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Patent GB-190208861-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Glazing Roofs
Inventor: SMYTH WILLIAM CAMPBELL
Filed: 1902-04-16
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 8861. Smyth, W. C. April 16. Glazing roofs of railway stations, factories, sheds, greenhouses, conservatories, &c. Fig. 1 shows a channel bar a formed with a central beaded rib a' and condensation channels g. The glass sheets c are secured in place by capping-strips b held down by cap nuts e on hooked bolts d, which engage with the beaded rib. Packing-strips f of asbestos or the like may be inserted between the cap and glass, and portions of the beaded rib may be cut away to facilitate the placing of the bolts in position. In a modification shown in Fig. 3, the bolts are inserted in holes in the channel bar, and are secured in place by lock-nuts d<1>. The bolts, nuts, and bars may be galvanized, or plated with copper or non-corrosive metal. The Provisional Specification states that the bolts may be screwed into plain ribs of the channel bars.
Patent GB-190209003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cloth Cropping or other Finishing Machines.
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES
Filed: 1902-04-18
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 9003. Scott, J., and Morrison, D. S. April 18. Stop-motions; shearing.-In cloth cropping or other finishing machines, the apparatus is stopped in the case of knots, lumps, or other unevenness occurring on the surface of the fabric. The fabric A passes between a fixed bar D and a feeler or blade E on a movable bar E carried on weighted pivoted levers G<2>. One of the levers G<2> carries a projection H which normally supports a pivoted bar J having a depending rod J<1>. The belt shifter is worked by a rocking shaft K having a bellcrank lever K<1> the arm K<2> of which is connected to the belt-setting bar L, the other arm K<3> being connected with a weight K<6> by a cord passing over a pulley. When the belt is on the fast pulley, the lever L is in the position shown in full lines, and it is held in that position by a pivoted catch lever M. When the blade E<1> encounters a knot &c. on the fabric the levers G<2> are tilted, and the rod J<1> falls on the catch M, thus releasing the lever L, which is then actuated by the weight K<6> to stop the machine. An incline on the lever L engages with a collar J' on the rod J<1>, which is thus lifted again.
Patent GB-190221330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shields or Hoops for Spools and Bobbins.
Filed: 1902-10-01
Granted: 1903-07-09
Abstract: 21.330. Wilson, W. B., and Wilson & Co. Oct. 1. Hoops and rings.-Relates to shields, hoops, or ferrules for protecting and strengthening spools, bobbins, &c., such as those described in Specifications No. 12,635, A.D. 1891, and Nos. 7458 and 7682, A.D. 1893. A ring of sheet metal is pressed into the form shown in Fig. 2, so that the inner flange 1 has a waved or corrugated form, and its edge is also waved, the ferrule being applied to one or both ends of the bobbin in the manner shown in Fig. 5. The invention is described as applied to the ends of different kinds of bobbins. When the bobbin is made of soft wood, the flange 1 may be pressed into the substance of the wood without first making a groove therein, but when made of hard wood &c., the end must be grooved for the reception of the ferrule. Fig. 13 shows the end formed with two concentric grooves, the waved edge of the hoop being pressed into the grooves and into the partition between them. Figs. 15 and 16 show an apparatus for cutting a wavy groove in the end of a bobbin. A crank arm 10 carries a cutter 6, which is pressed inwards by a spring cam 9 against a suitably-shaped cam 8. The boss of the cam being placed within the bore of the bobbin, and the crank rotated by means of a handle &c., the groove is cut as shown in Fig. 15.
Patent GB-190221405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Felt Hat Finishing, Veluring and Ironing Machines.
