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Patent GB-189912099-A (GB)
Title: A Spike for Securing Railway Chairs to Sleepers, Iron Work to Timber, and Fastening of Timbers.
Inventor: SIMPKIN MATTHEW
Filed: 1899-06-10
Granted: 1900-06-09
Abstract: 12,099. Simpkin, M. June 10. Spikes.-The spike is for securing railway chairs to sleepers, ironwork to timber, &c. The spike has the part A B of its shank cylindrical, and the part B C tapering. The point is wedge-shaped as shown, and the diameter at D is the same as the diameter of the part A B.
Patent GB-189912938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Generator Gas and in Apparatus used therewith.
Inventor: DOWSON JOSEPH EMERSON
Filed: 1899-06-21
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 12,938. Dowson, J. E. June 21. Gas-producers.-Generator gas is produced in a generator which is preferably rectangular, and has an iron casing a with a firebrick or like refractory lining b. The fuel, such as bituminous coal, is charged through suitable feeding-hoppers k, and the air and steam or air only is introduced through tubes n, o beneath the horizontal grate c arranged at one end of the generator, and passes upwards through the incandescent fuel. The gas then passes horizontally or obliquely down to an outlet or outlets i arranged at the opposite end of the furnace, and approximately at the same level as the inlet. In Fig. 1, the outlet is in an opening provided with a doorway h; in Fig. 3, it is beneath a grating g in a pit j which also has a doorway h. In Fig. 1, a bridge l is provided to direct the incoming air and steam ; in Fig. 3, a depending partition m is provided. In the latter case, the space p may be charged with coke or other non- bituminous carbonaceous fuel.
Patent GB-189917843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reciprocating Water Motors.
Inventor: SUGG WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1899-09-04
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 17,843. Sugg, W. T. Sept. 4. Distribution, increasing pressure locally in.-Relates to water motors for driving compressing - apparatus for coal gas or air. The ends of the main cylinder are connected a l t e r - nately to the supply n and exhaust o through a loose piston valve having a hollow stem h and three pistons or washers h<1>, h3, h<3>. The top piston is smaller than the others, so that the valve can be operated by the water pressure and the exhaust controlled by the passaaes q, r, alternately covered by the auxiliary valve i, which is operated by a tappet on the main piston-rod c.
Patent GB-189918463-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Propelling and Steering Boats, applicable to Ships' Boats, Pleasure, and other Boats.
Inventor: LEES HENRY
Filed: 1899-09-13
Granted: 1899-12-30
Abstract: 18,463. Lees, H. Sept 13. Propelling and steering by paddle-wheels.- Boats are propelled and steered by a pair of stern paddle-wheels driven by chain gear in the manner shown. The paddle-wheels are mounted on separate shafts inclined to one another. In the arrangement shown, these shafts are carried in a framework D pivoted to the boat at D<3> so that the wheels can be raised when the boat is to be beached. This raising is effected by rotating a spindle D<2> carrying pinions gearing with rack-bars D'. The frame may, however, be fixed. The boat is steered by rotating the wheels at different speeds or in different directions. The chains are prevented from riding up on the sprocket-wheels by guide-pulleys E, mounted on spindles E<1> secured to the gunwale between the sprocket-wheels, as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-189918512-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Charging Devices for Heating Furnaces.
Inventor: HUNDLEY JAMES
Filed: 1899-09-13
Granted: 1899-10-21
Abstract: 18,512. Hundley, J., and Peeples, W. E. Sept. 13. Heating-furnaces for iron and steel; charging and discharging.-Hollow water-cooled rails or carriers 14 are arranged across the bed of the furnace so that they may be moved longitudinally and also, if desired, transversely, being mounted on fixed rollers 21, or on trucks which may be swivelled to run parallel to the sides of the furnace. The rails being partly withdrawn as shown, ingots, piles, or the like to be heated are placed on them, a fireclay pillow 19 being preferably interposed. The rails are then run into the furnace, carrying the charge with them. Discharging is similarly effected. Flexible connections allow a continuous current of water to pass through the rails.
Patent GB-189918997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Couplings for Railway Wagons and Carriages.
