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Patent GB-189912391-A (GB)
Title: An Adjustable Support for Holding Flower Pots and the like.
Inventor: SCOREY HENRY CHARLES
Filed: 1899-06-14
Granted: 1900-04-21
Abstract: 12,391. Scorey, H. C. June 14. Stands.-Relates to an adjustable support for flower pots or other articles. The support consists of arms h, h having clips i, i and attached to a collar g sliding on the standard c. The arms h, h slide within loops or guides f secured at the top of the standard c. The standard c slides within a socket b, and is secured in position by a pin passing through one of a series of holes d in the standard c. The socket b may be attached to a baseplate a adapted to be secured by a clamp k, l to the staging in a greenhouse; or the socket b may be prolonged and provided with a foot m to stand on the ground; or the socket b may be dispensed with, and the standard c bent, so that it may be secured like a bracket to a wall or other support.
Patent GB-189920868-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Indicating the Names of Successive Stopping Stations in Railways Trains, Tramcars, or other like Vehicles, also applicable to Ships.
Inventor: BUERK RICHARD
Filed: 1899-10-18
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 20,868. B³rk, R. Oct. 18. Indicators, station, stopping - place, and l i ke; indicators, departure and arrival.- Relates to apparatus for indicating the names of successive stopping - stations in railway trains, tramcars, ships, &c. The names of the stations, and, if desired, the times of arrival and departure, time of stoppage, &c., are marked in succession on tablets 10, the suspending-rods 9 of which are engaged in notches 3 in the discs 2 mounted on the rollers 4. In operation, the upper tablet, which bears the name of the next station, is raised by the lift rods 12, actuated through the connecting-bar 34 and chain 25, into the casing 20, where the name is exposed through a glazed aperture. The rods 12 are notched at 'their lower ends, so that, when in their lowest position, they engage with the rod 9 of the lowest tablet, and lock the indicator. The drum is rotated, to bring the proper tablet into position to be lifted, by the rods 12, during the first portion of their upward movement, the notch 14 actuating a pawl 40, which engages with one of the rods 9. Two pawls are provided, one of which is operative for the outward journey, and the other for the return journey. The pawls are carried by levers 36, pivoted at 37 to setting- discs on the outside of the casing. The movement of these discs in setting the pawls exposes an indicator showing the direction of travel. The tablets &c. may be interchanged for different journeys, and a number of indicators may be operated simultaneously by connecting the chains 25 to a single operating-rod &c.
Patent GB-189924056-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Scrubbers.
Inventor: ZSCHOCKE GOTTFRIED
Filed: 1899-12-02
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 24,056. Zschocke, G. Dec. 2. Scrubbers in which the washing-liquid is agitated by rotating blades are divided into compartments, so that the gas passes radially inwardly and outwardly until it has traversed the apparatus from one end to the other. The washing-liquid flows in the reverse direction. Fig. 1 shows a section of one compartment, in which perforated plates e carried by the shaft f divide the compartment, each section so formed containing a number of, preferably, wooden spheres g. The spheres are perforated in several directions, and are held in their respective sections by a perforated drum h attached to the shaft.
Patent GB-189924867-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Preventing Breathing through the Mouth.
Inventor: HOOPER JOSEPHUS
Filed: 1899-12-14
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 24,867. Hooper, J., and Pope, C. Dec. 14. Mouth, keeping closed during sleep. -Fig. 1 shows an appliance for preventing breathing through the mouth. It consists of two soft rubber plates a and b, connected together at c, and arranged to fit over the lips &c. as shown. It may be secured to the person of the wearer by an eye d and a cord. In a modification, the outer plate b is dispensed with.
Patent GB-189925520-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of and Apparatus for Forming Flanges on Tubes.
Inventor: BARTHELS FRIEDRICH WILHELM
Filed: 1899-12-23
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 25,520. Barthels, F. W. Dec. 23. Flanging. - Flanges are formed on tubes by compression on the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. The tube end to be flanged is placed upon the hot mandrel b as far as the collar c, and the tube is held between the collar c and the cap h provided with an adjustable screw-nut g on the rod f, which forms an extensinn of the mandrel. By heating the tube end, hammering the head d of the mandrel, and tightening the screw nut g, the material is compressed, and by hammering is straightened, bulged, and compressed until a flange with thickened walls has been formed against or in the collar c. The collar may be flat, and the flange hammered conical. The invention is particularly applicable to copper tubes for steam connections.
