baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-190009442-A (GB)
Title: A System of Mechanical Tilling
Inventor: PASCO SERBAN
Filed: 1900-05-22
Granted: 1901-03-16
Abstract: 9442. Pasco, S. May 22. Steam cultivation; ploughs.-Relates to a system of steam cultivation in which a single engine is employed with two relatively-light ploughs, placed one at each side of the engine. The engine draws the ploughs towards itself to do the work, and the ploughs are taken by horse traction to the headland ready for ploughing another furrow. The shares on one plough are set to throw the furrows to the right, and on the other plough to the left. Each plough is worked from a separate drum on the engine, and the gearing is so arranged that, in the regular working, there is no need to reverse the engine. A forecarriage can be detachably fixed to the rear of the plough beam for carrying the ploughs away from the engine, as shown in Fig. 1. A tail piece b on the end of the plough beam a fits between a bar o and a plate g on the forecarriage. Keyhole-shaped openings are formed in the parts band g, and a removable bolt is inserted in the openings to lock the parts together. The end of the beam a is raised upon the plate g by means of a chain on a windlass j. The forecarriage is provided with supports or feet i, which rest on the ground while the forecarriage and plough are being connected together.
Patent GB-190010987-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Apparatus for Supporting the Heads and Shoulders of Children.
Inventor: DAMMAN GEORGES
Filed: 1900-06-16
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 10,987. Damman, G. June 16. Chest expanders.-Relates to appliances for causing a child to keep its head and body in an upright position. In the form shown in Fig. 1, a plate A carrying an upright b having a neckstrap c, is secured over the shoulder blades by bands d provided with cushions e to engage the shoulders, and by straps f connecting it to a waist belt g. In a modification shown in Fig. 2, intended for use when reading and writing, an upright i is secured to the plate a by a rigid arm j, and a strap k carries a strap h to support the chin.
Patent GB-190011470-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Imparting Motion to Rotating, Reciprocating or Swinging Parts of Machines.
Inventor: BAXTER WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1900-06-25
Granted: 1901-05-11
Abstract: 11,470. Baxter, W. H. June 25. Crushers for stones and ores. The swinging member A, which may be the jaw of a stonebreaker or ore-crusher, is pivoted at B, and is formed with arms C upon which is mounted the driving-shaft H. The shaft carries pulleys I, flywheels J, and an eccentric K, which fits in the upper end of a link L ; this link at its lower end is connected by trunnions M to toggles P, one jointed to the frame of the machine, and the other to the swinging part A, the movements of which may be transmitted to a crank or other part to be moved, by a link S. It is staled that the shaft H may be fitted with a lever, one end of which engages with the link L, and the other with the eccentric of an independent driving-shaft.
Patent GB-190015892-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Liquid Meters.
Inventor: FROST HERBERT HENRY
Filed: 1900-09-07
Granted: 1900-11-10
Abstract: 15,892. Frost, H. H. Sept. 7. Liquid meters.-Relates to the type of meter described in Specifications No. 2720, A.D 1883, and No. 2578, A.D. 1887, and consists in dispensing with the stuffing-box and packing for the pistonrod 7 and surrounding the rod with a casing 8, the outlet slot 26 of which is covered by an extension of the sliding valve cover 9. The piston-rod is slotted to engage the projection 25 of the slide valve at each end of its stroke and give the required displacement. The valve works, by a groove 18, against balls 21, 21, spaced by a distance-piece 22, and entering a groove 19 in a piece 20 carried by the bracket 23. Springs 24 give elasticity to the bearing and take up wear.
