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Patent GB-190402987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Mechanism especially Two-speed Free-wheel Cycle Hubs
Inventor: BAKER FRANK EDWARD
Filed: 1904-02-06
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 2987. Baker, F. E., Gobiet, J. L. J., and Premier Cycle Co. Feb. 6. Driving mechanism.- Figs, 1 and 3 show a two- speed gear applied to a cycle hub. The driving- sprocket A is mounted on a sleeve B, preferably through a free-wheel clutch. The sleeve B surrounds a fixed spindle C provided with a pinion C<2>. A cage, enclosed in the hub E, is formed by side-plates J, J<1> connected by spindles K, K<1>. Pinions M, O on these spindles gear with each other ; pinions L on the spindle K gear with the pinion C<2>, and sleeve pinions N on the spindle K<1> gear with a pinion B' on the sleeve B. Teeth on the plate J interlock with teeth E' on the hub, and teeth J<2> on the plate J are adapted to engage the pinion B<1>. In the position shown, the hub is driven at a slow speed by rotating the case through the sleeve B and pinions B<1>, N, 0, M, L, C<2>. To obtain a high speed, the cage is moved so as to remove the pinion L from engage- ment with the pinion C<2>, and bring the teeth J<2> into engagement with the pinion B<1> ; the parts are then locked so that the hub rotates solid with the sleeve B. Suitable means for moving the cage comprise a rack P<1> with inclined teeth having a grooved ring P engaging an eccentric opening in the plate J<1>. The rack P<1> is engaged by a similar rack R passing through a hole G<4> in the bearing-cone G'. Upon sliding the rack R, the rack P' receives a corresponding movement and operates the cage. Rack-and-pinion gearing may be employed in place of the racks P<1>, R. The cone G<1> which forms part of the ball-bear- ing for the hub is made to slide on the spindle C, a set-screw G<2> on the cone engaging a slot in the spindle, or a stud on the spindle engaging a slot in the cone. The cone is moved to adjust the bearing by means of a nut H or the like.
Patent GB-190407794-A (GB)
Title: Braking Device for Carriages.
Inventor: RENGER ERNST
Filed: 1904-04-02
Granted: 1904-11-24
Abstract: 7794. Renger, E. April 2. Brakes.-Relates to braking-devices for carriages, in which a block acting upon the wheel-tyre is connected by a rope to a braking tooth or prong which bites into the ground. The rotation of a drum t in one direction shortens the end of a rope e, which is connected through a lever i to the block h, while the end connected to an arm g on the cross-bar of the prongs f, is lengthened, so that the block is drawn up to the wheel, and the prong is released to be raised clear of the ground by a spring on the cross-bar. Turning the drum in the opposite direction releases the blocks, but forces the prongs against the track. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the rotation of the drum u draws up the block through a lever o, while a lug p on the lever, engaging a bar connecting the limbs of a Y-shaped arm q, raises the prongs clear of the track, so that a spring is dispensed with. The shoe with the teeth is, in this case, centrally disposed, and is pivotally connected to the arm, so that it may be readily interchanged.
Patent GB-190417116-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Opening and Closing Fanlights and the like.
Inventor: ECKSTEIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-08-04
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 17,116. Eckstein, W. Aug. 4. Window opening and closing apparatus.-A pin c, carried by the fanlight, engages in a helical groove d formed in a disc e pivoted at e' to a bracket b fixed to the frame. On rotating the disc by a pulley f, the fanlight is held in any position. A groove a' is formed in the bracket when the disc is on the opposite side to the pin.
Patent GB-190418520-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Coin Freed Gas, Electric, or other Meters.
