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Patent GB-190419100-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Transmission Mechanism.
Inventor: PRENTICE ANDREW WESTON
Filed: 1904-09-05
Granted: 1905-08-31
Abstract: 19,100. Prentice, A. W., and Shiels, A. Sept. 5. Motor road vehicles.-Clutches employed in motor cars and like vehicles are so arranged as to be relieved of end pressure and to be thrown into action without shock. Loose on the driving-shaft E, Fig. 1, which carries one part B of a friction clutch, is a sleeve C<1> carrying the other part C and telescopically clutched to the driven part F, which is pressed by a spring A against a collar E<1> on the shaft E. The spring A also presses against a collar C' on the sleeve C', normally keeping the clutch in engagement. The parts B, C are released by the rotation of a hand or foot operated lever D, which has projecting arms D' engaging the collar C' and carries an arm D' pivoted to a piston working in a dash-pot H, Fig. 4. When the parts B, C are released and the piston raised, the fluid passes from above the piston through a channel H<4> to the bottom chamber and past a valve H<7> to the middle chamber H<2>. When the lever D is released, the spring A presses the part C forward and the piston down. At first, the fluid is pressed through channels H<5>, H' to the bottom chamber and by the channel H<4> to the chamber above the piston. Soon, however, the aperture h' to the channel H<6> is passed by the piston, and the fluid, escaping more slowly, ensures the slow engagement of the parts B, C. The channels may be more numerous, of different diameters, and may be provided with controlling valves. The spring A may be enclosed by the sleeve C<1>. The exterior of the sleeve C' may be screw-threaded and an internally-threaded sleeve connected to a lever be employed to move the sleeve laterally. The lever D may be connected with the change-speed gear lever to disconnect the parts during change of gear.
Patent GB-190420741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bottle Capping Machines.
Inventor: BARNES JOHN EDWARD LLOYD
Filed: 1904-09-27
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 20,741. Barnes, J. E. L., [Crown Cork and Seal Co.]. Sept. 27. Spinning. - R elates to a bottlecapping machine for spinning the edges of loosely applied caps under beads formed on the bottle necks. The machine carries a number of capping-heads, one of which is shown in Fig. 3. Within the casing 33 are mounted a spring- controlled pressure block 40, and segmental blocks 41 carrying rollers 42. The segmental blocks are loosely mounted upon spindles 45 and normally held away from the block 40 by springs 46. The pressure block is provided with a dish-shaped block 50, Fig. 5, adapted to receive the top of the cap, and a central plunger 58, secured by a locknut 60 and formed with a rounded lower end 59. Above the block 50 is a plate 52 pressed down by a spring 53, a ball bearing being formed between the block and the plate. In operation, a bottle is pressed against the block 50, and, as the block 40 is forced upwards, the blocks 41 are, owing to their conical form, pressed inwards, so bringing the rollers 42 into contact with the flange of the cap. Owing to the ball bearing, the block 50 remains stationary as the other parts rotate, and the rotation of the plunger 58 spins the cap into the mouth of the bottle, forming a smooth and even depression as shown in Fig. 7. A modified form of capping-head is shown in Fig. 8. Within the head is a shaft 61<x>, held against rotation by a pin 62, but allowed longitudinal movement by a recess 63. This shaft carries a spring-controlled pressure block 64, within which is a contact - block 67, held stationary by a pin as the other parts rotate. The block 67 comprises a series of fingers 72 adapted to conform to the shape of the lip of the bottle when pressed into contact with it. In operation, the cap is pressed outwardly and downwardly against the mouth of the bottle by the fingers 72, as the block 64 -is forced upwards to bring the spinning-rollers 77 into operative position. A washer 83 may be placed under the bead on the bottle as shown. A number of guide-pins may be mounted in the block 64 to assist in centering the bottle, and a spring 84<X> allows the blocks 78 carrying the rollers to yield slightly and so prevent the breaking of the bottle neck. In this form of the invention, the rollers are attached to the blocks by screws 86 with interposed antifriction balls.
Patent GB-190426346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes.
Inventor: GLOVER GEORGE JAMES
Filed: 1904-12-03
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 26,346. Glover, G. J. Dec. 3. Tobacco papes.-The stem is modified to act as an air pump for cleaning purposes. To clean the pipe, the mouthpiece E and with it the plunger D is drawn out to its full extent ; the end F of the bore is then closed and the mouthpiece pushed in, thus driving all the nicotine &c. into the bowl A of the pipe.
