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Patent GB-190001405-A (GB)
Title: Novel or Improved Constructions of Vessels for use in Raising Steam, Heating Liquids, and Super-heating Steam.
Inventor: AUSTIN HERBERT
Filed: 1900-01-23
Granted: 1900-11-24
Abstract: 1405. Austin, H. Jan. 23. Vertical &c. boilers; superheaters, steam.-Relates to boilers for raising steam and heating liquids, the construction being applicable also to superheaters. An upper water chamber A and a lower one B have their opposing faces conical or dished to form a flue space traversed by water tubes a. The upper part of the upper chamber is also coned or domed, and is enclosed in a casing M so as to form an upper flue space. The casing M may form the inner wall of a tank, shown in dotted lines, in which feedwater is heated ; or, according to the Provisional Specification, a third water chamber occupying this position may be connected to the chamber A by tubes traversiug the upper flue. The boiler shown is adapted to be heated by liquid fuel, but a modification is illustrated in the Specification with a conical firebox for burning solid fuel. A spherical boiler constructed on the same principle is also illustrated in the Specification. The parts are bolted together so as to be readily separable. Such a boiler is suitable for motor vehicles and for yachts.
Patent GB-190004088-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Saw Filing and Setting Machines.
Filed: 1900-03-03
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 4088. Wise, W. L., [Pendleton, 0. C.]. March 3. Saws, sharpening and setting.-Relates to a machine with rotary files which simultaneously sharpens and sets the teeth of band saws. The two spiral files 13 and 14 are rotated in opposite directions by means of the bevel gearing 5, 4, 8, on turning the handle 7. The saw is supported at the sides by a frame 20 pivoted at 21, 21, and at the back by a grooved piece 23 which is adjusted by the screw 27. The teeth are set by two pivoted arms 31, 30 actuated by cams on the axis 3. After a pair of teeth have been filed and set, the saw is fed on one step by the action of the inclined plane 16 on the teeth.
Patent GB-190005227-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Cooling Mineral Oils and Separating Solid Paraffin therefrom.
Inventor: FRASER WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-03-20
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 5227. Fraser, W , and Bryson, J. March 20. Cooling liquids.- Relates to apparatus for use in cooling mineral oils and separating paraffin. The cylinders Care secured together by means of flanged openings D. Oil enters the uppermost inner cylinder A, and passes down through the connecting - pipes B, being cooled in its descent by means of ammonia fed into the lowermost cylinder C, and exhausted at the top. The paraffin deposited is scraped from the sides by scrapers I attached to rotating shafts G, and is carried out by the oil to be separated in filter-presses.
Patent GB-190008624-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Trap for Beetles and the like.
Inventor: LOESCHER RICHARD
Filed: 1900-05-10
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 8624. Loescher, R. May 10. Traps for beetles and the like. Relates to traps which are provided with light pivoted "plyers" or plates which tilt under the weight of a beetle and throw it into the receptacle or trap. Fig. 3 shows a rectangular trap a in section. The upper part e is removable, and carries the plyers b, b mounted on spindles d, d. Washers f, fare arranged between the plyers to prevent the latter from becoming interlocked. The plyers are so balanced that, when at rest, their outer ends engage the underside of the turned-over edge of the upper part e of the trap, as shown in full lines. The dotted lines show the position of the plyers b when tilted.
Patent GB-190010323-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Cables and in Apparatus for Producing same.
Inventor: CASSIRER HUGO
Filed: 1900-06-05
Granted: 1900-07-28
Abstract: 10,323. Cassirer, H. June 5. Conductors, insulating; wires, covering by winding. -Conductors for use in telephone &c. circuits are provided with open spirals of straw paper &c. between the conductor and the insulating-envelope. Fig. 1 shows an apparatus for applying such a strip, and at the same time twisting it into a tube or cord. The conductor T passes through a fixed tube B, mounted in a bracelet A and having a grooved disc C. The disc D rotates on the tube B, and carries a spool I of paper &c. The spool is axially rotated by means of the cord G.
Patent GB-190010437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrodes for Batteries.
Inventor: MACKENZIE Alexander
Filed: 1900-06-07
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 10,437. Mackenzie, A. June 7. Secondary batteries.-Electrodes are made of a helical coil packed with active material and placed in a perforated or slotted tube. A number of these tubes are connected to a common conducting-bar to form a plate.
