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Patent GB-190210844-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Multiple Effect Apparatus for the Concentration of Liquids.
Inventor: HERRIOT WILLIAM SCOTT
Filed: 1902-05-12
Granted: 1903-04-23
Abstract: 10,844. Her - riot, W. S. May 12. Liquids, s e p a - ratingfrom vapours. - Relates to multiple-effect apparatus, and has for its object to prevent liquid from being carried in bubbles from one evaporator to another. For this purpose, a revolving arm E carrying rakes F is mounted in each evaparator to break up the bubbles.
Patent GB-190216948-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Spinning and Doubling Cotton and other Fibrous Substances
Inventor: ASHWORTH THOMAS
Filed: 1902-07-31
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 16,948. Ashworth, T., and Gaunt, J. S. July 31. Spindle apparatus.- Consists of improvements on the invention described in Specification No. 17,389, A.D. 1898. The light brake frame, therein described, is made of a single piece of wire, by bending it as shown so as to form the pin a, on which is placed the felt roller b, the pins or fulcrums d, which are inserted in holes in the bolster e carrying the spindle e<x>, and the pins or fulcrums g to which one end of the hanging chain is attached. The end a<x> is formed into a curl or loop to embrace the end of the pin a. The chain is made with single rows of links i upon its sides, separated by tubes or rollers of various sizes, supported upon pins k with riveted ends. The method of attachment is shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190223932-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Sash Windows
Inventor: CAUNT THOMAS
Filed: 1902-11-03
Granted: 1903-09-10
Abstract: 23,932. Caunt, T., Caunt, T., and Caunt, F. Nov. 3. Windows.-A rotating window sash mounted on a sliding or fixed frame or stiles is rendered weatherproof by means of recesses g provided with grooves h, h<1> receiving tongues on beads k. The beads may be above the pivots on the sash and below the pivots on the stiles.
Patent GB-190225903-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed Indicating Instruments.
Inventor: HALL JOHN LIVINGSTON
Filed: 1902-11-25
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 25,903. Hall, J. L. Nov. 29, A.D. 1901, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Speed indicators.-An electrical apparatus for indicating the difference of speed of two rotating machines or engines, as of the port and starboard engines of a ship, comprises two sources of alternating current, synchronous motors 7, 7<a> driven thereby, tachometers 10, 10<a>, differential gearing 12 driven from the motors, and an indicator 11 operated by a differential gearing. A dynamoelectric generator of polyphase currents may be employed, but the variable-resistance type of generator 3 is preferred. Direct current is led to the resistance 3 from the mains 4, 4<a> by brushes bearing on ring-contacts 5, 5<a> connected to a rotary system which carries brushes 6, 6<a> connected with the respective rings. These brushes are driven by shafts geared to the shafts 1, 2 of the machines or engines, and sweep over a circular range of contacts tapping into the resistance 3, the amount of resistance between the supply mains 4, 4<a> and the respective leads in the polyphase transmitting- circuit being continuously varied. The alternating currents developed in the transmitting-circuit are led to a synchronous motor at each receiving-instrument. The motor consists of a closed coil winding 7, 7<a>, in which a rotary field is developed by the polyphase current transmitted, the armatures 8 being excited from the direct-current mains 4, 4<a>, by leads 9, 9a. The shafts of these motors act upon tachometers 10, 10<a> indicating absolute speeds, and the difference of speed is shown by the indicator 11 driven by the differential gearing 12.
Patent GB-190310733-A (GB)
Title: Safety Fire Curtain
Inventor: BEHENNA WILLIAM GEORGE
Filed: 1903-05-12
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 10,733. Behenna, W. G. May 12. Fireguards ; screens.- A screen B, of asbestos or fireproof material, is wound on a spring roller D and arranged to slide in guide-grooves C in a frame at the front of the fireplace,
Patent GB-190313990-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Steelyard Weighing Machines.
