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Patent GB-191229381-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Cleaning the Hulls of Ships or any kind of Vessel.
Inventor: BROWNE FREDERICK GEORGE
IPC: B63B59/08
Filed: 1912-12-20
Granted: 1913-12-22
Abstract: 29,381. Browne, F. G. Dec. 20. Hulls, cleaning mechanically. - Relates to apparatus in which the brush or cleaner and its operating-gear are carried by a support independent of the ship of which the hull is to be cleaned, and comprises means for pressing the cleaner to its work. In one example, the motor n and brush p<1> are suspended from a float a by a rigid rod l mounted to turn in a frame b on the side of the float a, and are held to the ship's side by the action of ropes w, q, passing around a winch r and connected respectively to the motor casing over pulleys x, w<1> and to the top of the rod l. Ropes 2 connected fore and aft of the float maintain the longitudinal position of the motor n. The winch r comprises a pair of winding-drums connected by a clutch so that the relative tensions in the ropes w, q may be adjusted. In a modification, the weight of the motor is taken by the rope w, and the relative height of the motor is adjusted by constructing the rod l as a rack and operating it by a pinion on the float a; or the rope q may alone be used to press the cleaner to its work, while the rope w supports the motor. In a further modification, the rope w is replaced by a rigid rod, and the rope q actuates a curved rod to force the cleaner against the ship's side. The rod l may be constructed of joined section lengths and may be mounted in a trunnion or gimbal bearing in the frame b.
Patent GB-191302929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Repeater Circuits.
Inventor: GRISSINGER ELWOOD
IPC: H04B1/58
Filed: 1912-03-27
Granted: 1913-03-27
Abstract: 2929. Grissinger, E. March 27, 1912. Telephonic repeaters; exchange systems.- Telephone repeating systems are arranged so that the relayed currents are impressed on two leads of a telephone line in parallel, the ground or a third wire being used as a return. Fig. 2 shows a system with an earth return in which currents from one station are received by the energizing-coils 40 of a relay of the kind described in Specification 7482/12. The transformer that transfers the relayed currents to line is provided, as shown, with a pair of windings in series with each side of the line. Two relay apparatus may be inserted in the line to send in opposite directions, and a second telephone circuit may be used as the return lead. The circuits at a sub-station may be arranged as shown in Fig. 4 with a transformer 105 connected to the receiver and to the earth circuit, or, as shown in Fig. 5, with two transformer windings p, p' connected across the two leads and with the earth connexion between them. Fig. 9 shows a system in which two subscribers 136<e1> and 137<c1>, are connected through two exchanges 135<e1> and through two other exchanges at which relays are provided. A third wire acting as a return is provided between the exchanges. The energizing-coils for the relays may be arranged in series with the secondary windings of the transformers which transfer the relayed currents to the line, and two relays may he fed from a common battery.
Patent GB-191305846-A (GB)
Title: Portable Cooking Stove Fitted with Oven and Boiler.
Inventor: FOWLER GEORGE
IPC: F24B1/20
Filed: 1913-09-08
Granted: 1914-04-09
Abstract: 5846. Fowler, G. Sept. 8. Block-form boilers.-A cooking and water-heating stove for use in a camp, a room, or on a vehicle comprises a large rectangular boiler A, forming the base.of the apparatus, a fire-box B, and an oven C, all detachably connected. The boiler A, which may have an arched or other underside, has a curb l round its upper side, vent pipes in the rear corners, a well for the ash-pan i, an overflow or water-withdrawing pipe e, a filling-device D, and water-circulating pipes m. The filling-device D consists of a part with a funnel d', and a cover d<3> secured by a bolt d<2>. The pipes d', e have caps for closing them when desired.
Patent GB-191308040-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process and Apparatus for Purifying Natural and Regenerated Rubber and other Matters Soluble in Hydrocarbons.
