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Patent GB-190107788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of and in the Method of Extracting Metallic or other Packing from Stuffing-boxes.
Inventor: DEVIN ERNEST HURLEY
Filed: 1901-04-16
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 7788. Devin, E. H. April 16. Stuffing-boxes.-The packing, composed of soft metallic shavings or other suitable material, is placed in a casing contained in the stuffing-box. This casing is made tight at the back face by an undercut groove or grooves E in which steam liquefies. As an additional precaution, a ring W of white metal or the like is placed between the flange K of the casing and the outside face of the stuffing-box. This ring is smaller than the flange K. When it is desired to remove the casing, it may be loosened by starting screws, one of which is shown in dotted lines, or a chisel can be inserted under the flange.
Patent GB-190109490-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Tensioning the Warp in Looms.
Inventor: DIEDERICHS CHARLES GUILLAUME
Filed: 1901-05-07
Granted: 1902-05-07
Abstract: 9490. Diederichs, C. G. May 7. Loom let-off motions. -The warp beam 1 is driven intermittently by means of a wormwheel 5, worm 6, ratchet-wheel 7, and pawl 8, attached to a rod 10, which is connected by a bell-crank lever 11 and rod 14 to a pin 15, fitted within a slotted oscillatory lever 16. This lever 16 is pivoted at 17, and is actuated by means of the lay, to which it is connected by the rod 18, bell-crank levers 19, 20, and rod 21. The warp 41 passes from the beam 1 over a tension roller 31 mounted upon double-cranked levers 28, one end of one of which bears upon the short arm 25 of a lever 24 connected to the rod 14 by a rod 23. The upper ends of the levers 28 are connected by straps 32 to a horizontal bar 34 carrying weights 35. By this means the motion of the rod 14, and therefore the warp beam 1, is regulated in accordance with variations in the tension of the warp threads.
Patent GB-190114831-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cement Plates for the Construction of Ceilings and Apparatus for the Manufacture thereof.
Inventor: FRECKMANN JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-07-20
Granted: 1901-09-07
Abstract: 14,831. Freckmann, J. July 20. Moulding slabs for ceilings and floors. Cement or concrete slabs a are formed with recesses band zig-zag grooves f to receive mortar, and wood strips g are embedded in the slabs to facilitate the attachment of the plaster support h of the ceiling. Waterproof and heat non-conducting sheets or strips k, v may be placed over and under the girders and slabs. The sides of the slabs may be inclined, or at right-angles, to the ends. Fig. 7 shows in cross-section a mould for producing the slabs. The sides l of the mould are connected by clamping-screws, and partition plates r are inserted at an angle with, or perpendicular to, the sides l. The grooves are produced by ribs o and the perforations by cores t, and the strips g are placed at the bottom of the mould. Angle-iron guides s may be fitted to the sides of the mould to facilitate the pressing of the material.
Patent GB-190118937-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Means for Welding Pipes of Small Diameter.
Inventor: TWER CARL
Filed: 1901-09-23
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 18,937. Twer, C. Sept. 23. Welding; bending.-In the manufacture of pipes, particularly those of small diameter, from strips of metal, the heated metal strip is passed through a conical mouth f mounted in the same framing as two pairs of rolls a, d, arranged at right-angles and grooved to suit the size of pipe being made. The mouth f bends the strip to shape, and the rolls effect the welding in two steps, the finished pipe passing out through an opening. The apparatus is secured near the furnace by trunnions h, so that all the operations are effected at one heat. In a modification, interchangeable flared or bell mouths of larger size are used. The rolls are interchangeable for various sizes of pipes.
Patent GB-190201193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buttons for Garments.
Inventor: KEUTEL RICHARD
Filed: 1902-01-16
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 1193. Keutel, R. Jan. 16. Button -fasteners. -Bachelors' buttons are provided with two or m o r e concentric attachment fingers b, secured at one end to the button proper a, and provided at the free end with a catch hook c.
