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Patent GB-190415332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sliding Apparatus for Raising or Lowering Chandeliers, Electroliers, Gas Pendants, and the like.
Inventor: LEA JOHN WESTWOOD
Filed: 1904-07-09
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,332. Lea, J. W., and Perrins, J. H., [trading as Lea & Perrins]. July 9. Gasaliers, chandeliers, and oil-lamp pendants.- Tubes a, b provided with a cup-and-ball joint p and the swivel joints c, m carry the pendant l. A chain, cord, or the like, attached to the tube b at h, passes over the pulleys g and is secured to the balance weight i, which is guided by the rod n and provided with the cushioning springs o. The pulleys g are supported by a frame e pivoted at f in the ring d of the tube a.
Patent GB-190420913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastening Devices for Loom Picking Bands Straps and the like.
Inventor: WHALLEY JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1904-09-29
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 20,913. Whalley, J. J. Sept. 29. Nails.-To connect or repair straps and the like a headed pin or nail 1, bent as shown, is passed with its head inverted through holes 3 in the ends of the straps 4, and is partially rotated, causing the strap-ends to be locked together. A washer 2 may be used to give additional bearing-surface and strength.
Patent GB-190421818-A (GB)
Title: Combined Spile Peg and Waste Preventor.
Inventor: SAVAGE THOMAS GROCOCK
Filed: 1904-10-11
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 21,818. Savage, T. G. Oct. 11. Vent pegs; overflow fittings.-The arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 prevents the waste of any ale &c. forced through the pores of the vent peg. The trough A with the outlet F is fixed to a body part D, screwed into the barrel and provided with a tap E, the vent peg C being inserted as shown. The tap and outlet may be omitted, and an inverted glass tumbler may be placed over the vent peg to arrest any liquid which may be forced through the peg in a fine stream.
Patent GB-190422261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosion Engines.
Inventor: VOELKER ADOLF
Filed: 1904-10-15
Granted: 1905-10-14
Abstract: 22,261. V÷lker, A., and Pr³gel, W. Oct. 15. Gas and explosivevapour engines.- Comprises a combined exhaust and admission valve and carburetter contained in a valve casing b which is cast in one with the cylinder a. The stem d of the exhaust valve e is hollow and is surmounted by the admission valve g. The carburetter comprises an oil valve h carrying on its stem a perforated disc i. The stem d is perforated at its base for the admisssion of air, the holes k being controlled by a sleeve l. The valve e is closed by springs acting on arms projecting from its base. The invention is applicable to road-vehicle and cycle engines.
Patent GB-190422818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Systems of Control for Electrically Operated Doors
Filed: 1904-10-22
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 22,818. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 22. Bulkhead doors.-An electric control system for operating bulkhead doors is described in which the doors are controllable from a single point, and each door may be controlled locally independently of the distant control. The local control overpowers without modifying the distant control. The door A, Figs. 1 and 2, is operated by the motor B through worm and toothed gearing as shown. A controlling-switch D near the door is operated through bevel gearing by the hand-wheel e'. The motorcontrolling switch D, Fig. 3, has stationary contacts i, i<1>, &c., and two sets of movable contacts j-j<2> and k-k<1>. A spring S holds the switch in the 'off' position by means of the lever G engaging the pin s. The distant control operates the lever G by the solenoid L and turns the switch D through the medium of the spring h, which forms a flexible connection between the lever G and the switch D. The contacts j-j<2> are brought into engagement with the contacts i, i<1>, &c., and the door is closed. To control the door locally, the switch D is moved against the tension of the spring h so that the contacts k-k<4>are brought under the brushes i, i<1>, &c., and open the door. Upon release of the handle, the door is again closed by the return of the switch to its former position. Modifications of the connection between the solenoid and the switch are described, in all of which the action of the solenoid is overcome by the movement of toe handle e<1>. Current passes from the mains m, m<1>, Fig. 6, upon closing the switch n, through the solenoid L, bringing the contacts j, j<1>, j<2> into engagement with the contacts i, i<1>, &c., and the motor B is started, closing the door. When the cuntacts k-k<4> are in engagement with the contacts i, i<1>, &c., the armature current is reversed and the door is opened. In a modification of the above-described system, the switch D is connected to the solenoid L by an arm 4, Fig. 10, which is jointed to the arm 3 and normally held against it by the spring h. As shown, the arm 3 has been moved by the handle 1 away from the arm 4 to open the door. Another switch is also provided, operated by the door, and serving both to give a signal to the distant station and to break the motor circuit. A resistance is also placed in shunt with the armature during the closing of the door to prevent racing, but is cut out during the opening of the door.
