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Patent GB-190721682-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Suction Gas Producers.
Inventor: BOWMER JOHN JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-10-01
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 21,682. Bowmer, J. J. Oct. 1. Producers. - In gas - producers of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 21,405, 22,046, and 22,382, A.D. 1905, the boiler is dispensed with, and the steam required is raised in the water seal, The air and steam are not mixed before reaching the fire. The grate comprises a chamber 9 fitted with horizontal, vertical, or inclined fire-bars 11<c>, which may extend into the water seal 6, and a clinkering space is left between the top of the bars and the chamber. The sides of the water-trough 13 are turned over to form a lip.
Patent GB-190722858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hooks.
Inventor: LACHEZE EMILE
Filed: 1907-10-16
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 22,858. LachÞze, E. Nov. 7, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Hooks.-A safety hook for wbipple-trees, traceheads, &c. is formed with a pivoted tongue c, Fig. 1, which is shaped at its end to engage a ring &c. a placed within the hook portion b. The tongue is depressed against a spring into a slot in the hook to release the ring a, and its outward movement is limited by a shoulder f bearing against the loop g of the hook. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the shaped tongue c is adapted to engage rings of different sizes, and is formed with lateral projections c<1>, Fig. 6, to engage the ring if turned at right-angles to the hook. A cheek j on one side of the hook prevents displacement of the tongue c if the ring a is turned right back, and the other side of the hook is recessed at k<1> to enable the tongue to be depressed by the finger. The tongue c may be provided with a projection for operating it. In a modification the tongue c slides lengthways against a spring. The hook may be adapted to support rods, tool handles, &c., or may be used as a hinge or joint having a readily movable part.
Patent GB-190724315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney and Ventilating Shaft Tops
Inventor: WILLIAMS LLEWELLYN ARTHUR
Filed: 1908-03-31
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 24,315. Williams, L. A. March 31, 1908. Chimney &c. tops.-A tapered shaft a has external ribs b, and a hood c is fitted over it and supported by lugs d. The bottom of the hood is cut away between the lugs d to form large entrances f for the wind, which passes up the channels between the ribs b. The entrances f may be provided with shields, and a cap may surmount the hood when the top is used for ventilation. [Reference has been directed under Section 7 of Patents &c. Act, 1907, to Specification No. 18,556, A.D. 1892.]
Patent GB-190804535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Microbicide Agents.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1908-02-28
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 4535. Howorth, F. W., [Lutz et Cie]. Feb. 28.. Parasites, destroying.-Compositions for destroying fungi &c. consist of solutions of compounds containing fluorine, such as fluorides or borofluorides, together with acid salts of polybasic acids, such as acid alkali sulphates. Preparations of fluorine compounds with tar acids or phenols are also referred to.
Patent GB-190808079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Davits.
Inventor: WELIN AXEL
Filed: 1908-04-11
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 8079. Welin, A. April 11. Boat raising and lowering gear.-Relates to davits of the type in which the lower end is in the form of a toothed quadrant rolling on a rack. In order to handle two boats, one being inboard of the other, the arm b of the davit is made approximately to bisect the quadrant a rolling on the rack c. By this means, when the inboard boat o is being swung outboard to the position shown in dotted lines, it can be raised sufficiently to clear the chocks of the outboard boat. The operating- mechanism may be as follows: The trunnion d on which the arm b turns forms part of a block e, which is traversed along a guide f by means of screw-and nut mechanism actuated by a hand-wheel m.