Inventor: LEACH JAMES
Filed: 1899-09-21
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 18,997. Leach, J. Sept. 21. Couplings, n o n - automatic.-Fig. 2 shows a plan. When the coupling- link g is lifted by the links f and the cranked arm e of the transverse shaft b and the vehicles are brought together, the hinged plate j is lifted by the link g, which can then be dropped over the hook of the adjacent vehicle. In a modification, the arm e is separate from, but actuated by, the shaft b to which the plate is hinged.
Patent GB-190007095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Couplings.
Inventor: MILLS ALBERT ERNEST
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1900-05-19
Abstract: 7095. Mills, A. E. April 17. Couplings, automatic.-Fig. 1 shows a plan, the links of one vehicle being coupled, while those of the other are turned back, and Fig. 2 a side elevation partly in section. One or more links f, mounted on lengths of a jointed horizontal shaft e, are adapted to run up the inclined fronts of, and to engage, the hooks b, which are uncoupled by unlocking and turning the spring shaft d geared to the shaft e by the eccentrics and straps z, x and connecting-rod w.
Patent GB-190010722-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for Treating Air for Obtaining a Gas or a Liquid Rich in Oxygen therefrom
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1900-06-12
Granted: 1901-07-12
Abstract: 10,722. Thompson, W. P., [Le Sueur, E. A.]. June 12. Oxygen.-Relates to a process for treating air to obtain a gas or a liquid rich in oxygen. Air, preferably at atmospheric pressure, is cooled till it is partially liquefied. The liquid obtained is richer in oxygen than the original air. The liquid and gas are separated, the cooling-effect of the gas being employed to lower the temperature of the fresh incoming air on the counter-current method. The liquid is subjected to a less pressure, so that gas poor in oxygen passes off, and is used in the same manner as the uncondensible gas was, while the temperature of the remaining liquid becomes still lower. The liquid is transferred to another vessel at a pressure still less, in which it may entirely evaporate to form a gas rich in oxygen, the escaping gas being also used to cool the incoming air. In Fig. 1, the lines marked by arrow heads indicate pipes through which gas passes in the directions shown. Air at atmospheric pressure enters from a tube 22 to an annular tube 2, within which it is cooled on the counter-current system, and flows to a condensing-coil 21 in a concentrator 5 and in a vaporizer 6, from which it passes partially condensed to a receiver 8. The uncondensed portion passes by a tube 41 to a half-annular pipe 4, partly surrounding the air inlet tube, to which it gives up its heat. The liquid in the receiver finally raises the valve 10, and passes upwards past a valve 82 through a pipe 81 to the concentrator 5, which is maintained under a slight suction. Gas poor in oxygen is given off, and passes by the tube 31 to the second half-annular cooling-pipe 3, partly surrounding the tube 2. The accumulating liquid in the concentrator raises a second valve, and passes by a tube 71 having a valve 72 to the vaporizer 6, which is maintained under a still less pressure. The liquid, rich in oxygen, vaporizes, and passes by a pipe 1 to the centre of the counter-current cooling system, from which it is collected. To start the operation, liquid air is preferably introduced to the concentrator through the tube 51. Any additional cooling-effect necessary due to loss during the process is brought about by similarly introducing some liquid air. The process is not limited to effecting the different pressures in the several apparatus by means of exhaust apparatus, as the air may be forced into the apparatus under pressure, but the method described is preferable. A liquid rich in oxygen may be withdrawn from the vaporizer, a further supply of liquid oxygen and nitrogen being introduced through the tube 51.
Patent GB-190011558-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Systems of Lighting by Nernst or like Electric Lamps.
Inventor: WURTS ALEXANDER JAY
Filed: 1900-06-26
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 11,558. Wurts, A. J. June 26. Lighting, systems of; distributing; switches; cut-outs.-Relates to lighting by means of Nernst or like lamps, the object being to control the heaters, preferably from a central station. Fig. 1 shows a simple arrangement, the lamps 4 being in parallel and connected to the mains 2, 3, while ihe heaters 5 are in series in a separate circuit supplied from a transformer 8. The switch 6 controls the heating-circuit. Fig. 2 shows another system. The lamps 4 are supplied from transformers 13, and the heaters 5 from the transformers 8<1>, the latter being connected to a third wire 9 controlled by a switch 10 and resistance 12. In Fig. 3, an electromagnetic switch 14 is controlled by the heating-circuit so as to cut in or out lamps 4. The switch consists of a disc 16 carrying contact-arms 17, and is rotated step by step by the pawl 21 engaging the ratchet-wheel 18.
