baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190310194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Furnaces
Inventor: CARRERE JOSEPH MAXWELL
Filed: 1903-05-05
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 10,194. Carrere, J. M. May 5. Electric furnaces.-To a rotatable cylinder lined with fire-resisting material are fitted fixed ends for admission and discharge of the materials treated, such as ores, cement, and rock, means being provided for forming an arc within the cylinder, or raising the lining to incandescence. The lining b, Fig. 1, of graphite bricks, is insulated from the steel cylinder a by asbestos c. Fig. 3 is a crosssection, showing strengthening angle-irons 1 and bolts 3 attaching the cylinder to rings d carried on bearings, Fig. 5, in which a cylindrical roller 5 and a suitably-tapered one 7 are mounted with an angle of 90‹ between the bearing faces. A belt on the pulley 10 can produce rotation. The cylinder passes into fixed drum-shaped cap-ends f, f<1> lined with insulated graphite aud provided with openings 14, 15 for supply and discharge, the latter being the larger. Leads 21, 22 supply current to central carbons m, n. These can slide through bushes 18 on the cap ends, which also carry other leads 16 and contact-pieces l, whereby a current may be passed through the graphite lining to raise its temperature.
Patent GB-190315653-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Drying, Mixing, and Preparing Tar Macadam.
Inventor: PARKINSON HENRY
Filed: 1903-07-15
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 15,653. Parkinson, H. July 15. Asphalt paving. -In an apparatus for mixing melted tar with broken limestone &c. in forming asphalt roads, roofings, &c., a mixing -cylinder 2, with internal spaced blades 7 set at an angle, revolves in a concentric steamjacketed cylinder 1 supported on a framework 3. The cylinder 2 is supported on adjustable antifriction rollers 4, and is rotated by means of an annular spur-wheel 9, the material being gradually worked through the cylinder by the action of the blades. The flange 10 of the wheel 9 prevents the material from escaping at the feeding end. The broken limestone is conveyed from a hopper 19 on to a preferably steam-jacketed feeding-shoot 18, on which the melted tar falls from an open cistern 20 with internal steam heating-pipes 21, or from a jacketed boiler.
Patent GB-190318810-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Apron Files for Letters and other Papers.
Inventor: DOWNING JOHN SHORT
Filed: 1903-09-01
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 18,810. Downing, J. S. Sept. 1. Filing papers.-Relates to a file for letters and other papers in which the piercing-bow on to which the papers are filed may be turned back so as to lie flat against the apron, and to arrangements for holding the bow in its open or closed position. The bow B is mounted on a metal plate A which is cut so as to form spring tongues a<1>, a<2>. The top a<3> of the plate projects above the apron, the centre part of the projection being cut and turned up and pierced to form a bearing for the pivoted base 0 of the bow. A projection a<6> on the bottom of the plate is similarly turned up to provide the other bearing. The base C is formed of a square solid rod, or of sheet metal formed into a channel or hollow square section, the ends being formed into tubular pivots c<1>, c<2> which are sprung into the bearings. The tongues a<1>, a<2> bear against one or other of the square sides of the base, and hold the bow at right-angles to, or against, the apron. The opening part b<1> of the bow is fixed to a saddlepiece E which is pivoted to the base C, and the spring tongue a' bears against one or other of the edges e', e<2> of the saddle-piece, and holds the bow open or closed.
Patent GB-190320142-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fountain Pens.
Inventor: SCHAAF ALBERT ERNST
Filed: 1903-09-18
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 20,142. Schaaf, A. E. March 4, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pens, reservoir. In a fountain pen provided with a self-filling device, the penholding head b fits, by a slip joint a', into the mouth of the barrel a. An axial aperture c connects the pen d to an elastic reservoir e, one end of which is attached to the conical inner end of the held. The other end of the reservoir is closed and extended to provide a stem g, which projects through an opening h in the end of the barrel, and is covered by a cap i. To fill the pen, the'stem is turned axially to twist, and to expel the air from, the reservoir ; the nib is then immersed in the ink and the stem released. A second cap may be provided to fit over the end of the head b and also the cap i.
