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Patent GB-189904941-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Governing of Electric Motors.
Inventor: ECK JUSTUS
Filed: 1899-03-07
Granted: 1900-02-17
Abstract: 4941. Eck, J. March 7. Motors, controlling.-The windings of one, two, or more motors are so arranged that, by altering the manner in which the several elements constituting the said windings are connected up in circuit, varying speeds and outputs of power are obtained. For example, the motor armature may, as shown in Fig 1, be provided with three windings, which are connected to three independent commutators, fed by brushes a b, c d, and ef respectively. These three windings are such as to generate different counter electromotive forces, and they may be connected up in series with the field windings g h and k, either as shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 3, or Fig. 4, so as to obtain the desired variation in speed or output. The number of armature and field-magnet windings may be different from that above described, and further variations may be obtained by altering the connections of the field windings. On the same principle, the speed and output of two or more motors may be varied. Sectional field coils and a short-circuiting switch may also be provided.
Patent GB-189918552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Disengaging Gear for Ships' Boats.
Inventor: BROADBRIDGE ALFRED CYRUS
Filed: 1899-09-14
Granted: 1900-10-13
Abstract: 18,552. Broadbridge, A. C. Sept. 14. Boat - disengaging gear.-An elliptical or other ring a on each lowering- tackle engages a metal hook in the boat. A horn b<2> on the hook prevents the displacement of the ring when one end of the boat drops below the other.
Patent GB-189924806-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Rail-joint.
Inventor: STUERENBERG BERNHARD
Filed: 1899-12-13
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 24,806. St³renberg, B. Dec. 13. Rail joints.-The heads a of the rails are tapered off obliquely from a point on the underside of the head to the ends, where half the head is removed. The foot is left intact, but the web may also be tapered and a correspondingly-formed fishplate b replace the removed part of the rail trend. Plates c, d and bolts may be used to complete the joint.
Patent GB-190004500-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Self Locking Elbow Joint for Electrical Fittings.
Inventor: HIRST HUGO
Filed: 1900-03-09
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 4500. Hirst, H., and Collings, J. H. March 9. Hinge joints. - A movable joint, for connecting two tubes of an electrical fitting, consists of cylindrical pieces A, A' attached by sockets n to the tubes, one carrying a screw s on which the other is held by a nut and washer N. To hold the parts at any desired angle, one part carries a spring p with a pin, which engages in a groove e on the other part or in recesses at the ends of the groove ; or the meeting-faces of the parts may have rounded teeth, to fit together in any of a number of positions, a mushroom spring being provided on the screw, to press the parts together ; or the faces may be flat, the parts being retained in any position by friction only, produced by a helical spring.
Patent GB-190004927-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pins for Hats and for other purposes.
Inventor: YOUNG RACHEL DORA
Filed: 1900-03-15
Granted: 1900-05-12
Abstract: 4927. Young, R. D. March 15. Pins.-Hat and other pins have their points a threaded or spirally twisted to screw into internally-threaded caps b.
Patent GB-190007131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Burning Garbage and other Refuse Material.
Inventor: WHEDON CHARLES THOMAS
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1900-06-16
Abstract: 7131. Whedon, C. T. April 17. Steam generators combined with refuse-consuming furnaces.-Garbage and other refuse material is delivered down a vertical tube C into the firebox A of a vertical boiler. Surrounding the main tube C are a number of small flue tubes D
Patent GB-190022710-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Union or Coupling for Inflating Pumps and the like.
Inventor: HULME FRANK
Filed: 1900-12-13
Granted: 1901-11-02
Abstract: 22,710. Hulme, F. Dec. 13. Inflating, pumps for. The coupling-tube between the inflator and the tyre nozzle contains two metal nozzles C forming a ball-and-socket joint and kept airtight by a sleeve D of india-rubber secured by bands E. The thrust of the piston is thus supported by the lower nozzle. The tube may be detached and screwed inside the inflator by a thread F.
