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Patent GB-190113265-A (GB)
Title: A Contrivance or Apparatus for Facilitating the Insertion and Removal of Studs, Buttons, Sleeve-links and other Articles, into and from Button or other Holes in Starched Materials.
Inventor: MACCUNN JAMES
Filed: 1901-06-29
Granted: 1902-06-25
Abstract: 13,265. MacCunn, J. June 29. Buttonholes ; glove stretchers.-Appliances or tongs with absorbent pads for damping starched materials round the buttonholes &c., to facilitate insertion and removal of buttons, studs, solitaires, sleeve-links, &c., are shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Arms a are formed with jaws b having pockets or recesses c for sponge, felt, &c. d. The arms may be of resilient material, formed in a single piece as shown in Fig. 2, or connected to a handle e as shown in Fig. 3 ; or rigid arms with attached metal jaws may be pivoted together and provided with a spring, as shown in Fig. 4 where the arms are the handles of a pair of glove stretchers. The pockets c are formed as hollows in the jaws b in Figs. 2 and 4, and by attached chambers in Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190113523-A (GB)
Title: A Rattle or Alarm for Awakening Sleepers
Inventor: NEWMAN ARTHUR
Filed: 1901-07-03
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 13,523. Newman, A. July 3. Rattles. - A wheel with spring blades D is operated from without the door of a sleeping - chamber by a detachable handle causing the blades to bear against ebonite blocks E fixed to a casing F on the inside of the door.
Patent GB-190114145-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Forming Washer Head Rivets, for Metal Trunks.
Inventor: GWINNETT JULIA LOUISA
Filed: 1901-07-11
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 1 4 , 1 4 5 . Gwinnett, J. L. July 11. Making rivets.-Relates to the formation of washer-head rivets for trunks &c. The rivet is formed from an ordinary rivet a and a cup-sbaped washer c, which may be loosely placed on the shank or may be secured to it by swelling the shank in an ordinary heading or like machine. The Provisional Specification describes the method of forming such rivets from wire and flat washers in a cold-heading machine. The convex and concave dies are provided with depressions to effect the swelling of the shank and the setting of the wire head.
Patent GB-190120072-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrical Accumulators.
Inventor: EDISON THOMAS ALVA
Filed: 1901-10-08
Granted: 1901-11-30
Abstract: 20,072. Edison, T. A. Oct. 8. Secondary batteries.-Relates to that form of battery in which the electrodes of one polarity are formed during the charging operation by depositing a metal from the electrolyte on to a plate, and consists principally in the use of magnesium for the plate on which the metal is to be deposited, the metal being preferably zinc and the electrolyte an alkaline zincate solution formed by dissolving zinc in caustic soda. The magnesium plate is preferably perforated. Each electrode of the other polarity consists of a grid, in the openings 5 in which, as shown in horizontal section in Fig. 3, are secured pockets or receptacles 7 formed of two parts held in place and together by a crimping-pressure after the active material has been introduced between the parts of each pocket. The pockets are preferably made of thin sheet steel, which is nickel-plated and then perforated and corrugated. The active material consists preferably of any compound of nickel and oxygen, but a compound of cobalt and oxygen may be used, or even copper oxide. Reference is made to Specification No. 2490, A.D. 1901.
Patent GB-190123549-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Clockwork Mechanism
Inventor: HOUR CHARLES
Filed: 1901-11-20
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 23,549. Hour, C. Nov. 20. Winding mechanism and apparatus.-Mainsprings in going-barrels are wound up by the expansion and contraction of columns of liquid under changes of temperature. The liquid (alcohol) fills a pair of hollow pillars 1 and a connected tall closelycorrugated thin metal tube 5, which lengthens and shortens with the changes of volume of the liquid. A pair of magnifying-levers 21 linked to the head of the tube are connected by straps 20, 40 to the arbor of a spring coiled in a fixed barrel, and ratchet gear on the arbor connects it to the winding-arbor.
Patent GB-190123669-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brushes
Inventor: CROUCH HENRY BRYON
Filed: 1901-11-21
Granted: 1901-12-21
Abstract: 23,669. Crouch, H. B. Nov. 21. Handles, fixing to stocks.-The handle of a hearth, clothes, jewellers', or other brush is capable of being fixed at either end of the stock, so that the bristles at both ends of the brush may be used up. The handle may be screwed or wedged &c. into the stock. Fig. 1 shows the brush formed with two screwed sockets a', c for the handle b. A plug d closes the sockets not in use.
