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Patent GB-190224519-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toilet Furniture.
Inventor: JENNINGS GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1902-11-08
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 24,519. Jennings, G. H. Nov. 8. Baths; commodes.- A pedestal a is hollowed out at both ends, one end b being constructed to receive a commode c, having a lid d, and the other end f for use as a bidet or basin. A detachable rim e is provided to fit over the top of either end. Similar pedestals are made o f enamelled ware for transport, the pedestals and their commodes packing one within the other.
Patent GB-190226034-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Recording Instruments
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1902-11-26
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 26,034. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Nov. 26. Pens.-In a stylus for use in an electrical recording-instrument, the ink is supplied from a reservoir through a capillary tube 14 to the hollow point in which a plug 15 is inserted so that it can be removed for cleaning purposes.
Patent GB-190300825-A (GB)
Title: A Combined Hinge and Link Belt or Strap Fastener
Inventor: BEATTIE JOHN CHARLES
Filed: 1903-01-13
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 825. Beattie, J. C. Jan. 13. Making parts of belt gearing.-A fastening for driving-belts consists of two metal plates, each plate being stamped, punched, or forged to the shape shown in Fig. 1, the tangs A being produced in the first operation, and the holes C, B in subsequent operations. By means of a press, the plates are bent as shown in Fig. 2, one is placed over each end of the belt, and is secured as shown in Fig 4, the tangs A passing through the holes B. The holes C allow the plates to engage as shown, and a pin completes the fastening.
Patent GB-190301870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Corsets.
Inventor: KEYSER HELENE
Filed: 1903-01-26
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 1870. Keyser, H. Jan. 26. Corsets.-Fig. 3 shows the exterior of the corset, and Fig. 4 a section. The main body of the corset is made up of a layer of fabric with strips b of fabric attached to it in parts. There are no stiffening-strips in this part of the corset. The corset is cut away at a so as to leave the hips entirely free. A stiffened piece k of lace or other material covers the upper part of the chest.
Patent GB-190316210-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Elastic Fluid Turbines.
Filed: 1903-07-22
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 16,210. British Thomson-Houston Co., [Curtis, C. G.]. July 22. Steam &c. turbines.- The vanes A of an elastic-fluid turbine have a curved face a, along which the steam jet is guided and on which the steam exerts the driving- pressure. To diminish the back pressure on the faces b of the vanes which project into the steam passages, these faces are cut away as indicated at d, so as to enlarge the central part of each passage-way.
Patent GB-190318203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Brakes
Inventor: ALLEN WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1903-08-24
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 18,203. Allen, W. T. Aug. 24. Brakes.-The brake shown in inverted plan in Fig. 2 is intended principally for traps and other two-wheeled vehicles ; it is applied by the backward pressure of the horse. A curved bar a can slide in guides on the shafts, and has attached to it a rod c terminating in a T-piece d. Levers e', e', jointed to this piece, carry the brake blocks, which act upon the wheels at points below a horizontal diameter. The levers may be adapted to swivel and slide in eyes f, or they may be jointed to an attachment on the vehicle body, in which case they will be connected to the T-piece by slots and pins. Should the vehicle overrun the horse, it brings the straps j against the animal, whereby the bar a is pressed back and the brake applied. To effect the release of the brake when the pressure on the bar a is relieved, this bar may be connected to the traces, or a spring k may be interposed between a stop on the sliding rod c and a guide on the vehicle. The eyes f may be adjustable so that the blocks can be set to act at different points of the wheel. This arrangement permits of the blocks being adjusted sufficiently close to the tyres to act as mud removers.
Patent GB-190320119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Vapour Burners.
Inventor: KITCHEN JOHN GEORGE AULSEBROOK
Filed: 1903-09-18
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 20,119. Kitchen, J. G. A., and Perkins, L. P. Sept. 18. Vapour burners; flame spreaders.-In a vapour burner for heating steam generators and motor cars, and for other purposes, and intended to burn hydrocarbons such as petroleum, a pipe b supplying the fuel is coiled in a spiral form, as shown, above a spreader c, no spaces being left between the coils and no coils being allowed to be out of line with the rest in order to avoid overheating. The section of the spreader c may be of circular, parabolic, or like form, and the shape of the coil may also vary according to requirements. The vapour from the outlet pipe b<2> is burnt at a jet d<1> regulated by a needle valve f, which is raised or lowered by an inclined bar h actuated by means of a lever g and rod h<2>.
