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Patent GB-189714892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Separating Machines.
Inventor: BERTRAM CARL FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1897-06-19
Granted: 1897-08-14
Abstract: 14,892. Bertram, C. F. June 19. Cream separators &c.-The drum is fitted with a helical coil a formed of a series of sections connected by hinge joints, which preferably project above the surface of the coil.
Patent GB-189715083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Proof Buildings and Structures.
Inventor: LEHMANN FRIEDRICH DETLEF THEOD
Filed: 1897-06-23
Granted: 1897-08-28
Abstract: 15,083. Lehmann, F. D. T., and Kohlsaat, P. N. June 23. Slabs; tiles. -Hollow slabs or tiles for fireproof walls, partitions, floors, ceilings, and roofs, are formed with angular interlocking edges, and the ends may be notched to engage with girder-flanges, as shown in Figs. 20 and 21.
Patent GB-189717188-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Pneumatic Tyre for Cycles and other Vehicles.
Inventor: SHREEVE WILLIAM SHEPHARD
Filed: 1897-07-21
Granted: 1898-06-18
Abstract: 17,188. Shreeve, W. S. July 21. Tyres, pneumatic &c. -The edges B of a tubeless tyre interlock within the rim R or take under the turned-in edges of the rim, or have overlapping flaps, and a rubber or similar strip D surrounds them. This strip is so thick that, after deflation, the tyre when in use comes into contact with the strip instead of with the edges of the rim.
Patent GB-189717219-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Dredging, Excavating and Road Scavengering.
Inventor: RICHARDSON WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-07-21
Granted: 1898-02-12
Abstract: 17,219. Richardson, W. July 21. Elevating sweepings into carts.-Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of an apparatus which can be used in dredging or excavating operations, or to lift road sweepings into a cart as shown in Fig. 3. The sides of the ladder are grooved as shown at G to accommodate chains on which the buckets or scoops are suspended. As the buckets or scoops rise they are canted by rollers u and inclined rails p, and are then rotated further and emptied by a chain h gearing with teeth r. Studs d on the driving-wheel i control the positions of the buckets when passing round the lower wheel. When used in road-scavengering, the ladder is supported on a carriage drawn behind a cart. The front of this carriage is shovel-shaped and over it is a revolving rake m which throws the mud &c. into a well k. The apparatus is driven by a chain or rod from the nave of one of the cart wheels.
Patent GB-189720261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles.
Inventor: MCWHORTER JOHN S
Filed: 1897-09-03
Granted: 1897-10-09
Abstract: 20,261. McWhorter, J. S., and Jackson, M. E. Sept. 3. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-Relates to means for stoppering bottles so that they cannot be refilled after having been once emptied. The neck of the bottle is formed with a seat B for the valve C, and is tapered to receive the tapered stopper D, which is cemented &c. in the neck. The stopper is formed with outlet passages E, and the bottle is normally closed by a cork F. When this cork is withdrawn, the valve C permits the liquid to be poured out through the passages E, but prevents refilling.
Patent GB-189721177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Steam and other Vessels.
Inventor: CASSAP WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-09-15
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 21,177. Cassap, W. Sept. 15. Drawings to Specification. Shaps' hulls; floors; design.-Consists of an arrangement of hull, intended for a given wetted surface, to give greater carrying capacity, stability, and strength than hulls of ordinary type, while affording better immersion for the propeller when the vessel is light. The hull has curved sides, struck with a radius of half the extreme beam, the upper ends of the arcs approaching the sheer or deck of the vessel, while their lower ends meet the turn of the bilge. The rise of the floors is also made greater than usual.
Patent GB-189721385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Packing of Eggs.
Inventor: RICHTER LEBRECHT JULIUS WILHEL
Filed: 1897-09-17
Granted: 1897-11-27
Abstract: 21,385. Richter, L. J. W. Sept. 17. Packing e g g s.- The layers of cardboard or like cells b in an open box a are separated by intermediate layers c, highly pervious to air, composed of rushes, reeds, long and straight straw, or the like.
Patent GB-189721621-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Drying and Stretching Skirts Worn by Women.
