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Patent GB-189410391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Dyeing or otherwise Treating with Liquids Textile Materials in a more or less Manufactured Condition.
Inventor: BLAIR FRANK ALEXANDER
Filed: 1894-05-29
Granted: 1895-03-30
Abstract: 10,391. Blair, F. A. May 29. Yarns, treating with liquids; fibres, treating. - Relates t apparatus for dyeing, or otherwise treating textile materials in a more or less manufactured s t a t e with liquids. The materials, such as sliver, for example, are wound into conical cans A, or into cylindrical cans fitted with a central cone G, for the purpose of arranging the materials so that its cross-sectional area diminishes in about the same proportion as the strength of the dye liquid passing through it. In the arrangement shown in the Figure, the cans are mounted in groups of four in a vat K, and a large can is mounted in a smaller vat H. A double-acting pump N forces the liquid up through the material in the cans, whence it overflows into the vat, and is withdrawn by the pump for re-circulation. The vat K may be arranged vertically and the cans horizontally therein, in which case the vat is rotated to equalize the flow of liquid through the cans.
Patent GB-189701827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Connected with Electric Moto-cars.
Inventor: HEYS WILLIAM EDWIN
Filed: 1897-01-23
Granted: 1897-07-10
Abstract: 1827. Heys, W. E., [Heilmann, J. J.]. Jan. 23. Motor road vehicles.-A high-speed petroleum engine P drives the dynamo G, the current from which traverses a rheostat r on its way to the electromotor M, which is suspended upon the rear axle and by springs S. The electromotor is wound in series, and drives the balance gear T of the " Starley " or other suitable type. The field magnets of the dynamo G may be excited by a separate dynamo, and a steam engine of the type described in Specification No. 5118, A.D. 1894, may be substituted for the petroleum motor.
Patent GB-189701904-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drawing and other Preparing Machinery for Textile Fibres.
Inventor: DRENNAN CHARLES
Filed: 1897-01-25
Granted: 1898-01-15
Abstract: 1904. Drennan, C., Heaney, J., Metcalfe, A. W., and Mackie, J. Jan. 25. Gill boxes or frames.-The lower drawing-roller B is provided with a rubber or clearer A mounted in brackets c carried by springs C<1>. The bush H in the gib or hanger G, by which the top roller K is pressed upon the lower roller B, is pivoted or otherwise loosely mounted in the hanger so that it can swivel therein to accommodate itself to inequalities in the pressing-roller &c. Between the roller E and the fallers L are arranged sliver guides M to prevent lateral displacement of the slivers. These may consist of special bars adjustable upon a bar N, or the latter may be provided with openings or gaps wide enough for the purpose.
Patent GB-189712017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Coatings or Films on Glass and other Articles or Materials, and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: WHEELER JAMES
Filed: 1897-05-14
Granted: 1898-06-14
Abstract: 12,017. Wheeler, J. May 14. Photo-mechanical printing; finishing; cameras.- Coatings or films containing pyrobetulin or pyrobetulin anhydride are obtained upon photographs and glass or other surfaces for use in producing printing-surfaces by means of the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. The articles to be coated are placed within a chamber 1, having a central aperture surmounted by a hood 4, which is formed with an annular flange 6 resting upon an india-rubber ring 5 surrounding the aperture. A perforated ring 9 rests upon a stand 8 carried by radial bars 7, and supports a base-plate, distance-piece, and radially-slotted plate laid one above another in the order named : the whole is surmounted by a muslin - covered wire - gauze cylinder 25 which rests within an inclined flange 24 on the ring 9. Within the hood 4 is a metal cylinder 27, provided within an inclined internal flange 35, and supported by a cross-bar 28 having slots which engage with pins on the hood 4. An egg-whisk 33, or other suitable agitating-apparatus, is fitted within the cylinder 27. Tablets of a compressed mixture of the finely-divided outer bark of the birch tree with an oxidizing agent, such as potassium nitrate, are placed within the slots of the radially-slotted plate and ignited so as not to blaze; after this ignition the cylinder 25 and other parts are placed in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The fumes given off by the burning tablets pass over the top of the cylinder 27, and descend to the chamber 1, the agitating-apparatus 33 being kept in motion during the first half of the operation. By varying the conditions under which the tablets are burnt, porous and opaque films, allowing the passage of hydrofluoric acid, may be produced upon glass, or a non-porous transparent film which offers great resistance to the passage of hydrofluoric acid and moisture, and resists the attack of insects or fungoid growths. The opaque films consist chiefly of pyrobetulin and the transparent films of pyrobetulin anhydride. A glass suitable for use as focussing glass may be obtained by etching glass coated with the porous opaque film. Glass coated with a non-porous film may be etched so as to produce a reticulated surface. Finished photographs or prints may be coated with the films. By etching coated glass or metal to a sufficient depth, a matrix or a photograph negative for use in producing printing-surfaces, may be obtained.
