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Patent GB-189925690-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Folding Counter for the Receipt of Fares and for like Purposes, especially applicable to the Windows and Doors of Tramcars.
Inventor: FLECK CARL JACOB EMIL
Filed: 1899-12-29
Granted: 1900-12-15
Abstract: 25,690. Fleck, C. J. E. Dec. 29. Tramcar; doors, tramcars; windows.-Relates to a folding counter to be applied to booking-offices, sliding doors and windows of tramcars, &c., so that, when open it acts as a counter and when folded closes the pay aperture. The two flaps a, b are pivoted at e, e, and geared together by toothed wheels r, r, so that both close when one is lifted by the handle f. g is a spring catch to hold the flaps when closed, and a<2>, b<2> flanges for supporting them when open. The upper flanges a', b<1> form a safety ridge, and are cut away at a<3>, b<3> to allow of the folding action.
Patent GB-190000900-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Jugs, Bottles, and other Vessels.
Inventor: GOLBY FREDERICK WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-01-15
Granted: 1900-03-31
Abstract: 900. Golby, F. W., [Wiesner, P.]. Jan. 15. Jugs. - Bottles, jugs, &c. are formed with a drip-retaining gutter a, either partially or entirely surrounding the body or neck of the vessel. The gutter may be formed i a p r o - jecting rim b, as shown, or in a recess in the side of the vessel.
Patent GB-190008153-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Speed Recorders.
Inventor: LORRAIN JAMES GRIEVE
Filed: 1900-05-02
Granted: 1901-04-27
Abstract: 8153. Lorrain, J. G., [MacDonald, H. A.]. May 2. Speed indicators.-In instruments with a hand indicating on a dial, the maximum speed is recorded either by having a ratchet to prevent the index hand from returning, or, as shown, by having a loose additional hand 16, which is moved on by a lug 15 on the index hand. A vane 18 in a glycerine well 17 gives a dead-beat action. In Ramsbottom's velocimeter, the maximum speed is recorded by a float descending with the vortex of the liquid, but prevented from returning by a ratchet and pawl, or the amount of liquid overflowing a metal cup may be measured.
Patent GB-190010362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Caps for Glow Lamps.
Inventor: HALFORD JULIAN ADOLPHE
Filed: 1900-06-06
Granted: 1901-04-13
Abstract: 10,362. Halford, J. A. June 6. Incandescent lamps.- The cap of a lamp is made with a shoulder or bead b, against which the fingers may press when inserting the lamp in its holder. The invention is applied especially to lamps having connecting- spikes c, described in Specification No. 18,414, A.D. 1899. The cap may have a sharp edge, which enters the support s so as to prevent accidental access of water to the spikes. The Provisional Specification mentions the use of wings, lugs, or a screw collar, instead of the shoulder formed on the cap.
Patent GB-190015398-A (GB)
Inventor: HOBBS CHARLES EDWARD
Filed: 1900-08-29
Granted: 1901-07-27
Abstract: 15,398. Hobbs, C. E., and Deen, R. Aug 29. Signals on engines etc.; signalling to cabins etc.; fog and audible signals; contacts, electric.-Three conductors a, b, care mounted between the ordinary rails in position to be engaged by the spring-mounted rollers &c. d, f, e, Fig. 6, on the engine, and are connected, as shown in Fig. 7, to a battery a<3>, switch b<3>, and bell i in the signal cabin. The rollers &c. d, f, e are connected to the operating-magnets o, o<3> of a disc indicator p, or to a bell n, or to both of such signalling-appliances. To transmit a 'danger' signal to the driver, the signalman sets the switch b<3> on the contact b<2>, and for a 'line clear' signal he sets it on the contact c<2>. When the rollers &c. make contact with their respective conductors, a circuit is completed through the indicator and bell, between the rollers &c. d, f for a 'danger' signal, and between the rollers &c. d, e for a line 'clear' signal. When the engine is run with tender foremost, the connections of the rollers &c. with the indicator &c. are reversed by means of the switch k, Fig. 2. The driver can acknowledge the receipt of a signal by moving the switch G on to the contact E for a danger' signal, or on to the contact F for a line clear' signal, so completing a circuit through a bell or indicator i in the cabin. By closing the switch H, the driver can communicate by means of the bell &c. i with the signalman, although the latter may not have set his switch b<3> to transmit a signal, To enable communication with the cabin to be effected from various parts of the line by platelayers &c., or in case of breakdown, a battery m<2> and bell i, Fig. 9, are connected to two conductors m, m<1>, which are preferably supported on the telegraph poles. At suitable intervals, branch leads from these conductors are connected to operating-switches n, o, which may be enclosed in red boxes, near the foot of the posts. With this arrangement, communication may be effected by telegraphic or telephonic apparatus.
