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Patent GB-190304375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid Pressure Machines Chiefly Designed for Riveting, Punching and like Purposes.
Inventor: DEHN CARL WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-02-24
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 4375. Dehn, C. W. Feb. 24. Riveting; punching; hydraulic pressure, apparatus for actuating machines by -Figs. 1, 3, and 4 show a fluidpressure riveting-machine, in which the C-shaped head a has a fixed anvil b to receive the head of the rivet, and a movable tool e operated by a piston in the cylinder c. The tool is withdrawn to allow the work to be put in place by admitting air below the piston through the pipe 23. The cylinder c, above the piston, is filled with water, supplied by the means shown in Fig. 4. After the work is in place, the tool is moved up by admitting air under pressure to the space m, through the pipe o, controlled by the cock 11. By this means, the water contained in the space m is forced through the pipes p, n into the cylinder c, and when the work to be performed is light completes it. When the work is heavy, the piston valve x is moved to the right by means of the lever 12. Air is thus admitted from the pipe 10, through the ports 13, 14 behind the pistons j, k, which are coupled by a tubular piston-rod v. Air is admitted to the port 14 through the hollow valve-spindle, and the perforation 15. The tubular piston-rod moves on a tubular rod s, which has a limited amount of endways movement. When air is admitted behind the pistons, they move to the right, and carry with them the rod s. Their further movement forces the water contained in the rods v, s through the pipe n into the working-cylinder to complete the riveting operation. In a modification, the cylinders shown in Fig. 4 are made in one with the head a. The machine may also be used for punching boiler shells, and for similar operations.
Patent GB-190305938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Conductors and Collectors for Electric Railways and Tramways.
Inventor: KEMPT DONALD
Filed: 1903-03-14
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 5938. Kempt, D. March 14. Electric railways and tramways. -Relates to conductors and collectors for electric railways and tramways on the road contact or sectional conductor system. The collector is formed of a series of vertical rods 1 pivoted at 8 to a wooden frame 9 and fitted with swivelling rollers 4, or with rounded ends, running in the groove of the rail 5. The upper ends of the rods are acted upon by springs 42 in order to bring the lower ends into contact with a conductor 43, leading to the motor, when the rollers are opposite the recesses 26 of the contact boxes 27, which are fixed at intervals along the line. Adjustable bars 13 regulate the tension of the springs 42, and springs 12 are provided to act on the frame 9 and press the rollers 4 into the groove of the rail 5. Short collectors 3 are placed near the wheels of the car and connected to the adjacent collectors 1 by pairs of bars or arms 17, Fig. 5, pivoted together and having ears 18, 19 between which act springs 21 to force the collectors 3 against the inner edge of rail. Recesses 26 are formed in one of the rails 5 at certain distances apart, and in these recesses are fitted contact boxes 27 through which passes the main conductor 28. The contact boxes are formed of upper and lower parts 29, 30 ; the upper part has a removable top 32 fitted with a sliding plate 33 having a raised edge 34 which fits the recess in the rail. The plate 33 carries a depending arm 36 for making contact with the metal plate 37 on the main conductor 28, and it is normally held out of contact by a spring 40. When the car is running, the rollers 4 of the collectors 1 enter the recess 26 and make contact with the plate 33, 34 and also with the conductor 43 ; at the same time the plate is pressed forward so as to make contact between the arm 36 and plate 37 and place the motor in circuit with the main conductor 28. Successive contacts are thus made with the main conductor as the car moves along. The opposite rail forms the return conductor, contact being made through a roller carried by a telescopic spring arm.
