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Patent GB-190103935-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with the Laying of Underground Conductors for Distribution of Electrical Energy.
Inventor: JONES FRANK
Filed: 1901-02-23
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 3935. Jones, F., and Davis, F. Feb. 23. Conduits; insulating- compositions; insulation. - Conduits are formed in sections to fit with spigot - and - socket joints, in some cases the socket forming a detachable sleeve. The joints are strengthened by means of metal pieces C, D loosely fitting grooves and afterwards secured by cement. The conduits may be of single or multiple form in the latter case, the partition may be grooved to receive a central binding-rod or third conductor. The upper edge of the trough may be recessed to receive a glass &c. lid, upon which is laid a layer of clay and a brick or tile covering. The conductors are supported on bridge-pieces of insulating - material, such as glass, vulcanite, &c., and these may be in the form of prismatic or rectangular bars J, set obliquely by means of grooves, projections, &c., or may be made to fit the conduit, chamfered V-grooves being cut in the upper edge. In another form, wooden blocks carrying slips of glass set in grooves may be employed. A filling-material is employed consisting of coal-tar pitch, creosote oil, &c., with or without paraffin wax or vegetable pitch.
Patent GB-190104080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Railway Ties or Sleepers and Chairs.
Inventor: GADD CHARLES JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-02-26
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 4080. Gadd, C. J., and Martyn, D. Feb. 26. Sleepers; chairs; rails, securing to sleepers.- The sleeper shown in Fig. 2 is formed from the metal blank, Fig. 1, by bending down the corners d and the central parts c to form a n-section, leaving the flat part b for a chair. A strengthening-rib i may be struck up or down, and clips f are also struck out to secure the rail on the outside. A loose clamping-piece g, bolted &c. to the sleeper, secures the rail on the inside. Or the blank shown in Fig. 5 is formed into a U -section from end to end, the parts d and j being bent down and sideways, and the slotted tongue k being bent upwards. Clips f and o are also struck up to take over the rail flange and over the loose piece p, which secures the rails on the inside. This loose piece is of T- form, with rail clips n on its head and a U -section shank l lying in the trough of the sleeper. In case the clips f break, a similar loose piece s, lying inside the piece l with clips v, secures the rail on the outside. The end of the piece l passes through the slotted part k and is held by a wedge r, and another wedge w serves to bold the piece s.
Patent GB-190104389-A (GB)
Title: Improved Cleaning Devices for Gauge-glass Fittings.
Inventor: KRAPACEK ANTON
Filed: 1901-03-01
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 4389. Krapacek, A. March 1. Water and other liquid levels, indicating.-Fig.1 shows a vertical section of the lower fitting of a gauge-glass, with the cleaning- device in use. In line with the passage 5 there is a boss 7, screwed outside to take a cap. When the passage 5 is to be cleaned, this cap is removed, and the cleaning - rod 8 introduced through the opening. Surrounding the rod is an indiarubber disc 11, which is held against the boss in the manner shown. The metal plate 18 carries a stuffing-box, through which the rod passes, steam-tight. A collar 10 prevents the rod from being blown out. The end 9 is pointed, and is hinged to the rod.
Patent GB-190104672-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Can-openers.
Inventor: BACON BYRON R
Filed: 1901-03-05
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 4672. Bacon, B. R., and White, F. March 5. Cans, opening.-Fig. 3 shows the opener operating upon a circular can, and Fig. 6 the additional blade required for square tins. The blade-holder, sliding in the slot c of the shank a of the opener, is formed of two plates e, f, held together by rivets or pins which act as journals for the rollers h, j. The point b is inserted in the centre of the plate, and the cutting-edge passed round the edge of the can. By reason of the shape of the cutting- edge, a downwardlyturned bead is formed during the operation. For square cans, the cutter k, Fig. 6, carrying the knife l, which has two bevelled edges, and the feeding-point n are provided, whereby the extreme edge of the top of the can is cut without leaving a projecting edge.
Patent GB-190106814-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Steam Trap.
