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Patent GB-191029501-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Production of Gaseous Fuel.
Inventor: SOUTHEY ALFRED WILLIAM
IPC: F02M31/18
Filed: 1910-12-19
Granted: 1911-12-19
Abstract: 29,501. Southey, A. W. Dec. 19. Oil gas. - In apparatus for producing a gaseous fuel from liquid hydrocarbons by fixative combustion of the vaporized hydrocarbon, air is admitted at atmospheric pressure through ports E which are of greater extent than the educts F<2> for the fixed gas, and are covered with flaps E<2>. This air passes between the ignited wick D and a circular baffle F, so that, by partial combustion of the oil vapour, the remaining vapour is converted into fixed gas. The combustible gases pass down the educts F<2> below the oil-trough C to the outlet K, thus heating the oil in the trough, which is supplied through a pipe A having an overflow device B. The cover E may be swung back, and the baffle removed for cleaning. Specification 4311/09 is referred to.
Patent GB-191101053-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Pitching and Driving Piles.
Inventor: BAS EDWARD LE
IPC: E02D7/08
Filed: 1911-01-14
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 1053. Le Bas, E., and Garvie, H. T. Jan. 14. Piles, driving.-Apparatus for pitching and driving piles consists of the combination with an electric motor or explosion engine 1 of an air-compressor 15 and a winch 12, 13, together with clutches 7, 8, 19 whereby the motor 1 may be used for operating one of the barrels 12, 13 for pitching the pile, and then the other for lifting the pile-driver, and finally the motor 1 is connected to the air-compressor 15 for driving the pneumaticany-operated pile-driver.
Patent GB-191101104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Warp Balling Machines.
Inventor: BIRCH JOHN
IPC: B65H71/00
Filed: 1911-01-16
Granted: 1911-07-20
Abstract: 1104. Birch, J. Jan. 16. Warps, balling.-In a warp-balling machine in which the yarns are wound on a reversible balling-cone c, the ball is moistened by water sprayed through a number of pipes, such as p, provided with roses. The water-supply pipe is provided with a tap or valve controlled by the attendant. A trough s carries off surplus water.
Patent GB-191103822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Garment Stays.
IPC: A41C1/16
Filed: 1911-02-15
Granted: 1912-02-15
Abstract: 3822. Spirella Co. of Great Britain, [Spirella Co.]. Feb. 15. Sinuous springs.-Consists in bending a wire stay for corsets so as to form two rows of loops 2 disposed on opposite sides of the stay, the outer ends of the loops being rounded, and the connecting portions 4 between the loops being bent at one or more points in their length, as at 5, to form a substantially sinuous or angular crossing, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively. The crossings 4 are also deflected out of the plane of the stay, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to give the stay as a whole a concavo-convex form in cross-section.
Patent GB-191105126-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Free Engine Driving Hubs for Motor Cycles.
Inventor: PAYNE PERCY
IPC: B62M9/00
Filed: 1911-03-01
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 5126. Payne, P. March 1. Clutches, claw and friction. - In a motorcycle hub in which the drive is transmitted first through a friction clutch and then through a positive clutch, means are provided by which the rider can, after the friction clutch has been brought into action, retain the positive clutch out of action and allow it to engage at will. The motor - driven pulley 6 and the pedal sprocket 5 are secured at opposite ends of a sleeve 4 mounted on the fixed axle 1, the hub 7 being mounted on the sleeve. A conical friction clutch member 9 is pressed into gear by springs 18 and withdrawn by an operating-member 26 acting through the plunger 20, pins 15, and positive clutch member 14, light springs 19 being placed between the positive and friction clutch members. The friction clutch is first brought into action by the springs 8, and the positive clutch member 14 is allowed to engage teeth 13 in the hub when desired, being pressed into gear by the springs 19.
Patent GB-191110951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnace Fire Grates.
Inventor: BATTLE ALBERT ERNEST
IPC: F23H3/02
Filed: 1911-05-06
Granted: 1912-05-06
Abstract: 10,951. Battle, A. E., and Trolley, J. H. May 6. [Cognate Application, 21,142/11.] Grates; fire-bridges.-Air heating and delivering passages beneath the grate of a furnace are formed by a series of alined openings in the transverse fire-bar bearers. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the fire-bars a are supported on bearers b having openings which, when the bearers are assembled, form continuous conduits c, d. The air for combustion enters the conduit c at the rear of the grate, passes to a box i at the front and returns beneath the fire-bars. Ash passages e communicating with the conduits d by slots f may also be provided. The ashes are ejected through openings normally closed by a slide. The bearers may in some cases be formed integrally with the fire-bars. The fire-bridge is built up of a series of inverted U-shaped bars j notched at the sides to provide air spaces k, and each having a rib l to engage a groove in the next bar.