Patent GB-190017253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Artificial Leather
Inventor: GEVAERT-NAERT LOUIS
Filed: 1900-09-28
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 17,253. Gevaert-Naert, L. Sept. 28. Coated fabrics.-Relates to the manufacture of artificial leather applicable for boots and shoes, belts, coverings, gaiters, upholstery, &c. A fabric, preferably of cotton woven in single or double taffeta and twilled in any desired way, constitutes the basis of the artificial leather, and is preferably dressed or felted on both sides. A solution of xanthate of cellulose is prepared by soaking rags or cotton waste in a solution of caustic soda, and adding carbon bisulphide. To this solution linseed oil, castor oil, or soap may be added, and the fabric is then impregnated with it in vacuo, or the fabric may be heated on a steam-heated plate or drum and immersed in the cold cellulose solution. The :impregnated fabric may be dried, stretched, and washed, or, if only partly dried, the cellulose may be fixed by passing the fabric through a hot concentrated solution of sea-salt, or by placing it in a chamber through which steam is allowed to pass. For the xanthate of cellulose may be substituted a solution of cellulose in cuprammonium chloride or zinc chloride. The washed material is now impregnated with weak solutions of gutta-percha or india-rubber dissolved in benzine or carbon bisulphide. Dammar or other gum may be added to this solution. The process may be carried out by impregnating the fabric with either the cellulose solution or the solution of rubber &c. alone. The artificial leather is finished by means of rollers &c., or it may be varnished. Dyes may be added to either of the impregnating- solutions.
Patent GB-190019332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Method of and Apparatus for Feeding Carding Machines.
Inventor: DECOCK JOSEPH
Filed: 1900-10-29
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 19,332. Decock, J. Oct. 29. Carding-engines.-The material is supplied to the first main cylinder M in two or more portions, each portion being led by a separate apron T to an independent taker-in roller A &c. If desired, a single roller C may transfer the fibre from two separate taker-in rollers &c. to the roller M.
Patent GB-190100413-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus suitable for Distributing Manure.
Inventor: EAMES FRANK
Filed: 1901-01-07
Granted: 1901-12-31
Abstract: 413. Eames, F. Jan. 7. Manuring.-Relates to machines of the class described in Specification No. 23,478, A.D. 1899, for distributing manure broadcast. The dietributers consist of a pair of parallel discs a, b connected together by vertical plates c. The feedhopper j is provided with a cylindrical portion h, which projects through an opening in the upper disc a, and is cut away for about one quarter of its circumference for the passage of the manure. The 'discs are mounted on a shaft d, driven by bevel gearing from a shaft e which is actuated by sprocket gearing from the axle of the main wheels. A clutch is provided to throw the distributers out of action, when desired. Two distributers are mounted side by'side on the machine, and each is fed from a separate hopper k having a stide k<1> to regulate the discharge. The manure is fed into the hopper j by an endless band n running on rollers l and o. The rollers l are driven by speed belt gearing from the axle of the main wheels, and the rollers o are mounted on a sliding frame actuated 'by a lever p to slacken the band n and thus stop 'the feed when desired. The Provisional Specification describes a form of movable grid feeding-mechanism.
Patent GB-190101385-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Sulphuric Anhydride by the Contact Process.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1901-01-21
Granted: 1901-11-09
Abstract: 1385. Imray, O., [Farbwerke vorm. Meister, Lucius, & Br³ning]. Jan. 21. Sulphuric anhydride.-To obtain the greatest reaction velocity and also the greatest yield of sulphuric anhydride, by the contact process, the gases are passed first over a catalytic material at about 530‹ C., and subsequently over other catalytic material at about 430‹ C. The catalytic bodies may be in one or in two vessels, and the gases may be cooled between the two stages by any method. The catalytic materials most suitable for the first stage are,-the oxides and sulphates of iron, chromium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, uranium, and copper, the oxygen compounds of aluminium, beryllium, zirconium, cerium, didymium, lanthanum, thorium, titanium, silicon, and most rare metals, and mixtures of the above oxides or sulphates and oxygen compounds. For the second stage, those most suitable are the metals of the platinum group, and mixtures of these metals with any of the substances above mentioned.
Patent GB-190103670-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Rock Drills and Breaking Down Appliances
Inventor: EISENBEIS FRITZ
Filed: 1901-02-20
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 3670. Eisenbeis, F., and Garelly, F. Feb. 20. Rock drills; breaking-down appliances.-A hammer head l is substituted for the drill in the channelling - drill described in Specification No. 17,398, A.D. 1900, and is used to drive the wedge k between the cheek pieces z placed in a bore-hole for detaching blocks of stone. The wedge has ribs fitting in grooves in the cheeks, and the cheeks have lugs n to prevent them from being driven into the hole.
Patent GB-190106130-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Chaff-cutting Machines.
