-09-22
Abstract: 5150. Purdey & Sons, J., and Clark, W. G. March 1. Single - trigger mechanisms.-Relates to mechanism of the kind in which the sears a r e alternately lifted by a swing- ing arm, and consists in the method of operating the swinging arm. On one side of the hub of the swing- ing arm c are three vertical flat surfaces e, f, g, the middle one of which is parallel to the axis of the arm and the others slightly inclined to the right and left. A spring arm h is adapted to bear in turn against each of these surfaces and thus move the arm from one side to the other in two steps. The spring arm h is pivoted at the rear to the trigger blade b and before the first barrel is fired, bears against the highest surface e and holds the arm c to the right. During the first and involuntary pulls, the arm h is moved downwards by an overhanging stop t to engage successively the surfaces f, g; thus moving the arm c first to the centre and then to the left. The mechanism is re-set by a slide m, Fig. 13. The safety device is operated by the re-setting slide m, but can also be put on independently after the first barrel has been fired.
Patent GB-191006555-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Waste Fittings for Lavatory Basins, Baths, and the like.
Inventor: TWYFORD THOMAS WILLIAM
IPC: E03C1/23
Filed: 1910-09-13
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 6555. Twyford, T. W. Sept. 13. Bath and lavatory - basin overflow and waste fittings.-The rod of a rotary waste valve is made in two parts, the upper 18 of which is detachable. It is made with a narrowed portion 26, and the bracket 21 with a slot 25, so that the rod 18, when raised to the position shown, may be removed from the bracket. To prevent the plug 2 from being turned past its open and closed positions, a projection 24 is provided to contact against a downward projection 23 on the bracket. The connexio between the parts of the valve-rod consists of a square end 15 and a socket 19 to engage therewith
Patent GB-191012471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Separating Solids and Liquids.
Inventor: HENDRYX WILBUR ALSON
Filed: 1910-05-23
Granted: 1911-02-23
Abstract: 12,471. Hendryx, W. A. June 12, 1909, [Convention date]. R o t a r y cylindrical valves.-A valve for use in connexion with a settling-tank comprises a curved valve plate 29 sliding on a curved guide 30 and pressed against its seat by a spring in the handle 33, which is pivoted at 39.
Patent GB-191012739-A (GB)
Title: Auxiliary Telephone Receiver.
Inventor: SCHWARZHAUPT WILHELM
IPC: H04M1/215
Filed: 1910-05-25
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 12,739. Schwarzhaupt, W. May 25. Ear-pieces.-An auxiliary pair of ear-pieces connected together by flexible tubing are used in connexion with an ordinary telephone receiver. One of the earpieces k is clipped to the receiver by means of the rubber band l, and a chamber x thus formed in front of the receiver orifice communicates with the other ear-piece by way of the flexible tube g, and directly with the outside through the holes d, which may be adjustable in area. A small tube c, which may have an adjustable end piece, projects into the chamber x and conveys the sound to the tube g, and a similar small tube h projects into the ear-piece i. The inwardly projecting part of the tube c may be replaced by a baffle in the chamber x.
Patent GB-191014111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Extincteurs.
Inventor: MATTARELLI ERCOLE
IPC: A62C13/00
Filed: 1910-06-10
Granted: 1911-05-18
Abstract: 14,111. Mattarelli, E. June 10. Extincteurs.-Relates to pivoted acid bottles of the kind which overturn when released by disengagement of the stopper, thus discharging the acid. The frame consists of two rods d, Fig. 2, depending from the lid c of the main container, and a ring c, which encircles a contracted portion c<1> of the acid-bottle a, and is provided with two pivots b turning in the rods d. The lower ends of two bell-crank levers m, Figs. 2 and 3, engage the neck of the bottle a, their shorter arms engaging a groove in the stopper l. When the stopper is depressed by means of a screw h, the levers m are disengaged from the neck of the bottle a, which then slides down in the ring c and turns over about the pivots b, under the action of a weight p, to discharge the acid.
Patent GB-191015147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Chalk Line Reels.