Patent GB-191112705-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means or Apparatus for Working a Blow Pipe in Conjunction with a Carburetter.
Inventor: STEEL MATTHEW
IPC: F23D11/44
Filed: 1911-05-26
Granted: 1912-05-28
Abstract: 12,705. Steel, M., and Steel, M. May 26. Blowpipe burners.-A carburetter of the kind in which the air supply from the bellows c or other source, is divided into two currents e, f, of which one passes direct to the burner and the other passes through the carburetter a and then to the burner, is combined with a blowpipe burner b which may be of the kind described in Specification 12,703/11, and which is provided with regulating-cocks h within easy reach of the person using the blowpipe.
Patent GB-191115429-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Washing Photographic Plates, Prints and the like.
Inventor: GEIGER GUSTAV
IPC: G03D3/02
Filed: 1911-07-03
Granted: 1912-01-18
Abstract: 15,429. Geiger, G. July 3. Washing-tanks. - A device for producing an undulating motion in a washing-tank comprises a vertical tube 1 having a water inlet 2 at one end, openings 10 at the closed end 4, and a rotating ring 9 with radial tubes 5 terminating in removal caps 7, 8 which are perforated with oblique holes 6.
Patent GB-191115431-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Indicating Position of Trains and for Signalling to Trains.
Inventor: HEIN MAX LEO
IPC: B61L25/02
Filed: 1911-07-03
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 15,431. Hein, M. L., and Copp, J. July 3. Indicating movements of trains; track apparatus actuating signals on and other than on trains.-The track rails are divided into alternate long and short sections, and a train indicates its presence to the cabin and receives a warning signal when on a short section, and receives a ' clear ' signal under control of the signalman when on the long sections. When a train is on a short section B<1>, a circuit is completed from the wire P to track conductor 40<a>, through the engine indicator 41 and bell 5 to the track rail B<1>, thence to an indicator 33 in the cabin, bell 34, terminal N', and wire N. When the train is on a, long section A' and the signalman has closed a switch 8, a circuit is completed from the wire P to the wire C, through the brush 7, engine signal 6, rail A', wire 1, switch 8, indicator 12, and terminal N' to the wire N. Bells 14 on the track are controlled by a switch arm 27. The wire C has insulation sections C<2> at the warning sections of the track.
Patent GB-191120389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements for Examining the Eye.
Inventor: WOLINSKI BENZION
IPC: A61B3/04
Filed: 1911-03-03
Granted: 1912-02-08
Abstract: 20,389. Wolinski, B. March 3. No Patent granted. Sight - testing apparatus. - Two or more disks fitted with series of sight-testing lenses are mounted so as to revolve one over the other on a common axis, and are supported by a handle which may contain an additional lens. The disk A is fitted with lenses of integral diopter values, and revolves over the disk B fitted with lenses of three-quarters, half, and aquarter diopter value. A transposing- lens H is fitted to the handle E whereby the effect of the lenses in the disks is reversed. A blank hole is left in the disk A so that values less than one diopter may be determined. In place of the handle, a third disk may be used which is adapted to fit a standard trial frame.
Patent GB-191121342-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Fluid Pressure Governors.
Inventor: WRIGHT WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1911-09-27
Granted: 1912-09-26
Abstract: 21,342. Wright, W. H. Sept. 27. Fluid governors; transmitting - mechanism. -A fluid - pressure governor 46 connects a sliding clutch member 36 with one or other of two oppositely rotating clutch members 34, 37 carried by bevel-wheels 24, 25. The member 36 is feather-keyed on the shaft 22 and acts on the throttle valve 2 through the worm 21, rack 20, and the lever 9. The lever 9 is pivoted to the valve spindle and on a bell-crank 15, a spring 19 carried by the bellcrank keeping the rack in gear with the worm. A spring 55 on the lever 9 and a stop 56 on the frame limit the upward movement of the rack. The bevelwheels 24, 25 are driven from a bevel-wheel 26 on the same shaft as a worm-wheel 28 which is driven by a worm 29, Fig. 2, formed on a sleeve 60 feather-keyed on the driving-spindle 30. At one end, the sleeve 60 is formed with face-cams corresponding to cams on a fixed collar 57, and is held up to this collar by a spring 62. As the spindle rotates, the sleeve, besides its rotary movement, oscillates along the spindle and momentarily reverses the direction of rotation of the bevel-wheels 24, 25, thus permitting the clutches to be easily disengaged. When the governor 46 acts by suction, the weight of the bell is balanced by the spring 47. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 4596/79, 5687/81, 824/86, 11,866/94, 23,475/07, and 17,850/08.
