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Patent GB-189822742-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Gate Stop.
Inventor: FLETCHER DOROTHY
Filed: 1898-10-29
Granted: 1899-10-14
Abstract: 22,742. Fletcher, D., [Representative of Fletcher, J.]. Oct. 29. Gate stops.-Relates to a mechanical stop which rises above ground when the gate is closed and disappears when it is open. In the section shown in Fig. 3, the gate m is shown closed, the stop h having been pushed up by a system of levers contained in a casing underground. When the gate is nearly closed, it catches on the end k<1> of a lever c pivoted at c<1>. An arm d on this lever lifts the lever f by means of the link e. The lever f pushes up the stop h, to which it is connected by the link g. The opening in which the end of the lever c moves is covered by a slider k attached to k<1> to exclude dirt.
Patent GB-189902779-A (GB)
Title: Improved Travelling Crane or Hoist.
Inventor: ROUNSIVELL WILLIAM THOMAS
Filed: 1899-02-07
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 2779. Rounsivell, W. T. Feb. 7. Cranes.-Fig. 2 shows a plan of a travelling crane. A rope, anchored at A, is led round the pulleys B, C on the traveller, the pulley G, loadsustaining pulley-block, not shown, the pulley F on the carriage N, and pulleys D and E, and is led off at I to the lifting-machinery. The carriage N is caused to traverse by ropes anchored at A and 0 and led round the pulleys J, K, L, M and P, Q, R, S respectively, and delivered to winding-gear or hydraulic apparatus. The pulleys J, L, P, M are arranged below the pulleys B, D, C, E in this case, but may be placed elsewhere.
Patent GB-189905641-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of the Locking Studs of the end Doors of Railway Wagons and Trucks and in Machinery to be used in the said Manufacture.
Inventor: LONES JABEZ
Filed: 1899-03-15
Granted: 1899-12-23
Abstract: 5641. Lones, J., and Holden, E., [trading as Lones, Vernon, & Holden]. March 15. Rolling ; bending.- Locking - studs of the form shown in Fig. 1, for railway wagon doors, are rolled from a square iron or steel billet by grooved rolls. The grooves are shaped to first reduce the billet to the section shown in Fig. 3, and subsequently to that shown in Fig. 5. The finishing- groove, Fig. 9, has projections h to bend or crank the flat part e<2>, Fig.6, which is formed by the plain parts i. Recesses k allow a portion of the cylindrical part to remain to form the part f, the work leaving the groove as a series of pairs of roughlyformed blanks, Fig. 6. The fins g are removed and the blanks finished in any suitable way. The blanks may be rolled in pairs instead of a series of pairs. To ensure the work leaving the groove, a platform l is provided at the delivery side having a tongue resting in the groove. The upper surface of the platform has a central depression in which the cylindrical portions of the blanks may be guided. The blanks may be rolled straight, and the cranking or bending performed by an independent operation. The rolls are geared together to ensure accurately-formed blanks.
Patent GB-189906668-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Tyres for the Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: COOMBER JAMES
Filed: 1899-03-28
Granted: 1899-05-20
Abstract: 6668. Coomber, J., Wilson, J., and Norton, F. L. March 28. Ty r e s, elastic o t h e r than pneumatic; felloes or rims.-The rubber tyre B is retained within the rim A by an attaching- band C, which extends along a circumferential bore in the rubber. The band passes round a series of transverse rods D, each of which is embedded in the rubber and extends almost from one flange a of the rim to the other.
Patent GB-189907200-A (GB)
Title: Improved Acetylene Gas Burner.
Inventor: GEISSELER GUSTAVE
Filed: 1899-04-05
Granted: 1899-09-16
Abstract: 7200. Geisseler, G. April 5. Acetylene burners.-A tip B of hard material, such as sapphire, ruby, garnet, or other precious stone, is mounted in a metal burner M, which supports a detachable cap E provided with air inlet channels a, b, c, and a mixed air and gas orifice F larger than the gas.orifice A in the tip B. The flame seats upon the cap E, which can be replaced at a small cost when worn out, and the orifice A in the hard material B may be cleaned by a wire or needle without altering the shape or size of the orifice.
Patent GB-189907902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Hot-air-Fire-bridges for Furnaces.
