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Patent GB-189715146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machinery or Apparatus employed in the Manufacture of Bricks, Tiles, and other Forms.
Inventor: SCHOLEFIELD RICHARD
Filed: 1897-06-24
Granted: 1898-06-11
Abstract: 15,146. Scholefield, R. June 24. Moulding bricks.-Relates to machines in which bricks are partly formed in the mould of a rotating cylinder and then automatically transferred to the mould of the brick press. Figs. 1 and 3 show in side elevation and plan respectively a stiff ' plastic machine, in which a pug-mill shaft M is driven by spur gearing from the shaft B. In this machine most of the mechanism is operated from the countershaft K, which is driven by bevel gearing from the shaft B. The intermittently-rotating cylinder C has a ratchetwheel O attached to one of its trunnions c, which gears with a pawl P operated by the rod P<2> jointed to the pin P<3> on the bevel-wheel L. On the same trunnion there is a toothed segment Q gearing with a corresponding segment Q<1> mounted upon the vertical rod Q<2>, which has a horizontal lever Q<4> and connecting-rod Q<5> for operating the plunger R, which is used to convey bricks ejected from the cylinder C to the press G, where they are subjected to pressure between the plungers H<1>, G', which are reciprocated, the former directly and the latter indirectly, from a pin H<3> on the disc K' of the shaft K. The Specification also describes a 'semi' plastic machine in which a plunger may be substituted for the pug-mill, and the operative parts are actuated from a crank instead of a countershaft.
Patent GB-189717528-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Springjacks for Telephone Switchboards.
Inventor: KINGSBURY JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1897-07-26
Granted: 1898-06-25
Abstract: 17,528. Kingsbury, J. E., [Western Electric Co.]. July 26. Switches.-Jacks for telephone switchboards are constructed in rows. A strip a of insulating- material has a row of holes a' drilled in from the front and a row of smaller holes a<2> from the back, one edge of the holes from the front and back being in line. Inclined duct holes a<4>, a<5> are then drilled, and the necessary saw cuts made for holding the springs in position. The metal thimble b is fitted in the front, and has a shank b<1> which is secured in the duct a<4>. c is an inner spring thimble or tube having a shouldered shank c', c<2> which lies partly in the duct a<5>. d is a central spring for making contact with the tip of the plug, and is secured in saw cuts. The thimbles b and c are riveted to the strip. The plug has two metal sleeves to engage with the thimbles and a central metal core.
Patent GB-189718104-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Discharging Apparatus.
Inventor: GOLBY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1897-08-03
Granted: 1897-09-25
Abstract: 18,104. Golby, F. W., [Soc. Anonyme des Anciennes Usines Feldmann & Schneider]. Aug. 3. Bottles, emptying.-The discharging - apparatus shown in Figs. 5 and 8 is applicable to bottles containing aÙrated liquids &c., and is inserted in the nesk of the bottle after the ordinary stopper has been removed, an elastic stopper G, which can be compressed between the nut H and the conical plug F by screwing down the collar E, being provided to form an airtight joint with the neck. In use, the lever C is operated so as to open the valve J against the action of the spring T and the elastic washer R, thereby allowing the contents to be discharged through the tube D, chambers B<1>, B<11>, and spout A. When the lever is released the valve is closed by the spring T and washer R, the washer serving to prevent the entrance of liquid to the chamber containing the spring. Air can be admitted during emptying through the tube D', by opening the valve D<3> against the action of the spring D<6>. This valve is fixed to the curved frame D<5>, which is mounted in guide-grooves in the discharge tube. The form shown in Fig. 12 is applicable to bottles containing liqueurs, spirits, &c. The liquid outlet and the air inlet are opened by rotating the sleeve B<2> until the apertures J<1>, R<1> therein coincide with similar apertures in the tube D and fixed spout sleeve A<1>. The sleeve B<2> is rotated by means of the lever C', and, when the lever is released, the sleeve is returned automatically by a spiral spring to close the apertures.
Patent GB-189722464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Journal or Shaft Bearings.
Inventor: BRODER GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1897-09-30
Granted: 1897-12-11
Abstract: 22,464. Broder, G. H. Sept. 30. Lubricating. - A recess E is formed in the cover C to contain lubricant, which passes to the journal t h r o u g h the aperture G. The adjustable screw J, which is mounted in the filling-plug H, controls the rate at which the lubricant is fed.