Patent GB-190808537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: SAWYER ERNEST WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-04-16
Granted: 1909-04-15
Abstract: 8537. Sawyer, E. W., and Montgomery, J. April 16. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid) Motor road vehicles ; locomotive and tramway vehicles.-Relates to motor-buses, tram way vehicles, &c. of the type in which the front wheels are both driven and steered, the front axle being formed by a casing enclosing the motor, and consists in arrangiug the motor crank-shaft, clutch, differential gear, and front axle in one casing constructed with box-like extensions to receive the pivot pins of the stub axles. Provision is also made for driving both front and rear axles if required. The casing b, which is connected by stretcher bars to the framing, encloses the two main parts of the front axle c, and comprises chambers for the motor cranks, for the countershaft e and its gear f, and for the differential gear g. Each end h of the casing is of box form to receive the pivot pins m of the stubaxle journals. The stub axles o of the wheels are driven from the main axle c by means such as universal joints. In the modification shown in Fig. 2, springs are interposed between the axles o and the extensions h of the casing, in which case relative movement is permitted by means of a short shaft y connected by universal joints to the axle c and to the stub axles o. The casing b may be constructed in parts, and the motor, countershaft, and differential gear may be of any type, such as described in Specification No. 4323, A.D. 1906. The extensions h may be closed by shields i, provision being made to permit movement of the road wheels. The back axle as well as the front axle may be driven by forming a bevel-wheel on the differential gear box so as to drive a universally-jointed longitudinal shaft, which drives a differential on the back axle or countershaft.
Patent GB-190808809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Brakes.
Inventor: LOHNES DAVID TREMAIN
Filed: 1908-04-22
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 8809. Lohnes, D. T. April 22. Brakes.-In a brake operated by the backward movement of the pole of the vehicle, the brake shoes are slotted and mounted on the brake beam so that they may be inverted by the driver to prevent a backward movement of the vehicle when standing on an incline. The pole 5 slides between the hounds 3 and is connected by a rod 8 to the upper end of a depending lever 10, pivotally mounted by means of a transverse rod 37 in brackets 12 secured to the hounds 3. The lower end of the lever 10 is connected by an adjustable rod 14 to a crank 19, Fig. 5, on a rod 17 supported from a brake beam 15, which is pivoted at 16 to the cross-bar 4. The cranked ends 21 of the rod 17 pass through slots 23 in the brake blocks, which are formed with divergent braking-surfaces 26, 38. As the pole 5 moves backward, the block is moved in contact with the wheel, the rotation of which causes the block to be raised and wedged between the arm 21 and the wheel. A transverse rod 27 is provided at its ends with arms 30, which are connected by chains to the lower parts of the brake blocks. A cranked part of the rod is connected to a cord 32 under the driver's control, so that, by pulling on the cord, the blocks are inverted and the face 26 is brought into contact with the wheels. A backward movement of the wheel then causes the blocks to be wedged between the arms 21 and the wheel, and farther movement is prevented.
Patent GB-190809655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Printing Machines.
Inventor: MORGAN HENRY WARD
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1909-02-25
Abstract: 9655. Morgan, H. W. May 4. Rotary machines; printing on wood; feeding sheets.-In rotary machines for printing on boards of the type described in Specification No. 13,123, A.D. 1902, (1) the annular locking - cam 18 is secured against rotation by an extension 180, which is provided with an aperture engaging with a pin fixed in an aperture in the disk 12, (2) the end plates 16, 160 are formed in sections secured in position by bolts 161, in order to allow the removal and replacement of any set of dogs 24 ; and (3) the inner locking-disk 12 is separated from the hub portion by a slot 13 in order to allow it to yield laterally under the action of the screw 14.
Patent GB-190815507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Covering Plates for Roofs and other Surfaces.
Inventor: HARVEY WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1908-07-22
Granted: 1909-07-01
Abstract: 15,507. Harvey, W. H. July 22. Plates.-Metal roofing and like plates are formed with one or two intermediate pleats or folds b, b<2>, Fig. 4, and lower folded edges c, which engage with the pleats and folds of upper and lower plates. The upper edges of the plates are cut and bent to form clips d, by which they are secured to the battens, and at the eaves the folded edges c engage with a longitudinal metal strip fastened to the woodwork. The ridge coverings, Fig. 3, are also formed with an intermediate pleat b and end fold c.
Patent GB-190815516-A (GB)
Title: Lubricating-devices with Oil-feeding Box.
