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Patent GB-191113382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Force Fee Lubricators.
Inventor: MORRIS JOHN ALFRED
IPC: F16N13/06
Filed: 1911-06-03
Granted: 1911-11-02
Abstract: 13,382. Morris, J. A., and Bunch, W. H. June 3. Multiple - delivery piston pumps; leveractuated pumps; stroke, varying; auxiliary actuating-gear. - A force-feed lubricator comprises an oil-reservoir containing a number of pumps D, which force oil through sight-tubes E containing water to delivery passages C in the wall of the reservoir. Delivery pipes c pass through the reservoir and emerge at the opposite side. The pumps D are actuated by levers H operated by cams g on a rotary or reciprocating shaft G. The stroke is varied by stops K, adjusted by screwed sleeves k engaging upper extensions of the levers H, which are hooked at h to enable them to be placed in position over the delivery pipes c. The stops K are utilized for actuating the pumps by hand when desired.
Patent GB-191113648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Switch Devices, applicable to the Wireless Control of Mines or other Apparatus.
Inventor: STILLE CURT
IPC: F42B22/04
Filed: 1911-06-07
Granted: 1912-05-09
Abstract: 13,648. Stille, C. July 20, 1910, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Systems with motor-vehicles having external control.-In a method of selectively starting toy electric trains from a distance by means of sound waves produced by ringing a bell or by whistling, a step-by-step selector is associated with a clock - work - driven switch in such a manner that the train is only started by the transmission of a predetermined number of impulses, the last of which must occur at a predetermined interval from the first.
Patent GB-191116416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stop Hinges.
Inventor: KRAUSE HANS
IPC: E05D11/00
Filed: 1911-07-17
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 16,416. Krause, H. July 17. Pivot adjustments; securing flaps in a given relative position. - A locking-hinge is provided with a spring catch d on the part b adapted to engage notches e', e<2> in the part a for locking the hinge in one direction of its movement, and a dished spring-acting washer g is arranged between the parts a, b and has a slot h to admit the spring catch and a lug i disposed in a gap k in the part b. The washer is so arranged that when the movable member of the hinge is turned in one direction from a point between the locking notches, the washer is interposed between the catch and the notches to prevent engagement. The washer g is provided with a bevelled edge at one end of the slot h and is placed with its outer edge against the part a. and with its centre portion against the part b.
Patent GB-191117378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Bearings.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: F16C33/36
Filed: 1911-07-31
Granted: 1912-03-21
Abstract: 17,378. Thompson, W. P., [Merrick, A. L.]. July 31. Roller bearings; thrust bearings.-In an axle-box for railway vehicles fitted with roller bearings, the rollers have tapered ends, and the annular track in the axle-box upon which the rollers run has corresponding tapered portions 9. Only the central cylindrical portions of the rollers bear on the axle or upon a sleeve 10. End play of the rollers is taken by annular bosses 13 on the end walls of the axle-box. The rollers are hollow and contain waste &c. capable of absorbing lubricant, and a hole 12<1> is provided in each roller for the distribution of lubricant over the bearing-surfaces. End thrusts of the axle are taken by a yoke 14 shaped to fit over a groove 6 and an end collar 7 on the axle. The yoke is locked in position by a n -shaped key 16 engaging grooves in the sides of the axle-box and in the yoke. The key is removed when desired by a bar inserted in a hole 20.
Patent GB-191117607-A (GB)
Title: Method of Forming Cuff Buttons.
Inventor: HERZOG JOSEPH LOUIS
IPC: B21D53/48
Filed: 1911-08-02
Granted: 1912-07-18
Abstract: 17,607. Herzog, J. L. Aug. 3, 1910, [Convention date]. Sleeve-links.-Relates to a method of making sleeve-links of the type described in Specification 29,358/10. A blank C, Fig. 4, comprising thin disks D, E and a thick portion F for the connecting-post is formed by means of dies or otherwise from a ribbed blank A, Figs. 1 and 3. The partly-shaped blank C is then converted by dies into the shape shown in Fig. 8, the sleeve-link being finally bent into its finished form, Fig. 12. The ribbed blank A may comprise thin portions L and a grooved rib M, as shown in Fig. 13.
Patent GB-191117932-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Magneto Electric Apparatus.