Patent GB-190307362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Supplying Fuel to Stoves or Fireplaces
Inventor: ENGELS EWALD
Filed: 1903-03-30
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 7362. Engels, E. March 30. Feeding and stoking grates.-Fuel is fed from a shaft d to the grate n of a stove or fireplace by a holder g, Fig. 1, raised by a rod h connected to a weight l by a cord k passing over pulleys i. The fuel is pressed against an adjustable plate m, which regulates the rate of feeding. When it is necessary to lower the holder g, prior to supplying fuel to the shaft d through a passage c with doors b, e, a dividing-plate p is pushed in to support the fire. The casing a has several air doors f, a few doors glazed with mica to facilitate inspection, and doors below the grate for the removal of cinders. The ashes fall into a box q. To avoid friction between the fuel and the shaft, this part may be made of telescoping sections, the upper section being made thicker at the top to protect it from the flames and prevent caking of the fuel. A solid part may be placed between the grate and the shaft for the same purpose. Two operating-weights may be used, inside the casing and below the grate. Fig. 4 shows a modification having a telescopic fuel shaft d, the bottom section being fixed while the top section d' carries a movable grate n and is connected by arms t to the feed-regulating plate m<1>. The grate is raised by pulling a handle u, and fresh fuel is supplied through openings closed by doors b, e. The grate may be arranged inside an annular fuel shaft, and the feed of fuel may be effected by springs and controlled by clockwork or other mechanism.
Patent GB-190310853-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Closet Flushing Cisterns.
Inventor: BARRACLOUGH ALBERT
Filed: 1903-05-13
Granted: 1904-05-13
Abstract: 10,853. Barraclough, A., and Crowther, A. May 13. Flushing - apparatus. - Brackets for supporting the ball cock and the siphon or valve lever, are attached to the top a of the cistern, the lever being supported by a cross-pin in the lugs h, and the valve in the hole shown by the dotted lines in the arm c. The two arms c, d may also be formed and fixed separately, and, in a further modification, the arms may be collinear.
Patent GB-190311569-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Humidifying Air.
Inventor: HALL DANIEL
Filed: 1903-05-21
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 11,569. Hall, D., and Kay, J. H. May 21. Moistening.-An apparatus for moistening air in spinning and weaving sheds or elsewhere is formed by a water trough a surrounded by an air casing b, into which air is forced so that it issues by apertures e in the side of the trough and passes over the surface of the water. The water is heated by a steam pipe d.
Patent GB-190313339-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of, and in Stoves or Furnaces for, Heating Skelps in the Manufacture of Sockets and like Fitting for Wrought Iron and like Tubes
Inventor: HASKEW FREDERICK JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1903-06-15
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 13,339. Haskew, F. J. T. June 15. Metal pipes and tubes.-Relates to a method of heating skelps, for the manufacture of tube sockets, &c., out of contact with the fuel. The skelps L are threaded upon hssd-rods M and placed over the restricted openina of the furnace, where they are heated to the required welding temperature.
Patent GB-190313828-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Flushing Cisterns.
Inventor: BARTHOLOMAEUS RUDOLF
Filed: 1903-06-20
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 13,828. Bartholomõus, R. June 20. Water-waste preventers.-A two-fold flush is obtained, the first with water at a higher pressure than that of the main, and the second with a lower pressure. The cylinder a, Fig. 1, contains two pistons b, c, which are connected by rods to two smaller pistons f, g working in cylinders d, h. A multiple-way cock k is so arranged that, when it is turned through a right-angle by the pull-cord, water from the main is admitted between the pistons b, c, thereby separating them and forcing the contents of the cylinders d, h into the closet to be flushed, a greater pressure than that of the main being obtained in proportion to the difference between the diameters of the large and small pistons. When the cock returns to its original position, the pressure from the main is admitted behind the pistons f, g, while the space between the pistons b, c is put into communication with the closet. A second flush is thus obtained, which is of a greater quantity, but of a lower pressure than the first. Fig. 2 shows the plug-cock in section. The supply enters at p, and can pass by a T-shaped port q, either along a passage r to the port s, and thence to the cylinder a, Fig. 1, or along a passage u to the port v, and thence to the cylinders f, g, Fig. 1, according to the position of the plug. The cylinders f, g communicate with the closet pan through the port e, and the cylinder a through the port x.
Patent GB-190325816-A (GB)
Title: Acetylene Gas Generating & Purifying Apparatus.