Patent GB-190011049-A (GB)
Title: Improved Reservoir Penholder.
Inventor: HOLM CARL JULIUS
Filed: 1900-06-18
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 11,049. Holm, C. J. June 18. Pens, reservoir. The plug 3 is provided with a central duct containing a tube 4 leading to the rubber tube 5, fitted with a glass mouthpiece 6. A wire 8 connects the tube 4 and the mouthpiece 6. In a modification, the tube 4 is dispensed with, and the rubber tube passes through a constricted portion of the plug, and encloses a thin ebonite rod.
Patent GB-190011126-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carburetters for Petroleum Motors.
Inventor: ROUBEAU GABRIEL
Filed: 1900-06-19
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 11,126. Roubeau, C., and Lesly, M. F. L. de. Dec. 16, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Gas or explosivevapour engines, carburetting i n. Petroleum spirit is drawn through the valve e and apertures i, and,imping- ing against the cone h, is thrown against the roughened surface k, when it becomes finely subdivided and mixes with air entering through the valves p and m.
Patent GB-190019351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Continuous Casting of Pig Metal.
Inventor: HARTMAN JOHN MARKLEY
Filed: 1900-10-29
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 19,351. Hartman, J. M. Oct. 29. Ingots.-The metal is run into a series of moulds a, supported by means of an endless chain, or other carrier, each mould having attached to its front end a bridge-piece b, provided with end flanges b<2> for directing the flow of metal. The upper part a<1> of the rear end of each mould is at right angles to the length of the mould, and a portion of the edge of this upright portion is cut away to prevent the mould from being filled too full. The interior surfaces of the mould are coated with refuse oil or coal dust. Frames, provided with ribs, within which the moulds rest, are preferably attached by brackets E to their rocking shafts R. Soon after passing the pouring-nozzle A, the moulds are rocked slightly, for discharging surplus metal, by means of a roller c' which engages with cams c mounted on the shafts R. The moulds next travel over a water-spraying pipe B, and then through a water trough T, having its front portion supported by a lever d, and weight C, so that it may yield when any metal accidentally adhering to the frames strikes against the trough. Undue oscillations of the mould frames during their passage through the trough are prevented by means of counterweighted levers on the shafts R. The nozzle A is attached to a receiver Z<2>, into which the metal flows from a pivoted trough, which can be tilted when necessary.
Patent GB-190023199-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stilts.
Inventor: GASTPAR ALICE
Filed: 1900-12-19
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 23,199. Gastpar, [nÚe Rollier], A. Dec. 19. Stilts.-The stilt comprises a foot a connected by springs c, or spiral &c. springs, to the upper part b, which is fixed to the leg of the user. The part b is fixed in place by straps g and padded arms h, and is provided with a plate f for the foot of the user, to which it is attached, after the manner of skates, by straps d. To the foot part a of one of the stilts is pivoted a stay i for facilitating mounting and resting. The stay i is pressed out by a spring k, and has a slot engaging an arm m. The arm m may be pulled up by a chain l to draw the stay i in against the foot a.
Patent GB-190100544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tool Holders for Screw Cutting and Slotting Machines
Inventor: BARRACLOUGH JOHN
Filed: 1901-01-09
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 544. Barraclough, J. Jan. 9. Tool-holders for lathes and slotting-machines. Relates to a tool-holder permitting of an angular adjustment of the tool on its axis, and specially adapted for screw-cutting and slotting. The tool k, Fig. 2, is clamped by set-screws l in the head d, the shank c of which passes through a hole in the block a. By rotating the shank c in the block a, the tool can be set at any required angle, and it is then clamped by the nut f. The end c' of the shank c is conical, to hold the tool rigidly. In a modification, Fig. 5, there are projections h on the head d which fit into notches : i in the block a, the movement required for adjustment being allowed by the spring m.