Patent GB-190006381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Fluid-pressure Engines.
Inventor: VERRET NICHOLAS JOSEPH
Filed: 1900-04-05
Granted: 1900-10-27
Abstract: 6381. Verret, N. J., and Simon, J. April 5. Revolving-cylinder type.-Relates to a simple engine with one cylinder or a compound engine with four cylinders formed with or mounted upon a rotary shaft, the rotation of which is effected by the action of the cylinder pistons upon stationary eccentrics. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation, and Fig. 3 a horizontal section of the simple form of engine. The cylinder 4 and driving-pulley 16 both rotate with the shaft 3, guides being formed in the pulley 16 for the piston-rod crossheads, to which are attached the yokes 24 embracing the stationary eccentrics 26. The eccentrics are mounted so that their eccentricity can be varied or annulled by the lever 31 for the purpose of starting or stopping the engine. Steam is distributed to the cylinder from a stationary valve-chest 7, so as to cause the reciprocation of the piston, by a rotary valve 6 formed in the shaft 3. In the compound form of the engine, two valves and valve-chests are provided, one on each side of the group of cylinders. Means are also provided for adjusting the stationary eccentrics as regards lead or angular position for the purpose of reversing the engine.
Patent GB-190007186-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Castor Bowls or Wheels
Inventor: HARRINGTON JOHN
Filed: 1900-04-18
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 7186. Harrington, J. April 18. Castors.-Relates to the bowls or wheels of castors. A cup 3 of sheet metal is filled with a block of wood or other suitable material, upon which is placed a disc 8. The edge 9 of the cup is now spun over. A bush 10 may be placed through the cup, filling, and disc, and be secured by expanding its ends ; or the bush may be dispensed with, the edges of the hole in the disc 8 being then turned in at 12. Cement, asphalt, discs of cardboard &c. may be used for the filling, and the metal casing may be electroplated before or after being made up.
Patent GB-190011663-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Hollow Cellulose Articles.
Inventor: THOMAS EDOUARD GEORGE PETER
Filed: 1900-06-27
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 11,663. Thomas, E. G. P., [Bonavita, J.]. June 27. Moulding cellulose hollow-ware.-Relates to the manufacture of hollow articles from the cellulose material known as "viscose," described in Specification No. 8700, A.D. 1892, [Abridgment Class Acids and salts, Organic, &c.]. The solution of the material is poured out in the form of a film on a smooth surface, and allowed to set or gelatinize, in which condition it is extensible. It is then treated with cold concentrated brine, to remove the soluble sulphocarbonates. The moulding of an article, say a half sphere, is effected in two stages. A circular piece of the film is placed on a similar piece b, Fig. 1, of india-rubber, which is secured on the pressure trough a by the ring c and clamping- segments d, the film w being secured by the ring e. which is provided with a handle l and is notched so that it can be disengaged from the segments d. Air or water under pressure is admitted through the cock g to the trough a, and distends the rubber and film into hemispherical form, as shown. When the limit of size is reached, the cock g is automatically closed by the lever n, i. During the distension, the three way cock k is set to connect the pipe o with a passage in the trunnion t, so that any air confined between the rubber and the film can escape through the flexible tube v. When the distension is completed, the cock k is turned into the position shown, so that pressure is admitted from the trough a between the film and the rubber, to collapse the latter. The film is then fixed or made insoluble in water by brushing it over with a strong solution of zinc sulphate or chloride. Fig. 3 shows an apparatus for carrying out the second stage of the process. The hemispherical film v is fixed, by the ring u and catches w, over a polished mould shell s, of smaller size and of hemispherical or other desired shape. The film is then allowed to dry by exposure, or is dried by artificial heat applied to the interior of the shell. During the process of drying, the film shrinks on to the shell, and takes the shape of the latter. The film is removed when dry, an aperture being provided in the top of the shell for the admission of air between it and the film. Two shells, made as described, may have their flanges connected together by clips or otherwise, to form a sphere or balloon for enclosing incandescent electric lamps or for other purposes.
Patent GB-190017762-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Manufacture of Gas for Lighting Heating and other Purposes and Apparatus for use in connection therewith.
