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Patent GB-190312750-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Stitch Forming Mechanism for Sewing Machines.
Inventor: PARKES WILLIAM NELSON
Filed: 1903-06-06
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 12,750. Parkes, W. N. June 6. Lock-stitch hook sewing-machines.-The invention consists in placing the rotary hook in a horizontal position, one advantage, amongst others, being that a larger bobbin or cop of under thread can be used while the loop of needle thread formed in making each stitch is no larger than usual. The book 48 forms part of a shell 43, which is mounted on a fixed part 32 of the framing of the machine, and is driven by bevel gears 30, 39 so that the hook makes two rotations to one of the shaft 2. One of these rotations is idle. the object being to pass the loop of needle thread more rapidly round the under thread thus allowing more time for the take-up and other parts to act. The shell 43 is closed at the bottom by a plate 40, which is screwed to the hub 31 of the wheel 30. This wheel is also secured by a set-screw to a spindle 34 having a head 35 which fits in a bearing in another part 37 of the frame. The bobbin case rests on a flange inside the hook and is held in its place by screwing it to an under plate which has an upwardly-bent hook 58 lying in a groove extending entirely round the hook. The side of the bobbin case also has a projection 61, which engages with a notch in the throat-plate and keeps the bobbin case at rest. The bobbin or cop of thread is carried by a spindle projecting upwards from the bottom of the thread case. In making the stitch, the rotary hook 48 takes the thread from the needle and carries the loop forward to the fixed hook 58, thus passing one side of the loop under, and the other over, the bobbin case. The throat plate and adjacent parts are shown in plan in Fig. 4. 29 is the feed dog, and 66<1> a sliding plate, which can be moved in order to reach the bobbin case and hook shown in dotted lines.
Patent GB-190313436-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Apparatus for Shifting or Operating Tramway Points from the Vehicles.
Inventor: WADDELL WILLIAM FREELAND
Filed: 1903-06-16
Granted: 1903-08-06
Abstract: 13,436. Waddell, W. F. June 16. Points and switches.-Relates to a method of and apparatus for operating tramway points from the vehicles. The point a is pivoted at b above a road box c, and to it are attached a shunt plate d arranged below an opening e in the top of the box c, and a projection g forming an inclined plane. The car carries weighted operating-tongues i connected by a bar or chain j and raised and lowered through chains passing over pulleys and provided with rings p which can he placed over hooks q. A spring h acts on the plate d and holds the point so that the branch track f is always open. When it is desired to continue on the main track u, the operating-tongues i are lowered, which enter the opening e and act on the plate d, thus moving over the point.
Patent GB-190313899-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Packing Cases for Rabbits Hares and other Produce.
Inventor: BURRELL WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-06-22
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 13,899. Burrell, W., and McMeekin, J. P. June 22. Packing-cases for rabbits, hares, fruit, &c. are made with the usual arrangement of battens, but the cover consists of two longitudinal pieces E and battens F. It is placed in position with the ends of the pieces E under the fixed battens G of the case, as shown in Fig. 2, and is kept in place by the bar of wood H, which is placed in the space between the two centre battens F and projects into slots cut in the sides of the case. The slots are covered by strips of iron J, J<1>, the strip J<1> having a flange which prevents the bar H passing through. One of these strips may be perforated so that the bar H may be fixed by a nail. A modification has the bars E engaging with slots K, covered with metal strips L, in the ends of the case, the batten G being fixed to the bars E, as shown in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190320370-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Process and Improved Apparatus for Drawing off Oily or Viscous Liquids.
Inventor: SCHMIDT WILHELM HERMANN
Filed: 1903-09-22
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 20,370. Schmidt, W. H. Sept. 22. Direct liquid - pressure apparatus.-Volatile and other oils and viscous liquids are withdrawn from casks &c. by displacement by a heavier liquid, usually water, which does not mix with the oil &c. The screw plug b placed in the bunghole has two passages. The water k is introduced by the pipe g leading to the bottom of the cask a, from the vessel i or other water supply. The delivery pipe c has a cock d and an opening f covered with glass &c., by which the flow of the oil l can be observed.