Patent GB-190323213-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus and Process for Utilizing Gas Lime or other Calcium Compounds and Clinker, Slag or other Silicious or Aluminous Material for the Manufacture of Cement or Moulded Articles
Inventor: BOND JOHN
Filed: 1903-10-27
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 23,213. Bond, J. Oct. 27. Drawings to Specification. Slabs, bricks, and tiles.-Gas-lime and other calcium compounds are utilized for making bricks, tiles, slabs, &c. by mixing them with clinker, slag, or other silicious or aluminous material, grinding and drying the mixture, and then subjecting it to the action of furnace gases in a special kiln, when chemical reactions take place. Hardening bricks &c.-The materials are further treated with steam and carbon dioxide under pressure.
Patent GB-190325603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: PARSONS HARRY
Filed: 1903-11-24
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 25,603. Parsons, H. Nov. 24. Hubs; brake rims; spokes.-The brake drum E' of a motor road vehicle is formed in one piece with the hub E of the driving-wheel, as may also be the chain-wheel, if desired. As this necessitates the inner flange e being of a larger diameter than the outer one, when the wheels are built up of tangent wire spokes, it is necessary to employ enlarged holes in the outer flange e<1> in order to get the spokes into position. These holes are filled by flanged thimbles e' having small holes to receive the spokes.
Patent GB-190326646-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Manufacturing Confectionery.
Inventor: AVERAY-JONES HERBERT THOMAS
Filed: 1903-12-05
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 26,646. Jones, H. T. A veray-. Dec. 5. Drawings to Specification. Moving-beater apparatus.-To prevent clogging between the blades of a circulator used in a confectionery-moulding machine, one set of blades is mounted on a shaft, and another set on a sleeve on the shaft, the sleeve and shaft being connected by elliptical gearing.
Patent GB-190403118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pedal Driving Gear for Velocipedes and the like
Inventor: WORLEY CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1904-02-08
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 3118. Worley, C. H. Feb. 8. Driving-mechanism ; treadlelevers.- Velocipedes are e propelled by means of a pair of reciprocating pedals, the motion of which is converted into a rotary motion of the driving- wheel. The pedals a are. attached to the levers b pivoted at the spindle c. A driving- wire, attached to a lug on the lever b, passes over the pulley f attached to the 'saddle bracket, round a driving-pulley g on the wheel axle c, a second guide-pulley h mounted transversely on the rear fork pillar, a second driving-pulley on the opposite side of the wheel axle, and thence over another saddle bracket pulley to the other driving-lever. The driving sprocket-wheels g are geared to the wheel of the cycle by means of suitable clutches arranged to come into operation as one or the other pedal is depressed. The clutch shown in Fig. 4 consists of a number of spring- actuated pawls k pivotally mounted on the rings m suitably secured to the hub, and these pawls engage with the teeth cut on the interior of the sprocket-wheel g. By varying the point of attachment of the driving-wire, the gear of the cycle may be brought up or down. The wire is attached to the lever n pivoted on the loosely-fitting collar o. The pointed extremity n' of this lever engages with the teeth of a rack p, so that, by lowering the other extremity of the lever the collar o is free to move up or down.
Patent GB-190407018-A (GB)
Title: Carburetter for Petrol or Paraffin
Inventor: BORRILL GEORGE BROADLEY
Filed: 1904-03-23
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 7018. Borrill, G. B. March 23. Check valves; float valves.-Relates to carburetters. The spraying-nozzle comprises a tube 7 containing a beat valve 8 with taper grooves in its stem ; the valve is connected by a ball-and-socket joint to a rod 31. Its lift is adjusted by a stop 33 beneath the lever 32, and it is depressed when the suction is excessive, to render the mixture uniform. The levers 18<A> of the float valve 16 are carried on a screwed flange which may be adjusted in height upon the pipe 17 to control the level of the liquid.
Patent GB-190410069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Fastenings of Packing Cases and the like.
Inventor: IRVINE JAMES
Filed: 1904-05-02
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 10,069. Irvine, J. May 2. Drawings to Specification. Wood-screws; nails.-Screws for jointing packing-cases are made with squared shanks at a distance from the head equal to the thickness of the upper member of the joint, these squared edges engaging with a s'ot in a metal plate placed between the faces of the joint, and thus preventing any possibility of turning the srew. Nails, which are formed with barbs or squared portions to engage with the edges of the slot, may also be used.
