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Patent GB-189925715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hygrometers.
Inventor: HALL DANIEL
Filed: 1899-12-30
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 25,715. Hall, D., and Kay, J. H. Dec. 30. Hygrometers.-Between the wet and dry thermometers e, g is arranged a compartment with a false bottom containing a cylinder d marked with a series of pairs of columns H, G showing respectively percentage of relative humidity and absolute humidity. Each pair of columns is graduated to correspond to the scale of temperatures at the edge of the slot k through which it appears, when the difference of the reading of the wet and dry thermometers is indicated by the number above the letters H, G. Thus, in Fig. 1, the thermometer readings differ by 10, and the pair of columns corresponding to this difference are brought under the slot and then show the relative and absolute humidity at, say, 85‹ to be 58 and 7À4 respectively. Hinged or sliding memorandum tablets are combined with the apparatus.
Patent GB-190002830-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Card Index Drawers or Cases.
Inventor: CROWE EYRE
Filed: 1900-02-13
Granted: 1901-01-05
Abstract: 2830. Crowe, E. Feb. 13. Filing papers.-Card-indexing drawers or case, A are provided with clamping-boards or frames C of wood, wire, or other suitable material, the sides of which are provided with pins E, engaging with notches F cut in the sides of the drawers or cases.
Patent GB-190009628-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Wipers of Linotype Machines.
Inventor: LOCK WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1900-05-25
Granted: 1901-05-25
Abstract: 9628. Lock, W. H., and Cox, H. L. May 25. Linotype machines.-Relates to improvements in the wiper mechanism of the Mergenthaler machine, (Specification No. 14,582, A.D. 1890). Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of the mould-wheel, the trimming-knives which face the mould slot o when it is in the vertical or ejecting position having been removed. After the linotype has been ejected, the mould-wheel recedes slightly from the trimming-knives, and it is at this moment that the wiping both of the knives and the face of the mould slot is effected. The wiper 4 is carried by. a sleeve 7 sliding on the vertical rod 10 and connected by a link 11 to the line-shifting lever 12 so as to reciprocate therewith. The front face of the wiper is of hard leather or soft brass, and the rear face of bristles, hard felt, oiled leather, &c. The return movement of the lever 12 takes place after the mould has moved into the horizontal or casting position and has been brought against the assembled matrices by an advance of the mouldwheel. During the return movement, therefore, the wiper acts on the trimming-knives only. Fig. 4 shows a front elevation, and Fig. 5 a plan view, of a modification adapted to meet the case of a mould-wheel bearing, say, four moulds on its face. In this case it is necessary that the upward stroke of the wiper should take place before the advance of the mould-wheel, as the wiper would otherwise be jammed between one of the moulds and the knives. The link 11 bears at its upper end a sleeve which engages in a slot in the segmental guide-plate 16. Through this sleeve passes a spring bolt 17, provided at its front end with a wedge or cam surface 18, and at its rear end with a block 21 having a cam surface 20. The lever 12 acts on the right-hand face of the block 21, and carries the upper end of the link 11 with it. Just before the conclusion of the left-hand stroke of the lever, the cam surface 18 comes in contact with a similar surface 19 formed on the plate 16. The bolt 17 is thus drawn forward clear of the lever 12, and a spring 23 rapidly draws the link 11 back to the initial position, the wiper being lifted before the mould-wheel makes any movement. On the return of the lever 12, the cam surface 20 enables the bolt to yield before the lever, so that the latter assumes once more its position on the right-hand side of the block 21. An antifriction roller may be carried in the block 21. Reference is made to Specification No. 21,770, A.D. 1899.
Patent GB-190013279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Concrete Contructions.
Inventor: RANSOME ERNEST LESLIE
Filed: 1900-07-23
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 13,279. Ransome, E. L. Jan. 4, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Walls; concrete building; joints and connections.-In order t o strengthen the joints of concrete and like structures, wire or metal coils are embedded in the material as shown in Fig. 3, and interlock with the next layer of concrete as shown in Fig. 6. A finer and richer concrete is used at the joints.
Patent GB-190105491-A (GB)
Title: Brooch with Hook Turned Automatically Over the Outer Side of the Tongue.
