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Patent GB-190304029-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hot Water Apparatus
Filed: 1903-02-20
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 4029. Claughtons, Ltd., and Austin, E. Feb. 20. Water-heating gas stoves.-In an apparatus for heating a given quantity of water to any desired temperature and storing it so as to be available for immediate use, the quantity of gas supplied to the burner is regulated automatically according to the amount of water used. The gas burner heats the part A of the boiler. The hot water passes through a tube B to the storage part C, which is connected by a tube G with the coldwater storage cistern F. The cold water passes to the part A through tubes D, M. Valved outlet pipes E, 0, P are provided, the temperature of the water passing through the cock R being controlled by the amount of cold water passing through the cock Q. The gas regulator H consists of two vessels J, K connected together by a siphon tube L and containing mercury, which, when the boiler is full of water, closes the depending end of the gas pipe I. A small screw bye-pass valve is shown. When mercury is not used, the vessel K extends the full height of the boiler and the gas pipe dips into water.
Patent GB-190311650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Developing Photographic Plates and the like.
Filed: 1903-05-21
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 11,650. Kodak, Ltd., [Gaffney, A.]. May 21. Developing; washing; fixing; trays and dishes; dark slides.-Relates to an apparatus for developing photographic negatives, adapted to be employed in connection with the usual plate holder, whereby the plate may be developed without the use of a dark room. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the apparatus with no plate in it, and Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, showing a plate in position. The tray 1 is provided with reservoirs 9 at each end to contain the developing-agent, and one reservoir has fitted to it a funnel 10, revolubly mounted on a hollow sleeve, so that it can be used to empty, as well as to fill, the reservoir 9. The plate is secured in the plate holder 2, Fig. 3, by ledges 5, 6, and the spring 7, which is, normally, forced inwards by the pin 8. The tray 1 is normally closed by a slide 15, and, when this is removed, the valve 22 prevents the entrance of light into the tray. The side walls 17, Fig. 7, of the tray 1 are bent over to form the enclosed channel 18, within which slide the edges 19 of the flanges 21 on the holder frame 20. The portion of the plate, when in the tray 1, is limited by stop 27 and curved supports 16. To develop a plate, the holder 2 is fitted on the tray 1, the slide 15 and lower slide 4 withdrawn, and the plate is released by the pin 8. By rocking the device, the plate drops into the tray 1. The slide 15 is now replaced, the holder 2 removed, and the developing- solution poured into the funnel 10. The various operations of developing, washing, and fixing are then gone through.
Patent GB-190315320-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnace Grates.
Inventor: LE WILHELM FRIEDRICH ALEXANDER
Filed: 1903-07-10
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 15,320. K÷lle, W. F. A. July 10. Firebars and grates.- The invention is shown applied to an internallyfired steam - generator furnace. The side portions b of the grate a are elevated, the bar supports being constructed to allow the bars to rise gradually. The rear portions of the grate only may be formed in this way or the whole grate may be arranged with the side elevations.
Patent GB-190319621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Dust Collectors for use with Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BROWN JOHN
Filed: 1903-09-11
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 19,621. Brown, J. Sept. 11. Dust guards or deflectors.-Relates to dust-collectors for collecting the dust thrown up by the wheels of road vehicles, more particularly motor road vehicles, the cleansed air being applicable for cooling the engine and like purposes. In operation, the rapid rotation of conical or dished discs C mounted on a frame B, B<1> causes the air in the annular channels to be thrown out into a casing D, so that air is drawn in through drums D', D', which may be connected with scoops located at the rear of the wheels of the vehicle to receive the thrown-up dust. Between the discs, the dust is forced against the faces and retained, while the air passes on to the casing and out by a conduit D<8> to the engine or other part. To discharge the collected dust, the shaft is thrown out of gear and a rod G is simultaneously operated to open outlets D‹, D<6>, D<10>. The closing-plate of the first two outlets now covers the conduit D<8>, while a projection G<1> no longer engages a spring-controlled tapper F, so that, as the apparatus slows down, the tapper passes over the teeth of a wheel E ; the vibration of the discs thus effected shakes out the dust, which falls from the casing by the opening D<6>. Heavier dust which may have collected in the drums is dumped from the other outlets. The shaft may be driven by bevel gearing connected to the differential gear of the driving-axle of the motor. The discs are slid into place upon the frame B, B<1> and are distanced by wire or other pieces C', but, in lieu of dished discs, concentric cylinders through which the air is drawn or forced by a fan may be employed. If desired, the collected dust may be pumped into a larger receptacle and damped before being discharged. Two or more collectors may be used with the same system of conduits, and any number of conduits may communicate with a single separator. According to the Provisional Specification, the cleansed air escapes to the atmosphere, and the separator may be provided with a device, such as a worm, by which the dust adhering to the insides of the concentric tubes or cylinders may be worked forward and discharged, while, when the collectors are not arranged to discharge continuously, two or more collectors used in turn may be employed.