Patent GB-190105202-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Toy Magazine Gun or Cannon
Inventor: LINSDELL JAMES MOLL
Filed: 1901-03-12
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 5202. Linsdell, J. M. March 12. Toy guns. - Relates to toy magazine guns or cannon. Fig. 1 shows a gun for projecting peas or other spherical bodies. The projectiles are placed in a hopper A, and, when the plunger B is drawn back, one of them falls into the barrel, the others being held back by a feed-regulator C. The gun is operated by a handle M, the spindle of which is fitted with a face cam D for actuating the feed-regulator C, and a snail cam G, which acts on a pivoted block so as to force back the spring F connected to the plunger B. A spring in the rear part of the barrel may be used to force the plunger forward. The projectile is only admitted to the barrel just before the plunger advances, so that it does not roll down the barrel. In a modification for shooting cylindrical projectiles, the plunger is replaced by a short projection. The gun is pivoted in a frame 0, which is capable of being turned on a horizontal pin P, which fits the head Q of a tripod. The tripod legs S are detachably pivoted to the head Q.
Patent GB-190105249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Road Locomotive Motor Car and Traction Engines.
Inventor: GREIG ALFRED BURNESS
Filed: 1901-03-12
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 5249. Greig, A. B. March 12. Traction engines and road locomotives; motor road vehicles.-Relates chiefly to the driving-gear, and consists of a construction which provides for three or four speeds without setting out or widening the horn-plates. Fig. 2 shows a plan of a portion of the engine partly in section. Below and between the high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders 1, 2 is a single piston distributing-valve worked through a link motion from a pair of eccentrics situated between the cranks 5, 5<a>. On the crank shaft are the three toothed wheels 14,15,16, the wheels 15 and 16 being dished or recessed so that they surround the two outer crank webs. On the countershaft are mounted three corresponding wheels 14<a>, 15<a>, 16<a>, which can be slid into gear one at a time with those on the crank shaft. The forks 19, 20, 21 for shifting them are all operated by a single lever 23 combined with a locking device and means for compelling the wheels to be shifted only one at a time while the others are out of gear. If four speeds are required, another wheel is made to surround one of the inner crank webs.
Patent GB-190108452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steps or Footboards for Tramway Carriages or other Vehicles
Inventor: ANGER JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1901-04-24
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 8452. Anger, J. E. April 24. Footboards and steps for vehicles. Fig. 1 shows the application to a closed tramcar with open ends. The upper footboard A is not continuous, so that a person grasping one of the handles H and mounting the step B can readily pass to the platform E. The parts A and B can be prevented from projecting beyond the sides of the car by letting them into embayments which are slightly overhung by the seats F. Fig. 4 shows the application to an open-sided car.
Patent GB-190114481-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ships' Windlasses, Hoisting Drums, Capstans, and the like.
Inventor: BLAKE CHARLES WESLEY
Filed: 1901-07-16
Granted: 1902-01-02
Abstract: 14,481. Blake, C. W. July 16. Windlasses ; capstans ; hauling and winding drums.-Relates principally to means for compensating for sudden strains in anchor and other chains, ropes, &c. The chain-wheel 2, loose on the shaft, is formed with segmental wings 3<a> which enter between similar wings 3 in a shell 4 round which a brake band 15 is wrapped. Cushions or springs 5 and elastic packing-strips 4<x> are interposed between the two sets of wings. When desired, the two parts may be locked together by a key 14 inserted between the wings at 14<a>. Similar means are used to connect the outer and inner parts of the driving-wheel 2<a>. Keyed to the shaft between the driving-wheel and the shell 4, which is loose, is a disc 9 fitted with a series of sliding keys 12 ; these may be drawn back clear of the overhanging lip 8 of the shell 4, or be advanced to engage with recesses 8<a> formed therein, and thereby to drive the chain-wheel, by means of a cam-ring 10 which engages with their tails and may be turned on the disc 9 by means of bars inserted in the holes 10<b>.
Patent GB-190115366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Devices for Electrical Apparatus.
Inventor: RUDHARDT PAUL
Filed: 1901-07-29
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 15,366. Rudhardt, P. Jan. 25, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Lightning- arresters.-A p p a - ratus for protecting electric circuits from abrupt charges of highpotential electricity is constructed with an insulating-tube i containing metal pistons o,p, between which is placed a mixture k of ground arc-lamp carbon and magnesia. The tube and pistons are held in brackets h fixed in clips c attached to insulators a, b. The arrester may be arranged as a shunt across a motor, or connected between line and earth.
Patent GB-190116437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fan Attachments for Sewing Machines.
