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Patent GB-189805003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Tanning of Skins and the like, and to Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: FETTWEIS GEORGE
Filed: 1898-03-01
Granted: 1898-10-08
Abstract: 5003. Fettweis, G. March 1. Tanning.-Hides and skins are partially tanned in a weak tanning-solution, the process being completed in a drum containing ooze of a concentration exceeding 20‹ BÚ. The drum is of octagonal section, and a scalloped baffle C crosses each internal face diagonally.
Patent GB-189807377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Steel or Malleable Iron from Cast Iron.
Inventor: HUNTER JOHN ALEXANDER
Filed: 1898-03-26
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 7377. Hunter, J. A. March 26. Materials for purifying or refining.-Cast iron is converted into steel or malleable iron, by heating the cast iron with sulphuric acid and oxide of manganese, hypochlorite of lime, chlorate or nitrate of potassium, or other compound containing the oxide of a metal. The refining-materials are not packed around the metal, but are placed in the furnace, or vessel containing the metal.
Patent GB-189811450-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Springs as Applied for Reducing Vibration or Jolting in Cycle Saddles, Spring Frame Cycle and other Vehicles.
Inventor: DOYLE DENIS
Filed: 1898-05-20
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 11,450. Doyle, D. May 20. Springs, bearing.-Relates to arrangements of springs to equalize pressure under shocks. Figs. 9 and 10 show springs for carriages. In Fig. 9, the axle A is carried by oblique springs g connected to the frame S, one of them being adjustable by a nut n on a screwed rod. In Fig. 10, a similar arrangement is applied to a plate spring L, one end of which is connected to a link J.
Patent GB-189812306-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Cop Bottoms with Paste.
Inventor: SMITHIES JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1898-06-01
Granted: 1899-04-01
Abstract: 12,306. Smithies, J. J. June 1. Pasting cop bottoms.-The box a, having a partition d dividing it into an upper compartment c' for the paste and a lower one b<1> for the brush, is cast in one piece of aluminium, and the upper compartment is provided with a sliding lid e of aluminium, which is provided with an inwardly-projecting rib g to prevent it from being entirely withdrawn and with adjusting-screws e<1> for regulating the height of the lid when in use. The lid slides behind projecting plates screwed to the ends of the box.
Patent GB-189812586-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Feeding Gas Retorts.
Filed: 1898-06-04
Granted: 1899-05-06
Abstract: 12,586. Abel, C. D., [Soc. Anon. Continentale pour la Fabrication des Compteurs Ó Gaz et Autres Appareils]. June 4. Gas retorts.-Relates to apparatus for feeding gas retorts with coal. The endless conveyer A is supplied with coal at one end from a chain b u c k e t elevator, and works in a fixed casing a provided with t r a p doors D, at distances corresponding to the position of the retorts. The coal is discharged into the hopper E, which runs beneath the conveyer and transmits the coal to the discharging-scoop G, by which it is fed into the retorts. The scoop G is suspended from the hopper E by differential pulley gear. The returning part of the conveyer may be employed to carry the coke discharged from the retorts. The hopper and scoop may be mounted on a travelling frame.
Patent GB-189813213-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gearing for Bicycles and the like.
Inventor: HARPER THOMAS JAMES
Filed: 1898-06-13
Granted: 1899-02-11
Abstract: 13,213. Harper, T. J. June 13. Positive driving-bands; chain-wheels; pulleys.- Relates to the construction of band gearing for use on cycles &c. The band consists of a steel strip with holes B, Fig. 3, or lateral recesses B<2>, Fig. 7, which engage with studs J, Fig. 1 or J<1>, Fig. 8, on the pulleys. The ends of the band are connected by welding &c. or by staples a, b, Fig. 3, passed through small slots C, these slots being made so as to secure exact register. The holes B may be lined with brass &c., as at B<1>. The chain-wheels of old machines may be altered for use with the bands by attaching flanges H<1>, H<2>, Fig. 1, on each side. The pulley for the band shown in Fig. 7 is preferably made in two parts E', E<2>, Fig. 8, which are united by screws &c.
Patent GB-189818150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Window Sashes for Purposes of Ventilation.
