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Patent GB-189910949-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Platen Printing Machines.
Inventor: BARBER MAXIMILIAN THOMAS
Filed: 1899-05-25
Granted: 1900-04-14
Abstract: 10,949. Barber, M. T. May 25. Platen presses.-Relates to guards for preventing accidents to the attendant. The guard consists of a lifting-bar c, which is in the position shown in Fig. 1 when the platen C is away from the bed B, and moves up as shown in Fig. 2 when the platen moves up to the bed. The bar C may be mounted on the levers b arranged on the parts b<2>, b<3>, D, D<1> as described in Specification No. 7, A.D. 1899. In order to prevent the hand from being caught under the bar c, between it and the upper part of the platen, the bar is mounted to yield upwards against the pressure of springs c'. An apron or extension d may be attached to the bar c to cover the space between the bar c and platen, when the bar is in its raised position, to prevent the insertion of the hand.
Patent GB-189911240-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Construction, Stowing, and Launching of Ships' Boats.
Inventor: MARTENS DANIEL GEORGE
Filed: 1899-05-30
Granted: 1900-05-30
Abstract: 11,240. Martens, D. G. May 30. Boat lowering, supporting, and securing gear.- Relates to the construction and stowing of ships' boats, so that they may be easily launched over the side or at the bow or stern. Fig. 1 shows a vessel fitted with means for launching a boat over the side. The keel of the boat rests on rollers carried between channel bars a, a, Fig. 4, tied together to form a beam A which is supported on rollers B, B at the centre and has at its ends pins resting in slots in hinged bars G, G. The boat is secured in place by a screwed rod J, which engages with a nut L hinged to the bracket carrying the rollers B, B, and is rotated by a hand-wheel. The beam is held stationary in the manner shown in plan in Fig. 5. At each side of the beam is a spring M, fixed at each end to the deck or other part by a pin. At each end of each spring is a pulley over which passes a cord O<6>, attached at one end to a collar N on the beam, and at the other by a pin O<5> to the deck or some other fixed part. When a boat is to be launched, the rod J is first disengaged from the nut L, and then one of the cords O<1> is pulled from the bridge or other part of the ship. If the starboard cord is pulled, the pins on the starboard ends of the springs are withdrawn, and cords O<6> on the port side released by the removal of their pins. The springs then pull on the starboard cords O<6>, and the beam is moved towards the port side in the manner shown. The boat then slides off the canted beam, which falls on the rail and automatically releases the remaining cords O<6>, so that it may fall into the sea. Trigger bolts engaging with notches in the keel prevent the boat from moving until the beam has moved sufficiently. These bolts are withdrawn in passing through the bearing carrying the rollers B, B. The boat is held upright by grooved uprights R with which rollers S, S, Fig. 4, on the boat engage. The boat is decked over, and is entered by a hatch U which enables a lookout to be kept and contains the steering-gear. Preferably it is propelled by pedal gear.
Patent GB-189913111-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electrical Switches.
Filed: 1899-06-24
Granted: 1900-06-23
Abstract: 13,111. Wade, E. J., and Electric Motive Power Co. June 24. Switches adapted for controlling the combination of storage batteries, being an improvement upon the invention described in Specification No. 11,525, A.D. 1898. The terminals of the cells 1--12, Fig. 4, are connected to two rows of contacts A, A', Fig. 1. These contacts rub on the surface of a drum B fitted with suitable contacts and cross-connections. Rings c are embedded in the drum, and are connected to contacts D of suitable configuration to produce the desired series and parallel arrangements.
Patent GB-189915189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rail Bonds for Electric Railways.
Inventor: DANIELS FRED HARRIS
Filed: 1899-07-24
Granted: 1899-08-26
Abstract: 15,189. Daniels, F. H. April 25, [date claimed under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Rail bonds for electric railways, such as those described in Specification No. 4824, A.D. 1897, are now made with hollow wire rope for the body and flattened.
Patent GB-189917685-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil Purifiers.
Inventor: TREU FRANZ
Filed: 1899-09-01
Granted: 1899-10-07
Abstract: 17,685. Treu, F. Sept. 1. Filtering oils.-Relates to apparatus for purifying oil. The apparatus consists of a closed receptacle a divided into three compartments by partitions d, f. The oil is poured through the sieve c and over cotton waste or other filtering- medium contained in the compartments A, B. Cocks i are provided.
Patent GB-189919891-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Street Orderly Bins.
