baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190512844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Maps for Military and Tourist purposes
Inventor: ANSELL GEORGE KIRKPATRICK
Filed: 1905-06-21
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 12,844. Ansell, G. K. June 21. Maps.-Relates to maps for military or tourists' use mounted in sections upon cloth for folding zigzag into book form, and consists in the manner of arranging the several sections which will give in a small compass a large area for examination. In the case of a map say of eight rows of sections, the middle four rows are mounted on one side of the cloth and the outer rows on the opposite side. By suitably folding the sheet, any three adjacent rows may be brought together in proper position for inspection. The sheet is capable of being further folded so that any two adjacent rows of sections will be on opposite sides of the so folded sheet, the superposed single rows being then folded zigzag into book form. The covers are provided round the edges with printed scales ; and directions for folding &c. may also be printed thereon. Or one of the covers and the adjoining section may receive a general map of the whole country.
Patent GB-190513041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bed Sofas.
Inventor: JAMES REGINALD WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-06-23
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 13,041. James, R. W., [Jackels (Nachfolger, J. & L. Quittner, R.)]. June 23. Pivoting, methods of.-In a convertible bed and sofa or the like, a frame e, which carries the upholstered seat on one side and the mattress on the other, is removably and rotatably mounted on a frame f. The hinge at each end consists of a pin r with squared ends, the end s<1> being acted on by a spiral spring t mounted in a casing z, and the end s receiving a slotted disk l attached to the frame e and moving in a bearing m on the frame f. The spring t tends to rotate the frame e into the bed position, and the motion is limited by stops q, v.
Patent GB-190514234-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jigs for Centering Work.
Inventor: VICKERS JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1905-07-11
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 14,234. Vickers, J. H. July 11. Drilling; centring work ; work-holders.-A tool for centring work for drilling has a body A with a V-shaped opening B and a lug C into which a screw E fits. A plate G works in undercut grooves F on the underside of the body A and carries a bush J into which the drill is guided. The plate G has a lug engaging the rear thread on the screw E. The threads are both right-banded, and are so arranged as to keep the bush J always in the centre of the work as it is gripped between the jaws Band the end of the screw E.
Patent GB-190514603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Transit Sheds and like Covered Structures.
Inventor: SMITH GEORGE BELL
Filed: 1905-07-15
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 14,603. Smith, G. B. July 15. Drawings to Specification. Ventilators.-A transit shed, workshop, or like structure is formed with the roof in telescopic sections, which are rolled or slid together by electric motors to uncover part of the shed, the goods being delivered or removed through the opening by an overhead crane. The walls consist of columns tied by transverse girders, and corrugated sheeting or the like.
Patent GB-190520606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Rubber.
Inventor: WILDERMAN MEYER
Filed: 1905-10-11
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 20,606. Wilderman, M. Oct. 11. India-rubber, solvents for; purifying.-Comprises means for extracting the more valuable parts from crude rubber. The crude rubber, washed and freed from albumen, is treated with a mixture of two or more solvents, one of which, such as chloroform, benzene, or carbon tetrachloride, dissolves the whole of the rubber, while the other, such as methyl or ethyl alcohol or acetone, dissolves resins only. The solvents are mixed in such proportion that the more valuable products of the rubber (the a rubber, or the a + # rubber) remain undissolved while the resins and poorer products remain in solution. The solvents are recovered by distillation, the process being made cyclic. The last traces of solvent are removed from the rubber by distillation under reduced pressure.
Patent GB-190521443-A (GB)
Title: Improved Preparation for the Preservation and Waterproofing of Leather.
Inventor: SCHOWALTER HEINRICH
Filed: 1905-10-21
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 21,443. Schowalter, H. Oct. 21. Preservative compositions.-A preparation for preserving and waterproofing leather consists of about 90 per cent of train oil mixed with 8¢ per cent of a 3 per cent solution of india-rubber in turpentine, and 1¢ per cent of aniline oil.
Patent GB-190522795-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Projectiles.
Filed: 1905-11-07
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 22,795. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Jan. 30, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Projectiles of the kind described in Specification No. 5327, A.D. 1905, are provided near the point with a guiding-band D.
