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Patent GB-191027110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or appertaining to Reducing Valves.
Inventor: BLAKEBOROUGH WALTER
IPC: G05D16/10
Filed: 1910-11-22
Granted: 1911-10-05
Abstract: 27,110. Blakeborough, W., Smith, J., and Broadhead, J. B. Nov. 22. Reducing-valves.-Relates to reducing-valves of the piston-operated type, and comprises more particularly an improved form of three - way auxiliary control cock 8, Figs. 6 and 7, having a through passage 8<1> and an intersecting rightangle passage 8<2>, 8<3> controlling passages 10, 11, 12 which lead to the upper side of the operating- piston of the main valve, the valve inlet 1, and the valve outlet 2, respectively, as shown in Fig. 1. A ram 6, loaded at 6<1> and exposed to the outlet pressure, operates the control cock 8 through the link 7. The communication passage between the ram 6 and the outlet 2 is constricted, as by one or two small ports 12<1>, whereby the action of the ram is made steady. Fig. 6 indicates the position of the cock 8 when the outlet pressure at 2 is in excess, and Fig. 7 the position when this pressure is below the normal. In a modified form of cock, the passages 8<1>, 8<2>, 8<3> are formed at different points along the axis. In order to open the main valve fully in case of fire, emergency cocks 14, 15, Fig. 1, are provided in the pipes 11, 12 to cut off the pressures from the main piston, the cock 15 also having a passage to drain the piston space to the atmosphere. A construction of piston for operating the main valve comprises plates 4<1>, 4<2>, 4<3>, Fig. 4, with intermediate flexible rings 4<4>. Ports 4<5> admit water behind the rings, thereby expanding these diametrically and pressing the lips of the rings against the plates. An alternative piston comprises two piston heads, operating in separate cylinders, the space between the pistons being drained.
Patent GB-191101482-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Relay for Undulatory Currents.
Inventor: LIEBEN ROBERT VON
IPC: H03F3/02
Filed: 1911-01-19
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 1482. Lieben, R. von, Reisz, E and Strauss, S. Jan. 19. Vacuum tubes.-Relay tubes of the kind described in Specification 2111/11, for amplifying undulating currents, are now provided with auxiliary grid or sieve-shaped electrodes, which divide the vacuum space, and near which the conductivity of the gas is varied. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the auxiliary wire-gauze electrode H is arranged between an anode A and a Wehnelt cathode K, producing a space with relatively few ions around the electrode H. The currents to be amplified are led by a transformer S to the electrodes H, K, thereby causing variations in the potential difference between these electrodes, and consequently similar variations in the rays emitted by the cathode K. The rays, according to their intensity and velocity, modify the ionization around the auxiliary electrode H, and hence vary the potential drop in the main circuit which includes the electrodes K, A and a second transformer S<1>, connected to a receiver T. An independent auxiliary cathode may be used to ionize the gas around the auxiliary electrode H. In another form shown in Fig. 3, the primary current in the circuit E, M, electromagnetically or electro-statically varies the radiation from the cathode K falling on the interstices of the auxiliary electrode H, and consequently the degree of ionization around this electrode, thereby varying the potential drop in the main circuit A, K, S. The Wehnelt cathode shown in Fig. 2 comprises a number of metal bands covered with calcium oxide, and supported in the same way as the filaments in a metal filament lamp. The concave cathode in Fig. 3 may consist of a sheet of platinum, slotted to form a zigzag conductor, as shown in Fig. 3".
Patent GB-191106952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Blasting Charges.
Inventor: KOWASTCH AMBROSE
IPC: F42D1/10
Filed: 1911-03-20
Granted: 1912-03-20
Abstract: 6952. Kowastch, A. March 20. Blasting.-Consists in making or completing the explosive charge in the bore-hole after the hole has been plugged, by the introduction of explosive constituents from outside, the charge being exploded subsequently. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a cartridge 21 is covered by tamping-material 9 and confined by a plug or plugs 3, 15, provided with a locking-bolt 5 and with three tubular passages. One passage 7 serves for the admission of explosive constituents into the cartridge, another 8 for the escape of air, and the third for holding a fuse 6. Explosive constituents in the cartridge before insertion in the bore-hole may be solid, but explosive constituents to be introduced after the hole is tamped are liquids, gases, or powders in suspension in liquids or gases, and they are introduced from a receptacle 17 by their own pressure as in the case of liquid air, or by means of a pump 22. In one example, the explosive mixture consists of nitrobenzene and nitric acid, and, in another example, of carbonaceous material saturated with liquid air.
