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Patent GB-190101567-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Drilling Machine.
Inventor: HOPKINSON EDWARD
Filed: 1901-01-23
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 1567. Hophimson, E. Jan. 23. Drilling.-A drilling- machine which can be applied to large pieces of work, by mounting it either on a magnetically-susceptible plate on which the work is also mounted or on a suitable part of the work itself, has a circular standard a in the base of which is an electromagnet for holding it to the plate or work. A split sleeve f, vertically adjustable on the standard by a screw d, can be clamped in any desired position, and has a circular bearing for a wormwheel h' on which is a split sleeve h in which is clamped an arm i. By rotating a worm k<2>, the arm can be swung into any angular position in a vertical plane. The sleeve f can also be rotated on the standard without disengagement from the screw d. The arm i can be rotated in its sleeve by worm gearing k<1> and carrier an electromotor c which balances the drilling-head m. The ead is adjusted on the arm by a screw n. The drill spindle l is driven by worm gearing o<2> from the motor shaft o<1>, the worm-wheel being connected either directly or through back gear to the spindle. The feed is effected by a rack sleeve s gearing with a pinion 8<2> rotated by worm gearing t<1> from a spindle t, which is rotated either by a hand-wheel y and bevel gearing u, u<1>, or by worm gearing w from the drill spindle when the wheel u and hand-wheel are clutched to their shaft. The electromagnet is preferably in shunt from the motor circuit, and is energized by the starting- resistance of the motor.
Patent GB-190107908-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Racks for the Sash-balances of Windows and similar Structures.
Inventor: KNIGHT ERVING JASON
Filed: 1901-04-17
Granted: 1901-05-18
Abstract: 7908. Lake, H. H., [Knight, E. J.]. April 17. Windows.-Wood racks for window sashes &c. are cut across the grain, so that the fibres extend from the back of the rack to the front of the teeth. Fig. 1 shows a rack strengthened by two longitudinal strips of wood b<1> glued or cemented in grooves in the back of the rack. In a modification, shown in Fig. 2, a central strengthening-bar b is let into the back of the rack. The end a<2> of the rack is left solid, to form a stop to prevent the rack from running out of gear with the spring pinion. The racks may be made of ebonite, raw hide, or other material.
Patent GB-190111655-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Optical Toy
Inventor: PILKINGTON RICHARD
Filed: 1901-06-07
Granted: 1902-05-01
Abstract: 11,655. Pilkington, R. June 7. Spinning-toys ; colour effects, producing.-A disc A<2>, perforated centrally and provided with lateral slots C, is suspended by a doubled string &c. D, the loop of which is passed through the perforation and brought back so as to enter the slots. The ends of the string are provided with rings. The disc is rotated by twirling the two lengths of the string and then pulling the rings apart. The momentum of the disc causes the string to re-wind, the rings then being again drawn apart. Optical effects are produced by placing coloured &c. discs or strips on the disc, the loop serving to hold them in place.
Patent GB-190117436-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Attachment for Bicycles for Securing Rifles, Sporting Guns and other articles thereto
Inventor: JACKSON ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1901-08-30
Granted: 1901-10-19
Abstract: 17,436. Jackson, A. G. Aug. 30. Clips; Luggage carriers ; military cycles.-Relates to a clip for attaching rifles, sporting-guns, and other articles to bicycles, the form adapted for the butt of a rifle being shown in Fig. 2. The U-shaped metal or like band A, secured to the bicycle by a clip D, is provided with a spring band B of steel, celluloid, or similar material. An eccentric C, pivoted between lugs H on the band A can be rotated by means of a handle K to tighten the spring band against the rifle to hold it in position. When used for the barrel of a rifle, the clip D is attached to one of the prongs of the band A, and the butt clip is then preferably of the form described in Specification No. 6913, A.D. 1901.
Patent GB-190121101-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Combined Shirt Front and Braces.
Inventor: POORE MARGARETTA EMILY
Filed: 1901-10-21
Granted: 1902-09-04
Abstract: 21,101. Poore, M. E. Oct. 21. Braces; coats and jackets; shirt fronts; waistcoats.-A shirt front A is provided with side flaps B, which are continued at one end as straps B<1>, which are passed over the shoulders, crossed at the back, and either serve themselves for supporting the trousers or are provided with buttonholes E for the attachment of tabs G'. Buttonholes D serve for the attachment of tabs G for supporting the trousers at the front. The whole or part of a waistcoat front may be attached to this shirt front, which may also be provided with fastenings to prevent the coat from flying open.
