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Patent GB-190901613-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Distributing and Spraying Sewage or other Liquids.
Inventor: BURN ROBERT GEORGE LAING
IPC: C02F3/04
Filed: 1909-01-22
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 1613. Burn, R. G. L., Burn, J. D., Burn, L. A., and Brown, C. R. B. Jan. 22. Rotary splashing - apparatus. - In apparatus for spraying sewage on filter beds, in which a nozzle supplies the sewage on to an inverted rotary cone, the apex of the cone is provided with a blade or clearing-tool disposed so as to move within the nozzle and clear it of obstruction ; the cone is further arranged on a spindle, the bearings of which are adjustable and carried by a harp-shaped frame. The nozzle b on the sewage-supply chamber a is formed with a cross - piece c, which carries the bearing d for the spindle e of the disperser f. The blade worm or vane g on the disperser, which is otherwise constructed according to Specification 24,924/07, works within the nozzle b. The spindle e passes through the spreader and is carried by bearings j, d, either or both of which may be made adjustable. One form of adjustable bearing comprises a drilled screw k passing into the cross-bar of the frame h, which is formed with a screwed hexagonal member m engaging the plug n forming the nozzle. The plug n may be screwed or driven into a hole on the duct a. The spreader shown in Fig. 6 has an undulating rim r instead of the bent-over tongues shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190901851-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Fire Arms.
Inventor: FARQUHAR MOUBRAY GORE
IPC: F41A5/02
Filed: 1909-01-26
Granted: 1910-01-26
Abstract: 1851. Farquhar, M. G., and Hill, A. H. Jan. 26. [Addition to 28,587/07.] Breech actions, sliding barrel and breechblock.-Consists in the application to automatic pistols, of the breech mechanism described with reference to rifles in the parent Specification. This mechanism comprises an arrangement of springs and catches, as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the barrel and breech-block recoil together and return still locked, the breechblock being then unlocked and reciprocated by springs to open and close the breech.
Patent GB-190901895-A (GB)
Title: Letter Card.
Inventor: COENEGRACHT THEOPHILE
IPC: B42D15/08
Filed: 1909-01-26
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 1895. Coenegracht, T. Jan. 26. Letter-sheets. - A letter-card consists of three folds 1, 2, 3 of substantially the same depth, the upper fold 1, which is provided with gummed edges 4, being divided by a longitudinal fold a-a into two equal parts 1<1>, 1<2>. Before inserting in a typewriter, the upper fold 1 is folded on the line a-a so that the address can be written on the back of the part 1<2> at the same time that the letter is written upon the parts 2, 3. With the parts in this condition the address and letter can be copied without damping the gummed edges 4. The card is closed by folding the part 3 on to the part 2 and then folding over the part 1 so that the edges 4 adhere to the fold 2.
Patent GB-190903608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Steam Engines.
Inventor: SANDULIAN VASILE
IPC: F01C21/18
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 3608. Sandulian, V., Chiciu, M., and Stancescu, C. Feb. 13. Movable-abutment type; packing drums, vanes, etc.; valves, distributing and cut-off.- The outwardly - sliding abutment of a rotary engine contains the inlet and exhaust ports, and expansive working is provided for by a valve sliding upon it. Figs. 1 and 2 show the engine in sections at rightangles to one another, and Fig. 3 shows the construction of the valve - actuating cams. The pistons bare attached to a drum c carried between side walls o by the shaft d. The abutment e contains an inlet port e<111> and an exhaust port e<IV> communicating with the steam-pipe n and exhaust pipe m respectively, and is raised out of the working chamber periodically by camactuated levers h1. A ported valve f seated on the face of the abutment e acts as cut-off valve as shown, and is reciprocated by a camactuated lever h2. The rods i1, i2 carrying the levers h1, h2 are rocked by levers w1, w2, Fig. 3, each of which is provided with two rollers running on cams s1, s<1>1, s2, s<1>2. The cams are shaped so that the cut-off valve is not opened until the abutment e has returned to its normal position within the working chamber. The cam shaft d1 is driven at suitable speed by gearing z1, z2. The cams may be arranged on the engine shaft d, the shape being suitably altered. To adapt the engine for. compound working, a chamber a<11> is formed in the casing a, and into this chamber steam from the sections of the working chamber no longer increasing in size exhausts, by way of ports a<1> controlled by automatic valves v. This steam passes by a coiled copper pipe l to a low-pressure cylinder. The abutment e and the pistons b may be packed with thin copper-sheet or the like. Packing-rings p may also be fitted between the cheeks o and the casing.
Patent GB-190904667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Zinc Condensers.
