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Patent GB-189905522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Cutting or Cutting and Scoring Cardboard and the like.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1899-03-14
Granted: 1900-02-17
Abstract: 5522. Brookes. A. G., [Knowlton, M. D. and Beach, F. H.]. March 14. Cutting-machines for cardboard.-Relates to a machine for scoring cardboard in two directions at right-angles to one another. The sheet to be operated on is fed from the table 12, between a roller carrying scoring-knives and a bed-roller, and is carried by the feed-rolls 11 on to the table 13, from which it is fed by the reciprocating pusher 17 to the second set of scoring-knives. The pusher 17 is continuously reciprocated, and, in order to prevent it from acting on the sheet prematurely, the edge of the sheet is lifted by a guard-plate 26. This guard-plate is supported by pivoted arms, and is swung back so that it allows the sheet to fall in the path of the pusher as soon as the sheet is in its proper position. The backward motion of the guard-plate may be effected by mechanism thrown into action by the edge of the sheet striking against an adjustable stop. In a modified form of the apparatus, the descent of the upper feed-roll 11, as soon as the sheet escapes from beneath it, is utilized to throw the mechanism into action. The sheets are held down, as they pass on to the table 13, by brushes 58, or by other holding-means. A holding-down lever for this purpose, actuated by the upper feed-roll 11, is described in the Specification. To ensure the sheets being positively moved to the proper position, the lower feed-roll is fitted with a row of spring pins which project as soon as the sheet has passed and act on its rear edge to push it forward. The edges of the cardboard may be trimmed by knives, adjustably mounted like the scoring-knives, or one end may be trimmed by a disc-cutter acting in conjunction with the end of the bed roll.
Patent GB-189910924-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Automatic Device for Holding Open a Door.
Inventor: PEARSON ALFRED HENRY
Filed: 1899-05-25
Granted: 1899-07-29
Abstract: 10,924. Pearson, A. H. May 25. Door holders.-Consists of a catch A fastened near the bottom of the door E, and having inclined surfaces B and C which enable it to push down the ball D when the holder is engaging or disengaging. The ball D is pressed up by a spiral spring in the casing G, which is fastened to a block K screwed to the floor.
Patent GB-189915167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Movable Collar Studs.
Inventor: PATTERSEN WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1899-07-24
Granted: 1900-06-02
Abstract: 15,167. Pattersen, W. E., and Morton, T. July 24. Studs.-Collar studs are formed with turn-down or lever heads, and with shanks which are pivoted to the bases. In the form shown in Fig. 7, the shank 18 is formed with arms 20 pivoted in sockets 22 formed in a plate 21, and with a flat end which is engaged by a spring 23 so as to press the shank into a perpendicular position. The parts are secured together by clamping a plate 24 over the base-plate 25. In a modification shown in Fig. 15, the arms 20 are pivoted in the spring plate 23, the end of the shank being pressed against a plate 28 secured to the spring plate by a collar 29 as shown. The plate 28 may be dispensed with. The movement of the heads is at right-angles to that of the shanks.
Patent GB-189921743-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Automatic Fluid Pressure Train Brakes.
Inventor: CLARKE WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-10-31
Granted: 1900-01-06
Abstract: 21,743. Clarke, W. H. Oct. 31. Brakes.-Relates to automatic air brakes, and consists in providing a special valve which, by reducing the pressure in the brake cylinder to a predetermined limit, presents the skidding of the wheels as the train slows down, no matter how hard the brakes have been applied originally. The Figure shows the valve as placed between the auxiliary cylinder C and a standard Westing- house triple valve. When the brakes are applied, air passes through the passage c and past the valve d<2> to the triple valve, and thence by the passage B to a pipe b leading to the brake cylinder. Air flows from the passage B by the duct a to the interior of the valve d<3>, and thence through openings in the parts d<4> and d<9> to the diaphragm d<1>. This diaphragm is about one-third larger than the other d, so that both are moved to the right to close the valve d<2> and open the valve d'. Air can then escape slower from the brake cylinder to the atmosphere through the port a<1>, until the pressure is about 40 lbs. to the square inch, the leverage of the rigging being altered to suit. When the pressure in the brake cylinder is sufficiently reduced, the pressure on the diaphragm d moves both diaphragms to the left, and closes the valve d<3>. The valve d<2>, however, owing to its connection with the diaphragm, remains closed.
