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Patent GB-190401734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Furnaces of Steam Boilers and the like.
Inventor: GOLDIE ALEXANDER SOMMERVILLE
Filed: 1904-01-23
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 1734. Goldie, A. S. Jan. 23. Fuel surfaces; air, supplying.-The fuel surfaces of boiler and other furnaces are made in three parts, set along the furnace ; the two side pieces rest on flanges formed on the edges of the central piece, and the fuel surface is serrated along the circumference. Figs. 1 and 2 show part of a vertical boiler furnace, the fuel surface consisting of two side pieces a, c resting on flanges d formed on the edges of the central piece. From the disc formed by the three parts, bars or rods e project radially at small intervals. In the middle of the central section a hollow box g rests, on flanges, and is covered by a grating h. A tray j, with an opening k, is supported below this box on a hollow column i, and forms an air-heating chamber whence air passes through the box g and round the edges of the fuel surfaces. Air is led in by the passages formed by the hood m and the pipe or passage n, and passes through an opening o in the channel plate into the tray j ; this pipe or passage is furnished in front with an air-regulating valve p. Fig. 3 shows the grate of a Lancashire boiler, in which air is admitted to the central box g through a pipe provided with a valve p in front. The projections e on the edges of the rectangular fuelplate, which is made in longitudinal sections held together by flanges, as before, are triangular in section. In the arrangement of boiler furnace shown in Fig. 8, air is led through the sliding doors r and the passage q, through the hollow column i, and after becoming heated in the tray j, passes into the furnace by the spaces at the edges of the plate, between the projections e. Air is admitted to the box chamber g through the "stand pipe" u and the channel s, which is fitted with a regulating-door t. Cleaning-out doors v are arranged at the sides of the furnace. According to the Provisional Specification, the gratings in the boxes g may be provided with sliding shutters for air regulation, and in the case of Lancashire boiler furnaces, the projections or rods e may have transverse bars fitted across them at intervals. Sliding doors, for air admission and cleaning-out purposes, may be arranged across the front of the ashpit.
Patent GB-190404493-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bullet Moulds.
Inventor: ANDERSON JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-02-23
Granted: 1904-03-31
Abstract: 4493. Anderson, J. W. Sept. 21, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Casting. - Relates to hand bullet-moulds and provides means for cutting off the surplus metal from the mould. Fig. 2 is a plan of the apparatus. Molten lead is poured through the conical hole 11 in the cutting-plate 10, the latter and the parts 3, 4 being then in the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines. On pressing the arm 6 towards the arm 1, to which it is pivoted, the cutting-plate 10 turns about one of the mould sections 3, and the sharp edge on the bottom of the hole 11 removes the surplus lead, which is removed by the lug 13. When the arms 2, 6 are released, they are brought back by the springs 12, 14, and the bullet falls from the mould.
Patent GB-190407205-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Elastic Tyres for Vehicles.
Inventor: MOTZ CHARLES
Filed: 1904-03-25
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 7205. Motz, C. March 25. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.- The rubber or other elastic tyre D is prevented from leaving the rim A by diagonal wires F embedded in it, and the endless circumferential wires G fitting in grooves in the sides of the tyre. A backing of fibrous or textile material D<1> may be provided at the base of the tyre. The tyre has lateral projections at the bottom, which, together with the wires F, fit under the overhanging portions C of the rim, which is secured to the felloe of the wheel in any suitable manner.
Patent GB-190409119-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Shaving Brushes.
Inventor: EDWARDS EDWARD ASHTON
Filed: 1904-04-20
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 9119. Edwards, E. A. April 20. Shaving-brushes; bristles, fixing.-In order that the bristles of shaving-brushes may not be loosened when left in hot water by reason of the softening of the cement, a stamping A B, Fig. 4, is incorporated with the cemented part of the brush or " bristle knot." The ends of the stamping which project from the bristle knot are passed through a hole H in the brush socket S, and the ends turned over. The stamping may be replaced by wires or knotted strings which are passed through holes in a disc D, Fig. 9. The disc is secured in the bottom of the socket by slitting the latter and turning down the tongues so formed alternately inside and outside the disc. In Fig. 12, a stamping is shown secured to a disc K with a turned-down and grooved flange. The socket is completed by a ferrule S, the edge of which is pressed into the groove.