Patent GB-190324303-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Floating Docks.
Inventor: HANSSON HENRIK FLORENTIN
IPC: B63C1/04
Filed: 1903-11-09
Granted: 1903-12-31
Abstract: 24,303. Hansson, H. F. March 5, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pontoons.-A floating dock is formed of three sections or pontoons, comprising a long central section and two small end ones. The end pontoons are constructed so as jast to take the weight of the central section for the purpose of docking it, and the end sections may also be docked by the central one. Fig. 1 shows a view of the dock, the central portion 1 having vertical sides 4 with overhanging ends 5. The two end sections 2 are bolted to these ends and are provided with side walls 7, which give greater stability to the dock and serve as chambers for the pumping apparatus.
Patent GB-190401433-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Traps or Seals for Drains
Inventor: BREEN CORNELIUS MICHAEL
Filed: 1904-01-20
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 1433. Breen, C. M. Jan. 20. Traps ; testing.- Relates to drain- traps and to means for testing drains. The middle por- tion c of a trap for insertion between house drains and sewers is detach- ably connected by bolts to the side-pieces a, b. These are provided with inspection openings closed by screw plugs f, g, the plug f having a central opening closed by a supplemental plug. In testing, a diaphragm h is inserted in one joint and a test water pipe is screwed into the opening f <2> in the plug f. For drawing off the water, the diaphragm is fitted with a tube i and stop-cock i<2> actuated through the opening b<5>. The Provisional Specification states that, in testing, a cartridge is inserted through the aperture f<2>.
Patent GB-190403384-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Safety Guard for Railway Carriage or other Doors.
Inventor: SINGLETON GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-02-11
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3384. Singleton, G. W., and Rushton, J. W. Feb. 11. Finger-guards for doors.-When the door a is opened, vertically-pivoted guards d are pressed outwards by springs g or their equivalents, so as to fend the closing-jamb b and the hinge space. Cam-surfaces k, l are formed on the door to act on rollers m carried on arms e attached to the guards. To allow the guards to turn completely and not obstruct the doorway, recesses b<1>, c<1> are made at each side, into which the guards fit when the door is opened.
Patent GB-190409397-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to "Clusters" for Incandescence Electric Lamps.
Inventor: DALE JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1904-04-25
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 9397. Dale, J. H. April 25. Lamp-shade holders.- A "cluster" " fitting for incandescent electric lamps is provided with a shade holder which may also serve for attachment to the ceiling. The shade is supported between discs h, c which are connected by the short tube g.
Patent GB-190411732-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cream Separators.
Inventor: WATTS PIERCE HENRY
Filed: 1904-05-21
Granted: 1905-03-30
Abstract: 11,732. Watts, P. H. May 21. Cream separators &c. - Vertically-corrugated conical pieces are used in the drums of centrifugal liquid separators to facilitate the separation. The corrugations in the cones shown in alternative forms in Figs. 4 and 5 are deepest at the tops, and almost disappear at the bottoms, so that they form alternate steep ridges e<2> and flatter ridges e<3>. They may be perforated as at e<5> and provided with distance-pieces e<1>. In the disclaimed form of apparatus in connection with which they are shown, the liquid enters the feeder T and escapes at the orifices t<1>. The light cream or other liquid rises around the inner ridges e<3> and the feeder tube, issuing through the channel k<3> controlled by a screw, and the outlet k<1> in the cap K surrounding the feeder tube. The heavier liquid, such as skimmed milk, falls down by the outer ridges e<2> to the outer part of the casing and rises through the tubes f and is discharged at the top. According to the Provisional Specification, the cones are made by cutting out annular discs and corrugating or crimping them radially.
Patent GB-190415312-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Means for the Manufacture of Brasses or Bushes for the Bearings of Shafts, Axles, or the like more especially applicable to Electro Motors.
