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Patent GB-190710086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Concrete Dams.
Inventor: COBURN HOWARD LINCOLN
Filed: 1907-05-01
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 10,086. Coburn, H. L. May 2, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Dams.-Concrete dams are so arranged that when built to a minimum height they are operative, and can be readily increased in height without altering the original structure. The deck a and apron b of a reinforced-concrete dam are connected by a crest c and provided with reinforcing- rods d. The space under the deck is subdivided by concrete buttresses. A relatively-low dam is first constructed as shown in Fig. 1, the upper part, shown in Fig. 2, being added when necessary. The deck and buttresses are supplemented by a temporary apron s, composed of planking secured to stringers f, which are held by bolts i in the buttresses. The upper edge of the deck is provided with a flange g. The buttresses have tierods h which are embedded in the concrete and project as far as the temporary apron. The buttresses e have angular or serrated edges, the faces constituting seats for the buttress-extensions e<1>. A modification of Fig. 1 is shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190711166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Generating High Tension Direct Electric Currents.
Inventor: HIGHFIELD JOHN SOMERVILLE
Filed: 1907-05-13
Granted: 1908-03-19
Abstract: 11,166. Highfield, J. S. May 13. Distributing. -High - tension direct current is produced by the employment of an alternator supplying energy to a number of series connected rotary converters through a static transformer, the converters being insulated. The alternating-current generator a driven by a prime-mover b is excited by a small shunt-wound machine h. The alternator a is connected to a constant-current transformer c, d. The secondary winding d has a number of tappings placed at equal intervals, and these tappings are connected to a correspondiog number of rotary converters e connected in series. The rotary converters e may be short-circuited by switches k, the current remaining constant by the action of the transformer. For three-phase alternators, three transformers are employed, while two or more transformers may be placed in parallel in each phase of the generator.
Patent GB-190718101-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Manufacture of Electric Insulating Materials, also suitable for Building Purposes.
Filed: 1907-08-09
Granted: 1908-04-23
Abstract: 18,101. Wunner 'she Bitumen Werke Ges. April 29, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Pitch.-A mixture of pitch and heavy coal tar oils is emulsified by means of alkalis or alkali carbonates and is then oxidized by means of inorganic oxides, for example the superoxides of barium, manganese, magnesium, sodium, or lead. The material so treated may be used for electric insulation, or, when mixed with Portland cement or similar materials, for building purposes. Sand and water glass may also be added.
Patent GB-190719504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hydraulic Punching, Swaging, Drawing and like Presses.
Inventor: ASTFALCK WILAND
Filed: 1907-08-30
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 19,504. Astfalck, W. Aug. 30. Drawing; forging ; punching.-Hydraulic drawing, forging, and punching presses, in which considerable force is required to separate the die from the work, are provided with auxiliary mechanism such as pistons' n in addition to the ordinary withdrawing piston g. The pistons n are automatically placed into operative position during the downward motion of the main ram b, the cross-head d engaging the rods o. Removable pieces o' serve to vary the point in the stroke of the main ram at which the rods o are engaged. In the press shown in the Figure, as the main ram reaches the work the high-pressure main is put into connexion with the ram by a pipe x, and by means of a pipe r the upper sides of pistons n are placed under pressure. When it reaches the end of the stroke, the pipes r, x are connected to exhaust and the undersides of pistons n are connected by pipes s to high pressure, whereby the main ram is lifted by an amount equal to the stroke of the pistons. The main ram then continues to be raised by the withdrawing piston g.
Patent GB-190720095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Relays for the Protection of Electric Circuits.
