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Patent GB-190811128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Heating Apparatus
Inventor: HANKIN MAX
Filed: 1908-05-22
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 11,128. Hankin, M. May 27, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Resistances for electric heaters are formed with a granular core b separated from an enclosing metal tube a by an envelope c o f material of similar composition but of greater specific resistance than that of the core. Terminal rods e enter the core b at each end, and are carried by, but insulated from, metal caps d, screwed over the ends of the tube a and containing a layer g of material of similar composition to the envelope c. A mixture of powdered cast iron or other metal with fire-clay, plumbago, asbestos, or the like, may be made into a paste with water and packed closely into the tube, the proportion of conducting-material being reduced for the outer layer or envelope c. The Specification in the original form, as open to inspection under Section 91 (3) (a), comprises also a composition of 100 parts by weight of refractory earth, 100 parts of cast iron, and 10 parts of plumbago for the core, and, for the envelope, 100 parts of refractory earth, 25 parts of cast iron, 10 parts of plumbago, and 1 part of asbestos, which after being packed in the metal case is heated gradually to a high temperature and is converted into a compact mass. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted. Specification No. 24,517, A.D. 1902, is referred to.
Patent GB-190812922-A (GB)
Title: A Micrometer for use with Surface Gauge.
Inventor: COMYN DAVID ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-06-17
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 12,922. Comyn, D. A. June 17. Gauges.-A device attached to the bar of a surface gauge for measuring variations in height consists of a circular box of magnalium in which slides a rod e carrying a pulley p. Around the pulley a silk thread is led, one end of which is attached to the tensioning - spring f and passes a number of times round the pointer spindle b, the middle turn being jammed in sawcuts in a washer c secured to the spindle. The other end of the thread is attached to a shed on a lever g which can be adjusted so as to alter the direction of the latter end of the thread and therefore the value of the movement of the rod in turns of the pointer spindle, this adjustment enabling a standard movement such as the tenth of an inch of the rod to be made equal to a complete turn of the pointer. The dial scale has a hundred divisions, and the rotatable cover glass has a mark i of black paper attached to it. A pin on the rod works in a guide h to prevent the rod from turning, and a nut is provided on the screwed end to facilitate setting to zero. In a modification, the rod may have a pair of pulleys around which and an additional fixed pulley the thread passes giving greater sensibility. The tensioning-spring f has a narrow looped end to take a knot in the thread and is coiled round and secured to the split plug q which is set to adjust the tension by means of a screwdriver. An eyelet and clamping-screw are fitted to the hinged cover for attachment to the bar of a scribing-block.
Patent GB-190814806-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Shields for the Protection of the Hands and Feet of Drivers of Motor Vehicles Traction Engines Tram and Trolly Cars or the like.
Inventor: NEWMAN CHARLES FRANCIS
Filed: 1908-07-13
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 14,806. Newman, C. F. July 13. Motor road vehicles. - Relates t o detachable shields for the protection of the hands and feet of the drivers of motor - vehicles &c. as described in Specification No. 19,980, A.D. 1907, and comprises means for folding or collapsing the shield and for adjusting it to suit different sizes of hand-wheels. The shield B is attached by a fork to an arm C clipped to the steering-column at T. A waterproof covering is fixed to the shield by means of ribs E, F, and an apron B' depends from the shield for the protection of the driver's feet. An opening D, filled with transparent material such as mica, serves for inspection of the levers, the whole covering being made of transparent material if desired. To detachably connect the end of the arm C with the shield, the arm C has plates formed on it having holes to receive a rod or rods attached to the shield, or lugs may be soldered or welded on the shield and pierced with holes to engage rods attached to the arm C. Hinged stays K are also provided having their lower ends engaging slots in plates carried by the arm C. Fig. 2 shows the arm C carrying a plate M to which a single rod is attached, the frame of the shield being hinged to this rod at L for the purpose of adapting it to suit different sized hand-wheels. Instead of being attached to the steering- column, the shield may be fixed to the oil tank or other suitable part.
Patent GB-190817468-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hat Pins.
Inventor: HARRISON HENRY CHEAPE
Filed: 1908-08-20
Granted: 1909-08-20
Abstract: 17,468. Harrison, H. C., Richardson, J. E., and Campbell, W. Aug. 20. Hat-pins. - Relates to point - protectors of the kind having a funnelshaped tube let into a hollow cap. The tube e is made with a smooth bore, and is provided with a flange f by which it is secured to the cap, for example by soldering.
