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Patent GB-190207166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bottles and like Receptacle, to Prevent them from being Fraudulently Refilled.
Inventor: GUERNSEY CHARLES CHESTER
Filed: 1902-03-24
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 7166. Guernsey, C. C., and Shyer, N. B. March 24. Stoppers ; refilling, preventing.- The neck of the bottle &c. is formed with an internal shoulder 4, and with a seat 3 for the ballvalve 5. Above the valve is inserted a guard 6 consisting of a tube having a shoulder 8 and a conoidal enlargement 9 at its lower end, a sleeve 7 of cork, rubber, &c. forming a tight joint between the tube and the neck. The bottom of the enlargement 9 is closed, to prevent tampering with the valve by a wire &c., and the body and shoulder 8 are slotted, as shown, to enable the enlargement to be inserted past the shoulder 4. The tube is formed with a flange 12 to limit its insertion, and when fully inserted is locked by the shoulder 8 engaging under the shoulder 4, so that it cannot be removed without mutilation of the guard or bottle. The mouth of the bottle is closed by a cork 11 in the usual way.
Patent GB-190208882-A (GB)
Title: Submarine Rock Drilling and Blasting Apparatus.
Inventor: PACKARD RALPH G
Filed: 1902-04-16
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 8882. Packard, R. G. April 16. Subaqueous boring; blasting. - A float 4 with overhanging ends 6 is anchored by four vertical pointed spuds 9. Rails and guides 15, 16, 19 are provided round the deck and above it for a traveller 24, by which the beam 38 with the boring arrangements thereon are manipulated. Pointed spuds 58, connected by links to the rocking lever 60 pivoted on the lower end of the beam, supports it on the rock, and the upper end of the beam has a stud at 39 projecting into a vertical slot on the front of the guide-way of the traveller. The beam carries a rock drill 52 of any suitable form and the drill is raised or lowered by a hydraulic cylinder 44 mounted above it on the beam 38, for feeding or for pulling the drill out of the hole if it sticks. A tube 66 sliding in guides on the bottom end of the beam encloses the drill rods 69 and a pipe 74 which conveys water to wash out the hole. This tube may rest on the rock surface or may follow the drill into the hole. An externally-fluted guide 73 for keeping the drill central may be used, or a loose tapering tube may be placed inside the tube 66 to prevent surface material from running into the hole. The explosive is introduced through the tube 66 and tamped in the hole.
Patent GB-190213101-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pneumatic Hoists.
Inventor: JAMES REGINALD WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-06-09
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 13,101. James, R. W., [Pedrick & Ayer Co.]. June 9. Hoists.-Relates to the valve gear of pneumatic hoists. Compressed air is constantly admitted to the underside of the hoist piston D by the passage c, and to the disc valves 2, 3 by the passage d. To lower the hoist, pressure is admitted above the piston, and to raise, air is exhausted from above the piston. The hoist is retained in any desired position by means of a slight automaticallycontrolled exhaust from above the piston. The valve 3, by which the hoist is raised or lowered, is mounted on a hollow shaft 4, and is operated by an angle lever 6, which is normally held, by two air springs acting on its horizontal arms, so as to retain the valve 3 in its central position. The valve 2 is mounted on a shaft 1 having an arm 12 connected by a link 13 with a lever 14 pivoted at 15, and capable of being moved by a friction sleeve 16 on the piston-rod E, to an extent limited by the adjustable stops 21. In the position shown in Fig. 8, the passage 22 connects the pipe J and the exhaust f, and the hoist is thus being raised. When the valve 3 is in the opposite position, the exhaust is closed, and the opening 23 admits pressure to the pipe J, thus lowering the hoist. On releasing the lever 6, the valve 3 returns to its central position, Fig. 9, with the small slot 24 opposite the port leading to the pipe J, and the hoist comes to rest. Any downward movement of the hoist now occurring, owing to leakage, raises the arm 12, and moves the valve 2 to the position shown in Fig. 9, so that the pipe J is connected to the exhaust through the slot 24, passage 26 of valve 2, port 27, and passage 22. In a modification, the arms of the lever 6 are turned somewhat upwards.
Patent GB-190216295-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means applicable for Use in Concentrating Solutions.
