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Patent GB-189916565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Raising of Water.
Inventor: YOUNG GEORGE ROMEO
Filed: 1899-08-15
Granted: 1900-06-09
Abstract: 16,565. Young, G. R., and Shaw, C. Feb. 1, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Raising liquids by aerating ascending column; direct air-pressure apparatus.-The water is first raised, by aerating it, to the tank C, where the air is separated under a pressure sufficient to force the water still higher. The separated air is returned by a pipe G to the compressor. The column of water in the tank C is high enough to act as a regulator. Additional regulating and air-supply devices consist, firstly, of valves 8 which, when the pressure in the system falls, are opened to admit air to the compressor by means of a piston 9 acted on on one side by a spring and on the other by the pressure in the tank C, and, secondly, of an airoperated pump K under the control of a piston 13 similar to the piston 9. The tank C is made double, to ensure the complete separation of the air.
Patent GB-189917850-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Packing for Pistons, Plungers, and the like.
Inventor: ROADMAN WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-09-04
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 17,850. Roadman, W., and Byers, L. Sept. 4. Pistons.-Packing-rings 12, made in lap-jointed sections, are expanded by wedge rings 8 fitting in annular recesses in the loose piston heads 4, 4. Behind the wedge rings 8 are rings 9 of soft material, and behind these again are metal rings 7, which are pressed upon by springs 10 and bv the working fluid which is admitted through the holes 11. The piston may consist of one head only, and several heads may be combined together to form a plunger.
Patent GB-190000837-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Incandescence Electric Lamps.
Inventor: SHEARMAN THOMAS
Filed: 1900-01-13
Granted: 1900-05-19
Abstract: 837. Lake, H. H., [Shearman, T.]. Jan. 13. Incandescent lamps, having incandescing rods a of magnesia or other material which conduct only after preliminary heating, are provided with automatic movable electric heating-apparatus. The rod a is carried by conducting- wires on an insulating- cylinder 23, supported by pin s engaging bayonet slots in a socket 4, which forms part of a holder consisting of an insulating-disc 15, a screw coupling 16, a case 2, a bobbin 3, an insulating-bar 7, and a screw socket 1. The cylinder 23 is thus removable with the rod a, and is screwthreaded to receive a cap to protect the rod. The wires in the cylinder 23 end in contactplates, which bear against springs on the disc 15, connected through a coil on the bobbin 3 to binding-screws 5, 8. The heater consists of platinum wire i wound round two grooved insulators 38,39, carried between connecting-washers by metal bolts on a slotted insulator 32. The bolts are provided with clips to engage the rounded ends of metal rods g, h, which are connected by an insulating-bar f to an iron core e, and slide in holes in the disc 15. Fig. 2 shows the lighting position of the parts, when sufficient current passes through the rod a and the coil to hold up the core e, rods g, h, and heater i, leaving the incandescent rod a clear, but, when current is not so passing, the parts e, g, h, i fall so that the heater surrounds the rod i, and contacts l, m on the rods g, h engage contacts o, n on the disc 15 ; the contacts o, n are connected directly to the binding-screws 5, 8, and then convey current to the heater. A shade holder may be supported by a globe holder screwed on the coupling-ring 16 ; the globe and holder are perforated to allow passage of air upward through them.
Patent GB-190004854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Grinding the Cutting Apparatus of Reaping and Mowing Machines.
Inventor: DENNIS SAMUEL KIRKWOOD
Filed: 1900-03-14
Granted: 1900-06-02
Abstract: 4854. Dennis, S. K. March 14. Sharpening cutting-apparatus of reaping and mowing machines. Relates to a holder adapted to take knife-bars of different sizes and makes and to permit of the sharpening of the last sections at either end. Upon a plate 3, pivoted and clamped to the base-plate 2, is pivoted, at 7, the main frame 10. This frame is formed with an upright 15, to which is pivoted a clamp 17, arranged and formed as shown, which by means of a screw is caused to press the knife-bar 22 against the upright. At the opposite end of the frame are uprights 26, 27, between which the knife-bar passes, and at about its centre is an abutment 29. This is formed with a square stem 28 fitting in an elongated hole in the frame so as to be adjustable both vertically and towards and away from the knife-bar ; it is clamped by a screw 31.
