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Patent GB-190122732-A (GB)
Title: Improved Door Bolt & Door Check.
Inventor: GALLEY JAMES GEORGE
Filed: 1901-11-11
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 22,732. Galley, J. G. Nov. 11. Sliding bolts; door holders.-A spring-controlled sliding bolt 6 is enclosed in a barrel 5 fixed on a base-plate 1 secured to a door. On the end of the bolt stem is a fork or knuckle 9 carrying a pin 15, which engages a slot 12 in a lever 11 pivoted in line with the bolt. Notches are formed at the ends of the slot 12 to receive the pin 15 and retain the bolt in the shot or retracted position. The bolt is shot by the spring, when the pin is released from the notch, and is retracted against the pressure of the spring, or the bolt can be arranged so that it is withdrawn by the spring. The bolt may be employed as a door holder, in which case the lower end may be recessed and filled with a suitable composition. In order to prevent dust from entering the socket 16, a spring- pressed plug 17 is located therein. A pin on the stem of the plug serves as a stop to limit the upward travel of the plug. The lever 11 may be arranged with two or more slots adapted to operate simultaneously two or more bolts.
Patent GB-190203619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vibrators for Massage Treatment
Inventor: MACAURA GERALD JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-02-12
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 3619. Macaura, G. J. Feb. 12. Massage. - In a vibrator for massage treatment, a casing 2 is fitted with a trausverse shaft 12 driven through flexible shafting by a motor, The shaft 12 carries an india-rubber &c disc 8 provided with a number of arms 9<1> fitted with metal caps 9. During their revolution, the arms impinge on a plate, fixed at one end, and give a vibratory motion to it. The arms are sufficiently flexible to allow them to pass the plate. The plate is placed on the part of the body to be treated, the instrument being held by a handle 22.
Patent GB-190203946-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Crystallizing of Sweetmeats, Fruit, and similar Comestibles.
Inventor: BARRATT EDWARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-02-15
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 3946. Barratt, B. W. Feb. 15. Preserving fruit &c.-In the crystallization of sweetmeats such as candies, caramels, gums, and rocks, and fruit, coco-nut, and similar comestibles, the usual boiling and re.boiling of the crystallizing-solution or syrup is avoided. The goods are first moistened and provided with a granular coating of coco-nut, cocoa, sugar, or the like, and are then placed in openwork, reticulated, or perforated receptacles, baskets, or divers, and coated by pouring the syrup over the divers, or by dipping the divers into a trough containing the syrup. The coated goods are allowed to drain in the divers, and are then transferred to shallow reticulated or perforated trays or baskets, and left to dry. One form of dipping-bench or table is shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 2. The bench is fitted with a syrup trough a, and the divers B, after being dipped, are placed for a short time on cross-bars a<5> disposed over a drainage receptacle a<4>, and are then placed on an endless conveyer a<1> and carried slowly over an inclined portion a<3> of the bench, any further drainings flowing down the portion a<3> into the receptacle a<4>. In a modification, the conveyer is replaced by ribs or rails, and the drainage receptacle is dispensed with, the drainings flowing directly into the syrup trough. The bottom of the syrup trough is preferably inclined for ready removal of sediment through an outlet. The drying-trays may be stacked on a rack as shown in sectional elevation in Fig. 6, the trays c being placed on shelves c<1>, beneath each of which is an inclined shoot c<2> leading to a common drainage receptacle c<3>. The rack may be provided with wheels c'.
Patent GB-190214206-A (GB)
Title: Loom Shuttles
Inventor: HARRIMAN HENRY INGRAHAM
Filed: 1902-06-23
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 14,206. Harriman, H. I. Oct. 4. A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Loom shuttles.-A shuttle having the usual yarn passage 4, slot 8, delivery-eye 7, and guide-post 6, for the weft a, is provided with means for facilitating the threading operation, and for preventing the weft from escaping from the threading-passages. A sufficient space 11 is left, as usual, between the edges of the cover or threading-plate 10 and the adjacent parts of the body of the shuttle, to form a threading-passage, and the front end of the plate is formed with a hook 14, the point of which is opposite a curved shoulder 15 formed on the body of the shuttle. Retrograde movement of the weft along the threading-passage is prevented by the hook 14. The opposite end of the plate 10 may be formed with a projection 17, extending towards a recessed part 18 of the body of the shuttle.
