baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190427763-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin Freed Mechanism.
Filed: 1904-12-19
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 27,763. British Thomson - Houston Co., and Kingwell, K. F. Dec. 19. Electricity, supplying, in general ; gas meters &c. ; coin action.-Relates to prepayment m echanism specially applicable to electricity, gas, or like meters. A spring- controlled lever system, operating the switch or valve mechanism of the meter &c., is connected to the operating - handle through differential gearing which is so controlled as to produce a quick operation of the switch &c. In the arrange. ment, for an electric meter, shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a coin is inserted in slots 4, 6 in a drum 3 and an enclosing-shell 5, the latter having ratchet teeth 7 engaged by a spring, to admit of movement in one direction only. On turning the drum by a handle on its spindle 2, the shell also is turned, so that, through bevel teeth 8, 12 and pinions 10 on a loose disc 9, a boss 11 is turned oppositely to the drum, a pawl 16 pivoted at 17 and engaging ratchet teeth on the disc preventing rotation of the latter. The switch arm 14 is thus moved against the action of the spring 15, until a projection 19 snaps over the cam-end of a spring lever 18, a stop on the latter then lifting the pawl 16 and freeing the disc 9. The spring 15 immediately causes the arm 14 to pivot about its projection 19, so that its outer end swings quickly over and makes the necessary electric contact. A mutilated gear 24 on the shell 5 acts, through the wheel 26, to move clear of the lever 18, a cam 21 on a shaft driven by the meter, the cam being gradually returned by the meter until it again acts on the lever and permits the spring 15 to return the boss 10 and switch arm 14 quickly to the 'off ' position.
Patent GB-190428057-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sleepers and Means for Fixing Railway Rails thereto
Inventor: CZIGLER PAUL
Filed: 1904-12-21
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 28,057. Czigler, P., and Rosenberg, L. Dec. 21. Sleepers; rails, securing to sleepers. -Relates to the construction of sleepers made from cementitious material with metal trusses or reinforcements, and to means for securing railway rails thereto. Fig. 1 shows a central longitudinal sectional elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan of a sleeper with the rail secured to it. A sleeper consists of a body 3 formed of concrete or the like and provided with hollow spaces 1, 2 in order to give elasticity. Iron or other metal wires 4 are embedded in the material for strengthening purposes, and, at the parts where the rails rest, the sleeper is formed solid and surrounded by a metal plate or casing 5. On the upper surface of this plate 5 are formed ribs 5<1>, between which is located a rail-securing block 7, Figs. 5 and 6, fixed in position by the curved bolt 12. A downwardly - directed projection 14 is formed on the plate 5 so as to bear against the bolt 12. The aperture 11 in the fixing-block 7 is preferably elongated so as to permit lateral displacement of the rails on curves &c. The teeth formed on the parts 5<1>, 7 prevent accidental displacement. This method of securing the rails is also stated to prevent them from creeping.
Patent GB-190502468-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pneumatic Horse Collar.
Inventor: HULL JAMES SAMUEL
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 2468. Hull, J. S., and Morland, E. T. Feb. 7. Collars, neck ; pads for. -The collar is padded with two rubber air cushions c, shaped to the outer casing b and having solid rubber extensions which overlap at the bottom of the collar and. are formed with eyelet holes e. Each pad should be formed of two rubber sheets cemented along their edges and bound with rubber or other strips. The outer casing b is preferably of leather or canvas, and may be waterproofed. To place the pads in position, a cord is introduced, by a packing-needle or otherwise, into the bottom of the casing and passed out at the top and connected to the eyelet hole e of the pad, which can then be drawn into the casing.
Patent GB-190502604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Knife-cleaning Machines
Inventor: PATRICK STEPHEN MELTON
Filed: 1905-02-09
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 2604. Patrick, S. M., and Falkiner, E. Feb. 9. Knives, cleaning.-The rollers of knife-cleaning machines are encased in leather or other material, and are distended by the inflation of inner annular tubes or envelopes, enclosing the axles, into which air is pumped. Fig. 1 shows a machine in which two rollers are used, composed of end-disks to which the leather, with a longitudinal seam, is attached. On the same axles are engaging toothed wheels, the upper one of which is rotated by a third toothed wheel, as shown in Fig. 3. The annular envelope D is inflated by an ordinary air-pump through a valve L.