Patent GB-190425409-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Rivetting Apparatus and the like.
Filed: 1904-11-22
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 25,409. Potter, H. S., and Consolidated Pneumatic Tool Co. Nov. 22. Riveting.-A pneumatic riveting - machine is provided with a piston 3 and cylinder 1 to serve as a holder-up, the piston containing a percussive hammer 2 of the valveless or other type. The compressed air enters at the port 27 and passes through a throttle valve 25, by the rotation of which ports 24, 24<a> are made to register, and thence through the port 28 to the holding-up cylinder. Air then passes through a cavity 5, Fig. 1, through a duct 13 and a plug cock 21 to the port 14 of the hammer cylinder in which the differential piston 7 acts in the usual manner. By varying the position of the cock 21, the hammer may be reciprocated at different speeds. A thrust point 3u holds the machine up against an abutment. In a modified form, shown in Fig. 2, the cavity 5 is absent, and communication between the duct 13 and the port 14 is governed by an openended tubular valve 33 operated by a handle 38, a spring catch 40 entering holes in the casing at the extreme positions. A metal band 43 encloses the front of the machine, and is extended to form a support to the handle. The valve 33 may also be placed so as to govern the exhaust passage instead of the inlet.
Patent GB-190427095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Telephony.
Inventor: ADAMS-RANDALL CHARLES
Filed: 1904-12-12
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 27,095. Randall, C. Adams-. Dec. 12. Telephone systems. -Telephone s i g - nals, it is stated, may be transmitted to a great distance in wires of considerable electro - static capacity i f one of the ends, preferably the receiving-end, of the cable is insulated ; it may, if necessary, be connected to an insulated plate of a condenser, and a coil of high impedance is preferably inserted between the other end of the cable and the earth. Fig. 5 illustrates a receiving and transmitting station combining these and other variations. By means of a transmitter 3 and two coils 19, 35 at another station, a current arrives along the cable 2 at the switch 17, passing either directly or through the condenser 16 to the coil 19, which has two secondaries 30, 35. The current in the coil 19 passes through the switch 21 either to the receiver 22 or to the receiver 25. The other end of the receiver 22 is connected to one plate of the condenser 24, the other plate of which may or may not be earthed. The other terminal of the receiver 25 is earthed through the impedance coil 26. The cable may, however, be connected to earth or to the other end of the receiver 22 by means of the switch A, through the impedance coil 28 and resistance coil 29. The secondary coil 30 is connected at one end to a condenser 31, and the other end may be connected up through the receiver 32 to one plate of a condenser 34 or may . be left open.
Patent GB-190428316-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ash Guards, and Ashpan Fronts
Inventor: HOOPER EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 28,316. Hooper, E. A. J. Dec. 27. Ashpans and ash-guards.-Ash-guards and fronts for ashpans are raised on feet so that ashes may be swept under them without moving them. The links a are flexibly connected together, and some of them carry feet b, which may be cast, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or may take the form of knobs, the stems of which are clipped or cast into the plates a as shown in Fig. 5. The separate feet may be replaced by feet cast integrally with the plates or formed by bending the plates, as shown in Fig. 3. The fronts of ashpans are so fixed that a space for ashes is left between the pin and front. The feet may be employed for flexible or fixed fronts or ash-guards.
Patent GB-190504455-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Effecting the Deodorization of Rooms, or other Places, or Materials, which have been Disinfected with Formaldehyde, or the like.
Inventor: FOURNIER EUGENE
Filed: 1905-03-03
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 4455. Fournier, E. March 3. Fumigating.-In order to deodorize a room which has been fumigated with formaldehyde or its derivatives and then treated with ammonia to neutralize the formaldehyde, benzoic acid is volatilized in the room. The acid forms odourless compounds with the amines which result from the reaction of the formaldehyde with the ammonia. Other acids having analogous properties may replace the benzoic acid.
Patent GB-190511351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Looms for Weaving Fabric of Inclined Texture.
