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Patent GB-190718430-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Roller-blind Shutters for Photography and Indicator Mechanism in connection therewith.
Inventor: LANCASTER WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1907-08-15
Granted: 1908-06-18
Abstract: 18,430. Lancaster, W. J. Aug. 15. Shutters, roller-blind. The winding-mechanism is used in conjunction with an indicator which includes adjacent to each slit-aperture figure a table for speeds consequent upon winding the spring to different extents. The blind contains apertures of different widths, and one complete revolution of the winding-wheel serves for all the slits. A system of stops co-operates with a lever arm to hold the shutter in any one of the series of positions corresponding to the blind apertures and arrest it in the next position after release. The tables g<2>, Figs. 1 and 7, for the apertures shown on the indicator dial g<1> show the speeds for the extent to which the spring is wound indicated by the dial j. The pointer f is on the winding-wheel e, Fig. 3, which is wound from a small pinion b<1>. The spring-controlled release arm i has a turned-round end i<4>, Fig. 8, and springs back so as to allow the chamfered stops h to pass in winding. The inner stops h serve for the purpose of holding the shutter normally set, and, when released, the shutter runs down until the next outer stop h<1> is arrested. In the Provisional Specification, the stop and release mechanism comprises a.ratchet-tooth or cam wheel attached to the larger gear-wheel with ratchet-like teeth or shoulders and a spring pawl lever operated from outside.
Patent GB-190718914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam-cooking-vessels.
Inventor: EHRSAM-JETZER VERENA
Filed: 1907-08-22
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 18,914. Jetzer, V. Ehrsam-. Aug. 22. Safety-valves for steam cooking-vessels are constructed to relieve both internal and external pressure and at the same time are adapted to allow water to be introduced. In the construction shown in Fig. 8<a>, 30 is the inlet and 31 the outlet valve. The device is attached to the tube 4 by the wire bail shown in Fig. 9, water being admitted to the tube by removing the valve. In Fig. 10, 38 is the/ outlet and 37 the inlet valve, of which the former normally covers a number of perforations. The valve tensions are adjustable.
Patent GB-190727288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Pick Heads usable with Removable Points, and the like.
Inventor: FRASER FRANCIS
Filed: 1907-12-10
Granted: 1908-04-30
Abstract: 27,288. Fraser, F. Dec. 10. Combination tools.-The head of a pick is socketed at h to receive the wedge-shaped shank g of a point e. The socket h is formed in an ear j on the head c, and allows the shank to project through. A transverse rear wedge d through the projecting end of the shank g may be provided for locking the point. The head c is provided with a hammer head a and a strengthening-lug b. The head may be provided with two sockets each with a removable point. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the bottom o of the socket h meets the top k of the head c at an obtuse anglep.
Patent GB-190727759-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with the Spindles of Spinning Machinery.
Filed: 1907-12-17
Granted: 1908-06-04
Abstract: 27,759. Pugh, Ltd., C. H., and Bull, G. F. Dec. 17. Making apparatus for spinning yarns and threads. -The pivoted plate for a holding-down arrangement is formed from sheet metal by stamping or raising processes, and is provided with a socket or like part of sufficient depth to receive the end of the holding-down hook. The blank A, Fig. 7, is formed with side flanges a<2>, Fig. 4, a lip a<3> at the front and at the rear, with a turned-down edge which is nipped to form a tubular part d, into which the end of the hook e is screwed, riveted, or welded. A portion at the rear of the blank may be drawn down to form a socket for the end of the hook, or a block g, Fig. 11, may be welded to the 'holder and pierced by a screw-threaded hole to engage the end of the hook e. The hook e and body a may be made in one piece, as shown in Fig. 13.
Patent GB-190803967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-propelled Road Vehicles
Inventor: STRAKER SIDNEY
Filed: 1908-02-21
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 3967. Straker, S. Feb. 21. Motor road vehicles.-In self-propelled vehicles designed with a well at the back, the rear axle b is bent twice at right-angles so as to extend in front of the well a. The well can thus be brought close to the ground. At the middle of the axle is fixed an eye-bolt c attached by a bolt d to a bracket e depending from a cross-bar of the frame. This attachment allows the axle to turn about the bolt d to act as a radius rod.
