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Patent GB-190000917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements Connected with Bed-pans and the like.
Inventor: HAACK MARIA ANTONINA
Filed: 1900-01-15
Granted: 1900-02-17
Abstract: 917. Haack, M. A. Jan. 15. Bed-pans.-The bottom of the pan is arched towards an outlet d, to which a flexible pipe e is attached to drain off urine &c.
Patent GB-190001993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Smoking Fish and other Provisions.
Inventor: SAETRE SOEREN JOHAN
Filed: 1900-01-31
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 1993. Saetre, S. J. Jan. 31. Preserving food.-Relates to apparatus for use in smoking fish and other provisions. The fish &c. are packed on a net g, Fig. 3, having rods h of gradually increasing length. Another net is then laid over them, and the nets are wrapped on spiral flanges e formed on discs a mounted on an axle b which can be rotated by a suitable handle. The width of the flanges e varies with the length of the rods h, to enable the nets to be placed in position. Holes f are provided to allow smoke to enter when the apparatus is rotated in a smoke chamber.
Patent GB-190009736-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Railway and other Carriage Door Fastenings.
Inventor: LABBE JULES LEON
Filed: 1900-05-26
Granted: 1900-08-04
Abstract: 9736. LabbÚ, J. L. May 26. Locks and fastenings, railway and other carriage door.-Fig. 4 shows the fastening-devices mounted on the joint of the railway or other carriage door. A fixed bolt on the edge of the door engages one or other of the notches in the catch when the door is closed. To open the door, the rod d is raised by pressing down the outside handle b or the inside handle a. The motion of the rod d lifts the hook-shaped piece l pivoted to the catch j, disengaging the catch from the bolt on the door. The same movement causes the cam surface on the back of the piece l to bear against a roller t on the door, forcing the door open if it has any tendency to stick. An alternative device for forcing the door open consists of a lever mounted on the inner end of the outside handle b and acting on an inclined block on the door. The upper handle a is placed high up, and is connected with the bar d by a slotted link f, so that it does not move when the fastening is opened by the outside handle. A catch c is provide to hold it out of action. According to a modification, the handle a projects across the door opening to prevent a person from falling out. A lock is fitted in connection with the fastening operated by a triangular or other key fitting on to the spindle 12, Fig. 5. The bolt of the lock engages a projection on the rod d, and prevents the release of the fastening. A second fastening is provided, which may consist of a latch y, Fig. 5, engaging behind the tail of the handle b. The latch y is disengaged when the handle b is moved down in releasing the main fastening. The second fastening may, however, be independent, as shown in Fig. 9. In this case the latch y is disengaged by pressing down the handle 5, or by lifting the inside handle 6. Another modification is shown in Fig. 17, according to which the latch is mounted on a spindle carrying an arm 15, which is acted on by the handle 6, and a second arm which is acted on by the pin 19 pressed forward by the spring 18.
Patent GB-190017687-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Solidified Carburetted Spirits for Heating or Lighting Purposes.
Inventor: DENAYROUZE LOUIS
Filed: 1900-10-05
Granted: 1901-08-17
Abstract: 17,687. Denayrouze, L. Oct. 5. Candle lamps.-Relates to the manufacture of solidified spirits for lighting purposes. When the composition contains an excess of rich hydrocarbons, a smoky flame may be prevented by moulding the composition into the form of a perforated block like a candle and using it with an arrangement like a coach lamp provided with a chimney and having the candle pushed up by a spring.
Patent GB-190104588-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Suspenders or Extenders for Curtains and the like.
Inventor: COX ERNEST VALENTINE
Filed: 1901-03-04
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 4588. Cox, E. V. March 4. Curtains, drawing and suspending. - The curtain is carried by a lazy - tonga arrangement D; one of the end bars is pivoted to a collar B' on a rod B carried in suitable bearing-brackets F<1>, while the other bar C spans and is capable of sliding on the rod, being provided with a friction roller C<1>. The lazy-tongs may be opened or closed by means of a cord E passing over a pulley G or by a screw, rack, &c. The curtain may be turned through an angle on the rod B.
Patent GB-190105415-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Luggage or Address Labels.