Inventor: VOLAND FRANCISQUE
Filed: 1905-05-30
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 11,351. Voland, F., Diederichs, L., and Monnet, J. B. June 15, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Loom beat-up motions ; picking-motions.-Relates to looms for weaving metal or other fabrics of an inclined texture, that is with diagonal weft threads. An inclined batten A, Figs. 2 and 4, is used, which is driven, in a direction parallel to that of the warp, by means of cranks or crank-pins &c., and of connecting-rods B, B<1> of equal length, from shafts C, D connected by bevel-gearing. One form of this bevel-gearing is shown in Fig. 2. In another form, bevels on the two shafts gear directly with bevels on an inclined shaft. The picking-lever L is driven from a cam K<2>, Fig. 4, on a shaft K<1> driven directly or indirectly from one of the shafts C, D. The batten is preferably mounted in guideblocks T engaging guides S on each side of the loom. Loom let-off motions; take-up motions. - The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also means for reducing obstruction, the warp and cloth beams being arranged at an angle below the loom, and an intermediate guide-roller being also arranged parallel to the batten. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190513928-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Jointing Ring for Steam or Hot Water Pipes Cylinder Covers and the like.
Inventor: WALLACE JAMES WALTER MORRIS
Filed: 1905-07-06
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 13,928. Wallace, J. W. M. July 6. Joint-making packing.-A joint-making ring for steam and. hot-water pipes, cylinder covers, &c, consists of a flat fibre or other ring a to each side of which an indiarubber ring b<1> or b<2> is cemented, one at the outer and the other at the inner periphery of the ring a. The rings b<1>, b<2> may be -let into dovetail or other grooves in the ring a, or may be formed with studs entering holes in the ring a. There may be more than two rings b<1>, b<2>.
Patent GB-190515065-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying a Uniform Mixture of Gas and Air, chiefly intended for use with Gassing Machines for Yarn or Thread.
Inventor: ARUNDEL HENRY BIRKBY
Filed: 1905-07-21
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 15,065. Arundel, H. B., and Higginson, J. July 21. Safety-valves.- In apparatus for supplying a mixture of gas and air to burners, particularly those used in gassing- machines for yarns and threads, means are provided for maintaining constant pressures and proportion of the gases, without altering the speed of the pumps. The air or gas entering by a pipe e is delivered by a fan or pump d into a loaded bell b situated in an inner chamber c of a water tank a. The gas or air passes to the burner by a pipe h, but any excess passes from the bell b through openings in its hollow stem g into a pipe f and so back to the pump. The Provisional Specification states that the air or gas may escape from the bell, when it rises, to a surrounding chamber, from which it is led back to the pump. In other modifications described in the Provisional Specification, the air or gas is delivered into a reservoir, from which it passes through either a loaded valve or a reducing-valve to a second tank. The excess of air may be allowed to escape instead of being returned to the pump.
Patent GB-190520244-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Handles for Bicycles and the like.
Inventor: PARKER JOHN SAMUEL
Filed: 1905-10-06
Granted: 1906-08-09
Abstract: 20,244. Parker, J. S. Oct. 6. Exercising- apparatus.-To provide exercising- apparatus for the hands of cyclists &c., the outer part of the divided handle C is mounted upon springs D so that the handle may be compressed and released. The motion of the part is limited and controlled by guide-pins E entering sockets F. Flat, coiled, indiarubber, pneumatic, or other types of springs may be used. According to the Provisional Specification, the two parts of the handle may be pivoted on the bar, the springs and guide being placed directly between them.
Patent GB-190521287-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valves particularly adapted for use with Incandescent Gas Burners.
Inventor: LEHMANN ERNST
Filed: 1905-10-19
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 21,287. Lehmann, E. Oct. 19. Actuating lift v a l v es.-One or more pin valves d, more particularly for regulating the gas nipple of an upright or inverted incandescent g a s lamp, are mounted on a slide c operated in both directions by a double-coned, elliptical, spherical, or like piece g on the end of a regulating-screw. The piece g may engage an inclined aperture in a solid slide, or two apertures at different levels in a bent metal slide.
Patent GB-190522663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ball Bearings.
