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Patent GB-190719096-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Apparatus for Reproducing Sound Waves and Amplifying and Modifying the Tone and Timbre thereof.
Inventor: HAILE LUTHER TURNER
Filed: 1907-08-24
Granted: 1908-01-23
Abstract: 19,096. Haile, L. T. Aug. 24. Sound - magnifying appliances.-The tone and timbre of reproduced sound waves is amplified and modified to simulate closely the sounds originally emitted by s u b - stituting for the usual wave-producing diaphragm and trumpet a resonance box vibrating to the waves produced by the diaphragm, with valve arrangements to regulate the tone. The diaphragm 5 is connected to the resonance box B by the usual tapered arm 4 with enlarged end held by a collar 30 fastened to the box B, and by a ring 32. A handle 17 actuates a valve 16 regulating the waves issuing from the orifice 14, Fig. 2, which are amplified by diverging walls 12 attached to either face of the box or to both faces, walls 12<a> being provided to prevent the resonator from having corners. The sound issues through an aperture 3 in the lid 2, which is a sounding-board, and through the valve-governed apertures 15<a>. The cabinet has a door on its front, the resonance box B forming its top. Fig. 7 shows a modification in which the resonance box forms the lid ; in this case both the top and bottom of the box may be apertured sounding-boards, and the sound arm 4 may have the connexion shown in Fig. 9, to enable it to be folded back on to the box-lid. The arm 4 has a flange 28 held by a collar 29 screwed to a tee-piece 24, into which fits a closed tube 19 with a slot 22. The sounding-box is insulated from the cabinet by a strip 10 interposed between the resonance-box edges and the lid. The diverging walls 12 are suitably curved, and the bottom of the box then acts as a sounding-board. When the walls 12 are not used, the arm 4 is sufficiently tapered to amplify the waves.
Patent GB-190719476-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Tyre for Wheels of Road Vehicles.
Inventor: CARMONT WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1907-08-30
Granted: 1908-07-16
Abstract: 19,476. Carmont, W. E. Aug. 30. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A tyre of rope 4, Fig. 1, or india-rubber or rope and indiarubber side by side is mounted upon a wooden base 2 and held between segmental plates 6, which can be moved inwardly. The plates 6 are secured by rings 9 connected by bolts 8 passing between the recessed ends 7, Fig. 2, of the plates. The ropes are secured in place by barbed staples. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the rubber tyre is central, but it may be replaced by a rope tyre with outer rubber tyres. In a modification, rope tyres only are secured side by side to a bed of wood in a channel rim, and in this form a circumferential rubber strip may be interposed between the wood and rope.
Patent GB-190724026-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1907-10-30
Granted: 1908-05-07
Abstract: 24,026. Johnson, J. Y., [Fabbrica Italiana Automobili - - Torino Soc. Anon., F. I. A. T.]. Oct. 30. Motor road vehicles.-In a motor-vehicle, the Cardan shaft, differential gear, and the divided back axle, are enclosed in a single casing divided longitudinally in an horizontal plane into two parts bolted together, the whole being able to oscillate vertically about the universal joint as centre. The casing which forms the rear axle structure is of T-shape and is made in two parts of stamped plates, the flanges by which they are bolted together serving to impart lateral strength. The central part contains the bevel speed-reducing gear R', R" and the differential gear D, while the parts A', A<11> of the divided axle are supported at their inner ends by ball bearings C', C". Cases P', P<11> bolted to the main casing, and mounted loosely in the central bearings F', F<11> of the suspension springs, carry ball bearings for the parts of the divided axle. The transmission shaft G is supported inside the casing by the ball bearing T and end bearing T', while near the forward end of the casing is fixed a sleeve F which is loosely mounted in a two-armed bearing M capable of oscillating on the journals N', N" carried by the frame. The whole system of the rear bridge can thus freely follow the oscillation of the suspension springs of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190728619-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Production of a Substance from Albumenoids particularly applicable for use in connection with Secondary Batteries.
