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Patent GB-190118918-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Boxes for Holding or Containing Fruit, Confections, Pastry and such like.
Inventor: KING GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-09-23
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 18,918. King, G. W. Sept. 23. Punnets for fruit, confectionery, pastry, and the like are formed from blanks, Fig. 2, which are scored along the lines l, n, o, p, q, r, and cut along the lines o<1>, p<1>, q<1>, r<1> to form bending-lines and flaps v, u, s, t, the flaps being secured to the sides in any suitable manner, as shown in Fig. 1. Holes 1, 2, 3, 4 are made at the bottom corners to diminish the tendency of the wood to split on being folded.
Patent GB-190200622-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Moulds for Welding Rails and the like
Inventor: BOYS CHARLES VERNON
Filed: 1902-01-09
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 622. Boys, C. V. Jan. 9. Casting; welding.-Moulds for use in welding rail joints, pipe joints, angle-irons, &c. by the aid of " thermite are formed from founders' sand or loam, rammed into a metal box or casing, the mould being formed in halves secured together in place, and the casing serving to hold the rail &c. ends in line. Figs. 1 and 2 show a mould for a rail joint. The casings a, b have wide flanges d bearing on the rail k and similar flanges e at the lower joint, and are secured together by hinged bolts c. Each half of the mould is formed by a pattern k<1>, Fig. 4, corresponding to half the rail and the thickness g<1> of iron which is to surround it. A piece s forms the pattern for the slag head and a removable plug t moulds the runner h and gate q, this plug being guided in a plate y and used only in one half of the mould. The pattern is mounted on a plate x, on which the casing is placed and registered by a pin the moulding- material being rammed through openings n in the casings. The bottom of the casing is perforated to allow the escape of gases. Figs. 6 and 7 show a mould for welding pipe joints, constructed in a similar manner and held together by clamps 19. If the pipes are to be welded in a vertical position, the upper part of the mould containing the slag may be of larger diameter to heat the upper pipe sufficiently. Ridges may be formed in the mould to separate the ring of iron practically into halves which can be readily knocked off subsequently, the pipes being drawn together by clamps to form a butt weld. The mould may be formed in more than two parts.
Patent GB-190202050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Controlling Apparatus for Hydraulic Machinery.
Inventor: LANE FRANCIS LAWRENCE
Filed: 1902-01-25
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 2050. Lane, F. L., and Rainforth, W. Jan. 25. Riveting.-Relates to means for controlling the supply of low and high pressure water to hydraulic machines, such as riveting-machines. The supply pipe a, Fig. 1, for the low-pressure water is fitted with a non-return valve c, and communicates with a controlling-device d. The supply pipe b for the high-pressure water is provided with a valve h, which is opened by a movement of the ram f of the controlling-device. This ram forms part of a piston e working loosely in the part d and provided with perforations g. The operating valve j is arranged between the part d and the cylinder k of the machine, an exhaust pipe l leading from this valve. In operation, low-pressure water passes from the pipe a through the piston e to the machine until the pressure within the cylinder k reaches a predetermined amount, when the ram f is raised to open the valve h and admit high-pressure water, the valve c being automatically closed by the increased pressure. The controlling- device d is shown separately in Fig. 3. The piston e is controlled by a spring t, and a lever u with a counterbalance v is arranged to act on the ram for the purpose of regulating the resistance to motion. The piston e is provided with grooves to prevent water from passing by too freely, and the perforations g in the piston are preferably oblique. The high-pressure water, after passing the valve h, flows through a central passage I in the ram, or through a pipe i controlled by a valve &c. to the upper side of the piston. In another arrangement, the controlling-device d is coupled directly to the cylinder k, and the pressure acts on the ram f, the piston e being dispensed with.
