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Patent GB-189919754-A (GB)
Title: A New Game and Appliances for Playing it.
Inventor: TREWHELLA WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-10-02
Granted: 1899-11-04
Abstract: 19,754. Trewhella, W. Oct. 2. Games played with projectiles, goals, boards, &c. -A board, table, floor, or court A is marked out with goals B, divisions C, and a central spot D, the spaces on each side of the divisions as well as the goals being designated by numbers. Upon the spot D is placed the block E, which lies with a face uppermost upon which may be either a blank or a number. The game is played by striking the block with a projectile, which may be fired or which may be attached to a cord the other end of which is secured to a handle held by the player. The number which is uppermost when the block comes to rest determines the position relatively to the board where the player must stand in order to project the block through a goal or over the end of the board. When a blank is uppermost, the player may make a stroke from what position he chooses. The number presented after each shot of the projectile may also be used to score or to modify the number scored.
Patent GB-189921076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Cells or Batteries.
Inventor: WILLCOX Benjamin
Filed: 1899-10-21
Granted: 1900-09-01
Abstract: 21,076. Willcox, B., [Columbus Electricitatsgesellschaft Gesellschaft mit beschrõnkter Haftung]. Oct. 21. Primary batteries. - Relates to wet or dry batteries wherein calomel (mercurous chloride) intimately mixed with carbon is employed as a depolarizing-agent, and consists in mixing with these bodies an electrically-indifferent neutralizing- body, such as powdered chalk, to avoid the formation of free hydrochloric acid in the depolarizer. As the mercury formed during the action of the battery remains enclosed in the carbon in the condition of very finely divided metal, the cell may be regenerated by means of a current supplied from an external source. Reference is made to Specification No. 6876, A.D. 1884.
Patent GB-189923760-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Nut-lock.
Inventor: REDON CONSTANT FRANCIS DE
Filed: 1899-11-28
Granted: 1900-02-10
Abstract: 23,760. Redon, C. F. de. Nov. 28. Locking nuts.-The nut n for rail joints &c. is locked by a coiled spring s, s<3>, with one or more notches for engagement with the corners of the nut. The outer end of the spring is fixed by placing it in a slot 9 in the bolt, or attaching it to a split pin 7 through the bolt. In modifications, the springs for two adjacent nuts may be made for a single piece of wire coiled at its ends, or the springs of any number of nuts in a line may be locked by a rod passing through eyes at the cuter end of the springs.
Patent GB-190005751-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or in connection with Storage Batteries.
Inventor: SPERRY ELMER AMBROSE
Filed: 1900-03-27
Granted: 1901-03-27
Abstract: 5751. Sperry, E. A. March 27. Secondary batteries.-The cell 30, Fig. 15, is formed by burning lead sheets together, and is in one with the negative electrodes 39, as shown in the plan view, Fig. 11. The inside of the cell may be roughened or provided with projections to aid in holding the active material in place, or these projections may be made on plates fastened to the inner walls of the cells. Apertures are left between the walls and bottom of the cell and the plates 39 to facilitate the circulation of the electrolyte and to allow of the insulators, Fig. 12, on which the positive plates 36 rest, being placed in position. Each positive plate 36 is wrapped in a permeable envelope 42,43, preferably made of sulphite cellulose, the surfaces of which are corrugated, roughened, or indented. The ends of the plate 36 may also be kept from the cell walls by celluloid insulators 44. The envelope 42, 43 may also be held in place by corrugated sheets. The lip 62 serves to prevent splashing of the electrolyte. The cell is coated with or enclosed in insulating-material 47, and several cells are placed in each compartment of a box or case, Fig. 14. Fig. 17 shows two battery plates which have been formed by passing a hot plate of lead in succession through two pairs of rolls of the contour shown in Fig. 19, the depressions in the first pair of rolls being deeper than the corresponding depressions in the second pair. The plates are subsequently cut apart along the line 68. Projections 69, Fig. 22, are subsequently struck up from the plate so as to hold the active material 55 in place.
Patent GB-190008972-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: WOOLF ELLIS JAMES
Filed: 1900-05-15
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 8972. Woolf, E. J. May 15. Drawings to Specification. Lubricating.-Oil is conveyed to a groove in the surface of a gas-engine cylinder, and passes through the hollow piston gudgeon and connecting-rod to the crank-pin.
Patent GB-190012798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil-lamp Burners and in Chimney Holders therefor.