Patent GB-190102105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Distillation of Tar and Apparatus therefor
Inventor: MEIKLE JAMES
Filed: 1901-01-30
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 2105. Meikle, J. Jan. 30. Distilling tar.-Tar is distilled in a series of stills by means of super- heated steam, the tar and steam passing continu- ously in reverse direc- tions through the stills. In the example shown, there are three similar stills a, a', a<2> connected by tubes c, c<1>, c<2> with three tubular condensers d, d<1>, d<2>, the latter com- municating by tubes e with six receivers for the different distillates. All the receivers communi- cate with a single tube g leading to a pump h, whereby the whole dis- tilling and condensing operation takes place under a vacuum. Each still has a flat bottom, those of the stills a<1>, a<2> being heated, if desired, by the waste heat of the furnaces m<1>, m. Above the bottom is a tubular portion b, through which the steam passes. Live steam enters by a tube l and passes through a superheating-coil l<2> in a furnace m. It then passes by a tube l<3> to the tubular portion of the still a<2>. From the latter it passes to the second still a', being again superheated, if desired, in the furnace m<1>. From the second still it passes to the first still a. A portion of the steam may be led away from each exit tube to a perforated coil p so as to heat the bottom of the corresponding still. The fresh tar acts as the condensing-body in the con- denser d<2>, and is then led by a tube i to the first still a, in which. the lighter portions are distilled off, entering just above the tubular portion. From the still a the tar passes by to the tube j the second still a<1>, and thence by the tube j<1> to the last still a<2>, in which the heavier products are distilled off. The pitch is drawn off through the tube j<2> by the pump k.
Patent GB-190102635-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes.
Inventor: BULL EINAR
Filed: 1901-02-07
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 2635. Bull, E. Feb. 7. Envelopes.- Relates to envelopes fastened by means of metal clips. Fig. 1 shows the form of envelope blank, and Fig. 2 the blank for the fastening-clip. Fig. 12 shows a section of the closed envelope. The blank, provided with slots e, f is folded on the dotted lines a, b, c each side is then secured by bending a strip of metal along the edges. The fastener g, Fig. 2, is secured to the flap by bending its edge k over the back. The envelope is closed by passing the wings h through the slots e, f, and pressing the fastener flat as shown in Fig. 12. The envelope blank may be made without the extra turning-in piece G. For very long envelopes, two sets of slots are made, and the fastener is elongated and provided with two sets of wings b.
Patent GB-190116451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Expansion Steam Traps.
Inventor: FLETCHER CHARLES
Filed: 1901-08-16
Granted: 1902-08-16
Abstract: 16,451. Fletcher, C. Aug. 16. Steam traps.-Relates to expansion steam traps which are adapted for working over a wide range of pressures and in which the expansion tube or sensitive element employed is subject to little or no strain. One form of trap is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The sensitive tube A is connected to the steam-pipe coupling C and to the valve casing B, within which are the control valve D and the balancing piston or diaphragm E. The lever F is connected to the adjustable plunger device or cap Hover the valve spindle, and is provided with the claw J for the abutment of one of the thrust rods K. Two or more helical or spiral springs I, arranged concentrically or side by side or end to end, are preferably employed, and are so arranged as to come into action to cause the movements of the lever claw J to approximate closely to the movements of the thrust rod K and the expansion tube A. In modified forms of traps, two levers F are employed, and the springs I are arranged between the two levers. In other modifications, the thrust rod K is pivoted to the lever F, and there is no piston E provided, or the trap levers and the expansion tube are arranged between two curved bars connected to heads which are pressed by the ends of the expansion tube. The valve levers are operated by the bars of the expansion frame.
Patent GB-190118944-A (GB)
Title: Appliance to Assist the Hearing
Inventor: KLAWS PAULINE ANTONIE
Filed: 1901-09-23
Granted: 1901-11-02
Abstract: 18,944. Klaws, P. A. Sept. 23. Ear appliances. -An appliance to aid the hearing comprises two shells or lobes d, Fig. 1, shaped to fit round the ears and carried by rods a pivoted at b to a handle c, which may be provided with means for attaching it to the person. The rods a are hinged at k, Fig. 1, each joint being kept rigid, when in use, by sliding a sleeve k, Fig. 2<b>, over the hinge and securing it by a screw l working in a slot m. In a modification, shown. in Fig. 7, the shells are formed with lugs n connected by springs a to other lugs g, and are attached to the hair by a rod p and hooks q. The hinges b, k enable the appliance to be folded up.
Patent GB-190121582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Splitting Laths.
