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Patent GB-189901724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Mechanical Stokers and Furnaces.
Inventor: MELDRUM JAMES JONES
Filed: 1899-01-25
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 1724. Meldrum, J. J., Meldrum, T. F., Meldrum, J. W., and Clayton, F. Jan. 25. Steam-generator &c. furnaces; air, supplying; furnace fronts; mechanical stoking.-Relates mainly to forced-draught furnaces for steam boilers &c. in which fuel is coked in the front of the furnace before it is burnt, and more particularly to arrangements for supplying air to the coking fuel, and above the fire, at a higher pressure than that at which it is supplied to the ashpit for the final combustion of the coke. The invention may, however, be applied to furnaces working under natural or exhaust draught, and various parts of the apparatus described may be used independently. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 4, (Fig. 4 being a horizontal section on the line A-A, Fig. 1), coal is fed from the hopper a by the oscillating plunger b to the perforated dead-plate k, on which it is coked before it is burnt on a grate formed of reciprocating firebars. Air for delivery to the coking fuel is supplied by a steam-jet blower h to a divided chamber e, e, and passes thence to a chamber i in front, whence some of it passes through the perforated door j and some of it below the perforated dead-plate ; a portion also passes through gratings e<2>, Fig. 4, direct from the chambers e. Air is supplied to the ashpits at a lower pressure by blowers o; or it may be supplied through a reducing-valve from the chambers e. The door j is linked to the outer door i<2> so that both open and close together ; other suitable doors and openings are provided for giving access to various parts of the apparatus. The dead-plate k may be rocked on a hinge k<2> by the movements of the firebars, by means of wedge projections ; or it may be merely reciprocated by the movements of the bars. In a modified arrangement, the front ends of the firebars are enclosed in a box of which the dead-plate forms the top, the bars being formed with lateral projections which act to close the back end of the box; the bottom is hinged for the discharge of ashes &c. A sighting-aperture above the fire is provided by bridge-pieces passing through the hopper and the air chamber.
Patent GB-189903037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Handle-bars for Cycles.
Inventor: PATTINSON JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-02-10
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 3037. Pattinson, J. W., Hewitt, W., and Wilson, G. C. Feb. 10. Handle-bars, adjustable. The bars are formed in two parts C, C' pivoted on pins F, F<1> in a case A formed on the stem K. The overlapping inner ends of the bars are slotted at a, and are threaded on a bolt E which is inserted from the back of the case, an ornamental plate e being placed over the inserting-bole, and is provided with a suitable nut J and a washer H having a toothed inner surface which engages corresponding teeth h formed between guides m on the case A. On releasing the nut J, the bars may be turned into any pcsition, the bolt E &c. moving in a slot G, and may be secured therein by again screwing up the nut J.
Patent GB-189909567-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Street, Station, or other Place, indicating Apparatus, applicable also for Advertising.
Inventor: LEHMANN ALBERT
Filed: 1899-05-06
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 9567. Lehmann, A. May 6. Indicators, station, stopping-place, and like.- Relates to apparatus for exhibiting the names of stations, streets, or other places, or advertisements, in railway or tramway cars. The names or advertisements are printed on the strip h, which is wound from the roller i on to the roller k, so that the names &c. are exhibited in succession through a sight-aperture in the casing l. The strip is frictionally driven by the wheel g, or by teeth on the wheel entering holes in the strip, and is kept stretched by springs on the rollers i, k. The wheel g is driven intermittently, through the toothed gearing f, e, and ratchet gearing- d, c, the pawl c being carried by the armature lever b of the electromagnet a. This electromagnet is energized, to operate the indicator, by a brush on the car engaging contacts on a rail or other conductor supplied with a current, or by a local circuit closed by a mechanical contact apparatus. On the return journey, the electromagnet a is cut out, and a second electromagnet, which operates in the reverse direction, switched in. For circular lines, the strip is re-wound on the roller i at the starting- point. In a modification, the strip is printed on both sides, and the casing has two sight-apertures.
Patent GB-189909835-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in a Portable Telescopic Lamp Stove for Shaving and other purposes.
