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Patent GB-190322503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Rails for Railways, Tramways, and the like.
Inventor: CUTHBERT DAVID WATT
Filed: 1903-10-19
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 22,503. Cuthbert, D. W. Oct. 19. Rails; rail joints.-Relates to rails having a separate head or tread portion, and means for securing the same. The tread portions A, shown in Figs. 1 and 4, fit on the heads of the main rails B, preferably so as to break joint therewith, and may be secured at intervals by bolts, plates, or cottars. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the hooked top end of the bolt E engages with projecting lips D, and the bottom end passes through a hole in a plate F, or through the flange of a flat-bottomed rail. The projecting lips D may be made broad enough to allow the bolts to be passed through them, or the bolts may be formed with projections engaging holes in the sides of the tread portion A. Plates J, shown in Fig. 4, may be formed with projections K entering holes in the sides of the tread portion A, or may engage lips in a similar manner to the bolts E, or may be riveted or fastened to the flanges C. The plates fit, and are bolted to, the web of the main rail B, and when placed at the joints of the main rail may be shaped to fit over the usual fishplates, or may be made in one with them. The lower ends of the plates may be formed with horizontally-projecting lugs secured by bolts to the foot of a flat-bottomed rail or to a separate plate placed underneath the main rail. According to another modification, the tread portion may be secured by cottars passing through the head of the main rail, and through both the depending flanges.
Patent GB-190403760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coating Bricks and in Apparatus therefor
Inventor: PERKIEWICZ MAX
Filed: 1904-02-15
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 3760. Perkiewicz, M. Feb. 15. Coating surfaces, compositions for; preservative compositions.-To prevent the coating for bricks, consisting of gelatine and flour, and described in Specification No. 12,095, A.D. 1903, from putrefying, antiseptics such as carbolic acid, lysol, sublimate, nitric acid, aluminium sulphate, tannic acid, and chromium salts are mixed with it. Coating surfaces with liquids.-The Figure shows the apparatus used for coating. The bricks are carried on a conveyer below the distributer a, waste liquid running from the trough n into the tank p, from which it is pumped to the tank f. If there are recesses on the bricks running transversely with respect to the conveyer, the latter is sloped laterally, to allow the superfluous liquid to run away, or the supports on which the bricks are placed may be curved, so that the bricks may be inclined.
Patent GB-190403808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Locking Devices for Umbrellas, Walking Sticks, Cycles and the like.
Inventor: HILBIG FREDERIC JEAN MAX
Filed: 1904-02-15
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 3808. Hilbig, F. J. M. April 9, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Locking-apparatus to prevent theft.-A locking- device for retaining velocipedes &c. consists of a box-shaped body A, Fig. 6, to which is fixed a projecting arm a<2>. A similar arm a' is pivoted to the box at a and normally pressed by a spring b<1> against the fixed arm, in which position it can be locked by tumblers E. The tumblers, pivoted to a spindle d, have curved slots in their ends which engage with a correspondingly-curved projection on the arm a<1>. The ends of the tumblers are cut out so as to appear stepped, and are simultaneously rocked to release the arm a by a key B, Fig. 7, having notches k in its end to suit the steps in the tumblers. The key is inserted through a slot g, Fig. 6, and held loosely therein by a spring r that bears against a notch h<2> in the side of the key. A tongue s on a pin s' is pressed by a spring s<2> to lock the key in the slot when the device is not being used. A blade S is made integral with the tongue and is moved by the cycle &c. when the latter is inserted between the two jaws, thereby moving the tongue and releasing the key. The arm a' having closed on to the cycle, the tongue is lifted out of the slot, allowing springs d<3> to depress the tumblers and lock the arm.
Patent GB-190407563-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Internal Combustion Engines.
