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Patent GB-190508257-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Doors particularly applicable to Tanks, Air and Watertight Compartments, Boilers and the like.
Inventor: SILLEY JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1906-04-12
Abstract: 8257. Silley, J. H. April 18. Man-hole doors ; smoke-boxes.-A fastener for the circular doors of locomotives, smoke-boxes, airtight and water-tight compartments, tanks, boilers, and the like consists of an angle-iron ring e which exerts, when it is turned upon its axis f so as to bring wedges h secured to its side in engagement with catches d attached to the casing, a closing pressure around the whole edge of the door b. The ring may be turned by a cross-bar g, and a rack and pinion k may be used to ensure its tight contact on the casing. The invention is a modification of the fastening described in Specification No. 7029, A.D. 1903.
Patent GB-190509228-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Motor-driven Auxiliary Wheel Attachment for Application to Pedal-propelled Cycles or other Vehicles.
Inventor: MCHARDY RUDOLPH HERMANN
Filed: 1905-05-02
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 9228. McHardy, R. H. May 2. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Motor road vehicles.-Relates to a side-carriage provided with a motor and a driving-wheel for application to an ordinary cycle or other vehicle. Figs. 1 and 2 show an elevation and plan respectively. The frame d is supported on the driving-wheel a, which is mounted on the axle a', the axle being secured at one end to the spindle of the rear wheel of the ordinary cycle h by a clip f allowing a slight vertical adjustment. The attachment is secured to the front part of the cycle by swivelling lugs i of special construction. The seat e and the motor c are mounted centrally on the main part of the framing, and the motor drives the wheel a through the countershaft b<1> and chain and belt gearing.
Patent GB-190510454-A (GB)
Title: Improved Louvre Ventilator for Top, Bottom, or Side of Window Sash or Casement.
Inventor: ROBINSON FREDERIC DAVID
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 10,454. Robinson, F. D. May 18. Window appliances.- Consists of a bar a of wood of the width of the sashes, mortised to form louvers c, inclined towards the ceiling of the room and fitted above the top or below the bottom sash. The ends of the bar are provided with grooves f to fit over the sash cords, and the inside of the appliance is formed with a recess into which is fitted a screen of perforated metal, fly wire, &c., held in place by beading &c. e for the purpose of stopping the passage of insects, leaves, &c. and for deadening outside noises.
Patent GB-190510473-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Distributing Gear for Steam Engines
Inventor: BAUTHIERE EMILE
Filed: 1905-05-18
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 10,473. BauthiÞre, E. May 31, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Valve-gear.-A reversible valve-gear is so arranged that the slide valve is accelerated towards the ends of the piston stroke and retarded at the middle. This is done by pivoting the lever E to a projection N on the slotted lever D, which is pivoted to the cross-head at one end and guided by means of a block V pivoted on a fixed pin P at the other end.
Patent GB-190513976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Potential Indicators.
Filed: 1905-07-06
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 13,976. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. July 6. Tubes or containers. - In the electrification detector shown Fig. 1, the glass tube 4 is held in a metal sleeve 3, which projects from a handle of hard rubber or other good insulator and is connected to a metal rod 2. An electrode of platinum or other metal is inserted into an inner tube 5. The device may be made in the form of a fountain pen. In the construction shown in Fig. 3, the tube is enclosed in an insulating sheath with a side aperture. The electrode 15 is immersed in the liquid and makes contact with an adjustable tip 16. To facilitate the sealing of tubes containing gasolene or like volatile liquids. a small cork stopper 18 is previously forced into a contracted portion of the tube at some distance from the sealing point.
Patent GB-190517880-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement relating to Roof Gutters.
Inventor: O'DOWD JAMES
Filed: 1905-09-04
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 17,880. O'Dowd, J. Sept. 4. Roofs.-To prevent birds from nesting and dust and dirt from accumulating under corrugated iron roofs and in the gutters, the gutters 4 are covered in by lengths of plain galvanized iron 1, which also serve to support them. One edge 2 of the cover is flanged to fit over the moulded edge 3, and is stiffened by a wire 7. The plain part of the cover rests on the roof 5, and is nailed to the woodwork beneath.
