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Patent GB-190323211-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Construction of Portable Folding Table or the like.
Inventor: ROBERTS ALFRED
Filed: 1903-10-27
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 23,211. Roberts, A. Oct. 27. Trays and waiters.-In a portable folding table or the like, particularly for use as a card table by travellers and others, the top or cover D, of baize. American cloth, or similar material, is held extended by cross-pieces A, A<1>, the ends of which fit into pockets D<1> under the cover. Each crosspiece is composed of two or more hinged or jointed members, the central part of each cross-piece being notched, so that the cross-pieces engage each other, a turn-button, hasp, or other fastening C being provided to prevent slipping. Or the various members of the cross-pieces may be provided with pegs and holes instead of hinges. The table may rest upon the knees of the users.
Patent GB-190323245-A (GB)
Title: Marine Engines.
Inventor: DAVEY HENRY
Filed: 1903-10-27
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 23,245. Davey, H. Oct. 27. Steam &c. turbines.-The exhaust from a compound vertical engine A is utilized when the ship is going full speed ahead in two turbines H, P placed on each side of the engine A and driving separate screws ; from the turbines the steam passes to the condensers J. For going astern and half speed ahead, the turbines are cut out and the exhaust from the engine A is diverted to the condensers by three-way valves F which are worked by an engine R under the control of the reversing-lever of the engine A.
Patent GB-190324580-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Performing the Operation of Doffing by Mechanical Means, applicable to Spinning, Twisting, Doubling, and similar Machinery
Inventor: CLOUGH PERCY
Filed: 1903-11-12
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 24,580. Clough, P. Nov. 12. Flyer frames.-The invention described in Specification No. 24,162, A.D. 1898, is improved by making the " bobbin-setters," or bent arms a which apply the bobbins to the spindles, with bent tips b so that the swift action, formerly necessary to prevent the bobbins from slipping off, and the consequent shocks on the spindles, may be avoided.
Patent GB-190404092-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Tobacco-pipes.
Inventor: JOHNSON EDWARD HIBBERD
Filed: 1904-02-18
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 4092. Johnson, E. H. Feb. 18. Tobacco pipes; tobacco-pipe plugs.-Tobacco pipes are provided with a condensing-cylinder of asbestos or like material, which is fitted inside the bowl. The condensing-cylinder B, Fig. 1, fits the inner annulus of the bowl a, the smoke circulating up the channel a', over the top a<3>,down the outer channel a<2>, into the chamber a<4>, and to the bore a<5>. The material of the cylinder may be pleated to give a larger cooling-surface. The bowl may be made in two parts joined together at ax, as in Fig. 1, or at the top a<8>. As a modification, the hollow circulating. channel may be formed by an inverted hollowwalled cylinder a<10>, Fig. 4, of asbestos, in which case the complete fitting may be adapted to any ordinary pipe.
Patent GB-190406132-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Accumulators
Inventor: CONTAL HENRI
Filed: 1904-03-12
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 6132. Contal, H. March 24, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Secondary batteries.-To avoid the passage of accidental strains to the plates of electric accumulators, the connections between the binding-screws and the collecting-bars fixed to the plates are made flexible, while the screws and plates are themselves rigidly fixed. The connection m in Fig. 1 is of lead, or copper covered with lead, or other metal not acted upon, one end being fixed to, or integral with, the bar d, while the other is provided with an eye which tits the shoulder l of the binding- screw. The strip m, which may be made tbicker towards the bottom, where more exposed to electrolytic action, as shown by the dotted line, Fig. 1, may also be spiral, Fig. 3, or corrugated, Fig. 4, or of other like form. The binding-screw consists in a screw-threaded stem g, preferably of hard metal unacted upon by the bath, a head h of lead, and nuts i, j, k. The shoulder may be cylindrical, as in Fig. 1, or angular, as in Fig. 3, to fit a corresponding hole in the cover f, which is tightly fixed to the vessel b, to prevent the binding- screw from turning, or it may be dispensed with and the washer n, formed as shown in Fig. 4, may be used instead. The binding-screws may be fixed in any suitable positions on the cover of the accumulator. Rubber or other suitable washers o, p ensure a tight joint, while the lead washer n is provided to ensure good contact with the flexible connecting-strip. The collecting-bar d may be of lead, lead-antimony, &c., in a rigid or flexible form, and is soldered to the heads of the plates a, which are themselves fixed in the vessel b by the clips c.
