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Patent GB-190306699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Metallic Railway Ties or Sleepers.
Inventor: STANSBURY GEORGE FRANCIS
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 6699. Stansbury, G. F. Nov. 22, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Sleepers; rails, securing to sleepers.-Ties or sleepers are formed as hollow metallic troughs A slotted at the ends to receive closing-plates B and filled with ballast X. The plates B are provided with lugs c, and one of the wings b at each end of the sleeper is bent inwards to form wider bearings for the plates. A drainage space is left between the plates and the bottom of the sleeper. The sides of the sleeper are recessed to receive base-plates C, to which the rails D are secured by plates E, shaped as shown, and provided with tongues i for engaging slots j in the base-plates. The base-plates C have flanges e which fit over the sides of the sleeper, and they are held in position by bolts/, which also act as stays.
Patent GB-190307422-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Means for Automatically Starting and Stopping Pumps used in Conjunction with Accumulators.
Inventor: JOHNSON FRANCIS
Filed: 1903-03-31
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 7422. Johnson, F., and Buchanan, R. March 31. Governing or controlling pumps. -Relates to a method of automatically stopping and re-starting pumps which are used for charging hydraulic accumulators. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation and Fig. 31a plan of the arrangement, in which Y is part of the accumulator, J a fork which guides the driving-strap of the pump from, or on to, the loose or fast pulleys as desired, A, B two pulleys mounted on the same shaft, A being keyed to it while B runs loose, and both having two wire or other suitable ropes attached to them. Keyed to the same shaft is a boss which has a weighted arm R and a projection S, the latter being connected to a spring V which steadies the motion of the arm R. As the accumu. lator is charged by the pumps, the part Y slowly rises, and the projecting pulley Z pulls on the rope F, rotating the pulley A and throwing the weighted arm R over. The projection S catches against one of the pegs P, Q on the wheel B, thus quickly rotating it sufficiently to actuate the lever M, so as to throw the pump strap on to the loose pulley. As the accumulator becomes discharged, the port Y sinks, so that another projection Z' reverses the previous motions and throws the pumps into operation. Fig. 4 shows a modification in which the pulley A is operated by the unequal weights F<1>, G<1>. In the upward movement of the part Y of the accumulator, the weight F is raised, and the weight G<1 >reverses the mechanism. Upon the descent of the part Y, the weight F<1> draws the weight G<1> up and throws the arm R over, which again throws the pumps into action.
Patent GB-190309532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Indigo Dyeing.
Inventor: MULLER HERMANN
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 9532. Muller, H. April 28. Dyeing.-Relates to the preparation of baths for dyeing with indigo cotton, silk, wool, linen, or unions of the fibres whether in the piece or yarn, by means of a jigger, Fonlard, or other machine having rollers or cylinders. The materials are steeped for 15 to 20 secs. in a hot bath prepared by heating indigo paste with acetic acid adding stannic or stannous oxide or the respective hydrated oxide and, after boiling with just sufficient caustic soda or potash to dissolve the indigo, diluting with water. The materials are then squeezed out, slightly aired, and passed through a cold bath containing bichromate of potash, hydrochloric acid and water. On removal, the material is washed, soaped, rinsed, and dried. The proportions of the first bath vary according to the material to be treated.
Patent GB-190309822-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Tool Holders for Lathes.
Inventor: BLANCKE JULIUS
Filed: 1903-04-30
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 9822. Blancke, J. April 30. Tool-holders.-A tool-holder, one or more of which may be used in one lathe, is arranged to carry two or more cutters, the cutting-edges of which are situated in a vertical plane inclined to the axes of the cutters, and act at different distances from the centre of the work, and also at different lateral points. The cutters a, b, c, Fig. 3, are adjusted longitudinally by the screws f, and laterally by the fixing-screws d, e, g. The lateral adjustment may be effected by wedges v, Fig. 9, or the cutter b may lie in a circumferential groove in a bolt, which may be screwed into or out of the holder; or the cutter may be passed through a block, which can be moved by means of a screw in a transverse polygonal slot in the holder. Two or more of the cutters may be arranged to operate at the same distance from the centre of the work.