Inventor: CEASE NICHOLAS WADDELL
Filed: 1901-08-15
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 16,437. Cease, N. W. Aug. 15. Sewing - machine fan or air-agitating attachments.-The fan spindle is mounted in a tube 15 longitudinally adjustable in a socket 13 carried by a bracket mounted by means of a wedge-shaped piece of soft material 5 on the machine arm. The spool spindle 2 passes through one or other of the holes 3 in the bracket. The fan consists of two flat plates engaging each other by means of central slots and fitting in slots in a tube 18 screwed on the spindle. A nut 23 retains the fan in position. The supporting-bracket is secured by a clip 6 lined with soft material.
Patent GB-190122060-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Shirt-cuff and Wrist-band Protector
Inventor: LEWIS JOHN
Filed: 1901-11-01
Granted: 1901-12-07
Abstract: 22,060. Lewis, J. Nov. 1. Cuff protectors are made of celluloid, glazed leather, &c. blanks a provided with openings d and slots e for the studs or links, and are folded along the line b.
Patent GB-190122551-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Trucks or Wheeled Supports for Use in Polishing Pianos or other Articles
Inventor: MASON THOMAS GABRIEL
Filed: 1901-11-08
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 22,551. Mason, T. G. Nov. 8. Pianofortes.-Relates to an adjustable truck or wheeled support for holding pianofortes and other articles in any position to be polished. Fig. 3 shows the support in one of its tilted positions. The support consists of two bars C', C<2> with blocks c' on which the pianoforte rests. The bars C', C' are connected to other bars b<1>, b<2> pivoted on a rod b<4>. The bars b<1>, b<2> are fitted at one end with iron feet B', and at the other end they carry a pivoted leg B<5>, which in certain positions of the support rests upon the floor. The bar b<4> is mounted in projecting portions of a rocking bar B<1>, pivoted at a<9> to the base frame, which is mounted on castors a<8>. A spring bolt, operated by a foot lever E, engages a recess in the bottom of the bar B' to prevent it from rocking, when necessary.
Patent GB-190124864-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Heating Short Pieces of Metal.
Filed: 1901-12-06
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 24,864. Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss, and Howarth, R. Dec. 6. Heating-furnaces for metals.-Relates to furnaces burning liquid or gaseous fuel for heating short pieces of metal, in which openings are formed in the front wall to receive the metal pieces, and consists in so arranging these openings that they entirely contain the pieces during the heating thereof, and that the pieces may be pushed through into the combustion space, from the bottom of which they may be withdrawn. Fig. 2 shows a vertical section through such a furnace. The openings for the pieces of metal are shown at b, and C is the combustion space into which the flame of a liquid-fuel burner is projected from one end. The openings b are of sufficient size to allow the flames to surround the metal pieces, and they are preferably in overhanging tiers as shown. The combustion space C preferably has an inclined bottom F, down which the metal pieces roll to the outlet E. A blast of air is delivered from the perforated pipe B<1> into the opening E.
Patent GB-190206699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Apparatus for Signalling.
Inventor: MERCIER MAUNSELL
Filed: 1902-03-19
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 6699. Mercier. M. March 19. Signals, electricbell.-In apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 13,395, A.D. 1892, [Abridgment Class Bells &c.], for mine signalling, the contacts and electromagnets are enclosed in gastight or waterproof casings, to prevent explosions by sparking at the contacts. According to the present invention, the hammer spindle 3, Fig. 5, of a single-stroke or tremulous bell, is passed through a flexible rubber sleeve 11, the ends of which are fitted on bosses 12, 17 on the spindle and casing 1, respectively, and are secured by thin metal sleeves or bands 15, 18. In the modified arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the hammer spindle 3 is cranked, and passes through a flexible diaphragm 20, which is approximately parallel with the armature 5. The diaphragm is preferably secured to the casing by a clamping-ring 24, and to the spindle by a collar 21 and nut 22, or by the means employed for fixing the sleeve 11, Fig. 5. To facilitate the adjustmentof the armature 5, the adjusting- screw 7 is mounted in a boss 31 on a pillar or bracket 30, in which the screw 7 can be clamped by a lock-nut or locking-screw 33. The screw 7 is preferably arranged opposite to an aperture 32 in the casing, or the boss 31 may project into a larger aperture. The screw cap 34 covers the screw 7 without touching it. The terminal screws 8, 9, &c. are arranged near the level of the top of the casing, on pillars screwed to the base, to facilitate connection with the leads. The terminal leads within the casing are provided with tubular extensions 40, Fig. 6, extending through an insulating- bush 41 and fitted with screws 42, by which the internal leads are secured. The couplings 40 42 are enclosed by a cap 43, which is filled with paraffin wax or similar insulating-material after the connection is made. To facilitate access to the casing, especially in the case of table-pattern bells, the cover is hinged at one end and secured by a screw or screws at the other end. The operating key or push 50, Fig. 4, is connected to a flexible diaphragm 55 by a nut 58, which is fitted with an insulating-tip 59 of vulcanite &c., for engagement with the contact-spring 53. The push spindle is made a good sliding fit in the cover 54, and is prevented from rotating by a set-screw or projection engaging in a slot 56 in the spindle.
