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Patent GB-189826887-A (GB)
Title: An Indicator for Ship's Compasses.
Inventor: ARBECAM HARRY PEYTON
Filed: 1898-12-20
Granted: 1899-01-21
Abstract: 26,887. Arbecam, H. P. Dec. 20. Compasses, magnetic; bearings, instruments for determining.-Relates to apparatus for directly reading on the compass the bearings of a distant object. A diopter E, capable of movement in altitude, is mounted on a spindle D which is pivoted in the head of the binnacle A so that it can rotate in azimuth. The spindle projects downwards and carries, in the same plane as the diopter, a pivoted counterweighted index F, which is curved downwards and moves in close proximity to the card C of the compass.
Patent GB-189904746-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Shuttle Checking Motion for Power Looms.
Inventor: ROBINSON ERNEST
Filed: 1899-03-04
Granted: 1900-01-06
Abstract: 4746. Robinson, E. March 4. Looms, checking shuttles in.-A cranked lever A, mounted upon the crank arm C of the loom, is connected at one end by a strap D to the picking- stick, and, as the crank arm descends, is acted upon at the other end by a fixed peg E, causing the strap D to be drawn and released to check the shuttle and then allow it to complete its course.
Patent GB-189907949-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Sifting Machines having Oscillating Flat Sieves.
Inventor: LAUTE ANDREAS HUGO CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1899-04-15
Granted: 1899-10-21
Abstract: 7949. Laute, A. H. C. April 15. Sifting and separating flour, meal, &c.-Separating-apparatus is combined with machines for sifting meal, flour, &c. The sifter a is provided with inclined flat sieves d, and is elastically suspended in the usual manner. A shaking and oscillating motion is given to the sifter by means of a crank mechanism which also serves to drive a ventilator g. In the transverse walls of the sifter are openings leading into sorting or dressing boxes e. Each box communicates through a channel f with a suction chamber in which the ventilator g is situated. In order to separate the particles of the sifted material according to their specific weights, cross-stays with adjustable flaps i are provided in the boxes which form chambers for the reception of the material. By means of the flaps i the size of the inlets into the compartments can be regulated. The particles of material which are not dropped into the compartments are caught by a filter and removed by a beating-off device &c. The ventilator may be dispensed with, and sufficient motion given to the materials by the oscillations of the sifter.
Patent GB-189908080-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Filling and Stopping Aerated Water Bottles
Inventor: CUFF DONALD
Filed: 1899-04-18
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 8080. Cuff, D. April 18. Bottling ; stoppering. - Relates t o hand-operated machines for filling and stoppering s c r e w -stoppered aerated - water bottles. The bottle rest b is depressed by the treadle k to admit the bottle, and when released is raised by the spring i, to insert the neck of the bottle in the filling- head e. The bottle rest actuates a lever m, which, through the bevel gearing n, o, closes the guard q, as the bottle is raised to the filling position, and opens the guard as the filled bottle is withdrawn. The stopp er is removed from and re - inserted in the bottle by a chuck of the kind described in Specification No. 22,453, A.D. 1899, the spindle c<x> of the chuck being rotated through the bevel gearing v, u from the hand-lever t, and working vertically through the fixed nut w. In operation, the lever t is pulled forward, thereby removing the stopper, while by the same movement the cam 4 actuates the syrup pump h, and forces the charge of syrup into the bottle. Then, the liquid-supply valve g is opened, and the bottle filled and snifted, after which the lever t is returned sharply to re-insert the stopper, and to draw another charge of syrup into the pump.
Patent GB-189912180-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Photographic Cameras.
Inventor: FELL JOHN CORRY
Filed: 1899-06-10
Granted: 1899-10-28
Abstract: 12,180. Fell, J. C., [Siegrist, J. G.]. June 10 Cameras ; change-boxes; roller slides; shutters.- Relates to a camera with a focal-plane shutter and a change-box or roller slide. The shutter D, Fig. 1, consists of a frame with a slit, the width of which can be regulated, and which is closed automatically while the shutter is being set. The shutter is connected to the front by a sleeve E ; it is set by pushing in the drawer of the magazine, and is actuated by two cords F which wind round a pulley R actuated by a spiral spring. The tension of the spring is regulated by an external lever T, which is marked with scales to enable it to be set for the required exposure. The change-box, Fig. 2, is of the kind in which the exposed plate is changed from front to back by pulling out a drawer at one side. When the drawer is pushed in, it catches on hooks on the shutter, the slit of which it closes, and then pushes it up till the hooks catch at the top of the change-box. The shutter is released by pulling a trigger L, which pushes the hooks off their supports. Roller spools may be fitted in the magazine to convert it into a roller slide ; the feed of the film is effected by the movement of the drawer as in the plate magazine. For longfocus lenses, the lens board may be removed and replaced by a pyramidal extension. Simple dark slides may be used with the camera, instead of the magazine.