Patent GB-190311217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Steam Turbines.
Inventor: EVANS WILLIAM EDWARD
Filed: 1903-05-16
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 11,217. Evans, W. E., [Ges. zur Einfuchrung von Erfindungen]. May 16. Steam turbines.-Consists in fitting insulating- shields d, supported by studs e, between the steamsupply channel'c and the rim of a turbine wheel a, in order to prevent injury to the rim by overheating. Insulating-material may be placed between the shield and casing. Other forms of steam turbines may be similarly treated.
Patent GB-190311767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Weaving Looms.
Filed: 1903-05-23
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 11,767. Firth Co., and Birrell, D. S. May 23. Looms for weaving two or more widths of wire fabric. Lays.-The lay is arranged to weave the fabrics at different levels, as shown in Fig. 1. A shuttle box c is placed at each end of the lay, and two shuttle boxes c, c' are placed one above the other at the central part of the lay. Picking-motions.-Each shuttle k is pushed or polled through its shed by means of a long rod g and a short rod f. The upper and lower rods at each side of the loom are connected with a carrier e, which is reciprocated on a slide d by means of rope gearing z. Back-bearers; breast beams.-The two sets of warp wires are arranged on a grooved warp beam. The warps for the lower fabric pass over a roller at the back of the loom, and the woven fabric passes over a roller at the front of the loom. The warps for the upper fahric pass over a larger loose roller mounted on one end of the above-mentioned back roller, and the woven fabric passes over a similar loose roller on the front roller. The two sets of warps are thus at different leve's.
Patent GB-190314547-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Coating of Leather and other Materials.
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM ROSCO
Filed: 1903-06-30
Granted: 1903-09-03
Abstract: 14,547. Smith, W. R., and Larkin, J. D. June 30. Coated fabrics. - Relates to the coating of leather, for the production of enamelled or patent leather, and of cotton cloth &c. To protect the material against injury by excessive heat during the vulcanizing-operation, heat is conducted away from the back side. The sheet of material a is suitably secured with its back on a bed composed of a hollow chamber b, having admission and exit pipes c, d, and internal means e for circulating a cooling cunent of air or other fluid. In a modification, asbestos is used as the protecting-bed.
Patent GB-190316039-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Bottles to Prevent Fraudulent Re-filling.
Inventor: HIRD ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-07-20
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 16,039. Hird, A. July 20. Stoppers; refilling, preventing; stopper - keys.- A non-refillable bottle has the neck indented at three points D, E, &c., Fig. 3, during manufacture, and is fitted with a spiral or threaded glass plug F resting loosely on the cup-shaped base of the neck. The plug is removed from the bottle for re-filling by a screwing action by means of a suction pipe A, which fits over the top of the plug ; the plug is raised and then turned to screw it past the indentations D, E, &c. The plug is re-inserted in a similar manner, falling on the base of the neck after passing the indentations. An ordinary cork is inserted at the mouth of the bottle. According to the Provisional Specification, the screw plug may be replaced by a simple ball, projections being provided in the neck to prevent the ball from leaving the bottle.
Patent GB-190324067-A (GB)
Title: Rotary Engines and the like.
Inventor: PAGAN JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1903-11-05
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 24,067. Pagan, J. T. Nov. 5. Crescent - shaped chamber t y p e of rotary engines applicable for use as pumps, compressors, blowers, or exhausters. The working chamber a, Figs. 1 and 5, has inlet ports i and outlet ports j, and contains an eccentrically - placed shaft b carrying a piston drum e. The drum has recesses with which piston vanes f engage, and the vanes, when passing the ports, act as valves. Each vane is traversed by a rod m fitted with packing and working against the chamber wall, and also connecting a pair of crank discs l, each being fitted in a recess in a plate g, which rotates about the shaft. These discs rock on pivots l<2> in alignment with the axes of the disc recesses, and the vanes are rocked by means of eccentric sleeves k fitted inside the end covers d, and to which the rods m are pivoted. In a modification, the vanes slide in curved slots in the drum. This engine is also fitted with a cut-off slide valve, and the vane rocking device is modified. The vanes f, Fig. 13, are mounted to rock on pivots l<2> by means of a crank and eccentric sleeve device. In another modification, the rocking devices are arranged outside the cover of the working chamber.