Inventor: BISCOE HENRY STAFFORD TYNDALE
Filed: 1901-03-14
Granted: 1902-01-16
Abstract: 5415. Biscoe, K.S.T. March 14. Label holders; address labels for luggage, cycles, &c. The end of the perforated roll c is drawn between the split ring e and the case a, and through the opening g in the latter. The address is written on the paper exposed through the opening b in the case, which may have a clip d attached for cyclists' use. For luggage labels, the case is placed in the holder h, and the paper from it is exposed in the frame i. The case has a removable end cover.
Patent GB-190106532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Obtaining Infusions or Decoctions more especially applicable to Coffee and Tea.
Inventor: BISHOP HENRY STODDARD
Filed: 1901-03-28
Granted: 1902-01-30
Abstract: 6532. Bishop, H. S., and Schuyler, S. March 28. Tea-pots, coffee-pots, &c.-Relates to apparatus for making decoctions or infusions such as tea (r coffee. The pot a is filled to a suitable height with water, coffee, &c., is put upon the perforated bottom c<1> of the receptacle c, and the cylinder d, provided with a perforated bottom d<1>, is placed above it and fixed by a bayonet fastening d<2>. The pot is then heated till the water boils, when the handle e is turned till the feather e<1> slips through a slot, and the coffee &c. is lowered into the liquid for a sufficient time to make the infusion.
Patent GB-190107899-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Whip-tops.
Inventor: SHERWOOD THOMAS HARRY
Filed: 1901-04-17
Granted: 1901-07-06
Abstract: 7899. Sherwood, T. H. April 17. Tops.-A whip-top is fitted with a bell, which sounds when the top is spinning. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the top is recessed to receive a bell d, which turns with the top. A disc f, loosely mounted on a pin c, carries a striker l mounted on a spring, and is fitted with vanes m which retard its rotation. The bell carries inwardly-projecting fins e, which come in contact with the striker as the bell rotates. In modifications, the striker is fixed to the top, and the bell is loosely mounted thereon, the retarding-vanes m being fitted directly to the bell or to a disc connected thereto.
Patent GB-190108645-A (GB)
Title: A New and Improved Process for Reproducing Printed Copies of Drawings or the like from Photographic Copies of the same.
Inventor: TELLKAMPF ADOLF
Filed: 1901-04-26
Granted: 1901-08-24
Abstract: 8645. Tellkampf, A. April 26. Photomechanical printing.-Relates to a process for reproducing printed copies of drawings &c. from photographic copies of the same by transferring the photographic copies upon stone, zinc, or aluminium &c. plates. A chrome copy of the drawing &c. is made upon sized or albumenized paper, and is developed in water, so as to wash away the coating at the lines of the drawing. The whole of the paper is coated with a printing-ink, and the coating is dissolved by means of dilute acids, so that the ink is dissolved from the paper at all parts where there are no lines. The copy is now transferred in the ordinary way to the stone or metal plates. The ordinary lithographic or autographic inks may be employed, or mixtures of turpentine oil, black japan, alcoholic iron varnish, fats, and consistent oils or waxes may be used. Alcoholic shellac or other resins may be used in place of the iron varnish, and colouring-matter may also be added. One such mixture consists of turpentine oil, black japan, alcoholic iron varnish, tallow, and soot, and another mixture consists of black japan, turpentine oil, yellow wax, lampblack, and a shellac solution. The fats and waxes are preferably melted and dissolved in turpentine oil before addition to the mixture
Patent GB-190109964-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Determining and Marking the Focal Centre of Spherical Lenses.
Inventor: WEST JAMES
Filed: 1901-05-14
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 9964. West, J., Raphael, H. J. W., and Ettingbausen, H. L. May 14. Lenses.-Relates to contering-apparatus. The lens to be centered is placed between the ends of co-axial tubes a, b, which can be raised and lowered by screws c, h respectively. To mark the centre, a pencil i, held up by a spring k in a cylinder fitting the tube a, may be employed.
Patent GB-190110269-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Anemometer
Inventor: HARFORD FREDERIC LLOYD
Filed: 1901-05-17
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 10,269. Harford, F. L. May 17. Anemometers.-A bottle A fixed in a block N with hinged halves, has passing through its bottom a U-tube E with its outer end protected by a cap L. A tube R passes through the stopper of the bottle, and has its mouth T carried to the spot where the measurement is to be made. The wind passing the mouth produces a partial vacuum in the bottle, and thus causes some of the liquid with which the tube E is initially filled to overflow. When atmospheric pressure has been re-established, the overflow, and thus the wind pressure, can be estimated on a scale M. The reading may be taken by a float and graduated rod.
