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Patent GB-190518403-A (GB)
Title: Improved Incandescence Bodies of Tantalum Wire for Electrical Glow Lamps.
Filed: 1905-09-12
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 18,403. Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges. Oct. 13, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901 ]. Incandescent lamps.-Tantalum, for filaments and other incandescence bodies of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 12,156 and 12,159, A.D. 1902, is rendered more uniform, ductile, and durable, by the addition of a very small proportion of a hardening-substance such as oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, silicon, aluminium, tin, or titanium. A homogeneous product is obtained by fusion in the manner described in Specification No. 26,775, A.D. 1903.
Patent GB-190518824-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescence Vapour Lamps.
Inventor: MIESS JACOB HENRY
Filed: 1905-09-18
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 18,824. Miess, J. H. Sept. 18. Incandescent vapour lamps.-In a lamp in which the vaporizing-tube 1, Fig. 1, is heated by an auxiliary burner 6 connected by a tube 7 with the mixing-chamber, the air supply is admitted to a transverse tube or tubes 13 through apertures 15 formed in an asbestos-lined casing and regulated by a hit-and-miss valve 17. The preliminary heating of the tube 1 is effected by means of asbestos, supplied with spirit through a tube 23, and air is admitted at the base of the casing 9 surrounding the tubes 1, 7. The oil supply is regulated by a valve 27, and the vapour nozzle is cleaned by a needle 25. The mixing-tube 2, the mixing-chamber 3, and the auxiliary burner are formed of comparatively heavy castings, the tube 2 being brazed to the chamber 3 into which it projects.
Patent GB-190522842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Wheels for Vehicles Intended to Run on Common Roads.
Inventor: O'BRIEN JOHN
Filed: 1905-11-07
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 22,842. O'Brien, J., and O'Brien, A. G. Nov. 7. Spring wheels.-Blocks resting on springs slide in interchangeable boxes fitted between side plates attached to the rim. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 3 and 4, each box b extends across the rim and is screwed to the plates a<4>. The upper edge at each end has a flange b<1> adapted to engage with a flange on the metal base b<5> of a wooden block b<4>, which has been boiled in oil and formed with a convex surface. Each block rests on two or more helical springs contained in a box, and all are enclosed in a leather cover c attached to the boxes by metal rings c' and screws c<2>. Fig. 14 shows a form in which each block bears directly on the ground and rests upon one spring, the boxes being divided by a partition b*. In another form, the springs are volute and each box is separated by a transverse partition. The boxes may be set obliquely across the rim, and in some cases, as shown in Fig. 17, the helical springs are elliptical in cross-section. The Provisional Specification describes a stud for the leather cover formed with a button-head set with emery.
Patent GB-190526173-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of a Hydrosulphite Preparation.
Filed: 1905-12-15
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 26,173. Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning. Dec. 28, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Ketone-hyposulphites.-Compounds of ketones with hyposulphites (hydrosulphites), which differ from those described in Specification No. 6216, A.D. 1904, in that they reduce indigo sulphonic acid even when cold, are obtained by bringing together a ketone and an alkali hyposulphite, in presence of ammonia, and evaporating to dryness in vacuo. The use of acetone and ethylmethylketone is indicated.
Patent GB-190605549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Working and Locking Railway Points.
Inventor: HODGSON CHARLES
Filed: 1906-03-07
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 5549. Hodgson, C., [Dutton, F. H.]. March 7. Points and switches.-Relates to means for working and locking g railway points, of the kind described in S p e c i fications No. 20,673, A.D. 1892, and No. 25,849, A.D. 1902, and consists in making the threearmed crank, or its equivalent, in two parts, which are e operatively connected together by means of a shearing pin, so that t when the points are trailed through the pin is broken, and also consists in providing means for automatically locking the points, and the operating-lever, in position after having been trailed through. The arm 13 of the three-armed lever is formed separate from the arms 6, 8, but is secured to the projecting part 9 by the shearing pin 14. On the arm 13 is mounted a spring 17 carrying a bolt 18 working in a hole 19 and normally bearing on the upper surface of the projection 9. If the points are trailed through, the tongue 4 will be forced over, the pin 14 broken, and the bell-crank lever 6, 8 and projection 9 rotated. The bolt 18 will then be forced downwards, by the spring, behind the part 9<a> of the projection, thus locking the points and the operating-lever in the cabin. The parts are moved into their normal relative positions again by hand.
