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Patent GB-190726266-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Opening Closing and Locking Doors or the like
Inventor: MAZZOLINI GIUSEPPE
Filed: 1907-11-27
Granted: 1908-11-19
Abstract: 26,266. Mazzolini, G. Nov. 27. Door opening and closing apparatus.-Relates to means for operating and locking a number of doors, hatchways, bulkheads, skylights, &c. from distant points, a water-tight &c. closure being effected by pressure bars which are forced against suitable packing on the sides of the doors by the operation of the door-locking devices. The operating-device may also be applied to railwaycarriage doors. In closing a door, the rod 8, Fig. 6, operated by compressed air, electricity, or other means, first closes the door by means of a spring plate 5, and then pushes the bolt x into a locking position, a projection 10 of one member engaging a slot 9 of the other. The bolt x also carries a hook 12 pivoted to the arm 13. As the bolt x is advanced, the hook 12 passes through the guard 15 and is forced into engagement with a hook 6 carried by the end 4 of the rod 8. When the rod 8 is returned to open the door, the hook 6 withdraws the hook 12 from the guard 15, the hook 12 falling out of engagement under the action of the spring 36 after the door has been unbolted. Further backward movement of the rod 8 causes the spring plate 5 to engage the tappet 10 of the bolt x and open the door. The bolt x is formed with sloping faces 19, Fig. 3, which are adapted to act on upper and lower operating-bars 20, 21 as the bolt is pushed home, to force the pressure bars B, D apart and against packing-bars. The pressure bar A is carried positively by the bolt, the bar C on the fourth side of the door being forced against its packing-bar by lever arms 22, 23 pivoted to operating-bars 20, 21 and struts 26, 27. To ensure the return of the pressure bars B, D, the ends of struts 37, 38 impinge on inclined faces of the bars 20, 21, as shown in Fig. 3<B>, lever arms 43, 44 pivoted at their ends preventing the bars B, D from deviating in their return movement. The return of the bar C is ensured by struts 39, 40 impinging on struts 26, 27, the ends of which, in turn, engage corresponding recesses of the bars 20, 21. The tight closure of the four corners of the door is obtained by means of triangular corner pieces which are pushed apart by the pressure bars, or the ends of these bars may be adapted to slide over each other without being disengaged. The front end of the piston-rod is tapered, so that, in operating horizontal doors 32, such as hatchways and the like, as shown in Fig. 4, it is able to raise them into an horizontal position. S-shaped grooves are also provided, and are engaged by lateral hooks extending from the slide, which is thus drawn into close engagement with the hatchway opening.
Patent GB-190805544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Car Traction.
Inventor: GANLY FRANCIS FREDERICK
Filed: 1908-03-12
Granted: 1909-01-28
Abstract: 5544. Ganly, F. F. March 12. Motor road vehicles.-A pair of auxiliary wheels located at the rear of the ordinary driving-wheels for preventing skidding and assisting when hill climbing are carried by levers pivoted to the axle to enable them to be lowered into and out of contact with the road, the wheels being driven from the ordinary wheels when required. The auxiliary wheels b are mounted upon an axle c carried by a pair of levers d, the forward ends of which are pivoted to the main axle, while the rear ends are rigidly connected by a transverse bar f. The bar f or the rear ends of the levers are connected by links to arms h carried by a transverse shaft i, which is operated by a hand-lever through a link m. The auxiliary wheels b may be driven from the ordinary wheels by chains s and clutches q.
Patent GB-190808219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Belt or the like Fasteners.
Inventor: JACKSON ISAAC
Filed: 1908-04-14
Granted: 1909-04-14
Abstract: 8219. Jackson, I. April 14. Spiked plates.-In concave, recessed, or domed spiked metal-plate belt-fasteners, a marginal wall or flange F is formed to prevent flattening of the plate during the clinching of the prongs. The corrugations E preferably extend to the root of each tooth D ; the marginal wall is not continuous and preferably merges into the edges of the teeth. Washers G, which may be spiked and may form a continuous plate, or sleeves may be placed on the teeth, which are then clinched so as to be below the driving-surface of the belt. The teeth D may be flat, or may be formed with a convex surface to come against the belt, or the inner faces of the teeth may be rounded ; teeth may be provided at one or both sides or ends of the plate. The ends are tapered so that they may slightly pass each other when clinched. A removable fastening consisting of a bolt and nut may be used at one end of the plate. Several fasteners may be used abreast, or a compound fastener may be stamped in one piece. The fastener may be cast.