Patent GB-190205288-A (GB)
Title: A Centrifugal Tailings Elevator
Inventor: PECK WALTER
Filed: 1902-03-03
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 5288. Pack, W. March 3. Elevators.-Consists of a centrifugal apparatus for distributing and stacking tailings clear of a dredge, mining, or excavating plant. The tailings are discharged by a shoot D or D' on to a strongly built wheel B revolving at a high speed and fitted with blades C, by which the tailings are thrown off in a desired direction, guided if necessary by a funnel. The blades may be of various shapes, such as those shown, and the frame carrying the wheel may either be fixed, or as shown, mounted to swivel on a base A.
Patent GB-190205398-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sounding Toys and Bellows employed therein
Inventor: LEHMANN ERNST PAUL
Filed: 1902-03-04
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 5398. Lehmann, E. P. March 4. Musical toys.-Relates to toys in which a noise is produced by bellows. The bellows are connected to a model representation of a musical instrument, so that the sound issues from it. Fig. 1 shows a figure representing a rider on a motor car holding a horn h to his mouth. The bellows e communicate with the horn by a pipe f, in which the sound-producing reed is preferably placed. The bellows are driven from the axle of the vehicle &c. Instead of connecting the flexible material c to the frames by cement, the frames are each made in two parts a, b, Fig. 3, which fit one into the other, so as to clamp the material between them. The parts are connected by tongues d or by other means.
Patent GB-190206702-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Mechanism for Cycles and other Wheeled Vehicles
Inventor: TAYLOR WILLIAM RUTHERFORD
Filed: 1902-03-19
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 6702. Taylor, M. R. March 19. Wheels with air-compressing appliances.-The motion of vehicles is used to compress air which is then applied to assist i propulsion. Fig. 1 shows the application to a bicycle. Rods j, free to slide in the wheel rim, are connected by links e to cylinders d mounted on plungers g fitted with non - return valves h and communicating with the hollow hub a. The hub is mounted on trunnions, through which the compressed air passes to a reservoir n fitted with a non-return valve o. The air is fed by a pipe p and an oscillating valve q to cylinders r pivoted on trunnions and fitted with plungers connected to the driving-cranks.
Patent GB-190208787-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Useful Products from Hydrocarbons of the Acetylene Series and Derivatives thereof.
Inventor: MOUREU CHARLES
Filed: 1902-04-15
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 8787. Moureu, C. April 15. Carboxylic acids of the acetylene series and their ethers.-Hydrocarbons of the acetylene series, which are near homologues of heptine-1 and octine-1 are converted into their carboxylic derivatives by acting upon them with sodium and then treating the resulting sodium compound with carbonic acid whereby the carboxylic acids are obtained as sodium salts. The method of procedure is as that described in Specification No. 23,727, A.D. 1900. Of the hydrocarbons employed hexine-1, undekine-1 and methyl-6- heptene-3-ine-1 are already known, and methyl-5- hexine-1, methyl-6-heptine-1, nonine-1, and methyl- 6-heptene-5-ine-1 are new and are prepared from methyl-5-hexanone-2 (synthetic), methyl-6- heptanone-2 (synthetic), nonanone-2 (natural), methyl-6-heptene-5-one-2 (natural) by the usual processes. Of the acids produced by the process heptine-2-oic-l-acid is already known and the following are new :-methyl-6-heptine-2-oic-1-acid, methyl-7-octine-2-oic-1-acid, dekine-2-oic-1-acid, dodekine-2-oic-1-acid, methyl-7-octene-6-ine-2-1- acid, and methyl-7-octene-4-ine-2-oic-1-acid. The ethers of these acids are produced by the processes described in the Specification above referred to, and they possess properties analogous to those of the ethers mentioned in the said Specification.
Patent GB-190210813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Production of Photographs in Natural Colours.