Inventor: EDGCUMBE KENELM
Filed: 1907-09-09
Granted: 1908-09-09
Abstract: 20,095. Edgcumbe, K., and Everett, E. I. Sept. 9. Switches; cut - outs. - In relays of the electric motor type employed for the protection of distribution systems, means are employed to adjust the current of the motor so as to admit of the same timing scale being used with different overloads or reversals. The time - element depends upon the distance through which a weight or the like has to be wound up before relay contacts are closed or a tripping catch is released. The invention is shown embodied in an overload relay of the induction motor type for alternating currents. The motor is wound with a coil fed from a current transformer, and has a disk k steadied by a permanent magnet m and capable of turning on its spindle g, thus winding up a card f attached at one end to a weight f<2> and at the other end to a beam a, which may be provided with a sliding weight for varying its resistance to movement. To set the time-element of the relay, the end of the beam is adjusted relatively to a scale i by a screw h. The spindle of the beam a carries carbon contacts d adapted to meet fixed contacts e. The card f slips on its spindle g after the contacts have met, so that chattering is prevented ; the contacts d are also mounted on a pivoted frame d', to render them self-alining with the contacts e. To adjust the current in, and hence the torque of, the motor, the coil l is provided with a series of graduated shunts, the terminals of which are arranged as a row of sockets p on a board o. A removable plug o' allows any one of the shunts to be completed. Resistances, shunts, condensers, or reactances may be employed. The invention may be applied to reverse-current relays of the induction motor type, and in general to automatic circuit-breakers, either for direct or alternating currents, operated by any type of electric motor.
Patent GB-190722824-A (GB)
Title: Improved Padded Furniture.
Inventor: STEIDLINGER FRANZ
Filed: 1907-10-16
Granted: 1908-10-15
Abstract: 22,824. Steidlinger, F. Oct. 16. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Fastenings for upholstery. A spring catch for fastening the frame of a removable cover to the main frame of a seat or other article of furniture, consists of a lever which is pivoted on the main frame b and has one end in the form of a push g, the other end being a hook f held by a spring h in engagement with a latch r fixed to the removable frame a. Specifications No. 18,878, A.D. 1898, No. 18,021, A.D. 1899, and No. 15,513, A.D, 1900, [Abridgment Class Furniture &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190726352-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Brush Holders for Electrical Machines.
Inventor: WOOLLISCROFT JOHN HAROLD
Filed: 1907-11-28
Granted: 1908-08-27
Abstract: 26,352. Woolliscroft, J. H. Nov. 28. Brush-holders for carbon and like brushes are made wholly or partly of wire, and are clamped to the bar on which they are mounted by a toggle device. The carbon block a slides in the loop b made of wire bent to form the fixed bar c and the eye d, and then coiled round the bar f and terminated in the eyes g. Pressure is applied to the brush a by a spring p and a bridge-piece q, which may be of fibre and is adjustable along the movable arm n, the middle part of which rests in a groove, which may be circular, in the block a, the ends being coiled round either the bar f or some part of the holder as shown. The toggle device consists of a U-shaped member k, the ends of which engage eyes g, the eyes m formed in it encircling the ends of the member h threaded through the loop d. By moving the member k, the diameter of the coils e is reduced, thus gripping the bar f. The arrangement may be varied by doing away with the loop band fixing the brush to the movable arm by such means as holes in the sides of the brush, into which the ends of the arms are trunnioned ; the arms tbemselves also engage in horizontal grooves in the sides of the brush to prevent it frum turning in the trunnions. In another form, connexion may be made to the pressure arm n and the flexible connexion s by a metal cap sprung over the upper part. The loop b may be a metal stamping and may be lined with insulation ; also the grips on the bar f may be of chain, thin sheet metal, or other suitable material. A gauge of insulating- material may be fitted to ensure the loop b being always fixed .at the same distance from the commutator. In another modification, pressure is obtained by a helical spring formed with an arm which is attached to the bar c by a link.
Patent GB-190802417-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Treating Skins.
Inventor: DELIGNON PAUL EMILE
Filed: 1908-02-03
Granted: 1908-05-21
Abstract: 2417. Delignon, P. E. Feb. 3. Hides and skins, tanned or tawed, treating.-Consists in a machine for stretching, drying, and oiling skins in one operation. The skins are placed on the cylindrical segments A of a rotating drum and pass successively beneath a putting-out cylinder H, a drying-roll J, and an oiling-roll K, which receives oil from a felt-bottomed reservoir L. The skins are clamped to the segments by bars D mounted on arms d, which are pivoted on the main spindle B and are connected by yielding linkages d<1> to levers E. These levers are pivoted at e to the segments A and have rollers engaging fixed cams F on the machine end-frames G and so shaped as to cause the bars D to grip the skins against the edges of the segments as they pass beneath the rollers H, J, K. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the cylinder H stretches the skin while it is tangential to the drum, thereby avoiding creasing, whereas in the form shown in Fig. 4, the line of contact between the skin and the knives occurs at a point corresponding to the roller J of Fig. 1, the rollers being shifted forward in the direction of rotation so as to be more nearly vertically above the axis B. The positions of the rollers H, J may be interchanged, and the distributing-roller K may be replaced by a wick dipping into the bath and trailing over the skin.