Patent GB-190817741-A (GB)
Title: Universal Bar for Typewriting Machines
Filed: 1908-08-24
Granted: 1909-02-18
Abstract: 17,741. Wanderer-Werke vorm. Winklhofer & Jaenicke Akt.-Ges. March 2, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Typewriters.-The universal bar of a typewriter, in addition to being supported at its ends, is supported somewhere along its length, for instance once in the centre, by a cam or spur-shaped shoulder, so that it is prevented from bending under the action of the key levers. The key levers a operate type-bars f and rest upon a universal bar d pivoted on pins o to arms s, which are carried by a shaft g. An arm k on the shaft g operates the paper-carriage spacing-pawl k by means of links u, i, and the inking-ribbon fork t by means of links m, n, p. A spur q on the arm h engages in a slot r in the bar d, the point of contact of the upper edge of the spur and the slot being in line with the pins o so as not to hinder the rocking movements of the bar. By this means, the load upon the universal bar is transmitted to the shaft g, which is more capable of resisting bending.
Patent GB-190823344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pencils.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1908-11-02
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 23,344. Mills, B. J. B., [Eberhard Faber Pencil Co.]. Nov. 2. Pencil-holders.-Apencil-holder of the type having a stick of lead movable within a holder, and clamping-devices for gripping the lead stick when in the desired position, comprises a bored wooden holder 2 coned and slit longitudinally at one end to form gripping-jaws 10 and surrounded by a thin metal tubular casing 1 similarly coned at one end 4. The lead core 3 is adjusted to the writing position and gripped by forcing the jaws 10 against the inner face of the cone on the casing 1, the forcing- means consisting of coacting threads on the top ends of the casing and holder, a screwed metallic cap 6 being preferably fixed on the holder 2. The body of the casing is preferably finished to form a good gripping-surface, the coned portion 4 being left smooth.
Patent GB-190825127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Balances, for use more especially for Educational Purposes.
Inventor: DOBBS WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1908-11-23
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 25,127. Dobbs, W. J. Nov. 23. Equi-armed balances.-A balance for educational purposes such as for practical exercises in chemistry, mechanics, &c., and for giving instructions in the theory of moments, consists of a beam A of wood encased in sheet metal suspended by an eye and wire hook from a stud a on a stand B, and scalepans E suspended by eyes and wire hooks from the ends of the beam. The arms C of the stand B prevent side swinging of the beam, and they are graduated to show to what extent the beam is out of the horizontal. The beam carries adjusting- screws G, and is preferably graduated so that riders H can be used thereon.
Patent GB-190825938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Concrete Structures.
Inventor: FRY REGINALD CUTHBERT
Filed: 1908-12-01
Granted: 1909-12-01
Abstract: 25,938. Fry, R. C. Dec. 1. [Cognate Application No. 3358, A.D. 1909, dated Feb. 11.] Girders ; roofs ; bridges ; floors; reinforced concrete.-A reinforcing- skeleton, shown applied to a roof in Fig. 1, consists of two or more trusses spaced apart by rods b, each truss comprising compression members a and ties c. The members a may be made of angle or other iron, wood, or metal and wood, of comparatively short stock lengths, and are pierced or slotted at the centre and at one or both ends to receive the ends of the transverse bars b. Clips d are used on the overlapping ends of the members a. The ties may consist of rods or chains, and have looped ends which are slipped over the bars b outside the bars a. Fig. 4 shows a bridge in which the trusses are provided with struts e ; the depth may be increased as shown in dotted lines, and the strength of the booms may be increased by using several bars a together. The centering is suspended from the rods b, and the compression bars a may be temporary, in which case they are placed on the outside of the centering so that they can be removed when the concrete has set. The invention is stated to be applicable to floors, domes, &c.
Patent GB-190902935-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Self-sealing Tyres or Tubes.
Inventor: GRAY CHRISTIAN HAMILTON
Filed: 1909-02-06
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 2935. Gray, C. H. Feb. 6. Air tubes and chambers.-A self-sealing tyre or tyre tube is formed on its outer periphery, or completely around its cross-section, with ribs D to receive an adhesive substance E which is enclosed by a covering F of vulcanized rubber or other non-adhesive material. The tube may also be formed with transverse ribs.