Patent GB-190327160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Adjustable Handle Bars for Cycles.
Inventor: ZEYLAND STANISLAUS
Filed: 1903-12-11
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 27,160. Zeyland, S. Dec. 11. Handle-bars ; brakes.- A n adjustable handlebar for cycles, which is shown applied to a bicycle, comprises arms which are hinged to lateral projections b on the stem portion, so that the y may move up and down in an inclined plane. A slider i is mounted on a bracket c secured by collars d, e to the front tube, and is attached to the arms by rods l<1> of adjustable length, both ends of which are free to move in two directions. The slider is provided with teeth k, k<1>, in opposite directions, which normally engage a double-toothed rack h and so maintain the arms in any position. The rider can alter the position of the arms by pulling a cord or chain m which turns the rack h and releases the slider i, a spring q bringing the rack back into engagement with the slider when the cord or chain is released. The cord either terminates in a ring near the right-hand grip, or is secured to a small bell-crank lever, so that it is readily operated by the hand. A pull-brake is operated by a similar cord attached to the left arm.
Patent GB-190405158-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Facilitating the Spinning of Textile Fibres.
Inventor: TODD RICHARD
Filed: 1904-03-02
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 5158. Todd, R., Stott, J. A., and Stott, A. H. March 2. Building-motions. - In spinning-frames of the throstle type, such as are described in Specification No. 21,414, A.D. 1895, and having rising and falling rails which all move together, springs are arranged in order to produce a rapid reversal of the lifting rail at the nose of the cop. Fig. 1 shows an arrangement in which the springs a, supported by the bracket e, rest on bearers b on the rails c. In a modification, the springs a<1>, Fig. 4, are spiral and attached to a rodf, carrying a ratchet-wheel h by which the tension of the springs may be varied. In an alternative form, springs a', Fig. 6, are inserted between the feet of the pokers d and bolster rails k.
Patent GB-190406394-A (GB)
Title: A Packing and Filing Needle
Inventor: PULLEN HENRY LANE
Filed: 1904-03-16
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 6394. Pullen, H. L. March 16. Sewing-needles.-A packing or filing needle has a hollow stem D and a movable conical head or point A. The string &c. is passed through the stem, and the frayed end is secured between the head A and the stem. For this purpose the head is fitted loosely, and either slides or is screwed on to the stem. Notches E are made in the end of the stem to receive the thread, so as to avoid the cutting of the thread by any driving-instrument.
Patent GB-190410353-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Saucepans and like Cooking Pots.
Inventor: SIMPSON WILLIAM SPEIRS
Filed: 1904-05-05
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 10,353. Simpson, W. S. May 5. Saucepans and cooking-kettles.-Relates to an arrangement to be placed inside a saucepan for supporting viands while cooking, or for preventing viands from boiling over. A wire frame A, Fig. 1, is made in halves, each carrying a platform D of perforated metal. Legs B are attached to the frame. Handles C are provided, one attached to each half of the frame. The device is secured in position by pressing the handles together and inserting in the pan E, Fig. 6, which shows the device as used for cooking by steam heat. When used for retaining vegetables &c. inside the pan, the device is secured in the upper portion thereof by the grip of the spring frame. In a modification of the invention, a circular platform is provided with two semicircular spring bands encircling it, each of these carrying a handle.
Patent GB-190410362-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Husking or Peeling Coffee Berries and the like.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1904-05-05
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 10,362. Imray, O., [Hart, H.]. May 5. Sifting coffee.-Coffee berries and the like are husked by rubbing between two inclined perforated plates, the berries and separated husks being delivered at the lower end, and the dust or powder separated through the lower plate. The berries are fed from the hopper a on to the inclined sieve b, over which reciprocates the sieve plate d, the upper end of which is inclined upwards to receive the berries. Motion may be communicated to the sieve d by the rack and mutilated pinion gearing shown, or by a crank and connecting-rod. The lower sieve rests on screws i by which its position can be adjusted. The sieves are made preferably of steel wire net.