Inventor: MLITZ AUGUST
Filed: 1908-07-22
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 15,516. Mlitz, A. July 22. Piston valves; tubular valves; regulating discharge from valves and cocks.-A lubricator comprises a vessel a, Fig. 1, formed with a central tube c with an outlet opening o, which is covered by a slide b suspended by a spring d from a closing slide q on the underside of the lid p of the vessel. The slide q is operated by turning a handle n. Under vibration the slide b rises and allows oil to flow into the central tube c. The size of the opening u is adjusted by means of a piston i, the head e of which is provided with bores o<1> to indicate the position of the piston. The end of the piston may be formed with a triangular recess which regulates the flow of oil from a wider to a narrower part of the tube c. An ordinary lift valve may be used in place of the piston i. The slide b may be suspended within the tube c. Fig. 3 shows a modification in which the opening o is closed by a sleeve w provided with a flange u, which is engaged by a shoulder on the lower part b<1> of the oscillating slide b. A spring t presses upon the rim u, and its upper end engages either the lid of the vessel a or a rim on the slide b.
Patent GB-190819089-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Facing the Ends of Rails and Girders.
Inventor: WILLIAMS ISAAC
Filed: 1908-09-11
Granted: 1909-08-05
Abstract: 19,089. Williams, I., and Sautter, J. W. P. Sept. 11. End-facing.-In a machine for facing the ends of rails and girders, the head-stock A, which carries a shaft B having rotary cutters D at each end, is pivoted on a abaft H, so that, when it is released by unclamping a screw F connected to the sole-plate G, it may be swung by a counterweight E out of the way of the work, which may thus be moved across from one work-holder J to the other so as to face both ends. The cutter spindle is provided with ball bearings T, and is driven by spur gearing from the shaft H, which in turn is driven by spur gearing from an electric motor or other device. The work slides are brought up to the cutters by hand gear L, and are then fed automatically from the shaft H through spur gearing driving a shaft O, which operates adjustable cranks, connecting-rods Q, levers R, pawls M, feed-wheels N, and spur gearing connected to the gear L.
Patent GB-190820657-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Socket for Retaining the Spindles or Pins at the Ends of Rollers.
Inventor: ALDHOUSE WALTER STEPHEN
IPC: A47H1/142
Filed: 1908-10-01
Granted: 1909-06-10
Abstract: 20,657. Aldhouse, W. S. Oct. 1. Hinges and pivots.-A bearing or socket for supporting the pins or spindles at the ends of window blind rollers, or rollers for velvet or the like mounted in boxes, or other rollers which require to be removed and replaced readily, comprises a back-plate a fixed to the window frame, interior of box, &c., and a slotted front part c. A bent piece of metal a struck up from or attached to the back-plate a forms a spring which is compressed when the roller is inserted in the sockets but which moves back and retains the spindle in the bearing. Slots d are provided in the top of the front part c, as shown in plan in Fig. 2, in which a wedge may be inserted to release the spring when the roller is to be removed.
Patent GB-190820746-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Condensing Globe or Lamp-shade.
Inventor: BRONISLAWSKI BOLESLAS
Filed: 1908-10-02
Granted: 1909-01-21
Abstract: 20,746. Bronislawski, B. Oct. 3, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Globes; shades; reflectors.-Globes &c. of more or less conical shape are formed by the superposition of a series of circular, elliptical, or other rings or steps of trapezoidal section and having the outer plain surfaces so inclined that the rays from the source of light meet them at an angle greater than the critical angle and are totally reflected. As shown in Fig. 4, the steps are not all of the same size, while the exterior of the shade shown in Fig. 6 is provided with longitudinal grooves for purposes of ornamentation. The globes may be open at both ends, or closed at one end, and if a more or less intense lateral illumination is to be obtained, the whole or part of the faces that are perpendicular to the axis of the cone can be made convex or concave, so that the rays shall be deviated laterally after totaf reflection.
Patent GB-190820821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stamping Apparatus.
Filed: 1908-10-02
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 20,821. Sõchsische Maschinenfabrik vorm. R. Hartmann Akt.-Ges. Oct. 4, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Hammers, power.-The stamp-bar k is positively operated during the first part of the downward as well as during the upward movement, the free part of the drop allowing the hammer to accommodate itself to different levels. A link d of the form shown is connected at c to a crank band carries the centre for a catch-piece l to rotate about. A pivot e on the link d is attached by a spring to a pivot i carrying a rod g, which is slotted atf to allow a slight motion of the pivot e. The diagram shows the successive positions of the centre c corresponding to the successive positions of the centre of the catch-piece l. The catch-piece thus remains in contact with the bar k during the downward motion until some such position as 7 is reached. To facilitate engagement, teeth or grooves may be employed on the contacting surfaces.
