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Patent GB-190418193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: REDRUP CHARLES BENJAMIN
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1905-08-22
Abstract: 18,193. Redrup, C. B., and Richards, W. A. Aug. 22. Gas engines ; revolving-cylinder type.-The engine shown in Figs. 1 and 3 works on a two or four stroke cycle and is particularly suitable for driving velocipedes. The engine is similar to that described in Specification No. 13,314, A.D. 1904, being provided with a pair of reciprocating pistons working on a fixed crank shaft d. On the out-stroke a combustible charge is drawn into the crank chamber through the hollow crank shaft d, and compressed into a reservoir q through a non-return valve q<1> on the succeeding in-stroke. Charges are admitted to the cylinders from the reservoir q through the pipes r and inlet valves j. The exhaust gases leave through the valve h and enter a silencer t through pipes t<1>. Both the silencer and reservoir are connected to and rotate with the cylinders The cylinders may be cooled by surrounding them with jackets through which air currents are circulated. The engine is governed by a weighted valve w in the reservoir q. Normally, the valve is held open, but as the speed of rotation increases it closes against the action of the spring z. If preferred the valve may be controlled by a governor.
Patent GB-190420164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Binocular Glasses.
Inventor: AITCHISON JAMES
Filed: 1904-09-19
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 20,164. Aitchison, J. Sept. 19. Opera and field glasses. -Consists in means for altering the distance between the eye-pieces of prism binoculars. The prisms a are carried in a .holder b consisting of two plates, to which is attached a tube c turning on the tube of the object glass. The eye-piece is mounted on a plate g, which is pivoted at h to turn co-axially with the object glass, and carries means, such as an arm l engaging a slot in the holder b, wheieby the prisms are made to follow its motion in the slot k. The slot is covered by a flange f<1>, and scale marks and an indicator may be provided at the top of the instrument.
Patent GB-190422584-A (GB)
Title: An Improved "Chart Rule and Scale"
Inventor: MCCOMBIE THOMAS GERALD FITZGIB
Filed: 1904-10-20
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 22,584. McCombie, T. G. F. Oct. 20. Calculating-apparatus.-A chart rule and scale of the form shown is provided at one end with a semicircular protractor d graduated with radial lines, to quarter points of the compass, and with a scale e of miles, from the graduations of which concentric semicircles are described. An oblong piece x of xylonite with a series of longitudinal parallel lines is used in conjunction with this protractor to enable positions and distances to be determined from bearings and distance run.
Patent GB-190428431-A (GB)
Title: Bicycle Support.
Inventor: TAYLOR ALFRED
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 28,431. Taylor, A. Dec. 27. Supports ; locking-apparatus to prevent theft.-A bicycle support comprises two pivotally-mounted struts operated by a U-shaped piece passing up over the wheel alongside the forks, the support being locked in position when in use. On depressing the U -piece 12, racks 11, gearing with teeth upon the eyes of the struts 8, cause the support to be turned up into its raised position alongside the forks, where the struts are retained by the engagement of detents 30 in the arms of the U-piece with guides 14. On the piece 12 being raised, the support is lowered. In this operation, arms 16 cause the struts to spread out and also limit their motion, while a pivoted fork 21, Fig. 5, mounted between the parts of a divided clamp 20, is turned up beneath a guard 23 and there locked by a spring pawl 24. Meanwhile, a rack 27, gearing with teeth upon the part 21, is moved down into notches in the bead of the frame member and the collar of the wheel fork, thereby preventing turning of the wheel. To unlock the device, a key, Fig. 7, inserted through a hole 29 in the clamp, raises the pawl and thus leaves the pivoted fork free to turn down. If desired, the pivot of the struts may be clipped to the lower ends of the forks by the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, the parts 13 serving, in either case, as guides for the racks 11. When the invention is applied to a rear wheel, the bolt 27 may be omitted. The struts may be in the form of open triangular frames.
Patent GB-190429271-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pictorial Post-cars.
Inventor: ZIMMERLI GOTTLIEB
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 29,271. Zimmerli, G. Dec 31. Postcards; envelopes &c.-Relates to a pictorial postcard or envelope provided with a picture and general information about the locality of the picture. Two cards are fastened back to back along three sides gummed at c<1> as shown, so as to form a pocket, into which is inserted another card. One side of the pocket bears the view of the particular locality, and the other side the address &c., while the loose card is printed with general information, such as a short monograph of the locality, containing geographical, historical, or statistical notes and information with regard to sights, industries, means of communication, hotels, population, and so on.
