Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-04-22
NEW PATENTS.
Connecticut Inventors Perfect Many
Useful and Necessary Articles.

Washington, April 22.-James J.
Burk of Hartford has invented and he
has been granted a patent on a reduc-
ing valve There is tube having an
intermediate valve chamber, and pro-
yided with an unobstructed extension
on each side of the valve chamber. A
diaphragm chamber having flexible
diaphragm covering is located at each
end Of the tube. Chambered caps are
remoyably secured to the chambers
and serve to connect the diaphragms
thereto. There is spring bearing
against one of the diaphragms, with
means for regulating the tension of
the same. A high pressure pipe con-
meets with the valve chamber, and
low pressure pipe connects with the
tube. A valve rod passes through, the
tube and valve chamber and is secured
to the diaphragm. A valve on this rod
co-operates with a part of the valve
chamber.
Letters patent have been granted to
Oliver p. d. Cornell, also of Hartford,
on an improved gas burner. This
burner has valve for controlling the
flow of gas to the burner and a valve
lever for operating the same. A spring
is provided for normally holding the
valve III a closed position. There is
thermostatic bar operatively arranged
with relation to the burner, and means
intermediate of the thermostatic bar,
and pin for moving the latter and
permitting the engagement Of the lever
and pin moving means.
Joseph e. Lewis. another Hartford
inventor, has just received a patent on
a feed water heater. This heater has
a heating chamber and a series OF
pipes enclosed in the chamber A pair
Of headers connect the ends of these
pipes. Each of these headers has a
partition by which it is divided into
separate compartments. The pipes
connect a compartment at one end of
one of the headers to the opposite end
of the other header. Mr. Lewis has as
signed his invention to the Whitlock
Coil Pipe Co, of the same place.
Fred Goodrich Of New Britain has
invented patented and assigned to the
Tablin Manufacturing Co of that city,
a bottle stopper and opener This is
an expansible bottle stopper, having a
nut provided with an open handle.
broad at the top and with two separate
inclined projections at the junction of
the handle and the nut, with q bolt
space between these two projections.
The threaded end of the bolt is riveted
down to prevent the nut from being
detached
Henry c. yoght, also of New Brit
ain. has been granted a patent on a
lock and latch, which he has assigned
to the Russell & Erwin Co. The in
yention is described as having two
plates arranged to be secured to oppo-
site sides of door. A knob is carried
by each of these plates, these knobs
being in alignment, and latch slide
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are two roll-backs coacting with this
slide. one being operated by each of
the knobs. Means are provided to lock
one Of the knobs against rotation, and
a key controlled mechanism is located
on the same side of the locked knob
for retracing the latch slide indepen-
IDENTIFY of. either knob.
Frank P. Pfieghar of New Haven is
the inventor of a new and improved
curtain fastener, which he has patent
ed and assigned to the English & Mer-
sick Co of his city. This fastener COM
prises a plate and a post the plate
made with n chamber opening through
the plate. The post is formed with
holes in opposite sides with plungers
projecting through these holes and ex-
tending beyond the outer surface OF
the post. These plungers are secured
Al
within the chamber. This spring fur
nishes the power to operate the cur
tain.
Vernon G. Tasler secured the only
patent to a Bridgeport inventor this
week. He has invented patented and
assigned to the American Ordnance Co
an auxiliary barrel for breach-loading
guns. The invention consists of means
for supporting sub-caliber gun in a
piece of ordnance. There is an adapter
or ring having two branches provided
with a mortise A plate rests in this
mortise and is secured to one branch
and is loose in the other. There is a
wodge held by a screw to one branch
of the adapter and bearing against the
other branch. This invention is de-
signed for use in target practice.
Hugh r. Thompson of Waterbury
has been granted a patent on an anti
septic attachment for telephones. It
comprises wire disk which is pro-
vided with means for suspending 1T
over and upon a telephone mouth
piece. This disk is combined with a
divided case containing layers of alb
sorbent material saturated with a
disinfectant or germicide.