Patent GB-190022142-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Telephone Relay.
Inventor: HAGEMANN EMIL SCHACK
Filed: 1900-12-05
Granted: 1901-02-09
Abstract: 22,142. Hagemann, E. S., and Poulsen, V. Dec. 5. Telephone systems.-A relay for telephone systems is constructed with a tube e surrounded by a coil of wire s in the line circuit, and contains preferably a number of granules or pieces of magnetizable material h immersed in a fluid. The ends of the tube are closed by end pieces f arranged in circuit with the local battery g. One or more portions of the material may be used with or without springs ; the pieces may be coated with gold, platinum, &c., and carbon granules may also be employed.
Patent GB-190101741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Speed Adjusting Devices for Fluid Pressure Engines.
Inventor: ROBINSON CYRUS
Filed: 1901-01-25
Granted: 1902-01-23
Abstract: 1741. Robinson, C. June 28, A.D. 1900, [date applied for under Sec. 103 of Patents &c. Act, A.D. 1883]. Centrifugal governors; dash - pots. - Consists chiefly of means for varying the speed of an engine, independently of fluctuations in load, without altering the law of the governor, which is especially necessary where two or more independentlygoverned engines are employed to work against a common load. Fig. 1 shows a vertical section of the governor, and Fig. 2 a plan of the speedadjusting device. The governor spindle 8 is supported by bearings in the frame 10, which is furnished with a cap-piece forming a bearing for the sleeve 7 projecting downwardly from the weight 6. The sleeve 7 is embraced by a yoke 15 with arms 14, one of which is connected to the dash-pot 40 and the other, through the rod 17, to the valve motion lever 19. On this lever is a pin 24 by which it is connected to a pair of telescoping tubes containing a spring 29. The tension of this spring can be varied by worm and screw gear 31, 32, which can be operated by an electromotor 36 under the control of a switch 39. The speed of control of the governor may thus be adjusted as desired, the point 24 being so selected that the law of the governor is not altered when the change is made. The dash-pot has a spring-closed non-return valve at 42 controlling a passage connecting the ends thereof, in which is also a regulating-valve 46.
Patent GB-190106740-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Weighing Apparatus
Inventor: GSCHWANDTNER JOHAN
Filed: 1901-03-30
Granted: 1901-11-02
Abstract: 6740. Gschwandtner, J. March 30. Pendulum-weight apparatus ; receptacles; spring apparatus.-An appliance for weighing granular materials, grain, semi-liquids, or liquids is shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The receptacle a is pivoted on the bifurcated beam c, and contains tubular guides n which slide on vertical guiding-rods m. The beam rests on knife-edges d on the casing, and has an upward extension e at its free end. The arm e is connected by a pivoted lever to the short arm of a bell-crank lever g, which carries a pendulum weight h. The axis g<1> of the bell-crank lever carries a toothed sector i, which gears with a vertical rack j actuating the pointer of an indicating-dial l. The apparatus is specially adapted for indicating separate quantities of material, which may be removed from the previously-filled receptacle. Taps may be fitted to the receptacle when liquids are being weighed. A modification adapted for weighing coal has a platform o, Fig. 3, which rests on springs p and is connected by a rod q to indicating-mechanism contained in a dial s secured to the casing.
Patent GB-190109477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Wheels to Numbering Machines.
Inventor: FOLLETT OSCAR S
Filed: 1901-05-07
Granted: 1902-02-13
Abstract: 9477. Follett, O. S. May 7. Casting.-Consists of a number-printing disc or wheel, for a numbering-machine, cast in one piece as a finished article. The wheel has a ring-shaped body c having number-printing types or projections c<3> on its outer periphery and corresponding notches c<4> in its inner periphery. On the body c is an annular shoulder c<1> having ratchet-teeth c<2> on its periphery.
Patent GB-190109855-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Brackets for Supporting Shelves, and the like.
