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Patent GB-190007041-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Oilcans, Oilfeeders, and the like
Inventor: BRAIME THOMAS FLETCHER
Filed: 1900-04-17
Granted: 1901-04-17
Abstract: 7041. Braime, T. F., and Braime, J. H. April 17. Lubricating-cans.-An oil can A is constructed with two covers B, E forming a chamber B<2>, which may be provided with openings B<4>, E<1> closed by sliding plates connected together and forced apart by a spring as described in Specification No. 19,180, A.D. 1896. A spring-controlled valve rod G passes through the covers, and is provided at one end with a head K adapted to close the orifice D, and at the other end with a thumb-button H for operating the rod. A dripping-disc G<1> is placed round the rod G, and any oil that passes out of the body of the can is collected in the chamber B<2> and may be returned. The button H is of an oval, eccentric, &c. form, and is adapted to work in a similarly-shaped nipple F, so that, when it is secured to the rod G by screwing or by means of a bayonet-joint, it cannot turn and become detached. In other forms of the can, the button H is provided with a spindle normally closing the hole in the casing, and is connected to the valve rod by a spring enclosed in a casing. The valve may be arranged to act upon an internal seating. The external cover may be arranged around the valve button, and the double slide dispensed with. An external detachable spout 5, secured by a gland 1 and nut 3, is arranged around the fixed spout 2, as shown, or the gland may be arranged on an inner tube to secure an interchangeable and reversible tube or spout. In another form, a gland is adapted to carry a duplicate spout extending within the tube, and, in another arrangement, a number of concentric spouts are secured to the delivery tip of the can and may be stripped off as they become damaged.
Patent GB-190008673-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in Pinion Springs for Rack Railways.
Inventor: PASSMORE FRANK BAILEY
Filed: 1900-05-10
Granted: 1901-02-23
Abstract: 8673. Passmore, F. B., [Abt, R.]. May 10. Locomotives.-Relates to pinions for rack locomotives. With a view to reduce liability to fracture of the springs interposed between the nave A of the pinion and the toothed ring B, the following modifications are introduced :-The springs, each composed of two blades C, D, are made of more open shape than in existing practice, and the orifices in the nave which receive them are enlarged so as to leave a space at the end of each spring. The outer blade C of the spring also has its outer edges rounded, and the check-piece E has both edges of the head rounded.
Patent GB-190010823-A (GB)
Title: A Gapping and Thinning Machine for Mangel-wurzels, Turnips and like Vegetables
Inventor: MCBRIDE WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-06-14
Granted: 1901-05-04
Abstract: 10,823. McBride, W. June 14. Turnip-thinning machines.-Relates to a machine with one or more hoes, each of which can be adjusted to thin one or two rows of turnips, mangold-wurzels, or other crops. The hoe M is carried on a rod L, which slides freely in a socket attached to a lever J pivoted at e. The rod L is kept down to its work by a link, not shown in Fig. 1, connected to a spring lever W working in the guide s. A crank S secured near the top of the rod L is connected by an adjustable link R to a lever P, the lower end of which carries a stud working in a zig-zag cam-groove d. The upper end of the lever J is connected by an adjustable link N to a lever 0, the lower end of which carries a stud also working in the cam d. The levers O and P are both pivoted on a stud h. The cam d, which is driven by gearing from the main axle, causes, by the gearing described, the hoe M to have a rotary and a side-to-side movement.
Patent GB-190012382-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Devices for Controlling the Movements of Motor Road Vehicles.
Inventor: ROBERTSON WILLIAM POLLARD
Filed: 1900-07-09
Granted: 1900-08-11
Abstract: 12,382. Robertson, W. P. July 9. Motor road vehicles.-Relates to means whereby the power is automatically shut off from the motor whenever the driver rises, or is thrown, from his seat, applicable to vehicles propelled by electric, steam, compressed-air, or other motors. The hinged seat a<1> acts on a lever d<1> in opposition to a spring s. As applied to electric vehicles, the lever d' operates a plug switch j<1>, which closes when the driver takes his seat. In the motor circuit is also a starting-lever E. The motor circuit is broken either by the withdrawal of the plug j' or by operating the lever E, but can be closed only by operating both. In the case of fluid-pressure motors, the lever d<1> operates a stop valve by means of a rack, and the lever E operates a second valve.
Patent GB-190014284-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Indicators or Counters.