Patent GB-190501809-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Cue for Billiards and similar Games
Inventor: WILLIAMS FREDERICK JOHN
Filed: 1905-01-30
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 1809. Williams, F. J., [trading as Williams & Co., F. T.]. Jan. 30. Billiards, bagatelle, and like games.-A cue for billiards &c. is built up from a number of strips A of bamboo or other cane and an equal number of hard-wood strips B cemented together. Fig. 2 shows a section of the tip. In a modification, each strip A is replaced by two strips, as shown in Fig. 3. In another modification, the cue is provided with a core of wood or metal.
Patent GB-190502247-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Radiators, Steam Condensers and the like.
Filed: 1905-02-04
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 2247. Albany Manufacturing Co., and Lamplough, F. Feb. 4. Condensers.-To avoid a centre core or body of water in the gilled tubes of radiators, steam condensers, and the like, the gilled tubes are provided with closed inner tubes so as to cause a thin film of water or steam only to be exposed for cooling. Means for attaching the gilled tubes to the tube-plates is also described. For this latter purpose, the gilled tubes are provided with flanges c at their ends and with flanged ferrules d which fit into the ends of the gilled tubes. The tube-plates are secured between the flanges by sweating or brazing. The inner tubes h are closed at the ends, with the exception of pinholes which may be left to prevent the formation of a vacuum in the tubes. The inner tubes may be filled with water to assist the cooling. The outer gilled tubes may be provided with indents or corrugations g near the top and bottom, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4; or these corrugations may be dispensed with and the annular space between the inner and outer tubes filled with a corrugated tube j, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8.
Patent GB-190505456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detectors for Electro-magnetic Waves or other Weak Electric Impulses.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1905-03-15
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 5456. Thompson, W. P., [Ges. f³r drahtlose Telegraphie]. March 15. Wireless telegraphy and signalling.-In using an electrolytic cell, having a minute anode, as a detector of electro-magnetic waves or other feeble electric impulses, it is desirable to adjust the percentage consumption of energy per oscillation in the cell in accordance with the damping of the waves or other impulses. This is done by connecting a condenser f of adjustable capacity in parallel with the cell a as shown, the battery being connected through choking-coils c and a telephone d. The capacity giving the best effect may also serve to indicate the damping of the waves. Reference is made to Specification No. 5105, A.D. 1904.
Patent GB-190505710-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Haulage Clip, and Means for Attaching and Detaching same, to or from the Endless Ropes of Colliery or other Wagons, Tubs, or Corves
Inventor: LANCASTER THOMAS
Filed: 1905-03-18
Granted: 1906-03-17
Abstract: 5710. Lancaster, T. March 18. Rope grips.-Relates to a haulage clip for colliery or other wagons and to means for attaching and detaching the same to or from the hauling-rope. Fig. 1 shows an end view, partly in section, of the clip, and Fig. 4 a side elevation of the attaching and detaching devices. The clip comprises two gripping-jaws a which are suspended from the wagons c by a pin or bolt passing through the opening d. A screwed spindle e, provided with a pinion g, passes through swivelling bushes f, f<1>, inserted in holes formed in the thickened part of the jaws, the jaws being opened or closed by the turning of the pinion by means of adjustable racks h, k arranged at the attaching and detaching points. To prolong the life of the jaws, removable metal liners l<1> may be fixed to the gripping-portions as shown. Projections n on the inside of each jaw work in recesses in the other jaw so as to prevent the rope from rising. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 8440, A.D. 1889, and No. 513, A.D. 1896.]
Patent GB-190506416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Gripping Tools.