Patent GB-190215113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Testing the Magnetic Qualities of Materials.
Filed: 1902-07-07
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 15,113. British Thomson-Houston Co., and Holden, F. July 7. Magnetic measurements.-Relates to an instrument for determining the magnetic properties of metals such as iron and steel. The coil 7 of a ballistic galvanometer has a loop extending below the core 6. Through this loop the specimen 13 to be tested is threaded, forming a closed magnetic circuit with the soft-iron base 9, 10 of the instrument. A magnetic impulse is communicated to the specimen by closing the circuit of the coil 11. The current generated by induction in the coil 7 causes a deflection which is proportional to the permeability. Hysteresis may be measured by this instrument in the same way as by the ordinary ballistic galvanometer. The sample, instead of being in the form of a rod or bar, may be itself a closed magnetic circuit.
Patent GB-190218774-A (GB)
Title: Improved Massaging Instrument or Apparatus.
Inventor: GEISSLER HERMANN
Filed: 1902-08-26
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 18,774. Geissler, H. Aug. 26. Massage.-A spindle b passing through a handle a and driven through a flexible shaft by a suitable motor, carries a crosshead d, on which is mounted a screw e with a weighted head f. The screw actuates a nut g, which is arranged to turn in an angle-piece i carried by a spring k, the lower part of which is connected to a plate m for effecting the massaging. The plate m is fixed to a bracket n carried by the handle a. The rotation of the head &c. gives a vibratory motion to the plate m through the spring k, owing to the weight f being unbalanced. The vibration can be adjusted by moving the nut g by means of the screw e.
Patent GB-190227722-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Baking Appliance.
Inventor: NICHOLLS RICHARD
Filed: 1902-12-16
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 27,722. Nicholls, R. Dec. 16. Baking-tins.-Dough or other substance is held during baking in a gauze or wirework basket, which is of corresponding size and shape, and is provided with feet, and, if desired, with a lid.
Patent GB-190301054-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Fuse Pillar Boxes.
Filed: 1903-01-15
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 1054. Callender's Cable and Construction Co., and Ward, J. C. A. Jan. 15. Junction boxes.-The door of a pillar box is made in two parts, the upper turning about a vertical hinge, while the removable bottom half a, Figs. 1 and 2, of cast iron is hinged at its base by projections b fitting into hooked lugs c, which latter form part of the pillar box. The door a carries insulators f supporting a mat of indiarubber or like material, so that, when laid in an horizontal position, the inside of the door provides an insulated stand for the workman. The pillar box is ventilated both at the top and bottom ; in the former case, there is arranged a loose cap of larger diameter than the body of the pillar, either forming part of the casting, or secured thereto by bolts engaging with internal lugs, allowing thus free passage of air into the box. At the bottom, the corners of the door are cut away for alike purpose, the apertures e being guarded inside by curved projections d. The bottom of the upper door has a bead covering the crack between the two parts and holding the lower part in place.
Patent GB-190303407-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Means for Locking Nuts Bolts, Studs and the like
Inventor: MARSHALL DALE
Filed: 1903-02-13
Granted: 1904-05-13
Abstract: 3407. Marshall, D., and Carr, J. F. Feb. 13. Spokes are fixed to hubs by means of steel or other coils A, Fig. 8, made from bars of the section shown in Fig. 2. The rounded part b is kept outwards and the slightly-rounded edge a<1> inwards. The hub C is tapped with a shallow and rounded thread. The coil is first screwed into the hub, and the tapped end of the spoke is screwed into place. The shallow threads on the hub offer less resistance than the deep threads on the bolt, and the spoke is locked by the tilting of the coil under compression. When the spoke is of wood or other soft material, it need not be threaded.
Patent GB-190307222-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Coupling Mechanism of Railway Vestibule-carriages
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1903-03-28
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 7222. Laycock, W. S. March 28. Buffers; couplings, automatic and non-automatic.- Automatic couplings, preferably of the kind described in Specification No. 3627, A.D. 1899, for use with flexible vestibules, such as are described in Specification No. 8027, A.D. 1889, are adapted to be used also as non-automatic couplings and central buffers. A block B, Fig. 1, shaped to fit the mouth of the coupler head A of the Janney, Buckeye, Gould, or like pattern, forms along with this head a buffer, and a coupling-link C is pivoted to the locking-arm H as shown. The block B is supported by a projection B<3> or it may be held by a lug and pin to swing sideways or a link so as to swing vertically. A buffer plate F, Fig. 6, may also be made with the block, the link passing through a hole in the plate.
