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Patent GB-189902487-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tents.
Inventor: STEBBINS ROSWELL OTIS
Filed: 1899-02-03
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 2487. Stebbins, R. O. Feb. 3. Tents.-These are made of any desired shape, but preferably of that shown in Fig. 4, and of pegamoid or other material. The upper or roof portion is made opaque, and the lower translucent. A bottom or floorcloth is made integral with each tent, which is provided with a ventilating-opening at the top covered by a movable cap 13. An observation opening in the back is fitted with a canvas flap, as is, also, the doorway 19. The vestibule 21 has an opening 20 also provided with a canvas flap. The tent is supported by a central pole, or may be suspended by a rope slung between two trees or the like. Windows or ventilating- openings may be made in the side walls, and the whole front canvas may be made to open as shown in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-189902832-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Washing or Scrubbing Gas.
Inventor: CHANDLER SAMUEL
Filed: 1899-02-08
Granted: 1899-12-30
Abstract: 2832. Chandler, S., and Chandler, J. Feb. 8. Scrubbers and washers.-Relates to that class of apparatus described in Specification No. 2085, A.D. 1881. Fig. 2 shows a sectional elevation of one chamber, and Fig. 6 shows a slightly modified detail. A cylinder g, divided into intercommunicating chambers by plates h, has an axial shaft f carrying hubs e. Each hub e has at one end an open flange to which an annular disc d is bolted. The flange practically closes the opening l in the division plate h. The disc flange i, on the other end of the hub e, has a whole disc c which is some distance from the next division plate h. The space between the discs c and d is divided up by sheets or boards a, either whole or segmental. The discs a are separated by spacing-blocks b, Fig. 6 arranged in radial zig-zags. One end of each block b may be grooved to pick up and distribute the washing-liquid, or, as shown in Fig. 6, scoops p may be employed.
Patent GB-189904690-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottle Filling and Stoppering Machines.
Inventor: WHITE JOHN
Filed: 1899-03-03
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 4690. White, J. March 3. Bottling; stoppering.-Relates more particularly to machines for filling and stoppering screwstoppered bottles, but is partly applicable to filling and stoppering machines generally. The bottle rest E is pivoted at E<1> to the adjustable vertical rod E<2>, and when the bottle is released, is turned into an inclined position by means of a spring &c. When the bottle neck is inserted in the filling-head D, a hollow rubber ring is closed round the neck, to form a tight joint, by means of the gland D<2>, operated by the forked lever F<2> from a cam on the shaft B. This shaft also carries the cams for operating the filling and stoppering mechanism and is driven from the main shaft C. The syrup is delivered from the pipe M<1> through the valve M into the transparent chamber L, which is graduated, as at L', to show the quantity delivered. From the chamber L, the syrup passes through the valve K to the filling-head, while the liquid is delivered from the pipe I through the valves J, K. The valves M, K, J and the snift valve H are operated synchronously by the cam-operated levers M<2>, K<2>, J', H<1>. These levers can be put out of action by the lever o, or automatically by the movement of the bottle-rest. The syrup charge can also be regulated by the operation of the controlling- valves. The stopper is removed from and reinserted in the bottle by means of pivoted gripping- jaws carried by the spindle T<3>, and operated by a spring-controlled sleeve thereon. The jaws are lined with a cup of india-rubber &c. The spindle T<3> is rotated by the pulley &c. p<2>, through belt or chain gearing from a disc, which is oscillated through a quarter revolution by projections on the operating-cam of the gland D<2> engaging depending arms on the disc. The spindle is raised to withdraw the stopper by the cam-actuated lever S, and is depressed during the insertion of the stopper by the springs S<4>. The guard W is made in two parts, which are mounted on pivoted arms W<2>. The guard is opened by cams engaging the arms W<2> and is closed by springs.
Patent GB-189905725-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bedsteads.
Inventor: ELSTERMANN GUSTAV
Filed: 1899-03-16
Granted: 1899-07-15
Abstract: 5725. Elstermann, G. March 16. Bedsteads ; screens.-Side frames or boards a, guided by pins i and slots k in the pillars, are raised and lowered by means of a pair of bell-crank levers c pivoted to the bar f and connected together by a link d and to the board a by links c. The bell cranks are operated by the handle b. When raised, the boards act as screens, bedding stops, or guards, for preventing the shifting of the bedclothes.
