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Patent GB-190421582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Couplings for the Draw-gear & Pipes or other Coupled Parts of Railway and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: COLES GEORGE JAMES
Filed: 1904-10-07
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 21,582. Coles, G. J. Oct. 7. Couplings, disconnectible; couplings with valves.- Relates to the mounting of automatic railwayvehicle couplings in such a manner as to facilitate the coupling of loaded and unloaded vehicles, and also to means for operating cocks on the brake pipes in coupling and uncoupling, or in the event of accidental rupture of the couplings. The invention is described in connection with the coupling described in Specification No. 19,275, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Railway &c. vehicles], in which the coupling-head a, Fig. 1. is pivoted to the draw-bars c and provided with inclined jaws d, e and projections 26 to guide the couplers into line when the vehicles come together. The coupling- bead a, Fig. 6, may be provided with a spigot or .nozzle 17 and a socket 18, the spigot and socket of one coupling being adapted to engage with the corresponding parts on the other coupling. The spigots and sockets communicate by passages 20 with the flexible connections 21, Fig. 1, leading to the brake pipes on the vehicles. A valve 23, disposed between the passage 20 and the flexible connection and normally closed by a spring, is opened by a rod 24 when two vehicles are brought together. A rod 32, sliding in a slot in the coupling-head, is provided with a hole 36, which engages with a projection 37 on the opposite coupling-head. The rod 32 is connected by a chain 31 to a lever 30, which opers a stop-cook 28 on the brake pipe when two vehicles become uncoupled accidentally. When the vehicles are uncoupled by means of the side levers, the rods 32 are raised out of contact with the projections 37 by means of plates 38 fastened to the claws f.
Patent GB-190425517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Screw-propellers for Ships.
Inventor: VALDELIEVRE GEORGES
Filed: 1904-11-23
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 25,517. ValdeliÞvre, G. Nov. 23. Screw propellers.-The blades and body are made of cast steel and are coated with a non-oxidizable metal, such as copper, which is deposited by electrolysis or otherwise in a single layer or in several layers.
Patent GB-190426895-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: JONES CHARLES JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-09
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 26,895. Jones, C. J., and Still, W. M. Dec. 9. Thermostats.-The gas supply to the burners of the boiler of a hot-water circulating system is controlled by a thermostatic regulator actuated by the inflow of cold water into the system whenever hot water is drawn off. Within the return pipe c of the system, and preferably just below the coldwater inlet pipe, is placed a vessel 3 filled with a volatile liquid, one wall 3<a> of which is flexible. The gas valve is actuated by the expansion of the liquid under the influence of the temperature of the return water, which is in contact with the other wall 3<b> or with its protecting-casing 12. A fall of temperature of the water in the pipe c enables a spring 8 to force down a tubular piece 7, opening communication from the gas inlet 4<a> through ports 6<d> and the valve 6<a> to the gas outlet 4<c>. An adjustable bye-pass passage 10 is kept permanently open. Adjustment of the thermostat is made by the screw 6<b> after removal of a gas-tight cap 9.
Patent GB-190427506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Change Speed Gear.
Inventor: DELACROIX RENE JULES ALPHONSE
Filed: 1904-12-16
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,506. Delacroix, R. J. A. Dec. 17, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Driving - mechanism. -Rotates to a twospeed epicyclic gear for bicycles, motor cycles, and the like. The chain-wheel A is fast to the first pinion B of the epicyclic train. Planet-pinions C, of which two are shown, engage with the pinion B at one end and with a smaller pinion D, fast to a brake drum E, at the other. The drum E may be held stationary by a brake of any convenient form, such as an encircling band brake. The spindles I of the planet-pinions C are fast to cheeks G, H of the hub F, which forms a casing for the gear. On the cheek H is a ratchet ring J, forming with spring pawls K, Fig. 4, a ratchet clutch which prevents the hub F from turning at a speed less than the chain-wheel A. The whole is mounted on a fixed spindle L. When the brake is applied so as to stop the drum E, the hub F turns faster than the wheel A. When the brake is removed, the hub F is driven at the slow speed directly through the free-wheel clutch.
Patent GB-190504179-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fuzes for Projectiles.