Inventor: STEPHENS HERBERT
Filed: 1899-05-10
Granted: 1899-12-16
Abstract: 9835. Stephens, H. May 10. Spirit lamp stoves for heating water for shaving and other purposes. The spirit vessel b is provided with arms c which can support the water vessel a as shown, or can lie outside it when closed. The lid e may have a socket inside to carry a shaving-brush. Or a brush and a tubular handle therefor, and a soap box, may be packed inside the water vessel.
Patent GB-189912238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Round-abouts.
Inventor: GRANGE FRANCOIS
Filed: 1899-06-12
Granted: 1900-05-12
Abstract: 12,238. Grange, F., and Michaud, E. V. June 12. Roundabouts.-Relates to a roundabout provided with a series of independent chairs, boats, &c. which are caused to move in a sinuous course by being given successive partial revolutions round fixed axes. In one arrangement, each chair V, Fig. 3, runs on rollers X on a platform C which is formed with a sinuous groove to receive a guide D. The guide D carries a rod G fitted with a pulley I running on a rail on an under platform K. The chairs &c. are propelled by a series of rotating drums a, b, Figs. 3 and 6, the arms of which are notched as at 1, 2, 3,1<1>, 2', 3<1>, to engage the rods G. The drums are geared together, and the rods are transferred in succession from one to another so as to cause the chairs &c. to move in a continuous train. The drums are driven in any suitable way, for instance by electric motors T mounted on their shaft M. Electric motors may also be fitted to the chairs, current being supplied to them through the rail K. Instead of connecting the chairs rigidly to the guides, they may be caused to move together by fitting them with electromagnets, and in this case the slot in the platform C may be covered by a plate. In certain parts of the course, the chairs are caused to move towards the centres of revolution, so as to reduce their speed sufficiently to allow the passengers to mount and dismount. Brushes &c. may be fixed to the chairs to clear the platform C. The roundabout and chairs &c. may be ornamented in various ways, and may be provided with promenades and balconies &c. for the accommodation of onlookers.
Patent GB-189913952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Envelopes.
Inventor: JAHN SOPHIE FRIDRIKE ELISABETH
Filed: 1899-07-06
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 13,952. Jahn, (nÚe Berodt), S. F. E., and Rohwedell, H. C. W. C. J. July 6. Envelopes.-An envelope is opened by means of a flat paper cutter c, which is carried in it with its apex projecting through the circular recess b. The cutter may be made of any suitable shape, and may consist uf an outer frame enclosing a paper sheet printed with advertisements.
Patent GB-189920774-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoking Tubes.
Inventor: EDER JAMES MARTIN
Filed: 1899-10-17
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 20,774. Eder, J. M. Oct. 17. Tobacco pipes.-In the rear of the bowl is fixed a block 4 having an exterior screw-thread on which the stem 2 is screwed, and an interior screw-thread of long pitch. Passing through the block 4 is a solid screwed rod 6 having a plunger 8 at its end fitting the bore of the bowl. The plunger may be perforated for the passage of the smoke. The rod 6 fits the block 4 sufficiently loosely for the smoke to pass around the screwed rod. The rod 6 is prevented from rotating by a square or other shaped head 7 sliding in the correspondingly-shaped bore of the stem 2. The exterior screw-thread of the block 4 is of opposite pitch to that of the interior thread and rod 6, so that, when the stem 2 is turned or unscrewed on the block 4, the rod 6 and piston are screwed forward to the end of the bowl to eject ash &c. The end of the bowl is formed with a sharp edge and serrations or grooves 9, so that it may be forced into a mass of tobacco to fill the bowl.
Patent GB-189921152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Screw Staples.
Inventor: SCHALL WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1899-10-23
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 21,152. Schall, W. F. April 12, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Staples. - T h e staple a for fixing to doors, partitions, boxes, &c., has pointed and screwthreaded legs. The legs are driven through the woodwork A, and are fixed by nuts g, which bear against a slotted plate or washer f. The washer, nuts, and pointed ends of the staple may be covered by a batten B fixed by a nail h.
Patent GB-189922493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feathering Propellers.