Inventor: HOSKIN WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1901-03-23
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 6130. Hoskin, W. H. March 23. Separating chaff.-Relates to a chaff-cutting machine provided with means for separating the dust and similar impurities from the chaff. The chaff is cut by inclined peripheral knives 5 on a rotary drum 4, and falls upon an elevator 13 which carries it up to sacks or other receptacles. The drum 4 is enclosed in a casing 8 and the elevator is enclosed in a casing 12. The casings 8, 12 are provided with perforated panels arranged as shown at 10, 15, and 16. The current of air produced by the rotation of the drum 4 carries the dust away through the perforated panels.
Patent GB-190109232-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Connected with Self Contained and other Spindles for Spinning and Doubling.
Inventor: BOYD JOHN
Filed: 1901-05-04
Granted: 1902-06-04
Abstract: 9232. Boyd, J. May 4. Spindle apparatus for spinning and doubling frames. Self-contained and other spindles are provided with lever knee brakes, which may act either on the inside or on the outside of the bottom flange of the wharve 12. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the lever 10 is pivoted at 13, and the leathercovered brake surface 17 acts on the inside of the bottom flange 11; 19 is a spring for normally holding the brake out of action, and 16 is a holding-down hook. When the brake is arranged to act on the outside of the flange 11, the lever is pivoted on a pin above the centre of the wharve, and carried by a bracket which is clamped between the bolster collar and the rail, and is provided with upwardly-projecting horns for the pivot pin of the holding-down hook.
Patent GB-190110981-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Steriliser and Feeding Bottle
Inventor: NOURRICIER LA SOCIETE ANONYME LE PARFAIT
Filed: 1901-05-28
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 10,981. Thompson, W. P., [Soc. Anon. le Parfait Nourricier]. May 28. Feeding-bottles ; stoppers.-Relates to a combined feeding - bottle and sterilizing - digester for milk. The vessel 1, Fig. 1, is made of glass, porcelain, &c., of cylindrical or rounded form, and open at both ends, to facilitate cleansing &c., the ends being closed hermetically by suitable means, such as stoppers or lids 2 seating on washers 4 set in ex- ternal grooves 5, and secured in position by screw rings or collars 6 screwed on external threads on the vessel. The ends 7 of the vessel are thickened to provide for the grooves 5, and serve also to pre- vent the body of the vessel from coming in contact with the walls of the water-bath &c. in which it is heated. When the vessel is to be used as a feed- ing-bottle, one of the stoppers 2 is removed and replaced by the lid 8, Fig. 2, which is formed with a nozzle 9 for the teat 10, and provided with a rubber valve 12 for the admission of air during suction.
Patent GB-190118135-A (GB)
Title: An Appliance for Securing Ladies' Hats on the Head.
Inventor: SHAW FRED
Filed: 1901-09-11
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 18,135. Shaw, F., and Parkin, J. H. Sept. 11. Appliances for securing to head.-Relates more particularly to appliances for use with straw sailor hats. Each appliance consists of a flanged plate D secured to the interior of the hat and provided with tubular extensions D', through which are passed needles E<1> connected to a stem E which is passed through the hat to the exterior. By manipulating the stem E the needles E<1> are pushed forward into the position shown in dotted lines, and engage with the hair. A similar appliance, made entirely of wire, is also described. One or more of these appliances are used with a hat.
Patent GB-190118966-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tube Expanders.
Inventor: CROSS WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-09-23
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 18,966. Cross, W., [Brandon, D. H.]. Sept. 23. Tube expanders. - A tapered or conical mandrel 6, 6<a> is employed to feed and drive reversely the tapered or coned rollers 5 that project through the slots 3 in the box or holder 1, the feed being regulated by checking the band-wheel or lever 10 fixed on the externally-screwed tube or sleeve 7, which surrounds a part of the mandrel and serves as an abutment or bearing for it. The chamber 4 of the box 1 is partly screwed internally to engage with the screwed sleeve 7. The mandrel 6 may be worked by the hand-lever 13, or by other means.