Inventor: THOST OTTO
Filed: 1899-04-14
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 7902. Thost, O. April 14. Firebridges; firebars and grates; smoke consuming.- Relates to a hot-air firebringe for effecting the combustion of the fuel gases. The bridge is composed of quadrant-shaped grate bars b mounted side by side over a chamber a, each bar being provided with a narrow downward extension, hollowed out on both sides, and formed with apertures c for the delivery of air. The admission of air to the chamber a is regulated by the damper d. The bars b may be cast directly on the usual grate bars, in which case the chamber a is dispensed with. In order to effect a further mixing of the air with the fuel gases, the flue may be provided at a small distance from the firebridge with a lining of firebrick. The application to reverberatory furnaces is mentioned in the Specification.
Patent GB-189909717-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Cutting the Teeth of Rasps.
Inventor: LOCKWOOD THOMAS PORTER
Filed: 1899-05-09
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 9717. Lockwood, T. P., and Potts, F. May 9. Rasp-cutting machines.-In making horse and like rasps, a transverse row of teeth is formed at one blow, and then the bed is fed longitudinally by a screw in the usual way, and at the same time the row of cutters is fed very slightly laterally and the next row is cut. The lateral feed is such that, say, the seventh cut corresponds exactly to the first, the others being slightly displaced. Fig. 2 shows an elevation of the top of the machine, and Fig. 4 shows the lateral feed. The bed C is fed by the screw D actuated by mechanism 0 from the double cam V. The tup F is raised by the cam L actuating the lever M, which raises the pin N on the tup. The cutters K, in one or more parts, are carried by a holder J which slides in the tup F. The holder J is moved to give the lateral feed by a cam P on the shaft T, Figs. 2 and 4. The cam P engages with a projection Q on the holder J, a spring S keeping the cam and projection in contact.
Patent GB-189910432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Boring Apparatus for Deep-borings.
Inventor: RAKY ANTON
Filed: 1899-05-17
Granted: 1899-06-17
Abstract: 10,432. Raky, A. May 17. Deep-boring.-Relates to means for lifting the rods. The ends d<1>, d' of the rope are wound on to the barrels a<1>, a<2> of two or more different diameters on a common axle, or one end may be fixed and the other wound on to any barrel to give the requisite rate and power of lifting the rods hung from the pulley b.
Patent GB-189912519-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
Inventor: AVEDISYAN AVEDIS DER
Filed: 1899-06-15
Granted: 1900-05-19
Abstract: 12,519. Avedisyan, A. der. June 15. Stoppers; refilling, preventing. -The valve c is of the form of a split-hollow cone, which normally closes the aperture in the ring or valve seat b, and is surmounted by a protecting-cap f, formed with outlet ports h, the cap and valve seat being cemented &c. in the neck. In the upright position, as shown, the valve is held closed at the apex by the cylindrical weight e, and prevents the introduction of liquid. When the bottle is inverted, the weight e drops clear of the valve, and allows it to be opened by the weight of the liquid, which then passes out through the valve and the ports h. When the bottle is empty, the two halves of the cone fall together, and remain so in any position of the bottle.
Patent GB-189913325-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coke Ovens and Method of Operating the same.
Inventor: SCHNIEWIND FREDERIC WILLIAM CH
Filed: 1899-06-27
Granted: 1899-08-05
Abstract: 13,325. Schniewind, F. W. C. June 27. Gas-producers.-Relates to coke ovens adapted for the separate utilization of the gas produced, and for the generation of water gas. A batch of externally-heated ovens A is shown in crosssection in Fig. 1, and a sectional view, taken on the line x-x, Fig. 1, is shown in Fig. 2. The ovens A are heated by means of flues C<1> supplied from combustion chambers C, which are provided with gas burners D<1>. The gases produced by the coking process are withdrawn along pipes F, provided with covers H, and connected by means of cross-tubes G with gas mains I, I', which are fitted with valves H', H', and are in communication with exhausting-fans J, J<1> respectively. During the coking operation the rich gases obtained in the earlier stages of the process are withdrawn along one of the mains I, I', and the poorer gases obtained during the later stages are withdrawn along the other main. More than two mains may be used, when it is desired to obtain a further separation of the gases into portions of different quality. When the coking has been completed, steam is passed through the coke from pipes K, and hydrocarbon oils may be injected by means of pipes L, so as to obtain an enriched water gas.
Patent GB-189915750-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Making Fasteners for Labels, Stamps, Seals and the like.
