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Patent GB-190308970-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Spindle Bolsters Employed in Machinery for Spinning and Doubling Textile Materials and Substances.
Inventor: THOMPSON JOHN
Filed: 1903-04-21
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 8970. Thompson, J., and Travis, J. April 21. Spindle apparatus.-The bolster plate L, Fig. 6, and its web H are made separate, and screwed &c. to the rail M, so that, when worn, the plate L can be reversed ; or the plate and web are cast in one piece at any required angle, as shown in Fig. 10. Figs. 6 and 13 show the parts side uppermost. The web is provided with holes C, D, E, &c., Fig. 2, of various forms, and below these holes are the projections or midfeathers G, Fig. 1, which form square or flat bearing-surfaces for the spindles A. The slot or recess I receives the lubricant. A plate or board 0, Fig. 10, provided with a strip of cloth, tape, &c., which is in contact with the spindle, serves to keep it uniformly oiled. In one modification, the bearings for the spindle in the web are made of increased length. In other modifications, the spindle bolsters are constructed separately for each spindle.
Patent GB-190309221-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Eyeglasses and the like
Inventor: WHEWAY ERNEST ROLLASON
Filed: 1903-04-23
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 9221. Wheway, E. R. April 23. Eyeglasses.-The plaquets of eyeglasses and the like are jointed to curved stems passing through sockets on the rims and held fast, in adjustable positions in the socket, by screws. In the modification shown in Fig. 3, the socket is in two parts screwed together to grip the stem. In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the piece 14<a> on the rim 9, closes round the telescoping-piece 41<b>, through a hole in which the stem 13 passes and is held tightly against the piece 14<a> by the screw 15<a>.
Patent GB-190316646-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Swath Turners.
Inventor: COLLYER JOSEPH VICCARS
Filed: 1903-07-29
Granted: 1904-07-07
Abstract: 16,646. Collyer, J. V. July 29. Haymaking.-Relates to an implement having a rotary conical device A for turning over the swaths. The device A may consist of a number of serrated discs A<1> separated by plain distance-pieces A<2>, or may consist of a series of discs having spring arms on their peripheries to form a turning- device of the nature of a conical brush. The device A is mounted on a shaft B driven by the gearing shown from the axle of the main wheels C'. The shaft B can be driven in either direction or thrown out of action by means of clutch mechanism operated by a weighted lever M<5>. The shaft B is mounted in a bracket E adjustably connected to the main gear frame D by a flanged joint at F. The device A is supported on a castor wheel, not shown in Fig. 3, carried by a standard L<2> adjustably fixed in a socket L<3> on the bracket E. The bracket E can be raised so that the device A is out of action by a chain and lever mounted on a rock-shaft Q supported in the frame 0, to which the horse shafts N are attached. The bracket E carries a number of bars K, which form a guard to prevent the swath from being thrown npon the main wheel C<1>. The bracket E can be turned over to place the device A at the opposite side of the implement, which is thus readily adapted to follow either a left-handed or a right handed mowing-machine. The Specification states that the implement may be provided with more than one turning device so as to deal with more than one swath at a time.
Patent GB-190317521-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rotary Dough Mixing Machines
Inventor: FOX WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-08-12
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 17,521. Fox, W., and Fox, W., [trading as Fox & Sons, W.]. Aug. 12. Moving-container apparatus and moving-beater apparatus for mixing dough. The hollow drum A, Fig. 1, is mounted on trunnions C, C<1> supported by standards I, I', and is revolved through spur gearing by a handle at one end. The standard I carries a fixed spindle D, to which is keyed a disc or spider E, carrying straight or curved blades or mixers b, which clear the drum blades a. Instead of the spider E being fixed, it may be revolved in the opposite direction to the drum, the spindle D being connected by means of spur gearing to a wheel fixed on the trunnion C. Or the blades a, b may be fixed to the ends of the drum, which is then mounted on a shaft. In a modification, the spider E carrying the blades b is mounted on a shaft which passes through the trunnions of the drum, the shaft and drum being driven through separate trains of wheels from the main shaft. Fig. 7 shows a modification, in which a central shaft D, either fixed or revolving in the opposite direction to the drum A, passes through the trunnions C, C' of the drum and carries a boss E<1>, from which the knives or mixers b diverge radially, being bent so as to pass between the drum knives a. The materials are fed into, and discharged from, the drum through an opening K closed by a suitable cover.