Patent GB-190415045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Linings for Barrels and the like
Inventor: ARKELL WILLIAM JAMES
Filed: 1904-07-05
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 15,045. Lake, H. H., [Arkell, W. J., and Arkell, B.]. July 5. Packing-materials.-Relates to a paper lining for packing such articles as sugar, salt, flour, &c. The paper is covered with tight creases or wrinkles, formed in the paper when it is wet, which enable it to stretch one-third of its length under tensile strain to conform to the irregularities of the receptacle, and to be shipped in bales without injury. In Fig. 2, the edges of a sheet of the paper are shown applied to a barrel, the edges being gummed or otherwise attached at 3 to form a tube 1. The bottom of the barrel may be lined by a piece 5, the edges of which embrace the lining 1. The upper part 4 of the lining is turned outwards while the barrel is being filled, and is afterwards turned inwards over the material enclosed, with or without the addition of an additional sheet at the top.
Patent GB-190415112-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for Securing Carriage or other Wheels to their Axles.
Inventor: MALONEY BERNARD JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-07-06
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 15,112. Maloney, B. J. July 6. Securing on, and detach - ing from, axles; building wheels.-The end of the axle arm A is threaded and slotted, and a washer B with a key to engage in the slot is put on it. Another keyed piece D with a collar and a toothed end is placed with the spiral spring C between it and the washer B. A nut E screws on the axle and has a toothed end opposite to the teeth on the keyed piece D. The T-headed key F consists of a tube, which encloses the nut E but not the collar of the piece D, and which screws on the end of the axle arm. When the key F is screwed in, it compresses the spring by means of the piece D. The nut E is then screwed up by the fingers, through openings in the key, until its teeth engage with those on the piece D. When the key is screwed out, the spring locks the nut and the piece D together by their teeth.
Patent GB-190420281-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Soil Pipe Fittings.
Inventor: RYAN GEORGE FRANCIS
Filed: 1904-09-20
Granted: 1904-10-27
Abstract: 20,281. Ryan, G. F. Sept. 20. Junction pieces for soilpi p e s. A ventilating- branch 4, lateral branch 3, and main pipe 2 are connected by a junction fitting formed as shown, the object being to obviate more than one change in the direction of flow, and the formation of angles. The end of the closet branch 3 is rounded at the point 9, so that s o m e of the iiquid flows into and flushes the base of the pipe 4., The extremity 8 fits into the upper sacket, which is similar to the socket 6, of the next lower segment of the stack, cement being placed above the flange. The socket 4 may be raised above the level of the socket 6. Plugged holes 11 are provided for cleaning and other purposes.
Patent GB-190426498-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Petrol, Alcohol, and the like Motors.
Inventor: CANNEVEL EDOUARD
Filed: 1904-12-05
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 26,498. Canneval, E., and Journaux, J. Dec. 7, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Gas and like engines.-In engines where the ignition is produced by compression, the ignition point is determined by varying the amount of compression. Four cylinders of an engine working on the four-stroke cycle are shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and in the top of each cylinder are situated the inlet and outiet valves S and an aperture containing a piston P. These pistons are attached to eccentrics E by rods T, the lengths of which may be varied so as to adjust the position of the pistons P and consequently the amount of compression. The valves s are worked by cams and levers in the ordinary way, and a centrifugal power regulator R opens the air orifices of the carburetter when the engine races.
Patent GB-190427178-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spirit Level Attachments for Ordnance.
Filed: 1904-12-13
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 27,178. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. March 11, [date appdied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Clinometers.-Relates to spirit-level attachments for ordnance that may be used for angles beyond the ordinary limits of the attachment, and also to eliminate the ground angle. Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of one device and Fig. 3 a crosssection. A modification is shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The spirit-level carrier D is recessed at d' to receive two spring bolts H, engaged at will in recesses b<2> or b<3>, at either end of slots b<1> in the sides B of the attachment head, so that the corner may be set in two positions. The ground angle is eliminated by raising or depressing the other end of the carrier, by means of a pin G crossed by a nut F working on the screw E. The arc A, carrying the head B and concentric with the trunnions of the gun, is provided with two scales a<1>, a<2>, graduated as shown according to the range of elevation required. The range of the scale a<1> corresponds to the angle between the two positions of the carrier D, so that, should the elevation required exceed that allowed by the scale a<1>, the bar A would be set to zero, and the level would be swung into its second position, the scale a<2> then being used to indicate the elevation. In the second device the spirit-level carrier P slides in the usual way on a curved guide q<1>, on a casing Q pivoted at q<2> to the arc R. A spring lever s engages at its lower end with one of the two recesses r', r<2>, so that the level may be set in two positions independently of the screw T and nut V used for the elimination of the ground angle.