Patent GB-190821584-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Pumps.
Inventor: ROSSITER JAMES THOMAS
Filed: 1907-11-11
Granted: 1908-11-11
Abstract: 21,584. Rossiter, J. T. Nov. 11, 1907. Centrifugal pumps. - Multi - stage centrifugal pumps are formed with balancing-passages passing through two or more impellers near to the axis thereof. Balancing-chambers v, tare prov.ded as described in Specification No. 4811A, A.D. 1907, but the external connecting - pipes are dispensed with. The chamber v is put into communication with an intermediate stage of the pump by means of symmetrically-arranged passages v<1> leading down through the first impeller b and through the boss of the second impeller bl. The entrance v<3> to this passage is so placed that any heavy matter contained in the liquid pumped does not approach it. Liquid leaks past the running joint into the chamber t. A passage s<1>, the size of which varies with axial displacements, connects chamber t with a cavity s which communicates with the suction a<1> through symmetrically-arranged passages r in the bosses of the impellers b, b<1>, b<2>. The passages v<1>, r may be formed in the shaft or in a separate sleeve.
Patent GB-190822447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Air or Gas Compressors.
Filed: 1908-10-22
Granted: 1909-06-24
Abstract: 22,447. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 22. Fans.-The driving-motor of a centrifugal compressor is regulated by a device responsive to changes in the volume of fluid entering the compressor. The compressor 1 is driven by a steam turbine 5 on the same shaft, the steam regulator bemg controlled by a float 21 in the suction pipe 26 ; any other type of driving - motor may be employed, and the device 21 may be modified. The float 21 is arranged on a rod 22 weighted at 23 so that, on the volume sucked in increasing, it rises, and on the volume decreasing, it falls. The movement is transmitted to the throttle valve 8 in the turbine steam-pipe by a lever 20, a rock-shaft 19, a lever 18, a rod 16, and a lever 15. A dash-pot 24 is provided. Excessive speed is prevented by a centrifugal governor 14 driven from the turbine shaft. The rod 15 is pivoted on the spindle 12, and as the speed goes up the spindle is depressed and so tends to close the throttle valve 8. The governor, however, is ineffective except at excessive speeds. The governing-device may be used in connexion with governing- mechanism of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 958 and 11,348, A.D. 1905.
Patent GB-190825424-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination Tools.
Inventor: MICHAEL FRANCIS DAVITT
Filed: 1908-11-25
Abstract: 25,424. Davitt, M. F., and Fenner, L. J. Nov. 25, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Blasting.-A combination tool comprises a flat file 1, a spanner 3, and a tapering slot 4, forming a wrench and a cleaning socket or scraper for miners' fuse needles. The outer end 7 of the socket 4 is rounded and the inner end 8 is square. Cut-away curved surfaces 9, 11 on opposite sides of the tool form cutting-edges 10, 12, which engage a fuse needle to remove rust and the like. The file 1 serves as a handle, and the socket 4 and spanner 3 are formed in an enlarged head.
Patent GB-190902626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or in connection with, Steam and other Fluidpressure Engines.
Inventor: CAMPBELL RICHARD
IPC: F01B17/04
Filed: 1909-02-03
Granted: 1910-01-06
Abstract: 2626. Campbell, R. Feb. 3. Driving-gear.-The piston-rods A of the cylinders E are provided with a pair of toothed or friction racks B, C, which engage oppositely-disposed free-wheel toothed or friction pinions F, G in gear with the main shaft. During the reciprocations of the rods, the pinions F, G alternately rotate the shaft. They are provided with spring-pressed balls o, Fig. 4, arranged between the hubs and the rims.
Patent GB-190909029-A (GB)
Title: An Appliance for Catching Flies and other Winged Insects.
Inventor: COCKER WILLIAM HADFIELD
Filed: 1909-04-16
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 9029. Cocker, W. H. April 16. Adhesive traps.-An appliance for catching flies and other winged insects comprises a frame b of oval or other shape covered with wire netting d, over which an adhesive substance is smeared.
