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Patent GB-190322160-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Ordnance and their Mountings
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1903-10-14
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 22,160. Dawson, A. T., and Buckham, G. T. Oct. 14. Field carriages; mountings.-For purposes of transport, the gun and carriage-wheels are made detachable from the trail, and in the case of guns recolling in a cradle having buffer cylinders, the gun can be readily detached from the brake rods and removed from the cradle. The cradle-pivot B', Fig. 5, and wheel-axle D, shown in Fig. 9, are provided with flats b, b<1>, and d respectively, to enable them to be withdrawn from their gapped bearings in the trail C (and in the case of the pivot B<1>, from the boss of an arm e of the toothed elevating- segment E), when turned into suitable angular positions by the handles B<2>, D<2>, which are provided with locking-devices, released when the handles are grasped to turn the axles. The locking-device for the cradle-pivot B<1>, Fig. 5, consists of the bolt b<2> engaging in a recess c<2> of the trail C and controlled by the spring-actuated lever b<3> pivoted to the handle b<2>. The locking-device for the wheel-axle shown in Fig. 9, is a spring-controlled lever d<2> engaging in a recess c<3> in the trail C. The segment E is held in engagement with the elevating- worm e<5> by springs e<3>, and is connected to the cradle by a locking-handle e<1>. The brake-rods Bx x are attached to the lugs A' of the gun A by interrupted screw-threads b<10>, which engage with corresponding threads in the lugs and are turned out of engagement by the handle b<8> when the gun is to be detached. The rods are prevented from turning accidentally by slotted spring catches a fitting over the rectangular heads b<13> of the brake-rods Bx x.
Patent GB-190407946-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Looking Glass and Swing Frame Pivots and Adjusters
Inventor: BOVEY DAVID JOHN
Filed: 1904-04-06
Granted: 1905-01-19
Abstract: 7946. Bovey, D. J. April 6. Pivot adjustments for looking-glasses and swing frames. The pivot plate a, Figs. 1 and 6, attached to the swinging frame c, has a grooved pivot pin d at its upper end, its lower end e having a convex surface preferably made with the centre of the pivot pin as its centre The pin d rests in a vertical slot i of the bearing-plate f attached to the standard h, and the end e of the plate a bears on a concave, convex, or plain ledge of the bearing- plate. The weight of the mirror creates sufficient friction to hold it in any position while the pivot pin and bearing-plates a, f are in contact.
Patent GB-190410260-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Water Heaters.
Inventor: FENLON HENRY THOMAS
Filed: 1904-05-04
Granted: 1905-03-09
Abstract: 10,260. Fenlon, H. T. May 4. Actuating lift valves.- The gas supply to a geyser or other like water. heater is controlled by the tap which regulates the water flow. T h e water-inlet tube H pro. jects into a thimble I which is movable in the casing B and is depressed by the force of the enter. ing water on to a collaps. able ball J, the interior of which communicates by a tube K with a bellows M. Compression of the ball produces an expansion of the bellows, and opens the valve P, allowing the gas to pass from the supply pipe E to the gas inlet G of the geyser. The thimble I may be dispensed with, in which case the water compresses the ball directly.
Patent GB-190410344-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Gas Producers.
Inventor: GERDES HEINRICH
Filed: 1904-05-05
Granted: 1905-02-02
Abstract: 10,344. Gerdes, H. May 6, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Gas-producers. - In producers for supplying motors, in which steam and air are supplied below the grate, an outlet is provided, so that, when the motor is working lightly or is not in use, the gas which accumulates in the furnace may escape. The Figure shows one form of apparatus, in which steam from the gas-cooler f passes through a pipe k to the injector a enclosed in the pipe a<1>, drawing air through the valved inlet g, and the resulting gas passes to the motor through the cooler f and pipe h ; the outlet b is here arranged beneath the grate, opposite the injector. In another form of apparatus, an outlet may be provided, between the grate and the injector, in the pipe a<1>, which is prolonged for this purpose.
Patent GB-190413190-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Fluid-pressure Turbines.