Patent GB-190110310-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Table Cutlery.
Inventor: HIBBERT CHARLES MORLEY
Filed: 1901-05-18
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 10,310. Hibbert, C. M. May 18. Table knives.-The blade A and bolster B are made in one piece, but the tang C is separate, and, when screwed into the bolster, connects thereto a flanged piece E which receives the end of the handle D.
Patent GB-190112174-A (GB)
Title: Improved Compositions for Rendering Garments and other Articles Water-proof.
Inventor: NEWMAN GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-06-14
Granted: 1901-07-20
Abstract: 12,174. Newman, G. F. June 14. Waterproofing-compositions; coated fabrics.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 11,264, A.D. 1898, by which garments, vehicle aprons, rick cloths, horse covers, tarpaulins, and other articles are rendered waterproof, while the finished article is left free from stickiness. The article is first treated with a coat, ing consisting of boiled linseed oil, castor oil, powdered sulphur, and a suitable dryer, burnt umber or sienna &c. being added for colouring. When dried, the article is treated with a second and a third coating of a composition consisting of linseed oil, a drier, and powdered sulphur, with, if desired, colouring-matters.
Patent GB-190117208-A (GB)
Title: Improved Speed Changing Gear for Motor and like Vehicles.
Inventor: PRYOR HENRY ALLEN
Filed: 1901-08-27
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 17,208. Pryor, H. A., [De Ploeg, H., Colliez, Loustau, & Cie.]. Aug. 27. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to speed changing and reversing gear for motor road vehicles, and consists especially of the means for shifting the pinions for effecting the changes in speed and for reversing. The three pinions 8, 9, 10 are made capable of sliding on the hexagonal driving-shaft 11, so as to drive one or other of the three wheels 5, 6, 7 on the driven shaft, to give three forward speeds, or to drive the wheel 4, to reverse. The pinions are slid on their shaft by bent levers 13 fulcrummed at 16 and acted on by cam-shaped grooves 18 in a rotary cam 17, which can be adjusted by the vehicle controlling-apparatus. The cam-grooves 18 are so shaped as to give a compulsory movement to the levers 13 in one direction only, viz., that by which disengagement of the gear is effected. Movement in the opposite direction, by which one or other of the pairs of wheels is made to engage, is effected by springs 15 mounted on a bar 28. These springs, of which there are three, abut against fixed washers 30, and sliding washers 29, between which latter project on one side fingers on the levers 13 and on the other side the fingers of a pair of levers 14. The levers 14 are operated by cam-shaped grooves 19 in the cam 17 so as to act on the levers 13 for effecting the engagement of the gear through the medium of the springs. The whole of the gearing is enclosed in a case 3 which supports the cam 17 and bar 28.
Patent GB-190118030-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Apparatus for Transmitting the Speed of a Rotating Body to an Indicator at a Distance.
Inventor: ALCOCK ALFRED UPTON
Filed: 1901-09-09
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 18,030. Alcock, A. U. Sept. 9. Speed and revolution-direction indicators.-The friction-wheel A, driven by the shaft B which is to have its speed observed, carries three symmetricallydisposed cams C', C<3>, C<3>, which make the three terminals D<1>, D<2>, D<3> of a polyphase motor play between the two terminals E<1>, E<2> of an electric generator. The rotation of the cams sets up a rotating field in the motor, and the armature makes a complete revolution in the same time as the shaft, which is shown on a dial by an index. In order to prevent the index from vibrating, a ferrule rides loosely and frictionally on the spindle.
Patent GB-190120522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Drills, Bits or the like, for Wood or Metal.
Inventor: WINDSCHEIF JOHANN FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1901-10-14
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 20,522. Windscheif, J. F. Oct. 14. Drills and cutters.-Relates to drills, bits, or the like, for wood or metal, formed from flat steel blanks, a reinforcing-portion being secured to the tang end. The shank b, Fig. 2, is forged, rolled, or stamped to shape, and the tang has a recess c and a hole d so that the block e having a web f may be firmly secured in place by a screw passing through the holes d, h. The edges of the tang may be screw-threaded to screw into a sleeve to form the enlarged tang. In the form shown in Figs. 7 and 8, the tang is formed with ribs m, and fits into a socket e correspondingly recessed, the tang and socket, or only the socket, being screw-threaded so that the drill may be secured by a nut o. The invention is applicable to those drills which are usually formed from cylindrical blanks by turning down a portion of their length, leaving an enlarged tang.