Inventor: BEAUMONT FREDERICK JOHN
Filed: 1904-08-26
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 18,520. Beaumont, F. J. Aug. 26. Gas meters; electricity, supplying, in general.- The coin-actuated spindle E, Fig. 2, and the spindle G operated b the meter mechanism are placed in line, and have bevel-wheels D, F<1> gearing with idle bevel-wheels F revolving on axles J fixed to a block K, in which the spindles E, G have a bearing. The bevelwheels are enclosed in a hollow worm L, mounted to slide on the spindles E, G, and provided with internal grooves M engaging the axles J. When either of the spindles E, G is rotated, the bevelwheels F ride over the fixed bevel-wheel on the other spindle, and through the medium of the axles J the worm L is rotated. Its rotation is converted into longitudinal movement by a fixed stop engaging in the thread P of the worm, and the end-on movement is communicated to a frame, lever, and rod for operating the gas or other supply valve. When the apparatus is applied to an electric meter, two steps 1, 2, Fig. 5, are formed on the thread of the worm, and a pivoted lever 4 has a head 3 travelling in the thread. The other end of the lever has a contact 5 normally dipping into mercury baths 6. When the head 3 enters the stop 1, the contact 5 is partially raised, but the current is maintained through a second contact 7 and a resistance coil 8, thus giving warning of the approaching cut-off by "dimming." When the head 3 enters the step 2, the circuit is completely broken. The spindle G forms the last spindle of a train of clockwork controlled by a pinion and worm on the spindle of the electric motor. Coin action.-The coin, while in the coin-pocket wheel, or when falling therefrom, acts upon the arm U; Fig. 4, of a pivoted lever V when the pocket wheel is turned. Actuating-mechanism.- The other end of the lever V is raised by the action of the coin, and, when the lever is returned by a spring X, a pawl W on the lever engages with a ratchet-wheel Y, which is connected with the meter - operating spindle E. The amount of rotation of the ratchetwheel, and consequently the amount of supply, is governed by a graduated adjustable stop Z.
Patent GB-190418608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Anchors
Filed: 1904-08-27
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 18,608. Lake, H. H., [Langston Mooring Co.]. Aug. 27. Anchors.-The anchor 1 is of disc or mushroom shape, and during the sinking process is held parallel to the bar 2, attached to the anchor chain, by means of the pipe 12, which conveys fluid under pressure so that the anchor is enabled more easily to sink into the soil. When in place, the anchor is at right-angles to the bar 2. The pipe 12 passes through an aperture formed by a plate 8 and then through the eye 7 on the chain-bar 2. Upon withdrawal of the pipe 12, Fig. 3, the eye 7 is released and the anchor sets itself transversely to the anchor chain upon pulling on the chain. This tendency is increased by the provision of a cap 14 at the lower end of the anchor. Modifications are described in which a flat plate is used, or several arms hinged to the bottom of the chain bar 15, or the hinged portion may be formed on a continuation of the pipe 12.
Patent GB-190419735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Dredging Apparatus.
Inventor: KOCH BRUNO
Filed: 1904-09-13
Granted: 1905-07-13
Abstract: 19,735. Koch, B. Sept. 13. Dredging.-In apparatus in which the spoil is discharged by water under pressure, the dredge head is fitted in the pressure pipe with its longitudinal axis in the direction of movement, so that the spoil, which is directed by picks into the head, is conveyed away by the stream of water flowing through the head in a direction opposite to that in which the whole apparatus is traversed. One arrangement is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The pressure pipe a is enlarged into a dredge head b fitted with picks d having flanged bases at c. The picks and dredge head may be of any other suitable shape, and a cover may be fitted to the head.
Patent GB-190426929-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manner of Strengthening Strips of Paper or Paperbands.
Inventor: ISRINGHAUS HERMANN
Filed: 1904-12-10
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 26,929. Isringhaus, H. Dec. 10. Bands.-Strips or bands for binding and tying purposes &c. are produced by pasting or glueing threads c between strips a, b of paper or between webs of paper as they leave the paper machine, the combined and strengthened webs being subsequently cut into strips along lines o, Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190427497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Ortho-nitro-derivatives and Ortho-amido-derivatives of certain Aromatic Bases.
Filed: 1904-12-16
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 27,497. Abel, C. D., [Akt.-Ges. fiir Anilin Fabrikation]. Dec. 16. Nitro compounds ; amines.-o-Mono-nitro derivatives of p-substituted aromatic bases are produced by treating the aryl- or alkylaryl-sulphamido compounds of the bases with dilute nitric acid, with or without a solvent such as alcohol, benzene, or acetone. The nitrosulphamido bodies so produced may be reduced to diamido derivatives, or may be saponified with strong acids to split off the aryl or alkylaryl sulphonic acid. The nitro compounds produced have the general formula where R # halogen, alkyl, or oxyalkyl, &c., R<1> # hydrogen, alkyl, or alphyl, and R<11> # C6H5.SO2- or CH3.C6H4.SO2-. In examples, the following bodies are nitrated, namely, p-toluenesulpho-p-chloranilide, p-toluenesulpho-p-phenetidide, phenylsulpho-p-toluidide, p-toluyl-, or phenylsulpho-#- naphthylamide, the nitro group entering the a1- position, and p-toluenesulphoethyl-p-toluidide.