Inventor: EVENS EDWARD LUSCOMBE
Filed: 1898-08-23
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 18,150. Evens, E. L. Aug. 23. Sash fastenings.-Relates to ventilators fitted in the meeting-rails of window sashes and made integral with the sash fastening. In the section, Fig. 1, the box C of the ventilator is shown recessed in the meeting-rails A of the sashes. The entering air passes through apertures in the bottom of the box and a grid C' on the top. A sliding gridiron valve c' can be set by a knob c' to open or close the ventilator. The two halves of the ventilator are hinged at C<4>, so that they can be turned up into the position shown in dotted lines, to give access for cleaning &c. Wire gauze may be introduced to keep out insects. The catch plate, Fig. 4, of the fastening consists of a spring plate E with a bolt E<2> and a stop E<3>. When the locking-arm D<1> is pushed over the plate E it drops into the position shown in Fig. 4, where it cannot be opened except from inside.
Patent GB-189821078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastenings for Driving Belts.
Inventor: EDWARDS THOMAS FREDERICK
Filed: 1898-10-06
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 21,078. Edwards, T. F. Oct. 6. Belt and band fastenings.-Transverse bars B sunk into the ends of the belt are connected to a cover-plate D by screws and nuts or otherwise.
Patent GB-189822967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pencils.
Inventor: LIPPINCOTT FISHER HAZARD
Filed: 1898-11-01
Granted: 1898-12-17
Abstract: 22,967. Lippincott, F. H. Nov. 1. Pencil holders.-The casing 1, Fig. 2, is provided with a central hole 2 for the lead 4, and with a narrow slot 3. The follower 5, shown in an enlarged scale in Fig. 4, is used to push the lead forwards, and the prongs 5<d> prevent it from slipping back. The projecting portion 5<c> passes through the slot 3. A sheath 6 may be used to hold the front of the lead, and a sliding ring 7 may be employed to advance the follower.
Patent GB-189826281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Instruments for Calculating Photographic Exposures.
Inventor: WATKINS ALFRED
Filed: 1898-12-13
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 26,281. Watkins, A. Dec. 13. Actinometers; exposures, determining.-Relates to the class of apparatus described in Specifications No. 14,457, A.D. 1884, No. 14,364, A.D. 1893, and No. 25,000, A.D. 1894. A watch-shaped casing has a back a fixed by a bridge k to the lid l ; between these can be rotated a pad d carried by a ring b. A central boss e<1> is provided for receiving an annular disc f of sensitized paper, and other similar discs are stored between the pad d and the back a Over the disc f is a plate having apertures j<1>, j<2> at different distances from the centre and having tints painted at the side, and secured to the glass h is a cut-away mask i which, by turning the glass, can expose either of the apertures and tints. The rotation of the ring b, to expose a new part of the sensitized surface, is controlled by a spring click or ball e entering notches b<1> in the ring. Revoluble scales, as described in Specification No. 25,000, A.D. 1894, are mounted on the back a. A modified form, without the middle part and revoluble scales but marked ou the back with a scale of diaphragms and a formula for exposure, is described. In this case the lid and back turn on one another.
Patent GB-189906677-A (GB)
Title: Means for Placing Coffins in or Removing them from Hearses and the like.
Inventor: FEST WILLIAM PAUL
Filed: 1899-03-28
Granted: 1899-05-13
Abstract: 6677. Fest, W. P. March 28. Hearses. - Relates to an attachment for facilitating the entry or removal of coffins. Fig. 1 shows the framework stowed under the body 2 of the hearse, and Fig. 3 shows it drawn out and the platform 15 elevated. The guided plates 4, having sleeves 5 for sliding on the rails 3, are slotted to receive the slides 8 of plates 9 which form bearings for a rotatable shaft, not shown, which carries levers 12, 13 pivoted to the platform 15 and links 16 respectively. The links 16 are connected to the extensions 17 of spring levers 18 pivoted to the platform. The plates 4 and 9 are drawn out together by the handle 26 ; the plates 9 are then drawn backwards, and, when the shaft is turned, the platform can be placed in the position shown in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-189909198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Metal Tubes.
Inventor: WILMOT FRANK ASHLEY
Filed: 1899-05-02
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 9198. Wilmot, F. A. May 2. Metal tubes.-Relates to the production of metal tubes for bicycle frames, bayonet scabbards, and other articles, either of ordinary form or of tubing formed from sheet metal having upon its edges interlocking projections and recesses, as shown in Fig. 2. The tubes are dipped in a non-oxidizable metal or alloy, whereby the interstices are filled and the edges soldered together, and have their outer surfaces ground smooth.