Patent GB-190006150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conveying Apparatus.
Filed: 1900-04-02
Granted: 1901-02-09
Abstract: 6150. Lamson Pneumatic Tube Co., and Jenney, R. T. April 2. Pneumatic despatch apparatus.-Relates to a pneumatic electric despatch system in which the electric circuit for driving the motor of the exhausting-fan is automatically closed upon taking a carrier from its stand for use. Fig. 1 shows a diagrammatic view of the apparatus. The motor 1 is supplied from the leads 8, in the circuit of which is a magnetic contact 14 and automatic switch 17. The magnets of the contact 14 are in the circuit of a battery 32. The carrier holders 33 and 34 for the sending-stations 60 and 61 are also inserted in parallel in the battery circuit. One of these holders is shown partly in section in Fig. 3. Connection between the leads 35 and 36 is controlled by a spring push 49, which under the weight of a carrier is depressed, and the circuit thus kept open. When a carrier is removed, as shown by the right receptacle, the spring push rises, bringing the disc 50 and plate 53 into contact, and thus closing the circuit through the contact 14, which, coming into action, closes the motor circuit and starts the fan. The exhaust pipe 5 of the motor communicates through the "cashier" 7 with the two sending-stations 64 and 65, and thence with the corresponding receivers 60 and 61. The carriers are returned to the stations by the inlet pipes 68 and 69, either one of which can be closed by a flap 70.
Patent GB-190007493-A (GB)
Title: Improved Stuffing-box Packing for Cold-water Pumps.
Inventor: CAHEN MARCUS
Filed: 1900-04-23
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 7493. Cahen, M. April 23. Stuffing-boxes.-A stuffing-box packing for cold - water pumps is made from skin or hide which, after being cleaned, is impregnated with castor or other oil, the surplus oil being removed by packing in sawdust or absorbent, and subjected to a weak chrome-tanning process, and after wads cut into strips which are sewn together or joined to form self-lubricating packing.
Patent GB-190008710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses and the Dies employed for Forming Asbestos Washers.
Inventor: MATHIESON JAMES HARPER
Filed: 1900-05-11
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 8710. Mathieson, J. H. May 11. Moulding asbestos washers. - The die or punch f is of a square, hexagonal, or other suitable shape, and slides in a head a until it enters the mould i. A spindle or core rod g, for producing the hole in the washer. slides in a hole in the bed-plate h of the press. To facilitate the removal of the moulded washer, the mould is formed of two parts, connected together by a screwed pivot pin k. The halves of the mould are fastened together by a U-shaped pivoted band l and a clamping-screw q fitted with a fly-nut. Recesses in the halves of the mould engage with a pin s projecting from the plate h, or one half of the mould may be fixed to the plate. The punch is raised and lowered by a nut d, which is rotated by a hand-wheel, and turns in a groove c in the head a.
Patent GB-190008735-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Toilet and other Pins.
Inventor: NEUSS ROBERT
Filed: 1900-05-11
Granted: 1901-02-09
Abstract: 8735. Neuss, R. May 11. Drawings to Specification. Making dress and like pins; working by electricity.-Pins are headed by fusing-up the ends into a " blob " or drop. The heating may be done in any suitable way, preferably by connecting the blanks to a negative pole and dipping their ends into a bath of a soda solution connected to a positive pole of a source of electricity.
Patent GB-190012001-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Ironing Boards
Inventor: LANCASTER EDWARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-07-03
Granted: 1901-06-08
Abstract: 12,001. Lancaster, E. W., [Universal Ironing Board Co.]. July 3. Ironing.-I r o n - ing-boards a, Figs. 3 and 4, are recessed at one end c, and supported under the edge of a table &c. and in a notch h, Fig. 5, of a standard e, which is supported by another notch f on the edge of the table &c. A recessed batten g is secured underneath the board at the inner end of the recess, and stop-pieces l are provided on the upper surface.
Patent GB-190015568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Buildings.