Patent GB-190813904-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pivot for Swinging Sashes of Windows, applicable also to Swinging Mirrors, Blackboards, Photo-printing Frames, and the like.
Inventor: NICHOLSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1908-06-30
Granted: 1909-04-29
Abstract: 13,904. Nicholson, W. Jane 30. Pivot adjustments. -Relates to improvements in pivots for swinging window sashes, mirrors, blackboards, show cases, and photographic printing-frames, of the class in which two plates fixed respectively to the support and swing- ing member are connected by a bolt having a coned or like head seated in one plate and a spring connected to the other plate tending to draw the bolt head into engagement with its seating. The cupped plate a is secured to the fixed member b, and the plate d, which is provided with grooves to receive the ends of the spring pin k, is secured to the swinging member e. The pivot pin h has a conical head j and is passed through the plate a from the rear with its shank extending through the plate d. The spring pin k passes through a hole in the pin h and pulls the meeting-surfaces of the plates a, d, and the head j and its bearing, tightly together. The plate a may have holes l to permit access to the screws by which it is secured, and a set bolt m is preferably provided to bear against the end of the pin k. The head of the pin h may be cup shaped instead of conical. Before inserting the pin h a suitable lubricant may be placed in the cup in the plate a, and either the cup or pin head or both may be grooved to hold the lubricant.
Patent GB-190817229-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Methods of and Apparatus for Tin Smelting.
Inventor: SCOTT ROBERT WATSON
Filed: 1908-12-11
Granted: 1909-05-27
Abstract: 17,229. Scott, R. W. Dec. 11. Retorts.-In apparatus for extracting tin by heating cassiterite in the presence of producer gas, the reduction is carried out in tubes a provided with capped ends b, b<1> having interrupted screw threads so that the caps may be engaged and disengaged by a quarter turn. The tubes may be made in sections which screw together. An inlet c for the gas is provided at one end, and an outlet e at the other, at which the gas may be ignited to show that the tube is full. Wheels g enable the tubes to be rotated.
Patent GB-190825159-A (GB)
Title: Process for Preserving Hams.
Inventor: JOERN PAUL
Filed: 1908-11-23
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 25,159. J÷rn, P. Nov. 23. Preserving hams.-Hams are salted, smoked, boned, sterilized by immersion in boiling water, subjected to pressure in cast-iron moulds having the shape of the hams, and partly cooked in their own juices in the closed moulds. They are then placed in cans of corresponding shape, which, after being exhausted and sealed, further consolidate the hams under atmospheric pressure. The cans are heated to sterilize and cook their contents.
Patent GB-190826941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses for Forming Cakes or Soap and the like.
Inventor: KEYES JAMES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1908-12-11
Granted: 1909-06-17
Abstract: 26,941. Keyes, J. A. Dec. 11. Moulding soap tablets.-Blanks 62, Fig. 1, fed to a receptacle 90 by a conveyer 89 are transferred by a feeding-device 20 to dies 33, 64, through which pass spring-pressed rods 32, 63, adapted to receive and hold the blanks during pressing ; after pressing, the moulded cakes are detached from the dies by a device 103 and carried off by a conveyer 121. The feeding-device 20 comprises two arms 21, 22 secured to a bar 23 and carrying pivoted spring-controlled jaws 69, 70. A grooved cam 13, Fig. 1, imparts a longitudinal movement to the bar 23, which is also oscillated in bearings 100 by means of a cam-drum 15. When the bar 23 is at one end of its travel, a stop 96, Fig. 8, rocks the jaw 70 and allows a blank 62 to be embraced as the bar 23 is oscillated. During the return of the bar, the jaws 69, 70 grip the blank and transfer it to a position centrally in front of the dies. On the forward movement of the dies due to eccentrics 78, Fig. 1, connected to slides 18, 19, the rods 32, 63 engage with and hold the blank, the jaws of the feeder 20 being opened by arms 73, 74, on the slide 19, engaging with studs 71, 72, connected to the jaws. The slide 18 carries a die-casing 34, which moves forward to enclose the blank as shown in Fig. 4, the rods 32, 63 being moved backwards until their ends are flush with the faces of the dies 33, 64 respectively. The plunger 35, Fig. 3, carrying the die 33 is pressed forward by a spring 37 acting upon a stop plate 36, and, when the final pressure is being applied, the plunger 35 is moved backwards in the casing 34 until the plate 36 abuts against a sleeve 45 slidably mounted within a casing 48 secured to the slide 18 and backed by a spring 47. A yoke 39 carrying arms 41, adapted to engage with stop bolts 42, limits the forward motion of the plunger 35. After the cake has been pressed, the die 64 and the casing 34 are withdrawn, and the plunger 35 moves forward to eject the cake which adheres to the face of the die 33 and is detached by the device 103, Fig. 1, carried by an arm 102 secured to the bar 23. The rod 32 passing through the plunger 35, Fig. 3, is under the influence of a spring 52, which is insufficient to overcome the adhesion of the cake to the die 33, but, after the cake has been detached by the device 103, this rod moves forward and completes the ejection of the pressed cake. Meanwhile a fresh blank 62 has been picked up by the feeder 20.
