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Patent GB-190126240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hub-spindle Fittings for Cycles
Inventor: BIRT GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-12-23
Granted: 1902-12-18
Abstract: 26,240. Birt, G. W., Birt, M., and Birt, E. Dec. 23. Bearings, spring supports for. - Re lates to anti-vibration supports for cycle bearings. Fig. 1 shows the application to a bicycle front wheel. Each end of the axle is secured by a nut k in an eye m formed on a rod g mounted free to slide in discs f secured in a cylinder d connected by clips c to the fork member and formed with one or more apertures h to receive the axle. The motion is controlled by a spring l compressed between the eye m and the upper disc f, and by a rubber washer o secured under a flange n formed on the rod g. The washer o may be replaced by a spring similar to the spring l. According to the Provisional Specification, the rods g slide in ball bearings in discs screwed into rings formed on lugs carried by the fork members, and the motion is only controlled by springs l.
Patent GB-190126716-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Handless Watches, applicable in Part to other like Time-Pieces.
Inventor: KERR JOHN FRANCIS
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 26,716. Kerr, J. F. July 30, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883). Dials and hands. -Rotary y dials with the numerals in reverse order are used in place of hands with or without a reading line on the crystal.
Patent GB-190200100-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match Striking Appliances
Inventor: JAMES HORACE
Filed: 1902-01-01
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 100. James, H., and Holmes, A. I. Jan. 1. Match-striking surfaces.- Match-striking appliances are made in the form of ferrules, clips, or clasps to fit on walking-sticks, gas brackets, pipe stems and bowls, and like articles. The form shown in Fig. 1 is suitable for pipe bowls, and is made from sheet metal and provided with longitudinal slot for expansion, and with external corrugations, serrations, or impressions forming a striking-surfare. The appliance may be similarly formed from india-rubber with an outer metal or other striking-surface, or from coiled wire, in which case the coils form the striking-surface. The appliance may be otherwise attached by the aid of springs.
Patent GB-190202544-A (GB)
Title: Device for Manufacturing Ridge Tiles for Roofs from Cement and Sand.
Inventor: SORBE WILHELM
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 2544. Sobbe, W. Jan. 31. Moulding roofing-tiles.-Ridge tiles are formed with rabbeted overlapping joints, top rolls, ornamental rosettes, and water-deflecting ribs, as shown in Fig. 6, by applying a mixture of cement and sand to a sheet-metal moulding-plate on a former or support b and pressing the material by hinged mould covers or dies e, f. The mould, with the tile, is raised clear of the support by arrow-headed lifting - rods h, connected to a vertical sliding rod i operated by a treadle.
Patent GB-190202683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brake Operating Mechanism for Front Steering Velocipedes.
Inventor: STARLEY JOHN KEMP
Filed: 1902-02-03
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 2683. Starley, J. K. Feb. 3 Brakes for bicycles &c. Figs. 1 and 2 show a rear-wheel brake. The brake, which may be of any suitable kind and is retracted by a spring 6, is connected at 26 to a wire 2 which is guided by a tube 25 through the bottom bracket, and passes up the bottom member 23 and under a sleeve or roller 18, preferably mounted, as shown in Fig. 2, on a pin 19 screwed into a hole 22 in one side of the tube 23, formed with a head 20 of the same size as the roller 18 and fitting exactly into a hole 21 in the other side of the tube 23. The wire passes from the roller 18 through an elongated hole 14 in the steering-post 13, up the handle-bar stem, and, in the case of the forward handle-bar shown, over pulleys 12, 11 arranged on horizontal and vertical axes, respectively, in the handle-bars, into the handle-bar, its end being connected either to the usual cranked hand-lever or to a handle mounted so as to move endwise when rotated. In the case of normal handle-bars, the pulleys 11, 12 are replaced by a single pulley.
Patent GB-190205598-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production of Tea, Coffee and like Extracts.