Inventor: CLELAND JAMES
Filed: 1903-11-26
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 25,816. Cleland, J., and Stewart, J. C. Nov. 26. Acetylene is produced by means of a generator constructed by arranging a tank a, preferably in the form of a cube or a rectangular prism, which supports a frame a<1> for carrying balance weights, and a gas tube which extends above the level of the water in the tank and serving as a condenser for impurities, and is connected by cocks with the drawing-off tube furnished with a siphon o. This siphon may be fitted with a cock, or the outer limb may be made sufficiently long to withstand the pressure without a cock, and serves as an exit for the condensed matter. The body of a gas bell c slides in this tank and is furnished with a water seal c<1> which makes a gas-tight joint with the lid e, the lid and body being held together on turning the cover round, by catches f which can pass through gaps in the lid. The gas bell contains a tube k, held by one or more frames h, to serve as a guide over the gas tube and as a support for a carbide holder i provided with an open centre, preferably in the form of a tube i<1>, bearing one or more floors to separate the charge. The apparatus is charged with carbide by slightly raising the bell c and catching the bottom over a hook on the lower end of a rod m which can be forced from its position of repose, in the corner of the outer tank; by depressing the upper end. More than one genezator may be arranged together, as shown in the Figure, so that gas may be generated and cleaning operations may be carried on simultaneously.
Patent GB-190412018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Signal Flags for use on Trains
Inventor: LANDERS JOHN DAVID
Filed: 1904-05-26
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 12,018. Landers, J. D. May 26. Signals on trains. -Flags are constructed of sheet metal or other rigid material on which the colours are painted. The paint being renewable, the signal may be kept bright. An arrangement for combining flags of two different colours is shown in Fig. 2. Two leaves 1, 2 are hinged to a red 3 and painted on one side, say white, and on the other green, in such a way that, when the leaves are fastened together, by means of the wire 6 or otherwise, they will both show the same colour. One leg of the bent wire 6 slides in a loop of one of the leaves, an has a shoulder abutting against a stop formed in the loop to prevent the complete withdrawal of the wire. The lower portion of the rod 3 is adapted for insertion in a socket 4 which may be mounted on the roof of the carriage.
Patent GB-190413819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Trains of Wagons
Filed: 1904-06-18
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 13,819. Koppel, Firm of A. June 19, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Wagons; undercarriages; coupling.-Trains of wagons are adapted for taking curves by rigidly mounting each body on a central axle a fitted with large wheels, the longitudinal connecting-members d being arranged below the bodies and engaging with central pivots e on the axles. The wagons are also coupled in pairs to form a composite wagon by crossed rods f, each pair being linked to the next by a turning coupling g.
Patent GB-190418014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Curtain Rods.
Inventor: ELCHINGER ANTON
Filed: 1904-08-19
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 18,014. Elchinger, A. Aug. 19. Curtains, drawing and suspending.-A composite curtain rod comprises slotted tubular telescopicallyengaging parts b, b. A cord d runs through the tubes and may be attached to the curtain rings g by clips i which project through slots h in the tubes. By attaching the end ring of a curtain to the cord, the curtain may be drawn backwards or forwards on pulling the cord. The curtain rod may be secured in position by hooks e, eyes f, or the like.
Patent GB-190418837-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Drying Bricks & the like
Inventor: SAUNDERS SAMUEL
Filed: 1904-08-31
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 18,837. Saunders, S. Aug. 31. Bricks, drying. Hack covers B are carried in sections between posts along which pass ropes E on cross-pieces F. Pulling on the rope E raises the covers by means of ropes H attached to the covers and carrying counterbalance weights L. Hanging flaps B', prevented from touching the bricks by stops U', protect the sides of the brick piles A. The covers are let down by hand on the approach of rain or automatically, as in Fig. 4, by the rain being directed into a receptacle P. The weight of the rain tips the lever O and releases the weighted catch N, thus freeing the gearing from the pawl T.
Patent GB-190421177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Infants' Feeding Bottles.
Inventor: ARMSTRONG MARTIN DUNPHY
Filed: 1904-10-03
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 21,177. Armstrong, M. D. Oct. 3. Feeding - bottles.-A valve for venting a boatshaped f e e d i n g-bottle consists of a rubber tube, closed at its lower end and provided with slits f to allow the passage of air. Within the tube, near its upper and open end, is a taper metal tube g. The metal tube prevents the sides of the rubber tube from being forced into contact when the valve is introduced into the bottle. A bead h is formed at the upper end of the tube, to prevent the valve from passing too far into the bottle, and the bottle is formed with a recess to facilitate grasping the bead with the fingers.
Patent GB-190501583-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Induction Regulators for Electric Currents.