Patent GB-190828414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collar Boxes and the like.
Inventor: REID JOHN
Filed: 1908-12-30
Granted: 1909-08-19
Abstract: 28,414. Reid, J. Dec. 30. Leather boxes for collars, ties, &c.-A box for collars, ties, &c. consists of a body 1 comprising sides made from a single piece of stiff leather &c. joined by sewing &c. at the wide end 2, and a bottom consisting of a piece of soft leather attached to the sides by sewing &c. The lid, which is hinged to the body by a leather tab 6, similarly comprises a stiff rim 4 and a flexible top portion, the width of which is slightly less than the width of the bottom. The box is encircled about the middle of its length by a strap 7 suitably secured to the body. In-tead of the above construction, the sides of the lid and body may be made with double folds, the edges of the top and bottom being secured between these folds, and, if desired, stiffening-strips of leather may be applied to the body at its wider end.
Patent GB-190901408-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steel and Concrete Construction.
Inventor: FAWCETT MARK
IPC: E04B5/29
Filed: 1909-01-20
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 1408. Fawcett, M. Jan. 20. Reinforced-concrete floors.-Girders of I-section, with the bottom flanges larger than the top flanges and with large rhomboidal-shaped openings b in the web, leaving portions inclined right and left on opposite sides of the centre, are embedded in concrete. Twisted bars g are also embedded in the concrete and extend through the openings b, and tiles e on stirrips fare placed under the lower - flanges and serve also to space the girders on the temporary centering.
Patent GB-190901702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Stamps for Endorsing and the like.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIS STETSON
IPC: B41K1/10
Filed: 1909-01-23
Granted: 1909-11-04
Abstract: 1702. Williams, W. S. Jan. 23. Hand-stamps for endorsing &c., of the kind in which some of the words or lines of type may be changed, is so constructed that some of the lines may be depressed out of the printing position. The stamp comprises one or more lines of fixed type b, lines b<1> mounted on an endless band b<2> extending around a flat drum c<1> and a drum c fitted with an actuating-wheel c provided with an indicator, and type b<3> carried by a frame d suspended by links d<2> in such a way that, by operating a knob, the type b<3> may be moved out of printing position. The frame d may also be fitted with changeable lines of type which are mounted on a roller d<4>. The rollers c', d' are held in printing positions by means of springs engaging their flat sides.
Patent GB-190903572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inverted Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: DARWIN HARRY
IPC: F23D14/30
Filed: 1909-02-13
Granted: 1909-12-02
Abstract: 3572. Darwin, H. Feb. 13 Incandescent gas burners. - The gas mixture passes from the mixing- tube a to the expansion chamber d by the two branches f<3> of a T-piece f. The mixture impinges on baffleplates g<3>, g<4> and then divides into two streams, which pass through perforations g<1>, g<2> to the burner head h. The mixing- tube may discharge into the expansion chamber through a greater number of branches, and the passage from the expansion chamber to the burner head may consist of a number of slits.
Patent GB-190908047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Discharging Dust Carts into the Furnaces of Refuse Destructors.
Inventor: OCHSNER JACOB
IPC: F23G5/44
Filed: 1909-04-03
Granted: 1910-01-13
Abstract: 8047. Ochsner, J. April 3. Skips; cover of receptacle interconnected with load-handling means.-An apparatus for charging refuse-consuming furnaces comprises a frame adapted to travel over a series of furnace shafts, means for automatically coupling the frame with a furnace lid, for lifting the lid when a dust-bin is inserted in the frame, and for simultaneously moving the lid from the shaft and the bottom of the bin when this is brought into discharging position. The frame 10 is mounted on wheels 9 running on rails 8 fixed above a number of furnace shafts, of which one, 3, is shown. The frame carries levers 20 having at one end hooks adapted to engage a bar 7 on the furnace lids 4. When the frame is moved from the position shown towards the left, the hooks are brought into engagement with the bar 7 by a loose piece 8, which moves along the surface 28 of a guide 27 and rotates the arm 25 and the levers 20. A bin 12, Fig. 4, is then inserted in the frame, and a projection 30 depresses the rear ends of the levers 20 and lifts the lid clear of the furnace mouth. At the same time, a bolt 17 is withdrawn to allow the bin to move clear of the bottom 16 when the frame is moved further to the left. The hook 26 can be reversed to rest against the pin 25, so that, when any particular furnace shaft is full, the frame can be moved over it without operating the lid.
