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Patent GB-190413881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Studs.
Inventor: GRIFFITH SYDNEY
Filed: 1904-06-20
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 13,881. Griffith, S. June 20. Making studs and solitaires.-In order to make a neat joint between the stem 10 and the baseplate 11, the end of the stem is riveted, and the edge 12 of the collar 9 afterwards skimmed and burnished in a lathe.
Patent GB-190414750-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means for Igniting Substances having High Ignition Points in Apparatus for Heating by the Reaction of such Substances
Inventor: LANG ALBERT
Filed: 1904-06-30
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 14,750. Lang, A. June 30. F u e l ; firelighters.- Means are provided for igniting substances having high ignition points, such as mixtures of aluminium or magnesium with metallic oxides. A succession of materials d, b, c, having different ignition points and heats of combustion, is employed, and one ignites the other in series. The material c consists of a mixture of aluminium or magnesium with metallic oxides, above which is a layer b of material consisting of magnesium with potassium chlorate. The ignition is started by setting fire to a celluloid protecting-plate d with a match, and the materials successively ignite and finally burn through a conical magnesium cap a, and ignite the substance e, contained within a casing g. A copper disc f prevents the material e from burning through the bottom of a casing g.
Patent GB-190422903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Controllers for Electric Circuits
Filed: 1904-10-24
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 22,903. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Oct. 24. Bulkhead doors, operating by electric motors, as described in Specification' No. 22,818, A.D. 1904. The controller of the motor is normally held in its 'off' position by a spring, and is moved into an operative position by the core of a solenoid controlled from a distance. The controller can also be operated manually. A shaft a, rotated by handwheels a', Fig. 2, is journalled in the water-tight casing K. The handwheels a' may be provided with an index. The shaft a, Fig. 1, carries the switch member A with contacts c<1>-c<9> arranged as shown in Fig. 3. Stationary contacts f<1>- f<8> are supported from the casing, and are arranged in two groups so placed that, when the contacts c<3>,f<4> engage with each other, the contacts C<6>, f<8> are in engagement. A spring F fastened between the casing and the cam-plate G holds the switch normally in its off' position, pressing the cam G against the stop g<1> on the casing. A pivoted arm H carries a roller h, which is pressed against the cam G by a spring I, and engages with the shoulder g<3> when the contact c<3> is brought into engagement with the contact f<4>. The solenoid B for distant control has a core b engaging a lever D pivoted at d. The lever carries at its forward end the link E, which has a pin engaging a slot e in the switch member A, and a stop b<1> limitstheupward motion of the core b. The solenoid can only rotate the switch member A sufficiently to cause the contacts c<3>, f<4> to engage each other, which is the position for lowering the doors. For raising, the wheels a<1> may be rotated until the contacts c<6>, f<4> are in engagement, the movement being allowed by the lost-motion connection to the core b. When released by hand, the switch returns to the `off' position shown in Fig. 1, or to the lowering position, according as the solenoid circuit is opened or closed. The connections are shown in Fig. 3. A generator L is connected to line-wires l, l<1>, which supply current to two motors M, M<1>through the controllers C, C'. The circuits of the solenoids B, B' are completed through the switches S, S' at the distant-control station. The resistances R, R<1> are always in circuit with the motors, and the resistances r, r' are connected in shunt to the armatures when the motors are connected for lowering the doors. For lowering the doors, the circuit is from the line-wire l through the contacts f <2>,c<1>, f<1>, armature M, resistance R, contacts f f<7>,c<5>,c<2>,f<3>, field m, and the contacts f<4>, c<3>, c<6>, f<8> to the linewire l<1>, the resistance r being in shunt to the armature. For raising the doors, the resistance r is open-circuited, and the motor field reversed.
Patent GB-190426235-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Winding Yarns, Threads & the like.