Inventor: BIPPART ACHILL
Filed: 1901-03-15
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 5491. Bippart, A., Griscom, B. F., and Osborn, B. March 15. Jewellery fastenings; brooches.-A brooch, lace pin, or analogous article a is provided with a special hook to receive the pointed end of the usual pin b, which is formed with a lug to cause it to spring outward. On closing the fastening, the pin engages a lug f on a hook e pivoted between lugs d on the brooch, and turns the hook from the open position shown in Fig. 5 to the closed position shown in Fig. 4, when it rests on a lug i and is guided by another lug c, thus securing the pin as shown. A shieldj formed on the hook covers the pin point. The pin is released by pressing with the finger on a lug g formed on the hook.
Patent GB-190108301-A (GB)
Title: A Process for Rendering Celluloid Non-inflammable
Inventor: WILLIAMS ALFRED
Filed: 1901-04-23
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 8301. Williams, A., and Parkin, W. C. April 23. Celluloid is made non-inflammable by mixing 25 parts of it, in solution, with 6 parts of magnesium chloride dissolved in alcohol or methylated spirit, and 3 parts of finely-pulverized asbestos. The mixture is moulded into slabs or other forms, for cutlery handles, hair combs, or other articles.
Patent GB-190114525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosives.
Inventor: MACKENZIE JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-07-16
Granted: 1901-09-14
Abstract: 14,525. Mackenzie, J. W., [Robin Hood Powder Co.]. July 16. Explosives.-Consists of a mixture of ammonium picrate, potassium picrate, barium nitrate, wood and wheat flour, lampblack, and potassium ferrocyanide in the proportions of 33À5, 15À5, 39À5, 10À75, À25, and À5. The grains are rendered non- absorbent by coating them with petroleum which has been treated with nitric acid, sulphuric acid, and ammonia.
Patent GB-190115676-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Cabinet and Table
Inventor: JACOBS JOHN JAMES
Filed: 1901-08-02
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 15,676. Jacobs, J. J. Aug. 2. Cabinets; tables; cupboards. - Relates to a cabinet to contain an oil &c. stove B, kitchen utensils, &c., a refrigerator E, and shelves e<4> combined with a table D and a dining table G. The top a<3> is hinged, and hinged to the shelf C is a flap D supported by chains and forming the front of the stove compartment when turned up. The refrigerator and shelves e<4> are closed in by hinged doors e, e<5>. The front G of the cabinet is pivoted to a strip g hinged at H to one side of the cabmet. The pivot I is secured by a plate i to the middle of the edge of the part G, and bears in a twopart socket i<2>, Fig. 5, which is inserted into the edge of the strip g, which is prevented from splitting by the strap i<3>, Fig. 6. Legs g<2>, connected by a rail g<3>, are hinged to a strip g<4>, and are held in the position shown in Fig. 3 by struts g<6> pivoted to the legs g' and attached to the part g<1>. When the part G forms the front of the cabinet, the folded legs and the strip g', together with the strip g, form a border round the front, as indicated in Fig. 1. The underside of the part G may represent drawers, or may be fitted with a mirror.
Patent GB-190117670-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Controlling the Flow of Liquids.
Inventor: WYATT WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-09-04
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 17,670. Wyatt, W. Sept. 4. Sewage and foul waters, treating; filtering.-A valve apparatus for regulating the flow of liquids into or out of vessels and specially adapted for controlling the flow of sewage into filter beds or tanks, is shown in Fig. 1. One end of a rocking lever B has a float A suspended in the filter bed, and the other end has an arm C, which, when the float rises, engages with a stud D on a disc E and partly rotates the disc. The disc has two stops F, G, Fig. 4, on its inner side enclosing a weighted arm H which is raised as the stud rotates. By means of a second disc K on the same axis as the disc E and having stops L, M to engage with the stops on the disc E, the valve Y is first moved as the float rises by means of the connecting links S, and then completely closed by the overbalancing of the weighted lever. As applied to a set of four filter beds having a central supply conduit Y', Fig. 8, the beds 1-4 have valve appliances 1<a>-4<a> connected by gearing a. The rising of the float in one tank closes its valve and opens the valve in another tank and so on. As shown in Fig. 1, a rocking lever d has an arm T adapted to close the valve and the rocking levers have arms e, f for connecting links, so that one bed can be temporarily cut out. The apparatus can be arranged to empty the beds.
Patent GB-190123047-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Adjusting the Conductor in Conduits of Electric Tramways on the Slot Conduit System.