Patent GB-190204154-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Furnaces for Heating Boilers Salt Pans and other Structures and Reverberatory and other Metallurgical Furnaces such as Refining or Puddling Furnaces
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JOHN
Filed: 1902-02-18
Granted: 1903-03-18
Abstract: 4154. Armstrong, J. Feb. 18. Auxiliary boilers ; feedwater, heating.-Relates to furnaces of the kind described in Specification No. 1910, A.D. 1901, in which carbonic oxide is formed by incomplete combustion. The gas so produced is now burnt, with an additional supply of air, for heating steam boilers, &c. The fuel is charged into a vertical hopper p over a dead plate or an inclined grate a. The hopper may be water-jacketed, as shown, to form a feedwater heater or auxiliary steam boiler.
Patent GB-190212413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sextants.
Inventor: VION EUGENE
Filed: 1902-05-31
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 12,413. Vion, E., and Claude, A. May 31. Sextants.-To enable the inclination of the two mirrors A, B to be read off more accurately, the mount of the latter is fitted with a vernier V, V to read against a fixed scale X Y. A pivoted magnifier P may also be used.
Patent GB-190213221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Knitted Ribbed Fabrics.
Inventor: ADAMS ANDREW ELWORTHY
Filed: 1902-06-11
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 13,221. Adams, A. E., Sheffield, W. A., and Hallam, J. June 11. Knitted fabrics.-Relates to a method of thickening ribbed fabrics. At least two feeders are used, and two sets of cams. At one feeder both machine and frame needles take yarn and form loops, while at the other the frame needles knit, but the machine needles draw a loop, but do not knit. Figs. 1 and 3 are diagrams of the fabric produced.
Patent GB-190214956-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oscillating Devices for Motor-driven Fans.
Inventor: BROWN HERBERT STANLEY
Filed: 1902-07-04
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 14,956. Brown, H. S. July 4. Fans, screw. Motor fans of the type shown are mounted so as to oscillate continuously and alternately about the centres 22, 23. The movement about the centre 22 is limited in one case by pims p, and, when the bracket g impinges against one of these, the momentum of the apparatus causes the tan to begin to turn about the centre 23, the axis of the fan being slightly out of line with this pivot, until the direction of the axis comes on the other side of the pin p, when the motion is arrested by a cord c and the whole apparatus begins to turn again about the centre 22. Instead of the pins p and cord c, the apparatus may be brought to rest by gravity, by inclining the pins 22, 23 to the vertical.
Patent GB-190217896-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machines or Apparatus for Removing Burrs and other Impurities from Wool.
Inventor: PROUVOT GEORGES
Filed: 1902-08-14
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 17,896. Prouvot, G. Aug. 14. Barrin g-apparatus; openers and cleaners.-The wool from which the burrs, dirt, &c. are to be removed passes from the conveyer 47 to the group of toothed feed - rolls 10, 11, 12, by which it is passed to the toothed cylinder 8. A fan 61 re- moves any dirt still adhering to the fleece upon the cylinder 8. The wool is removed from this cylinder by any suit- able clearing-device. The feed-rolls 10. 11, 12, and the drum 48 which drives the conveyer, and a doff- ing-brush on the shaft 25, are all mounted upon a frame 13 which swings upon the shaft 7 of the cylinder 8 and is moved up and down by any suit- able means, such as the following : - The frame 13 is connected by a rod 46 to a crosshead 40, which slides between guides 39 and carries a spur - wheel45 gearing with an elliptical wheel 44 on the shaft 43 driven by a pulley. The rolls &c. on the frame 13 are driven in the direction shown by any suitable means, such as spur and sprocket gearing con- nected with the shaft 7 as shown. The rolls have adjustable bearings. The speed of the cylinder 8 is somewhat greater than that of the feed-rolls. Fig. 7 shows a modification, in which the frame 13 is dispensed with and the frame 65, which replaces the connecting-rod 46, actuates a sliding block 64 to which the feed-roll 10<a> is journalled and to which the feed-rolls 11<a>, 12<a> are adjustably connected by links 67,68 as shown. The shaft 17<a> of the feed-roll 10<a>is driven from the shaft 41<a>by spur gearing 70, and the shaft 17<a >is connected to the feed-rolls 11<a>, 12<a> by spur gearing. The rolls thus move tangentially, instead of concentrically to the cylinder 8. The ProvisionalSpecification states that the guides 63, Fig. 7, may be curved, and that, instead of the elliptic gearing, theremay be used cams, eccentrics, cranks, racks, crown- wheels, or worm gearing. It also states that a second cylinder 8 and fan 61 may be used.
