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Patent GB-190503364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horn-supporting Cranes for Machines for Reproducing Sound.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1905-02-17
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 3364. Johnson, J. Y., [Hawthorne & Sheble Manufacturing Co.]. Feb. 17. Phonographs.-Relates to a horn-supporting device attached to the motor box. The vertical post 1 slides and rotates in the tube 2 and may be clamped thereto by the screw 14 ; the tube 2 is capable of vertical adjustment in the socket 3 and may be clamped thereto by the screw 6. Forming part of the tube 2 is the bracket 7 pressing against the motor box with a pad 8 ; a similar pad 5 is inserted between the foot 4 supporting the socket 3 and the box. To the slide, slotted to form a yoke, is attached the downwardly-bent plate 10 forming a pair of jaws with the pad 8. A nut 11 on the slide 9 with a screw 12 which presses against the head 13 of the tube 2 permits the jaws to be tightened on the wall of the box. Two modified methods of performing this are also described. The post 1 is hinged at 15 to an arm 16 with a telescoping rod from which depends a chain supporting the horn. An oblique rod 21 is pivoted at one end at 20 to the arm 16 and at the other t) a sliding rod 22 which may be clamped by the screw 23 to the post 1.
Patent GB-190505046-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Loosening or Removing Dust or Dirt from Carpets or other Fabrics.
Inventor: GREGORIE CHARLES
Filed: 1905-03-10
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 5046. Gregorie, C. March 10. Carpets, beating ; dusting - appliances; vacuum cleaning -apparatus.-Relates to means for loosening and breaking the dust and dirt that settles on and in a fabric so as to render such dust or dirt more readily removable by either the suction or the compresed-air process of cleaning carpets &c. in situ. In a box with an open bottom and edges making close contact with the fabric are disposed boaters a, Fig. 1, mounted pivotally on a shaft b and attached to springs e fixed to a part f of the box. A cam or tappet wheel d actuated by a friction roller in contact with the fabric, by clockwork, by hand through chain-gear, or otherwise, is mounted so as to strike intermittently against the metal-shod parts of arms h on the beaters. The beaters are thus in succession raised and then made to rebound by the springs, the parts a' striking the fabric. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the springs e act as beaters, being raised by triggers l on the cam-actuated lever m until these triggers strike successively against stops n and are thus made to release the springs which rebound against the carpet. A compressed-air nozzle and discharge or a suction nozzle may be placed in the same box behind the beating-mechanism to remove the dust &c. as it is loosened.
Patent GB-190507133-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Regenerative Battery
Inventor: FELLOWS WILLIAM HOLLOWAY
Filed: 1905-05-31
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 7133. Fellows, W. H., Pickup, E. T., and Tice, W. May 31. Drawings to Specification. Acid-proof and waterproof boxes, for making galvanic batteries, are made of paper, cloth, wood, or other manufactured or natural material, coated or covered wholly or partially with a solution of celluloid, xylonite, or the like.
Patent GB-190507487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Issuing and Recording the Sale of Tickets, Tokens and the like.
Inventor: NORBALLE HANS JACOB
Filed: 1905-04-08
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 7487. Norballe, H. J., and Lawson, J. L. April 8. Tickets, tokens, &c., issuing; counting-apparatus. -In an apparatus for issuing and recording the sale of tickets, tokens, &c., the tickets &c. fall into a well N from a rod -suspended from a scaffold V, and are ejected by a slide B which is reciprocated by a rack C, a sector E, and a spring-returned knob, handle, or lever. The ticket on being ejected depresses a roller H on, or the broad-nosed end of, a lever G, the other end K of which actuates a counter M and carries a lug J for engaging the slide B to prevent its return before the ticket has been completely ejected. The counter M is held in position by spring clips 0 provided with pins which serve to ensure the correct positioning of the counter, but engage holes in the slide B when the counter is removed or improperly positioned, and thus prevent the unrecorded issue of tickets. A bracket R limits the motion of the arm of the counter and also prevents the improper positioning of the counter.
Patent GB-190507536-A (GB)
Title: Envelope Closing & Stamping Machine.