Patent GB-190504237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Fuses.
Inventor: SCHWARTZ ALFRED
Filed: 1905-03-01
Granted: 1906-06-01
Abstract: 4237. Schwartz, A. March 1. Cut-outs are provided with end-plates or casings having standard holes or slots for preventing the insertion of a larger fuse wire than is required. The fuse may pass through a circular hole or through a slot i, Fig. 3, arranged so that one side i<1> is movable by means of a screw j. The fuse wire may be passed through a hole d in the plate b, Fig. 2, and then under a terminal head d' the travel of which is limited by the collar f on the screw e so limiting the thickness of the fuse c. A slot b<1> may be made in the plate b as in Fig. 4, and may be used in conjunction with gauge holes at the other end. A metallic piece k may be fastened to the plate b to make contact with the fuse wire c and receive the arc when the fuse c blows. In the fuse shown in Fig. 7 a replaceable washer l has a gauge hole m through which the fuse c passes. The washer l is in contact with the end-plate b, and the fuse passes through the hole b<2>, which is slightly larger than the hole m, and fastened by a screw similar to the terminal d' in Fig. 2. The fuse wire is enclosed in pumice powder, or small pieces of pumicestone, or a mixture of pumice with other incombustible insulating-materials. The hole b<2> may be out of line with the hole m in the washer l. The fuses have end-caps n which screw on to the tube n<1> or they may fasten Ly a bayonet catch or other fastening. The body n<1> may be a tube composed of porcelain or other insulating non-inflammable material, or it may be made of sections of metal with insulating-segments n<2> between them as in Fig. 12. The end-pieces b are then secured to insulating-pieces c<3>. An open fuse as shown in Fig. 9 with gauge holes a in the insulating-holder p. End-plates b are shown with holes a<2>, and one end of the wire is fastened by a terminal d<1> similar to that shown in Fig. 2. The holes a<2>, a may be formed in removable plugs. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 5922, A.D. 1888, No. 6392, A.D. 1890, No. 15,069, A.D. 1901, and No. 8883, A.D. 1903.]
Patent GB-190505463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Feed Water Heaters.
Inventor: HAMILTON AUGUSTUS WARREN
Filed: 1905-03-15
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 5463. Hamilton, A. W., and McMaster, A. A. March 15. Feed-water, heating. - Relates to modifications in heaters of the type described in Specification No. 1410, A.D. 1904. According to the present invention, the feed - receiving chamber a, which is of sufficient capacity to provide a body of water between the check valve and the steam space, is fitted outside the boiler. The feed passes from this chamber to the heater, consisting of a chamber d perforated on the underside and surrounded by a casing e, from which a pipe f extends to any desired part of the water space. Live steam enters the casing e and chamber d through openings k at the top.
Patent GB-190510157-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Attaching Incandescence Mantles to Inverted Burners of Various Kinds.
Inventor: SALOMON SIEGMUND
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1906-05-15
Abstract: 10,157. Salomon, S., and Norden, J. May 15. Incandescent gas burners.-The mantle ring of an inverted lamp is adjustably secured by means of set-screws or clips to the burner tube. In one form, a tubular extension e, Fig. 1, of the mantle ring a is secured by clips f or screws g to the burner tube h. In a second form, the mantle ring i, Fig. 2, and the clips k, l are made of wire clipped, in some cases, together as shown. In a third form, a mantle ring a, Fig. 3, which may be made of wire, has 'a forked projection n clamped by a screw o to a ring p secured by screws, clips, or the like to the burner tube. The mantle rings a may be formed with holding lugs r. The mantle is secured by a wire, cord, or the like to the mantle ring.
Patent GB-190510200-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Puzzles.
Inventor: DYER FREDERICK OLIVER
Filed: 1905-05-15
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 10,200. Dyer, F. O. May 15. Puzzles. - Consecuthely - numbered movable blocks c are provided on their upper and numbered sides with central headed pins d, to facilitate their being handled and to ensure their numbered side being uppermost. The puzzle consists in so arranging the blocks in a square that the sums of the various horizontal, vertical, and diagonal rows are identical. The blocks are enclosed in a square box, which may be furnished with a solution of the puzzle.