Patent GB-189920630-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Drying of Cellulose-products.
Inventor: FREMERY MAX
Filed: 1899-10-14
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 20,630. Fremery, M., and Urban, J. Oct. 14. Yarns and threads.-Relates to a process of drying cellulose products in the form of threads, films, or the like, which is described in Specification No. 6735, A.D. 1899. The difficulty of removing that part of the water which is in combination with the cellulose is overcome by first dipping the rollers, on which the cellulose threads or films are wound, into water at a temperature of 70‹-100‹ C., or by subjecting them to the action of steam. The whole of the water is then readily removed at a temperature below 40‹ C., which leaves the materials with a high degree of firmness and gloss.
Patent GB-189921483-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Bakers' Peels.
Inventor: BEST WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1899-10-27
Granted: 1900-09-08
Abstract: 21,483. Best, W. H. Oct. 27. Ovens, peels for. The wooden blade A, Fig. 1, is formed with a grooved socket into which the tongued portion B of the shaft D fits. The parts are locked together by the spring catches C, Fig. 2, and D, Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190001507-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clips for Stenter Frames.
Inventor: GASS WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1900-01-24
Granted: 1900-06-09
Abstract: 1507. Gass, W. G. Jan. 24. Stretching and tentering.-In stentering-olips, the upper jaw a, instead of being pivoted to the frame b, as usual, is pivoted to a secondary frame c, Fig. 1, which is pivoted to the frame b at c<1>, and is adjusted in position relative to the frame b by screws d and set-screws e. In case it is not convenient to use the secondary frame, the jaw is mounted on screw bolts f, Fig. 5. By these arrangements the jaw can be adjusted to grip the fabric as desired. The jaw thus mounted may be used in combination with the feeler and lever arrangement described in Specification No. 1509, A.D. 1900.
Patent GB-190004326-A (GB)
Title: Kidney Bean Frame & Clothes Line Combined.
Inventor: JOHNSON JOHN
Filed: 1900-04-19
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 4326. Johnson, J. April 19. Plants, supporting and training.-Relates to a portable frame which may be used either as a clothes line or as a support or frame for growing kidney beans. The frame consists of two or more standards A and B riveted at the bottom to feet E, E of the shape shown for insertion in the ground. The standards A and B are made from a strip of iron bent upon itself so as to form a slot for the insertion of cross-bars C and D, which are held in place by pins passing through holes in the standards and slots in the cross-bars. The cross-bars are tapered in cross-section, for use with a clothes-peg, and are perforated so that they can be threaded with strings for use as a support for bean plants.
Patent GB-190011526-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Coating Material for Linoleum or the like.
Inventor: AMMUNDSEM JENSENIUS SIMON
Filed: 1900-06-25
Granted: 1900-12-31
Abstract: 11,526. Amm³ndsen, J. S., and Rasmussen, E. A. June 25. Coated fabrics.-Relates to a material to be used in place of oxidized linseed oil. Resin is melted with vegetable oil, and casein and lime are added. The mixture of resin and oil may be oxidized by means of nitric acid before the other ingredients are added. The material is mixed with powdered cork in the ordinary way. It is stated that the material is better able to resist acids &c. than ordinary linoleum, and is not so easily affected by fire.
Patent GB-190102588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Bottle Stoppers.