Inventor: ROYDEN JOSEPH JAMES
Filed: 1899-08-01
Granted: 1900-02-03
Abstract: 15,750. Royden, J. J., [Biersach, M. E.]. Aug. 1. Platen presses; inking-apparatus.- Relates to a machine for making sheet - metal fasteners or holders for labels, stamps, seals, &c. The fasteners are formed from a strip by bending a n d notching the edges. The flat portions of the strips are printed on by a printing-plate 36, and then sheared at the notches by a blade 38, carried on a lever operated by a cam. The strip is kept down by rollers 72. The printing-plate is operated from the lever 40 by a second lever engaging a stud 46 on a vertical slide 47, on which the plate is yieldingly mounted. The slide also operates an inking- roller 52 on a lever 55 through a link 54, causing it to pass over a rotary inking-plate. The cam 42 is adapted to give the roller and lever 55 a slight oscillatory motion while inking the type. Where it is desired to print in two or more colours, similar devices are coupled to the one described by a connecting-rod 70.
Patent GB-189920395-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Wind-motor.
Inventor: SAUNDERSON HERBERT PERCY
Filed: 1899-10-11
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 20,395. Saunderson, H. P. Oct. 11. Clutches.-At the outer end of the horizontal shaft i, Fig. 2<a>, which is driven by bevel gearing j from the vertical shaft of a wind motor, is fixed a safety clutch for driving. The shaft i is carried by the bearing t<1>, and the driver y<1> is keyed to it. The clutch box z<1> passes over the driver and is turned by it, the box being held in position by the fork w<1>. The clutch z<1> can be drawn back by the handle u<1> and the shaft turned in a semicircle into position, when, by releasing the handle, the clutch may be engaged with a suitable clutch in the machine to be driven.
Patent GB-189923471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Fumigating or Perfuming Rooms and the like.
Inventor: TIGHE JOHN WYNNE
Filed: 1899-11-24
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 23,471. Tighe, J. W. Nov. 24. Fumigating.-An appliance for fumigating and perfuming rooms comprises a vaporizer and a distributing-fan. In the form shown in Fig. 3, the fumigant &c. is placed in a receptacle J, which is heated from below by a gas burner or other appliance contained in a chamber F, and is provided with a hood K as shown. Tubes I allow the gases from the chamber F to escape. The fan C is driven by a suitable motor D, which is pivoted on a pedestal E to allow it to be turned in any direction. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 7, the motor D carrying the fan and the vaporizer J form part of a cylinder B perforated at B' to allow the fumes to pass into a cylinder A, which encloses the cylinder B and serves as a hood. A perforated door L, hinged to the back, can be turned up so as to cover the openings in the cylinder B when required. The whole appliance is swivelled on a stand E as shown.
Patent GB-189923721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and in connection with Apparatus for Drawing-off or Decanting Liquids.
Inventor: HARDINGHAM GEORGE GATTON MELHU
Filed: 1899-11-28
Granted: 1900-09-29
Abstract: 23,721. H a r d i n g h a m , G. G. M., [Musciacco, A.]. Nov. 28. Siphons.-Siphons 4 with uniform but adjustable flow for drawing off or decanting liquids are mounted on a float 2, and are provided with a tap 6 with a pointer attached. The float 2 works over guide-rods 3 in the chamber 31 to which the liquid is admitted from the supply pipes through the chambers 14, 16, 22, 22 separated by perforated partitions. A float 18 in the chamber 16 controls the valve 12 in the supply pipe, and another float in the chamber 22 releases a spring-actuated gong 25 when the supply of liquid fails.
Patent GB-190001912-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carbon Holders for Manifold Typewriting.
Inventor: BOWEN WILLIAM MANUEL PEREZ
Filed: 1900-01-30
Granted: 1900-06-16
Abstract: 1912. Bowen, W. M. P. Jan. 30. Type-writers.-Relates to carbon holders for manifold type-writing. The holder consists of a sheet a of smooth hard paper &c. provided with top and side flaps b, d, which retain the edges of the alternately-arranged paper and carbon sheets. Indentations e in the side flaps facilitate the curvature of the holder when carried on the platen. Scales f are printed on the flaps d, and a series of ruled lines g facilitate the occasional shifting of the carbon sheets so as bring fresh portions of the surface into operation.