Inventor: WESTINGHOUSE GEORGE
Filed: 1904-06-10
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 13,190. Westinghouse, G. July 3, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Steam &c. turbines.-An elasticfluid impact wheel 5, Fig. 1, has fluidreceiving passages formed by drilling holes 9 with a forward inclination in the rim of the wheel and merging into rearwardly-inclined discharging passages 10 drilled in the sides of the rim. The discharge passages may be formed on one or both sides of the wheel and may have flared outlets. A wheel 4, Fig. 4. of the above kind may be fitted in a casing 6 having a circumferential steam chest 71 with nozzles 8, and the steam flowing from the sides of the wheel is passed through rows of blades 16, fitted to flanges 15 bolted on the wheel and co-operating with rows of blades 17 on the casing.
Patent GB-190416506-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spool or Bobbin-making Machines.
Inventor: THORNLEY ALBERT JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1904-09-08
Abstract: 16,506. Thornley, A. J. July 26. Lathes.-Square rods of wood for spools are rounded in passing through a rotating cutter d, are centrally bored by a tool f<1> while against a stop g', and are cut into spool blanks by a circular saw g<4>. The feed-rolls c<5>, c<6> are intermittently rotated by bevel gearing b'<9>, a reversing-clutch, and toothed segment wheels b<3>, be ; the drill is reciprocated by a cam f<10>, and the shaft g carrying the saw-spindle bracket g<6>, and the lever g<l> and the stop g' is oscillaltd by a cam g<10>, the stop moving clear of the blank when the latter is separated from the rod. The rod is kept in line with the drill by an adjustable block e<1> and a weighted block e' and is steadied by a support e' while being sawn.
Patent GB-190419076-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pumps for Compressing, Exhausting or Moving Air or other Fluids
Inventor: SCOTT CHARLES HERBERT
Filed: 1904-09-05
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 19,076. Scott, C. H. Sept. 5. .Piston pumps; bucket pumps.-Relates to compressing, exhausting, and circulating piston pumps. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a compressing-pump having an inlet f and an outlet 4. The connecting-rod of the piston p has a cam t, which, at the end of the compression stroke, lifts the suction valve n from its annular seat m by means of the stem o. The suction valve n and the discharge valve u are kept on their seats by adjustable springs q, z, and the valve u has an annular flange 2, which fits into the groove 3 in the cover y, leaving an air cushion in the groove. The valves n, u are shaped to fit close together at the end of the compression, stroke, whereby the initial return motion of the piston allows the discharge valve to return quietly to its seat. The position of the cam can be adjusted by the bolts 7, and the length of the connecting-rod by the wedges 8, 9. Means for cooling are provided by a flange 5 in the cover. In a modification, the cam t is below the crosshead s, and in another there are several suction valves with corresponding discharge valves actuated in the same way.
Patent GB-190419341-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Bearings for Motors, Dynamos and other Machines.
Inventor: HAYNES THOMAS
Filed: 1904-09-08
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 19,341. Haynes, T. Sept. 8. Journals; bushes; dust, excluding; oil, retaining; step and vertical shaft bearings; Lubricating.-Relates to the lubrication of a dirtproof and dustproof bearing for motors, dynamos, and other machines. The bush 5, keyed to the spindle or shaft 6, rotates in a bush 4 which is enclosed in the circular or other shaped outer case 1 of the bearing. The bush 5 and casing 1 have recesses 7, 8 and 2, 3 [respectively at their ends, so that, when the plugs 9, 10-are'screwed into the ends of the bearing, their inner tapered ends complete the grooves or cavities in the end of each bearing for retaining the lubricant. The screw plugs are retained in position by lock-washers 11 screwed over their projecting ends ; or the plugs and endplates may be formed in one piece and be locked by bolts or other means. Lubricant for the bearing is introduced through a hole 12 in the outer case 1, and is led to the grooves 2, 3 through channels 13, 14, and through a hole 15 in the bush 4 to the surface of the bush 5. In a modification, a screw plug is used only at one end of the bearing. For vertical shafts, a spiral groove is formed on the outer surface of the bush 5.
Patent GB-190420041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Fireplaces.
Inventor: HODGSON RICHARD TOPHAM
Filed: 1904-09-17
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 20,041. Hodgson, R. T. Sept. 17. Grates; air supply.-The grates of well fireplaces are made to pivot at the back in order that the ashpan H, Fig. 1, may be removed from under the grate without putting out the fire. The iron grate A is of the form shown, and is provided with projections C which rest on an iron bar C' to prevent them from wearing the fireclay projections C<2> too quickly. The front part D of the grate is slotted at intervals to form air spaces E, Fig. 4. A slide F similarly slotted is provided and adapted to act longitudinally or concentrically within the curved front D, to cover the holes E when required. A curved fire-iron is provided for raising the grate, and a hooked one for withdrawing the ashpan.