Inventor: EMBURY RICHARD PERCY ROBINSON
Filed: 1905-02-28
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 4179. Embury, R. P. R., and Wigley, F. Feb. 28. Fuses for projectiles.-A time-fuse, which may be used for very long ranges, is formed with a movable composition ring b having two annuli b<1>, b<3>, shown in plan in Fig. 3, two fixed annuli c<1>, a<1> being so arranged that the whole of the four annuli are burnt or only a portion of each of them burnt. Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section with the ring b in such a position that the flash passes straight through the passages connecting the annuli without burning along the annuli. The primer f<1> of the time-pellet is ignited by the cylinder f setting back on firing, and the flash passes down the hole f<4> to ignite the annulus b<1>, which burns until the flash passes through the hole b<2> and ignites the annulus c', the flash being conveyed from the annulus c<1> through the hole c<2> to the outer annulus b<3> of the movable ring b. The annulus b<3> then burns as far as the hole b<4> leading to the lower fixed annulus a', which is connected by a hole a<2> to the chamber a<3>. The fuse is also provided with a percussion pellet g normally held at ' safe ' by a ball g<3> retained in position by a sleeve g<4>, which shears the wire g<5> and sets back on firing so that the ball g<3> can move outwards. The time and percussion pellets are held at ' safe ' by spring bolts retained in position by a safety ring as described in Specification No. 15,044, A.D. 1904. When in the 'safe' position, the safety ring blocks the flash-hole f<4>.
Patent GB-190506564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fishing Reels.
Inventor: DICKSON FREDERICK LINDSAY
Filed: 1905-03-28
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 6564. Dickson, F. L. March 28. Brakes. - In a fishing-reel, the arm 8 carries at its inner end a fixed concave disk 13 and a leather washer 14 ; on the outer end is a movable disk 15 and a washer 16. The friction of the reel is adjusted by a tapered pin 18, guided by a staple 21, the small end of which is bentround or provided with a cross-pin to prevent it from falling out of the hole.
Patent GB-190511758-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to "Flare" Lights.
Inventor: WAKEFIELD CHARLES CHEERS
Filed: 1905-06-05
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 11,758. Wakefield, C. C. June 5. Acetylene. - In acetylene " flare " lights, the carbide chamber D is, arranged between an upper water reservoir B and a lower water chamber C. The reservoir Band the chamber C communicate by a pipe B' provided with a valve B<2>. Water is admitted to the carbide chamber D by a small hole D<2>, and the acetylene generated is supplied to the burners by a tube D<3>. The carbide is held within a perforated removable cage G. The chamber D is closed air-tight by a pane D'. Any excess pressure in the generating-chamber D forces the water back and stops the production of acetylene. A bottom plug C' and a drain cock C' are provided. A safety-valve D<5> is shown combined with the gas valve D<4> of the burners ; but may be at any other convenient place.
Patent GB-190514982-A (GB)
Title: Instrument for Ripping or Unpicking Seams and Pulling Out Threads.
Inventor: PADDOCK ANDREW
Filed: 1905-07-21
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 14,982. Paddock, A. July 21. Thread cutters; pocket and like knives. - For ripping and unpicking seams, a knife A B is used having a notch C D in the back cut at an angle as shown in Fig. 2. The blade is inserted in a handle having at the other end a small pair of tweezers as additional aid in pulling out threads.
Patent GB-190515312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Ships Launches or other Floating Vessels Mechanically or otherwise Propelled.
Inventor: BIRKBECK ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-07-25
Granted: 1906-07-25
Abstract: 15,312. Birkbeck, A. July 25. Hulls.-Open-ended trunks or tubes c are pro.- vided on the outside of a vessel's hull and are fitted with horizontal rudders f, so that during propulsion the vessel is raised out of the water, thus reducing the resistance. The trunks are supported beneath a plane surface d and are braced to the sides of the vessel by transversely-inclined ties e. When the vessel is at rest, the rudders f are horizontal, but when in motion they are inclined from within the vessel and the bow is caused to rise, and the surfaces of the plane d and trunks c operate to raise the vessel farther out of the water. The trunks may be directly attached to or built into the hull in place of being supported at a distance from it.