Inventor: HEMINGWAY HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-07-22
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 16,295. Hemingway, H. W. July 22. Incrustation, preventing, in apparatus for concentrating solutions. In order to prevent the formation of a solid deposit, the pans a are provided with scrapers f, carried between wood liners g in jaws e mounted on rocking arms d. The pans a are heated by steam chambers r and are provided with outlets o. When the pan is in the form of a segment of a sphere, a rotary scraper, shaped like a segment of a circle and mounted on a vertical shaft, is employed.
Patent GB-190225807-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Artificial Granite.
Inventor: GARCHEY LOUIS ANTOINE
Filed: 1902-11-24
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 25,807. Garchey, L. A. Nov. 24. Stone, artificial and imitation.-Blocks of artificial granite are manufactured by filling with melted glass heated moulds, lined with an insulating or protective substance, such as magnesium carbonate, and allowing the glass to cool very slowly and become devitrified. Metallic oxides and powdered mica may be introduced together with the glass to give the product the appearance of natural granite. If a blast furnace be employed for producing the glass, the composition to be fused is first moistened to prevent scattering by the blast.
Patent GB-190226131-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Eye for Fish Hooks
Filed: 1902-11-27
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 26,131. Allcock & Co., S., and Allcock, S. Nov. 27. Fish-hooks.-The eye is shaped to form a ring, and then bent round the shank, as shown. It is equally applicable to all forms of hooks, and is stated to facilitate the detaching of the hook, when necessary.
Patent GB-190226671-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Mechanism for Indicating and Recording Speed and Distance Travelled of Vehicles.
Inventor: BROADBERRY ARTHUR EDWARD
Filed: 1902-12-03
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 26,671. Broadberry, A. E., and Glover, T. Dec. 3. Speed indicators; odometers.-The distance travelled by a vehicle, and also the time occupied in covering each unit of distance, are automatically recorded on a uniformly revolving drum. The drum 7 moved by clockwork carries a suitably-divided paper 8, and is mounted on a fixed spirally-grooved shaft 10. It is rotated by the long pinion 4, gearing with a spurwheel 6 on the drum, the pinion being driven by clockwork 1. A flexible shaft 13, connected to some moving part of the vehicle, works a train of gear (shown dotted in Fig. 1), which turns a cam 16, say, once in a mile, and also actuates a counting-mechanism 14, Fig. 2, for showing the number of miles. The cam acts upon a rod 17, which forms part of a sliding piece 18, carrying a pencil, the rod being pressed against the cam by a spring 21. At the end of each unit of travel of the vehicle, the pencil flies back to the zero line, thus recording in a zig-zag line the number of units of distance travelled and the time occupied in each movement of the pencil.
Patent GB-190228208-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Acetylene Gas Burners.
Inventor: LAUDER GEORGE MARSH
Filed: 1902-12-22
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 28,208. Lauder, G. M. Dec. 22. Acetylene burners.-Acetylene gas burners are provided with nipples made entirely or partly of platinum or other metal coated with platinum. The nipples may be screwed into the burner bodies or may project and be formed with airholes a', Fig. 1. The burner bodies may be made of nickel, silveroid, or other alloys. In an argand burner, the body may be constructed of a nickel annulus comprising a trough-shaped lower part c, Fig. 3, and cover c<1> to which the nipples a may be attached ; the annulus is connected to a gassupply pipe d by tubes d'. In a modification, the nipples and annulus are replaced by an annular trough e, Fig 5, formed with lateral air inlets and perforations e<1> in the bottom for the outflow of gas.
Patent GB-190300165-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Couplers for Wires and the like.
Inventor: FISCHER JACOB
Filed: 1903-01-03
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 165. Fisher, J., and Schneider, H. Jan. 3. Cores, covering by winding.-Relates to a machine for winding wire on a core and particularly adapted for binding together electric conductors, and for making the couplers, consisting of a coil of wire, described in Specification No. 14,917, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Electricity, Regulating &c.]. The frame a, Figs. 1, 2, and 4, is U-shaped with end slots b for supporting the core or mandrel, which may be the overlapping ends of two wires y, z. The mandrel is clamped by jaws d operated by a screw g working in threaded portions e of the jaws. The wire-serving mechanism comprises a frame h fitted with a bobbin i, a tension device, consisting of a perforated plate o and springs p, and guide-pulleys n, r. The pulley r is slidably mounted on a bar q of particular curvature. The frame is rotated through the gearing v, t. In forming the couplers described in the abovementioned Specification, two cores are employed, each having a flattened side, as shown at 1, 2, Fig. 5. To remove the cores, they are turned until the flat sides lie together, Fig. 6, when they can be drawn out.
