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Patent GB-189813003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Indicating the Correct Course for Ships to Steer on Sighting other Ships or the Lights thereof, in Accordance with the Rules of the Road at Sea.
Inventor: RAY JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-06-10
Granted: 1899-04-15
Abstract: 13,003. Ray, J. W. June 10.. Course indicators.-The apparatus is for use when a vessel, or her lights, are sighted, to indicate the course to be steered to avoid collision according to the rule of the road. The lights will be red or green, or both, according to the relative positions of the ships, with or without a white light according to whether the vessel sighted is a steamer or no. Indicators of these combinations, with additional ones for direction of wind, are set out radially at a, b on the ends of a segment of a circle marked on an opal glass plate 1, and the segment is divided into corresponding bands by concentric arcs. The bands are then coloured red, green, and white, as shown by cross hatching, in such a way that, when the ship is sighted by the pointer 2 and the index 5 is brought to the proper band, the colour showing through the aperture in the index gives the course to be steered, port, starboard, or steady. Sometimes two colours will be seen, in which case the course is optional, but the relative breadth of the colours indicates which is preferable. The depth of the tint varies to indicate the extent of the deviation necessary. Preferably the instrument is mounted on the binnacle so that it is lighted by the binnacle lamps.
Patent GB-189813154-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Corsets.
Inventor: BROWN MALCOLM GILBERT
Filed: 1898-06-11
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 13,154. Brown, M. G., and Whyte, P. G. June 11. Corsets.-A corset is made so that it can be varied in size. Each half of the corset is provided at the back or elsewhere with two or more parallel rows of eyelets, so that, by varying the two rows which are laced together, the size of the corset is altered.
Patent GB-189814735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Car Brakes.
Inventor: MCCOLLUM JAMES HARRY KEIGHLY
Filed: 1898-07-04
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 14,735. McCollum, J. H. K., Elmsley, R., and Brouse, W. H. July 4. Brakes, hand-power. One of the axles A carries a sprocket-wheel G which gives motion to a loose friction-wheel E on a transverse shaft C. When the locomotive is stopped, the draw head Q is pushed back, and this acts through the rods P, 0, to move the lever I, which is pivoted at i, thereby causing the fork i<1> to press the friction-wheel G against the disc H. The rotation of the disc H causes the ratchet-wheel H<1>, carried thereon, to act through the pawl h<1> on the arm H<2> of the shaft C, so as to rotate the shaft U and wind up the chain M, thus applying the brakes. The pawl n and wheel N retain the brakes when applied. The rods R, S are operated by the foot pusher u<1> for releasing the pawl n when the brakes are to be taken off. The levers I may be connected by rods running throughout the train so as to enable the brakes to be operated by hand power.
Patent GB-189815049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottles and other Vessels.
Inventor: RAGOT GASTON
Filed: 1898-07-08
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 15,049. Ragot, G., and Berlize, T. July 8. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-Relates to bottles, flasks, jars, &c., which cannot be refilled after having been once emptied. The valve casing 1, Fig. 1, is adapted to be inserted in the neck of the vessel and secured by cement. At the bottom, the casing is formed with a seat 2 for the float valve 3, which is normally held on its seat by the ball 7. The ball rests between the top 6 of the valve 3 and the bottom 8 of the guard plug 9, the surfaces 6 and 8 being shaped of the form shown, so that the ball tends to become wedged between the two surfaces when the vessel is upright. The plug 9 is formed with suitable outlet passages arranged to prevent tampering with the valve. The valve seat 2 is surrounded by a loose ring 5, which forms an additional security against refilling, and the valve 3 is formed with suitable guide - projections 4, between which the liquid flows out. In a modification, the valve seat 2 is formed in the neck, and the casing 1 is dispensed with. In the form shown in Fig. 7, annular grooves 3<a>, 3<b> are formed in the valve 3 and vessel to receive the balls 7, the ball 7<a> being adapted to prevent tampering with the valves. In this form, the neck is made separate from the body of the vessel, and is secured thereto by cement at 19, 20.
Patent GB-189820702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steering Locks for Cycles.