Patent GB-189910144-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooling Devices for Explosion Engines.
Inventor: MATHIEU JOSEPH CHARLES EUGENE
Filed: 1899-05-13
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 10,144. Mathieu, J. C. E. May 13. Gas and like engines.-The cylinders are cooled by a fan f which sends a current of air among the radiating-ribs c on them. The ribs are arranged as shown in Fig. 5, and the axis of the fan is preferably placed below the cylinder axes. Louvres k direct the air on to the cylinders ; the valve boxes p and vaporizer m are also provided with ribs b.
Patent GB-189910874-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Tiles, Slabs, and the like.
Inventor: WICKE CARL
Filed: 1899-05-24
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 10,874. Wicke, C. May 24. Roofing tiles and slabs.-Fig. 8 shows a plan view, and Fig. 9 an underside view of a roofing-tile formed with an upper V-shaped rib o and recess h, a lower groove w adapted to engage with the ribs o of the tiles below, and under ribs v which engage with the recesses h of the lower tiles. Dovetail-shaped grooves x at the sides of the tiles interlock with corresponding projections y of adjacent tiles, and hanging nibs z engage with the roof battens. Fig. 5 shows a mould for producing the tiles, which may be made of cement or other material. A cover c, hinged at b to a table a, carries two pivoted ribbed arms l which shape the recesses h and ribs o of the tile. Knives are fixed to the cover-plates at the sides of the grooves e, and the material between these knives is removed by a scoop or cutter k and placed in the grooves d te form the ribs o. The tile is removed from the mould by vertical rods, which project through the mould bottom and are attached to a plate operated by a treadle.
Patent GB-189914854-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Seamless Steel and Iron Tubes.
Inventor: KEMPSON ISAAC LEA
Filed: 1899-07-19
Granted: 1900-07-14
Abstract: 14,854. Kempson, I. L. July 19. Metal pipes and tubes.-In the manufacture of iron and steel tubes, the billets or partially-formed tubes are immersed, prior to passing through dies or otherwise operating upon them, in a bath of sulphate of copper, whereby they are covered with a coating which acts as a lubricant and buffer between the billets or tubes and the dies.
Patent GB-189919369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Paper Cutting Machines.
Inventor: WHITE SAMUEL K.
Filed: 1899-09-26
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 19,369. Lake, H. H., [White, S. K.]. Sept. 26. Cutting-machines for paper.-Relates to a machine in which a pile of sheets is held by a clamping-bar 8, and is operated on by a reciprocating knife 1 suspended by links 4. The knife 1 is actuated by the lever 5 carrying a counterweight 7 and having at its end a hook which engages in a link of the endless chain 23. The shaft which actuates the chain 23 is geared with the main driving-shaft 13 through a friction clutch. The clamping-bar 8 slides in grooves in the framing, and is drawn down by bars connected with racks. The shaft 64, which carries the pinions engaging the racks, is connected with the driving-shaft by friction clutch mechanism of special construction. The mechanism is such that the pressure with which the clamping-bar is drawn down on to the pile of paper is automatically regulated by the resistance which the material offers to the passage of the knife. The descent of the knife may be stopped at will by the operator, but if not so stopped it continues until the knife reaches the table, upon which an automatic tripping-device is actuated which stops the knife-operating mechanism and allows the knife to be raised by the counterweight. Means are provided for advancing the pile of cut sheets under the knife without disturbing the adjustment of the back gauge. The means for doing this may consist of a pusher separate from the gauge, but it is preferred to use the gauge itself, special means being provided for returning the gauge to its original position. Recesses are provided in the table in front of the cutter to enable the operator to grasp the pile of sheets after cutting.
Patent GB-189919793-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or relating to, the Electro-plating and Burnishing of Certain Articles, and in Apparatus to be used therein.
Inventor: ROUND BENJAMIN JAMES
Filed: 1899-10-03
Granted: 1900-10-03
Abstract: 19,793. Round, B. J., and Round, A. Oct. 3 Rumbles and tumbling-barrels.-To obviate the hand-burnishing of articles which have been electroplated, they are placed in a small perforated vessel or barrel together with a quantity of steel balls or equivalent small bodies having a hard polished surface, and the barrel is rotated within a bath containing some suitable lubricant, such as soap suds.
Patent GB-189919994-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Circulating Hot or Cold Water for use upon the Human Body and in apparatus for Cooling or Refrigerating said Water.