Patent GB-191122209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dress-stands or Models.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: A41H5/01
Filed: 1911-02-14
Granted: 1912-02-14
Abstract: 22,209. Lake, W. E., [Kearns Manufacturing Co., Rae, J., and Kearns, J. V.]. Feb. 14. Lay-figure stands. - Lay-figure stands are formed of three series of flexible contour wires x, y, z, which slide upon each other, and meet at an angle so that the outline of the figure is varied sharply at their junctions without unduly flexing the wires. Suitable expanders and adjusters, such as a, c, h, are fitted.
Patent GB-191123782-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cutting or Harvesting Potato Haulms.
Inventor: MARTIN WILLIAM MARTIN
IPC: A01D33/02
Filed: 1912-04-25
Granted: 1912-11-21
Abstract: 23,782. Martin, W. M. April 25, 1912. Potato harvesters.-Apparatus for cutting potato haulms &c. comprises a rotary cutter in combination with a share or plate having a V-shaped gap or slot in it and provided with means for adjusting one of its arms. The cutting-apparatus may be combined with a potato-harvesting machine, such as described in Specification 27,421/07, or may form an independent machine, as shown. It is mounted on a bracket 4 depending from a wheeled frame 1 or pivoted on the axle 2, and is adjusted vertically by means of a lever 7, locking quadrant 9, and chain 10. The plate 5 may be flat, inclined, or curved, and one of its arms may be longer than the other and may be made of thin sheet steel, or hinged, so as to be adjustable by means of screwed rods 12 and a right and left handed screw-threaded nut 13. The rotary cutter 17 has screw-like or angled blades with straight or curved edges, and is mounted on a shaft driven from the axle 2 by bevel-gearing and a clutch. The cutter is connected to the shaft by a pin which is sheared when the cutter meets an obstruction. The haulms are guided by one or more rods 19, and may be thrown into a receptacle.
Patent GB-191124224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Workmen's Time Recorders.
Inventor: BENZING FRIEDRICH ERNST
Filed: 1911-11-01
Granted: 1912-08-29
Abstract: 24,224. Benzing, F. E. Nov. 1. Factory and like time-recorders, card-type.- The card-guide is moved by means of a stepped graduated drum b carried by a clock-controlled spring barrel a, the graduations being provided to allow the drum to be adjusted on the spring barrel. The guide c is loosely mounted on a rod d and is pressed against a collar d<1> thereon by a spring k<1>, one end of which is secured to the guide and the other to an abutment m on the rod d, which abutment is pressed against the stepped drum by a spring k connected to a lever h pivoted at i and slotted to engage a pin g on the card-guide. The drum is provided with an inclined portion to bring the card-guide back to its original position.
Patent GB-191124245-A (GB)
Title: Wall Papers.
Inventor: ROSS JAMES ALLEN
IPC: D21H27/20
Filed: 1911-11-01
Granted: 1912-05-30
Abstract: 24,245. Ross, J. A. Nov. 1. Compound paper; pulp, adding special substances to.-A wall paper having somewhat of the appearance of a roughly plastered surface is produced by incorporating granules of sawdust b<2> in the course of manufacture. This may be effected by passing the felt carrier of a paper-making machine over a roller partly immersed in paper stock, then over a roller partly immersed in a mixture of paper stock and sawdust and finally over a roller dipping into a second vat of paper stock. The paper so obtained comprises upper and lower layers a, c cf paper, and an intermediate layer b with embedded particles b<2>. The lower layer a may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-191125708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corrugated Metal Shutters and the like.
Inventor: BURGEMEISTER ARTHUR
IPC: E06B9/58
Filed: 1911-11-17
Granted: 1911-12-30
Abstract: 25,708. Burgemeister, A. Nov. 17, 1910, [Convention date]. Window shutters.-Corrugated metal shutters 7 run on balls 10 in channelled guides 8, the balls being retained in the guides by stamping up portions 12 of the corrugations. The points of contact of the balls with the guides 8 and stamped-up portions 12 are diametrically opposite each other.
Patent GB-191126777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements pertaining to the Balancing of Reciprocating Engines.
