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Patent GB-190022585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Flexible Supporting Structures for Electric Lamps.
Inventor: BREWSTER WILLIAM FARLEY
Filed: 1900-12-11
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 22,585. Brewster, W. F. Dec. 11. Drawings to Specification. Ornamental effects.-Electric incandescent lamp holders are constructed as watertight cylindrical blocks, any number of which may be connected together in any arrangement to form a letter, figure, or ornamental design. Each holder may have a central bolt on its rear surface to clamp links, by which it is connected mechanically with adjacent holders ; wires projecting from the holders are electrically connected together by detached couplings.
Patent GB-190101489-A (GB)
Title: Machine for Aerial Navigation.
Inventor: DILLON-GREGG JOSEPH HENRY
Filed: 1901-01-22
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 1489. Dillon-Gregg, J. H. Jan. 22. AÙrial machines with aÙrostats.-A cylindrical aÙrostat, Fig. 6, with conical ends, supports an axial shaft a, from which the car H is suspended by frames G. The aÙrostat is surrounded by a revolving frame D carrying screw-propeller blades F and driven by gearing l, m, n, o, p. The frame D has wheels E which run on the wheels b<1> forming part of the framework of the aÙrostat, and is covered by a layer of netting, then one of silk, and outside of that another net. The aÙrostat is divide into compartments which are supplied with gas or deflated through the hollow axle a and funnels C. Steering is effected by an adjustable weight J<1> and a rudder N.
Patent GB-190109397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Hinges.
Inventor: HELD AUGUST SIMON
Filed: 1901-05-06
Granted: 1901-06-29
Abstract: 9397. Held, A. S. May 6. Door and gate closing apparatus; hinges.-Relates to spring hinges which will allow the door to open in both directions. The spring D surrounds the pin C, and is secured at the ends to loose collars E, provided each with a projecting pin F, H, of which H may be placed in one or other of a series of apertures I, so as to adjust the tension of the spring. When the door is in its mid position, the projections F, H engage with stops G, G' on the ears B projecting from the jamb-leaf A ; but when the door is swung aside, one or other of the projections F, H engages with the corresponding side portions J<1> of the leaf J, and the tension of the spring is increased. The leaf J is in two parts, and is provided with projections L which embrace the pin C. M, M are screw apertures for securing together the two parts of the leaf J, but these are also secured directly to the door by means of the plates J<1>. The leaf A is concave, as shown, but the edge of the door may be square or convex, as desired. In place of a single spring D, two springs may be used, so arranged that one of them is placed in tension when the door is opened in one direction, and the other when the door is opened in the other direction. A special form of adjustable collar E is also described.
Patent GB-190109885-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Inkstands.
Inventor: PERRY LOUIS IGNATIUS
Filed: 1901-05-13
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 9885. Perry, L. I. May 13. Inkstands.-The ink bottle a, provided with a neck a<1> and an air-hole a<2>, is contained in the case d, which has a hinged lid d' and is perforated to receive the tube c<1> of the dipping-well c. When out of use, the dipping-well c is packed inside the case d, and suitable stops are placed in the air-hole a' and in the perforation of the plug b.
Patent GB-190120014-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Coin Freed Gas Meters.
Inventor: GLOVER RICHARD THOMAS
Filed: 1901-10-07
Granted: 1902-08-07
Abstract: 20,014. Glover, R. T., and Glover, J. G. Oct. 7. Gas meters.-In a coin-freed gas meter, having a closing-worm X and an opening-worm P gearing with a pinion Q on a bar R pivoted to the valve-operating lever S, the closing-worm X and the index mechanism L are operated by separate spindles I, H, as shown. The spindles are connected by worm gearing to spindles A, K carrying intermeshing pinions B, D, the spindle A being connected, as shown, to the bellows-operated levers Z. A cranked arm J carries the pawl M for preventing backward motion of the bellows mechanism. A pointer W, for indicating the amount of gas paid for, is geared to the bar R.
Patent GB-190121544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Artificial Spinning Fishing-Bait.
Inventor: LEE JOHN HODGSON
Filed: 1901-08-07
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 21,544. Lee, J. H. Oct. 26. Artificial bait; spinning-tackle.-Fig. 2 shows a section on the line X-X of Fig. 1. A spinning-bait is fashioned from a pair of bivalve shelts, such as the mussel's, which are slit along opposite edges and interlocked, as shown.