Patent GB-190307236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Jacquards
Inventor: BIRKIN CHARLES WILFRED
Filed: 1903-03-28
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 7236. Birkin, C. W. March 28. Jacquards.-In a jacquard machine, particularly of a quick-running type applicable to braiding- machines of the kind described in Specification No. 11,411, A.D. 1894, the card cylinder a is turned one face for every two selections by means of a worm-wheel a<2> and a broken worm a<3>. Jacks b, pivoted on a rod b' with spacing washers between them, are guided by trick bars b<2>, b<3>, b<4>, and are held in the position shown during the movement of the cylinder a by trick bars c, c<1> on an oscillating shaft c<2>, the trick bars being cut to operate upon alternate jacks. When the shaft c<2> is oscillated by levers and a slide operated by a cam, the jacks b liberated by one trick bar are forced by springs c<3> into the tricks in the other bar, and on to the cylinder card or through holes in the same. When a jack enters a hole in a card it moves to the line a<4>, and pushes back a plunger d or d<1> which forces a needle e or e<1> into position to be raised by a lifting-bar f or f<1>. The bars f, f<1> slide in guides, and their ends are provided with rollers working in a cam slot in a pivoted lever, which is vibrated by a slide, operated upon by a cam. The needles slide on rods e', e', and are guided by trick bars e<4>. Spring plungers g, g<1> force the needles off the lifting-bars, when these are lowered. The shaft c' oscillates in the opposite direction for the next selection of needles. One card suffices for two selections, and there are two jacks to each part of the machine it is required to select, this part being coupled by a lever or its equivalent to a pair of needles. In another arrangement, Fig 6, the trick bars n, n<1> are mounted on a rotating shaft n', and the jacks l act directly upon the needles o, so as to cause them to slide into position to be raised by a cam shaft r, which is formed as shown, or may be provided with cams to act upon alternate needles. The needles are returned by springs l<3>, connecting them to their respective jacks, and, when raised, they are prevented from being pulled back by the springs l<3>, by projections o' engaging with a locking bar t. Hardened renewable pieces may be fitted to the needles o at the parts on which the cam shaft r acts.
Patent GB-190315919-A (GB)
Title: Improved Gripping Device for use in Suspending Lamps, and other Articles.
Inventor: BRAEUER JULIUS
Filed: 1903-07-18
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 15,919. Braeuer, J. July 18. Gasaliers, chandeliers, and oil-lamp pendants.- Relates to gripping- devices for suspending lamps and other articles. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a pyramidal casing g is suspended by chains or rods from the ceiling, and the rod s, which may be round, triangular, square, or of other section, carries, at its lower end, a hook to which a lamp &c. is attached. Balls k bear against the rod and hold it in position. By means of a ring h, the balls may be raised when it is desired to alter the position of the rod s. The parts may be inverted by fixing the rod s and having the casing g movable, and carrying the lamp &c. This arrangement is shown in Figs. 4 and 5. A spring-actuated plate f normally presses the balls upwards, and the ring h is provided to press the balls downwards when it is desired to lower the casing. In the form shown in Fig. 7, a ring h having a conical base is fitted to slide on the rod s ; the ring is caused to rise by moving the rod s in such a way that the conical base of the ring engages the piece o of an outer case r, which surrounds the case g. The motion of the ring h raises the balls, and allows the position of the rod to be adjusted.
Patent GB-190319379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rail Joints.
Inventor: CLIMO JONATHAN BREY
Filed: 1903-09-08
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 19,379. Climo, J. B., McPhaden, A., and McKelvey, H. Sept. 8. Rail joints; chairs.-Relates to a coupling piece for connecting railway rails, and to a chair for holding the same. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of two rails F connected together, and Fig. 2 a similar view with one rail and the chair key H removed. Fig. 5 shows a sectional plan taken through the coupling-piece, and shows the form of the flange of the chair. The coupling-piece is bolted to the chair flange B, and the rails, coupling-piece, and chair are fixed together by the key H. The shape of the slot in the coupling-piece as shown at c, Fig. 5, permits the rails to be placed loose endways to allow for expansion, and at the same time keeps them rigid laterally. The inside of the tread of the coupling-piece and rails is left thicker than the other side as shown at a, so as to strengthen this portion. Fig. 6 shows a modification in the shape of the rail ends and coupling-piece. These methods of jointing the rails are stated to reduce the vibration at the joints.