Inventor: LANCHESTER FREDERICK WILLIAM
IPC: F16F15/26
Filed: 1911-11-30
Granted: 1912-12-30
Abstract: 26,777. Lanchester, F. W. Nov. 30. Engines with two or more parallel cylinders with axes perpendicular to main shaft; radialcylinder engines; balancing forces due to motion of moving parts.-Relates to balancing secondary vibrations, and consists in arranging two pairs of oppositely-rotating masses having twice the periodicity of the main piston movement to balance the linear vibrations due to the connecting - rod angularity, and the rocking moment about the longitudinal axis due to the alterations of torque due to piston inertia. In a four-cylinder engine, Fig. 1, two horizontal transverse shafts a, b carrying rotary balance weights m, n, o, p are arranged in bearings c carried by the crank-case casting, or by two bearing-caps d, e, and are driven by right and left-handed screws or worm gearing g at twice the speed of revolution of the crank-shaft k. The horizontal compartments of the forces neutralize one another, while the vertical components combine to give a resultant equal to their sum. In a modification, the shafts are situated one on each side of the plane of symmetry and near the centre bearing of the crankshaft. In engines having cylinders at rightangles, Fig. 4, the weights o, p are arranged on vertical shafts so that their combined resultant acts in the horizontal plane containing the crank-shaft. In internal-combustion engines wherein the torque due to compression partly balances the torque due to the reciprocating masses, only the difference has to be compensated for in the above manner.
Patent GB-191200023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Metallic Pens.
Inventor: HUGHES HORACE RODERIC
IPC: B43K1/02
Filed: 1912-01-01
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 23. Hughes, H. R. Jan. 1. Pens.-Relates to pen-nibs of the kind held perpendicular to the paper for the purpose of writing Chinese and like Oriental characters. The end a<2> of the nib is bent backwards at right-angles, or somewhat less than a rightangle, to the main portion a<1> of the nib, the line a<3> of the bend being either perpendicular to or at an oblique angle to the centre line of the nib.
Patent GB-191201096-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Machine or Apparatus for Polishing or Scouring Needles, Knitting Pins and other Cylindrical or Tapered Wire Articles.
Inventor: MILWARD CHARLES FREDERIC
IPC: B21G1/12
Filed: 1912-01-15
Granted: 1912-08-01
Abstract: 1096. Milward, C. F., and Wharrad, L. A. Jan. 15. Needles, pins, &c., surfacing.-A machine for scouring or polishing needles, knitting-pins, &c. comprises a stationary drum a within which oscillates a two-part pressure roller d, d<1>, between the parts of which are arranged a pair of plates e pressed outwards by springs f so that their outer edges bear on the interior of the drum. The spindles of the roller are carried in slots in ball-bearing rings h so as to permit of a rising or falling or transverse motion of the roller in the barrel, and on the spindles are hangers k carrying a platform upon which are weights m to exert pressure on the roller. The needles are inserted between the roller and the barrel together with emery and oil or soapsuds, and the roller is oscillated through a chain x by a shaft u carrying a pinion t engaging a rack s on a rotating disk p.
Patent GB-191201544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Doubies or Jacquards of Weaving Looms.
Inventor: LEVY GEORGES ELIE
IPC: D03C1/04
Filed: 1912-01-19
Granted: 1912-06-13
Abstract: 1544. Levy, G. E. Jan. 19. Dobbies; jacquards.-In a dobby or jacquard of the kind described in Specification 2523/10, the upper and lower cards, instead of being connected directly to the lifting-hooks c, Fig. 1, are secured to the ends of parts m each embracing a hook c. Each part m has inclined guide-surfaces m<3> m<4> arranged to slide on corresponding inclined parts of the hooks c, so that the part m adjusts itself in line with the pull of the cords. The inclined parts m<3>, m<4> assist the lateral movement of the hooks c under the action of the pattern card or of the returning-spring. The hooks c are adapted to be retained in their raised or lowered positions by rows of catches h, o arranged near the needlebox. Subsidiary blades l<2>, k<2>, Fig. 3, pivoted to the lowering and lifting blades l, k, prevent the hooks c from moving suddenly to the closed, shed position as soon as they are unhooked from the catches h, o. The blades l<2>, k<2> are carried by arms l<3>, k<3>, which are pivoted to the blades l, k and are controlled by fixed cams l<6>, k<6> so that they engage beaks c<9>, c<10> of the hooks c until the hooks reach their closed, shed position.
Patent GB-191202460-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Wicket, Bowls, Lawn-tennis and similar Grounds.
Inventor: HENNING FREDERICK WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1912-01-30
Granted: 1913-01-30
Abstract: 2460. Henning, F. W. J., and Wetter, J. Jan. 30. Backings; compound fabrics.-A material for making tennis and like grounds 'consists of a backing of canvas, coco-nut matting, &c. coated with a plastic starch composition of the kind described in Specification 20,167/08. The canvas &c. may be waterproofed or may be replaced by or. combined with bituminized canvas. Several layers of the fabric and composition may be arranged alternately and united. The composition and fabric may be united at the edges by stitching or lacing. Specifications 818/68, 1083/08, [Class 70, India-rubber &c.], and 10,771/08 are referred to.