Patent GB-190429545-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means of Supporting Inverted Incandescent Mantles.
Inventor: BLANCHARD ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 29,545. Blanchard, A. Dec. 31. Inverted incandescent gas &c. lamps.-To minimize the risk of the mantle being broken by shocks and vibration, the mantle C is dropped into, and is supported by, but is not attached to, a cupshaped net or cage B, which is formed of asbestos o r other r e - fractory material, and is fastened to a ring A for attachment to the burner head.
Patent GB-190500696-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Farmyard Manure Breakers and Distributors.
Inventor: CHRISTIE JOHN
Filed: 1905-01-13
Granted: 1906-09-21
Abstract: 696. Christie, J. Jan. 13. Carts with manure-distributing apparatus.-In apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 11,791, A.D. 1903, farmyard manure is broken and distributed by two series of oppositely oscillating spikes, forks, or knives driven from one of the travelling wheels. The spikes A are fixed on rocking shafts B, which are adjustably connected with a reciprocating rod E by means of slotted levers D. The rod E is actuated by a crank G and connecting-rod E<1>, the crank being driven by the chain gearing shown or by other means. The spikes may be oscillated by means of a link pin-jointed to the arms D and connected to the rod E'. The discharge may be regulated by means of the hinged lower parts K of the hopper C, or by adjusting the pins e in the slots d in the arms D.
Patent GB-190500788-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, the Supports for Mantles used in Incandescent Lighting.
Inventor: WATKINSON JOSEPH GREAVES
Filed: 1905-01-14
Granted: 1905-04-06
Abstract: 788. Watkinson, J. G., [trading as Smith, J. & W. B.]. Jan. 14. Incandescent gas lamps.-A gripping piece, for enabling a mantle g and its support a to be removed from the burner, is formed by extending one arm c of the fork of the support. A device h, provided with a socket i, receives the support when removed. [Reference has been directed under Patents Act, 1902, to Specification No. 4129, A.D. 1895.]
Patent GB-190502960-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Steam Separators.
Filed: 1905-02-13
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 2960. Ranoe, J. P., and Templer & Ranoe. Feb. 13. Steam separators.-Relates more particularly to separators of the type described in Specification No. 3668, A.D. 1904, and consists in means for facilitating the discharge of the greasy water without impairing the pressure or vacuum in the mains. The separator is fitted at the lower part with a transverse partition b, forming a separate settling-chamber c, which communicates by a valve k with the main chamber a and by a two or three way value e with either the air or steam pipe f or the pipe g ; this latter pipe is connected with the mains. The discharge valve is shown at h. The three valves e, h, k are linked together and operated by a hand-lever j. In one extreme position of the lever, the chamber c is open to discharge and the air or steam pipe f, while in the other it is open to the separator and the pipe g.
Patent GB-190503146-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Placing Fog Signals on Railway Rails and Communicating Warning Signals to and from Trains in Motion.
Inventor: LOWRY SAMUEL CRAIG NELSON
Filed: 1905-02-15
Granted: 1905-11-09
Abstract: 3146. Lowry, S. C. N., and Davidson, A. J. Feb. 15. Detonating apparatus.-Detonators are attached to light trollies which are adapted to run on the rails and are sometimes provided with motive power to carry them along. Fig. 11 shows a trolly with wheels d arranged to grip the rail to prevent it from leaving its track and a rocket E to propel it. Aeroplanes as in Fig. 14 may be attached to keep the trolly down on the rail and guide-pieces may be provided to prevent lateral movement. Another form of detonator consists of a cylindrical explosive chamber a', Fig. 6, with lead flanges a. This form may be set upon the rail by rolling down an inclined rail C on to the track-rail B, either from a signal cabin or a train, or from a magazine on a signalpost from which it may be released by levers in connexion with the semaphore arm. Clockwork or compressed-air motors may be used for propelling the detonators along the rails. In all cases, the explosion is caused by the train wheels crushing the detonator.