Inventor: LESLIE HERBERT JOHN
Filed: 1901-05-13
Granted: 1901-11-23
Abstract: 9855. Leslie, H. J. May 13. Brackets for shelves &c. A sheet-metal blank, with o r without ornamental edges, is stamped or rolled to the section shown in Fig. 2. The flanges a are pierced to receive the nails &c. by which the bracket is secured in a recess in a wall or in any other suitable position. The ledge b supports the shelf, and the bead c is for strengthening purposes. The bracket may be cast as indicated in Fig. 4.
Patent GB-190114794-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in, or connected with, the Exhaust-valves of Oil, Gas, and other Explosion Engines.
Inventor: JACOBS BENJAMIN JOSEPH
Filed: 1901-07-20
Granted: 1902-05-29
Abstract: 14,794. Jacobs, B. J. July 20. Gas and explosivevapour engines. - One or more holes B in the exhaust valve A imprison some of the hot products of combustion, which, together with the heated sides of the hole, ignite the next compressed charge.
Patent GB-190125215-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Telephone Receivers.
Inventor: ORR FRANCIS JOHN
Filed: 1901-12-10
Granted: 1902-11-20
Abstract: 25,215. Orr, F. J. Dec. 10. Telephones.-Relates to a magneto receiver in which a single or double permanent magnet 2 is fixed to the back of the case by a screw 12. A brass plate 5, slotted to prevent induction, is fixed over the front of the permanent magnet, and has the electromagnets 10 riveted to it, so that the rivet heads press against the ends or sides of the permanent magnets. Two diaphragms 15, 16 are employed, of which 16 is perforated. The inner ends of the magnet coils are connected by a metal or carbon rod 13 mounted to assist by microphonic action.
Patent GB-190203159-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Playing Keyed Musical Instruments by Perforated Sheets.
Inventor: IMRAY OLIVER
Filed: 1902-02-07
Granted: 1902-04-24
Abstract: 3159. Imray, O., [Aeolian Co.]. Feb. 7. Automatic instruments.-Relates to means for compensating for changes in the width of the tunesheet caused by weather or the like, resulting in the perforations in the tune-sheet and tracker board registering imperfectly. The tracker board consists of a base-board containing vent passages 21 communicating with a vacuum chamber 1, and also with the usual ports 10 which are situated in the upper part of the tracker board. The ports 10 are of the shape shown, and are disposed alternately on either side of the board 17. The upper part 19 of the tracker board is curved, as usual, and is provided with small orifices 11. The principal feature of the invention consists in dividing the tracker board across the middle, the two parts being suitably mounted so as to enable them to be moved into registration with the tune-sheet orifices, if required. For effecting this movement, a pair of bellows 35, 36 is provided for each section of the tracker board, the members of each pair being independently linked to the corresponding section, as shown in Fig. 4. The tracker board is provided at each end with holes 27, 28, and the tune-sheet is also provided with rows of holes which normally register with the partition between the ports 27, 28, so that no effect is produced. If, however, the tune-sheet expands, the holes in it register with the port 28, and the bellows 36 collapses, thus moving the parts of the tracker board outwards. If, on the other hand, the tunesheet contracts, the bellows 35 collapse and the parts of the tracker board are moved inwards.
Patent GB-190203615-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Device for Protecting Strawberry or other Plants.
Inventor: MACILWAINE JOHN BEDELL STANFOR
Filed: 1902-02-12
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 3615. MacIlwaine, J. B. S. Feb. 12. Flower pots ; plant protectors ; plants, protecting from insects; plants, watering; strawberries, special treatment of; plants, supporting.-Relates to an appliance to be used with strawberry or other plants. The appliance, shown in Fig. 1 in underside view, consists of an annular portion B with a wide flange A beneath which is fastened by adhesives a layer C of salt or other material, to prevent slugs and other insects from obtaining access to the plant. A cover of glass or other material may be secured by clips to the flange A to protect the plant from sun or weather or from the attacks of birds or other pests. The appliance may be made integrally with a flower pot of ordinary construction. The flange is stated to direct rain to the roots of the plant, to water it, and to form a support for such plants as strawberries.
Patent GB-190205238-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Disinfecting and Deodorising Compositions and in their Application.
Inventor: UNSWORTH THOMAS
Filed: 1902-03-03
Granted: 1903-01-29
Abstract: 5238. Unsworth, T., and Miller. J. P. March 3. Disinfectants and decdorants. - A disinfecting and deodorizing composition is made by mixi n g together potassium permanganate, plaster of Paris, whitening, gum arabic, and common salt, in specified proportion. The mixture is formed into blocks or tablets A in which are embedded wires B for suspending them in water-closet cisterns or elsewhere.