Patent GB-191108599-A (GB)
Title: Clamping Device.
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
IPC: A44C1/00
Filed: 1911-04-06
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 8599. Fairweather, W. (Richter, A. F., [Firm of].) April 6 Hair slides, ties, and like fastenings.-Relates to clamping-devices of the kind in which a spring strip secured at its ends to a rigid holder acts by being bowed towards or away from the holder. According to the invention, the holder is cut away at the centre ; or it may be given a U -form a<2>, a<3>, both parts being cut away, and the spring strip b being provided with spikes f. In the Provisional Specification, it is also stated that the device is used to grip hair and twists of hair.
Patent GB-191112974-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mechanical Horns.
Inventor: ARLITZ OSCAR CAREY
IPC: G10K9/10
Filed: 1911-05-30
Granted: 1911-11-09
Abstract: 12,974. Arlitz, O. C. June 4, 1910, [Convention date]. Mechanically-operated sheet and plate vibrators.-In a mechanical diaphragm horn, the diaphragm carries centrally, but spaced therefrom, a plate having a number of concentric impact members adapted to be engaged bv rotary impact members capable of movement axially of the diaphragm. The impact members are shown as driven from an electric motor, but any motor may be used. The impact members h, n are rounded and the hammers h are pressed towards the diaphragm by springs i. The members g<1> are arranged along the same diameter to produce a balanced action on the plate j. Should the rotary impact members and diaphragm lose step, the springs i permit the impact hammers to recede and thus prevent interference.
Patent GB-191113532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Tubing from Helically Wound Strips of Metal.
Inventor: LAWTON ALBERT EDWARD
IPC: B21C37/12
Filed: 1911-06-06
Granted: 1912-07-08
Abstract: 13,532. Lawton, A. E., Lawton, G., Cooper, C., and Cooper, L. G. June 6. Metal pipes and tubes. - Helically wound metal pipes are made of strips of the section shown in Fig. 8, the coils being soldered together.
Patent GB-191113934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Sulphocyanic Acid Compounds.
Inventor: NERKING JOSEPH
IPC: C01C3/20
Filed: 1911-06-12
Granted: 1911-09-28
Abstract: 13,934. Nerking, J. June 12. Proteid - sulphocyanide compounds are produced from animal or vegetable albumen or gelatine, or casein, by combination with sulphocyanides in solution or not. When using vegetable albumen or gelatine, an alkali or alkalineearth solution of the said proteids must be used. In examples, the white of eggs, and vegetable albumen are used on the one hand, and ammonium, sodium, potassium, calcium, and strontium sulphocyanides on the other. The products are useful for medicinal purposes.
Patent GB-191114461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Manufacturing Flat Breadths of Warp Knitted Fabric.
Inventor: CLARKE HENRY
IPC: D04B25/02
Filed: 1911-06-19
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 14,461. Clarke, H. June 19. Warp machines.-Flat selvedged work for trimmings, laces, neck-ties, scarves, mufflers &c. is produced from one or more groups of needles A with corresponding groups of pivoted radiallymovable thread-guides F actuated by rotary cams D, J respectively. The needle-cylinder B is angularly movable under the influence of a stepped cam K. This movement effects both the formation of the loops and the passage of the threads from needle to needle.
Patent GB-191119078-A (GB)
Title: Automatic Control and Safety Device for Moving Picture Machine.
Inventor: MCFEELY JOHN
IPC: G03B21/18
Filed: 1911-08-25
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 19,078. McFeely, J. Aug. 25. Kinematograph apparatus. - Means for preventing fire in kinematographic apparatus comprise devices for stopping the film mechanism and extinguishing the projecting light when the film breaks or when there is a marked decrease in the speed of feed thereof. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the whole apparatus, Fig. 3 shows the centrifugal element and contacts, and Figs. 4, 5, and 7 are top plan, bottom plan, and longitudinal section respectively of the switch shown in Fig. 1. The movement of the film 6 rotates the roller 39, Fig. 3, which, through the gear-wheel 63 and the gear 55 of the shaft 54, rotates the centrifugal element 58 and draws the contact disk 60 away from its engagement with the brushes 61, 62. Breakage of the film or any marked decrease in the speed thereof allows the disk 60 to engage the brushes 61, 62; a circuit is thus closed through the electro-magnet 78, which attracts the armature 79, thus swing- ing the bar 74 and releasing the shoulder 86 of the catch 81, whereupon the spring 80 immediately throws open the switch, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 7, and interrupts the connexions between the supply-wires 16, 17 and the lighting-wires 24, 25 and the wires 20, 21 of the driving-motor. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 563/08 and 18,928/10.