Patent GB-190002842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Thermostatic Circuit Controlling Apparatus.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1900-02-13
Granted: 1900-03-24
Abstract: 2842. Brookes, A. G., [Woodman, E. F, and Fiske, H. A.]. Feb. 13. Switches.-Relates to an appliance for changing electrical connections when the temperature rises above a limit. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, two contacts c, c<1> are normally held apart by a spring S, the lower end of which rests in the cup or controller d. This consists of a cup of fusible material, such as solder, and is loosely held by its flange d<2> on the non-conducting cover b. It is stated that, owing to the non-adherence at the joint, the fusible material melts at a lower temperature. When the cup d melts, the spring S assists the disintegration, and the spring c drops on to the contact c', completing an alarm circuit. Guards b<4> may be fitted on the cover to protect the cups d In Fig. 5, the contacts are normally pressed together by the springs S<x>, and the circuit is broken when the cup d melts. In Fig. 6, the springs m, m<1> are normally held apart by a post f.
Patent GB-190004880-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathe Chucks.
Inventor: GILSON DAVID
Filed: 1900-03-14
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 4880. Gilson, D. March 14. Chucks.-A wire-feed chuck for a lathe has two or more jaws D, with V-shaped gripping - surfaces, operated by toggle-levers F, H. The levers F have set-screws G bearing on the jaws, and are pivoted in trunnions E on the chuck body C. The levers H are pivoted to a collar K feathered on the lathe spindle A. The wire B to be made into screws is gripped by sliding the collar towards the chuck till the lever H is at or slightly beyond its dead point, the grip being then self-locking. The sliding of the collar in either direction is effected by a lever engaging in the groove l and operated by hand or a cam.
Patent GB-190013172-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Roller Bearings.
Inventor: LLEWELLIN WILLIAM MABERLEY
Filed: 1900-07-21
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 13,172. Llewellin, W. M., [Vollkommer, T. I.]. July 21. Casting.-A cage for the rollers of a roller bearing is formed by casting in a mould of special construction. The centre core A and the outer part B of the mould have equidistant recesses, to receive the rollers C, D. The rollers may have necks I, as shown at D, or may be without necks, as shown at C. In the latter case they are held in place in the mould by shoulders J. The cast metal forming the cage is shown at E.
Patent GB-190013267-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Washing Apparatus for Railway and Tramway Carriages
Inventor: WHEELER CHARLES ALEXANDER
Filed: 1900-07-23
Granted: 1901-07-13
Abstract: 13,267. Wheeler, C. A. July 23. Washing carriages and other vehicles.-Relates to apparatus for washing railway and tramway vehic'es. Fig. 1 shows an end view. The revolving brushes f are secured to the pillars a by arms e, to which are loosely pivoted yokes carrying perforated water pipes i guided by tracks j. The brushes f are moved to and from the carriage by turning the hand-wheel x, and are rotated bv means of the pulleys l, k, q, driven from the shaft u. Glazed screens 1, provided with doors, are employed to protect the operator from splashing. A smaller set of brushes, suitable only for cleaning the windows, are provided. The apparatus may be slightly modified, to enable the operator to work it from an overhead platform, and the hand-wheel x may be replaced by a lever.
Patent GB-190100463-A (GB)
Title: Combined Hand and Automatic Regulating and Cut Off Gear for Gas and Oil Engines.
Inventor: MAWSON ERNEST OSCAR
Filed: 1901-01-08
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 463. Mawson, E. O., and Mirza, A. T. Jan. 8. Gas and explosive-vapour engines, governing in. The gas or vapour valve v is operated by a lever x through a rod d and lever c. The position of a block b on the end of the rod a in a slot s in the lever c is controlled by the governor acting through a bell-crank lever g. The relative positions of the rod d and lever g are adjusted by a nut e. The top of the block b and slot are notched so that the block cannot be shifted during its operating stroke.
Patent GB-190105252-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Planimeters.
Inventor: BRYAN BERNARD WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-03-12
Granted: 1902-03-12
Abstract: 5252. Bryan, B. W. March 12. Calculating-apparatus.-The object of the invention is to provide a planimeter that will integrate correctly when the scale of the diagram varies at different parts. In the instrument shown by the plan and elevation in Figs. 1 and 2, the tracing-arm 1 is pivoted at 4 to a carriage 2, having wheels 6, 7 to run on rails 8, 9, to which it is kept by a weight 25, and the planimetric arm 5 turning with the tracing-arm is jointed to the subcarriage 15 which contains the integrating roller 16 and is pivoted to a fixed plate 22 on the carriage, the roller resting on a prepared long table 11. The pivot 24 of the subcarriage is not at a fixed point in the carriage, but occupies a cam-groove on the attached plate 22, the curvature of the cam being determined from the variation of the scale of the diagram by finding points at which the reading is correct for the known value of successive strips of the tracing board. The invention is also applied to instruments in which the roller is not itself graduated but moves along a smooth rod and reads a parallel straight scale. To enable a record sheet to be easily fixed, the base board has a sliding mounting board upon it, which can be clamped where desired together with the record sheet upon it.