Inventor: USHER LOUIS
Filed: 1905-04-10
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 7536. Usher, L., and Trounce, H. S. April 10. Damping envelopes &c.-In a machine for affixing the stamps to and for closing envelopes, the envelope is fed between rollers B, B' on a belt A so that its closing-flap strikes the member C and, being depressed, has its gummed surface damped by a damper D. The envelope is carried forward between the rollers E, E', which serve to seal down the flap, and strikes against a projection on the wheel F, thereby turning its spindle and actuating the stamp-supplying mechanism. The latter comprises an upper roller G and a similar lower one, between which the stamps are fed from a reel H over a damping-pad I. The pressure of the envelope against a roller K causes a knife L to sever the stamp on the envelope, and the continued movement of the latter beneath - the roller K secures the stamp in place. The knife L acts on the edge of a slot in the side frame through which. the stamp passes. The dampers are fed from a reservoir R. The base-plate is extensible, and the rollers B<1>, E' are connected by a chain-drive or other gearing.
Patent GB-190509135-A (GB)
Title: Roughing Calks for Horse Shoes.
Inventor: MARSOVSZKY EMERICH VON
Filed: 1905-05-01
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 9135. Marsovszky, E. von, and Jobban, J. May 1. Calks are made as screws with one or more steep and deep threads a, Fig. 2, so that, as the calk wears, fresh surfaces are formed, the edges of which remain as sharp as those of the original wearing- surface d, though their direction varies. The parts e adjoining the edge prevent it from sticking in crevices in the road. The top of the calk is fitted with an ordinary screw-thread or a steep thread b<1>, Fig. 2, for fastening the calk to the horseshoe, or the calk may be cast integral with the shoe. Various forms of wearing-surfaces may be adopted as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190514154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Advertising and Displaying
Inventor: LEY HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-07-10
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 14,154. Ley, H. W. July 10. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Advertising.- Advertisement pictures or other devices intended to be displayed successively through an opening a in a case A, Fig. 3, are arranged u p o n an endless band B mounted on rollers E, F at its upper end, and gathered into loops in its lower portion. The rollers E, F, G, by which the band is supported and guided, are mounted between two cheeks D, secured to brackets on each side of the case. Between each two advertisements on the band is arranged a transverse rod comprising two parts c', c<2>, Fig. 7, secured on opposite faces of the band. The part is hooked at its ends to engage guide-flanges d formed on the cheeks D. The rollers E, F are provided, respectively, at their ends with chain-wheels and pulleys which carry endless chains having lugs to engage the rods c' at intervals apart corresponding with the spaces between the rods c', so that the rotation of the rollers causes the band to be traversed. The roller G helps to straighten out the folds in the band before the devices on them are displayed.
Patent GB-190516057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Magneto Ignition Apparatus for use with Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GAWRON JOSEF
Filed: 1905-08-05
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 16,057. Gawron, J. Aug. 6, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and like engines, igniting in. Fig. 2 shows an ignition system in which an accumulator may be used in the circuit as an alternative to a continuous or alternating current magneto-machine, and in which provision is also made to take the current from the generator at the periods of maximum voltage. Before the magneto-machine reaches its maximum voltage, it is short-circuited, as shown in Fig. 2, by the contact-pieces v touching the brushes r, s, the passage of the current being through the brush c, connexion 2, brush r, contact-pieces v, and back to the brush b through the connexion l. As the disk u carrying the contact-pieces continues to rotate, the brushes r, s leave the pieces v and the current excites the induction coil by passing from the commutator brush c, through the connexions 1, 2, 3, the trembler g, t, h to the primary winding k, and back to the brush b through the connexion l. The distributor for the igniting or secondary circuit is shown at the right-hand side of the Figure, and comprises a rotating arm M between which and the contactscrews N, N<1>, N<2>, N<3> the current passes in succession. The accumulator B may be thrown into the circuit by connecting the terminals n, o through the bell-crank d, in which case the current passes to the induction coil through the connexions m, p and contact-brush q, to the segments w, and the brush r, the connexion 3, the primary winding k as before, and back to the accumulator by way of the connexions l, 11. The disks carrying the brushes q, r, s and contact-screws respectively may be adjusted as desired, and a condenser i inserted in parallel in the primary circuit as shown.