Inventor: EKSTROMER EDWARD CHRISTOPHER
Filed: 1907-12-30
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 28,619. Ekstromer, E. C., and Ekstromer, M. Dec. 30. Gelatine is deprived of a portion of its nitrogen and hydrogen content, whereby it is rendered elastic, porous, and permissive of analysis. According to an example, it is soaked in dilute sulphuric acid and is then heated with water in a closed vessel, whereby the ammonium sulphate formed is dissolved out.
Patent GB-190800921-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of the Meta Silicate of Soda and of its Amorphous and Crystallised Hydrates.
Inventor: VERRIER AUGUSTE HENRI
Filed: 1908-01-14
Granted: 1908-11-12
Abstract: 921. Verrier, A. H. Jan. 24, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Sodium metasilicates of the formula Na2O. SiO2ÀnH2O, where n may have any value, are obtained by neutralizing the unsaturated silica in vitreous silicates with soda by fusion or treatment in solution. By the addition of water, or by its removal by evaporation or by crystallization at different concentrations, various degrees of hydration can be obtained. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act. 1907, to Specifications No. 6057, A.D. 1901, and No. 24,226, A.D. 1905.]
Patent GB-190801301-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Convertible Furniture
Inventor: EDWARDS WILLIAM RICHARD
Filed: 1908-01-20
Granted: 1908-10-08
Abstract: 1301. Edwards, W. R. Jan. 20. Bedsteads, sofas, &c.-Relates to convertible furniture, such as berths, settees, and tables. A convertible settee and bedstead of the type in which the seat is reversible, one side being upholstered to form a settee and the other side being adapted to form a bedstead, is shown with a seat frame C, which normally rests on blocks E mounted on trunnions B, which have slots Z to engage with standards D fixed to the end frames M. To reverse the seat, it is raised until the trunnions are on top of the standards ; the seat can then be revolved, the trunnions being held in position either by their engagement with slots in the end frames, or by a pivoted U-shaped piece F having one arm pivoted to the trunnion and the other adapted to come against a stop H, or by lazy-tongs pivoted at L, Y, the ends being arranged to seat in recesses Q in the end frames. The back Z<1> of the settee may be hinged to the reversible seat frame ; in that case, locking-pieces K are provided to keep the back against the seat when the seat is reversed. Upholstered arms A', shown fixed to the end frames, may be made angularly adjustable.
Patent GB-190801582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Cyanide Process for Extracting Precious Metals from their Ores & in Apparatus for Carrying Out such Process.
Inventor: BIRKBECK HENRY
Filed: 1908-01-23
Granted: 1909-01-25
Abstract: 1582. Birkbeck. H., [Just Mining & Extraction Co.]. Jan. 23. Filters.-In a cyanide process for extracting precious metals from their ores, the mixture of ore and cyanide solution is contained in a fixed tank A, Fig. 2, with a rigid false-bottom C of porous mineral material, such as earthenware. Suspended from a beam Y, which may be adjusted in height by ropes cl passing over pulleys e, is one or a series of cylindrical vessels O, Figs. 2 and 4, also of porous mineral material. Each cylindrical vessel is connected by a pipe R with a pipe V, which mav be connected at will with an air reservoir 1, Fig. 5, or a vacuum chamber 2. The space I, Fig. 2, below the porous bottom of the tank may also be connected by a pipe K either to the air supply or to the vacuum chamber. Heating-coils f are arranged at the bottom of the tank and may be raised or lowered by ropes i passing over pulleys j. The solution is drawn off by applying suction to the cylindrical vessels, while the solution is kept agitated by air introduced through the bottom, or vice versa. At intervals the su.ction through the porous cylinders may be stopped, water being then introduced through the cylinders to remove the coating of slime that collects on their outer surfaces. The cylinders may also be raised periodically from the tank so that a mechanical agitator may be introduced to break up any lumps that may have formed. The liquor drawn off through the cylinders passes into a receiver 3, Fig. 5, and that drawn off through the bottom passes to a receiver 4. The water or other liquid to be supplied to the cylinders and the space beneath the porous bottom is contained in a tank 5. All the pipes connecting the various vessels are r rovided with valves so that any desired connexion may be made.