Inventor: WOODLAND ALBERT EDWARD
Filed: 1905-03-27
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 6416. Woodland, A. E. March 27. Vices; tap wrenches.- A hand grip tool, adapted for use as a pin vice, tap wrench, &c., consists of two vertically and horizontally - grooved jaws a, b, Fig. 1, which are operated in a manner similar to a joiner's cramp by screws e<1>, f<1>. The jaw b is elongated and may be received in or serve as a handle. The screw f<1> is differential or otherwise, and passes through the jaw a into a socket l in the jaw b, and the screw e<1> passes through a pivoted link i into one of two sockets k, k<1>, of which the latter is used to allow of ready access to the work. The other end of the jaw a may also be prolonged to serve as a handle. In the type of tool shown in Fig. 5, the screw e<1> passes loosely through the jaw a, in one of the positions shown, and screws into the jaw b against the action of a spring v or of an internal spring of the type employed for vices. To prevent the jaw a from swinging on the screw e', the portion m of an H-piece, the tang of which is received in the handle, is fixed to the jaw b, and the part n slidably receives the jaw a, the end of the screw f<1> butting against the cross-piece 0. A spanner-actuated screw may also be provided in the jaw b facing the screw f<1>, and the other screws may be replaced by bolts and nuts or by cams ; the lower cam may have a flat and a grooved handle to fit on the part c, a U-piece being also used to effect the same purpose as the part n.
Patent GB-190516023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Life Boats.
Inventor: BROWN ROBERT ANDREW
Filed: 1905-08-04
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 16,023. Brown, R. A. Aug. 4. Life - boats. - A cigar - shaped hull with a pointed forward end 2 and a stern 3 which is cut away below the water-line to shield the propellers 4, is provided with a pair of fins 38 disposed at the forward part of the vessel. These fins are hinged longitudinally and provided with stops 40 to limit their movement. By this means, the bow is prevented from lifting after it has entered a wave, and longitudinal pitching is minimized. The under-water portion of the hull is semicircular, while the upper part 6 has a slight curvature and is connected to the deck portion 7 by parts 8 of sharp curvature. The hull is divided into three compartments, the middle one containing a suspended car 10 for passengers. Immediately below the deck is placed an air casing 13. The forward part of the boat is provided with a conning-tower 18 and a steering-wheel 19 by which the quadrant on the rudder head is operated. The rudder is of the balanced type, and forms a continuation of the keel 32. A winch 22 is also placed in the forward compartment for operating the anchor cable. Driving-mechanism for the propeller is fitted in the after compartment and may be operated either by hand from the crank 27 or the engine 26. A water-tight door is provided at the stern in addition to oar ports Specification No. 4528, A.D. 1884, [Abridgment Class Ships &c., Div. II,], is referred to.
Patent GB-190521339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Printing of Post-cards, Letter-cards and Envelopes constructed from Turf, Peat, or Brown-paper.
Inventor: MACGINTY GEORGE ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-10-20
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 21,339. MacGinty, G. A., and Mackey, A. Oct. 20. Card games.-Relates to post cards, letter-cards, envelopes, visiting, playing, greeting, and other cards, and calendars of peat, turf, or brown paper, and to means for preparing them for printing. The card &c. is brushed over with size or paste, and a piece of white paper applied, the two then being passed through a press. The card with the sheet of paper is then passed between calender rollers, forming a smooth surface suitable for fine impressions.
Patent GB-190522980-A (GB)
Title: A Handicraft Work Board and Tool Case for use in Occupations and for Manual Instruction Classes and for other purposes.
Inventor: JUDD JOSEPH HENRY
IPC: B25H1/04
Filed: 1905-11-09
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 22,980. Judd, J. H. Nov. 9. Mitreing.-A work-bench for mannal instruction classes &c., which is convertible into a portable tool case, is made with a mitre box f provided with mitre saw tracks h, or with a V-shaped recess, and with a clear-way space or saw track i, and hardened-steel plates for preventing the lower portion of the mitre box from being cut.
Patent GB-190525890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Miniature Rifle Ranges
Inventor: PHILLIPS HENRY
Filed: 1905-12-13
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 25,890. Phillips, H. Dec. 13. Rifle ranges; targets.-In a miniature rifle range in which targets are carried by an endless wire passing round guide-pulleys and an operating- pulley at the firing-point, the frame or support consists of tubular posts a and an adjustable tubular rail b, supported by pins in holes a'. Card targets k' are clipped to wooden boards k, which are recessed at k<6> for the finger and thumb and are suspended from clips k<1>, on the endless wire d, by wires k<2>. The operating-pulley e is supported by a wall bracket f, Fig. 7, or a standard, and may be adjusted to correspond with the height of the guide-pulleys by means of a nut g<2>. The wire d may be tightened by turning a wing-nut g<3>. Butt plates are hung from the tube b, and the targets are guided by a grooved rail m.