Inventor: TURNER HENRY HERBERT
Filed: 1902-10-02
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 21,405. Turner, H. H., Turner, A., and Turner, A. Oct. 2. Felt hats ; ironing.-Relates to a machine for finishing or pouncing, veluring, and ironing felt hats. Fig. 1 shows an elevation partly in section, and Fig. 2 a plan of the machine. The hat is mounted on a block E, which may be connected to the rotary shaft C by the means described in Specification No. 16,077, A.D. 1898. Tbepouncing- staff L, which carries the pad M, is similar to that described in Specification No. 17,190, A.D. 1897. It is reciprocated by being eccentrically pivoted to a disc J carried by a shaft I connected by a flexible shaft 0 with a shaft O<x>, on which is a pulley P smaller than the pulley R by which it is driven from the shaft C, so that the pad M has a rapid motion relative to that of the hat block. The pad is moved horizontally to and fro over the surface of the hat by reason of the shaft I being mounted on a swivelling arm, plate, or bracket F, which is moved to and fro for about a quarter of a circle in a horizontal plane by a link X, gear-wheels Y, Y<x>, worm-wheel Z, and worm a on the shaft O<x>. The pad is elastically held up to its work by a bracket T mounted on a frame S pivoted on the bracket F. The frame S is in two parts held together by a latch V, and when the latch V is moved out of engagement by a fixed projection or otherwise the upper part of the frame S falls back through a limited space, and simultaneously the pad M falls away from the hat. The motion of the bracket F may be automatically stopped as follows :-The axis of the wheel Y is mounted in an eccentric boss of a lever d, and is brought up into gear with the wheel Y<x> by moving the lever d into engagement with a notch in an arm c, which is pressed down at intervals by a stud b on the wheel Y so as to cause the disengagement of the lever d and thereby throw the wheels out of gear. The whole machine may be automatically stopped by providing the boss of the lever d with projections p, which, when the lever is moved, operate an arm e which shifts a belt fork f. The horizontal motion of the pad may be dispensed with, and the pad may receive reciprocatory motion directly from the shaft Ox by a flexible shaft i, Fig. 6, a disc g having an eccentric pin h which reciprocates the pad. The pad is held between hook and spring like supports N, so that it moves automatically to follow the contour of the hat and can be turned round to bring the other face into action, and it can be removed and replaced by a veluring-pad heated by gas or by a gas-heated iron, for ironing purposes. Provision may be made for varying the speed of the lateral traverse of the pad or the rotation of the hat, and, when using the iron, the reciprocatory motion of the staff may be stopped. The driving-shaft and frame may be arranged as described in Specification No. 17,190, A.D. 1897.
Patent GB-190223776-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spanners and Wrenches.
Inventor: BIDDLE GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1902-10-31
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 23,776. Biddle, G. H., and Chandler, J. Oct. 31. Spanners and wrenches.-In order that a wrench or spanner may be turned on a nut so as to engage different pairs of facets, one of its jaws c, Figs. 2 and 9, is pivoted to the spanner head, the other jaw being either rigid or adjustable. The pivot s is preferably nearer the bottom than the top of the jaw c, which may be provided with one or two tail-pieces c<5>. When the spanner is moved in one direction, the jaw c opens, as shown in Fig. 2, to allow the spanner to turn on the nut, this turning being sometimes facilitated by hollowing out the rigid or adjustable jaw a at m, and when moved in the other direction. The nut engages with the lower end of the jaw c, or with the jaw c and tail or tails c<5>, and forces the jaw eud c' against the abutment g<2>. The nut may engage the abutment g' directly. The opening of the jaw c is limited by a stop t.
Patent GB-190223978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Advertising Signs.
Inventor: HUNTER LYTLE JOHNSON
Filed: 1902-11-03
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 23,978. Hunter, L. J. Nov. 4, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A D. 1901]. Advertising.-Advertisement bands D, preferably transparent, are wound on rollers B, C mounted on frames A<2> at the front and rear. The upper rollers B are preferably spring-actuated, but may be actuated by gearing, and the lower rollers C are connected with the worm M on a motor shaft M<2> by gearing, as shown. The motor, which is preferably an electromotor, is reversed, by means of the arrangement shown in Fig. 3, when the bands are sufficiently wound on one set of rollers. On a continuation of one of the shafts C is a screwthread T<2>. with which engage pieces V carrying arms T<3>. On a disc P provided with contact-clamps is a pin Q, which is connected with the piece V by a spring S. On an upright (not shown) are contact clamps corresponding with the clamps on the disc. First one set of clamps on the disc engages with the clamps on the upright until, on the rotation of the screw T<2>, one of the arms T<3> abuts against the pin Q and disengages the clamps, when the spring S rotates the disc so that the other clamp thereon engages with the contact clamp on the standard, thus reversing the motor, the electrical connections being suitably arranged to produce this effect. The device may be arranged in a casing, Fig. 5, which is open at the sides, and has a movable bottom fitted with lamps X<5> for ill umination at night. At the top a space is provided for fixed advertisements.
Patent GB-190226217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pulp Beating Engines.