Patent GB-190804178-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Bicycle Stand or Support.
Inventor: WINTON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-02-25
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 4178. Winton, A. Feb. 25. Supports.-A portable bicycle stand or support, applicable also to motor-cycles, consists of two spring legs a capable of adjustment independently of one another and mounted in a block, which is provided with bearing-rollers and is attached to the bicycle. The legs are each made with a longitudinal slot and the upper ends are held together by means of a set-screw b, passed through the slot in one of the legs and screwed into a bole provided in the other leg. The legs are mounted in a block c made in the form of a box, provided with bearing- rollers g which bear on each side of the legs, and with a thumb-screw i in order to secure the legs in position. Cross-pins h are provided to limit the spreading action of the legs. The block c is attached to the lower bar e of the bicycle by means of a strip d, and a metal strap or band k is fitted to the top tube of the bicycle in order to hold the stand or support when not in use. Small projecting handles l are provided in order to facilitate the adjustment of the legs when it is required to stand the bicycle on uneven ground or at the edge of a pavement.
Patent GB-190806487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Lamps for use on Automobiles, Road Vehicles, and the like.
Inventor: HALMSHAW JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 6487. Halmshaw, J. H. March 24. Carriage and velocipede lamps.- Oil lamps for automobiles, road vehicles, &c. are fitted with a chamber provided with tbermostatic devices which, when the tail-light of a car or the like is extinguished, cause an electric bell to be rung, or an electric lamp to be illuminated to give a warning to the driver &c. As shown, a chamber c, which may be of any shape, is braced or otherwise connected to the top a' of the lamp above the ventilators e, or the ventilators may be attached to the chamber c. The ventilating-openings may be adjustable. The chamber c is closed by a lid g, which is suitably connected, as by means of flanges adapted to receive screws, to the chamber c. The chamber and lid are lined with heat insulators f, f<1>, f<2> of material such as " Robersite," and the chamber is fitted with terminals h, i, which are in the same circuit as a battery, a bell, and a lamp, which may be arranged on the dash-board, inside the car, or near the number plate. The terminal h is connected to a metal strip y, which is connected to a thin flat, corrugated, or perforated disk d of insulating - material by being passed through slits w,x, Fig. 7, in the disk d ; or the strip may be fixed on the top of the disk d if it is used alone. Disks of insulating-material with central apertures may be arranged below the disk d, Normally, the strip y is adapted to contact with a pin 1 on a bent metal strip y<1>, which is adjustable, roughly by means of a screw 2, and finely by means of a screw 3 provided with a lock-nut 5 having holes for turning purposes. When the lamp is burning, the heat from the flame causes the bottom of the chamber c to expand, and the circuit is broken by the dropping of the plate y away from the contact 1. When the lamp is extinguished, the contraction of the bottom of the chamber c causes the circuit to be completed, and a warning is given by the ringing of the bell or the lighting of the lamp, or both. The device may be applied to any kind of oil lamp. A switch may be used for cutting off the current when the lamp is not in use.
Patent GB-190809019-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Propulsion of Ships and the like
Inventor: MACNICOLL NICOL
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 9019. MacNicoll, N. April 25. Steering by screw propellers; rudders.-The propeller shaft A is provided with a universal joint B in the same plane as the axis of the rudder D, and the outer end of the movable portion of the shaft is mounted in a bearing G capable of moving in a guide on the edge of the rudder. The screw propeller by means of this arrangement is enabled to move in a vertical as well as in an horizontal plane. This construction is stated to be specially applicable as an auxiliary propeller to sailing vessels, since the propeller may be housed in a recess in the stern when under sail.
Patent GB-190811411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Motors.
Inventor: MURPHY MARTIN JOSEPH
Filed: 1908-05-26
Granted: 1908-10-22
Abstract: 11,411. Murphy, M. J. May 26. Impact-wheels.-The rotor 7 revolves in a chamber which is open to the exhaust 11, and is surrounded by an annular chamber 13 containing water under pressure. The water is guided on to the rotor by nozzles which bridge over the space from the chamber 13 to the rotor. Each nozzle end is shaped to contact with the rotor, and is of a width sufficient always to cover one pocket before and one behind the one receiving the jet of water. The nozzles 14, 17 are unrestricted and the nozzles 15, 16, 18, 19 are controlled by valves. The buckets in the rotor are provided with side walls to prevent lateral spilling.