Patent GB-190123820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Trimming and Testing Safey Lamps.
Inventor: ROBY JAMES
Filed: 1901-11-23
Granted: 1902-11-06
Abstract: 23,820. Roby, J. Nov. 23. Miners' and like safety lamps.-The testing and adjustment of safety lamps is effected by means of a gas bell A mounted by means of a spindle D upon a brace C, by which it can be rotated both to screw the end a of the bell into the following-up screw of a lamp from which the burner has been removed, and to tighten up the following - up screw when the lamp has been taken to pieces and cleaned before testing. The bracket G on the bench F also supports a gas pipe H, which is branched to supply a burner J beneath the bell A, and a burner and pilot jet i. The supply to both the main burners i, J is controlled by the cork h, which is actuated by turning the pipe h<1>, the gas being cut off except when the burner i is vertically over the bell A. When the lamp body has been placed in position on the bell and the gas has been turned on, gas from the burner J traverses the bell A and the lamp gauzes, and is ignited on the exterior of the lamp body by the jet i. If the gauze be imperfect, the gas lights back with a slight explosion, and burns within the bell A. Modifications are described, in which two concentric bells A are employed, with either one or two burners J, and with or without the brace C, the inner bell extending, in the two-burner arrangement, to the top gauze, to allow of the top and side gauzes being separately tested.
Patent GB-190124504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Closures for Receptacles Containing Food, or other Matter to be Preserved from Contact with the Atmosphere
Inventor: JOHNSON JAMES YATE
Filed: 1901-12-02
Granted: 1902-12-02
Abstract: 24,504. Johnson, J. Y., [Weissenthanner, A. L.]. Dec. 2. Stoppers.-Relates to closures for jars and other receptacles for containing preserved food &c., and is more particularly intended to prevent or minimize the tendency of the washer to lift the cover, either by the direct expansion of the washer, or by the suction action of the vacuum within the vessel drawing the washer upwardly and inwardly. With this object, the washer is made of relatively-small dimensions, of rubber or other suitable elastic or compressible material, and is placed between converging surfaces on the cover and vessel, so that, under the influence of the atmospheric pressure, it is compressed between the converging surfaces to a film-like layer, having contact-areas which are minute relatively to the whole effective area of the closure. Figs. 1 and 3 show the preferred form. For purposes of illustration, the parts are shown exaggerated in size and out of proportion. The washer e is placed in the angular recess a between the vertical surface b of the receptacle and the upper surface b<1> of the flange c. The cover D is made preferably of pliable or yielding material, such as tin-plate, with its flange d adapted to fit closely to the surface b of the receptacle. The lower part of the flange is curled outwardly and upwardly, as shown, to form an outwardly-flared curved surface d<1>-d<2>, adapted to contact with the washer e, the bead so formed serving also to strengthen the flange. When the closure is applied, as shown in Fig. 3, the washer e is subjected to pressure between the converging surfaces, and becomes of a shape approximately triangular in cross-section, the acute edges forming thin film-like layers between the surfaces b, d' and b<1>, d<2>. This arrangement, in conjunction with the flexible cover, is stated to provide an effective closure, notwithstanding any irregularities in the receptacle. The cover may be secured bya fastening- band F in addition to the atmospheric pressure, and may be removed by a suitable prising-tool. In a modification, the flared part of the cover is of conical form, the bead being omitted. In an alternative arrangement, the washer is placed in an angular recess in the cover, which fits into the mouth of the receptacle, the mouth being flared to act on the washer in conjunction with the recess of the cover.
Patent GB-190126321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilating Traps and Trap Covers or "Tobies" for Roadways, House Basements or other Places.
Inventor: WALLACE JOHN FLEMING
Filed: 1901-12-24
Granted: 1902-12-04
Abstract: 26,321. Wallace, J. F. Dec. 24. Traps, ventilating. The ventilating-box B is made with a hinged perforated cover secured by a spring catch F. The opening C has mounted over it a tray A to intercept dirt &c. The spring catch is pivoted to the underside of the cover and engages with a recess in the frame.
Patent GB-190201543-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Holding Up Devices for Ratchet Braces.