Inventor: MAYLARD MARTIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1900-08-09
Granted: 1901-08-09
Abstract: 14,284. Maylard, M. W. Aug. 9. Counting-apparatus.-A counter k is operated by ratchet-mechanism consisting of a ratchet-wheel l and a pusher z with an engaging hook and a returning-spring d. A second pusher a or a door or drawer operates the driving-pusher when a coin e check or other object is interposed between them. The coin is dropped through a spout c, and rests on a shelf g till the pusher is operated.
Patent GB-190014348-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Explosion Engines.
Inventor: GREEN GUSTAVUS
Filed: 1900-08-10
Granted: 1901-08-10
Abstract: 14,348. Green, G., and Hooper, E. J. Aug. 10. Gas and explosive-vapour engines, valves for. Separate air valves b and gas or oil valves h are employed, but are so connected that the movements of the valves b effect those of the valves h. Fig. 1 shows the axes of the valves at right-angles to each other with a bell-crank connection k, and Fig. 2 shows them parallel with a lever connection l.
Patent GB-190022727-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Fish Pass.
Inventor: MALLOCH PETER DUNCAN
Filed: 1900-12-13
Granted: 1901-11-16
Abstract: 22,727. Malloch, P. D. Dec. 13. Fish passes. -The pass is made with a flared mouth a and the bottom C sloping downwards from the outer to the inner wall. The water is broken by stones or obstructions e secured in the floor.
Patent GB-190023084-A (GB)
Title: Improved Machine for Laying Bricks for Buildings.
Inventor: KNIGHT JOHN HENRY
Filed: 1900-12-18
Granted: 1901-09-21
Abstract: 23,084. Knight, J. H. Dec. 18. Walls. - Relates to improvements on Specifications No. 21,823, A.D. 1899, and No. 5167, A.D. 1900, [Abridgment ClassDynamoelectric generators &c.]. Fig. 1 shows a machine adapted for use in building a 14-inch wall. A 9-inch course of brickwork is laid by the machine at one side of the wall, and a line of stretchers is then laid by hand to complete the course. The machine is then slid on the transverse rods E into a position to lay a 9-inch course at the other side of the wall, and this course is completed by a line of stretchers. In order to dispense with racks or chains for moving the machines on the girders, pairs of rollers C, Fig. 5, are coupled by gear-wheels H and chains G, and are moved by a handle I. A drag or weighted brake lever J retards the movement of the machine on the girder, and ensures the pressing home of the bricks by the rollers. A rotary brush driven by a band or chain clears away superfluous mortar from the joints. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 8, the bricks are pressed home by a hand-lever O and a pawl N, which carries a crosspiece adapted to rest on a guide-strip, and may be made with an irregular or stepped face to bear against the faces of bricks in different planes. In another arrangement, the bricks are forced into position by four arms or blades of a paddle-wheel rotated by a handle, or by power. The machine may be fed forward by a hand-lever carrying a pawl which engages with a perforated plate fixed to the girder.
Patent GB-190100952-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Process of Stripping Tinned Scrap and Spelter Scrap.
Inventor: DAVIS SAMUEL
Filed: 1901-01-15
Granted: 1901-02-16
Abstract: 952. Davis, S. Jan. 15. Zinc chloride is formed from the solution obtained by treating tinned scrap with hydrochloric acid, by precipitating the tin by means of galvanized scrap or by zinc.
Patent GB-190105678-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Moistening Air.
Inventor: RICHTER GUSTAV
Filed: 1901-03-18
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 5678. Richter, G. March 18. Moistening.-Air is forced through a nozzle, and induces water through passages i, r situated around it, and converts the water into spray. The water is maintained at a constant level by a tank f provided with an overflow pipe h. Drops of water are collected by the cup l, and returned to the tank d. A baffle m regulates the volume of the moistened air discharged.
Patent GB-190106427-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Blocking Machines.