Inventor: BARTLETT CHARLES HENRY
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 13,990. Bartlett, C. H. June 23. Steelyard apparatus.-To prevent damage to the graduated bar and to ensure such positive engagement as will prevent accidental displacement, the poise B of a steelyard A having notches b is provided not only with the ordinary nib a but with a rearward stud c, which, when the nib engages a notch, enters a hole d in the under surface, the arrangement being such that the stud engages sooner with, and is released later from, its hole than the nib and its notch. The poise is tilted, as usual, for movement, and is carried on a roller e having flanges k which run on ways l below the level of the surface f. Another roller j, when the poise is tilted, bears against the under surface. The device may be used in connection with apparatus adapted to print or impress a ticket with the gross weight of the load and the tare weight of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190314427-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Advertising Machine
Inventor: MURRAY THOMAS EDWARD
Filed: 1903-06-29
Granted: 1904-06-29
Abstract: 14,427. Murray, T. E. June 29. Phonographs &c. combined with advertising a p p a - ratus. The advertisements, carried by an octagonal drum b, Figs. 1 and 2, appear one by one through an opening 2 in a casing r. The drum is rotated by way of a spindle n and gearing k, i from a hand-wound spring barrel 8, Figs. and 7, the action of which is controlled by an ordinary clock train 28. When the train 28 is started, a ratchet-wheel 30 actuates a lever 31 and hence a lever 22, withdrawing a stop 27 from engagement with a stop 21 on a worm 19, Fig. 6, and also the end 24 of the lever 22 from a slotted cam carried on the under face of a wheel 15. The barrel 8 is thus released, and the succeeding advertisement on the drum b is brought behind the opening 2. When the lower end of the lever 31 passes over the ratchet tooth into the recess behind it, a spring on the other end causes the stops to engage again, thus stopping the drum b. Mean. while a boss z on a plate c, Fig. 2, has depressed a springs, and allowed the stylus of the reproducer x to fall into engagement with the phonograph record y. During the stoppage of the drum b, an electric circuit through an accumulator 3, Fig. 7, and a motor t is completed by a tooth of the ratchet-wheel 30 engaging a metal spring 33, and the phonograph is thus driven and makes announcements about the advertisement displayed through the opening 2. When the tooth passes on to an insulated piece 34, the circuit is broken and the phonograph stopped, while the boss z having passed the spring s, the stylus is lifted off the record. The lever 31 is again actuated by the revolving ratchet-wheel 30, and so on. Pins e on the plate c pass through an opening 7 on the end of a lever f<1>, which forms part of a pivoted-frame f<1>, p, f, q carrying the reproducer x, if the lattei is in the correct position on the record, but otherwise engage with the sides 6 of the opening and push the frame and the reproducer into the correct position. The thread of the screw that works the reproducer from the left to right must be made in sections, so as to stop at the end of each announcement until the next one is required. After the eight announcements have been made, a pin e<1> engages the lever f and so pushes the reproducer back to the commencement of the record. The Provisional Specification states that the drum may have four or sixteen sides, and may revolve outside the casing r.
Patent GB-190315569-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Wireless Signalling Chiefly Designed for Determining the Nautical Bearing of Navigable Vessels.
Inventor: LADD HERMON WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-07-14
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 15,569. Ladd, H. W. July 14. Bearings, instruments for determining.-Relates primarily to means for determining the bearings of ships in fog &c., with respect to known landmarks, lighthouses, lightships, &c., from which characteristic Hertzian-wave signals are continuously emitted. A parabolic reflector 11, adapted to rotate around the receiving-conductor 10, concentrates the electromagnetic waves, and enables their direction to be ascertained. A pointer 17 or 8 indicates the direction on a dial 16 or compass 6. Fig. 4 shows a screen or shield with parallel walls 12 at the opening. The indicator on the compass may be connected through gearing with the shaft of the parabolic reflector, as shown in Fig. 1. A receiving-instrument 22 records the signals, and enables their source to be identified. A transmitting-instrument, which is preferably provided with a parabolic reflector, enables communication to be maintained with the shore &c. The reflector may be of zinc and the screens &c. of copper.