Inventor: GREENWOOD HARRY
Filed: 1900-07-16
Granted: 1900-10-13
Abstract: 12,798. Greenwood, H. July 16. Wick-raising apparatus.-The usual wick-raising pinions are replaced by a claw bar 1, which engages with the wick through a slot 4 in the wick-tube, is guided by flanges 5 turned up from the wick-tube when forming the slot, and is normally pressed against the wick to hold it in position by a spring 7. Chimney holders which adapt themselves to different chimneys are formed from bent wires c. One end of the wire is passed at a, b through the bead d of the burner, to which it is soldered after a hook has been formed at e The wire is then bent as shown at f, g, h, and the end i is curved to engage with the hook e.
Patent GB-190108850-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Rotary Engine or Turbine.
Inventor: LENNOX ALLISON BELL
Filed: 1901-04-30
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 8850. Lennox, A. B. April 30. Impact - wheels.-A laterally - arranged impactwheel or parallel-flow turbine is shown in Fig. 1. Two rotatable discs A, having a ring of inclined tubes C, are mounted on a shaft B and arranged between the steam-chests E. The ports G in the steamchest walls slope oppositely to the tubes as shown in the developed view, Fig. 5, and the tubes and ports are spaced, as shown, to produce a steady rotation of the turbine wheel in either direction, according to which steam-chest is used as the live chest. In a modification, the tubes are closer together, and the ports have a greater lead. Several rings of tubes may be used, and compound, multiple-expansion, and duplex forms of engine may be arranged.
Patent GB-190108864-A (GB)
Title: Clutch Power Transmitters.
Inventor: MACDONALD JOHN KING
Filed: 1901-04-30
Granted: 1901-06-22
Abstract: 8864. Macdonald, J. K., [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. April 30. Sewing - machine stopping-gear.-The disc d, shown in Fig. 5, is secured to the shaft B opposite a loose disc e', e<2>, also shown, partly in dotted lines, in Fig. 5 ; the discs have annular cams formed around their eyes, and are connected by a torsion spring g which normally tends to turn the disc e', e<2>, in relation to the disc d and thus to force it away, and to clamp the driving-pulley E against the fixed collar F, which may be a hand-wheel. The arm C, pivoted at c, and fitted with an adjustable spring finger c<2>, is pushed aside into the position shown in dotted lines, by the rod i when it is required to start the machine. When the rod is released, the spring h draws the arm back to the position shown in full lines, and the spring finger bears upon the edge of the disc d and acts as a brake with gradually increasing pressure, until at last the finger locks in the notch d'. The tooth e' on the other disc is also engaged by the finger and is turned back relatively to the shaft thereby releasing the clutch. Fig. 6 shows a modification, in which instead of the annular cams on the discs, the loose disc is screwed on the shaft.
Patent GB-190111638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Boilers.
Inventor: TODD DAVID ROSS
Filed: 1901-06-07
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 11,638. Todd, D. R. June 7. Water - tube, boilers.- One or more lower chambers A, containing furnace flues A', are connected by vertical water tubes with upper chambers E communicating with the steam drum L. The tube - plates of both chambers are preferably dished as shown, but they may be corrugated or flat. The upper chambers have covers or doors H<1>, which are preferably secured by means of stay bolts J, Fig. 3, with nuts J<4>. The stay bolts are attached to ribs J<2> projecting from the floor of the chamber, and the nuts are covered by caps. A mud drum M is connected by tubes L' to the steam drum, and by tubes M<1> to the chambers A. A combustion chamber is formed by the space N. More than one furnace flue may be arranged in a single chamber A.
Patent GB-190114083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tins to Facilitate Opening
Inventor: HADOUX JULES HIPPOLYTE
Filed: 1901-07-10
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 14,083. Hadoux, J. H. July 10. Cans, opening.- The body a of a preserved food or other tin is formed with a projecting tang c, Fig. 6, integral therewith, and the upper edge b, is to a width equal to that of the tang, turned in as shown in Fig. 5, the tang projecting, at the longitudinal seam, to the outside of the tin. A lid e, having a flange f fitting within the flange b, is sealed by solder g. To open the tin, the tang c is grasped by a key, and, by winding, the entire rim above a groove or milled head d is torn off.
Patent GB-190119525-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Split Wood Pulleys.
