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Patent GB-189700116-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Hooping Casks, Barrels, and the like.
Inventor: ANTHON JOHANN
Filed: 1897-01-02
Granted: 1897-02-06
Abstract: 116. Anthon, J. Jan. 2. Hooping.-The cask is placed on a sliding platform b actuated by a hydraulic plunger c, and is held in position by curved bars (not shown) terminating in racks x and operated by the handwheel z<3> by gearing as shown. The hoops are gripped by levers t pivoted at l to blocks k adjustably secured by bolts a<2> to the head a<1> of the frame a. The levers t are integral with weighted levers g and with operating-levers d, which engage in a groove i in the movable head i actuated by the treadle-bar p, lever o, and rod f. The head i is regulated by a screw stop q connected by chain gearing with the bar s actuated by a handwheel. To hoop the cask, the levers t are allowed to engage with the hoop and then the platform and cask are lifted.
Patent GB-189705977-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Combined Door-lock and Indicator.
Inventor: GIBBINGS ALBERT
Filed: 1897-03-06
Granted: 1897-05-01
Abstract: 5977. Gibbings, A. March 6. Sliding bolts.-An indicator, fitted to a door latch, displays the word Engaged ' when the bolt is shot, and 'Vacant' when retracted. The inside end of the spindle C, Fig. 2, has a handle, and the spindle carries a lever f for operating the bolt b, which is made double-ended to render the latch reversible. The outer end of the spindle carries a disc on which the required words are printed, one being repeated to enable the bolt to be shot in either direction. The disc is protected by a cover g with a segment at transparent opening to render the word visible.
Patent GB-189709408-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Soldering-iron.
Inventor: YOUNG DAVID
Filed: 1897-04-13
Granted: 1897-06-12
Abstract: 9408. Young, D., [Page, W. B., and Hopkins, A. E.]. April 13. Soldering.-Relates to soldering - i r o n s more particularly for use in machines. The bit D is screwed into a sleeve C formed with an annular rim c pressed into a groove a<1> in the end of a sleeve A by a bolt E. The bolt E is forced upwards by a spring F, and the head e of the bolt engages a projecting ring c<1> in the sleeve C. This connection allows the bit D to yield in case of any obstruction &c. The holder B, for the sleeve A, shown in Fig. 1, forms part of the machine.
Patent GB-189719665-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Chairs.
Inventor: HUGHES THOMAS
Filed: 1897-08-26
Granted: 1898-04-23
Abstract: 19,665. Hughes, T. Aug. 26. Chair keys; chairs.-The key C is secured by a set-screw D in the jaw of the chair. A nut locks the screw.
Patent GB-189729047-A (GB)
Title: A Toy Implement for Boring in Sand or Soft Soil.
Inventor: WOODS JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1897-12-08
Granted: 1898-01-29
Abstract: 29,047. Woods, J. J. Dec. 8. Boring toys.-For boring in sand or soft soil, an implement is provided having a handle H at one end, and a disc D, split along a radius and bent so as to form a helical blade, attached to a socket S at the other.
Patent GB-189730329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks for Railway Carriages and the like.
Inventor: WILKES THOMAS WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-12-22
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 30,329. Wilkes, T. W. Dec. 22. Locks and fastenings, railway and other carriage door and like.-The bolt A, when retracted by turning the spindle B, is held by a spring catch G while the door remains open. On closing the door, the catch releases the bolt and the latter is turned into the shot position by coiled springs E. These springs surround a boss D formed by recessing a portion C of the bolt. The catch consists of a lug g on a spindle G, the lug being normally turned by a spring H to engage a recess in the bolt. The catch is operated to release the bolt when the door closes by a trigger g<1>, which is turned by an incline on the striking-plate. The spindle slips into a slot in the front plate of the lock, the slot being closed by a lug on the removable side plate. Instead of forming a boss on the bolt, the springs may be mounted on the boss of a bell-crank lever, one arm of which has a link pivoted to it, the free end of the link having a roller bearing against the bolt to normally shoot it.
Patent GB-189803483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Packing for Rods, Shafts, Spindles, and the like.