Filed: 1899-10-05
Granted: 1900-02-10
Abstract: 19,994. Ross, M. L., and " Perfect " Automatic Hot Appliance Co. Oct. 5. Heating-a p p l i - ances; cooling-appliances.-Hot or cold water is circulated through tubes T in pads to be applied to various parts of the body, as shown for a foot pad, Fig. 5.
Patent GB-189924621-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dock Construction.
Inventor: WINDETT VICTOR
Filed: 1899-12-11
Granted: 1900-02-10
Abstract: 24,621. Windett, V. May 13, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Docks; wharfs.-Rows of piles A are driven into the bed B ; longitudinal and transverse beams d, d<1> are secured over the piles by drift bolts d<2> ; a filling X of broken stone or the like is retained between the piles by sheet piling A' ; and a stepped concrete wall or top D is laid over the timber grillage. The structure is strengthened by inclined piles, anchor piles F<1>, wales or horizontal timbers c, F, and screwed tension rods or bolts b, f, n, p. The mooring posts G are bolted to timbers embedded in the concrete, and are stayed by the rods m, n, p. The rods n pass through beams n<1> provided with angle-iron or metal shoes against which nuts at the lower ends of the rods bear. The bolts d' project into the concrete, and the face of the dock is protected by fender piles A<3>. In order to prevent cracking of the concrete through frost, it is cast in vertical sections with V-shaped tongue-andgroove interlocking joints.
Patent GB-190004311-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Barrier Operating Mechanism for Railroad Crossings, and Signals therefor.
Inventor: SIEGMANN HEINRICH CHRISTIAN WI
Filed: 1900-03-06
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 4311. Siegmann, H. C. W. March 6. Crossing-gates and signals therefor operated by passing trains. The verticallymoving barrier 3 is raised or lowered by a sliding weight 2 thereon, which is pulled to one side or other of the centre by endless cords a, b operated by levers 6 struck by the wheel flanges on the train. Lost-motion devices, consisting of bars 4 with stops at their ends, slide through the weight 2, and connect it to the cords a, b so that they act independently and can be returned to their mid position by the weight of the levers 6. In its descent the barrier raises the weight 11, which acts as a brake. Elastic connections may be interpolated in the cords a, b, such as springs or weights to be raised to obviate the effect of shock. If these are used, the cord-operating lever 6, Fig. 9, tilts and engages a catch 14, which is tripped when the train subsequently passes over one of the additional levers 7 by means of the stops on the discs 16 and cord connections d. Instead of levers for operating the gate cords, a long treadle-bar 18, Fig. 10, may be used. It is supported under the stops 19 by springs, and connected to the cords a or b by bell cranks 20, and the end of the treadle first encountered is held down by a catch 14, which may be tripped when the train has passed by a device similar to that shown in Fig. 9. The signal may consist of a lamp or notice carried by or geared to the lever which is operated by a sliding weight and cord connections also operated by the passing train.
Patent GB-190005681-A (GB)
Title: Improved Auxiliary Portable Propelling Gear for Fishing Vessels.
Inventor: RANDALL WILLIAM LUMSDEN
Filed: 1900-03-27
Granted: 1901-02-09
Abstract: 5681. Randall, W. L. March 27. Auxiliary propellers for sailing-vessels.-To the gunwale of a fishing-vessel, at one side of the sternpost, is secured a curved bar A by means of a clamp J. The bar carries bearings for the vertical and horizontal shafts through which the propeller is driven by the capstan. The lower end of the bar is steadied by a bracket K bolted to the bull of the vessel. In place of the bracket K a bar K<1>, Fig. 4, may be hinged to blocks P and Q bolted to the skin and sternpost respectively. A short arm N, Fig. 1, engages in the hole O in the bar K<1>. Should the necessary power be available, a screw may be fitted at each side of the sternpost.
Patent GB-190007768-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Negative Accumulator Electrode.
Inventor: JUNGNER ERNST WALDEMAR
Filed: 1900-04-26
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 7768. Jungner, E. W. April 26. Secondary batteries.-Relates to the production of a negative electrode, especially adapted for use in the accumulator described in Specification No. 7892, A.D. 1899. The electrode consists of a wire net or perforated plate on which is spread a basic salt formed by the union of cadmium oxide with other substances, such as cadmium chloride, cupric chloride, or ammonium chloride. The mixture sets into a cement - like mass. Iron, manganese, copper, or combinations of them may be added to the cadmium oxide.
