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Patent GB-190219604-A (GB)
Title: Storage of Supplies for Submarine Vessels.
Inventor: LAKE SIMON
Filed: 1902-09-08
Granted: 1903-06-25
Abstract: 19,604. Lake, S. Sept. 8. Submarine vessels. -The fuel tanks for the motors of submarine boats are stowed in a superstructure so as to prevent the risk of explosion within the hull by leakage or heating. Fig. 2 shows a submarine torpedo boat fitted with a conning-tower c. As shown in Fig. 3, the hull proper is circular in cross-section, while the superstructure, which adds to the stability of the boat, comprises vertical plates j and an arched deck k, and may be flooded by pumping water from the ballast compartments 8 through the pipes 5. The main fuel tanks u are fitted with air pipes w leading from the vessel, and valved pipes v, supplying the small tanks t for the motors p, which drive the twin screws n. Compressed air in the chambers 13 may be used to force water out of the superstructure through the valved pipe 11.
Patent GB-190221288-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Projectiles
Inventor: WEISS MANFRED
Filed: 1902-09-30
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 21,288. Weiss, M. Sept. 30. Forging; stamping.-Consists in making hollow projectiles from tubular blanks. The tubular blank A is inserted in the matrix B, Fig. 1, and supported by the core C, and in this situation it is subjected to jumping pressure from the block D, to thicken the upper part to form the point. The blank is then raised in the matrix B by the rod F and a support G, Fig. 4, inserted at the opening K, after which the block D is removed and the nose J of the blank is finished by being compressed by the stamp E. If the tubular blank has the thickness of the point of the finished projectile, the jumping part of the process is omitted.
Patent GB-190223612-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Transferring Corves or Boxes to or from Mine Cages, Hoists, and the like.
Inventor: BERRY JOHN
Filed: 1902-10-29
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 23,612. Berry, J. Oct. 29. Lifts.-Relates to apparatus for loading or unloading corves into or from cages or hoists at the tops or bottoms of shafts of coal mines or the like. The corves run down inclined rails by gravity towards stoppers or drop fences C, Fig. 1, which are caused to slide on fixed guiderods by means of two levers F, one on each side of the cage and operated together. One lever is connected by means of a link and bell-crank lever to the rod H of a slide valve, which admits steam or compressed air to a cylinder, thus forcing out a piston-rod I carrying a crosshead 0 and a pivoted fork P which engages an axle of a corve. The crosshead and fork are shown separately in Fig. 6. Jaws on the upper part of the crosshead are provided with an elongated hole to receive a shank on a second pair of jaws, which embrace the fork and through which the pivot passes. The crosshead is guided by slide bars, which are provided with spring or rubber buffers at the ends. The apparatus may be adapted for use where the length of the cage is at right-angles to the length of the corves, as shown in Fig. 7. Two foot-levers M, arranged one on each side of the cage, actuate the curved levers shown in Fig. 9, which press on tongues formed on the retaining-catches, and so unlock the corves from the cages. Two adjacent corves on separate pairs of rails are pushed simultaneously into the cage by extending the crossbead laterally and providing it with two forks.
Patent GB-190227531-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Igniting Charges in Explosion Engines.
Filed: 1902-12-13
Granted: 1903-10-22
Abstract: 27,531. Wilson, W. G., and Wilson & pilcher. Dec. 13. Gas and like engines, igniting in. In order to overcome irregularities in the intervals between the sparks, in engines having two or more cylinders, the sparking -plugs are actuated by a common trembler. The primary circuit passes from the battery a to the coils m and then to separate contacts h on a suitable commutator f, and back to the battery through a trembler y. The secondary circuits of the coils are connected by wires q, w to sparking-plugs in the cylinders x. In a modification, two tremblers, connected in parallel, are provided, so that one is available as a reserve if the other is out of order.
Patent GB-190227898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Jewellery and the like
Inventor: PALTSCHO ERNST
Filed: 1902-12-17
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 27,898. Paltscho, E. Dec. 17. Hair-pins.-Relates to applying natural butterfly wings to hair-pins. The wings are laid on metal or other stiff backings a shaped to the contour of the wings and provided with tangs b which are bent over cover-plates. The cover-plates d are of glass, crystal, celluloid, &c. The two backings a may be made in one piece with the body f or may be separately fixed to the centre part.
