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Patent GB-189803496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Cut-out Apparatus.
Inventor: ANDREWS LEONARD
Filed: 1898-02-11
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 3496. Andrews, L. Feb. 11. Cut-outs in which the circuit is maintained by a normal or direct current or broken by a return or excess current. A lever 4 pivoted at 11 carries a spring end 1 which fits between contact-springs mounted on insulators 8. The lever 4 is provided with projections 4<a> against which the heel 10<a> of a pivoted tumbler lever 10 strikes when released by the spring detent 12<b>. The lever 12 carrying the detent 12<b> is engaged by a stop 13<a> on a shunt motor armature 13, and is only released when an inverse current tends to turn the motor backwards. The motor armature is normally held against a stop so as not to rotate by the direct current. The catch lever and stop are so adjusted and shaped to give great sensitiveness. The shunt armature coil may be omitted, and a spring employed to hold the core in a suitable position to release the catch when an abnormal increase of current occurs. Springs or weights may be employed to hold the armature in the required position ; a cam action may be employed instead of the stop 13<a>.
Patent GB-189803764-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Rivets, Paper Fasteners, and the like.
Inventor: KNIGHT ALFRED WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-02-15
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 3764. Knight, A. W. Feb. 15. Rivets; staples; nails.-Relates to rivets, paperfasteners, and soft metal seals for fastening letters, milk cans, labels, sample bags, envelopes, bands for securing stoppers and corks, &c., and to pliers for use in fixing these rivets &c. The label or fastener &c. may have a signature or trade mark upon it, or a distinctive mark may be made on the rivet &c. while it is being fixed by a press, hammer, or pliers, &c. The rivets &c. have prongs a formed by bending up lugs made at the sides of the head, as shown in Figs. 1 and 1a, or lugs cut'out from the centre of the head, as shown in Fig. 4, or from the edges of the head. The prongs may also be formed by slotting a tubular rivet, as shown in Figs. 3 and 3a, or by slotting a solid rivet. The slot is formed preferably by stamping, and the slot extends down to or slightly beyond the under surface of the head. In every case, the head of the rivet &c. is recessed at b to receive the prongs when clinched. In the form shown in Fig. 6, an annular recess b is formed in the head to receive the overturned or clinched edge of the solid part c.
Patent GB-189804770-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tube Vices.
Inventor: FOX WILLIAM PARKER
Filed: 1898-02-26
Granted: 1898-12-23
Abstract: 4770. Fox, W. P., and Fox, T., [trading as Fox Bros.]. Feb. 26. Vices.-Tube vices are made in separate parts A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, either forged or cast and fitted together a s shown. The part A has a slot I to receive the jaw D. In a modification, the pillars E, F are arranged on opposite sides of the slide C.
Patent GB-189812976-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Appliances for Attachment to Carts and the like to Prevent the Horses from Moving them when Left Unattended.
Inventor: HOLLAND FRANCIS
Filed: 1898-06-10
Granted: 1898-07-16
Abstract: 12,976. Holland, F. June 10. Runaway or restive horses, stopping and controlling.- Fig. 1 shows the device detached, and Fig. 2 in its operative position. A strap S has at one end the ring B, which can be passed through the ring A, attached to the back of the strap near the other end, which is fitted with the spring hook C and ring D. A short strap S' is riveted to the strap S and terminates in the spring hook E. When the driver wishes to leave the vehicle unattended, he fastens the reins R to the vehicle, and, the strap S being previously secured to the shaft, he takes the ring B and passes it round the wheel felloe between two spokes and attaches it to the hook C. The reins are then drawn down near the shaft, and encircled by the loop formed by attaching the hook E to the ring D. Any motion of the horse will cause the wheel to move slightly and produce tension in the reins.
Patent GB-189820798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing and Lithographing Presses.