Patent GB-190516435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Transmission Systems for Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony
Inventor: EISENSTEIN SIMON
Filed: 1905-08-12
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 16,435. Eisenstein, S. Aug. 12. Wireless telegraphy and telephony.-Relates to transmission systems for wireless telegraphy and telephony, in which polyphase alternating current is used as energizer. By using a high-phased current, e.g. a six-phased current, the rate of discharge of the spark-gap may be greatly increased. In order to keep the rate of discharge with a threephase current so high that danger of the hearing of the message by a telephone is prevented, the sparking path must be adjusted so that discharges occur below the maximum potential, as indicated by-the hatched spaces a, b, c, &c. in Fig. 2. As each of these discharge aggregates produces a number of successive discharges, the rate of discharge is increased to the desired extent. By adjusting the spark-gap so that the hatched spaces in Fig. 2 adjoin each other, or even partially overlap, a constantly charged transmitter is obtained, this being especially advantageous for wireless telephony. Each phase current may be utilized for independently actuating the transmitter, so as to send simultaneously as many messages as there are phases of current. In this case, the oscillations generated by the separate phase currents are tuned. to different wave-lengths. The oscillations produced by the separate phases, presenting different wave-lengths, may also be utilized in common for the transmission of a single message, which can only be received by a station tuned to the same wave-lengths and recording the message comprised of the product of the waves received by the separate receiver appliances. In this case the transmitter may be energized by all the phases, the message being sent by the various phases in turn. Fig. 3 shows one form of transmitting-arrangement, the aerial 1 being earthed through an induction coil 2, which is included in three shunt circuits 3, 4, 5, containing spark-gaps 6 and condensers 7, connected to the secondaries of transformers 8, 9, 10 energized by the three phases of the polyphase current. In another arrangement, the aerial is branched, each division containing a spark-gap energized by current of one phase only.
Patent GB-190525948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Photographic Cameras.
Inventor: HOOD HAROLD WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-12-13
Granted: 1906-09-27
Abstract: 25,948. Hood, H. W. Dec. 13. Cameras.-Relates to focusing view-finders which are mounted so that the view in the camera is focused simultaneously with the focusing of the view in the finder. The view is focused in the finder by the action of a wedge A, as the camera front F is racked out in the ordinary way. The wedge is mounted on a rod I, which is in contact with an inclined plane B on the baseboard, and moves the telescopic front s of the finder. The differential movement between the finder and camera lens may alternately be effected by gear-wheels or levers. The front and back parts of the view-finder are gently pressed together by the spring L, and the rod I is maintained in contact with the base by the spring E.
Patent GB-190607560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Mechanism of Cycles.
Inventor: TOWNSEND CHARLES RALPH
Filed: 1906-03-29
Granted: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 7560. Townsend, C. R., and Mitchell, C. H. H. March 29. Brakes.-Cycle brakes are operated by a thin steel rod or wire d, which, passing through the handle-bars, is secured to an operating-lever m and to a bell-crank lever b. The end of the lever m is bifurcated to receive the rod, adjustment being effected by means of a screwed nipple d<2>. The bell crank lever is mounted upon a bifurcated clip a and one arm passes through a slot c in the handlebars, the rod d being connected to the end of this arm by means of a spoke-like head. The flexible rods d, which, if desired, may constitute the relief springs of the brakes, may be covered where they work against the inner surface of the handle-bars. According to the Provisional Specification, the headed end of the rod d passes through the yoke of a forked piece pivoted upon the arm of the bellcrank lever.
Patent GB-190612854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Wheel Rims of Elastic and other Tyres
Inventor: MAY JAMES
Filed: 1906-06-02
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 12,854. May, J..June 2. Felloes or rims.-The detachable side flanges a, b are formed in bilves which are drawn together by means of bolts i, or by cotters, and are formed on their inner faces with lugs or keys d adapted to engage in recesses e in the felloe c' and binding-tyre c. The elastic tyre f, which may be continuous or in sections, is also recessed to take the keys d.
Patent GB-190618601-A (GB)
Title: Means for Rendering Incandescent Gas Burners Self Lighting.
