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Patent GB-191123965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hames for use with the Collars of Horses and other Draught Animals.
IPC: B68B3/04
Filed: 1911-10-30
Granted: 1912-04-04
Abstract: 23,965. Parkes & Gnosill, and Green, H. H. Oct. 30. Collars, neck ; fastening.-Hames that are strengthened by a clip where the shanks of the eyes carrying the draught hook or plate penetrate are further strengthened by metal strips secured across the joint of the hame casing and the opening of the clip. Fig. 1 shows a hame A embraced by an open clip B and penetrated by the shanks C of eyes D. Strips E pass across the joint a of the hame casing F and the opening b of the clip, and are preferably let into recesses in the sides of the clip where they are secured by rivets c preferably integral with the clip. Bosses c on the strips E enter recesses in the hame and accommodate the riveted heads of the shanks C.
Patent GB-191124709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hammocks.
Inventor: HUBBERT ERNEST WILLIAM
IPC: A45F3/22
Filed: 1911-11-07
Granted: 1911-12-30
Abstract: 24,709. Hubbert, E. W. Nov. 7. Hammocks.-A hammock adapted to be slung between the head and foot of a bedstead, is provided at each end with an attaching cord, chain, or the like d secured to the eye band provided with one or two swivel hooks c; and to prevent the child or other occupant from falling out, the edges of the hammock are connected and drawn together by swivel hooks g. Side loops e may be provided to engage the stretcher f.
Patent GB-191203630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: ROBERT ESNAULT-PELTERIE
IPC: F02F3/24
Filed: 1912-02-13
Abstract: 3630. Pelterie, R. Esnault-. Feb. 25, 1911, [Convention date]. Void. [Published under Section 91 of the Act.] [Application for Patent of Addition to 2444/22.] Cylinders receiving liquid fuel.-The face of the piston 50 is grooved radially, the grooves being deepest at the circumference, in order to vaporize the fuel in charges of air carburetted with heavy oil, which are admitted by the port 7.
Patent GB-191205188-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Doors for Furnaces.
Inventor: BENNIS EDWARD
IPC: F23M7/00
Filed: 1912-03-01
Granted: 1912-06-27
Abstract: 5188. Bennis, E. March 1. Doors.-A furnace door is made of L-shape as shown so that when open it stands clear of the front fittings, and it completely encloses the hinge pin b in order to keep it cool. Figs. 2 and 3 show horizontal sections of a double door in the closed and open positions. Air inlets C and similar outlets may be provided, and also internal baffle-plates and heat-transmitting ribs. Single doors are also described. The furnace front is constructed as described in Specification 18,323/11.
Patent GB-191206303-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tar-spreaders and the like.
Inventor: JOHNSTON JAMES THOMAS MITCHELL
IPC: E01C19/16
Filed: 1912-03-13
Granted: 1913-03-13
Abstract: 6303. Johnston, J. T. M. March 13. Coating-machines.-Consists in feeding tar on to a surface so formed as to spread the tar increasingly as it gets further from the supply end. Fig. 1 shows a spreading-device in the form of a triangular box, with or without wheels at the base, which is supplied with tar at the apex A<4>, the tar being spread more and more, as it flows downwards towards the base, by angle-plates C and pegs D. Hot air may be supplied through a pipe A<7> to heat the tar and keep it fluid, or heated coils may be used within or upon the box. Fig. 5 shows a similar arrangement in which the stream of tar is divided by bars F, between which are situated the pegs D connected by cross-wires G. Fig. 6 shows a series of wires H radiating from and clamped near the tar inlet by a plate H<1>, and fastened at the base by bolts H<2>. Fig. 8 shows radiating wires H used without a casing. The wires may be arranged in the same or different planes. Fig. 9 shows radiating guides K<1> formed on the underside of a triangular plate K supplied with tar at its apex.
Patent GB-191207663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pumps for Gases.
IPC: F04C27/02
Filed: 1912-03-29
Granted: 1912-08-22
Abstract: 7663. Siemens-Schuckertwerke. April 1, 1911, [Convention date]. Discharge pipes for pumps; packing drums &c.-A rotary vacuum or like pump, of the kind in which gases are discharged through a layer of oil or other liquid located in a vessel above the pump chamber, is provided with one or more discharge apertures of such sectional area, form, and position, that the mixture of gas and oil passes out in the form of one or more jets through the layer, and the froth in the oil is thereby prevented from re-entering the pump chamber. In the form shown, the delivery passage d leading to an oil-vessel r is provided with a perforated plate p. Small nozzles or tubes may be applied to the perforations. Instead of employing a perforated plate the passage d may be constricted.
