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Patent GB-190104971-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Means for Distributing and Controlling the Actuating Fluid in Engines or Motors.
Filed: 1901-03-08
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 4971. Clarke, Chapman, & Co., and Woodeson, W. A. March 8. Rock drills, percussive. Relates to means for distributing and controlling the actuating fluid in rock drills and the like, actuated by steam or compressed air, of the kind described in Specification No. 16,317, A.D. 1899, [Abridgment Class Pumps &c.]. Fig. 1 shows a section through the cylinder and valve-chest of a directacting pump, in which the main valve 1 working in a ported liner 3 is actuated by a portion of the working fluid distributed by an auxiliary valve 2 working in an inner liner 4 and operated from the engine piston-rod. Fig. 3 shows a section of the valve-chest on the line A-A. Fig. 4 a section on the line B-B, and Fig. 5 shows a development of the liner 3. The live steam enters by the branch 19 and passes to the main valve by passages 15, 36, and the exhaust leaves by the branch 28, being conducted from the main valve by passages 32 so that the main inlet and exhaust passages are opened and closed by the auxiliary valve 2. One of the chief features of the invention is that provision is made for expansive working, the admission ports 37, 17 being located so that they are closed before the end of the stroke of the main piston 13. In order to enable steam to be admitted directly to either end of the cylinder if the piston stops before completing the stroke, the steam passages 15, 36 are externally connected to the steam-supply pipe by pipes 74, 75 controlled by suitable regulating valves. Small passages, formed by grooving the outside of the shell or liner 3, are also provided for holding the main valve 1, for cushioning the main piston 13, as well as for actuating the main valve. Recesses or grooves are also made where each port opens into the liner in order to balance the two valves laterally.
Patent GB-190105268-A (GB)
Title: Measuring and Registering Tabular Tap
Inventor: HUGHES EBENEZER WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-03-13
Granted: 1902-05-13
Abstract: 5268. Hughes, E. W., and Campbell, L. March 13. Measured quantities, delivering.-The tubular measuring-cock a shown is turned by a handle b directly attached, or acting through mitre gear f, f<1> with a ratchet d to prevent reversal ; the number of actuations is registered by counting- wheels h, h<1>. In a modification, a sliding tube is used which is actuated by a grooved cam.
Patent GB-190106640-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Drawing of Tubes.
Inventor: STIEFEL RALPH CHARLES
Filed: 1901-03-29
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 6640. Stiefel, R. C., and Brown, R. T. March 29. Drawing.-A tubular blank 1 is formed with a reduced end 2 to engage the head 4 of a link 3 by which it can be drawn through a die 10 with a central mandrel 6, held in the operative position by a stop 9. The grippers 5, attached to the ordinary drawing-mechanism, may be recessed to engage a head 13 on the link, as shown in Fig. 3. The head 4 is made smaller than the mandrel, so that the reduced end retains its original thickness during drawing. The Specification states that this formation of the tube end for drawing avoids the waste of a long solid forged end, and facilitates pickling; washing, greasing, and other operations prior to drawing by leaving both ends of the tube open.
Patent GB-190107779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Shoe Forms.
Inventor: RUGGLES HARRY ALVAH
Filed: 1901-04-16
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 7779. Ruggles, H. A., Becher, J. A., and Becher, F. A. April 16. Displaying boots and shoes. Lasts for displaying boots and shoes are made of some elastic fabric and are. inflated when in use. Fig. 2 shows a longitudinal section of one. It is strengthened at the heel by a metal clamp 3, which is secured by the nipple, and has a spring 4 inside to facilitate handling it when deflated. Fig. 3 shows a modified form, which is distended when deflated by a telescopic spring rod 7.
Patent GB-190110519-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Boot and Shoe Holders.
