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Patent GB-190124496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stencil Printing Machines.
Filed: 1901-12-02
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 24,496. Wise, W. L., [Belknap, F. D.]. Dec. 2. Addressing-machines.-Relates to stencil printing- machines more particularly for printing series of addresses on envelopes, wrappers, &c. The stencils 2, which consist of parchment &c. on cardboard frames, are placed in a magazine 1 with a weight or follower 3 upon them. A flange 4 supports the rear edge of the bottom stencil, and the front opening may be adjusted for the passage of only one stencil by a plate 5. The bottom stencils are fed successively by a rotary feeder consisting of two flanges or discs 7 having fingers or teeth 6 which engage the inner edge or opening of the frame of the stencil. The stencils are carried through a guide-space 9, which may be formed between the flanges 7 and guide-plates 11. The flanges 7 are carried by discs fixed on a shaft 8, and may be driven by the gear 15 &c. A straight guide may be used in place of the curved guide-way 9. The printing-arrangement comprises a rotary platen 32 and an inking-roller 28, both of which are cut away so as to engage only the part of the stencil containing the address. The roller 28 is inked by a roller 27 in an ink duct 25, and the ink supply is regulated by a ductor plate 29 adjustable by a screw 30. The rollers 27, 28 may be driven from the internal gear 36. The platen 32 is on a shaft in a sleeve bearing on a pivoted arm, which may be rocked by a cam, when the envelopes &c. are fed by hand, or may be locked to bold the platenshaft bearing stationary. The stencils pass from the guide into a receiver 13 having a movable bottom 13<a>, which is moved down by a screw as the stencils are received thereon. The bottom 13<a> is carried by an arm of a sleeve movable on a sleeve surrounding the screw, and the arm has a nut portion sliding thereon which may be locked in or out of engagement with the screw. The screw may be geared to the gear 15. The platen is driven by gearing from the shaft which drives the gear 15.
Patent GB-190202448-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Preventing Accidents and Loss of Life in connection with Tram-cars, Motor-cars, and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: HUDSON ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-01-30
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 2448. Hudson, A. Jan. 30. Obstruction-removers for tramcars and the like. The application to an electric tramcar is described. When the parts are in their normal position, the gate G is vertical, and the cradle A, which may have bottom rollers N, is supported clear of the ground by the spring- controlled lever D, E and the rod F having studs I, which assume the position shown in Fig. 5 in the slotted bosses H attached to the gate shaft. On meeting an obstruction, the gate G is forced inwards, and the cradle is drawn into the position shown. The rod F may have half-round studs I, Fig. 8, against the inclined faces of which the bosses H bear. The parts are re-set by the treadle K<1> and the lever K which if loose is linked to the lever E by the arm M or to the lever F by an arm, not shown.
Patent GB-190203172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Engine Valves.
Inventor: DIPLOCK BRAMAH JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-02-07
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 3172. Diplock, B. J. Feb. 7. Compound engines.- Relates to a slide valve by which, when desired, a compound engine can be converted into a highpressure engine. The valve works, in a chest e supplied with highpressure steam, over ports c<1>, c<2> connected to the low-pressure valve-chest, a port c<3> connected to the exhaust from the highpressure cylinder, and a port c<4> leading to the condenser or funnel. When the valve is set for working compound, the two outer ports are covered and the two middle ones connected by the D, as shown in Fig. 4, and when set for simple working, the port c' is open, c' closed, and c<3>, c' connected by the D. To facilitate adjustment of the valve, the valverod is connected to a small slide j, so that the pressure on the main valve is first relieved when it is to be moved.
Patent GB-190204645-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture or Rail-bonds for Electric Railways.
Inventor: HARDINGHAM GEORGE GATTON MELHU
Filed: 1902-02-24
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 4645. Hardingham, G. G. M., (Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerke Akt.-Ges.]. Feb. 24. Rail bonds or couplings for electric railways &c. The ends A are placed in a coil b of wire or wire strands, and are rotated in opposite directions, so as to produce a twisted connection B<x>. The ends may be grooved at a to receive the wire or may have separate or integral washers, flanges, or projections a', a<3>, a<5>, which are pressed on to the wire to make a good contact. This may also be done by tinning, soldering, &c.
