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Patent GB-189918011-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wood-planing Machines.
Inventor: STONE HARRY BENJAMIN
Filed: 1899-09-06
Granted: 1900-07-14
Abstract: 18,011. Stone, H. B., and Cheeld, S. Sept. 6. Planing and moulding.-Relates to a device to be fitted on the benches of planing-machines with rotary cutters, to ensure that boards &c. be planed of equal thickness. The board G is pressed up by springs H against the flat surface of an angle-plate D, before it reaches the rotary cutters B. The angle-plate D is mounted on guides on the bracket U, and its height can be adjusted by the screw F.
Patent GB-189918357-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Power Transmitting Devices.
Inventor: ALEXANDROFF VARSONOPHY
Filed: 1899-09-11
Granted: 1900-07-21
Abstract: 18,357. Alexandroff, V., and Strakhoff, S. Sept. 11. Rotary enganes.-Relates to screw-and-nut mechanism applicable for converting the reciprocating motion of the piston P of a steam or other engine into rotary motion, in either direction, of the shaft A. The shaft is formed with multiple-thread right and left hand screws, and carries two nuts B, B<1>, one with the right and the other with left hand threads. The nuts are enclosed in a sleeve C inside the casing M, upon which the piston is mounted, and are retained in place by the guard tubes N screwed into the sleeves. They,are free to rotate, the one in one direction and the other in the opposite direction, but are respectively locked against rotation in the opposite sense by means of pawls D, D', pivoted in a longitudinal slot in the sleeve, the points of which engage between the sides of the slot and teeth formed in the nuts. To allow the direction of rotation of the shaft to be reversed, an additional pair of pawls E, E<1> is provided ; either pair may be raised clear of the nuts by means of a spindle K formed with projections adapted to depress the tails of either pair of pawls.
Patent GB-189919169-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brakes for Cycles and the like.
Inventor: ITSCHNER ROBERT
Filed: 1899-09-23
Granted: 1899-10-28
Abstract: 19,169. Itschner, R. Sept. 23. Brakes.-The brake is shown as fitted to the lower chain-wheel, but may be applied to the hub &c. An open ring e with ribs on its outer surface is fitted within the chain-wheel a, which is formed with an inner brake surface b. The ring e is mounted on a shaft f and levers g, h. The shaft f is carried by a clip k fixed to the stay tubes i, and is fitted with an arm m actuated through a cord l to apply the brake. A spring n normally keeps the brake out of action.
Patent GB-189919623-A (GB)
Title: Improved Brake Mechanism for Cycles.
Inventor: ROGERS ARTHUR HOUGHTON
Filed: 1899-09-29
Granted: 1900-07-28
Abstract: 19,623. Rogers, A. H., and Patrick, H. W. Sept. 29. Brakes.-The rear wheel hub carries a drum d encircled by a spring brake band h lined with leather &c. h<6>. One end of the band is fixed to a pin h<5> carried by a stationary disc f on the axle, the other end being fixed to a pin h' on an arm i carried by a ring g working in a groove on the disc f. The disc f is cut away at m to give room for the movement of the arm i. When the brake is applied by back-pedalling, the arm i is connected by a rod with the outer part of a ball &c. clutch on the crank axle, but, if the brake is operated by hand, the arm i is connected by suitable mechanism with a lever on the handle-bar.
Patent GB-189923307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Bits for Horses.
Inventor: CROCKER ESLI KING
Filed: 1899-11-22
Granted: 1900-01-27
Abstract: 23,307. Crocker, E. K. Nov. 22. Bits; bridles.- Restive or vicious horses are controlled by a device consisting of a hinged bit a fastened to the reins by rings b and supported in the mouth by metal pieces d buckled to the noseband e shaped as shown. The pieces d may be twisted and have a special section across the eye d<2>. The noseband is supported by a forked face strap h. On pulling the reins, the joint a' presses against the roof of the mouth, the pieces d move inwards and press on the cheeks, and the noseband presses on the nose.
Patent GB-189923646-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanism for Driving the Shuttles and Beating up the Weft in Circular Looms.
Inventor: HEROLD CARL
Filed: 1899-11-27
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 23,646. Herold, C. Nov, 27. Circular looms.-The shuttles s, formed with one or two conical rollers r and guiding-strips b, b<1>, are driven by the progressive wave-like motion of the reeds h, which are pivoted on a ring h<3> and operated by a cam-groove k<4>. The reeds, which also serve to beat up the weft f, are made with notches h<1> to form a shuttle race, and have their ends bent or fitted with strips h<7> to prevent them from getting inside the shed.