IPC: C22B19/18
Filed: 1909-02-25
Granted: 1910-02-25
Abstract: 4667. Lysaght, Ltd., J., and Beddoe, B. Feb. 25. Distilling zine. - The outer end of a zinccondenser b is provided with a tube c, which is partly closed by a plug d formed of a mixture of lime and carbon. When the plug becomes heated, the carbon prevents access of air to the condenser, thereby preventing the formation of zinc oxide, while the lime reacts with any chloride of zinc or ammonia that may be present. When the material being distilled contains lead or arsenic, the emission of fumes is prevented by an outer tube g, containing coke, which is placed on the end of the tube c. The tube g is also employed when the plug d is not sufficient to withstand the force of distillation, as in the treatment of galvanizers' waste.
Patent GB-190905803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Shuffling Playing Cards and the like.
Inventor: HURST JOHN WARD
IPC: A63F1/12
Filed: 1909-03-10
Granted: 1909-08-26
Abstract: 5803. Hurst, J. W. March 10. Card games. - A device for shuffling playing- cards consists of a hollow drum A, Fig. 2, provided with an internal lug E and preferably lined with fabric, leather, or the like. The drum has also a spindle g and a pin e which serves as a handle. The cards are inserted through a door F and the drum rotated. The lug E retains part of the pack and friction with the inner surface of the drum aids the shuffling. Internal bars or ribs may be used instead of the lug E.
Patent GB-190906147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Venting Vessels Containing Aerated or Fermented Liquids.
Inventor: SCHMOLLE ALPHONSE BERNARD
IPC: C12L9/00
Filed: 1909-03-15
Granted: 1910-03-15
Abstract: 6147. Schmolle, A. B. March 15. Venting-apparatus.-A stopper or bung for venting vessels containing aerated liquids consists of a porcelain b o d y a, screw-threaded at a<1> and provided with a metal liner k and a valve f. The valve is shaped as shown, and is pressed down by a spring h kept in place by a perforated plug i.
Patent GB-190913203-A (GB)
Title: An Improved and Inexpensive Form of Bottle and the like, to Prevent Contents from being Tampered with.
Inventor: BROWNE MONTAGUE DOUGHTY
IPC: B65D49/08
Filed: 1909-08-05
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 13,203. Browne, M. D., and Stephens, A. S. Aug. 5. Bottles, non-refillable. - The body K of the bottle carries a screwed bush G, which is sprung into place and screws into the sinuous neck B, a seal S being afterwards affixed in adjacent recesses in the body and neck. Above the bush G is another bush C for holding a spring valve E, beneath which there is preferably arranged a rubber ring D.
Patent GB-190914304-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Bearings.
Inventor: ALDRIDGE LINCOLN JUDSON
IPC: B60B27/00
Filed: 1909-06-18
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 14,304. Aldridge, L. J. June 18. Roller bearings.-A roller bearing for vehicle wheels, shafts, &c. comprise; a number of rollers g, retained in undercut notches j in a sleeve i, which rotates in a recess h in the casing. The bore of the casing is enlarged at one end to allow the sleeve i to be inserted, and is restored to its normal size by a sleeve p, against which the rollers bear. Collars k, n prevent longitudinal displacement of the rollers g. An end cap m is provided with a dust excluding ring o.
Patent GB-190915104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes.
Inventor: JOACHIM BENJAMIN
IPC: B65D27/00
Filed: 1909-06-28
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 15,104. Joachim, B. June 28. Envelopes.-In the known form of envelope blank shown in Fig. 5, which is folded along the lines 13, 14, 15, 16 to the form shown in Fig. 6, slits 25 are provided to hold securely the point 26 of the opposite side flap.
Patent GB-190917929-A (GB)
Title: Stiffeners for Collars or the like for Personal Wear.
Inventor: SCHLOSS JOSEPH WILLIAM
IPC: A41B3/06
Filed: 1909-08-03
Granted: 1909-12-23
Abstract: 17,929. Schloss, J. W. Aug. 3. Stiffeners.-Supports for lace collars &c. are wholly enclosed in a cover 2 made from a continuous tubular braided length 5 having slits 3 at intervals and cut into lengths. The ends of the cover are turned over and fastened, as by pasting, and the stiffener 1 is inserted through the slit 3.
Patent GB-190919489-A (GB)
Title: Means for Operating Coin-prepayment Mechanism of Fluid Meters from a Distance.