Patent GB-190120902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Cameras.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1901-10-18
Granted: 1901-12-14
Abstract: 20,902. I m r a y , O., [Carlton, H. B.]. Oct. 18. Rollerslides; cameras.-Relates to a camera fitted with a roller slide, of which the two spools are enclosed in a separated compartment mounted above the camera. In the sectional view, Fig. 5, the film 21 is drawn from the store spool 6, round a guide-roller on to a film support 17, and back to the receiving spool 7. The film support 17 is hinged to the back of the camera, or otherwise connected so that it can be turned outwards to facilitate the preliminary mounting of the film. To facilitate the replacement of the spools 6 and 7, their bearings at one end are mounted on hinged supports. The edge of the film 21 is notched at the end of each section, and the end 24, Fig. 6, of a spring lever 23, drops into a notch when it comes opposite. A dog 25 on the lever 23 then engages with a toothed wheel on the end of the spool 6, and thereby arrests the film. After an exposure, the film is disengaged by pressing down the slide 29, an inclined plane 28 on which acts on an inclined plane 27 on the lever and presses it back. The slide 29 also actuates a counter by means of the pawl 39 acting on ratchet-wheel.
Patent GB-190125312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: LANGDON-DAVIES WALTER
Filed: 1901-12-11
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 25,312. Davies, W. Langdon-, and Soames, A. Dec. 11. Drawings to Specification. Motor road vehicles.-The Provisional Specification states that the motion of the crank shaft of an explosion engine is transmitted through worm gearing, the worm being mounted between springs and its longitudinal motion utilized to control the pressure on the valves supplying the cylinder with explosive mixture.
Patent GB-190126760-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for the Manufacture of Paper Bags.
Inventor: TYSON FRANK
Filed: 1901-12-31
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 26,760. Tyson, F. Dec. 31. Paper bags.-A web of paper is first formed into a bellows tube, and then cut into blanks by L-shaped cuts b, Fig. 25, which only pass partly across the tube. The tube next expands over a square former, and the side folds of the bottom are formed, after which it collapses into the flattened form again. The top flap h, Fig. 29, is held against a feed roller, is torn from the preceding blank, and not released until the bottom is pulled out into a diamond fold, Fig. 30. After receiving a streak of paste, the fold is created between rollers on the lines p, p<1>, the forward flap n is severed from the preceding blank, the rear flap m is quickly folded about the line p<1>, and then the forward flap is folded on to it. The roll of paper is supported at the end of the machine in brackets 3, which may be turned by worm gearing 6 to adjust the web centrally without altering the direction of its axis. The web passes over guide and pasting rolls 9 and then under wheels 11, which form it into a trough, to a former 16 supported by an adjustable device 17, 16<a>, as shown. Here it is folded by blades 20, 21 into a bellows tube, the pasted seam of which is pressed down by inclined conical rollers 22, Fig. 2. The blank is then fed by rolls 23 past a pair of knives at 25 which travel with the tube as they rise to make the L-shaped cuts b, Fig. 25. The rolls 24, 110, 111 next feed the tube on to the expanding former 50, across the end of which the side flaps c, Fig. 30, of the bag bottom are folded by spring blades carried on arms 54, pivoted on vertical pins 55 mounted on a slide 56. This slide moves forwards with the bag tube, disengages the arms 54 from a latch and allows coiled springs 64 to move them inwards ; the further movement of the slide brings a heel on the arms 54 against a stop which moves them outwards again, where they are retained by the latch. As the bag is drawn off the former, the side folds are again pressed inwards by blades 52 and the bag collapses ; it next passes between rolls 76, Fig. 12, where axially-moving fingers 71 move under the top end flap h, Fig. 29, and press it into a recess in the upper roller 76. The preceding blank moves between the rolls 76, 100 and 101,100, and consequently tears itself from the flap h and draws out the diamond fold, Fig. 30, the flap h being further secured by a roller 83 on a spring lever 92 operated by a cam 94 on the shaft 95. Thence the bags pass between rolls 100 and 116, 118 and 117, 117 and 119, and 117 and the pasting roll 120. They are next creased on the lines p, p<1> by creasing-rells 126, 127, and the rear flap m, Fig. 30, is turned down by fingers 129 and pushed through a gap in the upper roll by a blade 137. The forward flap n is severed from the preceding bag and turned down by a roller 145 and pressed by a roll 146.
Patent GB-190208727-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or Applicable to Mechanism for Controlling and Operating Rising and Falling Shuttle Boxes in Looms for Weaving.