Patent GB-190122659-A (GB)
Title: A New Form of Weft Carrier with Needles to Replace the Shuttles of Weaving Looms.
Inventor: GIARDINO GIOACHINO
Filed: 1901-11-09
Granted: 1902-11-08
Abstract: 22,659. Giardino, G. Nov. 9. Shuttleless looms.-Two long needles a, e are used, instead of a shuttle, one needle carrying the weft half-way across the fabric, and the other receiving the weft from the first needle and drawing the weft across the other half of the fabric. The needle a terminates in a pyramidal piece a<1>, having a projecting part a<2> against which the weft is pressed by a spring a<4>. This spring is controlled for the purpose of pressing or releasing the thread by a lever b<1> pivoted to a support b on the batten, and operated by a spring b<2> and rod b<4>. Weft thread previously adhering to the spring is cut by a pivoted cutter actuated by the batten. The weft threads are supplied to the needle by a series of pivoted arms carrying the threads and controlled by a pattern barrel actuated by the batten. The needle e, which takes the weft from the needle a, terminates in a spring e', which acts together with a small spring e<9> for the purpose of seizing the weft. The spring e<1> is attached to a ring e<2> on the needle serving as a guide for a spring e<7>, and between the ring e<2> and another ring e<3>, on the needle, slides a ring e<4> along a pin e<5>; the ring e<4> is controlled by a spring e<6>. The springs e<9> have their extremities shaped like nippers for holding the thread, and they are forced apart, for receiving the thread, by the action of the spring e<1> when the front end of the needle a enters. A lever g<1>, pivoted to the batten and formed with a tooth g<2>, arrests the ring e<4> when the needle e reaches the end of its backward stroke. The selvages may be made by threads carried by two forked needles, Fig. 4, which are reciprocated past each other by a cord passing over pulleys, which are mounted in a frame.
Patent GB-190125709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Thread Tension-regulating and Slack take-up Devices for Needle Looms or other Textile Machinery.
Filed: 1901-12-16
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 25,709. British Automatic Loom Co., and Fischer, C. Dec. 16. Shuttleless looms; weft tension, regulating.-A tensionregulating apparatus for use in shuttleless or needle looms, and in other textile machinery, c o mprises a series of fixed eyes or guides B and a series of eyes or guides C on a pivoted bar D. The weft or other thread H passes through the eyes, which are kept apart by means of a coiled spring E extending between the upper end of the bar D and the free end of an adjustable rod F. In a modification, the bar D is pivoted at its upper end, and a spring extends from its central part to an adjustable rod, and, in a second modification, a weight is used instead of a spring.
Patent GB-190126729-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Battery.
Inventor: BAIN THOMAS JEFFERSON
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 26,729. Bain, T. J., and Hunt, J. O. Dec. 31. Primary batteries.-The objects are to prevent the electrolyte from coming o v e r the upper edge of the jar, and also to arrange the electrodes so that they are easily separable and can be readily placed in and withdrawn from the jar. Fig. 1 shows the electrodes in place, Fig. 2 shows a vertical section of the electrodes, and Fig. 3 shows a perspective view. The lower electrode 2, which may be of copper, is of conical shape, and in its narrow end is fitted a plug 7 of wood or rubber which is held in position by the copper band 8. The upper electrode 12, which may be of zinc, fits on the upper end of the plug 7. The shape of this electrode facilitates the running-off from it of the electrolyte when the electrode is being removed from the jar. The lower end of the connecting-wire 4 lies in a scroll formed on the inner surface of the electrode 2.
Patent GB-190201714-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Discharge-controlling Devices for Hose Pipes for Watering, Cleansing and other purposes.
Inventor: PEARSON HENRY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-01-22
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 1714. Pearson, H. W. Jan. 22. Hose-pipes.-Relates to discharge controlling- devices for hose-pipes for watering, cleansing, and other purposes, and has for object the prevention of waste or misuse of the water. The ball valve d, Fig. 1, situated near the nozzle mouth, requires to be operated through the push spindle f, and the pivoted lever b engaging with the ball d by the cup b<1> before water is discharged. The spindle f is encased by the rubber sheath h, and the opening into the body a of the nozzle is provided with the washer i. In the modified controlling - device shown in Fig. 3, the ball valve l is displaced, when water is required, by the push spindle n and handlever q. In another modification, the lever q is omitted, and the cap n<1> for the spindle n is itself pushed by the band of the operator. According to the Provisional Specification, the valve may be of mushroom, diaphragm, or other type, and the actuation may be partly automatic, or may be such that, when the nozzle is pointed in a given direction, the valve moves to the closing position.