Patent GB-190606399-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for use in Drawing Off Clear Liquid form Settling Squares, Tanks or Vats.
Inventor: POLLARD AMBROSE FRANCIS
Filed: 1906-03-16
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 6399. Pollard, A. F. March 16. Beer &c., drawing-off.-A conical canvas tube f is attached at the top to a ring e carried by a float d, and at the bottom to a ring e<6> surrounding the outlet c, above which is a pipe a having slots c<1>. During the drawing-off, the float prevents the escape of scum, the clear liquid passing under the float and through the slots c'. The folds of the collapsing tube f gather upon the flange b. In a modification, Fig. 5, a funnel h is carried by the float and is connected to the outlet c by a jointed or telescopic pipe or by a hose pipe.
Patent GB-190607509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SPIVEY FRED
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 7509. Spivey, F. March 28. Gas and like engines.-Two or more cylinders are arranged to drive through crank-shafts and worm gearing so as to give one impulse, or two impulses simultaneously, at each of a number of points on a straight driving-shaft. The arrangement securesperfect balance of the engine, and prevents stopping' from sudden and excessive strain. The engine is specially applicable for driving motor-cars, motorboats, and the like. Figs. 1 and 2 represent a four-cylinder horizontal engine. Each of the four cylinders A, A<1>, A<2>, A<3>, has two pistons C, C', driving the shaft K through crank-shafts F, worms H, and worm-wheels J. The pair of cylinders A, A<2>, or the pair A, A<3>, act in unison, giving impulses alternately with the remaining pair. The crankshafts are provided with thrust ball bearings M and fly-wheels N, and the driving-shaft is provided with thrust ball bearings M and a clutch X. Two single - piston cylinders placed end to end may be used instead of one cylinder with two pistons. Either the top or bottom pair of cylinders with its driving-gear may be dispensed with. An eightcylinder vertical engine is also described, with four single-piston cylinders on each side of the horizontal driving-shaft. The four pairs of cylinders drive four worms engaging four worm-wheels on the driving-shaft. The first and third cylinders upon one side act in unison with the second and fourth upon the other side of the driving-shaft. A countershaft for actuating the valve-gear is driven by spur gearing from the driving-shaft. In the Provisional Specification, the invention is described as applied by means of bevel-gearing.
Patent GB-190613002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Co-axial Steam Turbines.
Filed: 1906-06-05
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 13,002. Akt.-Ges. Brown, Boveri, &. Cie. June 5,1905, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, 1901]. Stuffing-boxes, substitutes for.- An adjusting-device for co-axially mounted turbines or turbine stages is shown in the Figure. The arrangement allows of an independent axial adjustment between the drum and rotor of the turbine X for the purpose of regulating the clearance in the dummy piston packing L and between the turbine .blades U. Adjustment is effected by means of a collar and screw-stud device S or similar means.
Patent GB-190620340-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Construction of Pianoforte Actions.
Inventor: SQUIRE ROLAND MONTAGUE
Filed: 1906-09-13
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 20,340. Squire, R. M. Sept. 13. Pianofortes, actions for. The jack b is in two parts, pivoted, at e and centred at c, d to the hammer butt and lever i, respectively, the lower part having a padded extension b<x>. The set - off lever f is pivoted to a rail g, and carries a padded adjustable button h which engages in a recess in the lower part of the jack. An auxiliary set-off button may be arranged to act upon the arm b<3> of the jack. A check l is carried by a wire on the lever i to engage a counter check m.
Patent GB-190622434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Method and Apparatus for Securing a Dustless Road Surface-
Inventor: THWAITE BENJAMIN HOWARTH
Filed: 1906-10-11
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 22,434. Thwaite, B. H. Oct. 11. Water and other liquids, distributing; gravel &c., scattering; cauldrons and tanks, asphalt and like.- Consists in modifications in connexion with the tar-heating and tar-spreading machines described in Specification No. 13,551, A.D. 1906. The tar jets are protected from wind and rain by a turnover shield a, Fig. 1, and an iron guard b is placed between the furnace and the shafts c to protect the tractor from heat. To increase the spraying effect of the air pressure in the feed-tank, water may be added to the tar. The tar after being sprayed is swept in by a rotary brush, preferably of metal. An auxiliary heating-vessel d, Fig. 2, is employed, and has a pump h for supplying additional air pressure to the original machine e, the tar feedtank of which may be connected to the heater d by flexible metallic tubing, through which tar is supplied by the pump or by gravity. In place of being led directly from the' pump-to the machine e, the air may be stored in a reservoir j, from which it is drawn through a flexible tube j<1>. Sand, granite, limestone, or calcium chloride are spread on the tarred surface from a bin on the machine e, having compartments for the several substances and an Archimedean screw or similar device for sprinkling them from openings at the bottom. The sand &c. may be ejected by air blasts and may be pressed down by a road-roller as described in the abovementioned Specification.