Patent GB-190809022-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Attachment Cycles to be used as a Cycle Stand.
Inventor: FIELDS THOMAS
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1908-07-02
Abstract: 9022. Fields, T. April 25. Supports.-In a stand or support for cycles, a bar a pivoted to a clip C upon the head is arranged so that when turned down into the operative position its upper end engages a clip B upon the top tube, and the bar is thus prevented from swinging about. The bar consists of a pair of telescoping members fixed in the desired position by a headed set-screw &c. d. The clips may be screwed into the frame members, or they may be arranged to grip these parts. The upper end of the bar may be in the shape of a ball.
Patent GB-190809692-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Railway Vehicle Draw Gear.
Inventor: SPENCER ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 9692. Spencer, A. May 4. Draw-gear.-Relates to continuous draw-gear in which draw-bar cradles are embodied, and consists in providing resilient connexions between the draw-bar and headstock for absorbing the shocks occasioned by the engagement of the draw-hook shoulders with the headstocks when starting or stopping the vehicles. In the preferred form, the hook shoulders n<1> bear against a sleeve f, which is of square cross-section and slides in a guide e, fixed to the headstock a by collars b and nuts d provided on bolts c. A spring i is arranged between a plate k bearing against the inner end of the sleeve f, and a second plate h retained by nuts g on the bolts c.
Patent GB-190813078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Motor Controllers.
Inventor: SCHATTNER ERNEST
Filed: 1908-06-19
Granted: 1909-03-18
Abstract: 13,078. Schattner, E., and Amberton, R. June 19. Switches. -Relates to the known method of retarding the switching-on movement of the arm of a motor controller, by using a staggered guideway with cam and arresting surfaces engaging with a gravity or other pawl on the switch arm. The invention consists in applying this method to a starter for stationary motors as distinct from a controller of, for example, the tramway type. The guideway d, Fig. 1, is entered by a pawl c, Figs. 1 and 2, which is pulled by a spring a towards the pivot of the switch arm. In a modification, the plate in which the guideway is formed is arranged at right-angles to the switchboard.
Patent GB-190815081-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pumps suitable for Inflating (and Deflating) Pneumatic Tyres, Footballs and the like.
Inventor: PATERSON CHARLES
Filed: 1908-07-16
Granted: 1909-01-14
Abstract: 15,081. Paterson, C. July 16. Inflating.- A doubleaction pump for inflating and deflating tyres, footballs, &c. is provided with two pistons G, H arranged on the same rod at a distance apart rather less than half the length of the pump cylinder. The air inlet E is midway between the ends of the cylinder. The outlets J, K, which are provided with valves, are at the ends of the cylinder and open into an outer cylinder B provided with an outlet F. Owing to this arrangement the stroke of the piston is little more than half the length of the cylinder, and the cup-leathers of the pistons serve as inlet valves. In a modification the outer cylinder B is replaced by a small cylinder beside the main cylinder, and the outlet valves are arranged close to the outlet.
Patent GB-190815868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Signalling upon Railways.
Inventor: BUCKELL HENRY
Filed: 1908-07-25
Granted: 1909-06-03
Abstract: 15,868. Buckell, H., and Mulley, A. R. July 25. Switches carried upon railway vehicles and operated by engagement with strikers upon the track. Pendent levers j, k are mounted to swing backwards and forwards in a box having four switches o, o, o', o' with push-rods l, l<1> in position to be moved by the lever. If the lever j, as shown in Fig. 7, is moved to the right, the switches o, o are closed ; if moved to the left, the switches o<1>, o' are closed. The switches for the lever k are arranged oppositely to those for the lever j, so that opposite effects result on the movement of the lever k.
Patent GB-190820006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Razors.
Filed: 1908-09-23
Granted: 1909-03-11
Abstract: 20,006. Wilkinson Cutlery and Plate Co., and Kirschbaum, H. Sept. 23. Razors, safety. Relates to double-edged safety razors in which without reversal of the blade either edge can be used at will, and consists in applying to such razors a holder which can be released for removal and replacement of the blade by the simple pressure of a thumb-piece. The part d of the longitudinally-divided guard, Fig. 1, has tongues d<1>, Fig. 3, which slide in grooves a' formed in the underside of the fixed part a, being held in position by a plate e. A spring f acts on a thumb-piece d<2> to close the parts a, d so that they grip the blade between the lugs g and by pressing the piece d<2> the parts are separated. The post b is adjustably secured to the handle by known means.