Patent GB-190206459-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Superheating Steam
Inventor: BOLTON ANDREW
Filed: 1902-03-17
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 6459. Bolton, A. March 17. Superheaters, steam.-Relates to apparatus of the kind described in Specification No. 19,466, A.D. 1900. Close-ended tubes a, a<x>, depending from a divided header into the downcast flue of a Cornish boiler, contain inner circulation tubes d, d<x>, com- municating with the upper division of the header which is subdivided as shown. Steam entering at e passes down the inner tubes d, up the outer tubes a, down the outer tubes a<x>, and up the inner tubes d<x> to the outlet g.
Patent GB-190218878-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Rising Hinges.
Inventor: COPE JAMES EDWIN
Filed: 1902-08-28
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 18,878. Cope, J. E. Aug. 28. Hinges.-The helical part C of rising hinges are attached to sleeves A, A<1> of steel, gunmetal, &c. harder than the knuckle pieces D. The sleeves are retained in the knuckle pieces D by ribs or projections F, G. The pin B fits tightly in the sleeve A'.
Patent GB-190219561-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Twist Tubes for Spinning and Twisting Frames
Filed: 1902-09-06
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 19,561. Soc. Anon. Celestin Martin. Nov. 23, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Twist tubes are made with a double conical aperture b, c, in which are placed several balls d, the lowest of which closes the outlet orifice e and exerts pressure upon the thread. Instead of loose balls, two balls rigidly connected, or a piece provided with a central projection, may be omployed.
Patent GB-190220161-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Certain Platen Printing Presses.
Filed: 1902-09-16
Granted: 1903-09-16
Abstract: 20,161. Waite, F. and Waite & Saville. Sept. 16. Platen presses; feeding-apparatus for webs; inking-apparatus.-Web-printing platen presses are provided with two typs-beds 2 and platens 18, arranged to give alternate impressions and applicable for two-colour work, and the paper is fed correspondingly to receive the two impressions. The beds 2 carry adjustable chases 3, and are secured to, or made integral with, a rocking-frame 4, which may be mounted by trunnions 5 in bearings 6 in the framing 7 ; or the trunnions may be replaced by a shaft out away for the passage of the web 8. The frame 4 is actuated by rods 10 connected to crank-pins 12 in wheels 13 secured on a sbaft 15 and driven by pinions 16 on the driving-shaft. The platens 18 are preferably provided with detachable "make-ready" plates 19. The web 8 is fed by rollers 20, 21, which are geared together, the roller 20 being operated by a pawl 29 on an arm 30 of a lever 31, the other arm 32 of which is connected by a rod 33 to an adjustable crank-stud 34 in a wheel 35 secured on a shaft 36 and meshing with one wheel 13. A roller 23, carried by arms 24 on a shaft 25, serves to depress the web more or less according to the chase adjustment. The shaft 25 is secured by means of a slotted arm 26 and a stud 27. A guide-roller 22 is provided at each side of the roller 23. The web 8 is drawn off its roll by rollers 40, 41. The roller 40 is mounted on a shaft 42 driven by a belt 41 and pulleys 43, 45 from a shaft 46, which is driven by cones 47, 50 and a belt 48 from a shaft 51 driven by a chain 55 and sprocket-wheels 52, 53 from the shaft 15. The belt 48 is provided with a double belt fork 57 carried by an adjustment screw 58 and cross guide-rod 59. The inking-cylinders 62 are driven by chains and sprocket wheels from the shaft 51. The inking-rollers 75 are mounted in carriers 76 pivoted to levers 77, which are pivoted to arms 78 fixed to rocking-shafts 79, 80. Spring rods 81 are connected to the levers 77, and serve to keep the rollers 75 against the cylinders 62 and bearers 82. Arms 83 of the shafts 79, 80 are connected by links 84 to rocking-studs 85 mounted in the framing 7. Ink is conveyed from the ductor rollers 86 to the cylinders 62 by rollers 87, which are carried by arms 88 on rocking-shafts 89, other arms 90 of which engage cams 91 on a shaft 67 of the inking- cylinder driving- gear. The ductor rollers 86 are actuated by pawls 93 carried by levers 95 vibrated by rods 96 coupled to a lever 97 pivoted to the rocking-frame 4, the lever 97 being vibrated by a rod 98 coupled to an arm 99 on the shaft 79.
