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Patent GB-190316341-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Applying and Adjusting the Pressure on the Pressing Rollers of Drawing Roving and Spinning Frames.
Inventor: BARBOUB JAMES
Filed: 1903-07-24
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 16,341. Barbour, J. July 24. Rollers and roller heads.- Relates to means for adjusting and controlling the pressure on the pressing-rollers of drawing, roving, and spinning frames. The pressure is adjusted by winged or other nuts 4, 22, bars 5, and wires or rods 9. The nuts 4 may be made in the form of worms driven from a shaft 19, which operates a pressure indicator 20. In adjusting the pressure by turning the nut 22, as the pressure increases, the step 13 on the rod 9 is withdrawn from the trigger 16 and the rod 9 moves sharply upwards owing to the pressure on the inclined faces of the lugs 7, 12, the spiral spring giving out a distinct note of warning to the attendant. If the pressure increases further, the step 14 is withdrawn, and the rod 9 moves further upwards until out of gear with the bar 5, the pressure of the spring 1 being then taken off the rollers 10, 11 and sustained by a lip 8. The Provisional Specification describes the invention as an improvement on those described in Specifications No. 22,150, A.D. 1901, and No. 2526, A.D. 1902.
Patent GB-190404194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Belts and Garments for the use of Stout Persons
Inventor: CORNIQUET JEANNE DAINE-NEE-J
Filed: 1904-02-19
Granted: 1905-02-18
Abstract: 4194. Daine, [nÚe Corniquet], J. Feb. 19. Drawings to Specification. Belts; corsets; under-vests; materials for wearing- apparel. - For reducing corpulency, skin-fitting garments of rubber of the variety known as English leaf, are worn at night time. The garment may be in the form of a belt, corset, under-vest, or covering for the back, arms,.neck, chest, and other parts of the body, and laced or otherwise fastened on the person.
Patent GB-190410262-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus to be used in Setting the Sights of Guns.
Inventor: FORBES GEORGE
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 10,262. Forbes, G. May 4. Calculating-apparatus.-A scale, for use in determining the correction to be applied to a gunsighting apparatus, has lines of equal elevation a, a scale of muzzle velocities b<1>, a scale of ranges on a pivoted bar c, and scales d<1>, d<2> on a curved slide d for air density and rate of change of range. The scale d' is adjusted to a fixed index, the pivot c<1> of the arm c is adjusted to the scale b<1>, the arm c is adjusted to the scale d<2>, and the slide c<3> is adjusted on the scale of ranges, so that the pointer c<4> indicates the required elevation of the gun-sights on the scale a.
Patent GB-190415016-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Door and Gate Closing Apparatus
Inventor: WILMSHURST JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-07-05
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 15,016. Wilmshurat, J. July 5. Door and gate holders.-Relates to door &c. closing apparatus. A rod b, hinged to a plate a on the door frame by a pin c, is provided with a collar or screw nut p and supported by a bracket k on the door. Telescopic tubes g, h, i, j, the latter screwed to the rod b, enclose the closing-spring m and the checking-spring n. By screwing up the nut q which forms the end of the tube j, the apparatus may be used to hold the door &c. in any position.
Patent GB-190415091-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines for Motor Cycles and the like.
Inventor: PILKINGTON GEORGE
Filed: 1904-07-06
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,091. Pilkington, G. July 6. Gas and like engines.-To facilitate air-cooling, the valve casings A, B are cast in one piece with the cylinder and radiating ribs H, the top and bottom ribs being thickened, if desired, to add to the strength. The spaces F are arranged between the casings A, B and the cylinder, and give rise to air currents between the ribs as indicated by the arrows.
Patent GB-190417755-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Propulsion of Bicycles and other Light Vehicles.
Inventor: DEAN THOMAS JAMES
Filed: 1904-08-16
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 17,755. Dean, T. J. Aug. 16. Wheels with means for aiding propulsion.-To assist in the propulsion of bicycles, tricycles, &c., vanes or blades of V-section are arranged between the hub and the rim of some or all of the wheels. The vanes e are preferably curved and tapered longitudinally from the hub to the rim, but, if desired, they may be straight and disposed radially. At their inner ends the vanes may be equal to the width of the hub, but, from about the middle of their length, the sides taper towards the rim, as shown in Fig. 3. The vanes, shaped to embrace the hub, may be secured thereto and to the rim, and at their sides or edges to the spokes. The vanes are acted upon by the natural or induced air currents set up during the motion of the wheel.