Filed: 1901-03-27
Granted: 1902-02-06
Abstract: 6427. Horne, J., and Dorman & Co., W. H. March 27. Embossing.-A machine for blocking or impressing book covers and the like is shown in side view in Fig. 1, and the head in enlarged side view in Fig. 3. The frame a is carried in a curved bed c on a stand b, and adjusted by means of a handle h, pinion shaft i, and rackwork, and clamped by bolts r, s, either to carry the table f horizontally, or, as shown, inclined so that the work tends to lie against a back gauge g. Stops p, q limit the movements of the frame. The table f is arrested by a stop and operated by means of links t<3> connected to arms of a swinging frame e<2>, which is mounted freely on a shaft f<2> on the frame a, and provided with a stud and roll c<2> engaging a cam b<2>. Springs f<3> allow yielding of the joint-pin blocks g' of the links c<3>. The inking-rollers a<1>, b<1> are removably carried in slotted sliding frames h<1>, provided with hooked slotted bearings l<1>, m<1>, having stems p<1>, q<1> and springs n', o' and handles b<4>, c<4> for withdrawal. The frames h<1> are connected to arms i<2> of the frame e' by links g' having gab ends m', n' for easy disconnection. The inking-rollers are also provided with small wheels d' running on rails f<1> which are adjusted simultaneously by means of screws r', s<1>, t<1>, u<1>, mitre gears w<1>, shafts x<1>, and a hand-wheel y<1>.
Patent GB-190111898-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Kilns or Apparatus for the Drying and Burning of Bricks and the like
Inventor: BROOKES ALFRED GEORGE
Filed: 1901-06-11
Granted: 1901-08-31
Abstract: 11,898. Brookes, A. G., [Fiske, J. P. B.]. June 11. Kilns.-Relates to kilns and apparatus for drying and burning bricks and the like, the drying being effected by air heated in cooling the burnt bricks. The drying-apparatus is arranged at the end of the burning-kiln, an overhead travelling crane running over both. The drying-apparatus consists of a series of parallel floors arranged transversely in a row, flues a<10>, a<12>, Figs. 4 and 5, running along at each side. Two floors are shown in plan in Fig. 5. The bricks are piled on ribs a<7>, and those on each floor are enclosed in a movable cover a<13>, which extends over the openings to the flues. Hot air is supplied by one flue, and drawn off by the other. The openings are covered by lids when the covers are removed. The burning-kiln consists of a number of cells arranged transversely in a row, flues a<34>, a<53>, Fig. 9, running through the side walls. Fig. 10 shows two chambers in plan, with their covers partly broken away. The chambers communicate with each other by openings a<24> through the division walls, and each is provided with a flat cover a<26> with openings a<25> which serve for the introduction of fuel, for the removal of the products of combustion by means of removable flue pipes a<27>, and for the removal of air drawn through the chambers containing the burnt bricks for cooling purposes, pipes similar to a<27> connecting the openings with the flue a<53> during the cooling process. The floors have ribs a<20>. The covers are formed of fireclay blocks held in a metal frame composed of girders, the ends of which rest on channelled supports on the division walls of the chambers. The covers are lifted by means of hooks attached to a beam and engaging the ends of the girders. The flue a<53>, Fig. 9, communicates with the flue a<10>, Fig. 4, while both the flues a<34>, Fig. 9, and a<12>, Fig. 4, lead to the chimney.
Patent GB-190121362-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Secondary Batteries
Inventor: OPPERMANN CARL TUNSTILL JOHN
Filed: 1901-10-24
Granted: 1902-09-11
Abstract: 21,362. Oppermann, C. T. J. Oct. 24. Secondary batteries.-The active material is made into a paste by admixture with bitumen dissolved in a hydrocarbon such as turpentine, sufficient dilute sulphuric acid being added to make a workable paste. The paste is applied to the supporting-grids in thinner layers than usual. The grids are preferably roughened by sand blast, emery, or other mechanical abrading-agent. The Provisional Specification states that separators, consisting of cords of asbestos &c. may be employed, and that the plates, connected together by insulating-bolts and compressed, rest upon pneumatically-inflated rubber balls.
Patent GB-190121504-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Ships Course Recording Apparatus.
Inventor: HOPE JOHN
Filed: 1901-10-26
Granted: 1902-10-16
Abstract: 21,504. Hope, J., and Buckley, W. E. Oct. 26. Course recorders; compasses, magnetic.-Relates to apparatus for automatically recording compass indications. The compass card e<1>, controlled by the main magnet i in the case i<1>, and mounted on a vertical axle h, carries a double diametral pen f<2> supplied with ink from central and concentric reservoirs f<1>. The lower end of the axle h is supported in a cup o on the end of an arm o' lowered at intervals by clockwork, to bring one of the pens in contact with a travelling strip x, passing from beneath the edge of the plate a<2> to a roller a<6>. The action of the apparatus is damped by means of vanes q carried by the spindle hand dipping into a liquid p. The two pens may be supplied with differently-coloured inks.
