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Patent GB-190223562-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blind Stitching Sewing Machine.
Inventor: FILOR CHARLES FRANCIS
Filed: 1902-10-28
Granted: 1903-01-22
Abstract: 23,562. Filor, C. r. Oct. 28. Blind stitching machines; work-supports.- The material to be sewn passes first over and then back again under a workcarrying lever C, Figs. 1, 4, and 8, which is placed in a depression in the bedplate B, Fig. 1, and is pivoted on centre screws in brackets c<2>, Fig. 8, the pressure on the work being obtained by a spring m adjusted by a nut m<1>. To insert or remove the work, the lever C is raised by a pivoted knee lifter F, Fig. 1, acting through a chain e<1>, lever e, and rod E ; the lever C rises and falls between the adjustable guide-brackets D, the motion being limited by lock-nuts g on a stud G. The lever C is fitted with an adjustable cloth plate I, the edges of which are provided with notches for the passage of the needle ; one edge has a single notch o, Fig 6, for straightline stitching, the other edges having each two notches s spaced variously for zig-zag stitching of various widths. The edges of the lever C, Fig. 1, from the brackets D to and beyond the presser-foot are straight, and at right-angles to the line of feed. The under part of the lever C is kept clear of the bed-plate by a projection over the feed-dog. The adjustment of the cloth plate I is obtained by a screw i<3>, Fig. 6, which passes through bevelled cross-slots in the plate ; by these means the distance between the edge of the plate and the needle is adjusted for different thicknesses of material. This distance can also be varied by changing the position of the lever C by means of the adjusting centre screw. Needle-bars, vibrating laterally.-To produce zigzag stitching, the needle-bar K, Fig. 4, slides through an oscillating frame J, which is pivoted in the head a and is worked through a connecting- rod a', Fig. 1, from a regulator a<3>. The regulator is actuated by a grooved cam worked from bevel gear on the shaft a<4>. The connecting-rod a' is adjusted in the regulator to index marks corresponding to the distance between the notches in the work-plate, so that the vibration of the needlebar corresponds with the notches. Presser lifted automatically.-A yoke K<1>, Fig. 4, secured to the needle-bar K, periodically engages the presser-bar bracket l', raising it to release the foot from the work for the feeding operation the spring l<3> depresses the foot upon the work. A washer l is placed between the yoke K<1> and the bracket l<2> to reduce the noise. Presser-feet.-The presser-foot l<5> is provided with an additional transverse slot to allow of the vibration of the needle in zig-zag stitching. Feed.-Thefeed-dog H, Fig. 8, is connected to an oscillating lever P, Fig. 1, and receives motion from the shaft a5 through a cam a<6> and a lever a<7> pivoted at a<8>. Ornamental sewing.-In sewing material of a single thickness, for fancy stitching, the workplate I, Fig. 6, is adjusted so that the needle only partially penetrates the material.
Patent GB-190224822-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus and Appliances to Prevent Down Draughts in Chimneys.
Inventor: EVANS JOHN
Filed: 1902-11-12
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 24,822. Evans, J. Nov. 12. Chimney tops.- A drum wind-guard G is used having a sectional area which is seven-thirds that of the chimney pot C. It is held on by means of a tight-fitting series of #-brackets H.
Patent GB-190316137-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Turbine.
Inventor: MICHELL ANTHONY GEORGE MALDON
Filed: 1903-07-21
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 16,137. Michell, A. G. M. July 21. Impact-wheels.-A water-driven impact-wheel has a ring of vanes B, Fig. 1, arranged between two discs A, and the vanes are formed tangentially and radially at their outer and inner ends, respectively. The jet of water E may pass in various directions through the central wheel space according to the relative velocities of the jet and wheel. Several such wheels may be combined together. A governing-device consists of a rectangular nozzle g, Fig. 9, having a curved guide K, which can be adjusted by toothed gearing L to vary the size of the jet.
Patent GB-190319879-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Illuminated Decorations, Signs and the like
Inventor: HADDAN HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1903-09-15
Granted: 1904-01-28
Abstract: 19,879. Haddan, H. J., [Florensa, M. Gare-]. Sept. 15. Ornamental effects. - Illuminated decorations, signs, advertisements, and the like are formed by arranging a number of incandescent lamps B and reflectors C within a casing provided with glass prisms A. Combinations of direct and reflected rays of similar or different colours are obtained by varying the colour of the lamp bulbs B and of the reflectors C, or by revolving either the reflectors or the lamps, or both.
