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Patent GB-190212715-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Ignition Arrangements of Gas and Oil Motor Engines
Inventor: LANCHESTER FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-06-04
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 12,715. Lanchester, F. W. June 4. Gas and explosive-vapour engines, igniting in. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the electric igniter is actuated by the piston, but any other reciprocating part may be used. When the piston moves inwards, a spring k strikes the stem a, and raises the valve. If the contents of the cylinder are in a state of compression, they act on the piston c, and throw the valve outwards on to the seat f. breaking the contact between the valve stem and the spring, producing a spark, and firing the charge. The valve bushing i is insulated, and is connected to a battery and coil, or to a magnetogenerator. A number of similar igniters, producing sparks at different times, may be provided in each cylinder. When the valve is operated by some external part, one of the contacts is fixed inside the cylinder. The spring g is sufficient to hold the valve against the compressed charge, when acting on the valve only.
Patent GB-190212932-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Drawing off Liquids, into Bottles and the like.
Inventor: SCHMITT WILHELM
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1902-10-23
Abstract: 12,932. Schmitt, W. June 6. Measured quantities, delivering.- A ppara t u s for drawing off liquids into bottles or the like for retailing purposes comprises a barrel a into which the oil or other liquid is poured, and a pump n for drawing the liquid up through a pipe e which reaches to the bottom of the barrel, by exhausting air through a pipe o from a transparent measuring vessel g into which enters a branch i from the pipe e. An air-valve and tap m on the vessel g allow the quantity to be run off into a bottle &c., or a combined air-inlet and tap may be used. The barrel has a large filling hole, provided with a cover which may have safety gauze to permit of the escape of inflammable vapours. The inflammable vapours drawn off by the pump may be returned to the barrel or conducted away.
Patent GB-190214599-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Boiler Setting and in Brickwork provided therefor and for similar purposes.
Inventor: TURTON SAMUEL
Filed: 1902-06-30
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 14,599. Turton, S., and Poulton, W. June 30. Settings.-Insulating air spaces are formed in the brickwork of boiler settings and other walls by using bricks with grooves or corrugations. The main object is to check the transmission of heat through the walls of flues and the like. Fig. 1 shows a boiler setting so constructed, and Figs. 4, 5, 6, and 7 show various arrangements in detail to a larger scale. The corrugated or grooved bricks a are arranged in one or two central series, suitably bonded with the outer bricks, which may be in contact with them or not; the inner faces of the outer bricks may also be corrugated. The corrugations preferably form continuous vertical grooves in the side walls of the boiler setting, as indicated by thick lines in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190215735-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Mode and Means for Electro Plating.
Inventor: BAILEY JAMES
Filed: 1902-07-15
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 15,735. Bailey, J. July 15. Driving and like chains.-Chains to slide between horizontal guides, and to carry articles through electroplating vats, may be made in either of two forms, the links being readily separable. One end of each link is a tapered or a plain pin C ; the other end is formed with a slotted extension or a hook H to receive the pin C of the next link. Each link has a transverse pin N to rest on the guides, and a notch V or an eye E to carry the articles.
Patent GB-190219240-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Tape Needle or Threader.
Inventor: DORLING MARY ANN
Filed: 1902-09-02
Granted: 1902-11-27
Abstract: 19,240. Dorling, M. A., and Dorling, W. Sept. 2. Bodkins.-An improved tape threader or needle consists of a flat strip a having near one end a hole in which is pivoted a pointed tongue d. The tape &c. is inserted as shown in Fig. 2, and pierced by the tongue d, which is then turned down flush into the recess e.
Patent GB-190222370-A (GB)
Title: Improved Construction for Supporting Upholstery Springs.
Inventor: ADAM MATTHEW ATKINSON
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 22,370. Adam, M. A., [Morgan Spring Co.]. Oct. 14. Spring surfaces.-Relates to a construction for holding in place, in chairs and other furniture, the upholstery springs. A supporting-frame consists of a number of longitudinal and transverse wires, the ends of which are bent into hooks 12. These wires are connected by clips formed from a bent sheet-metal blank, and secured at the junction of the wires, as indicated, by the lugs 15. The wires are loose, so that the hooks 12 can all turn into one plane for packing. The turned-over lugs 16 of the clip form a socket into which the lower S-shaped coil of the spring is sprung. The springs are connected at the top by a frame 20, 21 consisting of long and short wires connected, as shown in Fig. 1, by clips 23, Fig. 3. The lugs 25 are bent over the top coils of the springs. Figs. 5 and 6 show ways of forming eyes into which the lowest coil of a spring may be sprung. Fig. 7 shows a way of inserting extra springs ; the lowest coil is below the wire 10, and the hooked wires 28 are inserted below the coil and hooked over the wire.
