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Patent GB-190313381-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Combined Wrenches and Tyre Levers for use by Cyclists and other like Persons.
Inventor: SEABROOK PERCY BENSON HARRISON
Filed: 1903-06-15
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 13,381. Seabrook, P. B. H., and Seabrook, H. H. P. June 15. Tyres, pneumatic, appliances for removing from wheels. The end of the handle of a cyolist's or a motorist's spanner is bent both upwards and sideways to form a comfortable handle and an efficient tyre-lever.
Patent GB-190314232-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Covering for the Head for the Prevention of Suffocation from Smoke or the Inhalation of Dust
Inventor: JACKSON FREDERICK EVANS
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 14,232. Jackson, F. E. June 27. Firemen's personal equipments. - A circular bag a, preferably of non- inflammable woven material, is provided with an elastic band, which can be drawn in to fit closely round the neck at b. Sufficient air is enclosed to allow breathing during escape from a burning building. A small window c of mica is provided.
Patent GB-190316733-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cable Brake Levers for Velocipedes.
Filed: 1903-07-30
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 16,733. Rudge-Whitworth, Ltd., and Pugh, J. V. July 30. Brakes ; handle-bars.-Relates to means for attaching a cable brake lever to the handle-bar of a velocipede, and for securing the cable to the lever. In one arrangement, Fig. 1, the spring of the brake is first compressed so as to render the free end of the cable i loose, when a nipple k is fitted in a notch d<3>, Fig. 6, of a plate d, and the end of the wire laid in a groove d<2>. The plate is now secured by a screw e to the brake lever c, when a notch f on the plate and a coinciding notch on the lever are applied to one of the beads g<3>, round which the lever turns. These beads are formed at the two edges of a vertical slot in the end of a thimble g. On relaxing the spring, the tension on the cable preserves the iever in position, the shape of its inner end preventing it from separating too far from the handle of the machine. The thimble may be dispensed with, and the brake lever pivoted to a bead on the edge of the handle-bar tube ; or the plate d may be dispensed with. In this case, the nipple may be provided with a hook engaging a cross-pin at the inner end of the brake lever, or, as shown in Fig. 17, pins k<3> on opposite sides of the nipple may engage catches c<2> on the lever. In another arrangement, the brake lever, instead of being made from a stamped blank of sheet metal, is made solid, and the nipple is received by a notch on its convex edge, which also has a groove for the cable to lie in.
Patent GB-190319857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stop Valves.
Filed: 1903-09-15
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 19,857. Hopkinson, J., Hopkinson & Co., J., and Kilburn, R. Sept. 15. Sliding valves. - To maintain the parallelism of the discs of a slide stop valve, a retainer F, mounted on the valvespindle C, and having ears or projections g at the sides, holds the discs B, and prevents them from being moved apart by the action of the spring E when the valve is open. When the valve is shut, a slight amount of play between the retainer and discs permits the proper closing of the valve.
Patent GB-190320196-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Combined Toasting Device and Trivet or Plate Support.
Inventor: HUGHES WILLIAM BOWEN
Filed: 1903-09-19
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 20,196. Hughes, W. B. Sept. 19. Trivets.-Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of a combined toasting - appliance and trivet or plate supporter. The U-shaped plate a has its upper ends bent to form hooks b, which engage with the bars c of the firegrate, and carries a wire frame d, the parallel sides d<1> of which support a plate e. This plate is secured in position by blocks e<1> surrounding the arms d', and can be moved to and from the firegrate. A block e' on the underside of the plate is formed with a socket into which the lower end of a vertical rod g, carrying the appliances for holding the meat, bread, &c., fits. On removing the rod from its socket, the plate e serves as a trivet or support for a plate, dish, or the like.
Patent GB-190326177-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Production and Manner of Using Superheated Steam.