Inventor: EDWARDS EDMUND
Filed: 1897-09-21
Granted: 1897-11-20
Abstract: 21,621. Edwards, E., [Kelling, firm of W.]. Sept. 21. Stretchers, garment.-Fig. 1 shows a drying-frame on which skirts , &c. are stretched to prevent shrinkage while being dried after dyeing or washing. The hem of the skirt is attached to hooks on both sides of a fixed curved bar B provided at both ends with movable end pieces A. The waistband of the skirt is attached to a smaller stretching-bar F, which carries an adjustable cross-bar J or a weight. Two lateral stretching-bars C are kept apart by a stretcher E.
Patent GB-189724381-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in the Treatment of Wooden Surfaces.
Inventor: BUYTEN HERMANN
Filed: 1897-10-21
Granted: 1898-08-13
Abstract: 24,381. Buyten, H. Oct. 21. Wood, treating.-Consists in imparting to the surface of wood an appearance similar to that of ancient objects. Soft wood, preferably, is subjected to the action of a sand blast, either the wood or sand blast being moved until the whole surface is treated.
Patent GB-189728361-A (GB)
Title: Coin Controlled Bicycle Rack.
Inventor: SUMMERS WILLIAM THORNE
Filed: 1897-12-01
Granted: 1898-11-26
Abstract: 28,361. Summers, W. T. Dec. 1. Locks, key, for bicycle stands. When the bicycle is run between a pair of fixed checks E', E<2> upon a casing A<1>, it thrusts back a slide B<2> which makes a pair of pivoted jaws D<1>, D<2> close round the tyre. If the required coin has been previously paid, a second slide B<1> having a lug and slot engagement d<1>, d<2> with the first is also shifted and is retained by a bolt i<1> shooting into a notch i<3>. The shooting of the bolt sets free for removal a key F<3> whereby the bolt may at any time be drawn. The coin drops from the insertion slot in the casing into a narrower slot b<1> in a partition plate A<4> beneath the slide. In this position it stands between a lug h<2> on the lower slide and a higher lug h<3> on the upper one, so that the latter must move the former till the coin is brought to a wider part b<3> of the slot and drops into the receptacle beneath.
Patent GB-189800577-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Cores for use in Metal Casting.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1898-01-08
Granted: 1898-12-23
Abstract: 577. Boult, A. J., [Oppenheim & Co., S.]. Jan. 8. Moulding, cores for use in. Cores are formed of a mixture of sand or other granular material of the nature of silica mixed with saccharine material obtained as a waste product in the manufacture of sugar and baked at a temperature of from 250‹ C. to 270‹ C. to partially carbonize the sugar. Suitable proportions are 100 parts of sand to 4 parts of binding-material. The core does not shrink in drying.
Patent GB-189800754-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Muzzles for Dogs and other Animals.
Inventor: PROCTER THOMAS
Filed: 1898-01-11
Granted: 1899-02-11
Abstract: 754. Procter, T., and Ireland, A. Jan. 11. Muzzles for animals.-In a muzzle for dogs &c. two wires b, b<1> are used threaded or otherwise attached to a protecting-strip of leather &c. d, which passes from the neck strap g to the nose, where it is folded over. Twisted wires a are used, so that at the points h, where they cross other wires i, the connection may be made by twisting, without the use of solder.
Patent GB-189803813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Adjustable Handle Bars for Velocipedes.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1898-02-15
Granted: 1898-04-09
Abstract: 3813. Thompson, W. P., [Palmiter, S.]. Feb. 15. Handle bars for bicycles, tricycles, &c. are adj ustably secured to the handle-bar stem. A collar 2, brazed in the centre of the handle-bar 1, is screwed into a tapped socket 4 formed on the stem. The latter has a slot adapted to be closed by a sprew 7 in order to clamp the handle-bars in position. The screw-threads on the collar 2 and socket 4 may have their sharp edges removed to prevent the thread from touching the bottom of the engaging thread when clamped together.
Patent GB-189804119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Drain Gullies or Gulley Traps.
Inventor: WALKER JOHN
Filed: 1898-02-18
Granted: 1899-01-07
Abstract: 4119. Walker, J. Feb. 18. Gully traps.-Relates to surface drainage gullies applicable to water - closet and wash bowls, sinks, urinals, and other appliances which discharge into pipes and sewers. When the grid D is in position, the bottom of the plate E rests below the level of the water C, and traps foul gases, while any excess of water flows through the removable grating B to the pipe I. The non-return valve H prevents tidal &c. water from passing from the sewer to the trap.