Patent GB-190319242-A (GB)
Title: Process of Manufacturing Caustic Soda.
Inventor: DOLBEAR CLINTON EMERSON
Filed: 1903-09-07
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 19,242. Dolbear, C. E. Sept. 7. Sodium hydrates.-Relates to the manufacture of caustic soda from naturally - occurring alkali deposits containing sodium carbonate and sulphate with small quantities of common salt and magnesium carbonate. The sodium carbonate and sulphate are converted into caustic soda by treating a solution of the alkali deposit with caustic lime. The resulting solution of caustic soda is evaporated down, and the common salt crystallized out from it. The magnesium salts may be removed by boiling the original solution to break up the sodium-magnesium carbonate, causing the precipitation of magnesium carbonate, or by adding sodium carbonate to the caustic soda solution in sufficient quantity to convert the magnesium hydrate present into the carbonate.
Patent GB-190319518-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Angular Pedestals.
Filed: 1903-09-10
Granted: 1903-10-29
Abstract: 19,518. Howland-Sherman Syndicate, [Sherman, C. H. Howland-]. Sept. 10. Thrashing-machines.-Relates to detachable bearings for thrashing-machines &c. The cap of an inclined pedestal has projections 9, 10 extending beyond the upper brass 17, which has a hexagonal or other polygonal form. The projections bear on the flats 13, 14 formed on tho sides of the lower brass and thus prevent it from rotating.
Patent GB-190324062-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Seamless Toy Balloons or Expansible Bags of Rubber or the like Material.
Inventor: FEENY VICTOR FALLON
Filed: 1903-11-05
Granted: 1904-01-14
Abstract: 24,062. Feeny, V. F., [Rubber Balloon Co.]. Nov. 5. Toy balloons; balls.-Relates to the method of manufacturing seamless toy balloons, or expansible bags of rubber, or the like, described in Specification No. 8583, A.D. 1903, and consists in forming the bags on an egg-shaped mould A, Fig. 1, by dipping in a solution of rubber or any equivalent material. The mould is dipped and removed vertically, and is then inverted until the solution solidifies, the dipping being repeated several times, after which the bag is vulcanized and removed from the mould. The mould A and stem B are preferably made of glass, but hard rubber &c. may be used, and at the bottom of the mould A is a small conical &c. extension a, which enters the solution first in the process of dipping and facilitates the displacement of air which would otherwise cause bubbles. It also allows superfluous material to drip from the mould, thereby ensuring a more even distribution of the material on the surface of the mould. The bag, when removed from the mould A, has a corresponding extension, but when inflated it assumes a spherical shape.
Patent GB-190325471-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Screw Motors or Turbines.
Inventor: OSVETIMSKY JOHN
Filed: 1903-11-21
Granted: 1904-11-21
Abstract: 25,471. Osvetimsky, J. Nov. 21. Screw motors. - A steam, air, water, or wind motor applicable for marine and aerial navigation has a rotatable helix on which the driving-fluid impinges. As adapted for use with steam, the driving-shaft 5, Fig. 1, carries a screw 1 on which steam from a pipe 9 impinges. The steam pipe contains a ported slide valve 12, Fig. 3, actuated by a cam 15 on the shaft, and causes the steam to be admitted in puffs. The shaft may be arranged vertically so that downwardly - flowing water impinges on the screw.
Patent GB-190325511-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Carriers for Children, applicable to Bicycles.
Inventor: NORTON ALBERT
Filed: 1903-11-23
Granted: 1904-09-29
Abstract: 25,511. Norton, A. Nov. 23. Seats ; passengers, for conveying.-In a seat for carrying a child upon a bicycle or the like, a wooden semicircular base a carries a wickerwork back b, sides c, a splayed split body d, and a footrest e. To secure the seat to the machine, two bolts g, inserted in a metal plate f upon the base, pass through a clip h upon the top tube, and are tightened by wing-nuts. The handla-bar stem is passed in through the division k, a buckled strap l being used to connect the two parts of the footrest. An iron wire or like frame may be used to strengthen the seat.
Patent GB-190403321-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus for Charging Retorts.