Patent GB-190013315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Printing on and Cutting off Slips or Lengths of Paper or the like, such as Address Slips, for Postal Purposes.
Inventor: LEWIS EDWARD GARDNER
Filed: 1900-07-24
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 13,315. Lewis, E. G. July 24. Addressing-machines; copying documents &c.- Relates to apparatus for printing addresses &c. on a strip of paper from a stencil film or web, and cutting off the lengths of paper to serve as address slips or for other purposes. The printing-stencil web E, formed from stencil paper in the usual manner, passes from a reel B round an inking and feeding roller C to a winding-reel B<1>. The roller C is inked by a roller G and reservoir F. Beneath the roller C is an impression roller H mounted so as to rise and fall in slots a in the framing. On the shaft of the roller H are cams h, which, as the roller revolves, engage fixed projections a<1> on the framing and lift the roller up against the roller C during a part of its revolution. This prints the paper strip L, and feeds the stencil strip E forward. Gear-wheels I on the roller H gear with wheels D on the roller C when the roller H is lifted. The paper strip L passes between the rollers H, C and a pair of feed-rollers J, K, driven continuously by a band T from the roller H. The slip is cut off by cutters o, o' in a frame O carried by arms p of levers P pivoted at Q and having arms p<1> operated by cams h'. The cutters are thus moved with the paper as it is cut, and the upper sliding cutter o' is operated by inclined slots a<11> on the framing engaging projecting ends of the cutter. A spring s returns the levers P and frame 0.
Patent GB-190013483-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Coin-operated Fortune-telling Machine
Inventor: TOMS HAROLD WOODMAN
Filed: 1900-07-26
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 13,483. Toms, H. W. July 26. Fortune-telling apparatus.-By the pulling out and release of a rod G a spring-worked lever D bearing a pad E is made to give a rotary impetus to a disc A which is divided by shallow radial ribs into numbered spaces a<1>, and bears a loose ball a<3>. On the cessation of the rotation the ball lies in a compartment the number of which corresponds with that of a portion of a table on the surrounding casing B or elsewhere. Coin action; fraud, preventing.-The coin z drops into a pocket i, which is pulled along guides j and over a rack p by the draw-rod G, and either pushes the lever D before it or lifts a detent m, Figs. 3 and 4, which would otherwise only allow slight play to the draw-rod.
Patent GB-190016246-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumps for Use with Filters and for other Purposes.
Inventor: JOST CARL
Filed: 1900-09-12
Granted: 1901-07-06
Abstract: 16,246. Jost, C., and Pell, A. Sept. 12. Pumps with reciprocating barrels or cylinders; pumps combined with filters; actuating pumps.- Relates to pumps for filters and other purposes. The pump consists of two cylinders, one a sliding over the other b, which has a neck capable of being pressed against a washer m to form a tight joint. The valve thus constituted is opened and closed by the friction between the two cylinders, the upward motion of the cylinder b being limited by pins i, i<1> engaging a bayonet slot formed in a socket surrounding the valve neck. The pump is actuated by a cam flange f engaging between a roller n' and clips n on the cylinder a. The filtering-candle C is fixed in the lever which operates the cam, the lever for this purpose consisting of the casing D closed by the handle q. The necessary air vent when starting is obtained by slightly unscrewing the handle q. An outlet g<1> from the cylinder a is connected by a flexible tube with a nipple on the casing D, and the filtered water flows away through the hollow axle of the cam f. The vessel o, for the water to be filtered may also serve to contain the pump &c. when packed. This vessel is fitted with ribs p' which engage the standards s of the pump. As modifications, the filtering-candle &c. may be placed in the cylinder a, or in a separate chamber connected to the cylinder a by a flexible pipe. Or the candle may be placed in the cylinder b or in a separate chamber connected thereto by a rigid pipe. In the two last cases a starting air vent is provided in the cylinder a.
Patent GB-190019264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Sewage Works.
Inventor: CAMERON DONALD
Filed: 1900-10-27
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 19,264. Cameron, D., Commin, F. J., and Martin, A. J. Oct. 27. Sewage filters, supplying liquid to.-Relates to means for distributing liquid over a bacterial bed or filter. Sewage may be supplied to a filter or bacterial bed by means of castings or funnels 8, supported by shafts 8<a>, built upwards from the floor of the bed, and connected with supply channels 9, 11, and 12. These channels may be drained, when desired, by means of a pipe 13, which may be connected to a chamber in which heavy matters will be deposited.