Patent GB-190202474-A (GB)
Title: Improved System of Cutting Diamonds and other Precious Stones.
Inventor: TOWNSEND DAVID COOPER
Filed: 1902-01-30
Granted: 1902-05-08
Abstract: 2474. Townsend, D.C. Jan. 30. Gems.- Diamonds and other precious stones are so cut that a top apex b is formed by quadrilateral facets a meeting in the centre and subtended by quadrilateral and triangular f a c e t s a<1>, a<2>, a<3> extending to the girdle, and a bottom apex e by pentagonal facets d subtended by oblong and pointed facets d<2>, d' extending to the girdle.
Patent GB-190203335-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Oil or Hydrocarbon Engines
Inventor: ROBERTS DAVID
Filed: 1902-02-10
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 3335. Roberts, D., and James, C. Feb. 10. Gas or explosive- vapour engines.- A cylinder a con- tains two pistons c moving i opposite directions and con- nected to opposite cranks, as shown. On one side of the cylinder is placed the valve-chest m, and on the other the vaporizer o, which may be of the type described in Specifications No. 15,994, A.D. 1890, No. 3909, A.D. 1892, and No. 6933, A.D. 1896.
Patent GB-190203846-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Vermin Trap.
Inventor: BOOTH JOHN ARNOLD
Filed: 1902-02-14
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 3846. Booth, J. A. Feb. 14. Traps.-Relates to a self-setting trap for mice and other animals. The trap consists of an openended box A, having a portion a of the top hinged. The bait hook a' is attached to the part a. A series of wires C are suspended in the open ends of the box from a cross-bar c, and swing in slots b formed in the top B, B of the box. In a modification, the wires C are suspended vertically with their ends resting against a ledge secured to the bottom of the trap in such a way as to prevent the wires C from swinging outwardly. The wires C may be suspended singly or in pairs from the crossbars c.
Patent GB-190205059-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lubricators.
Inventor: FISHER GREEVZ
Filed: 1902-02-28
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 5059. Fisher, G., and Krosli, V. Feb. 28. Locking nuts.-Relates to means for locking the cover or cap of a lubricator of the type in which a semi-solid lubricant is forced out by means of a spring-controlled plunger or piston. A cross-bar B is mounted over the cover, and is adapted to slide on the piston-rod E or on a stud &c. projecting from the cover. A spring C, or springs, are interposed between the bar B and the knob e on the rod E or other abutment. Two or more pins b project from the bar B and are adapted to engage holes or notches formed in the cover A and the body A' of the lubricator so as to lock the cover to the body. The bar B is raised and turned clear of the holes in the cover when it is desired to adjust the cover.
Patent GB-190205625-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Brick Making Machinery
Inventor: BERRY JOHN CARTER
Filed: 1902-03-07
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 5625. Berry, J. C. March 7. Moulding bricks; pug-mills.-The clay near the mouthpiece b<1> of the pug-mill is divided by a pair of knives or blades on opposite sides of the shaft a<1>, and is forced by a pair of curved pressure blades or cams b through a die or aperture b' into moulds in a sliding block c reciprocated by a cam c<1> acting on rollers c<4>. Plungers e, fitted with rollers e<1>, are lowered on a vertically-sliding block g, controlled by a cam and lever g', to admit clay to the moulds, and are raised by cams, levers o, and vertically- sliding tables f, f to eject the bricks from the moulds. A plate or table h is adjustable by means of screws h<1>, to regulate the feed of clay to the moulds. The moulds are lubricated by cotton waste, or packing, saturated with oil, placed in spaces e<3> under loose plates e' on the plungers.
Patent GB-190209889-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Printing Addresses and the like.
Inventor: BAKER CHARLES
Filed: 1902-04-29
Granted: 1902-06-05
Abstract: 9889. Baker, C. April 29. Addressing- machines galleys. -Relates to apparatus for printing addresses. Linotypes b of less than type - height are set up in a shallow tray or galley a made of tin plate or the like.
Patent GB-190210902-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dog-hooks.