Patent GB-190504025-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wind Wheels
Inventor: BURNS DAVID
Filed: 1905-02-27
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 4025. Burns, D., and Fleming, J. M. Feb. 27. Turbines.-In windmills the vanes are divided into series, so that the angle of the vanes of each series, as well as their number, may be arranged independently. The axle E supports a sleeve F to which is fitted a disk f, serving as an attachment for the radial arms G, which are made preferably of channel-iron as shown in Fig. 3. Double channeliron arms may be used, one on each side of the disk as in Fig. 2. The channel-irons are notched as at h, Fig. 4, to receive notched rings H, J, K, L, M, which hold the vanes. The disk f may have channels f<1> cut in each face, to receive the sides of the channel-irons G. The rings H, J, K, L, M may have double slots h<1> or single slots h<2>, Fig. 4, to receive the ends of the vanes, which may be formed as shown at a, Fig. 6. A disk N may be fitted on the sleeve F, which may have a square end as shown at e3, Fig. 5. This disk is secured by a nut and provides a means of attachment for stay-rods Q. The wheel is assumed to be travelling clockwise, in which case spaces are left on the right-hand side of each radial arm G to permit the ready escape of air buffeted by these arms. The vanes are preferably formed of mild sheet steel.
Patent GB-190504751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines Employed for Varnishing Healds Employed in Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: HORROCKS HENRY
Filed: 1905-03-07
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 4751. Horrocks, H., and Horrocks, J. W. March 7. Loom healds and leashes.-In machines for varnishing healds, the healds, after being carried by the endless band D between the varnishing-pulleys c, d and between the flat oscillating brushes J, are passed between the two sets of circular bristle brushes V, which are mounted in lags Y around the polygonal plates X, which are carried by shafts T adapted to be driven by pulleys U. The circular brushes may also have an oscillating motion, and be disposed between the brushes J and the feeding end of the machine.
Patent GB-190505464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Paper Bags
Inventor: ECKNER BERNHARD
Filed: 1905-03-15
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 5464. Eckner, B. March 17, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Paper bags.-Relates to means for feeding paper linings to the blanks for forming block-bottomed paper bags, and to means for forming the folds in the bag. The lining-material drawn from the roll 47, Fig. 9, passes between rollers 48, 51 and over the pasting-roller 49. It is severed by the blade 53, and is drawn forward by the gripper 52 until it lies on the pile of bag blanks on the table 5. The top bag blank, with the lining, is carried under the rear end of the flat former 2, Figs. 1 and 2, by a gripper, and the channel-shaped piece 6 is then raised by the cam 10 and turns up the edges of the blank. The folders 7, operated by cams such as 13, close over the former and fold the blank into a tube with the seam at one side. The sectors 22, 23, operating in conjunction with rollers 26, draw the tube forward until it projects over the V-shaped end of the former. The vertical slide 29, carrying the horizontal slides 31, is raised by the cam 30 to produce the first fold for the bag bottom, and the bottom folds are then completed by the horizontal slides 31, 32 operated by cams on the shaft 4. The sector 25 feeds the bag from the former 2 to a drum for pasting and finishing the bag. To ensure the proper opening of the end of the bag tube before the operation of the slides 31, 32, a horizontallymoving-as well as. a vertically-moving finger may be arranged to enter the end of ,the tube. The sliding folders used in the machine may be replaced by rollers or hinged folders.
Patent GB-190511364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Stop Motions of Quick Traverse Winding Frames.
Inventor: RUSHTON JAMES LEVER
Filed: 1905-05-31
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 11,364. Rushton, J. L. May 31. Winding-machines.-In quick traverse winding- frames, the detector needle-box d, Figs. 1 and 4, of the stop-motion is formed or provided with one or more inverted V-shaped projections d<1>, which rest on a knife-edged plate c secured to a bracket b fixed to the rail a, and a cover s, capable of sliding, is held to the box by a set-screw t, the ends of the cover taking into elongated notches in the box ends, whereby the sliding movement for changing or inserting the needles is limited. The box is recessed behind the cover, and slots d<3> for the needles are provided above and below the recess. The device is used in connexion with a pivoted lever l carrying a pivoted lever m having arms i to carry the bobbin k, which is held against the winding-drum h by a weighted cord acting on the lever m. When the lever l is released by the wiper g acting against a fallen needle, the bobbin descends against an adjustable brake r.