Patent GB-190003499-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Raising-up Skittles from the Stand of the Player.
Inventor: NEUMANN CARL
Filed: 1900-02-22
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 3499. Neumann, C. Feb. 22. Skittles. - Con - sists of a mechanical arrangement for raising skittles after they are knocked down. Cards o connected to the skittles p pass through holes in a guide-plate h, and are connected to turn-pins q or other adjustable devices carried by a pulley d. The guide-bar h i s movable vertically, and is connected by a loop i to a cord k, also fixed to the pulley d but passing in an opposite direction to the cords o. A second pulley c on the axle b is connected by a cord e to a pulley at the player's stand carrying a weighted handle which normally keeps the parts in the position shown. When it is required to raise the skittles, the handle is raised, the bar h descends, and the cords g are wound on the pulley d so as to draw the heads of the skittles into recesses in the bar. Upon releasing the handle, the skittles are deposited upright in position and the bar h rises.
Patent GB-190004336-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Changeable Speed Gearing for Cycles.
Inventor: SWAYZE FRANK MURRAY
Filed: 1900-03-07
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 4336. Swayze, F. M. March 7. Driving-mechanism, two-speed. The crank axle 1 carries a spur-wheel 11 which gears with planet pinions 10 mounted on axles on the flanged end of a sleeve 4 concentric with the crank axle and carrying the chain-wheel 7 on its opposite end. A second concentric sleeve 12 carries an internal wheel 15, also gearing with the planet pinions. The various parts are mounted on ball bearings 5, 13, 18, as shown in Fig. 1. A sliding spring bolt 20 is connected to the sleeve 12, and can be moved to enter a hole in the sleeve 4, thus causing the gear to revolve as a whole for speed. When pressed outwards by a spring, the bolt 20 frees the sleeve 4, but enters a hole in the bottom bracket, the sleeve 12 being then held stationary and the epicyclic gear being brought into action for power. The bolt 20 is operated by a lever 24 with a projection which can enter the hole in the bracket, the lever being actuated through a suitable rod 26.
Patent GB-190015461-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Packing Cigarettes.
Inventor: WILLS HENRY HERBERT
Filed: 1900-08-30
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 15,461. Wills, R. H. Aug. 30. Packeting or parcelling cigarettes.-The machine described in Specification No. 4871, A.D. 1900, for forcing the bottom row or rows of a pile of cigarettes into a packet, is improved by adding squeezing-bars T<2>, which press the cigarettes together just before the plunger G makes its forcing stroke, and ensure the entry of the cigarettes into the packet. In Fig. 1, the bars T' as shown are held apart by a spring U and pressed together by a cam S acting on the lower end of the levers T. In Fig. 4, the bars are shown pressed together by cams v operated through toothed gearing v<1>, v<2> from a counter shaft w. Pressure may be applied from one side only. The hopper is agitated to prevent the jamming of the cigarettes by hinging one side and moving it, or by a hammer 3, Fig. 1, operated by a spring 4 and the plunger G through nip mechanism 5, 6.
Patent GB-190017841-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Driving Gear of Cycles.
Inventor: KOSCH RUDOLPH
Filed: 1900-10-08
Granted: 1900-12-01
Abstract: 17,841. Kosch, R. Oct. 8. Ball bearings. -Relates to treadle-lever driving- mechanism for cycles. The bearings of each crank or treadle - lever consist of a ring e screwed into one side of it, a groove in the ratchet-wheel b, balls d, and a set-screw or nivot g adjustably fixed in the plate f and engaging a central depression in the end of the crank axle a. The set - screw steadies the crank upon its bearings, and serves to take up wear.
Patent GB-190100640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cameras.
Filed: 1901-01-10
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 640. Kodak, Ltd., [Prentice, A. P.]. Jan. 10. Rollerslides; cameras.-Relates to a device for indicating the end of a section and the number of sections of the film exposed in a roller slide, more particularly in pocket cameras. At the end of each section of the film is a perforation A', Fig. 1. This perforation at the end of its traverse catches on a projection on the end of a lever e, causing a small movement of the lever till the projection is pushed out by contact with the guide-roller c. The spring e' then pulls back the lever, and along with it a thin metal strap d<3>. A peg d<2> on this strap strikes against the end of a slot d, and indicates the passage of a section of the film. The end of the strap in its forward movement turns a ratchet-wheel f, and thus registers the total number of exposures.