Patent GB-190518107-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Anti-vibration Devices for Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: HEMMINGS JAMES FREDERICK
Filed: 1905-09-07
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 18,107. Hemmings, J. F. Sept. 7. Incandescent gas burners; anti-vibration devices. -Bow springs i, adapted to be interposed between the nipple and the mixing-chamber, are made from one metal sheet, Fig. 4, or from two or more sheets. The rings f may be clinched together, and are secured to the nipple by a nut or by a tongued disk n ; the band a may have holes d to act as a hit-and-miss air regulator. The band a may be screwed or provided with a screw collar to engage the usual screw-threads at the bottom of the mixing-chamber. An extension sleeve s may be provided at the end of the pilot tube.
Patent GB-190525098-A (GB)
Title: Time Check Indicator for Billiards and such like Games
Inventor: GORDON THOMAS
Filed: 1905-12-04
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 25,098. Gordon, T. Dec. 4. Time checks for games.-A cabinet A, having recesses for billiard balls B, is fitted with pins L which are pushed back when the ball B is inserted and the door A closed. The movement of the pin L is communicated by a lever M and cord O to a pencil P, which is pivoted on a rod d and thus caused to leave a record of the time for which the bells have been in use on a strip S of paper passing over a drum C driven by clock-work.
Patent GB-190600347-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toggle Arms particularly adapted for use in Rock Breakers and like Machinery.
Filed: 1906-01-05
Granted: 1907-01-03
Abstract: 347. Fraser & Chalmers, [Gray, B.]. Jan. 5. Toggles.-Toggle-arms for use in rock-breakers and for other purposes are made adjustable in length. The toggle-arm consists of two end pieces 1, Fig. 1, with one or more packing-pieces 6 between them, a right and left handed screw 3 with a head 4 allowing the pieces 1 to be separated or drawn together. The packing-pieces 6 are formed with a lower rectangular part 9 and an upper tapered portion, so as not to drop out when the pieces 1 are separated sufficiently to allow them to be withdrawn. Fig. 3 shows a toggle-arm with a single packing-piece 12 hollowed out at 11 to allow the screw 3 and nut 4 to be turned. The piece 12 has a lower tapered portion and an upper rectangular part 9, and is removed from the bottom of the toggle-arm 1.
Patent GB-190602655-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Airtight Boxes for Containing Chemicals.
Inventor: LACEY GEORGE DUNCAN
Filed: 1906-02-03
Granted: 1907-02-02
Abstract: 2655. Lacey, G. D. Feb. 3. Air-tight boxes.- An air-tight box for chemicals is made and sealed by providing equal halves b of rectangular or circular section, and wrapping them when filled with the desired contents in a sheet a of gummed or like material, provided with a tape d for severing the wrapper in opening the boxes.
Patent GB-190605092-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Electric Lamp Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: HOLMES ARTHUR BROMLEY
Filed: 1906-03-02
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 5092. Holmes, A. B. March 2. Heating by electricity.- In electric heating-apparatus for rooms &c., emp 1 o y i n g incandescent lamps a as the heating- elements, the globe of each lamp is enclosed within a tube c which is open to the atmosphere at each end. The tube may be of metal, having its external surface polished to diminish radiation, and its internal surface dullor roughened; or it may consist of, or be lined with, earthenware or refractory material to absorb the radiant heat from the lamp, and impart it to the air passing up the tube.
Patent GB-190608069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means and Appliances for Driving Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BONMARCHAND ABEL CHARLES
Filed: 1906-04-03
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 8069. Bonmarchand, A. C. April 3. Steering road vehicles.-A four-wheeled vehicle is pushed by a horse harnessed between the side members A of a frame projecting rearwardly from the driver's seat G. Steering is effected by the hand-wheel D as in a motor-car. The hind wheels are mounted in forks B connected by an arch over the horse's back. The horse is stopped by depression of a pedal e, which raises a disk E in front of the horse's head. Pedal-operated spurs are mounted inside the frame A.
Patent GB-190609505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Cameras
Inventor: HADDAN REGINALD
Filed: 1906-04-23
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 9505. Haddan, R., [Optische Anstalt C. P. Goerz Akt.-Ges.]. April 23. Cameras.-In cameras of the collapsible type, the front and rear frames are connected by lazy - tong linkages operated by bands, wires, chains, or the like arranged in planes perpendicular to the objective axis. The levers 1, 2 are pivoted to the plates 9, 10, which are operated by bands 7, 8 respectively. These bands are moved in opposite directions by a pinion working between two racks forming part of the traction bands. If only one traction band is used, the oppositely corresponding levers of the lazy-tongs is connected to the band on opposite sides of the frame.
Patent GB-190610308-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Untwisted Yarn and to its use in the Manufacture of Various Textile Fabrics.