Patent GB-190223745-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks for Railway Carriage Doors.
Inventor: COSFORD ROBERT
Filed: 1902-10-30
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 23,745. Cosford, R., and Stevens, C. Oct. 30. Doors, locking simultaneously.-The locks are operated from either end of the train by electromagnets arranged in parallel, or by mechanical means. The bolt a, Fig. 1, is operated by the motion of the armature c towards the electromagnet b. It is retained by the hook f on the lever e engaging the notch g, under the action of the spring m. The hook f is disengaged by means of the electromagnet k, armature j, and lever i, whereupon the bolt is shot by the spring h. The magnets b, k are connected with separate circuits. Fig. 2 shows a modification in which the armature t vibrates and withdraws the bolt a by means of the ratchet-wheel q, pawl r, and rod p. The rods 3, 4, raised by the armature 2 of the electromagnet z release the hook v from the notch x and the pawl r from the wheel q, allowing the bolt to be shot by the spring 1. Fig. 3 shows the means for operating the lock mechanically. The spindle 7, worked by a rod underneath the train, is connected with the crank 8 which engages the lever 10, pivoted at 11. The hook 19 is released from the notch 20 by means of levers 12, 13. The spring 21 moves the lever 10 into the position shown by the dotted line. The locks may also be operated by the usual railway key.
Patent GB-190224432-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Valves for Explosion Motors
Inventor: RENAULT LOUIS
Filed: 1902-11-07
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 24,432. Renault, L. Nov. 7. Gas and explosive-vapour engines.-Relates to gear for operating lift admission and exhaust valves for gas, petrol, and other explosion motors. A lever h mounted on a pivot g carries two pins e, f, on which are pivoted levers c, d. The lever d has a flat end i, on which the spindle b of the valve rests, and a cam projection j, which rests on an inclined surface m on the lever c. The cam end l of the lever c rests on a cam a, which thus operates the valve b. By operating the lever h by hand or by the governor, the distance p can be varied, thus varying the lift given to the valve. In a modified arrangement, the levers encircle eccentrics mounted on the spindle of a regulating- lever. The levers c, d of a number of valves may be mounted on a single spindle, and be operated by a single lever.
Patent GB-190228307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vacuum Continuous Automatic Brakes for Railway Vehicles
Inventor: PEARSON GEOFFREY HOPE
Filed: 1902-12-23
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 28,307. Pearson, G. H. Dec. 23. Brakes.-In an automatic vacuum-brake system for railway vehicles, the ordinary train-pipe a, Fig. 1, is used for service applications and an additional train-pipe e is provided for making emergency applications. The two train-pipes are connected to separate controlling-valves j and l, and the emergency pipe e is also connected to the ordinary pipe a through a non-return valve E, so that it is exhausted at the same time as the pipe a but remains exhausted when air is admitted to the pipe a to make a service application. To limit the power of a service application, a reducing- valve C may be placed between the train-pipe a and the brake cylinder f, or, in made-up trains, it may be placed in the train-pipe on the engine or the first vehicle. The emergency pipe e is connected to the brake cylinder by an accelerating- valve D which admits air direct to the cylinder f and to the train-pipe e from the atmosphere when the vacuum in the pipe is released by the opening of the driver's valve l. This valve consists of a casing with a through way 3, Fig. 3, to form part of the train-pipe, and with self-acting valves 7 and 8 connected by a spindle 9 to two rubber diaphragms 5, 6. The diaphragm 5 separates a chamber 4 from the train-pipe passage 3, and the diaphragm 6 separates the chamber 4 from the atmosphere. Air can only pass to and fro between the train-pipe and the chamber 4 through a small hole 10. The space 11 between the valves 7, 8 is connected to the atmosphere, and the space 12 below the valve 8 is connected to the brake cylinder. Under normal circumstances, with a vacuum in the train-pipe passage 3 and in the chamber 4, the valves 7, 8 are held closed by the pressure of the atmosphere on the diaphragm 6 and by a spring. On admitting air to the emergency trainpipe, the vacuum in the chamber 4 causes the valves 7, 8 to open. The reducing-valve C, Fig. 1, consists of a valve 15, Fig. 4, acted upon by a spring 18 and connected to a diaphragm 19 on one side of which is a chamber 20 connected to the atmosphere, and on the other side a chamber 17 connected to the train-pipe. A leak-off " valve F, Fig. 1, may be connected to the brake cylinder f to cause gradual lessening of the brake pressure as the train is slowed down.
