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Patent GB-190219796-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Spring-tyres for Cycles and similar Vehicles.
Inventor: GRAWI JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-09-10
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 19,796. Grawi, J. Sept. 10. Tyres, elastic other than pneumatic.-The spring tyre shown in Fig. 2 consists of number of curved springs c, which rest on a leather band placed within the rim a, and are enclosed in a cover lined with a transversely-curved spring ring k having sliding overlapping ends. The curved extremities of the springs c are slotted to fit over wires d, e, to which are secured blocks f, g, respectively, one block on each wire corresponding to each spring. The ends of the wires are wrapped round a bolt h mounted in the rim, so that the turning of the bolt moves the wires in opposite directions and, altering the distance between each pair of blocks, adjusts the tension of the springs. Slipping of the bolt is normally prevented by a catch i. In a modification, loops replace the blocks.
Patent GB-190220451-A (GB)
Title: Improvements connected with Hats and Hat Shields or Pads.
Inventor: ANDERSON WILLIAM JOSEPH
Filed: 1902-09-19
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 20,451. Anderson, W. J. Sept. 19. Leathers or sweat bands.-Relates to absorbent pads or shields a, which are placed inside the hat at the front, mainly to prevent perspiration from the forehead from soiling the hat. The invention consists in providing a pad which is readily attached to, and detached from, the hat, is not liable to get out of shape, and will keep its position in the hat. The lower part of the pad, or a piece of fabric b cut on the bias and attached to the lower part of the pad, is adapted to fit on the under part of the brim e or to another suitable part at or near the brim, and is fastened to it by paper fasteners or the like h. A hem or pocket may be formed on the fabric, a stiffening-piece i being inserted in the pocket. A stiffening-piece k may be attached to the upper part of the pad. The Provisional Specification states that the pad may be attached to the hat along its upper edge, while the lower edge, which is stiffened, hangs loosely.
Patent GB-190222377-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Nail Cutters and the like.
Inventor: KAUFMANN ERNST
Filed: 1902-10-14
Granted: 1903-07-23
Abstract: 22,377. Kaufmann, E. Oct. 14. Nail files, cutters, and cleaners. - The cutter is of scissorslike form with bentover cutting-facesi x, y having either a nipping or shearing action. In the latter case, the cutting - edges pass and may be inclined to each other. A nail file f and cleaner is hinged or pivoted to one of the handles so as to turn in the plane of the cutter or at right-angles thereto, and is held by a stop when turned out for use.
Patent GB-190222509-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Destructors or Furnaces for Burning Refuse or other Materials.
Inventor: HEENAN HAMMERSLEY
Filed: 1902-10-16
Granted: 1903-10-15
Abstract: 22,509. Heenan, H., and Leask, H. N. Oct. 16. Refuse-consuming furnaces.-The refuse, fed into the hopper B, Fig. 1, through a door a at the top, is pushed on to the travelling grate C by a hollow ram or plunger E, p r ovided with pairs of movable prongs F for loosening the material. These prongs, according to the arrangement shown in Fig. 4, project through openings in the end of the ram, and are pivoted to a crosshead G, which can move independently, in order to turn the prongs inwards or outwards, between stops on a guide e. In another arrangement, the prongs are simply pivoted to the end of the ram and are turned inwards or outwards by contact with the refuse. The ram is supported on stationary wheels h<3>, Fig. 1, and motion is imparted to it by screws M working in nuts in the crosshead G. A clutch, operated by a rod which engages the end of the ram, reverses the screws at the end of each stroke. Two or more air jets S are provided at the bottom of the hopper to prevent back-draught when the door a is opened for charging, and also to cause a draught to the chimney. The bars composing the endless grate C are cast in groups of two, three, or more, as in Fig. 13, with solid ends n, which are provided with pins for entering vertical slots in the links p of a chain P at each side of the grate ; or the links may be provided with pins n<2> which enter slots in the solid ends n. These ends rest on cam-surfaces R, Fig. 16, thereby giving each group of bars an up-and-down movement as the grate travels forwards. In some cases, the ends n may be fitted separately. Four modifications are described. In one, the ram is supported on wheels running on rails, which may be arranged in a recess at each side of the hopper, as in Fig. 9, and protected by a covering-plate K. In the second, the ram slides on rails placed on the bottom of the hopper and kept clear of refuse by a plough at the front. In the third, motion is imparted to the ram by a rod g, Fig. 4, connected at one end to the crosshead G and at the other to a crank driven by worm and wheel gearing. In the fourth, the ram is in the form of a solid-backed screw E', Fig. 10, the periphery of which forms an incomplete spiral. One or more rams of this form may be used.