Patent GB-190804132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Indicating and Recording the Movements of Machinery, applicable for use in connection with Engine Room Telegraphs or the like.
Inventor: RUSH WALTER SCOTT
Filed: 1908-02-24
Granted: 1909-01-07
Abstract: 4132. Rush, W. S. Feb 24. Windin g - mechanism; overwinding, preventing.- In apparatus for recording the orders of a ship's telegraph and the movements of the engine, the record sheet is driven by a spring motor kept wound by a vibrating bar 39 operated from the engine by a wire which also operates the recording-point. The bar 39 carries a pawl 167 adapted to be thrown into gear with the winding-wheel by a rocking switch 168, when the spring barrel on running down brings a wheel 171 on its screwed spindle against the switch.
Patent GB-190809021-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reels for Clothes Lines.
Inventor: CANNEY HARRIET
Filed: 1908-04-25
Granted: 1908-06-25
Abstract: 9021. Canney, H. April 26, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Reeling.-The two ends of a clothes-line are respectively wound on and unwound from reels 7<a>, 8<a>, the line being also supported by pulleys which divide it into two parts on which the clothes are run out to dry and removed alternately. The drums are enclosed in a casing divided into three parts the middle part containing bevel-gearing through which the drums are driven in opposite directions by a handle. The line passes through slots 11, 12 in hinged doors on the casing. The bevel wheels 5, 6 may be locked by a pin 19 pressed in to engage the teeth of the wheels, the shank 19<a> being then pressed into the narrow portion of a recess 17<a>, Fig. 4, in the casing and held in position by shoulders 19<b> engaging the inner face. A spring 20 normally presses the pin outwards, the movement being limited by shoulders 16, 18.
Patent GB-190809627-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Floor-board Raising Device
Inventor: GUNNER CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1908-05-04
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 9627. Gunner, C. E., and Mott, W. H. May 4. Lifting-jacks.-An appliance for lifting floorboards comprises a combination of raising-screws and fixed screws. A girder piece A has two screws C, C<1> of special shape arranged therein in such a manner that they have a certain amount of free axial movement, limited by set-pins J, J<1>. These screws are first made to enter the board, which is then raised by means of lifting-screws K, K<1>, provided with footstep bearings B secured by grub-screws F. Fig. 3 illustrates a modified construction, allowing the device to be used for boards of different widths. Fig. 5 shows a method of winding simultaneously both lifting-screws The hand-wheel V turns a rod R having two worms S, S', which operate the worm-wheel nuts U,U'. In this case, the lifting-screws are enclosed in a hole which is not screwed, and are prevented from turning by a set-screw engaging a longitudinal slot.
Patent GB-190813006-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Valves.
Inventor: SOTHERN JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-18
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 13,006. Sothern, J. W., [Sinclair, J.]. June 18. Rotary disk valves; locking valves.-Fig. 1 shows a rotary disk valve in which the seating projects above the surrounding parts so that it is accessible for facing by hand, and in which means are provided for forcing the valve tightly to its seating when the valve is set, and for relieving the pressure when the valve is to be rotated. The casing A has an inlet B and two or more outlets C, C<1>, controlled by the valve E. A cover G, screwed or bolted to the casing, restricts the movement of the valve away from its seating. The cover has a ring M which may be cut down as required when the cover is being set. The valve is operated by a spindle N which is provided with a collar P adapted to be pressed down by a screwed sleeve T to force the valve tightly to its seat. By unscrewing the sleeve T, the pressure on the valve is relieved, and it may then be readily turned by the spindle N and a handle adapted to engage its squared end N<2>. The standards S and cross-head R may be separate pieces from the cover G, or they may be cast in one therewith.
Patent GB-190813483-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Protecting the Pneumatic or Rubber Tyres of Road Vehicles.