Inventor: SZCZEPANIK JAN
Filed: 1902-05-10
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 10,813. Szczepanik, J. May 10. Producing coloured photographs.-Relates to a method of producing coloured photographs by the three-colour process. The printing-paper consists of three superimposed sensitized layers, each layer being coloured with a non-fast primary colour. This film is exposed in succession under a red, a yellow, and a blue diapositive obtained in the usual way. During printing, the red diapositive is covered with a green filter, the yellow diapositive with a violet filter, and the blue diapositive with an orange filter. The effect of the light in this process is to cause two of the colours in the sensitized film to fade, leaving in each case the colour represented by the respective diapositive. Instead of using three separate negatives and screens, a single coloured diapositive made by the above process may be used to produce coloured prints directly. Instead of applying the colours in superimposed films, they may be applied in parallel lines, or by sprinkling, or by weaving three colour threads in fabrics. The three negatives of the coloured object are preferably made on one plate, which is mounted on a slide in the printing-frame to facilitate their successive application to the print.
Patent GB-190212447-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Chairs, Couches, Back Rests and the like
Inventor: FOOT JETHRO
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 12,447. Foot, J., and Foot, R. J. May 31. Chairs; sofas backrests.-I n adjustable backs for chairs, sofas, and back-rests, the lower part is pivoted at d, and is provided with segmental racks e at either end. The racks have handles i, and are held in the required position by pawls f on levers h. In a modified form, the back is formed as an inflatable bag, the adjustment being obtained by the inflation.
Patent GB-190215427-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Spring Hinges for Doors and other Objects.
Inventor: SPENGLER FRANZ
Filed: 1902-07-10
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 15,427. Spengler, F. July 10. Hinges; door-closing apparatus.-Relates to a spring hinge in which one end of the spring is connected to a ring placed between the two sockets. One end of the helical spring f is connected by pins i to the socket l of the flap r. The other end of the spring is connected to the button b, which is connected by the inner tube d to a ring z placed between the two sockets h and l. The ring z is connected to the flap t by a pin a, which is inserted into one of several holes in the ring.
Patent GB-190215435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Secondary or Storage Batteries
Filed: 1902-07-10
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 15,435. Lake, H. H., [Consolidated Storage Batteries Co.]. July 10. Secondary batteries.-Each lead or like plate B, Figs. 1 and 3, is enclosed between two porous plates A, A<1>, with flanged edges and bottoms which meet and are cemented together. Each porous plate has a ribbed outer surface and a cellular inner surface. Large porous plates of this kind are preferably built up of a number of small plates fitted together.
Patent GB-190217622-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Removing the Wood from Green Stalks Containing Textile Fibres, Especially Ramie Stalks.
Inventor: BERTIN CHARLES LOUIS JULES
Filed: 1902-08-11
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 17,622. Bertin, C. L. J. Aug. 11. Breaking and scutching apparatus for ramie &c. Fig. 2 shows a plan of the machine. The green stalks are placed parallel to the inclined edge of a table 38, and fed by bands 22 to a pair of crushing-rollers 17. The ends which first escape from the rollers are gripped between a rope 28 and a pulley 2, and passed between two sets of verticallymoving scutching-blades 36 carried by endless chains. Near the point where the rope 28 leaves the pulley 2, the scutched parts of the stalks are gripped by a second rope 29 and pulley 3, and the unscutched ends are subjected to the action of a second set of scutching-blades similar to the first. The completely-cleaned stalks are carried away by the rope 29, and transferred to a set of needles 37, from which they are removed by hand.
Patent GB-190219993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Turning Cranes.
Inventor: FRIES WILHELM DE
Filed: 1902-09-12
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 19,993. Fries, W. de, and Bode, A. Sept. 12. Cranes. - Relates to crane-post bearings for rotary cranes. The frame h, which carries the crane, and is supported at its periphery by rollers, not shown, has a spherical bearing connection with the fixed pillar c. A spherical surface d at the top of the pillar c, and a hollow spherical surface on a cap i secured to the pillar, are engaged respectively by a cap e and a bush k secured to a part g fixed in the frame h. The two spherical surfaces have a common centre M, and the bush k has a double taper. The frame h can thus rock on the pillar c, to allow for inequalities in the rails supporting the periphery of the frame. The caps e, i are adjustable, to adjust the load on the pillar c, by bolts f and the nut l, respectively.
Patent GB-190223449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Moving, Turning and Tilting Ingots Blooms, Billets, Rails and the like in relation to Rolling Mills.