Inventor: LANE HOWARD
Filed: 1900-10-06
Granted: 1901-10-05
Abstract: 17,762. Lane, H. Oct. 6. Gas-producers.-In the form shown, there are two vertical metal casings 1, one enclosing a generator a thickly lined with firebrick &c., and the other a regenerator b, also lined with firebrick and filled beneath with firebrick checkerwork and above with iron checkerwork. The generator is provided with a fuel hopper, and with a series of openings 4, 34, at different levels, the valves governing which are opened and closed automatically by means of cams on a shaft 28, bellcrank levers 30, and connecting-rods 32. The regenerator has two openings 14, 44, also provided with valves similarly operated. A short tube 8 connects the lower parts of the vessels, and is provided with an air inlet having also a valve similarly operated. At the bottom of the generator there is a fireplace, and an ashpit which is kept nearly full of water to seal the outlet. A fire is lit in the fireplace to start the process, and coal, coke, wood, or other carbonaceous or combustible substance is charged in through the hopper. The gas now given off at the outlet 5 is collected. The valve 34 is then closed, and the blowing-up process started by sending air downwards through the fuel in the generator, first opening the top valve 4, then the next lowest, and so on. The combustion products pass to the connecting-tube 8, where they meet with fresh air. They then pass to, and heat up, the regenerator, the products escaping to the chimney 11. When the regenerator is sufficiently heated, the valve 44 is closed, and water is sprayed by a revolving- distributer on the top of the regenerator, the valve 14 being opened for a short time to allow the steam to drive out any combustion products. The steam then passes to the generator, and in its upward passage becomes decomposed, and also distils the green fuel in the upper part of the generator. To facilitate combustion and prevent caking, an external tube may connect the top and bottom of the generator. The blowing-up and decomposing periods occur alternately, the valves being automatically altered. The regenerator may be arranged around the generator instead of separately.
Patent GB-190022809-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to School and other Desks.
Inventor: ROBBINS CHARLES WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-12-14
Granted: 1901-12-07
Abstract: 22,809. Robbins, C. W., and Poynor, S. F. Dec. 14. School desks; desks; tables.-Relates to desks, suitable for schools, offices, type-writers, &c., in which a movable part of the top or slope can be used as a book-rest, copy-holder, drawing-board for free arm drawing, blackboard, or slate, or can be made flat to form a table. The removable part B has fixed to its end edges plates C, which are bent forwards at the lower ends and are provided with pins or projections C', C<2>. On the ends of the fixed part A, or on the upper ends of the standards A, are fixed plates D having notches D<1> or grooves D' in which the projections C', C' engage or work. By carrying the pin C<3> eccentrically on an adjustable collar C<4>, as shown in Fig. 9, the angle of the part B can be adjusted. The part B can be turned down and pulled forwards as shown in Fig. 7, and by wedging up the front may be made horizontal to form a table.
Patent GB-190100169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Fittings of Waist Belts for Personal Wear.
Inventor: MARTIN PATRICK ALPHONSUS
Filed: 1901-01-03
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 169. Martin, P. A. Jan. 3. Buckles.- Buckles for waistbelts are constructed so as readily to adapt themselves to the wearer's figure. In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 5, the buckle comprises end bars c, c<1> formed with sockets c<3> in which are loosely secured the side bars b<1>, b<2> and the centre or tongue bar a. The side bars may be replaced by chains. In another form, shown in Fig. 8, the tongue bar a has pivoted on each end bars b<1>, b<2>, which are bent to serve as side bars as shown. The eyes or sockets for the pivoted bars may be first formed open, and then closed round the bars.
Patent GB-190101617-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Appliances for Cutting or Slicing Meat or other Substances.