Patent GB-189804228-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Converting Reciprocating or Rectilinear Motion into Rotary Motion, and vice versa.
Inventor: MCPHAIL HUGH
Filed: 1898-02-19
Granted: 1899-01-07
Abstract: 4228. McPhail, H. Feb. 19. Pin-and-slot mechanism for converting reciprocating motion into rotary, and vice versÔ, applicable in steam engines &c. The sliding frame A, connected to the reciprocating piece, is formed with T-slots adapted to receive slide-blocks fitted on the shaft C and the crank-pin D'. The blocks are of such length as to span the gaps in the slots in which they work.
Patent GB-189807173-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boat Raising, Lowering, and Disengaging Gear.
Inventor: MORRIS GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-03-24
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 7173. Morris, G. W. March 24. Boat raising, lowering, disengaging, supporting, and securing gear.-The davits are coupled together, and are pivoted to and move in board and outboard in guide-frames B, B. The boat rests in chocks made in halves F, F, each of which has a tail-piece F<1>. These tail-pieces are normally held apart, as shown in Fig. 4, by a bolt or rod G, with which also the grips or lashings engage. When the boat is to be launched, the rods G are withdrawn by means of a lever I, and it is thus left hanging in the davits. Under the control of a brake strap on the pulley E, the davits then swing outboard, and the boat is lowered. Balls J' on the hoisting-ropes engage the forked ends of the davits, which can thus be hauled inboard. When the boat is waterborne, it is released from the davit tackles by means of a lever 0 which withdraws the bolts N, N from the links N', N'.
Patent GB-189812351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Telegraphic Apparatus.
Filed: 1898-06-01
Granted: 1898-07-09
Abstract: 12,351. Siemens Bros. & Co. and Ebel, J. June 1. Telegraphs.-A portable transmitter consists of a tube A containing a leaf-spring B terminating outwardly in a pencil or style. The spring B normally rests against a contact C, but makes contact with D when signalling. E is a guide. A portable receiver or sounder consists of a case F containing a spherical or other magnet G mounted on a spring-controlled pivoted lever H. The magnet normally rests against the stop L, but in receiving taps against the piece of iron M.
Patent GB-189813386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Continuous Kilns or Ovens with Travelling Hearths for Firing Ceramic Goods.
Filed: 1898-06-15
Granted: 1899-05-13
Abstract: 13,386. Abel, C. D., [Soc. Anonyme des Faienceries de Creil et Montereau and Faugeron, E. G.]. June 15. Kilns.-Relates to continuous kilns or ovens, with travelling hearths, for firing ceramic goods. Figs. 1<a> and 2<a> show, respectively, vertical and horizontal sections through half of such a kiln, which consists of a tunnel through which the goods are run on wagons from left to right. Fig. 3 shows a transverse section to a larger scale. The fireplaces A, A are laterally disposed towards the middle of the kiln, and the gases are caused to pass among the goods to the entrance, while air to support combustion is drawn from the exit end among the fired goods, which are thereby cooled. Each wagon carries a refractory partition at one end, so that the train of wagons has a series of such partitions, which act in conjunction with depressions in the roof of the tunnel to block it at certain points and to form baffles at other places, so that the furnace gases are caused to enter and leave the tunnel through openings in the side just above the floors of the wagons as shown by arrows, finally escaping to the chimney flue B around a plate-lined portion S of the tunnel at the entrance, which practically forms a retort for preliminary heating. The passage of the air through the cooling portions of the kiln is carried out in a similar way, except that there is no retort-like portion at the exit end of the tunnel. The supply of heated air is divided, part being delivered to the ashpit, and part at the fire bridge by passages h, i, as shown in the cross-section, Fig. 3. These passages may be fitted with regulating-slides to permit of the furnaces being worked as gas-producers when desired. The wagon floors are mortised together, and their sides are grooved to receive ledges m at the sides of the tunnel. They also carry at each side a metal plate p with its lower edge in a sand lute. The rails are preferably set on a slight incline, so that the wagons travel through the kiln by their own weight, but they may be pushed or drawn thruugh in any suitable way. When an inclined track is employed, the wagons may be braked by causing them to operate a fan by which the draught of the kiln is increased. This is effected by an endless chain gearing with a sprocket-wheel on the fan shaft and carrying hooks or projections which engage the wagon axles ; or, according to the Provisional Specification, the chain engages sprocket-wheels on the axles. The rails are continuous from end to end, being fixed at the entrance and subjected to tension at the exit end ; or hollow rails may be used supporting smooth stretched cables on which the wagons run.
