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Patent GB-190405362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Contact Breakers particularly applicable to Internal Combustion Motors and the like.
Inventor: VEULLE FREDERICK HENRY DE
Filed: 1904-03-04
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 5362. Veulle, F. H. de. March 4. Gas and like engines, igniting in. To prevent faulty action through the wear of the contact-breaker, a number of discs H, corresponding to the number of cylinders, are mounted in a stationary but adjustable case F, supported by the half - s p e e d shaft A. Rotating with the shaft is a pair of looselym o u n t e d discs E, pressed together b springs, which make and break contact with the stationary and insulated discs H. To advance or retard the spark, the casing carrying the stationary discs may be rotated slightly relatively to the shaft A. If preferred, the rotating discs E may be mounted on inclined spindles, and the revolving discs may be made to run in a lubricant, or the single disc may be carried by the shaft while the contact discs E are fixed to the case and remain stationary.
Patent GB-190408391-A (GB)
Title: Non-refillable Bottle
Inventor: LEVITT MAURICE LEVI
Filed: 1904-04-12
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 8391. Levitt, M. L. April 12. Refilling, preventing. - Openings a, a<1>, Fig. 1, are formed in the shoulder of a bottle, and d communicate with passages c, c<1> of the shape shown. Upon a cork f being g withdrawn and the bottle being tilted, the liquid escapes by the passage c, and air enters by the passage c'. Balls b, b<1> prevent the introduction of liquid. The neck of the bottle may be stoppered and capsuled as usual.
Patent GB-190409841-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Commutators for Dynamo-electric Machines
Filed: 1904-04-29
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9841. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. April 29. Commutators. - Relates to commutators for dynamoelectric machines, particularly alternating-current motors, and consists in inserting a substance, such as magnetite, having a high negative temperature coefficient between the commutator segments, so that, at starting, these segments are practically insulated from one another, while, when the motor is up to speed, the entire commutator is practically short-circuited. The selfreducing resistance R may take the place of the usual mica insulation, or it may be inserted in slots in the commutator segments. These slots may extend only partly, or entirely through the segments C as shown respectively in Figs. 2 and 4. In a modification shown in Fig. 3, the magnetite replaces the usual insulation which separates the segments C from the frame A. In order to obtain a rigid mechanical construction, insulating rods or wires S are placed at suitable points in the magnetite.
Patent GB-190410594-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Raising, Regrading, and Ballasting Railway-tracks
Inventor: HOLBROOK ELLIOT
Filed: 1904-05-09
Granted: 1905-02-09
Abstract: 10,594. Holbrook, E. June,23, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Plant for laying track ; ballasting.-Relates to machines for raising, regrading, and ballasting railway tracks, which machines are especially applicable for altering the grade of existing tracks. A girder bridge structure B, supported on two wheeled trolleys A so that it can be run along the line, carries skids or runners J for raising or lifting. the track, ploughs H, M for drawing the material from the sides on to the track and distributing the same, and rollers L for levelling and compacting the material. The skids or runners J for raising the track are supported by movable arms E carried by bed-plates C mounted in guides D. The arms E are moved inwards, to bring the skids J under the sleepers, by means of steam or other motivefluid cylinders, and the bed-plates C may be moved transversely, to bring them all into alignment or to allow the machine to round curves, by means of eccentrics P on a shaft 0 engaging lugs p. The shaft O is operated through a motive-power cylinder and a crank-arm. The wheeled trolleys or trucks A are attached to similar bed-plates C. The plough for drawing the material from the sides on to the track consists of a number of scrapers H fixed to shafts I which can be rotated through cylinders S, racks y, and pinions z to place them parallel with the track or inclined thereto, as shown. Theouterendsof the ploughs or scrapers H are fitted with adjusted pivoted wings T which can be raised and lowered by means of rods and worm and bevel gearing. The distributing-plough M and the levelling-rollers L are drawn into position under the raised track by means of cranes U, and are then attached to the main frame or structure by rods &c. N. Cylinders G fitted with hooks are mounted on the main frame for the purpose of lifting the track when the machine is first placed in position for use. End cranes V are also provided for loading and unloading the rollers L, and ploughs M.
Patent GB-190412087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Prepayment Electrical Measuring Instruments.