Patent GB-189713105-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Brake for Bicycles.
Inventor: MARLING WALTER BENTLEY
Filed: 1897-05-27
Granted: 1898-05-27
Abstract: 13,105. Marling, W. B. May 27. Brakes; supports; locking-apparatus to prevent theft.-Relates to a brake for acting on the ground, which may also serve to support the bicycle in an upright position. A bent tube A fixed to the bicycle frame contains a sliding tube B carrying a spring C, to which is attached a block D for acting on the ground. The tube B is held in its normal position by a spring E, and it is lowered, to bring the brake into operation, either by a footpiece G sliding in a slot in the tube A, or by a cord h passing round a pulley H and connected through a lever to a brake-lever. The foot-piece G is pivoted so that it may be turned into a slot formed within a lock M. The foot-rest may thus be held, until released by means of a key, to prevent theft &c. In a modification, the block D and spring C are carried by a lever pivoted to the bottom of the tube A and operated by a cord connected to a lever on the handle-bar.
Patent GB-189720682-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic Tyres for Cycles, Carriages, and like Vehicles.
Inventor: BEAUCHAMP FRANCIS
Filed: 1897-09-08
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 20,682. Beauchamp, F. Sept. 8. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic; felloes or rims.-A tyre cover b is packed with horse-hair or other fibrous material c introduced through openings a<1> in the rim a. A helical metal spring f may also be used. The openings a<1> are closed by plates d secured by means of screws d<2> to plates d<1>, which also serve to grip the edges b<1> of the tyre cover. In another form of attaching-device, the plates d' are made to hold two endless wires against the cover, and in a third form these plates are replaced by a series of grooved plates, the ends of which are connected by the screws d<2>. A resilient ring may replace the helical springs, its ends being connected by a strip riveted to one end and having slots through which pass pins secured to the other end.
Patent GB-189728728-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders for Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: BOOTH JAMES
Filed: 1897-12-04
Granted: 1898-11-05
Abstract: 28,728. Booth, J. Dec. 4. Making parts of electric lamps.- The casing of a holder for an incandescent lamp is made in one piece, as shown in section, by stamping, with two internal projections d.
Patent GB-189802302-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Hanging Doors and the like.
Inventor: MCKAY WILLIAM ALEXANDER
Filed: 1898-01-28
Granted: 1898-03-12
Abstract: 2302. McKay, W. A. Jan. 28. Doors.-Sliding doors are hung on sectors which are, preferably, of a radius equal to the height of the door as shown in Fig. 1. In this example the sector b<1> is on one side of the door and the other b, which is pivoted on a bar a<1> attached to the door, on the other. A bar d, pivoted below, prevents the door resting in a mid position. The sectors may be arranged in many different ways, of which two are shown in Figs. 3 and 5, and may be constructed of wood or metal. A combination of the ordinary rollers and sectors may be used in hanging the said doors.
Patent GB-189804360-A (GB)
Title: Improved Golf Ball.
Inventor: HENRY ALEXANDER
Filed: 1898-02-22
Granted: 1898-04-09
Abstract: 4360. Henry, A. Feb. 22. Drawings to Specification. Balls.-Golf balls are moulded with a series of curvilinear and angular grooves.
Patent GB-189806340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse-shoes.
Inventor: SAXTON LIONEL DAVIDSON
Filed: 1898-03-15
Granted: 1898-04-16
Abstract: 6340. Saxton, L. D. March 15. India-rubber; materials f o r special section.-The shoe is grooved to contain canvas and rubber or the like E kept in place by the clips F. The outer wall of the shoe is bevelled at K<2>, and the entrance to the nail-holes J is bevelled in two directions K, K<1>. The heel C of the shoe is raised from the ground, and may be cut off in certain cases.
Patent GB-189817984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electric Railways and Tramways.