Inventor: STRAITON JOHN
Filed: 1901-01-24
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 1617. Straiton, J. Jan. 24. Slicing meat, sausages, and the like.-Machinery for cutting or slicing large sausages, boned hams, and other meats, and other substances not of very firm consistency, is shown in longitudinal section and front elevation respectively in Figs. 1 and 2. Meat &c. b is supported on a table a, preferably in a casing v fixed on the table and consisting in the upper part of two or more hinged, movable, or collapsable pieces pressed by springs x. A blade c is carried by a bar d, which is reciprocated longitudinally in guides e by means of a lever g and a waved cam i on a shaft j rotated by a handle l or by other means. The table a is reciprocated vertically in guides n by means of a rod o, crank q, and shaft r driven from the shaft j by a chain &c. t, or a treadle may replace the crank &c. A pusher y is provided with a rack z sliding in a guide 2 and gearing with a wheel 3 on a shaft 4 carrying a ratchet-wheel 7 actuated by a pawl 8 on an arm 9 adapted to strike an arm 10 adjustable in a quadrant 11. The slices pass on to a travelling band 13 carried on shafts 15, 15<a>, the former driven by a belt 16 from the shaft j or by ratchet-and-pawl gear from the table a. Pieces of paper may be laid on the band to receive the slices, when these are to be packed in tins, or preferably paper perforated at intervals is led from a roll 17 over the band. The table may be fixed, and the knife and travelling band carried in a movable frame. The knife may be arranged horizontally, and the material vertically.
Patent GB-190106036-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Knife Cleaning Machines.
Inventor: WILLIAMS EDWARD
Filed: 1901-03-22
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 6036. Williams, E. March 22. Knives, cleaning and polishing.-The machine consists of two padded discs covered with leather, the bottom one l having a cup bearing n and pad spring 8, and the top one being recessed at o to receive the cleaning-powder and having a cross-bar for engagement with the spindle t, to which the handle 2 is attached for rotating the discs. The pressure between the pads is adjusted by the screw cap 3. The knives are inserted through the openings 4 in the casing and are supported by rests 5.
Patent GB-190113049-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Detergents and their Manufacture.
Inventor: BAMBERG GODFREY
Filed: 1901-06-26
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 13,049. Bamberg, G. June 26. Cleansing-compositions ; soaps.-A dry detergent powder, soluble in cold water, is made by mixing together oatmeal or other cereal meal, olein, and caustic soda solution of 75‹-80‹ Tw. The product is granulated and exposed on trays to absorb carbonic acid from the air. In order to prevent the formation of carbonate of soda in the mixer, sulphate of ammonia may be added. A soap powder for toilet purposes is made by mixing olein and dextrinized meal in suitable proportions, adding just sufficient alkali to combine with the olein, and, after mixing, adding some odourless dextrin to render the material suitable for granulation and drying. Cotton-seed or other oil, as free as possible from stearic acid, may be used in place of olein. A perfume or disinfectant may be added.
Patent GB-190113701-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Coin-freed Games of Skill.
Inventor: JOFEH JOHN
Filed: 1901-07-05
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 13,701. Jofeh, J. July 5. Games of skill, apparatus for.-Relates to a coin-freed game in which a ball is projected towards pockets l, w on a vertical board which also carries obstructing and guiding pins. The pockets w return the ball to the player, while the pocket l, which may have pivoted arms u to regulate its opening, leads the ball to a freeing-mechanism for returning the coin. Coin action; coindischarging mechanism returning coin; delivery mechanism ; money shoots ; coin-slit closing-devices.-A coin dropped down a shoot d, falls on to a weighted lever g projecting into a hopper f and carrying a spoon-shaped end h to lift the ball over a projecting lip k and allow it to pass to the player. The lever g may be arranged below the spoon, and may be operated directly by the coin or through an intermediate lever having a pivoted striking-end. When a coin is inserted at the slot e, which is normally closed by a plate t on a spring-operated lever s, a pin r' at the end of this lever is withdrawn from a shoot f<1>, at the bottom of the hopper f, and allows any coin resting on it to fall down a shoot leading to the till. Before the coin is discharged from the lever g, the pin r' returns. The pin r<1> may be arranged at rightangles to the position shown, and slide in curved slots in the shoot f<1>. The pocket l leads to a shoot c in which the ball acts on a detent lever m, pivoted to a slide n, and lifts it out of the path of a stop guide n<1>, so that, by pulling a handle o, a pin r is withdrawn from the shoot f, and allows the coin to fall down a shoot leading to a tray outside the casing. The shoot c ends at an aperture a', from which the ball passes on to an incline i<1> which guides the ball to the lip k. Fraud, preventing.-The lever g may have a forked end to allow half-pennies to pass through without operating it.
Patent GB-190114683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or applicable to Strainers or Sieves for Paint and the like.