Patent GB-190410688-A (GB)
Title: Device for Grinding Commutators.
Inventor: BOHM JOHN
Filed: 1904-05-09
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 10,688. B¾hm, J. May 9. Commutators, grinding. Consists of a frame 25 supporting a cylinder 27 of some soft material, such as india-rubber, between two light cylinders 26, 26, which may be made of aluminium. These cylinders are each provided with a slot 31, for holding the two ends of a band of emery cloth which passes beneath the central roller, and with holes 29 by means of which, with the screws 30, the outer cylinders may be clamped when the emery cloth is drawn taut. This rubber is supported by a bolt, in a slot 20, made in a flat piece of iron which is supported parallel to the axis of the commutator, by the springs 18, which also support, by means of the stud 24, a lever 22 for moving the rubber along the commutator, and for putting a slight pressure on the rubber while re-grinding. The springs are carried in a slot in the head of a T-shaped adjustable support 4, 9, which is fixed to the bolt 1 of the brush-holder by the clamp 2, and from which the springs are insulated by the insulating-washers 12, 16 in the clamp 15.
Patent GB-190412174-A (GB)
Title: A Process for the Ornamentation of Metals and the Production of Metal Marqueterie.
Filed: 1904-05-28
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 12,174. Coles, S. Cowper-, and Cowper- Coles & Co., S. May 28. Ornamenting metal surfaces.-Relates to a process for the ornamentation of metals and the production of metal marqueterie. A plate of copper, zinc, &c. or other object to be ornamented has applied to it a design by transfer or painting. The exposed part forms the required design and is that on which a second metal is to be deposited. The plate is cleaned, if necessary amalgamated, and then suspended in a bath of an electrolyte containing the metal to be deposited, for example zinc when a copper matrix is used. A current is passed until the necessary thickness of metal is obtained. The plate is removed, cleaned, and dried. It is then heated in a furnace until the two metals have alloyed sufficiently to give the required colour or appearance. The face of the deposited metal may be pure and joined only by an alloy.
Patent GB-190416595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Supporting Devices for Electric Fans.
Inventor: LEACH SIDNEY GEORGE
Filed: 1904-07-27
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 16,595. Leach, S. G., and Bergtheil, E. July 27. Joints; T-headed studs and sockets. A device for carrying an electric fan from any fixed support, such as a wall or ceiling, consists of a plate g, provided with a slot running from the outside to a central aperture h. A stem c, formed on the gimbal frame of the fan, is passed along the slot j, and a flanged head d engages with a recess k formed around the central aperture. The fan frame may be adjusted about a vertical axis, and is locked by screwing a nut f, working along a screw thread on the stem, against the bottom of the plate.
Patent GB-190419557-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Ice Safes.
Inventor: BERGER WILHELM
Filed: 1904-09-10
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 19,557. Berger, W. Sept. 10. Refrigerators; cooling- slabs.-The top or lid of an ice-safe is kept cool so that it may be used for confectionery purposes. Beneath a top-plate h of marble, stone, hard wood, or other material is located a perforated plate b which supports. ice. The plate b is provided with lateral arms e which rest on springs c and move in grooves formed in the sides of the safe. The springs keep the ice in contact with the top-plate. The water draining from the ice is collected in a vertical tank g located between the cupboards of the safe.
Patent GB-190420738-A (GB)
Title: Can-opener.
Inventor: ELCOATE THOMAS
Filed: 1904-09-27
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 20,738. Elcoate, T. Sept. 27. Cans, opening.-Cans b containing condensed milk, preserved food, &c. are opened by means of a tool consisting of a cap or cover a, carrying a knife or cutter d near its edge, and having a fixed or folding handle c.
Patent GB-190422669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brush Making Machines.
