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Patent GB-190119115-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Motors.
Inventor: BLAKE-SMITH EDWIN
Filed: 1901-09-25
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 19,115. Blake - Smith, E. Sept.25. Annular-chamber type.-The shaft K carries a disc C, which has a cylindrical spring-packed piston D working in the ring- shaped chamber A. The disc is packed with adjustable spring rings F. The piston carries a roller T, adapted to act on a cam S on the sliding abutment M, which is returned into the chamber by a spring P. The admission valve W is actuated by a sliding rod 1, which has a jointed roller - bearing extension 2 adapted to engage with the grooves on a stepped cam Y.
Patent GB-190122144-A (GB)
Title: Method of Producing Relief-etchings on Wood, Metal Marble and other substances
Inventor: JELINEK KARL
Filed: 1901-11-02
Granted: 1902-09-04
Abstract: 22,144. Jelinek, K. Nov. 2. Woodwork, ornamental.-Relates to the production of relief designs upon wood, metal, marble, glass, &c. by etching with corrosive liquids. The design is applied to the surface in relief in layers varying in thickness and with a substance which is permeable to the corrosive liquid. The substances are applied as a liquid or paste by a brush &c. and, after it has solidified, the corrosive liquid is applied and acts upon the surface beneath to an extent inversely proportional to the thickness of the layers or parts of the design. Various substances may be used and vary with the substances used as the etching liquid. If sulphuric acid is the etching liquid, a mixture in benzol may be employed ; or instead of caoutchouc, Vienna limestone, litharge, cornmeal, or a solution of oxidized linseed oil in carbon bisulphide may be used. Other substances are mentioned including modelling paste, water glass, wood meal, chalk, pulverized marble, &c.
Patent GB-190200386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Preparing Asphalt.
Inventor: WOLSKEL AUGUSTUS
Filed: 1902-01-06
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 386. Wolskel, A. Jan. 6. Asphalts.-In the manufacture of asphalt the sand or silicious grit is roasted with constant stirring in a reverberatory furnace at a temperature of about 800‹ F., and is then cooled and ground to the required degree. The sand is again heated to about 350‹ F. before adding the melted bitumen or asphaltum. The asphalt is spread in sit¹ by hand floats &c.
Patent GB-190202109-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway Signalling Apparatus
Inventor: JEFCOATE HENRY JAMES
Filed: 1902-01-27
Granted: 1903-03-27
Abstract: 2109. Jefcoate, H. J. Jan 27. Signals on engines and trains ; indicators and repeaters, s i g n a l ; contacts, electric.-F o r use during foggy weather, o r in tunnels &c, in place of or supplementary to the usual semaphore or like signals, audible or visible signals, or both, are arranged on the engine and actuated from the signal cabin, to indicate the state of the line to the driver. The apparatus may also be duplicated in the guard's van. As shown, three visible indicators p', p<2>, p<3>, adapted, respectively, to indicate 'distant signal on,' home signal on,' and 'line clear,' are mounted on the engine and connected to separate contact-makers a, the first two indications being also given by the bell or other audible signal p<4>, and the third indication by the bell &c. p<5>, suitably connected to the circuits. For operating the indicators and bells, three bars e are mounted on links f close to one of the rails h, the first bar being located near the 'distant' signal, the second a suitable distance in the rear of the 'home' signal, and the third extending from the second up to the 'home' signal. The bars are inclined at their ends, and are spaced at such distances from the rails, that when one is raised it will effect the operation of the corresponding contact-maker a. The bars are raised and lowered, as required, from the signal cabin, and the second and third bars are preferably connected to a common link y, Fig. 6, so that one is lowered when the other is raised. Each contact-maker a consists, as shown in Fig. 3, of a spring-controlled plunger b provided with an antifriction roller c, and mounted in a casing provided with ball bearings m, the plunger, when raised by its roller c, engaging the bar e, closing the contacts s, t in the indicator circuit. The Provisional Specification also states that the plungers may be replaced by horizontal levers provided with cams for closing the contacts, the levers being actuated by striking-rails mounted on arms pivotally supported on posts in the same manner as the ordinary semaphore arms, and that a single striking-rail may be employed to actuate either the ' signal on' or the line clear' lever by varying the angle of elevation of its supporting- arms.