Patent GB-190408310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boot and Shoe Sewing Machines
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 8310. Standard Rotary Machine Co., and Denne, M. T. April 11. Boot-sole stitching-machines; chain-stitching machines; guiding materials.-In adapting the lockstitch welt-sewing machine described in Specification No. 1232, A.D. 1903, for chain-stitching a welt-guide g is mounted on a curved slide n in order that it may retain a constant position with respect to the needle point and also preserve the inclination of its front face. The curved guides o are carried by a bracket m which is substituted for the shuttle race of the previous machine. The welt-guide is attached by a link q to a plate f pivoted axially with the needle. The plate is toothed at f<1> and is engaged by a pawl h, on a lever k, actuated by a cam groove l, thereby relieving the pressure of the welt-guide upon the work while being fed by the awl. Governing needle thread.-The take-up motion is reduced to the required extent for chainstitching by suitably altering the cam. Needles, hook, threading-devices for.-The barb needle is threaded by the use of a looper only, this device forming the subject-matter of Specification No. 18,772, A.D. 1904.
Patent GB-190409968-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Spokes.
Inventor: ROBERGEL GABRIEL JULES
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 9968. Robergel, G. J. May 1, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Drawing,. forging; rolling; shearing. - Reinforced spokes for cycle wheels, i.e., those which are thickened at their ends, are made by drawing wire through horizontal and vertical rollers which act intermittently so as to diminish the cross-sectional area of the intermediate parts. The spokes are then cut off, one end being previously headed by a die. The wire A, Fig. 1, passes through the straightening-rollers B, B<1> and a non-return stop C to horizontal rollers d, d' and vertical rollers e, and into a grip F, which is drawn along the slides f<16> by a connecting-rod f <19> and cam-operated lever f<20>. The end of the wire passes into two jaws forming a guide H, and into the jaws I, which hold it while its end is headed by a die on a plunger i<6>, operated by a cam on the main shaft L by means of a lever. The roller d', which, in conjunction with the fixed roller d, flattens the wire A, is mounted on a lever d<2> pivoted at d<3> and depressed forcibly by a transverse spring lever d' operated by a cam on the spindle K. One of the rollers e which restore the section of the wire to the circular form, but reduce the area, is similarly mounted on a lever pivoted on a vertical pin and moved horizontally by another cam lever. The grip fcr pulling the wire throul1h the roll consists of a fixed jaw f <1>, Fig. 5, and a spring jaw f operated by a lever f<2> and a cam f<4> reciprocated by a lever f<6>, which is thrown to and fro by rollers f <7>, f <8>, Fig. 1, on a bar f <9> reciprocated by the connecting-rod f<11> and the cam lever f<12> . The shears G are operated by an arm g<1> on a spindle g oscillated by a cam on the shaft L. The guide H consists of a fixed jaw and a movable jaw h' on a slide h', to which a slight lateral movement towards and from the wire A is imparted by the end of a cam-operated spring lever h<5> working in an inclined slotted bracket h<3> on the slide. The jaws I, which hold the wire while its end is headed, are operated by horizontal levers i' and two face cams on the shaft L, and between the face cams is placed the cam for operating the plunger carrying the heading-die. The wire spoke, formed as described above, is cut off by the shears G, and falls into a box beneath the machine.
Patent GB-190417249-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stoppers for Tubes of Steam Boilers, and the like
Inventor: BUTHLAY ALEXANDER KING
Filed: 1904-08-08
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 17,249. Buthlay, A. K. Aug. 8. Stopping tubes.-In a boiier-tube stopper, tapered and telescopic cylinders of lead threaded on a rod are forced together, so as to increase their external diameter. A rod, screwed at each end, has washers d, d<1>, d<2>, d<3> arranged in pairs, between which are fitted lead cylinders g, g<1> and g<2>, g<3> containing Portland cement, putty, fireclay, or a material capable of expanding on being squeezed. The central washers d<1>, d' are spaced by a sleeve h, while the washer d<3> has an eccentric and a spring- controlled hoop and is mounted to slide but not turn on the rod, which has a nut on each end. The nut C' on the end B has lugs for engagement with bayonet slots x<4> in a holder x<3>, which may be telescopic and is used to insert the stopper in a tube.