Patent GB-190910616-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus and Process for the Extraction of Glue, Gelatine and Fats from Bones and Skins.
Inventor: DOERNER LORENZ
IPC: C09H3/00
Filed: 1909-05-05
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 10,616. D÷rner, L. May 5. Fats, extracting by rendering. Bone and skins are treated by washing with acidulated water, and afterwards treating with steam of less than atmospheric pressure to drive off ammonia and other volatile decomposition products, the subsequent steaming being proceeded with in the usual manner, first at one, and finally at two atmospheres pressure. The digester is fitted at its base with a perforated bottom, a filter containing granulated cork &c., and an evaporator 6 in which the low pressure steam is generated. A perforated pipe 23 affords entry for the various agents. A pipe system 16 fitted with a steam jet 28 is provided for circulating the liquids. A vacuum is formed by an ejector 35. The fat is drawn off, as by a gauge 12, and the bones are dried by sucking air through the heated evaporator 6 by means of the ejector 35.
Patent GB-190911738-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pressure Relieving Device for the Toe Joint.
Inventor: MARTIN-NEE-DESSAUER VALESKA
IPC: A61F5/01
Filed: 1909-05-18
Granted: 1909-11-18
Abstract: 11,738. Martin [nÚe Dessauer], V. May 18. Bunions, treatment of.-An appliance for relieving the toe-joint or ball of the foot from pressure comprises an elastic band a in which is a slit a<1> with an elastic cushion b on each side. The band is placed on the foot with the slit over the ball of the foot.
Patent GB-190912122-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Mechanism for Printing Presses.
Inventor: LAKE WILLIAM EDWARD
IPC: B65H45/12
Filed: 1909-05-22
Granted: 1910-01-20
Abstract: 12,122. Lake, W. E., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. May 22. Actuating valves.-In pneumatic apparatus for folding paper a rotary valve 45 is operated quickly, so as to connect pipes 44, 46 momentarily, by means of a slotted lever 82, which engages, with lost motion, a stud 90 on an arm 59 on the valve. The lever 82 is actuated from a crank-disk 65 by a link 81 which is guided in a slot 72 and engages a fork on the lever 82. The centre stud 76 is pivoted to two rods 86, 77, on which are mounted controlling- springs 88, 80. The rods 77, 86 slide in pivotal bearings 84, 73. In operation, as the rods 77, 86 are passing their central position the springs 80, 88 cause the rods to move rapidly past this position to one side or the other and thus rapidly operate the valve.
Patent GB-190912261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Excavators.
Inventor: LAMPERIERE JULES
IPC: E02F3/20
Filed: 1909-05-24
Granted: 1910-04-28
Abstract: 12,261. LampÚriÞre, J. May 26, 1908, [Convention date]. Drawings to Specification. Flat endless-belt conveyers; driving-gear; discharging - devices.-In an excavating - machine, a conveyer comprises an inclined endless band passing over end drums frictionally held on spindles to which are keyed sprocket-wheels. Driving-chains passing over these wheels are connected to the band by two transverse bars. Supporting-rollers are provided for the upper side of the band, and to ensure that this side of the band shall remain slack the lower drum is of larger diameter than the chain-wheels on the same spindle. A swing- ing metal plate may be supported from the delivery end of the conveyer to receive material delivered while the trucks are being changed.
Patent GB-190913046-A (GB)
Title: Safety-stirrup.
Inventor: JESKE RICHARD
IPC: B68C3/02
Filed: 1909-06-03
Granted: 1909-09-02
Abstract: 13,046. Jeske, R., and R÷pke, A. June 3. Stirrups.-A safety stirrup comprises the bow d with a head-piece b, in which cavities are formed at each side, and an elastic yoke a having pins c which normally fit in the cavities in the head b. If angular movement, due to the rider being thrown, takes place between the yoke and bow, the two parts separate and the rider's foot is freed.
Patent GB-190920768-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Hand Trucks and Barrows.
