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Patent GB-190306315-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steam Generators
Inventor: ALTMANN CHARLES PHILIPPE
Filed: 1903-03-18
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 6315. Altmann, C. P. March 18. Steam-generator fireboxes.-Fig. 1 shows in sectional and front elevation the lower or firebox portion of a vertical boiler and Fig. 3 an arrangement by which the lower joint can be made outside the ashpit. The whole boiler rests upon the base 5 which forms the ashpit. The lower end of the firebox is provided with a circular flange which rests upon the angle-iron 13. The lower faces of the firebox, which is constructed with ribs 8, and of the angle-iron together form a joint which is tightened and secured by the ring 14. At the firehole, the firebox is turned outwards so as to form, with jointing material, the joints a which are protected by the fuel tube 10. When it is desired to obtain access to the lower joint of the firebox from the outside of the ashpit, the wall 8, Fig. 3, rests upon the angle-iron 13 and is cut away so as to form lugs 42, the lower faces of which rest on similar lugs 43. Screws 45 serve to force the lugs against each other and ensure tight jointing.
Patent GB-190309149-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Pull-down or Safety Apparatus for The Trolley Poles of Electric Cars.
Inventor: BIRKBECK HENRY
Filed: 1903-04-22
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 9149. Birkbeck, H., [Electric and Steam Railway Supply Co.]. April 22. Electric railways and tramways with overhead conductors. Relates to electrically-controlled pulldown or safety apparatus for the trolley-poles of electric cars. Collectors. - The apparatus is contained in a box A, which can be placed on a shelf or bracket at each end of the car and held by a catch b. The trolley rope X is attached to a spring drum H mounted on a shaft E and provided with ratchet-teeth I, so that it can be connected by a pawl n' to a second spring drum M. The usual spring, which acts on the trolley pole and presses the trolley head against the conductor, is strong enough to overcome the force of the spring drum H, but not the combined force of the two drums H, M. The pawl n' is fixed to a rockshaft n, which carries a projection n<5> and a tail n', acted on by a spring n<3>. It is, normally, held out of engagement with the teeth I<1> by the hooked end o' of an armature lever O arranged in conjunction with an electromagnet Q. The trolley head is provided with projecting arms 9; 10, constructed as shown in Fig. 7, and arranged in circuit with the electromagnet Q and alarm bell 45, as shown in Fig. 8. When the box A is placed on its shelf, or otherwise fixed in position, spring contacts C, C<1>, C', C<3> on the box are brought against contacts D, D', D', D<3>. Should the trolley wheel leave the wire, one of the arms 9, 10 makes contact with the wire and a current flows through the electromagnet Q thereby releasing the detent n<5> and allowing the pawl n<1> to engage the teeth I, the lever 0 being held up by a pin o<4> entering a recess in an arm r<4>. The combined spring drums now wind up the cord X and pull down the trolley pole. A scroll cam plate l<1> on the drum M acts on a pin u<2> on a lever U and causes said lever to press against the spring 34 and release the contact arm 39, which then swings down and completes the local battery circuit to ring the alarm bell 45. The further movement of the lever U operates a lever Z, through a pin u<7>, which raises the end of a spring buffer V into the path of a lug N<2> and arrests the rotation of the drums. The trolley rope may be unwound by hand or by applying a wrench to the squared end L' of the shaft E, which reverses the operation of the cam l<1> and releases the pin o<4> by the action of a pin u<6> against the bent end of an arm r<5>. Small levers 50, 53 are provided by which contacts may be broken to throw the apparatus out of action. The springs are connected to sleeves on the shaft E by hooked ends J' engaging hooks J<2>. The springs of the drums may be adjusted by means of an arm E<5> the bent end of which can engage holes in a bearing- plate E<4>, Fig. 4 shows a trolley stand having a brush 29 moving in contact with insulated semicircular plates 26. The brush is connected by a wire 24 to the arms 9, 10 on the trolley head, and the plates to wires 30 leading to the contacts D.
Patent GB-190310256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hack Saw Blades.
Inventor: LIEBERT HENRY
Filed: 1903-05-06
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 10,256. Liebert, H. May 6. Sawing.-The teeth a, b of a hack-saw blade have their front or cutting ends pressed in alternate directions out of the plane of the blade, their outer or cutting edges a<2>, b<2> being in planes parallel to the blade and their inner edges a', b<1> slightly over-stepping each other.