Patent GB-190820522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and applicable to Circular Knitting Machines.
Inventor: WOODWARD CHARLES RICHARD
Filed: 1908-09-30
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 20,522. Woodward, C. R. Sept. 30. Circular knitting- machines.-The machine is stopped either directly by means of the handlever 13, or indirectly by the failure or faultiness of yarn through a rod 24. The yarn supports two detectors 17, 15 pivoted at 17<a>, 15<a> to a hanging lever 19 resting against a stud 23 on the rod 24. The detectors in falling depress a poised pawl 20 into the teeth of a continually - rotating ratchet 21. The lever 19 is thus turned on its pivot and shifts the rod 24, which knocks out the hand-lever 13 and allows a spring to draw a detent 11 into the teeth of a ratchet 7 forming the central part of a friction clutch. In the case of fast-running machines a brake can also be applied. The ratchet 7 is mounted on balls which run from the shallow part of their race to a deeper part when the ratchet is arrested, thus releasing the outside parts of the friction clutch. The lever 24 may also be operated by a hook-ended lever 26 mounted close to the circle of needles.
Patent GB-190824039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kettle or the like Handles.
Inventor: STEVENS ERNEST
Filed: 1908-11-10
Granted: 1909-05-20
Abstract: 24,039. Stevens, E. Nov. 10. Making hollow-ware.-A tubular bow handle for a kettle &c. is made from a blank 21, Fig. 1, with notches 22, which is bent successively into the forms shown in Figs. 7 and 12, a depression 29 being made if desired in the flat outer side of the end. By this method, a hole for ventilation is left at the point corresponding with the notches 22 of the original blank. The ends may be strengthened by means of ribs or additional plates. Further ventilation holes may be formed in the handle, and the handle may be pivoted to the vessel.
Patent GB-190824258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Temporary Binders or Loose Sheet Holders.
Inventor: HARRY FRANKLIN BUSHONG
Filed: 1908-11-11
Granted: 1900-01-01
Abstract: 24,258. Bushong, H. F. Nov. 11, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Filing papers &c.-In a loose-leaf binder of the kind comprising clamping-bars 2 hinged by pivots 4 to covers 1 containing binding-cords 6 attached at one end to a screw adjusted cross-bar 10, the clamping-bars are provided with bearings 13 on their inner faces, so that when the covers are opened or closed the binding-cords 6 are swung across the axes of the pivots 4 and the tension of the cords is varied, being greatest when the covers are partly opened. The binding-cords thus tend to hold the covers in either the closed or open position. The sheets 14 are preferably provided with a thin portion 16 in front of the cord-engaging notches so that they are held securely by the clamping- bars. The thin portions 16 also act as a hinge for the sheets.
Patent GB-190825797-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Glass Annealing Furnaces or Ovens and the like.
Inventor: REMBAUX LEON
Filed: 1908-11-30
Granted: 1909-10-21
Abstract: 25,797. Rembaux, L. Nov. 30. Annealing-ovens.-In apparatus for annealing glass, comprising a series of gas-heated ovens of successively lower temperatures and having dampers arranged between them, the first oven 2 is employed for preliminarily heating the truck, the ovens 3, 4 are provided below the sole with flues containing refractory heat-absorbing material, and means are provided for returning the trucks, after their exit, to the first oven of the series. The sole of the oven 2 is formed with openings through which pass the combustion products from burners 15 supplied with gas from a pipe 26. From the oven 2, the gases escape through a passage 17 into a chamber 16<1> beneath the oven 3. This chamber is provided with chequer brickwork, and the gases escape therefrom through openings 17<1> into the oven 3 and then pass downwards through a similar chamber 16, whence they escape to the chamber beneath the oven 4. The greater part of the gases from the chambers 4, 5, &c. escapes through dampered openings 9, 10, &c., and the last ovens 7, 8 of the series are not provided with special means for heating them. Simultaneously-operated dampers 18 are fitted between the ovens, and the sole-plates of the ovens are fitted with rails or with wheels for the transport of the trucks or tables, respectively. In operation, a truck previously heated in the oven 2 is transferred to the oven 3, and, the dampers 18 being closed, a glass plate from the casting-table 23 is placed upon the table through a side opening in the oven. The two series of ovens are charged alternately, and hoists 21, 22 are provided so that when the glass is removed from the end compartments the trucks may be returned over a railway at the top of the structure to the ovens 2, 2<1>.