Inventor: DAWSON CHARLES ERNEST
Filed: 1899-11-10
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 22,493. Dawson, C. E. Nov. 10. Screw propellers.-Relates to feathering propellers especially designed for launches driven by explosive and other non-reversible engines. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of a propeller and one form of feathering-gear. The blades rotate on ball bearings, and have keyed to them bevel pinions d and e, held in position in the manner shown. The boss is made in two parts screwed or otherwise connected together. In a modified form, the boss is divided on a plane passing through the axis of the blades and the bevel pinions are cast in one with the blades. The pinions d, e gear with a pinion h on a shaft i passing through the tubular main shaft. An inclined groove is cut in the shaft i into which projects a pin k passing through an oppositely-inclined slot in the main shaft. The pin is secured to a ring k<1> rotating in an outer ring l which can be moved endwise by some suitable gear to reverse or feather the blades. In a modified form of feathering-gear, the shaft i has a twisted extension of square cross-section on which fits a collar with a square opening. This collar is moved endwise to feather the blades.
Patent GB-189923406-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Kilns and the like.
Inventor: MOELLER GUSTAV
Filed: 1899-11-23
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 23,406. M÷ller, G., and Pfeifer, P. Nov. 23. Kilns for drying and burning tiles, pottery, and the like. Green tiles &c., placed on wagons v which are drawn through the chamber B from right to left, first meet hot gases passing from the furnace a through the flues d, l to the exhauster G, and then pass through air, supplied through the channels b, heated in the chamber B, and drawn through the channels e and m by the exhauster F, and through the channels n and r by the exhauster H. After this preliminary drying, the articles are placed on wagons w which are drawn through the burning- chambers A. The burnt tiles &c. are cooled down during the drying of the next charge in the chamber B.
Patent GB-190000888-A (GB)
Title: A Method of Receiving, Storing and Reproducing Messages, Signals, and the like by Magnetic Influence upon Magnetisable Bodies.
Inventor: PEDERSEN PEDER OLOF
Filed: 1900-01-15
Granted: 1900-11-24
Abstract: 888. Pedersen, P. O. Jan. 15. Phonographs ; telegraphs ; telephone systems.- Relates to the application of the invention described in Specification No. 8961, A.D. 1899, to producing multiple records on wires, strips, &c. of magnetizable material for the purpose of recording and reproducing messages for multiple telephony. In the Provisional Specification telegraphy is referred to. Fig. 3 shows an arrangement in which i is a magnetizable disc, on the periphery of which series I, II, and III of differently-grouped magnets impose separate records. These records are transmitted by a single magnet 20 to a corresponding magnet 22 on a second disc k, from which other groups I, II, III of magnets analyse the messages. p and q are wiping-out magnets.
Patent GB-190006503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shelf Supports or Fittings
Inventor: COTGREAVE ALFRED
Filed: 1900-04-07
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 6503. Cotgreave, A. April 7. Brackets; book cases and shelves; shelves and shelving.-Relates to improvements on the fittings described in Specification No. 15,449, A.D. 1898. The shelf rests on metal angle brackets a, which have studs, hooks, or projections d which engage with the teeth of the racks c. Two racks are used in place of four.
Patent GB-190011073-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fastener for Securing Poultry Hurdles, Parts of Wooden Buildings, and the like.
Inventor: BOOTH THOMAS
Filed: 1900-06-19
Granted: 1901-08-19
Abstract: 11,073. Booth, T. June 19. Fastenings.-Relates to means tor connecting together hurdles, boards, frames, &c. to form bar - riers, pens, poultry hurdles, railings, portable buildings, and similar structures. Two plates a, b are secured to the parts of the structure to be connected. A notched arm h on the plate a engages a flanged projeccing piece d on the plate b, and is held in place by a tongue or catch g pivoted to an arm e. A pivoted tongue or catch j on the plate a may be employed to retain the catch g in position.
Patent GB-190011099-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Targets.
Inventor: PATERSON JAMES
Filed: 1900-06-19
Granted: 1901-01-12
Abstract: 11,099. Paterson, J. June 19. Targets.-An outer section a, an inner ring b, and a bull's-eye c are attached to arms a<1>, b<2>, c<1> bolted to the back of the whitewash box d, and are provided with striker pins e, e', e<2> which slide through a perforated guide-plate f and act on electric contact makers or levers h. The wires kl, l from a battery are connected to insulated spring contact-plates i and a back-plate f, and are carried to an indicator at the firing-point. When a section of the target is struck, the corresponding lever h is tilted over, and forces the spring plate i against the plate f, thus completing an electric circuit through the corresponding indicator at the firing-point. The abutting edges of the sections a, b are rounded or bevelled to prevent choking by lead, whitewash, or dirt. For shooting with raised sights, a bull's eye o is screwed into a hole in the plate m at the required height, and the valve of the shot is indicated by the sectional target a, b, c.