Inventor: HEINDLE WILLIAM ALBERT
Filed: 1901-11-14
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 23,047. Heindle, W. A. Nov. 14. Electric railways and tramways with means for adjusting the conductors in slotted conduits. Conductors.-The conductor 1 is carried by the clip 2, which is slotted at 12 and adjusted on the bolt 3 by altering the position of the washer 16 between its shoulders 13, 14. This washer may be in the form of a disc with an eccentric hole and a hexagonal boss for turning it as shown in Fig. 5, or a polygonal plate with an eccentric hole as in Fig. 9, or a plate with a slot inclined to its sides as in Fig. 7. The insulator cup seating is also slotted at 8, so as to be adjustable in relation to the length of the conductor.
Patent GB-190126483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Demand Indicators.
Inventor: LORRAIN JAMES GRIEVE
Filed: 1901-12-27
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 26,483. Lorrain, J. G., [Macdonald, H. A.]. Dec. 27. Current meters. - Maximum-demand indicators are operated by the vaporization of liquids, such as alcohol, naphtha, or petroleum. In the form shown, the liquid is contained in a closed vessel 3, 4, free from air. One end of the tubular part 3 is heated by passage of the current to be measured through a surrounding resistance 6, vapour being thus produced which displaces the liquid into the bulb 4, causing the vessel 3, 4 to turn about a pivot 10 in opposition to the action of a spring 14. An arm 11 of the vessel then pushes an indicator 13 along a stationary scale 9. In another arrangement, the parts 6, 3, 4 are stationary, and a vertical tube, closed at its lower end, enters the vessel 3, 4 near the bottom of the bulb 4, so as to receive the displaced liquid, the amount of which is measured on an adjacent graduated scale. The heater 6 may be immersed in the liquid, or otherwise modified as described in Specification No. 16,541, A.D. 1900. Mercury may be placed in the tube below the volatile liquid.
Patent GB-190200178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Coupling Metal Bars in Re-enforced Concrete Buildings and Structures.
Inventor: RANSOME ERNEST LESLIE
Filed: 1902-01-02
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 178. Ransome, E. L. Jan. 2. Wire and rod couplings and joints.-The ends of plain or twisted tension - bars are arranged to overlap one another, and are surrounded by open metal coils or tubular sleeves, which are filled in with concrete, plaster of Paris, or the like.
Patent GB-190200428-A (GB)
Title: A Collapsible Stand for Motor and other Velocipedes.
Inventor: QUIBELL ALEXANDER GEORGE
Filed: 1902-01-07
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 428. Quibell, A. G. Jan. 7. Stands for motor and other velocipedes. A collapsable stand comprises rigid frames a, pivoted at their lower ends to bars b, and comprising posts a, the upper ends of which are cut away, as shown at c, Figs. 6 and 7, and are fitted with lugs d, so that they support each other and form V-shaped grooves e in which the axle nuts rest. Hooks i, Fig. 3, may be screwed into the posts a, to receive cycles which are not adapted to rest in the grooves e. The hooks i may be hinged to the outside of the posts a, so that they can be turned into the grooves e, as shown at h, in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190201017-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Construction of Pianos and like Musical Instruments.
Inventor: STUERZWAGE LEOPOLD
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1903-01-14
Abstract: 1017. St³rzwage, L. Jan. 14. Pianofortes.- Relates to octave couplers for keyboards. Two boxes c are hinged at b so that one is situated below the treble keys and the other below the bass ones. Each box contains a set of diagonal levers e extending, in the case of the treble notes, from the rear end of each key to the key an octave above, and in the case of the bass notes from the rear end of each key to the key an octave below. Either or both of these boxes can be lifted by knee-swells d, in which position the levers they contain are brought into such a position that the rear ends of the levers can be actuated by the keys. The front ends of the levers act on levers k pivoted in the keys, and thus operate the action.
Patent GB-190212304-A (GB)
Inventor: PITT GEORGE WATERS
Filed: 1902-05-29
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 12,304. Pitt, G. W., and Ingham, S. May 29. Tyres, pneumatic etc.; felloes or rims. - Relates to tyres of the type described in Specification No. 17,239, A.D. 1901, in which rubber sections are attached to the felloes of the wheel by means of side-plates and transversely-placed bolts.The improved tyre is formed in sections a, of which the sides have thickened parts f adapted to engage in depressions in the side-plates d. The ends b of the rubber sections and of the side-plates are corrugated, and the ends of the side-plates are also dovetailed, slotted, or bevelled to overlap. Where a steel tyre is employed inside the rubber sections, the steel tyre may be galvanized. The rubber sections may form closed tubes, and each tube a<1> may be inflated from a separate valve g.