Patent GB-190827336-A (GB)
Title: Elastic Wheel.
Inventor: GARCHEY LOUIS ANTOINE
Filed: 1908-12-16
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 27,336. Garchey, L. April 29, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Springs.-Relates to the elastic members in telescopic wheel spokes comprising superposed elastic elements. In the form shown in Fig. 2, each element consists of a ring of india-rubber a fitted with an outer metal band c and with or without an inner metal band b. The elements co-operate with intermediate hard rings d of variable crosssection, and are fitted upon a tube g, supporting at its lower flanged end h a ring f, and screwing into an eye p at its upper end. The lower eye o is screwed to a rod i, which engages a ring e at the other end of the series by means of projections l passing through slots in the tube g. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, an india-rubber tube r is fitted with metal collars s, the effect of which is to cause the intermediate zones of india-rubber to act as elastic elements. The elements may be of elliptical section. In the form shown in Fig. 7, the elements consist of Belleville washers, set face to face in pairs and enclosed between a washer at the end of the rod and the bottom of the tube.
Patent GB-190900438-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydraulic Power Mechanism.
IPC: F03C1/06
Filed: 1909-01-07
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 438. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., Murray, C. H., and Johnston, F. G. D. Jan. 7. Liquid-pressure engines; machines and apparatus. -Hydraulic apparatus for rotating a shaft in the same direction and at the same rate as the handoperated or controlled valve spindle comprises a number of pistons working in cylinders and bearing on a swash - plate connected to the shaft, a valve co-axial with the driven spindle, and means for limiting the movement of the valve so that the movement of the swash-plate corresponds to the movement of the valve. Fig. 1 shows a sectional view of the apparatus. The valve h is rotated by hand and admits fluid to the single-acting cylinders a, the rods d of the pistons b being connected to the swash-plate c, which is connected to the driven shaft f. Fig. 2 shows the method of gearing the shaft f with the gear-wheel o. This wheel is loose on the valve spindle and carries a projection n, which in conjunction with the pinp limits the movement of the valve-operating crank h<1>. Where it is desired to give the shaft a very definite step-by-step movement of rotation, the back of the swash-plate is made in the shape of a pyramid having as many sides as there are cylinders. Preferably the ports are so arranged that when the engine comes to rest, half the cylinders are open to exhaust and half to pressure.
Patent GB-190910669-A (GB)
Title: Panoramic Pictures.
Inventor: WHITE EDWARD NELSON
IPC: G03B37/02
Filed: 1909-05-05
Granted: 1909-11-11
Abstract: 10,669. White, E. N. May 5. Panoramic photography and apparatus.-For producing panoramic and other photographs comprising a series of sections blended so as to show no dividing line between adjacent views, a lens cap 17 with a slotted front 18 is used to graduate the exposure towards the ends of the film, the graduated strips being included twice over in adjacent exposures. The size of the opening 18 depends upon the distance from the lens. The back of the camera is marked with a vertical arrow, and a dial 20 on the tripod head is graduated to indicate the rotary movement for adjacent sections which overlap to the extent of the graduated strip. The process is equally applicable for blending a series of pictures of the same object in different positions.
Patent GB-190912419-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Single-trigger Double-barrel Sporting Guns.
