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Patent GB-190119943-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Devices for Raising, Lowering and Holding Cornice or Curtain Poles and the like.
Inventor: AITKEN DAVID
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1902-09-04
Abstract: 19,943. Aitken, D. Oct. 7. Curtains, suspending; brackets. - Relates to means of raising, lowering, and 'holding curtain or cornice poles &c. Two or three brackets A carry one, two, or three pulleys F, and have pivoted to them, on vertical pins C, curved supports B for the poles &c. Springs C<1> cause the supports B nor mally to project at right-angles to the window frame, but, by means of cords G, the brackets can be brought parallel to the frame. Lifting-cords E. secured to the pole, pass over the pulleys F and down the side of the window. By slightly lifting the pole and pulling the cords G, the supports B can be removed and the pole lowered, and in a similar manner the pole can be raised and dropped into its supports.
Patent GB-190122545-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Incandescent Electric Lamps.
Filed: 1901-11-08
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 22,545. British Thomson-Houston Co., E. [Howell, J. W.]. Nov. 8. Incandescent lamps.-A lamp is provided with two separately - treated filaments, having long legs 2, 3, which are attached to the leading-in wires, and shorter legs which are cemented to a flattened iron wire 4 about half an inch long, set in the glass stem 1 of the lamp. The two filaments are thus connected in series.
Patent GB-190124525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin Delivery Apparatus.
Inventor: MOLINEUS ALBERT
Filed: 1901-12-03
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 24,525. Malineus, A. Dec. 3. Receipts, checking and recording.-Relates to improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 17,499, A.D. 1895, [Abridgment Class Shop &c. accessories], for delivering money, a typewriter being combined with the apparatus to register the money paid out. The strip of paper on which the record is made passes from a roll m<2> over a roller m<1> to a roller m supported by brackets l<1> on a plate l. The type-levers n normally bear against a semicircular inking-pad o, and are combined with levers n<2> pivoted to fixed parts as shown. The type-levers are operated by rods n<4> so as to enter openings in the brackets l<1> and impress the record on the paper, these rods being operated by levers p pivoted to the plate l, and-connected to rods q attached to plates r, r<1>, on which bear pins r<2> on the pushers k which operate the coin-ejectors. The roller m is operated by a ratchet-wheel and a pawl on a lever w<2>, which is connected by a rod w<1> to a crank w on a rocking rod v, operated by the rockers h which transmit motion from the keys k to the coin-ejectors. The keys k are indexed, there being nine " shillings " keys, eleven " pence " keys, and a " halfpenny key. Four special keys t, t<1>, t<2>, t<3> are provided for gold coins. These keys are supported by a spindle y, which supports two additional levers t<3>, t<4> on which rest cross-bars fixed to the key levers. The levers t, t<1>, t<2>, t<3> operate type-levers, and the levers t, t<4> operate coin-ejecting mechanism.
Patent GB-190202648-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corsets.
Inventor: OSTIN ELEONORE HENRIETTE
Filed: 1902-02-01
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 2648. Ostin, E. H., and Soum, A. Feb. 1. Corsets; stocking suspenders.-Corsets are made in three parts, one main body piece a and two smaller pieces b, c which are connected to the main part a by laces more readily accessible for manipulation than the back centre lacing usually employed. The corsets are also provided with bust protectors consisting of a light framework e, f of bones or steels covered with a suitable light material. Stocking suspenders g may be formed in combination with the corset.
Patent GB-190206779-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Chimney or Ventilating Shaft Top
Inventor: WARD EDWARD FENWICK
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 6779. Ward, E. F. March 20. Chimney tops.- Consists of a cylindrical or slightlyconical tube a, with one or more upwardly-directed tubes or passages c, opening from lateral inlets b.
Patent GB-190206969-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Solders, specially applicable for Soldering Aluminium and Aluminium Alloys.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1902-03-21
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 6969. Thompson, W. P., [Nicolai, O., and B÷rner, F.]. March 21. Soldering.-A solder for aluminium or its alloys consists of a mixture of calcium chloride, cadmium chloride, and sodium chloride. The mixture may be used alone but preferably with a solder of low melting point such as an alloy of aluminium, tin, zinc, cadmium, and lead. The soldered article or joint may be immersed in a dilute solution of sodium hyposulphite.