Patent GB-190426900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Corsets
Inventor: ABADIE-LEOTARD EDOUARD
Filed: 1904-12-09
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 26,900. LÚotard, E. Abadie-. March 29, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Corsets; belts.-A corset is composed of a waistbelt a, Fig. 2, and an upper part b which overlaps and slides upon the former part. The waistbelt is tighter than the upper part. To allow of relative movement, the waistbelt slides in a loop d, Fig. 3, of a spring c attached to the upper part. The spring c may be jointed at the point of separation of the two parts, or it may be replaced by a loop of leather or the like. The busk e and the catch f of the belt are smooth so as not to interfere with the relative movement of the two parts. Elastic insertions g are situated at the hips.
Patent GB-190426996-A (GB)
Title: Improved Coupling for Deep-boring Tools or the like.
Inventor: HOOS WILHELM
Filed: 1904-12-10
Granted: 1905-10-12
Abstract: 26,996. Hoos, W. Dec. 10. Deep-boring.-A coupling for deep-boring tools comprises a rectangular extension c on one of the lengths a of the tool spindle, provided with a central conical depression g and surrounded by a rectangular sleeve d secured by a screw or rivet f and having an inwardly-projecting nose h. The length b has a rectangular terminal portion i having a conical projection g<1> and an oblique groove k. To connect the two portions, the extension b is inclined so that the nose h enters the groove k. To disconnect the two sections, they must be inclined to each other, and consequently they cannot become disconnected until one of them has been removed from the bore-hole.
Patent GB-190429215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Method of Checking Time Occupied in Certain Operations.
Inventor: LLEWELLIN WILLIAM MABERLY
Filed: 1904-12-31
Granted: 1905-12-30
Abstract: 29,215. Llewellin, W. M. Dec. 31. Time - checking apparatus. - In apparatus for recording the time of entry into, and exit from, a lavatory or similar place, two check-operated mechanisms are employed, Fig. 1 being a front view of the first and Fig. 5 a side view of the second. A check when inserted through a slot B moves a pivoted detent-lever C, and frees a notched disc C<4>. This allows the disc spindle D<2> to be rotated by means of an external handle. The spindle D<2> is turned until a cam-disc G on it raises a platen and points the hour and minute from corresponding type-wheels. A second disc makes an electric contact and thereby closes a switch, which, by means of pivoted electromagnets, draws back the bolt of the door and at the same time energizes the magnets shown in Fig. 1, caasing the plate F, Fig. 1, to cover the slot B. A second check inserted into a second slot, as shown in Fig. 5, operates a pawl lever to free a second handoperated spindle, which is then turned to withdraw a second bolt b, Fig. 5, allowing the door to be opened ; in this case, the check used falls into a pocketed drum S. The drum spindle is connected by ratchet gear to a vertical rack on the door which is moved by a fixed striking-piece when the door is being shut and turns the drum for part of a revolution. The bolt b can be moved by hand when the door is re-opened, and on the closing of the door the drum S is rotated so that the check used is returned by a guide T. Also, a disc on the drum spindle makes a second electric contact to open the switch mentioned above. The first slot B is thereby opened and the first bolt re-inserted. Finally, the check returned by the guide T is placed in the first slot B, allowing a second print to be made ; no electric contact is made in this case. The checks correspond to their users and may ordinarily be kept on a board. Their order in the receptacle H<1>, Fig. 1, corresponds to that of the records. The Provisional Specification mentions that the printing-mechanism may be that described in Specification No. 1448, A.D. 1904, and that the two checks used may finally be passed into separate slits, both these slits being closed during the occupation of the lavatory.
Patent GB-190504198-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clutches.