Inventor: WARDWELL SIMON WILLARD
Filed: 1904-12-02
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 26,235. Wardwell, S. W. Dec. 2. Winding-machines.-The spindle-shaft B is connected with the driving-shaft through a suitable clutch which is brought into operation or released by turning the spring lever J, which also carries a brake block m for engaging with a brake disc b on the shaft when the machine is stopped. The starting-handle is held in the opposite position by reason of a curved arm l thereon being held by a catch h' carried by a sector H pivoted to the frame, the sector H serving, in combination with a friction pawl or catch e, to prevent the return of the swinging thread-guide frame E towards the wound cop when it has once been moved away therefrom, as described in Specification No. 26,234, A.D. 1904. For the purpose of stopping the machine when a thread breaks, a weighted lever or triangular frame K is adjustably suspended from the end of the sector H and is held in the position shown by the tension of the thread. When the thread breaks, the frame swings towards the fluted disc c, which moves the lever K and the sector H upwards, releasing the arm l of the spring starting-lever J. For stopping the machine when the cop has attained a sufficient diameter, an adjustable stop R is placed upon the sector H and is engaged by a projection on the frame E when the latter has moved outwards sufficiently. The stop R contains a spring plunger for engaging with a groove in the upper edge of the sector H.
Patent GB-190426740-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Setting the Tuft or Pile Warps used in Weaving Carpets
Inventor: SMITH BENJAMIN SINCLAIR
Filed: 1904-12-08
Granted: 1905-12-07
Abstract: 2 6 , 7 4 0. Smith, B. S., and Smith, R. N. W. Dec. 8. Yarns, warping &c.-Relates to apparatus for setting and winding tuft or pile yarns for use in weaving Imperial Axminster carpets, pile fabrics, &c. A number of bobbins, say 5040, with differentlycoloured threads are arranged in a bank or frame at the back of the machine, and the threads therefrom are held by a spring in one or other of 20 holes in 252 vertical carriers T, provided with guides R, the top guides having hooks h<1> so that they can all be raised by a bar H operated by cam-actuated lever mechanism L. When the carriers T are allowed to fall, they are intercepted at different points by the horizontal tilters t, t<1> which come in the path of hooks h on the guides R. The tilters are connected to the cords J of a jacquard or other selecting-mechanism, actuated by a punctured card &c. having 20 by 252 needles, and one cord in each of the 252 rows is actuated each time, so that one of the normally-inclined tilters is rendered horizontal. Variously-coloured threads, according to the design, are thus brought level with the grippers G, and the 252 ends are pulled over a wide setting-bobbin B. The machine stops automatically while the attendant fixes the ends to a rod, the yarn gripper G opens, and a suitable length of each yarn, according to the number of repeats of the pattern in the length being woven, is wound on the bobbin by the winding-machine, which may be operated by a handle. The machine stops, and is then started, when a guillotine cuts the 252 ends. The carriers T are then raised &c., and a fresh bobbin is provided, and 252 different threads are then wound thereon as described. The wide bobbins are afterwards arranged on an endless chain and operated upon by fingers or nippers in the usual manner.
Patent GB-190427599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Raising Sunken Vessels.
Inventor: NIELSEN FRIEDRICH GERHARD
Filed: 1904-12-17
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,599. Nielsen, F. G. Dec. 17. Sunken ships, raising.-An airtight vessel, of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, is fitted with reservoirs a adapted to hold calcium carbide. It is also provided with air-escape valves b and waterescape valves d. One or more such vessels, filled with water, are sunk and attached by lashings g to plates h affixed to the sunken ship. The calcium carbide is then discharged into the interior of the vessel by operating external handles, and the acetylene gas generated displaces the water through the valves d.