Inventor: WITTKOWSKY CARL
Filed: 1901-10-01
Granted: 1902-02-20
Abstract: 19,525. Wittkowsky, C. Oct. 1. Pulleys, split wooden. The two parts of the pulley rim are composed of veneers glued together with the grain crossed; they are mounted and supported upon discs, also formed of veneers with the grain crossed, which engage in grooves. formed inside the rim. The boss is similarly formed of veneers and secured between the discs. Strengthening-pieces g are secured at the ends of the half rims ; these engage in recesses formed in the discs, which, as shown, are cut out to leave a rim t and arms h. Projections formed on the edges of the discs may be fitted in slots cut through the rim and secured by wedges.
Patent GB-190120001-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process for Increasing the Heating Value of Fuel
Inventor: STOECKMANN LUDWIG
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 20,001. St÷ckmann, L. Oct. 7. Fuel.-An artificial fuel is obtained by forming into briquettes a mixture of wood, peat, brown coal, or like materials, with coal cinders, ashes, slack, refuse, and the like. A suitable adhesive material may be incorporated with the mixture.
Patent GB-190121018-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Gearing or Driving and like Belts.
Inventor: SCHMIDT LEOPOLD
Filed: 1901-10-19
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 21,018. Schmidt, L. Oct. 19. Weaving driving and conveyer belts. Woven belts are made with warps of wire or wire strands and the weft of hemp, flax, wool, jute, &c. In order to assist in retaining the wefts and to increase the elasticity of the belt, a series of undulations are formed in the wires, as shown. The undulations may be formed beforehand, or they may be formed in the loom during the process of weaving by means of a sharp-edged metal bar introduced into the open shed and struck by the lay.
Patent GB-190123256-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Corking Machines.
Inventor: METCALFE JOHN
Filed: 1901-11-18
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 23,256. Metcalfe, J., and Forrester, T. Nov. 18. Corking.-Relates to corking-machines for bottles containing beverages &c. The movable parts of the machine are operated synchronously by cams &c. on the shaft e, which is driven from the main shaft d. The bottles are placed in the sockets c<1> on the revoluble table c, mounted on the pedestal b, the hub m<1> of the table being formed with teeth or projections m, which are engaged by the tappet l on the shaft e, to bring the bottles successively under the corking-plunger o'. The spring-controlled detent n is adapted to engage in the recesses c<2> in the table, to lock the latter in position during the corking operation. The table is also formed with inclined surfaces c<4>, on which the detent bears when released from the recesses c' by the projection e' on the gear-wheel e', the detent thus serving as a brake, to steady the table during its rotation. The bottles are raised into position for corking, independently of differences in their lengths, by the plunger f, which is actuated for this purpose by the weighted lever g or a spring, the downward movement of the plunger for releasing the bottles being effected by the cam h engaging a bowl on the plunger. During corking, the plunger is locked by the wedges i, which are carried by the sliding block i<2> and engage behind the double-ended pawls k pivoted on the lever g. The cam j releases the wedges before the plunger f is lowered. Thecorking-plunger is carried by the vertically-reciprocated slide o, which is actuated through the rod q by the crank q<1> on the cam j. The slot o<3> in the slide actuates the cork-feeding shuttle p<1>, which conveys the corks from the tube o<4> to the corking-plunger in a known manner. The corks may be delivered to the tube o<3> by hand, or, automatically, from the tubular magazine o<6>, Fig. 4, in which the delivery is controlled by the pivoted trigger r having a pin r' on each end. The trigger is normally held by the spring r<3> in the position shown, the corks resting on the lower pin r'. To release the lowest cork, the trigger is rocked so that the upper pin r<2> enters the magazine and the lower pin is retracted therefrom. The operation of the trigger may be effected by the arm s on the slide o.
Patent GB-190123464-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Printing Linoleum, Floorcloth and the like.