Inventor: WARWICK ELIZABETH
Filed: 1898-08-20
Granted: 1898-11-05
Abstract: 17,984. Warwick, E. Aug. 20. Electric railways and tramways on the conduit and the third-rail systems. Conductors; insulation.-The conductor A is held by divided insulating-blocks b<2> clamped between a fixed bracket b on the yoke or in the conduit and a cover b<1> as shown in Fig. 2 ; or, as shown in Fig. 3, insulating-blocks b<5> engage grooves in the conductor and are bolted to the bracket b. In another modification shown in Fig. 5, the conductor A is held by blocks lying in troughs D extending between the brackets. For exposed surface conductors the troughs have feet or hinges as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 13 for securing them to the sleepers, and may be filled in with insulating-material sloped on its upper surface. One side of the trough may be higher than the conductor to prevent accidental treading on the latter. The joints for the conductors are made with shoes such as a'.
Patent GB-189821059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Treating Air for Ventilating, Healthful, and like Purposes.
Inventor: TERREY LEWIN
Filed: 1898-10-06
Granted: 1899-01-14
Abstract: 21,059. Terrey, L. Oct. 6. Air, oxygenating and ozonizing.-Consists in adding oxygen of high purity and a small quantity of ozone to air for ventilating, the mixture being diffused throughout chambers or apartments.
Patent GB-189906849-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Supporting and Suspending Showcards, Photo Frames and the like.
Inventor: CHALLIS JAMES
Filed: 1899-03-30
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 6849. Challis, J. March 30. Stands, card, p h o t o - graph, and like pictures &c., hanging on walls.- Show cards, photographs, pictures, and the like are supported on a stand, Fig. 1, formed of two boards, secured together at the top, one of which is scored or hinged at D to form a leg or support B, which is he'd in place by a cord E, laced as shown, which also serves as a suspension loop.
Patent GB-189909661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of a Substitute for Leather and the like, and in Apparatus for Use therein.
Inventor: ROULLEAU JEAN FELIX
Filed: 1899-05-08
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 9661. Roulleau, J. F. May 8. Coated fabrics.-Relates to the manufacture of a substitute for leather, which may be engraved, stamped, or embossed to form decorative panels, or may be employed in upholstering furniture, as morocco leather covering, or in sheath or case making, hat manufacture, boot and shoe manufacture, &c. The artificial leather consists of a composition of skin or leather waste incorporated with a solution of'caoutchouc in benzene, toluene, turpentine, or carbon bisulphide, and spread upon both sides of a web or core of textile material. A small proportion of alcohol may be added to the benzene employed as a solvent. The leather waste is preferably in the form of fine fluff or fibres obtained by scraping skins in glove manufacture. The paste may be dyed or coloured with soluble colours or colour earths. Fig. 1 shows in side elevation a machine for producing the artificial leather, Fig. 5 a longitudinal section through the paste-box A and spreading-rolls C, and Fig. 6 a vertical section of the casing D which contains the web or core, The composition is placed in a paste-box A, closed by a sliding cover B and ending in a spout or nozzle a conforming to the shape of the spreading rolls C. A piston E extends the full width of the piste-box, and is advanced to feed the composition from the paste-box by means of a pulley g and splined screw f. In the interior of the paste-box is arranged the casing D, which contains the roll b of textile material. The web issuing from the casing D passes between plates d, Fig. 6, which guide it between the spreading-rolls C. The spreading-rolls are carried by slides j adjustable by hand on main slides i. The distance between the spreading- rolls is regulated by means of a hand-wheel k, which drives bevel-wheels operating the main slides i. A pair of supporting and enveloping webs m, m of textile material are carried on rollers F, F<1>, and can be wound on the rollers before the commencement of the operation by engaging the clutch pinion t with the pinion v. The sheet of artificial leather is rolled between the webs m, which are stripped from it after the final drying operation. Iron tongs y, attached to a metal door z passing over a drum H, are used to draw the web b, with its covering-layers of paste and enveloping-webs m, between the rollers C on to a removable frame of wire gauze or network laid on the web of the machine.
Patent GB-189913240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motor and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: DEDERICH WILLY
Filed: 1899-06-26
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 13,240. Dederich, W., [Heinle & Wegelin]. June 26. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to a trailer for motor cycles and other road vehicles comprising a fixed seat b carried by the rear axle of the motor or other vehicle and an independent seat or carriage e connected to the vehicle by a bar g pivoted thereto at h. The meeting edges of the platforms or footboards of the two seats are arcs of circles struck from the pivot pin h as centre, the object being to maintain a continuous surface in whatever relative position the two parts of the carriage may be.