Patent GB-190209109-A (GB)
Title: A Fastening Device for Screws
Inventor: DYER HENRY
Filed: 1902-04-19
Granted: 1903-04-18
Abstract: 9109. Dyer, H., [Rieger, E.]. April 19. Screw sockets.-Relates to a screw socket for use with screws which have to be frequently screwed in and unscrewed from soft material, such as leather &c., and is stated to be applicable to fixing spurs. The socket is preferably conical and has an internal thread and external wings or ribs f to prevent it from rotating when driven into the leather &c. The socket may be driven home by means of a spike the point of which rests on the bottom of the socket; the shank of the spike does not touch the screw-thread, but its head may rest on the top of the socket.
Patent GB-190209858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumps
Inventor: MCCULLOCH FINLAY
Filed: 1902-04-29
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 9858. MoCulloch, F. April 29. Drawings to Specification. Steam pumps.-Relates to the distributing- valve and valve gear. The valve is a hollow piston valve, and steam is constantly admitted to its interior and to the ends of the valve-chamber. The valve is moved by opening one end of the valve-chamber to exhaust by means of passages in the ends of the main piston.
Patent GB-190212307-A (GB)
Title: A Board or Plate for Playing a Game.
Inventor: SCORER ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1902-05-29
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 12,307. Scorer, A. G. May 29. Games played with boards and holes.-The game consists in rolling a marble from a hole in a metal or other strip along a groove into another hole, by inclining the strip. The strip may be fitted in a suitable box to hold the ball when it rolls off the strip.
Patent GB-190212649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Rivets.
Inventor: STANGELAND MARTIN THEADOR
Filed: 1902-06-03
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 12,649. Stangeland, M. T. June 3. Forging.-A machine for making rivets in undivided dies to avoid the formation of fins has a slide 3, Fig. 1, reciprocated by a crank shaft 6 and carrying the heading-die 8. The rod from which the rivets are made is fed into one of a number of dies 14 in an intermittently-rotated head 12, Fig. 2, against a stop 50. The next movement of the head causes the required length to be sheared off by a cutter 34, the length being brought between a fixed die or anvil 36 and the heading-die 8 so that it may be headed. The rivet is ejected after the next movement by a spring pin 37, Fig. 4, withdrawn from the head by a lever 44 engaging a roller 42 on the head 43 of the pin, and released at the required instant by the lifting of one end of the lever by a disc 47, the ejected rivet falling down a shoot 38 in the bed. The lever is operated by a crank 46 on the main shaft, the jointed end sliding over the bevelled head of the pin during the return stroke. The head is intermittently rotated by a hook 20 pivoted on a bar 17, vertically reciprocated by an arm 25 on a cock-shaft 26. The rock-shaft is operated in one direction by an arm engaging a roller 29 on the slide and returned by a spring- controlled arm 31.
Patent GB-190213749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-chemical Generators
Inventor: GRAHAM CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1902-06-17
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 13,749. Graham, C. H., Bouton, G. D., and Amwake, H. S. June 17. Primary batteries. -As indicated in the plan view in Fig. 1, the invention consists in interposing between the positive and negative plates B, D a baffle or screen C of conducting-material. The baffle is normally insulated from both plates, but, when an increased quantity of current is required, it may be connected to one of the plates. The baffle serves to prevent a too rapid circulation of the electrolyte.
Patent GB-190215986-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Velocipede Driving Gear and the like
Inventor: REILLY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-07-18
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 15,986. Reilly, W. July 18. Clutches; driving-mechanism; locking and other apparatus to prevent theft.-Relates to three-speed gear for velocipades and motor road vehicles, and consists of improved means for enabling the driver to alter the velocity ratio of the three-speed gear described in Specification No. 519, A.D. 1902, without necessarily altering the free-wheel, fixed- wheel, or locked-wheel action. In the form now described, the driving-sleeve d is formed without peripheral teeth and with internal clutch recesses g, and the ratchet-disc c and fixed pinion b, or its equivalent are formed with corresponding clutch recesses f, e respectively. A sleeve freely-mounted on the axle, is provided with clutch teeth i adapted to engage in the clutch recesses, and has an annular internal groove in which fits one end of a slider l. The slider can be moved along a groove in the axle by means of the spring m and screw-cap n, so that the teeth i either occupy the position shown in Fig. 1 for a free-wheel action, or secure together the driving-sleeve and ratchet disc for a fixed-wheel action, or secure together the driving-sleeve, ratchet disc and fixed pinion to lock the wheel. In the form shown in Fig. 10, the sleeve is engaged by a cross-pin t carried on the slider s which is moved by means of a bell-crank lever v and cord w controlled by the driver. In a modification, the slider screws into the axle and is moved by means of a milled head.