Inventor: GROSSE JOHANN BERNHARD
Filed: 1898-10-03
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 20,798. Grosse, J. B. Oct. 3. Rotary machines.-Relates to appliances for use on printing and lithographic presses by means of which the paper may be simultaneously ruled and printed. A roller B, Fig. 1, mounted on pivoted rods F, has flanges A which bear upon the printing- cylinder K and rule the paper. The flanges A are inked by a roller P<1>, having a loosely-mounted rubber cover C which bears on the flanges A and is periodically pressed against an inking-roller J. The roller J has at each end a cam surface, which engages levers H the other ends of which engage the cover C and cause it to oscillate longitudinally on the roller B<1>. After a sheet has been ruled &c., the usual grippers b, which are opened to release the paper, force the roller C against the inking-roller J. In a modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6, water colours are used instead of ink, the colour being carried by a wick L from the tank D to the roller C. In this case the coating C is not movable, distancerollers N being provided to prevent the flanges A from cutting the rubber. When a portion of the paper is required unruled, collars M are keyed to the shaft B to engage suitable raised portions on the cylinder K and lift the flanges A out of action.
Patent GB-189825384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Derrick Cranes and Excavating Apparatus.
Inventor: WHITAKER THOMAS
Filed: 1898-12-01
Granted: 1899-10-28
Abstract: 25,384. Whitaker, T. Dec. 1. Cranes.-Relates to steam derrick cranes and navvies. Fig. 1 shows an elevation of the bottom of the crane, and Fig. 2 a plan. The usual spur gearing for the slewing motion is replaced by pulleys B and D connected by two ropes E wound in opposite directions around the pulleys and attached to springs. Shocks upon stopping are prevented by this arrangement.
Patent GB-189826546-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Safety Razor.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1898-12-15
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 26,546. Haddan, H. J., [Zinn, M.]. Dec. 15. Razors.-A comb 1, forming the cover o f a trough M, bears the blade 4, which is held upon it by a spring 3 at the back and clips 2 at the ends with adjusting-screws 6 at the back. The cover is hinged at a to the trough, and a spring catch C, having a releasing - button g, is provided to hold it in position.
Patent GB-189902712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Refractory Sulphide Ores.
Inventor: HUTTON WILLIAM ROSS
Filed: 1899-02-07
Granted: 1899-12-16
Abstract: 2712. Hutton, W. R. Feb. 7. Zinc; lead.-Relates to means for recovering the lead and zinc from the fumes of refractory sulphide ores. The ore is mixed with, or saturated with a solution of, sodium nitrate before being placed in the furnace. The lead and zinc are converted into sulphates, and the fumes are passed from the furnace into water, which dissolves the zinc sulphate, while the lead sulphate remains undissolved.
Patent GB-189906455-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Drop Stamps or Hammers.
Inventor: SMITH DANIEL
Filed: 1899-03-25
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 6455. Smith, D. March 25. Hammers, power. -A drop stamp or hammer may be worked from a rotating shaft F<1>, Fig. 5, by a drum G<1> and band K, one end of which is attached to the drop, and the other to a tension weight, the band passing over guide-pulleys L, M. The pulley L can be raised or lowered by the piston of a steam cylinder N to cause the band to grip or slip on the drum to raise or release the drop. The cylinder is carried by side bars O<1> carried by the shaft F' and a fixed abutment P. The admission valve of the cylinder is of the piston type controlled by hand or foot. When the drop reaches its upper limit, it operates a lever T to remove an abutment R against which rest links S<1>, attached to the pulley L, thus releasing the band. In another form, the drum shaft may be operated by a motor cylinder A, Fig. 3, through rack and pinion gearing. Steam is admitted to the cylinder from a pipe a<2>, through a hollow piston valve J and port a, and is exhausted through the port a', annulus j, and pipe a<3> (shown in dotted lines).
Patent GB-189913049-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of Bricks, Slabs, Tiles, Pillars, Plaques, and the like from Small Pieces of Aventurine.
Inventor: WALKER THOMAS FERDINAND
Filed: 1899-06-23
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 13,049. Walker, T. F., Walsh, E. M., and Walsh, S. B. June 23. Glass bricks, slabs, tiles, &c. - Copper or brass filings are melted with sand and soda to produce an opaque golden-brown glass called " aventurine, " which is filled with specks or spangles of a bright gold colour. In cooling, the mass breaks into a number of small pieces. Large aventurine articles are produced by welding and melting the fragments together in a mould, with or without the addition of other kinds of coloured glass. In order to prevent oxidation of the metal particles, the mould, muffle, kiln, or oven is luted or closed to prevent access of air to the melted mass.
Patent GB-189913184-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Generators for Lamps for Portable Use.