Patent GB-191204006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Silencing Arrangements for Water Waste Preventers, Cisterns, or the like.
Inventor: HOLT JAMES
IPC: E03D1/06
Filed: 1912-02-17
Granted: 1912-11-28
Abstract: 4006. Holt, J. Feb. 17. Siphon-discharge water-waste preventers.- Relates to means for silently admitting air to break the siphonic action. An enlarged part 5, Fig. 1, connects the tubes 6, 7 for admitting air to the siphon, which may be of the form described in Specification 9342/11. When the water in the tubes 6, 7 falls back at the end of the flush, it does not completely fill the part 5 and so leaves a space for the uninterrupted ingress of air. Instead of a flattened part 5, zigzag bends may be used. In another modification, Fig. 7, a short-circuiting pipe 10 connects the tubes 6, 7.
Patent GB-191205073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lavatory Basins.
Inventor: BROWN ROBERT
Filed: 1912-02-29
Granted: 1912-05-02
Abstract: 5073. Brown, R. Feb. 29. Hinge pins; hinges readily separable about hinge pin.-Relates to pivots for a detachable cover for lavatory basin overflows. The pivots i are housed in a cylinder g carried by a lug on the cover. Wings k project through slots h in the cylinder so that the pivots may be inserted in the bearings by pressing the wings towards each other, and then releasing them when in position.
Patent GB-191207091-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bottle Filling Machines.
Inventor: PARSONS GEORGE HENRY LEWIS
IPC: B67C3/24
Filed: 1912-03-22
Granted: 1912-11-07
Abstract: 7091. Parsons, G. H. L. March 22. Bottling.-Relates to reservoir and siphon bottling-machines of the type described in Specifications 11,698/10 and 407/11, and consists in means whereby varying numbers of bottles of different heights and capacities can be filled. This is effected by an arrangement permitting of varying the number of filling-tubes, and by means for controlling the height to which the bottles are raised in presenting them to the filling-nozzle. The siphon tubes f are carried by a body e<1>, Figs. 2 and 3, detachably connected to the supply tank b by a union e, a tap e<2> being provided to control the supply. The body e' is also connected by a pipe e<5> to the main tank a where a tap e<6> is provided for flooding the siphon tubes. Where a large number of small bottles are to be filled, the siphon tubes f are arranged as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The bottles are raised as described in the before-mentioned Specification 11,698/10, but in the present instance the lift is made adjustable by slotting the cams g, Fig. 4, and adjusting them radially on the operating-shaft g' by means of scales g<8> on the cams.
Patent GB-191210029-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrically Heated Apparatus.
IPC: A47J31/053
Filed: 1912-04-27
Granted: 1913-04-28
Abstract: 10,029. Marks, E. C. R., [Landers, Frary, & Clark]. April 27. Urns and infusing-machines.-In a percolator comprising a vessel 1 and a boiling-chamber 4, into which water passes by a valve 5, and where it is boiled and projected into a perforated cup 2, the heating-element may be constructed as described in Specification 24,776/12, and comprises a resistance enclosed between an upper plate 13 integral with the boiling-chamber, and a lower plate 11 having a flange 10 in thermal contact with a flange 8 by which heat passes to the vessel 1. The plates 11, 13 are secured together by screws 15 which may be thermally insulated. The boiling-chamber is secured to the vessel 1 by a nut 14 and is thermally insulated from it by a layer 17 of asbestos or other material. The flange 8 forms part of a pocket 12 held against the vessel 1 by the flange 10. The vessel 1 is supported on a base 6 enclosing a dead air-space. In a modification, the flange 8 is formed by turning down the top of the base 6. In another modification, the pocket containing the heater projects up into the vessel 1.
Patent GB-191213050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Obtainment of Dry Air for use in Blast Furnaces and other like Furnaces.
Inventor: JOHNSON GEORGE WILLIAM
IPC: C21B9/16
Filed: 1912-06-03
Granted: 1913-05-22
Abstract: 13,050. Johnson, G. W., [Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron]. June 3. Drying-agents; drying air.-Air for blast and like furnaces is dried by the use of a solution of caustic soda or potash. The carbon dioxide may be removed by a separate solution of the alkali before entering the drying - apparatus. This may consist of a series of towers arranged in series, the first of them being supplied with the dilute solution from the last, which is supplied with fresh or reconcentrated solution.