Patent GB-190624739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cycle Driving and Brake Mechanism
Inventor: REILLY ARTHUR HENRY
Filed: 1906-11-05
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 24,739. Reilly, A. H. Nov. 5. Brakes; driving- mechanism.-In a combined threespeed gear and back-pedalling brake mechanism for cycles, of the type wherein planetpinions a, n, carried by the sprocketwheel and a part p gear with the internal rings e, m upon a member i, this member and the part p are connected by one-way clutches j, l, r, q to the hub, the sun-pinion o being fixed, and the sun-pinion d capable of sliding and rotating upon the axle. For the high gear, the pinion d is brought into engagement with stationary teeth h<1>, and the hub is driven through the clutch j, l. Allowing the pinion to be pressed towards the left into engagement with a ring of teeth upon the part i locks the first train, so that the hub is driven direct through the clutch j, l, the clutch q, r overrunning. Further movement of the pinion causes it to engage the tails j<1> of the pawls j, so that the clutch j, l is rendered inoperative, and the hub is driven at low speed through the parts m, n, p and the clutch q, r. The carrier is prevented from lateral movement by means such as a screw f engaging a groove in the axle. Backpedalling causes movement of the part s towards the left, the brake mechanism being similar to that described in Specification No. 6962, A.D. 1906.
Patent GB-190705331-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Line Tappers for Electric Wires.
Inventor: WILLIAMS JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1907-03-05
Granted: 1907-08-08
Abstract: 5331. Williams, J. H. March 8, 1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Telegraphs; telephone systems.-Relates to a line tapper for use on insulated or uninsulated lines. Two members 6, 7 of flat spring steel are fastened at the rear by a screw 8 which serves as a terminal for a wire 9. The members are halved and crossed at 10 to form jaws 11, one of which carries a screw 12 having needles 13 projecting from it ; these pierce the insulation and thus make good electric contact without injuring the insulation. A rubber sleeve may be used to cover the rear portion of the clamp.
Patent GB-190706060-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cutlery and the like.
Inventor: VICKERS VALENTINE BELFITT
IPC: B26B3/02
Filed: 1907-09-12
Granted: 1908-03-26
Abstract: 6060. Vickers, V. B. Sept. 12. Table, carving, and like knives and forks.-Table cutlery, fish-eaters, and similar articles are made from tapered blanks. Half the bolster B, Fig. 1, and half the handle A are stamped hollow from the thinner portion of the blank and the blade or like part C from the thicker portion, the other halves of the handle and bolster being stamped from another blank. The halves are secured together by brazing or other suitable means, so that the taper part D of the former blank is at the top of the bolster and the blade or like part is central with the whole handle. The blade C may be rolled so as to strengthen it, and forks &c. have hollows F, Fig. 4, formed beyond the bolster before the halves of the handle and bolster are secured together by the tools which are employed to remove the waste metal from the edges of the handle and bolster.
Patent GB-190706659-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Adjustment of Inclination of the Backs of Reclining Chairs Couch Heads and the like.
Inventor: WHITEMAN WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1907-03-19
Granted: 1907-10-03
Abstract: 6659. Whiteman, W. T., [Bray, W. J., Albright, D. W., and Menzies, E.]. March 19. Stays.-A device for adjusting the backs or other hinged parts of reclining or ship chairs, sofa - beds, couches, &c. comprises a rack a, Figs. 1 and 6, concealed in a bracket p underneath the arm of a chair or fitted in any convenient position, and a link l, Fig. 4, attached at one end to the hinged part of the chair &c. The link is provided with a hooked end m fitted with a tip n and shaped so as to slide up inclined grooves h leading from one slot in the rack to the next. At the end slot g of the rack the inclined groove h leads into a curved groove i, which guides the hook end m into a deeper groove j running the whole length of the rack and leading back to the first slot b.
