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Patent GB-189826767-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Refrigerating and Liquefying Air or other Gases.
Inventor: THRUPP EDGAR CHARLES
Filed: 1898-12-19
Granted: 1899-11-25
Abstract: 26,767. Thrupp, E. C. Dec. 19. Drawings to Specification. Hydrogen; oxygen.-In apparatus for cooling or liquefying air and other gases the compressed gas is caused to expand and do external work in a turbine motor. The apparatus may be worked so as to separate only the more easily liquefiable gas, and thus ethylene or hydrogen may be obtained from coal gas or water gas, or, by the use of one or more receivers, liquid oxygen can be obtained by boiling off the nitrogen from liquid air.
Patent GB-189902307-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Pedals and Cranks for Bicycles and other Velocipedes.
Inventor: WATSON WILLIAM JOSEPH RYMER
Filed: 1899-02-01
Granted: 1899-12-02
Abstract: 2307. Watson, W. J. R. Feb. 1. Cranks ; pedals. -The pedals G, Figs. 2 and 5, of bicycles &c. are mounted on ball bearings on discs B, C placed eccentrically to the pedal pin A. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2, the inner disc B is fixed to the pedal pin and carries a pin D to which the disc C is secured, but the pedal pin may extend through both discs as shown in Fig. 5, in which case a key and keyway prevent them from turning thereon. A combination of the two arrangements shown may be used. The outer disc C may be made smaller than the disc B. The barrels G are fitted with rat-trap plates &c.
Patent GB-189908661-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Intrenching Tools.
Inventor: WIGHTMAN LUTHER HENRY
Filed: 1899-04-25
Granted: 1900-02-10
Abstract: 8661. Wightman, L. H. April 25. Axes.-A pointed spade blade 1 is formed with a tang 2 which is riveted inside a tubular handle 4. The handle is flanged at 6 and extended at 5 to strengthen the blade, to which it is riveted at 10. The hollow handle serves as a bayonet scabbard and to receive a stick for lengthening the handle. The blade 1 has its edges 7, 8 bent into a plane passing through the axis of the handle. One edge 7 is sharpened to act as a hatchet.
Patent GB-189909713-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Watch Keys.
Inventor: PEARCE WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-05-09
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 9713. Pearce, W. May 9. Drawings to Specification. Watch keys.-Adjustable watch keys with a slide in a tube are made of non-circular crosssection to prevent the slide from turning in the tube.
Patent GB-189917608-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Cement.
Inventor: SEIDEL WILHELM
Filed: 1899-08-31
Granted: 1900-01-20
Abstract: 17,608. Seidel, W. Aug. 31. Cements.-Argillaceous and calcareous marls are mixed in spherical mills with sufficient water to bring the proportion of moisture to 32 per cent. The paste is ground fine between millstones, and is mixed in a kneading-machine with sufficient cement materials ground dry to reduce the moisture to 22 per cent. Bricks formed from this mixture are dried and burnt to form the cement.
Patent GB-189918387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire Drawing Machines.
Filed: 1899-09-12
Granted: 1899-11-18
Abstract: 18,387. Smith & Co., F., [Stangl, A.] Sept. 12. Drawing.-Grooving of the surfaces of the drawing-through pulleys or drums of a wire-drawing machine is minimized by forming the pulleys o<1> ... o<6> conical, so that the wire constantly slips to the smallest part. Figs. 1 and 2 show a compact form of machine in which the wire from a reel passes through a staple v, round a guide-pulley s<1>, through the first die in a holder k, round the pulley o<1> to a guide-pulley u', then to the second guidepulley s<2>, and so on until it passes from the pulleys u<6>, s<7> over pulleys r, n, l through a straightening- comb m to the drum h on which it is wound.
Patent GB-190010045-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Horse-shoe Pads.
Inventor: NUNN JOHN HANCOCK
Filed: 1900-05-31
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 10,045. Nunn, J. H. May 31. Hoof pads.-The pad has a hollow arched fore part a corrugated externally, solid heel parts b, and the usual flange c backed with leather e for coming beneath the shoe d. The open arched part allows of ventilation and cleansing the hoof.