Patent GB-190312037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for use in Raising Wrecks and other Sunken Objects
Inventor: KIRCHHOFF EDOARDO
Filed: 1903-05-26
Granted: 1903-07-16
Abstract: 12,037. Kirchhoff, E. May 26. Sunken ships and objects, raising; buoys.- The vessel &c. carries at bow and stern a buoy, the connecting - rope being wound on a drum or barrel c in the buoy. In the event of the ship sinking, the buoys rise to the surface and remain anchored. Ropes of sufficient strength to lift the ship can then be passed down the buoy lines and secured to the ship. Two means for effecting this are described. In one, the single buoy line is secured to a hook h, so that a ring k on the lifting-rope, when passed down the line, drops over the hook ; in the other, the buoy line is passed through a ring l on the ship, and both its ends are wound on the drum in the buoy, and the lifting-rope is secured to the line and pulled through the ring l.
Patent GB-190314138-A (GB)
Title: Improved Bush or Liner for the Bung-holes or Tap-holes of Casks, Barrels, Vats and similar Vessels.
Inventor: NIXON ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-06-25
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 14,138. Nixon, A. June 25. Bungholes ; tapping.- A bush or liner for the bungholes or tap-boles of casks, barrels, vats, &c. consists of the tapered elastic-rubber barrel A with flanges B, C. The outer flange B is strong and stiff. The flange U is sufficiently flexible to be passed through the hole in the cask D. The bush has preferably internal grooves or corrugations a.
Patent GB-190314970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Filters.
Inventor: ELSTER JOHANNES
Filed: 1903-07-06
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 14,970. Elster, J. July 6. Filters.-Relates to filters of the kind described in Specification No. 19,644, A.D. 1902, for filtering gases or liquids, particularly illuminating-gas. The bars d, Fig. 1, for supporting the filtering- medium, are placed so that narrow spaces x are left between the vertical rows. Fig. 2 shows the supporting-bars formed in two parts d', d<2> with intervening spaces x<1>.
Patent GB-190317980-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Pasting or Cementing Materials Together more especially Intended for Pasting or Cementing Pictures, Maps, or other Insets to Book Sections or for Pasting or Cementing the Separate Sheets of Pamphlets Together
Inventor: GERLACH ALFRED
Filed: 1903-08-19
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 17,980. Gerlach, A., [Rehwoldt, F.]. Aug. 19. Gumming, pasting, and the like.-Relates to a machine, especially intended for automatically pasting the leaves of pamphlets together, or pictures, maps, and other insets to the sections of books to be bound. A book-section, laid on a table c against stop-pins e, receives a strip of paste from a trough t, which is brought down and then raised clear while an air pump L and a reliefvalve m are worked, to force out the paste, release the pressure, effect a slight suction, and take air in for compression. The inset being then laid on the book-section, and the stop - pin withdrawn, a slide c<3> in the table, which is provided with an adjustable gauge n and gripper i, carries the papers forward to rollers p, which press them together and pass them to the flyer R of a box or hopper r having retaining-springs s. The paste-trough and air pump are operated by cams or eccentrics on a shaft A, and the other working parts by cams acting through levers and links.
Patent GB-190401812-A (GB)
Title: A Detachable Roller for Window Blinds.
Inventor: DAVID JAMES BAMFORD
Filed: 1904-01-25
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 1812. David, J. B. Jan. 25. Window blinds.-A tubular blind-roller 1 is provided with a longitudinal slot 2 to receive the upper end of the blind, which is held in position by means of a rod or wire 4 passing through a hollow seam. Buttons or pins may be used instead of a wire. Each end of the roller is fitted with a disc 5 which is formed with a projection 7 to fit the tube ; an incision 8 in the projection is adapted to grip the wire securing the blind. The projection may be made hollow and grip over the end of the roller.
Patent GB-190407478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Briquettes from Powdered Iron Ore or Iron Wastes or from Iron Sand or Mixtures thereof for Reduction in Furnaces.