Patent GB-190228802-A (GB)
Title: Improved Thread Cutter and Tying Apparatus.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1902-12-30
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 28,802. Thompson, W. P., [Underwood, J. B.]. Dec. 30. Tying or knotting.-To facilitate tying the ends of a broken thread, a pair of pliers is employed of the form shown in Fig. 5. The pliers are provided with a cutter 5, a spring D for normally holding the jaws open, and a ring a<5> by which the device is suspended from the finger. The broken ends x of the thread are placed together and held, as shown in Fig. 2, by the finger and thumb of the hand which also holds the pliers ; the threads are then looped round the curved ends of the jaws and held by the remaining fingers of the left hand as shown ; the ends x are now passed between the jaws, Fig. 3, and whi'e held by them have their waste ends reversed by the cutter; finally the double thread is pulled tight so as to draw the loop off the ends of the jaws and so complete the knot as shown in Figs. 4 and 10. The cutter may consist of a stud 5 having a cutting-edge, which is secured in one of the jaws and takes into a notch or socket in the other ; or a pair of shearing-blades may be secured to the sides of the jaws. The invention is particularly applicable for use in connection with machines for winding thread.
Patent GB-190228955-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Glass.
Inventor: BECKER BERNHARD
Filed: 1902-12-31
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 28,955. Becker, B. Dec. 31. Obtaining metal.-In order to prevent the crumbling &c. of the mixture of raw materials when smelting by means of the electric arc &c., they are first mixed into a paste with water, and then placed in a suitable vessel and dried at from 40‹ to 50‹ C.
Patent GB-190301923-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Cord-guiding and Gripping Devices, chiefly for use with the Cords of Venetian Blinds
Inventor: FRENCH GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-01-27
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 1923. French, G. F. Jan. 27. Cleats or holders.-Relates to cord guiding and gripping devices for use with venetian blinds, clothes-lines, and bird-cage suspending-cords. The pulleys c are carried on an axle d in a slot in the top board, and they may project beyond the end of the board, as shown in Fig. 3. Segment pieces f are pivoted on pins g carried in a frame e pivoted on the axle of the pulleys. When the cord is held vertical, it may readily be pulled or allowed to slip through the fingers ; by pulling the cord to an angle as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the frame e is carried along by the cord as it slips through the fingers, and the cord becomes gripped between the segments and the part h* of the frame, as shown in Fig. 5. A modification is shown in Fig. 8 in which a pivoted frame i takes the place of the segments.
Patent GB-190306296-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Motor Driven Tools.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-03-18
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 6296. Boult, A. J., [Peck, C. H.]. March 18. Boring and drilling; tapping; air and gases, apparatus for actuating machines by. -Machine tools, such as drilling, reamering, tapping, &c. machines, are driven by a motor having three revolving cylinders j enclosed in an oil-tight casing A which also contains the gearing for driving the tool spindle V. The cylinders radiate from a bushed huh j<1> rotating on a fixed shaft c, connecting two discs b, d, the disc b being held in the head B of the casing by a central bolt a and a nut a', which, in the machine illustrated, forms part of the feed-screw of a drill brace. The piston-rods n are connected by pins o to frames f, g revolving on ball bearings on the discs b, d, the lower frame carrying a driving-pinion t, gearing with wheels u carried by the spindle head v and engaging an annulus R in the casing. Spindles mounted in lugs on the cylinders extend into annular guide-ways s on the frames to rotate them. Air, steam, or other fluid is supplied by a pipe D, and passes through a valve E and passages G, H, I in the casing to a passage i<1> in the shaft c from which it enters in succession to the cylinders through a port i. Exhaust takes place through a port k and a second passage k<1> in the shaft to passages J, L in the casing and thence to a pipe M. Fig. 2 shows the cylinders arranged with their axes tangential to a circle concentric with the shaft c, the motor being then more effective in one direction of rotation than the other. If the motor is to be reversible, as in tapping, it is provided with a reversing-valve and the cylinder axes are radial to the shaft c. The reversing-valve consists of a segmental annulus X, Fig. 11, mounted in the head of the casing and divided into two chambers H<1>, J<1>, with ports I<2>, K<2> respectively. The valve is rocked by an external handle to bring the port J<2> over one of the passages i, k<1> in the shaft c, the other passage then communicating with the exhaust through one or other of the two ports K<2>. The entire motor including the pinion t can be removed by taking off the head B and used to drive any number of different tools. The end thrust in the tool spindle is taken by a ball bearing having races x held in place on the head v by a screwed ring y, and races 0, Q held in the casing by a removable cover C. The ring y is adjustable on the head v and is locked by a catch on the head engaging holes in the face of the ring. The spindle is packed by a washer w so that the gearing may run in oil.