Patent GB-190207105-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Washing Clothes and the like.
Inventor: RILEY GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-24
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 7105. Riley, G. W., and Brown, J. S. March 24. Washing-machines.- A tub A, corrugated internally or otherwise, is provided with a half-lid B, held in position by means of projections C, which enter suitable recesses, by a pin passed through a flange D, or by means of a projecting angle-plate. The other half-lid is loose. The part B carries bearings H for the trunnions G of an arm E, which is provided with a slot to receive a sliding dolly head J made with or without perforations L and carrying pegs K.
Patent GB-190211466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Construction of Jars, Pots, Drums, and such like for Holding or Containing Paints, Oils, or other Substances.
Inventor: MCCALLUM COLIN
Filed: 1902-05-20
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 11,466. McCallum, C., and Campbell, J. M. May 20. Jars &c.-Relates to jars, pots, drums or cylinders, and such like receptacles for paints, oils, &c. The receptacle isformed with an internal bead A, Fig. 2, and its upper edge is cut out to form projecting sections c. The lid or cover D is inserted until it bears on the bead A, and is then secured by bending two or more of the sections c down on to it, so that it cannot be removed until the bent sections have been turned up again. The upwardly-projecting lip of the cover is made slightly flaring, so that it wedges itself in position. The upper end of the receptacle may be strengthened by a riveted or other band E. In the modification shown in Fig. 5, the bead A is omitted, the handle G being formed with extensions F, which limit the insertion of the cover.
Patent GB-190218898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Match-supplying Apparatus for Use in Smokers' Combination Articles and Otherwise.
Inventor: RIXSON WILLIAM ALLEN
Filed: 1902-08-28
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 18,898. Rixson, W. A. Aug. 28. Match receptacles. -Relates to the invention described in Specification No. 10,383, A.D. 1901, consisting in a smokers' combination article comprising a gong k, ash tray l with roughened matchstriking rim, cigar cutter j<1>, and snuff box i. In combination with any or all of these is provided one or more match receptacles g with narrow openings, from which single matches are withdrawn by spring-controlled pins d, with two points which impale or embrace a match when the knob f is pressed down. The pins d are mounted in tubes c attached to the central pillar or other convenient portion of the apparatus. The surfaces of the parts may be utilized for advertising purposes, and some of them may represent particular articles such as cigars, cigarettes, or bottles.
Patent GB-190222125-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Producing Designs in Metal Stencil plates
Inventor: DUFFY PATRICK
Filed: 1902-10-11
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 22,125. Duffy, P. Oct. 11. Stencils; etching.-Relates to a process for making thin sheet-metal stencils. The design is drawn, transferred, printed, or otherwise produced on the metal plate, and the parts to be retained are coated with an acid-resisting composition. The back of the plate also is coated with the acid resistant, and the plate is then placed in a bath of nitric or other acid, until the unprotected parts are eaten away.
Patent GB-190228691-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Door Closing Devices.
Inventor: KOBLIGK GEORGE ERNST
Filed: 1902-12-29
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 28,691. Kobligk, G. E. Dec. 29. Door-closing apparatus.-Relates to a modification of an ordinary type of door-closing apparatus by which it may be adapted to be fitted to a door opening in either direction. The apparatus is shown in side view in Fig. 1, the housing g of the spring being fixed on the door frame and the draw-bar c pivoted to a bracket on the door. The draw-bar c is pivoted at e to the end of a lever b, which is actuated by the spring, but in such a way that the bar can be swung round to the other side of the check cylinder, as shown in dotted lines in the plan, Fig. 2. The apparatus can then be reversed and applied to a door opening in the opposite direction.