Patent GB-190612178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Oil Lamp Reservoirs.
Inventor: MELSON ALFRED DUCKWORTH
Filed: 1906-05-25
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 12,178. Melson, A. D., [trading as Hiatt & Co.]. May 25. Oil - lamp reservoirs; overflow fittings. -Means for collecting oil overflowing from the wick-tube in policem e n's and other lamps and lanterns which are required to be held in various positions out of the upright comprise the formation of the reservoir 6 with a concave top 7 and an inwardly - projecting flange 8, and the provision on the screw cap 13 of an inwardlyprojecting flange 14. A small hole 16 may be formed in the top 7, and a similar hole may be made in the disk 11, for the return to the reservoir of the overflowing oil.
Patent GB-190618034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Firing Mechanism for Guns on Ship-board.
Inventor: KUEPPER JOHANN
Filed: 1906-08-11
Granted: 1907-02-21
Abstract: 18,034. K³pper, J. Aug. 11. Ordnance, discharging by means external to breech mechanism.-Relates to means for automatically discharging guns on board ship. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of an apparatus for broadside guns in a plane parallel to the vertical plane through the axis of the bore of the gun. A pendulum b suspended from a gimbal ring a has at its extremity a tilting contact - plate b<1>, electrically connected through the pendulum and support c to a terminal e<2> in the firing-circuit. The second terminal is carried by a transverse plate v, which has a contactedge concentric with the support of the pendulum b. When the plate b<1> engages the plate v, the firing-circuit is completed. Owing to the length of the contact-edge of the plate v, the discharge can take place while the trunnion axis of the gun, which is parallel to the edge of the plate, is inclined within limits fixed by the length of the contactedge. The pendulum during its oscillations rocks two straps h, o, pivoted at right - angles to one another. The straps are, respectively, connected by suitable gearing with pointers m<1>, m which therefore indicate the angles of pitching and rolling. The position of the plate v may be adjusted by a hand-wheel x<3>, so that the firing- circuit is closed a short interval of time before the pointer m passes the zero graduation. The wheel x<3> is graduated so that the position of the plate may be accurately adjusted for the degree of rolling indicated by the pointer m.
Patent GB-190620873-A (GB)
Title: Coin-freed Latch or Latch Lock suitable for a Lavatory or Closet.
Inventor: SILK JOHN JOSEPH
Filed: 1906-09-20
Granted: 1906-11-29
Abstract: 20,873. Silk, J. J., and Dugmore, T. W. Sept. 20. Drawings to Specification. Latches, coin-freed. Prepayment locks for the doors of lavatories are provided with special coinaction mechanism to enable either one penny or two half-pennies to be used.
Patent GB-190622247-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Mucilage or Paste.
Inventor: FIGGIS FRANK FERNESLEY
Filed: 1906-10-09
Granted: 1907-07-11
Abstract: 22,247. Figgis, F. F. Oct. 9. Cements.-A mucilage or paste is made of carrageen, starch, and a preservative such as turpentine. The carrageen is steeped in cold fresh water, strained, and boiled slowly with water, preferably by means of steam jets. A small quantity of turpentine is added and more water, the whole is brought to the boil, and starch blended with water is added. The mass is stirred quickly and run off immediately into cooling-vessels. The starch may be of any kind, from cassava, farina, sago, or tapioca flour, &c.
Patent GB-190625921-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Garden Syringes.
Inventor: FRENCH ALFRED EDWARD
Filed: 1906-11-16
Granted: 1907-11-16
Abstract: 25,921. French, A. E., [trading as French & Son, W. T.]. Nov. 16. Syringes.-Relates to garden syringes of the type in which the cap is fitted with a water inlet having a self-closing valve, and with a nozzle having a closed end with tangential side holes, through which the liquid passes with a whirling motion into a chamber from which it is discharged through a central aperture. The face of the cap has two projecting nozzles e, h, Fig. 1, placed side by side, as shown in Fig. 2. One nozzle serves as an inlet only and is fitted with a conical valve f. The other nozzle h is closed at the end i, and is furnished with tangential side holes j<1>, j<2>, Figs. 3 and 4, communicating with the interior of a spray chamber k, in the centre of which is a small countersunk outlet m, through which the spray issues. Specification No. 21,419, A.D. 1902, is referred to.
