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Patent GB-190009128-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Dredging and Discharging Dredgings or like Matters from Barges.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1900-05-17
Granted: 1900-06-30
Abstract: 9128. Imray, O., [Smulders, A. F.]. May 17. Dredging.-Relates to means for dredging and for discharging the dredged material from barges, a transverse section through the dredging-vessel a and the barge b being shown in Fig. 2. The end of the pipe k, which is provided with a shut-off valve, is lowered, and the material is first raised, by means of the rotary pump c, through the pipes k, e, and either through the pipe d into the barge or through the pipe e<1> on to the bank, according to the direction in which a reversing-valve f is set. Water can be pumped into the barge on opening the valve m, the path being indicated by the dotted line 1 2 3 4 5. The dredged material can be discharged from the barge on closing the valve m and reversing the valve f and a second valve g, the path being indicated by the dotted line 6 7 8 9 10 and the pipe e<1>.
Patent GB-190017708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and Means for Utilizing the Radiated Heat from Furnaces.
Inventor: HEIDEMANN HERMANN
Filed: 1900-10-05
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 17,708. Heidemann, H., and Axdorfer, G. Oct. 5. Waste heat, utilizing.-A jacket b, divided by partitions with openings alternately on opposite sides, is provided, through which air or other fl u i d i s passed. The air &c. is thus heated, and the furnace walls cooled. A lateral working-opening may be formed through the jacket.
Patent GB-190100237-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Elliptical Chain Driving Gear for Cycles.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-01-03
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 237. Williams, W. F. Jan. 3. Driving-mechanism.-Relates to elliptic chain-driving gear for bicycles and tricycles of the kind described in Specification No. 29,661, A.D. 1896, wherein the elliptic sprocket-wheel employed is shifted in the direction of its own plane by the action of a stationary eccentric. The improvements have for object to diminish the friction of the moving parts and to exclude dust from the gear. The sprocket-wheel without dust covers is shown in Fig. 1, and in section in Fig. 3. Fig. 4 shows the stationary eccentric in axial section, and Fig. 5 one of the arms of the sprocket-wheel. The eccentric 10 is received between the parallel abutment surfaces 9 of the wheel, and is grooved to receive the balls 12 encircled by the ring 13, which is free to revolve. The eccentric body is formed of the disc 14 in one with the adjustable ball-bearing cup 16 of the crank bracket, and the disc 15 which is locked by the ring 17. The arms 4 of the elliptic wheel have balls 19 interposed between their moving surfaces and their bearings in the brackets 5. Adjustment for wear is provided for by screw-threaded sleeves 25, sliding blocks 23, and spanner heads 26. Locking-nuts 27 are provided for the stems 28 of the sliding blocks 23. The coverplate 29 has an oil slot in the front wall of the box 5. Of the sets of cover-plates co-operating to exclude dust, one cover has the metal plate 32 fixed to the outer face of the wheel and apertured to give clearance for the axle and attached parts, a second 35 is not movable transversely but covers the aperture in the first and makes light rubbing contact with the plate 32, and a third 38 is attached to the first, encloses the joint between the first and second plates, and makes contact with the second plate. Two adjacent co-acting covers have dustexcluding packing formed of fibrous material attached to and projecting from one cover and pressing against the other cover. An oiling-slot is formed in the cover 35 alongside the flat, and around the slot is a packing-ring of fibrous material. The cover 38 is made in halves united by dovetail clips. To the inner face of the wheel is fixed the main cover, which is protected by the second cover, also protected by the third cover, these covers corresponding to the three outside covers.
Patent GB-190102993-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices and Machines for Sowing and Distributing Seed Artificial Manures and other like Substances.
Inventor: MOLLOY ALFRED WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-02-12
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 2993. Molloy, A. W. Feb. 12. Drawings to Specification. Envelopes for grain and seeds, manures and fertilizers, and the like. The envelope is made with one side perforated so that it can be used for sowing or distributing the seeds or manures.
Patent GB-190105329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus Burning Liquid Fuel.