Inventor: PEEBLES WILLIAM CARMICHAEL
IPC: G07F15/00
Filed: 1909-08-25
Granted: 1910-07-07
Abstract: 19,489. Peebles, W. C. Aug. 25. Gas &c., supplying by meter.- The prepayment meter described in Specification 2615/03, is adapted to be operated from a distance so that the meter mechanism may be inaccessible, while the coin mechanism is situated in any convenient position. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 6, the measuring-out mechanism of the meter, of which one wheel K is shown in Fig. 6, is operated pneumatically or hydraulically. A pawl-arm E<4> is connected to a 'plunger E<2> working in a cylinder E<1>, which communicates by means of a tube E with a second cylinder D' arranged in the coin box. After prepayment, the operator rotates a spindle C by turning a handle G, thereby depressing the plunger D<3> by means of an arm D, the plunger E<2> simultaneously setting forward the wheel K by means of the pawl-arm E<4>. The arm D and the plunger D<3> are returned by a spring. The cylinders and plungers may be replaced by flexible diaphragms. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, the pawl-arm is operated by a cord M<1> wound on a pulley M, which is rotated after prepayment by means of a handle G. The cord is preferably encased in a tube, not shown, and the pawl-arm is re-set by a spring. Coin action, mechanical-connexion. - In the form shown in Fig. 1, the coin, resting in front of projections B, B<1> on the spindle C, couples the spindle to a loose sleeve C<4> on which the arm D is mounted. During the rotation of the handle, the coin is moved laterally by a rack G<2> until it escapes from the support B<1>, whereupon it is discharged by a spring G<3>. In a modification, the coin rests in front of the plunger and forms an abutment for a hollow push-rod. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, the coin couples half-pockets K<1>, K<2> on the spindles of the operating-handle and pulley respectively. At the completion of the movement, the pulley M is locked by a catch M<3> on a lever M<4> to permit the discharge of the coin, the pocket K<1> returning alone and tripping the catch M<3> by means of a cam N.
Patent GB-190920854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Propulsion of Aeroplanes.
Inventor: MURPHY THOMAS CHRISTOPHER
IPC: B64D35/08
Filed: 1909-09-11
Granted: 1910-11-11
Abstract: 20,854. Murphy, T. C., and Bett, J. M. Sept. 11. Motor power plant.-The propeller shaft 34 on an aeroplane is driven by two or more separate engines 30, 31 through free-wheels which may be converted into fixed wheels. By this means, stoppage of one engine does not affect the other engine, and by fixing the free-wheel the stopped engine may be started by the moving engine. One form of free-wheel is shown in Fig. 2. The sprocket-wheel 44 is mounted freely on the shaft 47, and has internally-cut ratchet teeth engaged by pawls carried by a collar 45 keyed to the shaft 47. The sprocketwheel may be fixed to the shaft by a sliding collar 50, formed with keys 55<a> which engage with slots in the wheel 44 when the collar 50 is moved along the shaft 47 to which it is keyed. A disk 49, with leather washer 48, is placed between the collar and the sprocket-wheel, and is connected to the collar through pins 52 surrounded by springs 51. By pressing the disk against the wheel 44 by moving the collar 50, the wheel 44 is gradually fixed for restarting the engine.
Patent GB-190922915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Knife Cleaning Machines.
Inventor: BRASHIER HENRY JAMES
IPC: A47L21/02
Filed: 1909-10-07
Granted: 1910-07-28
Abstract: 22,915. Brashier, H. J. Oct. 7. [Cognate Application, 25,764/09.] Knives, cleaning and polishing.-Knife-cleaning machines, of the type in which the knives are reciprocated relatively to one or more pairs of pads or rubbers, are provided with means (a) for automatically separating, and applying pressure to, the pads, (b) for preventing jamming of the reciprocating carrier, and (c) for securing the knives in position on the carrier. Figs. 1 and 3 show a machine comprising a carrier which runs in fixed guides 30 and is reciprocated from the shaft 21 by duplicate crank mechanism, to which an operating-handle is attached by an extension arm 31<a>. The lower polishing-pads are each adjustably mounted on longitudinal rocking ridges so that they can adjust themselves to the surfaces of the knives. The upper polishing pad or set of pads is suspended detachably through springs 16 from a cross-head, which is raised to separate the pads by means of the springs 20 when pressure on the hand-grip 19 is relaxed. The knife handles are fitted into slots 34 on the carrier, and are secured by a transverse hinged bar. The shoulders of the knives fit into a groove on the carrier and into corrugations on the hinged bar. They are cleaned by a polishing-surface on the shaft 21.
Patent GB-190924597-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tap or Faucet for Water Piping.
Inventor: GARCIA VIRGILIO LOPEZ
IPC: F16K21/04
Filed: 1909-10-26
Granted: 1910-09-01
Abstract: 24,597. Garcia, V. L. Oct. 26. Stuffing-boxes, substitutes for.-A disk or ball valve 7 closing upon a seat 5 is operated by a push 14. Two rubber disks 12, 15 frictionally surround the two parts of the spindle.