Patent GB-190207987-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Rolling Metals, and in Mills and Appliances Employed therein.
Inventor: DOUGHTY THOMAS
Filed: 1902-04-05
Granted: 1903-04-02
Abstract: 7987. Doughty, T. April 5. Rolling.-The rolls of a cogging-mill are grooved, as shown at f, to form passes a, b, c, d, e to reduce one billet into a number of small square bars simultaneously, each of these small bars being rolled into wire rod &c. in a separate finishing- mill. Fig. 3 shows the billet before it reaches the final pass e. The finishing-mill may be arranged in various suitable ways adjacent to the cogging- mill.
Patent GB-190210819-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Smoke Consuming Apparatus for Furnaces.
Inventor: COURTS WILLIAM CHARLES
Filed: 1902-05-12
Granted: 1903-04-16
Abstract: 10,819. Courts, W. C. May 12. Smoke-consuming; firebridges.-Air is delivered above the front of the fire from long nozzles f, preferably formed in one casting with thick walls so as to retain heat. These nozzles are mounted on hollow arched frames b, one on each side of the door opening, into which air enters through openings in the deadplate provided with flap or sliding valves e. The nozzles are preferably inclined at various angles to the horizontal and vertical planes, and they may have twisted partitions inserted in them as shown in Fig. 4, or a twisted bar of cruciform section may be employed. Above the firebridge, which is shallow, are piled a number of pipes or hollow blocks s, of round, square, or other section. These become highly heated, and ignite the smoke passing through them.
Patent GB-190213650-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Means for Fixing Blinds, Curtains, Carpets and other Objects
Inventor: PFROMMER CHRISTIAN
Filed: 1902-06-16
Granted: 1902-10-30
Abstract: 13,650. Pfrommer, C. June 16. Trimmings.-Relates to means for fixing blinds, curtains, carpets, trimmings, edgings, &c. A strip of fabric has secured to it at suitable intervals by washers d headed nails b, c. The curtain &c. is pleated and secured to its cornice by driving in the nails in succession as indicated in Fig. 2. The trimming or edging itself may take the place of the fabric strip, the nails being secured to it as indicated in Fig. 5.
Patent GB-190215079-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Free Wheel Mechanism for Cycles and the like
Inventor: SMITH ROBERT WALKER
Filed: 1902-07-07
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 15,079. Smith, R. W. July 7. Clutches.-A cone friction clutch is applied as a freewheel driving-mechanism for cycles &c. The female member b<1> is screwed into the hub, and the male member is formed with an internal screw-thread which engages with a corresponding groove cut in the sleeve a' formed on the chain-wheel A. The cone C moves away from the part b<1> when the rotation is in the direction opposite to the normal. The movement of the cone is limited by stops such as the collar a'.
Patent GB-190228291-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Float-devices for Boats.
Inventor: MALEIN WILHELM MICHAEL VON
Filed: 1902-12-22
Granted: 1903-11-26
Abstract: 28,291. Malein, W. M. von. Dec. 22. Capsizing, preventing.-For the purpose of preventing boats from capsizing in a heavy sea or surf, floats are provided attached to outriggers, capable of being swung out from the sides of the boat. The floats c are shown in their operative position. They are attached to the outriggers b, which are pivoted on the standard a. When in use, the outriggers are secured by lashings or hooks h<1>. The floats are free to rotate on a horizontal axis. When the boat is used as a ship's lifeboat, capsizing is prevented while lowering or hoisting by using the float which is clear of the ship's side. When not in use, the floats swing back until they occupy a position behind the stern.
Patent GB-190300193-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Pneumatic Paper Feeding Devices for Printing and other Machines.
Inventor: LAGERMAN ALEXANDER
Filed: 1903-01-03
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 193. Lagerman, A. Jan. 3. Feeding sheets.-Relates to air suction apparatus for separating and feeding sheets to printing, folding, calendering, &c. machines. The bellows 1 or other suction device is connected by a flexible tube 2 to a tube 4 placed over the edge of the pile of sheets 3. The tube 4 has downwardly-extending mouthpieces 5, and is pivoted at 6 so that the under face of the mouthpieces may be set parallel with the surface of pile or at an angle. For thick paper or card the mouthpieces are set parallel as in Fig. 1, and for thin paper they are set at an angle, as in Figs. 2 and 3. This angular position ensures the separation of one sheet only from the pile. The bellows 1 is actuated by a revolving arm 9 and a bell-crank lever 7, and, when released, it is drawn up to cause a sudden suction by a coil spring 10, adjustable by means of a ratchet and pawl 13, 12 to regulate the power of the suction to suit the class of the paper &c The power of the suction may also be regulated by means of a sliding plate 14 closing more or less of the tube 2, or by a pivoted valve plate 15 closed by a spring 16, the tension of which may be adjusted.