Patent GB-191121662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Protective Devices for Electric Distribution Systems.
IPC: H02H3/30
Filed: 1910-07-19
Granted: 1911-10-19
Abstract: 21,662. British Thomson-Houston Co., and Whitcher, J. July 19, 1910. Protective arrangements for alternating- current feeders, of the type in which series transformers placed at opposite ends of a feeder normally circulate current in a pilot wire circuit, are provided with compensating magneto-motive forces for the trip-coils in order to overcome the effect of drop of potential in the long wires or the effect of capacity or any disturbing current. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, compensation is obtained by connecting the transformers S, S' to intermediate points of the trip-coils W, W<1>. Alternatively, separate additional coils may be used. Earth connexions may be provided as shown, as at the equipotential points. Like dispositions apply to polyphase feeders. To keep the currents in proper phase relation, condensers and reactances are employed.
Patent GB-191122804-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Selecting Devices for Telephone Systems.
Filed: 1912-03-07
Granted: 1912-06-27
Abstract: 22,804. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. March 7, 1912. Automatic and semi-automatic exchange systems.- In systems in which a calling subscriber St is connected by a distributing-switch WS to the position of an idle operator, or to an idle first-selector GW, means are provided for moving forward the switch WS on to a set of contacts which extend the connexions to a position B, at which enquiries, complaints, or trunk connexions are attended to. In a full automatic system this may be effected by a time switch t', Fig. 2, which energizes a relay S after a certain interval unless the normal contact K of the selector GW has been opened in the meantime by impulses received from the calling sub-station. The relay S locks up over a second winding and transfers at 18 the control of the test relay T from the test wiper 5 to a contact 21, which is closed only in the sixth position of the wipers 3, 4, 5, 6. The test-relay T is therefore de-energized, and the stepping magnet D, re-introduced over contact 10, rotates the wipers until the closure of contact 21 re-energizes the test relay, which locks up, unlocks the relay S, and cuts out the magnet D at 10. Contacts 12, 13 connect the leads a, b over wires a<2>, b<2> to a jack 23 at the position B, where a lamp AL is lit up over a circuit including wiper 5, contact 18, and winding 8 of relay T. The operator at B inserts a plug st which completes the enquiry connexions and cuts out at 24 the lamp AL, the circuit c<2> of the magnet T being transferred to the key tr. The operations described up to this point take place even if the calling subscriber should have hung up his telephone, the line relay R being kept energized over contact 19 until the magnet T is energized, and then over contacts 12, 13 and 23. Insertion of the plug st breaks the contact 23 but completes at 26 a holding-circuit for the magnet T which is independent of the line relay contact 9. The operator at B disconnects herself by opencircuiting the magnet T by means of the key tr. In a semi-automatic system, the contacts t<1>, K are replaced by a key controlled by the operator to whom the subscriber is first connected.
Patent GB-191123993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Detachable Wheels.
Inventor: GIRARDOT LEONCE
IPC: B60B3/18
Filed: 1911-10-30
Granted: 1912-02-08
Abstract: 23,993. Girardot, L. Nov. 21, 1910, [Convention date]. [Addition to 5590/11.] No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Nuts. - In lock-nuts for securing detachable wheels as described in the parent Specification, the lever n is formed with a lug s adapted to bear on a flange r formed on the detachable hub, in order to withdraw the hub while unscrewing the nut.
Patent GB-191124091-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Synchronising Talking Machines & Cinematograph or Moving Picture Machines.
Inventor: DONISTHORPE FRANK WORDSWORTH
Filed: 1911-10-31
Granted: 1912-10-17
Abstract: 24,091. Donisthorpe, F. W. Oct. 31. Differential speed indicators.-A phonograph is synchronized with a kinematograph by the use of an audible or flash signal on the phonograph in combination with a similar signal on the kinematograph, the latter being rotated to correspond. Fig. 2 shows the signal device attached to the phonograph spindle g and consisting of two gear-wheels f, e, the latter carrying a leaf spring d adapted to engage a stud a on an insulated boss b and thereby to make a regular clicking noise or to complete an electric circuit whereby a flash signal is made. Fig. 3 shows the kinematograph handle k which rotates, through gear-wheels m, n, a cam o against which presses a leaf spring s, so that the clicking noises sound together.