Patent GB-191207729-A (GB)
Title: Improved Lamp-holder for Electric Candles.
IPC: F21S4/00
Filed: 1912-03-30
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 7729. Wilson, E. J., and Candolite Co. March 30. Candles, imitation; holders, securing in sconces. A holder d is threaded externally so as to be adjustable in a sleeve a adapted to fit a sconce, the parts being locked in different relative positions according to the depth of the sconce by means of a nut f, which may be recessed at g, Fig. 4, for use with the adapter described in Specification 1178/12. A number of tongues c may he cut from the sleeve a to make it springy. The insulating-block h is fixed in the holder by means of a threaded ring i.
Patent GB-191212318-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Billiard Pocket.
Inventor: RYLAND EMILY
IPC: A63D15/00
Filed: 1912-05-24
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 12,318. Ryland, E., and Ryland, C. May 24. [Cognate Applications, 13,981/12 and 26,996/12.] Billiards, tables for.-Relates to that type of billiard pocket in which a network partition a divides the pocket proper into two parts d, e. A ball falling into the part d may be removed from the outside of the table by inserting the hand in the part e. The invention consists in forming the lower end c of the partition of arch-like form, as shown in Fig. 2, or in attaching a rubber ring to the lower end of the partition and to the side of the pocket. Alternatively, the partition may be formed as a tube g, Fig. 11, through which the balls fall into the lower part b of the pocket. In this case, also, the lower edge of the tube g may be attached to a rubber ring.
Patent GB-191212497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Lubrication of Vehicle Axle Bearings.
Inventor: MCCLASKEY CHARLES HENRY
IPC: B60B35/00
Filed: 1912-05-25
Granted: 1912-10-17
Abstract: 12,497. McClaskey, C. H. July 18, 1911, [Convention date]. Channels and reservoirs in vehicle-axle bearings.-A self-lubricating axle bearing for railway vehicles &c. comprises an upper section 5 and a lower section 14, both secured to the vehicle by bolts 17. The section 14 forms an oil-reservoir from which oil is raised to the axle by a chain 12 working in a recess 10 in the bearing-block 9. The block 9, which is guided by lugs 6, rocks on a curved projection 22 against the upper plate 5, and projects through vertical openings 19 in the sides of the section 14; it is retained in position by flanges 24 on its ends. A partition 11 below the lug 6 at one or both ends of the section 14 prevents the escape of oil when the vehicle is tilted.
Patent GB-191213549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Roasting Furnaces.
Inventor: LUMMEN MAURICE VAN MARCKE DE
IPC: F27B9/24
Filed: 1912-06-10
Granted: 1913-02-20
Abstract: 13,549. Lummen, M. van M. de. June 10. Roasting-furnaces.-In a furnace with superposed floors and a central rotary shaft carrying radial stirring-arms and adapted more particularly for treating pyrites and other sulphur compounds, means are provided for preventing the production of dust. The ores are guided from one floor to the next beneath by inclined plates b carried by and rotating with the central shaft. The plate is set at the same inclination as the face of the opening in the upper floor, and expansion is allowed for by a groove formed in a ring e, in which the upper edge of the plate b moves. The ring is protected against adhesion of ore by an annulus f of stone. Each plate b is carried by an arm g provided with lugs, which engage suitable sockets on the central shaft. The plates are set directly beneath the stirring-arms of the upper floor, and at right-angles to those of the floor to which the ore is being transferred.
Patent GB-191215581-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Collapsible Baths and the like.
IPC: A47K3/06
Filed: 1912-07-03
Granted: 1912-12-19
Abstract: 15,581. Anderson, A. E., and " X " Chair Patents Co. July 3. Baths; lavatory basins.-Collapsible baths on the camp-stool principle are fitted with a stand G to prevent undue distention of the bath. When applied to collapsible wash-basins, in which the tendency is for the frame to collapse inwardly, the strut becomes a tie between the upper ends of the members A, A'.
Patent GB-191216720-A (GB)
Title: Life-saving Apparatus for use in the Case of Shipwreck.
Inventor: SPRINGAEL GUSTAVE FRANCOIS HUB
IPC: B63C9/02
Filed: 1912-07-17
Granted: 1912-10-31
Abstract: 16,720. Springael, G. F. H. July 17. Pontoon rafts.-Life-saving apparatus for use in the case of shipwreck comprises a cage of latticework of steel &c., having the shape of an equilateral triangular prism. The edges of the prism are comprised of hollow cylinders, and similar cylinders are attached to the sides. A number of receptacles M, N may be used as seats and serve as receptacles for food &c. A rudder and oars are provided for manoeuvring. Entrance is effected at the ends.