Inventor: COXHEAD GEORGE
Filed: 1906-08-20
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 18,601. Coxhead, G. Aug. 20. Incandescent gas lamps; inverted; lighting.-Incandescent gas lamps are rendered self-lighting by applying catalytic material, such as platinum black, to the mantle fork at a conveniently close position to the burner mouth. According to the Provisional Specification, the catalytic igniter may also be applied to the burner or to the mantle, the last method being specially advantageous for inverted burners. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 16.450, 9.D. 1896, and No. 1168, A.D. 1898.]
Patent GB-190625975-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Repair Devices for Pneumatic Tires.
Inventor: TRAVER PHILIP COOKINGHAM
Filed: 1906-11-16
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 25,975. Traver, P. C., and McNamara, M. P. Nov. 16. Tyres, pneumatic. - A repair band, which is inserted between the inner tube and cover, consists of a plate 5, of sheet metal or other rigid material, having a flange 10 for engagement with the heel 14 of the cover, and outwardly - turned edges 50 for taking into the c o v e r. Gripping- teeth 7 for preventing creeping are formed integrally with the band by punching and bending, or consist of through-pius secured by washers. The plate, which is shaped to the approximate contour of the inner tube and extends over the tread portion, may be provided with an inner lining of yielding sheet material arranged to overhang the edges 50; the liner is secured by the pins and washers, or otherwise.
Patent GB-190628195-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Apparatus for Checking Soldiers, Workmen & the like.
Inventor: BRUST FRITZ
Filed: 1906-12-11
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 28,195. Brust, F. Dec. 11. Indicators, hotel and like.-In a system of checking stated to be applied to checking soldiers, workmen, &c., a board is provided with columns of holes which are fitted with plugs bearing the workmen's names, special columns and plugs being provided for indicating " leave " &c. In a frame a, Figs. 1 and 2, with four divisions, sliding plates b are fitted in the first and third divisions, the various departments &c. being denoted by removable plates c attached to the plates b in the first division, " leave," "hospital," &c. being denoted in the third division. A hole d is provided for each individual workman, whose name appears on a plug e inserted into a hole d. When a man is on leave, a plug bearing "leave" is inserted into his place in the second division, and the plug bearing his name is put under "leave" in the fourth division. The holes d are slotted, and the block i on the back of each plug, Fig. 6, is passed through the slot and the plug turned. The bars q carried by the frame p at the back of the frame a, Fig. 2, normally engage the blocks on the plugs and prevent the withdrawal of the latter. To unlock the plugs, the eccentric s is turned by a special key, thus allowing the lever r, link u, and frame p to drop. The head of each plug is composed of a metal frame f with transparent front and a slot g through which the name paper can be inserted.
Patent GB-190628218-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fly-catcher.
Inventor: WELLER CARL HERMANN
Filed: 1906-12-11
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 28,218. Weller, C. H. Dec. 11. Traps for flies. The receptacle a for sticky material is made in two halves having a disk b between them pivoted at c. Above the disk, the edges overlap and the parts are slightly coned, so that the lid d causes them to grip the disk. On loosening the lid and rotating the disk, the latter is coated with the gun, and the trap is then suspended by a cord from the lid. When the disk is turned back, the flies are removed and it is regummed.
Patent GB-190628389-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Fluid Pressure Turbines.
Inventor: FELICIANO FESSIA
Filed: 1906-12-12
Abstract: 28,389. Fessia, F., and Agosti, G. Dec. 12, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents &c. Act, 1907.] Elastic - fluid turbines.-A fluid-pressure turbine operating theoretically without expansion of the fluid is shown in Fig. 1. Sinuous channels d, e are formed in the stator D and rotor E of the turbine ; the stator channels are smaller in cross-section than the rotor channels, no enlargement of the channels towards the exhaust to allow for expansion being provided. The arrangement is such that the rotor channels have a free inlet and a throttle outlet, so that the speed of the fluid is reduced as it enters the moving channels. The energy of the working fluid may be diminished by mixing it with fluid of a " lower efficiency," or by injecting liquid.