Patent GB-190523911-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Filling the Pores or Interstices of Woven Fabric with Pulverized Substances.
Inventor: LOHMANN JOHANNES
Filed: 1905-11-20
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 23,911. Lohmann, J. Nov. 20. Sizing &c.-Relates to means whereby the pores or interstices of woven fabrics are filled or loaded with gypsum or other pulverized substances. The fabric b is passed through a slit into a box or chamber c, containing the gypsum &c., which may be acted on by a stirrer d. The fabric then passes out under the adjustable wall e, which scrapes off superfluous powder, an adjustable pad or pads f serving for uniformly distributing the powder, which is pressed into the fabric by rollers g, one of which is driven by suitable gearing. The fabric is fed forward by these rollers, and is wound on a reel h, any powder falling off being received in a trough k.
Patent GB-190526710-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastening for Boxes or Cases.
Inventor: SCHMID CONSTANTIN
Filed: 1905-12-21
Granted: 1906-08-23
Abstract: 26,710. Schmid, C., [Dries, S.]. Dec. 21. Fastenings.-A fastening for the lid of a box for containing mineral-water bottles, &c. consists of a forked lever f to which is pivoted a bar k carrying a hook b adapted to engage with a resilient plate c secured to the lid. To facilitate the engagement of the hook b, the plate c is either made sufficiently thin to enable it to spring slightly outwards, or its reduced ends e are made a loose fit in the eyes of the straps d with which they engage. The lever f may be secured in its locking position by means of a seal fastening, padlock, or the like passed through the hole i and through holes in the lugs j projecting from the plate h. The plates d may form continuations of the hinge straps which carry the lid.
Patent GB-190602382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jacketted Cylinders of Internal Combustion Motors
Filed: 1906-01-31
Granted: 1906-10-04
Abstract: 2382. Austin Motor Co., and Austin, H. Jan. 31. Stuffing-boxes, substitutes for.-An expansion joint between the cylinder B and water jacket A of an internal-combustion engine is made by a screwed ring D having a recess with a V-shaped projection d at the bottom to receive an elastic ring of round section.
Patent GB-190602416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match Boxes.
Inventor: KING ROBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1906-01-31
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 2416. King, R. E. Jan. 31. Match-boxes.-A match-box made from a blank and comprising a magazine and a sliding device for ejecting matches singly is shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 6. The edges of the part forming the magazine are bent at 8, Figs. 1 and 4, thus forming ridges which serve to retain in position the sliding part 10, Fig. 6. This part has raised portions 12, 16 to facilitate the delivery of matches. A roughened surface 14 is formed on the slide by punching for the ignition of matches, and a similar one underneath the slide to facilitate the operation of moving it along the guides in the ejection of a match.
Patent GB-190608936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Railway and the like Signalling Systems and in Apparatus therefor.
Filed: 1906-04-12
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 8936. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. April 12. Switches, electromagnetic. A threeposition relay, depending upon the existence and direct i o n of current from two sources for regulating its position, is positively locked in its mid-position by a lock removable automatically when the relay is energized. The relay is described for use in an automatic electric railway signalling-system of the type described in Specification No. 19,890, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Railway signals &c.]. The relay particularly described has a fixed core g energized by the coil A and a movable coil a pivoted in a gap between the poles of the core g. The coil a carries the contact-arm C and a tongue f, which, when the coil a is in its intermediate position, due to the coil A being de-energized, is held between the prongs of the forked piece E pivoted on the pin e and moved by the co-operation of the armature G and the core g when the relay is energized. This piece E may, if desired, be operated by a separate magnet. The prongs carry leaf springs e<1> which allow the tongue f to pass inwards when the coil a moves from one operative position, but do not allow it to pass outwards, which movement can only take place when the piece E is rotated on its pivot. By this means, the contact-maker cannot swing directly from one side to the other and accidentally make contact at that side when the coil A is de-energized. A permanent magnet may replace the coil a.
Patent GB-190613078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in End Connections for Conductors on Field Magnets of Alternate Current Generators.