Patent GB-190517789-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Cycle and like Chain Wheels and Chain Wheel Cranks
Filed: 1905-09-02
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 17,789. Raven, W. H., and New Hudson Cycle Co. Sept. 2. Making chain gearing.-The rim is laterally displaced out of the plane of the cycle or like chain-wheel a either by pressing or stamping, or by a spinning operation, the wheel disk in the latter process being held between a pair of rotatable circular blocks while the rim is displaced by rollers or other tools.
Patent GB-190518264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gass or Vapour Electric Lamps.
Inventor: HERAEUS WILHELM
Filed: 1905-09-09
Granted: 1906-05-03
Abstract: 18,264. Heraeus, W., and Heraeus, H., [trading as Heraeus, W. C., Firm of]. Oct. 14, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Vacuum tubes. - Mercury - vapour lamps are designed for various currents, voltages, and dimensions of the luminous tube by varying the proportions of the electrode vessels, so as to produce cooling of the mercury to the extent necessary for the maintenance of the proper vapour density in the tube. Fig. 1 shows a lamp designed for 110 volts and from 4 to 5 amperes, and having a tube a from 5 to 6 millimetres wide and from 50 to 75 centimetres long. Only a small part of the surface of the upper electrode c is involved in the discharge, so that circulation and cooling of the mercury take place. The terminals are shown at k<1>. For a lamp having a similar tube, but adapted to take 1 or 2 amperes at several hundred volts, the electrode containers are of the same diameter as the tube. The lamp shown in Fig. 4 has a tube d of from 10 to 15 millimetres diameter and 100 millimetres length, and can be worked with a current of about 2 amperes at about 110 volts ; a similar lamp, designed for from 5 to 6 amperes and from 20 to 30 volts, has electrode containers of 6 millimetres diameter, reduction in the size of the pockets having in this case the opposite effect to that produced in the case of the long, narrow tube shown in Fig. 1. Additional cooling-means may be provided ; for instance, the heat may be dissipated by means of metal plates with large surfaces ; or each electrode pocket may be surrounded by a jacket containing a liquid such as mercury, which may be in communication with the electrode itself ; or the pockets may be immersed in vessels through which water flows.
Patent GB-190519233-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Leaves
Inventor: MCGAHAN GEORGE RONALD
Filed: 1905-09-23
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 19,233. McGahan, G. R. Sept. 23. Ornamental effects; ornamenting. - Leaves are rendered suitable for souvenirs, greetings, mottoes, for mounting on sachets &c., and for advertising purposes by striking them repeatedly with a brush of bristles, wire?, &c. until the pulpy portion is broken up and can be removed, leaving the leaf skeletonized as at a. The leaves are first dried, and may be heated, and, in some cases, boiled to facilitate the operation. Portions of the leaf may be protected by a stencil or by means of a coating of gum, or the brush may have vacant spaces amongst the bristles so as to form designs, as at b, which may be coloured.
Patent GB-190520380-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment of Sulphide Ores.
Inventor: BOUSFIELD JOHN EBENEZER
Filed: 1905-10-09
Granted: 1906-10-09
Abstract: 20,380. Bousfield, J. E., [Mackay, F., and Beckwith, A. J.]. Oct. 9. Zinc sulphate; lead sulphate. -Relates to the treatment of lead, zinc, antimony, arsenic, and other sulphide ores or mixtures of the same or metallic sulphides, preparatory to subsequent wellknown metallurgical treatment for the extraction and recovery of gold, silver, lead, zinc, and other metals therefrom. The raw ore or metallurgical product is pulverized and is then forced or blown by means of a fan or air current into a chamber heated by a small gas-producer. The chamber is furnished with holes for the admission of air for regulating the oxidation of the ore dust. If the ore is rich enough in volatile metal or metallic sulphide, the temperature is maintained without further extraneous heat : but in the case of lowgrade ores the chamber may be externally heated, or coal dust, producer gas, or combustible products thereof may be blown into the chamber. The zinc sulphide of the ore is transformed into zinc oxide, and the lead sulphide becomes sulphate, these two bodies with other volatile metals passing off as fume. The fume and desulphurized ore dust pass through flues having settling-chambers in which the ore dust is deposited, the fume being sucked by a fan through calico filtering-apparatus. The lead sulphate is collected and smelted or treated by known methods or sold as white pigment. The zinc oxide, a large proportion of which settles out with the desulphurized ore dust, is collected and treated with sulphuric acid to form zinc sulphate, which may be treated by known methods. The desulphurized ore dust is insoluble and may be smelted for the recovery of gold, silver, and other metals. The oxidized sulphur gases which pass with the fume from the fume chamber may be utilized for leaching out the zinc from the desulphurized ore dust if necessary. Or the whole products of the fume with or without the desulphurized ore dust may be arrested as they come from the volatilization chamber together with the sulphur gases by any known wet process for arresting flue dust and fume with the separation of the zinc from the insoluble portions of the captured flue dust.
