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Patent GB-190324219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling the Inlet and Outlet Valves of Air Compressing and Blowing Engines and other Moving Machinery liable to Injury from Varying and Repeated Impact, and in Apparatus therefor.
Filed: 1903-11-07
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 24,219. Walker, J. S., Walker, T. A., Walker, E. R., and Walker, G. L. Nov. 7. Shocks, peventing.-Relates to a method of cushioning reciprocating valves. In the form shown, a spindle A, which reciprocates with a valve (not shown), carries inclined planes C, D acting on a roller F controlled by an adjustable spring G. The inclined planes are adjusted apart on a fixed sleeve B by a screw E. The sleeve B is supported on antifriction rollers K held in place by end-plates L. The roller F is carried on a spindle which is mounted between guided rods F<2>. The inclined planes may be formed on separate adjustable sleeves having engaging tongues and grooves. In some cases, the sleeve may be dispensed with. The positions of the inclined planes and roller may be interchanged.
Patent GB-190402166-A (GB)
Title: Improved Steam Boiler.
Inventor: PETROFF GEORGE
Filed: 1904-01-28
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 2166. Petroff, G. Jan. 28. Steam - generator furnaces; dampers.-Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section, and Fig. 3 a transverse section, of a boiler for steamships or for factory or other purposes. The shell is traversed by three flues b, c, d, each of which is provided with a grate at the front and a cleaving-door at the back, the side flues b, c being also provided at intervals with short tubes k and larger quadrantal tubes and being connected by short tubes e, f at the rear to the central flue d. Into the fireplace l of this flue a steam jet may be introduced. Flame and smoke traverse the side flues spirally, pass thence into the middle flue through the tubes e, f, mixing with the sm oke from the grate land passing into the short tube m and the chamber n. By means of the screw-operated damper r, the smoke may be made to pass into the combustion chamber g, through the tubes s, and thence through the tubes h into the smoke chamber v, and through the flue x into the smoke-stack, or it may pass through the aperture q into the smoke chamber o and thence through the corresponding flue w into the smoke-stack. The chamber g is provided with manholes u for cleaning purposes, the damper r being used to shut off communication with the flues b, c, d, and the chamber may also have horizontal smoke tubes arranged in an aperture in it as shown, or vertical water tubes traversing it. Openings are provided for cleaning the boiler of scale and for cleaning the smoke chambers o, v.
Patent GB-190404651-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in Apparatus for Treating Brewer's Wort for Cooling and other purposes.
Inventor: ALLIOTT JAMES BINGHAM
Filed: 1904-02-25
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 4651. Alliott, J. B. Feb. 25. Brewing; aÙrating liquids.-In a method of cooling and aerating wort, access of air is prevented during the first stage of the process, and the froth formed is dissipated so as to release the enveloped steam. Fig. 1 shows the general arrangement of apparatus in one process. The vacuum pan 1 is connected by the pipe 3 with the condenser 2 and air pump 4. If the condenser is of the jet type, the cooling-water from the tank 7 is freed from air by passing it in sprays through the vessel 10, which is exhausted by the pump 9. Fig. 3 shows one of the various ways in which the froth is retained in the vacuum pan 1. Screens 14, on the endless rotating band 19, pass in front of the outlet 16 and press back the froth which is combed off by the projections 18. Cooled wort, passing through the perforated bottom 23 of the chamber 22, cleans the screens and breaks up the froth on which it falls. In other arrangements, the screens may be replaced by revolving beaters, or the breaking of the froth may be effected by spraying means only, or an adjacent froth-collecting vessel may be used in which similar means are employed to dissipate the froth. Various combinations of the above froth-dissipating devices can be used. Fig. 10 shows an arrangement in which the wort is partially cooled in the pan 71, provided with a condenser 72 and pump 74 as before, and is further cooled in the pan 1. For aÙrating and further cooling the wort, it passes by the pipe 57 and flows over the surface of a refrigerator 58 in a chamber 59 into which air is passed through a filter 60 to remove germs &c. Pipes 63, 75 connect the refrigerator and condensers so that the water passes from the refrigerator to the condensers 2, 72 in succession. A supplementary condenser is described in which the condensation is completed by means of liquid other than the somewhat warm liquid previously used in the refrigerator. The wort may be completely cooled, if desired, without contact with air, by passing it through a closed vessel in which cold liquid is circulated. The aÙration of the wort may take place at a later stage in place of combining it with the cooling process as above.