Patent GB-190425157-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Two-stroke Cycle Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SEAL JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-11-19
Granted: 1905-09-21
Abstract: 25,157. Seal, J. W. Nov. 19. Gas and like engines. -A slide valve d with a large cavity serves as a combustion chamber and for conveying the charge from the pump i to the cylinder. It controls the admission to the pump by the ports g, k, h, the ignition by the port m, and the supplementary exhaust by the port f. It is cooled by admitting steam or water through the pipe s and valve t.
Patent GB-190501368-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Blue Black Colouring Matters.
Inventor: SHILLITO THOMAS RICHARD
Filed: 1905-01-24
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 1368. Shillito, T. R., [formerly Geigy, J. R.], [Aniline Colour and Extract Works]. Jan. 24. Dyes, artificial.-The azo dye produced as described in Specification No. 15,025, A.D. 1904, by combining 1-diazo-2-naphthol-4-sulphonic acid with #-naphthol, is rendered more soluble by sulphonating with sulphuric acid at low temperatures. The product is soluble in water, and dyes from an acetic-acid bath shades which are turned dark violet by treatment with copper salts, and blue black by treatment with bichromates.
Patent GB-190502452-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rests and Dressers for Grindstones Emery Wheels & the like
Inventor: TRIER FRANK
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 2452. Trier, F. Feb. 7. Turning grindstones &c.-Relates to a combined safety rest and slide for holding a dressing or trueing tool for a grindstone &c. The rest A, Fig. 2, is mounted in trunnions C on the sides of the grindstone trough. Stops are provided to prevent it from falling too far forward, while it is free to move back in the event of anything getting between it and the grindstone. Collars H on the trunnions prevent lateral motion. When the dressing-tool is to be used, the rest is turned over and clamped in a nearly horizontal position as in Fig. 3. The tool, which may be of any suitable form, is mounted in a holder D on a pin F carried on a slide B which fits in a suitable groove in the rest, and can be adjusted towards the grindstone by a nut G on a screwed portion of the pin F. The tool may be turned over on the pin F so as to dress the other side of the stone and is traversed by a screw under the slide. The nut of the traversing-screw is provided with a threaded shank which fits through a hole in the rest for easy attachment.
Patent GB-190502726-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines
Inventor: SANGSTER CHARLES THOMAS BROCK
Filed: 1905-02-10
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 2726. Sangster, C. T. B. Feb. 10 Gas and like engines.-Cylinders, especially those with mechanically-operated valves, are provided with a head in which the inlet and exhaust valve chambers b, c, Fig. 2, are on the same side of the cylinder as the exhaust branch e, while the inlet branch is on the opposite side of the cylinder and communicates with the inlet-valve chambers b through a passage d. The operating-mechanism for both valves can thus all be arranged at one side of the cylinder, the carburettor being placed on the other side. The valve-chambers b, c opan into the combustion chamber a, arranged as shown. The whole is cast in one-piece, with suitable water jackets. Such engines are particularly applicable to motor-cars.
Patent GB-190508976-A (GB)
Title: An Apparatus for Measuring Water for Irrigation and similar purposes.
Inventor: GRANT CHARLES JAMES
Filed: 1905-04-28
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 8976. Grant, C. J., and Michell, A. G. M. May 18, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 19011. Sluice gates.-In a water meter of the vanewheel type arranged for measuring streams of large flow, the inlet a<1> has a sluice plate D, hinged at one end, and capable of being adjusted by means of a notched lever.
Patent GB-190510605-A (GB)
Title: Fraud Detector for Electric Meters.
Inventor: WALLACE WATT FULLER
Filed: 1905-05-20
Abstract: 10,605. Fuller, W. W. May 20, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act. 1901]. Void. [Published under Patents Act, 1901.] Switches.-A device for detecting fraud in connexion with supply meters comprises a switch which breaks the circuit in the event of any tampering with the meter. The solenoids 6, 11, connected to the supply wires 1, 9 respectively, and through the blades 5<a>, 12<a> of the double-pole switch to the load wires 1<a>, 9<a>, are arranged to act equally on the spring beam 38, pivoted at 34. The.shunting of the solenoid 11 if the meter is by-passed, or.. by the contacts 14, 15 if it is thrown out of level, allows the beam to rock the pivoted yoke 33 and release a latch holding the switch. The switch blades are then opened by the springs 41 and held against the short-circuiting bar 40, and as the casing 37<a> is sealed the switch remains open to expose the fraud. The electro-magnet 20 in the rotor circuit normally holds its spring armature away from the contact 35 but any interference with the rotor or defect in the commutator releases the armature and causes the short-circuiting of the solenoid 11.
