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Patent GB-189704026-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Bottles.
Inventor: SCHMIED WENZEL HERONYMUS
Filed: 1897-02-15
Granted: 1897-03-27
Abstract: 4026. Schmied, W. H. Feb.15. Sealing bottles; refilling, preventing. - Relates to sealing bottles so that to open them it is necessary to break off a portion of the neck, thus preventing their re-use. The neck is formed with a groove D between beads C, C', and the cork F is inserted until opposite these beads. Above the cork is placed a disc G, preferably of nickelplated steel, and the space above the disc is filled with cement &c. H on which is placed the seal I. The inside of the neck is grooved to give a better hold to the cement &c. The bottle is opened by breaking off the neck at the groove D and withdrawing the cork.
Patent GB-189704478-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Iron and Steel Tubes.
Inventor: WRIGHT ALFRED CECIL
Filed: 1897-02-19
Granted: 1897-12-24
Abstract: 4478. Wright, A. C. Feb. 19. Metal tubes, manufacture of. Iron or steel tubes are immersed in a bath of tin and then drawn through a die in order to compress the coating in the tube. This protects the tube from rust, and also adapts it to receive a lacquer which may be subsequently applied so as to give the tube any desired colour.
Patent GB-189704857-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Treatment of Ores with Solvents.
Inventor: KONEMAN WILLIAM ADOLPH
Filed: 1897-02-23
Granted: 1898-02-19
Abstract: 4857. Koneman, W. A., and Hartley, W. H. Feb. 23. Gold; metals, extracting.-Relates to the treat. ment of granular ores or slimes with solvents. The mixture is subjected to pressure under which the ore settles in a compact mass, leaving a clear solution. Fig. 1 shows the apparatus. The vessel A is fitted with a removable top A<3>and bottom A<4>; both are flanged, so that a tight joint may be obtained. The top is adapted to be run off on the rails G, being supported by the screws H carrying wheels K. The bottom is fitted with a filter bed A', and is removed by a special trolley E, which has an adjustable pillar E<3> adapted to engage a flange A<9> on the bottom. The ore after admixture with the solvent (in the case of gold and precious metal with a cyanide) is placed in the vessel, the space A' being first filled with water. The cover is secured, and air and water forced in through the pipe M to give the required pressure. The material is then allowed to settle, and the solution removed from the top through a pipe carried by a float. The ore may then be washed, the mass being broken up by the entering air, and again be allowed to settle. The material is discharged, when the bottom is removed, by forcing air in at the top. The ores may be amalgamated before or after treatment.
Patent GB-189705556-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Devices for Holding and Adjusting Spring Roller Window and other Blinds.
Inventor: THOMPSON WILLIAM PHILLIPS
Filed: 1897-03-02
Granted: 1897-04-17
Abstract: 5556. Thompson, W. P., [Davis Car Shade Co.]. March 2. Window blinds.-Relates to guiding and holding arrangements for spring blinds. The rod D is hollow, and the guiding-cords, tapes, &c. C, fixed at the top and bottom, are led into the rod round pulleys E geared together. In the form here shown, perforated tapes and sprocket-wheels, of which the teeth on each engage corresponding holes in the other, are used. Spur-wheels attached to the sprocket-wheels may be used, or both cords may be lapped on a single pulley, the cords on one side being crossed. Guiding-surfaces h or pulleys are placed at the ends of the rod, and give sufficient friction to hold the blind against the spring.
Patent GB-189709562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Burners for Vapor Stoves.
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1897-04-14
Granted: 1897-07-10
Abstract: 9562. Haddan, H. J., [Allison, J. W.]. April 14. Oil stoves; vapour burners.-Oil is supplied from a detached reservoir by a tube d to the vaporizing- tube L, placed slightly above the straight burner tubes F which branch off from the ring burner C<1>. A needle valve e', operated by the lever J<1>, and fixed pin j<1> working in the spiral groove j, controls the admission of the vaporized oil to the horizontal branch of the air-admission tube E, and to the mixing-chamber D. The ring burner branches from this mixing-chamber. Vaporization is com, menced by the flame of spirit &c. ignited in the tray M. The vaporizing-tube is removable by unclamping the screw i,
Patent GB-189712578-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Flour Shoots and the like.