Inventor: EINFELDT HANS FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1900-09-01
Granted: 1900-11-03
Abstract: 15,568. Einfeldt, H. F. Sept. 1. Bricks for ventilation &c. Walls are constructed of hollow bricks, with the openines arranged to form continuous air flues or ventilation shafts. The growth of dry rot or fungus is thus prevented, and the walls are kept dry. Fig. 1 shows a hollow rectangular brick, and Fig. 5 shows a similar brick formed with central stiffening-web c. Fig. 4 shows a special angular block for constructing gable ends , as shown in Fig. 3. The flues may be fitted with sliding or flap valves for the purpose of regulating ventilation.
Patent GB-190022545-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Lubricating Apparatus for Machinery
Filed: 1900-12-11
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 22,545. Simpson & Co., J., and Burdon, J. Dec. 11. Lubricators for the valves and cylinders of steam engines and for other machinery. A glass reservoir 1, Fig. 1, is secured by means of bolts between a cover 2 and a base 2<x> within which pump mechanism is enclosed. A filling-cup 4 is mounted on the cover, and is provided with holes adapted to register with holes in the cover. By turning the cup the holes in the cup and cover may be brought into or removed from coincidence, a stop washer and pin being provided to limit the movement of the cup. Air is supplied to the reservoir through holes 8 in the edge of the cover. The plunger 9 is driven from a moving part of the machine through a forked crank 14, which engages, by means of a pin 15, a block 13 mounted in a gap 12 in the plunger. An extension of the plunger works in a guide 11, a passage 9<x> in the plunger allowing the escape of any lubricant from the guide. The barrel 10 is formed in a separate gunmetal casting 10<x>, and communicates with a suction chamber 25, which is connected with the reservoir through passages 20, and with a delivery valve 21, relief valve 22, and outlet passage 23, the passage 23 being controlled by a cock 24. Delivery pipes 24<x>, for conveying the lubricant to the parts to be lubricated, are attached to the cock 24. The valves 21, 22 are preferably formed as steel balls, the seating 29 for the relief valve being formed as a separate part, the underside of which forms a stop for the delivery valve. The underside of this seating is grooved to allow the passage of oil. The relief valve is controlled by a spring or springs 34, adjusted by a sleeve 35 locked in position by a nut 36. A passage 33 leads from above the relief valve to the chamber 25. In operation, the barrel 10 is filled with oil each time the plunger is withdrawn ; on the return of the plunger, the oil is forced past the delivery valve to the fittings on the parts to be lubricated, any excess being forced past the relief valve and returned by way of the passage 33. A fitting suitable for application to the part to be lubricated is shown in Fig. 19. The oil passes through a passage 40 in a branch 41 to an orifice 42, the opening of which is controlled by a pin valve 43. The connection to the cylinder &c. is screwed into the lower end of the fitting, which is provided with a cock 47, a sight glass 45 being arranged between the upper and lower parts of the fitting. The oil &c. forms in drops at the orifice, and falls through the passage 46 into the cylinder casing &c.
Patent GB-190100825-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sample or Label Holders for Drawers, Boxes, and the like.
Inventor: TROTT SAMUEL THOMAS
Filed: 1901-01-12
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 825. Trott, S. T. Label holders.- Labels, giving a description of the contents of drawers or boxes for holding goods, papers, &c., are held by clips b passing g through the front of the drawer or box, as shown.
Patent GB-190104417-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Connecting Trucks and the like to the Hauling Cables.
Inventor: PARKER JOHN
Filed: 1901-03-01
Granted: 1901-04-20
Abstract: 4417. Parker, J. March 1. Couplings.-The coupling shown in plan and elevation is used for connecting colliery trucks &c. to haulage ropes, the rope being attached to the eye b and the drawbar being held by the pin f in the lugs d.
Patent GB-190106610-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Writing or Exercise Slates and the like
Inventor: HOLZ RUDOLF
Filed: 1901-03-29
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 6610. Holz, R. March 29. Drawings to Specification. Slates; copybooks; writing, teaching.-characters, designs, &c. to be written or drawn are engraved in the surface of the slate, sheet of cardboard, &c., to form guiding-grooves for the pencil, pen, &c. A number of such prepared cards may be bound together.
Patent GB-190109764-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bicycles and the like for Avoiding Vibration and Shake during the Running.