Inventor: HUNT REUBEN
Filed: 1905-11-06
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 22,663. Hunt, R., and Bentall, F. W. Nov. 6. Ball bearings.- A self-alining ball bearing for axles, shafts, &c. has an inner grooved racering d fixed to the shaft b, and an outer race d<1> externally cylindrical and capable of sliding in the ring e, which has a spherical cuter surface swivelling in the housing c. The housing is in two parts and is adjusted vertically by hollow screws c<3>, having heads c<4> resting on the table a and screwing into lugs C<1>. After adjustment. the bearing is held by nuts f<4> on the bolts f, which are either screwed into the table a or are fixed to it by nuts f<2>, and have collars f<1> resting on the table in recesses c<6> in the heads c<4>. Plates g are screwed to the housing to exclude dust &c., space being left for the longitndinal plug of the bearing. One or both of the plates may form abutments for ball thrust bearings i, as shown in Fig. 6. In a modification, the plates g are secured to the ring e which may have cylindrical entensions on each side. The invention is applicable to plummer blocks, hangers, brackets, standards, &c.
Patent GB-190523646-A (GB)
Title: Improved Automatic Door Fastening.
Inventor: COURLANDER LOUIS
Filed: 1905-11-16
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 23,646. Courlander, L. Nov. 16. Window and door fastenings; fastenings, railwaycarriage door.-Relates to a friction-grip device applicable for fastening windows and doors. The device consists of a male portion a, Fig. 1, fixed to the frame, and a female portion d secured in the edge of the door. The intericr of the female portion is wedge-shaped, and mounted therein to receive the portion a is the spring-controlled slide e carrying balls which, when the door is shut, wedge themselves between the male portion a and the socket d and hold the door against all pressure. The door can be opened by pulling on the knob e<1> of the carrier e which first releases the balls and then acts to open the door. In a modification, the male portion contains the wedge surface and the balls, and is mounted on the door, the engaging portion being a simple cylinder let into the frame. In the case of railway-carriage door, the most convenient form of the device is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The wedge element h is fixed to the edge of the door and is adapted to enter the socket g<1> on the frame containing the male portion g, the balls being replaced by rollers j mounted on a forked piece i which is fixed on a plate spring k mounted on the door. The door is unfastened from the outside by the handle m, attached to the spring k, and from the inside by the finger piece p<1> fulcrumed at p<2> and acting on the spring k through the sliding rod o.
Patent GB-190601453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ears or Supports for Overhead Trolley Wires.
Inventor: MORRIS FRANCIS
Filed: 1906-01-19
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1453. Morris, F. Jan. 19. Electric railways and tramways on the overhead-conductor system. Conductors. - Relates to ears or supports for electric trolly wires, of the kind described in Specification No. 9340, A.D. 1904. The support consists of a U-section bar with a central socketpiece A<1> slotted longitudinally at a and having an opening a' to. receive a nut D for securing the stem C of the insulator C'. The nut D is formed with side flanges d at its base on two sides, and projections d' on the other sides of the nut to extend up the outer sides of the ear and relieve them of strain, or a collar may be fitted round the ear for this purpose. The stem C bears on a clamping- bar E resting on the wire, or its end may be in contact with a spring disk F or washer which serves to lock the nut. Wings or eyes e<1> for attachment of anchor wires may be formed on the bar E. When the support is to be used for feeding purposes, it may be provided towards each end with an extension similar to the piece A', and with a bolt bearing on the wire below and connected to the feed-wires above ; or the feed-wires may be attached to eyes on the clamps.
Patent GB-190606800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Music Indicators.
Filed: 1906-03-21
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 6800. Hobart, F. E., and International Conservatory of Music. March 21. Music chord and note indicators.-A chord and note indicator for keyboard instruments comprises a triangular bar 5 marked towards one end with a scale 11, 12, Fig. 2, of key signatures of corresponding major and minor keys, and at the other end with a separate scale 13 of relative major and minor keys. Corresponding parts of these scales are visible through openings 17, 18 in a sliding cover 14, which is marked with pointers 16 and indications of the relations and chords corresponding to the various notes of the scale. The cover 14 has marginal flanges to engage with grooved guideways 9. Fig. 4, and is provided with handles 20. The triangular bar 5 is preferably of wood, with a strip 7 of felt of other material to rest on the keys.
Patent GB-190607479-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for use in Gas Manufacture.