Inventor: WITCOMBE JOHN GILBERT
Filed: 1902-05-12
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 10,902. Witcombe, J. G. May 12. Hooks. - The sharppointed and hooked prongs a, b of hooks for handling bales &c. are pivoted to the stem e, f provided with a cross handle g so that the prongs may be folded to protect the points, as shown in Fig. 4, when the hook is not in use. The points enter sockets k in the handle. The parts e, f may be formed as springs, and the prongs may have flats at h, i so that the springs hold the prongs firmly in the open or closed position. Stops may be provided to prevent the prongs from moving towards the centre line when in the position shown in Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190212234-A (GB)
Filed: 1902-05-29
Granted: 1903-04-30
Abstract: 12,234. Birkmyre, M. A. May 29. Pads or cushions for preventing slip- ping.-The shoe is swelled out at B, C and formed on the lower or ground face with sockets E with countersunk holes D to receive rubber &c. studs or pads H. These pads may be slipped into place through slots F, or, being elastic, may be forced into place from the front side.
Patent GB-190220326-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clutches for Bicycles
Inventor: BIRCH EDWARD
Filed: 1902-09-18
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 20,326. Birch, E. Sept. 18. Brakes; clutches.-Relates to a back-pedalling clutch for the brakes of bicycles. The inner member a of the clutch is formed with an opening large enough to enclose the boss of the crank, and the outer member e is formed with an arm f, which is clamped to the crank d by means of a plate g and Screws. The plate g may be formed with an extension having a pin adapted to engage in the centre of the crank axle. The fork n of the brake is coupled by a rod m to the inner member of the clutch at the lug l. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the inner member of the clutch is fixed to the crank, and the outer is coupled to the brake.
Patent GB-190302400-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction of Wells and the like
Inventor: DEACON GEORGE FREDERICK
Filed: 1903-01-31
Granted: 1903-12-03
Abstract: 2400. Deacon, G. F. Jan. 31. Wells; tunnels.-Relates to means for increasing the flow of water into wells, headings, adits. &c., by obviating the choking action of sand and silt and by reducing the resistance where the water enters. The well is sunk, without withdrawing the water, by a lining with a cutting-edge and grabs, by boring, by compressed air, or otherwise. The bottom is then stopped by concrete, or by a fitted piston, or, as shown in Fig. 1, by a cone c and concrete d, after which water is withdrawn in order to permit openings f to be made in the sides and bottom for entrance of water. These openings may be bored when the lining is in place, or may have been made before band and temporarily closed during sinking. Strainers g of wire gauze or coarse sand, and screwed plugs or cocks, are fitted in these openings, and perforated tubes may project through then into the water-bearing strata. The bottom may be fitted with a large cock e, and gravel, or other filtering-material, may be placed underneath. Fine silt or cementing-material in sand around the openings may be removed by injecting and releasing air, steam, water, or solvents so that only coarse sand is left. If the sand &c. is fine, it may be replaced by coarser material. If the water-bearing stratum is solid, it may be broken up around the well by tools introduced through the openings or by boring and probing from the surface, or from near the water-level.
Patent GB-190305495-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Speed Indicating and Recording Mechanism for Tramcars and other Road Vehicles.
Inventor: PARTRIDGE GERALD WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-03-09
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 5495. Partridge, G. W. March 9. Speed indicators.-The peripheral speed of a vehicle wheel, and hence the speed of the vehicle, are indicated by causing a rolling wheel to rotate a fan so as to compress air, the increment of pressure above that of the atmosphere being a measure of the speed of the vehicle. The rolling wheel a, Fig. 9, is carried on an axle d, sliding in the vertical slot e in the depending cheek f of the frame of the vehicle ; the fan is driven by the pulley m in contact with the wheel a, and the casing l of the fan is pivoted at h, so that errors due to any inequalities in the track are avoided by the axle d sliding in the slot e, and the pulley m being free to rest upon the wheel a. The fan g consists of a rotary disc provided with a number of flat radiallyarranged paddles g<2>, Fig. 6, mounted to revolve past a radial outlet o, which is connected to a manometer. The outlet o may also be connected to an aneroid pressure gauge, the movement of the diaphragm of which causes a pencil to trace a speed curve on a revolving cylinder, driven by clockwork. Fig. 2 shows " centrator " gearing for connecting the wheel a to the fan g. To the axle d cf the wheel a is fixed the rotary disc 1, which carries pivot pins 2 supporting rollers 3, the spring rings 4 of which are arranged to bear on the axle 5 of the fan and upon the inside of a ring 6<a> fixed to the casing 6 of the gearing. The casings 6, 7 are carried by rectangular bosses 8 sliding in slots 9, so that they can move up and down but cannot rotate. In another form, the fan is arranged to be driven from the axle of a rolling wheel through chain and " centrator " gearing.