Inventor: FREDRIKSON ANDREW JOHN
Filed: 1901-05-10
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 9764. Fredrikson, A. J. May 10. Forks; frames; bearings, spring supports for. -Relates to means for lessening the vibration and shake in bicycles and the like. The front fork is connected to the axle by the U-shaped springs b, and the axle is also connected to the fork c which works through holes in the springs b, the shaft of the fork passing through a hole in the piece d rigidly fixed to the usual fork. Nuts h, f, g, a leather or other washer i, and a spring e are provided for the shaft of the auxiliary fork, and the fork arms are made adjustable by means of a right and left handed nut. A stop or shoulder l is provided in case of the breakage or overloading of the spring b. A bush or sleeve is preferably put on the axle a between the nut and the cone, and the spring b and fork c are passed loosely over the sleeve. The arrangement of the parts may be varied, or parts may be replaced by equivalent parts, or may be omitted. For the back wheel, the spring arrangement shown in Fig. 4 may be adopted. The parts p rest upon springs within the tubes or forks q, and the helical spring x surrounds the spindle u, which is pivoted at r. The lower back forks have eyes or nuts which screw on to the hanger or crank bracket. A lyrelike blade spring may replace the helical spring x, its parts being strapped or tied together, and its ends fixed to adjustable horizontal stay-bolts ; or the back spring 1 may be arranged and attached to the frame as shown in Fig. 8.
Patent GB-190111603-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Filters
Inventor: PAPE ERNST CHRISTIAN HERMANN
Filed: 1901-06-06
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 11,603. Pape, E. C. H., and Henneberg, W. S. June 6. Feedwater, purifying.-A filter, especially intended for oily feedwater, consists of a slab of vegetable fibre such as wood pulp fibre, or cotton fibre, alone, or mixed with asbestos, retained between two plates a which may be perforated, or, as shown, fluted. In the case of very short fibres, a sheet of gauze or fabric is interposed between the slab of fibre aud the plates.
Patent GB-190113282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Blinds
Inventor: MOESSNER GURT
Filed: 1901-06-29
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 13,282. Moessner, G. June 29. Window blinds.- Relates to lath blinds which wind on rollers. The laths a are connected by wire ropes b which fit in grooves in the laths and are secured thereto by nails or staples d. The ends of the laths fit in U-shaped guides g, Fig. 5. The top lath f is elliptical in section, and, when the blind is rolled up, it fits in a corresponding recess in the roller, and so ensures that the blind winds up evenly; when the blind is fully down, it hangs from the top lath f, which is supported in the flared upper ends of the guides g.
Patent GB-190114149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Cutting Wood Screws and the like.
Inventor: WINCKELMANN CLEMENS
Filed: 1901-07-11
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 14,149. Winckelmann, C. July 11. Lathes.-A machine for cutting screws, especially wood-screws, has a series of independently-adjustable chasing-tools, two being shown in Fig. 1. The tools cut different parts of a screw, so that the pitch of the worm n for traversing the tool spindle f may be reduced according to the number of tools used. The holder d of the tool b slides in an arm k on a sleeve l on the spindle f, the holder being adjusted by a screwed sleeve g and held by a screw m. The holder c is held on the spindle f by a split clamp e. The spindle f and sleeve l have arms o, p travelling over a cam surface q on a yoke r to regulate the cut. The yoke is rocked or set over to determine the cut, a projection s on the surface q causing the tool b to cut the screw point. The tools and spindle are returned by a spring t. For cutting screws without points, a third tool may be mounted similarly to the tool b, but on the other side of the tool c. Additional tools may be mounted on the spindlef similarly to the tool c.
Patent GB-190114588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Clarionet and other Wind Instruments.
Inventor: POGSON DAN BARRETT
Filed: 1901-07-17
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 14,588. Pogson, D. B. July 17. Wood wind instruments.-The invention consists of a new arrangement of mechanism chiefly applicable to the clarinet. The points of novelty stated are :-(1) all the holes, excepting the 12th key, are normally open ; (2) the entire chromatic scale can be played without shifting the fingers, each finger having but one key, excepting the left thumb, which has two ; (3) there is no thumb-hole at the back of the instrument. The Specification gives a complete list of the notes produced with their fingering. Referring to Fig. 1<a>, which shows the lower half of the instrument, the following are examples :- The valve 1 operated by keys IV<R> and IV<L> together produces f with the thumb key closed, and its twelfth, i.e., c with the thumb key open ; valve 2 operated by IV<R> alone produces f # and c # under the same circumstances, and so on. I R, II <R>, III <R> are keys on this part of the instrument other than those already referred to. The valves are indicated by numerals, and the corresponding notes by italic letters below them.