Inventor: TRUEMAN HENRY PATTMAN
Filed: 1898-10-01
Granted: 1899-02-04
Abstract: 20,702. Trueman, H. P., and Scrivens, J. Oct. 1. Steering-mechanism. - Relates to a frictional steering-lock for cycles whereby the handle-bar may be prevented from turning so that it may be used as a support for the cycle. A resilient coil a lies within the steering-socket d and surrounds the steering-post c. The ends a<3>, a<4> of the coil pass through holes d<2>, d<3> in the socket lug, and are screwed for the reception of tensioning-nuts e. By screwing up the nuts e the coil is contracted upon the post c, thus locking the steering-mechanism. One end only of the cord may be screwed, and the other fixed to the lug. In a modification, the coil is arranged so that it tends to close upon the steering-post and requires to be expanded by means of the nuts to free it from the post. Various means for applying and maintaining tension upon the coil, such as ratchet and pawl mechanism, cottars, wedges, cams, levers, set-screws and plates, &c. may be employed.
Patent GB-189821148-A (GB)
Title: Collapsable Lantern Suitable for Bicycles.
Inventor: ORLEANS PIERRE
Filed: 1898-10-07
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 21,148. OrlÚans, P. Oct. 7. Lanterns. - Relates to triangular collapsable cycle and other lanterns which can be readily folded up for transport. The top d and the bottom b are so pivoted to a connecting-wire r, Fig. 3, that they are simultaneously folded up, Fig. 5, or opened by pressing upon the loop k, by which the lamp is suspended. When the top and bottom are folded up, the two sides w, w<1> are closed upon the third side by springs f, Fig. 6, and the lantern assumes the closed position shown in Figs. 7 and 8. In a modification, the rear edges of the two sides w, w<1> are bent outwards symmetrically and introduced into a vertical groove formed in the anti-vibration device or lamp holder.
Patent GB-189822876-A (GB)
Title: An Attachment for Corsets as a Means for Supporting the Skirt of Ladies' Dresses.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1898-10-31
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 22,876. Justice, P. M., [Cain, G. H.]. Oct. 31. Corsets; suspenders for articles of dress.- The skirt is suspended from the corset by means of the appliance shown in Fig. 2, which consists of a plate A in which are a number of holes B through which it is sewn to the corset. A loop C is struck up from the centre of the plate A, and serves as a holder or support for a safety-pin D, which is fastened into the waistband of the skirt.
Patent GB-189824033-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dobbies for Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: HATTERSLEY RICHARD LONGDEN
Filed: 1898-11-15
Granted: 1899-09-16
Abstract: 24,033. Hattersley, R. L., and Jackson, S. Nov. 15. Loom dobbies.-Openshed dobbies, such as are described in Specification No. 8000, A.D. 1897, are convertible into shut or centre shed dobbies by making the stud 4, on which the heald levers 2 turn, movable vertically in slots 5 in the levers instead of being fixed, radius slots 6 being also provided for a fixed pin 3. For open-shed action, the stud is fixed at the top of the slots, while for shut or centre shed action the s t u d 4 is operated from any moving part of the loom or dobby in such a manner that it is at the top of the slots when the shed is required to be open and at the bottom when it is to be closed.
Patent GB-189824105-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
Filed: 1898-11-15
Granted: 1899-01-07
Abstract: 24,105. Fell, J. C., [Wyckoff, Seamans, & Benedict]. Nov. 15. Type - writers. - Relates to the line-spacing mechanism, and consists of means whereby the platen detent may be lifted from the ratchetwheel, and a brake at the same time be applied to the platen, so that the platen may be turned any distance backward or forward to and held in any required position. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the carriage of a Remington machine. The platen 3 is ordinarily turned for line-spacing by the .lever 23, pawl 5, and ratchet-wheel 4. The roller 10 of the spring detent 7 engages the wheel 4. On the pivot 9 of the detent roller 10 are hinged the lugs or ears 12 of a plate 11 on the end of which is pivoted a cam lever 18 engaging a pin fixed on a bracket 19 on the carriage frame 1. An extension 14 of one of the lugs 12 is provided with a friction brake shoe. When the lever 18 is moved to the left, the roller 10 is lifted from the wheel 4 and the brake 14 applied to the platen. The lever 18 is held in this position by a notch 22 engaging the pin.
Patent GB-189911190-A (GB)
Title: A Means for Automatically Coupling Railway Wagons and the like.