Patent GB-190703252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Phonographs and other Sound-producing Machines.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1907-02-09
Granted: 1908-01-30
Abstract: 3252. Boult, A. J., [Mills, H. S.]. Feb. 9. Fortune - telling games.-Means are provided whereby a phonograph may be caused to operate two or more times before the reproducer completely traverses the record which is a feature of importance in fortune-telling machines, and for returning the reproducer automatically to its initial position, When the lower end of the latch lever c<2> is pushed down, as by a coin dropped into the chute C<21>, the switch lever B<4> is unlatched, and, owing to the action of the spring bl, completes the circuit of an electric motor B between the points B<2>, B<3>. Motion is thereby transmitted to the record carrier, feedscrew, and governor by means of belt and spur gearing through a spring B<5> which is attached to wheels B6, B<8>. Shortly after the reproducer carrier starts to the right, the needle support A<5> drops off the supporting-member D<7> and the needle comes in contact with the record. The reproducer carrier is provided with a bevelled cam C' which contacts successively with cams C<3> on a rocking bar C<2>. When the cam C' encounters the first cam C<3>, the bar C<2> is shifted and depresses the link C<7> which engages the stud C<9>, owing to the action of the spring C<15>. When the cam C' has passed the first cam C<3>, the bar C<2> is suddenly returned under the action of the spring C, elevating the bar C<7> and breaking the motor circuit. This action is repeated when any one of the intermediate cams C<3> is encountered and passed by the cam C' of the reproducer carrier. When the cam C' encounters the cam C<4> of the bar C<2>, the bar C<2> is shifted a greater distance and a pawl D<5> on the rocking shaft engages a projection D<4> just before the arm a<11> of the reproducer carrier encounters a member d<10>, thus actuating a pawl D' to release the needle-elevating lever D. The lever D operates to turn the reproducer on its pivot, elevating the needle holder and releasing the reproducer carrier from the feed-screw, whereupon the weight D<6> falls and returns the carrier to its starting position. During the return movement the arm a<11> passes beneath the guide D<3>, maintaining the disconnexion between the carrier and feed-screw and holding the needle away from the record. In the return movement, the arm a<11> encounters the portion d<4> of the lever D, which it restores to its original position. Shortly before the arm a" passes from beneath the guide D<3>, the supporting-member D<4> is received beneath the arms a<8> of the member A<5>, and an instant later the, cam d<14> encounters the free end of the pawl D<5> releasing the cam bar C<2>. The cord D7 is preferably connected with the weight D<6> through the medium of a spring d<15>, and the weight is confined in a guide-cylinder d<16>, so that a certain amount of air - cushioning occurs, the object being to prevent shock to the delicate parts of the mechanism.
Patent GB-190704112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Inverted Incandescent Burners.
Inventor: ANDERSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-02-19
Granted: 1907-12-19
Abstract: 4112. Anderson, W., and Anderson, H. Feb. 19. Incandescent gas lamps.-An air chamber 10, Fig. 1, surrounding the mixing-chamber, is supplied through pipes 12 passing across an annular flue 29, and the relative positions of the nipple 16 and the preferably conical mouth 15 of the mixing-tube way be regulated by adjusting the length of the burner tube or of the air chamber. The gas may be heated in an annular chamber 13, Fig. 2, surrounding the flue. A spiral anti-vibration spring 23, Fig. 1, may be inserted between the flanges on the two telescopic parts of the air chamber 10, and a cover 24, faced on its underside with asbestos 25, prevents the gaseous mixture from escaping. In a cluster-burner lamp, an anti-vibration spring 30, Fig. 5, resting on a flange 31 on the lamp casing, supports 'the burners, and lateral movement is limited by springs 33. The upper end'of each air chamber is made air-tight by. an asbestos ring pressed against the top of the air chamber by a spring 36. Each burner mouth may be provided with three leaf diaphragms.
Patent GB-190705736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Simultaneous Weaving of Two or More Fabrics in Looms.
Inventor: QUIGNON OSCAR JEAN BAPTISTE
Filed: 1907-03-09
Granted: 1908-03-05
Abstract: 5736. Quignon, O. J. B March 9. Loom bays; healds.-In a loom for weaving two or more plain, velvet, or other fabrics in parallel planes, the shuttles for the several fabrics are picked simultaneously from superposed shuttle boxes, and have no other support than that afforded to them by the warp threads. When canvas is being woven, each heald shaft B, C has separate healds for each fabric. The warps pass from the same warp beam F or separate beams and over back-bearers D, E.