Patent GB-190515412-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fuel Economizers or Feed Water Heaters employed in connectin with Steam Generators
Inventor: OGDEN WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1905-07-27
Granted: 1906-06-14
Abstract: 15,412. Ogden, W. J. July 27. Cleaning pipes and tubes.-The openings in fueleconomizers or feedwater-heaters through which the rods and chains attached to the scrapers are passed are formed so as to allow only a minimum of cold air to enter. Fig. 2 is a part end elevation and section of a gantry and pulleys used for operating the scrapers, Fig. 3 a sectional elevation of the principal feature afterwards referred to as the pipe and block, and Fig. 7 an elevation of the block and its carrier, while Fig. 9 is an elevation and Fig. 11 is a plan of a modified block. Between the top A of the economizer and the gantry E, and resting on packing 0 over holes B, are placed tubes L which may be made in more than one piece and within which work the rods C and chains D, the latter passing round pulleys H, adapted to' be rotated by worm gearing I, J. Resting on these tubes L are blocks M which are made in one piece as in Fig. 3, or in two or more pieces as in Fig. 7, or as in Figs. 9 and 11, where they fit within recessed clamps. P and are further compressed by springs Q. Each block M has cruciform grooves M<1>, in which the links of the chain D fit. Spring bolts R pass through the block M and the carrier piece N, which is used to steady the pipe L and allows the block M to pass through it and is provided with hemispherical studs S.
Patent GB-190522550-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spring Air-guns.
Inventor: JEFFRIES LINCOLN
Filed: 1905-11-04
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 22,550. Jeffries, L. Nov. 4. Pneumatic.-Relates to fixed-barrel spring airguns of the type described in Specification No. 8761, A.D. 1904. The spring-compressing lever 1 is jointed at 3 to the operating-lever 2, which is pivoted at 6 and carries an arm 7 acting on the lower surface of the vertically-sliding block 9 to push it into loading position as shown in dotted lines. In a modification, the arm 7 engages in a recess of the block 9 so as to lower it as well as to raise it.
Patent GB-190523061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reflectors.
Inventor: STRAUBEL RUDOLF
Filed: 1905-11-10
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 23,061. Straubel, R. Nov. 10. Optical prisms.-Relates to improvements in the reflector referred to in Specification No. 21,856, A.D. 1903. The triple reflector therein described, consisting of three plane reflecting-surfaces mutually at right-angles to one another, is filled up with some medium of greater optical density than air, it may be glass, with the object of increasing its reflective power and its angular aperture. The inoperative corners of the tetrahedron may be cut off as shown by Figs. 9 and 10 so as to give to the entrance and exit face an hexagonal, circular, or other regular outline.
Patent GB-190526611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ordnance and Small Arms
Inventor: LUCIANI JACQUES
Filed: 1905-12-20
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 26,611. Luciani, J. Dec. 20. Rifling.-The grooves c diminish in depth from the point d, at the forward end of the chamber, to the point e, whenceforth the depth is uniform. The driving-band h of the projectile is of slightly greater diameter than the bore b of the gun, and is provided with studs j to take the rifling at its greatest depth. The invention is also applied to guns having " projecting " rifling.
Patent GB-190526998-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Condensing Apparatus suitable for use in the Purification of Coal and other Gas.
Inventor: CLARK FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-12-27
Granted: 1906-12-27
Abstract: 26,998. Clark, F. Dec. 27. Condensers; washers.-In rotary gas washers or condensers of the type in which disks rotate in separate chambers, two adjacent chambers are connected by means of pipes so that the end walls are exposed to the air in order to cool the gas. Two or more sets of these chambers are employed, and four-way valves 21 are provided so that the flow of the gas with regard to the order of the sets may be reversed. Each chamber is in the form of a drum 1, and each disk 6 is provided on both sides with radially - extending blades 7 ; similar blades 11 are also secured to the sides of the chamber. A water or other liquid supply 13 is connected with each chamber, and a spraying- device may be attached. In operation; water or other liquid may be sprayed into any number or a complete set of the chambers while the rest act simply as dry condensers.
Patent GB-190601534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hitching Devices for Ropes Cords and the like.