Patent GB-190515697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Antipulsators for Gas Conduits.
Inventor: THORP THOMAS
Filed: 1905-08-01
Granted: 1906-04-26
Abstract: 15,697. Thorp, T. Aug. 1. Pressure-regulating valves.-Relates to antipulsators used for regulating the flow and pressure of gas in pipes, and consists in providing means for allowing small variations of pressure without operating the valve, and means for ensuring a slow and gradual operation of the valve when the variations exceed certain limits. These regulations are intended for use with the gas-meters described in Specification No. 20,214, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Gas distribution], or for regulating the gas supply to gas engines, or for other purposes. The compensating-chamber consists of a cylinder 1, Fig. 1, closed at one or both ends by flexible diaphragms 2, 3 stiffened by plates 9, 10, and backed by covers 6, 7. The .diaphragms are drawn inwards by springs 23, 24 of the kind described in Specification No. 5791, A.D. 1905, the pull of the springs decreasing as the diaphragms move outwards, thereby compensating for the increasing inward pressure of the diaphragms themselves. The valve in Fig. 1 consists of a rotary disk 19 working on a ported facing 22 forming the top of the gas inlet 11. The valve is connected to the diaphragms by links 27, 28, which are provided with long slots at the inner ends into which the pins 29 on the valve engage, the slots allowing the diaphragms to move within certain limits without moving the valve. To prevent any sudden operation of the valve, the valve spindle 31 projects below into a dash-pot 32, Figs. 1 and 4, which is provided with fixed partitions 33 to coact with wings 35 on the valve spindle. In another construction, shown in Fig. 5, a double-beat valve 37 is used, actuated from the diaphragm by the head 39 of a rod 40 which slides in the tubular valve spindle between stops 41, 42. The dash-pot consists of a cylinder containing a piston 45 connected to the valve spindle. Any other suitable valve and dash-pot may be used.
Patent GB-190517167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Independent Brakes and Appliances for Controlling Railway, Tramway and other Wagons on Inclines in Sidings, or in Loading Drops and the like places.
Inventor: BENTHAM CECIL
Filed: 1905-08-24
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 17,167. Bentham, C. Aug. 24. Brakes.-A brake for controlling railway wagons in sidings, loading-drops, and the like is formed by beams e', e', which are moved to grip the wheels by arms m on a shaft s acting on inclined guideways g fixed to the beams. The leading ends of the beams are carried by extra sleepers b, and may be reduced in section so as to spring. The shaft s is actuated by a hand-lever or a rod n connected to an overhead wheel which may be fitted with a brake, or it may be actuated by the wagon as it moves into position.
Patent GB-190525047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to Vacuum Tubes or Vessels for Electric Discharges.
Inventor: LODGE OLIVER JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-12-02
Granted: 1906-12-01
Abstract: 25,047. Lodge, Sir O. J., Muirhead, A., and Robinson, E. E. Dec. 2. Exhausting electric discharge tubes. For the production and maintenance of a high vacuum, a vapour-absorbing substance, such as phosphorus, and a vapour-emitting substance, such as paraffin wax, are placed within a vacuum tube a before exbaustion. The tube is then connected to a pump c through the medium of a drying-tube f containing phosphoric acid, and two cocks d, e, which are opened alternately while the pump is worked. When the tube conducts easily either way, it is sealed off and current passed until the required vacuum is obtained, the paraffin being warmed to diminish the vacuum should it become too high. Continued passage of the current brings the vacuum to a permanent condition.
Patent GB-190526893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Treatment and Utilization of Waste Sand from Glass Works commonly known as Burgy.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-12-23
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 26,893. Thompson, W. Dec. 23. Boards; waterproof paper; weighting pulp:- The burgy from glass works is treated by levigation and used in the manufacture of waterproof or other paper pulp boards and straw boards or paper &c. The burgy is run with water through a series of settling tanks, and the sludge is used as a filling mixed with the usual fibrous materials in the above - named manufactures. For American cloth, soluble cellulose is dissolved in volatilÚ solvent and castor oil with the addition of very fine burgy, the mixture being spread over cloth', rolled, and dried.
