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Patent GB-190228832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Coin Freed Gas Meters.
Inventor: SMITH GEORGE BROWNE
Filed: 1902-12-30
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 28,832. Smith, G. B., and Smith, E. W. Dec. 30. Gas meters; coin action.-The mechanism of an ordinary meter is geared through pinions l, m, Fig. 1, to the coin - freeing mechanism, the pinion m being fixed to a screwed shaft b upon which is secured a ratchet coin-disc h. Underneath this, a coin-carrying disc n, Figs. 1 and 2, is mounted on a table o, and is oscillated by drawing out the slide q, which is provided with a pin s projecting into a slot in the disc n. The coin p forms the connection between the discs n, h, by means of which the disc h is rotated. Rising from the disc h are two guide-rods g forming guides and a means of rotation for the valve wheel c, which screws upon the screwed shaft b. When a coin is inserted and the slide q drawn out, the valve wheel is screwed down on the shaft b and releases the closing-lever f of the valve d, which is normally kept open by the spring e. The valve wheel c closes the valve d when the gas is consumed. The pinions l, m may be changed with the varying price of gas. An index finger projecting from the valve wheel outside the case of the coin-mechanism indicates on a scale the amount of gas in coins' worth left unused. The case is secured to the meter by eyes and sliding pins, and a lock-up coin receptacle is provided.
Patent GB-190304099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Pneumatic Drilling and like Machines
Inventor: JOHNSON FREDERICK DWIGHT
Filed: 1903-02-20
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 4099. Johnson, F. D. Feb. 20. Boring and drilling.-In a portable compound pneumatic machine for drilling &c., the four or more cylinders are arranged in two planes at rightangles to one another and parallel to the tool spindle 16, the pistons being connected in pairs to cranks on the shaft 11, which carries a pinion 14 gearing with a wheel 15 on the spindle 16. The valves 28, 29 arranged across the rear ends of the two sets of cylinders are oscillated by means of wrist-plates 34, 35 and eccentrics 30, 31, and are lowered, to reverse the motion of the spindle 16, by means of the yoke 38 and a crank pin 41 on a disc 42 gearing with a wheel 44 secured to the hollow handle which surrounds the air-inlet pipe. A throttle-valve operated from a sleeve on the inlet pipe and a feed-screw 25 of the ordinary forms are provided. In normal working, air passes from the chamber 6 into the annular spaces 54, through the ports 55, 57 into the high-pressure cylinders 2, 3, exhausts, through the ports 61, the exteriors of the valves, and the ports 63, into the low-pressure cylinders 4, 5, and finally escapes through the ports 65 and holes in the casing 10 into the atmosphere. In reverse working, air passes through the ports 56, 60, then through the ports 62, 64, and finally through the ports 68. The recesses 58, 59 are for balancing purposes. According to the Provisional Specification, cut-off valves, operated mechanically or pneumatically, may be used in addition to the valves 28, 29, and the valves 28, 29 may be operated from only one eccentric. When the high-pressure cylinders, and consequently the low - pressure cylinders also, are arranged diagonally opposite to each other, the valve 29 is replaced by a valve with a bushing 84, Fig. 10, which allows the air to pass through the annular space 85 from the lower and high-pressure cylinder to the upper and low-pressure cylinder and to exhaust through the interior 86 of the bushing, or in the case of the air being passed from the high-pressure cylinder on one side of the machine to the low-pressure cylinder on the other side of the machine, two valves are used, one having a short bushing 105, Fig. 14, and the other a plug immediately below the perforations 111. The air passes through the holes 111 above the plug and through a port into one high-pressure cylinder, then through grooves 107 and an intermediate receiver into the opposite low-pressure cylinder and exhausts through a port and the interior of the second valve and bushing 105, or it passes through the holes 111, the annular space 106, and a port into a high-pressure cylinder, then through grooves 114 and an intermediate receiver into the opposite low - pressure cylinder, and exhausts through a port into the first valve below the plug.
Patent GB-190305535-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Steam Generators
Inventor: GRESTY JONATHAN
Filed: 1903-05-12
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 5535. Gresty, J. May 12. Drawings to Specification Steam-generator furnaces; baffles.-In boilers in which walls of vertical or slightly inclined straight steam-generating, feedwater-heating, air-heating, or steam-superheating tubes are connected to upper and lower headers, the spaces between the tubes in the walls may be filled in with tiles so as to form baffles causing the products of combustion to pass backwards and forwards between the walls of tubes.
