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Patent GB-190113429-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Button-hole Sewing Machines.
Inventor: MACDONALD JOHN KING
Filed: 1901-07-02
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 13,429. Macdonald, J. K., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. July 2. Buttonhole-sewing machines buttonholes, cutting; work-supports.-After the work has been clamped, the cutting-devices move into cutting position, and the anvil c<7> pushes the needle throat plate, carried on the lever E, out of the way against the action of a spring e', which normally retains it in position. By this arrangement the looping-devices need not be disturbed, and can be carried on a fixed standard d. The cutter c', Figs. 1 and 5, is vertically movable in a standard c by means of a lever c<4> operated by a cam b<1>. The anvil c<7> is a thin slotted plate. The standard c and anvil c<7> are carried by a sliding plate C, which is moved into and out of position by a cam b. The correct position of the lever c<4> to engage the cam b<1> is ensured by a fixed bracket a. The cam b<2> opens and closes the work clamp, which is carried by a rocking frame F.
Patent GB-190125134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements appertaining to Machines for Combing Fibrous Substances.
Inventor: DRUMMOND SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-12-10
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 25,134. Drummond, S., and England, J. W. Dec. 10. Combing-ma chines.-In order that the fibres when dabbed intc the comb circles may lie along lines which are radii tc the circles, they are assisted in their movement o v e r the guard-plate c by a rotary disc or roller a.
Patent GB-190201984-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electric Transformer.
Inventor: STUTCHBURY WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1902-01-24
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 1984. Stutchbury, W. T., and Gorick, C. Jan. 24. Transformers. - I n transformers adapted to change the supply current into a low-tension current for heating purposes, as for melting type-metal, the magnetic circuit is formed of E-shaped iron plates a adapted to be bolted together and enclose the coils c, d. The primary coil is connected to terminals mounted on a plate h, and the secondary to lugs or projections f, g secured by the bolts b.
Patent GB-190204561-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Kilns for Firing, Annealing or otherwise Treating Glass China Earthenware and other Material.
Inventor: BROCK ERNEST WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-02-22
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 4561. Brock, E. W. Feb. 22. Kilns.-Relates to shaft kilns for firing, annealing, or otherwise treating glass, china, earthenware &c., of the kind in which trays carrying the material are lowered down the kiln, as described in Specification No. 22,516, A.D. 1893. Two or more vertical worms A are now provided at the base of the kiln to engage the lowermost tray and carry it down until the next tray above it engages the threads, when it is dropped on an endless band F and removed. The lower parts of the worms may be of increased pitch, as shown in Fig. 2, so that the bottom tray is separated from the next above it before it is dropped on the band.
Patent GB-190211490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas-purifier Grids.
Inventor: FABEN CHARLES REED
Filed: 1902-05-20
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 11,490. Faben, C. R. May 20. Purifiers, grids for. Brackets a support I-beams H, upon which are placed, along the walls of the box, serrated boards or blockings E forming seats e for the specially-shaped reversible slats C. Each slat has a longitudinal depression c, a bevelled portion c<11>, and a bead c<1>, at each end. The seating is formed so that the slats from either side of the purifier incline upwards towards the centre. The gas passes through substantially-horizontal spaces to the fine purifying-material above.
Patent GB-190218560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Cooking Apparatus.
Inventor: MOORE THOMAS
Filed: 1902-08-23
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 18,560. Moore, T. Aug. 23. Cooking-ranges; ventilating.-Relates to means for collecting and leading away disagreeable vapours from cooking-apparatus, particularly appa. ratus used for frying fish and potatoes in quantity. The cooking pan or receptacle 1 is covered by a sheet-metal canopy comprising sides 2 in contact with a sheet-metal or other back 3 and provided with a fixed top 4 and a movable cover piece 7, which may be counterweighted and adapted to slide in guides 8, or may hinged to the top 4. A flue opening is disposed at the junction of the parts 3, 4.
Patent GB-190218835-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus applicable to Jacquard Card Punching Machines.