Patent GB-190500015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for the Making, Compressing and Attaching of Heels, for, and, to Boots and Shoes, or, for any of such purposes
Inventor: PRESTON ALBERT FRANCIS
Filed: 1905-01-02
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 15. Preston, A. F. Jan. 2. Heels; presses. - Relates to a machine for making, compressing, and attaching heels, whereby heels of different thicknesses can be dealt with under an approximately constant and regular pressure. A crosshead 1 is carried by rods 2 passing through the machine table 3 and connected with a cross-bar 4, which is made to reciprocate in slots 5 by a link 7 engaging an eccentric 6 mounted on a shaft 8. A sliding pin 9 is held against a shoulder by a lever provided with a weight 12, as described in Specification No. 5439, A.D. 1904. In another arrangenent, the lever, with or without the weight 12, is jointed to a plunger 13 fitted to work in a pivoted sleeve 14, frictional contact being produced between the plunger and sleeve by providing the latter, at its lower end, with springs, piston-rings, or the like. The heel-building or like device 19 is carried upon a pillar 17 socketed in a slide 16, which may be moved so that the pillar 17 rests upon the pin 9. The heel is discharged from the mould 20 by a plunger 23, the shank 29 of which is struck, as the crosshead moves upwards, by a lever 24, pivoted at 25 to the crosshead and at 26 to a rod 27 rigidly connected with the table 3. When the crosshead 1 descends, it operates upon the heel carried by the heel-building device 19, until the pressure exerted upon the heel exceeds the upward pressure on the pin 9 produced by the lever 10 and friction device 13, 14, and then further movement of the crosshead forces down the pin 9 without any appreciable increase in the pressure exerted upon the heel. Meanwhile the lever 10 has been raised, but when the crosshead again rises, the bar 4 strikes a pin 28 on the lever 10, and brings the latter back to its normal position.
Patent GB-190500083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam-heated Apparatus for Cooking Apple-butter and the like.
Inventor: BAUMAN JOHN W
Filed: 1905-01-02
Granted: 1906-01-02
Abstract: 83. Bauman, J. W. Jan. 2. Hinges.-An apparatus for cooking apple-butter and the like comprises a barrel or other receptacle 6 fitted with a cover formed in two parts 22, 23 connected by detachable hinges 24. Each hinge is constructed with flaps formed of flat bars secured to the two parts of the cover, one flap being provided with an upstanding hook engaging an upstanding eye provided on the other flap.
Patent GB-190502152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Velvet and Velveteen.
Inventor: DREY OSCAR
Filed: 1905-02-03
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 2152. Drey, O. Feb. 3. Pile fabrics.-Velvets and velveteens are woven by floating the pile wefts over three warp threads, which are approximately spaced to occupy the space usually occupied by five warps in ordinary velvet &c. Coarser warps and wefts may be used, so as to fill up the body of the cloth. The float threads are subsequently cut. The cloth can be woven with a plain back by using four shafts ; or it may be woven with a twill back, as shown in Fig. 2, in which twelve shafts are shown as being used, though the cloth can be woven by employing nine shafts. Warp threads composed of two or more threads, twisted or laid or otherwise combined together, may be used.
Patent GB-190504274-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blankets for use with Rotary and other Printing Machines.
Inventor: JONES DAVID LEWIS
Filed: 1905-03-01
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 4274. Jones, D. L. March 1. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Blankets.-To obtain a non-extensible, and oil- and water-proof blanket, two outer sheets of " press cured " rubber or rubber composition are embedded into or caused to adhere to an intermediate sheet composed of one or more plies of woven fabric. If desired, a thin sheet of rubber composition may also be embedded between the plies of the fabric. The compound rubber blanket is " press cured " between smooth-surfaced metal plates, subjected to heat and hydraulic pressure.
Patent GB-190505915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes, Wrappers and the like.
Inventor: CURTIS THOMAS
Filed: 1905-03-21
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 5915. Curtis, T. March 21. Envelopes and wrappers, opening.-Relates to means for applying a short length of string, thread, wire, tape, &c. to envelopes, wrappers, &c. to facilitate opening. The string, thread, &c. b is secured inside a folded strip a of paper which is then stuck inside the envelope or wrapper. In the case of an envelope, the strip may be applied to the top, bottom, or either end. The string may protrude at one or both ends.
Patent GB-190507435-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Clip Suitable for Displaying Goods on Cards or otherwise.