Patent GB-190008226-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Plates for Secondary-batteries.
Inventor: SCHMITT PAUL
Filed: 1900-05-03
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 8226. Schmitt, P. May 3. Secondary batteries.-The electrodes, Figs. 1 and 3, are each made of lead cast in the shape of a rectangular casing in which the active material is placed. The larger sides of the casing are provided with conical holes e, having burrs f formed by forcing the metal inwards. The holes serve for the access of the electrolyte, and the burrs prevent the escape of the active material. The active material for the negative plates is a mixture of 20 per cent. of minium and 80 per cent, of litharge, and that for the positive plates is a mixture of 80 per cent. of minium and 20 per cent. of litharge.
Patent GB-190010816-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hair-dressers' Chair.
Inventor: PATERSON JOHN WATT
Filed: 1900-06-14
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 10,816. Paterson, J. W. June 14. Fastenings. - Relates to spring-actuated sliding bolts for adjusting the backs of hairdressers' chairs. The chair back a is hinged at a<1>, and carries in bearings e, e', e<2>, e<3> sliding bolts f, g pressed outwards by a spring bow h and caused to engage holes d in backward extensions c' of the arms c. By squeezing the bow the bolts may be disengaged.
Patent GB-190011427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Food for Cattle.
Inventor: LOWENTHAL LEOPOLD
Filed: 1900-06-23
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 11,427. Lowenthal, L. June 23. Food for animals.-Relates to the manufacture of a cattle food containing molasses. Herbs, containing bitter principles which counteract the aperient properties of the molasses, are first subjected to a preliminary treatment, and then added to the molasses, which may be mixed with fibrous materials, bran, straw, and the like and lime. The herbs, such as Menyanthin, Absinthiin, Herba Bursoe Pastoris, and the like, are moistened with a 1 per cent. solution of molasses, and allowed to ferment for two days, after which they are added to concentrated molasses which has been previously mixed with the bran and other ingredients.
Patent GB-190014957-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Incandescent Gas Lighting.
Inventor: SUGG WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1900-08-21
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 14,957. Sugg, W. T. Aug. 21. Incandescent gas lamps.-A chimneyless lamp, which may be used as a table reading-lamp, or upon brackets, gasaliers, and the like, comprises a burner B, preferably of the kind described in Specifications No. 15,521, A.D. 1899, and No. 7847, A.D. 1900, mounted upon a regulator A, a mantle C, which extends further than usual below the head of the burner, and a ring D, of which the arms E support the shades or globes. In the table reading-lamp shown in Fig. 1, the opal glass shade F is supplemented by a similar globe or shade G, the open space between the edges of the glass shades F, G being shielded by a shade H of silk or other fabric. In gasalier and other lamps suspended some distance above the table, the shade F is made narrower, the shade G is dispensed with, and the shade H is enlarged by the introduction of a curved shoulder-piece between the supporting-ring J and the fabric H.
Patent GB-190102861-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Apparatus for Slaking Lime
Inventor: BARRETO VICTOR
Filed: 1901-02-09
Granted: 1901-06-15
Abstract: 2861. Barreto, Baron V. Feb. 9. Moving-container apparatus; moving-beater apparatus.-Relates to apparatus for slaking lime, more especially in connection with the manufacture of bricks or blocks from a mixture of slaked lime and sand. Unslaked lime and sand are introduced into the rotary drum A through openings B<1>, B<11>, the covers of which are then closed. After a short period of rotation, water is introduced through the pipe F and the drum is again set in rotation. The agitation of the materials is effected by means of stirring or mixing arms carried by the shaft K, which is rotated in the opposite direction to the drum. The slaking of the lime produces a steam pressure of 40 to 50 lb. per square inch. This pressure is maintained for four minutes, and the steam is then blown off through the pipe F and the mixture of lime and sand removed.
Patent GB-190112521-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Burners for Use with Incandescence Mantles.
Inventor: LAW GEORGE FULLER
Filed: 1901-06-19
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 12,521. Law, G. F. June 19. Incandescent gas burners for consuming acetylene. The a i r supply is increased by the use of a tube j which projects from the chamber h, to which the air and gas supplies are admitted, into the mixing-tube a. To allow of the position of the gauze e being adjusted to suit variations in the quality of the gas supplied, it is mounted between an adjustable ring b and a cap c, in which is formed the burner orifice d. The mantle used with this burner is preferably longer than usual.