Inventor: DOUGLAS WILLIAM
IPC: F02P1/00
Filed: 1911-08-08
Granted: 1912-08-08
Abstract: 17,932. Douglas, W., [trading as Douglas Bros.]. Aug. 8. Timing.-In an ignition magneto, contacts are arranged to cut out the contact-breaker when this is fully retarded. On the end cover a is formed a hollow boss d in which is a plunger, moved, against the action of a spring, by a Bowden-wire or like mechanism k. A screw f passing through a slot in the boss d connects the plunger with a link h, which carries a pin i projecting through the timing- lever of the contact-breaker l. Fixed on this is a contact m adapted, in the retarded position shown in full lines, to bear against a screw n on the link h or other part of the frame.
Patent GB-191118938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steering Mechanisms for Wheeled Agricultural Implements.
Inventor: GROESCHNER ERNST
IPC: A01B69/00
Filed: 1911-08-23
Granted: 1911-12-30
Abstract: 18,938. Gr÷schner, E., and Liebetrau, H. Aug. 23. Harrows and hoes; steering implements.- Relates to a steering-mechanism for wheeled agricultural implements such as wheeled harrows, horse-hoes, and the like, and is described in connection with a horse-hoe. The wheels are mounted on axle-bars b, b<1> terminating in right-angle pivots c, c<1> which engage slots d, d<1> in the ends of a bar provided with steering- handles h<1> and pivoted to a bar g which is pivoted at i, i<1> to the axle-bars.
Patent GB-191120550-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Book Rest for Typists Shorthand Note Book and Reading Purposes and the like.
Inventor: NEIGHBOUR RICHARD COLLINS
IPC: A47B23/04
Filed: 1911-09-16
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 20,550. Neighbour, R. C., and Rowley, W. Sept. 16. Reading-desks, leafholders. - The rest f is supported from a long base a by means of an arm c pivotally connected by a bolt d and thumb-screw e to a projection b near the rear of the base. A pivoted leaf-holder k may be provided.
Patent GB-191121583-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Resilient Wheel for Motor Cars and the like.
Inventor: GRAHAM JOHN ELPHINSTONE
IPC: B60B9/22
Filed: 1911-09-30
Granted: 1912-08-15
Abstract: 21,583. Graham,. J. E., and Wallace, G. Sept. 30. Spring wheels with sectional outer guided members.-A pneumatic tube b, Figs. 1 and 3, enclosed in a channel rim is surrounded by a band d of rubbered-canvas or leather. Resting on the band is a series of small wooden blocks e strung on wires f. A band g is then fitted tightly between the sides of the rim to exclude the weather. Above this band are bolts m acting as stays to the rim, and permanently fixed at one side. The detachable tread member consists of wooden blocks q connected externally by a leather band z. Metal tread plates 3 are each formed with a pair of thin legs 4 passing through the band and blocks and a series of metal plates t held in the rim under the bolts m. Pins 5 are passed transversely through the legs so as to fix the blocks to the plates t. Springs may be substituted for the pneumatic cushion.
Patent GB-191123133-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valveless Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: LEMPERIERE LEON EMILE
IPC: F01B7/14
Filed: 1911-10-19
Granted: 1912-10-03
Abstract: 23,133. LempÚriÞre, L. E. Oct. 19. [Addition to 24,030/06.] Two-stroke-cycle engines.-In a modification of the engine described in the parent Specification, oppositely-moving pistons 1, 2, Fig. 2, compress explosive mixture in crank casings 4, 5 which discharge into the cylinders through ports 7 and a common delivery pipe (not shown). The pistons control the inlet ports 7, exhaust port 6, and the pump admission orifices 8, 9. The crank shafts are geared through a shaft 14, and the pistons drive through short connecting- rods 13.
Patent GB-191127030-A (GB)
Title: Arrangement for the Attachment of the Brake Member in Free Wheel Back Pedalling Hub Brakes.
Inventor: SACHS ERNST
IPC: B62L5/00
Filed: 1911-12-02
Granted: 1912-07-04
Abstract: 27,030. Sachs, E. Dec. 2. Back-pedalling brake and free-wheel arrangements.-An arrangement for non-rotatably connecting a part of a hub brake to the rear forkend of a cycle comprises a connecting-device 15, 19, Fig. 1, one part 15 of which engages by means of a projection 13 in a recess in the brake portion 10 to be fixed and by a projection 18 with the fork-end slot. The second part 19 of the device engages by means of a slot with the portion 18 of the part 15 that projects through the fork-end and has an angular extension 20 engaging the edge of the fork. In a modification, Fig. 4, the two parts are comprised in one U-piece engaging at h in a slot in the brake member and with the other limb at n in the fork-end slot, the bridge l engaging the edge of the fork-end. The chain - adjusting screw is attached to the member that enters the fork-end slot.
Patent GB-191201039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Automatic Electric Winding Mechanism for Clocks and the like.