Patent GB-190306178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Trucks and Trollies
Inventor: CANNON WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1903-03-17
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 6178. Cannon, W. G. March 17. Hand-trucks.-A truck or trolley for use in hospitals, mortuaries, warehouses, or other places for transporting beds or other articles, is constructed with a frame a mounted on wheels or castors and a platform g, the height of which can be adjusted by means of a right and left hand screw b acting through nuts d and pivoted struts f. The platform g is steadied by crossed bars i pivoted together and connected to the platform b and the frame a by pins l and slots m. The struts fare preferably formed to slide on the frame a, thus relieving the nuts d from vertical pressure.
Patent GB-190306996-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cycle Stands adapted to be used in Assembling or Fitting the Parts of, or in Repairing, Painting, Cleaning or otherwise Working on, Bicycles.
Inventor: WESTALL GEORGE
Filed: 1903-03-26
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 6996. Westall, G. March 26. Stands. - Relates to improvements in cycle stands adapted to be used in assembling or fitting the parts of, or in repairing, painting, cleaning, or otherwise working on bicycles. A standard 9, which may be telescopic, on a base 10, carries a bar 11, the upper end 12 of which may be branched and provided with a pivotallysupported clamp 13 having jaws 14 to take the top bar of a bicycle. The lower portion of this bar 11 is formed with a slot 15, in which a clamp 16 is adjustably carried. The bar 11, jaws 14, and clamp 16 are covered with felt or other soft material. A socket 18 on the upper end of the standard 9 is formed integral with a toothed disc 17 gearing with another disc 20. A bolt 21, having a hand-wheel or equivalent 22, passes through a central aperture in the disc 20 and screws into the disc 17, so that, by unscrewing the bolt 21, the discs may be disengaged, and the disc 20 rotated through an angle and gripped in that position by tightening the bolt 21. A disc 23, formed integral with and preferably at right-angles to the disc 20, is similarly connected by the bolt 25 with hand-wheel 26 with another disc 24 carrying the bar 11, which, with the cycle, is thus adjustable to almost any position. Instead of being provided with teeth, the pairs of discs 17,20 and 23, 24 may be cast with flat faces, preferably left rough, a rubber or other washer being placed between them.
Patent GB-190307503-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Manipulator for Window Shades
Inventor: MEYER ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Filed: 1903-03-31
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 7503. Meyer, A. L. March 31. Window blinds, manipulating. Relates to a device for attachment to the wooden lath which runs across the bottom of window shades. The arms E, E' of a metal clip fare provided with lugs e, e', which are forced into the lath B by a screw C. The clip may be provided with a ring G, or a knob may be provided on the screw.
Patent GB-190311291-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Dress Shields.
Inventor: WILLE JAMES PIERRE
Filed: 1903-05-18
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 11,291. Wille, J. P. May 18. Dress shields.-A dress shield is secured to a bodice by means of hooks instead of by sewing. Hooks C are provided near the ends of the fold line A of a dress shield, and near the middle B of the outside edges ; these hooks are hooked into the bodice. The hooks are, preferably, eyeleted to the shield but may be sewn, riveted, &c., their points D being directed inwards towards the shank or eyelet so as to prevent injury to the flesh or fabric during wear.
Patent GB-190311725-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in relating to Switching Mechanism for Controlling Alternating-current Electric Motors.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-05-22
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 11,725. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. May 22. Motors, controlling.-To provide in an alternating-current motor for automatically changing from the starting to the running armature windings when the motor speeds up, the motor armature, shown in Fig. 5 as of the closedcircuited type, is provided at one end with a fast switch base-ring A, Figs. 1 and 5, carrying two insulated contacts 10, 11 with which co-operate two connected spring contacts 12, 13 on a pivoted and weighted ring B, Fig. 7. The contacts 11, 10 and the ring B are connected to the separate branches of a star-connected resistance R<1>, R<2>, R<3>, and also to the branches of the armature winding A<1>, A<2>, A<3>. The resistance R<1> &c. is placed at the opposite end of the armature from the switch, and is connected as described above by leads 25, 26, 27 passing through the armature core and a hole 24 in the plate A. The ring B is turned on its pivot 15 by a spring 17, and bears, when the armature is stationary, on a stop 16, the contacts being then disengaged and the resistance R', R<2>, R<3> in the armature circuit. When full speed is attained, the centrifugal effect of the heavy portion 20 of the ring B draws the ring against a second stop 22 with the contacts engaged and the resistance cut out. The contacts 10, 12 and 11, 13 come together with a rubbiug motion, the points at which arcing occurs being well out of contact in the "full on " position.