Patent GB-190222427-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Emulsion for Softening Paints, Varnishes and similar Coatings Prior to their Removal from Wood Work and other Surfaces.
Inventor: GILL WILLIAM SMITH
Filed: 1902-10-15
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 22,427. Gill, W. S. Oct. 15. Paints and varnishes, removing.-An emulsion for softening paints, varnishes, lacquers, &c. prior to their removal from woodwork and other surfaces, is made by mixing mineral, Japan, or Carnauba wax, or spermaceti, or a mixture of two or more of these with benzol and methylated alcohol. A hot mixture of the solvents is added to the molten wax, and the paste is allowed to cool. In use, the emulsion or paste is spread with a brush over the paint &c., and allowed to remain until the coating is soft enough to be scraped off. Toluol, xylol, or the " solvent naphtha used in the manufacture of india-rubber, may be used instead of benzol.
Patent GB-190224884-A (GB)
Title: A Process and Apparatus for the Crystallization and Immediate Separation from the Mother Liquid of the Products to be Crystalized, particularly applicable to Napthalene and Anthracene which come from the Distillation of Tar.
Inventor: FOURCY EUGENE
Filed: 1902-11-12
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 24,884. Fourcy, E., and Buire, G. Nov. 12. Mineral oils.-Relates to a process and apparatus for crystallizing and separating substances from heavy oils and the like, especially applicable to the rapid separation of naphthalene and anthracene from the oils containing them as they come from the retort. The liquids are placed in a vessel a, fitted with double walls and an agitator, in which they are heated to a suitable temperature and agitated so as to prevent crystallization or precipitation, and thence they are delivered by a distributer b upon a rotating cylinder c, which is cooled by circulation of water within it, and the liquid is thereby congealed. The crust is then detached by a scraper d and delivered into a mixer e fitted with a rotating helix. From the mixer the material is delivered either into a rotary separator f in which it is treated with a clarifier such as a light oil, or into a pump g which forces it into a filter-press h.
Patent GB-190226032-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling the Speed of Electric Motors.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1902-11-26
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 26,032. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Nov. 26. Motors, controlling.-Relates to devices for controlling the speed of multipolar motors without inserting resistances in the circuit, the motors being especially intended for driving rotary printing-presses. An eight-pole motor is shown, having shunt field coils 1 connected in series with each other and with a rheostat 2 by means of which the field strength can be varied. The armature has a main winding 3 of the ordinary multiplecircuit or parallel-wound type, having preferably only one turn in each slot. The eight brushes 4 are connected in two sets of four each. The auxiliary series winding 5, preferably of finer wire, has preferably four turns in each coil, and is connected to a commutator 6 having brushes 7. The brushes 4, 7 are connected, respectively, with the stationary lower and upper contacts 8, 9 of a double-pole double-throw switch, having movable blades 10 connected to the supply leads 11. To run slowly, the switch is closed on the contacts 9, and the field is also weakened by means of the rheostat. To run rapidly, the switch is closed on the contacts 8, thus energizing the parallel winding 3. If a three-wire system is used, a switch 12 is provided so as to connect the motor with either side of the system.
Patent GB-190227119-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastening Device
Inventor: LAKE HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-12-09
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 27,119. Lake, H. W. Dec. 9. Hooks and eyes.-Eyes of the bar type for use with ordinary hooks are curved outwards and upwards towards the middle, as shown.
Patent GB-190228580-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Press Plates employed for Pressing Feeding Cakes and the like
Inventor: EVANS JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-12-27
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 28,580. Evans, J. Dec. 27. Moulding food for animals &c.-A partition plate or press die for moulding feeding-cakes is constructed of two sheet-metal plates a riveted together, and to a frame or rim b of T-shape in cross-section. The plates may be plain or corrugated, and may be formed with letters, figures, or marks.