Patent GB-190102564-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Means for Raising Textile Fabrics.
Inventor: TOMLINSON JOHN DANIA
Filed: 1901-02-06
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 2564. Tomlinson, J. D., [Ortmann, W.]. Feb. 6. Right to Patent relinquished. Pile or nap, raising and dressing.-In raising the pile or nap on cotton, flannelettes, and other fabrics, the raising-cylinder carrying the raising- rollers R is rotated, as shown by the arrow y, in the opposite direction to that in which the fabric C travels. The raising-rollers are caused to rotate on their axes in the opposite direction to the raising-cylinder by means of belts r<4> which, passing over pulleys on the alternate ends of the rollers, are secured to brackets r<5> carried on pinions moving freely on the shafts A of the raising-cylinder, and actuated by suitable gearing to vary the speed of the raising-rollers. In the arrangement shown, suitable mechanism is described for feeding the fabric by power derived from the shaft of the raising-cylinder.
Patent GB-190104176-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method in the Manufacture of Whiting, and the Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: RIGBY JOHN SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-02-27
Granted: 1902-01-02
Abstract: 4176. Rigby, J. S. Feb. 27. Calcium carbonate.- To make whiting, chalk or the like is charged along with water into a wash-mill a, having mixing and stirring rakes and breakers or harrows b driven by gearing d, d<1>. The mixture passes out through an opening f covered with a strainer f<1> arranged some distance above the bottom, to a second similar wash-mill e, from which the mixture passes out through a passage h to a trough j, which passes to the back and runs along the ends of a number of settling-tanks i. In this trough removable dams are placed so as to direct the liquid into any one or more of the longitudinal conduits k, from which it overflows a weir k<1> to a conduit l, and thence down a series of holes m in the dividing-wall to near the bottom of the vats. From each vat the liquid can overflow to the next, and thence to a filter o. Doors p are provided for elearing out the deposit from the bottoms of the vats, which may be inclined to assist such cleaning out. The filters may consist of porous floors, through which the water is drawn by means of a pump. The water may be used over again.
Patent GB-190104422-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Primary Batteries.
Inventor: HUSSEY CHARLES ALBERT
Filed: 1901-03-01
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 4422. Hussey, C. A., and Clarke, S. G. March 1. Primary batteries.-The battery comprises an outer cell A, Fig. 1, a tubular carbon B provided with a funnel-shaped mouth and suspended from the cell A, a porous vessel C which rests on a flange b<2> of the carbon B, and a zinc D shown separately iu Fig. 4. A solution of sulphuric acid is placed in the cell A, and mercuric sulphate is packed in the space between the carbon B and the porous vessel C.
Patent GB-190108208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Casting in Chills of Iron or Steel Articles.
Inventor: SCOTT JAMES
Filed: 1901-04-22
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 8208. Scott, J. April 22. Casting.-Relates to chill moulds for casting iron or steel horse-shoes, axle-boxes, and other articles. Figs. 1 and 2 show the invention applied to the casting of horse-shoes. Two frames A, B are suitably hinged at C and clamped at D so that they may be quickly and accurately closed. A plate E in the frame B has a cavity e of the shape of the shoe to be cast, and is provided with ejectors I operated by a handle I<1> to eject the shoe when cast. The frame A is either quite flat, as shown, or may have a cavity to suit the article being cast. A set of punches F, operated by a handle G, form the nail, bolt, or other holes in the article as soon as the metal is run in, or may be placed in position before pouring and then withdrawn. The punches may be mounted on the frame or on an interchangeable plate secured to it, the frame or the plate being changed for different sizes of castings. The frame B and plate E may be formed integral, and interchangeable pieces containing gates of various sizes may be inserted in the frames.
Patent GB-190108688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Pipe Systems.
Inventor: RICHTER EMIL OSKAR
Filed: 1901-04-27
Granted: 1901-06-22
Abstract: 8688. Richter, E. O. April 27. Water supply.-Relates to means for preventing the bursting of pipes by freezing and for thawing ice in pipes. The service pipes b, d of a buildingare jacketed with a D - shaped chamber c, c<1>, which at the lowest point of the system is closed and provided with a drawing-off cock e. Boiling water poured into the funnel - shaped top of the jacketing- chamber thaws ice in the service pipes, and, when the cock to the main is closed, drawing off the water thus produced prevents bursting. If desired, only the vertical service pipes b need be jacketed.