Inventor: READ ROBERT HENRY
Filed: 1899-10-04
Granted: 1900-08-25
Abstract: 19,891. Read, R. H. Oct. 4. Street orderlies sand bins.-A semi-cylindrical pillar c has a receptacle d, with aperture g in its base for the reception of sand, and within it is pivoted in spider frames i, m a smaller semicylinder o, with spider frame p and solid end g, which can be turned round so as to cause the open sides of the semi-cylinders to coincide or not as required. The refuse bucket a can thus be placed in position or removed, but can be covered when the apparatus is in use. The sand receptacle may work in a like manner. Within the capital e, which has an opening j, is pivoted a lid k, an aperture x in which can be brought into the position shown, or into coincidence with the opening j by turning the knob l. Suitable flanges and hoppers prevent refuse from falling between the cylinders. In a modified form, the lid k and the semi-cylinder o are made in one piece.
Patent GB-190004868-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Washer Material for Making a Tight Joint for Vessels with Sheet Metal Lids.
Inventor: GOLTSTEIN EWALD
Filed: 1900-03-14
Granted: 1901-01-19
Abstract: 4868. Goltstein, E. March 14. Stoppers.-A washer material, free from sulphur, for the sheet-metal lids of vessels is made of a mixture of crude rubber, talc, asbestos, and guttapercha.
Patent GB-190006699-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Bell-crank Treadle for Bicycles and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: JOHANSSON FRANS JOHAN EMIL
Filed: 1900-04-10
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 6699. Johansson, F. J. E. April 10. Treadle-levers, variable leverage, for bicycles &c. The part a, which is connected by a chain or rack x with the driving-wheel, slides in or on the part b carried by the treadle-lever pivoted at k. A spring c forces the part a upwards, but, when the pressure on the chain x during the down-stroke is sufficient to overcome the spring, the part a is drawn downwards, thus increasing the effective leverage. A rack d carried by the sliding part engages a spring catch e pivoted on the part b. The catch carries a projecting arm, which, when the treadle is sufficiently raised, strikes the frame h and frees the rack.
Patent GB-190007708-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand, Vehicular and like Lamps.
Inventor: SIDDLE SIDNEY
Filed: 1900-04-26
Granted: 1901-04-26
Abstract: 7708. Siddle, S. April 26. Seaming and joining sheet metal. The bodies and details of hand, vehicular, and like lamps or lanterns are stamped from sheet metal, and are connected together without the use of solder. In the vehicular lamp, shown in Fig. 17, the back, top, bottom, and sides are stamped and pressed from a single blank, the edges being connected as shown in Fig. 7. The door N is similarly formed, and the glass lights T<x> and the deflectors T are attached to the lantern A as shown in Fig. 15. The reservoir is formed in two parts having their edges connected together at E, and may be held in the lantern by a wire frame X or its equivalent.
Patent GB-190014894-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Typewriting Machines.
Inventor: FELBEL JACOB
Filed: 1900-08-20
Granted: 1900-10-20
Abstract: 14,894. Felbel, J. Aug. 20. Type-writers. - Relates to the " actions" and shift - mechanism of type-bar machines. Fig. 3 shows a section of the machine from front to back, and Fig. 4 a cross-sectional view on the line X-X of Fig. 3. Each key lever 7 is formed at the rear with a slot 8, recessed at 9 so as to fit a fulcrum rod 11 common to all the bars. The rod 11 is flattened at the sides, so that by turning it the key levers can be removed from the machine. The type-bars 33 are pivoted in a slotted segment 22, from which extend arms 54 supporting the padded segment 53 on which the ends of the type-bars rest. The segment 22 is carried by vertical endplates 23 formed at their edges with V-shaped grooves which, together with similar grooves in the edges of vertical plates 18 depending from the table 3, constitute races for balls 25 maintained at a proper distance apart by separating plates 26, Fig. 5. To print upper - case characters, the segment 22 is lifted by means of links 58 connected with the end-plates .23, the movement of the segment being limited by stops 29, 30, carried by the plates 23 and adapted to abut against fixed stops 27 extending from the plates 18. As the segment 22 rises, pins 70 flex the springs 68 so as to assist in the rapid return of the segment to the normal or lower-case position shown in Fig. 4. The links 59 are connected to arms 57 secured to a rock-shaft 55, from which also extend arms 60, 74. Two shift-keys are provided, both of which are adapted to act on the pin 61 carried by the arm 60, and thus rock the shaft 55 and lift the segment 22 into position for printing upper-case characters. On one of the shift-keys rests a pin 78 carried by a latch 76, adapted to engage with the end of the arm 74. If this key is depressed, the rockshaft is locked by the latch 76, and the segment remains in the upper-case position. The depression of the other shift-key does not bring the catch into action, and on its release the lower-case position is restored. A coiled spring 65 partly counterbalances the weight of the segment and type-bars by its upward pressure on the arm 57. The typebars are pivoted on an arc-shaped and laterallyflattened wire or rod 35, from which they can be disengaged when in their horizontal or inactive position. They are connected by links 39 to levers 41, which are pivoted to the key levers 7 and are provided at their lower ends with slotted extensions engaging with a fixed abutment -rod 45. The levers 41 are of lengths increasing progressively towards the sides of the keyboard, but they all move in parallel vertical planes, which necessitates a twist in the links 39, which connect them with the radially-disposed type-bars 33. The links 39 and levers 41 may be so arranged that the former actuates the type-bar by thrust instead of by tension, and links pivoted to the levers 41 and rod 45 may replace the slotted connection shown in Fig. 3. A slotted guide-plate 46 serves to position the type-bar accurately at the impressionpoint.