Patent GB-190320775-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Breaking, Crushing & Grinding Machinery.
Inventor: POCHIN ROBERT FRANK
Filed: 1903-09-28
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 20,775. Pochin, R. F., and Pochin, H. S. Sept. 28. Feeding-devices.-The hopper B of a machine for breaking, crushing, or grinding stone, ore, and other minerals and materials, is provided at the lower part with one or more rollers D, to feed the stone &c. to the machine. The roller has its surface constructed with flutes, grooves, or studs, and is driven by a belt from the shaft F, while the hopper has an adjustable outlet C.
Patent GB-190323574-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wireless Signalling Systems
Inventor: SHOEMAKER HARRY
Filed: 1903-10-30
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 23,574. Shoemaker, H. Oct. 30. Signals, electric.-In wireless signalling-systems, several wave-responsive devices are arranged so as to be independently subjected to the received energy and at the same time be coupled in series in the local circuit. The wave-responsive devices employed consist of carbon terminals bridged by metallic needles, or of metal terminals bridged by carbon filaments, or other wave-responsive devices which are self-restoring and are, normally, substantially conducting. Fig. 1 shows two antennµ A connected to earth through wave-responsive devices 6 and condensers K, the four devices 6 being coupled in series in the local circuit of the receiving telephones R, R'. Fig. 2 shows three antennae, choking-coils 13, 14 being placed in the local circuit between them. A single antenna may be employed, connected with a three-plate condenser in the case of Fig. 1, or a four-plate condenser in the case of Fig. 2, so as to divide the received energy between the wave-responsive devices.
Patent GB-190324815-A (GB)
Title: Improvements relating to the Manufacture of Incandescent Mantles
Inventor: MAISCH GEORGE HENRY
Filed: 1903-11-14
Granted: 1904-01-21
Abstract: 24,815. Maisch, G. H. Nov. 14. Incandescent gas &c. lamps.-Thorium and like mantles are strengthened by means of a "glaze- "enamel without deteriorating their illuminating power. The " glaze-enamel," which is preferably compounded of 1À75 parts of feldspar, 1À25 parts of pure flint, 0À60 parts of whiting, 0À75 parts of china clay, and 1À25 parts of lead carbonate, may be added to water until the water appears milky, when it is filtered through fine silk lawn, and the filtrate added to about four times the quantity of an impregnating solution, which may contain 100 parts of thorium nitrate, 0À66 parts of cerium nitrate, 5 parts of magnesium nitrate, 5 parts of beryllium nitrate, and 0À50 parts of cobalt nitrate. The mantle may, however, be dipped, first in the impregnating solution, and subsequently in the solution of the "glaze-enamel," or the "glaze- " enamel " may be heated in a crucible to form a glass, which, after being ground to a fine powder, is added to water and filtered, the filtrate being added to the impregnating solution. The " glaze- " enamel" is hardened and fixed by raising the mantles after treatment' to a high temperature over a high-pressure bunsen burner.
Patent GB-190403020-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Buttons
Inventor: SHANTZ EDGAR
Filed: 1904-02-06
Granted: 1904-04-28
Abstract: 3020. Shantz, E. Feb. 6. Casting.-Buttons, having heads 1 of pearl or other ornamental substance, are fitted with cast-metal shanks 3 by means of apparatus such as that shown in Fig. 1. The heads, having sockets 2, Fig. 2, at the rear, expanding inwards, are received in sockets 5 of the movable mould-section 4, being held in place by a spring-actuated board 7. A reservoir 11, for containing the molten metal, opens into a cylinder 12 in which works a piston 14 by which the metal is forced along a passage 13 into one of the openings 6 leading into the sockets 5 in the mould-section. The shank 3 is thus cast in the head. As the mould-section moves downwards, the plunger 16 ejects the buttons from the mould.
Patent GB-190406619-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Secondary Electric Batteries.
