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Patent GB-190204877-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Enabling Signals to be Given by Passengers in Railway Trains to Drivers and Guards of same.
Inventor: SPENCER ALEXANDER
Filed: 1902-02-26
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 4877. Spencer, A. Feb. 26. Signalling and communicating on trains ; stopping engines and trains.-Relates to passengers communication apparatus of the kind in which a chain &c. pulled by the passenger opens the brake pipe of the train, and actuates a semaphore or like signal, to indicate the carriage in which the apparatus was operated, the compartment being indicated by the sagging of the chain where it is pulled. Fig. 2 shows a portion of the arrangement, the chains a at the two sides of the carriage being fixed at one end, and connected at the other end to the lever arms d on the rocking shaft e, which carries the semaphore or like signal f. In order to prevent the operation of one of the chains from causing the other chain to sag or slacken within a compartment, each of the guide tubes b<1> is fitted or provided with one or more blocks k, preferably spheres, of Plastic material, such as rubber. The blocks permit the chain to be pulled through the tube by the passengers, but prevent it from sagging through into a compartment when the rock-shaft e and levers d are actuated by the other chain.
Patent GB-190206274-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sliding and Folding Partitions or Doors.
Inventor: CLARKE DAVID WILKIE
Filed: 1902-03-14
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 6274. Clarke, D. W., and Clarke, J. March 14. Grant of Patent refused. Doors; partitions.-Folding doors or partitions are constructed of pairs of leaves 23, 24 of different widths, hinged together so as to fold up against the wall. The narrow leaf 24 is arranged to swivel on vertical pivots of rollers 31 at the edge of the leaf, and the wide leaf turns on pivots 26 of supporting-rollers near the middle of the leaf. The lower rollers run on a rail 22, and upper flanged rollers 31 run in an upper grooved beam or guide 28. When the leaves are turned against the wall, projecting lugs 30 of the inner leaves 24 enter slots 33 in a bracket 32 fixed to the wall. The end section may be hinged to the wall. The upper guides are cut away near the wall, to allow the leaves to swivel on their pivots, and prevent displacement when the leaves extend across the room. The guides may be straight, curved, or angled, or may consist of a system of main and branch rails. The leaves are provided with distance-pieces, bolts, and sockets.
Patent GB-190209985-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Method of Preparing Oils and other Liquids for Medicinal use.
Inventor: LEWY PHILIPP
Filed: 1902-04-30
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 9985. Lewy, P. April 30. Medicines, administering; medicinal preparations, -Oils and other liquids for medicinal purposes are converted into the form of powders, to facilitate administration. The liquid is first mixed with gum arabic and water, and then a sufficient quantity of calcined magnesia or magnesium carbonate is added until, on standing, the mixture becomes solid. The solid thus obtained is reduced to a powder by any convenient means.
Patent GB-190210146-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cash Registers, and Check Tills
Inventor: BAYNES FREDERICK WALTER
Filed: 1902-05-02
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 10,146. Baynes, F. W., and Mayes, J. May 2. Receipts, checking and recording.-Relates to a cash register and check till which records the amount paid by purchasers. When a purchase is made, a ticket or tickets representing the amount paid is taken from receptacles B, C and slipped into the vertical shoots i, Fig. 1, where the amounts recorded on the tickets can be read on both sides through glass windows. The end g of the lever e pivoted at f is then pressed down. This rotates a plate p, Fig. 4, on its axle n, thus withdrawing support from the tickets and allowing them to fall into the back compartment of the drawer of the till, through the aperture t. The lever e acts on the axle n through the sliding plate j and stud u, and the stud w on the plate j at the same time rings a bell x, Fig. 1. The front compartment of the drawer is for cash and the back compartment for tickets, and the latter can only be pulled out by opening a lock the bolt of which works in a groove over a certain range. The windows m, l behind and in front of the ticket shoots are shown in the section, Fig. 4. The catch z is raised when the lever e is pressed, and releases the front compartment of the drawer.
Patent GB-190211491-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Delivery Mechanism for Printing Machines.