Patent GB-190101876-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means or Apparatus for Clamping Papers or Filed Records or the like.
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1901-01-28
Granted: 1901-03-02
Abstract: 1876. Brookes, A. G., [Library Bureau]. Jan. 28. Filing papers &c.-The papers, cards, &c. fare held in place between the side-bars c by the board d, which is secured to the sliding follower e by the piece d<2>. The follower e in clamped in position by slightly turning the pendent angle lever e<8> so that the edges of its jaws e<5> clutch the bar c:
Patent GB-190107940-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Securing Corks or Stoppers in Aerated Water Bottles and the like
Inventor: WHITE HERBERT
Filed: 1901-04-18
Granted: 1902-04-17
Abstract: 7940. White, H. April 18. Corks, retaining; stoppers.-Relates to means for securing corks or stoppers in bottles or other vessels containing aÙrated, fermented, or other liquids, or powders. The neck of the vessel is formed with two or more oppositely disposed pairs of slightlycountersunk holes B, and the cork or stopper E is secured in position by the spring clip A, preferably of round steel wire, the ends of which are sprung into a pair of the holes B. Grooves P, D, Fig. 2, may be formed in the neck, to facilitate the insertion of the ends of the clip &c. The loop a of the clip may have any number of coils, and may be of round, oval, or flattened shape.
Patent GB-190114879-A (GB)
Title: Improved Gas or Oil Engine.
Inventor: MELHUISH ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1901-07-22
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 14,879. Melhuish, A. G. July 22. Gas and explosive-vapour engines.-The motor piston 1 acts as a valve in a two-stroke cycle engine. On its uncovering a port 2 some of the exhaust escapes through the passage 9 and annular recess 10 in the piston to the exhaust port 5. The port 3 is covered by the further movement of the piston, and the admission port 4 is uncovered ; a charge is drawn in and directed by the baffle 8 to the end of the conical combustion chamber 7, expelling the burnt gases towards the exhaust port 2, whence they escape when the piston uncovers the port 3 on the in-stroke.
Patent GB-190121652-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Driving Mechanism for Bicycles, Tricycles and the like Fitted with Wind Motor Gearing
Inventor: BETTIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1901-10-28
Granted: 1902-10-28
Abstract: 21,652. Bettis, W. Oct. 28. Driving-mechanism; clutches.-Relates to improvements on the wind-motor driving-mechanism described in Specification No. 981, A.D. 1899, in which a shaft 2 driven by the motor is connected by gearing 3, c' to an axle n mounted in balf bearings 6, 9 and carrying a bevel-wheel gearing with a bevel-wheel c' keyed on a hollow axle d<1> mounted in ball bearings in the bottom bracket, and carrying the usual chain-wheel c. A ring i, secured by screws h<1> to the wheel c, is formed with inclined clutch surfaces, adapted to be gripped by balls m supported by lugs j in an annular recess formed in a disc a<1> mounted in keyways on an axle d supported by ball bearings g, g<1> in the hollow axle. The balls g are carried in races formed in the wheel c<1> and in a disc formed on the crank e, and the balls g<1> are carried between a race formed in the hollow axle and a race formed in the part a<1>. The bearings g, g<1> are adjusted by sliding the crank k and part a' along keyways formed in the axle d by means of a nut 5.