Patent GB-190527175-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electrical Measuring Instruments.
Filed: 1905-12-29
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 27,175. Garrard, C. C., and Ferranti, Ltd. Dec. 29. Current meters; resistances, inductive. Voltmeters, ammeters, and other instruments, in which the self-induction and resistance of the coils are so adjusted as to compensate for variations of frequency, are provided with means of compensation for temperature errors, by varying the self-induction of the coils. The invention is especially applicable to instruments working on the induction principle. In the volt-meter shown, the core l of an inductance coil a has a gap in which a piece of magnetic material is supported by a compound metal strips, or other expansible support, such as an elliptical tube containing ether ; the inductance coil a is connected in series with the operating coil b of the volt-meter, which has a core c and shading ring d to turn a disk e. For an ammeter, the selfinduction of the separate inductance coil is arranged to increase as the temperature rises, and it is connected in parallel with the operating coil ; the movable magnetic piece is mounted on a lever, the other end of which is acted on by an expansible bar, and the fulcrum of the lever is adjustable. Instead of a separate inductance coil, the operating coil itself may be provided with a movable magnetic piece.
Patent GB-190601954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture and Production of Indigo Paste.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1906-01-25
Granted: 1906-04-05
Abstract: 1954. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. Jan. 25. Dyes, artificial.-Stable indigo pastes are preprepared by mixing together a reduced form of indigo, a fermentable substance such as bran or flour, and caustic lime, or the oxides or hydroxides of alkalies or alkaline earths, alkali carbonates, or other alkaline reacting substance. Reference is made to Specifications No. 3108, A.D. 1904, and No. 4647, A.D. 1905, in which similar preparations of indigo are described.
Patent GB-190608651-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Journal Bearings.
Inventor: WILSON THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 8651. Wilson, T. H. April 10. Brasses and bushes.-A composite bearing for railway and tramway vehicles, milling machinery, &c. comprises an upper port i o n F of gun - metal, phosphor-bronze, &c., locked to a casting a by means of an intermediate metal of low melting-point. The parts F, a have alternate lugs e,.b with feather edges, the lugs b having holes to receive pins f formed on the part F. The walls d, d<1> of the part a converge slightly on the inside. The part F can be removed by melting and running out the intermediate metal.
Patent GB-190614667-A (GB)
Title: A Starting Device Actuated by Compressed Gas, for Multiple-cylinder Explosion Motors.
Filed: 1906-06-27
Abstract: 14,667. S³ddeutsche Automobil-Fabrik Ges. Feb. 9, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Gas and like engines, starting. During the working of the motor, a portion of the compressed cylinder gas is forced past a non-return valve 3 into a reservoir 1, and, when it is desired to start the motor, the gas is led, on depressing the hand-actuated valve 6, to a rotary distributing-valve box g, from whence it passes to the cylinders through pipes 10, 11, 12, 13. The rotary valve 14 is operated from the shaft 24 by toothed gearing.
Patent GB-190614742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Vehicle Wheels.
Inventor: PARFITT WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1906-06-28
Granted: 1907-06-27
Abstract: 14,742. Parfitt, W. E. June 28. Spokes.-The spokes d of a wheel are doubledished, the inner ends being received by a central hub part e and two side flanges g, the three hub parts being drawn together by through bolts. The inner ends f of each spoke may be formed at an angle to the remainder of the spoke, as shown in Fig. 5. The spokes wedge sideways against each other and their ends are flush. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 11,531, A.D. 1897, No. 26,223, A.D. 1898, No. 11,348, A.D. 1903, and No. 22,662, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190617283-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Change-speed Coaster Hub and Back-pedalling Brake Mechanism for Cycles.
Inventor: SANGSTER CHARLES THOMAS BROCK
Filed: 1906-08-01
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 17,283. Sangster, C. T. B. Aug. 1. Brakes; driving-mechanism.-In the type of change-speed coaster hub with back-pedalling brake mechanism such as is described in Specification No. 26,634, A.D. 1905, wherein a sun-and-planet gear and a brake arranged within the sprocket-wheel end of the hub shell are adapted to be operated directly from the driving-element through the medium of a double-acting clutch system, pawls g<2> carried by the driving-sleeve h engage, during forward-driving, with a ratchet ring h within an outer flange f of the internal ring e<10>, while on back-pedalling ratchet teeth h<1> are engaged by a pawl m, Fig. 2, mounted in a socket m<2> at the end of a brake-operating lever k<3>. The ball bearings o, o' are adjusted by the operation of the cone p, while the bearings q, n are adjusted from the lefthand cone q<1>, a bearing-cone n<2> constituting in each case a fixed abutment up to which the bearings may be adjusted. The driving-sleeve passes through a gapped sleeve or bush j<1> carried by an anchored plate j. In a modification, the planet-pinion cage is connected to the driving-sleeve by the clutch g, g<2>, the internal ring being attached to the hub shell.