Patent GB-190319833-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Filing, Sawing, or Abrading Machine
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1903-09-15
Granted: 1903-11-12
Abstract: 19,833. Fairweather, W., [Kinsey, P. S., Kinsey, W., and Burt, J. H.]. Sept. 15. Filing-machines sawing.-In a metal-abrading machine such as a sawing or a filing machine, the tool is fixed in a spindle 34 which is reciprocated by a lever 23 having a bifurcated and a slotted end, the latter of which is engaged by a roller 27 on the crank-pin 28, while the former engages a roller 35 on the hollow bearing 39 of the spindle-clamp 36, the roller 35 being kept in position by the block 37 which slides on the guide-rod 38. The crank-pin 28 is adjustable in a slot in the disc 20 on the belt-driven shaft 16, and the lever 23 may be fitted with a weight 90 to balance the spindle 34 &c. Above the bench 11 is a U-shaped bracket 14 for supporting the table 15, the circular sleeve 43 of the bracket being passed through the bench and clamped in the split-collar 12 of the bracket 10, and provided with upper and lower spindle guides 44, between which is an annular space for a lubricant. The upper end of the spindle 34 is grooved at 58 and recessed at 52, and is provided with a spring-pressed block 49 having a flaring-mouthed opening for the reception of the end of a file a which is secured by screws 51 threaded through the ring 50. When a saw b is used, it is fixed in the groove 58 by a transverse screw and the ring 50 is replaced by the lower split end of a frame 55 provided at the top with a screw and a nut for tightening the saw. A workholder 72, fitted with a tool-supporting roller 73 which is preferably grooved to accommodate triangular or round files, is adjustably secured as shown in Fig. 8 to a bracket 78 fixed to the underside of the table 15. A leather disc 48, mounted on the spindle 34, prevents cuttings from getting to the spindle-guides 44. To permit of the tilting of the table 15 without its centre being moved away from the axis of the spindle 34, quadrants 64 with circular projections 67 on their inner faces are secured to the table, and engage with the correspondingly-shaped ends of the arms of the bracket 14 The tabic is secured by clamps 65 and screws 66, its setting at any inclination being facilitated by the scale 70 and the pointer 71.
Patent GB-190322380-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Flexible Tubes.
Inventor: HOOKHAM GEORGE
Filed: 1903-10-16
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 22,380. Hookham, G. Oct. 16. Flexible tubing.-Relates to the construction of flexible tubing, especially that used for transmission purposes, from steel spirals in such a manner as to protect the steel spiralfrom moisture. The steel spiral a, which is of such a section as to present a flat outer surface, is covered by a layer of cotton threads b wound in the opposite direction to the spiral and of greater pitch than the latter. Over this is wound a layer of non-oxidizable soft wire c, to protect the threads. The threads may be soaked in a waterproofing-composition of pitch and oil.
Patent GB-190325330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boilers
Inventor: MARKS HARRY JAFFA
Filed: 1903-11-20
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 25,330. Marks, H. J., and Davenport, C. F. Nov. 20. Water-tube boilers; superheating steam in boiler. -Relates to generators for use in automobiles, and for other purposes. The water legs 4, which are inclined, and are arranged in a circle, open at their bottom ends into a "water ring" 10, and their upper ends pass through the furnace crown 2 and open into the water space of the generator. From each of the legs are led water tubes 8, which are not arranged in the same plane, but are staggered, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, which is a section on the line X-X of Fig. 1. Round the top of the uptake 7 is placed a serrated baffle-plate 13, over which the escaping steam passes, and becomes superheated by striking against the uptake pipe. Screw or other removable plugs 9 are fitted in the legs opposite the ends of the tubes, and similar plugs 11 are placed in the ring 10 opposite the ends of the legs.