Patent GB-190223113-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Check or Clack Valves.
Inventor: LEIDECKER FRANK WALLACE
Filed: 1902-10-23
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 23,113. Leidecker, F. W. Jan. 4, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Couplings w i t h valves.-A coupling piece 10 has screwed ends 11 for connection to pipes. One end 14 is cut away to form an inclined valve seat 15, on which rests a spade - shaped valve 20. The valve has a T- shaped spindle 21 engaging with a recess 19 in the casing, and, when screwed into a pipe, the valve works freely, but cannot be displaced.
Patent GB-190227573-A (GB)
Title: Improved Anti-vibrating Supports for Incandescent Burners.
Inventor: KEITH JAMES
Filed: 1902-12-15
Granted: 1903-11-05
Abstract: 27,573. Keith, J., and Keith, G. Dec. 15 Incandescent gas lamps.-Burners, especially those which are supported from below, are mounted upon anti-vibration devices consisting of two or more flexible metallic tubes A, preferably of the seamless corrugated type, bent approximately to a circular, hoop, or like form, and serving as gas ways, undue oscillation of the burner on the fitting C being prevented by a brake comprising a weight E mounted upon a spring G and between the prongs of an oscillating spring frame F, the arms of which engage the weight with sufficient friction to prevent " trembling " of the burners and mantles. The arms A may serve as gas ways to a common fitting C, or each tube A may serve a separate burner, and communicate at its lower end with a separate gassupply pipe fitted with a valve or cock. Flexible tubes A may be used in combination with helical springs, the springs being attached to the fittings C in a plane at right-angles to that of the tubes A.
Patent GB-190300332-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pouches chiefly designed for Containing Tobacco
Inventor: HAFER EDWARD
Filed: 1903-01-06
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 332. Lake, H. H., [Hafer, E.]. Jan. 6. Tobacco pouches. - A pouch for holding granular material, but primarily adapted for cut tobacco, is made up of two telescoping parts A, B constructed of leather or other flexible material. The mouth C is normally closed by the internal padding or thickening F, which may be made of a reinforcing metal strip. The mouth is opened by pressing the side edges of the pouch towards one another.
Patent GB-190303954-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Window Attachments
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1903-02-19
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 3954. Boult, A. J., [Hollins, F. C.]. Feb. 19. Windows.-To prevent the admission of air between the bottom rail and the beads of the window frame of a railway or other car when the lower sash is raised to admit air between the meeting rails of the upper and lower sash, a board b, Fig. 1, is fitted between the beads d at the bottom of the window frame, and is secured to the bottom bead by detachable pins g. A dovetail-shaped strip k fixed to the bottom rail c slides in a corresponding vertical slot in the board b when the lower sash is raised or lowered. In a modification, a rod fixed to the bottom rail c slides in a vertical hole in the board b. To enable the height of the attachment b to be increased, a second board is sometimes placed between the board b and the bottom rail, and its upper end can be secured by pins to the bottom rail, so that, on further raising the lower sash, the second board rises with it. Two snap hinges, secured one to each side of the window frame and provided with hemispherical buttons for engaging in hemispherical recesses in the board b, may be employed instead of the pins g for securing the board b. In another method of securing the board b, two snap levers pivoted to the sides of the window frames are swung down, so that their free ends bear against the top of the board and keep it in position. In some cases, the strip k is replaced by a brass plate l, Fig. 10, secured to the bottom rail by screws on one side. A metal strip l<3> secured to the board b has a rectangular top portion l<3> which engages behind a narrow vertical portion l<1> of the plate l, thereby guiding the window sash and acting as a stop. In modifications, the lower window sash is prevented from being raised too high by means of two levers pivoted together and pivoted at their free ends to the bottom rail and to the board b respectively, or by means of two pairs of metal strips secured respectively to the board and the lower rail, each strip on the board having two small knobs, the upper one of which engages in the lower of two recesses in the corresponding strip on the lower rail when the lower window sash is raised to its full length.