Patent GB-190224437-A (GB)
Title: Self-driving Weight Motor.
Inventor: DAGES JULES NOEL
Filed: 1902-11-07
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 24,437. Dages, J. N., and Soxhlet, A. Nov. 7. Self-driving weight motors.-A drum a is mounted on ball bearings c, and receives an impulse, which sets it in rotation, from coiled springs i fixed at their ends to the drum and to a central shaft f. This shaft is connected by toothed gearing x to coiled springs, which can be wound up by hand and which keep the springs i in tension. The periphery of the drum has a ring of elongated chambers 8 each containing a ball 7, and two series of similar chambers 10 containing liquid are arranged at the sides of the ball chambers. The chambers are arranged so that on one side of the drum the leverage is greater than at the other side, and this is stated to produce rotation.
Patent GB-190225217-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Ore Roasting Furnace.
Inventor: MERTON THOMAS DANIELLS
Filed: 1902-11-17
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 25,217. Merton, T. D. Nov. 17. Roasting and chlorinating furnaces.-Relates to furnaces specially adapted for the treatment of iron or arsenical pyrites and telluride ores, and also for auriferous material. The ore supplied by a feeder A is advanced over several hearths B, B', B<2> in succession, one under the other, by means of rotating rabbles C, and is there subject to the flames and gases which proceed in the opposite direction from a grate and air inlets k<1>, k<2>, their flow being controlled by dampers Q<1>, R<1> accessible through terminal doors Q, R. It leaves one hearth for the next through openings D, D', D' controlled by slides d, and arrives in a rest chamber E, where it is further rabbled till it is finally withdrawn through an outlet f. As shown in Figs. 5, 6, and 7, the rabbles on the superposed hearths consist of arms G of triangular cross section, fitted into carriers g<1> which are secured to the vertical shafts H by keys and cottars g<2> and feathered blocks g<5>. Notched lugs g<3> are provided on the carriers for engagement by hooks g<4> on the arms. The rabble in the rest chamber is an arm C', Fig. 8, bearing a number of ploughs C<2> set alternately forwardly and rearwardty on it, but the other kind of arm may be added as shown. The plough arm and shaft H' may be hollow and be supplied with cooling-water by a central tube h<2>, the overflow running off at the top by a trough h<3>. Where water is scarce, however, the shaft is made solid, and ends in a boss L, Fig. 8, wherein the arm is fastened in the same way as an arm in a carrier on the other shafts. The journal is then protected from the fire by a sleeve L' formed of a refractory material or mixture. Water seals 0 are provided at the holes where the shafts enter the roof, and dust collars O<1>, L' at the holes in the base.
Patent GB-190225803-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Explosion Engines
Inventor: SANDER JAMES
Filed: 1902-11-24
Granted: 1903-11-24
Abstract: 25,803. Sander, J. Nov. 24. Pistons.-An explosion engine has two pistons A<1>, B<1> connected by a trunk C. The piston B<1> is packed near its edges D, E, but the middle part is without packing, and receives the pin G of the connecting-rod R. A ledge I inside the piston B<1> catches any oil which is splashed up, and this oil passes through holes F and lubricates the piston. The holes F also permit the escape of leakage.
Patent GB-190228319-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Adjustable Antivibrating Fittings for Incandescent and other Gas Lights
Inventor: HELPS GEORGE
Filed: 1902-12-23
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 28,319. Helps, G. Dec. 23. Hose, connecting to pipes; couplings, disconn e c t i b l e.- Incandescent and other gas burners are suspended by flexible tubes b, Fig. 1, the external surfaces of which are formed with screw threads to serve as guides for a counterweight. The coupling between the tube b and ceiling plate comprises a conical nozzle on the latter, against which the tube is forced by a nut k upon it
Patent GB-190300885-A (GB)
Title: Process for the Preparation of an Adhesive or Cement from Starch.
Inventor: HAAKE AUGUST FRIEDRICH JULIUS
Filed: 1903-01-13
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 885. Haake, A. F. J. S., and Haake, H. A. R. A. Jan. 13. Cements; starch. - Starch is treated with a material such as chloride of lime for the purpose of decomposing the water in it, the nascent oxygen produced reducing the Starch to a soluble state, so as to form a gummy solution with boiling water. The chloride of lime may be mixed with sodium bicarbonate.
Patent GB-190301259-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Electrical Motors, Dynamos and the like.