Inventor: SWAIN FREDERICK FILMORE
Filed: 1898-02-11
Granted: 1898-04-09
Abstract: 3483. Swain, F. F. Feb. 11. Stuffing-boxes.-A split ring 5 of soft metal is pressed between the face ring 6 and the end of the stuffing-box 10 by the gland 7. Packings 3 of soft metal having bearing-studs 14, 15 of copper, brass, or hard metal are arranged as shown and are kept in place by the blocks 2. Rings 1, arranged at the inner end of the stuffing-box, are fitted with springs 13.
Patent GB-189808355-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Regenerative Gas Furnaces.
Inventor: IMRAY JOHN
Filed: 1898-04-07
Granted: 1898-12-23
Abstract: 8355. Imray, J., [Siemens, F.]. April 7. Regenerative furnaces; gas-producers.-Relates to furnaces, with contiguous gas-producers, of the kind described in Specifications Nos. 4G44 and 20,083, A.D. 1889, No. 16,207, A.D. 1890, and No. 11,433, A.D. 1896, the object of the present improvements being to provide for maintaining sufficient heat when it is necessary to clean or repair the producers, or to lessen the air supply at the end of the furnace bed. Fig. 1 shows an irregular vertical section of one arrangement. Three or more producers P are arranged in a row parallel to the length of the furnace chamber, and each one has its lower part communicating by a valved opening with a flue A, and its upper part communicating with an upper flue B. The lower flue communicates by passages, provided with injectors, with the two air regenerators (one of which is shown at R<1>), and the upper flue communicates, by valved openings, with gas flues (one of which is shown at G<1>) leading to opposite ends of the furnace chamber. Air from the regenerator in use enters by a passage as shown at H<1> above the corresponding gas flue. Air may also be admitted into the furnace chamber near the middle by openings C, C, from a flue D which is fed by pipes passing through the regenerators. This additional supply of air is available to maintain the heat at one end of the furnace when it is necessary to reduce the heat at the other end by partially or entirely closing the main air-supply flue ; for instance, when the furnace is employed for heating piles or ingots. The flue A allows a portion of the products of combustion leaving the regenerator to pass below the grate of one or more of the producers. Any one of the producers may be put out of action for cleaning or repairs by closing the valves a and b. A modified arrangement, in which the flue A is dispensed with, is illustrated in the Specification. In this case the producers are at a lower level, and the reversing air valves are at the other sile of the furnace. In another modification, detached cylindrical producers are employed, the arrangement of the valves and passages being suitably modified. The additional supply of air to the middle of the furnace may be taken from the regenerator or direct from the atmosphere.
Patent GB-189809239-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Socks, Stockings and the like.
Inventor: PORTERS WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1898-04-21
Granted: 1898-06-18
Abstract: 9239. Porters, W. E. April 21. Stoskings a n d socks are provided with separate toe, sole, and h e e l pieces a, b, c which aie sewn to the stocking and t o each other so that a piece can be removed and replaced by another when necessary.
Patent GB-189810857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Brakes for Railway Wagons.
Inventor: ROBERTS EDWARD
Filed: 1898-05-12
Granted: 1899-04-22
Abstract: 10,857. Roberts, E., and Davis, J. May 12. Brakes.-Relates to automatic brakes for wagons, on which the hauling power relieves the brake. Fig. 1 shows a wagon fitted with a brake. The spring E is applied to the brake lever A so as to hold the brake block in contact with the wheel. The brake lever A is raised, so taking off the brake, by means of the crank arm G<1> on the rocking shaft G to which is attached the shackle G<2> operated by the coupling-chain H when the pull is upon the wagon. For wagons fitted with spring draw-bars the rocking shaft may be operated from the draw-bar. A rod M, extending under the wagon frame having hollow blocks M<1> and flat blades M<2> at its ends adapted to engage with the blocks and blades of adjacent wagons, enables the brakes to be locked or taken off simultaneously from the locomotive or van, by causing a transverse bolt to be shot over or out under the brake lever A.
Patent GB-189812433-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Ignition Gear for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: SIMMS FREDERICK RICHARD
Filed: 1898-06-02
Granted: 1899-04-29
Abstract: 12,433. Simms, F. R. June 2. Gas and like engines, igniting and starting. An electric generator and sparking-device are both operated from the crark shaft. The devices are preferably of the forms described in Specifications No. 15,411, A.D. 1897, and No. 7195, A.D. 1898, respectively. In Fig. 1, the armature of the generator A is oscillated by a cam b on the countershaft a through a rod d which carries a projection e for operating the trip lever f of the sparking device B. At starting, the piston is placed just beyond the dead point, and the rod d is moved rapidly by the handle d<2>. The generator may be driven by an eccentric crank on the crank shaft, and the igniter by a cam on the countershaft. Or a cam surface on the flywheel may operate a trip lever on the prolonged armature shaft of the generator, which carries an arm for operating the igniter.