Inventor: LYONS THOMAS
Filed: 1899-06-26
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 13,184. Lyons, T. June 26. Acetylene lamps.-A gas generator for portable and other lamps comprises a gas-generating chamber a with an inclined calcium-carbide chamber h, a detachable water chamber b, and a detachable chamber c for receiving the carbide residue. When the valve d is opened, water drips upon the wire cage j, towards which the carbide is fed by the spring k. The exhausted carbide drops into the chamber c, and the gas traverses the tube m and a strainer to the burner. The carbide chamber h is closed by a removable plug i, and the corresponding plug g of the water chamber b may be formed as a relief valve.
Patent GB-189913305-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Saddle Springs and Mud Guards for Bicycles.
Inventor: VOLTZ JOHN SEBASTIAN
Filed: 1899-06-27
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 13,305. Voltz, J. S. Nov. 28, A.D. 1898, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Saddle springs; guards, mud ; luggage-carriers.-Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a gentleman's bicycle. The saddle G is adjustably mounted on a bar i forming an extension of a curved flat spring H, the lower end of which is fixed to a bracket l carried by an adjustable clamp L on the saddle pillar D. A strap P, passing round the upper bar B or, in the case of a lady's bicycle, through a slot in an L-pin in the pillar D, limits the upward movement of the spring H. The spring serves also as a mud guard and luggage - carrier, but a short plate forming an additional guard may be clamped to it as indicated in dotted lines at T, or this plate may be fixed in the position r to support luggage within the spring H. In a modification, the spring is fixed to a bracket adjustably fixed to the stays E'.
Patent GB-189915451-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Purifying Molasses for Use in the Manufacture of Pressed Yeast.
Inventor: KAFKA EMIL
Filed: 1899-07-27
Granted: 1900-06-16
Abstract: 15,451. Kafka, E. July 27. Purifying saccharine syrups.-A purification of molasses, for use in the manufacture of pressed or German yeast, is effected by treating the molasses with alum solution at a temperature of about 70‹ C. and in a suitably-diluted state. The molasses, before treatment, may have an acid, neutral, or alkaline reaction. The precipitated organic matters are separated by means of a filterpress, and the excess of alum is eliminated by means of lime in the usual way.
Patent GB-189915969-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed and Reversing Gear for Tricycles and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DUVAL JULES
Filed: 1899-08-04
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 15,969. Duval, J., and Cart, P. Aug. 4. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to variable - speed and reversing gear for tricycles and other road vehicles. Figs. 2 and 3 show parallel partial sections, both at rightangles to . the partial section shown in Fig. 6. These Figures show a gear with three forward speeds and a slow reversing motion. The motor shaft 1 runs continuously in the same direction, and, through one of the four trains of gear, drives a sleeve 20 containing balance gear for driving the vehicle wheels. One of these trains consists of the wheels 12, 13, and another consists of the wheels 30, 31, to 36 shown in Fig. 2 ; these are for fast and medium speed. The slow speed and reverse motion are effected by a sliding collar with discs 3 and 4 with spirally-grooved faces, one or other of which can be made to gear with a toothed wheel 44 on a spindle 47 carrying a bevel pinion gearing with a bevel-wheel 49. Reversal and disconnection are effected by suitably shifting the collar. Any of the wheels 36, 13, or 49 can be made fast to the driving-sleeve 20 by means of the respective friction cone clutches 17, 39, or 52, means being provided for operating them separately.
Patent GB-189924318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus or Furnaces for Burning Refuse Matter or other Material.
Inventor: HEENAN HAMMERSLEY
Filed: 1899-12-06
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 24,318. Heenan, H. Dec. 6. Refuse-consuming furnaces.-A twin-cell destructor is so arranged that a single damper F controls the entrance to the main flue. Either cell, A or B, may thus be placed in communication with the flue, or by placing the damper in a vertical position both cells may be open to the flue. The cells are worked alternately, one being clinkered and filled while the other is in operation, and the gases from the freshly-charged cell may be passed over the hotter cell.
Patent GB-189924708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Overshoes.
Inventor: MILLER WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1899-12-12
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 24,708. Miller, W. T. Dec. 12. Overshoes.-Relates to means for making a tight joint round the edge of an overshoe, to prevent the entrance of dirt or water and to prevent the overshoe from slipping off the boot. A wedge-shaped inflatable tube B is provided round the edge, and is inflated by the compression of the bulb C after the overshoe has been put on. The tube can be deflated by a valve E, and in. event of damage to the bulb C can be inflated, by any convenient instrument, through the valve F.