Inventor: MOGUET GEDEON
Filed: 1906-05-02
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 10,308. Moguet, G. May 3, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Size which can be easily eliminated, for use in making untwisted yarn, consists in sheet gelatine, dextrin, flour paste, or other adhesive substance, to which a softening-material, such as glycerine, may be added.
Patent GB-190610621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Inverted Incandescent Gas Lamps.
Inventor: HELPS GEORGE
Filed: 1906-05-07
Granted: 1907-01-24
Abstract: 10,621. Helps, G. May 7. Incandescent gas lamps.-The portion b of the mixing-tube between the gas-supply pipe a and the nozzle c is formed of china or other insulating- material, to which is attached a ring or holder d for supporting the globe g. In the diffuser b are provided flue passages b<1>, through which the products of combustion escape without coming into contact with the metallic parts of the burner. When a globe g without holes is employed, the diffuser is extended, as shown at b<2>, to conduct air for combustion to the mantle from the edges of the globe.
Patent GB-190611284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turret and other Weight Driven Clocks.
Inventor: WRIGLEY HOWARD
Filed: 1906-05-14
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 11,284. Wrigley, H. May 14. Going-trains; weight-driving apparatus; winding- mechanism.-In turret clocks, the barrel J is geared to or mounted on an extension of the shaft R, which carries the minute-wheel F, geared directly to the pinion E of the escapement, and a coupling H for connecting it to the different dials. The escapement anchor is operated from a pendulum on one side by links D, D<1>, and the driving-weight M is wound up by the crank K and ratchet G.
Patent GB-190612564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Axle Boxes.
Inventor: MOUNTAIN MONTAGUE BROWN
Filed: 1906-05-30
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 12,564. Mountain, M. B., Gibson, G. M., and Head, A. F. H. May 30. Axle-boxes. -An axle-box for elec. tric tramcars &c. is fitted with a loose plate b bolted to the back of the box, forming a cavity c in which is placed a dust-excluding and oil-retaining ring comprising a plate or plates e of metal and two leather rings f,f<1>, secured together by rivets &c. The rings f, f<1> have openings of less diameter than the part of the axle on which they fit, and are preferably bellmouthed as shown. The packing-rings may be in halves and be applied after the axle-box is in position. A tight joint is ensured between the plate b and the axle-box by means of grooves containing a lead wire.
Patent GB-190614868-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Medicinal Preparation for Human Use.
Inventor: EDMUNDS ELIZABETH SARAH
Filed: 1906-06-30
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 14,868. Edmunds, E. S. June 30. Medicines.-A composition consisting of Irish moss, lemon juice, lemon and orange peel, malt, camomile flowers, and cinnamon is prepared in the form of a powder, from which a medicinal infusion may be prepared. The infusion is taken with milk and sugar or honey for the treatment of chest disease, to relieve coughing and to serve as a tonic. A jelly may be prepared by concentration from the infusion.
Patent GB-190621127-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Hooks.
Inventor: CANNON THOMAS MACE
Filed: 1906-09-24
Granted: 1907-06-06
Abstract: 21,127. Cannon, T. M. Sept. 24. Hooks.-The arm e of a spring hook a tor harness, dog, and other chains &c. is formed with a projection e or a recess to facilitate opening. The projection may consist of a screw head, or the arm c may be formed of wire which is bent into a loop or hump.
Patent GB-190622935-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brakes for Vehicles.
Inventor: BROOKS ARTHUR AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1906-10-17
Granted: 1907-08-01
Abstract: 22,935. Brooks, A. A. Oct. 17. Brakes.-The object is to lock automatically the hand-lever of a railway &c. vehicle brake in its ' off' position, shown in Fig. 1. The hand-lever 1 is mounted on a cross-shaft 2, which actuates the brakes through an arm 7 and a pull-rod 8. An arm 4 on the lever 1 or the shaft is engaged, in the 'off' position, by a detent 9 pivoted on a lever 12 which is fulcrumed to a vehicle at 13. The detent is prevented from swinging in this position by a stop 15 on the vehicle, which engages a projection 14 on the detent, and by a stop 16 on the lever 12. To apply the brakes, the hand-lever is first raised to disengage the arm 4 from the detent 9, and allow the lever 12 to fall on to the stop 19, as shown in Fig. 3 ; on then lowering the hand-lever to put the brakes on, the detent is knocked aside by the arm 4 ; when the hand-lever is raised to release the brakes, the arm 4 engages beneath the nose of the detent 9 and lifts the lever 12 until a projection 6 on the arm comes into contact with an off-set stop 18 on the lever, when the detent 9 is in position to drop on to the arm, as shown in Fig. 1. In a modification, Fig. 7, for use with a long band-lever 1, the lever 12 is fitted with a weighted arm 20 or a spring 21, and the detent 9 is held in contact with the stop 16 by a spring 22 or a weight.