Patent GB-190506346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Means or Apparatus for Cleaning or Scouring Cords or Twine during Manufacture.
Inventor: GILL JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-03-25
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 6346. Gill, J. W. March 25. Cleaning and smoothing cords and twine.-The material is cleaned or scoured by passing in a wet condition over a convex card-covered bed-plate 6, which is oscillated backwards and forwards in the direction in which the cords &c. 14 travel. The plate 6 may be suspended by links 4 from above or be supported by standards 2 pivoted below on the frame, and is oscillated by means of the crank-disk 9 and connecting-links 11. The card teeth 7 are preferably inclined, and the cords &c. are kept moist during the operation by a spraying- device 20. The apparatus may be used in conjunction with the usual twine polishing or finishing apparatus, or it may form a separate scouring- machine as desired.
Patent GB-190506991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stripping Cranes or Apparatus for Gripping Moulds, and for Ejecting Ingots or Blocks therefrom and Inserting the same in Soaking Pits and the like
Inventor: REUTER WOLFGANG
Filed: 1905-04-03
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 6991. Reuter, W. April 3. Lifting- dogs. -Relates to ingot-manipulating apparatus and consists of means for gripping ingot moulds and for ejecting ingots therefrom and inserting the same into soaking-pits. Two pairs of transversely-situated jaws are employed-one for retaining the mould when the ingot is ejected therefrom and the other for placing the ingots in, or withdrawing them from, the soaking-pits. Extending downwards from the crane pulley are two U-shaped pieces a of iron, provided with side plates b having slots c in which the ingot-holding jaws d engage, the latter being operated by chains f. The jaws d are pivoted to a frame g sliding on the pieces a. The mould-retaining jaws h, which work between the pieces a perpendicularly to the jaws d, are pivoted to two metal plates l kept the correct distance apart by bolts m, and are actuated by projections o and recesses p on the plunger i engaging short levers q on the jaws h. The jaws h engage projections n on the mould while the ingot is ejected therefrom. The plunger i draws up the jaws h during operation of the jaws d.
Patent GB-190509084-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible Fastener for Casements
Inventor: COOPER RICHARD COBDEN
Filed: 1905-05-01
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 9084. Cooper, R. C. May 1. Casement fasteners. - A reversible casement fastener B turns on a removable pin A secured by the split pin D.
Patent GB-190511692-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Couplings
Inventor: TIMMS JAMES OSCAR
Filed: 1905-06-03
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 11,692. Timms, J. O. June 3. Couplings, automatic.-Couplings of the Janney type are adapted for use with shackle and hook couplings. In the guard-arm 3, Figs. 1 and 2, is provided a vertical elongated recess 4 adapted to receive the shackle 5, which is retained by a pin 6 fitting in alined openings as shown. The pin is held in position by a lug 8, Fig. 3, fitting in a recess in the wall of the opening 4. In inserting the pin 6, the lug 8 is passed along the groove 9 and is turned into the locking position, in which it is held by the weighted crank end 7.
Patent GB-190517897-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Electrical Generator System for use in connection with Automobiles and the like
Filed: 1905-09-05
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 17,897. Electric Ignition Co., and Hall, F. H. Sept. 5. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The lighting and ignition circuits of an automobile, motorlaunch, &c. are fed by a self - regulating dynamo, batteries being provided to replace the dynamo in the lighting-circuit when the speed drops. The dynamo a is driven from the engine of the automobile &c., and is provided with differential field windings a<1>, d. The lighting-current passes through the series wind. ing d through the switch g when closed as shown in the Figure, and part passes through the front lamps j, k, while another part passes through the energizing-coil of a switch n, and through the tail lamp m, back to the dynamo. If the tail lamp breaks, the armature p of the switch n is released and closes the circuit of the indicator lamp m<1>, or the lamp m<1> may be a supplementary tail lamp. The switch g closes the dynamo lighting-circuit when energized by current in the coil h, which is connected with the load-adjuster e in the shunt circuit of the dynamo. A short-circuiting slide f is arranged to cut in or out resistance e. When the switch g closes the lighting-circuit, it also puts the accumulators on charge. The ignition circuit is shown in dotted lines, the accumulators being connected in pairs through the change-over switches t, t<1> to the coil t<3> and trembler t<2>. When the engine drives the dynamo, the output is kept constant by the differential field winding, but if the speed drops below a predetermined minimum the armature of the switch g is released and breaks the dynamo circuit. The lamps are then supplied from the accumulators b<1>, b<2>, b<3>, b<4>.