Inventor: NEWTON HENRY EDWARD
Filed: 1902-05-20
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 11,491. Newton, H. E., [Hoe, R.]. May 20. Delivery apparatus.-Relates to delivery apparatus, more particularly to such as is described in Specification No. 19,124, A.D. 1900. The sheets are carried from the cutting-cylinders by tapes 6. 7, under a folding-blade 8 by which they are folded into a pair of folding-rollers 10. From the rollers 10 they are directed by a switch 15, which projects into grooves or spaces in the rollers 10. The switch 15 is on a shaft 16 rocked at intervals by a cam 20 &c. so as to direct a number of sheets to one delivery, and then a number to the other delivery. The two deliveries comprise sets of curved fly fingers 29, 30 on shafts 27, 28, which deposit the sheets in boxes 38 supported by tables 41 on stems 42 pressed up by springs 45. The sheets are guided to the flies by guides 34, hung on the shaft 16, and these guides and the switch may be provided with loose serrated wheels or discs 37 which engage the sheets and prevent set-off. The fingers 29 are staggered in relation to the fingers 30, so that they pass between them. The sides of the boxes 38 are cut away at 39 for the fingers 29, 30 to pass. When a box on one side has received its batch of sheets, the switch is moved over, and the sheets are delivered to the empty box on the other side, the filled box being in the meantime removed and an empty one put in its place. The filled boxes may be piled one on another, thus preventing the pressure of a large pile of sheets one upon another. Each box is preferably provided on its underside with strips 40, which engage irside the box beneath, when they are placed one upon another, and prevent displacement.
Patent GB-190212760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Base Fuses for Explosive Projectiles.
Inventor: BRODERICK CLEMENT MICHAEL
Filed: 1902-06-04
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 12,760. Broderick, C. M. June 19, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Fuzes for projectiles.-The hammer 10 is held at safe by a split ring 12 on the sleeve 9. When the projectile is discharged from the gun, the sleeve 9 is carried back, thereby pushing the ring 12 over the incline 13 into the groove 14, where it locks the hammer and sleeve together, ready, upon the impact of the projectile, to advance on the detonator 7 to explode the charge.
Patent GB-190212809-A (GB)
Title: A New Polishing Pad
Inventor: WILD THOMAS
Filed: 1902-06-05
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 12,809. Wild, T., and Barton, H., [trading as Wild Bros. & Barton]. June 5. Polishing, French and like.-Relates to a pad for applying polish to, and polishing, furniture or other articles or surfaces. The pad b is made preferably from one or more waste pieces of chamois leather &c., in the form of a bag or envelope, and is stuffed with cotton, wool, leather clippings, &c. At one or both ends, the pad is provided with a flap or tongue c for applying the polish.
Patent GB-190220643-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Appliances for Controlling the Action of Winding Engines.
Filed: 1902-09-22
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 20,643. Siemens Bros. & Co., [Siemens & Halske Akt.-Ges.]. Sept. 22. Signals, electric, for cage lifts. Relates to signal- ling-apparatus between the pit's mouth and engine- man, and consists in the use of a safety-stop such as c, which, on the electric or other signal being given for winding at a certain speed, e.g., half speed for men, is automatically interposed in the path of the controlling lever of the engine, so as to prevent this lever from being moved beyond the position corresponding to the speed required.
Patent GB-190221019-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Submarine, or other Vessels, Torpedoes, and the like, for Controlling and Operating them by Electricity
Inventor: WILSON LIDA
Filed: 1902-09-26
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 21,019. Wilson, L. Sept. 26. Propulsion, controlling from a distance; steering from outside vessel.-Relates to the propelling, steering, and performing or controlling of various other functions in submarine and other vessels. The transmitters, attuned or syntonized in unison with the receivers on the vessel, may be upon a vessel or upon land, and the controlled submarine or other vessel has its mechanisms actuated each by an electric motor and battery upon the vessel, and the movement of each motor and the resulting operation of its mechanism is initiated by means controlled by the corresponding receiver upon the vessel. A submarine boat is shown in longitudinal section in Fig. 1, in sectional plan in Fig. 2, and in cross-section in Fig. 3. The propeller a is driven by the motor a' worked through the receiver e, the switch n<2>, the electromagnet n', the switch n, and the battery f ; the vertical and horizontal rudders c, c<x> are operated by motors c<1>, c<11>, through the medium of similar receivers and switches. The receivers e, e<1>, ... e<8>1 when operated, bring into play relay mechanism for carrying the motor operating currents. A propeller-reversing gear g is provided, the reversing-motor j being actuated by the receiver e<1>. The reversing-screw i is turned through the friction discs k, and actuates the lever h of the reversing-gear. Similar reversing- gears are inserted at g<1>, g<2> in the mechanism for actuating the vertical steering-rudder c and the horizontal guiding-rudder c<x>. The collecting- wires may be sustained above the surface of the water by a cork float, and the float may be furnished with a receiving-kite.