Patent GB-190309997-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Closing Heads or Stoppers for Bottles, Jars and similar Vessels.
Inventor: CAMPBELL GEORGE GIDEON
Filed: 1903-05-02
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 9997. Campbell, G. G. May 2, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Syringes.-A special stopper c for bottles and other vessels has a tube h passing through the centre. of it, and its upper end is a usually covered by a cap l, but the latter may be replaced by a pipe or rubber tube provided at the opposite end with a nozzle so that when the bottle and its liquid contents are inverted the whole acts as a syringe for applying douches to the oody.
Patent GB-190313940-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Variable Speed Gears
Inventor: BAINES WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-06-23
Granted: 1904-07-23
Abstract: 13,940. Baines, W. June 23. M o t o r cycles; brakes; driving- mechanism. - Relates to variablespeed, reversing, and braking arrangements for motor cycles &c. A disc b, Fig. 1, mounted on a tubular shaft a driven from the motor, is slotted diametrically to receive a sliding block c'carrying a crank-pin c. The block c<1> is held by springs d so that the crank-pin is normally in its central position. One end of a cord e is attached to the outer end of the slide c<1>, the other end of the cord being wound on a reduced spindle f inside the hollow shaft a. The spindle f is free to move in the shaft a and carries at its outer end a disc g<1>. A pawl-lever g is mounted on the disc g<1> and is so set that it can engage in a ratchet-wheel g<2> on the shaft a. A brake shoe and lever is arranged near the disc g<1> so that it can be caused to trip the pawl-lever g or to brake the disc g<1>. The crank c is brought to its eccentric or driving positions by braking the disc g<1>, thus causing the cord e to wind on the spindle f. To return the crank to, or towards, the centre, the pawl g is tripped when the cord unwinds. The crank c is connected by a link i, Fig. 5, to a lever j loosely-mounted on the shaft k and between two ratchet-wheels l, the teeth of which may be set in opposite directions. Sleeve discs l<1>, carrying internal pawls, are loosely mounted to surround the wheels l and are provided with a series of openings l<3> in which a sliding pin m on the lever j can be brought to engage so as to drive the shaft k in either direction. The shaft k is provided with a toothed wheel r, Fig. 11, by which it drives the wheel axle. The wheel r is mounted on a sleeve q<1> on the shaft k, the sleeve also carrying a conical friction pulley p. A similar pulley p<1> is fixed to the shaft k, and between the two a conical pulley p<2> is mounted on an adjustable shaft so as to be put into or out of gear. If the sleeve q<1> is locked to the sbaft by a clutch, the driving is direct, but, if the clutch is released and the pulley p<2> put into gear, the drive is reversed. When the clutch is locked, the pulley p<2> will act as a brake. The variable-speed mechanism may be modified by connecting the disc b and ratchet-wheel g<2> to the inner shaft f, Fig. 1, the cord being wound on the outer tubular shaft a, which then carries the disc g<1>. In another form, the cord e is attached to a sliding rod provided with circular ratchet-teeth, the outer sleeve being provided with a pawl and releasing-device. A motor car is described as having the variable-speed gear duplicated and driven from the motor by bevel gearing, the driving-ratchets being placed on each end of the shaft k and in opposite phases. Levers are provided for operating the various parts.
Patent GB-190314329-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spinning Tops.
Inventor: ALLISON CHARLES ARTHUR
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 14,329. Allison, C. A., [Worlds Fair Top Foreign Rights Co.]. June 27. Tops.-A spherical shell 7 is made up of two parts connected together by soldering, or detachably connected by a pin and slot, and indented to form spinning-points 7<a>, the interiors of which constitute bearings for a spindle 5. The spindle carries a heavy disc 10 and a pinion 9, the teeth of which project into a guide-tube 8 secured to one of the parts of the shell. Rotary motion is imparted to the disc and spindle through the pinion, by means of a toothed rod 12 adapted to be inserted into the tube 8 so as to engage with the pinion.
Patent GB-190314648-A (GB)
Title: New or Improved Attachment for Horse Shoes.
Inventor: HARMER FREDERICK NELSON
Filed: 1903-07-01
Granted: 1904-06-16
Abstract: 14,648. Harmer, F. N. July 1. Calks upper and lower shoes.-Slipping is prevented on frosty or other slippery roads by means of attachments fixed by the coachman. Each attachment consists of two similar parts D, E, which together form a horse-shoe shape adapted to be secured to the ordinary shoe F by hooked extensions H, the play between the shoe and the attachment being taken up by screws J, Figs. 1 and 2. The attachment has undercut grooves j, into which fit either india-rubber or like tread-pieces P, Fig. 6, or hardened calks K, Fig. 2, secured into position by screws or pins. In the modification shown in Fig. 6, the hooked extensions H on the two parts D, E of the attachment are pressed into engagement with the ordinary shoe by a plate spring M, which engages in recesses on the extensions.
