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Patent GB-190222663-A (GB)
Title: A Process and Apparatus for the Manufacture of White Lead.
Inventor: OLIPHANT WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-10-18
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 22,663. Oliphant, W., and Elworthy, H. S. Oct. 18. Grant of Patent refused. White lead is manufactured by passing pure carbonic-acid gas, such as is obtained by the process mentioned in Specification No. 25,007, A.D. 1897, under a pressure varying from 50 lb. per square inch upwards to any required amount, into a rotating vessel A, containing litharge or other lead oxide or finely powdered or granulated lead, mixed with water and acetic acid or lead or ammonium acetate. When metallic lead is used, it is treated with steam, or steam and air, until the lead is converted into oxide or a mixture of oxide and hydrate, and then carbonic acid under pressure is introduced. The lead may also be treated with a mixture of steam and carbonic acid or air and carbonic acid. The vessel A, provided with a stop-cock E for discharging excess of moisture &c., rotates on trunnions B<1>, which revolve with the vessel A, ball bearings being provided, if desired, to reduce friction. Or the trunnions may be fixed and the cylinder A arranged to revolve upon them. In both cases, one trunnion is hollow to admit the carbonic acid &c. The door H for charging the vessel with litharge &c. is closed with screws or clamps, but preferably fits internally, being held in place by the pressure of the carbonic acid, and a tight joint being made by using a rubber or other packing-ring I. The gas may be supplied intermittently, the rotation of the vessel being discontinued during each charging. Instead of a revolving vessel as shown, any form of vessel with a suitable agitating-device will suffice. A suitable pressure-regulating device is used for maintaining a constant pressure of carbonic-acid gas, or steam and carbonic-acid gas.
Patent GB-190222893-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Handles of Cricket Bats, Lawn Tennis Racquets, Hockey Sticks, and the like.
Inventor: ABEL ROBERT
Filed: 1902-10-21
Granted: 1903-08-13
Abstract: 22,893. Abel, R. Oct. 21. Bats; r acquets; hockey.-Handles for cricket bats, tennis racquets, and hockey sticks are made in two parts, each part consisting of a number of pieces of cane. One or more grooves, oneeighth of an inch in depth, are cut across each half of the handle parallel to the face of the bat &c. Square pieces A of solid india-rubber are placed in the grooves, and fastened by cement &c., and between the grooves and at the end of the handle strips b, c, d, e, f of sheet indiarubber, cork, felt, leather, &c. are cemented.
Patent GB-190223874-A (GB)
Title: A New Cue Tip.
Inventor: NEAT ROBERT ALEXANDER
Filed: 1902-11-01
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 23,874. Neat, R. A. Nov. 1. Billiards, bagatelle, and like games.-Relates to tips of cues. A cylindrical tube d, with one or more spikes e in its interior, is fitted to the end of a cue c. The tip a has a shank b which, when driven into the tube d, is held firm by the spikes e. A fixing-solution may be used. The tip can be made with a leather or metal base if desired.
Patent GB-190300847-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Gathering Sheets or Signatures of Books or other Publications.
Inventor: MERCER JOHN BERNARD
Filed: 1903-01-13
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 847. Mercer, J. B., [Reinhardt, G. E.]. Jan. 13. Bookbinding.-Relates to improvements in the apparatus described in Specification No. 3834, A.D. 1897, for gathering sheets or signatures of books or other publicatons, and particularly to the parts shown in section, comprising suction mechanism for removing the bottom sheet or signature from a pile, and gripping mechanism for transferring the removed sheet or signature to an intermittently-actuated travelling band 16. The suction mechanism comprises a pivoted sucker bar 17 actuated by levers 19, 20 from a cam 21 of the driving-shaft 6. The cam 21 is shaped to give the bar 17 a further downward movement after the sheet or signature has been seized by the grippers 1, 2. An upwardly-curved end of a bar 24 projects through a slot 25 in the bar 17 when this is in its lowest position, and it supports the removed sheet or signature and prevents it from rubbing over and wearing the suckers 22 during the backward movement of the grippers. Brushes 26 are arranged to prevent any of the upper sheets from following the bottom sheets to the grippers. Any sheets thus retained are returned upwards, and any sagging of the pile is corrected, by means of a pivoted bar 27, which is provided with a pinion 29 meshing with a rack 30 sliding in guides 31 and linked to a lever 33 actuated by a cam 34 on the shaft 6. The grippers 1, 2 are carried by a lever 3 mounted on a shaft 4, which is rocked by means of a rod 7 and an eccentric 5 on the shaft 6. The member 1 is fixed on the lever 3, and the member 2 pivoted and connected to toggle-levers 9, 10 and to a spring 11 connected to the lever 10. A fixed stop 12 on the frame 14 is adapted to engage a sliding pin 15 on the lever 3, and operate the lever 10 to close the grippers, and another stop 13 on the frame is adapted to engage the lever 10 to open the grippers. A retaining- hook 35 can be engaged on a pin 36 on the lever 3 in order to stop the operation of the toggle-levers when necessary. Hinged indicators or visible signals 37 are swung forward by the levers 3 and returned by engagement with the sheets or signa. tures in normal working, and serve to detect and locate defects in the action of the grippers.