Inventor: APJOHN JAMES HENRY
Filed: 1905-02-28
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 4198. Apjohn, J. H. Feb. 28. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to hydraulic transmission gearing applicable to motor road vehicles which allows slip of the driven part &c. Fitting within the driven drum T are air-bags E, divided by throttles G and connected by valves F. Curved compressing-pieces B carry rollers C bearing on a cam D, which is secured to the driving-shaft A and is so shaped that in turning through equal angles the pieces B are raised and lowered distances inversely proportional to the areas of flattened airbag in contact with them, so that the pressure on opposite pieces B is equal and opposite. If the bags E contain liquid, the pieces B are provided with springs. The valves F are operated by levers J bearing on a movable cam H, which has an outer part of small diameter adapted to keep the valves F open so that the cam D turns freely, an intermediate part with projecting pieces which periodically close the valves and allows slow driving, and an inner large part which maintains the valves closed and gives a positive drive. A movable bar N carries coupled wheels P which engage a disk M secured to the shaft A and a disk L driving the cam H. In place of this device, a cone-and-belt variable-speed gear may be used for driving the cam H.
Patent GB-190505468-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Securing Children in Mailcarts Perambulators, Cots, Chairs and the like.
Inventor: WILLIAMS HENRY WHITTINGHAM
Filed: 1905-03-15
Granted: 1905-08-03
Abstract: 5468. Williams, H. W. March 15. Straps and bands. - A device for securing children in mail carts, perambulators, chairs, cots, and the like consists of two straps or bands a, b connected together as shown and formed into loops a', b<1> at the sides. The parts a<3>, b' pass over the shoulders, and the parts a<2>, b<2> round the waist, being secured in the front by a buckle or other fastening. A separate strap passes through the loops a<1>, b', and is secured to the mail cart &c. The bands may be stitched or otherwise connected at g, and the loops a', b<1> may be replaced by rings.
Patent GB-190506438-A (GB)
Title: A Cover to Attach to the Tops of Vehicles for the Cartage of Frozen Meat and Produce and Perishable Articles.
Inventor: KNOWLES FRANK
Filed: 1905-03-27
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 6438. Knowles, F. March 27. Covers and roofs; vehicles w i t h removable bodies.-A lorry or the like for carrying perishable goods is provided with a body or cover constructed with double walls and doors separated by asbestos, cork, or other non-conducting packing. The cover has a framework b<1>, Fig. 4, enclosed by boards or metal plates b<2>, and the space b<3> is filled with the packing. Doors b<4>, Fig. 2, are provided at the ends and sides of the vehicle, which at the lower end close against a riser b<6>, which prevents air from flowing along the floor of the vehicle. The cover is secured to the floor or platform a of the vehicle by straps c, Fig. 4, which are fixed by means of bolts c'.
Patent GB-190508127-A (GB)
Title: Improved Gasproof and Disconnecting Plug for Electrical Switches.
Inventor: CARTER ALBERT ERNEST
Filed: 1905-04-17
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 8127. Carter, A. E. April 17. Switches.-A non-conducting plug is provided with conical holes, through which the leads pass, the leads being fixed in the holes by wax. The plug with holes A is shown in Fig. 1. The lead C is partly stripped of its insulation as shown in Fig. 2. The plug is fixed in position in the case of the switch by means of the screw E, and the space F is flooded with melted wax. The leads and plug are thus together fixed to the case of the switch.
Patent GB-190508386-A (GB)
Title: Improved Method of Smelting Ores and Separating Mattes and of Recovering Mineral Values from Slag.
Inventor: BAGGALEY RALPH
Filed: 1905-04-19
Granted: 1905-11-16
Abstract: 8386. Baggaley, R., Allen, C. M., and Lindquist, E. W. April 19. Converter furnaces.-Relates to a method of and apparatus for smelting ores and separating mattes, reference being made to the process for producing copper or copper matte described in Specification No. 3185, A.D. 1905. A converter 2, made of metal blocks with or without a refractory lining, is charged with a bath of molten matte. An air blast is admitted through tuyÞre holes 3, preferably lined with brass tubing, the blast being great enough for a portion of its oxygen to act on the ore which is fed in. The slags and mattes flow out together through a spout 8, preferably waterjacketed, and down a covered tube 9 on to a forehearth 12, the bottom of which may have a refractory covering 14. A covering of congealed slag forms, which protects the molten bath from chilling and assists the separation of the slag and matte. A metal door 11 is provided opposite the spout 8 for examination of the discharge and for poking purposes. The converter has a removable top, the ring 5 of which may be fixed in different positions to minimize the effect of wear, and a separate opening 22 is provided for the introduction of slag from other converters. The converter may be rotated by hydraulic power. Water or air jacketed apparatus may be substituted for the solid metal converter.