Patent GB-190522007-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Body Supports or Devices for Assisting in the Propulsion of Velocipedes.
Inventor: LIMOUZIN CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-10-28
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 22,007. Limouzin, C. W. Oct. 28. Body supports for assisting in the propulsion of bicycles, tricycles, &c. The support, which comprises a link d connected, to the machine andhooked to a strap at the rider's waist, is so arranged that when relieved of tension it is moved under the action of a spting k into a disengaged or out-of-use position. A clip j of the type used for holding inflators may be provided to prevent the bar from rattling when not required. For a lady's machine, the link is mounted upon the steering-pillar or other part of the frame.
Patent GB-190524239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools for use in Drawn Thread Work.
Inventor: GORDON MAY ALDWYN
Filed: 1905-11-23
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 24,239. Gordon, M. A. Nov. 23. Scissors; thread cutters.-A pointed extension a of the blade b is for picking up and drawing out the threads of a fabric. The extension a is rounded on all sides, so that the threads cannot be cut until they are received on the cutting-edge k of the blade b. A similar modification of the folding type of scissors with spring-pressed blade is described. In a further modification, Fig. 5, one scissor blade is dispensed with and the threads are severed by the cutting-edge q.
Patent GB-190526030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ironing Machines for Collars and the like.
Inventor: MAJOR HERBERT ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-12-14
Granted: 1906-12-13
Abstract: 26,030. Major, H. A. Dec. 14. Ironing-machines. -Relates to ma. chines for ironing collars &c., of the type comprising a reciprocating table and a revolving roller e carried by bell-crank levers c For the purpose oi varying the pres sure on the work the lower ends of the bell-crank levers c are connected by a bar f having two o pro. jecting cheeks f <1>_ between which works an eccentric h rotatable by suitable means, e.g. by worm gearing actuated by the hand-wheel k. The bell-cranks are pivoted on the fixed bearings of the driving-shaft o.
Patent GB-190526607-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Keeping Silk for Medicinal Purposes in a Sterilised Condition.
Filed: 1905-12-20
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 26,607. Hausmann Akt.-Ges. Schweiz. Medicinal & Sanitõtsgeschõft. Aug. 28, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Putting-up threads, sutures, &c. - A device for keeping surgical sewing - silk in a sterilized condition consists of two containers of known type united by a double screw socket. The glass, containers a are provided with rubber plugs b through which the thread passes. The socket d may have a partition e lined on both sides by cork disks f.
Patent GB-190527069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Initial-badges for Overcoats and other Articles of Clothing.
Inventor: SCHEIB HUGO
Filed: 1905-12-28
Granted: 1906-07-26
Abstract: 27,069. Scheib, H., and Scheib, O. Dec. 28. Badges.-Initial badges for overcoats and other articles of clothing are made in two symmetrical halves a, b, each carrying one letter, so that two initials may be fitted together, the whole forming a scutcheon. The letters are made of torpedogimp of varying thickness secured to a silk or other background, which is provided with an edgetrimming e, the two halves being sewn together and on to the overcoat &c.
Patent GB-190600037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fermenting Vats for use in the Manufacture of Beer.