Patent GB-189724652-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feed Water Heating Apparatus.
Inventor: JONES ELIHU KING
Filed: 1897-10-25
Granted: 1897-12-04
Abstract: 24,652. Jones, E. K., and Wilson, T. N. Oct. 25. Grates.-Feedwater is heated and water circulated through a series of hollow firebars connected up in such a way as to form a circulation system. Fig. 1 shows an ordinary multitubular boiler with the grate fitted thereto, Fig. 2 a perspective view of the grate detached, Fig. 3 a sectional elevation of the main rear transverse water chamber E, and Fig. 4 a section of one of the bars which project therefrom. Feed enters the mud drum C, which is provided with automatically-acting valves, and enters the chamber 1 of the bar E. Thence it traverses the chambers 3 and cross-passages in the projecting bars, until it returns to the upper chamber 2 by the passages 4 and rises by the pipes G to the boiler. Circulation from the boiler is carried on through the pipe B. The Specification describes and illustrates details of construction, such as the methods of jointing the parts and the position and operation of the automatic valves.
Patent GB-189726745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescent Mantle Supports.
Inventor: BROGDEN GEORGE
Filed: 1897-11-16
Granted: 1898-09-17
Abstract: 26,745. Brogden, G. Nov. 16. Incandescent gas &c. lamps. - The mantle M is uniformly supported by the convex upper surface of a perforated disc T of fire-resisting material. In Fig. 1, a detachable disc resting on the shoulder r is shown, but the disc may be provided with a socket to fit upon the end of the rod R, or the disc and rod may be formed in one piece. The slight movement possible to a detachable disc tends to check the transmission of vibration to the mantle.
Patent GB-189730713-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bedsteads, Cots, and the like.
Inventor: PETFORD JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1897-12-29
Granted: 1898-10-29
Abstract: 30,713. Petford, J. T. Dec. 29. Bedsteads ; mattresses.-The end bars of a mattress frame are connected by bolts to forked or slotted brackets having projecting arms w turned at right-angles at A, A<1>. The brackets are slipped on the end bars of the bedstead, ship's berth, &c., the parts A, A<1> projecting over and under the corner block D. The object of the brackets is to transfer the twist stress to the corner block. The parts A, A' may project over the dovetail joint so as to lock it.
Patent GB-189802492-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Central Buffer and Draw Gear Apparatus for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: JONES WILLIAM RICHARD SUMPTION
Filed: 1898-01-31
Granted: 1899-01-28
Abstract: 2492. Jones, W. R. S. Jan. 31. Buffers; draw-gear.-Relates to central combined buffer and draw-gear. The bar 1 passes loosely through the headstock or its equivalent, and is provided with guide-plates 3, 3<a>, which bold between them and the headstock rubber springs 4, 4", the arrangement being such that the bar 1 and its attachments can swivel in any direction relatively to the centre line of the vehicle, though normally held by the springs 4, 4<a> in the position shown. The springs 9<a>, 9<b>, 9<c> are divided into two sets by a division plate 11, which is separated from the nuts 13 by a distance-piece 12, so that, while all three springs act as buffer springs, only the forward one 9<a> can act as a draw-spring. In a modification, the thrust plate 6 is formed in one with the casing which surrounds the spring, and the part 11 in one with the part 12. In another modification, various forms of distance-pieces are placed between the division plate 11 and the headstock, so that the rear spring only is used as a draw-spring. In another modification, all the springs are of coiled metal.
Patent GB-189804211-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Preparations of Iron and Albumen.
Filed: 1898-02-19
Granted: 1899-01-14
Abstract: 4211. Abel, C. D., [Anilin÷lfabrik A. W³lfing] Feb. 19. Medicines.-Relates to preparations of iron and albumen suitable for medical purposes, in which the iron is insoluble in aqueous or acid solutions, but soluble in alkaline solutions. The preparations are obtained by coagulating, in an acid solution, albaminous bodies in presence of an iron compound of a nitrosonaphtholmonosulphonic acid, a nitrosonaphtholdisulphonic acid, a nitrosonaphtholtrisulphonic acid, a nitroso-oxycarboxylic acid, a nitrosodioxynaphthalene, a dinitrosodioxybenzene, or a dinitrosodioxynaphthalene.