Filed: 1904-03-30
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 7563. Ganz & Co. July 22, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Gas or explosive-vapour engines.-A pair of cylinders 1, 2 work on a four-stroke cycle and are arranged in tandem or side by side as shown in Fig. 1, similar strokes taking place in the separate cylinders simultaneously. On the outstrokes a charge of air is drawn into the cylinder 1 through the valve 5 and a moistened charge into the cylinder 2 through the valves 6, 7, 8. The charge in the cylinder 2 is fired in any convenient way, the products of combustion passing through the passage 3 and igniting the charge in the cylinder 1, the fuel for which is carried in from the chamber 11 by the combustion-products. A common exhaust valve 18 is provided. If the same degree of compression is used in both cylinders, the valve 4 may be dispensed with. Fig. 2 shows the device for supplying liquid fuel to the cylinder 1. The fuel is supplied past the non-return valve 10 to the chamber 11, and leave by the outlet shown when combustion-products enter the passage 12. Governing is effected by inserting a governor-controlled needle valve in the fuelsupply passage leading to the non-return valve. Modifications are described in which the cylinders are arranged at right-angles, and in which both cylinders work on a two-stroke cycle. If preferred, one igniting or smaller cylinder may be used for two or more main cylinders.
Patent GB-190408321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receiving Apparatus for use in Wireless Telegraphy.
Inventor: MOELLER GEORG
Filed: 1904-04-11
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 8321. M÷ller, G. April 11. Telegraph s.- The receiving- apparatus described in Specification No. 7977, A.D. 1904, is arranged to actuate a relay or telegraphic apparatus. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, a relay or telegraph instrument 7 is inserted between the coherer 3 and the telephone 9. An adjustable shunt resistance 16 is inserted in series with the telephone 9. In a modification, in which greater power is obtained, the relay &c. 7 is arranged between the battery 22 and the primary coil 18 of the transformer. To force the aÙrial waves to pass through the coherer, a condenser may be arranged in either or both conductors, in which case the relay must be arranged in the battery circuit.
Patent GB-190409328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, Anti-vibration Fittings for Use in connection with Incandescent Gas Burners
Inventor: BURLEY JOE DANIEL CHARLES
Filed: 1904-04-23
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 9328. Burley, J. D. C., and Gilmore, A. E. April 23. Incandescent gas lamps; anti-vibration devices - Bell-crank levers f are pivoted to brackets g attached to the burner a. One arm f<3> is controlled by a spring h, while the other f<2> is suspended by a vertical link e from a ring b. A slot i prevents undue angular movement. The supply tube d<1>, d', d<4> is jointed to allow of motion in either a horizontal or a vertical plane. A compression spring is shown in the Figure, but spring arms, rattrap springs, or spiral distension springs may be used with modified forms of bell cranks.
Patent GB-190413363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Letter Files and the like.
Inventor: BARY ALBERTO TEODORO DE
Filed: 1904-06-13
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 13,363. Bary, A. T. de. June 13. Filing papers &c.-Relates to temporary binders for filing letters, accounts, and the like, which may be used for ledgers. The sheets are secured between two metal rods 2, 3, of which the lower one is riveted to the cover 1 of the file. Two screw bolts 5 are fixed to the lower rod 2 and pass through holes in angle-pieces 7 fixed to the back of the cover. The rod 3 slides on the bolts 5 and is pressed down on the papers by means of nuts 6. The papers 8 are provided with slots in their edges, into which the bolts 5 enter.
Patent GB-190421050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Garden Hoes.
Inventor: STONE John
Filed: 1904-09-30
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 21,050. Stone, J. Sept. 30. Hoes, hand.-The blade of a hoe is fastened to the handle by a forked piece B bent back so that the blade makes an angle of about 45‹ with the handle.
Patent GB-190424678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gumming Machines.
Inventor: CHAMP ERNEST OLIVER
Filed: 1904-11-14
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 24,678. Champ, E. O. Nov. 14. Gumming.-In a gumming-machine for applying gum to one side of a sheet of paper or the like, a series of discs 17, Fig. 4, co-operate with the gumming-roller 6 to draw the paper through, and are driven from the shaft 12 by external toothed gearing. Excess of gum is removed from the roller 6 first by the adjustable scraper 26, and further by an auxiliary scraper 29 having serrated edges. The discs are kept free from gum by a wiper 18, which is mounted in U-shaped side pieces 19 and kept pressed upon them by a spring 20, the ends of which engage in notches 25 in side slots 24. The paper is guided between the horizontal wire guard 34 and the lid 2 of the gum receptacle, and passes through on to a skeleton frame 35, mounted on the other lid 3. The latter has serrated edges, and a groove 7 with holes for draining any gum that may be carried over,
Patent GB-190425192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Pneumatic Brakes for Railway Vehicles or the like.