Patent GB-190929984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Decorticating Machines.
Inventor: PRIETO MANUEL
IPC: D01B1/14
Filed: 1909-12-22
Granted: 1910-07-21
Abstract: 29,984. Prieto, M. Dec. 22. Scutching - apparatus; feeding and transferring flax &c.-Relates to improvements in the means described in Specification 11,393/09 for raising and changing the position of the leaves with respect to the scutching-wheel between the two successive cleaning operations. When the leaves have been cleaned at one end by the scutching-wheel 6, they are passed between an incline 7 having a raised central portion and a travelling toothed chain 8, which raise the uncleaned ends, the cleaned ends passing between the side of the chain 3 and a guide member 9, each provided with co-operating projections and grooves, and the uncleaned ends are forced outwardly and downwardly over the guide 9 by a guide member 18. The leaves are then carried a second time to the wheel 6 and cleaned, the fibres then dropping upon and being carried by a delivery chain 15 to a member 20 from which they are removed and tied up in bundles. A guide 19 is arranged to prevent the leaves from becoming entangled with the chain 15 when they are carried around for the first time.
Patent GB-191001547-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Producing and Exhibiting Luminous Signs, Advertisements and the like.
IPC: G09F13/14
Filed: 1910-01-20
Granted: 1910-07-14
Abstract: 1547. Soc. Magic Publicity. July 27, 1909, [Convention date]. Rotary apparatus, internally-illuminated.- Advertisements, signs, &c, are written upon the blackened glass plates k, k<1>, Fig. 1, while illuminated by rays from parabolic reflectors A, A' and a source of light, such as lamps v contained in rotatable multi-coloured drums x. The reflectors A, A' are built up of strips of silvered glass, laid upon bars l and laths, supported by side brackets b, b<1>. The lamps v are held by lugs t, Fig. 5, on a plate s, which, with a similar and parallel plate, rests loosely on an axle o; parabolic reflectors u, attached to these plates, reflect the light, to the large reflectors A, A<1>. The multi-coloured drums are formed of coloured glass, supported by end plates, running loosely on the axle o, and they can be either belt or chain driven.
Patent GB-191002261-A (GB)
Title: Improved Stud for Fixing the Collar to the Shirt at the Back.
Inventor: ALLNER JAMES
IPC: A44B3/00
Filed: 1910-01-29
Granted: 1910-05-26
Abstract: 2261. Allner, J. Jan. 29. S t u d s.-To secure greater strength in the stud that fastens the collar at the back, its base is formed of three hinged plates A, B, C of which A carries a stem L on which a triangular or other shaped stud-head S is eccentrically and rotatably mounted. The plates B, C, which h fold on the plate A to secure the collar X to the shirt-collar Y, as shown in Fig. 4, have apertures through which the stud-head S can pass when its apex is uppermost; the parts are secured by turning the stud-head downwards.
Patent GB-191002435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Garments.
Inventor: DAWSON JAMES HENRY BISHOP
IPC: A41D27/13
Filed: 1910-01-31
Granted: 1911-01-26
Abstract: 2435. Dawson, J. H. B. Jan. 31. Camisoles etc.; dress-shields.-Garments such as camisoles, vests, &c. are provided with two independent pockets under each arm for the purpose of holding dress-shields. One pocket a<1> of each pair is formed in the body portion A of the garment, and the other b<1> extends along the sleeve B. To secure each sleeve round the arm, a pair of tapes D is provided. The waterproofing of the parts c of the shield is preferably effected on the inner side only, and an absorbent layer c<1> is provided over the waterproofing. A reinforcing-strip c<2> is attached at the junction of the parts c of the shield. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 7712/05 and 2290/06.
Patent GB-191007628-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for the Manufacture of Pressed Cakes from Fodder Materials.
Inventor: WUERL EDUARD
IPC: A23K1/00
Filed: 1910-03-29
Granted: 1911-02-02
Abstract: 7628. W³rl, E. March 29. Food for animals.-In a process for preparing pressed cakes for animals from plants, industrial by-products, the waste products of the sugar diffusion process, spent wash, pulp, &c., the cakes are dried in the air or in drying-apparatus and the drying operation is stopped just before completion and completed in a heated perforated cylinder provided with a feed-conveying screw. Before the final pressing operation, grain or other vegetable substances may be added to the treated materials without any further moistening thereof with steam, or with any extraneous binding-agents.
Patent GB-191009881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Nails and the like.