Patent GB-190326686-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus applied to Photographic Enlarging Cameras
Inventor: HOUGHTON EDGAR WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-12-07
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 26,686. Houghton, E. W., and Smith, E. D. Dec. 7. Cameras enlarging ; lenses and lens fittings.-To enable daylight enlarging-cameras to be used with artificial light for enlarging purposes, a burner d is supported by the adjustable bracket c<1> on the hinged baseboard a, as shown in the Figure, and the frame f, carrying a condenser g, is fitted with a vertically-sliding board h, which forms a support for the front of the camera so as to bring the negative j into central illumination from the burner. The back frame l may be supported on a stepped block m which can be clamped at any position on the baseboard a, or by a central bracket which is capable of vertical adjustment.
Patent GB-190327527-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Change Speed and Free Wheel Hub, particularly for Cycles and Motor Cycles.
Inventor: FOCCART IGNACE JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-12-15
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 27,527. Foccart, I. J. Dec. 15. Driving-mechanism. - A three-speed and freewheel device for the hub of a motor or other cycle &c. consists of a disc 5 provided with three concentric circles 6, 7, 8 of equally-pitched pins or teeth, with which the sliding pins 21 in the sprocket-wheel 19 may be brought into gear by a cam or rise 24 in the groove 23 in a ring 13 on a guide 12. The wheel 19 and ring 13 are adjusted by a cord passing round the guide 29 and attached to the plate 13. The operation of the parts is similar to that of the mechanism described in Specification No. 12,085, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Locomotives &c.].
Patent GB-190406705-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Penholder.
Inventor: BAINES ARNOLD LEIGH
Filed: 1904-03-19
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 6705. Baines, A. L. March 19. Penholders.-Relates to a penholder adapted for preventing cramp, and for teaching writing. The barrel A made from a sheet of steel &c. is punched with semicircular or other shaped slits and the portions D bent up to form finger guides. The device may also be made as a ferrule to slip over the barrel of any pen. The portion D also serve to prevent the pen from rolling about when placed on a desk &c.
Patent GB-190406919-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Collecting and Removing Refuse from Wood Pavement and other Road Surfaces.
Inventor: TWYNAM GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1904-03-22
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 6919. Twynam, G. E., and Daniel, N. March 22. Sweeping-machines; elevating sweepings into receptacles; refuse, collecting.-A motor-driven vacuum apparatus for sweeping up and collecting the liquid mud and refuse on woodpavement and other roads, or for removing mud &c. from gullies, consists of an exhausted tank C, Fig. 1, having at one end a sucker G and a flexible pipe g, through which the mud &c. is drawn into the tank. At the other end is an air pump D for creating a vacuum in the tank, and for forcing air into it in order to discharge the mud &c. through the outlet P. The motor B drives, by means of the toothed wheels j<1>, j<2>, an intermediate shaft j, which, by means of a chain j<3> at one or both ends, drives the wheels a, and also, by means of the chains i<10>, i<3> and the pinions i<7>, i<8>, drives the rotary brush I. The brush sweeps the mud &c. into the path of the sucker G, which runs on small wheels h<1>, and is drawn by a forked frame F. The sides and rear end of the mouth of the sucker G are fitted with rubber or like strips G<1>, and horizontal side rollers enable it to travel close to the kerb. The brush I may be raised by a counterweighted lever l<2>, and may be dropped again by operating a lever connected to the chain m. The air pump is driven by gearing connecting it to the motor B, or, as shown in Fig. 1,. by a steam cylinder e. The air-pump piston d<2>, Fig. 5,is fitted with valves d<3>, and the inlet and outlet valves d<4>, d<5> are connected to a three-way valve e<9>, which enables the pump to force air into the tank. When removing mud from road gullies, the sucker G, Fig. 1, is replaced by a flexible pipe. The tank C is fitted with manhole and mud-hole doors to facilitate cleaning. According to the Provisional Specification, a scraper may be arranged behind the sucker so as to collect and feed the mud &c. to it.