Patent GB-190707166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Boilers and the like.
Inventor: TREIBEL FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1907-03-25
Granted: 1907-08-22
Abstract: 7166. Treibel, F. March 25. Smoke-consuming; fire-bridges.-Air for secondary combustion is supplied through a perforated deadplate a, and through tubes b, leading from the hollow support h of the fire-bridge, on to the rear face of which they deliver. Hit-and-miss dampers c, f are provided, and these may be connected together and operated by the movements of the ash-pit door.
Patent GB-190709647-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Sharpening Razors and the like.
Inventor: SNOW FREDERICK THOMAS
Filed: 1907-04-25
Granted: 1908-04-27
Abstract: 9647. Snow, F. T. April 25. Strops; hones.- Strops for sharpening razors &c. havea coating of metallic foil, preferably tinfoil, fixed by wax, cement, liquid glue, &c. upon a foundation of leather, india rubber, or similar yielding or elastic material. Figs. 1 and 2 show a strop with a yielding foundation c of leather on the wooden base b, and faced with tin or other foil d, the usual finishing-cushion g being secured on the back. If the base of the strop is made of a sufficiently yielding material, the foil may be applied directly to it. The foil may be applied to a wheel or other rotatable form of strop. When the tin-foil surface becomes worn, a fresh layer may be applied. Fig. 5 shows a combined strop and hone, comprising a strop d constructed as above described, and hinged to the base f of a hone or oilstone e ; or the hone may be arranged between two strops hinged to it.
Patent GB-190714639-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corsets.
Inventor: CONNER EMMA MARION JORDAN
Filed: 1907-06-25
Granted: 1908-01-09
Abstract: 14,639. Conner, E. M. J. June-25. Corsets; stocking suspenders. -Corset busks are made in two parts, one of which can slide in the other, and may be provided with means for attaching stocking suspenders. The upper longer section A, Fig. 6, has a stiff lower portion formed into a guide or sheath by bending the edges D towards each other, and a flexible upper portion C which is hardened and tempered after the sheath has been formed. A flexible covering-strip E of steel or other material is secured at its upper end to the upper portion. C. The lower end of this strip, which is f r e e, extends over and covers the sheath of the busk. The lower and shorter section B of the busk is' curved longitudinally to stiffen it, and slides inside the sheath. As shown in Fig. 10, a guide member 6 embraces the lower portion of the upper section 2 of the busk, and is riveted thereto and has inwardly projecting flanges 6<a>. The lower end of the section 8 which slides in the guide 6 is preferably bent inward, as shown, and stocking suspenders H may be attached to them by means of pins H<1> attached to the upper ends and adapted to be hooked into holes 8<a> punched in the section 8.
Patent GB-190724846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Screws
Inventor: SMART HARRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1907-11-09
Granted: 1908-08-06
Abstract: 24,846. Smart, H. W., and Gann, C. T. Nov. 9. Bolts ; wood-screws.-To prevent surreptitious removal, a screw-bolt or wood-screw for locks, hinges, brass plates, &c. is formed with an auxiliary head B screwing into the main head. The screw is inserted by means of a stud C or a crossgroove on the auxiliary head. The screw is also applicable when a countersunk head is required for ships, bridges, &c. One auxiliary head may be used for any number of screws, or may form part of the tool used for inserting the screw, which may be used with a ratchet or a hand brace.
Patent GB-190801598-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Vacuum Pump Apparatus.
Inventor: BERRENBERG REINOLD
Filed: 1908-01-23
Granted: 1908-07-09
Abstract: 1598. Berrenberg, R. Jan. 23. Rotary pumps.- A number of rotary pumps of successively increasing capacity are mounted on the same shaft and connected in series, the whole being enclosed in an oil tank. The vessel to be exhausted is connected to an oiljacketed p i p e H leading to the inlet port of the first pump P. The outlet port of this pump is connected to the inlet port of the next pump P' by a pipe K, and a pipe K<1> similarly connects the pump P' with a pump P<2>, the outlet port of which, by means of a pipe L, communicates with the atmosphere. A bend M is formed in the pipe L to retain any oil that may leak into the pumps and to return it to the tank. The pumps increase in capacity from P to P<2>, and the piston drums are mounted on the same shaft B, which is driven by a pulley B<1>. The pumps are mounted within a tank A filled with oil and having a tight fitting cover A'. Fig. 3 shows a pump of the outwardly-sliding vane type, but any type may be employed.