Patent GB-190219272-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Inventor: MILLER ALBERT WILLIAM WALLACE
Filed: 1902-09-02
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 19,272. Miller, A. W. W. Sept. 2. Incandescent lamps.-A screw or other cap f of metal is made with a non-circular opening to fit a projecting part l of insulating-material on the end of the lamp, and with roughened tongues g, which are secured with binding wire h behind a rib on the neck of the lamp. The cap may be split longitudinally, as shown in Fig. 3, and asbestos or other fibrous packing may be interposed between it and the neck of the lamp. Such caps may be removed to allow the lamp to be opened and repaired. The insulating-projection l on the lamp may be part of a button, the inner surface of which is roughened and secured by cement to the end of the lamp ; or the projection l may be moulded on the cement. A central contact m is set within the projection l. The form of the projection l may be varied, and two contacts may be provided within it.
Patent GB-190305679-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Automatic Guns
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1903-03-11
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 5679. Dawson, A. T., and Silverman, L. March 11. Machine guns.-Relates to Maxim automatic guns in which the barrel and breech-block recoil upon discharge. Fig. 1 is a vertical section showing the breech closed and the gun fired Fig. 3 shows the lock fully retracted. The sliding carrier B' is actuated by the hinged lover B<6> having lateral projections b<3>, which are engaged, as the lock moves forward, by cam-pieces b<4>, shown in Figs. 7 and 8, on the side-levers B<2> of the connecting-rod B<3>. In order to enable the lock to be readily detached, side-levers B<2> are pivoted by the flattened lugs b<5> in the recesses b<6>, as shown in Fig. 5, with narrow slots b<7> through which the lugs can pass when the levtr B<3> is turned round sufficiently, An improvement on the means described in Specification No. 19,714, A.D. 1898, for preventing the return movement of the lock if the rearward movement is not completed, consists in forming the spring-controlled cams E, which guide the lateral projections B<7> of the carrier, with shoulders e<3> which act as stops. The firing-sear F', cocking-arm F', and safety sear F<3> are mounted on the same axle B<8> and subject to the action of a single spring F<4>. The rail of the cocking-arm F<2> is engaged by the part b<Xx> on the side levers B<2> as the lock moves rearwards. The recoil spring G with a "telescopic" core g is connected by a chain g' to a trigger-shaped piece g<3> hooked to a pin g<4> on the crank B'‹. When the piece g<3> is detached from its pin, the spring contracts by only a small amount, the end piece g<1>, Fig. 9, bearing against the end of the core g, which carries an adjusting- screw g<5>, Fig. 10, with a cylindrical head g<6> and ring g<7> adapted to engage in a recess of the gun carriage. The accidental operation of the pushpiece H is prevented by a hinged locking-arm h<3> with a tail h<2>, against which the spring h' presses so as to keep the shoulder h' engaged with a shoulder on the push-piece when that is pushed out by the spring h'. The ejector spring D' has its forward end made with a loop which can be engaged with or disengaged from a projection d<1> by providing a cavity d<2> below and at the rear of the projection. The feed-block, Fig. 13, is fitted. into openings in the side plates of the gun casing by a lateral instead by a vertical movement. The casing P of the feed-block is provided with an axle I<3>, carrying the feed-pawl i and retaining-pawl i<1>, both being of Y-shape. The feed-pawl i, which is made in two hinged parts, the lower being connected by a spring i<4> to the retaining-pawl, is actuated by its arm i<2> engaging with an oblique slot formed in the recoil-plate A<3>. The upper portion of the feed-pawl is guided by the projection i<6>.
Patent GB-190305873-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Arc Lamps.