Inventor: LOGAN HUMPHREY THOMAS
Filed: 1903-01-19
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 1259. Logan, H. T. Jan. 19. Dynamos, regulating; motors, controlling.-The efficiency of a dynamo, motor, or the like at varying speeds is kept practically constant, and the loss of power at starting is diminished, by automatically or otherwise moving the rotor or stator so as to vary the air gap between these parts. In one arrangement, the opposing surfaces E, B of the rotor D and stator C are coned, with the shaft A as axis, and the rotor is secured to the shaft by a feather key F or otherwise in such a manner that it may be moved on or with the shaft relative to the stator. A collar G on the shaft limits the extent of this motion. The opposing surfaces E, B may each be in the form of a double cone, and the field magnets or stator may be moved parallel or at right-angles to the axes of rotation, in two or more sections.
Patent GB-190307932-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: CLIFTON WILLIAM ERNEST
Filed: 1903-04-06
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 7932. Clifton, W. E. April 6. Drawings to Specification. Pistons.-In a two-stroke cycle gas engine, one piston works within another and the compressed charge is conveyed in the space between their surfaces on the in-stroke.
Patent GB-190310434-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Mowing Machines or Reapers.
Inventor: HOLTHAUS BERNARD
Filed: 1903-05-07
Granted: 1904-05-07
Abstract: 10,434. Holthaus, B. May 7. Reaping and mowing machines.-Relates to a reaping or mowing m machine having a tilting platform and revolving reels or rakes, which alternately lay the crop upon the platform and sweep it off upon the ground. The platform 17 is pivoted at the rear of the cutting-apparatus and is raised and lowered periodically by a link 25 from a pivoted lever 23 operated by a cam 21 driven by an arrangement of chain and spur gearing from the axle 3 of the main wheels. The gathering blade or reel 28 and the delivery blade or rake 29 are carried by arms 27 fixed to a sleeve mounted on a stationary shaft 15 and driven by gearing from a shaft 10, which is itself driven by a chain from a shaft 7 connected by chain gearing with the main axle 3. A hook-shaped cam lever 34 is pivoted at 33 to one of the rake arms 27 and is operated by a friction roller on a cam 32 fixed on the end of the stationary shaft 15. The lever 34 is connected by a link 39 to the delivery rake 29, and by the links 37, 35 and lever 36 to the gathering-board 28, and imparts to these boards the requisite feathering motion as they are revolved. The lever 34 is also connected by a link 42 to an arm 40 pivoted to one of the arms 27 and carrying a board 50, which is operated so as to hold back the crop while the portion on the platform is removed by the delivery board 29. The stationary shaft 15 is carried in a frame pivoted on the shaft 10 and adjustable by means of a hand-lever 45 and suitable connections. The shaft 10 is carried in a frame pivoted on the shaft 7 and adjustable by means of a hand-lever 44 and suitable connections. The hand-lever 43 is connected to the cutting- apparatus, and is adapted to raise it from the ground. The lever 46 is connected to the cutting- apparatus, so as to tilt it round the centre 47. A modification is described, in which the reel blades are mounted on telescopic arms, and are drawn inwards by cam mechanism in passing over the platform. The platform is also raised and lowered by cam mechanism operated by the revolving reel. In this form, the lever 34 is dispensed with, and the stop board 50 is connected to the delivery board 29, and held by a suitable stop while the sheaf is being delivered.
Patent GB-190315224-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rolling Mills or the like.
Inventor: FISCHER PETER
Filed: 1903-07-09
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 15,224. Fischer, P. July 9. Mills and apparatus.-Relates to a pestle rolling- mill for grinding grain. The pestles or balls d, Fig. 1, are mounted on radial horizontal arms b carried by the hub c of a vertical mill spindle a, and are tree to rotate and to move radially. The balls may be spherical, or their back portions may be conical, and they travel in an annular grinding- surface e, the cross-section of which suits the contour of the balls. When the mill spindle a is raised, the crushing action of the balls is diminished, at the same time the centrifugal force and therefore the grinding action of the balls is increased. Figs. 3 and 4 show a modification, in which the outward movement of the balls d' is limited by plates i on the arms b. The hub c is shaped like a beam, lubricating passages k being provided for the balls. The grain is introduced through a hopper r, and a sprayer s delivers it to the grinding-path e. Shovels l are provided for raising the grain, and conveying-shovels m, by producing a draught, force the ground material through a sieve n into the annular space q, where it is stirred up by arms o and conveyed to the outlet p.