Patent GB-190221565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Playing Attachments for Musical Instruments.
Inventor: ADAM MATTHEW ATKINSON
Filed: 1902-10-03
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 21,565. Adam, M. A., [Brown, T. P.]. Oct. 3. Automatic instruments.-In an automatic piano player the greater part of the mechanism is placed in a separate casing situated at one side of the piano so that the keys of the latter can readily be reached. This casing contains the tracker board 24, wind-duct board 28, wind-exhausting apparatus and the like, the primary and secondary pneumatics for the keys and pedals being contained in the piano casing. The primary pneumatics are shown in Fig. 3, and are connected with the tracker board and ducts by flexible tubes 29. They exhaust the ports 17, causing the operation of pneumatics 15,11, Fig. 2. The last-named parts are arranged in tiers, and act upon the rear ends of the piano keys B.
Patent GB-190227068-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or pertaining to the Manufacture of Spirituous Liquids.
Inventor: SANGUINETI JULES MARIE
Filed: 1902-12-08
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 27,068. Sanguineti, J. M. Dec. 8. Spirits.-Relates to the manufacture of gin, whisky, and like spirituous liquors, from grain wort, and consists in the use of a special ferment obtained by selecting yeast from a wort having a composition the same as that from which the spirit is to be produced. The impure elements are eliminated from this yeast, which is then cultivated in a wort of the composition described above, but its propagation is stopped after a time by the addition to the wort of a quantity of the pure spirit of the quality which it is desired to produce. The yeast thus prepared and preserved is added to the wort in a closed tank in which the fermentation is carried on at a temperature of about 90‹ F. The wort employed is made from a minimum of three bushels of grain per hundred gallons of wort, and it is sterilized by boiling before fermentation.
Patent GB-190228627-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Insets for Centrifugal Separator Drums.
Inventor: SALENIUS ANDERS THORBJORN
Filed: 1902-12-27
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 28,627. Salenius, A. T. Dec. 27. Cream separators &c.-Three smaller plates 1, 2, 3, arranged in one of three ways shown, are placed be tween each pair of conical inset plates 4 of the drum, so as to separate the inwardly and outwardly flowing cream and milk or other materials, and lessen the friction between them.
Patent GB-190303965-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Screw Propellers.
Inventor: MCINTOSH AMOS COMMENIUS JAMES
Filed: 1903-02-19
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 3965. McIntosh, A. C. J. H. Feb. 19. Screw propellers.-The propeller blades are made of such a form as to reduce the tendency of the engines to race. The blades, formed of slightlyresilient metal, are mounted at an angle of 45‹ to the axis of the screw, as shown in Fig. 3. The blades are formed flat, and the leading edges are made epicycloidal, as shown in Fig. 2. It is stated that, as the speed increases, the blades expand diametrically, due to their peculiar shape, and thus gain propelling power. Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5-5, Fig. 2, and shows the slightly-convex form of the idle face b<1>. The end edge of the blade, as shown at b<3> Fig. 3, is left plane.
Patent GB-190304435-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Impregnation of Wood.
Inventor: WETTER JASPER
Filed: 1903-02-25
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 4435. Wetter, J., [Heise, 0.]. Feb. 25. Wood, treating for preserving &c.-Any desired quantity of an impregnating-liquid, but less than is usually employed, is forced by hydraulic pressure into wood from which the air may have been exhausted, the excess of liquid is drawn off from the impregnating-chamber, and the wood subjected to steam or steam and hot gases under pressure, the liquid being thus caused to permeate uniformly throughout the wood.