Patent GB-190020515-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fog Signalling on Railways.
Inventor: GOODING WILLIAM JOHN
Filed: 1900-11-14
Granted: 1901-01-12
Abstract: 20,515. Gooding, W. J. Nov. 14. Signals on engines and trains; fog and audible signals.-The apparatus, Fig. 1, for feeding and exploding the detonators, is mounted on the engine or guard's van, and is operated by the inclined bar or girder 44, Fig. 4, on the track. The bar 44 is mounted to slide on guides, and is brought into, or withdrawn from, operative position by bell-crank levers and connections, or by screws and bevel gearing, actuated by a lever or hand-wheel in the signal box &c. When the apparatus on the engine &c. strikes this bar, the part 15 is telescoped, against the action of the springs 32, into the part 5, and the detonator 8, previously fed into the seat 28, is exploded by the pin 29. The detonators 8 are of spherical form, the shell being made of steel in two suitably-connected parts. Inside the shell is a layer of fulminate of mercury &c., which is separated by cartridge paper &c. from the powder or other explosive filling of the detonator. The detonators are fed singly from the magazine 11 by the notch 24 in the disc 19, which is rotated for this purpose by the rack and pinion 22, 21 on the operative movement of the part 15. Two detonators may be exploded at each operation by duplicating the feeding and firing mechanism &c. The apparatus may be fixed on the engine &c., or mounted to slide on guides. In the latter case, it is adapted to be moved transversely by a rack and pinion, so that, if the driver desires, he can signal to the signalman, by bringing it over an operating- bar, which for such use may be permanently fixed on the track.
Patent GB-190100511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Door-locks.
Inventor: SCHICKE JOSEF
Filed: 1901-01-08
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 511. Schicke, J. Jan. 8. Drawings to Specification. Ball and roller bearings for door locks and latches. One of the locking-bolts is adapted to act as a guide for the latch, and between this bolt and latch balls are arranged to form a bearing. The balls are located in recesses at the top and bottom of the latch, and run in grooves formed in the bolt, the grooves being closed at the front end and open at the back. The bolts and latch may be guided on rollers instead of pins.
Patent GB-190103410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Couplings for Railway Wagons and the like.
Inventor: GRIMME JOHANNES
Filed: 1901-02-16
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 3410. Grimme, J., and Weddigen, E. Feb. 16. Couplings, automatic and non automatic.-In vehicles fitted with automatic central buffer couplings and the ordinary screw couplings, the automatic buffer head b is hinged to the sleeve a so that, when not in use, it may be turned aside through an aperture in the beam o. A bolt c holds the buffer head b in the operative position.
Patent GB-190103745-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bottle and Stopper for Containing and Dispensing Liquid or Granular Poisons and such like.
Inventor: BANNERMAN JAMES
Filed: 1901-02-21
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 3745. Bannerman, J., Miller, D., and Harvey, G. Feb. 21. Stoppers. - Relates to bottles for containing and dispensing liquid or granular poisons &c. The stopper, as shown, is adapted to be inserted until its head is below the lip d on the bottle neck, so that it cannot be again withdrawn, the feather f on the stopper resting in the segmental recess g in the neck. A lining or washer g is fixed to the stopper or to the neck. Liquid-outlet and air-inlet passages i, h are formed in the stopper and neck, and are brought into coincidence, as shown in Fig. 2, by rotating the stopper. A reverse rotation of the stopper closes the passages. A notch e or projections k may be formed in or on the stopper, to enable it to be rotated by a suitable tool or by the fingers.
Patent GB-190108590-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Card-setting Machines.