Inventor: TONNAER JACQUES
Filed: 1906-01-01
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 37. Tonnaer, J., Keersmaecker, J. de, Keersmaecker, F. de, and Keer - smaecker, B. de, [trading as Keersmaecker . et fils, J. J. de]. Jan. 1. Brewing.-A fermenting-vat A is provided with a fixed yeast-collecting cover B having a central opening C' surmounted by a froth condenser C with a perforated dished flange C<3>. The wort which rises in the tube and falls on to the .flange C<3> becomes aerated and is returned to the vat by openings O. A lateral opening J in the tube C may be provided and fitted with a tube T to collect yeast during the period of fermentation when it is suitable for leavening purposes. An attemperator tube D passes through the cover and the upper part of the vat.
Patent GB-190602690-A (GB)
Title: Device for Attaching Scythe Blades to their Handles.
Inventor: SCHULZE JOSEF
Filed: 1906-02-03
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 2690. Schulze, J., and Versen, F. Feb. 3. Handles.-A clamp for fastening the blade of a scythe to the handle consists of a U-shaped part a, a spring b, and a pivoted lever c. The handle and blade are inserted in the part a and the lever c is moved into the position shown, its short arm pressing the spring b against the handle.
Patent GB-190605767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Laying Boxes or Trap Nests for Poultry.
Inventor: COCKLE MAURICE JAMES DRAFFEN
Filed: 1906-03-09
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 5767. Cockle, M. J. D. March 9. Traps; nests.-A trap nest for identifying the laying hens has two doors, one C of which is automatically closed behind the hen as it passes over it into the nest. The egg laid actuates a catch to release the second door D, which operates to reopen the first door. As the hen steps upon the projection C<1>, the door C tilts on its hinge c and is held by the catch F. The egg rolling on to a platform b<3> moves the catch E, releasing the hinged door D, which is pushed up by the hen when it passes out. The door D acts through a link G to raise the catch F and thus release the door C, either. upon opening or closing according to construction. As the door D falls, it passes and is held by the catch E, Fig. 3. If desired, a bar H may be placed across the door D to prevent the hen from leaving the nest. A shield b<2> prevents the bird's foot from depressing the platform b<3>, which, with the shield, nest, and a receptacle b<5> for receiving the eggs, is covered with felt to prevent breakage.
Patent GB-190609076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Metal Casks, Barrels, and the like.
Inventor: BUCHWALD EGON
Filed: 1906-04-17
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 9076. Buchwald, E. April 17. Siphon vessels.-According to the Provisional Specification, metal siphons may be coated internally with a rust-protecting covering of copper, zinc, or the like and then with a coating of nickel. The first coating is applied by electrolysis or by dipping in a liquid bath, and the nickel is applied by electrolysis. The siphons may be covered outside with paint, zinc, lead, tin, nickel, or other rustpreventing coating.
Patent GB-190610762-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Free Wheel Clutches and the like.
Inventor: KILBURN BERTRAM EDWARD DUNBAR
Filed: 1906-05-08
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 10,762. Kilburn, B. E. D., [Eisenwerk (vorm. Nagel & Kaemp) Akt.-Ges.]. May 8. Clutches.-In free-wheel clutches and the like, the driving-shaft a carries a frame b on which are pivoted pawls d pressed by springs e into frictional engagement with a groove h in the driven wheel g. To secure drive, projections f are formed on the pawls d. Balance weights k on the pawls obviate the action of centrifugal force.
Patent GB-190611621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Filter Presses or Apparatus for Separating Fluid From Solid Substances.
Inventor: STEVENS JAMES
Filed: 1906-05-18
Granted: 1907-05-16
Abstract: 11,621. Stevens, J., and Hughes, A. H. May 18. Presses.-Filters or straining-members are fitted to the sides and ends of the compression-chamber, and into the ram-head, of a press for removing liquid from peat or other substance. As shown in Fig. 1, the compression chamber A is partly conical and partly cylindrical, and the ram-head RH of the ram R has the form of a truncated cone. The charging and discharging opening is closed by a lid L attached to a second ram R. Tubes or perforations T are provided through which the liquid drains away from the strainers P<c>. Each stramer or filter may be formed of outer perforated plates, containing between them a sheet or sheets of cloth or canvas, one or more layers of wire ganze, and a finely perforated plate. Modifications are described in which the outer peforated plates contain a sand bag or mattress, and in which these plates are replaced by bars. The strainers may be situated at intervals or extend completely round the compression chamber. The lid, which is shown provided with a strainer, may be replaced by a cover sliding transversely in guides. The withdrawal of the liquid may be facilitated by suction applied to the strainers.