Inventor: HILL THOMAS
Filed: 1902-08-27
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 18,835. Hill, T., and Pearson, P. Aug. 27. Cards, punching.-A machine of the kind described in Specification No. 18,820, A.D. 1892, having series of punches 3<c> passing through a fixed bed 4<g> and through punch plates 3<a>, 3<b> carried by a vertically-reciprocating bed 3, has a perforated plate 10, placed above the punch plates. This plate is slotted beneath to receive a series of cottar pins 10<a>, which are supported by thin plates 10<b>, beneath their opposite ends. The punches may be formed with flattened parts, or with collars and reduced portions, along which the cottar pins slide, during the punching operations.
Patent GB-190228534-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Coupling Agricultural Machines or Apparatus to Motors by which they are Traversed over the Land.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1902-12-24
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 28,534. Johnson, J. Y., [Soc. Anon. d'Etude et d'Exploitation des brevets AndrÚ Castelin pour Machines Agricoles Automobiles]. Dec. 24. Agricultural implements; reaping, mowing, and harvesting machines; manuring; seeds, sowing.- Relates to means for mounting agricultural implements, such as reaping, mowing, or harvesting machines, manure distributers, or seed sowers on the frame of a motor to form a motor agricultural implement. An intermediate frame 7 is attached near its centre to the motor frame by means of screws 4 at each side engaging nuts on the frame 7. The screw rods 4 are mounted in bearings carried by brackets 2, and are operated by handwheels 6. The inner end of the frame 7 bears upon a strong laminated spring 9. The outer ead carries a cross-rod 10, upon which the frame 11 carrying the implement is pivoted. The outer end of the frame 11 is supported on wheels 13 mounted at the end of spring arms 12. The inner end of the frame 11 carries an arm 14 supporting a vertical rod 15 provided with a nut 16, through which an adjusting-screw 17 works, to regulate the height of the implement or raise it off the ground.
Patent GB-190303757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Beds, and Bed-steads.
Inventor: JACOBS MATT
Filed: 1903-02-17
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 3757. Jacobs, M. Feb. 17. Bedsteads; sideboards; wardrobes; d e s k s.-Relates to folding bedsteads, of the kind known as sideboard beds, wardrobe beds, desk beds, and the like. In the recess on each side of the bed head is fixed a horizontal piece of wood B, to which is pivoted an arm c. The other end of the arm is pivoted to the head section D of the bed, and is held in position by stop-pieces H. A head board L is hinged at G to the section D, and is supported by a board or the like M. The pivoted legs Q, R are arranged to fold in opposite directions. Loose legs N may be inserted in sockets 0, Fig. 2, and in sockets P, Fig. 3, when the bed is folded. A pivoted block S enables the bed to be locked in position, when folded, the recess being closed by doors V. The piece B may be dispensed with, enabling two drawers to be inserted below the main shelf of the sideboard. The bed may be made of wood, metal, or both, and may be combined with other articles of furniture than these specified, or may be fitted into built recesses in watls.
Patent GB-190308523-A (GB)
Title: A New Game of Skill.
Inventor: ALLAN FRANK
Filed: 1903-04-15
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 8523. Allan, F., and Allan, W. April 15. Games played with boards, pieces, or men; war games, chess and draughts.-A. board a, Fig. 1, is provided, marked with squares b and octagonal spaces c. Large pieces, which may be cut to represent soldiers, move diagonally forward on the squares, and are called regiments. Smaller pieces moving directly forward or laterally on the octagonal spaces, may b e carved to represent guns. Each player may move his large pieces on to an occupied octagonal space, taking his opponent's " regiments " as in chess, and " guns " by passing over them as in draughts. The pieces are doubled on reaching the farther end of the board.
Patent GB-190309128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Firelighters.
Inventor: TOPPIN GREVILLE
Filed: 1903-04-22
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 9128. Toppin, G. April 22. Firelighters.-The oil used in the manufacture of firelighters described in Specification No. 17,119, A.D. 1898, is dispensed with. The blocks of unpressed peat are perforated and dipped into resin heated to 180‹ C., and, when dry, enclosed in wrappers.
Patent GB-190309990-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Electric Motors and Generators.