Patent GB-190216778-A (GB)
Title: A Combination Bottle and Drinking Vessel.
Inventor: SWORDY ROBERT
Filed: 1902-07-29
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 16,778. Swordy, R. July 29. Bottles ; drinking- vessels; stoppers. - Consists of a vessel a for containing liquids, and more especially beverages, and a cover b which is screw-threaded internally to engage with a screw thread c on the vessel a. A washer is fixed in an annular rebated groove in the bottom of the cover b, so as to bear on the upper edge of the vessel a and make a sealed joint when the cover is screwed on. When disconnected, both the vessel a and the cover b may be used as drinking-vessels. The cover is preferably made of enamelled iron, and provided with ears g to assist in screwing on or off the vessel a, to which a wire or other handle may be attached. The ears may also be used in wiring the cover to the vessel, so as to prevent tampering with the contents, the wires being retained in place by grooves across the bottom of the vessel a. Depressions in the cover b to form grips for the fingers may be used instead of the ears g.
Patent GB-190217119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Printing for the Blind.
Inventor: LAREN JOHN WILSON M
Filed: 1902-08-02
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 17,119. M'Laren, J. W. Aug. 2. Embossing.-Relates to a method of and means for printing for the blind according to the Braille system. A plate 1 is formed with rows of perforations 2 grouped in accordance with the embossed dots of the Braille system. Pins 3 or 4 are set up in the required holes, their ends projecting a little above the surface of the plate, which may then be used for printing in an ordinary Wharfedale or other printing-press. The pins may be without heads and inserted from the front of the plate, or may be headed, as 4, and inserted from the back. The holes 2 may be countersunk to receive the heads of the pins. When for use by blind persons, the plate 1 may be provided with grooves 6 for a sliding plate 5 having slots 8 corresponding to the triple rows of holes 2, and, when the pins are set up, the plate may be slid to cover the ends or heads of the pins. The plate may be used to produce a flat or curved stereotype plate. Specification No. 14,560, A.D. 1898, is referred to.
Patent GB-190217503-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacturing of COlourless Cellulose Films and Threads.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
IPC: D01F11/02
Filed: 1902-08-08
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 17,503. Thompson, W. P., [Vereinigte Kunstseidefabriken Akt.-Ges.]. Aug. 8. Yarns and threads.-A solution of viscose, made in any suitable manner, is squirted in the ordinary way into moderately-concentrated sulphuric acid, and afterwards placed in a bath containing a solution of a sulphydrate, sulphide, sulphite, or bisulphite of an alkali or alkaline earth, the bath liquid being preferably circulated through the material. These solutions may be employed concentrated and cold, or 8 per cent solutions may be employed at a temperature of 60‹-80‹ C. When the material has become colourless and glistening, it is washed in hot water and dried.
Patent GB-190222177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sack Lifters
Inventor: WILKERSON SAMUEL
Filed: 1902-10-11
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 22,177. Wilkerson, S. Oct. 11. Hand-trucks with lifting-gear; lifts; overwinding, preventing; winches.-Consists of improvements in sack-lifters. Above the usual spindle e on which the chain is wound, is placed a bar g carrying a loose pulley, over which the chain passes to the lifting-platform c. The height to which the platform can be raised is thus increased. The chain passes round a pulley h<1> on the platform, and is either secured to the bar g or to a hook j on the upper end of the frame of the platform. Two speeds are thus available. To prevent overwinding, an arm k, Fig. 4, is provided, which normally hangs clear of lugs l on the spindle e but is forced into engagement therewith by a spring tappet m, adjustable on the frame c by means of a bolt o and alternative bolt holes. The spindle e is driven from the handle e<1> through a clutch e<2>, e<3>, which is automatically disengaged on withdrawing the retaining-pawl f<1> from the ratchet - wheel f, by means of a wedge-piece q connected with the pawl.
Patent GB-190222302-A (GB)
Title: Improved Mill, or Apparatus, for Crushing, Grinding, and Washing Brass Foundry Ashes, Slag, and Shop Sweepings, Metal Dross, Ores, and other Substances.
Inventor: MAYER WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 22,302. Mayer, W. Oct. 14. Drawings to Specification. Washers for the gudgeous of edge-runner grinding-mills are made with grease boxes.
Patent GB-190226757-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Valves and Valve Packing.
Inventor: OSENBRUCK AUGUST
Filed: 1902-12-04
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 26,757. Osenbr³ck, A. Dec. 4. Stuffing-boxes, substitutes for.-When the valve c is raised from its seat a to open the passage, an annular projection f on its back enters a recess in the stuffing-box e, and presses against a ring d which acts as the stuffing-box packing.