Patent GB-189924294-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Bedsteads and Mattresses, and the like.
Inventor: OATES ADNAH
Filed: 1899-12-06
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 24,294. O a t e s, A., and Cockburn, R. P., [trading as Bradford Wire Mattress Co.]. Dec. 6. Bedsteads, c h a i r s, couches, &c.-A chair A with fixing- plate B, side cheeks C, recess E, and hole F is fixed by screws H &c. to each pillar of a bedstead. The mattress end bar K is bolted to the sides J by a bolt L, which is passed through the hole F and secured by a nut N. The chairs A at each end may be connected by a metal angle iron or bar. The joint is applicable to the bases of chairs, couches, and the like. The side bars of the wooden or metal bedstead are dispensed with.
Patent GB-190006499-A (GB)
Title: An Electric Meter Depending on the Electrolytic Transport of Mercury.
Inventor: LEHFELDT ROBERT ALFRED
Filed: 1900-04-07
Granted: 1901-03-09
Abstract: 6499. Lehfeldt, R. A. April 7. Quantity meters.-Mercury voltameters are made so that the mercury electrodes are confined by rigid porous supports where exposed to the electrolyte, and are allowed to increase and decrease in volume in glass tubes provided with measuring- scales. A porous support for both electrodes may be a plate of earthenware or plaster saturated with the electrolyte ; the plate may be channelled. Or a perforated porcelain, glass, or ebonite plate may be covered on both sides with filter paper, or an animal or vegetable membrane. Or the support may be in two parts, forming a flat box which is filled with the electrolyte. In the form illustrated, such a circular box F, G is held between ebonite rings E, H, an iron block A, and a plate I, which are held together by insulated bolts, and are provided with terminals. One of the glass tubes L may be short and wide, and connected with the other D, which is a long narrow measuring-tube, by a tap ; by opening this mercury is returned from the measuring-tube to the short tube. The meter may otherwise be made so that it can be reset by reversing the current. The electrolyte may be a solution of mercurous nitrate, mixed with potassium, sodium, or ammonium nitrate, or other salt, to improve its conductivity. For measuring large currents, the voltameter is connected in series with a resistance, and the whole provided with a low-resistance shunt.
Patent GB-190007152-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machinery for the Manufacture of Matches and Boxes, and Depositing Matches therein.
Inventor: EISENHART EDWARD H
Filed: 1900-04-18
Granted: 1901-04-18
Abstract: 7152. Eisenhart, E. H., Tustin, G. M., and Miller, C. W. April 18. Drawings to Specification. Rotary machines.-The splint-cutting mechanism of a match and match-box making machine is combined with a printing-cylinder and inking- mechanism for printing names, trade marks, &c. upon the splints. A rotary printing-machine, provided with suitable inking-apparatus, may also be employed for printing upon the match-box blanks. The shaft of the inking-roller is mounted to travel in curved slots under the action of cams carried by the printing-roller, and the parts of the inking-roller which bear against the cams are made of metal.
Patent GB-190009363-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Advertising Vehicles.
Inventor: NEUMAYER LUDWIG
Filed: 1900-05-21
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 9363. Neumayer, L. May 21. Advertising.-An advertisement or road vehicle has three sides a transparent, behind which are rollers c, d at the top and bottom over which bands b are rolled. The rollers, which are geared together by bevel gearing, are actuated from the axle of the vehicle by a chain w, which passes over a transverse shaft g, which is connected with a parallel shaft e having a fixed pulley k and a loose pulley i, by means of a band g<1>. The shaft e can be slid longitudinally to gear with the lower rollers d, or with a vertical shaft in gear with the upper rollers c, by means of a lever l. The shaft g has a worm f which gears with a worm disc o, having a projection p which, at each revolution, actuates a sliding spring bracket s having a fork engaging with the belt g', which is thus moved to the fixed pulley k to change the advertisements, and is again returned to the loose pulley i by the spring of the bracket s. The disc o has also a tooth u, projecting downwardly, which at each revolution engages with a tooth t<1> of the disc t, which at the end of each revolution rings an alarm to warn the driver to actuate the lever l to change the direction of movement of the bands. The rollers c, d may be also vertical.
Patent GB-190013485-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Money Drawers or Tills.