Patent GB-191218492-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Administering Anæsthetics.
Inventor: POOLE ERNEST WILLIAM
IPC: A61M16/06
Filed: 1912-08-12
Granted: 1913-01-09
Abstract: 18,492. Poole, E. W., [Gorrell, C. W. F.]. Aug. 12. Inhalers.-The anµsthetic chamber C, which is connected through a non-return valve i with a face-piece a having an exhaling-valve rand pneumatic rim a', is provided with a wire frame c fitted with a fabric cover q and draw-string q', and regulable air-inlet valves c', c<2>, c<3> through which the liquid anµsthetic is dropped on to gauze or the like h detachably secured over an open partition or grid f.
Patent GB-191222753-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves for Gas, Water and other Fluids.
Filed: 1912-10-05
Granted: 1913-09-11
Abstract: 22,753. Ash, Sons & Co., C., and Mason, W. Oct. 5. D i a p h r a g m valves; actuating.-In a screwoperated diaphragm valve m for gas, water, &c., and particularly for dental cuspidors &c., the valve is operated by a screw nut a in the form of a cap which screws on to the upper body portion c, the movements being transmitted through a stem i which has a rotary connexion with the nut a, as shown, but is itself prevented from rotating by a pin k engaging in a slot l in the part c. The inlet is indicated at e, the outlet at f, and the valve seating at h.
Patent GB-191222896-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Miners' Safety and like Lamps.
Inventor: HAILWOOD ERNEST ARTHUR
IPC: F21L23/00
Filed: 1912-10-08
Granted: 1913-09-18
Abstract: 22,896. Hailwood, E. A. Oct. 8. Miners' safety lamps.-Guards are attached to the pillars or stoops P of miners' safety lamps, in order that a rule placed across any two pillars shall not touch the glass G. The guard may consist of (1) a stamping A, with flanges F which embrace the pillar, and an abutment F' at each end, which may be soldered or otherwise fixed to the middle ring M and bush B ; (2) a wire or rod A' with flattened ends F<1> ; (3) a wire A<3> coiled round the pillar P, Fig. 3 ; or (4) a longitudinally slotted tube A<4>, Fig. 5, which may be thinner at the edges of the slot than elsewhere. The forms A, A' may have a rib F'.
Patent GB-191224096-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Driving Mechanism for Aeroplanes.
IPC: B64D35/08
Filed: 1911-12-02
Granted: 1913-08-07
Abstract: 24,096. Lohner & Co., J. Dec. 2, 1911, [Convention date]. Motor power plant.-Where the propelling unit of an aeroplane (propeller, flapping wings, &c.) is driven by two or more motors a speedreducing gear is introduced between the motors and the propelling-unit so that the latter may be driven at a slower speed when one or more motors break down. The change-speed gear may be arranged partly on the common motordriven shaft 6 and partly on the propeller shaft 9. The reducing-gear 12, 13 is thrown in by a lever 14 and rod 15. The exhaust valves of any motor are opened when it stops working, and the cocks of the two motors may be interconnected.
Patent GB-191224446-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Non-refillable Bottles.
Inventor: GRUVER JOSEPH HARRY
IPC: B65D49/04
Filed: 1912-10-25
Granted: 1913-02-13
Abstract: 24,446. Gruver, J. H., and Norris, F. Oct. 25. Bottles, non-refillable. - A bottle neck is closed by a sliding valve 2 within which operates a ball valve 7. The valve 2, which consists of a hollow cylinder provided with outlets 6, slides in a collar 1 spun into the neck of the bottle. The ball 7 is limited in its movement by distance-pieces 12. The metal collar 1 rests on a very slight projection 16 in the bottle neck and has a cork packing 14 below this. In a modification, the cork packing is placed above the projection 16.
Patent GB-191228929-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Tube Coupling for Electrical Circuits.
Inventor: JACKSON JAMES HORATIO
IPC: H02G3/06
Filed: 1912-12-16
Granted: 1913-10-23
Abstract: 28,929. Jackson, J. H. Dec. 16. Couplings, disconnectible.-In couplings ensuring metallic continuity of the type comprising two or more members having coacting eccentric surfaces adapted to lock on to the tube by being rotated relatively, the fitting to which the tube is to be connected is formed with one of the co-acting eccentric surfaces and with an interior having two different diameters so as to provide a socket for the tube. Such a combination is shown in Fig. 1 wherein the fitting a is stepped as at b and provided with an exterior eccentric surface to act in conjunction with the interior surface on the part d. In a modification shown in Fig. 2 the movable fitting g is made with an exteriorly eccentric surface and the part (t in addition to being stepped is formed with a corresponding interior surface e.