Patent GB-190304258-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Binocular Range Finders.
Inventor: FORBES GEORGE
Filed: 1903-02-23
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 4258. Forbes, G. Feb. 23. Range - finders. - The invention described in Specification No. 5267, A.D. 1901, is modified by using a pair of fixed instead of movable stereoscopic fiducial lines in the eyepieces, and stereoscopically adjusting the image, resulting from fusion, of a distant object until it coincides with the stereoscopic image of the fiducial lines. The necessary adjustment of the two images of the object, to effect this, is obtained by interposing a pair of prisms e mounted in a tube d so that they can be simultaneously rotated about the axis of a beam of light. The rotation required to effect the adjustment, is a measure of the range, and can be read off against a circular scale. In a modification, a pair of geared prisms are mounted in front of the objectives of a binocular telescope.
Patent GB-190309914-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Hammers.
Inventor: BECHE JEAN
Filed: 1903-05-01
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 9914. BÛchÚ, J. May 1. Hammers, power.-In a pneumatic hammer, the striking-block or cylinder a has a flange c and works over a fixed plunger b in a cylinder b<1>, the spaces f, e being connected by passages p, q with the spaces n, o of a cylinder k in which a differential piston l is reciprocated by means of a crank. The space g or the passage q communicates with the atmosphere through a passage t or u and a valve v. The lower end of the passage t is low enough to allow the piston a to be cushioned, and above the passage t is another passage leading through the valve v to the atmosphere and fitted with a non- return valve. This passage is only open when the passage t is closed. When the passage t is open, the block a is reciprocated by the piston l, but when closed and the passage u open, the block a is raised and kept suspended, the air from the space g escaping past the non-return valve. In order that the motion of the block a shall be reversed at the same instant as that of the piston l, the spaces n, o communicate respectively with the atmosphere at the uppermost and at both extreme positions of the piston l by holes n<1> and by means of a grooved plunger r, which is fixed to the piston l as shown or to the cylinder cover and works through the cylinder cover or the piston wall.
Patent GB-190312233-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pianofortes
Inventor: HARLAND ALFRED JOSEPH
Filed: 1903-05-29
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 12,233. Harland, A. J. May 29. Pianofortes.-In instruments having two sets of strings, two actions &c., operated from a single keyboard, the front and back " prolonges" A, A<1>, A' are connected together by the bell cranks G, G<1> and the rod H, and the front lever D, in contact with the key F, and attached to the front cup-lever C, is set on the rail E to take the weight off the key and lighten the touch. The back hammers serve as dampers, together with the felt o, until the pedal I is depressed to set the back hammers for striking, by tilting back the hinged hammer rail N, and to lift off the front dampers. The mechanism can be used with two keyboards.
Patent GB-190318732-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Wire Fencing Standards and Droppers
Inventor: HARDY LESLIE HARLING MC
Filed: 1903-08-31
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 18,732. McHardy, L. H. June 6, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Fencing.-T-iron wire fencing standards and droppers are drilled with two holes c, diverging from the face a through rib b, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, and staples e are driven over the wires d into these holes, the inclination of which varies with the thickness of the staple.
Patent GB-190323944-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Hairdressers Brushes.
Inventor: KONYN HERMAN
Filed: 1903-11-04
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 23,944. Konyn, H. Nov. 4. Rotary hair brushes.-A hairdresser's rotary brush, driven by a motor within the brush, revolves on a hollow spindle f passing through bearings h in end-pieces b, c of a casing a tapered on its outside to accommodate the stock d of the brush, the end-piece b or both pieces b, c being removable. The motor for driving the brush has its field magnets n, which are attached to the casing a, rotating round an armature j fixed to the spindle f. The field magnets n carry arms m for holding commutator brushes l in position, the current for driving the motor being supplied to the brushes from an accumulator or battery o. The switching on or off of the current is effected by a leaf u which engages between switch springs v and which is operated by a sliding rod q in the spindle f from a finger-piece r as shown. The accumulators may be dispensed with, the current being led to the motor from some external source by wires passing through the brush handles.