Patent GB-190115093-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Air Brake Systems for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: WHITING PAUL
Filed: 1901-07-25
Granted: 1902-07-25
Abstract: 15,093. Whiting, P. July 25. Drawings to Specification. Couplings, disconnectible.-A hose coupling of the construction described in Specification No. 17,891, A.D. 1901, is used in an air-brake system for railway vehicles.
Patent GB-190118272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tubes and Internal Furnaces for Steam-boilers.
Inventor: WALSH JOHN WESLEY
Filed: 1901-09-12
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 18,272. Walsh, J. W. Sept. 12. Corrugating.-Tubes and flues for steam boilers are made with external or internal corrugations separated by plain portions, the corrugations being of the same thickness as the rest of the plate. To insure this uniformity of thickness, the plate is previously thickened or reinforced where the corrugations are to be formed. The corrugations may be formed while rolling a plate to make a flue, or they may be rolled on a tube after its formation, a divided mandrel being, in the latter case, first inserted in the tube as shown in Fig. 8.
Patent GB-190119491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Means for Sighting and Timing the Motion of Passing or Moving Objects and for other uses.
Inventor: LAWRENCE SYDNEY SOLOMON
Filed: 1901-09-30
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 19,491. Lawrence, S. S. Sept. 30. Field glasses.-A monocular or binocular glass is combined with a stop watch for timing races, or ships, and other moving objects. In the arrangement shown, the stop watch a is mounted between the object - glasses d, and is permanently or detachably connected to the frame by solder, screw threads, a setscrew b<1>, &c. The push a' is arranged to be readily operated by the finger without removing the glass from the eyes.
Patent GB-190123384-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Draughtsmen.
Inventor: CROCKER SAMUEL HENRY
Filed: 1901-11-19
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 23,384. Crocker, S. H. Nov. 19. Draughts.-Draughtsmen are made hollow, so that they may fit one into another, preferably by stamping from thin sheet metal, celluloid, xylonite, or other suitable material. The sides A are preferably inclined, and small holes B may be provided for escape of air when one is placed in another. Ribs and grooves C may be formed, so that one draughtsman may be placed one on another, to form a " king," with these ribs and grooves out of register.
Patent GB-190123477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Operating Rudder Brakes for Steamships and such like Vessels
Inventor: BOOTHMAN JAMES LEWIS
Filed: 1901-11-20
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 23,477. Boothman, J. L. Nov. 20. Rudders.-When the rudder is not being actuated by the steering - machinery, it is held steady by the action of a clamping- device E on a quadrant B keyed on the rudderstock F. One end of the lever D carrying the clamping-device E swivels on a bracket V fixed to the deck, and the other end is actuated by a rod C of a piston in the fluidpressure cylinder, the rod K of the slide valve being connected with the controlling-valve spindle of the vessel's steering-engine. When the controlling-valve of the steering-engine is moved by the operator at the central steering-station from its central or neutral position, the fluid, which by its pressure normally keeps the device E applied, is exhausted, and fluid under pressure is admitted to the opposite side of the piston, which thereupon actuates the lever D and releases the quadrant B. As soon as the steering-engine ceases to work, the valve of the rod K is brought back to its original position by the action of the controlling-gear of the steering-engine, the movement of the piston and rod C being reversed, and the device E reapplied. If steam or other fluid pressure be not available, the piston-rod C and the device E may be operated by the hand-gear P.
Patent GB-190124782-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Mechanism for Railway Rolling Stock and Road Vehicles.
Inventor: KERSLAKE GEORGE
Filed: 1901-12-05
Granted: 1902-02-13
Abstract: 24,782. Kerslake, G. Dec. 5. Brakes.-On pulling a lever b to the right, the end of a slot b<1> in it engages a pin c<1> on a pawl c and causes the pawl to actuate a lever d carrying the brake block d'.