Patent GB-190307268-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Furnace Grates or Fire-bars thereof, for Boilers and for like purposes.
Inventor: RUBIO RAMON MELLADO
Filed: 1903-03-28
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 7268. Rubio, R. M. March 28. Fireoars.-In boiler and other furnaces burning small coal or coal washings, the firebars are formed on each side with inclined teeth b, c, Fig. 2, which engage similar teeth on the adjacent bars. For corrugated furnaces, the bars placed against the walls are corrugated on one side and plain on the other, as shown in Fig. 8, while for plain furnaces these bars have one side plain and on the other side inclined teeth. Each grate is formed of three or four groups of bars united by cross-pieces d, Fig. 12, comprising short lengths of tubing connected by a long bolt e.
Patent GB-190308796-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Stenter Clips.
Filed: 1903-04-18
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 8796. Calico Printers' Association, and Baird, A. April 18. Stretching and tentering.-Relates to clips. To the arms b is pivoted the faller or tongue c, having a projection d, in which are the bearings of two rollers e. The cloth passes easily under the rollers e until it leaves them, when they fall into slots g in the lower jaw a. The projection d reaches the cloth, and in turn falls into a slot in the jaw a when the cloth leaves its edge, thus allowing the faller c to grip the cloth. The space i determines the width of selvage ungripped. Two tandem rollers of different sizes may be used, as shown in Fig. 5, dispensing with the space i. Also a single roller may be used in combination with a notch to form a space i in the projection d.
Patent GB-190316596-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Nut-locks
Inventor: FEHER ODILON
Filed: 1903-07-28
Granted: 1904-06-02
Abstract: 16,596. Feher, O. July 28. Locking nuts for rail joints &c. Over the square nut 4, Fig. 2, is placed the cap 5, Fig. 5, having projections 7 to rest upon the flange 8 of the fish-plate 2. The key 15, Fig. 4, is driven behind the ears 9. The bevelled edges 18 of the prongs 17 and the curved edge 19 engage the threads of the bolt 11. The bevelled ends 21 of the prongs strike the lips 13 on the cap, and the notches 20 catch under the ears 9. Fig. 9 shows the form of cap used with hexagonal nuts. The projection 24 rests upon the flange of the fish plate.
Patent GB-190320458-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Frames of Mine Trucks and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: STOTT GEORGE
Filed: 1903-09-23
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 20,458. Stott, G. Sept. 23. Corves; tip-wagons.-The frames of the trucks or like vehicles used in mines, quarries, earthworks, &c. are built rigidly, and so as to prevent the wheels from rubbing them, and are provided with adjustable supports for pans or bodies of different lengths. The longitudinal underframe A, Fig. 1, consists of an inverted channel iron a, Fig. 4, containing a stiffening-beam a<1>, and is made with lateral flanges a<3>, Fig. 1, to which are fastened the plates carrying the axle-boxes of the wheels B, C. These plates project beyond the edges of the flanges a<3>, and prevent the wheels from touching the frame A. The standards G, G<1> for supporting the pan D consist each of two side plates g, g<1>, Fig. 4, and a channel iron g<2>. They fit over the channel iron a, and are connected by an adjusting-rod I, Fig. 1, which passes through the lugs g<3>, and is secured by nuts y. The trunnions d of the pans rest in horns H, H<1> on the upper ends of the standards G, G<1>. The ends of the beam a are fitted with caps F, which serve as buffers.