Inventor: BOUCAY LEON
Filed: 1901-02-06
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 2588. Boucay, L. July 6, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Stoppers.-A collar D is fixed on the bottle-neck by means of a hinged key K, the stem of which may be notched so that the collar can be tightened to the diameter of the bottle neck; or, the tightening may be effected by a spring blade inside the collar. The collar carries a casing or housing R, in which are pivoted the togglelevers P, C and A, Q, the arms A, C being connected by a link B. The arm Q is pivoted to the metal body G of the stopper, and is connected by the link N' to the two guide-links M, which are pivoted at M<1> to the casing R. The stopper is fitted with a packing- disc H of cork or rubber. The Provisional Specification also states that the stopper contains an internal spring, which presses the packing on and into the mouth of the bottle. The stopper is closed by pressing the operating-lever P into the position shown, and is opened by moving the lever outwards and upwards, this latter movement raising the stopper clear of the mouth of the bottle into the position shown in dotted lines.
Patent GB-190108735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Geodetical Instruments.
Inventor: GRUBB HOWARD
Filed: 1901-04-27
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 8735. Grubb, Sir H. April 27. Miners' dials.-Relates to the application to these instruments of the sighting-device described in Specifications Nos. 12,108 and 22,127, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment Class Ordnance &c.], using the reflecting-film described in Specification No. 4420, A.D. 1901. Similar devices are also shown in Specification No. 5806, A.D. 1901. The compass and horizontal scale are carried by a ring r pivoted about a horizontal axis q and carrying a vertical scale u read against a fixed pointer v<1>. The sighting-device, Fig. 2, consists of a tube d with a sight f the rays from which, after reflection from the plate i and concave reflector c, enter the eye parallel with similar rays from the object being sighted. The sight is thus optically projected upon the distant object, and parallax avoided. In a modification, the arm p forms the vertical scale. In one modification of the sighting-device, the light from the sight is reflected as shown from two sides of a right-angled prism through a collimating- lens 2. In another modification, the sight and collimating-lens are mounted in a lateral or vertical tube.
Patent GB-190113330-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screwing Machines
Inventor: DALTON JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-07-01
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 13,330. Dalton, J. July 1. Screwing.-A die-head for a screwing-machine has a tank D containing lubricants which is supplied to the cutting-edges of the dies by grooves C formed in the cover-plate R, to which the tank is secured. The cover-plate has parallel slots E with enlarged ends to pass over the holding-screws, so that the plate may be removed, by slackening the screws, to enable the dies to be readily changed.
Patent GB-190113677-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: DESSAU MORLAND MICHOLL
Filed: 1901-07-05
Granted: 1902-07-05
Abstract: 13,677. Dessau, M. M., and Reddaway, F. July 5. Tyres, pneum a tic.- Relates to laterally - inextensible edges for tyre covers. The strip of fabric A, of about twice the width of the cover when lying flat, is cut on the bias, and on it are placed threads B which extend round the circumference of the wheel and over the whole of the tyre surface except the edges. Upon the edge parts of the cover are transversely placed short threads C, and the fabric A is then folded over so that the edges meet in the centre, and the whole is solutioned or vulcanized. The threads C may be long enough to allow the edges of the cover to overlap, and attaching wires, thickened ribs, or the like may be provided in the edges. The fabric A may be of ordinary form, or it may have very few weft threads. In the Provisional Specification, Specification No. 20,910, A.D. 1897, is referred to.
Patent GB-190115712-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Machine for Braiding and Embroidering.
Inventor: HALL JOHN
Filed: 1901-08-03
Granted: 1902-01-16
Abstract: 15,712. Hall, J. Aug. 3. Sewing-machines, braiding in; ornamental-sewing machines ; embroidery.-Consists of improved means for controlling the design automatically. The designing motion shaft h, to which the handle is usually applied, carries a toothed wheel i gearing with loose wheels j<1>, j<2>, one or other of which is rotated by projections o' on a pattern chain, or by some equivalent device such as a perforated band, or a studded disc. In the case of a chain, the studs o<1> are supported, when engaging the wheels j<1> or j<2>, between the teeth of guide-wheels n<1>, n'. The chain shaft l is driven from the main shaft c by chain or other gearing. The wheel e<2>, which forms part of the design motion gearing, is preferably connected to its shaft by a spring so as to avoid shocks.
Patent GB-190121715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electricity Meters.