Patent GB-190410174-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grinding Machines.
Inventor: STEWART JOHN KERWIN
Filed: 1904-05-03
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 10,174. Stewart, J. K. May 3. Surfacing andpolishing.-The object is to provide a holder which automatically holds the work against the grinding-surface and at the same time moves it so as to distribute the wear on the grinding-surface. The grinding-wheel F is actuated by bevel gearing from the shaft B. Mounted on this shaft is the eccentric D, which works in the slot N<1> in the rocking lever N connected by a pin with the slide G working under antifriction rollers H. A spring- bar J is secured to the underside of the slide and has pivoted at each end a work-holder K carrying the work L. Screws J<1> acting on the spring-bar J press the work against the grinding-wheel F. By making the grinding-plate and slide bar spherical, concave, or convex, curved surfaces may be produced.
Patent GB-190416525-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Cuff Holder.
Inventor: WIST EMIL
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 16,525. Wist, E. July 26. Cuff suspenders.-A cuff holder consists of a resilient bow b, Fig. 4, engaged at the ends of its arms by a pin a which is put through the buttonholes of the cuff and holds the cuff and bow together. The bow is held by a pressure button c to a band f, the latter being sewn to the inner side of the coat sleeve, and having a number of holes, into any of which the button may be pushed. Fig. 1, which is a separate view of the bow, shows a slot d through which the flanged end of the pin is threaded and then rotated so as to become locked with the bow. The spherical end of the pin is held by the resiliency of the bow in a recess e in the latter, projections e<1> on either side of the recess preventing the pin head from coming out.
Patent GB-190421061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Drilling, Countersinking, Tapping and the like Operations.
Inventor: REID JOHN
Filed: 1904-10-01
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 21,061. Reid, J. Oct. 1. Boring and drilling; tapping.-In boring, drilling, tapping, or similar machines which are portable o r carried on a radial arm, the feed of the tool spindle is obtained by means of a compressedair cylinder. In the machine shown in the Figure, the tool spindle is rotated by a compressed-air motor B and is fed to the work by a compressed-air cylinder C, springs E being used for the return stroke. The admission tube to the cylinder C may be carried in the lever P for moving the machine along the track A. The springs E may be dispensed with, and the return motion obtained by the admission of compressed air under the piston.
Patent GB-190422104-A (GB)
Title: New & Improved Device for Cleaning the Bowls of Tobacco Pipes & the Insertion Ends of Cigar and Cigarette Holders.
Inventor: BRECKNELL WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1904-10-14
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 22,104. Brecknell, W. H. Oct. 14. Tobacco-pipe and cigar and cigarette holder cleaners.-Two T-shaped pieces, shown respectively in Figs. 1 and 2, are provided, the first having two cutting-edges A', A<11>, and the other a cutting-edge D<11> and a serrated edge D'. The arms of the first piece, Fig. 1, are provided, one with a toothed slot B and the other with a hook C, while the arms of the second are provided respectively with a catch E and a slot F. In use, the two T-shaped pieces are superposed on one another so that the hook C engages with the slot F and the catch E with the teeth in the edge of the slot B, and the parts are adjusted according to the diameter of the pipe bowl to be cleaned and according to whether the serrated edge D' shall be exposed for scraping purposes, as shown in Fig. 3, or whether both of the acting edges of the scraper shall be smooth, as shown in Fig. 4. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, which is used for cleaning pipes &c. of delicate materials, such as meerschaum and amber, the teeth B<1> are made in the upper part of the slot B, and the catch E is held in engagement with the teeth by a spring G. If, therefore, too great a pressure be exerted in the scraping operation, the spring will yield and the parts be disengaged.