Inventor: WHITE JOHN
Filed: 1902-11-28
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 26,217. White, J. Nov. 28. Pulping-engines.-Consists in making the plate boxes of pulp-beating machines adjustable instead of, or in addition to, employing the usual adjusting- mechanism of the beating-roll. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the plate b is carried in a box c forming part of a beam or beams e, pivoted at f to the beater trough g, and connected to a link or links h supported on a plate a attached to a diaphragm j of rubber, leather, &c., secured over a chamber k filled with water at a suitable pressure from any source. The joint between the box c and the orifice d in the trough g is made water-tight by a packing m comprising one or more rubber or like tubes secured in recesses n, and inflated with air, water, &c., or connected to an overhead tank containing fluid. No part of the beam e comes in contact with the material in the trough. The chamber k has an outlet by which it can be emptied so as to lower the knife b. The pressure of the knives on the roll is indicated by a hydraulic gauge connected with the chamber k. In a modification, the beam e is supported by a spring balance from a screw adjustably connected to a beam. According to the Provisional Specification the chamber k may be connected by a flexible pipe to a tank, the height of water in which can be adjusted, or to any of a series of tanks arranged at different heads.
Patent GB-190228277-A (GB)
Title: Process for Manufacturing Deodorous and Soluble Carbolic Acid and Homologues of the same.
Inventor: ROSEMANN HANS
Filed: 1902-12-22
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 28,277. Rosemann, H. Dec. 22. Disinfectants.-A disinfecting-agent, which is clearly soluble in water, has but little odour, and is less poisonous than the original material, while possessing the same germ-destroying properties, is prepared from crude colourless carbolic acid, or its homologues, by adding thereto formaldehyde or formaldehyde soap. An example is given in which crude carbolic acid is mixed with 2 per cent. of formaline and about two and a half times its weight of liquid formaldehyde soap, and the oily liquid, after standing, is filtered by means of filterpresses.
Patent GB-190300963-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for use in Spinning Tops and similarly Actuated Toys.
Inventor: NEWMAN GEORGE EDWARD
Filed: 1903-01-14
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 963. Newman, G. E., and Knights, W. Jan. 14. Tops ; driving-mechanism. -Relates to means for giving motion to spinning tops and other toys actuated by a cord &c. The axes of the top &c. A carries a pinion B<1> enclosed in a frame C, the space between the pinion and the frame being only just sufficient to receive the cord. The cord is introduced through the opening c, and is drawn rapidly out so as to rotate the pinion frictionally. The body of the top may be made in separable parts, so that sweetmeats &c. can be placed within it.
Patent GB-190301236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trombones.
Inventor: STUART ERNEST EDGAR
Filed: 1903-01-17
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 1236. Stuart, E. E., and Grinsted, C. Jan. 17. Trombones are made with two or more slides so that the shift for the main slide is the same for instruments of all keys, the difference required for the various keys being provided for by the other slide or slides geared to the main slide. a is part of the main slide, which is connected to a second slide b by a string c passing round a fixed pulley e and also round a movable pulley f connected by a rod h to the slide b. The string is secured to a fixed hook l. Springs k tend to restore the slide b to its normal position. Thus, when the slide a is moved, the slide b is likewise moved by an amount dependent upon the gearing adopted. - The arrangement may be modified in various respects, such as by having more than one slide b.
Patent GB-190308565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Spraying Paint and similar Liquids
Inventor: BIRD REGINALD WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-04-15
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 8565. Bird, R. W. April 15. Painting and varnishing-Relates to apparatus for spraying paint and similar liquids, mounted on a wheeled frame so that it can be moved about as required. The apparatus is mounted on a platform 1, having castor wheels at each corner, and comprises a paint receptacle 2 and a pump 3 of any suitable construction operated by the lever 4. To hold the platform 1 steady when the apparatus is being used, a platform 11, upon which the operator stands to work the pump, is attached to the platform by means of projections 12 on the platform 11 engaging catches 13 on the platform 1. The platform 11 is provided with a non-slipping foot at its outer end to rest upon the ground. The suction pipe of the pump is connected to the paint receptacle 2 by a pipe 5 provided with a cock 17 and with a strainer 15 within the receptacle 2. The pump can be detached from the receptacle 2 by a union joint 28. The pump is provided with an air chamber 7 with gauge 8. The paint is conveyed to the nozzle by a flexible pipe 6 and a metal pipe 18 having a cock 19. The nozzle 9 shown in section in Figs. 8 and 9 is screwed upon the end of the pipe 18. The nozzle 9 is formed of a chamber 20 with screw plugs at each end. The screw plug 27 is provided to enable the nozzle to be cleaned. The screw plug at the opposite end is provided with a diaphragm 23 perforated at 24, 24, and with an outlet orifice 25. The receptacle 2 is open, so that the paint can be stirred when required.