Patent GB-190418194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Dyeing, Cleaning, Washing, and the like.
Inventor: BROSSARD JEAN JOIGNY
Filed: 1904-08-22
Granted: 1905-08-22
Abstract: 18,194. Brossard, J. J. Aug. 22. Washing-machines for washing feathers or other goods are formed of a fixed vessel c containing a central corrugated and perforated casing b of wooden laths, glass, &c., and capable of rotating with the end-plates f on trunnions h. Other casings a are disposed around the central one b. as shown in cross-section in Fig. 2, and are carried by the plates f, which are connected together by rods g to form a framework. The laths are corrugated longitudinally on their interior so as to produce a rubbing action. Each casing has a lid d, fastened by catches e. Instead of the casing b, several smaller casings may be used, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. The casings b and plates fare rotated by the gear-wheel j or by a handle. The outer casings a and the small inner ones (if such are used) are mounted removably on the plates f, which carry fittings u, v, Figs. 9 and 7, to receive the pin k and the staple t respectively, Fig. 3, the former resting in the hole u' at the bottom of the slot u<1>, while the latter, which has inclined sides t<1>, Fig. 4, is secured on the fitting v by the wedge piece v<1>. the block v<3>, and a fly-nut v' on a pin w. It will generally be necessary to remove a few only of the casings to get at the inner ones. Where the rotation is effected by power, an automatic reversing-gear may be arranged, the rotation in opposite directions causing strong currents of liquid to flow through the casings. The cleaning- liquor may be pumped in through a pipe q and withdrawn through another pipe x. Steam and water may be admitted through pipes r, s, respectively. The casings may be divided by discs let into annular grooves in the inner periphery. They may be polygonal, and, instead of then extending the whole length of the vessel, there may be several series of casings and the respective series may be divided by fixed partitions carrying the trunnions of the frames which carry the casings. The casings a may be carried on arms or spiders on the central axis, so that the rods g may be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190419983-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Egg-trays.
Inventor: DRAKE HARRY RODGERS
Filed: 1904-09-16
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 19,983. Drake, H. R. Dec. 23, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Frames for packing eggs. - An egg-tray for use independently, or as a fitting for boxes, consists of two sheets, or a doubled sheet, of coarse strawboard A, B, shaped with cavities a to receive the eggs, and secured by tongue- and-slit connections. Grooved beads c, d are formed on each part A, B to serve for ventilation and as a protection, and perforations g are also provided. In a modification, beads at right-angles to the beads c, d are also used ; or the beads may be in the form of short raised parts crowning the egg cavities. The construction is such that the eggs may be candled while in the tray.
Patent GB-190424757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Horse-shoes
Inventor: BARTLEY HARVEY
Filed: 1904-11-15
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 24,757. Bartley, H. Nov. 15. Composite shoes; hoof-supporting packing.- The cushioning-m a t e - rial 15 is pressed around projections on a metal base 2 and continued over the base to form a bearing-surface for the hoof, as shown in Fig. 2, which shows a section on the line II-II of the top plan view, Fig. 3. The sides of the base are recessed at 3 to provide a wearing-edge 7, which is widened at the toe and heels. Dovetailed projections 9, 12 at the toe and heels have downwardly-turned lips 10, the cushioning-material being pressed into the spaces so formed and around projections 13 on the inner sides of the shoe. The surfaces of the base 2 are roughened or grooved to ensure a firm engagement with the cushion. The projections 9, 12 may be replaced by a continuous series of projections 13.
Patent GB-190427410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fog Signalling Apparatus for Railways.