Patent GB-190520381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Systems of Condensation.
Inventor: THERYC CHARLES
Filed: 1905-10-09
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 20,381. Theryc, C. Oct. 9. Condensers.-Relates to a system of condensation for engines in general and locomotives in particular. The tank on the tender. instead of being employed for feeding the boiler is utilized only for partly condensing the exhaust. The final condensation is effected in an air-cooled condenser on the top of the engine or on the tender. The exhaust is led through the coils e, Fig. 1, in the tank d and thence to the air-cooled condenser h. Finally, it passes into a reservoir m, Fig. 5, and is returned to the boiler by a pump n. The condenser h is shown separately in Fig. 3. It consists of a cylindrical casing i surrounding coiled or other tubes k and having its front end flared outwards. A fan is fitted at the back end of the casing, or, in some cases, at the front end. This fan may also be used for maintaining a vacuum in the reservoir m the pipe connexion is shown at q. A pipe p conveys the warm air to the ash-pit. The water in the tank d may be kept at the same temperature throughout by coils r fitted to the sides of the tender and having their ends connected to the tank at different levels. The quantity of steam condensed in the coils e may be increased and that in the condenser h reduced by lowering the temperature of the water in the tank d. This may be done by working with the tank under vacuum, or by injecting air into the water, thereby reducing the temperature by evaporation. The steam obtained by the latter method may be discharged through a funnel or utilized for heating the train, while the exhaust, which usually contains grease, may be run to waste. The extra water then required may be carried by a second tender, or the quantity on the single tender may be doubled. The air may be injected into the water through perforated pipes in a separate compartment which is arranged in the bottom of the tank and to which the water is admitted through a float-operated valve. The exhaust is then passed through tubes placed horizontally in the bottom compartment. If desired, the exhaust pipe leading from the cylinders may be coiled, to present a large cooling - surface, before it enters the tank.
Patent GB-190520394-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Filed: 1905-10-09
Granted: 1906-11-09
Abstract: 20,394. Belliss & Morcom, and Jude, A. Oct. 9. Making turbines.-The blades h, Fig. 14, of a turbine wheel are milled in two operations out of a solid strip by means of cutters g', Fig. 15. The blades are spaced at twice the usual pitch and half the blades are formed on the wheel disk f Fig. 16, and half on a ringf so that by bolting the ring to the wheel the two sets of blades alternate and form a complete wheel. '
Patent GB-190600155-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Controlling Mechanism for Self Propelled Vehicles.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1906-01-02
Granted: 1906-09-13
Abstract: 155. Howorth, F. W., [Winton, A.]. Jan. 2. Motor road vehicles. - Relates to c ontrol ling-mechanism mounted on the steering- column of a selfpropelled vehicle for controlling the lift of the inlet valve and the ignition lead or advance sparking of the explosion motor. The medium for controlling the inlet valve is compressed air, the pressure of which is regulated by vertical adjustment of valves 4, 5, Fig. 1, the valve 4 being operated by the foot of the driver, and the valve 5 by the mechanism forming the subject of the invention. The steering handwheel 2 and the steering-tube 1 operate steering- gear contained in the casing 3, and the arms 10, 27, connected respectively to the valve 5 and spark control rod 28, engage in grooves in sleeves 14, 25, so as to be unaffected by the rotation of the steering-tube. The sleeve 14 is adjusted vertically by a rotary-movement of the handle 20 relatively to the steering hand-wheel, the handle being connected by a tube 19 to a sleeve 15, shown also in Fig. 3, having spiral cam-slots 16 which are engaged by pins 18 screwed into the sleeve 14 and passing through vertical slots in the steering-tube 1, so that rotation of the sleeve 14 relatively to the steering-tube is prevented. The sleeve 25 is adjusted in a similar way from the handle 33 through the central rod 23, the sleeve being connected to the spark-advancing device by the link 28 and a bell-crank lever.
Patent GB-190610704-A (GB)
Title: An Elastic Substance similar to Indiarubber and its Method of Manufacture.