Patent GB-190121981-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Galvanoscopes and Means of Actuating One or More Relays thereby.
Inventor: ARMSTRONG JAMES TARBOTTON
Filed: 1901-10-31
Granted: 1903-01-31
Abstract: 21,981. Armstrong, J. T., and Orling, A. Oct. 31. Wireless signalling.-Movement of a surface of mercury in contact with a conductive solution, caused by passage of current, is employed to operate a relay and shake a coherer. One arrangement of the relay is shown in Fig. 5, without a coherer. The mercury is contained in a vessel c, adjustable vertically by a screw c<4> and worm gear x<2>, and provided with a float c<6> to indicate the height of the mercury. The mercury fills a stationary siphon f, having a constricted end immersed in a solution in a lower vessel b. When current passes from the upper vessel c through the siphon to the solution, mercury drops from the siphon on an inclined mica plate n<2> carried by a spring, and causes this to touch a fixed contact o', thus closing a second circuit which may contain a telegraphic instrument or call bell. The spring and contact o<1> are immersed in carbolic acid or other heavy non-conducting liquid, below the solution. The mercury from the vessel b passes through a trap b<1> into a movable reservoir f<1>, which is connected by a flexible tube and a screw valve f to the siphon f, so that the mercury can be returned to the upper vessel c by raising the reservoir and opening the valve. In a modification, the non-conducting liquid is dispensed with, the mercury being caused to drop on one end of a lever, which dips in the solution, but is fulcrumed and makes contact above it. The coherer (not shown) is carried by springs in the non-conducting liquid below the contact o<1>, in the arrangement illustrated, so as to be shaken by the falling mercury, after the action of the coherer has closed a local circuit through the mercury siphon and the solution. In the modification, the coherer is supported above the solution by two wire hooks dipping in mercury cups, an arm of the coherer extending into the solution below the contactlever.
Patent GB-190122709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Phonographs.
Inventor: MYERS FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-11-11
Granted: 1902-01-09
Abstract: 22,709. Myers, F., and Smythe, H. H. Nov. 11. Phonographs.-Relates to that class of phonographs in which a disc record is rotated and moved laterally under a fixed reproducer. Fig. 1 shows a partly sectional view of the apparatus, in which the screw spindle 4 is slotted to slide through a pinion 27 connected with the driving-motor 2 when the screw 3 engages with the nut 31. The shaft 4 ends in a mitre-wheel 5, which gears with a mitre-wheel 10 on a vertical shaft 7. The shaft 7 carries a spring-acting collar 13, which terminates in a disc 16 for holding the disc in position under the head 17. The reproducer 32 is mounted in an arm 33 pivoted on a bolt 35, having a quick screwthread. The discs are preferably formed of thin sheet celluloid having a bent edge or a metal rim 19<*>. The centre is dished or stiffened, and has a keyhole slot partly recessed to engage with the head 17. The bottom of the support of the vertical shaft 7 is formed as a sleeve 6<a> to slide on a shaft 6<c>.
Patent GB-190201652-A (GB)
Title: Feed Regulator for Steam Generators
Inventor: SCHUMANN WALTAER
Filed: 1902-01-21
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 1652. Schumann, W. Jan. 21. Feedwater, controlling.-Relates to a balanced feedwater valve operated by a float, and shown in section in the Figure. The valve b has one end g internally screw-threaded to receive the screwthreaded end of a spindle f, which can be rotated by the float e to produce a longitudinal displacement of the valve. Passages k, m, n allow communication between the boiler and the space o behind the valve, and thus produce a balanced pressure on the front and back of the valve. The valve is adjusted relatively to the spindle f by means of a spindle i, of which the square head h engages with the valve.
Patent GB-190205003-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Water Tube Boilers or Generators
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1902-02-27
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 5003. Roberts, D. Feb. 27. Water-tube boilers.-Several sections are grouped together, each consisting of a bundle of straight tubes connected to top and bottom headers of drum form, the headers being axially placed with respect to the tubes. The rear sections are preferably vertical, as shown, the others being forwardly inclined. The top headers d are connected together by pipes above the water line, and all of them except the rearmost one are in communication below the water level also ; the bottom headers e are also connected together by pipes. A steam drum i is preferably provided, and connected to the top headers, as shown. The feedwater is delivered at k into the rearmost top header, and the rearmost bottom header is deeper than the rest, to serve as a settling-drum. When two furnaces are provided, one above the other, as described in Specification No. 11,276, A.D. 1900, an additional inclined section o is arranged over the lower furnace, as shown in Fig. 5. Each header has a door in its end to permit the cleaning of the tubes.