Patent GB-191302790-A (GB)
Title: A Tool for Separating the Leaves of Leaf-springs.
IPC: B25B27/00
Filed: 1913-02-03
Granted: 1913-11-20
Abstract: 2790. Tingle, A., and Banks & Co., B. R. Feb. 3. Prizing-tools.-A tool for wedging apart leafspring elements comprises a U-shaped cramp frame A provided with a detachable wedgeshaped cleaving-member B on one arm and an opposed screw C threaded through the other arm and provided with a conical point C'. In a modification, a wedge-shaped cleaving-head is rotatably mounted on the screw C. The wedge member B is formed as a short bolt which can be screwed through the supporting-arm. Reference has been directed by the Comptroller to Specification 9506/13.
Patent GB-191306424-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hoisting-in and Lowering Apparatus for Ships' Boats.
Inventor: MCEACHNIE ANGUS
IPC: B63B23/04
Filed: 1913-03-15
Granted: 1913-08-21
Abstract: 6424. McEachnie, A. March 15. Davits comprise an open-ended rectangular frame in which the top horizontal bar to which the boat is secured by the usual tackle is gusseted to vertical end members B pivoted at C to lugs D on the deck. The frame is fitted at its base with brackets E, G angled so as to come on the deck when the frame is fully inboard and outboard. Tackle H is arranged to bring the frame inboard, and a lever taking into a socket P is employed to start the outboard movement. The boat-lowering tackle may be operated from the boat itself. The frame may be extended fore and aft to accommodate a number of boats.
Patent GB-191306435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Perforated Bobbins, Tubes, or the like for use in Textile Industries.
Inventor: BRANDWOOD JOHN
IPC: B65H75/18
Filed: 1913-03-15
Granted: 1913-05-29
Abstract: 6435. Brandwood, J., Brandwood, T., and Brandwood, E. March 15. Spindle apparatus.- A slightly conical perforated bobbin C, preferably closed at its upper end, is secured to an approximately cylindrical base E, which is internally formed to fit the shoulder of the spindle A and the nipple G of a dyeing or like machine, and has three beads H or the like to engagethe tongue holder of the shuttle of an automatic loom so that rewinding of the yarn for any of the processes referred to is rendered unnecessary. A bush B is provided on the spindle to engage the bobbin during winding. The base E, which may be made hollow to reduce its weight, may be secured to the exterior of the bobbin by a hollow plug J, Fig. 4, the plug being of proper shape to fit the spindle and dyeing nipple or it may be secured to the bobbin by screwing or it may be secured in a slightly tapered neck of the bobbin which is compressed thereon or secured thereto by a tightly fitting ring. Suitable ribs or the like K are preferably formed on the bobbin to hold the yarn in place.
Patent GB-191308653-A (GB)
Title: Device for Displaying or Exhibiting Umbrellas, Parasols, Walking Sticks and the like.
Inventor: HART FREDERICK CHARLES
IPC: A47F5/10
Filed: 1913-04-12
Granted: 1913-09-11
Abstract: 8653. Hart, F. C. April 12. Umbrella stands. -A display stand for u m b r e l l a s, parasols, and walking-sticks consists of a trestle with legs a, b either fixed to the top c or hinged thereto and connected by a hook d. Arcshaped pieces e, f are provided with holes g for display-- ing the umbrellas &c. in fanwise manner.
Patent GB-191311409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means or Devices for Locking or Securing Sliding Windows Together.
Inventor: SAGGERS THOMAS
IPC: E05F11/00
Filed: 1913-05-16
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 11,409. Saggers, T. May 16. Catches, spring.-Sliding windows are secured by a pawl 4 pivoted at 9 to a bracket 5 on the lower window and pressed by a spring 7 into engagement with a slotted plate 1 on the upper window. The walls of the slots are inclined, and the upper wall 2 of the lowest is made yielding by being pivoted and spring- controlled. In the fastened position, the pawl 4 is locked by a spring-pressed pin sliding in a keyhole slot in the bracket 5 and entering a hole in the pawl. In the unfastened position, the pawl is retained disengaged by a stirruplike lever 3, pivoted at 6 to the pawl and having a roller at its end adapted to rest on the slotted plate 5.
Patent GB-191314329-A (GB)
Title: Clothes Peg.
Inventor: TYERS WILLIAM
IPC: D06F55/00
Filed: 1913-12-03
Granted: 1914-03-05
Abstract: 14,329. Tyers, W. Dec. 3. Clothes-pegs. - In a a clothes-peg of the type having a base A and three legs B, C, D of which the leg C is longer than the legs B, D, the longer leg C is arranged to one side of the line joining the other two legs.