Patent GB-190321843-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Cameras
Inventor: KRUEGENER RUDOLF
Filed: 1903-10-10
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 21,843. Kr³gener, R. Oct. 10. Cameras; dark slides; roller slides.-Relates to an arrangement in rollfilm cameras of an exchangeable film carrier, a strap holder, and means for providing access-of air into the camera, and of a casette adapted to the camera cover. The film carrier consists of trough 14, .Fig. 10, one wall 16 of which is fixed. The reel 15 is placed in the trough so that a boss 19 on the fixed wall engages with one recess in the reel, and the other hinged wall 17 is then closed, when the boss thereon will engage the other recess in the reel. The carrier is provided with a folding handle 21, and can be easily removed from the magazine of the camera wiihout turning the latter. The metal fittings far. the strap holder, Fig. 1, consist of two bars or plates 3 adapted to slide in guides, or on guide-pins 3<a>, and fitted under the outer leather covering 4 of the camera. To provide for access of air within the camera, the bellows are attached to a metal frame, Fig. 4, which has at the other. side two longitudinal bars 6, and the latter have at a few places behind or between them narrow pieces of metal 7 so that several narrow slots 8 are formed. The adaptable casette, Figs. 5 and 8, has very narrow slots or grooves 10 which engage with slots or grooves in the cover. Narrow angles or flanges 12 may be substituted for slots, and adapted to engage with slots in the cover. To. hold -the: casette in place when the slide 11 is withdrawn, a sharp notch 13 is provided in the plate under which the end of the slide engages, and which is released by a spring catch.
Patent GB-190321977-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Splitting Leather or like Material.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-10-12
Granted: 1904-10-12
Abstract: 21,977. Boult, A. J., [United Shoe Machinery Co.]. Oct. 12. Embossing.- Relates to a machine for levelling or splitting leather and other materials, in which means are provided for staamping upon the surface of the material the thickness of the skiver to be cut or the grade of the article produced. The strap 112 of an eccentric 110 mounted on the driving-shaft is connected to one end of a lever 114 which is pivoted to the frame at 116 and jointed to a plunger 118. The plunger supports the sleeve of a block 120 by means of a spring 122. The block is prevented from turning on the plunger, and relative motion of the pair is limited, by means of pins 124 on the plunger engaging slots in the sleeve. The dies 132 are carried, preferably as shown, in a block 130 mounted on a stud on the frame. The dies are arranged at varying distances from the stud, so as to operate uniformly on materials of different thicknesses. In order simultaneously to adjust the position of the upper feed-roll and the die-carrying block 130, a screw 142 passing through a lug 140 on the bar 72 is adjustably connected to a rack 144. This rack engages a pinion on a shaft 146 which also carries a pinion 148 adapted to engage a pinion 150 on the hub 152 of the die-carrying block. To prevent back-lash, the block 130 is formed with an annular chamber in which a spiral 158, Fig. 6, has one end secured at 160 to the hub and the other end formed with a hook 164 adapted to engage a pin on an adjustable faceplate.
Patent GB-190323083-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Chucks for Drills or the like
Inventor: SVENSSON CLAES ALBERT
Filed: 1903-10-24
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 23,083. Svensson, C. A., and Oliver, W. W. Oct. 24. Chucks.-The head A of a chuck for drills or the like is secured in a shell B by a screw b, and has three longitudinal slots c to receive the jaws E, which are provided with keys f in grooves between the jaws and the slit walls, the bent ends of the keys resting in the annular groove g. Retracting - springs hare connected to the jaws, and seated in grooves i in the head A, the looped upper ends of which pass over a split band j<1> in a groove j. The jaws are moved by a screwed mandrel K. Compression springs may be used, carried on stems fixed to the jaws, between the enlarged heads and an abutment seated in the groove g anct provided with openings for the stems. In another form, the head is cylindrical and has oblique sockets containing compression springs on stems screwed to the jaws.
