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Patent GB-190930042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cabs Plying for Hire.
Inventor: CROS GEORGE DU
IPC: G07B13/04
Filed: 1909-12-23
Granted: 1910-05-12
Abstract: 30,042. Du Cros, G., and Turpin, W. A. Dec. 23. ' Engaged ' and like indicators. - An indicator j on the roof of a cab is operated by a wire f and rocking-shaft i from the axle d of the taximeter flag, to denote when the vehicle is disengaged. A spring k is provided to hold the parts in the position shown, and there may be a catch to hold the taximeter flag in the turned - down position, or friction may be sufficient for this purpose.
Patent GB-191007527-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Dough Rollers.
Inventor: VICARS JOHN
IPC: A21C3/02
Filed: 1910-03-26
Granted: 1910-12-31
Abstract: 7527. Vicars, J., Vicars, T., and Vicars, J. March 26. Rolling-machines. -In dough breaks &c. the bearing- blocks of the upper dough-rollers are counterbalanced by springs or counterweights, and are connected to the adjusting- screws by catches which can be readily released by levers &c. in the event of the operator's hand being caught. As shown in Fig. 2, the bearing blocks e of the upper roller a are connected to the adjusting-screws d by catches h which can be withdrawn by levers i. The levers are arranged at each side of the machine and are coupled by a link l. A counterweight o acts upon the blocks e through levers m and rods n. In a modification, the counterweights or springs act upon pistons mounted beneath the blocks e, these pistons being normally retained by catches similar to h. Where the weight of the roller alone is insufficient to cause injury, the counterweights or springs are dispensed with.
Patent GB-191010139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil-fired and like Furnaces for use in the Manufacture of Rivets, Bolts and the like, and for other purposes.
Inventor: WALKER JAMES KAY
IPC: B21J17/00
Filed: 1910-04-26
Granted: 1910-09-22
Abstract: 10,139. Walker, J. K. April 26. Metal-heating furnaces.-A liquid-fuel furnace for the manufacture of rivets, bolts, nuts, &c. consists of a fire-brick lining B in a sheath C of iron &c. The furnace, which is rectangular, cubical, or diamond-shaped. has four or more ports or recesses D formed in the lining, and perforations H are made in them for the insertion of the articles to be heated. It is surmounted by a crown I with one or more ports K for the escape of the combustion products.
Patent GB-191011526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Beer and other Liquids which Generate Gas.
Inventor: BRIERLEY FRANK
IPC: B67C3/26
Filed: 1910-05-10
Granted: 1911-03-16
Abstract: 11,526. Brierley, F., Leigh, W., and Waite, J. W. May 10. Bottling.-A machine for bottling beer and other liquids which generate gas consists of a bench or table a with recesses d fitted with coneshaped flexible sockets or filling- nozzles g, to which are connected pipes b, k lying along or over the bench and communicating with the top and underside of the carbonating-machine respectively, and controlled by gas and liquid taps c, l. Pipes e with taps e<Î> also communicate with the sockets g. In operation, the bottles are placed on treadles p and raised to the filling- nozzles by springs p'. The taps c are turned on a sufficient time to fill the bottles with gas and to drive out the air therein through the taps e<Î>. The taps e<Î> are left open and the liquid taps l opened, the gas escaping during filling through the taps e<Î>.
Patent GB-191012945-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Grinding Mill.
Inventor: BOOTH WILLIAM JONATHAN
IPC: B02C9/02
Filed: 1910-05-27
Granted: 1910-09-15
Abstract: 12,945. Booth, W. J. May 27. Mills and apparatus.-Apparatus for grinding oats, corn, &c. comprises two circular toothed or notched cutters disposed concentrically and adapted to be rotated one in regard to the other within an enclosing casing. The drum or wheel g mounted upon a rapidly-revolving shaft f carries upon its periphery a circular cutter i of chilled iron having a series of projections or teeth i<1>. The casing a carries a chilled-iron ring j formed with teeth j<1>, and has a removable side b secured by bolts c. The cutters are secured by keys or projections o or by bolts, and, when the edges of the teeth have become worn, the rings are reversed in position so as to bring the opposite edges of the teeth into use. The material is fed from a hopper k through an opening l in the circular wall of the casing, and, after being ground, is discharged through an outlet m into a spout n.
Patent GB-191019154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Superheaters for Multi-tubular Steam Generators.