Patent GB-191315976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Ventilation of Floors, Ceilings and Walls of Buildings.
Inventor: MULLIGAN FRANCIS
IPC: E04B1/70
Filed: 1913-07-11
Granted: 1914-02-12
Abstract: 15,976. Mulligan, F. July 11. Ventilators, terminal. -A pipe a having its inlet larger than its outlet, and built into a wall, has a shoulder formed at the inner end of the enlarged inlet a<1>. A grating d may be provided at the inlet, and the other end of the pipe may be closed and provided with perforations. The pipe may be used to ventilate the space beneath floors, and also hollow walls and rooms.
Patent GB-191318803-A (GB)
Title: Propelling and Steering Mechanism for Vessels.
Inventor: STOECKEMANN ERNST
IPC: B63H25/52
Filed: 1913-08-19
Granted: 1914-02-26
Abstract: 18,803. Stockemann, E. Ang. 20, 1912, [Convention date]. Detachable propelling- installations. - The installation is arranged so that the propeller can rotate about the vertical axis for steering purposes, the tiller acting on suitable stops. The apparatus is mounted in a sleeve adjustably attached to a boat, Fig. 1, the gear casing e being carried by a sleeve f, upon the upper part of which is a. disk h having stops i, i<1> on the top and bottom faces thereof and at opposite ends of a diameter. The reaction of the propeller rotating on its shafting d<1> tends to produce rotation about the axis of the shaft b, in which case no propulsion of the boat occurs since the open jaw m of the tiller l is clear of the stops i, i<1>, Fig. 2a, as they rotate. If the tiller is turned on its axis, the jaw m can be made to contact with one of the stops i, i', the disk h and propeller being kept in the go-ahead or astern position, or intermediate positions.
Patent GB-191319191-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of, and Apparatus for, Producing Cement and the like from Blast Furnace Slag and like Smelting Products.
Inventor: LESSING WILHELM
IPC: C04B5/00
Filed: 1913-08-23
Granted: 1915-06-10
Abstract: 19,191. Lessing, W. Aug. 23. Granulating.-In an apparatus for granulating slag and like smelting products, for use in the manufacture of cement &c., the liquid slag is projected into a rotating inclined cooling-drum t by means of a disintegrating- wheel m, disposed immediately in front of the cooling-drum and having its axis arranged transversely to that of the drum, air being admitted at the lower end of the drum and withdrawn, together with the gases and vapour evolved from the slag, at the opposite end of the drum, immediately above the disintegrating- wheel. A chimney k may be arranged to draw off the heated air and gases, and the drum, which is provided internally with ribs, may be cooled by water sprays r or by a water jacket. The floor of the housing g surrounding the wheel m is arranged so as to form a water-cooled shoot projecting into the cooling-drum. The steam generated in the water jacket of the drum may be introduced into the drum to render the granulated slag friable.
Patent GB-191400601-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rope Guides for Winches, especially applicable to Deep Sea Trawling Winches.
Inventor: KYLE ALICK ROBERTSON
IPC: B63B35/16
Filed: 1914-01-09
Granted: 1914-08-13
Abstract: 601. Kyle, A. R. Jan. 9. Channels and reservoirs in step and vertical shaft bearings.-Vertical rope-guiding rollers 1 are provided at their lower ends with pins 2, preferably bell-pointed, resting in footstep bearings 3, and the upper ends of the rollers are bored out to receive pins 7 carried by the frame. The bearings 3 are dished to hold the lubricant, and the shoulders 1<a> of the rollers are clear of their upper edges. The recesses at the upper ends of the rollers are also adapted to retain the lubricant.
Patent GB-191401379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wood Planing Machines.
Inventor: BRATLEY JOHN
IPC: B27C1/12
Filed: 1914-01-19
Granted: 1914-03-19
Abstract: 1379. Bratley, J. Jan. 19. Planing.-In a woodplaning machine, the feed-roller d acts on the work after it has passed the cutter. The roller d is keyed to an axially adjustable shaft f, which is mounted in an arm l pivoted to a belt-driven shaft n, and is driven from that shaft through worm-gearing q, r, a shaft p, and bevel-gearing o, j. The roller d is adjusted in height by means of a sleeve t which is threaded on a pivoted screw u and passes through a collar s mounted in lugs at the upper end of the arm l. A spring s<1> is arranged between the collar s and the top of the sleeve t. The height of the roller is shown on a graduated rod w by a pointer w<1> attached to the arm l. The feed-roller is enclosed in a cover e carried by an arm i, which is pivoted on the shaft f and is connected by a link i<1> to a bracket i<2> fixed to the machine table.