Inventor: BENKERT WILLIAM CASPAR
Filed: 1901-05-21
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 10,519. Benkert, W. C. May 21. Boots and shoes, cleaning and polishing.-Relates to an appliance for holding a boot or shoe while it is being cleaned or polished. It is made in two parts a, b, Fig. 1, the back part a of which is permanently attached to a wall c or the like, while the front b slides in guides in the part as) that it can be fixed at any required distance from it. A slot or recess 1 in the part b allows the boot to be laced while on the holder. The toe part of the front b may be made removable, so that toe parts of various sizes may be fitted to it. Figs. 9 and 11 show in underside plan vie ws of two different forms of toe pieces in two parts o adapted to be forced apart by the pressure of the boot, when inserted into it, so as to fit the breadth of the boot and cause the upper to be tightly drawn or stretched, and thereby facilitate the cleaning or polishing. These toe-pieces are pivoted to the main piece b so that they can move out of a direct line and so conform to variation in the longitudinal curves of boots and shoes. Other forms of expansible toe-pieces may be used.
Patent GB-190111307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Overhead Trolleys or Collectors for Electric Tramway or Railway Vehicles.
Inventor: WILKINSON RICHARD HENRY
Filed: 1901-06-03
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 11,307. Wilkinson, R. H. June 3. Electric railways and tramways with overhead conductors. Collectors.-Swivelling trolley wheels are mounted so as to return into alignment with the trolley wire, and the head is also arranged so as to yield in case it encounters a span wire or other obstruction. The fork spindle 3, which swivels in the bearing-socket 4, has V-shaped projections 6 which bear in the V-shaped recesses in the socket so as to bring back the wheel if out of alignment. The position of the projections and recesses may be reversed, and rollers may replace the projections, or a pin projecting from one part may work in a V-shaped groove in the other part. A pin 16, passing through the socket and taking into a groove extending round or partly round the spindle, acts as a stop to prevent a complete turn ur removal thereof. The socket is pivoted at 8 on the pole, and is normally held or returned to the upright position by a spring, which may be a tension spiral spring 11, as shown, or may be a compression spring arranged under the pole. Or a flat spring under the pole may bear against a roller attached to the head, or a coiled spring may surround the pivot pin 8.
Patent GB-190112197-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Making Hollow Bodies from Corrugated Sheet Metal.
Inventor: BRANDT WILHELM
Filed: 1901-06-14
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 12,197. Brandt, W. June 14. Bending; making cans and canisters, boxes and cases, pipes and tubes, &c. - To construct hollow articles of sheet metal corrugated in any suitable manner, transverse corrugations are formed across the plates of which the articles are made, strength and stiffness being thereby increased. The articles are formed by nicking the plates transversely to the ridges at several places standing at distances apart and on the same side. The sheets thus receive a bending to one side, the degree of which depends on the number of the nickings. A strip of metal provided with a nicking place is shown in the Figure. Square, circular, or helically-coiled bodies, e.g. pipes, may be constructed in this manner.
Patent GB-190112943-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Flanging of Holes in Wrought Metal Tubular Bodies and to Apparatus therefor
Filed: 1901-06-25
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 12,943. Lake, H. H., [Stirling Co.]. June 25. Flanging.-Relates to apparatus for flanging the . edges of the tube-holes in the headers of watertube boilers, or other wrought-metal tubular articles. Fig. 2 shows a header for a Niclausse boiler, with a diaphragm 12. The header is placed on a die 1 with cavities 2 spaced to suit the tube holes 11. A ball 7<a>, which may be flattened on one side if the space is very limited, is pressed out through the hole 11 by a plunger 4 to form an external flange, or the upper face of the header may be supported on a similar die. and the ball forced inwards to form an internal flange, or the two operations may be performed on one header to produce opposite flanges on the two faces. The end of the plunger may be concave, if the ball is spherical. The die may have an inclined upper face, as shown, so that the plunger will pass through the holes in the header and diaphragm if the tubes are to be inclined to the header. A number of plungers of varying length may be mounted on one head to operate simultaneously on a number of balls placed in position on or in a header. Any separate body of suitable size or shape may be used in place of the spherical ball.