Patent GB-190114894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artificial Feet.
Inventor: WALKER EDWARD HENRY
IPC: A61F2/00
Filed: 1901-07-22
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 14,894. Walker, E. H., and Smith, M. July 22. Limbs, artificial.-The lower end of the wood artificial leg A is widened out and formed with an under surface a, convex from front to back, and resting on a pneumatic cushion B, which may be inflated through a valve tube G. The cushion B and lower part of the leg A are encased in a leather boot D laced at J and fixed by screws at K. The flexible sole e of the boot D is extended as shown at F, and encloses granulated cork &c. E, which forms the front part of the foot. The lower surface a of the lug is inclined downwards from the outside to the inside. The foot may be placed in an ordinary boot H. I shows part of the wearer's trousers.
Patent GB-190114904-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Condensers.
Inventor: VEULLE FREDERICK HENRY DE
Filed: 1901-07-22
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 14,904. Veulle, F. H. de. July 22. Metal pipes and tubes.-Consists in a method of constructing tubes with projecting heat-radiating surfaces. Cuts or slits b are made transversely in a sheet or strip of metal, so as to leave uncut margins a, as shown in Fig. 3. The strip is then bent along the lines x ... x into the form shown in Fig. 4, and then bent round the pipe e so as to form a number of radial projections d, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.
Patent GB-190115466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Locking Nuts on Bolts.
Inventor: SHIPMAN MICHAEL
Filed: 1901-07-30
Granted: 1901-08-31
Abstract: 15,466. Shipman, M. July 30. Locking nuts; cottars.-The nut 9 for railway tracks, vehicles, bridges, &c. is locked by a split pin 11, which fits tightly in a hole 10 in the nut and in a slot 8 in the bolt 5. The pin is enlarged at 12 beneath the head 13, so that it may fit tightly.
Patent GB-190118454-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tram Car, Garden, or other Seats or Chairs.
Inventor: PICKLES JAMES
Filed: 1901-09-16
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 18,454. Pickles, J. Sept. 16. Seats and seat-backs.-The normally exposed surfaces of tramcar and other seats are protected when not in use by turning the hinged flaps G, G<1> into the position shown in Fig. 1. The flaps G, G<1>, which are pivoted to the seat framing, are geared together by segmental pinions J and have expansions G', the ends of which are connected to the framing by springs S. On pulling the back rail C to the right or left, a roller K on the radial arm B engages a flange G<3> on the flaps, which are simultaneously placed in their horizontal position. Fig. 3 shows a modification, in which the flaps are in their operative positions, while weights W are substituted for the springs, and the arm B has extensions slotted to receive studs on the seat framing. A bar extending across the seat back may have end rollers for operating the flaps G, G'.
Patent GB-190118930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Hot-water Heating Apparatus.
Filed: 1901-09-23
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 18,930. Row, O. M., and Royles, Ltd. Sept. 23. Heating water.-Relates to hot-water beating- apparatus used for heating rooms &c. Into the flow or the return pipe near to the heat generator is introduced the casing or chamber A, and within such chamber is arranged the small fan E, motor, turbine, or the like, to circulate the hot water. The rotary engine F for the fan E is preferably supplied with steam from the calorifier supply pipe, and the steam after doing duty is delivered to the calorifier or heater. With a heater with thermostatic connection, such as is described in Specification No. 19,416, A.D. 1893, the supply pipe for the motor leads from an automatic control valve, so that, when the steam is cut off, the fan as well as the heater is checked. Small drain pipes and bosses N are provided. There may be two or more fans employed, and with non-automatic heaters the steam may be controlled by a small valve.
Patent GB-190121038-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Generation of Steam, and Steam Generators, for "Power" Purposes.