Inventor: REIN BERNARD
Filed: 1901-03-13
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 5329. Lake, H. H., [Rein, B.]. March 13. Vapour burners.-Relates to burners for vaporizing hydrocarbon, particularly for use in vapour burners on boilers, steam-generators, or motor road vehicles. Fig. 2 shows a plan, and Fig. 3 a section. The vaporizer c, secured to the vapour burner b, comprises a shell d enclosing a tubular burner f provided with transverse slits f<1>. The lower part e of the shell has longitudinal chambers g, h, of which the former transmits the gasoline or similar fuel from the pipe l through the valve n to the burner f, air being supplied through the tube o and end openings p. After the burner f has been lighted, the pipe m is placed in communication with the fuel reservoir, and fuel then passes along the chamber h, in which it is vaporized, down the tube h<1>, through the valve k to the burner b, air being supplied through the tube r. The flame from the burner f passes through a nipple i to ignite the burner b.
Patent GB-190108958-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Kitchen Ranges and other Fire-places.
Inventor: CAMPBELL ROBERT
Filed: 1901-05-01
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 8958. Campbell, R. May 1. Fuel-economizers. - The inclined grating A, described in Specification No. 18,247, A.D. 1900, is modified by being hinged at the top of the fireplace, while its lower portion is held in any desired position by means of levers C having notches c which engage projections d on the front plate D of the fireplace.
Patent GB-190109920-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Treatment of Crude Rubber.
Filed: 1901-05-13
Granted: 1902-03-13
Abstract: 9920. Thame, J., and South Western Rubber Co. May 13. India-rubber, purifying. -Crude rubber in lumps is soaked in a hot dilute caustic potash or soda solution, to remove external dirt. It is then sliced, and laid on wirework or other open grids in a closed tank, where it is covered with a solvent for the matter to be removed from the rubber. Carbon chlorides and bisulphide are suitable, alone or mixed with alcohol. After the rubber has taken up some of the solvent, the remainder of this is run off, and the tank is filled up with water or other inert liquid of less specific gravity than the solvent. After 18 to 24 hours, the liquid is removed, and the rubber is washed with boiling water for some time ; steam or other hot gas may also be passed through the rubber. The rubber is afterwards consolidated by rolling or pressing, and is dried in darkness at 60 to 70 F.
Patent GB-190115628-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crank Spindles for Carrier Cycles.
Inventor: WARRICK JOHN
Filed: 1901-08-01
Granted: 1901-09-14
Abstract: 15,628. Warrick, J. Aug. 1. Crank axles; pedals.-Relates to a method of building a crank axle for a carrier cycle, so that ball bearings can be fitted to the pedals while increased strength is obtained in the axle itself. The side arms A are steel stampings, having at one end a sleeve a which is secured to a spindle B by means of a nut D and set-screw D'. A sleeve b carrying the ratchet-wheel b<1> is brazed on the spindle B, and between the sleeves a and b is a loose ball race C coupled to them by tongues and grooves. The joint between the sleeve a and the ball race is covered by a tube a<1>, brazed on. The crank-pins E are secured to the central crank-arm A' by nuts and set-screws, and to the side arms by double nuts e. One end of each pin is screwed to receive the adjusting-cone of the pedals, which are placed in position on the pins before the latter are put in place.
Patent GB-190117192-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Braking Apparatus for Tram Cars and the like.
Filed: 1901-08-27
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 17,192. British Electric Car Co., [Trimble, J. A.]. Aug. 27. Brakes, band, for tramcars. Relates to brake handles which can be engaged with the spindle at a n y radial point. The spindle s has a collar 20 formed with cam surfaces 40, 41, 42, 43 adapted to engage wedges 30, 31, 32, 33 arranged within a steel ring 19 fixed to the recessed end of the brass handle h. On rotating this handle clockwise, the cam surfaces and wedges are jammed between the spindle s and the ring 19, and the handle and spindle turn together, while motion in the opposite direction frees the parts h, s.
Patent GB-190118632-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Formation of the Socket Parts of Clay and Earthenware Drain Pipes and such like and in the Grooving of such Socket Parts to Form Keys for the Cement used in Connecting one Pipe to another.