Inventor: CONRAD FRANK
Filed: 1904-05-27
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 12,087. Conrad, F. June 24, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Electricity, supplying, in general.-An electric supply meter is arranged to turn the middle pinion 19, Fig. 2, of a differential gear in one direction, and a coin-motor turns it oppositely ; in the zero position of the middle pinion, its supporting-arm 20 displaces a contact-spring 34, and closes a circuit, causing an electromagnetic switch, Fig. 5, to open the main circuit. Actuating-mechanism.-The coin-shoot 11, Fig. 2, is vertical, and receives one side of a disc 15 carried by a horizontal shaft 16, the disc having five pins 17 at proper angular distances, so as to be turned to a definite extent by the weight of the coins. Money shoots.-Above the disc 15, an opening in the side of the shoot receives coins smaller than the proper size, these being pushed aside by a spring-pressed pivoted arm 13. Coin action.-The horizontal shaft 16 carries a bevel-wheel. Another bevel-wheel 24 is geared to the main spindle 2 of the electric meter. A pinion 19 gearing with both wheels is carried by an arm 20, which can displace a spring 34 from one contact 33 to another at a short distance. Ten coins may be put into the shoot successively, causing the arm 20 to make one turn. The contacts 33 are connected separately to two solenoids 36, 39, of the electromagnetic switch ; these act on movable cores and a lever 46 to close or open the main switch 45. The circuit of the upper solenoid 36 is closed only when the lever 46 rests on a contact-spring 37. Registers.-The arm 20 is on a short shaft which carries a pointer 23 before a dial, to show the energy available at any time.
Patent GB-190412145-A (GB)
Title: An Evaporator for Evaporating the Liquid in Brewers Wash, Sewage, Waste or Spent Dyes and the like, and Concentrating the Solids in the same, the Evaporator being also applicable as a Smoke Washer.
Inventor: LENNOX ALLISON BELL
Filed: 1904-05-28
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 12,145. Lennox, A. C. May 28. Smoke, treating.-In a combined evaporator and smoke washer, the flue gases entering by a flared pipe h encounter the liquid falling in fine streams from the perforated plate b, and pass off to the fan,together with the vapours thus generated, by means of the orifice e and pipe f. The sewage, distillers' wash, spent dye, or the like under treatment is pumped continuously from the lower compartment d to the upper c.
Patent GB-190413396-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cleaning Apparatus applicable to Sieves and the Collecting Bottoms of Flat Sieves, Grits Cleaning Machines and the like.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1904-06-14
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 13,396. Howorth, F. W., [Daverio, Henrici & Co.]. June 14. Sifting.-Relates to a rotatable brush for cleaning sieves and the collecting-bottoms of flat sieves, grits-cleaning machines, &c., so constructed and arranged that during travel in one direction the brush sweeps the matter on the collecting-bottom to the discharging-opening, while during the return movement the brush is inoperative relatively to the collecting-bottom, and serves to clean the underside of the sieve. In the form shown in Fig. 1, brushes 8, 9 are pivoted on an axle 7 carried by the sliding piece 6, which travels along a bar 5 sloping down at the ends. Actuated by the shaking motion of the sieve frame, the brush moves in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 1, the upper brush 9 cleaning the sieve 3, while the lower brush 8 sweeps the material on the collecting-bottom 1 to the discharge opening 4. When the brush reaches the right-hand end of the sieve and strikes against the frame, the shock throws it into the position indicated by the dotted lines so that the brush 8 is inoperative relatively to the collecting-bottom during the return movement, and the brush 9 continues to brush the sieve. In the modification shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 9, the brush slides on a straight bar 11, the two brushes being at right-angles. On the axle 17 of the brushes is loosely mounted a pawl 21 projecting through a slot in the sliding piece 16 and provided with two teeth 25 which engage in holes 15 in the bar 11, the brush travelling intermittently across the sieve. When the brush reaches the side of the sieve, the pawl falls into the slot shown in Fig. 7, and, when the sliding piece 16 jerks backwards, the pawl strikes against the end of the slot and turns the brushes into the position shown in Fig. 6. The tooth 24 then engages in the holes 15 and the brush proceeds back across the sieve, sweeping the collecting- bottom.