Inventor: FRYER LAWRENCE
Filed: 1897-05-21
Granted: 1898-04-02
Abstract: 12,578. Fryer, L. May 21. Flour bins.-The slide 1 is raised and lowered by a rack 3 and quadrant 4 operated by the crank 9. The quadrant may be replaced by a pinion and handwheel.
Patent GB-189714443-A (GB)
Title: Improved Joint or Stopper for Sanitary and other like Pipes, also applicable to Jars and Bottles.
Inventor: EMDEN WILLIAM SAMUEL
Filed: 1897-06-15
Granted: 1898-04-16
Abstract: 14,443. Emden, W. S., and Higgins, F. H. W. June 15. Spigot-and-socket joints.-The socket is lined with a bituminous compound B in which an interrupted screw E is formed. A similar engaging-screw is formed on the spigot.
Patent GB-189730719-A (GB)
Title: A Machine for Surfacing and Polishing Rolls, particularly the Rolls of Rolling Mills, Worked by an Electric Motor.
Inventor: BREITENBACH KARL
Filed: 1897-12-29
Granted: 1898-05-14
Abstract: 30,719. Breitenbach, K., and Breitenbach, F. Dec. 29. Rolling.-Relates to apparatus for surfacing and polishing rolls, particularly the rolls of plate-rolling mills. Grinding-wheels U, C are secured upon the ends of the spindle a of an electric motor A, which is supported by means of a bar D provided at its ends with pivots fitted in bearings c. These are carried by a table H adjustable angularly on a slide L by means of hand-wheels Q, Q. The slide is movable along a bed I by means of a handwheel M, bevel gearing, and rack and pinion. The bed is adjustable in the manner shown upon supporting-rails K, K fixed to the inner sides of the roll standards. The motor and wheels are adjustable vertically by means of a projecting arm E, hand-wheel F, and screw G. In a modification, a spindle of the wheels is at right-angles to that of the motor, and is driven by bevel gearing.
Patent GB-189807147-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Fabrics.
Inventor: REYNOLDS HERBERT WAIDE
Filed: 1898-03-24
Granted: 1899-02-11
Abstract: 7147. Reynolds, H. W. March 24. Compound fabrics for corsets &c. Two or more layers of fabric of the same or different materials are treated with an adhesive and pressed together.
Patent GB-189810162-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Making Captive Aerial Ascents.
Inventor: GARDNER JOHN
Filed: 1898-05-04
Granted: 1898-07-23
Abstract: 10,162. Gardner, J. May 4. Amusements for fairs and the like.-Balloons, or c a r s without balloons, ascend and descend vertically, being held b o t h above and below. A structure of the Eiffel tower type S is provided with two cantilevers C, C<1>. At their extremities are grooved pulleys P, P, around which and around pulleys beneath, not shown, pass ropes R, R<1> connected to two balloons B. The ends of the ropes may be connected to rods passing vertically through, and attached to, the balloons. Or two continuous ropes may be used, travelling in opposite directions, and passing through a vertical tube in each balloon, each rope being capable of being independently connected to the balloon by an ordinary cable grip. In addition, a separate fixed rope may also pass through the tube, to which the balloon can also be attached by a cable grip. In any case, the travelling rope or ropes pass around a winding-drum operated by power. Modifications may be made ; for example, instead of the tower a small securely-braced upright may be used, or the balloons may be omitted, cars being used by themselves. The balloons, when used, are inflated as usual.
Patent GB-189812242-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Dental Engines.
Inventor: MCDONALD ARTHUR JAY
Filed: 1898-05-31
Granted: 1898-07-30
Abstract: 12,242. McDonald, A. J. May 31. Friction gearing.-Relates to a dental engine the driving-pulley 17 of which is secured, together with a rubber disc 19, upon a sleeve 16 which runs upon a tube 14 fixed in a disc 13 screwed into the base 1. Above the rubber disc and secured to the shaft is a similar disc 30, and below the disc 13 and likewise secured to the shaft is a disc 26. Rubber rollers 22 are journalled in slots in the disc 13, and in the position shown transmit the motion of the pulley 17 to the disc 26, and the shaft turns in the reverse direction. By lowering the shaft a little, the rollers drop out of gear and the transmission ceases ; by lowering it still more, the disc 30 rests upon the disc 19, and the shaft is driven in the same direction as the pulley. These movements of the shaft are produced by a lever 35 which carries a friction roller 34 placed under a flange on the shaft. The apparatus may be driven by a treadle acting upon a pin on the disc 40, the inner edge of which gears with the disc 19.