Patent GB-190505891-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles.
Inventor: MANAHAN DENIS HENRY
Filed: 1905-03-20
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 5891. Manahan, D. H. July 16, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Bottles, non-refillable.- The bottle comprises two vessels 4, connected together at their lower ends by hooks 17 and lugs 18, and locked together at their necks by spring- controlled pawls 13 pivoted to a bar 12. The oppositely-disposed walls 3 of the vessels are closed by corks 8. The necks are weakened at 9 ; to open the bottle, the necks are first broken off, and then the corks are withdrawn.
Patent GB-190514318-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, and relating to, Electric Ignition Gear for Explosion Motors.
Inventor: CORNILLEAU GUSTAVE
Filed: 1905-07-11
Granted: 1905-12-21
Abstract: 14,318. Cornilleau, G., and Sainte- Beuve, A. Dec. 29, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Gas and like engines, igniting in. The sparking- lever is secured to a spindle operated directly by a cam on the valve cam-shaft. In the Figures, the admission valve is shown at b, the sparking lever at a, and the spindle at d. The lower part of the spindle is provided with an arm e carrying a roller f actuated by the cam g. The lever a, which is normally in contact with an insulated rod c, is moved away when the inclined part of the hollow of ihe cam g comes into contact with the roller f. Contact is preserved and the conical part of the spindle d is kept to its seat i by means of a helical spring j.
Patent GB-190515510-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Floor Mats and the like.
Inventor: CLOSSET ALPHONSE
Filed: 1905-07-28
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 15,510. Closset, A. Aug. 4, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Footways.-Relates to foldable mats or boot scrapers &c. of the type shown in Fig. 1, consisting of wooden blocks a hinging on bars or wires c and having, in some cases, washers for separating the end of the blocks. The Specification in the original form as published under the Act of 1901 comprises also the statement that the construction shown in Fig. 1 is applicable to pathways for beaches or gardens. This subject-matter does not appear in the Complete Specification as accepted.
Patent GB-190518748-A (GB)
Title: A Process of Sterilising and Preserving Beers.
Inventor: ROCHE PIERRE ANTONIN
Filed: 1905-09-16
Granted: 1906-02-08
Abstract: 18,748. Roche, P. A. Sept. 16. Beer, preserving; brewing.-Beers are sterilized by the action of a continuous electric current in the presence of divided, oxidized iron, which may be immersed in the liquid in the form of a cluster of thin plates or scales. A special salt of iron is produced which acts upon the morbid ferments similarly to clarifiers, and the ozone generated produces a new fermentation. The oxidized iron is prepared by steaming the plates in a closed vessel. The electrodes are of platinum, the positive terminating in the cluster of iron plates and the negative in a charcoal cylinder.
Patent GB-190521967-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ejecter Mechanism for Drop Down Small Arms.
Inventor: BAKER WILLIAM
Filed: 1905-10-28
Granted: 1906-07-05
Abstract: 21,967. Baker, W. Oct. 28. Breech actions, drop-down barrel.-Relates to ejector mechanism. The ejector springs 20, Figs. 2 and 5, are carried by levers 18, pivoted at their forward ends to the fore-end 17, and are compressed by the levers 18 being raised by projections 25 on the body engaging the rear ends of the levers 18 as the gun is broken down. The end of each lever 18 is brought into the path of a projection 25, when the corresponding hammer is released, by the cocking-bar 28 raising the end of the lever 18, as shown in Fig. 2. The end of the ejector springs is compressed upon the heel 21 of the kicker 22 until it finally passes over the heel and actuates the kicker. Three modifications are described. (1) The levers 18 are normally pressed laterally by a spring, so that the ends are outside the path of the projection 25 until the levers are pressed inwardly by the cocking-limbs of the faller hammers acting upon inclines at the ends of the levers 18. (2) A small toothed lever is pivoted to turn in a vertical plane on the end of each lever 18, and engages by the tooth with the projection 25 when the cocking-limb of the faller hammer raises the end of the lever 18. (3) The auxiliary lever is pivoted to turn in an horizontal plane on the end of the lever 18, and is turned to bring its end into the path of the projections 25 by the cocking-bar of the fallen hammer.