Patent GB-190414346-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stretching Apparatus for Sheets of Paper or other Flexible Material
Inventor: RAYMOND CLAUDE
Filed: 1904-06-25
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 14,346. Raymond, C., [trading as Autocopyist Co.]. June 25. Drawing - boards. - Relates to a device for stretching sheets of paper or other material, especially sheets used for copying purposes. The board a is raised up and down between guides c of a framework d, by the motion of a board g sliding in a groove h and carrying two pairs of wedgeshaped blocks f which engage against similar blocks e attached to the underside of the board a. The nut k is secured to the board g, and, by turning the screw i, the board a can be raised or lowered. The paper is held along the guides c by means of bars m and spring clips n, the bars m fitting into the moulded surface of the guides c. The spring clips n are pivoted to the guides and may be swung out of engagement with the bars m. Instead of clamping the paper only on two sides, which is useful where a long sheet of paper &c. is employed, it may be similarly clamped on the four sides, the frame of bars m being hinged to the stationary frame. The Provisional Specification states that the nut k may be fixed to the frame, and the end of the screw i in this case bears in a collar secured to the board g.
Patent GB-190414724-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes
Inventor: CROP CHARLES
Filed: 1904-06-30
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 14,724. Crop, C. June 30. Tobacco pipes.-The outlet from the bottom of the bowl A leads into a chamber B, which contains an absorbent block composed of carbon and magnesia and is closed with a stopper H. A passage E is bored through the part joining the bowl and stem into the chamber B, and communicates with the bore of the stem, its upper part being closed by a small plug F.
Patent GB-190415996-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Incandescent Gas Burners
Inventor: ZECHNALL LEOPOLD
Filed: 1904-07-19
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,996. Zechnall, L. July 19. Incandescent gas burners; lamp-shade holders.-The bunsen nozzle a is provided with an airregulating sleeve b and a mixing-chamber a<1>. Over this fits a tube c of porcelain or the like, having an external shoulder c'. A sleeve d rests on the shoulder c' and carries the gallery f by means of the arms e. The mantle is carried by the cross-bar g. The gallery f is also adapted to carry a shade protector h.
Patent GB-190417293-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Issuing Checks or Passes.
Inventor: FOTHERGILL ROBERT GRAHAM
Filed: 1904-08-08
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 17,293. Fothergill, R. G. Aug. 8. Checks and tokens, issuing.-The checks or passes, preferably triangular or circular in shape, are strung upon a bar w, which is suspended by a pin v between two guideposts, not shown. The checks pass through correspondingly - shaped holes in the fixed cover-plate m and the sliding plate l, and rest on a fixed plate j, the hole in which is to the rear of the others. The plate l is actuated by the bell-crank lever p with thumbpiece s and spring t. Or it miyb3 provided with a handle and spring. The nose F of a block, s'iding in guides on the plate m, projects iuto the hole in the plate l, and is slotted to actuate the crank J of a counter K. The counter is mounted on a sliding plate, and a stop may be provided to prevent the issue of checks when the counter is removed. This part of the apparatus is enclosed and looked in a cover, not shown, The checks falling on to the inclined botiom of the box D pass through a shoot on to a plate or counter E in front of a grating, the openings in which are large enough to pass money but not the checks. The-hole in plate I is slightly bevelled at the upper edge.
Patent GB-190419984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vaporizers for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: KOENNECKE LOTHAR
Filed: 1904-09-16
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 19,984. Koennecke, L. Sept. 17, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Gas or explosivevapour engines, carburetting in. The vaporizer shown in the Figures is situated at the head of the motor cylinder, and is f e d with air and fuel through the passage h and valve b respectively. Ribs f, g are formed in the vaporizer, and the valve b is operated by the cylinder inlet valve d in the manner shown.
Patent GB-190420779-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fuses for Projectiles.
Inventor: SEDDON HENRY COOPER
Filed: 1904-09-27
Granted: 1905-09-27
Abstract: 20,779. Seddon, H. C. Sept. 27. Fuzes for projectiles.-The pellet a, Fig. 1, of a base fuze is pressed rearwards by a spring b engaged at its ends with indents c in the wall of the fuze. On discharge, the pellet is forced back, and the spring assumes the position shown by the dotted lines. The invention is here shown as applied to the fuze described in Specification No. 16,000, A.D. 1904. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the pellet is secured by a ball, or balls, d, pressed inwards by the spring e, or the two methods of securing the pellet may be combined.