Inventor: GRUENEBERG KARL
Filed: 1904-10-20
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 22,669. Gr³neberg, K. Oct. 20. Machines for making.- In a machine for boring brush stocks and filling them with bristles, two stocks 10, Fig. 1, the lower one solid and the upper one already drilled, are simultaneously held by arms 8 opposite the borer 1 and filler 2, respectively. The arms 8 are pivoted so as to move in a vertical plane, on a bracket 4 which itself oscillates horizontally about a pivot 7. The invention consists principally in arranging the movements of the parts 4, 8 relatively to the borer and filler so that the stocks will be drilled and filled uniformly. The bracket 4 together with actuating cams and levers for the arms 8 constitute the movable part of the device, and are mounted on a frame 3, which is made to reciprocate towards the drill and filler by linkwork mechanism underneath the stationary frame 5. The stocks are moved laterally about the pivot 7 by means of a lever 18 pivoted to the reciprocating frame at 17 and caused to oscillate by a pattern cam 13 which is secured to a spindle 11 on the frame 3. Vertical motion is given by a lever 21 pivoted at one end to the oscillating frame and having a depending arm 23 with a roller 22, the latter bearing on a cam 14 on the spindle 11. An arm 25 at the free end of the lever 21 is pivoted to both arms 8 and moves them in a vertical plane. To admit of oscillatory movement of the bracket 4, the lever 21 is made with a slotted extension 24 in the form of an arc, and the arm 25 has rollers 26 which engage the arm 21. To limit the travel of the frame 3, a cam 15 is provided underneath the frame 5, and abuts at the end of each reciprocation against a fixed stop 27 on the stationary frame. The cams 15, 14, 13 are keyed to the spindle 11 which is rotated by a ratchet-wheel 12 also keyed to it. Fig. 3 shows the pawl-mechanism for rotating the ratchet-wheel. An arm 31 is .rigidly connected with the reciprocating frame, and has an adjustable stop 33 at its extreme end. An arm 28 is pivoted to the reciprocating frame and has a pawl 30 which is normally pressed by a spring 29 on to the ratchet-wheel. When the frame recedes from the borer, a spring 32 which connects both arms 31, 28 draws the latter back, the pawl, allowing freedom of movement as far as a stop 34. When the frame returns, the stop 33 on the arm 31 moves the lever 32 so that the pawl 30 rotates the ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-190424540-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lamp Burners.
Inventor: WERNER BERNHARD
Filed: 1904-11-12
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 24,540. Werner, B. Nov. 12. Extinguishing oil lamps.-A device for extinguishing the flame when desired, or automatically when upset, consists of two caps c, which are pivoted to the upper part of the burner, and are connected by rods d to a dish f. When the stud g is pressed, the dish descends, so causing the caps c to close over the flame. In the casing h surrounding the dish is a grooved track i, on which one or more balls j run. If the lamp be tilted, these balls fall into the dish and cause it to descend, and so to extinguish the lamp. The caps c and dish f are made so that their weights approximately balance one another.
Patent GB-190429329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Removing or Expelling Water from Syrups and the like.
Inventor: SHAW EDWARD
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 29,329. Shaw, E. Dec. 31. Evaporating syrups.-In the evaporation of sugar syrups &c., the temperature of the syrup is maintained or raised during the release of vapour. The syrup is forced through a coil a in the steamheated chamber d, and is discharged through the opening g into the internal vessel f, which is connected by the pipe j to an air pump for the extraction of vapour. The liquid flows down the pipe n and falls into the steamjacketed vessel o, which is provided with a discharge valve p, or may be mounted upon one end of a lever so that it can be lowered to facilitate removal when charged. The coil a can be replaced by a zig-zag pipe through which the syrup flows in a thin film, dropping from one limb to the next.
Patent GB-190502432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Distribution Systems particularly adapted for Train Lighting.