Inventor: BUNKER CHARLES MERRILL
Filed: 1902-03-06
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 5598. Bunker, C. M. March 6. Extract, decoctions, and infusions.-Relates to a process for the production of tea extracts, which may also be applied to the production of extracts of coffee, cocoa, and the like. The tea leaves are infused several times in succession, each succeeding time for a longer period, so that the essential oil, the theine, and the tannin may be successively extracted. The solutions produced are separately concentrated and then mixed in any suitable proportions. When the product is to be sold in a solid form, sugar of milk or some equivalent substance is added to absorb moisture and prevent the extract from becoming damp:
Patent GB-190210225-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Presses for Stamping, Punching and similar purposes
Inventor: SEYMOUR JOHN PLINY
Filed: 1902-05-03
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 10,225. Seymour, J. P. Oct. 3, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Stamping; punching.-Relates to presses of the kind described in Specification No. 10,224, A.D. 1902, for stamping, punching, or similar purposes. In the present invention, the lower set of dies 32 are mounted in sets in a reciprocating table D<1> driven like an ordinary planing-machine table. The corresponding sets of upper dies or punches 58 are secured in yokes 42 pivoted at 44 in flanges on a shaft 26 and operated as described in the prior Specification to ensure the parallelism of the sets of dies during their engagement with the sheet X. In the form of machine shown, which is for operating on thick sheets, the table is driven by a pair of pinions 73, 74 on a shaft 75, and the table rotates the carrier by means of two sets of large teeth 84, 82 secured to the top of the table and to a flange 81 on the table and engaging tooth-like projections 94 on the yokes, so that both sets of dies move laterally at the same speed. The sets of teeth 82, 84 are adjusted to register the dies and to prevent backlash. In a machine for acting on thinner plates, only one driving- pinion is used, and the table drives the carrier by means of a rack engaging a toothed wheel on the carrier, a toothed plate being angularly adjustable on the wheel to prevent backlash. The machine is set to reverse when the dies are out of engagement, the sheet under operation being then changed if necessary. The lower set of dies may be carried by an endless band suitably supported.
Patent GB-190213082-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Electrical Switch and Cut-out for Street Poles and the like.
Inventor: RAILING MAX
Filed: 1902-06-09
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 13,082. Railing, M., and Collings, J. H. June 9. Cut-outs; switches.-Relates to a combined electric switch and cut-out, more particularly applicable for use on street lamp poles, brackets, and the like. On the ends of a thick insulating-ring A are mounted contact-pieces E, E, E, E, which may be electrically connected in pairs by bridging-pieces D, D, which may be laminated, carried by a lever C. The axles of the lever C are mounted in bearings in metal bars B supported on the ends of the ring A. When a single pole switch is required, only one pair of contact-pieces and one bridging- piece are used. The axle has at one end a clutch piece F, with which engages a clutch N carried by a hand-lever M, considerable lost motion being allowed between the clutches. A spring 0 is coiled up on the axle as the switch is closed, and the energy thus stored up serves to effect a sudden break. Each of the contact-pieces E, E<1> receives by a clip e one end of a cut-out G, G, the other end of which is connected by a clip e to a terminal plate H. According to the Provisional Specification, a notched insulating-prop near the centre of each fuse is used to increase the length of the fuse wire. The ring A is enclosed by an insulating-ring mounted in a case I provided with end covers L, L<1>, by means of which the parts are readily accessible.
Patent GB-190215699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Lubricating and Oil Testing Devices
Inventor: MORRIS HARRY PARMER
Filed: 1902-07-14
Granted: 1902-10-02
Abstract: 15,699. Morris, H. P. July 17, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Testing lubricating-oils.-The oil is supplied from a sight-feed lubricator g, arranged outside a steam pipe a, by condensation or otherwise. The supply pipe c passes through a bush f in the pipe a and is coupled by an elbow d to a bell-shaped fitting e. The end of the pipe c is preferably cut on a slant or bevel and terminates over a depression or cup e', formed in the fitting e. The bell-shaped fitting e has an upturned rim e<2> to retard the passage of the oil from the surface of the bell. Grooves d', formed in the elbow d, or in the fitting e, or in both, form communication between the interior of the elbow and the exterior of the fitting. The oil from the pipe c drips into the bowl e<1> where it is heated and then overflows and passes through the grooves d<1> to the surface of the fitting. As the oil reaches the heated surface of the fitting, part of it is atomized and carried away in the steam, a further portion is carried away as it flows down the fitting, and the remainder spreads about the rim and as it falls therefrom is finely divided and carried away by the steam. In a modification, a T -shaped piece, open at the top to the steam, replaces the elbow d. By removing and examining the fitting, the device can be used as a testing-apparatus, as oils of a low flash point will burn in the bowl e<1>.