Patent GB-190113582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Toy Submarine Boats.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1901-07-03
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 13,582. Thompson, W. P., [N³rnberger Metall & Lackierwaaren Fabrik vorm. Gebr. Bing]. July 3. Toy boats.-Relates to a toy submarine boat arranged so that it successively descends and rises in the water. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the boat is fitted with propellers c driven through suitable gearing by a spring barrel b. A sliding weight h, working in a guide i, is slowly reciprocated by a crank e through a link g, its position determining the centre of gravity, and thus causing the nose of the boat to be alternately directed downwards and upwards. In a modification, the weight is mounted on an endless band, which is slowly traversed by the clockwork. The body of the boat may be made in the form of a fish &c.
Patent GB-190114263-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversing Valves for Regenerative and similar Gas Furnaces.
Inventor: FISCHER ALBERT
Filed: 1901-07-12
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 14,263. Fischer, A. July 12. Valves for regenerative and like gas furnaces. Reversing-valves are constructed with rotary or sliding cylindrical bodies. Fig. 1 shows a rotary valve in section, the body having a diagonal partition e and opposite ports d, d. The ported casing a is in one piece. Sand seals k, k are provided at top and bottom, and the body rests on a ball bearing h. Fig. 3 shows a cylindrical ported valve, with a transverse partition e, sliding longitudinally in a ported casing. Figs. 6 and 8 show transverse sections of modified forms of rotary valve, the bodies of which ale constructed as shown in Fig. 1. The casing shown in Fig. 6 is made of two blocks of fireclay m enclosed in flat plates and capable of adjustment to take up wear. In Fig. 8, the ends of the gas pipes w, w are shown abutting against the periphery of the body of the valve, being drawn together by springs x, x. A casing formed of overlapping sections z, z is attached to the gas pipes, being provided with a sand seal at its upper edge. A fixed gas inlet chamber may be provided at the top of the valve, the ball bearing for the rotary body being situated above it. The application to Siemens-Martin, welding, melting, and other furnaces is mentioned.
Patent GB-190116907-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Pile Fabrics.
Inventor: MEYER JULIUS
Filed: 1901-08-22
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 16,907. Meyer, J. Aug. 22. Pile fabrics.-A furniture plush is woven of bottom warp threads a, b, upper warp threads c, d, and pile threads e, f. The bottom warp threads a pass alternately o v e r two and under two wefts, and the threads b pass alternately under two and over two wefts. The warp threads c, d pass over and under the weft as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190120299-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Concertinas
Inventor: HUSH RALPH
Filed: 1901-10-10
Granted: 1902-08-21
Abstract: 20,299. Hush, R. Oct. 10. Concertinas.-Fig. 1 shows the right-hand end of the instrument. The keys are arranged in rows of four, a-a, b -b, c-c, &c., six rows (comprising two octaves) being shown. This arrangement brings together notes forming common chords, which can thus be played with one finger. The hand strap is shown at g with the end next the little finger nearer the keys than the other end. The bass side is similar to the treble, but has not so many notes.
Patent GB-190122479-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in relating to the Construction or Renovation of Driving Gear in Motor Cars and the like.
Inventor: MORRISS FRANK
Filed: 1901-11-07
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 22,479. Morriss, F. Nov. 7. Toothed gearing. - Relates to the construction and d renovation of driving-gear in motor cars and the like, and consists in a method of renewing the toothed wheels when worn in "Daimler" "and like gear sleeves. As shown in section in Fig. 1, the worm-wheel is turned d o w n to form a web c with a flange e, and the new wheel g is turned to a corresponding shape. The new wheel may be in halves, and is secured in place by bolts i passing through the web and flange c, e.
Patent GB-190202958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hinges or Binders for Securing Together Sheets of Paper and the like
Inventor: GAMBLE WILLIAM MAGNER
Filed: 1902-02-05
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 2958. Gamble, W. M. Feb. 5. Bookbinding. - Sheets of paper are secured together by means of "hinges" consisting of gummed strips 1 of tape or other suitable material connected by loose diagonal stitches 3. Superposed hinges may be secured together by loops passed round the stitches.
Patent GB-190204800-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Cleansing Pipes.