Patent GB-190301220-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Percussion Fuses for Exploding Shells.
Inventor: REICHWALD AUGUST
Filed: 1903-01-17
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 1220. Reichwald, A., [Krupp, F.]. Jan. 17. Fuzes for projectiles, percussion. A transport safety-device, operated from outside the shell, is adapted to make the action of the shell immediate or delayed, as desired. Two 'passages lead from the ignition chamber to the interior of the projectile, one of them affording direct communication, and the other containing a column N of slow-burning powder. Fig. 1 shows the fuze arranged for immediate action with the direct passage open ; an oblique port R leads from the ignition chamber through a port E and channel G of a cylindrical plug cock V to a column K of quick-burning powder, and thence to the perforated column M in front of the opening 0. The cock V can be turned by a spring arm H received in recesses J<3> cut in the head of the fuze. Fig. 2 shows the fuze in the safety transport condition, with a pin v, mounted on the cock V, engaging in a slot b in the locking-ring B. For delayed action, the arm H is turned so that the port E is not open to the port R and the flash of the detonator must pass through the retarding-column N.
Patent GB-190301606-A (GB)
Title: Improved Manufacture of Gobelin or Tapestry-like Fabrics.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-01-22
Granted: 1903-12-10
Abstract: 1606. Boult, A. J., [Vogelsang, A.]. Jan. 22. Pile fabrics; tapestry fabrics; loom shedding- motions; healds.- Gobelin or tapestry-like fabrics, having the peculiar ribbed appearance of the real gobelins, are produced by weaving together ground warp threads g, weft threads h, thick warp threads k which remain in the bottom shed during weaving, and cross-woven threads l. In a modification, a plush-like fabric is produced by using flat wires or knives instead of the threads k, or a fabric having the appearance of a plush on one side and a ribbed gobelin on the other side may be produced. Fig. 1 represents the fabric in plan, and Fig. 3 is a crosssection showing the relative positions of the threads in the fabric ; Fig. 5 shows the cross-weaving apparatus. The threads g pass through the healds p, and each thread l is drawn through three apertures o', o', o', in a narrow metal strip o, which is fitted with wires s connected to the hook-shaped lower ends of the doup healds t<1>, t'. The length of the strip, with its wires s, is equal to the depth of the shed, and, as a consequence of this arrangement, the parts of the threads l going towards the beam do not come into contact with the threads g. The thread l passes beneath the ground warps g, and, during the shedding, when the heald t' is raised, carrying with it the heald o and its thread l, the heald p remains stationary and its thread holds the heald t<2> in the lower shed. When the heald t<2> is raised, carrying with it the heald o and its thread l, the heald t' is held in the bottom shed. If the fabric is intended to be used for decorative purposes or for dresses, the threads l may be of one colour, or may be variously dyed, or printed in patterns. The warp threads k may be wires which may be left in the finished fabric, or may be formed with cutters at their ends and arranged to be withdrawn, in the usual manner ; by this means, a corded or tapestry-like fabric, which may be converted into plush by cutting the loops, is produced. Reversible fabrics having a gobelin-like appearance on one side and a pile on the other side, or having a pile on both sides, may be produced by weaving the threads l on pile wires ; if it is desired to have a pattern on one side different from that on the other, the fabric can be woven with a pile of its own, instead of using the warps l as well as the plush pile threads. For curtains, table covers, &c., the fabrics may be woven in strips, or ordinary fabric and gobelin fabric may be woven in alternate strips.
Patent GB-190304119-A (GB)
Title: New Shapes of Weights for Weighing Apparatus.