Patent GB-190101931-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fountain Cuspidors.
Inventor: WEBER HENRY ERNST
Filed: 1901-01-28
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 1931. Weber, H. E. Jan. 28. spittoons. - Relates to fountain cuspidors for use by dentists a n d others. The cuspidor is formed with a groove d near its edge, the water-supply pipe g leading down to this groove so that it is covered by the water, and thus prevents the production of a hissing noise. The bottom of the cuspidor slopes down to the central outlet b.
Patent GB-190109813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Generators and Superheaters
Inventor: CLUBBE ERNEST JOHN
Filed: 1901-05-11
Granted: 1902-03-27
Abstract: 9813. Clubbe, E. J., and Southey, A. W. May 11. Instantaneous generators.-A steam drum or reservoir A is provided, into which steam passes from the generating coils or tubes B through the non-return valve D when the stop valve C is closed, thus maintaining a circulation and preventing overheating of the coils. When the stop valve is reopened, the steam from the drum passes through the non-return valve E and through the coil again, the coil then acting as a superheater.
Patent GB-190110085-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sash-balances.
Inventor: WALLACE JAMES HARRISON
Filed: 1901-05-15
Granted: 1901-07-20
Abstract: 10,085. Wallace, J. H., and Hilton, A. G. May 15. Windows.-Fig. 1 shows a longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 a transverse section of a spring balance for a sliding sash. A broad spiral spring c is inserted loosely in a toothed barrel b<1>, and the ends c<2>, c<4> are hooked or turned b a c k to engage with shoulders or camprojections c<3>, a' of the barrel and a fixed axle a<5>. The outer hooked end of the spring is preferably thickened, the inner end may be reduced in width, and the axle may be fixed to, or cast in one piece with, the casing a'. The toothed barrel gears with a rack on the sash, and the spring is wound up when the sash is lowered. The barrel can slide freely over the outer end of the spring in one direction when the spring is unwound, but the projection c<3> engages with the hook c' when the motion of the barrel is reversed. A portion a<2> of the casing is detachable, and is made with an opening to receive a collar b<3> of the barrel. In a modification, shown in Fig. 7, the barrel is formed with three projections and the axle with two projections, and a pawl c<2> is pivoted to the outer end of the spring.
Patent GB-190121988-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Marine Life Preservers.
Inventor: GRAHAM GEORGE
Filed: 1901-10-31
Granted: 1901-12-07
Abstract: 21,988. Graham, G., and Hatton, J. M. Oct. 31. Belts &c. - In a life - preserver, two flaps or aprons A, B, preferably made of stout canvas and. cotton drilling and connected by side straps F with adjusdng - buckles, are held on each side of the abdomen by adjustable suspenders G and a strap C, thin at the middle, wide at the ends, and provided with adjustable straps c. The aprons have pockets D<2> containing indiarubber bags I<2> connected by short valved tubes i<2> to a flexible tube E<1>, preferably made of vulcanized indiarubber and having an inflating-valve E.
Patent GB-190202058-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rail Bonds or Connecting Strips for the Rails of Electric Railways.
Inventor: BLANCHARD GEORGE BARSTOW
Filed: 1902-01-25
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 2058. Blanchard, G. B. Jan. 25. Rail bands for electric railways are made with flat feet and an intermediate extensible part from superimposed strips a, the end portions of which are coated with solder. One of the outside strips is made longer than the other and turned over them, and all are soldered together. A ribbon of solder b is attached to one side of each foot, preferably at one end only, so that it can be turned up to receive soldering-fluid.
Patent GB-190202497-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Cushion Frames of Billiard Tables.
Inventor: BURROUGHES JAMES SAMUEL
Filed: 1902-01-30
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 2497. Burroughes, J. S. Jan. 30. Billiards. - Relates to the construction of the cushion frames of billiard tables, and is particularly applicable to the constructions described in Specifications No. 4167, A.D 1889, No. 17,003, A.D. 1895, and No. 8856, A.D. 1896. To prevent creaking during play, a layer of canvas, cloth, leather, indiarubber, or other soft material is inserted between the cushion block and the frame to which this is secured. In the above constructions, the material f is placed between the metal angle - bar c, to which the rubber cushion is secured, and the steel block a. The wooden block d is formed with a horizontal groove, in which the canvas g is held by a fillet of wood, as shown. The canvas is carried upwards, and is secured in the groove b of the block a by a strip. Screws e pass through the steel block a into the wooden block d. When the block a is not used the material f is placed between the strip c and the table frame &c. The rubber and cloth of the cushion, the slate bed, and the table frame are not shown in the Figure.