Patent GB-190112834-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Training Apparatus for Cyclists.
Inventor: HERRMANN ELISABETH
Filed: 1901-06-24
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 12,834. Herrmann, E. June 24. Home-trainers.-The apparatus shown in Fig. 1 is for the training of cyclists, and comprises the cycle A mounted upon the three rollers a, b, d, the rollers a, b being connected by the belt c, and the roller d being supported on the arms e concentric with the roller b through the ropes g, levers h, and ratchet adjusting-mechanism m. The inclination of the bicycle is altered by altering the position of the roller d.
Patent GB-190113741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dress Fastenings.
Inventor: BESSON ANDRE
Filed: 1901-07-05
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 13,741. Besson, A. July 5. Clasp fastenings. -Two members forming a sliding fastening for overlapping parts o f dresses, such as plackets, are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Each member consists of a metal plate a with attachment holes b. The member B, Fig. 1, has tongues h bent inwards and then outwards to form a bead. The member A, Fig. 2, has a stamped &c. projection d, a bent tongue e forming a stop, and tongues c bent inwards to form a receptacle for the head of the member B. The members are preferably attached to ribbons or bands of material, which are sewn on the dress.
Patent GB-190124442-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Supporting the Hand Lever of Railway Brakes.
Inventor: LAYCOCK WILLIAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-12-02
Granted: 1902-10-09
Abstract: 24,442. Laycock, W. S. Dec. 2. Brakes, hand. Relates to means for retaining either-side and other brake levers at their highest point when the brakes are "off." Figs. 1 and 3 show the brake lever H in the " off " and " on " positions respectively. The device comprises the guided spring bolt B, the catch C, and bell crank L connected together as shown. When the lever H is raised from the position shown in Fig. 3, the catch C turns on the pivot P<3>, and the bolt B is prevented from moving by the stop P<2> until the lever H rests upon the hook of the catch, when the parts assume the position shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190126202-A (GB)
Title: Improvements applicable to Cotton Combing Machines
Inventor: MASON RUPERT
Filed: 1901-12-23
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 26,202. Mason, R., Mason, S., and Slater, J. Dec. 23. Combing-machines.-In cotton-combing machines, the sliver plate and draw-box are dispensed with, and each sliver is passed from the calendering- rollers d through a pair of calendering-rollers f into a separate coiler can e. The invention is of special advantage when double combing is practised.
Patent GB-190200914-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electric Arc Lamp for Light-cure Purposes.
Inventor: OTTO ROBERT
Filed: 1902-01-13
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 914. Otto, R. Jan. 13. Light, treating diseases with. -A hand electric arc lamp for curative purposes, consists of a casing s, a containing two metal electrodes c, d, which are provided with removable tips, and are cooled by circulating water through them by flexible and metal tubes. The metal tubes also serve as elect r i c conductors. One electrode d slides in the lamp, and is normally held away from the other by a spring toan extent limited by an insulated arm q bearing against a screw u. The arm q can be moved by hand to strike the arc. The light from the arc passes through openings or a tube w provided with quartz lenses v, which may be pressed upon, or placed in, the parts to be treated. In a modification, the arc is produced between the projecting ends of convergent electrodes, and a tube with a quartz lens is placed on the end of the casing; one electrode can be turned towards the other.
Patent GB-190208485-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Preventing Shock and Vibration on Railway Permanent Ways and the like.
Inventor: LEPINE ADOLPHE
Filed: 1902-04-11
Granted: 1903-04-11
Abstract: 8485. LÚpine, A. April 11. Drawings to Specification. Sound and vibration, preventing.-Flexible pads or cushions, made of horsehair or other animal hair, are placed between the chairs and sleepers or other parts of permanent way, to prevent shock or vibration. They can also be used in rolling-stock and for other purposes. The pads are made of intertwined hair held together by stitching ; or the hair may be woven, matted, or otherwise treated, and it may be covered with horsehair or other fabric.