Inventor: POWNALL PERCY EDWARD
Filed: 1901-04-01
Granted: 1902-03-06
Abstract: 6814. Pownall, P. E. Aprill. Steam traps.-In the trap shown in the Figure, the w a t e r discharge valve l is large, and is not directly controlled by the thermostatic tubular arrangement or equivalent means for controlling the steam valve h. The high expansion metal tube a carries the valve h, and the valve seat plug f is adjustable. Attached to the low-expansion tube c is the casting b, which has the steam port n and provides seats for the discharge valve l and the operating piston q or an equivalent diaphragm for opening the valve l when the steam valve opens and admits steam to the inner tube a. Instead of a thermostatic control, a float governing the steam-regulating orifice and operating by the variation of water level may be employed in the trap.
Patent GB-190112714-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Automatically Discharging Air from Feed Water Heaters, Filters and the like.
Inventor: MORISON DONALD BARNS
Filed: 1901-06-21
Granted: 1902-06-21
Abstract: 12,714. Morison, D. B. June 21. Feedwater, heating and purifying.-For discharging air from feedwater-heaters, filters, and the like, a float valve 12 is employed in a chamber 1 connected above and below, at 2 and 3, to the heater or other apparatus from which air is to be discharged, the connections being adapted to be closed, so that the float chamber can be isolated when desired. An open-bottomed or bell float 11 is employed, and the lower connection to the heater &c. is adapted to discharge water beneath it at 3<b>, so that the air contained in puch water will be retained in the float. After the float chamber has been isolated or removed for inspection &c., the upper connection is opened first to admit air and then the lower connection. A gauge glass 13 and discharge cock 13<a> are fitted. The valve seat 5, which is of flexible material, is readily removable on withdrawing the plug 6. The air discharge pipe 10 may be fitted with a vane-wheel to indicate when air is escaping. The application to a feed-heater of the kind described in Specification No. 2584, A.D. 1899, is illustrated in the Specification.
Patent GB-190115068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces.
Inventor: CROWE PAUL LOUIS
Filed: 1901-07-24
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 15,068. Crowe, P. L. July 24. Firebars and grates; mechanical stoking; settings; arches; firebridges; smoke-consuming. - Fig. 11 shows the improvements applied to a water-tube boiler. An endless-chain grate is mounted in an adjustable frame consisting of side plates 21 attached to plates 4 adjustably mounted on the front plate of the furnace. At the back the frame rests on bell-crank levers of the form shown separately in Fig. 9, so that its weight is transmitted in a horizontal direction to the shaft 31 of the back sprocket-wheels of the grate chains so as to keep the chains in tension. The bearings of the front sprocket-wheel shaft are independently adjustable by means of screws to vary the tension. The plates 21 are connected by a sole-plate through openings in which rollers project to support the lower parts of the chains ; rollers also support the upper portions. The chains, which are of the ordinary type with oval links, support transverse firebars of the form shown in Fig. 10. The bars have fingers 39 to engage the links of the chains, the fingers on alternate bars pointing in opposite directions. The lateral teeth on each bar interlock with the corresponding teeth on the next, and distance-pieces on a level with the chain on one side of each bar engage between snugs 47 on the next. Projections 39<a> rest on the chains. The front sprocket-wheels are made small, so that the bars are disengaged from each other as they pass over them; cleaning and removal of the bars is thus facilitated. The grate is operated by a small steam engine mounted on one of the plates 4, the crank shaft of which is shown at 60. From this shaft the front sprocket-wheel shaft is driven by chain-gearing. The plates 4 are vertically adjustable, to vary the height of the grate, by screws 62 actuated simultaneously by chain gearing. The back of the frame may also be raised and lowered by screws, as shown ; or it may be adjustably suspended by chains, which may be wound on pulleys to vary the height. A fuel hopper is formed by the plates 4 and by an adjustable plate 8, the bottom edge of which rests on the grate. The side walls of the furnace, and in double furnaces the central wall, rest on girders 78 which are supported on standards 70. Across the front of the furnace is the hollow arch 86, supported on suitably-braced blocks in the side walls ; the bridge 114 is also arched and similarly supported. Air reaches the hollow of the arch 86 through passages in the walls, and is delivered above the fire at the front. Air is also supplied, through passages 104 in the lining of the front plate, to the top of the fuel-supply opening 93. The details of construction are described at length in the Specification.
Patent GB-190117148-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fasteners for Cupboard and other Doors and the like.