Patent GB-190426623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Centrifugal Cream and other Liquid Separators
Inventor: MELOTTE JULES
Filed: 1904-12-07
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 26,623. MÚlotte, J. Dec. 7. Cream separators &c.-The two parts a, b of the drum are secured together by the central bolt or spindle f which serves to suspend the separator. A chamber g, into which the milk first enters, is formed in the cover a around the head of the spindle, and openings i are made in it to allow the milk to enter the drum. In the arrangement shown, the parts are tightened by screwing the spindle into the boss u. In a modification, a nut at the bottom of the spindle secures the parts, and the chamber g is provided with plates for directing the milk to the apertures i.
Patent GB-190502050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Burners for Lamps Burning Solid Hydrocarbons and the like.
Inventor: BALLARDIE DUGALD
Filed: 1905-02-02
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 2050. Ballardie, D. Feb. 2. Lamps burning solid hydrocarbons.-Relates to an improvement on lamps described in Specification No. 15,742, A.D. 1886. A metal bridgepiece a is pivoted at b to the part of the burner nearest the wick-tube e so as to conduct the heat of the flame rapidly to the wick on starting, and be afterwards swivelled aside.
Patent GB-190502266-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Spring Jacks for Telephone Switch Boards.
Filed: 1905-02-04
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 2266. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. Feb. 4. Switches.-Relates t o the construction and mounting of spring jacks for telephone switchboards. The insulating- strip a is formed with cavities b and holes c, d, d'. The spring contacts f have shoulders h and tongues g, and are inserted through the hole c until the shoulders engage the walls of the cavities b. The tongues g are then bent at right-angles. The bush spring e is also inserted through the hole c with its lower part passing through the hole d; its upper edge is then burred over as at i and a tongue k turned back against the wall of the cavity. The springs f bear against projections l in each cavity.
Patent GB-190508712-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Supporting Motors and the like
Inventor: DELIEUVIN MAURICE PAUL ALBERT
Filed: 1905-04-25
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 8712. Delieuvin, M. P. A. April 25. Foundations.-To deaden: vibration &c., an electric generator set comprising a prime-mover m and a dynamo d is mounted upon a floating caisson f disposed within a sheet-metal tank b, the water in which is employed also to cool the prime-mover and the exhaust gases therefrom. The caisson is centred by rubber buffers or springs t so as to emerge slightly above the surface of the water, and is preferably partitioned off into compartments, in which is placed sand or other heavy material serving as ballast. The tank b is mounted on two longitudinal bars e resting on the ground, and for large installations is replaced by a hollow vat or basin in the ground lined with cement.
Patent GB-190514715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vapour Electric Rectifiers.
Filed: 1905-07-18
Granted: 1906-05-31
Abstract: 14,715. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. July 18. Converting alternating and direct currents.-To prevent "striking "back" in vapour rectifiers used on higb-potential circuits for operating constant-current series arc lamps &c., the anodes, Fig. 3, are placed as near as possible to the ends of small anode chambers, and condensing-bulbs 36, 37 are interposed between the anode chambers and the arc tubes 40, 41, the latter being given a sharp turn just before entering the condensing-bulbs, so as to produce baffles for suspended mercury in the cathode blast. A third condensing-chamber 38 may be placed above the cathode, its opening 42 being somewhat smaller than that of the cathode chamber. The anodes may, as described in Specification No. 11,627, A.D. 1905, be connected up to a constant-potential alternating-current source. A fan blast, directed towards the cathode but shielded from the anodes, may be used to cool the cathode chamber, and the mercury may be replaced by an amalgam containing silver or other refractory metal. The mercury condensed in the upper parts of the apparatus drops into the starting-anodes, and thence overflows into the cathode. As shown in Fig. 2, the platinum lead 31 is screwed into, but not through, the end of the hollow cylindrical artificial-graphite &c. anode 3, so as to be protected from mercury deposits. The blue seating-glass 34, while plastic, is forced tightly against the lava bushing 33, which fits tightly into a cylindrical recess 32 in the anode. In a modified form, Fig. 4, the anode chambers 44, 45 have a series of bends, and enter the condensing-chambers through the sides.