Inventor: ANDERSON SAMUEL COLLINS
IPC: G07G1/00
Filed: 1900-07-26
Granted: 1900-12-08
Abstract: 13,485. Anderson, S. C. July 26. Tills.-A cash drawer, visible through glass in the sale counter, is divided into compartments E and F for the different denominations of coins, and hinged shelves H, I are provided in the compartments to receive the money tendered in payment. The hinge pin of each set of shelves ends on one side of the drawer in a weighted crank 0, which rests on the bottom U. A flat spring W, attached to a pin X on the framework, also bears on the bottom of the drawer and forms an incline. The cranks pass under the spring as the drawer is pushed in, but rise up the incline as the drawer is pulled out. Thus the money last shown by the shelves is dumped into the compartments.
Patent GB-190017913-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fountain Spittoons or Cuspidors.
Inventor: HILL ORLANDO WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1900-10-09
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 17,913. Hill, O. W. F. Oct. 9. Spittoons.-Relates to arrangements by which the water-supply pipe can be raised or removed for cleansing purposes. In the arrangement shown, a bowl a, with or without a lining b and strainer c, is mounted on a bracket arm s, and is fitted with an annular water pipe d perforated below. The pipe d is formed with a flange which rests on the edge of the bowl a, and is carried by an arm f pivoted at g to a fitting h, to which the water is supplied by a pipe j. The pipe j is fitted with any suitable valve m, but the form described consists of a rubber diaphragm which can be pressed down on to the end of the pipe by a screw plunger, packing thus being dispensed with. The spittoon is provided with an outlet t with pipe u. In a modification, the pipe d is connected to the supply pipe by a detachable connection, such as a rubber pipe, instead of a hinge.
Patent GB-190101386-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oxidising Chinese Wood Oil and Mixtures thereof.
Inventor: KRONSTEIN ABRAHAM
Filed: 1901-01-21
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 1386. Kronstein, A. Jan. 21. Fatty oils.-Relates to processes for oxidizing Chinese wood oil and mixtures thereof, in which the coagulation of the oil during treatment is prevented. The processes may be divided into two groups. (1) The oil is mixed with suitable quantities of resin, linseed oil or other drying-oil, or solvent such as turpentine, benzene, &c., and is then heated with an oxidizing-agent. (2) The wood oil, or mixtures thereof, may be solidified by prolonged heating, then melted and mixed with resin, drying-oil, or solvent, and the mass heated and finally oxidized in the usual manner.
Patent GB-190102772-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring Frame Cycles or Velocipedes.
Inventor: WILLIAMS WILLIAM FREDERICK
Filed: 1901-02-08
Granted: 1902-01-09
Abstract: 2772. Williams, W. F. Feb. 8. Frames; forks.- Relates to spring frames for bicycles &c. Figs. 2 and 3 show the application to the front forks. The forks a are connected by a crown b having lugs a<1> pivoted by bolis c and tubes d to lugs e<1> formed on the upper crown e. A wedge-shaped rubber or other cushion f is secured by caps h, j and a bolt i between inclined faces on the crowns e, b, as shown in Fig. 2. The lugs a<1>, e<1> are arranged so that the forks cannot move backwards. When applied to the rear frame, the chain stays k are pivoted to lugs p formed on the bottom bracket, either by the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, which allows upward and downward movement, or by the arrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 6, which only allows upward movement. The upper back forks are fitted by a cross-piece r', Fig. 7, in which slides a bolt t pivoted to the saddle-post, the motion being limited by a rubber or other spring u compressed between plates r<1>, v by the nut w. According to the Provisional Specification, a spring arrangement, similar to that shown in Figs. 2 and 3, is applied to the chain stays, the upper rear forks being telescopically connected to the saddle-post.
Patent GB-190105653-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for Purifying the Feed Water for Steam Boilers.