Inventor: EAGLESFIELD THOMAS
Filed: 1899-05-30
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 11,190. Eaglesfield, T. May 30. Couplings, automatic and non-automatic.-Fig. 2 shows an end view of the coupling when hanging free, and Fig. 11 a side view when the coupling is set for automatic action on the right-hand side. A shaft A carries a bridle piece D passing under a rule-jointed rod E, which is loose on the shaft A and supports a slotted piece F secured to the outer link of the coupling. For automatic coupling, the shaft A is turned to bring the parts into the position shown in Fig. 11, the shaft being retained in such position by a spring catch G, which engages with a projecting tooth H on the shaft. When two cars come together, the spring catch G is released by rods I carried on the buffers, and the outer link then drops by gravity over the opposite hook. By dispensing with the spring catch the coupling becomes a non-automatic one.
Patent GB-189912307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Frames for Bicycles.
Inventor: HADDAN REGINALD
Filed: 1899-06-13
Granted: 1899-07-15
Abstract: 12,307. Haddan, R., [Marti, P.]. June 13. Frames for bicycles. The frame consists of two rings A, A' connected together and provided with lugs for connecting the head E, the saddle support D, crank-axle brackets G, and slotted axle brackets H. The head may carry a sculptured figure, and the brackets H may be of ornamental form as shown.
Patent GB-189913435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Irons for the Use of Tailors.
Inventor: IDEN CHARLES W
Filed: 1899-06-28
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 13,435. Iden, C. W. June 28. Gas burners.-Relates to a gas-heated iron, provided with means for automatically cutting off the supply of air and gas to the burner, when the iron is placed on a support other than the usual rest provided for it. The air and gas tubes c<2>, c<3> communicate with the mixing chamber C, and the supply is controlled by a cock operated by the lever D. When the iron is in position on the rest A, or when it is held by the handle b and lever extension d<2>, the cock is kept open ; otherwise, the spring d operates to turn the lever and close the cock.
Patent GB-189920349-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draught Excluders for Doors.
Inventor: HALL WALTER THOMAS
Filed: 1899-10-10
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 20,349. Hall, W. T., and Axten, C. J. Oct. 10. Draught - excluders. - A resilient strip c of cork composition, carpet, felt, india-rubber composition, or the like is cemented, nailed, or fixed to a curved, angular, ribbed, grooved, or other strip c' of wood or other material, which can be cut with a knife or saw, or is clipped to a steel or sheetmetal strip as shown in Fig. 8, or it may be shaped to a solid or hollow form as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. The strip is cut to the required length, and is secured to the floor outside the door, as shown in Fig. 2, by nails, screws, &c.
Patent GB-190003208-A (GB)
Title: The Production of Dyestuffs Deriving from beta1 beta2-amidonaphtoldisulphoacid.
Inventor: RANSFORD ROBERT BOLTON
Filed: 1900-02-17
Granted: 1900-12-22
Abstract: 3208. Ransford, R. B., [Cassella & Co, L.]. Feb. 17. Dyes, artificial.-New soluble azo dyes which can be fixed fast to milling by the aid of chromates, are produced by combining the diazo compound of #1#3-amidonaphthol disulphonic acid, obtained from amidonaphthol sulphonic acid-R, with amines or phenols. An example is given in which a brownish - orange dye which is changed by chromates to a full dark brown is produced from m-phenylenediamine. Similar products are obtained from chloro - m - phenylenediamine and m-toluylenediamine.
Patent GB-190004941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Casting Metals.
Inventor: BELL CHARLES LOWTHIAN
Filed: 1900-03-15
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 4941. Bell, C. L. March 15. W a g o n s for foundry ladles. A ladle b for pouring metal into one or two rows of moulds is mounted on trunnions in a carriage c running on rails parallel to the rows, and one of the trunnions is geared to the carriage axles or, preferably, to an axle of a trolley d coupled to the carriage, so that the ladle is gradually tilted as the carriage moves. The gearing comprises a worm-wheel f on a trunnion driven by a worm g and bevel gearing from a shaft k, which is driven by a telescopic universal coupling l from a shaft n. This shaft is driven by a reversing crown train o on a shaft q driven from a wheel t on the trolley axle. The reversing-train is operated by a hand-wheel z, allowing the ladle to be tilted to either side.