Inventor: DAWSON ALFRED JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-10-28
Granted: 1902-10-28
Abstract: 21,582. Dawson, A. J. Oct. 28. Splitting.-Relates to a machine for splitting wood into laths without cutting the grain. The knife 5, against which the wood 12 is forced, is mounted in a spring-supported bracket 6, so that it can move up and down and thus follow the grain of the wood. A roller on a spring bracket 8 presses on the top of the wood, and holds it down while it is forced against the knife. Rollers 7, mounted on a pivoted arm actuated by the hand-lever 15, may be used to assist the splitting of the wood.
Patent GB-190122678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means for Mechanically Changing Shuttles in Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: SMITH ALFRED
Filed: 1901-11-11
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 22,678. Smith, A., and Jackson, S. Nov. 11. Loom shuttle-changing mechanism; stop-motions. -Relates to shuttle-changing apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 22,523, A.D. 1900. A shaft 9, mounted loosely in brackets 11, carries two fingers 12, 13 and an arm 14. The finger 12 is connected to the stopping and starting- handle 4, and the finger 13 is connected by a rod 17 to a lever 18 which puts the clutch mechanism into or out of action, as described in Specification No. 22,523, A.D. 1900. A lever 21 is pivoted to the arm 14, and may be set by the operative so as to engage with a pin 22 on the weft-fork lever 7. When the weft is nearly exhausted, the lever may be set in this manner, so that the loom is brought to rest, a full shuttle supplied from the magazine, and the loom re-started; if the weft breaks or fails without being noticed by the operative, the loom stops, and the shuttle may be changed by hand.
Patent GB-190125560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Automatic Controllers for Electric Motors.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1901-12-14
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 25,560. Boult, A. J., [Richards, W. J.]. Dec. 14. Brakes.-Relates to apparatus for automatically controlling electric motors operating aircompressors, especially in connection with air brakes on electric railways, by which apparatus the compressor motors are automatically stopped and started when predetermined maximum and minimum limits of pressure are reached. Fig. 1 is a diagram of a multiple-unit system, comprising two equipments capable of independent as well as joint operation. A and B are the supply mains. The circuit of each compressor motor C is controlled by a main switch, comprising fixed contacts 1, 2 and a movable contact 3, actuated by an electromagnet D. The circuit of the magnet D is controlled by a relay switch F, all the magnets and relay switches being connected together by an equalizing-conductor E. Each relay switch is actuated by two electromagnets G, H, the circuits of which are controlled by a pneumatic switch I, in connection with the air compressor or reservoir. The movable member 9 of the pneumatic switch I is connected to the motor circuit at a point between the motor and the main switch. When the predetermined. minimum pressure is obtained, the pneumatic switch completes the circuit of the magnet G, which causes the relay switch to close the circuit of each of the magnets D; when the predetermined maximum pressure is reached, the pneumatic switch completes the circuit of the magnet H, thereby opening the relay switch, and, when. all the relay switches have been opened, the magnets D are simultaneously deenergized. In a modified arrangement for operating a single motor, the main switches with their operating-magnet D, and the equalizing-conductor E, are dispensed with, a relay switch taking the place of a main switch.
Patent GB-190200075-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Lamps and Lanterns.
Inventor: TILLEY FREDERICK CHARLES
Filed: 1902-01-01
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 75. Tilley, F. C. Jan. 1. Actuating valves.-In street and other gas lamps or lanterns, the gas supply is turned on, when the torch H is passed through an opening closed by a door or flap G, by a lever C having a lug, pawl, or the like to engage a pin B on the gas plug A. The lever is swivelled to a rod F, pivoted to the door G, and is returned by gravity without closing the valve, the closing being effected by a chain J. In a modification, the lever is bent downwards to engage a track on the door G. In another modification, the door is replaced by a ball arranged at the bottom of an inclined track, and held in place by a guard, and the lever C has a weighted arm.
Patent GB-190206378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steaming Chambers for the Production of Artificial Stone and the like.