Inventor: FYNN VALERE ALFRED
Filed: 1903-05-02
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 9990. Fynn, V. A. May 2. Armatures; sparking, preventing.-To reduce the sparking at the commutators of direct- or alternating-current dynamos and motors with a small energy loss, the commutator segments 1, 2, Fig. 3, are bridged by short-circuits R which contain electromotive forces, each slightly less than that in the corresponding main coil M and acting in the same direction as shown by the arrows. As the total electromotive force sending the leakage current from right to left through the short-circuit R after the brush leaves the segment 2 is small, the resistance R must be small to obtain the requisite current, and the energy loss is therefore also small. The auxiliary electromotive force may be produced in auxiliary coils wound on the armature in the same or different slots from the main coils. The necessary difference between the main and auxiliary voltages is obtained by using a smaller number of turns in the auxiliary coils, or by making the auxiliary turns of less breadth, as shown in Fig. 4, in which there is one turn only per segment and the auxiliary winding is shown in dotted lines. When the auxiliary and main coils are wound on different parts of the armature, as shown in Fig. 5, the auxiliary coil R is closed only during the commutation period, as at other periods its voltage may be reversed ; one end of the coil R may, in this case, be connected to a segment of a second commutator on which the main brushes rub in addition to the main commutator. The auxiliary winding may otherwise consist of part of the main winding, which is then wound in two parallel branches, each of half the ordinary section.
Patent GB-190314055-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Valves
Inventor: CALDWELL JAMES CURRIE
Filed: 1903-06-24
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 14,055. Caldwell, J. C., [executor of Caldwell, A.], and Cassels, W. June 24. Actuating valves; shocks, preventing; self-closing valves.-A valve P is held on its seat C by water under pressure, which is admitted to a chamber E, at the back of the valve by leakage past a guiding- pin S. To open the valve, an auxiliary valve F is pressed down and the water in the chamber E allowed to escape through passages U, H. The valve is then lifted by the pressure of the water in the inlet A. When the valve F is closed, the pressure in the chamber E gradually rises, and as gradually closes the valve, so preventing any shock. Closing, retarding.-To retard the closing of the valve P, the chamber E is lengthened, so as to increase the travel of the valve. The pin S is dispensed with, and the bye-pass consists of a passage at the side having a pinhole constriction which is protected by a roll of fine wire gauze. The time taken in closing depends upon the rate of flow of the water through the bye-pass, and this is proportional to the obstruction in the main passage caused by an adjustable screw. Diaphragm valves.-In a modification, the valve P forms the centre of a diaphragm which separates the chamber E from the outlet. In this form, the retardation is obtained by restricting the main outlet passage.
Patent GB-190316177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Printing Presses
Inventor: GEBLER EUGEN JOHANNES
Filed: 1903-07-22
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 16,177. Gebler, E. J., and Schmidt, M. July 22. Lithographic and like printing ; rotary machines.-Relates more particularly to rotary machines printing from zinc plates, in which the forme cylinder makes two revolutions to one of the impression cylinder, and consists in means for driving the cylinders. The forme cylinder a, or its shaft, carries a fixed wheel b and a fixed cam arm h. The impression cylinder c, which is of larger diameter, or its shaft, carries a fixed wheel d and a fixed cam arm i. The wheel d has a few more teeth than the wheel b, and has several of its teeth removed opposite the cam i. The cylinder a is driven in the direction of the arrow, and, the cylinder c being at rest, the cam h engages the cam i and puts the wheels b, d into gear. After a revolution, the cam h gets in front of the cam i, and the arms engage and operate to stop the cylinder c. The cylinder a then makes its second revolution, and again starts the cylinder c. A suitable locking-device for the cylinder c is provided, such as an arm l pulled by a spring k and having a roller m for engaging a notch n in a disc o.
Patent GB-190316574-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Joint applicable amongst other things to Rods, Bars, Manhole Doors, Drain Stoppers, Door Handles, Billiard Cues, Jar Covers.
Inventor: THORPE WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-07-28
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 16,574. Thorpe, W. July 28. Stoppers.-A bayonet joint, with a screw cam tightening and locking action, is formed of a stepped spiral cam flange or spigot f working in a corresponding socket d. The edges h, j of the spigot and socket pieces may be parallel to the axis of the joint, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or inclined, as shown in Fig. 4, and are in contact when the spigot is inserted in place. Wedges or filling may be inserted between the edges h,j to lock the joint. The acting flanges or cams may be formed separately, and may have grooves in their faces or backs to receive cement or metal fastenings. In some cases, one or both cams may be made of bitumen. Specification No. 23,273, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Pipes &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190318822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Removal of Dust and similar Impurities from Animal and Vegetable Products such as Wool, Silk and Cotton.