Inventor: CRICH WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-08-27
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 17,148. Crich, W. Aug. 27. Casement fasteners ; double-door fastenings; locks, key.-Relates to a fastening for use on cupboard &c. doors, French windows, &c. Plates a, Fig. 1, attached to or mortised into a door i, are separated by top and bottom pieces b, and between the plates is pivoted a lever c, which is provided with a knob f at one end and at the other end is formed as a hook e to engage a catch l attached to a cupboard shelf &c. A spring tends to keep the hook in engagement with the catch, and, by pressing down the knob, the hook is disengaged. The lever c works in a slot provided in a plate or shield h secured to the door. The fastening may be used for single or double doors, the doors in the latter case being arranged to interlock. A locking- arrangement may be combined with the fastening, in which case the plate h is replaced by plates m, Fig. 3, carrying a pin p, upon which is pivoted a rocking plate o controlled by a bent spring t. Ledges r, s are provided on the plate, and may be brought underneath the lever c by turning the plate. Upon bringing the ledge r under the lever, it is locked in the operative position. The plate is turned by means of a key x, which engages a cam-shaped opening y in the plate.
Patent GB-190117578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Packing for Stuffing Boxes.
Inventor: REICHENBACH KARL
Filed: 1901-09-02
Granted: 1901-11-02
Abstract: 17,578. Reichenbach, K. Sept. 2. Stuffing-boxes. - The packing is composed of alternate rings of graphite a and of hemp b, the hemp being protected from the hot steam by the graphite.
Patent GB-190122819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Elastic Cushion Treads for Boots and Shoes, Crutches and the like.
Inventor: BROWN CHARLES FREEMAN
Filed: 1901-11-12
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 22,819. Lake, H. H., [Brown, C. F.]. Nov. 12. Crutches.-An elastic ferrule a for a crutch is recessed to receive a non-slipping plug b composed of layers of cotton duck, canvas, or other textile fabric saturated with rubber cement or a solution of unvulcanized rubber. The warp and weft threads extend diagonally across the strips. The interior of the ferrule is suitably shaped to grip the crutch stick.
Patent GB-190123936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gun Carriages.
Filed: 1901-11-25
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 23,936. Wise, W. L., [Skodawerke Akt.-Ges.]. Nov. 25. Field carriages.-Relates to means for locking the spade in operative and in housed positions. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the spade a is hinged at c, and is locked in operative position by a hinged block g, which takes against its upper end d and is secured by a bar i passing through the sleeve f on the block and entering a socket j fixed on the trail. To house the spade, the bar i is withdrawn, and the sleeve f moved to allow the spade to be swung up to the left, so as to take against the end of a second block h. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, a single block g serves the double purpose, and the spade is housed by turning it up to the right.
Patent GB-190206750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Making Bread.
Inventor: KOERNER FRANZ JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-03-19
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 6750. K÷rner, F. J. March 19. Bread.-Wheat or rye flour, or a mixture of these, is kneaded with warm water and left to ferment, as usual, using yeast instead of sour dough for fine white flour. More flour is then added, and also warm rice &c. water obtained by soaking ground rice or its equivalent and bringing the mass to a boil, and the dough is again left to ferment. More flour is again added, and also the rice &c., which has been boiled with more water and thoroughly mixed with salt, and the dough is then made into loaves.
Patent GB-190207176-A (GB)
Inventor: KLABER AUGUSTUS DAVID
Filed: 1902-03-24
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 7176. Klaber, A. D. March 24. Copying documents etc.; set off, preventing.- Relates to means for preventing blotting or "set-off" in printing and duplicating machines, and is described with reference to rotary stencil duplicating-apparatus. The invention consists in collecting the sheets one by one in a web of absorbent paper, cloth, China silk, &c. which is wound up, and is subsequently unrolled to discharge the sheets. Fig. 1 shows a duplicating- apparatus d provided with a pulley h, which drives a pulley f on the winding-up drum e of the web b, which is unwound from the drum a. The sheets are discharged on to the upper surface of the web b, and are wound up with it on the drum e. A brake disc r tensioned by a leaf spring p controls the unwinding of the web from the drum a. When the web is to be unwound the spring pin m, which clutches the drum e to the pulley f, is released, and a handle on the shaft of the drum a is turned, so as to re-wind the web upon it. The sheets, as they leave the web, are collected on a tray o. A lever is provided for varying the tension of the spring p. To give time for the sheets to dry, the drums may be removed, the guide-roller c being made removable for that purpose. One of the bearing-standards of each drum is hinged, to allow the shaft of the drum to be released. Detachable cylindrical covers of cardboard or metal are provided for the drums a, e when they are thus removed. In a modification, the winding-up drum is placed vertically below the storage drum, and the sheets are discharged downwards between them. The frame which carrier the drums is mounted on a vertical axis, and is turned through half a revolution, to discharge the sheets. While this is being done, a fresh supply can be fed in on the other side. The last few sheets, which are the first to be discharged, may be dried by bringing into contact with the web a roller which runs in a trough filled with chalk, &c., or by the use of a pressure roller which compresses the sheets between the layers of the web as they are wound up.