Inventor: ROUSE THOMAS
Filed: 1904-03-29
Granted: 1905-03-23
Abstract: 7478. Rouse, T., and Cohn, H. March 29. Blast and cupola furnace charges.-An agglutinant for powdered iron ores, iron wastes, or iron sands consists of a mixture of water-glass with either the concentrated aluminium sulphate known as " cake alum " or potassium or ammonium alum. The alum may be mixed with ore and a water-glass solution added, or mixed solutions of alum and water-glass may be used with the ore. The ore may then be moulded, pressed, or hardened in any known way to form briquettes.
Patent GB-190408611-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Sound Producing and Recording Apparatus and to Records therefor.
Inventor: MICHAELIS WILHELM
Filed: 1904-04-14
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 8611. Michaelis, W. April 14. Phonographs. - The stylus point is mounted on a bridge - piece counected to the soundbox of the trumpet. Record discs are prepared by applying three or more coats of enamel mixed with boracic acid to smoothly prepared surfaces of pulp, papier mÔchÚ, or the like. The sound box b, Figs. 3 and 4, containing the membrane h is mounted upon the sound trumpet of the phonograph, and to this sound box is attached a bridge-piece i composed of readilyvibrating material, the radially-formed arm k of which constitutes the stylus holder. By means of an aperture in the membrane and a screw l, the stylus c and stylus holder are brought into adjustable contact with the membrane h, and, to avoid metallic contacts, india-rubber washers mare provided upon the points of connection.
Patent GB-190411169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Apparatus for Stretching and Guiding Textile Fabric, Paper or the like.
Inventor: DIDIER CHARLES MARIE
Filed: 1904-05-14
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 11,169. Didier, C. M. May 14. Stretching ; feeding-apparatus.- Relates to apparatus for stretching and guiding textile fabrics, paper, felt, &c. in various machines. The fabric &c. is passed into contact with three rollers a', a, a<2>, Figs. 2 and 3, divided into sections or sets o f rollers having V- shaped axes, as shown, bolted to cheeks h of a light frame capable of turning about a shaft f. The frame is composed of two straight tubes d, d' and a bent tube d<2>. The tubes d, d<1> are connected to the cheeks h, and also at their centres by a bolt e<1> by which the tube d is also fixed to a bracket e carrying the spindle f, upon which fits a bronze sleeve g<1> carried by an iron trough-shaped beam g. Any other suitable frame may be used. The rollers a', a' are supported in their centres by T-shaped iron brackets k secured to a cross-piece i of the bracket e. The roller a is supported at different points by brackets j. The inclined rollers a' &c. stretch the fabric to an amount varying with their inclination. The end rollers or sections of the rollers a are held stationary by means of a screw-adjusted band brake. If the fabric diverges from its central path, one side thereof comes in contact with the stationary section, and causes the frame to turn so that this side is drawn upwards. The inclination of the rollers on the other side then increases, and the cloth is moved towards the other side, regaining its central position, and the frame also returning to its normal vertical position. In a modification, a sleeve o, Fig. 8, is screwed to each end or braked section, a saddle-piece fixed to the sleeve assisting in rendering the latter immovable by bearing upon the rollers a<1>, a<2>. An elastic plate r is adjustably fixed on the sleeve o by a clamping ring or bridle s and a screw t. The fabric, when displaced, is nipped under the spring r, and the frame is rocked &c. as described above. In another modification, a sleeve u, Fig. 10, is clamped to the graduated tube d<2>, and carries an arm u<2> perforated to receive the roller a and also a hollow box for the spring- pressed plunger V<1> carrying a stud V which supports an arm y. The arm u<2> carries an extension u<3> having a forked guide u<4> for the lever v. The plunger is adjusted by a milled button V<3>. The edge of the diverging fabric is nipped between the roller a and roller z which is pressed thereon by a spring x, the lever y oscillates, a saddle-bar is pressed on the rollers a', a<2>, which are thus momentarily retarded, and the frame is rocked &c. as described above. The spring x yields or gives when a seam or other extra thickness is passing.
Patent GB-190413259-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke Consuming Devices for Steam-generator Furnaces.
Inventor: WILDE RICHARD
Filed: 1904-06-11
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 13,259. Wilde, R. June 11. Smoke-consuming. - A device for consuming smoke from the furnace of an ordinary boiler consists of a fan f which is rotated by suitable means, and which draws unconsumed gases and smoke from the flue e, leading to the stack f, and discharges them through a pipe j beneath the grate, and by means of a branch pipe k above the grate. The pipe connecting the fan with the flue e is provided with a damper n to admit oxygen if desired. A damper m is also provided within the pipe j for closing off or checking the supply to the furnace. The device also causes an induced draught, which has a tendency to effect a more complete combustion.