IPC: G04C1/06
Filed: 1912-01-13
Granted: 1912-06-06
Abstract: 1039. Soc. Anon. des. Horloges Electric - Silentia. March 10, 1911, [Convention date]. Winding - apparatus, electric. - In automatic winding-apparatus in which a rotary electromotor is employed, the switch for the motor circuit comprises a pivoted spring-pressed lever w, one end of which carries a bent rod 2, adapted to move one of the brushes f<1> of the commutator into or out of engagement with the collecting-ring e. The other end of the lever w is forked, one branch x having a projection which normally lies in a notch p<1> in a disk o fixed to the winding- wheel n, the second branch lying in the path of a pin z on a wheel p of the clock-train, whereby the lever w is shifted at intervals and the motor circuit made and broken. Several notches p<1> and pins z may be provided.
Patent GB-191203358-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to the Method of Fixing Buttons, Studs or Fasteners to Under-wear Garments and Washing Garments.
Inventor: WACKS LEOPOLD
IPC: A41F1/00
Filed: 1912-02-10
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 3358. Wacks, L. Feb. 10. Button fastening- strips; undergarments. -A strip A on which buttons are sewn is passed into a channel B formed in the edge of a washable undergarment, the buttons being passed through the holes. Button-holes to correspond with the buttons are formed in the opposite edge of the garment. The strip A is removed before the garment is sent to the wash.
Patent GB-191204155-A (GB)
Title: Methods of Transferring Deflocculated Bodies from Aqueous to Non-aqueous Media.
IPC: C10M101/00
Filed: 1912-02-19
Granted: 1912-10-10
Abstract: 4155. Marks, E. C. R., [Acheson Oildag Co.]. Feb. 19. Lubricants for machinery.-In the transference of deflocculated graphite from an aqueous medium to oil, by mixing the moist material with the oil and agitating and heating, the mixture in the earlier stages of evaporation is maintained at a temperature materially below the boiling - point of water. Specifications 27,312/07 and 6463/10 are referred to.
Patent GB-191210033-A (GB)
Title: Improved Shock Absorber for Side Cars of Motor Cycles.
Inventor: SINCLAIR TOM DOUGLAS
IPC: B62K27/02
Filed: 1912-04-27
Granted: 1913-04-24
Abstract: 10,033. Sinclair, T. D. April 27. Springs, arrangement of.-In order that the vibration of a side-car may not be communicated to the motor-cycle, an arm 6 pivoted at 8 to the cycle frame is connected at its other end to the axle 1 of the side-car by a link 10 and is also connected resiliently to the frame 18 of the car by tension springs 16, 17. The axle 1 is hinged at 2 to the cycle, and the springs are connected to rods 14, 15, the ends of which pass freely through a lug 13 on the arm 6 about centrally of the side-car seat. The shocks caused by the wheel 19 passing over an obstruction and falling into a depression are absorbed respectively by the springs 17, 16. According to the Provisional Specification, the rods are located within spiral springs.
Patent GB-191210597-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine or Apparatus for Pressing Meal, Powders and the like into Cakes or Blocks.
Inventor: HALL HORACE MCDONALD
IPC: B30B11/12
Filed: 1912-05-04
Granted: 1913-04-17
Abstract: 10,597. Hall, H. M. May 4. Cylinder machines-A machine for compressing meal or powders into cakes, &c. comprises a cylinder A, rotatably mounted upon a stationary shaft D, and formed with moulds a in which work plungers f attached to bars F, a pair of disks E formed with camgrooves e to receive the ends of the plunger-bars F, and a stationary pressure plate C extending around the cylinder. The plate C may be hollow and heated by steam supplied through a pipe C', or steam may be supplied to the interior of the cylinder through the shaft D. Rods a<1> screwed into the cylinder guide the bars F and keep the plungers in alinement with the moulds. The cylinder is driven by a pulley G, or by worm gearing. Material is fed to the mould by a hopper H.
Patent GB-191211066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulds for Casting Columns in situ.
Inventor: VENABLE WILLIAM MAYO
IPC: E04G13/02
Filed: 1912-05-09
Granted: 1912-09-19
Abstract: 11,066. Venable, W. M. May 9. Moulding columns in situ.-Adjustable column moulds are constructed of flanged corner members 1 ... 4, with overlapping flanged intermediate members 5 ... 8, secured together by perforated bars 12 passing through slots in the flanges, the overlapping ends of the bars being clamped by wedges 15 inserted in slots of T- shaped keys 14 passed through registering holes in the bars. The corner sections are secured in line by lap plates 16, which are perforated to receive the clamping-bars 12, and may be of such length as to form extensions of the corner members. The moulds are provided with cappieces consisting of flanged plates 20 adjustable on the ends of the corner members.