Inventor: GRAHAM MAURICE
Filed: 1904-02-10
Granted: 1904-12-15
Abstract: 3321. Graham, M. Feb. 10. Conveyers. - Relates to an apparatus for charging horizontal gas retorts, in which a travelling belt adjustable in position, and working at comparatively high but variable speeds, projects coal into the retort. A belt conveyer A, feeding shoot B, and delivery tube C, are supported on a carriage D, which runs on wheels E, along rails overhead as shown, or along the ground in front of the retorts. Motive power for the belt and for traversing the carriage D, is supplied by an electric motor G, regulated by a rheostat S, controlled from a platform placed in front of the machine. The motor is supported on the carriage D, or in a casing H as shown. Power is conveyed to the belt A by a belt I and to the traversing wheels E by a pulley J, belt K, crossed belt L, fast pulley 0, (on the axle of which are loose pulleys M, N), chain-wheel P, and chain Q (having a taking-up weight 4 and chain 5), and worm gearing R. The charging-apparatus is raised and lowered by chains T, actuated from a pulley U and a hand-chain V, by worm gearing X. The telescopic feed shoot B is supplied from a hopper at the top of the carriage D, and is provided with a discharging-shoe 3, which may be hinged to allow of variation in the angle of discharge of the fuel on to the belt A. The rate of feed of coal is regulated by a suitable valve in the lower part of the shoot or by means of an ordinary feedidgdrum beneath the hopper. In the latter case the drum may be arranged in connection with the conveyer belt, so that any variation in speed of the belt may similarly affect the speed of the drum. From the point at which it receives the fuel to the point of delivery, the belt is enclosed in a tube C, in line with the bottom of shoot or in continuation thereof, and provided with a suitable air inlet Y. The tube C may taper slightly towards the mouth, which is preferably bell-shaped, and has at its upper part a movable flap 1 controlled by a rod 2. The lower part of the belt is enclosed by a casing H, bent up in front of the pulley Z, which is provided with a tension screw 6.
Patent GB-190404139-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for use in Heating Substances in Retorts.
Inventor: STANTON CHARLES WALDREN
Filed: 1904-02-18
Granted: 1904-04-21
Abstract: 4139. Stanton, C. W. Feb. 18. Metallurgical furnaces; distilling and concentrating appliances.-Ores &c. are smelted in the shaft 10 of a furnace 2, Fig. 1, being fed in through an opening 11, which is then hermetically closed. The shaft acts as a retort within the annular fuel chamber of the furnace, and has a sloping bottom 9 and discharge opening 13 leading to another opening 15, through which the reduced material is tapped off. Gums, tar, oils, &c. are distilled in a receptacle supported by angle-irons 23 on top of a furnace 16, Fig. 2.
Patent GB-190407813-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Method of and Means to be used in Spacing or Feeding and Guiding Fabrics when Smocking or Honeycombing is being done on Sewing Machines.
Inventor: SCHOFIELD FRANK
Filed: 1904-04-02
Granted: 1904-05-05
Abstract: 7813. Schofield, F., and Elston, J. April 2. Ornamental - sewing machines; folding-attachments; guiding materials.-For use in spacing or feeding and guiding the fabric in smocking or honeycomb work, a guide or finger D, having a slot s for the passage of the needle C, is employed. The finger is preferably made of thin steel &c., and is adjustably mounted on the pivoted arm E so that it cannot move horizontally, but is capable of vertical movement to accommodate materials of different thickness. The finger is preferably adapted in dimensions for the work required, the distance from the edge d of the finger to the needle C being made equal to the distance to be maintained between the "tacks" or clusters of stitches f, and the distance from the edge d' of the finger to the needle made equal to the distance from the folded edge of the fabric to the points where the " tacks " are to be made. The fabric F is passed under and folded over the finger D, as shown in Fig. 1. After one " tack has been formed, in the usual manner, by the needle C, the fabric is moved by band in the direction of the arrow E', Fig. 2, to bring the "tack" just formed against the edge d, the fold being at the same time adjusted against the edge d<1>, after which another "tack" is made, and so on. Succeeding folds are formed and "tacked" in the same manner, the "tacks" of successive folds being "staggered," as usual.
Patent GB-190407985-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to Attachments for Electric Incandescent Lamps.
Inventor: OLIER HENRY D
Filed: 1904-04-06
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 7985. D'Olier, H. April 6. Reflectors.-An incandescent electric lamp 30 has a reflector 28, preferably parabolic, and provided with a neck-piece for the insertion of the lamp. This neck-piece has a number of spring clips which engage a bead 26 upon the lamp holder.