Inventor: PECK CHRISTOPHER
Filed: 1902-04-15
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 8727. Peck, C., and Peck, W. W. April 15. L o o m change box motions.-Relates to change - box motions of the kind described in Specifications No. 6209, A.D. 1888, and No. 3544, A.D. 1889. Each shuttle box is actuated by a link o, lever m, rod l, and disc f, which is operated by means of a rack v, rod w, and crank y as described in Specification No. 3544, A.D. 1889. The rack v is thrown into or out of gear with the pinion f<3> by means of a spring- pressed needle 1, controlled by the usual card barrel 11, and this needle is formed with a laterally - projecting hook which normally lies within one of two diametrically-opposite notches formed in an annulus f<1> on the face of the disc f. The upper end of the rod w is adjustably connected to a slotted rod t connected to the rack v, and the lower end of the rod is connected to an oscillating arm x which is formed with a slot to receive the pin of the crank y.
Patent GB-190210723-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Slaking and Dressing Substances more especially intended for Slaking and Dressing Lime
Filed: 1902-05-09
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 10,723. Best, T. T., and United Alkali Co. May 9. Moving container apparatus.- Lime and other substances are slaked by sprinkling with water in rotating cylinders in such a way as to prevent steam and dust from escaping to the atmosphere. In the form shown, the cylinder A is rotated by worm gearing E<1>, E' upon rollers e or upon trunnions. It is charged with lime through an opening B. The lime is carried through the cylinder by helical blades a, and is agitated by projections M. Water is admitted to a sprinkling-hole L, which is bent towards the upper part of the cylinder, and the inner end of which is supported by a boss carried by a spider l<2>. Should more water be required, it may be admitted by a second perforated pipe L' connected to the pipe L at l<4>. The slaked lime may be discharged through an opening F, provided with a valve or door F', and a flexible tubing J<2> to a closed box or casing J, in which is placed a screen formed of inclined bars G. Within the passage leading to the latter may be placed a cylindrical screen G'. When the latter is employed, the outlet F may be omitted, and the lime raised by inclined pockets or plates U, and discharged by the plates U<2> into the casing. In a modification, the cylinder is inclined, and the lime &c. is charged into the cylinder through a valve inlet tube leading to the centre of the upper end. The chimney is connected to this inlet hole, so that the air is drawn through the cylinder in the opposite direction to the travel of the solid material, thereby cooling the latter before its discharge by a device similar to that shown on the right of Fig. 1. In this case, the cylinder is divided into two compartments by a partition having a central opening, through which the solid material is automatically discharged by a device similar to U, U'. By this modification, the process may be made continuous.
Patent GB-190212659-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Steam and other Fluid Pressure Engines.
Inventor: VAVASOUR WILLIAM EDWARD JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-06-03
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 12,659. Vavasour, Sir W. E. J. June 3. Single-acting engines; cylinders; steam pipes; valves and valve gear.-Relates to single-acting engines having steam pipes and admission ports of the same diameter as the cylinders. Fig. 1 shows a horizontal engine, having two cylinders, cast in one, their adjacent ends being open. Their pistons are coupled by a piston-rod, having a crosshead near its middle. The steam pipes are of the same diameter as the cylinder, the supply through them being controlled by a stop valve, and a throttle valve, regulated by a governor. At the end of each cylinder is a valve casing 11, Figs. 1 and 15, having in its face 23 a port of the same diameter as the cylinder. The steam supply is controlled by a pair of plates or shutters 21, 22, having openings through them of the same size as the port. These plates are moved to and fro by levers, actuated by a rod 30, coupled to one end of a bell crank 31. The exhaust port is below the steam port, and is opened and closed in a similar manner. The bell crank is rocked by a spindle, passing through a stuffing-box, and connected by a rod 33 to the valve-actuating device shown in Figs. 6 and 7. The rod 33 is coupled to a crank on a spindle 34, which is held in the mid position by a spring. At the end of the spindle is a T-shaped end 37, having spherical extremities. A slide 39, having cylindrical ends to fit the cylindrical guides 36, is moved to and fro, and, by means of the gaps at the ends acting on the T-head, turns the spindle 34 in one direction or the other, and opens and closes the valves. The slide 39 has a square spindle 42, in which is adjustably secured a bracket, depending from the main crosshead. By means of the square spindle the slide 39 can be turned to the upper part of the guideway 36, to reverse the engine.