Patent GB-190627067-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Lasting of Boots or Shoes.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-11-28
Granted: 1907-10-17
Abstract: 27,067. Boult, A. J., [Homan, F. W.]. Nov. 28. Lasting.-Relates to a method of lasting McKay boots and shoes without the use of lasting-tacks. Draw-cords 1, 4 are secured by over-seam stitches 2, 5 round the edges of the upper at the toe and heel respectively, and the sides of the upper are coated with cement 7, which is allowed to set slightly. The upper thus prepared is fitted to a last, and an insole 8 is laid within its upturned edge. The cords 1 &c. are then pulled tight to last the upper at the toe and heel, after which their free ends are tied. The sides of the upper are then pulled over by pincers and hammered down to cause the cemented surface 7 to adhere to the insole, which may also be coated with cement as shown at 11.
Patent GB-190627359-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Round Moveable Rick Cover
Inventor: BEVERHOUDT WILLIAM TREND HAMLY
Filed: 1906-12-01
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 27,359. Beverhoudt, W. T. H. von. Dec. 1. Roofs.-A circular rick cover may be raised or lowered to any required height on a central pole a by means of a rope e. Rain is prevented from entering by metal tubes f, f<1> connecting collars b, b<1> on the cover, and by a telescopic tube g secured to the collar b<1> at its upper end and extending to the ground. The collars b, b<1> are fitted with spherical roller bearings c, c' to reduce the friction with the central pole.
Patent GB-190628002-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eye-glasses Pince-nez and the like
Filed: 1906-12-08
Granted: 1907-04-04
Abstract: 28,002. Tassel, J. R. van, and Standard Optical Co. Dec. 8. Spectacles &c.-In lens mountings for eyeglasses, pince-nez, &c., the lens clamp 3, Figs. 2 and 4, lens guard 4, and box 5 for receiving the ends of the bridge and plaquet holders, are all formed of one piece of sheet metal shown flat in Fig. 6, and bent to the shape shown in Fig. 4. The screw 7 clamps the lens between the ends 3 of the bent piece, and the screw 10 secures the ends of the bridge 1 and plaquet 2 and the U-shaped washer 9 in the box 5. The sides of the metal piece are in contact at 6. The box 5 may either be out of or in the plane of the lens. By reversing these fittings, the distance of the lenses from the eyes may be altered. The neck 6 may be bent if it is required to alter the slope of the bridge.
Patent GB-190700319-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Calf-feeder
Inventor: DIBBLE FREDERICK
Filed: 1907-01-05
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 319. Dibble, F. Jan. 5. F e e d i n g-appliances for animals.- For use in feeding calves from a pail, a rubber teat a is provided with loops c arranged to suit the hand. The grip b may be separate, made of any suitable material, and fitted to the teat.
Patent GB-190709272-A (GB)
Title: An Attachable Bottle Lip, to Facilitate Pouring.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1907-04-22
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 9272. Evans, W. H., and Sherman, P K. April 22. Bottles; emptying bottles.-To facilitate pouring and to retain the drip, a piece of sheet india-rubber &c. is slit or perforated in the centre as shown in Fig. 1, and applied to the bottle mouth as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190710516-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Cross-ties or Sleepers for Railways.
Inventor: BONZANO MAXIMILIAN FERDINAND
Filed: 1907-05-06
Granted: 1907-08-29
Abstract: 10,516. Bonzano, M. F. June 19,1906, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Sleepers; r a i l s, securing to sleepers. -M e t a l railway sleepers are made from bars of a channel or trough section, the central and end portions of which are afterwards shaped so as to form ballastholding pockets. Figs. 3 and 5 show one form of the sleeper in plan and end elevation respectively, and Fig. 7 shows s a normal section of the metal bar. The central portion of the sleeper is cut longitudinally and displaced towards the side walls as shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and the ends are crushed or crimped, thus forming two ballast-receiving boxes on which the rails are carried. Crossplates 7 may also be riveted to the walls of the sleeper to assist in preventing longitudinal movement. Fig. 8 shows the plan of a modification in which cross-plates 7, projecting below the flanges of the sleeper, are provided at the ends as well as at the centre. To obtain elasticity, the rails are mounted on blocks of wood, fibre, or other suitable material 11, Fig. 10, which are protected by a flanged metal plate 12. The clamps for holding the rails are secured by a bolt which passes through the plate, block, and sleeper.