Patent GB-190322066-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Lubrication of Steam Engines.
Inventor: SCHUETZ GUSTAV ADOLF
Filed: 1903-10-13
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 22,066. Sch³tz, G. A. Oct. 13. Lubricants.-Alkaline lye is used instead of grease for lubricating all kinds of steam engines to obviate the necessity of purifying the exhaust. The invention is particularly applicable to engines in carbonic acid works, when the carbonic acid from the boiler furnace gases is absorbed by lye in a vessel C and the lye is pumped by a pump D into the boiler A. The carbonic acid and steam are driven off from the lye and used in the engine E. The exhaust is condensed in a chamber F and is conveyed back to the vessel C, while the carbonic acid collects in the gasholder G. The lye carried away by the exhaust gases is separated from them before they reach the chamber F.
Patent GB-190402017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Gas and Oil Engines.
Inventor: KELLY THOMAS DANIEL
Filed: 1904-01-27
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 2017. Kelly, T. D. Jan. 27. Gas and explosive-vapour engines.-A two-strokecycle engine, of the type described in Specifications No. 5456, A.D. 1881, No. 9038, A.D. 1895, and No. 7000, A.D. 1902, in which the exhaust gases are partly removed by a pump, is shown in Fig. 1 in which the piston is of two different diameters C, D, the portion C being the working portion while the head D works in an enlarged part of the cylinder forming a vacuum pump which may communicate with the cylinder A by the passages E, M. Inlet valves are shown at H. J, K, and an exhaust valve at L. The crank chamber G is made airtight and in it the charge is compressed. As the piston descends, the exhaust gases first escape through the port M and exhaust port F shown in Fig. 2, and on its further descending they are drawn into the vacuum cylinder to be exhausted through the valve L. The charge of gas and air drawn through the valve H on the previous up-stroke is now compressed, together with air drawn through the valve J into the cylinder A. There is thus a cushion of air between the charge and the exhaust products which remain so that backfiring and the mixture of the charge and products are prevented. In Fig. 2 an engine is shown suitable for motor vehicles in which an exhausting-fan N draws out the combustion products and cools the cylinder with them, and two port holes M, Q are used in the trunk piston C. In Fig. 3 two pistons, connected by a rod T passing through a plate R, are employed. The cylinder between the piston C and plate R is used to compress the charge and the cylinder below the plate to form the vacuum. In Fig. 4 the exhaust valve U, worked from the crank shaft, opens first, then closes, when the valve J opens and the vacuum cylinder B comes into operation. When the piston uncovers the port W, the compressed charge is driven into the cylinder A above the piston, the valves U, J being closed. A two-way cock V is used to prevent complete exhaustion of the gases and the vacuum pump then sucks in more air and keeps the cylinder cool, thus reducing the power of the engine. The lubricating arrangements are such that no oil is left in the crank chamber to be supplied with the charge.
Patent GB-190407332-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hydro-carbon Engine.
Inventor: PALMER HERBERT RODMAN
Filed: 1904-03-28
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 7332. Palmer, H. R. March 28. Drawings to Specification. Pistons of internal-combustion engines are cooled by the circulation of cold air in the crank chambers, and by slightly reducing the diameter at the upper end to prevent contact with the cylinder. The upper end of the piston is recessed internally to receive a cup-shaped piece which is insulated from the body of the piston by non-conducting materials, and serves as a compression chamber.
Patent GB-190409898-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement for Ventilating Rooms.
Inventor: APPERLY DAVID COOPER
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 9898. Apperly, D. C, April 30. Window appliances.-A wooden frame, made in two telescoping parts, is placed between the lower sash of a window and the frame, when the sash is raised, to provide a ventilation opening between the meeting rails.
Patent GB-190413392-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Saddle Tress.
Inventor: QUARTLEY CHARLES
Filed: 1904-06-14
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,392. Quartley, C. June 14. Saddles.-A saddle-tree for any kind of saddle is adjusted to fit the horse by means of a flexible steel or other band which can be moved by screws E working in sockets F. The band A is secured to the saddle-tree at the top b<1>, at the ends C, and by side-pieces A<1>. The fastenings at C slide in slots b<2>, which allow the band to be bent into shape. If the saddle is a split one, the band is in two parts, as shown in Fig. 7. In the case of military saddles, the side pieces A' are taken the whole length of the saddle-tree and adjusted by screws similar to E at the ends.