Inventor: EVANS JOHN
Filed: 1902-10-27
Granted: 1903-10-27
Abstract: 23,449. Evans, J., and Lewis, D. Oct. 27. Rolling.- Relates to apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 11,016, A.D. 1901, but adapted to turn or tilt ingots, blooms, billets, rails, bars, &c., of considerable length and in either direction. In the apparatus shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the two ram-heads a, b, which slide in guides c between a pair of rollers of the feed or delivery tables, carry extensions n, o with tilting plates p, q, and are also provided with pairs of fingers v, w, weighted at their outer ends, so that the fingers normally project above the table. To turn an ingot 3, one of the rams is moved so that the weighted ends of its pair of fingers, as w, engage a pair of raised bars 1 on the guides c, causing the fingers to be depressed. The other ram is then moved so that its fingers v commence to tilt the ingot, as shown in Fig. 5. The ingot is turned through a right-angle by the rocking of the plates p, q caused by the engagement of their lower ends u, t with projections s on the ram-heads. The two rams are then moved together to bring the ingot opposite any desired pass in the rolls. The ingot can be turned in the reverse direction by changing the pair of operative fingers, the weighted ends of the fingers v being caused to rest on a second pair of bars, while the fingers w are free. The pairs of bars can be adjusted in position or removed, or other means may be employed to render a pair of fingers inoperative. Fig. 15 shows an arrangement for moving and turning rails. The ram-head 5 has pivoted fingers 9, the weighted ends of which rest on the guides c. The ram-head 6 has pivoted plates 11, and an overhanging arm 13, on which are pivoted teeth 14, 15 which can move vertically on their pivots and turn only in the direction of the head 5. To turn the rail through 180‹, the head 6 is advanced so that the rail is gradually turned into a vertical position, the foot being in contact with the lower face of the tooth 14 and the head being held by the fingers 9. Further movement of the head causes the tooth 15 to turn the rail over, after which the plates 11 are tilted by projections 8 on the head 5 to press the foot into contact with a vertical face 7 of the head 5 and thus present the rails to the rolls in a horizontal position. The Provisional Specification refers to a slight modification of this apparatus to turn double-headed rails.
Patent GB-190301166-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Extinguishers.
Inventor: GRAAFF WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-01-16
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 1166. Graaff, W. Jan. 16. Extincteurs; nozzles.-The metal body d of carbondioxide extincteurs is preferably made conical and fitted with an arched cover to resist the high pressure. Handling is facilitated by fixing the outlet tube e and pipe b on the opposite side of the body to the handle c. The holder h fits into this body d, as shown, and receives the glass tube k, which contains the acid, and is fitted with a plaster-filled recess t with a glass rod s melted to it. The plunger l forces the plaster and rod through the walls and bottom of the tube, and thoroughly breaks it. The liquid is forced into the tube e, which is soldered at its top end to a connecting-piece, joining the spherical nozzle a to the body. The lower end of the tube e is flattened and perforated with small holes, to prevent pieces of glass from getting through and stopping up the outlet tube b, which is placed obliquely in the nozzle. The appliance is placed downwards on the floor to be filled, and, since the tube e does not reach to the floor, an air space is formed which can act as a cushion for the carbon dioxide evolved.
Patent GB-190302364-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Mode and Means for Locking or Securing the Working Parts of Cycles.
Inventor: RODNEY ROBERT WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1903-01-31
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 2364. Rodney, R. W. H. Jan. 31. Locking-apparatus to prevent theft.-Figs. 1, 2, and 5 show the application to a bicycle rear wheel. A casing L, secured to the forks by clips E riveted at e', carries a bolt B whichcan be slid into engagement with the spokes. It is locked in either a retracted or an extended position by a bolt b<1> actuated by suitable locking-mechanism and adapted to engage with slots b<2>, b<3> formed in the bolt. The clips E may be replaced by a band the ends of which, after encircling the forks, are threaded on the bolt B. A flange prevents the bolt B from being entirely withdrawn. For cycles not fitted with free-wheel mechanism, the lock may be applied to the crank sprocket-wheel.