Patent GB-190205599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coolers or Condensers; also Applicable for Use as Heaters.
Inventor: GROUVELLE JULES
Filed: 1902-03-06
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 5599. Grouvelle, J., and Arquembourg, H., [trading as Soc. J. Grouvelle & H. Arquembourg]. March 6. Soldering and brazing.-Apparatus for cooling water, condensing steam, heating fluids, or evaporating liquids, and particularly suitable for use in autocars, is constructed as shown in Fig. 1. The enclosures between the parts of the coil are filled with a network of metal strips, angle - irons, flattened tubes bent to a corrugated form, or a combination of these, as shown to serve as a cooling or heating surface. This filling may be secured by brazing or soldering which is preferably effected by immersing the entire structure enclosed in a framework in a bath of solder, the coil a being charged with fluid under pressure.
Patent GB-190208467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rollers for "Roller-gins" or Burring Apparatus
Inventor: PEARSE NORMAN PAIN
Filed: 1902-04-11
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 8467. Pearse, N. P. April 11. Gins ; burring- apparatus.- Relates to the covering of a ginning or burring roller. A woven fabric having a warp of cotton and a weft of horse-hair, bristles,' coco-nut fibre, &c., is cut into strips which are folded into polygonallyshaped rings, as shown in Fig. 6, with the horse-hair weft arranged a s nearly as possible in a radial direction. A number of these rings are then cemented together into blocks d, Fig. 2, by means of indiarubber, oxidized oil or other suitable cement, and the blocks are vulcanized, if desired, and strung upon an iron core b and clamped on it by means of collars e and nuts f. The surface of the roller is subsequently made truly cylindrical by any suitable means. Instead of being made into blocks, the fabric may be wound spirally round the iron core.
Patent GB-190212375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Self Closing Cocks.
Inventor: MERRILL JOHN
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 12,375. Merrill, J. May 31. Self-closing valves.-The spindle B of a self-closing lift-valve is surrounded by a rubber or other flexible washer D, which is compressed by a sleeve E or by a collar on the spindle when the valve is opened. Escape of fluid past the spindle is thus prevented.
Patent GB-190216740-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electro-magnetic Motors and Generators.
Inventor: ZEHDEN ALFRED
Filed: 1902-07-28
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 16,740. Zehden, A. July 28. Motors and dynamos, alternating-current; motors, controlling.-Relates to induction motors, suitable for driving centrifugal machines and circular saws and for use in railway work, and capable of being used also as periodicity transformers or asynchronous generators. The inducing-part consists of one or more rectilinear or arc-shaped poles wound so as to produce a travelling field, or of one or more rings of such poles, arranged on one or both sides of an armature in a tangential direction, or in a direction between a tangential and a radial one, or concentric with the armature. Figs. 3 and 4 show a simple form of the motor, in which four straight poles 5 are arranged in a tangential direction on one side of an armature, consisting of a rotary disc 3 carrying a stamped-out ring 4 furnished with windings. In such a motor, the speed will be directly proportioned to the periodicity of the current and the length of the field poles, and inversely proportional to the distance of the poles from the axis. If the motor is intended to be used as an asynchronous motor, the poles are connected together so as to form a ring 6, on either side of a rotary armature 7, as shown in Fig. 5. The ring-shaped pole-carriers 17 are connected together by ties 18. An ordinary polyphase current pole-casing may be added. For the purpose of varying the speed, poles of different lengths may be arranged at the same distance from the axis, or poles of equal or different lengths may be arranged at different distances from the axis. Alternatively, the poles may be adapted to be moved radially so as to vary the speed, all the poles being simultaneously operated by a toothed wheel engaging a series of racks thereon. Where several rings of poles are employed, the rings, constructed for a speed other than that at which the motor is running, may be connected to an auxiliary motor or other apparatus, the motor then acting as a periodicity transformer.