Inventor: SMITH RICHARD HENRY
Filed: 1901-09-18
Granted: 1902-08-14
Abstract: 18,632. Smith, R. H. Sept. 18. Moulding pipes.-Relates to the moulding of clay and earthenware drain and similar pipes, and, more particularly, to the formation of the pipe sockets, and to the grooving of the sockets to form keys for the cement used in connecting together two pipes. The central part c of the socket- forming die is provided with the series of spring-pressed pegs, pins, or projec- tions e, which protrude into the socket-forming space of the die, and constitute ways by which air can escape. The radial groovers e can be rotated along with the central part c, and the wedge-shaped piece e<9> by turning the toothed segment i and the gear-wheel h. When the central part c is lifted up from the wedge e<9> by swinging upwards the hinged arm f, the acting ends of the groovers e are drawn in by the springs e<8>, the sliding pieces e<4>, e<5> approaching each other. Any number of groovers may be employed, and they may be arranged to rotate without rotating the part c.
Patent GB-190119062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Conduits for Electric Railways and the like.
Inventor: CONNETT ALBERT NEUMANN
Filed: 1901-09-24
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 19,062. Connett, A. N. Sept. 24. Electric railways and tramways on the conduit system. Conduits. - To permit the removal of the collector L, the conduit is provided with movable cover sections C, which normally rest on the abutments K and are lifted by the parallel-motion arms H, I. The arms H are connected through links F, F<1> to a counterweighted rocking shaft S, which is connected by the adjustable link D to the pivoted socket P, in which a removable lever Q is placed.
Patent GB-190119449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Applying the Preparation to the Striking Surfaces of Match Boxes or for Similarly Treating other Articles.
Inventor: PASFIELD STEPHEN EDWARD
Filed: 1901-09-30
Granted: 1901-12-07
Abstract: 19,449. Pasfield, S. E. Sept. 30. Coating surfaces with liquids and plastic materials ; painting and varnishing.-An apparatus for applying the striking-composition to the surfaces of match boxes, or for similarly treating other articles, if provided with a box-feeding apparatus A, and an endless conveyer B, which carries the boxes between the rollers D used for applying the composition. The apparatus A comprises a trough a provided with a reciprocating stop a' and a bar a<3>, which carries adjustable stop-pins a<2> and is connected by rods a<12> to arms a<13>, secured to a rocking shaft a<11>. The conveyer B consists of tapes carrying pairs of juxtaposed partitions b, b<1>; the partitions b are formed with hooked projections b<2> and the partitions b<1> are provided with pins b<4> which actuate the shaft a<11>; the pins successively strike a cam a<7> secured to an oscillatory block a<8>, which acts upon a spring-controlled arm a<10> fixed to the shaft a". During the feeding operations, the leading box is allowed to fall against the stop a<4>, the other boxes being retained by the pins a<2>; then the stop a' is drawn back and the box falls into the space between two contiguous pairs of partitions, which diverge somewhat, as the conveyer is passing over the pulleys C. Guides are provided for adjusting in position any box which may have been displaced by any means upon the conveyer. The rollers D are mounted adjustably in vats d supplied with composition from a mixer G. During the transfer of the boxes from the rollers D to the discharge shoot F, they are dried by means of air from a fan E.
Patent GB-190121517-A (GB)
Title: Machines for Dipping and Heading Matches.
Inventor: FROST WALTER
Filed: 1901-10-26
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 21,517. Frost, W. Oct. 26. Matches. - A p p aratus for dipping match splints into paraffin &c. and applying the igniting-composition is shown in elevation and pla n respectively in Figs. 1 and 2. The splints are disposed vertically in ordinary frames, and the frames are placed between lugs of endless chains A, which are driven intermittently, p r eferably by mutilated gear. The splints are levelled by passage between a surface plate U and a press plate C, which is guided by pillars C<1> and operated by a connecting-rod C<2> and cranks C<3> on a cross-shaft C<7> driven from the main sbaft S by worm gearing S<1>, S'. The frames are then carried over a heating-plate K, and the warmed splints are next dipped into paraffin &c. contained in a tank V. This tank is carried by a slide V<1> operated by a cam V<3>, and is fed from a supply cistern V' through a valve V<5> operated by means of a lever V<6> and a bracket V<8>, a pipe taking away any overflow. The splints now traverse sufficient distance for drying, and are finally brought over a composition-tank E fitted with an intermittently-driven roller E'. This roller is preferably six-sided, as shown, and is removably mounted, preferably on a fixed centre at one end, and on the driving-shaft at the other end, the end of the shaft being squared and mounted in a bearing threaded to receive a cap for retaining the shaft in position. A scraper P is provided to ensure even thickness of composition on the sides Y of the roller, and is traversed along the top edges of the tank E by means of side levers O<1> loosely mounted on a cross-shaft F<8> and operated by means of adjustable collars T', T<2> on a rod T<3> driven by a crank T from the shaft S. The splints are pressed against a side Y of the roller E<1> by means of a press plate and frame supports or bars carried by slides moved vertically in the standards B<a> by cams on the cross-shaft F<8>. In another arrangement for applying the composition, a flat plate is mounted on a ram or slide, and the composition is fed from a cistern to a receptacle traversed over the plate and provided with holes for spreading the composition on the plate.