Patent GB-190300087-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Folding Footstools or Seats.
Inventor: GRANT THOMAS
Filed: 1903-01-02
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 87. Grant, T. Jan. 2. Writing and stationery cases.-Relates to a folding seat or footstool made of wood or metal and which may be used as a writing-desk. A box A, Fig. 1, and a padded lid B are hinged to the opposite sides of a board c, to the ends of which are hinged supports D. The supports are held in position by means of hooks F which also secure the lid B, Fig. 5, to the box A, when the device is closed. The box may be provided with an additional lid, to enclose the contents when the stool is open, and the whole may be covered with leather and used as a writing-desk.
Patent GB-190304426-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fumigating and Disinfecting Match.
Inventor: HASTUNG THEODOR
Filed: 1903-02-25
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 4426. Hastung, T. Feb. 25. Disinfecting and fumigating.-A wooden match a provided with an igniting-head b is coated with a disinfecting or fumigating substance for a distance c, leaving sufficient of the wood exposed to be held while burning. The head end of the wood is steeped in paraffin oil. Instead of coating the match, it may be saturated with solutions of aromatic or disinfecting substances.
Patent GB-190306602-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Spinning of Cotton and other Fibres and Apparatus therefor
Inventor: PHILLIPS WILLIAM ALFRED
Filed: 1903-03-21
Granted: 1904-03-21
Abstract: 6602. Phillips, W. A., and Hutchins, F. March 21. Spinning &c. machines with twist tubes and winding- on bobbins; proc e s s e s. -Cotton, silk, rabbits' wool, or other comparatively short fibres in the form of sliver or roving, or in any other suitable untwisted state, are passed through a set of drawing-rollers to a chamber 45, Fig. 3, containing a rapidly-rotating, doublewalled cup, carried by a tube 32, fitted with a driving-wharl 29. The outer wall 34 of the cup is perforated, and the inner one 33 is closed at its upper part, except for a central aperture, by a sheet of wire gauze, beneath which are a pair of pressing- blades 41, which rotate with the cup. Within the cup are a second pair of blades 44, which are fixed on the upper end of a central tube 42 carried by a fixed bracket 43. The exhaust pipe is connected with a chamber 24, which communicates with the chamber 45 by means of the apertures and passages 38, 37, 36 and the perforated wire gauze. The cap 47 of the chamber 45 may be fitted with a nipple or point immediately over the central aperture in the gauze. The fibres enter the chamber 45 by a side aperture, the feeding being assisted, if necessary, by rotating blades or rollers, and the roving or sliver is broken up, by the perforated wall 34 &c., into detached tufts, which are caused, by the rapid rotation of the cup and the current of air, to collect and be twisted together above the central aperture of the gauze, through which they are drawn, on starting the spinning operation, by a thread passed through the tube 42. When once started, the operation proceeds continuously, the fibres or thread, after passing through the central aperature of the gauze, passing through the two pairs of blades 41, 44 and the tube 42 to the winding-apparatus. The rollers are suitably weighted and provided with clearing-rollers. The spun thread is passed downwards and round a guide-pulley w, Fig. 8, carried on a traverse bar s and wound on a receiving-bobbin 5, which is driven by a belt similar to 9, against which it is pressed by a spring. The traverse bar s is operated, in one direction, by a weighted cord t, and in the other, by the cam q.
Patent GB-190311180-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hot Coke Conveyors and the like.