Patent GB-190122522-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Safety Hairpins.
Inventor: RIESLE ADOLF
Filed: 1901-11-08
Granted: 1902-09-18
Abstract: 22,522. Riesle, A. Nov. 8. Hair-pins are made with knees or bowedout portions of any suitable number and form in the plane of the pin or at an angle thereto.
Patent GB-190125433-A (GB)
Title: Speed Regulating Devices for Overhead Electric Carriers.
Inventor: HARDING HENRY MCLELLAN
Filed: 1901-12-12
Granted: 1902-06-12
Abstract: 25,433. Harding, H. M. Dec. 12. Electric locomotives and motor vehicles.- Relates to means for regulating the speed of an electricallydriven car when running on a down gradient on the cable &c. B. The solenoid E, which is in series with the motor F, normally keeps the brake off. On an incline, the pendulum N shunts the current round the solenoid through suitable resistances M, and the brake then goes on under the action of the spring I.
Patent GB-190200176-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Instrument for Cutting the Teats of Cows and other Animals
Inventor: ROSS ALLAN JOHN
Filed: 1902-01-02
Granted: 1902-12-11
Abstract: 176. Ross, A. J. Jan. 2. Instruments for cutting stenosed passages. - An appliance for cutting the teats of cows &c. internally, to facilitate the discharge of milk in cases of obstruction, consists of a pair of cutting-blades a with handles c pivoted together with the cutting- edges outside, so as to make an instrument of scissors form. The blades are closed together when introduced into the teat of the cow, and are then opened to an extent determined by the adjustment of a set-screw d and drawn quickly out.
Patent GB-190205024-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Changeable Speed Gearing for Motor Vehicles.
Inventor: TORBENSEN VIGGO VALDEMAR
Filed: 1902-02-27
Granted: 1902-05-15
Abstract: 5024. Torbensen, V. V. Feb. 27. Motor road vehicles. - Comprises two-speed epicyclic gearing for motor vehicles. Fig. 1 shows the gear in section. In this, B is the driving-shaft, which, through the improved gearing, drives the bevel pinion M at one or other of two speeds, the pinion M driving the divided secondary shaft O through differential gear, as shown. Loosely mounted on the driving-shaft B is a clutch case C furnished with a prolongation c supported in a ball bearing and carrying the bevel pinion M. On studs i carried by the clutch case C are a series of planet pinions I, which gear with an internallytoothed wheel H carried by a casing G loosely mounted on the main shaft B. To change the gear, either the casing G is held stationary by a brake strap K, or the casing C is clutched fast to the shaft by frictional segments D. These segments are normally retracted by springs, but can be thrust outwards by a wedge e connected to a sliding collar f. One of the two, the brake or the clutch, is released, and the other engaged, by a simple movement of the same lever F, as shown in Fig. 2, which acts on the brake through a toggle linkage L and on the clutch through the collar f.
Patent GB-190205460-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in what are known as Ring Spinning, Twisting and Doubling Frames and like Machines, used in Spinning and Doubling, Cotton, Wool, Flax and other Fibrous Substances
Inventor: SUMNER WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-03-05
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 5460. Sumner, W. March 5. Ring and traveller frames.-For the purpose of assisting the motion of the traveller when winding on the small diameter of the cop, each spindle is provided with a pair of fingers r, which are fixed or adjustably secured to longitudinal rails q reciprocated in opposite directions by the crank h and links and lever k, n, m. The rails q may slide on a suitably-prepared portion of the lifting- rail, or be supported by parallel links therefrom. The shanks W of anti-ballooning rings 1 are provided with rings or eyes, and threaded on to a longitudinal rod 25, which can be rocked by means of a handle &c., so as to move all the anti-ballooning rings from the dotted to the full line position shown and vice versÔ, the eye or ring of each shank being placed in an open recess in a block z<1> clamped to the rod 25, so that any individual anti-ballooning ring may be moved backwards or forwards as desired, while they may be all moved simultaneously by rocking the rod 25. In a modification, the end of the shank is bent at right-angles, and the bent end is placed in a recess in the block z<1> and in the upper part of the rod. The shank W may be forged of such a form that it may be clamped on to a rectangular rod made in sections coupled together by cylindrical couplings, which are supported by suitable bearings, so that the rod may be rocked in the manner desired.