Patent GB-190325619-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Form of Feeding Bottle for Infants or Invalids
Inventor: COUPER ALICE AMY MARTHA
Filed: 1903-11-24
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 25,619. Couper, A. A. M. Nov. 24. Feeding - bottles; stoppers.-Relates to means for regulating the flow of food through the teat of a feeding-bottle for infants and invalids, and for venting the bottle. The bottle is fitted with a plug cock h<2>, Figs. 1 and 2, the casing C of which is made preferably of a transparent material, such as glass or celluloid, and the plug of glass. The cock is secured to the bottle by a screw or bayonet joint. The passage through the casing is large enough to enable a brush to pass for cleaning. A washer e ensures a tight joint. The venting-device consists of a rubber stud-shaped valve k inserted in a hole in the side of the bottle. The external flange m is perforated at n to allow air to enter and to pass the shank of the stud into the bottle. The knob inside prevents the escape of fluid from the bottle. An india-rubber tension band q, Fig. 2, is placed round the ball c<2> of the casing, and engages with a slight depression in the head of the plug, to hold the plug in its place, while allowing of easy removal. A teat is fitted to the top end of the casing, as shown. The bottle is formed with rounded corners at the bottom to facilitate cleaning and with a flat bottom, and is graduated on one side for tea spoons, and on the other for ounces or half-ounces.
Patent GB-190403645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Locking Nuts.
Inventor: ROSE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-02-13
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3645. Rose, W., and Rose, H. Feb. 13. Locking nuts for the clutches of motor vehicles &c. The bolt C, Fig. 1, has a keyway C' in which slides a key B<2> on the bush or washer B, Figs. 1 and 4, which bush has a bore large enough for it to slide over the screwed end of the bolt. The washer face of the bush B has one or more convex parts B', preferably formed ino ne with it, which are pressed by the spring D into corresponding concavities formed on the underside of the nut A ; or the concavities may be formed on the face of the bush, and there may be more concave than convex parts. The bolt, spindle, or shaft C may be flattened at C' to prevent turning. In the Provisional Specification it is stated that the nut is preferably circular at the base.
Patent GB-190407602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Reverberatory Furnaces
Inventor: DEFAYS VICTOR
Filed: 1904-03-30
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 7602. Defays, V. March 30. Regenerative openhearth furnaces for steel manufacture. Air and gas are supplied through removable air flues 3, 4 and gas flues 2. The air and gas flues are so arranged that their axes are convergent, and so that the air entering the removable combustion chamber 1 from the flues 3, 4 imparts to the gas from the flue 2 a gyratory movement, which causes an intimate mixing of the air and gas. The gas flues communicate with recuperating-chambers 5 and air flues with recuperating- chambers 6, the longitudinal axis of which are all parallel to the axis of the furnace. Each group of recuperating-chambers, which are arranged opposite to one another, terminates in a reversing-door, such as 8, between the walls of the chambers. The furnace is also provided with dampers for regulating the supply of air and gas.
Patent GB-190410139-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sanitary Inspection Chambers.
Inventor: PALMER EDWARD RICHARD
Filed: 1904-05-03
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 10,139. Palmer, E. R. May 3. Inspection openingsareconstructed of cast - metal or earthenware sections d, b, erected u p o n a base a in which the required pipe junctions and channels have been cast or moulded. The sections are united by cement poured in the channels e ; the base may have m o r e than one such channel, and also a disconnecting-trap with one main channel with or without branch junctions.
Patent GB-190413203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fireplaces and Hearths used in Private Houses, Offices, Public Buildings and the like.
Inventor: TAYLOR JOSHUA WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-06-11
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 13,203. Taylor, J. W. June 11. Fireplaces; hearths; ashpans.-Relates to fireplaces and hearths of the kind described in Specification No. 16,787, A.D. 1896, for use in houses, offices, public buildings, and the like. The hearth has a recess a with a sloping fireclay, metal, or like front b, above which is arranged a grate formed in halves c, d hinged centrally from front to back. A pin d<1> on the part d engages a recess in a snug e on the part c, and both parts have pivots h engaging recesses in a removable plate i flush with the hearth. The ashes may be removed from the ashpit by a shovel ; or a small ashpan k may be arranged under each half of the giate, having feet n and apertured projections to facilitate its removal. The fireclay back g is preferably curved at the bottom as shown, and the fancy brickwork or metal work o is formed with slots or recesses to receive the prepared edges g<1> of the fireclay back so as to prevent the escape of smoke. Above the fireplace are arranged, as shown, an inclined slab p, forming a canopy over the flue opening q, and a hinged door r to facilitate cleaning of the chimney.