Patent GB-190323847-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Extinguishing Oil and Spirit Lamps.
Inventor: SISSENS HERBERT
Filed: 1903-11-03
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 23,847. Sissens, H. Nov. 3. Extinguishing oil lamps.-The spherical reservoir a of an oil or spirit lamp is provided with two external casings b, d, secured by brazing, soldering, or other means, the space c holding a liquid-acid charge, and the space e a liquid or powdered alkaline charge, introduced by means of the apertures f, h, respectively. When the lamp is upset, tilted, or broken, the two charges come in contact through perforations j, thus generating carbondioxide which, with the liquid solution, is discharged over the lamp through suitable orifices. The gas may be discharged through the aperture h, which may be provided with a loosely-fitting cap i which would be blown off when the internal pressure increases sufficiently. The cap i may instead be furnished with a thin membrane which would burst when the gas acquired a given pressure or be provided with a spring safety-valve having a discharge dome or pipe. The perfora tions may be covered by a weighted ring j<1> to prevent premature mixing of the acid and alkaline charges.
Patent GB-190325649-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Drying Frames
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-11-24
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 25,649. Boult, A. J., [Troy Laundry Machinery Co.]. Nov. 24. Curtain stretchers.-Relates to a folding drying- frame for curtains, spreads, and other large articles, which, when folded, occupies a small horizontal space. Fig. 1 shows a frame, in an open position, consisting of two sections B, B<1> pivoted to a crossbar B', which is slidably mounted on supporting- standards A fixed to a truck A<1>. Supporting- braces C' are pivotally connected to a fixed crosspiece C', and to adjustable couplings C on the side bars, which are adjustably connected by cross-bars B<6> carrying hooks B<10> or other means of supporting the articles. Handles A<5> are fitted in the standards. When the cross-bar B' is raised, by means of the handles B<5>, the frame closes to the position shown in side view in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190326437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Preserving Game, Fish & other Organic Substances.
Inventor: MARKMANN EDUARD
Filed: 1903-12-03
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 26,437. Markmann, E. Dec. 3. Deodorants.-A preservative material for meat, fish, game, poultry, and other organic substances consists of a frozen solution of potassium permanganate, or a similar preservative, which will absorb any smell.
Patent GB-190327114-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locks for Travelling Trunks, Portmanteaus, Deed Boxes, and the like.
Inventor: COLE TOM OWEN
Filed: 1903-12-11
Granted: 1904-11-17
Abstract: 27,114. Cole, T. O. Dec. 11. Locks, key.-A hasp lock for a travelling trunk, portmanteau, deed-box, &c. is so arranged that the bolt may be shot to fasten the lock without using the key. When the end e of the pivoted lever d is moved in the direction of the arrow, the part g presses forward the projecting piece h, and thus shoots the bolt-plate c. The bolt can be withdrawn only by means of the key. The bolt-plate c is held in position by the springj, which fits over the stud i and presses against the stump k and the projection m on the bolt-plate.
Patent GB-190327734-A (GB)
Title: Safety Device for the Switches of Electrically Driven Suspended Railways.
Inventor: HEARSON THOMAS ALFRED
Filed: 1903-12-17
Granted: 1904-02-11
Abstract: 27,734. Hearson, T. A., (practising as Phillips & Leigh), [Bleichert & Co., A.]. Dec. 17. Stopping trains on electric railways of the elevated type in which the cars are suspended therefrom. Relates to a safetydevice, for use at branch connections, to prevent a car from leaving the rail when the switch-rail is open. Fig. 2 shows a plan of a branch connection with the device fitted ; d represents the continuous rail of the main track, d<1> the branch rail, and p the switch rail, which is shown open, and e, e<1>, q denote conductor wires which are situated above the track. The part q of the conductor is insulated by the pieces r, s and connected to the conductor e through the switch v. When the switch-rail p is open, a spring y opens the switch v so that the part q is dead. If a car comes along the branch rail towards the main track, when the switch-rail is open, it automatically comes to rest on the dead wire q. When the switch-rail is closed, it presses against the spring y, thus closing the switch v, and the conductor q is again thrown into the circuit.