Patent GB-190623293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Steel by the Bessemer or Pneumatic Process.
Inventor: GALBRAITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-10-20
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 23,293. Galbraith, W. Oct. 20. Bessemer processes; basic processes.-A high temperature is maintained in converters, particularly in small converters, by the use of Mond or other producer gas or coal-gas, which is supplied at high pressure, together with air, to tuyÞres situated above the charge. Specification No. 5860, A.D. 1902, is referred to.
Patent GB-190624161-A (GB)
Title: Method of Constructing Masts for Wireless Telegraphy and other purposes
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1906-10-30
Granted: 1907-10-24
Abstract: 24,161. Fairweather, W., [Brown Hoisting Machinery Co.]. Oct. 30. Cranes; hoists.-Masts for wireless telegraphy and the like are made by placing hollow cylindrical sections one on another. The sections are provided with holes for holding crane brackets d by means of bolts b and hand-nuts f, and the brackets carry the crane k, r, which can be turned by worm gear w either outwards as shown in Fig. 12 for lifting a section from the ground, or inwards as shown in Fig. 11 for placing a section in position. The crane itself is raised, as required, by bolting the arm o, which is raised by the chain hoist p, on to the topmost section, when the double brackets D, having been freed by loosening the nuts and bolts b, f, may be raised by the tackle J.
Patent GB-190625478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Line Spacing Mechanism of Typewriting Machines
Inventor: UNDERWOOD JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1906-11-12
Granted: 1907-03-28
Abstract: 25,478. Underwood, J. T. Nov. 12. Typewriters. - Relates to means for rotating the platen through a distance less than a line space to enable letters or figures to be written slightly above or below the line. A slotted plate 11 embraces a collar 13 on the platen shaft so as to be capable of slight vertical motion. The plate is raised by means of a fingerpiece 16, so that a tooth 15 carried thereby engages with the line-spacing ratchet-wheel 10. The platen is then rotated by means of the usual handwheel, its motion being limited by a pin 20 on the plate 11 which engages with a slot in the platen frame.
Patent GB-190626891-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Gantry Cranes and Elevators.
Filed: 1906-11-27
Granted: 1907-07-18
Abstract: 26,891. Carrick & Sons, J., [Bruce, D. C.]. Nov. 27. Cranes; elevators; conveyers; loading a n d unloading.- The gantry of a wharf crane is arranged to carry elevating and conveying apparatus in addition to the usual machinery for manipulating the crane. Figs. 1 and 2 show one construction of apparatus, in which the crane B is mounted on a gantry comprising four braced uprights A secured to a wheeled base A'. On the sloping outer surfaces of the uprights A at one end of the gantry are mounted elevators C of any suitable type, which are fed from hoppers C<1> and deliver the material through shoots E on to a transverse conveyer running on rollers E<2>. This conveyer delivers the material to an adjustable conveyer mounted on a pivoted jib G on the gantry, by which it is delivered to the ship. The elevator C is driven from the electric motor D<3> through spur gearing D<2> and chain gearing D, while the rollers E' are driven by chain gearing E<4>. In some cases, a single elevator and conveyer may be used, or the two elevators may be mounted at opposite ends of the gantry, and may deliver the material to a common conveyer or to separate conveyers; other suitable driving- gear may be used for the elevating and conveying apparatus.
Patent GB-190701907-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Additions to the Flushing Rings of Railway-carriage and other Closets
Inventor: LEVICK JOHN
Filed: 1907-01-25
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 1907. Levick, J. Jan. 25. Flushing closets.-Relates to flushing-rings for railway-carriage and other closets. In order to ensure that the water is carried all round the shoot where a low pressure only is possible, the holes m, which are made of increasing diameter as shown, are fitted with tangential nozzles f. Towards the end h the nozzles become narrower and deeper the end of the ring is similarly contracted at a<4>.
Patent GB-190710848-A (GB)
Title: Process for Obtaining Rubber, Gutta-percha and Balata from Lactescent Plants.