Patent GB-190313991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detachable Buttons.
Inventor: BROWNLEY ALEXANDER HARRISON
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 13,991. Brownley, A. H. June 23. Buttons.-Relates to detachable buttons especially applicable for uniforms. The button 1 is connected, by means of an eye 2, to a hasp 5 pivoted at 4 to the disc 3 and provided with a head 6 and neck 7. The disc 3 has a slot 8 large enough to admit the head 6. A disc 9 with a milled edge 10 is pivoted by the pin 12 to the disc 3, and has two arc-shaped slots 14, 15, which engage the head 6 and the tongue 16 on the disc 3. In attaching the button, the head 6 is passed through the slot 8 and the enlarged part 11 of the slot 14. The disc 9 is then rotated into the position shown in Fig. 2, and is retained by a head 18 on the disc 3 engaging a bole 17 in the disc 9.
Patent GB-190317632-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electricity Meters.
Inventor: HARRISON HAYDN THIES
Filed: 1903-08-14
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 17,632. Harrison, H. T. Aug. 14. Quantity meters.-An electrolytic meter, in which the reduction in volume of liquid is measured, is provided with apparatus for measuring to the electrolytic cell e fresh liquid, which may be supplied automatically. The whole apparatus is cased in to prevent fraud. The apparatus for measuring the liquid supplied consists of a vessel f, divided into two compartments by a central vertical partition, and supported on pivots g in stationary bearings h, so that it can turn over in an inner case c. The liquid is supplied from a nozzle b into the upper compartment of the vessel f, until this is full and falls over, delivering the liquid into the casing c, from which it falls into the cell e. As the vessel f turns over, a pin on it raises a roller and a lever o, a pawl on which then turns a ratchetwheel t one tooth, in connection with a counter v. The liquid may be supplied by hand, through an opening in the top of the meter casing, but in the form shown it is supplied from a tank 3 through a valve 19 to the nozzle b. The valve 19 is controlled by arms 20, which support the electrolytic cell e and are held up by springs 23, 25, so that as the liquid is removed from the cell e by decomposition, the arms rise and open the valve. In a modified automatic supply-apparatus, the electrolytic cell is supported by counterweighted levers, which are linked to a conical lift-valve, operating above an opening in the bottom of the supply tank. In another modification, the supply valve is operated by a float in the electrolytic cell.
Patent GB-190319083-A (GB)
Title: A Tie and Bow Retainer.
Inventor: SANDILANDS EDWIN JOHN
Filed: 1903-09-04
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 19,083. Sandilands, E. J. Sept. 4. Necktie retainers.-A necktie or bow retainer formed by stamping &c. a sheet-metal &c. plate comprising a raised central part A and flanges B, B', C. The tie is sewn to the flanges B, B', and the flange C is bent over to receive the central part of a spring or flexible wire F, the outer ends of which are hooked under the collar as shown in Fig. 6. The mouth D of the central part A fits over the head of the stud M. The wire F may be connected by threads to the flanges B, B' to assist in supporting it. The central part may consist of two superimposed plates.
Patent GB-190323911-A (GB)
Title: Means for Preventing Puncture of Pneumatic Tyres
Inventor: ALEXANDRE EDMOND
Filed: 1903-11-04
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 23,911. Alexandre, E. Nov. 7, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Tyres, pneumatic.-Crescent-shaped elements or blocks a, Fig. 2, of wood, cork, rubber, leather, &c., attached to the inner tube b, to the outer cover c, or to a band of linen, leather, &c., are used to prevent punctures of the air tube. One or both of the inner and outer surfaces of each element may be covered with a thin sheet of metal, celluloid, &c., or with an impermeable coating, or a plate d Fig. 3, of metal &c. may be placed in the interior of each element.