Patent GB-190207177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reducing Valves.
Inventor: BRENNAN LOUIS
Filed: 1902-03-24
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 7177. Brennan, L. March 24. Steering-gear.-An adjustable reducing valve, applicable for use with apparatus such as fluid steering-gear, is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The valve-casing a contains cylinders for two pistons b, c carrying terminal valves d, e which work in opposite directions and respectively control the passage of fluid from the inlet f into the reduced pressure chamber m and from the chamber m into the exhaust passage g. A bar o carries a pivoted cross-piece q, the ends of which bear on the ends of the pistons. By varying the pressure on the bar, the reduced pressure is correspondingly altered. In a modification, a sliding tube r, Fig. 3, carries the reducing valve d<1> at its lower end and the exhaust valve e<1> at its upper end, and is pressed upwards by a spring P. The reduced-pressure outlet n' is connected by passages s in the tube to the exhaust valve e<1>, which is fitted with a bar o<1> for varying the pressure on both valves simultaneously.
Patent GB-190208488-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Means for Producing Synchronous Motion.
Inventor: JUSTICE PHILIP MIDDLETON
Filed: 1902-04-11
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 8488. Justice, P. M., [Rowland Telegraphic Co.]. April 11. Converting alternating and direct currents.-Relates to arrangements for converting alternating to continuous or pulsatory currents. The conversion may take place either by means of two rotating crown commutators, or by one commutator and a relay in the line circuit. The Figures show the arrangement of two commutators 1, 2 controlling a shunt across the armature of the motor. When the commutators are in the position of Fig. 1, the shunt is always closed, in Fig. 2 the shunt is always open, and Fig. 3 shows an intermediate position.
Patent GB-190212597-A (GB)
Inventor: JOVIGNOT CHARLES
Filed: 1902-06-02
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 12,597. Jovignot, C. June 2. Stoppers; capsuling and sealing bottles,jars, etc.; stoppering.-Relates to means for stoppering and sealing bottles, jars, &c., the application of the invention to vessels intended for preserves or other products being mentioned in the Provisional Specification. The vessel is formed with an external flange or collar j, Fig. 3, the upper and lower surfaces of which are inclined in opposite directions, the upper surface being also formed with annular ribs or grooves k to form a tight joint with the packing-washer. The closure consists of a cover a, Fig. 4, a packing-washer h, Fig. 12, and a securing-band b, Fig. 6. The washer h is provided with an insulating-sheet i, to protect the contents of the vessel from contact with the washer. The band b is made in the form of a strip, with slots c at each end, the ends being secured together by the fastening or sealing plate d, Figs. 8 and 9, the arms f of which are passed through the slots c and bent back against the band. The parts of the closure are assembled as shown in Fig. 13, the upper edge of the band b being turned over to engage the cover a, and the closure is secured on the vessel by turning the lower edge of the band under the flange j, so that it cannot be removed without rupturing the plate or seal d, which may bear the trade mark of the manufacturer. The upper edge of the band may be turned after the closure has been placed on the vessel, in which case the cover and band are formed with interengaging projections and recesses to prevent displacement, and the top of the cover is formed with an annular groove or rib, for engagement with a corresponding rib or groove on the closing- mandrel, to centre the latter. In a modification, the cover is adapted to seat as a lid on the shoulder of the vessel, the washer h and the sheet i, the latter of which may be corrugated, being inserted directly between the cover and the vessel.
Patent GB-190213910-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and applicable to Tramway Points and the like.