Inventor: WALKER MILES
Filed: 1906-06-06
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 13,078. Walker, M. June 6. Dynamos, alternating-current; field magnets, end connexions for. Consists of an improvement on the type of end connectors described in Specification No. 13,051, A.D. 1904, particularly as applied to large turbo-alternators. Fig. 2 shows an arrangement suitable for a two-pole field. Attached to each conductor 9 of the exciting-winding is a bar 4. These bars are made up into a structure resembling a commutator, and are held together by rings 7, shrunk on. A number of rings 1, each provided with two lugs 2, is assembled on the shaft or on a spider 3. The lugs 2 are interleaved with the bars 4, and each lug is soldered to one bar. For multipolar field magnets, the rings 1 may be made in segments, or, in an alternative construction, the rings 1 and bars 4 may be replaced by copper straps 16, Fig. 4, held either by shrunk rings or V-rings. According to the Provisional Specification, if the number of poles exceeds six, the straps may be held by projections from the end plate of the field magnet instead of by V-rings or shrunk rings. Specification No. 18,870, A.D. 1902, is also referred to.
Patent GB-190613253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Advertising Machinery.
Inventor: HILDBURGH WALTER LEO
Filed: 1906-06-08
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 13,253. Hildburgh, W. L. June 8. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Monogrammic signs.- Relates to apparatus for producing advertising and other inscriptions on a surface by opening groups of shutters. Shutters c are adapted to slide so as to cover or uncover apertures b in a plate a, which forms the front of a box internally illuminated, and are operated by electro-magnets or automatically. In the apparatus particularly described, each shutter is connected with a rod d, on the bottom of which is a rounded weight or roller f, the rods being operated by a cam-surface g, and the motion of the rods being limited by stops e. The cam-surfaces may be connected together in the form of a chain, and each link may be in one piece or in the form of a carrier containing separate blocks, Fig. 3. The operating-mechanism may be arranged to produce a continual motion.of the design from top to bottom or from side to side, or narrow sections may move across the board to their places and then stop, and the design may disappear in sections or all at once. Arms may be carried from the lower ends of the rods d converging towards the cam blocks so that smaller blocks may be used. The apertures may be opened to a greater or less extent, and in large signs the apertures and shutters may be in the form of gratings, Fig. 4, so that a comparatively small motion of the rods d produces a comparatively large effect, and for day use different parts of the shutter gratings may be of different colours.
Patent GB-190618171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ratchet Wrenches.
Inventor: STEVENSON GEORGE SEATOR
Filed: 1906-08-13
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 18,171. Stevenson, G. S. Aug. 13. Spanners.-Ratchet wrenches are adjusted by means of pairs of superimposed ratchet disks having work-receiving holes eccentrically formed therein, each pair of disks being rotated relatively to one another. Figs. 3 and 4 show a doubleended ratchet spanner with flanged ratchet disks 5, 6, secured in position at one end between a ledge in the casing and the cover-plate 12. In one position, the two holes in the disks are coincident, but on rotating either of the disks relatively to the other into certain other fixed positions, smallersized nuts may be gripped. A pawl 14, controlled by a spring 16 fixed in a slot in the casing engages the ratchet teeth of both disks. Each disk is provided with indentations 18 to facilitate its rotation relatively to the other disk.
Patent GB-190622346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Machine Tools especially applicable for Cutting Buckets for Elastic Fluid Turbines.
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-06-13
Abstract: 22,346. Warwick Machinery Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 9. Clutches.-A claw clutch 60 normally held closed by an internal spring may be released and held open by drawing back a hand-wheel 61 and turning a blade 62 down between the teeth.
Patent GB-190628273-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Ejector Mechanism of Breech Loading Small Arms.