Inventor: PETERSEN ROBERT JULIUS
IPC: F41A19/21
Filed: 1909-05-26
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 12,419. Petersen, R. J., [trading as Hollis & Sons, I.], Whittington, H., and Whittington, R., [trading as Whittington & Sons, T.]. May 26. Single - trigger mechanisms. - Relates to single-trigger double-barrel sporting-guns of the type in which the trigger 3, Fig. 3, carries a pivoted catch 4, Figs. 2 and 3, with arms projecting on either side, and a spring-actuated sliding plunger 11, which co-operates with inclined projections in front of the catch to retain the catch in either extreme position, sliding members 6 controlled by spiral springs 8 being provided on either side of the trigger, and such members being actuated by the fall of the hammers 7 to push the catch over from beneath one sear to a position beneath the opposite sear, and a hand-lever being also provided on the underside of the gun to set the catch to fire right-left or left-right at will. According to the present invention, in such guns a roller 12 is provided at the nose of the plunger 11, and the pivoted catch 4 has at its lower end a lever 5 by which the catch is set to fire either barrel first. The mechanism 13 to prevent involuntary firing of the second barrel is of known type.
Patent GB-190913162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Stand-pipes for Hydrants and the like.
Inventor: TEMPLEMAN THOMAS
IPC: E03B9/12
Filed: 1909-06-04
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 13,162. Templeman, T. June 4. Swivelling joints for stand-pipes for hydrants comprise a jointing-piece 1, formed with a ball -race 4 and adapted to receive the pipe 5 carryi n g the corresponding ball-race. A water-tight joint between the two is made by packing 11 and a gland-nut 10. A locking - screw 12 is fitted to bear on the flange 7.
Patent GB-190914210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Bed Motions of Printing Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: B41F3/58
Filed: 1909-06-17
Granted: 1910-06-02
Abstract: 14,210. Lock, W. H., and Pearce, H. June 17. Cylinder machines.- Relates to bed-reciprocating apparatus of the " Miehle " type, and consists in the provision of means whereby the wear of the crank-roller and of the steels on the bed, due to the rapid reversal of the roller as it passes from driving contact with one to the other steel, may be reduced. The rol!er 3 is provided with an annulus 5 of compressed fibre, slightly larger in diameter than the roller 3, and secured between the part 3<b> and the ring 6 by screws 7. As the roller, rotating in one direction, comes into contact with the other steel, which tends to rotate it in the other direction, the fibre ring 5 makes contact and arrests the rotation of the roller before the ring 5 is compressed sufficiently for the steel parts to come into contact.
Patent GB-190919142-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Attachment for Supporting and Holding the Spare Tyre-carrying Rims or Wheels on Motor Vehicles.
IPC: B62D43/02
Filed: 1909-08-20
Granted: 1910-08-18
Abstract: 19,142. Keegan, F., and Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co. Aug. 20. [Cognate Application, 6498/10.] Stands and brackets for, mounting and securing reserve wheels on vehicles. - Spare wheels and rims are carried on motor-vehicles by a carrier which permits the wheel to be rotated and also moved away from the side of the vehicle into a convenient position for executing repairs. The carrier may be detached and used as a stand or support in show rooms, garages, and like places. Fig. 3 shows one construction of carrier specially adapted for carrying wheel rims. The wheel rim is fastened by lugs to a member a, which is rotatably connected to a member b. The lower end of the member b is connected by links to two brackets c<2> on the footboard, while the upper end is connected by a slotted link f to the vehicle body. A clamping-device g enables the carrier to be secured either close to the side of the vehicle, or in an extended position similar to that shown in dotted lines. In another construction, the upper end of the member b is free, and the lever corresponding to f is pivoted to the car body. A strap and a notch on the lever respectively secure the members in the carrying and extended positions. Fig. 7 shows the detailed construction of the adjustable lug shown at a', Fig. 3, which, together with two fixed lugs, is used to secure the wheel rim to the member a. The plunger h is advanced by the screw h<1>, which has a pin-and-slot connexion with the handwheel i<2>. Ratchet teeth i<3> prevent reverse rotation of the hand-wheel until they are disengaged by moving the hand-wheel axially to extend the spring h<6>. Figs. 9 and 11 show a construction of carrying device for complete wheels. The flange j<1> of the member is linked to the footboard as before, and is connected to the bracket e by the slotted link k. A pawl l engages the notch l<1> in the link to maintain the members in the carrying position, while the pin e<3> engages a notch in the slot to maintain the members in the extended position. The wheel hub may be carried on the member j or on the rotatable collar m. A pair of spring pawls n retain the hub on the member j.