Patent GB-191211189-A (GB)
Title: Improved Child's Feeding Bottle.
Inventor: RITTER HEINRICH
IPC: A61J9/00
Filed: 1912-05-10
Granted: 1912-09-12
Abstract: 11,189. Ritter, H. Aug. 23, 1911, [Convention date]. Feeding - bottles made in separate parts.-Aluminium feeding-bottles are made in separable parts a, b, Fig. 1, provided with closely-fitting conical surfaces f, g, Fig. 3, above a screwthreaded portion so as to make a tight-fitting metal joint. A sieve c rests loosely in the angle between the two parts of the bottle.
Patent GB-191211917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Safety Starting Device for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: HILTON ROLAND CURTIS
IPC: F02N1/02
Filed: 1912-05-20
Granted: 1912-12-12
Abstract: 11,917. Hilton, R. C., and Wildt, D. de. May 20. Clutches, free-wheel.-In engine turning-gear the starting - handle 2 on forward rotation is forced towards a friction surface on a bush 6 on the engine shaft by spring-pressed rollers 15 riding up inclines on a ring 7. The starting- handle is then locked to the shaft, but it is released on backward rotation. Specification 25,615/04, [Class 7, Air and gas engines], is referred to.
Patent GB-191216181-A (GB)
Title: Paper Perforating and Folding Mechanism.
Inventor: KROES JOSEF
IPC: B26F1/00
Filed: 1912-07-10
Granted: 1913-01-16
Abstract: 16,181. Kros, J. July 11, 1911, [Convention date]. Folding paper.-Apparatus for folding the edges of a sheet of paper preparatory to its being perforated through both thicknesses for presscopying and other purposes comprises a pressure plate c which carries the punches and is supported and controlled by cams i, l, k on a shaft o rocked by a crank p. Actuation of this crank serves through gearing to rock a resiliently mounted shaft u carrying the angle plate r, which is perforated to allow the passage therethrough of the punches, and which serves to fold under the bed-plate a the overlapping edge of the paper to be perforated. The shaft o is connected to the shaft u through a spring- controlled clutch w, which yields under cam action to release, and allow the return of, the plate r at the completion of the perforation.
Patent GB-191221397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sawing Machines for Cutting Wood or Metal.
IPC: B23D51/20
Filed: 1912-09-20
Granted: 1913-06-19
Abstract: 21,397. Perkin & Co., and Perkin, L. C. Sept. 20. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Reciprocating - saw machines. - Relates to mechanism for raising the tilting arm E of* a hack sawing machine during the return stroke. A wire rope 1 passing one or more times around a grooved pulley U, mounted in the bed A of the machine, is attached at one end to a spring .bolt 2, and at the other end to an arm R carried by the strap Q of an eccentric P mounted on the shaft L. Rotating with the pulley U is a sprocket-wheel T over :which passes a chain V, attached to the arm E. The chain passes under a pulley W, and carries a weight Z. The bolt 2 passes through a tube 4 mounted in a bracket 3 and carrying a spring 6, the tension of the spring, and the position of the bolt 2 in the tube, being adjusted by lock-nuts 8, 9. The mechanism is arranged so that the wire rope 1 is slackest when the saw is in the middle of the cutting-stroke and becomes just taut at the commencement of the return stroke, so that during the latter stroke the wire rope grips the pulley U and causes it to rotate in the direction of the arrow, thus raising the arm E.
Patent GB-191226337-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Connection Apparatus for Electric Circuit Conductors.
Inventor: MURRAY THOMAS EDWARD
IPC: H01R31/00
Filed: 1912-08-26
Granted: 1913-01-02
Abstract: 26,337. Murray, T. E. Feb. 9, [Convention date]. Distribution and fuse boards. - Removable plugs are secured to connexion blocks by means of clamping-screws 20 carried by bars 19 extending between standards 18. A number of blocks A, B, C are mounted on bolts H between brackets G on a panel or other support, a group of insulated conductors 2, 7, 9 extending through a recess across the blocks. The standards 18 are flanged at their lower ends and are held between the walls of the blocks when these are clamped together. As shown in Fig. 1, each plug 0 is provided with a contact-clip Q which receives one terminal cap of a cartridge fuse R, the opposite cap of which rests upon a contact N when the .plug is in place. The contact-clip Q carries an extension S which is adapted to engage a U-shaped contact mounted in the recess in the blocks and connected to one of the conductors. Instead of fuse plugs, switch plugs with a n-shaped contact-member may be used.