Patent GB-190413755-A (GB)
Title: Process and Machine for Producing Cases and Wrappers of Corrugated Cardboard and the like of any Shape for the Protection of Bottles and the like.
Inventor: O'DONNELL JOHN PATRICK
Filed: 1904-06-17
Granted: 1905-05-18
Abstract: 13,755. O'Donnell, J. P., [Bohm & Kruse]. June 17. Bending.-Wire is bent around the pointed ends of bottle wrappers to secure them. The sliding piece 6, Figs. 10 and 11, cuts off a piece of the wire 7 and bends it over the anvil 8, forming an eye. By means of the wedge 10, the anvil is forced out of the guide 11, and the eye is then fitted over the projecting end 12 of the wrapper. Rods 14 fixed to another sliding piece 13 descend, causing the rods 16 to move upwards and force the eye in the form of a ring around the end of the wrapper, the action being assisted by jaws 17 fixed to the piece 13, which with the piece 6 derives its motion from a pin-and-slot arrangement connected with the crank disc 3.
Patent GB-190414477-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for Facilitating Walking or Running.
Inventor: SKORZEWSKI COMTE VLADIMIR
Filed: 1904-06-27
Granted: 1904-07-28
Abstract: 14,477. Skorzewski, Comte V. June 27. Walking and running, appliances for aiding.-A n appliance for aiding walking and running is adapted to store up, and to give up at the required moment, the energy resulting from the alteration in height of the centre of gravity of the body. The user sits on a saddle 2 adjustably attached to a tube 1 provided with handle - bars. The tube 1 branches into two tubes 5, which are connected by joints 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17 to other tubes of narrower crosssection, conforming in shape to the legs of the wearer, who is strapped to the appliance. The joints 16, 17 are connected by means of stirrups 18, 19 to soles 20, 21, or to straps by means of which soles may be attached to the appliance. The tubes are filled with compressed air through a suitable cock or valve. The joints are preferably formed of armoured rubber tubes, coated or not with para rubber.
Patent GB-190416807-A (GB)
Title: Improved Tray for use in Washing up Domestic Articles.
Inventor: CALLAWAY HARRY CLARKE
Filed: 1904-07-30
Granted: 1905-06-01
Abstract: 16,807. Callaway, H. C. July 30. Plates, d i s h e s, &c., washing. - A draining - tray is provided with a false perforated bottom which may be removed when the tray is to be used for other purposes. The metal exterior A has an inner ledge B on which rests a false bottom C made of perforated sheet metal or of wire with a stiff periphery. Additional support is afforded to the centre of the bottom C by a hollow metal ring D or by legs either fixed to the bottom C or to the true bottom of the tray. which may be either solid or perforated. Openings E are provided in the bottom C for its readier removal.
Patent GB-190419796-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Crimping or Fluting-irons.
Inventor: BROWN EDWIN JAMES
Filed: 1904-09-14
Granted: 1905-06-29
Abstract: 19,796. Brown, E. J., and Kent, S. R. Sept.14. Pleating.-A box-iron for fluting or crimping linen, lace, &c. consists of a hollow body A lined with asbestos and supported on asbestos-plugged legs a. It is provided with a nickel corrugated lid B, hinged at C. The operating-part D, similarly corrugated, has a wooden handle G with a protecting-shield (not shown). The iron is heated internally by a hot metal body or by gas.
Patent GB-190420404-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Winding, Twisting and Doubling Machines.
Inventor: REINERS WILHELM
Filed: 1904-09-21
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 20,404. Reiners, W. Sept. 21. Winding-machines; doubling and twisting machines with twisting- arrangements at delivery.-A f r i ction roller i, Fig. 1, adjustable or displaceable towards the spindle c or spool-sleeve y, and placed at about the height of the thread-guide h, presses the thread on the spindle or sleeve during winding, thus forming a uniformly-hard cop. In order that the cylindrical shape of the cop may be preserved, the friction roller is mounted on a pin k fixed to a cross-bar n, Fig. 4. As winding progresses, the spindle, in ascending, operates a bifurcated lever f, which, acting through a link u, causes a bell-crank lever t, r to push a sliding plate o and the friction roller i mounted on it nearer to the spindle, thus compensating for the tapering of the spool-sleeve. An adjusting-screw v, against which the lever r presses, serves to adjust the initial position of the friction roller i, and the limit of inclination of the friction roller is determined by a stop w, adjustably fixed to the frame, against which an arm x fixed on the cross-bar n strikes. The invention is described in connection with winding- machines, but is also applicable to doubling- machines and as a spooling-device for twisting- machines in which the thread is formed by the rotation of a number of bobbins about a common axis.