Patent GB-191200281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Molding Sand Riddles.
Inventor: BARNES SOLOMON
IPC: B22C5/06
Filed: 1912-01-03
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 281. Barnes, S. Jan. 3. Mould and core materials. - An automatic moulding-sand riddle is supported by pivots 9 at one end and by spiral springs 13 at the other. The bottom of the riddle consists of longitudinal bars 5, and sand carried by conveyer brackets 2 falls thereon, causing the riddle to oscillate. The springs 13 rest on a bar 15 supported by pins 16 which can be inserted in any of the holes 17 to vary the inclination of the riddle to discharge the refuse into the box 17<1>.
Patent GB-191205809-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Protective and Non-skid Covering for Pneumatic and other Rubber Tyres for Motor Cars and other Vehicles.
Inventor: WOODMAN JAMES
IPC: B60C27/16
Filed: 1912-03-07
Granted: 1913-02-20
Abstract: 5809. Woodman, J. March 7. Tread bands, projections, and surfaces.- A protective non - skid cover for pneumatic and other tyres comprises transverse pieces b<1> of leather, metal, or other material of V-form, which are'secured at their ends by metal pieces e, e<1> to adjustable side rings a, a<1>. The pieces b<1> are preferably spaced apart by short tubes g, g<1>, and the parts are cut so that the pieces are inclined to the side rings. In the case of leather pieces b<1>, these are protected by metal plates h riveted thereto. In a modification, a copper strip overlapping an adjacent piece b<1> is secured to each piece b<1>. A canvas cover may be placed between the tyre and the non-skid cover.
Patent GB-191212492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Universal Elastic Joints for Motor-cars.
IPC: F16D3/62
Filed: 1912-05-25
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 12,492. Lancia & Co. July 15, 1911, [Convention date]. U n i v e r s a l joints; clutches, friction; shaft couplings. - Comprises an elastic universal coupling for the driving- shafts of motor-vehicles, which may be combined with a friction clutch. The driving - shaft 1 carries the fly - wheel 8 having an inner rim, in which works a spherical head 3 connected to the driven shaft 4 through a disk clutch 12. The head 3 is formed with arms 5 situated in a plane midway between two planes, in which are arranged hooks 6 carried by the fly-wheel. The arms 5 and hooks 6 are connected by springs 7, which transmit the drive, and the tension of which can be adjusted by nuts 7<1>.
Patent GB-191213337-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Internal Combustion Engines.
IPC: F02M61/00
Filed: 1912-06-06
Granted: 1913-06-06
Abstract: 13,337. V÷ster & Widmann, vorm O. Tournier Ges. Feb. 6, [Convention date]. Spray carburettors. - In a two-stroke-cycle engine which compresses air with the front face of its piston, charges which enter the passage c are carburetted at b. The float-chamber i surrounds the passage c, with which it is in constant communication through a branch pipe k, and has two floats connected together by a pivoted-spindle q. The top of the wall h may be sloped in either direction to carry away surplus fuel. A throttle valve l is provided in the passage c.
Patent GB-191215295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Step Ladders and the like.
Inventor: BOSWELL CECIL ROBERT
IPC: E06C1/16
Filed: 1912-07-01
Granted: 1913-05-08
Abstract: 15,295. Boswell, C. R. July 1. Ladders.-The sides A and treads B of stepladders are formed from a sheet-metal blank by bending the side edges to a channel section and slitting the body of the blank, the tongues being bent out, and the free edges of the tongues being cut to size and then bent down and riveted to the sides or to lugs formed on the sides. The top step is formed of box flaps by 'bending along the lines V, U, T, S, R and turning in side-pieces Z. The front portions of the treads 'are bent, so as to be vertical when the stepladder is in use, and the covers of the treads are rounded. The upper surfaces of the treads may be roughened or covered with wood to prevent slipping. The back legs C are of angle section, and are hinged to a cross-piece H, which is centrally pivoted to a cross-bar on the ladder portion. Combined hand guards and catches E are provided on the ladder, and consist of sliding bolts with bent ends, which prevent the back legs from completely closing on the ladder accidentally and can be turned to engage the back legs when they are closed. Hand-holes W are made in the sides, and the lower ends of the sides and legs are bent to form flat surfaces to rest on the ground.