Patent GB-190412016-A (GB)
Title: Method of and Apparatus for Repairing Worn Rail Heads at the Abutting Ends of Railway and Tramway Rails.
Inventor: MELAUN FRANZ
Filed: 1904-05-26
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 12,016. Melaun, F. May 26. Rails; rail joints. - Relates to means for repairing worn-out ends of railway and tramway rails in sit¹, and consists in cutting-away the rail heads as far as the worn part extends by means of the machine shown in Fig. 1, after which the recess so made is filled by the jointing-device described in Specification No. 8529, A.D. 1901, and shown in Fig. 12. Fig. 1 shows the method of operating upon a tramway rail. A transverse bed b of the machine is rotatably supported in brackets a secured to the ground. The working shaft g carrying the cutter h is driven by the motor e through bevel gearing m. The cutter h, at the commencement of the operation, is adjusted to the depth and inclination required and a transverse slot is cut in the rail head. The cutter is then moved longitudinally until the end of the worn part is reached, when it is again moved transversely so as to pass out at the same side as it entered and cut away a portion of the rail head. Flat cutters may be used to level the jointing- piece and the remaining portion of the rail, or the rail head may be cut away by such cutters instead of circular ones as shown. The edges of the rail are rounded off by an emery wheel used in. a similar manner to the cutter. Wedges k are driven between the head of the rail and the jointing-pieces.
Patent GB-190414628-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for the Prevention of Freezing of Water and other Liquids.
Inventor: JAMES WILLIAM BARRACLOUGH
Filed: 1904-06-29
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 14,628. James, W. B., and Taylor, C. de B. June 29. Controlling a u t o m a - tically.-Relates to means for preventing bursting of water pipes in frosty weather, which means are stated in the Provisional Specification to be applicable for automatic ventilation. Fig. 1 shows the device adapted to a water-supply cock of a house system in a normal position in ordinary weather. The glass or other tube or container a, filled with any liquid which will freeze and burst it at a temperature slightly above the freezing point, is hung from a lever attached to the supply pipe. Attached to the lower end of the tube a is a weighted lever b which controls the cock d. The freezing of the liquid in the tube a breaks the latter, allowing the weighted lever b to open the cock d and empty the system of water.
Patent GB-190416511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Treadles.
Inventor: ADAM MATTHEW ATKINSON
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 16,511. Adam, M. A., [Compagnie des Moulins Ó Coudre de Coaticook]. July 26. Treadle-driving gearing.-The treadle is supported beneath a platform and is provided with means for locking it in an operative position or in a position of rest in which it is concealed by the table. In Fig. 1, the treadle is shown in an operative position. In Fig. 2, which is an inverted plan of the table platform, the treadle mechanism is in the folded-up position. A side view is shown in Fig. 4, the dotted lines showing the treadle in a mid position. Secured to the underside of the platform are bearing-plates 8, 8<a> provided with pintle bearings 9 to support the treadle bracket 12, and stops or abutments 13 for it to bear against. Pivoted stops 10 lock the treadle bracket in its lowered position. The rod 16 attached to the treadle is provided with a clip 17 operated by the cam 18 to connect it to the rod 21. The springs 26 bear against flanges on the stops 10 to hold them in the position shown. Supported between the stops is an arm 28, by which the stops may be disengaged from the treadle bracket when desired. The stop 10 upon the bearing-plate 8<a> is provided with an extension 10<a> which carries a locking-hook 34, having a bevelled face 35. On raising the treadle bracket, the stop is pushed aside on coming into contact with the bevelled face, but eventually assumes the position shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190500915-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dashers or Beaters for Mixing or Agitating Liquids.
Inventor: BEEMER MILES WUNDER
Filed: 1905-01-17
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 915. Beemer, M. W. Jan. 17. Moving-stirrer apparatus ; agitating liquids by air jets. -Stirrers are provided with air ducts, and are so shaped that, when in rapid rotation, air is delivered at some distance below the surface of the liquid. Fig. 2 shows an horizontal section, and Fig. 3 a vertical section of one form. The central air duct 3 is provided with tangential passages 12 leading to the rear faces 8 of the wings 6. The bottom 4 of the stirrer is recessed, and the wings 6 are made with edges 9 towards the front. In modifications, the wings are scalloped along one face and provided with edges towards the rear in addition to those to the front, and inclined passages lead from the outer part of the bottom of the beater to the central air duct.