Patent GB-190421189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Lifting Jacks.
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1905-06-22
Abstract: 21,189. Steel Nut & Joseph Hampton, Ltd., and Hampton, T. Oct. 3. Lifting-jacks.-Relates to lifting-jacks, and comprises an arrangement of pawls for jacks with ratchet bars and pawls for rough adjustment, and a construction of detachable key or handle having a universal joint for applying power to a jack. The arrangement of pawls is described in connection with the form of jack described in Specification No. 27,160, A.D 1902. The hollow lifting bar b has two recesses b<2> to receive the spring pawls f, which engage the ratchet bar e. The recesses b<2> have screwed caps k against which the springs g bear, and through which the bolt portion of the pawls pass. Fig. 4 shows the construction of key or handle. The two parts a, a' of the handle are forked at their ends, so as to enclose the block c, and are connected by joint pins at right-angles to each other, forming a universal joint. The key or handle may thus be employed in places where a straight key would be useless.
Patent GB-190428968-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Series Commutator Motors for Single Phase Aternating Current.
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 28,968. Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. Feb. 29, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Field magnets; sparking, preventing.-To prevent sparking in single-phase series commutator motors, auxiliary poles are provided on the stator and the exciting-current is regulated in phase and strength to supply a counter-electromotive force in the short-circuited coils. The Figure shows the arrangement of a compensated series motor in which the main poles 5 carry the main winding 8 and are notched at 9 for the compensating-winding 10. On the auxiliary poles 7 is a close-circuited winding 11 in inductive relation with the mains through a transformer 13 and provided with an adjustable non-inductive winding 12. Any other means may be provided for regulating the phase and strength of the electromotive force induced in the winding to counteract the two electromotive forces induced in the short-circuited coils.
Patent GB-190512749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Engines.
Inventor: SADORUS SAMUEL SUVER
Filed: 1905-06-20
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 12,749. Sadorus, S. S. Sept. 13, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Annular-chamber type of rotary engines. The shaft E carries a wbeel D which rotates within the casing A, A, B' and has recesses D' cat in its rim for the vanes C<2> shown in Fig. 9. These vanes are made in one piece to avoid inconvenience due to loosening of the parts from defects or wear. The arms C' of the vanes are actuated by a track A' which is depressed at a' adjacent to the inlet ports B' and exhaust ports B' to permit the vanes to pass the abutments b and also to permit of their being lowered in passing between the exhaust ports and the abutments. One end of each recess D' is rounded at d to form a seat for the vane. The wheel or piston D also has flanges D3 secured to its faces as shown, between which the vanes C' rock. The bearings f for the trunnions C<3> of the vanes are formed by a wedge F as shown in Fig. 7. A branch pipe g conveys steam to the lower port B'.
Patent GB-190513730-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Cycle Tool-bags and Analogous Receptacles
Inventor: MARTIN PATRICK ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1905-07-04
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 13,730. Martin, P. A. July 4. Bags.-Relates to the inventions described in Specifications No. 14,054, A.D. 1896, and No. 10,628, A.D. 1905, and consists in forming one part of the buckle or other fastening on the bag and the other on the strap sling within which the bag is suspended. The sling consists of two straps b<1>, b2 arranged obliquely, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, which are front and rear elevations respectively. A third strap b<3> is riveted at c', c' to the front and rear loops, so as to form a bottom support for the bag. The strap b<3> is continued as a tab d, which is passed through the buckle e attached to the bag. Instead of the buckle, a button, snap, or other fastening may be employed. The suspension loops f may be formed out of the straps b<1>, b<2>, or they may be formed separately and attached to the sling.
Patent GB-190514544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Treating or Dressing Grain or other Seeds
Filed: 1905-07-14
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 14,544. King, H. W., and Boby, Ltd., R. July 14. Feeding - devices. -The feed-roller a of a grain and seed dressing - machine is provided with a removable l o n g i - tudinal segment or slat a<1>, Fig. 4, for which can be substituted a similar piece with pegs a<2>, Fig. 5, for use with grass and similar seeds. In the first case, the roll is rotated, but in the second it is oscillated.