Patent GB-190413720-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Electrical Traction Overhead Conductor Equipment.
Inventor: SCHIERWATER CHARLES ADOLPH
Filed: 1904-06-17
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,720. Schierwater, C. A. June 17. Conductors. - Relates to overhead-conductor systems of electric traction and comprises devices for cutting-off the current in the event of a fracture of a wire. The ends of the conducting-wires 1 are fastened to two brackets 2 which are connected to a central piece 3 by two bolts 6 enclosed in insulating sheaths 7. An auxiliary conductor 2 is maintained in contact with the wires 1 by the contactpieces 10, which consist of strips of metal bent around the conductor 9 and slotted and laced together by the key-piece 11. The auxiliary conductor is bent upwards and passed through the brackets 2, 3, from which it is insulated by a strip of lignum vitµ 8. The wire 9 has some elasticity and is free to follow the small movement of the conductors 1. In the event of the fracture of a wire, the broken end will fall and break contact with the piece 10, and will therefore become dead. A tongue-piece 12 pivoted on the bracket 2 serves to convey the collector wheel from one bracket to the other without breaking the circuit ; but, when the wheel has passed, the tongue-piece drops back into the position shown. The Provisional Specification states that these tongue-pieces can be arranged to provide for the passage of cars in both directions along the tracks. In a modification, the hinged tongue-piece is replaced by a rigid guide constructed as shown in plan in Fig. 3. The part 14 is of lignum vitµ, and has its ends 15 reduced and socketed in the brackets 2, on which are formed tongues of metal 16 arranged one on each side of the central part and overlapping each other. A collector wheel passing over the guide is always in contact with one or other of the tongue-pieces 16, although these are insulated from each other. The Provisional Specification describes another modification in which the bridge-piece consists of a metallic trough or plate on which the adjoining conductor lengths are pivoted. The ends of the conductors normally rest on the metallic plate, but, if the wire should break, the ends swing out of contact.
Patent GB-190417198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing.
Inventor: MERTENS EDUARD
IPC: B41F17/00
Filed: 1904-08-05
Granted: 1905-08-05
Abstract: 17,198. Mertens, E. Aug. 5. Type.-Hatched types are used in the preparation of intaglio printing-plates of ordinary type or other letterpress matter for simultaneous printing with illustrations.
Patent GB-190419055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Floor, Wall, Ceiling and other Coverings.
Inventor: MESS OSWALD
Filed: 1904-09-03
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 19,055. Mess, O. Sept. 3. Cements.-A cement for securing wooden, corkdust, or other parquetry blocks is composed of ground chalk, linseed and copal varnish, "silver " litharge," and oil, with a filling, such as brickdust and sawdust, or sand and grit, and fibre.
Patent GB-190420482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Merry-go-rounds.
Inventor: WEIDNER CHARLES FREDRICK
Filed: 1904-09-22
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 20,482. Weidner, C. F. Sept. 22. Roundabouts. - The horses, animals, &c. of a merry - go - round move on approximately - circular tracks which cross each other at regular intervals, half of the total number of horses moving in one direction and the remaining half in the other. The horses m' are supported by rods m passing through slots in the part a<3> of the supporting-structure, which is formed with partitions b, c. The rods m are supported by a truck m<6> provided with grooved wheels m<3>, which run on rails k supported by the partition c. The rods m pass through chains i, so that, as the chains i are driven by means of sprocket-wheels d<3> carried by shafts d, the horses m<2> are moved forwards. The shafts d are driven by means of a sprocket chain e, which is driven by suitable mechanism from a motor f. Alternate pairs of shafts dare driven in opposite directions, and, in order to allow for wear of the chain e, it is passed around a sprocket-wheel g<3> mounted on a crank arm g<2> kept pressed outwards by a strong spring g<4>, in order to take up any slack in the chain e. Or, the shafts d may be connected by suitable gearing to enable them to act regularly should the chain wear. The chains i which move the horses are of such a length that they mesh with one pair of wheels d<3> before they are out of gear with the driving-pair. To secure a steady movement, the uprights mare provided with collars m<5>, m<4>, and, to secure that each horse travels first on an outside part of the track and then crosses to an inside part, one of each pair of rods m is provided with a guide n.