Inventor: DEBAUGE HENRY
IPC: C08C2/02
Filed: 1913-04-05
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 8040. Debauge, H. April 13, 1912, [Convention date]. [Addition to 1976/12.] Devulcanizing waste rubber; india - rubber, extracting resin from. -The process of purifying rubber described in the parent Specification is modified by keeping the hydrocarbon solution hot during the process of d i a l y s i s. Natural rubber may be freed from resin, and the sulphur may be removed from vulcanized rubber by this process. In the latter case, the rubber is treated first with cold xylene to remove the resins and free sulphur, and then subjected to treatment with hot xylene, and the solution is dialysed. A suitable apparatus for carrying out the dialysing process comprises a series of tubes c of unglazed porcelain, terra-cotta, &c., mounted in sockets d in circular channels D, E. The apparatus is placed in the solution, and solvent is supplied through the pipe H, the solution containing the sulphur &c. passing away through the outlet I. The semi-permeable membrane is formed by material separating during the process on to the unglazed porcelain &c.
Patent GB-191313518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Retort Furnaces.
Inventor: GOHMANN ARTHUR
IPC: C10B3/00
Filed: 1913-06-11
Granted: 1913-10-30
Abstract: 13,518. Gohmann, A. Nov. 18, 1912, [Convention date]. Retort furnaces. - A retort battery heated by flues formed in the walls between adjacent retorts, and provided with reversible regenerators for both gas and air, is divided into independent groups of retorts, any one of which groups can be shut down as desired. In the arrangement shown, vertical retorts 1 are heated by horizontal flues 4 connected in parallel at both ends to reversible regenerators 8, 9 for gas and air respectively. The groups of retorts are separated by thick walls 3, in the sides of which are formed heating-flues 4 connected to regenerators 8 or 9 and 10 or 11. The regenerators 10, 11 serve only one set of heating-flues, and are half the size of the remainder. All the regenerators are arranged vertically, and are connected at one end to a main flue 35 through a conduit 34 provided with regulating and stop valves, and at the other to a vertical distributing-conduit, 12 for gas, or 13 for air. From these conduits, side passages lead to the gas and air ports 25, 26 in the horizontal flues 4. Gas is supplied to the regenerators 8 from a main 40, and the flues 35 are connected up to a switch reversing- valve. Dampers 32 adjusted through passages 27 are provided for regulating the supplies of gas and air to the individual heating-flues.
Patent GB-191316932-A (GB)
Title: Improved means for Supporting and Moving Ships' Life Boats.
IPC: B63B23/18
Filed: 1913-07-23
Granted: 1914-10-23
Abstract: 16,932. Martin Patent Davit Co., and Wills, A. W. July 23. [Cognate Application, 26,633/13.] Transporting boats across ship decks.-Carriages c mounted on wheels b running on rails a on the deck are provided with a longitudinal bar j to support the keel of the boat. The carriage also carries raising and lowering gear for the keel support so that the carriage can be brought with the keel support down, beneath a boat resting on permanent chocks : the keel support is then raised to take the weight of the boat off the chocks, the latter are turned down, and the boat moved on the carriage to the davits. This gear consists of a rod h carrying worms g which gear with worm wheels f integral with pinions d gearing with racks e. The keel support j is carried by cross beams i to which the racks e are attached. Alternatively, the raising and lowering gear is provided on the permanent chocks so that the carriage is brought beneath a boat and the latter lowered on to the carriage. The carriages are propelled by worm gear as described in Specification 13,777/12 and the worm is arranged to be disengaged from its worm wheel so that the carriage when empty can be rapidly pushed out of the way. The worm shaft n is inclined upwards in each direction from an universal joint p so that the worm shaft can be driven conveniently from either end of the carriage.
Patent GB-191318342-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Low Boiling Point Hydrocarbons from those of Higher Boiling Point.
Inventor: HALL WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1913-08-12
Granted: 1914-11-12
Abstract: 18,342. Hall, W. A. Aug. 12. Mineral oils, purifying.-Hydrocarbons of low boiling-point, suitable for use in internal-combustion engines, are obtained from lubricating- oils, lamp oils, and other heavy hydrocarbons by agitating with a feeble alkali, such as lime-water, and adding aluminium or ferrous sulphate, the resulting curd-like precipitate and the water being afterwards separated.
Patent GB-191320612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces for Steam Boilers.