Patent GB-189812382-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lathe Chucks.
Inventor: HAMER SAMUEL HENRY
Filed: 1898-06-02
Granted: 1899-04-01
Abstract: 12,382. Hamer, S. H. June 2. Chucks.-The screws b for adjusting the jaws of lathe chucks are held in place by a collar c threaded into the chuck casting and into a plug or die e fitted laterally in a hole in the chuck body. The plug e is wedged against the collar c by a grub or set-screw d.
Patent GB-189814991-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Postage Stamps.
Inventor: CROMBIE WILLIAM ALFRED EDWARD
Filed: 1898-07-08
Granted: 1898-12-03
Abstract: 14,991. Crombie, W. A. E. July 8. Stamps, postage. -Stamps are perforated diagonally as shown, or in a direction parallel - with one of the edges, so as to be separable into two stamps of smaller value. The extra perforations are made to break joint with one another in the sheet.
Patent GB-189816421-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Manhole, Sludge, Mudhole, and like Doors and the Method of Manufacturing same.
Inventor: MUIRHEAD WILLIAM
Filed: 1898-07-28
Granted: 1899-06-10
Abstract: 16,421. Muirhead, W. July 28. Stamping.-Manhole, sludge, mudhole, and like doors are formed with a groove A<1> or check all round the edge and a corresponding projection A<2>, by stamping or preesing while hot, so that the liability of the joints to be blown out is minimized and the doors are made lighter.
Patent GB-189821595-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Photographic Developers.
Filed: 1898-10-13
Granted: 1899-08-12
Abstract: 21,595. Abel, C. D., [Actiengesellschaft f³r Anilin Fabrication]. Oct. 13. Developing.-Relates to a method of developing silver chloride, bromide, or iodide coatings and the like, by treating them with a bath containing any of the diamidonaphthol sulpbonic or disulphonic acids obtained by reducing the azo dye-stuffs derived from alpha-amido-alpha4-naphthol-#2-#3-disulphonic acid (acid H), alpha1-amido-alpha4-naphthol-alpha2-#3-disulphonic acid (acid K), or alpha1-amido-alpha4-naphtbol-alpha2- monosulphonic acid.
Patent GB-189901538-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Incandescence Bodies or Mantles for Incandescence Gas Lamps.
Inventor: KOBLENZER MARTIN
Filed: 1899-01-23
Granted: 1899-08-26
Abstract: 1538. Koblenzer, M. Jan. 23. In c a n d e s cent gas l a m p s.-Consists in providing mantles with a trade mark or indication of origin. The distinctive mark may be either e m - broidered or similarly formed on the fabric of the mantle, or upon a separate piece of fabric which is subsequently attached to the mantle, and is preferably applied before the mantle is impregnated.
Patent GB-189901833-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Automatic Coupling for Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Inventor: FRAMPTON HENRY SWITHIN
Filed: 1899-01-26
Granted: 1899-03-18
Abstract: 1833. Frampton, H. S. Jan. 26. Couplings, automatic, operative upon the level or on an incline. Fig. 1 shows a side elevation of the coupling. The blocks A and B, having jaws and tongue respectively pivoted at C, are enclosed by a casing D' and carry arms J, J<1>, and H connected together by a tongue K which is made to engage with the groove c by the spring N and rod L. The block A with its arm H, when caused to move upon its pivot C by means of the threaded tube E and lever F, shown in Fig. 4, releases or holds the tongue piece K. In the form shown in Fig. 14, for use with passenger carriages, the tube S rotates upon the spindle r with the frame T which has teeth gearing with the mitre-wheels W fixed upon the sleeve w and rotated by a handwheel X. The couplings may be worked from the sides of the vehicles.
Patent GB-189908841-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Working of Railway Signals.
Inventor: HELLIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-04-27
Granted: 1899-05-27
Abstract: 8841. Hellis, W. April 27. Fog and audible signals; signalling to cabins; contacts, mechanical a n d electric. - A weighted treadlelever is pivoted close to one of the rails, and engages the pin 20, which passes through a slot in the casing 12 of the apparatus shown. A magazine 13, formed with chambers 15 for cartridges or other detonators, is mounted on a stud 14 within the casing. When a train passes over the treadlelever, a striking-plate on the engine depresses it and the pin 20, which, acting through the links and levers 18, 16, 33, 29, operates the hammer 32 to explode a cartridge &c. When the train has passed, the treadle is returned by its counterweight, the return movement effecting the rotation of the magazine, through the pawl and ratchet mechanism 23, 22, to bring the next cartridge &c. into the firing position. A contact-block on the treadle-lever completes an electric circuit through a bell or other indicator in the cabin, so warning the signalman to block the line behind the train. Connections are provided for rendering the apparatus inoperative when the line is clear.