Patent GB-189807203-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Toy Phonograph.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1898-03-24
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 7203. Thompson, W. P., [Schoenner, J.]. March 24. Phonographs.-The object is to simplify construction and lessen expense in such a way that phonographs may be made for toys. The two speaking devices usually employed for receiving and giving off the conversation are combined into a single diaphragm pin s which is immovably fixed to the underside of the diaphragm m. By rotating the diaphragm and the sound barrel r<5> the one point of the pin which is employed for reproducing the sound can be replaced by the other point, which is used for impressing the conversation on the cylinder. To regulate the clearness of speech, the horizontal part r<2> of the sound tube is arranged telescopically within the fixed portion into which the tube r opens. These parts of the sound tubes are pressed together by a suitable screw and nut against the pressure of a helical spring contained within them, and are thereby adjusted.
Patent GB-189809080-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Boxes and Cans provided with means for Opening the same.
Inventor: CAMERON ALEXANDER
Filed: 1898-04-19
Granted: 1898-08-20
Abstract: 9080. Cameron, A. April 19. Cans, opening.-Cans for containing tobacco, paint, condensed milk, &c., having removable outer covers carrying cutters for opening the can, are provided with means for holding the cutters out of engagement with the thin tagger tin top during transportation. The can body A is provided with projections or studs a, and the flange of the loose cover B with the cutter C is slotted at D. During transport, the loose cover rests with its shoulders d<1> on the studs a and, when it is desired to open the can, the cover is turned so that the studs a can enter the upper parts d of the slot, the cutter C penetrating the tagger top a', which is then cut out by rotating the cover, the studs a entering the groove E in the flange of the cover. Various forms of slots and studs or projections are described. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 14 and 17, the flange of the loose cover is constructed with spring tongues M having studs or projections m which engage a groove or sockets L in the cam body to hold the cutters away from the tin top. The cutters may be stamped out of the metal of the cover, and may be formed with one or two shoulders O<1> which pass under the tagger top.
Patent GB-189810688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chimney Cowls.
Inventor: NEWTON PHILIP ARTHUR
Filed: 1898-05-10
Granted: 1899-03-11
Abstract: 10,688. N e w t o n , P. A., [Kuphal, 0.]. May 10. Chimney tops.-Consists of a series of oblique cones supported one above another and having each an opening at the top which is disposed in the opposite direction to the opening of the next cone. The top cone may be truncated instead of being made complete, with a lateral opening.
Patent GB-189813247-A (GB)
Title: Car Axle Bearing.
Inventor: LIDDLE JOHN
Filed: 1898-06-14
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 13,247. Middle, J., [Weil, A. J.]. June 14. Axle-boxes.-Relates to means for securing the bearing H of the brass E to the key F so as to allow free movement. The key F is provided with an inwardly-extending annular flange I having one or more open sections J through which the lugs K, K on the bearing H pass into position beneath the flange I. The open sections J are formed by bending down portions of the flange I or by cutting out portions. In the former case, the flange I is rendered intact again by bending up the turned-down portions, and in the latter case each space in the flange is filled up by a small plate, which is then secured by a rivet to the key.
Patent GB-189815169-A (GB)
Title: A Process of Fixing the Finish on Cotton Piece Goods.
Inventor: SHARP MILTON SHERIDAN
Filed: 1898-07-11
Granted: 1898-09-03
Abstract: 15,169. Sharp, M. S. July 11. Compound processes.-For fixing the lustre produced in cotton goods by the ordinary finishing processes, the fabric is steamed or damped while being stretched ; it is then folded, damp pressing- papers being placed between the folds ; it is afterwards pressed ; then the pressing - papers are replaced by dry cotton cloth, and the fabric subjected to heat and pressure in a steam-heated press.
Patent GB-189815687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Wrought Metal Mouldings for Fenders, Fender Curbs, and Ash Pans.
Inventor: HOLLAND GEORGE
Filed: 1898-07-18
Granted: 1898-09-10
Abstract: 15,687. Holland, G., and Addicott, B., [trading as Addicott & Holland]. July 18. Making mouldings.-Wrought-metal mouldings for fenders, fender curbs, and ashpan fronts are made from a metal strip by rolling or by folding and rolling. In one process of making the moulding, the strip A has its ends a', a<2> bent as shown in Fig. 2, either by rolling or in a folding-machine, Fig. 7, and it is then rolled to the required shape in one or more passes, and the ends a', a' bent to the required angle, Fig. 5, to the moulded front in a folding-machine in which the roll R is replaced by a block.