Patent GB-190512667-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Pumps
Inventor: AXIEN JOHN HUGO
Filed: 1905-06-19
Granted: 1906-03-15
Abstract: 12,667. Axien, J. H. June 19. Creacent-shaped chamber type of rotary pumps. The important feature of the invention is the mounting of the vanes on revolving instead of fixed eccentric disks, to reduce friction. The driving- member b is mounted in a casing a and is provided with slots d in which slide the vanes c, c<1> actuated in pairs through the straps f, f<1> by eccentric sheaves g, g<1>, which are mounted on a shaft h free to revolve in the cover i. The shaft h is eccentric to the driving-shaft e and member b.
Patent GB-190514681-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Production of Aqueous Caoutchouc Solutions and for the Regeneration of Caoutchouc Waste.
Inventor: ALEXANDER PAUL
Filed: 1905-07-17
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 14,681. Alexander, P. July 17. Emulsions, making.-Solutions of raw caoutchouc or caoutchouc waste are treated with alkali and high-pressure steam for the production of aqueous solutions. The process may be carried out as follows : 1000 kilos of caoutchouc waste are heated under pressure to 150 ‹ C. with 3000 kilos of benzene, and the solution, after removal of undissolved matter, is heated to 150 ‹ C. with 200 kilos of sodium hydrate in 350 kilos of water. The solution is then steam-distilled in a retort to remove benzene, and the aqueous solution of caoutchouc is filtered.
Patent GB-190514884-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Electric Furnaces.
Inventor: PARKER THOMAS
Filed: 1905-07-19
Granted: 1906-07-19
Abstract: 14,884. Parker, T. July 19. Electric furnaces.-A furnace adapted for refining steel and smelting nickel and other metals, is constructed so that the metal is heated both inductively and resistively. It is particularly adapted for operations in which the direct contact of heating gases would be prejudicial, and the electric heating may be used for the final stages of refining, after heating by gas or otherwise. The furnace bed b contains resistances a arranged spirally and heated by alternating current, so that the metal in the furnace is also heated by induced currents. Such resistances may also be placed in the top or sides. The furnace may be built up of fire-bricks, bauxite, magnesium or chromium oxide, or other insulator, with blocks of carbon or other material to form the resistances.
Patent GB-190517846-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Airtight Covers & Frames for Inspection Chambers
Inventor: MITCHELL JOHN
Filed: 1905-09-04
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 17,846. Mitchell, J. Sept. 4. Gratings.-Lids for electric junction boxes, inspection openings for drains, and the like are secured by sunk-bolts screwed into T-sectioned nuts, as shown.in section in Fig. 2. The nuts are slipped into correspondingly-shaped slots formed in the framing between its outer edge and the sealing-groove, as shown in Fig. 1, so that a continuous air-tight joint is formed all round the frame. The arrangement is such that a broken bolt or nut can be easily replaced.
Patent GB-190520495-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Presses.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1905-10-10
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 20,495. Thompson, W. P., [Goss Printing Press Co.]. Oct. 10. Rotary machines; associating-apparatus; delivery apparatus.-A rotary perfecting web-printing machine has an upper and lower pair of perfecting- couples, with forme cylinders D, F and H, J, Fig. 1, respectively, each forme cylinder having an upper and a lower impression cylinder as C, K, E, L, G, M, I, N. Two webs A, A' are fed in at one end of the machine, to the impression cylinders C, E and G, I, respectively, and are then led out at the side of the machine over turning- bars 5, 10, and associated, slit, folded, and delivered. Two other webs B, B<1>, fed in from one side of the machine, after passing over turning-bars 100, 101 are led round impression cylinders K, L and M, N, respectively, and are then associated &c. at the end of the machine. By this means, only half the usual number of formes are required to print the same number of, copies per revolution of the press. The two webs passing either to the upper or lower perfecting couples may be of less than full width when printing less than the maximum number of pages.