Patent GB-190327681-A (GB)
Title: Protecting Device for Self Acting Igniters for Gas Burners.
Inventor: KELLERMANN JACQUES
Filed: 1903-12-17
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 27,681. Kellermann, J. Dec. 17. Gas burners, igniting. -The substance b, employed for automatically igniting g illuminating and other gas, is enclosed in an inverted casing, so that only a small portion of the gas is admitted to the igniting - substance. The casing c may be made of gauze or spiral wire, or of sheet metal with an opening at the apex, and may be attached, as shown, to a perforated chimney lid a.
Patent GB-190328395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nut Locks.
Inventor: MYERSCOUGH THOMAS
Filed: 1903-12-24
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 28,395. Myerscough, T. Dec. 24. Locking nuts.- Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a rail joint. The washer E abuts against the base of the rail. An arm F pivoted to the end of the washer is notched at the end, and fits against an angle of the nut D. A projection e<3>, Fig. 2, on the washer fits into a corresponding hole f<1> in the arm F. The arm F may be pivoted directly to the fishplate B, without the use of a washer. When for use with wooden beams &c., the washer is provided with depressed portions, which are forced into the wood and prevent rotation.
Patent GB-190400218-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Process for Manufacturing Cement from Slag.
Inventor: FORELL CARL VON
Filed: 1904-01-04
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 218. Forell, C. von. Jan. 4. Cements; slags, treatment of.-Granulated basic slag, after being mixed, if desired, with powdered slag and pressed into blocks, is strongly heated in an oxidizing-flame, and is then suddenly cooled by a dry method and powdered. A small quantity of water or steam may be added to the heated slag mixture before cooling, to complete oxidation. Lime, milk of lime, alkalies, or the like may be added to the water used in granulating the slag.
Patent GB-190405818-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Percussive-tools.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1904-03-09
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 5818. Boult, A. J., [Imperial Pneumatic Tool Co.]. March 9. Rock drills.-The valve 8 of a pneumatic tool for drilling &c. is annular, with one end closed, and works between a part of the cylinder barrel or a separate bushing 7 and a four-grooved valve box 6. When the valve is in the position shown, air passes through the passages and ports 20, 19, 12, 16, 13 to the front of the piston 11 and exhausts through the ports 18, 17 and the groove 14. In the other position of the valve, air passes through the ports 16 and round the back end of the bushing 7 to the back of the piston, and exhausts from before the piston through the grooves 15, 14. Near the end of the out-stroke, the piston uncovers the port 37, and live air passes to the back of the valve and moves the same ; near the end of the return stroke, the piston groove 42 puts the port 37 in communication with the passage 41 and exhaust groove 14, and, when the piston closes the ports 18, the cushioned air moves the valve. The annular space in front of the valve end 9 communicates with the atmosphere by a hole 43. The supply of air is controlled by a thumb-lever and by a screw - plug 23 which is slotted at 21 and serrated to be engaged by a spring catch 24.
Patent GB-190413153-A (GB)
Title: Improved Device for Retaining a Set of Artificial Teeth in Position by Atmospheric Pressure and Method of Making the same.
Inventor: RAUHE CARL
Filed: 1904-06-10
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 13,153. Rauhe, C. June 10. Teeth, artificial.-The palates of artificial teeth are made with an annular recess e, Fig. 9, in the centre of which is a button or knob f. A soft rubber washer is fitted over the knob, so that the plate may be held in place by suction. The recess is made by attaching to the gypsoplast of the jaw a tin matrix consisting of three parts a, b, c, Fig. 4. The part a is attached to the cast by pins d, the portions b, c are removed, and the part b only is replaced. The space previously occupied by the part c becomes filled with caoutchouc, which on vulcanization forms the button. The part b is either cut away or may be made in parts so as to be easily withdrawn. In a modification, the head of the knob is made of gold or other metal, and screwed on a vulcanite neck.
Patent GB-190413277-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coil Winding Apparatus for Electrical purposes.