Patent GB-189814683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Measuring Pumps for Inflammable Oils and other Liquids, especially applicable to Oil Engines.
Inventor: PIDGEON WINTER RANDELL
Filed: 1898-07-04
Granted: 1899-03-18
Abstract: 14,683. Pidgeon, W. R., and Bradley, E. F. July 4. Measuring-pumps, especially intended for supplying the motive oil to oil engines. Fig. 1 shows diagrammatically one form. The slide A is moved so as to rest with the plunger P opposite the supply and discharge ports S and D alternately. When opposite the port S, the plunger P is withdrawn, and forced back when opposite the port D. In a modification, Fig. 2, the barrel A has a constaut stroke, and carries the plunger P with it through a distance determined by two stops, of which H is adjustable. When the pump is used for supplying an oil engine, the stop H may be connected with a governor so as to swing aside and cause the pump to miss strokes. The oil is also supplied through water, so as to prevent igniting back, and for the same purpose a check valve is placed in the discharge pipe.
Patent GB-189815237-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Game or Pastime.
Inventor: SCHREIBER WILLIAM ADOLPHUS
Filed: 1898-07-12
Granted: 1899-01-21
Abstract: 15,237. Schreiber, W. A. July 12. Game played with board and model guns &c.- The base or board X is divided to form a central space, four equal spaces S, and four equal spaces R, and is enclosed by four walls O. Oblong enclosures H represent fortresses, in the front of which are openings J, K. In each central opening J is an imitation cannon L, mounted pivotally and having a range of movement sufficient to cover all the openings K of the enemy's fortress opposite. The cannons have suitable plungers, to eject a preferably spherical missile c'. Each player is provided with eight such shots, and his object is to get them all into the enemy's fortress through the openings K, which at the commencement of the game are protected by faceted balls T placed on the spots n. When the shots c<2> or the balls T fall on the enemy's or adjacent territory other than in the enclosures H, they may be redeemed by the opponent on the payment of a prearranged number of counters. The player who first gets his eight shots into his opponent's fortress wins, and receives a number of counters according to rules agreed upon. The Specification states that the game is in imitation of a game of war, and that it is intended to call the game 'Bombardo.'
Patent GB-189815889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Hydro-carbon Engines.
Inventor: WEGELIN HUGO
Filed: 1898-07-20
Granted: 1899-05-27
Abstract: 15,889. Wegelin, H. July 20. Gas and like engines.-The air and gas are regulated by and mixed in the valve shown. It is of a cylindrical or cup shape, and its air and gas inlets, 4 and 3 respectively, are so constructed that they are both half open simultaneously, but that, when one is quite closed, the other is quite open. The handle 12 on the plug has a pointer working over a dial 14. The air pipe 5 to the casing is closed by a non-return flap valve 8 and pivoted at 9.
Patent GB-189815994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Additions to the Driving Mechanism of Motor Cars, Cycles, and other similar Road Vehicles.
Inventor: WHETSTONE HERBERT BAKEWELL
Filed: 1898-07-22
Granted: 1899-04-22
Abstract: 15,994. Whetstone, H. B. July 22. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to balance gear for motor cycles and other carriages. The wheels are mounted loosely on the axle a, which is surrounded by a sleeve b driven by a chain or belt. The hub of each wheel has secured to it a ratchetwheel e<1>, with which one limb of a double pawl f engages. This pawl is pivoted on a pin f<3> projecting from an arm g hinged to a sleeve g<2> rotating with the axle a. On each end of the sleeve b is keyed an arm i having projections i<1> by which the arm g is driven. Springs h, h hold the pawl in gear. In rounding a curve the outer wheel over-runs the other, and its ratchet-wheel moves past the pawl.
Patent GB-189818160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elevated or Over-head Railways and Railway Cars.