Patent GB-190308665-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Tanging Files and other Tools
Inventor: TURNER JAMES
Filed: 1903-04-16
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 8665. Turner, J. April 16. Forging.-A machine for forming tangs on file and other tool blanks has upper and lower dies 7, 6, between which the blanks are traversed while the upper die is raised by a cam 8 on the driving-shaft 3, and quickly returned by a spring 30. The blanks B are secured in holders 10, mounted in a carrier 9, loosely mounted on a sleeve 13 on the driving- shaft. A countershaft 16, driven at half the speed of the driving-shaft, carries eccentrics 35, 15, which operate pawls 11, 20, for intermittently rotating the carrier 9 and a ratchet-wheel 19, respectively. The ratchet-wheel is loosely mounted on the sleeve 13, and has a toothed rim 18, engaging pinions 17 on the holders to rotate each blank through the angle between the faces of the tang as it is traversed between the dies. The gearing is so arranged that the pawls operate alternately when the upper die is clear of the work. The pinions 17 are loose on the holders, which have feathered clutch-members 25, successively acted on by a fixed cam 27, so that only the blank between the dies is rotated on its axis. The dies are curved to suit the path of the blanks, the lower die projecting beyond the upper die to prevent the formation of a shoulder on the tang.
Patent GB-190311208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid Meters and the like.
Inventor: SCOTTI KARL
Filed: 1903-05-16
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 11,208. Scotti, K. May 16. Annular-chamber type.-Relates to fluid meters which consist of a ball running round a circular groove and operating the indicating . mechanism, either electrically or mechanically. Provision is made to prevent injury from frost, and a switch is provided which operates the indicator for forward or backward travel. Fig. 1 shows a view of the fluid meter. The inlet and outlet passages c and d are arranged tangentially, so that the fluid drives the ball b round the groove a. The ball in its travel makes contact in an electric circuit, either by depressing a spring f or bridging two mercury contacts, by striking against the wings of a wing wheel, for the purpose of actuating the indicating-apparatus. To protect against injury from frost, the casing is made in two parts bolted together by screws, under the heads of which are placed springs p, so that the two parts can separate under the force due to the expansion of the freezing water. The forward and backward travel of the meter may be indicated by the mercury switch shown in Fig. 5. The passages r, s communicate with the inlet and outlet passages of the meter. The necessary difference of pressure existing in the channels moves the column of mercury and causes contact between the terminal t' and one of the terminals t<1>, t<2>. The circuit being thus closed, one of two electromagnets operate the indicating-mechanism.
Patent GB-190314876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Creals of Slubbing, Roving and Spinning Machinery
Inventor: WOLSTENCROFT EDWARD
Filed: 1903-07-04
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 14,876. Wolstencroft, E. July 4. Creel arrangements for slubbing, roving, and spinning machinery. The bobbins c, Fig. 2, are supported by conical discs of metal g, Fig. 5, bearing on pins f fixed in the lower rail b, and are steadied at their upper ends by studs h fixed to the upper rail a, or by passing through holes made in the upper rail. In another arrangement for shielding the lower bearings, the bobbin is supported by a shoulder formed on the skewer d, Fig. 4, and projects over the raised footstep bearing e, thereby preventing the accumulation of dirt in the bearings.
Patent GB-190318061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rim Brakes for Velocipedes and the like.
Inventor: BOSWORTH JOHN
Filed: 1903-08-21
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 18,061. Bosworth, J. Aug. 21. Brakes.-In a modification of the rim brake described in Specification No. 5539, A.D. 1902, the ends of the yoko D, Fig. 1, are slipped into the slotted lugs F<2> on the brake-block plates F<1> until the ho!es D<1>, F<3> coincide, when they are slipped over the studs C' on the pivoted links C. The parts are kept in position by the elasticity of the yoke D. The links C may consist of two parts connected, as shown in Fig. 2, by a pivot C<3>. A stud C' on one part enters a hole in the end of the spring part G, which is also engaged by a stop C' on the first part. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the stud G<3> is placed on the spring part G, which is shortened as shown. Rigid brake yokes may be used with these links C. The brakes may also be applied to the rear wheels of bicycles &c., and may be applied by cables, backpedalling clutches, or other means. The brake blocks may be placed under the links C.