Inventor: FOWLER ROBERT HENRY
IPC: F22G7/10
Filed: 1910-08-15
Granted: 1911-08-15
Abstract: 19,154. Fowler, R. H., and Livsey, H. Aug. 15. Plates, securing tubes to.-The two ends of a sinuous superheater tube a are secured to t h e distributing- box e by a plate b fixed by a single bolt c, which passes through one of the partitions in the box.
Patent GB-191021759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pick-sockets for Holding Removable Blades.
Inventor: CORBETT JOHN
IPC: A01B1/22
Filed: 1910-09-20
Granted: 1911-04-06
Abstract: 21,759. Corbett, J., and Steer, G. K. Sept. 20. Fixing by T and like sockets.-A pick socket for interchangeable blades consists of two tubular parts A, B provided with transverse side slots I, F respectively. The outer part A is capable of sliding longitudinally a n d of wedging upon the inner part B to secure the blade, the slot I being thus closed by the lip H of the part B.
Patent GB-191023708-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stopping Device for Gramophones and the like.
Inventor: BAKER CHARLES
Filed: 1910-10-13
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 23,708. Baker, C., and Reeves, L. J. Oct. 13. Stopping.-A brake for a disk talking-machine consists of a rod k having a leather end k<2> to press on the turntable f mounted in a housing j on a metal plate h screwed to the cabinet a. The brake rod k is adapted to be applied to the turntable by a spring l within the housing j, but is held back by a pin m<4> on a plate m<3> rigid with a rocking shaft m engaging a slot k<4> in the brake rod k. The rocking shaft m, mounted in bearings m<1>, is bent outwards and upwards with a telescopic joint m<5>, and terminates in an adjustable screw point n against which the tone-arm d abuts when the record is finished. A coil spring m<2> on the rocking shaft m returns the screw point n to its operating position when the brake rod k is re-set by the handle k<3>.
Patent GB-191025008-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Coils for Electrical Apparatus.
IPC: H01F41/12
Filed: 1910-10-27
Granted: 1910-12-08
Abstract: 25,008. Bosch, R., [Firm of]. May 19, [Convention date]. Transformers. - Coils for electric apparatus, particularly for ignition purposes in internal-combustion engines, of the kind in which the windings are divided into groups by separating layers of insulating-material, are made with each of the strips i bent up at its edges r, as shown, so that it surrounds not only its own group but also one or more layers of the group above it. The strip of insulation is preferably of impregnated silk cut on the cross so that it cannot fray apart at the bend. By this system, the insulation is strengthened at the places liable to failure, without occupying an undue amount of space.
Patent GB-191025175-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Process for Drying Timber.
IPC: B27K5/04
Filed: 1910-10-29
Granted: 1911-10-12
Abstract: 25,175. Alcock & Co. Nov. 5, 1909, [Convention date]. Wood, treating with liquids. - Short logs of wood A, Fig. 1, stand in a dish containing water or a solution of soda, zinc or copper sulphate, &c., and sharpened rings C are driven into their upper ends, forming dishes also filled with liquid electrolyte. Wires, to the ends of which iron is attached, complete an electric circuit. The sap being driven out of the wood, as shown by the reading of an ammeter, solutions of resin, sugar, or creosote may be poured into the receptacles. Receptacles may be secured by dogs to the ends of large logs, as shown in Fig. 6. In treating stacked planks, sheet lead or other electrodes, arranged in parallel series, are clamped on the sides of the planks, Fig. 3. Air may be circulated or forced under pressure in contact with the wood below. When using low-tension current, terminals of galvanized sheet metal, perforated plate, and wire gauze may be secured by tacking or otherwise to the ends of the log. The operation may be carried on in vacito, and may be combined with impregnation with creosote &c. Standing trees may be treated by connecting one electrode to earth and the other to the top of the trunk by spikes &c.
Patent GB-191026445-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tumbling Barrels.
Inventor: ABBOTT GEORGE EDWARD
IPC: B24B31/02
Filed: 1910-11-14
Granted: 1911-06-15
Abstract: 26,445. Abbott, G. E. Nov. 22, 1909, [Convention date]. Rumbles, tumbling-barrels, and the like.-A tumbling-barrel of the kind in which articles are treated in contact with a solution and steel balls, is constructed with separate compartments supplied with relief valves to allow the escape of gases generated in the barrel. The woodlined compartments are held together by means of spacer rings 16 bolted to each other and to end plates 10, 11, and are separated by sheetiron disks, the number put together to form a complete barrel being varied as desired. Each compartment is octagonal in cross-section, and has two oppositely-situated openings through which the compartment may be charged and cleaned, and each has a non-return valve 43 connected by a passage 41 with a gauze-covered opening 40 at the centre of one side of the section to allow the dissipation of gases and steam generated in the barrel.