Patent GB-190422258-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Means for the Application of Electricity to the Human Body.
Inventor: RIGOLA CAMILLO
Filed: 1904-10-15
Granted: 1904-12-01
Abstract: 22,258. Rigola, C. Oct. 15. Electricity, administering.- An electromedical appliance consists of a coil b, contactbreaker m, and a device for adjusting the position of the core c which serves to regulate the intensity of the current. Secured to the end of the core is a U- piece d, to the ends of which a second U-piece e is pivotally connected. The piece e is connected by the barf and the crank g to the horizontal spindle h. The spindle passes through the case and has attached to its end a vulcanite handle h<3>, Fig. 4, and a pointer h'. Another compartment of the case contains a battery, one terminal of which is connected through the spring k to terminals 2, 3 on the exterior of the case. The windings of the coil are divided into parts, one part being divided into two parts, one part being connected to the wire joining the terminals 2, 3 and to the terminal 1, and the other to the terminal 3 and through the base-plate of the contact breaker to the terminal 4. The other battery terminal is connected through the contact-breaker to the terminal 4 and thence to the coil. The contact-breaker is preferably of the kind described in Specification No. 9324, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Dvnamo-electric generators &c.]. The circuit may be broken by turning the handle till the crank g bears against the spring k and breaks contact between it and the plate j.
Patent GB-190424294-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Clamping Devices
Inventor: BARNES EDWIN
Filed: 1904-11-10
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 24,294. Barnes, E. Nov. 10. Retort and like stands for laboratory use.-Relates to a clamping-device for scientific purposes, such as for retort stands &c., of the kind described in Specification No. 18,557, A.D. 1901. A pillar &c. H, Figs. 2 and 3, is gripped by an eye-bolt G and projections I upon a circular plate B. The article 0 to be clamped is held against the plate B by a grooved plate C. provided with a supporting- pin K which rests against the plate B. To facilitate adjustment, a spring F is provided which keeps the parts in easy contact when the nut is slackened.
Patent GB-190424777-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wire-drawing Machines.
Inventor: THOMPSON HUGH LINDSAY
Filed: 1904-11-15
Granted: 1905-03-23
Abstract: 24,777. Thompson, H. L. Nov. 15. Drawing.-The rotary block 1, Figs. 2 and 3, of a wire-drawing machine has a wire-gripper 6 pivoted to a crank 7 and working in a sectorshaped opening in the block, so that it does not rotate with the block until the spring-relieved stop 9 engages it. The full drawing action does not take place until the wire is tangential to the block, as shown in Fig. 13, although the crank meanwhile causes the wire to be gradually drawn out. A guide 20 on the block serves to prevent a sudden bend in the wire. The die-holder 33, balanced by a weight 37 or spring, is pivoted about a pin 40 and a swivel 39 attached to the frame so that the dies can follow the direction of the wire. The gripper 6, Fig. 5, consists of serrated jaws 23, 24 working in T-grooves 21, 23, a vertical bar 25 attached to the lower jaw passing through the upper jaw. A handle 28 attached to the casing and also to the vertical bar causes the jaws to grip the wire. The gripper may also be pivoted to follow the direction of the wire.
Patent GB-190428350-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Attachment or Appliance for use in connection with Suspended Electric Lamps
Inventor: HOOPER EDGAR AUGUSTUS JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-12-27
Granted: 1905-02-16
Abstract: 28,350. Hooper, E. A. J. Dec. 27. Supporting lamps.-The flexible conductor supporting an incandescent lamp carries a counterpoised cross bracket a<1>, a<2>, the conductor b either passing straight through the bracket for the lower position of the lamp, or being led along it for the higher position, shown at c'. The bracket is provided with a counterpoise d and with shallow troughs or grooves; one on each side of its part a', which gradually merge into one trough at the end a<3>, the conductor passing into one of these through a notch f, of which there is one on each side. The positions of these notches and of the point where the two grooves unite may be varied as shown in Fig. 5. A cord-grip g secures the bracket to the conductor, and may have a spherical part upon which a socket h of the bracket rests, to allow rocking motion of the latter, or the bracket may be readily adjustable as to height upon the conductor, and be provided with a self-locking eye, sleeve, or hole for the purpose.