Inventor: LEMAIRE-DESTOMBES JEAN BAPTIST
Filed: 1901-03-18
Granted: 1902-02-27
Abstract: 5653. Lemaire-Destombes, J. B. March 8. Feedwater, purifying. - Carbonate of soda is added periodically to the water in the boiler, as required, to maintain a constant percentage, and steam and water are withdrawn from the boiler and mixed with the feedwater in a purifying-vessel. Fig. 1 shows one arrangement of apparatus, a being the purifying-vessel and c the boiler. Feedwater is supplied by the pipe b, the delivery end of which is surmounted by a cap, so that the water flows down round the pipe and keeps it cool. Steam and water are delivered by the pipe d below the level of the water in the purifier, but in a contracted portion of the vessel, so as to cause intimate mixture. Sediment collects in the bottom of the vessel a, while the purified water, rising through the tube or "compartment" e, passes through the pipe f to the boiler. The pipe d is bent within the boiler so as to dip into the water and rise again. Steam enters it at the open end, while water enters through perforations at i. Fig. 2 shows a modified form of purifier, in which the feedwater and the steam and boiler water are delivered into an open cylinder within the purifier a, and in which the rising tube e is external. In this case, the feedwater rises round the delivery end of the pipe b, which is enclosed in a cup g. Figs. 3, 5, 6, and 8 show modified arrangements for drawing off mixed water and steam from the boiler. Fig. 5 shows a bent pipe d, similar to that shown in Fig. 1, but external : cocks are provided for regulating the passage of steam and water through the connections h, i, respectively. Fig. 3 shows the pipe d within an open cup j, which has perforations at i to admit water. In a modification of this arrangement, the water inlet is maintained at a constant level by means of a float carrying a flexible or jointed pipe connected to the cup j, or the pipe may be fixed to the cup, which is itself mounted on trunnions. The arrangements shown in Figs. 6 and 8 may be modified by placing the pipe d externally and providing external connections, with regulating-cocks, for the steam and water.
Patent GB-190106496-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ordnance Projectiles
Inventor: STAUNTON PETER MAURICE
Filed: 1901-03-28
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 6496. Staunton, P. M. March 28. Projectiles, ordnance.-In order to avoid the tendency to deflect or to break up which occurs when " capped " projectiles impinge obliquely upon hardened armourplating, the top of the cap is made flat or concave, and is tempered, so that, upon impact, the projectile tends to become perpendicular to the surface of the armour plate. In the form shown in Fig. 1, the cap b is made of soft steel, and is concave. It is attached to the projectile proper by a steel band d, and has a point a screwed thereto, such point being made of lead, wood, or other comparatively soft material, or of soft nickel steel, or of aluminium. The soft point may be fitted to flat-nosed projectiles, with or without a cap. Specification No. 8764, A.D. 1900, is referred to.
Patent GB-190106866-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Instrument for Producing Friction, especially applicable for Removing Corns and the like.
Inventor: BUTT WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1901-04-02
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 6866. Butt, W. H., and Reed, J. April 2. Corns and nails, treatment of.-An instrument for producing friction for removing corns, trimming nails, or grinding metals, &c. consists of a series of telescopic triangular or other prisms, the outer surfaces of which are coated with glass paper or the like of various degrees of coarseness.
Patent GB-190107323-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Projectiles
Inventor: COLE WILLIAM FRANKLIN
Filed: 1901-04-09
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 7323. Cole, W. F. April 9. Projectiles, ordnance.-Projectiles for smooth and oval bore guns have a body a which is twisted spirally and is elliptical in cross-section throughout its length. The front portion b is tapered, and the point c is made to resemble a twisted chisel.
Patent GB-190112069-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Glazing Bar for Skylights.
Inventor: LASSAM HARRY CLIFFORD
Filed: 1901-06-13
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 12,069. Lassam, H. C. June 13. Glazing skylights. - A lead or composition glazing-bar D is drawn in one piece on an angleiron core, and is formed with wings A, B, and a rib or support C for the glass. The wing A is turned down over a wood or iron side or end rail, and may be secured by copper tacks. The wing B is dressed down over the glass with a coat of adhesive material.
Patent GB-190119059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Teapots and other Utensils
Inventor: WRAY ERNEST
Filed: 1901-09-24
Granted: 1901-10-26
Abstract: 19,059. Wray, E. Sept. 24. Tea -pots &c.- The spout b of a tea-pot or other utensil of earthenware &c. is screwed into a projection c on the pot, and bears against a washer f.