Inventor: DOWIE HORACE
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1906-02-07
Abstract: 2432. Dowie, H. Feb. 7. Distributing; lighting, systems of; switches.- Relates to a system of distribution employing both alternating and direct currents together with storage batteries, particularly adapted for trainlighting systems. In normal running, the alternating current is applied to the load, the direct current serving to charge the batteries. When the generator is not running, an automatic switch serves to connect up the batteries with the load. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement. The generator 1 is provided with a commutator 2 for the direct current which supplies the shunt field 8, series field 10, and terminals 11, 12 for the train wires. The slip-rings 3, 4 supply the alternating current to the terminals 13, 14. A regulator 26 is arranged in this circuit, and also a transformer 17, the secondary 18 of which supplies a current which is rectified by a rectifier 5 for exciting the field winding 15. On each car is fitted a storage battery 42 and lighting-circuits 47, 48. The automatic throw-over switch is operated by a solenoid 68 which is in a shunt circuit controlled by a switch 72 operated by an electro-magnet 76 energized from the alternating-current leads. The electromagnet also operates a switch 73 for closing the circuit of a solenoid 85 which controls the battery cut - out 82. When the generator is running, the switches 72, 73 are closed and the automatic switch is thrown into the position shown, the alternating-current leads 23, 24 being connected to the load 47, 48 through the contacts 51, 49 and 52, 50. At the same time, the direct-current leads 21, 22 are connected to the battery through the resistance 61 and switch 82. The direct-current circuit has a higher effective voltage than the alternating current. When the battery is fully charged, the current through the solenoid 85 is sufficient to open the switch 82 and cut out the battery. When the generator is not running, the core of the solenoid 68 drops, the solenoid 76 and, consequently, the solenoid 68 being de-energized, and the springs 64, Fig. 2, pull over the switch, separating the contacts 51, 52 and connecting up the battery with the load through the contacts 57, 58, 62 and the contacts 63, 49, 50, the switch 82 being closed by a spring. The batteries in all the cars are connected in parallel through the train-wires, and the loads are equalized. A direct-current load 38 may be connected to the batteries 42. The automatic switch may be constructed as shown in Fig. 2, the stem 66 of the core passing loosely through the bridgepiece 65 of the switch. Fig. 3 shows a modified arrangement, in which the generator 92 supplies direct currents only, the alternating currents being obtained from a rotary converter 104. In other arrangements, the direct-current generator may supply the load direct.
Patent GB-190508517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Gramophones and like Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1905-04-20
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 8517. Boult, A. J., [Mills, H. S.]. April 20. Phonographs.-The stylus needle is made of very thin wire so that it always presents a very fine point to the record. In order to give it sufficient rigidity, it is clamped to within a very short distance of the tip. The clamp consists of two jaws, each possessing a fine groove b for receiving the needle. A screw e presses together the jaws, which are readily separated by a spring on the screw being loosened. The end of the clamp is bevelled in order to permit a near approach to the record disk. It is stated that this method of mounting a stylus needle is particularly applicable to coin-free mechanism, as the fine point will last a considerable time without the need of renewal.
Patent GB-190509591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Window Fasteners and Draught Excluders.
Inventor: CROSS FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-05-06
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 9591. Cross, F. W., and Roughton, R. May 6. Sash fastenings.-Relates to a combined sash fastening and draught excluder of the kind described in Specifications No. 315, A.D. 1874, and No. 9093, A.D. 1892. Mounted to slide in the top rail of the lower sash is a bar c which can be operated to engage with a socket k in the meeting- rail of the upper sash by means of the screw-pin connexion f, the screw pin f<1> being retained in position by the platef screwed to the sash rail a.
Patent GB-190513118-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wall Plugs or Pegs.
Inventor: BONNICART JEAN
Filed: 1905-06-24
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 13,118. Bonnicart, J., [Carpentier, H.]. June 24. No Patent granted (Sealingfee not paid). - Pins, dowel and like; nails, sockets for ; hooks.- A split cylindrical plug a with an embedded ring b, placed in a hole in a wall, is expanded at the rear as shown in Fig. 3 when a nail screw or hook is driven into it.
Patent GB-190513714-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes of Cold Dyeing.
Inventor: HENRY CHARLES
Filed: 1905-07-04
Granted: 1906-07-04
Abstract: 13,714. Henry, C. July 4. Sizes.-A "varnish" for use in dyeing fabrics in the cold consists of gum lac, colophony, glue, sodium borate, ammonia, denatured alcohol, and water. It is mixed with aqueous solutions of the colour and chlorine, and the stuff is dipped in the mixture and then washed in cold water and thoroughly dried in the heating-room.
Patent GB-190517790-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sheep Dipping Machines or Baths.
Inventor: SCUDAMORE JOSEPH ALBERT
Filed: 1905-09-02
Granted: 1906-04-12
Abstract: 17,790. Scudamore, J. A. Sept. 2. Sheep, dipping and washing.-Relates to baths for dipping sheep, and consists in providing a gate d revolving on a horizontal axle at the exit end of the bath. The gate may have two, three, or four wings, constructed of a wrought-iron frame filled in with wire-netting or of other suitable materials. A roller c may be fitted at the opposite end of the bath to facilitate the admission of the sheep into the bath.