Patent GB-190106533-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Hand Weeding Tool.
Inventor: GRUMMT ERNST MAX
Filed: 1901-03-28
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 6533. Grummt, E. M. March 28. Weeds, destroying.- Relates to a hand-tool for extracting weeds. The tool consists of a pair of handles pivoted at c and carrying cross-bars d, d<1>, to which tines e, e<1> are secured in such a way that they will intermesh with each other when the handles are closed. Fig. 2 shows the different positions of the tines when the handles are moved.
Patent GB-190108282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Building Materials.
Inventor: BOAS FEODOR
Filed: 1901-04-22
Granted: 1901-06-08
Abstract: 8282. Boas, F. April 22. Bricks; slabs; tiles.-Relates to an artificial building-material adapted tube used as a substitute for stone, bricks, tiles, slabs, roofing-material, &c. The material consists of sand and lime, together with magnesium silicate, which may be in the form of chrysolite or olivine, serpentine asbestos or chrystile, horn blende-asbestos, or serpentine or hornblende rock or mineral. Colouring-agents may be added. The lime may be slaked and stored before use. The mass is rendered plastic with water, and is moulded under pressure. It is subsequently hardened by steam at either low or high pressure. Burnt magnesite, or magnesium salts other than silicates, may be used in place of, or in addition to, the magnesium silicate. Articles made from this composition are refractory and frost-resisting, and are also had conductors of sound and heat.
Patent GB-190108654-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with the Mounting and Transport of Field Artillery.
Filed: 1901-04-27
Granted: 1902-04-03
Abstract: 8654. Mann, J. H., and Mann's Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Co. April 27. Field carriages.-The gun v, Figs. 1 and 3, is mounted upon a turntable t, the base s of which is arranged to recoil on slides r, r against the action of recoil buffers 5, 5, mounted on the frame d. The frame d is provided at one end with road wheels f, and at the other end with a boiler a, engine j, and swivelling road wheels c. The power is transmitted by gear-wheels from the crank shaft h to the intermediate shaft g, and thence to the road wheels. Instead of fixing the engine on the top of the boiler, it may be carried vertically at one side, as at J, in which case the cradle shaft H transmits the power by bevel gearing, through the shaft I to the road wheels. A trail is formed by two plates 8 pivoted to the axle e and provided with a transverse recoil spade 9 and an operating-screw 10. The gun is provided with elevating-gear x and training-gear 2, z, y, as shown. A winding-drum 15 is carried loosely on the wheel axle, and can be connected by a pawl 17 to the toothed wheel 16 on the wheel f. A shield 22 is carried on the gun. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the gun and its mounting are carried by a frame 12, 13, from a separate pair of wheels 11, and the motor vehicle is then arranged to be run in under the gun and to have its wheels f locked to gun carriage wheels 11.
Patent GB-190111863-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches
Inventor: TILLMAN MARSHALL DAYTON
Filed: 1901-06-10
Granted: 1901-08-03
Abstract: 11,863. Tillman, M. D., and Tillman, J. U. June 10. Wrenches.-The movable jaw 6 is secured to the toothed shank by a toothed wedge 5 connected to a longitudinally-sliding wedge 9 operated by a push-pin 19 and springs 11, 22.
Patent GB-190113201-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Twine
Inventor: DEERING WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-06-28
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 13,201. Deering, W. June 28. Drawings to Specification. Twine for binding sheaves of grain and for similar temporary purposes is made from unretted flax straws. The woody portions are preferably removed, and the unhackled cortices or ribands so formed are twisted into a sliver and then spun into twine.
Patent GB-190116612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Prismatic Sighting Telescopes
Inventor: KOENIG ALBERT
Filed: 1901-08-19
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 16,612. K÷nig, A. Aug. 19. Telescopes. - In prismatic sighting-telescopes, the casing is reduced by inclining the axes of the objective and eye-piece as shown.