Patent GB-190326541-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Piano Players
Inventor: MAXFIELD ALFRED
Filed: 1903-12-04
Granted: 1904-10-13
Abstract: 26,541. Maxfield, A. Dec. 4. Automatic instruments.-The tune-sheet mechanism of an automatic piano-player has the winding-on roll and the support for the music-roll adjustable longitudinally into a number of positions, to effect transposition, or to take tune-sheets of different widths, and is provided with slides r for closing the holes which are out of action in the tracker-board. The notched rod g and the catch i enable the music-roll to be set as desired. The winding-on roller is in three parts x, y, w, all of which slide on the shaft t and can be fixed in desired positions by means of pins and springs.
Patent GB-190401975-A (GB)
Title: A Process and Apparatus for the Distillation of Volatile Liquids.
Filed: 1904-01-26
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 1975. Voiry, R., and La Fresnaye et Cie., J. de. March 27, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Vaporizing by air blast; f r a c - tional distillation, apparatus f o r; heating, s p e c i a l m e a n s for.-In a process and apparatus for distilling liquids without loss of distillate by the "blowing off" of the expanded air, the operation is conducted in a closed circuit, the air being withdrawn from the condenser and forced through a heating-coil and back into the still, or as an alternative, compressed gas, is heated, passed through the still and condenser, and absorbed or stored in any suitable manner. The process is applicable for fractional distillation, e.g., of petroleum, for the separation of liquids from solids, and in processes for the extraction of oils, tallow, &c., by means of volatile solvents. The still a, heated by the steam coil b, communicates through the neck c and condensing-worm d with the condenser g, whence air is continuously withdrawn by the pump k and forced through the heating- coil n and perforated pipe r back into the still. When the still contains a solid substance the air enters it from the top through a central chamber having perforations around its lower edge, or the still may be so arranged that the hot air enters it at the top and the vapours escape at the bottom.
Patent GB-190414751-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Gravitation Governor for Marine Engines.
Inventor: RICHARDSON WILLIAM HENRY
Filed: 1904-06-30
Granted: 1904-08-04
Abstract: 14,751. Richardson, W. H., and Woods, F. L. June 30. Marine pendulum governors.-A movable weight is suspended from a body or carrier f supported by trunnions on the frame shown, and having recessed projections g for the reception of guidebars, which may be mounted upon either of the projections according to requirements. Upon the guide-bars slides an adjustable nut connected to the valve gear of the engine, and, by turning the handwheel, the nut can be raised or lowered as required. Between the weights r, q may be added additional weights provided in turn with a projection and a recess to hold each other in position. Rollers s on the underside of the weight r come lightly into contact with fore-and-aft guide-bars t.
Patent GB-190417728-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Tractors for Agricultural Purposes.
Inventor: TAINE EMILE ALEXANDRE
Filed: 1904-08-15
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 17,728. Taine, E. A. Aug. 15. Driving and like chains.-A. traction engine is provided with specially-shaped endless chains, which pass round the two road wheels on each side of the vehicle and also have projections which sink into the ground and thus increase the adhesion of the wheels. The chain shown in Figs. 3 and 5 has flat triangular links r connected in pairs by vertical pivots s and also connected to shaped links u by horizontal pivots t. The links u have at the bottom triangular spikes or projections v which enter the ground, and are further provided at the top with projections x engaging recesses in the wheel rim, and also with side-pieces W which engage the sides of the wheel rim and prevent the chain from slipping off. In a modification, shown in Fig. 6, metallic shoes z, carrying spikes, engage recesses in the wheel rim as before. Each shoe is partially grooved and is provided with a grooved covering-plate 3, secured by bolts, which forces the shoe to grip the endless cable 1.
Patent GB-190426393-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Trouser Presses.
Inventor: SIMS JOHN MARSHALL
Filed: 1904-12-05
Granted: 1905-01-05
Abstract: 26,393. Sims, J. M. Dec. 5. Trouser presses.-A trouser press consists of a flat base-board A, Fig. 2, on which the trousers are placed to be pressed, and two smaller boards G which are placed over the garment. A gap is left between the smaller boards to allow for the side seams. Pressure is applied at each end of the boards G by means of cam-levers F, Figs. 2 and 4, which are pivoted at the ends of spring strips C. The strips are bent outwards over the edges of the boards, and are fixed at their lower ends to the underside of the base-board. Cross-pieces B cover the under edges of the strips. Plates H are provided on the boards G for the working surfaces of the cam-levers to bear against. The pivoting of the levers is effected by bifurcating the upper end of each strip and turning over the ears thus formed to form a bearing. The press may be suspended by a loop I.