Inventor: HENSON ISAAC
Filed: 1908-06-25
Granted: 1909-05-06
Abstract: 13,483. Henson, I. June 25. Tyres, pneumatic &c.-Metal or other sections c holding wood or other blocks g, preferably projecting beyond the metal, are arranged close together on the tread of the tyre and are secured by chains l which engage the edges of the rim. The sections have flanges in which are cut short grooves h bounded by slots j which guide cross-bars k of oval cross-section on the ends of the chains l, thus allowing the engagement of the sections c by the chains to be adjustable. The inner ends of the chains may have adjustable hooks m. In a modification, the bases of the sections c are open and they are riveted to thin metal clips extending down in the form of gaiters to engage the rim of the wheel by means of claws which have pin-and-slot connexions with them.
Patent GB-190813897-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Treatment of Leaves and other Vegetable Matter for the Extraction of Fibre therefrom.
Inventor: DREWS JULIUS OSCAR
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1908-12-17
Abstract: 13,897. Drews, J. O. June 30. Materials for ropes.-Relates to an apparatus for treating vegetable matter such as the leaves and stems of banana or aloe plants in which the material is clamped in carriers and caused to travel by revolving drums into close proximity to cutting or scraping devices which remove the fleshy portions. The fibre obtained may be used for making ropes.
Patent GB-190815129-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Displaying Bottles and other Objects.
Inventor: NEWMANN ISAIAH ALFRED
Filed: 1908-07-16
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 15,129. Newmann, I. A. July 16. Folding boxes.-A device in the form of a proscenium having a stage or platform for displaying bottles &c. is made with a panelled concave back, which folds flat against the proscenium when packed. The two outermost panels c<1> are bent parallel to the front a, and are glued or otherwise attached to it. The two panels c<2> fold outwardly from each other and finally the remaining panels c rest flat against the proscenium a. The supporting-strip e for the platform b is grooved and attached to the back so as to bend in the opposite direction to the panels c.
Patent GB-190817672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Purifying and Softening Plant.
Inventor: BOYD HARRY
Filed: 1908-08-22
Granted: 1909-08-23
Abstract: 17,672. Boyd, H. Aug. 22. Water, purifying and softening filters.-The incoming water actuates a vertically-arranged set of buckets a, Figs. 1 and 2, and imparts motion to a chain of water-measuring buckets c in the tank a<1>, and to a chain of reagent-measuring buckets e' and an agitator f working in the division g of the tank a<1>. The water and reagent-liquor pass down a spout h to the mixing-tank i and thence to a series of filters k. The perforated plate m, Fig. 3, fits loosely in the tank k and has a tapered edge n or flange, fitting into a tapered seating o on the inside of the tank. Pipes l connect the upper part of each filter to the lower part of the succeeding one, and cocks are provided for the removal of any mud or sediment.
Patent GB-190820989-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Valve for Rock Drills and Analogous Reciprocating Appliances.
Inventor: RAYNER GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1908-10-05
Granted: 1908-12-10
Abstract: 20,989. Rayner, G. H. Oct. 5. Rock drills.-The distributing-valve consists of two perforated disks d, e connected by a spindle f. The cylinder a is provided with two exhaust ports k, l controlled by the piston. During the motion of the piston to the left, the port k is opened, and the port l closed. The fluid in the left-hand end of the valve-chest is exhausted, and fluid passes to the right-hand end of the valve-chest and acts upon the disk e to reverse the valve.
Patent GB-190826942-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Building Slabs.
Inventor: GLEITSMANN AUGUSTA AMELIA
Filed: 1908-12-11
Granted: 1909-09-23
Abstract: 26,942. Gleitsmann, A. A. Dec. 11. Slabs for the walls, partitions, roofs, and ceilings of fire-proof buildings, consist of two metal plates a, b secured to one another at a distance apart by screws, bolts, springs, angle-iron bands, or rivets c, and having the intermediate space, except adjacent to the sides or ends, filled with slag-wool, asbestos, millboard, or other non-conducting material d, which is held in position by are movable fire-proof band e. Figs. 3 and 4 show a number of slabs assembled together, the edge portions of the plates being bent inwards so as to fit between the edge portions of the plates of adjacent slabs, to which they are secured by soldering or other means. The outer slabs are secured by channel-bars g, a cross-bar h, and a base-plate f.
Patent GB-190827240-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Door and Window Hinge.