Inventor: LITTLE ARCHIBALD JOHN STEVENSO
Filed: 1903-05-16
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 11,180. Little, A. J. S. B. May 16. Conveyers. -Relates to endless-band hot-coke conveyers and the like, of the kind constructed of a series of flanged plates, connected together, comprising a trough, and consists in utilizing the rollers attached to the trough for supporting it both on the upper and lower runs. The conveyer consists of a belt of steel or iron plates b of the cross-section shown in Fig. 1, the plates being connected by the angle-irons c, d fitted to their undersides, and driven by the pins f engaging sprocket-wheels placed at each end of the run. The rollers h, fitted to the trough at suitable intervals, run in the water trough a, and serve also to support it when inverted or on the lower run, by running on the rails m.
Patent GB-190315862-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Centrifugal Machines and the like
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-07-17
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 15,862. Boult, A. J., [Meyer's Sohn, F.]. July 17. Hydro-extractors &c.-To separate the various lyes, the basket is surrounded by annular channels I, II, III, above which plates c are suspended. These plates may be adjusted radially by the rotation of a ring d, in which cam grooves are formed engaging with pins e on the supports of the plates c. The basket carries a hood a, from the lower edge of which the liquid escapes to strike against the plates c and fall into one of the annular channels. In a modification, the hood a is dispensed with, and the plates c extended the whole depth of the drum.
Patent GB-190317217-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Calk for Horse-shoes
Inventor: LEICHER FRANZ
Filed: 1903-08-07
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 17,217. Leicher, F. Aug. 7. Calks.-A part a, shaped like an inverted circular or polygonal dish, is welded or otherwise connected to a block or pin b which may be screwed or coned for attachment to the horse-shoe c.
Patent GB-190318532-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tools for Facing Boiler Tube Caps and their Seats
Inventor: WEINLAND HENRY FORRY
Filed: 1903-08-27
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 18,532. Weinland, H. F. Aug. 27. Turbines.-Relates to a water-driven grinding- tool for facing the caps or covers of a water-tube boiler and their seatings. The water enters the horizontal branch of an elbow-tube 1, Fig. 1, and is guided by passages 6 in a diaphragm 5 to a wheel 8 with inclined vanes, a part edge view of which is shown in Fig. 3. The vane wheel is mounted on a spindle 10 which passes through a bearing in the front of the casing. In order to take the end thrusts, the vane wheel runs on balls 16 interposed between wearing-discs 12 and 14 inserted in recesses in the vane wheel and the diaphragm 5 respectively, and a collar 20 secured on the spindle 10 also runs on balls. Wearing- discs are inserted in recesses in the collar 20 and the casing 1. The disc 12 can be adjusted by a screw 35 to compensate for wear. The projecting end of the spindle 10 is square, and the grinding or facing disc 26 is mounted on it.
Patent GB-190320455-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Exhaust Silencers.
Inventor: ANDREWS STANLEY WILSON
Filed: 1903-09-23
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 20,455. Andrews, S. W. Sept. 23. Exhaust - silencers. - An exhaustsilencer for motor cars, cycles, and stationary internal-combustion engines is shown in Fig. 1. The exhaust gases enter the pipe b and take a circuitous path among the helicallyarranged studs g. The gas escapes through the perforations h into the expansion chamber which may contain metal shavings or other suitable material for further breaking up the gases. After passing through the perforated partitions i, the gases pass through a tube c similar to the pipe b and finally exhaust through the outlet e. In a modified construction, especially suitable for stationary engines and large motors, the exhaust pipe opens directly into an expansion chamber connected by studded tubes with a perforated partitioned chamber which communicates with the atmosphere through other studded tubes. The Provisional Specification describes also a valve or opening provided with a sliding or other cover in the expansion chamber near the end of the inlet tube so that a quick exhaust can be obtained when desired.
Patent GB-190324208-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Level and Plumbing Instrument.
Inventor: ENRIGHT JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-11-07
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 24,208. Enright, J. Nov. 7. Levels and plumbing-instruments.-A combined level and plumbing-instrument consists of a block a, Fig. 1, provided with a graduated semicircular plate b or a quadrant, in front of which, and supported by a bar e, is a weighted pointer c, mounted upon an axis d, which may consist of a tube, fitting into a tubular part or bearing e<1>, Fig. 3, or suspended on knife-edges. To allow for the motion of the weight f, a semicircular recess is cut in the block. The ends of the block a are protected by brass plates a<1>.