Inventor: TOMSON WILLIAM HOPKINS
Filed: 1904-07-08
Granted: 1905-07-08
Abstract: 15,312. Tomson, W. H., and Hanna, W. G. July 8. Casting.-In apparatus for casting antifriction metal on to bushes for bearings for shafting, electromotors, &c. by the method described in Specifications No. 2999, A.D. 1904, and No. 3311, A.D. 1903, the core is made solid and without end flanges, being made up of three portions a, a<1>, a' dovetailed together. Clearance holes x are provided, and the corners rounded where possible to prevent the parts from seizing when expanded under the influence of heat. The ends of the core are made of smaller diameter and screwed into caps a<7> which serve to keep the parts together. A cylindrical shield b is placed in suitable position to take the bearing d and to provide the casting-space d', and is held centrally by a clamping-ring c provided with set-screws. Fillets a<8> are fitted on the core to provide oil-grooves in the casting, and conical blocks b<3> are fixed to the shield to provide an entrance for the oil to the grooves. A washer e serves to close the casting-space and to hold the bearing d central, and this washer and the upper cap a<7> are provided with vent-holes a<9>. The apparatus is mounted on a base f and the metal is introduced into the mould by pouring-tubes g constructed as described in the first of the Specifications referred to above. The bearings may be cast in two parts by introducing parting-strips between adjacent edges. In a modification, the core is built up of hollow portions a, a', Fig. 8, fixed to partition plates a<2>, a<3> which are bolted together at top and bottom. The portions a, a<1> are provided with a flange e which takes the place of the cap.
Patent GB-190416167-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Canes or Walking-sticks adaptable for use also as Stools.
Inventor: ROGERS CHARLES SMITH
Filed: 1904-07-21
Granted: 1904-11-03
Abstract: 16,167. Rogers, C. S. July 21. Walking-sticks convertible into seats. A cane or walking-stick may be opened out at the top and the bottom to form a stool. The body 10 of the cane, which forms the central standard of the stool, is fitted at the upper end with a bearing- block 11. Supporting-arms 15 for the seat are pivoted at their lower ends to ears 13, which extend upwards from the block, and are connected at their upper ends by folding links 19, there being two links between each pair of arms. Braces 16 are pivoted near the upper ends of the arms, and are connected by an annular link 17 to the top of a post 14 sliding in the bearing 12. A second and similar bearing-block 24 is fitted at the lower end of the standard, and the lower ends of the supports or arms 28, which are pivoted to a similar sliding post 25, are bent inwards to form feet. When the article is folded for use as a cane, the supports and braces swing together, and in the case of the seat part the links 19 fold round the post 14. A tubular casing carrying a handle receives the folded part A, and is secured by a stud 22 which enters an L-ahaped slot in the casing. A similar casing, fitted with a ferrule, receives the folded part B and is secured by means of a stud 33.
Patent GB-190418226-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means for Fastening Railway Carriage Doors and other Doors.
Inventor: GILBERTHORPE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-08-23
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 18,226. Gilberthorpe, W. Aug. 23. Fastenings, railway and other carriage door and like.-Railway - carriage and other like doors are automatically fastened when closed. The sliding bolt b, Figs. 1 and 2, extends through both sides of the door, the end f passing through a hole in the side c and the plate g and abutting against the spring-controlled plate n. When the door is closed, the fore part of the bolt is forced by the spring into a recess in the catch-plate j, the peg k forming a stop. The bolt is moved back, to unfasten the door, by a lever t on the handlespindle s.
Patent GB-190418243-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Guide & Record Cards for use in Card Indexing & Cataloguing System
Inventor: STEVENSON THOMAS ALFRED
Filed: 1904-08-23
Granted: 1905-07-06
Abstract: 18,243. Stevenson, T. A., and Roberts, H. J. Aug. 23. Filing papers.-Guide-cards or record cards for use in filing systems are made wholly or in part of vulcanized or hard fibre, celluloid, metal, or wood. The tabs may bear letters, numbers, &c. or be blank.
Patent GB-190418741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of, and Apparatus for Grinding Scythe Blades and other like Curved Blades.