Inventor: POTTER WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-04-08
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 7435. Potter, W. April 8. Fastenings. - A clip, for securing cards &c. on which articles a r e d i splayed to glass shelves, is formed in two parts loosely pivoted together. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the parts A, B are connected by a rivet or eyelet passing through a slot. The part B can be turned on the pivot, to hold the card, which is gripped by the springs C, at an angle. To adjust the vertical angle at which the card is displayed, the part B is pressed in and bent. In the modification shown in Fig. 7, the parts D, E are connected by a horizontal pivot.
Patent GB-190508606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Fans.
Inventor: KESTNER PAUL
Filed: 1905-04-22
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 8606. Kestner, P. April 22. Fans.-Centrifugal fans of the type in which the vanes are mounted upon a conical boss are constructed with vanes in two or more sizes a, b, c which increase in width to a varying extent as they approach the boss. The invention is applicable to double-inlet fans, and may be used for the humidification of air.
Patent GB-190511684-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches.
Inventor: ELLIS CUMBERLAND
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 11,684. Ellis, C., and Batley, R. G. L. June 3. Spanners.-A spanner, having a fixed jaw b connected to a shank a on which a sliding jaw c is mounted, is roughly adjusted by a non-rotatable block l, sliding longitudinally in an opening k and working on a spiral i connected to a roughened collar q and a screwed stem h, and finely adjusted by rotation of a collar q. The stem h screws into a tapped hole in the portion e of the sliding jaw c, and the 'block l is guided by clamping-plates m secured to the shank a. The spiral i, collar g, and stem h are kept in position by a collar j at the upper end of the spiral entering a recess n between the plates m, and by the lower end of the spiral entering a recess h.
Patent GB-190512742-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Pumps.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1905-06-20
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 12,742. Howorth, F. W., [Aktiebolaget de Lavals Angturbin]. June 20. Centrifugal pumps.-In a centrifugal pump, especially adapted for raising gritty liquids, fitted with an inner removable casing 4 suspended within . the outer casing by means of axial flanges, cylindrical tightening- surfaces 5 are provided parallel to the axis of the shaft on the inner sides of these flanges corresponding to cylindrical surfaces on the hub of the impeller.
Patent GB-190517024-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in or relating to Transportable Fire-escape with Removable Stretcher.
Inventor: EESBEECK JEAN ARTHUR VAN
Filed: 1905-08-22
Granted: 1905-12-14
Abstract: 17,024. Eesbeeck, J. A. van. Aug. 22. Litters, a m b u - lance.-A stretcher 12 is fitted to a carriage 1 to which are hinged stays 2 carrying a jumping- sheet fire-escape. When folded for transport, the stretcher is held by locks 14 on the stays 2 and the handles of the stretcher serve as shafts for the carriage.
Patent GB-190518830-A (GB)
Title: A Wiping Device for Removing Molten Zinc from the Insides of Pipes and the like.
Inventor: KRIEGER HUGO
Filed: 1905-09-18
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 18,830. Krieger, H. Sept. 18. Cleaning pipes.-A device for removing superfluous molten zinc from the insides of pipes consists of a rod b, secured at the end e so as to be easily removed, and carrying on the other end a cylindrical plug or one or more flexible overlapping segmental disks g of asbestos. The pieces of asbestos are adjustably secured by nuts to rods f, so that the pressure on the inside of the pipe can be regulated. In a modification, the rods fare cranked in order to make them flexible.
Patent GB-190521112-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Attaching Handles to the Heads of Brushes and the like.
Inventor: CHEESEBROUGH JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-10-18
Granted: 1906-08-16
Abstract: 21,112. Cheesebrough, J., and Cheesebrough, T. W. Oct. 18. Handles.-A handle c is secured to a brush head b by a bent plate a which is secured to both handle and head by screws or studs. The plate is of stamped brass, steel, or iron, and may have ribs a' to strengthen it. Specifications No. 4175, A.D. 1882, No. 8752, A.D. 1891, and No. 9162, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment Class Brushing &c.], are referred to. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 4175, A.D. 1882.]