Patent GB-189815628-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Chest or Lung Protector.
Inventor: AUSTIN JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1898-07-16
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 15,628. Austin, J. H. July 16. Drawings to Specification. Chest and lung protectors.-A chest or lung pro. tector is provided with a collar or band, which goes round or partly round the neck and throat for the purpose of protecting the same. The collars may be made in one with the protector, or a separate piece may be sewn on or otherwise attached.
Patent GB-189816489-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of and Appliances for Producing Artificial Stone.
Inventor: OLSCHEWSKY WILHELM
Filed: 1898-07-29
Granted: 1899-06-24
Abstract: 16,489. Olschewsky, W. July 29. Lime.-Artificial stone, of the kind known as lime-sandstone, is produced by steam-beating a mixture of slaked lime and sand. The lime should be thoroughly slaked, but should not contain excess of moisture, as this cracks the moulded articles during the hardening process. Figs. 1 and 2 show suitable apparatus for hardening the stone and slaking the lime. The stone is packed on a grating r, carried by a truck consisting of longitudinal pieces t, connected by stays g, and provided with pieces t<1> carrying the wheels, as shown. The lime to be slaked is placed in a box K under the base r. One or more trucks is or are then run into a chamber b, which is then closed. Lowpressure steam is then introduced from a pipe l<1>, the steam which condenses on the stone passing through the grating r and slaking the lime. Highpressure steam is then passed in from a pipe l, to harden the stone. On removing the trucks, the temperature of the lime is sufficiently high to evaporate any surplus moisture.
Patent GB-189818267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Gear for Cycles.
Inventor: MANKE KARL
Filed: 1898-08-25
Granted: 1898-11-12
Abstract: 18,267. Manke, K. Aug. 25. Driving-mechanism.-Relates to epicyclic twospeed gear. In the arrangement shown, the crank carries three studs on which are mounted pinions c<2>, gearing with a central spur-wheel b and an internal wheel formed on the chain-wheel a. The spur-wheel b is held stationary for speed or locked to the crank for power, the change being effected by slight back-pedalling. For this purpose a flange b<1> on the wheel b carries a pawl m arranged to gear either with notches in a movable and a fixed ring o<a>, o<b> mounted on the bracket i or with a notch n<a>, with an inclined edge, in a plate n connected to the pinions c' by screws. A spring mounted on the flange b<1> serves to act on the pawl in one or the other direction according to the direction in which the pawl is tipped. In a modification, in which the gear moves as a whole for speed, the crank carries an internal wheel gearing with the larger rings of four double pinions, the smaller rings of which gear with a central spur-wheel and with internal teeth on the chain-wheel. The notched rings are connected to the crank and a double pawl is mounted on the central wheel, and serves to lock the wheel to the crank or to a stationary disc.
Patent GB-189824386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Stencil Plates, Serving as Patterns for Garments and the like.
Inventor: RAYNAL HENRI
Filed: 1898-11-18
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 24,386. Raynal, H. Oct. 19, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Cutting-out.-A wheel cutter or punch for making paper or cardboard patterns for dresses, under-garments, &c. has two outside discs A<1>, Fig. 1<a>, and a centre disc B, Fig. 2, the three being clamped on one spindle and mounted in a handle or on a suitably - operated shaft f, Fig. 7, in a machine. The discs A<1> are notched to leave lugs a', and the discs B have teeth b, the discs being mounted so that the teeth and lugs form rectangular punches. Springs r are attached to the disc B to press out the cut portions. Or punches d, Fig. 5, may be fixed alternately on the coned portions of a hub D. The pattern is outlined on a paper &c. sheet, and the wheel is run over it by hand, or the sheet is fed between the wheel and a roller G, which can be raised by a treadle to bring the sheet into contact with the wheel, the shaft f<1> having a ball-and-socket bearing. The perforated pattern is then marked on the cloth &c. by a roller pad.
Patent GB-189826276-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trouser Braces.