Inventor: CLOUD JOHN WILLS
Filed: 1904-11-19
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 25,192. Cloud, J. W. Nov. 19. Brakes, pneumatic - pressure and vacuum. In order to obtain high-pressure braking at high speeds, an additional brake cylinder, reservoir, and triple valve, or (in the case of a vacuum brake) brake cylinder and vacuum reservoir, are employed to supplement the brake pressure applied by the ordinary brake cylinder, and the admission to this additional cylinder is regulated in accordance with the speed of the vehicle, when the brakes are set, by means of a valve controlled by a vane exposed to the air, an exhaust apparatus such as an exhaust ventilator, a centrifugal governor driven from the axle, or an electromagnet and a dynamo driven from the axle. The pressure admitted to the additional cylinder is allowed to leak off at a predetermined rate by means of a suitable leakage aperture. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4, a valve 13 connected to a counterbalanced vane 16, which is protected by a hood 22 and controlled by a spring 18, determines whether the air supplied from the triple valve by a connection at 8 shall pass to the atmosphere by a port 15 or to the additional brake cylinder by a port 10, passage 11, and a connection at 12. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 6, a diaphragm 24 acted upon by a spring 43, and exposed on one side to the atmosphere through holes 27, and on the other side to a chamber connected by a pipe 26 to an exhaust apparatus on the top of the vehicle, is connected to a double conical valve 40, 41 which controls the triple valve, brake cylinder, and atmospheric connections 8, 12, 15. Similar valves controlled by a governor and by an electromagnet are shown in Figs. 7 and 8 respectively. A check valve is interposed between the automatic valve and the brake cylinders to prevent the return of air. In the case of a vacuum brake, the valve is interposed between the train-pipe and the additional brake cylinder, the leakage aperture being between the brake cylinder and the vacuum chamber. The valve may be arranged as shown in Fig. 10, 49 being the train-pipe connection, 51 the brakecylinder connection, and 52 the valve. A hole 54 is left in the valve to permit the exhaustion of the brake cylinder and vacuum chamber by the ejector.
Patent GB-190427304-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Pumps for Extracting Water from Condensers.
Inventor: DAY CHARLES
Filed: 1904-12-15
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,304. Day, C., and Dexter, W. A. Dec. 15. Pump valves.-Pumps for extracting water from steam condensers have a mechanically-operated slide valve controlling the suction and discharge. The valve k, Fig. 1, is operated by an eccentric. The slide valve, Fig. 2, governs the suction only, the discharge taking place through the valves n and passage m.
Patent GB-190500724-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction of Heating Stove.
Inventor: SPONG JAMES OSBORN
Filed: 1905-01-13
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 724. Spong, J. O. Jan. 13. Air-heating stoves.-Relates to a gas, oil, or other stove for heating air to be distributed in a room without any of the products of combustion, a liquid container being applied to the stove in some cases to moisten the air or to impregnate it with a disinfectant. The stove has an inner combustion chamber K, Fig. 1, and an outer air-heating chamber C, through which a current of air is induced by a fan H geared with, or mounted on, the same spindle as a fan G operated by the products of combustion. The two air inlets F, E may be arranged as shown. The air-heating chamber may contain perforated or other ribs or plates L, and is provided with a perforated cover D. Fig. 2 shows a stove provided with a liquid container N having air passages P. A skeleton door Q, with a talc window R, is provided, and asbestos lumps may be arranged over the burners.
Patent GB-190502941-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Axle for Automobiles
Inventor: MORGAN WILLIAM SHIELDS
Filed: 1905-02-13
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 2941. Morgan, W. S. Feb. 11, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motor road vehicles -The axle of an automobile comprises two trussrods and a cylindrical casing, and is provided at its ends with knucklejoint connexions, and the driving- shaft is constructed in three sections, the two outer sections being connected to the inner by ball-and-socket joints to enable the wheels to be swung to either side for steering purposes. The ends of the central section 1, to which power is applied through the sprocketwheel 2, are provided with spherical enlargements 5. Sockets are formed at the inner ends of the shafts 3, by bolting together the two sections 7 and fixing the whole to the shaft. The inner faces of these sockets have transverse grooves 10, which are engaged by radial pawls 12, fitting into cylindrical recesses in the ball 5 and pressed outward by the springs 13. The steering-knuckles 14 are in two parts, the one 16 supporting the central shaft, the other 15 supporting one of the outer sections ; the two parts are pivotally connected by bolts 17. The steering- knuckles are also provided with removable plates- 18 enabling the sections of the driving-shaft to be easily removed from the knuckles. The brackets 28 serve to strengthen the outer members of the knuckles ; the inner members are connected to and supported by the truss-rods 22. A central bearing 24 is also fixed to these truss-rods as shown in Fig. 1. To prevent lateral motion, collars 26, 27 are secured to the shafts.