Inventor: EDWARDS PERCY
Filed: 1903-02-21
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 4119. Edwards, P. Feb. 21. Weights.-Consists in forming scale-weights, for use in weighing-medicines, and in laboratories &c., and in the shape of a numeral or fraction, Fig. 3, designating the number of units represented, the denomination being impressed upon the weights belonging to different systems. The method is particularly applicable to the apothecaries' system, but may be used also for the troy, avoirdupois, and decimal systems. The lighter weights may be of aluminium, and the heavier ones of brass or other material.
Patent GB-190306930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Photo-printing Apparatus
Inventor: HICKMAN HENRY NORTON
Filed: 1903-03-25
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 6930. Hickman, H. N., Hickman, G. G., and Hickman, E. H., [trading as Norton & Gregory]. March 25. Copying drawings; printing.-Relates to means for causing an electric-arc or other lamp to descend at a predetermined speed into a glass cylinder round which the negative or tracing to be copied is placed with the sensitized paper behind it. Fig. 1 shows the general arrangement, with the lamp 12 supported over the glass cylinder 29 by the cord 11 wound on the drum 10. The drum 10 is geared through wheels 9, 7, 5 with the rack 3 on the rod 2 of the piston 18. When the piston descends in the cylinder 1, oil is forced through the pipe 24 fitted with the valve 25. The speed of the piston, and consequently the rate at which the lamp descends, is controlled by the valve 25, which is set by the handle 28 on the pointer 26 travelling over the scale 27. Stops 21, 22 limit the motion of the piston, and the valve 23 allows it to be raised. The tube 13 receives any oil which may pass the washer 14. The regulating- valve may be arranged within the piston. Instead of causing the oil to pass to the back of the piston, it may be forced through a valve into a separate receptacle, forming with the cylinder 1 a U-shaped tube. A piston or float in the receptacle may be adjusted in weight, so as to raise the piston 18. The lamp 12 may be raised by turning the drum 10 by means of the handle 30, or a tripping - device may be employed, by which a weight sufficient to raise the lamp is automatically released. Instead of the lamp being moved, the negative may be caused to travel at a definite speed past a fixed light. According to the Provisional Specification, the transparent cylinder is preferably made of two curved pieces of glass held together by vertical bars of wood or metal.
Patent GB-190315572-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Dentist's Tool.
Inventor: GUENZEL OTTO
Filed: 1903-07-14
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 15,572. G³nzel, O. July 14. Dental instruments, - Cutting - pliers for clipping off the crowns of teeth are formed of a fixed jaw a carried by the handle c, and a movable jaw b hinged to the jaw a and operated by a screw s and nut m.
Patent GB-190327286-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Fans or Ventilators.
Inventor: MEIDINGER GEORG
Filed: 1903-12-12
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 27,286. Meidinger, G. Dec. 20, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Fans.-In centrifugal fans or ventilators, a wheel having a limited number of large vanes B, all or part of which extend to the wheel boss, is provided at the outer periphery with a ring of pallets or vanes A, which are arranged radially or otherwise, and.may be curved or straight. It is stated that by this means the air escapes uniformly round the whole of the periphery of the wheel, so that eddies are avoided, tangential pressure upon the large vanes is diminished, and the fan runs without noise.
Patent GB-190404585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Hydraulic Mains, more particularly adapted for use in the manufacture of Gas.
Inventor: TRUMP EDWARD NEEDLES
Filed: 1904-02-24
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 4585. Lake, H. H., [Trump, E. N.]. Feb. 24. Hydraulic mains are provided with two pairs of compartments, having a common liquid seal, the height of which can be adjusted and maintained. Fig. 1 is a section showing the valves controlling the supply from one of the retorts, to either of the compartments 2 or 3. The top of the main may be made partly or entirely as a separate piece having sliding engagement with the remainder. The edges of the partitions 7, 8 are serrated. The water-sealed port 15 is for cleaning out the tar. Fig. 3 is a section showing the leading off pipes 13, 14, controlled by valves 21, 22. Most of the tar passes through the aperture 17 in the casing 1, into the chamber 16, and may be removed through the port 20. The water level is adjusted by means of the water gate 18, the overflow passing through the trap 19 along the pipe 14<a>.
Patent GB-190405798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Umbrellas.