Inventor: MCKNIGHT WILLIAM ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1902-06-19
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 13,910. McKnight, W. A. June 19. Points and switches.-Relates partly to improvements in the apparatus described in Specification No. 4639, A.D. 1901, and consists of means for holding the oil-containing cylinder, for securing the holding-down or guide-bolts in position, and for adjusting or tightening the heel of the point. Fig. 1 shows one method of securing the cylinder 8 in the box 5 ; the end of the cylinder is threaded to receive a screwed box E, which, when unscrewed, presses against a packing-block D and fixes the cylinder. The screwed box may be replaced by screws passing through a flange on the end of the cylinder ; or the socket may have a cam surface acting against a corresponding cam surface on the cylinder. The holding-down or guide-bolts or rods 21 for the tongue 2 are made plain, and held in position by the cylinder. The circular heel K, Fig. 5, of the point is formed with slots M, which engage lugs L formed on the sides of the grooves. Or the heel may be tightened by a set-screw N fitted with a hard liner or loose end 0 and passing through the side of the box 5, as shown in Fig. 6. One or both of the lugs L, Fig. 5, may be replaced by the set-screws N. When the holding-down or guide-bolts or rods are inserted from outside the box, they are held in position by removable metal blocks, placed alongside the edge of the rail, and recessed, if necessary, to cover the heads of the bolts.
Patent GB-190220298-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Wheels of Velocipedes and Wire Spoked Wheels Generally
Filed: 1902-09-17
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 20,298. Rudge - Whitworth, Ltd., and Pugh, J. V. Sept. 17. Suspension or tension wheels; hubs; spokes.- The spoke holes b in the spoke flanges a of the hub of a suspension wheel are drilled so that their axes make an angle of about 45‹ with the faces of the spoke flanges. When placed in position, the end parts of the spokes whether tangential or radial, are inclined only slightly to the main parts instead of being at rightangles as is usual. The holes are drilled to a larger diameter at one end than at the other to allow the spoke ends to be countersunk, and the wider ends point alternately in opposite directions.
Patent GB-190221137-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Printers' Chases.
Inventor: JONES THOMAS
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1903-09-29
Abstract: 21,137. Jones, T., and Stocker, C. Sept. 29. Chases.-The chase is made up of pairs of fixed bars B with their ends overlapping so that they are spaced apart, and loose or removable bars A, C, which pass between the bars B, and are cut to the width of space between the pages. Mechanical quoins D, placed between the outer bars B and the bars C, are used for locking-up the forme.
Patent GB-190307951-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Rulers
Inventor: DUNN EUSTACE ALEXANDRIA ANDREW
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 7951. Dunn, E. A. A. April 6. Rulers.-Flexible rulers are made of sheet metal with a double row of circular or oval projections b, c, Fig. 2, stamped on one or both sides, parallel to the ruling edges, to prevent them from slipping. These projections may be perforated at their lower ends, as in Fig. 5, which shows a section of a ruler as applied to a curved surface. The projections may also be formed by transverse corrugations or flutings, or by cutting slits in the blank and turning down the parts cut out, as shown in Fig. 9. Two downwardly-projecting parts may be inclined to each other so as to meet, as at f, Fig. 12, and form a strong rib. The projections may be filled with india-rubber &c., a head being left to receive the fingers, and their edges may be marked with a variety of scales, whereby the distances between the lines drawn may be regulated and varied.
Patent GB-190308464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Free-wheel Clutches for Velocipedes and the like.
Inventor: MILLS BENJAMIN JOSEPH BARNARD
Filed: 1903-04-14
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 8464. Mills, B. J. B., [Lecarme, L.]. April 14. Clutches.-In a free-wheel clutch for bicycles &c., a ring b carries pawls f turning in sockets e, so that when the machine is at rest, one at least of the pawls is, by gravity, brought into engagement with teeth g on the driving-wheel, and, in driving, centrifugal force keeps all the pawls in readiness for gearing. On free-wheeling, the ring b, to which are fixed a central ring l and the hub, continues to rotate. The central ring l, screwed exteriorly and interiorly, merely serves as an intermediary to receive the screw-threads of hubs of different velocipedes.