Patent GB-189817952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Combing and Thrashing Machinery or Apparatus for Treating Wheat, Long Oats, and the like.
Inventor: HANCOCK RICHARD
Filed: 1898-08-20
Granted: 1899-01-21
Abstract: 17,952. Hancock, R. Aug. 20. Thrashing-machines.-Relates to improvements on the machine described in Specification No. 6379, A.D. 1896, for thrashing wheat and the like and combing out the straw. The straw is fed by a hoppsr D to two gripping-belts C, C' running over pulleys, as shown, which grip the ear ends of the straw and carry it forward to be combed by a drum E with teeth E<2>. The short straws combed out are carried by a belt G to a thrashing-machine. The straws after leaving the drum E are carried over a spiked roller B to another set of gripping- bands C', C<3> arranged so as to grip the opposite or butt ends of the straw, and, while held by the bands C<2>, C<3>, the grain is thrashed out of the ears by a conical thrashing-drum H. The combed straw is delivered down the shoot J. The Specification describes another form of the machine, in which the number of wheels is reduced, and also describes how the machine may be applied to an ordinary thrashing-machine.
Patent GB-189818377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vibrating or Playing Devices for String Instruments.
Inventor: DETMERING ADOLF
Filed: 1898-08-26
Granted: 1899-01-07
Abstract: 18,377. Detmering, A. Aug. 26. Instruments with strings, playing-devices for. The playing-bar a carries fingers d and dampers e, and is supported so as to have longitudinal and vertical play by pins c and springs b. On operating the lever f, the bar a is first depressed until the fingers d are in position for striking the strings s, and then, on further motion of the lever, the roller a<2> engages with the righthand face of the recess a' and moves the bar a so that the strings are plucked. When the spring g pulls back the lever f, the bar a rises until high enough for the fingers d to clear the strings, and then moves back to the left. In a modification, Fig. 5, a recess o is formed in the lever, and the sides of it t, t' engage with a lug o' on the bar a ; or the side t<1> may be dispensed with, and the bar returned by an extension of the spring. In another modification, the vertical movement of the bar a is effected by an inclined portion of the recess o engaging with a roller on the lug o<1>.
Patent GB-189819203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Beer Engines.
Inventor: BARDSLEY CHADWICK
Filed: 1898-09-09
Granted: 1899-09-02
Abstract: 19,203. Bardsley, C., and Bardsley, J. Sept. 9 Hand-p u m p s ; waste liquid, returning.-In a bucket pump for beer, the displacement o f the piston - rod is compensated by a rod working through the lower cover of the barrel, and any leakage past this rod A<x> is caught by a guard tube E, while the rod may be made hollow and provided with a valve F to lift the leaked beer into the barrel again.
Patent GB-189821574-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Valve Gear for Steam or other Engines Operated by Expansible Fluid.
Inventor: JOY DAVID
Filed: 1898-10-13
Granted: 1899-08-19
Abstract: 21,574. Joy, D. Oct. 13. Valves and valve gear.-Relates to engines in which the valve gear is provided with an " assistant " cylinder, as, for example, in the gear described in Specification No. 17,168, A.D. 1887. The piston in the assistant cylinder acts as the valve for distributing and exhausting the steam to and from such cylinder. Figs. 1, 2, and 3 show in vertical sections at right-angles to each other and in sectional plan a form of the invention in which the distribution of steam in the assistant cylinder is effected by the piston-rod in conjunction with the gland. Steam is admitted by the passage e<1>, and finds access to the lower end of the assistant cylinder D through the port e, when it is uncovered by the sleeve on the piston-rod B. At about half stroke a portion is allowed to pass to the upper end of the cylinder by ports d, where it is compressed. Exhaust ports d<1> connected by a pipe d' are provided on opposite sides of the cylinder. A is a portion of the valve to be worked. In modifications, an annular passage in a sleeve on the piston-rod and ducts in the piston may be substituted for the ports d ; or, in place of sleeves, ducts and grooves may be made in the piston-rod; in another modification, the passage of steam from one side of the piston to the other is effected by a fixed bar or post furnished with ports over which the piston slides.
Patent GB-189821975-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combination of Knife, Fork and Spoon.