Patent GB-190221797-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brake Apparatus Suitable for Tramway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: COOK ELMER ELSWORTH
Filed: 1902-10-07
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 21,797. Cook, E. E. Oct. 7. Brakes.-The brakes of a tramway or like vehicle, whether acting upon the wheels or upon the rails, are actuated by an air cylinder 22, Fig. 1, and an air pump driven by one of the axles 10 of the vehicle. The pump is arranged to exhaust air from one end of the cylinder 22 and to compress it into the other. It is driven by an eccentric 9 on the axle 10 acting through a rod 7, a link 6, and a sliding block 5. The link 6 is suspended from an arm 8 which is mounted to turn on the axle and is connected by an arm 13, rod 15, lever 16, and rod 18 to a hand-lever 20, by means of which the link 6 can be lowered to stop the action of the pump. Another hand-lever at the other end of the vehicle is connected to the arm 13 by a rod 14. The lower end of the brake cylinder 22 is connected by a pipe 25 to non-return delivery valves at the ends of the pump cylinder 1, and the top of the brake cylinder is connected by a pipe 28 with the suction valves of the pump. Each of the delivery valves consists of a ball 26<a>, Fig 3, enclosed in a plug 26<b> and resting against a seating 26<c> in such a way as to allow air to pass from the pump through a passage 26<d> to the delivery pipe. Each suction valve consists of a ball 29<a> enclosed in a plug 29<b> and resting on a seating 29 connected by a passage 29<d> with the suction pipe. When the action of the pump is stopped by moving over the lever 20, Fig. 1, the suction and delivery pipes are connected to one another and to the pump cylinder by an equalizing- valve 32 actuated by an arm 33 and the lever 16, a spring 35 performing the return motion. The valve 32 consists of a plug with three connected radial passages for making the required connections. A spring stop 21 is provided for the lever 16. The brake cylinder is mounted on trunnions 23, and its piston-rod 24<a> is connected to an arm 36 on a shaft 37 which is provided with other arms connected to the wheel brakes 47, 47<a>, or to the rail brakes 52, or to both. The wheel brakes are carried by shafts 41, 41<a>, which are suspended by hangers 42, 42<a> from brackets 45 and are pulled in a direction away from the wheels by springs 44. The two shafts 41, 41<a> are connected by crank-arms at each end and rods 51, and the shaft 41 is connected to the main brake shaft 37 by an arm 40 and a rod 39. The shaft 41<a> is also connected to the brakes at the other end of the vehicle by a similar arm and rod. A stop 40<b> is provided for the arm 40 and a similar stop for the arm on the shaft 41<a>. The rail brakes 52 are connected by pins and slots to links 53 pivoted to brackets 54<a> and are operated by links 55, a crank shaft 58, and a rod 60 from the shaft 37.
Patent GB-190300462-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricators
Inventor: STUBLEY JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1903-01-08
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 462. Stubley, J. H. Jan. 8. Lubricators. - R e - lates to lubricators for shaft bearings, and for steam, air. and gas engine cylinders. A glass oil container A is connected to a chamber D, and a screw stopper O is provided for securing the lubricator to the engine cylinder or bearing. Passages C, C<1> lead from the vessel A to the cylinder &c., the passage C being adjustable in size by means of a thumb-screw B. As the engine works, a vacuum is periodically formed in the chamber D, and oil then falls from the vessel A to the chamber, and passes to the cylinder. When used for bearings, an air inlet E is provided, and is kept closed normally by a pad F on a spring lever G. The lever may be operated by hand, or mechanically, to uncover the air inlet E when it is required to lubricate the bearing. The chamber E may be filled through the stopper, or by removing the screw cap N. According to the Provisional Specification, a cord or chain is attached to the lever G to facilitate opening the air inlet.
Patent GB-190301299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Safety Appliances for the Prevention of Injury where a Trolley Line or other Live Conductor Breaks.
Inventor: STEWART WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1903-01-19
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 1299. Stewart, W. H. Jan. 19. Conductors.-Relates to a method of supporting overhead conductors so that in case the conductor breaks the broken wires becomes dead. The Figure is a sectional view of the supporting-device. When the conductor D breaks, the part A which is soldered to it slips out of the bevelled-shaped case B and becomes suspended and insulated by the cord C. As the part A slips out, the projection I knocks the rotatable piece G, thus pressing it against the projection E<1> and preventing the other piece from being liberated. It is stated that the piece G may be held, after being moved to one side, by means of a'suitably-placed spring.