Patent GB-190308410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tyres for Motor Cars and other Common Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BOARD SAMUEL GEORGE
Filed: 1903-04-14
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 8410. Board, S. G. April 14. Tyres, non-elastic.-Tyres for motor and other road vehicles are made of a metal hoop combined with the composition described in Specifications No. 1580, A.D. 1901, and No. 737, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Wood &c.]. The hoop may be of plain, convex, or concave section as shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 8, and about fifty per cent. of the metal is punched out as shown in Fig. 3. The tyre is then moulded round the hoop under pressure. The perforations may be of various shapes. The tyre diminishes the noise in going over sets and prevents skidding.
Patent GB-190317774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brakes for Railway Wagons and other Rolling Stock.
Inventor: HEALD JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-08-17
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 17,774. Heald, J. Aug. 17. Brakes. - In an either-side wagon brake oppositelydirected handlevers a<1>, a<2>, Fig. 1, on opposite sides of the wagon are connected by a transverse shaft g and toothed sectors h or slotted arms m, Fig. 4, so as to rise e or fall together. The lever a<1> is connected to the brake blocks e, e<1> by the usual double-armed lever c' and push - rods d, d'. The brakes may be fitted either on one or both sides of the wagon. The shaft g may be cranked as shown in Fig. 2 to clear a bottom door in the wagon and to act as a counterbalance to the levers, or it may be placed to one side of the centre as shown in Fig. 8, and be connected to the levers a<1>, a<2> by arms p<1>, p<2>, n<1>, n<2> and adjustable rods o<1>, o<2>. The weight of the levers may be taken partly by a transverse blade-spring fixed to the frame and acting on an extension of the lever a<2>. Both the levers a', a<2> are preferably provided with racks f, Fig. 2, for holding them down when the brakes are applied. The levers are made to spring into the racks by their own elasticity, and are connected together so that they can both be disengaged from either side. The connection may consist of slotted links p<1>, p', bars q<1>, q<2> and a lever r, or bell-crank levers u<1>, u', Fig. 3, and a rod v. The lever a<2> is adjusted on the shaft g by means of a perforated quadrant i and a bolt j, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190317975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Treatment of Grain for the Production of Malt.
Inventor: SLEEMAN JAMES
Filed: 1903-08-19
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 17,975. Sleeman, J. Aug. 19. Malting.-An installation for treating grain for the production of malt comprises apparatus for washing, steeping, germinating, withering, and, if desired, drying and curing. References are made to Specifications Nos. 11,804 and 18,412, A.D. 1898, No. 2109, A.D. 1899, and No. 19,846, A.D. 1900. The washing and steeping drums are placed on the top floor, the germinating-drums on the middle, and the withering and drying cases on the lowest floor. Fig. 3 shows a washing and steeping drum. The grain is placed in the perforated cylinder a which rotates in the water tank d, and is fitted with internal lifts or scoops e, and with a perforated pipe f for the introduction of air. The temperature is regulated by the coil of pipes g. The tank d may be entirely closed. The germinating-drums may be constructed as described in either of the Specifications referred to above. Fig. 4 shows a drum, such as described in Specification No. 2109, A.D. 1899, provided with shutters h on the upper parts of the perforated partition b<1> and wall b<4>, so that the perforations above the level of the grains can be closed, and all the air forced to pass through the material. Air for use in germinating &c. is moistened by passage through a casing i, Fig. 5, constructed with baffles k, waterspraying pipes m, and a heating-coil o. Withering, drying, and curing are preferably effected in narrow perforated cases of the kind described in Specification No. 19,846, A.D. 1900. For curing, the cases should be enclosed in impervious casings to enable heated air to permeate the grain instead of forcing large volumes of air through it. When withering, the malt is allowed to rest until it is sufficiently settled, and its temperature sufficiently high. Air is then forced through it to reduce the temperature, and the malt is passed to another withering-case and again allowed to settle, the operations being repeated as often as necessary. Drying is effected by means of dry moderatelyheated air, the temperature being raised as the operation proceeds, and the malt being transferred from one drying-machine to another, when necessary, to loosen the mass, and interchange the layers. In curing, superheated air is used, and the layers of malt are interchanged by transferring the malt from one machine to another.