Inventor: FINZI GIORGIO
Filed: 1905-01-26
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 1583. Finzi, G. Jan. 27, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Regulating; transformers.- In apparatus for regulating alternating currents by the inductive reaction of secondary circuits, the whole or part of either the primary or the secondary winding is placed upon a movable core, which can be turned so as to vary the number of magnetic lines embraced by it, and, in order to minimize the transverse reactionflux due to the movable winding, air gaps are placed across its path. In the form shown in Fig. 1, one of the windings is placed on the fixed yokes a, b, and the other winding in slots z on a movable core c brought into circuit by slip-rings and brushes or by flexible wires. Air gaps d prevent the passage of magnetic lines from the part a to the part b. The modified apparatus shown in Fig. 2 has part only of one of the windings placed upon the movable core, the remaining part n embracing the fixed' yokes. This disposition may be used with or without transverse air gaps d, and side paths m for the main flux may be provided. The magnetic circuit is further subdivided in the apparatus shown in Fig. 3 by an air gap e running from end to end of the yoke b. In addition, the poles may be pierced with holes g, which have the effect of increasing the reluctance of the intervening iron parts h. The stationary windings may be placed in slots i, Fig. 4, on the yokes a, b.
Patent GB-190502414-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ladders and Fire-escapes
Inventor: BECKER JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1906-02-01
Abstract: 2414. Becker, J. Feb. 7. Ladders.-In a flexible ladder for fire-escapes, the rungs a, Fig. 1, are formed at each end with a hole to receive wire rope c, which is retained by means of a pin d, or a plug b, Figs. 4 and 5, provided with a groove b<1>. A screw plug e may be fitted in the end of the rung, in which slots a<1> are cut to allow the rope c to pass through. When a plug b is used, it may be secured in position by a pin d, Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190510272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: BIGGS JOHN
Filed: 1905-05-16
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 10,272. Biggs, J. May 16. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to a motor forecarriage pivoted to the body of the vehicle at a point slightly in advance of the centre of the wheel, and propelled by two motors, either or both of which may drive, the motors being connected, when required, by a clutch so as to work in unison. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the arrangement. The body of the vehicle g is pivoted at l to the upper framework d, which is supported by a pivot c and a spring f on the lower framework b carrying the wheel a. The fore-carriage is adjusted for steering from the hand-wheel j by a worm and sector or other suitable means. The motors m are mounted one on each side of the wheel, and drive through the countershaft w. The clutch for connecting the motor shafts o is shown in Fig. 3. A projection t on a sliding sleeve s, keyed to one sbaft, engages a notch r in a disk fixed to the other shaft. An electric contact v on the end of the notch closes the sparking-circuit of the motor brought into gear.
Patent GB-190514631-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reaction-jet Propeller Nozzles for Propelling and Steering Vessels
Filed: 1905-07-15
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 14,631. Abel, C. D., [Sulzer, Geb.]. July 15. Swivelling joints.-A jet propeller nozzle is pivoted at the stern of a vessel, the joint consisting of a cylindrical portion e mounted in the cylindrical casing b formed on the pipe. Gaps are provided to admit of the swivelling action of the nozzle.
Patent GB-190520698-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Centrifugal Fans or Machines for Atomising Liquids.
Inventor: KESTNER PAUL
Filed: 1905-10-12
Granted: 1906-09-06
Abstract: 20,698. Kestner, P. Oct. 12. Scrubbers and washers.-Relates to apparatus for atomizing liquids for washing air and gases. The fan or atomizer T, Fig. 1, is enclosed in an horizontal cylindrical casing B of such size that the mist formed by the fan or atomizer from a liquid jet E is not thrown against the walls of the casing but falls slowly into a tank at the bottom, while the air or gas drawn into the apparatus through the pipe D passes out by a central pipe N after having been in continued contact with the mist. In another form, the casing is arranged vertically.
Patent GB-190523381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with the Underframing of Railway and like Cars.