Patent GB-190012733-A (GB)
Title: Art of Reducing Attenuation of Electrical Waves and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: PUPIN MICHAEL IDVORSKY
Filed: 1900-07-14
Granted: 1900-10-06
Abstract: 12,733. Pupin, M. I. Dec. 14, A.D. 1899, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Resistances, inductive, for use in telephone or other circuits, L, L<1>, Fig. 8. The iron core consists of a finely - laminated open ring or cylinder, of sheet or wire, on which the conducting- wire X is wound as shown in Fig. 12. These resistances can be made small enough to go within the sheathing of an ordinary submarine cable, while keeping the magnetic losses negligible. Suitable dimensions are specified.
Patent GB-190102610-A (GB)
Title: A Boot and Shoe Polishing Machine and Stand
Inventor: THORPE ALAN
Filed: 1901-02-07
Granted: 1901-04-06
Abstract: 2610. Thorpe, A., and Thorpe, H. Feb. 7. Boots, cleaning and polishing.-The blacking and polishing brushes G, K are driven by turning the hand-wheel B. The wheel E is provided with a rubber tyre f to grip the surface of the wheel B, or bevel gearing may be used. The appliance is secured to a table, or to a special collapsable stand, formed in three sections held together by conical pins, and kept steady by the pressure of the operator's foot. The stand is provided with two shelves.
Patent GB-190103453-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Water-tube Boilers
Inventor: BOSS MARTIN PRIOR
Filed: 1901-02-18
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 3453. Boss, M. P. Feb. 18. Water-tube boilers.-Vertical water tubes C extend between boxes B, B'. which project from a vertical drum A. G is a steam drum. The furnaces are preferably arranged as shown to heat the upper portions of the tubes, a descending zig-zag flue e enclosing their lower portions. Feedwater is injected into the drum A, which is prolonged downwards to form a settling - chamber for precipitated impurities. The object of the construction is to improve the circulation of the water.
Patent GB-190103706-A (GB)
Title: Means for Coupling Two Bicycles.
Inventor: LAMPOLTSHAMMER CARL
Filed: 1901-02-20
Granted: 1901-03-23
Abstract: 3706. Lampoltshammer, C. Feb. 20. Coupling, arrangements for. -Relates to the coupling of two bicycles, as shown in Fig. 2, by means of curved connecting-links 1, 15, between the steering-heads and the back-wheel axles, and articulated connecting-links 29, 22 between the steering-heads and the front wheels. The coupling- bars 1, 15 are connected by segmental guides, Figs. 3 and 5, and are revolubly supported by horizontal sockets 2, 16. By these means independent vertical movements and lateral inclinations are permitted. By screwing up the wing nuts 10 the horizontal sockets are tightened, and inclined lateral movements stopped. The articulated connection 22 is attached by nuts to the front hubs, while the connection 29 is clipped to the upper parts of the steering-heads.
Patent GB-190203688-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Sliver Cans.
Inventor: BRAIME THOMAS FLETCHER
Filed: 1902-02-13
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 3688. Braime, T. F., and Braime, J. H. Feb. 13. Sliver cans.-The upper edge of the combined bottom and strengthening or binding ring B, C is made of an undulating or wavy form, as shown, in order to reduce the tendency of the can to break along the edge of the ring C. The bottom may be pressed within the binding-ring, and the lower edge of the can body may be gripped in the fold thus formed. Or the bottom with a downwardlyprojecting flange may be formed separately from the binding-ring, which may be formed in one seamless piece by stamping &c., or by bending a piece of sheet material into a cylindrical form and riveting the edges together &c.
Patent GB-190207938-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Splicing Electric Cables.
Inventor: SHUTER ALFRED DEVER
Filed: 1902-04-04
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 7938. Shuter, A. D. April 4. Drawing.-For compressing a soft-metal sleeve covering a joint in an electric cable, the die consists of a metal disc g, made in halves and held in a die-box k, Fig. 6. The die-box may be mounted in a frame on guide-bars h and traversed by a screw operated by a handle m.
Patent GB-190209241-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Golf and other Balls.
Inventor: KEMPSHALL ELEAZER
Filed: 1902-04-22
Granted: 1902-07-03
Abstract: 9241. Kempshall, E. Feb. 14, [date appliedfor under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Moulding balls.-Hemispheres as shown in Fig. 6, made of celluloid closely combined with an inner layer of fabric 2, are formed with projections 8. Each hemisphere is then placed in a heated mould 5, Fig. 5, and is partially filled with gutta-percha 6, which is then moulded into a closely-adherent lining by means of a plunger 7. The moulding- process turns in the ears 8 and forms an inturned celluloid flange, as shown in Fig. 8. Two shells thus formed are placed over a core, consisting of a solid sphere 11, Fig. 1, of gutta-percha, enclosed in an envelope 12 of soft rubber, and are welded thereto in heated dies 13, 14, to form the complete ball. Cement may be used if desired to assist cohesion.