Patent GB-190605895-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Device for Preventing the Catching of the Threads of the Balloons that Form in the Working of Ring Spinning Throstle Frames and Ring Twisting Frames.
Inventor: SCHMITZ ADAM
Filed: 1906-03-10
Granted: 1907-02-07
Abstract: 5895. Schmitz, A., and Edel, J. March 10. Anti-ballooning arrangements.-The anti-ballooning wires f, which are made of wrought iron or other malleable material, are screwed, riveted, or otherwise secured into the carrying-bar S. The Figure. shows the bar S provided with means whereby it may be supported with the wires f either in the horizontal or working position or in the vertical or inoperative position. A bracket a carrying a pin b is fixed to the bar, and the pin b engages in a slot d of the bracket e, while the bracket a is provided with two surfaces c<1>, c<2>, either of which may rest upon the upper surface of a stop g fixed to the bracket e. As the ring rail moves upwards and engages with the wires f, the bar s turns, causing the pin b to move downwards in the slot d, the bar ultimately coming to rest with the part c<2> of the bracket a resting on the stop g.
Patent GB-190609955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Locks or Catches for Doors and the like.
Inventor: TOMLINSON JOHN CHEETHAM
Filed: 1906-04-28
Granted: 1907-04-27
Abstract: 9955. Tomlinson, J. C. April 28. Latches; sliding bolts. - Relates to latches or bolts of the kind that are fitted into circular recesses bored into or through the door, the recess merging into the edge B of the door, as shown in Fig. 1. A spring or other bolt C, Fig. 3, slides within a channelled plug or other housing D, a thumb-piece being provided to actuate the bolt. A front plate E secures the plug in position, having preferably, a flyplate L. A striking-plate M may be provided having a segmental flange N which completes the circular contour of the plate E. The Provisional Specification describes, in addition, other fastenings adapted to be inserted in recesses formed in doors or the like by boring.
Patent GB-190610421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Steam Pipe Ovens.
Inventor: LUNT GEORGE
Filed: 1906-05-03
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 10,421. Lunt, G. May 3. Bakers' ovens.- Relates to steampipe ovens of the Perkins type in which each tube returns upon itself to form a complete circuit. The tubes E, F, Fig. 1, are arranged to slope downwardly within the oven from the front to the rear, the lower length of each tube being parallel to the upper length, as shown at F, or sloping more rapidly down to the furnace, as shown at E. In the furnace, the tubes slope upwards at E', F<1>, at an angle of forty-five degrees or thereabouts. Both sets of tubes are so arranged that, when seen in end elevation, Fig. 2, they appear slanting. Baffles may be arranged in the furnace to deflect the flames on to the ends of the tubes.
Patent GB-190611326-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cold Pressed Nut Blanks.
Inventor: FELLOWS JOHN
Filed: 1906-05-15
Granted: 1907-05-02
Abstract: 11,326. Fellows, J. May 15. Punching; drawing. - Cold - pressed nut blanks are punched from plate scrap and forced through a drawing-die. The punch A and the die at e are of the same section as a nut blank, but the die enlarges slightly at f and considerably at d, so that the punched blank may be of a greater section than the die at e. The punch may be made the finished size by forcing it while soft into the hardened die B, and then hardening it.
Patent GB-190612411-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Syphon Traps.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1906-05-28
Granted: 1907-03-21
Abstract: 12,411. Boult, A. J., [" La Piombifera " Soc. Anon. Italiana per l'Industria del Piombo e Generi Affini]. May 28. Traps, siphon. The part h-g is made as an inclined plane and the bend at the point g is made narrow as shown, thus preventing a complete discharge of the trap. The difference of level between the points b, g is made as small as possible. The ferrule f of the plug d is applied to the trap before piercing the hole so that the ferrule cannot protrude. The plug d conforms to the bore of the trap, the walls of which are polished and are of uniform thickness.