Patent GB-190300697-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Spindles of Spinning or Twisting Machines.
Inventor: BOCCIARELLI GIUSEPPE
Filed: 1903-01-10
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 697. Bocciarelli, G. Jan. 10. Spindle apparatus. - The spindle 1 of the usual kind is placed in a bearing or holder 4, which is supported in the tubular casing 2 secured in the rail by reason of the holder being forked or flattened at its lower extremity and engaging with a transverse pin 5<1>. The casing 2 is fitted with a detachable oil cup 5, and the oil is drawn up by capillary action between the inner surface of the case 2 and the outer surface of the holder 4. The holder 4 may be grooved externally, and also axially by means of a capillary passage, so as to connect the bearing directly with the r e s e r voir. Transverse apertures may also be provided in the bearing above the point of the spindle.
Patent GB-190307234-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to Spring Wheels for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: HALFORD HARRY SEBASTIAN
Filed: 1903-03-28
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 7234. Halford, H. S. March 28. Spring wheels; felloes or rims; hubs.-The hub is connected to the rim of the wheel by a spiral spring or springs i, to @lessen vibration, relative lateral movement of the hnb and periphery being prevented by skeleton discs b on the hub, between which plates g, bolted to the ring f and forming the rim of the wheel, can slide. The discs b bear against shoulders on the hub a. The outer disc is secured on the hub by a nut d, forming an axlecap. The inner disc may secured similarly, or by means of a nut c which holds a shoulder on the axle e against the boss of the disc. A T-shaped head l on the inner end of the spring i fits a slot in a flange on the hub and a recessin the outer disc b, and is held to the hub by rims n on the discs. The thickness of the spring increases as it approaches the periphery of the wheel. Its outer end is bolted or clamped to a projection p on the ring. Two or more spiral springs may be arranged side by side, and the alternate springs may be wound in opposite directions.
Patent GB-190307694-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collar Buttons or Studs.
Inventor: MALLORY MARSHALL HUBERT
Filed: 1903-04-02
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 7694. Mallory, M. H. April 2. Studs.-The improvement consists in providing the stud with a flat plate or shank b, approximately the length of the buttonholes it is adapted to enter. By this means, longitudinal slipping of the stud in the buttonholes is prevented, and the stud holds the ends of the garment in fixed relative positions. The shank b, when shaped as in Fig. 1, is kept in place by frictional contact with the buttonhole. It may also be provided with a head f of any desired shape and fixed in varying positions, as shown in Figs. 10, 15, 16, and 18. The breadth of the shank is at least as great as any dimension of the head. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the shank is enlarged at c to form a head. The shank b may be provided on one or both sides with a depression e forming a hook, adapted to take over the end or edge of the buttonholes. Fig. 18 shows a modification, in which the bead f is seated in a depression in the shank b, between shoulders g. The base a is of the usual disc shape, and may be plane, convex, or concave.
Patent GB-190310624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of, and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Lime and Fuel Gas.
Inventor: PEARSON RICHARD
Filed: 1903-05-09
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 10,624. Pearson, R. May 9. Lime kilns; gas - pro - ducers.-In a continuous process for the combined manufacture of lime and fuel gas, the carbon dioxide, given off from the lime kiln, mixed with steam, is passed through a converter containing heated coke, whereby the carbon dioxide is reduced to carbon monoxide and some water gas is produced. The apparatus consists of a lime kiln L surrounded by three converters B, C<1>, C<2> containing fuel, and three regenerators R', R<2>, R<3> containing brickwork, arranged alternately. The whole is preferably enclosed, to prevent loss of heat. The top opening of the kiln has a shoot for feeding in a mixture of chalk and fuel, and above this is a second shoot which distributes coke to the converters. Warm air drawn by a fan from the enclosure is blown through a passage a' into the regenerator R<1>, which is at a red heat from the previous operation. The air enters the bottom of the converter B which has lost some of its heat in the previous operation, and reheats it. It then enters the top of the cool regenerator R', which is thereby heated. The gases may be caused to superheat the steam which is supplied to the kiln, and may then be divided into two parts, which heat the materials in the chalk and coke shoots respectively, and finally escape into the air. Warm air is blown into the kiln L through a passage a<2>, passes through the escaping lime by which it is heated, and helps the combustion of the fuel. Superheated steam may be introduced into the hottest part of the kiln. The carbon dioxide and steam leave the upper part of the kiln and enter the upper part of the converter C', where some carbon monoxide and hydrogen are formed. The gas then enters through the regenerator R<3> to the converter C'. The Provisional Specification also states that the lime kiln, converters, and regenerators are preferably made with gas-tight shells of boiler plate with a refractory lining. The converters may have firebars, cooled by water, or may converge at the lower end, and the region between the inner and outer shells at this point may be made cellular. Hot air would enter the cellular ring and pass through the inner lining by passages inclined downwards. This arrangement is also applicable to water-gas plant.