Patent GB-190212209-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spools for Yarn and the like
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1902-05-28
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 12,209. Zimmermann, J. E. May 28. Spools. - The barrel A is made of light steel tubing, and the end discs B of stamped or pressed sheet metal. The e n d of the barrel is provided with a flange D, which is gripped between the corre- spondingly-formed parts of a bush E and of the end disc B, the parts being clamped together by a bolt H on which is a nut I, the projecting end of the bolt forming the axle of the spool. The bush E may be cast in one piece, or be formed in two parts F, G by stamping &c. To facilitate the withdrawal of the bolt H, the head thereof may be provided with projecting lugs h, which are passed through notches or a slot in the end of the bush and turned through a right-angle. The head B may be provided with radial or other ribs or corrugations.
Patent GB-190214303-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stencil Sheet for Use with Duplicating Apparatus.
Inventor: GESTETNER DAVID
Filed: 1902-06-24
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 14,303. Gestetner, D. June 24. Copying documents &c. - Stencil sheets for copying-apparatus such as is described in Specifications No. 23,406, A.D. 1900, and No. 25,373, A.D. 1901. The end of the stencil sheet a, that is to be attached to the studs or the transverse bar carried by the endless bands of the machine, is strengthened by a strip b of strong paper or other material folded on itself and cemented to the opposite sides of the sheet a. Slots c, preferably of keyhole form, are then punched out for engaging the studs. The strip b may be on one side only of the sheet.
Patent GB-190219790-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Dental Swages.
Inventor: GRUNDY CHARLES DONALD
Filed: 1902-09-10
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 19,790. Grundy, C. D. Sept. 10. Stamping.-Relates to a press for stamping thin plates of tin, gold, &c. on to a dental mould, equable pressure being obtained by the use of soft soap between the plunger and mould, and the mould itself may be supported on a bed of soft soap. Fig. 1 shows the latter method. The mould is placed on a rubber diaphragm i provided with a flange j which fits into a cylinder h containing soft soap. The cylinder k is then placed upon the cylinder h. It is closed below by a diaphragm p having a flange g, and above by a plunger o packed by a hat-leather m, the space between the diaphragm and plunger being filled with soft soap. The plunger o works in an enlarged portion of the cylinder k, so that, when pressure is applied to it by the screw d, the pressure on the shoulder l causes the cylinder k to be applied with force to the cylinder h. A packing-strip r is inserted in a groove in the cylinder k to assist in keeping the joint between the diaphragm and cylinder tight. Instead of the cylinder h with its diaphragm i, a cup cylinder f, Fig. 3, may be used. The plaster of Paris for receiving the impression of the mouth is placed in the cup which is pierced with a hole covered by the detachable piece g for facilitating the subsequent removal of the plaster. Instead of soft soap, water or other liquid may be used with the apparatus.
Patent GB-190304423-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Photographic Enlarging, Printing and like Apparatus.
Inventor: WILKINSON AARON
Filed: 1903-02-25
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 4423. Wilkinson, A. Feb. 25. Enlarging; printing.-Consists of a sliding frame and holder for the printing-paper in enlarging- apparatus, shown in section in Fig. 3. The printing- paper j is held between the two frames a, a<1> hinged together at a', a sheet of glass d in the frame a being pressed against the paper by the springs f. In order to insert the paper, the frame a is folded down into the position shown in dotted lines. The frame a<1> is adjustably connected to the pedestal k by a bolt l and nut o, the pedestal being slotted to allow lateral adjustment of the bolt. The pedestal k is hinged to the slide k<3> at k', so that it can be folded down on the baseboard. The slide k
 is clamped where required by a transverse bar k<6> pivoted at the centre of the slide. In a modification, the frame a<1> is connected to the pedestal by a ball-and-socket joint.