Patent GB-190124886-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Locking Mechanism for Writing Bureaus and the like
Inventor: CROWE EYRE
Filed: 1901-12-06
Granted: 1902-02-13
Abstract: 24,886. Crowe, E. Dec. 6. Desks; furniture, locking two or more parts simultaneously.-Relates to the class of writing-bureaus &c. in which a top part, enclosed by a hinged door which can be turned down to form a writing- desk, is mounted on a base part containing a number of drawers. Locking-mechaniam is so arranged that, upon closing the door, the drawers are simultaneously locked. The tail end C of the door, which is hinged at B, is adapted to engage the end of a pivoted lever E the free end of which is connected to a locking-bar D The bar D carries pins H adapted to engage recesses in the drawers. When the door is opened, the bar D falls and releases the drawers ; upon the door being closed, the tail end C acts upon the lever E to raise the bar D and bring the pins H into engagement with the recesses in the drawers. The end of the lever E is formed as a spring J, so that the mechanism is not injured if a drawer is open when the door is closed. The backs of the drawers are bevelled at K, so that, owing to the action of the spring J, they can be closed and locked when the door is raised.
Patent GB-190200585-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Filters.
Filed: 1902-01-08
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 5 8 5 . Fox, H. J., and Pulsometer Engineering Co. Jan. 8. Lift valves.-In a filter is employed a valve 4 guided by a stem 6 and having a spindle 8 passing watertight through the filter wall, and carrying a hand-wheel, and engaging a nut 13. The valve may be fitted with a rubber face 5 held down by a disc and nut, and a sufficiently wide seat may be formed by a collar 3.
Patent GB-190201336-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Locks
Inventor: GOBRON ANDRE
Filed: 1902-01-17
Granted: 1902-04-10
Abstract: 1336. Gobron, A. Jan. 17. Locks, key; latches.-Fig. 1 shows the invention as applied to a half-turn lock. The locking- bolt 1 is provided with a slot to receive a guide pin 3, and has a detent pin 10, adapted to engage one of two recesses 8 in a slot 7 in the tumbler 5. The tumbler has a vertical slot 6 engaging the pin 3, and is formed in one with a ward, which slides on the bottom of the casing. The tumbler is controlled by a spring 13 wound round the pin 3, the other end 14 of the spring acting on the latch 11, which is operated by a pin 12. By this arrangement, the bit 19 of the key first lifts the tumbler at the rear end, and then the tumbler moves about the pin 3 to release the bolt, which is then operated by the key. The cover of the lock is made of a metal plate 25, Fig. 3, three sides of which are bent flat on themselves to form flanges 27, and are then turned at right-angles to form entering portions 26 to take into the casing. The edges 26 may be cut away in places. The invention may be applied to locks with more than one tumbler, and with or without wards, and also to furniture and other locks.
Patent GB-190201868-A (GB)
Title: Combined Milking Stool and Pail-holder.
Inventor: BEATTIE JAMES HALL
Filed: 1902-01-23
Granted: 1902-03-20
Abstract: 1868. Beattie, J. H. Jan. 23. Milk pails; appliances for use in milking animals. -Relates to a combined milking-stool and pailholder. A base is made by forming feet b, b<1> on a sheet of metal a. The standard for supporting the seat is made U-shaped, the sides having notched slots as shown. The seat e has a stem d and arms f with hooked ends g. The arms f may be engaged with or disengaged from one or other pair of the notches h by slightly rotating the seat. The pail-holder consists of a ring P supported on uprights s.
Patent GB-190203456-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Feedwater Apparatus for Flash Boilers.
Inventor: LEMP HERMANN
Filed: 1902-02-11
Granted: 1902-05-22
Abstract: 3456. Lemp, H. Feb. 11. Feedwater, supplying and controlling.-In connection with flash boilers for motor cars, an accumulator with a pneumatic cushion is provided, to form a reservoir under pressure from which water may be supplied to the boiler when the demand exceeds the capacity of the feed pump. The pump has a resilient connection to its operating- mechanism, so that its stroke diminishes as the pressure rises in the boiler. Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view of the apparatus, and Figs. 2 and 3 show two forms of accumulator. The pump 2 is operated by the eccentric 13. The rod 11 is attached to the crosshead 10, between which and the crosshead 9, to which the pump-plunger is rigidly connected, are india-rubber springs or buffers 16 forming the resilient connection above mentioned. The pump plunger is withdrawn during its outstroke by springs 18. Between the pump and the boiler 22 is the accumulator 26, into which more or less water is delivered according to the pressure, against the resistance of compressed air or gas. Tn the accumulator shown in Fig. 3, the air or gas is contained in an elastic bag 30 which is charged through the nipple 31, and the base of which takes successively the forms indicated by dotted lines under the rising pressure of water admitted from the feed pipe 23. With the construction shown in Fig. 3, the compressed air or gas is contained in the upper part of the accumulator, being separated from the water by the hollow piston 33, which rises under the pressure of the water in the feed pipe 23. A relief valve 40, Fig. 1, allows water to return to the feed tank only when the maximum pressure of the accumulator has been attained.