Patent GB-190318984-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to the Mounting of Card Fillet upon the Flats of Carding Engines.
Inventor: RUSHTON JAMES LEVER
Filed: 1903-09-03
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 18,984. Rushton, J. L. Sept. 3. Carding-engines.-Relates to means for mounting the card fillets on the flats. The plates 3, Figs. 1, 2, and 6, for securing the ends of the fillets 2, have upstanding flanges 4, guarding the last row of card teeth at each end of the flat, and fangs 5 which are pressed into the foundation of the fillet. The end-plates are secured to the flats as usual by the clamps 6 which secure the sides of the fillets.
Patent GB-190407429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Conduits for Electric Light Cables and the like.
Filed: 1904-03-29
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 7429. Waterhouse, L. M., and Simplex Steel Conduit Co. March 29. Conduits.-Relates to metallic conduits, particularly the "Simplex" conduit, for electric-light cables and the like. To maintain a complete metallic circuit, an externally-screwed bushing 1, slightly tapered and provided with a nut 2, is split as indicated in Fig. 4. The coupling, bend, &c., or the nipple of the fitting to be attached to the conduit 5, has an internal screw-thread 7 adapted to engage with the screw-thread on the bushing, the slight tapering of the bushing bringing about a firm pressure, and consequently a good metallic contact, between the adjacent surfaces of the bushing and conduit. This pressure may be increased by coning the part 13 of the bushing between the nut 2 and the screwed part 1. The screwed part of the coupling &c. may be tapered in addition to, or instead of, tapering the corresponding part of the bushing. To prevent the ends of the conduit or bushing from abrading the cable, the bushing and coupling &c. are provided with shoulders 8, 10, Fig. 5, or the end 12 of the conduit may be reamered off as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190417379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Manhole Covers and the like.
Inventor: JOHNSON ALFRED BRADLEY
Filed: 1904-08-10
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 17,379. Johnson, A. B. Aug. 10. Manhole and handhole doors and frames.-A rectangular recessed frame is provided for the manhole cover so that it may be conveniently mounted in a brickwork setting. The frame a, Fig. 2, is formed with two channels f, c for the reception of flanges g, d attached to the outer and inner cover respectively. The inner cover e rests on rubber or other packing-material k<1> and may be pressed into position by means of a locking- bar l, Fig. 3. which engages at its extremities with inclined slots m formed on the inner walls of the frame. Locking-bars n may also be pivoted to the cover e similarly to engage in the recesses m. A grating j, hinged at k, is also provided, and the outer cover, which may be formed to receive wood blocks &c., is fastened by means of screws to the frame.
Patent GB-190419466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Driving Mechanism for Bicycles, Motor Cycles and the like.
Inventor: HAERTEL MAX
Filed: 1904-09-09
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 19,466. Hõrtel, M. Sept. 9. Driving - mechanism. - In a high-speed driving- gear for bicycles, motor cycles, &c., the rear wheel is driven through an intermediate axle, while, to effect a disconnection with the driving-wheel, and in order that the rider may have both his feet in similar positions during free-wheeling, one crank is mounted upon a screw thread. Thus, during driving, arms k upon the loose crank i engage the ratchet recesses of a chain-disc l, so that the wheel axle is driven through chain-wheels d, e, h. If the loose crank be then stopped, the continued rotation of the chain-disc will cause this crank to travel outwards against the action of a spring q. The clutch is thus disengaged, and the pitch of the screw threads is so adjusted that this disengagement occurs after half a revolution of the other crank. The rider then has both feet in similar positions, and the wheel runs free. When pressure upon the loose pedal is relieved, the spring returns the parts to normal position.
Patent GB-190420678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Incubators.