Patent GB-190301059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hangers for Overhead Electric Conductors.
Inventor: CAROLAN EDGAR ALFRED
Filed: 1903-01-15
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 1059. Carolan, E. A., [General Electric Co.]. Jan. 15. Conductors, supports or holders for.-Relates to insulating-hangers for overhead conductors, and consists of a construction such that the ready unlocking of the parts, when desired, shall not be interfered with by corrosion, or the formation of ice &c. Fig. 2 shows a sectional view of the hanger. The hanger is connected to the guy wire by the arms 2, and the cap 10 is provided at its upper end with a polygonal projection 11 whereby it may be rotated by a wrench. The upper inner surface of this cap, when screwed down, presses against an elastic cap 13 which rests on the insulating-material. A row of ratchet teeth 16 is provided in the side wall of the cap, as shown in Fig. 3. A spring retaining- device 15, made of a bar of steel having its ends sprung away from each other, as shown in Fig. 4, is bent to encircle the upper portion of the holder. This bar of steel engages at its ends the notch 8 and the teeth 16, thus permitting the cap to be screwed up but preventing it from unscrewing. To unscrew the cap, a fine tool is pressed up the notch 8, thus relieving the spring 15.
Patent GB-190301318-A (GB)
Title: Convertible Fork and Rake.
Inventor: LAERBERG ARNOLD
Filed: 1903-01-19
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 1318. Laerberg, A., and Prangemeier, C. Jan. 19. Rakes, hand; forks.-Relates to a hand implement which can be converted into a fork or a rake. The handle a is secured by means of a tubular socket to a slotted bar b. A pronged tool g is pivoted at f in the slot of the bar b, and can be secured in the positions shown in full and in dotted lines, when required for use as a rake or fork respectively. The tool is held in the position shown in full lines by a sliding sleeve which is fixed either by a nut l screwed on the end of the socket of the bar b, or by a pin e passed through a suitable hole in the handle socket. The tool is held in position for use as a fork by means of a pin passed through a hole m in the slotted bar b, and through a corresponding hole in the shank of the tool. The sliding sleeve is again fixed when the tool has been placed in the required position.
Patent GB-190302000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locomotive Engines
Inventor: SHAW HENRY FRANKIN
Filed: 1903-01-27
Granted: 1903-04-09
Abstract: 2000. Shaw, H. F. Jan. 27. Compound engines ; balancing moving parts. - Relates to fourcylinder compound engines, particularly those of the locomotive type, and comprises among other objects the balancing of the moving parts. Fig. 1 shows a portion of a locomotive in plan, and Fig. 2 the same in side elevation. The main frame of the engine is marked 10. There are two inside high-pressure cylinders 12, and two outside low-pressure cylinders 13. Beyond the yoke 23 of the crosshead guides is pivoted, in the main frame at each side of the engine, a lever 24, the inner end being connected to the high-pressure crosshead and the outer end to the low-pressure crosshead. Each lever 24 is also connected to an arm on a rock-shaft 29 extending half across the frame and journalled therein and in a centre bar 30. Outside the frame, each shaft has a rock-arm 32, the ends of which are connected by rods 33, 31 to crank-pins on the driving-wheels. One of the driving-wheel connecting-rods 33 is extended beyond the rock-arm and connected by an elastic link 36 with the other connecting-rod, so that one rod balances the other.
Patent GB-190303556-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Multi-colour Printing.
Inventor: GIBBON ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-02-14
Granted: 1904-03-14
Abstract: 3556. Gibbon, A. Feb. 14. Printing in several colours.-The different colours are collected from the part-design blocks, formes, or stones, upon an elastic transfer roller, endless band, or surface, from which the entire design is printed upon the paper or other material or surface to be printed. Fig. 1 shows a machine having a number of flat part-design printing-members A, each of which is inked in its own colour by hand orany suitable means. The resilient transfer surface is a roller C, in bearing-blocks c running in guides e, so that it may be rolled successively over the blocks A and then over the paper &c. on the platen B. The colour blocks A may be curved and placed on a cylinder running against the roller C, and the paper &c. may be printed by passing it between the transfer roller or band C and an impression roller. Or the paper &c. may be printed simultaneously on both sides by running it between two transfer rollers C. An endless band may be used in place of a roller C. The roller C or band may be large enough in circumference to take several complete designs from the blocks.