Patent GB-190801999-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Retaining in Position Magnesite and the like Floor or Deck Coverings.
Inventor: MCIVOR WILLIAM TOUGH
Filed: 1908-01-29
Granted: 1908-10-29
Abstract: 1999. McIvor, W. T. Jan. 29. Decks.-A cleat for securing magnesite and like floor or deck coverings consists of an inverted conical stamped or cast metal shell, having a flared edge 1<a>, and bolted or riveted in place.
Patent GB-190806537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boots and Shoes.
Filed: 1908-03-24
Granted: 1908-11-26
Abstract: 6537. Scales & Sons, and Clissold, C. E. March 24. Heels; heel and sole protectors.-A strip A of leather, metal, &c. is nailed or screwed around the edge of the sole and the waist, and the tread is filled in with nails or studs C up to the edge of the strip A. The strip may be in pieces, and may have a ribbed or corrugated surface. A corrugated or plain waist-shield D of leather, metal, &c. may extend between the attaching nails or screws B, or completely to the edges of the sole. The strip A may extend over the heel; the beel may be bevelled, as shown in Fig. 3, to facilitate this, the waist shield in this case extending over the heel and conforming to the waist curvature. The leather used for the strip A or the waist-shield D may be chemically treated.
Patent GB-190807749-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Making Wall Paper.
Inventor: LEISEL ALBERT
Filed: 1908-04-07
Granted: 1908-10-01
Abstract: 7749. Leisel, A. April 7. Embossing.-In a machine for making embossed wall-paper, one web of paper from a roll r is passed round a paper cylinder b and is embossed between it and the embossing-roll d, after which it passes between the roller d and a smooth heated pressure roller e, by means of which it is attached to an adhesively-coated backing-web from a roll f. The finished paper is carried away by a conveyer-belt r<2>. In some cases, a suitable filling, such as a composition of wood fibre, oxidized linseed oil, resin, &c., kept fluid by the heat of the roller e, is applied between the webs from a trough g to fill up the spaces under the embossed parts.
Patent GB-190808202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Net Making Machines and the like.
Filed: 1908-04-13
Granted: 1908-09-17
Abstract: 8202. Heidenreich & Harbeck. April 13, 1907, [date applied for under Section 91 of Patents &c. Act, 1907]. Net-making.-One set of threads is drawn from spools, and the other set from bobbins mounted in flat carriagee. To compensate for the increase in tension which occurs as the bobbin unwinds, a U- shaped spring-plate 16, Figs. 6 and 7, with pointed leaves is mounted in each carriage in the path of the cord 21. As the bobbin unwinds, the cord gradually moves up towards the points of the spring and finally stands outside, as shown in dotted lines Fig. 6. This diminishing degree of contact between the cord and spring compensates for the decreasing leverage of the cord on the bobbin spindle. The spring commonly used to tension the cord by frictional contact with the bobbin is replaced by a pivoted retainiog-arm, which normally stands away from the bobbin. To prevent the selvedges from being tightened unduly, a feltcovered roller 1 resting with a spring pressure on grooved rollers 2, 3 is employed in conjunction with a guide-roller 7 to take up the whole breadth of the net uniformly.
Patent GB-190808645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Match Making Machines
Inventor: PAULSON ANDERS
Filed: 1908-04-18
Granted: 1909-04-08
Abstract: 8645. Paulson, A. April 18. Drying-apparatus for matches which are carried in perforated conveyer-plates 10 consists of three chambers 123, 124, 125, having hot-air pipes 157, 156, and containing a number of frames into which the conveyer-plates 10 are pushed. Each frame consists of side pieces connected at the top and bottom by transverse brackets, and holds ten conveyerplates. The frames are circulated from the central chamber 123 up one side-chamber 124, across a shelf at the top of the central chamber to the other side-chamber 125, down this, and back to the bottom of the central chamber, where the conveyer-plates are pushed out of the frames by others. Two carriers 131, 150, driven from an underlying shaft 5 by eccentrics, and co-operating with pawls, serve to lift the frames, which are moved from one chamber to another by link-work operated from the shaft 5 by an eccentric and cam mechanism.