Inventor: WHITMORE JOHN CHARLES FREMONT
IPC: B44D3/38
Filed: 1910-06-23
Granted: 1910-11-10
Abstract: 15,147. Whitmore, J. C. F. June 23. Tools for setting-out work. - Relates to the construction of the reel-operating mechanism of chalk-line reels of the type wherein the chalk is contained in a receptacle in which the reel is mounted and is applied to the line as it is drawn into and out of the reel, and particularly to a clutch member comprising a finger-piece and spring arms for controlling the winding of the reel. The line 26 is carried round a drum 13 having a shaft 12 journaled in the partition 11 and the heads 14, 14' of the casing 10, and the shaft 12 has a spur-wheel 18 gearing with a large spur-wheel 15, which is adapted to be rotated to wind up the line by a spiral spring 17 secured at one end to its spindle 16 and at the other end to the casing. Fig. 1 shows also the means for retaining the drum with the line unwound. The shaft 12 has at its end a rectangular head 19 which is engaged by a reduced part 21 of a hand-piece 20 having spring arms 22 slotted at their extremities to take over pins 24 on the part 14. By pressing- down the piece 20, the reduced part 21 passes behind the head 19, and the drum is freed for winding-up. Pulverized chalk is enclosed bv a partition 27, and the head 14<1> is detachably fixed by means of pins 29 and bayonet slots 30.
Patent GB-191017444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boxes.
Inventor: FISKE WILLIAM GRANT
IPC: B65D5/44
Filed: 1910-07-22
Granted: 1910-11-03
Abstract: 17,444. Fiske, W. G. July 22. Spiked plates and strips D, Fig. 1, provided with nail-holes C for the nails used in securing box parts together, have on the underside single triangular spurs, double triangular spurs d, Fig. 9, arranged opposite each other or alternately, or spurs formed by punching rectangular holes in a series of rounded projections on each side of the strip.
Patent GB-191018754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Anthracite Stoves.
IPC: F24C13/00
Filed: 1910-08-09
Granted: 1911-06-29
Abstract: 18,754. O'Brien, Thomas, & Co., and Salter, W. J. S. Aug. 9. Kitchen - range and like boilers.-A boiler is fitted within an anthracite stove above the level of the burning fuel, and with a space between it, or between a heat-retaining material against which it is placed, and the walls of the stove. The usual lining may be replaced at the back and sides of the stove by the boiler A, which may have openings a<2> through it permitting the gases to pass to the surrounding space a<1>.
Patent GB-191021166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Draughtsmen's Curves.
Inventor: TATCHELL PERCY
IPC: B43L13/20
Filed: 1910-09-12
Granted: 1911-06-01
Abstract: 21,166. Tatchell, P. Sept. 12. Curve-describing instruments. - To allow lines to be drawn parallel to draughtsmen's curves &c. at a short distance from them, a distance-piece a of celluloid or other material is formed; the base b of this distancepiece slides over the curve, and a pencil placed in the notch c draws the required parallel line. The shape of the distance-piece may be modified.
Patent GB-191024901-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Potato Diggers.
Inventor: BLACKSTONE EDWARD CHRISTOPHER
IPC: A01D19/04
Filed: 1910-10-26
Granted: 1911-10-26
Abstract: 24,901. Blackstone, E. C., and Watts, R. E. Oct. 26. Potato diggers. - The delivery forks of a potato digger are carried by arms universally jointed to one rotary disk or spider and passing through holes or eyes in another. The driving- disk d<1> is inclined, and is mounted on a bent arm d and driven by a clutch and by bevelgearing e, e<1> from the axle a, which is connected with the wheels b by ratchets. The controlling- spider g is mounted on the same arm d, and is driven from the disk d<1> by bevel-gearing f, f<1> and a sleeve f<2>. The forks h<1> are carried by bars h passing through eyes g<2> in the spider g, and jointed to sleeves i mounted on studs on the disk d<1>. The eyes g<2> are elliptical to allow vertical movement of the bars h. Pressure may be applied to the bars h by springs. The forks h<1> may be on the other side of the spider g. The forks h' and adjustable share are raised and lowered by tilting the main frame a by means of a lever m<1> on a shaft l, which carries arms n linked to the pivoted draught frame k<1>. The mechanism is thrown out of gear automatically when the forks are raised out ot work, an arm s on the shaft engaging with an arm r on the rock-shaft p that carries the clutch fork.