Patent GB-190303236-A (GB)
Title: Certain Improvements in Treating Hides or Skins Preparatory to Tanning
Inventor: FELTON SAMUEL KEEHMLEY
Filed: 1903-02-11
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 3236. Felton, S. K. Feb. 11. Hides and skins, raw, treating.-Relates to the manufacture of leather for boot uppers &c. The skins, after the usual soaking, are treated on the flesh or on both sides with a paste or cream consisting of lime, red arsenic, and water. The hair thus loosened is then removed. The skins are next placed in a rotating drum supplied with a solution of sodium sulphide in water. They are then removed and stacked for 24 hours, and afterwards placed in another receptacle containing a solution of sodium hyposulphite, sulphite, or the like. The superfluous flesh is then removed, and the skins are kept for some days in a vat containing a second mixture of lime, red arsenic, and water. The skins are finally removed and washed.
Patent GB-190303741-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Wave Motors.
Inventor: REED FREDERICK HOLLAND
Filed: 1903-02-17
Granted: 1903-05-14
Abstract: 3741. Reed, F. H. Feb. 17. Hydraulically-actuated pumps.-The motion of a float or vessel due to wave or swell action is utilized for working pumps for forcing water to be used in driving water-wheels &c. On a baseplate 1 are secured a number of pump barrels 5, Figs. 1 and 6, each provided with inlet and outlet ports controlled by valves. Air chambers 9 are connected to the outer passages, and these chambers are coupled to a delivery pipe or pipes 11 leading to reservoir or directly to the apparatus to be operated. The piston-rods 13 of the pumps are guided in openings in a ring 14 supported by bars 15 secured in recesses in the cylindrical walls, such bars being braced together by cross-bars 17. The motion of the float or vessel 18, which is moored by cables 19, is transmitted to the rods 13 by rods 20 and levers 21. The upper end of each rod 20, Fig. 9, is reduced to form shoulders for confining a collar 22 and a ring 23, the latter being made in two parts hinged together so that it can be readily fixed to the rod. The collar 22 is provided with trunnions which engage a yoke on a shaft*26 mounted in bearings 27 on the float 18. By removing the rings 23, the float may be uncoupled from the pumps. The collars 22 are provided with arms 30 carrying rollers 29, in which are mounted rollers to bear against the rod. When the rods are uncoupled, the float is turned or warped by means of mooring cables to deflect the rods from the vertical, and so prevent the engagement of the collars 22 with the shoulders on the rods. At the bottom, each rod 20 is coupled to a forked lever 21 by means of a piece 32, Fig. 14, the joints being arranged at rightangles, so as to form a universal connection. The other end of the lever 21 is coupled to one of a number of fulcrum pieces 34, Fig. 11, arranged on a central rod 3. The end of the rod is made in two parts for convenience in coupling, and the lowest fulcrum piece is connected by stays 36 to the base-plate 1. A frame 40 is bolted to each of the rods 13 and is provided with rollers to engage the guide-bars 15. The forked ends of the lever 21 passes through the frame and bears against rollers carried in the frame. By this arrangement, the vertical downward movement of the float 18 is utilized to force the water from the pumps. The mechanism may be arranged to lift water on the rise of the float.
Patent GB-190304437-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Receptacles for Mail-matter.
Inventor: SCHLAF LEOPOLD
Filed: 1903-02-25
Granted: 1904-02-18
Abstract: 4437. Schlaf, L. Feb. 25. Envelopes and like wrappers.-A postal receptacle for photographs, albums, and the like is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, where A represents a flat sheet or plate of cardboard, pasteboard, wood, metal, or woven material, in which the recess a is made, either centrally, as shown, or extending to the edges of the sheet. In this, the photographs or albums d, with a loose or attached cover, are placed and kept in position by a catch b, an address label or card c being pasted on the opposite side of the sheet.