Patent GB-190001477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Finishing Tools in Facing Grooves in Piston Heads.
Inventor: PEARCE JOSIAH
Filed: 1900-01-23
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 1477. Pearce, J., and Jackson, G. H. Jan. 23. Tools.-A tool for finishing grooves in pistons consists of a plate 15 with cutting edges 16 on both sides and on the front, and having a shank 17. The shank is clamped in an ordinary tool-holder 9, and is grooved at 18 so that the tool may be angularly adjusted to suit the groove. The tool is fed to smooth the sides and bottom of the groove to the required width and depth.
Patent GB-190010564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collapsable Tubes or Containers for Liquid or Viscous Substances.
Inventor: BROMHEAD SAMUEL SIDNEY
Filed: 1900-06-09
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 10,564. Bromhead, S. S., [Gerdom Kellogg Co.]. June 9. Lubricating-cans. - A tube or container for holding oils, lubricants, &c. is formed with corrugations B along one side and provided with a key or winder F. The tube is preferab'y made from a thin metal strip having a central row of corrugations and a serrated end which forms the perforated cap or spout E, when the strip is folded and soldered so as to form the tube. A detachable cap may be fitted to the spout.
Patent GB-190010933-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stop-motions of Looms for Weaving
Inventor: ROSS HUGH ROBERT
Filed: 1900-06-15
Granted: 1901-06-01
Abstract: 10,933. Ross, H. R. June 15. Loom shuttle boxes; stop-motions. -Relates to stopmotions of looms, and particularly of looms of the kind described in Specification No. 22,856, A.D. 1897. A double-armed lever b is pivoted to the shuttle box 2, at the side of the loom opposite the change-box, and is pushed back, against the action of a spring 6, by a swell c in the shuttle box 2. When a shuttle enters the box 2, the lower arm of the lever b is raised so as not to engage with a frog a, which is mounted upon a slide on the loom frame, and is pressed back by a spring f. The frog may act directly upon the stop-lever 5, or indirectly through a lever g ; or the shuttle box may act directly upon the lever 5. To prevent the stopping of the loom when the box 2 is empty and the shuttle is in the change-box, the lever b is raised by a reciprocating rod d' actuated by means of a lever d and cam e. The change-box described in Specification No. 22,856, A.D. 1897, may have the springs, for holding the shuttles in position, replaced by spring bolts.
Patent GB-190014052-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Driving Mechanism for Motor Cars.
Filed: 1900-08-04
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 14,052. Traction Development Co., [Meischke-Smith, G. F., and Meischke-Smith, W.]. Aug. 4. Propelling.-Relates to change speed and reversing gear. The motor engine 1 is situated centrally under the car body with its shaft 2 disposed transversely, and carrying a number of free toothed wheels 5, 6, 7, 8 of different diameters. Each wheel is furnished with a clutch 9, 10, 11, 12 by which it can be caused to engage with the crank shaft 2. Adjacent to the engine shaft is a countershaft 13 carrying fast toothed wheels, all but one of which gear directly with one of the wheels on the crank shaft, and the. remaining one gears indirectly therewith through an idle wheel. The countershaft also carries sprocket-wheels, whereby motion is transmitted to the car driving-wheels.
Patent GB-190016626-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Overhead Regenerative Gas Lamps.
Inventor: WELCH WILLIAM HENRY ISAAC
Filed: 1900-09-18
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 16,626. Welch, W. H. I. Sept. 18. Regenerative gas lamps.-The present improvements connected with the air supply and the lighting of lamps of the type described in Specification No. 8318, A.D. 1895, may be adapted to lamps fitted with either a vertical or a horizontal flat-flame burner or with an annular burner. In lamps provided with a vertical flat-flame burner, Fig. 1, the air supply descending through tubular passages c formed in the casting a is heated by impinging upon the cone d, and passes to the flame through openings e in the enamelled reflector r. As adapted to a horizontal flat-flame burner, Fig. 2, the lower ends of the tubes c are closed by the cone d, which is perforated at e and supplemented by a casing t for discharging the heated air upon the upper surface of the flame. In lamps having an annular burner, Fig. 3, the air supply traverses openings in the cone d and two or more crosstubes p to an annular chamber s, whence it descends through holes i to the flame. Additional holes h for allowing cooler air to escape in proximity to the globe g are provided in each form of lamp. The lighting of the lamps shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is effected through the unobstructed flue n, and in the lamp shown in Fig. 3, in which the flue is partly obstructed by the cross-tubes p, the lighting is facilitated by hinging the upper part of the flue n at m.