Inventor: OSTRANDER ALLEN EDWARD
Filed: 1905-11-14
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 23,381. Ostrander, A. E. Nov 14. Underframing of bodies. -A body bolster, adapted to be readily attached to the side sills of the vehicle, comprises a web 1, with top and bottom members 2, 3, reinforcing- ribs 16, 17, 18, and a tubular web 19 to take the king bolt. The bolster is attached to the vertical flanges of the side sills 13 by pressed steel plates 10, arranged in pairs at each end and having the ends of the web 1 riveted between their webs 12, their flanges 11 being riveted to the side sills and to the member 2. The bottom member 3 is downwardly deflected at its ends and riveted beneath the side sills. Side bearings 14, 15 are provided.
Patent GB-190525421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Pillar, Wall, Office or other Letter Boxes
Inventor: LAMB JOHN
Filed: 1905-12-07
Granted: 1906-10-18
Abstract: 25,421. Lamb, J. Dec. 7. Letter-boxes. - Relates to improvements in letter-boxes of the type described in Specification No. 7465, A.D. 1885, in which an internal flap is raised when the ordinary letter flap is opened. The letter-slit flap as is connected with the inner flap c by links and a bellcrank lever e, so that, when the flap a<2> is opened, the flap c will close the bottom opening of the compartment formed by the partition b and the sides of the box. When the flap a<2> is closed, the flap c opens to permit the letters to fall to the lower part of the box. The flap c is provided with teeth c<1> to arrest any wire &c. which may be used in the attempt to withdraw the letters. In a modification, the flap c is pivoted at the opposite end. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specifications No. 19,723, A.D. 1898, Nos. 6253 and 18,708, A.D. 1903, and Nos. 1894 and 23,821, A.D. 1904.]
Patent GB-190601635-A (GB)
Title: Improved Cement Composition.
Inventor: NAY JEAN
Filed: 1906-01-22
Granted: 1907-01-17
Abstract: 1635. Nay, J., and Revello, V. Jan. 22. Cements.-A cement is composed of approximately equal weights of caoutchouc and white lead, rendered plastic or liquid by admixture of a rubber solvent and linseed oil.
Patent GB-190610016-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Starting Devices for Electric Motors.
Filed: 1906-04-30
Granted: 1907-02-28
Abstract: 10,016. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. April 30. Switches.-In order to increase the torque for starting a single - phase induction motor when used, for example, for driving a fan, the rotor D carries a centrifugallyactuated switch E, which, when the machine is at rest, short-circuits the regulating inductance coils I by means of stationary contacts F. The contacts F are in pairs cross-connected. When the motor speeds up, the arms E overcome the force of springs e<1> and are thrown outwards on their pivots e, thus allowing a regulating-switch H to become operative. The invention is applicable to any kind of motor having regulating-inductances.
Patent GB-190612227-A (GB)
Title: Diastatic Substance and Method of Producing same.
Inventor: TAKAMINE JOKICHI
Filed: 1906-05-25
Granted: 1906-12-31
Abstract: 12,227. Takamine, J. May 25. Diastase.-Relates to the preparation of enzymes which have the property of saccharifying liquefied starch, and to their admixture with ordinary diastatic substances which possess the property of liquefying starch but are deficient in the saccharifying property. The enzymes are obtained by extracting with water, at or slightly above ordinary temperatures, broken or coarsely ground grain, such as barley, corn, wheat, rice, &c., or tubers, or grain from which starchy constituents have been removed, such as bran, shorts, middlings, &c. The extract is concentrated in vacuo for preservation. The enzyme may be precipitated by alcohol, and forms a white powder. The extract may be preserved by removing deleterious ingredients by rendering the liquid acid either by allowing it to ferment at a warm temperature or by adding lactic acid. The liquid extract may be mixed with ordinary diastase or other substance having the property of liquefying starch. The mixed liquid may be evaporated in vacuo or the enzymes may be precipitated together by alcohol. Dry diastase may be mixed with the dry saccharifying enzyme. Specification No. 1820, A.D. 1886, is referred to.
Patent GB-190618087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Projectiles Adapted for Use in Practice.
Inventor: FIRTH BERNARD ALEXANDER
Filed: 1906-08-11
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 18,087. Firth, B. A., and Anderson, A. Aug. 11. Projectiles, ordnance.- A hollow projectile a is filled with water through a rear aperture closed by a plug d, and the open truncated head is provided with a pointed plug c of lead or soft alloy, so that the projectile breaks into fragments when it strikes an armour plate