Patent GB-190202516-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Game
Inventor: INGHAM HERBERT WILLIAM DENTON
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 2516. Ingham, H. W. D. Jan. 31. Nets ; games played with balls and racquets.- Relates to an indoor or outdoor game played with balls, racquets, or bats, and nets. The net is provided with one or more holes, such as a<1>, a<2>, a<3>, which may be of different sizes and variously arranged. The players have to strike the balls through the holes.
Patent GB-190202918-A (GB)
Title: Method for Applying Positive Change of Feed to Backshaft, or Sliding Shaft on a Lathe, and the like.
Inventor: MACNAB THOMAS POLLOCK
Filed: 1902-02-05
Granted: 1903-01-01
Abstract: 2918. Macnab, T. P. Feb. 5 Feed-motions; gearing, driving; lathes. - A change gearing for imparting motion to the back shaft of a lathe, or for connecting two parallel shafts in any machine, consists of two sets of wheels F, one set keyed on the feed-shaft S and the other set loose on a short driving-shaft A, but capable of being separately coupled to it by sliding the shaft longitudinally till a short key E engages a keyway in the desired wheel. The shaft is moved by a pinion B on a shaft C engaging a circular rack on the shaft A, the shaft C being continued through to the front of the lathe bed or to a convenient place, and having a band-wheel D with an index and locking-pin, so that the shaft A may be set to give the desired feed.
Patent GB-190206842-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ships.
Inventor: LEEDY JOHN KIZER
IPC: B63B43/14
Filed: 1902-03-20
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 6842. Leedy, J. K. March 20. Hulls; decks; buoyancy, increasing; compartments; leaks, stopping; cabins.-The main features of the invention are the provision of water-tight compartments, and means for covering and closing punctures and for assisting the flotation of the vessel when aground. The hull, which is preferably lined with, or constructed of, copper, is built up of a series of ribs 4, 5, secured at their lower ends to the plate keel 2, and laterally to transverse plates 8 to form compartments. Rods or rungs 9 pass through the plates 8 and are braced on each side thereof, and serve as ladders for the workmen while the vessel is under construction. The space between the ribs 4, 5 is filled with coal tar, lead, zinc, or other material or composition to form a solid hull to about one foot above the level of the lower deck 12, which is supported by transverse rods 13, and comprises plates 14, a continuous copper plate 15, and a layer of solder, the whole forming an airtight ceiling for the hold. The lower deck 12 may, however, consist of two plates with rods between and beneath them secured by solder. The buoyancy is increased and water is excluded by compressed air, which may be supplied from the air - compressor 42 and reservoir 43 by the various pipes and connections 44, 45, 46, 47 to the hold, to the spaces above the filling- material 23 in the compartments of the hull, and to the berth cabins, which are made with airtight walls 74 and a low entrance 75. The coal bunkers in the bow are separated by a longitudinal partition 48, and are connected with the engine-room by tunnels 50, 51 with oppositelyhinged doors 55, which are closed automatically by a rush of water, or which may be operated from the deck by the compressed-air cylinders 56 or their equivalent. Inflatable bags 57, 58, enclosed in flexible steel nets and connected up to the compressed-air pipes, are arranged on the inside and the outside of the hull. The outer bags 58 are run down the endless chains 63 to the bottom of the hull while in a deflated condition, and are inflated after they have been lowered to assist in lifting the ship off a rock or bar. Puncturerepairing sheets, weighted at their lower ends and mounted so as to overlap when lowered, are provided, being held against the puncture when in use by the pressure of the water.