Inventor: CLOUGH JOHN
Filed: 1906-01-20
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1534. Clough, J. Jan. 20. Cleats or holders for securing clothes-lines, cart - sheet c o r d s, tent ropes, scaffolding ropes, heald cords in looms, and ropes and cords on board ship, and for other puposes, consist each of a main shank A having on one side two hooks or projections B, C, one in advance of the other relative to the direction of the tight rope &c., the other side being either plain, Figs. 1 and 3, or formed with a projection E, Fig. 2, or a groove. The free end of the cord &c. is wound around the projections as shown, and is then passed under and gripped by a part of the cord under tension. The projections may have their ends turned downwards, upwards, sideways, or backwards. Fig. 6 shows a holder made of wire which may be used for securing picture cords to pictures. Fig. 9 shows a modification stamped out of sheet metal for use where a thin or narrow hook is necessary, such as for securing the heald cords in looms.
Patent GB-190605563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Water Jackets of Internal Combustion Engines.
Filed: 1906-03-07
Granted: 1906-12-06
Abstract: 5563. Simpson, Strickland, & Co., and Joy, B. H. March 7. Gas and like engines, cooling cylinders of. The inlet. to the cylinder jacket is near the outlet, and the water is directed towards the exhaust-valve casing by a channel. In the construction shown, the inlet f<2>, outlet g<2>, and directing channel f<1> form part of the cover e of the water jacket c, but these connexions may form a separate fitting.
Patent GB-190606793-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Gas and Air Combustion Systems
Filed: 1906-03-21
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 6793. Roessler, A. C., and Air Light Co. March 21. Safety-valves.-Where gas and air are supplied under pressure by separate conduits to burners for lighting purposes, the excess of air when few burners are lighted is got rid of by means of a relief valve. A tube f attached to the air main is closed by a cap b and tube a, the latter being provided with holes o and with a flange c for retaining weights n. The valve is adjusted by means of a delicately balanced lever i and adjustable weight l.
Patent GB-190607730-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Apparatus for Purifying Liquids as well as for Making Various Infusions.
Inventor: REY FRANCOIS
Filed: 1906-03-30
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 7730. Rey, F. Aug. 26, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Tea, coffee, &c. making apparatus.-An apparatus for filtering and sterilizing liquids and suitable also for making tea, coffee, and like infusions, for the use of tourists, military persons, &c., comprises a flask a provided with heating means b. Into the neck screws a perforated tube j closed at its lower end and surrounded by a plain tube k. Water &c. poured into the neck flows first through the perforations, depositing sediment in the tubej, and then between two tubes to the flask, in which it is boiled. A spout n and stopper l are provided. To make infusions, the tea &c. is placed in the tube j, after the flank has been filled with water. Specifications No. 16,746, A.D. 1891; and No. 7265, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Filtering &c.], are referred to.
Patent GB-190608587-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Abrading and Polishing Articles.
Inventor: DILG CHARLES HERMAN JULIUS
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 8587. Dilg, C. H. J. April 10. Knives, cleaning and polishing.-In the apparatus shown in Fig. 1, the shafts of two pairs of polishing-rolls C are mounted in the upper arms of a pair of bell-crank levers B and carry gear-wheels meshing with another pair of wheels, one of which is mounted on the driving-shaft. The lower ends of the levers are connected to a pairof links b pivoted together at b<l> and supporting a knife-rest rod D working vertically and guided by rollers d. The knife-rest D' on the rod D has a cushion d', and is adjusted vertically and laterally and is held by a set-screw. Depression of the knife-rest operates the levers to bring the rolls C together. A knife-guide, adjustable for wear of the rolls, consists of a pair of arms E, Fig. 13, from which is pivotally hung a cross-bar e' with forked ends straddling the frame and having arms E' lined with leather or fibre, and forming aslot. Each arm carries a forked horizontal arm e<4>. A roller e<5> is provided at the bottom of the slot. The arms e' extend over the rolls, and the upper ends of the guide - arms E' are bent outwards to furnish additional protection for them. In the apparatus shown in Fig. 4, one pair of rolls C<10> is supported by fixed posts, while the other pair is supported by.a bell-crank lever B<10> adjusted by a screw b<11>. The shafts of the rolls C<11> are driven through a flexible shaft a<14>. Fig. 14 shows a knife guide which may be used in place of that described, the guiding arms running on rollers e<10> and carrying rods e" and springs e<12>. In the machine shown in Fig. 7, one shaft a<20> is mounted on stationary posts and carries belt pulleys and a bevel-wheel gearing with another wheel on a hand - actuated shaft. The other shaft a<24> is mounted at one end in a swivel bearing on a rod a<25>, and at the other end is carried by a screw-adjusted bell-crank lever B<20>. A knife-rest D<20> and a guide E<20 >adjusted by springs moving against a post E<21> are provided. Both shafts may be mounted in swivel bearings at the rear and in front in bell-crank levers as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190617565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Variable Speed Gearing.