Patent GB-190309662-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Mechanism and Frames of Bicycles
Inventor: ROGERS JOHN EDWARD
Filed: 1903-04-29
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 9662. Rogers, J. E. April 29. Driving - mechanism.-A bicycle is propelled by means of two pedal cranks A, A', Fig. 2, fixed to separate spindles K, K<1>, carrying chain-wheels B, B<1> each of which is connected by a chain to a free-wheel chain-wheel on the hub of the driving-wheel. The two chains H, H<1> are connected together at the underside by a chain or cord G passing round a wheel or pulley F carried by a spindle E fixed to the crank bracket C. The downward motion of one pedal thus causes an upward movement of the other. The spindles K, K<1> work in ball bearings M, N, tightened by screwed caps L. There may be two separate ball races at the middle of the bearing. The Provisional Specification states that the cranks may be connected by bevel gear and may have springs for lifting them. frames.-A bicycle frame is strengthened by stays Y, Fig. 4, which may consist of bicycle spokes or wires, screwed at their ends and tightened by screwed nipples X and shackles X' or by right and left hand nuts. The wires may also be arranged as shown by the dotted lines Y'.
Patent GB-190312513-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dyeing Photographic Plates
Inventor: SELLE GUSTAV
Filed: 1903-06-02
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 12,513. Selle, G. June 2. Sensitized plates.-In dyeing photographic plates with colouring-matter which is insoluble, or not readily soluble, in water, the dye is dissolved in an acid or alkaline bath, and the plates are placed in the solution until it penetrates the films ; then the plates are treated with alkaline or acid baths of the opposite kind to regenerate the colour in the films.
Patent GB-190315513-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coin, Note, and Bill Displayers for Cash Registers
Filed: 1903-07-13
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 15,513. National Cash Register Co., [National Cash Register Co.]. July 13. Receipts, checking and recording.- Coin and note displayers in cash registers are described with reference to the machine described in Specification No. 10,213, A.D. 1893. The keylevers 5 actuate the key-coupler 9 in the usual way so as to effect the reciprocation of a vertical rack-bar with oppositely - facing racks, which act alternately on a pinion on the shaft 13. The unlatching of the cash drawer 7 during the return stroke of the key lever is effected by a cam 14 and bellcrank latch 15, 16. The cash drawer is divided into compartments for coins and notes, and above each compartment is a table 8, carried on a transverse shaft 19 provided with a slotted crank arm 21. A bar 22, drawn towards the front of the drawer by a spring 24, bears pins engaging with the arms 21. The coins, notes, &c. tendered by the purchaser are laid on the tables 8. When the drawer is next opened, the hooked end 25 of the bar 22 is detained by the lug 26 until the plate 28 strikes or lifts the bar. This detention is sufficient to rock all the shafts 19 and discharge the coins &c. into the till. A special key 6 is provided, which serves to rock the lever 29, and lift the rear end of the bar 22, thus permitting the drawer to be opened to display the coins last tendered.
Patent GB-190316583-A (GB)
Title: A Construction of Electric Railway and Vehicles for Transporting Letters and other Light Loads at High Speeds.
Inventor: MONNIER DIMITRI
Filed: 1903-07-28
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 16,583. Monnier, D. July 28. Stopping engines and trains.- In an electric railway system for the transport of letters, light parcels, and the like at high speeds, in which single-rail up and down lines are arranged one above the other in a tunnel, automatic braking and retarding arrangements are provided for stopping the vehicles. The rotation of the motor fields is inverted by interrupting the conductors at the required points and then continuing them by sections in which the current is transposed in two of the phases. Brake blocks 27 carried by pivoted arms are applied to the guide-bars 3, fitted in the upper parts of the tunnels, by admitting compressed air between a pair of pistons working in a cylinder 26. The compressed air is stored in a reservoir 22 and is supplied to the cylinder through valves 23, 24, 25. The valve 24 is opened through a lever 28 making contact with an incline 29 fixed on the permanent way, but the valve 25 is controlled by an electromagnet, Fig. 7, and does not open until the current ceases. When the current ceases, the armature falls and causes a projection on the spindle 44 to open the valve 25 and admit the compressed air to the brake cylinder through the pipe 48. The motors can thus be stopped and the brakes applied when the vehicle is at any point, by interrupting the current from a station or other point. A retarding effect is also produced by opening wings or shutters by means of compressed-air cylinders 34 fed from the valve 24.