Filed: 1904-06-11
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,277. British Thomson - Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. June 11. Coils.-Coil-winding apparatus for edge-wound magnet coils of flat conductor strips, with many turns per inch length of coil, is constructed with a follower ring mounted on the mandrel and provided with a projecting sleeve on which the coil is wound. The cylindrical mandrel 10, Figs. 2 and 3, upon a winding-lathe of ordinary construction, is surrounded by a follower ring 15 capable of longitudinal movement on the mandrel and consisting of a heavy flange 16 with a thin cylindrical crown 17 projecting towards the head-ring. The follower is normally thrust towards the head-ring by the arms 18 extending upwards from the carriage 8 and engaging the right-hand end of the follower, and carries a detachable c'amping-ring. The con ductor is wound upon the sleeve 17 after passing through a diagonal slot 19 in the follower a part of the face of which is cut away on a bevel 21, so that the conductor receives its initial twist before being subjected to the transverse pressure of the coil upon it. In a modification, a longitudinal groove 22, Fig. 5, replaces the diagonal slot. For winding a compound coil, a clamping-ring made up of concentric sections provided with slots 19 and with outside diameters corresponding to the outside diameters of the respective coil sections is employed, and on the completion of each layer of winding the next section of winding is wound upon the last section as a mandrel, the sections being finally bolted as shown in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-190413378-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boxes for Carrying Hats and the like.
Inventor: BENNETT WILLIAM ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-06-13
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 13,378. Bennett, W. A. June 13. Hat-boxes ; trunks.-The usual bucket-shaped hat-box is formed with a small internal ridge near the top, on which rests a millboard, wood, or the like padded frame c, Figs. 2 and 3, to which is attached a padded block e to receive the hat. A leather or like pocket f receives one end of the brim, and elastic or other straps g secure the other end. The frame c, which is perforated centrally, may be lifted by means of tabs h. The device may he applied to square boxes and may be secured on the bottom of the box. It may also be applied to any form of trunk, and a number of hats may be arranged in one box. In a modification, the block is formed in two parts a, b, Fig. 4, the latter being movable and spring-pressed. In a second modification, padded spring clips b, Fig. 5, are employed, together with clips j, to hold the hat brim, and, in a third, the clips b, Fig. 5, are replaced by a padded block.
Patent GB-190413630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke Consuming Apparatus for Steam Boiler and other Furnaces.
Inventor: RHIND JAMES
Filed: 1904-06-16
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,630. Rhind, J., and Thomson, G. June 16. Combustion products, returning to furnace.-To effect the combustion of smoke and gases from steam-boiler and other furnaces, the products of combustion are drawn from the smoke stack by means of a fan discharged beneath the furnace grate. Fig. 1 shows the apparatus as applied to a Cornish boiler. The products of combustion from the stack C are drawn through two pipes, such as D, and discharged by the fan A through branch pipes E, one only being shown, to the space beneath the grate G of each fireplace within the boiler. According to the Provisional Specification, the fan is connected to the stack by means of a horizontal pipe with a depending bell mouth, or the fan may be connected by means of an upright pipe to the furnace flue.
Patent GB-190413967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tongs for Drawing Piping.
Inventor: FREUND ERNST
Filed: 1904-06-20
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 13,967. Freund, E. June 20. Drawing, - Tongs for holding the material in the drawing of gas piping consist of arms a, hinged at b and pivotally connected at c with the arms g, d<1> of the draw-rod d, which arms are centered at h and clasped at m.
Patent GB-190415132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Locks.
Inventor: DERU JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-07-06
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 15,132. Deru, J. July 18, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Locks, key; keys.-A device to prevent picking of locks is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4 as applied to lever locks, and consists of a ring a connected to a part b by means of a piece d, and secured to the lock case by pins t, in such a position that the ring is concentric with the key pin. The bolt p has a balance weight q by means of which the latch is operated. The key is shaped as shown in Fig. 3 ; the groove i engages the ring a, the parts l are cut away to fit the steps s, Fig. 4, shown in section in Fig. 2, or, preferably, the circular part of the keyhole formed in the sides of the case is furnished with internal bosses c, the key being then provided with notches e, to fit the bosses. The shape of the key bitt and steps may be varied. To prevent an impression of the key from being obtained in a plastic material, the section of the ring a and part b is changed for a short distance on each side of the keyhole.