Inventor: SANDMANN DAVID
Filed: 1907-05-09
Granted: 1907-12-31
Abstract: 10,848. Sandmann, D. June 1, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. India-rubber juices, treating.-Lactescent plant juices are treated with substances containing fluorine so that india-rubber and the like rapidly coagulate and separate and fermentation of the sugar substances in the juices also takes place. A dilute solution of hydrofluoric acid, about “ per cent, is added to the rubber milk and thoroughly mixed with it. After several hours, the rubber comes to the surface while the fermented substances remain in solution. The rubber is then placed in a press and the moisture forced out. A 10 per cent solution of silico-fluoric acid may be used in the proportion of 5 c. cm. to 1 litre of crude sap. Acid salts of hydrofluoric acid, such as potassium or sodium fluoride, or silicic-fluoride of potassium, sodium, or zinc, may be used either in solution or added in the solid state to the sap. The alcohol caused by the fermentation promotes the coagulation of the rubber.
Patent GB-190715929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rail Joints.
Inventor: FENN JAMES LUCAS
Filed: 1907-07-11
Granted: 1907-10-10
Abstract: 15,929. Fenn, J. L. July 11., Rail joints.-Bolts and nuts are dispensed with in rail joints by machining the meeting ends of the rails to match one with another, and by providing a locking-bar to prevent them from separating. One rail has the head 6 projecting slightly over its web and also a lug 8 with an ear 9 rising from the projecting base, which has a slot 7 through it. The meeting rail is dealt with inversely, having a lug 16 and an ear 17 projecting from the head 10 which has a slot 15 to receive the lug 8, the base 14 of the meeting rail slightly projecting beyond the web. Fig. 2 shows the locking bar. The lug 16 fits in the groove 24 against the wall 21 leaving room between it an the wall 23 for the lug 8, which is then placed in position. The locking-bar is slid away from the lug 16 towards the web 5, and is held down by the projection on the head 6. The rail and locking-bar are held in place by ordinary spikes, and the bar may be recessed or grooved to receive the spikes.
Patent GB-190716998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dredges for Dredging Oysters and the like
Inventor: LEE ALLEN
Filed: 1907-07-24
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 16,998. Lee, A. July 24. Dredging.-A dredge for oysters and other shell fish comprises a series of parallel runners a divided into spaces of suitable size by transverse bars b running across or through them. The outer runners are fixed from the frame, and the inner runners when not fixed are kept parallel by springs, rubber tubing, or the like c allowing a certain amount of lateral play. The front corner of each runner is bevelled off. The appliance is used in conjunction with the usual steel blade and a retaining-net.
Patent GB-190717758-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for the Production of Stereotype Plates
Inventor: FOSTER JOSEPH
Filed: 1907-08-03
Granted: 1908-07-30
Abstract: 17,758. Foster, J., Foster, J. Y., Dow, W. S., and Smith, E. J. Aug. 3. Stereotype.-In a machine for casting curved stereotype plates, the core a is mounted in bearings b in a carriage c supported by flanged wheels c<1> on horizontal rails d<1> on the main frame d. The core is moved to or away from the shell by means of a handle k, and is locked in the closed position by a catch m adapted to engage a stud n on an extension of the handle k. In opening the mould, links e cause the core to rotate on its axis and convey the plate to the position shown, where its head is removed by a saw g driven by gearing i, j from a motor h. The shell f is made hollow to form an air chamber, from which a blast of air may be discharged on to the head of the newly-cast plate. Air is supplied to the chamber by a fan on the motor shaft.
Patent GB-190719861-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Facing Valves and the like.
Inventor: WILLIAMS THOMAS BIRCH
Filed: 1907-09-05
Granted: 1908-02-13
Abstract: 19,861. Williams, T. B. Sept. 5. End - facing; lathes.-An apparatus for facing valve seats has means for quickly adjusting the spindle and d cutter to and from the seat and for supporting the spindle at a point adjacent to the cutting - tool. A chuck, with radial jaws 2 adjusted by a ring 3, carries a tubular extension 6 split and tapered at its upper end, which is provided with a clamping - nut 9. Within the extension is a tubular bearing 10, also split and tapered at its upper end, and carrying a clamping- nut 23. The cutter spindle 11 is rotated by a hand-wheel 13, and is fed through the bearing by a screwed sleeve 21 engaging the bearing and rotated by a band-wheel 22. The bearing may be quickly adjusted and clamped in the extension 6.