Patent GB-190216854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Colouring in the Mass of Plastic Material Composed of Plaster, Cement, Alabaster or the like, with Applications for the Purpose of Imitating Objects of Art or the like.
Inventor: GONNELLA PIERRE
Filed: 1902-07-29
Granted: 1903-07-29
Abstract: 16,854. Gonnella, P. July 29. Wood substitittes.-A plastic composition consisting of plaster, cement, alabaster, and the like, applicable for the manufacture of imitation wood, is coloured throughout with burnt sienna, amber and Cologne earth. The objects made are heated in a furnace, and may be hardened by immersing them in boiled linseed oil, stearine, or carnauba.
Patent GB-190218978-A (GB)
Title: Improved Folding Chair Carriages and Wheeled Parcel Carriers
Inventor: CARTER JOSEPH WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-08-29
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 18,978. Carter, J. W. Aug. 29. Perambulators; invalid carriages; wheeled parcel-carriers.-Relates to folding chair-carriages applicable for the use of children or invalids, or as parcel-carriers. The front wheels fare carried by the main frame a, to which is hinged on pivots d an auxiliary frame c carrying the rear wheels g, not in line with the front wheels. A flexible seat h is suspended from transverse bars i, j on the two frames, and pressure on the seat holds them relatively in position by means of side bars k connected to a transverse bar n, which hooks on to catches l on the main frame. The frames can be folded together and held folded by hooking the bar n on to other catches m. The pivoted footboard o is normally held in position by the axle of the front wheels, but it can be folded on to the main frame.
Patent GB-190224060-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Quick Traverse Gassing Frames.
Inventor: HASLAM PERCY EDWARD
Filed: 1902-11-04
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 24,060. Haslam, P. E. Nov. 4. Winding-machines. - In quick-traverse drumwinding gassing-frames the hinged frame a, Fig. 5, carries a spindle for the flangeless bobbin by bearings b, at the ends, one of which is open to allow easy removal, while one side is formed with a joint so that the bearing can be set in advance or rear of its fellow to suit conical bobbins. To make the joint, the end-piece f bears a pin g engaging in a longitudinal slot in the side, and is formed with a cross slot as shown in Fig. 6, through which passes a bolt in the longitudinal slot. The bolt c in the frame affords a means of adjusting the distance between the bearings to some extent.
Patent GB-190225236-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Water Traps and similar Vessels
Inventor: NEWMAN JOHN WELLS
Filed: 1902-11-17
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 25,236. Newman, J. W., and Brown, C. Nov. 17. Liquids, separating from vapours.-Relates to automatic apparatus adapted to exhaust liquid from a separator, vacuum pan, or from any reservoir containing liquid, whether the pressure in the reservoir is above, below, or the same as atmospheric pressure. The exhaust water trap or similar apparatus is provided with the inlet and outlet ports 25, 43, and their controlling slide and piston valves 23, 37, with the float 5 on the transverse shaft 7, the box 15 and the movable weight 16 connected to the shaft 7, the valve-operating links, and with the inlet check valve 33<a>, the vent valve 29 controlled by the valve 23, and the outlet check valve 44. The various link connections are made by pins and slots, and discharge takes place when the weight 16 is overbalanced and the valves occupy the positions shown in Fig. 2. The vent valve 29 breaks any vacuum which tends to form within the vessel 1.
Patent GB-190226533-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Preventing the Rusting of Iron and Steel Articles when Stored or Packed
Inventor: FLOR FRANZ
Filed: 1902-12-02
Granted: 1903-12-02
Abstract: 26,533. Flor, F., and Murmann, E. Dec. 2; Packing and wrapping-up paper; paper boards.- Paper or pasteboard in which iron and steel articles are packed or wrapped, is made of pulp previously treated, to prevent rusting, with aqueous solutions of the carbonates, bicarbonates, hydroxides, phosphates, chromates, sebates, or borates of soda, potash, or amines. Alkaline double salts may be used consisting of the above salts combined with other metal salts, such as those of zinc.