Patent GB-190216296-A (GB)
Title: Lubricator for Revolving Shafts
Inventor: ROSSI CARLO
Filed: 1902-07-22
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 16,296. Rossi, C., and Goffi, R. Jan. 10, [date applied for under Patent.s Act, A.D. 1901]. Axle-boxes, lubricating. Underneath the journal a is arranged a basin or container c to which is connected a rectangular plate f arranged to leave a receptacle e for semi-fluid lubricant. The plate f is covered by wick g of absorbent material. An aperture in the receptacle e is connected by a flexible pipe i to the inlet m for the lubricant, which is fitted with a cover n. A lubricant reservoir may be arranged between the pipe i and the inlet m. The basin c is supported on spring blades &c. k coupled to the bottom of the axle-box. The lubricant in the receptacle e is in contact with the journal, and is melted by the heat generated in running.
Patent GB-190222962-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Match-holders.
Inventor: VARENHOLT JULIUS
Filed: 1902-10-21
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 22,962. Varenholt, J., and Hackhausen, F. Oct. 21. Match receptacles.-A match-container c, provided with a longitudinal opening f and a partition e, is pushed into a cylinder a and supported by plates d. A cylinder g provided with a match-groove h is mounted below the opening f and between the plates d, and delivers the matches to a catch-plate p. The cylinder g is operated by means of a knob k provided with a detent pin. The knob is carried by a pin, which is inserted in an opening m in the cylinder a, terminatmg in a semicircular extension n for the detent pin. The cylinder a is mounted on a foot b or a supporting-plate.
Patent GB-190224113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hay-raking Machines.
Inventor: COTTIS CRISPUS
Filed: 1902-11-04
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 24,113. Cottis, C. Nov. 4. Rakes, horse.-Relates to hay-raking machines for horse power. The main frame a is rectangular, and is provided with shafts c, which may be fixed for the horse to go in front of or at the rear of the frame a. The forks f are attached, in one of various ways, to chains d running diagonally across the frame a and driven by sprocket-wheels e, driven by the gearing shown from the wheels b. The hay is collected and left in a windrow at the side of the machine. An ordinary drag rake may be attached at the rear of the machine.
Patent GB-190225179-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in & relating to Internal Combustion Turbines.
Inventor: HUSKISSON WILLIAM MARSHALL
Filed: 1902-11-17
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 25,179. Huskisson, W. M. Nov. 17. Drawings to Specification. Steam generation in gas-engine chambers.-Consists partly in generating steam for driving a turbine by mixed steam and combustion products by passing the condenser water into a jacket surrounding the combustion chamber and then passing the steam so generated first round the jacketed turbine casing and then into the combustion chamber.
Patent GB-190228398-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Slot-tongues and Slot-switch Box Mechanism for Conduit Railway Systems
Inventor: STIFF HENRY CHARLES
Filed: 1902-12-23
Granted: 1903-02-12
Abstract: 28,398. Stiff, H. C. Dec. 23. Electric railways and tramways with slotted conduits. Conduits, switche-s for. The slot tongues, pivoted at D<1>, have a portion d' flush with the roadway, and depressed portions d', d, which work under the cover plate E. The part d' has curved ribs d<3>, or lugs, struck from the centre D', which alternate with similar ribs on the underside of the plate E, and the grooves between the ribs d<3> are inclined upwards at d<4> towards the raised part d'. The cover plates E may be removable, and are secured by bolts E<1> accessible through the boxes C, or, in the modification shown in Fig. 6. they are secured by bolts E<2> with nuts countersunk on the top of the plate, the pivot end d<5> of the slot tongues being depressed below the plate at that end. The ribs d<3> reduce the depth of the gap in the roadway, and the inclined ends of the grooves render them self-cleaning.
Patent GB-190301858-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or connected with, Billiard Cues.
Inventor: O'KEEFFE YELVERTON
Filed: 1903-01-26
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 1858. O'Keeffe, Y. Jan. 26. Billiards.-Relates to means for securing cue tips. The cue, Fig. 2, is formed with a tenon band with a slot and hole a<2>. The tip, Fig. 1, is formed with a hole d adapted to be secured over the tenon b, by passing the ends of a cord e secured to the tip through the hole a' and tying them. The ends of the slot a<2> are finally closed by wooden pegs.