Patent GB-190507163-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Poultry Coops and Means for Ventilating the same.
Inventor: WOLFENDEN JAMES
Filed: 1905-04-05
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 7163. Wolfenden, J. April 5. Fastenings, hook, for poultry coops. The lid of a poultry coop is hinged and provided with a hook arrangement to hold it either open or closed. A hook B of the shape shown is pivoted to the front of the coop at E and engages with a ring A attached to the roof. To the hook B are attached two handles C, D, making an angle of about thirty degrees with each other. The handle C is weighted so as to hold the coop closed, as shown, in windy weather. By pulling the handle D down, the roof is raised.
Patent GB-190507294-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Drawing-off Devices for Liquids.
Inventor: HOTTINGER HEINRICH
Filed: 1905-04-06
Granted: 1906-05-05
Abstract: 7294. Hottinger, H. April 6. Pressure - regulating valves.-For drawing off liquids, cylinders 2, each containing enough compressed air or gas for emptying a single barrel &c., are used with a removable or integral fitting 3, which contains double-armed levers 5, 6 and a bolt 12 to open an inlet valve 4 against the pressure. The bolt 12 is applied to the levers by a spring 8 above a diaphragm 7, regulation being afforded by a screw 9.
Patent GB-190508232-A (GB)
Title: Improved Newspaper & Periodical Holder.
Inventor: PRIDEAUX WILLIAM DE COURCY
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 8232. Prideaux, W. de C. April 18. Newspaper holders.-Newspapers, periodicals, and the like that are fastened together in leaf form are held in the hand by means of a loop C of wire &c. formed with a handle E. The loop is slipped over the periodical B into the binding- fold, the handle E being outside the binding.
Patent GB-190508588-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Holding and Striking Matches.
Inventor: COLE BERTHA CAROLINA
Filed: 1905-04-22
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 8588. Cole, B. C. April 25, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Match receptacles. - A device for holding and striking matches comprises a striking-plate b<3>, a box a for containing spent matches, and two receptacles e for matches. The curved sides b<2> of the holder protect the fingers when striking the match, during which operation the match passes through the slot c into the flanged box a, which retains any incandescent particles of brimstone &c.
Patent GB-190515651-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Heating of Buildings by the Circulation of Steam or Vapour.
Inventor: RUSSELL JOSEPH NELSON
Filed: 1905-07-31
Granted: 1906-06-21
Abstract: 15,651. Russell, J. N. July 31. Pressure-regulating valves.-A valve F, adapted to maintain a constant pressure-difference between the supply and return mains of a steam or vapour heating- system, is actuated by the motion of a diaphragm g, which separates compartments j, h, in communication with the supply and return mains respectively. A n adjustable spring K serves to vary the control.
Patent GB-190519102-A (GB)
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-09-21
Granted: 1906-07-12
Abstract: 19,102. Smith, W., and Goadby, E. S. Sept. 21. Copying documents etc.; stencilling-apparatus.- Machines for reproducing by stencils and the like are constructed so that they can be operated with sheets of different sizes and so that the printing portion of the stencil can be located with regard to the sheet. The invention is described in connexion with a press comprising a stencil frame 15, a fixed well 11, having a front opening 19, and a movable plunger 12 carrying the sheets 13 to be printed. Depressible gauge-pins 21 are held in sockets 22 which can be secured at any point in slots 20 in the plunger. As the sheets 13 are moved against the stencil 14, the pins 21 are depressed by a rod 30. Fig. 3 shows the stencil 14 and stencil holder 17 marked with a series of indexed crossed lines ; the plunger is similarly marked. The portion of the stencil to be prepared for printing can be readily ascertained by the lines, and when prepared can be easily positioned in the holder 17. The lines on the stencil then register with those on the plunger, which, with the gaugepins, serve for the accurate placing of the pile of sheets. A registering-device other than marks may be placed on the holder 17.