Inventor: WILLS WALTER RIDOUT
IPC: F23L1/02
Filed: 1913-09-12
Granted: 1914-07-16
Abstract: 20,612. Wills, W. R. Sept. 12. Steam - generator furnaces; grates; air, supplying.-Relates to furnaces of the kind in which the grate is mounted. in a pan of more or less semicircular section. The grate consists of perforated side members h and a bottom composed of transverse bars f as shown, or of perforated plates. Air is supplied through passages o formed between the side members h, the bearers d, and the pan, to the rear of the furnace where it is deflected by curved plates n and returns towards the front under the bars f, the supply being delivered mostly towards the front owing to the air spaces in the grate bottom diminishing towards the rear. The bars f may be rocking-bars connected to a rod passing to the furnace front. To the upper edges of the pan a are secured stiffening- bars b, which close in the upper sides of the passages o and serve to carry a brick arch r. This arch may be formed with air-heating passages communicating with the passages o and delivering over the fire.
Patent GB-191324423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches.
Inventor: KADOW WILLIAM
IPC: B25B13/24
Filed: 1913-10-28
Granted: 1914-04-02
Abstract: 24,423. Kadow, W. Oct. 28, Pivoted and sliding jaw wrenches. - The handle of a spanner is mounted on the base carrying the jaws in such a manner that it can be quickly adjusted at various angles thereto to facilitate operation in places difficult of access, the handle being free to swing on the base after giving it an outward pull to overcome yielding means, such as a spring, normally maintaining teeth on the two parts in locking position. The base 10 terminates in a pair of pivot lugs 23 formed with teeth 32 to engage similar teeth 30 on side plates 31 secured to the handle 25, which is connected to the base by a pin 27 passing through pivot holes in the lugs 23 and a longitudinal slot 28 in the handle, and is locked after angular adjustment by the spring 29 in the slot. The shank 12 of the jaw 13 is adjustable in the base 10 carrying the other jaw, and is adapted to be locked in the adjusted position by a spring-pressed wedge 17.
Patent GB-191327775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Purification of Liquids.
IPC: C02F3/28
Filed: 1913-12-02
Granted: 1914-10-22
Abstract: 27,775. Soc. Marcel Janvier et Cie. Feb. 3, [Convention date]. [Addition to 29,192/12.] Filters with horizontal filtering-partitions; filters with vertical filtering partitions; filters, air supply for; supplying liquid in connexion with filters.-A sewage filter for use in the system described in the parent Specification comprises separate tanks J, J' arranged one above the other and containing filtering-material supported on gratings Q with verticil end portions Q<1> arranged to leave passages o at alternate sides for the upward circulation of air. The tanks are constructed to fit upon one another. There is a preliminary strainer or filter at the top comprising sand, slag, coke, &c. placed between vertical perforated partitions h. From this upper filter, the liquid overflows through pipes i to an oscillating trough K. delivering to a corrugated and perforated distributing-plate j.
Patent GB-191328533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Crank Axles for Locomotives and the like.
Inventor: MATTHEWS THOMAS
IPC: B61C17/08
Filed: 1913-12-10
Granted: 1914-07-16
Abstract: 28,533. Matthews, T. Dec. 10. Driving-gear of crank type and coupling-rods, arrangement of.-In a crank-axle for locomotive and other engines, the inside cranks are formed by two easy bends in the axle a, the parts b, b<1> constituting crank-pins. The ends of the axle a are fixed eccentrically in the hubs of the wheels, while the outside journals f are fixed centrally in the wheel hubs or formed integral therewith, and carry pins g<1> for coupling-rods.
Patent GB-191400837-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Starting Internal Combustion Motors or Engines.
Inventor: BARNES FREDERICK JOHN TREVALLO
Filed: 1914-01-12
Granted: 1914-07-30
Abstract: 837. Barnes, F. J. T. Jan. 12. Turning-gear.-In a starting-device of the type comprising a convertible radial - cylinder, compressed-air pump and motor, and in which the valves are actuated mechanically during working as a motor and automatically during working as a pump, the admission and exhaust cams J, J<1> actuate the tappets N through distance-pieces M mounted on a rotatable sleeve L, by movement of which the lift of the valves may be reduced or the cams may be put out of action.
Patent GB-191402193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Cop or Pirn Winding Frames.