Patent GB-190812004-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Air Heating Apparatus for Buildings, Railway Coaches, Ships, and the like.
Inventor: SWIFT HARRY
Filed: 1908-06-03
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 12,004. Swift, H., and Walker, W. June 3. Heating.-In apparatus for heating railway coaches &c. by air heated by the waste gases of boiler flues, and wherein air is circulated through concentric tubes the outermost of which is in contact with the waste gases, the tubes b, c, d are arranged and constructed as shown, communicating with one another within an outer shell a placed in the smoke-box or flue and having inlet pipes e and outlet pipes g for the circulation of air from the atmosphere. A scraper i is provided to remove soot &c. from the exterior.
Patent GB-190817315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Switches.
Inventor: COX HARRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-08-18
Granted: 1909-08-18
Abstract: 17,315. Cox, H. W. Aug. 18. Switches; cut-outs.-A switch, more particularly of the kind carrying fuses, comprises two frames A, C hinged together by means of links F, M formed on the principle of a parallel rule. The lower frame is provided with fixed contacts B (in the case of a double-pole switch four in number), each of which is clamped to twin bars B<1> preferably insulated with mica tubing B<2>. The corresponding four contacts D on the upper frame C are clamped to two sets of similarly insulated twin bars D' set at right-angles to the bars B<1>. The contacts D are connected by fuses E fitting in clips E<1>. The upper frame C is connected to the upper end of an operating-arm M, and to two or more idle arms F arranged one on each side of the frames A, C, pivoted to the fixed frame at F<1> and connected across the top by a bar F<3>. The operating-arm M is connected to a lever L, and its lower end is provided with a spring-actuated locking-bolt H engaging in holes in the bracket G. The actuating-lever L is mounted on the same axis as the arm M, and is connected thereto by a spring K, the mechanism acting to give a quick make-and-break, and the bolt H positively locking the switch in both positions, as described in Specification No. 18,872, A.D. 1902. In a change-over switch, the base is provided with six fixed contacts, and the upper frame is connected to four idle arms, the operating-arm being arranged at one side of the frame and half-way between the idle arms.
Patent GB-190822505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ladies' Overall Aprons.
Inventor: LASERSON BERTHA
Filed: 1908-10-23
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 22,505. Laserson, B. Oct. 23. Aprons, pinafores, &c.-Ladies' overall aprons are made with an opening down the front of the breast, to facilitate nursing. The opening may be in the form of a slit, overlapped at the edges and secured by buttons &c., or without the overlap and secured by hooks &c. ; or, it may be a wider opening adapted to be closed by a flap or bib, which is secured at its lower end and fastened by buttons &c. at its upper end.
Patent GB-190827477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Third Rail Insulators
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1908-12-17
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 27,477. Justice, P. M., [Essex Co.]. Dec. 17. Electric railways and tramways.-Insulators made in two parts for holding third rails, particularly s u c h insulators as are made of the insulating compound described in Specification No. 9511, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Electricity- Conducting &c.], are held as shown in Fig. 1, about the rail c by means of a hooked bolt k which serves also for securing the combination to the support g. The bolt k is embedded in the part b of the insulator and the projecting shank is insulated and passes through a hole in the other part a of the insulator beneath an overlapping shed l which covers the joint between the two parts. The back portion of the part a is recessed to take the bracket g and the recess, as shown in Fig. 2, is lined with galvanized iron h or the like so as to distribute the strain. To diminish surface leak ribs n, and a thickened petticoat o are provided on the part a, and the joint is sealed with the gummy residue left from varnish making in varnish kettles, or with other plastic insulating material.
Patent GB-190904363-A (GB)
Title: Improved Attachment for Drilling and Milling Machines.