Patent GB-190514302-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Signs.
Inventor: KITLEY JOSEPH
Filed: 1905-07-11
Granted: 1906-04-19
Abstract: 14,302. Ritley, J. July 11. Letters and numerals.-Sheet-metal letters &c. a are supported by wires, cords, chains, or the like c, which pass through metal loops b riveted to the letters. The upper and lower edges of the letters are bent to form flanges a', which are cut away, as at f, to secure the loops b so that each loop will need only one rivet g. Distance-pieces d keep the letters at the proper distances apart.
Patent GB-190523696-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Conveying Large Stoneware Sanitary Pipes from the Machine to the Fettling Wheel or Whirler, and Inverting them in Transit.
Inventor: WILKINSON ISAAC HARVEY
Filed: 1905-11-17
Granted: 1906-08-02
Abstract: 23,696. Wilkinson, I. H. Nov. 17. Pottery. - Relates to apparatus for carrying sanitary pipes from the pipe machine to the fettling-wheel for fettling the socket and for holding the pipes conveniently for fettling the spigot end during transit. The pipe 1 is received socket downwards upon a platform 2, between which and the fettling-wheel 3 are provided rails 4 carried upon standards 5. Running upon these rails is a pivotally-mounted cradle 6 formed of a cylindrical wooden shell bound by metal bands, and hinged so as to be closed round the pipe. The cradle is moved forward and turned into an horizontal position and supported by hinged arms 12 resting on the rails, so that the spigot end may be conveniently fettled. This being done, the cradle is pushed along the rails until it rests against adjustable stops 13, when the hinged extremities of the rails are lowered by a handwheel 21 until the pipe rests upon the fettling- wheel 3, the pipe having previously been turned so that the spigot end faces downwards. The standards 5, Fig. IV, are made so that the height of the rails can be adjusted. The standards may be removed by unscrewing nuts from bolts which fall into boxes 37 sunk below the floor level. These boxes have removable portions 39 for inserting the hand when re-setting the bolts. The cradle may be mounted upon a four-wheeled trolly.
Patent GB-190523827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Metal Frames of Purses.
Inventor: RIETH HEINRICH
Filed: 1905-11-18
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 23,827. Rieth, H. Nov. 18. Purses. - The iron, brass, &c. frame a of a purse is covered with a thin strip b of precious metal, which is held securely in place by rivets e passing through the material c and backplate d. The backplate d may be covered with precious metal in a similar manner.
Patent GB-190525819-A (GB)
Title: Sealed Fastening for Securing Bottle Packing Cases.
Inventor: STUART-BROWN PETER
Filed: 1905-12-12
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 25,819. Brown, P. Stuart-, Brown, H. J. Stuart-, and Brown, C. Stuart-. Dec. 12. Fastenings.-Relates to the type of packing-case for bottles described in Specification No. 9177, A.D. 1891, [Abridgment Class Boxes &c.]. Instead of the sealing-wire A being passed round the case, it is passed round the central partition C, being either looped round the bottom of the partition or passed through the orifices in the bottom of the case as shown, and the ends passing through the lid, on which they are twisted and sealed. The loop of wire at the bottom of the case may also be sealed, in which case it is made to lie in a recess.
Patent GB-190608565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Window Sashes to Facilitate Cleaning.
Inventor: WAYNE ARTHUR CHARLES
Filed: 1906-04-10
Granted: 1907-04-10
Abstract: 8565. Wayne, A. C. April 10. Windows.-Relates to swivelling-sliding sashes which are also removable from the frame. The bottom sash B is provided at its corners with projecting side-pegs 4 working in vertical grooves 2 in the pulley stile. The top sash A is narrower than the bottom sash, and is provided with similar pegs 3 working in grooves 1. The vertical grooves are intersected by horizontal cross-grooves which permit the sashes to be swung into the room for cleaning. The grooves 1 and 2 may be formed by angle-plates 12, Fig. 6, secured to the rabbeted pulley stile. Draught-excluding strips 14 are secured to the window frame so as to work in grooves in the sash stile.