Patent GB-190320165-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Friction Clutches
Filed: 1903-09-18
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 20,165. Lake, H. H., [Krupp Akt.-Ges. Grusonwerk, F.]. Sept. 18. Clutc h es.- Friction clutches for connecting two shafts e<1>, e, or a shaft e<1> and a pulley f, are constructed as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The friction-ring a is provided with projections b, which are adapted to move longitudinally in a frame d secured to the shaft e or to the pulley f, as shown on the upper and lower sides of the Figures respectively. At each side of the friction-ring are brake blocks i, k, moving in longitudinal guides h on the driver g, rigidly connected with the shaft e'. On the boss of the driver is slidably mounted an actuating- sleeve n having arms, one of which is connected with the block i by the bolt o', lever p<1>, bolt q<1>, a lever, and bolt s<1>, and the other with the block k by the bolt o<11>, lever p<11>, bolt q<11>, lever r<11>, and bolt s<11>. The levers r<1>, r<11> are connected by a screw u, which maintains the blocks in relative positions. The bolt q<1> moves in a vertical guide on the driver, to prevent longitudinal movement of the blocks relatively to the driver. The sleeve n being pushed to the right, by means of a lever l and ring m, the blocks are brought against the friction-ring, as shown on the upper side of the Figures, thus putting the parts into gear ; the reverse position of the parts is shown on the lower side of the Figures. By this arrangement, the pressure exerted by each block balances that of the other, the longitudinal movement of the shafts &c. does not affect the operation of the clutch, and the friction-ring readily adjusts itself to the blocks.
Patent GB-190406920-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for the Production of a New Chemical Fertilizer.
Inventor: ROUX XAVIER MARIE
Filed: 1904-03-22
Granted: 1905-02-23
Abstract: 6920. Roux, X. M., and Gonin, B. W. March 22. Measures of capacity.-A measuring - funnel is used for charging a mixing - machine with two ingredients of a fertilizer. The requisite quantities of the ingredients are placed separately in the compartments a<1>, a<2>, into which the funnel is divided by the partition b, and are passed together into the mixing-machine through valves a<3>, a<4>.
Patent GB-190408593-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Temporary Binders for Papers.
Inventor: SOENNECKEN FRIEDRICH
Filed: 1904-04-14
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 8593. Soennecken, F. April 14. Filing papers &c.-Relates to a temporary binder for letters, bills, receipts, and other papers. Semicircular bows a, a<1>, are formed at the ends of wires journalled at b, b<1>, and c, c<1> in bearings made by turning up portions of the metal sheet i at the back of the bows, and cut away at e, e<1>, and f, f so as to form stops for limiting the movement of the bows inward near their closed position. A spiral spring d, mounted between cranks set up in the wires, serves to hold the bows both in their open and in their closed position. The papers filed on the bows are prevented from coming in contact with the bearings of the bows, and hence from being torn, by flaps g, g<1> and h, h<1> raised up from the sheet i of metal. In a modification, the stops for limiting the inward movement of the bows are formed by knees bent in the wire, and the middle parts of the wires are also bent up to form rests for the papers, thus enabling the flaps g, g<1>, h, h<1> to be dispensed with.
Patent GB-190413196-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Key-hole Cover.
Inventor: MATTHIAS HERMANN
Filed: 1904-06-10
Granted: 1905-05-11
Abstract: 13,196. Matthias, H. June 10. Escutcheons, keyhole; keyholes, obstructing.- Covers for keyholes are made with projections d which serve to cover the keyhole b when the key e is in the lock, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and also to prevent the key from falling out of the keyhole.
Patent GB-190416118-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Air-tight Closure for Bottles, Jars or the like.
Inventor: FALCONER JOHN
Filed: 1904-07-20
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 16,118. Falconer, J. July 20. Stoppers; capsules, bottle &c.- The stopper consists of a lid or cover e, of any suitable material, provided with a depending flange h adapted to be turned in underneath a collar on the bottle neck. The neck and the stopper are shaped as shown to prevent lateral displacement of a washer c. To facilitate the removal of the stopper, it is weakened upon the top in such a manner that a circular strip may be torn off by means of a metal tongue-piece soldered or otherwise secured to the weakened strip.