Inventor: ROLAND LUCIEN
Filed: 1906-05-07
Granted: 1906-11-22
Abstract: 10,704. Roland, L. May 7. India-rubber substitutes.-In the process of working a material from a mixture of glycerine, gelatin, and chromic acid or its salts with or without water, the amount of the chromic acid &c. is increased and the process is carried out in aqueous solution. For instance, 8 kilos of glue, and 6 kilos of gelatin are swollen in water, dissolved in 15 kilos of glycerine, and heated to about 65‹C, when a hot solution of about 560 grm. of potassium bichromate and 140 grm. of sodium bichromate in 1200 grm. of water is stirred in. The material after cooling may be used in place of rubber, e.g., for filling vehicle tyres.
Patent GB-190611063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rollers for use in connection with the Messenger Ropes of Fishing Nets.
Inventor: BROWNING JOHN
Filed: 1906-05-11
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 11,063. Browning, J. May 11. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid). Pulley-blocks; ropes, guiding.-Relates to guiderollers for use in connexion with the ropes of fishing-nets. Fig. 3 shows the device in sectional elevation, and Fig. 4 is a detail view. On a baseplate a are mounted four vertical rollers b arranged at the corners of a square. Two of these rollers are connected at their upper ends by a cross-piece c, which forms a pivot about which an horizontal roller f, Fig. 4, mounted on a hollow cylinder e<1>, is adapted to turn. The other pair of vertical rollers are also connected by a cross-piece d which is slotted so as to form a catch for the rod g, which passes through the hollow cylinder e'. In normal working, the rope passes between the rollers b, f, j, and is effectually prevented from accidental disengagement, but, when it is required to disengage the rope, the spring-pressed catch g' is withdrawn and the roller f and its bearing swung round on the pivot c. The base-plate is carried on the gunwale of a boat by means of a pin k in the usual manner.
Patent GB-190617363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bobbin Block Boring Machines.
Inventor: HENDERSON JOHN
Filed: 1906-08-23
Granted: 1907-11-23
Abstract: 17,363. Henderson, J., and White, T. - Aug. 23. No Patent granted (Sealing fee not paid), Drilling. - The central 1 holes. in bobbin and pirn blocks are drilled in stages by a multiple - spindle drill to ensure that the hole is truly central. Blocks E are held in spring grips on a disk D so that they are concentric with three drill spindles, having drills C of successively increasing length and mounted in a head B traversed by a scroll cam N. The disk D is automatically rotated step by step by a wheel J and pawl K acting in connexion with a locking-bolt M. The socket for the locking-bolt is mounted on a plate Q adjustable about the centre of the disk D to compensate for varying sizes of bobbin block. A fixed cam P opens. the spring grips for the removal of the drilled blanks. The drills may be lubricated by brushes on a band curved over the drills.
Patent GB-190618164-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sad Irons
Inventor: FAIRWEATHER WALLACE
Filed: 1906-08-13
Granted: 1906-11-15
Abstract: 18,164. Fairweather, W., [Landers, Frary, & Clark]. Aug. 13. Ironing.-A detachable handle for sad-irons comprises a base-plate 7, formed with two holes 9, countersunk at their lower ends and fitting over dowel-pins 6 on the upper part of the body, and with a central hole 8 countersunk at its upper end and fitting over a stud 5, shaped as shown. The locking-arrangement consists of a lever 11, which is pivoted at 17, held in position by a spring 13, and carries lugs 14 to which a pendent tongue terminating in a ball 15 is hinged. To remove the handle, the lever 11 is tilted back, thus withdrawing the ball 15 along the inclined face of the hole 8. In re-attaching, the upper inclined face 3 of the stud guides the ball into place.
Patent GB-190622582-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fastening Devices for Laminated Vehicle Springs.
Inventor: COCKER BENJAMIN FREDERICK
Filed: 1906-10-12
Granted: 1907-06-20
Abstract: 22,582. Cocker, B. F. Oct. 12. Springs ; axles, attaching to springs.-An arrangement for securing the plates of laminated vehicle springs comprises a clip having a base portion A, with a flat lower face and a curved upper surface, and upright pieces B having tapered or parallel sides and formed with screw-threads to receive nuts U. The device is used in conjunction with the ordinary clips I, and relative motion of the leaves of the spring may be prevented by forming them with interengaging depressions and studs, as shown in Fig. 4, or with grooves H, Fig. 5, adapted to engage the uprights B of the central clip. The base A of the clip may have a stud G engaging a recess in the bracket P, and, according to the Provisional Specification, the direction of the studs and recesses may be reversed.