Inventor: BAILEY GEORGE HENRY SMYTHE
Filed: 1904-12-16
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 27,410. Bailey, G. H. S. Dec. 16. Signals on engines; fog and audible signals; contacts, mechanical ; indicators and repeaters, signal.- Levers connected to the signal rods raise rollers between the rails, which lift rods on the engine, and, throngh levers and rack-and-pinion mechanism, ring a bell and show a red or green light on the engine. The apparatus on the engine is similar to that described in Specification No. 28,269, A.D. 1903. The rod Q is connected to the signal rods, and operates the rod Q<1> so as to bring its head against the rail. On a train wheel passing over the head of the rod Q', its ordinary flange or a special flange S depresses the rod Q<1> and raises the roller P into the path of the lower end of the rod H, which rides over it and through the rods J lowers the rack K, the upper end of which operates the hammer of the bell T. The rack K through the toothed wheels moves one of the glasses N<1>, N<2> into view. The catch V holds the rods J until they are released by the engine-driver. A second set of rods with a roller arranged at a different distance from the rail engages a second member H on the locomotive to operate the other signal glass. Both sets of rods and rollers are duplicated on the other side of the track to operate when the engine is reversed. The rods are operated from a single rod through a crank which raises one set of rods Q<1> while withdrawing those for the opposite signal.
Patent GB-190505237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Permanent-way Chairs and Fastenings.
Inventor: WHITE JAMES
Filed: 1905-03-13
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 5237. White, J., and Pierpoint, H. March 13. Chairs; chair keys and wedges.-The chair D is formed with one jaw B having a vertical face bearing against the rail web, and the other jaw C having an inclined face F terminating in a shoulder E. The rail is held or suspended in the chair by a wedgeshaped key I, fitting between the jaw C and the rail. Lateral movement of the key is prevented by a projection M engaging a recess L. The shoulder E is for the purpose of forming a support for the rail while it is being fixed in the chair.
Patent GB-190508797-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Sign for Outdoor or Indoor Display or Advertisement
Inventor: STEVENS JOHN ALFRED
Filed: 1905-04-26
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 8797. Stevens, J. A., and Porter, F. L. April 26. Advertising; signs.-A sign with a transparent, opalescent, or stencilled front A is provided with two or more screens C, D, G, F, formed of strips of coloured transparent or reflective material c<1>, d<1>, g<1>, f<1>, alternating with spaces c<2>, d<2>, g<2>, f<2>, so that parts of each screen and of the reflecting-back H may be seen from the front. The screens are supported on springs, threads, or the like K, or are pivoted on a rod, or on a spindle m, in the latter case the screens being provided with balance weights m<1>. The strips of which the screens are composed may be arranged horizontally or obliquely. The screens may be in the shape of letters or the like, Fig. 7, in which case the letter is, if transparent, projected by a light P, or, if reflective, reflected by a light P<1> on to a semitransparent or opalescent front A. In all cases the screens are free to oscillate.
Patent GB-190511637-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Lamps for Motor-vehicles and analogous uses
Inventor: MILLER CHARLES ALBERT
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 11,637. Miller, C. A., and Miller, F. J. June 3. Carriage lamps; reservoirs, attaching. - The reservoir c is detachably secured within an open bottom b of the lamp casing by a bayonet-joint b<4>, d' tightly.locked by a screw fastening f.,
Patent GB-190514999-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sovereign Purses and the like.
Inventor: YARDLEY JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-07-21
Granted: 1906-03-08
Abstract: 14,999. Yardley, J. July 21. Conteuts, delivering.-A round, square, or other shaped sovereign purse &c. has a slot cut in its side through which the coins may be withdrawn singly by means of a tray b<1> pivoted at b<2>. The tray is provided with a small thumb-piece or catch b<5>, and has a projection b<4> on its inner edge which presses the coin outwards as the tray is turned. The coins are pressed against the tray by the spring P mounted on the cover a<2>, which is opened to insert the coins. The tray may be pressed upon by a spring which throws the tray outwards immediately the retaining- catch is released.
Patent GB-190520537-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Collar and Cuff Glossing Machines and the like.