Patent GB-190503926-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or connected with, Fire-tube Boilers.
Inventor: EBERHARDT EMIL
Filed: 1905-02-24
Granted: 1905-10-26
Abstract: 3926. Eberhardt, E. May 6, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Marine type boilers.-The combustion chamber b opens into one or more return flues a. The air is heated in a jacket h, surrounding the combustion chamber and containing baffles k. Tubes o return the gases to an uptake p at the back end of the boiler.
Patent GB-190503927-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Curtain Rings, Bracket Sockets, Spring-rod Holders and the like.
Inventor: ALBERT EDUARD
Filed: 1905-02-24
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 3927. Albert, E. Feb. 24. Stamping.- Hollow articles, such h as curtain rings, bracket sockets, rod holders, &c., are made from sheet metal by pressing out successive strips a, b, c, &c., on alternate sides. The hollow space formed may be of any desired cross-section.
Patent GB-190508753-A (GB)
Title: Improved Means and Apparatus for Compressing Air or other Elastic Fluid for the Production of Motive Power and other purposes.
Inventor: GILL JOHN
Filed: 1905-04-25
Granted: 1906-04-19
Abstract: 8753. Gill, J. April 25. Drawings to Specification. Compressed-air engines..-The heated water obtained in hydraulic apparatus for compressing air is circulated around engines driven by the compressed air to prevent freezing in the engines.
Patent GB-190510633-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lace and in the Method of Making the same
Inventor: THORPE ERNEST
Filed: 1905-05-22
Granted: 1906-01-11
Abstract: 10,633. Thorpe, E., and Hardy, G. May 22. Lace.-A fabric is produced on the Lever's machine having ornamental figures b which are attached by their edges only to the ground a beneath, and are of a greater area than this so as to present a raised or arched appearance as shown in Fig. 3. The figures b, Fig. 1, are formed from beam or spool threads placed in front of or between the warp bars, and are made to pillar warp or spool threads by the aid of selected bobbin threads, which pass between the ground warp threads without twisting. During the formation of the figure, the motion of the work roller is stopped at suitable intervals by means of the jacquard. The number of twists formed in the figure are thus in excess of the number formed in other parts of the fabric during the same period. In fastening the edges to the ground, the threads concerned are made to work in the usual manner.
Patent GB-190512279-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Engines Worked by Motive Fluid, such as Steam, suitable for Driving Pumps.
Inventor: HALL JOHN PERCY
Filed: 1905-06-13
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 12,279. Hall, J. P. June 13. Valves and valve-gear.-Relates to improvements on the direct - acting pumping - engines described in Specification No. 9275, A.D. 1899. The main valve 6 in the valve-chest is attached to pistons 13<x>, to which steam is distributed through passages controlled by an auxiliary valve 5, which acts also as an expansion valve. Steam is admitted from a passage 4 through ports 4<a>, 4<b> into the chest in which the valve 5 moves, and when the valve 6 has been moved to either end of its stroke passes through a port 7 or 8 and a passage 9 or 9<a> to the main cylinder. The ends of the valve-chest 6a exhaust through passages 15<x>, which are alternately connected with an exhaust passage 16 by a recess 19 in the valve 5. The valve 5 is operated from the main piston-rod 3 by a lever 12 which strikes nuts 11 on a link attached to the valve-rod. The valve 6 has a recess 13 for connecting the passages 9, 9<a> with the exhaust 18, and the valve is also recessed at the opposite side in order that the steam may act on it to keep it up to the port faces. In a compound engine, the low-pressure distributing-valve is operated directly by the valve 6.
Patent GB-190513797-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Steps or Stairs
Inventor: METZ ARTHUR
Filed: 1905-07-04
Granted: 1906-05-17
Abstract: 13,797. Metz, A. July 4. Drawings to Specification. Concretes. - Steps or stairs are formed from a composition of asphalt, bitumen, and finely broken granite and stone dust which are well mixed and heated at a high temperature.