Patent GB-190517014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Band Brakes.
Inventor: HARMAN ROWLAND GEORGE
Filed: 1905-08-22
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 17,014. Harman, R. G. Aug. 22. Hoists.-A band brake for hoisting or other machinery is arranged to act independently of the direction of rotation of the brake drum, and, when used with an electrically-driven machine, is applied automatically when the current is cut off. The lever C is pivoted at F, and the ends b, b<1> of the band are pivoted to it at points c, c<1>, which are equidistant from the point F and are so situated that the angles bcF, b<1>c<1>F are equal to one another. The brake may be arranged to be applied by a weight or a spring, and one or both ends of the band may be provided with means for taking up slack. When used with an electrically-driven machine, the weight W is raised to release the brake, when the current is started, by a solenoid T, the plunger of which is connected to the brake lever C by links n<1>, n, N, the windings of the solenoid being so proportioned to those of the fieldmagnet that the brake is released before the motor is started.
Patent GB-190517813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sad Irons
Inventor: PACK CARL
Filed: 1905-09-04
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 17,813. Pack, C. Sept. 4. Burners, applications of;. vaporizing-apparatus.-The burner tube e of a vapour-heated iron is fixed to the bottom of a chamber d which is further connected to it by a tube e<1>. The chamber d is connected also to the reservoir b and is furnished with a guide-tube f for the valve spindle g. The stand on which the burner is initially heated has a pair of supports m, n, and a cup i to contain lighted spirit.
Patent GB-190525094-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Molds for Glass-blowing Machines.
Inventor: WOLF JEAN
Filed: 1905-12-04
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 25,094. Wolf, J. Dec. 4. Blowing and moulding bottles.- The parison mould b is supported on a fixed frame e. When the charge of glass has been introduced and pressed by the plunger p, a handlever m is moved forward, causing a plate l having a slot k to advance. The blowing mould c, being mounted upon a rod h having a pin i engaging the slot k, is thus raised clear of the parison mould b, and the mould bottom o, attached to the plate l, is inserted automatically. The remaining operations are carried out as usual.
Patent GB-190604097-A (GB)
Title: New Sulphur Colours and a Process for Making the Same.
Inventor: RANSFORD ROBERT BOLTON
Filed: 1906-02-19
Granted: 1906-10-25
Abstract: 4097. Ransford, R. B., [Cassella & Co., L.]. Feb. 19. Dyes, artificial. - Colouring-matters dyeing cotton directly greenish-yellow shades exceptionally fast to washing are produced by heating a mixture of dehydrothiotoluidine, or derivatives thereof containing a higher proportion of sulphur, and benzidine, or thiobenzidine with sulphur, and transforming the products so obtained into soluble colouring-matters by treating with concentrated solutions of caustic alkalies or alkali sulphides.
Patent GB-190607083-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Hemming Guide for the Skirts of Dresses and Coats
Inventor: CANHAM VICTOR HENRY
Filed: 1906-03-23
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 7083. Canham, V. H. March 23. Measuring for.- To regulate the length of a skirt of a dress or coat and to ensure the lower edge being at the same height all round, the hem is turned up over an horizontal, I, curved guide-wire D which is carried, at a suitable height from the floor, by a standard A, B. The wire D is secured to a carrier C which slides upon upright wires B on the base A, and can be secured in position by a screw c. The wires B may be graduated in inches.
Patent GB-190608118-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus for the Thorough Teaching of Numbers from One to Twelve inclusive.
Inventor: PETTERSSON AUGUSTA CAROLINA HE
Filed: 1906-04-04
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 8118. Pettersson, A. C. H. April 4. Arithmetic, teaching.-An apparatus of wood, cardboard, &c. hinged together longitudinally and transversely as shown so that different portions may be folded under as desired, is employed for teaching the numbers 1 to 12 inclusive. Twelve spots of two contrasting colours or twelve representations of two varieties of similar objects, such as twelve apples or twelve tops, are placed on the apparatus, e.g. the apparatus may have six red spots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11 and six white spots 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12. By suitable lids such as those carrying spots 8, 11, 12, and panels such as those carrying or covering spots 1, 2, 9, 10, any number of spots &c. from one to twelve can be shown, and these are so arranged that any smaller number may be deducted from the number being dealt with at the time. The upper and lower halves may be detached along the division line and the halves hung up side by side to show doubling of numbers.