Patent GB-191227660-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Staples or the like for Securing Carpets and for other purposes.
Inventor: MARSHALL HENRY JOHN MORGAN
IPC: A47G27/04
Filed: 1912-12-02
Granted: 1913-11-27
Abstract: 27,660. Marshall, H. J. M., and Marshall, W. H. Dec. 2. Hooks. - A picturehook is attached to a wall, as shown in Fig. 4, by supporting it on the bridge part of a staple which is driven into the wall through a pierced washer having a depression lying below the bridge part of the staple when driven. Pins, drawing &c.-The staple and washer may also be used for fixing carpets &c., as shown in Fig. 2. The staple may be withdrawn by inserting a suitable tool into the depression C.
Patent GB-191300225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buttons.
Inventor: STEVENSON KATE DRUSILLA
IPC: A44B1/08
Filed: 1913-01-03
Granted: 1914-01-05
Abstract: 225. Stevenson, K. D. Jan. 3. B u t t o n s ; attaching articles to wearing- apparel. - A button in the form of a box is provided with a hook for suspending articles either integral with the shank, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. or constituting part of the frontal ornament. The shank may have two sewing - wings, as shown in Fig. 2. Instead of forming a button as a box, an enclosing bag a may be secured upon an ordinary button by a spring clip ring c and wire springs d. hooked in the shank.
Patent GB-191306365-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Talking Machines.
Inventor: BLUM JOSEPH LEONARD
Filed: 1913-03-14
Granted: 1913-08-28
Abstract: 6365. Blum, J. L. March 14. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Stopping.-A brake for talking-machines of the type comprising a blade carrying a brake-pad which is pressed against the turn-table by a cam lever, comprises an horizontal base-plate secured to the casing of the machine and carrying two pillars b, c. The blade a carrying the brake-block is mounted upon the pillar b, and the cam-lever upon the pillar c.
Patent GB-191309252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: PODMORE ARTHUR EDWARD
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1913-04-19
Granted: 1914-04-20
Abstract: 9252. Podmore, A. E. April 19. Incandescent gas burners.-In inverted incandescent gas burners, a heat-deflecting plate e of iron, brass, earthenware, &c., is provided at the lower end of the burner tube a and supports a glass cylinder m. The plate e may be formed integral with, or supported by a flange on, the piece b which may be tapered, or cylindrical, or cylindrical with a tapered or rounded lower end, or bulbous with a tapered lower end.
Patent GB-191311525-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Discharging Torpedoes.
IPC: F41F3/10
Filed: 1913-05-17
Granted: 1914-03-26
Abstract: 11,525. Armstrong, Whitworth, & Co., Sir W. G., and Lloyd, E. W. May 17, Switches.-Consists in a special delay-action contact-maker or firing-device for torpedo tubes. The key a is adapted to slide through a toothed setting-wheel b against the action of a spring h. On the depression of the key, (1) a contact i on the spring h is depressed to the level of a similar contact j carried by a spring-arm k, and (2) a collar c disengages a spring-controlled bell-crank d from the wheel b, which is then caused to rotate by its spring g, its motion being, however, retarded by an escapement c. After an interval depending upon the initial twist imparted to the wheel b by operating an arm f rigidly attached thereto, the arm f engages the spring arm k and presses the contact j against the contact i, thus completing the firing circuit.
Patent GB-191312668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Refuse Destructors.
IPC: F23G5/00
Filed: 1913-05-30
Granted: 1914-01-01
Abstract: 12,668. Compagnie d'IncinÚration Industrielle. June 28, 1912, [Convention date]. Charging.-Refuse is supplied from bins 3 to a destructor furnace by a shoot 5, having a sector-shaped shutter 6, which forms a double closure between the refuse chamber and the furnace.
Patent GB-191321083-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Core Device for Tobacco Winding and other Machines.
IPC: A24B11/00
Filed: 1913-09-18
Granted: 1914-09-18
Abstract: 21,083. Salomon, F., and Crypto Patents, Ltd. Sept. 18. Collapsible spindles and rollers.-Two interlocking elements, each consisting of an end disk a, b, provided with projecting and tapered prongs c, are covered with one or more collapsible shells c of perforated or skeleton material which are split longitudinally. When the material has been wound, it may be compressed by moving the ends a, b towards one another, they may then be drawn apart and removed when the shells e collapse and the material is released. The core is specially applicable for winding twist tobacco. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specifications 4685/76 and 16,405/02, [both in Class 130, Tobacco].