Patent GB-190018152-A (GB)
Title: Process for Producing Clouded Glasses and Enamels by Burnt Titanic Acid.
Inventor: LEUCHS GEORG
Filed: 1900-10-12
Granted: 1901-08-24
Abstract: 18,152. Leuchs, G., and Leuchs, K. Oct. 12. Enamels.-Relates to the manufacture of opaque or clouded glass or enamels by the employment of titanic acid. Burnt titanic acid, particularly that obtained by chemical means, is mixed or ground with finished glass or enamel, to form a compound which is applied as a coating to glassware, the coating being burnt on.
Patent GB-190100170-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Clasps or Fasteners for Waist Belts.
Inventor: MARTIN PATRICK ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1901-01-03
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 170. Martin, P. A. Jan. 3. Belt fastenings.-The parts of a clasp, hook, or other belt fastening are formed with loops a<3>, by which they are loosely connected to the cranked ends b<2>, b<3> of bars b attached to the ends of the belt. The loops may be formed with heads and tails as shown in Fig. 6.
Patent GB-190100251-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable or Convertible Desks and Tables.
Inventor: HOLIDAY JOSHUA DUMVILLE
Filed: 1901-01-04
Granted: 1901-12-14
Abstract: 251. Holiday, J. D., and Rickitt, E. Jan. 4. Desks; tables; school desks and seats.-Relates to a desk, the top or slope of which may be turned into several positions to form a sloping desk, a horizontal table, and a seat back. The slope is secured to a flange b on a bracket y, which is pivoted on a bolt g supported by a pair of cheeks e, f on a bracket a secured to the bookboard or standard of the desk. The bracket y has lugs or projections h, i, j, k, which, by sliding the bracket on its axle g, can be made to engage corre. sponding recesses in the cheeks f, e. A spring- actuated lever v, w prevents axial motion of the bracket y when it has been adjusted to the desired position, but, by turning the lever against the action of its spring, the part w can be depressed out of the way of the bracket y, which can then be moved axially to disengage and re-engage the projections and recesses. Stops m, z limit the motion of the bracket y and lever w.
Patent GB-190106821-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fountain Pens and Nibs for such Pens
Inventor: GRASS HENRY
Filed: 1901-04-01
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 6821. Grass, H. April 1. Pens, reservoir. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section through the nib and holder, and Fig. 4 a .cross-section through the nib. The nib f is provided with a curved upper plate k, l, hinged to the spring n, so that it may be raised to facilitate cleaning. The lower plate h is preferably hinged to the holder for the same purpose. The chambers above and beneath the nib communicate through the openingp. Ink is supplied through the feedtube d by pressing through an opening in the rotary ring j on the rubber tube e.
Patent GB-190109442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Mail-bag Mouths or Closures.
Inventor: ALLISON CHARLES ARTHUR
Filed: 1901-05-07
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 9442. Allison, C. A., [Steele, S. P.]. May 7. Mail bags.-Tbe mouth or closure of a mail bag is constructed of metal side pieces a and end pieces a<2> hinged together at a<3>. One end and one side of the mouth are formed with a tenon a<5>, and the other end and side with a mortice made up of flanges a<6> to receive the tenon when the mouth is closed as shown in Fig. 2. The tenons are tapered from the centre, so that in the closed position a side and end piece are in a straight line and the other side and end piece form an angle with each other. In a cut-away portion of the tenon is arranged a staple a<7>, adapted to engage a lock a<8>, preferably secured on the inner side of a side-plate. The lock may be secured on the outer side of a side-plate, or arranged on the outside of the mouth. A spring a<12> may be arranged round one of the hinge pins, partially to open the mouth of the bag after unlocking. The bag is secured to the mouth by plates fastened with rivets a<13>.