Inventor: MALLON RICHARD
Filed: 1904-09-26
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 20,678. Mallon, R. Sept. 26. Incubators.-The dampers of the ventilating-flue and lamp chimney are simultaneously controlled by means of lever mechanism actuated by a single thermostat. A rod f from the thermostatic capsule e passes through the top of the incubator and bears against an adjustable screw f<1> in a pivoted lever g, one end of which carries the chimney damper j, while the other is hinged to one end of a second pivoted lever k, which carries the ventilating-damper n. When the temperature rises above the normal, the dampers are lifted, and the hot air within the incubator escapes through the flue o, and that from the lamp passes directly into the atmosphere instead of through the flue c. The invention may be applied to incubators in which hot-water tanks are used.
Patent GB-190427684-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Raising or Lifting Water
Inventor: ABRAHAMS LOUIS JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-19
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,684. Abrahams, L. J. Dec. 19. Direct air pressure apparatus.-An automaticallyacting apparatus comprises a tank a, immersed in the liquid to be raised and fitted with a waterdischarge pipe d and an air pipe c provided with a three way cock e. The three-way cock may be operated automatically in any suitable way, preferably by the means described below. The upper enlarged part of the pipe d carries a piston h connected to a rocking beam supporting a piston k working in the cylinder l. The beam is also attached to the lever of the cock e. When the parts of the apparatus are in the positions shown in Fig. 1, the compressed-air supply is cut off and the tank is filling, the exhaust air from the tank passing through the pipe f and exerting a certain pressure on the piston k. When the tank is full and the exhaust air ceases to exert a pressure on the piston k, the superior weight of the piston h causes it to descend and to open the air cock e, the other parts of the apparatus assuming the positions shown in Fig. 2. The water is expelled from the tank and forces up the piston h until the parts arrive in the positions shown in Fig. 1, when the actions described are repeated.
Patent GB-190429345-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electrical Gas-igniting and Extinguishing Apparatus.
Inventor: DOWN HENRY LANGDON
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 29,345. Down, H. L., and Wiseman, D. H. Dec. 31. Lighting and extinguishing gas; inverted incandescent gas lamps.-In inverted incandescent gas burners in which the rotary-disc gas valve is actuated, and the pilot jet is ignited, by electric apparatus, gas is prevented from entering the chamber containing the valve and the electric apparatus by mounting the gas nozzle b of the bunsen tube directly upon the valve a. The valve and the electric apparatus are kept cool by air, which, admitted by turning the parts A, B of the casing so as to render the slots 1, 2 of the bayonet fastening more or less coincident, traverses the chamber on its way to the mixing-tube of the burner, and by the radiator plates v. The valve controlling the gas supply to the duplex pilot-jet tubes l<1>, l<2> is formed by the core i, of the cross-section shown in Fig. 5, of a supplementary electromagnet w. The two pilot-jet tubes l<1>, l<2>, arranged externally to the main burner p, form part of the electric circuit of the igniting-wire m, one of the tubes l<1>, l<2> being pierced so as to form a downwardly-climbing light for igniting the jets issuing from their tips. By this construction, the main burner p becomes filled with gas before the gas traversing the small pilotjet tubes l<1>, l<2> is ignited by the wire m, thereby preventing the "lighting-back," and the electric igniting-device is arranged in such a position that it is not liable to be damaged by the heat of the main flame. The Provisional Specification states that a single pilot-jet tube is employed, the conducting-wires to the igniting - wire m passing either externally of, or through, the single pilot-jet tube.
Patent GB-190505938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Tip-waggons.
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 5938. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. March 21. Fastenings.-A device for securing and releasing the body or trough A of a tip-wagon comprises a sliding bolt B, actuated by a weighted lever C pivoted at c<1>. The bolt is guided on the angleiron D<1>, and, in its locking position, Fig. 4, its inclined face b<1> engages over a shoulder a<3>, formed on an eye a<2> on a bar a<1> on the trough. The bolt is held in this position by a nose c<2> on the lever C bearing against a pin b<3> on the bolt. To unlock the trough, the lever C is swung upwardly, causing a nose c<3> to engage the pin b<3> and withdraw the bolt. A pin c<4> on the lever is thus brought over the eye a', and, as the trough is tipped, this eye strikes the pin and returns the lever to its original position. When the trough is tipped back again, the eye a<2> strikes against the inclined face b<8> of the bolt, which is thus pushed back, being returned by the lever to its locking position when the shoulder a<3> has passed beneath it. To support the trough in the position shown in Fig. 3, the pin c<4> is brought into the path of the bar a<1> before the trough is tipped back.