Patent GB-190009353-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Preparation of Pigments Colouring Matters or "Lustres" for or on Porcelain Glass Enamel or the like
Inventor: ZIEGENBRUCH LUDWIG
Filed: 1900-05-21
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 9353. Ziegenbruch, L. May 21. Pottery ; enamels and glazes; enamelling.- Boracic solutions are added to pigments or glazes used in producing " lustre ware," and form borates when the articles are baked or fired. Cobalt lustre combined with the boracic solution will give a beautiful blue colour on enamel, while solutions containing gold will impart purple, red, and pink colours to glass &c. The boracic solution may be obtained from boron chloride and alcohol, or borax and ether sulphate, or by heating isobutylic alcohol with fused boracic acid, or otherwise.
Patent GB-190009643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gate-operated Locks for Elevators.
Inventor: FLETCHER JOHN
Filed: 1900-05-25
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 9643. Fletcher, J., Nov. 2, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Lifts.-Figs. 1 and 2 show elevations at rightangles to one another of apparatus for shooting bolts below the bottom of the cage upon the opening of the well door. The sliding door 2 has a rack 7 on its bottom edge which gears with a pinion 11 on a shaft 8 carrying a worm 12. This worm engages with a wheel 13 on a shaft 14 with end pinions 16 engaging with sliding rack bolts 18. When therefore the door 2 is opened, the bolts 18 are shot into the well below the cage, for which they form a support. In a modification, the motion of the door is transmitted to the rack bolts by bevel gearing.
Patent GB-190010383-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sketching Boxes.
Inventor: TRIER HANS
Filed: 1900-06-06
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 10,383. Trier, H. June 6. Drawing or sketching appliances.-A sketching- box comprises a lower part B, provided with a hinged lid A, and formed with a thumb-hole C, and a hole D through which the brushes may be passed. A sliding lid E serves as a palette, together with the upper surface of the part B. Panels, preferably made of thin sheets of wood, are fitted within grooves formed in the lid A, and may be held in place by means of pivoted clips P.
Patent GB-190012003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Dynamo-electric Mine Exploders or Apparatus for Firing Explosives.
Inventor: WETTER JASPER
Filed: 1900-07-03
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 12,003. Wetter, J., [Gomant, L. C.]. July 3. Testing. - A dynamo-e l e c t r i c machine for igniting explosive charges is provided with means for testing either the internal or external circuit. For testing the internal circuit of the dynamo, the terminals L, L<1> are joined together, and a rheostat Q, and an indicator such as a bell T, a telephone receiver, or a galvanometer, are connected in the circuit by a switch M. For testing the external or fuze circuit, the terminals L. L' are connected to the two line-wires, and the rheostat Q and indicator T are thrown into circuit as before. If a fault is discovered, the free end of one of the line-wires is moved from one fuze joint to another until it is located.
Patent GB-190012168-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Packing Cases.
Inventor: WOERNER MATTHAEUS
Filed: 1900-07-05
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 12,168. Woerner, M. July 5. Packing-cases are formed air, dust, liquid, and light tight by grooving four of the wood sides w &c. along three edges n, and forming a tongue a along the other edge, and forming tongues along the edges of the two other sides w<1>, and then engaging the tongues in the grooves, as shown in Fig. 1, the parts being finally secured together by screws.
Patent GB-190013182-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Non-refillable Bottles and the like.
Inventor: EVANS EDWARD TAYLOR
Filed: 1900-07-21
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 13,182. Evans, E. T. July 21. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-Two or more valves are mounted in the neck of the bottle, so that it is impossible to displace the bottom valve by means of a wire. The tubes a, g, forming the valve seats, are cemented into the neck of the bottle, or are formed in one therewith. In the latter case, the valves are inserted during the manufacture of the bottle, which must have a separate filling- apsrture, sealed after the bottle is filled. Fig. 1 shows valves of the forms preferred. The lower valve has a flat head c and a stem d, while the upper valve h is conical. The head of the lower valve is grooved to facilitate the passage of liquid out of the bottle, and grooves j are cut in the valve h with the same object. The conical depressions in the valves fill with liquid, and assist in closiag them if an attempt is made to refill the the bottle. The upper valve h is retained in the bottle by a ring k, or by a cross-bar or other means.