Patent GB-191026955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Illumination Lights, Night-lights and Candles for Decorative Purposes.
Inventor: CALDERWOOD WILLIAM
IPC: F21V37/00
Filed: 1910-11-19
Granted: 1911-04-13
Abstract: 26,955. Calderwood, W., and Webb, A. E. Nov. 19. Candles, night-lights, &c.-In order to facilitate the lighting of candles, night-lights, &c., the wicks are treated or associated with an easily inflammable material, and are then reinforced with wax in the usual manner, the projecting end of the wick being afterwards hammered out in order to separate or fray out the several threads. The wicks may be treated with a solution of an inflammable substance, such as collodion, camphor, or guncotton, or may comprise a strand of guncotton.
Patent GB-191029525-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Slicing Apparatus.
Inventor: EASTWOOD OLIVER
IPC: B26D1/25
Filed: 1910-12-20
Granted: 1911-11-30
Abstract: 29,525. Eastwood, O. Dec. 20. Cutting and slicing vegetables &c. - Fixed slicing-knives E, Fig. 7, for oranges &c. are mounted in a frame A with bent-over ends A<2>, Fig. 1, to engage the ends C of a second frame provided with an aperture for a receptacle for the sliced fruit. A slide, provided with a feed-tube, presser, and handle, reciprocates in grooves in the frame A, as shown in Fig. 7.
Patent GB-191100114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Threading of Loom Shuttles.
Inventor: MURPHY HARRY ALBERT
IPC: D03J3/04
Filed: 1911-01-03
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 114. Murphy, H. A., and Simpson, J. F. Jan. 3. Weavers'shuttle-threaders.-Shuttle-threading apparatus of the suction type comprises an horizontally - disposed cylinder b of relatively large diameter, a piston c acted upon by a spring n, and a hollow piston-rod g perforated .by holes k and provided with a flexible mouthpiece e in a socket f, to which is attached a plate adapted to slide on a bracket d and to serve as a rest for the shuttle x. The weft is placed in the usual manner in a recess y in the shuttle, which is then pressed against the mouthpiece e, projections j on the mouthpiece fitting the groove in the side of the shuttle. The piston is pressed into the cylinder, and the suction created serves to thread the shuttle. The socket f has a buffer ring p, and a spring- pressed valve l permits a quick return of the piston. The bracket d is bolted or otherwise secured to the loom frame. With shuttles having double pot-eyes, a rubber rib i on the plate h seals the two lower eyes and allows the threading .to be effected by one action of the device. According to the Provisional Specification, the piston-rod has a gauze strainer.
Patent GB-191101824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Resilient Tyres for Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: FRANCIS D ARCY JOHN
IPC: B60C7/18
Filed: 1911-01-24
Granted: 1912-01-24
Abstract: 1824. Francis, d'A. J. Jan. 24. [Cognate Application, 4381/11.] Metallic spring bodies and cores; tyre attachments to rims. -Helical springs e, Fig. 1, enclosed in a flexible cover, are seated on crosspieces c carried by the sides of the cover. The pieces may be riveted or otherwise secured to the cover, and in the form shown they consist of cups with downwardly-inclined tongues h, Figs. 3 and 5, which engage apertures i in metal rings l and in an ordinary fabric and rubber cover. In the form shown in Fig. 2 the cover lining a is of flexible metal and the rings l are dispensed with. The outer ends of the springs are seated around cups d, Fig. 6, which are formed with lugs riveted directly to the cover a, Fig. 2, or through the fabric cover, Fig. 3, to metal washer-plates k. In order to remove a spring, the tyre is removed from the rim, and the spindle 1, Fig. 11, of a tool inserted through the cup c. Projections 10 engage parts 11 on the cup d and a sliding sleeve 6, bearing against the cup c is moved so as to compress the spring and move the cup out of the cover by turning the base 4 which screws on the spindle. To secure the tyre to the rim at one or both sides of the metal rim n a channel p is formed. A sectional ring q seated in the channel is secured, as shown in Fig. 2, by transverse bolts x passing through the. channel, ring, and felloe, or by bolts u, Figs. 1 and 3, passing across the tyre, and through plates t which fit into cut-out parts s of the outer wall of the channel and are hooked to engage under the inner wall. These plates lie flush on the outside.
Patent GB-191103736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathes for Machining Helical Surfaces.