Patent GB-190908418-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Variable Speed Transmission Gear.
Inventor: HENRIOD CHARLES EDOUARD
IPC: F16H29/14
Filed: 1909-04-07
Granted: 1910-03-10
Abstract: 8418. Henriod, C. E. April 23, 1908, [Convention date]. Variable-speed and reversing gearing is contained within an engine fly-wheel and operated by a reciprocating rack or pawl carried round with the fly-wheel and resting against a non-rotary variable eccentric. The fly-wheel A, Figs. 1 and 2, is secured to the engine shaft R and carries a pair of planet-gears F, E rotating together. The gear E meshes with the pinion U secured to the driven shaft B. The gear F meshes with a loose gear D, which is connected by pawls Y to the hub of a second central loose gear G. A rack I, which carries a roller X extending outside the fly-wheel A, is kept in mesh with the gear G by a roller L. A spring X<11> keeps the rack I with its roller X always pressed against the periphery of the non-rotary disk J, which is movable into eccentric positions by a pedal-lever T. When the disk J is concentric with the shaft B, the gearing rotates solid. Displacement of the disk J causes the rack I to reciprocate and to set up relative movements of the gear-wheels which result in driving the shaft B at a decreased speed. In this way the shaft B may be brought to rest and ultimately driven reversely. In solid driving, the gear D may be connected to the shaft B by a friction clutch. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement in which the rack is replaced by a pawl I<1> carried by a pivoted lever X<1> and acting directly on the teeth of a planet-gear F. The planet-gears may also be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190909871-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fishing Line Reels.
Inventor: BENNET RICHARDSON
IPC: A01K89/015
Filed: 1909-04-26
Granted: 1909-09-16
Abstract: 9871. Bennet, R. April 26. Reels, rod.-Relates to audible pawls or 'clickers' for fishing - reels, of the type in w h i c h a pawl, held in position by springs, is brought into and o u t of contact with a toothed disk mounted upon the drum by means of an eccentric operated by a handle &c. In this particular construction, the pawl 16 is brought into and out of action by turning a milled head connected to the eccentric 10. The loudness of click is adjustable with the position of the pointer, which is parallel to the eccentric 10 and situated on the outside of the reel; and, owing to the difference in the strength of control of the springs 5 and 6, the click may be made loud when the drum is rotating in one direction, and soft when it rotates in the other.
Patent GB-190912000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Traps.
Inventor: WICKSTEED CHARLES
IPC: F16T1/06
Filed: 1909-05-21
Granted: 1910-05-19
Abstract: 12,000. Wicksteed, C. May 21. Steam-traps. - In a steam-trap of the type described in Specification 6004/06, having expansion tubes a<1>, and a reservoir with a valve placed below the tubes, a Bourdon tube D acts either directly, or through a rack or a lever d<2>, on a wedge-shaped block c sliding over an inclined surface on the head. The valve lever, which carries a set-screw B, is thus adjusted for varying steam pressure.
Patent GB-190914088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Generators of Mixed Steam and Combustion Products.
Inventor: BUCK ALFRED ERNEST
IPC: F22B1/26
Filed: 1909-06-16
Granted: 1910-05-26
Abstract: 14,088. Buck, A. E. June 16. Vaporizing-apparatus.-In a mixed steam and combustion-products generator liquid fuel is introduced intermittently at B by means of a force pump. A spreader D and a jacketed vaporizer serve to atomize and vaporize the fuel so as to give a fairly constant supply at the outlet to a chamber A, where the fuel, already mixed with air or steam introduced at C, comes in contact with the air supplied through a passage F, and is ignited.
Patent GB-190918334-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Distilling Shale and other Bituminous Substances.
Inventor: NOAD JAMES
IPC: C10B7/00
Filed: 1909-08-09
Granted: 1910-11-09
Abstract: 18,334. Noad, J. Aug. 9. Retort furnaces; charging.-A retort A for distilling shale and other bituminous substances is of inverted conical shape, and is formed with a series of step-like concentric ledges around and down which the material is passed by scrapers F. The lower part of the retort is subjected to the greatest heat. The material is fed to the top ledge from hoppers I, the outlets from which are normally closed by spring - actuated slides i<1> periodically opened by a rotating arm J.
Patent GB-190919373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surgical Retractors and like Instruments.
