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Patent GB-189728241-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Button Attaching and Detaching Implements.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1897-11-30
Granted: 1898-01-01
Abstract: 28,241. Thompson, W. P., [McKenney Button Fastening Co.]. Nov. 30. Button-setting pliers.-Pliers for securing or removing buttons are formed of two arms A, B pivoted at b and carrying cutting-blades, attached at g but shown covered by an oscillating protecting- plate H. The arm A is shown with a G head A', A<2>. The part A' forms a seat for the spike-fastener, and is provided with holding-edges and pivoted spring guard arms a'. The part A<2> is drilled to receive a die shaft connected by a yoke C' to the forked end of the arm B, a spring D being employed to keep it in its raised position. The lower end of the die shaft is fitted with a sleeve terminating in arms which are bent at e' to form a holding and guiding device for the button shank and button.
Patent GB-189728358-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Die-cutting Machine.
Inventor: CAMPI LUIGI FILIPPO
Filed: 1897-12-01
Granted: 1898-06-04
Abstract: 28,358. Campi, L. F. Dec. 1. Milling.-Copying-machines for cutting dies are provided with a tracing-point and a milling-tool P mounted in parallel spindles Q on a slide E movable by a hand-lever F in an arm D which can slide on an upright in a horizontal direction at right-angles to the direction in which the slide E can move. The pattern and the work Z<1> are mounted on a compound slide frame or table L, M, N carried by four pillars K. Screws m and n are provided for adjusting the slides M and N. The tool spindle Q is driven by a band S passing over guide-pulleys and counterweighted pulleys to take up any slack.
Patent GB-189729254-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Measuring Vertical and Horizontal Angles for Nautical, Surveying, and like Purposes.
Inventor: SENNETT EDWARD NORMAN
Filed: 1897-12-10
Granted: 1898-11-12
Abstract: 29,254. Sennett, E. N. Dec. 10. Surveying-instruments.-Relates to an instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles which may be used in the hind or upon a stand. An arch b is secured to a horizontal graduated semicircle a, and on it tunns a slotted and graduated arc c working over a platform d. The telescope g turns in azimuth about the central axis of the instrument, and can be moved in altitude, say by a pinion and rack j, i, carrying with it the pointer f. A telescope m is fixed at an angle of 45‹ at one end of the diameter of the semicircle, and receives rays reflected in the horizon glass n and index glass l. An index arm k cirries the index glass. The instrument is fitted with the requisite verniers, reading-glasses, and fine adjustments. If desired, the reflecting or the direct vision arrangements may be dispensed with. More than one arc c and telescope may be used.
Patent GB-189802900-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Levelling the Coal in a Coke Oven.
Inventor: HILGENSTOCK GUSTAV
Filed: 1898-02-04
Granted: 1898-04-30
Abstract: 2900. Hilgenstock, G. Feb. 4. Coking.-An apparatus for use in levelling the charge of coal in a coke oven comprises a reciprocating rod t passing between guide-rollers r or travelling in fixed bearings, and provided with teeth engaging with a toothed wheel z<4>, which is driven by means of toothed gearing z<3>, z<2> and z<1>. Shovelsf, some of which may be movable and others fixed, are mounted upon rods a fitted upon opposite sides of the rod t and arranged to travel between guide-rollers d. The rods a are connected to adjustable pins s carried by discs k which are mounted upon the rod t. Rollers g are fitted to the free end of the rod t. When the coal has been fed into the oven through charging- holes l, the rod t is pushed into the oven until the toothed wheel z<4> is disengaged from the teeth on the bar. The discs k next come into contact with a roller h driven by contact with a flywheel i on the shaft of the wheel z<1>, and the shovels are moved to and fro. When the levelling has been completed, the charge is pressed by the rollers g as the apparatus is withdrawn. The steam engine which drives the coke-discharging machinery may be used to drive the gearing connected to the rod t.
Patent GB-189804658-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Dental Plates for Artificial Teeth.
Inventor: JENKINS MARY CLARKE
Filed: 1898-02-25
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 4658. Jenkins, M. C. Feb. 25. Teeth, artificial.-A dental plate for the lower gum is fitted internally with a piece of sheet rubber, for the purpose of preventing displacement. The surface of the plate is roughened, and the rubber blank cemented to it. Fig. 1 shows a simple form of the appliance, and Fig. 4 another form, moulded with a circumferential lip C and circular projections D, for obtaining a suction effect.
Patent GB-189804663-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Portable Gangway for use on Piers, Quays, and other Places.