Inventor: COMMELIN EDMOND
Filed: 1904-03-18
Granted: 1904-05-26
Abstract: 6619. Commelin, E., and Viau, R. March 18, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Secondary batteries.-Consists of two or more positive elements of lead peroxide with one or more negative elements formed of lead baskets holding pieces of cadmium, the whole contained in a closed box with a ten per cent. sulphuric-acid solution. In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3 in sectional elevation and plan respectively, an ebonite or like cell 1 contains the solution, two lead peroxide plates 2 connected. to one another by a plate 3, and a perforated lead basket 5 into which pieces of cadmium are placed through a normally-closed opening 8 in the lid before use. The plates 2 are connected to the positive terminal 4, and the basket to the negative terminal 6. In the two forms shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the cell 1 is made of antimonial lead, and has grooves in which perforated lead plates 9 are placed forming two or three receptacles or baskets for the cadmium. The positive plates 2 are arranged and connected as before. The battery gives a high voltage, and is inactive on an open circuit. The battery is charged without inserting the cadmium. When exhausted, the cadmium sulphate formed is removed, the cell washed out with water, and fresh dilute acid added.
Patent GB-190408488-A (GB)
Title: Horse velocipede
Inventor: LORENZEN CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1904-04-13
Granted: 1904-05-19
Abstract: 8488. Lorenzen, C. April 13. Propelling.-The draught animal walks on an endless platform, the movement of which is transferred by spur gearing to the running axles. The rear of the frame 1 rests on a hollow axle 2 enclosing the running axle 3 which carries toothed wheels 6, 7 keyed to the road wheels and gearing with toothed wheels 8, 9 on the axle 10. The endless platform 12 passes over main rollers 11, 13 and guiding-rollers 14, and may be inclined by adjusting the front end of the frame by eccentrics 17 or otherwise. The spur gearings 6, 8 and 7, 9 have different velocity ratios, and the axle 10 is shifted laterally to throw either in gear by friction clutches 15 or otherwise. Steering- levers 23 are provided, and a bellyband 22 is suspended from the frame 21. The hind axle may have any form of differential gear 16.
Patent GB-190410565-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Gun Carriages or Mountings.
Inventor: DAWSON ARTHUR TREVOR
Filed: 1904-05-07
Granted: 1905-03-23
Abstract: 10,565. Dawson, A. T., and Buckham G. T. May 7. Mountings; field carriages.-The upper carriage c' of a tripod or other mounting may be clamped by a screw c<5> and nut c<6> to a traversing-plate E turning on the same pivot b<3> as the carriage c'. When unclamped, the upper carriage is trained by hand, fine adjustments being afterwards.made by clamping it to the plate E, and adjusting the latter by the hand-wheel e<x> and transverse screw e<5> and nut e'. Specification No. 16,081,‹A.D. 1891, is referred to in the Provisional Specification.
Patent GB-190410660-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Mirrors.
Inventor: MILLS CLAUDE KENNEDY
Filed: 1904-05-09
Granted: 1904-06-09
Abstract: 10,660. Mills, C. K., [Bastet, A.]. May 9. Pivot adjustments; pivoting, methods of.-In a mirror adjustment, a hollow projection b is fixed to the back of a flat mirror a. The projection has a circular base which bears against a concave spherical surface forming part of a support d which may be fixed or hung on a wall. The projection is held against the support by a spring c, the ends of which are connected respectively to the interior of the projection and the support. The field of movement of the mirror may be increased by interposing a second joint between it and the projection, the concave surfaces being arranged to face one another.
Patent GB-190411253-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for Coating Paper and like Materials
Inventor: NOYES LEWIS WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-05-16
Granted: 1904-09-01
Abstract: 11,253. Noyes, L. W., and Krueger, J. W. May 16. Coated fabrics.-Relates to the conveyers for machines for coating paper and other fabrics. The web w, after being coated, passes over a long, endless apron e' of perforated rubber or wire. This apron travels over the rolls d, d<2>, and is supported by a short, rubber &c. apron e travelling over the rolls d, d<1>. The aprons are stretched by tension devices l, l<3>, l<1>, l<2>. The web w is further supported by bed-rolls i, which may be raised or lowered at either side. A roll i<1>, Figs. 1 and 3, placed somewhat below the rolls i, allows the web to sag, when necessary, to adjust any slack edges. The apron e is steadied by being provided with two rows of lugs n, Fig. 4, fitting grooves o in the rolls d, d', i, i<1>. The coated surface of the web is acted on by a " dancing brush '' c and adjustable brushes m. The web is drawn flat by the suction boxes s,s', which are shaped as shown and extend across the whole width of the machine.