Inventor: DUNBAR WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-02-25
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 4800. Dunbar, W. Feb. 25. Cleaning pipes and tubes.-Relates to a method and apparatus for cleaning and sweetening beer and other pipes. The apparatus is shown applied to a beer-pipe coil B in an ice-box C, the cleansing- vessel G being connected to the pipe faucet by a suitable rubber nozzle held in place by the operator grasping the swivel S. The vessel G contains a solution of bi-carbonate of soda to which is added bi-sulphate of soda from the box J connected with the screw cover K. The hinged bottom L of the box J is held closed by the bottom button N of the rod M. When the button N is turned round through a right-angle, it passes through a slot, and the bottom L opens. A wing attached to the rod M scrapes the sodium sulphate from the receptacle J as the rod M is rotated. The gas generated forces the cleansing-solution through the pipes. The apparatus may be used in houses, to cleanse the pipes connected with the sewers, the sinks, and wash stands.
Patent GB-190212728-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Rifle Ranges.
Inventor: MACNAUGHTON JAMES
Filed: 1902-06-04
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 12,728. MacNaughton, J. June 4. Rifle ranges; shooting-galleries; targets and markers' mantlets.-In otder to allow rifle practice to be conducted safely in a limited area, a penetrable converging casing A, of wood or the like filled with sand, is provided at the firing-point, and is fitted with a shooting-platform B, an inclined intercepting plate C with a central aperture D, and a bullet-proof louvre roof E, which deflects stray vertical shots, and allows light to pass in an inclined direction. The walls of the casing may be formed with inclined ventilation apertures, or the base may be omitted. Guide-ropes may be provided to limit the position or movement of the rifle barrel. The targets R are moved into position in front of the butt L by an endless wire K operated by a wheel H, which is mounted in bearings arranged to slide in vertical guides, so that the weight of the wheel takes up any slack in the wire.
Patent GB-190214124-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Detecting and Localizing Underground Metallic Lodes.
Inventor: DAFT LEO
Filed: 1902-06-21
Granted: 1903-06-20
Abstract: 14,124. Daft, L., and Williams, A. June 21. Prospecting.-Electric impulses are sent into the earth at the electrodes K, L from an inductor A. Exploring-electrodes are joined to a detector or resonator, Fig. 3. The character and intensity of the impulses received will be modified when the exploring-electrodes are earthed near to a conducting-mass, and this change will be audible at the resonator. By shifting the exploring-electrodes the conducting-mass can be located. The inductor A consists of a soft-iron core c, provided with an adjustable armature b. The primary and secondary (which is in sections) are in two parts, and switches B, G are used for connecting the parts as required. The primary circuit contains a contact-breaker, as shown at D and in Figs. 2<1>, 6<1>, and 8<1>. A sparkgap, either H or I, is inserted in the secondary circuit, condensers being placed in parallel with the gap. The number of condensers can be varied by turning the attached but insulated quadrants v, w, to cover the studs t<1> ... u<1> each connected to a condenser coating. A rotary contact-breaker O is connected across the electrodes K, L if required. The contact-breaker D contains two sets of movable contacts in the primary circuit, which may be placed in series or in parallel, or only one used. The vibrating armature of a contactbreaker, independently actuated by the battery h, carries a rod k which strikes the arm 7 and so moves the rod 8 away from the screw 9, thus breaking the primary circuit. The other contact is similarly operated by the armature on the other side of the electromagnet g. In another form of contact-breaker, shown in Fig. 2<1>, the motor a' imparts a vertical reciprocating motion to a rod h<1> carrying a contact k<1>, against which the contact m<1> is pressed by a spring x'. As the contact k<1> moves upwards, a disc abuts against the adjustable stop, and the circuit is broken till the contact k moves down again. A slight rotation is given to the lower contact m<1> by the pawl w<1> actuating the ratchet v<1> at every upward movement. The lower contact in another form, Fig. 6<1>, is the rim of a disc 15<1> mounted in a forked lever 16<1> and turned by the fixed pawl 18<1>. As shown in Fig. 8<1>, the lower contact is pressed up by the spring 28<1>, and the upper contact 24<1> has several concave surfaces shaped to fit the rim of the disc. The resonator, Fig. 3, consists of a tympanum 30 carrying a bobbin of wire, in two parts, which may be connected singly or in series or parallel by the sliding switch 48, moving over the end of a central actuating-magnet 35, with which are associated six bar-magnets 27 having a common pole-piece 28.