Inventor: OPPERMANN EMIL LAURENCE
Filed: 1906-08-03
Granted: 1907-08-03
Abstract: 17,565. Oppermann, E. L. Aug. 3. Brakes.-In variable-speed gearing the control is effected through a braking-device which is geared up to rotate at increased speed. The carrier f is secured to a worm-wheel j, which drives a worm k at increased speed. The spindle l of the worm k carries a disk o adapted to be braked. The brake consists of a spring g, attached to a non- revoluble disk p thrust forward by a toggle t actuated by a hand-wheel x.
Patent GB-190625012-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Drawing of Warp Threads Through the Reeds of Looms for Weaving
Inventor: DUNN DAVID
Filed: 1906-11-07
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 25,012. Dunn, D., and Bradley, G. Nov. 7. Loom reeds, drawing warp threads through.-The spaces between the dents d<1>, Fig. 2, which may be carried in blocks provided with screw clamps f, are threaded by means of the hook k of an intermittently rotated disk j on a shaft i carried by a frame g, the particular warps to be threaded being arranged by the operator across the reed, before each actuation of the disk. A spring drum loose on the shaft i is oscillated by means of a counterweighted treadle v<1> and cord l, a spring-pawl on the drum acting on a ratchet fixed to the shaft i, which is thus intermittently rotated. The drum is returned under spring action until a stop thereon engages a stop on the frame g. The disk j is provided with. a vertical slit of such width that the front side thereof engages the next reed space, so that during each rotation, the apparatus is automatically moved from dent to dent, the cord l being provided with a loose loop l<1> which slides over a rod m. The radial slit may be made adjustable in width by means of a lug 1, Fig. 7, extending across the slit w<1> and provided with a screw 2 for displacing the sides of the slit more or less ; or for this purpose, the disk may be made in two parts, a central disk and a ring-shaped blade j<2>, Fig. 8. A tapered or wedge-shaped piece 5 is fitted on the disk and projects through the slit w, so that by turning the disk round the central part, the wedge opens the slit w. The disk is clamped in position by screws. In the Provisional Specification, it is stated that a simple arm may be used instead of the blade.
Patent GB-190707809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Human Hair Crepons, Pads, and Pompadour Fringes
Inventor: CALMON ERNEST
Filed: 1907-04-03
Granted: 1908-04-03
Abstract: 7809. Calmom, E., and Neate, W., [trading as Calm on & Neate]. April 3. Wigs, hair coils, and similar articles.-The front portion, Fig. 1, of crepons, pads, pompadour fringes, &c. is formed by weaving hair over a metal strip a, Fig. 3, and two or more threads of silk g, h, stretched between two weaving sticks c, d. The back portion is afterwards sewn or otherwise attached to the strip to complete the article.
Patent GB-190708641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Joints between Incandescent Electric Lamp Filaments and Leading-in Wires or Supports.
Filed: 1907-04-13
Granted: 1908-04-09
Abstract: 8641. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. April 13. Soldering.-Electric-lamp filaments of tungsten, molybdenum, boron, titanium, &c. are attached to leading-in or supporting wires by enveloping a portion of the filament with a fusible metal, which may be the end of the leading-in wire, and fusing a part of the envelope away from the operative part of the filament. An arc may be struck at the joint, and may be deflected away from the filament by a magnet. The method shown consists in forming the end of the wire 6, Fig. 2, into a tube 7, which receives the filament and holds it in position during the fusion, the upper part of the tube being left unfused as shown in Fig. 3. The metal of the wire must be one which does not alloy with the filament, for example copper in the case of a tungsten filament. A stem with its filaments is introduced from below into a glass vessel containing hydrogen or other non-oxidizing gas, which is admitted from the top. A wire is placed in the notched end of a contact-rod projecting through an opening in the containing vessel, and an arc is struck by a carbon or other electrode movable through the vessel. A magnet may be introduced from below if required.