Patent GB-190414189-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Taps and Valves
Inventor: LAWDEN JOSEPH
Filed: 1904-06-23
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 14,189. Lawden, J., Poole, r. S., and Newey, H. R. June 23. Diaphragm valves.-Relates to a tap, specially applicable to beer engines, constructed to avoid leakage and dripping. The inlet a' opens into an annular chamber c. A diaphragm valve e is opened, by the pressure of the incoming fluid, against the action of a spring j on the upper side of a disc k. The latter is guided below by a fluted spindle m and above by a spindle k<1> which slides in a sleeve i'. The pressure of the spring upon the diaphragm may be varied by rotating a screwed head i against which the sleeve i<4> is held. The valve may be kept closed by the screw.
Patent GB-190416448-A (GB)
Title: Process for Refining Cast Iron and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: HARMET HENRI
Filed: 1904-07-25
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 16,448. Harmet, H. Aug. 28, A.D. 1903, [date appliedjor under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Pneumatic processes; blast for converters and the like. - Molten cast iron is refined by spraying it with a, preferably, highlyheated air blast. In one method, a jet 4 of crude liquid metal, flowing out through a refractory nozzle 2, is surrounded by an air blast from an annular nozzle 7. The receiver 10. in which the metal is collected, may be basic-lined, or lime, fluorspar, &c. may be added to the blast or to the cast iron before spraying. A detachable nozzle 9, internally lined with firebricks, is preferably interposed between the nozzle 2 and the receiver. In other methods, the blast is conveyed to the centre of the jet 4, or is directed up from below the jet.
Patent GB-190420682-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Tramcars.
Inventor: YATES WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-09-26
Granted: 1905-08-24
Abstract: 20,682. Yates, W. Sept. 26. Tramcars; bodies; covers for exposed seats; windows; ventilating.-The upper-deck seats of a tramcar are enclosed by a fixed arched framework A provided with end domes B, the openings in the roof being fitted with revolving shutters C. The side openings are fitted with adjustable plane windows D and curved windows E which are balanced and hung on guide-rollers. Suitable ventilators may be placed in or over the side windows and in the top of the cover.
Patent GB-190422050-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Treating Smoke and in Apparatus therefor.
Inventor: RANSFORD ROBERT BOLTON
Filed: 1904-10-13
Granted: 1905-08-17
Abstract: 22,050. Ransford, R. B., [Lo Yacono, L. F.]. Oct. 13. Smoke, treating.-Spot is deposited in a chamber B to which the smoke is admitted by a pipe A. The smoke is then drawn by a centrifugal fan F through a pipe E and passed on through a pipe F<2> to the tower G, which is packed with coke or like absorbing-substance. It then passes through a pipe H to the tower I, also packed with coke, which is saturated with petroleum from a reservoir L. The carburetting-liquid is volatilized by the smoke, which enters the tower I at a temperature of 45‹-50‹ C. The gas leaves by the pipe X, and may be taken back to the furnace or stored for illuminating purposes. The tower G may contain a worm N, through which the feedwater for the engine may be passed and heated.
Patent GB-190425036-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Lamps or Lanterns for Inverted Gas or Vapour Incandescent Burners.
Inventor: LIAIS LUCIEN
Filed: 1904-11-18
Granted: 1904-12-22
Abstract: 25,036. Liais, L. Dec. 12, A.D. 1903, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Incandescent gas or vapour lamps.-Inverted incandescent gas or vapour burners of the type described in Specification No. 16,244, A.D. 1903, are made suitable for railway carriages, street lamps, and the like. In Fig. 1, the mantle 7 is contained in a small globe 8, which is secured to the conical reflector 5 by a spring band 12, shown in Fig. 2. The globe is made small so that, if the mantle breaks off, it is still held in the flame. The air for combustion passes through the hole 9 in. the bottom of the globe, and the products of combustion pass up through the conical reflector into the chimney 1, thus effecting regeneration of the incoming air and gas.
Patent GB-190425403-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Spring Forks for Cycles and Motor Cycles
Inventor: SURLEAU PAUL EMILE
Filed: 1904-11-22
Granted: 1905-09-14
Abstract: 25,403. Surleau, P. E. Nov. 22. Frames, anti-vibration arrangements for. In an anti-vibration device for motor and other cycles, on an obstruction being encountered, the spindle i<1> of the wheel pivots about a pin c<1>, so that, through an auxiliary fork h, a tubular rod l, and a piston n<1>, m, o, springs k, k<1> are compressed within a cylinder f, while air is driven out through an opening r. The partial vacuum created on the return movement of the piston applies a ball s to the opening and so retards the motion. For regulating the pressure of'the washers m upon the walls of the cylinder f, turning a head upon the lower end of a rod p causes the advance of a non-rotatable conical piece o and the expansion of a slit collar n with shoulder n' and of the slit cylinder l with shoulder l<1>.