IPC: B23B5/00
Filed: 1911-02-14
Granted: 1911-07-06
Abstract: 3736. Stettiner Maschinenbau-Akt.- Ges. Vulcan. Jan. 18, [Convention date]. Lathes.-A lathe for machining helical surfaces has an oscillating face-plate to which the work is clamped, the tool being moved axially for cutting and radially for feeding. The faceplate carries tappets 3 engaging levers 4 connected by rods to belt-shifting means 5. The radial or traversing movement of the tool is obtained from an adjustable crank-plate 6 driven by chain gearing from a shaft 13, pawl 7 and gearing 8, 9, 10 to a feed-screw 11, and the axial movement is derived from a screw 21 driven by toothed gearing from the shaft 11. By removing the tappets 3 and, if desired, placing a carriage right across supports 20, the lathe can be used for ordinary planing operations.
Patent GB-191104203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Domestic Ranges.
Filed: 1911-02-20
Granted: 1911-12-07
Abstract: 4203. Jones & Campbell, and Jones, J. F. Feb. 20. Hoods. - The wings A, B, which form part of a usual means for opening and closing a kitchen-range fire-place, are connected by two arms G, I and a rigid link J, so that the movement of the wing B correspondingly moves the wing A. The arm G is fitted on the wing B near the pivot D and approximately at rightangles to the wing, and the arm I, which is bent and has a similarly bent slot L formed in it, is fitted as shown to the wing A. As the wing B opens, the pin K moves towards the inner end of the slot L and moves the wing A, and the upper edges of the wings lift the flap which completes the hood.
Patent GB-191105499-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automatic Electric Regulators particularly applicable to Lighting Circuits.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1911-03-04
Granted: 1911-11-09
Abstract: 5499. Lake, W. E., [United States Light and Heating Co.]. March 4. Electro-magnetic switches.-The core 24 of a solenoid relay is mounted between resilient members 25 and is held in its upper position by means of an adjustable spring 19. The core is provided with a voltage coil and a differential coil which is thrown into circuit after the voltage coil has operated to separate the contacts 28, 29. The contacts 28 are mounted upon an arm 18 connected to the core 24, and are arranged to engage adjustable resiliently-mounted contacts 29.
Patent GB-191105555-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Preventing the Splashing of Water Issuing from Water Taps.
Inventor: UNGER HEINRICH
IPC: A47J47/20
Filed: 1911-03-06
Granted: 1911-08-24
Abstract: 5555. Unger, H. March 6. Lavatory basins and sinks. - A device for preventing the splashing-up of water from the surfaces of sinks or the like consists of a number of oblique walls a, Figs. 1 and 2, forming narrow passages f, the lower edges of the walls having recesses b for the issue of water. The walls may be circular and concentric as shown in Figs, 1 and 2, or spiral, square, or triangular, and may be vertical instead of oblique. Fig. 9 shows a form suitable for being made by casting, the device being raised on cross-rods d to facilitate the escape of water at the bottom. Other forms of the device are shown with cells formed of corrugated material. Fig. 7 shows the device applied to the outlet of a sink.
Patent GB-191107832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle-washing Machines.
Inventor: PRINCE JOHN ALEXANDER
IPC: B08B9/36
Filed: 1911-03-29
Granted: 1911-08-17
Abstract: 7832. Prince, J. A. April 4, 1910, [Convention date]. Bottles, washing.-In machines for washing bottles in which the bottles are passed in succession through a series of soaking-tanks and then delivered to brushing-apparatus for cleaning the interior and exterior, means are provided for lowering the exterior brushes into contact with the bottle necks, and for reciprocating and rotating the water-fed internal brushes. Fig. 1 shows the general arrangement of the apparatus, and Fig. 3 an enlarged detail view of the brushing-apparatus. The three rotary carriers of the soaking-tanks are driven at equal speeds in the same direction from the countershaft 37. Water and steam may be supplied to the tanks through pipes 27, 32 respectively. The bottles are placed on inclined shelves in the first carrier and drawn through the liquid in the tank, until they reach a position where they slide by gravity on to similar shelves in the second carrier and so on. The first tank contains a cleaning- solution, while the second and third tanks contain water. From the third tank the bottles are fed by a shoot 48 to a series of inclined rollers 49, which are driven from the main shaft 51. The bottles are rotated by the driven rollers aided by spring-mounted pressure rollers 76, and are also moved axially along the rollers by two sets of bottom - cleaning brushes 57 rotated intermittently from the shaft 65 by chain gearing and mutilated toothed gear. While on the rollers, the bottles are subjected successively to the action of an adjustable rotary brush 70 and rotary brush 80 mounted on an arm which is reciprocated by means of the cam 83 so as to clean the necks and bodies of the bottles in turn. During the operation of the brushes 80, the interiors of the bottles are brushed by rotary water-fed brushes 120 mounted on a carriage which is reciprocated from the cam 113 on the shaft 65. The cam has a serrated surface at one point to cause the brushes to vibrate axially while in the bottles. The bottle heads are received by flared sleeves 90 on a reciprocating head which is drawn forwards by weights 94 until it abuts against stops on the framing. The head is retracted after the brushes have been withdrawn from the bottles by means of headed rods 98, which project through the carriage and are engaged thereby at a predetermined position. When the head is retracted, the leading brushes 57 deliver the bottles from the rollers to a shoot 135.