Patent GB-190223405-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hydraulic Presses.
Inventor: PHILIPP OTTO
Filed: 1902-10-27
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 23,405. Philipp, O. Oct. 27. Moulding-presses.-Relates to presses of the type described in Specification No. 12,854, A.D. 1902, [Abridgment Class Hydraulic machinery &c.], such presses being especially applicable for pressing briquettes or artificial stone so as to dry the same. The press cylinder A is provided with a hollow plunger B, within which slides a spindle F operatea, through a crank and connecting-rod, from a shaft S. Liquid is supplied from a reservoir H<1> through a pipe H to the cylinder, the opening into the cylinder being controlled by a valve I normally kept open by a spring. The valve stem is moved, when required to close the valve, by means of a lever K actuated by cams m<1>, m<2> on a shaft M driven, by toothed gearing, from the shaft S. A cam Q on the shaft M actuates a lever P connected by a link with the filling box 0 for the mould R, and a cam U on the shaft M actuates, through a lever T, a sliding die r for lifting the stone &c. clear of the mould. In operation, the spindle F and plunger B descend until the die D on the end of the plunger enters the mould R containing the material to be pressed. The cam m' closes the valve I and the continued descent of the spindle increases the pressure. The spindle then descends and a collar thereon engages a shoulder on the plunger to raise the same to allow the air to escape from the mould, the valve I being open to allow the water to escape. The same cycle is repeated to allow a higher and final pressure to be given to the material in the mould, the valve I in this case being operated by the cam m<2>. After the second ascent of the plunger, the die r is moved to raise the block, and the box 0, which is filled with a new charge of material, is moved to push the block sideways. On the descent of the die r, the charge is drawn into the mould. Meanwhile the spindle F has descended again, but the plunger is prevented from doing so by the box 0, which may be provided with engaging projections. After the parts have resumed the original positions, the operations are repeated.
Patent GB-190225800-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Means for Recording, Indicating and Signalling the Time Occupied by any Moving Body or Bodies in Travelling from one place to another, and where two or more Bodies are Racing between such places in Means of Signalling the Name, Mark, Color or Number of the Winner or Quickest and Subsequent Bodies as they Complete said Distances.
Inventor: ELLISTON JAMES FYFE
Filed: 1902-11-24
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 25,800. Elliston, J. F. Nov. 24. Indicating at a distance electrically ; indicating races; speed indicators.-Relates to means for recording, indicating, and signalling the time occupied by a moving body or bodies in travelling from one place to another, and where two or more bodies, such as horses, are racing between such places, in means for signalling the name, mark, colour, or number of the winner or quickest and subsequent bodies as they complete the distance. Applied to horseracing, the start is notified on the course or at a distance by electric bells at various places, and the start mechanisms of stop dials, clocks, or watches M, Fig. 2, are pressed by the actuation of the electromagnets m<1>, by the automatic switching on of a current of electricity when lifting or moving the starting-gate, or dropping a flag or firing a pistol. The finish is notified or determined by arranging a switch board or boards or keys, Fig. 10, in the judge's box or other place, whereby an electrical circuit may be completed so as to stop the dials, clocks, &c. giving the race times, and to complete a further circuit to operate the electromagnets m<1>, Fig. 4, for releasing and exposing the weighted semaphores R. A number of indicating semaphores R are arranged on a common spindle p, and the semaphore raised is determined by the button or key 1 ... 7 depressed in the switchboard. When a permanent time record is required, a detachable paper dial having a free hand is placed over the face of a clock M, and a projecting piece on the main hand of the clock carries round the free hand until the finish of the race. If a starting-flag is employed, it is fitted with a sliding switch weight, and if a pistol is employed, one terminal is connected to the hammer while the other terminal is connected to the detonator or other part. For yacht races and the like where it is not convenient to use line wires in the electric circuits, wireless or ethereal conduction with suitable transmitting and receiving mechanisms may be employed. The installation may be arranged and worked at a distance, as in a theatre, to represent the actual race.