Patent GB-190521020-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Rotary Interrupters for Electric Currents
Inventor: HEINZE JOHN OTTO
Filed: 1905-10-17
Granted: 1906-10-17
Abstract: 21,020. Heinze, J. O. Oct. 17. Switches.-A high-frequency rotary interrupter, which may be used for wireless telegraphy to give a long make' and a short 'break' in the primary circuit of a transformer, comprises two commutators geared together and rotated by an electromotor, the segments being rubbed by brushes which are so connected that one commutator governs the duration of flow of the current and the other governs, by its speed, the period of interruption. The commutator 1, Fig. 1, has a shaft 2 mounted in bearings 3 and rotated by an electromotor 5. Commutator disks 8, separated by insulation 7, are mounted between two end plates 6 upon the shaft, and set into the faces of all these disks and parallel with the axis of the shaft 2 are insulating-bars 9, Fig. 2, between which are mounted upon the insulating-rings commutator strips 10, Fig. 1, electrically connected together. The commutator rings are rubbed by two series of stationary metallic brushes 12, 13, Fig. 3, while two movable brushes 14, 15 mounted upon the.pivoted arm 26 engage the strips 10, each pair of brushes 16, 17, &c. engaging its respective commutator disk 8. Fixed to the spindle 2 is a second commutator or circuit-closing device 28 geared to the first commutator. Its disk 30 is provided with three insulating- bars 32 in its circumference, so that three-quarters of the disk is conducting and the remainder insulating. The disk is engaged by the brushes 33 at points ninety degrees apart. The apparatus is placed in the primary circuit of an inductor coil X with condenser Y and source of energy Z, the circuit leading through the interrupting-device 1 and tbrough the second commutator 28. The controlling-mechanism may be short-circuited, in which case the current flows from the source Z through the wires 35, 36, brush 14, metallic strip 10, brushes 15, 16, disk 8, brush 17, &c. through all the metallic disks and brushes to the wire 37, primary of the induction coil, and back to the source Z. When the controlling-device 28 is used, the interrupting-device may be short-circuited, and the current then flows through a parallel shunt circuit. In the case instanced, the interrupting-disk is rotated at double the speed of the circuit-controlling disk, and various relative positions during the revolutions of the former are shown. For seveneighths of the period between each interruption of the primary circuit, the current flows through the primary, giving a long 'make' and a short break.'
Patent GB-190525214-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: LUDLOW EDWIN BASIL
Filed: 1905-12-05
Granted: 1906-12-05
Abstract: 25,214. Ludlow, E. B. Dec. 5. Road-and-rail vehicles.-To enable a motor road vehicle to run on rails, it is provided with a slidable metal nnderframe A carrying flanged wheels 3, 4, 5, 6, which are brought into or out of action by inclines 23, 24 on the underframe acting on the axle bearings of the road wheels under the action of a screw 16 and hand-wheel 17. The metal underframe A is secured to the vehicle by metal loops 15 taking over its sides. The screw 16 is pivoted to the body of the vehicle by pins 19, works in a nut 21 formed in a cross-bar 22, which is pivoted to the sides of the frame A, and may be locked by a chain 28 or otherwise. Springs 25, 26 or inclines 29, 30 keep the inclines 23, 24 in contact with the underside of the axle bearing. When it is desired to run the motor on a railway or tramway, the screw is turned and the frame A moved forwards, thus forcing the inclines under the axles and raising the road wheels 8, 9, 10, 11. The vehicle may then be connected to the back of a train. If it is to be driven by its own power, sprocketwheels and chains may be used to transmit power from the driving-axle of the road wheels to the axle 2, or the flanged wheels may be arranged to bear against the tyres of the driving-wheels 10, 11. If the gauge of the rails differs from that of the road wheels, the flanged wheels 5, 6 are made of extra width so that the driving-wheels come into contact with them. The underframe with its wheels and axles can be used for jacking up the motor-vehicle. To reduce the friction on the inclines, the loop brackets 15 may be fitted with rollers. The motor may be used to adjust the underframe by driving the screw 16 or other gearing. According to the Provisional Specification, the underframe may be suspended from the frame by four or more links.
Patent GB-190603351-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brick Making Machines.
Inventor: SHARRATT ALBERT
Filed: 1906-02-12
Granted: 1906-08-30
Abstract: 3351. Sharratt, A. Feb. 12. Pug-mills; moulding bricks.-The lining-ring or mouthpiece b, protecting the pug-ring a from wear, is bevelled on its upper and lower edges b<1>, b<2> to form a knife-edge.
Patent GB-190604369-A (GB)
Title: Cable or Rope for Power Transmission
Inventor: MUELLER JULIUS
Filed: 1906-02-22
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 4369. M³ller, J. Feb. 22. Driving-ropes or cables for textile and other machinery are made of spirally-twisted strands of chrome leather having cores h of horny or " transparent" leather. The cores are formed from imperfectly tanned leather prepared by being soaked and freed from oil.