Patent GB-190017744-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Automatic Rotary Weighing Machines.
Inventor: BAKER WILLIAM KING
Filed: 1900-10-06
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 17,744. Baker, W. K., and Baker, G. S., [Northrop, W.]. Oct. 6. Automatic-feed weighers.-The beam C is pivoted on standards C', and carries loose weights C<4> at one end, and a rotatable partitioned drum or receptacle D at the other end. The feed-hopper B is supported in a frame, not shown, which carries a driving-shaft B<4>, on which is a corrugated roller B<3>. By means of suitable driving-gear a stirrer B<7> is rotated, and the discharge past the roller is regulated by means of a gate B‹. When one of the compartments D<1> in the drum is charged, the beam tilts and releases a stud D' from a catch E, allowing the drum to rotate to bring an empty compartment under the shoot. The weighted lever G, pivoted to the standard C', has an inclined surface G<3>, along which the studs D<2> slide, and so acts as a brake. The lever may be spring-controlled, and any suitable form of feeding-device may be used.
Patent GB-190103329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture or Preparation of Alkali Cyanides.
Inventor: JOHNSON GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-02-15
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 3329. Johnson, G. W., [Deutsche Gold & Silber Scheide Anstalt vorm. R÷ssler]. Feb. 15. Cyanides.-Relates to the process described in Specification No. 21,820, A.D. 1900, and consists in omitting wholly or in part the addition of cyanide, and in causing the first part of the process to take place at a temperature which is insufficient for the direct production of cyanide, viz., commencing at 160‹ C. and gradually rising to 550‹ or 600‹ C., whereby disodium cyanamide is directly formed by the action of the ammonia and carbon on the alkali metal. By further heating the product to 700‹ or 800‹ C., with a further quantity of carbon, it is converted into sodium cyanide according to Drechsell's well-known reaction, Instead of using carbon, liquid or gaseous hydrocarbons may be introduced into the crucible together with the ammonia, or through a separate inlet.
Patent GB-190104404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Manufacturing Cardboard and Paper Boxes.
Inventor: MOORE RICHARD
Filed: 1901-03-01
Granted: 1902-05-31
Abstract: 4404. Moore, R. March 1. Making paper boxes.-The blank, cut and scored, as shown in Fig. 12, is pasted and folded into a box, as shown in Fig. 16, by means of apparatus such as that shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The blank is fed between guides 2 down an incline 1 by means of tapes 3 suitably carried over pulleys on the shaft 6 and a roller 7. Fingers 4 on an oscillating shaft 5 arrest the blank until the fingers are depressed by means of pins 15 on a pinion 9 which intermittently trip a lever on the shaft 5. When released from the fingers, the blanks pass between rollers 7, 17, and thence between rollers 18, 19 to a cloth 21 mounted on rollers and moving over the table 22. Rollers 25 on a spring frame 26 press down the blanks to the cloth. Bars 28 placed along the folding lines have also pressure rollers mounted on a spring frame 29. The bars 28 are located by the sides of inclined guides 32, 33, which fold the blank, as shown in Fig. 15, the under fold having been previously pasted in its passage by means of a disc dipping into a paste trough 10. Cords, passing over rollers and pulleys, may be used to assist the folding. The folded blank finally passes under pressure rollers 40 to complete the folding, and between pressure rollers 41 to press the joint, and drops on to a pivoted table 43, which, by means of a crank, rod 48, and a ratchet 45, connected with the shaft 5 by a rod 46, is oscillated intermittently to allow a number of blanks to drop into a receptacle, first at one side of the table, and then at the other.
Patent GB-190120414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feed Mechanisms for Biscuit Making Machinery and the like.
Inventor: JONES ERNEST HENRY
Filed: 1901-10-12
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 20,414. Jones, E. H. Oct. 12. Moulding dough &c.- Relates to feed-mechanism for machines in which dough, meat, &c. is forced through dies or orifices to form biscuits, sausages, &c. A feed-worm A is fitted in a barrel or chamber, and delivers the material into a telescopic or other accumulating chamber C fitted with a die E. The material is prevented from complete rotation with the worm by means of a chain B, the teeth of which engage and travel with the threads of the worm. The chain is adjustable by means of eccentric pins F. The material is fed into the worm by gravity, thick material being assisted by feed-rolls.