Inventor: BRADY JOHN
Filed: 1898-08-23
Granted: 1898-10-22
Abstract: 18,160. Brady, J. Aug. 23. Elevated railways.- In order to economize space, the cars going in opposite directions run one above the other on rails D, D'. The cars are suspended from the lower rails by trucks 3, and are transferred from one set to the other by a lift at a terminus. Suitable platforms and approaches are provided at the stations for the two lines.
Patent GB-189820760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pavements and Conduits or the like in connection therewith.
Inventor: COOMBS HENRY
Filed: 1898-10-01
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 20,760. Coombs, H. Oct. 1. Paving; pavement-lights.-In place of the usual granite kerbing, iron or steel channels C, C', jointed together and fitted with inspection covers or lids, are employed. The pavement blocks c, c, which may be artificial stone, bricks, tiles, or wood blocks, are secured by cement and rest upon #-cross-bars m supported on longitudinal #-bars b, b<1>. The channels are used as conduits for electric wires, service pipes, &c., holes a allowing branches to be connected. In a modified form, the channels are dispensed with, and the bars b, b<1> carried on metal legs embedded in cement, the hollow below the pavement being utilized for the conductors. A slightly-modified form is adapted for carrying the thick glass blocks of pavementlights.
Patent GB-189821274-A (GB)
Title: A New Process of and Means for Cleansing Filter-material.
Inventor: DERVAUX ALFRED
Filed: 1898-10-10
Granted: 1899-07-01
Abstract: 21,274. Dervaux, A. Oct. 10. Filters of large capacity; cleansing.-Impure water is supplied to the vessel B, and passes to the chamber C and through the filtering-material F and pipe K to the chamber R and outlet D. As the filter becomes choked, the water level rises in B and to an equal extent in the outer part L of the siphon L S, until it reaches the open top of the pipe S and the siphon is started. Filtered water is then drawn back through the filter bed, cleansing it, until the level in the chamber R falls below the open end of the air pipe Z, thus stopping the siphon. The disposition of the parts is such that this stopping occurs soon enough for a small amount of fine impurities to be left in the sand or gravel F, so that perfect filtration may start again immediately.
Patent GB-189824628-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Process and Apparatus for Drying Industrial Vegetable and Chemical Wastes.
Inventor: LOEWI EDMUND
Filed: 1898-11-22
Granted: 1899-02-11
Abstract: 24,628. L÷wi, E. Nov. 22. Straining liquids.-Excess of water is extracted from exhausted chips of beet-root, molasses, &c. by an exhaust apparatus which consists of an iron tank containing iron sieves g and wire gauzes s<1> and s<2>, between which is placed coarse sand k through which ramify perforated steam pipes r. Above the gauze s<1> is placed a layer of turf, and on this the material to be dried. Air is drawn through an opening l, and the water collected run through an orifice w.
Patent GB-189827320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Motors and Method of Controlling same.
Inventor: HEEBNER SAMUEL YOKE
Filed: 1898-12-27
Granted: 1899-09-16
Abstract: 27,320. Heebner, S. Y. Dec. 27. Motors, controlling.-According to this system of control, the motor is started as a two-pole machine with all its field coils in series with each other, and is subsequently changed to a multipolar machine with all its field coils in parallel, the armature resistance being in the meantime reduced and the number of its poles increased. Figs. 1 and 2 show, in end view and longitudinal section respectively, a motor provided with four field magnets C, C', C<2>, and C<3>, each having a coil with terminals c, c'. A two-pole machine can be formed by using two opposite coils, or by so connecting the coils that two of them give a common north pole and the other two a common south pole, while a four-pole machine is formed by reversing the connections of two of the coils. The armature is furnished with two windings D' and D<2>, connected to separate commutators, each of which is provided with four brushes. At starting, the four field coils C, C', C', and C<3> and the two armature windings D' and D<2> are all connected in series ; secondly, two of the field coils C and C' are put in parallel and the other two C' and C<3> also in parallel, the first pair being in series with the second ; thirdly, one of the armature windings is cut out ; fourthly, the two armature windings are connected in parallel with each other ; fifthly, one pair of the field coils is reversed, the two parts of the armature are put in series with each other, and the four brushes on each commutator are brought into action, when the motor works as a four-pole machine. At the sixth step, the two parts of the field are changed from series to parallel ; at the seventh, one half of the armature is cut out ; and at the eighth and last step, the two halves of the armature are connected in parallel. No external resistance is employed for controlling the speed.