Patent GB-190516043-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Carding and Scribbling or like Machines.
Inventor: NEUMANN GUSTAVE WILLIAM LOUIS
Filed: 1905-08-05
Granted: 1906-06-28
Abstract: 16,043. Neumann, G. W. L. Aug. 5. Feeding carding-engines &c.-Above the feedapron are arranged one or more pairs of rollers a, b, which are preferably conical and fluted or roughened, and have the effect of spreading out the mass of fibre from the centre to the sides to counteract the suction effect of the " fancy " &c., or to reduce the width of the lap of fibre according to the arrangement and direction of rotation of the rollers. The outer ends a', b<1> of the rollers are formed at a slightly different angle or have raised edges or flanges engaging the edges of the web. A light adjustable roller may be placed between the conical rollers, and parallel to the entrance roller to keep the material smooth.
Patent GB-190519224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Suction and Delivery Valves for Plunger Pumps.
Filed: 1905-09-23
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 19,224. Broadfoot & Sons, J., and Appleby, J. R. Sept. 23. Pump valves. - The clack valves of plunger p u m p s, particularly those use in belowwater - line closets of ships, are hinged upon axes to the rear of the stream of liquid passing from the apertures which they control. In the three-throw pump shown, the suction valves K and the delivery valves L are pivoted at rightangles to one another. The delivery box H, valvebox B, and suction box A are arranged one above the other and communicate with the cylinders D through lateral apertures J.
Patent GB-190519481-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Disjointable Packing Cases.
Inventor: OVERGAARD THOMAS KRISTIAN
Filed: 1905-09-26
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 19,481. Overgaard, T. K. Sept. 26. Hinges.-The parts of packing-cases are hinged together, each part being fitted with a series of metal loops 4, 5, Figs. 1 and 4. To complete the hinge, a pin 7 furnished with a head 9 and backs 8 is passed through the loops. The loops are so formed that the parts are drawn together when the pin is inserted. To separate the parts, the head of the pin is to be cut off and the latter withdrawn in the direction of insertion.
Patent GB-190520989-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Incandescent Lamps.
Inventor: BANTA PETER
Filed: 1905-10-16
Granted: 1906-03-01
Abstract: 20,989. Banta, P. Oct. 14, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Work-holders for holding glass tubes in machines for making electric-lamp bulbs. Jaws 21, flared at their ends, and having V-shaped grooves in which the tube is inserted, are pivoted to a block 22 carried by a rotary shaft. A cross-head 24, attached to a lever parallel to the shaft, is pressed against projections from the jaws by a spring 25 acting on the lever. The force of the spring is adjustable by means of a nut 26.
Patent GB-190600036-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Disconnectible Coupling for Joining Lead Pipes with Iron Pipes.
Inventor: SCHNUTENHAUS ERNST
Filed: 1906-01-01
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 36. Schnutenhaus, E., and Linnmann, W. Jan. 1. Lead and like pipe joints; butt and flange joints; scew couplings.- A disconnectible coupling for joining g lead pipes with iron pipes. A flanged brass sleeve b is firmly soldered on the straight end of the lead pipe a. A flanged brass nut c fits on the screwed end of the iron pipe d and draws the flange of the brass sleeve b tightly against the end of the iron pipe d.
Patent GB-190607325-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crates or Packages for the Transportation of Bedsteads and other Merchandise
Inventor: PEYTON BERNARD RICHARD
Filed: 1906-03-27
Granted: 1906-10-11
Abstract: 7325. Peyton, B. R. March 27. Crates for bedsteads, cots, &c. and for other merchandise are made up of series of selfcontained sections, each capable of being used alone. Each section a consists of a shallow, rectangular frame, in which a single bedstead &c. is retained by flush cross-battens, the outer sides of the end sections being boarded over to form closed ends a<5> or partly enclosed by laths. The sections may be secured together by battens c<1>, c<2>, c<3> and iron strips d, or in any convenient manner,. and each section may consist of a complete closed box.