Inventor: TRUXLER LOUIS XAVIER
IPC: B62B1/18
Filed: 1909-09-10
Granted: 1910-02-10
Abstract: 20,768. Truxler, L. X. Sept. 10. Hand-trucks; wheelbarrows. - The frame 1, which is mounted on wheels 5 in bearings 6 and provided with legs 9 and curved rests 8, is adapted to hold a pan 16 or a platfrom 16<1>, Fig. 4. Either of these is detachably secured by bolts 14, 14' pivoted to a crank shaft 10 and passing through cross-pieces 15, 15<1>, which are made to enter, or are withdrawn from, holes in brackets 17, 17<1> fixed to the pan or platform by turning a handle 13. The movement of the handle is limited to a quarter of a revolution by a pin 18 on the shaft 10, which engages in a slot formed in its bearing. The frame 1 is provided with an end piece 7. The pan 16 has a front extension b adapted to allow the load in it to be balanced about the wheels 5.
Patent GB-190922009-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boards or Sheets from Peat.
Inventor: PEARSON RICHARD
IPC: C10F5/02
Filed: 1909-09-27
Granted: 1910-08-11
Abstract: 22,009. Pearson, R., and Stoneham, H. S. Sept. 27. Fibrous plastic compositions.-In the manufacture of boards or sheets, peat is reduced without pulping, and then mixed with a mucilaginous substance obtained from seaweed. The seaweed is first washed to remove salts. The mixture is consolidated by heavy pressure into sheets or blocks. The mucilage may be softened by steam. To make sheets in the press, dividing-plates between the separate sheets may be used.
Patent GB-190922592-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Heating Liquids.
Inventor: COLEMAN ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1909-10-04
Granted: 1910-10-04
Abstract: 22,592. Coleman, A. E., and McClelland, J. C. Oct. 4. Submersible water - heaters.-A submersible heater, primarily intended for heating solutions in electro-depositing installations, comprises an inner and outer casing a, a<1> separated by heat-insulating material a<2>, the chamber being divided into compartments e for the reception of the means of heating (shown as electric lamps f). The liquid enters at band leaves at c<1>. The wires or pipes supplying the heating-agent enter the chamber by a portion of the casing extending upwards above the surface of the liquid.
Patent GB-190928329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Vertical Chambers used in connection with Water and other Mains and Branches in Roadways and the like.
Inventor: MCKENZIE JAMES
IPC: F16L55/10
Filed: 1909-12-04
Granted: 1910-12-01
Abstract: 28,329. McKenzie, J., and Richardson, H. Dec. 4. Road service boxes.-Consists in improved means for adjustment to the road level. In one arrangement, Fig. 1, the main body a is of concrete, fire-clay, earthenware, or like material, and is provided at its upper edge with a groove or shoulder to receive concrete, cement, or the like, in which the upper casing b of cast iron carrying the cover d can be set at the required height. In another arrangement, Fig. 2, a metal casing h is placed, either directly on the upper end of the casing a, or in an internal groove i therein, to serve as a guide for the casing b, which is adjusted in height either in concrete, cement, or the like, or on bricks at the outside of the casing h. In a third arrangement, Fig. 3, the casing b is placed externally of the main body a, which in this case is of cast iron, and adjustment to the required level is obtained by means of concrete &c. either between the lower end of the casing b and an external flange k on the casing a, or between the upper end of the casing a and an internal flange m on the casing b. Fig. 4 shows a modification applicable only to boxes of circular cross-section. The casing a is provided externally with coarse screw-threads n, and the casing b has a single internal thread o to engage these loosely. The threads on both casings may be replaced by ribs parallel to the upper edges of the casings and interrupted at intervals, so that the casing b can be lowered over the casing a to the required height, and turned for the ribs to engage. The cover d may be fitted over the casing b by similar interrupted ribs.
Patent GB-191002481-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Valves for Gas Containers Employed as Balloons or in Airships.
Inventor: SHORT HORACE LEONARD
IPC: B64B1/64
Filed: 1910-02-01
Granted: 1910-05-26
Abstract: 2481. Short, H. L., Short, A. E., and Short, H. O. Feb. 1. Lift valves; safety-valves; seats. - A selfcentering valve for the gas - container of an aerostat is shown in Fig. 6, and comprises a wooden ring 1 secured to the gas-envelope, and a ring 5 covered with a flexible non-extensible diaphragm 7 adapted to close the opening in the ring 1. The diaphragm is secured to the central pillar 4, which is carried through struts 2 by the ring 1. The ring 5 has a rubber inset 6 and may be connected to the pillar 4 by struts 10, in which case the diaphragm may not be connected to the pillar. The valve is closed by springs 9 and is opened by cords 8. The valve may be arranged to move outwards from the balloon to act as a safety-valve.