Inventor: BERTRAM DAVID NOBLE
Filed: 1901-11-20
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 23,464. Bertram, D. N., and Milne, R. Nov. 20. Printing linoleum, floorcloth, and the like.-A printing-table 4 is carried by side frames 1, preferably mounted on carriages 3 having wheels running on rails 2. At each side of the table 4 is an endless band 7, running on rollers 5, 6, and having pointed pins 8 which engage the edges of the fabric to be printed. The bands also run on grooved guide-rollers on shafts in the carriages 3. The bands are moved intermittently, to move the fabric forward between the impressions, by a pawl on an arm 19, engaging a ratchet-wheel on the shaft of the rollers 6. The arm 19 is rocked by a rod 21 connecting it to a crank-pin on a cam 16 on a shaft 14 geared to a driving-shaft 11. The shaft of the rollers 6 is locked, between its movements, by means of a notched disc 18 thereon, the notches of which are engaged by a lug on a pivoted arm 22 held against the cam 16 by a cord and weight 24, 25. The printing-blocks 32 are each carried by a pair of parallel levers 29 on shafts 30 rocked to move the blocks alternately to and from the table 4 and inking-pads 27. The pads 27 are supported above the table 4, so that the fabric may move under them. At one or both sides of each pad 27 is an ink duct 28, from which ink is taken and applied to the pads by rollers 35 guided in slotted arms 34 fixed on the blocks 32. The levers 30 are all operated by a rod or rods 31 connected to a crank or cranks 15 on the shaft 14. In a modification, the inking-rollers 35 are operated by slotted arms on one of each pair of shafts 30 on which the lower parts of arms 29 are fixed, and the upper parts of the arms 29, carrying the blocks 32, are loose on the shafts 30 and connected to them through clutches, so that the roller arms may be rocked while the parts of the arms 29 carrying the blocks 32 remain at rest. An overhead track with a pulley arrangement 37 may be provided to facilitate the placing and removal of the blocks 32.
Patent GB-190214651-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Machines for Filling-up Moulds with Chocolate, Marchpane and other similar Pastes used in the Manufacture of Sweetmeats and Confectionery.
Inventor: GAEBEL RICHARD
Filed: 1902-07-01
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 14,651. Gaebel, R. July 1. Casting. - Relates to automatic machines or extrusion presses of the kind described in Specification No. 2123, A.D. 1900, for filling moulds with chocolate, marzipan, and similar pastes used in the manufacture of sweatmeats and confectionery, and particularly to additions for overcoming difficulties in the working of especially stiff and dry pastes. A subsidiary piston 1 is provided in connection with the mouthpiece supplied by the main piston d, and is operated by means of a connecting-rod 2 and a push-rod 3 actuated by an arm 17 of the pawl lever 13. Both pistons are controlled by means of the pulley or disc A so that, while one is moving, the other is at rest, and the stroke of the main piston is regulated by adapting the stroke of the ratchet device B<1>, C, D. The mouthpiece comprises a barrel 5 formed on the vessel 4 of the piston 1 and secured to the cylinder b and provided with a side opening 12, and an inner halfopen cylinder 6 provided with a slit 8 and adapted to be swung to and fro by means of a rod 15. A ledge 10 is provided near the slit 8, in order to prevent the formation of tongue-shaped strips by friction at the corners of the slit 8, so that the strips will fill up the corners of the moulds. The vessel 4 is provided with heating-channels 11 in connection with the heating-apparatus of the cylinder b. In a modified form of mouthpiece, suitable for thin paste, a wing-shaped spring- pressed cutter is provided.
Patent GB-190215150-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Panorama Telescopes.
Inventor: GOERZ CARL PAUL
Filed: 1902-07-07
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 15,150. Goerz, C. P. July 7. Periscopes.-Relates to telescopes in which the objective system can be rotated to sweep the horizon, while the optical axis of the eye-lens system remains fixed in direction, and the image retains its orientation on such axis. Figs. 3 and 4 show one method of effecting these objects. A 45‹ reflecting-prism a directs the light to the objective g from which it passes through a vertical erecting-prism c, 45‹ reflecting-prism c, erecting- prism f, and eye lenses h. As the prism a is rotated about a vertical axis to sweep the horizon, the prism e is rotated at half the angular speed to correct the rotation of the final image which would otherwise ensue. In one modification, the prism f is done away with by :naking the prism a with dihedral reflecting-surfaces. In another modification, as shown in Fig. 18, the light passes through a prism t, which can be rotated about an axis 3 geared by wheels 7, 6, and 5 to the vertical tube 1 carrying the head a. In this case, the eye-piece, which is rigidly mounted with the prism t, swings in the arc of a circle about the axis 3. The various optical elements described may be arranged in different ways to produce the result desired.
Patent GB-190215418-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tobacco Pipes and Cigar or Cigarrette Holders and in Plugs for Use in same.
Inventor: GAGGERO AVELINO
Filed: 1902-07-10
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 15,418. Gaggero, A. July 10. Tobacco pipes and. cigar and cigarette holders; tobacco-pipe plugs.-A piece of sponge or other absorbent material 3, which may have been moistened with water, rum, &c., is placed in the bowl of the pipe &c., and is held in place by a removable perforated cap 1.