Inventor: LOMAS FREDERICK
Filed: 1898-10-19
Granted: 1899-03-04
Abstract: 21,975. Lomas, F. Oct. 19. Spoons.-To obtain a portable combination instrument for use at picnics or in travelling, a spoon and fork are pivoted together by their shanks so that the fork can be turned to lie in the spoon, and a short knife has one of its scales formed with a keyhole slot to receive the pivot button of the combination.
Patent GB-189824654-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chain Adjusting Devices for Velocipedes.
Filed: 1898-11-22
Granted: 1898-12-23
Abstract: 24,654. Lake, H. H., [Crosby & Mayer Co.]. Nov. 22. Chains, adjusting tension of.-Relates to chainadjusting appliances in which the wheel axle is moved positively in both directions. The Figures show the application to a bicycle. The rearwheel axle C is mounted in slots in the usual fork ends, and is adjusted at each end by means of a washer G threaded on it and formed with a slotted lip g<1>, which is engaged by a shoulder h formed on a screw H mounted in a lug i secured to the fork end. By turning the screw H the axle may be moved along the slot in either direction. The shoulder h is brought into engagement with the slot g<1> by passing the enlarged end h<1> through a slot g<3> formed in the washer G. The axle C is clamped in position by means of the usual nuts j.
Patent GB-189901328-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method and Device for Making Up Rolls of Coin.
Inventor: BENEDIKT JOSEF
Filed: 1899-01-19
Granted: 1899-03-25
Abstract: 1328. Benedikt, J. Jan. 19. Money bags.-Tubular bags for holding a definite number of coins are made on a roller from wrappers a, marked with two lines b to determine the height and gummed along one edge c. The open bag is placed in a rigid tube e having a hopper mouth f, and the coins are thrown in to the height of the upper line b, after which the bag is pushed out by inserting the finger into the heavy base g of the tube, and the margin above the line is folded in like the bottom.
Patent GB-189901379-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Settings of Brewers' and other Coppers and Pans Heated by Direct Fire.
Inventor: MAYNARD FREDERICK MACFIE
Filed: 1899-01-20
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 1379. Maynard, F. M. Jan. 20. Boiling-pan furnaces.-A furnace for heating brewers' and other coppers and pans is shown in section in Fig. 1. The air supply is admitted through external shafts g<1> and conduits g to a bottom ashpit e<2> separated by a set of firebars f<1> from the upper ashpit e<1>. Subsidiary air passages a<6> admit air to the combustion chamber b, the lower end of which is bevelled so as to overhang the fireplace a. The upper end of the combustion chamber is expanded as shown, and the combustion products pass through radial passages i, one only being shown, and circulate round the boiling-pan c through flues h, k.
Patent GB-189903207-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bath and Lavatory Grating.
Inventor: KIND SIDNEY
Filed: 1899-02-13
Granted: 1899-10-21
Abstract: 3207. Kind, S. Feb. 13. Baths ; lavatory basins.-The outlet grating D is fixed in place by projecting pins B which engage with keyhole slots in the side of the bath or basin.
Patent GB-189904703-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Clarifying Oil.
Inventor: BECKMANN HERMANN
Filed: 1899-03-03
Granted: 1899-04-08
Abstract: 4703. Beckmann, H. March 3. Filtering oils; settling.-Oil poured into the hopper B passes first through the filtering-ring H to the bottom of the vessel A, where some of the impurities settle. It then flows through filtering- material in the perforated bottom of the vessel E, and then through filtering-material a surrounding the perforated sides of a series of vessels one within the other, from the last of which the oil is removed by a siphon M to a reservoir N on which the vessel A stands.
Patent GB-189906867-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Dough Dividing Machine for Use in Bread Making.
Inventor: BLACK HUGH
Filed: 1899-03-30
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 6867. Black, H. March 30. Moulding dough.-Figs. 1 and 2 show a doughdividing machine for use in bread-making. The dough is filled into a pan P, which is placed below a plunger D having a flat bottom or plate d and sliding in guides in the standards B. The plunger is operated by screws through gearing F, F<1>. A number of blades H are mounted on a cross-bar J, the ends of which slide in guides in vertical brackets on the plunger D. The blades slide through slots in the base d, and are operated by the handle or frame L pivoted at l. A series of pans P may be operated on one after the other, and the machine may be worked by power.