Patent GB-190415502-A (GB)
Title: A Mixing-machine.
Inventor: RIKOF J OLOF NILSSON
Filed: 1904-07-12
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 15,502. Rikof, O. N. July 12. Mixing in definite proportions.-In a machine for mixing concrete &c., the materials are conveyed from hoppers e,f by drums b, c, or by endless bands, past regulating- devices m, n, and delivered in a common stream to a mixing- drum r. The drum consists of a paddlewheel, with paddles inclined towards the centre and indented, and is rotated in a direction contrary to that of the stream.
Patent GB-190417152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture or Threads of Artificial Silk.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1904-08-05
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 17,152. Howorth, F. W., [Soc. Franþaise de la Viscose]. Aug. 5. Yarns and threads.-Relates to a rotating squirting-device for spinning or drawing and twisting viscose in the manufacture of artificial silk. The viscose passes from a supply pipe 1, having a needle cock or valve 2, through a passage in the support 3 and through wadding, contained in a metallic cloth 19, to the squirting-device 9, through the orifices of which it passes into the coagulating-bath and thence around a pulley 18 to a winder or reel. The squirting-device is held in the support 3 by a screw and nut 12 and is rotated by a flexible shaft 13. The squirting-device may be connected to the support 3 by a ball-and-socket joint. Right and left handed grooves 14, 15 prevent the lubricant of the ball bearings from mixing with the viscose and convey outward any viscose which may have penetrated between the body 10 and the rotating tube 8. The mouthpiece 20 imparts rotary motion to the liquid and thus prevents rupture of the viscose filaments.
Patent GB-190418989-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Plastic Substance and Method of Making the same.
Inventor: MUELLER ROBERT
Filed: 1904-09-02
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 18,989. M³ller, R. Sept. 2. Waterproofing compositions. - Asbestos, with or without a filler such as quartz, kaolin, and the like, is mixed with a small quantity of pitch dissolved in a volatile organic solvent, such as benzene. The last portion of the solvent may be expelled in vacuo. The material thus made resists heat, acid, alkalies, fire, water, and electricity and may be moulded, polished, and enamelled.
Patent GB-190422865-A (GB)
Title: Improved Sanitary Bathing Machine
Inventor: SHANLY MICHAEL WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-10-24
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 22,865. Shanly, M. W. Oct. 24. Bathing-machines. -A light and portable bathing- machine, which can easily be taken in pieces for transport, is formed by a wheeled platform a to which is bolted a braced wooden framework d carrying a curved roof. The sides are covered in with canvas or the like. A seat j and a cupboard for toilet requisites are provided. The bathing- machine may be propelled by means of a handle m.
Patent GB-190425362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Side Tipping Wagons.
Filed: 1904-11-22
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 25,362. Stewart & Co., D., and Wishart, T. Nov. 22. Tip-wagons.-In a side-tipping wagon, the body A is supported on rollers C and is moved towards one side or the other for tipping by means of a worm shaft G engaging a rack H on the body. The lateral movement is limited by hooked projections 0 on the body engaging the axles of the rollers C. The body is tipped by rotating by means of a worm shaft N, a worm-wheel K, a stud roller J on which engages a channel beam I on the body.
Patent GB-190428494-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumps.
Inventor: POLLATSCHEK MARK
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 28,494. Pollatschek, M. Dec. 27. Well pumps; pump buckets; barrels and cylinders.- Comprises a bucket pump specially suitable for use in deep wells and for gritty or muddy liquids. Fig. 1 shows one form of the pump, and Fig. 2 a modified form in which the valves are so arranged that they can be easily withdrawn for repairs. The bucket 2 is in the form of a cylinder and is arranged with a narrow annular space 5 between it and the pump barrel, which, when full of liquid, serves the same purpose as the packing usually employed. The valves 3, 4 are, preferably, ball valves, and the seating for the valve 3 may be connected to the barrel by means of a sleeve 7. The barrel 1 is immersed in the liquid, so that its upper edge just projects above the surface. Any suitable means for actuating the pump and for conducting away the liquid may be employed.