Patent GB-190909595-A (GB)
Title: Device for Cleaning the Blankets in Textile Printing Machines.
Inventor: MULLER-FICHTER XAVIER
IPC: B41F35/00
Filed: 1909-04-22
Granted: 1910-04-22
Abstract: 9595. Fichter, X. Muller-. April 22. Set-off, preventing.-The blankets or aprons used in fabric-printing machines are cleaned by means of endless aprons or rollers, which are themselves kept clean by brush rollers. The blanket is dried by another apron or roller, and the drying may be assisted by air currents or heated plates. As shown in Fig. 1 applied to a multi-colour machine, the waterproof blanket a, which passes around the impression drum 1 and a roller, is cleaned by means of an endless apron d, which is washed by brush rollers 5 and a scraper 6, and is dried by means of a Leated endless apron e. In a modified form in which the impression apron fits tightly on the cylinder, the aprons d, e press directly on the cylinder 1 ; in this case, a second scraper similar to 6 is used for the apron d. In a further form, Fig. 3, the impression blanket a<1> is cleaned by ribbed rubber or felt rollers, or by strips of felt or rubber cloth. The blanket a<1> is first moistened by a roller g fitted with a spray g<1>, and is then cleaned by a rubber or felt roller i which is itself cleaned by a brush roller f, water on the roller i being removed by a roller h. The final cleaning of the blanket is effected by scrapers k. Preliminary drying is effected by a felt-covered roller p, and final drying by hot and cold air currents from pipes m, n. Hot steam-plates may assist the drying.
Patent GB-190911133-A (GB)
Title: Means for Imparting Rotary Motion to Gas Taps and other Devices from a Distance.
Inventor: PEGLER BERNARD CHARLES HOLMES
IPC: F23Q21/00
Filed: 1909-05-11
Granted: 1910-04-08
Abstract: 11,133. Pegler, B. C. H. May 11. Actuating valves. - A device, operated from a distance, for imparting a semirotary motion to gas cocks and other devices, comprises a cylinder attached to the part to be rotated, in which a heavy piston is moved by pneumatic means. In one form, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the piston m moves in a cylinder f attached to the valve handle by a bent piece c and milled nut d, and closed at each end by a cap g, which is provided with ball check valves h. Compressed air, supplied through a pipe p to a chamber n, passes either through a pipe r or a pipe q, depending on the position of the cylinder and ball valve s, to the lever end of the cylinder. In a modification, the cylinder rotates on a hollow trunnion valve which alternately connects the supply to the two ends of the cylinder, a slot being formed in the valve to permit the excess pressure to escape. In the form shown in Fig. 14, the distribution of air is effected by a rotary disk valve 30, and the rotary movement of the cylinder is communicated to the valve through arms 33 on the cylinder engaging recesses 32 in a clip 31 secured to the valve handle. In a modification, spring arms on the cylinder clip the handle of the valve. In a further modification, the air supply is permanently connected to one end of the cylinder, a sucking effect being used to return the piston.
Patent GB-190913786-A (GB)
Title: Improved Methods and Means for Fixing Electric Conductor Wires on Insulators.
Inventor: LINKE CHARLES
IPC: H01B17/22
Filed: 1909-06-11
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 13,786. Linke, C. June 11. Coiling.-Electric conductors are secured to insulators a by means of a special tool e for bending the ends of the securing bow wires b round the conductor d. The tool is provided with projections or noses f, which may be channelled or fitted with studs to engage the ends of the bow wires b, so that on turning the tool about the conductor the ends of the wire b are bent into loops as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190923874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Reduction of Indigo Colouring Matters.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
IPC: C09B67/28
Filed: 1909-10-18
Granted: 1910-08-04
Abstract: 23,874. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Oct. 18. Indigo and indigoid dyes.-The reduction of indigo and similar dyes, including homologues and halogen derivatives of indigo, indirubin, thioindigo, and derivatives thereof, is effected by means of ferrous oxide, or a mixture of ferrous oxide and iron, in presence of caustic alkali, or alkali carbonate. The ferrous oxide, or mixture thereof with iron, may be treated with a mineral or organic acid, before use in the reduction process. Specifications 25,889/04, 12,444/05, and 23,873/09, are referred to.