Patent GB-190204931-A (GB)
Title: A Game for Bands of Hope and Children in General.
Inventor: DAVIES JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-02-27
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 4931. Davies, J. Feb. 27. Games played with balls and puppets or model figures.-Each figure carries a small barrel to which a bell is attached. The barrels are labelled with the names of various beverages. The balls which are to be used for knocking down the figures bear the names of temperance reformers and others.
Patent GB-190207604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bicycle Pumps.
Inventor: BROWNING JOHN PEDDIE
Filed: 1902-03-29
Granted: 1903-03-12
Abstract: 7604. Browning, J. P., Reville, R. H., and Paterson, W. F. March 29. Frames.-An inflating-pump is formed by some member of a bicycle frame such as the pillar A. A hollow piston C is connected through longitudinal slots with a ring F forming a handle. A perforated block of india-rubber D forms the piston packing ; it is secured to the piston by a bolt D' which also secures the flap valve E. A clip inside the piston holds the flexible tube H, when it is not in use, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.
Patent GB-190224739-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Resilient Tyres for Wheels of Vehicles.
Inventor: FALCONNET HENRI
Filed: 1902-11-11
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 24,739. Falconnet, H. Nov. 11. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-Rubber tyres are strengthened or secured by external wires e together with internal wires i resting on transverse strips or wires l. The transverse strips may be arranged wholly within the circle formed by the wires i, or alternately above and below such wires, or each strip may pass over one wire and under the other, Fig. 7.
Patent GB-190301162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Yarn or Thread Winding, Doubling or Gassing Machines.
Inventor: ARUNDEL HENRY BIRKBY
Filed: 1903-01-16
Granted: 1903-12-17
Abstract: 1162. Arundel, H. B., and Higginson, J. Jan. 16. Winding- machines; yarns and threads, gassing. - Relates to means for altering the speed of reciprocation, the position, and the length of traverse of the threadguides in winding, doubling, or gassing machines. When rapid reciprocation is required, the driving-wheel a, Fig. 1, is bolted to the flanged disc e, and so, by the sleeve h, drives the wheels i, k and cam b, which oscillates the fulcrumed crosshead c. To secure slow reciprocation of the guides, the bolt f is withdrawn and the internally-toothed pinion shown is held fast by a brake band m. The pinion q, which gears with an internally-toothed flange s of the disc e and the pinion referred to, is thus rotated. The numbers of teeth on this pinion and the flange s are different, and the disc e therefore slowly rotates. To vary the length of traverse, the position of the block u connected by an eye w to the reciprocating guide wires or bars, is varied. In winding on cheeses, the thread z, Fig. 6, is guided through slots in the parts 2, 3 of the guides mounted on the traverse bars 11, 12. With flanged bobbins, the part 2 is turned up, the bar 6 pushed forward slightly, and the part 3 only used ; or the bar 6 is pushed further forward till the thread z' leaves the slot in the part 2, as shown in dotted lines. In the latter case, the parts 2, 3 are separately mounted, the motiou of the wires 11 and guide 2 being stopped. When winding on cheeses, both guides 2, 3 may be reciprocated at the same rate, or the guide 3 turned upwards or downwards out of action. One guide only may be used for both flanged bobbins and cheeses, Fig. 7. In the former case, it is turned up into the position 2<1>, Fig. 7, and the thread z<1> wound on the opposite side of the bobbin.
Patent GB-190302813-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Iris Diaphragms.
Inventor: SPRATT HENRY JAMES
Filed: 1903-02-06
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 2813. Spratt, H. J., Spratt, A. S., and Spratt, G. A. Feb. 6. Optical instruments.-The pins of the leaves of iris diaphragms are pressed from the metal as shown by Fig. 2, which is a section on the line A-B of Fig. 1.