Inventor: HAMILTON-ADAMS THOMAS
Filed: 1903-03-13
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 5873. Adams, T. Hamilton-. March 13. Arc lamps.-The core of the regulating-solenoid is arranged to form a clutch for the upper carbon, the lower carbon being fixed. One form of clutch, shown in Fig. 1 in dotted lines, consists of two curved plates f, g pivoted together, their lower ends gripping the carbon a when their upper ends are pulled apart. The clutch slides inside a brass or other tube d, and the two iron rings k with the solenoid c provide the magnetic field for gripping and raising the carbon. Another form of clutch is shown in section in Fig. 5, in which one plate i is provided with rings at the ends, and the other j with a ring in the middle. For differential lamps, an extra coil may be wound as shown in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190305922-A (GB)
Title: Devices for use in connection with a Certain Class of Back-pedalling Brakes for Cycles
Inventor: SANGSTER CHARLES THOMAS BROCK
Filed: 1903-03-14
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 5922. Sangster, C. T. B. March 14. Brakes.-Relate to cycle or motor-cycle backpedalling brakes; and to means for preventing the brake from being applied when wheeling the cycle backwards. In the application to a bicycle, the brake rod d connected to blocks acting on the backwheel rim is pivoted to an arm c fixed on a shaft b mounted in a bracket b<1> below the crank bracket. To another arm on the shaft b is pivoted a wiper arm a, which is engaged by a stud f<1> on the chainwheel. When pedalling forwards, the stud f<1> merely turns the wiper a on its pivot, but, on backpedalling, the stud causes the wiper a to turn the shaft b and to apply the brake, the wiper a being prevented by a stop from turning downwards on its pivot. A spring g tends to hold the wiper down. To put the brake out of action, the wiper a is lifted by a lever pivoted to a clip bracket and formed with an incline i<5> to engage a stud m on the wiper a. The lever is retained in its required position by a stud i<6> engaging holes in a locking- tongue n. The mechanism is automatically returned to its operative position, when the machine is pedalled forwards again, by the stud f<1> engaging an extension o' of the lever. The lever may be connected by a rod to a lever within reach of the rider.
Patent GB-190307749-A (GB)
Title: Improved Strawburning Furnace for Steam Boilers (Loco-multitubular Type) as Applied to Portable and Traction Engines.
Inventor: AGAR THOMAS FORRESTER
Filed: 1903-04-03
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 7749. Agar, T. F., [Gee, T. T.]. April 3. Straw-burning steam - generator furnaces.-The arrangements are shown, by way of example, as applied to a locomotive firebox. The ashpan a, with rear damper d and cleaning-doors e, is secured airtight to the angle-iron c, so that the incoming air must pass between the bars. The bearers g have inclined surfaces, which cause ashes to slide into the ashpan, while the bearer near the shoot k catches the short straw &c., and prevents it from reaching the ashpan without combustion. Suitable supports h secure the bearers to the firebox. The bearers have recesses, in which the heavy bars for burning straw may be placed and ledges for receiving additional bars for other fuel. The arch m is formed of corrugated plates in sections or of a single plate. Clearance upon the arch-supports is provided for expansion. The opening p against the tube-plate permits flames to ascend for aiding combustion. It also serves for cleaning purposes. A hanging plate q is provided for deflecting the gases. Provision for cleaning is provided by means of a small door at r.
Patent GB-190309211-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collapsible Stretchers.
Inventor: BICART HENRI
Filed: 1903-04-23
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 9211. Bicart, H. April 23. Litters, ambulance. The poles a, Fig. 2, of a collapsable stretcher are connected by jointed cross-pieces, which are locked, in the open position, by catches c, Fig. 4. Each catch is hinged to one limb of the crosspiece and enters a cleat f on the other, being urged downwards by the spring d. The catch is raised, when the stretcher has to be folded, by means of a turn-button g.
Patent GB-190310095-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture of Methylene-hippuric Acid.