Patent GB-190226860-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Boilers or Steam Generators.
Inventor: SCHRADER HANS
Filed: 1902-12-05
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 26,860. Schrader, H., and Staedtefeld, P. Dec. 5. Feedwater, supplying and controlling.-A closed receptacle b, Fig. 1, is placed above a boiler a and is connected thereto by pipes which extend from the bottom and top of the receptacle nearly to the bottom of the boiler and to the low-water level respectively, the latter pipe being fitted with a ball-float valve preferably of the form shown in Fig. 3. When the valve is open, steam passes into the receptacle and water into the boiler, and when the valve is closed, the steam in the receptacle condenses and water is drawn through the supply pipe h, Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190226934-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Shuttle Changing Looms.
Inventor: LIVESEY ROBERT CROSSLEY
Filed: 1902-12-06
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 26,934. Livesey, R. C. Dec. 6. Loom shuttle changing mechanism ; picking - mechanism.-A feeler A is attached to an oscillating lever A', which is connected by means of a yielding joint to an arm d<2> pivoted to a pin d<3>. The upper end of the lever A<1> carries an adjustable pin E adapted to strike a projection f<2> secured to a spindle f which supports a weft grate F. The arm d<2> is actuated by means of a cam, camlever, and link s. At each beat-up of the lay D, the feeler strikes the weft in the shuttle C, and as long as there is a sufficient amount of weft on the shuttle peg, the lever A' is arrested before the pin E strikes the projection f<2>. When the weft has been nearly exhausted, the pin E is enabled to strike the projection f<2> so as to move the grate F back, when the weft, being unsupported, allows the weft fork G to engage with the weft-fork hammer G' in the usual way. The grate F, instead of being mounted on the spindle f, may be mounted so as to oscillate in any other convenient manner, or may be supported by sliding rods. The weft fork may be raised during two or more picks, after a shuttle-changing operation, by means of a cranked lever connected to the spring handle or other lever actuated on failure of weft, to ensure the proper tightening of the weft before the fork acts. This cranked lever is moved beneath the weft fork when the spring or other lever moves forwards, and is then raised by a cam actuated by a pin fixed to the cranked lever. The cam is formed with two or more ratchet teeth with which a pawl engages ; this pawl acts at each pick, and after two or more picks returns the cam to its original position and causes the weft fork to be released. The pickirig-mechanism can be thrown out of gear by means of the weft fork. For this purpose, the picking-bowl n is carried by a bush N loose or the picking-shaft 0 and formed with a tooth n<1>, which engages with a tooth n<2> on a tumbler N' pivoted on a pin p fixed to the shaft 0. The tumbler N' has an extension n<3>, which is raised, so as to cause the picking-bush N to be released, by a lever R<1> mounted on a fixed pin r' and actuated by means of a cam S on the shuttle-magazine shaft s. During the further rotation of the shaft s, the lever R is released, and a sliding bar R, pressed forwards by a spring r<3>, forces the extension n<3> downwards until the tumbler N' and bush N are in gear.
Patent GB-190301777-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Mantle, Cloak, or the like for Outdoor Wear.
Inventor: ROTHENBUECHER MAX
Filed: 1903-01-24
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 1777. Rothenb³cher, M. Jan. 24. Capes; cloaks and mantles; waterproof garments.- Relates to a cape, cloak, or mantle, which may be made of waterproof material and is suitable for wear by persons travelling or engaged in sport. Fig. 1 shows the inside of the garment. It consists of one or more flat pieces of material provided on the inside and outside with fastenings by means of which the garment is fastened around the body ; apertures for the passage of the arms are formed, and part is turned down to constitute a collar. By fastening the loops k to the button-tabs h, the weight of the lower part of the garment is transferred to the shoulders. The garment may be provided with a cord for drawing it in at the waist.
Patent GB-190305328-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Soluble Indigo.
Inventor: BURY BENJAMIN
Filed: 1903-03-07
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 5328. Bury, B., and Gerland, B. W. March 7. Dyes, artificial; dyes from natural products.- Soluble indigo is prepared by treating either refined natural or artificial indigo with from one to three times the quantity of sulphuric acid, and heating during stirring, the temperature being allowed to rise to 120‹ C. or even to 140‹ C. The product is practically a solid, which dyes brighter shades than does the usual soluble indigo.