Patent GB-190312014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Car Wheels.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 12,014. Newton, P. A., [Noiseless Car and Car Wheel Co.]. May 26. Wheels for railway and tramway vehicles. The rim 1 is formed of angle-iron of Z or other shaped section, bent into circular form and having its ends welded together, an elastic tyre 4 being secured between the flanges 2, 3 by a ring 5 bolted to the rim. A flange 6 on the ring, which may be provided with abutments 22 to prevent the ring from cutting the tyre, is embedded in the tyre. The horizontal face of the rim may be corrugated ; and the tyre may be secured to the rim by rubber wedges 20, Fig. 9, fitting partly in the rim and partly in the tyre. In assembling the parts, tubular or other spokes 10 are inserted in the hub 11 with their ends projecting inwardly, the hub is placed centrally within the rim and the spokes are driven outwardly to fit into sockets 9 in the rim, in which position they may be secured by fitting a cylinder 13 within the hub and by brazing &c.
Patent GB-190312019-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Rail Fastenings for Railways.
Inventor: KOPPEL ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 12,019. Koppel, A. May 26. Bending.-For securing rails to sleepers, each end of the sleeper is formed with a pair of raised lugs or ears a, b. The rail flange is placed under the ear or lug a and the ear or lug b is then bent over the opposite side of the flange, an indentation being afterwards formed in the ear or clamp and the flange, as shown in Fig. 4, to prevent movement. The bending and indenting is done by means of a special tool, shown in Fig. 6, which consists of a lever jack or frame e, g, h pivoted at f, on trunnions, and fitted with a plate i having a bevelled front edge to form a working-surface, with a boss k to effect the bending. The sleeper, with rail in position, is supported on an anvil c.
Patent GB-190315123-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Recoil Apparatus of Field Gun Carriages.
Inventor: VICKERS ALBERT
Filed: 1903-07-08
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 15,123. Vickers, A., and Buokham, G. T. July 8. Field carriages.-Valve ports in the liners of hydraulic buffers, consists of a number of longitudinal grooves, A<1>, A<2>, A<3> of uniform width, but varying depth, the depth in no place being equal to the thickness of the liner.
Patent GB-190315140-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Uterine Dilators.
Inventor: HAUSMANN CASPAR FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1903-07-08
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 15,140. Hausmann, C. F. July 8. Uterine appliances.-In a fourbladed dilator, the rods 7, 9 which carry two of the blades in the plane of the paper move in the direction of their length, and the rods 17, 18 which carry the lateral blades move about pivots 21, so that the blades all m o v e practically parallel t o their common axis. The rod 7 passes within the handle, which is made in two parts 1, 2. It is secured to a nut, which works on a screw turned by a hand-wheel 24. This screw is hollow and threaded to receive the end of the rod 9, so that this is moved simultaneously with the rod 7. The rod 9 carries a cross-piece 11 having pins 12, 13 and wedge blocks 14,15, between which the rods 17, 18 are arranged, as shown in Fig. 2. The rods are centered on pins 21 carried by cheeks 23 on the handle 2, and having incisions to engage with a slide 16, which holds together the parts 1, 2 of the handle. The rods are curved in such a manner that, when the cross-piece 11 advances or retires, the lateral blades are opened or closed pari pass¹ with the blades on the rods 7, 9. In a modification, the screw which operates the rods 7, 9 is made with right-handed and left-handed portions, on which work nuts connected to the rods. The hand-wheel 24 is secured by the nut 25. Each blade is furnished with a bulb 30 to prevent its entrance into the uterus. By sliding down the piece 16, the blades may be disconnected while still in the cervix.