Patent GB-190416663-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electric Meters
Filed: 1904-07-28
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 16,663. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. July 28. Energy and quantity meters. - A hand-wound clock mechanism controls the rate of registration, and is arranged to effect a high-rate registration when the customer neglects to re - wind the clock. In the arrangement shown, the change of rate is effected by short-circuiting a resistance 10 in series with the armature of a motor meter. But the mechanism may operate clutches or energize electromagnets to substitute one registering - train for another, or otherwise effect the change. The shaft 16, driven from the mainspring 11, carries a pointer 17 rotating once in twenty-four hours, and drawing a contact-brush 21 over the insulated ends of two thin metal arms 19, 20, which are set with their ends overlapping in position for the high-rate period and are held by pins in a groove in the annular plate 18. The mainspring also drives the intermittent gear 26, 27 which stops the mechanism when the clock is almost run down and at the same time causes the spring 30 to snap past the post 31 into contact with the piece 32 and short-circuit the resistance 10. When the clock is re-wound, the switch opens with a snap-break effected by the spring latch 33.
Patent GB-190419015-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Girth Webs and Springs for Chairs, Couches, Seats, Mattresses and the like.
Inventor: DOCHERTY THOMAS
Filed: 1904-09-03
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 19,015. Docherty, T. Sept. 3. Seats; upholstery springs; bedsteads and co!s.- A self-locking spiral spring for mattresses, seats, and upholstery can be fitted directly to metal laths. The knotted part a', Fig. 1, of the end of the double conical spring a, is continued by the part a<2> to the centre of the coil and there turned up at rigbt-angles. The spring is fixed at the crossings of the laths by pulling the point a<3> down to the underside of the same and sliding it to the opposite angle, where it springs up and is locked in position. For application to single broad laths, the point a<3> passes through a hole b<2> in the lath b, Fig. 4; or the wire arm may be carried across the centre of the coil without knotting, Fig. 6, the lath placed beneath the lower coil, and the spring turned until the end a' slips into the slot b<2>. In this case, the end a<3> is not turned up at rightangles but lies partly along the slot so that the spring cannot rotate. In another form, the lath is brought under the arm a<2> and over the bottom coil, the end a<3> being turned downwards. The Provisional Specification mentions that wires may also be used, as well as laths, indented at their intersections to remain flush for supporting the spring.
Patent GB-190428843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Collapsible Newspaper-holders.
Inventor: ZURHELLE LOUIS
Filed: 1904-12-30
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 28,843. Zurhelle, L. Dec. 30. Newspaper holders. - Relates to newspaper holders which may be readily collapsed so as to occupy only a small space. Fig. 1 shows part of a holder comprising a number of telescopic parts a<4>, a<5>, &c., having a square section, the parts being retained in their drawn out positions by U-shaped springs b, the ears c of which engage in holes in the tubes. Two lateral arms d may be composed of several parts, and are secured to square sleeves e sliding upon the tubes, being held in position by interior springs pressing against the tubes. The newspaper is held upon the holder by two clamps h or in any other way. Another form of holder is composed of a plurality of thin blades articulated one to the other by a stiffly-working joint, preferably by the provision of a spring on the rivet between the two parts. The shape of the holder is similar to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 shows part of another holder adapted to be folded up into a sheath u, the central standard being composed of two I-shaped members p<1>, p<2> hinged together. Another form of holder is based upon the lazy-tongs principle.
Patent GB-190429264-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Driving Mechanism for the Feed Rolls of Roller Mills.
Inventor: BUEHLER ADOLF
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 29,264. B³hler, A., and B³hler, R., [trading as B³hler, Gebr.]. June 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Friction gearing clutches.-Relates to a friction driving-device for the feed-rollers of roller mills, comprising friction discs on the axle of the grinding and feed-rolls, and at least one adjustable friction disc movably placed between them and capable of being brought into contact therewith and of being removed therefrom by the eccentric lever of the grinding-rolls. To the bearing-plate 5 of the feedroll is adjustably attached a piece 9 carrying a spindle 10 on which is a loose bush 11 bearing at the outer end a friction disc 12. On the bush 11 is also loosely placed a friction disc 13 provided with a sleeve. The discs 12, 13 diverge slightly, and into the space between them project discs 6, 7 on the axles of the feed and grinding rolls. The discs 12, 13 are normally pressed together so as to clip the discs 6, 7 by the spring 14. The piece 9 also carries a spindle 17, Fig. 3, on the end of which is an eccentrically-placed roll 19 with a groove so arranged as to grip projecting rings 15, 16 on the bush 11 and the sleeve on the disc 13, and bring them together, thus releasing the discs 6, 7. To effect this, the spindle 17 is turned by the arm 20 and the rod 21, which is connected to the eccentric lever of the grinding-roll. The speed of the feedroll relatively to the grinding-roll can be adjusted by movement of the piece 9, so as to alter the circles of contact of the discs 6, 7 with the discs 12, 13. The piece 9 is held in the desired position by a screw in a slot.