Patent GB-190426530-A (GB)
Title: Improved Driving and Braking Mechanism in Bicycle Hubs
Inventor: HERMANN LUDWIG ALBERT
Filed: 1904-12-06
Granted: 1905-10-05
Abstract: 26,530. Hermann, L. A. Dec. 6. Brakes ; driving-mechanism.-In a driving, freewheel and back-pedalling brake mechanism for bicycles, in the free position, a tooth f on a disc e within a non-rotatable cone c engages teeth on a doubly-conical nut h, so that, on commencing to drive, the nut moves to the right, thus forcing an expansible ring d' against an annular abutment k<1> in the hub shell and the n expanding the ring into contact with the shell, as shown in Fig. 1. During back-pedalling, the nut, being prevented by the tooth f from rotating, moves to the left, thus forcing the disc and the cone against the pressure of a spring p till a non-rotatable, expansible, brake ring d engages an abutment k and is expanded into contact with the hub. Projections on the cone c and nut h limit the motion of the brake and driving rings. The annular abutments may be bevelled.
Patent GB-190503261-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Radiator Apparatus for Heating, Evaporating, Cooling, Condensing and similar purposes.
Inventor: BENNETT FRANCIS EDGAR
Filed: 1905-02-16
Granted: 1906-01-18
Abstract: 3261. Bennett, F. E. Feb. 16. Heating water &c.-Relates to apparatus for the transference of heat, of the class described in Specification No. 26,795, A.D. 1903, which is applicable to water-heaters, calorifiers, and the like. Figs. 1 and 2 show a portion of a radiator built up from elements, one of which is shown separately in Fig. 3. Tubes a of square, triangular, or other cross-section are placed side by side with rabbeted plates c or flat plates with interposed strips coming on either side of the tubes so as to form waterways d. The elements are connected together in pairs by end boxes e, so that the water flows in a sinuous path from end to end of the radiator. The boxes e are provided with lugs or the like by which they may be secured together by means of a plate f. Figs. 4 and 5 show a series of triangular tubes so arranged that the bases of the triangles alternate in opposite directions. The flat upper and lower surfaces thus formed may serve as the bottoms of the waterways, or they may serve as a support for the plates forming the waterways. The elements are separated by distance-pieces g.
Patent GB-190504683-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Wheels for Road Vehicles.
Inventor: SMITH MICHAEL HOLROYD
Filed: 1905-03-07
Granted: 1906-01-04
Abstract: 4683. Smith, M. H. March 7. Springs.-Relates to spring wheels of the type described in Specification No. 24,846, A.D. 1903, [Abridgment Class Wheels &c.], in which a nest of helical springs is arranged in an annular recess between the hub portion A, Fig. 3, and an outer drum C. The helical springs R, Fig. 4, are put in initial compression to ensure the concentricity of the hub during normal running, and are held in position by flanges M' formed on bolts N pivoted at L' to lugs on the hub, while the outer parts of the springs press against flanges 2 on cups P, which are free to slide on the bolts N as well as on studs T formed on caps M pivotally connected to the outer drum. The caps may be formed with a rounded projection pressed into a suitable recess C' by means of auxiliary springs s, Fig. 6. In a modification, the springs are so mounted that any movement of the hub from its central position causes further compression of all the springs. Casings T, Fig. 8, pivotally connected to the hub are formed with flanges T', T<2> engaging with washers W which compress the springs R and are free to slide on pivoted bolts V provided with stops X, O.
Patent GB-190508638-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Door Holders
Inventor: CLARK SAMUEL CHARLES
Filed: 1905-04-22
Granted: 1905-11-23
Abstract: 8638. Clark, S. C. April 22. Door holders.-A holder for railway-carriage and other doors consists of a sliding spring bolt 7, Fig. 2, adapted to be disengaged from a block 8 by the turning of the door handle 11. The chain 15 is attached at one end to the bolt, the loop end a of the chain passing over a sprocket-wheel 13 attached to the handle shaft 10. The sliding bolt may be adapted to engage with a bracket at the top of the door. The chain may be encased in a metallic tube 19 secured to the face of the door, as in Fig. 2, or the mechanism may lie in the recess C, Fig. 3, formed in the lock casing B. In another modification, the sprocket-wheel and chain are disposed in the thickness of the door.