Patent GB-190612152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Tide Indicators or Charts.
Inventor: RODEWALD FREDERICK ARNOLD
Filed: 1906-05-24
Granted: 1907-04-25
Abstract: 12,152. Rodewald, F. A. May 24. Advertising; displaying.-An indicator or chart for ascertaining the direction, rate of flow, and other particulars of the tide at any particular place or point consists of a number of vertical columns corresponding to points or places taken in order round the coast from some particular place. The columns are divided by h o r i - zontal lines, and in the divisions are set out various particulars as to the state of the tide at successive hours of the day; in some cases the divisions may correspond to shorter intervals than one hour. A number of charts may conveniently be arranged on a band attached to rollers, and the whole enclosed in a glazed casing. The hours are set out on a sliding band B on one side of the chart, conveniently arranged as an endless band passing through slits in the card. The general locality of a number of points or places may also be given above the corresponding vertical columns. The chart is set by adjusting the band B so that the time of high water at the place from which the chart has been prepared is opposite to the highest division containing information as to the state of the tide of the particular place for which such information is required, the state of the tide at any time being then given in the division corresponding to the time on the band B. The chart or a number of charts may be arranged on a band A<1> fixed to rollers D mounted in a glazed casing, Fig. 3, and guided to the front of the casing by idle rollers D<1>, Figs. 3 and 4. The rollers D are operated by knobs a' on the outside of the case and clamped by screwed knobs d at the other end of the rollers. The time band B may take the form of an endless band passing over the rollers E, or it may be secured to them, the rollers being operated by the knobs e<1> and fixed in a similar way to the rollers D by knobs e. A sliding strip C, Figs. 1 and 3, is provided to facilitate the reading of the chart.
Patent GB-190612324-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Cleaning Screening and Grinding Grain or Grain Products.
Inventor: JOEL ALFRED
Filed: 1906-05-26
Granted: 1907-02-14
Abstract: 12,324. Joel, A. May 26. Roller mills.-Apparatus for cleaning and screening grain combined with grinding - mills. The grain is first slightly crushed between the smooth rollers of the mill g, and then cleaned by the brush c, dust &c. being drawn off by a fan at the lower part of the frame a. The screen d is then replaced by a finer screen and used for separating the flour and bran after the cleaned grain has been ground on the fluted rollers of the mill g. The flour passing through the sieve is returned by the fan and a pipe h, to the hopper of the mill, and passed between the smooth rollers. When the mill is used for crushing or course grinding only, and no cleaning or screening is required, the brush may be used without the screen for distributing the products in the interior of the machine.
Patent GB-190615442-A (GB)
Title: Improved Protective Shield or Band for Pneumatic Tyres.
Inventor: VERRIER ALFRED BULT
Filed: 1906-07-07
Granted: 1907-07-04
Abstract: 15,442. Verrier, A. B. July 7 Tyres, pneumatic. -Puncture is prevented by hard sections a of metal incorporated with rubber held together, with or without their ends overlapping, by a rubber band b, preferably enclosed in canvas c, and placed between the air-tube and cover, or secured to the inside of the cover or to the air tube. The plates are made of rubber which is incorporated by means of a mill with metal shavings, rolled into convenient thickness, moulded into sections, and vulcanized. The sections may be arranged on one or both sides of the rubber band b, and two layers separated by a thin metal band, or plates thickened centrally, or circumferentially divided plates g, g<1>, Fig. 5, overlapped by central plates h may be used. The plates are vulcanized to the rubber band so as to be free from each other. The rubber band and canvas cover may have their edges formed with V-shaped notches where the plates touch or overlap.
Patent GB-190619474-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Draught and Dust Excluders for Doors.
Inventor: HEATH CHARLES
Filed: 1906-08-31
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 19,474. Heath, C. Aug. 31. Draught a n d dust excluders. - A flap c, faced with rubber c', is hinged below a plinth b<2> of the door, and is held in the raised position by a spring d so long as the door is open. When the door is closed a lever c<3> meets a plate a<2> on the e door-post and presses the flap down against the floor. A downwardly-inclined projection a<3> on the plate a<2> ensures the flap being raised off the floor, when the door is again opened. In a modification, the lever c is provided with a roller to run on the plate a'.