Inventor: SPARKS JOSEPH EVERETT
IPC: A61B17/02
Filed: 1909-08-23
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 19,373. Sparks, J. E. Aug. 23. Hooks; gagging- appliances; specula.-A surgical retractor, which m a y be modified to form a vaginal or rectal speculum or a mouth - gag, comprises two U- shaped arms 10, provided with downwardlyturned hooks 13. The shank 11<a> of one of the arms is provided with a keeper 12 slidably engaging the elongated shank 11 of the other arm and adapted to be frictionally locked thereon when pressure is applied to the hooks.
Patent GB-190920145-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Imparting Upward and Forward Motive Impulses to Aerial Machines, Marine Vessels, and Vehicles of all Kinds.
Inventor: STREHLAW ROBERT
IPC: B64C33/02
Filed: 1909-09-02
Granted: 1910-04-21
Abstract: 20,145. Strehlau, R. Sept. 2. Propelling by vibrating plates or fins having a parallel up-and-down motion and a simultaneous rocking movement in the direction of travel so that they yield an upward and forward impulse. The invention is chiefly applicable to aerial machines but may be applied also to gliding boats and other marine vessels. The planes 14 are vibrated upwards and downwards by cranks 13, between which they extend, and which are driven by the shaft 16. The rocking motion of the planes to cause them to assume a downward inclination in the direction of flight during the downward beat and an upward inclination during the up beat is effected by mounting the cranks 13 in a frame 10, 11, 12 pivotally suspended from hangers 8, Fig. 7, secured to the main framing 1 and adapted to be oscillated by links 22 connected to the main framing 2 and to crank disks 24 geared to the shaft 16. The amplitude of this oscillation is controlled by adjusting the radius of the crank-pin 23 mounted for this purpose upon a screw spindle 25 having a toothed wheel 26 adapted to be intermittently engaged when desired by pawls carried by the framing 10. The mean tilt of the wings may be adjusted to vary the relation between the horizontal and vertical components of the wing force by lengthening the rods 22.
Patent GB-190922193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Apparatus for use in the Purification of Water.
Inventor: THRESH JOHN CLOUGH
IPC: C02F1/68
Filed: 1909-09-29
Granted: 1910-06-09
Abstract: 22,193. Thresh, J. C. Sept. 29. Sterilizing water.-Apparatus for use in the treatment of water by the addition of one or more chemicals, such as active chlorine, chloride of lime, sodium hypochlorite, and bisulphite of soda, as described in Specification 3023/09, comprises a single-compartment tipping-vessel e and a measuring-device consisting of a cup n on a pivoted tube m of such shape and bore capacity that a constant amount of reagent solution is lifted from a container g whatever be the level of the liquid in the container. A part of the water that is flowing along a pipe b to a conical mixing-chamber d in a tank a is led by a branch i to the bucket e. As the bucket tips, it raises the cup n and discharges into the bucket reagent solution which has been made by passing water from the branch i into the vessel g through chemical placed on a perforated tray g<1>. The liquid from the bucket enters the mixing-chamber through a funnel q, the lower perimeter of the mixing-chamber being oblique as shown. When two chemicals are to be added a single bucket may actuate both lifting-tubes ; or a separate bucket may be provided for each. The second chemical is led into the outlet pipe c.
Patent GB-190925733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Fuse Fittings.
IPC: H01H85/24
Filed: 1909-11-08
Granted: 1910-02-24
Abstract: 25,733. Siemens Bros. Dynamo Works, [Siemens - - Schuckertwerke]. Nov. 8. [Addition to 8263/09.] Fusible cut-outs.-In plug fuses and sockets of the kind described in the parent Specification, in which the sockets are provided with gaugepieces h a v i n g studs arranged to bridge over the gap between the contact pins of the fuse plugs and the bottom terminals of the sockets, the studs are made in the form of screws a<1> with variable heights of head, which pass into the centre hole of the gauge-pieces b<1> and clamp them in position in the sockets.
Patent GB-190926024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cop Tubes for Supporting and Retaining Yarn or similar Material.