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN AUGUST
Filed: 1903-05-04
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 10,095. Zimmermann, A., [Chemische Fabrik auf Actien (vorm. E. Schering)]. May 4. Medicinal preparations.-Methylenehippuric acid, C10H9O3N, useful in therapeutics, is prepared by condensing hippuric acid with formaldehyde or its polymers.
Patent GB-190312949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Dressing Floors.
Inventor: WATTLES CYRA BISSELL
Filed: 1903-06-09
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 12,949. Wattles, C. B. June 9. Polishing, French and like.-The roller of a machine for dressing floors may either be covered with sandpaper for surfacing, or with a suitable cloth or fabric for waxing or polishing. The roller B is mounted in a suitable frame b<1> with movable handle c<2>. The axle of the roller B is connected by a link a<7> with universal joints at each end, to the shaft of a motor, preferably an electric motor A mounted on wheels, and having the wires a<2> leading from a source of electric energy enclosed in a flexible pipe a<3>, so that the machine can be moved freely over the floor. The frame b<1> is supported on two wheels b<3>, b<3> in front, and on an adjustable castor wheel behind, so that the bearing of the roller B upon the floor may be regulated. The sheet of sandpaper or cloth d is secured to the roller B as shown in Fig. 6. A V-shaped groove is cut in the roller and a correspondingly shaped block b<12> is supported by brackets b<13> having pins b<14> working in inclined slots in nuts b<16> on a screw-threaded spindle b<17>. By operating the spindle b<17>, the block b<12> may be drawn inwards so as to secure the ends of the cloth d.
Patent GB-190315746-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Arc Lamps
Filed: 1903-07-16
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 15,746. Guest, Keen, & Nettlefolds, and Symons, W. E. July 16. Arc lamps of the electromagnetic-clutch type, in which a fixed lower carbon is supported in the manner described in Specification No. 15,123, A.D. 1900. The carrier plate a is suspended by rods or tubes a<1> from the top plate A, and forms part of the main circuit, the current passing thence to the upper carbon-holder and through the arc to the plate l of the lower holder, which is insulated by washers n from its supporting tubes m, the current passing to the negative terminal by a lead through one of these tubes. The external leads pass in through curved tubes a<2>. The upper holder is raised by a ring clutch g, one end of which is lifted by a link f depending from a lever d pivoted on the bracket c, when the core e of a differentially-wound solenoid b is drawn in. The other end of the clutch is attached to a spring i, which can be regulated by means of a screw k, and the adjustable screw p forms a stop for the projection f<2> of the link.
Patent GB-190322699-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wrenches.
Inventor: BYSTROM JOHN
Filed: 1903-10-20
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 22,699. Bystrom, J., and McElroy, J. H. Oct. 20. Spanners and wrenches. -The upper jaw band the handle c uf a pipe, rod, or nut wrench are pivoted between lugs at the opposite ends of the lower jaw a, the faces e, d of which act as stops for the other jaw and the handle. A convex surface f on the handle engages a concave surface g on the tail of the jaw b, these surfaces being arranged so that the contact point on the handle c at any instant moves nearly tangential to the surface g, and the angle between the lines joining the contact point with the pivots gradually approaches a right-angle as the jaws near their closest position. The face of the jaw b may be curved or angular, the face of the jaw a is convex, and either or both may be serrated.
Patent GB-190328282-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Book-stitching Machines.
Inventor: HOWORTH FRANKLIN WISE
Filed: 1903-12-23
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 28,282. Howorth, F. W., [Akt.-Ges. vorm. F. Martini & Co.]. Dec. 23. Book-stitching machines ; knotted-stitch machines; knotting; governing needle thread.-In book-stitching machines, the mechanism for forming a knot in the thread is adapted for applying suspension loops to cards and the like. A lever 3 is held against a stop 8, by a spring 4, so as to retain the end 6 in the line of sewing. When the thread has been passed through holes 10, 11, as in Fig. 3, a looper 9 pushes it over the lever end 6 and then carries it forward to make a knot, as in Fig. 5. In this way, the thread can be drawn tight when knotting, but, by means of the lever 3, a loose loop is formed which can serve as a suspension loop.