Patent GB-191222987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Operating upon Soles before Attachment to Shoes.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: A43D43/02
Filed: 1912-10-08
Granted: 1913-10-08
Abstract: 22,987. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Oct. 8. Pile supports for sheet feeds; sheet - separators; sheet-registering devices.-In a machine for operating upon soles cut to shape before their attachment to shoes, the sole blanks are fed consecutively from the bottom of a hopper 128 by fingers 131 which engage the rear of each blank and are reciprocated from a rock shaft 135 operated from a cam shaft 22. Each blank is adjusted laterally before leaving the hopper by an endpusher actuated by the mechanism which returns the fingers 131. This blank feed serves to present each sole in its initial position on the work table 17 and abutting against an edgegauge, carried by the work-support bracket 57 and an edge-stop mounted on the frame of the machine.
Patent GB-191225017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tobacco Pipes and Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
Inventor: WILSON JOHN
IPC: A24F1/08
Filed: 1912-11-01
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 25,017. Wilson, J. Nov. 1. Tobacco pipes and cigar and cigarette holders are constructed with a short bowl stem b and a stem c having a wide bore which is lined with a lining f of glass, metal, &c. A metal or other plug g having a small aperture h is fitted at the mouthpiece end. The plug may be split to enable it to be retained in position or it may be fitted with a side spring or other device. A plug or trap i of various forms may be inserted in the large bore of the bowl stem.
Patent GB-191301249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Guiding Fabrics to Stentering and other Machines, applicable also for Expanding Fabrics.
Inventor: WOOD GRANVILLE
IPC: D06C3/00
Filed: 1913-01-16
Granted: 1914-01-15
Abstract: 1249. Wood, G. Jan. 16. Feeding and registering webs.-Modifications of the apparatus described in Specifications 14,355/01 and 6462/04, [both in Class 42, Fabrics, Dressing &c.], comprise menns whereby each of the sets of rollers gripping the selvedge is swivelled automatically by a force independent of that produced by the moving fabric, for the purpose of keeping the fabric evenly distended and central in feed. Each set of rollers a, a', Fig. 3, is carried on a bracket b pivoted in ball bearings in a bracket c fixed to the frame of the stentering, drying, calendering, or like machine. The upper roller a' is corrugated for stretching the fabric, the lower rollers or roller a being of rubber-covered metal. The rollers are held by a spring i in the position shown in Fig. 4 for greatest stretching, stops being provided on the frame and bracket b to limit the motion of the bracket. When the fabric during feed wanders out of the straight line, it moves a finger m in the plate l and through pivoted rods o, p rotates a valve g to admit pressure air behind a piston e and move the frame b and rollers through a rod f. The rollers when thus swivelled direct the fabric away from the finger m, which then falls, and the valve g returns to its original position, exhausting the air behind the piston e into the atmosphere. The apparatus may be arranged so that the spring normally tends to move the rollers parallel to the selvedge, and the piston is then normally open to the compressed air, which is exhausted to move the rollers when the fabrics wander out of the line of feed. A sliding valve may replace the rotary valve, and the construction of the finger m and its connective gearing may be modified. A vacuum instead of compressed air may be used for moving the piston e. Instead of a piston and cylinder, an electro-magnet may be used to swivel the rollers, the finger m or an equivalent wheel serving to make or break the electric circuit to the solenoid.
Patent GB-191302394-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process of Obtaining Stereoscopic Films.
Inventor: MARECHAL AUGUSTE HENRI
IPC: G03B35/00
Filed: 1913-01-29
Granted: 1914-01-29
Abstract: 2394. MarÚchal, A. H. Jan. 30, 1912, [Convention date]. Kinematograph apparatus.-In order to produce stereoscopic pictures, two negative films are taken by means of a stereoscopic camera in such a way that on each film the pictures are separated by blanks of the same size as the pictures. The two films are superposed so that the pictures on one film are above the blank spaces on the other, and a single positive is printed from them. This positive is then projected through a single lens. In a modification, two negatives are obtained by simultaneous exposures, the pictures succeeding each other without blanks. A positive is produced from each, and the positives are simultaneously projected in superposition.