Patent GB-190419684-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for Making Building Blocks.
Inventor: CAMPBELL GEORGE PLUMMER
Filed: 1904-09-13
Granted: 1905-07-20
Abstract: 19,684. Campbell, G. P. Sept. 13. Moulding building-blocks.-Relates to moulds for making artificial-stone or other blocks for sills &c. of various widths, lengths, and thicknesses. The sides a, Figs. 1 and 3, have one or more hinges a' carried in bearings b laterally adjustable on extensions d of the machine bed c. The carrier or bottom plate e, which overlaps the bed c in making wide blocks, can be raised by pieces inserted at intervals between it and the bed. The ends are hinged to one side a and attached by catches to the other, and one of them is hinged at its lower edge to jaws p, adjustable longitudinally and secured by bolts p<1> to perforated plates q. One or more cores h carried on stocks i with ratchet edges i<1> can be raised or lowered by means of a pivoted arm k' having an extended ratchet end operating the rack i<1>. In a modified form, Fig. 7, for use in making large solid blocks, the mould can be turned through a right-angle to rest on supports o. In this position, the carrier-plate e being on one of the sides a, the other side a and the bottom plate e' are stripped off. These sides have projecting brackets e', e' fitting around the shaft l, which runs the length of the mould and is supported in bearings m.
Patent GB-190421885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Humidifying Apparatus.
Inventor: TAYLOR JOHN
Filed: 1904-10-11
Granted: 1905-09-07
Abstract: 21,885. Taylor, J. Oct. 11. Strainers. -Relates to apparatus for moistening air in mills, weaving-sheds, factories, &c., and consists of means for cleansing strainers in the water-supply pipes. In each of several forms both of automatic and hand-operated devices, the strainers are cleansed by a reversal of the direction of the flow through them when a predetermined pressure is reached in the supply pipe, such reversal generally taking place at the starting and stopping of the water supply. In the automatic device shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a cylindrical strainer K is mounted within a casing A, and encloses a looselyfitting piston having an upper portion comprising a hollow plunger H terminating in a conical valve G seating against a port in the supply pipe C ; the lower part of the piston forms a valve F adapted to seat on a ring b, and receives the stem of a spring-pressed piston working in a dash-pot R. When the water supply is started, the valve G is unseated, and the pressure, acting on an increased area, forces the plunger steadily downwards, water passing through ports I, J and outwards through the strainer, carrying away fluff, dirt, &c. through ports a to a waste-outlet pipe U. The cleansing action continues until the valve F is seated and the ports J fall below the strainer ; the normal working condition is then attained, water passing inwards through the strainer and by a passage W to the humidifier Z. The casing is made in several parts connected by joint rings B. The cleansing action when the supply is stopped, which is similar to that at starting, is expedited by providing an air vessel, or an auxiliary cylinder furnished with a spring-pressed piston, to facilitate the reversal of the flow. In another automatic device, the water passes first through an auxiliary chamber, raising a spring-controlled lift admission valve therein, before acting upon a spring-pressed hollow plunger having a closely-fitting piston head. Another device is adapted for use with a plate form of strainer. Fig. 10 shows a hand-operated device in which the reversal of flow through the strainer K is effected by means of a tapered multiple-way plug-cock, which is provided with bores communicating with a ported chamber w<2> within the strainer, and with other bores communicating respectively with passages leading to the outside of the strainer, the waste-water outlet, and the humidifier. In a modification, the ported chamber w<2> is separate from the plug-cock, which consists of an ordinary four-way cock arranged in a conduit below the strainer. In the form shown in Fig. 9, the water flows normally through a bye-pass z<2>, passing inwards through the strainer to the humidifier pipe D ; whenever the pressure in the chamber U<2> is reduced by the opening of the waste-water outlet at the cock e, the plunger J is moved downwards, and a reversal of flow occurs. In another form, the reversal of flow is effected by the operation of a hollow plunger by means of a ring handle attached to its projecting stem.
Patent GB-190500203-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Warming and Keeping Warm, Food Plates and the like, and for Supporting Joints during Carving.