Inventor: HAVENHAND WILLIAM HAYDN
Filed: 1904-08-30
Granted: 1905-08-10
Abstract: 18,741. Havenhand, W. H. Aug. 30. Sharpening scythe or other curved blades. The blade is held to a removable facing N on the workcarrier L by clips and by a roller 0 held against the blade by a weight P. The work-carrier is curved and has bevelled edges M which engage with rotating guides J, J<2>, K, K<2> on the faceplate I, and the edge of the blade may rest upon a spring-supported roller S. Rollers R, R' run on curved guideways Q, Q<2> and tilt the work-carrier into the required positions for grinding. The pinion C which drives a rack L<2> on the upper part of the work-carrier can be driven in either direction by pulleys D which are put in and out of gear by a clutch E moved by the lever F. The headstock carrying the work-carrier and the driving-apparatus can be moved towards the grinder by a screw H. The grinder is preferably a circular metal frame having segmental pieces of stone &c. secured to it and may be movable towards the work-carrying headstock, which is, in such a case, fixed.
Patent GB-190425086-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Coal-cutting Machines.
Inventor: BOUSFIELD GEORGE WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-11-18
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 25,086. Bousfield, G. W., Lane, H. M., and Robinson, M. W. Nov. 18. Undercutting &c.-Relates to machines for undercutting coal, in which an endless chain is mounted on a lateral arm. The chain-carrying arm 1 is mounted on a support 2 and may be moved thereon, for the purpose of adjusting the chain, by any suitable means such as a screw 7. The arm 1 projects laterally from about the middle of the length of the machine frame 3, whereby the machine is not liable to be thrown out of line in either direction of travel. The chain passes around a sprocket 3x and a driving-sprocket 5 carried by a shaft 6 mounted in bearings on the goaf side of the machine. By this construction, the cutters 15 are rendered accessible for the purpose of reversing them, and the dirt is deposited on the goaf side. The chain is driven by means of two motors through bevel and spur gearing 11.
Patent GB-190426802-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Branding Machines for Casks, Cases and the like.
Inventor: INGLE JAMES
Filed: 1904-12-08
Granted: 1905-01-12
Abstract: 26,802. Ingle, J., and Green, W. J. Dec. 8. Branding by heat.-In a machine for branding casks, cases, and the like, the frame k supporting the branding-devices is capable of sliding on standards a, and is supported from a horizontal shaft by toggles comprising links l and cranks m secured to a sleeve n on the said shaft. This shaft is vertically adjustable by means of nuts d fitted into recesses in the heads c and engaging with screw threads on the standards a. The nuts d engage as worm-wheels with screw threads on the horizontal shaft passing through the sleeve n, which shaft is rotatable by means of the handwheel h. In this way, the machine may be adjusted to suit the height of the cask to be branded. The branding-devices j, held in slots in the frame k and mounted with springs b<1>, are heated by gas jets from the series of tubes p between which the devices j pass. The gas is controlled by the apparatus shown in Fig. 6. -When the frame k is in its upper position, the gas is at full pressure, but, when the frame is lowered for the branding operation, a cock q, actuated by the lever r and the link q<1>, automatically lowers the gas flames. The platform s may be run in and out on the wheels t, and is provided with a turntable mounted on rollers v<1> shown in Fig. 2. Side rollers w facilitate the placing of the casks, cases, &c. on the platform.
Patent GB-190505565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Automatic Catches for the Boxes, Corves, or the like a Colliery Cages and other Hoists.