Patent GB-189913830-A (GB)
Title: Process and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Coal-gas.
Inventor: BESEMFELDER EDUARD
Filed: 1899-07-04
Granted: 1900-06-16
Abstract: 13,830. Besemfelder, E. July 4. Gas-producers.-Relates to the manufacture of gas by heating coal or other carbonaceous material in retorts which are heated externally by the waste gases obtained from water-gas producers during the heating-up stage, and through which hot water gas itself passes, to assist in gasefying the coal, and to mix with the gas generated. The hot coke passes from the retorts direct into the gas-producers, or into an intermediate tower leading thereto. Fig. 1 shows one suitable arrangement of apparatus. The coal is fed into a slowly-rotating inclined retort 5 by means of an elevator 1, hopper 6, and conveyer 3. The retort contains helical internal ribs 7, which convey the coke to a shute 8. The latter discharges it on to distributing-devices mounted upon a vertical rotating shaft 10, one form of which consists of a cone 11 which is connected with paddle-wheels 12, and a circular casing 14, having projections 13 and recesses. The cone directs the hot coke into three of a series of four circularly arranged gas-producers 9. The fourth producer, the one not receiving a charge, is cut off by a sliding door or valve 18, and is being heated up. The waste gases from this producer are collected by the tube 30, and delivered to the cylinder 32 surrounding the retort 5 and provided with a spiral passage 33. The air or steam is automatically t u r n e d on and off to the producers as required, by the rotation of the shaft 10. The steam may be caused to inject tar or petroleum residues into the producers. The water gas thus generated and carburetted passes upwards into the retort 5, mixes with the coal gas generated therein, and escapes by the tube 26. The tar collects at 28, and is led off by a siphon 29. In another form of apparatus, there is a vertical series of fixed horizontal retorts having communicating-tubes alternately at opposite ends. The coal is passed along each retort, being introduced at one end into the top retort, and being discharged from the opposite end of the lowest. The coke then passes into a tower, similar to a shot tower, provided with baffle-plates. Down this tower tar or petroleum residue is also caused to flow from an upper receptacle by means of a steam injector. The coke is then delivered to the gas-producers, the device preferably employed for this purpose having an annular cooling and sealing device inserted between the lower end of the tower and the conduits leading to the generators, and formed of a vertical movable shotpan resting on a spindle and a stand mounted upon a truck running on rails.
Patent GB-189918360-A (GB)
Title: A Street Lamp-lighter's Lighting Lamp.
Inventor: BEE JOHN THOMAS
Filed: 1899-09-12
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 18,3 6 0. Bee, J. T. Sept. 12. Torches for lighting street and like gas lamps. The extinction of the flame of the oil burner O by the wind, or by the explosion which takes place upon the ignition of the gas, is prevented by a flame-protecting sleeve C, which opens into the ignition chamber B, to which the gas passes through a perforated plate A. Two rows of ventilating-holes D are formed in the upper end of the chamber B.
Patent GB-189919294-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Appliances for Automatically Feeding Sheets of Paper to Printing and like Machines.
Inventor: BRIDGEWATER WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-09-26
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 19,294. Bridgewater, W. Sept. 26. Feeding sheets.-Relates to means for buckling up and separating sheets, and consists in placing, in front of and parallel with the buckling roller or device, a bar adjustable towards and from the buckling roller. In Fig. 1, A and B are two parallel rollers, which may operate as described in Specification No. 21,721, A.D. 1898, and C is the bar placed in front of the buckling-roller B. The bar C is loose on a shaft D journalled in brackets E having flanges E<1> resting on rack bars G and plates E<2> under the bars G. On the shaft D are fixed spur pinions F gearing with the racks G for moving the bar C to and from the roller B by turning the shaft D. The bar C is lifted by means of bars K reciprocated by a cam and levers L &c. and spring L<2>. On the bars K are blocks J with inclines engaging inclines of plates O, O fixed on the bars G.