Patent GB-190306000-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Shaft Couplings.
Inventor: BARRON ADOLPHUS
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 6000. Barron, A., [trading as Barron & Co., A.]. March 16. Shaft couplings; guards.-A friction coupling consists of a sleeve formed of two parts b, c, which are bolted together over the ends of the shafts by the bolts e. An enlarged part, shown in dotted lines at h, may be formed in the central portion of the coupling, so that the coupling may spring or give, should one shaft be slightly smaller than the other. The protecting-case C, which preferably runs loosely on the shafting, consists of two end discs j connected by a sheet-iron strip l. A similar casing or guard may be fitted to any other form of shaft coupling.
Patent GB-190306552-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Deep Boring Apparatus
Inventor: DETTMER AUGUST
Filed: 1903-03-20
Granted: 1904-03-19
Abstract: 6552. Dettmer, A. March 20. Deep-boring.-The rods 20 are supported from the oscillating beam 1 by a spring appliance consisting of spiral or other springs 16 and intermediate plates 11, 12, loosely guided on the links 8, by which the bottom plate 10 is hung from the bolts 5 in the beam. A tubular extension 17 of the top plate 13 supports a clamp, consisting of a frame 21, screws 23, and plates 22, which adjustably holds the rods at the desired height.
Patent GB-190307936-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottle Stoppers
Inventor: STREBEL LOUIS
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 7936. Strebel, L. April 6. Stoppers.-The heads of bottle stoppers, which are secured by a wirebail and a locking-lever, are made of porcelain with rounded tops a, Fig. 3, and with a lateral hole o having outwardly and upwardly flaring ends to facilitate the rapid connection and disconnection of the bail-wire b. The lower part of the head is provided with a beaded shank a', for securing the rubber packing e. The lower side of the hole o is made convex upwards slightly, to ensure the proper centering of the stopper and bail-wire.
Patent GB-190314593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Coke Ovens.
Inventor: RAMSAY GEORGE SHARPE
IPC: C10B15/02
Filed: 1903-06-30
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 14,593. Ramsay, G. S. June 30. Coking. - In a beehive or like oven, the gaseous products are led from the top of the oven to circuitous flues beneath a gas-tight floor, with the object of keeping the floor hot and dry and securing uniform carbonization of the c o a l. The oven 1, Fig. 1, is surrounded by loam 4, and has a walled-up front 2, a doorway 7, and a charging opening 6. The floor is composed of tiles 8 upon sand 10 and a layer of asbestos 11 to prevent the passage of hot gases. It is supported by other tiles 12 upon flue walls shown in Fig. 3. Apertures 26 convey the hot gases to four exterior downward flues 16, 17, Fig. 2, adapted to the curvature of the oven and having, at their upper ends, cleaning - holes normally closed by tiles. From these, the gases pass through bottom flues 18, 19, 20, 22, 21, formed by flue walls 23, 24, 25, into main longitudinal bottom flues 13, separated by a wall 15 and conducting to the chimney 14. The chimney has a damper 28, and another, 13<a>, covers the cleaning-aperture of the main flues.
Patent GB-190318172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke Consuming Apparatus for Steam Generator or like Furnaces.
Inventor: MALDEN JOHN
Filed: 1903-08-22
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 18,172. Maiden, J., and Lowe, T. Aug. 22. Air surply, heating; smoke - consuming.-Air entering through one or more inlets C' in the firedoor C of a steam-boiler or other furnace is heated in a chamber B before being discharged above the fire through the opening G. The chamber B, which may extend wholly or partly across the furnace, is closed at the top by an arched plate A' to prevent the cold air from striking against the crown of the furnace. An opening A<3>, corresponding to the firing hole, is made in the sloping back A of the chamber B, and is closed by a plate E connected to the door C by brackets F. By turning down the inner ends of the brackets F and fitting them into loops formed by straps J, the plate E is guided into the proper position by the side plates A<1> during the opening and closing of the door C. A grating or a series of flat plates H, bent spirally, is applied to the opening'G. Air inlets may be formed in the dead-plate in lieu of, or in addition to, those in the fire-door.