Inventor: MUSKER CHARLES
Filed: 1901-10-21
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 21,038. Musker, C., Musker, A., and Hay, W. G. Oct. 21. Instantaneous generators. -A number of horizontal sinuous coils o are connected to vertical columns a, alternate coils being connected at both ends to the same column, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 ; or each coil forms a connection between the two columns as shown in Figs. 9 and 10. In the former case, the columns are made up of boxes constructed as shown in Fig. 5. In the latter case, each column is in one piece, but the tube connections have passages uniting them in pairs as shown in Fig. 11, the circulation taking place to and fro through pairs of the tubes, so that one may be used though the other be injured. In the generator shown in Figs. 1 and 2, water is admitted at the middle of one side, and flows downward through the lowermost coils connected to the column at that side ; it then flows across, through a connecting-tube, to the other column, and upwards through all the coils connected to it, and finally, after crossing over through the tube o<2>, it ascends through the upper coils of the first column to the outlet. In the generator shown in Figs. 9 and 10, water enters at the top, and steam issues at the bottom, but an external connection is provided which allows a reverse circulation, if desired, when the engine is standing. Feedwater is returned through a loaded bye-pass to the tank when the pressure rises above a certain limit. The fuel shoot q<1> is shown centrally placed in Figs. 1 and 2, and at one side in Fig. 9.
Patent GB-190209531-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electricity Maximum Demand Meters
Inventor: BYNG GUSTAV
Filed: 1902-04-24
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 9531. Byng, G., and Sayer, E. April 24. Grant of Patent refused. Current m e t e r s.- A maximum-demand indicator consists of an ampere meter of any form having a pointer moving over a scale, provided with a non-return pointer movable by a projection on the main pointer, and with any suitable means for making the movement slow. In the form shown, the ampere meter consists of a solenoid h acting on a core i connected by a cord to a pulley k on an axle b, in opposition to a weighted arm l ; the axle carries a main pointer with a projection g to move a balanced pointer e, car. ried independently on a stud f. An oil pot n contains a perforated or loose piston connected with a larger pulley m on the axle b, to retard the movement. In another form, a moving-coil ammeter is used, with an electromagnetic retarding-device.
Patent GB-190209589-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Candle Holders for Christmas Trees.
Inventor: WINTER WILHELM
Filed: 1902-04-25
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 9589. Winter, W. April 25. Candle holders for Christmas trees. To ensure that the candle shall remain vertical notwithstanding the swaying of the branches, the candle holder c and the grease guard d are secured b the flanged socket h upon the upper end of a pendulous rod a, which terminates at its lower end in a bob weight e and is supported by a ball- and-socket joint b upon the bracket or clip f by which the holder is attached to the Christmas tree.
Patent GB-190222233-A (GB)
Title: Improved Electric Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: MARE FREDERIC DE
Filed: 1902-10-13
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 22,233. Mare, F. de. Oct. 13. Heating by electricity. - Cooking- vessels, or other apparatus, are heated by resistances of carbon or metal, which are supported in blackened metal, black or dark-red glass, or other casings, containing a gas or vapour such as ammonia, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen silicide, olefiant gas, acetic ether, or acetic acid, to allow heat convection. A metallic resistance having a large temperature-resistance coefficient is used in series with the carbon heating-resistances, to limit the current. The resistances may be looped filaments, Fig. 4, several of which are arranged radially on metal discs 10, 11, 12, which are separated by mica discs ; these can be placed in recesses in the underside of a digester or cooking-vessel, and enclosed by a metal plate, attached with solder, or with asbestos and red lead. Electric connections to the metal discs are passed through insulating-bushes in the enclosing-plate. The internal surfaces are coated with red lead, to prevent short-circuiting if a filament breaks. The digester is jacketed, and the enclosing-plate is also covered with non- conducting material, to reduce loss of heat. The lid of the digester may also contain heating- resistances, and may be used separately as a hotplate ; in this case a safety-valve is placed on one side of the digester itself. Straight resistant filaments 37, Fig. 12, may also be employed, carried by nickel wires at their.ends, each filament being, however, made with a small loop at the middle, to permit contraction ; such filaments may be used in the base of a rectangular digester, or in a cylindrical heater 35, provided with radial metal plates 40, for immersion in a liquid to be heated. Carbon resistances may otherwise be made on the surface of porous or non-porous porcelain, or enamelled metal. In one method, the surface is painted with a mixture of carbon and tar, gum, sugar, dextrin, glucose, gelatine, albumen, or other material, which is afterwards carbonized by heating. In another method, a fine nickel wire is embedded in an enamelled surface, or a metal, such as gold or platinum, is deposited thereon, and is then heated electrically in a liquid or gaseous hydrocarbon, from which carbon deposits on the surface, about the metal. This process may be used to thicken carbon coatings made by the painting method. The coatings may be covered with soluble gtass or enamel, which is then fused on them.