Patent GB-190525253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pressure Controlling Devices for the Air-springs of Printing Presses.
Filed: 1905-12-05
Granted: 1906-12-05
Abstract: 25,253. Lake, H. H., [Cottrell & Sons Co., C. B.]. Dec. 5. Cylinder machines with plane printing-surfaces.- Relates to pneumatic cushioning-mechanism for the reciprocating beds of cylinder printing-machines, provided with means for controlling the air pressure. The bed 12 is reciprocated in the usual manner by means of a pinion 16 on a shaft 15 and a rack 17, Fig. 2, the rack being provided at each end with a roller 18 and a semicircular shoe 19, with which engage rollers 20 on the pinion 16, to direct the pinion from one side of the rack to the other. On the bed 12 are two cylinders 22, which are provided with air-inlet valves 23 and are adapted to receive, at each end of the travel of the bed, pistons 24 secured to the frame 11. The air space in the cylinder 22 communicates by way of the hollow piston-rod 25 and pipe 26 with a cylinder 27, fitted with a piston 28, the motion of which is controlled by a cam 29 on a shaft 31, driven by bevel-gearing 35, 36 to make two revolutions to every complete reciprocation of the bed. The rod 28* is forked to embrace the shaft 31, and carries a roller 37, which rests on the cam 29, Fig. 4. When the piston 24 enters the cylinder 22, the piston 28 is at the top of the cylinder 27, as shown in Fig. 2. As the bed passes any predetermined point, preferably that at which its motion commences to be retarded, the projection 38 on the cam 29 passes the roller 37, allowing the piston to fall to reduce, keep constant, or otherwise adjust, the pressure in the cylinder 22. By varying the dimensions of the cylinder 27 and the form of the cam 29, the air pressure in the cushioning-cylinders 22 may be regulated to any extent, preferably retaining a sufficient final pressure to assist in restarting the bed. The bed may be reciprocated in any other manner.
Patent GB-190526088-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Packing Ring.
Inventor: DEBO ERNST
Filed: 1905-12-14
Granted: 1906-12-14
Abstract: 26,088. Debo, E. Dec. 14. Stuffing-boxes ,pistons.-Packing for an hydraulic or other cylinder or piston consists of a flexible ring a, Figs. 3 and 4, of wedge section and with the inner surface so inclined that only the sharp edge has a packing-effect. A groove e cut beneath the thin edge of the ring permits the fluid pressure to act on the edge. When the edge is worn, the ring is fed down by means of a gland S or coverplate P. The ring may be cored or otherwise composite. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 13,016, A.D. 1885, No. 4349, A.D. 1901, and No. 14,379, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190526359-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Bearings
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1905-12-18
Granted: 1906-03-29
Abstract: 26,359. Boult, A. J., [Eveland, S. S.]. Dec. 18. Roller bearings. -A bearing-sleeve to be placed on shafts running in roll e r bearings consists of two similar parts 1, 2 with oblique edges forming projections 3, the construction being such that each part requires to be sprung over the shaft. In a modification, one part has two projections 3 and the other part two corresponding recesses.
Patent GB-190604884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fluid Pressure Motors.
Inventor: BADCOCK EDWARD BAYNES
Filed: 1906-02-28
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 4884. Badcock, E. B. Feb. 28. Single-acting engines. - Steam or the like is admitted irom the pipe F through the valve E and passage C to the lower end of the cylinder D, the upper end being meanwhile open to the atmosphere or the 'condenser G through the passages H, L, of which the latter is controlled by the piston-rod. At the end of the up-stroke, the piston passes the port shown, the steam pressure lifts the valve E, putting the two ends of the cylinder into communication, and the piston descends by gravity. The engine drives a liquid pump T, the lower end of which serves as an airpump ; it is provided with a handle P by which it may be made to exhaust the condenser at starting. The condenser surrounds the pump suction pipe R and has a spraying aperture Y.