Patent GB-190205108-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Solution for Intensifying Photographic Negatives
Inventor: OGILVIE FRANK STANLEY
Filed: 1902-02-28
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 5108. Ogilvie, F. S., [Ogilvie, C. A.]. Feb. 28. Intensifying.-Relates to a solution for intensifying negatives, consisting of 1 part of mercury bichloride, 3 parts of potassium iodide, and 90 parts of water. The salts are dissolved separately, and the iodide is then gradually added to the bichloride solution.
Patent GB-190206062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Combined Hub Coasting and Brake Mechanisms, for Bicycles, and other like Vehicles
Inventor: SMITH WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-12
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 6062. Smith, W., and Gay, R. March 12. driving-mechanism; clutches; brakes. -Relates to driving, coasting, and back-pedalling or brake mechanism. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3, one or more blocks F, formed at one end with a tooth f<2> to engage a rough surface d' formed in the hub flange D and carrying a brake block f<3> at the other end to engage a smoother surface d<2> in the flange D, is or are pivoted on pins G carried by rings E loosely mounted on the axles A and prevented from rotating backwards by a pawl e' engaging ratchet teeth a<1> formed on the axle. The block F is actuated so as to move either or neither end f<2>, f<3> into engagement by a cam or eccentric H secured to the chain-wheel, which is loosely mounted on the axle or hub. In a modifi- cation, shown in Fig. 12, the block F is replaced by a ring formed with a toothed lug f<2> and a brake surface f<3>, pivoted at G to a ring E formed with clutch teeth to engage a spring catch e<3> carried in the axle, and actuated by a pin H<2> on the chain - wheel. In another form, shown in Fig. 18, a ring I, loosely mounted on an eccentric portion H<3> of the chain-wheel, is formed with a weight i<2>, which, when coasting, hangs down loosely, as shown, but is forced against and grips the hub flange D by rotation in either direction of the chain-wheel.
Patent GB-190210976-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Knitted Goods, and to Machinery or Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: JACKSON RICHARD
Filed: 1902-02-12
Granted: 1902-05-13
Abstract: 10,976. Jackson, R., and Spiers, W. May 13. Circular knitting-machines.-Relates to machines for knitting gloves, and has for its object to automatically insert a withdrawable thread at the part where the thumb is to be attached without stopping the machine. The alternate needles are made with long butts a, Fig. 5. The fixed cam 25<a> operates both sets of needles, and a movable cam 25, operated by a pin 24 and cam 23, operates the long butted needles only. The withdrawable thread is laid by a carrier 6 on the long butted needles only, and the ordinary thread for making the hand is laid by the carrier 5 on all the needles. The carriers 5, 6 are raised and lowered out of or into action by cams 19, 20 carried on a ratchet-wheel 21 rocked step by step by levers 28, 30 and a cam 32 on the revolving needle cylinder. The wheel 21 also carries the cam 23 for operating the movable cam 25. Instead of using the wheel 21, the carriers 5, 6 may be operated by means controlled by bits on an ordinary pattern chain.
Patent GB-190220849-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Compressed Air Brakes for Railway Trains
Inventor: KIRCHNER LEON
Filed: 1902-09-24
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 20,849. Kirchner, L., and Handschin, J. Sept.24. Pressure gauges.-Fig. 1 shows a gauge in which the pointer spindle k is connected to the tubes e, f forming continuations of the passages c, d, the former of which is always in direct communication with the auxiliary reservoir of an air brake system, while the latter is placed in communication with the brake cylinder when the blocks are applied, and the difference in pressure in the reservoir and cylinder is therefore indicated.
Patent GB-190221241-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Branding Fluid for Carcases, Poultry, Eggs and the like
Inventor: BROWN THOMAS HORBY
Filed: 1902-09-30
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 21,241. Brown, T. H., and Staples, J. E. Sept. 30. Ink.-A branding-fluid for carcases, poultry, eggs, and the like is composedas follows:- 20 grains of mitigated caustic, 1 dram of logwood, 1 dram of water, and 6 drams of methylated spirits. The ingredients in these proportions are mixed together and applied to the goods by any known methods.