Patent GB-190306923-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Candle Holders
Inventor: WHITEFIELD CHARLES
Filed: 1903-03-25
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 6923. Whitefield, C. March 25. Candle lamps; candle grease - guards; candlesticks. -The candle is carried by a tube and is forced against a cap at the upper end thereof by a slider actuated by strings passing over pulleys and connected to a weighted ring sliding over the tube. The cap b is attached to the tube, which carries the candle, by a bayonet joint, and is preferably formed with a greaseguard b<1>. The lifter c slides within the tube and is connected to the weighted ring d by cords e passing over pulleys f. The portions of the cords between the lifter and pulleys may pass through grooves or spaces on the inside of the tube, but the tube is preferably formed with slots g at the sides so that the cords can be connected to the lifter from outside the tube. The holder may be formed tapering at the bottom to fit into a sconce or bracket, or it may be mounted on a tray to form a candlestick. Or the holder may be suspended from gimbal rings so that when the candlestick is carried about, the candle always remains vertical.
Patent GB-190307788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Holders for Windows Fanlights, Doors and the like
Inventor: JETON JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-04-03
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 7788. Jeton, J. April 3. Window-closing apparatus for fanlights, casement windows, &c. As applied to a fanlight, the bar C is pivoted to the lug B on the transom A, and, when the fanlight is opened or shut, slides in the lug D fixed to the fanlight. The rod E, pivoted to a lug on the bar C, also passes through the lug D and carries the spring F between the two lugs. The spring H, mounted in the recess G in the lug D, presses the ball I against the row of recesses J on the bar C and retains the fanlight in any position. The slot K connects the top and bottom recesses J. When the fanlight is fully open, the ball enters the slot K, enabling the spring F to close the fanlight, which may thus be opened or closed by means of one cord. The spring F may be enclosed in two telescopic tubes.
Patent GB-190308051-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Processes for Making Tubing.
Inventor: MARTIN GEORGE ALLEN
Filed: 1903-04-07
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 8051. Lake, H. H., [Martin, G. A.]. April 7. Making pipes and tubes ; bending; rolling. - Relates to a process for making butt or welded joint tubing. Sheet metal is passed between rollers and dies, acquiring various shapes, and always being kept perfectly straight. For welding, an electrode is placed in advance of the last roller which heats the junction, this last roller bringing the edges together and forming the joint. Other means for welding may, however, be used. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the machine C, having rollers A, B so shaped as to give the flat metal a semicircular cross-section. The conical die D, having a flat bottom in the plane of the bottom of the metal to prevent bending, gives a horse - shoe section. The roller G has a V-shaped groove and the roller H has a semicircular groove, so that, together, they give the metal an egg-shaped crosssection. The machine I shown in Figs. 5 and 6, Fig. 6 showing a section through the line 6-6 on Fig. 5, now receives the tubing, which is placed in a semicircular die on the bed J. A frame L carrying a roller M, having a semicircular groove, is passed over the bed J by means of the gearing shown. This operation gives the tubing a cylindrical form. The roller M is passed over the tube again in the opposite direction to prevent bending.
Patent GB-190309275-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Chain and like Hooks for various purposes.
Inventor: HARCOURT EDGAR GODWIN
Filed: 1903-04-24
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 9275. Harcourt, E. G. April 24. Making hooks.- Hooks, applied to window-sash and ship's telegraph chains, are made from rolled mild steel or other bars, strips, sheet, or wire. A straight blank with the ends tapered by stamping or otherwise, is bent or folded, at its middle a, around a mandrel, the metal preferably being cold. Before or after bending, the hook may be cut at the top for the reception of the central link of the chain d, the pin b passing also through the opening a.
Patent GB-190312171-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks
Inventor: GOODRICH EUGENE BYRON
Filed: 1903-05-28
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 12,171. Goodrich, E. B. May 28. Locks, key.-For the purpose of preventing a door or other lock from being picked, the key is retained in the keyhole when the bolt is shot, by the locking-member 3, Fig. 2, preferably attached to the bolt 1. The part 3 passes between the keybit and the wall of the lock. Fig. 5 shows an arrangement in which the locking-member 3<1> prevents the accidental displacement of the key when the bolt is withdrawn.
Patent GB-190312795-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Mud-guards or Scrapers for Cycles, and other Vehicles.