Patent GB-190620041-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Winding Closed Iron Cores for Transformers, Choking Coils and the like.
Filed: 1906-09-08
Granted: 1906-11-01
Abstract: 20,041. Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges. Sept. 12, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Resistances, inductive. Choking-coils are wound by means of an apparatus comprising a hinged frame which embraces the limb to be wound and contains bearings for a divided coil support surrounding the limb and rotated by driving-mechanism. The divided support is withdrawn laterally, after removing the upper part of the bearing, when the winding upon it is completed. The coil support may be of insulating-material, in which case it is not removed from the core. The frame consists of upper and lower portions a, h, Fig. 1, hinged together at b, parts being cut away so as to hold between them the iron core l. The halves o of the iron or steel coil support are placed in position round the limb to be wound, and the frame is then closed and locked by the screw n. The ends of the coil support are journaled in the semicircular bearings p fixed upon the cheeks a, h, and the support is rotated as a whole by means of the divided toothed wheel q, driven by the wheel r upon the driving-shaft s journaled in the cheeks a. The halves of the coil support have at their meeting surfaces rounded grooves for the reception of round iron rods, which are removed when the winding is completed, thereby loosening the coil support and allowing the halves to be removed laterally. The support may be made of rods, like a squirrel cage, and may be provided with annular flanges t to limit the length of the coil.
Patent GB-190622042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to "Slop" or Waste Pails and the like.
Inventor: TRAINOR PATRICK EDWARD
Filed: 1906-10-05
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 22,042. Trainor, P. E. Oct. 5. Lids and covers.-The portion d of an ordinary slop-pail cover is hinged to the stationary part c at f, and is provided with the handle g. Counterweights n may be provided so that the hinged part automatically opens when the pail is tilted. Stops or abutments may be provided so that the cover may always be placed in the same position relatively to the pail handle m.
Patent GB-190622546-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Joints of Railway and Tramway Rails
Inventor: HART FRANK BROOKS
Filed: 1906-10-12
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 22,546. Hart, F. B. Oct. 12. Rail joints.-Each rail end in a scarfed rail joint is rolled or moulded so that the area of every cross-section, except at the immediate end, is equal to or slightly less than the area of the rail. The meeting surfaces are formed with curved ends, as shown. The metal at the extremities of the web portions of the splice fits between the head and foot and against the web of the adjoining rail, as shown at c-cl and e-f, Fig. 1. The joint is secured by two or more bolts, flat places being left for the bolt heads and nuts to permit of expansion. The web portions of the joint may be parallel to the splice, as shown, or they may be parallel to the rail web throughout their length, the ends being joggled to engage one another.
Patent GB-190623345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Bedsteads, Cots and the like.
Inventor: WHITFIELD GILBERT
Filed: 1906-10-22
Granted: 1907-09-05
Abstract: 23,345. Whitfield, G. Oct. 22. Bedsteads and cots.-In bedsteads, cots, &c., in which the side tubes D, Fig. 2. of the head and foot ends pass tbrough holes in the corner chills of the bedstead bottom into detachable leg tubes E, the head and foot ends and the legs are secured together by means of the foot or castor connexions. The tubes E may be fixed to the corners A by chilling, or by socketing with their top ends e<1> and side chills e<2> abutting against shoulders on the corners A. The pillars D and legs E are secured together by screwing plugs F, forming the feet, into the pillars D until projections d<3> on the latter rest upon the corners A. The plugs F may form the upper parts upon which the castors are pivoted, as shown in Fig. 5, in which a screw H chilled into the tube D enters a socket in the plug F. In a modification, the top ends of the tubes E bear against the undersides of the corners A, the side chills e<2> being omitted.