Inventor: TETLOW JOSEPH ROBERTS
Filed: 1901-04-26
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 8590. Tetlow, J. R., and Blackburn, A. April 26. Cards, wire.-Reference is made to Specification No. 9202, A.D. 1899. The feeding of the wire in card-setting machines is automatically stopped during the spacing operation. When setting is finished and spacing begins, the lever S, used for disengaging the driving-catches of the carriage screw, is caused to operate a series of spring levers D, F, K. The lever K carries on its upper face a spring bar N, the end of which projects at rightangles to its length, and, when the end of the lever K is in its normally raised position, the end of the bar N is clear of the reciprocating feed-rod P. The levers are operated immediately before the last tooth is inserted, so that the end of the lever K falls, leaving the end of the bar N resting on the projecting end of the bar P, until the latter is withdrawn, when the bar N falls behind the end thereof and blocks it. The lever K is mounted on the carriage, and the lever F is mounted on the shaft by means of a feather and groove, so that it can move with the carriage as well as turn with the shaft. When the carriage reverses during setting, the levers S, D, F, K are operated as for spacing, but the parts return quickly to their original position, and the operation thereof is so timed that the movement of the feed-spindle P is not interfered with.
Patent GB-190109749-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Ventilation of Fibre Treating and Dust-producing Machines, such as Carding Engines, Combing Machines, Gig Mills, Bolting or Sifting Machines or the like.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1901-05-10
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 9749. Boult, A. J., [Hughlo, V.]. May 10. Cleaning rags and fibres.-Relates to means for withdrawing the fibre and dust-laden air from fibretreating and dust-producing machines, such as ragcleaning machines &c., means being provided whereby the fibrous material is automatically separated according to the grade or fineness thereof. The machines a are mounted over openings b leading to shafts containing fans e, which are caused to draw a large volume of air at a low pressure through the machines, and force it along passages c of gradually-increasing sectional area. Sand and heavy impurities are deposited in the spaces beneath the machines, while the coarser fibres are deposited in the channels c according to their grade and fineness, the finest fibres being deposited against an endless wire gauze screen g, which is continuously rotated and separates the channels c from a dust chamber f communicating with the atmosphere. In a modification, the screen g is dispensed with, and the channel c is divided into two parts by a partition consisting of a series of perforated plates arranged like the slats of a venetian blind, the second part of the channel communicating directly with an up-cast shaft. Each ventilating-fan is provided with four wings forged or stamped out of one piece of metal and mounted upon a hub in such a manner that no sharp edges or angles are formed for the accumulation or felting of fibrous material.
Patent GB-190110501-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conveyors for Coal, Ore, Grain and other Materials
Inventor: HOSHOR JOSEPH CARPER
Filed: 1901-05-21
Granted: 1901-06-22
Abstract: 10,501. Hoshor, J. C., and Platt, T. E. May 21. Conveyers.-Gravity buckets d are fitted with end spindles d', upon which are threaded the chain links f and a distancing-collar 4. The chain is double on each side of the conveyer, and each link is made with a double eye at one end and a single one at the other. The guide-rollers c<1> are mounted on pivots which connect the middles of parallel links, instead of the ends as usual. The ends of intermediate cross-shafts g are connected to the links in a similar way to the brackets.
Patent GB-190112532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Gas Purifiers and the like
Inventor: SMITH-REWSE HENRY STINTON
Filed: 1901-06-19
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 12,532. Smith-Rewse, H. S., and Coates, T. June 19. Purifiers. - A tight joint is made between the sides of the purifier and the cover by the following construction :- The sides a are provided on their top edges with a dovetailed groove c, which is filled with lead, white metal, &c. d, the lead &c. being poured in in a molten condition and afterwards levelled off. The cover has an angleiron flange f having a bevelled lower edge g, which is forced into the soft metal by means of a number of hinged bolts h, which are each provided at the upper end with a slot n through which a cottar o is driven. If leakage takes place after a time, the cover is removed, and the packing hammered up or pressed so as tu fill up the cut formed by the edge g.
Patent GB-190121194-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bits for Horses and other Animals.
Inventor: TRIFFITT JOHN CARRINGTON
Filed: 1901-10-22
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 21,194. Triffitt, J. C., Jackson, J. T., and Jackson, S. Oct. 22. Bits.-The object is to enable a dealer to supply more readily the exact form of bit required. A number of separate cheeks and mouthpieces are kept in stock, and these are so made that they may be readily fitted together. In the form shown, the mouthpiece C is attached to the cheeks A by washers and nuts on the parts E. The parts D, D', either round or square, are loosely or rigidly secured in the slots B. The flanges H prevent the horse's lips from being trapped in the joints. In another form, the mouthpiece is connected to the cheeks by pins through holes in the mouthpieces and in lugs on the cheeks. The Provisional Specification states that the shank of the bit may be so formed that the bridle billet may be readily slid from one loop to the next.