Patent GB-191100806-A (GB)
Title: Folding Bed.
Inventor: KRETSCHMER GEORG
IPC: A47C19/12
Filed: 1911-01-11
Granted: 1911-11-23
Abstract: 806. Kretschmer, G., and Kretschmer, O. Jan. 11. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Folding bedsteads.-A folding bed, of the type in which the side walls and head and foot boards can be turned to lie flat upon the mattress, has the foldable head and foot boards connected by curved links with the upper end of the corresponding legs, so that when the former are moved into the upright position, the legs are unfolded. The head and foot boards are hinged at 11 to the mattress frame, and are provided with curved links 1 jointed at 2 to the upper end of the corresponding legs 3. Each leg 3 has a slot 4 engaging with a fixed stud 5, and a shoulder 7 to engage under the stud 6 when in the unfolded position.
Patent GB-191102263-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draught Excluders for Doors, and the like.
Inventor: TUCKER WILLIAM DUNCAN
IPC: E06B7/20
Filed: 1911-01-28
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 2263. Tucker, W. D. Jan. 28. Draught-excluders. - A strip a, pivoted to a strip b fixed under the bottom edge of a door c, is raised by a spiral spring when the door is opened and is pressed against the floor, when the door is closed, by a cam-plate g fixed to the door jamb. The excluding-strip a may be edged with rubber or the like.
Patent GB-191105682-A (GB)
Title: A Non Slipping Horse Shoe.
Inventor: BERWICK WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: A01L1/02
Filed: 1911-03-07
Granted: 1912-02-29
Abstract: 5682. Berwick, W. H. March 7. Integral treads and hoof-fitting surfaces.-A horseshoe having bevelled edges D, being narrower on the hoof-fitting surface C than on the tread, is provided with a deep half-round groove B running around its entire length. The edges of the groove remain sharp as the shoe wears. The surface C is narrower than the crust of the hoof, and may be embedded therein, thus rendering a shoe clip unnecessary.
Patent GB-191106500-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Concrete Piles.
Inventor: LEIGHTON JOHN MURRAY
IPC: E02D5/38
Filed: 1911-03-15
Granted: 1912-03-14
Abstract: 6500. Leighton, J. M. March 15. Piles. - Preparatory hollow piles are made with no internal projections, the driving- shoulder which bears on the driving-shoe being formed by enlarging the bore of the tube, or a sleeve on the tube, internally and bringing it to a sharp lower edge. A sleeve b on the tube a, Fig. 1, is internally enlarged to form a shoulder for the point e, and has a conical portion d which provides a comparatively sharp edge. The shoulder is not always square, a curved driving-face being sometimes used. Figs. 2 and 3 show modifications.
Patent GB-191106696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and in the Sealing of, Glands for Compressor or Piston Rods.
Inventor: FORREST THOMAS
IPC: F16J15/40
Filed: 1911-03-17
Granted: 1911-11-30
Abstract: 6696. Forrest, T. March 17. Packing, adjusting.-In a stuffing-box of the type described in Specifications 2345/84 and 9943/09, and especially applicable for compressors, the packing is confined between sliding bushes K, E and E, L. The bushes E are held apart by a spring F, and are acted on by oil or other liquid under pressure introduced by a pipe I.
Patent GB-191109900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Linen and like Collars.
Inventor: PARKER CHARLES RAYMOND
IPC: A41B3/02
Filed: 1911-04-24
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 9900. Parker, C. R. April 24. Button-holes; collars, linen and like. - The collar described in Specification 4000/09 has the ordinary button slit 4 made lower in.the inner fold 1, and the triangular aperture has its upper corner cut off by an horizontal edge 5. The lower edge 6 of the triangle may be concave. In use, the edge 5 coincides with the slit 4.