Inventor: WHITE ROBERT SHERMAN
Filed: 1901-10-29
Granted: 1902-02-13
Abstract: 21,715. White, R. S. Oct. 29. Quantity meters.-A commutator motor meter is constructed as shown in sectional plan. The armature consists of flat coils of wire on a copper plate 19, which is carried by a horizontal spindle 18 on four antifriction discs 17, 22, between flat end bearings 26 in a back plate 9 and a yoke 25. The antifriction discs are preferably of silver, or plated with silver, and are carried on insulating- blocks attached to the back plate and yoke. The two front discs 22 bear the commutator, and effect the connections with this, connection with the discs being made by stationary silver wires bearing on their axles. The armature revolves through four pairs of poles formed on two ring- shaped permanent magnets 10. The magnets are preferably cast of chrome steel, and have outwardly-projecting lugs to receive supporting-screws and brass distance-pieces. These parts prevent displacement of the armature, if the meter is moved. The armature has twelve coils connected in series, and intermediate connections to a twelvesegment commutator, opposite segments of which are connected together ; the connecting discs 22 bear on the commutator at 90‹ apart. The armature spindle 18 is geared to a counter 27 behind a small window in a casing 1 ; a part of the casing is divided off to contain the main connections and a main resistance, to which the armature is connected in parallel. In a modification, the armature carries six coils and revolves through the air-gaps of two horse-shoe magnets, in place of the magnet rings 10, a six-segment commutator being used. Field coils may be used instead of permanent magnets. For a three-wire system, the armature may have two independent windings and commutators for connection with the two outer wires.
Patent GB-190124617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with the Valves of Blowing Engines or Compressors.
Inventor: WIKI EDUARD
Filed: 1901-12-03
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 24,617. Wiki, E. Dec. 3. Check valves for blowing-engines or compressors.- The lift of the valves F is controlled by a guard G, and additional springs may be employed to close them as shown at f<1>, f<2>, Figs. 6 and 7.
Patent GB-190126719-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipe Cleaners.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 26,719. Thompson, W. P., [Forth, J. F.]. Dec. 31. Tobacco-pipe cleaners.-The cleaner consists of an absorbent core, made of folded paper or other suitable material, with wires B braided upon it.
Patent GB-190200347-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dental Vulcanizers
Inventor: CAMPBELL JOHN SMALLEY
Filed: 1902-01-06
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 347. Campbell, J. S. Jan. 6. Teeth, artificial.-A vulcanizing-chamber C is cast with a steam jacket, circular in plan, excepting a flat face C<1> surrounding the opening of the chamber. Three core holes used in casting are closed by screws L, which rest in three sockets on a circular stand M. A pressure screw may be inserted through a central hole E in the top of the chamber. The chamber is closed by a lid J, adapted to be pressed against a soft-metal ring in the face C<1> by a screw H carried in a yoke G, which can be turned horizontally about the chamber. A stop limits the movement of the yoke in one direction, when the lid is in front of the opening. The stand is made with a trough N to receive condensation water when the chamber is opened. The steam jacket is surrounded by a metal casing R. The apparatus is a modification of that described in Specification No. 2973, A.D. 1879.
Patent GB-190201804-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Fire Lighter.
Inventor: KING JOHN
Filed: 1902-01-23
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 1804. King, J. Jan. 23. Firelighters.-Firelighters are formed from sudcake, a residuum from wool-washing liquor, which may be mixed with sawdust, wood shavings, wood splinters, wood fibre, resin, tar, &c., and is pressed into suitable form in a moulding-machine of the kind described in Specification No. 12,383, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Moulding &c.], and may be corrugated and perforated.
Patent GB-190204466-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fire-hose Nozzles.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1902-02-21
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 4466. Boult, A. J., [Petit, L. A.]. Feb. 21. Nozzles; spray - pro - ducers a n d spreaders. -A fire - h o s e nozzle is provided with an annular slot or passage for the escape of a thin sheet of water, which acts as a screen, to protect the firemen from the flames or heat of the fire. A sleeve B is screwed upon the exterior of the nozzle, and is provided with a chamber b, which communicates with the interior of the nozzle through orifices c. The sleeve has a bevelled end b<2>, which co-operates with a surface a on the nozzle, to form an annular passage of adjustable width. A sheet of water is forced through this passage, when the nozzle is in use, to form a screen. The passage may be closed by screwing the sleeve so as to bring the surfaces a, b<2> into contact.
Patent GB-190208881-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Tyres for Motor Cars or other Wheeled Vehicles.