Inventor: LOEWENSTEIN PRINCE CHARLES DE
Filed: 1903-11-30
Granted: 1904-11-30
Abstract: 26,177. Loewenstein, Prince Charles of. Nov. 30. Steam supply, systems of.-A boiler is connected in circuit with a cylindrical chamber a by means of pipes d, e leading to one side of the hollow bearings, in which the pivote b, c rotate. On the opposite side of the hollow bearings, pipes f, g place a superheater in circuit with the chamber. Between the pipes f, d, a pipe h leads to the motor. The chamber a is divided by longitudinal partitions into separate compartments, each of which is in connection with flutings in the pivots b, c. When any one compartment is thus put in communication with the boiler, the circulating-fan m fills it with steam, any fluid which the chamber may contain being driven into the boiler. This compartment in its rotation comes into connection with the superheater, and is filled with superheated steam by the fan n, the boiler steam being driven into the superheater. Next, as the compartment comes into connection with the pipe h, the superheated steam passes wholly or in part to the motor ; and finally the compartment is refilled with steam from the boiler. The compartments in the rotary chamber may consist of separate pipes. The pipe h may be dispensed with, steam being drawn directly from the superheater. In some cases, the rotary chamber may be replaced by a set of chambers each of which is by the opening and closing of cocks connected with the boiler, superheater, and motor, as shown in Fig. 3, wherein the chamber C is shown connected through the open cocks t and pipes p with the boiler, the chamber B is similarly connected with the superheater F, and the chamber A is connected through a single cock r<2> and the pipe u with the motor.
Patent GB-190404388-A (GB)
Title: Liquid Fuel Burner.
Inventor: RYAN JAMES NICHOLAS
Filed: 1904-02-22
Granted: 1904-11-10
Abstract: 4388. Ryan, J. N. Feb. 22. Liquidfuel fittings.-The casing of the burner is made with an annular chamber B, through which steam passes from the inlet C to the outlet perforations F. The oil passes by the inlet D to an inner annular chamber A formed between the casing and an inner tubular valve E, which is operated by a hand-wheel L. Passing down the centre of the valve E is a rod with an enlarged end G for regulating the flame.
Patent GB-190409948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Ball Bearings.
Inventor: SCHMID-ROOST J
Filed: 1904-04-30
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 9948. Roost, J. Schmid-. May 25, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Axle-boxes of tramcars &c. are provided with ball bearings consisting of rings a, b, in one of which is a hole for inserting the balls e. The hole is closed by the pin h on the plate g let into the ring a. The collar i on the plate g engages the wedge-groove r in the axle p. The edges of the groove press upon the plate g. The rings a, b may have conical surfaces, so that the bearings will take end pressure, or the space c between the rings may be horizontal.
Patent GB-190411061-A (GB)
Title: A Safety Lock for Doors of Railway and other Carriages.
Inventor: HAAG JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-05-13
Granted: 1904-06-23
Abstract: 11,061. Haag, J. Sept. 10, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Fastenings, railway and other carriage door.-The fastening for a railway or other carriage door requires both a lifting and a turning motion of the inside handle to be opened. The spindle d, Fig. 1, of the outer handle c has a projection engaging a notch on the latch e. The arm g on the spindle d is connected by the rod h to the arm i on the spindle r, mounted in the casej, k, s. The stem m of the inside handle or knob l has a vertical groove n engaging the fixed feather o, Fig. 5, on the plate k, and the feather q on the end of the spindle r. The knob l is normally held down, in engagement with the feather o, by the spring u, attached either to the sliding plate t or to the spindle m. When the handle is raised, the groove n engages the feather q, and the latch may be unfastened. The plate v fixed to the knob l covers the slot p in which the knob works. The device may be arranged at the inner end of the spindle d, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1. The fixed feather o may be dispensed with, and the positions of the groove n and the feather q may be reversed.
Patent GB-190421408-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process and Apparatus for the Production of a Combustible Gas obtained by the Combination of Compressed Air with Petroleum.
Inventor: PERRIER ANDRE
Filed: 1904-10-05
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 21,408. Perrier, A. Oct. 5. Gas burners.-The gas passes through a conduit 4, while the air supply, which may be regulated by means of a disc 1, passes through inlets 2, 3. The burner is described in connection with apparatus for carburetting air.
Patent GB-190428970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Machinery or Apparatus for the Manufacture of Bottles and the like Glass Articles.