Patent GB-190304150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Food Products
Inventor: BROMHEAD WALTER SIDNEY
Filed: 1903-02-21
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 4150. Bromhead, W. S. Feb. 21. Food preparations.-Vegetable flour deficient in proteids, such as that of the banana, potato, pea, &c., is mixed with the flour of the ground-nut or the like, which is rich in those substances, after the oil has been expressed therefrom. The product may be cooked alone as porridge, bread, cakes, puddings, &c., or mixed with cereal flour.
Patent GB-190306541-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of Applying Superheated Steam as a Heating Agent in Industrial Operations.
Inventor: BOWING JOHN
Filed: 1903-03-20
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 6541. Bowing, J. March 20. Coking.-Steam is superheated and conveyed to a coking-retort. The chambers d, d<1>, filled with honeycomb or other bricks, are heated by the combustion of gas within them or by the passage of furnace gases. By the manipulation of valves the steam is turned into the chamber which has been heated to the required temperature, and passed to the coking-chamber a through the perforated pipe p The flues are shown at g, h, h<1>, the gas-inlet pipes at e, f, and the steam-supply pipe at l. The gaseous products are allowed to escape from the coking-chamber by the outlet g, while the removable bottom b permits of the discharge of the carbonaceous material.
Patent GB-190306725-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Apparatus for Aerating Liquids.
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 6725. Stanley, H. F., and Irarringdon Works & H. Pontifex & Sons. March 23. Aerating liquids.-Fig. 1 shows an elevation of apparatus for carbonating or aÙrating liquids, and Fig. 3 a vertical section through the carbonating- chamber. The operation is as follows :-The lever 17, which is secured to the spindle 14, is turned into its lowest position so that the plug 19 is depressed and the valve 10 is lowered from its seat. Water is admitted through a pipe, which is provided with a non-return valve, until it commences to flow through the outlet 23. The lever 17 is then raised, when the valve 10 is returned by the spring 21, and the screwed spindle 14 is advanced, pushing back the valve 9 and admitting gas under pressure from the pipe 8. The gas, on entering the chamber 1, is deflected in any suitable way, and discharged into the body of the liquid, or, as shown in Fig. 3, it may pass through an injector 26, causing a circulation of the liquid through the openings 27, 28, as indicated by the arrows. When the pressure in the chamber 1 becomes sufficiently high, the valve 30 opens and the liquid and gas pass into the mixing and filtering chamber 2, and into a filtering-block 32, made of carbon, porous stone, composition, or baked clay. The filtered liquid &c., in the interior of the block, pass through perforations 47 into the pipe 34 leading to the receiver 3. The aÙrated liquid is discharged through the bib 48 of the measuring- vessel 41 by turning the lever 44, which may be connected to the lever 17 by a removable plug 46, so that, when desired; the two leversare actuated together and a quantity of aÙrated liquid is discharged at each operation.
Patent GB-190322456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fire Alarm Apparatus.
Filed: 1903-10-17
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 22,456. Bowell, G. B., and Pearson Fire Alarm, Ltd. Oct. 17. Alarms, fire.-Relates to a self-contained equipment which operates a thermostatic fire alarm and also indicates by a buzzer B<3> when a wire is severed. The thermostats, normally disconnected, join the wires S' to s', S<2> to s<2>, and so on in the five sections into which the connections are divided, and the wires on the annunciators are arranged in pairs, such as A', a', to oppose one another's action. When a wire, such as S' or s', is broken, the current from the testing battery B' through the magnet M<1> fails, and the armature L<8> is released, allowing the weighted lever L' to fall, which, turning on the eccentric L', brings the multiplecontact switch L<3> into operation. This completes the buzzer circuit through the contact pieces 12, 8 and the wire 9 back to the battery B<2>. If a thermostat comes into action, say between the wires S<2>, s<2>, the switch is again operated and the current flows both in the buzzer circuit and in the circuit containing the relay M<2>. This last circuit is complete through the relay, the switch plate 10, and the wires A' or a<1>, S<2>, s<2>, s<3>, s<5>, the contactpiece 8, and the wire 9.