Patent GB-190510617-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of and Appliances for Ascertaining the Temperature of Heated Articles and of Furnaces, Crucibles and the like.
Filed: 1905-05-20
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 1 0 , 6 1 7 . Rudge - Whitworth, Ltd., Pugh, J. V., and Heathcote, H. L. May 20. Pyrometers.-The temperatures of furnaces, and of articles heated to temperatures between red and white heat, can be determined by observations made through a series of screens coloured by dyes having the power of absorbing the luminous rays emitted by the heated object. The dyes may be employed in solution, in which case a transparent vessel is used, or glass may be coated with an emulsion containing the dye, or coloured gelatine may be used. To prepare the screens, the absorption spectra of various dyes, and combinations of dyes, are examined, and compared with the spectrum of a body heated to any desired temperature (preferably the filament of an electric glow lamp), until a solution is found which approximately cuts off the colours observed in the spectrum of the heated body. The screens may be calibrated by determining in any convenient way, the temperature at which the luminous rays emitted by the heated body are totally absorbed by the screen. A form of apparatus for liquids is shown in Fig. 2, the dye being contained in the vessels b. In a modification, a series of vessels is mounted on a slide, the eye-shades a being adjustable. Alternately, the thickness of the coloured medium may be-varied, either by using a vessel having adjustable sides or by employing a series of vessels as shown in Fig. 8.
Patent GB-190511709-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Liquid-level Indicators
Inventor: ADAMS SAMUEL HENRY
Filed: 1905-06-05
Granted: 1906-03-08
Abstract: 11,709. Adams, S. H. June 5. Weirs.-A liquidlevel indicator, for use in determining the flow of water over a weir, comprises a pointer b, carried by a rotatable nut d, actuated by a non- rotatable twisted or screwed shaft j attached to a float l. A pencil may be attached to the pointer to record its movements upon a clockwork drum placed beneath it.
Patent GB-190515876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Checking and Recording Workmen's Time and the like
Inventor: DYSON HARRY
Filed: 1905-08-03
Granted: 1906-06-07
Abstract: 15,876. Dyson, H. Aug. 3. Time-checking apparatus for workmen. Means for positioning the identifying. number printing- wheel, tripping the printing-hammer, and feeding the record paper to display the last record made are described in connexion with machines of the type set forth in Specification No. 21,668, A.D. 1900, wherein a workman rotates a handle until it is opposite his own number, and then pushes it in to print both that number and the time. The handle f, as it is rotated, turns the number typewheel by means of the bevel-gear j, i, and, when pressed in it, forces a plunger o, sliding within a hollow shaft, against the pivoted lever p, thereby feeding on the pawl q of the paper-moving gear and rocking the arm w by link-work t, u to trip the hammer arm x. The hammer y<x> is released just at the end of the stroke and is returned hy a spring to give the impression, a hammer simultaneously striking the bell ; upon the withdrawal of the plunger, a spring returns the lever p and associated link-work, so that the paper is fed on. In a modification, the handle passes through a collar on the plunger and thus operates it positively in each direction.
Patent GB-190517232-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Advertising Sign-boards and the like.
Inventor: STEPHENS ISAAC
Filed: 1905-08-25
Granted: 1906-02-22
Abstract: 17,232. Stephens, I. Aug. 25. Signs are constructed of such vertical section as those shown, Figs. 1, 2, and 3, so as to exhibit different wordings according as they hang vertically or are blown at an angle by the wind. The board b is generally suspended by a top bar f so as to awing freely upon an horizontal bar g, Fig. 5, attached to a wall or elsewhere. Above the suspension is attached to the board a counterweight i of nearly the weight of the sign, but of less wind-resistance, so that the sign is normally vertical. To prevent the board from being blown round the support, a suitable stop is provided, such as a bar j with down-turned ends attached to the outer end of the supporting-rod g, against which strike the upturned ends of a bar k carried by a bracket when the board is blown up ; or a pin is passed at an angle through the prolongation of the supporting-rod g, and contacts with a rod attached to the board or the counterweight support