Patent GB-189915869-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cream Separators.
Inventor: EDWARDS JAMES EDWARD
Filed: 1899-08-03
Granted: 1900-08-03
Abstract: 15,869. Edwards, J. E. Aug. 3. Cream, separating.-Relates to an apparatus for separating cream by means of the addition of water to the milk. The vessel a is cylindrical, and is formed with a bottom sloping downwards to the outlet tap i. The bottom b is dished, and slopes upward from a central line to the sides. Water is added at the bottom of the vessel through a perforated pipe h in connection with the funnel g. The vessel is fitted with a glass gauge f. In working the apparatus, the water may be added to the milk through the funnel g, or the milk may be added to the water. The Provisional Specification states that the vessel may be provided with a perforated lid, which may be used as a strainer.
Patent GB-189920691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Inventor: FORD WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-10-16
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 20,691. Ford, W. Oct. 16. Brakes.-Figs. 3, 5, and 6 show a tyre brake for carriages. The brake shoe B is curved to correspond with the wheel, and has a central rib b<2> which fits in a groove in the carrier A. The shoe and carrier are connected by a pivot a<1>, and the sides a<3> of the carrier bear at b<4> on the flanges b<3> of the shoe. A proj ection a<2>, Fig. 6, on the carrier also bears on the centre of the shoe. A spring S, fitting in a recess in the shoe, keeps the parts in their normal position. Fig. 8 shows a modification, in which the carrier A is pivoted centrally to the shoe B and helical springs s<1> are interposed between the two parts. These arrangements allow the brake shoe to adapt itself so as to bear evenly on the tyre under all variations of load. The carrier A is connected to the usual brake-operating apparatus. Fig. 12 shows a rim brake for cycles. The blocks H are carried on levers E<1> pivoted to the fork crown &c. at e<2>. The brake is applied by forcing the levers apart by a wedge F carried by the usual brake rod &c. A spring s' normally keeps the brake out of action. A similar arrangement may be applied to the wheel of a carriage &c.
Patent GB-189923697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Visible and Audible Signals.
Inventor: DIXON ROBERT MUNN
Filed: 1899-11-28
Granted: 1900-01-13
Abstract: 23,697. Dixon, R. M. Nov. 28. Signals, marine.-Relates to a combined gas lamp and bell signalling-apparatus, for marine use on buoys &c., the bell being sounded at intervals by mechanism actuated by the passage of the illuminating gas to the lamp. In the arrangement shown, the apparatus is mounted on a framework or tower 3, adapted to be fixed on a buoy, which also serves as a reservoir for the gas. The gas is delivered from the reservoir through the pipe 10, valve 66, and passage 12 to the chamber 6, from which it passes through the pipe 13 and a suitable pressure-regulator to a lamp at the top. One side of the chamber 6 consists of a flexible diaphragm 7, which is raised against the action of the spring 20, as the gas pressure increases in the chamber. The strikers 30, 31 of the bell 33 are mounted on the counterweighted rocking shaft 28, which has two arms 36, 27, connected, respectively, by the yoke 37<a>, 38 to springs, and by a pin and slot to the sliding rod 14 fixed to the diaphragm 7. In the normal position, the springs are balanced, but, when the diaphragm is raised, the strikers are tilted to the left, and both springs then act to cause the striker 30 to sound the bell. This movement of the shaft 28 also closes the gas supply valve 66, through the connections 61, 59, 56, 54, 52 with the arm 27, and the diaphragm then falls, under the action of the spring 20, so tilting the strikers in the opposite direction, and sounding the bell by the striker 31. On the completion of this movement, the valve 66 is again opened, and the operation is repeated. Springs are also provided to effect the quick return of the strikers when the bell is struck.
Patent GB-190002536-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Cleaning, Blacking, and Polishing Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: NIELSEN JOERGEN CHRISTIAN JOAC
Filed: 1900-02-08
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 2536. Nielsen, J. C. J. Feb. 8. Boots &c., cleaning.-Fig. 2 shows a side view. of the apparatus. The boots &c. are carried on suitable supports m on the board k, which moves up and down between two heel-brushing cylinders formed in sections h. The fronts are cleaned and polished by the brush b. Blacking is applied by the pad r, which moves to and fro in the receptacle o.