Patent GB-189920852-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Brake for Cycles and the like.
Inventor: BREEZE SAMUEL
Filed: 1899-10-18
Granted: 1900-11-17
Abstract: 20,852. Breeze, S. Oct. 18. Brakes, back-pedalling. A clutch ring c, made in two parts secured together by end collars and formed with a recess for a roller, surrounds the crank axle b and is enclosed in the bottom bracket a. A stud projects from the clutch ring, and is connected by a rod d with a frame i carrying adjustable blocks h arranged to act on the rear wheel rim. The frame i carries lugs g which slide on the rear fork, its spring f serving to keep the brake normally out of action.
Patent GB-189922129-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Cleaning the Outsides of Bottles and Jars.
Inventor: HILL THOMAS
Filed: 1899-11-06
Granted: 1900-09-22
Abstract: 22,129. Hill, T. Nov. 6. Cleaning bottles, jars, &c.-Relates to machinery for cleaning the outsides of bottles, jars, &c. The bottle is held between the brushes D, E, mounted in the rotary receptacle A provided with openings C to admit water from the tank B. Shields J, J<2>, K are provided to protect the operator and the driving-mechanism from splashing.
Patent GB-189922972-A (GB)
Inventor: CHATTAWAY WILLIAM
Filed: 1899-11-17
Granted: 1900-07-07
Abstract: 22,972. Chattaway, W. Nov. 17. Concentrating sulphuric acid etc.; pans, trays, and like open evaporators.-Relates to vessels for use in the concentration of sulphuric acid and other acids and liquids, and consists in dividing them into two parts by means of a vertical division plate which does not extend to the bottom of the compartment, so as to leave a comparatively large communicating space between the two parts. The partition plate is preferably curved, and is placed so as to divide the vessel into two compartments of unequal size. These vessels may be used in the cascade method of concentrating.
Patent GB-189925487-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Liquid-sprayer.
Inventor: DIKEMA HARING HARINGS
Filed: 1899-12-23
Granted: 1900-03-10
Abstract: 25,487. Dikema, H. H. Dec. 23. Spray - producers.-Liquid is sprayed by being forced from a pipe d through intervals between conical rings or discs c forming with a part a a chamber j. These rings may be provided with slots e for the passage of the liquid. Springs i on the central bosses of the rings regulate the intervals between them. The rings are fixed to a tube k, which is screwed to a tube l rotated by a driving-wheel and carrying an inverted cap n, the mouth of which is closed by wire netting o.
Patent GB-190002245-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cipher Code Systems.
Inventor: ROUSSEL WILLIS JOHN
Filed: 1900-02-05
Granted: 1900-05-05
Abstract: 2245. Roussel, W. J. Feb. 5. Ciphers and codes.-A code letter, such as " R," on the sliding part f of the code key, Fig. 4, is brought opposite the letter A on the case g. The phrase or word to be sent in cipher is looked up in the code book, Fig. 1, the letter on the same row in the column b, say "H," is then found on the partf of the code key, and the letter next it on the part g, in this case " O," is referred to in column b of the same page of the code book, the word next it in column a is the one transmitted, together with the letter "R" to indicate the fixing of the code key. The code key shown may be replaced by a series of discs, marked with letters on their outer edges, arranged to slide on a central core, and enclosed in a slotted cylindrical cover provided with an end ring bearing the letters of the alphabet in order. The discs and cylinder may be replaced by flat strips placed in a grooved case provided with a slotted cover.
Patent GB-190003591-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Brakes for Vehicles and for other Purposes.
Inventor: CHABOCHE MARIE EDMOND PHILBERT
Filed: 1900-02-23
Granted: 1900-12-01
Abstract: 3591. Chaboche, M. E. P. Feb. 23. Brakes.-Relates to brakes specially applicable to automotor and other vehicles, the object being to make such brakes equally effective in arresting motion in either direction. One form of the invention is shown in Figs. 1 and 3. A grooved pulley a, mounted on the shaft b to be controlled, is embraced by a brake strap, the ends of which are connected to blocks f and d by cables c, e. These blocks are capable of being acted on by a toggle linkage r, s, i, j supported by a telescopic tubular arm l, m, carried by an eye on the shaft, and capable of being actuated by a cord passing through the tubular arm and over a pulley q. The tubular arm and linkage are held in position by chains g, h. In a modification, the blocks are adjusted by a lever linkage.