Inventor: BREARLEY BENJAMIN JOSIAS
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 28,970. Brearley, S. J. Dec. 30. Blowing and moulding bottles.-Relates to improvements on the turn-over machine described in Specification No. 17,889, A.D. 1903. Each neck mandrel 0 is operated automatically by a rope F, which is secured at D' and passes round a fixed pulley D and over two guide-pulleys Y to a loose drum V, round which it is wound and to which the other end is secured. A spur-wheel U, fixed to the drum V, engages the pinion T on the neck mandrel, the screw-threaded end 0' of which engages a correspondingly threaded yoke R. Upon the frame B being turned in the direction shown by the arrow, the rope F is wound upon the pulley D, thus causing the mandrel O to be withdrawn from the neck. When the frame is reversed, the rope F is kept tight and the mandrel returned to its original position by a clock spring W contained in the drum V. The pulley D is shaped at D' so that the initial movement of the mandrel O is slow compared with that of the frame B. In a modification, the spring W is dispensed with, and the rope kept tight by a weight Z. In a further modification, the rope passes round a pulley K on the mandrel, and is attached to the fixed pulley at D<3>, the spur gearing being omitted. To the arms 2, 2<1>, Figs. 3 and 4, carrying the mould halves 3, 3<1>, are adjustably attached two segments 4, 4<1>, which are clamped by screws 5, 5<1> and connected by a link 6, so that the two halves move simultaneously. In place of the usual half-headed bolt, the mould halves are clamped together by a piece 12 having a segmental screw which engages a corresponding screw on the piece 15 attached to the half 3<1>.
Patent GB-190504572-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Facing of Slopes, Banks, Batters and the like.
Inventor: FICHEFET JEAN
Filed: 1905-03-04
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 4572. Fichefet, J. March 4. Wire.-In the construction of screens or facings for banks, slopes, batters, and the like of streams &c. from stones connected together by wires, the wires are prevented from corroding by making them of steel or iron cores sheathed in lead.
Patent GB-190508439-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Protective Packing for Plates, Dishes or other similar Articles of Earthenware, China, Porcelain, Glass or the like.
Filed: 1905-04-20
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 8439. Townsend, H. R., and Stevenson & Sons, H. April 20. Packing plates, dishes, &c.-Plates, dishes, and like articles of earthenware, china, porcelain, glass, and the like are packed in boxes between lay. ers e, Figs. 1 and 3, of corrugated paper. A cannelure or ridge f is made in the paper to render it capable of bend. ing, and wedgeshaped pieces g are cut out of it to enable it to conform to the shape of the article. Pads a of folded corrugated paper are secured to the sides of the box, which has also top and bottom layers b, c of the same material.
Patent GB-190511134-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Fishing Reels.
Inventor: BESSEMER ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1905-05-27
Granted: 1906-05-26
Abstract: 11,134. Bessemer, A. G., and Petersen, T. May 27. Brakes.-In order to prevent a fishing-reel from overrunning in casting, it is provided with a spring- actuated brake so arranged that, when the reel is at rest, the brake is in action, but, when rotated, the reel operates automatically through friction surfaces to bring about a reduction of the braking. Fig. 1 shows a brake band c attached at either end to the framing g having a spring d, which may be helical or in the form of a metal tongue, the tension of which is regulated by means of a screw e and nut f. When the reel is turned, the friction slackens the spring, and the brake is released slightly. An additional spring may be used to allow the brake to be slackened on the reel being turned in the opposite direction. In modifications, two such band brakes may be used, a split spring ring may be placed between the band and the hub, the band may be connected by an adjustable lever to the frame, and the reel may be mounted on a ratchet or a ball clutch to allow it to run freely when rotated in the direction for winding the line. Fig. 4 shows a form in which the band brake is mounted on two levers j, pivoted at i to the frame. The brake band is preferably attached to the levers by inserting the pin o in a hole in a band and giving the lever a quarter-turn to bring the end of the band into the slot p. The band is kept in tension by a spring d adjusted by means of a nut m on the screw k, which is prevented from rotating by means of an arm passing through a hole in the lever. The band brake in any of these devices may be of the form shown in Fig. 12, consisting of three bands c connected to the cross-piece x. In the form shown in Fig. 15, a friction plate, carried with the wheel drum and preferably forming part of the friction drum b, bears against a friction plate 6 carried concentrically with it ; on the plate 6 is mounted a lever 7 which bears against the drum b and forms the brake when pulled by the adjustable spring d. Against the lever 7 bears another pivoted lever 9 the end of which extends between two pins 10 carried on the outside casing. On slight rotation of the reel, the friction disk 6 is carried round, thus causing the lever 9 to turn and release the brake 10. A modification consists of a clip brake carrying two levers, against which bears the releasing lever 9. All forms of the reel are provided with an additional check, such as an ordinary click. Additional means may be fitted to adjust the band, where a band brake is used, such, for example, as that shown in Fig. 4, where a pin 17 fixed to the lever 18 bears against a spring 20 to tighten the brake ; the lever 18 may be moved out of action by a finger-piece passing through the slot 22. Specification No. 25,100, A.D. 1904, [Abridgment Class Fish &c.], is referred to.