Patent GB-190324266-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Doors for Chimneys.
Inventor: PRANGEMEIER CASPAR
Filed: 1903-11-09
Granted: 1904-01-07
Abstract: 24,266. Prangemeier, C. Nov. 9. Chimneys, soot doors for. Relates to doors for closing the cleaning- openings of chimneys in such a way as to exclude the possibility of a fire breaking out through their deficient closure, and at the same time prevent soot from entering the room. The opening in the brickwork a is stepped as shown, and in the outer step is fitted a metal frame b, having guides c on its outside edges in which the door d slides. A double door f, g, connected by ties h, is mounted on a hinge e, and fits tightly against the inner steps. A spring i is attached to the plate f, and, when the sliding door d is inserted, it bears against the spring and presses the double door against the brickwork. By this arrangement, any soot passing through the joints of the plate g will be deposited between the two plates f, g, and the double door also offers sufficient protection against fire.
Patent GB-190328324-A (GB)
Title: An Automatic Weigher for, Grain, Coal, or other Flowing Materials, Electrically Controlled.
Inventor: SIMEON CHARLES JOHN
Filed: 1903-12-24
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 28,324. Simeon, C. J., Parnall, T. St. J. B., and Hipkins, W. E. Dec. 24. Electric weighing - apparatus ; automatic feed weighers for grain, coal, or other flowing materials. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, a worm-wheel n being driven continuously by a motor m, and a ratchet clutch p being closed to make a disc j<1> with a crank-pin rotate with it, a main supply gate g and a dribble gate h are made to swing open by a connecting-frame with a slotted link k engaging the crank-pin. Completing its rotation, the crank closes a switch (not shown) in a circuit which also includes a closed switch w on the bucket. An electromagnet r with a sliding core 4 accordingly disengages the clutch by lifting the lever q. The gates then remain on the catches 1, 3 while the material runs into the bucket a on the beam b. Bearing under the steelyard e are a pair of small weighted levers 6, 7, and, when the weight is nearly balanced, the former, lifting the steelyard slightly and coming to rest on a stop 11, completes the circuit of an electromagnet 9 (behind a similar one 15) which, by lifting its core, disengages the catch 1 from the main gate. The gate accordingly closes, and, when the weight is overbalanced, the dribble gate is similarly allowed to close by the action of the other electromagnet 15. The circuit of an electromagnet 21 -m the bucket a is accordingly completed at contacts 20 on the frame i, and the locking-lever 18 is kicked up from the link 19 which connects the hinged bottom u to a counterlever 24. With the automatic closure of the bottom again after the load has escaped, the switch w on the bucket is opened to let the clutch reengage, and is kept open till the gates are re-opened, by a supplementary electromagnet v in circuit through a switch x closed only when the dribble gate is closed. As a modification, shown diagrammatically by Fig. 10, the clutch is replaced by fast and loose pulleys 31, 31<a> with a shifting belt, and a tappet rod 35 on the main gate is worked by the slotted link 34 to rock the belt fork 32 on its pivot 33 till it is locked by the straightened toggle 39. When the hinged bottom of the bucket closes, a lever 36 on the side of the bucket trips the toggle with either construction, otherwise, the hinged bottom may be unlocked by the closing dribble gate striking a sliding rod which hits a bell crank. Adopting both modifications, electrical action is only retained for uncatching the gates.
Patent GB-190328755-A (GB)
Title: Abrasive Tools for Treating Stone, Glass and other Materials.
Inventor: OFFENBACHER EMIL
Filed: 1903-12-31
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 28,755. Offenbacher, E. Dec. 31. Drawings to Specification. Rock drills.-Boring-tubes for deep-boring &c. are covered for some distance from their working edge with an abrasive material which is such that, during use, without great pressure against the work, it breaks away and supplies grit. Needleshaped material, such as carborundum, is preferably used, combined with an adhesive or binding material, such as cement or magnesia mixed with carbonate of lime. Tho abrasive compound enters lateral holes in the tube, and may have a celluloid core forming an extension of the tube.