Patent GB-190429268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Distending or Stretching the Collapsible Walls of Trunks, Bags and the like.
Inventor: GRUDZINSKI STEFAN
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 29,268. Grudzinski, S., and Krausse, P. Dec. 31. Bags; trunks.-Trunks, travelling bags, &c, are fitted with stays, as shown in Fig. 1, preferably arranged in line with the outside fastening- straps, and pivoted or hinged to the sides, and adapted to be fixed to suitable holding-devices to prevent the sides from yielding. When the trunks are to be collapsed, the stays are folded against the sides. In Fig. 2, the arms of the stay a<1> fit into the sockets d of the holding-device c. In modifications, the trapeze-shaped stay a, Fig. 3, engages open catches d', the stay a<2>, Fig. 4, is secured between lugs on the plate c<2> by the guard g, or a similar stay is secured by the guard g', Fig. 5. Each device can be fitted with extra sockets or catches.
Patent GB-190501825-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Means for Manoeuvring Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: SIMPSON GEORGE
Filed: 1905-01-30
Granted: 1906-01-30
Abstract: 1825. Simpson, G. Jan. 30. Submarine vessels of such dimensions that they can be easily carried on a war-ship are provided with pumps B, automatically controlled by electricity, so that the vessel is maintained on an even keel by the action of downwardly-directed jets of water. The two pumps when used together raise the vessel to the surface. Slings A<2> are fitted for hoisting the boat on to a war-ship, and the caps of the bow torpedo-tubes are hinged so that the upper one opens upwards and the lower one downwards. The vessel is provided with an horizontal balanced diving-rudder D<1> at the stern.
Patent GB-190502421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Make and Break Devices for Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: NORMAN FREDERICK DRAKE
Filed: 1905-02-07
Granted: 1905-05-25
Abstract: 2421. Norman, F. D. Feb. 7. Switches. - A reversible contact-breaker for igniting in internal-combustion engines comprises a circular casing A having closing plates A<1> which support a rotating shaft B, carrying a contact-piece C. The contact-breaker C engages with spring- controlled contacts D which make and break the current within the cylinders. The tapered contacts D are mounted on pivots D<3> and controlled by springs E<1> attached to arms D<2> and a retaining spring E<2>. If preferred, the contact-breaker C may be mounted on the pivots D<3> and the tapered contacts D carried by the shaft. To prevent sparking and to lubricate: the rubbing surfaces, the casing A may be filled with a lubricant.
Patent GB-190503890-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Meat Tenderers.
Inventor: DEAL CORNELIA ANN
Filed: 1905-02-24
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 3890. Deal, C. A. Feb. 24. Butchers' knives.-An instrument for dressing meat consists of a handle 6, head 5, and a number of double rows of teeth, connected by web portions 8. The teeth are tapered and have sharpened edges and curved points 8<1>. The end of one of these sets is bent round the head, and formed with a cutting-edge 11 so as to provide means for cracking bones, chopping off fat, &c. The instrument may be used either for tendering or for scoring the meat.
Patent GB-190504560-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tea Infusers.
Filed: 1905-03-04
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 4560. Walton, Ltd., G. E., [Delarue, E.]. March 4. Strainers.-Consists in the application to eggshaped tea infusers of means for facilitating the opening and closing thereof. The hinged cover a of the infuser is provided with a slot in which engages the hook b<1> of a slide b. A ring d encircles a reduced portion of the slide and the handle, so that, by moving this ring in one direction or the other, the slide is operated and the cover a thereby opened or closed. The end b<3> of the slide may be turned up, so as to constitute a thumb-piece.