Inventor: WRIGHT WILLIAM DILWORTH
Filed: 1905-03-16
Granted: 1906-02-15
Abstract: 5565. Wright, W. D. March 16. Mine cage fittings; lifts.- Relates to corve retaining and releasing mechanism for colliery cages and other hoists in which stopping-catches are automatically thrown into or out of position by the action of the axles, or other projecting part of the corves, upon a star-wheel upon the cage, whether the corves be run in from one side or the other of the cage, the mechanism also being adapted to work with the corves running both ways or one way only. The star-wheel has the same number of arms as there are axles in one complement of corves. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 1, the star-wheel is provided with four arms, one for each axle of the corves which must engage it in a transfer of two laden for two empty corves. Pivoted on the star-wheel A at H, and permitted a certain amount of angular motion by projecting blocks G<1> engaging in segmental guides F on the star - wheel, are two tappets G, normally kept in the position shown in Fig. 3 by a spring G<2>. The arrangement is such that, in either direction of rotation of the star-wheel, one tappet only engages with a projection I'. This projection I<1> is centred at I<3> and has lugs P adapted to engage rocking bell-crank levers J connected through linkwork with the retaining - catches M. The catches M are normally retained in the operative position by springs O, but are thrown into the position shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 by catches P, which are thrown forward when the cage is in position. The loaded corve B' can then be run off to the right. On empty corves being pushed on from the left, the corve B turns the star-wheel through a half-revolution by the action of its axles before it runs off to the right. The first axle of the empty corve gives another quarter-revolution, and the rear axle causes one of the tappets G to throw up the stop M, independently of the action of the catch P, through the medium of the projection I', right-hand lug I<2>, and lever J. The second truck being run on, the left-band stop M comes into operation as the catch P is withdrawn. The operation is similar if the corves move in the other direction.
Patent GB-190506666-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Inverted Incandescent Gas Lamps.
Inventor: BOUSFIELD JOHN EBENEZER
Filed: 1905-03-29
Granted: 1905-10-19
Abstract: 6666. Bousfield, J. E., [Pintsch, J.]. March 29. Actuating valves and cocks; plug cocks.-The plug cock controlling the gas supply to an emergency burner fitted to a railway carriage lamp is actuated by turning the burner into the operative position. The burner 7 is carried by a pivoted gas pipe 8 curved so that, when resting in its inoperative position against the crown plate 1, it is concentric therewith. When required for use, the pipe is turned into the position shown by dotted lines. The pipe 8 is connected to a plug 9, Fig. 3, fitted into the gas-supply pipe and formed with passages, so that the gas is supplied to the main or to the emergency burner according as the pipe 8 is turned up or down.
Patent GB-190508112-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Mechanism for Motor Cars.
Inventor: FARKAS ARMAND
Filed: 1905-04-15
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 8112. Farkas, A., and Kieffer, J. Sept. 21, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to a driving-axle for motor-cars along which the differential gear can move laterally, so that the axle may experience shocks without damage to the driving-gear. The wheels are mounted on the ends of a central hollow axle a, about which rotate tubes b, c, connected together by the parts of the differential gear, and rotating the wheels by means of clutches l provided with suitable clearance. The casing e in which the pinions f of the differential gear are mounted rotates on the tubes b, c, and forms journals for the casing of the driving-gear of the axle. This casing receives the bearings of the driving-shaft. Fig. 2 shows satellite pinions f gearing with the wheels g, h. In this case, lateral movement is provided for by clearance between the wheels g, h and the sides of the gear case e, the pinions being widened to ensure constant engagement. In this arrangement, the clutches l are always fully engaged.
Patent GB-190509300-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hand Worked Rim Brakes for Velocipedes.
Filed: 1905-05-03
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 9300. Rudge-Whitworth, Ltd., Pugh, JV., and Pountney, F. May 3. Brakes.-For operating the rear rim brake of a velocipede, the front brake rod a is connected to a wire or the like b by means of a loop c encircling the lower end of the head of the machine. A stirrup-shaped link e, mounted in holes in the head, may rest upon the loop a', so that, when the brake is operated, the parts take up the position shown in dotted lines. The link e, forked to receive the rod a, may be mounted in a slot in the head ; or, as shown in Fig. 6, connected to the loop c by a distance-piece g into which the rod a is screwed, the link may be pivoted to a U-shaped band f fitting the lower end of the head, the rod b being screwed into a rear distance-piece h. In a further modification, the link is omitted, the loop being disposed in a more inclined position.