Inventor: HOWARD JOHN WILLIAM
IPC: B23Q1/48
Filed: 1909-02-22
Granted: 1910-01-27
Abstract: 4363. Howard, J. W., and Mountney, J. Feb. 22. Attachments for milling. - An attachment for cutting slots or analogous work, such as forming dies or cams, generates portions of a range of ellipses, so that any required curve can be built up. A base is bolted to the table of a drilling or milling machine, and is provided with a slideway in which works a slide 3, carrying a plate 4 pivoted at 5. The slide is adjusted by a screw 7 and a nut. The plate may be rotated by hand or by a removable worm 25, or it may rotate under the reciprocating action of the table, being constrained by an arm 11 which carries a roller working in a guide-slot 14 of a guide-plate 15. The guide-plate may be fixed in position by bolts 19 and a split standard 18. For renetition work. the plate is provided with studs conforming to the outline of the article operated upon, or with undercut grooves. The device can be attached to the table of a radial drilling-machine.
Patent GB-190905635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Holdfasts.
Inventor: MORGAN JOHN HENRY
IPC: B21D53/36
Filed: 1909-03-09
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 5635. Morgan, J. H. March 9. Holdfasts are made by stamping and bending sheet metal instead of by forging from the solid. A blank a of sufficient length to form two holdfasts is bent up into a U-shaped trough b in its central portion joined to the flat or corrugated ends c by a stepped portion d and gussets e, as shown in Fig. 3. This blank is then divided in the middle at the lines f, which form the pointed ends h, and the sides of the trough are closed together, Fig. 8. A piece e is then cut out to form the driving shoulder, and the trough is reopened for a short distance to allow the end k of a driving-tool l to enter so that the holdfast can be driven into the wall; and the curve c is formed to any curve required to hold the pipe. Triangular pieces n may be cut out of the flat blank a which is then troughed as before, these holes forming the driving-shouiders in the finished hook.
Patent GB-190907559-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Scoring Apparatus for Cricket and other Games.
Inventor: BURDETT FRANCIS THOMAS
IPC: A63B71/06
Filed: 1909-03-30
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 7559. Burdett, F. T., and Godfrey, V. G. March 30. Scoring and marking apparatus. - A device for indicating scores in cricket and other games consists of a casing K, divided vertically along the line 0 R, and fitted with rollers A<1>, D<4>, A<2>, A<3>, A<4>, over which passes an endless band L bearing numerals which appear in succession at an opening E when the roller A<1> is turned by a key. To prevent slipping, a rubber roller C is pressed by a spring P against the roller A<1>, which is covered with ribbed rubber. The tension of the band L is maintained by springs S, which draw down the roller A<4>. Several other openings, such as F, are provided through which appear numerals on bands, not endless, wound upon rollers such as D<10>, D<8>.
Patent GB-190912070-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Permutation or Changeable Key Locks.
Inventor: ZIRON PAUL
IPC: E05B63/14
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-05-23
Abstract: 12,070. Ziron, P. May 22. Lock mechanism; bolts.-The bolt of the lock comprises a series of segmental disks 68 adapted to engage a corresponding series of slots 70 in the door frame. Each bolt member 68 is operated by a member 66 mounted to slide and rotate on a fixed pin 72, and guided from its releasing to its fastening position by means of a fixed arm 74 and a spring 81. The arms 74 are pivoted at 75, and can be clamped by a screw 78 in any position into which they may be put by a key acting on the members 66. By altering the inclination of the arms in this way, the key for operating the lock can be changed. In a modification, the members take the form of pivoted levers, the pivots of which can be adjusted, preferably in the manner described in Specification 478/10, to allow the key to be changed. The segmental disks may be replaced by sliding bolt members.
Patent GB-190914953-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Latch or Lock and Bolt Mechanism for Doors and the like.
Inventor: TELL LEO
IPC: E05C5/00
Filed: 1909-06-26
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 14,953. Tell, L. June 26. ' Enyaged ' indicators. - An ' engaged ' indicator for the doors of lavatories &c. is located within the outside knob f of the door. The spindle d of the inside knob passes through that of the outer knob and serves to operate the indicator disk e when the bolt is shot to the locking position.