Inventor: HOWISON RUDOLPH MEIER
Filed: 1902-04-16
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 8881. Howison, R. M. April 16. Tyres, pneumatic.-A singletube tyre or a detachable outer cover is strengthened, and punctures are prevented, by embedding in it two or more pairs of fabric layers band separating the pairs by layers c of elastic rubber. The members of each pair of fabric layers are separated by rubber solution or the like.
Patent GB-190214687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holders for Curtain-rods.
Inventor: KOEHLER ARTHUR
Filed: 1902-07-01
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 14,687. Koehler, A. July 1. Curtains, s u sp e n d i n g; brackets.-The curtain rod e is supported by a U-shaped metal bow c, which is secured by an anchor b to the wall above the middle of the window. The ends d of the shanks of the bow are turned up and pass into loops f, which are secured to the rod. The rod is held in position on the ends d by set-screws g, which pass through the loops.
Patent GB-190221304-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Milking Pails.
Inventor: WERTGEN THEODOR
Filed: 1902-10-01
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 21,304. Wertgen, T. Oct. 1. Milk pails and strainers.-Milk pails are provided with strainers and perforated lids to prevent impurities from falling in during milking, to strain the milk, and to prevent its immediate escape if the pails are knocked over. Near the top of the pail an internal flange is formed, and upon this rest a conical-shaped lid e, a funnel-shaped strainer c, and a flat strainer b. The lid e has perforations or a strainer at its centre. The lid and strainers are held in position by a removable spring ring g fitting under a circular rib in the pail. The Provisional Specification states that the vessel c may consist of a cylindrical receptacle fitted with fine hair strainers, which may be arranged round the walls or annularly on the bottom, and that the pail is preferably provided with a lateral spout closed by a cap or stopper.
Patent GB-190225405-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Machine or Apparatus for Dressing Abrading or Brushing Glazed or other Bricks in the Clay State.
Inventor: HOLROYD JAMES
Filed: 1902-11-19
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 25,405. Holroyd, J., and Bond, R. Nov. 19. Moulding bricks.-Relates to machinery for dressing, abrading, or brushing glazed or other bricks in the clay state. The shaft 4, Figs. 3 and 4, carried by the framing 1 and standards 2, has at either end a faceplate 5 of skeleton or open formation, over the surface of which a metallic sheet 8 is secured by a clamping-ring 9. The sheets 8 are perforated from the back, and each plate is covered by a guard which exposes only a portion of the surface. The bricks to be treated are placed on the table 10, and fed up to the faceplate. The shaft may carry only one faceplate, which may be inclined or horizontal.
Patent GB-190227061-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Opening and Closing Devices for Boxes or Tins for Containing Preserved Food, Tobacco, Snuff Cigarettes and the like
Inventor: PEDERSEN LARS
Filed: 1902-12-08
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 27,061. Pedersen, L. Dec. 8. Metal, sheet, seaming and joining.-Relates to opening and closing devices for sheet-metal boxes or tins for containing preserved food, tobacco, snuff, cigarettes, and the like, such boxes being formed with lids which are secured by interlocking seamed joints carrying a superposed rubber or other packing-device. Fig. 1 shows in the plan the means employed for facilitating the opening, and Fig. 2, in section, the joint with its packing and opening ring. The wire 3 is inserted at the top of the cover, and, on being stripped by coiling around a key 7, enables the cover to be hinged about a piece 8, on each side of which the stripping wire comes to an end. By reason of the packing- ring 5, the lid may be turned down and the tin or box again rendered airtight. The severing of the cover is flush with the sides of the tin, while the flat portion of the cover being on a lower plane, the contents are out of contact with the wire.
Patent GB-190302321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shedding Mechanism of Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: HALL ROBERT
Filed: 1903-01-31
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 2321. Hall, R., Hall, J. H., and Hall, O. S. Jan. 31. Loom shedding-levers.-The bosses of treadles used with Woodcraft's sectional tappets, or Nuttall's oscillating tappets, are slotted to fit over the treadle stud 4. The treadle is prevented from jumping off the stud by a rod 5 secured to the frame and extending across all the treadles. By removing this rod, any treadle may be readily removed and replaced without disturbing the other treadles. Top or bottom jack levers may be similarly mounted.