Patent GB-190012155-A (GB)
Title: A Combination Tool for Railway Gangers when Examining the Line
Inventor: SMITH WALTER
Filed: 1900-07-05
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 12,155. Smith, W. July 5. Platelayers' tools.-The tool consists of a hammer A with handle B, a spanner C fixed by strips C<1> to the handle, and a graduated bar D which slides between graduated bars E and serves as a measure of length and as a rail gauge. The distance between the spring-hinged pin F and the end of the bar D, when fully extended, is made equal to the ordinary distance between rails. The spanner C has a liner C<2> for smaller nuts &c., and a flag G may be attached to the bar D.
Patent GB-190014331-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Support for Feeding- and other Bottles
Inventor: GAUDINOT HENRI RENE MARIE
Filed: 1900-08-10
Granted: 1901-06-01
Abstract: 14,331. Gaudinot, H. R. M. Aug. 10. Bottle holders ; feeding-bottles.-Consists or of a support or holder for feeding-bottles or other bottles for feeding infants, or administering tea, decoctions, broth, &c. to invalids &c. The holder a, Fig. 2, is adapted to receive the bottle b, and is provided with rings c, to which are attached cords e, for suspending the bottle from the cot &c., the length of the cords being adjustable by means of the clips g &c. At the bottom of the holder is a hole or ring d, to which is attached another cord &c., for adjusting the bottle horizontally with its neck within reach of the mouth of the infant &c. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the rings a of the holder are loosely connected to the piece m. When the bottle is placed in the rings, the bar n is moved round until the suspending-rings c engage in the bends p of the rings a.
Patent GB-190019330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: WILLIAMS ARTHUR
Filed: 1900-10-29
Granted: 1900-12-22
Abstract: 19,330. Williams, A. Oct. 29. Lasting channelling; insoles soles.-Relates to methods of attaching soles and insoles. The upper is drawn over and temporarily secured to the insole by tacks in the usual way. The insole is channelled at D, much farther from its edge than is usual, and the upper is sewn to it by a Goodyear or other machine, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, so that it is drawn tightly over the last and lasting and bracing as usually performed are dispensed with. The outer sole is channelled, and sewn to the insole through the upper as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190022018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Boxes.
Inventor: HOWARD GEORGE DAVID
Filed: 1900-12-04
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 22,018. Howard, G. D., [Schroeder, W. F.]. Dec. 4. Fastenings.-Staples c<1>, Fig. 2, on the ends of a box pass through slots in the flaps e of the sides, and are secured by flexible loops h, with which the handle i, Fig. 4. engages.
Patent GB-190023566-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Musical Tone Producing Device.
Inventor: CHILDS HERBERT SAMUEL
Filed: 1900-12-24
Granted: 1901-12-24
Abstract: 23,566. Childs, H. S. Dec. 24. Automatic instruments.-The instrument in its simplest form consists of a drum on which strings are stretched longitudinally between the flat ends. A bow is pressed by a spring against the strings. which are thus sounded in rotation when the drum is revolved by hand. Fig. 2 shows another form, in which a number of drums a are carried in a frame, and are revolved in turn by a toothed sector i carried on a wheel i<1> which is turned by a worm i<3>. The strings are sounded by endless bands j, which are stretched over pulleys mounted in frames, and actuated by bands from the spindles of the drums. The frames are pivoted so that the bands can be lifted from the strings, and the drums have projections k, which act on inclined surfaces on the frames, causing the bands to be removed from the strings and then to come into contact with them suddenly, thus producing a staccato effect.
Patent GB-190100534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Stoppers.