Inventor: MCFARLANE THOMAS
Filed: 1898-02-25
Granted: 1899-01-21
Abstract: 4663. McFarlane, T. Feb. 25. Landing-gangways.-These are made in sections, hinged together and provided with hand-rails on both sides. When the gangway is in use the sections are held in line by wedges 44, or the like, inserted between their squared ends. The spaces between the hand-rails are filled by curved bars 45 provided with stops at the required places. Hinged flaps 55, 56 are fitted to the ends of the gangway, which is pivoted to a wheeled carrier 9 running on rails on the carriage 1. This carriage is mounted on wheels or castors so that it can easily be moved about on the deck of a ship, pier, or the like. The carrier 9 is moved to and fro by a chain 21 to withdraw or extend the gangway, which is placed at the desired inclination by ropes or chains 35 wound on drums rotated by a handchain 38 or by the chain gear shown by dotted lines. The hoisting-gear is protected by a roof or cover 58, while the rest of the carriage may be protected by an awning supported on rods 57.
Patent GB-189816482-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Water Heaters.
Inventor: RUUD EDWIN
Filed: 1898-07-28
Granted: 1898-11-12
Abstract: 16,482. Ruud, E. July 28. Water - heaters, gas. -The valve regulating the gas supply to the burners of a geyser for hot-water supply is under the control of thermostats, one of which regulates the temperature of the water, while the other cuts off the gas supply if the pilot burner is extinguished. The first thermostat is enclosed in a tube 12 in circuit with the waterheating coil, and exposed to the heat of the main burners. It operates the gas valve 7 through a trigger 46 controlled by the second thermostat 40. This last passes through the pilot flame, on the extinction of which the trigger 46 is released and the valve 7 closed. In a modification, the extinction of the pilot burner causes the closing of a supplementary valve which cuts off the supply to both the pilot and the main burner.
Patent GB-189817760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Furnaces and Cylinders used for Roasting Cocoa, Coffee, and the like.
Inventor: TALMONE MICHELE
Filed: 1898-08-17
Granted: 1898-11-19
Abstract: 17,760. Talmone, M. Aug. 17. Stoves for roasting granular substances.-The cylinder H, for receiving coffee berries, cocoa nibs, or other like material to be roasted, is mounted in bearings which can be moved by racks S, Sand toothed gearing, so as to bring the cylinder immediately over the furnace A during roasting, and to withdraw it on one side for charging and discharging. During roasting it is enclosed in a casing, one side of which may be raised as shown at e, Fig. 1. The cylinder is constructed with perforated diaphragms I, K, and a perforated central tube J ; it is also fitted with baffles or stirrers. The trunnions F, M are hollow for the passage of heated air ; they are brought, during roasting, opposite to the ends of pipes E and N, the latter of which serves as a condenser for the volatile matter, finally discharging into the chimney flue P. A plug N' allows the withdrawal of the condensed matter. The air is heated by passing through passages C, D in the casing of the furnace. When withdrawn for charging &c., the cylinder may be rotated by a crank handle and suitable gear, this gear, and also the gear which rotates the cylinder during roasting, being on the opposite side of the frame to that for traversing the cylinder.
Patent GB-189818246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Grinding and Polishing Machinery.
Inventor: HENDRICHS FRANZ
Filed: 1898-08-25
Granted: 1899-07-08
Abstract: 18,246. Hendrichs, F. Aug. 25. Surfacing and polishing.-Two grinding-wheels A<1>, A<2>, mounted in pivoted frames A<5>, are driven from a pulley B<1> by a band B, which passes over guide and tension pulleys B<5>, mounted on an arm provided with weights which serve to draw the wheels together. The lower ends of the frames A<5> are connected by links C', C' to a slide C<3>, which may also be weighted. The article to be ground or polished is inserted between the wheels by means of a holder mounted upon a horizontal slide at the head of a shaft D<3>, which may be moved vertically by the lever D<4> and a treadle.
Patent GB-189823750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-dynamic Relays for Use on Telephone and Telegraph Lines.
Inventor: BROWN SIDNEY GEORGE
Filed: 1898-11-11
Granted: 1899-09-30
Abstract: 23,750. Brown, S. G. Nov. 11. Telegraphs; telephone systems.-Relays for telegraph and telephone working are constructed as generators in which the inductive effect is neutralized by dividing the magnet poles into pairs, and so crossing these that pairs of reversed poles are obtained and no current generated in the armature. The pole-pieces are further provided with a series of coils connected to line F and earth F<1>; any line current disturbs the magnetic neutrality, and the armature currents produced actuate the local relay circuit. The Provisional Specification describes arrangements for using a unipolar generator, the low-potential currents obtained being passed through a transformer.