Inventor: PACHALI THEODORE
Filed: 1904-03-09
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 5798. Pachali, T. March 9, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. T o p - notches.- Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a topnotch, showing a rib 14 attached. The top-notch is formed in two parts 5, 6, adapted to be fastened to one another and to the stick, by a pin 7, passing through the concentric sleeve portions 8, 9, of the parts 5, 6. The ribs are threaded upon a wire ring 13, adapted to be received within oppositely-disposed flanges 10, 11 of the parts 5, 6. One end of the ring is bent up, as shown at 15, Fig. 6, to engage a recess in the part 5.
Patent GB-190406484-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sight-feed Lubricators for Steam Engines
Inventor: BRIERLEY ISAAC HENRY
Filed: 1904-03-17
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 6484. Brierley, I. H., and Brierley, E. E. March 17. Lubricators.-Relates to sight-feed lubricators for steam engines. The oil is poured into the reservoir a, Figs. 3 and 4, preferably made partially of glass, through the wire sieve b<x> attached to the screw cover b. The lower part c of the oil reservoir a is open to the air at the sides, and supports the cone d through which the oil drips so as to be visible. The upper part c<x> of the continuation c has a coned opening in which a spindle f of the screw g furnished with a milled head i, controls the oil supply, the screw g passing through a stuffing-box in the side of the reservoir. The oil drops into a chamber f<x>, from which it is drawn and forced by a ramj, oscillating in a chamber h, through the double-acting valves k into a tube l leading to the steam pipe. The ram j is actuated by the steam engine, which oscillates a catch lever q and revolves the shaft o through its ratchet-wheel p. The shaft o has a cam n, made in the form of a right and left handed thread, which cam is embraced by a swivelling fork m of the ram j.
Patent GB-190407179-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Optical Projection Apparatus for Producing Coloured Images.
Inventor: DAVIDSON WILLIAM NORMAN LASCEL
Filed: 1904-03-25
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 7179. Davidson, W. N. L. March 25. Grant of Patent refused. Optical projection apparatus.-Relates to apparatus for projecting coloured images so that they will superimpose on a screen and give kinematographic or other views in their natural colours, the invention being applicable also for producing the original negatives. Fig. 1 shows a series of pivoted mirrors e, f, g, h, arranged between the objective d and the screen, the positives a, b, c and the colour screens i, j, k being arranged as shown. The two mirrors f, g have two reflecting surfaces ; or each may consist of two mirrors arranged back to back to facilitate adjustment. Fig. 3 shows four pivoted mirrors l, m, n, o with single reflecting-surfaces so arranged that the light from the central positive passes to the screen without reflection. The mirrors, shown in Figs. 1 and 3, may be inclined on the opposite sides of the axis of the apparatus. The apparatus may be used for superimposing two positives. By placing the mirror l further from the mirror m, stereoscopic projection is obtained. The mirrors are enclosed in a box. For producing a complete stereoscopic tri-chromatic colour record, two lenses and two sets of mirrors are used.
Patent GB-190411639-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cultivators.
Inventor: MERCER FREDERICK DUNCAN
Filed: 1904-05-20
Granted: 1905-04-27
Abstract: 11,639. Mercer, F. D. May 20. Cultivators are provided with vibrating toothbars, special tooth-points and skim attachments, and special means for adjusting the distance between the wheels, for depressing or lifting the tooth-bar, for steering, for applying a brake to the front swivel-wheel, and for replacing that wheel by a draught-pole. Figs. 1 and 4 are perspective views of the whole implement and the draughtpole and swivel-wheel socket, respectively. The diverging side-bars a are connected to two parallel cross-bars d by special coupling-brackets c. The axle is divided, and the two parts h, h' pass through holes in the coupling-pieces c and are adjustably clamped below the cross-bars d by bolts i. The tooth-bar z is preferably connected to a bar d', which may vibrate in V-shaped slots g<1> against the action of cushioning-springs contained in the sockets e'. The bars b<1> are pressed down by springs p' surrounding rods p, and may be depressed or raised by means of a lever k, rock-shaft j, arms l, and swivel blocks o. When the lever k is depressed, the swivel blocks o come into contact with projections p<11> on the rods p. The pressure arms l are locked in position by means of a projection on a bar r<11> engaging in one of a series of holes s. The bar r<11> is pivoted in a brace-plate q and passes through the bifurcated end of the lever k. It is controlled by a spring x, lever w, and rod v. The vibratory bar or bars z may be connected to the frame by other means. The tubular standard l<1> of the removable swivel-wheel v<1> is provided with retaining-lugs q<11> which engage with the top of the socket b. A brake-shoe u<1>, Fig. 1, is attached to a rod t<1>, Fig. 4, which is normally pressed upwards by a spring within the tubular standard l<1>. The top of the rod t<1> is in contact with a lever b<11>, which bears against a pivot pin a<11> and is connected with the steering-lever e<11> by a link d<11> movable in a curved slot c<4>. The brake is applied by depressing the steering-lever e<11>, the end of which encircles the standard l<1> and is grooved to fit over lugs m<1>. The slot c<4> is provided so that the brake may be applied and the machine steered separately or simultaneously. The lever e" is held in position by a vertically and horizontally adjustable holder r<5>. When the swivel-wheel &c. is removed, a draught pole may be passed through the socket b into a pole seat j<1>. The tooth-points are substantially Y-shaped in cross-section, the protruding front parts serving as sockets for the shanks w<11>. They may be made of cast or sheet metal with locking pieces or indentations x<11>, which spring into corresponding recesses y<11> in the shanks and thus lock the points in position. Spring tines may be attached behind rigid tines, and skimmers a<3> resembling plough breasts may follow the teeth, their shanks being preferably formed of various shapes so that their points may be in a line inclined to the bar z.