Patent GB-190209056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Nail or Tack Making Machines
Inventor: WIKSCHTROEM JAKOB
Filed: 1902-04-18
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 9056. Wikschtr÷m, J. April 18. N a i l s and tacks, making. Relates to a machine in which two centrally-pointed wire nails &c. are made simultaneously without any waste. The wire is fed by the jaws 125, 126 carried by the slide 115 actuated by a crank 112 and connecting- rod 113. The jaw 126 is carried by a lever 127 pivoted to the slide and operated by a spring 128 and by the bevelled end 129 of the connecting-rod acting on the bevelled end of the lever 127. The wire is fed into grooved dies 106 and grooved guide - blocks 200, these dies and blocks being carried by the slide 105. A length of wire, sufficient for two nails, is cut off by a knife 138, Fig. 8, on a block 137 pivoted at 136 and acted on by a projoction 135 on the slide 105. A finger 140 carried by the block clamps the end of the wire from which the piece has been cut off, until again fed forwards through the channel 139. The nail blank is severed in the middle and formed with central points by means of a fixed knife 23, Figs. 1 and 11. and a knife 22 carried by the slide 105. The blank is cut by the edges B, B<1> and the pointed ends are forced into the two pairs of dies formed respectively by the faces d, h, g<1>, C<1> and c, g, h', d<1> Central pyramidal points are thus formed without any waste. The blanks are headed by dies 9 while the blanks are gripped between the movable dies 106 and fixed dies 107. The dies 9 are actuated by levers 8 and cams. The nails are ejected by blocks 206, Fig. 5, on vertical rods 204 carried by the lever 202 pivoted at 201 and actuated by a cam 18. The blocks 206 are bevelled to guide the wire into the grooves of the blocks 200 and dies 106. The wire and nails are also guided and held in place by vertical fingers 133 pivoted on a rock-shaft actuated by a cam 130 and lever 131. The slide 105 is first advanced by a vertically-moving wedge 150 actuated by a lever 148 and cam 149, and the final powerful grip is given by a lever 17 actuated by the cam 18.
Patent GB-190213215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Engine Distributing and Expansion Valves and Valve Chests.
Inventor: HADDAN REGINALD
Filed: 1902-06-10
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 13,215. Haddan, R., [Haberkorn, T. H.]. June 10. Valves, distributing and expansion; valve chests and casings.-On one side of the cylinder a are cast two cylindical chambers e<1>, e<2> for piston distributing and expansion valves respectively. These valves are each backed by piston rings, and work in liners over ports formed by a number of adjacent perforations. In the main or distributing valvechest is a central cavity e<3> communicating with the exhaust branch h, and in the expansion valvechest is a similar cavity communicating with the steam supply branch k. The expansion valve g controls the supply of steam through the ports e<8> into two annular grooves or cavities f<4> surrounding the distributing-valve, which are intermittently, by the motion of the valve, put into communication with the cylinder passages a<1>. While steam is thus being supplied to one end of the cylinder, the port a<1> at the other end is uncovered by the valve so that exhaust takes place into the interior of the main valve-chest. Tho main valve being tubular and open from end to end, the exhaust has a free outlet to the branch h. Vent-holes e<9> are provided in the expansion valve chest to allow the valve to move without hindrance.
Patent GB-190218624-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas or the like Engines
Inventor: LEONARD WILLIAM AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1902-08-25
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 18,624. Leonard, W. A. Aug. 25. Gas and like engines.-The engine works on the following two-stroke cycle:-The exhaust valve 26 closes before the end of the exhaust stroke, to cushion the motor piston, and, as soon as the pressure reaches the limit of that in the combustion chamber 15, the valve 25 is opened, and the charge is ignited. The hot gases expand down to atmospheric pressure before the end of the outstroke, and air is drawn into the combustion chamber, sweeping the products of combustion through the valve 25, which is closed at the end of the out-stroke, when the exhaust valve opens. The air charge receives a charge of gas from the pump 8, the crank of which is a few degrees in advance of the motor crank, through a valve 17, which may be controlled by the governor. The cylinders are constructed in one piece, with a common head containing the valves and combustion chamber. The pressures on the two sides of the valve 25 are balanced when it is closed, and the valve is both opened and closed by a cam on the shaft 34 working in a fork on one arm of the bell-crank lever 32, which in pressing the valve to its seat acts, through a spring 53. The exhaust valve is opened by a cam and closed by a spring.