Patent GB-189903029-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Portable Furniture, such as Chairs, Tables, Baths, Wardrobes, Camp-beds, and the like, more particularly adapted for Use in Camps or Barracks.
Inventor: HOVELL HUGH DE BERDT
Filed: 1899-02-10
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 3029. Hovell, H. de B. Feb. 10. Chairs, tables, wardrobes, washstands, bedsteads, shelves, &c.-Portable furniture is made of rods, bars, or tubes of wood, bamboo, or metal. The various rods &c. are connected together by plugs b<3>, f<1> and sockets b<1>, c', the two parts of a connection being secured by a cross-pin. The bottom of a camp bed or of a chair consists of a strip of canvas connected to the rods by hems. Various articles are shown and described, the chair shown in Fig. 1 being merely an illustration. A set of shelves, a wardrobe, &c. may be made from rods as above described and covered with canvas. A camp table is shown having a towel rail supported by fitting in a socket. A mosquito-net support, formed of rods connected by plugs and sockets, is shown in connection with a camp bed.
Patent GB-189906887-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Card Receptacles or Cabinets.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1899-03-30
Granted: 1899-05-20
Abstract: 6887. Brookes, A. G., [Davidson, H. E.]. March 30. Filing papers &c.-The card-indexing receptacle or cabinet A has an inclined fixed block B, and a movable block B<1>, formed with apertures b<2> in which the locking-rod D rests when threaded through the apertures in the cards. The rod D is formed by doubling upon itself a thick piece of wire and welding the free ends together ; its front end is threaded and fitted within a holding- piece d<5>, which is mounted within a thimble d<7> and knob d<8>. When using the card index, the rod D is withdrawn from the apertures b<2>, and is guided along an inclined slot c<2> in a flanged plate C into a channel a' formed in the lower part of the cabinet; the plate C is fixed to the cabinet, and its edge engages with the bent end d of the rod D. The rod D is manipulated by means of the knob d<8>, which is mounted upon the rod so that it can be rotated to an extent controlled by stops on a plate D<1>, which is secured to the receptacle A, and is formed with a vertically-elongated slot to allow for the vertical displacement of the rod D
Patent GB-189912623-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Photographic Cameras.
Inventor: WILLIS ARCHIBALD DUDDINGSTON
Filed: 1899-06-16
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 12,623. Willis, A. D., and Mence, L. W. June 16. Cameras; change-boxes.-Relates to cameras for taking a number of different photographs on the same plate with a single lens. The camera 1 is divided into a number of compartments by horizontal and vertical partitions 2. The lens tube 3 is attached to a short tube 7, which can be pushed into the end of any of the compartments. Light is excluded, during the transference of the lens, by an opaque flexible hood 4. By removing the partitions, the camera can be used as an ordinary camera.
Patent GB-189912905-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Games Played with Mechanical Figures.
Inventor: SHAW ROBERT HARRIS
Filed: 1899-06-21
Granted: 1900-04-28
Abstract: 12,905. Shaw, R. H., and Shaw, J. F. June 21. Games imitating football, cri c ket, golf, &c.- Relates to games played w i t h mechanical figures, the invent i o n being described as applied to a game i imitation o f football. A number of figures are mounted on a board a divided into parts which slope so that a ball c tends to roll down into depressions in front of the figures. Each figure has a pivoted leg b, which can be moved by a lever g acting through a rod f passing up the fixed leg b<1> so as to kick the ball along the board. The figures representing goalkeepers are made rotatable, so that they can be turned in any direction by a handle k. The goal may be represented by a line or by posts. The board is enclosed by netting or glass to prevent the ball from escaping. The game may be made to imitate cricket, golf, and the like by providing the figures with pivoted arms carrying bats &c.
Patent GB-189915490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in the Manufacture of Covers and Dishes used for Annealing Metal Sheets, Pots for Melting Metals, and similar Box-like Articles of Metal.