Patent GB-190512606-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Frames for Motor and other Bicycles.
Inventor: PITON ALFRED
Filed: 1905-06-17
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 12,606. Piton, A. June 17. Motor-cycles; frames, anti-vibration arrangements for. In a spring frame for motor and other bicycles, shocks affecting the rear wheel are transmitted to telescopically-enclosed springs by means of sliding pieces 4 moving in slotted guides 1 upon the chain stays. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 4, the springs are arranged in cylinders 12 and are compressed by tubes 13 connected to a U-shaped rod 10 integral with forks 8 which engage extensions 9 of the sleeve nuts 6 upon the wheel axle. Figs. 9 and 11 show an arrangement in which the spring, casings are carried by arms 25 integral with the slotted guides. The fork 27 is provided with a finger 28 engaging a slot in a support 30. The tension of the spring is adjusted by a plug 21, and the bottom of the cylinder is protected by a rubber washer 22. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 15, suitable for a motor-cycle, two levers 31 carrying the wheel axle are connected to the rods 19 which compress springs in cylinders 17 mounted upon the rear forks.
Patent GB-190515643-A (GB)
Title: Plastic Gas Check for the Screw Breech Mechanism of Ordnance.
Filed: 1905-07-31
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 15,643. Krupp Akt.-Ges., F. Oct. 29, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901 ]. Ordnance breech mechanism.-The plastic material E of the obturator surrounds, or partly surrounds, a filling-piece F, Fig. 1, or filling-pieces. J, K, Fig. 3, of pressure-resisting material, e.g. steel.
Patent GB-190517678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas Burners for Lighting Fires and for other purposes.
Inventor: MACFARLANE JAMES
Filed: 1905-09-01
Granted: 1906-05-24
Abstract: 17,678. Macfarlane, J. Sept. 1. Gas burners; burners, applications of.-A gas burner adapted for lighting fires in domestic grates, for use as a poker, and for use with a small stand for heating, is made approximately rectangular in section, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and is distinguished from other burners of this character in that it is made narrow enough to pass between the vertical bars of a fire-place. It has a hooked end-P, Fig. 4, by means of which it is engaged with the back plate M of a rectangular stove or stand G provided with bars H for supporting various utensils. The edges overlapping the burner orifices B prevent dust from entering them.
Patent GB-190520789-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Sealing Cans, Jars or other like Receptacles.
Inventor: LANDSBERGER JULIUS ANTONIUS
Filed: 1905-10-13
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 20,789. Landsberger, J. A., and Buhles, W. C. Oct. 13. Preserving food.-Relates to apparatus for closing cans, jars, &c. by the abstraction of air and the application of an air-tight lid. A can, with its lid resting loosely upon it, is placed on a horseshoe-shaped india-rubber mat 26, Fig. 3, i the vacuum chamber 3. The handle 12<a>, Figs. 1 and 2, on the bar 12, which is fixed to the pivoted rod 10, is then operated, thereby closing the air-tight door 4 pivoted at 5. The continued motion of the handle 12<a> turns the bar 12 against the action of the torsion spring 11. The bar 12 is thus caused to turn the spring-pressed valve-lever 16, thereby putting the chamber 3 in connexion with an air-pump &c. The bar 12 is locked in the position shown in Fig. 2 by means of a notch in the pivoted rod 21 controlled by the spring 23, Fig. 3. The treadle 45 is then depressed, thus forcing upwards the rod 24 and pressing together the can and its lid. The adjustable pressing-head 32, Fig. 3, against which the lid bears, is electrically heated to soften the jointing-material inserted between the can and the lid. The rod 24 is made in two parts connected together as shown in Fig. 7, the upper portion being slidable in the piece 39, against which the washer 41<a> is held in contact by the spring 49. When the rod 24 reaches the limit of its upward motion, the sliding piece 54, to which the rod 21 is adjustably secured, is pressed back by the piece 39, thereby releasing the bar 12, which springs back and releases the valve-lever 16. The valve then admits air to the chamber 3, and the door 4 falls open as far as the torsion springs will permit. When the treadle is released, the rod 24 is pressed downwards by the spring 42, thus releasing the can and allowing the rod 54 to rcsume its original position. The door 4 may be provided with a counterbalancing-weight, the springs being omitted.