Inventor: FRENZEL ROBERT RICHARD
Filed: 1901-01-08
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 534. Frenzel, R. R. Jan. 8. Stoppers.-Relates to bottle stoppers which are secured by a wire link and a lever pivoted on the bottle neck. The stopper consists of a plug a of cork &c., and is secured in the cap b, of aluminium &c., by means of the cap flange and by the downturned teeth c punched out from the cap, so that it can be removed and replaced by a new one. The form shown in Fig. 3 is applicable to beer bottles &c., the cap being formed with perforated lugs d, through which is passed the bail or loop connected to the manipulating lever. In the form shown in Fig. 6, for use with aÙrated-water bottles &c., the cap has an eye e, for attachment to a wire link, and a ribbed nose or projection f, over which the loop of the wire lever is passed when the bottle is to be closed.
Patent GB-190102412-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Joint or Connection for Metallic and Earthenware Pipes or Sockets.
Inventor: SUTTON JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-02-04
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 2412. Sutton, J. W. Feb. 4. Flange joints.-A joint or connection for metallic and earthenware pipes or sockets is shown in Fig. 2 applied to the socket of a water-closet pan. Two gutter-shaped half-rings G, F, Fig. 3, hinged or capable of being hinged at one end and secured at the other ends to form a complete ring, are filled with red lead or the like made to encircle the flanges C, D of the adjoining pipes. One half-ring may be formed with a lipped hole for engagement with a hook on the end of the other half-ring so as to form the connection. The joint is applicable to metallic pipes and flush or ventilating nozzles or soil-pipes.
Patent GB-190105507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Arrangements to Enable Signals to be Given by Passengers in Railway Trains to Drivers or Guards of same.
Inventor: GRESHAM HARRY EDWARD
Filed: 1901-03-15
Granted: 1902-03-06
Abstract: 5507. Gresham, H. E. March 15. Signalling and communicating on trains ; stopping engines &c.-Relates to passengers' communication apparatus of the type which effects the application of the brakes, and gives a visible indication of the carriage from which it is operated. Fig. 1 shows the apparatus as arranged at the end of a carriage. The pull-chain &c. c passes longitudinally through the carriage and is connected to a handle or otherwise arranged so that it can be operated by the passengers. One end of the chain is fixed, and the other end passes through a hole a' and is connected to the tubular rod d, which carries the indicating- disc d<3>. A disc is provided for each side of the carriage, both rods d being connected to the lever d' in the casing d<a>. The discs normally lie within the casings d<x>, but when the chain c is pulled both are projected into view. Accidental displacement of the discs is prevented by a spring f &c. An arm d<7> on the lever d<4> is connected to a disc valve e, which normally closes the nipple e' screwed in the swan-neck e<1> of the vacuum brake pipe, or, as shown in Fig. 4. the connection d<8> from the lever may open a valve in the pressure brake pipe by means of a lever e<4>. The lever e<4> may also be arranged to open a valve in both brake systems, the particular brake in use being thus put in action. Springs e<6>, e<7> are provided to aid in holding the valves on their seats. The valve e<2> is made of such an area that, when open, air is admitted faster than the small ejector can remove it, but not so fast as the large ejector, or both ejectors together, can remove it. The driyer is thus enabled to prevent the application of the brakes, when otherwise the train would be stopped in a dangerous position &c. Fig. 5 shows an arrangement for regulating the admission of air to the brake pipe. In case of excessive inrush of air through the valve e, the annular valve g<1> is forced down against the action of the spring g<3> on to its seat on the internal shoulder of the casing g, so that the inlet is then reduced to the aperture g<2>. When the vacuum is reduced to a predetermined limit, the valve g<1> is opened again by the spring. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 6, the air admitted through the valve e enters through the pipe h<3>into the chamber h<2> between two diaphragms h<5>, h<6>, which separate a vacuum chamber h<1> from a chamber h' communicating through the flap valve i with the train-pipe. The air enters the chamber h<4> through the port h<a> and the tubular stem h<7>, h<8> of the valve h<9>, and passes more slowly into the chamber h' through the constricted upper end of the stem. Ultimately, the pressure on the larger diaphragm opens the valve h<9>, and admits the external air more freely through the ports h<x>. The valve i permits the driver to apply the brakes in the ordinary way without actuating the diaphragms.
Patent GB-190106915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: MCLEAN JAMES ALBERT
Filed: 1901-04-02
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 6915. Lake, W. R., [McLean, J. A.]. April 2. Drawings to Specification. Centrifugal governors for internal combustion engines. The balls are mounted on spring arms, and the load is adjusted by a helical spring on the governor spindle.