Inventor: WALLIS GEORGE PEARSON
Filed: 1902-03-15
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 6378. Wallis, G. P. March 15. Stone, artificial.-Relates to the construction of chambers for hardening bricks or blocks of artificial stone by means of steam under pressure, such as are described in Specification No. 9141, A.D. 1899. To the shell a of the chamber is riveted, either internally or externally, an angle-ring c with an inwardly-directed flange. Slots d are cut at opposite points in the flange, and the domed cover-plate b is turned edgewise and passed through the slots. It is then brought against the inner face of the flange, and is turned on its axis sufficiently to bring the lugs e, e over the slots d. A bridge-piece k, or its equivalent, holds the cover in place until the steam pressure is applied, the pressure itself producing a steam-tight joint. The cover is hung by an eye g, and the eye may be attached to a fixing moving in a segmental slot provided with antifriction rollers to facilitate the turning of the cover on its axis. When trucks are used for conveying the blocks &c. into the chamber, hinged rails preserve the continuity of the track when the cover is removed.
Patent GB-190208003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gas, Water, or like Measuring and Registering Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1902-04-05
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 8003. Boult, A. J., [Compagnie pour la Fabrication des Compteurs et Materiel d'Usines a Gaz]. April 5. Liquid meters, counting-apparatus.-The registering-mechanism is not fixed to the shaft of the meter, but to the door of the registering-chamber, the two being connected together by any suitable means when the door is closed. By this device, any part of the registering-mechanism or of the meter shaft and stuffing-box, is rendered easily accessible for repairs &c. In the form shown, the shaft h of a gas meter has a star-wheel l, which is provided with bevelled teeth k, and the counting-mechanism a, secured on the inside of the door b, has a wheel g provided with a pin j tapered at its end. This pin, when the door is shut, engages between the teeth a.
Patent GB-190211695-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Packing Bottles or Carboys for Conveying and Storing Acid, Inflammable or Valuable Liquids and the like.
Inventor: MAUSER ALFONS
Filed: 1902-05-22
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 11,695. Mauser, A. May 22. Packing carboys &c.-Carboys and bottles for acids, inflammable and volatile liquids are enclosed in a corrugated sheet-metal vessel 7, and are supported therein by metal strips 11 and springs 13, 33, Fig. 3, or by soft packing-material 29, Fig. 10, secured by a seal of gypsum, cement, &c. 27, cast around a piece of upwardly-projecting netting 28. The carboy is secured by a lid split at the neck 10, Fig. 3, or provided with a spring or a soft pad beneath it. The metal strips and springs are kept from contact with the bottle by bands of asbestos or other soft material. Various modifiaations are described, of which the Figures selected are typical.
Patent GB-190215497-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means applicable for use in Regulating the Speed of Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: GROUVELLE JULES
Filed: 1902-07-11
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 15,497. Grouvelle, J., and Arquembourg, H., [trading as Soc. J. Grouvelle et H. Arquembourg]. July 11. Fluid governors.-The oil or gas supply of an explosive engine is controlled by the suction of the motor piston acting upon a flexible diaphragm l which controls the oil valve leading to the pump or carburetter, or the gas valve. The diaphragm chamber h is open below to the atmosphere, and above to the suction pipe by a pipe and to the atmosphere by a pipe j, which contains a cock k by which the maximum speed may be adjusted. The pipe j may have, in addition, a three-way cock u for producing temporary variations in speed. The cock may be turned by the lever u<7> to open more or less the atmospheric port u<2>, and depressed to cut off the chamber h entirely from the atmosphere and consequently cut off the fuel supply. The cock u may be a rotary one only. The sensitiveness of the diaphragm may also be adjusted by the spring n and screw m. The diaphragm may control the ratchet gear of a rotary fuel valve. The apparatus is particularly applicable to motor cars.
Patent GB-190223663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Artificial Stones and the like with an Outer Layer or Facing of Coloured or other Material.
Inventor: GASPARY ALFRED JOSEF
Filed: 1902-10-29
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 23,663. Gaspary, A. J. Oct. 29. Moulding blocks.-Relates to the production of artificial-stone blocks with coloured edges or facings. A filling-box b is formed with compartments d, Fig. 1, 4, and 5, for the coloured facing- material, and with a large central compartment for the body material. A slide a closes the bottom of the filling-box. The slide a is withdrawn while the bottom-plate g of the mould k is raised, as shown in Fig. 1. The plate g is then slowly lowered until the mould is filled, as shown in Fig. 4. Mixing of the facing and body materials is thus prevented. The partitions h, which separate the compartments, are free to move in guides i, and can be raised and lowered by means of a band-lever p so as to loosen the materials and prevent them from binding. Compositions of the same colour but of different qualities may be used for the facing and body portions of the blocks.