Inventor: HADDAN REGINALD
IPC: B65H54/14
Filed: 1914-01-27
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 2193. Haddan, R., [Maschinenfabrik Schweiter Akt.-Ges.]. Jan. 27. Tension arrangements. -In cop or pirn crosswinding frames in which the tension in the thread is increased as it is wound upon the conical nose of the cop, the thread is tensioned by a periodically-acting thread brake operating without an auxiliary tensioner. The thread 16 may be passed between a pair of tension disks 28, the pressure between which is controlled by a bent lever 22 and cam 24. The cam 24 is mounted on the same shaft 8 as the traverse cam 9, and the shaft is driven from the main shaft 3 by gearing 6, 7. The disks 28 are mounted loosely upon a pin 19 and are pressed together by a spring, the tension in which can be adjusted.
Patent GB-191404561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railroad Crossings.
Inventor: COOPER VORAS LOW
IPC: E01B7/30
Filed: 1914-02-21
Granted: 1914-08-07
Abstract: 4561. Cooper, V. L. Feb. 25, 1913, [Convention date]. Crossings with movable parts.-To present an unbroken surface to the vehicle wheels passing over railroad crossings, recesses are formed in the tread portions of the rails forming the crossing, and tread members are mounted therein and adapted to be moved longitudinally of the rail so as to close up the wheel-flange recesses that are not required. In the construction shown, the tread members 7 are all connected together through links 12, 16 so as to be operated simultaneously from the rodding 18.
Patent GB-191407001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Refrigerating Machines.
Inventor: HESKETH EVERARD
IPC: F25B41/00
Filed: 1914-03-19
Granted: 1915-03-19
Abstract: 7001. Hesketh, E., and Willcox, F. A. March 19. Refrigerating, compression machines and processes for.-In compression machines of the type in which the liquefied gas from the condenser is collected in a receiver and is cooled by allowing a part of it to evaporate, the vaporized portion being returned to the compressor dealing with the gas from the evaporator, the proportion of the volume of gas drawn from the receiver to that drawn from the evaporator is regulated by altering the gearing for operating the suction valves of the compressor. The arrangement may be such that, during a number of strokes, the compressor draws gas from the evaporator only, and then during the next stroke, from the receiver. In one arrangement, Fig. 1, gas from the evaporator D is admitted to a double-acting compressor A through a valve b at one end of the cylinder and through valves d<2>, b<1> at the other end, gas from the receiver C being admitted by a valve d<4> and a Corliss valve E. The Corliss valve may be operated from the crank-shaft a through toothed wheels a<1>, a<2>, by changing which the proportion of the volumes of gas from the two sources is regulated. Modifications are described in which a lift valve operated by a cam driven by the gearing a<1>, a<2> is used instead of the Corliss valve, and in which a piston valve operated by similar gearing is used, either for a single-acting or a double-acting compressor. According to the Provisional Specification, a ratchet device may he used to actuate the valve. Specification 9084/01 is referred to.
Patent GB-191412837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Fountain and like Pens.
IPC: B43K5/16
Filed: 1914-05-25
Granted: 1915-08-05
Abstract: 12,837. Klio-Werk Fabrik f³r Gebrauchsgegenstõnde Ges. April 6, [Convention date]. Reservoir pens. - In a pen of the type in which the nib e is mounted in a short carrier f having an external screw - thread m engaging an internal screw-thread c on the barrel a, the carrier f is provided with an internally threaded recess n adapted to be engaged by a threaded rod h mounted in the cap g. The nib is withdrawn into the barrel from its writing position by rotating the cap after placing it over the nib end of the pen. The threaded portion i of the rod h first engages in the recess n, and subsequently the nibcarrier f is disengaged from the thread c and carried on the rod h into the barrel. The cap is finally secured on the barrel in a position to seal the mouth of the reservoir by the engagement of an internal screw-thread l on the cap with an external screw-thread d on the barrel. The advancement of the nib to the writing position is effected by rotating the cap in the reverse direction.
Patent GB-191416367-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Railway Rails and the like.
Inventor: BAGLEY ALLEN
IPC: E01B5/08
Filed: 1914-07-09
Granted: 1914-12-31
Abstract: 16,367. Bagley, A. Jan. 2, [Convention date]. Rails, metallic builtup; chairs with separate jaws; chair keys.-Rails are built up of similar Z and reversed Z sections held together by lateral compressive strains, and butting at head and base so that their webs diverge from top to bottom. The rail may be secured in a chair having a jaw d, Fig. 1, integral with a base b and a separate jaw e secured by spikes c, the jaws d, c supporting the rail heads and being secured by bolts. In a modification, Fig. 6, the separate jaw h is shorter but a wedge i is used which supports the rail head, and the base b extends across the sleeper.