Inventor: SCHULTZ OSCAR ALBERT
Filed: 1902-01-20
Granted: 1903-01-15
Abstract: 1543. Schultz, O. A., and Spr÷ssig, E. O. Jan. 20. Braces. - A " holder- "up" or distance-piece to receive the thrust of a ratchet brace comprises a suitable number of telescopic tubes A, B, and a solid rod C tapped to receive one end J of the feed-screw L. One of the screws J, L is righthanded and the other left-handed to prevent disengagement of the rod and screw during the feeding of the brace. The tubes and rod can be locked in various extended positions by spring catches G, passing through the section to which they are attached, and engaging notches H in the adjacent section. The catches are forced into engagement by nuts E with coned extensions, the corresponding nuts and catches being carried by the same sections. The outer section A carries the back centre D. The device may be used in the construction of ships, boilers, &c.
Patent GB-190202586-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Artificial Legs
Inventor: BOUSFIELD JOHN EBENEZER
Filed: 1902-01-31
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 2586. Bousfield, J. E., [American Artificial Leg Co.]. Jan. 31. Limbs, artificial.-An artificial leg which can be used for any kind of amputation and may be adjusted to the height of the wearer, consists of a thigh part a<2> and a calf part d<2>, each being formed with lateral stiffening-bars a and d fixed to a flexible part which is fastened to the limb by lacing or otherwise. The outer stiffening-bar of the thigh part extends higher than the inner bar, and is connected by a pin and slot, or a ring and loop, to a belt A'. A strap s extending to the inner bar serves as a support. The stiffening-bars a, dare connected by joints G, each of which consists of two discs fitted with suitable stops and enclosing a spiral spring connected to a central boss which can be turned to tighten the spring. The joint discs are made with engaging-shoulders to relieve the joint pin from strain. The thigh or the calf part is fitted with a sling, such as C, carried by adjusting-straps c, to receive the stump of the limb, the position of the sling being determined by the point of amputation. When used for a leg amputated above the knee, a knee piece R, r is arranged as shown. The sling may be arranged to support the knee when the leg has been amputated below the knee. A pad or cushion F is fitted to the part d<2>. Adjustable cross-bars are arranged, when required, to keep the stiffening-bars at the proper distance apart. The calf part is adjustably connected to the ankle part l of the foot by a cross-pin and slots. The main part l<9> of the foot is secured to the ankle part by a tubular bearing and a bolt N<2>, springs l<14> being fitted between the parts. The toe part l<15> is similarly connected to the main foot part. The bearings are provided with lubricating-channels &c. A piece with a crutch head is sometimes fitted to the bar a and extends upwards to the arm-pit, to relieve the weight on the leg. The parts of the artificial leg may be provided with detachable linings made of cork &c.
Patent GB-190204366-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Mechanical Toys.
Inventor: KECK ALBERT JOHN
Filed: 1902-02-20
Granted: 1903-02-20
Abstract: 4366. Keck, A. J. Feb. 20. Mechanical toys.-An inclined or circular track is adjustably mounted on a support A, and is provided with an endless belt operated by a handle B, to raise a car or the like to the top of the incline. The car is then released and runs down, operating in its movement a mill D, ringing bells H, releasing a suspended clown figure which falls on to the animal, and is carried on until the car is stopped suddenly, when the animal tilts and throws the clown through a ring G or the like. The car may be arranged to carry letters or other signs for educational &c. purposes, being provided with clips C<1>, Fig. 3. Fig. 11 shows a form in which the figure has two faces, and the head is turned by a rack mechanism. The parts are detachable for packing or folding up.
Patent GB-190206688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Motor Bicycles.