Inventor: WITHERS-LANCASHIRE HICKS
Filed: 1898-12-13
Granted: 1899-11-25
Abstract: 26,276. Withers-Lancashire, H. Dec. 13. Braces.-The shoulder straps a, Fig. 1, are in the furm of loops attached to a centre piece c of elastic webbing or other suitable material, and are provided with buckles b to adjust their length. The braces are attached to the trousers by elastic loops d, e, which engage with hooks on the back and sides of the trousers. Fig. 2 shows a modification of the loops e adapted for wear by corpulent persons.
Patent GB-189826309-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Ignition Tube for Gas and Oil Motors and other similar Engines.
Inventor: HECKFORD ARTHUR EGERTON
Filed: 1898-12-13
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 26,309. Heckford, A. E. Dec. 13. Gas and explosive - v a p o u r engines, igniting in. Metal and other igniting - tubes of m o t o r - car and other engines are prevented from splitting by binding them with a coil of wire 7, which is secured at the ends by passing it through holes in flanges 8, 9, which are afterwards spun down on to the wire.
Patent GB-189902236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Feather Plumes for Military and other Uses.
Inventor: CATER WILLIAM DE WILDE
Filed: 1899-02-01
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 2236. Cater, W. de W. Feb. 1. Feathers.-Relates to the manufacture of feather plumes for military and other uses and designed to replace osprey plumes. An ostrich or other feather, Fig. 3, is laid on a sheet of muslin or other fabric, at the parts marked e narrow tapes or ribbons are laid on each side of the feather, and the whole is sewn together by lines of stitches as shown in Fig. 3, after which the feather is cut on each side of the stalk a along a line parallel to the stalk and between it and the tapes e, and each half of the feather is made into a plume by wrapping it around a stem f, Fig. 5, of whalebone, metal, or other substance. A waterproofing-cement may be used to aid the attachment of the tapes e to the feathers and to the stems.
Patent GB-189904930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wardrobes and the like.
Inventor: LORENZ GEORG
Filed: 1899-03-06
Granted: 1899-04-15
Abstract: 4930. Lorenz, G. March 6. Wardrobes &c.-In the top and bottom of a wardrobe or the like are made two slots b, c in which work pins d<1>, d<2> on the top and bottom edges of the door. On opening the door it recedes till the pins d<2> get in the straight part of the slots, after which the door can be pushed straight in.
Patent GB-189907169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Applying Metallic-leaf from a Package Roll to Surfaces of any kind.
Inventor: COE WALTER HAMILTON
Filed: 1899-04-05
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 7169. Coe, W. H. April 5. Ornamenting.-Metal leaf, rolled with a supporting-strip s, is carried in a case E and supplied under a brush j, or a roller. One side of the case is hinged at A, and secured by a latch e engaging a grooved pin F, carried by the other side. The brush has a ferrule, which is clamped by a screw p in a holder H ; this fits on the pin F, and is steadied by another pin, within the case. It carries a small roller I, to hold the leaf and strip near the brush. The roll of leaf is placed on a pin C fixed in the case, between a loose washer and a flat spring D, which is pressed against the middle of the roll by an adjustable screw v. The brush-holder H may be removed, and a roller substituted, on the pin F.
Patent GB-189909900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: GRAY CHRISTIAN HAMILTON
Filed: 1899-05-10
Granted: 1900-05-10
Abstract: 9900. Gray, C. H. May 10. Tyres, pneumatic.-Relates to the manufacture of pneumatic tyres having layers of threads embedded in the rubber. In the form shown in side elevation in Fig. 1, an endless flexible mandrel A is driven round pulleys A', and a layer of rubber B is fed on from a drum B<1>. After being pressed and trimmed by the guide C and cutter C<1> respectively, the rubber - coated mandrel is led through a rotating thread-serving mechanism D, whereby a layer of inclined threads D<1> is fed from the bobbins D<2>. Second layers of rubber and of threads are then placed on the mandrel, and metal or other separating-pieces E are placed between the last layers of rubber and threads at a distance apart equal to the length of the tyre, so that, after the tube has been cut and taken off the mandrel, the separating-pieces can be removed to allow the free ends of the fibres to be connected together. In modifications, the rubber layers may be replaced by layers of rubber solution fed from a tank G, the solvent being afterwards steamed off, and the mandrel may be not endless.