Patent GB-191417828-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bathing Huts.
Inventor: CLARKE ERNEST MICHAEL
IPC: E04H1/12
Filed: 1914-07-28
Granted: 1915-07-01
Abstract: 17,828. Clarke, E. M., and Pearson, L. July 28. Buildings, moving bodily. - A bathing-hut, light in construction and easily taken to pieces for storage, consists of light wooden side and top frames covered with canvas and bolted together and to a wooden floor by bolts R. The floor is provided with a pair of wheels B and one or two legs C having extended feet. Handles P, preferably hinged at Q, are provided.
Patent GB-191418643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin-freed Delivery Mechanism.
Inventor: AHRENS CHARLES
IPC: G07F11/14
Filed: 1915-02-05
Granted: 1915-06-17
Abstract: 18,643. Ahrens, C. Feb. 5, 1915. Delivery mechanism. - Apparatus for delivering spherical articles one at a time from a lower shoot f to an upper shoot j comprises a tube a, which contains a column of the articles, and is adapted to be raised and lowered bodily by means of a hand - lever h. During the upward movement of the tube, an article enters through a lateral aperture a<2> from the shoot f and rests on a fixed block e<1>; as the tube is moved back, the block e' forces up the column of articles, the lowest passing the non- return pawl c, and the uppermost being pressed through a lateral aperture a<3> into the shoot j by a spring a<4>.
Patent GB-191419057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Speed Controlling Devices for Electric Motors.
IPC: H02P7/06
Filed: 1914-08-25
Granted: 1915-08-19
Abstract: 19,057. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Aug. 25. Systems for continuous-current motors only.-A direct-current motor is held at a constant speed by a Tirrill regulator controlling a sbunt field resistance, and responsive to the armature current and to a current proportional to the motor speed. The resistance 32 in the circuit of the .shunt field 4 is connected across the contacts of a relay 30 which has an actuating-coil connected in series with the floating contacts on the arms 11, 14 of the regulator. The arm 11 is actuated by a coil 12 shunted across an inductive resistance 20 in the armature circuit. The arm 14 is actuated by a coil 15 connected to a generator 5 on the motor shaft and its movement is opposed by a coil 16, with a variable number of operative turns, shunted across the non- inductive resistance 21 in the armature circuit. A dash-pot 18 ensures the smooth and gradual motion of the arm 14. A rheostat 40 is included in the shunt field circuit, the steps of resistance being designed to give equal speed increments. The rheostat arm is connected mechanically to the arm of a resistance 41, with equal resistance steps, in the circuit of the generator 5. The positions of these rheostat arms fix the speed of the motor. Any increase of motor current increases the current in the coil 12, and the action of the regulator strengthens the motor field. By adjustment of the switch 19, the regulator may be set for constant speed, for increasing speed with increasing load, or for decreasing speed with increasing load. In a modification, the coils 12, 16 are connected in series and shunted across an inductive resistance in the armature circuit.
Patent GB-191422362-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Softening Water.
IPC: C02F5/02
Filed: 1914-11-11
Granted: 1915-08-12
Abstract: 22,362. Oelwerke Stern - Sonneborn Akt.-Ges. Nov. 13, 1913, [Convention date]. Liquids, purifying.-Water is softened by being treated with sodium phosphate at a high temperature; preferably the boiling-point. The boiling may be continued for several minutes.
Patent GB-191500556-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crushing, Grinding, and Pulverizing Machines.
Inventor: COWARD WILLIAM HENRY
IPC: B02C15/06
Filed: 1915-01-13
Abstract: 556. Coward, W. H. Jan. 13. Roller-and-ring mills.-In a machine of the revolving-ring type, the ring 4 is conical and revolves on large ball bearings 5 in a fixed outer casing 1. The roller 8 is also conical. and its shaft, which is mounted in a spherical bearing 9 and thrust bearing 12, is driven as shown. The shaft works between vertical guides 15 and is pressed down by an adjustable spring 13. The material is fed in through a trough containing a worm conveyer 24, and the crushed material is removed from the roller and ring by a semicylindrical scraper, which throws it into a screen 29 revolving with the ring. It passes from the casing by outlets 31, 32.