Inventor: BARNSLEY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-19
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 6688. Barnsley, W. March 19. Motor cycles; frames.-The motor is arranged with its cylinder A, Fig. 1, vertical and in front of the bottom bracket B. A flange a<1> on the bottom of the cylinder and a flange h<1> on the top of the motor case H are bolted together, one on each side of a horizontal base-plate I which has a central hole rather larger than the cylinder. An inclined socket i<1>, Fig. 3, at the front of the base-plate is brazed to a tube J, Fig. 1, the other end of which is fixed to the bottom of the steering-head K. A back socket i<2>, Fig. 3, on the plate is secured to a tube L, Fig. 1, which is fixed to the bottom bracket, while another back socket i<3>, Fig. 3, is fastened by a tube M, Fig. 1, to a lug N on the seat-pillar tube O. An extra stay P may be secured to the seatpillar tube and to a lug on the bottom of the steering-head, while the motor case may be fastened by a stay to the bottom bracket. To enable the cylinder to be removed without disturbing the motor case, the two are connected by four pins or studs which pass through holes q<1>, q<2>, q<3>, q<4>, Fig. 3, in the plate. The motor case is also held to the plate by studs which pass through holes r<1>, r<2> in side extensions of the plate, the latter studs holding the case in place after the cylinder has been removed. If desired, the motor and cylinder may be placed slightly out of the vertical, the base-plate being correspondingly altered. The driving-wheel G, Fig. 1, on the back road wheel D is driven by a belt from a pulley on the motor shaft.
Patent GB-190211187-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Arrangement on Ships for Decreasing the Danger of Leakages
Inventor: ZIMMERMANN RICHARD
Filed: 1902-05-15
Granted: 1902-06-19
Abstract: 11,187. Zimmermann, R. May 15. Ships' hulls. - To absorb the concussion and minimize the risk of leakage resulting from the ship running aground or coming into contact with quay walls or the like, plates a having bent ends e, e<1> are fastened to the bottom d at or near the bow and to the sides of the hull, and strong springs b are arranged between the free ends e<1> of the plates a and recesses in the hull of the ship.
Patent GB-190221151-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Non-refillable Bottles.
Inventor: EDWARDS JOHN WALTER
Filed: 1902-09-29
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 21,151. Edwards, J. W., and Murray, H. E. Sept. 29. Stoppers; refilling, preventing.-The bottle or the like 1 has an enlargement 3 above the contracted neck 2, and in this space is a hollow piece 4 provided with rubber or like supports 6 for the ball 7. The piece 4 has holes 8 for the liquid to pass through, and carries a sliding stem 11 provided with a perforated head 10, the holes in which are out of register with the holes 8. Fig. 1 shows the position of the parts before filling. When the bottle has been filled, the head 10 is pressed down so as to force the ball 7 past the supports 6, as shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190222112-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Method of Printing Music and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: LIOREL JULES PAUL
Filed: 1902-10-10
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 22,112. Liorel, J. P. Oct. 10. Printing music.- A large-scale model is prepared by ruling wide black or red lines h on a board of soft material, Fig. 2. Upon these lines are placed models of the note and other signs c in their proper positions, for which purpose they are provided with projecting points, which are pressed into the board. The board may alternatively have grooves i, Fig. 4, into which projections on the signs c fit. When the model is complete, with song words or other matter added, if necessary, in the same way as the note signs, it is reproduced by any photographic printing process on a reduced scale. As a substitute for the board it is proposed to use a metal plate, behind which are situated electromagnets or permanent magnets. The note signs are made of iron or the like, so that they will adhere to the surface of the plate and remain in the position in which they have been placed until the model has been photographed.
Patent GB-190222280-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Conduit Systems of Electric Railways and Tramways
Inventor: SMITH JOSEPH FRANK
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-01-08
Abstract: 22,280. Smith, J. F. Oct. 14. Electric railways and tramways on a conduit system. Conduits; conductors; collectors; insulation.- Positive and negative conductors f are carried by forked porcelain insulators b fixed on the bridgepieces c in the conduit. The conduit is formed by the bridge-pieces c and by intermediate concrete brickwork, pipe ware, cement, and metallic mesh, &c. The bridge-pieces are made in three parts, as shown in Fig. 5, with or without side extensions c<2> to support the rails and sets. Current is collected by two spring-mounted rollers or castor-like holders carried by the yoke m and shank k. At crossings. curves, turn-outs, &c., the conductors are replaced by non-conducting rails r, on which these rollers run, mounted on insulating-sections e. Movable covers o are provided to afford access to the conduit.
Patent GB-190223543-A (GB)
Title: An Equilibrated Slide Valve
Inventor: BOEHM KALMAN
Filed: 1902-10-28
Granted: 1903-03-26
Abstract: 23,543. B ÷ h m , K., and Fischer, F. Oct. 28. Slide valves, balancing. - Comprises an equilibrated slide valve 1, which is surrounded by a frame 4 running on rollers or balls 8, and is elastically supported on the frame through the medium of springs 5. These are set so that the valve is out of contact with the seating until the pressure comes on it, the pressure being thereby balanced in part.