Patent GB-191109817-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Transmitting Temperatures.
Inventor: LUCAS-GIRARDVILLE EDMOND
IPC: F28B1/06
Filed: 1911-04-22
Granted: 1912-04-18
Abstract: 9817. Girardville, E. Lucas-, and Mercadier, G. April 22. Surface condensers.-In a condenser in which the cooling-liquid is agitated by air, the bath is divided into compartments by transverse partitions h fitting over the steam-tubes d, and the air is injected from corresponding chambers n, each supplied from a reservoir by a valved conduit. The saturated air escapes by the flue t, and water enters by a pipe u.
Patent GB-191110352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bricks.
Inventor: LONE REGINALD WILCOX
IPC: E04B2/20
Filed: 1911-04-28
Granted: 1912-01-11
Abstract: 10,352. Lone, R. W. April 28. Bricks, special shapes of.-Bricks are provided with one or more sets of grooves, recesses, or holes a, c, d, e of semicircular, triangular, or trapezoidal section, arranged near the outside faces and stopping short of the ends, to secure the pointing-material.
Patent GB-191110572-A (GB)
Title: Spinning Top with Spinner.
Inventor: LOVETT FREDERICK
IPC: A63H1/04
Filed: 1911-05-02
Granted: 1912-02-22
Abstract: 10,572. Lovett, F. May 2. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Tops for spinning on surfaces. - Relates to a holder or spinner for spinning tops with a string. The holder comprises a flat piece of wood d formed at its upper part with a handle g and at its lower part with a semicircular recess e of greater depth than the diameter of the top. At opposite ends of the recess and in the body of the holder are a hole f and a groove h to receive respectively a projection a on the upper end of the top and the spinning peg c. A groove i in the holder receives, and directs the pull of, the string. The preferred form of a top used with the spinner is weighted with a metal ring b.
Patent GB-191113124-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Arc Lamp Electrodes.
IPC: H05B31/06
Filed: 1911-05-31
Granted: 1912-02-22
Abstract: 13,124. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. May 31. Arc-lamp electrodes. - A negative electrode consisting of a shell of iron or other metal containing a substance giving a luminous arc, such as a mixture of magnetite, rutile, and chromite, is surrounded by one or more outer metal shells. These prevent molten material from flowing over the edge of the electrode. The outer shell or shells may be thermally insulated by a layer of air or otherwise from the inner shell; in the electrode shown in Fig. 2, the outer shell 1 is spaced from the inner one 2 by protuberances 4, a wire 7, and a head 9. The tip of the electrode is closed by a seal 8 and the bottom of the outer shell is closed by a thimble 6. Such an electrode may be used beneath a non-consuming positive electrode.
Patent GB-191115115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Artificial Dentures.
Inventor: MUELLER DANIEL
IPC: A61C13/10
Filed: 1911-06-28
Granted: 1912-01-25
Abstract: 15,115. M³ller, D. June 28. Teeth, artificial. - A tooth is made with a bore a and groove band is cemented to a clamp fixed in the denture. The clamp may consist of a plate c with a stud c<1> for the bore a and a rib c<2> for the groove b, or of a bent wire looped or forked at the end in the denture.
Patent GB-191121088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Trousers Stretchers and Presses.
Inventor: WATTS JOHN ROBERT
IPC: A47G25/72
Filed: 1911-09-25
Granted: 1912-05-09
Abstract: 21,088. Watts, J. R., [trading as Watts, J.]. Sept. 25. Combined presses and stretchers.-The end of the press is provided with a hinged frame A, having a sliding bar B held in position by four spiral springs J<1>, J<2>, J<3>, J<4>, and a bar E pivoted at G and adapted to engage a clip H on the other side of the frame after the body part of the trousers is folded over the bar B to stretch the trousers.