Patent GB-190609244-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electrically Heated Irons
Inventor: READ HERBERT JAMES
Filed: 1906-04-19
Granted: 1907-01-10
Abstract: 9244. Read, H. J. April 19. Heating by electricity.-Electrically-heated handirons are fitted with one or both of the following switches, namely : a mercury gravity switch to allow current to pass when the iron is placed in a perpendicular position but to cut it off when placed flat down, and a switch actuated by hand pressure to maintain current on during use and to cut it off by means of a spring or weighted contact when the pressure is removed. A small mica window is provided in these irons, through which a portion of the heating-wire can be observed. The current may be reduced but not cut off entirely by the action of these switches.
Patent GB-190610814-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Condensing and Purifying Gases, the same being especially applicable for use in the Manufacture of Sulphuric and other Acids.
Inventor: GRAHAM JOHN GUTHRIE
Filed: 1906-05-09
Granted: 1907-03-07
Abstract: 10,814. Graham, J. G. May 9. Scrubbers a n d washers; condensers. - A sulphuric-acid tower also applicable for use in condensing and purifying, washing, absorbing, or otherwise treating gases, smoke, and the like comprises a leaden shell or column packed with a series of crosspieces or baffle-plates f which are supported on ledges g<2> formed in brickwork g. These crosspieces are made of glass, earthenware, or other material, and are arranged crosswise with their surfaces horizontal, vertical, or inclined ; the surfaces may be corrugated or straight.
Patent GB-190612073-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Golf and other Balls.
Inventor: KINGZETT CHARLES THOMAS
Filed: 1906-05-23
Granted: 1906-12-20
Abstract: 12,073. Kingzett, C. T., and Kingzett, E. P. May 23. Balls.-Golf and other balls are constructed with cores of material, e.g. gelatin, agar agar, glue, isinglass, carrageen, gum tragacanth, gum arabic, albumen, or starch in a colloid state. The cores, with or without a central neucleus of other material, are encased in a shell of gutta-percha or, as shown in Fig. 2, encased in rubber B, followed by the usual coating C of gutta-percha, balata, or other material. A solution of the above-mentioned substances may be used, in which case the solution is poured into moulds to form half-balls, with or without a hollow centre. The faces of the two halves obtained on congelation are moistened or heated so as to secure cohesion, and the ball is finished, as shown in Fig. 4, where the core A is encased in a winding C of rubber and a final coating D of gutta-percha. Hollow balls of rubber, gutta-percha, skin, or other suitable material may be filled,with the solution, and after congelation the ball may be completed in any of usual methods. When an inner solid nucleus is to be used, the core is,formed by frequent dipping of the nucleus into the solution and subsequent, congelation, or by wrapping strips of suitably-prepared colloid round the nucleus. Other substances used in the construction of cores are casein, soap, waxes, collodion, dough, or freshly precipitated alumina, silica, magnesia, &c. When wax is used, it is preserved in a plastic condition by oils or other solvents. With gelatinous, albuminous, or gummy cores, an admixture of water and alcohol, treacle, honey, or glycerine may be used, and, to prevent the gelatinous substances from decomposing and to render them insoluble in water, the cores are treated with formaldehye vapour or solution. Cores may also be constructed of grapes or of spheres cut out of such vegetables as carrots, turnips, or potatoes in either a cooked or uncooked condition. To preserve the central cores in a mobile condition, a coating of varnish, rubber solution, or collodion is applied.
Patent GB-190612883-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Drawing Compass.
Inventor: CHARLTON THOMAS ROBSON
Filed: 1906-06-02
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 12,883. Charlton, T. R. June 2. Trammels.-The pencil and pin holders B, A sliding on a bar D are each bored with two holes at right-angles to one another, one for receiving the pencil or pin and the other for receiving the bar. A split tube placed in either of the holes, or a grooved washer H, may be provided to ensure a secure connexion.