Patent GB-190006539-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means of Locking the Nuts of Screw Bolt, especially applicable to the Nuts of Railway Fish Bolts.
Inventor: BAUMGARTEN FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1900-04-07
Granted: 1901-02-01
Abstract: 6539. Baumgarten, F. April 7. Locking nuts.- The nut M of a rail joint &c. is locked by the arms G, H of a plate F, which slides vertically between the turned-in edges e<1> of a washer E, kept from turning by bearing against the flange of the rail or fishplate &c. The plate F has a turned-over edge f, and the nut may have a circular flange m.
Patent GB-190011252-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Process of Hardening Steel and Iron.
Inventor: GENTSCH OTTO
Filed: 1900-06-21
Granted: 1900-11-03
Abstract: 11,252. Gentsch, O. June 21. Cementation; tempering.-All kinds of iron and steel may be hardened by coating the metal with a mixture of powdered charcoal, corn-flour, slaked lime, and neat's foot oil, then heating the metal to a red heat, and cooling it in a vessel containing water and sal-ammoniac. The bottom of the vessel is covered with lime, clay, loam, or chalk, into which the metal is sunk after being partially cooled in the water. Elain is poured upon the surface of the water to exclude air.
Patent GB-190016017-A (GB)
Title: A Perforated Manger Trough
Inventor: GREEN WALTER JOHN
Filed: 1900-09-08
Granted: 1901-07-06
Abstract: 16,017. Green, W. J. Sept. 8. Stable fittings. - In order to separate dirt and dust from the fodder of horses &c., semi - cylindrical or rounded mangers are constructed of perforated zinc plates secured between hoopiron strips E, F, G, and angle-iron bars H, by round-headed bolts. The body of the trough is braced by longitudinal and transverse strips and cross-bolts K.
Patent GB-190018780-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Use in Breaking Horses
Inventor: COLEMAN JOHN
Filed: 1900-10-20
Granted: 1901-08-24
Abstract: 18,780. Coleman, J. Oct. 20. Horse-breaking harness.-Relates to harness for breaking-in horses. A felt &c. back cloth a is attached by girths b, b<1> and connected to the bit by reins and to the crupper c by a loop j. A breast strap may be connected to the back cloth. Reins g, passing through loops k, connect the bit to the breeching h supported by loin straps i. Elasticity is given to the reins by rubber sections l, m, and the loop j may be of rubber.
Patent GB-190022841-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Filling Machines.
Inventor: BERRIDGE ALFRED
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 22,841. Berridge, A. Dec. 14. Filing-machines.- A filing-machine for filing knives, of the type used in presses for cutting out blanks such as boot soles and top-pieces, has a table C, angularly adjusted by a ball-and-socket joint B, and slotted to allow a file D to be reciprocated through it. The file is carried by a slide, reciprocated by a crank-pin J<2> and rod J from a shaft K with fast and loose pulleys, controlled by a handle M<3>. The pattern or outline is marked on the unsharpened edge of the knife N, and the table adjusted as in Fig. 3, allowing the edge to be filed internally to the required shape at a uniform angle, after which the knife is filed externally.
Patent GB-190023871-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stocking or Hose Supporters.
Inventor: GORTON ROBERT
Filed: 1900-12-31
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 23,871. Gorton, R. Dec. 31. Stocking suspenders.-Relates to a clasp for attaching the upper end of the suspenders A, Fig. 1, to the corset busk c'. It is shown separately in Fig. 4, and comprises an open inclined slot d<5>, which is engaged with the stem of the stud c<2>. The flat face d lies snugly against the front of the busk, while the flanged part d<3> securely engages the clasp to the busk. Fig. 8 shows a clasp with a keyhole-shaped slot d<5>, and with toothed bars L for the attachment of the stocking suspender straps A, so that they may be unfastened without removing the clasp from the corset. Fig. 6 shows another method of connecting the suspender straps A to the clasp. The straps are provided at their upper end with a loop H, on the upper side of which is a spring tongue h, which enters a socket in a small metal box K attached to a wire loop E, which is supported by the clasp D. A handle h<1> serves for opening the box K. In the modification shown in Fig. 9, the straps A are attached to a loop d<2>, on the upper edge of which is a tongue X with inclined sides. The tongue X engages with a socket formed by turning over two pieces x of the clasp D.