Patent GB-190501644-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lace Curtains
Inventor: BAGGALEY WILLIAM BETTS
Filed: 1905-01-27
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 1644. Baggaley, W. B. Jan. 27. Curtains.-One or more rows of holes are provided at either end or both ends of a lace curtain for receiving a tape or cord by and upon which the curtain mav be draped, hung, or pleated. The holes are formed during the manufacture, may be strengthened round the edges, and may form part of the pattern. The curtain may be folded so that a single cord may be passed through several rows of holes. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 190?, to Specification No. 4238, A.D. 1900.]
Patent GB-190506668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drain Conduits.
Inventor: JAECKEL CHARLES
Filed: 1905-03-29
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 6668. Jaeckel, C. Sept. 30, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Conduits.-Ditches and similar places for the accumulation of water are drained by means of conduits, preferably porous, comprising an outer member 1, and an inner member 5, which is formed with corrugations or grooved ribs 9, and fits inside the outer piece below the shoulders 4. Water is thus able to pass into the interior by the spaces and grooves between the pieces and by grooves 12 in the edges of the inner piece. Another construction embodying the same principle is shown in Fig. 9. A V-shaped trough is enclosed by a larger inverted trough 14, which is supported by cross-sills 15 and spacing-ribs 16. Adjacent sections of the inner trough are united by sections 17 nailed to the trough. Branch conduits are connected to the main conduit by means of a junction box, Fig. 11, of which the sides are perforated by triangular holes for the insertion of the inner troughs 13.
Patent GB-190507401-A (GB)
Title: A Toy.
Inventor: DOVER HORACE WALTER
Filed: 1905-04-07
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 7401. Dover, H. W. April 7. Spinning toys; rattles; toy windmills.-A combined windmill and rattle is made with a hollow spherical, cylindrical, or other symmetrically-shaped body a of celluloid or like material, revolubly mounted on the inturned portions g', g<2> of the arms f<1>, f<2> of a wire handle d, which is preferably coated with celluloid &c. Cup-shaped vanes c are provided to allow the body a to be rotated by the wind or by blowing. The body a encloses shot, peas, &c., to adapt it for use as a rattle. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, the extension h of the handle d passes through the cylindrical body a, and is provided with stops i, j to retain the body a in position ; or the extension h may support a hoop k as shown in dotted lines.
Patent GB-190508858-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Governing the Speed of Pumping Engines and like Motors.
Inventor: BAMFORTH THOMAS
Filed: 1905-04-27
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 8858. Bamforth, T., and Roy, R. P. April 27. Pumping-engines; governing &c. speed and p o w e r.-Apparatus for governing the speed and power of pumping-engines such as are described in Specification No. 16,303, A.D. 1904, is shown in Fig. 1. A revolving or oscillating valve is placed m the steam-supply pipe J and is rotated at the same speed as the engine by toothed or other gear. The valve revolving throttles or partially cuts off the steam, and so maintains more uniform -power throughout the stroke of the pump. A throttle, a cylindrical, and a disk valve are shown in Figs. 7, 10, and 11. Three alternative actuating-arrangements are described and illustrated in the Specification. In one, the toothed gearing is driven from a crank following the engine crank ; another consists of an arrangement of coupling-rods and toothed gearing ; the last consists of a chain and sprocket-wheel arrangement.
Patent GB-190511410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means or Apparatus for Purifying Dye-water and similar Effluent.
Inventor: MACKEY WILLIAM MCDONNEL
Filed: 1905-05-31
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 11,410. Mackey, W. M. May 31. Foul waters, treating; treating with reagents; settling; filtering.-Dye-water or similar effluent is forced by a pump 10 from an averaging- or container-tank 1 through pipes 2 to an inclined cylindrical settling-tank 3. The pump supplies water by valved pipes 15 to vessels 12 containing milk of lime or other chemical, a regulated amount of which is thus forced down the pipe 11 to a point in the tank 1 near to the pipe 2. The precipitate formed by the mixture of effluent and chemical comes into contact with previously-formed precipitate, which is kept in agitation at the lower end of the cylinder 3. Clarified effluent leaves by the pipe 4 and may be passed upwards through woodcharcoal or other light filtering-material confined between grids 8 in the receptacle 5.