Inventor: CLOUDSLEY JOHN LESLIE
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1907-03-14
Abstract: 7479. Cloudsley, J. L., and Colman, H. G. March 28. Dip-pipes.-In order to avoid variations of pressure in gas retorts and the hydraulic main, a pressure regulator is interposed between the retorts and the exhauster, and the dip-pipes are serrated at the lower ends so that a sudden rush of gas is split up into small bubbles. For this purpose, a short, serrated pipe a fits inside the dip-pipe and is adjusted so that the tops of the serrations are not lower than the sealing end of the dip-pipe. The pressure regulator i may be connected between the foul main g and the exhauster e. According to the Provisional Specification, the lower ends of the dip-pipes may be of larger diameter than the upper parts, and may be corrugated as well as serrated.
Patent GB-190609205-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Preparation of Concentrated Worts, Juices, Syrups and Scented Extracts.
Inventor: MONTI EUDO
Filed: 1906-04-18
Granted: 1906-10-04
Abstract: 9205. Monti, E. April 18. Perfumery.-Relates to the concentration of fruit juices, flower extracts, &c. by freezing, and to means for retaining the perfume of the fresh fruit or flowers. The freshly-gathered fruit is cooled to about 0‹ C. and the juice is expressed at this temperature. The juice is kept for some hours at a temperature near its freezing-point, filtered, and concentrated by freezing as described in Specifications No. 19,645, A.D. 1903, and No. 18,138, A.D. 1905, [Abridgment Class Cooling &c.], the dilute liquid which serves to displace the concentrated liquid interposed between the crystals of ice being kept always at a low temperature. The concentrated juice is kept near its freezing- point until perfectly limpid and is then filtered. It may be pasteurized under pressure of carbon dioxide, and alcohol or sugar may be added. The perfume of flowers is extracted by pressing the flowars in a cooled chamber, concentrating the liquid obtained from them by freezing, and extracting the concentrated liquid with ether.
Patent GB-190610665-A (GB)
Title: Shading Device for Plants.
Inventor: LORENZ FRANZ ROBERT
Filed: 1906-05-07
Granted: 1906-09-20
Abstract: 10,665. Lorenz, F. R. May 7. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). Glass-houses, frames, and shelters for plants; window-shutters.-A shading and protecting device for plants, glass-houses, and the like, consists of boards a, Fig. 1, connected in sets of three by links e,f so as to fold together, as shown in Fig. 2, the second, fifth, and eighth, &c. boards being connected by bars c, d. The pivots of the links e, f and bars c, d consist of ball-pins i, Fig. 8, clamped between curved and slotted plates h. The boards are opened or closed together in groups by chains p, r, wound in opposite directions on a shaft s.
Patent GB-190610956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Securing of Turbine Blades or Vanes.
Inventor: LOUD HENRY SHERMAN
Filed: 1906-05-10
Granted: 1907-05-09
Abstract: 10,956. Loud, H. S., and Panter, J. May 10. Elastic-fluid turbines.-Turbine blades are secured in position by driving them into undercut holes or grooves at the bottom of which are balls or projections, which act as wedges for expanding the roots of the blades. The blade is provided with a cylindrical root 3, Fig. 1, which is dropped into a hole with an enlarged bottom 5, in which is situated a ball 7. The blade is driven downwards and the root expands, thus securing the blade in position. In a modification, the holes are replaced by continuous undercut grooves 8, Fig. 5, and the blades are formed with roots 3, which serve as spacing-blocks. A wedge 9 at the bottom of the groove expands the root of the blade when the latter is driven into the groove. This expansion is assisted by forming the roots with notches, as shown. The shape of the wedge may be varied. Modifications are described in which one or more loose wedges are used. The wedges may be formed with teeth.
Patent GB-190615807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bolts, Nuts and Washers.
Inventor: CLARKE THOMAS WIGSTON KINGLAKE
Filed: 1906-07-12
Granted: 1907-01-31
Abstract: 15,807. Clarke, T. W. K. July 12. Washers; nuts.- Washers used in bolting together flanges, plates, &c., of which the surfaces are not parallel, or the boltholes are out of alinement, are made as segments of hollow or solid spheres, as shown at a, and the bolt-heads and nuts b, c are made concave to correspond.