Patent GB-190209466-A (GB)
Title: An Improved Friction Clutch.
Inventor: SCOTT GEORGE LAMB
Filed: 1902-04-24
Granted: 1903-02-26
Abstract: 9466. Scott, G. L. April 24. Clutches.-The boss a of the internal friction half is provided with the arms b each of which carries a segment c, the peripheries of which almost complete a circle. To prevent the segments moving outwards by centrifugal action, a pin d on each segment carries a spring f between the ledge e and the nuts g. To bring the inner half into engagement with the outer shell, the toggle links i are provided. Their ends are pivoted upon studs j which are carried upon the extensions j<1> of the sliding disc and collar l through which the togglelinks are straightened. The ring m is also provided. To adjust the links, the studs i are capable of rotation in the jawed ends of the links, the studs being prevented from leaving their sockets by pins q which enter annular grooves in the studs. The segments with the links may be placed in position by removing the caps s. To increase frictional grip, the peripheral surfaces of the segments or of the outer shell may be lined with wood or other material, such as vulcanite or rubber composition. This liner may be in segments and placed in recesses. In other instances, metal may come into contact with metal.
Patent GB-190210410-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Rulers.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1902-05-06
Granted: 1902-12-24
Abstract: 10,410. Boult, A. J., [Peucker, H. E.]. May 6. Rulers.-A metal skeleton, Fig. 2, with edges b, is embedded between two rubber strips a; or the edges may be fixed in grooves in the rubber, Fig. 3.
Patent GB-190212886-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Chest of Drawers
Inventor: TUCKFIELD CHARLES
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 12,886. Tuckfield, C., and Garland, W. G. de F. June 6. Trunks.-In a portable chest of drawers, each drawer is in a case, so that it may be carried separately when travelling. Each case is provided on the top and bottom with undercut strengthening - battens A, B. The battens are cut out of line with each other, so that, by sliding one case on the top of another, they are locked together, forming a chest of drawers.
Patent GB-190214771-A (GB)
Title: Rough Cleaning of Blast Furnace Gases
Inventor: THWAITE BENJAMIN HOWARTH
Filed: 1902-07-02
Granted: 1903-06-11
Abstract: 14,771. Thwaite, B. H. July 2. Fumes, treating.- A rough cleaning of blast - furnace gases, prior to their use in stoves, boilers, &c., or to further purification, is effected by centrifugal action in combination with a flow of tar, or tar and water. In one form of apparatus, shown in Fig. 1, a disc 4 with projections 5 is mounted on a shaft 2 driven in any suitable manner in the casing 1, through which the gas passes from the inlet 6 to the outlet 7. Tar, or tar and water, are supplied by perforated pipes &c. 9, and the lower part of the casing is formed as a liquid seal 10 through which the collected dust may be removed. In a modification, several discs are mounted on the revolving shaft, and the lower part of the casing is divided by a corresponding number of annular partitions which dip into the liquid seal and terminate under their respective discs. Reference is made to Specifications No. 8670, A.D. 1894, and No. 15,684, A.D. 1896.
Patent GB-190225935-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Ploughs or Cultivators.
Inventor: MULRONY JOHN PHILIP
Filed: 1902-11-25
Granted: 1903-02-05
Abstract: 25,935. Mulrony, J. P. Jan. 23, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Ploughs; cultivators; seeds, sowing.-Relates to the construction of a plough or cultivator having cutting-discs capable of rotation, for pulverizing the soil. The implement may be attached to, or used in combination with, a seed sower of ordinary construction. The plough standard consists of a semicircular plate of metal 10, to which the beam 14 is pivoted at d. The beam is adjusted relatively to the standard, to regulate the depth of work, by means of a double link 16 taking into one of a series of holes in arms 15 pivoted to the standard. A disc coulter 13<a> is pivoted in the beam 14. A share point 11 is secured to the standard, and to a plate 12 secured beneath the standard in such a way as to form a slot in which a cutting-disc 13 is freely mounted on a stud c. A mouldboard 17 is pivoted to the standard at i, and its inclination is adjusted by means of a pawl 21 engaging one of a series of ratchet teeth r formed in the edge of the standard. A series of discs 19 of different sizes are pivoted on a shaft 18 and work in slots formed in the mouldboard 17. Pulverizing-arms 20 carrying levelling-shoes o are mounted on the shaft 18 at the sides of the discs 19.