Patent GB-190126485-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Third Rail Conductors for Electric Railways
Filed: 1901-12-27
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 26,485. Lake, H. H., [Central Electric Construction Co.]. Dec. 27. Electric railways and tramways with protected third-rail conductors. Conductors.-Relatea to third-rail conductors, especially those of the double contact type placed between the rails, and to shields and guard rails for them, and to the insulating-supports. The conductor may be in one or in two parts 41, 81 or 1, 2, and in the latter case one part is insulated from the other by insulating-material 32, 77 in the holding-clip so as to act as a return. The rails and supporting-insulators and clips, when used, may be bolted to the base as in Fig. 1, or may be arranged to have vertical, but not lateral, play, so as to be independent of the deflection of the running rails, as in Figs. 11, 15, and 21. The play may be limited and the parts secured together by a loose form of bayonet joint 89, and one rail may be independent of the other in respect of vertical motion as shown in Figs. 15 and 18, where the clips 67 can move up and down in the supports. When the third rail is in two parts, they are laid to break joint, and lugs or projections 30 on the fishing clips take into notches in their flanges. Creep is also prevented by straps 34 of plain or Y form secured to the rails by the jointing- bolts and to the sleepers. The shields over the rails are mounted on the rails, or independently of them on the sleepers. They may consist of curved plates 10 with or without a rib between the holding-bolts, shown in Figs. 1 and 11 respectively, or of curved ribbed plates with inturned edges into which the heads of T bolts 18 or loose locking-pieces 96 can be turned to secure them. The motion of these locking-pieces 96 may be limited by stop 95 diagonally placed on the insulators or supports. The shields may also be of wood covered with metal, as shown in Fig. 15. The guard rails are of wood lined with metal, as shown in Fig. 11, or of metal L or U-shaped bars as in Figs. 21 and 28, and are secured to the sleepers or to the plates on which the conductors and shields are mounted. The various forms of the insulators are shown by cross-hatching in the Figures with their connections to the conductors and shields.
Patent GB-190200650-A (GB)
Title: Improvement connected with Oil Lamps.
Inventor: GUYS JOHN
Filed: 1902-01-09
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 650. Cuys, J. Jan. 9. Oil-lamp burners and reservoir fittings. - To prevent the detachment of the burner while the reservoir is being refilled, and also to prevent the wick from falling into the reservoir in the event of it dropping out of the wick-tube, a metal wire or strip B, bent at C to form projections of greater width than the opening D in the reservoir, is pivoted or otherwise attached to the underside of the burner A, the wick being held between the wires B, B'. The part B' may, however, be dispensed with, and the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 may be replaced by a straight bar C connected to the burner by a chain. For application to existing burners, the device B, C is pivoted to a wire, of which the two ends are bent to pass up through the wick-tube and hook over its upper end.
Patent GB-190201004-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Car Fenders
Inventor: BICKART MONROE LEO
Filed: 1902-01-14
Granted: 1903-01-14
Abstract: 1004. Lake, H. H., [Bickart, M. L., and Morgan, W. S.]. Jan. 14. Obstruction - removers for tramcars. Relates, mainly, to means for preventing bodies from being dragged along the track after being struck by the fender. Figs. 1 and 3 show the fender in side elevation and plan. The tubular frame 10, flexibly connected to the platform and axle-truck, has top and bottom cross-bars 14, 15 and an adjustable U-shaped bar 16 on which rests the U-shaped frame 17 pivoted to the bar 15. The frame 17 comprises side portions with turned-in ends 18 and a bar 19 carrying rollers 13 and on which is pivoted the small U -frame 20, the front member carrying buffer rollers 21 and the lower ends of chains 22, which are also secured to the bar 14. When, say, a human body is netted, the frame 20 is lifted and prevents any overhanging member from striking the track.
Patent GB-190204501-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mast Head Sheaves.
Inventor: COWIE JOHN WILSON
Filed: 1902-02-22
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 4501. Cowie, J. W. Feb. 22. Pulley - blocks.- Relates to a sheave for mastheads. The sheave a is made integral with a hollow axle c, the ends of which are closed by plates d to form a reservoir for oil. The bearings f are formed in cheeks e, and are lined at the bottom g. Oil introduced by passages i passes into reservoirs h from which it passes by holes to the journals.
Patent GB-190208808-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bolsters for Railway-cars
Inventor: VANDERBILT CORNELIUS
Filed: 1902-04-15
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 8808. Vanderbilt, C. April 15. Axle-trucks or undercarriages; underframing of bodies.-Relates to the construction of axle-truck and body bolsters. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 show the application to the bolster of an axle - truck. Channel beams A, C having turned-down and turned-up flanges B, D, respectively, are spaced centrally by and riveted to a casting G having a centre bearing-plate L. The outer ends of the beams A, B are secured by rivets E and bolts T ; a filling-plate x, Fig. 5, having holes E', U' for the passage of these rivets &c., is preferably fitted, and the ends may be further strengthened by spring seats R, one of which is shown detached and on an enlarged scale in Fig. 4 ; it comprises a box-like casting R having strengthening-ribs R<1>, S, and holes U through which the bolts T pass, as shown in Fig. 3.