Patent GB-190318341-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cigarettes.
Inventor: FORSTER JOHN MARCKS
Filed: 1903-08-25
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 18,341. Forster, J. M. Aug. 25. Cigarettes.-To prevent the tobacco and tobacco dust from passing into the mouth of the smoker, a cardboard or other mouthpiece tube 3 is enclosed in the end of the cigarette paper 1, and a perforated cardboard or other disc 4 is placed within or against the end of the tube, or the perforated disc may form part of the tube.
Patent GB-190319253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Driving Mechanism for Sewing Machines and other purposes.
Inventor: UYTENBOGAART JOHANNES WILHELMU
Filed: 1903-09-07
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 19,253. Uytenbogaart, J. W. H. Sept. 7. Sewing-machines, driving; stopping-gear.-Relates to variable-speed driving - mechanism for sewing-machines, and for other purposes. In one arrangement, an electromotor a, Fig. 1, is clamped to the machine frame, and is provided with a bracket d, which, by means of a stud f , supports an arm e concentric to the motor shaft. The arm may be telescopic, and carries a roller g which is driven by means of a belt or cord from a roller k on the motor shaft. A wheel i, keyed to the spindle of the roller g, drives the sewing-machine wheel k by friction. Normally the wheel i is lifted clear of the wheel k by means of a spring m attached to the bracket d and to an arm i<1> rigidly connected to the arm e. The arm e is attached to the treadle o by means of a rod p and a spring q, the spring q being so adjusted that it yields before the maximum power of the motor is exceeded. To vary the speed of the sewing-machine, the pressure of the wheel i on the wheel k is varied by means of the treadle. When the pressure on the treadle is removed, a roller s, carried in an arm r attached to the arm e, is brought against the inner rim of the wheel k to act as a brake. In a modified arrangement shown in Fig. 3, the speed is varied by varying the tension of the cord t which passes round the machine wheel, and round a double pulley g<1> carried by the arm e. A second cord passes round the pulley g<1> and the pulley h of the motor a. The rm v of the lever e is connected to the treadle by the spring q and rod p, and a spring m connected to a fixed arm n and to the arm e normally keeps the cord t slack upon the machine wheel. The gearing is actuated as before by pressure upon the treadle.
Patent GB-190326864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Machines.
Inventor: PASS ERNEST DE
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 26,864. Pass, E. de, [Welsh, P. van W., and Waite, F. B.]. Dec. 8. Automatic apparatus.-Consists of a machine for distributing plates, and then exposing, developing, and fixing them so as to produce a photograph automatically. The plates are inserted into the magazine 13 by means of a sleeve (not shown). By pulling a rod 15, a plate is dropped into the feeding - apparatus 17 which delivers the plate through the shoot 18 into the holder 19 behind the lens 39. After exposure, another handle with an hour glass attached is turned so as to drop the exposed plate into a carrier frame 49 immersed in a developer in the dish 43. This carrier frame 49 is pivoted on a shaft 47, and when the hour glass shows that the time for development has elapsed, the carrier 49 is raised into a horizontal position by turning the shaft 47, and the plate is ejected by automatic mechanism into the fixing bath, from which the finished protograph is removed. The ejecting apparatus consists of a spring lever which is set by the cam 55 on the shaft 47.
Patent GB-190402903-A (GB)
Title: Improved Arrangement of Window Sashes and Parts connected therewith
Inventor: MARKS HENRY JAMES
Filed: 1904-02-05
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 2903. Marks, H. J. Feb. 5. Windows. - The sashes 2, 3, Fig. 3, are connected at one end to the frame 1 by side pins sliding in grooves 6 so that they can be turned inside for cleaning, or by providing suitable clips, held open at any desired angle. They are connected to each other and the frame by a jointed link 7, which may be re- placed by a chain, and a pivoted link 8. In a modification, the lower sash 10 is pivoted and connected to the upper one 11, which slides as before, by a link 12 secured to a hinged bracket.