Patent GB-189906691-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Systems of Electrical Distribution and Regulation.
Inventor: LAMME BENJAMIN GARVER
Filed: 1899-03-28
Granted: 1900-03-17
Abstract: 6691. Lamme, B. G. Sept. 28, A.D. 1898, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Distributing; regulating; converting alternating and direct; transformers.-Relates to arrangements for regulating the speed of rotary transformers in which direct currents are converted into alternating. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement. 1 is a generator supplying continuous current to the rotary transformer 6, which supplies two-phased current in the conductors 8, 9, 10, 11. The speed is maintained approximately constant, though the load on the alternating-current side varies, by the use of choking coils 14, 15 arranged across the conductors. Adjustment is obtained by varying the length of the coils or cores, which then act automatically within limits.
Patent GB-189910222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Air and Water Pumps Worked by Steam.
Inventor: GROENHOLM ALVAR
Filed: 1899-05-15
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 10,222. Gr÷nholm, A. May 15. Valves and valve gear; starting.-Relates to the steam end of a pump, which is described as applied to a locomotive air pump, and is also stated to be suited for steam fire-engines. Secured to the cover are two chambers C, of which one is shown, connected respectively to the exhaust T and supply A, and also to the exhaust valve M and admission valve H on the piston, by pipes carried by the piston and projecting through stuffing-boxes into the chambers. These pipes communicate by channels F, R, Fig. 2, with ports in the valve casings. The valves are both actuated by contact with the cylinder ends, the valve H consisting of a p'ain piston and spindle, and the valve M of a closed tube having two rows of ports, and flanges forming valve faces at its ends. A small recess is made in the top edge of the piston H, so that, should the pump stick with the piston H covering its ports, steam will be admitted above the piston H and cause it to drop and open the ports.
Patent GB-189911439-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Branding Irons and the like.
Inventor: HUGHES FREDERIC
Filed: 1899-06-01
Granted: 1899-07-22
Abstract: 11,439. Hughes, F. June 1. Branding by heat.-The branding-iron d is at the end of a double cylinder a having a packing of asbestos &c. between its walls. The iron d and cylinder a are mounted on a tube b through which gas is supplied to burners h or i for keeping the brand hot when it has once been heated. The nozzle f of the tube b may be connected by a flexible tube to a gas supply. The branding-iron may be placed until heated in a chamber such as is described in Specification No. 6607, A.D. 1895, but without burners.
Patent GB-189915243-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boiler Furnaces.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1899-07-25
Granted: 1899-08-26
Abstract: 15,243. Mills, B. J. B., [Walbridge, W. De L.]. July 25. Steam-generator furnaces; air, supplying; stoking; smoke-consuming.-Relates to down-draught furnaces, and more especially to the arrangement of the air-supply openings above the fire, though other improvements in detail are described. The air is introduced through a series of depending tubes a, a' in front of, and between, the fuelcharging openings b. It is preferably first passed through the hollow front 6 and through passages 7 in the top, though provision is made for admitting it directly by openings in the top when required. The air inlets in the front are fitted with adjustable doors 11. The escaping products of combustion are mixed with heated air issuing from the perforated fireclay distributer l. A grate of rocking bars, as shown, or a solid hearth, is provided, cleaning being effected through openings f, the doors of which, as well as the ashpit doors, may be fitted with adjustable air-admission slides. The fuel-charging openings, which are fitted with suitable doors, may be located at the front, and the invention may be adapted to water-tube, marine, vertical, and other types of boiler.
Patent GB-189922462-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fitting for Graves.
Inventor: SCHMID HEINRICH
Filed: 1899-11-10
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 22,462. Schmid, H. Nov. 10. Corpses, t r e a t m e n t and disposal of.-In order to prevent coffins from being crushed by the weight of earth above them, and to accelerate the decomposition of the corpse contained therein by giving it free access of air, the coffin, which may be made with loose joints and without a lid, after insertion in the grave, is covered by a cover a of burnt clay, Monier castmasonry, metal, &c., of semicircular, parabolic, or other cross-section, and having open ends. A number of holes may be pierced in the cover to admit air. The cover is supported by tiles Z. By this arrangement the corpse can be readily exhumed.