Patent GB-190322971-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Screens
Inventor: MADDISON WILLIAM HENRY FORSTER
Filed: 1903-10-23
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 22,971. Maddison, W. H. F. Oct. 23. Screening stones &c.-Rotary screens for screening or sorting stones &c. are provided with internal inclined conical screens which reject the pieces that are larger than the largest size required and deliver them at the mouth of the apparatus. Fig. 1 shows a conical screen H fitted at the upper end of an inclined cylindrical screen A, but it may be fitted at the smaller end of a conical one. The apparatus is suspended from a rotating shaft F by means of chains passing round metal rings C and wheels E. The screen A consists of metal plates perforated with holes B of different sizes.
Patent GB-190327037-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Enclosed Steam Engines, such as High Speed, Forced Lubrication Engines.
Inventor: WATSON HENRY BURNETT
Filed: 1903-12-10
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 27,037. Watson, H. B., and Billetop, T. C. Dec. 10. High-speed engines ; casings; frames; stuffing- boxes.-To facilitate the repair and inspection of enclosed steam engines, but more particularly high-speed forced-lubrication engines, used to drive dynamos, fans, pumps, compressors, &c., the bed-plate 1 is formed in one with the vertical framework and the overhanging covering plate 5, the sides and front portions being completely enclosed by steel sheets 15. Stuffing-boxes 10, 14 are provided to prevent the passage of lubricant from the casing, passages being formed in the stuffing-box 10 to return the lubricant to the crank chamber. Ventilators for cooling purposes, and sight-holes are provided in the casing.
Patent GB-190401123-A (GB)
Title: A Pillow Sling and Bed Table Combined for Invalids Confined to their Beds by Sickness
Inventor: ROBERTS THOMAS HENRY
Filed: 1904-01-16
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 1123. Roberts, T. H. Jan. 16. Bedsteads; tables.-A pillow-support consists of a stout piece of canvas A which is attached by three short straps C to the top-rail of a bedstead, and by two long straps B to the foot-rail. A bed- table D, also of canvas, slides up and down the two long straps B.
Patent GB-190402013-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: CHRISTIE WALTER
Filed: 1904-01-26
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 2013. Christie, W. Jan. 26. Spokes; rims.- The combined steering and driving wheels of a motor road vehicle are constructed, as shown in Fig. 2, with overhanging rims and offset spokes, in order that the wheels may turn for steering purposes about a pivot 7, the axis of which lies in the plane of the wheel.
Patent GB-190403925-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method for Attaching Battens to Cable Drums
Inventor: HOCKEN WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-02-16
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 3925. Hocken, W., and Hocken, T. Feb. 16. Reeling ropes.- Battens for cable drums are slid in rotation into slots C in the rims, which may be made of wood, iron, or other suitable material. The first and last are fastened together, thereby securing the whole.
Patent GB-190404217-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Barium Oxide.
Filed: 1904-02-19
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 4217. Abel, C. D., [Siemens & Co., Gebr.]. Feb. 19. Barium oxide, in a form suitable for use in the manufacture of peroxide, is obtained by the following process :-Barium carbonate is mixed with barium nitrate, with or without addition of a reducing-agent such as coke, or a substance which carbonizes on being heated. Volatile hydrocarbons may be added to increase the porosity of the product. The mixture is heated, preferably by an electric furnace, and the reaction is completed at a red-heat.
Patent GB-190406840-A (GB)
Title: The Manufacture and Production of Azo Colouring Matter from Ortho-chlor-para-toluidine and Beta-naphthol and of Lakes therefrom.
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1904-03-21
Granted: 1904-12-31
Abstract: 6840. Johnson, J. Y., [Badische Anilin & Soda Fabrik]. March 21. Pigments.-An orange-yellow dye is obtained by coupling diazotized o-chlor p-toluidine with #-naphthol in alkaline solution with or without addition of Turkey-red oil, oleic acid, soap, &c. The precipitate is filtered off and used as paste, with or without further addition of oil. Lakes are obtained by using a substratum, such as aluminium hydrate or heavy spar. In this case, the #-naphthol and the substratum, and if desired the oil &c., are mixed, and the diazo solution is then run in.