Patent GB-190423028-A (GB)
Title: Means for Disengaging and replacing the Supports of Boats on Ships and elsewhere
Inventor: WILSON THOMAS
Filed: 1904-10-26
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 23,028. Wilson, T. Oct. 26. Boat disengaging and supporting gear.- The chocks are carried by fore-and-aft pivots M on bars A, B jointed end to end by a pin C. The outer end of the bar A is carried by a fore-and-aft pin D on a tumbling bracket pivoted to a deck bracket F by a thwartship pivot E. The outer end of the bar B carries gudgeons T sliding in guides in a channel - shaped tumbling bracket H carried by a thwartship lateral pivot in a deck bracket K. The chocks and bars A, B are kept elevated to support the boat by a cam - lever O, P, as shown in Fig. 1, and, when the lever 0 is brought into the position W, shown in Fig. 4, the boat is free to swing. A further depression of the lever O to the position W throws over the chocks and bars about the thwartship hinges, and they then lie flat on the deck. When the bars are elevated, one pin T takes under a lock stop S on the bracket K as shown in Fig. 2. The guides N keep the chocks and bars A, B rigid in a fore-and-aft direction.
Patent GB-190423375-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Propulsion of Locomotives and Vehicles.
Inventor: GRANLUND GUSTAVUS SIGURDUS
Filed: 1904-10-29
Granted: 1905-01-26
Abstract: 23,375. Granlund, G. S. Oct. 30, A.D. 1903. [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Propelling. - A locomotive, railway vehicle, or the like i s propelled b y means of a reversible compound turbine driven by steam or other elastic fluid, the application to a locomotive being described. The steam &c. is passed successively through four turbine wheels keyed on a shaft P connected through reducing-gearing with the driving-wheel shaft N, the direction of flow being controlled by four three-way piston valves, of which the first h, k is connected to a lever G, while the other three are linked to a lever d connected to the reversing-lever F. Each valve controls two passages leading to opposite sides of the turbine, one being open when the other is closed. Fig. 1 shows the two passages controlled by the first valve h, k, and Fig. 6 the two similar passages C<c>, C<b> controlled by the second valve B<a>. The turbine frame is carried at one end on the axle N and at the other on springs i.
Patent GB-190423989-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Superheaters for Steam Boilers
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM
Filed: 1904-11-05
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 23,989. Schmidt, W. Nov. 5. Metal pipes and tubes.-In locomotive or other fire-tube boilers, some of the fire tubes are made larger than the others, as shown at a, Fig. 3, and contain several co-axial tubes r, r<2>, r<1>. Steam is passed from the steam dome by way of the chamber b, outwards between the tubes r<1>, r<2>, and back between the tubes r; r<2>, becoming superheated in the process. The pipe r<2> is made of heat-insulating material. The furnace gases pass through the inner tube r' and also through the annular space between the pipes a, r. Figs. 6 and 6<a> show a modified arrangement of pipes for the same purpose, in which there is no heat-insulating tube, and the steam is guided to and fro by longitudinal partitions in the annular space between the inner fire tube r<1> and the middle tube r.
Patent GB-190424750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fluid Pressure Brake Apparatus for Railway and other Vehicles.
Inventor: CLOUD JOHN WILLS
Filed: 1904-11-15
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 24,750. Cloud, J. W. Nov. 15. Brakes, pneumatic-pressure. The triple valve is provided with ports and passages which cause the train-pipe to exhaust into one or more venting- chambers and thus produce accelerated action in both full and partial applications in the same manner as with the auxiliary valve and venting-chambers described in Specification No. 27,813, A.D. 1903. Fig. 3 shows the ports in the valve seat, 9 being connected to the brake cylinder, 10 to the atmosphere, 11 to the small venting- chamber, 12 to the train-pipe, and 13 to the larger venting-chamber. The valve has ports 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Fig. 1, of which 14 passes through the valve, 15 is connected to the graduating-valve, and 16,17,18 are connected together by a passage 19 in the valve. When the valve is at release, the cylinder and both venting-chambers are connected to atmosphere. In a partial application, the train-pipe is vented to the small chambers through ports 12, 17, 19, 16, 11, and in a full application it is vented to the larger chamber through ports 12, 16, 19, 17, 13, or it may be vented in a similar manner to atmosphere, or the ordinary quick-action triple valve may be used for accelerating full applications.