Inventor: FASBENDER FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1908-12-15
Granted: 1909-12-15
Abstract: 27,240. Fasbender, F. Dec. 15. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Hinges.-Relates to hinges for doors and windows of the kind comprising a partly threaded spindle on which the two leaves are rotatably carried, and wherein means are provided for adjusting the position of the leaves. The spindle 3 is provided with a ring 6 on which the leaf 1 rests. The lower leaf 2 is in screwed connexion with the spindle, so that, when the ring 6 is turned by a roa inserted in one of the holes 7, the leaves are moved relatively to each other. The screw 13 holds the spindle in any position.
Patent GB-190900774-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Body for Motor Cabs and other Carriages.
Inventor: SAYERS PHILIP
IPC: B60J7/14
Filed: 1909-01-12
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 774. Sayers, P. Jan. 12. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Cabs; hoods.-Motor-cab bodies of the limousine type are adapted to be opened after the manner of a landaulet. The rear portion of the roof is divided, one part a being pivoted to the forward portion of the roof and the other a<1> to the back panel c, which is itself hinged at e. Side windows f slide in grooves in the door frames b and in the back panel, and are lowered prior to the body being opened. The window in the back panel, if provided, is protected by a shutter when the panel is in the open position. Springs h connected to links g, g<1> are in tension when the panel c is open, and assist in raising it for closing. The springs may be arranged to operate towards each side of the fulcrum, so that when the panel is open they tend to retain it in that position and minimize jolting.
Patent GB-190902517-A (GB)
Title: Combined Portable Front Bars and Trivets for Fireplaces.
Inventor: RIDGE JOHN
IPC: F24B1/193
Filed: 1909-02-02
Granted: 1909-09-09
Abstract: 2517. Ridge, J. Feb. 2. Supports for articles to be heated.-A device for supporting utensils near the upper parts of the front of a " well " or other barless fireplace consists of one or more fire-bars a attached to end pieces b. A bow-shaped piece c, supported by struts d and extending over the fire, may be fitted to one of the fire-bars, preferably the uppermost. The upper ends of the end pieces b are bent outwards or sideways, or both, to serve as handles, and the lower ends are bent so as to serve as feet. The lower ends of the struts d are also bent so as to serve as feet.
Patent GB-190907909-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Handle-grip particularly suitable for Golf-clubs and the like.
Inventor: FRASER THOMAS RANDALL
IPC: A63B49/08
Filed: 1909-04-02
Granted: 1909-07-15
Abstract: 7909. Fraser, T. R. April 2. Handles.-Relates to a cork-composition grip for golf clubs, polo sticks, hockey sticks, cricket bats, tennis rackets, &c. A rectangular block of cork-composition is bored lengthwise, turned into cylindrical shape, cut (without removing any appreciable amount of material) into a helix as shown in Fig. 4, and sprung over the handle. The convolutions of the helix are then pressed together, and the ends are secured by bindings of waxed thread, or by celluloid or other caps. The sheath may be secured by smearing an agglutinant on the interior of the sheath before its application to the handle.
Patent GB-190909760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Lamps or Lanterns.
Inventor: MUIR JAMES MARTIN
IPC: F21V17/00
Filed: 1909-04-24
Granted: 1910-02-03
Abstract: 9760. Muir, J. M., and Chamen, C. H. K. April 24. Electric-lamp lanterns.-In the type of lamp described in Specification 2103/08, the reflector F is at the lowest level of the metal fittings of the lamps, to prevent shadows being thrown by such fittings, and the lamp sockets are carried by a plate B above the reflector. The holes G in the reflector may be large enough to leave an annular opening round each lamp bulb for ventilation, or separate ventilation holes may be provided. The reflector may be supported from the disk B by pins J, Fig. 1, or supported by an upturned flange L, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190910008-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for use in Conforming Uppers to Lasts.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
IPC: A43D49/00
Filed: 1909-04-27
Granted: 1910-04-27
Abstract: 10,008. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. April 27. [Addition to 16,589/08.] Pounding-up.-A pounding-machine, of the type described in Specification 16,589/08, in which looselystrung rollers 3 on a rotating carrier 1 strike yielding blows on the bottom of the shoe, is provided with a rest for the side of the shoe having stationarv end portions and a yielding centre portion 5. The portion 5 is carried by a slide 6 pressed forwards by a spring 7. On pressing the side of the boot against the yielding portion 5, the end of the slide is forced backwards into engagement with projections 12 on a rotating shaft 13, thus producing a side-beating effect.