Inventor: RUSSELL JAMES BRIGGS
Filed: 1905-10-11
Granted: 1906-12-11
Abstract: 20,537. Russell, J. B., and Wardrop, T. Oct. 11. Ironing - machines. - In collar and cuff glossing machines &c., the textile coverings of the padded rollers employed are prevented from being torn by undue tension caused by contact with the glossing- roller by releasing the pressure between the padded and glossing rollers periodically and automatically. In the apparatus shown, a pair of padded rollers a<1>, a<2> are arranged one on each side of a glossing-roller b, and are mounted in bearings carried in frames c. Each frame is pivoted at one side on an axis d, and at the other a screw e passes loosely through it and into a screwed cross-bar f. On each screw is a spring j between washers which are pressed against a fixed screw g and the frame c, and a washer m against a nut l. The rollers a, a<2> are each flattened or recessed at one part where the shell may be thickened internally. The springs j press the padded rollers against the glossing-roller, except when a flat or recessed part of the former comes opposite the glossing-roller, when the frame c coming into contact with the washer m holds the rollers out of contact, and allows the covering to resume its normal tension. The covering may be held in position by hooks on loose arms o, Fig. 4, set on collars p on each side of the axis, tension being applied by springs q and a limited movement allowed by a pin and slot.
Patent GB-190619155-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jewel Mountings.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1906-08-27
Granted: 1907-08-27
Abstract: 19,155. Mackenzie, J. W., [Boismaure Oscillating Jewelry Co.]. Aug. 27. Jewellery, imparting motion to; mounts and settings. -The jewelled or otherwise o r n a - mented heads of hat-pins &c. are mounted so as to vibrate. The pin a, Fig. 2, carries spiral springs e, Fig. 6, the ends of which pass through and are fastened to the external edge of a slot d<2> in a tube d, which bears the hollow or solid pin head b jewelled at f. A collar c on the pin has a finger c<3> which engages the slot d<2> to regulate the motion. In modifications, the head may consist of a pair of con. centric spheres, the outer being perforated and either the inner or the outer mounted to vibrate. by being attached to the tube d<2> ; the fixed member is attached directly to the pin a.
Patent GB-190622375-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Stop Motion for Spinning Mules
Inventor: HALL EDWIN
Filed: 1906-10-10
Granted: 1907-11-07
Abstract: 22,375. Hall, E., and Rhodes, J. W. Oc Mules, rim-band stop-motions for. The rim band when frayed or broken catches against a bent wire finger b fixed to a bent lever a pivoted on a bracket c secured to the headstock, and disengages a notch on this lever from a pivoted catch lever d. Normally, the lever d is supported flush with the top of the headstock frame and a bar g fixed to the strap fork lever f is moved backwards and forwards over the frame and lever, but, when the catch lever is disengaged, it falls and the bent end of the bar g then locks against the side of the headstock frame, the strap being thus held on the loose pulley.
Patent GB-190622768-A (GB)
Title: Rotary Explosion Engine.
Inventor: SELLA CARLO
Filed: 1906-10-15
Granted: 1907-10-15
Abstract: 22,768. Sella, C. Oct. 13, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Fixed - abutment type with piston having outwardly-sliding vanes. In a rotary explosion engine, a drum with three multipart sliding vanes a, b, c forced out by springs J, rotates in a chamber of special shape, having a spring- controlled and bevelled abutment S and a spring- pressed packing- strip R. The sides of the rotating part are packed by pieces N, M acted on by springs P, lubricant is supplied under pressure through pipe T, and the whole is enclosed in a sheet-metal casing Z through which cooling-water is circulated. The mixture enters by the port U and is compressed on the left of the abutment S, until the pressure is sufficient to retract it, when the mixture flows past and is ignited at W, exhaust taking place through the port V. A safety-valve is fitted at X to relieve pressure if the mixture fires in the compression chamber.
Patent GB-190629201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Meters for Electricity, Gas and the like.
Filed: 1906-12-21
Granted: 1907-04-11
Abstract: 29,201. Allgemeine Elektricitõts-Ges. Dec. 28, 1905, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Electricity, supplying ; gas and liquid meters.- After prepayment, a disk 1 is rotated, and a pin 7 on a spring 2 on the disk engages and rotates an arm 3, winding up a spring 5 which connects it to a second arm 4, until the latter is freed from the notched lug 9 on a spring-actuated lever 8 owing to the depression of the lever by the arm 3. The arm 4 then rotates rapidly under the action of the spring 5 until it engages the shoulder 14 on the pivot 10 of the spring-actuated lever 16, turning that lever so that it engages the cut-away portion of the shaft 17, which has been brought into position by the rotation of the disk 18 from the disk 1 through gearing (not shown). In this position, the arm 6, which is integral with the arm 4, closes the circuit through the contact 19, or opens the valve of a gas, liquid, &c. meter. A block 13 depresses the pin 7 and spring 2 to permit the complete rotation of the disk 1 by hand. Several coins may be inserted and a consequent rotation imparted to the shaft 17. The meter &c. mechanism then returns the shaft 17 until the cut-away portion allows the adjustable spring 15 to withdraw the arm 16, rotating the spindle 10 and permitting the arm 4 to continue its rotation and open the circuit &c.