Patent GB-190209330-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or relating to the Manufacture or Construction of Organ Pipes.
Inventor: PETR EMANUEL STEPHAN
Filed: 1902-04-22
Granted: 1902-07-10
Abstract: 9330. Petr, E. S. April 22. Drawings to Specification. Organs.-The invention consists in making flue pipes from solid-drawn weldless tin tube instead of from soldered tube.
Patent GB-190213026-A (GB)
Title: Method of Reducing the Quantity of Liquid to be Evaporated in Vapour Generators.
Inventor: FEENY VICTOR FALLON
Filed: 1902-06-07
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 13,026. Feeny, V. F., [Abwõrme-Kraftmaschinen-Ges.]. June 7. Vapour engines.-Consists in mixing with the liquid to be evaporated a supplementary liquid having a higher boiling point than, and being chemically indifferent to, the first - mentioned liquid, in order to reduce the quantity of the vaporous liquid used in the generator. When methylic chloride is to be evaporated, the supplementary liquid may be water ; when ether, it may be naphtha ; and, when sulphurous acid, it may be glycerine or pure mineral oils.
Patent GB-190214052-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Support or Prop for Flowers and the like.
Inventor: FORSTER MARY ELIZABETH
Filed: 1902-06-20
Granted: 1902-07-31
Abstract: 14,052. Forster, M. E. June 20. Plants, supporting and training.-A strip d of lead or other pliable metal is secured to a pointed stake a for use as a flower or plant support. The strip d may be coiled round the stake, or formed with a loop surrounding the stake so as to be adjustable thereon. The strip d may be formed with one arm only, instead of with two as shown in Figs. 3 and 4.
Patent GB-190215083-A (GB)
Title: Sovereign Purse
Inventor: FISCHELES PHILIP
Filed: 1902-07-07
Granted: 1902-11-13
Abstract: 15,083. Fischeles, P. July 7. Purses. - The sovereign purse shown in section in Fig. 10 comprises a shell B with a sight opening b<1> and coin slot b', and a shell A with a soldered inner tube 0 enclosing a tapered spiral spring E and flanged disc D and having a coin slot a'. The shell A is provided with a pendant ring &c., not shown, and the shells are soldered or otherwise secured together.
Patent GB-190216846-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Seal Lock or Fastening Specially Adapted for Mail Bags
Inventor: SMITH ARTHUR ALLWOOD SPENCER
Filed: 1902-07-29
Granted: 1902-09-25
Abstract: 16,846. Smith, A. A. S. July 29. Buckles, especially adapted for mail bags. A casing A encasing the locking-mechanism has two flaps H, D hinged to it. A flap C hinged to the flap D carries a stud-shaped hasp B, adapted to pass through openings in the flap H and the casing A, and engage behind the ends of springs P so as to secure the parts. A paper, pasteboard, &c. seal is placed between the plate E of the casing and the flap D, studs d on the flap passing through the seal and engaging recesses e in the plate. The seal covers a lever F, which is employed to operate a cam Q to force apart the springs P and release the hasp B. The free end of the strap &c. K for securing the bag is passed through a slot M in the flap H, and after it is tightened about the bag, a hole in the strap is passed over a stud k on the back of the flap. The casing and flaps are then folded, as shown in Fig. 2, and the hasp B is brought into engagement with the springs P. The hasp cannot be operated to release the flaps, so as to permit the strap &c. to be withdrawn, until the seal is broken to allow access to the lever F. In order to prevent the insertion of a tool &c., the sides of the casing are extended to cover the edges of the flaps, or the flaps may have ledges to fit over the casing. In a modification, the hasp B is formed on a shackle pivoted in the casing, a shoulder &c. being arranged on the shackle to take against the face of the outer flap to prevent the insertion of a tool &c.
Patent GB-190221604-A (GB)
Title: An Electric Cordgrip Lampholder and Shade Carrier.