Patent GB-190607505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Arc Lamps.
Filed: 1906-03-28
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 7505. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. March 28. Arc lamps.-Electrodes normally in line with each other are moved slightly out of line, though remaining parallel, when brought together in readiness for striking the arc, one electrode being thus caused to engage a stop. Figs. 1 and 2 show a lamp of the flaming-arc type provided with one form of clutch mechanism for this purpose. A central chimney 1, Fig. 1, carries a shield 3, a cap 2, a platform 6, and a hood 5. In the hood are pockets 7 connected by a wide insulated tube 8, Fig. 2, which is provided with bosses to receive, respectively, a tube 12, containing the upper electrode-holder, and a cap 19 having a central hole for the electrode and smaller holes to produce a downward draught round the upper part of the arc, as described in Specification No. 11,705, A.D. 1905. An upward draught exists round the lower part of the arc. Within the cap is an insolated cylinder from which projects the stop for the lower electrode. This electrode may be wholly or partly of titanium carbide, the upper electrode being then of carbon. The lower electrode is carried by an arm 34 on a square tube 35, which slides through a tube 36 and over a guiderod 37. Clutches 38, 42 engage the tube 35, and are connected, the former by a link 40, to opposite ends of a lever 41. A rod 44 supports the fulcrum of the lever, passes through holes in the clutches, and is hinged to a piece 52 which is connected by springs to the core 53 of a double shunt solenoid 54. Attached to this rod is a hook 48 which moves in a slot in a fixed plate 50, this slot being inclined near its lower end so that when the solenoid is excited the rod 44 is moved both vertically and laterally. These movements cause the clutches to raise the tube 35 and simultaneously to rotate it somewhat. In its ascent, the clutch 38 engages a nut 51 on a rod 30, raising this and thereby tilting a clutch 26, Fig. 2, so as to release the upper electrode. A nut 32 on the rod 30 then meets an insulating bushing in the plate 6 and arrests the rod and the clutch 38. Further ascent of the solenoid core causes the clutch 42 to draw the tube 35 through the clutch 38 till the electrodes meet. The shunt solenoid is then cut out of circuit by suitable means, and the lower electrode descends, under the control of a unidirectional dash-pot 55, to a distance limited by the engagement of the clutch 38 with the plate 50. In another form of the lamp the two clutches acting on the tube 35 are independent, and are connected respectively to the solenoid - core and to a long helical spring. The latter clutch slides over a fixed inclined post so that it rotates the tube when rising. A head on the post and washers at its lower end form stops for this clutch.
Patent GB-190612818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water-wheels.
Inventor: SCHEIBLER ALFRED
Filed: 1906-06-01
Granted: 1907-05-30
Abstract: 12,818. Scheibler, A. June 1. Turbines.-The paddles of an horizontal water-wheel are automatically brought into an horizontal position as soon as they move contrary to the direction of the current, and means are provided for automatically adjusting the height of the wheel as the water-supply level rises or falls. Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of the wheel. The separate paddles a are revolubly mounted upon arms b connected to the shaft c, the movement of each paddle being limited by the stops h. Arms d carrying rollers e and connected to the paddles run up the inclined plane f, which terminates in an horizontal semicircular guide and thus holds the paddles horizontal. To adjust the wheel to the surface of shallow water, the mechanism is mounted on a slide bar which is raised or lowered by a frame z which carries bevelgearing m, k l, and is controlled by a rocking bar y connected to a float u. The frame z can separately bring the bevel-gearing m or l into contact with a bevel-wheel k mounted on the axle c, thus causing the screws v to rotate and adjust the wheel. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 13,280, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Hydraulic machinery &c.].]