IPC: F16B15/02
Filed: 1910-04-22
Granted: 1911-04-20
Abstract: 9881. Stone & Co., J., and Paton, D. M. April 22. Nails.-In a nail, particularly for use in boat-building, the head and shank are made in one, and a dependent spike, approximately tetrahedral in shape, is formed at each corner of the head, as shown in Fig. 5, the outer faces of the spike being flush with the adjacent faces of the head. Figs. 7 and 8 show a nail in which dependent webs l connect each spike with the shank.
Patent GB-191011383-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Knitting Machines and in the Method of Knitting thereon.
Inventor: GREENHALGH HAROLD
IPC: D04B15/64
Filed: 1910-05-09
Granted: 1911-03-02
Abstract: 11,383. Greenhalgh, H., and Smith, J. H. May 9. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Straight-bar machines; knitted fabrics. - Relates to the machine described in Specification 1008/09 for knitting fabric consisting of a number of strips joined together, each strip gradually increasing in width, and consists in improved thread-carrier mechanism in which the traverses of the individual carriers 2 can be varied in a predetermined manner. The carrier bosses are arranged in two sets a, c, e and b, d, f to slide on square rods 4, 5 which can be turned to allow the carriers 2 to swing to the back of the needles after laying thread. The bosses a, c, e and b, d, fare traversed bv arms 7 attached to friction boxes mounted on reciprocating rods 8, 9, the traverse being determined by the position of arms such as g', j<3> mounted on fashioning-screws such as g, j. For use with six carriers, seven fashioning-screws are provided, on which are mounted respectively the controlling-arms m<2>, k<1>, l<2>, and l<3>, i<1>, j<2>, and j', g', and h<3> which stop the friction boxes a<1>, b', c', d', e<1>, f<1> by means of their lugs 11, 12, 13, 14. Various descriptions of fashioned fabric can be obtained by suitably operating the corresponding fashioning-screws from pattern-controlled ratchets.
Patent GB-191011389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydrometers and like Devices.
Inventor: MARR ELIZA
IPC: G01N9/16
Filed: 1910-05-09
Granted: 1911-06-09
Abstract: 11,389. Marr, E. May 9. Hydrometers.-A hydrometer is placed in a bottle of liquid, such as whisky, and serves to indicate any alteration in the specific gravity of the liquid contents due to dilution &c. It consists of a cylinder A having end pieces A<1>, A<2> weighted at C and is of such a size that it cannot be withdrawn through the neck of the bottle. It is stated that the hydrometer normally floats in unstable equilibrium with an index B vertical, but should the specific gravity of the liquid be altered, it tilts about an horizontal axis as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-191012369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Tufted Fabrics.
Inventor: MORTON GAVIN
IPC: D03D39/16
Filed: 1910-05-21
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 12,369. Morton, G. May 21. Stop - motions acting on incomplete stroke of weft - inserter. When the weft-inserter h is withdrawn from the shed, it turns a lever j and thus pulls a cord l, which lifts a lever n out of the way of a shoulder on a piece S secured to a shaft A adapted to move longitudinally. If the weftinserter is not properly withdrawn from the shed, the lever n is turned as the shaft A moves to the left, thus causing a lever r to turn and to push to the right a rod s connected with mechanism for stopping the loom.
Patent GB-191018702-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Fixing Shelves which are Adjustable in Height.
IPC: A47B57/30
Filed: 1910-08-08
Granted: 1910-10-27
Abstract: 18,702. Wolf, Netter, & Jacobi. Aug. 7, 1909, [Convention date]. Brackets, securing. -Relates to adjustable shelfsupports of the kind in which the bracket is bent at right - angles for insertion through a slot in a tubular upright, and consists in providing the side of the upright a remote from the slot with tongues b, behind which the lower ends d<1> of the bent portions d of the brackets engage. Fig. 4 shows a single, and Fig. 6 a multiple upright adapted to support the brackets c.
Patent GB-191019072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sash Fasteners for Windows and the like.
Inventor: BATT CHARLES
IPC: E05F11/00
Filed: 1910-08-13
Granted: 1911-03-30
Abstract: 19,072. Batt, C. Aug. 13. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Sliding bolts.-A window-sash fastener comprises a bolt 1, sliding in a casing 2 to engage a rack 4 and operated by a lever 5, the nose 6 of which rides over cam-surfaces 7, 7<a>. The latter surface 7<a> is slightly inclined, so that the nose 6 passes beyond the centre and thus firmly secures the bolt 1 in the locked position. The screws 8 that secure the cover-plate of the casing 2 serve also as guides for the bolt 1 and as a pivot pin for the lever 5.