Patent GB-190321449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Separating Grease and Water from Steam and for Separating Liquids or Suspended Particles from Vapours and Gases.
Inventor: REAVELL JAMES ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-10-06
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 21,449. Reavell, J. A. Oct. 6. Exhaust, freeing from grease.-Relates to apparatus for separating grease from exhaust steam. Steam enters the chamber A, Fig. 1, by the inlet B, around which, within the chamber, is arranged the deflector plate b<1>, and then passes through screens D and a perforated plate E, finally escaping by the outlet F. The screens D are constructed of metal having expanded slits d', as shown in Fig. 3, and the surface around the sides of each opening is formed at an angle similar to what is known as " expanded metal. These screens may be bent into V or W shapes, or they may be corrugated, before they are inserted in the chamber A, and each successive screen is so arranged that the angles of the sides of the openings of one are in the reverse direction to the angles of the sides of the openings of the adjacent screen. The screens collect the suspended matter, which falls to the bottom of the chamber, and is drawn off through the outlet a'.
Patent GB-190323042-A (GB)
Title: Improvements on Tension-screws, particularly applicable to Ships' Rigging Screws.
Inventor: HEDDERWICK HAROLD JAMES
Filed: 1903-10-24
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 23,042. Hedderwick, H. J. Oct. 24. Locking nuts.-Relates to means for locking the nuts of tension screws, particularly those applicable to ships' rigging screws. The inside of the nut N, Fig. 1, has a groove D which receives the head of a sliding key K fitted to slots in the screw B and shell S. The bolt is prevented from screwing too far out of the shell by the pin P. The key K may be fitted as shown in Fig. 1<M>. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the engaging side of the nut N is formed with a helical surface cut in a direction opposite to that of the screw B, and beds against a corresponding surface on the end of the shell S. A nut of the form shown in Fig. 2<M> may be fitted between the nut N and the shell. Fig. 3 shows an ordinary nut N used in conjunction with an internal nut I having projections P adapted to engage with corresponding seats T in the top of the shell S.
Patent GB-190326164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Closing Devices for Bottles and other Vessels.
Inventor: CHAPMAN EARLE EVERETT
Filed: 1903-11-30
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 26,164. Chapman, E. E. Nov. 30. Stoppers; refilling, pre venting and detecting.-A stopper for a bottle, jug, jar, or other vessel consists of a cap 7, Figs. 1 and 4, which is provided with a loose internal cap 8, a joint washer 9 of cork or other substance, and a band 10, which is retained in position by crimping the edge of the outer cap 7 over it. The band is provided with struck-out fingers 12, which, when the stopper is in position, as in Fig. 1, engage with recesses 5 in the bottle neck. The bottle is formed with a shoulder from which the neck tapers upwards, as shown. The recesses 5 in the neck are flared laterally at their lower parts, to facilitate the engagement of the fingers 12. A guide mark or depression 3 in the bottle neck is arranged to register with a guide mark 13 on the cap, to indicate the position of the cap for engagement of the fingers in applying the stopper. In a modification, an external cap, provided with struck-out fingers engaging under a flange at the mouth of the bottle, is used to retain a cork &c. plug in the bottle neck. In another modification, shown in Fig. 11, the inner cap is dispensed with, and a lug or extension 18 is formed under the flange 14 by means of which, when the stopper cap is turned, to remove it, the fingers 12 are broken or bent. As the stopper is thus destroyed or injured during removal, it cannot be used again, thus providing means for preventing the fraudulent refilling of the bottles. Internal projections may be formed in the neck of the bottle, to prevent the insertion of a cork or stopper.
Patent GB-190404623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Tyres for the Wheels of Vehicles of all kinds.
Inventor: STICHELEN ALBERT VAN DER
Filed: 1904-02-25
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 4623. Stichelen, A. van der. Feb. 25. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-A tyre for cycles and motors and other vehicles consists of an outer cover 1 of india-rubber strengthened by a lining of canvas 2 with pockets 7 formed in the canvas in which are enclosed rings of flexible india-rubber 8. A ring 9 of steel aluminium, or other material, placed in the interior of the cover, before it is attached to the felloe, presses against its internal periphery. The edges 10 of the ring. are turned over and form a groove to permit the extremities 11, 12 to slide one over the other as shown in Fig. 2, which also shows a suitable device for enlarging the ring 9 and thus placing the tyre under tension.