Patent GB-190309594-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse-shoe Attachments.
Inventor: ABBOTT EVERETT L
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 9594. Abbott, E. L. April 28. Hoof -pads and hoof - supporting packing.-To prevent horses from slipping, a corrugated steel or like heel-bridge 3, having a number ofperforations 5, Fig. 2 (which shows a section on a, a) and feet or flanges 6, is embedded in a cushion 4, having projecting pieces 4<1>, 4<2> overlapped by the shoe 2. The cushion 4 is suitably fastened to a leather pad 7 overlying the shoe.
Patent GB-190309614-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Oil-lamp.
Inventor: MCDONOUGH THOMAS
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 9614. McDonough, T. April 28. Extinguishing oil lamps. - An argand lamp has a perforated tube a<1> fitted within the wick tube and provided with a spreader c having a shoulder d and perforated cap b. A coiled spring f encircles the lower part of the tube, and, when the lamp is standing upon a table, or other support, the spring is compressed against a projection f<1>. When the lamp is lifted or upset, the spreader is drawn down upon the wick by the action of the spring, and the flame is extinguished. A spring - pressed pin g adapted to engage with a groove g<1> in the tube may be used to prevent the action of the spring, when the lamp is lifted. A rod may be used instead of the tube,
Patent GB-190319373-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbine Motors.
Inventor: FERRI GEREMIAS
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1904-11-08
Abstract: 19,373. Ferri, G., and Forster, J. Sept. 8. Steam &c. turbines.-In a multiple - expansion reversible elasticfluid turbine, the motive fluid enters by the passage A<1>, and is directed by a pair of adjustable annular discs or rings H, H<1> to the first series of vanes F, F<1> attached to the rotating drum C, and afterwards passes successively through the remaining sets of discs and vanes throughout the turbine, three sets of discs and vanes being disposed in the first two sections of the turbine, and two sets in the remaining section. The annular discs or rings H, H' for regulating and directing the supply of motive fluid, are formed with inclined projections and are arranged as shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the movements of the rings, to bring them into coincidence with the ports G', G', being controlled independently or simultaneously by the device shown in Fig. 2. When reversing, the vanes F<1> turn about the pins F' and incline themselves in the opposite direction to that shown in Fig. 1. The vanes may be oppositely inclined by the action of the steam striking the fixed blades F in an opposite direction, or by slightly rotating the drum D', to which the vanes are connected, relatively to the drum D by means of a toothed wheel D<6>, a friction clutch, or other suitable arrangement. The arrangement of vanes may be applied to any convenient type of turbine, and the fluid regulating and directing discs or rings, the passages between which may be increased in diameter towards the outlet, may be used in connection with fixed vanes. If preferred, compensating-pistons may be used.
Patent GB-190320827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Neck Tie Clasps and Retainers.
Inventor: WOOD COLLIS
Filed: 1903-09-28
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 20,827. Wood, C. Sept. 28. Necktie retainers.-A metal retainer of the shape shown in Fig. 3 has two prongs 15 which are inserted at the back of the tie as shown in Fig. 1. The two hooks 10 are bent round at the tips to grip the centre part of the tie. The prongs 15 are bent down over the hooks 10, and the parts 14 pass under the collar to grasp the stud, one on either side.
Patent GB-190325031-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Housekeeper's Remembrancer and a Means of Advertising
Inventor: SMALLPEICE ROBINSON
Filed: 1903-11-17
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 25,031. Smallpeice, R. Nov. 17. C a r d and like cases.-The folded card shown is made from a rectangle of thin cardboard or stout paper about three times as long as broad, which is folded once at f, and a second time at g, h, producing three folds. It is described as a housekeeper's remembrancer, lists of articles required in a house being printed on the face d, and against them, on the back of the piece e, the names of particular makes of such articles for advertising purposes. The card may be bound in leather or the like and provided with a pencil and pocket for cards.