Patent GB-190427565-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process of and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Artificial Silk, Horsehair, Ribbon or Straw.
Inventor: CRESPIN LUCIEN
Filed: 1904-12-17
Granted: 1905-04-13
Abstract: 27,565. Crespin, L. April 11, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Ribbons.-In the production of artificial silk ribbons &c. from a solution of nitro-cellulose, the latter is dissolved in a mixture of ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, and sulphuric ether, to which is added a quantity of castor oil, palm oil, or glycerine, and the solution is squirted through dies of suitable shape into a bath of water ; the alcohol may be subsequently recovered from this bath, and after being mixed again with sulphuric ether, castor oil, palm oil, or glycerine may be again used as a solvent for nitro-cellulose. Two forms of apparatus are shown respectively in Figs. 1 and 3. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the squirted material is drawn through a bath 2, to which a constant stream of water flows, and is wound directly on to bobbins 5, while in that shown in Fig. 3, which is especially applicable for the manufacture of ribbons, the water bath 17 is in the form of a bent tube and the product is wound on the bobbin 18. Fig. 4 represents a die suitable for the purposes of this invention. The flanged die-plate 9 is of platinum and rests through the intermediate packing-ring 14 against the inwardly-projecting flange of a glass cylinder 8 forming the nozzle of the apparatus.
Patent GB-190428524-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Adjusting Mechanism of Spanners, Vices and similar Tools or Apparatus.
Inventor: HEAD ARTHUR FALKLAND HOWARD
Filed: 1904-12-28
Granted: 1905-11-30
Abstract: 28,524. Head, A. F. H. Dec. 28. Spanners and wrenches; vices.-In spanners and wrenches, the loose jaw can be quickly adjusted and locked in any position by disengaging and engaging one of three equal gear wheels. A pinion c is carried by the loose jaw a, which also carries the three gear wheels d, e, f, and a rack b<2> is formed on the bar b on which the loose jaw slides. One of the gear wheels is mounted fast on the axis of the pinion c and, when all three wheels are in gear, they lock the pinion and the loose jaw. The wheel f is mounted on a lever having a handle g, one end of which is pivoted on the axis of the wheel e and is kept in gear with the wheel d by a spring h or by a pawl pivoted to the loose jaw and adapted to be swung round under the handle g. When the handle is depressed, the gear wheel f is withdrawn from its engagement with the gear wheel d, the pinion is free to rotate, and the loose jaw may be slid along the bar. The equal wheels d, e, f may be either the same size as, or larger than, the pinion e, and the invention may be applied to parallel band and machine vices.
Patent GB-190501982-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tripod Stands for Golf Bags.
Inventor: BEEDIE DAVID SCOTT
Filed: 1905-02-01
Granted: 1906-01-25
Abstract: 1982. Beedie, D. S. Feb. 1. Golf.-A stand for holding a golf-bag consists of a duplex leg A, strapped to the bag by straps H, and two hinged legs B, which fold up against the leg A when the bag is lifted by the handle E. The handle E is joined to the legs by wires D, which surround the bag and are riveted to the leg A above the hinge C and to the legs B below the hinge. When the bag is placed on the ground, the foot G is first deposited, and the legs B are then spread by the handle E being depressed. The straps H are lined with steel springs to form non- collapsible rings for holding the bag. The bag may also be permanently fixed to the stand.
Patent GB-190504077-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Heels for Boots and Shoes.
Filed: 1905-02-27
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 4077. Barclay, W. R., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. Feb.27. Heels.-R elates to methods of building and attaching heels that are to be fitted with tips or protectors. One method consists of assembling a number of lifts H and a filler F, securing them together by building-nails B, and then, in some cases, subjecting the heel thus formed to compression. Cement may be used instead of the nails B. The compression is effected either with a loose tip in position, or in a mould provided with a tipshaped projecting portion. A heel thus formed is attached to the boot by nails driven through that portion not covered by the filler, and the tip is afterwards attached by shorter nails. The tip may, however, be secured in place by the heelattaching nails, or, in some cases, by the heelbuilding nails. Another method of heeling consists in first securing a number of lifts together to form a heel by an outer row of nails, placing a filler in position, and then driving attaching-nails through both filler and lifts.