Patent GB-190304648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lids and Fastenings of Boxes.
Inventor: ARCHER ERNEST HARRY
Filed: 1903-02-27
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 4648. Archer, E. H. Feb. 27. Box lids.-The lid a may have flanges on three sides and metal tongues, clips, or hooks b on the fourth for engagement in recesses d in the box, the lid being finally secured by a pin or stud passed through perforations e, e<1> in the lid and box, or by other means. A plate c may be fitted over the recesses d, or the recesses may be formed in a batten attached to the box, or the hooks may be adapted to engage with the batten. In modifications, the lid flanges may be dispensed with, the lid being fitted with tongues or hooks on opposite sides, the box being fitted at the sides with battens having recesses through which the hooks pass, and the hooks engaging with the battens by sliding the lid ; or the battens on the box may be replaced by hooks, which, with those on the lid, may be let into the wood to avoid the disadvantage of projecting parts.
Patent GB-190307023-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process or Manufacturing Filaments from Cellulose.
Inventor: STEARN CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1903-03-26
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 7023. Stearn, C. H. April 3, A.D. 1902, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, A:D. 1901]. Yarns and threads.-Reference is made to Specification No. 8700, A D. 1892. A solution of viscose, containing an excess of caustic soda, is allowed to undergo progressive and spontaneous decomposition in closed vessels and at a normal temperature for about seven days, after which it may be diluted with an 8 per cent. solution of caustic soda until the whole contains about 6 per cent. of combined cellulose, and squirted into a gelatinizing or setting- solution, preferably of ammonium sulphate. After the filament has been formed in the ordinary way and wound with others if necessary, the viscose is decomposed by the action of beat, such as by exposure to the action of steam at 212‹ F. for about an hour. The material is then washed in water, dried under tension if a lustre is required, and dyed &c. For the manufacture of viscose, about 100 lb. of cellulose, preferably white-wood pulp, is soaked for 24 hours in a 17À7 per cent. solution of caustic soda, pressed and stored in closed vessels for 48 hours. It is then agitated in a closed vessel for about 5 hours with 75 1b. of carbon bisulphide, exposed to the air for a short time to allow the excess of carbon bisulphide to corporate, and stirred with a solution of caustic soda, consisting of 300 lb. of water and 54 lb. of caustic soda, until a uniform solution is obtained.
Patent GB-190307580-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Washing Apparatus for use in Photography.
Inventor: CHAMBERS WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-04-01
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 7580. Chambers, W. April 1. Washing.-The negatives are placed in a rotary holder and rotated under a falling stream of water. The ends of the negatives rest in grooves in the axle d, and are held by brass springs c against brass bars f. The wheel or holder is supported in bearings in a frame, on the top of which is a small movable tank a having a copper gauze screen and a perforated bottom. Water is supplied to this tank from a tap, and, flowing over the negatives, causes the wheels to revolve at a speed, which can be altered at will by moving the tank along the top of the frame...
Patent GB-190309458-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Advertising and in Apparatus connected therewith.
Inventor: VILLA LUIGI
Filed: 1903-04-27
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 9458. Villa, L. April 27. Advertising-apparatus.-Relates to means for automatically displaying advertisements on barrel organs which are operated by motors released by coin freed mechanism. Each of a series of pins a, Fig. 1, mounted on one or both sides of the barrel A, engages with a spring-controlled lever B attached to a pawl lever C, and causes the pawl C' to slip over a tooth of a ratchet-wheel E, on the axis D of which is secured a polygonal barrel F moving in front of a glazed aperture G. On the lever B escaping from a pin a, a spring causes the pawl C' to rotate the ratchet-wheel to the extent of one tooth. Advertisements are arranged on the faces of the prism, or fall-down advertising leaves or tablets may be secured on the axis D. In a modification, the pins a are replaced by ratchet-teeth situated on the periphery of the barrel. In a second modification, Fig. 3, projections on the barrel operate a lever B, connected to a bell - crank lever B<3> which communicates through a link B<4> with both the pawl lever C and a bar c<2>. The bar C<2> is pivoted on a block H<3>, to which is fixed a sliding stop rod H connected by slots and pins to the base H<2> and caused normally to engage by a spring H' with the teeth of a second ratchet E<1> secured to the shaft D.