Inventor: PLATTEN THOMAS
Filed: 1903-09-01
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 18,822. Platton, T., and Fecht, M. R. Sept. 1. Cleaners.-Dust &c. is removed from such animal and vegetable products as wool, silk, and cotton, by a dust extractor D of the type described in Specification No. 17,433, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Brushing &c.], connected with a pump and a dust collector and arranged to work backwards and forwards on sliders C over a piece of stretched canvas or belt B, under which is an endless belt A carrying the wool &c. The belt A passes over rollers G, one or both of which are driven by gearing. The material to be treated is fed in at the space F, and a wire grille, upon which a bale of wool &c. may be opened, may be placed over the belt A, a hopper or air receiver, such as is commonly used in wool. sorting, being placed under the grille and belt A. The dust extractor may be traversed transversely to the direction of motion of the material, and be placed either above or below it.
Patent GB-190318866-A (GB)
Title: Improved Feed Mechanism for Sewing Machines adapted to be used for Ruffling or Frilling.
Inventor: SCHOFIELD FRANK
Filed: 1903-09-01
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 18,866. Schofield, F., and Elston, J. Sept. 1. Sewing-machine feed; folding-attachments.-Relates to improvements in a ruffling or frilling device, in which the fabric to be ruffled is fed at a higher speed than the work, whereby the two feeds may be simultaneously adjusted. The work dog D is mounted on a bar F, which receives a horizontal motion from a crank a, and is forked at one end to enclose the pin of a crank b which imparts a vertical motion. The frill dog L, shown partly in dotted lines, is attached adjustably to a lever G, which is connected to the crank a by a rod E, so that, when the rod is clamped at the top of a slot g, the frill dog feeds at the same rate as the dog D and, as the rod is lowered in the slot, so is the comparative feed of the frill dog increased. To provide the vertical motion, the lever G is mounted on a plate H, attached at j to a swing arm J, and at its upper end to the crank b. The shank of the frill dog also rests upon the forked end of the rod F. The length of stitch is regulated by a screw which controls the throw of the crank a.
Patent GB-190328752-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pieces used in the Game of Draughts and the like
Inventor: LANDER EDGAR CHARLES MITCHELL
Filed: 1903-12-31
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 28,752. Lander, E. C. M. Dec. 31. Draughts; games played with pieces or men.-Each piece a used in a game of draughts or the like is provided with a conical or other projection b, and a recess c, adapted to receive the projection b of another piece, so that the two pieces may be more easily moved together, as in the case of a "king" in draughts.
Patent GB-190410595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self-acting Mules and Twiners.
Filed: 1904-05-09
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 10,595. Platt Bros. & Co., and Holt, B. J. May 9. Mules and twiners.-One or more single or double acting cylinders and pistons, acting as dash-pots, are employed to govern the rise of the winding- faller, after it is unlocked at the end of the inward run, so that the required number of turns of yarn are coiled on the bare spindle prior to the outward run, snarls being thereby prevented. Shock at the termination of the movement of the faller is also avoided. A piston j, Fig. 1, working in a cylinder i on the carriage a, is connected by an adjustable link r with a lever t fixed on the faller shaft e, and a pipe u passes from the lower end of the cylinder to a socket v, Fig. 3, fitted with an adjustable valve x and provided with escape passages w. A valve l at the bottom of the cylinder is carried by a pivoted lever m, and is open during the run in, near the termination of which it is closed by a fixed spring o. The faller is then unlocked and raised by the usual weights or springs, the speed of its movement being controlled by the opening of the valve x through which the air or other fluid from the cylinder escapes. In a modification, the pipe u and valve x are dispensed with and the cylinder is provided with holes y, Fig. 6, any or all of which may be covered by movable plates z to regulate the escape of the fluid. The cylinders and pistons described, or independent cylinders and pistons, may act to cushion the faller and avoid shock. In the arrangements shown, the piston covers the end of the pipe u, Fig. 1, or the lowest hole y, Fig. 6, before completing its stroke, the trapped fluid thus forming a cushion which causes the faller stops z to come gently against the counter-faller shaft g.
Patent GB-190412122-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and connected with the Distillation of Coal-tar.