Inventor: IOANNIDI ALEXANDER MENELAUS CO
Filed: 1902-10-04
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 21,604. Ioannidi, A. M. C., and Hesford, C. Oct. 4. Cleats or holders.-A cord grip for use with incandescent electric lamps consists of a split or divided wooden block r, which is tightened upon the cord e by screwing down the part a of the holder. The lower end of the block r rests upon the porcelain fitting c carrying the contacts, and the rotation of the parts r, c is prevented by projections f on the part b.
Patent GB-190223944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Buckles or Fasteners for Ropes, Cords and the like
Inventor: COOPER WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-11-03
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 23,944. Cooper, W. Nov. 3. Cleats or holders.-Consists of means for holding ropes and cords in fixing tents, tennis nets, window blinds, clothes-horses, and other frames, and for suspending weights, and also applicable to the bracing of yachts' stays and gun carriages. The rope from the tent or other article passes through the ring a<1>, down the hollow sleeve a, and is forced into the opening c by the tongue d, through the strain on the rope. The tongue d is pivoted to the sleeve at its junction with the link e, which, at its other end, may be pivoted to a fixed bracket, or have a loop g<1> to which can be fastened a continuous cord passing round a tent peg or through a ring or pulley attached to the object to be stayed. A pin may be passed through holes in the sleeve and tongue to prevent the rope from slackening.
Patent GB-190224069-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of and in Feeding and Igniting in Internal Combustion Engines.
Inventor: SEAL JOHN WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-11-04
Granted: 1903-10-08
Abstract: 24,069. Seal, J. W. Nov. 4. Diaphragm valves.-Oil engines are provided with an oil valve 22, carried by a flexible air valve, which comprises a coil of wire 20 resting on cross-bars ; this air valve raises the oil valve to the limit of its lift as determined by the screw 27, or by the lever 30 which is adjusted by the governor, but admits a cylinder full of air if the oil valve should be prevented from opening.
Patent GB-190225553-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Centrifugal Machines or Separators.
Inventor: OHLSSON OLOF
Filed: 1902-11-20
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 25,553. Ohlsson, O. Nov. 20. Cream separators &c.-The insertion plates 1, Figs. 1 and 2, are of pyramidal form with holes 4 along the angles at the neutral zone to permit the upward passage of the whole milk, Fig. 2<A>. This construction is intended to facilitate the axial movement of the milk in the insertion. The plates may be otherwise bent or angled circumferentially or radially, and provided with holes at the highest points ; Fig. 3 shows a construction in which the holes are formed at the intersection of two cones. Holes 5 are made for the upward passage of the cream.
Patent GB-190301745-A (GB)
Title: Blast Furnace Bosh Cooling Apparatus
Inventor: FISHER GEORGE HENRY RAMSDON
Filed: 1903-01-24
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 1745. Fisher, G. H. R. Jan. 24. Blast furnaces.-The boshes are cooled by means of water, which passes through a series of separate chambers A riveted together and forming a conical casing surrounding the furnace. The water may be admitted into the chambers through pipes F, and discharged by means of pipes F<1>.
Patent GB-190302449-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Portable Brackets
Inventor: FERGUSSON ALAN ROBB
Filed: 1903-02-02
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 2449. Fergusson, A. R. Feb. 2. Supporting lamps.-In a portable support, the shanked collar 9 of the telescopic, flexible, or other hollow arm 11, carrying the ball-and-socket connection 14, is adjustablys ecured in the split end 7 of the standard 4 by a screw 8, so that it may be turned down below the level of the base 1, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1. The standard 4 is rotatably mounted by a screw and washer 5, 6 upon the base 1, which is either weighted or made of stone or like material.
Patent GB-190302931-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Feed Motions of the Lathe and like Machine Tools.