Patent GB-190701092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trembler Blades for Sparking Coils of Internal Combustion Engines and the like.
Inventor: BOURNE JOHN CHARLES
Filed: 1907-01-15
Granted: 1908-01-15
Abstract: 1092. Bourne, J. C., and Tomlinson, W. Jan. 15. Switches.-A trembler blade for ignition coils &c. is constructed in layers a after the manner of a laminated spring. The sections are secured together at one extremity by a bolt b connecting the whole to the usual upright or standard b<1>, and at the opposite extremity by a bolt c, in the head of which is mounted a platinum tip c<1>, 'which is thus capable of removal when required. Should one of the sections of the blade break, another may be substituted for it; or the broken section may be removed and work continued with the reduced blade. The sections a may be further streugthened by a pin passing through them, such as at e. According to the Provisional Specification, the blade may be mechanically operated, for example by means of a cam.
Patent GB-190710941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Landaulette or similar Covered Vehicle Bodies.
Filed: 1907-05-10
Granted: 1908-02-06
Abstract: 10,941. Hewer, E., and Hewer's Car Bodies, Ltd. May 10. Hoods and roofs.-In covered vehicle bodies, the roof is made collapsible in two parts, which, when collapsed, may be carried by the usual folding hood. Fig. 1 is a plan of the roof, in which the right-hand half of the roof is shown in its normal position and the left-hand half is shown collapsed. To the hood cross-member A is pivoted at A<2> a pair of metal hinge members B jointed at C and with the ends D hinged to the arms E. The arms E carry the roof material F and are hinged at H, being held in the centre line of the body by a spring catch. An arm G is pivoted at the joint C, in the hinge members B, and also carries the roof material ; the other end of the arm G moves in the socket J carried by one of the hinge pillars K. When the bar E is rotated about its pivot, the hinged member B collapses, drawing the bar G longitudinally out of its socket, and the roof is collapsed as shown.
Patent GB-190713949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes, Hookahs or Eastern Pipes, and the like.
Inventor: MORGAN DAVID JOHN
Filed: 1907-06-17
Granted: 1908-05-28
Abstract: 13,949. Morgan, D. J. June 17. Tobacco pipes.-Tobacco pipes are arranged so that the tobacco may be lit and smoked in the ordinary manner, after which, the tobacco being well alight, the air-draught is caused to pass through the tobacco in the reverse direction, the smoke passing from the zone of combustion to the stem without passing through the tobacco. When the stem E is rotated until the hole f registers with the hole a<2>, communication between the stem and tube d' is cut off, and, the cover H being open, the tobacco pipe may be smoked in the ordinary way. The cover H is then closed down, the valve b<1> opened, and the stem E rotated so as to close the connexion f, a', the smoke then passing through the tubes D, d<1> to the mouthpiece through the apertures g, g<2>. In a modification, the tube D may be replaced by an arrangement comprising a water vessel in order that the smoke may be cooled as in hookah pipes. Fig. 2 shows an arrangement whereby the reversal of the draught is accomplished by operating the cover or cap H, projections h<1>, h<2> on the cover alternately operating spring-controlled valves K, L. According to the Provisional Specification, the top of the bowl is fitted with a fire-protector of suitable shape and material ; the cap is provided with holes which may be brought into coincidence with holes in the side of the bowl to admit air to mix with the smoke ; fixed or adjustable columns may be provided to facilitate the access of air to the burning tobacco : a rotary band may be fitted around the bowl and arranged to open and close the air-admission holes as required ; ash receptacles can be removably attached to the bowls of the pipes ; and filters may be fitted to various parts of the tobacco pipes.