Patent GB-190317895-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Preparations of Zinc for use as Paint, and Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: MALZAC MIRANDA
Filed: 1903-08-18
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 17,895. Malzac, M. Aug. 18. Pigments.-A pigment, consisting of zinc hydrate either alone or mixed with zinc hydrocarbonate, is prepared from zinc ores, such as smithsonite or calamine, by intimately mixing them with an earth-alkaline base, such as quicklime, and afterwards extracting with ammonia and distilling off the ammonia from the solution. The extraction is carried out in a digesting-filter. The pulverized materials are fed through the pipe 2 into the space 1 between the filtering-partitions 4, 5, and are there lixiviated with ammoniacal solutions entering by the inlet 6 and passing off by the outlet 7. The remainder of the plant comprises means for freeing the solution from suspended matters by filtration, distilling off and collecting the ammonia for further use, and filtering off the pigment from the residual liquor. The various metals in the solution may be eliminated by making the distillation fractional.
Patent GB-190320604-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Turbines.
Inventor: MACDONALD JOHN DRON
Filed: 1903-09-25
Granted: 1904-09-22
Abstract: 20,604. MacDonald, J. D. Sept. 25. Steam &c. turbines. - An outward - flow elastic - fluid turbine is shown in Fig. 1. The turbine - wheel 2 has rows of blades 3 on one or both sides interspaced among rows of fixed vanes 5 on the casing 1. Steam chambers 20 have contracting-expanding r.ozzles 21 which direct the steam on to the blades. The blades on one side may be arranged for reversed running, or a separate reversing turbine-wheel may be fitted on the shaft 8. The shaft rotates in sleeves 9 having spherical bearings in discs 12 to allow a self-aligning adjustment to take place. The chambers 14 surrounding the sleeves are filled with oil from a suitable supply. To allow the turbine-wheel to be readily inspected, the casing is made in halves, and one half casing has rollers 43 running in a track on the sole-plate 40 so that the casing can be withdrawn from the wheel. The shaft coupling between the turbine and the machine to be driven is supported between two bearings, one of which has a cover 50, Fig. 6, formed in halves which are mounted on hinges 51, so that by opening the bearing, the shaft can be slid axially. The turbine may be arranged as an inward-flow turbine. When adapted for use with combustion products, a combustion chamber 72, Fig. 9, is used having a double shell and a nozzle device 76 for the explosive mixture. An auxiliary air supply enters through circumferential apertures 84, and water jets 75 cool the combustion products before they pass to the turbine.
Patent GB-190322395-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Handles for Disused Tins and other Vessels
Inventor: LOVE SYDNEY ERNEST
Filed: 1903-10-16
Granted: 1903-11-19
Abstract: 22,395. Love, S. E., and McRae, W. J. Oct. 16. Cans; buckets and pails; handles; hollow-ware, non-metallic ; water cans.-Disused tins and other vessels are fitted with removable handles, such as those shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 4, to enable them to be used for a variety of purposes. In the arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the handle proper C is integral at its upper end with an attachmentbar A, and is riveted at its lower end to another attachment-bar A'. The bar A has a hook B at its upper end, and the bar A' has a catch B<1> at its lower end to engage with the top and bottom respectively of the vessel, as shown in Fig. 1. The bars A, A', which have parts adapted to interlock, as shown in Fig. 2, are drawn together and secured as shown in Fig. 1, by a bar J, pivoted at H, H<1> to the bars A, A' respectively, and held in position by a catch J<2> on the bar A. To disengage the handle from the vessel, the bar J is turned downwards as shown in Fig. 2 The bar J has a finger piece J<1>, and the handle has a thumb-piece E. The handle C may be dispensed with, the attachment-bar A being extended towards the top, and the extension being perforated to receive a cord or like handle, and the vessel being also fitted at the opposite side with corresponding bars. In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the handle C is integral with the bars A, A', and an extension-bar N, having catches R at its ower end, and having serrated edges, slides in a slot at the junction of the bar A<1> and the handle, being held in position by tongues P on the bar A' which engage with the serrations.