Patent GB-190522022-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Loading Heels or for Attaching them to Boots and Shoes.
Filed: 1905-10-28
Granted: 1906-12-28
Abstract: 22,022. Gouldbourn, J., and British United Shoe Machinery Co. Oct. 28, Heels; nailing.-Relates to heel-loading or heelattaching machines, being described as applied to the machine described in Specification No. 5084, A.D. 1903. The triplex heel-carrier F, Fig. 3, is rotatably mounted on a slider G, which is supported in grooves in a segmental slide H, Fig. 2, carried by the heel post K. The slider is coupled up so as to move with the nail-transferrer D, by means of a universally-jointed link G<2>, an elbow lever J, and a connecting-link J' loosely mounted upon a rod D'‹, which is carried by a frame D<9>, secured to the spindle D<1> of the nail-transferrer. This spindle is operated by a hand-lever D<3>, and, as the transferrer moves inwards, it has a slight downward movement imparted to it by a spiral cam-surface D<4> on a block D<5>. The latter can be adjusted by rotating a nut D<8>, The carrier F is intermittentty rotated, as the slider G moves to and fro, by the engagement of cam-surfaces H<3>, H<5> with rollers at the ends of a three-armed lever attached to the stud F<1> of the carrier. These cams are formed respectively on a plate H<4> secured to the slide H, and on a plate H<6> pivoted thereto. The arrangement is such that at the end of the inward movement of the slider G, a heel is moved directly under the heel post K. The plate H<6> is yieldingly mounted so as to be inoperative during the inward movement of the slider. Each heelholder consists of a sliding back gauge F<3>, preferably \/-shaped, and a spring-pressed breast gauge F<4>, carried by a sliding plate F<5>. The back gauges are all adjusted simultaneously by rack-andpinion gearing, which is actuated through bevelgearing from a shaft F" journaled in the slider G. In order, however, that this adjustment shall not effect the position of the centre of the heel with respect to the carrier F, each plate F<5> is provided with a projection F<50> which engages a wedge-shaped block F<13> on the adjacent back gauge. The slide H is carried in curved guideways. K<2> in the heel post K, and it can be adjusted by means of hand-operated worm gearing so as to incline the carrier F when it is required to vary the obliquity at which the nails are driven into the heel. The centre of curvature of the guideways K<2> is approximately at the level of the heel seat. In order to ensure that the horn A is properly positioned to receive nails from the transferrer D, a pivoted lever M, coupled to the transferrer by means of a link M<2> and eccentric M<3>, is arranged to engage a block A<3> on the horn A, and to move the latter against any suitable stop device. The machine can be adapted to act on toplifts instead of heels.
Patent GB-190525687-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conduits for Electric Conductors, Pipes and the like.
Inventor: HARRADINE JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1905-12-11
Granted: 1906-11-08
Abstract: 25,687. Harradine, J. H., Biddle, J. T., and Crosta, L. W. Dec. 11. Conduits and culverts for pipes and the like are constructed of cast iron or other suitable material, with a groove c along the upper edges of the trough a, so that the surface e on the cover d, which overhangs as indicated, can make a good joint. The inside of the cover is provided with a number of lugs g, Fig. 4, which actas registers. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the cover and trough are enlarged at one end b to receive the end of an adjacent conduit, and a groove is provided which may be packed with hemp, cement, bitumen, or the like.