Patent GB-190228777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Platen Printing Presses.
Inventor: THOMSON JOHN
Filed: 1902-12-30
Granted: 1903-03-19
Abstract: 28,777. Thomson, J. Dec. 30. Inking-apparatus; platen presses.-Relates to the inking-apparatus of platen presses, and is described as applied to the Colt's armoury press. The inking- rollers are in carriages moving in guides 7, and they pass over an ink-distributing plate 18, which is reciprocated laterally as the rollers are moving over it. Fig. 2 shows a side elevation, and Fig. 4 a rear view. The plate 18 reciprocates on transverse guide-rods 20, 21, and is operated by a rod 33 connected to it at 34 and to a crank-pin 32 on a bevel pinion 30 gearing with a bevel toothed segment 28 on a lever 22 carrying a bowl 24 engaging a cam-groove 26. The fountain roller is operated by an arm 41 of the lever 22 connected by a rod 42 to an arm carrying a pawl 39 engaging a ratehetwheel 38 on the shaft of the roller.
Patent GB-190304261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sliding Clutch Couplings.
Inventor: REINHOLD GUSTAVE CHARLES
Filed: 1903-02-23
Granted: 1903-05-07
Abstract: 4261. Reinhold, G. C. Feb. 23. Clutches.-A claw clutch is made up of three flanged sleevesA,B,C. The sleeves A, B are secured, respectively, to the shafts D, E ; the sleeve C is fitted to slide upon the sleeve B, and is formed with claws O which fit in sockets in the flange f, and may be advanced into corresponding sockets d in the flange b of the sleeve A. The sleeves are made in halves secured together by bolts; the rear end of the sleeve B is embraced by a divided collar h, which may be formed with a ridge to engage in a groove in the end of the sleeve.
Patent GB-190306063-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brackets for Attaching Electrical Devices to Desks.
Inventor: FERGUSSON ALAN ROBB
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 6063. Fergusson, A. R. March 16. Telephones. - A supporting- bracket for electric devices, such as telephones, is attached to a desk by means of a clamp. A tube 1, provided with a claw 2, takes within a tube 4, to which is secured a plate 5 with a tongue 7. The tongue 7 has lips for guiding the shank of the claw 11. A screw 8 passes through a washer 9, a slot in the claw 16 and the tongue 7, and engages a nut 3 on the tube 1. By tightening the screw, the clamp is secured to the desk, and the claw 11 is secured in an adjusted position. The adjacent faces of the washer 9 and claw 11 are corrugated or roughened. The bracket is bolted to the base-plate 5, and consists of side walls 13 and an inclined supporting- plate 14. A nipple 25 on the electric connection passes through a hole in the plate 14, and is secured thereto by a nut. In a modification, shown in Fig. 3, the side walls of the bracket are formed with hollow sockets 18 for receiving a ball 20 carrying the nipple 25. Screws 19 enter recesses in the ball for the purpose of limiting the movement.
Patent GB-190306781-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Pneumatic Tyres for Cycles and the like.
Inventor: FEARNLEY ALBERT JOHN
Filed: 1903-03-24
Granted: 1904-03-24
Abstract: 6781. Fearnley, A. J., and Forster, J. B. March 24. Tyres, pneumatic.-The air tube of a pneumatic tyre for cycles and the like is made with two ends a, preferably pointed, to allow it to be removed or replaced easily, and i s formed long enough to allow it to be fitted on to wheels of different diameters.
Patent GB-190307811-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Sheaths for Umbrellas, Parasols and other Articles, and in Neck Ties and Finger Stalls.
Inventor: MAXFIELD WILLIAM BESTWICK
Filed: 1903-04-04
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 7811. Maxfield, W. B., and Riley, G. April 4. Drawings to Specification. Finger-stalls; neckties.-Neckties and finger-stalls are made of knitted fabric formed or fashioned into a conical tube, one end of which may be gathered in and closed or may have a ring fitted in it, while the other wider end is welted, and may have attached to it, or inserted in it, strips for fastening it on the article to which it is applied. The tube may be made by cutting a piece of flat fabric into the requisite form and seaming the sides together, or by cutting a piece out of a length of tubular fabric and seaming the cut edges together, or it may be made directly on a circular knitting- machine.