Patent GB-190216704-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fireproof Partition Structures.
Inventor: SIMPSON JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1902-07-28
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 16,704. Simpson, J. T., and Shoemaker, M. N. July 28. Partitions; lathing. - Frames for fireproof partitions adapted to withstand the pressure of water in case of fire are constructed of channel-iron or other uprights 1 and diagonal wires 2 laced round hooks c' of clips 3 at the ends of the uprights. Wire or metal lathing 4 is wired to one or both sides of the uprights, and is embedded in plaster or concrete to form a solid or hollow partition. The lathing may be strengthened by rods or bars f, or it may be dispensed with, in which case temporary wooden centering or moulding boards are used to hold the concrete in place. The hollow partition may be used for the accommodation of pipes &c.
Patent GB-190216927-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Starting Devices for Induction and other Electric Motors
Filed: 1902-07-30
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 16,927. Lake, H. H., [General Electric Co.]. July 30. Motors, cnntrolling. - Relates t o means for varying resistance, for starting motors, and particularly induction motors. The resistances are carried by the rotor, and the switch for cutting out the sections is operated step by step in one direction b y ratchet-and-pawl mechanism, continuous motion being permitted in the opposite direction. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the rotor A mounted on the shaft J carries a series of contacts C', C', C<3>, C<4> connected by leads l, l<1>, l<2>, l<3> with the resistance sections. The brushes B for cutting out these resistances are carried by a ring or sleeve R, movable longitudinally on the shaft J but turning with it, a rod L working in a slot in the shaft. The ring R is moved by a rod K<2> sliding in a hole drilled concentric with the shaft. The ratchet mechanism for operating the rod K<2> is carried by the bearing B<1>, and is shown in Fig. 6. Keyed to the rocking-shaft D is a toothed sector S, and also an arm m fitted with pins n working in an annular groove in a piece carried by the end of the rod K<2>. A spring pawl p carried by the handle H engages the teeth of the sector when moved in a forward direction, but is prevented from moving more than one tooth at a time by a fixed sector or cam S<1>. The spring-pressed plunger p<1> acts on teeth on the face of the sector, so as to maintain it in any position into which it is brought. The sector S is moved back by the handle engaging a lug. Fig. 7 is a diagram of the connections, g<1> being a ground connection for the resistances r. In the modified construction shown in Fig. 8, the brushes B<3> are secured to rotatable cylinders r' fitting in a support B' carried by the ring R, which in this arrangement is moved along the shaft J by means of a lever a<2>, pins on which engage in a groove in the ring m<a>. The lever is pivoted at o<1>, and is oscillated by means of a ratchet-and-pawl mechanism operated by a handle H<1>, the general arrangement being somewhat similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and 6. The leads l<4> connect the contact-blocks C<4> directly with the armature winding.
Patent GB-190306369-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Musical Drums.
Inventor: BAKER JAMES ALBERT
Filed: 1903-03-19
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 6369. Baker, J. A. March 19. Drums.-The bodies are made in two portions which can be separated so as to allow a set of drums to be nested for packing. The Figure shows one drum inside another, the outer being shown in section. The two portions a, a', preferably of tinplate, fit one in the other, and are formed with beads d, d<1>. The drum-heads c are beaded over as shown, and held together by screw clamps, as shown on the outer, or by cords, as shown on the inner drum.
Patent GB-190306703-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in the Preparation of Carton Pierre.
Inventor: JACKSON ELLIOT GEORGE
Filed: 1903-03-23
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 6703. Jackson, E. G. March 23. Papier mÔchÚ.-About 1 part of pulped paper, 2 parts of glue, 20 parts of water, 10 parts of whiting, and 10 parts of boiled plaster of Paris are mixed to form a liquid mass, and <1>/20 th part of sulphuric acid is added just before the solution is poured into the moulds, in order to make it set without beating or drying. Internal fireproof mouldings or decorations for walls, roofs, &c. are thus produced.
Patent GB-190307722-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Constructing of Bill-posting and other Brushes.
Inventor: MEESON JOHN BENJAMIN
Filed: 1903-04-03
Granted: 1904-04-02
Abstract: 7722. Meeson, J. B., and Cockburn, A. J. April 3. Pasting-brushes; handles, fixing to stocks. - Bill.posting and other brushes are provided with a metal socket B, let into a stock A, to hold the handle securely and prevent the stock from splitting.