Patent GB-190315095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Levers for Controlling Motor Cycles and for other suitable purposes.
Inventor: RABY JOHN WILLIAMS
Filed: 1903-07-08
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 15,095. Raby, J. W., Clarke, E., and Cluley, C. July 8. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to levers for controlling motor cycles, in which means are provided for adjusting the relative angles of the arms of the lever and for locking the same when adjusted. The handle B and operating-arm C are mounted separately upon the pin E and are connected together at any desired angle within the limits of the slot C<2> in the quadrant, attached to the operating arm by a headed screw F. The handle B is hollow and within it works a sharpened plunger, which is pressed by a spring into engagement with the rack A<3> formed on the bracket to which the lever is attached, thus locking the handle in any desired position. As applied for controlling the time of sparking on a motor cycle having an internal-combustion motor fired by a high-tension spark, the operating arm would be connected by a rod to the plate of the contact breaker in the primary circuit of the electric ignition and turned until this plate is in its mid-position. The handle B would then be also set to the middle position of its travel and the operating arm and handle fixed together by the screw nut.
Patent GB-190317959-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Securing Carpets and the like to Floors and other Surfaces.
Inventor: VIGO BENJAMIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-08-19
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 17,959. Vigo, B. W., [Vear, I. M. H., and Gould, A. E.]. Aug. 19. Pins, carpet; nails. -The pin is made in two parts, the shank a and the head d. The latter is fitted with a lug e which terminates in a slit ball f adapted to enter a hole b in the shank a. The under part h of the lug e is bevelled so that, as the pin is hammered in, the end c of the shank is bent inwards so as to fasten itself on the ball f. The head is easily removed, when desirable, to take up the carpet. One modification has the ball solid and the hole b slit, and another the ball f on the shank and the hole f in the head.
Patent GB-190319729-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Trolling-hook.
Inventor: SMITH ALLEN HENRY
Filed: 1903-09-14
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 19,729. Smith, A. H. Sept. 14. Trolling-tackle. - Consists of a trolling-book which can be closed up when not in use, so that the ends of the hooks are protected. Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of such a hook, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section. The hooks are pivoted to an inner movable piston 18, and pass out through slots 21 formed in the outer casing A. This piston-like body 18 is fastened to the rod B on which a pin is fixed ; the rod B can be forced inwards or outwards and sprung into the slots 17 or 14 as it is desired to open or close the hooks. When closed, the hooks pass into the holes 12 formed in the casing A. Fig. 3 shows a transverse sectional view of the hooks. It is stated that when a fish is caught on the hooks, it becomes automatically forced off by closing the hooks as described.
Patent GB-190323269-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Card Clothing for Carding Machines
Inventor: SULLIVAN MICHAEL EDWARD
Filed: 1903-10-27
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 23,269. Lake, H. H., [Sullivan, M. E., and Draper, G. 0.]. Oct. 27. Cards, wire; carding-engines.-Relates to card clothing. A perforated re-enforcing sheet, veneer, or facing, Figs. 2 and 3, made of smooth and somewhat hard material, preferably aluminium or other thin sheet metal, is placed over the usual leather &c. backing a in which the card teeth have been inserted. It is secured by flanges e to the flat d. The teeth, which may be inserted simultaneously in the covering c and backing b, are thus supported and stiffened. The lint &c. is more readily removed by the card brush f shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3.