Patent GB-190205710-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Artificial Stone or Brick and the Preparation of Lime therefor
Inventor: ANDERSON OSKAR HUGO
Filed: 1902-03-07
Granted: 1902-07-17
Abstract: 5710. Anderson, O. H. March 7. Bricks.-Relates to the manufacture of artificial stone or brick, and to the slaking of lime therefor. To a dry mixture of about 95 per cent. of sand and 5 per cent. of slaked and dried lime is added a sufficient quantity of water to enable the mass to be moulded into bricks or blocks. The blocks are hardened in a suitable chamber by the action of steam at about 100 lb. pressure, excessive humidity being thus avoided. A sufficient quantity of lime for preparing a fresh batch of blocks is slaked in the chamber simultaneously with the hardening- process ; the slaking taking place entirely through the action of the steam and of the moisture which it absorbs or removes from the blocks. Dry pul- verulent slaked lime is thus produced, which may be sifted or passed through a pulverizer before use. Superheated steam may be introduced into the chamber after the action of the high-pressure steam is complete. Blocks may also be produced from sand mixed with lime which has been slaked, mixed with nearly twice its weight of sand, and heated to redness ; diluted hydrochloric acid is substituted for the water employed in the moulding-process.
Patent GB-190206798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Card Clothing
Inventor: HALEY JONAS
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 6798. Haley, J. March 20. Cards, wire.-In order that the teeth may have the greatest amount of rigidity, that a greater number of them may be inserted in a given area of fillet, and that the spaces between them may be free from irregularities, their crowns 1 are made wider than usual, and the teeth are set in series of four in each row. Fig. 1 shows a fillet ofsay, two inches width, with six rows of teeth arranged in series of four.
Patent GB-190219823-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Rotary Engines
Inventor: MACARTHUR CHRISTOPHER
Filed: 1902-09-10
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 19,823. MacArthur, C., and Smith, F. Sept. 10. Impact-wheels driven by expansible fluid pressure and suitable for propelling ships. The impactwheel has vanes v sloping in opposite directions alternatively and of a corrugated or other curved cross-section. The fluid pressure is admitted twice during each revolution by means of a three-ported tubular valve a, which is rocked by an eccentric n on the main shaft m. The admission valve is surrounded by a ported sleeve b, which forms a reversing-valve and which can be rocked by a handle f to admit the fluid to the port for forward running or to the port i for backward running. Expansion chambers t are formed in the wall of the cylinder x.
Patent GB-190222549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lace Machines.
Inventor: BUSCHER HERMANN
Filed: 1902-10-16
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 22,549. Buscher, H. Oct. 16. Lace machines; braiding-machines.-Relates to machines in which the fabric as it is made is held and tightened on a mandrel by two alternatelyoperating groups of beaters. The pivoted beaters a, a<1> are connected by links d, d<1> to discs e, e' connected to guide-rods h, h<1> to the lower ends of which are adjustably secured bearings k for rollers l acted on by cams n on a shaft m. The bearings k are made hollow, and are filled with lubricant, into which the rollers l dip, as shown in Fig. 3. The rods h, h<1> are kept up to the cams by springs. As the shaft m rotates, the beaters a, a' alternately beat up the fabric, and, by nicely adjusting the bearings k on the rods h, h<1>, the beaters are prevented from damaging the fabric or the mandrel.
Patent GB-190223257-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Flexible Metallic Tubing for Armouring Insulated Electrical Conductors.
Inventor: BOWLEY WILLIAM HENRY KANZON
Filed: 1902-10-24
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 23,257. Bowley, W. H. K. Oct. 24. Flexible metal pipes.-Relates to flexible metal tubing, such as is used in armouring insulated electric conductors, formed by helically coiling a strip of corrugated metal, so that each helical convolution locks with the next. In such tubing, a strip of metal a is coiled over' the tube where there is only a single thickness of metal, as at d, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to provide a double thickness at all points. Where greater flexibility is required, the strip a is corrugated, so that the part e will fit over the convolution b, and the flat part f will extend over the part d, as shown in Fig. 2.