Inventor: WEYL CARL
Filed: 1904-05-27
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 12,122. We l, C. May 27. Furnaces for distilling tar; smoke-consuming; baffles and arches.-A cylindrical tar boiler A with, small heating-tubes c, drawn or rolled into the ends, b, is built into a masonry chamber, and the exposed, portion has an insulating-coating f. Over the grate of the furnace g there is an arch i which, with the bridge h, provides a smoke-consuming chamber, the furnace gases passing over the grate and under the incandescent arch. The gases after leaving the furnace pass through the tubes c to the flue o.
Patent GB-190426110-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Vacuum and Relief Valve
Inventor: SADLER JAMES
Filed: 1904-12-01
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 26,110. Sadler, J. Dec. 1. Sifety valves.-A combined vacuum and relief valve, stated to be applicable for steam-drying cylinders, consists of two valves operating in opposite directions. The hollow body A is provided with a diaphragm B pierced with several holes C and a central aperture in which slides the hollow cylindrical rod D of the valve E. Screwed into the other end of the rod D is the cap F, similarly provided with a perforated diaphragm, the central hole serving for the reception of the rod J of the valve G. The spring K retains the valve E on its seat, and its pressure is regulated by screwing the body F in or out of the rod D. The rod J is similarly provided with the spring L, which can be regulated by the nut M.
Patent GB-190505530-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable Metallic Network as Cover Protector for Earthenware against Cracking.
Inventor: LEINBROCK OSKAR
Filed: 1905-03-16
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 5530. Leinbrock, O. March 16. Baskets.-A basket or wire casing for an eathenware pot, pan, &c. consists of a base q connected by openwork e to a metal ring c, which is made in one piece with the wire handles and rests upon the raised shoulder b of the vessel. The pieces which secure the openwork e to the ring c consist of disks f having projecting tongues g, which are bent over the ring c and are then turned b a c k and passed through slots cut in the disks f. The open-work is secured to the base q by adjustable hook fastenings, shown separately in Figs. 3 and 4. Each piece k can be drawn downwards to tighten the open-work round the vessel by inserting a key in the slots p and turning the piece m, which is eccentrically mounted upon the pivot l and bears against a segmental guide n fixed to the piece o. The hooks k, to which the tightening-devices are connected, may be arranged to engage with the ring c or with the edge of the vessel. In another arrangement, the tightening-devices are arranged between the meshes of the open-work. Fig. 7 shows a modification in which the open-work consists of rods r, which are riveted to the securing- pieces f<1> and are connected together by rivets passing through disks s,
Patent GB-190506040-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Constructing Groynes, Breakwaters and the like
Inventor: OWENS JOHN SWITZER
Filed: 1905-03-22
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 6040. Owens, J. S., and Case, G. O. March 22. Groins; breakwaters; piles.-Groins, breakwaters, and the like are formed by arranging a number of reinforced concrete piles P, P<1>, having longitudinal projections or grooves A, at a distance apart, and sliding slabs S of reinforced concrete between them, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The piles may be driven, or, if the ground is hard, they may be placed in holes and surrounded by concrete, as shown at P<1>. The Provisional Specification states that the piles may be made of iron, wood, or reinforced concrete, and the slabs of iron, stone, or concrete.
Patent GB-190511860-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electric Target Setting Apparatus.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1905-06-06
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 11,860. Boult, A. J., [Ph÷nix Elektrotichnische Ges.]. June 6. Targets.-Consists of electric apparatus, operated from the firing-point, for bringing a target into the vertical or horizontal position by rotating it through a right-angle about a central axis. Electromagnets 6, 7 are separately connected through a switch 1 to a battery 2 by wires 21, 20, a common return wire 22 being used. A core 5 slides either to the left or to the right, according to which coil is excited, and communicates its motion through a rod 8, cross-head 9, connecting-rods 10, 11, and cranks 12, 13 to a shaft 16 on which is mounted the target 3. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the halves of the casing contain liquid 23, preferably oil, and are connected by a pipe 18, provided with a tap 19, which is operated by an electro-magnet 24, arranged in the same circuit as the coils 6, 7, either in series or in paral'el. When the current is passed through either of the coils, the tap 19 is opened, allowing oil to be forced from one half of the casing to the other by the movement of the core 5, thus preventing shocks. When no current is flowing, the tap 19 is closed and the target locked in position.