Inventor: THOMPSON JAMES
Filed: 1899-07-28
Granted: 1900-09-28
Abstract: 15,490. Thompson, J. July 28. Stamping; melting- pots.-Relates to covers and dishes use in annealing sheets, and to galvanizing -pots, melting- pots, and other similar articles. Fig. 6 shows an annealing - cover, and Fig. 5 one of the presses used in stamping the cover from a sheet of ductile metal, such as wrought iron or steel, having its periphery suitably curved. By means of a pair of suitably-shaped dies the blank is stamped so as to form the crown a and partially form and crimp the peripheral portion of the blank. The partiallystamped cover is then operated upon by means of a die B, Fig. 5, and counter-die C having vertically-curved corrugations D. After the stamping- operation, the sheet E may be forced from the die B with the aid of wedges b. The partially-formed cover may be finished by stamping it by means of a series of pairs of dies, which successively bend the peripheral portions of the sheet inwards, and increase the depths of the corrugations.
Patent GB-190004023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Picking Motion of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: CHADWICK EDMUND
Filed: 1900-03-02
Granted: 1900-12-22
Abstract: 4023. Chadwick, E., [Baines, G.]. March 2. Loom picking-mechanism.-In underpick looms the picking-shaft H is bolted at W to a picking-wing, which is mounted on a bush G carried by a bolt F on a stand C upon the rocking-shaft B. When the picking-wing is disengaged from the picking- lever E, the picking-stick comes into contact with a buffer T, carried by a bracket V on a stand C.
Patent GB-190006922-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means of, and Apparatus for, Mechanically Enamelling Metal.
Inventor: DORMOY ALBERT
Filed: 1900-04-12
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 6922. Dormoy, A. April 12. Enamelling.-Relates to apparatus of the type described in Specification No. 18,350, A.D. 1898, for sifting enamel containing lead upon heated metal articles in a partially-exhausted chamber. The table d is rotated by a handle and pin-wheel 1, and is tilted by a handle s, fitted with a sliding spring catch adapted to engage with a toothed segment. The table is ribbed, grooved, slotted, and fitted with vertical, sliding, counterweighted pins to retain the articles in place. The chamber is fitted with opposite glazed sliding doors connected by chains passing over rollers so as to balance one another, and the upper parts of the chamber are glazed and made airtight. Enamel is supplied to a distributing-sieve by a suction pipe and hopper, and dust is removed from the chamber by a draught chimney, or through exhaust passages in the columns. The sieve is constructed of two or more sheets of metal gauze q, of large mesh, secured between concentric grating ribs u, and is agitated by hand, mechanical means, or electric hammers v, which may be controlled by a rheostat and pedal, and act on radial rods of the sieve. The enamel which falls through the table is collected in a hopper below, and returned to the distributing-hopper above by a suction pipe.
Patent GB-190006953-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Screw Propulsion.
Inventor: MARKS GEORGE CROYDON
Filed: 1900-04-12
Granted: 1901-04-12
Abstract: 6953. Marks, G. C., [Low, A. A.]. April 12. Driving-gear for boat propellers.-The propeller shaft is coupled to the engine shaft by a friction clutch which is controlled by a self-locking lever S in the bow.
Patent GB-190008230-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stretching Apparatus for use in Mercerising.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1900-05-03
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 8230. Johnson, J. Y., [Hasslacher, F.]. May 3. Compound processes.-In mercerizing fabrics, the material is passed through the mercerizing-vat b, Fig. 1, and then through the ordinary feed and squeezing rollers c, after which it passes through corrugated rollers A<1>, A<2>, shown in side view and to a larger scale in Fig. 1<A>, by which the fabric is kept stretched and prevented from shrinking. It thence passes under a spray, as shown in Fig. 1, and between the squeezing-rollers d, by which the excess of lye is removed from it. When it is desired that the stretching-devices should operate for a longer time, large corrugated drums B<1>, B<2>, Fig. 2, are used, against which corrugated rollers A' operate. The stretching-rollers may also be arranged in troughs containing the mercerizing- solution or warm water for washing.
Patent GB-190010588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Enrichment of Gas.
Inventor: SCHNIEWIND FREDERIC WILLIAM CH
Filed: 1900-06-09
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 10,588. Schniewind, F. W. C. June 9. Drawings to Specification. Carbon bisulphide is obtained, in a process for enriching gas, by fractionally distilling tar oils which have been used to absorb illuminating-constituents from gas, and afterwards condensing the vapour.
Patent GB-190010596-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to the Manufacture of Sheet Metal Fenders.
Inventor: LAWRENCE HERBERT
Filed: 1900-06-11
Granted: 1901-03-30
Abstract: 10,596. Lawrence, H. June 11. Fenders, making from sheet-metal. Each fender consists of a front piece, two ends, and a bottom. The feet a<6> and corner ornaments a<7> may be made integral with the front blank or with the ends. Flanges b<2> on the front ends are turned over at a', b<1>, and the bottom d is riveted to flanges b<3>.