Inventor: HILL RICHARD
Filed: 1906-12-12
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 28,273. Hill, R., and Smith, J. V., [trading as Hill & Smith]. Dec. 12. Breech actions, drop down barrel.-Relates to ejector mechanism of the kind in which the opening of a gun after a barrel has been discharged changes the position of the corresponding ejector tumbler relative to its springs, so that the tumbler comes under the action of its spring. An interceptor or sliding sear is provided for the tumbler which is only released when the gun is fully opened. Fig. 1 shows the parts in the positions assumed after the hammers have fallen but before the gun has been opened. Fig. 3 shows the parts in the positions assumed after ejection of the cartridge cases, the ejector tumbler of the left barrel having been removed to show the interceptor or sliding sear in full elevation. The preliminary turning of the tumbler g to bring it under the action of its spring h, as shown in Fig. 2, is effected as the gun is opened by the projection m of the cocking- rod e pressing against the tumbler tail m<1>, the tumbler g being prevented from falling by the interceptor or sliding sear j. The sear j is pushed forward to allow the tumbler g to fall and eject the cartridge shell as the gun is more fully opened by the cam k on the body acting on the inclined rear edge j<5> of the interceptor as shown in Fig. 3. In a modification shown in Fig. 8, the cocking-rods e act upon the hammers d by means of the pivoted levers n.
Patent GB-190701413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoppering Bottles for Containing Mineral Waters Beers and other Liquids
Inventor: ORR MARK LOUIS
Filed: 1907-01-19
Granted: 1908-01-18
Abstract: 1413. Orr, M. L. Jan. 19. Corks and stoppers, retaining; capsule closures and the like.-Relates to stoppers for that type of bottle which has a chamber 2 immediately below its mouth and a seating 5 for the stopper at the bottom of the chamber, the upper part of the chamber having an annular groove 7. A conical annular plate or washer 9, Fig. 2, preferably made of metal, is inserted in the bottle on top of the stopper 6, and is then pressed flat so that it expands and enters the groove, as shown. The stopper is removed by an ordinary corkscrew inserted in the central hole 11 of the plate 9. The plate may be of various forms, with or without radial slits.
Patent GB-190702525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces
Inventor: ANDREWS JOSEPH DEVONPORT FINNE
Filed: 1907-02-01
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 2525. Andrews, J. D. F. Feb. 1. Furnaces with coking-chambers; air, supplying.- A refractory arch A, in which freshly-fed fuel is coked, is fitted above the grate of a steam-generator or like furnace in the manner described in Specification No. 9952, A.D. 1905. The arch extends the whole length of the furnace, and may be supported at the ends, or upon pillars which also serve to prevent the fuel from spreading on the grate ; openings for the escape of distilled gases &c. are thus provided along the whole length of the retort. Air under natural or forced draught is supplied to the space above the fuel through a passage D from the ash-pit or from any other convenient source, and may be heated by the waste furnace gases. Supplies of air for secondary combustion pass through openings H in the grate and from perforated tubes I. In a modified arrangement, Fig. 6, the fuel is supported on a fixed or vertically adjustable platform M ; in this case air passages N, which may be separated from the ash-pit O by a partition, are provided. In a further modification, only the front portion of the fuel surface is grated, and in this case the arch above the solid portion extends down to the hearth. The fuel is coked on the solid portion and the combustion is completed on the grate, which may be situated at a lower level than the coking-surface. In another modification, Fig. 11, a floor P is fitted to the coking-chamber. The gases distilled from the fuel escape through openings R, and the coked material is fed into the furnace through a door Q. An opening S may be provided in the partition wall.
Patent GB-190702682-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Joiner's Sash Cramp
Inventor: CHAPPELL WILLIAM CHARLES
Filed: 1907-02-02
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 2682. Chappell, W. C. Feb. 2. Cramps.-A joiner's cramp has a rolled steel bar A of I or T section, upon the top flange of which a rack is cut or rolled. A projection B, cast in the slot of an adjustable shoe C, Fig. 1, engages with the rack. The shoe E, Figs. 3 and 4, is adjusted by a screw passing through a fixed head G. The shoes, which are of malleable iron, steel castings, or gun-metal, each have a platform K upon which the work is supported.
Patent GB-190703803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Resistance Furnaces.