Inventor: HAUBER ANTON
Filed: 1903-06-06
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 12,795. Hauber, A. June 6. Wheel scrapers on vehicles.-To avoid the accumulation of mud upon the tyres of vehicles, a piece b secured to the mud guard a carries a scraper d hinged at c. A second blade g, with its edge adapted to the particular shape of the wheel rim, is adjustably mounted upon the scraper d, and a screwed pin h connected to slots k on the back of the scraper, serves to vary its angle of incidence.
Patent GB-190327621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Evaporators for Distilling or Concentrating Liquids, or for Generating Steam or Gas
Inventor: GORDON JOHN WILTON
Filed: 1903-12-16
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 27,621. Gordon, J. W., [Licardie, C.]. Dec. 16. Water-tube boilers.-In evaporating-apparatus applicable for generating steam, the liquid flows through a heated coiled tube which is provided with a number of outlets for the vapour. The coiled tube C, connected to the supply chamber D and leading to any suitable discharge c', is provided with a number of outlets E communicating with the vertical tubes F connected to the vapour pipe G. The whole is enclosed in a heating-chamber A. In a modification, each coil of the tube C is provided with a vapour pipe leading to a separate condensing-worm, so that the fractions evaporated at different stages are kept apart. The tube C may be provided internally with a series of short vertical partitions extending up from the lower part in order to retard the flow of the liquid.
Patent GB-190327919-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for Making Tiles.
Inventor: HARRIS JOHN
Filed: 1903-12-19
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 27,919. Harris, J. Dec. 19. Moulding tiles.-A sheet of clay is fed by a pug-mill or extrusion machine over rollers 11, mounted in an adjustable inclined slotted frame 10, between a flanged drum 4 and a roller 8, and is cut into lengths by wires 16 stretched between the flanges 5 of the drum. The tiles fall from the drum on to an endless band 19, which passes over rollers 20, 21, 24 of an inclined frame 23 and round the roller 8, or a separate roller parallel to, and above the level of, the axle of the drum 4. Holes are punched in the tiles by tubular punches 27, which are forced outwards through holes in the drum by rollers 30 of the punches running on a cam disc 33, and are retracted by springs 29. Slotted arms 31 of the punches slide on radial guide-wires 32 of the drum. The inclination of the frame 23 is adjustable by a chain 25 or the like. The wires 16 are adjustable in radial slots in the flanges 5, and the frame 10 is adjustable by means of bolts and slots. The roller 8 is mounted in bearings 6 pressed down by springs 9, and may be rounded and covered with felt or india-rubber. The cutting-wires 16 are cleaned by a sponge carried by a slide, which is mounted on an inclined cross-bar, and is reciprocated by a cord 42 attached to a lever rocked by a crank on a spindle driven by a spurwheel 38 gearing with a pinion 37. Instead of perforating the tiles, the sheet of clay may be formed with a rib under one edge as it passes through the extrusion die, and the rollers 11 and drum 4 are in this case grooved to receive the rib.
Patent GB-190406678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Conductors and Coils.
Inventor: ANDERSON JAMES CHRIS
Filed: 1904-03-19
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 6678. Anderson, J. C. April 30, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Coils.-A coil c for electric and electromagnetic purposes consists of superposed convolutions of ribbon copper or other metal a, which is covered with a longitudinal strip of paper or insulating-fabric b, having its lateral edges b<1> bent or hemmed over the edges of the wire a and forming a longitudinal gap or seam e along one face of the wire as shown, no adhesive material being used to keep the insulation in place. The seam is on the convex side, the curvature drawing the abutting edges of the paper &c. tightly against the face of the wire, while the continuous covering on one face of the wire abuts against the seamed face of the next convolution. Cement or other adhesive may be used for securing the insulation to the wire. The coils may be wound in any other desired manner.
Patent GB-190419252-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bung having a Safety Valve for use during Fermentation.
Inventor: WILHELM LAUX
Filed: 1904-09-06
Abstract: 19,252. Laux, W. Sept. 7, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D: 1901). Void. [Published under Patents Act, A.D. 1901.] Beer &c., drawing-off. - The safety-valve b, mounted in a bung as shown and loaded with weights c inside the casing, to prevent the valve from being blown off during fermentation, can also be loaded at d to act as a safety-valve during the drawing-off process. The casing of the valve is fitted with a valved branch as shown, for connecting to the compressed-gas supply.