Patent GB-190416143-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Soles and Heels for Boots and Shoes.
Inventor: NEWTON JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-07-21
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 16,143. Newton, J. July 21. Moulding parts of boots and shoes.-India rubber soles and heels are moulded together or separately with a base a, raised portions or treads c, which may be ribbed, and, if desirable, a marginal portion h of the same thickness as the base a The lower part of the mould is secured to the bed of a press heated by hot water, steam, &c.
Patent GB-190419827-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gas Producers.
Inventor: CERASOLI ALBERTO
Filed: 1904-09-14
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 19,827. Cerasoli, A. Sept. 14. Gas-producers.-A suction producer is constructed with one or more air inlets at the top and bottom of one side, and with one or more gas outlets at the top and bottom of the other side, these passages being so controlled by valves that the top inlet and bottom outlet, or the bottom inlet and top outlet, are open simultaneously. For this purpose, an air-supply pipe a is fitted with a three-way valve b which communicates with either of two branches c, c<1>, leading to ports d, d<1>, respectively ; similarly, the gas outlet i communicates, by means of a three-way valve h, with either of two branches g, g<1> leading from the gas ports f, f<1>. The valves are coupled together by levers and may be operated by hand, by the gas engine, or by an independent motor, so that the blast is alternately directed downwards and upwards through the fuel. The fuel is fed from a hopper k, a partition m separating the fresh fuel from the upper gas port f.
Patent GB-190428599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hermetic Sealing Apparatus.
Inventor: LORENZ WILLIAM ALBERT
Filed: 1904-12-28
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 28,599. Lorenz, W. A., and Honiss, W. H. Dec. 28. Frames for packing bottles &c.-In apparatus for exhausting and hermetically closing jars, cans, and like vessels, the jars are placed in trays which are arranged on slides adapted to be pushed into a sealing- chamber. The jar trays 83, Fig. 19, are each made to hold twelve jars, each tray occupies a definite position on the slide, and the jars are spaced upon the tray by a gauge 86. The gauge 86 may also be used during the handling and transportation of the jars.
Patent GB-190428721-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and appertaining to Labelling Machines.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1904-12-29
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 28,721. Thompson, W. P., [Woodland, F.O.]. Dec. 29. Feeding sheets.-In a bottle-labelling machine, the labels are contained in a holder H which may have a number of adjustable compartments, and they are withdrawn from below by pickers, which have previously removed glue from a roller R. The labels are kept compressed and in position in the holder by means of a device 53, the portion 58 attached to its rear end sliding down the guide-piece 54, as the piece 56 is pressed against the labels by the action of a spring in the portion 55.
Patent GB-190429224-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fish Food Preparation.
Inventor: DAVIDSON JOHN
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 29,224. Davidson, J. Dec. 31. Food preparations ; preserving fish.-In making a fish food preparation, the skin and bones are first separated and, in the case of salted fish, the salt is removed by steeping in water and pressing. The flesh is then reduced to a pulp by passing it through a mincing-machine, and the pulp is mixed with flour to stiffen it. The mixture is passed through a mincing-machine, dried, and rolled out into flakes.