Patent GB-190015340-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Filtering Feed Water for Steam Boilers.
Inventor: SCHMIDT HERMANN
Filed: 1900-08-28
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 15,340. Schmidt, H. Aug. 28. Feedwater, purifying.-Fig. 1 shows a vertical section of a filter in which the water passes through the filtering-cloths in o n e direction, so that, when the filter is being cleansed by steam, the sludge from one cloth is not thrown on to the one below. Fig. 3 shows a detail section, and Fig. 4 a corresponding plan. The filter is built up of fl a n g e d annular plates or dishes g<1> having openings g and i in their flanges, and d strengthened b y ribs g<2>, i<2>. Between each pair of such plates there is a filtering - c lot h i<1>. The elements forming the filter are held together by nuts on a central bolt, and are held in place by a screw f bearing on this central bolt. The feedwater e n t e r s the casing at a' and flows away by the branch a<2>, while steam for cleansing purposes is supplied by the branch p' and escapes at a<1>.
Patent GB-190015923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes for Wetting the Surfaces of Paper and the like.
Inventor: TUCKER FRANCIS HUGH
Filed: 1900-09-07
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 15,923. Tucker, F. H. Sept. 7. Reservoir brushes; flexible rubbers.-Relates to brushes for damping or colouring paper &c. The body A is hollow, forming a reservoir for liquid which can be filled in through the handle D when the stopper C is removed. The body of the brush is made of springy material, so that it can be compressed to force liquid through the pad B of felt or the like.
Patent GB-190020576-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Signalling by Wireless Telegraphy.
Filed: 1900-11-14
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 20,576. Fleming, J. A., and Marconi's Wireless Telegraph Co. Nov. 14. Wireless telegraphy.-Relates to the transmitting- apparatus in wireless telegraph systems when the generator consists of an alternator working through a high-tension transformer. The secondary circuit of the transformer T includes a condenser C', but is bridged by a spark gap S<1>. The sparks normally form a short-circuit, and the interruptions are obtained by blowing out the spark by means of a jet of compressed air. In the Figure, the jet J is shown pivoted at J<1>, and is operated by a pull cord J<2>. The jet may also be operated by a key, such as an organ key, or by any valve arrangement when the jet is fixed. The secondary of the transformer T' is shown connected with a spark gap S<2>, condenser C', and primary of a second oscillation transformer T<2>, of which the secondary is connected to the aÙrial conductor I and earth E. The various circuits are tuned to give electric resonance.
Patent GB-190022717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Valves for Water Gauges and the like.
Inventor: WINN CHARLES REGINALD
Filed: 1900-12-13
Granted: 1901-10-12
Abstract: 22,717. Winn, C. R., and Mousley, A. Dec. 13. Gauge-glass fittings.-To prevent the escape of steam or the breaking of a glass, a ball E is suspended by a link or chain from a plug K, so as to close on a seating S by the pressure of the escaping steam. To prevent the ball obstructing the passage when it is hanging free, it is provided with a stem e<1>, the end of which rests on the bottom of the fitting, so that the ball tilts over to one side or the other. The stem may be dispensed with by having the suspending chain of sufficient length to enable the ball to hang slightly below the passage. Figs. 2 and 4 show alternative methods of attaching the chain or link to the plug.
Patent GB-190101103-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephonic and other Switchboard Apparatus.
Inventor: FRANCIS FREDERIC WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-01-17
Granted: 1902-01-16
Abstract: 1103. Francis, F. W. Jan. 17. Switches.-The plugs of telephonic and other switchboards are made telescopic, and are adapted to be automatically disconnected from the jacks, being operated by a wire or cord passing through an incompressible flexible tube. In the form shown in Fig. 2, the sleeve portion E of the plug slides in the handle C, and is connected to a wire D passing through the tube A, formed of coiled wire or the like. The end d of the wire passes through the fixed support B, and may be connected to an electromagnetic arrangement operated by the current employed for the clearing-signal. The plug E is locked for insertion into the jack by a spring catch j, which is moved out of the way by a pin on a sleeve K, to which the wire D is attached when the wire is pulled. The operating-mechanism for the wire may be a continuously-rotating shaft, to which a drum carrying the wire may be coupled by a coupling controlled by the current of the clearing-signal.