Inventor: MINTON ELIZABETH MARY
Filed: 1905-01-04
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 203. Minton, E. M. Jan. 4. Gas and oil stoves for warming and keeping warm food, plates, &c., and for supporting joints during carving. The apparatus consists of a sheet-metal structure, having a perforated table top j, a chamber a, with doors b and a double bottom g, and an openfronted compartment d, and it is heated by gas burners c, by lamps, or by an electric or other heating-device. The hot air is confined by a baffle e, and passes through the space formed by the double bottom into the chamber a, and escapes by the perforationsj.
Patent GB-190500645-A (GB)
Title: Means and Method for Removing and Preventing the Formation of Scale in Boilers.
Inventor: KLECAN IGNAZ
Filed: 1905-01-12
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 645. Klecan, I., and Laska, F. Jan. 12. Incrustation and corrosion, preventing and removing.-The formation of scale in boilers is prevented or removed by suspending therein a perforated vessel containing pieces of red oak bark. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 10,423, A.D. 1885.]
Patent GB-190502416-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Woven Pile Fabrics
Inventor: SARAFIAN HOVCEP
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 2416. Sarafian, H. April 7 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Pile fabrics.-There are two ground warps for each pile warp, which is looped round one ground warp and extends between and alternately on opposite sides of the ground warp. Thus, the pile warp C passes up between the two warps A, A<1>, forms a loop round the weft B, then passes down between the warps and is twisted round the back warp A<1>, next passing up in front of the front warp A, then forming another loop over the weft, and so on. Each loop D is cut, or, if desired, as when using the fabric for a rug, alternate loops only are cut, the others being drawn down on to the fabric. In very close weaving the warps A, A<1>, of a set stand approximately above each other ; in very loose weaving, they appear side by side, and in intermediate cases staggered. This may be arranged by varying the tension of the pile warp. A pattern may be obtained by drum-printing the pile warps, and the distribution of the weft threads may be varied if desired.
Patent GB-190504177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Weighing Machines
Inventor: MITCHELL ALBION LEFOREST
Filed: 1905-02-28
Granted: 1905-07-27
Abstract: 4177. Mitchell, A. le F., and Aiken, C. W. Feb. 28. Automatic - feed weighers for delivering powdery material, such as soap powder, into boxes or packages, which themselves operate the feeding-devices, no material being delivered if the boxes are absent. In the passage of an empty box 31 to the spout 30 below the weighing - machine 29, the box thrusts aside one end of a lever 34, pulling down by a wire 35, Figs. 2 and 7, the arm 38 of a lever y, against the action of a spring 40, the arm 42 engaging the projection 56 on the pivoted lever 54 and releasing the latter from the detent 39 on the disk 50. Simultaneously, the arm 41 is forced from the cam portions 51 of the disk, allowing the spring 52, Fig. 5, on the shaft 44 to force the clutch member 49 into contact with the teeth 48 on the hub of the driving-pulley 46. The disk 50 and cam 45 are thereupon rotated once until the cam part 51 of the disk again throws the clutch members apart, during which rotation the arm 57 of a lever rapidly falls, and then rises more slowly, imparting this motion by the links 64, Figs. 2 and 3, to the outer portion 60 of a tubular controlling- valve, thus rapidly opening the large ports 58 and then more slowly shutting off the feed from the narrow slits 59. The external portion 60 of the valve has its lower part 61 threaded and provided with a jam-nut 63, and between this part and the delivery-tube 28 ports are provided for the escape of any enclosed material.
Patent GB-190508295-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reinforced Girders or Beams.
Inventor: MOCCETTJ ERNST
Filed: 1905-04-18
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 8295. Moccetti, E. April 23, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Girders; beams; arches.- Girders and beams are reinforced with flat metal plates a, Figs. 1 and 2, secured together at the centre by bolts h and increasing in curvature towards the ends, which are em. bedded between stone blocks f. Separate or continuous L or T iron bars b pass through the ends of the plates a, and clamps or rods i are provided at the centre. In a modification, shown in Fig. 6, several narrow plates e placed side by side are used instead of broad plates. The upper face may be convex, with a straight or concave lower face. Fig. 9 shows the application to an arch. A thin layer of cement or lead may be interposed between the reinforcement and stone blocks ; or the reinforcement may be coated with suitable material to allow sliding, thus placing the bars uniformly in tension.