Inventor: DANIELL FREDERICK HAYWARD
IPC: D06B23/04
Filed: 1909-11-10
Granted: 1910-12-12
Abstract: 26,024. Daniell, F. H. Nov. 10. Tubes or bobbins.-A tube for supporting and retaining cops or packages of yarn during dyeing and like processes is made porous, non- collapsible, and contractible longitudinally, so that when the cops are packed end to end in the dyeing-chamber they may be firmly pressed together to form one continuous and compact mass with a central opening running throughout its length. In the form shown, a porous sleeve b, of fabric or webbing, preferably reticulated, is supported in tubular form on a helical coil c of wire or other material, slightly longer than the package of yarn so that the yarn will not fall down over the edges of the - tube. When packed end to end, the coils c contract independently of, and within, the sleeve b, the projecting ends of which fall down over the outer coils of yarn, thus preventing any chafing and disarrangement of the . coils of yarn about the sleeve. The tube may be in the form of a truncated cone. The method of dyeing described in Specification 26,025/09 is referred to.
Patent GB-190927041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Means for Connecting the Metallic Meshes or Mattresses of Bedsteads and Cots to their Framings.
IPC: A47C23/155
Filed: 1909-11-22
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 27,041. Taunton, J. & J., Taunton, R. P., and Dunn, C. E. Nov. 22. Mattresses.-The meshes b of a wire link-work mattress are connected to the angle-iron frame by means of tongues d stamped out of the metal of the frame. The tongues may be bent as shown at d', Fig. 8, and may project upwards or downwards from the flange of the frame.
Patent GB-191004851-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in School or other Compasses and similar Drawing Instruments.
Inventor: SHAW FRANK HENRY
IPC: B43L9/14
Filed: 1910-02-26
Granted: 1911-02-02
Abstract: 4851. Shaw, F. H. Feb. 26. Compasses a n d dividers. - In instruments with reversible points a, various means are provided for turning the points into their out-ofwork position and for holding them there. The ends of the points may be bent as at a', Fig. 3, the bent parts being passed through transverse holes in the legs b, in which case milled nuts d on the outer screwed ends of the parts a<1> can hold the pointer fixed in either extreme position. In a modification, the stems of nuts such as d pass right through the ends of the members a and are adapted to clamp them when required, but, on release, to permit turning. As shown in Fig. 9, the parts a turn on pivots g and are provided with lugs f engaging recesses e to keep them in position.
Patent GB-191006599-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Accessible and Ventilating Trap for Sewers and Drains.
Inventor: HARGREAVES FRED
IPC: E03C1/122
Filed: 1910-03-16
Granted: 1911-02-16
Abstract: 6599. Hargreaves, F. March 16. Traps.-Interceptors are connected with the surface by one or more pipes having two shafts B, E, for ventilation and inspection, respectively.
Patent GB-191010657-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Facilitating Homogenous Repairs in Indiarubber Tyres.
Inventor: KITCHEN JOHN GEORGE AULSEBROOK
Filed: 1910-04-30
Granted: 1911-02-09
Abstract: 10,657. Kitchen, J. G. A., and Storey, I. H. April 30. Punctures, apparatus for closing. - Cuts or punctures in tyres are repaired by filling the cut &c. with vulcanizing - solution and, if necessary, a rubber plug 4, which is then covered by a thin metal plate 1 having prongs 2 pressed into the tyre. Vulcanization is effected by the heat generated in running. A large repair may be effected by fixing several of the plates'close together.
Patent GB-191012258-A (GB)
Title: Cork Drawing Device.
Inventor: BORS JANOS
IPC: B67B7/10
Filed: 1910-05-18
Granted: 1910-12-08
Abstract: 12,258. Bors, J. Sept. 6, 1909, [Convention date]. Cork-extractors. -A device for removing corks from the interior of bottles comprises a needle-pointed hook d removably connected t o a handle b. A ring is provided from which the device may be suspended so that a pull may be exerted on the bottle to remove obstinate corks.
Patent GB-191012898-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for the Attachment of Spare Wheels to Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: TOWNSEND MONTAGU GUSTAVUS
IPC: B60B11/02
Filed: 1910-05-27
Granted: 1911-05-25
Abstract: 12,898. Townsend, M. G., and Greene, W. Stewart-. May 27. [Addition to 2992/09.] Auxiliary - rim attachments to wheels. - Relates to clamping - devices of the kind described in the parent Specification, and consists in an arrangement whereby the threaded sleeve a, which receives the screwed stem of the clamp e, is adapted to slide on the standard d. When withdrawn into the inoperative position, the sleeve may be locked by a set-screw f or like means.