Inventor: LANG WILLIAM BIGGAR
Filed: 1903-02-07
Granted: 1903-05-21
Abstract: 2931. Lang, W. B. Feb. 7. Lathes.-Relates to feed-motions for lathes and like machines, such as screw machines, arranged so that the surfacing, traversing, and screw-cutting feeds can only be thrown into gear separately. A gear box on the headstock receives one end of the leading-screw X, Fig. 3, and the feed-shaft V. A pinion B, loose on the leading-screw and driven from the lathe spindle, has a long boss carrying a bevel-wheel C forming one of a reversing-train by which the sleeve I can be driven in either direction by operating a clutch D. The sleeve carries four wheels E, F, G, H gearing with corresponding wheels loose on a sleeve N, loosely mounted on the feed-shaft. Any one of the wheels on the sleeve N may be separately connected to it by a sliding key 0, operated by a collar Q and handle outside the gear box. The sleeve has long clutch teeth in constant engagement with a clutch member R, which can be moved to engage a clutch member U to couple the sleeve to the feed-shaft, or to engage a clutch member S to couple the sleeve to a short shaft W connected by change gearing Z to the leading-screw. The clutch member R is operated by a handle outside the gear box. The feed-shaft V carries a worm sliding with the saddle and engaging a worm-wheel A<1>, Fig. 2, loosely mounted on a hollow spindle B<1> in the saddle apron, the wheel being coupled to the spindle by an ordinary friction clutch C<1>, D'. A pinion E' and wheel F<1> are loosely mounted on the spindle B', and can be separately connected to it by a sliding key G' operated by a knob C<2>. The pinion E<1> gears with a wheel L' on a spindle having a pinion K<1> gearing with the usual rack, while the wheel F<1> is connected by a train of wheels with the screw of the surfacing-slide. To enable the surfacing or traversing feeds to be automatically stopped, the worm gearing with the wheel A' is carried by a bracket rocking on the feed-shaft, from which the worm is driven by spur gearing. The bracket is held with the worm in gear by a spring pin, which can be withdrawn by the engagement of the saddle with a stop on the bed or by the engagement of the surfacing- slide with a vertical rod, either engagement rocking a shaft on the apron and allowing the worm to drop.
Patent GB-190306002-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Cleansing Streets and Roads or other Places.
Inventor: WADSWORTH ROBERT
Filed: 1903-03-16
Granted: 1904-03-10
Abstract: 6002. Wadsworth, R. March 16. Watering-carts.-A machine for sweeping streets and roads is fitted with a small tank 0, Fig. 1, and a distributing- pipe Q for laying the dust, which is afterwards swept into the elevator S' and removed to the bin X. Scavengers' carts; axles. -The filled boxes are removed and emptied by means of the vehicle shown in Fig. 14, consisting of a framework A' on an axle L<4> cranked upwards so as to accommodate the boxes X. The boxes are raised by the chains Q<4> attached to the windlasses S<4>, T<4>, and are dropped by disengaging clutches, or are lowered gradually into the position shown, the doors being held open by a chain at the rear of the vehicle.
Patent GB-190311396-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Reversible Adjustable Rotary Balance Valves
Inventor: PEARCE JOSIAH
Filed: 1903-05-19
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 11,396. McNamara, A., and Schanke, J. May 18. Deep - boring.-To support or buoy the rods or tubes A of diamond or other deep - boring tools, sealed or airtight tubes C are arranged inside them in such a manner as to allow water to pass. Preferably, they are loose in the rods, being of less diameter than the bore and terminating in chisel-shaped ends so as not to close the holes through the screw couplings B.
Patent GB-190315930-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ventilating Greenhouses, Botanical Structures and Buildings Generally.
Inventor: ILES ROBERT
Filed: 1903-07-18
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 15,930. Iles, R. July 18. Louvred apparatus ; valves.-Relates to means for ventilating greenhouses, botanical structures, and buildings generally. A longitudinal airchamber, having perforated metal sides a, is mounted on the roof of the building, and is opened or closed to sections of the building by parallel, glazed, or solid pivoted valves B operated by cords c or the like and weighted to render them selfclosing. Deflectors e<1>, e' on flashings e prevent the entrance of dust.
Patent GB-190321080-A (GB)
Title: Adjustable Spring Action for Chair and Couch Backs.
Inventor: GLENISTER THOMAS
Filed: 1903-10-01
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 21,080. Glenister, T. Oct. 1. Chairs; seats; couches.-Relates to an adjustable spring action for the backs of chairs, seats, and couches. The back a, provided with an adjustable upholstered pad m, is hinged to projections n at the back of the seat b. A. helical spring c tending to tilt the back a forward is interposed between an extended tail-piece e of the back and a cross-piece d beneath the seat. The motion of the back a is limited by a curved link g, a slot h in which passes over a pin i fixed to a lug l beneath the seat. The other end of the link g is made in the form of a rack j and furnished with an additional slot r through which passes a bolt s, secured to the extension e of the back a. This bolt is provided with a toothed washer k which, on tightening the thumb-nut t, engages the rack j on the side of the link g. The inclination of the back a may thus be adjusted.