Inventor: FERY CHARLES
Filed: 1907-02-15
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 3803. FÚry, C., and Langlet, C. Feb. 17, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Resistances.-A carbon resistance b in an electric furnace is protected from combustion by a thick layer c of powdered carbon which is very combustible and a poor conductor. Graphite or graphitized carbon may be used for the resistance, and soot or powdered charcoal from light wood for the protective layer. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 describes the use of resistances formed by rods, or a tube with saw - cuts, or a carbon deposit. The ends of the rods, if exposed to the air, are coated with copper &c. electrolytically, and are connected by soldering ; if the connexions are not exposed, they are formed by a carbon paste which is calcined. A carbon deposit is formed by covering with paper the parts not to be coated, and applying a paste of oil and carbon, cellulose solution, or sugar solution, calcining, and flashing the deposit in a gaseous hydrocarbon. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190707237-A (GB)
Title: Recoil-loading Small Arms.
Inventor: CLARUS BRUNO
Filed: 1907-03-26
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 7237. Clarus, B. March 26. Breech actions, sliding breech-block; magazines; barrels.-Relates to automatic small-arms with fixed barrels and recoiling breech-blocks. The rearward movement of the breech-block d is limited and the return spring f is retained by means of a block e which is inserted through a recess d<3> in the forward entension of the breechblock. The breech-block is connected to the barrel and frame by the ribs and grooves a<2>, h', d<2>, a', a<3>, d<1>, shown in Fig. 5. The hammer s is prevented from being released before the breech-block has returned to the firing-position by a detent i, the upper end of which projects during the recoil and part of the return movement into a recess h in the bottom of the breech-block, the release of the detent being effected by the solid part at the rear end of the breech-block. The tail of the sear r is carried away from the pivoted part p of the triggerbar o, to prevent continuous firing, by a projection s<1> on the hammer pushing the upper end of the sear r forward when the hammer strikes the firing-pin. The magazine catch v is released by pushing the outer end in an upward direction. In a modification, the barrel is formed integrally with the frame.
Patent GB-190714923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Leggings, Gaiters and the like with or without Boot Members formed thereon.
Inventor: HOLLAND SYDNEY
Filed: 1907-06-29
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 14,923. Holland, S. June 29. Legqings and gaiters.-Leggings, gaiters, &c., with or without a boot portion, and constructed entirely of leather, are so made as to be readily drawn on over the foot and to present a neat appearance in wear. A short slit a is provided at one side, preferably the inside, extending from the bottom edge b to a point c, approximately the lower part of the calf of the leg. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a legging, and Fig. 3 shows its application to a top boot. In the latter, the slit does not extend into the upper m of the boot. Lacing-fastenings are provided, preferably as shown ; the additional holes g at the top of the legging are for fastening the ends of the lace in a neat manner. A tongue may be provided to cover the fastening slit; it is attached at its lower edge to the lower part of the legging or leg portion, and is removably or otherwise secured at the top of the legging. Where the calf of the wearer is considerably larger than the top opening of the legging, an additional short slit o may be provided.
Patent GB-190718314-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Paper Bags and their Manufacture.
Inventor: VARLEY ERNEST VERNON
Filed: 1907-08-13
Granted: 1908-08-13
Abstract: 18,314. Varley, E. V. Aug. 13. Feeding sheels.-Relates to feeding blanks in a paper-bag making machine. A paper blank, Fig. 1, is folded along the line 1, paste is applied along the sides, and the flaps a are folded down on the pasted edge. Figs. 5 and 6 show the machine for performing these operations. A pile B of paper blanks is pushed upwards by a table B' against a pair of rollers E, which seize the blanks singly, fold them along the line 1, and pass them on to a pair of rollers F. The folded blank passes up between two rollers G to fold the flaps a partly, guides H and rollers J, K completing the folding. A band L passing over the centre part of the rollers assists in feeding the blanks correctly The rollers E are driven by spur-wheels through lugs which.allow them to overrun when the paper is engaged by the rolls F.
Patent GB-190800639-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Eye or Face Protector.
Inventor: BEVAN HENRY CROOK
Filed: 1908-01-10
Granted: 1908-07-23
Abstract: 639. Bevan, H. C. Jan. 10. Eye and face protectors comprise an open-ended frame adapted to fit the face closely so that a protecting layer of air is formed before it. The frame may be in two parts a, and may be provided with sunscreens. It is secured by a head-strap c, or it may be combined with the cap or other headcovering.