Inventor: SMITH JOHN
Filed: 1901-07-19
Granted: 1901-09-07
Abstract: 14,683. Smith, J. July 19. B r u s h cleaners.- Within the rim of a paint-staining device is secured a brush cleaner shown in plan in Fig. 6. It consists of a metal plate l provided with slots l<2> and a concave edge l<3>.
Patent GB-190206381-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Kiln for Firing Ceramic Ware.
Inventor: FRANCE EDOUARD DE
Filed: 1902-03-15
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 6381. France, E. de. March 15. Bricks. - The muffle of a kiln for firing cement ware is constructed of hollow perforated bricks arranged to provide conduits for circulating the flames and furnace gases either around the outside of, or through the interior r of, the muffle. Fig. 4 shows in perspective one of the bricks for the side and back walls.
Patent GB-190215431-A (GB)
Title: Regulating Device for Electrical Machines Driven by Steam Motors.
Inventor: PARSONS CHARLES ALGERNON
Filed: 1902-07-10
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 15,431. Parsons, C. A., [Brown, C. E. L.]. July 10. Dynamos, regulating.-In the regulation of generators driven by steam motors, the variation of pressure at certain points in the steam cycle, such as the intermediate and low-pressure receivers in multi-cylinder engines, is caused to actuate the regulating-apparatus, this pressure being approximately proportional to the load, as stated in Specification No. 9203, A.D. 1900. The resistance in the generator field circuit 8 may be varied by means of a resistance switch 6, which is operated through a toothed rack and segment from a spring-controlled piston 4 on which the steam pressure acts. In the case of an alternating, polyphase, or other generator having a separate exciter, the regulating-resistance may be placed in the field circuit of the exciter.
Patent GB-190222428-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Couplings for Railway and like Vehicles.
Inventor: FIRBANK CHRISTOPHER THOMAS
Filed: 1902-10-15
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 22,428. Firbank, C. T. Oct. 15. Couplings, automatic; draw-gear.-A sliding bar b, at each end of the vehicle, has an upturned hook c, and a half buffer head d, on which can rest a link f pivoted to the bar. When two vehicles meet, the link on one runs up the face of the hook on the other and completes the coupling. The bar b may be controlled by springs g passing through holes therein, or a disc on the bar may slide in a cylinder between spiral springs. The bars at either end of a vehicle are connected by the draw -bar i or a chain. The link may be operated, by any convenient arrangement, from the engine or elsewhere, and may be fastened up during shunting.
Patent GB-190224244-A (GB)
Title: Appliance for Registering the Number of Times a Crane, Weighing Machine, or the like has been used, applicable to other Manifestations of Force.
Filed: 1902-11-05
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 24,244. Lake, H. H., [Deseniss & Jacobi Akt.-Ges.]. Nov. 5. Counting-apparatus ; indicating movements of reciprocating parts of mechanism. - Appliances for registering the number of times a crane, weighing - ma - chine, or the like has been used, applicable to other manifestions of forces, such as stroke or velocity meters and the like, are provided with a locking-member for the part or parts influenced b the force, load, &c. t o reciprocate the actuator of the registering - device in one direction, and with a movable part which is displaced by the movement of the locking- member and is re-displaced by the return stroke. The registering mechanism is released from the locking- member, which may consist of pawls, wedges, pressure blocks, or other means, in such manner that the rest of the apparatus follows the impulse of the force exerted. Fig. 1 shows apparatus embodying the invention for registering the number of loads transferred or displaced from one place to another. The draw-bar a is surrounded by the powerful spring c, and the locking-member b, upon the down-stroke of the draw-bar, displaces the rocking lever f, which is pivoted to the slotted bar g. The slotted bar g engages the pin e<2> of the lever e, which is articulated to the displaceable locking-bolt d. The lever f displaced by the member b actuates the registering-mechanism, which may be of any suitable construction. The locking-member b, when displaced and in engagement with the upper face a<3> of the draw-bar a, holds the draw-bar and the load locked until the removal of the load and the turning of the cam or tumbler h by a key to press back the locking- member. After unlocking the member b, the spring c raises the draw-bar and hook and the locking-bolt d. At the same time, the pin e<2> of the swing lever e displaces the slotted bar g and, with it, the rocking lever f, causing them to resume their initial position.